| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ismael Moyes (fresh) SG - Miladen Zingler (fresh) SF - David Liptak (fresh) PF - Telek Zamborsky (fresh) C - Timothy Rapp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Bradley Dykema (fresh) SG - Robert Guion (fresh) SF - Brian Sutton (fresh) PF - Daniel Otero (fresh) C - Yul Tang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Yul Tang wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:47 | Minnesota | Daniel Otero can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | David Liptak snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Daniel Otero picks off the pass by Ismael Moyes | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Minnesota | Robert Guion scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Bradley Dykema | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Minnesota | Yul Tang snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Minnesota | Telek Zamborsky steals it from Daniel Otero | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky lays it in on a nice dish by Ismael Moyes | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Minnesota | Brian Sutton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky's floater is knocked away by Yul Tang | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Minnesota | Yul Tang snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:50 | Minnesota | Yul Tang is fouled on the floor by Miladen Zingler - foul #1 on Miladen Zingler, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson (SG), John Dennis (SF), Larry Grossman (PF) Robert Guion, Brian Sutton, Daniel Otero | |
| 17:33 | Minnesota | Timothy Rapp is called for the reach on Bradley Dykema - foul #1 on Timothy Rapp, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:12 | Minnesota | Telek Zamborsky steals it from Larry Grossman | 2-2 |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | David Liptak misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 16:58 | Michigan State | Timothy Rapp tips it but misses | 2-2 |
| 16:57 | Minnesota | John Dennis gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:47 | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 16:45 | Minnesota | John Dennis pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:40 | Minnesota | Larry Grossman travels with the ball | 2-2 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski (PG), Cleveland Mitchell (PF), Matthew Cook (C) Ismael Moyes, Telek Zamborsky, Timothy Rapp | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boris Zuver (PG), Daniel Otero (PF), Wayne Kelly (C) Bradley Dykema, Larry Grossman, Yul Tang | |
| 16:17 | Michigan State | David Liptak scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Cleveland Mitchell and he's hacked by Jessie Anderson - foul #1 on Jessie Anderson, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Guion (SG), Brian Sutton (SF) Jessie Anderson, John Dennis | |
| 16:17 | Michigan State | David Liptak makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 15:54 | Minnesota | Boris Zuver misses the floater from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 15:53 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Steven Osenkowski (fresh) SG - Miladen Zingler (fairly fresh) SF - David Liptak (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cleveland Mitchell (fresh) C - Matthew Cook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Boris Zuver (fresh) SG - Robert Guion (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Sutton (fresh) PF - Daniel Otero (fresh) C - Wayne Kelly (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski lays it up and in | 7-2 |
| 15:35 | Minnesota | Boris Zuver connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Robert Guion | 7-4 |
| 15:20 | Michigan State | Cleveland Mitchell misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 15:19 | Michigan State | Cleveland Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:04 | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Steven Osenkowski | 9-4 |
| 14:58 | Minnesota | Brian Sutton buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Robert Guion | 9-6 |
| 14:50 | Michigan State | Boris Zuver picks off the pass by Cleveland Mitchell | 9-6 |
| 14:38 | Minnesota | Daniel Otero can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 14:36 | Michigan State | David Liptak snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 14:20 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook is hacked by Wayne Kelly - foul #1 on Wayne Kelly, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes (PG), Russell Barnes (SF), Telek Zamborsky (PF), Timothy Rapp (C) Steven Osenkowski, David Liptak, Cleveland Mitchell, Matthew Cook | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema (PG), Jessie Anderson (SG), John Dennis (SF), Larry Grossman (PF), Yul Tang (C) Boris Zuver, Robert Guion, Brian Sutton, Daniel Otero, Wayne Kelly | |
| 14:03 | Michigan State | Yul Tang is called for the reach on Russell Barnes - foul #1 on Yul Tang, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Telek Zamborsky | 12-6 |
| 13:26 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Russell Barnes | 12-6 |
| 13:20 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-6 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins (SF) Miladen Zingler | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 13:01 | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-6 |
| 12:59 | Minnesota | Yul Tang snags the offensive board | 12-6 |
| 12:44 | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson misses the jumper from the right side | 12-6 |
| 12:42 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Dykema | 12-6 |
| 12:35 | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Russell Barnes - foul #1 on Russell Barnes, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Liptak (SF) Ronald Perkins | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Otero (PF) Larry Grossman | |
| 12:35 | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 12:35 | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 12:35 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes gets the rebound | 12-7 |
| 12:16 | Michigan State | David Liptak is called for traveling | 12-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cleveland Mitchell (PF), Matthew Cook (C) Telek Zamborsky, Timothy Rapp | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Guion (SG), Brian Sutton (SF) Jessie Anderson, John Dennis | |
| 12:02 | Minnesota | Yul Tang is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 12-7 |
| 11:46 | Michigan State | David Liptak clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-7 |
| 11:45 | Minnesota | Daniel Otero snags the defensive board | 12-7 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ismael Moyes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Liptak (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cleveland Mitchell (fresh) C - Matthew Cook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Bradley Dykema (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Guion (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Otero (fresh) C - Yul Tang (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema double dribbles | 12-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler (SG) Russell Barnes | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 11:15 | Michigan State | David Liptak shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Matthew Cook | 14-7 |
| 10:58 | Minnesota | Yul Tang can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Matthew Cook - foul #1 on Matthew Cook, team foul #4 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski (PG), Telek Zamborsky (PF), Timothy Rapp (C) Ismael Moyes, Cleveland Mitchell, Matthew Cook | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boris Zuver (PG), Jessie Anderson (SG), John Dennis (SF), Larry Grossman (PF) Bradley Dykema, Robert Guion, Brian Sutton, Daniel Otero | |
| 10:58 | Minnesota | Yul Tang makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 10:58 | Minnesota | Yul Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 10:44 | Michigan State | Timothy Rapp is alone and drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Steven Osenkowski | 16-9 |
| 10:18 | Minnesota | Larry Grossman's floater is tipped away by Telek Zamborsky | 16-9 |
| 10:17 | Michigan State | David Liptak snags the defensive board | 16-9 |
| 09:58 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky evades the doubleteam and hits a runner from close range on a great pass from David Liptak and he's fouled by Boris Zuver - foul #1 on Boris Zuver, team foul #4 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Barnes (SG), Ronald Perkins (SF) Miladen Zingler, David Liptak | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Otero (PF), Wayne Kelly (C) Larry Grossman, Yul Tang | |
| 09:58 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky makes the free throw | 19-9 |
| 09:41 | Minnesota | Boris Zuver drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-12 |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes (PG), Cleveland Mitchell (PF), Matthew Cook (C) Steven Osenkowski, Telek Zamborsky, Timothy Rapp | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema (PG), Robert Guion (SG), Brian Sutton (SF) Boris Zuver, Jessie Anderson, John Dennis | |
| 09:11 | Minnesota | Robert Guion misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-12 |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook pulls down the rebound | 19-12 |
| 08:55 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-12 |
| 08:53 | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins can't tip it in | 19-12 |
| 08:52 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Brian Sutton | 19-12 |
| 08:36 | Minnesota | Brian Sutton misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-12 |
| 08:34 | Minnesota | Wayne Kelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 08:29 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 19-12 |
| 08:28 | Minnesota | Wayne Kelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 08:17 | Minnesota | Robert Guion misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Matthew Cook - foul #2 on Matthew Cook, team foul #5 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler (SG), David Liptak (SF), Timothy Rapp (C) Russell Barnes, Ronald Perkins, Matthew Cook | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Larry Grossman (PF), Yul Tang (C) Daniel Otero, Wayne Kelly | |
| 08:17 | Minnesota | Robert Guion makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 08:17 | Minnesota | Robert Guion makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler clanks a jump hook from the left block | 19-14 |
| 08:00 | Michigan State | David Liptak gets the offensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | Timothy Rapp hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot in the paint | 19-14 |
| 07:40 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes tips it but misses | 19-14 |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes grabs the offensive board | 19-14 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ismael Moyes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Miladen Zingler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Liptak (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cleveland Mitchell (fresh) C - Timothy Rapp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Bradley Dykema (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Guion (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Sutton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Grossman (fresh) C - Yul Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Miladen Zingler | 21-14 |
| 07:00 | Minnesota | Yul Tang clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Timothy Rapp - foul #2 on Timothy Rapp, team foul #6 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski (PG), Telek Zamborsky (PF) Ismael Moyes, Timothy Rapp | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boris Zuver (PG), Jessie Anderson (SG), John Dennis (SF), Daniel Otero (PF) Bradley Dykema, Robert Guion, Brian Sutton, Larry Grossman | |
| 07:00 | Minnesota | Yul Tang makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 07:00 | Minnesota | Yul Tang misses the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 07:00 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky snags the defensive board | 21-15 |
| 06:47 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Miladen Zingler | 23-15 |
| 06:36 | Minnesota | Yul Tang's floater is tipped away by David Liptak | 23-15 |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky pulls down the rebound | 23-15 |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Cleveland Mitchell is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-15 |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Telek Zamborsky | 23-15 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Dennis - foul #1 on John Dennis, team foul #5 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes (PG), Russell Barnes (SG), Timothy Rapp (C) Steven Osenkowski, Miladen Zingler, Cleveland Mitchell | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema (PG), Wayne Kelly (C) Boris Zuver, Yul Tang | |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky misses the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky makes the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 05:43 | Minnesota | Daniel Otero misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Russell Barnes - foul #2 on Russell Barnes, team foul #7 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins (SG) Russell Barnes | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 05:43 | Minnesota | Daniel Otero makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 05:43 | Minnesota | Daniel Otero makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 05:25 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes is fouled on the floor by Wayne Kelly - foul #2 on Wayne Kelly, team foul #6 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Larry Grossman (PF), Yul Tang (C) Daniel Otero, Wayne Kelly | |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | David Liptak misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Grossman - foul #1 on Larry Grossman, team foul #7 | 24-17 |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | David Liptak makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | David Liptak makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 04:59 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jessie Anderson and the foul's on Ismael Moyes - foul #1 on Ismael Moyes, team foul #8 | 26-19 |
| 04:59 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema makes the free throw | 26-20 |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ismael Moyes | 29-20 |
| 04:25 | Minnesota | John Dennis hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-23 |
| 04:14 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-23 |
| 04:13 | Minnesota | John Dennis pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 04:07 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-23 |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | David Liptak gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | David Liptak makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald Perkins | 31-23 |
| 03:31 | Minnesota | Larry Grossman lays it in on a great pass from Bradley Dykema | 31-25 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ismael Moyes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Liptak (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Telek Zamborsky (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Rapp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Bradley Dykema (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Dennis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Grossman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Yul Tang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 03:11 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Yul Tang | 31-25 |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Yul Tang hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky can't finish the layup | 31-27 |
| 02:41 | Minnesota | John Dennis snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 02:24 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 02:11 | Michigan State | David Liptak hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 31-27 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes can't tip it in | 31-27 |
| 02:07 | Michigan State | David Liptak misses the tip | 31-27 |
| 02:06 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 01:46 | Minnesota | Ronald Perkins is called for the reach on John Dennis - foul #1 on Ronald Perkins, team foul #9 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski (PG), Miladen Zingler (SG), Russell Barnes (SF), Cleveland Mitchell (PF), Matthew Cook (C) Ismael Moyes, Ronald Perkins, David Liptak, Telek Zamborsky, Timothy Rapp | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boris Zuver (PG), Robert Guion (SG), Daniel Otero (PF), Wayne Kelly (C) Bradley Dykema, Jessie Anderson, Larry Grossman, Yul Tang | |
| 01:46 | Minnesota | John Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:46 | Minnesota | John Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:31 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Wayne Kelly - foul #3 on Wayne Kelly, team foul #8 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Sutton (SF), Yul Tang (C) John Dennis, Wayne Kelly | |
| 01:31 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook misses the free throw | 33-29 |
| 01:31 | Minnesota | Robert Guion grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 01:14 | Minnesota | Robert Guion's pass is intercepted by Matthew Cook | 33-29 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | Boris Zuver picks off the pass by Cleveland Mitchell | 33-29 |
| 01:03 | Minnesota | Daniel Otero lays it up and in on a nice dish by Boris Zuver | 33-31 |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Cleveland Mitchell hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Russell Barnes | 35-31 |
| 00:34 | Minnesota | Robert Guion can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-31 |
| 00:33 | Minnesota | Boris Zuver grabs the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 00:15 | Minnesota | Yul Tang misses the jumpshot from the left side | 35-31 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Boris Zuver is called for the reach on Russell Barnes - foul #2 on Boris Zuver, team foul #9 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Larry Grossman (PF) Yul Tang | |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Robert Guion misses the fullcourt shot | 37-31 |