| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Demps (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Webb (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyrone Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Wilkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hull (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeffrey O'Connor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Hildebrandt (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Gilbertson (fresh) PF - David Pruitt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Clinger (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Minnesota | David Pruitt connects on the driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Brian Wilkinson - foul #3 on Brian Wilkinson, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 19:51 | Minnesota | David Pruitt makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown scores on a shot in the lane | 33-31 |
| 19:03 | Minnesota | Richard Hildebrandt misses the 3 from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | James Hull grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-31 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown hits the follow up shot | 35-31 |
| 18:32 | Minnesota | Jeffrey O'Connor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-31 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Randy Demps hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | James Hull hits the follow up shot | 37-31 |
| 17:52 | Minnesota | Richard Hildebrandt hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by David Pruitt | 37-34 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Webb and he's hacked by David Gilbertson - foul #2 on David Gilbertson, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alfred Grant (SG), Michael Hullinger (PF), Dennis Murray (C) Donald Webb, Brian Wilkinson, James Hull | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Robinson (PG), Allen Thornton (SG), Samuel Henderson (SF), Matthew Levine (PF), Damek Zomer (C) Jeffrey O'Connor, Richard Hildebrandt, David Gilbertson, David Pruitt, David Clinger | |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown makes the free throw | 40-34 |
| 17:19 | Minnesota | Matthew Levine comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Randy Demps - foul #1 on Randy Demps, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette (PG), James Hull (C) Randy Demps, Tyrone Brown | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:19 | Minnesota | Matthew Levine makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:19 | Minnesota | Matthew Levine makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Dennis Murray is hacked by James Robinson - foul #2 on James Robinson, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson (PF) James Hull | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey O'Connor (PG), David Clinger (C) James Robinson, Damek Zomer | |
| 16:08 | Minnesota | Dennis Murray is called for the reach on Jeffrey O'Connor - foul #3 on Dennis Murray, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Demps (PG), Donald Webb (SG) Michael Bissonnette, Alfred Grant | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Gilbertson (SF), David Pruitt (PF) Allen Thornton, Matthew Levine | |
| 15:44 | Minnesota | David Clinger can't throw it down | 40-36 |
| 15:42 | Minnesota | Samuel Henderson gets the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Demps (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Webb (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Hullinger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Wilkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Murray (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeffrey O'Connor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - David Gilbertson (fresh) PF - David Pruitt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Clinger (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 15:25 | Minnesota | David Clinger can't tip it in | 40-36 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Randy Demps is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 40-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tyrone Brown (SF), James Hull (C) Michael Hullinger, Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Hildebrandt (SG) Samuel Henderson | |
| 14:56 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson travels with the ball | 40-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Robinson (PG), Matthew Levine (C) Jeffrey O'Connor, David Clinger | |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Donald Webb is whistled for a carry | 40-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alfred Grant (SG) Donald Webb | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Allen Thornton (SF), Damek Zomer (C) David Gilbertson, David Pruitt | |
| 14:20 | Minnesota | James Robinson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-36 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | James Robinson steps in front of the Randy Demps pass in the backcourt | 40-36 |
| 13:57 | Minnesota | Matthew Levine knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson makes the wide open shot from the baseline on a great pass from Randy Demps | 42-38 |
| 13:08 | Minnesota | Richard Hildebrandt is hacked by Alfred Grant - foul #2 on Alfred Grant, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Webb (PG), Michael Hullinger (SF), Dennis Murray (PF) Randy Demps, Tyrone Brown, Brian Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey O'Connor (PG), Samuel Henderson (SG), David Gilbertson (SF), David Pruitt (PF), David Clinger (C) James Robinson, Richard Hildebrandt, Allen Thornton, Matthew Levine, Damek Zomer | |
| 12:39 | Minnesota | Jeffrey O'Connor loses the ball out of bounds | 42-38 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Dennis Murray lays it up and in set up by Alfred Grant | 44-38 |
| 12:01 | Minnesota | Alfred Grant steals the ball from David Clinger | 44-38 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger misses the easy layup | 44-38 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger snags the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger is denied on a dunk by David Pruitt | 44-38 |
| 11:35 | Minnesota | David Clinger grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Webb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfred Grant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hullinger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Murray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - James Hull (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeffrey O'Connor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Henderson (fresh) 2 reb. SF - David Gilbertson (fairly fresh) PF - David Pruitt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Clinger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Minnesota | James Hull denies the turnaround by David Pruitt | 44-38 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Dennis Murray snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Donald Webb can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-38 |
| 10:54 | Minnesota | Jeffrey O'Connor snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 10:32 | Minnesota | David Pruitt's floater is tipped away by Dennis Murray | 44-38 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Donald Webb | 44-38 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | David Clinger picks off the pass by Michael Hullinger | 44-38 |
| 09:52 | Minnesota | David Clinger misses the jumpshot from the left side | 44-38 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | James Hull grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger is fouled on the floor by David Clinger - foul #2 on David Clinger, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Demps (PG), Michael Bissonnette (SG), Tyrone Brown (SF), Brian Wilkinson (PF) Donald Webb, Alfred Grant, Michael Hullinger, Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Robinson (PG), Richard Hildebrandt (SG), Allen Thornton (SF), Matthew Levine (PF), Damek Zomer (C) Jeffrey O'Connor, Samuel Henderson, David Gilbertson, David Pruitt, David Clinger | |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Randy Demps is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Bissonnette and he's fouled by James Robinson - foul #3 on James Robinson, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Randy Demps makes the free throw | 47-38 |
| 08:49 | Minnesota | Richard Hildebrandt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-38 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | James Hull can't finish the layup | 47-38 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Randy Demps snags the offensive board | 47-38 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Randy Demps misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-38 |
| 08:06 | Minnesota | Allen Thornton gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 07:49 | Minnesota | James Robinson is fouled on the floor by Brian Wilkinson - foul #4 on Brian Wilkinson, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dennis Murray (C) James Hull | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Gilbertson (SF) Allen Thornton | |
| 07:43 | Minnesota | Michael Bissonnette takes the ball from David Gilbertson | 47-38 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette lays it in | 49-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 07:24 | Minnesota | Richard Hildebrandt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 07:23 | Minnesota | Matthew Levine pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Demps (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Bissonnette (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyrone Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Dennis Murray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Richard Hildebrandt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Gilbertson (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Levine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Damek Zomer (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Minnesota | Matthew Levine misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Brian Wilkinson - foul #5 on Brian Wilkinson, team foul #6 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Webb (SG), Michael Hullinger (PF) Michael Bissonnette, Brian Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey O'Connor (PG), David Clinger (C) James Robinson, Damek Zomer | |
| 07:17 | Minnesota | Matthew Levine makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 07:17 | Minnesota | Matthew Levine misses the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 07:17 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown can't finish the layup | 49-39 |
| 06:59 | Minnesota | David Clinger grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 06:49 | Minnesota | Richard Hildebrandt misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 49-39 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Randy Demps snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Richard Hildebrandt is called for the reach on Randy Demps in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Hildebrandt, team foul #5 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Pruitt (PF) Matthew Levine | |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown banks in the layup on a nice dish by Randy Demps | 51-39 |
| 06:10 | Minnesota | Richard Hildebrandt buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jeffrey O'Connor | 51-42 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by David Clinger - foul #3 on David Clinger, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette (PG), Alfred Grant (SG), James Hull (C) Randy Demps, Donald Webb, Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Allen Thornton (SG), Samuel Henderson (SF) Richard Hildebrandt, David Gilbertson | |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 05:26 | Minnesota | Michael Hullinger takes the ball from Samuel Henderson | 53-42 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from James Hull | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:49 | Minnesota | David Clinger connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 55-44 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Bissonnette | 57-44 |
| 04:14 | Minnesota | Michael Bissonnette takes the ball from David Pruitt | 57-44 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Alfred Grant is hacked by Allen Thornton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Allen Thornton, team foul #7 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dennis Murray (PF) Michael Hullinger | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Robinson (PG), Richard Hildebrandt (SG), David Gilbertson (SF), Matthew Levine (PF), Damek Zomer (C) Jeffrey O'Connor, Allen Thornton, Samuel Henderson, David Pruitt, David Clinger | |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Alfred Grant makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Alfred Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 03:50 | Minnesota | James Robinson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 59-44 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Alfred Grant snags the defensive board | 59-44 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | James Hull can't finish the uncontested layup | 59-44 |
| 03:24 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to James Robinson | 59-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Bissonnette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfred Grant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyrone Brown (tiring) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Murray (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Hull (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Richard Hildebrandt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Gilbertson (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Levine (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Damek Zomer (fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Minnesota | Richard Hildebrandt is called for traveling | 59-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Demps (PG), Donald Webb (SG) Michael Bissonnette, Alfred Grant | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Donald Webb hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-44 |
| 02:40 | Minnesota | Damek Zomer snags the defensive board | 59-44 |
| 02:35 | Minnesota | Richard Hildebrandt scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Damek Zomer | 59-46 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Matthew Levine - foul #2 on Matthew Levine, team foul #8 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Hullinger (PF) James Hull | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey O'Connor (PG), Samuel Henderson (SG), David Pruitt (PF), David Clinger (C) James Robinson, Richard Hildebrandt, David Gilbertson, Matthew Levine | |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 02:10 | Minnesota | David Pruitt gets the rebound | 60-46 |
| 01:59 | Minnesota | David Clinger is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on David Clinger, team foul #9 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hull (C) Michael Hullinger | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Hildebrandt (SG), David Gilbertson (SF) Samuel Henderson, Damek Zomer | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Randy Demps is hacked by David Gilbertson in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Gilbertson, team foul #10 | 60-46 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Randy Demps makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Randy Demps makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 01:29 | Minnesota | David Clinger's fadeaway is rejected by Randy Demps | 62-46 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Dennis Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 62-46 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | David Clinger denies the turnaround by James Hull | 62-46 |
| 01:00 | Minnesota | David Clinger pulls down the rebound | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:56 | Minnesota | David Pruitt misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dennis Murray - foul #4 on Dennis Murray, team foul #7 | 62-46 |
| 00:56 | Minnesota | David Pruitt misses the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 00:56 | Minnesota | David Pruitt misses the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown pulls down the rebound | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Donald Webb misses the easy layup | 62-46 |
| 00:29 | Minnesota | Jeffrey O'Connor pulls down the rebound | 62-46 |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Dennis Murray - foul #5 on Dennis Murray, team foul #8 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Hullinger (PF) Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson misses the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Randy Demps runs out the clock | 62-47 |