| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SG - Scott Drees (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Rhodes (fresh) C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dale Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald is alone and drills a floater from the left block set up by Lawrence Thompson | 29-29 |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Gregory Burkhardt - foul #1 on Gregory Burkhardt, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 19:24 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan is hacked by Daniel Rhodes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Rhodes, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Davey (PF) Daniel Rhodes | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 19:06 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Thompson | 31-32 |
| 18:40 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 18:23 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Dale Anderson | 33-34 |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Joshua Glover out of the doubleteam | 36-34 |
| 17:40 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 17:38 | Northwestern | Joel Davey grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joshua Glover | 38-34 |
| 17:08 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan is hacked by Joshua Glover - foul #2 on Joshua Glover, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG), John Longwell (PF), David Cork (C) Joshua Glover, Scott Drees, Joel Davey, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (SG), Michael Yang (PF), Edgar Eichner (C) Walter Sullivan, Thomas Heald, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| 16:50 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 16:48 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner misses the tip | 38-34 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern | David Cork grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 16:42 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas grabs the offensive board | 38-34 |
| 16:29 | Northwestern | Dale Anderson steals it from Ronald Bastarache | 38-34 |
| 16:03 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson misses the lay-in | 38-34 |
| 16:01 | Northwestern | John Longwell grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ronald Bastarache (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Longwell (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Cork (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Cummings (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dale Anderson (tiring) 2 ast. PF - Michael Yang (fresh) 4 reb. C - Edgar Eichner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-34 |
| 15:44 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 15:18 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the wide open floater from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Yang | 38-36 |
| 15:11 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Wayne Willis (SG), Joel Davey (SF), Daniel Rhodes (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Leonard Chung, Ernest Thomas, Ronald Bastarache, John Longwell, David Cork | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan (SG), Thomas Heald (PF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Glenn Cummings, Michael Yang, Edgar Eichner | |
| 14:42 | Minnesota | Daniel Rhodes picks off the pass by Lawrence Thompson | 38-36 |
| 14:28 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-36 |
| 14:26 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey can't tip it in | 38-36 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | Joel Davey gets the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:09 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Glover | 41-36 |
| 13:51 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Lawrence Thompson and he's fouled by Andrew Stalvey - foul #1 on Andrew Stalvey, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SF), Jon Thomas (C) Joel Davey, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (PG), Michael Yang (PF) Lawrence Thompson, Dale Anderson | |
| 13:51 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt makes the free throw | 41-39 |
| 13:34 | Northwestern | Scott Drees double dribbles | 41-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG) Joshua Glover | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner (C) Gregory Burkhardt | |
| 13:17 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald is wide open and dunks the ball | 41-41 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | Glenn Cummings steals the ball from Jon Thomas | 41-41 |
| 13:05 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SG) Wayne Willis | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:52 | Northwestern | Scott Drees lays it in on a great pass from Ernest Thomas | 43-41 |
| 12:23 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Thomas Heald | 43-43 |
| 12:09 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung is hacked by Edgar Eichner - foul #1 on Edgar Eichner, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Wayne Willis (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Joel Davey (PF), David Cork (C) Leonard Chung, Ernest Thomas, Scott Drees, Daniel Rhodes, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Thomas Heald, Edgar Eichner | |
| 11:54 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 43-43 |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | Joel Davey tips it home | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joel Davey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Cork (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Sullivan (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Glenn Cummings (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Yang (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-43 |
| 11:41 | Northwestern | David Cork gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 11:36 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-43 |
| 11:34 | Minnesota | Michael Yang grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 11:25 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Joshua Glover - foul #3 on Joshua Glover, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dale Anderson (SF), Thomas Heald (PF) Glenn Cummings, Michael Yang | |
| 11:25 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:25 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Lawrence Thompson steals it from Joshua Glover in the backcourt | 45-45 |
| 11:03 | Minnesota | Ronald Bastarache swats the layup by Lawrence Thompson | 45-45 |
| 11:02 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Burkhardt | 45-45 |
| 10:43 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt hits a floater from the baseline | 45-47 |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | Joel Davey is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Joel Davey, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (SG), Ernest Thomas (SF), John Longwell (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Wayne Willis, Ronald Bastarache, Joel Davey, David Cork | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner (C) Gregory Burkhardt | |
| 10:08 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson is fouled on the floor by Joshua Glover - foul #4 on Joshua Glover, team foul #7 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SF) Joshua Glover | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (SG), Michael Yang (PF) Walter Sullivan, Thomas Heald | |
| 10:08 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:08 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 09:54 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | John Longwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 09:37 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Scott Drees | 47-47 |
| 09:08 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Dale Anderson | 47-49 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 08:47 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 08:35 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 08:33 | Northwestern | Scott Drees grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 08:26 | Northwestern | John Longwell misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 08:25 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Michael Yang | 47-49 |
| 08:23 | Minnesota | Ernest Thomas is called for the reach on Lawrence Thompson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #8 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Willis (SG), Joel Davey (SF), Daniel Rhodes (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Ernest Thomas, Scott Drees, John Longwell, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan (SG), Thomas Heald (PF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Dale Anderson, Michael Yang, Edgar Eichner | |
| 08:23 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 08:23 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 08:08 | Northwestern | Joel Davey can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-51 |
| 08:07 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 07:40 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jon Thomas - foul #1 on Jon Thomas, team foul #9 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), David Cork (C) Leonard Chung, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Yang (PF) Glenn Cummings | |
| 07:40 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 07:40 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joel Davey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Rhodes (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. C - David Cork (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (tiring) 23 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Sullivan (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Heald (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Yang (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes is hacked by Michael Yang - foul #1 on Michael Yang, team foul #3 | 47-53 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | David Cork misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 07:04 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover hits the follow up shot | 49-53 |
| 07:01 | Minnesota | David Cork is called for the reach on Lawrence Thompson in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Cork, team foul #10 | 49-53 |
| 07:01 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 07:01 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | Joel Davey is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Joshua Glover | 51-54 |
| 06:36 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF), Jon Thomas (C) Joel Davey, David Cork | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (PG), Edgar Eichner (C) Lawrence Thompson, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| 06:24 | Northwestern | Thomas Heald is called for the reach on Wayne Willis - foul #2 on Thomas Heald, team foul #4 | 51-54 |
| 06:06 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-54 |
| 06:05 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes gets the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 05:57 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joshua Glover | 53-54 |
| 05:54 | Minnesota | Michael Yang is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Rhodes - foul #4 on Daniel Rhodes, team foul #11 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dale Anderson (SF) Thomas Heald | |
| 05:54 | Minnesota | Michael Yang makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 05:54 | Minnesota | Michael Yang misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 05:54 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 05:40 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Joshua Glover | 55-55 |
| 05:17 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 55-55 |
| 05:16 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner snags the offensive board | 55-55 |
| 04:55 | Minnesota | Daniel Rhodes steals the ball from Glenn Cummings | 55-55 |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes is fouled on the floor by Michael Yang - foul #2 on Michael Yang, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SG), Scott Drees (SF), Joel Davey (PF), David Cork (C) Wayne Willis, Ronald Bastarache, Daniel Rhodes, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG), Thomas Heald (PF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Dale Anderson, Michael Yang, Edgar Eichner | |
| 04:16 | Northwestern | Scott Drees clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 04:15 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 04:13 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG) Joshua Glover | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas is hacked by Gregory Burkhardt - foul #2 on Gregory Burkhardt, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dale Anderson (SF) Walter Sullivan | |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Lawrence Thompson - foul #3 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | Joel Davey grabs the offensive board | 55-55 |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Scott Drees is fouled on the floor by Dale Anderson - foul #2 on Dale Anderson, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan (SG) Glenn Cummings | |
| 03:32 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Scott Drees makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Scott Drees makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Scott Drees (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Davey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Cork (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (tiring) 24 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Sullivan (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dale Anderson (tired) 3 ast. PF - Thomas Heald (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the right block | 57-55 |
| 03:01 | Northwestern | Scott Drees pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Wayne Willis (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Daniel Rhodes (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Leonard Chung, Ernest Thomas, Scott Drees, Joel Davey, David Cork | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Yang (PF), Edgar Eichner (C) Dale Anderson, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | Thomas Heald blocks the jumper by Joshua Glover | 57-55 |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 02:36 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (SF) Thomas Heald | |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Walter Sullivan - foul #4 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #10 | 57-55 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 01:57 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Joshua Glover - foul #5 on Joshua Glover, team foul #12 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG) Joshua Glover | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dale Anderson (SF), Thomas Heald (PF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Glenn Cummings, Michael Yang, Edgar Eichner | |
| 01:57 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 01:57 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 01:57 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt grabs the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 01:38 | Minnesota | Daniel Rhodes is called for the reach on Lawrence Thompson - foul #5 on Daniel Rhodes, team foul #13 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Davey (PF) Daniel Rhodes | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 01:38 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 01:38 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | Joel Davey clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 58-58 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache snags the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 01:12 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | Joel Davey tips it in | 60-58 |
| 01:09 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan is hacked by Wayne Willis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wayne Willis, team foul #14 | 60-58 |
| 01:09 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:09 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 00:44 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 00:24 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Walter Sullivan is called for the reach on Joel Davey in the backcourt - foul #5 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #11 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (SG) Walter Sullivan | |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Joel Davey makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Joel Davey misses the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Bastarache | 61-58 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache is hacked by Thomas Heald - foul #3 on Thomas Heald, team foul #12 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), Scott Drees (PF) Leonard Chung, Joel Davey | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 63-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Joel Davey (PF) Ernest Thomas, Scott Drees | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Joel Davey is hacked by Glenn Cummings in the backcourt - foul #3 on Glenn Cummings, team foul #13 | 63-61 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Joel Davey makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Joel Davey makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis grabs the board | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis runs out the clock | 65-61 |