| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Hardin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanton Oxley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Randy Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Craig Hargreaves (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Thomas Vincent (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilbert Hoover (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chester Yeates (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Brian Theobald (fresh) C - Kenneth Alejandre (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley inbounds the ball | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Minnesota | 3 seconds is called on Craig Hargreaves | 41-27 |
| 19:29 | Sam Houston State | Brian Hardin steps in front of the Thomas Vincent pass | 41-27 |
| 19:26 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin banks in the layup | 43-27 |
| 19:00 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Lionel Weise - foul #2 on Lionel Weise, team foul #1 | 43-27 |
| 19:00 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 19:00 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent misses the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 19:00 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves grabs the board | 43-28 |
| 18:43 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-28 |
| 18:42 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin grabs the offensive rebound | 43-28 |
| 18:36 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Lionel Weise | 45-28 |
| 18:10 | Sam Houston State | Gilbert Hoover can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-28 |
| 18:09 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves grabs the defensive rebound | 45-28 |
| 18:07 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise is hacked by Thomas Vincent in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Vincent, team foul #1 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (PG), Matthew Brown (SF), Graham Halverson (PF), Clay Armstrong (C) Lionel Weise, Stanton Oxley, Randy Mitchell, Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Drew Pettry (PG), Lionel Schneider (SG), Joseph Mumaw (SF), Charles Britt (PF), Michael Gorenberg (C) Thomas Vincent, Gilbert Hoover, Chester Yeates, Brian Theobald, Kenneth Alejandre | |
| 17:58 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-28 |
| 17:39 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Mumaw clanks a jumper from the left wing | 45-28 |
| 17:37 | Sam Houston State | Michael Gorenberg gets the offensive rebound | 45-28 |
| 17:26 | Sam Houston State | Drew Pettry knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Britt | 45-30 |
| 17:13 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton jams it | 47-30 |
| 16:49 | Sam Houston State | Drew Pettry hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Mumaw | 47-32 |
| 16:36 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin throws it down | 49-32 |
| 16:15 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider's pass is intercepted by Graham Halverson | 49-32 |
| 15:59 | Minnesota | Charles Britt is called for the reach on Graham Halverson - foul #1 on Charles Britt, team foul #2 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Stanton Oxley (SF), Randy Mitchell (PF), Craig Hargreaves (C) Wayne Horton, Matthew Brown, Graham Halverson, Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent (PG), Gilbert Hoover (SG), Chester Yeates (SF), Brian Theobald (PF), Kenneth Alejandre (C) Drew Pettry, Lionel Schneider, Joseph Mumaw, Charles Britt, Michael Gorenberg | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brian Hardin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanton Oxley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Randy Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Craig Hargreaves (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Thomas Vincent (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gilbert Hoover (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chester Yeates (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Brian Theobald (fresh) C - Kenneth Alejandre (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Stanton Oxley | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 15:35 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Alejandre connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Thomas Vincent | 52-34 |
| 15:32 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell is called for traveling in the backcourt | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 15:22 | Sam Houston State | Gilbert Hoover hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Brian Theobald | 52-37 |
| 15:00 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell can't finish the layup | 52-37 |
| 14:58 | Sam Houston State | Brian Theobald gets the rebound | 52-37 |
| 14:43 | Sam Houston State | Gilbert Hoover is hacked by Stanton Oxley - foul #2 on Stanton Oxley, team foul #2 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Graham Halverson (SG) Brian Hardin | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clarence McGuffin (PG) Thomas Vincent | |
| 14:29 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Alejandre is fouled on the floor by Craig Hargreaves - foul #2 on Craig Hargreaves, team foul #3 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Brown (SG) Graham Halverson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 14:24 | Sam Houston State | Brian Theobald knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 52-39 |
| 14:07 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell is open and buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Lionel Weise | 54-39 |
| 13:52 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Brian Theobald | 54-41 |
| 13:31 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley hits a wide open shot from the right block on a nice dish by Lionel Weise | 56-41 |
| 13:12 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (PG), Wayne Horton (SG) Lionel Weise, Matthew Brown | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent (PG), Drew Pettry (SG), Lionel Schneider (SF), Joseph Mumaw (PF), Michael Gorenberg (C) Clarence McGuffin, Gilbert Hoover, Chester Yeates, Brian Theobald, Kenneth Alejandre | |
| 13:05 | Minnesota | Eugene Scott is hacked by Drew Pettry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Drew Pettry, team foul #3 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong (C) Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 12:46 | Minnesota | Joseph Mumaw is called for the reach on Wayne Horton - foul #1 on Joseph Mumaw, team foul #4 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Hardin (SG), Graham Halverson (PF) Eugene Scott, Randy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 12:30 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton is called for traveling | 56-41 |
| 12:11 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent is called for traveling | 56-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves (C) Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Fred Texeira (SF), Charles Britt (PF) Lionel Schneider, Joseph Mumaw | |
| 11:58 | Minnesota | Thomas Vincent steals it from Craig Hargreaves | 56-41 |
| 11:55 | Sam Houston State | Drew Pettry misses the easy layup | 56-41 |
| 11:53 | Sam Houston State | Charles Britt grabs the offensive board | 56-41 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Horton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Hardin (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanton Oxley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Graham Halverson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig Hargreaves (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Thomas Vincent (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Drew Pettry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Fred Texeira (fresh) PF - Charles Britt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Gorenberg (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Sam Houston State | Michael Gorenberg clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-41 |
| 11:37 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Graham Halverson | 56-41 |
| 11:33 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton is hacked by Thomas Vincent in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Vincent, team foul #5 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (PG), Matthew Brown (SF), Randy Mitchell (PF) Wayne Horton, Stanton Oxley, Graham Halverson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clarence McGuffin (PG), Gilbert Hoover (SG), Kenneth Alejandre (C) Thomas Vincent, Drew Pettry, Michael Gorenberg | |
| 11:15 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-41 |
| 11:14 | Sam Houston State | Fred Texeira grabs the board | 56-41 |
| 10:57 | Sam Houston State | Fred Texeira drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Britt | 56-43 |
| 10:39 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Randy Mitchell | 58-43 |
| 10:28 | Sam Houston State | Fred Texeira misses long on a floater from the right wing | 58-43 |
| 10:27 | Sam Houston State | Gilbert Hoover can't tip it in | 58-43 |
| 10:26 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell grabs the board | 58-43 |
| 10:23 | Minnesota | Charles Britt is called for the reach on Randy Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Britt, team foul #6 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Stanton Oxley (SF), Clay Armstrong (C) Eugene Scott, Brian Hardin, Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Drew Pettry (PG), Lionel Schneider (SG), Chester Yeates (SF), Joseph Mumaw (PF), Michael Gorenberg (C) Clarence McGuffin, Gilbert Hoover, Fred Texeira, Charles Britt, Kenneth Alejandre | |
| 10:16 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell drills a jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Chester Yeates - foul #1 on Chester Yeates, team foul #7 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Graham Halverson (SG) Matthew Brown | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 10:16 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell makes the free throw | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:55 | Sam Houston State | Clay Armstrong is called for the reach on Michael Gorenberg - foul #1 on Clay Armstrong, team foul #4 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (SG) Randy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 09:43 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Mumaw is hacked by Graham Halverson - foul #1 on Graham Halverson, team foul #5 | 61-43 |
| 09:32 | Sam Houston State | Drew Pettry can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 61-43 |
| 09:30 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Mumaw tips it back up and in | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:01 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton misses the wide open shot from the left wing | 61-45 |
| 09:00 | Sam Houston State | Michael Gorenberg pulls down the rebound | 61-45 |
| 08:43 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Mumaw hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-45 |
| 08:41 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson grabs the board | 61-45 |
| 08:20 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lionel Schneider - foul #1 on Lionel Schneider, team foul #8 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Hardin (SG), Matthew Brown (SF), Randy Mitchell (PF), Craig Hargreaves (C) Lionel Weise, Stanton Oxley, Graham Halverson, Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clarence McGuffin (PG), Gilbert Hoover (SG), Fred Texeira (SF), Brian Theobald (PF), Kenneth Alejandre (C) Drew Pettry, Lionel Schneider, Chester Yeates, Joseph Mumaw, Michael Gorenberg | |
| 08:20 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 08:20 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 63-45 |
| 07:51 | Sam Houston State | Fred Texeira blows the layup but he's hacked by Matthew Brown - foul #1 on Matthew Brown, team foul #6 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (PG) Wayne Horton | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent (PG) Gilbert Hoover | |
| 07:51 | Sam Houston State | Fred Texeira misses the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 07:51 | Sam Houston State | Fred Texeira makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Eugene Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Hardin (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Brown (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Randy Mitchell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Craig Hargreaves (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Thomas Vincent (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Clarence McGuffin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Texeira (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Theobald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Alejandre (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:48 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Theobald - foul #3 on Brian Theobald, team foul #9 | 63-46 |
| 07:48 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 07:48 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 07:48 | Sam Houston State | Brian Theobald snags the defensive board | 64-46 |
| 07:33 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-46 |
| 07:31 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves snags the defensive board | 64-46 |
| 07:24 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Fred Texeira - foul #1 on Fred Texeira, team foul #10 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates (SF) Fred Texeira | |
| 07:24 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 07:24 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-46 |
| 07:07 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-46 |
| 07:05 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell gets the rebound | 66-46 |
| 06:40 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-46 |
| 06:39 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves tips it back up and in | 68-46 |
| 06:28 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-48 |
| 06:02 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Eugene Scott | 70-48 |
| 05:57 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-51 |
| 05:39 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell hits a wide open turnaround from close range set up by Eugene Scott | 72-51 |
| 05:30 | Sam Houston State | Craig Hargreaves is called for the reach on Clarence McGuffin - foul #3 on Craig Hargreaves, team foul #7 | 72-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Stanton Oxley (SF), Graham Halverson (PF), Clay Armstrong (C) Eugene Scott, Matthew Brown, Randy Mitchell, Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gilbert Hoover (SG), Lionel Schneider (SF), Joseph Mumaw (PF), Michael Gorenberg (C) Thomas Vincent, Chester Yeates, Brian Theobald, Kenneth Alejandre | |
| 05:30 | Sam Houston State | Clarence McGuffin makes the 1st free throw | 72-52 |
| 05:30 | Sam Houston State | Clarence McGuffin makes the 2nd free throw | 72-53 |
| 05:02 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 72-53 |
| 05:00 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider pulls down the rebound | 72-53 |
| 04:55 | Sam Houston State | Gilbert Hoover hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-53 |
| 04:53 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence McGuffin | 72-53 |
| 04:48 | Sam Houston State | Michael Gorenberg hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Clay Armstrong - foul #2 on Clay Armstrong, team foul #8 | 72-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (SG) Brian Hardin | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Drew Pettry (PG) Clarence McGuffin | |
| 04:48 | Sam Houston State | Michael Gorenberg misses the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 04:48 | Sam Houston State | Michael Gorenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 72-54 |
| 04:43 | Minnesota | Gilbert Hoover is called for the reach on Lionel Weise in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gilbert Hoover, team foul #11 | 72-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Charles Britt (PF) Lionel Schneider | |
| 04:43 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise makes the 1st free throw | 73-54 |
| 04:43 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise makes the 2nd free throw | 74-54 |
| 04:27 | Sam Houston State | Drew Pettry misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Stanton Oxley - foul #3 on Stanton Oxley, team foul #9 | 74-54 |
| 04:27 | Sam Houston State | Drew Pettry misses the 1st free throw | 74-54 |
| 04:27 | Sam Houston State | Drew Pettry makes the 2nd free throw | 74-55 |
| 04:03 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Graham Halverson | 76-55 |
| 03:47 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Mumaw drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Gilbert Hoover | 76-58 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Wayne Horton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanton Oxley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Graham Halverson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Clay Armstrong (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Drew Pettry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gilbert Hoover (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Mumaw (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Britt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Gorenberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton is fouled on the floor by Drew Pettry - foul #4 on Drew Pettry, team foul #12 | 76-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (PG), Matthew Brown (SF) Lionel Weise, Stanton Oxley | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider (SG), Fred Texeira (SF) Gilbert Hoover, Michael Gorenberg | |
| 03:27 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton misses the 1st free throw | 76-58 |
| 03:27 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 77-58 |
| 03:12 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Mumaw connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Fred Texeira and he's hacked by Clay Armstrong - foul #3 on Clay Armstrong, team foul #10 | 77-60 |
| 03:12 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Mumaw makes the free throw | 77-61 |
| 02:48 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 77-61 |
| 02:46 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Lionel Schneider | 77-61 |
| 02:40 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Drew Pettry and he's fouled by Graham Halverson - foul #2 on Graham Halverson, team foul #11 | 77-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Gorenberg (C) Charles Britt | |
| 02:40 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider makes the free throw | 77-64 |
| 02:19 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-64 |
| 02:17 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton tips it home | 79-64 |
| 02:08 | Sam Houston State | Michael Gorenberg misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 79-64 |
| 02:06 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong snags the defensive board | 79-64 |
| 02:02 | Minnesota | Eugene Scott misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 79-64 |
| 02:01 | Sam Houston State | Michael Gorenberg snags the defensive board | 79-64 |
| 01:55 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Drew Pettry | 79-66 |
| 01:53 | Minnesota | Fred Texeira picks off the pass by Eugene Scott in the backcourt | 79-66 |
| 01:48 | Sam Houston State | Clay Armstrong steals it from Lionel Schneider | 79-66 |
| 01:30 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Eugene Scott | 82-66 |
| 01:13 | Sam Houston State | Drew Pettry misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 82-66 |
| 01:12 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong gets the rebound | 82-66 |
| 00:48 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 82-66 |
| 00:47 | Sam Houston State | Fred Texeira grabs the defensive rebound | 82-66 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Mumaw comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Graham Halverson - foul #3 on Graham Halverson, team foul #12 | 82-66 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Charles Britt (PF) Fred Texeira | |
| 00:40 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Mumaw makes the 1st free throw | 82-67 |
| 00:40 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Mumaw misses the 2nd free throw | 82-67 |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong gets the rebound | 82-67 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Minnesota | Eugene Scott misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Drew Pettry - foul #5 on Drew Pettry, team foul #13 | 82-67 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clarence McGuffin (PG) Drew Pettry | |
| 00:16 | Minnesota | Eugene Scott misses the 1st free throw | 82-67 |
| 00:16 | Minnesota | Eugene Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 82-67 |
| 00:16 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Charles Britt | 82-67 |
| 00:11 | Sam Houston State | Charles Britt drills a floater from the baseline set up by Lionel Schneider | 82-69 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Eugene Scott runs out the clock | 82-69 |