| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ricky Uriarte (fresh) SG - John Agostini (fresh) SF - Michael Mulligan (fresh) PF - Douglas Stricker (fresh) C - Victor Crow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Martin Whitlow (fresh) SG - John Bridge (fresh) SF - James Richie (fresh) PF - Ronald Bittner (fresh) C - John Choate (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | John Choate wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Tennessee State | Ronald Bittner's pass is intercepted by Victor Crow | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Minnesota | John Agostini can't connect on a jumper from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Tennessee State | James Richie gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Tennessee State | John Bridge misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Minnesota | Victor Crow gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Minnesota | James Richie is called for the reach on Michael Mulligan - foul #1 on James Richie, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Minnesota | Victor Crow scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Ricky Uriarte | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Tennessee State | Martin Whitlow misses the shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Minnesota | Victor Crow snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | Minnesota | Ricky Uriarte clanks a floater in the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | Tennessee State | Martin Whitlow snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Tennessee State | James Richie clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Mulligan - foul #1 on Michael Mulligan, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Tennessee State | James Richie misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Tennessee State | James Richie makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 17:53 | Minnesota | John Choate denies the turnaround by Douglas Stricker | 2-1 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee State | Ronald Bittner grabs the board | 2-1 |
| 17:31 | Tennessee State | John Bridge scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Martin Whitlow | 2-4 |
| 17:08 | Minnesota | John Agostini makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ricky Uriarte | 5-4 |
| 16:49 | Tennessee State | Victor Crow steals the ball from Martin Whitlow | 5-4 |
| 16:32 | Minnesota | Victor Crow clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-4 |
| 16:31 | Tennessee State | Ronald Bittner grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 16:09 | Tennessee State | Ronald Bittner misses long on a jumper from the right side | 5-4 |
| 16:08 | Tennessee State | John Choate can't tip it in | 5-4 |
| 16:06 | Minnesota | Douglas Stricker gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:50 | Minnesota | Victor Crow misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Choate - foul #1 on John Choate, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Terry Adams (PG), Mark Strawbridge (PF) Ricky Uriarte, Michael Mulligan | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Rodney Dolan (PG), Harold Young (SG), Todd Zoebisch (SF), Edwin Pham (PF), Michael Lewis (C) Martin Whitlow, John Bridge, James Richie, Ronald Bittner, John Choate | |
| 15:50 | Minnesota | Victor Crow makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:50 | Minnesota | Victor Crow makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Terry Adams (fresh) SG - John Agostini (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Stricker (fresh) PF - Mark Strawbridge (fresh) C - Victor Crow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Rodney Dolan (fresh) SG - Harold Young (fresh) SF - Todd Zoebisch (fresh) PF - Edwin Pham (fresh) C - Michael Lewis (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Tennessee State | Edwin Pham scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Todd Zoebisch and he's hacked by Victor Crow - foul #1 on Victor Crow, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| 15:42 | Tennessee State | Edwin Pham makes the free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:31 | Minnesota | John Agostini's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-7 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mike Felker (SF), Timothy Cook (C) Douglas Stricker, Victor Crow | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 15:04 | Tennessee State | Rodney Dolan buries a 3 from the right corner | 7-10 |
| 14:49 | Minnesota | John Agostini comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-10 |
| 14:47 | Minnesota | Mark Strawbridge gets the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:38 | Minnesota | Terry Adams makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Agostini | 10-10 |
| 14:22 | Tennessee State | John Agostini picks off the pass by Michael Lewis | 10-10 |
| 14:17 | Minnesota | John Agostini hits the finger roll | 12-10 |
| 14:10 | Tennessee State | Todd Zoebisch makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Edwin Pham | 12-13 |
| 13:49 | Minnesota | Michael Lewis steals it from Terry Adams | 12-13 |
| 13:30 | Tennessee State | Michael Lewis drills a fadeaway from the right block | 12-15 |
| 13:21 | Minnesota | Mike Felker is fouled on the floor by Harold Young - foul #1 on Harold Young, team foul #3 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ricky Uriarte (PG), Michael Mulligan (SF), Douglas Stricker (PF), Victor Crow (C) John Agostini, Mike Felker, Mark Strawbridge, Timothy Cook | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Martin Whitlow (PG), John Bridge (SG), James Richie (SF), Ronald Bittner (PF), John Choate (C) Rodney Dolan, Harold Young, Todd Zoebisch, Edwin Pham, Michael Lewis | |
| 13:06 | Minnesota | Ronald Bittner is called for the reach on Terry Adams - foul #1 on Ronald Bittner, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| 12:54 | Minnesota | Terry Adams scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-15 |
| 12:39 | Tennessee State | Ronald Bittner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-15 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee State | John Choate tips it home | 15-17 |
| 12:28 | Minnesota | Terry Adams misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-17 |
| 12:26 | Minnesota | Ricky Uriarte grabs the offensive board | 15-17 |
| 12:21 | Minnesota | Ricky Uriarte misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-17 |
| 12:20 | Minnesota | Douglas Stricker tips it home | 17-17 |
| 12:07 | Tennessee State | Michael Mulligan is called for the reach on Martin Whitlow - foul #2 on Michael Mulligan, team foul #3 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mike Felker (SG), Mark Strawbridge (PF) Terry Adams, Michael Mulligan | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 12:02 | Tennessee State | John Bridge is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Bridge, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| 11:49 | Minnesota | Douglas Stricker misses badly on a shot in the paint | 17-17 |
| 11:48 | Tennessee State | John Choate pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ricky Uriarte (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mike Felker (fresh) SF - Douglas Stricker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Strawbridge (fresh) C - Victor Crow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Martin Whitlow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Bridge (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Richie (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ronald Bittner (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Choate (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Tennessee State | Martin Whitlow is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Martin Whitlow, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Agostini (SG) Mike Felker | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Todd Zoebisch (SG) John Bridge | |
| 11:37 | Minnesota | Mark Strawbridge misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 17-17 |
| 11:36 | Minnesota | John Agostini tips it but misses | 17-17 |
| 11:35 | Minnesota | John Agostini tips it home | 19-17 |
| 11:10 | Tennessee State | Todd Zoebisch clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-17 |
| 11:08 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Ricky Uriarte | 19-17 |
| 10:51 | Minnesota | Victor Crow is hacked by John Choate - foul #2 on John Choate, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Michael Lewis (SF), Edwin Pham (C) James Richie, John Choate | |
| 10:51 | Minnesota | Victor Crow misses the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:51 | Minnesota | Douglas Stricker pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 10:43 | Minnesota | Douglas Stricker drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Ricky Uriarte and he's fouled by Michael Lewis - foul #1 on Michael Lewis, team foul #8 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Bridge (SG) Martin Whitlow | |
| 10:43 | Minnesota | Douglas Stricker misses the free throw | 21-17 |
| 10:43 | Tennessee State | Ronald Bittner pulls down the rebound | 21-17 |
| 10:38 | Tennessee State | John Bridge misses badly on a floater from the right side | 21-17 |
| 10:37 | Minnesota | John Agostini snags the defensive board | 21-17 |
| 10:32 | Minnesota | Ricky Uriarte jams it on a nice dish by Mark Strawbridge | 23-17 |
| 10:21 | Tennessee State | Ronald Bittner misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 23-17 |
| 10:20 | Minnesota | John Agostini grabs the board | 23-17 |
| 10:11 | Minnesota | Mark Strawbridge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-17 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Terry Adams (PG) Ricky Uriarte | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Rodney Dolan (PG) Ronald Bittner | |
| 09:51 | Tennessee State | Rodney Dolan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-17 |
| 09:49 | Minnesota | Victor Crow pulls down the rebound | 23-17 |
| 09:29 | Minnesota | Victor Crow misses the floater from the free throw line | 23-17 |
| 09:27 | Tennessee State | Michael Lewis pulls down the rebound | 23-17 |
| 09:20 | Tennessee State | Michael Lewis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 23-17 |
| 09:18 | Tennessee State | Michael Lewis tips it home | 23-19 |
| 09:11 | Minnesota | John Agostini can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 09:10 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Michael Lewis | 23-19 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee State | John Bridge misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-19 |
| 09:03 | Minnesota | Victor Crow gets the rebound | 23-19 |
| 08:45 | Minnesota | Terry Adams misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-19 |
| 08:44 | Tennessee State | Edwin Pham pulls down the rebound | 23-19 |
| 08:27 | Tennessee State | John Bridge drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Rodney Dolan and he's fouled by John Agostini - foul #1 on John Agostini, team foul #4 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ricky Uriarte (PG), Mike Felker (SF), Timothy Cook (PF), Bobby Collier (C) John Agostini, Douglas Stricker, Mark Strawbridge, Victor Crow | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Martin Whitlow (PG), James Richie (SF), Ronald Bittner (PF), John Daub (C) Rodney Dolan, Todd Zoebisch, Edwin Pham, Michael Lewis | |
| 08:27 | Tennessee State | John Bridge makes the free throw | 23-22 |
| 08:14 | Minnesota | Terry Adams buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ricky Uriarte | 26-22 |
| 07:58 | Tennessee State | John Daub misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-22 |
| 07:57 | Minnesota | Timothy Cook pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 07:37 | Minnesota | Terry Adams misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-22 |
| 07:36 | Minnesota | Bobby Collier gets the offensive rebound | 26-22 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ricky Uriarte (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Adams (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Mike Felker (fresh) PF - Timothy Cook (fresh) C - Bobby Collier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Martin Whitlow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Bridge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Richie (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ronald Bittner (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Daub (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Minnesota | Ricky Uriarte buries a turnaround from close range set up by Mike Felker and he's hacked by Ronald Bittner - foul #2 on Ronald Bittner, team foul #9 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Harold Young (SG), Edwin Pham (C) John Bridge, Ronald Bittner | |
| 07:31 | Minnesota | Ricky Uriarte makes the free throw | 29-22 |
| 07:19 | Tennessee State | Ricky Uriarte takes the ball from Edwin Pham | 29-22 |
| 07:15 | Minnesota | Ricky Uriarte can't finish the layup | 29-22 |
| 07:13 | Minnesota | Bobby Collier tips it back up and in | 31-22 |
| 06:58 | Tennessee State | James Richie clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-22 |
| 06:56 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Timothy Cook | 31-22 |
| 06:52 | Minnesota | Ricky Uriarte buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Mike Felker | 33-22 |
| 06:29 | Tennessee State | Martin Whitlow comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-22 |
| 06:28 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Bobby Collier | 33-22 |
| 06:12 | Minnesota | Ricky Uriarte buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mike Felker | 35-22 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee State | Martin Whitlow throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Agostini (SG), Douglas Stricker (SF), Mark Strawbridge (PF), Victor Crow (C) Terry Adams, Mike Felker, Timothy Cook, Bobby Collier | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Todd Zoebisch (SF), Michael Lewis (PF) James Richie, John Daub | |
| 05:57 | Minnesota | Victor Crow can't connect on a runner in the paint | 35-22 |
| 05:55 | Tennessee State | Michael Lewis pulls down the rebound | 35-22 |
| 05:52 | Tennessee State | Martin Whitlow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Rodney Dolan (PG) Martin Whitlow | |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | John Agostini throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-22 |
| 05:14 | Tennessee State | Todd Zoebisch misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 35-22 |
| 05:13 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Victor Crow | 35-22 |
| 05:09 | Minnesota | John Agostini knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Stricker | 38-22 |
| 04:53 | Tennessee State | Rodney Dolan travels with the ball | 38-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mike Felker (PG) Ricky Uriarte | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Martin Whitlow (PG), James Richie (SF), John Daub (C) Rodney Dolan, Harold Young, Edwin Pham | |
| 04:43 | Minnesota | Mike Felker is whistled for a carry | 38-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Bridge (SG) Todd Zoebisch | |
| 04:32 | Tennessee State | Michael Lewis can't finish the layup | 38-22 |
| 04:31 | Minnesota | Mike Felker pulls down the rebound | 38-22 |
| 04:14 | Minnesota | Mike Felker makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Agostini | 40-22 |
| 03:57 | Tennessee State | Michael Lewis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Victor Crow - foul #2 on Victor Crow, team foul #5 | 40-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Terry Adams (PG), Michael Mulligan (SF) Mike Felker, Mark Strawbridge | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Bittner (PF), John Choate (C) James Richie, John Daub | |
| 03:57 | Tennessee State | Michael Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 40-22 |
| 03:57 | Tennessee State | Michael Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 40-23 |
| 03:50 | Minnesota | Michael Mulligan double dribbles | 40-23 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Todd Zoebisch (SF) Michael Lewis | |
| 03:33 | Tennessee State | Martin Whitlow misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-23 |
| 03:32 | Tennessee State | John Bridge hits the follow up shot | 40-25 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Terry Adams (fresh) 9 pts. SG - John Agostini (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Mulligan (fresh) PF - Douglas Stricker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Crow (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Martin Whitlow (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Bridge (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Todd Zoebisch (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Bittner (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Choate (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Minnesota | Douglas Stricker drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Mulligan | 42-25 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee State | Todd Zoebisch buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Bridge | 42-27 |
| 02:35 | Minnesota | John Agostini knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Terry Adams | 45-27 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee State | Todd Zoebisch connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Martin Whitlow | 45-30 |
| 02:02 | Minnesota | Douglas Stricker makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Mulligan | 47-30 |
| 01:42 | Tennessee State | Todd Zoebisch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ricky Uriarte (PG), Mike Felker (SF), Mark Strawbridge (PF), Timothy Cook (C) John Agostini, Michael Mulligan, Douglas Stricker, Victor Crow | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Harold Young (SG), James Richie (SF), Michael Lewis (C) Martin Whitlow, John Bridge, John Choate | |
| 01:21 | Minnesota | Timothy Cook hits the finger roll set up by Ricky Uriarte and the foul's on Ronald Bittner - foul #3 on Ronald Bittner, team foul #10 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Mulligan (SF) Terry Adams | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Rodney Dolan (PG), John Daub (C) Todd Zoebisch, Ronald Bittner | |
| 01:21 | Minnesota | Timothy Cook makes the free throw | 50-30 |
| 01:07 | Tennessee State | Rodney Dolan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Lewis and he's fouled by Mark Strawbridge - foul #1 on Mark Strawbridge, team foul #6 | 50-32 |
| 01:07 | Tennessee State | Rodney Dolan makes the free throw | 50-33 |
| 00:54 | Minnesota | Mark Strawbridge hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Mike Felker | 52-33 |
| 00:33 | Tennessee State | James Richie is whistled for a carry | 52-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Choate (C) John Daub | |
| 00:17 | Minnesota | Mark Strawbridge misses badly on a runner near the basket | 52-33 |
| 00:15 | Minnesota | Michael Mulligan tips it back up and in | 54-33 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | Mark Strawbridge steals the ball from James Richie | 54-33 |