| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Boyce Kimbro (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Seth Beard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Ivey (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bruce Yardley (fresh) 2 blk. C - Lance Jewell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Wagner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alfred Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnny Geise (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglas Holmes (fresh) 5 reb. C - Brooks Karst (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise inbounds the ball | 19-24 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst is fouled on the floor by Lance Jewell - foul #1 on Lance Jewell, team foul #1 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), Walter McGavisk (SF), John Patterson (PF), Timothy Bell (C) Alfred Lee, Johnny Geise, Douglas Holmes, Brooks Karst | |
| 19:25 | Michigan State | Michael Wagner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-24 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), Douglas Holmes (PF), Brooks Karst (C) David Freeman, Walter McGavisk, John Patterson, Timothy Bell | |
| 19:13 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley knocks in the floater from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 18:48 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 21-24 |
| 18:47 | Minnesota | Lance Jewell grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 18:34 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley clanks a floater from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 18:33 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 21-24 |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee grabs the offensive board | 21-24 |
| 17:52 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-24 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), Walter McGavisk (SF), John Patterson (PF), Timothy Bell (C) Alfred Lee, Johnny Geise, Douglas Holmes, Brooks Karst | |
| 17:39 | Minnesota | Timothy Bell steals the ball from Boyce Kimbro | 21-24 |
| 17:24 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 17:22 | Minnesota | Lance Jewell grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 17:05 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Patterson - foul #2 on John Patterson, team foul #1 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rodney May (C) Lance Jewell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (PG), Johnny Geise (SF), Douglas Holmes (PF), Brooks Karst (C) Michael Wagner, Walter McGavisk, John Patterson, Timothy Bell | |
| 17:05 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 17:05 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 16:42 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-24 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Nall (SF) Michael Ivey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk (SF), John Patterson (PF) Johnny Geise, Douglas Holmes | |
| 16:26 | Minnesota | Seth Beard knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Boyce Kimbro | 25-24 |
| 15:57 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst hits the finger roll set up by David Freeman | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Boyce Kimbro (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Seth Beard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Nall (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bruce Yardley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Rodney May (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Freeman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alfred Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walter McGavisk (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brooks Karst (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Minnesota | Frank Nall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-26 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler (PG), Jean Bazemore (SG), Lance Jewell (C) Boyce Kimbro, Seth Beard, Rodney May | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Wagner (PG), Johnny Geise (SF), Douglas Holmes (PF), Timothy Bell (C) Alfred Lee, Walter McGavisk, John Patterson, Brooks Karst | |
| 15:33 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Jean Bazemore - foul #1 on Jean Bazemore, team foul #2 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Ivey (SF) Frank Nall | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 15:33 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 15:33 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 15:33 | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 15:12 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 14:49 | Michigan State | Michael Wagner clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 14:48 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise tips it in | 27-29 |
| 14:26 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 27-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro (PG), Seth Beard (SG), Rodney May (C) Gregory Wheeler, Jean Bazemore, Lance Jewell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (PG), Walter McGavisk (SF), John Patterson (PF), Brooks Karst (C) Michael Wagner, Johnny Geise, Douglas Holmes, Timothy Bell | |
| 14:03 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk loses the ball out of bounds | 27-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Justin Hines (PF) Bruce Yardley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Johnny Geise (SF), Douglas Holmes (PF) Walter McGavisk, John Patterson | |
| 13:45 | Minnesota | David Freeman knocks away the 3 by Seth Beard | 27-29 |
| 13:43 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 13:31 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Ivey | 29-29 |
| 13:14 | Michigan State | David Freeman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 13:12 | Minnesota | Justin Hines gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 12:52 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Boyce Kimbro | 32-29 |
| 12:23 | Michigan State | Rodney May is called for the reach on Alfred Lee - foul #2 on Rodney May, team foul #3 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Nall (SF), Bruce Yardley (PF), Lance Jewell (C) Michael Ivey, Justin Hines, Rodney May | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Wagner (PG), Walter McGavisk (SF), John Patterson (PF) Alfred Lee, Johnny Geise, Douglas Holmes | |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Patterson | 32-32 |
| 11:50 | Minnesota | Frank Nall misses the fadeaway near the basket | 32-32 |
| 11:48 | Michigan State | John Patterson gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Boyce Kimbro (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Seth Beard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Nall (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bruce Yardley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Lance Jewell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Wagner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Walter McGavisk (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brooks Karst (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Lance Jewell - foul #2 on Lance Jewell, team foul #4 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), Douglas Holmes (PF) David Freeman, Walter McGavisk, John Patterson | |
| 11:37 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 11:37 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 11:37 | Minnesota | Lance Jewell gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 11:32 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Douglas Holmes - foul #1 on Douglas Holmes, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler (PG) Boyce Kimbro | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Bell (C) Brooks Karst | |
| 11:32 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 11:32 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Wagner | 32-36 |
| 10:50 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Wagner - foul #2 on Michael Wagner, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk (SF), John Patterson (PF), Brooks Karst (C) Johnny Geise, Douglas Holmes, Timothy Bell | |
| 10:50 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 10:50 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 10:50 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 10:26 | Michigan State | Seth Beard steps in front of the Michael Wagner pass | 33-36 |
| 10:06 | Minnesota | Brooks Karst steps in front of the Gregory Wheeler pass | 33-36 |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | Frank Nall swats the short shot by Alfred Lee | 33-36 |
| 09:35 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 09:13 | Minnesota | Lance Jewell misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 33-36 |
| 09:12 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | Lance Jewell is called for the reach on Alfred Lee - foul #3 on Lance Jewell, team foul #5 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro (PG), Jean Bazemore (SG), Michael Ivey (SF), Justin Hines (PF), Rodney May (C) Gregory Wheeler, Seth Beard, Frank Nall, Bruce Yardley, Lance Jewell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), Douglas Holmes (PF), Timothy Bell (C) Alfred Lee, Walter McGavisk, John Patterson, Brooks Karst | |
| 08:32 | Michigan State | David Freeman connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Geise | 33-39 |
| 08:16 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-39 |
| 08:15 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 07:53 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Wagner | 33-41 |
| 07:37 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey scores on a jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Johnny Geise - foul #2 on Johnny Geise, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (PG), Brooks Karst (C) Michael Wagner, Timothy Bell | |
| 07:37 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey makes the free throw | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Boyce Kimbro (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jean Bazemore (fresh) SF - Michael Ivey (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Justin Hines (fresh) 3 reb. C - Rodney May (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alfred Lee (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Geise (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Douglas Holmes (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Brooks Karst (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst's layup is rejected by Justin Hines | 36-41 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee grabs the offensive board | 36-41 |
| 06:39 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 36-41 |
| 06:38 | Minnesota | Rodney May snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 06:34 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Ivey - foul #2 on Michael Ivey, team foul #6 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Seth Beard (SG), Lance Jewell (C) Jean Bazemore, Rodney May | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Wagner (PG), Timothy Bell (C) Alfred Lee, Brooks Karst | |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 05:46 | Minnesota | Lance Jewell makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Michael Ivey and he's fouled by Johnny Geise - foul #3 on Johnny Geise, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley (PF) Justin Hines | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brooks Karst (C) Timothy Bell | |
| 05:46 | Minnesota | Lance Jewell misses the free throw | 38-43 |
| 05:46 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Douglas Holmes | 38-43 |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | David Freeman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-43 |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes tips it back up and in | 38-45 |
| 05:01 | Minnesota | Seth Beard clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Johnny Geise - foul #4 on Johnny Geise, team foul #6 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler (PG), Frank Nall (SF) Boyce Kimbro, Michael Ivey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SG), Timothy Bell (C) David Freeman, Brooks Karst | |
| 05:01 | Minnesota | Seth Beard makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 05:01 | Minnesota | Seth Beard makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Wagner | 40-47 |
| 04:16 | Minnesota | Lance Jewell can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 40-47 |
| 04:15 | Minnesota | Frank Nall tips it back up and in | 42-47 |
| 03:59 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee is hacked by Bruce Yardley - foul #2 on Bruce Yardley, team foul #7 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro (PG), Justin Hines (PF) Gregory Wheeler, Bruce Yardley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), Walter McGavisk (SF), John Patterson (PF), Brooks Karst (C) Michael Wagner, Johnny Geise, Douglas Holmes, Timothy Bell | |
| 03:59 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 03:59 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 03:59 | Minnesota | Seth Beard snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 03:41 | Minnesota | Lance Jewell connects on the jump hook in the paint | 44-48 |
| 03:14 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst buries a jumpshot from the right side | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Boyce Kimbro (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Seth Beard (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Frank Nall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Hines (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lance Jewell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alfred Lee (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Freeman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter McGavisk (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brooks Karst (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Seth Beard | 46-50 |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee misses the 3 from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 02:38 | Michigan State | John Patterson snags the offensive board | 46-50 |
| 02:26 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst is fouled on the floor by Lance Jewell - foul #4 on Lance Jewell, team foul #8 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Ivey (SF), Rodney May (C) Frank Nall, Lance Jewell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Wagner (PG), Johnny Geise (SF), Douglas Holmes (PF) David Freeman, Walter McGavisk, John Patterson | |
| 02:26 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 02:26 | Minnesota | Justin Hines pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 02:26 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-50 |
| 02:18 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 46-50 |
| 02:17 | Minnesota | Rodney May tips it home | 48-50 |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 01:53 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Michael Ivey | 48-50 |
| 01:53 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley (PF), Lance Jewell (C) Justin Hines, Rodney May | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:35 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-50 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Boyce Kimbro takes the ball from Michael Wagner in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| 01:27 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro slams it home | 50-50 |
| 01:14 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee lays it up and in on a nice dish by Douglas Holmes | 50-52 |
| 00:45 | Minnesota | Seth Beard splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right block | 50-52 |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise grabs the board | 50-52 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 50-52 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee tips it in | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro is called for traveling | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Seth Beard - foul #1 on Seth Beard, team foul #9 | 50-54 |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Seth Beard makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Michael Wagner runs out the clock | 53-56 |