| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Whitaker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Freedman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Hermann (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ernest Priest (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Zeiders (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vule Zimmerman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Reich (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Justin Hermann inbounds the ball | 21-32 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Minnesota | Richard Freedman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-32 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp snags the defensive board | 21-32 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Byron Jordan scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-34 |
| 19:15 | Minnesota | James Whitaker is called for traveling in the backcourt | 21-34 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman misses badly on a runner near the basket | 21-34 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman tips it home | 21-36 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:33 | Minnesota | Ernest Priest splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-36 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman knocks in the shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Ernest Priest - foul #1 on Ernest Priest, team foul #1 | 23-38 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman makes the free throw | 23-39 |
| 18:05 | Minnesota | Richard Freedman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Jacob Sharp - foul #2 on Jacob Sharp, team foul #1 | 23-39 |
| 18:05 | Minnesota | Richard Freedman makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 18:05 | Minnesota | Richard Freedman makes the 2nd free throw | 25-39 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Byron Jordan | 25-42 |
| 17:32 | Minnesota | Justin Hermann is open and scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Freedman | 27-42 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 27-42 |
| 17:07 | Minnesota | Joshua Zeiders snags the defensive board | 27-42 |
| 17:02 | Minnesota | James Whitaker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-42 |
| 17:00 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Zeiders | 27-42 |
| 16:52 | Minnesota | Ernest Priest's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Byron Jordan | 27-42 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Apel | 27-44 |
| 16:19 | Minnesota | Ernest Priest splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-44 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Byron Jordan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Armstrong (SG), William Johnson (SF), John Clarke (PF), Scott Michalec (C) Richard Freedman, Justin Hermann, Ernest Priest, Joshua Zeiders | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Joseph (SG), Dikembe Agbayani (SF), Darrel Groesbeck (PF), Kurt Gardner (C) Jeffrey Apel, Vule Zimmerman, David Reich, Jacob Sharp | |
| 15:59 | Minnesota | Dikembe Agbayani steps in front of the John Clarke pass | 29-44 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Whitaker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Armstrong (fresh) SF - William Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Clarke (fresh) C - Scott Michalec (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Joseph (fresh) SF - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kurt Gardner (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Byron Jordan's pass is intercepted by James Whitaker in the backcourt | 29-44 |
| 15:52 | Minnesota | John Armstrong knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Johnson | 32-44 |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani hits the finger roll set up by Byron Jordan and he's hacked by John Armstrong - foul #1 on John Armstrong, team foul #2 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Westervelt (SG) James Whitaker | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani makes the free throw | 32-47 |
| 15:23 | Minnesota | Byron Jordan picks off the pass by William Johnson | 32-47 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Byron Jordan is whistled for a carry | 32-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Freedman (SG), Justin Hermann (SF), Ernest Priest (PF), Joshua Zeiders (C) William Westervelt, William Johnson, John Clarke, Scott Michalec | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG) Byron Jordan | |
| 14:45 | Minnesota | John Armstrong is wide open but clanks a runner from the right block | 32-47 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck pulls down the rebound | 32-47 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Jeffrey Apel | 32-49 |
| 14:18 | Minnesota | Ernest Priest misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-49 |
| 14:16 | Minnesota | Joshua Zeiders misses the tip | 32-49 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani grabs the board | 32-49 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-49 |
| 13:55 | Minnesota | Richard Freedman grabs the board | 32-49 |
| 13:50 | Minnesota | Justin Hermann makes the wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Armstrong | 35-49 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Whitaker (PG) John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Illinois | Byron Jordan (PG), Vule Zimmerman (SG), David Reich (PF), Jacob Sharp (C) James Joseph, Jeffrey Apel, Darrel Groesbeck, Kurt Gardner | |
| 13:08 | Minnesota | James Whitaker misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-49 |
| 13:06 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Freedman | 35-49 |
| 12:59 | Minnesota | Justin Hermann loses the dribble to Vule Zimmerman | 35-49 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-49 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman tips it back up and in | 35-51 |
| 12:11 | Minnesota | James Whitaker misses long on a 3 from straight away | 35-51 |
| 12:09 | Minnesota | Joshua Zeiders pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-51 |
| 11:47 | Minnesota | Ernest Priest misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jacob Sharp - foul #3 on Jacob Sharp, team foul #2 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Armstrong (SG), William Johnson (SF), John Clarke (C) Richard Freedman, Justin Hermann, Joshua Zeiders | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG) Dikembe Agbayani | |
| 11:47 | Minnesota | Ernest Priest makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 11:47 | Minnesota | Ernest Priest makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Whitaker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ernest Priest (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - John Clarke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Vule Zimmerman (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Reich (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | David Reich can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 37-51 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel can't tip it in | 37-51 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | David Reich gets the offensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 37-51 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | David Reich hits the follow up shot | 37-53 |
| 11:10 | Minnesota | John Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Jacob Sharp - foul #4 on Jacob Sharp, team foul #3 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Michalec (C) Ernest Priest | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:10 | Minnesota | John Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 11:10 | Minnesota | John Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Scott Michalec - foul #3 on Scott Michalec, team foul #3 | 39-53 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 10:43 | Minnesota | John Armstrong knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by John Clarke | 42-54 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-54 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | David Reich tips it back up and in | 42-56 |
| 10:15 | Minnesota | Scott Michalec connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-56 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jeffrey Apel | 44-59 |
| 09:38 | Minnesota | James Whitaker knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Armstrong | 47-59 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp is hacked by John Armstrong - foul #2 on John Armstrong, team foul #4 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Freedman (SG), Justin Hermann (SF), Ernest Priest (PF), Joshua Zeiders (C) James Whitaker, William Johnson, John Clarke, Scott Michalec | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Joseph (PG), Dikembe Agbayani (SF), Darrel Groesbeck (PF), Kurt Gardner (C) Byron Jordan, Vule Zimmerman, David Reich, Jacob Sharp | |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-59 |
| 09:10 | Minnesota | Richard Freedman pulls down the rebound | 47-59 |
| 08:42 | Minnesota | Ernest Priest is called for traveling | 47-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Westervelt (PG) John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by James Joseph | 47-61 |
| 07:55 | Minnesota | Richard Freedman is fouled on the floor by James Joseph - foul #1 on James Joseph, team foul #4 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Whitaker (PG) William Westervelt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Byron Jordan (PG) Jeffrey Apel | |
| 07:43 | Minnesota | Richard Freedman makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Zeiders | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Whitaker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Freedman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Hermann (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ernest Priest (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Zeiders (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Joseph (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kurt Gardner (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | James Joseph clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-61 |
| 07:19 | Minnesota | James Whitaker pulls down the rebound | 50-61 |
| 07:15 | Minnesota | Justin Hermann is hacked by Byron Jordan - foul #3 on Byron Jordan, team foul #5 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman (SG), David Reich (PF), Jacob Sharp (C) James Joseph, Darrel Groesbeck, Kurt Gardner | |
| 07:04 | Minnesota | James Whitaker is hacked by David Reich - foul #1 on David Reich, team foul #6 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Johnson (PF) Ernest Priest | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:49 | Minnesota | Richard Freedman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-61 |
| 06:47 | Minnesota | William Johnson tips it home | 52-61 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-61 |
| 06:22 | Minnesota | William Johnson snags the defensive board | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:07 | Minnesota | William Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-61 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-61 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Armstrong (SG), Ernest Priest (PF), John Clarke (C) Richard Freedman, Justin Hermann, Joshua Zeiders | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG) Dikembe Agbayani | |
| 05:25 | Minnesota | Ernest Priest evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Whitaker | 55-61 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-61 |
| 05:12 | Minnesota | Ernest Priest pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 04:46 | Minnesota | Ernest Priest clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 55-61 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Byron Jordan misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-61 |
| 04:27 | Minnesota | John Clarke grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 04:09 | Minnesota | William Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Whitaker | 58-61 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Byron Jordan hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jeffrey Apel | 58-63 |
| 03:58 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Freedman (SG), Justin Hermann (SF), Joshua Zeiders (C) John Armstrong, William Johnson, John Clarke | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:36 | Minnesota | Ernest Priest can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 58-63 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Reich | 58-63 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Whitaker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Freedman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Hermann (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ernest Priest (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Zeiders (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SF - Vule Zimmerman (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Reich (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Illinois | James Whitaker is called for the reach on Byron Jordan - foul #2 on James Whitaker, team foul #5 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (SF) Vule Zimmerman | |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-63 |
| 03:03 | Minnesota | Justin Hermann gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 02:44 | Minnesota | James Whitaker is open and buries a shot from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck (PF), Kurt Gardner (C) David Reich, Jacob Sharp | |
| 02:13 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Apel steps in front of the James Whitaker pass | 60-63 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel can't finish the layup | 60-63 |
| 02:08 | Minnesota | Richard Freedman grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 01:51 | Minnesota | James Whitaker clanks a 3 from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman (SF), David Reich (PF), Jacob Sharp (C) Dikembe Agbayani, Darrel Groesbeck, Kurt Gardner | |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 01:27 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Ernest Priest | 60-63 |
| 01:03 | Minnesota | Joshua Zeiders can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Jacob Sharp - foul #5 on Jacob Sharp, team foul #7 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kurt Gardner (C) Jacob Sharp | |
| 01:03 | Minnesota | Joshua Zeiders makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 01:03 | Minnesota | Joshua Zeiders makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Joshua Zeiders - foul #1 on Joshua Zeiders, team foul #6 | 62-63 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Minnesota | Joshua Zeiders works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kurt Gardner - foul #3 on Kurt Gardner, team foul #8 | 62-65 |
| 00:48 | Minnesota | Joshua Zeiders makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:48 | Minnesota | Joshua Zeiders makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Vule Zimmerman | 64-67 |
| 00:16 | Minnesota | Joshua Zeiders is hacked by David Reich - foul #2 on David Reich, team foul #9 | 64-67 |
| 00:16 | Minnesota | Joshua Zeiders makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:16 | Minnesota | Joshua Zeiders makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Illinois | James Whitaker is called for the reach on Byron Jordan in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Whitaker, team foul #7 | 66-67 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Byron Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Byron Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Richard Freedman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-69 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner grabs the board | 66-69 |