| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Dikembe Akre (fresh) SG - Ivan Zahl (fresh) SF - Richard Boyd (fresh) PF - Gary Waters (fresh) C - Dustin Beresky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Moore (fresh) SG - Garf Szymkowski (fresh) SF - Melvin Randall (fresh) PF - Bryan Lubinsky (fresh) C - Brian Gray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Brian Gray wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Gray | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Minnesota | David Moore is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Garf Szymkowski | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Indiana | Garf Szymkowski steps in front of the Dikembe Akre pass in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski buries a floater from the left side and he's hacked by Dustin Beresky - foul #1 on Dustin Beresky, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 19:08 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski misses the free throw | 0-4 |
| 19:08 | Indiana | Gary Waters grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 18:51 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Boyd | 2-4 |
| 18:32 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 18:31 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 18:02 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 18:00 | Minnesota | David Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:41 | Minnesota | David Moore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 17:39 | Indiana | Gary Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:10 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ivan Zahl | 4-4 |
| 17:05 | Minnesota | Dustin Beresky is called for the reach on David Moore - foul #2 on Dustin Beresky, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Indiana | Daryl Mireles (SF), Glenn Nickerson (C) Richard Boyd, Dustin Beresky | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alonzo Woody (PG), Dwayne Danis (SG), Lawrence Thompson (SF), Paul Albertson (PF), Edgar Eichner (C) David Moore, Garf Szymkowski, Melvin Randall, Bryan Lubinsky, Brian Gray | |
| 16:50 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses short on a floater from the right side | 4-4 |
| 16:49 | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis tips it but misses | 4-4 |
| 16:47 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Gary Waters | 4-4 |
| 16:18 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 16:04 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Glenn Nickerson - foul #1 on Glenn Nickerson, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (PG), Richard Boyd (SG), Paul Stovall (PF) Dikembe Akre, Ivan Zahl, Gary Waters | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:04 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:04 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Gilbert (fresh) SG - Richard Boyd (fresh) SF - Daryl Mireles (fresh) PF - Paul Stovall (fresh) C - Glenn Nickerson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Alonzo Woody (fresh) SG - Dwayne Danis (fresh) SF - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Albertson (fresh) C - Edgar Eichner (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Indiana | Richard Boyd is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Daryl Mireles | 10-6 |
| 15:25 | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 15:23 | Indiana | Daryl Mireles grabs the board | 10-6 |
| 15:00 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert connects on the open fadeaway from the left side set up by Richard Boyd | 12-6 |
| 14:46 | Minnesota | Paul Albertson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 14:28 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 12-9 |
| 14:26 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 14:22 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Daryl Mireles - foul #1 on Daryl Mireles, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Akre (PG), Ivan Zahl (SG), Gary Waters (PF) Robert Gilbert, Daryl Mireles, Glenn Nickerson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Moore (PG), Garf Szymkowski (SG), Bryan Lubinsky (PF), Brian Gray (C) Alonzo Woody, Dwayne Danis, Paul Albertson, Edgar Eichner | |
| 14:22 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:22 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:59 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Garf Szymkowski - foul #1 on Garf Szymkowski, team foul #1 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson (C) Paul Stovall | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Melvin Randall (SF) Lawrence Thompson | |
| 13:59 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:59 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:41 | Minnesota | Brian Gray banks in the layup set up by Bryan Lubinsky | 14-12 |
| 13:18 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre is fouled on the floor by Melvin Randall - foul #1 on Melvin Randall, team foul #2 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Indiana | Daryl Mireles (SF) Richard Boyd | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 13:08 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Gray | 14-12 |
| 13:06 | Minnesota | David Moore pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 13:02 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bryan Lubinsky | 14-15 |
| 13:00 | Indiana | David Moore is called for the reach on Dikembe Akre in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Moore, team foul #3 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (PG) Dikembe Akre | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:47 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brian Gray - foul #1 on Brian Gray, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alonzo Woody (SG) Garf Szymkowski | |
| 12:47 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert misses the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 12:47 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 12:37 | Minnesota | Bryan Lubinsky comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 12:35 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 12:28 | Indiana | Bryan Lubinsky picks off the pass by Gary Waters | 15-15 |
| 12:13 | Minnesota | David Moore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-15 |
| 12:12 | Indiana | Gary Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 11:52 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 11:51 | Indiana | Gary Waters tips it back up and in | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Gilbert (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ivan Zahl (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daryl Mireles (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Waters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Glenn Nickerson (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Alonzo Woody (fresh) SF - Melvin Randall (fairly fresh) PF - Bryan Lubinsky (fairly fresh) C - Brian Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:45 | Minnesota | Bryan Lubinsky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 11:43 | Minnesota | Brian Gray misses the tip | 17-15 |
| 11:42 | Minnesota | Bryan Lubinsky grabs the offensive board | 17-15 |
| 11:19 | Minnesota | Robert Gilbert steals it from Bryan Lubinsky | 17-15 |
| 11:14 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert banks in the layup | 19-15 |
| 10:52 | Minnesota | Bryan Lubinsky clanks a floater from the left side | 19-15 |
| 10:50 | Indiana | Gary Waters pulls down the rebound | 19-15 |
| 10:32 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert scores on a shot from the left side | 21-15 |
| 10:13 | Minnesota | Gary Waters picks off the pass by David Moore | 21-15 |
| 09:53 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-15 |
| 09:51 | Minnesota | David Moore pulls down the rebound | 21-15 |
| 09:44 | Minnesota | Bryan Lubinsky loses the ball out of bounds | 21-15 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Akre (PG), Richard Boyd (SF), Paul Stovall (C) Robert Gilbert, Daryl Mireles, Glenn Nickerson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski (SG), Lawrence Thompson (SF), Paul Albertson (PF), Edgar Eichner (C) Alonzo Woody, Melvin Randall, Bryan Lubinsky, Brian Gray | |
| 09:21 | Indiana | Paul Stovall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-15 |
| 08:59 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner misses short on a turnaround from close range | 21-15 |
| 08:58 | Indiana | Richard Boyd snags the defensive board | 21-15 |
| 08:55 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre is fouled in the backcourt by David Moore - foul #2 on David Moore, team foul #5 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alonzo Woody (PG) David Moore | |
| 08:39 | Indiana | Richard Boyd's pass is intercepted by Paul Albertson | 21-15 |
| 08:32 | Minnesota | Alonzo Woody loses the ball out of bounds | 21-15 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (SG) Ivan Zahl | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 08:05 | Indiana | Richard Boyd is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Thompson - foul #1 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #6 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson (C) Paul Stovall | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis (SG), Melvin Randall (SF), Bryan Lubinsky (PF), Brian Gray (C) Garf Szymkowski, Lawrence Thompson, Paul Albertson, Edgar Eichner | |
| 07:46 | Indiana | Richard Boyd misses the floater from the right wing | 21-15 |
| 07:45 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Waters | 21-15 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Dikembe Akre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Gilbert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Boyd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Waters (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Glenn Nickerson (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Alonzo Woody (fairly fresh) SG - Dwayne Danis (fresh) SF - Melvin Randall (fairly fresh) PF - Bryan Lubinsky (fairly fresh) C - Brian Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Indiana | Richard Boyd is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Akre | 24-15 |
| 07:10 | Minnesota | Alonzo Woody hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Melvin Randall | 24-17 |
| 06:59 | Indiana | Richard Boyd misses the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-17 |
| 06:57 | Minnesota | Brian Gray grabs the board | 24-17 |
| 06:40 | Minnesota | Bryan Lubinsky is fouled on the floor by Robert Gilbert - foul #1 on Robert Gilbert, team foul #5 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (SG), Daryl Mireles (SF), Paul Stovall (PF), Dustin Beresky (C) Robert Gilbert, Richard Boyd, Gary Waters, Glenn Nickerson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Moore (PG), Garf Szymkowski (SG), Lawrence Thompson (SF), Paul Albertson (PF), Edgar Eichner (C) Alonzo Woody, Dwayne Danis, Melvin Randall, Bryan Lubinsky, Brian Gray | |
| 06:25 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 24-17 |
| 06:24 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl grabs the defensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 06:05 | Indiana | Edgar Eichner is called for the reach on Daryl Mireles - foul #1 on Edgar Eichner, team foul #7 | 24-17 |
| 06:05 | Indiana | Daryl Mireles makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 06:05 | Indiana | Daryl Mireles makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 05:56 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski loses the dribble to Ivan Zahl | 26-17 |
| 05:32 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl misses short on a floater from the right side | 26-17 |
| 05:31 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky can't tip it in | 26-17 |
| 05:29 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky can't tip it in | 26-17 |
| 05:27 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl grabs the offensive board | 26-17 |
| 05:14 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre is whistled for a carry | 26-17 |
| Subs | Indiana | Richard Boyd (SF), Gary Waters (PF) Daryl Mireles, Paul Stovall | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis (SG), Brian Gray (C) Garf Szymkowski, Edgar Eichner | |
| 05:07 | Minnesota | Brian Gray misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-17 |
| 05:06 | Indiana | Gary Waters grabs the board | 26-17 |
| 04:37 | Indiana | Richard Boyd is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Richard Boyd, team foul #6 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (SG) Ivan Zahl | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alonzo Woody (PG), Melvin Randall (SF), Bryan Lubinsky (PF) David Moore, Lawrence Thompson, Paul Albertson | |
| 04:20 | Minnesota | Alonzo Woody knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Bryan Lubinsky | 26-20 |
| 04:18 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre double dribbles in the backcourt | 26-20 |
| 04:02 | Minnesota | Dikembe Akre steals it from Melvin Randall | 26-20 |
| 03:37 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-20 |
| 03:35 | Minnesota | Bryan Lubinsky grabs the defensive rebound | 26-20 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Dikembe Akre (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Gilbert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Boyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Waters (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Dustin Beresky (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Alonzo Woody (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dwayne Danis (fairly fresh) SF - Melvin Randall (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bryan Lubinsky (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Gray (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Minnesota | Richard Boyd steps in front of the Dwayne Danis pass | 26-20 |
| 03:00 | Indiana | Richard Boyd hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 26-20 |
| 02:59 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Beresky | 26-20 |
| 02:44 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert is fouled on the floor by Alonzo Woody - foul #1 on Alonzo Woody, team foul #8 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (SG), Daryl Mireles (SF), Paul Stovall (PF) Dikembe Akre, Richard Boyd, Gary Waters | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Moore (PG), Garf Szymkowski (SG), Lawrence Thompson (SF), Paul Albertson (PF), Edgar Eichner (C) Alonzo Woody, Dwayne Danis, Melvin Randall, Bryan Lubinsky, Brian Gray | |
| 02:44 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert misses the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 02:44 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner gets the rebound | 26-20 |
| 02:34 | Minnesota | David Moore blows the layup | 26-20 |
| 02:33 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson grabs the offensive board | 26-20 |
| 02:16 | Minnesota | Dustin Beresky is called for the reach on Edgar Eichner - foul #3 on Dustin Beresky, team foul #7 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson (C) Dustin Beresky | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:16 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 02:16 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 01:53 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Ivan Zahl | 28-22 |
| 01:37 | Minnesota | Paul Albertson misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Daryl Mireles - foul #2 on Daryl Mireles, team foul #8 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Akre (PG) Robert Gilbert | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Melvin Randall (SF) David Moore | |
| 01:37 | Minnesota | Paul Albertson misses the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 01:37 | Minnesota | Paul Albertson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 01:31 | Indiana | Paul Stovall is hacked by Lawrence Thompson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #9 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alonzo Woody (PG) Lawrence Thompson | |
| 01:31 | Indiana | Paul Stovall misses the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 01:31 | Minnesota | Paul Albertson grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 01:09 | Minnesota | Alonzo Woody misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 01:07 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner can't tip it in | 28-23 |
| 01:06 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Paul Stovall | 28-23 |
| 00:51 | Indiana | Daryl Mireles comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Melvin Randall - foul #2 on Melvin Randall, team foul #10 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Indiana | Gary Waters (PF) Paul Stovall | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bryan Lubinsky (PF) Paul Albertson | |
| 00:51 | Indiana | Daryl Mireles makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 00:51 | Indiana | Daryl Mireles makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 00:41 | Minnesota | Bryan Lubinsky misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 30-23 |
| 00:39 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Daryl Mireles | 30-23 |
| 00:37 | Indiana | Daryl Mireles is fouled in the backcourt by Melvin Randall - foul #3 on Melvin Randall, team foul #11 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (SF), Brian Gray (C) Melvin Randall, Edgar Eichner | |
| 00:37 | Indiana | Daryl Mireles makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 00:37 | Indiana | Daryl Mireles misses the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 00:37 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Brian Gray | 31-23 |
| 00:18 | Minnesota | Bryan Lubinsky is called for traveling | 31-23 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (PG), Richard Boyd (SF) Dikembe Akre, Daryl Mireles | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Moore (PG) Alonzo Woody | |
| 00:03 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-23 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Brian Gray grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Brian Gray comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 31-23 |