| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Myron Helms (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alfredo Rizzo (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Shawn Lund (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Eubank (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Owen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andre Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Marty McClenic (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Andre Esposito inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Gary Thomas misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-29 |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Marty McClenic tips it but misses | 31-29 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Andre Esposito pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Richard Owen swats the short shot by Nicholas Drouin | 31-29 |
| 19:27 | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 19:21 | Minnesota | Shawn Lund misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-29 |
| 19:19 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Alfredo Rizzo | 31-29 |
| 18:59 | Minnesota | Shawn Lund hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 31-29 |
| 18:58 | Minnesota | Myron Helms snags the offensive board | 31-29 |
| 18:30 | Minnesota | Richard Owen knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 33-29 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Shawn Lund steps in front of the Andre Esposito pass | 33-29 |
| 17:50 | Minnesota | Richard Owen is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Richard Owen, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Richard Owen swats the short shot by Andre Esposito | 33-29 |
| 17:36 | Minnesota | Richard Owen snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 17:27 | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Marty McClenic - foul #2 on Marty McClenic, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Zipp (SF), Theodore Stephens (PF) Shawn Lund, Ronald Eubank | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Collins (C) Marty McClenic | |
| 17:27 | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 17:27 | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Thomas | 35-31 |
| 16:41 | Minnesota | Myron Helms steps out of bounds on the sideline | 35-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wendell Folsom (PG), John Turney (SG), Ronald Eubank (PF) Myron Helms, Alfredo Rizzo, Richard Owen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Hoffman (PG), William Martini (PF), Joey Troiano (C) Nicholas Drouin, Andre Esposito, Richard Grant | |
| 16:20 | Illinois | William Martini hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 16:18 | Minnesota | David Zipp gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 16:11 | Minnesota | Wendell Folsom misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 35-31 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Joey Troiano snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Gary Thomas knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wendell Folsom (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Turney (fresh) SF - David Zipp (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Eubank (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Theodore Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Barry Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gary Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Collins (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Martini (fresh) C - Joey Troiano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Minnesota | John Turney comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Gary Thomas is fouled on the floor by John Turney - foul #2 on John Turney, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Myron Helms (PG), Alfredo Rizzo (SG), Shawn Lund (SF), Richard Owen (C) Wendell Folsom, John Turney, David Zipp, Ronald Eubank | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Andre Esposito (SF), Richard Grant (PF), Marty McClenic (C) Gary Thomas, Thomas Collins, William Martini, Joey Troiano | |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Richard Grant scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Drouin | 35-37 |
| 14:53 | Minnesota | Richard Owen hits the finger roll set up by Shawn Lund and the foul's on Marty McClenic - foul #3 on Marty McClenic, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Eubank (PF) Theodore Stephens | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:53 | Minnesota | Richard Owen makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Andre Esposito hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 14:34 | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:05 | Minnesota | Marty McClenic steps in front of the Ronald Eubank pass | 38-37 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin misses the easy layup but the foul's on Shawn Lund - foul #3 on Shawn Lund, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Zipp (C) Richard Owen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Thomas (SG) Barry Hoffman | |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 13:35 | Minnesota | David Zipp is hacked by Marty McClenic - foul #4 on Marty McClenic, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wendell Folsom (SG) Alfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Collins (SF), William Martini (PF), Joey Troiano (C) Andre Esposito, Richard Grant, Marty McClenic | |
| 13:22 | Minnesota | Wendell Folsom misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 13:21 | Minnesota | Ronald Eubank grabs the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 13:14 | Minnesota | David Zipp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Theodore Stephens (PF) Ronald Eubank | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:55 | Illinois | William Martini misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 38-39 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Gary Thomas misses the tip | 38-39 |
| 12:53 | Minnesota | Shawn Lund grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 12:37 | Minnesota | David Zipp hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joey Troiano - foul #1 on Joey Troiano, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo (SG), Richard Owen (C) Myron Helms, Shawn Lund | |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Hoffman (PG), Andre Esposito (SF), Richard Grant (PF) Nicholas Drouin, William Martini, Joey Troiano | |
| 12:37 | Minnesota | David Zipp makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 12:37 | Minnesota | David Zipp makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Thomas Collins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 12:15 | Minnesota | Richard Owen pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 11:53 | Minnesota | Richard Owen is fouled on the floor by Thomas Collins - foul #3 on Thomas Collins, team foul #5 | 40-39 |
| 11:44 | Minnesota | David Zipp connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Alfredo Rizzo | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wendell Folsom (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alfredo Rizzo (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Zipp (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Theodore Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Owen (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Barry Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andre Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Collins (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Alfredo Rizzo takes the ball from Barry Hoffman | 43-39 |
| 11:27 | Minnesota | Wendell Folsom lays it in on a nice dish by Alfredo Rizzo | 45-39 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Andre Esposito makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Barry Hoffman | 45-41 |
| 10:57 | Minnesota | Richard Owen misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 45-41 |
| 10:55 | Minnesota | Richard Owen tips it home | 47-41 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Gary Thomas misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 10:40 | Minnesota | Theodore Stephens grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 10:19 | Minnesota | Wendell Folsom misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Thomas Collins gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Andre Esposito buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 09:49 | Minnesota | Barry Hoffman picks off the pass by Wendell Folsom in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman blows the layup | 47-43 |
| 09:46 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Theodore Stephens | 47-43 |
| 09:31 | Minnesota | Theodore Stephens clanks a shot from the left side | 47-43 |
| 09:30 | Minnesota | Richard Owen tips it home | 49-43 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Gary Thomas misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-43 |
| 09:12 | Minnesota | Theodore Stephens gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 09:06 | Minnesota | David Zipp can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Gary Thomas grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Richard Grant can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Andre Esposito snags the offensive board | 49-43 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Andre Esposito is called for traveling | 49-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Myron Helms (PG), John Turney (SG), Shawn Lund (SF), Ronald Eubank (PF), Walter Jessie (C) Wendell Folsom, Alfredo Rizzo, David Zipp, Theodore Stephens, Richard Owen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), William Martini (PF), Joey Troiano (C) Barry Hoffman, Richard Grant, Thomas Collins | |
| 08:24 | Minnesota | John Turney travels with the ball | 49-43 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Gary Thomas can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Joey Troiano hits the follow up shot | 49-45 |
| 07:56 | Minnesota | Nicholas Drouin picks off the pass by Myron Helms in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin lays it in | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Myron Helms (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Turney (fresh) SF - Shawn Lund (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Eubank (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Jessie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andre Esposito (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Martini (fresh) C - Joey Troiano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Minnesota | John Turney misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 07:17 | Illinois | Joey Troiano grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Andre Esposito misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 06:55 | Minnesota | Walter Jessie pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 06:39 | Minnesota | Myron Helms clanks a floater from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Andre Esposito gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | William Martini misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Joey Troiano misses the tip | 49-47 |
| 06:10 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Ronald Eubank | 49-47 |
| 05:52 | Minnesota | Shawn Lund makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Myron Helms | 51-47 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Andre Esposito misses long on a jumper near the basket | 51-47 |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | Myron Helms grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 05:26 | Minnesota | Ronald Eubank clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 51-47 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | William Martini gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo (SG), Richard Owen (C) John Turney, Walter Jessie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Hoffman (SG), Thomas Collins (SF), Richard Grant (PF), Marty McClenic (C) Gary Thomas, Andre Esposito, William Martini, Joey Troiano | |
| 05:09 | Illinois | The jumper by Nicholas Drouin is denied by Richard Owen | 51-47 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Richard Grant tips it but misses | 51-47 |
| 05:07 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Shawn Lund | 51-47 |
| 04:41 | Minnesota | Richard Grant steals the ball from Alfredo Rizzo | 51-47 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Thomas Collins grabs the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Richard Grant connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 03:57 | Minnesota | Myron Helms is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Drouin - foul #1 on Nicholas Drouin, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Zipp (SF), Theodore Stephens (PF) Shawn Lund, Ronald Eubank | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:48 | Minnesota | David Zipp buries a shot from the right block and he's fouled by Thomas Collins - foul #4 on Thomas Collins, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| 03:48 | Minnesota | David Zipp makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Myron Helms (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Alfredo Rizzo (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Zipp (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Theodore Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Owen (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 6 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Hoffman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Collins (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard Grant (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Marty McClenic (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Minnesota | Theodore Stephens comes up short on the floater from the left side | 54-53 |
| 03:11 | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo tips it in | 56-53 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Alfredo Rizzo is called for the reach on Barry Hoffman - foul #2 on Alfredo Rizzo, team foul #4 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wendell Folsom (PG) Myron Helms | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joey Troiano (PG), Gary Thomas (SG), William Martini (C) Nicholas Drouin, Barry Hoffman, Marty McClenic | |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Richard Grant misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Theodore Stephens - foul #2 on Theodore Stephens, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Turney (SG), Ronald Eubank (PF) Alfredo Rizzo, Richard Owen | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Richard Grant makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Richard Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:36 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Ronald Eubank | 56-54 |
| 02:36 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| 02:20 | Minnesota | Wendell Folsom knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Zipp | 59-54 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Myron Helms (PG), Alfredo Rizzo (SG), Shawn Lund (SF), Richard Owen (C) Wendell Folsom, John Turney, David Zipp, Theodore Stephens | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Andre Esposito (SF), Marty McClenic (C) Joey Troiano, Thomas Collins, William Martini | |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Marty McClenic is whistled for traveling | 59-54 |
| 01:41 | Minnesota | Myron Helms's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-54 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Gary Thomas buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 01:19 | Minnesota | Ronald Eubank misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 59-56 |
| 01:17 | Minnesota | Richard Owen snags the offensive board | 59-56 |
| 00:53 | Minnesota | Myron Helms connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Marty McClenic dunks the ball on a nice dish by Nicholas Drouin | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Minnesota | Gary Thomas is called for the reach on Ronald Eubank in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Thomas, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| 00:31 | Minnesota | Ronald Eubank makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:31 | Minnesota | Ronald Eubank makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Richard Grant misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-58 |
| 00:23 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Shawn Lund | 63-58 |
| 00:22 | Minnesota | Shawn Lund is hacked by Nicholas Drouin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas Drouin, team foul #9 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Jessie (C) Richard Owen | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:22 | Minnesota | Shawn Lund makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:22 | Minnesota | Shawn Lund makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-58 |
| 00:15 | Minnesota | Walter Jessie pulls down the rebound | 65-58 |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Walter Jessie is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Drouin - foul #3 on Nicholas Drouin, team foul #10 | 65-58 |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Walter Jessie makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Walter Jessie misses the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Marty McClenic pulls down the rebound | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Gary Thomas drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Nicholas Drouin | 66-61 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Gary Thomas is called for the reach on Alfredo Rizzo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Thomas, team foul #11 | 66-61 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Marty McClenic grabs the board | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Marty McClenic misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 67-61 |