| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brandon Gentry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marcus Gaydos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shannon Baber (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bill Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dick Hammond (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Parkerson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Anthony (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Evans (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earl Schirmer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Blair (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans inbounds the ball | 38-42 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Michigan State | David Anthony knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Earl Schirmer | 38-44 |
| 19:15 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry double dribbles | 38-44 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | Brandon Gentry is called for the reach on Eric Parkerson - foul #3 on Brandon Gentry, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG) Brandon Gentry | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Parkerson | 38-47 |
| 18:32 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-47 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | James Blair loses the dribble to Marcus Gaydos | 38-47 |
| 18:02 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber lays it in on a nice dish by Marcus Gaydos | 40-47 |
| 17:38 | Michigan State | David Anthony hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-47 |
| 17:36 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 17:25 | Minnesota | James Johnson can't connect on a shot near the basket | 40-47 |
| 17:23 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to David Anthony | 40-47 |
| 17:04 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans is fouled on the floor by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell (SG) Marcus Gaydos | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Johnson (SG), Harry Evans (SF), Bruce Banks (PF), Richard Wesley (C) Eric Parkerson, Matthew Evans, Earl Schirmer, James Blair | |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Harry Evans is whistled for a carry | 40-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Steve Stewart (SF) Shannon Baber | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson (PG) David Anthony | |
| 16:18 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Scottie Southwell and the foul's on Bruce Banks - foul #2 on Bruce Banks, team foul #1 | 42-47 |
| 16:18 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 15:52 | Michigan State | Harry Evans makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Johnson | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scottie Southwell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bill Stephens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Dick Hammond (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Parkerson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harry Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bruce Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Wesley (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Richard Wesley - foul #3 on Richard Wesley, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry (PG), Marcus Gaydos (SG), Shannon Baber (SF) James Johnson, Scottie Southwell, Steve Stewart | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Anthony (PG), Matthew Evans (SF), Earl Schirmer (PF), James Blair (C) Eric Parkerson, Robert Johnson, Bruce Banks, Richard Wesley | |
| 15:31 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 15:31 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 15:16 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 15:14 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 15:09 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-50 |
| 15:07 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond tips it back up and in | 47-50 |
| 14:49 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Dick Hammond - foul #2 on Dick Hammond, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Steve Stewart (PF) Bill Stephens | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:49 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 14:49 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 14:40 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos hits a turnaround from the left block | 49-52 |
| 14:18 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 14:17 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 14:12 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brandon Gentry | 52-52 |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from David Anthony | 52-54 |
| 13:32 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Matthew Evans - foul #1 on Matthew Evans, team foul #3 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bill Stephens (PF), Thomas Beal (C) Steve Stewart, Dick Hammond | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson (PG), Bruce Banks (PF) Harry Evans, Matthew Evans | |
| 13:32 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 13:32 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 13:32 | Michigan State | James Blair pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 13:08 | Michigan State | Bill Stephens takes the ball from Earl Schirmer | 53-54 |
| 12:56 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-54 |
| 12:55 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Bruce Banks | 53-54 |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 53-54 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | David Anthony grabs the offensive board | 53-54 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Parkerson | 53-56 |
| 11:55 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber loses the dribble to David Anthony | 53-56 |
| 11:52 | Michigan State | David Anthony misses the lay-in | 53-56 |
| 11:51 | Michigan State | James Blair tips it back up and in | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brandon Gentry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marcus Gaydos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shannon Baber (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bill Stephens (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Beal (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Parkerson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Anthony (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earl Schirmer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Blair (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal is fouled on the floor by James Blair - foul #3 on James Blair, team foul #4 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG), Scottie Southwell (SG), Steve Stewart (SF), Juan Ramirez (PF), Dick Hammond (C) Brandon Gentry, Marcus Gaydos, Shannon Baber, Bill Stephens, Thomas Beal | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harry Evans (SG), Matthew Evans (SF), Richard Wesley (C) David Anthony, Earl Schirmer, James Blair | |
| 11:12 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Wesley - foul #4 on Richard Wesley, team foul #5 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito (PF) Richard Wesley | |
| 11:12 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 11:12 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 11:12 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond snags the offensive board | 54-58 |
| 11:03 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart is fouled on the floor by Matthew Evans - foul #2 on Matthew Evans, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| 10:57 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell travels with the ball | 54-58 |
| 10:35 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson scores on a shot from the left side set up by Matthew Evans | 54-60 |
| 10:27 | Minnesota | James Johnson can't connect on a floater from the right side | 54-60 |
| 10:25 | Minnesota | Juan Ramirez gets the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 10:14 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell clanks a 3 from the right corner | 54-60 |
| 10:13 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond grabs the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 10:06 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell scores on a 3 from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 09:40 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Harry Evans | 57-63 |
| 09:18 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell is fouled on the floor by Harry Evans - foul #2 on Harry Evans, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry (PG), Shannon Baber (SF), Bill Stephens (PF) James Johnson, Steve Stewart, Juan Ramirez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Anthony (PG), Robert Johnson (SG), Earl Schirmer (PF), James Blair (C) Eric Parkerson, Harry Evans, Teodoro Esposito, Bruce Banks | |
| 09:18 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 09:18 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 08:54 | Michigan State | 3 seconds is called on David Anthony | 59-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos (SG) Scottie Southwell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:39 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry misses the 3 from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 08:37 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens tips it in | 61-63 |
| 08:16 | Michigan State | David Anthony drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Evans | 61-66 |
| 08:09 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-66 |
| 08:07 | Michigan State | James Blair pulls down the rebound | 61-66 |
| 08:03 | Michigan State | David Anthony is hacked by Brandon Gentry in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brandon Gentry, team foul #4 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG) Brandon Gentry | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harry Evans (SG), Teodoro Esposito (PF) Robert Johnson, Matthew Evans | |
| 07:47 | Michigan State | James Blair blows the layup | 61-66 |
| 07:45 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos gets the rebound | 61-66 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marcus Gaydos (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shannon Baber (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bill Stephens (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Dick Hammond (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Anthony (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harry Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Earl Schirmer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Teodoro Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Blair (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:43 | Minnesota | James Johnson is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Johnson, team foul #5 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry (PG), Steve Stewart (PF), Thomas Beal (C) James Johnson, Bill Stephens, Dick Hammond | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Wesley (C) James Blair | |
| 07:23 | Michigan State | David Anthony drills a jumper from the right wing | 61-68 |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-68 |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | Richard Wesley gets the rebound | 61-68 |
| 06:54 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Anthony | 61-70 |
| 06:48 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-70 |
| 06:29 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito is fouled on the floor by Steve Stewart - foul #1 on Steve Stewart, team foul #6 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell (SG), Bill Stephens (PF), Dick Hammond (C) Marcus Gaydos, Shannon Baber, Thomas Beal | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson (PG), Matthew Evans (SF), Bruce Banks (PF), James Blair (C) Harry Evans, Earl Schirmer, Teodoro Esposito, Richard Wesley | |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-70 |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks tips it home | 64-72 |
| 05:59 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-72 |
| 05:58 | Michigan State | James Blair grabs the board | 64-72 |
| 05:31 | Michigan State | Steve Stewart steals it from James Blair | 64-72 |
| 05:23 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-72 |
| 05:22 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-72 |
| 05:02 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-72 |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks gets the rebound | 64-72 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | James Blair drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Eric Parkerson and he's fouled by Bill Stephens - foul #3 on Bill Stephens, team foul #7 | 64-74 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG), Marcus Gaydos (SG), Shannon Baber (SF), Juan Ramirez (PF), Thomas Beal (C) Brandon Gentry, Scottie Southwell, Steve Stewart, Bill Stephens, Dick Hammond | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harry Evans (SG), Earl Schirmer (SF) David Anthony, Matthew Evans | |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | James Blair makes the free throw | 64-75 |
| 04:09 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Juan Ramirez | 66-75 |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 66-75 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson grabs the offensive board | 66-75 |
| 03:32 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 66-75 |
| 03:31 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Thomas Beal | 66-75 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marcus Gaydos (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shannon Baber (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Juan Ramirez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Beal (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Parkerson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harry Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Earl Schirmer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Banks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - James Blair (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Minnesota | Juan Ramirez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-75 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry (PG), Dick Hammond (C) James Johnson, Thomas Beal | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Evans (SF), Richard Wesley (C) Bruce Banks, James Blair | |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | A charge is called on Richard Wesley - foul #5 on Richard Wesley, team foul #8 | 66-75 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bill Stephens (PF) Juan Ramirez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Anthony (PG), James Blair (C) Eric Parkerson, Richard Wesley | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:38 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-75 |
| 02:37 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond hits the follow up shot | 68-75 |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans is hacked by Shannon Baber - foul #2 on Shannon Baber, team foul #8 | 68-75 |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans makes the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| 01:53 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-77 |
| 01:52 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos tips it back up and in | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer is hacked by Brandon Gentry in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brandon Gentry, team foul #9 | 70-77 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG) Brandon Gentry | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson (PG), Bruce Banks (PF) David Anthony, Matthew Evans | |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer makes the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer makes the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| 01:35 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond can't finish the layup | 70-79 |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks gets the rebound | 70-79 |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-79 |
| 01:31 | Michigan State | James Blair is hacked by James Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Johnson, team foul #10 | 70-79 |
| 01:31 | Michigan State | James Blair makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 01:31 | Michigan State | James Blair misses the 2nd free throw | 70-80 |
| 01:31 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Dick Hammond | 70-80 |
| 01:11 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-80 |
| 01:10 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks grabs the board | 70-80 |
| 01:08 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks is hacked by James Johnson in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Johnson, team foul #11 | 70-80 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell (SG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Johnson (SG), Teodoro Esposito (PF) Earl Schirmer, James Blair | |
| 01:08 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks makes the 1st free throw | 70-81 |
| 01:08 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks misses the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| 01:08 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens snags the defensive board | 70-81 |
| 00:52 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 70-81 |
| 00:51 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond snags the offensive board | 70-81 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-81 |
| 00:46 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens tips it back up and in | 72-81 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-81 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer (SF), James Blair (C) Robert Johnson, Teodoro Esposito | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | James Blair is hacked by Marcus Gaydos in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marcus Gaydos, team foul #12 | 72-81 |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | James Blair makes the 1st free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | James Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 72-83 |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-83 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks grabs the board | 72-83 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson misses long on an open shot from the right side | 72-83 |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Schirmer | 72-83 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson runs out the clock | 72-83 |