| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Adam Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Denny (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Harding (fresh) 3 pf. C - William Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Michael Parodi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micheal Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Perham (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Gilberto Conti (fresh) C - Antonio Slattery (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Thomas Denny inbounds the ball | 48-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Michael Harding misses short on a jumper in the paint | 48-42 |
| 19:42 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Antonio Slattery | 48-42 |
| 19:30 | Minnesota | Micheal Moore makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Parodi | 48-45 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Thomas Denny buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Clarence McCarthy | 51-45 |
| 19:02 | Minnesota | Micheal Moore misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Smith | 51-45 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Adam Carr | 54-45 |
| 18:21 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Harding - foul #4 on Michael Harding, team foul #1 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Woods (PF) Michael Harding | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 18:21 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 18:21 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-46 |
| 17:53 | Minnesota | Gilberto Conti gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| 17:44 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 54-46 |
| 17:43 | Minnesota | Micheal Moore hits the follow up shot | 54-48 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | William Smith's floater is tipped away by Louis Perham | 54-48 |
| 17:26 | Minnesota | Louis Perham pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 17:17 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jim Spurlock (PG), James Poulsen (SG), Mark Lynch (SF), Charles Atkinson (C) Clarence McCarthy, Adam Carr, Thomas Denny, William Smith | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mike Marsh (PG), Nathan Wakefield (SG), Leonard Dyer (SF), Dragan Dembroski (PF), John Templeman (C) Michael Parodi, Micheal Moore, Louis Perham, Gilberto Conti, Antonio Slattery | |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Eddie Woods can't finish the layup | 54-48 |
| 17:08 | Minnesota | Dragan Dembroski gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 16:51 | Minnesota | The short jumper by John Templeman is denied by Charles Atkinson | 54-48 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Mark Lynch snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Eddie Woods drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jim Spurlock | 57-48 |
| 16:32 | Minnesota | Nathan Wakefield connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Mike Marsh | 57-50 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 16:27 | Minnesota | John Templeman grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 16:09 | Minnesota | Leonard Dyer knocks in the floater from the right side set up by John Templeman | 57-52 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Mark Lynch is fouled on the floor by Nathan Wakefield - foul #1 on Nathan Wakefield, team foul #1 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy (PG), Adam Carr (SG), Thomas Denny (PF), William Smith (C) Jim Spurlock, James Poulsen, Eddie Woods, Charles Atkinson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Parodi (PG), Micheal Moore (SG), Antonio Slattery (C) Mike Marsh, Nathan Wakefield, John Templeman | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Adam Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Denny (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. C - William Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Michael Parodi (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Micheal Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Dyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dragan Dembroski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Slattery (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 15:31 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 15:22 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Denny - foul #2 on Thomas Denny, team foul #2 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Louis Perham (SF) Leonard Dyer | |
| 15:22 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 15:22 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | William Smith makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Clarence McCarthy | 59-54 |
| 14:38 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi hits a shot from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | William Smith is hacked by Dragan Dembroski - foul #1 on Dragan Dembroski, team foul #2 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poulsen (SG), Eddie Woods (PF) Adam Carr, Mark Lynch | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mike Marsh (PG), Gilberto Conti (PF), John Templeman (C) Michael Parodi, Dragan Dembroski, Antonio Slattery | |
| 14:04 | Illinois | William Smith scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Clarence McCarthy and he's hacked by Mike Marsh - foul #1 on Mike Marsh, team foul #3 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jim Spurlock (SF) Thomas Denny | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leonard Dyer (SF) Louis Perham | |
| 14:04 | Illinois | William Smith makes the free throw | 62-56 |
| 14:02 | Minnesota | Mike Marsh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-56 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy snags the offensive board | 62-56 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | James Poulsen pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Eddie Woods hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 13:19 | Minnesota | Leonard Dyer grabs the board | 62-56 |
| 13:13 | Minnesota | Micheal Moore can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 62-56 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Eddie Woods gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy is whistled for traveling | 62-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Carr (SG), Thomas Denny (SF), Michael Harding (PF), Charles Atkinson (C) Clarence McCarthy, James Poulsen, Eddie Woods, William Smith | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Parodi (PG), Nathan Wakefield (SG), Louis Perham (SF), Antonio Slattery (C) Mike Marsh, Micheal Moore, Leonard Dyer, John Templeman | |
| 12:40 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 62-56 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Charles Atkinson pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Charles Atkinson makes the runner in the lane set up by Adam Carr | 64-56 |
| 12:21 | Minnesota | Jim Spurlock is called for the reach on Louis Perham - foul #1 on Jim Spurlock, team foul #3 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dragan Dembroski (PF) Gilberto Conti | |
| 12:13 | Minnesota | Nathan Wakefield misses badly on a shot from the left block | 64-56 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Denny | 64-56 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Thomas Denny can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing but the foul's on Louis Perham - foul #2 on Louis Perham, team foul #4 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Micheal Moore (SG) Nathan Wakefield | |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Thomas Denny makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Thomas Denny makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Thomas Denny makes the 3rd free throw | 67-56 |
| 11:49 | Minnesota | Dragan Dembroski travels with the ball | 67-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poulsen (PG) Jim Spurlock | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leonard Dyer (SF) Louis Perham | |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Thomas Denny connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Poulsen | 70-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Poulsen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Denny (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Harding (fresh) 4 pf. C - Charles Atkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Michael Parodi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Micheal Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Dyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dragan Dembroski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Slattery (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Leonard Dyer | 70-58 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Thomas Denny hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 70-58 |
| 11:01 | Minnesota | Dragan Dembroski gets the rebound | 70-58 |
| 10:54 | Minnesota | Thomas Denny denies the turnaround by Dragan Dembroski | 70-58 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Harding | 70-58 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Michael Harding makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Adam Carr | 72-58 |
| 10:23 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 72-58 |
| 10:22 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Slattery | 72-58 |
| 10:17 | Minnesota | Micheal Moore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-58 |
| 10:16 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi tips it back up and in | 72-60 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Michael Harding can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 72-60 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Michael Harding tips it back up and in | 74-60 |
| 09:44 | Minnesota | Micheal Moore throws it down on a great pass from Michael Parodi and he's hacked by James Poulsen - foul #3 on James Poulsen, team foul #4 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy (PG), Mark Lynch (SF), Eddie Woods (PF), William Smith (C) Adam Carr, Thomas Denny, Michael Harding, Charles Atkinson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mike Marsh (PG), Louis Perham (SF), Gilberto Conti (PF), John Templeman (C) Michael Parodi, Leonard Dyer, Dragan Dembroski, Antonio Slattery | |
| 09:44 | Minnesota | Micheal Moore misses the free throw | 74-62 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Eddie Woods snags the defensive board | 74-62 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | William Smith misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 74-62 |
| 09:35 | Minnesota | Louis Perham gets the rebound | 74-62 |
| 09:30 | Minnesota | Micheal Moore makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mike Marsh | 74-64 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Eddie Woods misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-64 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy gets the offensive rebound | 74-64 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | William Smith drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Eddie Woods | 76-64 |
| 08:48 | Minnesota | Gilberto Conti loses the dribble to Eddie Woods | 76-64 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Poulsen | 79-64 |
| 08:20 | Minnesota | Micheal Moore drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 79-66 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Templeman - foul #3 on John Templeman, team foul #5 | 79-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jim Spurlock (SG) James Poulsen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nathan Wakefield (SG) Micheal Moore | |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy misses the 1st free throw | 79-66 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy misses the 2nd free throw | 79-66 |
| 08:10 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to John Templeman | 79-66 |
| 07:48 | Minnesota | Nathan Wakefield can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 79-66 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 79-66 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Eddie Woods is hacked by Louis Perham - foul #3 on Louis Perham, team foul #6 | 79-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Carr (SG), Thomas Denny (SF), Michael Harding (PF) Jim Spurlock, Mark Lynch, Eddie Woods | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Augustus Zettlemoyer (SG), Leonard Dyer (SF), Dragan Dembroski (PF), Antonio Slattery (C) Mike Marsh, Louis Perham, Gilberto Conti, John Templeman | |
| 07:14 | Illinois | William Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 79-66 |
| 07:13 | Minnesota | Leonard Dyer snags the defensive board | 79-66 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence McCarthy (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 ast. SG - Adam Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Denny (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Harding (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - William Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Nathan Wakefield (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Augustus Zettlemoyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Dyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dragan Dembroski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Slattery (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Minnesota | Nathan Wakefield is hacked by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #5 | 79-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jim Spurlock (PG), Charles Atkinson (C) Clarence McCarthy, William Smith | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Parodi (PG) Augustus Zettlemoyer | |
| 06:40 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 79-66 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Charles Atkinson grabs the board | 79-66 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Charles Atkinson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Adam Carr and he's hacked by Michael Parodi - foul #2 on Michael Parodi, team foul #7 | 81-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Lynch (SG) Adam Carr | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Louis Perham (SF), John Templeman (C) Leonard Dyer, Antonio Slattery | |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Charles Atkinson misses the free throw | 81-66 |
| 06:19 | Minnesota | Louis Perham grabs the board | 81-66 |
| 06:03 | Minnesota | Jim Spurlock steals the ball from Louis Perham | 81-66 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Thomas Denny comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 81-66 |
| 05:55 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Dragan Dembroski | 81-66 |
| 05:50 | Minnesota | Nathan Wakefield misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 81-66 |
| 05:49 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi tips it back up and in | 81-68 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Michael Parodi steals the ball from Jim Spurlock | 81-68 |
| 05:35 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi drills a jumper from the left block | 81-70 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Michael Parodi is called for the reach on Thomas Denny - foul #3 on Michael Parodi, team foul #8 | 81-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy (PG), Adam Carr (SG), Eddie Woods (PF), William Smith (C) Jim Spurlock, Mark Lynch, Michael Harding, Charles Atkinson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Micheal Moore (SG), Leonard Dyer (SF), Gilberto Conti (PF) Nathan Wakefield, Louis Perham, Dragan Dembroski | |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Thomas Denny misses the 1st free throw | 81-70 |
| 05:14 | Minnesota | Gilberto Conti grabs the defensive rebound | 81-70 |
| 04:49 | Minnesota | Micheal Moore comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 81-70 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Eddie Woods snags the defensive board | 81-70 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 81-70 |
| 04:40 | Minnesota | Gilberto Conti gets the rebound | 81-70 |
| 04:23 | Minnesota | Leonard Dyer misses short on a shot from the left wing | 81-70 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy pulls down the rebound | 81-70 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Adam Carr | 84-70 |
| 04:04 | Minnesota | Gilberto Conti misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Eddie Woods - foul #1 on Eddie Woods, team foul #6 | 84-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Lynch (SF) Thomas Denny | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mike Marsh (PG), Louis Perham (SF), Antonio Slattery (C) Michael Parodi, Leonard Dyer, John Templeman | |
| 04:04 | Minnesota | Gilberto Conti makes the 1st free throw | 84-71 |
| 04:04 | Minnesota | Gilberto Conti misses the 2nd free throw | 84-71 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Clarence McCarthy | 84-71 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Eddie Woods connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Clarence McCarthy | 87-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:39 | Minnesota | Louis Perham misses short on a 3 from straight away | 87-71 |
| 03:37 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery tips it back up and in | 87-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Illinois | William Smith drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clarence McCarthy and he's fouled by Mike Marsh - foul #2 on Mike Marsh, team foul #9 | 89-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jim Spurlock (PG), James Poulsen (SG), Michael Harding (PF) Clarence McCarthy, Adam Carr, Eddie Woods | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dragan Dembroski (PF) Gilberto Conti | |
| 03:08 | Illinois | William Smith misses the free throw | 89-73 |
| 03:08 | Minnesota | Dragan Dembroski gets the rebound | 89-73 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jim Spurlock (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Poulsen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Harding (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - William Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mike Marsh (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Micheal Moore (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Perham (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dragan Dembroski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Antonio Slattery (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Minnesota | Louis Perham misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 89-73 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | William Smith gets the rebound | 89-73 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 89-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy (PG) Jim Spurlock | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Parodi (PG) Mike Marsh | |
| 02:32 | Illinois | James Poulsen is fouled on the floor by Micheal Moore - foul #3 on Micheal Moore, team foul #10 | 89-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Denny (SF) Mark Lynch | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mike Marsh (PG), Nathan Wakefield (SG), Leonard Dyer (SF), John Templeman (C) Michael Parodi, Micheal Moore, Louis Perham, Antonio Slattery | |
| 02:32 | Illinois | James Poulsen misses the 1st free throw | 89-73 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | James Poulsen makes the 2nd free throw | 90-73 |
| 02:25 | Minnesota | Dragan Dembroski is hacked by Michael Harding - foul #5 on Michael Harding, team foul #7 | 90-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Carr (SG), Eddie Woods (PF) James Poulsen, Michael Harding | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:25 | Minnesota | Dragan Dembroski makes the 1st free throw | 90-74 |
| 02:25 | Minnesota | Dragan Dembroski makes the 2nd free throw | 90-75 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Thomas Denny buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Adam Carr | 93-75 |
| 02:03 | Minnesota | Clarence McCarthy takes the ball from Mike Marsh | 93-75 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy misses the lay-in | 93-75 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Eddie Woods tips it home | 95-75 |
| 01:42 | Minnesota | Leonard Dyer buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Mike Marsh | 95-78 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Eddie Woods hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dragan Dembroski - foul #2 on Dragan Dembroski, team foul #11 | 95-78 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Eddie Woods misses the 1st free throw | 95-78 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Eddie Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 96-78 |
| 01:08 | Minnesota | Nathan Wakefield clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 96-78 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy grabs the board | 96-78 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 96-78 |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | Dragan Dembroski gets the rebound | 96-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Minnesota | Eddie Woods is called for the reach on John Templeman - foul #2 on Eddie Woods, team foul #8 | 96-78 |
| 00:34 | Minnesota | John Templeman makes the 1st free throw | 96-79 |
| 00:34 | Minnesota | John Templeman makes the 2nd free throw | 96-80 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Adam Carr | 98-80 |
| 00:06 | Minnesota | Mike Marsh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 98-80 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy runs out the clock | 98-80 |