| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Seth Beard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Hammerstein (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Ivey (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Adam Griffin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Berger (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Virgil Coppedge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Eason (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Wiens (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Johnny Lynch (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Melvin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens inbounds the ball | 33-23 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 33-23 |
| 19:44 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey grabs the board | 33-23 |
| 19:32 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-23 |
| 19:31 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Virgil Coppedge | 33-23 |
| 19:02 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Melvin Jones | 33-25 |
| 18:39 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Melvin Jones - foul #2 on Melvin Jones, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| 18:39 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 18:39 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger misses the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 18:39 | Indiana | Melvin Jones gets the rebound | 34-25 |
| 18:22 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 34-25 |
| 18:21 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein grabs the board | 34-25 |
| 18:17 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin connects on the shot from close range set up by Kevin Hammerstein and the foul's on Melvin Jones - foul #3 on Melvin Jones, team foul #2 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Earl Crawford (C) Melvin Jones | |
| 18:17 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin makes the free throw | 37-25 |
| 17:57 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Fred Eason | 37-28 |
| 17:38 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Michael Ivey | 39-28 |
| 17:16 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Michael Ivey - foul #2 on Michael Ivey, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| 17:16 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens misses the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 17:16 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens misses the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 17:16 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 17:10 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein is whistled for a carry | 39-28 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Nall (SF) Michael Ivey | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 16:44 | Indiana | Fred Eason misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 16:42 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 16:26 | Minnesota | Seth Beard hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Earl Crawford - foul #3 on Earl Crawford, team foul #3 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lance Jewell (C) Arthur Berger | |
| Subs | Indiana | Stephen Clark (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), Steven Simmons (C) Fred Eason, Thomas Wiens, Earl Crawford | |
| 16:26 | Minnesota | Seth Beard makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 16:26 | Minnesota | Seth Beard misses the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 16:26 | Indiana | Johnny Lynch snags the defensive board | 40-28 |
| 16:04 | Indiana | Ronald Gordon loses the dribble to Kevin Hammerstein | 40-28 |
| 16:01 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein can't finish the layup | 40-28 |
| 16:00 | Indiana | Stephen Clark pulls down the rebound | 40-28 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Seth Beard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Hammerstein (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Nall (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Adam Griffin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Lance Jewell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Virgil Coppedge (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Gordon (fresh) PF - Johnny Lynch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Indiana | Steven Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-28 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler (PG), Jean Bazemore (SG), Michael Ivey (SF) Seth Beard, Kevin Hammerstein, Frank Nall | |
| Subs | Indiana | Fred Eason (SG), Melvin Jones (C) Stephen Clark, Ronald Gordon | |
| 15:12 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-28 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:55 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 42-28 |
| 14:53 | Minnesota | Lance Jewell gets the rebound | 42-28 |
| 14:47 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin misses the dunk attempt | 42-28 |
| 14:45 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Steven Simmons | 42-28 |
| 14:41 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from close range set up by Johnny Lynch | 42-30 |
| 14:21 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-30 |
| 14:19 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge snags the defensive board | 42-30 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:00 | Indiana | Steven Simmons clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Ivey - foul #3 on Michael Ivey, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Seth Beard (PG), Kevin Hammerstein (SG), Arthur Berger (C) Gregory Wheeler, Jean Bazemore, Lance Jewell | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 14:00 | Indiana | Steven Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 14:00 | Indiana | Steven Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 13:39 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein is whistled for a carry | 42-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Stephen Clark (SG), Thomas Wiens (SF), Steven Hutchinson (PF) Fred Eason, Steven Simmons, Johnny Lynch | |
| 13:20 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 42-32 |
| 13:18 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens tips it but misses | 42-32 |
| 13:17 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 12:59 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 42-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Nall (SF) Michael Ivey | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 12:34 | Indiana | Stephen Clark misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 42-32 |
| 12:33 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 12:20 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin hits a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Melvin Jones - foul #4 on Melvin Jones, team foul #4 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Fred Eason (SG), Johnny Lynch (PF), Earl Crawford (C) Stephen Clark, Steven Hutchinson, Melvin Jones | |
| 12:20 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin makes the free throw | 45-32 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:58 | Indiana | Earl Crawford comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Adam Griffin - foul #2 on Adam Griffin, team foul #3 | 45-32 |
| 11:58 | Indiana | Earl Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 11:58 | Indiana | Earl Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Seth Beard (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Hammerstein (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Nall (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Adam Griffin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Berger (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Virgil Coppedge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Eason (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Wiens (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Johnny Lynch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein travels with the ball | 45-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler (PG), Michael Ivey (SF) Seth Beard, Frank Nall | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:17 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge travels with the ball | 45-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Justin Hines (PF) Adam Griffin | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 11:05 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger scores on a jumper from the left wing | 47-34 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:51 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Justin Hines - foul #1 on Justin Hines, team foul #4 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Seth Beard (PG), Lance Jewell (C) Gregory Wheeler, Arthur Berger | |
| Subs | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson (PF) Johnny Lynch | |
| 10:51 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge misses the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 10:51 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 10:32 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-35 |
| 10:31 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 10:17 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Eason | 47-37 |
| 09:56 | Minnesota | Seth Beard misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-37 |
| 09:55 | Minnesota | Lance Jewell tips it back up and in | 49-37 |
| 09:44 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Virgil Coppedge and he's hacked by Justin Hines - foul #2 on Justin Hines, team foul #5 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore (SG), Frank Nall (SF), Adam Griffin (PF), Arthur Berger (C) Kevin Hammerstein, Michael Ivey, Justin Hines, Lance Jewell | |
| Subs | Indiana | Stephen Clark (PG), Ronald Gordon (SG), Johnny Lynch (PF) Virgil Coppedge, Fred Eason, Steven Hutchinson | |
| 09:44 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens misses the free throw | 49-39 |
| 09:44 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 09:36 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 49-39 |
| 09:34 | Indiana | Stephen Clark snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:05 | Indiana | Johnny Lynch scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Clark | 49-41 |
| 08:45 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin comes up short on the runner from close range | 49-41 |
| 08:43 | Indiana | Johnny Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 08:29 | Indiana | Earl Crawford loses the dribble to Jean Bazemore | 49-41 |
| 08:23 | Minnesota | Frank Nall knocks in the shot from the left side | 51-41 |
| 07:59 | Indiana | Stephen Clark is fouled on the floor by Seth Beard - foul #1 on Seth Beard, team foul #6 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler (PG), Kevin Hammerstein (SG), Michael Ivey (SF) Seth Beard, Jean Bazemore, Frank Nall | |
| Subs | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge (PG), Fred Eason (SG), Steven Simmons (SF), Steven Hutchinson (PF), Melvin Jones (C) Stephen Clark, Ronald Gordon, Thomas Wiens, Johnny Lynch, Earl Crawford | |
| 07:35 | Indiana | Steven Simmons scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Melvin Jones | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Wheeler (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Hammerstein (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Ivey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adam Griffin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Berger (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Virgil Coppedge (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fred Eason (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Hutchinson (fresh) C - Melvin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:06 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Gregory Wheeler | 53-43 |
| 06:40 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-43 |
| 06:38 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson snags the offensive board | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:26 | Indiana | Melvin Jones buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Virgil Coppedge | 53-46 |
| 06:09 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-46 |
| 05:51 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson dunks the ball on a nice dish by Virgil Coppedge and the foul's on Adam Griffin - foul #3 on Adam Griffin, team foul #7 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Seth Beard (PG), Frank Nall (SF), Justin Hines (PF), Lance Jewell (C) Gregory Wheeler, Michael Ivey, Adam Griffin, Arthur Berger | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 05:51 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson misses the free throw | 56-48 |
| 05:51 | Minnesota | Lance Jewell gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 05:35 | Minnesota | Seth Beard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Melvin Jones - foul #5 on Melvin Jones, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Johnny Lynch (PF), Earl Crawford (C) Steven Hutchinson, Melvin Jones | |
| 05:35 | Minnesota | Seth Beard misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 05:35 | Minnesota | Seth Beard misses the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 05:35 | Indiana | Fred Eason snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:16 | Indiana | Earl Crawford misses the easy layup | 56-48 |
| 05:15 | Minnesota | Seth Beard pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |
| 04:46 | Minnesota | Seth Beard makes the shot from the free throw line | 58-48 |
| 04:26 | Indiana | Fred Eason clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Justin Hines - foul #3 on Justin Hines, team foul #8 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Ivey (SF), Adam Griffin (PF) Frank Nall, Justin Hines | |
| Subs | Indiana | Thomas Wiens (SF) Steven Simmons | |
| 04:26 | Indiana | Fred Eason makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 04:26 | Indiana | Fred Eason makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 04:05 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 04:03 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Earl Crawford | 58-50 |
| 03:44 | Indiana | Seth Beard is called for the reach on Virgil Coppedge - foul #2 on Seth Beard, team foul #9 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore (SG), Arthur Berger (C) Kevin Hammerstein, Lance Jewell | |
| Subs | Indiana | Stephen Clark (SG) Fred Eason | |
| 03:44 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 03:44 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:27 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger misses the easy layup but the foul's on Earl Crawford - foul #4 on Earl Crawford, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ronald Gordon (SG) Virgil Coppedge | |
| 03:27 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 03:27 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Seth Beard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jean Bazemore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Ivey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adam Griffin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Arthur Berger (fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Stephen Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Gordon (fresh) SF - Thomas Wiens (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Johnny Lynch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Earl Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Indiana | Stephen Clark knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Gordon | 60-54 |
| 02:57 | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger tips it back up and in | 62-54 |
| 02:55 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein (SG) Jean Bazemore | |
| Subs | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge (PG), Fred Eason (SG) Stephen Clark, Ronald Gordon | |
| 02:36 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 62-54 |
| 02:34 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:15 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Seth Beard | 65-54 |
| 02:03 | Indiana | Johnny Lynch misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-54 |
| 02:02 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger snags the defensive board | 65-54 |
| 01:34 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Adam Griffin | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:24 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-56 |
| 00:55 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Adam Griffin | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:49 | Indiana | Fred Eason misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 71-56 |
| 00:47 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:18 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 71-56 |
| 00:17 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Ivey | 71-56 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Seth Beard runs out the clock | 71-56 |