| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Baker (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Timothy Parks (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shannon Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Job (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Woodley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Clifton Wagner (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lee Barton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gordon Rink (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Martin McMenimen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - John Pitts (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Minnesota | Clifton Wagner is hacked by Timothy Parks - foul #1 on Timothy Parks, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 19:37 | Minnesota | Clifton Wagner misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 29-28 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | James Woodley gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Brian Baker splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 19:08 | Minnesota | Lee Barton grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 18:53 | Minnesota | James Woodley swats the short shot by John Pitts | 29-28 |
| 18:52 | Minnesota | Martin McMenimen tips it back up and in | 29-30 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Timothy Parks comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-30 |
| 18:34 | Minnesota | Lee Barton snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 18:08 | Minnesota | Clifton Wagner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth (SF) Shannon Sanders | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Brian Baker splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-30 |
| 17:42 | Minnesota | John Pitts pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 17:31 | Minnesota | Martin McMenimen is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Gordon Rink | 29-33 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Brian Baker splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 16:53 | Minnesota | Martin McMenimen misses the shot from the free throw line | 32-33 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | James Woodley gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Timothy Parks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 16:47 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 16:35 | Minnesota | John Pitts hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on James Woodley - foul #1 on James Woodley, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (SG), Shannon Sanders (SF), George Hohl (PF), Jerry Behne (C) Timothy Parks, Blaine Hackworth, John Job, James Woodley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Iddings (SG), Lukman Chisom (C) Clifton Wagner, Martin McMenimen | |
| 16:35 | Minnesota | John Pitts misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 16:35 | Minnesota | John Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Andrew Toney can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 16:15 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Lukman Chisom | 32-34 |
| 15:57 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings loses the dribble to Jerry Behne | 32-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Baker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Andrew Toney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shannon Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Hohl (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerry Behne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lee Barton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Walter Iddings (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gordon Rink (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Pitts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Lukman Chisom (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Andrew Toney misses short on a jumper in the paint | 32-34 |
| 15:30 | Minnesota | John Pitts snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 15:24 | Minnesota | John Pitts misses long on a shot near the basket | 32-34 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jerry Behne | 32-34 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gordon Rink - foul #2 on Gordon Rink, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Martin McMenimen (PF) John Pitts | |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 15:10 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Lukman Chisom | 33-34 |
| 14:55 | Minnesota | Lee Barton makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Iddings | 33-37 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | George Hohl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders snags the offensive board | 33-37 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Brian Baker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 14:10 | Minnesota | Martin McMenimen pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 14:05 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Gordon Rink | 33-39 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Jerry Behne's layup is rejected by Martin McMenimen | 33-39 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Jerry Behne hits the follow up shot | 35-39 |
| 13:34 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lee Barton | 35-41 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Walter Iddings steals the ball from Jerry Behne | 35-41 |
| 13:20 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings misses the easy layup | 35-41 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Jerry Behne pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Jerry Behne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (SG), Blaine Hackworth (SF), John Job (PF), James Woodley (C) Andrew Toney, Shannon Sanders, George Hohl, Jerry Behne | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clifton Wagner (PG), Christopher Taylor (SF), Erasmo Greco (PF), John Pitts (C) Walter Iddings, Gordon Rink, Martin McMenimen, Lukman Chisom | |
| 12:44 | Minnesota | Erasmo Greco misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 12:42 | Minnesota | John Pitts gets the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 12:24 | Minnesota | John Pitts misses the runner from the baseline | 35-41 |
| 12:22 | Minnesota | Clifton Wagner grabs the offensive board | 35-41 |
| 12:12 | Minnesota | Erasmo Greco is whistled for a carry | 35-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Lawrence (SG) Lee Barton | |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Brian Baker knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-41 |
| 11:49 | Minnesota | Brian Baker is called for the reach on Clifton Wagner - foul #2 on Brian Baker, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gordon Rink (SG), Martin McMenimen (PF) Jason Lawrence, Erasmo Greco | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Baker (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Timothy Parks (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine Hackworth (fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Job (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Woodley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Clifton Wagner (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gordon Rink (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Taylor (fresh) PF - Martin McMenimen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - John Pitts (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:33 | Minnesota | John Pitts is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-41 |
| 11:31 | Minnesota | Martin McMenimen tips it in | 38-43 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Brian Baker is hacked by Christopher Taylor - foul #2 on Christopher Taylor, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | James Woodley banks in the layup set up by Brian Baker out of the doubleteam and he's fouled by Christopher Taylor - foul #3 on Christopher Taylor, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (PG) Brian Baker | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lee Barton (SG) Christopher Taylor | |
| 11:13 | Illinois | James Woodley makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 10:55 | Minnesota | John Pitts scores on a jumper from the right side | 41-45 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | John Job makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 10:15 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Blaine Hackworth - foul #1 on Blaine Hackworth, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Baker (PG), Shannon Sanders (SF), George Hohl (PF), Jerry Behne (C) Andrew Toney, Blaine Hackworth, John Job, James Woodley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Iddings (SG), Erasmo Greco (PF), Lukman Chisom (C) Clifton Wagner, Martin McMenimen, John Pitts | |
| 10:15 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 10:15 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Parks | 45-47 |
| 09:46 | Minnesota | Lee Barton makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Erasmo Greco | 45-50 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | George Hohl makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Timothy Parks | 48-50 |
| 09:17 | Minnesota | Erasmo Greco is fouled on the floor by George Hohl - foul #3 on George Hohl, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (PG) Brian Baker | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Lawrence (PG), Christopher Taylor (SF), Martin McMenimen (PF) Lee Barton, Gordon Rink, Erasmo Greco | |
| 08:56 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-50 |
| 08:54 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom tips it in | 48-52 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Martin McMenimen swats the shot by George Hohl | 48-52 |
| 08:33 | Minnesota | Christopher Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 08:12 | Minnesota | George Hohl picks off the pass by Jason Lawrence | 48-52 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Jerry Behne misses long on a jumper from the left side | 48-52 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Behne | 48-52 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Jerry Behne hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 07:38 | Minnesota | Christopher Taylor pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andrew Toney (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Parks (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shannon Sanders (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - George Hohl (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry Behne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jason Lawrence (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Iddings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Martin McMenimen (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Lukman Chisom (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Timothy Parks - foul #2 on Timothy Parks, team foul #6 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Baker (PG), Blaine Hackworth (SF), John Job (PF), James Woodley (C) Timothy Parks, Shannon Sanders, George Hohl, Jerry Behne | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clifton Wagner (PG), Gordon Rink (SF), Erasmo Greco (PF), John Pitts (C) Jason Lawrence, Christopher Taylor, Martin McMenimen, Lukman Chisom | |
| 07:33 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings misses the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 07:33 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings misses the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Woodley | 48-52 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | James Woodley hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 48-52 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | John Job pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | John Job can't finish the layup | 48-52 |
| 06:58 | Minnesota | Erasmo Greco pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 06:48 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings's pass is intercepted by James Woodley | 48-52 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | John Job knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 06:01 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-52 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Job | 50-52 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | John Job jams it on a great pass from Brian Baker | 52-52 |
| 05:46 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (SG) Andrew Toney | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lee Barton (SG), Martin McMenimen (PF) Walter Iddings, Erasmo Greco | |
| 05:25 | Minnesota | Lee Barton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | James Woodley knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Blaine Hackworth | 54-52 |
| 04:53 | Minnesota | Lee Barton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | John Job grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Brian Baker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 04:47 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 04:40 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink misses the lay-in | 54-52 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | James Woodley grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Brian Baker evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by John Job | 56-52 |
| 04:04 | Minnesota | Lee Barton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Woodley | 56-52 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | John Pitts is called for the reach on James Woodley - foul #2 on John Pitts, team foul #4 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (SG), George Hohl (PF), Jerry Behne (C) Timothy Parks, John Job, James Woodley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Andrew Toney comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth tips it home | 58-52 |
| 03:39 | Minnesota | John Pitts hits a driving attempt in the lane | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Baker (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Toney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Blaine Hackworth (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - George Hohl (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry Behne (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Clifton Wagner (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lee Barton (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Rink (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Martin McMenimen (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - John Pitts (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:21 | Illinois | George Hohl misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-54 |
| 03:20 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 03:14 | Minnesota | Martin McMenimen comes up short on the shot from the right block | 58-54 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Andrew Toney gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Jerry Behne connects on the jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Lee Barton - foul #1 on Lee Barton, team foul #5 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shannon Sanders (SF) Blaine Hackworth | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Iddings (SG), Erasmo Greco (PF) Clifton Wagner, Martin McMenimen | |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Jerry Behne misses the free throw | 60-54 |
| 02:58 | Minnesota | John Pitts gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 02:58 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| 02:50 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 60-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Job (PF), James Woodley (C) George Hohl, Jerry Behne | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Martin McMenimen (PF) Erasmo Greco | |
| 02:35 | Illinois | James Woodley blows the layup | 60-54 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | John Job snags the offensive board | 60-54 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Martin McMenimen swats the short shot by John Job | 60-54 |
| 02:07 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 01:54 | Minnesota | John Pitts misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Woodley - foul #2 on James Woodley, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (SG) Andrew Toney | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clifton Wagner (PG) Walter Iddings | |
| 01:54 | Minnesota | John Pitts misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 01:54 | Minnesota | John Pitts misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Woodley | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 01:31 | Illinois | John Pitts steps in front of the James Woodley pass | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 01:24 | Minnesota | John Pitts clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 60-54 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | James Woodley clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on John Pitts - foul #3 on John Pitts, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | James Woodley misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | James Woodley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:36 | Minnesota | Clifton Wagner makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lee Barton | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | James Woodley is fouled in the backcourt by Clifton Wagner - foul #1 on Clifton Wagner, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (PG), Blaine Hackworth (SF), George Hohl (PF) Brian Baker, Shannon Sanders, John Job | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | James Woodley makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | James Woodley makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Minnesota | Timothy Parks is called for the reach on Lee Barton - foul #3 on Timothy Parks, team foul #8 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Baker (PG), Shannon Sanders (SF), John Job (PF) Andrew Toney, Blaine Hackworth, George Hohl | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:26 | Minnesota | Lee Barton misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | John Job grabs the board | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Clifton Wagner is called for the reach on John Job in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clifton Wagner, team foul #8 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (PG) Brian Baker | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:23 | Illinois | John Job makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | John Job makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:16 | Minnesota | Lee Barton is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | James Woodley grabs the defensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Lee Barton is called for the reach on James Woodley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lee Barton, team foul #9 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Hohl (PF) John Job | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:12 | Illinois | James Woodley makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | James Woodley misses the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Martin McMenimen | 66-56 |
| 00:06 | Minnesota | Lee Barton knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Clifton Wagner | 66-59 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Andrew Toney runs out the clock | 66-59 |