| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sonny Riggs (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scott Capone (fresh) PF - Daniel Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Schirmer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Richard Burns inbounds the ball | 45-22 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Roger Maciel drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gary Bradley | 47-22 |
| 19:15 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Richard Burns - foul #1 on Richard Burns, team foul #1 | 47-22 |
| 19:15 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin makes the 1st free throw | 47-23 |
| 19:15 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin makes the 2nd free throw | 47-24 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Edward Schrader comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-24 |
| 18:48 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer grabs the defensive rebound | 47-24 |
| 18:30 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 47-24 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Roger Maciel grabs the defensive rebound | 47-24 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-24 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix snags the offensive board | 47-24 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Edward Schrader buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Raymond Haddix | 50-24 |
| 17:55 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Bradley | 50-24 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Edward Schrader grabs the defensive rebound | 50-24 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Roger Maciel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-24 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the offensive board | 50-24 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Ernest Schirmer steals it from Richard Burns | 50-24 |
| 16:50 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Daniel Butler | 50-26 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Gary Bradley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 50-26 |
| 16:25 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 50-26 |
| 16:10 | Minnesota | Gary Bradley blocks the short jumper by Peter Aikin | 50-26 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Roger Maciel grabs the defensive rebound | 50-26 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SG), Matthew Lane (SF), Clyde Pate (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Edward Schrader, Richard Burns, Raymond Haddix, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Aaron Devine (PF) Daniel Butler | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Clyde Pate (fresh) C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sonny Riggs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scott Capone (fairly fresh) PF - Aaron Devine (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernest Schirmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer misses the runner from close range | 50-26 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall pulls down the rebound | 50-26 |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Roger Maciel scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Kwabena Abdel | 52-26 |
| 15:25 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin lays it up and in set up by Sonny Riggs | 52-28 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Roger Maciel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-28 |
| 15:01 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine grabs the board | 52-28 |
| 14:54 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-28 |
| 14:52 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer misses the tip | 52-28 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Clyde Pate gets the rebound | 52-28 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-28 |
| 14:31 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Ernest Schirmer | 52-28 |
| 14:14 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin is fouled on the floor by Roger Maciel - foul #2 on Roger Maciel, team foul #2 | 52-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Richard Burns (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF) Roger Maciel, Matthew Lane, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 13:57 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin scores on a jumper from the right wing | 52-30 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Richard Burns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Bradley (C) Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Hale (SF) Scott Capone | |
| 13:27 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale knocks in the floater from the left side | 52-32 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 52-32 |
| 12:57 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer grabs the board | 52-32 |
| 12:52 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-32 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Schrader | 52-32 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Gary Bradley clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Aaron Devine - foul #4 on Aaron Devine, team foul #1 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Matthew Lane (SF) Kwabena Abdel, Richard Burns | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist (SG), Daniel Butler (PF), Scott Capone (C) Sonny Riggs, Aaron Devine, Ernest Schirmer | |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses the 1st free throw | 52-32 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-32 |
| 12:08 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin misses the jumper from the right side | 53-32 |
| 12:07 | Minnesota | Scott Capone grabs the offensive rebound | 53-32 |
| 11:49 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin scores on a driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Roger Maciel - foul #3 on Roger Maciel, team foul #3 | 53-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall (C) Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 11:49 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin makes the free throw | 53-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emerson Lindquist (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Hale (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Capone (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Roger Maciel is called for 10 seconds | 53-35 |
| 11:22 | Minnesota | Scott Capone misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-35 |
| 11:21 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Schrader | 53-35 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses the lay-in | 53-35 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the offensive rebound | 53-35 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Roger Maciel scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-35 |
| 10:34 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 56-35 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall pulls down the rebound | 56-35 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the driving attempt near the basket | 58-35 |
| 09:56 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist is fouled on the floor by Raymond Haddix - foul #2 on Raymond Haddix, team foul #4 | 58-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF), Gary Bradley (PF) Edward Schrader, Raymond Haddix | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs (SG), Ernest Schirmer (C) Peter Aikin, Scott Capone | |
| 09:51 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist is fouled on the floor by Matthew Lane - foul #2 on Matthew Lane, team foul #5 | 58-35 |
| 09:34 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer's floater is knocked away by Gary Bradley | 58-35 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Richard Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 58-35 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Matthew Lane is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Matthew Lane, team foul #6 | 58-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SG), Clyde Pate (PF) Matthew Lane, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 08:55 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 58-35 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Gary Bradley snags the defensive board | 58-35 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Gary Bradley blows the dunk | 58-35 |
| 08:29 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler gets the rebound | 58-35 |
| 08:24 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 58-35 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Roger Maciel snags the defensive board | 58-35 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Gary Bradley drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Roger Maciel | 60-35 |
| 07:55 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-38 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 60-38 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Gary Bradley can't tip it in | 60-38 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Clyde Pate snags the offensive board | 60-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clyde Pate (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Emerson Lindquist (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sonny Riggs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Hale (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Schirmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Daniel Butler blocks the short jumper by Gary Bradley | 60-38 |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer pulls down the rebound | 60-38 |
| 07:02 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs is fouled on the floor by Kwabena Abdel - foul #1 on Kwabena Abdel, team foul #7 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Matthew Lane (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Roger Maciel, Richard Burns, Clyde Pate, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Peter Aikin (PG), Scott Capone (SF), Aaron Devine (PF) Emerson Lindquist, Gerald Hale, Daniel Butler | |
| 07:02 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 60-39 |
| 07:02 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 60-40 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel clanks a 3 from the left corner | 60-40 |
| 06:42 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer snags the defensive board | 60-40 |
| 06:22 | Minnesota | Scott Capone clanks a floater in the lane | 60-40 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix gets the rebound | 60-40 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-40 |
| 05:46 | Minnesota | Scott Capone drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Matthew Lane - foul #4 on Matthew Lane, team foul #8 | 63-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Richard Burns (SF) Kwabena Abdel, Matthew Lane | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Butler (C) Ernest Schirmer | |
| 05:46 | Minnesota | Scott Capone makes the free throw | 63-43 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Richard Burns can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 63-43 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Edward Schrader can't tip it in | 63-43 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix tips it home | 65-43 |
| 04:59 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 65-43 |
| 04:58 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler grabs the offensive rebound | 65-43 |
| 04:48 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs makes the jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Edward Schrader - foul #2 on Edward Schrader, team foul #9 | 65-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Bradley (C) Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist (PG), Gerald Hale (SF) Peter Aikin, Scott Capone | |
| 04:48 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs makes the free throw | 65-46 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Roger Maciel hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-46 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Edward Schrader grabs the offensive rebound | 65-46 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Richard Burns is hacked by Aaron Devine - foul #5 on Aaron Devine, team foul #2 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Ernest Schirmer (C) Sonny Riggs, Aaron Devine | |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the easy layup | 65-46 |
| 03:40 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler gets the rebound | 65-46 |
| 03:34 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 65-46 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Bradley | 65-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Burns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fresh) SG - Emerson Lindquist (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Hale (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Ernest Schirmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Richard Burns loses the dribble to Gerald Hale | 65-46 |
| 02:57 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 65-46 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Raymond Haddix | 65-46 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Richard Burns loses the ball out of bounds | 65-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SG), Matthew Lane (SF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Edward Schrader, Richard Burns, Raymond Haddix | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:38 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Jeffrey Hall - foul #4 on Jeffrey Hall, team foul #10 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clyde Pate (PF) Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:38 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler makes the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 02:38 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-48 |
| 02:26 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist pulls down the rebound | 65-48 |
| 02:07 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler drills a floater in the lane set up by Lionel Weise | 65-50 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Matthew Lane can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Emerson Lindquist - foul #2 on Emerson Lindquist, team foul #3 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Kwabena Abdel, Clyde Pate, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 01:22 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-50 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the board | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Roger Maciel loses the ball out of bounds | 67-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG) Matthew Lane | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise is fouled on the floor by Raymond Haddix - foul #3 on Raymond Haddix, team foul #11 | 67-50 |
| 00:48 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 00:48 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise misses the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Bradley | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Daniel Butler - foul #3 on Daniel Butler, team foul #4 | 67-51 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| 00:16 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler is whistled for a carry | 69-51 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Roger Maciel runs out the clock | 69-51 |