| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dean Stewart (fresh) SF - Robert White (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leopoldo Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Andrew Milner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Howard Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Galaz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Crowe (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Robert White inbounds the ball | 28-39 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Minnesota | Leopoldo Yazzie misses the wide open jump hook in the lane | 28-39 |
| 19:32 | Minnesota | Robert White grabs the offensive board | 28-39 |
| 19:15 | Minnesota | Robert White misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Arnold Mueller - foul #1 on Arnold Mueller, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| 19:15 | Minnesota | Robert White makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 19:15 | Minnesota | Robert White makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | John Cooper clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 18:56 | Minnesota | Leopoldo Yazzie snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 18:39 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Johnson | 33-39 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Howard Perry is called for traveling | 33-39 |
| 18:00 | Minnesota | Howard Perry blocks the short jumper by Andrew Milner | 33-39 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Crowe | 33-39 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller is hacked by Daniel Johnson - foul #3 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Straker (PG), John Morgan (PF) Daniel Johnson, Leopoldo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Noel McClatchey (PF), Dennis Oliver (C) Chris Galaz, Joseph Crowe | |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Robert White is called for the reach on Howard Perry - foul #3 on Robert White, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Goran Lijewski (SF) Robert White | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver is hacked by Andrew Milner - foul #1 on Andrew Milner, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddy Lovett (PG), Monte Fisher (SG), Douglas Claiborne (SF) Arnold Mueller, John Cooper, Howard Perry | |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Noel McClatchey drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Eddy Lovett | 33-42 |
| 16:29 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Andrew Milner | 36-42 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver loses the ball out of bounds | 36-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Ashworth (SG), Leopoldo Yazzie (PF) Dean Stewart, John Morgan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (PG), John Cooper (SG), Howard Perry (SF), Chris Galaz (PF), Joseph Crowe (C) Eddy Lovett, Monte Fisher, Douglas Claiborne, Noel McClatchey, Dennis Oliver | |
| 15:48 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on John Cooper - foul #2 on John Cooper, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson (PG), Robert White (SF) David Straker, Goran Lijewski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:48 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 15:48 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Ashworth (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert White (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Leopoldo Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Andrew Milner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Howard Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Chris Galaz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Crowe (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:28 | Illinois | John Cooper misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Ashworth - foul #3 on Ronald Ashworth, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| 15:28 | Illinois | John Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 15:28 | Illinois | John Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 15:10 | Minnesota | Robert White comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Howard Perry banks in the layup | 37-46 |
| 14:36 | Minnesota | Leopoldo Yazzie misses short on a floater from the right side | 37-46 |
| 14:34 | Minnesota | Ronald Ashworth tips it home | 39-46 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Howard Perry connects on the turnaround in the lane | 39-48 |
| 13:51 | Minnesota | Leopoldo Yazzie comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 39-48 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Howard Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Howard Perry | 39-51 |
| 12:59 | Minnesota | Robert White's layup is rejected by Howard Perry | 39-51 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Cooper | 39-51 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Cooper | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:32 | Minnesota | Robert White comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-53 |
| 12:30 | Minnesota | Leopoldo Yazzie tips it back up and in | 41-53 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | John Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Straker (PG), Dean Stewart (SG), John Morgan (PF), Will Ponte (C) Daniel Johnson, Ronald Ashworth, Leopoldo Yazzie, Andrew Milner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddy Lovett (PG), Monte Fisher (SG), Douglas Claiborne (SF), Noel McClatchey (PF), Dennis Oliver (C) Arnold Mueller, John Cooper, Howard Perry, Chris Galaz, Joseph Crowe | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:47 | Minnesota | Robert White drills a driving attempt from the right block | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Straker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dean Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert White (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Will Ponte (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eddy Lovett (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Monte Fisher (fresh) SF - Douglas Claiborne (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Noel McClatchey (fresh) 10 pts. C - Dennis Oliver (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett lays it up and in on a great pass from Monte Fisher | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:17 | Minnesota | Robert White misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-55 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dennis Oliver | 43-55 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Noel McClatchey clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Robert White - foul #4 on Robert White, team foul #5 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson (PG), Goran Lijewski (SF) David Straker, Robert White | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Noel McClatchey makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Noel McClatchey makes the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 10:40 | Minnesota | Dennis Oliver steals it from Daniel Johnson | 43-57 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Noel McClatchey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-57 |
| 10:17 | Minnesota | Will Ponte gets the rebound | 43-57 |
| 09:48 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Dean Stewart | 45-57 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Noel McClatchey loses the dribble to Goran Lijewski | 45-57 |
| 08:56 | Minnesota | Will Ponte misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 45-57 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Monte Fisher grabs the board | 45-57 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | John Morgan steals it from Monte Fisher | 45-57 |
| 08:30 | Minnesota | Goran Lijewski misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-57 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver misses the easy layup | 45-57 |
| 08:07 | Minnesota | Will Ponte pulls down the rebound | 45-57 |
| 07:48 | Minnesota | Dennis Oliver swats the shot by Goran Lijewski | 45-57 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver grabs the board | 45-57 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dean Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Goran Lijewski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Will Ponte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eddy Lovett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Monte Fisher (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Claiborne (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Noel McClatchey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. C - Dennis Oliver (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Douglas Claiborne lays it in set up by Monte Fisher and he's hacked by Dean Stewart - foul #3 on Dean Stewart, team foul #6 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Straker (PG), Ronald Ashworth (SG), Robert White (SF), Leopoldo Yazzie (PF), Andrew Milner (C) Daniel Johnson, Dean Stewart, Goran Lijewski, John Morgan, Will Ponte | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Cooper (SG), Howard Perry (SF), Chris Galaz (PF), Joseph Crowe (C) Eddy Lovett, Monte Fisher, Noel McClatchey, Dennis Oliver | |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Douglas Claiborne makes the free throw | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:20 | Minnesota | Robert White lays it up and in set up by Ronald Ashworth | 47-60 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe misses the fadeaway from the left side | 47-60 |
| 07:04 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Robert White | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:54 | Minnesota | David Straker is whistled for a carry | 47-60 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (PG) Douglas Claiborne | |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Chris Galaz loses the ball out of bounds | 47-60 |
| 06:22 | Minnesota | Chris Galaz blocks the short jumper by Leopoldo Yazzie | 47-60 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Howard Perry grabs the board | 47-60 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-60 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe tips it back up and in | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:40 | Minnesota | Robert White clanks a runner from the baseline | 47-62 |
| 05:38 | Minnesota | Leopoldo Yazzie tips it but misses | 47-62 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | John Cooper snags the defensive board | 47-62 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | John Cooper's dunk attempt is rejected by Andrew Milner | 47-62 |
| 05:23 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner snags the defensive board | 47-62 |
| 05:16 | Minnesota | Robert White misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Howard Perry - foul #1 on Howard Perry, team foul #3 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson (PG), Dean Stewart (SG) David Straker, Ronald Ashworth | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:16 | Minnesota | Robert White misses the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 05:16 | Minnesota | Robert White misses the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Chris Galaz gets the rebound | 47-62 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Howard Perry comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Leopoldo Yazzie - foul #2 on Leopoldo Yazzie, team foul #7 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mike Tarwater (PF) Leopoldo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Howard Perry makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Howard Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 05:07 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner snags the defensive board | 47-63 |
| 04:50 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-63 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Chris Galaz snags the defensive board | 47-63 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Howard Perry is fouled on the floor by Dean Stewart - foul #4 on Dean Stewart, team foul #8 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Morgan (PF) Mike Tarwater | |
| Subs | Illinois | Monte Fisher (SG), Noel McClatchey (PF), Dennis Oliver (C) John Cooper, Chris Galaz, Joseph Crowe | |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Howard Perry misses the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver snags the offensive board | 47-63 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 47-63 |
| 04:35 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart grabs the board | 47-63 |
| 04:27 | Minnesota | John Morgan misses the lay-in | 47-63 |
| 04:26 | Minnesota | Robert White snags the offensive board | 47-63 |
| 04:07 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-63 |
| 04:05 | Minnesota | Robert White gets the offensive rebound | 47-63 |
| 03:51 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner hits a jump hook from close range | 49-63 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-63 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Noel McClatchey snags the offensive board | 49-63 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dean Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert White (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Milner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Mueller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Monte Fisher (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Howard Perry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Noel McClatchey (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Oliver (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Daniel Johnson - foul #4 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #9 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Straker (PG), Ronald Ashworth (SG), Goran Lijewski (SF), Mike Tarwater (PF), Will Ponte (C) Daniel Johnson, Dean Stewart, Robert White, John Morgan, Andrew Milner | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Cooper (SG), Chris Galaz (PF), Joseph Crowe (C) Monte Fisher, Howard Perry, Dennis Oliver | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller misses the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 03:20 | Minnesota | Ronald Ashworth snags the defensive board | 49-64 |
| 03:09 | Minnesota | Ronald Ashworth misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 49-64 |
| 03:07 | Minnesota | Will Ponte gets the offensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 03:02 | Minnesota | Chris Galaz is called for the reach on Goran Lijewski - foul #2 on Chris Galaz, team foul #4 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddy Lovett (PG) Arnold Mueller | |
| 02:40 | Minnesota | David Straker knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-64 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | John Cooper comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 52-64 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Noel McClatchey hits the follow up shot | 52-66 |
| 01:54 | Minnesota | Chris Galaz is called for the reach on Mike Tarwater - foul #3 on Chris Galaz, team foul #5 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Morgan (PF) Mike Tarwater | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (PG), Howard Perry (SF) Eddy Lovett, Noel McClatchey | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:45 | Minnesota | John Morgan comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 52-66 |
| 01:43 | Minnesota | Goran Lijewski tips it but misses | 52-66 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Howard Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 52-66 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller snags the offensive board | 52-66 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by John Cooper and the foul's on Goran Lijewski - foul #2 on Goran Lijewski, team foul #10 | 52-68 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe makes the free throw | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Minnesota | Ronald Ashworth clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-69 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Howard Perry snags the defensive board | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Illinois | John Cooper misses short on a floater near the basket | 52-69 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | John Cooper tips it in | 52-71 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | David Straker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 52-71 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Chris Galaz pulls down the rebound | 52-71 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller runs out the clock | 52-71 |