| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Gordon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bennie Frost (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeff Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Bond (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Allan Lanham (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Stevens (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Eugene Boyle (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Fielder (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Saylors (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:36 | Illinois | David Saylors loses the ball out of bounds | 28-33 |
| 19:17 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 28-33 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | David Fielder gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-33 |
| 18:45 | Minnesota | Michael Bond grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:39 | Minnesota | David Gordon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | David Saylors grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | David Fielder drills a fadeaway near the basket | 28-35 |
| 18:03 | Minnesota | Allan Lanham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-35 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | David Saylors makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Eugene Boyle | 28-37 |
| 17:22 | Minnesota | David Saylors denies the turnaround by Allan Lanham | 28-37 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from David Fielder | 28-40 |
| 16:40 | Minnesota | Michael Bond is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Bond, team foul #1 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Young (PG), Evan Dauphin (SF), Jean Brown (PF), Jimmie Brown (C) David Gordon, Jeff Burnett, Michael Bond, Allan Lanham | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy McGibbon (PG), John Giancola (SG), Steven Bennett (SF), Paul Wason (C) Bruce Hicks, Anthony Stevens, Eugene Boyle, David Saylors | |
| 16:19 | Illinois | John Giancola clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | David Fielder can't tip it in | 28-40 |
| 16:17 | Minnesota | Michael Young snags the defensive board | 28-40 |
| 16:03 | Minnesota | Jean Brown hits a jumper from the left side and the foul's on Paul Wason - foul #1 on Paul Wason, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| 16:03 | Minnesota | Jean Brown makes the free throw | 31-40 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Michael Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bennie Frost (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Evan Dauphin (fresh) PF - Jean Brown (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jimmie Brown (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy McGibbon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Giancola (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SF - Steven Bennett (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Fielder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Wason (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:48 | Illinois | The jump hook by John Giancola is blocked by Jimmie Brown | 31-40 |
| 15:46 | Minnesota | Jean Brown snags the defensive board | 31-40 |
| 15:31 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin hits a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Steven Bennett - foul #1 on Steven Bennett, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Gordon (PG) Michael Young | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), Anthony Stevens (SG), Eugene Boyle (SF) Randy McGibbon, John Giancola, Steven Bennett | |
| 15:31 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin misses the free throw | 33-40 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens is fouled on the floor by Evan Dauphin - foul #3 on Evan Dauphin, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett (SF), Allan Lanham (C) Evan Dauphin, Jimmie Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Saylors (C) Paul Wason | |
| 14:43 | Illinois | David Saylors misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Allan Lanham - foul #2 on Allan Lanham, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Bond (PF) Jean Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:43 | Illinois | David Saylors makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | David Saylors misses the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 14:43 | Minnesota | Allan Lanham gets the rebound | 33-41 |
| 14:24 | Minnesota | David Gordon makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Jeff Burnett | 35-41 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | David Saylors lays it up and in on a great pass from Anthony Stevens | 35-43 |
| 13:33 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-43 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | David Saylors grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | David Fielder comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Michael Bond - foul #2 on Michael Bond, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Russ Brown (SG), Evan Dauphin (SF), Jimmie Brown (C) Bennie Frost, Jeff Burnett, Allan Lanham | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy McGibbon (PG), John Giancola (SG), Steven Bennett (SF), Paul Wason (C) Bruce Hicks, Anthony Stevens, Eugene Boyle, David Saylors | |
| 13:15 | Illinois | David Fielder misses the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | David Fielder misses the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 13:15 | Minnesota | Jimmie Brown pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 12:59 | Minnesota | Michael Bond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jean Brown (PF) Michael Bond | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Howland (PF) David Fielder | |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Jean Brown steals it from Steven Bennett | 35-43 |
| 12:16 | Minnesota | David Gordon can't connect on a runner from close range | 35-43 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Paul Wason grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | John Giancola misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jean Brown - foul #1 on Jean Brown, team foul #5 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Young (PG), Jeff Burnett (SF), Michael Bond (PF), Allan Lanham (C) David Gordon, Evan Dauphin, Jean Brown, Jimmie Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), Anthony Stevens (SG), David Saylors (C) Randy McGibbon, Steven Bennett, Paul Wason | |
| 11:50 | Illinois | John Giancola misses the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | John Giancola makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Michael Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russ Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeff Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Bond (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Allan Lanham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Stevens (fresh) 5 ast. SF - John Giancola (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Howland (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Saylors (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Minnesota | Allan Lanham knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Michael Bond | 37-44 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | David Saylors's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Bond | 37-44 |
| 11:13 | Minnesota | Allan Lanham grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 11:08 | Minnesota | Michael Young is fouled on the floor by David Saylors - foul #2 on David Saylors, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bennie Frost (SG) Russ Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Boyle (SF) John Giancola | |
| 10:54 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Bennie Frost, team foul #6 | 37-44 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-44 |
| 10:25 | Minnesota | Allan Lanham gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 10:16 | Minnesota | Anthony Stevens picks off the pass by Michael Young | 37-44 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | David Saylors scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Stevens | 37-46 |
| 09:40 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Stevens - foul #2 on Anthony Stevens, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Gordon (PG), Jean Brown (PF), Jimmie Brown (C) Michael Young, Michael Bond, Allan Lanham | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Fielder (PF), Paul Wason (C) Charles Howland, David Saylors | |
| 09:40 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 09:40 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett misses the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 09:40 | Minnesota | Jimmie Brown snags the offensive board | 38-46 |
| 09:35 | Minnesota | David Gordon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-46 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Paul Wason grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | David Fielder double dribbles | 38-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Russ Brown (SG), Evan Dauphin (SF) Bennie Frost, Jeff Burnett | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:43 | Minnesota | Anthony Stevens takes the ball from David Gordon | 38-46 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Paul Wason misses the lay-in | 38-46 |
| 08:18 | Minnesota | Jean Brown gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 08:09 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin blows the dunk but he's fouled by Eugene Boyle - foul #1 on Eugene Boyle, team foul #5 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bennie Frost (SG), Allan Lanham (C) Russ Brown, Jimmie Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy McGibbon (PG), John Giancola (SG), Steven Bennett (SF), David Saylors (C) Bruce Hicks, Anthony Stevens, Eugene Boyle, Paul Wason | |
| 08:09 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 08:09 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | David Saylors misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Evan Dauphin - foul #4 on Evan Dauphin, team foul #7 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Bond (PF) Jean Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:47 | Illinois | David Saylors misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | David Saylors makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Gordon (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bennie Frost (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Evan Dauphin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Michael Bond (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Allan Lanham (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy McGibbon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Giancola (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. SF - Steven Bennett (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Fielder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Saylors (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin misses badly on a shot in the lane | 40-47 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | David Saylors misses the shot from the right block | 40-47 |
| 07:17 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Allan Lanham | 40-47 |
| 06:59 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 40-47 |
| 06:58 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost tips it but misses | 40-47 |
| 06:57 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost gets the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 06:44 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Allan Lanham | 42-47 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | John Giancola's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Young (PG), Russ Brown (SG), Jeff Burnett (SF), Jimmie Brown (C) David Gordon, Bennie Frost, Evan Dauphin, Allan Lanham | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), Anthony Stevens (SG), Eugene Boyle (SF), Charles Howland (PF), Paul Wason (C) Randy McGibbon, John Giancola, Steven Bennett, David Fielder, David Saylors | |
| 06:06 | Minnesota | Eugene Boyle steals the ball from Michael Young | 42-47 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Paul Wason scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Charles Howland and he's hacked by Jimmie Brown - foul #1 on Jimmie Brown, team foul #8 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jean Brown (PF) Michael Bond | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Paul Wason makes the free throw | 42-50 |
| 05:37 | Minnesota | Michael Young misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | Jean Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 05:26 | Minnesota | Michael Young makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-50 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-50 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Jimmie Brown is called for the reach on Paul Wason - foul #2 on Jimmie Brown, team foul #9 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Gordon (PG), Allan Lanham (C) Michael Young, Jimmie Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Saylors (C) Charles Howland | |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Paul Wason makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Paul Wason misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 04:57 | Minnesota | Jean Brown grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 04:37 | Minnesota | Jean Brown is whistled for traveling | 45-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bennie Frost (SG) Russ Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Howland (PF) Paul Wason | |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle can't throw it down but he's hacked by Jeff Burnett - foul #3 on Jeff Burnett, team foul #10 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Bond (PF) Jean Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Fielder (PF) Charles Howland | |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 04:08 | Minnesota | David Gordon drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Hicks | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Gordon (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bennie Frost (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeff Burnett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Bond (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Allan Lanham (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Boyle (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Fielder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Saylors (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Minnesota | David Gordon connects on the 3 from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | David Gordon steals it from David Saylors | 51-54 |
| 02:54 | Minnesota | Michael Bond banks in the layup on a great pass from David Gordon | 53-54 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 02:25 | Minnesota | Michael Bond grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 02:12 | Minnesota | Allan Lanham drills a runner from the baseline set up by David Gordon | 55-54 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle is hacked by Bennie Frost - foul #3 on Bennie Frost, team foul #11 | 55-54 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 01:42 | Minnesota | Allan Lanham scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 57-55 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by David Saylors | 57-57 |
| 00:58 | Minnesota | David Fielder swats the shot by Bennie Frost | 57-57 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | David Saylors pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from David Fielder | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:23 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-60 |
| 00:22 | Minnesota | Allan Lanham snags the offensive board | 57-60 |
| 00:19 | Minnesota | Bruce Hicks steps in front of the Jeff Burnett pass | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens is hacked by Bennie Frost in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bennie Frost, team foul #12 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy McGibbon (PG), John Giancola (SF), Charles Howland (PF) Bruce Hicks, Eugene Boyle, David Fielder | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:10 | Minnesota | David Gordon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-62 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens grabs the board | 57-62 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Bennie Frost is called for the reach on Anthony Stevens in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bennie Frost, team foul #13 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Russ Brown (SG) Bennie Frost | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG) Randy McGibbon | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:05 | Minnesota | Russ Brown gets the rebound | 57-63 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Russ Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-63 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | David Saylors grabs the board | 57-63 |