| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Bradley Dykema (fresh) SG - Robert Guion (fresh) SF - Brian Sutton (fresh) PF - Daniel Otero (fresh) C - Yul Tang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Monte Depew (fresh) SG - Daniel Blaise (fresh) SF - John Wethington (fresh) PF - Joseph Wigginton (fresh) C - Daniel Munson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Daniel Munson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Illinois | Robert Guion swats the short shot by Monte Depew | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Illinois | John Wethington pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Joseph Wigginton clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Minnesota | Daniel Otero grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Minnesota | Yul Tang clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Daniel Blaise pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Monte Depew throws it down despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by John Wethington and the foul's on Bradley Dykema - foul #1 on Bradley Dykema, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Monte Depew makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema is fouled in the backcourt by Monte Depew - foul #1 on Monte Depew, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:57 | Minnesota | Daniel Otero knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 2-3 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Joseph Wigginton's layup is rejected by Daniel Otero | 2-3 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Daniel Blaise grabs the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Monte Depew buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Daniel Blaise | 2-6 |
| 18:18 | Minnesota | Brian Sutton scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Bradley Dykema | 4-6 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Monte Depew evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Daniel Munson hits the follow up shot | 4-8 |
| 17:53 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Munson - foul #1 on Daniel Munson, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Hasting (PF) Joseph Wigginton | |
| 17:53 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:53 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema misses the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Daniel Munson is wide open but clanks a jump hook in the paint | 5-8 |
| 17:33 | Minnesota | Yul Tang pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 17:16 | Minnesota | Robert Guion double dribbles | 5-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Taylor (PG), Anthony Mouser (SG), Jess Lash (SF), Travis Leatherman (C) Monte Depew, Daniel Blaise, John Wethington, Daniel Munson | |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Brian Sutton is called for the reach on Jess Lash - foul #1 on Brian Sutton, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson (SG), John Dennis (SF) Robert Guion, Brian Sutton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Wigginton (PF) Travis Leatherman | |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Anthony Mouser can't connect on a jumper from close range | 5-8 |
| 16:32 | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 16:03 | Minnesota | Jess Lash takes the ball from Bradley Dykema | 5-8 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Doug Taylor splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 5-8 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Jess Lash gets the offensive rebound | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Bradley Dykema (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Anderson (fresh) SF - John Dennis (fresh) PF - Daniel Otero (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Yul Tang (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Doug Taylor (fresh) SG - Anthony Mouser (fresh) SF - Jess Lash (fresh) PF - Joseph Wigginton (fresh) C - Timothy Hasting (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Yul Tang denies the turnaround by Anthony Mouser | 5-8 |
| 15:40 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Daniel Otero | 5-8 |
| 15:24 | Minnesota | John Dennis misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Jess Lash - foul #1 on Jess Lash, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boris Zuver (PG), Robert Guion (SG), Larry Grossman (PF), Wayne Kelly (C) Bradley Dykema, Jessie Anderson, Daniel Otero, Yul Tang | |
| Subs | Illinois | Monte Depew (PG), Daniel Blaise (SG), John Wethington (SF), Travis Leatherman (PF), Daniel Munson (C) Doug Taylor, Anthony Mouser, Jess Lash, Joseph Wigginton, Timothy Hasting | |
| 15:24 | Minnesota | John Dennis misses the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:24 | Minnesota | John Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Travis Leatherman misses long on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Travis Leatherman grabs the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | John Wethington is called for traveling | 6-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Sutton (SF) John Dennis | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:41 | Minnesota | Boris Zuver misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 14:40 | Minnesota | Wayne Kelly tips it but misses | 6-8 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Monte Depew gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Monte Depew lays it up and in on a great pass from Daniel Munson | 6-10 |
| 14:13 | Minnesota | Daniel Blaise steals the ball from Robert Guion | 6-10 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Monte Depew misses the easy layup | 6-10 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Daniel Munson snags the offensive board | 6-10 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Daniel Munson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Daniel Munson, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema (PG), Jessie Anderson (SG), Daniel Otero (PF), Yul Tang (C) Boris Zuver, Robert Guion, Larry Grossman, Wayne Kelly | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Wigginton (PF), Timothy Hasting (C) Travis Leatherman, Daniel Munson | |
| 13:26 | Minnesota | Daniel Otero loses the ball out of bounds | 6-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Mouser (SG) Daniel Blaise | |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Monte Depew's pass is intercepted by Jessie Anderson | 6-10 |
| 12:55 | Minnesota | Joseph Wigginton steals it from Daniel Otero | 6-10 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a great pass from John Wethington and the foul's on Yul Tang - foul #1 on Yul Tang, team foul #3 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Dennis (SF) Brian Sutton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Taylor (PG), Daniel Blaise (SG), Jess Lash (SF) Monte Depew, Anthony Mouser, John Wethington | |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting makes the free throw | 6-13 |
| 12:13 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema connects on the jumper from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Jess Lash connects on the open floater near the basket on a great pass from Daniel Blaise | 8-15 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Bradley Dykema (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Anderson (fresh) SF - John Dennis (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Daniel Otero (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Yul Tang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Doug Taylor (fresh) SG - Daniel Blaise (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jess Lash (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Wigginton (fresh) C - Timothy Hasting (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Minnesota | Daniel Otero can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Joseph Wigginton - foul #1 on Joseph Wigginton, team foul #5 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Guion (SG) Jessie Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Travis Leatherman (C) Joseph Wigginton | |
| 11:43 | Minnesota | Daniel Otero misses the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 11:43 | Minnesota | Daniel Otero makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Jess Lash is fouled on the floor by Robert Guion - foul #1 on Robert Guion, team foul #4 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Larry Grossman (PF) Daniel Otero | |
| Subs | Illinois | Monte Depew (PG), John Wethington (SF) Doug Taylor, Jess Lash | |
| 11:10 | Illinois | John Wethington hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 9-15 |
| 11:08 | Minnesota | John Dennis pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| 10:51 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema misses long on a jumper from the left side | 9-15 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Travis Leatherman gets the rebound | 9-15 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Robert Guion picks off the pass by Monte Depew in the backcourt | 9-15 |
| 10:36 | Minnesota | The jump hook by John Dennis is blocked by John Wethington | 9-15 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Monte Depew misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Yul Tang - foul #2 on Yul Tang, team foul #5 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boris Zuver (PG), Brian Sutton (SF), Daniel Otero (PF), Wayne Kelly (C) Bradley Dykema, John Dennis, Larry Grossman, Yul Tang | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Mouser (SG), Joseph Wigginton (PF) Daniel Blaise, Timothy Hasting | |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Monte Depew makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Monte Depew misses the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 10:11 | Minnesota | Daniel Otero grabs the board | 9-16 |
| 09:58 | Minnesota | Boris Zuver is denied on a layup by Travis Leatherman | 9-16 |
| 09:57 | Minnesota | Wayne Kelly hits the follow up shot | 11-16 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Monte Depew lays it in set up by John Wethington | 11-18 |
| 09:19 | Minnesota | Boris Zuver misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-18 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Travis Leatherman gets the rebound | 11-18 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Anthony Mouser is hacked by Robert Guion - foul #2 on Robert Guion, team foul #6 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson (SG) Robert Guion | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Taylor (PG), Jess Lash (SF), Timothy Hasting (C) Monte Depew, John Wethington, Travis Leatherman | |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Wayne Kelly - foul #1 on Wayne Kelly, team foul #7 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema (PG) Boris Zuver | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting misses the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting misses the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 09:01 | Minnesota | Daniel Otero pulls down the rebound | 11-18 |
| 08:45 | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson loses the dribble to Doug Taylor | 11-18 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Doug Taylor misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 11-18 |
| 08:23 | Minnesota | Brian Sutton grabs the defensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 08:15 | Minnesota | Daniel Otero is fouled on the floor by Joseph Wigginton - foul #2 on Joseph Wigginton, team foul #6 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Larry Grossman (PF) Daniel Otero | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Blaise (SG), Travis Leatherman (C) Anthony Mouser, Joseph Wigginton | |
| 08:10 | Minnesota | Jess Lash steals it from Jessie Anderson | 11-18 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jess Lash | 11-20 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Bradley Dykema (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Anderson (fresh) SF - Brian Sutton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Grossman (fresh) C - Wayne Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Doug Taylor (fresh) SG - Daniel Blaise (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jess Lash (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Hasting (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Leatherman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Minnesota | Brian Sutton misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-20 |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Doug Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Jess Lash scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Doug Taylor | 11-22 |
| 07:01 | Minnesota | Brian Sutton knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Grossman | 14-22 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Jess Lash clanks a jumper from the right side | 14-22 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Travis Leatherman hits the follow up shot | 14-24 |
| 06:36 | Minnesota | Jess Lash picks off the pass by Bradley Dykema | 14-24 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Jess Lash lays it in | 14-26 |
| 06:20 | Minnesota | The pull-up jumper by Jessie Anderson is blocked by Timothy Hasting | 14-26 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting pulls down the rebound | 14-26 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Jess Lash misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 14-26 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting tips it back up and in | 14-28 |
| 05:51 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema is denied on a layup by Timothy Hasting | 14-28 |
| 05:49 | Minnesota | Brian Sutton tips it home | 16-28 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Daniel Blaise misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-28 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Doug Taylor hits the follow up shot | 16-30 |
| 05:21 | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson can't finish the layup | 16-30 |
| 05:20 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema misses the tip | 16-30 |
| 05:18 | Minnesota | Larry Grossman tips it home | 18-30 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 18-30 |
| 04:59 | Minnesota | Brian Sutton grabs the defensive rebound | 18-30 |
| 04:55 | Minnesota | Doug Taylor steals it from Bradley Dykema in the backcourt | 18-30 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Doug Taylor misses the easy layup | 18-30 |
| 04:53 | Minnesota | Larry Grossman pulls down the rebound | 18-30 |
| 04:38 | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson makes the floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by Daniel Blaise - foul #1 on Daniel Blaise, team foul #7 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boris Zuver (PG), John Dennis (SF), Daniel Otero (PF) Bradley Dykema, Brian Sutton, Larry Grossman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Monte Depew (PG), Anthony Mouser (SG), John Wethington (SF), Joseph Wigginton (PF), Daniel Munson (C) Doug Taylor, Daniel Blaise, Jess Lash, Timothy Hasting, Travis Leatherman | |
| 04:38 | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson makes the free throw | 21-30 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Monte Depew splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-30 |
| 04:24 | Minnesota | Wayne Kelly gets the rebound | 21-30 |
| 04:17 | Minnesota | John Wethington is called for the reach on Boris Zuver - foul #1 on John Wethington, team foul #8 | 21-30 |
| 04:17 | Minnesota | Boris Zuver makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 04:17 | Minnesota | Boris Zuver makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Monte Depew scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-33 |
| 03:40 | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson is fouled on the floor by Anthony Mouser - foul #1 on Anthony Mouser, team foul #9 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Yul Tang (C) Wayne Kelly | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:40 | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 03:40 | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Boris Zuver (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jessie Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Dennis (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Daniel Otero (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Yul Tang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Monte Depew (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Anthony Mouser (fresh) SF - John Wethington (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Joseph Wigginton (fresh) C - Daniel Munson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Anthony Mouser banks in the layup on a nice dish by Monte Depew | 25-35 |
| 03:17 | Minnesota | Daniel Munson steps in front of the Boris Zuver pass | 25-35 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Daniel Munson's pass is intercepted by John Dennis | 25-35 |
| 02:48 | Minnesota | Boris Zuver connects on the jumper near the basket set up by John Dennis | 27-35 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Monte Depew splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Yul Tang - foul #3 on Yul Tang, team foul #8 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Guion (SG), Larry Grossman (PF) Jessie Anderson, Yul Tang | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Monte Depew misses the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Monte Depew misses the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 02:33 | Minnesota | Daniel Otero snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 02:16 | Minnesota | Larry Grossman buries a jump hook in the lane | 29-35 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Monte Depew is called for 10 seconds | 29-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema (PG), Raymond Johnson (SF) Boris Zuver, John Dennis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Taylor (PG), Daniel Blaise (SG), Jess Lash (SF) Monte Depew, Anthony Mouser, John Wethington | |
| 01:55 | Minnesota | Raymond Johnson misses short on a floater from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Joseph Wigginton grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Daniel Blaise is hacked by Raymond Johnson - foul #1 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #9 | 29-35 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Daniel Blaise makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Daniel Blaise misses the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 01:28 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 01:18 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-36 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Wigginton | 29-36 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Daniel Otero steps in front of the Daniel Blaise pass | 29-36 |
| 00:49 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 29-36 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jess Lash | 29-36 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Jess Lash is fouled on the floor by Raymond Johnson - foul #2 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #10 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson (SG), John Dennis (SF) Robert Guion, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Monte Depew (PG), Anthony Mouser (SG), Travis Leatherman (C) Doug Taylor, Daniel Blaise, Daniel Munson | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Jess Lash makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Jess Lash makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-38 |