| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Devin Green (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 11 pts. C - Martin Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - William Hickman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard McPhetridge (fresh) SF - Jack Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 blk. C - Lester Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Ernest Ward inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Freddy Walsh | 34-27 |
| 19:18 | Minnesota | Martin Johnson steals it from David Anderson | 34-27 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Devin Green misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Hickman - foul #1 on William Hickman, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Devin Green makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Devin Green makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 18:38 | Minnesota | Lester Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-27 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Devin Green knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jeffrey Brown | 39-27 |
| 18:06 | Minnesota | William Hickman drills a shot from the left wing set up by David Anderson | 39-29 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Martin Johnson buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Ernest Ward | 41-29 |
| 17:24 | Minnesota | Lester Smith scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Leonard McPhetridge | 41-31 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-31 |
| 16:47 | Minnesota | Lester Smith is hacked by Ernest Ward - foul #2 on Ernest Ward, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), John Ray (SG), James Liberatore (SF), Alfred Dawes (PF), Leonard Schultz (C) Freddy Walsh, Devin Green, Ernest Ward, Jeffrey Brown, Martin Johnson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:32 | Minnesota | Lester Smith makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Leonard McPhetridge | 43-33 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz misses long on a floater from the baseline | 43-33 |
| 16:13 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Lester Smith | 43-33 |
| 15:46 | Minnesota | Jack Wright is fouled on the floor by James Wells - foul #1 on James Wells, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddy Walsh (PG) James Wells | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Ray (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Liberatore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfred Dawes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - William Hickman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard McPhetridge (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jack Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 blk. C - Lester Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Minnesota | Lester Smith shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater near the basket | 43-35 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | John Ray can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Jack Wright - foul #2 on Jack Wright, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Ward (SF), Jeffrey Brown (PF), Martin Johnson (C) James Liberatore, Alfred Dawes, Leonard Schultz | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 15:07 | Illinois | John Ray makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | John Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 14:48 | Minnesota | David Anderson misses the easy layup | 45-35 |
| 14:46 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Wright | 45-35 |
| 14:32 | Minnesota | Lester Smith is fouled on the floor by Martin Johnson - foul #2 on Martin Johnson, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (SG) John Ray | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 14:12 | Minnesota | Ernest Ward steals it from David Anderson | 45-35 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Devin Green misses the dunk | 45-35 |
| 14:08 | Minnesota | Lester Smith pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 13:42 | Minnesota | Lester Smith shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown can't finish the layup | 45-37 |
| 13:14 | Minnesota | Jack Wright grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 12:51 | Minnesota | David Anderson is whistled for a carry | 45-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), James Liberatore (SF), Alfred Dawes (PF), Leonard Schultz (C) Freddy Walsh, Ernest Ward, Jeffrey Brown, Martin Johnson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eddie Garber (SG), Donald Smith (SF), Craig Lewis (PF) Leonard McPhetridge, Jack Wright, David Anderson | |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Lester Smith steps in front of the Devin Green pass | 45-37 |
| 12:10 | Minnesota | Lester Smith is fouled on the floor by Devin Green - foul #1 on Devin Green, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| 11:51 | Minnesota | William Hickman can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 45-37 |
| 11:49 | Minnesota | Craig Lewis tips it but misses | 45-37 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | James Wells pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Devin Green (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Liberatore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfred Dawes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - William Hickman (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Garber (fresh) SF - Donald Smith (fresh) PF - Craig Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lester Smith (tiring) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Eddie Garber - foul #3 on Eddie Garber, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Ray (SG) Devin Green | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Harvey Branch (PG), Leonard McPhetridge (SG), David Anderson (PF) William Hickman, Eddie Garber, Lester Smith | |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 11:03 | Minnesota | David Anderson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 11:01 | Minnesota | Leonard McPhetridge gets the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 10:52 | Minnesota | David Anderson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-37 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | James Wells gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | John Ray misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 10:28 | Minnesota | Leonard McPhetridge pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 10:14 | Minnesota | David Anderson is fouled on the floor by Alfred Dawes - foul #2 on Alfred Dawes, team foul #5 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddy Walsh (PG), Devin Green (SG), Ernest Ward (SF), Jeffrey Brown (PF), Martin Johnson (C) James Wells, John Ray, James Liberatore, Alfred Dawes, Leonard Schultz | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Hickman (PG), Jack Wright (SF), Lester Smith (C) Harvey Branch, Donald Smith, Craig Lewis | |
| 10:04 | Minnesota | Lester Smith shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 46-37 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Devin Green grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown double dribbles | 46-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eddie Garber (SG) Leonard McPhetridge | |
| 09:29 | Minnesota | Martin Johnson is called for the reach on Lester Smith - foul #3 on Martin Johnson, team foul #6 | 46-37 |
| 09:13 | Minnesota | David Anderson hits the finger roll set up by William Hickman | 46-39 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Devin Green misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-39 |
| 09:05 | Minnesota | David Anderson grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 08:47 | Minnesota | Lester Smith travels with the ball | 46-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donald Smith (SF), Craig Lewis (PF) Jack Wright, David Anderson | |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Craig Lewis - foul #2 on Craig Lewis, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leonard McPhetridge (SG) Eddie Garber | |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 08:36 | Minnesota | Leonard McPhetridge pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 08:12 | Minnesota | Lester Smith is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Devin Green - foul #2 on Devin Green, team foul #7 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Ray (SG) Devin Green | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 08:12 | Minnesota | Lester Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 08:12 | Minnesota | Lester Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | John Ray knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Jeffrey Brown | 49-41 |
| 07:30 | Minnesota | Lester Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-41 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Ray | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Ray (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ernest Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 16 pts. C - Martin Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - William Hickman (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard McPhetridge (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) PF - Craig Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lester Smith (tiring) 19 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by John Ray | 51-41 |
| 06:48 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Brown picks off the pass by Lester Smith out of a doubleteam | 51-41 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | William Hickman picks off the pass by John Ray | 51-41 |
| 06:08 | Minnesota | Donald Smith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-43 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | John Ray hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Freddy Walsh | 53-43 |
| 05:28 | Minnesota | Lester Smith hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a great pass from Leonard McPhetridge | 53-45 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Ray | 56-45 |
| 05:14 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (SG), James Liberatore (SF), Alfred Dawes (PF), Leonard Schultz (C) John Ray, Ernest Ward, Jeffrey Brown, Martin Johnson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Harvey Branch (PG), Jack Wright (SF), David Anderson (PF) William Hickman, Donald Smith, Craig Lewis | |
| 04:49 | Minnesota | Lester Smith hits the finger roll against a doubleteam | 56-47 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Devin Green misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | James Liberatore tips it in | 58-47 |
| 04:09 | Minnesota | Lester Smith can't throw it down against a doubleteam | 58-47 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Alfred Dawes grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz misses the jump hook from close range | 58-47 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh hits the follow up shot | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:42 | Minnesota | Lester Smith lays it in and the foul's on Leonard Schultz - foul #1 on Leonard Schultz, team foul #8 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), Jeffrey Brown (PF), Martin Johnson (C) Freddy Walsh, Alfred Dawes, Leonard Schultz | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Hickman (PG), Eddie Garber (SG) Harvey Branch, Leonard McPhetridge | |
| 03:42 | Minnesota | Lester Smith makes the free throw | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Martin Johnson comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Jack Wright - foul #3 on Jack Wright, team foul #5 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Craig Lewis (C) Lester Smith | |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Martin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Martin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Devin Green (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Liberatore (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 18 pts. C - Martin Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - William Hickman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Garber (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Jack Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Craig Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Brown denies the turnaround by William Hickman | 62-50 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Devin Green | 62-50 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Devin Green and he's fouled by Jack Wright - foul #4 on Jack Wright, team foul #6 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Ray (SG), Leonard Schultz (C) Devin Green, Martin Johnson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Harvey Branch (PG), Donald Smith (SF) William Hickman, Jack Wright | |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown makes the free throw | 65-50 |
| 02:34 | Minnesota | Craig Lewis is open and scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed David Anderson | 65-52 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | John Ray comes up short on the floater near the basket | 65-52 |
| 02:05 | Minnesota | Craig Lewis gets the rebound | 65-52 |
| 02:00 | Minnesota | David Anderson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 65-52 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | The short jumper by James Liberatore is denied by David Anderson | 65-52 |
| 01:54 | Minnesota | Donald Smith snags the defensive board | 65-52 |
| 01:47 | Minnesota | Leonard Schultz blocks the short jumper by David Anderson | 65-52 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz grabs the board | 65-52 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown comes up short on the shot in the paint | 65-52 |
| 01:16 | Minnesota | David Anderson pulls down the rebound | 65-52 |
| 01:10 | Minnesota | David Anderson comes up short on the shot from the right block | 65-52 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | John Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from John Ray | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Minnesota | Craig Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alfred Dawes (PF) Jeffrey Brown | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lester Smith (C) David Anderson | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | John Ray misses the easy layup | 67-52 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Alfred Dawes tips it back up and in | 69-52 |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Lester Smith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alfred Dawes - foul #3 on Alfred Dawes, team foul #9 | 69-52 |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Lester Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Lester Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Alfred Dawes pulls down the rebound | 69-53 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | James Wells runs out the clock | 69-53 |