Illinois could keep up with Minnesota's high powered offense but in the end which came down to the final play of the game the Gopher's were the ones who walked away with a victory.

The Game was full of big plays, the Ilini had a Kickoff return and a huge pick six for 97 yards that put them up 28-21. Their lead didn't last long because on the ensuing kickoff Hayo Carpenter returned it 97 yards and 6 points for the Gophers.
Illinois had a late 3rd quarter field goal to give them the 31-28 lead and early in the 4th they kicked another FG for a 6 point lead.

Weber led his team down the field and had a huge pass to Brandon Green for another Touchdown and a 1 point lead. The lead didn't last as the Illini flew down the field and scored on a 5 yard run by Green. They went for 2 but the Gopher's D held them and Minnesota was only down by 5.
Once again Weber led the Gophers down the field and ran in a 14 yard run to give the Gophers the lead. The Gophers went for 2 and got them to give them a 43-40 lead.

The Illini had 6 seconds left and went for it on fourth, McGee stepped back and threw a bomb to a wide open receiver. Luckily FS Kim Royston had the angle and made the tackle.

Gophers Win by 3 points.