| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Obregon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Vroman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Teddy Legrand (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Luis Massey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Redman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Shing Mang (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanton Oxley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alexander Messer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Hargreaves (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley inbounds the ball | 32-20 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-20 |
| 19:44 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves gets the offensive rebound | 32-20 |
| 19:24 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley is fouled on the floor by Douglas Vroman - foul #2 on Douglas Vroman, team foul #1 | 32-20 |
| 19:08 | Minnesota | Shing Mang is fouled on the floor by Brian Obregon - foul #2 on Brian Obregon, team foul #2 | 32-20 |
| 18:50 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves is denied on a dunk by Barry Redman | 32-20 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand snags the defensive board | 32-20 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Luis Massey clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-20 |
| 18:27 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Matthew Brown | 32-20 |
| 18:06 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 32-20 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Barry Redman gets the rebound | 32-20 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Luis Massey misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-20 |
| 17:35 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley grabs the defensive rebound | 32-20 |
| 17:11 | Minnesota | Barry Redman is called for the reach on Stanton Oxley - foul #2 on Barry Redman, team foul #3 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Weaver (C) Barry Redman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:57 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer drills a floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Douglas Vroman - foul #3 on Douglas Vroman, team foul #4 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (PG), Albert Castle (SG), Francis Saylor (PF) Brian Obregon, Douglas Vroman, Luis Massey | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:57 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer makes the free throw | 32-23 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-23 |
| 16:32 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Matthew Brown | 32-23 |
| 16:08 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves misses the dunk attempt | 32-23 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Teddy Legrand, team foul #5 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Obregon (PG), Douglas Vroman (SG), Luis Massey (PF), Barry Redman (C) Johnny Faulkner, Teddy Legrand, Francis Saylor, Mark Weaver | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Graham Halverson (SG) Matthew Brown | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Obregon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Vroman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Castle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Luis Massey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Redman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Shing Mang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Graham Halverson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanton Oxley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alexander Messer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Hargreaves (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer misses the jumper from the left wing | 32-23 |
| 15:25 | Minnesota | Shing Mang gets the offensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 15:13 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley blows the layup | 32-23 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Barry Redman gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Albert Castle makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-23 |
| 14:26 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer lays it in on a great pass from Shing Mang | 34-25 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Luis Massey scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Obregon | 37-25 |
| 14:01 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-25 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Douglas Vroman | 37-25 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Luis Massey can't throw it down but he's fouled by Craig Hargreaves - foul #2 on Craig Hargreaves, team foul #1 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (PG), Teddy Legrand (SF) Brian Obregon, Albert Castle | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Brown (SG), Clay Armstrong (C) Graham Halverson, Craig Hargreaves | |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Luis Massey makes the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Luis Massey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-25 |
| 13:28 | Minnesota | Shing Mang comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-25 |
| 13:26 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown tips it back up and in | 39-27 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Luis Massey hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 39-27 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Luis Massey grabs the offensive board | 39-27 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand is fouled on the floor by Clay Armstrong - foul #1 on Clay Armstrong, team foul #2 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Castle (SG), Francis Saylor (PF), Mark Weaver (C) Douglas Vroman, Luis Massey, Barry Redman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Graham Halverson (PF) Alexander Messer | |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Teddy Legrand, team foul #6 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Simpson (SF) Teddy Legrand | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:38 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Shing Mang | 39-29 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Albert Castle misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-29 |
| 12:12 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 12:00 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Shing Mang | 39-32 |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Norman Simpson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Castle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Simpson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Francis Saylor (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Shing Mang (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanton Oxley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Graham Halverson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clay Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Norman Simpson double dribbles | 42-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Obregon (PG), Douglas Vroman (SG), Luis Massey (PF), Barry Redman (C) Albert Castle, Norman Simpson, Francis Saylor, Mark Weaver | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (PG), Alexander Messer (PF), Craig Hargreaves (C) Shing Mang, Graham Halverson, Clay Armstrong | |
| 10:30 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves is hacked by Johnny Faulkner - foul #1 on Johnny Faulkner, team foul #7 | 42-35 |
| 10:30 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 10:30 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Luis Massey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Brian Obregon tips it in | 44-37 |
| 09:42 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Matthew Brown | 44-39 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Barry Redman's pass is intercepted by Matthew Brown | 44-39 |
| 09:12 | Minnesota | Eugene Scott lays it up and in on a great pass from Matthew Brown | 44-41 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Craig Hargreaves is called for the reach on Barry Redman - foul #3 on Craig Hargreaves, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Castle (SF) Johnny Faulkner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Graham Halverson (SG), Clay Armstrong (SF) Matthew Brown, Stanton Oxley | |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Brian Obregon misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Craig Hargreaves - foul #4 on Craig Hargreaves, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Goodman (SG) Craig Hargreaves | |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Brian Obregon misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Brian Obregon misses the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 08:51 | Minnesota | Jason Goodman grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 08:38 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jason Goodman | 44-44 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Luis Massey buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Barry Redman | 46-44 |
| 07:50 | Minnesota | Eugene Scott makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Graham Halverson | 46-46 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Douglas Vroman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (PG), Teddy Legrand (SF), Francis Saylor (PF), Mark Weaver (C) Brian Obregon, Douglas Vroman, Luis Massey, Barry Redman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Shing Mang (PG), Matthew Brown (SG), Stanton Oxley (SF), Craig Hargreaves (C) Eugene Scott, Jason Goodman, Alexander Messer, Clay Armstrong | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Castle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Teddy Legrand (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Francis Saylor (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Shing Mang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanton Oxley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Graham Halverson (fresh) 8 pts. C - Craig Hargreaves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Minnesota | Shing Mang is whistled for a carry | 46-46 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Mark Weaver grabs the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 06:31 | Minnesota | Shing Mang gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 06:15 | Minnesota | Shing Mang misses the fadeaway from the left side | 46-46 |
| 06:14 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley tips it home | 46-48 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Albert Castle | 49-48 |
| 05:42 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley makes the driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by Teddy Legrand - foul #5 on Teddy Legrand, team foul #8 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Obregon (PG), Douglas Vroman (SG), Luis Massey (PF), Barry Redman (C) Albert Castle, Teddy Legrand, Francis Saylor, Mark Weaver | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alexander Messer (PF), Clay Armstrong (C) Graham Halverson, Craig Hargreaves | |
| 05:42 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley makes the free throw | 49-51 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Luis Massey scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Douglas Vroman | 51-51 |
| 04:53 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Luis Massey is hacked by Alexander Messer - foul #1 on Alexander Messer, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Castle (SF) Johnny Faulkner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Graham Halverson (SG) Matthew Brown | |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Luis Massey connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Vroman | 53-54 |
| 04:03 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Albert Castle | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Luis Massey connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Douglas Vroman | 55-54 |
| 03:11 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-54 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Barry Redman pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Obregon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Vroman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Castle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Luis Massey (fresh) 22 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Redman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Shing Mang (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Graham Halverson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stanton Oxley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alexander Messer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Clay Armstrong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Brian Obregon knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Luis Massey | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:53 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Graham Halverson, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (PG), Norman Simpson (SF), Francis Saylor (PF), Mark Weaver (C) Brian Obregon, Albert Castle, Luis Massey, Barry Redman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (PG), Matthew Brown (SG), Craig Hargreaves (C) Shing Mang, Alexander Messer, Clay Armstrong | |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Obregon (PG), Albert Castle (SF), Luis Massey (PF), Barry Redman (C) Johnny Faulkner, Norman Simpson, Francis Saylor, Mark Weaver | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alexander Messer (PF) Graham Halverson | |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Luis Massey misses badly on a runner from the right block | 57-54 |
| 02:22 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 02:06 | Minnesota | Albert Castle denies the turnaround by Matthew Brown | 57-54 |
| 02:04 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer tips it home | 57-56 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Alexander Messer steps in front of the Douglas Vroman pass | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:26 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Shing Mang (PG) Eugene Scott | |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Luis Massey can't throw it down | 57-56 |
| 00:56 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | Barry Redman is called for the reach on Craig Hargreaves - foul #3 on Barry Redman, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Barry Redman | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Albert Castle misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Craig Hargreaves - foul #5 on Craig Hargreaves, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong (C) Craig Hargreaves | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Albert Castle makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Albert Castle makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown misses the 3 from straight away | 59-56 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer gets the offensive rebound | 59-56 |