| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ronald Wright (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Gilbertson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ashley (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Raymond Wagner (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Kubiak (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mark Beesley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Maynard (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Drake (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Stocking (fresh) 2 pts. C - Huang Fang (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley inbounds the ball | 54-21 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | Minnesota | Huang Fang takes the ball from David Kubiak | 54-21 |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | David Kubiak steals the ball from Mark Beesley in the backcourt | 54-21 |
| 19:23 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley's layup is rejected by Huang Fang | 54-21 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake gets the rebound | 54-21 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | Ronald Wright steps in front of the Daniel Maynard pass in the backcourt | 54-21 |
| 19:19 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright throws it down | 56-21 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking blows the layup but the foul's on Jeffrey Ashley - foul #1 on Jeffrey Ashley, team foul #1 | 56-21 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey (PG), Richard Santamaria (SF), Jerry Branch (C) Ronald Wright, Jeffrey Ashley, Raymond Wagner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla (PG), Calvin Engman (SG), Jason Cary (SF), William Renfroe (C) Mark Beesley, Daniel Maynard, Jeffrey Drake, Huang Fang | |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking misses the 1st free throw | 56-21 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking makes the 2nd free throw | 56-22 |
| 19:03 | Minnesota | Richard Santamaria is hacked by Calvin Engman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Calvin Engman, team foul #1 | 56-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (PG) Daniel Helvey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Maynard (SG) Calvin Engman | |
| 18:55 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch is open and scores on a jump hook from the right block | 58-22 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | David Kubiak takes the ball from Jason Cary | 58-22 |
| 18:19 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch knocks in the floater from the left side | 60-22 |
| 17:57 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-22 |
| 17:55 | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla tips it home | 60-24 |
| 17:53 | Minnesota | Andrew Stocking steps in front of the Richard Santamaria pass in the backcourt | 60-24 |
| 17:48 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Kubiak - foul #3 on David Kubiak, team foul #2 | 60-24 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Wright (PG), Jeffrey Ashley (SF), Raymond Wagner (PF), Dikembe Abdul (C) Paul Bellman, Richard Santamaria, David Kubiak, Jerry Branch | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Beesley (PG), Jeffrey Drake (SF), Huang Fang (C) Olumoi Aujla, Jason Cary, William Renfroe | |
| 17:48 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking makes the 1st free throw | 60-25 |
| 17:48 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking makes the 2nd free throw | 60-26 |
| 17:21 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright's pass is intercepted by Andrew Stocking | 60-26 |
| 17:06 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking hits the finger roll | 60-28 |
| 16:56 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 60-28 |
| 16:54 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright tips it back up and in | 62-28 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | Daniel Maynard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-28 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey (SG), John Shirley (PF), Jerry Branch (C) David Gilbertson, Raymond Wagner, Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:32 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Helvey | 64-28 |
| 16:28 | Northwestern | Mark Beesley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-28 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (SG) Daniel Helvey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:11 | Minnesota | Paul Bellman drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-28 |
| 15:58 | Northwestern | Ronald Wright steals it from Daniel Maynard | 66-28 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ronald Wright (tiring) 24 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Bellman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ashley (tiring) 2 stl. PF - John Shirley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jerry Branch (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mark Beesley (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Maynard (tired) SF - Jeffrey Drake (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Stocking (tired) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Huang Fang (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley is alone and drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Ronald Wright | 68-28 |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Mark Beesley misses short on a 3 from straight away | 68-28 |
| 15:24 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch snags the defensive board | 68-28 |
| 15:06 | Minnesota | Paul Bellman hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Wright | 70-28 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 70-28 |
| 14:53 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch pulls down the rebound | 70-28 |
| 14:51 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Beesley - foul #1 on Mark Beesley, team foul #2 | 70-28 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey (PG), David Gilbertson (SG), Richard Santamaria (SF), Raymond Wagner (PF), Dikembe Abdul (C) Ronald Wright, Paul Bellman, Jeffrey Ashley, John Shirley, Jerry Branch | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla (PG), Calvin Engman (SG), Oscar Villarreal (SF), William Renfroe (PF) Mark Beesley, Daniel Maynard, Jeffrey Drake, Andrew Stocking | |
| 14:46 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Daniel Helvey | 73-28 |
| 14:37 | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left wing | 73-28 |
| 14:35 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman snags the offensive board | 73-28 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Olumoi Aujla | 73-31 |
| 14:15 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson is fouled on the floor by William Renfroe - foul #1 on William Renfroe, team foul #3 | 73-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Wright (PG), Jeffrey Ashley (SF) Daniel Helvey, Richard Santamaria | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Cary (SG) Huang Fang | |
| 14:02 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Olumoi Aujla - foul #3 on Olumoi Aujla, team foul #4 | 73-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jerry Branch (C) Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Beesley (PG), Huang Fang (C) Olumoi Aujla, Oscar Villarreal | |
| 14:02 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright makes the 1st free throw | 74-31 |
| 14:02 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 75-31 |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | Mark Beesley is called for traveling | 75-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (PG), Dikembe Abdul (C) Ronald Wright, Jerry Branch | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:20 | Minnesota | Calvin Engman is called for the reach on Paul Bellman - foul #4 on Calvin Engman, team foul #5 | 75-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Wright (PG), Richard Santamaria (SF), Jerry Branch (C) Paul Bellman, Jeffrey Ashley, Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake (SF), Andrew Stocking (PF) Calvin Engman, William Renfroe | |
| 13:10 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-31 |
| 13:08 | Northwestern | Huang Fang pulls down the rebound | 75-31 |
| 13:03 | Northwestern | Jason Cary misses long on a jumper from the left block | 75-31 |
| 13:01 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson grabs the defensive rebound | 75-31 |
| 12:54 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-31 |
| 12:53 | Northwestern | Mark Beesley pulls down the rebound | 75-31 |
| 12:53 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (PG), Jeffrey Ashley (SF), John Shirley (PF), Dikembe Abdul (C) Ronald Wright, Richard Santamaria, Raymond Wagner, Jerry Branch | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla (PG), Oscar Villarreal (SF), William Renfroe (C) Mark Beesley, Jeffrey Drake, Huang Fang | |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | Jason Cary can't connect on a floater near the basket | 75-31 |
| 12:41 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to John Shirley | 75-31 |
| 12:34 | Minnesota | John Shirley hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Jason Cary - foul #3 on Jason Cary, team foul #6 | 75-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Wright (PG), Jerry Branch (C) Paul Bellman, Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Calvin Engman (C) Andrew Stocking | |
| 12:34 | Minnesota | John Shirley makes the 1st free throw | 76-31 |
| 12:34 | Minnesota | John Shirley misses the 2nd free throw | 76-31 |
| 12:34 | Northwestern | William Renfroe grabs the defensive rebound | 76-31 |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Raymond Wagner (PF) John Shirley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:18 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 76-31 |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | William Renfroe grabs the board | 76-31 |
| 12:15 | Northwestern | David Gilbertson steps in front of the Oscar Villarreal pass in the backcourt | 76-31 |
| 12:13 | Minnesota | Raymond Wagner jams it on a great pass from David Gilbertson | 78-31 |
| 11:54 | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 78-31 |
| 11:53 | Minnesota | Raymond Wagner grabs the board | 78-31 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ronald Wright (tired) 26 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Gilbertson (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ashley (tired) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Wagner (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Branch (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Olumoi Aujla (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Jason Cary (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Oscar Villarreal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Renfroe (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Calvin Engman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Ashley | 80-31 |
| 11:21 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 80-31 |
| 11:20 | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal tips it but misses | 80-31 |
| 11:18 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman tips it in | 80-33 |
| 11:11 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 80-33 |
| 11:09 | Minnesota | Raymond Wagner gets the offensive rebound | 80-33 |
| 10:52 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch's fadeaway is rejected by Oscar Villarreal | 80-33 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | Jason Cary snags the defensive board | 80-33 |
| 10:48 | Northwestern | Jason Cary throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (PG), Daniel Helvey (SG), Richard Santamaria (SF), John Shirley (PF), Dikembe Abdul (C) Ronald Wright, David Gilbertson, Jeffrey Ashley, Raymond Wagner, Jerry Branch | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking (PF) Calvin Engman | |
| 10:20 | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey is fouled on the floor by William Renfroe - foul #2 on William Renfroe, team foul #7 | 80-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Gilbertson (SF) Richard Santamaria | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Huang Fang (C) Andrew Stocking | |
| 10:20 | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey makes the 1st free throw | 81-33 |
| 10:20 | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey misses the 2nd free throw | 81-33 |
| 10:20 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to William Renfroe | 81-33 |
| 10:07 | Northwestern | David Gilbertson picks off the pass by Jason Cary | 81-33 |
| 10:05 | Minnesota | Jason Cary is called for the reach on Paul Bellman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jason Cary, team foul #8 | 81-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Wright (PG), Jeffrey Ashley (SF) Daniel Helvey, David Gilbertson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Maynard (SG) Jason Cary | |
| 10:05 | Minnesota | Paul Bellman misses the 1st free throw | 81-33 |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | Huang Fang grabs the defensive rebound | 81-33 |
| 10:02 | Northwestern | Daniel Maynard is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Wright - foul #2 on Ronald Wright, team foul #3 | 81-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Gilbertson (SG) Ronald Wright | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:43 | Northwestern | Huang Fang misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-33 |
| 09:42 | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal snags the offensive board | 81-33 |
| 09:29 | Northwestern | William Renfroe's floater is tipped away by John Shirley | 81-33 |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | Huang Fang tips it back up and in | 81-35 |
| 09:23 | Minnesota | Paul Bellman hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Gilbertson and he's hacked by Olumoi Aujla - foul #4 on Olumoi Aujla, team foul #9 | 83-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Wright (PG), Richard Santamaria (SF), Raymond Wagner (PF), David Kubiak (C) David Gilbertson, Jeffrey Ashley, John Shirley, Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Beesley (PG), Calvin Engman (SG), Andrew Stocking (PF) Olumoi Aujla, Daniel Maynard, Huang Fang | |
| 09:23 | Minnesota | Paul Bellman makes the free throw | 84-35 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Mark Beesley is hacked by David Kubiak in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Kubiak, team foul #4 | 84-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jerry Branch (C) David Kubiak | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:11 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 84-35 |
| 09:09 | Minnesota | Raymond Wagner gets the rebound | 84-35 |
| 09:00 | Minnesota | Oscar Villarreal is called for the reach on Paul Bellman - foul #4 on Oscar Villarreal, team foul #10 | 84-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley (SF) Richard Santamaria | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake (SF) Oscar Villarreal | |
| 09:00 | Minnesota | Paul Bellman makes the 1st free throw | 85-35 |
| 09:00 | Minnesota | Paul Bellman makes the 2nd free throw | 86-35 |
| 08:56 | Northwestern | William Renfroe loses the dribble to Ronald Wright in the backcourt | 86-35 |
| 08:39 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 89-35 |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking misses short on a floater from the right wing | 89-35 |
| 08:30 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley grabs the defensive rebound | 89-35 |
| 08:10 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 89-35 |
| 08:09 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch gets the offensive rebound | 89-35 |
| 07:51 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Renfroe - foul #3 on William Renfroe, team foul #11 | 89-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Gilbertson (SG), Richard Santamaria (SF), John Shirley (PF) Paul Bellman, Jeffrey Ashley, Raymond Wagner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla (PG), Jason Cary (SG), Oscar Villarreal (SF) Mark Beesley, Jeffrey Drake, Andrew Stocking | |
| 07:51 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch misses the 1st free throw | 89-35 |
| 07:51 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch misses the 2nd free throw | 89-35 |
| 07:51 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Calvin Engman | 89-35 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ronald Wright (very tired) 28 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - David Gilbertson (tired) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Santamaria (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Shirley (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Branch (tired) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Olumoi Aujla (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SG - Jason Cary (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Oscar Villarreal (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Calvin Engman (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - William Renfroe (very tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Northwestern | William Renfroe misses short on an open driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Ronald Wright - foul #3 on Ronald Wright, team foul #5 | 89-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley (SF), Dikembe Abdul (C) Richard Santamaria, Jerry Branch | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:31 | Northwestern | William Renfroe makes the 1st free throw | 89-36 |
| 07:31 | Northwestern | William Renfroe misses the 2nd free throw | 89-36 |
| 07:31 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdul | 89-36 |
| 07:25 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright loses the dribble to Calvin Engman in the backcourt | 89-36 |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdul - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdul, team foul #6 | 89-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (PG), Richard Santamaria (SF), Raymond Wagner (PF) Ronald Wright, Jeffrey Ashley, John Shirley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman misses the 1st free throw | 89-36 |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman makes the 2nd free throw | 89-37 |
| 07:05 | Minnesota | Oscar Villarreal is called for the reach on Richard Santamaria in the backcourt - foul #5 on Oscar Villarreal, team foul #12 | 89-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Maynard (SG) Oscar Villarreal | |
| 07:05 | Minnesota | Richard Santamaria makes the 1st free throw | 90-37 |
| 07:05 | Minnesota | Richard Santamaria makes the 2nd free throw | 91-37 |
| 06:58 | Northwestern | Jason Cary misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 91-37 |
| 06:56 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Raymond Wagner | 91-37 |
| 06:47 | Minnesota | Paul Bellman misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Calvin Engman - foul #5 on Calvin Engman, team foul #13 | 91-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley (SF), John Shirley (PF), Jerry Branch (C) Richard Santamaria, Raymond Wagner, Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Huang Fang (C) Calvin Engman | |
| 06:47 | Minnesota | Paul Bellman makes the 1st free throw | 92-37 |
| 06:47 | Minnesota | Paul Bellman misses the 2nd free throw | 92-37 |
| 06:47 | Northwestern | Huang Fang snags the defensive board | 92-37 |
| 06:26 | Northwestern | William Renfroe connects on the jump hook near the basket | 92-39 |
| 06:04 | Minnesota | William Renfroe blocks the short jumper by Jerry Branch | 92-39 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | Jason Cary pulls down the rebound | 92-39 |
| 06:00 | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 92-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Wright (PG), Richard Santamaria (SF), Raymond Wagner (PF), Dikembe Abdul (C) Paul Bellman, Jeffrey Ashley, John Shirley, Jerry Branch | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake (SF) Daniel Maynard | |
| 05:40 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson buries a runner in the paint and the foul's on William Renfroe - foul #4 on William Renfroe, team foul #14 | 94-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley (SF), Jerry Branch (C) Richard Santamaria, Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking (PF) Huang Fang | |
| 05:40 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson makes the free throw | 95-39 |
| 05:30 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking buries a jump hook from close range | 95-41 |
| 05:08 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Olumoi Aujla - foul #5 on Olumoi Aujla, team foul #15 | 95-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Santamaria (SF), Dikembe Abdul (C) Jeffrey Ashley, Raymond Wagner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Beesley (PG), Daniel Maynard (SG) Olumoi Aujla, Jeffrey Drake | |
| 05:08 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch makes the 1st free throw | 96-41 |
| 05:08 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch misses the 2nd free throw | 96-41 |
| 05:08 | Northwestern | William Renfroe grabs the defensive rebound | 96-41 |
| 04:52 | Northwestern | Jason Cary clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 96-41 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking hits the follow up shot | 96-43 |
| 04:29 | Minnesota | Andrew Stocking is called for the reach on Jerry Branch - foul #2 on Andrew Stocking, team foul #16 | 96-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (SG), Jeffrey Ashley (SF), Raymond Wagner (PF) David Gilbertson, Richard Santamaria, Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Huang Fang (C) Andrew Stocking | |
| 04:29 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch makes the 1st free throw | 97-43 |
| 04:29 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 98-43 |
| 04:17 | Northwestern | Jason Cary hits a jump hook from the baseline | 98-45 |
| 04:13 | Minnesota | Huang Fang is called for the reach on Jerry Branch - foul #2 on Huang Fang, team foul #17 | 98-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Gilbertson (SG) Ronald Wright | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:13 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch makes the 1st free throw | 99-45 |
| 04:13 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch misses the 2nd free throw | 99-45 |
| 04:13 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jason Cary | 99-45 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | Paul Bellman steps in front of the Huang Fang pass | 99-45 |
| 04:05 | Minnesota | David Gilbertson can't finish the layup | 99-45 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Huang Fang snags the defensive board | 99-45 |
| 03:59 | Northwestern | Mark Beesley misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 99-45 |
| 03:57 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch grabs the board | 99-45 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:54 | Minnesota | Mark Beesley is called for the reach on Paul Bellman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Beesley, team foul #18 | 99-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Wright (PG), John Shirley (PF), Dikembe Abdul (C) David Gilbertson, Raymond Wagner, Jerry Branch | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake (SF) Daniel Maynard | |
| 03:54 | Minnesota | Paul Bellman makes the 1st free throw | 100-45 |
| 03:54 | Minnesota | Paul Bellman misses the 2nd free throw | 100-45 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Huang Fang grabs the defensive rebound | 100-45 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ronald Wright (very tired) 28 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Paul Bellman (tiring) 19 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Ashley (very tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Shirley (tired) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Abdul (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mark Beesley (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Jason Cary (very tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. SF - Jeffrey Drake (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Renfroe (very tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Huang Fang (tired) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | Huang Fang comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 100-45 |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Cary | 100-45 |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | Huang Fang's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Bellman | 100-45 |
| 03:37 | Northwestern | William Renfroe tips it back up and in | 100-47 |
| 03:32 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright misses long on an open floater from the left wing | 100-47 |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Drake | 100-47 |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | Jason Cary misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 100-47 |
| 03:22 | Minnesota | John Shirley pulls down the rebound | 100-47 |
| 03:20 | Minnesota | Paul Bellman is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Beesley - foul #3 on Mark Beesley, team foul #19 | 100-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Gilbertson (SG), Raymond Wagner (PF), Jerry Branch (C) Ronald Wright, John Shirley, Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking (PF) Huang Fang | |
| 03:20 | Minnesota | Paul Bellman makes the 1st free throw | 101-47 |
| 03:20 | Minnesota | Paul Bellman misses the 2nd free throw | 101-47 |
| 03:20 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking grabs the board | 101-47 |
| 03:01 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking is called for a charge - foul #3 on Andrew Stocking, team foul #20 | 101-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Wright (PG) Paul Bellman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Maynard (SG) Jeffrey Drake | |
| 02:58 | Minnesota | Daniel Maynard steals it from David Gilbertson in the backcourt | 101-47 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | Mark Beesley lays it in set up by Daniel Maynard | 101-49 |
| 02:42 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 101-49 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking snags the defensive board | 101-49 |
| 02:36 | Northwestern | Mark Beesley drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Andrew Stocking | 101-51 |
| 02:34 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch is hacked by Mark Beesley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Beesley, team foul #21 | 101-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Santamaria (SF), David Kubiak (C) Jeffrey Ashley, Raymond Wagner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Huang Fang (C) Andrew Stocking | |
| 02:34 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch misses the 1st free throw | 101-51 |
| 02:34 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 102-51 |
| 02:32 | Northwestern | Ronald Wright steals it from Jason Cary in the backcourt | 102-51 |
| 02:16 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Wright | 104-51 |
| 02:05 | Northwestern | Mark Beesley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 104-51 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | William Renfroe grabs the offensive rebound | 104-51 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Huang Fang can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Ronald Wright - foul #4 on Ronald Wright, team foul #7 | 104-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley (SF), Raymond Wagner (PF) Richard Santamaria, Jerry Branch | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake (SF) Daniel Maynard | |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Huang Fang makes the 1st free throw | 104-52 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Huang Fang makes the 2nd free throw | 104-53 |
| 01:38 | Minnesota | Mark Beesley is called for the reach on Ronald Wright - foul #5 on Mark Beesley, team foul #22 | 104-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Maynard (SG) Mark Beesley | |
| 01:38 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright makes the 1st free throw | 105-53 |
| 01:38 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 105-53 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to William Renfroe | 105-53 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | Jason Cary misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Wagner - foul #2 on Raymond Wagner, team foul #8 | 105-53 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | Jason Cary makes the 1st free throw | 105-54 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | Jason Cary misses the 2nd free throw | 105-54 |
| 01:20 | Minnesota | David Kubiak gets the rebound | 105-54 |
| 01:04 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Drake swats the shot by Ronald Wright | 105-54 |
| 01:02 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake pulls down the rebound | 105-54 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | Huang Fang's pass is intercepted by David Kubiak | 105-54 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley is hacked by Jason Cary - foul #5 on Jason Cary, team foul #23 | 105-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Drago (PG) Jason Cary | |
| 00:27 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley misses the 1st free throw | 105-54 |
| 00:27 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley misses the 2nd free throw | 105-54 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | William Renfroe snags the defensive board | 105-54 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Ronald Wright is called for the reach on Jason Drago in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ronald Wright, team foul #9 | 105-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (PG) Ronald Wright | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Jason Drago makes the 1st free throw | 105-55 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Jason Drago makes the 2nd free throw | 105-56 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Paul Bellman runs out the clock | 105-56 |