| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Guillen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Dean (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jacob Miller (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jackson Grant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rolf Ziegler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Margarito Herrera (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvador Fuentes (fresh) 10 pts. C - Tom Cota (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | David White inbounds the ball | 34-19 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell is hacked by Jackson Grant - foul #2 on Jackson Grant, team foul #1 | 34-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Patrick Safford (SG), Mitchell Guay (C) Rolf Ziegler, Tom Cota | |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Margarito Herrera picks off the pass by David White | 34-19 |
| 19:08 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant is hacked by Scott Blackwell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Blackwell, team foul #1 | 34-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rolf Ziegler (SG), Tom Cota (C) Patrick Safford, Mitchell Guay | |
| 18:55 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 34-19 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Phillip Dean grabs the board | 34-19 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 34-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Patrick Safford (SG), Mitchell Guay (C) Rolf Ziegler, Tom Cota | |
| 18:48 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant is hacked by Jacob Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jacob Miller, team foul #2 | 34-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rolf Ziegler (SG), Tom Cota (C) Patrick Safford, Mitchell Guay | |
| 18:39 | Minnesota | Jacob Miller swats the shot by Salvador Fuentes | 34-19 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Lloyd Guillen | 34-19 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Phillip Dean lays it up and in set up by Scott Blackwell | 36-19 |
| 18:10 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes hits a wide open jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Margarito Herrera | 36-21 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 36-21 |
| 17:46 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes pulls down the rebound | 36-21 |
| 17:43 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 36-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Patrick Safford (SG), Marvin Downing (PF), Mitchell Guay (C) Rolf Ziegler, Salvador Fuentes, Tom Cota | |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Phillip Dean is whistled for traveling | 36-21 |
| 17:16 | Minnesota | Scott Blackwell steals it from Margarito Herrera | 36-21 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Phillip Dean scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Blackwell | 38-21 |
| 16:41 | Minnesota | Patrick Safford hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jackson Grant | 38-23 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen is fouled on the floor by Patrick Safford - foul #4 on Patrick Safford, team foul #2 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rolf Ziegler (SG), Salvador Fuentes (PF), Tom Cota (C) Patrick Safford, Margarito Herrera, Mitchell Guay | |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Rolf Ziegler steps in front of the Phillip Dean pass | 38-23 |
| 16:00 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant lays it in on a nice dish by Rolf Ziegler | 38-25 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lloyd Guillen (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David White (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Dean (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jacob Miller (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jackson Grant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rolf Ziegler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Downing (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvador Fuentes (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Cota (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Phillip Dean misses the lay-in but the foul's on Salvador Fuentes - foul #3 on Salvador Fuentes, team foul #3 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Harry Timmons (SG), Joseph Pearce (C) Scott Blackwell, Lloyd Guillen, David White | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Monty Poarch (PG), Margarito Herrera (SF), Mitchell Guay (C) Jackson Grant, Marvin Downing, Tom Cota | |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the 1st free throw | 39-25 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 40-25 |
| 15:10 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Pearce | 40-25 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce grabs the board | 40-25 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Rolf Ziegler blocks the short jumper by Harry Timmons | 40-25 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Jacob Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-25 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Phillip Dean knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Craig | 42-25 |
| 14:12 | Minnesota | Monty Poarch drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Rolf Ziegler | 42-28 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jacob Miller | 45-28 |
| 13:22 | Minnesota | Mitchell Guay is called for traveling | 45-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Lloyd Guillen (SG), David White (SF), Ralph Hylton (PF) Jeffrey Craig, Harry Timmons, Jacob Miller, Phillip Dean | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Patrick Safford (SG), Marvin Downing (SF), Tom Cota (C) Rolf Ziegler, Margarito Herrera, Mitchell Guay | |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-28 |
| 12:58 | Minnesota | Tom Cota gets the rebound | 45-28 |
| 12:56 | Minnesota | Patrick Safford is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Blackwell - foul #3 on Scott Blackwell, team foul #3 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera (SF) Salvador Fuentes | |
| 12:40 | Minnesota | Monty Poarch can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-28 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce grabs the defensive rebound | 45-28 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses the floater from the baseline | 45-28 |
| 12:22 | Minnesota | Tom Cota gets the rebound | 45-28 |
| 12:20 | Minnesota | Patrick Safford loses the dribble to Ralph Hylton in the backcourt | 45-28 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce jams it on a nice dish by Ralph Hylton and the foul's on Monty Poarch - foul #4 on Monty Poarch, team foul #4 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Timmons (SG) Lloyd Guillen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jackson Grant (PG), Rolf Ziegler (SG), Salvador Fuentes (PF) Monty Poarch, Patrick Safford, Margarito Herrera | |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce makes the free throw | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 11:54 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Salvador Fuentes is denied by Ralph Hylton | 48-28 |
| 11:53 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes tips it in | 48-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harry Timmons (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David White (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Hylton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Pearce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jackson Grant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rolf Ziegler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Downing (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvador Fuentes (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Tom Cota (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Finley (SF) David White | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera (SF) Salvador Fuentes | |
| 11:19 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera is wide open but clanks a floater from the right side | 48-30 |
| 11:18 | Minnesota | Rolf Ziegler pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-30 |
| 11:12 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-30 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Trevor Finley grabs the defensive rebound | 48-30 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Margarito Herrera - foul #3 on Margarito Herrera, team foul #5 | 48-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen (SG), Phillip Dean (PF), Jacob Miller (C) Harry Timmons, Trevor Finley, Joseph Pearce | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Patrick Safford (SG), Salvador Fuentes (PF), Mitchell Guay (C) Rolf Ziegler, Margarito Herrera, Tom Cota | |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 49-30 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses the 2nd free throw | 49-30 |
| 10:44 | Minnesota | Mitchell Guay gets the rebound | 49-30 |
| 10:20 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jackson Grant | 49-32 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Jacob Miller can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 49-32 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton grabs the offensive rebound | 49-32 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen is hacked by Patrick Safford - foul #5 on Patrick Safford, team foul #6 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Harry Timmons (SG), David White (SF), Joseph Pearce (PF) Scott Blackwell, Lloyd Guillen, Ralph Hylton, Phillip Dean | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rolf Ziegler (SG), Margarito Herrera (SF), Tom Cota (C) Patrick Safford, Salvador Fuentes, Mitchell Guay | |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce is denied on a dunk by Tom Cota | 49-32 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Miller | 49-32 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David White | 52-32 |
| 08:34 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Marvin Downing | 52-34 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Jacob Miller misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Jackson Grant - foul #3 on Jackson Grant, team foul #7 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Dean (PF) Joseph Pearce | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes (PF) Marvin Downing | |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Jacob Miller makes the 1st free throw | 53-34 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Jacob Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 54-34 |
| 08:16 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant is hacked by Jacob Miller - foul #3 on Jacob Miller, team foul #4 | 54-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Hylton (C) Jacob Miller | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 08:01 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-37 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Phillip Dean is hacked by Tom Cota - foul #1 on Tom Cota, team foul #8 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen (SG), Joseph Pearce (C) Harry Timmons, David White | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Monty Poarch (PG), Marvin Downing (SF), Mitchell Guay (C) Jackson Grant, Margarito Herrera, Tom Cota | |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the 1st free throw | 55-37 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 56-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Craig (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Guillen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Hylton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Dean (fairly fresh) 12 pts. C - Joseph Pearce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Monty Poarch (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Rolf Ziegler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Downing (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvador Fuentes (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mitchell Guay (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes lays it in and he's fouled by Lloyd Guillen - foul #1 on Lloyd Guillen, team foul #5 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Finley (SF) Phillip Dean | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 07:17 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes misses the free throw | 56-39 |
| 07:17 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce pulls down the rebound | 56-39 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jeffrey Craig, team foul #6 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Dean (PF) Ralph Hylton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera (SF), Tom Cota (C) Marvin Downing, Mitchell Guay | |
| 06:54 | Minnesota | Trevor Finley is called for the reach on Margarito Herrera in the backcourt - foul #1 on Trevor Finley, team foul #7 | 56-39 |
| 06:54 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera misses the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Phillip Dean snags the defensive board | 56-39 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Phillip Dean slams it home on a nice dish by Lloyd Guillen | 58-39 |
| 06:36 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jacob Miller (C) Phillip Dean | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marvin Downing (SF), Mitchell Guay (C) Margarito Herrera, Tom Cota | |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 58-39 |
| 06:10 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes grabs the defensive rebound | 58-39 |
| 06:04 | Minnesota | Monty Poarch hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-39 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce snags the defensive board | 58-39 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Marvin Downing blocks the short jumper by Lloyd Guillen | 58-39 |
| 05:39 | Minnesota | Marvin Downing grabs the board | 58-39 |
| 05:19 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 58-39 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig snags the defensive board | 58-39 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-39 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Jacob Miller grabs the offensive board | 58-39 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Trevor Finley | 60-39 |
| 04:21 | Minnesota | Marvin Downing travels with the ball | 60-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Harry Timmons (SG), David White (SF), Phillip Dean (PF), Ralph Hylton (C) Jeffrey Craig, Lloyd Guillen, Trevor Finley, Joseph Pearce, Jacob Miller | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera (SF) Salvador Fuentes | |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Monty Poarch steps in front of the Scott Blackwell pass | 60-39 |
| 04:03 | Minnesota | Rolf Ziegler misses the lay-in | 60-39 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton snags the defensive board | 60-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Harry Timmons is hacked by Monty Poarch - foul #5 on Monty Poarch, team foul #9 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jackson Grant (PG) Monty Poarch | |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Harry Timmons misses the 1st free throw | 60-39 |
| 03:38 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Mitchell Guay | 60-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:28 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Rolf Ziegler | 60-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harry Timmons (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Dean (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Hylton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jackson Grant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rolf Ziegler (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Margarito Herrera (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marvin Downing (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mitchell Guay (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Harry Timmons | 62-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:45 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ralph Hylton - foul #1 on Ralph Hylton, team foul #8 | 62-41 |
| 02:45 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera makes the 1st free throw | 62-42 |
| 02:45 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera makes the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Margarito Herrera steps in front of the Phillip Dean pass | 62-43 |
| 02:19 | Minnesota | Rolf Ziegler is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rolf Ziegler, team foul #10 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jacob Miller (C) Ralph Hylton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Jackson Grant is called for the reach on Scott Blackwell - foul #4 on Jackson Grant, team foul #11 | 62-43 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 2nd free throw | 64-43 |
| 01:53 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant scores on a 3 from the left wing | 64-46 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Jacob Miller connects on the open turnaround from the baseline | 66-46 |
| 01:24 | Minnesota | Mitchell Guay is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 66-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen (SG) Harry Timmons | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes (PF) Margarito Herrera | |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David White | 69-46 |
| 01:01 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-46 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Phillip Dean misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 69-46 |
| 00:31 | Minnesota | Rolf Ziegler grabs the board | 69-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 69-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell runs out the clock | 69-48 |