| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Green (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Bass (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ellis Dorman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Denker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Chapman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Palko (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Jorden (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | David Palko inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-29 |
| 19:30 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-29 |
| 19:28 | Minnesota | David Palko grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 19:22 | Minnesota | David Palko misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Thomas Green - foul #2 on Thomas Green, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 19:22 | Minnesota | David Palko misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 19:22 | Minnesota | David Palko makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:05 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 28-30 |
| 19:03 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin tips it but misses | 28-30 |
| 19:02 | Minnesota | John Jorden pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 18:54 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ralph Petrey - foul #1 on Ralph Petrey, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| 18:54 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 18:54 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 18:30 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Thomas Green | 31-31 |
| 18:09 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman misses badly on a shot from the right side | 31-31 |
| 18:08 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Denker | 31-31 |
| 17:46 | Minnesota | David Palko grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 17:28 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 17:27 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:11 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 17:10 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 16:45 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Stokes (SG), Frank Davis (C) Thomas Green, Ellis Dorman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin (PF) Nathan Frazier | |
| 16:26 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass loses the ball out of bounds | 31-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG), Earl Stanton (SF) Ralph Petrey, Daniel Bass | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Oleg Kulinski (PG) Daniel Denker | |
| 16:13 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-31 |
| 16:11 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Chapman | 31-31 |
| 15:52 | Minnesota | John Jorden's layup is rejected by Jeffrey Mifflin | 31-31 |
| 15:50 | Minnesota | John Jorden hits the follow up shot | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Edward Sugg (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Stokes (fresh) SF - Earl Stanton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Davis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Oleg Kulinski (fresh) SG - Larry Chapman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Palko (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Giblin (fresh) C - John Jorden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Oleg Kulinski - foul #2 on Oleg Kulinski, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG), Thomas Green (SG), Daniel Bass (SF), Ellis Dorman (C) Edward Sugg, John Stokes, Earl Stanton, Frank Davis | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Denker (PG), Nathan Frazier (PF) Oleg Kulinski, Thomas Giblin | |
| 15:27 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 15:27 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 15:27 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 14:58 | Minnesota | John Jorden makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Daniel Denker | 32-35 |
| 14:43 | Michigan State | Thomas Green misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Larry Chapman - foul #1 on Larry Chapman, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| 14:43 | Michigan State | Thomas Green makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 14:43 | Michigan State | Thomas Green makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 14:19 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman clanks a floater from the right side | 34-35 |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Thomas Green is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Thomas Green, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Davis (C) Ellis Dorman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin (PF) Nathan Frazier | |
| 13:24 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 13:22 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 12:58 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin clanks a runner in the paint | 34-35 |
| 12:57 | Michigan State | Frank Davis snags the offensive board | 34-35 |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on David Palko - foul #1 on David Palko, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG), John Stokes (SG), Don Ross (PF), Ellis Dorman (C) Ralph Petrey, Thomas Green, Jeffrey Mifflin, Frank Davis | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Oleg Kulinski (PG), Nathan Frazier (PF), Stanley Metzinger (C) Daniel Denker, Thomas Giblin, John Jorden | |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 12:39 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 12:23 | Minnesota | The short jumper by David Palko is denied by Don Ross | 34-35 |
| 12:21 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier tips it in | 34-37 |
| 12:00 | Michigan State | John Stokes hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Daniel Bass and he's fouled by Stanley Metzinger - foul #1 on Stanley Metzinger, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Stanton (SF) Daniel Bass | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:00 | Michigan State | John Stokes makes the free throw | 37-37 |
| 11:44 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman connects on the floater from the free throw line and the foul's on John Stokes - foul #2 on John Stokes, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| 11:44 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman makes the free throw | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Edward Sugg (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Stokes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Earl Stanton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Don Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ellis Dorman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Oleg Kulinski (fresh) SG - Larry Chapman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Palko (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nathan Frazier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Metzinger (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Michigan State | John Stokes scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 10:53 | Minnesota | Edward Sugg steps in front of the Oleg Kulinski pass | 40-40 |
| 10:39 | Michigan State | John Stokes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 10:38 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 10:15 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Stanley Metzinger | 40-42 |
| 09:59 | Michigan State | Don Ross misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Oleg Kulinski - foul #3 on Oleg Kulinski, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG), Thomas Green (SG), Daniel Bass (SF), Frank Davis (C) Edward Sugg, John Stokes, Earl Stanton, Ellis Dorman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Denker (PG), Miro Golebiowski (SG), Derek Gravelle (SF), Thomas Giblin (PF), John Jorden (C) Oleg Kulinski, Larry Chapman, David Palko, Nathan Frazier, Stanley Metzinger | |
| 09:59 | Michigan State | Don Ross misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 09:59 | Michigan State | Don Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 09:59 | Minnesota | John Jorden pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 09:53 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin (PF) Don Ross | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass blows the layup but the foul's on Derek Gravelle - foul #2 on Derek Gravelle, team foul #6 | 40-42 |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 09:26 | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle is whistled for traveling | 42-42 |
| 09:05 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 09:04 | Minnesota | Miro Golebiowski pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 08:36 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin misses the jumper from the right side | 42-42 |
| 08:34 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 08:29 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 42-42 |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass gets the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 08:15 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass banks in the layup set up by Ralph Petrey | 44-42 |
| 07:52 | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Denker and he's hacked by Frank Davis - foul #2 on Frank Davis, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman (C) Frank Davis | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Larry Chapman (SG), Nathan Frazier (PF) Miro Golebiowski, Thomas Giblin | |
| 07:52 | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| 07:35 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Green (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Bass (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ellis Dorman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Denker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Chapman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derek Gravelle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Frazier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Jorden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 07:11 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ellis Dorman | 46-45 |
| 06:48 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass misses the jumpshot from the right side | 46-45 |
| 06:47 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Mifflin | 46-45 |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Green and the foul's on Larry Chapman - foul #2 on Larry Chapman, team foul #7 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Stokes (SG), Earl Stanton (SF) Thomas Green, Daniel Bass | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Oleg Kulinski (PG), David Palko (SF), Stanley Metzinger (C) Daniel Denker, Derek Gravelle, John Jorden | |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| 06:17 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Ralph Petrey - foul #2 on Ralph Petrey, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG) Ralph Petrey | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 06:17 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 06:17 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman snags the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 05:32 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 05:31 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 05:26 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 05:24 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Palko - foul #2 on David Palko, team foul #8 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG), Thomas Green (SG), Don Ross (PF), Frank Davis (C) Edward Sugg, John Stokes, Jeffrey Mifflin, Ellis Dorman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Denker (PG), Thomas Giblin (PF), John Jorden (C) Oleg Kulinski, Nathan Frazier, Stanley Metzinger | |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Davis | 49-47 |
| 04:50 | Michigan State | Thomas Green comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-47 |
| 04:48 | Michigan State | Don Ross tips it in | 51-47 |
| 04:24 | Minnesota | John Jorden scores on a floater from the right block | 51-49 |
| 04:07 | Michigan State | Don Ross is denied on a layup by John Jorden | 51-49 |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton can't tip it in | 51-49 |
| 04:04 | Michigan State | Frank Davis tips it in | 53-49 |
| 03:52 | Minnesota | David Palko is whistled for traveling | 53-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Bass (SF), Jeffrey Mifflin (PF), Ellis Dorman (C) Earl Stanton, Don Ross, Frank Davis | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier (PF) Thomas Giblin | |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by John Jorden - foul #2 on John Jorden, team foul #9 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Miro Golebiowski (SG) Larry Chapman | |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Green (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Bass (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ellis Dorman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Denker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Miro Golebiowski (fresh) SF - David Palko (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nathan Frazier (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Jorden (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger (C) John Jorden | |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman is hacked by Stanley Metzinger - foul #2 on Stanley Metzinger, team foul #10 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG), John Stokes (SG) Ralph Petrey, Thomas Green | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 02:41 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Sugg - foul #1 on Edward Sugg, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| 02:41 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker misses the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 02:41 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier gets the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 02:41 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-49 |
| 02:16 | Minnesota | Edward Sugg is called for the reach on Daniel Denker - foul #2 on Edward Sugg, team foul #8 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG), Thomas Green (SG) Edward Sugg, John Stokes | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Larry Chapman (SG), John Jorden (C) Miro Golebiowski, Stanley Metzinger | |
| 02:16 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 02:16 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Green | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:50 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 01:34 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman is alone and drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Green | 60-51 |
| 01:19 | Minnesota | John Jorden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-51 |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | Thomas Green misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Bass | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | David Palko is called for the reach on Daniel Bass - foul #3 on David Palko, team foul #11 | 60-51 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:50 | Minnesota | John Jorden grabs the defensive rebound | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State 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 intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:44 | Minnesota | John Jorden misses long on a runner near the basket | 61-51 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State 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 halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Thomas Green's floater is knocked away by Larry Chapman | 61-51 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 00:10 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier lays it up and in | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State 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 intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Daniel Denker is called for the reach on Ralph Petrey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Denker, team foul #12 | 61-53 |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State 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 halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey runs out the clock | 62-56 |