| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Brock (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Donnell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Jordan Priest (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Hedeon Zysett (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Rhamadhani Aziz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jaja Abdalla (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Danny Liller (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Elmer Riffle (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla inbounds the ball | 31-18 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Minnesota | Danny Liller hits the finger roll | 31-20 |
| 19:16 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-20 |
| 19:14 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett grabs the defensive rebound | 31-20 |
| 18:57 | Minnesota | Jordan Priest steals the ball from Hedeon Zysett | 31-20 |
| 18:38 | Northwestern | Hedeon Zysett picks off the pass by Larry Boyd | 31-20 |
| 18:34 | Minnesota | Rhamadhani Aziz misses the lay-in | 31-20 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | David Brock gets the rebound | 31-20 |
| 18:21 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest's floater is tipped away by Elmer Riffle | 31-20 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern | David Brock hits the follow up shot | 33-20 |
| 17:53 | Minnesota | Danny Liller connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Hedeon Zysett | 33-22 |
| 17:35 | Northwestern | David Brock clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-22 |
| 17:34 | Minnesota | Danny Liller gets the rebound | 33-22 |
| 17:12 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett scores on a shot from the free throw line | 33-24 |
| 16:53 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest blows the layup | 33-24 |
| 16:51 | Minnesota | Elmer Riffle pulls down the rebound | 33-24 |
| 16:23 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-24 |
| 16:22 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| 16:00 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-24 |
| 15:58 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Donnell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Jordan Priest (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Hedeon Zysett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rhamadhani Aziz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jaja Abdalla (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Danny Liller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Elmer Riffle (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Minnesota | Rhamadhani Aziz hits a floater from the left block | 33-26 |
| 15:24 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-26 |
| 15:02 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett connects on the fadeaway from close range | 36-28 |
| 14:43 | Northwestern | Jaja Abdalla blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by David Brock | 36-28 |
| 14:42 | Minnesota | Elmer Riffle grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 14:16 | Minnesota | Elmer Riffle misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 36-28 |
| 14:14 | Minnesota | Elmer Riffle snags the offensive board | 36-28 |
| 13:52 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Newman (C) Elmer Riffle | |
| 13:40 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell is fouled on the floor by Rhamadhani Aziz - foul #1 on Rhamadhani Aziz, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | David Brock scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Frazier | 39-28 |
| 13:09 | Minnesota | Danny Liller misses long on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Larry Boyd - foul #1 on Larry Boyd, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Moss (PF) Larry Boyd | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 13:09 | Minnesota | Danny Liller misses the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 13:09 | Minnesota | Danny Liller makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Jaja Abdalla - foul #3 on Jaja Abdalla, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Connery (SG) David Brock | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey McCosker (PG) Hedeon Zysett | |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell makes the free throw | 42-29 |
| 12:28 | Minnesota | Richard Newman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Donald Donnell - foul #1 on Donald Donnell, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| 12:28 | Minnesota | Richard Newman makes the free throw | 42-32 |
| 12:04 | Northwestern | Robert Connery is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey McCosker - foul #1 on Jeffrey McCosker, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG) Charles Frazier | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Charles Slye (SG), Zachary Hoge (SF), Robert McNeme (PF) Rhamadhani Aziz, Jaja Abdalla, Danny Liller | |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Newman - foul #1 on Richard Newman, team foul #4 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Brock (SG), Larry Boyd (PF) Robert Connery, Gerald Moss | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett (PG) Jeffrey McCosker | |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest misses the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 11:43 | Minnesota | Robert McNeme pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tim Kraker (fresh) SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Donnell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Jordan Priest (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Hedeon Zysett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Slye (fresh) SF - Zachary Hoge (fresh) PF - Robert McNeme (fresh) C - Richard Newman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Minnesota | Robert McNeme misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Larry Boyd - foul #2 on Larry Boyd, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie (C) Jordan Priest | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 11:22 | Minnesota | Robert McNeme misses the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 11:22 | Minnesota | Robert McNeme makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | David Brock drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Tim Kraker | 46-33 |
| 10:42 | Minnesota | Richard Newman connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Hedeon Zysett | 46-35 |
| 10:25 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-35 |
| 10:23 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd tips it back up and in | 48-35 |
| 09:55 | Minnesota | Richard Newman misses the shot from close range but the foul's on Larry Boyd - foul #3 on Larry Boyd, team foul #4 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), Trevor Mercer (SF), Gerald Moss (PF), Jordan Priest (C) Tim Kraker, Donald Donnell, Larry Boyd, Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rhamadhani Aziz (SG), Jaja Abdalla (SF), Danny Liller (PF) Charles Slye, Zachary Hoge, Robert McNeme | |
| 09:55 | Minnesota | Richard Newman misses the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 09:55 | Minnesota | Richard Newman misses the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 09:55 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jordan Priest | 48-35 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | David Brock misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-35 |
| 09:24 | Minnesota | Danny Liller grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 09:02 | Minnesota | Rhamadhani Aziz is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Hedeon Zysett | 48-38 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest grabs the offensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | David Brock drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-38 |
| 08:04 | Minnesota | Danny Liller is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to David Brock | 51-38 |
| 07:45 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Jaja Abdalla - foul #4 on Jaja Abdalla, team foul #5 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Connery (SG), Donald Donnell (SF), Larry Boyd (PF) David Brock, Trevor Mercer, Gerald Moss | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey McCosker (PG), Elmer Riffle (C) Hedeon Zysett, Richard Newman | |
| 07:45 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 07:45 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Connery (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Donnell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Jordan Priest (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeffrey McCosker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rhamadhani Aziz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jaja Abdalla (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Danny Liller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Elmer Riffle (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Minnesota | Elmer Riffle loses the ball out of bounds | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:03 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Frazier | 55-38 |
| 06:40 | Minnesota | Rhamadhani Aziz clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 55-38 |
| 06:38 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier grabs the board | 55-38 |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | Danny Liller denies the turnaround by Larry Boyd | 55-38 |
| 06:09 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell grabs the offensive rebound | 55-38 |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd buries a floater from the left wing | 57-38 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:28 | Minnesota | Rhamadhani Aziz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-38 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd pulls down the rebound | 57-38 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:01 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest is hacked by Danny Liller - foul #1 on Danny Liller, team foul #6 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), David Brock (SG), Gerald Woodie (C) Charles Frazier, Robert Connery, Jordan Priest | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett (PG), Charles Slye (SG), Zachary Hoge (SF), Robert McNeme (PF), Kenneth Singer (C) Jeffrey McCosker, Rhamadhani Aziz, Jaja Abdalla, Danny Liller, Elmer Riffle | |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Moss (PF) Larry Boyd | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Newman (C) Kenneth Singer | |
| 04:18 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-38 |
| 04:17 | Minnesota | Richard Newman gets the offensive rebound | 57-38 |
| 04:02 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-38 |
| 04:01 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell pulls down the rebound | 57-38 |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 57-38 |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | David Brock tips it in | 59-38 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tim Kraker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Donnell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Moss (fresh) C - Gerald Woodie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Hedeon Zysett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Slye (fresh) SF - Zachary Hoge (fresh) PF - Robert McNeme (fresh) 1 pts. C - Richard Newman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Minnesota | Gerald Woodie is called for the reach on Richard Newman - foul #1 on Gerald Woodie, team foul #5 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG) Tim Kraker | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rhamadhani Aziz (SG), Jaja Abdalla (SF), Elmer Riffle (C) Charles Slye, Zachary Hoge, Richard Newman | |
| 03:20 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner in the lane | 59-38 |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell grabs the defensive rebound | 59-38 |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier misses the shot from just outside the lane | 59-38 |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to David Brock | 59-38 |
| 02:29 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-38 |
| 02:28 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla pulls down the rebound | 59-38 |
| 02:20 | Minnesota | Gerald Moss is called for the reach on Rhamadhani Aziz - foul #1 on Gerald Moss, team foul #6 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer (SF), Larry Boyd (PF), Jordan Priest (C) Donald Donnell, Gerald Moss, Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey McCosker (PG), Danny Liller (PF) Hedeon Zysett, Robert McNeme | |
| 02:04 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla is fouled on the floor by Larry Boyd - foul #4 on Larry Boyd, team foul #7 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Connery (SG) David Brock | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Newman (C) Elmer Riffle | |
| 02:04 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla makes the 1st free throw | 59-39 |
| 02:04 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla makes the 2nd free throw | 59-40 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd drills a turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Danny Liller - foul #2 on Danny Liller, team foul #7 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Brock (SG), Donald Donnell (SF) Robert Connery, Trevor Mercer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett (PG), Elmer Riffle (C) Jeffrey McCosker, Richard Newman | |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses the free throw | 61-40 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest grabs the offensive board | 61-40 |
| 01:19 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest's pass is intercepted by Elmer Riffle | 61-40 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Minnesota | Rhamadhani Aziz is whistled for traveling | 61-40 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest is hacked by Hedeon Zysett - foul #1 on Hedeon Zysett, team foul #8 | 61-40 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest misses the 1st free throw | 61-40 |
| 00:30 | Minnesota | Danny Liller pulls down the rebound | 61-40 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-43 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier runs out the clock | 61-43 |