| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Ferrero (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Appleton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Marc Menard (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Douglas Sherwood (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jimmy Flemming (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Howard Menefee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Logsdon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Ehret (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Sagers (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Marc Menard inbounds the ball | 37-39 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood buries a runner from the right block | 39-39 |
| 19:29 | New Mexico | Ronald Ehret is whistled for traveling | 39-39 |
| 19:13 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming connects on the open shot from the right block on a great pass from James Appleton | 41-39 |
| 18:57 | New Mexico | James Sagers misses long on a jump hook from close range | 41-39 |
| 18:55 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 18:51 | Minnesota | James Appleton is whistled for a carry | 41-39 |
| 18:48 | New Mexico | Howard Menefee is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 41-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ted Smith (SF) Marc Menard | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 18:39 | Minnesota | James Appleton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Logsdon - foul #3 on David Logsdon, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Chapman (C) Jimmy Flemming | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson (SF), William Jordan (PF) Kenneth Gardner, Ronald Ehret | |
| 18:39 | Minnesota | James Appleton makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 18:39 | Minnesota | James Appleton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 18:27 | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 18:25 | New Mexico | William Jordan gets the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 18:12 | New Mexico | James Sagers misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Douglas Sherwood - foul #3 on Douglas Sherwood, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath (PG), Travis Wingfield (SG), Willie Kearse (PF) Anthony Ferrero, James Appleton, Douglas Sherwood | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Appling (PG), Alex Fray (SG) Howard Menefee, David Logsdon | |
| 18:12 | New Mexico | James Sagers misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 18:12 | New Mexico | James Sagers misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 18:12 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Willie Kearse | 43-39 |
| 18:09 | Minnesota | Eric Appling is called for the reach on Ted Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Appling, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stanley Simons (C) James Sagers | |
| 18:04 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-39 |
| 17:47 | New Mexico | Ted Smith steals it from Eric Appling | 46-39 |
| 17:42 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Willie Kearse | 49-39 |
| 17:27 | New Mexico | William Jordan can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Chapman - foul #1 on Michael Chapman, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Appleton (SG), Marc Menard (SF), Jimmy Flemming (C) Travis Wingfield, Ted Smith, Michael Chapman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Logsdon (SG), Kenneth Gardner (SF) Alex Fray, Christopher Jackson | |
| 17:27 | New Mexico | William Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 17:27 | New Mexico | William Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 17:27 | Minnesota | Willie Kearse snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 17:18 | Minnesota | James Appleton misses the dunk attempt | 49-40 |
| 17:17 | New Mexico | William Jordan grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 16:53 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jerry Horvath - foul #1 on Jerry Horvath, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG) Jerry Horvath | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Menefee (PG), Ronald Ehret (PF), James Sagers (C) Eric Appling, William Jordan, Stanley Simons | |
| 16:53 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 16:53 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 16:35 | Minnesota | James Appleton misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 49-42 |
| 16:33 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming tips it in | 51-42 |
| 16:09 | New Mexico | James Sagers lays it up and in against a doubleteam set up by Howard Menefee | 51-44 |
| 15:43 | Minnesota | David Logsdon is called for the reach on James Appleton - foul #4 on David Logsdon, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath (PG), Travis Wingfield (SG), Ted Smith (SF), Douglas Sherwood (PF), Michael Chapman (C) Anthony Ferrero, James Appleton, Marc Menard, Willie Kearse, Jimmy Flemming | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Appling (PG), Alex Fray (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF) Howard Menefee, David Logsdon, Kenneth Gardner | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jerry Horvath (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Wingfield (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ted Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Sherwood (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Chapman (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Eric Appling (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Alex Fray (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ronald Ehret (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Sagers (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Minnesota | Christopher Jackson steals the ball from Michael Chapman | 51-44 |
| 15:13 | New Mexico | James Sagers's floater is tipped away by Douglas Sherwood | 51-44 |
| 15:12 | New Mexico | Ronald Ehret can't tip it in | 51-44 |
| 15:10 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Travis Wingfield | 51-44 |
| 15:04 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath is hacked by Eric Appling - foul #2 on Eric Appling, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stanley Simons (C) James Sagers | |
| 14:50 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-44 |
| 14:48 | Minnesota | Ted Smith hits the follow up shot | 53-44 |
| 14:20 | New Mexico | Eric Appling buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Alex Fray | 53-47 |
| 14:02 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 53-47 |
| 14:00 | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 13:38 | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-47 |
| 13:36 | Minnesota | Michael Chapman pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 13:19 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 53-47 |
| 13:17 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood snags the offensive board | 53-47 |
| 13:06 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood banks in the layup on a great pass from Travis Wingfield and the foul's on Eric Appling - foul #3 on Eric Appling, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG), James Appleton (SG), David Blaylock (SF), Jimmy Flemming (C) Jerry Horvath, Travis Wingfield, Ted Smith, Michael Chapman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Menefee (PG), David Logsdon (SG), Kenneth Gardner (SF), William Jordan (PF), James Sagers (C) Eric Appling, Alex Fray, Christopher Jackson, Ronald Ehret, Stanley Simons | |
| 13:06 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood misses the free throw | 55-47 |
| 13:06 | New Mexico | William Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 12:44 | New Mexico | James Sagers buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Gardner | 55-49 |
| 12:42 | Minnesota | David Blaylock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-49 |
| 12:17 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner misses short on a runner near the basket | 55-49 |
| 12:16 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 11:55 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero is alone and drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Douglas Sherwood | 57-49 |
| 11:42 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner makes the wide open floater from the left wing set up by Howard Menefee | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Ferrero (fresh) 10 pts. SG - James Appleton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Blaylock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Sherwood (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Jimmy Flemming (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Howard Menefee (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Logsdon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kenneth Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Jordan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - James Sagers (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Minnesota | James Appleton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Anthony Ferrero and he's hacked by James Sagers - foul #1 on James Sagers, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield (SG), Marc Menard (SF), Willie Kearse (PF) Anthony Ferrero, David Blaylock, Douglas Sherwood | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Elizalde (SF), Ronald Ehret (PF) Kenneth Gardner, William Jordan | |
| 11:26 | Minnesota | James Appleton makes the free throw | 60-51 |
| 11:11 | New Mexico | James Sagers splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Howard Menefee and the foul's on Willie Kearse - foul #2 on Willie Kearse, team foul #4 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath (PG) James Appleton | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Appling (PG) Howard Menefee | |
| 11:11 | New Mexico | James Sagers makes the free throw | 60-54 |
| 11:09 | Minnesota | Marc Menard loses the dribble to David Logsdon in the backcourt | 60-54 |
| 11:04 | New Mexico | James Sagers misses long on a jumper from the right side | 60-54 |
| 11:02 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Jimmy Flemming | 60-54 |
| 10:58 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield is hacked by Eric Appling in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Appling, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alex Fray (SG) David Logsdon | |
| 10:58 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 10:58 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 10:45 | New Mexico | Marc Menard steals the ball from Alex Fray | 62-54 |
| 10:36 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath buries a floater from the right side set up by Travis Wingfield | 64-54 |
| 10:16 | New Mexico | James Sagers misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's hacked by Jimmy Flemming - foul #2 on Jimmy Flemming, team foul #5 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG), James Appleton (SG), David Blaylock (SF), Ted Smith (PF) Jerry Horvath, Travis Wingfield, Marc Menard, Willie Kearse | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson (SF), William Jordan (PF) Michael Elizalde, Ronald Ehret | |
| 10:16 | New Mexico | James Sagers makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 10:16 | New Mexico | James Sagers makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 10:13 | Minnesota | David Blaylock throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Menefee (PG) Eric Appling | |
| 10:00 | New Mexico | James Sagers lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a great pass from Howard Menefee | 64-58 |
| 09:58 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero is hacked by Howard Menefee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Howard Menefee, team foul #8 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood (PF), Michael Chapman (C) David Blaylock, Jimmy Flemming | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Logsdon (SG), Kenneth Gardner (SF), Stanley Simons (C) Alex Fray, Christopher Jackson, James Sagers | |
| 09:58 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 09:58 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 09:45 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-58 |
| 09:44 | Minnesota | James Appleton grabs the board | 66-58 |
| 09:40 | Minnesota | Ted Smith is hacked by Kenneth Gardner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Gardner, team foul #9 | 66-58 |
| 09:40 | Minnesota | Ted Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 09:40 | Minnesota | Ted Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 09:18 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner drills a driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Ted Smith - foul #1 on Ted Smith, team foul #6 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Appling (PG), Ronald Ehret (PF), James Sagers (C) Howard Menefee, William Jordan, Stanley Simons | |
| 09:18 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner makes the free throw | 68-61 |
| 09:15 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero is hacked by Eric Appling in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eric Appling, team foul #10 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Menefee (PG) Eric Appling | |
| 09:15 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 09:15 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 08:57 | New Mexico | Ronald Ehret is hacked by Anthony Ferrero - foul #1 on Anthony Ferrero, team foul #7 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath (PG), Travis Wingfield (SG), Marc Menard (SF), Willie Kearse (PF), Jimmy Flemming (C) Anthony Ferrero, James Appleton, Ted Smith, Douglas Sherwood, Michael Chapman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson (SF) Kenneth Gardner | |
| 08:57 | New Mexico | Ronald Ehret makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 08:57 | New Mexico | Ronald Ehret makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 08:39 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-63 |
| 08:25 | New Mexico | James Sagers's fadeaway is rejected by Jimmy Flemming | 73-63 |
| 08:24 | Minnesota | Marc Menard pulls down the rebound | 73-63 |
| 08:08 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Ehret - foul #4 on Ronald Ehret, team foul #11 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Blaylock (SF), Ted Smith (PF) Marc Menard, Willie Kearse | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alex Fray (SG), William Jordan (PF), Stanley Simons (C) David Logsdon, Ronald Ehret, James Sagers | |
| 08:08 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 08:08 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 07:53 | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Alex Fray | 75-66 |
| 07:41 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-66 |
| 07:39 | New Mexico | Alex Fray pulls down the rebound | 75-66 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jerry Horvath (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Wingfield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Blaylock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ted Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jimmy Flemming (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Howard Menefee (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Alex Fray (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Jordan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Stanley Simons (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-66 |
| 07:22 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming grabs the board | 75-66 |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield is hacked by Howard Menefee - foul #2 on Howard Menefee, team foul #12 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG), Douglas Sherwood (PF), Michael Chapman (C) Jerry Horvath, Ted Smith, Jimmy Flemming | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner (SF), Ronald Ehret (PF), James Sagers (C) Christopher Jackson, William Jordan, Stanley Simons | |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 06:57 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner double dribbles | 77-66 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Appleton (SG) Travis Wingfield | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 06:49 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Appleton | 79-66 |
| 06:26 | New Mexico | Howard Menefee misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 79-66 |
| 06:24 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero snags the defensive board | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:12 | Minnesota | James Appleton buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Anthony Ferrero | 81-66 |
| 05:53 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner lays it in on a nice dish by James Sagers | 81-68 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:51 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-68 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marc Menard (SF), Willie Kearse (PF) David Blaylock, Douglas Sherwood | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Logsdon (SG), Michael Elizalde (SF), William Jordan (PF), Stanley Simons (C) Alex Fray, Kenneth Gardner, Ronald Ehret, James Sagers | |
| 05:35 | New Mexico | Michael Elizalde is fouled on the floor by Marc Menard - foul #1 on Marc Menard, team foul #8 | 81-68 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath (PG), Jimmy Flemming (C) Anthony Ferrero, Michael Chapman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 05:35 | New Mexico | Michael Elizalde makes the 1st free throw | 81-69 |
| 05:35 | New Mexico | Michael Elizalde makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:20 | Minnesota | David Logsdon steals it from Jimmy Flemming | 81-70 |
| 05:06 | New Mexico | David Logsdon works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:52 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 83-73 |
| 04:35 | New Mexico | William Jordan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-73 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG), Travis Wingfield (SG), Ted Smith (SF), Douglas Sherwood (PF), Michael Chapman (C) Jerry Horvath, James Appleton, Marc Menard, Willie Kearse, Jimmy Flemming | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner (PG), Christopher Jackson (SF), Ronald Ehret (PF), James Sagers (C) Howard Menefee, Michael Elizalde, William Jordan, Stanley Simons | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:14 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood comes up short on the shot in the lane | 83-73 |
| 04:13 | Minnesota | Ted Smith misses the tip | 83-73 |
| 04:12 | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson snags the defensive board | 83-73 |
| 03:48 | New Mexico | Ted Smith takes the ball from James Sagers after a doubleteam | 83-73 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood slams it home | 85-73 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Ferrero (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Wingfield (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ted Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Sherwood (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Chapman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Kenneth Gardner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SG - David Logsdon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Ehret (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - James Sagers (tiring) 23 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | New Mexico | Ronald Ehret throws a bad pass out of bounds | 85-73 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath (PG), James Appleton (SG), David Blaylock (SF), Jimmy Flemming (C) Anthony Ferrero, Travis Wingfield, Douglas Sherwood, Michael Chapman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Menefee (PG), Alex Fray (SG), Michael Elizalde (SF), William Jordan (PF), Stanley Simons (C) Kenneth Gardner, David Logsdon, Christopher Jackson, Ronald Ehret, James Sagers | |
| 02:56 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 85-73 |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming tips it but misses | 85-73 |
| 02:54 | New Mexico | Michael Elizalde snags the defensive board | 85-73 |
| 02:54 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-73 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG), Marc Menard (SF), Willie Kearse (PF) Jerry Horvath, David Blaylock, Ted Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Logsdon (PG), Christopher Jackson (SF) Howard Menefee, Michael Elizalde | |
| 02:34 | New Mexico | Marc Menard takes the ball from Christopher Jackson | 85-73 |
| 02:31 | Minnesota | Marc Menard hits the finger roll | 87-73 |
| 02:05 | New Mexico | David Logsdon clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 87-73 |
| 02:03 | New Mexico | William Jordan pulls down the offensive rebound | 87-73 |
| 01:50 | New Mexico | David Logsdon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 87-73 |
| 01:49 | Minnesota | Willie Kearse gets the rebound | 87-73 |
| 01:40 | Minnesota | James Appleton clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 87-73 |
| 01:39 | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson gets the rebound | 87-73 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:26 | New Mexico | David Logsdon misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 87-73 |
| 01:24 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming pulls down the rebound | 87-73 |
| 01:07 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Marc Menard | 89-73 |
| 01:00 | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 89-73 |
| 00:59 | New Mexico | Stanley Simons grabs the offensive board | 89-73 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:56 | New Mexico | David Logsdon is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 89-73 |
| 00:54 | Minnesota | Willie Kearse grabs the defensive rebound | 89-73 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Minnesota | James Appleton misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 89-73 |
| 00:28 | New Mexico | David Logsdon grabs the defensive rebound | 89-73 |
| 00:21 | New Mexico | David Logsdon splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Jackson | 89-76 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero runs out the clock | 89-76 |