| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Brian Rio (fresh) SG - Melvin Marchetti (fresh) SF - David Levron (fresh) PF - Eric Durand (fresh) C - Nicholas Lipps (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Franklin (fresh) SG - Larry Chapman (fresh) SF - David Palko (fresh) PF - Chad McDonald (fresh) C - John Jorden (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | John Jorden wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Chad McDonald | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | San Francisco | Nicholas Lipps misses the 3 from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Minnesota | David Palko pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman double dribbles in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | San Francisco | Brian Rio can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald drills a shot in the lane set up by John Franklin | 0-4 |
| 18:23 | San Francisco | Melvin Marchetti is called for traveling | 0-4 |
| 18:05 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald is alone and drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by David Palko | 0-6 |
| 17:51 | San Francisco | David Levron loses the dribble to Larry Chapman | 0-6 |
| 17:34 | Minnesota | John Franklin clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-6 |
| 17:32 | San Francisco | Nicholas Lipps gets the rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:26 | San Francisco | The jumper by David Levron is denied by John Jorden | 0-6 |
| 17:25 | Minnesota | John Jorden pulls down the rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:23 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman is hacked by Melvin Marchetti in the backcourt - foul #1 on Melvin Marchetti, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| Subs | San Francisco | John Hunter (PG), Carl Settle (SF), Danny Diener (PF), Kenneth Barnett (C) Brian Rio, David Levron, Eric Durand, Nicholas Lipps | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle (SF), Thomas Giblin (C) David Palko, John Jorden | |
| 17:10 | Minnesota | John Franklin is hacked by John Hunter - foul #1 on John Hunter, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Alexander Merideth (SG) Melvin Marchetti | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:55 | Minnesota | John Franklin is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Barnett - foul #1 on Kenneth Barnett, team foul #3 | 0-6 |
| 16:32 | Minnesota | John Franklin misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-6 |
| 16:30 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald tips it in | 0-8 |
| 16:15 | San Francisco | Derek Gravelle steals it from Carl Settle | 0-8 |
| 15:55 | Minnesota | Kenneth Barnett steals the ball from Chad McDonald | 0-8 |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - John Hunter (fresh) SG - Alexander Merideth (fresh) SF - Carl Settle (fresh) PF - Danny Diener (fresh) C - Kenneth Barnett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Franklin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Chapman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Derek Gravelle (fresh) PF - Chad McDonald (tiring) 6 pts. C - Thomas Giblin (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | San Francisco | Carl Settle is denied on a layup by Thomas Giblin | 0-8 |
| 15:33 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald grabs the defensive rebound | 0-8 |
| 15:14 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 0-8 |
| 15:12 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald can't tip it in | 0-8 |
| 15:11 | San Francisco | Kenneth Barnett gets the rebound | 0-8 |
| 15:03 | San Francisco | Danny Diener clanks a 3 from the right wing | 0-8 |
| 15:01 | San Francisco | Kenneth Barnett tips it in | 2-8 |
| 14:57 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-8 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Brian Rio (PG), Melvin Marchetti (SG), David Levron (SF), Eric Durand (PF), Nicholas Lipps (C) John Hunter, Alexander Merideth, Carl Settle, Danny Diener, Kenneth Barnett | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mauricio Greco (PG), David Palko (SF), Nathan Frazier (PF), John Jorden (C) John Franklin, Derek Gravelle, Chad McDonald, Thomas Giblin | |
| 14:38 | San Francisco | Melvin Marchetti hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-8 |
| 14:36 | Minnesota | Mauricio Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 14:08 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Mauricio Greco | 2-11 |
| 13:56 | San Francisco | Eric Durand can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Nathan Frazier - foul #1 on Nathan Frazier, team foul #1 | 2-11 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Dennis Liao (C) Nicholas Lipps | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Franklin (PG), Thomas Robinson (SG) Mauricio Greco, Larry Chapman | |
| 13:56 | San Francisco | Eric Durand makes the 1st free throw | 3-11 |
| 13:56 | San Francisco | Eric Durand makes the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 13:28 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier misses the lay-in but the foul's on Eric Durand - foul #1 on Eric Durand, team foul #4 | 4-11 |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger (C) John Jorden | |
| 13:28 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 4-12 |
| 13:28 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 4-13 |
| 13:15 | San Francisco | Eric Durand is fouled on the floor by David Palko - foul #1 on David Palko, team foul #2 | 4-13 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Carl Settle (SF) David Levron | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Chad McDonald (PF) Nathan Frazier | |
| 13:06 | San Francisco | Dennis Liao is fouled on the floor by Stanley Metzinger - foul #1 on Stanley Metzinger, team foul #3 | 4-13 |
| Subs | San Francisco | John Hunter (PG) Brian Rio | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:47 | San Francisco | Dennis Liao's pass is intercepted by Chad McDonald | 4-13 |
| 12:23 | Minnesota | John Franklin travels with the ball | 4-13 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Kenneth Barnett (SF), Danny Diener (PF), Nicholas Lipps (C) Melvin Marchetti, Eric Durand, Dennis Liao | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mauricio Greco (PG), Larry Chapman (SG), Derek Gravelle (SF), Thomas Giblin (C) John Franklin, Thomas Robinson, David Palko, Chad McDonald | |
| 11:57 | San Francisco | Danny Diener throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-13 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Brian Rio (PG), Alexander Merideth (SG) John Hunter, Carl Settle | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier (PF), John Jorden (C) Stanley Metzinger, Thomas Giblin | |
| 11:52 | Minnesota | Alexander Merideth is called for the reach on Nathan Frazier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alexander Merideth, team foul #5 | 4-13 |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Brian Rio (fresh) SG - Alexander Merideth (fresh) SF - Kenneth Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Diener (fresh) C - Nicholas Lipps (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mauricio Greco (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Chapman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Derek Gravelle (fresh) PF - Nathan Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Jorden (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle is hacked by Kenneth Barnett - foul #2 on Kenneth Barnett, team foul #6 | 4-13 |
| Subs | San Francisco | David Levron (SF) Kenneth Barnett | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 11:12 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman clanks a jumper from the right side | 4-13 |
| 11:10 | San Francisco | Danny Diener snags the defensive board | 4-13 |
| 10:51 | San Francisco | David Levron misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 4-13 |
| 10:50 | San Francisco | The offensive rebound goes to David Levron | 4-13 |
| 10:39 | San Francisco | Nicholas Lipps loses the ball out of bounds | 4-13 |
| Subs | San Francisco | John Hunter (PG), Melvin Marchetti (SG), Carl Settle (SF), Eric Durand (PF), Dennis Liao (C) Brian Rio, Alexander Merideth, David Levron, Danny Diener, Nicholas Lipps | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Franklin (PG), Thomas Robinson (SG), David Palko (SF), Stanley Metzinger (PF), Thomas Giblin (C) Mauricio Greco, Larry Chapman, Derek Gravelle, Nathan Frazier, John Jorden | |
| 10:11 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger is whistled for a carry | 4-13 |
| 09:58 | San Francisco | Eric Durand connects on the shot from the right wing | 6-13 |
| 09:55 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin is hacked by Carl Settle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Settle, team foul #7 | 6-13 |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Chad McDonald (PF) Stanley Metzinger | |
| 09:55 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin makes the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 09:55 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin misses the 2nd free throw | 6-14 |
| 09:55 | San Francisco | Dennis Liao grabs the defensive rebound | 6-14 |
| 09:41 | San Francisco | Thomas Robinson is called for the reach on Carl Settle - foul #1 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #4 | 6-14 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Nicholas Lipps (C) Dennis Liao | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 09:23 | San Francisco | Carl Settle misses long on a jump hook from close range | 6-14 |
| 09:21 | San Francisco | Melvin Marchetti pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-14 |
| 09:03 | San Francisco | Carl Settle buries a driving attempt from close range | 8-14 |
| 08:42 | Minnesota | John Franklin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 08:40 | San Francisco | Melvin Marchetti grabs the defensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 08:19 | San Francisco | John Hunter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-14 |
| 08:18 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald gets the rebound | 8-14 |
| 07:54 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald misses long on an open floater near the basket | 8-14 |
| 07:53 | San Francisco | Carl Settle snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - John Hunter (fairly fresh) SG - Melvin Marchetti (fairly fresh) SF - Carl Settle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Durand (tiring) 4 pts. C - Nicholas Lipps (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Franklin (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Robinson (fairly fresh) SF - David Palko (fairly fresh) PF - Chad McDonald (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Giblin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:40 | San Francisco | Nicholas Lipps comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-14 |
| 07:38 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin grabs the board | 8-14 |
| 07:19 | Minnesota | Thomas Robinson misses the wide open fadeaway from the left block | 8-14 |
| 07:18 | Minnesota | Thomas Robinson tips it in | 8-16 |
| 07:09 | San Francisco | Thomas Giblin is called for the reach on John Hunter - foul #1 on Thomas Giblin, team foul #5 | 8-16 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Brian Rio (PG), Alexander Merideth (SG), David Levron (SF), Danny Diener (PF), Dennis Liao (C) John Hunter, Melvin Marchetti, Carl Settle, Eric Durand, Nicholas Lipps | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mauricio Greco (PG), Larry Chapman (SG), Derek Gravelle (SF), Nathan Frazier (PF), John Jorden (C) John Franklin, Thomas Robinson, David Palko, Chad McDonald, Thomas Giblin | |
| 06:54 | San Francisco | Danny Diener is fouled on the floor by Derek Gravelle - foul #1 on Derek Gravelle, team foul #6 | 8-16 |
| 06:41 | San Francisco | Alexander Merideth misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-16 |
| 06:39 | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle grabs the defensive rebound | 8-16 |
| 06:10 | Minnesota | John Jorden is open and scores on a driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Dennis Liao - foul #1 on Dennis Liao, team foul #8 | 8-18 |
| 06:10 | Minnesota | John Jorden makes the free throw | 8-19 |
| 05:50 | San Francisco | David Levron is fouled on the floor by Derek Gravelle - foul #2 on Derek Gravelle, team foul #7 | 8-19 |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Shelley (SF) Derek Gravelle | |
| 05:50 | San Francisco | David Levron makes the 1st free throw | 9-19 |
| 05:50 | San Francisco | David Levron misses the 2nd free throw | 9-19 |
| 05:50 | Minnesota | John Jorden grabs the defensive rebound | 9-19 |
| 05:45 | Minnesota | Danny Diener steps in front of the Mauricio Greco pass in the backcourt | 9-19 |
| 05:35 | San Francisco | Brian Rio knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-19 |
| 05:32 | Minnesota | John Jorden is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Liao - foul #2 on Dennis Liao, team foul #9 | 12-19 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Melvin Marchetti (SG), Nicholas Lipps (C) David Levron, Dennis Liao | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Franklin (PG) Mauricio Greco | |
| 05:32 | Minnesota | John Jorden misses the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 05:32 | San Francisco | The rebound goes to Nicholas Lipps | 12-19 |
| 05:16 | San Francisco | Nicholas Lipps misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-19 |
| 05:14 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Nathan Frazier | 12-19 |
| 05:09 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-19 |
| 05:07 | San Francisco | Nicholas Lipps gets the rebound | 12-19 |
| 05:03 | San Francisco | Brian Rio misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-19 |
| 05:02 | San Francisco | Melvin Marchetti gets the offensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 04:38 | San Francisco | Brian Rio is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Brian Rio, team foul #10 | 12-19 |
| Subs | San Francisco | David Levron (SF), Eric Durand (PF) Alexander Merideth, Nicholas Lipps | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Palko (SF), Chad McDonald (PF), Stanley Metzinger (C) James Shelley, Nathan Frazier, John Jorden | |
| 04:20 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman misses short on an open shot from the free throw line | 12-19 |
| 04:19 | Minnesota | David Palko gets the offensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 04:04 | Minnesota | Eric Durand steps in front of the David Palko pass | 12-19 |
| 03:45 | San Francisco | Eric Durand is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Eric Durand, team foul #11 | 12-19 |
| Subs | San Francisco | John Hunter (PG), Carl Settle (SF), Kenneth Barnett (PF), Dennis Liao (C) Brian Rio, David Levron, Eric Durand, Danny Diener | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mauricio Greco (PG), Thomas Giblin (C) John Franklin, Chad McDonald | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - John Hunter (fresh) SG - Melvin Marchetti (fairly fresh) SF - Carl Settle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Liao (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mauricio Greco (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Chapman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Palko (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stanley Metzinger (fresh) C - Thomas Giblin (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman loses the dribble to Melvin Marchetti | 12-19 |
| 03:04 | San Francisco | Melvin Marchetti misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-19 |
| 03:03 | San Francisco | John Hunter snags the offensive board | 12-19 |
| 02:50 | San Francisco | Dennis Liao misses the easy layup | 12-19 |
| 02:48 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin grabs the defensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 02:40 | Minnesota | Carl Settle steps in front of the Stanley Metzinger pass | 12-19 |
| 02:18 | San Francisco | Dennis Liao misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-19 |
| 02:16 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger snags the defensive board | 12-19 |
| 01:53 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Larry Chapman | 12-21 |
| 01:46 | San Francisco | Melvin Marchetti double dribbles | 12-21 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Brian Rio (PG), Alexander Merideth (SG), David Levron (SF), Eric Durand (PF), Nicholas Lipps (C) John Hunter, Melvin Marchetti, Carl Settle, Kenneth Barnett, Dennis Liao | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Franklin (PG), Thomas Robinson (SG), Derek Gravelle (SF), Chad McDonald (PF), John Jorden (C) Mauricio Greco, Larry Chapman, David Palko, Stanley Metzinger, Thomas Giblin | |
| 01:24 | Minnesota | Thomas Robinson scores on a shot from the right side | 12-23 |
| 01:00 | San Francisco | Brian Rio drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Alexander Merideth | 15-23 |
| 00:32 | Minnesota | John Franklin is fouled on the floor by Brian Rio - foul #2 on Brian Rio, team foul #12 | 15-23 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Carl Settle (SF), Danny Diener (PF) David Levron, Eric Durand | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Larry Chapman (SG), Nathan Frazier (PF) Thomas Robinson, Chad McDonald | |
| 00:32 | Minnesota | John Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 00:32 | Minnesota | John Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 00:12 | San Francisco | Derek Gravelle blocks the short jumper by Danny Diener | 15-25 |
| 00:10 | Minnesota | John Jorden snags the defensive board | 15-25 |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Settle - foul #2 on Carl Settle, team foul #13 | 15-25 |
| Subs | San Francisco | John Hunter (PG), Melvin Marchetti (SG), Kenneth Barnett (C) Brian Rio, Alexander Merideth, Nicholas Lipps | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle misses the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle misses the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 00:08 | San Francisco | Kenneth Barnett gets the rebound | 15-25 |
| 00:01 | San Francisco | Kenneth Barnett buries a jumper from the baseline | 17-25 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle misses long on a fullcourt shot | 17-25 |