| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fresh) SG - Gerald Hale (fresh) SF - Graham Halverson (fresh) PF - Randy Mitchell (fresh) C - Craig Hargreaves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Ronald Bensen (fresh) SG - Casey Carlson (fresh) SF - Fred Crafts (fresh) PF - Joseph Manriquez (fresh) C - John Laflamme (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Randy Mitchell | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Bensen hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell's floater is tipped away by Fred Crafts | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Manriquez grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | C. Connecticut State | Lionel Weise steps in front of the Fred Crafts pass | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Minnesota | Fred Crafts picks off the pass by Gerald Hale | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | C. Connecticut State | Casey Carlson misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Lionel Weise | 5-0 |
| 17:55 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Bensen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 17:54 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:33 | Minnesota | John Laflamme picks off the pass by Craig Hargreaves | 5-0 |
| 17:10 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Bensen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 17:09 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Manriquez tips it in | 5-2 |
| 17:02 | Minnesota | Fred Crafts is called for the reach on Lionel Weise - foul #1 on Fred Crafts, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Donald Mowen (C) John Laflamme | |
| 16:41 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Randy Mitchell and the foul's on Joseph Manriquez - foul #1 on Joseph Manriquez, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Orville Nichols (SG), Wesley Pratt (SF) Casey Carlson, Fred Crafts | |
| 16:41 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale makes the free throw | 8-2 |
| 16:17 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Bensen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-2 |
| 16:15 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Gerald Hale | 8-2 |
| 15:58 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves can't throw it down | 8-2 |
| 15:57 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Bensen grabs the board | 8-2 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Hale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Graham Halverson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randy Mitchell (fairly fresh) C - Craig Hargreaves (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Ronald Bensen (fresh) SG - Orville Nichols (fresh) SF - Wesley Pratt (fresh) PF - Joseph Manriquez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Mowen (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Manriquez clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-2 |
| 15:33 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Bensen grabs the offensive rebound | 8-2 |
| 15:11 | C. Connecticut State | Wesley Pratt misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Lionel Weise - foul #1 on Lionel Weise, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Aaron Devine (SF) Graham Halverson | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Casey Carlson (SG), John Laflamme (C) Ronald Bensen, Joseph Manriquez | |
| 15:11 | C. Connecticut State | Wesley Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 15:11 | C. Connecticut State | Wesley Pratt makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 14:49 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine lays it up and in and he's hacked by Wesley Pratt - foul #1 on Wesley Pratt, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Hardin (SF) Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Fred Crafts (SF) Wesley Pratt | |
| 14:49 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine misses the free throw | 10-4 |
| 14:49 | C. Connecticut State | The rebound goes to John Laflamme | 10-4 |
| 14:28 | C. Connecticut State | Casey Carlson misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Lionel Weise - foul #2 on Lionel Weise, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Brown (SF) Lionel Weise | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Fomby (PF) Donald Mowen | |
| 14:28 | C. Connecticut State | Casey Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 14:28 | C. Connecticut State | Casey Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:12 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine lays it up and in | 12-6 |
| 13:58 | C. Connecticut State | Randy Mitchell is called for the reach on Fred Crafts - foul #1 on Randy Mitchell, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves (C) Randy Mitchell | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Bensen (PG) Orville Nichols | |
| 13:47 | C. Connecticut State | Casey Carlson misses the easy layup | 12-6 |
| 13:46 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 13:23 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale lays it in | 14-6 |
| 12:58 | C. Connecticut State | Casey Carlson is whistled for traveling | 14-6 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (SG), Graham Halverson (SF) Gerald Hale, Matthew Brown | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Orville Nichols (SG), Joseph Manriquez (PF), Donald Mowen (C) Casey Carlson, Ronald Fomby, John Laflamme | |
| 12:30 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin is called for 3 seconds | 14-6 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell (PF) Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Wesley Pratt (SF) Fred Crafts | |
| 12:07 | C. Connecticut State | Donald Mowen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 14-6 |
| 12:06 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine snags the defensive board | 14-6 |
| 11:58 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton buries a floater from the right block | 16-6 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Hardin (fresh) SG - Wayne Horton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Graham Halverson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randy Mitchell (tiring) C - Aaron Devine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Ronald Bensen (fairly fresh) SG - Orville Nichols (fresh) SF - Wesley Pratt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Manriquez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Mowen (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Manriquez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-6 |
| 11:30 | C. Connecticut State | Donald Mowen tips it home | 16-8 |
| 11:15 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Wayne Horton | 18-8 |
| 10:57 | C. Connecticut State | Orville Nichols knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Bensen | 18-10 |
| 10:46 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 18-10 |
| 10:44 | C. Connecticut State | Wesley Pratt grabs the board | 18-10 |
| 10:20 | C. Connecticut State | Orville Nichols misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Randy Mitchell - foul #2 on Randy Mitchell, team foul #4 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Hale (SG), Matthew Brown (SF), Craig Hargreaves (C) Wayne Horton, Graham Halverson, Randy Mitchell | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Casey Carlson (SG), Fred Crafts (SF), John Laflamme (C) Ronald Bensen, Wesley Pratt, Donald Mowen | |
| 10:20 | C. Connecticut State | Orville Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 18-10 |
| 10:20 | C. Connecticut State | Orville Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 18-10 |
| 10:20 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine pulls down the rebound | 18-10 |
| 10:07 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown misses badly on a floater from the left block | 18-10 |
| 10:06 | C. Connecticut State | John Laflamme snags the defensive board | 18-10 |
| 09:37 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Manriquez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-10 |
| 09:35 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves grabs the defensive rebound | 18-10 |
| 09:22 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale is called for a backcourt violation | 18-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Michael Learned (PG), Ronald Fomby (PF) Orville Nichols, Joseph Manriquez | |
| 09:10 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Fomby misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-10 |
| 09:08 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine grabs the defensive rebound | 18-10 |
| 08:58 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 18-10 |
| 08:57 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves hits the follow up shot | 20-10 |
| 08:45 | C. Connecticut State | Casey Carlson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-10 |
| 08:43 | C. Connecticut State | Fred Crafts hits the follow up shot | 20-12 |
| 08:21 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine loses the dribble to Fred Crafts | 20-12 |
| 07:55 | C. Connecticut State | John Laflamme misses short on a runner from close range | 20-12 |
| 07:53 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin pulls down the rebound | 20-12 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Hardin (fairly fresh) SG - Gerald Hale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Brown (fresh) PF - Aaron Devine (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Hargreaves (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Michael Learned (fresh) SG - Casey Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fred Crafts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Fomby (fresh) C - John Laflamme (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing but the foul's on Fred Crafts - foul #2 on Fred Crafts, team foul #4 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (PG), Graham Halverson (PF) Brian Hardin, Aaron Devine | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Bensen (PG), Wesley Pratt (SF), Joseph Manriquez (PF), Donald Mowen (C) Casey Carlson, Fred Crafts, Ronald Fomby, John Laflamme | |
| 07:42 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown makes the 1st free throw | 21-12 |
| 07:42 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 21-12 |
| 07:42 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown makes the 3rd free throw | 22-12 |
| 07:31 | C. Connecticut State | Michael Learned is whistled for traveling | 22-12 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Aaron Devine (PF) Matthew Brown | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| 07:13 | Minnesota | Ronald Bensen steals it from Craig Hargreaves | 22-12 |
| 06:57 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Manriquez makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Wesley Pratt | 22-14 |
| 06:36 | Minnesota | Donald Mowen blocks the jumper by Gerald Hale | 22-14 |
| 06:35 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-14 |
| 06:15 | Minnesota | Ronald Bensen is called for the reach on Wayne Horton - foul #1 on Ronald Bensen, team foul #5 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Hardin (PG), Matthew Brown (SF) Gerald Hale, Graham Halverson | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Casey Carlson (SG), Orville Nichols (SF) Michael Learned, Wesley Pratt | |
| 06:06 | Minnesota | Joseph Manriquez takes the ball from Matthew Brown | 22-14 |
| 05:46 | C. Connecticut State | Casey Carlson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-14 |
| 05:45 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves grabs the board | 22-14 |
| 05:21 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Casey Carlson - foul #1 on Casey Carlson, team foul #6 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | John Laflamme (C) Donald Mowen | |
| 05:21 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton makes the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 05:21 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 24-14 |
| 05:04 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Manriquez is called for 5 seconds | 24-14 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Hale (SG) Wayne Horton | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| 04:45 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale clanks a jump hook near the basket | 24-14 |
| 04:43 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine tips it back up and in | 26-14 |
| 04:25 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Bensen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-14 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Graham Halverson (PF) Aaron Devine | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Michael Learned (SG), Wesley Pratt (SF), Ronald Fomby (PF) Ronald Bensen, Casey Carlson, Joseph Manriquez | |
| 04:07 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Hardin | 29-14 |
| 04:05 | C. Connecticut State | Orville Nichols throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-14 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Aaron Devine (PF) Matthew Brown | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Donald Mowen (PF) Ronald Fomby | |
| 03:42 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson is fouled on the floor by John Laflamme - foul #1 on John Laflamme, team foul #7 | 29-14 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Randy Mitchell (PF) Brian Hardin, Aaron Devine | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Fred Crafts (SF) Orville Nichols | |
| 03:42 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson makes the 1st free throw | 30-14 |
| 03:42 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-14 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Hale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Graham Halverson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Randy Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig Hargreaves (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Michael Learned (fresh) SG - Wesley Pratt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Crafts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Mowen (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Laflamme (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | C. Connecticut State | Donald Mowen clanks a floater from the free throw line | 31-14 |
| 03:27 | C. Connecticut State | The offensive rebound goes to John Laflamme | 31-14 |
| 03:08 | C. Connecticut State | Michael Learned clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Randy Mitchell - foul #3 on Randy Mitchell, team foul #5 | 31-14 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (SG), Aaron Devine (PF) Gerald Hale, Randy Mitchell | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Casey Carlson (SG), Joseph Manriquez (PF) Wesley Pratt, John Laflamme | |
| 03:08 | C. Connecticut State | Michael Learned makes the 1st free throw | 31-15 |
| 03:08 | C. Connecticut State | Michael Learned makes the 2nd free throw | 31-16 |
| 03:00 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Manriquez - foul #2 on Joseph Manriquez, team foul #8 | 31-16 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Brown (SF) Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Bensen (PG) Michael Learned | |
| 03:00 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton makes the 1st free throw | 32-16 |
| 03:00 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-16 |
| 02:42 | C. Connecticut State | Matthew Brown picks off the pass by Fred Crafts | 33-16 |
| 02:24 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine misses the easy layup | 33-16 |
| 02:22 | C. Connecticut State | Donald Mowen grabs the board | 33-16 |
| 02:04 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Manriquez misses the lay-in | 33-16 |
| 02:03 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Graham Halverson | 33-16 |
| 01:56 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 33-16 |
| 01:54 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson snags the offensive board | 33-16 |
| 01:38 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton is whistled for traveling | 33-16 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Hale (SG), Brian Hardin (SF), Craig Hargreaves (C) Wayne Horton, Matthew Brown, Graham Halverson | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Orville Nichols (SG), John Laflamme (C) Casey Carlson, Donald Mowen | |
| 01:18 | C. Connecticut State | Fred Crafts clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-16 |
| 01:16 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine pulls down the rebound | 33-16 |
| 00:57 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves is whistled for traveling | 33-16 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Wesley Pratt (SF) Fred Crafts | |
| 00:43 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Bensen scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Orville Nichols | 33-19 |
| 00:30 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 33-19 |
| 00:29 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Manriquez grabs the board | 33-19 |
| 00:25 | C. Connecticut State | Wesley Pratt drills a jumper from the right side | 33-21 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine misses long on a shot from the right wing | 33-21 |