| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Mark Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Meyer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Roland Voorhees (fresh) PF - Paul Sobieski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Dallas Ludwig (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Paul Bellman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Gilbertson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Santamaria (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Kubiak (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jerry Branch (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Roland Voorhees inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 19:57 | Arizona | Roland Voorhees's pass is intercepted by David Gilbertson in the backcourt | 36-29 |
| 19:39 | Minnesota | David Kubiak throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-29 |
| 19:15 | Arizona | The short jumper by Paul Sobieski is denied by Jerry Branch | 36-29 |
| 19:14 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 19:04 | Minnesota | Richard Santamaria's pass is intercepted by Paul Sobieski | 36-29 |
| 18:45 | Arizona | Paul Sobieski scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Taylor | 38-29 |
| 18:25 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 38-29 |
| 18:24 | Minnesota | David Kubiak hits the follow up shot | 38-31 |
| 17:55 | Arizona | David Gilbertson is called for the reach on Ted Meyer - foul #2 on David Gilbertson, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Arizona | Mitchell Thomas (PG), Barry Dressler (SG), Manuel Wyatt (SF), Kevin Lietz (PF) Mark Taylor, Ted Meyer, Roland Voorhees, Paul Sobieski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey (PG), Ronald Wright (SG), John Shirley (C) Paul Bellman, David Gilbertson, Jerry Branch | |
| 17:34 | Arizona | Barry Dressler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 17:33 | Minnesota | David Kubiak gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 17:15 | Minnesota | John Shirley is hacked by Dallas Ludwig - foul #2 on Dallas Ludwig, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Arizona | Paul Sobieski (PF) Dallas Ludwig | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:01 | Minnesota | David Kubiak drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-33 |
| 16:40 | Arizona | Kevin Lietz makes the shot near the basket set up by Barry Dressler | 40-33 |
| 16:23 | Minnesota | Kevin Lietz steals the ball from Daniel Helvey | 40-33 |
| 15:59 | Arizona | Barry Dressler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 15:57 | Arizona | Manuel Wyatt grabs the offensive board | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Mitchell Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Barry Dressler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Wyatt (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Sobieski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Lietz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Helvey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Santamaria (tiring) 3 pts. PF - David Kubiak (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Shirley (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Arizona | Barry Dressler misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 15:42 | Minnesota | David Kubiak gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 15:37 | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 15:31 | Arizona | Daniel Helvey steps in front of the Mitchell Thomas pass in the backcourt | 40-36 |
| 15:22 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Daniel Helvey | 40-39 |
| 15:20 | Arizona | Barry Dressler is fouled in the backcourt by John Shirley - foul #1 on John Shirley, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Arizona | Mark Taylor (PG), Ted Meyer (SG), Roland Voorhees (SF), Dallas Ludwig (C) Mitchell Thomas, Barry Dressler, Manuel Wyatt, Kevin Lietz | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (PG), David Gilbertson (SG), Jeffrey Ashley (SF), Raymond Wagner (PF), Jerry Branch (C) Daniel Helvey, Ronald Wright, Richard Santamaria, David Kubiak, John Shirley | |
| 14:57 | Arizona | Mark Taylor misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Raymond Wagner - foul #4 on Raymond Wagner, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Kubiak (PF) Raymond Wagner | |
| 14:57 | Arizona | Mark Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 14:57 | Arizona | Mark Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 14:38 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson is hacked by Ted Meyer - foul #1 on Ted Meyer, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| 14:19 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson loses the dribble to Ted Meyer | 42-39 |
| 13:50 | Arizona | Mark Taylor is fouled on the floor by David Kubiak - foul #3 on David Kubiak, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Arizona | Barry Dressler (SF), Manuel Wyatt (PF) Roland Voorhees, Paul Sobieski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 13:26 | Arizona | Mark Taylor is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 13:24 | Minnesota | David Kubiak grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 13:10 | Minnesota | The jump hook by Jerry Branch is blocked by Manuel Wyatt | 42-39 |
| 13:09 | Arizona | Dallas Ludwig snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 12:51 | Arizona | Mark Taylor connects on the open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-39 |
| 12:41 | Minnesota | Paul Bellman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-39 |
| 12:40 | Arizona | Dallas Ludwig snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 12:18 | Arizona | Barry Dressler scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on David Kubiak - foul #4 on David Kubiak, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Arizona | Mitchell Thomas (PG), Roland Voorhees (SF), Kevin Lietz (PF) Mark Taylor, Ted Meyer, Manuel Wyatt | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey (PG), Ronald Wright (SG), Richard Santamaria (PF), Dikembe Abdul (C) Paul Bellman, David Gilbertson, David Kubiak, Jerry Branch | |
| 12:18 | Arizona | Barry Dressler makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| 11:57 | Minnesota | Dallas Ludwig steps in front of the Richard Santamaria pass | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Mitchell Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Barry Dressler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roland Voorhees (fresh) PF - Kevin Lietz (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dallas Ludwig (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Helvey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ashley (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Santamaria (tiring) 3 pts. C - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Arizona | Mitchell Thomas is hacked by Daniel Helvey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Helvey, team foul #6 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ted Meyer (SG), Paul Sobieski (PF) Barry Dressler, Dallas Ludwig | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 11:35 | Arizona | Ted Meyer is whistled for a carry | 47-39 |
| 11:15 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 11:13 | Arizona | Paul Sobieski gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 11:07 | Arizona | Richard Santamaria is called for the reach on Mitchell Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Santamaria, team foul #7 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Arizona | Manuel Wyatt (PF) Paul Sobieski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Gilbertson (SG), Jerry Branch (C) Daniel Helvey, Dikembe Abdul | |
| 11:07 | Arizona | Mitchell Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 11:07 | Arizona | Mitchell Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 11:07 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 10:49 | Minnesota | Richard Santamaria hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 10:48 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Kevin Lietz | 48-39 |
| 10:34 | Arizona | Richard Santamaria is called for the reach on Mitchell Thomas - foul #3 on Richard Santamaria, team foul #8 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Arizona | Dallas Ludwig (C) Kevin Lietz | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (PG) Ronald Wright | |
| 10:34 | Arizona | Mitchell Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 10:34 | Minnesota | Richard Santamaria grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 10:16 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 48-39 |
| 10:14 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson tips it home | 48-41 |
| 10:11 | Arizona | Roland Voorhees is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Ashley - foul #4 on Jeffrey Ashley, team foul #9 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Arizona | Mark Taylor (PG), Barry Dressler (SG) Mitchell Thomas, Ted Meyer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Wright (SG), John Shirley (C) Jeffrey Ashley, Jerry Branch | |
| 10:11 | Arizona | Roland Voorhees misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 10:11 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to John Shirley | 48-41 |
| 10:07 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-41 |
| 10:06 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright grabs the offensive board | 48-41 |
| 09:48 | Minnesota | John Shirley is hacked by Dallas Ludwig - foul #3 on Dallas Ludwig, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Arizona | Paul Sobieski (PF) Roland Voorhees | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey (PG) Paul Bellman | |
| 09:32 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson is hacked by Manuel Wyatt - foul #3 on Manuel Wyatt, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Arizona | Kevin Lietz (SF) Manuel Wyatt | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Abdul (C) John Shirley | |
| 09:20 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Daniel Helvey | 48-43 |
| 08:55 | Arizona | Kevin Lietz clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Santamaria - foul #4 on Richard Santamaria, team foul #10 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (PG), Raymond Wagner (PF) Daniel Helvey, Richard Santamaria | |
| 08:55 | Arizona | Kevin Lietz misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 08:55 | Arizona | Kevin Lietz makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 08:27 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 08:12 | Arizona | Ronald Wright steps in front of the Kevin Lietz pass | 49-46 |
| 07:52 | Minnesota | Dikembe Abdul is fouled on the floor by Dallas Ludwig - foul #4 on Dallas Ludwig, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Arizona | Mitchell Thomas (PG), Ted Meyer (SG), Roland Voorhees (SF), Manuel Wyatt (C) Mark Taylor, Barry Dressler, Kevin Lietz, Dallas Ludwig | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley (SF), Jerry Branch (C) Ronald Wright, Dikembe Abdul | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Mitchell Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Ted Meyer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Roland Voorhees (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Sobieski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Wyatt (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Paul Bellman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Gilbertson (tiring) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Ashley (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Raymond Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Jerry Branch (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson travels with the ball | 49-46 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey (PG) Paul Bellman | |
| 07:11 | Arizona | Roland Voorhees hits a floater in the paint set up by Ted Meyer | 51-46 |
| 07:02 | Minnesota | Ted Meyer steals the ball from David Gilbertson | 51-46 |
| 06:35 | Arizona | Paul Sobieski misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 51-46 |
| 06:33 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Ashley | 51-46 |
| 06:13 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley is hacked by Roland Voorhees - foul #1 on Roland Voorhees, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Arizona | Mark Taylor (PG), Barry Dressler (SG), Dallas Ludwig (C) Mitchell Thomas, Ted Meyer, Paul Sobieski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (PG), Ronald Wright (SG), John Shirley (C) Daniel Helvey, David Gilbertson, Jerry Branch | |
| 05:55 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 05:54 | Arizona | Mark Taylor pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 05:49 | Arizona | Barry Dressler misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 05:47 | Arizona | Manuel Wyatt hits the follow up shot | 53-46 |
| 05:29 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright misses long on a floater from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 05:27 | Arizona | Roland Voorhees snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 05:05 | Arizona | Barry Dressler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-46 |
| Subs | Arizona | Mitchell Thomas (PG), Ted Meyer (SG), Kevin Lietz (SF), Paul Sobieski (PF) Mark Taylor, Barry Dressler, Roland Voorhees, Manuel Wyatt | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Gilbertson (SG), Jerry Branch (C) Ronald Wright, John Shirley | |
| 04:46 | Minnesota | Raymond Wagner misses the runner in the lane | 53-46 |
| 04:45 | Arizona | Dallas Ludwig grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 04:25 | Arizona | Kevin Lietz travels with the ball | 53-46 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey (PG), Richard Santamaria (SF) Paul Bellman, Jeffrey Ashley | |
| 04:05 | Minnesota | Raymond Wagner misses long on a runner from the baseline | 53-46 |
| 04:04 | Arizona | Dallas Ludwig gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 04:02 | Arizona | Ted Meyer loses the dribble to Daniel Helvey in the backcourt | 53-46 |
| 03:54 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Santamaria | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Mitchell Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Ted Meyer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Kevin Lietz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Sobieski (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Dallas Ludwig (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Helvey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - David Gilbertson (tiring) 16 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Santamaria (tiring) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Raymond Wagner (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Jerry Branch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Arizona | Ted Meyer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mitchell Thomas | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 03:12 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-49 |
| 03:10 | Arizona | Dallas Ludwig gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 02:45 | Arizona | Raymond Wagner swats the short shot by Kevin Lietz | 55-49 |
| 02:43 | Arizona | Dallas Ludwig grabs the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 02:43 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-49 |
| Subs | Arizona | Mark Taylor (PG), Barry Dressler (SG), Roland Voorhees (SF), Manuel Wyatt (PF) Mitchell Thomas, Ted Meyer, Paul Sobieski, Dallas Ludwig | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (PG), Ronald Wright (SG), Jeffrey Ashley (SF), David Kubiak (PF) Daniel Helvey, David Gilbertson, Richard Santamaria, Raymond Wagner | |
| 02:23 | Arizona | Barry Dressler is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 02:22 | Arizona | Roland Voorhees pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 02:02 | Arizona | Kevin Lietz clanks a jump hook from the left block | 55-49 |
| 02:00 | Minnesota | David Kubiak grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 01:56 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 01:54 | Minnesota | David Kubiak tips it back up and in | 55-51 |
| 01:54 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-51 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ted Meyer (SG), Paul Sobieski (PF), Dallas Ludwig (C) Barry Dressler, Manuel Wyatt, Kevin Lietz | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Gilbertson (SG), Raymond Wagner (PF) Ronald Wright, David Kubiak | |
| 01:36 | Arizona | David Gilbertson takes the ball from Paul Sobieski | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 01:25 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 01:24 | Minnesota | Raymond Wagner tips it back up and in | 55-53 |
| 00:58 | Arizona | Dallas Ludwig double dribbles | 55-53 |
| 00:47 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:23 | Arizona | Paul Sobieski hits the finger roll set up by Ted Meyer | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:16 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 00:15 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch snags the offensive board | 57-53 |
| 00:11 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-53 |
| 00:09 | Arizona | Paul Sobieski pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:08 | Arizona | Paul Bellman is called for the reach on Paul Sobieski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Bellman, team foul #11 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Arizona | Barry Dressler (SG), Manuel Wyatt (SF) Ted Meyer, Roland Voorhees | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:08 | Arizona | Paul Sobieski makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:08 | Arizona | Paul Sobieski misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:08 | Arizona | Manuel Wyatt grabs the offensive board | 58-53 |
| 00:06 | Arizona | Manuel Wyatt is hacked by Paul Bellman - foul #2 on Paul Bellman, team foul #12 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ted Meyer (SG), Kevin Lietz (PF) Paul Sobieski, Dallas Ludwig | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:06 | Arizona | Manuel Wyatt misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:06 | Arizona | Manuel Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-53 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch snags the offensive board | 59-53 |