| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Hardin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanton Oxley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randy Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Craig Hargreaves (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ed Kuklenski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Rines (fresh) PF - Steven Mayer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Price (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | John Rines inbounds the ball | 42-34 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | John Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 19:43 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer grabs the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 19:26 | Northwestern | John Brown buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ed Kuklenski | 42-36 |
| 19:11 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell clanks a floater from the left block | 42-36 |
| 19:10 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley tips it in | 44-36 |
| 18:42 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski is fouled on the floor by Brian Hardin - foul #2 on Brian Hardin, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| 18:28 | Northwestern | John Rines misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 18:26 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 18:08 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong (C) Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:44 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-36 |
| 17:43 | Northwestern | Raymond Price grabs the offensive board | 44-36 |
| 17:24 | Northwestern | Raymond Price blows the layup but the foul's on Stanton Oxley - foul #2 on Stanton Oxley, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Graham Halverson (PF) Randy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:24 | Northwestern | Raymond Price makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 17:24 | Northwestern | Raymond Price makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 17:07 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin loses the ball out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (PG), Matthew Brown (SG) Lionel Weise, Brian Hardin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (PF), James Hawkins (C) Steven Mayer, Raymond Price | |
| 16:46 | Northwestern | Clay Armstrong denies the turnaround by Ed Kuklenski | 44-38 |
| 16:45 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 16:33 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong is fouled on the floor by John Rines - foul #2 on John Rines, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves (C) Stanton Oxley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG) John Brown | |
| 16:17 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 44-38 |
| 16:16 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 16:09 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown loses the dribble to Darryl Daniels | 44-38 |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | James Hawkins's fadeaway is rejected by Craig Hargreaves | 44-38 |
| 15:54 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft snags the offensive board | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Graham Halverson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Matthew Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clay Armstrong (fairly fresh) C - Craig Hargreaves (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) SG - Ed Kuklenski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Rines (fairly fresh) PF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hawkins (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 15:34 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft tips it home | 44-40 |
| 15:23 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown misses short on a shot from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 15:21 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson tips it but misses | 44-40 |
| 15:19 | Northwestern | John Rines grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 15:09 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels's fadeaway is rejected by Craig Hargreaves | 44-40 |
| 15:07 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Craig Hargreaves | 44-40 |
| 15:03 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves misses the dunk but he's fouled by George Hutchcraft - foul #3 on George Hutchcraft, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Brian Hardin (SG), Stanton Oxley (SF), Randy Mitchell (PF) Wayne Horton, Graham Halverson, Matthew Brown, Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), Steven Mayer (PF), Raymond Price (C) Darryl Daniels, George Hutchcraft, James Hawkins | |
| 15:03 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 15:03 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 14:36 | Northwestern | John Brown misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Craig Hargreaves - foul #3 on Craig Hargreaves, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (SF) John Rines | |
| 14:36 | Northwestern | John Brown misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 14:36 | Northwestern | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 14:20 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell's layup is rejected by Leland Bopp | 45-41 |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | Raymond Price snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 14:01 | Northwestern | Raymond Price drills a driving attempt near the basket | 45-43 |
| 13:39 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves loses the dribble to Leland Bopp | 45-43 |
| 13:19 | Northwestern | Raymond Price lays it in on a nice dish by Ed Kuklenski | 45-45 |
| 13:04 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley is fouled on the floor by Leland Bopp - foul #1 on Leland Bopp, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Graham Halverson (PF) Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (SG), John Rines (SF) Ed Kuklenski, Leland Bopp | |
| 12:45 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | John Rines misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Brian Hardin - foul #3 on Brian Hardin, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong (C) Graham Halverson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | John Rines misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | John Rines makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 12:21 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lionel Weise and he's fouled by John Rines - foul #3 on John Rines, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Graham Halverson (PF) Randy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:21 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley misses the free throw | 50-46 |
| 12:21 | Northwestern | Raymond Price snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Raymond Price misses badly on a shot from close range | 50-46 |
| 12:03 | Northwestern | John Brown hits the follow up shot | 50-48 |
| 11:57 | Minnesota | John Brown steals it from Lionel Weise in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| 11:55 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Brown | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Hardin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stanton Oxley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Graham Halverson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Clay Armstrong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Malcolm Archer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Rines (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Steven Mayer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Price (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 11:34 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 11:29 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer is called for traveling | 50-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (PG), Matthew Brown (SF), Randy Mitchell (PF) Lionel Weise, Brian Hardin, Stanton Oxley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Leland Bopp (SF), George Hutchcraft (PF), James Hawkins (C) John Brown, John Rines, Steven Mayer, Raymond Price | |
| 11:04 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell misses the jumper near the basket | 50-50 |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Darryl Daniels | 50-50 |
| 10:44 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer is hacked by Matthew Brown - foul #2 on Matthew Brown, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves (C) Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (SG) Malcolm Archer | |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp is whistled for a carry | 50-50 |
| 10:12 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Graham Halverson | 52-50 |
| 10:07 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Leland Bopp, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Brian Hardin (SG), Stanton Oxley (SF) Wayne Horton, Graham Halverson, Matthew Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), Steven Mayer (PF), Raymond Price (C) Darryl Daniels, George Hutchcraft, James Hawkins | |
| 09:48 | Minnesota | The pull-up jumper by Lionel Weise is blocked by Steven Mayer | 52-50 |
| 09:46 | Northwestern | Raymond Price grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses the lay-in but the foul's on Craig Hargreaves - foul #4 on Craig Hargreaves, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (SF) Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 09:02 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Leland Bopp | 52-51 |
| 08:31 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer lays it in on a nice dish by Ed Kuklenski and he's fouled by Wayne Horton - foul #3 on Wayne Horton, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Graham Halverson (PF), Clay Armstrong (C) Stanton Oxley, Randy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (SG), John Rines (SF) Ed Kuklenski, Leland Bopp | |
| 08:31 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer makes the free throw | 52-54 |
| 08:13 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton lays it in | 54-54 |
| 08:11 | Northwestern | Brian Hardin steals it from John Brown in the backcourt | 54-54 |
| 08:00 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Lionel Weise, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Brown (SF) Lionel Weise | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), George Hutchcraft (PF), James Hawkins (C) John Brown, Steven Mayer, Raymond Price | |
| 07:48 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by John Rines | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Hardin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Graham Halverson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Clay Armstrong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Malcolm Archer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Rines (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Hawkins (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley (SF) Brian Hardin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:22 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels is whistled for a carry | 54-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Hardin (SG) Wayne Horton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:06 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves (C) Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), Ed Kuklenski (SG) Darryl Daniels, Malcolm Archer | |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | Graham Halverson steals it from John Brown out of a doubleteam | 54-56 |
| 06:28 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Stanton Oxley | 56-56 |
| 06:15 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski is fouled on the floor by Matthew Brown - foul #3 on Matthew Brown, team foul #9 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Wayne Horton (SG), Randy Mitchell (PF) Matthew Brown, Brian Hardin, Graham Halverson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Mayer (PF), Raymond Price (C) George Hutchcraft, James Hawkins | |
| 06:15 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 06:15 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 06:00 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Craig Hargreaves is denied by Steven Mayer | 56-58 |
| 05:58 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell tips it back up and in | 58-58 |
| 05:34 | Northwestern | John Brown is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-58 |
| 05:33 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Wayne Horton | 58-58 |
| 05:19 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves misses the easy layup | 58-58 |
| 05:18 | Northwestern | Raymond Price grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski misses short on an open shot in the lane | 58-58 |
| 05:12 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 04:49 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley can't finish the layup | 58-58 |
| 04:47 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Randy Mitchell - foul #1 on Randy Mitchell, team foul #10 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Hardin (SG), Matthew Brown (SF), Clay Armstrong (C) Wayne Horton, Stanton Oxley, Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Malcolm Archer (SG), Leland Bopp (SF) John Brown, Ed Kuklenski, John Rines | |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:25 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise's floater is tipped away by Leland Bopp | 58-60 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 04:15 | Northwestern | The jumper by Steven Mayer is denied by Clay Armstrong | 58-60 |
| 04:14 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Randy Mitchell | 58-60 |
| 04:09 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 58-60 |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | Raymond Price grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 04:03 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels loses the dribble to Brian Hardin in the backcourt | 58-60 |
| 03:44 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin misses short on a shot from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Hardin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Randy Mitchell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Clay Armstrong (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Malcolm Archer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Leland Bopp (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Steven Mayer (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Raymond Price (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer is fouled on the floor by Matthew Brown - foul #4 on Matthew Brown, team foul #11 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (PG), Graham Halverson (PF) Lionel Weise, Randy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), George Hutchcraft (PF), James Hawkins (C) Darryl Daniels, Steven Mayer, Raymond Price | |
| 03:23 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 03:23 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 03:23 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Clay Armstrong | 58-61 |
| 03:11 | Minnesota | John Brown is called for the reach on Wayne Horton - foul #3 on John Brown, team foul #6 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley (SF) Matthew Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:06 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 03:05 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton hits the follow up shot | 60-61 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Malcolm Archer, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:52 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG) Wayne Horton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (SG), John Rines (SF), Steven Mayer (PF), Raymond Price (C) Malcolm Archer, Leland Bopp, George Hutchcraft, James Hawkins | |
| 02:46 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner but he's hacked by John Rines - foul #4 on John Rines, team foul #8 | 60-61 |
| 02:46 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 02:46 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 02:46 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise makes the 3rd free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-61 |
| 02:32 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:08 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | John Brown gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | Raymond Price knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by John Brown and he's fouled by Graham Halverson - foul #1 on Graham Halverson, team foul #12 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell (PF), Craig Hargreaves (C) Graham Halverson, Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | Raymond Price misses the free throw | 63-63 |
| 01:44 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Randy Mitchell | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:22 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Lionel Weise | 65-63 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | John Rines is whistled for a carry | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-63 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | John Rines gets the rebound | 65-63 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer drills a jumper in the lane | 65-65 |
| 00:07 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Hardin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Stanton Oxley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Mitchell (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Craig Hargreaves (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ed Kuklenski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Rines (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Steven Mayer (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Raymond Price (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer wins the tip | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:45 | Northwestern | John Brown misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | John Rines tips it in | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:34 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin is hacked by Ed Kuklenski - foul #1 on Ed Kuklenski, team foul #9 | 65-67 |
| 04:34 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 04:34 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:07 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves blows the layup but he's hacked by Ed Kuklenski - foul #2 on Ed Kuklenski, team foul #10 | 67-67 |
| 04:07 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 04:07 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | John Brown scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by John Rines | 69-69 |
| 03:37 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-69 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong (C) Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (SF) John Rines | |
| 03:25 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the jumper from the right wing | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley drills a jump hook from the right block | 71-71 |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 71-71 |
| 02:53 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 02:41 | Northwestern | John Brown splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 71-71 |
| 02:39 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:31 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stanton Oxley | 73-71 |
| 02:22 | Northwestern | John Brown is fouled on the floor by Lionel Weise - foul #4 on Lionel Weise, team foul #13 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (PG), Graham Halverson (PF) Lionel Weise, Randy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (SG), George Hutchcraft (PF) Ed Kuklenski, Steven Mayer | |
| 02:22 | Northwestern | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 02:22 | Northwestern | John Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 02:22 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 73-72 |
| 02:22 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| 02:02 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley is whistled for traveling | 73-72 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Randy Mitchell (PF), Craig Hargreaves (C) Wayne Horton, Graham Halverson, Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (SG), John Rines (SF), Steven Mayer (PF) Malcolm Archer, Leland Bopp, George Hutchcraft | |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski scores on a 3 from the left corner | 73-75 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:30 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Randy Mitchell | 76-75 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer's pass is intercepted by Craig Hargreaves | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:07 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ed Kuklenski - foul #3 on Ed Kuklenski, team foul #11 | 76-75 |
| 01:07 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 01:07 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:00 | Northwestern | John Brown evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Mayer | 78-77 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brian Hardin (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Stanton Oxley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Mitchell (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Craig Hargreaves (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ed Kuklenski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Rines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Steven Mayer (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Raymond Price (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Minnesota | The jumper by Randy Mitchell is denied by John Rines | 78-77 |
| 00:32 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley snags the offensive board | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Minnesota | John Brown is called for the reach on Stanton Oxley - foul #4 on John Brown, team foul #12 | 78-77 |
| 00:30 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:30 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | John Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 80-77 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Mayer | 80-77 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | John Brown shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 80-77 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 80-77 |