| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tracy Flax (fresh) SG - Joseph Allshouse (fresh) SF - Daniel Smith (fresh) PF - John Allen (fresh) C - Roderick Melson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Arturo Medrano (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Blankenship (fresh) SF - Sheldon Berg (fresh) PF - Andrew Dixon (fresh) C - Thomas Ellis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Roderick Melson 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) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Sheldon Berg steals the ball from Roderick Melson | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Minnesota | Andrew Dixon jams it on a great pass from Jeffrey Blankenship | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse loses the dribble to Sheldon Berg | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Minnesota | Tracy Flax picks off the pass by Sheldon Berg | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | John Allen misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Thomas Ellis - foul #1 on Thomas Ellis, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | John Allen makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | John Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:48 | Minnesota | Andrew Dixon gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:28 | Minnesota | Sheldon Berg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 1-2 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | John Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Tracy Flax loses the ball out of bounds | 1-2 |
| 18:12 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Blankenship clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 1-2 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Roderick Melson snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Tracy Flax misses the 3 from the right corner | 1-2 |
| 18:04 | Minnesota | Andrew Dixon gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:43 | Minnesota | Tracy Flax swats the layup by Arturo Medrano | 1-2 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | John Allen snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Roderick Melson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 16:56 | Minnesota | Thomas Ellis scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Arturo Medrano | 4-4 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Tracy Flax | 7-4 |
| 16:38 | Minnesota | Tracy Flax takes the ball from Arturo Medrano in the backcourt | 7-4 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse misses the dunk attempt | 7-4 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Tracy Flax can't tip it in | 7-4 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Roderick Melson misses the tip | 7-4 |
| 16:34 | Minnesota | Sheldon Berg pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:22 | Minnesota | Daniel Smith denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Blankenship | 7-4 |
| 16:20 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Dixon | 7-4 |
| 16:05 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Blankenship drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Andrew Dixon and he's hacked by Joseph Allshouse - foul #1 on Joseph Allshouse, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Dobromierz Lakowski (SG), Jack Sullivan (SF), Robert Haddix (PF), Kevin Davis (C) Tracy Flax, Joseph Allshouse, Daniel Smith, John Allen, Roderick Melson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Allen (PG), Otha Tomaszewski (SF), Paul Ulibarri (PF), Carl Larson (C) Arturo Medrano, Sheldon Berg, Andrew Dixon, Thomas Ellis | |
| 16:05 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Blankenship misses the free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Robert Haddix gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Jack Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 7-6 |
| 15:50 | Minnesota | Paul Ulibarri gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Darren Blaise (fresh) SG - Dobromierz Lakowski (fresh) SF - Jack Sullivan (fresh) PF - Robert Haddix (fresh) C - Kevin Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Keith Allen (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Blankenship (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Otha Tomaszewski (fresh) PF - Paul Ulibarri (fresh) C - Carl Larson (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Minnesota | Keith Allen makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Otha Tomaszewski | 7-8 |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Jack Sullivan knocks in the shot from the right side | 9-8 |
| 15:05 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Blankenship comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Kevin Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Jack Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 9-8 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Robert Haddix snags the offensive board | 9-8 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Paul Ulibarri steals it from Jack Sullivan | 9-8 |
| 14:18 | Minnesota | Paul Ulibarri hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Keith Allen | 9-10 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Jack Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse (SG), Daniel Smith (SF), Alphonse Marino (PF), Roderick Melson (C) Dobromierz Lakowski, Jack Sullivan, Robert Haddix, Kevin Davis | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano (PG), James Holman (SG), Efren Prondzinski (SF), Andrew Dixon (PF), Thomas Ellis (C) Keith Allen, Jeffrey Blankenship, Otha Tomaszewski, Paul Ulibarri, Carl Larson | |
| 13:51 | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano misses the jumper from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 13:50 | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano grabs the offensive board | 9-10 |
| 13:39 | Minnesota | Efren Prondzinski drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-13 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Darren Blaise is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 9-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Flax (PG), John Allen (PF) Darren Blaise, Alphonse Marino | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sheldon Berg (SF) Efren Prondzinski | |
| 13:07 | Minnesota | Thomas Ellis blows the layup | 9-13 |
| 13:05 | Minnesota | Thomas Ellis misses the tip | 9-13 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Smith | 9-13 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 12:19 | Minnesota | Tracy Flax takes the ball from Thomas Ellis | 12-13 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Daniel Smith is hacked by Sheldon Berg - foul #1 on Sheldon Berg, team foul #2 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (SG), Robert Haddix (PF) Joseph Allshouse, John Allen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Otha Tomaszewski (SF), Paul Ulibarri (PF), Carl Larson (C) Sheldon Berg, Andrew Dixon, Thomas Ellis | |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Robert Haddix connects on the jumper from close range | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tracy Flax (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Darren Blaise (fresh) SF - Daniel Smith (fresh) PF - Robert Haddix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roderick Melson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Arturo Medrano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Holman (fresh) SF - Otha Tomaszewski (fresh) PF - Paul Ulibarri (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Larson (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Minnesota | Robert Haddix is called for the reach on Paul Ulibarri - foul #1 on Robert Haddix, team foul #2 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Allen (SG) James Holman | |
| 11:32 | Minnesota | Tracy Flax steals the ball from Keith Allen | 14-13 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Robert Haddix is hacked by Keith Allen - foul #1 on Keith Allen, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski (SG), Jack Sullivan (SF) Tracy Flax, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Blankenship (SG) Arturo Medrano | |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Darren Blaise misses the floater from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 11:04 | Minnesota | Paul Ulibarri grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 10:51 | Minnesota | Keith Allen comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 14-13 |
| 10:50 | Minnesota | Paul Ulibarri grabs the offensive board | 14-13 |
| 10:39 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Blankenship is whistled for a carry | 14-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse (SG), John Allen (PF) Darren Blaise, Roderick Melson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano (PG), James Holman (SG), Sheldon Berg (SF), Andrew Dixon (PF), Thomas Ellis (C) Keith Allen, Jeffrey Blankenship, Otha Tomaszewski, Paul Ulibarri, Carl Larson | |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Jack Sullivan is hacked by Arturo Medrano - foul #1 on Arturo Medrano, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Flax (PG), Daniel Smith (SF), Kevin Davis (C) Dobromierz Lakowski, Jack Sullivan, Robert Haddix | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Daniel Smith misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 09:59 | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 09:36 | Minnesota | Sheldon Berg drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Holman | 14-15 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Daniel Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Allshouse | 16-15 |
| 08:59 | Minnesota | Andrew Dixon knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Sheldon Berg and he's hacked by Kevin Davis - foul #1 on Kevin Davis, team foul #3 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roderick Melson (C) Kevin Davis | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Allen (PG), Jeffrey Blankenship (SG), Otha Tomaszewski (SF) Arturo Medrano, James Holman, Sheldon Berg | |
| 08:59 | Minnesota | Andrew Dixon misses the free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | John Allen gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Tracy Flax misses the lay-in | 16-17 |
| 08:52 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Blankenship | 16-17 |
| 08:37 | Minnesota | John Allen steals it from Keith Allen | 16-17 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Daniel Smith clanks a 3 from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Roderick Melson | 16-17 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Roderick Melson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 16-17 |
| 08:06 | Minnesota | Thomas Ellis gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 07:59 | Minnesota | Thomas Ellis hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by John Allen - foul #1 on John Allen, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Dobromierz Lakowski (SG), Jack Sullivan (SF), Robert Haddix (PF) Tracy Flax, Joseph Allshouse, Daniel Smith, John Allen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano (PG), James Holman (SG), Paul Ulibarri (PF) Keith Allen, Jeffrey Blankenship, Andrew Dixon | |
| 07:59 | Minnesota | Thomas Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:59 | Minnesota | Thomas Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Robert Haddix misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-18 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Jack Sullivan pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Darren Blaise (fresh) SG - Dobromierz Lakowski (fresh) SF - Jack Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Haddix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roderick Melson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Arturo Medrano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Holman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Otha Tomaszewski (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Ulibarri (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Ellis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Jack Sullivan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jack Sullivan, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sheldon Berg (SF), Carl Larson (C) Otha Tomaszewski, Thomas Ellis | |
| 06:57 | Minnesota | Robert Haddix swats the shot by James Holman | 16-18 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Roderick Melson | 16-18 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Jack Sullivan dunks the ball set up by Robert Haddix and he's fouled by James Holman - foul #1 on James Holman, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse (SG) Dobromierz Lakowski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Blankenship (SG) James Holman | |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Jack Sullivan makes the free throw | 19-18 |
| 06:23 | Minnesota | Paul Ulibarri is hacked by Robert Haddix - foul #2 on Robert Haddix, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Flax (PG), Daniel Smith (SF), John Allen (PF) Darren Blaise, Jack Sullivan, Robert Haddix | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Andrew Dixon (PF) Carl Larson | |
| 06:09 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Blankenship connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Arturo Medrano | 19-21 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-21 |
| 05:48 | Minnesota | Andrew Dixon gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 05:41 | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano travels with the ball | 19-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Davis (C) Roderick Melson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Allen (PG), Otha Tomaszewski (SF), Carl Larson (C) Arturo Medrano, Sheldon Berg, Paul Ulibarri | |
| 05:17 | Illinois | John Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (SG) Joseph Allshouse | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Holman (SG), Thomas Ellis (C) Jeffrey Blankenship, Carl Larson | |
| 04:59 | Minnesota | Thomas Ellis hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by James Holman | 19-23 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Daniel Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-23 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | John Allen gets the offensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Tracy Flax connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Smith | 22-23 |
| 04:16 | Minnesota | James Holman is fouled on the floor by Daniel Smith - foul #1 on Daniel Smith, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse (SG), Jack Sullivan (PF), Roderick Melson (C) Tracy Flax, John Allen, Kevin Davis | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano (PG), Sheldon Berg (SF), Paul Ulibarri (PF) Keith Allen, Otha Tomaszewski, Andrew Dixon | |
| 04:16 | Minnesota | James Holman makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:16 | Minnesota | James Holman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Jack Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 03:57 | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| 03:40 | Minnesota | James Holman clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-25 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Roderick Melson grabs the board | 22-25 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-25 |
| 03:16 | Minnesota | Paul Ulibarri gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Darren Blaise (fresh) SG - Joseph Allshouse (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. C - Roderick Melson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Arturo Medrano (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Holman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sheldon Berg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Ulibarri (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Ellis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Minnesota | Thomas Ellis scores on a turnaround in the lane | 22-27 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse makes the floater from the left side set up by Roderick Melson | 24-27 |
| 02:42 | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Flax (PG), Robert Haddix (PF) Darren Blaise, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Blankenship (SG), Otha Tomaszewski (SF), Andrew Dixon (PF) James Holman, Sheldon Berg, Thomas Ellis | |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-27 |
| 02:30 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Blankenship pulls down the rebound | 24-27 |
| 02:16 | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano is hacked by Jack Sullivan - foul #2 on Jack Sullivan, team foul #8 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski (SG), John Allen (PF) Joseph Allshouse, Robert Haddix | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Carl Larson (C) Paul Ulibarri | |
| 02:16 | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 02:16 | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Tracy Flax can't finish the layup | 24-29 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | John Allen tips it in | 26-29 |
| 01:46 | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Roderick Melson - foul #1 on Roderick Melson, team foul #9 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (SG) Jack Sullivan | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 01:46 | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 01:46 | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Tracy Flax misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 26-31 |
| 01:28 | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 01:14 | Minnesota | Andrew Dixon clanks a fadeaway from close range | 26-31 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Allen | 26-31 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | John Allen drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 00:29 | Minnesota | Andrew Dixon double dribbles | 29-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse (SG), Daniel Smith (SF), Robert Haddix (PF), Kevin Davis (C) Tracy Flax, Dobromierz Lakowski, John Allen, Roderick Melson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Allen (PG), Sheldon Berg (SF), Paul Ulibarri (PF), Thomas Ellis (C) Arturo Medrano, Otha Tomaszewski, Andrew Dixon, Carl Larson | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Thomas Ellis snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Thomas Ellis hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 29-31 |