| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joe Pickett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marin Zellner (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Anthony Patel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mitchell Woods (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Edmondson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathon Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norbert Richard (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Piccirillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Wright (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel inbounds the ball | 38-22 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 38-22 |
| 19:50 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll's fadeaway is rejected by David Thompson | 38-22 |
| 19:48 | UTEP | Arthur Wright gets the offensive rebound | 38-22 |
| 19:29 | UTEP | David Thompson steals the ball from Ralph Piccirillo | 38-22 |
| 19:05 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Anthony Patel | 40-22 |
| 19:01 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Hall (SF), James Newberger (PF), Lawerence Brady (C) Anthony Patel, Mitchell Woods, David Thompson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher (C) Arthur Wright | |
| 18:32 | Minnesota | James Newberger is hacked by Norbert Richard - foul #1 on Norbert Richard, team foul #1 | 40-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ryan Walters (PG), John Hess (SG) Joe Pickett, Marin Zellner | |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Donald Krueger (SG), Mark Rorie (SF), Stephen Zolinas (PF) Richard Edmondson, Jonathon Carroll, Norbert Richard, Ralph Piccirillo | |
| 18:20 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady lays it in | 42-22 |
| 18:18 | UTEP | Mark Rorie is hacked by Jason Hall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Hall, team foul #1 | 42-22 |
| 17:54 | UTEP | Donald Krueger misses the fadeaway from the left side | 42-22 |
| 17:52 | Minnesota | John Hess snags the defensive board | 42-22 |
| 17:23 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady is called for traveling | 42-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joe Pickett (PG), Marin Zellner (SG), Anthony Patel (SF), Mitchell Woods (PF), David Thompson (C) Ryan Walters, John Hess, Jason Hall, James Newberger, Lawerence Brady | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (PG), Jonathon Carroll (SG), James Burnett (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Willie Inge, Donald Krueger, Stephen Zolinas, Marshall Thatcher | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 17:05 | UTEP | Mark Rorie knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Edmondson | 42-24 |
| 16:48 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel misses long on an open runner from the baseline | 42-24 |
| 16:46 | Minnesota | David Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 42-24 |
| 16:25 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner misses the easy layup | 42-24 |
| 16:23 | UTEP | Mark Rorie grabs the board | 42-24 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:18 | UTEP | Mark Rorie misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Anthony Patel - foul #3 on Anthony Patel, team foul #2 | 42-24 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ernest Kruckenberg (PG) Joe Pickett | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (SG), Ralph Piccirillo (PF), Stephen Zolinas (C) Jonathon Carroll, James Burnett, Arthur Wright | |
| 16:18 | UTEP | Mark Rorie makes the 1st free throw | 42-25 |
| 16:18 | UTEP | Mark Rorie makes the 2nd free throw | 42-26 |
| 16:00 | Minnesota | Richard Edmondson steps in front of the Marin Zellner pass | 42-26 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ernest Kruckenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marin Zellner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SF - Anthony Patel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mitchell Woods (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - David Thompson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Edmondson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Krueger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Rorie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ralph Piccirillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Zolinas (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:42 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Ralph Piccirillo, team foul #2 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (SG) Marin Zellner | |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Norbert Richard (SF) Richard Edmondson, Mark Rorie | |
| 15:30 | Minnesota | David Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-26 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joe Pickett (PG) Ernest Kruckenberg | |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (SG), Arthur Wright (C) Donald Krueger, Stephen Zolinas | |
| 15:06 | UTEP | Norbert Richard clanks a 3 from the left corner | 42-26 |
| 15:04 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo grabs the offensive board | 42-26 |
| 14:49 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo lays it in on a nice dish by Willie Inge | 42-28 |
| 14:46 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel is hacked by Norbert Richard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Norbert Richard, team foul #3 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ryan Walters (PG), Marin Zellner (SG), Jason Hall (SF), James Newberger (PF), Lawerence Brady (C) Joe Pickett, John Hess, Anthony Patel, Mitchell Woods, David Thompson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (PG), Jonathon Carroll (SG), Marshall Thatcher (PF), James Burnett (C) Willie Inge, Curtis Tanner, Ralph Piccirillo, Arthur Wright | |
| 14:28 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady blows the layup but he's hacked by James Burnett - foul #1 on James Burnett, team foul #4 | 42-28 |
| 14:28 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady makes the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 14:28 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady misses the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 14:28 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher snags the defensive board | 43-28 |
| 14:26 | UTEP | Marin Zellner takes the ball from Marshall Thatcher in the backcourt | 43-28 |
| 14:17 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner is alone and drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Jason Hall | 45-28 |
| 14:02 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 45-28 |
| 14:00 | Minnesota | Jason Hall grabs the board | 45-28 |
| 13:35 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner knocks in the floater from the right block set up by James Newberger | 47-28 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:13 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Edmondson | 47-31 |
| 13:09 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner is hacked by Jonathon Carroll in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathon Carroll, team foul #5 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joe Pickett (PG), John Hess (SG), Anthony Patel (SF), Mitchell Woods (PF), David Thompson (C) Ryan Walters, Marin Zellner, Jason Hall, James Newberger, Lawerence Brady | |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Donald Krueger (SG), Mark Rorie (SF), Stephen Zolinas (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Richard Edmondson, Jonathon Carroll, Norbert Richard, Marshall Thatcher, James Burnett | |
| 12:45 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Anthony Patel | 50-31 |
| 12:33 | UTEP | Arthur Wright hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Willie Inge | 50-33 |
| 12:04 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Willie Inge - foul #2 on Willie Inge, team foul #6 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marin Zellner (SG), Jason Hall (SF) John Hess, Anthony Patel | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (PG), Curtis Tanner (SF), Ralph Piccirillo (PF) Willie Inge, Mark Rorie, Stephen Zolinas | |
| 12:04 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett makes the 1st free throw | 51-33 |
| 12:04 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett makes the 2nd free throw | 52-33 |
| 11:50 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jason Hall - foul #2 on Jason Hall, team foul #3 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ernest Kruckenberg (PG), Lawerence Brady (C) Joe Pickett, David Thompson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll (SG) Donald Krueger | |
| 11:50 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner makes the 1st free throw | 52-34 |
| 11:50 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner makes the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ernest Kruckenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marin Zellner (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jason Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mitchell Woods (tiring) 1 pts. C - Lawerence Brady (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Edmondson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathon Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Tanner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ralph Piccirillo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Wright (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady is hacked by Curtis Tanner - foul #3 on Curtis Tanner, team foul #7 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher (C) Arthur Wright | |
| 11:32 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady makes the 1st free throw | 53-35 |
| 11:32 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady misses the 2nd free throw | 53-35 |
| 11:32 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher pulls down the rebound | 53-35 |
| 11:26 | UTEP | Mitchell Woods is called for the reach on Richard Edmondson - foul #1 on Mitchell Woods, team foul #4 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Newberger (PF) Mitchell Woods | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 11:12 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll jams it on a great pass from Marshall Thatcher | 53-37 |
| 10:43 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady double dribbles | 53-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joe Pickett (PG), Anthony Patel (SF), Mitchell Woods (PF), David Thompson (C) Ernest Kruckenberg, Jason Hall, James Newberger, Lawerence Brady | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (SG), Mark Rorie (SF), Stephen Zolinas (PF) Jonathon Carroll, Curtis Tanner, Ralph Piccirillo | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:21 | UTEP | Donald Krueger hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right wing | 53-37 |
| 10:19 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 53-37 |
| 09:55 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner misses short on an open driving attempt from the baseline | 53-37 |
| 09:54 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson grabs the board | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:41 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 53-37 |
| 09:40 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett grabs the defensive rebound | 53-37 |
| 09:17 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Marshall Thatcher - foul #2 on Marshall Thatcher, team foul #8 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ernest Kruckenberg (PG), John Hess (SG), James Newberger (PF), Lawerence Brady (C) Joe Pickett, Marin Zellner, Mitchell Woods, David Thompson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Jonathon Carroll (SG), Norbert Richard (SF), Ralph Piccirillo (PF), James Burnett (C) Richard Edmondson, Donald Krueger, Mark Rorie, Stephen Zolinas, Marshall Thatcher | |
| 09:17 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel makes the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 09:17 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 55-37 |
| 09:02 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jonathon Carroll | 55-40 |
| 08:38 | Minnesota | James Burnett steals the ball from Anthony Patel | 55-40 |
| 08:34 | UTEP | Ernest Kruckenberg is called for the reach on Willie Inge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ernest Kruckenberg, team foul #5 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ryan Walters (PG), Jason Hall (SF) Ernest Kruckenberg, Anthony Patel | |
| Subs | UTEP | Arthur Wright (C) James Burnett | |
| 08:25 | UTEP | Norbert Richard misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 55-40 |
| 08:24 | Minnesota | Jason Hall gets the rebound | 55-40 |
| 07:55 | Minnesota | John Hess hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ryan Walters | 58-40 |
| 07:40 | UTEP | Willie Inge is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-42 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ryan Walters (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Hess (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Hall (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Newberger (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawerence Brady (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Willie Inge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathon Carroll (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norbert Richard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Piccirillo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Wright (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Minnesota | Norbert Richard steals the ball from John Hess | 58-42 |
| 07:27 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo dunks the ball on a great pass from Norbert Richard | 58-44 |
| 07:11 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady is alone and throws it down on a nice dish by John Hess | 60-44 |
| 07:00 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo blows the layup but he's fouled by Lawerence Brady - foul #2 on Lawerence Brady, team foul #6 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joe Pickett (PG), Marin Zellner (SG), Mitchell Woods (PF), David Thompson (C) Ryan Walters, John Hess, James Newberger, Lawerence Brady | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (PG), Donald Krueger (SG), Stephen Zolinas (SF), James Burnett (C) Willie Inge, Jonathon Carroll, Norbert Richard, Arthur Wright | |
| 07:00 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo misses the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 07:00 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 06:55 | Minnesota | David Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Mark Rorie (SF) Ralph Piccirillo | |
| 06:39 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas blows the dunk but he's hacked by Mitchell Woods - foul #2 on Mitchell Woods, team foul #7 | 60-45 |
| 06:39 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 06:39 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 06:15 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Joe Pickett | 62-47 |
| 05:59 | UTEP | Donald Krueger is fouled on the floor by Marin Zellner - foul #2 on Marin Zellner, team foul #8 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Patel (SF) Jason Hall | |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (SG), Marshall Thatcher (C) Richard Edmondson, James Burnett | |
| 05:59 | UTEP | Donald Krueger makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 05:59 | UTEP | Donald Krueger misses the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 05:59 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| 05:30 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 05:29 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 05:14 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas is whistled for a carry | 62-48 |
| 05:14 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady (C) David Thompson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (PG), Norbert Richard (SF), Ralph Piccirillo (PF), James Burnett (C) Donald Krueger, Mark Rorie, Stephen Zolinas, Marshall Thatcher | |
| 05:10 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll (SG) Curtis Tanner | |
| 05:01 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jonathon Carroll | 62-51 |
| 04:36 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (SG), Jason Hall (SF), James Newberger (PF) Marin Zellner, Anthony Patel, Mitchell Woods | |
| Subs | UTEP | Arthur Wright (C) James Burnett | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:34 | UTEP | Jason Hall steps in front of the Richard Edmondson pass in the backcourt | 62-51 |
| 04:13 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Hess | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:01 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Ralph Piccirillo | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:57 | Minnesota | Richard Edmondson picks off the pass by Joe Pickett | 65-53 |
| 03:48 | UTEP | Norbert Richard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-53 |
| 03:47 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson tips it home | 65-55 |
| 03:37 | Minnesota | John Hess is called for 10 seconds | 65-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ryan Walters (PG), Marin Zellner (SG), Anthony Patel (SF), Mitchell Woods (PF), David Thompson (C) Joe Pickett, John Hess, Jason Hall, James Newberger, Lawerence Brady | |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Donald Krueger (SG), Mark Rorie (SF), Stephen Zolinas (PF), Marshall Thatcher (C) Richard Edmondson, Jonathon Carroll, Norbert Richard, Ralph Piccirillo, Arthur Wright | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ryan Walters (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Marin Zellner (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. SF - Anthony Patel (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mitchell Woods (tired) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - David Thompson (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Willie Inge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Krueger (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Rorie (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Zolinas (fresh) 8 pts. C - Marshall Thatcher (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | UTEP | Mark Rorie is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-55 |
| 03:31 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas snags the offensive board | 65-55 |
| 03:20 | UTEP | Mark Rorie is fouled on the floor by David Thompson - foul #1 on David Thompson, team foul #9 | 65-55 |
| 03:20 | UTEP | Mark Rorie makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 03:20 | UTEP | Mark Rorie makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 02:56 | Minnesota | Ryan Walters is fouled on the floor by Marshall Thatcher - foul #3 on Marshall Thatcher, team foul #9 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Hall (SF), James Newberger (PF) Anthony Patel, Mitchell Woods | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Burnett (C) Marshall Thatcher | |
| 02:56 | Minnesota | Ryan Walters makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:56 | Minnesota | Ryan Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 02:54 | UTEP | Donald Krueger is fouled in the backcourt by Marin Zellner - foul #3 on Marin Zellner, team foul #10 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ernest Kruckenberg (PG) Ryan Walters | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 02:54 | UTEP | Donald Krueger makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 02:54 | UTEP | Donald Krueger makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 02:52 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner is hacked by Willie Inge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie Inge, team foul #10 | 67-59 |
| 02:52 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 02:52 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 02:49 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joe Pickett (PG) Ernest Kruckenberg | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (PG), Jonathon Carroll (SG), Norbert Richard (SF), Marshall Thatcher (C) Willie Inge, Donald Krueger, Mark Rorie, James Burnett | |
| 02:37 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher hits a wide open jumper from the left wing set up by Norbert Richard | 69-61 |
| 02:16 | Minnesota | Jason Hall clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-61 |
| 02:15 | Minnesota | David Thompson tips it in | 71-61 |
| 02:15 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-61 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (SG), Mitchell Woods (PF) Jason Hall, James Newberger | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 02:07 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-61 |
| 02:06 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Joe Pickett | 71-61 |
| 02:02 | Minnesota | Stephen Zolinas is called for the reach on Marin Zellner - foul #2 on Stephen Zolinas, team foul #11 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady (C) David Thompson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Donald Krueger (SG), Mark Rorie (SF) Richard Edmondson, Jonathon Carroll, Norbert Richard | |
| 02:02 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner misses the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 02:02 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner misses the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 02:02 | UTEP | Donald Krueger gets the rebound | 71-61 |
| 01:51 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas steps out of bounds on the baseline | 71-61 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Patel (SF), David Thompson (C) John Hess, Lawerence Brady | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:32 | Minnesota | David Thompson misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 71-61 |
| 01:30 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Stephen Zolinas | 71-61 |
| 01:17 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas lays it in on a great pass from Donald Krueger | 71-63 |
| 01:12 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (PG), Jonathon Carroll (SG), Norbert Richard (SF), Ralph Piccirillo (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Willie Inge, Donald Krueger, Mark Rorie, Stephen Zolinas, Marshall Thatcher | |
| 00:53 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Joe Pickett | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:48 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo hits a wide open fadeaway in the lane | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Edmondson - foul #2 on Richard Edmondson, team foul #12 | 73-65 |
| 00:46 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:46 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-65 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Donald Krueger (SG), Mark Rorie (SF), Stephen Zolinas (PF), Marshall Thatcher (C) Richard Edmondson, Jonathon Carroll, Norbert Richard, Ralph Piccirillo, Arthur Wright | |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner is fouled on the floor by Marshall Thatcher - foul #4 on Marshall Thatcher, team foul #13 | 75-65 |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner makes the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | Mark Rorie misses long on a floater near the basket | 77-65 |
| 00:34 | Minnesota | David Thompson gets the rebound | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 77-65 |
| 00:06 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner hits the follow up shot | 79-65 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Donald Krueger is hacked by Mitchell Woods in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mitchell Woods, team foul #11 | 79-65 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Donald Krueger misses the 1st free throw | 79-65 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Donald Krueger makes the 2nd free throw | 79-66 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett runs out the clock | 79-66 |