| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fresh) SG - Jason Steller (fresh) SF - Keith Park (fresh) PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) C - Sterling Berryman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Orange (fresh) SG - Goran Nuzenski (fresh) SF - Dmitry Zhanel (fresh) PF - Ronnie Seymour (fresh) C - Freddie Kuhn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum lays it in | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Dmitry Zhanel is called for the reach on Arnold Petree - foul #1 on Dmitry Zhanel, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Keith Park misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski clanks a turnaround from the right block | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Goran Nuzenski | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | The jumper by Jason Steller is denied by Freddie Kuhn | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel's layup is rejected by Sterling Berryman | 2-2 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Freddie Kuhn - foul #1 on Freddie Kuhn, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Delatorre (PF) Anthony Birnbaum | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:26 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:10 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange clanks a 3 from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jason Steller | 3-2 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Arnold Petree drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 5-2 |
| 16:29 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn misses long on a runner in the paint | 5-2 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Keith Park grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Arnold Petree is fouled in the backcourt by Dmitry Zhanel - foul #2 on Dmitry Zhanel, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (SG), Carl Randolph (SF), Anthony Birnbaum (PF), Ervin Vaughn (C) Jason Steller, Keith Park, Larry Delatorre, Sterling Berryman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Jason Frye (SG), Gregory Murray (SF), Jerrod Hadsell (PF), Bobbie Strohl (C) Daniel Orange, Goran Nuzenski, Dmitry Zhanel, Ronnie Seymour, Freddie Kuhn | |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Ervin Vaughn misses the wide open runner from the baseline | 5-2 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Ervin Vaughn tips it in | 7-2 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Heffron (fresh) SF - Carl Randolph (fresh) PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ervin Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Stahl (fresh) SG - Jason Frye (fresh) SF - Gregory Murray (fresh) PF - Jerrod Hadsell (fresh) C - Bobbie Strohl (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Minnesota | Jason Frye misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | David Heffron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski (SG) Jason Frye | |
| 15:01 | Minnesota | Arnold Petree is called for the reach on David Stahl - foul #1 on Arnold Petree, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Delatorre (PF) Anthony Birnbaum | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG) David Stahl | |
| 14:51 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell misses short on a runner from the baseline | 7-2 |
| 14:50 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell tips it in | 7-4 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Daniel Orange steals it from Arnold Petree in the backcourt | 7-4 |
| 14:28 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 7-4 |
| 14:27 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell hits the follow up shot | 7-6 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Arnold Petree is wide open but clanks a floater from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 14:04 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:01 | Minnesota | Arnold Petree picks off the pass by Daniel Orange in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | David Heffron lays it up and in set up by Arnold Petree | 9-6 |
| 13:45 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Larry Delatorre is hacked by Bobbie Strohl - foul #1 on Bobbie Strohl, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Steller (SG), Keith Park (SF), Anthony Birnbaum (PF), Sterling Berryman (C) David Heffron, Carl Randolph, Larry Delatorre, Ervin Vaughn | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Jason Frye (SG), Jeffrey Bone (SF), Ronnie Seymour (PF), Freddie Kuhn (C) Daniel Orange, Goran Nuzenski, Gregory Murray, Jerrod Hadsell, Bobbie Strohl | |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Arnold Petree clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-8 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman tips it but misses | 9-8 |
| 13:04 | Minnesota | David Stahl snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 12:51 | Minnesota | Jason Frye clanks a 3 from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 12:49 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn misses the tip | 9-8 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Jason Steller gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Arnold Petree can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-8 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Keith Park grabs the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Arnold Petree buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jason Steller | 12-8 |
| 11:49 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn buries a floater from the free throw line | 12-10 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Steller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Park (fresh) PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sterling Berryman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Stahl (fresh) SG - Jason Frye (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Bone (fresh) PF - Ronnie Seymour (fresh) C - Freddie Kuhn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | David Stahl takes the ball from Arnold Petree | 12-10 |
| 11:22 | Minnesota | David Stahl misses the easy layup | 12-10 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Arnold Petree misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 10:57 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Freddie Kuhn | 12-10 |
| 10:39 | Minnesota | Arnold Petree picks off the pass by Jason Frye | 12-10 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Jason Steller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (SG), Carl Randolph (SF), Larry Delatorre (PF), Ervin Vaughn (C) Arnold Petree, Keith Park, Anthony Birnbaum, Sterling Berryman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Goran Nuzenski (SG), Gregory Murray (SF), Jerrod Hadsell (PF), Bobbie Strohl (C) David Stahl, Jason Frye, Jeffrey Bone, Ronnie Seymour, Freddie Kuhn | |
| 10:21 | Minnesota | Gregory Murray can't finish the layup | 12-10 |
| 10:20 | Minnesota | Bobbie Strohl misses the tip | 12-10 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Ervin Vaughn gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | David Heffron is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Orange - foul #1 on Daniel Orange, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Carl Randolph blows the dunk | 12-10 |
| 09:57 | Minnesota | Bobbie Strohl grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 09:52 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 12-10 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Carl Randolph grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Jason Steller knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by David Heffron | 15-10 |
| 09:03 | Minnesota | Gregory Murray lays it up and in on a nice dish by Goran Nuzenski and the foul's on Ervin Vaughn - foul #1 on Ervin Vaughn, team foul #2 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Park (SF), Sterling Berryman (C) Jason Steller, Ervin Vaughn | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bone (PF), Freddie Kuhn (C) Jerrod Hadsell, Bobbie Strohl | |
| 09:03 | Minnesota | Gregory Murray makes the free throw | 15-13 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Keith Park lays it up and in and he's fouled by Gregory Murray - foul #1 on Gregory Murray, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum (PF) Larry Delatorre | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Ronnie Seymour (PF) Daniel Orange, Gregory Murray | |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Keith Park makes the free throw | 18-13 |
| 08:11 | Minnesota | Carl Randolph takes the ball from Freddie Kuhn | 18-13 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Keith Park clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 07:56 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn snags the defensive board | 18-13 |
| 07:30 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Carl Randolph (fairly fresh) SG - David Heffron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Park (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Sterling Berryman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Stahl (fresh) SG - Goran Nuzenski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bone (fairly fresh) PF - Ronnie Seymour (fairly fresh) C - Freddie Kuhn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Illinois | David Heffron clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Goran Nuzenski - foul #1 on Goran Nuzenski, team foul #7 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Petree (PG), Larry Delatorre (PF), Ervin Vaughn (C) Carl Randolph, Anthony Birnbaum, Sterling Berryman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Jason Frye (SG), Gregory Murray (SF) David Stahl, Goran Nuzenski, Jeffrey Bone | |
| 07:09 | Illinois | David Heffron misses the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | David Heffron makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 07:00 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Larry Delatorre - foul #1 on Larry Delatorre, team foul #3 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Steller (SG) David Heffron | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bobbie Strohl (PF) Ronnie Seymour | |
| 07:00 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 07:00 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn misses the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Larry Delatorre snags the defensive board | 19-16 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Keith Park hits a runner in the lane set up by Arnold Petree | 21-16 |
| 06:14 | Minnesota | Jason Frye misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-16 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Larry Delatorre | 21-16 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Arnold Petree is fouled in the backcourt by Bobbie Strohl - foul #2 on Bobbie Strohl, team foul #8 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sterling Berryman (C) Ervin Vaughn | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell (PF) Bobbie Strohl | |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Arnold Petree makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Arnold Petree makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 05:47 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Larry Delatorre - foul #2 on Larry Delatorre, team foul #4 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum (PF) Larry Delatorre | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 05:47 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell misses the free throw | 23-18 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman grabs the defensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Jason Steller is hacked by Gregory Murray in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Murray, team foul #9 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Jeffrey Bone (SF) Daniel Orange, Gregory Murray | |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Jason Steller misses the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 05:44 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Freddie Kuhn | 23-18 |
| 05:29 | Minnesota | Jason Frye makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Stahl | 23-21 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Jason Steller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Randolph (SF) Keith Park | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronnie Seymour (PF) Freddie Kuhn | |
| 05:09 | Minnesota | Jason Frye hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 05:08 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bone grabs the offensive board | 23-21 |
| 04:59 | Minnesota | David Stahl comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-21 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Carl Randolph gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Carl Randolph connects on the open shot from the right wing | 25-21 |
| 04:06 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Carl Randolph gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Jason Steller is hacked by Jeffrey Bone - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bone, team foul #10 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (SG), Keith Park (SF), Larry Delatorre (PF), Ervin Vaughn (C) Arnold Petree, Carl Randolph, Anthony Birnbaum, Sterling Berryman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Goran Nuzenski (SG), Dmitry Zhanel (SF), Bobbie Strohl (C) David Stahl, Jason Frye, Jeffrey Bone, Jerrod Hadsell | |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Jason Steller misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Jason Steller misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 03:36 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 03:13 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel misses the shot from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Larry Delatorre pulls down the rebound | 25-21 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jason Steller (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Heffron (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Park (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Delatorre (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ervin Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Orange (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Goran Nuzenski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dmitry Zhanel (fresh) PF - Ronnie Seymour (fairly fresh) C - Bobbie Strohl (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Keith Park makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Heffron | 28-21 |
| 02:43 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Keith Park - foul #1 on Keith Park, team foul #5 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Petree (PG) Jason Steller | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn (C) Ronnie Seymour | |
| 02:43 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel misses the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 02:43 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Arnold Petree knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Park | 30-22 |
| 01:58 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 30-22 |
| 01:57 | Minnesota | Bobbie Strohl snags the offensive board | 30-22 |
| 01:39 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-22 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Larry Delatorre gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Daniel Orange steps in front of the Arnold Petree pass in the backcourt | 30-22 |
| 01:17 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Ervin Vaughn - foul #2 on Ervin Vaughn, team foul #6 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Steller (SG), Carl Randolph (SF), Anthony Birnbaum (PF), Sterling Berryman (C) David Heffron, Keith Park, Larry Delatorre, Ervin Vaughn | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Jason Frye (SG), Gregory Murray (SF), Jeffrey Bone (PF) Daniel Orange, Goran Nuzenski, Dmitry Zhanel, Bobbie Strohl | |
| 01:17 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 01:17 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Freddie Kuhn steals it from Jason Steller in the backcourt | 30-24 |
| 01:01 | Minnesota | David Stahl buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Bone | 30-27 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Freddie Kuhn is called for the reach on Sterling Berryman - foul #2 on Freddie Kuhn, team foul #11 | 30-27 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 00:44 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 00:26 | Minnesota | Carl Randolph steals it from Jeffrey Bone | 31-27 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Carl Randolph misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-27 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman grabs the offensive board | 31-27 |