| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dean Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert White (fresh) PF - Leopoldo Yazzie (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Milner (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) SG - Sean Burton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Blair (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Robert White inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | Sean Burton connects on the 3 from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 19:07 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 27-31 |
| 19:05 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 18:40 | Northwestern | Andrew Milner steps in front of the Jeffery Brannen pass | 27-31 |
| 18:17 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart is hacked by James Blair - foul #1 on James Blair, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Chas Reimann (PF), Timothy Williams (C) Orville Lange, James Blair, Terry Fleming | |
| 17:56 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Johnson | 29-31 |
| 17:35 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer comes up short on the shot in the paint | 29-31 |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer tips it back up and in | 29-33 |
| 17:07 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-33 |
| 17:05 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner snags the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 16:44 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-33 |
| 16:42 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 16:38 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer can't connect on an uncontested floater from the free throw line | 29-33 |
| 16:37 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Robert White | 29-33 |
| 16:12 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-33 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 15:49 | Northwestern | Sean Burton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 15:48 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Stewart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert White (fairly fresh) PF - Leopoldo Yazzie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Milner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fairly fresh) SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Burton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) C - Timothy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-33 |
| 15:33 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 15:09 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen is hacked by Dean Stewart - foul #2 on Dean Stewart, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Orville Lange (SF), James Blair (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Eugene Pfeiffer, Sean Burton, Chas Reimann, Timothy Williams | |
| 14:55 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming's layup is rejected by Leopoldo Yazzie | 29-33 |
| 14:53 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Leopoldo Yazzie | 29-33 |
| 14:24 | Minnesota | Leopoldo Yazzie misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 29-33 |
| 14:23 | Northwestern | James Blair grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 14:18 | Northwestern | Charles Foster can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 14:17 | Minnesota | Robert White gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 14:00 | Minnesota | Robert White knocks in the floater near the basket | 31-33 |
| 13:50 | Northwestern | James Blair buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Chuck Moore | 31-35 |
| 13:22 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Orville Lange | 31-35 |
| 13:07 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Charles Foster | 31-37 |
| 12:38 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Leopoldo Yazzie | 34-37 |
| 12:28 | Northwestern | Charles Foster misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Leopoldo Yazzie - foul #2 on Leopoldo Yazzie, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Morgan (PF), Will Ponte (C) Leopoldo Yazzie, Andrew Milner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (SG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SF), Timothy Williams (C) Chuck Moore, Orville Lange, Terry Fleming | |
| 12:28 | Northwestern | Charles Foster makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 12:28 | Northwestern | Charles Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 12:11 | Minnesota | John Morgan can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by James Blair - foul #2 on James Blair, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Ashworth (SG), Goran Lijewski (SF) Dean Stewart, Robert White | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG) Charles Foster | |
| 12:11 | Minnesota | John Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 12:11 | Minnesota | John Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 12:11 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | Sean Burton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 11:52 | Northwestern | James Blair hits the follow up shot | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Ashworth (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Goran Lijewski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Morgan (fresh) 1 pts. C - Will Ponte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) SG - Sean Burton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Blair (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Minnesota | John Morgan dunks the ball | 37-41 |
| 11:14 | Northwestern | Sean Burton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Bridges (PG), Dean Stewart (SG), Robert White (SF) Daniel Johnson, Ronald Ashworth, Goran Lijewski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:55 | Minnesota | Jeffery Brannen is called for the reach on William Bridges - foul #1 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| 10:34 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner but the foul's on Timothy Williams - foul #2 on Timothy Williams, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Andrew Milner (C) Will Ponte | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), Chas Reimann (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, James Blair, Timothy Williams | |
| 10:34 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 10:34 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 10:34 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart misses the 3rd free throw | 38-41 |
| 10:34 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 10:22 | Northwestern | Sean Burton makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Chuck Moore | 38-44 |
| 09:59 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by John Morgan and he's hacked by Terry Fleming - foul #2 on Terry Fleming, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson (PG), Leopoldo Yazzie (PF) William Bridges, John Morgan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), James Blair (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Chuck Moore, Eugene Pfeiffer, Chas Reimann, Terry Fleming | |
| 09:59 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner makes the free throw | 41-44 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | Sean Burton misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen can't tip it in | 41-44 |
| 09:26 | Minnesota | Leopoldo Yazzie gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 09:00 | Minnesota | Robert White connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Johnson | 43-44 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Blair | 43-46 |
| 08:13 | Minnesota | The pull-up jumper by Dean Stewart is blocked by Thomas Combs | 43-46 |
| 08:11 | Northwestern | James Blair snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | Daniel Johnson steals the ball from James Blair | 43-46 |
| 07:32 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Dean Stewart | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Johnson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dean Stewart (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert White (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leopoldo Yazzie (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Milner (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) SG - Sean Burton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Blair (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Northwestern | Sean Burton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 07:12 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams grabs the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 06:59 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Leopoldo Yazzie - foul #3 on Leopoldo Yazzie, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Bridges (PG), Ronald Ashworth (SG), Goran Lijewski (SF), John Morgan (PF), Will Ponte (C) Daniel Johnson, Dean Stewart, Robert White, Leopoldo Yazzie, Andrew Milner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Sean Burton, James Blair, Thomas Combs | |
| 06:59 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 06:59 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 06:59 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Will Ponte | 46-46 |
| 06:35 | Minnesota | William Bridges misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 06:33 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Eugene Pfeiffer | 46-46 |
| 06:26 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Goran Lijewski - foul #2 on Goran Lijewski, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG), Orville Lange (SF), Chas Reimann (PF) Charles Foster, Chuck Moore, Timothy Williams | |
| 06:26 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 06:26 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 06:12 | Minnesota | Will Ponte is hacked by Sean Burton - foul #1 on Sean Burton, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG) Orville Lange | |
| 05:54 | Minnesota | Will Ponte makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Goran Lijewski | 48-48 |
| 05:36 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann is whistled for traveling | 48-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson (PG) William Bridges | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Orville Lange (SF), James Blair (PF) Charles Foster, Chas Reimann | |
| 05:12 | Minnesota | Terry Fleming takes the ball from John Morgan | 48-48 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming misses the jumper from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 04:53 | Minnesota | Will Ponte gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 04:29 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Orville Lange - foul #1 on Orville Lange, team foul #7 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dean Stewart (SG), Robert White (SF), Leopoldo Yazzie (PF), Andrew Milner (C) Ronald Ashworth, Goran Lijewski, John Morgan, Will Ponte | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Chas Reimann (PF) Sean Burton, Orville Lange, James Blair | |
| 04:29 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 04:29 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | Leopoldo Yazzie steps in front of the Chas Reimann pass | 50-48 |
| 03:38 | Minnesota | Robert White is hacked by Terry Fleming - foul #3 on Terry Fleming, team foul #8 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Bridges (PG) Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Sean Burton (SF), James Blair (PF), Timothy Williams (C) Charles Foster, Eugene Pfeiffer, Chas Reimann, Terry Fleming | |
| 03:38 | Minnesota | Robert White misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | James Blair pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 03:17 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams misses short on an open turnaround from close range | 50-48 |
| 03:15 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Leopoldo Yazzie | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - William Bridges (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dean Stewart (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leopoldo Yazzie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Andrew Milner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) SG - Chuck Moore (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Sean Burton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Blair (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson (PG), Will Ponte (C) William Bridges, Andrew Milner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Chuck Moore, Timothy Williams | |
| 02:35 | Northwestern | Sean Burton is hacked by Dean Stewart - foul #3 on Dean Stewart, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG) Sean Burton | |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming is called for 5 seconds | 50-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Morgan (PF) Leopoldo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Sean Burton (SG) Charles Foster, Orville Lange | |
| 02:09 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leopoldo Yazzie (PF), Andrew Milner (C) John Morgan, Will Ponte | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Williams (PF) James Blair | |
| 01:56 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 50-48 |
| 01:54 | Minnesota | Leopoldo Yazzie can't tip it in | 50-48 |
| 01:52 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson hits the follow up shot | 52-48 |
| 01:41 | Northwestern | Andrew Milner denies the turnaround by Terry Fleming | 52-48 |
| 01:39 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:19 | Minnesota | Robert White is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Robert White, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Orville Lange (SF), James Blair (PF) Eugene Pfeiffer, Timothy Williams | |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Sean Burton loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart is hacked by Jeffery Brannen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #9 | 52-48 |
| 00:51 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:51 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Sean Burton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 54-48 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming tips it but misses | 54-48 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | James Blair tips it in | 54-50 |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner is hacked by Sean Burton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sean Burton, team foul #10 | 54-50 |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming banks in the layup set up by Jeffery Brannen | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Brannen - foul #3 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #11 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Bridges (PG), Mike Tarwater (PF) Daniel Johnson, Leopoldo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:30 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:30 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-52 |
| 00:24 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Andrew Milner | 57-52 |
| 00:24 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leopoldo Yazzie (PF) Mike Tarwater | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart is hacked by Sean Burton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sean Burton, team foul #12 | 57-52 |
| 00:23 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:23 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Sean Burton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Robert White snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 00:11 | Minnesota | Robert White is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Burton - foul #4 on Sean Burton, team foul #13 | 58-52 |
| 00:11 | Minnesota | Robert White makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:11 | Minnesota | Robert White misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Sean Burton clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 00:05 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Andrew Milner | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | William Bridges runs out the clock | 59-52 |