| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dale Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Jackowski (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Virgil Polson inbounds the ball | 23-27 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:50 | Illinois | Gregory Burkhardt is called for the reach on Robert Fisher - foul #1 on Gregory Burkhardt, team foul #1 | 23-27 |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Lawrence Thompson steals it from Virgil Polson | 23-27 |
| 19:42 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan blows the layup | 23-27 |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Virgil Polson pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Robert Fisher can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-27 |
| 19:24 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 19:14 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 23-27 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | James Jackowski grabs the defensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Robert Fisher is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Thompson - foul #2 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #2 | 23-27 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Virgil Polson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Virgil Polson snags the offensive board | 23-27 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | James Jackowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-27 |
| 18:31 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 18:07 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-27 |
| 18:05 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt tips it home | 25-27 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the dunk attempt | 25-27 |
| 17:48 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 17:33 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Heald | 27-27 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Virgil Polson can't finish the layup | 27-27 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Virgil Polson | 27-27 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Robert Fisher's pass is intercepted by Thomas Heald | 27-27 |
| 16:36 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Lawrence Thompson and he's fouled by Thomas Wainwright - foul #2 on Thomas Wainwright, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (SG), Dwayne Danis (SF), Edgar Eichner (C) Walter Sullivan, Dale Anderson, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Boris Zellous, Virgil Polson, Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| 16:36 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald makes the free throw | 30-27 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Scott Dollard comes up short on the runner from the right block | 30-27 |
| 16:14 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 15:52 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 15:50 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner snags the offensive board | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dwayne Danis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Heald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Edgar Eichner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Aguon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Jackowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) PF - Denis Banks (fresh) C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses the jumpshot from the left side | 30-27 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | James Jackowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Walter Sullivan (SG), Stanley Miles (PF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Lawrence Thompson, Glenn Cummings, Thomas Heald, Edgar Eichner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG), Van Miller (SG), Virgil Polson (SF), Robert Fisher (C) James Aguon, James Jackowski, Andrei Palczewski, Scott Dollard | |
| 14:39 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 14:37 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles tips it in | 32-27 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Virgil Polson misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dwayne Danis - foul #1 on Dwayne Danis, team foul #3 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dale Anderson (SF) Dwayne Danis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright (PF) Denis Banks | |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Virgil Polson makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Virgil Polson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 14:25 | Minnesota | Arthur Bower's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG) Arthur Bower | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Van Miller misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 14:01 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 13:38 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson is fouled on the floor by Robert Fisher - foul #1 on Robert Fisher, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Jackowski (SG), Scott Dollard (C) Van Miller, Robert Fisher | |
| 13:17 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Scott Dollard gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Walter Sullivan - foul #1 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #4 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Heald (PF) Stanley Miles | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 12:31 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Dale Anderson | 35-31 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Boris Zellous grabs the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | James Jackowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-31 |
| 12:00 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 11:43 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-31 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Virgil Polson gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Dale Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Jackowski (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Virgil Polson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Boris Zellous is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Thompson - foul #3 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #5 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Glenn Cummings (SG), Dwayne Danis (SF), Edgar Eichner (C) Lawrence Thompson, Walter Sullivan, Dale Anderson, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Denis Banks (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Boris Zellous, Virgil Polson, Thomas Wainwright, Scott Dollard | |
| 11:23 | Illinois | James Jackowski is fouled on the floor by Glenn Cummings - foul #1 on Glenn Cummings, team foul #6 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Van Miller (SG) James Jackowski | |
| 11:09 | Illinois | James Aguon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 11:08 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 10:46 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the lay-in | 35-31 |
| 10:44 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner gets the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 10:24 | Minnesota | Van Miller is called for the reach on Glenn Cummings - foul #1 on Van Miller, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG), Walter Sullivan (SG), Stanley Miles (PF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Arthur Bower, Glenn Cummings, Thomas Heald, Edgar Eichner | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Jackowski (SG), Virgil Polson (SF) Van Miller, Andrei Palczewski | |
| 10:03 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-31 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Denis Banks grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Virgil Polson hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Fisher | 35-34 |
| 09:16 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson scores on a 3 from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | James Jackowski is fouled on the floor by Walter Sullivan - foul #2 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #7 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dale Anderson (SF), Thomas Heald (PF) Dwayne Danis, Stanley Miles | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG), Thomas Wainwright (PF) James Aguon, Denis Banks | |
| 09:01 | Illinois | James Jackowski makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | James Jackowski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 08:39 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Fisher - foul #2 on Robert Fisher, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner (C) Gregory Burkhardt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Dollard (C) Robert Fisher | |
| 08:39 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 08:39 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Edgar Eichner - foul #1 on Edgar Eichner, team foul #8 | 40-36 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 08:01 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-38 |
| 07:59 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner snags the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 07:43 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson is whistled for traveling | 40-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (SG), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Walter Sullivan, Edgar Eichner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Van Miller (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF) James Jackowski, Virgil Polson | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Glenn Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dale Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Van Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright blows the layup | 40-38 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski tips it back up and in | 40-40 |
| 07:15 | Minnesota | Van Miller steals it from Lawrence Thompson | 40-40 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Van Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Boris Zellous knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 06:15 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Lawrence Thompson | 42-43 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Scott Dollard hits a floater near the basket | 42-45 |
| 05:41 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald loses the ball out of bounds | 42-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Walter Sullivan (SG), Dwayne Danis (SF), Stanley Miles (PF), Edgar Eichner (C) Lawrence Thompson, Glenn Cummings, Dale Anderson, Thomas Heald, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), James Jackowski (SG), Virgil Polson (SF), Denis Banks (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Boris Zellous, Van Miller, Andrei Palczewski, Thomas Wainwright, Scott Dollard | |
| 05:20 | Illinois | James Aguon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Fisher | 42-48 |
| 04:59 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Dwayne Danis | 45-48 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | James Jackowski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Denis Banks | 45-51 |
| 04:17 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan's pass is intercepted by Virgil Polson | 45-51 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Edgar Eichner steals the ball from Robert Fisher | 45-51 |
| 03:53 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG), Dale Anderson (SF), Thomas Heald (PF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Arthur Bower, Dwayne Danis, Stanley Miles, Edgar Eichner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG), Thomas Wainwright (PF) James Aguon, Denis Banks | |
| 03:26 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald is hacked by Thomas Wainwright - foul #3 on Thomas Wainwright, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Dale Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Jackowski (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:02 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-51 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Wainwright | 45-51 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Boris Zellous buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Virgil Polson | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Walter Sullivan | 47-54 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | James Jackowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 47-54 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright hits the follow up shot | 47-56 |
| 02:05 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald makes the floater from the right side | 49-56 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert Fisher | 49-59 |
| 01:24 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-59 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Boris Zellous knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Wainwright | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-61 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright snags the defensive board | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Gregory Burkhardt steals it from Thomas Wainwright | 49-61 |
| 00:27 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-61 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Virgil Polson snags the defensive board | 49-61 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Boris Zellous runs out the clock | 49-61 |