| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Nordquist (fresh) SG - Leon Height (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Frase (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Padua (fresh) 3 pf. C - Tony Carey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Sanders (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Weisz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dennis Tan (fresh) 1 pts. C - Richard Likens (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Gary Frase inbounds the ball | 15-38 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Minnesota | Tony Carey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Smith (PF) Dennis Tan | |
| 19:28 | Michigan State | Richard Likens knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by John Sanders | 15-40 |
| 19:17 | Minnesota | Gary Frase hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by David Padua | 18-40 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | Paul Smith misses the shot from just outside the lane | 18-40 |
| 18:57 | Michigan State | Richard Likens tips it home | 18-42 |
| 18:50 | Minnesota | Gary Frase connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Nordquist | 20-42 |
| 18:42 | Michigan State | Paul Smith misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 20-42 |
| 18:41 | Minnesota | Tony Carey grabs the defensive rebound | 20-42 |
| 18:35 | Minnesota | Gary Frase clanks a 3 from the right corner | 20-42 |
| 18:33 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Leon Height | 20-42 |
| 18:20 | Minnesota | Tony Carey knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 22-42 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | John Weisz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-42 |
| 18:04 | Minnesota | Leon Height gets the rebound | 22-42 |
| 17:58 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Gary Frase is denied by Richard Likens | 22-42 |
| 17:56 | Michigan State | John Weisz grabs the board | 22-42 |
| 17:40 | Michigan State | Richard Likens misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tony Carey - foul #1 on Tony Carey, team foul #1 | 22-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Dustin Lampley (SF), Seth Taylor (PF) Charles Simmons, John Weisz, Paul Smith | |
| 17:40 | Michigan State | Richard Likens makes the 1st free throw | 22-43 |
| 17:40 | Michigan State | Richard Likens misses the 2nd free throw | 22-43 |
| 17:40 | Minnesota | Tony Carey pulls down the rebound | 22-43 |
| 17:28 | Minnesota | John Nordquist can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 22-43 |
| 17:26 | Michigan State | John Sanders grabs the board | 22-43 |
| 17:01 | Michigan State | John Sanders loses the ball out of bounds | 22-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Baird (PG), James Burkhart (SG), Ivan Albritton (SF), Alexander Roop (C) John Nordquist, Leon Height, Gary Frase, Tony Carey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (SG), Dennis Tan (PF), John Weisz (C) William Karr, Seth Taylor, Richard Likens | |
| 16:52 | Minnesota | John Weisz swats the layup by David Padua | 22-43 |
| 16:51 | Minnesota | James Burkhart pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-43 |
| 16:43 | Minnesota | Alexander Roop's pass is intercepted by Dennis Tan | 22-43 |
| 16:32 | Michigan State | John Weisz drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Simmons and he's fouled by Alexander Roop - foul #1 on Alexander Roop, team foul #2 | 22-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Seth Taylor (PF), Paul Smith (C) Dustin Lampley, Dennis Tan | |
| 16:32 | Michigan State | John Weisz makes the free throw | 22-46 |
| 16:22 | Minnesota | John Sanders is called for the reach on James Burkhart - foul #2 on John Sanders, team foul #1 | 22-46 |
| 16:17 | Minnesota | Alexander Roop buries a floater from the right wing set up by Brian Baird | 24-46 |
| 15:58 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons blows the layup | 24-46 |
| 15:57 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons tips it home | 24-48 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Baird (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Burkhart (fresh) SF - Ivan Albritton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Padua (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Alexander Roop (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Sanders (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Weisz (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Seth Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:37 | Minnesota | Alexander Roop loses the dribble to John Sanders | 24-48 |
| 15:33 | Michigan State | John Sanders hits the finger roll | 24-50 |
| 15:21 | Minnesota | Brian Baird is fouled on the floor by John Weisz - foul #1 on John Weisz, team foul #2 | 24-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Nordquist (PG), Leon Height (SG), Gary Frase (SF), Tony Carey (C) Brian Baird, James Burkhart, Ivan Albritton, David Padua | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Dustin Lampley (SF), Dennis Tan (PF), Richard Likens (C) Charles Simmons, John Weisz, Seth Taylor, Paul Smith | |
| 15:16 | Minnesota | Tony Carey makes the jumper from the left block set up by Gary Frase | 26-50 |
| 14:54 | Michigan State | Leon Height is called for the reach on William Karr - foul #3 on Leon Height, team foul #3 | 26-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (PG) John Sanders | |
| 14:40 | Michigan State | Gary Frase is called for the reach on Dennis Tan - foul #1 on Gary Frase, team foul #4 | 26-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Sanders (PG), John Weisz (C) Charles Simmons, Richard Likens | |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | John Weisz drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-52 |
| 14:01 | Minnesota | John Nordquist connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Tony Carey | 29-52 |
| 13:40 | Michigan State | John Weisz clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-52 |
| 13:39 | Minnesota | Gary Frase pulls down the rebound | 29-52 |
| 13:25 | Minnesota | Tony Carey misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by John Weisz - foul #2 on John Weisz, team foul #3 | 29-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton (PF) Alexander Roop | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (PG), Paul Smith (PF), Richard Likens (C) John Sanders, Dennis Tan, John Weisz | |
| 13:25 | Minnesota | Tony Carey misses the 1st free throw | 29-52 |
| 13:25 | Minnesota | Tony Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 30-52 |
| 13:11 | Michigan State | Dustin Lampley's pass is intercepted by John Nordquist | 30-52 |
| 13:02 | Minnesota | Gary Frase misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 30-52 |
| 13:00 | Minnesota | Tony Carey tips it back up and in | 32-52 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | Richard Likens comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 32-52 |
| 12:34 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to John Nordquist | 32-52 |
| 12:31 | Minnesota | Charles Simmons is called for the reach on John Nordquist in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Simmons, team foul #4 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Burkhart (SG), David Padua (PF) Leon Height, Gary Frase | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Sanders (PG), John Weisz (SF), Seth Taylor (PF) William Karr, Dustin Lampley, Paul Smith | |
| 12:13 | Minnesota | John Nordquist misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 32-52 |
| 12:12 | Michigan State | John Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 32-52 |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | John Sanders is called for traveling | 32-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Baird (PG) John Nordquist | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dennis Tan (PF), Paul Smith (C) Seth Taylor, Richard Likens | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Baird (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Burkhart (fresh) SF - Ivan Albritton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Padua (fresh) 3 pf. C - Tony Carey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Sanders (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Weisz (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dennis Tan (fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:36 | Minnesota | Tony Carey misses long on a shot from the left side | 32-52 |
| 11:35 | Michigan State | Dennis Tan snags the defensive board | 32-52 |
| 11:09 | Michigan State | John Sanders scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Simmons | 32-55 |
| 10:54 | Minnesota | The jump hook by Brian Baird is blocked by Paul Smith | 32-55 |
| 10:53 | Michigan State | John Sanders gets the rebound | 32-55 |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | John Weisz misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-55 |
| 10:47 | Michigan State | Paul Smith hits the follow up shot | 32-57 |
| 10:38 | Minnesota | James Burkhart connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Baird | 35-57 |
| 10:12 | Michigan State | Dennis Tan can't connect on a shot from the left side | 35-57 |
| 10:10 | Michigan State | Paul Smith misses the tip | 35-57 |
| 10:08 | Michigan State | Dennis Tan snags the offensive board | 35-57 |
| 09:53 | Michigan State | John Weisz buries a jumper from close range | 35-59 |
| 09:43 | Minnesota | Tony Carey is hacked by John Weisz - foul #3 on John Weisz, team foul #5 | 35-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Nordquist (PG), Leon Height (SG), Gary Frase (SF), Alexander Roop (C) Brian Baird, James Burkhart, Ivan Albritton, Tony Carey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Dustin Lampley (SF), Seth Taylor (PF), Richard Likens (C) Charles Simmons, John Weisz, Dennis Tan, Paul Smith | |
| 09:28 | Minnesota | Gary Frase drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Nordquist | 38-59 |
| 09:07 | Michigan State | Richard Likens's layup is rejected by Alexander Roop | 38-59 |
| 09:06 | Minnesota | Gary Frase pulls down the rebound | 38-59 |
| 08:48 | Minnesota | Gary Frase knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-59 |
| 08:26 | Michigan State | William Karr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton (PF) David Padua | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (PG), John Weisz (SF), Paul Smith (PF) John Sanders, Dustin Lampley, Seth Taylor | |
| 08:09 | Minnesota | Gary Frase hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-59 |
| 08:07 | Michigan State | Paul Smith snags the defensive board | 41-59 |
| 07:59 | Michigan State | John Weisz can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-59 |
| 07:58 | Minnesota | Gary Frase grabs the defensive rebound | 41-59 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Nordquist (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leon Height (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Frase (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ivan Albritton (fresh) 1 ast. C - Alexander Roop (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Karr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Weisz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Likens (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:43 | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton loses the dribble to Paul Smith | 41-59 |
| 07:20 | Michigan State | Leon Height steals the ball from Charles Simmons | 41-59 |
| 07:17 | Minnesota | Leon Height lays it in | 43-59 |
| 06:53 | Michigan State | John Weisz is denied on a layup by Ivan Albritton | 43-59 |
| 06:52 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Simmons | 43-59 |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | John Weisz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-59 |
| 06:29 | Minnesota | Alexander Roop gets the rebound | 43-59 |
| 06:24 | Minnesota | Alexander Roop is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Alexander Roop, team foul #5 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Baird (PG), James Burkhart (SG), David Padua (PF), Tony Carey (C) John Nordquist, Leon Height, Ivan Albritton, Alexander Roop | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Sanders (PG), Dustin Lampley (SF), Dennis Tan (PF) William Karr, John Weisz, Paul Smith | |
| 06:01 | Michigan State | Richard Likens makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by John Sanders | 43-61 |
| 05:49 | Minnesota | Brian Baird knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Frase | 45-61 |
| 05:39 | Michigan State | John Sanders scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Simmons and he's hacked by David Padua - foul #4 on David Padua, team foul #6 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Seth Taylor (PF), John Weisz (C) Charles Simmons, Dennis Tan, Richard Likens | |
| 05:39 | Michigan State | John Sanders misses the free throw | 45-63 |
| 05:39 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Tony Carey | 45-63 |
| 05:33 | Minnesota | Tony Carey banks in the layup on a great pass from Brian Baird | 47-63 |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | William Karr is hacked by Gary Frase - foul #2 on Gary Frase, team foul #7 | 47-63 |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | William Karr makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | William Karr makes the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 05:11 | Minnesota | Brian Baird misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-65 |
| 05:09 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Weisz | 47-65 |
| 04:50 | Michigan State | Dustin Lampley jams it on a great pass from John Weisz | 47-67 |
| 04:39 | Minnesota | Tony Carey is whistled for a carry | 47-67 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leon Height (SG), Ivan Albritton (PF), Alexander Roop (C) Gary Frase, David Padua, Tony Carey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (SG), Dennis Tan (PF), Paul Smith (C) William Karr, Seth Taylor, John Weisz | |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Dustin Lampley can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 47-67 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | Dennis Tan misses the tip | 47-67 |
| 04:10 | Minnesota | Leon Height gets the rebound | 47-67 |
| 03:53 | Minnesota | Alexander Roop lays it up and in on a great pass from Ivan Albritton | 49-67 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Baird (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leon Height (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Burkhart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ivan Albritton (fresh) 2 ast. C - Alexander Roop (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Sanders (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dustin Lampley (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Dennis Tan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | John Sanders misses short on a floater from the right side | 49-67 |
| 03:31 | Minnesota | James Burkhart grabs the board | 49-67 |
| 03:24 | Minnesota | Alexander Roop can't throw it down | 49-67 |
| 03:23 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Albritton | 49-67 |
| 03:04 | Minnesota | Dennis Tan is called for the reach on Alexander Roop - foul #2 on Dennis Tan, team foul #6 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), John Weisz (SF), Seth Taylor (PF), Richard Likens (C) Charles Simmons, Dustin Lampley, Dennis Tan, Paul Smith | |
| 02:53 | Minnesota | James Burkhart scores on a shot from the baseline | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:30 | Michigan State | Seth Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-67 |
| 02:28 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Leon Height | 51-67 |
| 02:18 | Minnesota | Brian Baird drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-67 |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | John Weisz connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Sanders | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:40 | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-70 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Tony Carey (C) Leon Height | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (SG), Dennis Tan (PF) William Karr, Seth Taylor | |
| 01:21 | Michigan State | Ivan Albritton is called for the reach on John Weisz - foul #2 on Ivan Albritton, team foul #8 | 53-70 |
| 01:21 | Michigan State | John Weisz makes the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 01:21 | Michigan State | John Weisz makes the 2nd free throw | 53-72 |
| 01:10 | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-72 |
| 01:09 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Weisz | 53-72 |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Burkhart - foul #1 on James Burkhart, team foul #9 | 53-72 |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 53-73 |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 53-74 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:37 | Minnesota | Charles Simmons picks off the pass by James Burkhart | 53-74 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Tony Carey picks off the pass by Dennis Tan | 53-74 |
| 00:07 | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Tony Carey | 55-74 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | John Sanders runs out the clock | 55-74 |