| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tony Gerwitz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Grubbs (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kelly Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Ferrero (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Appleton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Douglas Sherwood (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Flemming (fresh) 4 pts. C - Willie Kearse (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:53 | Minnesota | James Grubbs steals the ball from Douglas Sherwood | 29-36 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 19:32 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 19:08 | Minnesota | James Appleton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-36 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols's layup is rejected by Jimmy Flemming | 29-36 |
| 18:43 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 18:29 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 29-36 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Tony Gerwitz | 31-36 |
| 17:33 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gary Allshouse - foul #2 on Gary Allshouse, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ted Smith (C) Willie Kearse | |
| 17:33 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood misses the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 17:33 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood misses the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton connects on the floater from the left block set up by Tony Gerwitz | 33-36 |
| 16:44 | Minnesota | James Appleton buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Anthony Ferrero | 33-38 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Jimmy Flemming denies the turnaround by Kelly Nichols | 33-38 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton hits the follow up shot | 35-38 |
| 16:16 | Minnesota | The jumper by Anthony Ferrero is denied by Kelly Nichols | 35-38 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | James Grubbs grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tony Gerwitz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Grubbs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kelly Nichols (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Ferrero (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Appleton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Douglas Sherwood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Flemming (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Ted Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:47 | Minnesota | Ted Smith is whistled for a carry | 37-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (PG), Domingo Trujillo (SG), Gary Chambers (SF), Donald Lyle (PF) Tony Gerwitz, Gary Allshouse, James Grubbs, Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner (PG), Travis Wingfield (SG), Jerry Horvath (SF), Gerald Lizotte (PF), Willie Kearse (C) Anthony Ferrero, James Appleton, Douglas Sherwood, Jimmy Flemming, Ted Smith | |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-38 |
| 15:26 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Jerry Horvath | 37-38 |
| 15:22 | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edward Hohl - foul #3 on Edward Hohl, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| 15:22 | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 15:22 | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 37-40 |
| 14:54 | Minnesota | Willie Kearse gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 14:32 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 14:30 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield snags the offensive board | 37-40 |
| 14:19 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Travis Wingfield | 37-43 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Jerry Horvath is called for the reach on Gary Chambers - foul #1 on Jerry Horvath, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz (PG), Gary Allshouse (SG), James Grubbs (SF), Kelly Nichols (PF) Edward Hohl, Domingo Trujillo, Gary Chambers, Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG), James Appleton (SG), Douglas Sherwood (SF), Ted Smith (C) Stanley Steiner, Travis Wingfield, Jerry Horvath, Willie Kearse | |
| 13:35 | Illinois | James Appleton takes the ball from Tony Gerwitz | 37-43 |
| 13:31 | Minnesota | James Appleton banks in the layup | 37-45 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse is hacked by Ted Smith - foul #1 on Ted Smith, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton (C) Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming (PF) Gerald Lizotte | |
| 12:46 | Illinois | James Grubbs is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton grabs the offensive board | 37-45 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Samuel Hamilton | 40-45 |
| 12:06 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero loses the dribble to Samuel Hamilton | 40-45 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton comes up short on the floater from the right block | 40-45 |
| 11:43 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood grabs the board | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tony Gerwitz (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Grubbs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kelly Nichols (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Ferrero (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Appleton (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Douglas Sherwood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmy Flemming (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Ted Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero hits a floater from the free throw line | 40-47 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | James Grubbs is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 40-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo (SG), Edward Hohl (SF), Donald Lyle (C) Tony Gerwitz, James Grubbs, Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath (SF), Gerald Lizotte (PF), Willie Kearse (C) Douglas Sherwood, Jimmy Flemming, Ted Smith | |
| 11:14 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero lays it in on a great pass from Gerald Lizotte | 40-49 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Donald Lyle loses the dribble to Jerry Horvath | 40-49 |
| 10:48 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero lays it up and in on a great pass from Jerry Horvath | 40-51 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Gerald Lizotte - foul #2 on Gerald Lizotte, team foul #3 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz (PG), James Grubbs (SF), Samuel Hamilton (C) Gary Allshouse, Edward Hohl, Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner (PG), Travis Wingfield (SG) Anthony Ferrero, James Appleton | |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 09:57 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath is called for traveling | 42-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood (SF), Jimmy Flemming (PF) Jerry Horvath, Gerald Lizotte | |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton double dribbles | 42-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (SG) Domingo Trujillo | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 09:25 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming banks in the layup on a nice dish by Travis Wingfield and he's fouled by Gary Allshouse - foul #3 on Gary Allshouse, team foul #3 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Appleton (SG) Travis Wingfield | |
| 09:25 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming makes the free throw | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Donald Lyle is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Flemming - foul #2 on Jimmy Flemming, team foul #4 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Nichols (PF) Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG) Stanley Steiner | |
| 08:50 | Illinois | James Grubbs misses the jumper from the right side | 42-54 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz misses the tip | 42-54 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton tips it back up and in | 44-54 |
| 08:29 | Minnesota | James Appleton misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-54 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kelly Nichols | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 08:00 | Illinois | James Grubbs misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 44-54 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | James Grubbs snags the offensive board | 44-54 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-54 |
| 07:35 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Jimmy Flemming | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tony Gerwitz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Grubbs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kelly Nichols (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Ferrero (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Appleton (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Douglas Sherwood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmy Flemming (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Willie Kearse (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton grabs the board | 44-54 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | James Grubbs scores on a runner from the left block | 46-54 |
| 06:36 | Minnesota | James Grubbs steps in front of the Jimmy Flemming pass | 46-54 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | James Grubbs hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Douglas Sherwood - foul #2 on Douglas Sherwood, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (PG), Domingo Trujillo (SG), Donald Lyle (PF) Tony Gerwitz, Gary Allshouse, Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner (PG), Travis Wingfield (SG), Jerry Horvath (SF), Gerald Lizotte (PF), Ted Smith (C) Anthony Ferrero, James Appleton, Douglas Sherwood, Jimmy Flemming, Willie Kearse | |
| 06:17 | Illinois | James Grubbs makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | James Grubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 05:59 | Minnesota | James Grubbs picks off the pass by Jerry Horvath | 48-54 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Travis Wingfield - foul #2 on Travis Wingfield, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Chambers (SF) James Grubbs | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 05:30 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Donald Lyle - foul #1 on Donald Lyle, team foul #4 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Nichols (PF) Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 05:30 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 05:30 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 05:09 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Jerry Horvath | 50-56 |
| 04:57 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ted Smith | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Jerry Horvath picks off the pass by Kelly Nichols | 50-59 |
| 04:29 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner and the foul's on Kelly Nichols - foul #3 on Kelly Nichols, team foul #5 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (PG) Gary Chambers | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG), James Appleton (SG) Stanley Steiner, Travis Wingfield | |
| 04:29 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath makes the free throw | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse is hacked by Anthony Ferrero in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Ferrero, team foul #7 | 50-63 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 04:15 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte misses the dunk attempt | 52-63 |
| 04:13 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte grabs the offensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 03:57 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Appleton | 52-65 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Donald Lyle can't finish the layup | 52-65 |
| 03:47 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath gets the rebound | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 03:18 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-65 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Domingo Trujillo | 52-65 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Domingo Trujillo (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Edward Hohl (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Kelly Nichols (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Donald Lyle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Ferrero (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Appleton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Horvath (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Lizotte (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Ted Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Donald Lyle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz (PG), James Grubbs (PF), Samuel Hamilton (C) Domingo Trujillo, Kelly Nichols, Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner (PG), Travis Wingfield (SG), David Blaylock (SF) Anthony Ferrero, James Appleton, Jerry Horvath | |
| 02:37 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ted Smith and he's hacked by Gary Allshouse - foul #4 on Gary Allshouse, team foul #6 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Nichols (PF) Edward Hohl | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:37 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte makes the free throw | 52-68 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-68 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols can't tip it in | 52-68 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz tips it but misses | 52-68 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton tips it home | 54-68 |
| 01:49 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte comes up short on the runner from the left block | 54-68 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols gets the rebound | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 54-68 |
| 01:41 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte grabs the board | 54-68 |
| 01:20 | Minnesota | Ted Smith misses the easy layup | 54-68 |
| 01:18 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte tips it back up and in | 54-70 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton can't connect on a runner from the left block | 54-70 |
| 01:09 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte pulls down the rebound | 54-70 |
| 00:42 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 54-70 |
| 00:41 | Minnesota | David Blaylock tips it in | 54-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by David Blaylock - foul #1 on David Blaylock, team foul #8 | 54-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath (SF) David Blaylock | |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 54-72 |
| 00:37 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield snags the defensive board | 54-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Minnesota | Samuel Hamilton steps in front of the Jerry Horvath pass | 54-72 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Kelly Nichols | 56-72 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner runs out the clock | 56-72 |