| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Hardin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanton Oxley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Clay Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - John Roe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Baum (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Peter Russo (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Howard Tiedemann (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Peter Russo inbounds the ball | 37-39 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:50 | Utah State | Peter Russo scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Roe | 37-41 |
| 19:48 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise is called for traveling in the backcourt | 37-41 |
| 19:38 | Utah State | Peter Russo makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-43 |
| 19:17 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lionel Weise | 39-43 |
| 19:04 | Utah State | The jump hook by Robert Moore is blocked by Clay Armstrong | 39-43 |
| 19:03 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 18:55 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Peter Russo - foul #1 on Peter Russo, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| 18:55 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 18:55 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 18:38 | Utah State | Peter Russo hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Brian Baum | 41-45 |
| 18:34 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin is called for traveling in the backcourt | 41-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (SF) Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Utah State | Phil Hoey (SG), Clyde Rosas (C) Brian Baum, Robert Moore | |
| 18:22 | Utah State | John Roe connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Phil Hoey | 41-47 |
| 18:19 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise is hacked by John Roe in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Roe, team foul #2 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong (C) Lionel Weise | |
| Subs | Utah State | Daniel Gause (PG) John Roe | |
| 18:05 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Brown (SF) Stanton Oxley | |
| Subs | Utah State | Justin Carson (SF) Peter Russo | |
| 17:44 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-47 |
| 17:43 | Utah State | Justin Carson tips it in | 41-49 |
| 17:20 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown misses short on an open 3 from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 17:18 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong tips it home | 43-49 |
| 16:59 | Utah State | Daniel Gause clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-49 |
| 16:58 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 16:45 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Wayne Horton | 46-49 |
| 16:35 | Utah State | Randy Mitchell steals the ball from Daniel Gause | 46-49 |
| 16:33 | Minnesota | Phil Hoey picks off the pass by Brian Hardin in the backcourt | 46-49 |
| 16:17 | Utah State | Justin Carson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 16:16 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Wayne Horton | 46-49 |
| 16:13 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong's pass is intercepted by Daniel Gause in the backcourt | 46-49 |
| 16:02 | Utah State | Justin Carson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-49 |
| 16:00 | Utah State | Clyde Rosas can't tip it in | 46-49 |
| 15:58 | Utah State | Justin Carson tips it back up and in | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Horton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Hardin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Randy Mitchell (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Clay Armstrong (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Daniel Gause (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phil Hoey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Carson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Howard Tiedemann (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Clyde Rosas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong is hacked by Phil Hoey - foul #3 on Phil Hoey, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Stanton Oxley (SF), Graham Halverson (PF), Craig Hargreaves (C) Wayne Horton, Matthew Brown, Randy Mitchell, Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Utah State | John Roe (PG), Brian Baum (SG), Peter Russo (SF), Robert Moore (C) Daniel Gause, Phil Hoey, Justin Carson, Clyde Rosas | |
| 15:27 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 15:26 | Utah State | John Roe snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 15:08 | Utah State | Brian Baum knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 15:04 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 46-54 |
| 15:02 | Utah State | Peter Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 14:57 | Utah State | John Roe clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-54 |
| 14:55 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| 14:42 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson is hacked by Howard Tiedemann - foul #2 on Howard Tiedemann, team foul #4 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell (PF) Brian Hardin | |
| Subs | Utah State | Philip Davenport (PF) Howard Tiedemann | |
| 14:32 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Lionel Weise | 49-54 |
| 14:14 | Utah State | Craig Hargreaves picks off the pass by Philip Davenport | 49-54 |
| 14:00 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian Baum - foul #1 on Brian Baum, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (PG), Matthew Brown (SG) Lionel Weise, Randy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jerry Westerfield (PG), Phil Hoey (SG), Anthony Rhoades (C) John Roe, Brian Baum, Robert Moore | |
| 14:00 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 14:00 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 13:43 | Utah State | Anthony Rhoades misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Eugene Scott - foul #4 on Eugene Scott, team foul #1 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG) Eugene Scott | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 13:43 | Utah State | Anthony Rhoades makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 13:43 | Utah State | Anthony Rhoades makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 13:22 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson travels with the ball | 51-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell (PF) Graham Halverson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Justin Carson (SF), Howard Tiedemann (PF) Peter Russo, Philip Davenport | |
| 12:59 | Utah State | Justin Carson misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Stanton Oxley - foul #2 on Stanton Oxley, team foul #2 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Hardin (SG) Matthew Brown | |
| Subs | Utah State | John Roe (PG), Daniel Gause (SG) Jerry Westerfield, Phil Hoey | |
| 12:59 | Utah State | Justin Carson makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 12:59 | Utah State | Justin Carson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 12:59 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| 12:43 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Howard Tiedemann - foul #3 on Howard Tiedemann, team foul #6 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (PG) Lionel Weise | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Moore (C) Anthony Rhoades | |
| 12:43 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 12:43 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 12:22 | Utah State | Robert Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Brian Baum (SG), Peter Russo (SF) Daniel Gause, Justin Carson | |
| 12:16 | Minnesota | Brian Baum is called for the reach on Wayne Horton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Baum, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Graham Halverson (PF) Randy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 12:16 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 12:16 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 12:00 | Utah State | Wayne Horton steps in front of the Howard Tiedemann pass | 55-57 |
| 11:56 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton lays it in | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Hardin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanton Oxley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Graham Halverson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. C - Craig Hargreaves (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - John Roe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Baum (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Howard Tiedemann (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Utah State | John Roe is hacked by Brian Hardin - foul #1 on Brian Hardin, team foul #3 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Brown (PG) Wayne Horton | |
| Subs | Utah State | Daniel Gause (PG), Philip Davenport (PF), Clyde Rosas (C) John Roe, Howard Tiedemann, Robert Moore | |
| 11:31 | Utah State | Clyde Rosas drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Philip Davenport | 57-59 |
| 11:24 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley misses the easy layup | 57-59 |
| 11:22 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson snags the offensive board | 57-59 |
| 11:09 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 57-59 |
| 11:08 | Utah State | Clyde Rosas snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 11:01 | Utah State | Brian Baum misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Matthew Brown - foul #1 on Matthew Brown, team foul #4 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Randy Mitchell (PF) Brian Hardin, Graham Halverson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Justin Carson (SF), Anthony Rhoades (PF) Peter Russo, Philip Davenport | |
| 11:01 | Utah State | Brian Baum makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 11:01 | Utah State | Brian Baum makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 10:36 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley knocks in the shot near the basket | 59-61 |
| 10:25 | Utah State | Justin Carson drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Gause | 59-63 |
| 10:22 | Minnesota | Daniel Gause is called for the reach on Stanton Oxley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Gause, team foul #8 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (SG), Clay Armstrong (C) Matthew Brown, Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Utah State | John Roe (PG), Phil Hoey (SG), Robert Moore (C) Daniel Gause, Brian Baum, Clyde Rosas | |
| 10:22 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 10:22 | Utah State | Robert Moore grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 10:03 | Utah State | John Roe misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Clay Armstrong - foul #2 on Clay Armstrong, team foul #5 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Hardin (SG) Stanton Oxley | |
| Subs | Utah State | Peter Russo (SF), Howard Tiedemann (PF) Justin Carson, Anthony Rhoades | |
| 10:03 | Utah State | John Roe makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 10:03 | Utah State | John Roe misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 10:03 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| 09:54 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell connects on the turnaround from the right block | 61-64 |
| 09:38 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann drills a jumper from the free throw line | 61-66 |
| 09:24 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Lionel Weise | 64-66 |
| 09:06 | Utah State | Phil Hoey misses the dunk | 64-66 |
| 09:05 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 09:01 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton misses badly on a floater from the left block | 64-66 |
| 08:59 | Utah State | Phil Hoey pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 08:55 | Utah State | John Roe is hacked by Clay Armstrong - foul #3 on Clay Armstrong, team foul #6 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Brown (SF), Graham Halverson (PF), Craig Hargreaves (C) Wayne Horton, Randy Mitchell, Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jerry Westerfield (PG), Philip Davenport (PF), Anthony Rhoades (C) John Roe, Howard Tiedemann, Robert Moore | |
| 08:43 | Utah State | Philip Davenport misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 64-66 |
| 08:41 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown gets the rebound | 64-66 |
| 08:29 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-66 |
| 08:27 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise snags the offensive board | 64-66 |
| 08:09 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown scores on a floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by Peter Russo - foul #2 on Peter Russo, team foul #9 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley (SF) Lionel Weise | |
| Subs | Utah State | Daniel Gause (PG), Justin Carson (SF), Clyde Rosas (C) Phil Hoey, Peter Russo, Anthony Rhoades | |
| 08:09 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown misses the free throw | 66-66 |
| 08:09 | Utah State | Philip Davenport grabs the defensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 07:57 | Utah State | Justin Carson hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Gause | 66-68 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Matthew Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Hardin (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanton Oxley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Graham Halverson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. C - Craig Hargreaves (tired) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Daniel Gause (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jerry Westerfield (fresh) SF - Justin Carson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Philip Davenport (fairly fresh) C - Clyde Rosas (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-68 |
| 07:30 | Utah State | Justin Carson pulls down the rebound | 66-68 |
| 07:25 | Utah State | Daniel Gause buries a fadeaway from the left side | 66-70 |
| 07:11 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Graham Halverson | 68-70 |
| 07:04 | Utah State | Clyde Rosas hits the finger roll | 68-72 |
| 06:46 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Matthew Brown | 71-72 |
| 06:26 | Utah State | Philip Davenport throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-72 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (PG), Wayne Horton (SG), Randy Mitchell (PF), Clay Armstrong (C) Matthew Brown, Brian Hardin, Graham Halverson, Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Utah State | John Roe (PG), Brian Baum (SG), Peter Russo (SF), Anthony Rhoades (PF), Robert Moore (C) Daniel Gause, Jerry Westerfield, Justin Carson, Philip Davenport, Clyde Rosas | |
| 06:08 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Peter Russo - foul #3 on Peter Russo, team foul #10 | 71-72 |
| 06:08 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley misses the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 06:08 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley misses the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 06:08 | Utah State | Robert Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 71-72 |
| 06:02 | Utah State | Brian Baum scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Roe | 71-75 |
| 06:00 | Minnesota | Brian Baum is called for the reach on Wayne Horton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Baum, team foul #11 | 71-75 |
| 06:00 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 06:00 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| 05:42 | Utah State | Peter Russo misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-75 |
| 05:41 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley snags the defensive board | 73-75 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:37 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 73-75 |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell tips it home | 75-75 |
| 05:19 | Utah State | Robert Moore scores on a runner from close range set up by John Roe and he's hacked by Clay Armstrong - foul #4 on Clay Armstrong, team foul #7 | 75-77 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann (PF) Anthony Rhoades | |
| 05:19 | Utah State | Robert Moore makes the free throw | 75-78 |
| 05:17 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Baum - foul #4 on Brian Baum, team foul #12 | 75-78 |
| 05:17 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 05:17 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 05:02 | Utah State | Robert Moore misses the driving attempt from the left block | 77-78 |
| 05:01 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 77-78 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:55 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley loses the dribble to John Roe in the backcourt | 77-78 |
| 04:43 | Utah State | Clay Armstrong steals it from John Roe | 77-78 |
| 04:30 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 77-78 |
| 04:28 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong hits the follow up shot | 79-78 |
| 04:09 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 79-78 |
| 04:08 | Minnesota | Eugene Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 79-78 |
| 03:54 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley lays it up and in | 81-78 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Eugene Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pf. SG - Wayne Horton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanton Oxley (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Mitchell (tired) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Clay Armstrong (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - John Roe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Baum (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Peter Russo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Howard Tiedemann (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Moore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Utah State | Brian Baum misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 81-78 |
| 03:39 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 81-78 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:16 | Minnesota | Peter Russo picks off the pass by Wayne Horton | 81-78 |
| 03:05 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann is denied on a layup by Randy Mitchell | 81-78 |
| 03:03 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann tips it back up and in | 81-80 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:48 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Stanton Oxley | 83-80 |
| 02:29 | Utah State | Brian Baum hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 83-80 |
| 02:27 | Minnesota | Eugene Scott snags the defensive board | 83-80 |
| 02:27 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-80 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Brian Hardin (SG), Matthew Brown (SF), Graham Halverson (PF), Craig Hargreaves (C) Eugene Scott, Wayne Horton, Stanton Oxley, Randy Mitchell, Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Utah State | Daniel Gause (PG), Phil Hoey (SG), Justin Carson (SF), Philip Davenport (PF), Clyde Rosas (C) John Roe, Brian Baum, Peter Russo, Howard Tiedemann, Robert Moore | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:10 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 83-80 |
| 02:08 | Utah State | Philip Davenport grabs the defensive rebound | 83-80 |
| 02:08 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-80 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Peter Russo (SF) Justin Carson | |
| 01:48 | Utah State | Philip Davenport buries a runner from the baseline | 83-82 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:46 | Minnesota | Daniel Gause is called for the reach on Lionel Weise in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Gause, team foul #13 | 83-82 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley (SF), Randy Mitchell (PF) Matthew Brown, Graham Halverson | |
| Subs | Utah State | John Roe (PG), Brian Baum (SG), Howard Tiedemann (PF), Robert Moore (C) Daniel Gause, Phil Hoey, Philip Davenport, Clyde Rosas | |
| 01:46 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise makes the 1st free throw | 84-82 |
| 01:46 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise makes the 2nd free throw | 85-82 |
| 01:34 | Utah State | Robert Moore misses the shot from close range | 85-82 |
| 01:32 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell gets the rebound | 85-82 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:30 | Minnesota | John Roe steals the ball from Brian Hardin in the backcourt | 85-82 |
| 01:15 | Utah State | Brian Baum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 85-82 |
| 00:46 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves misses the jumper from the free throw line | 85-82 |
| 00:45 | Utah State | Robert Moore snags the defensive board | 85-82 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:38 | Utah State | John Roe misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 85-82 |
| 00:37 | Utah State | Peter Russo pulls down the offensive rebound | 85-82 |
| 00:14 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 85-82 |
| 00:13 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley gets the rebound | 85-82 |
| 00:13 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-82 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Brown (SF), Graham Halverson (PF) Stanton Oxley, Randy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:10 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise is hacked by John Roe in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Roe, team foul #14 | 85-82 |
| 00:10 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise makes the 1st free throw | 86-82 |
| 00:10 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise makes the 2nd free throw | 87-82 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | Utah State | Lionel Weise takes the ball from Brian Baum | 87-82 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise can't finish the layup | 87-82 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Robert Moore gets the rebound | 87-82 |