| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Burkhart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leon Height (fresh) SF - Garf Szymkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Padua (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Cooke (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Potts (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Stalter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski inbounds the ball | 21-33 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Minnesota | Eric Potts swats the short shot by Garf Szymkowski | 21-33 |
| 19:39 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Eric Potts | 21-33 |
| 19:17 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Haddix | 21-35 |
| 19:01 | Minnesota | Leon Height is fouled on the floor by Daniel Cooke - foul #1 on Daniel Cooke, team foul #1 | 21-35 |
| 18:53 | Minnesota | Leon Height buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Burkhart | 24-35 |
| 18:33 | Ball State | Eric Potts buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Haddix | 24-38 |
| 18:19 | Minnesota | James Burkhart hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Garf Szymkowski | 26-38 |
| 18:05 | Ball State | 3 seconds is called on Ronald Haddix | 26-38 |
| 17:40 | Minnesota | David Padua misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-38 |
| 17:39 | Ball State | Peter Stalter gets the rebound | 26-38 |
| 17:19 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 26-38 |
| 17:18 | Minnesota | David Padua pulls down the rebound | 26-38 |
| 16:52 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by James Burkhart | 28-38 |
| 16:34 | Ball State | David Padua denies the turnaround by Peter Stalter | 28-38 |
| 16:33 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski gets the rebound | 28-38 |
| 16:08 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-38 |
| 15:51 | Ball State | Peter Stalter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Albertson (PG), Melvin Randall (SG), Bryan Lubinsky (SF), David Moore (PF), Michael Flanagan (C) James Burkhart, Leon Height, Garf Szymkowski, David Padua, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (PG), Gary Levine (SG), Jeffrey Dulberg (SF), Gene Arceo (PF), Timothy Anderson (C) Ronald Haddix, Daniel Cooke, Benjamin Cross, Eric Potts, Peter Stalter | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Paul Albertson (fresh) SG - Melvin Randall (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bryan Lubinsky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Moore (fresh) C - Michael Flanagan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Leonard Robards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Levine (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Dulberg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gene Arceo (fresh) 3 reb. C - Timothy Anderson (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Minnesota | Bryan Lubinsky comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Dulberg - foul #1 on Jeffrey Dulberg, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| 15:41 | Minnesota | Bryan Lubinsky makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 15:41 | Minnesota | Bryan Lubinsky misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 15:41 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Gene Arceo | 32-38 |
| 15:20 | Ball State | David Moore steals the ball from Leonard Robards | 32-38 |
| 15:06 | Minnesota | Melvin Randall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-38 |
| 14:48 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 14:46 | Minnesota | Michael Flanagan gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 14:31 | Minnesota | Bryan Lubinsky is hacked by Jeffrey Dulberg - foul #2 on Jeffrey Dulberg, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Burkhart (PG) Paul Albertson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Cooke (SG), Eric Potts (PF), Peter Stalter (C) Gary Levine, Gene Arceo, Timothy Anderson | |
| 14:05 | Minnesota | Melvin Randall is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Dulberg - foul #3 on Jeffrey Dulberg, team foul #4 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Padua (PF) David Moore | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG), Benjamin Cross (SF) Leonard Robards, Jeffrey Dulberg | |
| 13:49 | Minnesota | Michael Flanagan can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 13:48 | Ball State | Eric Potts pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 13:35 | Ball State | Eric Potts can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 32-38 |
| 13:33 | Minnesota | Bryan Lubinsky grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 13:13 | Minnesota | Michael Flanagan loses the dribble to Eric Potts | 32-38 |
| 12:54 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke makes the jumper from the right side | 32-40 |
| 12:45 | Minnesota | David Padua throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leon Height (PG), Paul Albertson (SG), Garf Szymkowski (SF), Brian Gray (C) James Burkhart, Melvin Randall, Bryan Lubinsky, Michael Flanagan | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:24 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross is fouled on the floor by Garf Szymkowski - foul #2 on Garf Szymkowski, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| 12:06 | Ball State | Eric Potts hits a turnaround in the paint | 32-42 |
| 11:49 | Minnesota | Paul Albertson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 11:48 | Minnesota | David Padua tips it back up and in | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Leon Height (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Albertson (fresh) SF - Garf Szymkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Padua (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Cooke (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Potts (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Peter Stalter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Ball State | Eric Potts misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 34-42 |
| 11:23 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke gets the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 11:15 | Ball State | Eric Potts buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-44 |
| 10:55 | Minnesota | Eric Potts swats the short shot by Brian Gray | 34-44 |
| 10:54 | Minnesota | David Padua misses the tip | 34-44 |
| 10:52 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Eric Potts | 34-44 |
| 10:38 | Ball State | David Padua takes the ball from Benjamin Cross | 34-44 |
| 10:32 | Minnesota | Daniel Cooke steals the ball from Brian Gray | 34-44 |
| 10:29 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke banks in the layup | 34-46 |
| 10:17 | Minnesota | Ronald Haddix steps in front of the Garf Szymkowski pass | 34-46 |
| 10:12 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 34-46 |
| 10:10 | Ball State | Peter Stalter tips it but misses | 34-46 |
| 10:09 | Minnesota | David Padua grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 09:57 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by David Padua | 36-46 |
| 09:53 | Ball State | Brian Gray is called for the reach on Daniel Cooke - foul #3 on Brian Gray, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Burkhart (PG), Melvin Randall (SG), Bryan Lubinsky (SF), David Moore (PF), Michael Flanagan (C) Leon Height, Paul Albertson, Garf Szymkowski, David Padua, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (PG), Gary Levine (SG), Jeffrey Dulberg (SF), Gene Arceo (PF), Timothy Anderson (C) Ronald Haddix, Daniel Cooke, Benjamin Cross, Eric Potts, Peter Stalter | |
| 09:37 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg misses the lay-in | 36-46 |
| 09:36 | Ball State | Gene Arceo pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 09:19 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-46 |
| 09:17 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg grabs the offensive board | 36-46 |
| 09:07 | Ball State | Gene Arceo lays it up and in | 36-48 |
| 09:01 | Minnesota | Bryan Lubinsky loses the dribble to Timothy Anderson | 36-48 |
| 08:35 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-48 |
| 08:34 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg tips it but misses | 36-48 |
| 08:32 | Minnesota | David Moore snags the defensive board | 36-48 |
| 08:16 | Minnesota | Bryan Lubinsky is fouled on the floor by Leonard Robards - foul #1 on Leonard Robards, team foul #5 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski (SF) David Moore | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Potts (PF), Peter Stalter (C) Gene Arceo, Timothy Anderson | |
| 08:02 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Dulberg - foul #4 on Jeffrey Dulberg, team foul #6 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Padua (PF) Michael Flanagan | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Cooke (SG) Jeffrey Dulberg | |
| 07:45 | Minnesota | Bryan Lubinsky drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Burkhart | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Burkhart (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Melvin Randall (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Garf Szymkowski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Padua (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Bryan Lubinsky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Leonard Robards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Cooke (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gary Levine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Potts (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. C - Peter Stalter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Ball State | Gary Levine misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-48 |
| 07:21 | Minnesota | David Padua grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 07:17 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Burkhart | 41-48 |
| 07:03 | Ball State | Eric Potts misses the 3 from the right corner | 41-48 |
| 07:01 | Ball State | Peter Stalter pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 06:48 | Ball State | 3 seconds is called on Leonard Robards | 41-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leon Height (SG), Brian Gray (C) Melvin Randall, Bryan Lubinsky | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG), Benjamin Cross (SF) Leonard Robards, Gary Levine | |
| 06:20 | Minnesota | David Padua banks in the layup | 43-48 |
| 06:16 | Ball State | Peter Stalter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Albertson (SG), David Moore (PF) James Burkhart, David Padua | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 05:59 | Minnesota | Brian Gray comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 05:57 | Ball State | Eric Potts snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 05:41 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 05:39 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Potts | 43-48 |
| 05:26 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 05:24 | Minnesota | David Moore gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 05:17 | Minnesota | Paul Albertson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-48 |
| 05:15 | Ball State | Eric Potts pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke is whistled for a carry | 43-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Burkhart (PG), Melvin Randall (SG), Bryan Lubinsky (SF), David Padua (PF) Leon Height, Paul Albertson, Garf Szymkowski, David Moore | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (SG), Jeffrey Dulberg (PF), Gene Arceo (C) Daniel Cooke, Eric Potts, Peter Stalter | |
| 04:39 | Minnesota | Bryan Lubinsky travels with the ball | 43-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Flanagan (C) Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 04:15 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Leonard Robards | 43-50 |
| 03:54 | Minnesota | James Burkhart is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Dulberg - foul #5 on Jeffrey Dulberg, team foul #7 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Stalter (C) Jeffrey Dulberg | |
| 03:54 | Minnesota | James Burkhart misses the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Gene Arceo pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 03:38 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix is hacked by David Padua - foul #1 on David Padua, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Cooke (SG), Gary Levine (SF), Eric Potts (PF) Ronald Haddix, Benjamin Cross, Gene Arceo | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Burkhart (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Melvin Randall (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bryan Lubinsky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Padua (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Flanagan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Leonard Robards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Cooke (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gary Levine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Potts (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 4 blk. C - Peter Stalter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Ball State | Peter Stalter hits a turnaround near the basket | 43-52 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Minnesota | Bryan Lubinsky misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 03:16 | Ball State | Peter Stalter pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:51 | Ball State | Leonard Robards loses the ball out of bounds | 43-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leon Height (PG), Garf Szymkowski (SF), Brian Gray (C) James Burkhart, Bryan Lubinsky, Michael Flanagan | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 02:37 | Minnesota | David Padua clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-52 |
| 02:35 | Ball State | Peter Stalter pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 02:35 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Burkhart (PG) Leon Height | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG), Benjamin Cross (SF) Leonard Robards, Gary Levine | |
| 02:14 | Ball State | Eric Potts misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 43-52 |
| 02:12 | Minnesota | David Padua gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 02:00 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 01:58 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix grabs the board | 43-52 |
| 01:37 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Gray | 43-52 |
| 01:36 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke misses the tip | 43-52 |
| 01:34 | Minnesota | Brian Gray gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 01:20 | Minnesota | David Padua can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 01:19 | Ball State | Eric Potts grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 00:50 | Ball State | Eric Potts scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Benjamin Cross | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | Brian Gray can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Daniel Cooke - foul #2 on Daniel Cooke, team foul #8 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leon Height (PG), Paul Albertson (SG), Bryan Lubinsky (SF), David Moore (PF) James Burkhart, Melvin Randall, Garf Szymkowski, David Padua | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (PG), Gary Levine (SG), Kevin Magdaleno (SF), Gene Arceo (PF), Timothy Anderson (C) Ronald Haddix, Daniel Cooke, Benjamin Cross, Eric Potts, Peter Stalter | |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | Brian Gray makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | Brian Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Ball State | Leonard Robards is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Height - foul #1 on Leon Height, team foul #4 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Flanagan (C) Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dwayne Williams (SG) Kevin Magdaleno | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Ball State | David Moore denies the turnaround by Dwayne Williams | 45-55 |
| 00:21 | Minnesota | Bryan Lubinsky grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Michael Flanagan is hacked by Leonard Robards - foul #2 on Leonard Robards, team foul #9 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Kevin Magdaleno (SF) Dwayne Williams | |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Michael Flanagan makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Michael Flanagan makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Leon Height is called for the reach on Timothy Anderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leon Height, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Burkhart (PG), Melvin Randall (SG), Garf Szymkowski (SF), David Padua (PF), Brian Gray (C) Leon Height, Paul Albertson, Bryan Lubinsky, David Moore, Michael Flanagan | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Cooke (SG), Peter Stalter (C) Kevin Magdaleno, Gene Arceo | |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke is hacked by Garf Szymkowski - foul #3 on Garf Szymkowski, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| 00:06 | Ball State | David Padua is called for the reach on Daniel Cooke - foul #2 on David Padua, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| 00:06 | Ball State | Daniel Cooke misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 00:06 | Minnesota | Brian Gray grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | David Padua knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 50-55 |