| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Hedeon Zysett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rhamadhani Aziz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jaja Abdalla (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Liller (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Elmer Riffle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Fink (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mohammad Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Willie Dougherty (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jamie Pyatt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Minnesota | Rhamadhani Aziz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-32 |
| 19:16 | Ball State | Eric Fink comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 28-32 |
| 19:14 | Minnesota | Rhamadhani Aziz snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 18:59 | Minnesota | Rhamadhani Aziz is fouled on the floor by Willie Dougherty - foul #2 on Willie Dougherty, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 18:30 | Minnesota | Danny Liller comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 18:28 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 18:06 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty clanks a turnaround near the basket | 28-32 |
| 18:04 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 17:36 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Danny Liller | 31-32 |
| 17:11 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 31-32 |
| 17:10 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 16:56 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla splits the doubleteam and buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Danny Liller | 33-32 |
| 16:40 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott drills a shot in the lane | 33-34 |
| 16:22 | Minnesota | Danny Liller loses the dribble to Mohammad Scott | 33-34 |
| 16:11 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 15:50 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Newman (C) Elmer Riffle | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (SG), Douglas Dotson (SF), Jeffrey Lee (PF), Patrick Blackmer (C) Eric Fink, Mohammad Scott, Willie Dougherty, Jamie Pyatt | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Hedeon Zysett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rhamadhani Aziz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jaja Abdalla (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Liller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Newman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Travis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Dotson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Blackmer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson is alone and drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Gerard Stansbury and the foul's on Danny Liller - foul #1 on Danny Liller, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| 15:28 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson makes the free throw | 33-40 |
| 15:06 | Minnesota | Patrick Blackmer steals the ball from Rhamadhani Aziz | 33-40 |
| 14:48 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Hedeon Zysett - foul #2 on Hedeon Zysett, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| 14:48 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury misses the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 14:48 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 14:21 | Minnesota | Danny Liller clanks a shot from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 14:20 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 14:15 | Ball State | Richard Newman is called for the reach on Daniel Travis - foul #3 on Richard Newman, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| 14:07 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson is fouled on the floor by Hedeon Zysett - foul #3 on Hedeon Zysett, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| 13:48 | Ball State | Hedeon Zysett steps in front of the Douglas Dotson pass | 33-41 |
| 13:23 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 13:21 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 13:14 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer is fouled on the floor by Richard Newman - foul #4 on Richard Newman, team foul #5 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert McNeme (PF), Kenneth Singer (C) Danny Liller, Richard Newman | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Fink (SG), Jamie Pyatt (C) Daniel Travis, Patrick Blackmer | |
| 13:03 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee misses the runner from the left block | 33-41 |
| 13:01 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt grabs the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 12:40 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Eric Fink | 33-43 |
| 12:21 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla is hacked by Douglas Dotson - foul #1 on Douglas Dotson, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Mohammad Scott (SF), Willie Dougherty (PF) Douglas Dotson, Jeffrey Lee | |
| 11:58 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 11:57 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty grabs the board | 33-43 |
| 11:52 | Ball State | Robert McNeme blocks the short jumper by Gerard Stansbury | 33-43 |
| 11:50 | Minnesota | Robert McNeme grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Hedeon Zysett (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Rhamadhani Aziz (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jaja Abdalla (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert McNeme (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Singer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Fink (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mohammad Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Willie Dougherty (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jamie Pyatt (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Minnesota | Rhamadhani Aziz misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 11:33 | Ball State | Eric Fink grabs the board | 33-43 |
| 11:27 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt is fouled on the floor by Robert McNeme - foul #1 on Robert McNeme, team foul #6 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Danny Liller (PF), Elmer Riffle (C) Robert McNeme, Kenneth Singer | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (SG) Eric Fink | |
| 11:18 | Ball State | Hedeon Zysett picks off the pass by Jamie Pyatt | 33-43 |
| 11:14 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla lays it in on a nice dish by Hedeon Zysett | 35-43 |
| 11:10 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Daniel Travis | 35-46 |
| 10:49 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-46 |
| 10:47 | Ball State | Daniel Travis grabs the board | 35-46 |
| 10:42 | Ball State | Daniel Travis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-46 |
| 10:40 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt gets the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 10:31 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Elmer Riffle - foul #1 on Elmer Riffle, team foul #7 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Dotson (SF), Patrick Blackmer (C) Gerard Stansbury, Jamie Pyatt | |
| 10:31 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 10:31 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 10:08 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 10:07 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| 10:01 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson loses the ball out of bounds | 35-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee (PF) Willie Dougherty | |
| 09:42 | Minnesota | Danny Liller knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Hedeon Zysett | 37-48 |
| 09:27 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Mohammad Scott | 37-50 |
| 09:15 | Minnesota | Rhamadhani Aziz misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Daniel Travis - foul #4 on Daniel Travis, team foul #3 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert McNeme (C) Elmer Riffle | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury (PG), Eric Fink (SG) Mohammad Scott, Daniel Travis | |
| 09:15 | Minnesota | Rhamadhani Aziz makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 09:15 | Minnesota | Rhamadhani Aziz makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 08:54 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Fink | 39-53 |
| 08:25 | Minnesota | Danny Liller scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Hedeon Zysett | 41-53 |
| 08:09 | Ball State | Robert McNeme swats the short shot by Douglas Dotson | 41-53 |
| 08:07 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury gets the offensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 07:54 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eric Fink | 41-55 |
| 07:42 | Minnesota | Rhamadhani Aziz is open and scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jaja Abdalla | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Hedeon Zysett (tired) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Rhamadhani Aziz (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jaja Abdalla (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Liller (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert McNeme (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Fink (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Douglas Dotson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Blackmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee's fadeaway is rejected by Robert McNeme | 44-55 |
| 07:33 | Minnesota | Danny Liller pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 07:10 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 44-55 |
| 07:09 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson snags the defensive board | 44-55 |
| 07:04 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-55 |
| 07:02 | Minnesota | Robert McNeme gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| 06:59 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 44-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Elmer Riffle (C) Robert McNeme | |
| Subs | Ball State | Mohammad Scott (PG), Daniel Travis (SG), Willie Dougherty (PF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Gerard Stansbury, Eric Fink, Jeffrey Lee, Patrick Blackmer | |
| 06:37 | Minnesota | Daniel Travis steps in front of the Rhamadhani Aziz pass | 44-55 |
| 06:18 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-55 |
| 06:17 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Dougherty | 44-55 |
| 06:10 | Ball State | Daniel Travis misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-55 |
| 06:09 | Minnesota | Rhamadhani Aziz snags the defensive board | 44-55 |
| 05:47 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Elmer Riffle and he's fouled by Mohammad Scott - foul #1 on Mohammad Scott, team foul #4 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert McNeme (PF) Danny Liller | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury (PG) Douglas Dotson | |
| 05:47 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett makes the free throw | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 05:38 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 05:37 | Minnesota | Elmer Riffle snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 05:27 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-55 |
| 05:18 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Gerard Stansbury | 49-57 |
| 05:08 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-57 |
| 04:51 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt blows the dunk | 52-57 |
| 04:49 | Minnesota | Elmer Riffle grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 04:39 | Minnesota | Rhamadhani Aziz misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-57 |
| 04:38 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 04:21 | Ball State | Daniel Travis is called for traveling | 52-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey McCosker (PG), Charles Slye (SG), Zachary Hoge (SF), Richard Newman (C) Hedeon Zysett, Rhamadhani Aziz, Jaja Abdalla, Elmer Riffle | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Fink (SG), Douglas Dotson (SF), Jeffrey Lee (PF), Patrick Blackmer (C) Daniel Travis, Mohammad Scott, Willie Dougherty, Jamie Pyatt | |
| 04:08 | Minnesota | Zachary Hoge comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Douglas Dotson - foul #2 on Douglas Dotson, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Danny Liller (PF) Robert McNeme | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 04:08 | Minnesota | Zachary Hoge misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 04:08 | Minnesota | Zachary Hoge misses the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 04:08 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 03:46 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson is whistled for traveling | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeffrey McCosker (fresh) SG - Charles Slye (fresh) SF - Zachary Hoge (fresh) PF - Danny Liller (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Newman (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric Fink (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Douglas Dotson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Blackmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Minnesota | Richard Newman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-57 |
| 03:06 | Ball State | Eric Fink misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 03:05 | Minnesota | Danny Liller grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 02:56 | Minnesota | Richard Newman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 52-57 |
| 02:54 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 02:54 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rhamadhani Aziz (SG), Jaja Abdalla (SF), Elmer Riffle (C) Charles Slye, Zachary Hoge, Richard Newman | |
| Subs | Ball State | Mohammad Scott (SF), Willie Dougherty (PF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Douglas Dotson, Jeffrey Lee, Patrick Blackmer | |
| 02:45 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty misses long on a jumper in the lane | 52-57 |
| 02:43 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty tips it home | 52-59 |
| 02:34 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-59 |
| 02:33 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury grabs the board | 52-59 |
| 02:26 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-59 |
| 02:25 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Gerard Stansbury | 52-59 |
| 02:11 | Ball State | Danny Liller steals the ball from Eric Fink | 52-59 |
| 01:50 | Minnesota | Danny Liller misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Willie Dougherty - foul #3 on Willie Dougherty, team foul #6 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett (PG) Jeffrey McCosker | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 01:50 | Minnesota | Danny Liller makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 01:50 | Minnesota | Danny Liller makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 01:38 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty lays it in set up by Gerard Stansbury | 54-61 |
| 01:23 | Minnesota | Rhamadhani Aziz misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 54-61 |
| 01:21 | Minnesota | Elmer Riffle tips it in | 56-61 |
| 01:16 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott misses the 3 from the left corner | 56-61 |
| 01:14 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt grabs the offensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 01:08 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gerard Stansbury | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 01:00 | Minnesota | The jumper by Jaja Abdalla is denied by Willie Dougherty | 56-64 |
| 00:58 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Liller | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 00:55 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-64 |
| 00:53 | Minnesota | Elmer Riffle gets the offensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 00:51 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-64 |
| 00:49 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty gets the rebound | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Ball State | Rhamadhani Aziz is called for the reach on Willie Dougherty in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rhamadhani Aziz, team foul #8 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (SG), Jeffrey Lee (C) Eric Fink, Jamie Pyatt | |
| 00:48 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:48 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:42 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla travels with the ball | 56-66 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeff Gentner (PG), Ed Hull (PF), Patrick Blackmer (C) Gerard Stansbury, Mohammad Scott, Willie Dougherty | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee double dribbles | 56-66 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Dotson (SF) Ed Hull | |
| 00:09 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-66 |
| 00:07 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla grabs the offensive board | 56-66 |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Lee takes the ball from Danny Liller | 56-66 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Jeff Gentner runs out the clock | 56-66 |