| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Orange (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Ware (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas George (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Brent McCleave (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Steller (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Frances Manning (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jason Steller inbounds the ball | 31-37 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Cecil Cook drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Arnold Petree | 31-39 |
| 19:23 | Minnesota | Thomas George drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Keith Ware | 33-39 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Cecil Cook misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-39 |
| 19:06 | Minnesota | Brent McCleave grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 19:02 | Minnesota | Thomas George misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 33-39 |
| 19:01 | Minnesota | Robert Patton tips it but misses | 33-39 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Frances Manning grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Frances Manning makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Arnold Petree | 33-41 |
| 18:25 | Minnesota | Brent McCleave throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-41 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Jason Steller loses the dribble to Robert Patton | 33-41 |
| 17:44 | Minnesota | Brent McCleave travels with the ball | 33-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Lorenzo Valenzuela (SG), Joseph Whittington (SF), Daniel Huff (PF), Michael Wade (C) Daniel Orange, Keith Ware, Thomas George, Robert Patton, Brent McCleave | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Lown (SG), Christian Johnson (SF), Andrew Hanshaw (PF), William Ross (C) Cecil Cook, Jason Steller, Richard Anderson, Frances Manning | |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Arnold Petree can't finish the uncontested layup | 33-41 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | William Ross gets the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Arnold Petree misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Stahl - foul #2 on David Stahl, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Arnold Petree makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Arnold Petree makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 16:46 | Minnesota | Andrew Hanshaw steps in front of the David Stahl pass | 33-43 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Christian Johnson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Christian Johnson, team foul #1 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas George (SF), Robert Patton (PF), Brent McCleave (C) Joseph Whittington, Daniel Huff, Michael Wade | |
| Subs | Illinois | Cecil Cook (PG), Frances Manning (C) Arnold Petree, William Ross | |
| 16:07 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by David Stahl | 36-43 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Christian Johnson is alone and drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Cecil Cook | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Stahl (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lorenzo Valenzuela (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas George (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Brent McCleave (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Cecil Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Lown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christian Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Hanshaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Frances Manning (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Minnesota | Brent McCleave connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Lorenzo Valenzuela | 38-45 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Larry Lown is hacked by Lorenzo Valenzuela - foul #3 on Lorenzo Valenzuela, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Keith Ware (SG), Michael Wade (C) David Stahl, Lorenzo Valenzuela, Brent McCleave | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Petree (PG), Jason Steller (SF), Richard Anderson (PF) Larry Lown, Christian Johnson, Andrew Hanshaw | |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Arnold Petree can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-45 |
| 15:03 | Minnesota | Robert Patton grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 14:48 | Minnesota | Thomas George drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Robert Patton | 40-45 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Richard Anderson connects on the open fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Arnold Petree | 40-47 |
| 14:21 | Minnesota | Robert Patton is hacked by Frances Manning - foul #2 on Frances Manning, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joseph Whittington (SF), Daniel Huff (PF), Brent McCleave (C) Thomas George, Robert Patton, Michael Wade | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Lown (SG), William Ross (C) Cecil Cook, Frances Manning | |
| 14:15 | Minnesota | Joseph Whittington misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | William Ross gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Jason Steller is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Orange - foul #3 on Daniel Orange, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Arnold Petree misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 13:46 | Minnesota | Keith Ware grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 13:37 | Minnesota | Keith Ware is hacked by Jason Steller - foul #2 on Jason Steller, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG) Daniel Orange | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christian Johnson (SF) Jason Steller | |
| 13:32 | Minnesota | Joseph Whittington scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by William Ross - foul #1 on William Ross, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| 13:32 | Minnesota | Joseph Whittington makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Arnold Petree can't finish the layup | 43-47 |
| 13:09 | Minnesota | Daniel Huff grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 12:58 | Minnesota | Brent McCleave is fouled on the floor by William Ross - foul #2 on William Ross, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela (SG), Thomas George (SF), Michael Wade (C) Keith Ware, Daniel Huff, Brent McCleave | |
| Subs | Illinois | Cecil Cook (PG), Andrew Hanshaw (PF), Frances Manning (C) Arnold Petree, Richard Anderson, William Ross | |
| 12:44 | Minnesota | Michael Wade is hacked by Andrew Hanshaw - foul #2 on Andrew Hanshaw, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Patton (PF) Joseph Whittington | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Petree (PG) Larry Lown | |
| 12:37 | Minnesota | Thomas George connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Stahl | 45-47 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Cecil Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG) Lorenzo Valenzuela | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:20 | Minnesota | Michael Wade misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Christian Johnson - foul #3 on Christian Johnson, team foul #7 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Steller (SF) Christian Johnson | |
| 12:20 | Minnesota | Michael Wade misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 12:20 | Minnesota | Michael Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Arnold Petree's pass is intercepted by Daniel Orange in the backcourt | 46-47 |
| 12:13 | Minnesota | Thomas George banks in the layup | 48-47 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Frances Manning misses the easy layup | 48-47 |
| 11:52 | Minnesota | Thomas George grabs the board | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Orange (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Stahl (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas George (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Wade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cecil Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Steller (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Hanshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Frances Manning (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Minnesota | Thomas George misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Frances Manning grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Arnold Petree clanks a jumper from the baseline | 48-47 |
| 11:13 | Minnesota | Michael Wade snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 10:51 | Minnesota | Robert Patton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 48-47 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Andrew Hanshaw | 48-47 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Cecil Cook is hacked by David Stahl - foul #3 on David Stahl, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela (PG), Keith Ware (SG), Joseph Whittington (SF), Daniel Huff (PF), Brent McCleave (C) Daniel Orange, David Stahl, Thomas George, Robert Patton, Michael Wade | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Lown (PG), Christian Johnson (SF), Richard Anderson (PF), William Ross (C) Arnold Petree, Jason Steller, Andrew Hanshaw, Frances Manning | |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Cecil Cook is hacked by Daniel Huff - foul #2 on Daniel Huff, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | William Ross misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-47 |
| 10:08 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Brent McCleave | 48-47 |
| 09:51 | Minnesota | Joseph Whittington misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 09:49 | Minnesota | Brent McCleave hits the follow up shot | 50-47 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Christian Johnson throws it down on a great pass from Larry Lown and the foul's on Lorenzo Valenzuela - foul #4 on Lorenzo Valenzuela, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG) Lorenzo Valenzuela | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Petree (PG) Cecil Cook | |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Christian Johnson makes the free throw | 50-50 |
| 09:12 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-50 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christian Johnson | 50-50 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Richard Anderson misses the easy open layup | 50-50 |
| 08:55 | Minnesota | Joseph Whittington snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 08:48 | Minnesota | Daniel Huff connects on the jump hook from the right block | 52-50 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Christian Johnson can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 52-50 |
| 08:25 | Minnesota | Daniel Huff grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 08:11 | Minnesota | Larry Lown is called for the reach on Brent McCleave - foul #1 on Larry Lown, team foul #8 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Thomas George (SF), Robert Patton (PF) Daniel Orange, Joseph Whittington, Daniel Huff | |
| Subs | Illinois | Cecil Cook (SG), Jason Steller (SF), Frances Manning (C) Arnold Petree, Christian Johnson, William Ross | |
| 08:11 | Minnesota | Brent McCleave misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Frances Manning grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Frances Manning connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Larry Lown | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Stahl (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Ware (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas George (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Brent McCleave (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Larry Lown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Steller (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Frances Manning (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Minnesota | Brent McCleave buries a fadeaway from the right block | 54-52 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Richard Anderson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jason Steller | 54-54 |
| 06:59 | Minnesota | Robert Patton can't connect on a shot from the right block | 54-54 |
| 06:57 | Minnesota | Robert Patton tips it in | 56-54 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Jason Steller misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Frances Manning tips it home | 56-56 |
| 06:22 | Minnesota | Thomas George can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Jason Steller - foul #3 on Jason Steller, team foul #9 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela (SG), Joseph Whittington (PF), Daniel Huff (C) Keith Ware, Robert Patton, Brent McCleave | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Petree (PG), Christian Johnson (SF), Andrew Hanshaw (PF) Larry Lown, Jason Steller, Richard Anderson | |
| 06:22 | Minnesota | Thomas George makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:22 | Minnesota | Thomas George misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Frances Manning | 57-56 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Andrew Hanshaw drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Cecil Cook | 57-58 |
| 05:45 | Minnesota | Thomas George hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 57-58 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Andrew Hanshaw pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Daniel Huff steals the ball from Christian Johnson in the backcourt | 57-58 |
| 05:31 | Minnesota | Joseph Whittington buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by David Stahl | 60-58 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Cecil Cook clanks a 3 from the right corner | 60-58 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Frances Manning can't tip it in | 60-58 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Andrew Hanshaw can't tip it in | 60-58 |
| 05:06 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Daniel Huff | 60-58 |
| 04:57 | Minnesota | Thomas George misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Andrew Hanshaw - foul #3 on Andrew Hanshaw, team foul #10 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Robert Patton (PF), Michael Wade (C) David Stahl, Joseph Whittington, Daniel Huff | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Ross (C) Frances Manning | |
| 04:57 | Minnesota | Thomas George misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 04:57 | Minnesota | Thomas George makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Cecil Cook makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-61 |
| 04:21 | Minnesota | Thomas George is whistled for traveling | 61-61 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Ware (SG), John Honeycutt (SF) Lorenzo Valenzuela, Thomas George | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Lown (SG), Jason Steller (SF), Richard Anderson (PF) Cecil Cook, Christian Johnson, Andrew Hanshaw | |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Richard Anderson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Patton - foul #1 on Robert Patton, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Richard Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Richard Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 03:58 | Minnesota | Michael Wade pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 03:46 | Minnesota | Keith Ware drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Orange (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Ware (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Honeycutt (fresh) PF - Robert Patton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Lown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Steller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Richard Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - William Ross (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Jason Steller buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Arnold Petree and he's fouled by John Honeycutt - foul #1 on John Honeycutt, team foul #8 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joseph Whittington (SF), Daniel Huff (PF), Brent McCleave (C) John Honeycutt, Robert Patton, Michael Wade | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frances Manning (C) William Ross | |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Jason Steller misses the free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:19 | Minnesota | Brent McCleave snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 03:06 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange hits the finger roll | 66-64 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Richard Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Lorenzo Valenzuela (SG) Daniel Orange, Keith Ware | |
| Subs | Illinois | Cecil Cook (SG), Christian Johnson (SF), Andrew Hanshaw (PF) Larry Lown, Jason Steller, Richard Anderson | |
| 02:34 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas George (SF), Robert Patton (PF) Joseph Whittington, Daniel Huff | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Lown (SG) Arnold Petree | |
| 02:21 | Minnesota | Christian Johnson swats the short shot by Thomas George | 66-64 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Cecil Cook gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Keith Ware (SG) David Stahl, Lorenzo Valenzuela | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Daniel Orange is called for the reach on Frances Manning in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Orange, team foul #9 | 66-64 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Frances Manning makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Frances Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:58 | Minnesota | Keith Ware clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-66 |
| 01:57 | Minnesota | Thomas George tips it home | 68-66 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Brent McCleave takes the ball from Frances Manning in the backcourt | 68-66 |
| 01:37 | Minnesota | Thomas George lays it up and in on a great pass from Keith Ware and the foul's on Andrew Hanshaw - foul #4 on Andrew Hanshaw, team foul #11 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Petree (PG), Jason Steller (SF), Richard Anderson (PF) Larry Lown, Christian Johnson, Andrew Hanshaw | |
| 01:37 | Minnesota | Thomas George makes the free throw | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Keith Ware is called for the reach on Cecil Cook in the backcourt - foul #2 on Keith Ware, team foul #10 | 71-66 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Cecil Cook misses the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Cecil Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 01:35 | Minnesota | Brent McCleave grabs the board | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:28 | Minnesota | Brent McCleave is whistled for a carry | 71-66 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Robert Patton is called for the reach on Richard Anderson - foul #2 on Robert Patton, team foul #11 | 71-66 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Richard Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Richard Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 01:12 | Minnesota | Robert Patton gets the rebound | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:02 | Minnesota | Robert Patton comes up short on the shot from the left side | 71-67 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Frances Manning pulls down the rebound | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Richard Anderson's layup is rejected by Robert Patton | 71-67 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Jason Steller tips it back up and in | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Minnesota | Keith Ware clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jason Steller - foul #4 on Jason Steller, team foul #12 | 71-69 |
| 00:31 | Minnesota | Keith Ware makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:31 | Minnesota | Keith Ware makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Arnold Petree's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-69 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Joseph Whittington (SF) Daniel Orange, Thomas George | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Minnesota | Frances Manning is called for the reach on Joseph Whittington - foul #3 on Frances Manning, team foul #13 | 73-69 |
| 00:27 | Minnesota | Joseph Whittington makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:27 | Minnesota | Joseph Whittington makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Jason Steller is open and buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Frances Manning | 75-72 |
| 00:21 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-72 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG) David Stahl | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:18 | Minnesota | Keith Ware is fouled in the backcourt by Cecil Cook - foul #2 on Cecil Cook, team foul #14 | 75-72 |
| 00:18 | Minnesota | Keith Ware misses the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:18 | Minnesota | Keith Ware misses the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Frances Manning grabs the board | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Jason Steller is whistled for traveling | 75-72 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG) Daniel Orange | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | David Stahl runs out the clock | 75-72 |