| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Seth Beard (fresh) SG - Kevin Hammerstein (fresh) SF - Michael Ivey (fresh) PF - Adam Griffin (fresh) C - Arthur Berger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Shea (fresh) SG - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) SF - Shane Ferguson (fresh) PF - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) C - Rickey Anderson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard misses the fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard clanks a runner in the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Minnesota | Seth Beard pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Seth Beard | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Brian Shea can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Michael Ivey | 2-0 |
| 17:55 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Ivey | 4-0 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Samuel Birdsell | 4-2 |
| 17:06 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger is open but comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 4-2 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard is called for traveling | 4-2 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler (PG), Frank Nall (SF), Lance Jewell (C) Seth Beard, Michael Ivey, Arthur Berger | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:16 | Minnesota | Frank Nall can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kevin Hammerstein - foul #1 on Kevin Hammerstein, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (PG), Ryan Linkous (PF), Henry Lambright (C) Brian Shea, Shane Ferguson, Rickey Anderson | |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Wheeler (fresh) SG - Kevin Hammerstein (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Nall (fresh) PF - Adam Griffin (fairly fresh) C - Lance Jewell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Kruse (fresh) SG - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) PF - Ryan Linkous (fresh) C - Henry Lambright (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Minnesota | Frank Nall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Seth Beard (PG), Jean Bazemore (SG), Arthur Berger (C) Gregory Wheeler, Kevin Hammerstein, Lance Jewell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Staton (SF) Samuel Birdsell | |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Richard Kruse can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Henry Lambright hits the follow up shot | 4-6 |
| 14:51 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ryan Linkous - foul #1 on Ryan Linkous, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein (SG), Michael Ivey (SF) Jean Bazemore, Frank Nall | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (PG) Eddie Gerhard | |
| 14:51 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 14:51 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous is hacked by Kevin Hammerstein - foul #2 on Kevin Hammerstein, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore (SG) Kevin Hammerstein | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (SG), Shane Ferguson (SF), Rickey Anderson (C) Scott Staton, Richard Kruse, Henry Lambright | |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lance Jewell (C) Arthur Berger | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:40 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey is fouled on the floor by Shane Ferguson - foul #1 on Shane Ferguson, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard (SG) Ryan Linkous | |
| 13:21 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 6-6 |
| 13:19 | Minnesota | Lance Jewell gets the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 13:05 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-6 |
| 13:03 | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore hits the follow up shot | 8-6 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Brian Shea misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 12:40 | Minnesota | Lance Jewell gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 12:18 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Seth Beard and he's hacked by Samuel Birdsell - foul #1 on Samuel Birdsell, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler (PG), Frank Nall (SF), Arthur Berger (C) Seth Beard, Michael Ivey, Lance Jewell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (PG) Brian Shea | |
| 12:18 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin misses the free throw | 10-6 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson grabs the board | 10-6 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Richard Kruse misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-6 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson tips it home | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Wheeler (fresh) SG - Jean Bazemore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Nall (fresh) PF - Adam Griffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Arthur Berger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Kruse (fresh) SG - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Shane Ferguson (fairly fresh) PF - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) C - Rickey Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Minnesota | Shane Ferguson steals it from Adam Griffin | 10-8 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Gregory Wheeler takes the ball from Richard Kruse in the backcourt | 10-8 |
| 11:14 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger is hacked by Rickey Anderson - foul #1 on Rickey Anderson, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Staton (SF), Ryan Linkous (PF), Henry Lambright (C) Shane Ferguson, Samuel Birdsell, Rickey Anderson | |
| 10:56 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger knocks in the floater from the right block | 12-8 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Adam Griffin takes the ball from Ryan Linkous | 12-8 |
| 10:16 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Seth Beard (PG), Michael Ivey (SF), Justin Hines (PF) Jean Bazemore, Frank Nall, Adam Griffin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (PG), Samuel Birdsell (SG) Eddie Gerhard, Scott Staton | |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Richard Kruse clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-8 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell snags the offensive board | 12-8 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Michael Ivey steals it from Richard Kruse | 12-8 |
| 09:25 | Minnesota | Justin Hines blows the layup | 12-8 |
| 09:24 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Berger | 12-8 |
| 09:09 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Henry Lambright snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Arthur Berger - foul #1 on Arthur Berger, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore (SG), Adam Griffin (PF) Gregory Wheeler, Justin Hines | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard (SG), Shane Ferguson (SF), Rickey Anderson (C) Samuel Birdsell, Richard Kruse, Henry Lambright | |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 08:41 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey is whistled for traveling | 12-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lance Jewell (C) Arthur Berger | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Adam Griffin - foul #1 on Adam Griffin, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (PF) Ryan Linkous | |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard misses the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 08:12 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 08:01 | Minnesota | Seth Beard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-11 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Brian Shea's fadeaway is rejected by Lance Jewell | 12-11 |
| 07:33 | Minnesota | Lance Jewell snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Seth Beard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jean Bazemore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Ivey (fresh) PF - Adam Griffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lance Jewell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Shea (fresh) SG - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Shane Ferguson (fresh) PF - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rickey Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin lays it up and in | 14-11 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 14-11 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson tips it but misses | 14-11 |
| 07:02 | Minnesota | Lance Jewell snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| 06:49 | Minnesota | Eddie Gerhard is called for the reach on Jean Bazemore - foul #1 on Eddie Gerhard, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler (PG), Frank Nall (SF), Arthur Berger (C) Seth Beard, Michael Ivey, Lance Jewell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (PG) Brian Shea | |
| 06:34 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Eddie Gerhard - foul #2 on Eddie Gerhard, team foul #6 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Linkous (PF) Eddie Gerhard | |
| 06:21 | Minnesota | Frank Nall loses the dribble to Samuel Birdsell | 14-11 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell hits the finger roll | 14-13 |
| 06:11 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Gregory Wheeler | 16-13 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Shane Ferguson, team foul #7 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Seth Beard (PG), Justin Hines (PF) Jean Bazemore, Adam Griffin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (PG), Henry Lambright (C) Shane Ferguson, Rickey Anderson | |
| 05:25 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 05:23 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger snags the offensive board | 16-13 |
| 05:02 | Minnesota | Henry Lambright steals it from Arthur Berger | 16-13 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Richard Kruse comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 16-13 |
| 04:42 | Minnesota | Justin Hines snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 04:31 | Minnesota | Henry Lambright is called for the reach on Arthur Berger - foul #1 on Henry Lambright, team foul #8 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Ivey (SF), Adam Griffin (PF) Frank Nall, Justin Hines | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Staton (SG), Rickey Anderson (C) Samuel Birdsell, Henry Lambright | |
| 04:31 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 04:31 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Brian Shea's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-13 |
| 03:54 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 18-13 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Brian Shea pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Brian Shea is whistled for a carry | 18-13 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein (SG), Lance Jewell (C) Seth Beard, Arthur Berger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard (SG), Shane Ferguson (SF), Samuel Birdsell (PF) Brian Shea, Scott Staton, Ryan Linkous | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Wheeler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Hammerstein (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Ivey (fresh) PF - Adam Griffin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lance Jewell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Kruse (fresh) SG - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Shane Ferguson (fresh) PF - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rickey Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin misses short on an open shot in the lane | 18-13 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson grabs the board | 18-13 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Richard Kruse makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Samuel Birdsell | 18-16 |
| 02:45 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Gregory Wheeler | 20-16 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Richard Kruse knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eddie Gerhard and he's fouled by Gregory Wheeler - foul #1 on Gregory Wheeler, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Seth Beard (PG), Arthur Berger (C) Gregory Wheeler, Lance Jewell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Lambright (C) Rickey Anderson | |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Richard Kruse makes the free throw | 20-19 |
| 02:15 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger clanks a jump hook from the left block | 20-19 |
| 02:14 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey can't tip it in | 20-19 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson grabs the board | 20-19 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 01:43 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 01:28 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-19 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Henry Lambright pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Richard Kruse evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson grabs the offensive board | 20-19 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Richard Kruse works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 20-19 |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin gets the rebound | 20-19 |
| 00:22 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Richard Kruse pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 20-19 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Henry Lambright misses the tip | 20-19 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | The clock runs out | 20-19 |