| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Price (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joe Bull (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Victor Fitzpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Butler (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Richards (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Tony Downing (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Santo (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Hoyle (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Joe Bull inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-24 |
| 19:30 | Minnesota | Thomas Price grabs the offensive board | 32-24 |
| 19:01 | Minnesota | Stanford Stilwell steals it from Victor Fitzpatrick | 32-24 |
| 18:43 | Yale | John Hoyle loses the dribble to Daniel Butler | 32-24 |
| 18:19 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 18:17 | Yale | Raymond Santo gets the rebound | 32-24 |
| 17:55 | Yale | Tony Downing is fouled on the floor by Joe Bull - foul #3 on Joe Bull, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| 17:48 | Yale | John Hoyle is denied on a layup by Daniel Butler | 32-24 |
| 17:47 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler pulls down the rebound | 32-24 |
| 17:18 | Minnesota | Joe Bull can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 17:17 | Yale | Tony Downing pulls down the rebound | 32-24 |
| 16:56 | Yale | Richard Richards misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-24 |
| 16:55 | Yale | Tony Downing pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 16:35 | Yale | Raymond Santo is denied on a layup by Daniel Butler | 32-24 |
| 16:33 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 16:12 | Minnesota | Thomas Price knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-24 |
| 16:03 | Yale | Victor Fitzpatrick picks off the pass by Raymond Santo | 35-24 |
| 15:45 | Minnesota | Joe Bull hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Tony Downing - foul #1 on Tony Downing, team foul #1 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Capone (PG), Sonny Riggs (SG), Ernest Schirmer (C) Peter Aikin, Thomas Price, Daniel Butler | |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Peters (PG), Kenneth Brown (SG), Michael Reed (SF), Reginald Dodge (PF), Dwight Rector (C) Stanford Stilwell, Richard Richards, Tony Downing, Raymond Santo, John Hoyle | |
| 15:45 | Minnesota | Joe Bull makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 15:45 | Minnesota | Joe Bull makes the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Scott Capone (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sonny Riggs (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joe Bull (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Victor Fitzpatrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ernest Schirmer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Gerald Peters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Brown (fresh) SF - Michael Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reginald Dodge (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwight Rector (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Yale | Reginald Dodge blows the layup but he's hacked by Sonny Riggs - foul #2 on Sonny Riggs, team foul #2 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist (SF) Joe Bull | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 15:25 | Yale | Reginald Dodge makes the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 15:25 | Yale | Reginald Dodge makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 15:09 | Minnesota | Kenneth Brown is called for the reach on Scott Capone - foul #1 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #2 | 37-26 |
| 14:53 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Reginald Dodge - foul #1 on Reginald Dodge, team foul #3 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Price (SG) Emerson Lindquist | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 14:53 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 14:53 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer misses the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 14:53 | Yale | Dwight Rector snags the defensive board | 38-26 |
| 14:32 | Yale | Kenneth Brown misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 38-26 |
| 14:30 | Yale | Michael Reed tips it home | 38-28 |
| 14:02 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick misses the shot from the left block | 38-28 |
| 14:01 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs tips it in | 40-28 |
| 13:43 | Yale | Reginald Dodge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-28 |
| 13:41 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer snags the defensive board | 40-28 |
| 13:21 | Minnesota | Scott Capone is fouled on the floor by Michael Reed - foul #1 on Michael Reed, team foul #4 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Peter Aikin (PG), Joe Bull (SF), Daniel Butler (PF) Scott Capone, Sonny Riggs, Victor Fitzpatrick | |
| Subs | Yale | Stanford Stilwell (PG), Richard Richards (SG), Tony Downing (SF), Raymond Santo (PF), John Hoyle (C) Gerald Peters, Kenneth Brown, Michael Reed, Reginald Dodge, Dwight Rector | |
| 12:56 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer misses badly on a shot from the right block | 40-28 |
| 12:55 | Yale | The rebound goes to Raymond Santo | 40-28 |
| 12:32 | Yale | Tony Downing loses the dribble to Peter Aikin | 40-28 |
| 12:29 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin misses the easy layup | 40-28 |
| 12:27 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer gets the offensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 12:10 | Minnesota | Joe Bull misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-28 |
| 12:08 | Yale | Raymond Santo snags the defensive board | 40-28 |
| 11:53 | Yale | Raymond Santo makes the fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Daniel Butler - foul #1 on Daniel Butler, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs (SG), Scott Capone (PF) Thomas Price, Ernest Schirmer | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 11:53 | Yale | Raymond Santo makes the free throw | 40-31 |
| 11:32 | Minnesota | Joe Bull misses short on a shot from the baseline | 40-31 |
| 11:30 | Yale | The rebound goes to John Hoyle | 40-31 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Sonny Riggs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joe Bull (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Scott Capone (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Butler (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Richards (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Tony Downing (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Santo (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - John Hoyle (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Yale | Richard Richards connects on the floater from the left block and he's hacked by Joe Bull - foul #4 on Joe Bull, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist (SF) Joe Bull | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 11:11 | Yale | Richard Richards makes the free throw | 40-34 |
| 10:55 | Minnesota | Richard Richards steps in front of the Peter Aikin pass | 40-34 |
| 10:35 | Yale | Richard Richards drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 10:19 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 10:18 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs grabs the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 09:57 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 09:55 | Yale | John Hoyle gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 09:32 | Yale | Raymond Santo is fouled on the floor by Scott Capone - foul #2 on Scott Capone, team foul #5 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Price (SG), Joe Bull (SF), Victor Fitzpatrick (PF), Ernest Schirmer (C) Sonny Riggs, Emerson Lindquist, Scott Capone, Daniel Butler | |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Peters (PG), Kenneth Brown (SG), Michael Reed (SF), Reginald Dodge (PF), Dwight Rector (C) Stanford Stilwell, Richard Richards, Tony Downing, Raymond Santo, John Hoyle | |
| 09:13 | Yale | Michael Reed double dribbles | 40-36 |
| 08:56 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin double dribbles | 40-36 |
| 08:32 | Yale | Joe Bull steals it from Reginald Dodge | 40-36 |
| 08:11 | Minnesota | Joe Bull clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Reginald Dodge - foul #2 on Reginald Dodge, team foul #5 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs (SF) Peter Aikin | |
| Subs | Yale | Stanford Stilwell (PG), Richard Richards (SG), John Hoyle (C) Gerald Peters, Kenneth Brown, Dwight Rector | |
| 08:11 | Minnesota | Joe Bull makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 08:11 | Minnesota | Joe Bull makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 08:00 | Yale | Michael Reed can't finish the layup | 42-36 |
| 07:59 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 07:42 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Joe Bull | 45-36 |
| 07:15 | Yale | Michael Reed is hacked by Sonny Riggs - foul #3 on Sonny Riggs, team foul #6 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Capone (PG), Daniel Butler (C) Joe Bull, Ernest Schirmer | |
| Subs | Yale | Tony Downing (SF), Raymond Santo (PF) Michael Reed, Reginald Dodge | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Scott Capone (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Price (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sonny Riggs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Victor Fitzpatrick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Butler (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Richards (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Tony Downing (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Santo (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - John Hoyle (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:50 | Yale | Raymond Santo knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 45-38 |
| 06:22 | Minnesota | Scott Capone can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-38 |
| 06:20 | Yale | Raymond Santo snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 06:15 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 06:13 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to John Hoyle | 45-38 |
| 05:57 | Yale | Tony Downing is fouled on the floor by Sonny Riggs - foul #4 on Sonny Riggs, team foul #7 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Peter Aikin (PG), Joe Bull (SF) Sonny Riggs, Victor Fitzpatrick | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 05:57 | Yale | Tony Downing misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 05:57 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 05:31 | Minnesota | Raymond Santo is called for the reach on Scott Capone - foul #2 on Raymond Santo, team foul #6 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer (C) Daniel Butler | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 05:11 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin is fouled on the floor by John Hoyle - foul #1 on John Hoyle, team foul #7 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Yale | Michael Reed (SF) Tony Downing | |
| 05:11 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 05:11 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 04:42 | Yale | Richard Richards comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 47-38 |
| 04:41 | Yale | John Hoyle tips it home | 47-40 |
| 04:39 | Minnesota | Stanford Stilwell steals it from Peter Aikin in the backcourt | 47-40 |
| 04:25 | Yale | Richard Richards can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Price - foul #1 on Thomas Price, team foul #8 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick (PF) Scott Capone | |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Peters (PG), Reginald Dodge (PF), Dwight Rector (C) Stanford Stilwell, Raymond Santo, John Hoyle | |
| 04:25 | Yale | Richard Richards makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 04:25 | Yale | Richard Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 04:17 | Minnesota | Thomas Price misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 04:16 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer tips it in | 49-42 |
| 03:55 | Yale | Michael Reed clanks a runner in the paint | 49-42 |
| 03:53 | Yale | Richard Richards misses the tip | 49-42 |
| 03:52 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 03:35 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer loses the dribble to Reginald Dodge | 49-42 |
| 03:21 | Yale | Gerald Peters misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 03:20 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 03:00 | Minnesota | Michael Reed steps in front of the Joe Bull pass | 49-42 |
| 03:00 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Butler (C) Ernest Schirmer | |
| Subs | Yale | Stanford Stilwell (PG), Tony Downing (SF), Raymond Santo (PF), John Hoyle (C) Gerald Peters, Michael Reed, Reginald Dodge, Dwight Rector | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Thomas Price (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joe Bull (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Victor Fitzpatrick (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Butler (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Richards (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Tony Downing (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Santo (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - John Hoyle (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:41 | Yale | John Hoyle lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stanford Stilwell | 49-44 |
| 02:19 | Minnesota | Joe Bull hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 02:18 | Yale | Richard Richards snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 02:09 | Yale | Raymond Santo misses the dunk | 49-44 |
| 02:07 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Joe Bull | 49-44 |
| 01:42 | Minnesota | Thomas Price misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 01:40 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler grabs the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 01:23 | Minnesota | Joe Bull misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-44 |
| 01:21 | Yale | Richard Richards snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 01:10 | Yale | Tony Downing clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joe Bull - foul #5 on Joe Bull, team foul #9 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs (SF) Joe Bull | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 01:10 | Yale | Tony Downing makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 01:10 | Yale | Tony Downing misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 01:10 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 00:46 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick blows the dunk but he's hacked by John Hoyle - foul #2 on John Hoyle, team foul #8 | 49-45 |
| 00:46 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 00:46 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Yale | Raymond Santo can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 00:37 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick is fouled in the backcourt by Stanford Stilwell - foul #1 on Stanford Stilwell, team foul #9 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist (SF) Sonny Riggs | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 00:34 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 00:34 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 00:34 | Yale | Raymond Santo grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 00:28 | Yale | Richard Richards misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 00:26 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin is fouled in the backcourt by Stanford Stilwell - foul #2 on Stanford Stilwell, team foul #10 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs (SF) Emerson Lindquist | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 00:18 | Yale | Richard Richards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 00:16 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell snags the offensive board | 53-45 |
| 00:14 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 00:13 | Yale | Raymond Santo grabs the offensive board | 53-45 |
| 00:10 | Yale | John Hoyle is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on John Hoyle, team foul #11 | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Minnesota | Stanford Stilwell is called for the reach on Thomas Price in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stanford Stilwell, team foul #12 | 53-45 |
| 00:07 | Minnesota | Thomas Price makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 00:07 | Minnesota | Thomas Price makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 00:00 | Yale | Daniel Butler swats the short shot by Raymond Santo | 55-45 |