| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Dennis Blair (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brandon Morse (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Dodds (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Stone (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Graves (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Richard Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Vanderhoff (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Price (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wayne Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - Douglas Adamczyk (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Thomas Price inbounds the ball | 29-21 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Minnesota | Richard Turner misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-21 |
| 19:29 | Washington State | Dennis Blair snags the defensive board | 29-21 |
| 19:02 | Washington State | Joseph Dodds hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 29-21 |
| 19:01 | Minnesota | Douglas Adamczyk grabs the defensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 18:38 | Minnesota | Richard Turner is called for a backcourt violation | 29-21 |
| Subs | Washington State | Cory Smith (PG), Charles Helmick (SF), Li Wang (C) Dennis Blair, Joseph Dodds, Paul Stone | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 18:12 | Washington State | Brandon Morse can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 29-21 |
| 18:11 | Washington State | Li Wang grabs the offensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 17:54 | Washington State | Li Wang misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-21 |
| 17:53 | Minnesota | James Vanderhoff grabs the board | 29-21 |
| 17:31 | Minnesota | James Vanderhoff makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Wayne Walker | 29-23 |
| 17:13 | Washington State | Li Wang misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-23 |
| 17:11 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Douglas Adamczyk | 29-23 |
| 17:07 | Minnesota | Richard Turner connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Price | 29-26 |
| 16:38 | Washington State | Charles Helmick misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 16:36 | Washington State | Travis Graves snags the offensive board | 29-26 |
| 16:17 | Washington State | Brandon Morse comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 16:16 | Minnesota | Douglas Adamczyk pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 16:05 | Minnesota | Richard Turner hits a jumper near the basket | 29-28 |
| 15:41 | Washington State | Travis Graves hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-28 |
| 15:40 | Minnesota | Douglas Adamczyk pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Cory Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Morse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Helmick (fresh) PF - Travis Graves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Li Wang (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Richard Turner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Vanderhoff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Price (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Wayne Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. C - Douglas Adamczyk (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Minnesota | Wayne Walker buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Richard Turner | 29-31 |
| 15:04 | Washington State | Charles Helmick's pass is intercepted by James Vanderhoff | 29-31 |
| 14:59 | Minnesota | James Vanderhoff lays it in | 29-33 |
| 14:39 | Washington State | Cory Smith is hacked by Richard Turner - foul #1 on Richard Turner, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dennis Blair (PG), Joseph Dodds (SF), Paul Stone (PF), David Reulet (C) Cory Smith, Charles Helmick, Travis Graves, Li Wang | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Thompson (PG), Johnny Cangelosi (SG), Richard Granger (SF), Victor Fitzpatrick (PF), Charles Jennings (C) Richard Turner, James Vanderhoff, Thomas Price, Wayne Walker, Douglas Adamczyk | |
| 14:26 | Washington State | Joseph Dodds can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-33 |
| 14:25 | Washington State | Dennis Blair grabs the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 14:08 | Washington State | Dennis Blair can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Jennings - foul #1 on Charles Jennings, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| 14:08 | Washington State | Dennis Blair misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 14:08 | Washington State | Dennis Blair misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 14:08 | Minnesota | Richard Granger pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 13:42 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnny Cangelosi | 29-35 |
| 13:24 | Washington State | Brandon Morse is whistled for traveling | 29-35 |
| Subs | Washington State | Cory Smith (SG), Travis Graves (C) Brandon Morse, David Reulet | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 13:07 | Minnesota | Richard Granger can't connect on a floater from the right side | 29-35 |
| 13:06 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Paul Stone | 29-35 |
| 12:41 | Washington State | Paul Stone scores on a jumper in the paint | 31-35 |
| 12:16 | Minnesota | Robert Thompson misses the 3 from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 12:15 | Minnesota | Charles Jennings tips it in | 31-37 |
| 11:55 | Washington State | Paul Stone comes up short on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Robert Thompson - foul #1 on Robert Thompson, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Washington State | Brandon Morse (SG), Li Wang (C) Cory Smith, Travis Graves | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Turner (PG), James Vanderhoff (SG), Thomas Price (SF), Wayne Walker (PF) Robert Thompson, Johnny Cangelosi, Richard Granger, Victor Fitzpatrick | |
| 11:55 | Washington State | Paul Stone makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 11:55 | Washington State | Paul Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 11:29 | Minnesota | Charles Jennings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-37 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Reulet (PF) Paul Stone | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Dennis Blair (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brandon Morse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Dodds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Reulet (fresh) C - Li Wang (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Richard Turner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Vanderhoff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Price (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Wayne Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. C - Charles Jennings (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:00 | Washington State | David Reulet misses the lay-in | 33-37 |
| 10:59 | Washington State | Joseph Dodds snags the offensive board | 33-37 |
| 10:43 | Washington State | David Reulet hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 33-37 |
| 10:42 | Minnesota | Charles Jennings gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 10:13 | Minnesota | Charles Jennings connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by James Vanderhoff | 33-39 |
| 10:02 | Washington State | Brandon Morse misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-39 |
| 10:01 | Minnesota | Thomas Price snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 09:32 | Minnesota | Thomas Price is called for a charge - foul #1 on Thomas Price, team foul #4 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | Cory Smith (SG), Paul Stone (PF), Travis Graves (C) Brandon Morse, David Reulet, Li Wang | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Thompson (SG), Richard Granger (SF), Douglas Adamczyk (C) Richard Turner, Thomas Price, Charles Jennings | |
| 09:18 | Washington State | Paul Stone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | Brandon Morse (SG) Dennis Blair | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 09:01 | Minnesota | James Vanderhoff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dennis Blair (PG) Cory Smith | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 08:37 | Washington State | Travis Graves lays it up and in on a great pass from Dennis Blair | 35-39 |
| 08:16 | Minnesota | Brandon Morse is called for the reach on Robert Thompson - foul #3 on Brandon Morse, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | Cory Smith (SG), Charles Helmick (SF), David Reulet (PF) Brandon Morse, Joseph Dodds, Paul Stone | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Turner (PG), Victor Fitzpatrick (PF) James Vanderhoff, Wayne Walker | |
| 07:58 | Minnesota | Robert Thompson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Richard Granger | 35-42 |
| 07:39 | Washington State | David Reulet misses the lay-in | 35-42 |
| 07:38 | Minnesota | Richard Granger grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 07:11 | Minnesota | Robert Thompson is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 07:10 | Washington State | Dennis Blair pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Dennis Blair (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Cory Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Helmick (fresh) PF - David Reulet (fresh) C - Travis Graves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Richard Turner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Granger (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Victor Fitzpatrick (fresh) 3 pts. C - Douglas Adamczyk (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Washington State | David Reulet is fouled on the floor by Victor Fitzpatrick - foul #2 on Victor Fitzpatrick, team foul #5 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Washington State | Brandon Morse (SG), Joseph Dodds (SF), Paul Stone (PF), Li Wang (C) Cory Smith, Charles Helmick, David Reulet, Travis Graves | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Vanderhoff (SG), Thomas Price (SF), Wayne Walker (PF), Charles Jennings (C) Robert Thompson, Richard Granger, Victor Fitzpatrick, Douglas Adamczyk | |
| 06:45 | Washington State | Paul Stone double dribbles | 35-42 |
| 06:22 | Minnesota | Charles Jennings can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Li Wang - foul #2 on Li Wang, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Washington State | Cory Smith (PG), Travis Graves (C) Dennis Blair, Li Wang | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Johnny Cangelosi (SG) Richard Turner | |
| 06:22 | Minnesota | Charles Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 06:22 | Minnesota | Charles Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 06:00 | Washington State | Joseph Dodds loses the dribble to Thomas Price | 35-43 |
| 05:31 | Minnesota | James Vanderhoff misses the jumper from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 05:30 | Washington State | Brandon Morse pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 05:10 | Washington State | Joseph Dodds loses the dribble to Wayne Walker | 35-43 |
| 04:50 | Minnesota | Thomas Price hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 04:49 | Washington State | Paul Stone grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 04:21 | Washington State | Brandon Morse connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-43 |
| 04:21 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dennis Blair (PG), David Reulet (PF), Li Wang (C) Cory Smith, Paul Stone, Travis Graves | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Turner (PG), Douglas Adamczyk (C) Johnny Cangelosi, Charles Jennings | |
| 04:09 | Minnesota | The pull-up jumper by Richard Turner is blocked by Li Wang | 38-43 |
| 04:07 | Minnesota | Douglas Adamczyk grabs the offensive board | 38-43 |
| 03:43 | Minnesota | Wayne Walker clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-43 |
| 03:41 | Washington State | Joseph Dodds grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 03:16 | Washington State | Li Wang hits a shot near the basket | 40-43 |
| 02:51 | Minnesota | Richard Turner double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 40-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | Charles Helmick (SF), Paul Stone (PF), Travis Graves (C) Joseph Dodds, David Reulet, Li Wang | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Dennis Blair (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brandon Morse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charles Helmick (fresh) PF - Paul Stone (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Travis Graves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Richard Turner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Vanderhoff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Price (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Wayne Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. C - Douglas Adamczyk (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 02:31 | Washington State | Wayne Walker steals the ball from Paul Stone | 40-43 |
| 02:18 | Minnesota | Thomas Price misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 02:17 | Washington State | Dennis Blair snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 01:53 | Washington State | Paul Stone makes the floater from close range | 42-43 |
| 01:31 | Minnesota | Richard Turner misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dennis Blair - foul #2 on Dennis Blair, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | Joseph Dodds (SF) Charles Helmick | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 01:31 | Minnesota | Richard Turner makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 01:31 | Minnesota | Richard Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 01:11 | Washington State | Paul Stone misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 42-45 |
| 01:09 | Minnesota | Douglas Adamczyk grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 00:44 | Minnesota | Thomas Price hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Vanderhoff | 42-48 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Washington State | Joseph Dodds is fouled on the floor by Thomas Price - foul #2 on Thomas Price, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| 00:36 | Washington State | Brandon Morse misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 00:35 | Washington State | Paul Stone grabs the offensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 00:33 | Washington State | Joseph Dodds can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 00:31 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Douglas Adamczyk | 42-48 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Minnesota | Douglas Adamczyk is hacked by Brandon Morse in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brandon Morse, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Thompson (SG) James Vanderhoff | |
| 00:28 | Minnesota | Brandon Morse is called for the reach on Robert Thompson - foul #5 on Brandon Morse, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Washington State | Cory Smith (SG) Brandon Morse | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | Richard Turner is hacked by Cory Smith - foul #3 on Cory Smith, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| 00:24 | Minnesota | Cory Smith is called for the reach on Douglas Adamczyk - foul #4 on Cory Smith, team foul #7 | 42-48 |
| 00:24 | Minnesota | Douglas Adamczyk makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 00:24 | Minnesota | Douglas Adamczyk makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 00:16 | Washington State | Joseph Dodds comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-50 |
| 00:15 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Douglas Adamczyk | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Douglas Adamczyk is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Blair - foul #3 on Dennis Blair, team foul #8 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Vanderhoff (PG) Wayne Walker | |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Douglas Adamczyk misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Richard Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 00:13 | Minnesota | Joseph Dodds is called for the reach on Richard Turner - foul #1 on Joseph Dodds, team foul #9 | 42-50 |
| 00:13 | Minnesota | Richard Turner makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 00:13 | Minnesota | Richard Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 00:13 | Washington State | Paul Stone grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 00:07 | Washington State | Douglas Adamczyk steals it from Cory Smith | 42-51 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | James Vanderhoff runs out the clock | 42-51 |