| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Alex Benson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Wojtkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Cody (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Floyd Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Edgar Driscoll (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Gaunt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tommy Hipple (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Stephen Smith (fresh) C - Michael Wynne (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple inbounds the ball | 21-33 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Michael Wynne misses the lay-in | 21-33 |
| 19:37 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Wynne | 21-33 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | William Buntin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-33 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to William Gaunt | 21-33 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Michael Wynne drills a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Edgar Driscoll - foul #3 on Edgar Driscoll, team foul #1 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Wendling (C) Edgar Driscoll | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Michael Wynne makes the free throw | 21-36 |
| 18:37 | Minnesota | Tommy Hipple picks off the pass by Floyd Matthews | 21-36 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | William Buntin is fouled on the floor by Glenn Wendling - foul #2 on Glenn Wendling, team foul #2 | 21-36 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | William Gaunt hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Wynne | 21-38 |
| 17:54 | Minnesota | Alex Benson misses long on a floater from the left side | 21-38 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Michael Wynne pulls down the rebound | 21-38 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | William Buntin misses short on a shot from close range | 21-38 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Stephen Smith tips it back up and in | 21-40 |
| 17:28 | Minnesota | Glenn Wendling drills a floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by William Gaunt - foul #2 on William Gaunt, team foul #1 | 23-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Victor Isom (SG) John Wojtkowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (C) Michael Wynne | |
| 17:28 | Minnesota | Glenn Wendling makes the free throw | 24-40 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | William Buntin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-40 |
| 17:12 | Minnesota | Floyd Matthews is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stanley (PG), Larry Rainey (SF), Allen Williams (PF) Alex Benson, Frank Cody, Floyd Matthews | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Overturf (SG), Ernest Bode (SF) William Gaunt, Tommy Hipple | |
| 16:51 | Minnesota | Ernest Bode steals it from Allen Williams | 24-40 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Samuel Overturf slams it home set up by Ernest Bode | 24-42 |
| 16:30 | Minnesota | Ernest Bode blocks the jumper by David Stanley | 24-42 |
| 16:29 | Minnesota | Allen Williams hits the follow up shot | 26-42 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Ernest Bode misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-42 |
| 16:14 | Minnesota | Victor Isom grabs the defensive rebound | 26-42 |
| 15:50 | Minnesota | James Brown swats the short shot by Allen Williams | 26-42 |
| 15:49 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to David Stanley | 26-42 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Stanley (fresh) SG - Victor Isom (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Larry Rainey (fresh) PF - Allen Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Wendling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Overturf (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ernest Bode (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Stephen Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Minnesota | Victor Isom scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from David Stanley | 28-42 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Glenn Wendling blocks the jumper by William Buntin | 28-42 |
| 15:08 | Minnesota | Allen Williams pulls down the rebound | 28-42 |
| 14:47 | Minnesota | Victor Isom makes the shot from the left block set up by David Stanley | 30-42 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Stephen Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 30-42 |
| 14:21 | Minnesota | Glenn Wendling gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 14:01 | Minnesota | David Stanley buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Victor Isom | 32-42 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Stephen Smith is whistled for traveling | 32-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alex Benson (PG), John Wojtkowski (SG), Frank Cody (SF), Floyd Matthews (PF), Edgar Driscoll (C) David Stanley, Victor Isom, Larry Rainey, Allen Williams, Glenn Wendling | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), William Gaunt (SG), Tommy Hipple (SF), Edward Wydra (PF), Michael Wynne (C) William Buntin, Samuel Overturf, Ernest Bode, Stephen Smith, James Brown | |
| 13:16 | Minnesota | Alex Benson clanks a floater from the free throw line | 32-42 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Wydra | 32-42 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-42 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Edward Wydra hits the follow up shot | 32-44 |
| 12:42 | Minnesota | Edgar Driscoll comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Michael Wynne - foul #3 on Michael Wynne, team foul #3 | 32-44 |
| 12:42 | Minnesota | Edgar Driscoll makes the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 12:42 | Minnesota | Edgar Driscoll makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Michael Wynne hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 34-44 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | William Gaunt gets the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Michael Wynne buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Wilson | 34-46 |
| 12:03 | Minnesota | Alex Benson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-46 |
| 12:01 | Minnesota | Alex Benson gets the offensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 11:45 | Minnesota | Michael Wynne steals the ball from Floyd Matthews | 34-46 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Alex Benson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Wojtkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Cody (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Floyd Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Edgar Driscoll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Gaunt (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Tommy Hipple (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Edward Wydra (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Wynne (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Floyd Matthews is called for the reach on Daniel Wilson - foul #1 on Floyd Matthews, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Smith (PF) Edward Wydra | |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Tommy Hipple | 34-49 |
| 10:52 | Minnesota | Alex Benson misses the lay-in | 34-49 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple grabs the defensive rebound | 34-49 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple loses the ball out of bounds | 34-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stanley (PG), Victor Isom (SG), Larry Rainey (SF), Allen Williams (PF), Glenn Wendling (C) Alex Benson, John Wojtkowski, Frank Cody, Floyd Matthews, Edgar Driscoll | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), Samuel Overturf (SG), Ernest Bode (SF), James Brown (C) Daniel Wilson, William Gaunt, Tommy Hipple, Michael Wynne | |
| 10:12 | Minnesota | Victor Isom misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-49 |
| 10:11 | Minnesota | Glenn Wendling hits the follow up shot | 36-49 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Stephen Smith is fouled on the floor by Allen Williams - foul #1 on Allen Williams, team foul #4 | 36-49 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Larry Rainey takes the ball from Ernest Bode | 36-49 |
| 09:18 | Minnesota | Allen Williams is denied on a layup by James Brown | 36-49 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | William Buntin snags the defensive board | 36-49 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | William Buntin connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from James Brown and the foul's on David Stanley - foul #1 on David Stanley, team foul #5 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alex Benson (PG), Frank Cody (SF), Floyd Matthews (PF), Edgar Driscoll (C) David Stanley, Larry Rainey, Allen Williams, Glenn Wendling | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Gaunt (SG), Tommy Hipple (SF), Michael Wynne (C) Samuel Overturf, Ernest Bode, James Brown | |
| 08:56 | Illinois | William Buntin makes the free throw | 36-52 |
| 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) | |
| 08:37 | Minnesota | Alex Benson drills a turnaround from close range and the foul's on William Buntin - foul #1 on William Buntin, team foul #4 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Wojtkowski (SG) Victor Isom | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Wydra (PF) Stephen Smith | |
| 08:37 | Minnesota | Alex Benson makes the free throw | 39-52 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | William Buntin drills a shot from the right wing set up by Tommy Hipple | 39-54 |
| 08:11 | Minnesota | Alex Benson is denied on a layup by Edward Wydra | 39-54 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Michael Wynne pulls down the rebound | 39-54 |
| 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) | |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Michael Wynne can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 39-54 |
| 07:52 | Minnesota | Edgar Driscoll grabs the board | 39-54 |
| 07:47 | Minnesota | Alex Benson buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by John Wojtkowski | 41-54 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Alex Benson (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Wojtkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Cody (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Floyd Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Edgar Driscoll (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Gaunt (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Tommy Hipple (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Wydra (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Wynne (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Frank Cody steps in front of the Michael Wynne pass | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:09 | Minnesota | William Gaunt steals it from Alex Benson | 41-54 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple lays it up and in set up by William Gaunt | 41-56 |
| 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) | |
| 06:49 | Minnesota | Edward Wydra denies the turnaround by Alex Benson | 41-56 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Edward Wydra snags the defensive board | 41-56 |
| 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) | |
| 06:29 | Illinois | William Gaunt connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by William Buntin | 41-59 |
| 06:12 | Minnesota | Edgar Driscoll loses the dribble to William Buntin | 41-59 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | William Buntin lays it up and in | 41-61 |
| 05:52 | Minnesota | Tommy Hipple is called for the reach on Frank Cody - foul #1 on Tommy Hipple, team foul #5 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stanley (PG), Victor Isom (SG), Larry Rainey (SF), Allen Williams (PF), Glenn Wendling (C) Alex Benson, John Wojtkowski, Frank Cody, Floyd Matthews, Edgar Driscoll | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), Samuel Overturf (SG), Ernest Bode (SF), Stephen Smith (PF), James Brown (C) William Buntin, William Gaunt, Tommy Hipple, Edward Wydra, Michael Wynne | |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | Allen Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-61 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Ernest Bode hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Larry Rainey - foul #2 on Larry Rainey, team foul #6 | 41-61 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Ernest Bode makes the 1st free throw | 41-62 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Ernest Bode makes the 2nd free throw | 41-63 |
| 04:49 | Minnesota | David Stanley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Ernest Bode - foul #1 on Ernest Bode, team foul #6 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Edgar Driscoll (C) Glenn Wendling | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:49 | Minnesota | David Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 04:49 | Minnesota | David Stanley misses the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | James Brown grabs the board | 42-63 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Larry Rainey is called for the reach on Daniel Wilson - foul #3 on Larry Rainey, team foul #7 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alex Benson (PG), Frank Cody (SF), Floyd Matthews (PF) David Stanley, Larry Rainey, Allen Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Gaunt (SG), Tommy Hipple (SF) Samuel Overturf, Ernest Bode | |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 42-64 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-65 |
| 04:08 | Minnesota | Edgar Driscoll knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Floyd Matthews | 45-65 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Gaunt | 45-68 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Alex Benson (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Isom (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Frank Cody (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Floyd Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. C - Edgar Driscoll (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Gaunt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tommy Hipple (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Minnesota | Edgar Driscoll throws it down | 47-68 |
| 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) | |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Alex Benson steps in front of the William Gaunt pass | 47-68 |
| 02:48 | Minnesota | Victor Isom throws it down on a nice dish by Alex Benson | 49-68 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-68 |
| 02:25 | Minnesota | Alex Benson gets the rebound | 49-68 |
| 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) | |
| 02:06 | Minnesota | Victor Isom is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Victor Isom, team foul #8 | 49-68 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stanley (PG), John Wojtkowski (SG), Larry Rainey (SF), Allen Williams (PF), Glenn Wendling (C) Alex Benson, Victor Isom, Frank Cody, Floyd Matthews, Edgar Driscoll | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), Samuel Overturf (SG), Ernest Bode (SF), Edward Wydra (PF), Michael Wynne (C) Daniel Wilson, William Gaunt, Tommy Hipple, Stephen Smith, James Brown | |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Edward Wydra is called for 5 seconds | 49-68 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alex Benson (PG), Frank Cody (SF), Floyd Matthews (PF), Edgar Driscoll (C) David Stanley, Larry Rainey, Allen Williams, Glenn Wendling | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Gaunt (SG), Tommy Hipple (SF), Stephen Smith (PF) Samuel Overturf, Ernest Bode, Edward Wydra | |
| 01:35 | Minnesota | Alex Benson misses the lay-in | 49-68 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple pulls down the rebound | 49-68 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Michael Wynne dunks the ball and the foul's on Edgar Driscoll - foul #4 on Edgar Driscoll, team foul #9 | 49-70 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Michael Wynne makes the free throw | 49-71 |
| 00:47 | Minnesota | Edgar Driscoll misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-71 |
| 00:46 | Minnesota | John Wojtkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-71 |
| 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) | |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | John Wojtkowski clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-71 |
| 00:42 | Minnesota | Edgar Driscoll tips it back up and in | 51-71 |
| 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) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | William Gaunt banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Wynne | 51-73 |
| 00:11 | Minnesota | Edgar Driscoll misses the runner from close range | 51-73 |
| 00:10 | Minnesota | Alex Benson hits the follow up shot | 53-73 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | William Buntin runs out the clock | 53-73 |