| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Myron Helms (fresh) SG - Alfredo Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Duane Walker (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Ronald Eubank (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Zipp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andre Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Grant (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Marty McClenic (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Andre Esposito inbounds the ball | 31-39 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois | Andre Esposito travels with the ball | 31-39 |
| 19:23 | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 31-39 |
| 19:21 | Minnesota | Myron Helms snags the offensive board | 31-39 |
| 19:01 | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo is whistled for a carry | 31-39 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 18:46 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Duane Walker | 31-39 |
| 18:28 | Minnesota | Duane Walker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-39 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Marty McClenic grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-39 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Marty McClenic gets the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Richard Grant is fouled on the floor by David Zipp - foul #2 on David Zipp, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Marty McClenic can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 31-39 |
| 17:32 | Minnesota | David Zipp snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 17:09 | Minnesota | Marty McClenic is called for the reach on Myron Helms - foul #1 on Marty McClenic, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donald Olivier (SG), Shawn Lund (SF), Marlon Warren (PF), Wendell Folsom (C) Alfredo Rizzo, Duane Walker, Ronald Eubank, David Zipp | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Walker (PG), Thomas Collins (SF), Joey Troiano (PF), William Martini (C) Nicholas Drouin, Andre Esposito, Richard Grant, Marty McClenic | |
| 16:53 | Minnesota | Myron Helms comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on William Martini - foul #3 on William Martini, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Hoffman (SF) William Martini | |
| 16:53 | Minnesota | Myron Helms makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 16:53 | Minnesota | Myron Helms makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kelly Walker | 33-41 |
| 16:40 | Minnesota | Shawn Lund connects on the shot from close range and the foul's on Joey Troiano - foul #2 on Joey Troiano, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Turney (PG) Myron Helms | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:40 | Minnesota | Shawn Lund makes the free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Thomas Collins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Wendell Folsom - foul #1 on Wendell Folsom, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Thomas Collins misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Thomas Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 16:03 | Minnesota | Wendell Folsom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo (SG) Donald Olivier | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Andre Esposito (SF), Richard Grant (PF) Gary Thomas, Barry Hoffman, Joey Troiano | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Turney (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Alfredo Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shawn Lund (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Marlon Warren (fresh) C - Wendell Folsom (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Walker (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andre Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Grant (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin is hacked by Wendell Folsom - foul #2 on Wendell Folsom, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Duane Walker (SF), Ronald Eubank (PF), Richard Owen (C) John Turney, Shawn Lund, Marlon Warren | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marty McClenic (C) Thomas Collins | |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Andre Esposito misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Duane Walker - foul #1 on Duane Walker, team foul #4 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Myron Helms (PG) Wendell Folsom | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Andre Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Andre Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 15:21 | Minnesota | Duane Walker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-44 |
| 15:20 | Minnesota | Richard Owen grabs the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 15:11 | Minnesota | Duane Walker makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Myron Helms | 39-44 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Marty McClenic loses the dribble to Richard Owen | 39-44 |
| 14:36 | Minnesota | Richard Owen is hacked by Marty McClenic - foul #2 on Marty McClenic, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Thomas (SG), Thomas Collins (PF) Kelly Walker, Richard Grant | |
| 14:24 | Minnesota | Duane Walker knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Myron Helms | 41-44 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Gary Thomas is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gary Thomas, team foul #5 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Shawn Lund (SF) Duane Walker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Hoffman (PG), Joey Troiano (PF), William Martini (C) Nicholas Drouin, Andre Esposito, Marty McClenic | |
| 14:04 | Minnesota | Myron Helms scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Alfredo Rizzo | 43-44 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Gary Thomas misses long on a floater from close range | 43-44 |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Thomas Collins snags the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | William Martini misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 13:35 | Minnesota | Shawn Lund gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 13:18 | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo lays it up and in | 45-44 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Gary Thomas drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 12:40 | Minnesota | Shawn Lund's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wendell Folsom (PG), Duane Walker (SF), Marlon Warren (PF), David Zipp (C) Myron Helms, Alfredo Rizzo, Ronald Eubank, Richard Owen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Andre Esposito (SF), Richard Grant (PF), Marty McClenic (C) Barry Hoffman, Thomas Collins, Joey Troiano, William Martini | |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Andre Esposito misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Duane Walker - foul #2 on Duane Walker, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Andre Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Andre Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 12:14 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to David Zipp | 45-47 |
| 11:51 | Minnesota | David Zipp connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Shawn Lund | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wendell Folsom (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Lund (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Duane Walker (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marlon Warren (fresh) C - David Zipp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andre Esposito (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Grant (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Marty McClenic (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Richard Grant misses short on a turnaround from close range | 47-47 |
| 11:31 | Minnesota | Shawn Lund pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 11:09 | Minnesota | David Zipp makes the shot from the right side | 49-47 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Grant | 49-49 |
| 10:28 | Minnesota | Duane Walker misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 49-49 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Andre Esposito pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Marty McClenic hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 49-49 |
| 10:02 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to David Zipp | 49-49 |
| 09:51 | Minnesota | David Zipp can't connect on a shot from the right side | 49-49 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Andre Esposito gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Andre Esposito clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Duane Walker - foul #3 on Duane Walker, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Myron Helms (PG), Alfredo Rizzo (SG), Ronald Eubank (PF), Richard Owen (C) Wendell Folsom, Shawn Lund, Marlon Warren, David Zipp | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Walker (PG), Barry Hoffman (SG), Thomas Collins (PF), William Martini (C) Nicholas Drouin, Gary Thomas, Richard Grant, Marty McClenic | |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Andre Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Andre Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:27 | Minnesota | Myron Helms misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Andre Esposito snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Alfredo Rizzo steals it from William Martini | 49-50 |
| 08:58 | Minnesota | Myron Helms hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Alfredo Rizzo | 51-50 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Thomas Collins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 08:41 | Minnesota | Ronald Eubank grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 08:19 | Minnesota | Kelly Walker steals it from Myron Helms | 51-50 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Kelly Walker misses the lay-in | 51-50 |
| 08:13 | Minnesota | Ronald Eubank pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 07:51 | Minnesota | Duane Walker hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Collins - foul #2 on Thomas Collins, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Gary Thomas (SG), Richard Grant (PF), Marty McClenic (C) Kelly Walker, Barry Hoffman, Andre Esposito, William Martini | |
| 07:51 | Minnesota | Duane Walker misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:51 | Minnesota | Duane Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Myron Helms (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfredo Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Duane Walker (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Eubank (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Owen (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Grant (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Marty McClenic (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Gary Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-50 |
| 07:23 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Richard Owen | 52-50 |
| 07:19 | Minnesota | Myron Helms loses the dribble to Gary Thomas | 52-50 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Gary Thomas | 52-53 |
| 06:40 | Minnesota | Richard Owen knocks in the shot from the right wing and he's fouled by Marty McClenic - foul #3 on Marty McClenic, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wendell Folsom (PG), Shawn Lund (SG), David Zipp (SF), Marlon Warren (PF) Myron Helms, Alfredo Rizzo, Duane Walker, Ronald Eubank | |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Hoffman (SF) Thomas Collins | |
| 06:40 | Minnesota | Richard Owen makes the free throw | 55-53 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-53 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Richard Grant grabs the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Thomas | 55-56 |
| 05:44 | Minnesota | Marlon Warren makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Wendell Folsom | 57-56 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-56 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Marty McClenic gets the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 05:18 | Illinois | Gary Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Myron Helms (PG), Alfredo Rizzo (SG) Wendell Folsom, Richard Owen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Walker (SG), Andre Esposito (SF), Thomas Collins (PF), William Martini (C) Gary Thomas, Barry Hoffman, Richard Grant, Marty McClenic | |
| 05:02 | Minnesota | Andre Esposito is called for the reach on Shawn Lund - foul #3 on Andre Esposito, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joey Troiano (PF) Nicholas Drouin | |
| 05:02 | Minnesota | Shawn Lund misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Joey Troiano gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Andre Esposito misses the floater from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 04:46 | Minnesota | David Zipp pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 04:37 | Minnesota | David Zipp misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Collins - foul #3 on Thomas Collins, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Eubank (PF) Shawn Lund | |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Hoffman (SG) Joey Troiano | |
| 04:37 | Minnesota | David Zipp makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 04:37 | Minnesota | David Zipp makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Andre Esposito can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 59-56 |
| 04:21 | Minnesota | Ronald Eubank snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 04:01 | Minnesota | David Zipp can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by William Martini - foul #4 on William Martini, team foul #10 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Duane Walker (SF) Marlon Warren | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Gary Thomas (SG), Richard Grant (PF) Kelly Walker, Barry Hoffman, William Martini | |
| 04:01 | Minnesota | David Zipp misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 04:01 | Minnesota | David Zipp misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Grant | 59-56 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Richard Grant hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Gary Thomas hits the follow up shot | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Myron Helms (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfredo Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Duane Walker (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Eubank (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - David Zipp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andre Esposito (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Grant (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Minnesota | Duane Walker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-58 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Richard Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Richard Grant misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Myron Helms - foul #3 on Myron Helms, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wendell Folsom (PG), Donald Olivier (SG), Shawn Lund (SF), Richard Owen (C) Myron Helms, Alfredo Rizzo, Duane Walker, David Zipp | |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Hoffman (SF), Marty McClenic (C) Andre Esposito, Thomas Collins | |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Richard Grant misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Richard Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 03:00 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Richard Owen | 59-58 |
| 03:00 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| 02:45 | Minnesota | Nicholas Drouin is called for the reach on Wendell Folsom - foul #1 on Nicholas Drouin, team foul #11 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo (SG) Donald Olivier | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andre Esposito (SF) Barry Hoffman | |
| 02:45 | Minnesota | Wendell Folsom makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 02:45 | Minnesota | Wendell Folsom makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Gary Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Eubank - foul #1 on Ronald Eubank, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Myron Helms (PG) Wendell Folsom | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Gary Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Gary Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 02:31 | Minnesota | Ronald Eubank grabs the board | 61-58 |
| 02:13 | Minnesota | Shawn Lund can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 61-58 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Marty McClenic snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Shawn Lund steps in front of the Gary Thomas pass | 61-58 |
| 01:52 | Minnesota | Shawn Lund misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-58 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Richard Grant pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Richard Grant loses the dribble to Myron Helms | 61-58 |
| 01:23 | Minnesota | Shawn Lund lays it up and in on a nice dish by Myron Helms | 63-58 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | The short jumper by Richard Grant is denied by Richard Owen | 63-58 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Andre Esposito tips it back up and in | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Minnesota | Shawn Lund makes the shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Andre Esposito - foul #4 on Andre Esposito, team foul #12 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Duane Walker (SF) Alfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:36 | Minnesota | Shawn Lund makes the free throw | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Gary Thomas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-60 |
| 00:29 | Minnesota | Duane Walker pulls down the rebound | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Minnesota | Nicholas Drouin is called for the reach on Duane Walker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas Drouin, team foul #13 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo (SG) Ronald Eubank | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:28 | Minnesota | Duane Walker makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:28 | Minnesota | Duane Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Richard Grant is hacked by Shawn Lund - foul #2 on Shawn Lund, team foul #9 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Eubank (PF) Shawn Lund | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Richard Grant makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Richard Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | Duane Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Drouin - foul #3 on Nicholas Drouin, team foul #14 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Shawn Lund (PF) Ronald Eubank | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | Duane Walker makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | Duane Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Marty McClenic grabs the board | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-62 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Gary Thomas grabs the offensive board | 69-62 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Gary Thomas connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Andre Esposito | 69-65 |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | Myron Helms is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Drouin - foul #4 on Nicholas Drouin, team foul #15 | 69-65 |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | Myron Helms makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | Myron Helms misses the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Marty McClenic gets the rebound | 70-65 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Marty McClenic throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-65 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Myron Helms is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Drouin - foul #5 on Nicholas Drouin, team foul #16 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Walker (PG) Nicholas Drouin | |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Myron Helms makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Myron Helms misses the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Richard Grant gets the rebound | 71-65 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Richard Grant hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 71-65 |