| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Goran Nuzenski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Frye (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Goodwin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Freddie Kuhn (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dmitry Zhanel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Hunter (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Park (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Bridges (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Floyd Gattis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lewis Basham (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Illinois | Goran Nuzenski is called for the reach on Bradley Hunter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Goran Nuzenski, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Freddie Kuhn is called for the reach on Floyd Gattis - foul #1 on Freddie Kuhn, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Lewis Basham blows the wide open layup | 38-31 |
| 19:16 | Minnesota | Walter Goodwin grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 19:05 | Minnesota | Floyd Gattis steals the ball from Walter Goodwin | 38-31 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Keith Park | 38-33 |
| 18:25 | Minnesota | The jump hook by Dmitry Zhanel is blocked by Vincent Bridges | 38-33 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Vincent Bridges | 38-33 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Keith Park comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 18:00 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 17:52 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel's fadeaway is rejected by Lewis Basham | 38-33 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Lewis Basham pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Keith Park drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradley Hunter | 38-35 |
| 17:20 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn misses the easy layup | 38-35 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Vincent Bridges | 38-37 |
| 16:40 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn hits a jump hook from the right block | 40-37 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges misses short on a shot in the paint | 40-37 |
| 16:22 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Freddie Kuhn | 40-37 |
| 16:06 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Floyd Gattis - foul #1 on Floyd Gattis, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bone (PG), Lorenzo Valenzuela (SG), Gregory Murray (SF), Jerrod Hadsell (C) Goran Nuzenski, Jason Frye, Walter Goodwin, Dmitry Zhanel | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (PG), James Keeler (SF), Anthony Birnbaum (PF), Larry Delatorre (C) Bradley Hunter, Vincent Bridges, Floyd Gattis, Lewis Basham | |
| 16:06 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:06 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Keith Park grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from close range | 41-37 |
| 15:51 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell grabs the board | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeffrey Bone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lorenzo Valenzuela (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gregory Murray (fresh) PF - Freddie Kuhn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerrod Hadsell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Heffron (fresh) SG - Keith Park (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Keeler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Delatorre (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bone double dribbles | 41-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronnie Seymour (C) Freddie Kuhn | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Larry Delatorre is called for traveling | 41-37 |
| 14:43 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bone buries a floater in the lane and he's fouled by Keith Park - foul #2 on Keith Park, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bobbie Strohl (C) Jerrod Hadsell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (PG) Keith Park | |
| 14:43 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bone makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Ronnie Seymour - foul #1 on Ronnie Seymour, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 14:13 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Anthony Birnbaum - foul #1 on Anthony Birnbaum, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Frye (SG), Freddie Kuhn (PF) Jeffrey Bone, Gregory Murray | |
| Subs | Illinois | Vincent Bridges (SF), Floyd Gattis (PF) Bradley Hunter, Larry Delatorre | |
| 14:13 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 14:13 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela misses the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | James Keeler is fouled in the backcourt by Bobbie Strohl - foul #3 on Bobbie Strohl, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski (PG) Lorenzo Valenzuela | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lewis Basham (C) Anthony Birnbaum | |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis scores on a turnaround from the left block | 44-41 |
| 13:51 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn clanks a runner from the baseline | 44-41 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Lewis Basham snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Goran Nuzenski takes the ball from Lewis Basham | 44-41 |
| 13:17 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Vincent Bridges - foul #1 on Vincent Bridges, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Goodwin (SF), Jerrod Hadsell (C) Bobbie Strohl, Ronnie Seymour | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (PG), Keith Park (SG), Anthony Birnbaum (C) David Heffron, James Keeler, Lewis Basham | |
| 13:17 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:17 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn misses the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Keith Park can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Keith Park | 44-43 |
| 12:28 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski misses the lay-in | 44-43 |
| 12:27 | Minnesota | Walter Goodwin grabs the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 12:10 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn connects on the jump hook from close range | 46-43 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum connects on the open shot from the right block on a nice dish by Keith Park | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Goran Nuzenski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Frye (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Goodwin (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Freddie Kuhn (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerrod Hadsell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Hunter (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Park (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Vincent Bridges (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Floyd Gattis (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Birnbaum (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn drills a jump hook from close range | 48-45 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum misses short on an open runner near the basket | 48-45 |
| 10:59 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 10:45 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Floyd Gattis | 48-45 |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges lays it up and in on a nice dish by Anthony Birnbaum and he's hacked by Goran Nuzenski - foul #3 on Goran Nuzenski, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bone (PG), Lorenzo Valenzuela (SG), Gregory Murray (SF), Ronnie Seymour (PF), Dmitry Zhanel (C) Goran Nuzenski, Jason Frye, Walter Goodwin, Freddie Kuhn, Jerrod Hadsell | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (PG), James Keeler (SG), Larry Delatorre (PF), Lewis Basham (C) Bradley Hunter, Keith Park, Floyd Gattis, Anthony Birnbaum | |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 09:52 | Minnesota | The jump hook by Jeffrey Bone is blocked by Lewis Basham | 48-48 |
| 09:51 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel tips it but misses | 48-48 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | James Keeler snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | James Keeler makes the wide open turnaround from close range | 48-50 |
| 09:17 | Minnesota | Vincent Bridges is called for the reach on Gregory Murray - foul #2 on Vincent Bridges, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Park (SG) Vincent Bridges | |
| 09:04 | Minnesota | Gregory Murray is hacked by Lewis Basham - foul #3 on Lewis Basham, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| 08:52 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bone hits a driving attempt in the paint | 50-50 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | David Heffron is fouled on the floor by Gregory Murray - foul #1 on Gregory Murray, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bobbie Strohl (SF), Freddie Kuhn (PF) Gregory Murray, Ronnie Seymour | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum (PF) Larry Delatorre | |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Lewis Basham comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Dmitry Zhanel - foul #1 on Dmitry Zhanel, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski (PG), Jason Frye (SG) Jeffrey Bone, Lorenzo Valenzuela | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (PG), Vincent Bridges (SF) Keith Park, James Keeler | |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Lewis Basham misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Lewis Basham makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 07:46 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Lewis Basham - foul #4 on Lewis Basham, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Floyd Gattis (PF) Lewis Basham | |
| 07:46 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 07:46 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Goran Nuzenski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jason Frye (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobbie Strohl (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Freddie Kuhn (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Dmitry Zhanel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Hunter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Heffron (fairly fresh) SF - Vincent Bridges (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Floyd Gattis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Birnbaum (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Illinois | The short jumper by Vincent Bridges is denied by Freddie Kuhn | 51-51 |
| 07:22 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 07:04 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn is fouled on the floor by Anthony Birnbaum - foul #2 on Anthony Birnbaum, team foul #8 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Murray (SF), Ronnie Seymour (C) Bobbie Strohl, Dmitry Zhanel | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Park (SG), Larry Delatorre (C) David Heffron, Anthony Birnbaum | |
| 07:04 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 07:04 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Larry Delatorre is hacked by Ronnie Seymour - foul #2 on Ronnie Seymour, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bone (PG), Lorenzo Valenzuela (SG), Jerrod Hadsell (C) Goran Nuzenski, Jason Frye, Freddie Kuhn | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Keeler (SF), Lewis Basham (C) Vincent Bridges, Floyd Gattis | |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Larry Delatorre makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Larry Delatorre makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 06:21 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Lewis Basham gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter makes the wide open jumper from the left block set up by Keith Park | 53-55 |
| 06:02 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Larry Delatorre snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Bone - foul #2 on Jeffrey Bone, team foul #9 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski (PG), Jason Frye (SG), Bobbie Strohl (SF), Dmitry Zhanel (C) Jeffrey Bone, Lorenzo Valenzuela, Gregory Murray, Jerrod Hadsell | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (SG), Anthony Birnbaum (PF) Keith Park, Larry Delatorre | |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 05:21 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel's layup is rejected by Lewis Basham | 53-56 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony Birnbaum | 53-56 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Bobbie Strohl takes the ball from Bradley Hunter in the backcourt | 53-56 |
| 05:14 | Minnesota | Jason Frye misses the lay-in | 53-56 |
| 05:13 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 04:58 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 53-56 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | James Keeler pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | David Heffron can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Dmitry Zhanel - foul #2 on Dmitry Zhanel, team foul #10 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Goodwin (SF), Jerrod Hadsell (PF) Bobbie Strohl, Ronnie Seymour | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Park (SG), Vincent Bridges (SF), Floyd Gattis (PF) Bradley Hunter, James Keeler, Lewis Basham | |
| 04:31 | Illinois | David Heffron makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | David Heffron makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 04:14 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel is fouled on the floor by Anthony Birnbaum - foul #3 on Anthony Birnbaum, team foul #9 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bone (SG) Jason Frye | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:14 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 04:14 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum hits a runner from the left block | 55-60 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Goran Nuzenski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Bone (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Goodwin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jerrod Hadsell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Dmitry Zhanel (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Heffron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Park (tiring) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Vincent Bridges (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Floyd Gattis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Birnbaum (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Minnesota | Anthony Birnbaum swats the short shot by Jeffrey Bone | 55-60 |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Jerrod Hadsell picks off the pass by Anthony Birnbaum | 55-60 |
| 02:53 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-60 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Frye (SG), Gregory Murray (SF), Freddie Kuhn (PF), Ronnie Seymour (C) Jeffrey Bone, Walter Goodwin, Jerrod Hadsell, Dmitry Zhanel | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Keeler (SG), Larry Delatorre (C) Keith Park, Anthony Birnbaum | |
| 02:33 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-60 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | David Heffron grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Ronnie Seymour steals it from Larry Delatorre in the backcourt | 55-60 |
| 02:23 | Minnesota | Jason Frye hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 02:22 | Minnesota | Gregory Murray tips it home | 57-60 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | James Keeler is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David Heffron | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 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 (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:52 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jason Frye | 59-63 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Larry Delatorre misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-63 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis misses the tip | 59-63 |
| 01:21 | Minnesota | Gregory Murray grabs the board | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:17 | Minnesota | Jason Frye is hacked by James Keeler - foul #1 on James Keeler, team foul #10 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Goodwin (SF), Dmitry Zhanel (C) Gregory Murray, Ronnie Seymour | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (PG), Keith Park (SG), Lewis Basham (C) David Heffron, James Keeler, Larry Delatorre | |
| 01:17 | Minnesota | Jason Frye misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 01:17 | Minnesota | Jason Frye misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Dmitry Zhanel swats the short shot by Lewis Basham | 59-63 |
| 00:59 | Minnesota | Jason Frye grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Minnesota | Jason Frye makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Goran Nuzenski | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter hits a wide open floater from the right wing set up by Floyd Gattis | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Minnesota | Jason Frye clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 00:05 | Minnesota | Walter Goodwin gets the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Jason Frye is whistled for traveling | 62-65 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Keeler (SF), Anthony Birnbaum (PF) Vincent Bridges, Floyd Gattis | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter runs out the clock | 62-65 |