| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Denker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Chapman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Palko (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Nathan Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Jorden (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Daniel Andrews (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Doyle (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marlon Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ed Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Marlon Taylor inbounds the ball | 23-31 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Cal | Marlon Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Palko - foul #1 on David Palko, team foul #1 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Cal | William Hollander (SG) Daniel Andrews | |
| 19:45 | Cal | Marlon Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 19:45 | Cal | Marlon Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 19:23 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 23-33 |
| 19:22 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman grabs the offensive rebound | 23-33 |
| 19:07 | Minnesota | David Palko throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Andrews (PG), Robert Walker (PF) William Hollander, Marlon Taylor | |
| 18:53 | Cal | John Jorden picks off the pass by Dikembe Masudi | 23-33 |
| 18:38 | Minnesota | John Jorden hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Daniel Denker | 25-33 |
| 18:18 | Cal | Dikembe Masudi's fadeaway is rejected by Nathan Frazier | 25-33 |
| 18:17 | Minnesota | John Jorden gets the rebound | 25-33 |
| 17:48 | Minnesota | The jumper by David Palko is denied by Robert Walker | 25-33 |
| 17:47 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier gets the offensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 17:24 | Minnesota | John Jorden lays it in | 27-33 |
| 16:57 | Cal | Dikembe Masudi buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Doyle | 27-35 |
| 16:36 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 16:34 | Cal | Robert Walker snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 16:05 | Cal | Robert Walker's floater is tipped away by John Jorden | 27-35 |
| 16:04 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 15:59 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Palko | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Denker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Chapman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Palko (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Nathan Frazier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Jorden (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Daniel Andrews (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Doyle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ed Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Masudi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Cal | Ed Walters knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Dikembe Masudi | 30-38 |
| 15:39 | Minnesota | David Palko throws it down and he's hacked by Ed Walters - foul #2 on Ed Walters, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Oleg Kulinski (PG), Thomas Giblin (PF) Daniel Denker, Nathan Frazier | |
| Subs | Cal | William Hollander (SG), Matthew Mateer (SF) Thomas Doyle, Dikembe Masudi | |
| 15:39 | Minnesota | David Palko makes the free throw | 33-38 |
| 15:28 | Cal | Ed Walters can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Palko - foul #2 on David Palko, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Cal | Marlon Taylor (SF) Matthew Mateer | |
| 15:28 | Cal | Ed Walters makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 15:28 | Cal | Ed Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 15:06 | Minnesota | John Jorden scores on a floater in the lane set up by Oleg Kulinski | 35-40 |
| 14:55 | Cal | Robert Walker steps out of bounds on the sideline | 35-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Cal | Matthew Mateer (SF), Dikembe Masudi (C) Marlon Taylor, Ed Walters | |
| 14:34 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Walker - foul #3 on Robert Walker, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Denker (PG) Oleg Kulinski | |
| Subs | Cal | Marlon Taylor (SF), Ed Walters (PF) Matthew Mateer, Robert Walker | |
| 14:34 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 14:34 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 14:18 | Cal | Marlon Taylor is whistled for traveling | 37-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Cal | Matthew Mateer (SF), Robert Walker (C) Marlon Taylor, Dikembe Masudi | |
| 13:49 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 13:47 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Giblin | 37-40 |
| 13:26 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin blows the layup | 37-40 |
| 13:25 | Cal | William Hollander grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 13:21 | Cal | Larry Chapman swats the short shot by Ed Walters | 37-40 |
| 13:20 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 13:13 | Minnesota | David Palko makes the floater from the right side set up by Daniel Denker | 39-40 |
| 12:50 | Cal | Ed Walters misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam but the foul's on Thomas Giblin - foul #2 on Thomas Giblin, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier (PF) Thomas Giblin | |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Doyle (SG), Marlon Taylor (SF), Dikembe Masudi (C) William Hollander, Matthew Mateer, Robert Walker | |
| 12:50 | Cal | Ed Walters misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 12:50 | Cal | Ed Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 12:28 | Minnesota | David Palko connects on the jump hook from close range | 41-41 |
| 12:15 | Cal | Marlon Taylor is hacked by John Jorden - foul #2 on John Jorden, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger (C) John Jorden | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 11:58 | Cal | Thomas Doyle buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Andrews | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Denker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Chapman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Palko (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Metzinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Daniel Andrews (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Doyle (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Marlon Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ed Walters (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker is whistled for a carry | 41-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Oleg Kulinski (PG) Daniel Denker | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 11:11 | Cal | Dikembe Masudi clanks a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Stanley Metzinger - foul #1 on Stanley Metzinger, team foul #5 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Jorden (C) Stanley Metzinger | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Walker (PF) Marlon Taylor | |
| 11:11 | Cal | Dikembe Masudi makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 11:11 | Cal | Dikembe Masudi misses the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 11:11 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 10:45 | Minnesota | David Palko misses long on a shot in the lane | 41-44 |
| 10:43 | Minnesota | David Palko hits the follow up shot | 43-44 |
| 10:27 | Cal | Robert Walker is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 43-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Denker (PG) Oleg Kulinski | |
| Subs | Cal | William Hollander (SG), Marlon Taylor (SF) Daniel Andrews, Robert Walker | |
| 10:08 | Minnesota | David Palko's layup is rejected by Dikembe Masudi | 43-44 |
| 10:06 | Minnesota | John Jorden snags the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 09:46 | Minnesota | John Jorden misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Dikembe Masudi - foul #3 on Dikembe Masudi, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Miro Golebiowski (SG), Thomas Giblin (PF) Larry Chapman, Nathan Frazier | |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Andrews (PG) William Hollander | |
| 09:46 | Minnesota | John Jorden misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 09:46 | Minnesota | John Jorden misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 09:46 | Cal | Dikembe Masudi grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 09:32 | Cal | Thomas Doyle can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 09:30 | Cal | Marlon Taylor grabs the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 09:11 | Cal | Ed Walters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle (SF), Stanley Metzinger (C) David Palko, John Jorden | |
| Subs | Cal | William Hollander (SG), Robert Walker (PF) Thomas Doyle, Marlon Taylor | |
| 08:42 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin hits the finger roll set up by Daniel Denker | 45-44 |
| 08:27 | Cal | Robert Walker lays it up and in on a great pass from William Hollander and the foul's on Miro Golebiowski - foul #1 on Miro Golebiowski, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Larry Chapman (SG), Nathan Frazier (PF) Miro Golebiowski, Thomas Giblin | |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Doyle (SG), Marlon Taylor (SF) William Hollander, Ed Walters | |
| 08:27 | Cal | Robert Walker misses the free throw | 45-46 |
| 08:27 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 08:01 | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle makes the runner from the right block | 47-46 |
| 07:40 | Cal | Derek Gravelle takes the ball from Thomas Doyle | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Denker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Chapman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Derek Gravelle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanley Metzinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Daniel Andrews (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Doyle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Marlon Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Masudi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dikembe Masudi - foul #4 on Dikembe Masudi, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Oleg Kulinski (PG), David Palko (SF) Daniel Denker, Derek Gravelle | |
| Subs | Cal | William Hollander (SG), Matthew Mateer (SF), Ed Walters (PF) Thomas Doyle, Marlon Taylor, Robert Walker | |
| 07:15 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 07:15 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 06:56 | Cal | Daniel Andrews connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Matthew Mateer | 49-49 |
| 06:39 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dikembe Masudi - foul #5 on Dikembe Masudi, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Jorden (C) Stanley Metzinger | |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Doyle (SG), Cheslav Zuehlsdorff (PF), Robert Walker (C) William Hollander, Matthew Mateer, Dikembe Masudi | |
| 06:39 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 06:39 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 06:12 | Cal | Daniel Andrews drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Thomas Doyle and he's fouled by Oleg Kulinski - foul #1 on Oleg Kulinski, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Denker (PG), Thomas Giblin (PF) Oleg Kulinski, Nathan Frazier | |
| Subs | Cal | Marlon Taylor (SF) Robert Walker | |
| 06:12 | Cal | Daniel Andrews makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| 05:46 | Minnesota | Cheslav Zuehlsdorff is called for the reach on David Palko - foul #3 on Cheslav Zuehlsdorff, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Cal | William Hollander (SG), Matthew Mateer (SF) Thomas Doyle, Marlon Taylor | |
| 05:27 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 50-52 |
| 05:25 | Cal | Matthew Mateer grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 05:20 | Cal | Daniel Andrews hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 05:19 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 04:50 | Minnesota | David Palko connects on the shot near the basket set up by Larry Chapman | 52-52 |
| 04:40 | Cal | Ed Walters makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Daniel Andrews | 52-54 |
| 04:16 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman's pass is intercepted by Ed Walters | 52-54 |
| 04:00 | Cal | Ed Walters misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Jorden - foul #3 on John Jorden, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Miro Golebiowski (SG), Nathan Frazier (PF) Larry Chapman, Thomas Giblin | |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Doyle (SG), Marlon Taylor (SF), Robert Walker (C) William Hollander, Matthew Mateer, Cheslav Zuehlsdorff | |
| 04:00 | Cal | Ed Walters makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 04:00 | Cal | Ed Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 03:38 | Minnesota | Miro Golebiowski comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-56 |
| 03:36 | Cal | Marlon Taylor snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Denker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Miro Golebiowski (fresh) SF - David Palko (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nathan Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Jorden (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Daniel Andrews (tiring) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Doyle (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Marlon Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ed Walters (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Cal | Ed Walters knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Robert Walker | 52-58 |
| 03:10 | Minnesota | Miro Golebiowski misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Daniel Andrews - foul #2 on Daniel Andrews, team foul #7 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Oleg Kulinski (PG) Daniel Denker | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 03:10 | Minnesota | Miro Golebiowski makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 03:10 | Minnesota | Miro Golebiowski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 02:48 | Cal | Robert Walker scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Marlon Taylor | 54-60 |
| 02:48 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-60 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Denker (PG), Larry Chapman (SG) Oleg Kulinski, Miro Golebiowski | |
| Subs | Cal | Cheslav Zuehlsdorff (PF) Marlon Taylor | |
| 02:30 | Minnesota | Thomas Doyle is called for the reach on David Palko - foul #1 on Thomas Doyle, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Cal | Marlon Taylor (SF) Robert Walker | |
| 02:30 | Minnesota | David Palko misses the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 02:30 | Cal | The rebound goes to Thomas Doyle | 54-60 |
| 02:01 | Cal | Thomas Doyle can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 54-60 |
| 02:00 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier snags the defensive board | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:49 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Doyle - foul #2 on Thomas Doyle, team foul #9 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Walker (C) Cheslav Zuehlsdorff | |
| 01:49 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 01:49 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 01:37 | Cal | Marlon Taylor double dribbles | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:12 | Minnesota | David Palko misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Robert Walker - foul #4 on Robert Walker, team foul #10 | 56-60 |
| 01:12 | Minnesota | David Palko makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 01:12 | Minnesota | David Palko misses the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 01:12 | Cal | Robert Walker gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 01:01 | Cal | Ed Walters splits the doubleteam and buries a driving attempt from the left block | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Denker | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Cal | Daniel Andrews is hacked by John Jorden - foul #4 on John Jorden, team foul #9 | 60-62 |
| 00:22 | Cal | Daniel Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:22 | Cal | Daniel Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 00:16 | Cal | Ed Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Cal | Daniel Denker is called for the reach on Ed Walters in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Denker, team foul #10 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Cal | William Hollander (SG) Daniel Andrews | |
| 00:13 | Cal | Ed Walters misses the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:13 | Cal | Ed Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:07 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Denker | 63-65 |
| 00:05 | Cal | Marlon Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Denker - foul #4 on Daniel Denker, team foul #11 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Andrews (PG) William Hollander | |
| 00:05 | Cal | Marlon Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:05 | Cal | Marlon Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-67 |