| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joe Pickett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marin Zellner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gerald Stoney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Holbert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Atkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Conner (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Frederick Viers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney inbounds the ball | 20-33 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert misses the jumper in the lane | 20-33 |
| 19:40 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert snags the offensive board | 20-33 |
| 19:16 | Minnesota | Joseph Atkins is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 20-33 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-33 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken tips it in | 20-35 |
| 18:27 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert is wide open but clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 20-35 |
| 18:26 | Minnesota | Joseph Atkins can't tip it in | 20-35 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Frederick Viers snags the defensive board | 20-35 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Frederick Viers and the foul's on Marin Zellner - foul #3 on Marin Zellner, team foul #1 | 20-37 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd misses the free throw | 20-37 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony McMaken | 20-37 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd blows the layup | 20-37 |
| 17:46 | Minnesota | Joseph Atkins gets the rebound | 20-37 |
| 17:30 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Atkins | 22-37 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Marin Zellner steals it from Anthony McMaken | 22-37 |
| 16:48 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Frederick Viers - foul #3 on Frederick Viers, team foul #1 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Mena (PF), Alex Millner (C) Frederick Viers, Anthony McMaken | |
| 16:48 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert makes the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 16:48 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert misses the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Alex Millner snags the defensive board | 23-37 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Michael Conner misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-37 |
| 16:31 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Wayne Holbert | 23-37 |
| 16:04 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-37 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd gets the rebound | 23-37 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joe Pickett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marin Zellner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Stoney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Holbert (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Atkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Conner (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Guerrera (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Paul Mena (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alex Millner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Conner | 23-39 |
| 15:35 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert is fouled on the floor by Paul Mena - foul #1 on Paul Mena, team foul #2 | 23-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (SF), Frederick Viers (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Jeremy Boyd, Richard Guerrera, Alex Millner | |
| 15:15 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney is whistled for traveling | 23-39 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Michael Conner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-39 |
| 14:51 | Minnesota | Joseph Atkins snags the defensive board | 23-39 |
| 14:32 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett clanks a 3 from the right corner | 23-39 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Mena | 23-39 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Michael Conner buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Melvin Cobb | 23-41 |
| 13:55 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 23-41 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb pulls down the rebound | 23-41 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken is fouled on the floor by Joseph Atkins - foul #2 on Joseph Atkins, team foul #2 | 23-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd (SG), Richard Guerrera (SF), Jerry Young (PF), Alex Millner (C) Michael Conner, Paul Mena, Frederick Viers, Anthony McMaken | |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Alex Millner is called for a charge - foul #1 on Alex Millner, team foul #3 | 23-41 |
| 12:49 | Minnesota | Joseph Atkins blows the layup over the doubleteam | 23-41 |
| 12:48 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney snags the offensive board | 23-41 |
| 12:33 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-41 |
| 12:32 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Stoney | 23-41 |
| 12:24 | Minnesota | Joseph Atkins blows the layup over the doubleteam | 23-41 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd snags the defensive board | 23-41 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-41 |
| 12:14 | Minnesota | Joseph Atkins grabs the defensive rebound | 23-41 |
| 11:50 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Mena (SG), Frederick Viers (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Melvin Cobb, Jerry Young, Alex Millner | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joe Pickett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marin Zellner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Stoney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Wayne Holbert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Atkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeremy Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Mena (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Frederick Viers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Frederick Viers hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 23-41 |
| 11:26 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert gets the rebound | 23-41 |
| 11:11 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Marin Zellner | 25-41 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Richard Guerrera and the foul's on Joe Pickett - foul #3 on Joe Pickett, team foul #3 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Bush (SF), Edward Shaw (C) Gerald Stoney, Joseph Atkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Conner (PG) Paul Mena | |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd makes the free throw | 25-44 |
| 10:30 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-44 |
| 10:29 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner hits the follow up shot | 27-44 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd misses short on a floater in the lane | 27-44 |
| 09:58 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner grabs the defensive rebound | 27-44 |
| 09:41 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert hits a floater from the left block | 29-44 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken's floater is knocked away by Wayne Holbert | 29-44 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Frederick Viers tips it but misses | 29-44 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Michael Conner tips it but misses | 29-44 |
| 09:19 | Minnesota | Thomas Bush gets the rebound | 29-44 |
| 09:02 | Minnesota | Thomas Bush comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Anthony McMaken - foul #4 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #4 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ernest Kruckenberg (PG), Jason Hall (SG), Joseph Atkins (C) Joe Pickett, Marin Zellner, Edward Shaw | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Mena (SG), Melvin Cobb (SF), Jerry Young (PF), Alex Millner (C) Jeremy Boyd, Richard Guerrera, Frederick Viers, Anthony McMaken | |
| 09:02 | Minnesota | Thomas Bush makes the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 09:02 | Minnesota | Thomas Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Michael Conner buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Young | 31-47 |
| 08:24 | Minnesota | Thomas Bush comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-47 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Alex Millner | 31-47 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Jerry Young knocks in the floater in the paint | 31-49 |
| 08:01 | Minnesota | Thomas Bush can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-49 |
| 07:59 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert snags the offensive board | 31-49 |
| 07:44 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 31-49 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb snags the defensive board | 31-49 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ernest Kruckenberg (fresh) SG - Jason Hall (fresh) SF - Thomas Bush (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Holbert (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Atkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Conner (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Mena (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Melvin Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Young (fresh) 4 pts. C - Alex Millner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Michael Conner misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-49 |
| 07:22 | Minnesota | Joseph Atkins grabs the board | 31-49 |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Joseph Atkins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Jerry Young - foul #1 on Jerry Young, team foul #5 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joe Pickett (PG), Marin Zellner (SG), Gerald Stoney (SF), Lawerence Brady (PF) Ernest Kruckenberg, Jason Hall, Thomas Bush, Wayne Holbert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd (SG), Richard Guerrera (SF), Frederick Viers (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Paul Mena, Melvin Cobb, Jerry Young, Alex Millner | |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Joseph Atkins makes the 1st free throw | 32-49 |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Joseph Atkins makes the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Frederick Viers misses the jumper in the lane | 33-49 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken tips it back up and in | 33-51 |
| 06:29 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett is fouled on the floor by Anthony McMaken - foul #5 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #6 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Mena (SG), Alex Millner (C) Michael Conner, Anthony McMaken | |
| 06:07 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert (PF) Lawerence Brady | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-54 |
| 05:27 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett's pass is intercepted by Alex Millner | 33-54 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Mena | 33-57 |
| 04:45 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney misses badly on the uncontested runner in the paint | 33-57 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Frederick Viers grabs the board | 33-57 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-59 |
| 03:54 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Joe Pickett | 35-59 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Alex Millner comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Marin Zellner - foul #4 on Marin Zellner, team foul #4 | 35-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ernest Kruckenberg (PG), Edward Shaw (C) Joe Pickett, Joseph Atkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Conner (PG), Melvin Cobb (SF), Jerry Young (PF) Paul Mena, Richard Guerrera, Frederick Viers | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Alex Millner makes the 1st free throw | 35-60 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Alex Millner misses the 2nd free throw | 35-60 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb gets the offensive rebound | 35-60 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ernest Kruckenberg (fresh) SG - Marin Zellner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Gerald Stoney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Wayne Holbert (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Shaw (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Conner (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Boyd (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Melvin Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Young (fresh) 4 pts. C - Alex Millner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Michael Conner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-60 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady (PF) Wayne Holbert | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:54 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner connects on the jump hook from the left block | 37-60 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Michael Conner is fouled on the floor by Marin Zellner - foul #5 on Marin Zellner, team foul #5 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joe Pickett (PG), Jason Hall (SG) Ernest Kruckenberg, Marin Zellner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-60 |
| 02:14 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney pulls down the rebound | 37-60 |
| 01:49 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-60 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Lawerence Brady swats the dunk try by Jeremy Boyd | 40-60 |
| 01:29 | Minnesota | Jason Hall grabs the board | 40-60 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:00 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney throws it down | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Michael Conner buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Jerry Young | 42-62 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:27 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-62 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Jerry Young pulls down the rebound | 42-62 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Michael Conner runs out the clock | 42-62 |