| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Glenn Cummings (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Jackowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-34 |
| 19:27 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 19:20 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Walter Sullivan | 33-34 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | The jumper by James Jackowski is denied by Stanley Miles | 33-34 |
| 19:13 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Glenn Cummings | 33-34 |
| 18:58 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Gregory Burkhardt - foul #1 on Gregory Burkhardt, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:45 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:27 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Clarence McCarthy - foul #2 on Clarence McCarthy, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 18:10 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles double dribbles | 33-34 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright buries a shot from the right side | 33-36 |
| 17:57 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Clarence McCarthy - foul #3 on Clarence McCarthy, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| 17:57 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 17:57 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Scott Dollard throws it down | 34-38 |
| 17:26 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | James Jackowski gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | James Jackowski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Scott Dollard can't tip it in | 34-38 |
| 16:52 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 16:34 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Scott Dollard pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Wainwright | 34-41 |
| 16:09 | Minnesota | Thomas Wainwright blocks the short jumper by Glenn Cummings | 34-41 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | James Jackowski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 16:00 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Thomas Heald | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Glenn Cummings (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Sullivan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Burkhardt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Heald (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Miles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Jackowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence McCarthy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald is hacked by James Jackowski - foul #1 on James Jackowski, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Dale Anderson (SG), Michael Parodi (SF), Michael Yang (PF), Antonio Slattery (C) Glenn Cummings, Walter Sullivan, Gregory Burkhardt, Thomas Heald, Stanley Miles | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Van Miller (SG), Steven Snyder (SF), Denis Banks (PF) James Jackowski, Clarence McCarthy, Andrei Palczewski, Thomas Wainwright | |
| 15:28 | Minnesota | Arthur Bower misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Dollard | 34-41 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Steven Snyder drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Aguon | 34-44 |
| 14:50 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Steven Snyder - foul #1 on Steven Snyder, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| 14:50 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi misses the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 14:50 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi misses the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Denis Banks gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Steven Snyder is whistled for traveling | 34-44 |
| 14:14 | Minnesota | Denis Banks denies the turnaround by Michael Yang | 34-44 |
| 14:12 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 14:05 | Minnesota | Denis Banks steals it from Michael Parodi | 34-44 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Denis Banks knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Van Miller | 34-46 |
| 13:19 | Minnesota | Arthur Bower hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Scott Dollard gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Van Miller knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-49 |
| 12:31 | Minnesota | Michael Yang loses the ball out of bounds | 34-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (PG), Walter Sullivan (SG), Gregory Burkhardt (SF), Thomas Heald (PF), Stanley Miles (C) Arthur Bower, Dale Anderson, Michael Parodi, Michael Yang, Antonio Slattery | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Jackowski (PG), Clarence McCarthy (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF) James Aguon, Van Miller, Steven Snyder, Denis Banks | |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-49 |
| 12:09 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt gets the rebound | 34-49 |
| 11:45 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt double dribbles | 34-49 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Glenn Cummings (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Jackowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Dollard (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Illinois | James Jackowski is hacked by Stanley Miles - foul #3 on Stanley Miles, team foul #3 | 34-49 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Walter Sullivan takes the ball from Andrei Palczewski | 34-49 |
| 11:16 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan hits the finger roll | 36-49 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski is fouled on the floor by Gregory Burkhardt - foul #2 on Gregory Burkhardt, team foul #4 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Snyder (C) Scott Dollard | |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright is fouled on the floor by Thomas Heald - foul #1 on Thomas Heald, team foul #5 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Parodi (SF) Gregory Burkhardt | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy misses the 3 from the right corner | 36-49 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Steven Snyder tips it back up and in | 36-51 |
| 10:16 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-51 |
| 10:15 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald tips it in | 38-51 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Thomas Heald steps in front of the Steven Snyder pass | 38-51 |
| 09:28 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles hits a runner in the lane set up by Walter Sullivan | 40-51 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski lays it up and in | 40-53 |
| 08:45 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Clarence McCarthy - foul #4 on Clarence McCarthy, team foul #5 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dale Anderson (SG), Gregory Burkhardt (SF), Michael Yang (PF), Antonio Slattery (C) Walter Sullivan, Michael Parodi, Thomas Heald, Stanley Miles | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Van Miller (SG), Denis Banks (PF) James Jackowski, Clarence McCarthy, Steven Snyder | |
| 08:45 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 08:45 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | James Aguon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 08:30 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 08:16 | Minnesota | Denis Banks picks off the pass by Glenn Cummings | 42-53 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | James Aguon buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-56 |
| 07:33 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt drills a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on James Aguon - foul #2 on James Aguon, team foul #6 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Walter Sullivan (SG) Glenn Cummings, Dale Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Snyder (SF), Scott Dollard (C) Andrei Palczewski, Thomas Wainwright | |
| 07:33 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt misses the free throw | 44-56 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Denis Banks snags the defensive board | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Arthur Bower (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Yang (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antonio Slattery (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Aguon (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Van Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Snyder (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Denis Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Scott Dollard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Illinois | Van Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 44-56 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | James Aguon grabs the offensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | James Aguon's pass is intercepted by Walter Sullivan | 44-56 |
| 06:55 | Minnesota | Michael Yang misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-56 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Van Miller grabs the board | 44-56 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Steven Snyder's pass is intercepted by Gregory Burkhardt | 44-56 |
| 06:35 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-56 |
| 06:33 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery grabs the offensive board | 44-56 |
| 06:12 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Scott Dollard - foul #2 on Scott Dollard, team foul #7 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Parodi (SF), Thomas Heald (PF), Stanley Miles (C) Gregory Burkhardt, Michael Yang, Antonio Slattery | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Jackowski (PG), Clarence McCarthy (SG), Thomas Wainwright (PF) James Aguon, Denis Banks, Scott Dollard | |
| 06:12 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 06:12 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Thomas Heald denies the turnaround by Thomas Wainwright | 46-56 |
| 05:52 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| 05:37 | Minnesota | Arthur Bower hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Walter Sullivan | 48-56 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Van Miller is hacked by Michael Parodi - foul #4 on Michael Parodi, team foul #6 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (PG), Dale Anderson (SG) Arthur Bower, Walter Sullivan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski (SF), Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Van Miller, Thomas Wainwright, Steven Snyder | |
| 04:55 | Illinois | James Jackowski drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Andrei Palczewski | 48-59 |
| 04:42 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 48-59 |
| 04:41 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 04:17 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson is hacked by Clarence McCarthy - foul #5 on Clarence McCarthy, team foul #8 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt (C) Stanley Miles | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SG) Clarence McCarthy | |
| 04:17 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 04:17 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski buries a floater near the basket | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Scott Dollard snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski's layup is rejected by Thomas Heald | 50-61 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Scott Dollard grabs the offensive board | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Glenn Cummings (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Parodi (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Thomas Heald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Jackowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Aguon (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Denis Banks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Scott Dollard (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:44 | Illinois | James Aguon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-61 |
| 02:43 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| 02:19 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt travels with the ball | 50-61 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Nathan Wakefield (SG), Michael Yang (PF), Antonio Slattery (C) Glenn Cummings, Dale Anderson, Michael Parodi, Thomas Heald | |
| Subs | Illinois | Van Miller (SG), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Steven Snyder (C) James Jackowski, Denis Banks, Scott Dollard | |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright can't finish the layup but the foul's on Michael Yang - foul #2 on Michael Yang, team foul #7 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dale Anderson (SG) Nathan Wakefield | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Jackowski (PG), Scott Dollard (C) James Aguon, Steven Snyder | |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Scott Dollard pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Van Miller can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-62 |
| 01:33 | Minnesota | Michael Yang snags the defensive board | 50-62 |
| 01:15 | Minnesota | Michael Yang misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-62 |
| 01:14 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt grabs the offensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 00:58 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-62 |
| 00:57 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery tips it but misses | 50-62 |
| 00:55 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery tips it home | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski is hacked by Arthur Bower in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Bower, team foul #8 | 52-62 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski misses the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:52 | Minnesota | Michael Yang pulls down the rebound | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-63 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Jackowski | 52-63 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Arthur Bower takes the ball from James Jackowski in the backcourt | 52-63 |
| 00:41 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson lays it up and in on a great pass from Arthur Bower | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Dale Anderson is called for the reach on Thomas Wainwright in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dale Anderson, team foul #9 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (PG), Walter Sullivan (SG), Michael Parodi (SF), Thomas Heald (PF), Stanley Miles (C) Arthur Bower, Dale Anderson, Gregory Burkhardt, Michael Yang, Antonio Slattery | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright misses the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald snags the defensive board | 54-63 |
| 00:33 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings's pass is intercepted by Thomas Wainwright | 54-63 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Walter Sullivan is called for the reach on Van Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #10 | 54-63 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Van Miller makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Van Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:30 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Stanley Miles | 54-64 |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 54-64 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright grabs the board | 54-64 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | James Jackowski runs out the clock | 54-64 |