| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Steller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Sterling Berryman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Orange (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Goran Nuzenski (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Thomas George (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Wade (fresh) C - Freddie Kuhn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Carl Randolph inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Jason Steller makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Sterling Berryman | 31-26 |
| 19:24 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn hits the finger roll against a doubleteam set up by Thomas George and he's hacked by Sterling Berryman - foul #2 on Sterling Berryman, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 19:24 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn makes the free throw | 31-29 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Thomas George steps in front of the Jason Steller pass in the backcourt | 31-29 |
| 19:17 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas George | 31-31 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Carl Randolph is whistled for a carry | 31-31 |
| 18:33 | Minnesota | Jason Steller steals it from Goran Nuzenski | 31-31 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Jason Steller lays it up and in | 33-31 |
| 18:01 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 33-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (SG), Frances Manning (C) Jason Steller, Sterling Berryman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Jerrod Hadsell (PF), Dmitry Zhanel (C) Daniel Orange, Michael Wade, Freddie Kuhn | |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Carl Randolph scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Arnold Petree | 36-31 |
| 17:19 | Minnesota | Thomas George hits the finger roll set up by David Stahl | 36-33 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Arnold Petree is hacked by David Stahl in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Stahl, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Lown (SG), Christian Johnson (SF), Anthony Birnbaum (PF) Arnold Petree, Carl Randolph, Richard Anderson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Frye (SG), John Honeycutt (SF) Goran Nuzenski, Thomas George | |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Frances Manning misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-33 |
| 17:05 | Minnesota | Jason Frye gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 16:45 | Minnesota | Frances Manning blocks the short jumper by Dmitry Zhanel | 36-33 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Christian Johnson grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Larry Lown lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bradley Hunter | 38-33 |
| 15:50 | Minnesota | Christian Johnson steps in front of the Dmitry Zhanel pass | 38-33 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Christian Johnson banks in the layup | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Hunter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Lown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christian Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) 5 pts. C - Frances Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Stahl (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Frye (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Honeycutt (fresh) PF - Jerrod Hadsell (fairly fresh) C - Dmitry Zhanel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:17 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell banks in the layup and he's hacked by Christian Johnson - foul #2 on Christian Johnson, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Petree (PG), Jason Steller (SG), Carl Randolph (SF), Richard Anderson (PF), Sterling Berryman (C) Bradley Hunter, Larry Lown, Christian Johnson, Anthony Birnbaum, Frances Manning | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Goran Nuzenski (SG), Thomas George (SF), Freddie Kuhn (C) David Stahl, Jason Frye, John Honeycutt, Dmitry Zhanel | |
| 15:17 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell makes the free throw | 40-36 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Freddie Kuhn denies the turnaround by Arnold Petree | 40-36 |
| 15:01 | Illinois | Carl Randolph hits the follow up shot | 42-36 |
| 14:43 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-38 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Richard Anderson buries a jumpshot from the left side | 44-38 |
| 13:50 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn clanks a floater from the right block | 44-38 |
| 13:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Sterling Berryman | 44-38 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Arnold Petree comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Goran Nuzenski - foul #2 on Goran Nuzenski, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frances Manning (C) Sterling Berryman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Jason Frye (SG), Michael Wade (PF) Daniel Orange, Goran Nuzenski, Jerrod Hadsell | |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Arnold Petree makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Arnold Petree makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 12:59 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Freddie Kuhn is denied by Frances Manning | 46-38 |
| 12:57 | Minnesota | Michael Wade tips it in | 46-40 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Michael Wade swats the layup by Jason Steller | 46-40 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Richard Anderson tips it home | 48-40 |
| 12:27 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Richard Anderson - foul #1 on Richard Anderson, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (PG), Larry Lown (SG), Christian Johnson (SF), Anthony Birnbaum (PF) Arnold Petree, Jason Steller, Carl Randolph, Richard Anderson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Goran Nuzenski (SG), John Honeycutt (SF) David Stahl, Jason Frye, Thomas George | |
| 12:27 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn misses the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 12:27 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter's floater is tipped away by Freddie Kuhn | 48-41 |
| 12:04 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 11:38 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Birnbaum | 48-41 |
| 11:36 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski grabs the offensive board | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Hunter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Lown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christian Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) 5 pts. C - Frances Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Orange (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Goran Nuzenski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Honeycutt (fresh) PF - Michael Wade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Freddie Kuhn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn buries a shot from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Christian Johnson is open and scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bradley Hunter | 50-43 |
| 10:32 | Minnesota | John Honeycutt misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 50-43 |
| 10:30 | Minnesota | John Honeycutt pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 10:10 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn blows the dunk | 50-43 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Christian Johnson pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Frances Manning misses long on an open floater from the free throw line | 50-43 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Hunter | 50-43 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Christian Johnson throws it down set up by Bradley Hunter | 52-43 |
| 09:03 | Minnesota | The pull-up jumper by Goran Nuzenski is blocked by Anthony Birnbaum | 52-43 |
| 09:01 | Minnesota | Michael Wade tips it back up and in | 52-45 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Larry Lown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Petree (PG), Jason Steller (SG), Carl Randolph (SF), Richard Anderson (PF), Sterling Berryman (C) Bradley Hunter, Larry Lown, Christian Johnson, Anthony Birnbaum, Frances Manning | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Jason Frye (SG), Thomas George (SF), Jerrod Hadsell (PF), Dmitry Zhanel (C) Daniel Orange, Goran Nuzenski, John Honeycutt, Michael Wade, Freddie Kuhn | |
| 08:35 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel is fouled on the floor by Sterling Berryman - foul #3 on Sterling Berryman, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| 08:21 | Minnesota | Thomas George comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 52-45 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Jason Steller grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Richard Anderson misses the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 52-45 |
| 07:56 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to David Stahl | 52-45 |
| 07:27 | Minnesota | Thomas George connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by David Stahl | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Steller (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Randolph (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Sterling Berryman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Stahl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Frye (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas George (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerrod Hadsell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Dmitry Zhanel (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Richard Anderson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jason Steller and he's hacked by Jerrod Hadsell - foul #2 on Jerrod Hadsell, team foul #3 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frances Manning (C) Sterling Berryman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Wade (PF) Jerrod Hadsell | |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Richard Anderson misses the free throw | 54-47 |
| 07:02 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 06:36 | Minnesota | Thomas George evades the doubleteam and hits a shot near the basket set up by Michael Wade and he's fouled by Carl Randolph - foul #2 on Carl Randolph, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Lown (SG), Christian Johnson (SF) Jason Steller, Carl Randolph | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela (SG) Jason Frye | |
| 06:36 | Minnesota | Thomas George makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Richard Anderson travels with the ball | 54-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Goran Nuzenski (SG) David Stahl, Thomas George | |
| 05:58 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 05:56 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel hits the follow up shot | 54-52 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Frances Manning blows the dunk but he's hacked by Dmitry Zhanel - foul #1 on Dmitry Zhanel, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Randolph (SF), Sterling Berryman (C) Christian Johnson, Richard Anderson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Frye (PG), John Honeycutt (SF), Freddie Kuhn (C) Daniel Orange, Lorenzo Valenzuela, Dmitry Zhanel | |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Frances Manning makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Frances Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 05:13 | Minnesota | Arnold Petree steals the ball from Michael Wade | 56-52 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman blows the dunk but the foul's on Freddie Kuhn - foul #1 on Freddie Kuhn, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Steller (SG), Anthony Birnbaum (PF) Arnold Petree, Frances Manning | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Thomas George (SF), Jerrod Hadsell (PF) Goran Nuzenski, John Honeycutt, Michael Wade | |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 04:55 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 04:40 | Minnesota | Thomas George evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 57-52 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Jason Frye is called for the reach on Larry Lown - foul #1 on Jason Frye, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (PG), Christian Johnson (C) Larry Lown, Sterling Berryman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Carl Randolph misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-52 |
| 03:51 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 03:34 | Minnesota | David Stahl hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Frye | 57-54 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Carl Randolph hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Bradley Hunter | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Hunter (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Jason Steller (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Randolph (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Christian Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Stahl (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Frye (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas George (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerrod Hadsell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Freddie Kuhn (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:50 | Minnesota | David Stahl clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-54 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christian Johnson | 59-54 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Petree (PG), Richard Anderson (PF), Sterling Berryman (C) Bradley Hunter, Anthony Birnbaum, Christian Johnson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Goran Nuzenski (SG), Michael Wade (PF), Dmitry Zhanel (C) David Stahl, Jason Frye, Jerrod Hadsell, Freddie Kuhn | |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Daniel Orange is called for the reach on Arnold Petree in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Orange, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Arnold Petree makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Arnold Petree makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 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 (-5) | |
| 02:25 | Minnesota | Thomas George shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 61-54 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jason Steller | 61-54 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Carl Randolph clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-54 |
| 01:53 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Michael Wade | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 01:35 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel drills a turnaround in the paint | 61-56 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Dmitry Zhanel denies the turnaround by Jason Steller | 61-56 |
| 01:06 | Minnesota | Michael Wade snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:44 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Richard Anderson travels with the ball | 61-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn (C) Dmitry Zhanel | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:11 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-58 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Carl Randolph grabs the board | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Carl Randolph is hacked by Daniel Orange in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Orange, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Carl Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Carl Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jason Steller pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |