| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Garrison (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kenneth Mount (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Graig Gilliland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Neace (fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Reeder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fernando Gomez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Chen Chiou (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 33-34 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount hits the follow up shot | 35-34 |
| 19:04 | Minnesota | Graig Gilliland is called for the reach on Fernando Gomez - foul #2 on Graig Gilliland, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 18:44 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou misses long on a floater from the right side | 35-34 |
| 18:43 | Minnesota | John Reeder tips it in | 35-36 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Clifton Peters works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 18:13 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:45 | Minnesota | William Neace hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Clifton Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Clifton Peters works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 35-36 |
| 17:16 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 16:57 | Minnesota | William Neace is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | James Owens grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount is fouled on the floor by William Neace - foul #2 on William Neace, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Ralph Williams (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Logan Powers (C) Clifton Peters, John Garrison, Kenneth Mount, James Owens, Graig Gilliland | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Green (PG) John Reeder | |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Jack Robinson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Fernando Gomez - foul #1 on Fernando Gomez, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Jack Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Jack Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 15:45 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by William Neace | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Fred Zeh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Santucci (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Logan Powers (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Green (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Neace (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Carroll (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fernando Gomez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Chen Chiou (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Jack Robinson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 15:02 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou misses the shot from the left block | 39-38 |
| 15:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeremy Santucci | 39-38 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Fred Zeh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG) Jack Robinson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla (SF) Gregory Green | |
| 14:11 | Minnesota | Clifton Peters steals it from Jaja Abdalla | 39-38 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Fred Zeh knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Clifton Peters | 42-38 |
| 13:31 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou is called for traveling | 42-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Garrison (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Kenneth Mount (SF), James Owens (PF), Graig Gilliland (C) Clifton Peters, Fred Zeh, Ralph Williams, Jeremy Santucci, Logan Powers | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett (SG), Danny Liller (PF) William Neace, Fernando Gomez | |
| 13:09 | Illinois | James Owens blows the layup but he's hacked by Danny Liller - foul #2 on Danny Liller, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert McNeme (C) Chen Chiou | |
| 13:09 | Illinois | James Owens misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | James Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 13:07 | Minnesota | Robert McNeme loses the dribble to John Garrison in the backcourt | 43-38 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 43-38 |
| 12:40 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 12:15 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Jack Robinson - foul #1 on Jack Robinson, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (PG) Jack Robinson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Chen Chiou (C) Robert McNeme | |
| 12:15 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 12:15 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount travels with the ball | 43-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG) John Garrison | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Green (PG), William Neace (SG), Fernando Gomez (PF) Wayne Carroll, Hedeon Zysett, Danny Liller | |
| 11:33 | Minnesota | William Neace comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Clifton Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Zeh (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Mount (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Graig Gilliland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Green (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Neace (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jaja Abdalla (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fernando Gomez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Chen Chiou (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Chen Chiou steps in front of the Graig Gilliland pass | 43-40 |
| 11:16 | Minnesota | Fred Zeh picks off the pass by Gregory Green in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Fred Zeh jams it | 45-40 |
| 10:48 | Minnesota | William Neace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG), Ralph Williams (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Logan Powers (C) Fred Zeh, Kenneth Mount, James Owens, Graig Gilliland | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll (PG), Robert McNeme (C) Gregory Green, Chen Chiou | |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci misses short on a jump hook from close range | 45-40 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Logan Powers misses the tip | 45-40 |
| 10:18 | Minnesota | Robert McNeme grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 09:55 | Minnesota | William Neace can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 09:54 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll hits the follow up shot | 45-42 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci misses the lay-in | 45-42 |
| 09:34 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Wayne Carroll | 45-42 |
| 09:05 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez is whistled for a carry | 45-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (PG), John Garrison (SG), James Owens (PF), Graig Gilliland (C) Clifton Peters, Jack Robinson, Jeremy Santucci, Logan Powers | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett (SG), John Reeder (SF), Danny Liller (PF), Chen Chiou (C) William Neace, Jaja Abdalla, Fernando Gomez, Robert McNeme | |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Fred Zeh and the foul's on Chen Chiou - foul #1 on Chen Chiou, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Mount (SF) Ralph Williams | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland misses the free throw | 47-42 |
| 08:52 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 08:50 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett double dribbles in the backcourt | 47-42 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Danny Liller steps in front of the Kenneth Mount pass | 47-42 |
| 08:04 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou double dribbles | 47-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci (SF) Kenneth Mount | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Neace (SG), Jaja Abdalla (SF) Hedeon Zysett, John Reeder | |
| 07:44 | Illinois | John Garrison comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 47-42 |
| 07:43 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 07:17 | Minnesota | Danny Liller comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on James Owens - foul #2 on James Owens, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG), Ralph Williams (SF), Logan Powers (C) John Garrison, James Owens, Graig Gilliland | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Green (PG) Wayne Carroll | |
| 07:17 | Minnesota | Danny Liller makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 07:17 | Minnesota | Danny Liller misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 07:17 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Fred Zeh (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Santucci (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Logan Powers (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Green (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Neace (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jaja Abdalla (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Danny Liller (fresh) 1 pts. C - Chen Chiou (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Jack Robinson | 49-43 |
| 06:53 | Minnesota | Jeremy Santucci takes the ball from William Neace in the backcourt | 49-43 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Jaja Abdalla picks off the pass by Jack Robinson | 49-43 |
| 06:33 | Minnesota | Jack Robinson is called for the reach on William Neace in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jack Robinson, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Kenneth Mount (PF) Fred Zeh, Jeremy Santucci | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett (SG), John Reeder (SF), Fernando Gomez (PF) William Neace, Jaja Abdalla, Danny Liller | |
| 06:11 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Ralph Williams - foul #1 on Ralph Williams, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Garrison (SG) Jack Robinson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll (PG) Gregory Green | |
| 06:11 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 06:11 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 05:41 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to John Reeder | 49-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 05:25 | Minnesota | Kenneth Mount picks off the pass by John Reeder | 49-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Clifton Peters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Owens (PF), Graig Gilliland (C) Ralph Williams, Logan Powers | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Neace (SG), Jaja Abdalla (SF), Robert McNeme (C) Hedeon Zysett, John Reeder, Chen Chiou | |
| 05:02 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | James Owens gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland drills a jumper from the baseline | 51-44 |
| 04:17 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Wayne Carroll | 51-47 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Clifton Peters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-47 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland can't tip it in | 51-47 |
| 03:58 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 03:53 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 03:51 | Minnesota | Robert McNeme can't tip it in | 51-47 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | James Owens pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Clifton Peters is called for traveling | 51-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Ralph Williams (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Logan Powers (C) Clifton Peters, John Garrison, Kenneth Mount, James Owens, Graig Gilliland | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Green (PG), Hedeon Zysett (SG), John Reeder (SF), Danny Liller (PF), Chen Chiou (C) Wayne Carroll, William Neace, Jaja Abdalla, Fernando Gomez, Robert McNeme | |
| 03:11 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou connects on the jumper from the right side | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Fred Zeh (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Santucci (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Logan Powers (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Green (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Hedeon Zysett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Reeder (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danny Liller (fresh) 1 pts. C - Chen Chiou (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Fred Zeh misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 02:41 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 02:41 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Owens (PF), Graig Gilliland (C) Jeremy Santucci, Logan Powers | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll (PG), William Neace (SG), Jaja Abdalla (SF), Fernando Gomez (PF) Gregory Green, Hedeon Zysett, John Reeder, Danny Liller | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:13 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 02:11 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez tips it back up and in | 51-51 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), John Garrison (SG), Kenneth Mount (SF) Fred Zeh, Jack Robinson, Ralph Williams | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Clifton Peters throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-51 |
| 01:56 | Minnesota | John Garrison steals the ball from William Neace | 51-51 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Clifton Peters misses the dunk | 51-51 |
| 01:51 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 01:23 | Minnesota | William Neace scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jaja Abdalla | 51-54 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | John Garrison hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Minnesota | William Neace travels in the backcourt | 53-54 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | James Owens hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 53-54 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland gets the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | James Owens scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from John Garrison | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou is alone and drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Wayne Carroll | 55-56 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | John Garrison misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 55-56 |