| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mike Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sonny Riggs (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Capone (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Aaron Devine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Schirmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Scott Capone inbounds the ball | 34-24 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Minnesota | The pull-up jumper by Ernest Schirmer is blocked by Robert Cox | 34-24 |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | Robert Cox gets the rebound | 34-24 |
| 19:41 | Northwestern | Mike Clark comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-24 |
| 19:39 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer pulls down the rebound | 34-24 |
| 19:34 | Minnesota | Scott Capone is hacked by Darryl Daniels - foul #3 on Darryl Daniels, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| 19:22 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin misses the floater from the right wing | 34-24 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to George Hutchcraft | 34-24 |
| 18:54 | Northwestern | Mike Clark comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 34-24 |
| 18:53 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft snags the offensive board | 34-24 |
| 18:35 | Northwestern | Robert Cox scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Mike Clark | 36-24 |
| 18:14 | Minnesota | Scott Capone misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on George Hutchcraft - foul #3 on George Hutchcraft, team foul #2 | 36-24 |
| 18:14 | Minnesota | Scott Capone makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 18:14 | Minnesota | Scott Capone makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 17:48 | Northwestern | Robert Cox is hacked by Ernest Schirmer - foul #1 on Ernest Schirmer, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (PF) George Hutchcraft, Raymond Price | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:25 | Northwestern | Robert Cox connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Mike Clark | 38-26 |
| 17:15 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs is hacked by James Gregory - foul #1 on James Gregory, team foul #3 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), Alphonso Valdez (C) Mike Clark, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:55 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-26 |
| 16:53 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine tips it but misses | 38-26 |
| 16:51 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Alphonso Valdez | 38-26 |
| 16:37 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ernest Schirmer - foul #2 on Ernest Schirmer, team foul #2 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF), Raymond Price (PF) Matthew Foret, James Gregory | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:37 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 16:37 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez misses the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 16:37 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Scott Capone | 39-26 |
| 16:20 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Jonas Richardson - foul #2 on Jonas Richardson, team foul #4 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG) Jonas Richardson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:20 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 16:20 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin misses the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Alphonso Valdez | 39-27 |
| 15:52 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 39-27 |
| 15:51 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mike Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darryl Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sonny Riggs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Capone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Aaron Devine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Schirmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Minnesota | Mike Clark steps in front of the Ernest Schirmer pass | 39-27 |
| 15:34 | Northwestern | Mike Clark is fouled on the floor by Ernest Schirmer - foul #3 on Ernest Schirmer, team foul #3 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Cox (C) Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 15:13 | Northwestern | Robert Cox connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Mike Clark | 41-27 |
| 14:48 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-27 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | Robert Cox grabs the board | 41-27 |
| 14:31 | Northwestern | Aaron Devine steps in front of the Mike Clark pass | 41-27 |
| 14:11 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-27 |
| 14:09 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin grabs the offensive rebound | 41-27 |
| 13:49 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine misses the floater from the right wing | 41-27 |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | Robert Cox snags the defensive board | 41-27 |
| 13:27 | Northwestern | Mike Clark hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Price | 44-27 |
| 13:13 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Capone | 44-30 |
| 13:08 | Northwestern | Mike Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 44-30 |
| 13:07 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Aaron Devine | 44-30 |
| 12:48 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-32 |
| 12:27 | Northwestern | Mike Clark misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 12:25 | Northwestern | Robert Cox tips it home | 46-32 |
| 12:02 | Minnesota | Darryl Daniels steals it from Aaron Devine | 46-32 |
| 11:47 | Northwestern | Mike Clark knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 49-32 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mike Clark (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darryl Daniels (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - George Hutchcraft (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Price (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Cox (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sonny Riggs (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Scott Capone (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Aaron Devine (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Schirmer (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:27 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin misses the runner from the right block | 49-32 |
| 11:25 | Northwestern | Mike Clark snags the defensive board | 49-32 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Peter Aikin steals the ball from Mike Clark | 49-32 |
| 11:07 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-32 |
| 11:05 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to George Hutchcraft | 49-32 |
| 10:48 | Northwestern | Robert Cox misses the driving attempt near the basket | 49-32 |
| 10:47 | Northwestern | Robert Cox can't tip it in | 49-32 |
| 10:45 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs grabs the board | 49-32 |
| 10:41 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), Malcolm Archer (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Mike Clark, Darryl Daniels, George Hutchcraft, Raymond Price, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Emerson Lindquist (SG), Gerald Hale (SF), Daniel Butler (PF) Peter Aikin, Sonny Riggs, Scott Capone, Aaron Devine | |
| 10:26 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer's pass is intercepted by Lionel Weise | 49-32 |
| 10:23 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale hits the finger roll set up by Lionel Weise | 49-34 |
| 10:21 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson is fouled in the backcourt by Lionel Weise - foul #1 on Lionel Weise, team foul #4 | 49-34 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson is called for a charge - foul #3 on Jonas Richardson, team foul #5 | 49-34 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:58 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jonas Richardson - foul #4 on Jonas Richardson, team foul #6 | 49-34 |
| 09:58 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise misses the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 09:58 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | Daniel Butler is called for the reach on Jonas Richardson - foul #1 on Daniel Butler, team foul #5 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Aaron Devine (PF) Ernest Schirmer | |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson scores on a 3 from the right corner | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:26 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-35 |
| 09:24 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret grabs the board | 52-35 |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret is hacked by Lionel Weise - foul #2 on Lionel Weise, team foul #6 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Peter Aikin (PG) Lionel Weise | |
| 08:57 | Northwestern | Emerson Lindquist steals the ball from Alphonso Valdez | 52-35 |
| 08:52 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-35 |
| 08:26 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret blows the dunk | 52-35 |
| 08:24 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine snags the defensive board | 52-35 |
| 08:17 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-35 |
| 08:16 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler gets the offensive rebound | 52-35 |
| 08:05 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-38 |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret clanks a floater from the left block | 52-38 |
| 07:51 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | James Gregory misses the jumper near the basket | 52-38 |
| 07:44 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret grabs the offensive board | 52-38 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Malcolm Archer (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Matthew Foret (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Gregory (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Emerson Lindquist (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Hale (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Devine (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret buries a turnaround from the right block | 54-38 |
| 07:13 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale is hacked by Matthew Foret - foul #1 on Matthew Foret, team foul #7 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), Darryl Daniels (SG), George Hutchcraft (SF), James Carter (PF), Robert Cox (C) Jonas Richardson, Malcolm Archer, Matthew Foret, James Gregory, Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs (SG), Ernest Schirmer (C) Emerson Lindquist, Aaron Devine | |
| 07:13 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale misses the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 07:13 | Northwestern | James Carter gets the rebound | 54-38 |
| 07:05 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by James Carter and he's fouled by Ernest Schirmer - foul #4 on Ernest Schirmer, team foul #7 | 56-38 |
| 07:05 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft makes the free throw | 57-38 |
| 06:48 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin lays it up and in on a great pass from Sonny Riggs | 57-40 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | James Carter misses short on a shot from the right side | 57-40 |
| 06:23 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler pulls down the rebound | 57-40 |
| 06:15 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-40 |
| 06:13 | Northwestern | Robert Cox snags the defensive board | 57-40 |
| 05:49 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels is called for traveling | 57-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (SG), James Gregory (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Darryl Daniels, George Hutchcraft, James Carter | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist (PG), Scott Capone (C) Peter Aikin, Ernest Schirmer | |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist hits a floater from the left side | 57-42 |
| 05:30 | Northwestern | Robert Cox hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Gregory | 59-42 |
| 05:15 | Minnesota | Mike Clark takes the ball from Scott Capone | 59-42 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | Robert Cox clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Gerald Hale - foul #4 on Gerald Hale, team foul #8 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), Matthew Foret (SF), Raymond Price (PF) Mike Clark, James Gregory, Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer (C) Gerald Hale | |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | Robert Cox misses the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| 04:39 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler is whistled for a carry | 60-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez (C) Robert Cox | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Gerald Hale (SF) Sonny Riggs, Ernest Schirmer | |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | Gerald Hale is called for the reach on Jonas Richardson - foul #5 on Gerald Hale, team foul #9 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer (C) Gerald Hale | |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 61-42 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-42 |
| 04:05 | Minnesota | Scott Capone hits a fadeaway in the paint | 62-44 |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret is hacked by Scott Capone - foul #2 on Scott Capone, team foul #10 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (SG) Malcolm Archer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 03:50 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler pulls down the rebound | 63-44 |
| 03:28 | Minnesota | Scott Capone misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 63-44 |
| 03:27 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels snags the defensive board | 63-44 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Darryl Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Price (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emerson Lindquist (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Scott Capone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Butler (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Ernest Schirmer (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 63-44 |
| 03:22 | Minnesota | Scott Capone grabs the board | 63-44 |
| 03:12 | Minnesota | Darryl Daniels is called for the reach on Emerson Lindquist - foul #4 on Darryl Daniels, team foul #8 | 63-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), James Gregory (PF), Robert Cox (C) Jonas Richardson, Raymond Price, Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Aaron Devine (PF) Ernest Schirmer | |
| 03:12 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 03:12 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | Aaron Devine denies the turnaround by Robert Cox | 63-46 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret grabs the offensive board | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:35 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-46 |
| 02:33 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Daniel Butler | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:18 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-49 |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | Robert Cox is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 63-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF), Raymond Price (PF) Matthew Foret, James Gregory | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer (C) Aaron Devine | |
| 01:30 | Minnesota | Scott Capone hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lionel Weise | 63-51 |
| 01:13 | Northwestern | Robert Cox connects on the runner from the right block set up by George Hutchcraft | 65-51 |
| 00:50 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-51 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Raymond Price pulls down the rebound | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Ernest Schirmer blocks the short jumper by George Hutchcraft | 65-51 |
| 00:21 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise pulls down the rebound | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-51 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft pulls down the rebound | 65-51 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Mike Clark runs out the clock | 65-51 |