| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Willard Champagne (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joey Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Loren Mayfield (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Kirkman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerome Malcom (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Cobos (fresh) SG - Myron Uriarte (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Bigelow (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Goran Krzesinski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Coaxum (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Loren Mayfield inbounds the ball | 39-20 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Minnesota | Loren Mayfield loses the dribble to Peter Coaxum | 39-20 |
| 19:30 | Illinois State | Kevin Kirkman picks off the pass by Matthew Bigelow in the backcourt | 39-20 |
| 19:09 | Minnesota | Joey Myers clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-20 |
| 19:07 | Minnesota | Jerome Malcom gets the offensive rebound | 39-20 |
| 18:46 | Minnesota | Loren Mayfield misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 39-20 |
| 18:45 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski gets the rebound | 39-20 |
| 18:41 | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joey Myers - foul #1 on Joey Myers, team foul #1 | 39-20 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Hurtt (PG), James Hayes (SG), Ryan Byers (SF), James Broussard (PF), John Schrum (C) Willard Champagne, Joey Myers, Loren Mayfield, Kevin Kirkman, Jerome Malcom | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Patrick (PG), John Nagy (SF), Spencer Anderson (PF), John Baumgardner (C) Michael Cobos, Matthew Bigelow, Goran Krzesinski, Peter Coaxum | |
| 18:41 | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte makes the 1st free throw | 39-21 |
| 18:41 | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte makes the 2nd free throw | 39-22 |
| 18:15 | Minnesota | Ryan Byers is fouled on the floor by John Nagy - foul #1 on John Nagy, team foul #1 | 39-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chad Duncan (PG) Myron Uriarte | |
| 17:58 | Minnesota | Robert Hurtt connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from James Hayes | 41-22 |
| 17:39 | Illinois State | Robert Hurtt steals the ball from John Nagy | 41-22 |
| 17:36 | Minnesota | Ryan Byers banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Hurtt | 43-22 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 17:20 | Illinois State | John Baumgardner knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 43-24 |
| 17:14 | Minnesota | Ryan Byers connects on the open jumper in the paint set up by Robert Hurtt | 45-24 |
| 17:11 | Illinois State | John Nagy is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Byers - foul #1 on Ryan Byers, team foul #2 | 45-24 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Willard Champagne (PG), Joey Myers (SG), Loren Mayfield (SF), Kevin Kirkman (PF), Jerome Malcom (C) Robert Hurtt, James Hayes, Ryan Byers, James Broussard, John Schrum | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Cobos (PG), Myron Uriarte (SG), Aleksandar Pijanowski (SF), Goran Krzesinski (PF), Peter Coaxum (C) Chad Duncan, James Patrick, John Nagy, Spencer Anderson, John Baumgardner | |
| 16:51 | Illinois State | The short jumper by Aleksandar Pijanowski is denied by Jerome Malcom | 45-24 |
| 16:50 | Minnesota | Kevin Kirkman snags the defensive board | 45-24 |
| 16:48 | Minnesota | Willard Champagne travels in the backcourt | 45-24 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow (SF) Aleksandar Pijanowski | |
| 16:38 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-24 |
| 16:36 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow tips it home | 45-26 |
| 16:20 | Minnesota | Joey Myers clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-26 |
| 16:19 | Illinois State | Peter Coaxum pulls down the rebound | 45-26 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:02 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-26 |
| 16:01 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Myron Uriarte | 45-26 |
| 15:42 | Illinois State | Peter Coaxum hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Myron Uriarte | 45-29 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Willard Champagne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joey Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Loren Mayfield (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Kirkman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerome Malcom (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Cobos (fairly fresh) SG - Myron Uriarte (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Bigelow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Goran Krzesinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Coaxum (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:14 | Minnesota | Joey Myers drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Willard Champagne and he's fouled by Michael Cobos - foul #3 on Michael Cobos, team foul #2 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Hurtt (PG), John Schrum (C) Willard Champagne, Jerome Malcom | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chad Duncan (PG), Jaroslav Deveric (SG), Aleksandar Pijanowski (SF), John Nagy (C) Michael Cobos, Myron Uriarte, Matthew Bigelow, Peter Coaxum | |
| 15:14 | Minnesota | Joey Myers misses the free throw | 47-29 |
| 15:14 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski snags the defensive board | 47-29 |
| 15:10 | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-29 |
| 14:41 | Minnesota | Loren Mayfield knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joey Myers | 49-29 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:33 | Illinois State | Chad Duncan loses the ball out of bounds | 49-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Hayes (SG), Ryan Byers (SF), James Broussard (PF) Joey Myers, Loren Mayfield, Kevin Kirkman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Patrick (PG), John Baumgardner (C) Chad Duncan, Goran Krzesinski | |
| 14:06 | Minnesota | Ryan Byers banks in the layup set up by James Hayes | 51-29 |
| 13:50 | Illinois State | John Baumgardner comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 51-29 |
| 13:49 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Ryan Byers | 51-29 |
| 13:39 | Minnesota | Robert Hurtt misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-29 |
| 13:38 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Aleksandar Pijanowski | 51-29 |
| 13:34 | Illinois State | Robert Hurtt is called for the reach on James Patrick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Hurtt, team foul #3 | 51-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Willard Champagne (PG), Joey Myers (SG), Kevin Kirkman (PF), Jerome Malcom (C) Robert Hurtt, James Hayes, James Broussard, John Schrum | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Cobos (PG), Matthew Bigelow (SF), Spencer Anderson (PF), Peter Coaxum (C) Jaroslav Deveric, Aleksandar Pijanowski, John Nagy, John Baumgardner | |
| 13:22 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-31 |
| 13:20 | Minnesota | Willard Champagne's pass is intercepted by James Patrick in the backcourt | 51-31 |
| 13:19 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Patrick | 51-33 |
| 13:17 | Minnesota | Willard Champagne is hacked by Michael Cobos in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Cobos, team foul #3 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Loren Mayfield (SF) Ryan Byers | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte (SG) Michael Cobos | |
| 12:50 | Minnesota | Willard Champagne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Broussard (PF) Kevin Kirkman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chad Duncan (PG), Goran Krzesinski (PF) James Patrick, Spencer Anderson | |
| 12:46 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-33 |
| 12:23 | Minnesota | Willard Champagne misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-33 |
| 12:22 | Minnesota | James Broussard tips it in | 53-33 |
| 12:08 | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-33 |
| 12:07 | Illinois State | Peter Coaxum hits the follow up shot | 53-35 |
| 11:39 | Minnesota | Willard Champagne is fouled on the floor by Chad Duncan - foul #1 on Chad Duncan, team foul #4 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Hurtt (PG), James Hayes (SG), Ryan Byers (SF), Kevin Kirkman (PF), John Schrum (C) Willard Champagne, Joey Myers, Loren Mayfield, James Broussard, Jerome Malcom | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Patrick (PG), John Nagy (PF), John Baumgardner (C) Chad Duncan, Goran Krzesinski, Peter Coaxum | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Robert Hurtt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ryan Byers (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Kirkman (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Schrum (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Patrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Myron Uriarte (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Bigelow (tiring) 8 pts. PF - John Nagy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Baumgardner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Minnesota | Ryan Byers misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 53-35 |
| 11:12 | Illinois State | John Baumgardner snags the defensive board | 53-35 |
| 10:52 | Illinois State | John Baumgardner hits the finger roll | 53-37 |
| 10:27 | Minnesota | James Hayes clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-37 |
| 10:26 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow grabs the board | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:11 | Illinois State | James Patrick is hacked by Robert Hurtt - foul #2 on Robert Hurtt, team foul #4 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Willard Champagne (PG), Joey Myers (SG), Loren Mayfield (SF), James Broussard (PF), Jerome Malcom (C) Robert Hurtt, James Hayes, Ryan Byers, Kevin Kirkman, John Schrum | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chad Duncan (PG), Jaroslav Deveric (SG), Aleksandar Pijanowski (SF), Spencer Anderson (PF) James Patrick, Myron Uriarte, Matthew Bigelow, John Baumgardner | |
| 09:53 | Illinois State | Chad Duncan buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Aleksandar Pijanowski | 53-39 |
| 09:27 | Minnesota | Joey Myers makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Broussard | 56-39 |
| 09:13 | Illinois State | Spencer Anderson can't connect on an uncontested jump hook in the lane | 56-39 |
| 09:11 | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 09:01 | Illinois State | Jerome Malcom swats the shot by Chad Duncan | 56-39 |
| 08:59 | Illinois State | Aleksandar Pijanowski grabs the offensive board | 56-39 |
| 08:49 | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric lays it in | 56-41 |
| 08:28 | Minnesota | Joey Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-41 |
| 08:28 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Hayes (SG), Robert Hurtt (SF), Kevin Kirkman (PF), John Schrum (C) Joey Myers, Loren Mayfield, James Broussard, Jerome Malcom | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Patrick (PG), Myron Uriarte (SG), Matthew Bigelow (SF), Goran Krzesinski (PF), Peter Coaxum (C) Chad Duncan, Jaroslav Deveric, Aleksandar Pijanowski, Spencer Anderson, John Nagy | |
| 08:20 | Illinois State | John Schrum steps in front of the James Patrick pass | 56-41 |
| 08:02 | Minnesota | Willard Champagne knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from John Schrum | 58-41 |
| 07:48 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joey Myers (SG), Ryan Byers (SF) Willard Champagne, James Hayes | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Cobos (PG), John Baumgardner (C) Myron Uriarte, Peter Coaxum | |
| 07:37 | Minnesota | Joey Myers is fouled on the floor by John Baumgardner - foul #2 on John Baumgardner, team foul #5 | 58-41 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Robert Hurtt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joey Myers (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Byers (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Kirkman (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Schrum (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Cobos (fresh) 4 pf. SG - James Patrick (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Bigelow (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Goran Krzesinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - John Baumgardner (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Robert Hurtt banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kevin Kirkman | 60-41 |
| 07:11 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos is called for traveling in the backcourt | 60-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Willard Champagne (PG) Robert Hurtt | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric (SG), Spencer Anderson (SF) James Patrick, Matthew Bigelow | |
| 06:50 | Minnesota | Kevin Kirkman can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left block | 60-41 |
| 06:48 | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric grabs the board | 60-41 |
| 06:46 | Illinois State | Ryan Byers steps in front of the Spencer Anderson pass in the backcourt | 60-41 |
| 06:28 | Minnesota | Ryan Byers misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Spencer Anderson - foul #1 on Spencer Anderson, team foul #6 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Hayes (SG), Jerome Malcom (C) Joey Myers, John Schrum | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte (SG), Aleksandar Pijanowski (SF), Peter Coaxum (C) Jaroslav Deveric, Spencer Anderson, John Baumgardner | |
| 06:28 | Minnesota | Ryan Byers makes the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 06:28 | Minnesota | Ryan Byers misses the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| 06:28 | Illinois State | Peter Coaxum pulls down the rebound | 61-41 |
| 06:12 | Illinois State | Willard Champagne steals it from Myron Uriarte | 61-41 |
| 06:09 | Minnesota | James Hayes banks in the layup on a nice dish by Willard Champagne | 63-41 |
| 05:56 | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 63-41 |
| 05:54 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Jerome Malcom | 63-41 |
| 05:41 | Minnesota | Willard Champagne misses the fadeaway from the left side | 63-41 |
| 05:40 | Illinois State | Peter Coaxum gets the rebound | 63-41 |
| 05:33 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski misses the runner in the paint | 63-41 |
| 05:32 | Illinois State | Aleksandar Pijanowski hits the follow up shot | 63-43 |
| 05:05 | Minnesota | Jerome Malcom misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 63-43 |
| 05:03 | Minnesota | Jerome Malcom grabs the offensive rebound | 63-43 |
| 04:47 | Minnesota | Willard Champagne can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Cobos - foul #5 on Michael Cobos, team foul #7 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joey Myers (SG), Robert Hurtt (SF), James Broussard (PF), John Schrum (C) James Hayes, Ryan Byers, Kevin Kirkman, Jerome Malcom | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chad Duncan (PG), James Patrick (SG), John Nagy (SF), Spencer Anderson (PF), John Baumgardner (C) Michael Cobos, Myron Uriarte, Aleksandar Pijanowski, Goran Krzesinski, Peter Coaxum | |
| 04:47 | Minnesota | Willard Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 64-43 |
| 04:47 | Minnesota | Willard Champagne makes the 2nd free throw | 65-43 |
| 04:32 | Illinois State | Robert Hurtt steps in front of the John Baumgardner pass | 65-43 |
| 04:30 | Minnesota | Joey Myers is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 65-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Loren Mayfield (SF) Willard Champagne | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 04:25 | Illinois State | James Patrick hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 65-43 |
| 04:23 | Minnesota | John Schrum grabs the defensive rebound | 65-43 |
| 04:00 | Minnesota | Loren Mayfield is whistled for a carry | 65-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric (SG) James Patrick | |
| 03:57 | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric loses the dribble to Robert Hurtt in the backcourt | 65-43 |
| 03:55 | Minnesota | James Broussard lays it in on a great pass from Robert Hurtt | 67-43 |
| 03:46 | Illinois State | John Baumgardner drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Chad Duncan | 67-46 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Minnesota | Spencer Anderson is called for the reach on Robert Hurtt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Spencer Anderson, team foul #8 | 67-46 |
| 03:43 | Minnesota | Robert Hurtt makes the 1st free throw | 68-46 |
| 03:43 | Minnesota | Robert Hurtt makes the 2nd free throw | 69-46 |
| 03:40 | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric loses the dribble to Joey Myers in the backcourt | 69-46 |
| 03:39 | Minnesota | Joey Myers lays it in | 71-46 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Robert Hurtt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Joey Myers (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Loren Mayfield (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Broussard (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Schrum (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Chad Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jaroslav Deveric (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Nagy (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Spencer Anderson (tiring) 2 pts. C - John Baumgardner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Illinois State | James Broussard steps in front of the Jaroslav Deveric pass | 71-46 |
| 02:59 | Minnesota | Loren Mayfield drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Joey Myers and he's hacked by Jaroslav Deveric - foul #4 on Jaroslav Deveric, team foul #9 | 73-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Willard Champagne (PG), James Hayes (SG), Jerome Malcom (C) Robert Hurtt, Joey Myers, John Schrum | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Patrick (PG), Aleksandar Pijanowski (SF) Chad Duncan, Spencer Anderson | |
| 02:59 | Minnesota | Loren Mayfield makes the free throw | 74-46 |
| 02:45 | Illinois State | James Patrick clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-46 |
| 02:44 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Loren Mayfield | 74-46 |
| 02:28 | Minnesota | Jerome Malcom lays it up and in set up by James Hayes | 76-46 |
| 02:24 | Illinois State | James Hayes steals it from James Patrick in the backcourt | 76-46 |
| 02:07 | Minnesota | The jump hook by Jerome Malcom is blocked by John Baumgardner | 76-46 |
| 02:05 | Illinois State | John Nagy grabs the defensive rebound | 76-46 |
| 02:02 | Illinois State | Jerome Malcom takes the ball from Aleksandar Pijanowski in the backcourt | 76-46 |
| 01:36 | Minnesota | Jerome Malcom makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Loren Mayfield | 78-46 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:26 | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric blows the layup but he's fouled by James Hayes - foul #3 on James Hayes, team foul #5 | 78-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joey Myers (SG), Kevin Kirkman (PF) James Hayes, James Broussard | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Spencer Anderson (PF) Aleksandar Pijanowski | |
| 01:26 | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric makes the 1st free throw | 78-47 |
| 01:26 | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric misses the 2nd free throw | 78-47 |
| 01:26 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Jerome Malcom | 78-47 |
| 01:24 | Minnesota | Willard Champagne is fouled in the backcourt by James Patrick - foul #3 on James Patrick, team foul #10 | 78-47 |
| 01:24 | Minnesota | Willard Champagne misses the 1st free throw | 78-47 |
| 01:24 | Minnesota | Willard Champagne misses the 2nd free throw | 78-47 |
| 01:24 | Illinois State | John Baumgardner snags the defensive board | 78-47 |
| 01:16 | Illinois State | James Patrick comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 78-47 |
| 01:14 | Illinois State | John Baumgardner misses the tip | 78-47 |
| 01:13 | Illinois State | Spencer Anderson snags the offensive board | 78-47 |
| 00:53 | Illinois State | John Baumgardner can't connect on an uncontested shot from close range | 78-47 |
| 00:52 | Illinois State | Spencer Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 78-47 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois State | Spencer Anderson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jaroslav Deveric | 78-49 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Minnesota | Loren Mayfield makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Kevin Kirkman | 80-49 |
| 00:16 | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric travels with the ball | 80-49 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Willard Champagne runs out the clock | 80-49 |