| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Price (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Sonny Riggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Victor Fitzpatrick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick lays it in despite the doubleteam set up by Peter Aikin and he's hacked by Raymond Haddix - foul #1 on Raymond Haddix, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| 19:34 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick makes the free throw | 25-32 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Victor Fitzpatrick is called for the reach on Roger Maciel - foul #3 on Victor Fitzpatrick, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Edward Schrader knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Maciel | 27-32 |
| 18:52 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick banks in the layup on a nice dish by Daniel Butler | 27-34 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Peter Aikin is called for the reach on Raymond Haddix - foul #2 on Peter Aikin, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 18:37 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 18:12 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 27-34 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Roger Maciel gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-34 |
| 18:00 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 17:31 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix double dribbles | 27-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SF), Johnny Boone (C) Matthew Lane, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer (C) Daniel Butler | |
| 16:57 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall (C) Raymond Haddix | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist (SF), Scott Capone (PF) Sonny Riggs, Victor Fitzpatrick | |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall is fouled on the floor by Emerson Lindquist - foul #3 on Emerson Lindquist, team foul #3 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Casey Clayborne (SF), Victor Fitzpatrick (PF) Peter Aikin, Emerson Lindquist | |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel jams it and the foul's on Casey Clayborne - foul #1 on Casey Clayborne, team foul #4 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SF) Edward Schrader | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Butler (PF) Victor Fitzpatrick | |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel makes the free throw | 30-37 |
| 16:05 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer buries a floater from the left block set up by Scott Capone | 30-39 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Johnny Boone hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Kwabena Abdel | 32-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Johnny Boone (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Scott Capone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Price (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Casey Clayborne (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Daniel Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Schirmer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Minnesota | Scott Capone connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Price | 32-41 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Matthew Lane comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall tips it back up and in | 34-41 |
| 14:43 | Minnesota | Casey Clayborne misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Lane | 37-41 |
| 14:23 | Minnesota | Casey Clayborne knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Johnny Boone's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Butler | 37-44 |
| 14:13 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 13:47 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-46 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Johnny Boone scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kwabena Abdel | 39-46 |
| 13:06 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ernest Schirmer, team foul #5 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Richard Burns (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Kwabena Abdel, Matthew Lane, Johnny Boone, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Peter Aikin (PG), Sonny Riggs (SG), Emerson Lindquist (SF), Victor Fitzpatrick (PF) Scott Capone, Thomas Price, Casey Clayborne, Ernest Schirmer | |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Richard Burns comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Victor Fitzpatrick - foul #4 on Victor Fitzpatrick, team foul #6 | 39-46 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 12:29 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Peter Aikin is denied by Gary Bradley | 40-46 |
| 12:27 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Fitzpatrick | 40-46 |
| 12:04 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin makes the 3 from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Emerson Lindquist picks off the pass by Roger Maciel | 40-49 |
| 11:50 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist lays it in | 40-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sonny Riggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Emerson Lindquist (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Victor Fitzpatrick (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Daniel Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 40-51 |
| 11:38 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 11:12 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 40-51 |
| 11:10 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist snags the offensive board | 40-51 |
| 10:55 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Roger Maciel comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 40-53 |
| 10:32 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Daniel Butler | 40-53 |
| 10:08 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin buries a floater from the right side | 40-55 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Richard Burns is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Richard Burns, team foul #2 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Matthew Lane (SF), Johnny Boone (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Roger Maciel, Richard Burns, Raymond Haddix, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Capone (PG), Thomas Price (SG), Ernest Schirmer (C) Peter Aikin, Sonny Riggs, Daniel Butler | |
| 09:23 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer blows the layup but he's fouled by Jeffrey Hall - foul #2 on Jeffrey Hall, team foul #3 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Casey Clayborne (SF) Emerson Lindquist | |
| 09:23 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 09:23 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer misses the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Johnny Boone gets the rebound | 40-56 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Ernest Schirmer picks off the pass by Edward Schrader | 40-56 |
| 08:52 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Price | 40-58 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Johnny Boone is called for traveling | 40-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PF) Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Peter Aikin (PG), Emerson Lindquist (SF) Casey Clayborne, Victor Fitzpatrick | |
| 08:13 | Minnesota | Edward Schrader steals the ball from Emerson Lindquist | 40-58 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Edward Schrader lays it in | 42-58 |
| 07:45 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Edward Schrader - foul #2 on Edward Schrader, team foul #4 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Bradley (C) Johnny Boone | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs (SF) Emerson Lindquist | |
| 07:45 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 07:45 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Price (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Sonny Riggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Scott Capone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Ernest Schirmer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Edward Schrader clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-60 |
| 07:37 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs pulls down the rebound | 42-60 |
| 07:21 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Sonny Riggs | 42-62 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 42-62 |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Peter Aikin | 42-62 |
| 06:57 | Minnesota | Kwabena Abdel is called for the reach on Scott Capone - foul #2 on Kwabena Abdel, team foul #5 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Johnny Boone (C) Matthew Lane, Raymond Haddix | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick (PF), Daniel Butler (C) Scott Capone, Ernest Schirmer | |
| 06:44 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler clanks a jump hook in the lane | 42-62 |
| 06:42 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-62 |
| 06:18 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-65 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses the easy layup | 42-65 |
| 05:58 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin snags the defensive board | 42-65 |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick jams it and he's hacked by Gary Bradley - foul #2 on Gary Bradley, team foul #6 | 42-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF) Kwabena Abdel, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist (PG), Gerald Hale (SG), Casey Clayborne (SF), Ernest Schirmer (C) Peter Aikin, Thomas Price, Sonny Riggs, Daniel Butler | |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick makes the free throw | 42-68 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-68 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Roger Maciel pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-68 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Edward Schrader buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-68 |
| 05:06 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Capone (PF) Victor Fitzpatrick | |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-68 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Maciel | 45-68 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 45-68 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Johnny Boone tips it back up and in | 47-68 |
| 04:14 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Capone | 47-71 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Edward Schrader knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Roger Maciel | 50-71 |
| 03:49 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-71 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Edward Schrader snags the defensive board | 50-71 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Johnny Boone can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Ernest Schirmer - foul #2 on Ernest Schirmer, team foul #7 | 50-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Richard Burns (SF), Gary Bradley (C) Roger Maciel, Edward Schrader, Matthew Lane | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Johnny Boone misses the 1st free throw | 50-71 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Johnny Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 51-71 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Johnny Boone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Emerson Lindquist (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Hale (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Casey Clayborne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Scott Capone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. C - Ernest Schirmer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:07 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-71 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Johnny Boone grabs the defensive rebound | 51-71 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Burns | 53-71 |
| 02:40 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-71 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Johnny Boone grabs the defensive rebound | 53-71 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Richard Burns hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Gerald Hale - foul #1 on Gerald Hale, team foul #8 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Jeffrey Hall (C) Raymond Haddix, Johnny Boone | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Lang (SF) Casey Clayborne | |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 02:15 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-71 |
| 02:14 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Hale | 54-71 |
| 01:52 | Minnesota | Richard Burns steals it from Ernest Schirmer | 54-71 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Roger Maciel lays it in on a great pass from Richard Burns | 56-71 |
| 01:22 | Minnesota | Richard Burns steals it from Gerald Hale | 56-71 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Gary Bradley connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Gerald Hale - foul #2 on Gerald Hale, team foul #9 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Matthew Lane (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF) Kwabena Abdel, Richard Burns, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Casey Clayborne (SF) James Lang | |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:49 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer is called for traveling | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Minnesota | Casey Clayborne is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Schrader - foul #3 on Edward Schrader, team foul #7 | 61-71 |
| 00:42 | Minnesota | Casey Clayborne makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:42 | Minnesota | Casey Clayborne makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Roger Maciel banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edward Schrader and he's hacked by Casey Clayborne - foul #2 on Casey Clayborne, team foul #10 | 63-73 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:35 | Minnesota | Roger Maciel is called for the reach on Casey Clayborne in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Maciel, team foul #8 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Peter Aikin (PG), Thomas Price (SG), Victor Fitzpatrick (PF), Daniel Butler (C) Emerson Lindquist, Gerald Hale, Scott Capone, Ernest Schirmer | |
| 00:35 | Minnesota | Casey Clayborne makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:35 | Minnesota | Casey Clayborne makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Peter Aikin steals the ball from Edward Schrader | 64-75 |
| 00:23 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin jams it | 64-77 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Gary Bradley knocks in the jumper from the right block | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin runs out the clock | 66-77 |