| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Smith (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Sean Tobar (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Steiner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leon Eldredge (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Banks (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Donald Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willie Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathan Ingram (fresh) 7 pts. C - Kal Blackwell (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson inbounds the ball | 21-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Minnesota | Kal Blackwell blows the layup | 21-30 |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge grabs the defensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Nathan Ingram takes the ball from David Smith | 21-30 |
| 19:21 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-33 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Frank Steiner evades the doubleteam and hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Charles Banks and he's hacked by Willie Johnson - foul #1 on Willie Johnson, team foul #1 | 23-33 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the free throw | 24-33 |
| 18:43 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-33 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | David Smith splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Frank Steiner tips it but misses | 24-33 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Charles Banks hits the follow up shot | 26-33 |
| 17:58 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson dunks the ball | 26-35 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Sean Tobar is hacked by Willie Johnson - foul #2 on Willie Johnson, team foul #2 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joseph Gilreath (SF) Willie Johnson | |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Charles Banks is hacked by Kal Blackwell - foul #1 on Kal Blackwell, team foul #3 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt (PG), Stanford Fay (C) David Smith, Charles Banks | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Timothy Brown (PG), Tim Lynch (PF), Raymond Alter (C) Donald Johnson, Nathan Ingram, Kal Blackwell | |
| 16:59 | Illinois | Raymond Alter denies the turnaround by Frank Steiner | 26-35 |
| 16:58 | Minnesota | Tim Lynch pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 16:47 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson is whistled for a carry | 26-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Pierce (PG), James Barnett (SF) Frank Steiner, Leon Eldredge | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Tony Cartwright (SG) Floyd Wilson | |
| 16:28 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Timothy McDeavitt is blocked by Tim Lynch | 26-35 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt grabs the offensive board | 26-35 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Tony Cartwright - foul #2 on Tony Cartwright, team foul #4 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Smith (PG), Charles Banks (C) Charles Pierce, Sean Tobar | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donald Johnson (PG), Willie Johnson (SF), Nathan Ingram (PF), Kal Blackwell (C) Timothy Brown, Joseph Gilreath, Tim Lynch, Raymond Alter | |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt misses the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 15:50 | Minnesota | Donald Johnson is hacked by James Barnett - foul #2 on James Barnett, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SF) James Barnett | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson (SG) Tony Cartwright | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Smith (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Timothy McDeavitt (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - Frank Steiner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanford Fay (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Banks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Donald Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Willie Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nathan Ingram (fresh) 7 pts. C - Kal Blackwell (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-35 |
| 15:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Banks | 27-35 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | David Smith works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Steiner | 30-35 |
| 14:58 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson banks in the layup on a great pass from Floyd Wilson | 30-37 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | David Smith is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 30-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sean Tobar (SG), Leon Eldredge (PF) Timothy McDeavitt, Stanford Fay | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Timothy Brown (PG) Donald Johnson | |
| 14:25 | Minnesota | Nathan Ingram misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Leon Eldredge - foul #1 on Leon Eldredge, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joseph Gilreath (SF) Willie Johnson | |
| 14:25 | Minnesota | Nathan Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 14:25 | Minnesota | Nathan Ingram misses the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge pulls down the rebound | 30-38 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | David Smith works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 13:55 | Minnesota | Joseph Gilreath gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 13:45 | Minnesota | Nathan Ingram connects on the shot from the free throw line | 30-40 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Charles Banks connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Frank Steiner and he's fouled by Kal Blackwell - foul #2 on Kal Blackwell, team foul #5 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Barnett (PG), Stanford Fay (SF) David Smith, Frank Steiner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donald Johnson (PG), Tony Cartwright (SG), Willie Johnson (SF), Tim Lynch (PF), Raymond Alter (C) Timothy Brown, Floyd Wilson, Joseph Gilreath, Nathan Ingram, Kal Blackwell | |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Charles Banks makes the free throw | 33-40 |
| 12:58 | Minnesota | Donald Johnson can't connect on a shot from the right side | 33-40 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Charles Banks gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Charles Banks misses long on a floater from the right side | 33-40 |
| 12:33 | Minnesota | Raymond Alter snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 12:26 | Minnesota | Tony Cartwright knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Johnson | 33-43 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Sean Tobar loses the dribble to Tim Lynch | 33-43 |
| 12:05 | Minnesota | Donald Johnson connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tony Cartwright | 33-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Barnett (fresh) SG - Sean Tobar (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanford Fay (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Leon Eldredge (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Banks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Donald Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Cartwright (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willie Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Tim Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Alter (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:18 | Minnesota | Tim Lynch misses long on a floater from close range | 35-45 |
| 11:17 | Minnesota | Tim Lynch pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 11:08 | Minnesota | Tim Lynch misses the jumper from the free throw line | 35-45 |
| 11:06 | Minnesota | Tim Lynch hits the follow up shot | 35-47 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Charles Banks banks in the layup set up by Leon Eldredge | 37-47 |
| 10:13 | Minnesota | Tony Cartwright is hacked by Charles Banks - foul #3 on Charles Banks, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Smith (PG), Charles Pierce (SG), Frank Steiner (SF), Timothy McDeavitt (C) James Barnett, Sean Tobar, Stanford Fay, Charles Banks | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Timothy Brown (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Joseph Gilreath (SF), Nathan Ingram (PF), Kal Blackwell (C) Donald Johnson, Tony Cartwright, Willie Johnson, Tim Lynch, Raymond Alter | |
| 09:58 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-47 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge misses short on an open floater from the left side | 37-47 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Frank Steiner tips it home | 39-47 |
| 09:45 | Minnesota | Joseph Gilreath clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | David Smith evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Pierce | 41-47 |
| 09:13 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 09:11 | Minnesota | Nathan Ingram hits the follow up shot | 41-49 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Frank Steiner | 43-49 |
| 08:25 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson scores on a 3 from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kal Blackwell - foul #3 on Kal Blackwell, team foul #6 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sean Tobar (SG) Charles Pierce | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donald Johnson (PG) Timothy Brown | |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 07:38 | Minnesota | Nathan Ingram can't connect on a floater from the right side | 45-52 |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Sean Tobar snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Smith (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Sean Tobar (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Steiner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leon Eldredge (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy McDeavitt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Donald Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Gilreath (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nathan Ingram (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Kal Blackwell (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Donald Johnson is called for the reach on Leon Eldredge - foul #3 on Donald Johnson, team foul #7 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Pierce (PG), James Barnett (SF), Stanford Fay (C) David Smith, Frank Steiner, Timothy McDeavitt | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Tony Cartwright (SG), Willie Johnson (SF), Tim Lynch (PF), Raymond Alter (C) Floyd Wilson, Joseph Gilreath, Nathan Ingram, Kal Blackwell | |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Raymond Alter snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 06:47 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tim Lynch | 45-54 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Charles Pierce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SF), Charles Banks (C) Charles Pierce, Leon Eldredge | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson (SG) Tony Cartwright | |
| 06:20 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Johnson | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Charles Banks misses badly on a shot near the basket | 45-57 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Charles Banks snags the offensive board | 45-57 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Stanford Fay can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-57 |
| 05:50 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson grabs the board | 45-57 |
| 05:41 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson clanks a shot from the left block | 45-57 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Charles Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Sean Tobar hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by James Barnett | 47-57 |
| 05:22 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Floyd Wilson | 47-59 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Frank Steiner works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by James Barnett and he's fouled by Donald Johnson - foul #4 on Donald Johnson, team foul #8 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Smith (PG), Timothy McDeavitt (PF) James Barnett, Stanford Fay | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Timothy Brown (PG), Joseph Gilreath (SF), Nathan Ingram (PF), Kal Blackwell (C) Donald Johnson, Willie Johnson, Tim Lynch, Raymond Alter | |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the free throw | 49-59 |
| 05:15 | Minnesota | Nathan Ingram grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 05:09 | Minnesota | Charles Banks denies the turnaround by Nathan Ingram | 49-59 |
| 05:08 | Minnesota | Kal Blackwell snags the offensive board | 49-59 |
| 04:53 | Minnesota | Nathan Ingram loses the dribble to Sean Tobar | 49-59 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Sean Tobar lays it up and in | 51-59 |
| 04:43 | Minnesota | Joseph Gilreath hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Brown | 51-62 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt makes the fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Kal Blackwell - foul #4 on Kal Blackwell, team foul #9 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanford Fay (PF) Frank Steiner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Tony Cartwright (SG) Floyd Wilson | |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt makes the free throw | 54-62 |
| 04:11 | Minnesota | Kal Blackwell misses long on a runner near the basket | 54-62 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Stanford Fay snags the defensive board | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Charles Banks comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Kal Blackwell - foul #5 on Kal Blackwell, team foul #10 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Pierce (SG), James Barnett (SF) Sean Tobar, Timothy McDeavitt | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Willie Johnson (SF), Raymond Alter (C) Joseph Gilreath, Kal Blackwell | |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Charles Banks misses the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Charles Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Minnesota | Nathan Ingram is fouled on the floor by Stanford Fay - foul #2 on Stanford Fay, team foul #4 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donald Johnson (PG) Timothy Brown | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Smith (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Charles Pierce (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Barnett (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Stanford Fay (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Banks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Donald Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tony Cartwright (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willie Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Nathan Ingram (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Alter (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Minnesota | Raymond Alter is hacked by James Barnett - foul #3 on James Barnett, team foul #5 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sean Tobar (SG), Frank Steiner (SF) Charles Pierce, Charles Banks | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson (SG) Tony Cartwright | |
| 02:56 | Minnesota | Stanford Fay is called for the reach on Donald Johnson - foul #3 on Stanford Fay, team foul #6 | 55-62 |
| 02:33 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson clanks a shot from the right side | 55-62 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Sean Tobar | 55-62 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Eldredge (PF), Charles Banks (C) Stanford Fay, James Barnett | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Nathan Ingram is called for the reach on Leon Eldredge - foul #2 on Nathan Ingram, team foul #11 | 55-62 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:54 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson is hacked by Frank Steiner - foul #3 on Frank Steiner, team foul #7 | 57-62 |
| 01:54 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 01:54 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge snags the defensive board | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Frank Steiner's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Donald Johnson | 57-63 |
| 01:24 | Minnesota | Donald Johnson misses the easy layup | 57-63 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Charles Banks gets the rebound | 57-63 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | David Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-63 |
| 01:00 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Willie Johnson | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:57 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #8 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Timothy Brown (SG), Tim Lynch (PF) Floyd Wilson, Nathan Ingram | |
| 00:57 | Minnesota | Willie Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge grabs the defensive rebound | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Frank Steiner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 57-63 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Frank Steiner tips it home | 59-63 |
| 00:49 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson (SG), Nathan Ingram (PF) Timothy Brown, Tim Lynch | |
| 00:46 | Minnesota | Donald Johnson is hacked by David Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #9 | 59-63 |
| 00:46 | Minnesota | Donald Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Charles Banks pulls down the rebound | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Charles Banks scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by a doubleteamed David Smith | 61-63 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Minnesota | Raymond Alter hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Johnson | 61-65 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | David Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-65 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge grabs the offensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | David Smith loses the dribble to Floyd Wilson | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | Donald Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by David Smith - foul #4 on David Smith, team foul #10 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joseph Gilreath (SF), Tim Lynch (PF) Willie Johnson, Nathan Ingram | |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | Donald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | Donald Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the halfcourt shot | 61-67 |