| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Larry Cheatham (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Franklin Slater (fresh) SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vaughn Powers (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Hicks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Raymond Bowen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reginald Beecher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kim Asbury (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Kim Asbury inbounds the ball | 18-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Minnesota | James Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-31 |
| 19:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Franklin Slater | 18-31 |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Franklin Slater buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Cheatham | 21-31 |
| 19:22 | Minnesota | Reginald Beecher comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-31 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Mike Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 21-31 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Larry Cheatham lays it up and in on a great pass from Vaughn Powers and he's hacked by Raymond Bowen - foul #3 on Raymond Bowen, team foul #1 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Patrick Ide (PG) Raymond Bowen | |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Larry Cheatham makes the free throw | 24-31 |
| 18:46 | Minnesota | James Bell connects on the jump hook in the paint | 24-33 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Franklin Slater misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-33 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | James Hicks gets the offensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | James Bell blocks the short jumper by James Hicks | 24-33 |
| 18:11 | Minnesota | Kim Asbury grabs the defensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 17:56 | Minnesota | Kim Asbury hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 17:55 | Minnesota | Eugene Austin grabs the offensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 17:50 | Minnesota | Reginald Beecher misses the shot from just outside the lane | 24-33 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Vaughn Powers | 24-33 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | James Hicks scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Franklin Slater | 26-33 |
| 17:15 | Minnesota | Reginald Beecher is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Reginald Beecher, team foul #2 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Paras (SG), Jerome Lorkowski (PF), Nathan Blewett (C) Franklin Slater, Vaughn Powers, James Hicks | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Russell Barker (SF), Anton Saunders (PF), Jacob Mefford (C) Kim Asbury, James Bell, Eugene Austin | |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Mike Cooper | 28-33 |
| 16:30 | Minnesota | Reginald Beecher connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-36 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Mike Cooper misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 28-36 |
| 16:10 | Minnesota | Reginald Beecher grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 15:53 | Minnesota | Russell Barker can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 28-36 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Larry Cheatham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Paras (fresh) SF - Mike Cooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerome Lorkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Blewett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Patrick Ide (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reginald Beecher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Barker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anton Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jacob Mefford (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski buries a jump hook from close range set up by Nathan Blewett | 30-36 |
| 15:29 | Minnesota | Jerome Lorkowski is called for the reach on Russell Barker - foul #3 on Jerome Lorkowski, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (PG), Franklin Slater (SG), Vaughn Powers (PF), James Hicks (C) Larry Cheatham, Brian Paras, Mike Cooper, Nathan Blewett | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Erik Hansen (PG), Raymond Bowen (SG), Kim Asbury (SF), James Bell (PF), Eugene Austin (C) Patrick Ide, Reginald Beecher, Russell Barker, Anton Saunders, Jacob Mefford | |
| 15:12 | Minnesota | Erik Hansen scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Bowen | 30-38 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski loses the dribble to Kim Asbury | 30-38 |
| 14:31 | Minnesota | Raymond Bowen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 14:30 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Austin | 30-38 |
| 14:15 | Minnesota | Raymond Bowen travels with the ball | 30-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Reginald Beecher (SG) Raymond Bowen | |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Vaughn Powers travels with the ball | 30-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Cheatham (PG), Nathan Blewett (SF) John Davis, Jerome Lorkowski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anton Saunders (PF) James Bell | |
| 13:52 | Minnesota | Kim Asbury can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-38 |
| 13:50 | Minnesota | Eugene Austin can't tip it in | 30-38 |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Vaughn Powers grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Vaughn Powers clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 30-38 |
| 13:30 | Minnesota | Eugene Austin pulls down the rebound | 30-38 |
| 13:24 | Minnesota | Anton Saunders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-38 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | James Hicks snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Franklin Slater hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-38 |
| 12:58 | Minnesota | Kim Asbury snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 12:45 | Minnesota | Reginald Beecher comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Franklin Slater - foul #3 on Franklin Slater, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Paras (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Jerome Lorkowski (PF) Franklin Slater, Vaughn Powers, James Hicks | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Raymond Bowen (SF), James Bell (PF) Kim Asbury, Eugene Austin | |
| 12:45 | Minnesota | Reginald Beecher makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 12:45 | Minnesota | Reginald Beecher makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Larry Cheatham misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 30-40 |
| 12:25 | Minnesota | James Bell snags the defensive board | 30-40 |
| 12:07 | Minnesota | James Bell drills a floater from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Larry Cheatham clanks a jumper from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 11:49 | Minnesota | Reginald Beecher grabs the board | 30-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Larry Cheatham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Paras (fresh) SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerome Lorkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Nathan Blewett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Erik Hansen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Reginald Beecher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Bowen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Anton Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:47 | Minnesota | Erik Hansen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (PG), Franklin Slater (SG) Larry Cheatham, Brian Paras | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Patrick Ide (SG), Jacob Mefford (C) Erik Hansen, Reginald Beecher | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Franklin Slater knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by John Davis | 32-42 |
| 11:05 | Minnesota | Jacob Mefford lays it in | 32-44 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | John Davis scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jerome Lorkowski | 35-44 |
| 10:36 | Minnesota | Raymond Bowen hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Nathan Blewett - foul #1 on Nathan Blewett, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Cheatham (PG), Vaughn Powers (PF), James Hicks (C) John Davis, Jerome Lorkowski, Nathan Blewett | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Reginald Beecher (SG), Kim Asbury (SF), Eugene Austin (C) Patrick Ide, Anton Saunders, James Bell | |
| 10:36 | Minnesota | Raymond Bowen misses the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 10:36 | Minnesota | Raymond Bowen misses the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Vaughn Powers grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | James Hicks misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Reginald Beecher - foul #3 on Reginald Beecher, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Paras (SG) Franklin Slater | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Erik Hansen (PG) Raymond Bowen | |
| 10:14 | Illinois | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 09:51 | Minnesota | Mike Cooper steps in front of the Kim Asbury pass | 37-44 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Reginald Beecher steals it from Mike Cooper | 37-44 |
| 09:33 | Minnesota | Erik Hansen banks in the layup on a nice dish by Reginald Beecher | 37-46 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Erik Hansen takes the ball from Mike Cooper | 37-46 |
| 08:56 | Minnesota | Erik Hansen loses the dribble to Brian Paras | 37-46 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | James Hicks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (PG), Franklin Slater (SG), Jerome Lorkowski (SF), Nathan Blewett (PF), Abel Baskerville (C) Larry Cheatham, Brian Paras, Mike Cooper, Vaughn Powers, James Hicks | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Bell (PF) Jacob Mefford | |
| 08:22 | Minnesota | Reginald Beecher misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-46 |
| 08:20 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Beecher | 37-46 |
| 08:02 | Minnesota | Kim Asbury clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner but the foul's on Jerome Lorkowski - foul #4 on Jerome Lorkowski, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Paras (SF) Jerome Lorkowski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Raymond Bowen (PG), Anton Saunders (C) Erik Hansen, Eugene Austin | |
| 08:02 | Minnesota | Kim Asbury makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 08:02 | Minnesota | Kim Asbury makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 08:02 | Minnesota | Kim Asbury makes the 3rd free throw | 37-49 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Franklin Slater can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-49 |
| 07:36 | Minnesota | James Bell pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franklin Slater (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Paras (fresh) PF - Nathan Blewett (fresh) C - Abel Baskerville (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Raymond Bowen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Reginald Beecher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kim Asbury (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Anton Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Minnesota | Anton Saunders misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Abel Baskerville - foul #2 on Abel Baskerville, team foul #5 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Cheatham (PG), Jerome Lorkowski (SF), Vaughn Powers (PF) John Davis, Brian Paras, Abel Baskerville | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Patrick Ide (SG), Russell Barker (SF) Reginald Beecher, Kim Asbury | |
| 07:16 | Minnesota | Anton Saunders misses the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 07:16 | Minnesota | Anton Saunders misses the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Nathan Blewett gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Anton Saunders swats the short shot by Jerome Lorkowski | 37-49 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Vaughn Powers tips it home | 39-49 |
| 07:03 | Minnesota | James Bell loses the dribble to Franklin Slater | 39-49 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Franklin Slater lays it up and in | 41-49 |
| 06:52 | Minnesota | Russell Barker misses the 3 from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Vaughn Powers | 41-49 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Vaughn Powers misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Nathan Blewett grabs the offensive board | 41-49 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Nathan Blewett misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Patrick Ide - foul #1 on Patrick Ide, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hicks (C) Jerome Lorkowski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Erik Hansen (PG), Reginald Beecher (SG), Jacob Mefford (PF), Eugene Austin (C) Raymond Bowen, Patrick Ide, Russell Barker, James Bell | |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Nathan Blewett makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Nathan Blewett makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 06:01 | Minnesota | A charge is called on Eugene Austin - foul #1 on Eugene Austin, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Paras (SG), Mike Cooper (SF) Franklin Slater, Nathan Blewett | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 05:45 | Illinois | James Hicks buries a floater from the right side and the foul's on Jacob Mefford - foul #1 on Jacob Mefford, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Kim Asbury (SF) Jacob Mefford | |
| 05:45 | Illinois | James Hicks makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 05:30 | Minnesota | Larry Cheatham is called for the reach on Erik Hansen - foul #2 on Larry Cheatham, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski (PF) Vaughn Powers | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jacob Mefford (PF) Anton Saunders | |
| 05:10 | Minnesota | Kim Asbury can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jerome Lorkowski | 46-49 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Larry Cheatham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-49 |
| 04:49 | Minnesota | Jacob Mefford drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Reginald Beecher | 46-51 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Brian Paras buries a jumper from the right side | 48-51 |
| 04:25 | Minnesota | Reginald Beecher hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Kim Asbury | 48-53 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Brian Paras is hacked by Eugene Austin - foul #2 on Eugene Austin, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (PG), Vaughn Powers (PF) Larry Cheatham, James Hicks | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Patrick Ide (SG), Raymond Bowen (SF), James Bell (PF) Reginald Beecher, Kim Asbury, Jacob Mefford | |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Brian Paras makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Brian Paras makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 03:45 | Minnesota | Raymond Bowen knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Eugene Austin | 50-55 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | John Davis misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Vaughn Powers snags the offensive board | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Paras (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vaughn Powers (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Jerome Lorkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Erik Hansen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Ide (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Bowen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Austin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Illinois | The jumper by Brian Paras is denied by James Bell | 50-55 |
| 03:04 | Minnesota | James Bell grabs the board | 50-55 |
| 02:57 | Minnesota | Erik Hansen connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Eugene Austin | 50-58 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Cheatham (PG), Franklin Slater (SG), James Hicks (C) John Davis, Brian Paras, Jerome Lorkowski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Reginald Beecher (SG), Kim Asbury (SF) Patrick Ide, Raymond Bowen | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Eugene Austin swats the short shot by James Hicks | 50-58 |
| 02:39 | Minnesota | James Bell gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:18 | Minnesota | Reginald Beecher misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 50-58 |
| 02:16 | Minnesota | James Bell snags the offensive board | 50-58 |
| 02:10 | Minnesota | Erik Hansen comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Larry Cheatham - foul #3 on Larry Cheatham, team foul #7 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anton Saunders (C) Eugene Austin | |
| 02:10 | Minnesota | Erik Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 02:10 | Minnesota | Erik Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Larry Cheatham loses the dribble to Kim Asbury | 50-60 |
| 01:30 | Minnesota | Erik Hansen misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-60 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Vaughn Powers grabs the board | 50-60 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Mike Cooper clanks a jump hook from close range | 50-60 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Mike Cooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Mike Cooper hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | James Bell buries a shot in the paint set up by Erik Hansen and he's fouled by Mike Cooper - foul #1 on Mike Cooper, team foul #8 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Austin (C) Anton Saunders | |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | James Bell makes the free throw | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Franklin Slater can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-63 |
| 00:33 | Minnesota | Kim Asbury grabs the defensive rebound | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Minnesota | Erik Hansen scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Bell | 53-65 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | James Hicks misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-65 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Erik Hansen snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Erik Hansen runs out the clock | 53-65 |