| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Carstensen (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Morgan (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Milner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Kevin Tyler inbounds the ball | 18-30 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Houston | John Morgan is called for the reach on Donald Giardina - foul #2 on John Morgan, team foul #1 | 18-30 |
| 19:28 | Houston | Harold Griffin hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 18-30 |
| 19:26 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel grabs the defensive rebound | 18-30 |
| 19:10 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Dikembe Emanuel is denied by Harold Griffin | 18-30 |
| 19:08 | Minnesota | Nicholas Carstensen grabs the offensive board | 18-30 |
| 18:51 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-30 |
| 18:27 | Houston | Dikembe Emanuel picks off the pass by Kevin Tyler | 18-30 |
| 18:05 | Minnesota | Nicholas Carstensen is hacked by Larry Mahoney - foul #2 on Larry Mahoney, team foul #1 | 18-30 |
| 17:49 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Dikembe Emanuel and he's hacked by Jeff Johnston - foul #1 on Jeff Johnston, team foul #2 | 18-32 |
| 17:49 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner makes the free throw | 18-33 |
| 17:45 | Houston | Larry Mahoney is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Emanuel - foul #2 on Dikembe Emanuel, team foul #2 | 18-33 |
| 17:29 | Houston | Jeff Johnston clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Morgan - foul #3 on John Morgan, team foul #3 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey (PF) John Morgan | |
| 17:29 | Houston | Jeff Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 19-33 |
| 17:29 | Houston | Jeff Johnston misses the 2nd free throw | 19-33 |
| 17:29 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner grabs the defensive rebound | 19-33 |
| 17:07 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Emanuel | 19-36 |
| 16:56 | Houston | Larry Mahoney misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-36 |
| 16:54 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner grabs the defensive rebound | 19-36 |
| 16:32 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Dikembe Emanuel | 19-38 |
| 16:16 | Houston | Grady Vickrey denies the turnaround by Kevin Tyler | 19-38 |
| 16:15 | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey pulls down the rebound | 19-38 |
| 15:55 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Daniel Johnson | 19-40 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kevin Tyler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harold Griffin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeff Johnston (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Carstensen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Grady Vickrey (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Milner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:37 | Houston | Harold Griffin lays it in on a nice dish by Larry Mahoney | 21-40 |
| 15:10 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Larry Mahoney - foul #3 on Larry Mahoney, team foul #3 | 21-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG), Bart Brown (SG), John Rouleau (SF), Darrell Kuhn (PF), Michael Shipley (C) Larry Mahoney, Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, Harold Griffin, Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Robinson (PG), John Morgan (PF) Dikembe Emanuel, Grady Vickrey | |
| 15:10 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner makes the 1st free throw | 21-41 |
| 15:10 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner makes the 2nd free throw | 21-42 |
| 15:02 | Houston | Michael Shipley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eddie Wyatt and he's fouled by Nicholas Carstensen - foul #3 on Nicholas Carstensen, team foul #4 | 23-42 |
| 15:02 | Houston | Michael Shipley misses the free throw | 23-42 |
| 15:02 | Minnesota | John Morgan snags the defensive board | 23-42 |
| 14:37 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson hits a jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Darrell Kuhn - foul #2 on Darrell Kuhn, team foul #4 | 23-44 |
| 14:37 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson makes the free throw | 23-45 |
| 14:25 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Eddie Wyatt | 25-45 |
| 14:06 | Minnesota | John Morgan loses the dribble to Darrell Kuhn | 25-45 |
| 13:46 | Houston | John Morgan steals it from Darrell Kuhn | 25-45 |
| 13:18 | Minnesota | Nicholas Carstensen hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-47 |
| 13:05 | Houston | John Rouleau makes the runner from the baseline | 27-47 |
| 12:39 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson is whistled for a carry | 27-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG), Donald Giardina (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Harold Griffin (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Eddie Wyatt, Bart Brown, John Rouleau, Darrell Kuhn, Michael Shipley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel (PG), James Shelley (SF) Thomas Robinson, Nicholas Carstensen | |
| 12:19 | Houston | Jeff Johnston makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Donald Giardina and he's hacked by Dikembe Emanuel - foul #3 on Dikembe Emanuel, team foul #5 | 29-47 |
| 12:19 | Houston | Jeff Johnston misses the free throw | 29-47 |
| 12:19 | Houston | Harold Griffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-47 |
| 12:10 | Houston | Harold Griffin knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 31-47 |
| 11:57 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 31-49 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Shelley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Morgan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Milner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Houston | Jeff Johnston throws it down on a great pass from Kevin Tyler | 33-49 |
| 11:17 | Minnesota | John Morgan clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 33-49 |
| 11:16 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 10:59 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson is fouled on the floor by Donald Giardina - foul #1 on Donald Giardina, team foul #5 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Darrell Kuhn (SF) Kevin Tyler | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nicholas Carstensen (SF), Grady Vickrey (C) James Shelley, Andrew Milner | |
| 10:43 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-52 |
| 10:35 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn's dunk attempt is rejected by Grady Vickrey | 33-52 |
| 10:34 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn hits the follow up shot | 35-52 |
| 10:15 | Minnesota | Nicholas Carstensen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Johnson | 35-54 |
| 10:04 | Houston | Grady Vickrey steps in front of the Harold Griffin pass | 35-54 |
| 09:41 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 35-54 |
| 09:39 | Houston | Harold Griffin snags the defensive board | 35-54 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Larry Mahoney knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Darrell Kuhn | 38-54 |
| 09:09 | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Emanuel | 38-56 |
| 09:05 | Houston | Larry Mahoney misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Nicholas Carstensen - foul #4 on Nicholas Carstensen, team foul #6 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Brown (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Michael Shipley (C) Donald Giardina, Harold Griffin, Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen (SG), James Shelley (SF), Andrew Milner (C) Daniel Johnson, Nicholas Carstensen, Grady Vickrey | |
| 09:05 | Houston | Larry Mahoney makes the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 09:05 | Houston | Larry Mahoney makes the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 08:49 | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-56 |
| 08:47 | Houston | Michael Shipley pulls down the rebound | 40-56 |
| 08:37 | Houston | Kevin Tyler misses the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 40-56 |
| 08:35 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner grabs the defensive rebound | 40-56 |
| 08:21 | Minnesota | Bart Brown steals the ball from Andrew Milner | 40-56 |
| 08:04 | Houston | Michael Shipley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG) Larry Mahoney | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Robinson (PG), Grady Vickrey (PF) Dikembe Emanuel, John Morgan | |
| 07:49 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner misses the lay-in | 40-56 |
| 07:47 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt grabs the defensive rebound | 40-56 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eddie Wyatt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bart Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darrell Kuhn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Shipley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Paulsen (fresh) SF - James Shelley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Grady Vickrey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Andrew Milner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by James Shelley - foul #1 on James Shelley, team foul #7 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Griffin (PF) Michael Shipley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson (SG), Nicholas Carstensen (SF) Scott Paulsen, James Shelley | |
| 07:25 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 07:25 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 07:01 | Minnesota | Thomas Robinson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #8 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Johnston (C) Darrell Kuhn | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Morgan (PF) Grady Vickrey | |
| 06:47 | Houston | Harold Griffin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-56 |
| 06:46 | Houston | Harold Griffin can't tip it in | 42-56 |
| 06:45 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner gets the rebound | 42-56 |
| 06:16 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner can't connect on a shot from the left side | 42-56 |
| 06:14 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jeff Johnston | 42-56 |
| 05:56 | Houston | Kevin Tyler makes the jumper near the basket and the foul's on Andrew Milner - foul #1 on Andrew Milner, team foul #9 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG), Donald Giardina (SG) Eddie Wyatt, Bart Brown | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel (PG), Grady Vickrey (C) Thomas Robinson, Andrew Milner | |
| 05:56 | Houston | Kevin Tyler misses the free throw | 44-56 |
| 05:56 | Minnesota | John Morgan gets the rebound | 44-56 |
| 05:31 | Minnesota | John Morgan hits a runner near the basket | 44-58 |
| 05:24 | Houston | Donald Giardina is hacked by Nicholas Carstensen - foul #5 on Nicholas Carstensen, team foul #10 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Darrell Kuhn (SF), Michael Shipley (PF) Kevin Tyler, Harold Griffin | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Shelley (SF), Joe Hartl (C) Nicholas Carstensen, John Morgan | |
| 05:24 | Houston | Donald Giardina makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 05:24 | Houston | Donald Giardina makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 04:55 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 04:54 | Houston | Jeff Johnston grabs the board | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:49 | Houston | Donald Giardina loses the ball out of bounds | 46-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Brown (PF) Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 04:20 | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey lays it in | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:04 | Houston | Donald Giardina scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Larry Mahoney | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:42 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 03:41 | Houston | Larry Mahoney pulls down the rebound | 48-60 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Kuhn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bart Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Shipley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Johnson (tiring) 18 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Shelley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Grady Vickrey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Joe Hartl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Houston | Donald Giardina misses badly on a floater from the right side | 48-60 |
| 03:34 | Minnesota | Joe Hartl snags the defensive board | 48-60 |
| 03:15 | Minnesota | James Shelley drills a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Darrell Kuhn - foul #3 on Darrell Kuhn, team foul #6 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG), John Rouleau (SF) Larry Mahoney, Donald Giardina | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Robinson (PG), Scott Paulsen (SG) Dikembe Emanuel, Daniel Johnson | |
| 03:15 | Minnesota | James Shelley makes the free throw | 48-63 |
| 02:58 | Houston | Michael Shipley is whistled for traveling | 48-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Emory Timmons (SG), Michael Johnson (C) Bart Brown, Darrell Kuhn | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:46 | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joe Hartl | 48-65 |
| 02:39 | Houston | Emory Timmons banks in the layup | 50-65 |
| 02:19 | Minnesota | James Shelley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Darrell Kuhn (PF) Michael Shipley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:01 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt double dribbles | 50-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Brown (SG) Emory Timmons | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 01:33 | Minnesota | Eddie Wyatt steps in front of the Grady Vickrey pass | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:23 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Darrell Kuhn out of a doubleteam | 53-65 |
| 01:07 | Minnesota | James Shelley misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 53-65 |
| 01:06 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt grabs the board | 53-65 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Joe Hartl steps in front of the John Rouleau pass | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:32 | Minnesota | Darrell Kuhn swats the shot by Grady Vickrey | 53-65 |
| 00:30 | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey tips it but misses | 53-65 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn grabs the defensive rebound | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:20 | Houston | John Rouleau is fouled on the floor by Grady Vickrey - foul #3 on Grady Vickrey, team foul #11 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Shipley (C) Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:20 | Houston | John Rouleau misses the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 00:20 | Houston | John Rouleau makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Thomas Robinson runs out the clock | 54-65 |