| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Nordquist (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leon Height (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Frase (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Padua (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Carey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Gary Parks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Pablo Huerta (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fadey Cisowski (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Hedeon Cipkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Paradis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Fadey Cisowski inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | East Carolina | Fadey Cisowski clanks a floater from the right block | 32-28 |
| 19:35 | Minnesota | David Padua pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 19:12 | Minnesota | John Nordquist scores on a floater from the right side set up by David Padua | 34-28 |
| 18:48 | East Carolina | Fadey Cisowski works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Parks | 34-30 |
| 18:36 | Minnesota | Tony Carey scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from John Nordquist and the foul's on Hedeon Cipkowski - foul #3 on Hedeon Cipkowski, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 18:36 | Minnesota | Tony Carey makes the free throw | 37-30 |
| 18:21 | East Carolina | Anthony Paradis makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Fadey Cisowski | 37-32 |
| 18:12 | Minnesota | Leon Height drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 17:47 | East Carolina | Fadey Cisowski misses the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Leon Height - foul #1 on Leon Height, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| 17:47 | East Carolina | Fadey Cisowski makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 17:47 | East Carolina | Fadey Cisowski misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 17:47 | Minnesota | David Padua grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 17:29 | Minnesota | David Padua can't finish the layup | 39-33 |
| 17:28 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Gary Parks | 39-33 |
| 17:05 | East Carolina | Gary Frase picks off the pass by Fadey Cisowski | 39-33 |
| 17:02 | Minnesota | Leon Height banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary Frase | 41-33 |
| 16:45 | East Carolina | Fadey Cisowski buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Pablo Huerta | 41-35 |
| 16:29 | Minnesota | John Nordquist misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 16:27 | East Carolina | Hedeon Cipkowski snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 16:02 | East Carolina | Fadey Cisowski misses the floater from close range | 41-35 |
| 16:00 | East Carolina | Hedeon Cipkowski misses the tip | 41-35 |
| 15:59 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Paradis | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Nordquist (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leon Height (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gary Frase (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Padua (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Tony Carey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Gary Parks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pablo Huerta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fadey Cisowski (fresh) 22 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Hedeon Cipkowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Paradis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | East Carolina | Gary Parks is called for traveling | 41-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Baird (PG), James Burkhart (SG), Ivan Albritton (SF), Alexander Roop (C) John Nordquist, Leon Height, Gary Frase, Tony Carey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Todd Francis (SG) Gary Parks | |
| 15:13 | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 15:11 | East Carolina | Anthony Paradis pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 14:52 | East Carolina | Fadey Cisowski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 41-35 |
| 14:50 | East Carolina | Fadey Cisowski tips it back up and in | 41-37 |
| 14:41 | Minnesota | David Padua's pass is intercepted by Fadey Cisowski | 41-37 |
| 14:28 | East Carolina | Fadey Cisowski's floater is knocked away by Alexander Roop | 41-37 |
| 14:27 | Minnesota | Alexander Roop pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 14:02 | Minnesota | David Padua misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Hedeon Cipkowski - foul #4 on Hedeon Cipkowski, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Nordquist (PG), Leon Height (SG) Brian Baird, James Burkhart | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:02 | Minnesota | David Padua misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:02 | Minnesota | David Padua misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:02 | East Carolina | Fadey Cisowski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 13:42 | East Carolina | Fadey Cisowski is hacked by David Padua - foul #2 on David Padua, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gary Frase (SF) David Padua | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 13:19 | East Carolina | Leon Height takes the ball from Fadey Cisowski after a doubleteam | 41-37 |
| 13:14 | Minnesota | John Nordquist misses the floater from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 13:12 | East Carolina | Pablo Huerta pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 13:01 | East Carolina | Todd Francis misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 13:00 | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 12:49 | Minnesota | Alexander Roop makes the turnaround in the paint | 43-37 |
| 12:27 | East Carolina | Todd Francis clanks a floater from close range | 43-37 |
| 12:26 | Minnesota | Gary Frase snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 12:16 | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Anthony Paradis - foul #2 on Anthony Paradis, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Tony Carey (C) Alexander Roop | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gary Parks (PG) Todd Francis | |
| 12:16 | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 12:16 | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 11:58 | East Carolina | Fadey Cisowski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tony Carey - foul #1 on Tony Carey, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Baird (PG), James Burkhart (SG), David Padua (PF) John Nordquist, Leon Height, Ivan Albritton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 11:58 | East Carolina | Fadey Cisowski misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 11:58 | East Carolina | Fadey Cisowski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Baird (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Burkhart (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Frase (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Padua (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Tony Carey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Gary Parks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pablo Huerta (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fadey Cisowski (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Hedeon Cipkowski (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Anthony Paradis (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Minnesota | Tony Carey's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Paradis | 45-38 |
| 11:35 | Minnesota | Gary Frase can't tip it in | 45-38 |
| 11:34 | East Carolina | Anthony Paradis grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 11:08 | East Carolina | Anthony Paradis misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-38 |
| 11:07 | Minnesota | Tony Carey pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 10:51 | Minnesota | Tony Carey is called for traveling | 45-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Nordquist (PG), Leon Height (SG), Ivan Albritton (SF), Alexander Roop (PF) Brian Baird, James Burkhart, Gary Frase, David Padua | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 10:30 | East Carolina | Fadey Cisowski misses the runner from the right block | 45-38 |
| 10:29 | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 10:06 | Minnesota | Tony Carey misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 45-38 |
| 10:05 | East Carolina | Pablo Huerta pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 09:44 | East Carolina | Tony Carey denies the turnaround by Fadey Cisowski | 45-38 |
| 09:42 | Minnesota | Tony Carey snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 09:36 | Minnesota | John Nordquist connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Tony Carey | 48-38 |
| 09:15 | East Carolina | Fadey Cisowski clanks a floater from the baseline | 48-38 |
| 09:13 | East Carolina | Anthony Paradis grabs the offensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 08:53 | East Carolina | Hedeon Cipkowski is whistled for traveling | 48-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gary Frase (SF), David Padua (PF) Ivan Albritton, Alexander Roop | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Todd Francis (SG) Gary Parks | |
| 08:33 | Minnesota | Leon Height is hacked by Todd Francis - foul #4 on Todd Francis, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Baird (PG), James Burkhart (SG) John Nordquist, Leon Height | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Scott Conway (PG) Todd Francis | |
| 08:21 | Minnesota | Brian Baird double dribbles | 48-38 |
| 08:04 | East Carolina | Fadey Cisowski misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 48-38 |
| 08:02 | Minnesota | Gary Frase grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 07:50 | Minnesota | 3 seconds is called on James Burkhart | 48-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alexander Roop (C) Tony Carey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Todd Francis (SG) Scott Conway | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Baird (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Burkhart (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Frase (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Padua (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Alexander Roop (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Pablo Huerta (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Francis (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Fadey Cisowski (tiring) 25 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Hedeon Cipkowski (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Anthony Paradis (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:38 | East Carolina | Pablo Huerta is fouled on the floor by Brian Baird - foul #1 on Brian Baird, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton (PF) David Padua | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 07:25 | East Carolina | Gary Frase steals it from Anthony Paradis | 48-38 |
| 07:10 | Minnesota | Gary Frase hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Burkhart | 51-38 |
| 06:42 | East Carolina | Anthony Paradis's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Frase | 51-38 |
| 06:41 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Paradis | 51-38 |
| 06:31 | East Carolina | Hedeon Cipkowski is fouled on the floor by Ivan Albritton - foul #2 on Ivan Albritton, team foul #5 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Nordquist (PG), Leon Height (SG), David Padua (PF) Brian Baird, James Burkhart, Gary Frase | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 06:13 | East Carolina | Fadey Cisowski hits a floater from the left side | 51-40 |
| 05:57 | Minnesota | Leon Height is fouled on the floor by Todd Francis - foul #5 on Todd Francis, team foul #5 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Tony Carey (C) Alexander Roop | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gary Parks (PG) Todd Francis | |
| 05:47 | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Nordquist | 54-40 |
| 05:29 | East Carolina | Hedeon Cipkowski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 54-40 |
| 05:27 | East Carolina | Hedeon Cipkowski gets the offensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 05:08 | East Carolina | Gary Parks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-40 |
| 05:08 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gary Frase (SF) Ivan Albritton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 04:59 | Minnesota | Gary Frase connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Nordquist | 57-40 |
| 04:39 | East Carolina | Pablo Huerta can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 57-40 |
| 04:38 | Minnesota | Gary Frase snags the defensive board | 57-40 |
| 04:21 | Minnesota | Leon Height comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 57-40 |
| 04:20 | Minnesota | Leon Height grabs the offensive rebound | 57-40 |
| 03:56 | Minnesota | David Padua misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-40 |
| 03:55 | East Carolina | Gary Parks gets the rebound | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | East Carolina | Leon Height steals it from Fadey Cisowski out of a doubleteam | 57-40 |
| 03:36 | Minnesota | Gary Frase banks in the layup set up by Leon Height | 59-40 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Nordquist (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Leon Height (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Frase (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Padua (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Tony Carey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Gary Parks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pablo Huerta (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fadey Cisowski (tiring) 27 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Hedeon Cipkowski (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Anthony Paradis (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:07 | East Carolina | Fadey Cisowski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 59-40 |
| 03:06 | Minnesota | John Nordquist grabs the board | 59-40 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:53 | Minnesota | Tony Carey connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by John Nordquist and the foul's on Pablo Huerta - foul #2 on Pablo Huerta, team foul #6 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Baird (PG), James Burkhart (SG), Ivan Albritton (SF), Alexander Roop (PF) John Nordquist, Leon Height, Gary Frase, David Padua | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:53 | Minnesota | Tony Carey makes the free throw | 62-40 |
| 02:41 | East Carolina | Fadey Cisowski's pass is intercepted by Alexander Roop | 62-40 |
| 02:28 | Minnesota | Alexander Roop misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Hedeon Cipkowski - foul #5 on Hedeon Cipkowski, team foul #7 | 62-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leon Height (SG) Tony Carey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jimmy Snyder (SF) Hedeon Cipkowski | |
| 02:28 | Minnesota | Alexander Roop makes the 1st free throw | 63-40 |
| 02:28 | Minnesota | Alexander Roop makes the 2nd free throw | 64-40 |
| 02:09 | East Carolina | Anthony Paradis comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Burkhart - foul #1 on James Burkhart, team foul #6 | 64-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gary Frase (SF) Leon Height | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Scott Conway (PG) Gary Parks | |
| 02:09 | East Carolina | Anthony Paradis misses the 1st free throw | 64-40 |
| 02:09 | East Carolina | Anthony Paradis misses the 2nd free throw | 64-40 |
| 02:09 | Minnesota | Alexander Roop gets the rebound | 64-40 |
| 02:05 | Minnesota | James Burkhart is hacked by Anthony Paradis - foul #3 on Anthony Paradis, team foul #8 | 64-40 |
| 02:05 | Minnesota | James Burkhart misses the 1st free throw | 64-40 |
| 02:05 | East Carolina | Fadey Cisowski gets the rebound | 64-40 |
| 01:44 | East Carolina | Fadey Cisowski double dribbles | 64-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Tony Carey (C) Gary Frase | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gary Parks (PG) Scott Conway | |
| 01:15 | Minnesota | Brian Baird scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Burkhart | 66-40 |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | Fadey Cisowski misses long on a floater from the right wing | 66-40 |
| 00:54 | Minnesota | Brian Baird snags the defensive board | 66-40 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | James Burkhart drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Tony Carey | 68-40 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | East Carolina | Fadey Cisowski misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Alexander Roop - foul #3 on Alexander Roop, team foul #7 | 68-40 |
| 00:19 | East Carolina | Fadey Cisowski makes the 1st free throw | 68-41 |
| 00:19 | East Carolina | Fadey Cisowski misses the 2nd free throw | 68-41 |
| 00:19 | Minnesota | Tony Carey grabs the board | 68-41 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Brian Baird runs out the clock | 68-41 |