| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Bonds (fresh) SG - William Surrett (fresh) SF - Douglas Gray (fresh) PF - Andrew Korte (fresh) C - Marlin Herald (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) SG - David Stewart (fresh) SF - Kun Xang (fresh) PF - John Thompson (fresh) C - Landon Baldwin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Marlin Herald 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) | |
| 19:45 | Minnesota | Douglas Gray misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Thompson - foul #1 on John Thompson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Minnesota | Douglas Gray makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:45 | Minnesota | Douglas Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | David Stewart buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Kun Xang | 2-3 |
| 19:06 | Minnesota | William Surrett hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Brian Bonds and he's fouled by David Stewart - foul #1 on David Stewart, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 19:06 | Minnesota | William Surrett makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin grabs the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 18:30 | Minnesota | Marlin Herald gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 18:25 | Minnesota | Marlin Herald's fadeaway is rejected by Landon Baldwin | 5-3 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Kun Xang gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | David Stewart hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Leroy Witherell | 5-5 |
| 17:40 | Minnesota | Brian Bonds misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-5 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | David Stewart pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Marlin Herald steals the ball from David Stewart | 5-5 |
| 17:18 | Minnesota | William Surrett can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 17:17 | Minnesota | Douglas Gray tips it home | 7-5 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | John Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nicholas Bell (PG), Leslie Rines (SG), Richard Beard (SF), Thomas Powell (PF), Jack Nelson (C) Brian Bonds, William Surrett, Douglas Gray, Andrew Korte, Marlin Herald | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:31 | Minnesota | Jack Nelson buries a floater from the right side set up by Leslie Rines | 9-5 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | John Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 9-5 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | John Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | David Stewart hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Jack Nelson - foul #1 on Jack Nelson, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Bonds (PG), William Surrett (SG) Nicholas Bell, Leslie Rines | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Acuna (SF), Oscar Pierce (C) Kun Xang, Landon Baldwin | |
| 16:00 | Illinois | David Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | David Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:00 | Minnesota | Jack Nelson gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Bonds (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Surrett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Beard (fresh) PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) C - Jack Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Acuna (fresh) PF - John Thompson (fresh) C - Oscar Pierce (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Minnesota | Jack Nelson loses the dribble to John Thompson | 9-6 |
| 15:37 | Illinois | John Thompson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 15:36 | Minnesota | William Surrett snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 15:13 | Minnesota | Brian Bonds misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 15:12 | Minnesota | William Surrett tips it but misses | 9-6 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Leroy Witherell | 9-6 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | David Stewart can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-6 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Oscar Pierce snags the offensive board | 9-6 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Robert Acuna is called for traveling | 9-6 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Douglas Gray (SF), Andrew Korte (PF), Marlin Herald (C) Richard Beard, Thomas Powell, Jack Nelson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Mills (PG), Larry Singh (SG), Kun Xang (SF), Landon Baldwin (C) Leroy Witherell, David Stewart, John Thompson, Oscar Pierce | |
| 14:15 | Minnesota | Marlin Herald is called for 5 seconds | 9-6 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Robert Acuna hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 13:41 | Minnesota | William Surrett buries a 3 from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Elvin Mills clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 13:30 | Minnesota | Douglas Gray gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:15 | Minnesota | Andrew Korte knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from William Surrett | 15-9 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Elvin Mills misses badly on a shot from the right side | 15-9 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin tips it back up and in | 15-11 |
| 12:34 | Minnesota | Brian Bonds connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Douglas Gray | 18-11 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Elvin Mills is whistled for traveling | 18-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nicholas Bell (PG), Leslie Rines (SG), Thomas Powell (C) Brian Bonds, William Surrett, Marlin Herald | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), David Stewart (SG), John Thompson (PF), Oscar Pierce (C) Elvin Mills, Kun Xang, Robert Acuna, Landon Baldwin | |
| 11:58 | Minnesota | Douglas Gray misses the lay-in | 18-11 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Larry Singh gets the rebound | 18-11 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Nicholas Bell (fresh) SG - Leslie Rines (fresh) SF - Douglas Gray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Korte (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Powell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Larry Singh (fresh) PF - John Thompson (fresh) C - Oscar Pierce (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Leslie Rines is called for the reach on Leroy Witherell - foul #1 on Leslie Rines, team foul #2 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Beard (SF), Jack Nelson (C) Douglas Gray, Andrew Korte | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:31 | Illinois | David Stewart hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Leroy Witherell | 18-13 |
| 11:07 | Minnesota | David Stewart is called for the reach on Thomas Powell - foul #2 on David Stewart, team foul #3 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marlin Herald (C) Richard Beard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Mills (SG), Herbert Petri (SF) David Stewart, Larry Singh | |
| 11:01 | Minnesota | Nicholas Bell double dribbles | 18-13 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Acuna (SF) Herbert Petri | |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Oscar Pierce misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 10:31 | Minnesota | Marlin Herald pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 10:13 | Minnesota | Marlin Herald blows the dunk | 18-13 |
| 10:12 | Minnesota | Thomas Powell hits the follow up shot | 20-13 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Robert Acuna throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-13 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Bonds (PG), William Surrett (SG), Douglas Gray (SF), Andrew Korte (PF) Nicholas Bell, Leslie Rines, Thomas Powell, Jack Nelson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kun Xang (SF), Landon Baldwin (C) Robert Acuna, Oscar Pierce | |
| 09:53 | Minnesota | Leroy Witherell steals the ball from William Surrett | 20-13 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell blows the layup | 20-13 |
| 09:48 | Minnesota | Andrew Korte grabs the defensive rebound | 20-13 |
| 09:33 | Minnesota | William Surrett slams it home on a great pass from Douglas Gray | 22-13 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Elvin Mills connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-16 |
| 08:50 | Minnesota | Marlin Herald makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian Bonds and he's fouled by Landon Baldwin - foul #1 on Landon Baldwin, team foul #4 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Acuna (PF) John Thompson | |
| 08:50 | Minnesota | Marlin Herald makes the free throw | 25-16 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Kun Xang connects on the floater in the paint | 25-18 |
| 08:12 | Minnesota | Marlin Herald is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Marlin Herald, team foul #3 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Beard (SF), Thomas Powell (PF), Jack Nelson (C) Douglas Gray, Andrew Korte, Marlin Herald | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Singh (SG) Leroy Witherell | |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jack Nelson - foul #2 on Jack Nelson, team foul #4 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rhett Polster (C) Jack Nelson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), John Thompson (PF) Elvin Mills, Kun Xang | |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Bonds (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Surrett (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Beard (fresh) PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rhett Polster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Singh (fresh) SF - Robert Acuna (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Thompson (fresh) C - Landon Baldwin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Minnesota | William Surrett misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Larry Singh - foul #1 on Larry Singh, team foul #5 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Oscar Pierce (C) Landon Baldwin | |
| 07:33 | Minnesota | William Surrett makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 07:33 | Minnesota | William Surrett makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-20 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Robert Acuna grabs the offensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | John Thompson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-20 |
| 07:00 | Minnesota | Rhett Polster snags the defensive board | 27-20 |
| 06:55 | Minnesota | William Surrett misses the runner in the paint | 27-20 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | John Thompson grabs the board | 27-20 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Oscar Pierce connects on the jumper from close range | 27-22 |
| 06:13 | Minnesota | Richard Beard misses the dunk attempt | 27-22 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | John Thompson pulls down the rebound | 27-22 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Singh | 27-25 |
| 05:45 | Minnesota | John Thompson is called for the reach on Thomas Powell - foul #2 on John Thompson, team foul #6 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nicholas Bell (PG), Leslie Rines (SG), Douglas Gray (SF), Andrew Korte (PF), Marlin Herald (C) Brian Bonds, William Surrett, Richard Beard, Thomas Powell, Rhett Polster | |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Mills (PG), Kun Xang (SF), Landon Baldwin (C) Leroy Witherell, Robert Acuna, John Thompson | |
| 05:37 | Minnesota | Andrew Korte drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Elvin Mills misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 05:19 | Minnesota | Marlin Herald gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 05:14 | Minnesota | Nicholas Bell comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Oscar Pierce - foul #1 on Oscar Pierce, team foul #7 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Herbert Petri (SG), Adam Maxwell (PF) Larry Singh, Oscar Pierce | |
| 05:14 | Minnesota | Nicholas Bell makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 05:14 | Minnesota | Nicholas Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Landon Baldwin, team foul #8 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Josiah Alexander (C) Herbert Petri, Landon Baldwin | |
| 04:43 | Minnesota | Leslie Rines comes up short on the floater from the right block | 32-25 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell pulls down the rebound | 32-25 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Kun Xang blows the layup | 32-25 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Kun Xang can't tip it in | 32-25 |
| 04:18 | Minnesota | Marlin Herald pulls down the rebound | 32-25 |
| 04:04 | Minnesota | Douglas Gray's floater is tipped away by Kun Xang | 32-25 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Kun Xang pulls down the rebound | 32-25 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Kun Xang clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Douglas Gray - foul #1 on Douglas Gray, team foul #5 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Bonds (PG), William Surrett (SG), Thomas Powell (C) Nicholas Bell, Leslie Rines, Marlin Herald | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Stewart (SG), John Thompson (PF), Landon Baldwin (C) Elvin Mills, Adam Maxwell, Josiah Alexander | |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Kun Xang makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Kun Xang misses the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 03:47 | Minnesota | Andrew Korte gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 03:24 | Minnesota | William Surrett connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Bonds (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Surrett (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Korte (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kun Xang (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Thompson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Landon Baldwin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Illinois | David Stewart scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Leroy Witherell | 34-28 |
| 03:05 | Minnesota | Douglas Gray drills a shot in the paint | 36-28 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Kun Xang's pass is intercepted by Douglas Gray | 36-28 |
| 02:17 | Minnesota | William Surrett misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 02:15 | Minnesota | Andrew Korte can't tip it in | 36-28 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kun Xang | 36-28 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | David Stewart clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-28 |
| 01:53 | Minnesota | Andrew Korte pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 01:38 | Minnesota | Brian Bonds throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-28 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nicholas Bell (SG), Jack Nelson (PF), Marlin Herald (C) William Surrett, Douglas Gray, Andrew Korte | |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Mills (PG), Robert Acuna (SF) Leroy Witherell, Kun Xang | |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Thomas Powell steals it from David Stewart | 36-28 |
| 01:10 | Minnesota | Nicholas Bell is hacked by David Stewart - foul #3 on David Stewart, team foul #9 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leslie Rines (SG) Brian Bonds | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Singh (SG), Oscar Pierce (C) David Stewart, Landon Baldwin | |
| 01:10 | Minnesota | Nicholas Bell makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 01:10 | Minnesota | Nicholas Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | John Thompson loses the dribble to Thomas Powell | 38-28 |
| 00:47 | Minnesota | Nicholas Bell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Powell | 40-28 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Marlin Herald denies the turnaround by Robert Acuna | 40-28 |
| 00:33 | Minnesota | Thomas Powell pulls down the rebound | 40-28 |
| 00:18 | Minnesota | Marlin Herald knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 42-28 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Elvin Mills clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-28 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Robert Acuna snags the offensive board | 42-28 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Larry Singh misses long on a shot from the left block | 42-28 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Marlin Herald pulls down the rebound | 42-28 |