| Lineup | Arizona | PG - James Downing (fresh) SG - Michael Westbrook (fresh) SF - Gerardo Salas (fresh) PF - Orlando Godfrey (fresh) C - Modesto Rossi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Franklin (fresh) SG - Larry Chapman (fresh) SF - David Palko (fresh) PF - Chad McDonald (fresh) C - John Jorden (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Orlando Godfrey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Arizona | Gerardo Salas's pass is intercepted by John Jorden | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Minnesota | John Jorden misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Arizona | Orlando Godfrey pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Minnesota | David Palko can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Arizona | Orlando Godfrey grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi tips it home | 2-0 |
| 18:14 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Orlando Godfrey - foul #1 on Orlando Godfrey, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:14 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:14 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:52 | Arizona | James Downing hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 2-2 |
| 17:50 | Minnesota | John Jorden grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:44 | Minnesota | Modesto Rossi takes the ball from Chad McDonald | 2-2 |
| 17:23 | Arizona | Gerardo Salas misses the jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 17:22 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi tips it in | 4-2 |
| 17:20 | Minnesota | Michael Westbrook is called for the reach on John Franklin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Westbrook, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 17:04 | Minnesota | John Franklin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 17:03 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 16:45 | Arizona | Larry Chapman picks off the pass by Orlando Godfrey | 4-2 |
| 16:28 | Minnesota | John Jorden misses long on a shot in the lane | 4-2 |
| 16:26 | Minnesota | David Palko tips it in | 4-4 |
| 15:58 | Arizona | James Downing can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 4-4 |
| 15:57 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald grabs the board | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - James Downing (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Westbrook (fairly fresh) SF - Gerardo Salas (fairly fresh) PF - Orlando Godfrey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Modesto Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Franklin (fresh) SG - Larry Chapman (fresh) SF - David Palko (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad McDonald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Jorden (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Minnesota | John Franklin knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Chad McDonald | 4-6 |
| 15:35 | Arizona | James Downing drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Modesto Rossi | 7-6 |
| 15:18 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Franklin | 7-8 |
| 14:57 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 7-8 |
| 14:56 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:40 | Minnesota | John Jorden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Arizona | Joe Hall (SG), Kevin Pierce (SF), Loren Laursen (PF) Michael Westbrook, Gerardo Salas, Orlando Godfrey | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Shelley (SF), Stanley Metzinger (C) David Palko, John Jorden | |
| 14:18 | Arizona | Loren Laursen scores on a jump hook in the paint | 9-8 |
| 13:58 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald jams it set up by John Franklin | 9-10 |
| 13:29 | Arizona | James Downing clanks a 3 from straight away | 9-10 |
| 13:28 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 13:13 | Minnesota | James Shelley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-10 |
| 13:11 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman tips it back up and in | 9-12 |
| 12:57 | Arizona | James Downing double dribbles | 9-12 |
| Subs | Arizona | Orlando Godfrey (PF) Modesto Rossi | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Palko (SF), Nathan Frazier (PF) James Shelley, Chad McDonald | |
| 12:42 | Minnesota | John Franklin's floater is tipped away by Loren Laursen | 9-12 |
| 12:40 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Loren Laursen | 9-12 |
| 12:38 | Arizona | John Franklin is called for the reach on James Downing in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Franklin, team foul #1 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Arizona | Gerardo Salas (SG) James Downing | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:16 | Arizona | Gerardo Salas can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Nathan Frazier - foul #1 on Nathan Frazier, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Jorden (C) Stanley Metzinger | |
| 12:16 | Arizona | Gerardo Salas makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:16 | Arizona | Gerardo Salas makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:02 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier clanks a jumper from the left block | 11-12 |
| 12:00 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Joe Hall | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Joe Hall (fairly fresh) SG - Gerardo Salas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Pierce (fresh) PF - Orlando Godfrey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Loren Laursen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Franklin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Chapman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Palko (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Frazier (fresh) C - John Jorden (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Arizona | Joe Hall connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Gerardo Salas | 14-12 |
| 11:34 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 14-12 |
| 11:33 | Arizona | Loren Laursen pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 11:28 | Arizona | Joe Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-12 |
| Subs | Arizona | James Downing (PG), Michael Westbrook (SG), Modesto Rossi (C) Joe Hall, Kevin Pierce, Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Chad McDonald (PF) Nathan Frazier | |
| 11:13 | Minnesota | John Franklin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 11:12 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Michael Westbrook | 14-12 |
| 10:45 | Arizona | Gerardo Salas lays it up and in on a great pass from James Downing | 16-12 |
| 10:33 | Minnesota | John Franklin can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by James Downing - foul #1 on James Downing, team foul #3 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Arizona | Larry Williams (SF) Gerardo Salas | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Robinson (SG), Stanley Metzinger (C) Larry Chapman, John Jorden | |
| 10:33 | Minnesota | John Franklin misses the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:33 | Minnesota | John Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 10:17 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-13 |
| 10:15 | Arizona | Orlando Godfrey gets the offensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 09:46 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi misses short on a runner from close range | 16-13 |
| 09:45 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 09:40 | Minnesota | John Franklin is called for traveling | 16-13 |
| Subs | Arizona | Joe Hall (PG), Kevin Pierce (SF), Loren Laursen (PF) James Downing, Larry Williams, Orlando Godfrey | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mauricio Greco (PG), Larry Chapman (SG), James Shelley (SF), Nathan Frazier (PF) John Franklin, Thomas Robinson, David Palko, Chad McDonald | |
| 09:11 | Arizona | Joe Hall misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Stanley Metzinger - foul #1 on Stanley Metzinger, team foul #3 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Arizona | Gerardo Salas (SG) Michael Westbrook | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Jorden (C) Stanley Metzinger | |
| 09:11 | Arizona | Joe Hall misses the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 09:11 | Arizona | Joe Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 09:11 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Nathan Frazier | 16-13 |
| 09:00 | Minnesota | James Shelley is fouled on the floor by Kevin Pierce - foul #1 on Kevin Pierce, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| 08:55 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier is hacked by Loren Laursen - foul #1 on Loren Laursen, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| 08:40 | Minnesota | James Shelley's fadeaway is rejected by Loren Laursen | 16-13 |
| 08:38 | Minnesota | Mauricio Greco grabs the offensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 08:31 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Mauricio Greco is denied by Modesto Rossi | 16-13 |
| 08:29 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 08:04 | Arizona | Loren Laursen loses the ball out of bounds | 16-13 |
| Subs | Arizona | James Downing (PG), Orlando Godfrey (PF) Kevin Pierce, Modesto Rossi | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Franklin (PG), David Palko (SF), Chad McDonald (PF) Mauricio Greco, James Shelley, Nathan Frazier | |
| 07:48 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald clanks a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Orlando Godfrey - foul #2 on Orlando Godfrey, team foul #6 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Westbrook (SG), Modesto Rossi (C) Joe Hall, Orlando Godfrey | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Robinson (SG) Larry Chapman | |
| 07:48 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 07:48 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald misses the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 07:48 | Arizona | Loren Laursen grabs the board | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - James Downing (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Westbrook (fresh) SF - Gerardo Salas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Loren Laursen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Modesto Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Franklin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Robinson (fresh) SF - David Palko (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad McDonald (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Jorden (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Arizona | Loren Laursen comes up short on the shot from the left side | 16-14 |
| 07:19 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 07:12 | Minnesota | John Jorden hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Robinson and he's fouled by Modesto Rossi - foul #1 on Modesto Rossi, team foul #7 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Arizona | Kevin Pierce (SF) Gerardo Salas | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 07:12 | Minnesota | John Jorden misses the free throw | 16-16 |
| 07:12 | Arizona | Loren Laursen pulls down the rebound | 16-16 |
| 06:46 | Arizona | Loren Laursen blows the layup but he's hacked by Chad McDonald - foul #1 on Chad McDonald, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Arizona | Joe Hall (SG) James Downing | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Larry Chapman (SG), Stanley Metzinger (C) Thomas Robinson, John Jorden | |
| 06:46 | Arizona | Loren Laursen misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 06:46 | Arizona | Loren Laursen makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 06:20 | Minnesota | David Palko buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Chapman | 17-18 |
| 06:01 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi is whistled for traveling | 17-18 |
| Subs | Arizona | James Downing (PG), Gerardo Salas (SF), Orlando Godfrey (PF) Michael Westbrook, Kevin Pierce, Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier (PF) Chad McDonald | |
| 05:50 | Minnesota | Orlando Godfrey swats the layup by John Franklin | 17-18 |
| 05:48 | Arizona | Orlando Godfrey snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 05:31 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi slams it home on a nice dish by Joe Hall and the foul's on Larry Chapman - foul #1 on Larry Chapman, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mauricio Greco (PG), James Shelley (SF) John Franklin, David Palko | |
| 05:31 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi makes the free throw | 20-18 |
| 05:26 | Minnesota | Mauricio Greco is fouled in the backcourt by James Downing - foul #2 on James Downing, team foul #8 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Arizona | Kevin Pierce (SF) Joe Hall | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 05:26 | Minnesota | Mauricio Greco misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 05:26 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 05:08 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier buries a jumper from the right block | 20-20 |
| 04:44 | Arizona | James Downing comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 04:42 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| 04:37 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman is called for traveling | 20-20 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Westbrook (SG), Loren Laursen (C) Kevin Pierce, Modesto Rossi | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Palko (SF), Chad McDonald (PF), John Jorden (C) James Shelley, Nathan Frazier, Stanley Metzinger | |
| 04:19 | Arizona | Gerardo Salas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-20 |
| Subs | Arizona | Joe Hall (SG) James Downing | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Franklin (PG), Thomas Robinson (SG) Mauricio Greco, Larry Chapman | |
| 04:10 | Minnesota | David Palko misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 20-20 |
| 04:09 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Michael Westbrook | 20-20 |
| 03:40 | Arizona | David Palko is called for the reach on Michael Westbrook - foul #1 on David Palko, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Arizona | Kevin Pierce (SF) Gerardo Salas | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Michael Westbrook (fresh) SG - Joe Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Pierce (fresh) PF - Orlando Godfrey (fresh) 4 reb. C - Loren Laursen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Franklin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Palko (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chad McDonald (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Jorden (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:13 | Arizona | Orlando Godfrey loses the ball out of bounds | 20-20 |
| Subs | Arizona | Modesto Rossi (C) Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Larry Chapman (SG), Nathan Frazier (PF) Thomas Robinson, Chad McDonald | |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 02:53 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier grabs the offensive board | 20-20 |
| 02:40 | Minnesota | Joe Hall is called for the reach on Larry Chapman - foul #1 on Joe Hall, team foul #9 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Arizona | James Downing (PG), Gerardo Salas (SG) Michael Westbrook, Joe Hall | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Shelley (SF) David Palko | |
| 02:40 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 02:40 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 02:15 | Arizona | James Downing makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Gerardo Salas | 23-22 |
| 01:52 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Franklin | 23-25 |
| 01:25 | Arizona | James Shelley is called for the reach on Kevin Pierce - foul #1 on James Shelley, team foul #7 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Arizona | Joe Hall (PG), Loren Laursen (C) James Downing, Modesto Rossi | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mauricio Greco (PG), David Palko (SF), Chad McDonald (PF), Stanley Metzinger (C) John Franklin, James Shelley, Nathan Frazier, John Jorden | |
| 01:25 | Arizona | Kevin Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 01:25 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald grabs the board | 23-25 |
| 01:06 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Pierce - foul #2 on Kevin Pierce, team foul #10 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Westbrook (PG) Kevin Pierce | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 01:06 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 01:06 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 00:47 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Stanley Metzinger - foul #2 on Stanley Metzinger, team foul #8 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Arizona | Larry Williams (SF) Gerardo Salas | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:47 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 00:47 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 00:37 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman is hacked by Joe Hall - foul #2 on Joe Hall, team foul #11 | 25-27 |
| 00:37 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 00:37 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 00:37 | Arizona | Orlando Godfrey gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 00:23 | Arizona | Orlando Godfrey hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Michael Westbrook | 27-28 |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Larry Chapman | 27-30 |
| 00:00 | Arizona | Joe Hall misses short on a halfcourt shot | 27-30 |