| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fresh) SG - David Brock (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Donnell (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jordan Priest (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Carroll (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hedeon Zysett (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jaja Abdalla (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Fernando Gomez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Chen Chiou (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell inbounds the ball | 18-25 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell misses the easy layup | 18-25 |
| 19:37 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez pulls down the rebound | 18-25 |
| 19:20 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla is fouled on the floor by Jordan Priest - foul #2 on Jordan Priest, team foul #1 | 18-25 |
| 19:02 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Hedeon Zysett and the foul's on David Brock - foul #1 on David Brock, team foul #2 | 18-27 |
| 19:02 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou makes the free throw | 18-28 |
| 18:40 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses long on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Hedeon Zysett - foul #1 on Hedeon Zysett, team foul #1 | 18-28 |
| 18:40 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 18:40 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 18:40 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou grabs the board | 18-28 |
| 18:20 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Hedeon Zysett | 18-30 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern | David Brock knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Larry Boyd | 21-30 |
| 17:43 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Hedeon Zysett | 21-33 |
| 17:35 | Northwestern | Fernando Gomez picks off the pass by David Brock | 21-33 |
| 17:25 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett's floater is tipped away by Jordan Priest | 21-33 |
| 17:23 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 21-33 |
| 16:54 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell is fouled on the floor by Jaja Abdalla - foul #1 on Jaja Abdalla, team foul #2 | 21-33 |
| 16:34 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 21-33 |
| 16:32 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell snags the offensive board | 21-33 |
| 16:14 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest throws it down set up by David Brock | 23-33 |
| 15:45 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 23-33 |
| 15:43 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou tips it home | 23-35 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Donnell (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jordan Priest (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Carroll (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hedeon Zysett (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SF - Jaja Abdalla (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Fernando Gomez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Chen Chiou (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Donnell | 25-35 |
| 14:56 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Neace (SG) Hedeon Zysett | |
| 14:43 | Northwestern | David Brock comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-35 |
| 14:41 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez pulls down the rebound | 25-35 |
| 14:16 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but the foul's on Charles Frazier - foul #3 on Charles Frazier, team foul #3 | 25-35 |
| 14:16 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 14:16 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 25-36 |
| 13:47 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez snags the defensive board | 25-36 |
| 13:41 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 25-36 |
| 13:40 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd gets the rebound | 25-36 |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Larry Boyd is denied by Fernando Gomez | 25-36 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd hits the follow up shot | 27-36 |
| 13:05 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 27-36 |
| 13:04 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Larry Boyd | 27-36 |
| 12:45 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 12:43 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 12:34 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-39 |
| 12:19 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell's fadeaway is rejected by Jaja Abdalla | 27-39 |
| 12:17 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla snags the defensive board | 27-39 |
| 12:04 | Minnesota | David Brock steps in front of the William Neace pass | 27-39 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:41 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier is fouled on the floor by Jaja Abdalla - foul #2 on Jaja Abdalla, team foul #3 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harry Williams (PF) Larry Boyd | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Donnell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. PF - Harry Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jordan Priest (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Carroll (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Neace (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jaja Abdalla (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fernando Gomez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Chen Chiou (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | Chen Chiou steps in front of the Donald Donnell pass | 27-39 |
| 11:20 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Neace | 27-41 |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | David Brock misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 27-41 |
| 11:09 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll snags the defensive board | 27-41 |
| 10:57 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Jordan Priest - foul #3 on Jordan Priest, team foul #4 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Reeder (SF), Danny Liller (PF) Jaja Abdalla, Fernando Gomez | |
| 10:57 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou makes the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 10:57 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou makes the 2nd free throw | 27-43 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | Harry Williams hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Frazier | 29-43 |
| 10:29 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou's floater is tipped away by Jordan Priest | 29-43 |
| 10:28 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll grabs the offensive board | 29-43 |
| 10:13 | Minnesota | William Neace misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Brock - foul #2 on David Brock, team foul #5 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen (PG), Trevor Mercer (SG), Larry Boyd (PF), Gerald Moss (C) Charles Frazier, David Brock, Harry Williams, Jordan Priest | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 10:13 | Minnesota | William Neace makes the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 10:13 | Minnesota | William Neace makes the 2nd free throw | 29-45 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:55 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Rathjen | 31-45 |
| 09:33 | Minnesota | Danny Liller misses long on a jumper in the lane | 31-45 |
| 09:31 | Minnesota | Danny Liller misses the tip | 31-45 |
| 09:30 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou tips it home | 31-47 |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd comes up short on the shot from the left block | 31-47 |
| 09:20 | Minnesota | Danny Liller snags the defensive board | 31-47 |
| 08:58 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll loses the dribble to Richard Rathjen | 31-47 |
| 08:55 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Rathjen | 33-47 |
| 08:45 | Minnesota | Danny Liller scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from William Neace and he's hacked by Larry Boyd - foul #2 on Larry Boyd, team foul #6 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), David Brock (SG), Jordan Priest (C) Richard Rathjen, Donald Donnell, Gerald Moss | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla (SF), Robert McNeme (C) John Reeder, Chen Chiou | |
| 08:45 | Minnesota | Danny Liller misses the free throw | 33-49 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest grabs the board | 33-49 |
| 08:31 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest misses long on an open jump hook from the baseline | 33-49 |
| 08:29 | Minnesota | William Neace grabs the board | 33-49 |
| 08:11 | Minnesota | William Neace hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jaja Abdalla | 33-52 |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 33-52 |
| 07:51 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Jaja Abdalla | 33-52 |
| 07:46 | Minnesota | William Neace hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 33-52 |
| 07:44 | Minnesota | Danny Liller tips it home | 33-54 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Trevor Mercer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Boyd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jordan Priest (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Carroll (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Neace (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jaja Abdalla (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danny Liller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert McNeme (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Northwestern | Wayne Carroll steps in front of the Larry Boyd pass | 33-54 |
| 07:33 | Minnesota | William Neace misses the easy layup | 33-54 |
| 07:31 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer pulls down the rebound | 33-54 |
| 07:23 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 33-54 |
| 07:21 | Minnesota | Danny Liller pulls down the rebound | 33-54 |
| 07:16 | Minnesota | David Brock is called for the reach on Wayne Carroll - foul #3 on David Brock, team foul #7 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Donnell (SF), Harry Williams (PF) Trevor Mercer, Larry Boyd | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez (PF), Chen Chiou (C) Danny Liller, Robert McNeme | |
| 07:16 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 33-55 |
| 07:16 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 33-56 |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-56 |
| 07:00 | Minnesota | William Neace grabs the board | 33-56 |
| 06:41 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-56 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | Harry Williams snags the defensive board | 33-56 |
| 06:24 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Charles Frazier | 35-56 |
| 05:59 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez is hacked by Harry Williams - foul #1 on Harry Williams, team foul #8 | 35-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen (SG), Larry Boyd (PF), Gerald Moss (C) David Brock, Harry Williams, Jordan Priest | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Green (PG), Hedeon Zysett (SG), John Reeder (SF), Robert McNeme (C) Wayne Carroll, William Neace, Jaja Abdalla, Chen Chiou | |
| 05:59 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 35-57 |
| 05:59 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez makes the 2nd free throw | 35-58 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Larry Boyd | 37-58 |
| 05:21 | Minnesota | Charles Frazier steals it from Fernando Gomez | 37-58 |
| 05:08 | Northwestern | The jumper by Donald Donnell is denied by Fernando Gomez | 37-58 |
| 05:06 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez snags the defensive board | 37-58 |
| 04:51 | Minnesota | Robert McNeme misses long on a turnaround from close range | 37-58 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Larry Boyd | 37-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:46 | Northwestern | Gregory Green steps in front of the Charles Frazier pass | 37-58 |
| 04:43 | Minnesota | John Reeder hits the finger roll set up by Gregory Green | 37-60 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Robert McNeme steals it from Donald Donnell | 37-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:58 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez loses the dribble to Richard Rathjen | 37-60 |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert McNeme - foul #2 on Robert McNeme, team foul #4 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Brock (SG), Trevor Mercer (SF), Jordan Priest (C) Charles Frazier, Donald Donnell, Gerald Moss | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Danny Liller (PF) Fernando Gomez | |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 38-60 |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 39-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Rathjen (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Trevor Mercer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Boyd (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Jordan Priest (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hedeon Zysett (fresh) 6 ast. SF - John Reeder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Danny Liller (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert McNeme (fresh) | |
| 03:25 | Minnesota | Richard Rathjen steals the ball from Robert McNeme | 39-60 |
| 03:22 | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen blows the dunk | 39-60 |
| 03:20 | Minnesota | Danny Liller gets the rebound | 39-60 |
| 02:51 | Minnesota | Gregory Green hits a jumper from the left side | 39-62 |
| 02:32 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Trevor Mercer and the foul's on Danny Liller - foul #1 on Danny Liller, team foul #5 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Donnell (SF) Trevor Mercer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rhamadhani Aziz (SG), Richard Newman (C) Hedeon Zysett, Robert McNeme | |
| 02:32 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd makes the free throw | 42-62 |
| 02:15 | Minnesota | Rhamadhani Aziz buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-65 |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | Gregory Green picks off the pass by Jordan Priest | 42-65 |
| 01:41 | Minnesota | Rhamadhani Aziz loses the dribble to Larry Boyd | 42-65 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd lays it up and in against a doubleteam and he's hacked by Danny Liller - foul #2 on Danny Liller, team foul #6 | 44-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG) Richard Rathjen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett (SG), Robert McNeme (C) Rhamadhani Aziz, Richard Newman | |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses the free throw | 44-65 |
| 01:21 | Minnesota | Danny Liller snags the defensive board | 44-65 |
| 00:55 | Minnesota | Gregory Green hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 44-65 |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd pulls down the rebound | 44-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd splits the doubleteam and buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from David Brock | 46-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett double dribbles | 46-65 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-65 |
| 00:09 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett snags the defensive board | 46-65 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Gregory Green runs out the clock | 46-65 |