| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Hale (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Graham Halverson (fresh) PF - Randy Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Craig Hargreaves (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Justin McQuesten (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Minnesota | Matthew Lane picks off the pass by Lionel Weise | 23-26 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Craig Hargreaves is called for the reach on Jeffrey Hall - foul #1 on Craig Hargreaves, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Matthew Lane lays it in on a nice dish by Raymond Haddix | 23-28 |
| 18:44 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson clanks a floater from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Matthew Lane buries a runner from the left block set up by Raymond Haddix | 23-30 |
| 17:56 | Minnesota | Matthew Lane steals the ball from Lionel Weise | 23-30 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 23-30 |
| 17:40 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson pulls down the rebound | 23-30 |
| 17:14 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Lionel Weise | 25-30 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gerald Hale - foul #1 on Gerald Hale, team foul #2 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Aaron Devine (C) Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 16:33 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Randy Mitchell | 28-31 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 28-31 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall tips it but misses | 28-31 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall hits the follow up shot | 28-33 |
| 15:47 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 28-33 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Hale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Graham Halverson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Randy Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Aaron Devine (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Justin McQuesten (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Adam Vanslyke (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix is fouled on the floor by Gerald Hale - foul #2 on Gerald Hale, team foul #3 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Christopher Reny (SF), James Young (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Matthew Lane, Justin McQuesten, Adam Vanslyke, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Lionel Weise - foul #2 on Lionel Weise, team foul #4 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves (C) Aaron Devine | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the free throw | 28-36 |
| 14:36 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-36 |
| 14:34 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves tips it but misses | 28-36 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Clyde Pate jams it on a great pass from Gregory Roberts and he's fouled by Randy Mitchell - foul #2 on Randy Mitchell, team foul #5 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG) Raymond Haddix | |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Clyde Pate makes the free throw | 28-39 |
| 13:55 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Gregory Roberts - foul #2 on Gregory Roberts, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Justin McQuesten (SG), Adam Vanslyke (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Christopher Reny, James Young, Clyde Pate | |
| 13:55 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson misses the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 13:55 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall pulls down the rebound | 28-39 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall is fouled on the floor by Gerald Hale - foul #3 on Gerald Hale, team foul #6 | 28-39 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Matthew Lane buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Adam Vanslyke | 28-42 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:13 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-42 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten snags the defensive board | 28-42 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Matthew Lane loses the dribble to Craig Hargreaves | 28-42 |
| 12:32 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Hardin (SF), Aaron Devine (C) Graham Halverson, Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (SG) Gregory Roberts | |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-42 |
| 12:04 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Randy Mitchell | 28-42 |
| 11:43 | Minnesota | Justin McQuesten takes the ball from Randy Mitchell | 28-42 |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten slams it home | 28-44 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Hale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Hardin (fresh) PF - Randy Mitchell (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Devine (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. SF - Justin McQuesten (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Hall swats the dunk try by Randy Mitchell | 28-44 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix pulls down the rebound | 28-44 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Matthew Lane blows the layup but he's hacked by Randy Mitchell - foul #3 on Randy Mitchell, team foul #7 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Brown (SF), Craig Hargreaves (C) Lionel Weise, Randy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (SF), James Young (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Justin McQuesten, Adam Vanslyke, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 28-46 |
| 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) | |
| 11:02 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine lays it in on a nice dish by Matthew Brown | 30-46 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Clyde Pate jams it on a nice dish by Gregory Roberts | 30-48 |
| 10:07 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown is whistled for a carry | 30-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Graham Halverson (SF) Gerald Hale, Matthew Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SF), Adam Vanslyke (PF) Matthew Lane, James Young | |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 30-50 |
| 09:31 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine hits a jumper from the left block | 32-50 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-50 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts tips it but misses | 32-50 |
| 09:07 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine gets the rebound | 32-50 |
| 08:58 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves connects on the floater from the free throw line | 34-50 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix can't connect on a floater from the left block | 34-50 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Clyde Pate pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-50 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Lionel Weise steps in front of the Clyde Pate pass | 34-50 |
| 08:06 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Gregory Roberts - foul #3 on Gregory Roberts, team foul #2 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Hale (SG), Randy Mitchell (PF) Graham Halverson, Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG), Justin McQuesten (SG), Jeffrey Hall (C) Raymond Haddix, Christopher Reny, Clyde Pate | |
| 08:06 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise misses the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 08:06 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise misses the 2nd free throw | 34-50 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke grabs the defensive rebound | 34-50 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-50 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 34-50 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Brian Hardin - foul #2 on Brian Hardin, team foul #8 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Brown (SF) Lionel Weise | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SG), Clyde Pate (C) Gregory Roberts, Adam Vanslyke | |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 34-50 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Christopher Reny snags the offensive board | 34-50 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Hardin (fairly fresh) SG - Gerald Hale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randy Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron Devine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Reny (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Justin McQuesten (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Clyde Pate (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-50 |
| 06:58 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine comes up short on the floater in the lane | 34-50 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall snags the defensive board | 34-50 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Reny | 34-52 |
| 06:22 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Hall - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hall, team foul #3 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Graham Halverson (SF) Matthew Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (SG), Adam Vanslyke (PF) Christopher Reny, Clyde Pate | |
| 06:11 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell dunks the ball set up by Gerald Hale | 36-52 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Graham Halverson swats the layup by Matthew Lane | 36-52 |
| 05:46 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin pulls down the rebound | 36-52 |
| 05:31 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale misses the dunk but the foul's on Raymond Haddix - foul #1 on Raymond Haddix, team foul #4 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG) Brian Hardin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG) Matthew Lane | |
| 05:31 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale makes the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 05:31 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall connects on the floater from close range and the foul's on Aaron Devine - foul #1 on Aaron Devine, team foul #9 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves (C) Randy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses the free throw | 38-54 |
| 05:14 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale snags the defensive board | 38-54 |
| 05:02 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-54 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke grabs the defensive rebound | 38-54 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten double dribbles | 38-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Hardin (PG), Wayne Horton (SG), Matthew Brown (SF) Lionel Weise, Gerald Hale, Graham Halverson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG), Clyde Pate (C) Justin McQuesten, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 04:15 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wayne Horton and he's fouled by Gregory Roberts - foul #4 on Gregory Roberts, team foul #5 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Randy Mitchell (PF) Wayne Horton, Aaron Devine | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (PF) Adam Vanslyke | |
| 04:15 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown makes the free throw | 41-54 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Matthew Lane | 41-57 |
| 03:45 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-57 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Clyde Pate loses the ball out of bounds | 43-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (SG), Graham Halverson (PF), Aaron Devine (C) Lionel Weise, Randy Mitchell, Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Illinois | Justin McQuesten (SF), Adam Vanslyke (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Gregory Roberts, James Young, Clyde Pate | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Hardin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wayne Horton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Graham Halverson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Aaron Devine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. SF - Justin McQuesten (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-57 |
| 03:13 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine tips it home | 45-57 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Matthew Lane comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-57 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall hits the follow up shot | 45-59 |
| 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) | |
| 02:34 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Graham Halverson, team foul #10 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG) Matthew Lane | |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Brian Hardin - foul #3 on Brian Hardin, team foul #11 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell (PF) Graham Halverson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SG) Raymond Haddix | |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 02:00 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine lays it in on a nice dish by Brian Hardin | 47-60 |
| 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) | |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Christopher Reny can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-60 |
| 01:41 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin grabs the board | 47-60 |
| 01:36 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-60 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke grabs the defensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses the lay-in | 47-60 |
| 01:14 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Aaron Devine | 47-60 |
| 01:08 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-60 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves (C) Randy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG), Raymond Haddix (SG) Gregory Roberts, Christopher Reny | |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Matthew Lane scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-63 |
| 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) | |
| 00:41 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 47-63 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall comes up short on the shot from the right block | 47-63 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Matthew Lane grabs the offensive rebound | 47-63 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Matthew Lane runs out the clock | 47-63 |