| Lineup | Howard | PG - William Pusey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darrell Benson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dante Haight (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Kendall (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Felton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sonny Riggs (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Capone (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Aaron Devine (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ernest Schirmer (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Scott Capone inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer misses the fadeaway from the left block | 25-34 |
| 19:37 | Howard | Clifford Kendall snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 19:24 | Howard | Darrell Benson misses the 3 from the right corner | 25-34 |
| 19:23 | Minnesota | Scott Capone grabs the board | 25-34 |
| 19:15 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Clifford Kendall - foul #3 on Clifford Kendall, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Williams (PF) Clifford Kendall | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 19:15 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 19:15 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine misses the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 19:15 | Howard | Jeffrey Williams grabs the board | 25-35 |
| 18:57 | Howard | Ernest Schirmer is called for the reach on Darrell Benson - foul #3 on Ernest Schirmer, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| 18:45 | Howard | Darrell Benson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Williams | 28-35 |
| 18:26 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer dunks the ball on a great pass from Sonny Riggs | 28-37 |
| 18:05 | Howard | Dante Haight hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Sonny Riggs - foul #1 on Sonny Riggs, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| 18:05 | Howard | Dante Haight misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 18:05 | Howard | Dante Haight makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 17:47 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin is hacked by William Pusey - foul #1 on William Pusey, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| 17:35 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer misses the floater from the right block | 29-37 |
| 17:34 | Howard | Jeffrey Williams pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| 17:10 | Howard | The short jumper by Darrell Benson is denied by Aaron Devine | 29-37 |
| 17:08 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 16:51 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin is fouled on the floor by Christopher Felton - foul #3 on Christopher Felton, team foul #3 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Stanley (PG), Louis Morgan (SG), Robert Beatty (SF), Donnie Streit (C) William Pusey, Darrell Benson, Dante Haight, Christopher Felton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:34 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Aaron Devine | 29-39 |
| 16:12 | Howard | Robert Beatty connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Williams and he's fouled by Scott Capone - foul #3 on Scott Capone, team foul #3 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Crampton (PF) Jeffrey Williams | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Hale (SF) Scott Capone | |
| 16:12 | Howard | Robert Beatty misses the free throw | 31-39 |
| 16:12 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 15:54 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs connects on the 3 from the left corner | 31-42 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Stanley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Morgan (fresh) SF - Robert Beatty (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Crampton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donnie Streit (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sonny Riggs (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Aaron Devine (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Schirmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | Howard | Donnie Streit clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-42 |
| 15:37 | Howard | Louis Morgan tips it but misses | 31-42 |
| 15:36 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 15:17 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin misses long on a shot from the right side | 31-42 |
| 15:16 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Devine | 31-42 |
| 14:59 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 14:58 | Howard | Robert Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 14:34 | Howard | Joseph Crampton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-42 |
| Subs | Howard | William Pusey (PG), Darrell Benson (SG), Dante Haight (SF), Clifford Kendall (PF), Christopher Felton (C) Robert Stanley, Louis Morgan, Robert Beatty, Joseph Crampton, Donnie Streit | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Capone (SF) Gerald Hale | |
| 14:21 | Minnesota | Scott Capone lays it up and in on a nice dish by Peter Aikin | 31-44 |
| 14:00 | Howard | Christopher Felton is whistled for traveling | 31-44 |
| 13:43 | Minnesota | Christopher Felton steps in front of the Sonny Riggs pass | 31-44 |
| 13:23 | Howard | The 3pt attempt by Darrell Benson is denied by Peter Aikin | 31-44 |
| 13:22 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer grabs the board | 31-44 |
| 13:05 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Aaron Devine | 31-47 |
| 12:48 | Howard | The short jumper by Christopher Felton is denied by Aaron Devine | 31-47 |
| 12:47 | Minnesota | Scott Capone gets the rebound | 31-47 |
| 12:43 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Sonny Riggs | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:36 | Howard | William Pusey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dante Haight | 34-49 |
| 12:20 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 34-49 |
| 12:18 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs tips it back up and in | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:06 | Howard | Clifford Kendall can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Sonny Riggs - foul #2 on Sonny Riggs, team foul #4 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist (SG), Gerald Hale (SF), Daniel Butler (PF) Sonny Riggs, Aaron Devine, Ernest Schirmer | |
| 12:06 | Howard | Clifford Kendall makes the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 12:06 | Howard | Clifford Kendall makes the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 11:43 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Gerald Hale | 36-54 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - William Pusey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Benson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Dante Haight (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Kendall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Felton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Emerson Lindquist (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gerald Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Capone (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:27 | Howard | Christopher Felton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-54 |
| 11:25 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist pulls down the rebound | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:01 | Minnesota | Scott Capone misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-54 |
| 11:00 | Howard | Darrell Benson pulls down the rebound | 36-54 |
| 10:40 | Howard | William Pusey knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Peter Aikin - foul #2 on Peter Aikin, team foul #5 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Howard | Louis Morgan (SG), Robert Beatty (SF), Jeffrey Williams (PF), Donnie Streit (C) Darrell Benson, Dante Haight, Clifford Kendall, Christopher Felton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs (SG) Peter Aikin | |
| 10:40 | Howard | William Pusey makes the free throw | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:18 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist clanks a 3 from the left corner | 39-54 |
| 10:16 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler snags the offensive board | 39-54 |
| 09:56 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 39-54 |
| 09:54 | Howard | Jeffrey Williams pulls down the rebound | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:50 | Howard | Louis Morgan scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by William Pusey | 42-54 |
| 09:35 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Sonny Riggs | 42-57 |
| 09:21 | Howard | William Pusey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-57 |
| Subs | Howard | Dante Haight (SF) William Pusey | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Peter Aikin (PG), Aaron Devine (PF), Ernest Schirmer (C) Emerson Lindquist, Daniel Butler, Scott Capone | |
| 09:09 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer buries a jump hook from the left block | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:58 | Howard | Louis Morgan buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Donnie Streit | 44-59 |
| 08:40 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Jeffrey Williams - foul #2 on Jeffrey Williams, team foul #4 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Howard | Darrell Benson (SG), Christopher Felton (C) Robert Beatty, Donnie Streit | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 08:40 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine makes the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 08:40 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine misses the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| 08:40 | Howard | The rebound goes to Christopher Felton | 44-60 |
| 08:32 | Howard | Christopher Felton hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 44-60 |
| 08:30 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin snags the defensive board | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:24 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin throws it down set up by Sonny Riggs | 44-62 |
| 08:11 | Howard | Darrell Benson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Louis Morgan | 47-62 |
| 07:45 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine lays it in on a great pass from Ernest Schirmer | 47-64 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Louis Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Benson (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Dante Haight (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Williams (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Christopher Felton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sonny Riggs (tiring) 17 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gerald Hale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Aaron Devine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Schirmer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Howard | Jeffrey Williams misses short on a 3 from straight away | 47-64 |
| 07:28 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer pulls down the rebound | 47-64 |
| 07:00 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 47-64 |
| 06:58 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Devine | 47-64 |
| 06:36 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Sonny Riggs | 47-66 |
| 06:19 | Howard | Louis Morgan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-66 |
| 06:18 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Williams | 47-66 |
| 06:13 | Howard | Jeffrey Williams connects on the runner in the paint | 49-66 |
| 05:47 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-66 |
| Subs | Howard | William Pusey (PG), Robert Beatty (SG), Joseph Crampton (SF), Clifford Kendall (PF), Donnie Streit (C) Louis Morgan, Darrell Benson, Dante Haight, Jeffrey Williams, Christopher Felton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Emerson Lindquist (SG), Scott Capone (SF), Daniel Butler (PF) Peter Aikin, Sonny Riggs, Gerald Hale, Aaron Devine | |
| 05:26 | Howard | Robert Beatty comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Emerson Lindquist - foul #1 on Emerson Lindquist, team foul #6 | 49-66 |
| 05:26 | Howard | Robert Beatty misses the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 05:26 | Howard | Robert Beatty makes the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| 05:16 | Minnesota | Scott Capone hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-66 |
| 05:14 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer tips it back up and in | 50-68 |
| 05:00 | Howard | Joseph Crampton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-68 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Aaron Devine (PF) Ernest Schirmer | |
| 04:31 | Minnesota | Scott Capone knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Lionel Weise | 50-70 |
| 04:12 | Howard | Joseph Crampton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-70 |
| 04:11 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Emerson Lindquist | 50-70 |
| 04:07 | Minnesota | Scott Capone can't connect on a floater from the right side | 50-70 |
| 04:05 | Howard | Joseph Crampton grabs the defensive rebound | 50-70 |
| 03:57 | Howard | Donnie Streit can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 50-70 |
| 03:55 | Howard | Joseph Crampton tips it home | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lionel Weise | 52-72 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - William Pusey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Beatty (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Crampton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clifford Kendall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Donnie Streit (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Emerson Lindquist (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Scott Capone (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Devine (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Howard | Clifford Kendall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-72 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Stanley (PG), Louis Morgan (SG) William Pusey, Clifford Kendall | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Hale (SF) Aaron Devine | |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Scott Capone misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Stanley - foul #3 on Robert Stanley, team foul #5 | 52-72 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Prada (C) Donnie Streit | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Scott Capone makes the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Scott Capone makes the 2nd free throw | 52-74 |
| 02:34 | Howard | Louis Morgan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-74 |
| 02:33 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Scott Capone | 52-74 |
| 02:07 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist is hacked by Louis Morgan - foul #1 on Louis Morgan, team foul #6 | 52-74 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Williams (PF) Joseph Crampton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer (C) Scott Capone | |
| 01:45 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Gerald Hale, team foul #7 | 52-74 |
| Subs | Howard | Donnie Streit (C) Robert Prada | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 01:37 | Howard | Jeffrey Williams blows the layup | 52-74 |
| 01:36 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise snags the defensive board | 52-74 |
| 01:14 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-74 |
| 01:13 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler snags the offensive board | 52-74 |
| 00:48 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-74 |
| 00:47 | Howard | Jeffrey Williams snags the defensive board | 52-74 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Howard | Donnie Streit is fouled on the floor by Ernest Schirmer - foul #4 on Ernest Schirmer, team foul #8 | 52-74 |
| 00:43 | Howard | Donnie Streit makes the 1st free throw | 53-74 |
| 00:43 | Howard | Donnie Streit makes the 2nd free throw | 54-74 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Ernest Schirmer | 54-76 |
| 00:17 | Howard | Louis Morgan is hacked by Daniel Butler - foul #1 on Daniel Butler, team foul #9 | 54-76 |
| 00:17 | Howard | Louis Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 55-76 |
| 00:17 | Howard | Louis Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 55-76 |
| 00:17 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Ernest Schirmer | 55-76 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise runs out the clock | 55-76 |