| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joe Pickett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Stoney (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SF - Anthony Patel (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marin Zellner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Holbert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tyler Woody (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Gardin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Pettaway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Fields (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel inbounds the ball | 42-35 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Minnesota | Thomas Fields picks off the pass by Wayne Holbert | 42-35 |
| 19:12 | Samford | Randall Culbertson drills a floater from the right side | 42-37 |
| 18:58 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner dunks the ball on a nice dish by Anthony Patel | 44-37 |
| 18:35 | Samford | Thomas Fields hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 18:27 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert misses the easy layup | 44-40 |
| 18:25 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney grabs the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 18:17 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner lays it in set up by Joe Pickett | 46-40 |
| 18:06 | Samford | Tyler Woody hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 18:05 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 17:59 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Joe Pickett | 48-40 |
| 17:42 | Samford | Randall Culbertson is fouled on the floor by Joe Pickett - foul #3 on Joe Pickett, team foul #1 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Samford | Gerald Gibson (SG), Cedric Larkin (SF), Mladen Zarnick (PF), Brandon Gunter (C) Tyler Woody, James Gardin, William Pettaway, Thomas Fields | |
| 17:28 | Samford | Cedric Larkin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 17:26 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 17:03 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 50-40 |
| 16:47 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-40 |
| 16:45 | Samford | Randall Culbertson can't tip it in | 50-40 |
| 16:43 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 16:39 | Minnesota | Gerald Gibson steals the ball from Gerald Stoney | 50-40 |
| 16:23 | Samford | Randall Culbertson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 16:08 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel double dribbles | 50-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (PG), Thomas Bush (SG), David Thompson (PF), Lawerence Brady (C) Joe Pickett, Gerald Stoney, Marin Zellner, Wayne Holbert | |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (SG), James Gardin (SF), William Pettaway (PF), Thomas Fields (C) Randall Culbertson, Gerald Gibson, Mladen Zarnick, Brandon Gunter | |
| 15:47 | Samford | William Pettaway dunks the ball set up by Tyler Woody | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Hess (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Bush (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Anthony Patel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Thompson (fresh) C - Lawerence Brady (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cedric Larkin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tyler Woody (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Gardin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Pettaway (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Fields (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Minnesota | Thomas Bush hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Patel | 53-45 |
| 15:28 | Samford | William Pettaway misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on David Thompson - foul #2 on David Thompson, team foul #2 | 53-45 |
| 15:28 | Samford | William Pettaway makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 15:28 | Samford | William Pettaway misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 15:28 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 15:12 | Minnesota | Thomas Bush scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Patel | 55-46 |
| 14:48 | Samford | Cedric Larkin knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Tyler Woody | 55-49 |
| 14:32 | Minnesota | Cedric Larkin steals it from Lawerence Brady | 55-49 |
| 14:15 | Samford | Thomas Fields dunks the ball set up by Cedric Larkin | 55-51 |
| 13:57 | Minnesota | David Thompson makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by John Hess | 57-51 |
| 13:42 | Samford | Thomas Bush is called for the reach on Thomas Fields - foul #1 on Thomas Bush, team foul #3 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joe Pickett (PG), Gerald Stoney (SG), Jason Hall (SF), Marin Zellner (PF), Wayne Holbert (C) John Hess, Thomas Bush, Anthony Patel, David Thompson, Lawerence Brady | |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG), Gerald Gibson (SG), Craig Larocca (SF), Mladen Zarnick (PF), Brandon Gunter (C) Cedric Larkin, Tyler Woody, James Gardin, William Pettaway, Thomas Fields | |
| 13:26 | Samford | Craig Larocca misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-51 |
| 13:24 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Marin Zellner | 57-51 |
| 13:13 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Joe Pickett | 60-51 |
| 12:55 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 12:39 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner is fouled on the floor by Mladen Zarnick - foul #2 on Mladen Zarnick, team foul #1 | 60-54 |
| 12:16 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert is fouled on the floor by Mladen Zarnick - foul #3 on Mladen Zarnick, team foul #2 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (SG) Craig Larocca | |
| 11:57 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Wayne Holbert | 62-54 |
| 11:31 | Samford | Randall Culbertson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 11:29 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joe Pickett (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Stoney (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. SF - Jason Hall (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Marin Zellner (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Wayne Holbert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Woody (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gerald Gibson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Mladen Zarnick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Brandon Gunter (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:08 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 62-54 |
| 11:06 | Samford | The rebound goes to Mladen Zarnick | 62-54 |
| 10:44 | Samford | Brandon Gunter misses the floater from close range | 62-54 |
| 10:43 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 10:39 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 62-54 |
| 10:37 | Samford | Brandon Gunter grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 10:30 | Samford | Gerald Gibson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 10:29 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Mladen Zarnick | 62-54 |
| 10:11 | Samford | Brandon Gunter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 62-54 |
| 10:09 | Minnesota | Jason Hall gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 09:47 | Minnesota | Jason Hall is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jason Hall, team foul #4 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (PG), Thomas Bush (SG), Anthony Patel (SF), David Thompson (PF), Lawerence Brady (C) Joe Pickett, Gerald Stoney, Jason Hall, Marin Zellner, Wayne Holbert | |
| Subs | Samford | Cedric Larkin (PG), Dennis Nelson (SG), James Gardin (SF), William Pettaway (PF), Thomas Fields (C) Randall Culbertson, Tyler Woody, Gerald Gibson, Mladen Zarnick, Brandon Gunter | |
| 09:28 | Samford | David Thompson blocks the short jumper by Thomas Fields | 62-54 |
| 09:27 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to John Hess | 62-54 |
| 09:21 | Minnesota | Thomas Bush misses badly on a floater in the paint | 62-54 |
| 09:20 | Samford | Thomas Fields grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 09:16 | Samford | Cedric Larkin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Hess - foul #2 on John Hess, team foul #5 | 62-54 |
| 09:16 | Samford | Cedric Larkin misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 09:16 | Samford | Cedric Larkin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 08:59 | Minnesota | Thomas Bush clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-55 |
| 08:58 | Samford | James Gardin grabs the defensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 08:52 | Samford | Thomas Fields can't finish the layup | 62-55 |
| 08:51 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Thomas Bush | 62-55 |
| 08:30 | Minnesota | Thomas Bush misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-55 |
| 08:28 | Minnesota | Thomas Bush hits the follow up shot | 64-55 |
| 08:11 | Samford | Cedric Larkin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-55 |
| 08:10 | Samford | Thomas Fields tips it home | 64-57 |
| 07:57 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel is whistled for traveling | 64-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joe Pickett (PG), Gerald Stoney (SG), Marin Zellner (PF), Wayne Holbert (C) John Hess, Thomas Bush, David Thompson, Lawerence Brady | |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (SG) Dennis Nelson | |
| 07:46 | Samford | Cedric Larkin comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 64-57 |
| 07:45 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 07:31 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner blows the dunk | 64-57 |
| 07:30 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel tips it home | 66-57 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joe Pickett (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Stoney (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. SF - Anthony Patel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marin Zellner (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Wayne Holbert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cedric Larkin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tyler Woody (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Gardin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Pettaway (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Fields (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Samford | Thomas Fields is hacked by Anthony Patel - foul #1 on Anthony Patel, team foul #6 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Bush (SF) Anthony Patel | |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG), Gerald Gibson (SF), Mladen Zarnick (PF), Brandon Gunter (C) Cedric Larkin, James Gardin, William Pettaway, Thomas Fields | |
| 07:01 | Samford | Tyler Woody hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Randall Culbertson | 66-60 |
| 06:52 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner is called for traveling | 66-60 |
| 06:50 | Samford | Randall Culbertson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-60 |
| 06:35 | Minnesota | Thomas Bush is called for traveling | 66-60 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Hall (SF) Thomas Bush | |
| Subs | Samford | Craig Larocca (SF) Tyler Woody | |
| 06:15 | Samford | Wayne Holbert steps in front of the Randall Culbertson pass | 66-60 |
| 05:58 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Pickett | 68-60 |
| 05:44 | Samford | Gerald Gibson's pass is intercepted by Marin Zellner | 68-60 |
| 05:28 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Craig Larocca - foul #1 on Craig Larocca, team foul #3 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Bush (SG), Anthony Patel (SF) Gerald Stoney, Jason Hall | |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (SG), James Gardin (SF), William Pettaway (PF), Thomas Fields (C) Gerald Gibson, Craig Larocca, Mladen Zarnick, Brandon Gunter | |
| 05:28 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert misses the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 05:28 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 05:16 | Samford | Thomas Fields misses long on a shot from the left wing | 69-60 |
| 05:15 | Samford | Thomas Fields grabs the offensive board | 69-60 |
| 05:01 | Samford | William Pettaway makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Tyler Woody | 69-62 |
| 04:46 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner is fouled on the floor by William Pettaway - foul #2 on William Pettaway, team foul #4 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (PG), David Thompson (PF) Joe Pickett, Marin Zellner | |
| Subs | Samford | Cedric Larkin (PG) Randall Culbertson | |
| 04:27 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 69-62 |
| 04:26 | Samford | Thomas Fields grabs the board | 69-62 |
| 04:12 | Samford | John Hess is called for the reach on James Gardin - foul #3 on John Hess, team foul #7 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney (SG), Lawerence Brady (C) Thomas Bush, Wayne Holbert | |
| Subs | Samford | Mladen Zarnick (C) Thomas Fields | |
| 04:12 | Samford | James Gardin misses the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 04:12 | Minnesota | David Thompson grabs the board | 69-62 |
| 03:53 | Minnesota | David Thompson comes up short on the shot from the right block | 69-62 |
| 03:51 | Samford | William Pettaway grabs the defensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 03:36 | Samford | Tyler Woody misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-62 |
| 03:35 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney pulls down the rebound | 69-62 |
| 03:23 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney can't throw it down but he's hacked by Tyler Woody - foul #3 on Tyler Woody, team foul #5 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joe Pickett (PG), Jason Hall (SF), Marin Zellner (PF), Wayne Holbert (C) John Hess, Anthony Patel, David Thompson, Lawerence Brady | |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG), Gerald Gibson (SG), Brandon Gunter (C) Tyler Woody, James Gardin, William Pettaway | |
| 03:23 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 03:23 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joe Pickett (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Stoney (fresh) 23 pts. 7 reb. SF - Jason Hall (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Marin Zellner (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Wayne Holbert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Gibson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Cedric Larkin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Mladen Zarnick (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Brandon Gunter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:05 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick is called for a charge - foul #4 on Mladen Zarnick, team foul #6 | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney's fadeaway is rejected by Brandon Gunter | 71-62 |
| 02:45 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick grabs the defensive rebound | 71-62 |
| 02:45 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Patel (SF) Jason Hall | |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (SG), James Gardin (SF), William Pettaway (PF), Thomas Fields (C) Gerald Gibson, Cedric Larkin, Mladen Zarnick, Brandon Gunter | |
| 02:33 | Samford | William Pettaway misses the easy layup | 71-62 |
| 02:31 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert grabs the defensive rebound | 71-62 |
| 02:26 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney misses the jumpshot from the left side | 71-62 |
| 02:25 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert tips it but misses | 71-62 |
| 02:23 | Samford | Tyler Woody gets the rebound | 71-62 |
| 02:18 | Samford | Marin Zellner steps in front of the Tyler Woody pass | 71-62 |
| 02:13 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney jams it set up by Joe Pickett | 73-62 |
| 01:52 | Samford | Thomas Fields misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Marin Zellner - foul #2 on Marin Zellner, team foul #8 | 73-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Samford | Cedric Larkin (PG), Gerald Gibson (SG), Craig Larocca (SF), Mladen Zarnick (PF) Randall Culbertson, Tyler Woody, James Gardin, William Pettaway | |
| 01:52 | Samford | Thomas Fields misses the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 01:52 | Samford | Thomas Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 01:40 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert's pass is intercepted by Gerald Gibson | 73-63 |
| 01:21 | Samford | Thomas Fields throws it down | 73-65 |
| 00:57 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney scores on a shot in the paint set up by Joe Pickett | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Samford | Gerald Gibson hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Craig Larocca | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Minnesota | Gerald Gibson is called for the reach on Marin Zellner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Gibson, team foul #7 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG), Tyler Woody (SG), James Gardin (SF), William Pettaway (PF) Cedric Larkin, Gerald Gibson, Craig Larocca, Mladen Zarnick | |
| 00:48 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner misses the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:48 | Samford | William Pettaway snags the defensive board | 75-68 |
| 00:42 | Samford | James Gardin misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-68 |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner gets the rebound | 75-68 |
| 00:38 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner is hacked by Randall Culbertson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randall Culbertson, team foul #8 | 75-68 |
| 00:38 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:38 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:32 | Samford | Randall Culbertson is hacked by Joe Pickett - foul #4 on Joe Pickett, team foul #9 | 77-68 |
| 00:32 | Samford | Randall Culbertson makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:32 | Samford | Randall Culbertson misses the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:32 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner gets the rebound | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner is hacked by Randall Culbertson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Randall Culbertson, team foul #9 | 77-69 |
| 00:29 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:29 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:22 | Samford | William Pettaway can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-69 |
| 00:21 | Samford | Tyler Woody snags the offensive board | 79-69 |
| 00:19 | Samford | Tyler Woody misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-69 |
| 00:18 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett snags the defensive board | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett runs out the clock | 79-69 |