| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joe Pickett (fresh) SG - Gerald Stoney (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Anthony Patel (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marin Zellner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Wayne Holbert (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Searfoss (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Justin Larios (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Poole (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chad Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | Marin Zellner is called for the reach on Chad Sanders - foul #1 on Marin Zellner, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 19:19 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 19:18 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 18:59 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Marin Zellner and he's fouled by Daniel Patterson - foul #2 on Daniel Patterson, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 18:59 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney makes the free throw | 36-30 |
| 18:38 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole loses the ball out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Hall (SF) Anthony Patel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:35 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-30 |
| 18:08 | Michigan State | Wayne Holbert takes the ball from Thomas Poole | 36-30 |
| 17:49 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert double dribbles | 36-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (PG), Thomas Bush (SG), David Thompson (PF) Joe Pickett, Gerald Stoney, Marin Zellner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Queen (SF), Andrew Duncan (PF), Melvin Music (C) Thomas Poole, Chad Sanders, Daniel Patterson | |
| 17:34 | Michigan State | Justin Larios is fouled on the floor by Jason Hall - foul #2 on Jason Hall, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Patel (SF), Lawerence Brady (C) Jason Hall, Wayne Holbert | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (SG) Justin Larios | |
| 17:17 | Michigan State | Lawerence Brady is called for the reach on Jim Queen - foul #2 on Lawerence Brady, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| 16:55 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Lawerence Brady - foul #3 on Lawerence Brady, team foul #4 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joe Pickett (PG), Wayne Holbert (C) John Hess, Lawerence Brady | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (SF) Jim Queen | |
| 16:55 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 16:55 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 16:55 | Minnesota | David Thompson gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 16:43 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert clanks a turnaround from the right block | 36-31 |
| 16:41 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 16:20 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Melvin Music | 36-34 |
| 16:06 | Minnesota | Thomas Bush hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 16:04 | Minnesota | David Thompson grabs the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 15:46 | Minnesota | Thomas Bush misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-34 |
| 15:45 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole grabs the board | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joe Pickett (fresh) SG - Thomas Bush (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Anthony Patel (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Holbert (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Searfoss (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Coffey (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Poole (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Andrew Duncan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Music (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole is fouled on the floor by Anthony Patel - foul #2 on Anthony Patel, team foul #5 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (PG), Gerald Stoney (SG), Jason Hall (SF), Marin Zellner (PF), Lawerence Brady (C) Joe Pickett, Thomas Bush, Anthony Patel, David Thompson, Wayne Holbert | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Justin Larios (PG), Jim Queen (SF), Chad Sanders (PF), Daniel Patterson (C) Michael Searfoss, Thomas Poole, Andrew Duncan, Melvin Music | |
| 14:59 | Michigan State | Jim Queen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 14:58 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 14:38 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney misses long on a floater in the paint | 36-34 |
| 14:37 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady gets the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 14:16 | Minnesota | Jim Queen is called for the reach on Marin Zellner - foul #2 on Jim Queen, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joe Pickett (PG), Wayne Holbert (C) John Hess, Lawerence Brady | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells (SG), Thomas Poole (SF) John Coffey, Jim Queen | |
| 14:05 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss (PG), Andrew Duncan (C) Richard Sorrells, Daniel Patterson | |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | Justin Larios misses badly on the uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 36-34 |
| 13:37 | Minnesota | Jason Hall grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 13:18 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Joe Pickett | 38-34 |
| 12:49 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-34 |
| 12:48 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 12:32 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 38-34 |
| 12:30 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 12:15 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 40-34 |
| 11:52 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Justin Larios | 40-36 |
| 11:26 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gerald Stoney and the foul's on Chad Sanders - foul #3 on Chad Sanders, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (PG), Thomas Bush (SG), Anthony Patel (SF), Lawerence Brady (C) Joe Pickett, Gerald Stoney, Jason Hall, Wayne Holbert | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (PG), Richard Sorrells (SG), Jim Queen (SF), Michael Woodcock (PF), Daniel Patterson (C) Michael Searfoss, Justin Larios, Thomas Poole, Chad Sanders, Andrew Duncan | |
| 11:26 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner makes the free throw | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Hess (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Bush (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Anthony Patel (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Marin Zellner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawerence Brady (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Sorrells (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Woodcock (fresh) C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Jim Queen misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 11:06 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 10:49 | Minnesota | John Coffey picks off the pass by Thomas Bush | 43-36 |
| 10:28 | Michigan State | Jim Queen scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Coffey | 43-39 |
| 10:04 | Minnesota | Thomas Bush comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 10:02 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 10:00 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells is fouled in the backcourt by Lawerence Brady - foul #4 on Lawerence Brady, team foul #6 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Thompson (PF), Wayne Holbert (C) Marin Zellner, Lawerence Brady | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss (PG), Andrew Duncan (PF) Richard Sorrells, Michael Woodcock | |
| 09:31 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Wayne Holbert - foul #1 on Wayne Holbert, team foul #7 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joe Pickett (PG), Gerald Stoney (SG) John Hess, Thomas Bush | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Justin Larios (SG), William Frazier (SF), Melvin Music (C) John Coffey, Jim Queen, Daniel Patterson | |
| 09:31 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 09:31 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 09:31 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 09:24 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney misses the dunk | 43-40 |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (SF) William Frazier | |
| 08:56 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Anthony Patel and he's hacked by Andrew Duncan - foul #1 on Andrew Duncan, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chad Sanders (PF) Andrew Duncan | |
| 08:56 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| 08:36 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 08:34 | Michigan State | Justin Larios tips it back up and in | 46-42 |
| 08:29 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 08:28 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney misses the tip | 46-42 |
| 08:26 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Melvin Music | 46-42 |
| 08:07 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders tips it but misses | 46-42 |
| 08:05 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 07:45 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney misses the floater from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 07:43 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney snags the offensive board | 46-42 |
| 07:23 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel is called for traveling | 46-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (PG), Thomas Bush (SG), Jason Hall (SF), Marin Zellner (PF), Lawerence Brady (C) Joe Pickett, Gerald Stoney, Anthony Patel, David Thompson, Wayne Holbert | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (SG), Jim Queen (SF), Andrew Duncan (PF), Daniel Patterson (C) Justin Larios, Thomas Poole, Chad Sanders, Melvin Music | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Hess (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Bush (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jason Hall (fresh) PF - Marin Zellner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawerence Brady (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Searfoss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Coffey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Duncan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Michigan State | Thomas Bush is called for the reach on John Coffey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Bush, team foul #8 | 46-42 |
| 07:20 | Michigan State | John Coffey makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 07:20 | Michigan State | John Coffey misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 07:20 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 07:06 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner slams it home set up by John Hess | 48-43 |
| 06:38 | Michigan State | Marin Zellner takes the ball from Jim Queen | 48-43 |
| 06:16 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 48-43 |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | John Coffey gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Bush - foul #2 on Thomas Bush, team foul #9 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joe Pickett (SF), Wayne Holbert (PF) Jason Hall, Marin Zellner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Justin Larios (PG), Chad Sanders (PF) Michael Searfoss, Andrew Duncan | |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 06:08 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 05:49 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert lays it in | 50-44 |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | John Hess picks off the pass by John Coffey | 50-44 |
| 05:30 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert hits the finger roll set up by John Hess | 52-44 |
| 05:06 | Michigan State | Jim Queen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 05:05 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Wayne Holbert | 52-44 |
| 04:38 | Minnesota | Thomas Bush drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Hess | 55-44 |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney (SG), Jason Hall (SF), Marin Zellner (PF) John Hess, Thomas Bush, Lawerence Brady | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss (PG), Thomas Poole (SF), Melvin Music (C) John Coffey, Jim Queen, Daniel Patterson | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Joe Pickett is called for the reach on Michael Searfoss in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joe Pickett, team foul #10 | 55-44 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 04:18 | Minnesota | Jason Hall buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:14 | Michigan State | Justin Larios's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-46 |
| 03:50 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 58-46 |
| 03:48 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Hall | 58-46 |
| 03:29 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Joe Pickett | 60-46 |
| 03:15 | Michigan State | Jason Hall steps in front of the Michael Searfoss pass | 60-46 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joe Pickett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerald Stoney (fresh) 22 pts. 7 reb. SF - Jason Hall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marin Zellner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Wayne Holbert (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Searfoss (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Larios (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Poole (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Chad Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Melvin Music (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Gerald Stoney and he's hacked by Thomas Poole - foul #2 on Thomas Poole, team foul #5 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (PG), Anthony Patel (SF) Joe Pickett, Jason Hall | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (PG), Richard Sorrells (SG), Jim Queen (SF), Michael Woodcock (PF), Andrew Duncan (C) Michael Searfoss, Justin Larios, Thomas Poole, Chad Sanders, Melvin Music | |
| 02:54 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert makes the free throw | 63-46 |
| 02:38 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Coffey | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:25 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney makes the floater from the right wing | 65-49 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-49 |
| 02:07 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner grabs the board | 65-49 |
| 01:56 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 65-49 |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | John Coffey gets the rebound | 65-49 |
| 01:47 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-49 |
| 01:46 | Minnesota | John Hess gets the rebound | 65-49 |
| 01:27 | Minnesota | John Coffey is called for the reach on John Hess - foul #1 on John Coffey, team foul #6 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joe Pickett (PG) John Hess | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Melvin Music (C) Michael Woodcock | |
| 01:07 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert hits the finger roll | 67-49 |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Jim Queen drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Gerald Stoney and he's hacked by Andrew Duncan - foul #2 on Andrew Duncan, team foul #7 | 69-52 |
| 00:33 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner misses the free throw | 69-52 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan grabs the board | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Jim Queen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-52 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett runs out the clock | 69-52 |