| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) SF - Ryan Church (fresh) PF - David Williams (fresh) C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ryan Walters (fresh) SG - Anthony Patel (fresh) SF - Darrell Womack (fresh) PF - Mitchell Woods (fresh) C - David Thompson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Darrell Womack, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Ryan Church tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack is hacked by Richard Guerrera - foul #1 on Richard Guerrera, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Minnesota | David Thompson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | David Williams snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Steven Abbott knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Ryan Church and the foul's on Mitchell Woods - foul #1 on Mitchell Woods, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:05 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 18:03 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell Womack | 5-0 |
| 17:51 | Minnesota | David Thompson scores on a floater from the right side set up by Ryan Walters | 5-2 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Ryan Church is fouled on the floor by Darrell Womack - foul #2 on Darrell Womack, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (PG), Karl Chilson (SG), Jason Hall (SF), James Newberger (PF) Ryan Walters, Anthony Patel, Darrell Womack, Mitchell Woods | |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Ryan Church | 7-2 |
| 17:12 | Minnesota | David Thompson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 7-2 |
| 17:11 | Minnesota | John Hess grabs the offensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:56 | Minnesota | John Hess buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by David Thompson | 7-4 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Nichols (SF), Doug Whitten (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Ryan Church, David Williams, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady (C) David Thompson | |
| 16:15 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady is called for 3 seconds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG) Steven Abbott | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ryan Walters (PG), Anthony Patel (SG), Mitchell Woods (PF) John Hess, Karl Chilson, James Newberger | |
| 15:58 | Illinois | James Nichols hits a wide open turnaround from close range on a great pass from Richard Guerrera | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Guerrera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) SF - James Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Doug Whitten (fresh) C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ryan Walters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Patel (fresh) SF - Jason Hall (fresh) PF - Mitchell Woods (fresh) C - Lawerence Brady (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Guerrera - foul #2 on Richard Guerrera, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Church (SF), David Williams (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Richard Guerrera, James Nichols, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 15:34 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:34 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | David Williams is hacked by Anthony Patel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Patel, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Ryan Walters is called for the reach on Doug Whitten - foul #1 on Ryan Walters, team foul #5 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG) Doug Whitten | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (PG), David Thompson (C) Ryan Walters, Lawerence Brady | |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ryan Church | 12-6 |
| 14:45 | Minnesota | David Thompson clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony McMaken - foul #1 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Karl Chilson (SG), James Newberger (PF) Anthony Patel, Mitchell Woods | |
| 14:45 | Minnesota | David Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 14:45 | Minnesota | David Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 12-7 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Steven Abbott's pass is intercepted by John Hess in the backcourt | 12-7 |
| 14:26 | Minnesota | Jason Hall knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Thompson | 12-10 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Ryan Church buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Abbott | 14-10 |
| 13:41 | Minnesota | David Thompson makes the contested fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Karl Chilson | 14-12 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Steven Abbott knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony McMaken | 17-12 |
| 13:07 | Minnesota | James Newberger's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony McMaken | 17-12 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Jan Tarver snags the defensive board | 17-12 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SG), James Nichols (SF), Doug Whitten (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Jan Tarver, Ryan Church, David Williams, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ryan Walters (PG), Anthony Patel (SG), Mitchell Woods (PF), Lawerence Brady (C) John Hess, Karl Chilson, James Newberger, David Thompson | |
| 12:19 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Anthony Patel, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ernest Kruckenberg (SG) Anthony Patel | |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 12:06 | Minnesota | Jason Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 11:45 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady drills a runner from the right block | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Deady (fresh) SF - James Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Doug Whitten (fresh) C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ryan Walters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernest Kruckenberg (fresh) SF - Jason Hall (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Mitchell Woods (fresh) C - Lawerence Brady (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Steven Abbott clanks a 3 from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 11:29 | Minnesota | Jason Hall pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 11:05 | Minnesota | Jason Hall is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jason Hall, team foul #7 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (PF) Steven Abbott | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Doug Whitten knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by James Nichols | 19-14 |
| 10:30 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 19-14 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | James Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Richard Deady is hacked by Jason Hall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Hall, team foul #8 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Jan Tarver (SG), Anthony McMaken (C) Doug Whitten, David Williams, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (PG), Karl Chilson (SG), Darrell Womack (SF), James Newberger (PF), David Thompson (C) Ryan Walters, Ernest Kruckenberg, Jason Hall, Mitchell Woods, Lawerence Brady | |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Richard Deady misses the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:27 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to James Newberger | 19-14 |
| 10:06 | Minnesota | David Thompson's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Church (SF) Richard Deady | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Darrell Womack is called for the reach on Ryan Church - foul #3 on Darrell Womack, team foul #9 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (PF) James Nichols | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Ryan Church makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Ryan Church makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 09:44 | Minnesota | David Thompson misses the dunk | 21-14 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken gets the rebound | 21-14 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Karl Chilson - foul #1 on Karl Chilson, team foul #10 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Whitten (PG) Steven Abbott | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods (PF) James Newberger | |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| 09:14 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Darrell Womack | 23-16 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses the lay-in | 23-16 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Ryan Church pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Jan Tarver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-16 |
| 08:37 | Minnesota | David Thompson pulls down the rebound | 23-16 |
| 08:24 | Minnesota | David Thompson lays it in on a great pass from Mitchell Woods and the foul's on David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #4 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SG), James Nichols (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Jan Tarver, David Williams, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ryan Walters (PG), Ernest Kruckenberg (SG), Lawerence Brady (C) John Hess, Karl Chilson, Darrell Womack | |
| 08:24 | Minnesota | David Thompson makes the free throw | 23-19 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Doug Whitten clanks a floater from the right side | 23-19 |
| 08:10 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Lawerence Brady | 23-19 |
| 07:48 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by James Nichols - foul #1 on James Nichols, team foul #5 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG) Doug Whitten | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Newberger (PF) David Thompson | |
| 07:48 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:48 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | James Nichols knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Steven Abbott | 25-21 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Deady (fresh) SF - Ryan Church (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ryan Walters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernest Kruckenberg (fresh) SF - Mitchell Woods (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Newberger (fresh) C - Lawerence Brady (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Minnesota | James Newberger misses the dunk | 25-21 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Ryan Church gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Richard Deady is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Deady, team foul #6 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (PF) Ryan Church | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Hall (SF) Mitchell Woods | |
| 07:05 | Minnesota | Jason Hall's pass is intercepted by Dennis Hazelwood | 25-21 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood gets the offensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | James Nichols misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Jason Hall - foul #3 on Jason Hall, team foul #11 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (PG), Jan Tarver (SG), Doug Whitten (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Steven Abbott, Richard Deady, David Williams, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Patel (SG), Darrell Womack (SF), Mitchell Woods (PF), David Thompson (C) Ernest Kruckenberg, Jason Hall, James Newberger, Lawerence Brady | |
| 06:25 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | James Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:25 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods gets the rebound | 26-21 |
| 06:07 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 26-21 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | James Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 05:45 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack pulls down the rebound | 26-21 |
| 05:23 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by David Thompson out of the doubleteam | 26-23 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | James Nichols is fouled in the backcourt by Darrell Womack - foul #4 on Darrell Womack, team foul #12 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (PG), Jason Hall (SF) Ryan Walters, Darrell Womack | |
| 05:21 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | James Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:21 | Minnesota | David Thompson grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 05:03 | Minnesota | Jason Hall is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 05:01 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 04:53 | Minnesota | Jan Tarver steals the ball from David Thompson | 27-23 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Jan Tarver lays it up and in | 29-23 |
| 04:47 | Minnesota | John Hess's pass is intercepted by Richard Guerrera in the backcourt | 29-23 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera can't finish the layup | 29-23 |
| 04:43 | Minnesota | David Thompson grabs the board | 29-23 |
| 04:38 | Minnesota | John Hess is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Patel | 29-26 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | James Nichols loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Richard Deady (SF), David Williams (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Jan Tarver, James Nichols, Doug Whitten, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Karl Chilson (SG), James Newberger (PF), Lawerence Brady (C) Anthony Patel, Mitchell Woods, David Thompson | |
| 04:22 | Minnesota | John Hess misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera grabs the board | 29-26 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Steven Abbott knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Guerrera | 32-26 |
| 03:54 | Minnesota | James Newberger comes up short on the floater from the left side | 32-26 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera drills a 3 from the left corner | 35-26 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Guerrera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Deady (fresh) PF - David Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Hess (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Karl Chilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Hall (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Newberger (fairly fresh) C - Lawerence Brady (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Minnesota | Jason Hall misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-26 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Karl Chilson is called for the reach on Steven Abbott in the backcourt - foul #2 on Karl Chilson, team foul #13 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Church (SF), Anthony McMaken (C) Richard Guerrera, David Williams | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ryan Walters (PG), Ernest Kruckenberg (SG), Darrell Womack (SF), Mitchell Woods (PF), David Thompson (C) John Hess, Karl Chilson, Jason Hall, James Newberger, Lawerence Brady | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 03:18 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Mitchell Woods | 36-26 |
| 03:05 | Minnesota | David Thompson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 36-26 |
| 03:03 | Minnesota | David Thompson tips it but misses | 36-26 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Richard Deady grabs the defensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Richard Deady misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Ernest Kruckenberg - foul #1 on Ernest Kruckenberg, team foul #14 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Whitten (PG), James Nichols (PF) Steven Abbott, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Patel (SG) Ernest Kruckenberg | |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Richard Deady misses the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Richard Deady misses the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 02:47 | Minnesota | Doug Whitten is called for the reach on Ryan Walters - foul #1 on Doug Whitten, team foul #7 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG) Richard Deady | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (PG) Darrell Womack | |
| 02:47 | Minnesota | Ryan Walters makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 02:47 | Minnesota | Ryan Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the offensive board | 36-28 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Jan Tarver knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Doug Whitten | 39-28 |
| 02:08 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 39-28 |
| 02:07 | Minnesota | David Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 01:53 | Minnesota | Ryan Walters is fouled on the floor by Ryan Church - foul #1 on Ryan Church, team foul #8 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Richard Guerrera (SG), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Doug Whitten, Jan Tarver, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Karl Chilson (SG), James Newberger (PF), Lawerence Brady (C) Anthony Patel, Mitchell Woods, David Thompson | |
| 01:53 | Minnesota | Ryan Walters makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 01:53 | Minnesota | Ryan Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | James Nichols comes up short on the floater in the lane | 39-30 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood tips it but misses | 39-30 |
| 01:34 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to James Newberger | 39-30 |
| 01:32 | Minnesota | Steven Abbott is called for the reach on John Hess in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Abbott, team foul #9 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SF) Ryan Church | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 01:32 | Minnesota | John Hess misses the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | James Nichols gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | James Nichols misses short on a runner in the lane | 39-30 |
| 01:10 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Karl Chilson | 39-30 |
| 00:56 | Minnesota | John Hess scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Steven Abbott clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 00:38 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to John Hess | 39-33 |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | John Hess comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 39-33 |
| 00:18 | Minnesota | James Newberger grabs the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 00:05 | Minnesota | John Hess hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | James Newberger pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | James Nichols pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |