| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Perkins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cristopher English (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Gates (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Russ Wescott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joshua Hatter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Miller (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Barber (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Facer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Joshua Hatter | 29-33 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | The jump hook by Roy Smith is blocked by Christopher Facer | 29-33 |
| 19:28 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 19:14 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Joshua Hatter | 29-35 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Cristopher English is fouled on the floor by Matthew Miller - foul #1 on Matthew Miller, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Matthew Miller is called for the reach on Frank Gates - foul #2 on Matthew Miller, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Russ Wescott misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 18:14 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 17:57 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller misses the easy layup | 29-35 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Russ Wescott grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Cristopher English hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-35 |
| 17:37 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Christopher Facer | 29-35 |
| 17:18 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter is fouled on the floor by Thomas Perkins - foul #2 on Thomas Perkins, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (SG), Kenneth Topete (SF), Arthur Bowman (PF), Charles Campbell (C) Cristopher English, Roy Smith, Frank Gates, Russ Wescott | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle (PG), McKinley Offutt (C) Joshua Hatter, Christopher Facer | |
| 17:04 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner is hacked by Kenneth Topete - foul #1 on Kenneth Topete, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arlen Short (PF) Bruce Barber | |
| 16:50 | Minnesota | Charles Campbell steps in front of the Eric Gardner pass | 29-35 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | James Meadows scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 16:10 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller is hacked by Arthur Bowman - foul #1 on Arthur Bowman, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Bowen (SG), Russ Wescott (C) Thomas Perkins, Charles Campbell | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter (PG), Bruce Barber (PF), Christopher Facer (C) Eric Gardner, Matthew Miller, Arlen Short | |
| 15:55 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Joshua Hatter and he's fouled by Kenneth Topete - foul #2 on Kenneth Topete, team foul #4 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Cristopher English (SG), Frank Gates (PF) Walter Bowen, Arthur Bowman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 15:55 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber makes the free throw | 32-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Meadows (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Cristopher English (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Topete (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Frank Gates (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Russ Wescott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joshua Hatter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lynn Brendle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - McKinley Offutt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Barber (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Facer (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Frank Gates blows the layup | 32-38 |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Frank Gates misses the tip | 32-38 |
| 15:37 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 15:13 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-38 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Frank Gates grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Russ Wescott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (PG), Roy Smith (SF) James Meadows, Kenneth Topete | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eric Gardner (SG), Matthew Miller (SF) Lynn Brendle, McKinley Offutt | |
| 14:37 | Minnesota | Roy Smith is called for the reach on Christopher Facer - foul #2 on Roy Smith, team foul #5 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Bowman (PF) Frank Gates | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arlen Short (PF) Bruce Barber | |
| 14:26 | Minnesota | Roy Smith is called for the reach on Matthew Miller - foul #3 on Roy Smith, team foul #6 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Campbell (C) Russ Wescott | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Jones (PG) Joshua Hatter | |
| 14:20 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Facer | 32-40 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Roy Smith scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Thomas Perkins | 34-40 |
| 13:53 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Gregory Jones | 34-42 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Cristopher English's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (SG), Kenneth Topete (PF) Cristopher English, Charles Campbell | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle (PG), Bruce Barber (PF), McKinley Offutt (C) Gregory Jones, Arlen Short, Christopher Facer | |
| 13:17 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber makes the floater from the left side | 34-44 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by James Meadows | 36-44 |
| 12:23 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Lynn Brendle | 36-46 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Roy Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-46 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman misses the tip | 36-46 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete tips it back up and in | 38-46 |
| 11:57 | Minnesota | Arthur Bowman blocks the short jumper by Lynn Brendle | 38-46 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Perkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Meadows (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Topete (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Arthur Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lynn Brendle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Miller (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Barber (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - McKinley Offutt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | James Meadows connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Perkins | 41-46 |
| 11:19 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber's pass is intercepted by Roy Smith | 41-46 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Meadows | 44-46 |
| 10:48 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 10:46 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller tips it home | 44-48 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Roy Smith makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-48 |
| 10:09 | Minnesota | The pull-up jumper by Bruce Barber is blocked by Kenneth Topete | 46-48 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Roy Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 09:47 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Eric Gardner | 46-48 |
| 09:41 | Minnesota | The jump hook by Bruce Barber is blocked by Kenneth Topete | 46-48 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Meadows | 46-48 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Eric Gardner picks off the pass by Thomas Perkins | 46-48 |
| 09:18 | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle lays it in set up by Eric Gardner | 46-50 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | James Meadows makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 08:41 | Minnesota | McKinley Offutt is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on McKinley Offutt, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Leedy (PG), Cristopher English (SG), Walter Bowen (SF), Frank Gates (PF), Russ Wescott (C) Thomas Perkins, James Meadows, Roy Smith, Kenneth Topete, Arthur Bowman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter (PG), Gregory Jones (SG), Wekesa Asaro (SF), Arlen Short (PF), Christopher Facer (C) Lynn Brendle, Eric Gardner, Matthew Miller, Bruce Barber, McKinley Offutt | |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Cristopher English connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Gates | 51-50 |
| 08:03 | Minnesota | Wekesa Asaro is fouled on the floor by Walter Bowen - foul #1 on Walter Bowen, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| 08:03 | Minnesota | Wekesa Asaro makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:03 | Minnesota | Wekesa Asaro makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Frank Gates misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Jeffrey Leedy tips it but misses | 51-52 |
| 07:35 | Minnesota | Gregory Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Leedy (fresh) SG - Cristopher English (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Bowen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Gates (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Russ Wescott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joshua Hatter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gregory Jones (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Wekesa Asaro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arlen Short (fresh) 5 reb. C - Christopher Facer (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Minnesota | Gregory Jones is fouled on the floor by Russ Wescott - foul #1 on Russ Wescott, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| 07:20 | Minnesota | Gregory Jones makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 07:20 | Minnesota | Gregory Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey Leedy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-54 |
| 06:59 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 06:42 | Minnesota | Wekesa Asaro comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Russ Wescott grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Walter Bowen is hacked by Wekesa Asaro - foul #1 on Wekesa Asaro, team foul #4 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (PG), Kenneth Topete (SF) Jeffrey Leedy, Walter Bowen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eric Gardner (SG), McKinley Offutt (SF) Gregory Jones, Wekesa Asaro | |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Christopher Facer takes the ball from James Meadows | 51-54 |
| 05:51 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 51-54 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Russ Wescott grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | James Meadows can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Christopher Facer - foul #2 on Christopher Facer, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (PG), Arthur Bowman (PF), Charles Campbell (C) Cristopher English, Frank Gates, Russ Wescott | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Jones (PG), Matthew Miller (SF), Bruce Barber (PF) Joshua Hatter, Arlen Short, Christopher Facer | |
| 05:31 | Illinois | James Meadows makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | James Meadows makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 05:06 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Charles Campbell is fouled on the floor by Bruce Barber - foul #2 on Bruce Barber, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Bowen (SG) James Meadows | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle (PG) Gregory Jones | |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Charles Campbell misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 53-56 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete tips it back up and in | 55-56 |
| 04:09 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 55-56 |
| 04:07 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber grabs the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 04:02 | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle is fouled on the floor by Thomas Perkins - foul #3 on Thomas Perkins, team foul #9 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Zuberbuhler (PF), Russ Wescott (C) Kenneth Topete, Charles Campbell | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter (PG), Christopher Facer (C) Eric Gardner, McKinley Offutt | |
| 04:02 | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:02 | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Walter Bowen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Lynn Brendle - foul #3 on Lynn Brendle, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Cristopher English (SG), Frank Gates (PF) Arthur Bowman, William Zuberbuhler | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Walter Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Walter Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 03:29 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Lynn Brendle | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cristopher English (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Bowen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Gates (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Russ Wescott (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joshua Hatter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lynn Brendle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Miller (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Barber (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Christopher Facer (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Walter Bowen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 57-61 |
| 03:14 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer pulls down the rebound | 57-61 |
| 03:01 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter is fouled on the floor by Thomas Perkins - foul #4 on Thomas Perkins, team foul #10 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (PG), Roy Smith (SF) Thomas Perkins, Walter Bowen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eric Gardner (SG), Arlen Short (PF) Lynn Brendle, Bruce Barber | |
| 03:01 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 03:01 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter misses the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Frank Gates pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Russ Wescott misses short on a jumper from the right side | 57-62 |
| 02:41 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer gets the rebound | 57-62 |
| 02:28 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Christopher Facer | 57-64 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Frank Gates blows the layup | 57-64 |
| 02:07 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| 01:54 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter can't connect on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on James Meadows - foul #1 on James Meadows, team foul #11 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (PG) James Meadows | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bruce Barber (PF) Arlen Short | |
| 01:54 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter misses the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 01:54 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter misses the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Frank Gates pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Russ Wescott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-64 |
| 01:25 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Roy Smith - foul #4 on Roy Smith, team foul #12 | 57-64 |
| 01:25 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 01:25 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Frank Gates misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-66 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Russ Wescott tips it in | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-66 |
| 00:41 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller tips it home | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Roy Smith misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 59-68 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Gates | 59-68 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-68 |
| 00:28 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Joshua Hatter | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | Thomas Perkins is called for the reach on Joshua Hatter in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Perkins, team foul #13 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (PG) Thomas Perkins | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Jones (SG), Wekesa Asaro (SF), Kevin Williams (C) Eric Gardner, Matthew Miller, Christopher Facer | |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Cristopher English misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 59-70 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Russ Wescott hits the follow up shot | 61-70 |
| 00:16 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-70 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Gregory Jones is hacked by Cristopher English in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cristopher English, team foul #14 | 61-70 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Gregory Jones makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Gregory Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Roy Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 61-71 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Bruce Barber steps in front of the Roy Smith pass | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter runs out the clock | 61-71 |