| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - William Emert (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Philip Krzyminski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Pratt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrance Campbell (fresh) C - Alexander Clancy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Wesley Prado (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Erin Nguyen (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jie Huang (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte inbounds the ball | 42-45 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Terrance Campbell - foul #3 on Terrance Campbell, team foul #1 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arnold Jackson (PF) Terrance Campbell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 19:26 | Minnesota | Alexander Clancy blows the layup | 42-47 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Chiaramonte | 42-47 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Jie Huang's pass is intercepted by William Emert | 42-47 |
| 19:11 | Minnesota | Philip Krzyminski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-47 |
| 19:02 | Minnesota | Walter Pratt grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 18:57 | Minnesota | Philip Krzyminski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF), William Roberts (C) Richard Chiaramonte, Jie Huang | |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Reed Phillips slams it home on a nice dish by Wesley Prado | 42-49 |
| 18:25 | Minnesota | Alexander Clancy can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 42-49 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Walter Pratt is called for the reach on Wesley Prado - foul #1 on Walter Pratt, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Bell (PG), William White (SF), Hans Ziter (PF), Juan Ramirez (C) William Emert, Walter Pratt, Arnold Jackson, Alexander Clancy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG) Reed Phillips, Wesley Prado | |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is hacked by Philip Krzyminski - foul #2 on Philip Krzyminski, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | William Roberts misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Daniel Bell - foul #2 on Daniel Bell, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SF) Joshua Robertson | |
| 17:58 | Illinois | William Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | William Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 17:54 | Minnesota | Juan Ramirez is hacked by Keith Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Jones, team foul #1 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Antonio Stack (PF), Jie Huang (C) Erin Nguyen, William Roberts | |
| 17:41 | Minnesota | Hans Ziter buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Bell | 44-50 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte connects on the shot from the left block set up by Keith Jones | 44-52 |
| 17:05 | Minnesota | Antonio Stack steals the ball from William White | 44-52 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte connects on the shot from close range set up by Keith Jones | 44-54 |
| 16:43 | Minnesota | Daniel Bell loses the dribble to Stanley Huff in the backcourt | 44-54 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Keith Jones scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jie Huang | 44-56 |
| 16:11 | Minnesota | Philip Krzyminski misses the 3 from the left wing | 44-56 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Jie Huang comes up short on the shot from the left block | 44-56 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Antonio Stack hits the follow up shot | 44-58 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Bell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Philip Krzyminski (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hans Ziter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Juan Ramirez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Huff (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Stack (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jie Huang (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Minnesota | Philip Krzyminski makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Bell | 47-58 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Juan Ramirez - foul #1 on Juan Ramirez, team foul #5 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Emert (PG), John Smith (SG), Walter Pratt (SF), Terrance Campbell (PF), Alexander Clancy (C) Daniel Bell, Philip Krzyminski, William White, Hans Ziter, Juan Ramirez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Erin Nguyen (PF), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Antonio Stack, Jie Huang | |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 14:54 | Minnesota | John Smith is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #6 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF) Richard Chiaramonte | |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Reed Phillips's dunk attempt is rejected by Terrance Campbell | 47-59 |
| 14:44 | Minnesota | Alexander Clancy pulls down the rebound | 47-59 |
| 14:28 | Minnesota | Walter Pratt misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Joshua Robertson - foul #2 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #2 | 47-59 |
| 14:28 | Minnesota | Walter Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 14:28 | Minnesota | Walter Pratt misses the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Roberts | 48-59 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Alexander Clancy is called for the reach on William Roberts - foul #1 on Alexander Clancy, team foul #7 | 48-59 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | William Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | William Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 13:46 | Minnesota | John Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-61 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Wesley Prado connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Erin Nguyen and he's hacked by John Smith - foul #4 on John Smith, team foul #8 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Philip Krzyminski (SG), Arnold Jackson (PF) John Smith, Terrance Campbell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Todd Raub (C) Reed Phillips, William Roberts | |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses the free throw | 51-63 |
| 13:41 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Alexander Clancy | 51-63 |
| 13:22 | Minnesota | Philip Krzyminski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-63 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Todd Raub grabs the defensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses short on a shot near the basket | 51-63 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson grabs the offensive board | 51-63 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Eric Thomas is fouled on the floor by Alexander Clancy - foul #2 on Alexander Clancy, team foul #9 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Sowers (C) Alexander Clancy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG) Joshua Robertson | |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Eric Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Eric Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 12:53 | Minnesota | Gerald Sowers gets the rebound | 51-64 |
| 12:46 | Minnesota | William Emert connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Walter Pratt | 54-64 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses long on a shot from the left block | 54-64 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Todd Raub grabs the offensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Eric Thomas clanks a 3 from straight away | 54-64 |
| 12:28 | Minnesota | Gerald Sowers gets the rebound | 54-64 |
| 12:12 | Minnesota | William Emert clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-64 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Todd Raub pulls down the rebound | 54-64 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Eric Thomas's pass is intercepted by Gerald Sowers | 54-64 |
| 12:04 | Minnesota | Gerald Sowers is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 54-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William White (SF), Terrance Campbell (PF) Walter Pratt, Arnold Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Reed Phillips, Eric Thomas, Erin Nguyen, Todd Raub | |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Gerald Sowers - foul #1 on Gerald Sowers, team foul #10 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Juan Ramirez (C) Gerald Sowers | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 11:39 | Minnesota | Philip Krzyminski misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Antonio Stack - foul #1 on Antonio Stack, team foul #3 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG) Wesley Prado | |
| 11:39 | Minnesota | Philip Krzyminski makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 11:39 | Minnesota | Philip Krzyminski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - William Emert (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Philip Krzyminski (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrance Campbell (fresh) 3 pf. C - Juan Ramirez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Huff (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Stack (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - William Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Antonio Stack knocks in the jumper near the basket | 56-68 |
| 10:56 | Minnesota | William Emert misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-68 |
| 10:55 | Minnesota | William White tips it in | 58-68 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte banks in the layup on a great pass from Keith Jones | 58-70 |
| 10:33 | Minnesota | Philip Krzyminski's pass is intercepted by Stanley Huff in the backcourt | 58-70 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses the easy layup | 58-70 |
| 10:27 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to William White | 58-70 |
| 10:25 | Minnesota | William Emert is hacked by Antonio Stack in the backcourt - foul #2 on Antonio Stack, team foul #4 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Bell (PG), Hans Ziter (SF), Arnold Jackson (PF), Alexander Clancy (C) William Emert, William White, Terrance Campbell, Juan Ramirez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Todd Raub (PF), Jie Huang (C) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Richard Chiaramonte, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| 10:18 | Minnesota | Alexander Clancy hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 58-70 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 58-70 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Reed Phillips knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Joshua Robertson | 58-72 |
| 09:48 | Minnesota | Alexander Clancy makes the jump hook from close range | 60-72 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Todd Raub misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Arnold Jackson - foul #1 on Arnold Jackson, team foul #11 | 60-72 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Todd Raub makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Todd Raub makes the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| 09:19 | Minnesota | Daniel Bell connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Hans Ziter | 63-74 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 63-74 |
| 09:14 | Minnesota | Alexander Clancy gets the rebound | 63-74 |
| 08:50 | Minnesota | Philip Krzyminski knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Alexander Clancy | 65-74 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Reed Phillips drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Joshua Robertson and he's fouled by Philip Krzyminski - foul #3 on Philip Krzyminski, team foul #12 | 65-76 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Emert (PG), Walter Pratt (SF), Terrance Campbell (PF), Juan Ramirez (C) Daniel Bell, Hans Ziter, Arnold Jackson, Alexander Clancy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Eric Thomas (SF), Antonio Stack (PF) Wesley Prado, Joshua Robertson, Todd Raub | |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the free throw | 65-77 |
| 08:23 | Minnesota | Philip Krzyminski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-77 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG) Reed Phillips | |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Eric Thomas connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Keith Jones | 65-80 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:04 | Minnesota | Philip Krzyminski travels with the ball | 65-80 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William White (SF) Walter Pratt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Erin Nguyen (PF), William Roberts (C) Antonio Stack, Jie Huang | |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Eric Thomas misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-80 |
| 07:46 | Minnesota | Terrance Campbell pulls down the rebound | 65-80 |
| 07:41 | Minnesota | Philip Krzyminski is called for traveling | 65-80 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Smith (SG), Alexander Clancy (C) Philip Krzyminski, Juan Ramirez | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - William Emert (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - William White (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terrance Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Alexander Clancy (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stanley Huff (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Eric Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Erin Nguyen (tiring) 6 reb. C - William Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Eric Thomas buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-83 |
| 07:02 | Minnesota | Alexander Clancy hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Terrance Campbell | 67-83 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Terrance Campbell - foul #4 on Terrance Campbell, team foul #13 | 67-83 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Pratt (SF), Arnold Jackson (PF), Gerald Sowers (C) William White, Terrance Campbell, Alexander Clancy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (C) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Eric Thomas, William Roberts | |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen misses the 1st free throw | 67-83 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 67-84 |
| 06:23 | Minnesota | Gerald Sowers can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Antonio Stack - foul #3 on Antonio Stack, team foul #5 | 67-84 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Bell (PG) William Emert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (C) Erin Nguyen | |
| 06:23 | Minnesota | Gerald Sowers misses the 1st free throw | 67-84 |
| 06:23 | Minnesota | Gerald Sowers misses the 2nd free throw | 67-84 |
| 06:23 | Minnesota | Arnold Jackson grabs the offensive board | 67-84 |
| 06:15 | Minnesota | Daniel Bell is fouled on the floor by Joshua Robertson - foul #3 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #6 | 67-84 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Juan Ramirez (C) Gerald Sowers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Todd Raub (C) Jie Huang | |
| 05:55 | Minnesota | Walter Pratt can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Joshua Robertson - foul #4 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #7 | 67-84 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Hans Ziter (PF), Alexander Clancy (C) Arnold Jackson, Juan Ramirez | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:55 | Minnesota | Walter Pratt misses the 1st free throw | 67-84 |
| 05:55 | Minnesota | Walter Pratt misses the 2nd free throw | 67-84 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Antonio Stack gets the rebound | 67-84 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 67-84 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Todd Raub tips it back up and in | 67-86 |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | Daniel Bell is fouled in the backcourt by Antonio Stack - foul #4 on Antonio Stack, team foul #8 | 67-86 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (C) Todd Raub | |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | Daniel Bell misses the 1st free throw | 67-86 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Jie Huang snags the defensive board | 67-86 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Hans Ziter picks off the pass by Reed Phillips | 67-86 |
| 05:10 | Minnesota | Walter Pratt is open and buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Hans Ziter | 69-86 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Wesley Prado is hacked by Hans Ziter - foul #2 on Hans Ziter, team foul #14 | 69-86 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Emert (PG), William White (SF), Arnold Jackson (PF), Juan Ramirez (C) Daniel Bell, Walter Pratt, Hans Ziter, Alexander Clancy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Todd Raub (PF), William Roberts (C) Reed Phillips, Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack, Jie Huang | |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses the 1st free throw | 69-86 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 2nd free throw | 69-87 |
| 04:26 | Minnesota | John Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-87 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Keith Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 69-87 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Keith Jones's pass is intercepted by William Emert | 69-87 |
| 04:03 | Minnesota | John Smith makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-87 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Wesley Prado knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Keith Jones and he's hacked by Arnold Jackson - foul #2 on Arnold Jackson, team foul #15 | 72-89 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Terrance Campbell (PF) Arnold Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Erin Nguyen (PF), Jie Huang (C) Todd Raub, William Roberts | |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the free throw | 72-90 |
| 03:43 | Minnesota | Richard Chiaramonte steps in front of the Terrance Campbell pass | 72-90 |
| 03:32 | Illinois | William Emert is called for the reach on Keith Jones - foul #2 on William Emert, team foul #16 | 72-90 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alexander Clancy (C) Juan Ramirez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Eric Thomas (SF) Wesley Prado, Richard Chiaramonte | |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 1st free throw | 72-91 |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 72-92 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - William Emert (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - John Smith (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - William White (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terrance Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Alexander Clancy (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stanley Huff (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Eric Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Erin Nguyen (tiring) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Jie Huang (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Minnesota | William Emert comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 72-92 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Jie Huang pulls down the rebound | 72-92 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Eric Thomas scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-95 |
| 02:57 | Minnesota | William White misses the driving attempt from the left block | 72-95 |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Alexander Clancy misses the tip | 72-95 |
| 02:53 | Minnesota | Alexander Clancy pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-95 |
| 02:48 | Minnesota | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Jie Huang - foul #2 on Jie Huang, team foul #9 | 72-95 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Hans Ziter (SF), Arnold Jackson (PF) William White, Terrance Campbell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Erin Nguyen, Jie Huang | |
| 02:48 | Minnesota | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 73-95 |
| 02:48 | Minnesota | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 74-95 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Alexander Clancy steals it from Eric Thomas | 74-95 |
| 02:15 | Minnesota | Antonio Stack blocks the short jumper by Arnold Jackson | 74-95 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson snags the defensive board | 74-95 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Stanley Huff hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 74-95 |
| 02:06 | Minnesota | Hans Ziter snags the defensive board | 74-95 |
| 01:50 | Minnesota | John Smith knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 76-95 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Hans Ziter steals it from William Roberts | 76-95 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:13 | Minnesota | Alexander Clancy banks in the layup set up by Hans Ziter and he's hacked by William Roberts - foul #1 on William Roberts, team foul #10 | 78-95 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Philip Krzyminski (SG), Walter Pratt (SF), Terrance Campbell (PF) John Smith, Hans Ziter, Arnold Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Erin Nguyen (PF), Jie Huang (C) Eric Thomas, Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| 01:13 | Minnesota | Alexander Clancy makes the free throw | 79-95 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Alexander Clancy steals the ball from Erin Nguyen | 79-95 |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Minnesota | Philip Krzyminski scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Terrance Campbell | 82-95 |
| 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 fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses short on a shot from the baseline | 82-95 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte tips it back up and in | 82-97 |
| 00:19 | Minnesota | Philip Krzyminski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 82-97 |
| 00:17 | Minnesota | Terrance Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 82-97 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Alexander Clancy is open but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 82-97 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte gets the rebound | 82-97 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Reed Phillips runs out the clock | 82-97 |