| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Aaron Thomas (fresh) SG - Matthew McGaffey (fresh) SF - Earl Sealey (fresh) PF - Bradley Rainville (fresh) C - Clinton Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Hardin (fresh) SG - Graham Halverson (fresh) SF - Stanton Oxley (fresh) PF - Alexander Messer (fresh) C - Craig Hargreaves (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves makes the jumper from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:43 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Graham Halverson - foul #1 on Graham Halverson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:43 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:43 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:43 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | DePaul | Bradley Rainville pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | DePaul | Clinton Robinson hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Earl Sealey | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Hardin | 2-5 |
| 18:43 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 18:42 | DePaul | Bradley Rainville snags the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 18:32 | DePaul | Clinton Robinson misses long on a shot from the right block | 2-5 |
| 18:30 | DePaul | Earl Sealey gets the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:18 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:16 | DePaul | Bradley Rainville can't tip it in | 2-5 |
| 18:15 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:08 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 18:07 | DePaul | Bradley Rainville grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:49 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 17:48 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 17:44 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 17:42 | DePaul | Earl Sealey snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:36 | DePaul | Bradley Rainville misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 2-5 |
| 17:35 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:17 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin can't finish the layup but the foul's on Bradley Rainville - foul #1 on Bradley Rainville, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:17 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:17 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:56 | DePaul | Bradley Rainville comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-6 |
| 16:54 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Graham Halverson | 2-6 |
| 16:48 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley is called for traveling | 2-6 |
| Subs | DePaul | Peter Nelson (SG), Jeremy Conklin (SF), Edward Peppers (PF) Matthew McGaffey, Earl Sealey, Bradley Rainville | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:29 | DePaul | Peter Nelson knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 4-6 |
| 16:06 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 4-6 |
| 16:04 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley hits the follow up shot | 4-8 |
| 15:38 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-8 |
| 15:37 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Aaron Thomas (fairly fresh) SG - Peter Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Conklin (fresh) PF - Edward Peppers (fresh) C - Clinton Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Hardin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Graham Halverson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Stanton Oxley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alexander Messer (fairly fresh) C - Craig Hargreaves (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 15:16 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Edward Peppers - foul #1 on Edward Peppers, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicolas Bowman (PG), Matthew McGaffey (SG), Earl Sealey (SF), Bradley Rainville (PF), Augustus Loncaric (C) Aaron Thomas, Peter Nelson, Jeremy Conklin, Edward Peppers, Clinton Robinson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (SG), Clay Armstrong (C) Graham Halverson, Craig Hargreaves | |
| 15:16 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:16 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 14:55 | DePaul | Alexander Messer picks off the pass by Bradley Rainville | 4-10 |
| 14:38 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin travels with the ball | 4-10 |
| 14:15 | DePaul | Earl Sealey is fouled on the floor by Wayne Horton - foul #1 on Wayne Horton, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (PG) Brian Hardin | |
| 14:04 | DePaul | Bradley Rainville scores on a turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Alexander Messer - foul #1 on Alexander Messer, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | DePaul | Clinton Robinson (C) Augustus Loncaric | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Graham Halverson (PF) Alexander Messer | |
| 14:04 | DePaul | Bradley Rainville makes the free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:44 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley is fouled on the floor by Bradley Rainville - foul #2 on Bradley Rainville, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | DePaul | Aaron Thomas (PG), Edward Peppers (PF) Nicolas Bowman, Bradley Rainville | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 13:25 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton's floater is tipped away by Clinton Robinson | 7-10 |
| 13:23 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley can't tip it in | 7-10 |
| 13:21 | DePaul | Clinton Robinson grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 13:17 | DePaul | Graham Halverson picks off the pass by Aaron Thomas | 7-10 |
| 13:14 | Minnesota | Matthew McGaffey picks off the pass by Eugene Scott in the backcourt | 7-10 |
| 13:13 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas banks in the layup set up by Matthew McGaffey | 9-10 |
| 12:54 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Aaron Thomas - foul #1 on Aaron Thomas, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | DePaul | Peter Nelson (SG) Matthew McGaffey | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Hardin (PG), Matthew Brown (SG) Eugene Scott, Wayne Horton | |
| 12:54 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:54 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 12:29 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Peppers | 12-11 |
| 12:22 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 12:20 | DePaul | Edward Peppers pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:14 | DePaul | Peter Nelson hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edward Peppers | 14-11 |
| 12:01 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley is hacked by Earl Sealey - foul #1 on Earl Sealey, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jeremy Conklin (SF), Augustus Loncaric (C) Earl Sealey, Clinton Robinson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves (C) Graham Halverson | |
| 11:47 | Minnesota | Peter Nelson steals it from Stanton Oxley | 14-11 |
| 11:44 | DePaul | Peter Nelson lays it up and in | 16-11 |
| 11:29 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-11 |
| 11:28 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley hits the follow up shot | 16-13 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Aaron Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Peter Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeremy Conklin (fresh) PF - Edward Peppers (fairly fresh) C - Augustus Loncaric (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Hardin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Brown (fresh) SF - Stanton Oxley (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clay Armstrong (fairly fresh) C - Craig Hargreaves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:06 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 11:04 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 10:58 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong misses long on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Edward Peppers - foul #2 on Edward Peppers, team foul #6 | 16-13 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicolas Bowman (PG), Matthew McGaffey (SG), Elmer Grayson (PF), Clinton Robinson (C) Aaron Thomas, Peter Nelson, Edward Peppers, Augustus Loncaric | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (SG) Stanton Oxley | |
| 10:58 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 10:58 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 10:58 | DePaul | Elmer Grayson snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 10:45 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Nicolas Bowman | 18-13 |
| 10:35 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Matthew Brown | 18-15 |
| 10:15 | DePaul | Clinton Robinson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-15 |
| 10:14 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 10:10 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Craig Hargreaves | 18-18 |
| 09:46 | DePaul | Brian Hardin is called for the reach on Nicolas Bowman - foul #1 on Brian Hardin, team foul #4 | 18-18 |
| Subs | DePaul | Aaron Thomas (PG), Earl Sealey (SF) Nicolas Bowman, Jeremy Conklin | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (PG), Graham Halverson (SG), Alexander Messer (PF) Brian Hardin, Matthew Brown, Clay Armstrong | |
| 09:24 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eugene Scott - foul #1 on Eugene Scott, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| 09:24 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:24 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:12 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson loses the dribble to Elmer Grayson | 19-18 |
| 09:05 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Earl Sealey | 22-18 |
| 08:48 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 22-18 |
| 08:46 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson tips it home | 22-20 |
| 08:23 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Eugene Scott - foul #2 on Eugene Scott, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | DePaul | Peter Nelson (SG), Augustus Loncaric (C) Matthew McGaffey, Clinton Robinson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Hardin (PG), Matthew Brown (SG), Stanton Oxley (SF) Eugene Scott, Wayne Horton, Craig Hargreaves | |
| 08:23 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 08:23 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 08:05 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Stanton Oxley out of a doubleteam | 23-23 |
| 07:49 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-23 |
| 07:40 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson misses long on an open floater from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 07:38 | DePaul | Earl Sealey gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 07:29 | DePaul | Alexander Messer swats the layup by Augustus Loncaric | 26-23 |
| 07:28 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Aaron Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Peter Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Earl Sealey (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Elmer Grayson (fairly fresh) C - Augustus Loncaric (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Hardin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanton Oxley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Graham Halverson (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Alexander Messer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Minnesota | Aaron Thomas picks off the pass by Matthew Brown out of a doubleteam | 26-23 |
| 07:06 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas hits the finger roll | 28-23 |
| 06:53 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Brian Hardin | 28-25 |
| 06:37 | DePaul | Peter Nelson misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Matthew Brown - foul #1 on Matthew Brown, team foul #7 | 28-25 |
| Subs | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey (SG), Jeremy Conklin (SF), Clinton Robinson (C) Aaron Thomas, Earl Sealey, Augustus Loncaric | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong (C) Matthew Brown | |
| 06:37 | DePaul | Peter Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 06:37 | DePaul | Peter Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 06:37 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 06:12 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-27 |
| 05:53 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 05:52 | DePaul | Clinton Robinson snags the offensive board | 29-27 |
| 05:32 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey's layup is rejected by Alexander Messer | 29-27 |
| 05:31 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 05:10 | Minnesota | 3 seconds is called on Stanton Oxley | 29-27 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicolas Bowman (PG), Earl Sealey (SF) Peter Nelson, Jeremy Conklin | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (PG), Matthew Brown (SG) Brian Hardin, Graham Halverson | |
| 04:51 | DePaul | Elmer Grayson misses badly on a floater from the right block | 29-27 |
| 04:50 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Alexander Messer | 29-27 |
| 04:35 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Alexander Messer | 29-29 |
| 04:18 | DePaul | Nicolas Bowman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-29 |
| Subs | DePaul | Aaron Thomas (PG), Robert Young (SG) Nicolas Bowman, Matthew McGaffey | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves (C) Clay Armstrong | |
| 04:08 | Minnesota | Elmer Grayson blocks the short jumper by Stanton Oxley | 29-29 |
| 04:07 | DePaul | Robert Young snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 03:47 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas misses short on a floater from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 03:46 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 03:28 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Matthew Brown | 29-31 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Aaron Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Robert Young (fresh) SF - Earl Sealey (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Elmer Grayson (tiring) C - Clinton Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Horton (fresh) SG - Matthew Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanton Oxley (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alexander Messer (tiring) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Craig Hargreaves (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 03:10 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 29-31 |
| 03:08 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 02:52 | Minnesota | Clinton Robinson is called for the reach on Craig Hargreaves - foul #1 on Clinton Robinson, team foul #7 | 29-31 |
| Subs | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey (SG), Jeremy Conklin (SF), Bradley Rainville (PF), Augustus Loncaric (C) Robert Young, Earl Sealey, Elmer Grayson, Clinton Robinson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Hardin (PG), Graham Halverson (SG) Wayne Horton, Matthew Brown | |
| 02:52 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 02:52 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 02:40 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-33 |
| 02:39 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 02:34 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Stanton Oxley | 29-36 |
| 02:17 | DePaul | Bradley Rainville throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-36 |
| 01:54 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson hits a shot in the paint | 29-38 |
| 01:40 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas is hacked by Brian Hardin - foul #2 on Brian Hardin, team foul #8 | 29-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | Earl Sealey (SF), Clinton Robinson (C) Jeremy Conklin, Augustus Loncaric | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Brown (SG), Clay Armstrong (PF) Graham Halverson, Alexander Messer | |
| 01:40 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 01:40 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 01:22 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown is fouled on the floor by Aaron Thomas - foul #2 on Aaron Thomas, team foul #8 | 31-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicolas Bowman (PG) Aaron Thomas | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (SF) Stanton Oxley | |
| 01:22 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 01:22 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong gets the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 01:12 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Matthew Brown, team foul #9 | 31-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (PG) Brian Hardin | |
| 00:56 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-38 |
| 00:55 | DePaul | Earl Sealey grabs the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 00:41 | DePaul | The short jumper by Bradley Rainville is denied by Craig Hargreaves | 31-38 |
| 00:40 | DePaul | Matthew McGaffey can't tip it in | 31-38 |
| 00:39 | DePaul | Clinton Robinson hits the follow up shot | 33-38 |
| 00:26 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong loses the dribble to Clinton Robinson | 33-38 |
| 00:01 | DePaul | Bradley Rainville drills a shot from the left block | 35-38 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Eugene Scott misses the fullcourt shot | 35-38 |