| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Hardin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Graham Halverson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanton Oxley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alexander Messer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Clay Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Castle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Justin McQuesten (fresh) 6 pts. C - Luis Massey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Brian Hardin | 32-31 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Luis Massey travels with the ball | 32-31 |
| 19:24 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Justin McQuesten | 32-31 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Luis Massey buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Johnny Faulkner and he's hacked by Clay Armstrong - foul #2 on Clay Armstrong, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Luis Massey makes the free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:45 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley travels with the ball | 32-34 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Norman Simpson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-34 |
| 18:05 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson's pass is intercepted by Johnny Faulkner | 32-34 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Luis Massey's floater is tipped away by Alexander Messer | 32-34 |
| 17:54 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 17:25 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-34 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Clay Armstrong picks off the pass by Norman Simpson | 32-34 |
| 16:44 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin travels with the ball | 32-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (SF), Francis Saylor (PF), Thomas Duerr (C) Norman Simpson, Justin McQuesten, Luis Massey | |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alexander Messer - foul #2 on Alexander Messer, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 16:32 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 16:07 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Gregory Roberts - foul #1 on Gregory Roberts, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SF) Johnny Faulkner | |
| 16:07 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 16:07 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Christopher Reny hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gregory Roberts | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Hardin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Graham Halverson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stanton Oxley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alexander Messer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Clay Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Albert Castle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Reny (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Francis Saylor (fresh) C - Thomas Duerr (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Duerr - foul #1 on Thomas Duerr, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves (C) Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Simpson (SF), Justin McQuesten (PF), Mark Weaver (C) Christopher Reny, Francis Saylor, Thomas Duerr | |
| 15:28 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 15:28 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Mark Weaver grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Mark Weaver connects on the jumper from the right block | 34-40 |
| 14:50 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Justin McQuesten | 34-40 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Mark Weaver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (PG), Luis Massey (C) Gregory Roberts, Mark Weaver | |
| 14:11 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Luis Massey - foul #1 on Luis Massey, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| 14:11 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 14:11 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Craig Hargreaves is called for the reach on Luis Massey - foul #4 on Craig Hargreaves, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong (C) Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Albert Castle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 13:39 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 13:14 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-40 |
| 13:13 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley hits the follow up shot | 37-40 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Luis Massey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-40 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Luis Massey can't tip it in | 37-40 |
| 12:51 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 12:32 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley's floater is tipped away by Luis Massey | 37-40 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Albert Castle misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-40 |
| 12:24 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 12:07 | Minnesota | 3 seconds is called on Graham Halverson | 37-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (PG), Wayne Horton (SG) Brian Hardin, Graham Halverson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SG), Gregory Roberts (SF), Francis Saylor (PF), Mark Weaver (C) Albert Castle, Norman Simpson, Justin McQuesten, Luis Massey | |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Francis Saylor | 37-42 |
| 11:36 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-42 |
| 11:34 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer tips it home | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Eugene Scott (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wayne Horton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanton Oxley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alexander Messer (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Clay Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Johnny Faulkner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Reny (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gregory Roberts (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Francis Saylor (fresh) C - Mark Weaver (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Eugene Scott steps in front of the Mark Weaver pass | 39-42 |
| 11:24 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eugene Scott | 41-42 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Christopher Reny hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 10:33 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley can't finish the layup | 41-45 |
| 10:31 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 10:12 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley throws it down on a great pass from Eugene Scott | 43-45 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Christopher Reny misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eugene Scott - foul #1 on Eugene Scott, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Hardin (PG), Matthew Brown (SF), Graham Halverson (PF) Eugene Scott, Stanton Oxley, Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Castle (SG), Norman Simpson (SF), Justin McQuesten (PF), Luis Massey (C) Johnny Faulkner, Gregory Roberts, Francis Saylor, Mark Weaver | |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Christopher Reny makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Christopher Reny misses the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 09:56 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 09:51 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Justin McQuesten - foul #3 on Justin McQuesten, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| 09:51 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 09:51 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Albert Castle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Norman Simpson snags the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 09:13 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 08:44 | Minnesota | Luis Massey denies the turnaround by Brian Hardin | 45-46 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Luis Massey | 45-46 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 08:31 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 08:05 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown is called for a charge - foul #2 on Matthew Brown, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley (SF), Clay Armstrong (C) Wayne Horton, Alexander Messer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (PG), Mark Weaver (C) Christopher Reny, Luis Massey | |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner is hacked by Matthew Brown - foul #3 on Matthew Brown, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves (C) Matthew Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Albert Castle connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Weaver | 45-49 |
| 07:22 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Brian Hardin | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Hardin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Graham Halverson (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Stanton Oxley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clay Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Craig Hargreaves (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Castle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Justin McQuesten (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Mark Weaver (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Illinois | Albert Castle comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 07:15 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 06:51 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley is fouled on the floor by Johnny Faulkner - foul #1 on Johnny Faulkner, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Brown (SG) Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SG), Gregory Roberts (SF), Luis Massey (C) Albert Castle, Norman Simpson, Mark Weaver | |
| 06:32 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown is whistled for a carry | 47-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alexander Messer (PF) Graham Halverson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Weaver (C) Justin McQuesten | |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Luis Massey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-49 |
| 05:58 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-49 |
| 05:57 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves tips it in | 49-49 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner can't tip it in | 49-49 |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 05:30 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (PG), Wayne Horton (SG) Brian Hardin, Matthew Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Castle (SG), Norman Simpson (SF), Justin McQuesten (PF) Johnny Faulkner, Christopher Reny, Luis Massey | |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Albert Castle hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Gregory Roberts | 49-52 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:04 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton is whistled for a carry | 49-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong (PF) Alexander Messer | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 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) | |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 04:35 | Minnesota | Eugene Scott buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Stanton Oxley | 51-55 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Mark Weaver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Hardin (PG), Graham Halverson (SG) Eugene Scott, Wayne Horton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (PG), Luis Massey (C) Gregory Roberts, Mark Weaver | |
| 03:51 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Clay Armstrong | 53-55 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Stanton Oxley is called for the reach on Norman Simpson - foul #2 on Stanton Oxley, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Brown (SG) Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SG), Francis Saylor (PF) Albert Castle, Justin McQuesten | |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Norman Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 03:32 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 03:14 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin misses short on a floater from the left block | 53-55 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Reny | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Hardin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stanton Oxley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Graham Halverson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Hargreaves (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Reny (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Norman Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Francis Saylor (fresh) C - Luis Massey (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Luis Massey drills a floater from the right block | 53-57 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:32 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-57 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Norman Simpson snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong (PF) Matthew Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Castle (SG), Justin McQuesten (PF) Christopher Reny, Francis Saylor | |
| 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) | |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Luis Massey misses the dunk | 53-57 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Luis Massey grabs the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-60 |
| 01:29 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 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) | |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Albert Castle connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-63 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:56 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley comes up short on the shot from close range | 53-63 |
| 00:55 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves grabs the offensive board | 53-63 |
| 00:51 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Graham Halverson | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Norman Simpson is hacked by Brian Hardin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Hardin, team foul #8 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alexander Messer (PF) Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SG) Albert Castle | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Norman Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:48 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves grabs the board | 55-63 |
| 00:41 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Luis Massey gets the rebound | 55-63 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Luis Massey is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Hardin - foul #3 on Brian Hardin, team foul #9 | 55-63 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Luis Massey makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Luis Massey misses the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:37 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves gets the rebound | 55-64 |
| 00:31 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Graham Halverson | 58-64 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Hardin - foul #4 on Brian Hardin, team foul #10 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (SF) Norman Simpson | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-66 |
| 00:18 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Hardin | 61-66 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-66 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Brian Hardin is called for the reach on Christopher Reny in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brian Hardin, team foul #11 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (PG) Brian Hardin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Christopher Reny makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Christopher Reny makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:06 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Graham Halverson, team foul #12 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Simpson (SF) Gregory Roberts | |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner runs out the clock | 61-68 |