| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Cronk (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anderson Bartley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Mayberry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randall Garrett (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Archuleta (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Rodney Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dean Stewart (fresh) SF - Bobby Stowe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Cooper (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Brigance (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | William Mayberry inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | David Archuleta misses the easy layup | 24-26 |
| 19:36 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 19:22 | Minnesota | Rodney Williams hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dean Stewart | 24-29 |
| 18:54 | Northwestern | David Archuleta is whistled for traveling | 24-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Studer (SG), Joshua Kirchner (SF), Terry Fleming (PF), Preston Roberson (C) Anderson Bartley, William Mayberry, Randall Garrett, David Archuleta | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 18:36 | Minnesota | Mark Brigance lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Cooper | 24-31 |
| 18:16 | Northwestern | James Cronk scores on a 3 from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 18:07 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Rodney Williams | 27-33 |
| 17:45 | Northwestern | Erik Studer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley (SG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SF), William Mayberry (PF) Erik Studer, Joshua Kirchner, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:32 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Brigance | 27-35 |
| 17:17 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley makes the 3 from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 16:57 | Minnesota | Mark Brigance is hacked by Preston Roberson - foul #3 on Preston Roberson, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Patton (PG), Erik Studer (SG), Joshua Kirchner (SF), Randall Garrett (PF), David Archuleta (C) James Cronk, Anderson Bartley, Eugene Pfeiffer, William Mayberry, Preston Roberson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bradley Mullen (SG) Dean Stewart | |
| 16:51 | Minnesota | Randall Garrett swats the shot by Rodney Williams | 30-35 |
| 16:49 | Northwestern | Erik Studer pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | Erik Studer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-35 |
| 16:19 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 16:08 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 30-35 |
| 16:07 | Minnesota | Mark Brigance hits the follow up shot | 30-37 |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | Harold Patton misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Mark Brigance - foul #3 on Mark Brigance, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley (SG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SF), William Mayberry (PF), Preston Roberson (C) Erik Studer, Joshua Kirchner, Randall Garrett, David Archuleta | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dean Stewart (SG), Micheal Fifield (C) Bradley Mullen, Mark Brigance | |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | Harold Patton misses the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | Harold Patton misses the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 15:42 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Harold Patton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anderson Bartley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) PF - William Mayberry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Preston Roberson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Rodney Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobby Stowe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Cooper (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Micheal Fifield (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe comes up short on the floater in the paint | 30-37 |
| 15:22 | Northwestern | William Mayberry gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley connects on the fadeaway from close range | 32-37 |
| 14:44 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper can't connect on a shot from the left side | 32-37 |
| 14:42 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe grabs the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 14:22 | Minnesota | Rodney Williams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Harold Patton - foul #2 on Harold Patton, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Cronk (PG), Joshua Kirchner (SG), Randall Garrett (PF), David Archuleta (C) Harold Patton, Anderson Bartley, William Mayberry, Preston Roberson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 14:22 | Minnesota | Rodney Williams makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 14:22 | Minnesota | Rodney Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | James Cronk misses short on a shot from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 13:55 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 13:51 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 32-39 |
| 13:49 | Minnesota | Micheal Fifield grabs the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 13:32 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart is whistled for traveling | 32-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley (SG), William Mayberry (SF) Joshua Kirchner, Eugene Pfeiffer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bradley Mullen (SG), Mark Brigance (C) Dean Stewart, Micheal Fifield | |
| 13:08 | Northwestern | Rodney Williams steals it from James Cronk | 32-39 |
| 13:03 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper banks in the layup on a great pass from Rodney Williams | 32-41 |
| 12:34 | Northwestern | David Archuleta misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 32-41 |
| 12:32 | Minnesota | Bradley Mullen grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 12:14 | Minnesota | Mark Brigance can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on David Archuleta - foul #2 on David Archuleta, team foul #3 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Studer (SG), Joshua Kirchner (SF), Terry Fleming (PF), Preston Roberson (C) Anderson Bartley, William Mayberry, Randall Garrett, David Archuleta | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Vassar (PG), James Bryant (PF) Rodney Williams, Steven Cooper | |
| 12:14 | Minnesota | Mark Brigance makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 12:14 | Minnesota | Mark Brigance makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 11:56 | Northwestern | Mark Brigance steals it from Terry Fleming | 32-43 |
| 11:30 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe is fouled on the floor by Joshua Kirchner - foul #2 on Joshua Kirchner, team foul #4 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley (SG), William Mayberry (PF) Erik Studer, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dean Stewart (SG) Bradley Mullen | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Cronk (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Anderson Bartley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Kirchner (fresh) PF - William Mayberry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Preston Roberson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Walter Vassar (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dean Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobby Stowe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Bryant (fresh) C - Mark Brigance (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:15 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe can't throw it down | 32-43 |
| 11:13 | Northwestern | Preston Roberson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 11:00 | Northwestern | William Mayberry makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Cronk | 34-43 |
| 10:45 | Minnesota | James Bryant is whistled for traveling | 34-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Studer (SG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SF), Randall Garrett (PF), David Archuleta (C) Anderson Bartley, Joshua Kirchner, William Mayberry, Preston Roberson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rodney Williams (PG), Goran Lijewski (SF), Steven Cooper (PF) Walter Vassar, Bobby Stowe, James Bryant | |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | David Archuleta blows the layup but he's fouled by Mark Brigance - foul #4 on Mark Brigance, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner (SG), William Mayberry (SF) Erik Studer, Eugene Pfeiffer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Micheal Fifield (C) Mark Brigance | |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | David Archuleta makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | David Archuleta makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 09:58 | Minnesota | Goran Lijewski comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 09:35 | Northwestern | David Archuleta drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Kirchner | 38-43 |
| 09:11 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 09:10 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Steven Cooper - foul #1 on Steven Cooper, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Patton (PG), Anderson Bartley (SG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SF), Preston Roberson (C) James Cronk, Joshua Kirchner, William Mayberry, David Archuleta | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Vassar (PG), Bradley Mullen (SG), Bobby Stowe (SF) Rodney Williams, Dean Stewart, Goran Lijewski | |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 08:33 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe is hacked by Eugene Pfeiffer - foul #1 on Eugene Pfeiffer, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Fleming (PF) Randall Garrett | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 08:10 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-43 |
| 08:09 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 07:45 | Northwestern | The jumper by Harold Patton is denied by Bobby Stowe | 40-43 |
| 07:44 | Minnesota | Walter Vassar grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 07:36 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Preston Roberson - foul #4 on Preston Roberson, team foul #6 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Cronk (PG), Erik Studer (SG), Joshua Kirchner (SF), William Mayberry (PF), David Archuleta (C) Harold Patton, Anderson Bartley, Eugene Pfeiffer, Terry Fleming, Preston Roberson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rodney Williams (PG), Mark Brigance (C) Walter Vassar, Micheal Fifield | |
| 07:36 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 07:36 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | William Mayberry is called for traveling | 40-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley (SG), Randall Garrett (PF), Preston Roberson (C) Erik Studer, Joshua Kirchner, David Archuleta | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dean Stewart (SG), James Bryant (PF) Bradley Mullen, Steven Cooper | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Cronk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anderson Bartley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Mayberry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Preston Roberson (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Rodney Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobby Stowe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Bryant (fresh) C - Mark Brigance (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 06:38 | Minnesota | Rodney Williams hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dean Stewart | 40-47 |
| 06:20 | Northwestern | William Mayberry can't connect on a floater in the lane | 40-47 |
| 06:19 | Northwestern | William Mayberry grabs the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | William Mayberry knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Randall Garrett | 42-47 |
| 05:48 | Minnesota | Mark Brigance misses the easy layup | 42-47 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | James Cronk misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett tips it home | 44-47 |
| 05:14 | Minnesota | Mark Brigance misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 44-47 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | James Cronk connects on the 3 from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 04:28 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe scores on a shot from the left side set up by Rodney Williams | 47-49 |
| 04:01 | Northwestern | Dean Stewart is called for the reach on James Cronk - foul #1 on Dean Stewart, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Patton (PG), Erik Studer (SG), Joshua Kirchner (SF), Terry Fleming (PF), David Archuleta (C) James Cronk, Anderson Bartley, William Mayberry, Randall Garrett, Preston Roberson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Vassar (PG), Bradley Mullen (SG), Goran Lijewski (SF), Steven Cooper (PF), Micheal Fifield (C) Rodney Williams, Dean Stewart, Bobby Stowe, James Bryant, Mark Brigance | |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | David Archuleta misses badly on a shot near the basket | 47-49 |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming tips it back up and in | 49-49 |
| 03:24 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Bradley Mullen | 49-51 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | Erik Studer loses the dribble to Steven Cooper | 49-51 |
| 02:56 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randall Garrett (PF) Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rodney Williams (PG), Dean Stewart (SG), Bobby Stowe (SF), Mark Brigance (C) Walter Vassar, Bradley Mullen, Goran Lijewski, Micheal Fifield | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Harold Patton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Erik Studer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Kirchner (fresh) PF - Randall Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - David Archuleta (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Rodney Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dean Stewart (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bobby Stowe (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven Cooper (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Brigance (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:43 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe is fouled on the floor by Joshua Kirchner - foul #3 on Joshua Kirchner, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Cronk (PG) Harold Patton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:43 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 02:43 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by James Cronk | 51-53 |
| 02:02 | Minnesota | The jump hook by Steven Cooper is blocked by Joshua Kirchner | 51-53 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | James Cronk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 01:44 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 01:30 | Minnesota | Erik Studer picks off the pass by Steven Cooper | 51-53 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett's dunk attempt is rejected by Steven Cooper | 51-53 |
| 01:08 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 01:03 | Minnesota | Rodney Williams misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 01:01 | Minnesota | Rodney Williams grabs the offensive board | 51-53 |
| 00:55 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper loses the dribble to David Archuleta | 51-53 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | James Cronk hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 00:28 | Minnesota | Mark Brigance gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Minnesota | Erik Studer is called for the reach on Mark Brigance in the backcourt - foul #2 on Erik Studer, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley (SG), William Mayberry (SF) Erik Studer, Joshua Kirchner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:27 | Minnesota | Mark Brigance misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | William Mayberry grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | William Mayberry misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-53 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Anderson Bartley | 51-53 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | James Cronk hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 51-53 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Mark Brigance pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Mark Brigance runs out the clock | 51-53 |