| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eddy Lovett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Johnny Ginther (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Narvaez (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Carstensen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Milner (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Joseph Foster inbounds the ball | 26-21 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-21 |
| 19:17 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Nicholas Carstensen | 28-24 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion is hacked by Nicholas Carstensen - foul #3 on Nicholas Carstensen, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Shelley (SF) Nicholas Carstensen | |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 18:32 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner lays it up and in against a doubleteam set up by Daniel Johnson | 31-26 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Dikembe Emanuel - foul #2 on Dikembe Emanuel, team foul #2 | 31-26 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 17:48 | Minnesota | John Morgan misses the wide open jumper from the right side | 33-26 |
| 17:46 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel gets the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 17:25 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 17:23 | Minnesota | James Shelley hits the follow up shot | 33-28 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Shelley - foul #1 on James Shelley, team foul #3 | 33-28 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 16:37 | Minnesota | John Morgan lays it up and in | 35-30 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett misses short on a runner from the right block | 35-30 |
| 16:18 | Minnesota | James Shelley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 16:14 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Emanuel | 35-32 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Dikembe Emanuel is called for the reach on Eddy Lovett - foul #3 on Dikembe Emanuel, team foul #4 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (PG), Thomas Jackson (SG), Vernon Williams (PF), Michael Clark (C) Eddy Lovett, Bradly Carrion, Johnny Ginther, Frank Narvaez | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Robinson (PG), Nicholas Carstensen (SF) Dikembe Emanuel, James Shelley | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Vernon Williams (fresh) C - Michael Clark (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Thomas Robinson (fresh) SG - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Carstensen (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Milner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Foster | 38-32 |
| 15:18 | Minnesota | Thomas Robinson can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Arnold Mueller - foul #1 on Arnold Mueller, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| 15:18 | Minnesota | Thomas Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 15:18 | Minnesota | Thomas Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 15:18 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 15:06 | Minnesota | Michael Clark takes the ball from Thomas Robinson | 38-33 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Michael Clark scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Joseph Foster | 40-33 |
| 14:36 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Vernon Williams gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-33 |
| 14:12 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 13:54 | Minnesota | John Morgan hits a runner from the right block set up by Daniel Johnson | 40-35 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Thomas Jackson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Joseph Foster hits the follow up shot | 42-35 |
| 13:02 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Thomas Jackson - foul #1 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddy Lovett (PG), Bradly Carrion (SG), Johnny Ginther (SF), Frank Narvaez (C) Arnold Mueller, Thomas Jackson, Joseph Foster, Michael Clark | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel (PG) Thomas Robinson | |
| 13:02 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 13:02 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 12:32 | Minnesota | John Morgan pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 12:09 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson is fouled on the floor by Johnny Ginther - foul #3 on Johnny Ginther, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (SF) Vernon Williams | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Shelley (SF), Grady Vickrey (C) John Morgan, Andrew Milner | |
| 11:54 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel is hacked by Bradly Carrion - foul #1 on Bradly Carrion, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| 11:35 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson double dribbles | 42-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Foster (SF) Arnold Mueller | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eddy Lovett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Ginther (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Narvaez (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Shelley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Carstensen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Grady Vickrey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Nicholas Carstensen steals it from Frank Narvaez out of a doubleteam | 42-37 |
| 10:49 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel is fouled on the floor by Johnny Ginther - foul #4 on Johnny Ginther, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen (SG), Andrew Milner (C) Daniel Johnson, James Shelley | |
| 10:43 | Minnesota | Joseph Foster picks off the pass by Dikembe Emanuel | 42-37 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion misses the easy layup | 42-37 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Foster | 42-37 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Morgan (PF) Grady Vickrey | |
| 09:56 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Joseph Foster misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Nicholas Carstensen - foul #4 on Nicholas Carstensen, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson (SG), James Shelley (SF) Scott Paulsen, Nicholas Carstensen | |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Joseph Foster makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Joseph Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 09:10 | Minnesota | John Morgan makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Daniel Johnson out of the doubleteam | 44-39 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Joseph Foster misses long on a shot in the lane | 44-39 |
| 08:43 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 08:30 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Frank Narvaez - foul #1 on Frank Narvaez, team foul #6 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (PG), Thomas Jackson (SG), Vernon Williams (PF), Michael Clark (C) Eddy Lovett, Bradly Carrion, Johnny Ginther, Frank Narvaez | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Robinson (PG) Dikembe Emanuel | |
| 08:30 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 08:30 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Michael Clark's pass is intercepted by Daniel Johnson | 44-41 |
| 08:01 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson lays it up and in | 44-43 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Thomas Jackson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Arnold Mueller | 47-43 |
| 07:35 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson is hacked by Thomas Jackson - foul #2 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #7 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Narvaez (C) Michael Clark | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nicholas Carstensen (PF), Grady Vickrey (C) John Morgan, Andrew Milner | |
| 07:35 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez grabs the board | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Foster (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vernon Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Narvaez (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Shelley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Carstensen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Grady Vickrey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Vernon Williams tips it back up and in | 49-43 |
| 06:52 | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey is fouled on the floor by Vernon Williams - foul #1 on Vernon Williams, team foul #8 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddy Lovett (PG), Bradly Carrion (SG), Johnny Ginther (SF) Arnold Mueller, Thomas Jackson, Joseph Foster | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel (PG) Thomas Robinson | |
| 06:52 | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 06:52 | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett is whistled for traveling | 49-45 |
| 06:05 | Minnesota | James Shelley hits the finger roll set up by Nicholas Carstensen | 49-47 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Nicholas Carstensen | 49-47 |
| 05:39 | Minnesota | Nicholas Carstensen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen (SG), John Morgan (PF), Andrew Milner (C) Daniel Johnson, James Shelley, Grady Vickrey | |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez is hacked by Nicholas Carstensen during a doubleteam - foul #5 on Nicholas Carstensen, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Foster (SF), Michael Clark (C) Vernon Williams, Frank Narvaez | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey (SF) Nicholas Carstensen | |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Johnny Ginther misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 05:06 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 05:01 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel is whistled for a carry | 49-47 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Michael Clark hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion hits the follow up shot | 51-47 |
| 04:15 | Minnesota | Michael Clark steals the ball from Andrew Milner | 51-47 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Joseph Foster clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 51-47 |
| 03:53 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Andrew Milner | 51-47 |
| 03:32 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 51-47 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Joseph Foster snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eddy Lovett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bradly Carrion (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnny Ginther (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Paulsen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Grady Vickrey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Morgan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Milner (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Dikembe Emanuel is called for the reach on Joseph Foster - foul #4 on Dikembe Emanuel, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (PG), Thomas Jackson (SG), Vernon Williams (PF), Frank Narvaez (C) Eddy Lovett, Bradly Carrion, Johnny Ginther, Michael Clark | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Robinson (PG), Daniel Johnson (SG), James Shelley (SF), Joe Hartl (C) Dikembe Emanuel, Scott Paulsen, Grady Vickrey, Andrew Milner | |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Joseph Foster makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Joseph Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 02:49 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Joseph Foster pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddy Lovett (PG), Bradly Carrion (SG), Johnny Ginther (PF) Arnold Mueller, Thomas Jackson, Vernon Williams | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel (PG), Andrew Milner (C) Thomas Robinson, Joe Hartl | |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 02:08 | Minnesota | Bradly Carrion takes the ball from Andrew Milner after a doubleteam | 56-47 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Joseph Foster snags the offensive board | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Daniel Johnson - foul #2 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #8 | 56-47 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 01:12 | Minnesota | John Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 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 halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 01:06 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround from close range | 57-47 |
| 01:05 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Milner | 57-47 |
| 00:51 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-47 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Joseph Foster pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Daniel Johnson is called for the reach on Joseph Foster in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #9 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (SG), Vernon Williams (PF), Michael Clark (C) Bradly Carrion, Johnny Ginther, Frank Narvaez | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Robinson (PG), Scott Paulsen (SG), Grady Vickrey (PF), Joe Hartl (C) Dikembe Emanuel, Daniel Johnson, John Morgan, Andrew Milner | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Joseph Foster makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Joseph Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:47 | Minnesota | Joe Hartl snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-47 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Vernon Williams snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| 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 halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by James Shelley - foul #2 on James Shelley, team foul #10 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradly Carrion (SG), Johnny Ginther (PF), Frank Narvaez (C) Eddy Lovett, Vernon Williams, Michael Clark | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller misses the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 00:13 | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| 00:07 | Minnesota | Frank Narvaez steals the ball from Scott Paulsen | 59-47 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller runs out the clock | 59-47 |