| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Rodney Williams (fresh) SG - Dean Stewart (fresh) SF - Bobby Stowe (fresh) PF - Steven Cooper (fresh) C - Mark Brigance (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (fresh) SG - Kevin Andrews (fresh) SF - Jerry Prall (fresh) PF - Joseph Crowe (fresh) C - Dennis Oliver (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Mark Brigance wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Minnesota | Jerry Prall is called for the reach on Bobby Stowe - foul #1 on Jerry Prall, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Minnesota | Rodney Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Jerry Prall gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Jerry Prall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Dean Stewart | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Minnesota | Rodney Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Minnesota | Mark Brigance snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart misses the 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Minnesota | Mark Brigance throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Bobby Stowe picks off the pass by Jerry Prall | 0-0 |
| 18:01 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:00 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver tips it home | 2-2 |
| 17:21 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-2 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jerry Prall | 4-4 |
| 16:36 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Bobby Stowe | 6-4 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-4 |
| 16:13 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Bobby Stowe | 6-4 |
| 16:03 | Minnesota | Joseph Crowe steps in front of the Dean Stewart pass | 6-4 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Rodney Williams (fairly fresh) SG - Dean Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobby Stowe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Brigance (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (fresh) SG - Kevin Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Prall (fresh) PF - Joseph Crowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:21 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Vassar (PG), Bradley Mullen (SG), Micheal Fifield (C) Rodney Williams, Dean Stewart, Mark Brigance | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Baumgartner (SG), James Frenette (PF), Travis Childress (C) Kevin Andrews, Joseph Crowe, Dennis Oliver | |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Jerry Prall buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Baumgartner and he's hacked by Micheal Fifield - foul #1 on Micheal Fifield, team foul #1 | 6-9 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Jerry Prall misses the free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Travis Childress gets the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | James Frenette pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Travis Childress misses long on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Micheal Fifield - foul #2 on Micheal Fifield, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Bryant (C) Micheal Fifield | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Andrews (SG), Matthew Wilhite (SF) David Baumgartner, Jerry Prall | |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Travis Childress makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Travis Childress makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 14:15 | Minnesota | Bradley Mullen is hacked by James Frenette - foul #1 on James Frenette, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| 14:06 | Minnesota | James Frenette takes the ball from James Bryant | 6-11 |
| 13:46 | Minnesota | The refs have stopped play. Bradley Mullen is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 6-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Ashworth (SG), Mark Brigance (C) Bradley Mullen, James Bryant | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Baumgartner (SG), Joseph Crowe (PF), Dennis Oliver (C) Bradley Blakeman, James Frenette, Travis Childress | |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews is fouled on the floor by Bobby Stowe - foul #1 on Bobby Stowe, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rodney Williams (PG) Walter Vassar | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Prall (SF) Matthew Wilhite | |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Joseph Crowe, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dean Stewart (SG) Ronald Ashworth | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:04 | Minnesota | Rodney Williams buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bobby Stowe | 9-11 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Steven Cooper is called for the reach on Joseph Crowe - foul #1 on Steven Cooper, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman (PG) David Baumgartner | |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Jerry Prall comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 12:28 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Steven Cooper | 9-11 |
| 12:19 | Minnesota | Rodney Williams can't finish the layup | 9-11 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Bradley Blakeman | 9-11 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman hits a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Dean Stewart - foul #1 on Dean Stewart, team foul #5 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Vassar (PG), James Bryant (C) Rodney Williams, Mark Brigance | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Baumgartner (SG), James Frenette (PF) Kevin Andrews, Joseph Crowe | |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the free throw | 9-14 |
| 11:39 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Cooper | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Walter Vassar (fresh) SG - Dean Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bobby Stowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Bryant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Baumgartner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Prall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Frenette (fresh) C - Dennis Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman hits a turnaround in the paint set up by David Baumgartner | 12-16 |
| 11:02 | Minnesota | Jerry Prall steps in front of the Walter Vassar pass | 12-16 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Jerry Prall banks in the layup | 12-18 |
| 10:46 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 12-18 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | James Frenette gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman misses the shot from the right block | 12-18 |
| 10:25 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper grabs the board | 12-18 |
| 10:19 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 12-18 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver grabs the board | 12-18 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver is fouled on the floor by James Bryant - foul #1 on James Bryant, team foul #6 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rodney Williams (PG), Ronald Ashworth (SG), Goran Lijewski (SF), Mark Brigance (C) Walter Vassar, Dean Stewart, Bobby Stowe, Steven Cooper | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Andrews (SG), Matthew Wilhite (SF), Joseph Crowe (PF), Travis Childress (C) David Baumgartner, Jerry Prall, James Frenette, Dennis Oliver | |
| 09:54 | Illinois | A charge is called on Bradley Blakeman - foul #1 on Bradley Blakeman, team foul #4 | 12-18 |
| 09:30 | Minnesota | Ronald Ashworth is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Ronald Ashworth, team foul #7 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Baumgartner (SG) Bradley Blakeman | |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Goran Lijewski denies the turnaround by Kevin Andrews | 12-18 |
| 09:10 | Minnesota | Rodney Williams gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 09:03 | Minnesota | Ronald Ashworth travels with the ball | 12-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe (SF), Leopoldo Yazzie (PF) Goran Lijewski, James Bryant | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Prall (SF) Matthew Wilhite | |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews loses the dribble to Rodney Williams | 12-18 |
| 08:33 | Minnesota | Rodney Williams lays it up and in | 14-18 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Leopoldo Yazzie - foul #1 on Leopoldo Yazzie, team foul #8 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Steven Cooper (PF) Leopoldo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman (PG), James Frenette (PF) David Baumgartner, Joseph Crowe | |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 08:18 | Minnesota | Ronald Ashworth hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Rodney Williams | 16-20 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Mark Brigance is called for the reach on Travis Childress - foul #1 on Mark Brigance, team foul #9 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dean Stewart (SG) Ronald Ashworth | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Baumgartner (SG) Kevin Andrews | |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Travis Childress makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Travis Childress makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:29 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by James Frenette - foul #2 on James Frenette, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Vassar (PG), James Bryant (C) Rodney Williams, Mark Brigance | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite (PF), Dennis Oliver (C) James Frenette, Travis Childress | |
| 07:29 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:29 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe misses the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:29 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper gets the offensive rebound | 17-22 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Walter Vassar (fresh) SG - Dean Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bobby Stowe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Bryant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Baumgartner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerry Prall (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Wilhite (fresh) C - Dennis Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Baumgartner - foul #1 on David Baumgartner, team foul #6 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Crowe (PF) Jerry Prall | |
| 07:15 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:15 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe gets the rebound | 18-22 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 18-22 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver tips it back up and in | 18-24 |
| 06:49 | Minnesota | The short jumper by James Bryant is denied by Joseph Crowe | 18-24 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite can't throw it down | 18-24 |
| 06:23 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper snags the defensive board | 18-24 |
| 06:05 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe is fouled on the floor by Joseph Crowe as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Joseph Crowe, team foul #7 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rodney Williams (PG), Ronald Ashworth (SG), Mark Brigance (C) Walter Vassar, Dean Stewart, Steven Cooper | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Andrews (SG), Jerry Prall (SF), James Frenette (PF) David Baumgartner, Matthew Wilhite, Joseph Crowe | |
| 06:05 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:05 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe misses the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dennis Oliver | 19-24 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | James Frenette drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Andrews | 19-26 |
| 05:30 | Minnesota | James Frenette blocks the short jumper by Bobby Stowe | 19-26 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Bradley Blakeman | 19-26 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Dennis Oliver | 19-28 |
| 04:49 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Dennis Oliver - foul #1 on Dennis Oliver, team foul #8 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dean Stewart (SG), Leopoldo Yazzie (PF) Ronald Ashworth, James Bryant | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Baumgartner (SG), Joseph Crowe (PF), Travis Childress (C) Bradley Blakeman, James Frenette, Dennis Oliver | |
| 04:49 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe misses the free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Travis Childress | 21-28 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | David Baumgartner makes the shot from the right side | 21-30 |
| 04:01 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe comes up short on the shot from the right side | 21-30 |
| 04:00 | Minnesota | Leopoldo Yazzie grabs the offensive board | 21-30 |
| 03:45 | Minnesota | David Baumgartner picks off the pass by Rodney Williams | 21-30 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe banks in the layup set up by Kevin Andrews | 21-32 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Rodney Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bobby Stowe (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leopoldo Yazzie (fresh) C - Mark Brigance (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kevin Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Baumgartner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Prall (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Crowe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Childress (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Minnesota | Mark Brigance drills a floater in the lane and he's fouled by Travis Childress - foul #1 on Travis Childress, team foul #9 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Vassar (PG), Ronald Ashworth (SG), Goran Lijewski (SF), Steven Cooper (PF) Rodney Williams, Dean Stewart, Bobby Stowe, Leopoldo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman (PG), Matthew Wilhite (SF), James Frenette (PF), Dennis Oliver (C) Kevin Andrews, Jerry Prall, Joseph Crowe, Travis Childress | |
| 03:12 | Minnesota | Mark Brigance misses the free throw | 23-32 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | James Frenette pulls down the rebound | 23-32 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver is open but comes up short on the jumper from close range | 23-32 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | James Frenette hits the follow up shot | 23-34 |
| 02:38 | Minnesota | Mark Brigance's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Micheal Fifield (C) Mark Brigance | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:30 | Illinois | James Frenette is hacked by Walter Vassar - foul #1 on Walter Vassar, team foul #10 | 23-34 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | James Frenette makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | James Frenette makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 02:17 | Minnesota | Goran Lijewski loses the ball out of bounds | 23-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Prall (SF) Matthew Wilhite | |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman misses long on a floater from the left side | 23-36 |
| 01:51 | Minnesota | Micheal Fifield snags the defensive board | 23-36 |
| 01:28 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper can't throw it down but he's hacked by Dennis Oliver - foul #2 on Dennis Oliver, team foul #10 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rodney Williams (PG), Dean Stewart (SG) Walter Vassar, Ronald Ashworth | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Andrews (SG), Joseph Crowe (PF), Travis Childress (C) David Baumgartner, James Frenette, Dennis Oliver | |
| 01:28 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 01:28 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Jerry Prall hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook in the paint | 25-36 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Jerry Prall tips it but misses | 25-36 |
| 01:09 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Micheal Fifield | 25-36 |
| 00:55 | Minnesota | Micheal Fifield comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 25-36 |
| 00:53 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 00:38 | Minnesota | Travis Childress is called for the reach on Rodney Williams - foul #2 on Travis Childress, team foul #11 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe (SF), Mark Brigance (C) Goran Lijewski, Micheal Fifield | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:38 | Minnesota | Rodney Williams makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 00:38 | Minnesota | Rodney Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Jerry Prall knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-38 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper is fouled on the floor by Joseph Crowe - foul #3 on Joseph Crowe, team foul #12 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Vassar (PG) Rodney Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite (SF), James Frenette (PF), Dennis Oliver (C) Jerry Prall, Joseph Crowe, Travis Childress | |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 27-38 |