| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Carroll (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Neace (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jaja Abdalla (fresh) PF - Fernando Gomez (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Chen Chiou (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Joe Dusek (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronnie Bradley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Douglas Culpepper (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Ronnie Bradley inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:44 | Texas Tech | Kenneth Smith is hacked by Wayne Carroll - foul #3 on Wayne Carroll, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Green (PG) Wayne Carroll | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 19:22 | Texas Tech | Kenneth Smith travels with the ball | 31-26 |
| 19:03 | Minnesota | Ronnie Bradley is called for the reach on Fernando Gomez - foul #2 on Ronnie Bradley, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| 18:46 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-26 |
| 18:32 | Texas Tech | Ronnie Bradley knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 18:13 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Neace | 33-28 |
| 17:53 | Texas Tech | Troy Wilson drills a fadeaway from the right side | 33-30 |
| 17:35 | Minnesota | William Neace works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 17:34 | Texas Tech | Kenneth Smith gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 17:06 | Texas Tech | Joe Dusek misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 17:05 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 16:42 | Minnesota | Joe Dusek takes the ball from Jaja Abdalla | 33-30 |
| 16:26 | Texas Tech | Kenneth Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 16:25 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Jaja Abdalla | 33-30 |
| 16:19 | Minnesota | William Neace buries a shot from the left wing set up by Gregory Green | 35-30 |
| 16:03 | Texas Tech | Fernando Gomez steps in front of the Ronnie Bradley pass | 35-30 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Neace (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jaja Abdalla (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fernando Gomez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Chen Chiou (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Joe Dusek (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronnie Bradley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Douglas Culpepper (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Minnesota | William Neace connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jaja Abdalla | 38-30 |
| 15:11 | Texas Tech | Kenneth Smith makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Joe Dusek | 38-33 |
| 14:57 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Fernando Gomez | 41-33 |
| 14:39 | Texas Tech | Troy Wilson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 41-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll (PG) Gregory Green | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ronald Gordon (PG), Joe Remaley (SG), Samuel Murtagh (PF), Vernon Griffin (C) Joe Dusek, Kenneth Smith, Troy Wilson, Douglas Culpepper | |
| 14:24 | Minnesota | William Neace splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 14:23 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Samuel Murtagh | 41-33 |
| 14:01 | Texas Tech | Vernon Griffin is called for traveling | 41-33 |
| 13:49 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Chen Chiou | 43-33 |
| 13:34 | Texas Tech | Vernon Griffin drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Samuel Murtagh | 43-35 |
| 13:19 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Wayne Carroll | 45-35 |
| 12:50 | Texas Tech | Ronnie Bradley misses long on a 3 from straight away | 45-35 |
| 12:48 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 12:32 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Samuel Murtagh - foul #1 on Samuel Murtagh, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Danny Liller (PF) Fernando Gomez | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Joe Dusek (PG), Kenneth Smith (SG) Ronald Gordon, Ronnie Bradley | |
| 12:32 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 12:32 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla misses the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 12:32 | Texas Tech | Vernon Griffin pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 12:12 | Texas Tech | Kenneth Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 12:10 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| 11:45 | Minnesota | Joe Remaley is called for the reach on Chen Chiou - foul #2 on Joe Remaley, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett (SG), John Reeder (SF), Robert McNeme (C) William Neace, Jaja Abdalla, Chen Chiou | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Troy Wilson (PF), Douglas Culpepper (C) Samuel Murtagh, Vernon Griffin | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Carroll (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hedeon Zysett (fresh) SF - John Reeder (fresh) PF - Danny Liller (fresh) C - Robert McNeme (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Joe Dusek (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joe Remaley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Troy Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Douglas Culpepper (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-35 |
| 11:29 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Robert McNeme | 46-35 |
| 11:16 | Minnesota | Robert McNeme can't finish the layup | 46-35 |
| 11:14 | Texas Tech | Kenneth Smith gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| 10:52 | Texas Tech | Joe Dusek shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Troy Wilson | 46-37 |
| 10:31 | Minnesota | Robert McNeme is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Wayne Carroll out of a doubleteam | 48-37 |
| 10:09 | Texas Tech | Joe Dusek misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 48-37 |
| 10:08 | Texas Tech | Douglas Culpepper pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 09:57 | Texas Tech | Joe Dusek misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Wayne Carroll - foul #4 on Wayne Carroll, team foul #2 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Green (PG), William Neace (SG), Jaja Abdalla (SF), Fernando Gomez (PF), Chen Chiou (C) Wayne Carroll, Hedeon Zysett, John Reeder, Danny Liller, Robert McNeme | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ronnie Bradley (SF), Vernon Griffin (C) Joe Remaley, Douglas Culpepper | |
| 09:57 | Texas Tech | Joe Dusek makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 09:57 | Texas Tech | Joe Dusek makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 09:33 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-39 |
| 09:32 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou gets the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 09:12 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Gregory Green | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 09:01 | Texas Tech | Vernon Griffin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Neace - foul #1 on William Neace, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Samuel Murtagh (PF) Troy Wilson | |
| 09:01 | Texas Tech | Vernon Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 09:01 | Texas Tech | Vernon Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 09:01 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 08:40 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 50-40 |
| 08:38 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 08:14 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-40 |
| 08:13 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou grabs the offensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 08:03 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla connects on the open shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by a doubleteamed William Neace | 52-40 |
| 07:57 | Texas Tech | Joe Dusek works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 07:56 | Texas Tech | Samuel Murtagh snags the offensive board | 52-40 |
| 07:46 | Texas Tech | Joe Dusek evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-40 |
| 07:45 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Green (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Neace (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jaja Abdalla (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fernando Gomez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Chen Chiou (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Joe Dusek (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronnie Bradley (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Murtagh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Vernon Griffin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Minnesota | William Neace shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 52-40 |
| 07:38 | Texas Tech | Kenneth Smith pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| 07:33 | Texas Tech | Kenneth Smith connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Joe Dusek out of the doubleteam | 52-42 |
| 07:19 | Minnesota | William Neace misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 07:17 | Texas Tech | Samuel Murtagh grabs the board | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 06:52 | Texas Tech | Samuel Murtagh can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 52-42 |
| 06:50 | Texas Tech | Samuel Murtagh tips it in | 52-44 |
| 06:38 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 06:37 | Minnesota | Gregory Green tips it but misses | 52-44 |
| 06:36 | Texas Tech | Samuel Murtagh pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 06:07 | Texas Tech | Vernon Griffin misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 52-44 |
| 06:05 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 05:58 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Vernon Griffin - foul #1 on Vernon Griffin, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll (PG), John Reeder (SF), Robert McNeme (C) Gregory Green, Jaja Abdalla, Chen Chiou | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ronald Gordon (PG), Joe Remaley (SG), Troy Wilson (PF), Douglas Culpepper (C) Joe Dusek, Kenneth Smith, Samuel Murtagh, Vernon Griffin | |
| 05:58 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 05:58 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez misses the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 05:58 | Texas Tech | Troy Wilson grabs the board | 53-44 |
| 05:37 | Texas Tech | Joe Remaley double dribbles | 53-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett (SG), Danny Liller (PF) William Neace, Fernando Gomez | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 05:22 | Minnesota | Robert McNeme misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Ronnie Bradley - foul #3 on Ronnie Bradley, team foul #5 | 53-44 |
| 05:22 | Minnesota | Robert McNeme misses the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 05:22 | Minnesota | Robert McNeme makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:53 | Texas Tech | Robert McNeme blocks the jumper by Troy Wilson | 54-44 |
| 04:51 | Texas Tech | Douglas Culpepper pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:29 | Texas Tech | Danny Liller swats the short shot by Troy Wilson | 54-44 |
| 04:28 | Texas Tech | Ronnie Bradley gets the offensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 04:13 | Texas Tech | Ronnie Bradley misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 54-44 |
| 04:11 | Minnesota | Robert McNeme gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:57 | Minnesota | Robert McNeme scores on a runner from the left block | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:40 | Texas Tech | Ronnie Bradley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-44 |
| 03:39 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll pulls down the rebound | 56-44 |
| 03:39 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Neace (SG), Jaja Abdalla (SF), Fernando Gomez (PF), Chen Chiou (C) Hedeon Zysett, John Reeder, Danny Liller, Robert McNeme | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Joe Dusek (PG), Kenneth Smith (SG), Vernon Griffin (SF) Ronald Gordon, Joe Remaley, Ronnie Bradley | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Carroll (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Neace (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jaja Abdalla (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fernando Gomez (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Chen Chiou (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Joe Dusek (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Vernon Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Culpepper (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:16 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Vernon Griffin - foul #2 on Vernon Griffin, team foul #6 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Green (PG), Hedeon Zysett (SG), John Reeder (SF), Robert McNeme (C) Wayne Carroll, William Neace, Jaja Abdalla, Chen Chiou | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 03:16 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 03:16 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 03:03 | Texas Tech | Joe Dusek misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-44 |
| 03:02 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez gets the rebound | 58-44 |
| 02:57 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett is fouled on the floor by Joe Dusek - foul #2 on Joe Dusek, team foul #7 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Danny Liller (PF) Fernando Gomez | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 02:57 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 02:57 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett misses the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 02:57 | Texas Tech | Douglas Culpepper pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| 02:36 | Texas Tech | Robert McNeme is called for the reach on Vernon Griffin - foul #1 on Robert McNeme, team foul #4 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ronnie Bradley (SF) Vernon Griffin | |
| 02:24 | Texas Tech | Troy Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 59-44 |
| 01:55 | Minnesota | Danny Liller clanks a shot from the right side | 59-44 |
| 01:54 | Minnesota | John Reeder pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 01:25 | Minnesota | Gregory Green misses the floater from the right side | 59-44 |
| 01:23 | Texas Tech | Troy Wilson grabs the board | 59-44 |
| 01:12 | Texas Tech | Douglas Culpepper is fouled on the floor by Robert McNeme - foul #2 on Robert McNeme, team foul #5 | 59-44 |
| 00:56 | Texas Tech | Ronnie Bradley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-44 |
| 00:54 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett grabs the defensive rebound | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:34 | Minnesota | Gregory Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Texas Tech | Danny Liller swats the layup by Douglas Culpepper | 59-44 |
| 00:27 | Minnesota | Robert McNeme snags the defensive board | 59-44 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Gregory Green runs out the clock | 59-44 |