| Lineup | Washington | PG - Aaron Anderson (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Wiseman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Fossett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamie Ledford (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Boyce Kimbro (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Seth Beard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Ivey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Yardley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lance Jewell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington | Willie Fossett inbounds the ball | 22-24 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Washington | Louis Coleman misses the layup against the doubleteam but the foul's on Bruce Yardley - foul #2 on Bruce Yardley, team foul #1 | 22-24 |
| 19:40 | Washington | Louis Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 19:40 | Washington | Louis Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 19:29 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley can't finish the layup | 24-24 |
| 19:28 | Washington | Willie Fossett grabs the board | 24-24 |
| 19:05 | Washington | Jamie Ledford knocks in the turnaround from close range | 26-24 |
| 18:55 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Lance Jewell | 26-27 |
| 18:39 | Washington | Aaron Anderson hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by John Wiseman | 28-27 |
| 18:26 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey comes up short on the runner in the lane | 28-27 |
| 18:24 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey tips it but misses | 28-27 |
| 18:22 | Minnesota | Lance Jewell pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 18:04 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 18:03 | Washington | Jamie Ledford grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 17:42 | Washington | Jamie Ledford hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Lance Jewell - foul #3 on Lance Jewell, team foul #2 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rodney May (C) Lance Jewell | |
| 17:42 | Washington | Jamie Ledford makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 17:42 | Washington | Jamie Ledford misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 17:42 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Rodney May | 29-27 |
| 17:30 | Minnesota | Jamie Ledford steals the ball from Bruce Yardley | 29-27 |
| 17:16 | Washington | Louis Coleman lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 31-27 |
| 17:13 | Minnesota | Aaron Anderson steals the ball from Boyce Kimbro in the backcourt | 31-27 |
| 16:57 | Washington | Louis Coleman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-27 |
| Subs | Washington | Al Lynch (SF), Martin Zacharias (C) Willie Fossett, Jamie Ledford | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Nall (SF) Michael Ivey | |
| 16:42 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro misses the lay-in | 31-27 |
| 16:40 | Washington | Martin Zacharias grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 16:22 | Washington | Rodney May is called for the reach on Aaron Anderson - foul #1 on Rodney May, team foul #3 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Washington | Thomas Williams (SG), Kenneth Warren (PF) John Wiseman, Louis Coleman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler (PG), Jean Bazemore (SG) Boyce Kimbro, Seth Beard | |
| 16:06 | Washington | Martin Zacharias hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-27 |
| 16:05 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 15:59 | Minnesota | Frank Nall double dribbles | 31-27 |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lance Jewell (C) Rodney May | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Aaron Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Al Lynch (fresh) PF - Kenneth Warren (fresh) 2 reb. C - Martin Zacharias (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Wheeler (fresh) SG - Jean Bazemore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Nall (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Bruce Yardley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lance Jewell (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:49 | Washington | Bruce Yardley is called for the reach on Aaron Anderson - foul #3 on Bruce Yardley, team foul #4 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Washington | Willie Fossett (SF) Al Lynch | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Ivey (SF) Frank Nall | |
| 15:36 | Washington | Aaron Anderson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Willie Fossett | 34-27 |
| 15:17 | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore is fouled on the floor by Aaron Anderson - foul #2 on Aaron Anderson, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Washington | Daniel Mathews (PG), John Wiseman (SG), Louis Coleman (PF), Jamie Ledford (C) Aaron Anderson, Thomas Williams, Kenneth Warren, Martin Zacharias | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro (PG), Seth Beard (SG) Gregory Wheeler, Jean Bazemore | |
| 15:00 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Willie Fossett - foul #1 on Willie Fossett, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| 15:00 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 15:00 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 14:42 | Washington | Jamie Ledford comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Bruce Yardley - foul #4 on Bruce Yardley, team foul #5 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Justin Hines (PF) Bruce Yardley | |
| 14:42 | Washington | Jamie Ledford misses the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 14:42 | Washington | Jamie Ledford makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 14:31 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 35-29 |
| 14:30 | Minnesota | Seth Beard tips it home | 35-31 |
| 14:04 | Washington | John Wiseman knocks in the shot from the right side | 37-31 |
| 13:45 | Minnesota | Seth Beard misses the floater in the paint | 37-31 |
| 13:44 | Washington | John Wiseman grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 13:27 | Washington | Louis Coleman dunks the ball over the doubleteam | 39-31 |
| 13:07 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Seth Beard | 39-33 |
| 12:42 | Washington | Willie Fossett connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jamie Ledford | 41-33 |
| 12:24 | Minnesota | Jamie Ledford steps in front of the Justin Hines pass | 41-33 |
| 12:06 | Washington | John Wiseman scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Mathews | 44-33 |
| 11:54 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-33 |
| 11:52 | Washington | Louis Coleman gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Daniel Mathews (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Wiseman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Fossett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Coleman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Jamie Ledford (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Boyce Kimbro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Seth Beard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Ivey (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Justin Hines (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lance Jewell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:48 | Washington | John Wiseman can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Ivey - foul #1 on Michael Ivey, team foul #6 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Washington | Aaron Anderson (PG), Al Lynch (SF), Kenneth Warren (PF), Martin Zacharias (C) Daniel Mathews, Willie Fossett, Louis Coleman, Jamie Ledford | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler (PG), Jean Bazemore (SG), Frank Nall (SF), Rodney May (C) Boyce Kimbro, Seth Beard, Michael Ivey, Lance Jewell | |
| 11:48 | Washington | John Wiseman misses the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 11:48 | Washington | John Wiseman misses the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 11:48 | Minnesota | Rodney May gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| 11:41 | Minnesota | Rodney May is whistled for a carry | 44-33 |
| Subs | Washington | Thomas Williams (SG) John Wiseman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 11:29 | Washington | Aaron Anderson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 11:28 | Minnesota | Frank Nall gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| 11:13 | Minnesota | Thomas Williams takes the ball from Jean Bazemore | 44-33 |
| 10:58 | Washington | Al Lynch's pass is intercepted by Gregory Wheeler | 44-33 |
| 10:43 | Minnesota | Rodney May misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Warren - foul #2 on Kenneth Warren, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Washington | John Wiseman (SG) Thomas Williams | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 10:43 | Minnesota | Rodney May makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 10:43 | Minnesota | Rodney May misses the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 10:43 | Minnesota | Frank Nall grabs the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 10:22 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 44-34 |
| 10:21 | Washington | Aaron Anderson grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 10:16 | Washington | Rodney May swats the dunk try by Martin Zacharias | 44-34 |
| 10:15 | Minnesota | Justin Hines gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 09:58 | Minnesota | Frank Nall misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Kenneth Warren - foul #3 on Kenneth Warren, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Washington | Louis Coleman (PF) Kenneth Warren | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro (PG), Seth Beard (SG) Gregory Wheeler, Jean Bazemore | |
| 09:58 | Minnesota | Frank Nall makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 09:58 | Minnesota | Frank Nall makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 09:38 | Washington | Louis Coleman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Justin Hines - foul #1 on Justin Hines, team foul #7 | 44-36 |
| 09:38 | Washington | Louis Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 09:38 | Washington | Louis Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 09:20 | Minnesota | Seth Beard loses the dribble to John Wiseman | 45-36 |
| 09:17 | Washington | John Wiseman lays it in | 47-36 |
| 08:57 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro is fouled on the floor by John Wiseman - foul #1 on John Wiseman, team foul #5 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Washington | Thomas Williams (SG), Willie Fossett (SF), Jamie Ledford (C) John Wiseman, Al Lynch, Martin Zacharias | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Ivey (PF), Lance Jewell (C) Justin Hines, Rodney May | |
| 08:44 | Minnesota | Frank Nall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 08:42 | Washington | Thomas Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 08:36 | Washington | Willie Fossett lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Williams | 49-36 |
| 08:13 | Minnesota | Seth Beard lays it up and in | 49-38 |
| 08:00 | Washington | Louis Coleman comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 49-38 |
| 07:59 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Michael Ivey | 49-38 |
| 07:47 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro hits a shot from the left side set up by Frank Nall | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Aaron Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Willie Fossett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Coleman (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Jamie Ledford (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Boyce Kimbro (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Seth Beard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Nall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Ivey (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Lance Jewell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Washington | Aaron Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-40 |
| Subs | Washington | Daniel Mathews (PG), John Wiseman (SG), Kenneth Warren (PF) Aaron Anderson, Thomas Williams, Louis Coleman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler (PG), Bruce Yardley (PF), Rodney May (C) Boyce Kimbro, Frank Nall, Lance Jewell | |
| 06:58 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Warren - foul #4 on Kenneth Warren, team foul #6 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Washington | Martin Zacharias (C) Jamie Ledford | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 06:43 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler hits a floater from the left side set up by Seth Beard | 49-42 |
| 06:27 | Washington | Daniel Mathews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-42 |
| Subs | Washington | Aaron Anderson (PG), Al Lynch (SF) Daniel Mathews, Willie Fossett | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore (SG) Seth Beard | |
| 06:01 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey misses the shot in the lane | 49-42 |
| 05:59 | Washington | The rebound goes to John Wiseman | 49-42 |
| 05:40 | Washington | Aaron Anderson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Warren | 52-42 |
| 05:29 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by John Wiseman - foul #2 on John Wiseman, team foul #7 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Washington | Louis Coleman (PF), Jamie Ledford (C) Kenneth Warren, Martin Zacharias | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro (PG), Seth Beard (SG), Frank Nall (SF), Lance Jewell (C) Gregory Wheeler, Jean Bazemore, Michael Ivey, Rodney May | |
| 05:29 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 05:29 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 05:02 | Washington | The jump hook by Jamie Ledford is blocked by Bruce Yardley | 52-44 |
| 05:00 | Minnesota | Frank Nall gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 04:52 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley dunks the ball | 52-46 |
| 04:36 | Washington | Boyce Kimbro is called for the reach on Al Lynch - foul #1 on Boyce Kimbro, team foul #8 | 52-46 |
| 04:36 | Washington | Al Lynch misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 04:36 | Washington | Louis Coleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 04:31 | Washington | Jamie Ledford connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Aaron Anderson | 54-46 |
| 04:15 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley's pass is intercepted by Louis Coleman | 54-46 |
| 03:54 | Washington | Louis Coleman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 54-46 |
| 03:53 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:45 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley misses badly on a floater in the paint | 54-46 |
| 03:44 | Washington | The rebound goes to Aaron Anderson | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Aaron Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Wiseman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Al Lynch (fresh) PF - Louis Coleman (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Jamie Ledford (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Boyce Kimbro (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Seth Beard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frank Nall (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bruce Yardley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Lance Jewell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Washington | Louis Coleman hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Bruce Yardley - foul #5 on Bruce Yardley, team foul #9 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Washington | Daniel Mathews (PG), Thomas Williams (SG), Willie Fossett (SF), Martin Zacharias (C) Aaron Anderson, John Wiseman, Al Lynch, Jamie Ledford | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore (SG), Michael Ivey (SF), Justin Hines (PF), Rodney May (C) Seth Beard, Frank Nall, Bruce Yardley, Lance Jewell | |
| 03:16 | Washington | Louis Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 03:16 | Washington | Louis Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 03:06 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 03:05 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey loses the dribble to Willie Fossett | 56-46 |
| 02:55 | Washington | Washington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-46 |
| Subs | Washington | Aaron Anderson (PG), John Wiseman (SG), Jamie Ledford (C) Daniel Mathews, Thomas Williams, Martin Zacharias | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Seth Beard (SG) Jean Bazemore | |
| 02:29 | Washington | Louis Coleman throws it down despite the doubleteam on a great pass from Aaron Anderson | 58-46 |
| 02:18 | Minnesota | Seth Beard clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by John Wiseman - foul #3 on John Wiseman, team foul #8 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler (PG), Frank Nall (SF) Boyce Kimbro, Michael Ivey | |
| 02:18 | Minnesota | Seth Beard misses the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 02:18 | Minnesota | Seth Beard makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 02:04 | Washington | Louis Coleman makes the contested 3 from the right wing set up by John Wiseman | 61-47 |
| 01:50 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Jamie Ledford - foul #1 on Jamie Ledford, team foul #9 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore (SG) Seth Beard | |
| 01:50 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 01:50 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 01:50 | Minnesota | Rodney May snags the offensive board | 61-48 |
| 01:30 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 01:28 | Washington | Aaron Anderson snags the defensive board | 61-48 |
| 01:17 | Washington | John Wiseman hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 61-48 |
| 01:16 | Minnesota | Rodney May snags the defensive board | 61-48 |
| 01:05 | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-48 |
| 01:04 | Minnesota | Justin Hines can't tip it in | 61-48 |
| 01:03 | Washington | The rebound goes to John Wiseman | 61-48 |
| 00:34 | Washington | Aaron Anderson is whistled for a carry | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Minnesota | The jump hook by Frank Nall is blocked by Jamie Ledford | 61-48 |
| 00:27 | Washington | Jamie Ledford snags the defensive board | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Washington | Aaron Anderson runs out the clock | 61-48 |