| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gerald Hale (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Scott Capone (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Sonny Riggs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Aaron Devine (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Schirmer (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Christopher Reny (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Richard Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Christopher Reny inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Matthew Lane drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-37 |
| 19:26 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine blows the layup | 28-37 |
| 19:24 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine tips it but misses | 28-37 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Gary Bradley tips it back up and in | 28-39 |
| 18:37 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-39 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Richard Burns gets the rebound | 28-39 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-39 |
| 18:23 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine grabs the defensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 18:01 | Minnesota | The jumper by Gerald Hale is denied by Gary Bradley | 28-39 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew Lane | 28-39 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Matthew Lane hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-39 |
| 17:50 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine gets the rebound | 28-39 |
| 17:24 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gary Bradley - foul #1 on Gary Bradley, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall (PF), Adam Vanslyke (C) Christopher Reny, Gary Bradley | |
| 17:24 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 17:24 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer misses the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Ernest Schirmer is called for the reach on Raymond Haddix - foul #4 on Ernest Schirmer, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Hardin (SF) Ernest Schirmer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (SG), James Young (SF) Matthew Lane, Richard Burns | |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gerald Hale - foul #1 on Gerald Hale, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 16:42 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 29-41 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses the turnaround from close range | 29-41 |
| 16:20 | Minnesota | Scott Capone snags the defensive board | 29-41 |
| 16:01 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Scott Capone | 31-41 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gerald Hale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Scott Capone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Hardin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Sonny Riggs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. C - Aaron Devine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SG - Gregory Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 3 reb. C - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Illinois | James Young's pass is intercepted by Scott Capone | 31-41 |
| 15:23 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | James Young grabs the board | 31-41 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Aaron Devine - foul #2 on Aaron Devine, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG), Richard Burns (SG), Christopher Reny (SF), Gary Bradley (C) Raymond Haddix, Gregory Roberts, James Young, Adam Vanslyke | |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Gary Bradley pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Gary Bradley is hacked by Sonny Riggs - foul #3 on Sonny Riggs, team foul #4 | 31-42 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Gary Bradley can't finish the layup | 31-42 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Matthew Lane pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Matthew Lane buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-45 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:49 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-45 |
| 13:48 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine tips it home | 33-45 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Matthew Lane travels with the ball | 33-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (PG) Scott Capone | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PG) Jeffrey Hall | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:11 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 33-45 |
| 13:10 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton grabs the offensive board | 33-45 |
| 12:43 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin misses long on a 3 from straight away | 33-45 |
| 12:41 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton tips it home | 35-45 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Matthew Lane clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-45 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the offensive board | 35-45 |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Christopher Reny hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-48 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Hale (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Brian Hardin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Sonny Riggs (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. C - Aaron Devine (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Christopher Reny (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Burns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:33 | Minnesota | Richard Burns steals it from Gerald Hale | 35-48 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Gary Bradley drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Raymond Haddix | 35-50 |
| 10:53 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Horton | 38-50 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Richard Burns | 38-53 |
| 10:19 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine is hacked by Christopher Reny - foul #3 on Christopher Reny, team foul #2 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Capone (SG), Ernest Schirmer (C) Gerald Hale, Sonny Riggs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (SG), James Young (SF), Jeffrey Hall (PF), Adam Vanslyke (C) Matthew Lane, Christopher Reny, Richard Burns, Gary Bradley | |
| 10:11 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer is hacked by Adam Vanslyke - foul #1 on Adam Vanslyke, team foul #3 | 38-53 |
| 10:00 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Wayne Horton | 40-53 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | James Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG) Raymond Haddix | |
| 09:21 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Hall steps in front of the Aaron Devine pass | 40-53 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-53 |
| 09:06 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine pulls down the rebound | 40-53 |
| 09:00 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer makes the runner near the basket and the foul's on Adam Vanslyke - foul #2 on Adam Vanslyke, team foul #4 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs (SF) Brian Hardin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:00 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer misses the free throw | 42-53 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Matthew Lane drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Roberts | 42-56 |
| 08:16 | Minnesota | Adam Vanslyke swats the layup by Ernest Schirmer | 42-56 |
| 08:14 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton tips it but misses | 42-56 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall pulls down the rebound | 42-56 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-56 |
| 07:52 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine gets the rebound | 42-56 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Horton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Capone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sonny Riggs (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Devine (tiring) 6 pts. 11 reb. C - Ernest Schirmer (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Young (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-56 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew Lane | 42-56 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | James Young's pass is intercepted by Ernest Schirmer | 42-56 |
| 07:08 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Matthew Lane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-56 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall tips it but misses | 45-56 |
| 06:53 | Minnesota | Scott Capone grabs the defensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 06:38 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs is fouled on the floor by James Young - foul #1 on James Young, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Hale (PG), Brian Hardin (SF) Wayne Horton, Sonny Riggs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PG), Richard Burns (SG), Christopher Reny (SF), Clyde Pate (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Gregory Roberts, Matthew Lane, James Young, Jeffrey Hall, Adam Vanslyke | |
| 06:22 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine lays it up and in and he's hacked by Clyde Pate - foul #1 on Clyde Pate, team foul #6 | 47-56 |
| 06:22 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine makes the free throw | 48-56 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Clyde Pate hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Brian Hardin - foul #1 on Brian Hardin, team foul #5 | 48-56 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Clyde Pate misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Clyde Pate makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:39 | Minnesota | Scott Capone connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Haddix | 50-59 |
| 04:45 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Clyde Pate - foul #2 on Clyde Pate, team foul #7 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs (SG) Scott Capone | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall (PF) Clyde Pate | |
| 04:45 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 04:45 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix is hacked by Sonny Riggs - foul #4 on Sonny Riggs, team foul #6 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (PG) Aaron Devine | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF) Christopher Reny | |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 52-59 |
| 03:58 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Ernest Schirmer | 52-59 |
| 03:51 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin loses the dribble to Raymond Haddix | 52-59 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Horton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Hale (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brian Hardin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Sonny Riggs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. C - Ernest Schirmer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. SG - Richard Burns (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - James Young (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | James Young is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on James Young, team foul #8 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Capone (SG) Gerald Hale | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG), Adam Vanslyke (C) Richard Burns, Gary Bradley | |
| 03:13 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeffrey Hall - foul #2 on Jeffrey Hall, team foul #9 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG) Raymond Haddix | |
| 03:13 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 03:13 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses the turnaround near the basket | 54-59 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke grabs the offensive board | 54-59 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Hale (PG) Wayne Horton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PG), Christopher Reny (SF), Richard Burns (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Gregory Roberts, James Young, Jeffrey Hall, Adam Vanslyke | |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Brian Hardin is called for the reach on Christopher Reny - foul #2 on Brian Hardin, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Christopher Reny makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Christopher Reny makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:30 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Matthew Lane snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix lays it in | 54-63 |
| 01:39 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christopher Reny - foul #4 on Christopher Reny, team foul #10 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Aaron Devine (PF) Brian Hardin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:39 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs misses the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 01:39 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs misses the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 01:39 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 01:28 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs misses long on a floater in the paint | 54-63 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the defensive rebound | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-63 |
| 01:00 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Ernest Schirmer | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:52 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-63 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix snags the defensive board | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Gerald Hale is called for the reach on Raymond Haddix in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Hale, team foul #8 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF), Clyde Pate (PF) Matthew Lane, Christopher Reny | |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:49 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| 00:44 | Minnesota | Scott Capone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (PG), Brian Hardin (SF) Gerald Hale, Sonny Riggs | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | James Young is hacked by Scott Capone in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Capone, team foul #9 | 54-64 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | James Young misses the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | Scott Capone snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| 00:37 | Minnesota | James Young is called for the reach on Scott Capone - foul #3 on James Young, team foul #11 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG), Christopher Reny (SF) James Young, Clyde Pate | |
| 00:37 | Minnesota | Scott Capone makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:37 | Minnesota | Scott Capone makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Richard Burns is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Capone - foul #3 on Scott Capone, team foul #10 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Hale (PG), Sonny Riggs (SF) Wayne Horton, Brian Hardin | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF), Clyde Pate (PF) Matthew Lane, Christopher Reny | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:36 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer pulls down the rebound | 56-65 |
| 00:28 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-65 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Richard Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix is hacked by Gerald Hale in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerald Hale, team foul #11 | 56-65 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:18 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-67 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (PG), Brian Hardin (SF) Gerald Hale, Sonny Riggs | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix runs out the clock | 56-67 |