| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Aguon (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Glenn Cummings (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Paul Albertson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Paul Albertson inbounds the ball | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald's pass is intercepted by Boris Zellous | 54-39 |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Boris Zellous lays it up and in | 56-39 |
| 19:32 | Minnesota | Paul Albertson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-39 |
| 19:30 | Minnesota | Brian Gray misses the tip | 56-39 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Aguon | 56-39 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Austin Coward is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Boris Zellous | 59-39 |
| 18:55 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-39 |
| 18:54 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald tips it home | 59-41 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Heald - foul #3 on Thomas Heald, team foul #1 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Robert Fisher (C) Boris Zellous, James Aguon, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Turner (SF), Edgar Eichner (C) Paul Albertson, Brian Gray | |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde makes the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde makes the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| 18:17 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald's pass is intercepted by Edward Fox | 61-41 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Robert Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Andrew Bailey (PF) Austin Coward, Tomas Wilde | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 17:40 | Minnesota | Andrew Bailey swats the short shot by Thomas Heald | 61-41 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Edward Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 61-41 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Wayne Foster is fouled on the floor by Glenn Cummings - foul #3 on Glenn Cummings, team foul #2 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terrance Riccio (C) Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Albertson (SF), Brian Gray (C) David Turner, Edgar Eichner | |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Walter Sullivan - foul #4 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #3 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), James Aguon (SF) Wayne Foster, Nelson Boyer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis (SG) Walter Sullivan | |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Edward Fox makes the 1st free throw | 62-41 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Edward Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 63-41 |
| 16:49 | Minnesota | Paul Albertson misses the lay-in | 63-41 |
| 16:47 | Minnesota | Brian Gray tips it but misses | 63-41 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Boris Zellous snags the defensive board | 63-41 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey clanks a jumper in the lane | 63-41 |
| 16:28 | Minnesota | Brian Gray grabs the board | 63-41 |
| 16:24 | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 63-41 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | James Aguon pulls down the rebound | 63-41 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Edward Fox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Nelson Boyer (SG), Carl Hartsock (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF), Virgil Polson (C) Edward Fox, Boris Zellous, James Aguon, Andrew Bailey, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Yang (C) Brian Gray | |
| 16:02 | Minnesota | Paul Albertson is whistled for traveling | 63-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Hartsock (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Virgil Polson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Glenn Cummings (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dwayne Danis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Albertson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Heald (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Yang (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Austin Coward | 66-41 |
| 15:42 | Minnesota | Nelson Boyer steals the ball from Dwayne Danis | 66-41 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Fisher (C) Virgil Polson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (SG), David Turner (SF), Edgar Eichner (C) Dwayne Danis, Paul Albertson, Michael Yang | |
| 15:28 | Minnesota | David Turner is whistled for traveling | 66-41 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Gray (C) Edgar Eichner | |
| 15:19 | Minnesota | Brian Gray comes up short on the shot from the right side | 66-41 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde grabs the defensive rebound | 66-41 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Robert Fisher hits the finger roll on a great pass from Nelson Boyer | 68-41 |
| 14:39 | Minnesota | Brian Gray double dribbles | 68-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), James Aguon (SF), Virgil Polson (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Nelson Boyer, Carl Hartsock, Tomas Wilde, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Willis (SF), Edgar Eichner (C) David Turner, Brian Gray | |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio blows the layup | 68-41 |
| 14:19 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner grabs the defensive rebound | 68-41 |
| 14:13 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Virgil Polson - foul #2 on Virgil Polson, team foul #1 | 68-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Andrew Bailey (PF) Austin Coward, Virgil Polson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis (SG), Paul Albertson (SF) Lawrence Thompson, William Willis | |
| 14:13 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner makes the 1st free throw | 68-42 |
| 14:13 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner makes the 2nd free throw | 68-43 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey lays it up and in on a great pass from Boris Zellous | 70-43 |
| 13:40 | Minnesota | Paul Albertson makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Glenn Cummings | 70-46 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses the wide open runner from close range | 70-46 |
| 13:18 | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis pulls down the rebound | 70-46 |
| 13:11 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 70-46 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio snags the defensive board | 70-46 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Wayne Foster's pass is intercepted by Dwayne Danis in the backcourt | 70-46 |
| 12:55 | Minnesota | Paul Albertson connects on the 3 from the left wing | 70-49 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Thomas Heald is called for the reach on Andrew Bailey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Heald, team foul #4 | 70-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Wayne Foster, Boris Zellous, James Aguon, Andrew Bailey, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan (SG), David Turner (SF), Brian Gray (C) Dwayne Danis, Paul Albertson, Edgar Eichner | |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from close range | 70-49 |
| 12:37 | Minnesota | Brian Gray gets the rebound | 70-49 |
| 12:34 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-49 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Thomas Heald is called for the reach on Robert Fisher - foul #5 on Thomas Heald, team foul #5 | 70-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Yang (PF) Thomas Heald | |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-49 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Austin Coward hits the follow up shot | 72-49 |
| 11:55 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Virgil Polson (C) Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Fox (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Virgil Polson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Glenn Cummings (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - David Turner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Yang (fresh) C - Brian Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Albertson (SF), William Willis (C) David Turner, Brian Gray | |
| 11:27 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings's floater is tipped away by Virgil Polson | 72-49 |
| 11:25 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Yang | 72-49 |
| 11:12 | Minnesota | Michael Yang can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-49 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Virgil Polson gets the rebound | 72-49 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Austin Coward is hacked by Glenn Cummings in the backcourt - foul #4 on Glenn Cummings, team foul #6 | 72-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Carl Hartsock (SG), James Aguon (SF), Terrance Riccio (C) Austin Coward, Nelson Boyer, Edward Fox, Tomas Wilde | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Gray (C) Michael Yang | |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio can't throw it down | 72-49 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Aguon | 72-49 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio is hacked by Brian Gray - foul #2 on Brian Gray, team foul #7 | 72-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Bailey (PF) Virgil Polson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Turner (SF), Edgar Eichner (PF) Paul Albertson, William Willis | |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses the 1st free throw | 72-49 |
| 10:41 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner snags the defensive board | 72-49 |
| 10:20 | Minnesota | Brian Gray is called for traveling | 72-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG) James Aguon | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Yang (PF) Brian Gray | |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio is fouled on the floor by Glenn Cummings - foul #5 on Glenn Cummings, team foul #8 | 72-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Edward Fox (SF), Robert Fisher (PF) Wayne Foster, Carl Hartsock, Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG), Dwayne Danis (SF) Glenn Cummings, David Turner | |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio makes the 1st free throw | 73-49 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses the 2nd free throw | 73-49 |
| 10:00 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Michael Yang | 73-49 |
| 09:52 | Minnesota | Edward Fox steps in front of the Dwayne Danis pass | 73-49 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Edward Fox is hacked by Walter Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #9 | 73-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (PF) Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Albertson (SF), Brian Gray (C) Walter Sullivan, Edgar Eichner | |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses the 1st free throw | 73-49 |
| 09:50 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Brian Gray | 73-49 |
| 09:28 | Minnesota | Robert Fisher takes the ball from Lawrence Thompson | 73-49 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-49 |
| 09:14 | Minnesota | Paul Albertson snags the defensive board | 73-49 |
| 09:07 | Minnesota | Paul Albertson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Lawrence Thompson | 73-52 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Austin Coward clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 73-52 |
| 08:52 | Minnesota | Brian Gray grabs the board | 73-52 |
| 08:47 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Albertson and he's hacked by Austin Coward - foul #3 on Austin Coward, team foul #2 | 73-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Nelson Boyer (SG), Carl Hartsock (SF), Andrew Bailey (PF), Virgil Polson (C) Austin Coward, Boris Zellous, Edward Fox, Tomas Wilde, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Turner (SF), William Willis (PF) Paul Albertson, Michael Yang | |
| 08:47 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the free throw | 73-55 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 73-55 |
| 08:35 | Minnesota | William Willis pulls down the rebound | 73-55 |
| 08:30 | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-55 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey pulls down the rebound | 73-55 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 73-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SF) Carl Hartsock | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner (C) Brian Gray | |
| 08:20 | Minnesota | William Willis misses long on a jumper from the right side | 73-55 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey snags the defensive board | 73-55 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-55 |
| 08:05 | Minnesota | William Willis misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 73-55 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Wayne Foster gets the rebound | 73-55 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | William Willis is called for the reach on Andrew Bailey - foul #3 on William Willis, team foul #10 | 73-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Terrance Riccio (C) Wayne Foster, Virgil Polson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Albertson (SF), Michael Yang (PF) David Turner, William Willis | |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 74-55 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 74-55 |
| 07:45 | Minnesota | Michael Yang gets the rebound | 74-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Aguon (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Andrew Bailey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Danis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Albertson (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Yang (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Edgar Eichner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Minnesota | Terrance Riccio steps in front of the Michael Yang pass | 74-55 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Austin Coward | 77-55 |
| 06:59 | Minnesota | Nelson Boyer is called for the reach on Dwayne Danis - foul #2 on Nelson Boyer, team foul #3 | 77-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Hartsock (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF) Nelson Boyer, James Aguon, Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Gray (C) Edgar Eichner | |
| 06:38 | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis travels with the ball | 77-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Robert Fisher (C) Austin Coward, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Paul Albertson is called for the reach on Edward Fox - foul #1 on Paul Albertson, team foul #11 | 77-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG) Carl Hartsock | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Turner (SG) Dwayne Danis | |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Edward Fox makes the 1st free throw | 78-55 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Edward Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 79-55 |
| 05:57 | Minnesota | Paul Albertson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-55 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Tomas Wilde | 79-55 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Brian Gray blocks the short jumper by Wayne Foster | 79-55 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Edward Fox gets the offensive rebound | 79-55 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Robert Fisher clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lawrence Thompson - foul #1 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #12 | 79-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Nelson Boyer (SG), Carl Hartsock (SF), Virgil Polson (PF) Wayne Foster, Boris Zellous, Edward Fox, Tomas Wilde | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis (SG), William Willis (PF), Edgar Eichner (C) David Turner, Michael Yang, Brian Gray | |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 79-55 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 80-55 |
| 04:49 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Lawrence Thompson | 80-57 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer is fouled in the backcourt by Edgar Eichner - foul #1 on Edgar Eichner, team foul #13 | 80-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SF), Terrance Riccio (C) Carl Hartsock, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 81-57 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer misses the 2nd free throw | 81-57 |
| 04:44 | Minnesota | William Willis snags the defensive board | 81-57 |
| 04:28 | Minnesota | Austin Coward is called for the reach on Paul Albertson - foul #4 on Austin Coward, team foul #4 | 81-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Turner (SF) Paul Albertson | |
| 04:10 | Minnesota | William Willis comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Virgil Polson - foul #3 on Virgil Polson, team foul #5 | 81-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Gray (C) Edgar Eichner | |
| 04:10 | Minnesota | William Willis misses the 1st free throw | 81-57 |
| 04:10 | Minnesota | William Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 81-58 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio is alone and drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Austin Coward | 83-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (SF), Andrew Bailey (PF) James Aguon, Virgil Polson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Albertson (SF), Edgar Eichner (PF) Lawrence Thompson, William Willis | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Fox (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dwayne Danis (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Paul Albertson (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. PF - Edgar Eichner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Gray (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:33 | Illinois | David Turner steals the ball from Nelson Boyer in the backcourt | 83-58 |
| 03:16 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner misses the shot from the right wing | 83-58 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Fox | 83-58 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey hits a floater from the baseline | 85-58 |
| 02:49 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner is whistled for traveling | 85-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Boris Zellous (SG), Tomas Wilde (PF) Austin Coward, Nelson Boyer, Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG), Michael Yang (PF) David Turner, Edgar Eichner | |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Terrance Riccio | 87-58 |
| 02:03 | Minnesota | Boris Zellous is called for the reach on Dwayne Danis - foul #1 on Boris Zellous, team foul #6 | 87-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SF), Virgil Polson (C) Edward Fox, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Turner (SG), Edgar Eichner (C) Dwayne Danis, Brian Gray | |
| 01:48 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Virgil Polson - foul #4 on Virgil Polson, team foul #7 | 87-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Terrance Riccio (C) Wayne Foster, Virgil Polson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis (SG), Brian Gray (C) David Turner, Michael Yang | |
| 01:48 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner makes the 1st free throw | 87-59 |
| 01:48 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner misses the 2nd free throw | 87-59 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde grabs the board | 87-59 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Dwayne Danis is called for the reach on James Aguon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dwayne Danis, team foul #14 | 87-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Yang (PF) Edgar Eichner | |
| 01:46 | Illinois | James Aguon makes the 1st free throw | 88-59 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | James Aguon makes the 2nd free throw | 89-59 |
| 01:27 | Minnesota | Boris Zellous is called for the reach on Dwayne Danis - foul #2 on Boris Zellous, team foul #8 | 89-59 |
| 01:27 | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis makes the 1st free throw | 89-60 |
| 01:27 | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis makes the 2nd free throw | 89-61 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Austin Coward is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 89-61 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde tips it back up and in | 91-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:54 | Minnesota | Paul Albertson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 91-61 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Austin Coward grabs the defensive rebound | 91-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde connects on the floater from the left side set up by Austin Coward | 93-61 |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | Paul Albertson is called for traveling | 93-61 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Austin Coward runs out the clock | 93-61 |