| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Fraire (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) SF - Bill Newcomb (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harrison Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Larson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Robledo (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Parrish (fresh) C - Tommie Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Bill Newcomb inbounds the ball | 23-36 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Minnesota | John Fraire hits a 3 from straight away set up by William Hanson | 26-36 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Kevin Larson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 19:11 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones snags the defensive board | 26-36 |
| 18:53 | Minnesota | John Fraire buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Bill Newcomb | 29-36 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | David Robledo makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Harrison Griffin | 29-38 |
| 18:20 | Minnesota | John Fraire misses the 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by Tommie Davis - foul #1 on Tommie Davis, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| 18:20 | Minnesota | John Fraire misses the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 18:20 | Minnesota | John Fraire misses the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 18:20 | Minnesota | John Fraire makes the 3rd free throw | 30-38 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | David Robledo is whistled for a carry | 30-38 |
| 17:30 | Minnesota | William Hanson misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 30-38 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Tommie Davis gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Kevin Larson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by David Robledo | 30-41 |
| 17:01 | Minnesota | Bill Newcomb drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Anthony Jones | 32-41 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Kevin Larson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 16:48 | Minnesota | Bill Newcomb grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 16:24 | Minnesota | Bill Newcomb knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 34-41 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Kevin Larson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Johnson - foul #3 on Jeffrey Johnson, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Douglas Ricketts (PG), James Manson (PF), Archie Hovey (C) Jeffrey Johnson, Anthony Jones, William Hanson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Vail (PG), Carl Stec (PF), Matthew Kendrick (C) Harrison Griffin, Matthew Parrish, Tommie Davis | |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Kevin Larson makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Kevin Larson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 16:00 | Minnesota | Archie Hovey pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Douglas Ricketts (fresh) SG - John Fraire (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Newcomb (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Manson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Archie Hovey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Vail (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Larson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - David Robledo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Stec (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Kendrick (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:31 | Minnesota | Douglas Ricketts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Kevin Larson snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by David Robledo | 34-44 |
| 14:46 | Minnesota | Douglas Ricketts clanks a 3 from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Gregory Vail misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Archie Hovey - foul #1 on Archie Hovey, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson (PG) John Fraire | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Pierson (SG), Matthew Parrish (SF) Kevin Larson, David Robledo | |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Gregory Vail misses the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Gregory Vail makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 14:04 | Minnesota | Douglas Ricketts drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Johnson | 37-45 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Bill Newcomb steals it from Gregory Vail | 37-45 |
| 13:37 | Minnesota | Bill Newcomb misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 37-45 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Gregory Vail grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Gregory Vail misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 37-45 |
| 13:29 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Douglas Ricketts | 37-45 |
| 13:01 | Minnesota | James Manson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Carl Stec - foul #3 on Carl Stec, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Jones (SF), William Hanson (C) Bill Newcomb, Archie Hovey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harrison Griffin (PG), David Robledo (SF), Tommie Davis (C) Gregory Vail, Carl Stec, Matthew Kendrick | |
| 13:01 | Minnesota | James Manson makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 13:01 | Minnesota | James Manson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Tommie Davis misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 12:41 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 12:17 | Minnesota | Douglas Ricketts scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Johnson | 42-45 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Tommie Davis connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Harrison Griffin | 42-47 |
| 11:36 | Minnesota | James Manson loses the dribble to Tommie Davis | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeffrey Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Ricketts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anthony Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Manson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - William Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harrison Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Pierson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Robledo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Parrish (fairly fresh) C - Tommie Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Illinois | David Robledo can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by William Hanson - foul #1 on William Hanson, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Fraire (PG), Archie Hovey (C) Douglas Ricketts, James Manson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Larson (SG), Carl Stec (PF) William Pierson, Matthew Parrish | |
| 11:21 | Illinois | David Robledo misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 11:21 | Illinois | David Robledo makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 11:02 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tommie Davis - foul #2 on Tommie Davis, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick (C) David Robledo | |
| 11:02 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 11:02 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick is called for a charge - foul #2 on Matthew Kendrick, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Hogue (PF) Anthony Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:19 | Minnesota | John Fraire travels with the ball | 44-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bill Newcomb (SF) William Hanson | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Robledo (SF) Tommie Davis | |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Carl Stec misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Brian Hogue - foul #2 on Brian Hogue, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Douglas Ricketts (SG) Jeffrey Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Carl Stec makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Carl Stec misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:03 | Minnesota | Brian Hogue grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 09:37 | Minnesota | Douglas Ricketts misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | David Robledo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-49 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick misses the tip | 44-49 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | David Robledo tips it in | 44-51 |
| 08:56 | Minnesota | Douglas Ricketts misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 08:54 | Minnesota | Archie Hovey grabs the offensive board | 44-51 |
| 08:34 | Minnesota | Archie Hovey makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by John Fraire | 46-51 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Kevin Larson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 08:00 | Minnesota | John Fraire hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Carl Stec grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Brian Hogue is called for the reach on Carl Stec - foul #3 on Brian Hogue, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson (PG), Anthony Jones (SF), James Manson (PF), William Hanson (C) Douglas Ricketts, Bill Newcomb, Brian Hogue, Archie Hovey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Vail (PG), William Pierson (SG), Matthew Parrish (PF), Tommie Davis (C) Harrison Griffin, Kevin Larson, Carl Stec, Matthew Kendrick | |
| 07:23 | Illinois | David Robledo misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 46-54 |
| 07:22 | Illinois | William Pierson tips it back up and in | 46-56 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Fraire (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Manson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - William Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Vail (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Pierson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Robledo (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Parrish (fresh) C - Tommie Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Minnesota | John Fraire is hacked by William Pierson - foul #1 on William Pierson, team foul #5 | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:48 | Minnesota | William Hanson buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Anthony Jones | 48-56 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Gregory Vail is hacked by Jeffrey Johnson - foul #4 on Jeffrey Johnson, team foul #6 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Douglas Ricketts (SG) John Fraire | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Anthony Jones is called for the reach on David Robledo - foul #2 on Anthony Jones, team foul #7 | 48-56 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | David Robledo makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | David Robledo makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 06:11 | Minnesota | Douglas Ricketts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | David Robledo pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Anthony Jones is called for the reach on David Robledo - foul #3 on Anthony Jones, team foul #8 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bill Newcomb (SF) James Manson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:05 | Illinois | David Robledo makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | David Robledo makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 05:52 | Minnesota | Bill Newcomb is fouled on the floor by David Robledo - foul #2 on David Robledo, team foul #6 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick (C) David Robledo | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:40 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffrey Johnson | 50-60 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | William Pierson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Vail | 50-63 |
| 05:13 | Minnesota | Bill Newcomb scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Jeffrey Johnson and he's fouled by Tommie Davis - foul #3 on Tommie Davis, team foul #7 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Fraire (SG), Archie Hovey (C) Jeffrey Johnson, Anthony Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harrison Griffin (PG), Kevin Larson (SG) Gregory Vail, William Pierson | |
| 05:13 | Minnesota | Bill Newcomb makes the free throw | 53-63 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick can't finish the layup but the foul's on Archie Hovey - foul #2 on Archie Hovey, team foul #9 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Manson (PF) William Hanson | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Robledo (SF) Tommie Davis | |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 04:41 | Minnesota | John Fraire knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-65 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | David Robledo comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 56-65 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish grabs the offensive board | 56-65 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Kevin Larson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-65 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | David Robledo pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Matthew Parrish, team foul #8 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson (PG), Anthony Jones (SF), Brian Hogue (C) Douglas Ricketts, Bill Newcomb, Archie Hovey | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Pierson (SG), Carl Stec (PF), Ray Hood (C) Kevin Larson, Matthew Parrish, Matthew Kendrick | |
| 03:34 | Minnesota | James Manson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-65 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | David Robledo grabs the defensive rebound | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:27 | Illinois | David Robledo buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Harrison Griffin | 56-67 |
| 03:21 | Minnesota | Carl Stec swats the short shot by Brian Hogue | 56-67 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Carl Stec grabs the defensive rebound | 56-67 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Fraire (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Manson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Hogue (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harrison Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Pierson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Robledo (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 7 reb. PF - Carl Stec (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ray Hood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Harrison Griffin hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by William Pierson | 56-69 |
| 02:58 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-69 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Robledo | 56-69 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-69 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Douglas Ricketts (SG), William Hanson (SF), Archie Hovey (C) John Fraire, James Manson, Brian Hogue | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Larson (SG), Matthew Parrish (PF), Tommie Davis (C) William Pierson, Carl Stec, Ray Hood | |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Kevin Larson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Matthew Parrish | 56-72 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:11 | Minnesota | Kevin Larson steals it from Douglas Ricketts | 56-72 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Anthony Jones - foul #4 on Anthony Jones, team foul #10 | 56-72 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Fraire (PG), Bill Newcomb (SF) Douglas Ricketts, Archie Hovey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Vail (PG), William Pierson (SG), Carl Stec (PF), Matthew Kendrick (C) Harrison Griffin, Kevin Larson, David Robledo, Tommie Davis | |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish misses the 2nd free throw | 56-73 |
| 01:46 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones pulls down the rebound | 56-73 |
| 01:31 | Minnesota | John Fraire can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 56-73 |
| 01:30 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Jones | 56-73 |
| 01:16 | Minnesota | Bill Newcomb is hacked by Matthew Kendrick - foul #3 on Matthew Kendrick, team foul #9 | 56-73 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Robledo (SF) Matthew Parrish | |
| 01:16 | Minnesota | Bill Newcomb misses the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Carl Stec grabs the defensive rebound | 56-73 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | David Robledo banks in the layup | 56-75 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Minnesota | Bill Newcomb connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Jeffrey Johnson | 58-75 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | William Pierson misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Jeffrey Johnson - foul #5 on Jeffrey Johnson, team foul #11 | 58-75 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Douglas Ricketts (SG) Jeffrey Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dean McCarry (SG) David Robledo | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | William Pierson makes the 1st free throw | 58-76 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | William Pierson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-77 |
| 00:19 | Minnesota | Matthew Kendrick swats the short shot by Bill Newcomb | 58-77 |
| 00:17 | Minnesota | Bill Newcomb can't tip it in | 58-77 |
| 00:16 | Minnesota | John Fraire grabs the offensive board | 58-77 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 58-77 |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones snags the offensive board | 58-77 |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones misses the easy layup | 58-77 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew Kendrick | 58-77 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Gregory Vail runs out the clock | 58-77 |