| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) C - Richard Becraft (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) SF - Dale Anderson (fresh) PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Walter Sullivan | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson connects on the floater from the left side | 0-4 |
| 18:40 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Lawrence Thompson - foul #1 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:40 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:40 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:17 | Minnesota | Donald Phillips is called for the reach on Lawrence Thompson - foul #1 on Donald Phillips, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:55 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson is whistled for a carry | 2-4 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), David Hays (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:42 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 17:40 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu tips it home | 4-4 |
| 17:16 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by David Hays - foul #1 on David Hays, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG) Donald Phillips | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:16 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:16 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:54 | Michigan State | David Hays makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jing-Quo Sun | 6-6 |
| 16:32 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 16:31 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 16:19 | Michigan State | David Hays comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Gregory Burkhardt - foul #1 on Gregory Burkhardt, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Richard Becraft (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis (SF) Dale Anderson | |
| 16:19 | Michigan State | David Hays makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:19 | Michigan State | David Hays makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:52 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-6 |
| 15:50 | Michigan State | David Hays snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) SG - Robert Hamm (fresh) SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Hays (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Becraft (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Danis (fresh) PF - Thomas Heald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 15:11 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 10-6 |
| 15:09 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Zhuang Chu | 10-6 |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | David Hays can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-6 |
| 14:50 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu hits the follow up shot | 12-6 |
| 14:28 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 12-6 |
| 14:27 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Richard Becraft | 12-6 |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu drills a turnaround from the left block | 14-6 |
| 13:41 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-6 |
| 13:40 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt hits the follow up shot | 14-8 |
| 13:25 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm lays it up and in and the foul's on Thomas Heald - foul #1 on Thomas Heald, team foul #3 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Joseph Daley (SF), Cedric Owens (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Donald Phillips, Zhuang Chu, David Hays, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Glenn Cummings (SG), Dale Anderson (SF), Stanley Miles (PF), Edgar Eichner (C) Lawrence Thompson, Walter Sullivan, Dwayne Danis, Thomas Heald, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| 13:25 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm makes the free throw | 17-8 |
| 13:04 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Dale Anderson | 17-10 |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley is hacked by Edgar Eichner - foul #1 on Edgar Eichner, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG) Robert Hamm | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips is hacked by Arthur Bower - foul #1 on Arthur Bower, team foul #5 | 17-10 |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jing-Quo Sun | 20-10 |
| 12:16 | Minnesota | Arthur Bower's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-10 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF), Richard Becraft (C) Donald Phillips, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG) Arthur Bower | |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-10 |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu tips it but misses | 20-10 |
| 11:55 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles pulls down the rebound | 20-10 |
| 11:29 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Zhuang Chu - foul #1 on Zhuang Chu, team foul #3 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), David Hays (SF), Tyrone Adam (PF) Joseph Daley, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan (SG) Glenn Cummings | |
| 11:29 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 20-11 |
| 11:29 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 20-11 |
| 11:29 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft grabs the board | 20-11 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Hays (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tyrone Adam (fresh) C - Richard Becraft (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stanley Miles (fresh) C - Edgar Eichner (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by David Hays and the foul's on Stanley Miles - foul #1 on Stanley Miles, team foul #6 | 22-11 |
| 11:23 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam makes the free throw | 23-11 |
| 10:55 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 23-11 |
| 10:54 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles hits the follow up shot | 23-13 |
| 10:40 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 23-13 |
| 10:38 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner gets the rebound | 23-13 |
| 10:16 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-13 |
| 10:15 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam pulls down the rebound | 23-13 |
| 10:02 | Michigan State | David Hays comes up short on the shot from the left side | 23-13 |
| 10:01 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 23-13 |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam loses the dribble to Walter Sullivan | 23-13 |
| 09:36 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan jams it | 23-15 |
| 09:21 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Donald Phillips and he's hacked by Stanley Miles - foul #2 on Stanley Miles, team foul #7 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Cedric Owens (PF) Donald Phillips, David Hays, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (SG), Dwayne Danis (SF), Thomas Heald (PF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Walter Sullivan, Dale Anderson, Stanley Miles, Edgar Eichner | |
| 09:21 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft makes the free throw | 26-15 |
| 08:55 | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Lawrence Thompson | 26-17 |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun lays it in set up by Joseph Daley | 28-17 |
| 08:07 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Daley - foul #1 on Joseph Daley, team foul #4 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Tyrone Adam (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan (SG) Glenn Cummings | |
| 08:07 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 08:07 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-19 |
| 07:47 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam knocks in the shot from the left block | 30-19 |
| 07:29 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald jams it | 30-21 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hamm (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Danis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Zhuang Chu | 32-21 |
| 06:44 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Cedric Owens - foul #1 on Cedric Owens, team foul #5 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Joseph Daley (SG), David Hays (PF) Donald Phillips, Robert Hamm, Cedric Owens | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Dale Anderson (SF) Lawrence Thompson, Dwayne Danis | |
| 06:28 | Minnesota | David Hays steals it from Dale Anderson | 32-21 |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-21 |
| 06:08 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan snags the defensive board | 32-21 |
| 05:47 | Minnesota | Arthur Bower is whistled for a carry | 32-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Richard Becraft (C) Joseph Daley, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner (C) Gregory Burkhardt | |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | David Hays scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Phillips and the foul's on Walter Sullivan - foul #1 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #8 | 34-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Joseph Daley (SF) Donald Phillips, Zhuang Chu | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG), Glenn Cummings (SG) Arthur Bower, Walter Sullivan | |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | David Hays misses the free throw | 34-21 |
| 05:18 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald gets the rebound | 34-21 |
| 05:04 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald loses the dribble to Richard Becraft | 34-21 |
| 04:45 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun is hacked by Edgar Eichner - foul #2 on Edgar Eichner, team foul #9 | 34-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Tyrone Adam (PF) Robert Hamm, Joseph Daley, David Hays | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis (SF) Dale Anderson | |
| 04:45 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun misses the 1st free throw | 34-21 |
| 04:45 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald pulls down the rebound | 34-21 |
| 04:27 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings connects on the runner from the right block and he's hacked by Richard Becraft - foul #1 on Richard Becraft, team foul #6 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Cedric Owens (PF) Jing-Quo Sun, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt (PF) Thomas Heald | |
| 04:27 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings makes the free throw | 34-24 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Richard Becraft (C) Robert Hamm, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan (SG) Glenn Cummings | |
| 03:45 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #10 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), David Hays (PF) Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Miles (PF) Edgar Eichner | |
| 03:35 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Zhuang Chu | 37-24 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hamm (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Hays (fresh) 6 pts. C - Tyrone Adam (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Danis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stanley Miles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles is called for traveling | 37-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Joseph Daley (SF), Cedric Owens (PF), Richard Becraft (C) Donald Phillips, Zhuang Chu, David Hays, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dale Anderson (SF) Dwayne Danis | |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-24 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens hits the follow up shot | 39-24 |
| 02:31 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Dale Anderson and he's hacked by Jing-Quo Sun - foul #1 on Jing-Quo Sun, team foul #7 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF), David Hays (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Robert Hamm, Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Heald (PF) Stanley Miles | |
| 02:31 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses the free throw | 39-26 |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam gets the rebound | 39-26 |
| 02:16 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Becraft (C) Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner (C) Gregory Burkhardt | |
| 01:51 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 39-26 |
| 01:49 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Heald | 39-26 |
| 01:35 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 39-26 |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 39-26 |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Zhuang Chu | 39-26 |
| 01:09 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Cedric Owens (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Zhuang Chu, David Hays, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Glenn Cummings (SG), Dwayne Danis (SF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Lawrence Thompson, Walter Sullivan, Dale Anderson, Edgar Eichner | |
| 00:51 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Glenn Cummings | 39-28 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Donald Phillips | 41-28 |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Cedric Owens - foul #2 on Cedric Owens, team foul #8 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF), David Hays (PF), Richard Becraft (C) Donald Phillips, Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG) Arthur Bower | |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 41-30 |