| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jason Marrs (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Frankie Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Deangelo Horton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leroy Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Kwong (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Chapman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Palko (fresh) PF - Chad McDonald (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Giblin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Deangelo Horton inbounds the ball | 37-38 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Samford | Larry Chapman is called for the reach on Frankie Taylor - foul #1 on Larry Chapman, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 19:30 | Samford | Chad McDonald is called for the reach on Frankie Taylor - foul #1 on Chad McDonald, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| 19:14 | Samford | James Kwong buries a jump hook from the right block | 39-38 |
| 19:01 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald connects on the shot near the basket set up by John Franklin | 39-40 |
| 18:35 | Samford | Jason Marrs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-40 |
| 18:25 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Chad McDonald | 39-42 |
| 18:06 | Samford | Frankie Taylor misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 18:04 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 18:00 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman is fouled on the floor by Frankie Taylor - foul #1 on Frankie Taylor, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| 17:52 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Frankie Taylor - foul #2 on Frankie Taylor, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| 17:52 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 17:52 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald misses the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 17:52 | Samford | Leroy Anderson pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 17:37 | Samford | James Kwong clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 39-43 |
| 17:36 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 17:20 | Minnesota | John Franklin buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Giblin | 39-46 |
| 17:00 | Samford | Deangelo Horton drills a turnaround from close range | 41-46 |
| 16:46 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald scores on a floater from the left wing set up by David Palko | 41-48 |
| 16:32 | Samford | Deangelo Horton is hacked by David Palko - foul #2 on David Palko, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Reichman (PG), Rodger Sykes (SG), Ronald Farrish (SF), Robert Holz (PF), Mark Keefer (C) Jason Marrs, Frankie Taylor, Deangelo Horton, Leroy Anderson, James Kwong | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Shelley (SF), Nathan Frazier (C) David Palko, Thomas Giblin | |
| 16:17 | Samford | Mark Keefer drills a floater from the right side | 43-48 |
| 16:02 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Chad McDonald | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Daniel Reichman (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Rodger Sykes (fresh) SF - Ronald Farrish (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Holz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Keefer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Franklin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Chapman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Shelley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chad McDonald (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Frazier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Samford | Rodger Sykes knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Reichman | 45-50 |
| 15:27 | Minnesota | John Franklin is fouled on the floor by Daniel Reichman - foul #2 on Daniel Reichman, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Frankie Taylor (SG) Rodger Sykes | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger (C) Nathan Frazier | |
| 15:17 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Mark Keefer - foul #2 on Mark Keefer, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Deangelo Horton (SF) Ronald Farrish | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 15:17 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 15:17 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 14:53 | Samford | Frankie Taylor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-52 |
| 14:51 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 14:23 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald makes the jumper in the lane set up by James Shelley | 45-54 |
| 14:05 | Samford | Daniel Reichman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-54 |
| 14:03 | Samford | Frankie Taylor grabs the offensive board | 45-54 |
| 13:46 | Samford | Frankie Taylor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 13:45 | Minnesota | James Shelley grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 13:25 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald jams it on a nice dish by John Franklin | 45-56 |
| 13:06 | Samford | Daniel Reichman loses the dribble to James Shelley | 45-56 |
| 13:01 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-59 |
| 12:49 | Samford | Deangelo Horton is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Deangelo Horton, team foul #5 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Marrs (PG), Rodger Sykes (SG), Ronald Farrish (SF), Leroy Anderson (PF), James Kwong (C) Daniel Reichman, Frankie Taylor, Deangelo Horton, Robert Holz, Mark Keefer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel (PG), David Palko (SF), Nathan Frazier (PF), Thomas Giblin (C) John Franklin, James Shelley, Chad McDonald, Stanley Metzinger | |
| 12:35 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Palko | 45-61 |
| 12:18 | Samford | Ronald Farrish hits a shot from the right side | 47-61 |
| 12:08 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-61 |
| 12:06 | Minnesota | David Palko tips it home | 47-63 |
| 11:45 | Samford | Leroy Anderson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jason Marrs | 49-63 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jason Marrs (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Rodger Sykes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Farrish (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leroy Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - James Kwong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Chapman (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Palko (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Frazier (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Giblin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 49-63 |
| 11:17 | Samford | Jason Marrs snags the defensive board | 49-63 |
| 11:02 | Samford | Jason Marrs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-63 |
| 11:00 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Marrs | 49-63 |
| 10:46 | Samford | James Kwong double dribbles | 49-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Frankie Taylor (SG), Deangelo Horton (SF) Rodger Sykes, Ronald Farrish | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Franklin (PG), Scott Paulsen (SG), Stanley Metzinger (C) Dikembe Emanuel, Larry Chapman, Thomas Giblin | |
| 10:30 | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:17 | Samford | Leroy Anderson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Kwong | 52-66 |
| 10:01 | Minnesota | John Franklin is whistled for a carry | 52-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Reichman (PG), Robert Holz (PF), Mark Keefer (C) Jason Marrs, Leroy Anderson, James Kwong | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Shelley (SF), Chad McDonald (PF) David Palko, Nathan Frazier | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:41 | Samford | Daniel Reichman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-66 |
| 09:24 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald blows the layup | 52-66 |
| 09:22 | Samford | Robert Holz grabs the board | 52-66 |
| 08:58 | Samford | Daniel Reichman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Franklin - foul #3 on John Franklin, team foul #4 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Larry Chapman (SG), David Palko (SF), Thomas Giblin (C) Scott Paulsen, James Shelley, Stanley Metzinger | |
| 08:58 | Samford | Daniel Reichman misses the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 08:58 | Samford | Daniel Reichman misses the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 08:58 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman grabs the board | 52-66 |
| 08:39 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-66 |
| 08:37 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald grabs the offensive board | 52-66 |
| 08:24 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-66 |
| 08:22 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin tips it in | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:15 | Samford | Frankie Taylor comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-68 |
| 08:14 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald grabs the defensive rebound | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:59 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from John Franklin | 52-70 |
| 07:37 | Samford | Daniel Reichman blows the layup | 52-70 |
| 07:35 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald pulls down the rebound | 52-70 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Daniel Reichman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frankie Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Deangelo Horton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Holz (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Keefer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Franklin (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Chapman (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Palko (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad McDonald (tiring) 22 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Giblin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Mark Keefer swats the short shot by Chad McDonald | 52-70 |
| 07:13 | Samford | Frankie Taylor snags the defensive board | 52-70 |
| 07:07 | Samford | Deangelo Horton scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Frankie Taylor | 54-70 |
| 06:38 | Minnesota | Robert Holz steals the ball from David Palko | 54-70 |
| 06:34 | Samford | Daniel Reichman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-70 |
| 06:33 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Thomas Giblin | 54-70 |
| 06:09 | Minnesota | John Franklin misses the jumper from the left wing | 54-70 |
| 06:07 | Samford | The rebound goes to Mark Keefer | 54-70 |
| 06:00 | Samford | Robert Holz banks in the layup on a great pass from Frankie Taylor | 56-70 |
| 05:31 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald can't finish the layup | 56-70 |
| 05:29 | Samford | Frankie Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 56-70 |
| 05:29 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-70 |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Marrs (PG), Ronald Farrish (SF), Leroy Anderson (PF), James Kwong (C) Daniel Reichman, Deangelo Horton, Robert Holz, Mark Keefer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel (PG), James Shelley (SF), Nathan Frazier (PF), Stanley Metzinger (C) John Franklin, David Palko, Chad McDonald, Thomas Giblin | |
| 05:05 | Samford | Jason Marrs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-70 |
| 05:04 | Samford | Frankie Taylor tips it home | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:49 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel is hacked by Ronald Farrish - foul #1 on Ronald Farrish, team foul #6 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Samford | Rodger Sykes (SG) Frankie Taylor | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:34 | Minnesota | James Shelley makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Larry Chapman | 58-72 |
| 04:28 | Samford | Rodger Sykes misses the 3 from straight away | 58-72 |
| 04:26 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger snags the defensive board | 58-72 |
| 03:58 | Minnesota | Rodger Sykes steals the ball from James Shelley | 58-72 |
| 03:48 | Samford | Larry Chapman steps in front of the Ronald Farrish pass | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:25 | Minnesota | James Shelley is called for traveling | 58-72 |
| Subs | Samford | Frankie Taylor (SG), Deangelo Horton (SF) Rodger Sykes, Ronald Farrish | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Franklin (PG), Scott Paulsen (SG), David Palko (SF), Chad McDonald (PF) Dikembe Emanuel, Larry Chapman, James Shelley, Nathan Frazier | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jason Marrs (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Frankie Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Deangelo Horton (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Leroy Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - James Kwong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Franklin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Paulsen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Palko (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad McDonald (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 7 reb. C - Stanley Metzinger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Samford | Leroy Anderson drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Jason Marrs | 60-72 |
| 02:50 | Minnesota | Frankie Taylor is called for the reach on Scott Paulsen - foul #3 on Frankie Taylor, team foul #7 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Reichman (PG), Robert Holz (PF), Mark Keefer (C) Jason Marrs, Leroy Anderson, James Kwong | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin (C) Stanley Metzinger | |
| 02:50 | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen misses the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 02:50 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Holz | 60-72 |
| 02:50 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-72 |
| 02:34 | Samford | Robert Holz loses the ball out of bounds | 60-72 |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Marrs (PG), Leroy Anderson (PF), James Kwong (C) Daniel Reichman, Robert Holz, Mark Keefer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Larry Chapman (SG), Stanley Metzinger (C) Scott Paulsen, Thomas Giblin | |
| 02:13 | Minnesota | David Palko hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Franklin and he's hacked by Deangelo Horton - foul #3 on Deangelo Horton, team foul #8 | 60-74 |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Reichman (PG), Rodger Sykes (SG), Ronald Farrish (SF), Robert Holz (PF), Mark Keefer (C) Jason Marrs, Frankie Taylor, Deangelo Horton, Leroy Anderson, James Kwong | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel (PG), Scott Paulsen (SG), Nathan Frazier (PF), Thomas Giblin (C) John Franklin, Larry Chapman, Chad McDonald, Stanley Metzinger | |
| 02:13 | Minnesota | David Palko makes the free throw | 60-75 |
| 02:05 | Samford | Ronald Farrish misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-75 |
| 02:03 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin grabs the defensive rebound | 60-75 |
| 01:38 | Minnesota | Robert Holz swats the layup by Nathan Frazier | 60-75 |
| 01:36 | Samford | Robert Holz snags the defensive board | 60-75 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:24 | Samford | Daniel Reichman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-75 |
| 01:22 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin gets the rebound | 60-75 |
| 01:05 | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Nathan Frazier | 60-78 |
| 00:38 | Samford | Ronald Farrish can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 60-78 |
| 00:37 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel grabs the defensive rebound | 60-78 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:10 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Holz - foul #2 on Robert Holz, team foul #9 | 60-78 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Shelley (SF) David Palko | |
| 00:10 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 60-79 |
| 00:10 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 60-80 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:03 | Samford | Ronald Farrish misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-80 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel grabs the board | 60-80 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel runs out the clock | 60-80 |