| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Raasch (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Nieves (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Leblanc (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Johnson | 26-30 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | John Leblanc is whistled for a carry | 26-30 |
| 19:02 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Leblanc - foul #2 on John Leblanc, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 19:02 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 19:02 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | John Leblanc grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Ricky Winter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-30 |
| 18:18 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves is called for 5 seconds | 27-30 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Jamie Morris travels with the ball | 27-30 |
| 17:30 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Jamie Morris - foul #1 on Jamie Morris, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Nash (PF), Louis Cochran (C) Ricky Winter, John Leblanc | |
| 17:30 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 17:30 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Jamie Morris can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 17:06 | Minnesota | William Raasch grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 16:49 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 29-30 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Richard Nash pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Frank Steiner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 29-30 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Frank Steiner snags the offensive board | 29-30 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Donald Johnson takes the ball from Richard Nash | 29-30 |
| 15:46 | Minnesota | Donald Johnson misses the easy layup | 29-30 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Richard Nash snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Fletcher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Raasch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Nieves (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Frank Steiner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jamie Morris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Nash (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Cochran (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Frank Steiner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 29-30 |
| 15:19 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 15:00 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Frank Steiner | 29-30 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Frank Steiner is hacked by Donald Johnson - foul #3 on Donald Johnson, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Cox (PG), Tim Lynch (SF), Joseph Gilreath (PF), Jack Harper (C) Stephen Fletcher, Willie Johnson, William Raasch, Richard Nieves | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Zeno (PG), Dwain Landy (SG), Bryan Pavlosky (SF), Ricky Winter (PF), John Leblanc (C) Christopher Goncalves, Frank Steiner, Jamie Morris, Richard Nash, Louis Cochran | |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Dwain Landy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 14:03 | Minnesota | Joseph Gilreath grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 13:38 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-30 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Donald Johnson picks off the pass by Joshua Zeno | 32-30 |
| 13:15 | Minnesota | Tim Lynch lays it up and in set up by Donald Johnson | 34-30 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Jack Harper steps in front of the Dwain Landy pass | 34-30 |
| 12:31 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-30 |
| 12:29 | Minnesota | Joseph Gilreath tips it back up and in | 36-30 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | John Leblanc comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 36-30 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Ricky Winter tips it back up and in | 36-32 |
| 11:50 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox clanks a 3 from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | John Leblanc gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joshua Cox (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Johnson (tiring) 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Tim Lynch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Gilreath (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Harper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Zeno (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwain Landy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) PF - Ricky Winter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Leblanc (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Dwain Landy drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Joshua Zeno | 36-35 |
| 10:58 | Minnesota | Tim Lynch comes up short on the floater from the right side | 36-35 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Leblanc | 36-35 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Dwain Landy hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joshua Zeno | 36-37 |
| 10:26 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox misses the dunk | 36-37 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Ricky Winter pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Dwain Landy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 09:59 | Minnesota | Tim Lynch grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 09:30 | Minnesota | Jack Harper can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by John Leblanc - foul #3 on John Leblanc, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Willie Johnson (SF), William Raasch (PF) Joshua Cox, Donald Johnson, Tim Lynch, Joseph Gilreath | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Frank Steiner (SG), Jamie Morris (SF), Richard Nash (PF), Louis Cochran (C) Joshua Zeno, Dwain Landy, Bryan Pavlosky, Ricky Winter, John Leblanc | |
| 09:30 | Minnesota | Jack Harper misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 09:30 | Minnesota | Jack Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Louis Cochran gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the shot from the free throw line | 36-37 |
| 09:00 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 08:41 | Minnesota | William Raasch knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Stephen Fletcher | 39-37 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Frank Steiner splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the left side | 39-39 |
| 07:58 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher is called for traveling | 39-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Nieves (C) Jack Harper | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Frank Steiner's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Richard Nieves | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willie Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Raasch (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Nieves (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Nash (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Cochran (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:04 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Raasch | 41-39 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves is fouled on the floor by Willie Johnson - foul #2 on Willie Johnson, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Tim Lynch (SF) Willie Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Winter (PF), Dwain Landy (C) Richard Nash, Louis Cochran | |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Jamie Morris clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on William Raasch - foul #2 on William Raasch, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Cox (PG), Donald Johnson (SG) Stephen Fletcher, Floyd Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Leblanc (C) Frank Steiner | |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Jamie Morris makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Jamie Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 05:48 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Dwain Landy grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Jamie Morris misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-41 |
| 05:30 | Minnesota | William Raasch pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 05:11 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Nieves and he's fouled by Ricky Winter - foul #1 on Ricky Winter, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson (SG), Willie Johnson (SF) Donald Johnson, William Raasch | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG), Bryan Pavlosky (SF), Richard Nash (PF) Christopher Goncalves, Jamie Morris, Ricky Winter | |
| 05:11 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 04:33 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 44-44 |
| 04:31 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves tips it home | 46-44 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Frank Steiner works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner in the paint set up by Dwain Landy and he's fouled by Floyd Wilson - foul #2 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher (PG), William Raasch (PF) Joshua Cox, Richard Nieves | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Louis Cochran (C) Bryan Pavlosky, John Leblanc | |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the free throw | 46-47 |
| 03:42 | Minnesota | Dwain Landy is called for the reach on Stephen Fletcher - foul #1 on Dwain Landy, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jack Harper (C) Willie Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky (SF), Ricky Winter (PF) Dwain Landy, Louis Cochran | |
| 03:17 | Minnesota | Frank Steiner steals the ball from Jack Harper | 46-47 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the dunk | 46-47 |
| 03:10 | Minnesota | Jack Harper grabs the board | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Fletcher (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tim Lynch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Raasch (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Harper (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Frank Steiner (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. SF - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Nash (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:42 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from William Raasch | 48-47 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donald Johnson (SG), Willie Johnson (SF), Richard Nieves (C) Floyd Wilson, Tim Lynch, Jack Harper | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jamie Morris (SF), John Leblanc (C) Bryan Pavlosky, Richard Nash | |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Jamie Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ricky Winter | 48-47 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Donald Johnson steals it from John Leblanc | 48-47 |
| 01:17 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by William Raasch | 50-47 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Jamie Morris misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 50-47 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves gets the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Jamie Morris knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Frank Steiner out of a doubleteam | 50-50 |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves banks in the layup set up by Stephen Fletcher and the foul's on John Leblanc - foul #4 on John Leblanc, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves makes the free throw | 53-50 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Jamie Morris is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Leblanc | 53-53 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 53-53 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | John Leblanc gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Fletcher (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Willie Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Raasch (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Nieves (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Leblanc (fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson wins the tip | 53-53 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:40 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher loses the dribble to Christopher Goncalves | 53-53 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves hits the finger roll | 53-55 |
| 04:11 | Minnesota | William Raasch is hacked by John Leblanc - foul #5 on John Leblanc, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Nash (C) John Leblanc | |
| 04:11 | Minnesota | William Raasch makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 04:11 | Minnesota | William Raasch makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Frank Steiner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Donald Johnson - foul #4 on Donald Johnson, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 03:53 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Willie Johnson | 55-56 |
| 03:25 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christopher Goncalves - foul #2 on Christopher Goncalves, team foul #8 | 55-56 |
| 03:25 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 03:25 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Ricky Winter is hacked by William Raasch - foul #3 on William Raasch, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Cochran (C) Ricky Winter | |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Jamie Morris misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 02:43 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 02:38 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Willie Johnson | 59-56 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Winter (PF) Louis Cochran | |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Jamie Morris scores on a jumper from the left side | 59-58 |
| 01:54 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves dunks the ball | 61-58 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Jamie Morris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-58 |
| 01:34 | Minnesota | William Raasch pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 01:10 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Nash - foul #2 on Richard Nash, team foul #9 | 61-58 |
| 01:10 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 01:10 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Jamie Morris is open and lays it up and in | 63-60 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Fletcher (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SF - Willie Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Raasch (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Nieves (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Nash (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-60 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Jamie Morris can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 63-60 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Jamie Morris connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Christopher Goncalves | 63-63 |
| 00:06 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson is fouled on the floor by Richard Nash - foul #3 on Richard Nash, team foul #10 | 63-63 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |