| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mark Hulbert (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Raminez (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeffrey Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Jackson (fresh) C - Donald Haley (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett inbounds the ball | 23-35 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett is fouled on the floor by Paul Weber - foul #1 on Paul Weber, team foul #1 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG), Steve Collado (SF), Terrance Roberts (PF), Kurt Beard (C) Lawrence Lamar, Paul Weber, Jerry Hebert, Edward Scheiber | |
| 19:17 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-35 |
| 19:16 | Minnesota | Donald Haley tips it but misses | 23-35 |
| 19:15 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez tips it but misses | 23-35 |
| 19:14 | Minnesota | Donald Haley pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 18:58 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-35 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Kurt Beard grabs the defensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Fred Raminez steals it from Steve Collado in the backcourt | 23-35 |
| 18:36 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez is hacked by Kurt Beard - foul #1 on Kurt Beard, team foul #2 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Paul Weber (SF), Terry Bush (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Frederick Turner, Steve Collado, Terrance Roberts, Kurt Beard | |
| 18:25 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Haley | 26-35 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | John Boyd is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Raminez - foul #2 on Fred Raminez, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Neal Council (PF) James Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Paul Weber is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 26-35 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | John Boyd hits the follow up shot | 26-37 |
| 17:46 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert misses short on a jumper from the right side | 26-37 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | John Boyd gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook in the lane | 26-37 |
| 17:23 | Minnesota | Donald Haley grabs the board | 26-37 |
| 16:58 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-37 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by John Boyd | 26-39 |
| 16:26 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett throws it down set up by Fred Raminez | 28-39 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is hacked by Neal Council - foul #1 on Neal Council, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Milton Nutter (PG), Hector Fernandez (SF), James Jackson (PF), Aaron Thorson (C) Mark Hulbert, Jeffrey Bennett, Neal Council, Donald Haley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), Steve Collado (SG), Jerry Hebert (PF), Terrance Roberts (C) Lawrence Lamar, John Boyd, Terry Bush, Edward Scheiber | |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Frederick Turner hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Terrance Roberts | 28-42 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Milton Nutter (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Raminez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hector Fernandez (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Jackson (fresh) C - Aaron Thorson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Collado (fresh) SF - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Terrance Roberts (fresh) | |
| 15:10 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez's pass is intercepted by Jerry Hebert | 28-42 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Paul Weber is hacked by Aaron Thorson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Aaron Thorson, team foul #3 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), John Boyd (SF), Kurt Beard (C) Steve Collado, Paul Weber, Terrance Roberts | |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar lays it in uncontested set up by John Boyd | 28-44 |
| 14:40 | Minnesota | James Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert (SG) Fred Raminez | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:29 | Illinois | James Jackson steps in front of the John Boyd pass | 28-44 |
| 14:07 | Minnesota | Hector Fernandez's pass is intercepted by Jerry Hebert | 28-44 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar blows the layup | 28-44 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Frederick Turner tips it in | 28-46 |
| 13:35 | Minnesota | Aaron Thorson misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Kurt Beard - foul #2 on Kurt Beard, team foul #3 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Fred Raminez (SG), Jeffrey Bennett (SF) Milton Nutter, Hector Fernandez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Collado (SG), Paul Weber (SF), Terrance Roberts (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Lawrence Lamar, John Boyd, Jerry Hebert, Kurt Beard | |
| 13:35 | Minnesota | Aaron Thorson makes the 1st free throw | 29-46 |
| 13:35 | Minnesota | Aaron Thorson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-46 |
| 13:21 | Minnesota | James Jackson grabs the board | 30-46 |
| 13:03 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Edward Scheiber - foul #2 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #4 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Neal Council (PF), Donald Haley (C) James Jackson, Aaron Thorson | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG), Terry Bush (PF) Steve Collado, Edward Scheiber | |
| 13:03 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 13:03 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 31-46 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Terry Bush grabs the board | 31-46 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | John Boyd is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Raminez - foul #3 on Fred Raminez, team foul #4 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Kurt Beard (C) John Boyd, Terry Bush | |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Frederick Turner drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Kurt Beard | 31-48 |
| 12:33 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-48 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Kurt Beard grabs the board | 31-48 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar blows the dunk but he's fouled by Neal Council - foul #2 on Neal Council, team foul #5 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SF), Terry Bush (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Paul Weber, Terrance Roberts, Kurt Beard | |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 31-50 |
| 11:55 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-50 |
| 11:54 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert tips it in | 33-50 |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Boyd | 33-52 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mark Hulbert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Raminez (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Bennett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Neal Council (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Haley (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. PF - Terry Bush (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-52 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Terry Bush grabs the board | 33-52 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber connects on the open fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Frederick Turner | 33-54 |
| 10:39 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-54 |
| 10:38 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-54 |
| 10:18 | Minnesota | Terry Bush denies the turnaround by Mark Hulbert | 33-54 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | John Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 33-54 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber knocks in the driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Neal Council - foul #3 on Neal Council, team foul #6 | 33-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Milton Nutter (PG), Hector Fernandez (SF), James Jackson (PF) Mark Hulbert, Jeffrey Bennett, Neal Council | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF), Jerry Hebert (PF) Lawrence Lamar, Terry Bush | |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the free throw | 33-56 |
| 10:04 | Minnesota | Donald Haley snags the defensive board | 33-56 |
| 09:50 | Minnesota | Frederick Turner is called for the reach on Milton Nutter - foul #1 on Frederick Turner, team foul #5 | 33-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Aaron Thorson (C) Donald Haley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Collado (SG), Terrance Roberts (C) Frederick Turner, Edward Scheiber | |
| 09:29 | Minnesota | Milton Nutter comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-56 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steve Collado | 33-56 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-56 |
| 09:21 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Aaron Thorson | 33-56 |
| 09:17 | Minnesota | Milton Nutter double dribbles in the backcourt | 33-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert (SG) Fred Raminez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG) John Boyd | |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Frederick Turner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-56 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert can't tip it in | 33-56 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Frederick Turner tips it in | 33-58 |
| 08:39 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert dunks the ball set up by Hector Fernandez | 35-58 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Steve Collado drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Frederick Turner | 35-61 |
| 07:57 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 35-61 |
| 07:55 | Minnesota | Aaron Thorson tips it but misses | 35-61 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Steve Collado pulls down the rebound | 35-61 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Paul Weber's pass is intercepted by Mark Hulbert in the backcourt | 35-61 |
| 07:50 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert lays it in | 37-61 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Hector Fernandez is called for the reach on Terrance Roberts - foul #2 on Hector Fernandez, team foul #7 | 37-61 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Fred Raminez (SG), Jeffrey Bennett (SF), Donald Haley (C) Milton Nutter, Hector Fernandez, Aaron Thorson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), John Boyd (SG), Terry Bush (PF) Frederick Turner, Steve Collado, Jerry Hebert | |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 37-61 |
| 07:43 | Minnesota | Donald Haley pulls down the rebound | 37-61 |
| 07:24 | Minnesota | Donald Haley connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Hulbert | 39-61 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mark Hulbert (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Raminez (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Bennett (fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Jackson (tiring) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Haley (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Boyd (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Terry Bush (fresh) 4 reb. C - Terrance Roberts (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Paul Weber is fouled in the backcourt by James Jackson - foul #2 on James Jackson, team foul #8 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Hebert (PF), Kurt Beard (C) Terry Bush, Terrance Roberts | |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the 1st free throw | 39-62 |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses the 2nd free throw | 39-62 |
| 07:22 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Donald Haley | 39-62 |
| 06:56 | Minnesota | Donald Haley misses long on a runner from the left block | 39-62 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Lawrence Lamar | 39-62 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | John Boyd hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-62 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Paul Weber grabs the offensive board | 39-62 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 39-62 |
| 06:29 | Minnesota | Donald Haley snags the defensive board | 39-62 |
| 06:10 | Minnesota | James Jackson hits a floater from the right side | 41-62 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | The jumper by Lawrence Lamar is denied by James Jackson | 41-62 |
| 06:02 | Minnesota | Donald Haley snags the defensive board | 41-62 |
| 05:39 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert blows the layup but the foul's on Lawrence Lamar - foul #1 on Lawrence Lamar, team foul #6 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Milton Nutter (SG), Hector Fernandez (SF), Neal Council (PF) Fred Raminez, Jeffrey Bennett, James Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), Terry Bush (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Paul Weber, Jerry Hebert, Kurt Beard | |
| 05:39 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert makes the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 05:39 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert makes the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Neal Council picks off the pass by Lawrence Lamar in the backcourt | 43-62 |
| 05:12 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Mark Hulbert, team foul #9 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Fred Raminez (SG) Mark Hulbert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF) John Boyd | |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is called for traveling in the backcourt | 43-62 |
| 04:46 | Minnesota | Lawrence Lamar steps in front of the Milton Nutter pass | 43-62 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is fouled in the backcourt by Milton Nutter - foul #1 on Milton Nutter, team foul #10 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Aaron Thorson (C) Donald Haley | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SF) Paul Weber | |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 43-63 |
| 04:24 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-63 |
| 04:22 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez grabs the offensive board | 43-63 |
| 03:57 | Minnesota | Frederick Turner is called for the reach on Fred Raminez - foul #2 on Frederick Turner, team foul #7 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett (SF) Hector Fernandez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF), Terrance Roberts (PF), Kurt Beard (C) Lawrence Lamar, Terry Bush, Edward Scheiber | |
| 03:57 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez makes the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 03:57 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Frederick Turner knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-66 |
| 03:11 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-66 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Milton Nutter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Raminez (tired) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Bennett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Neal Council (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron Thorson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Turner (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrance Roberts (fresh) C - Kurt Beard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Fred Raminez is called for the reach on Frederick Turner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Fred Raminez, team foul #11 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert (PG), James Jackson (PF), Donald Haley (C) Fred Raminez, Neal Council, Aaron Thorson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Jerry Hebert (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) John Boyd, Terrance Roberts, Kurt Beard | |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| 03:08 | Minnesota | James Jackson snags the defensive board | 48-67 |
| 02:48 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett misses the 3 from the right wing | 48-67 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Scheiber | 48-67 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the shot from the right wing set up by Edward Scheiber | 48-69 |
| 02:23 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-69 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-69 |
| 01:58 | Minnesota | Donald Haley grabs the defensive rebound | 51-69 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:52 | Minnesota | Lawrence Lamar is called for the reach on Mark Hulbert - foul #2 on Lawrence Lamar, team foul #8 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Fred Raminez (SG) Milton Nutter | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:52 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert misses the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert grabs the defensive rebound | 51-69 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 51-69 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar tips it in | 51-71 |
| 00:59 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett clanks a shot from the free throw line | 51-71 |
| 00:58 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert grabs the offensive board | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:54 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert is hacked by Frederick Turner - foul #3 on Frederick Turner, team foul #9 | 51-71 |
| 00:54 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert makes the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 00:54 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert makes the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Donald Haley is called for the reach on Frederick Turner - foul #2 on Donald Haley, team foul #12 | 53-71 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-72 |
| 00:28 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Jeffrey Bennett | 55-72 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar runs out the clock | 55-72 |