| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Seth Beard (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Kevin Hammerstein (fresh) 24 pts. SF - Michael Ivey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Berger (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Steffen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Kuo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Riddle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Cash (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo inbounds the ball | 40-34 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | Warren Cash drills a shot from close range | 40-36 |
| 19:19 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger lays it in on a nice dish by Adam Griffin | 42-36 |
| 18:50 | Northwestern | Michael Ivey is called for the reach on John Riddle - foul #2 on Michael Ivey, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| 18:28 | Northwestern | John Riddle makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Anthony Steffen | 42-38 |
| 18:16 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey is hacked by Warren Cash - foul #3 on Warren Cash, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Teer (C) Warren Cash | |
| 18:03 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger drills a jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Matthew Teer - foul #2 on Matthew Teer, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| 18:03 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger makes the free throw | 45-38 |
| 17:41 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 17:39 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 17:34 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | John Riddle gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 17:14 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo clanks a 3 from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 17:13 | Northwestern | John Riddle tips it but misses | 45-38 |
| 17:11 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Arthur Berger | 45-38 |
| 16:53 | Minnesota | Seth Beard's pass is intercepted by John Riddle | 45-38 |
| 16:32 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson is hacked by Kevin Hammerstein - foul #2 on Kevin Hammerstein, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler (PG), Frank Nall (SF), Lance Jewell (C) Seth Beard, Michael Ivey, Arthur Berger | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:16 | Northwestern | John Riddle makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Kevin Anderson | 45-40 |
| 15:59 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-40 |
| 15:57 | Minnesota | Frank Nall snags the offensive board | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Hammerstein (fresh) 24 pts. SF - Frank Nall (fresh) PF - Adam Griffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Lance Jewell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Steffen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Kuo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Riddle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Teer (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Gregory Wheeler | 48-40 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | John Riddle shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Adam Griffin - foul #2 on Adam Griffin, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Seth Beard (PG), Jean Bazemore (SG), Arthur Berger (C) Gregory Wheeler, Kevin Hammerstein, Lance Jewell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Cash (C) Matthew Teer | |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | John Riddle misses the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | John Riddle misses the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 15:17 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 15:02 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 48-40 |
| 15:01 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger tips it in | 50-40 |
| 14:55 | Northwestern | John Riddle misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's fouled by Arthur Berger - foul #2 on Arthur Berger, team foul #4 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Ivey (SF) Frank Nall | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:55 | Northwestern | John Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 14:55 | Northwestern | John Riddle makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 14:40 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 14:38 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Warren Cash | 50-42 |
| 14:20 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 14:19 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Arthur Berger | 50-42 |
| 14:13 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin misses long on a runner from the left block | 50-42 |
| 14:12 | Northwestern | John Riddle gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 13:50 | Northwestern | Warren Cash misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Arthur Berger - foul #3 on Arthur Berger, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein (SG) Jean Bazemore | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alberto Costa (SF) Vincent Kuo | |
| 13:50 | Northwestern | Warren Cash makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 13:50 | Northwestern | Warren Cash makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 13:26 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Michael Ivey and the foul's on Kevin Anderson - foul #2 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| 13:26 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin misses the free throw | 52-44 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Riddle | 52-44 |
| 12:57 | Northwestern | Warren Cash makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Alberto Costa | 52-46 |
| 12:52 | Minnesota | Anthony Steffen steps in front of the Seth Beard pass in the backcourt | 52-46 |
| 12:50 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen blows the layup | 52-46 |
| 12:49 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Seth Beard | 52-46 |
| 12:30 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 52-46 |
| 12:28 | Northwestern | Warren Cash pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 12:07 | Northwestern | Warren Cash hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 12:06 | Minnesota | Seth Beard grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 11:52 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 11:50 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Riddle | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Seth Beard (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Kevin Hammerstein (fresh) 27 pts. SF - Michael Ivey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Griffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Berger (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Steffen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Anderson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alberto Costa (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Riddle (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Warren Cash (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | Kevin Hammerstein steps in front of the Warren Cash pass | 52-46 |
| 11:41 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein blows the layup | 52-46 |
| 11:39 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey snags the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 11:33 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger banks in the layup on a nice dish by Seth Beard | 54-46 |
| 11:11 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen grabs the offensive board | 54-46 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | Warren Cash misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-46 |
| 10:49 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Adam Griffin | 54-46 |
| 10:33 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 10:19 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler (PG), Frank Nall (SF), Justin Hines (PF), Lance Jewell (C) Seth Beard, Michael Ivey, Adam Griffin, Arthur Berger | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw (PG), Lino Schilawski (SG), Vincent Kuo (SF), Willard Davidson (PF) Anthony Steffen, Kevin Anderson, Alberto Costa, John Riddle | |
| 09:57 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Willard Davidson | 57-46 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | Frank Nall steals the ball from Warren Cash | 57-46 |
| 09:19 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein's pass is intercepted by Vincent Kuo | 57-46 |
| 09:16 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo banks in the layup | 57-48 |
| 08:57 | Minnesota | Lino Schilawski is called for the reach on Kevin Hammerstein - foul #1 on Lino Schilawski, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore (SG), Adam Griffin (PF) Kevin Hammerstein, Justin Hines | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen (PG) Matthew McGraw | |
| 08:39 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin's floater is tipped away by Warren Cash | 57-48 |
| 08:38 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin gets the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 08:31 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-48 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 08:07 | Northwestern | Warren Cash's fadeaway is rejected by Adam Griffin | 57-48 |
| 08:05 | Minnesota | Lance Jewell grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 08:00 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 07:59 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 07:45 | Northwestern | Warren Cash misses short on a floater from the left side | 57-48 |
| 07:43 | Minnesota | Lance Jewell snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jean Bazemore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Nall (fresh) PF - Adam Griffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Lance Jewell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Steffen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lino Schilawski (fresh) SF - Vincent Kuo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Willard Davidson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Warren Cash (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin can't finish the layup | 57-48 |
| 07:35 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Wheeler | 57-48 |
| 07:08 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Jean Bazemore | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Lance Jewell - foul #2 on Lance Jewell, team foul #6 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Seth Beard (PG), Kevin Hammerstein (SG), Michael Ivey (SF), Arthur Berger (C) Gregory Wheeler, Jean Bazemore, Frank Nall, Lance Jewell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson (SG), John Riddle (PF), Matthew Teer (C) Lino Schilawski, Willard Davidson, Warren Cash | |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 06:32 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Adam Griffin | 62-50 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | John Riddle misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 62-50 |
| 06:08 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey snags the defensive board | 62-50 |
| 05:48 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Matthew Teer | 62-50 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen hits a shot from the left side | 62-52 |
| 05:12 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Seth Beard | 64-52 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | John Riddle makes the contested floater in the paint on a nice dish by Vincent Kuo | 64-54 |
| 04:41 | Minnesota | John Riddle is called for the reach on Adam Griffin - foul #2 on John Riddle, team foul #5 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Justin Hines (PF) Adam Griffin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw (PG), Alberto Costa (SF), Warren Cash (C) Anthony Steffen, Vincent Kuo, Matthew Teer | |
| 04:29 | Minnesota | Warren Cash picks off the pass by Justin Hines | 64-54 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | Warren Cash hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by John Riddle | 64-56 |
| 03:50 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-56 |
| 03:48 | Minnesota | Justin Hines hits the follow up shot | 66-56 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Seth Beard (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Kevin Hammerstein (fresh) 33 pts. SF - Michael Ivey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Justin Hines (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Berger (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Matthew McGraw (fresh) SG - Kevin Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alberto Costa (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Riddle (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Warren Cash (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | Seth Beard picks off the pass by John Riddle | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:56 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 66-56 |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Justin Hines grabs the offensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 02:44 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Kevin Anderson - foul #3 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #6 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler (PG), Frank Nall (SF), Adam Griffin (PF), Lance Jewell (C) Seth Beard, Michael Ivey, Justin Hines, Arthur Berger | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen (PG), Lino Schilawski (SG) Matthew McGraw, Kevin Anderson | |
| 02:44 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 02:44 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein misses the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | Warren Cash grabs the defensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:27 | Northwestern | John Riddle splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from close range | 67-56 |
| 02:25 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Adam Griffin | 67-56 |
| 02:12 | Minnesota | Frank Nall hits a wide open fadeaway from the baseline set up by Kevin Hammerstein | 69-56 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Lino Schilawski is hacked by Lance Jewell - foul #3 on Lance Jewell, team foul #7 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore (SG), Justin Hines (PF) Kevin Hammerstein, Adam Griffin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw (PG), Willard Davidson (PF), Matthew Teer (C) Anthony Steffen, John Riddle, Warren Cash | |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Lino Schilawski makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Lino Schilawski makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 01:40 | Minnesota | Frank Nall knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Gregory Wheeler and the foul's on Willard Davidson - foul #1 on Willard Davidson, team foul #7 | 71-58 |
| 01:40 | Minnesota | Frank Nall makes the free throw | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:19 | Northwestern | Lance Jewell swats the layup by Willard Davidson | 72-58 |
| 01:18 | Northwestern | Alberto Costa tips it home | 72-60 |
| 00:49 | Minnesota | Frank Nall travels with the ball | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Alberto Costa misses the jump hook near the basket | 72-60 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Matthew Teer grabs the offensive board | 72-60 |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | The jumper by Alberto Costa is denied by Lance Jewell | 72-60 |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Lance Jewell | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | Matthew McGraw picks off the pass by Lance Jewell | 72-60 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw is hacked by Frank Nall - foul #3 on Frank Nall, team foul #8 | 72-60 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw misses the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Frank Nall gets the rebound | 72-60 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler runs out the clock | 72-60 |