| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fresh) SG - Brian Hardin (fresh) SF - Stanton Oxley (fresh) PF - Randy Mitchell (fresh) C - Craig Hargreaves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leo Camp (fresh) SG - Richard Kittel (fresh) SF - Jason Christiano (fresh) PF - Raymond Thomas (fresh) C - Robert Young (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Robert Young wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Denver | Richard Kittel drills a shot in the lane set up by Leo Camp | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell banks in the layup set up by Brian Hardin | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | Denver | Raymond Thomas comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Craig Hargreaves | 5-2 |
| 18:49 | Denver | Jason Christiano comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 18:48 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:27 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 5-2 |
| 18:25 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley tips it home | 7-2 |
| 18:03 | Denver | Randy Mitchell takes the ball from Leo Camp | 7-2 |
| 17:34 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Brian Hardin | 9-2 |
| 17:13 | Denver | Robert Young drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Leo Camp | 9-5 |
| 17:00 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin banks in the layup | 11-5 |
| 16:50 | Denver | Richard Kittel knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond Thomas | 11-8 |
| 16:25 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves double dribbles | 11-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Graham Halverson (PF), Clay Armstrong (C) Randy Mitchell, Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Smith (PG), Omar Ingham (SG), Danny Heimbach (SF), Robert Ames (PF), Bill Kimura (C) Leo Camp, Richard Kittel, Jason Christiano, Raymond Thomas, Robert Young | |
| 16:18 | Denver | Robert Smith's pass is intercepted by Lionel Weise | 11-8 |
| 16:03 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley's layup is rejected by Robert Ames | 11-8 |
| 16:01 | Denver | Robert Ames gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Hardin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanton Oxley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Graham Halverson (fresh) C - Clay Armstrong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) SG - Omar Ingham (fresh) SF - Danny Heimbach (fresh) PF - Robert Ames (fresh) C - Bill Kimura (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Denver | Omar Ingham is whistled for a carry | 11-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (PG), Matthew Brown (SF), Randy Mitchell (PF) Lionel Weise, Brian Hardin, Stanton Oxley | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 15:22 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Randy Mitchell is denied by Danny Heimbach | 11-8 |
| 15:20 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong misses the tip | 11-8 |
| 15:19 | Denver | The rebound goes to Robert Ames | 11-8 |
| 15:02 | Denver | Robert Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 15:01 | Denver | Robert Ames tips it home | 11-10 |
| 14:43 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton's fadeaway is rejected by Bill Kimura | 11-10 |
| 14:42 | Denver | Robert Ames grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 14:37 | Denver | Clay Armstrong steps in front of the Danny Heimbach pass | 11-10 |
| 14:19 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell is whistled for traveling | 11-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Brian Hardin (SG), Stanton Oxley (SF), Craig Hargreaves (C) Wayne Horton, Graham Halverson, Matthew Brown, Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Camp (PG), Richard Kittel (SG), Raymond Thomas (PF) Robert Smith, Danny Heimbach, Bill Kimura | |
| 13:54 | Denver | Leo Camp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Denver | Jason Christiano (SF), Robert Young (C) Omar Ingham, Robert Ames | |
| 13:38 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-10 |
| 13:37 | Denver | Robert Young pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:14 | Denver | The pull-up jumper by Richard Kittel is blocked by Randy Mitchell | 11-10 |
| 13:13 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 12:57 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 12:56 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Mitchell | 11-10 |
| 12:32 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Stanton Oxley | 14-10 |
| 12:03 | Denver | Leo Camp misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 14-10 |
| 12:01 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 11:54 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Thomas - foul #1 on Raymond Thomas, team foul #1 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (PG), Graham Halverson (SG), Matthew Brown (SF), Clay Armstrong (C) Lionel Weise, Brian Hardin, Stanton Oxley, Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Smith (SG), Danny Heimbach (SF), Robert Ames (PF), Bill Kimura (C) Richard Kittel, Jason Christiano, Raymond Thomas, Robert Young | |
| 11:54 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 11:54 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Horton (fresh) SG - Graham Halverson (fresh) SF - Matthew Brown (fresh) PF - Randy Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Clay Armstrong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leo Camp (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) SF - Danny Heimbach (fresh) PF - Robert Ames (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bill Kimura (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Denver | Leo Camp is hacked by Randy Mitchell - foul #1 on Randy Mitchell, team foul #1 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Hardin (SG) Randy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Denver | Omar Ingham (SG) Leo Camp | |
| 11:08 | Denver | Danny Heimbach is called for a charge - foul #1 on Danny Heimbach, team foul #2 | 16-10 |
| 10:59 | Minnesota | Robert Smith is called for the reach on Matthew Brown - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #3 | 16-10 |
| 10:54 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Wayne Horton | 19-10 |
| 10:33 | Denver | Robert Ames comes up short on the floater in the paint | 19-10 |
| 10:31 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton pulls down the rebound | 19-10 |
| 10:26 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-10 |
| 10:25 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-10 |
| 10:13 | Minnesota | Danny Heimbach is called for the reach on Clay Armstrong - foul #2 on Danny Heimbach, team foul #4 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Stanton Oxley (SF) Brian Hardin, Matthew Brown | |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Camp (PG), Richard Kittel (SG), Robert Young (C) Robert Smith, Danny Heimbach, Bill Kimura | |
| 10:01 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-10 |
| 09:59 | Denver | Robert Ames grabs the board | 19-10 |
| 09:43 | Denver | Richard Kittel comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-10 |
| 09:41 | Denver | Robert Ames tips it back up and in | 19-12 |
| 09:25 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing and the foul's on Omar Ingham - foul #1 on Omar Ingham, team foul #5 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Brown (SG), Randy Mitchell (PF), Craig Hargreaves (C) Wayne Horton, Graham Halverson, Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Denver | Jason Christiano (SF), Raymond Thomas (PF) Omar Ingham, Robert Ames | |
| 09:25 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise makes the free throw | 23-12 |
| 08:57 | Denver | Richard Kittel is hacked by Matthew Brown - foul #1 on Matthew Brown, team foul #2 | 23-12 |
| 08:35 | Denver | Raymond Thomas makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-14 |
| 08:22 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Matthew Brown | 25-14 |
| 08:01 | Denver | Richard Kittel comes up short on the shot from close range | 25-14 |
| 08:00 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown grabs the board | 25-14 |
| 07:42 | Minnesota | Richard Kittel steals the ball from Craig Hargreaves | 25-14 |
| 07:37 | Denver | Richard Kittel hits the finger roll | 25-16 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Matthew Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanton Oxley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Craig Hargreaves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leo Camp (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Kittel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jason Christiano (fresh) PF - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Minnesota | Jason Christiano picks off the pass by Lionel Weise | 25-16 |
| 07:04 | Denver | Jason Christiano makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-19 |
| 06:43 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 25-19 |
| 06:41 | Denver | Robert Young snags the defensive board | 25-19 |
| 06:22 | Denver | Lionel Weise steals the ball from Raymond Thomas | 25-19 |
| 06:05 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown is hacked by Richard Kittel - foul #1 on Richard Kittel, team foul #6 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (PG), Brian Hardin (SG), Graham Halverson (PF), Clay Armstrong (C) Lionel Weise, Matthew Brown, Randy Mitchell, Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Varner (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Omar Ingham (SF), Robert Ames (PF), Bill Kimura (C) Leo Camp, Richard Kittel, Jason Christiano, Raymond Thomas, Robert Young | |
| 05:55 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Hardin | 27-19 |
| 05:36 | Denver | Brian Hardin is called for the reach on Robert Smith - foul #1 on Brian Hardin, team foul #3 | 27-19 |
| 05:20 | Denver | Clay Armstrong picks off the pass by Omar Ingham | 27-19 |
| 05:14 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 27-19 |
| 05:12 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton gets the offensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 04:59 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley loses the ball out of bounds | 27-19 |
| 04:50 | Denver | Bill Kimura's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-19 |
| 04:30 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Horton | 30-19 |
| 04:24 | Denver | Robert Ames hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Roger Varner | 30-21 |
| 04:07 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 04:06 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong grabs the offensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 03:45 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Clay Armstrong | 33-21 |
| 03:28 | Denver | Omar Ingham is fouled on the floor by Stanton Oxley - foul #1 on Stanton Oxley, team foul #4 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Matthew Brown (SF), Randy Mitchell (PF), Craig Hargreaves (C) Wayne Horton, Stanton Oxley, Graham Halverson, Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Camp (PG), Jason Christiano (SF), Raymond Thomas (PF) Roger Varner, Omar Ingham, Bill Kimura | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Brian Hardin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randy Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Craig Hargreaves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leo Camp (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) SF - Jason Christiano (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Ames (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Denver | Matthew Brown steals the ball from Jason Christiano | 33-21 |
| 03:00 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brian Hardin | 35-21 |
| 02:40 | Denver | Robert Smith is called for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #7 | 35-21 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Kittel (SG), Robert Young (C) Robert Smith, Robert Ames | |
| 02:22 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Raymond Thomas - foul #2 on Raymond Thomas, team foul #8 | 35-21 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (SG) Brian Hardin | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 02:22 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 36-21 |
| 02:22 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 37-21 |
| 02:08 | Denver | Robert Young scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Christiano | 37-23 |
| 01:56 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Wayne Horton | 40-23 |
| 01:34 | Denver | Jason Christiano clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Matthew Brown - foul #2 on Matthew Brown, team foul #5 | 40-23 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Graham Halverson (PF), Clay Armstrong (C) Randy Mitchell, Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:34 | Denver | Jason Christiano misses the 1st free throw | 40-23 |
| 01:34 | Denver | Jason Christiano makes the 2nd free throw | 40-24 |
| 01:20 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown lays it in on a nice dish by Lionel Weise and he's fouled by Richard Kittel - foul #2 on Richard Kittel, team foul #9 | 42-24 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Heimbach (SF), Robert Ames (PF), Bill Kimura (C) Jason Christiano, Raymond Thomas, Robert Young | |
| 01:20 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown misses the free throw | 42-24 |
| 01:20 | Denver | Robert Ames pulls down the rebound | 42-24 |
| 00:57 | Denver | Bill Kimura clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-24 |
| 00:56 | Denver | Bill Kimura gets the offensive rebound | 42-24 |
| 00:39 | Denver | Danny Heimbach can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-24 |
| 00:38 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Lionel Weise | 42-24 |
| 00:26 | Minnesota | Danny Heimbach is called for the reach on Graham Halverson - foul #3 on Danny Heimbach, team foul #10 | 42-24 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (PG), Brian Hardin (SG), Stanton Oxley (SF) Lionel Weise, Matthew Brown, Wayne Horton | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Varner (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Omar Ingham (SF) Leo Camp, Richard Kittel, Danny Heimbach | |
| 00:26 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson makes the 1st free throw | 43-24 |
| 00:26 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-24 |
| 00:01 | Denver | Roger Varner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-24 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Robert Ames gets the offensive rebound | 44-24 |