| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Gerald Leblanc (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Casler (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Page (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Puma (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Earnest Bass (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Vincent Outlaw (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jordan Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rickey Sims (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Samuel Fulcher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Rickey Sims inbounds the ball | 40-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Minnesota | Jordan Simmons lays it up and in on a great pass from Vincent Outlaw | 40-38 |
| 19:26 | Illinois State | Michael Casler misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 19:24 | Minnesota | Robert Wright snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 19:03 | Minnesota | Robert Wright hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Puma - foul #1 on Robert Puma, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| 19:03 | Minnesota | Robert Wright misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 19:03 | Minnesota | Robert Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 19:03 | Illinois State | Earnest Bass pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 18:54 | Illinois State | The short jumper by Jeffrey Page is denied by Robert Wright | 40-38 |
| 18:53 | Minnesota | Vincent Outlaw grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 18:51 | Minnesota | Gerald Leblanc is called for the reach on Vincent Outlaw in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerald Leblanc, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Staley (SG), Philip Seiter (SF), Scott Hill (PF) Gerald Leblanc, Jeffrey Page, Robert Puma | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 18:37 | Minnesota | Vincent Outlaw buries a runner from the left block set up by Robert Wright and the foul's on Michael Casler - foul #2 on Michael Casler, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page (SF) Earnest Bass | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Przbyslaw Kaszynski (PF) Samuel Fulcher | |
| 18:37 | Minnesota | Vincent Outlaw makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 18:21 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Page | 42-41 |
| 17:53 | Minnesota | Vincent Outlaw is fouled on the floor by Philip Seiter - foul #1 on Philip Seiter, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Christopher Mathews (PG), William Marty (SG), Dale Raley (SF), Bill Hibbitts (C) Vincent Outlaw, Jordan Simmons, Rickey Sims, Robert Wright | |
| 17:33 | Minnesota | Przbyslaw Kaszynski is fouled on the floor by Michael Casler - foul #3 on Michael Casler, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Rubin Hanley (SG), Robert Puma (PF), Forrest Lay (C) Michael Casler, Scott Hill, Philip Seiter | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:16 | Minnesota | Christopher Mathews connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Marty | 42-43 |
| 17:01 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 17:00 | Minnesota | Przbyslaw Kaszynski snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 16:58 | Minnesota | William Marty is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Puma - foul #2 on Robert Puma, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Earnest Bass (C) Forrest Lay | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Samuel Fulcher (PF) Przbyslaw Kaszynski | |
| 16:44 | Minnesota | Samuel Fulcher is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Bill Hibbitts | 42-46 |
| 16:20 | Illinois State | Dale Raley steals the ball from Earnest Bass | 42-46 |
| 16:18 | Minnesota | Christopher Mathews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Scott Hill (PF) Robert Puma | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Vincent Outlaw (PG), Jordan Simmons (SG), Rickey Sims (SF), Robert Wright (C) Christopher Mathews, William Marty, Dale Raley, Bill Hibbitts | |
| 16:00 | Illinois State | Scott Hill clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 15:58 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Rubin Hanley | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Tommie Staley (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Rubin Hanley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Page (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Scott Hill (fresh) 3 reb. C - Earnest Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Vincent Outlaw (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jordan Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rickey Sims (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Samuel Fulcher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison (PG), Gerald Leblanc (SG), Michael Casler (SF), Philip Seiter (PF), Forrest Lay (C) Tommie Staley, Rubin Hanley, Jeffrey Page, Scott Hill, Earnest Bass | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 15:33 | Minnesota | Robert Wright double dribbles in the backcourt | 42-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Przbyslaw Kaszynski (PF) Samuel Fulcher | |
| 15:16 | Illinois State | Michael Casler clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 15:14 | Illinois State | Philip Seiter snags the offensive board | 42-46 |
| 14:59 | Illinois State | Philip Seiter hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Ronald Ellison | 44-46 |
| 14:44 | Minnesota | Robert Wright misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Casler - foul #4 on Michael Casler, team foul #7 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Rubin Hanley (SG) Michael Casler | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Christopher Mathews (PG), William Marty (SG), Bill Hibbitts (PF) Vincent Outlaw, Jordan Simmons, Przbyslaw Kaszynski | |
| 14:44 | Minnesota | Robert Wright misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 14:44 | Minnesota | Robert Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 14:26 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 14:24 | Minnesota | Robert Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 14:13 | Minnesota | Bill Hibbitts is whistled for traveling | 44-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Imhoff (PF), Scott Hill (C) Philip Seiter, Forrest Lay | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dale Raley (SF), Samuel Fulcher (PF) Rickey Sims, Robert Wright | |
| 13:56 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc is hacked by Dale Raley - foul #1 on Dale Raley, team foul #1 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Puma (PF), Earnest Bass (C) Harold Imhoff, Scott Hill | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 13:44 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison is fouled on the floor by William Marty - foul #2 on William Marty, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jordan Simmons (SG) William Marty | |
| 13:31 | Illinois State | Robert Puma is fouled on the floor by Samuel Fulcher - foul #2 on Samuel Fulcher, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Przbyslaw Kaszynski (PF) Samuel Fulcher | |
| 13:17 | Illinois State | The jump hook by Robert Puma is blocked by Przbyslaw Kaszynski | 44-47 |
| 13:16 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Bill Hibbitts | 44-47 |
| 13:10 | Minnesota | Bill Hibbitts can't finish the layup | 44-47 |
| 13:08 | Minnesota | Christopher Mathews misses the tip | 44-47 |
| 13:07 | Illinois State | Robert Puma grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 13:03 | Illinois State | Rubin Hanley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 13:02 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc tips it back up and in | 46-47 |
| 12:37 | Minnesota | Christopher Mathews hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-47 |
| 12:36 | Illinois State | Rubin Hanley pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 12:30 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Ellison | 48-47 |
| 12:25 | Minnesota | Christopher Mathews drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dale Raley | 48-49 |
| 11:58 | Illinois State | Robert Puma misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-49 |
| 11:57 | Minnesota | Przbyslaw Kaszynski gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Ellison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rubin Hanley (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Leblanc (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Puma (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Earnest Bass (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Christopher Mathews (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jordan Simmons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dale Raley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Przbyslaw Kaszynski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Bill Hibbitts (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Minnesota | Przbyslaw Kaszynski is hacked by Robert Puma - foul #3 on Robert Puma, team foul #8 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page (SF), Scott Hill (PF), Philip Seiter (C) Gerald Leblanc, Robert Puma, Earnest Bass | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Vincent Outlaw (PG), William Marty (SG), Rickey Sims (SF), Robert Wright (C) Christopher Mathews, Jordan Simmons, Dale Raley, Bill Hibbitts | |
| 11:38 | Minnesota | Przbyslaw Kaszynski makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 11:38 | Minnesota | Przbyslaw Kaszynski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 11:24 | Illinois State | Rubin Hanley knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-51 |
| 11:13 | Minnesota | Przbyslaw Kaszynski can't connect on an uncontested shot in the paint | 51-51 |
| 11:12 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Scott Hill | 51-51 |
| 10:49 | Illinois State | Rubin Hanley misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-51 |
| 10:48 | Minnesota | Robert Wright pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 10:41 | Minnesota | Vincent Outlaw can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 10:40 | Illinois State | Scott Hill grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 10:25 | Illinois State | Philip Seiter is fouled on the floor by Rickey Sims - foul #3 on Rickey Sims, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Staley (SG), Harold Imhoff (PF), Forrest Lay (C) Rubin Hanley, Scott Hill, Philip Seiter | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Samuel Fulcher (PF) Przbyslaw Kaszynski | |
| 10:03 | Illinois State | Vincent Outlaw steals it from Forrest Lay | 51-51 |
| 10:00 | Minnesota | Samuel Fulcher blows the layup | 51-51 |
| 09:59 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 09:47 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page clanks a shot in the lane | 51-51 |
| 09:46 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay tips it home | 53-51 |
| 09:44 | Minnesota | Vincent Outlaw is hacked by Ronald Ellison in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Ellison, team foul #9 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc (SG) Ronald Ellison | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jordan Simmons (SG), Luis Anderson (SF), Christopher Mathews (C) William Marty, Rickey Sims, Robert Wright | |
| 09:44 | Minnesota | Vincent Outlaw makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:44 | Minnesota | Vincent Outlaw makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 09:22 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Samuel Fulcher - foul #3 on Samuel Fulcher, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Scott Hill (PF) Harold Imhoff | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Wright (C) Vincent Outlaw | |
| 09:22 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 09:22 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:05 | Minnesota | Samuel Fulcher hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Robert Wright | 55-55 |
| 08:51 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-55 |
| 08:38 | Minnesota | Samuel Fulcher misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Scott Hill - foul #1 on Scott Hill, team foul #10 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Rubin Hanley (SG), Philip Seiter (SF), Harold Imhoff (PF), Earnest Bass (C) Tommie Staley, Jeffrey Page, Scott Hill, Forrest Lay | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rickey Sims (SF), Bill Hibbitts (C) Luis Anderson, Robert Wright | |
| 08:38 | Minnesota | Samuel Fulcher makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 08:38 | Minnesota | Samuel Fulcher misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 08:38 | Illinois State | Earnest Bass snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 08:21 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 08:19 | Minnesota | Samuel Fulcher grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 08:15 | Minnesota | Jordan Simmons's pass is intercepted by Rubin Hanley in the backcourt | 58-56 |
| 08:14 | Illinois State | Rubin Hanley hits the finger roll | 60-56 |
| 07:52 | Minnesota | Jordan Simmons misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Earnest Bass - foul #1 on Earnest Bass, team foul #11 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison (PG), Michael Casler (SF), Robert Puma (PF) Gerald Leblanc, Philip Seiter, Harold Imhoff | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Marty (PG), Dale Raley (PF) Christopher Mathews, Samuel Fulcher | |
| 07:52 | Minnesota | Jordan Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 07:52 | Minnesota | Jordan Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 07:52 | Illinois State | Earnest Bass snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Ellison (tiring) 8 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rubin Hanley (tiring) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Casler (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Robert Puma (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Earnest Bass (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - William Marty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jordan Simmons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rickey Sims (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dale Raley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Hibbitts (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Illinois State | Michael Casler makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 07:13 | Minnesota | Jordan Simmons misses the 3 from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 07:11 | Illinois State | Earnest Bass pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| 07:00 | Illinois State | Rubin Hanley misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-56 |
| 06:59 | Minnesota | Rickey Sims pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| 06:31 | Minnesota | Bill Hibbitts connects on the open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Rickey Sims | 62-58 |
| 06:22 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by William Marty - foul #3 on William Marty, team foul #6 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Philip Seiter (SF), Scott Hill (PF), Forrest Lay (C) Rubin Hanley, Robert Puma, Earnest Bass | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Vincent Outlaw (PG), Christopher Mathews (SG), Luis Anderson (SF), Samuel Fulcher (PF), Robert Wright (C) William Marty, Jordan Simmons, Rickey Sims, Dale Raley, Bill Hibbitts | |
| 06:22 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 06:22 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 06:20 | Minnesota | Samuel Fulcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc (SG) Ronald Ellison | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 05:59 | Illinois State | Samuel Fulcher steps in front of the Scott Hill pass | 63-58 |
| 05:57 | Minnesota | Vincent Outlaw is hacked by Forrest Lay in the backcourt - foul #3 on Forrest Lay, team foul #12 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Staley (PG) Michael Casler | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Przbyslaw Kaszynski (PF) Samuel Fulcher | |
| 05:57 | Minnesota | Vincent Outlaw makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 05:57 | Minnesota | Vincent Outlaw makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 05:38 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Gerald Leblanc | 66-60 |
| 05:14 | Minnesota | Christopher Mathews scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Luis Anderson | 66-63 |
| 04:53 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 04:51 | Minnesota | Luis Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 04:32 | Minnesota | Vincent Outlaw hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Wright | 66-66 |
| 04:14 | Illinois State | Philip Seiter buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Gerald Leblanc | 68-66 |
| 04:02 | Minnesota | Vincent Outlaw connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Mathews | 68-69 |
| 03:51 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley is hacked by Robert Wright - foul #2 on Robert Wright, team foul #7 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison (PG), Michael Casler (SF), Harold Imhoff (PF), Earnest Bass (C) Gerald Leblanc, Philip Seiter, Scott Hill, Forrest Lay | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Marty (PG), Jonathan Busby (SG), Rickey Sims (SF), Dale Raley (PF), Bill Hibbitts (C) Vincent Outlaw, Christopher Mathews, Luis Anderson, Przbyslaw Kaszynski, Robert Wright | |
| 03:51 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 03:51 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley misses the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 03:51 | Minnesota | Dale Raley grabs the defensive rebound | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Ellison (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tommie Staley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Michael Casler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Harold Imhoff (fresh) 4 pts. C - Earnest Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - William Marty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Busby (fresh) SF - Rickey Sims (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dale Raley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Hibbitts (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Minnesota | Bill Hibbitts lays it up and in set up by William Marty | 69-71 |
| 03:15 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison drills a jumper from the left wing | 71-71 |
| 03:13 | Minnesota | William Marty is fouled in the backcourt by Tommie Staley - foul #2 on Tommie Staley, team foul #13 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page (SF) Tommie Staley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jordan Simmons (SG), Samuel Fulcher (PF) Jonathan Busby, Dale Raley | |
| 03:13 | Minnesota | William Marty makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 03:13 | Minnesota | William Marty makes the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 03:00 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Michael Casler | 73-73 |
| 03:00 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Puma (PF) Harold Imhoff | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Vincent Outlaw (PG) William Marty | |
| 02:54 | Minnesota | Jordan Simmons is hacked by Michael Casler in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Casler, team foul #14 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Rubin Hanley (SG) Michael Casler | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:54 | Minnesota | Jordan Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 02:54 | Minnesota | Jordan Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 02:54 | Illinois State | Earnest Bass gets the rebound | 73-74 |
| 02:49 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 73-74 |
| 02:48 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Earnest Bass | 73-74 |
| 02:37 | Illinois State | Earnest Bass knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Rubin Hanley | 75-74 |
| 02:18 | Minnesota | Bill Hibbitts knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Vincent Outlaw | 75-76 |
| 01:58 | Illinois State | Robert Puma comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 75-76 |
| 01:57 | Illinois State | Earnest Bass snags the offensive board | 75-76 |
| 01:41 | Illinois State | Earnest Bass hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Bill Hibbitts - foul #2 on Bill Hibbitts, team foul #8 | 75-76 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Wright (C) Bill Hibbitts | |
| 01:41 | Illinois State | Earnest Bass makes the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 01:41 | Illinois State | Earnest Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 77-76 |
| 01:17 | Minnesota | Samuel Fulcher clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 77-76 |
| 01:16 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page pulls down the rebound | 77-76 |
| 01:13 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison is fouled in the backcourt by Vincent Outlaw - foul #1 on Vincent Outlaw, team foul #9 | 77-76 |
| 01:13 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 01:13 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 01:08 | Minnesota | Robert Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Page - foul #3 on Jeffrey Page, team foul #15 | 79-76 |
| 01:08 | Minnesota | Robert Wright makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 01:08 | Minnesota | Robert Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 01:08 | Illinois State | Earnest Bass gets the rebound | 79-77 |
| 00:52 | Illinois State | Earnest Bass can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 79-77 |
| 00:51 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Samuel Fulcher | 79-77 |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | Vincent Outlaw is hacked by Earnest Bass - foul #2 on Earnest Bass, team foul #16 | 79-77 |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | Vincent Outlaw makes the 1st free throw | 79-78 |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | Vincent Outlaw makes the 2nd free throw | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | Illinois State | Rubin Hanley can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 79-79 |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Page | 79-79 |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Earnest Bass | 82-79 |
| 00:05 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Rickey Sims connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 82-82 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Ellison (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rubin Hanley (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Page (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Puma (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Earnest Bass (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Vincent Outlaw (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jordan Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rickey Sims (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Fulcher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Illinois State | Robert Puma wins the tip | 82-82 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:34 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 82-82 |
| 04:32 | Minnesota | Rickey Sims gets the rebound | 82-82 |
| 04:14 | Minnesota | Jordan Simmons's layup is rejected by Robert Puma | 82-82 |
| 04:13 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Wright | 82-82 |
| 04:03 | Minnesota | Jordan Simmons makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Vincent Outlaw | 82-84 |
| 03:47 | Illinois State | Rubin Hanley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 82-84 |
| 03:45 | Illinois State | Robert Puma tips it back up and in | 84-84 |
| 03:32 | Minnesota | Samuel Fulcher misses the turnaround from the right block | 84-84 |
| 03:31 | Illinois State | Rubin Hanley gets the rebound | 84-84 |
| 03:16 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison is called for traveling | 84-84 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc (PG), Tommie Staley (SG), Philip Seiter (SF), Scott Hill (PF), Forrest Lay (C) Ronald Ellison, Rubin Hanley, Jeffrey Page, Robert Puma, Earnest Bass | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Christopher Mathews (PG), William Marty (SG), Przbyslaw Kaszynski (PF), Bill Hibbitts (C) Vincent Outlaw, Jordan Simmons, Samuel Fulcher, Robert Wright | |
| 02:47 | Minnesota | Rickey Sims is hacked by Philip Seiter - foul #2 on Philip Seiter, team foul #17 | 84-84 |
| 02:47 | Minnesota | Rickey Sims makes the 1st free throw | 84-85 |
| 02:47 | Minnesota | Rickey Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 84-86 |
| 02:27 | Illinois State | William Marty picks off the pass by Scott Hill | 84-86 |
| 02:27 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-86 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison (PG) Forrest Lay | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jordan Simmons (SG), Robert Wright (C) William Marty, Bill Hibbitts | |
| 02:23 | Minnesota | Jordan Simmons is fouled in the backcourt by Tommie Staley - foul #3 on Tommie Staley, team foul #18 | 84-86 |
| 02:23 | Minnesota | Jordan Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 84-87 |
| 02:23 | Minnesota | Jordan Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 84-88 |
| 02:16 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Philip Seiter | 86-88 |
| 02:07 | Minnesota | Jordan Simmons is open and lays it up and in set up by Rickey Sims | 86-90 |
| 01:47 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley loses the dribble to Przbyslaw Kaszynski | 86-90 |
| 01:47 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 86-90 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Rubin Hanley (SG), Jeffrey Page (SF), Robert Puma (PF), Earnest Bass (C) Tommie Staley, Gerald Leblanc, Scott Hill, Philip Seiter | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Vincent Outlaw (PG), Samuel Fulcher (PF) Christopher Mathews, Przbyslaw Kaszynski | |
| 01:45 | Minnesota | Jordan Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 86-90 |
| 01:32 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison misses short on a floater from the left side | 86-90 |
| 01:30 | Minnesota | Vincent Outlaw grabs the board | 86-90 |
| 01:28 | Minnesota | Jordan Simmons loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 86-90 |
| 01:15 | Illinois State | Rubin Hanley knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 89-90 |
| 00:49 | Minnesota | Samuel Fulcher misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 89-90 |
| 00:47 | Illinois State | Robert Puma snags the defensive board | 89-90 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Ellison (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rubin Hanley (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Page (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Puma (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Earnest Bass (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Vincent Outlaw (fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jordan Simmons (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rickey Sims (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Fulcher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 00:35 | Illinois State | The short jumper by Rubin Hanley is denied by Robert Wright | 89-90 |
| 00:34 | Minnesota | Vincent Outlaw pulls down the rebound | 89-90 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Minnesota | Ronald Ellison is called for the reach on Vincent Outlaw in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ronald Ellison, team foul #19 | 89-90 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc (PG) Ronald Ellison | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:32 | Minnesota | Vincent Outlaw makes the 1st free throw | 89-91 |
| 00:32 | Minnesota | Vincent Outlaw makes the 2nd free throw | 89-92 |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Rickey Sims steals the ball from Earnest Bass | 89-92 |
| 00:15 | Minnesota | Vincent Outlaw hits the finger roll on a great pass from Rickey Sims | 89-94 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:07 | Illinois State | Rubin Hanley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 89-94 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Christopher Mathews (SG), Przbyslaw Kaszynski (C) Jordan Simmons, Robert Wright | |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | Przbyslaw Kaszynski is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Leblanc - foul #4 on Gerald Leblanc, team foul #20 | 89-94 |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | Przbyslaw Kaszynski misses the 1st free throw | 89-94 |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | Przbyslaw Kaszynski makes the 2nd free throw | 89-95 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc misses the halfcourt shot | 89-95 |