| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Todd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeffrey O'Connor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Gilbertson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Levine (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Clinger (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor inbounds the ball | 34-38 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Robinson - foul #1 on James Robinson, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 19:27 | Minnesota | James Robinson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on James Robinson, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| 19:23 | Southern Illinois | James Robinson takes the ball from Elliott Shy in the backcourt | 36-38 |
| 19:07 | Minnesota | Jason Taylor swats the layup by David Clinger | 36-38 |
| 19:05 | Minnesota | Matthew Levine pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 18:53 | Minnesota | Matthew Levine hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeffrey O'Connor and he's hacked by Todd Moore - foul #3 on Todd Moore, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen (PF) Todd Moore | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Hildebrandt (SG) James Robinson | |
| 18:53 | Minnesota | Matthew Levine misses the free throw | 36-40 |
| 18:53 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 18:48 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 18:47 | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 18:36 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by David Gilbertson - foul #1 on David Gilbertson, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti (SF), Steve Nelson (C) Jason Taylor, Ricky Parmer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Bergdorf (PG), Samuel Henderson (SF), Allen Thornton (PF) Jeffrey O'Connor, David Gilbertson, Matthew Levine | |
| 18:36 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 18:36 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 18:17 | Minnesota | The jumper by Richard Hildebrandt is denied by Steve Nelson | 38-40 |
| 18:15 | Minnesota | Richard Hildebrandt tips it but misses | 38-40 |
| 18:14 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 18:11 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Henderson takes the ball from Rocky Conti in the backcourt | 38-40 |
| 18:03 | Minnesota | James Bergdorf's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG), Paul Portillo (SG) Elliott Shy, Robert Todd | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Ensminger (C) David Clinger | |
| 17:50 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo steps out of bounds on the sideline | 38-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Robinson (SG) Samuel Henderson | |
| 17:38 | Minnesota | Richard Hildebrandt knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 17:24 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson drills a driving attempt from the right block | 40-43 |
| 17:18 | Minnesota | Richard Hildebrandt misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-43 |
| 17:16 | Minnesota | Allen Thornton pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:59 | Minnesota | James Robinson is fouled on the floor by Paul Portillo - foul #1 on Paul Portillo, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Jason Taylor (SF), Ricky Parmer (C) Adam Bonnet, Rocky Conti, Steve Nelson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey O'Connor (PG), Paul Bellman (SG), David Gilbertson (SF), Matthew Levine (PF), David Clinger (C) James Bergdorf, James Robinson, Richard Hildebrandt, Allen Thornton, William Ensminger | |
| 16:50 | Minnesota | Elliott Shy steps in front of the Jeffrey O'Connor pass | 40-43 |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-43 |
| 16:35 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey O'Connor | 40-46 |
| 16:15 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 16:14 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo tips it but misses | 40-46 |
| 16:12 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer gets the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 16:02 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 16:01 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 15:59 | Minnesota | Jeffrey O'Connor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd (SG), Rafael Duncan (SF), Todd Moore (PF) Paul Portillo, Jason Taylor, Stephen Millen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Ensminger (C) David Clinger | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Todd (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Duncan (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeffrey O'Connor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Bellman (fresh) SF - David Gilbertson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Levine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Ensminger (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 15:42 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd double dribbles | 40-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG), Steve Nelson (C) Elliott Shy, Ricky Parmer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Samuel Henderson (SF) David Gilbertson | |
| 15:27 | Minnesota | Samuel Henderson connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Matthew Levine and he's fouled by Todd Moore - foul #4 on Todd Moore, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Tripp (C) Todd Moore | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Bergdorf (PG), James Robinson (SG) Jeffrey O'Connor, Paul Bellman | |
| 15:27 | Minnesota | Samuel Henderson makes the free throw | 40-49 |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Levine - foul #2 on Matthew Levine, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| 15:12 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-49 |
| 15:11 | Minnesota | James Robinson snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 14:58 | Minnesota | Matthew Levine is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 40-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Clinger (C) William Ensminger | |
| 14:38 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-49 |
| 14:37 | Minnesota | Matthew Levine pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 14:09 | Minnesota | David Clinger works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot in the lane and he's hacked by Scott Tripp - foul #2 on Scott Tripp, team foul #4 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Jason Taylor (SF), Stephen Millen (PF), Ricky Parmer (C) Adam Bonnet, Robert Todd, Steve Nelson, Scott Tripp | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey O'Connor (PG), Paul Bellman (SG), David Gilbertson (SF), Richard Hildebrandt (PF) James Bergdorf, James Robinson, Samuel Henderson, Matthew Levine | |
| 14:09 | Minnesota | David Clinger misses the free throw | 40-51 |
| 14:09 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| 13:50 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 13:49 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to David Clinger | 40-51 |
| 13:28 | Minnesota | David Clinger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Stephen Millen - foul #1 on Stephen Millen, team foul #5 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo (SG) Rafael Duncan | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Allen Thornton (PF) Paul Bellman | |
| 13:28 | Minnesota | David Clinger misses the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 13:28 | Minnesota | David Clinger makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 13:11 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Elliott Shy | 43-52 |
| 12:47 | Minnesota | David Clinger is hacked by Paul Portillo - foul #2 on Paul Portillo, team foul #6 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd (SG), Rocky Conti (SF), Steve Nelson (PF), Scott Tripp (C) Paul Portillo, Jason Taylor, Stephen Millen, Ricky Parmer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (PG), James Robinson (SG), Matthew Levine (PF), William Ensminger (C) Jeffrey O'Connor, Richard Hildebrandt, Allen Thornton, David Clinger | |
| 12:32 | Minnesota | James Robinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 12:30 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 12:27 | Southern Illinois | William Ensminger is called for the reach on Scott Tripp in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Ensminger, team foul #5 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan (SF) Rocky Conti | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:12 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Todd | 45-52 |
| 11:52 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 11:51 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Todd (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rafael Duncan (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steve Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Tripp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Paul Bellman (fresh) SG - James Robinson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Gilbertson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Levine (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Ensminger (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 11:47 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Bellman - foul #3 on Paul Bellman, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG), Paul Portillo (SG), Stephen Millen (PF), Ricky Parmer (C) Elliott Shy, Robert Todd, Steve Nelson, Scott Tripp | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Bergdorf (PG), Samuel Henderson (SF) Paul Bellman, David Gilbertson | |
| 11:32 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Adam Bonnet | 47-52 |
| 11:13 | Minnesota | Samuel Henderson hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by James Robinson | 47-54 |
| 11:05 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Adam Bonnet | 50-54 |
| 10:47 | Minnesota | Matthew Levine lays it up and in set up by James Bergdorf | 50-56 |
| 10:33 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 50-56 |
| 10:32 | Minnesota | William Ensminger pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 10:11 | Minnesota | William Ensminger's pass is intercepted by Stephen Millen | 50-56 |
| 09:48 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer is fouled on the floor by William Ensminger - foul #2 on William Ensminger, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Robert Todd (SG), Jason Taylor (SF), Steve Nelson (PF) Adam Bonnet, Paul Portillo, Rafael Duncan, Stephen Millen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey O'Connor (PG), Paul Bellman (SG), Richard Hildebrandt (SF), Allen Thornton (PF), David Clinger (C) James Bergdorf, James Robinson, Samuel Henderson, Matthew Levine, William Ensminger | |
| 09:48 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 09:48 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 09:31 | Minnesota | Richard Hildebrandt buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Clinger | 52-59 |
| 09:19 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 09:17 | Minnesota | David Clinger pulls down the rebound | 52-59 |
| 09:15 | Minnesota | Elliott Shy steps in front of the Jeffrey O'Connor pass in the backcourt | 52-59 |
| 09:14 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy banks in the layup | 54-59 |
| 08:52 | Minnesota | Richard Hildebrandt can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 54-59 |
| 08:50 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 08:42 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 08:30 | Minnesota | David Clinger misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jason Taylor - foul #2 on Jason Taylor, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti (SF), Scott Tripp (C) Jason Taylor, Ricky Parmer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Gilbertson (SF) Allen Thornton | |
| 08:30 | Minnesota | David Clinger misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 08:30 | Minnesota | David Clinger misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 08:30 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 08:13 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo (SG), Rafael Duncan (SF), Stephen Millen (PF) Robert Todd, Rocky Conti, Steve Nelson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Levine (PF) Paul Bellman | |
| 07:52 | Minnesota | Paul Portillo is called for the reach on Richard Hildebrandt - foul #3 on Paul Portillo, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG), Todd Moore (PF) Elliott Shy, Stephen Millen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 07:52 | Minnesota | Richard Hildebrandt makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 07:52 | Minnesota | Richard Hildebrandt makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Adam Bonnet (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Portillo (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rafael Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Scott Tripp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeffrey O'Connor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Hildebrandt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Gilbertson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Levine (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Clinger (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 07:42 | Southern Illinois | Scott Tripp grabs the offensive board | 57-61 |
| 07:34 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore scores on a shot from the left block | 59-61 |
| 07:19 | Minnesota | A charge is called on Matthew Levine - foul #3 on Matthew Levine, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd (SG), Steve Nelson (C) Paul Portillo, Scott Tripp | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Bergdorf (PG), James Robinson (SG) Jeffrey O'Connor, Richard Hildebrandt | |
| 07:04 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan travels with the ball | 59-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor (SF) Rafael Duncan | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (SG) Matthew Levine | |
| 06:41 | Minnesota | David Clinger comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 59-61 |
| 06:40 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson tips it in | 59-63 |
| 06:28 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-63 |
| 06:26 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to David Clinger | 59-63 |
| 06:05 | Minnesota | James Robinson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 59-63 |
| 06:03 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 05:56 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Taylor | 61-63 |
| 05:35 | Minnesota | David Clinger misses the layup against the doubleteam | 61-63 |
| 05:34 | Minnesota | Paul Bellman tips it back up and in | 61-65 |
| 05:34 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Rafael Duncan (SF) Adam Bonnet, Jason Taylor | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey O'Connor (PG), Samuel Henderson (SF), Allen Thornton (PF), William Ensminger (C) James Bergdorf, David Gilbertson, James Robinson, David Clinger | |
| 05:32 | Southern Illinois | Paul Bellman steps in front of the Rafael Duncan pass in the backcourt | 61-65 |
| 05:31 | Minnesota | Jeffrey O'Connor slams it home on a nice dish by Paul Bellman | 61-67 |
| 05:28 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan's pass is intercepted by Paul Bellman in the backcourt | 61-67 |
| 05:11 | Minnesota | Samuel Henderson can't connect on a runner in the paint | 61-67 |
| 05:09 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd gets the rebound | 61-67 |
| 04:52 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Allen Thornton - foul #1 on Allen Thornton, team foul #9 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo (SG), Stephen Millen (PF), Ricky Parmer (C) Robert Todd, Todd Moore, Steve Nelson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Hildebrandt (SG) Paul Bellman | |
| 04:52 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 04:52 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 04:52 | Minnesota | Allen Thornton gets the rebound | 62-67 |
| 04:43 | Minnesota | Samuel Henderson hits a shot from the right block set up by Jeffrey O'Connor and he's hacked by Rafael Duncan - foul #4 on Rafael Duncan, team foul #9 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor (SF) Paul Portillo | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 04:43 | Minnesota | Samuel Henderson makes the free throw | 62-70 |
| 04:17 | Southern Illinois | William Ensminger swats the short shot by Elliott Shy | 62-70 |
| 04:15 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen grabs the offensive board | 62-70 |
| 04:09 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Samuel Henderson - foul #2 on Samuel Henderson, team foul #10 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Bergdorf (PG), David Gilbertson (SF), Matthew Levine (PF), David Clinger (C) Jeffrey O'Connor, Samuel Henderson, Allen Thornton, William Ensminger | |
| 04:09 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 04:09 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 04:09 | Minnesota | David Clinger snags the defensive board | 62-70 |
| 03:46 | Minnesota | Richard Hildebrandt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-70 |
| 03:44 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen snags the defensive board | 62-70 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rafael Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Jason Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Stephen Millen (fresh) 7 reb. C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Bergdorf (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Hildebrandt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Gilbertson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew Levine (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Clinger (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 62-70 |
| 03:26 | Minnesota | David Clinger gets the rebound | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 03:13 | Minnesota | Ricky Parmer steals it from David Clinger | 62-70 |
| 03:05 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-70 |
| 03:03 | Minnesota | Richard Hildebrandt grabs the board | 62-70 |
| 02:59 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd (SG), Todd Moore (PF) Jason Taylor, Stephen Millen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey O'Connor (PG), Paul Bellman (SG) James Bergdorf, Richard Hildebrandt | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 02:44 | Minnesota | Matthew Levine misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Todd - foul #2 on Robert Todd, team foul #10 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson (C) Ricky Parmer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:44 | Minnesota | Matthew Levine makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 02:44 | Minnesota | Matthew Levine makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 02:25 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-72 |
| 02:23 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore misses the tip | 62-72 |
| 02:22 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-72 |
| 02:17 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-72 |
| 02:16 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore grabs the board | 62-72 |
| 02:12 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Rafael Duncan | 65-72 |
| 01:51 | Minnesota | Matthew Levine knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Jeffrey O'Connor | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:47 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-74 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer (C) Steve Nelson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Robinson (SG) Paul Bellman | |
| 01:42 | Minnesota | Rafael Duncan is called for the reach on David Gilbertson - foul #5 on Rafael Duncan, team foul #11 | 65-74 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor (SF) Rafael Duncan | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 01:42 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 01:42 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 01:32 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-76 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG), Paul Portillo (SG), Stephen Millen (PF), Steve Nelson (C) Elliott Shy, Robert Todd, Todd Moore, Ricky Parmer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Bergdorf (PG), Richard Hildebrandt (SG), Samuel Henderson (SF), Allen Thornton (PF), William Ensminger (C) Jeffrey O'Connor, James Robinson, David Gilbertson, Matthew Levine, David Clinger | |
| 01:24 | Minnesota | Samuel Henderson knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Richard Hildebrandt out of a doubleteam | 65-78 |
| 01:18 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Adam Bonnet | 68-78 |
| 01:05 | Minnesota | Richard Hildebrandt knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-81 |
| 01:02 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-81 |
| 00:47 | Minnesota | William Ensminger can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 68-81 |
| 00:46 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Henderson | 68-81 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:22 | Minnesota | Samuel Henderson hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 68-81 |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Stephen Millen | 68-81 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-81 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen tips it back up and in | 70-81 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | James Bergdorf runs out the clock | 70-81 |