| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Amos Drapeau (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clay Shaul (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Neace (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jaja Abdalla (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fernando Gomez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Chen Chiou (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles inbounds the ball | 33-23 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jaja Abdalla - foul #2 on Jaja Abdalla, team foul #1 | 33-23 |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles makes the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 19:26 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Wayne Carroll | 35-26 |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-26 |
| 19:20 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 19:16 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-29 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell is hacked by Chen Chiou - foul #1 on Chen Chiou, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| 18:37 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-29 |
| 18:35 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell grabs the offensive board | 35-29 |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | Wayne Carroll picks off the pass by Clay Shaul out of a doubleteam | 35-29 |
| 17:55 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 17:42 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 17:40 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 17:17 | Minnesota | William Neace hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 17:16 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll tips it back up and in | 35-34 |
| 16:54 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 16:53 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles tips it but misses | 35-34 |
| 16:51 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Fernando Gomez | 35-34 |
| 16:46 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-36 |
| 16:25 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Amos Drapeau | 38-36 |
| 16:01 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Amos Drapeau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clay Shaul (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fairly fresh) C - Jonathan Chappell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Carroll (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Neace (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jaja Abdalla (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fernando Gomez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Chen Chiou (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell loses the dribble to William Neace | 38-38 |
| 15:25 | Minnesota | Walter Knowles is called for the reach on Wayne Carroll - foul #2 on Walter Knowles, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (SG), Andrew Wilson (SF), Christopher Baker (PF), Patrick Weissman (C) Clay Shaul, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 15:15 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-38 |
| 14:55 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-38 |
| 14:54 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker tips it in | 40-38 |
| 14:32 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou drills a jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Patrick Weissman - foul #1 on Patrick Weissman, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| 14:32 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou misses the free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:32 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Chen Chiou - foul #2 on Chen Chiou, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 13:59 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 13:57 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Kindel | 41-40 |
| 13:30 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman misses the easy layup | 41-40 |
| 13:28 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 13:17 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Neace | 41-43 |
| 12:50 | Michigan State | John Kindel clanks a jumper from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 12:48 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 12:44 | Minnesota | Amos Drapeau steals it from Jaja Abdalla | 41-43 |
| 12:40 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau lays it in | 43-43 |
| 12:29 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-43 |
| 12:27 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Kindel | 43-43 |
| 12:22 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 43-43 |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman hits the follow up shot | 45-43 |
| 12:02 | Minnesota | William Neace makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Amos Drapeau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kindel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Baker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Carroll (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Neace (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jaja Abdalla (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fernando Gomez (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Chen Chiou (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Michigan State | John Kindel drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Amos Drapeau | 47-46 |
| 11:24 | Minnesota | William Neace hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-46 |
| 11:22 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Chen Chiou | 47-46 |
| 11:11 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll slams it home | 47-48 |
| 10:54 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau misses the floater from the left side | 47-48 |
| 10:53 | Michigan State | John Kindel grabs the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 10:44 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker scores on a floater from the right side set up by Amos Drapeau | 49-48 |
| 10:35 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll is fouled on the floor by Amos Drapeau - foul #3 on Amos Drapeau, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clay Shaul (SG), Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) John Kindel, Andrew Wilson, Christopher Baker, Patrick Weissman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett (SG), John Reeder (SF), Danny Liller (PF), Robert McNeme (C) William Neace, Jaja Abdalla, Fernando Gomez, Chen Chiou | |
| 10:17 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 10:15 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 10:12 | Michigan State | Wayne Carroll steals it from Amos Drapeau in the backcourt | 49-48 |
| 10:10 | Minnesota | John Reeder lays it in set up by Wayne Carroll | 49-50 |
| 09:45 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses the dunk attempt | 49-50 |
| 09:43 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles gets the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles is whistled for traveling | 49-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Green (PG), Chen Chiou (C) Wayne Carroll, Robert McNeme | |
| 09:04 | Minnesota | John Reeder hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 49-50 |
| 09:03 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 49-50 |
| 08:38 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to John Reeder | 49-50 |
| 08:26 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 49-52 |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 07:59 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Amos Drapeau (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clay Shaul (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hedeon Zysett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Reeder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Liller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Chen Chiou (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Minnesota | Danny Liller can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Walter Knowles - foul #3 on Walter Knowles, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Christopher Baker (PF), Patrick Weissman (C) Amos Drapeau, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll (PG), William Neace (SG), Jaja Abdalla (SF) Gregory Green, Hedeon Zysett, John Reeder | |
| 07:45 | Minnesota | Danny Liller makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 07:45 | Minnesota | Danny Liller misses the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 07:20 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 07:18 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker grabs the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 06:58 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 06:56 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker tips it back up and in | 51-53 |
| 06:38 | Minnesota | Danny Liller misses short on a floater in the paint | 51-53 |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | John Kindel is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson (SF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Walter Knowles, Patrick Weissman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez (PF), Robert McNeme (C) Danny Liller, Chen Chiou | |
| 06:20 | Minnesota | Robert McNeme's pass is intercepted by Christopher Baker | 51-53 |
| 05:53 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson misses the dunk but he's hacked by Jaja Abdalla - foul #3 on Jaja Abdalla, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau (PG), Clarence Opitz (PF) Clay Shaul, Christopher Baker | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 05:53 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 05:53 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:41 | Minnesota | Robert McNeme hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by William Neace | 53-55 |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-55 |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Robert McNeme | 53-55 |
| 05:18 | Minnesota | William Neace hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Andrew Wilson | 53-55 |
| 04:54 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-55 |
| 04:53 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 04:30 | Minnesota | Robert McNeme is whistled for a carry | 53-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clay Shaul (SG), Patrick Weissman (C) John Kindel, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Reeder (SF), Chen Chiou (C) Jaja Abdalla, Robert McNeme | |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-55 |
| 04:09 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 03:57 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Amos Drapeau (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clay Shaul (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Andrew Wilson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) C - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Carroll (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Neace (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Reeder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fernando Gomez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Chen Chiou (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman loses the ball out of bounds | 53-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Walter Knowles (SF), Christopher Baker (PF) Amos Drapeau, Andrew Wilson, Clarence Opitz | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 03:05 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 03:04 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Christopher Baker | 53-57 |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau (PG), Clarence Opitz (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) John Kindel, Christopher Baker, Patrick Weissman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla (SF) John Reeder | |
| 02:44 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Amos Drapeau | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:18 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll misses the jumper from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 02:17 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou can't tip it in | 55-57 |
| 02:16 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Chappell | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:47 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses badly on a shot from the left side | 55-57 |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell grabs the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Clarence Opitz | 57-57 |
| 01:16 | Minnesota | William Neace misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles is hacked by Jaja Abdalla - foul #4 on Jaja Abdalla, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles is open and buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Clay Shaul | 59-57 |
| 00:22 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 59-57 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz is hacked by William Neace in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Neace, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul is fouled on the floor by Jaja Abdalla - foul #5 on Jaja Abdalla, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Reeder (SF) Jaja Abdalla | |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Minnesota | William Neace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | William Neace is called for the reach on Clay Shaul in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Neace, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul snags the defensive board | 63-57 |