| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Glenn Cummings (fresh) SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) SF - Michael Parodi (fresh) PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) C - Stanley Miles (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Zhuang Chu and the foul's on Walter Sullivan - foul #1 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Michigan State | Glenn Cummings takes the ball from Jing-Quo Sun | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 18:27 | Michigan State | Walter Sullivan takes the ball from William Hansen | 3-3 |
| 18:25 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings is fouled in the backcourt by William Hansen - foul #1 on William Hansen, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:13 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 18:11 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan grabs the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:59 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi lays it in on a great pass from Glenn Cummings | 3-5 |
| 17:37 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun is fouled on the floor by Stanley Miles - foul #1 on Stanley Miles, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (PG), Michael Fontaine (SG), Robert Hamm (SF), Justin Rose (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) William Hansen, Jing-Quo Sun, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:23 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski misses the turnaround from the left block | 3-5 |
| 17:21 | Michigan State | Justin Rose pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:57 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-5 |
| 16:41 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald loses the dribble to Justin Rose | 6-5 |
| 16:23 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | Justin Rose grabs the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine comes up short on the floater from close range | 6-5 |
| 16:02 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine snags the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 15:33 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 6-5 |
| 15:32 | Michigan State | Justin Rose grabs the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Daley (fresh) SG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Hamm (fresh) PF - Justin Rose (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Glenn Cummings (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) SF - Michael Parodi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stanley Miles (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:15 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Daley | 8-5 |
| 14:56 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Glenn Cummings and he's fouled by Justin Rose - foul #1 on Justin Rose, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Cedric Owens (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Joseph Daley, Michael Fontaine, Robert Hamm, Justin Rose, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dale Anderson (SG), Gregory Burkhardt (SF), Michael Yang (C) Walter Sullivan, Michael Parodi, Stanley Miles | |
| 14:56 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald makes the free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:38 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 14:21 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald is hacked by Cedric Owens - foul #1 on Cedric Owens, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Antonio Slattery (C) Glenn Cummings, Thomas Heald | |
| 14:01 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 14:00 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| 13:34 | Michigan State | William Hansen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-8 |
| 13:32 | Minnesota | Michael Yang gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 13:18 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on William Hansen - foul #2 on William Hansen, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG) William Hansen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (PG), Stanley Miles (C) Arthur Bower, Antonio Slattery | |
| 13:18 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:18 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:54 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu misses long on a shot from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 12:52 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Gregory Burkhardt | 11-9 |
| 12:39 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings misses the floater from the right side | 11-9 |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:09 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Gregory Burkhardt - foul #1 on Gregory Burkhardt, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan (SG), Michael Parodi (SF), Thomas Heald (PF) Dale Anderson, Gregory Burkhardt, Michael Yang | |
| 12:09 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:09 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 11:58 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the 3 from the left corner | 13-9 |
| 11:56 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles tips it home | 13-11 |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jing-Quo Sun | 15-11 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Glenn Cummings (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) SF - Michael Parodi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 6 pts. C - Stanley Miles (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Minnesota | Jing-Quo Sun takes the ball from Michael Parodi | 15-11 |
| 11:09 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam misses short on a shot near the basket | 15-11 |
| 11:07 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 10:51 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-11 |
| 10:49 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Zhuang Chu | 15-11 |
| 10:30 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu connects on the fadeaway from close range | 17-11 |
| 10:11 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald loses the dribble to Tyrone Adam | 17-11 |
| 09:48 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun scores on a jumper from the right side | 19-11 |
| 09:25 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi is fouled on the floor by Zhuang Chu - foul #1 on Zhuang Chu, team foul #5 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), Justin Rose (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Michael Fontaine, Cedric Owens, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Glenn Cummings, Stanley Miles | |
| 09:10 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald loses the dribble to Joseph Daley | 19-11 |
| 09:06 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley can't finish the layup | 19-11 |
| 09:04 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt grabs the board | 19-11 |
| 08:35 | Minnesota | Arthur Bower can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-11 |
| 08:34 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald grabs the offensive rebound | 19-11 |
| 08:20 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Justin Rose - foul #2 on Justin Rose, team foul #6 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Michael Fontaine (SG), Cedric Owens (PF) Robert Hamm, Zhuang Chu, Justin Rose | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Yang (C) Michael Parodi | |
| 08:20 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the 1st free throw | 19-11 |
| 08:20 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the 2nd free throw | 19-11 |
| 08:20 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski grabs the defensive rebound | 19-11 |
| 07:59 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley drills a floater from the left wing | 21-11 |
| 07:41 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-11 |
| 07:40 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun grabs the board | 21-11 |
| 07:33 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-11 |
| 07:32 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Thomas Heald | 21-11 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cedric Owens (fairly fresh) C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Arthur Bower (fresh) SG - Walter Sullivan (fairly fresh) SF - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Heald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Yang (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-11 |
| 07:27 | Minnesota | Michael Yang tips it home | 21-13 |
| 07:00 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley travels with the ball | 21-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Tyrone Adam (PF) Jing-Quo Sun, Michael Fontaine, Cedric Owens | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (PG), Dale Anderson (SG), Stanley Miles (C) Arthur Bower, Walter Sullivan, Thomas Heald | |
| 06:39 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles lays it in set up by Dale Anderson | 21-15 |
| 06:24 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Cedric Owens (PF) Robert Hamm, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Parodi (SF) Michael Yang | |
| 06:07 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-18 |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens is hacked by Michael Parodi - foul #1 on Michael Parodi, team foul #4 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG) Zhuang Chu | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 05:31 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-18 |
| 05:29 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 05:09 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 21-18 |
| 05:08 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jing-Quo Sun | 21-18 |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | Stanley Miles takes the ball from Joseph Daley | 21-18 |
| 04:23 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles scores on a floater in the paint set up by Glenn Cummings | 21-20 |
| 03:54 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 21-20 |
| 03:53 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 03:49 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Stanley Miles - foul #2 on Stanley Miles, team foul #5 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Dema Lamparski (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Michael Fontaine, Joseph Daley, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan (SG), Michael Yang (SF), Thomas Heald (PF), Antonio Slattery (C) Dale Anderson, Michael Parodi, Gregory Burkhardt, Stanley Miles | |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 03:18 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 23-23 |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) SG - Robert Hamm (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cedric Owens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Glenn Cummings (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) SF - Michael Yang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Slattery (fresh) | |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski tips it but misses | 23-23 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens grabs the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | William Hansen hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Zhuang Chu | 25-23 |
| 02:12 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald drills a jumper near the basket and the foul's on Cedric Owens - foul #2 on Cedric Owens, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Justin Rose (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Robert Hamm, Cedric Owens, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Gregory Burkhardt (SF) Glenn Cummings, Antonio Slattery | |
| 02:12 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the free throw | 25-25 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Burkhardt | 25-25 |
| 01:42 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 01:25 | Minnesota | Michael Yang clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Justin Rose - foul #3 on Justin Rose, team foul #8 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Dema Lamparski (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Justin Rose | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Parodi (SF), Stanley Miles (C) Arthur Bower, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| 01:25 | Minnesota | Michael Yang makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 01:25 | Minnesota | Michael Yang makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Tyrone Adam | 25-27 |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam misses the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Stanley Miles - foul #3 on Stanley Miles, team foul #6 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Cedric Owens (PF) Michael Fontaine, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (PG), Gregory Burkhardt (PF) Thomas Heald, Stanley Miles | |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 00:17 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan drills a floater from the right wing and he's fouled by William Hansen - foul #3 on William Hansen, team foul #9 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (PG) William Hansen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery (C) Michael Yang | |
| 00:17 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan makes the free throw | 26-30 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun is hacked by Antonio Slattery - foul #1 on Antonio Slattery, team foul #7 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG) Joseph Daley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dale Anderson (SG) Walter Sullivan | |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 28-30 |