| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Boyce Kimbro (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Seth Beard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Nall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Ivey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Jack Herring (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Gary Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Thibodeau (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred McKever (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bernard Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leland Patino (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Boston College | Fred McKever inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Boston College | Leland Patino comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 37-31 |
| 19:38 | Boston College | Gary Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 19:25 | Boston College | Gary Anderson hits a jumper from the left side | 37-33 |
| 19:04 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro is alone and drills a floater in the lane set up by Michael Ivey out of the doubleteam | 39-33 |
| 18:50 | Boston College | Leland Patino travels with the ball | 39-33 |
| 18:36 | Minnesota | Fred McKever steals it from Seth Beard out of a doubleteam | 39-33 |
| 18:33 | Boston College | David Thibodeau hits the finger roll set up by Fred McKever | 39-35 |
| 18:10 | Minnesota | Gary Anderson picks off the pass by Michael Ivey out of a doubleteam | 39-35 |
| 18:07 | Boston College | Bernard Williams blows the layup | 39-35 |
| 18:06 | Boston College | Bernard Williams snags the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 17:49 | Boston College | Leland Patino clanks a jump hook from the right block | 39-35 |
| 17:47 | Boston College | David Thibodeau tips it back up and in | 39-37 |
| 17:40 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro is fouled on the floor by Leland Patino - foul #1 on Leland Patino, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rodney May (C) Jack Herring | |
| Subs | Boston College | William Berry (SF) Fred McKever | |
| 17:27 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 39-37 |
| 17:25 | Boston College | Gary Anderson pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 16:59 | Boston College | William Berry makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Leland Patino | 39-40 |
| 16:39 | Minnesota | Seth Beard slams it home set up by Boyce Kimbro | 41-40 |
| 16:23 | Boston College | Bernard Williams drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Thibodeau | 41-42 |
| 16:04 | Minnesota | Seth Beard shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 16:03 | Boston College | Leland Patino grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Boyce Kimbro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Seth Beard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Nall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Ivey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Rodney May (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Gary Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Berry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bernard Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Leland Patino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Boston College | David Thibodeau misses the floater from the left side | 41-42 |
| 15:54 | Minnesota | Rodney May grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 15:34 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 15:12 | Boston College | William Berry scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by David Thibodeau | 44-44 |
| 14:58 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Seth Beard and he's fouled by Bernard Williams - foul #1 on Bernard Williams, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner (PG), Jean Bazemore (SG), Gerald Lizotte (SF), Jack Herring (C) Boyce Kimbro, Seth Beard, Frank Nall, Rodney May | |
| Subs | Boston College | Curtis Todd (PG), Fred McKever (SF), John Mullis (PF), Donald Johnson (C) Gary Anderson, William Berry, Bernard Williams, Leland Patino | |
| 14:58 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 14:35 | Boston College | The pull-up jumper by Fred McKever is blocked by Gerald Lizotte | 47-44 |
| 14:33 | Minnesota | Jack Herring pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 14:08 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-44 |
| 14:07 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 13:58 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 47-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley (PF) Michael Ivey | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 13:43 | Boston College | David Thibodeau misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 13:42 | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 13:24 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 47-44 |
| 13:22 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Fred McKever | 47-44 |
| 12:57 | Boston College | Fred McKever makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-46 |
| 12:35 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Donald Johnson - foul #1 on Donald Johnson, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro (PG), Seth Beard (SG), Frank Nall (SF), Rodney May (C) Stanley Steiner, Jean Bazemore, Gerald Lizotte, Jack Herring | |
| Subs | Boston College | Gary Anderson (PG), Steven Rickel (SG), William Berry (SF), David Holton (PF) Curtis Todd, David Thibodeau, Fred McKever, John Mullis | |
| 12:35 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 12:35 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 12:06 | Boston College | David Holton misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 12:04 | Boston College | Donald Johnson tips it but misses | 49-46 |
| 12:02 | Minnesota | Rodney May pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 11:58 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Boyce Kimbro (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Seth Beard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Nall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Yardley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney May (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Gary Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Rickel (fresh) SF - William Berry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Holton (fresh) C - Donald Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Boston College | Gary Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Bernard Williams (PF), Leland Patino (C) David Holton, Donald Johnson | |
| 11:22 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bernard Williams - foul #2 on Bernard Williams, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte (SF), Jack Herring (C) Frank Nall, Rodney May | |
| Subs | Boston College | David Thibodeau (SG) Steven Rickel | |
| 11:22 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 11:22 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 11:02 | Boston College | Gary Anderson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 11:00 | Minnesota | Seth Beard pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 10:56 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 10:54 | Boston College | Leland Patino pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 10:47 | Boston College | David Thibodeau buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by William Berry | 53-48 |
| 10:27 | Minnesota | William Berry steps in front of the Gerald Lizotte pass | 53-48 |
| 10:04 | Boston College | William Berry misses short on a floater from the left side | 53-48 |
| 10:03 | Boston College | Leland Patino tips it home | 53-50 |
| 09:40 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro drills a 3 from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 09:16 | Boston College | Bruce Yardley picks off the pass by Leland Patino | 56-50 |
| 08:58 | Minnesota | Bernard Williams is called for the reach on Bruce Yardley - foul #3 on Bernard Williams, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner (PG), Jean Bazemore (SG), Frank Nall (SF), Michael Ivey (PF), Rodney May (C) Boyce Kimbro, Seth Beard, Gerald Lizotte, Bruce Yardley, Jack Herring | |
| Subs | Boston College | Curtis Todd (PG), Steven Rickel (SG), Fred McKever (SF), John Mullis (PF), Donald Johnson (C) Gary Anderson, David Thibodeau, William Berry, Bernard Williams, Leland Patino | |
| 08:38 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey lays it up and in | 58-50 |
| 08:21 | Boston College | Steven Rickel is fouled on the floor by Jean Bazemore - foul #2 on Jean Bazemore, team foul #1 | 58-50 |
| 08:11 | Boston College | Donald Johnson hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Rickel | 58-52 |
| 07:54 | Minnesota | Rodney May can't finish the layup | 58-52 |
| 07:53 | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore misses the tip | 58-52 |
| 07:52 | Minnesota | Frank Nall misses the tip | 58-52 |
| 07:50 | Minnesota | Rodney May tips it but misses | 58-52 |
| 07:48 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey tips it back up and in | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stanley Steiner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jean Bazemore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Nall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Ivey (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney May (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Curtis Todd (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Rickel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred McKever (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Mullis (fresh) C - Donald Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Boston College | Curtis Todd is hacked by Jean Bazemore - foul #3 on Jean Bazemore, team foul #2 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro (PG), Seth Beard (SG) Stanley Steiner, Jean Bazemore | |
| Subs | Boston College | David Thibodeau (SG), Leland Patino (C) Steven Rickel, Donald Johnson | |
| 06:58 | Boston College | Boyce Kimbro is called for the reach on Curtis Todd - foul #2 on Boyce Kimbro, team foul #3 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte (SF) Frank Nall | |
| Subs | Boston College | Gary Anderson (PG) Curtis Todd | |
| 06:53 | Boston College | Boyce Kimbro steps in front of the Fred McKever pass | 60-52 |
| 06:34 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jack Herring (C) Rodney May | |
| Subs | Boston College | William Berry (SF), Bernard Williams (PF) Fred McKever, John Mullis | |
| 06:12 | Boston College | Leland Patino hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Ivey - foul #1 on Michael Ivey, team foul #4 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley (PF) Michael Ivey | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 06:12 | Boston College | Leland Patino misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 06:12 | Boston College | Leland Patino makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 05:52 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte is fouled on the floor by William Berry - foul #1 on William Berry, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| 05:38 | Minnesota | Seth Beard is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Seth Beard, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| 05:19 | Boston College | Bernard Williams clanks a shot from the left side | 60-53 |
| 05:18 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 04:57 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley dunks the ball on a great pass from Boyce Kimbro | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:52 | Boston College | Gary Anderson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-53 |
| 04:51 | Boston College | David Thibodeau tips it back up and in | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:27 | Minnesota | Seth Beard makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Boyce Kimbro | 65-55 |
| 04:06 | Boston College | Gary Anderson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-55 |
| 04:04 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro snags the defensive board | 65-55 |
| 03:50 | Minnesota | Jack Herring is hacked by Leland Patino - foul #2 on Leland Patino, team foul #7 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner (PG), Jean Bazemore (SG), Frank Nall (SF), Michael Ivey (PF) Boyce Kimbro, Seth Beard, Gerald Lizotte, Bruce Yardley | |
| Subs | Boston College | Curtis Todd (PG), Steven Rickel (SG), Fred McKever (SF), John Mullis (PF), Donald Johnson (C) Gary Anderson, David Thibodeau, William Berry, Bernard Williams, Leland Patino | |
| 03:50 | Minnesota | Jack Herring makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 03:50 | Minnesota | Jack Herring misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 03:50 | Boston College | Donald Johnson pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stanley Steiner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jean Bazemore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Frank Nall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Ivey (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jack Herring (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Curtis Todd (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Rickel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred McKever (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Mullis (fresh) C - Donald Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:44 | Boston College | Donald Johnson comes up short on the runner from close range | 66-55 |
| 03:43 | Boston College | Fred McKever tips it but misses | 66-55 |
| 03:41 | Minnesota | Frank Nall grabs the board | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:36 | Minnesota | Frank Nall makes the turnaround from close range set up by Stanley Steiner | 68-55 |
| 03:25 | Boston College | Fred McKever buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-57 |
| 03:03 | Minnesota | Jack Herring misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Johnson - foul #2 on Donald Johnson, team foul #8 | 68-57 |
| 03:03 | Minnesota | Jack Herring makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 03:03 | Minnesota | Jack Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 03:00 | Boston College | Curtis Todd is hacked by Stanley Steiner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stanley Steiner, team foul #6 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro (PG), Rodney May (C) Stanley Steiner, Jack Herring | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 02:53 | Boston College | Michael Ivey steals it from Fred McKever | 70-57 |
| 02:53 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Seth Beard (SG) Jean Bazemore | |
| Subs | Boston College | Gary Anderson (PG), David Thibodeau (SG), Bernard Williams (PF), Leland Patino (C) Curtis Todd, Steven Rickel, John Mullis, Donald Johnson | |
| 02:40 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Seth Beard | 72-57 |
| 02:29 | Boston College | Fred McKever misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 72-57 |
| 02:27 | Boston College | The offensive rebound goes to Leland Patino | 72-57 |
| 02:22 | Boston College | David Thibodeau misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-57 |
| 02:21 | Minnesota | Rodney May grabs the board | 72-57 |
| 02:00 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 72-57 |
| 01:59 | Boston College | Gary Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:42 | Boston College | Leland Patino knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 72-59 |
| 01:25 | Minnesota | Frank Nall can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 72-59 |
| 01:23 | Boston College | David Thibodeau gets the rebound | 72-59 |
| 01:05 | Boston College | Fred McKever hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Frank Nall - foul #3 on Frank Nall, team foul #7 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner (PG), Jean Bazemore (SG), Bruce Yardley (PF) Boyce Kimbro, Seth Beard, Michael Ivey | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 01:05 | Boston College | Fred McKever misses the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 01:05 | Boston College | Fred McKever misses the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 01:05 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley grabs the board | 72-59 |
| 00:53 | Minnesota | Frank Nall misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Fred McKever - foul #3 on Fred McKever, team foul #9 | 72-59 |
| 00:53 | Minnesota | Frank Nall makes the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 00:53 | Minnesota | Frank Nall makes the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:47 | Boston College | Leland Patino makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Gary Anderson | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:23 | Minnesota | Frank Nall misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 74-61 |
| 00:22 | Boston College | Leland Patino grabs the defensive rebound | 74-61 |
| 00:15 | Boston College | Gary Anderson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Bernard Williams | 74-64 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner runs out the clock | 74-64 |