| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Nordquist (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leon Height (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Frase (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Padua (fresh) C - Tony Carey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Eugene Metcalf (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Christopher Howell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Hyatt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arnold Haase (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Manuel Darden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Mark Hyatt inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Virginia | Mark Hyatt can't throw it down but he's hacked by John Nordquist - foul #3 on John Nordquist, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| 19:42 | Virginia | Mark Hyatt misses the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 19:42 | Virginia | Mark Hyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 19:29 | Minnesota | Mark Hyatt steps in front of the Gary Frase pass | 28-32 |
| 19:26 | Virginia | Christopher Howell lays it up and in set up by Mark Hyatt | 28-34 |
| 19:00 | Minnesota | John Nordquist connects on the floater from the right side set up by Tony Carey | 30-34 |
| 18:39 | Virginia | Mark Hyatt misses short on a runner in the paint | 30-34 |
| 18:37 | Minnesota | David Padua snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 18:16 | Minnesota | Leon Height misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 18:15 | Minnesota | Gary Frase pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 18:08 | Minnesota | Tony Carey makes the driving attempt from the right block | 32-34 |
| 17:39 | Virginia | Leon Height takes the ball from Mark Hyatt | 32-34 |
| 17:14 | Minnesota | Gary Frase connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Leon Height | 35-34 |
| 16:47 | Virginia | John Nordquist picks off the pass by Manuel Darden | 35-34 |
| 16:29 | Minnesota | Leon Height drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Nordquist | 38-34 |
| 16:00 | Virginia | Arnold Haase is denied on a layup by Tony Carey | 38-34 |
| 15:58 | Virginia | Eugene Metcalf grabs the offensive board | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Nordquist (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Leon Height (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Frase (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Padua (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Tony Carey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Eugene Metcalf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SG - Christopher Howell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Hyatt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arnold Haase (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Manuel Darden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Virginia | Arnold Haase clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 15:34 | Virginia | Arnold Haase grabs the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 15:17 | Virginia | Tony Carey swats the layup by Mark Hyatt | 38-34 |
| 15:16 | Minnesota | Gary Frase pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 14:56 | Minnesota | Tony Carey blows the layup | 38-34 |
| 14:55 | Virginia | Eugene Metcalf snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 14:29 | Virginia | Manuel Darden misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 14:27 | Minnesota | Leon Height snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 14:11 | Minnesota | Gary Frase buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Nordquist | 41-34 |
| 13:43 | Virginia | Eugene Metcalf banks in the layup set up by Christopher Howell | 41-36 |
| 13:35 | Minnesota | Gary Frase hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 13:34 | Virginia | Eugene Metcalf pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 13:14 | Virginia | Manuel Darden misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Leon Height - foul #1 on Leon Height, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Baird (PG), James Burkhart (SG), Ivan Albritton (SF), Alexander Roop (C) John Nordquist, Leon Height, Gary Frase, Tony Carey | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Greeley (PG), Alexander Majeski (SG), William Clothier (C) Eugene Metcalf, Christopher Howell, Arnold Haase | |
| 13:14 | Virginia | Manuel Darden makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:14 | Virginia | Manuel Darden misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:14 | Minnesota | Alexander Roop pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 13:09 | Minnesota | Brian Baird is whistled for a carry | 41-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Dusty Ehrhart (C) Manuel Darden | |
| 12:52 | Virginia | William Clothier's pass is intercepted by Ivan Albritton | 41-37 |
| 12:31 | Minnesota | Brian Baird hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Greeley - foul #2 on John Greeley, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| 12:31 | Minnesota | Brian Baird makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 12:31 | Minnesota | Brian Baird misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 12:31 | Virginia | William Clothier snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 12:07 | Virginia | William Clothier is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right side | 42-37 |
| 12:06 | Minnesota | Brian Baird grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 11:46 | Minnesota | Alexander Roop drills a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Dusty Ehrhart - foul #1 on Dusty Ehrhart, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Tony Carey (C) David Padua | |
| Subs | Virginia | Eugene Metcalf (SF), Manuel Darden (C) Mark Hyatt, Dusty Ehrhart | |
| 11:46 | Minnesota | Alexander Roop makes the free throw | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Baird (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Burkhart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ivan Albritton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alexander Roop (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Tony Carey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Greeley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Majeski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eugene Metcalf (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Clothier (fresh) 2 pts. C - Manuel Darden (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Virginia | John Greeley misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Alexander Roop - foul #1 on Alexander Roop, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Mark Hyatt (SF) Alexander Majeski | |
| 11:30 | Virginia | John Greeley misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 11:30 | Virginia | John Greeley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 11:13 | Minnesota | Mark Hyatt is called for the reach on Brian Baird - foul #3 on Mark Hyatt, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| 10:55 | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Mark Hyatt - foul #4 on Mark Hyatt, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Alexander Majeski (SG), Arnold Haase (PF) Mark Hyatt, Manuel Darden | |
| 10:55 | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 10:55 | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 10:55 | Minnesota | Tony Carey grabs the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 10:39 | Minnesota | Alexander Roop knocks in the floater from the left block | 47-38 |
| 10:15 | Virginia | Arnold Haase misses short on a shot from the right block | 47-38 |
| 10:13 | Minnesota | Brian Baird snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 09:54 | Minnesota | James Burkhart misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 09:52 | Virginia | William Clothier grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 09:48 | Virginia | John Greeley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Eugene Metcalf | 47-41 |
| 09:33 | Minnesota | Tony Carey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Nordquist (PG), Leon Height (SG), Gary Frase (SF), David Padua (PF) Brian Baird, James Burkhart, Ivan Albritton, Alexander Roop | |
| Subs | Virginia | Manuel Darden (PF) Arnold Haase | |
| 09:06 | Virginia | Manuel Darden misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-41 |
| 09:05 | Minnesota | David Padua grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 08:47 | Minnesota | Eugene Metcalf picks off the pass by John Nordquist | 47-41 |
| 08:43 | Virginia | Eugene Metcalf lays it up and in | 47-43 |
| 08:30 | Minnesota | Manuel Darden is called for the reach on David Padua - foul #2 on Manuel Darden, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton (PF), Alexander Roop (C) David Padua, Tony Carey | |
| Subs | Virginia | Arnold Haase (PF) William Clothier | |
| 08:24 | Minnesota | John Nordquist misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 08:22 | Virginia | Eugene Metcalf snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 08:00 | Virginia | Arnold Haase misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-43 |
| 07:59 | Minnesota | Leon Height grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 07:55 | Minnesota | Gary Frase clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 07:54 | Virginia | Arnold Haase grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 07:37 | Virginia | Eugene Metcalf clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-43 |
| 07:36 | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Nordquist (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Leon Height (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Frase (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Albritton (fresh) 6 pts. C - Alexander Roop (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Greeley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Majeski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eugene Metcalf (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arnold Haase (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Manuel Darden (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Minnesota | Leon Height is fouled on the floor by Alexander Majeski - foul #1 on Alexander Majeski, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Christopher Howell (SG), Mark Hyatt (SF), William Clothier (C) Alexander Majeski, Eugene Metcalf, Arnold Haase | |
| 07:22 | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton is called for traveling | 47-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Arnold Haase (PF) William Clothier | |
| 07:01 | Virginia | Arnold Haase scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 06:44 | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 06:43 | Virginia | Christopher Howell pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 06:21 | Virginia | Mark Hyatt is fouled on the floor by Ivan Albritton - foul #1 on Ivan Albritton, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Burkhart (SF), Tony Carey (C) Gary Frase, Alexander Roop | |
| Subs | Virginia | Eugene Metcalf (PG), William Clothier (C) Christopher Howell, Arnold Haase | |
| 05:52 | Virginia | Leon Height is called for the reach on John Greeley - foul #2 on Leon Height, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Baird (PG), Gary Frase (SF), David Padua (PF) John Nordquist, Leon Height, Ivan Albritton | |
| Subs | Virginia | Christopher Howell (SG), Arnold Haase (PF) John Greeley, William Clothier | |
| 05:39 | Virginia | Eugene Metcalf misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Gary Frase - foul #2 on Gary Frase, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| 05:39 | Virginia | Eugene Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 05:39 | Virginia | Eugene Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 05:30 | Minnesota | Brian Baird hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Burkhart | 49-48 |
| 05:01 | Virginia | Mark Hyatt connects on the shot from the right side set up by Christopher Howell and he's fouled by Gary Frase - foul #3 on Gary Frase, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alexander Roop (C) Tony Carey | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Greeley (SG), William Clothier (PF) Christopher Howell, Arnold Haase | |
| 05:01 | Virginia | Mark Hyatt makes the free throw | 49-51 |
| 04:47 | Minnesota | David Padua connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Brian Baird | 51-51 |
| 04:24 | Virginia | Eugene Metcalf makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Manuel Darden | 51-53 |
| 04:17 | Minnesota | James Burkhart misses short on a shot from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 04:16 | Virginia | Manuel Darden gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 03:47 | Virginia | Eugene Metcalf is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Eugene Metcalf, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Nordquist (PG), Leon Height (SG), Ivan Albritton (SF) Brian Baird, James Burkhart, Gary Frase | |
| Subs | Virginia | Christopher Howell (SG), Arnold Haase (PF) John Greeley, Manuel Darden | |
| 03:32 | Minnesota | David Padua misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 03:30 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Mark Hyatt | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Nordquist (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Leon Height (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Albritton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Padua (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alexander Roop (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Eugene Metcalf (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark Hyatt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Arnold Haase (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Clothier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Virginia | Christopher Howell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 03:00 | Minnesota | David Padua snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 03:00 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gary Frase (SF), Tony Carey (C) Ivan Albritton, Alexander Roop | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Greeley (PG), Manuel Darden (C) Eugene Metcalf, William Clothier | |
| 02:46 | Minnesota | John Greeley is called for the reach on David Padua - foul #3 on John Greeley, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Eugene Metcalf (PG) Christopher Howell | |
| 02:46 | Minnesota | David Padua misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 02:46 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Arnold Haase | 51-53 |
| 02:26 | Virginia | Manuel Darden lays it in | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:23 | Minnesota | John Nordquist is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Metcalf - foul #2 on Eugene Metcalf, team foul #9 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Christopher Howell (SG) John Greeley | |
| 02:23 | Minnesota | John Nordquist makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 02:23 | Minnesota | John Nordquist misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 02:23 | Virginia | Manuel Darden gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 01:59 | Virginia | Arnold Haase clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-55 |
| 01:58 | Virginia | Christopher Howell tips it back up and in | 52-57 |
| 01:52 | Minnesota | David Padua comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 01:50 | Virginia | Arnold Haase pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 01:22 | Virginia | Eugene Metcalf comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-57 |
| 01:20 | Virginia | Mark Hyatt hits the follow up shot | 52-59 |
| 01:06 | Minnesota | Tony Carey misses the easy layup | 52-59 |
| 01:04 | Virginia | Mark Hyatt pulls down the rebound | 52-59 |
| 00:38 | Virginia | Arnold Haase misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 52-59 |
| 00:37 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Hyatt | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Virginia | Mark Hyatt is hacked by David Padua - foul #3 on David Padua, team foul #8 | 52-59 |
| 00:36 | Virginia | Mark Hyatt makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:36 | Virginia | Mark Hyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Minnesota | John Nordquist misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-61 |
| 00:28 | Virginia | Mark Hyatt snags the defensive board | 52-61 |
| 00:27 | Virginia | Mark Hyatt is hacked by John Nordquist in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Nordquist, team foul #9 | 52-61 |
| 00:27 | Virginia | Mark Hyatt makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:27 | Virginia | Mark Hyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:21 | Minnesota | Leon Height connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Tony Carey | 54-63 |
| 00:20 | Virginia | Leon Height is called for the reach on Mark Hyatt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leon Height, team foul #10 | 54-63 |
| 00:20 | Virginia | Mark Hyatt misses the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:20 | Virginia | Mark Hyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | John Nordquist misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-64 |
| 00:11 | Virginia | Arnold Haase grabs the defensive rebound | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Eugene Metcalf runs out the clock | 54-64 |