| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Price (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sonny Riggs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Victor Fitzpatrick (fresh) 8 pts. C - Daniel Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Raymond Haddix - foul #2 on Raymond Haddix, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| 19:39 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 19:39 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses the lay-in but the foul's on Daniel Butler - foul #1 on Daniel Butler, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 19:28 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 19:05 | Minnesota | Raymond Haddix steps in front of the Peter Aikin pass | 26-25 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Richard Burns is hacked by Peter Aikin - foul #2 on Peter Aikin, team foul #2 | 26-25 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Daniel Butler - foul #2 on Daniel Butler, team foul #3 | 26-25 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 18:13 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick misses the easy layup | 26-27 |
| 18:11 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin grabs the offensive board | 26-27 |
| 17:55 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-27 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Peter Aikin takes the ball from Gary Bradley | 28-27 |
| 17:06 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-27 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Schrader | 28-30 |
| 16:20 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-30 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Gary Bradley gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Gary Bradley throws it down | 28-32 |
| 15:48 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick misses badly on a floater from the right side | 28-32 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Richard Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Price (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sonny Riggs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Victor Fitzpatrick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Sonny Riggs takes the ball from Richard Burns | 28-32 |
| 15:05 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin is whistled for traveling | 28-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Capone (PG), Gerald Hale (SG), Emerson Lindquist (SF), Ernest Schirmer (C) Peter Aikin, Thomas Price, Sonny Riggs, Daniel Butler | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG), Kwabena Abdel (SG), Johnny Boone (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Roger Maciel, Edward Schrader, Raymond Haddix, Gary Bradley | |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-32 |
| 14:23 | Minnesota | Scott Capone is whistled for traveling | 28-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Price (SG) Gerald Hale | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG) Kwabena Abdel | |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Johnny Boone buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Matthew Lane | 28-34 |
| 13:41 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-34 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall banks in the layup | 31-36 |
| 13:05 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Peter Aikin (PG), Sonny Riggs (SF) Emerson Lindquist, Victor Fitzpatrick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Raymond Haddix (SF) Matthew Lane, Richard Burns | |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Sonny Riggs - foul #2 on Sonny Riggs, team foul #4 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Butler (PF) Scott Capone | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Bradley (PF) Johnny Boone | |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 12:31 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin double dribbles in the backcourt | 31-37 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Roger Maciel can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-37 |
| 12:17 | Minnesota | Thomas Price grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 12:00 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 31-37 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Bradley | 31-37 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Roger Maciel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 11:49 | Minnesota | Thomas Price snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Price (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sonny Riggs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Schirmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Bradley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Hall - foul #2 on Jeffrey Hall, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist (SF), Scott Capone (PF) Thomas Price, Ernest Schirmer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG), Johnny Boone (PF) Roger Maciel, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 11:42 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 11:42 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin misses the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Gary Bradley snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Edward Schrader comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Matthew Lane grabs the offensive board | 32-37 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Sonny Riggs - foul #3 on Sonny Riggs, team foul #5 | 32-37 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 10:54 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist misses the shot from just outside the lane | 32-39 |
| 10:52 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler misses the tip | 32-39 |
| 10:51 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler tips it back up and in | 34-39 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Edward Schrader drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Lane | 34-42 |
| 10:14 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Price (SG), Victor Fitzpatrick (PF), Ernest Schirmer (C) Sonny Riggs, Scott Capone, Daniel Butler | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Jeffrey Hall (C) Raymond Haddix, Gary Bradley | |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Johnny Boone grabs the offensive board | 34-42 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Roger Maciel is fouled on the floor by Peter Aikin - foul #3 on Peter Aikin, team foul #6 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF) Matthew Lane | |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Johnny Boone knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Edward Schrader | 34-44 |
| 09:13 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-44 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Schrader | 34-44 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Richard Burns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Capone (PG), Sonny Riggs (SF), Daniel Butler (PF) Peter Aikin, Emerson Lindquist, Victor Fitzpatrick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG), Raymond Haddix (PF) Edward Schrader, Johnny Boone | |
| 08:30 | Minnesota | Scott Capone connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Sonny Riggs | 36-44 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-44 |
| 08:04 | Minnesota | Thomas Price gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 07:41 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Matthew Lane - foul #1 on Matthew Lane, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Peter Aikin (PG), Victor Fitzpatrick (PF) Scott Capone, Daniel Butler | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Gary Bradley (C) Richard Burns, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 07:41 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 07:41 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Price (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sonny Riggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Victor Fitzpatrick (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Schirmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Roger Maciel buries a 3 from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 06:58 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Matthew Lane - foul #2 on Matthew Lane, team foul #4 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Butler (C) Ernest Schirmer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Boone (PF) Matthew Lane | |
| 06:58 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs misses the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 06:58 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Johnny Boone drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Edward Schrader and he's hacked by Thomas Price - foul #2 on Thomas Price, team foul #7 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist (SF) Sonny Riggs | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Johnny Boone makes the free throw | 39-50 |
| 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) | |
| 06:16 | Minnesota | Johnny Boone blocks the short jumper by Victor Fitzpatrick | 39-50 |
| 06:15 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist misses the tip | 39-50 |
| 06:13 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin tips it home | 41-50 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Edward Schrader comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 05:57 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:52 | Minnesota | Thomas Price hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Peter Aikin | 44-50 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Johnny Boone comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Victor Fitzpatrick - foul #2 on Victor Fitzpatrick, team foul #8 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Hale (SG), Scott Capone (PF) Thomas Price, Victor Fitzpatrick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG), Richard Burns (SF) Roger Maciel, Raymond Haddix | |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Johnny Boone makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Johnny Boone misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 05:27 | Minnesota | Scott Capone pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 05:16 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Aikin | 47-51 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Daniel Butler steals the ball from Matthew Lane | 47-51 |
| 04:51 | Minnesota | Scott Capone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs (SF), Ernest Schirmer (C) Peter Aikin, Daniel Butler | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall (C) Gary Bradley | |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Johnny Boone connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffrey Hall | 47-53 |
| 04:19 | Minnesota | Matthew Lane steals the ball from Sonny Riggs | 47-53 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Edward Schrader comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 04:00 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 03:51 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Sonny Riggs, team foul #9 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Peter Aikin (PG), Thomas Price (SG), Victor Fitzpatrick (PF) Emerson Lindquist, Gerald Hale, Scott Capone | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Raymond Haddix (PF) Edward Schrader, Johnny Boone | |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Matthew Lane hits the follow up shot | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Price (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sonny Riggs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Victor Fitzpatrick (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Schirmer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Minnesota | Thomas Price can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Roger Maciel pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the shot from the baseline | 47-55 |
| 03:04 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 02:49 | Minnesota | Matthew Lane steals the ball from Thomas Price | 47-55 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Butler (C) Ernest Schirmer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Gary Bradley (C) Matthew Lane, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Roger Maciel can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 02:29 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:14 | Minnesota | Thomas Price is hacked by Edward Schrader - foul #3 on Edward Schrader, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| 02:04 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-55 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Roger Maciel is hacked by Thomas Price - foul #3 on Thomas Price, team foul #10 | 47-55 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 01:30 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Bradley | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Edward Schrader hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Burns | 47-60 |
| 01:00 | Minnesota | Richard Burns steals it from Sonny Riggs | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Roger Maciel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-60 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist (PG), Gerald Hale (SG), Casey Clayborne (SF), Scott Capone (PF), Ernest Schirmer (C) Peter Aikin, Thomas Price, Sonny Riggs, Victor Fitzpatrick, Daniel Butler | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale misses short on a 3 from straight away but he's hacked by Edward Schrader - foul #4 on Edward Schrader, team foul #6 | 47-60 |
| 00:54 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 00:54 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 00:54 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale misses the 3rd free throw | 48-60 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Gary Bradley gets the rebound | 48-60 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Gary Bradley lays it in | 48-62 |
| 00:24 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer hits a floater from the baseline | 50-62 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Roger Maciel runs out the clock | 50-62 |