| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Richard Guest (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Leland Dudek (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Austin Mack (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Dearborn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Merle Calhoun (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Scott Paulsen (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Carstensen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Grady Vickrey (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack inbounds the ball | 39-29 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:44 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Leland Dudek | 42-29 |
| 19:25 | Minnesota | Austin Mack steals the ball from Daniel Johnson | 42-29 |
| 19:05 | Sacramento State | Robert Dearborn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-29 |
| 18:39 | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-29 |
| 18:38 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest pulls down the rebound | 42-29 |
| 18:33 | Sacramento State | Leland Dudek clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-29 |
| 18:32 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Scott Paulsen | 42-29 |
| 18:15 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Dearborn - foul #1 on Robert Dearborn, team foul #1 | 42-29 |
| 18:15 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 18:15 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 17:53 | Sacramento State | Leland Dudek comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 17:52 | Sacramento State | Merle Calhoun hits the follow up shot | 44-30 |
| 17:41 | Minnesota | Nicholas Carstensen is fouled on the floor by Robert Dearborn - foul #2 on Robert Dearborn, team foul #2 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Tommy Fischer (PF), Eric Allen (C) Robert Dearborn, Merle Calhoun | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:23 | Minnesota | Tommy Fischer takes the ball from Grady Vickrey | 44-30 |
| 17:08 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack slams it home | 46-30 |
| 16:46 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson hits a shot from close range | 46-32 |
| 16:25 | Sacramento State | Daniel Johnson is called for the reach on Leland Dudek - foul #3 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #1 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert McCullen (PG), Douglas Wertz (SG), Carl Cox (SF), Robert Dearborn (PF), Merle Calhoun (C) Richard Guest, Leland Dudek, Austin Mack, Tommy Fischer, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel (PG), Mauricio Greco (SG), James Shelley (SF), Thomas Giblin (C) John Franklin, Daniel Johnson, Scott Paulsen, Grady Vickrey | |
| 16:07 | Sacramento State | Merle Calhoun clanks a turnaround near the basket | 46-32 |
| 16:06 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel gets the rebound | 46-32 |
| 16:01 | Minnesota | Mauricio Greco can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-32 |
| 16:00 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin tips it but misses | 46-32 |
| 15:59 | Sacramento State | Merle Calhoun grabs the board | 46-32 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert McCullen (fresh) SG - Douglas Wertz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Cox (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Dearborn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Merle Calhoun (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mauricio Greco (fresh) SF - James Shelley (fresh) PF - Nicholas Carstensen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Giblin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Sacramento State | Thomas Giblin swats the layup by Merle Calhoun | 46-32 |
| 15:44 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox tips it but misses | 46-32 |
| 15:43 | Minnesota | James Shelley grabs the board | 46-32 |
| 15:28 | Minnesota | Mauricio Greco blows the layup but he's hacked by Douglas Wertz - foul #2 on Douglas Wertz, team foul #3 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Austin Mack (SF) Carl Cox | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson (SG) Dikembe Emanuel | |
| 15:28 | Minnesota | Mauricio Greco makes the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 15:28 | Minnesota | Mauricio Greco misses the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 15:28 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Merle Calhoun | 46-33 |
| 15:03 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack double dribbles | 46-33 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Tommy Fischer (PF) Robert Dearborn | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel (PG), Scott Paulsen (SF), Grady Vickrey (C) Mauricio Greco, James Shelley, Thomas Giblin | |
| 14:50 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-33 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Eric Allen (C) Merle Calhoun | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 14:29 | Sacramento State | Tommy Fischer can't finish the layup | 46-33 |
| 14:28 | Minnesota | Nicholas Carstensen pulls down the rebound | 46-33 |
| 14:23 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel is hacked by Douglas Wertz - foul #3 on Douglas Wertz, team foul #4 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Richard Guest (PG), Leland Dudek (SG) Robert McCullen, Douglas Wertz | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Franklin (PG), Nathan Frazier (PF) Dikembe Emanuel, Nicholas Carstensen | |
| 14:05 | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-33 |
| 13:36 | Sacramento State | Leland Dudek misses long on a floater from the baseline | 46-33 |
| 13:34 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Grady Vickrey | 46-33 |
| 13:14 | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey misses long on a floater from the right side | 46-33 |
| 13:13 | Sacramento State | Eric Allen grabs the board | 46-33 |
| 12:57 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Leland Dudek | 48-33 |
| 12:47 | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen is fouled on the floor by Eric Allen - foul #1 on Eric Allen, team foul #5 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Carl Cox (SF), Robert Dearborn (PF), Merle Calhoun (C) Austin Mack, Tommy Fischer, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel (PG), James Shelley (SF), Nicholas Carstensen (PF), Thomas Giblin (C) John Franklin, Scott Paulsen, Nathan Frazier, Grady Vickrey | |
| 12:35 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson connects on the floater from the left side | 48-35 |
| 12:18 | Sacramento State | Merle Calhoun misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 12:16 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 12:11 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-35 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert McCullen (PG), Douglas Wertz (SG) Richard Guest, Leland Dudek | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:07 | Sacramento State | Robert McCullen is hacked by Daniel Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #2 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mauricio Greco (SG) Daniel Johnson | |
| 11:54 | Sacramento State | Robert Dearborn can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-35 |
| 11:52 | Sacramento State | Robert McCullen hits the follow up shot | 50-35 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert McCullen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Douglas Wertz (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carl Cox (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Dearborn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Merle Calhoun (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mauricio Greco (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Shelley (fresh) PF - Nicholas Carstensen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Giblin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Minnesota | Nicholas Carstensen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-35 |
| 11:32 | Sacramento State | Robert Dearborn grabs the board | 50-35 |
| 11:12 | Sacramento State | Robert Dearborn buries a runner in the paint set up by Robert McCullen | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 10:53 | Minnesota | James Shelley makes the jumper from the left block | 52-37 |
| 10:44 | Sacramento State | Robert Dearborn makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Robert McCullen | 54-37 |
| 10:29 | Minnesota | James Shelley clanks a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Carl Cox - foul #1 on Carl Cox, team foul #6 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Richard Guest (PG), Leland Dudek (SG), Austin Mack (SF), Tommy Fischer (PF) Robert McCullen, Douglas Wertz, Carl Cox, Robert Dearborn | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Franklin (PG), Scott Paulsen (SG), Nathan Frazier (PF), Grady Vickrey (C) Dikembe Emanuel, Mauricio Greco, Nicholas Carstensen, Thomas Giblin | |
| 10:29 | Minnesota | James Shelley makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 10:29 | Minnesota | James Shelley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 10:11 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack lays it in on a great pass from Leland Dudek | 56-39 |
| 09:57 | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-39 |
| 09:55 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest snags the defensive board | 56-39 |
| 09:44 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack is fouled on the floor by John Franklin - foul #2 on John Franklin, team foul #3 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Eric Allen (C) Merle Calhoun | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mauricio Greco (SG) James Shelley | |
| 09:25 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-39 |
| 09:24 | Sacramento State | Tommy Fischer can't tip it in | 56-39 |
| 09:22 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 09:00 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 56-39 |
| 08:59 | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey grabs the board | 56-39 |
| 08:55 | Minnesota | John Franklin knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Mauricio Greco | 56-41 |
| 08:37 | Sacramento State | Leland Dudek misses the easy layup | 56-41 |
| 08:35 | Minnesota | John Franklin grabs the defensive rebound | 56-41 |
| 08:32 | Minnesota | Richard Guest steals it from John Franklin in the backcourt | 56-41 |
| 08:30 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest throws it down | 58-41 |
| 08:19 | Minnesota | John Franklin buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Grady Vickrey | 58-44 |
| 08:07 | Sacramento State | Tommy Fischer misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Nathan Frazier - foul #4 on Nathan Frazier, team foul #4 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert McCullen (PG), Douglas Wertz (SG), Merle Calhoun (C) Richard Guest, Leland Dudek, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Shelley (SF), Nicholas Carstensen (PF) Mauricio Greco, Nathan Frazier | |
| 08:07 | Sacramento State | Tommy Fischer misses the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 08:07 | Sacramento State | Tommy Fischer misses the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 08:07 | Sacramento State | The offensive rebound goes to Merle Calhoun | 58-44 |
| 08:02 | Sacramento State | John Franklin is called for the reach on Douglas Wertz - foul #3 on John Franklin, team foul #5 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Dearborn (PF) Tommy Fischer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel (PG) John Franklin | |
| 07:50 | Sacramento State | Robert Dearborn comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-44 |
| 07:49 | Sacramento State | Robert Dearborn tips it in | 60-44 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert McCullen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Wertz (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Austin Mack (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Dearborn (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Merle Calhoun (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Scott Paulsen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Shelley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nicholas Carstensen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Grady Vickrey (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 60-44 |
| 07:41 | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey grabs the offensive rebound | 60-44 |
| 07:27 | Minnesota | Nicholas Carstensen travels with the ball | 60-44 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson (SG), Thomas Giblin (C) Scott Paulsen, Grady Vickrey | |
| 06:58 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack misses short on a runner from the left block | 60-44 |
| 06:56 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Thomas Giblin | 60-44 |
| 06:49 | Minnesota | The jump hook by Daniel Johnson is blocked by Austin Mack | 60-44 |
| 06:48 | Minnesota | James Shelley pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-44 |
| 06:39 | Minnesota | James Shelley hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-46 |
| 06:20 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Douglas Wertz | 62-46 |
| 06:08 | Minnesota | James Shelley knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 62-48 |
| 05:46 | Sacramento State | Robert Dearborn connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-48 |
| 05:34 | Minnesota | Nicholas Carstensen misses the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Dearborn - foul #3 on Robert Dearborn, team foul #7 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Richard Guest (PG), Leland Dudek (SG), Carl Cox (SF), Tommy Fischer (PF), Eric Allen (C) Robert McCullen, Douglas Wertz, Austin Mack, Robert Dearborn, Merle Calhoun | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Franklin (PG), Scott Paulsen (SF), Grady Vickrey (C) Dikembe Emanuel, James Shelley, Thomas Giblin | |
| 05:34 | Minnesota | Nicholas Carstensen misses the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 05:34 | Minnesota | Nicholas Carstensen makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento 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 man to man (+3) | |
| 05:08 | Sacramento State | Leland Dudek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-49 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier (PF) Nicholas Carstensen | |
| 04:50 | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by John Franklin | 64-51 |
| 04:43 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-51 |
| 04:41 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 04:28 | Minnesota | John Franklin's pass is intercepted by Tommy Fischer | 64-51 |
| 04:16 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-51 |
| 04:15 | Sacramento State | Leland Dudek tips it in | 66-51 |
| 04:04 | Minnesota | Tommy Fischer steals it from John Franklin | 66-51 |
| 03:48 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-51 |
| 03:46 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox can't tip it in | 66-51 |
| 03:44 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Grady Vickrey | 66-51 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Richard Guest (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SG - Leland Dudek (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Carl Cox (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tommy Fischer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Eric Allen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Franklin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 pf. SF - Scott Paulsen (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Nathan Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Grady Vickrey (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-54 |
| 03:20 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-54 |
| 03:18 | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| 03:03 | Minnesota | John Franklin is fouled on the floor by Tommy Fischer - foul #1 on Tommy Fischer, team foul #8 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert McCullen (PG), Douglas Wertz (SG), Austin Mack (SF), Robert Dearborn (PF), Merle Calhoun (C) Richard Guest, Leland Dudek, Carl Cox, Tommy Fischer, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nicholas Carstensen (PF) Nathan Frazier | |
| 03:03 | Minnesota | John Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 03:03 | Minnesota | John Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 03:00 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-56 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Richard Guest (PG), Leland Dudek (SG) Robert McCullen, Douglas Wertz | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:37 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack misses long on a shot from the right wing | 66-56 |
| 02:36 | Sacramento State | Leland Dudek tips it home | 68-56 |
| 02:26 | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-56 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel (PG), Mauricio Greco (SG), James Shelley (SF), Nathan Frazier (PF), Thomas Giblin (C) John Franklin, Daniel Johnson, Scott Paulsen, Nicholas Carstensen, Grady Vickrey | |
| 02:08 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-56 |
| 02:06 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to James Shelley | 68-56 |
| 01:48 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-56 |
| 01:46 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack grabs the defensive rebound | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento 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 halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 01:22 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Guest | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 01:13 | Minnesota | James Shelley misses the shot in the lane | 70-56 |
| 01:12 | Sacramento State | Merle Calhoun gets the rebound | 70-56 |
| 00:48 | Sacramento State | James Shelley takes the ball from Robert Dearborn | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | Mauricio Greco comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Leland Dudek - foul #1 on Leland Dudek, team foul #9 | 70-56 |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | Mauricio Greco makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | Mauricio Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Sacramento State | Merle Calhoun makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Austin Mack and he's fouled by James Shelley - foul #3 on James Shelley, team foul #6 | 72-58 |
| 00:18 | Sacramento State | Merle Calhoun makes the free throw | 73-58 |
| 00:11 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 73-58 |
| 00:09 | Sacramento State | Robert Dearborn gets the rebound | 73-58 |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest runs out the clock | 73-58 |