| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steve Collado (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terrance Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mark Hulbert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Marvin Kardos (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Womack (fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Haley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Steve Collado inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:55 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is hacked by Mark Hulbert in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Hulbert, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-34 |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Steve Collado pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Terrance Roberts | 31-34 |
| 18:55 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-34 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steve Collado | 31-34 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Steve Collado's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-34 |
| 18:27 | Minnesota | Paul Weber steps in front of the Donald Haley pass | 31-34 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Edward Scheiber is blocked by Darrell Womack | 31-34 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts tips it but misses | 31-34 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts tips it home | 33-34 |
| 17:36 | Minnesota | Paul Weber picks off the pass by Darrell Womack out of a doubleteam | 33-34 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Steve Collado can't finish the layup | 33-34 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Paul Weber pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses long on an open floater from the right side | 33-34 |
| 17:15 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 16:49 | Minnesota | The jump hook by Jeffrey Bennett is blocked by Edward Scheiber | 33-34 |
| 16:48 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack grabs the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 16:29 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack makes the contested jump hook in the paint set up by Mark Hulbert | 33-36 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Paul Weber knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 15:48 | Minnesota | Terrance Roberts denies the turnaround by Darrell Womack | 36-36 |
| 15:47 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett grabs the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Steve Collado (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrance Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mark Hulbert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Marvin Kardos (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Womack (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Haley (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos comes up short on the floater from close range | 36-36 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 15:01 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), John Boyd (SF), David Williams (PF), Glen Fox (C) Paul Weber, Steve Collado, Terrance Roberts, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Fred Raminez (PG), Karl Chilson (SG), James Jackson (PF), Aaron Thorson (C) Mark Hulbert, Jeffrey Bennett, Darrell Womack, Donald Haley | |
| 14:46 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Karl Chilson | 36-38 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | John Boyd drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Williams | 38-38 |
| 13:59 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Frederick Turner pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Frederick Turner buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Lamar | 40-38 |
| 13:05 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Marvin Kardos | 40-41 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Frederick Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), Terrance Roberts (PF) Lawrence Lamar, Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert (PG), Jeffrey Bennett (SG), Darrell Womack (PF), Neal Council (C) Fred Raminez, Karl Chilson, James Jackson, Aaron Thorson | |
| 12:40 | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Darrell Womack out of the doubleteam | 40-43 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Mark Hulbert takes the ball from Frederick Turner in the backcourt | 40-43 |
| 12:37 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack lays it in on a great pass from Mark Hulbert | 40-45 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Frederick Turner is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by John Boyd | 42-45 |
| 11:47 | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos blows the layup | 42-45 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Turner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terrance Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mark Hulbert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Marvin Kardos (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Womack (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Neal Council (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-45 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | John Boyd tips it but misses | 42-45 |
| 11:17 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Bennett | 42-45 |
| 10:49 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Darrell Womack | 42-48 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | David Williams misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Neal Council - foul #1 on Neal Council, team foul #2 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Steve Collado (SF), Edward Scheiber (C) Frederick Turner, John Boyd, Terrance Roberts | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Fred Raminez (PG), Karl Chilson (SG), James Jackson (PF), Aaron Thorson (C) Jeffrey Bennett, Marvin Kardos, Darrell Womack, Neal Council | |
| 10:31 | Illinois | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:10 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez banks in the layup | 44-50 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber is fouled on the floor by Aaron Thorson - foul #3 on Aaron Thorson, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Fox (C) David Williams | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donald Haley (C) Aaron Thorson | |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Steve Collado knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Weber | 47-50 |
| 09:05 | Minnesota | Donald Haley misses badly on a shot in the lane | 47-50 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Glen Fox gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Paul Weber is hacked by Donald Haley - foul #2 on Donald Haley, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG) Paul Weber | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Aaron Thorson (C) James Jackson | |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Glen Fox lays it in uncontested set up by Lawrence Lamar | 49-50 |
| 08:25 | Minnesota | Donald Haley misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Edward Scheiber - foul #2 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #1 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett (SG) Karl Chilson | |
| 08:25 | Minnesota | Donald Haley misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 08:25 | Minnesota | Donald Haley misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 08:25 | Minnesota | Aaron Thorson grabs the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 08:02 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), Terrance Roberts (PF) Steve Collado, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos (SF), James Jackson (PF) Mark Hulbert, Donald Haley | |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Marvin Kardos - foul #1 on Marvin Kardos, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Scheiber (C) Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donald Haley (C) Aaron Thorson | |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 07:41 | Minnesota | James Jackson grabs the board | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terrance Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Fred Raminez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Bennett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Marvin Kardos (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Haley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Minnesota | Frederick Turner takes the ball from Fred Raminez | 49-50 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Boyd | 51-50 |
| 06:49 | Minnesota | Terrance Roberts picks off the pass by Jeffrey Bennett out of a doubleteam | 51-50 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is hacked by James Jackson in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Jackson, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), Steve Collado (SF), David Williams (C) Frederick Turner, John Boyd, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert (PG), Karl Chilson (SG), Darrell Womack (PF), Neal Council (C) Fred Raminez, Jeffrey Bennett, James Jackson, Donald Haley | |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Paul Weber hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Terrance Roberts | 53-50 |
| 06:18 | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Lamar | 53-50 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Karl Chilson takes the ball from Steve Collado in the backcourt | 53-50 |
| 06:13 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert banks in the layup set up by Karl Chilson | 53-52 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar travels in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Fox (C) Terrance Roberts | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 05:56 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Karl Chilson | 53-54 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Steve Collado is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-54 |
| 05:28 | Minnesota | Neal Council snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 05:07 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), John Boyd (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF) Lawrence Lamar, Steve Collado, Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Fred Raminez (PG), Jeffrey Bennett (SG), Aaron Thorson (C) Karl Chilson, Marvin Kardos, Neal Council | |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Paul Weber is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Thorson - foul #4 on Aaron Thorson, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:40 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-54 |
| 04:38 | Minnesota | Aaron Thorson tips it home | 55-56 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | David Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 55-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Collado (SF), Terrance Roberts (PF) Paul Weber, David Williams | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Jackson (PF), Donald Haley (C) Darrell Womack, Aaron Thorson | |
| 03:47 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-56 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts lays it up and in on a nice dish by Frederick Turner | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Collado (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrance Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Fred Raminez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Bennett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mark Hulbert (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Haley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Minnesota | Donald Haley jams it | 57-58 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG) John Boyd | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Karl Chilson (SG), Marvin Kardos (SF) Fred Raminez, Jeffrey Bennett | |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Steve Collado clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 02:32 | Minnesota | Donald Haley snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 02:32 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG) Frederick Turner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett (PG) Mark Hulbert | |
| 02:13 | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Steve Collado - foul #2 on Steve Collado, team foul #2 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Fred Raminez (PG) Karl Chilson | |
| 02:13 | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 02:13 | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Steve Collado is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Weber | 57-59 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 01:24 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert (PG), Darrell Womack (PF) Fred Raminez, James Jackson | |
| 01:13 | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Weber - foul #3 on Paul Weber, team foul #3 | 60-59 |
| 01:13 | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 01:13 | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Paul Weber hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-61 |
| 00:53 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donald Haley | 60-63 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Donald Haley steps in front of the Paul Weber pass | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Lamar - foul #1 on Lawrence Lamar, team foul #4 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Fred Raminez (PG) Marvin Kardos | |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett is fouled on the floor by Paul Weber - foul #4 on Paul Weber, team foul #5 | 60-63 |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Lamar - foul #2 on Lawrence Lamar, team foul #6 | 60-63 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez is fouled on the floor by Steve Collado - foul #3 on Steve Collado, team foul #7 | 60-63 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Steve Collado can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 60-65 |