| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mo Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Reich (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Whitaker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darryl Hunt (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Thoma (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck inbounds the ball | 33-21 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Mo Ross hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-21 |
| 19:39 | Minnesota | Darryl Hunt pulls down the rebound | 33-21 |
| 19:16 | Minnesota | William Johnson hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by James Whitaker | 33-23 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Darryl Hunt is called for the reach on Mo Ross - foul #1 on Darryl Hunt, team foul #1 | 33-23 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani clanks a 3 from straight away | 33-23 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp misses the lay-in | 33-23 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck tips it home | 35-23 |
| 18:02 | Minnesota | James Thoma evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck gets the rebound | 35-23 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Darryl Hunt blocks the short jumper by Jacob Sharp | 35-23 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp tips it home | 37-23 |
| 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 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 17:42 | Minnesota | John Armstrong is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Whitaker | 37-26 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Mo Ross | 40-26 |
| 17:09 | Minnesota | James Whitaker's pass is intercepted by Mo Ross | 40-26 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 42-26 |
| 16:45 | Minnesota | John Armstrong misses long on an open shot from the baseline | 42-26 |
| 16:44 | Minnesota | James Whitaker tips it back up and in | 42-28 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Mo Ross is called for 5 seconds | 42-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Massey (SF), Albert Tittle (PF) Mo Ross, David Reich | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Pooler (SF), Mason Kresge (C) William Johnson, James Thoma | |
| 16:13 | Minnesota | James Whitaker is fouled on the floor by Henry Massey - foul #1 on Henry Massey, team foul #1 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Rochelle (SG), Kurt Gardner (C) Dikembe Agbayani, Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Westervelt (SF), Paul Joseph (C) John Armstrong, Darryl Hunt | |
| 15:59 | Minnesota | James Whitaker clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Henry Massey - foul #2 on Henry Massey, team foul #2 | 42-28 |
| 15:59 | Minnesota | James Whitaker misses the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 15:59 | Minnesota | James Whitaker makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Henry Massey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Rochelle (fresh) SF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Albert Tittle (fresh) C - Kurt Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Whitaker (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Pooler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Westervelt (fresh) PF - Mason Kresge (fresh) C - Paul Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck misses the driving attempt from the right block | 42-29 |
| 15:36 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Mason Kresge | 42-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 15:32 | Minnesota | Henry Massey steals it from James Whitaker in the backcourt | 42-29 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | James Rochelle scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Henry Massey | 45-29 |
| 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 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 15:01 | Minnesota | Paul Joseph is called for a backcourt violation | 45-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), Mo Ross (SG), David Reich (PF), Jacob Sharp (C) James Rochelle, Darrel Groesbeck, Albert Tittle, Kurt Gardner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Armstrong (SG), William Johnson (SF), Darryl Hunt (PF), James Thoma (C) James Whitaker, William Westervelt, Mason Kresge, Paul Joseph | |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Henry Massey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-29 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | David Reich tips it home | 47-29 |
| 14:46 | Minnesota | William Pooler loses the dribble to Dikembe Agbayani in the backcourt | 47-29 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | David Reich dunks the ball on a great pass from Dikembe Agbayani | 49-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 14:30 | Minnesota | William Pooler is whistled for traveling | 49-29 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by James Thoma - foul #1 on James Thoma, team foul #2 | 49-29 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 50-29 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 51-29 |
| 14:00 | Minnesota | David Reich blocks the short jumper by Darryl Hunt | 51-29 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Mo Ross snags the defensive board | 51-29 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Mo Ross scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-29 |
| 13:26 | Minnesota | William Johnson can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 54-29 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp snags the defensive board | 54-29 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Mo Ross clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-29 |
| 13:17 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to William Pooler | 54-29 |
| 13:00 | Minnesota | James Thoma scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-32 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck (SF) Henry Massey | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Whitaker (PG) William Pooler | |
| 12:40 | Minnesota | James Thoma drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Whitaker | 54-35 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Mo Ross misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-35 |
| 12:17 | Minnesota | James Whitaker grabs the board | 54-35 |
| 12:10 | Minnesota | James Thoma blows the layup over the doubleteam | 54-35 |
| 12:09 | Minnesota | James Whitaker hits the follow up shot | 54-37 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Mo Ross is fouled on the floor by John Armstrong - foul #1 on John Armstrong, team foul #3 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Rochelle (SG), Albert Tittle (PF), Kurt Gardner (C) Mo Ross, David Reich, Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Pollack (SG), William Westervelt (SF), Mason Kresge (PF), Paul Joseph (C) John Armstrong, William Johnson, Darryl Hunt, James Thoma | |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dikembe Agbayani and he's fouled by William Westervelt - foul #1 on William Westervelt, team foul #4 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Massey (PG) Dikembe Agbayani | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Pooler (SG) Robert Pollack | |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck makes the free throw | 57-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Henry Massey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Rochelle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Albert Tittle (fresh) C - Kurt Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Whitaker (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Pooler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Westervelt (fresh) PF - Mason Kresge (fresh) C - Paul Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Minnesota | William Westervelt drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Paul Joseph | 57-40 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | James Rochelle misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-40 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner tips it in | 59-40 |
| 10:48 | Minnesota | William Westervelt comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Darrel Groesbeck - foul #2 on Darrel Groesbeck, team foul #3 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mo Ross (SG), David Reich (PF) James Rochelle, Albert Tittle | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Johnson (SF), James Thoma (C) William Pooler, Paul Joseph | |
| 10:48 | Minnesota | William Westervelt misses the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 10:48 | Minnesota | William Westervelt makes the 2nd free throw | 59-41 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Mo Ross hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-41 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | David Reich grabs the offensive board | 59-41 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | David Reich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), Jacob Sharp (C) Henry Massey, Kurt Gardner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Armstrong (SG), Darryl Hunt (PF) William Westervelt, Mason Kresge | |
| 09:43 | Minnesota | James Whitaker knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by James Thoma | 59-43 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | William Johnson blocks the short jumper by Jacob Sharp | 59-43 |
| 09:28 | Minnesota | James Thoma gets the rebound | 59-43 |
| 09:16 | Minnesota | William Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-43 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp pulls down the rebound | 59-43 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp buries a turnaround from the baseline | 61-43 |
| 08:43 | Minnesota | James Whitaker is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Agbayani - foul #1 on Dikembe Agbayani, team foul #4 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Rochelle (SG), Henry Massey (SF), Albert Tittle (PF) Mo Ross, Darrel Groesbeck, David Reich | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Pooler (PG), William Westervelt (SF), Mason Kresge (C) James Whitaker, William Johnson, James Thoma | |
| 08:37 | Minnesota | Jacob Sharp blocks the short jumper by Mason Kresge | 61-43 |
| 08:35 | Minnesota | William Westervelt can't tip it in | 61-43 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani snags the defensive board | 61-43 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by William Pooler - foul #1 on William Pooler, team foul #5 | 61-43 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Albert Tittle gets the offensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | William Westervelt steps in front of the Jacob Sharp pass | 61-43 |
| 07:59 | Minnesota | William Pooler can't finish the layup | 61-43 |
| 07:58 | Minnesota | William Pooler misses the tip | 61-43 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Henry Massey gets the rebound | 61-43 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp buries a fadeaway in the paint | 63-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Rochelle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Henry Massey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Albert Tittle (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - William Pooler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - John Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Westervelt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darryl Hunt (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mason Kresge (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Minnesota | William Westervelt is fouled on the floor by Henry Massey - foul #3 on Henry Massey, team foul #5 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mo Ross (SG), Darrel Groesbeck (SF), David Reich (PF) Dikembe Agbayani, James Rochelle, Albert Tittle | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Whitaker (PG), William Johnson (SF), James Thoma (C) William Pooler, William Westervelt, Mason Kresge | |
| 07:15 | Minnesota | Darryl Hunt splits the doubleteam and buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from James Whitaker and he's hacked by David Reich - foul #2 on David Reich, team foul #6 | 63-45 |
| 07:15 | Minnesota | Darryl Hunt makes the free throw | 63-46 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | David Reich makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Massey | 65-46 |
| 06:48 | Minnesota | John Armstrong is fouled on the floor by David Reich - foul #3 on David Reich, team foul #7 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kurt Gardner (C) Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mason Kresge (PF) Darryl Hunt | |
| 06:48 | Minnesota | John Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 06:48 | Minnesota | John Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 06:48 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to James Thoma | 65-47 |
| 06:37 | Minnesota | James Thoma is hacked by Kurt Gardner - foul #2 on Kurt Gardner, team foul #8 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Pooler (SG) John Armstrong | |
| 06:37 | Minnesota | James Thoma makes the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 06:37 | Minnesota | James Thoma makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | James Thoma steps in front of the Kurt Gardner pass | 65-49 |
| 06:05 | Minnesota | William Pooler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG) Henry Massey | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani is whistled for traveling | 65-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jacob Sharp (C) Kurt Gardner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Westervelt (SF), Darryl Hunt (PF) William Johnson, Mason Kresge | |
| 05:24 | Minnesota | William Westervelt connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by James Whitaker | 65-51 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by William Pooler - foul #2 on William Pooler, team foul #6 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Massey (SF), Albert Tittle (PF) Mo Ross, David Reich | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Armstrong (SG), Mason Kresge (C) William Westervelt, James Thoma | |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 04:54 | Minnesota | Albert Tittle takes the ball from Darryl Hunt | 66-51 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-51 |
| 04:26 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Mason Kresge | 66-51 |
| 04:22 | Minnesota | John Armstrong makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Pooler | 66-54 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Henry Massey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 04:15 | Minnesota | William Pooler snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| 03:58 | Minnesota | William Pooler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-54 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Illinois | The jumper by Darrel Groesbeck is denied by William Pooler | 66-54 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp tips it but misses | 66-54 |
| 03:36 | Minnesota | John Armstrong gets the rebound | 66-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Massey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Albert Tittle (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jacob Sharp (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Whitaker (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. SG - John Armstrong (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Pooler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darryl Hunt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mason Kresge (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Minnesota | James Whitaker makes the floater from the free throw line | 66-56 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck is fouled on the floor by John Armstrong - foul #2 on John Armstrong, team foul #7 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mo Ross (SG), David Reich (PF), Kurt Gardner (C) Henry Massey, Albert Tittle, Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Johnson (SF), William Westervelt (PF), James Thoma (C) James Whitaker, William Pooler, Darryl Hunt | |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 02:53 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Whitaker (PG) William Westervelt | |
| 02:36 | Minnesota | James Whitaker can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 68-56 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | David Reich grabs the defensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Mo Ross misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-56 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner can't tip it in | 68-56 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner grabs the offensive board | 68-56 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | David Reich drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Mo Ross | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:44 | Minnesota | James Whitaker connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William Johnson | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Mo Ross loses the ball out of bounds | 70-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jacob Sharp (C) Kurt Gardner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Darryl Hunt (PF) Mason Kresge | |
| 01:04 | Minnesota | James Thoma evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-59 |
| 01:03 | Minnesota | William Johnson tips it back up and in | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani is fouled on the floor by Darryl Hunt - foul #2 on Darryl Hunt, team foul #8 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Massey (SF), Kurt Gardner (C) Mo Ross, Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:48 | Minnesota | Darryl Hunt's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Agbayani | 72-61 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Henry Massey throws it down on a great pass from Dikembe Agbayani | 74-61 |
| 00:38 | Minnesota | James Whitaker travels with the ball | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck is hacked by Darryl Hunt - foul #3 on Darryl Hunt, team foul #9 | 74-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mo Ross (SG), Jacob Sharp (C) Henry Massey, Kurt Gardner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck makes the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck makes the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | Jacob Sharp blocks the jumper by William Johnson | 76-61 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | David Reich pulls down the rebound | 76-61 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | David Reich runs out the clock | 76-61 |