| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shawn Boucher (fresh) SG - Gary Bright (fresh) SF - James Perkins (fresh) PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) C - Christopher Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeff Burnett (fresh) SG - Thomas Gaunt (fresh) SF - Oleg Zolondek (fresh) PF - Michael Bond (fresh) C - Fausto Romano (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Minnesota | Michael Bond blows the dunk but the foul's on Arthur Brown - foul #1 on Arthur Brown, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Minnesota | Michael Bond makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:31 | Minnesota | Michael Bond makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Ball State | Arthur Brown misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Gaunt - foul #1 on Thomas Gaunt, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Ball State | Arthur Brown misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Ball State | Arthur Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:01 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 1-2 |
| 19:00 | Minnesota | Michael Bond gets the offensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:44 | Minnesota | Michael Bond hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Jeff Burnett and the foul's on Christopher Johnson - foul #1 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #2 | 1-4 |
| 18:44 | Minnesota | Michael Bond makes the free throw | 1-5 |
| 18:30 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 1-5 |
| 18:29 | Ball State | Arthur Brown tips it back up and in | 3-5 |
| 18:12 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 3-5 |
| 18:10 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Shawn Boucher | 3-5 |
| 18:04 | Ball State | Arthur Brown drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Perkins | 6-5 |
| 17:40 | Minnesota | Michael Bond misses the floater from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 17:38 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt snags the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 17:21 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 17:20 | Minnesota | Michael Bond hits the follow up shot | 6-7 |
| 17:13 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher hits a fadeaway from the right side | 8-7 |
| 16:51 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett is called for traveling | 8-7 |
| 16:41 | Ball State | James Perkins's floater is tipped away by Michael Bond | 8-7 |
| 16:39 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher grabs the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:30 | Ball State | Fausto Romano steals the ball from Gary Bright | 8-7 |
| 16:06 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett misses badly on a floater from the left side | 8-7 |
| 16:04 | Ball State | Arthur Brown snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shawn Boucher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Bright (fresh) SF - James Perkins (fresh) PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeff Burnett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Gaunt (fairly fresh) SF - Oleg Zolondek (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Bond (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Fausto Romano (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-7 |
| 15:25 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 15:24 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Arthur Brown | 11-7 |
| 15:05 | Ball State | Gary Bright banks in the layup on a great pass from James Perkins | 13-7 |
| 14:49 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-7 |
| Subs | Ball State | Troy Davis (PG), Timothy Anderson (SG), Kenneth Cameron (SF), Teddy Crane (PF), Jerry Mickey (C) Shawn Boucher, Gary Bright, James Perkins, Arthur Brown, Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bennie Frost (SG), Jeffery Bell (SF), Evan Dauphin (PF), Jimmie Brown (C) Thomas Gaunt, Oleg Zolondek, Michael Bond, Fausto Romano | |
| 14:35 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson loses the dribble to Jeff Burnett | 13-7 |
| 14:08 | Minnesota | Jeffery Bell comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 13-7 |
| 14:06 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey gets the rebound | 13-7 |
| 13:43 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey is fouled on the floor by Evan Dauphin - foul #1 on Evan Dauphin, team foul #2 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Brown (PF) Kenneth Cameron | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 13:23 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 13-7 |
| 13:21 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey hits the follow up shot | 15-7 |
| 13:00 | Minnesota | The jump hook by Jeffery Bell is blocked by Jerry Mickey | 15-7 |
| 12:58 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Teddy Crane | 15-7 |
| 12:41 | Ball State | Troy Davis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeff Burnett - foul #1 on Jeff Burnett, team foul #3 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Bright (SG), James Perkins (SF), Christopher Johnson (C) Timothy Anderson, Jerry Mickey, Teddy Crane | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Bond (PF), Fausto Romano (C) Evan Dauphin, Jimmie Brown | |
| 12:41 | Ball State | Troy Davis makes the 1st free throw | 16-7 |
| 12:41 | Ball State | Troy Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 16-7 |
| 12:41 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano pulls down the rebound | 16-7 |
| 12:25 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Johnson - foul #2 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #3 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG) Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (SG) Bennie Frost | |
| 12:25 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 16-8 |
| 12:25 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 12:05 | Ball State | Arthur Brown misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 16-9 |
| 12:04 | Ball State | Gary Bright pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 11:49 | Ball State | James Perkins connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 18-9 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shawn Boucher (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gary Bright (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Davis (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeff Burnett (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Gaunt (fresh) SF - Jeffery Bell (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Bond (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Fausto Romano (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Minnesota | Michael Bond drills a shot from just outside the lane | 18-11 |
| 11:21 | Ball State | Jeffery Bell picks off the pass by Shawn Boucher | 18-11 |
| 11:18 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt misses the easy layup | 18-11 |
| 11:17 | Ball State | Arthur Brown grabs the board | 18-11 |
| 11:12 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher is hacked by Fausto Romano - foul #1 on Fausto Romano, team foul #4 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jerry Mickey (C) Troy Davis | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bennie Frost (SG), Oleg Zolondek (SF) Jeff Burnett, Jeffery Bell | |
| 10:56 | Ball State | Arthur Brown buries a floater from the baseline | 20-11 |
| 10:39 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Gary Bright - foul #1 on Gary Bright, team foul #4 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Ball State | Teddy Crane (PF) Arthur Brown | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wesley Steger (SG), Jimmie Brown (C) Thomas Gaunt, Fausto Romano | |
| 10:39 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost makes the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 10:39 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost misses the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 10:39 | Minnesota | Jimmie Brown snags the offensive board | 20-12 |
| 10:22 | Minnesota | Jerry Mickey swats the short shot by Michael Bond | 20-12 |
| 10:21 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jerry Mickey | 20-12 |
| 10:03 | Ball State | Teddy Crane knocks in the floater from the left side | 22-12 |
| 09:42 | Minnesota | James Perkins steals the ball from Jimmie Brown | 22-12 |
| 09:20 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Oleg Zolondek - foul #1 on Oleg Zolondek, team foul #5 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | Troy Davis (SG), Timothy Anderson (SF), Arthur Brown (PF) Gary Bright, James Perkins, Teddy Crane | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (PG), Evan Dauphin (PF), Fausto Romano (C) Wesley Steger, Michael Bond, Jimmie Brown | |
| 09:20 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey misses the 1st free throw | 22-12 |
| 09:20 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey makes the 2nd free throw | 23-12 |
| 08:51 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin lays it in on a great pass from Oleg Zolondek | 23-14 |
| 08:36 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-14 |
| 08:07 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek drills a shot from the right block set up by Thomas Gaunt | 26-16 |
| 07:54 | Ball State | Troy Davis connects on the shot near the basket and the foul's on Evan Dauphin - foul #2 on Evan Dauphin, team foul #6 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Bright (SG), James Perkins (SF), Teddy Crane (C) Shawn Boucher, Timothy Anderson, Jerry Mickey | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett (PG), Jeffery Bell (SF), Michael Bond (PF) Bennie Frost, Oleg Zolondek, Evan Dauphin | |
| 07:54 | Ball State | Troy Davis misses the free throw | 28-16 |
| 07:54 | Minnesota | Michael Bond grabs the defensive rebound | 28-16 |
| 07:30 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffery Bell | 28-19 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Troy Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Bright (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Teddy Crane (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeff Burnett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Gaunt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Bell (fresh) PF - Michael Bond (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Fausto Romano (fresh) | |
| 07:08 | Ball State | Thomas Gaunt takes the ball from Arthur Brown | 28-19 |
| 07:04 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt blows the layup | 28-19 |
| 07:03 | Ball State | Arthur Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 28-19 |
| 06:45 | Ball State | Troy Davis misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Jeff Burnett - foul #2 on Jeff Burnett, team foul #7 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wesley Steger (SG), Jimmie Brown (C) Jeff Burnett, Fausto Romano | |
| 06:45 | Ball State | Troy Davis misses the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 06:45 | Ball State | Troy Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 06:18 | Minnesota | Teddy Crane steals the ball from Jeffery Bell | 29-19 |
| 05:59 | Ball State | Gary Bright misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-19 |
| 05:57 | Minnesota | Jeffery Bell gets the rebound | 29-19 |
| 05:28 | Minnesota | Jeffery Bell scores on a floater near the basket set up by Wesley Steger and he's fouled by James Perkins - foul #1 on James Perkins, team foul #5 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Timothy Anderson (SG), Kenneth Cameron (SF), Jerry Mickey (C) Troy Davis, Gary Bright, James Perkins, Arthur Brown | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett (PG), Oleg Zolondek (SF), Evan Dauphin (PF), Fausto Romano (C) Thomas Gaunt, Wesley Steger, Michael Bond, Jimmie Brown | |
| 05:28 | Minnesota | Jeffery Bell misses the free throw | 29-21 |
| 05:28 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin grabs the offensive board | 29-21 |
| 05:10 | Minnesota | Jeffery Bell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Evan Dauphin | 29-23 |
| 04:52 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson is whistled for a carry | 29-23 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edmund Randolph (SG) Teddy Crane | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bennie Frost (SG) Jeffery Bell | |
| 04:26 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost is hacked by Timothy Anderson - foul #1 on Timothy Anderson, team foul #6 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Ball State | Troy Davis (SG), James Perkins (SF), Arthur Brown (PF) Edmund Randolph, Timothy Anderson, Kenneth Cameron | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 04:09 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost scores on a shot from the left side | 29-25 |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 29-25 |
| 03:56 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 03:38 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano is whistled for traveling | 29-25 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Bright (SG), Christopher Johnson (C) Troy Davis, Jerry Mickey | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Bond (PF), Jimmie Brown (C) Evan Dauphin, Fausto Romano | |
| 03:13 | Ball State | Arthur Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-25 |
| 03:12 | Minnesota | Jimmie Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shawn Boucher (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gary Bright (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeff Burnett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bennie Frost (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Oleg Zolondek (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Bond (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmie Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:46 | Minnesota | Michael Bond makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Jeff Burnett | 29-27 |
| 02:29 | Ball State | Arthur Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 02:28 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 02:11 | Minnesota | Michael Bond connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 29-29 |
| 01:52 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher loses the dribble to Jeff Burnett | 29-29 |
| 01:23 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Bennie Frost | 29-32 |
| 01:13 | Ball State | Michael Bond swats the short shot by Shawn Boucher | 29-32 |
| 01:11 | Ball State | James Perkins tips it home | 31-32 |
| 00:56 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 00:54 | Ball State | Gary Bright gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 00:36 | Ball State | Jeff Burnett takes the ball from Shawn Boucher | 31-32 |
| 00:13 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Jeff Burnett | 31-34 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Gary Bright is hacked by Michael Bond - foul #1 on Michael Bond, team foul #8 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | Troy Davis (PG), Timothy Anderson (SF), Teddy Crane (PF), Jerry Mickey (C) Shawn Boucher, James Perkins, Arthur Brown, Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (SG), Jeffery Bell (SF), Evan Dauphin (PF), Fausto Romano (C) Bennie Frost, Oleg Zolondek, Michael Bond, Jimmie Brown | |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Gary Bright makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Gary Bright makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Jeffery Bell misses short on a halfcourt shot | 33-34 |