| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Willard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andre Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Casey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Nick Hunt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Sonny Riggs (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Scott Capone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Aaron Devine (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ernest Schirmer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Scott Capone inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Minnesota | Scott Capone drills a jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Donald Willard - foul #3 on Donald Willard, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 19:49 | Minnesota | Scott Capone makes the free throw | 28-31 |
| 19:35 | Ball State | Donald Willard misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 28-31 |
| 19:33 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 19:04 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Ross Eggleston - foul #1 on Ross Eggleston, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| 19:04 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer misses the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 19:04 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:46 | Ball State | Andre Costa misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 18:44 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 18:20 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Andre Costa - foul #2 on Andre Costa, team foul #3 | 28-32 |
| 18:20 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 18:20 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 18:11 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey misses the runner from the left block | 28-34 |
| 18:09 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 17:57 | Ball State | Donald Willard is fouled on the floor by Scott Capone - foul #2 on Scott Capone, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| 17:45 | Ball State | Donald Willard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-34 |
| 17:44 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 17:21 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs makes the contested 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Scott Capone | 28-37 |
| 17:13 | Ball State | Donald Willard makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Ross Eggleston and he's fouled by Aaron Devine - foul #3 on Aaron Devine, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joshua Osborne (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Casimir Skokowski (C) Andre Costa, Nicholas Casey, Nick Hunt | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Butler (PF) Aaron Devine | |
| 17:13 | Ball State | Donald Willard makes the free throw | 31-37 |
| 16:48 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Daniel Butler | 31-39 |
| 16:31 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 16:06 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler dunks the ball | 34-41 |
| 15:57 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Willard | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Willard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ross Eggleston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Osborne (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 reb. C - Casimir Skokowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Sonny Riggs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Capone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Butler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ernest Schirmer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin hits the finger roll set up by Sonny Riggs | 36-43 |
| 15:24 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 15:22 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 15:02 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin hits a wide open shot from the right side on a great pass from Sonny Riggs | 36-45 |
| 14:57 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 14:55 | Ball State | Robert Jones grabs the offensive board | 36-45 |
| 14:50 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 14:49 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Daniel Butler | 36-45 |
| 14:22 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 36-45 |
| 14:21 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 14:12 | Ball State | Daniel Butler steals the ball from Casimir Skokowski | 36-45 |
| 13:56 | Minnesota | Scott Capone hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-45 |
| 13:55 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs tips it in | 36-47 |
| 13:43 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ross Eggleston | 39-47 |
| 13:15 | Minnesota | Robert Jones is called for the reach on Scott Capone - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jonathan Hill (PG), Peter Scott (SG), Andre Costa (SF), Nicholas Casey (PF), Nick Hunt (C) Donald Willard, Ross Eggleston, Joshua Osborne, Robert Jones, Casimir Skokowski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist (SG), Gerald Hale (SF), Aaron Devine (PF) Sonny Riggs, Scott Capone, Ernest Schirmer | |
| 13:00 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin loses the dribble to Andre Costa | 39-47 |
| 12:57 | Ball State | Peter Scott dunks the ball on a nice dish by Andre Costa | 41-47 |
| 12:32 | Minnesota | Nick Hunt picks off the pass by Daniel Butler | 41-47 |
| 12:26 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey clanks a driving attempt from close range | 41-47 |
| 12:25 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 12:19 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Nick Hunt - foul #2 on Nick Hunt, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| 12:19 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 12:19 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin misses the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 12:19 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 12:08 | Ball State | Nick Hunt misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 41-48 |
| 12:06 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 11:40 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler misses the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Nick Hunt - foul #3 on Nick Hunt, team foul #6 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Jones (C) Nick Hunt | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs (SG), Ernest Schirmer (C) Peter Aikin, Aaron Devine | |
| 11:40 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 11:40 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) SG - Peter Scott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andre Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Nicholas Casey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Emerson Lindquist (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sonny Riggs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gerald Hale (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Schirmer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:23 | Ball State | Robert Jones can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 11:21 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 10:53 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler misses the lay-in | 41-50 |
| 10:51 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 10:36 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Peter Scott | 43-50 |
| 10:14 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler's floater is tipped away by Nicholas Casey | 43-50 |
| 10:12 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs tips it home | 43-52 |
| 09:55 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey drills a jumper from the free throw line | 45-52 |
| 09:36 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Emerson Lindquist | 45-54 |
| 09:32 | Ball State | Peter Scott connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Jones | 48-54 |
| 09:10 | Minnesota | Jonathan Hill steps in front of the Gerald Hale pass | 48-54 |
| 08:51 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey blows the layup | 48-54 |
| 08:49 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 08:43 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Sonny Riggs | 48-56 |
| 08:30 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey makes the jumper in the lane | 50-56 |
| 08:10 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 08:09 | Ball State | Andre Costa snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 07:53 | Ball State | Daniel Butler blocks the short jumper by Nicholas Casey | 50-56 |
| 07:52 | Ball State | Robert Jones can't tip it in | 50-56 |
| 07:50 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Emerson Lindquist | 50-56 |
| 07:28 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Peter Scott - foul #1 on Peter Scott, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Willard (PG), Ross Eggleston (SG), Joshua Osborne (SF), Casimir Skokowski (PF), Nick Hunt (C) Jonathan Hill, Peter Scott, Andre Costa, Nicholas Casey, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Peter Aikin (PG), Scott Capone (SF), Aaron Devine (PF) Emerson Lindquist, Gerald Hale, Daniel Butler | |
| 07:28 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 07:28 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs misses the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 07:28 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Casimir Skokowski | 50-57 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Willard (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Osborne (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Casimir Skokowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nick Hunt (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fresh) 19 pts. SG - Sonny Riggs (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Scott Capone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Aaron Devine (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernest Schirmer (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-57 |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 07:00 | Minnesota | Scott Capone is whistled for a carry | 50-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist (SG) Sonny Riggs | |
| 06:41 | Ball State | Nick Hunt is fouled on the floor by Ernest Schirmer - foul #3 on Ernest Schirmer, team foul #3 | 50-57 |
| 06:31 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Nick Hunt | 53-57 |
| 06:06 | Minnesota | The jump hook by Ernest Schirmer is blocked by Nick Hunt | 53-57 |
| 06:04 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Casimir Skokowski | 53-57 |
| 05:59 | Ball State | Donald Willard misses the shot from the baseline | 53-57 |
| 05:57 | Ball State | Nick Hunt tips it in | 55-57 |
| 05:32 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist is fouled on the floor by Ross Eggleston - foul #2 on Ross Eggleston, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Jones (PF) Casimir Skokowski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Hale (SF) Ernest Schirmer | |
| 05:32 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:32 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:32 | Ball State | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 05:28 | Ball State | Gerald Hale is called for the reach on Donald Willard - foul #1 on Gerald Hale, team foul #4 | 55-58 |
| 05:21 | Ball State | Peter Aikin steals the ball from Robert Jones | 55-58 |
| 05:16 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin lays it in | 55-60 |
| 05:07 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 05:05 | Minnesota | Scott Capone snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| 04:36 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Peter Aikin | 55-63 |
| 04:29 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gerald Hale - foul #2 on Gerald Hale, team foul #5 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jimmy Rupe (PG), Andre Costa (SF) Donald Willard, Nick Hunt | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs (SG) Emerson Lindquist | |
| 04:29 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 04:29 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:11 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 57-63 |
| 04:09 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jimmy Rupe | 57-63 |
| 03:49 | Ball State | Jimmy Rupe is hacked by Gerald Hale - foul #3 on Gerald Hale, team foul #6 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Nicholas Casey (PF), Casimir Skokowski (C) Joshua Osborne, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Butler (C) Gerald Hale | |
| 03:40 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Daniel Butler - foul #1 on Daniel Butler, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| 03:40 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 03:40 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin misses badly on a shot in the paint | 59-63 |
| 03:18 | Ball State | Casimir Skokowski grabs the board | 59-63 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jimmy Rupe (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ross Eggleston (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andre Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Nicholas Casey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Casimir Skokowski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sonny Riggs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Scott Capone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Aaron Devine (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jonathan Hill (PG), Peter Scott (SG), Nick Hunt (C) Jimmy Rupe, Ross Eggleston, Casimir Skokowski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:42 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 02:41 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey pulls down the rebound | 59-63 |
| 02:41 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Willard (PG), Ross Eggleston (SG) Jonathan Hill, Peter Scott | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:17 | Ball State | Andre Costa drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-63 |
| 01:52 | Minnesota | Scott Capone misses the jumpshot from the left side | 62-63 |
| 01:50 | Ball State | Nick Hunt gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 01:29 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Aaron Devine - foul #4 on Aaron Devine, team foul #8 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer (C) Daniel Butler | |
| 01:29 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 01:29 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 01:12 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine blows the layup | 64-63 |
| 01:11 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer hits the follow up shot | 64-65 |
| 00:59 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Sonny Riggs - foul #2 on Sonny Riggs, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| 00:59 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:59 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:32 | Minnesota | Scott Capone knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Aaron Devine | 65-67 |
| 00:14 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Aaron Devine - foul #5 on Aaron Devine, team foul #10 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Butler (PF) Aaron Devine | |
| 00:14 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:14 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 67-69 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Ball State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Andre Costa misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 67-69 |