| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Arturo Medrano (fresh) SG - Lorenzo Patterson (fresh) SF - Otha Tomaszewski (fresh) PF - Quentin Scott (fresh) C - Carl Larson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Darren Blaise (fresh) SG - Everett Kinney (fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdo (fresh) PF - Alphonse Marino (fresh) C - Robert Haddix (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Carl Larson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Minnesota | The jump hook by Lorenzo Patterson is blocked by Robert Haddix | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Patterson misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Everett Kinney clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Minnesota | Quentin Scott snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Patterson clanks a floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Minnesota | Quentin Scott tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Lorenzo Patterson picks off the pass by Robert Haddix | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Patterson lays it up and in | 4-0 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino can't finish the layup | 4-0 |
| 18:29 | Minnesota | Carl Larson snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:13 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Patterson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Darren Blaise misses the floater from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 17:46 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Patterson snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 17:23 | Minnesota | Carl Larson misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Haddix - foul #1 on Robert Haddix, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Holman (SG), Efren Prondzinski (SF), Eugene Gibson (PF) Lorenzo Patterson, Otha Tomaszewski, Quentin Scott | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:23 | Minnesota | Carl Larson makes the 1st free throw | 5-0 |
| 17:23 | Minnesota | Carl Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-0 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Everett Kinney misses the easy layup | 6-0 |
| 16:58 | Minnesota | Efren Prondzinski grabs the board | 6-0 |
| 16:39 | Minnesota | Eugene Gibson makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Arturo Medrano | 8-0 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Darren Blaise drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-2 |
| 16:04 | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano clanks a jumper from the right wing | 8-2 |
| 16:03 | Minnesota | James Holman tips it but misses | 8-2 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Robert Haddix snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Arturo Medrano (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Holman (fresh) SF - Efren Prondzinski (fresh) PF - Eugene Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Larson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Darren Blaise (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Everett Kinney (fairly fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdo (fairly fresh) PF - Alphonse Marino (fairly fresh) C - Robert Haddix (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Darren Blaise misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Arturo Medrano - foul #1 on Arturo Medrano, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Allen (PG), Otha Tomaszewski (SF), Quentin Scott (PF) Arturo Medrano, Efren Prondzinski, Carl Larson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brad Wynne (SG), Dobromierz Lakowski (SF), Jessie Biddle (PF), Harry Gill (C) Everett Kinney, Dikembe Abdo, Alphonse Marino, Robert Haddix | |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Darren Blaise makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Darren Blaise makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:34 | Minnesota | James Holman misses the jump hook in the lane | 8-4 |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Darren Blaise is fouled in the backcourt by James Holman - foul #1 on James Holman, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raul Martin (SF) Darren Blaise | |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Harry Gill comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-4 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle gets the offensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 14:36 | Minnesota | Eugene Gibson comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 8-7 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Raul Martin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 14:14 | Minnesota | Keith Allen pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:58 | Minnesota | Otha Tomaszewski buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Quentin Scott | 10-7 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Quentin Scott is called for the reach on Dobromierz Lakowski - foul #1 on Quentin Scott, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano (PG), Lorenzo Patterson (SG), Efren Prondzinski (SF), Matthew Stairs (C) Keith Allen, James Holman, Otha Tomaszewski, Eugene Gibson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Dikembe Abdo (SF), Alphonse Marino (PF), Robert Haddix (C) Brad Wynne, Raul Martin, Jessie Biddle, Harry Gill | |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Arturo Medrano is called for the reach on Dobromierz Lakowski - foul #2 on Arturo Medrano, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sheldon Berg (PG) Arturo Medrano | |
| Subs | Illinois | Everett Kinney (SG) Dobromierz Lakowski | |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 13:11 | Minnesota | Matthew Stairs grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 12:55 | Minnesota | Quentin Scott's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Haddix | 10-7 |
| 12:53 | Minnesota | Matthew Stairs hits the follow up shot | 12-7 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Everett Kinney is hacked by Lorenzo Patterson - foul #1 on Lorenzo Patterson, team foul #5 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Allen (PG), Otha Tomaszewski (SF) Sheldon Berg, Quentin Scott | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Darren Blaise is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 12-7 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jessie Biddle (PF) Alphonse Marino | |
| 12:01 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Patterson loses the dribble to Darren Blaise | 12-7 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Keith Allen (fresh) SG - Lorenzo Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Otha Tomaszewski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Efren Prondzinski (fresh) C - Matthew Stairs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Darren Blaise (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Everett Kinney (fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdo (fresh) PF - Jessie Biddle (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Haddix (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Darren Blaise connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Jessie Biddle | 12-9 |
| 11:24 | Minnesota | Otha Tomaszewski misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 12-9 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Darren Blaise hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Dikembe Abdo | 12-12 |
| 11:00 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Patterson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Robert Haddix snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Everett Kinney misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Lorenzo Patterson - foul #2 on Lorenzo Patterson, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Holman (SG), Sheldon Berg (SF), Quentin Scott (PF), Carl Larson (C) Lorenzo Patterson, Otha Tomaszewski, Efren Prondzinski, Matthew Stairs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brad Wynne (PG), Dobromierz Lakowski (SF), Alphonse Marino (PF) Darren Blaise, Dikembe Abdo, Robert Haddix | |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Everett Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Everett Kinney misses the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 10:43 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Carl Larson | 12-13 |
| 10:28 | Minnesota | Quentin Scott misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dobromierz Lakowski - foul #1 on Dobromierz Lakowski, team foul #2 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Gill (C) Everett Kinney | |
| 10:28 | Minnesota | Quentin Scott makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:28 | Minnesota | Quentin Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Harry Gill can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 14-13 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino grabs the offensive board | 14-13 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle misses long on a shot from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski tips it in | 14-15 |
| 09:35 | Minnesota | Sheldon Berg scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Holman | 17-15 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski loses the dribble to Keith Allen | 17-15 |
| 08:58 | Minnesota | Jessie Biddle takes the ball from Sheldon Berg | 17-15 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 08:40 | Minnesota | Carl Larson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 08:23 | Minnesota | Dobromierz Lakowski is called for the reach on Carl Larson - foul #2 on Dobromierz Lakowski, team foul #3 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Otha Tomaszewski (SF), Eugene Gibson (PF), Matthew Stairs (C) Keith Allen, Quentin Scott, Carl Larson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Dikembe Abdo (SF), Raul Martin (PF), Robert Haddix (C) Dobromierz Lakowski, Jessie Biddle, Alphonse Marino, Harry Gill | |
| 08:06 | Minnesota | Sheldon Berg hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-15 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Brad Wynne buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Sheldon Berg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Holman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Otha Tomaszewski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eugene Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Stairs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Darren Blaise (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Brad Wynne (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raul Martin (fresh) C - Robert Haddix (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Minnesota | Sheldon Berg clanks a 3 from the right corner | 20-17 |
| 07:16 | Minnesota | Otha Tomaszewski grabs the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 07:03 | Minnesota | James Holman can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 20-17 |
| 07:01 | Minnesota | Matthew Stairs gets the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 06:49 | Minnesota | Matthew Stairs drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from James Holman | 22-17 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Robert Haddix blows the layup | 22-17 |
| 06:31 | Minnesota | Otha Tomaszewski gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| 06:26 | Minnesota | James Holman is hacked by Brad Wynne - foul #1 on Brad Wynne, team foul #4 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Allen (PG), Efren Prondzinski (SG), Quentin Scott (PF), Carl Larson (C) Sheldon Berg, James Holman, Eugene Gibson, Matthew Stairs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Everett Kinney (SG), Alphonse Marino (PF) Brad Wynne, Raul Martin | |
| 06:11 | Minnesota | Otha Tomaszewski is hacked by Darren Blaise - foul #1 on Darren Blaise, team foul #5 | 22-17 |
| 05:50 | Minnesota | The jump hook by Carl Larson is blocked by Alphonse Marino | 22-17 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Robert Haddix gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Robert Haddix comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 05:32 | Minnesota | Quentin Scott pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 05:18 | Minnesota | Quentin Scott is hacked by Alphonse Marino - foul #1 on Alphonse Marino, team foul #6 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Holman (SG) Otha Tomaszewski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jessie Biddle (SF), Harry Gill (C) Dikembe Abdo, Robert Haddix | |
| 05:08 | Minnesota | Efren Prondzinski is whistled for a carry | 22-17 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brad Wynne (PG) Darren Blaise | |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Everett Kinney is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Everett Kinney, team foul #7 | 22-17 |
| 04:33 | Minnesota | James Holman clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 04:31 | Minnesota | Efren Prondzinski grabs the offensive board | 22-17 |
| 04:13 | Minnesota | Carl Larson is fouled on the floor by Alphonse Marino - foul #2 on Alphonse Marino, team foul #8 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Otha Tomaszewski (SF) James Holman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Dikembe Abdo (SF) Brad Wynne, Alphonse Marino | |
| 04:13 | Minnesota | Carl Larson makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 04:13 | Minnesota | Carl Larson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Harry Gill gets the rebound | 23-17 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 03:31 | Minnesota | Efren Prondzinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-20 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano (PG), Lorenzo Patterson (SG), Eugene Gibson (C) Keith Allen, Efren Prondzinski, Carl Larson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski (SG), Robert Haddix (C) Everett Kinney, Harry Gill | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Arturo Medrano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lorenzo Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Otha Tomaszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Quentin Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Darren Blaise (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Dobromierz Lakowski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jessie Biddle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Haddix (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Arturo Medrano steals it from Jessie Biddle | 23-20 |
| 02:59 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Patterson connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Eugene Gibson | 25-20 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Robert Haddix can't finish the layup | 25-20 |
| 02:33 | Minnesota | Otha Tomaszewski snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 02:14 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Patterson clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Robert Haddix - foul #2 on Robert Haddix, team foul #9 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Efren Prondzinski (SF), Matthew Stairs (C) Otha Tomaszewski, Quentin Scott | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brad Wynne (PG), Everett Kinney (SG), Alphonse Marino (PF) Darren Blaise, Dikembe Abdo, Jessie Biddle | |
| 02:14 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 02:14 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Haddix | 26-20 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Brad Wynne's pass is intercepted by Eugene Gibson | 26-20 |
| 01:33 | Minnesota | Matthew Stairs misses the 3 from the right wing | 26-20 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino pulls down the rebound | 26-20 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-20 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Everett Kinney tips it home | 26-22 |
| 00:48 | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eugene Gibson | 28-22 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 28-22 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Robert Haddix tips it in | 28-24 |
| 00:16 | Minnesota | Efren Prondzinski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-24 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Brad Wynne misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Matthew Stairs - foul #1 on Matthew Stairs, team foul #7 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Holman (SG), Otha Tomaszewski (SF), Quentin Scott (PF), Carl Larson (C) Lorenzo Patterson, Efren Prondzinski, Eugene Gibson, Matthew Stairs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Dikembe Abdo (SF), Jessie Biddle (C) Everett Kinney, Dobromierz Lakowski, Robert Haddix | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Brad Wynne makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Brad Wynne makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | James Holman misses long on a halfcourt shot | 28-26 |