| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - William Galicia (fresh) SG - Scott Hunt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Stanley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nick Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Francis Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Danny Letson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl McMurdie (fresh) PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Radman Tozloski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Carl McMurdie inbounds the ball | 31-37 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Francis Walker picks off the pass by Radman Tozloski | 31-37 |
| 19:25 | Minnesota | Donald Stanley is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 31-37 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 31-37 |
| 19:09 | Minnesota | Nick Rose snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 18:57 | Minnesota | Radman Tozloski denies the turnaround by William Galicia | 31-37 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Danny Letson grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Aaron Clark comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Scott Hunt - foul #3 on Scott Hunt, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Malik Wright (SG) Scott Hunt | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Aaron Clark makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Aaron Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 18:34 | Minnesota | Francis Walker gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 18:13 | Minnesota | Francis Walker scores on a shot from the left side | 33-38 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Danny Letson is hacked by William Galicia - foul #3 on William Galicia, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Allsop (PG), Jose Palacios (SF), Herbert Howard (PF) William Galicia, Donald Stanley, Nick Rose | |
| Subs | Illinois | Hank Dickerson (SF), Boris Zeiler (C) Carl McMurdie, Radman Tozloski | |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Danny Letson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-38 |
| 17:36 | Minnesota | Francis Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 17:26 | Minnesota | Herbert Howard loses the dribble to Hank Dickerson | 33-38 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Charles Johnston connects on the jumper from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 16:46 | Minnesota | Jose Palacios misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Boris Zeiler | 33-40 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | John Allsop is called for the reach on Danny Letson - foul #1 on John Allsop, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Gorczynski (SG), Donald Stanley (SF), Nick Rose (PF) Malik Wright, Jose Palacios, Francis Walker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Franz (SG), Carl McMurdie (SF), Radman Tozloski (C) Danny Letson, Aaron Clark, Charles Johnston | |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Carl McMurdie misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-40 |
| 15:59 | Minnesota | Herbert Howard grabs the board | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Allsop (fresh) SG - Robert Gorczynski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Stanley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nick Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Herbert Howard (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Hank Dickerson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Franz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl McMurdie (fresh) PF - Boris Zeiler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Radman Tozloski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Minnesota | Herbert Howard clanks a 3 from straight away | 33-40 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler misses the easy layup | 33-40 |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Carl McMurdie snags the offensive board | 33-40 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Robert Gorczynski is called for the reach on Robert Franz - foul #2 on Robert Gorczynski, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Galicia (PG), Scott Hunt (SG), Kenneth Barnes (C) John Allsop, Robert Gorczynski, Herbert Howard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Danny Letson (PG) Hank Dickerson | |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Kenneth Barnes picks off the pass by Robert Franz | 33-40 |
| 14:49 | Minnesota | Donald Stanley drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Galicia | 35-40 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Kenneth Barnes is called for the reach on Robert Franz - foul #1 on Kenneth Barnes, team foul #5 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Malik Wright (PF), Francis Walker (C) Nick Rose, Kenneth Barnes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Clark (SG), Vladislav Davydov (PF), Maximo Marino (C) Carl McMurdie, Boris Zeiler, Radman Tozloski | |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Danny Letson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-40 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Maximo Marino gets the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Danny Letson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-40 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Maximo Marino | 35-40 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Vladislav Davydov can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Francis Walker - foul #1 on Francis Walker, team foul #6 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Herbert Howard (PF) Donald Stanley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Hank Dickerson (SF), Charles Johnston (PF) Robert Franz, Maximo Marino | |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Vladislav Davydov makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Vladislav Davydov misses the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Charles Johnston gets the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Hank Dickerson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Vladislav Davydov tips it but misses | 35-41 |
| 13:41 | Minnesota | Francis Walker gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 13:35 | Minnesota | Charles Johnston steps in front of the Herbert Howard pass | 35-41 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Aaron Clark loses the dribble to Francis Walker | 35-41 |
| 12:54 | Minnesota | Hank Dickerson is called for the reach on Malik Wright - foul #3 on Hank Dickerson, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Allsop (PG), Jose Palacios (SF), Nick Rose (PF) William Galicia, Malik Wright, Francis Walker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Franz (SG), Carl McMurdie (SF), Radman Tozloski (C) Danny Letson, Aaron Clark, Vladislav Davydov | |
| 12:43 | Minnesota | Jose Palacios drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Allsop | 38-41 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Charles Johnston clanks a jumper from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 12:27 | Minnesota | Nick Rose gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 12:05 | Minnesota | Scott Hunt misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Hank Dickerson - foul #4 on Hank Dickerson, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donald Stanley (SF), Kenneth Barnes (C) Jose Palacios, Herbert Howard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Danny Letson (PG) Hank Dickerson | |
| 12:05 | Minnesota | Scott Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 12:05 | Minnesota | Scott Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Charles Johnston grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski drills a jump hook from close range | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Allsop (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Hunt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Stanley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nick Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Kenneth Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Danny Letson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Franz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl McMurdie (fresh) PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Radman Tozloski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Minnesota | Donald Stanley connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Allsop | 41-43 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Carl McMurdie is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Barnes - foul #2 on Kenneth Barnes, team foul #7 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Galicia (PG), Malik Wright (SG), Francis Walker (C) John Allsop, Scott Hunt, Kenneth Barnes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Clark (SG), Boris Zeiler (PF) Robert Franz, Charles Johnston | |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Carl McMurdie makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Carl McMurdie makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 10:50 | Minnesota | Malik Wright is called for traveling | 41-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Fa Zhao (SF), Vladislav Davydov (C) Carl McMurdie, Radman Tozloski | |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Vladislav Davydov connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Aaron Clark | 41-47 |
| 10:14 | Minnesota | Danny Letson takes the ball from Francis Walker | 41-47 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Danny Letson drills a jumper from the left side | 41-49 |
| 09:53 | Minnesota | Donald Stanley clanks a 3 from straight away | 41-49 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Aaron Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Vladislav Davydov misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by William Galicia - foul #4 on William Galicia, team foul #8 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Allsop (PG), Jose Palacios (SF), Herbert Howard (PF) William Galicia, Donald Stanley, Nick Rose | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Franz (PG), Radman Tozloski (C) Danny Letson, Boris Zeiler | |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Vladislav Davydov makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Vladislav Davydov makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 09:22 | Minnesota | Malik Wright knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Allsop | 44-51 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Herbert Howard denies the turnaround by Robert Franz | 44-51 |
| 08:52 | Minnesota | John Allsop grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 08:47 | Minnesota | Malik Wright drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Allsop and the foul's on Aaron Clark - foul #1 on Aaron Clark, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Hunt (SG) Francis Walker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Danny Letson (PG), Carl McMurdie (SF), Charles Johnston (PF) Robert Franz, Fa Zhao, Vladislav Davydov | |
| 08:47 | Minnesota | Malik Wright makes the free throw | 47-51 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski misses the jumper from the baseline | 47-51 |
| 08:30 | Minnesota | Jose Palacios grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 08:17 | Minnesota | Charles Johnston is called for the reach on Malik Wright - foul #1 on Charles Johnston, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Kenneth Barnes (C) Malik Wright | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Franz (SG), Boris Zeiler (C) Aaron Clark, Radman Tozloski | |
| 07:52 | Minnesota | Jose Palacios connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-51 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler buries a floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Kenneth Barnes - foul #3 on Kenneth Barnes, team foul #9 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Galicia (PG), Donald Stanley (SF), Nick Rose (PF), Francis Walker (C) John Allsop, Jose Palacios, Herbert Howard, Kenneth Barnes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Hank Dickerson (SG) Robert Franz | |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler misses the free throw | 49-53 |
| 07:31 | Minnesota | Francis Walker pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - William Galicia (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Scott Hunt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Stanley (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nick Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Francis Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Danny Letson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hank Dickerson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Carl McMurdie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Boris Zeiler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Minnesota | Francis Walker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Hank Dickerson grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Hank Dickerson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 07:01 | Minnesota | Nick Rose grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 06:32 | Minnesota | Scott Hunt scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Donald Stanley | 51-53 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Danny Letson misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 06:19 | Minnesota | William Galicia grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 05:58 | Minnesota | William Galicia buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Clark (SG), Radman Tozloski (C) Hank Dickerson, Boris Zeiler | |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Charles Johnston knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Danny Letson | 54-56 |
| 05:27 | Minnesota | Scott Hunt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-56 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Danny Letson is hacked by Scott Hunt - foul #4 on Scott Hunt, team foul #10 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Hank Dickerson (SF) Carl McMurdie | |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Danny Letson makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Danny Letson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 05:10 | Minnesota | Nick Rose grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 04:56 | Minnesota | William Galicia comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Hank Dickerson - foul #5 on Hank Dickerson, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Franz (SF) Hank Dickerson | |
| 04:56 | Minnesota | William Galicia misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 04:56 | Minnesota | William Galicia makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Charles Johnston can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Galicia - foul #5 on William Galicia, team foul #11 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Allsop (PG), Malik Wright (SG) William Galicia, Scott Hunt | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Charles Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Charles Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:18 | Minnesota | Malik Wright is hacked by Aaron Clark - foul #2 on Aaron Clark, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Herbert Howard (PF) Nick Rose | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zeiler (PF) Charles Johnston | |
| 04:04 | Minnesota | Malik Wright buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Herbert Howard | 57-59 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Danny Letson connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Aaron Clark | 57-61 |
| 03:26 | Minnesota | Donald Stanley buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Malik Wright | 60-61 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Allsop (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Malik Wright (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Donald Stanley (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Herbert Howard (fresh) 4 reb. C - Francis Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Danny Letson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Franz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Boris Zeiler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Radman Tozloski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Robert Franz connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Danny Letson | 60-64 |
| 02:46 | Minnesota | Francis Walker is denied on a layup by Boris Zeiler | 60-64 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Boris Zeiler | 60-64 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Hunt (SG), Nick Rose (PF) Malik Wright, Herbert Howard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl McMurdie (SF), Charles Johnston (PF) Robert Franz, Boris Zeiler | |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Danny Letson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Aaron Clark | 60-67 |
| 02:14 | Minnesota | Donald Stanley scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Francis Walker and he's hacked by Carl McMurdie - foul #3 on Carl McMurdie, team foul #7 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zeiler (C) Radman Tozloski | |
| 02:14 | Minnesota | Donald Stanley makes the free throw | 63-67 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Aaron Clark misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 63-67 |
| 01:50 | Minnesota | Scott Hunt grabs the board | 63-67 |
| 01:29 | Minnesota | Francis Walker buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from John Allsop and he's hacked by Charles Johnston - foul #2 on Charles Johnston, team foul #8 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Radman Tozloski (C) Boris Zeiler | |
| 01:29 | Minnesota | Francis Walker misses the free throw | 65-67 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Charles Johnston grabs the board | 65-67 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-67 |
| 00:52 | Minnesota | Scott Hunt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Charles Johnston snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Danny Letson lays it up and in | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Minnesota | Scott Hunt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-69 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski snags the defensive board | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Scott Hunt is called for the reach on Radman Tozloski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Scott Hunt, team foul #12 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Malik Wright (SG) Scott Hunt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Franz (SF) Carl McMurdie | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:18 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-71 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl McMurdie (SF) Robert Franz | |
| 00:16 | Minnesota | Nick Rose throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-71 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Franz (SF) Carl McMurdie | |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Robert Franz is hacked by John Allsop in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Allsop, team foul #13 | 65-71 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Robert Franz makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Robert Franz makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Minnesota | Donald Stanley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Malik Wright | 68-73 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | John Allsop is called for the reach on Robert Franz in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Allsop, team foul #14 | 68-73 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Robert Franz makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Robert Franz makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-75 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl McMurdie (SF) Robert Franz | |
| 00:06 | Minnesota | Nick Rose misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-75 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Carl McMurdie gets the rebound | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Danny Letson runs out the clock | 68-75 |