| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Atherton (fresh) SG - Johnny Easterling (fresh) SF - Jonathan Slemp (fresh) PF - Ian Doris (fresh) C - David Foster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Adam Spivey (fresh) SG - Donat Zapoticky (fresh) SF - Charles Yepez (fresh) PF - Calvin Williams (fresh) C - James Teal (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | David Foster wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois | David Foster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Minnesota | James Teal banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Yepez | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Ian Doris misses the driving attempt from the left block | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Jonathan Slemp tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Minnesota | James Teal pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Minnesota | Charles Yepez drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Teal | 0-5 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Ian Doris hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 0-5 |
| 18:39 | Minnesota | Calvin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:32 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Adam Spivey | 0-7 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Jonathan Slemp makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Johnny Easterling | 2-7 |
| 18:07 | Minnesota | Charles Yepez misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Raymond Atherton - foul #1 on Raymond Atherton, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| 18:07 | Minnesota | Charles Yepez makes the 1st free throw | 2-8 |
| 18:07 | Minnesota | Charles Yepez makes the 2nd free throw | 2-9 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 2-9 |
| 17:48 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Donat Zapoticky | 2-9 |
| 17:32 | Minnesota | James Teal clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by David Foster - foul #1 on David Foster, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Williams (SG), Chase Blake (SF), Jasper Buck (PF), Cecil Edwards (C) Johnny Easterling, Jonathan Slemp, Ian Doris, David Foster | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:32 | Minnesota | James Teal makes the 1st free throw | 2-10 |
| 17:32 | Minnesota | James Teal misses the 2nd free throw | 2-10 |
| 17:32 | Minnesota | Calvin Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-10 |
| 17:22 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-10 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Jasper Buck pulls down the rebound | 2-10 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Jasper Buck comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-10 |
| 17:04 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to James Teal | 2-10 |
| 16:51 | Minnesota | Adam Spivey buries a shot from close range on a great pass from James Teal | 2-12 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Jasper Buck steps out of bounds on the baseline | 2-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Slemp (SF) Raymond Atherton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dennis Stoker (PG), James Dennis (SG), Wilbert Reese (SF), Roy Sheen (PF), Ekon Abdullai (C) Adam Spivey, Donat Zapoticky, Charles Yepez, Calvin Williams, James Teal | |
| 16:14 | Minnesota | Wilbert Reese drills a shot from the left block | 2-14 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Dennis Stoker steals it from Jonathan Slemp | 2-14 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chase Blake (fresh) SG - Phillip Williams (fresh) SF - Jonathan Slemp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jasper Buck (fresh) C - Cecil Edwards (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dennis Stoker (fresh) SG - James Dennis (fresh) SF - Wilbert Reese (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Sheen (fresh) C - Ekon Abdullai (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Minnesota | Wilbert Reese banks in the layup and he's fouled by Cecil Edwards - foul #1 on Cecil Edwards, team foul #3 | 2-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Easterling (SG), Ian Doris (PF), David Foster (C) Phillip Williams, Jasper Buck, Cecil Edwards | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 15:41 | Minnesota | Wilbert Reese makes the free throw | 2-17 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Ian Doris's pass is intercepted by Roy Sheen | 2-17 |
| 14:53 | Minnesota | James Dennis is called for traveling | 2-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Atherton (PG), Richard Hamilton (SF) Chase Blake, Jonathan Slemp | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Adam Spivey (PG), Donat Zapoticky (SG), Charles Yepez (SF), Calvin Williams (PF), James Teal (C) Dennis Stoker, James Dennis, Wilbert Reese, Roy Sheen, Ekon Abdullai | |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Adam Spivey steals it from Richard Hamilton | 2-17 |
| 14:35 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky misses the easy layup | 2-17 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Richard Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 2-17 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Raymond Atherton | 4-17 |
| 14:08 | Minnesota | Charles Yepez connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Adam Spivey | 4-19 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | David Foster's floater is tipped away by James Teal | 4-19 |
| 13:49 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Calvin Williams | 4-19 |
| 13:20 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky loses the ball out of bounds | 4-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Williams (SG), Jonathan Slemp (SF), Jasper Buck (PF), Cecil Edwards (C) Johnny Easterling, Richard Hamilton, Ian Doris, David Foster | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dennis Stoker (PG), Wilbert Reese (SF) Adam Spivey, Charles Yepez | |
| 13:02 | Illinois | The short jumper by Jonathan Slemp is denied by Wilbert Reese | 4-19 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Phillip Williams tips it back up and in | 6-19 |
| 12:45 | Minnesota | Wilbert Reese hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 6-19 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Jasper Buck snags the defensive board | 6-19 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Phillip Williams drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Jonathan Slemp | 8-19 |
| 12:24 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 8-19 |
| 12:23 | Minnesota | Calvin Williams misses the tip | 8-19 |
| 12:22 | Minnesota | Wilbert Reese grabs the offensive rebound | 8-19 |
| 12:05 | Minnesota | Dennis Stoker is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Dennis Stoker, team foul #1 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chase Blake (PG), Ian Doris (PF), David Foster (C) Raymond Atherton, Jasper Buck, Cecil Edwards | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Adam Spivey (PG), Charles Yepez (SF), Roy Sheen (C) Donat Zapoticky, Calvin Williams, James Teal | |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Chase Blake is hacked by Charles Yepez - foul #1 on Charles Yepez, team foul #2 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Easterling (SG) Phillip Williams | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chase Blake (fresh) SG - Johnny Easterling (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Slemp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ian Doris (fresh) C - David Foster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Adam Spivey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Stoker (fresh) SF - Charles Yepez (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Wilbert Reese (fresh) 5 pts. C - Roy Sheen (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Chase Blake misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-19 |
| 11:37 | Illinois | David Foster tips it but misses | 8-19 |
| 11:36 | Minnesota | Wilbert Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 8-19 |
| 11:13 | Minnesota | Wilbert Reese's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Atherton (PG) Jonathan Slemp | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 10:47 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jasper Buck (C) David Foster | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky (SG), James Teal (C) Charles Yepez, Wilbert Reese | |
| 10:34 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Adam Spivey and he's hacked by Ian Doris - foul #1 on Ian Doris, team foul #4 | 8-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Williams (SG), Cecil Edwards (C) Johnny Easterling, Ian Doris | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Charles Lareau (SF) Adam Spivey | |
| 10:34 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky makes the free throw | 8-22 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | The short jumper by Jasper Buck is denied by James Teal | 8-22 |
| 10:13 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Dennis Stoker | 8-22 |
| 09:54 | Minnesota | Roy Sheen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-22 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Cecil Edwards grabs the board | 8-22 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Raymond Atherton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-22 |
| 09:32 | Minnesota | Charles Lareau snags the defensive board | 8-22 |
| 09:16 | Minnesota | Charles Lareau connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dennis Stoker and he's hacked by Raymond Atherton - foul #2 on Raymond Atherton, team foul #5 | 8-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Easterling (SG), Jonathan Slemp (SF), Ian Doris (PF), David Foster (C) Raymond Atherton, Chase Blake, Jasper Buck, Cecil Edwards | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Adam Spivey (PG), Charles Yepez (SF), Calvin Williams (PF), Wilbert Reese (C) Dennis Stoker, Donat Zapoticky, Roy Sheen, James Teal | |
| 09:16 | Minnesota | Charles Lareau misses the free throw | 8-24 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | David Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 8-24 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Jonathan Slemp misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-24 |
| 08:51 | Minnesota | Calvin Williams gets the rebound | 8-24 |
| 08:45 | Minnesota | Charles Lareau knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Adam Spivey | 8-26 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Ian Doris misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-26 |
| 08:18 | Minnesota | Charles Lareau snags the defensive board | 8-26 |
| 08:05 | Minnesota | Adam Spivey is hacked by Phillip Williams - foul #1 on Phillip Williams, team foul #6 | 8-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sylvester Watley (PG) Phillip Williams | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky (SG), James Teal (C) Charles Lareau, Wilbert Reese | |
| 07:47 | Minnesota | James Teal is fouled on the floor by David Foster - foul #2 on David Foster, team foul #7 | 8-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jasper Buck (C) David Foster | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dennis Stoker (PG) Adam Spivey | |
| 07:47 | Minnesota | James Teal makes the 1st free throw | 8-27 |
| 07:47 | Minnesota | James Teal makes the 2nd free throw | 8-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Sylvester Watley (fresh) SG - Johnny Easterling (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Slemp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ian Doris (fresh) C - Jasper Buck (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dennis Stoker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donat Zapoticky (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Yepez (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Calvin Williams (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Teal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dennis Stoker - foul #2 on Dennis Stoker, team foul #3 | 8-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chase Blake (PG), Cecil Edwards (C) Sylvester Watley, Ian Doris | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Dennis (PG) Dennis Stoker | |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling makes the 1st free throw | 9-28 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling makes the 2nd free throw | 10-28 |
| 07:07 | Minnesota | James Teal's layup is rejected by Cecil Edwards | 10-28 |
| 07:05 | Minnesota | Charles Yepez grabs the offensive rebound | 10-28 |
| 06:51 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-31 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling is hacked by Donat Zapoticky - foul #1 on Donat Zapoticky, team foul #4 | 10-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Williams (SG), Richard Hamilton (SF) Johnny Easterling, Jonathan Slemp | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Adam Spivey (PG), Wilbert Reese (SF), Roy Sheen (PF) James Dennis, Charles Yepez, Calvin Williams | |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Roy Sheen is called for the reach on Chase Blake - foul #1 on Roy Sheen, team foul #5 | 10-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ian Doris (PF) Richard Hamilton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Dennis (SG) Donat Zapoticky | |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Chase Blake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sylvester Watley (SG) Chase Blake | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ekon Abdullai (C) James Teal | |
| 05:44 | Minnesota | Adam Spivey connects on the jumper from close range set up by Wilbert Reese | 10-33 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Phillip Williams hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sylvester Watley | 12-33 |
| 05:06 | Minnesota | Wilbert Reese misses badly on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Sylvester Watley - foul #1 on Sylvester Watley, team foul #8 | 12-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Slemp (SF), Jamar Sica (C) Jasper Buck, Cecil Edwards | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky (SG), Calvin Williams (PF) Adam Spivey, Ekon Abdullai | |
| 05:06 | Minnesota | Wilbert Reese misses the 1st free throw | 12-33 |
| 05:06 | Minnesota | Wilbert Reese misses the 2nd free throw | 12-33 |
| 05:06 | Minnesota | Wilbert Reese grabs the offensive board | 12-33 |
| 04:56 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Dennis | 12-35 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Jonathan Slemp hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 14-35 |
| 04:18 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Sylvester Watley - foul #2 on Sylvester Watley, team foul #9 | 14-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chase Blake (PG), Johnny Easterling (SG) Phillip Williams, Sylvester Watley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Charles Yepez (SF), James Teal (C) Wilbert Reese, Roy Sheen | |
| 04:18 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky makes the 1st free throw | 14-36 |
| 04:18 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky misses the 2nd free throw | 14-36 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Ian Doris grabs the defensive rebound | 14-36 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Teal - foul #1 on James Teal, team foul #6 | 14-36 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling misses the 1st free throw | 14-36 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling misses the 2nd free throw | 14-36 |
| 04:06 | Minnesota | Calvin Williams snags the defensive board | 14-36 |
| 04:00 | Minnesota | Jamar Sica blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by James Dennis | 14-36 |
| 03:58 | Minnesota | Charles Yepez tips it back up and in | 14-38 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Chase Blake connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chase Blake (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Johnny Easterling (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Slemp (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ian Doris (fairly fresh) C - Jamar Sica (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Dennis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donat Zapoticky (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Charles Yepez (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Williams (fresh) 6 reb. C - James Teal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:37 | Minnesota | Calvin Williams scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Dennis | 17-40 |
| 03:34 | Minnesota | The refs have stopped play. James Teal is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 17-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Atherton (PG), Jasper Buck (PF), David Foster (C) Chase Blake, Ian Doris, Jamar Sica | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Adam Spivey (PG), Roy Sheen (C) James Dennis, James Teal | |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling scores on a jumper near the basket | 19-40 |
| 02:58 | Minnesota | Roy Sheen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donat Zapoticky and he's hacked by David Foster - foul #3 on David Foster, team foul #10 | 19-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chase Blake (SF), Cecil Edwards (C) Jonathan Slemp, David Foster | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dennis Stoker (SG), Wilbert Reese (C) Donat Zapoticky, Calvin Williams | |
| 02:58 | Minnesota | Roy Sheen misses the free throw | 19-42 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Cecil Edwards grabs the board | 19-42 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Cecil Edwards is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Cecil Edwards, team foul #11 | 19-42 |
| 02:23 | Minnesota | Dennis Stoker misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-42 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Cecil Edwards pulls down the rebound | 19-42 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Raymond Atherton connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Chase Blake | 22-42 |
| 01:47 | Minnesota | Wilbert Reese misses the shot from the right block | 22-42 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Jasper Buck snags the defensive board | 22-42 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Cecil Edwards clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 22-42 |
| 01:28 | Minnesota | Dennis Stoker snags the defensive board | 22-42 |
| 01:18 | Minnesota | Adam Spivey scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Dennis Stoker | 22-44 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Cecil Edwards is fouled on the floor by Roy Sheen - foul #2 on Roy Sheen, team foul #7 | 22-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Williams (SG), Jonathan Slemp (SF), Ian Doris (PF) Johnny Easterling, Chase Blake, Jasper Buck | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky (SG), Charles Lareau (SF), Calvin Williams (PF), James Teal (C) Adam Spivey, Charles Yepez, Wilbert Reese, Roy Sheen | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Cecil Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 23-44 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Cecil Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 24-44 |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | James Teal can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ian Doris - foul #2 on Ian Doris, team foul #12 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jamar Sica (C) Cecil Edwards | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | James Teal misses the 1st free throw | 24-44 |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | James Teal makes the 2nd free throw | 24-45 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Phillip Williams misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Calvin Williams - foul #1 on Calvin Williams, team foul #8 | 24-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sylvester Watley (SG) Raymond Atherton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Phillip Williams makes the 1st free throw | 25-45 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Phillip Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 26-45 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky loses the dribble to Phillip Williams | 26-45 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Phillip Williams misses short on a fullcourt shot | 26-45 |