| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Quon (fresh) SG - William Manz (fresh) SF - Bill Jenkins (fresh) PF - Aaron Wade (fresh) C - Carlos Weber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Appleton (fresh) SG - Jerry Horvath (fresh) SF - Douglas Sherwood (fresh) PF - Jimmy Flemming (fresh) C - Willie Kearse (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath misses the jump hook from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | William Manz gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Northwestern | James Appleton is called for the reach on James Quon - foul #1 on James Appleton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Northwestern | James Quon is hacked by Douglas Sherwood - foul #1 on Douglas Sherwood, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade banks in the layup on a great pass from James Quon | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood is open and scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Willie Kearse | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern | James Quon hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Carlos Weber | 5-2 |
| 18:14 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from James Appleton | 5-4 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 18:01 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins tips it back up and in | 7-4 |
| 17:50 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 7-4 |
| 17:49 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming tips it home | 7-6 |
| 17:39 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade blows the layup but the foul's on Jerry Horvath - foul #1 on Jerry Horvath, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Samuel Wright (PG), Ronnie Graney (C) James Quon, Carlos Weber | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:39 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 17:39 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 17:24 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bill Jenkins - foul #1 on Bill Jenkins, team foul #1 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ted Smith (C) Willie Kearse | |
| 17:24 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 17:24 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 17:11 | Northwestern | Jimmy Flemming steals it from Ronnie Graney | 9-8 |
| 16:56 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Appleton | 9-10 |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright's fadeaway is rejected by Jimmy Flemming | 9-10 |
| 16:29 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 16:24 | Minnesota | James Appleton buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Jerry Horvath | 9-12 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 16:18 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 16:02 | Minnesota | James Appleton is hacked by Ronnie Graney - foul #1 on Ronnie Graney, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG) Samuel Wright | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG), Stanley Steiner (SG), Gerald Lizotte (PF), Willie Kearse (C) James Appleton, Jerry Horvath, Jimmy Flemming, Ted Smith | |
| 15:56 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Douglas Sherwood | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Quon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Manz (fairly fresh) SF - Bill Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Wade (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronnie Graney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Ferrero (fresh) SG - Stanley Steiner (fresh) SF - Douglas Sherwood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gerald Lizotte (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willie Kearse (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins is called for a charge - foul #2 on Bill Jenkins, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem (SF), Carlos Weber (C) Bill Jenkins, Ronnie Graney | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 15:32 | Minnesota | Willie Kearse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-14 |
| 15:16 | Northwestern | James Quon drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Earl Mitchem | 12-14 |
| 14:53 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Earl Mitchem - foul #1 on Earl Mitchem, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski (SG) William Manz | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ted Smith (C) Willie Kearse | |
| 14:53 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 14:53 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 14:37 | Northwestern | James Quon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 14:35 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade tips it in | 14-16 |
| 14:22 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Stanley Steiner | 14-18 |
| 14:09 | Northwestern | James Quon misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-18 |
| 14:08 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 13:52 | Minnesota | Ted Smith is called for 3 seconds | 14-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Samuel Wright (PG), William Manz (SG), Jack Robinson (PF), Ronnie Graney (C) James Quon, Marc Breslawski, Aaron Wade, Carlos Weber | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Appleton (PG), Jerry Horvath (SG), Travis Wingfield (SF) Anthony Ferrero, Stanley Steiner, Douglas Sherwood | |
| 13:30 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 13:28 | Minnesota | Ted Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 13:09 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte loses the dribble to Earl Mitchem | 14-18 |
| 13:06 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem can't finish the layup | 14-18 |
| 13:04 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson can't tip it in | 14-18 |
| 13:03 | Minnesota | Ted Smith grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 12:57 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte misses short on an open driving attempt near the basket | 14-18 |
| 12:55 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield grabs the offensive board | 14-18 |
| 12:41 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 14-18 |
| 12:40 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 12:23 | Northwestern | William Manz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem snags the offensive board | 14-18 |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | William Manz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 12:16 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 11:59 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte blows the layup but he's fouled by Earl Mitchem - foul #2 on Earl Mitchem, team foul #5 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski (SG), Bill Jenkins (SF), Aaron Wade (PF) William Manz, Earl Mitchem, Jack Robinson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood (SF), Willie Kearse (C) Travis Wingfield, Ted Smith | |
| 11:59 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 11:59 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 11:48 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright misses the lay-in | 14-20 |
| 11:47 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood gets the rebound | 14-20 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Samuel Wright (fresh) SG - Marc Breslawski (fresh) SF - Bill Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Wade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Ronnie Graney (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Appleton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Horvath (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Sherwood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Lizotte (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Willie Kearse (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte connects on the open jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Willie Kearse | 14-22 |
| 11:30 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright double dribbles | 14-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG) Samuel Wright | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner (SG), Jimmy Flemming (PF) Jerry Horvath, Gerald Lizotte | |
| 11:15 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-24 |
| 10:56 | Northwestern | A charge is called on James Quon - foul #1 on James Quon, team foul #6 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlos Weber (C) Ronnie Graney | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG) James Appleton | |
| 10:40 | Minnesota | The jumper by Douglas Sherwood is denied by Carlos Weber | 14-24 |
| 10:38 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Marc Breslawski | 14-24 |
| 10:24 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins drills a shot in the lane | 16-24 |
| 10:03 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero double dribbles | 16-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Samuel Wright (PG), William Manz (SG) James Quon, Marc Breslawski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath (SG), Ted Smith (C) Stanley Steiner, Willie Kearse | |
| 09:37 | Northwestern | William Manz drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Aaron Wade | 19-24 |
| 09:28 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 19-24 |
| 09:27 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade pulls down the rebound | 19-24 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber's pass is intercepted by Ted Smith | 19-24 |
| 09:07 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero's fadeaway is rejected by Aaron Wade | 19-24 |
| 09:05 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood tips it in | 19-26 |
| 08:56 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Bill Jenkins | 22-26 |
| 08:37 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Ferrero | 22-28 |
| 08:19 | Northwestern | Ted Smith swats the layup by Aaron Wade | 22-28 |
| 08:17 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood snags the defensive board | 22-28 |
| 08:12 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Samuel Wright - foul #1 on Samuel Wright, team foul #7 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG), Marc Breslawski (SG), Jack Robinson (PF), Ronnie Graney (C) Samuel Wright, William Manz, Aaron Wade, Carlos Weber | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Appleton (PG), Travis Wingfield (SF), Gerald Lizotte (PF), Willie Kearse (C) Anthony Ferrero, Douglas Sherwood, Jimmy Flemming, Ted Smith | |
| 08:12 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 08:12 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 08:03 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson hits the finger roll | 24-30 |
| 07:51 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronnie Graney - foul #2 on Ronnie Graney, team foul #8 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlos Weber (C) Ronnie Graney | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner (SG) Jerry Horvath | |
| 07:51 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 07:51 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte misses the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 07:51 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Quon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marc Breslawski (fresh) SF - Bill Jenkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jack Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Weber (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Appleton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Steiner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Wingfield (fresh) PF - Gerald Lizotte (fresh) 7 pts. C - Willie Kearse (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 24-31 |
| 07:35 | Minnesota | James Appleton grabs the board | 24-31 |
| 07:24 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield is fouled on the floor by Bill Jenkins - foul #3 on Bill Jenkins, team foul #9 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem (SF) Bill Jenkins | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 07:24 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 07:24 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield misses the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 07:24 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson snags the defensive board | 24-32 |
| 07:15 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Jack Robinson is blocked by Willie Kearse | 24-32 |
| 07:13 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield grabs the defensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 06:57 | Minnesota | The jump hook by James Appleton is blocked by Earl Mitchem | 24-32 |
| 06:56 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte tips it but misses | 24-32 |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson pulls down the rebound | 24-32 |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber is whistled for traveling | 24-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Samuel Wright (PG), William Manz (SG) James Quon, Marc Breslawski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 06:36 | Minnesota | Carlos Weber is called for the reach on Willie Kearse - foul #1 on Carlos Weber, team foul #10 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath (SG) Stanley Steiner | |
| 06:36 | Minnesota | Willie Kearse misses the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 06:36 | Minnesota | Willie Kearse makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Gerald Lizotte - foul #1 on Gerald Lizotte, team foul #4 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Aaron Wade (PF) Earl Mitchem | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ted Smith (C) Willie Kearse | |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 06:07 | Minnesota | James Appleton misses short on a shot from the right side | 25-33 |
| 06:05 | Northwestern | William Manz grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson loses the dribble to Travis Wingfield | 25-33 |
| 05:27 | Minnesota | Aaron Wade steps in front of the Gerald Lizotte pass | 25-33 |
| 05:11 | Northwestern | William Manz clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-33 |
| 05:09 | Minnesota | Ted Smith snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| 05:02 | Minnesota | Ted Smith comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 25-33 |
| 05:00 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield snags the offensive board | 25-33 |
| 04:43 | Minnesota | Ted Smith misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-33 |
| 04:42 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Aaron Wade | 25-33 |
| 04:29 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jack Robinson, team foul #11 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG), Marc Breslawski (SG), Earl Mitchem (SF) Samuel Wright, William Manz, Aaron Wade | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG), Stanley Steiner (SG), Douglas Sherwood (SF), Jimmy Flemming (PF), Willie Kearse (C) James Appleton, Jerry Horvath, Travis Wingfield, Gerald Lizotte, Ted Smith | |
| 04:13 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Willie Kearse | 25-35 |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | James Quon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 03:59 | Minnesota | Willie Kearse snags the defensive board | 25-35 |
| 03:51 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Aaron Wade (PF), Ronnie Graney (C) Jack Robinson, Carlos Weber | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Marc Breslawski | 28-35 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Quon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marc Breslawski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Earl Mitchem (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Wade (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronnie Graney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Ferrero (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Steiner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Sherwood (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmy Flemming (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Kearse (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Flemming | 28-38 |
| 03:05 | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski misses long on a floater from the left side | 28-38 |
| 03:03 | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 02:50 | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner connects on the jumper from close range set up by Anthony Ferrero and he's hacked by Earl Mitchem - foul #3 on Earl Mitchem, team foul #12 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins (SF) Earl Mitchem | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Appleton (PG), Gerald Lizotte (PF), Ted Smith (C) Anthony Ferrero, Jimmy Flemming, Willie Kearse | |
| 02:50 | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner misses the free throw | 28-40 |
| 02:50 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Aaron Wade | 28-40 |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 02:23 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte gets the rebound | 28-40 |
| 02:14 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-40 |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Douglas Sherwood - foul #2 on Douglas Sherwood, team foul #5 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Samuel Wright (PG), William Manz (SG), Jack Robinson (PF) James Quon, Marc Breslawski, Aaron Wade | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath (SG) Stanley Steiner | |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins makes the free throw | 31-40 |
| 01:50 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Sherwood | 31-42 |
| 01:37 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 01:28 | Minnesota | Ted Smith is fouled on the floor by Bill Jenkins - foul #4 on Bill Jenkins, team foul #13 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem (SF) Bill Jenkins | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG), Travis Wingfield (SF), Jimmy Flemming (PF) James Appleton, Douglas Sherwood, Gerald Lizotte | |
| 01:28 | Minnesota | Ted Smith makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 01:28 | Minnesota | Ted Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 01:18 | Minnesota | Ted Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 01:02 | Minnesota | William Manz is called for the reach on Anthony Ferrero - foul #1 on William Manz, team foul #14 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Aaron Wade (PF) Jack Robinson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Willie Kearse (C) Ted Smith | |
| 01:02 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero misses the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 01:02 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Anthony Ferrero picks off the pass by William Manz | 34-45 |
| 00:35 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 34-45 |
| 00:33 | Minnesota | Willie Kearse grabs the offensive board | 34-45 |
| 00:18 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Aaron Wade - foul #1 on Aaron Wade, team foul #15 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski (SG) William Manz | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Appleton (PG), Gerald Lizotte (PF) Anthony Ferrero, Willie Kearse | |
| 00:18 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 00:18 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-47 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Wade | 34-47 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | The clock runs out | 34-47 |