| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Wojtkowski (fresh) SG - Floyd Matthews (fresh) SF - Lloyd Derouen (fresh) PF - John Terry (fresh) C - Tracy Puckett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jonathan Morgan (fresh) SG - John Owens (fresh) SF - Brent Pisano (fresh) PF - Scott Fewell (fresh) C - George Victorino (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | John Terry wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Minnesota | Brent Pisano blocks the short jumper by John Terry | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Minnesota | Floyd Matthews loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Northern Iowa | Floyd Matthews takes the ball from John Owens | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Minnesota | John Wojtkowski lays it in on a great pass from Floyd Matthews | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Northern Iowa | John Owens can't finish the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Minnesota | Floyd Matthews gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | Minnesota | Lloyd Derouen is hacked by Brent Pisano - foul #1 on Brent Pisano, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:53 | Minnesota | Floyd Matthews buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by John Wojtkowski | 4-0 |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 17:19 | Minnesota | John Wojtkowski buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Terry | 7-2 |
| 16:54 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-2 |
| 16:52 | Minnesota | Tracy Puckett pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:36 | Minnesota | John Wojtkowski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-2 |
| 16:35 | Minnesota | Tracy Puckett grabs the offensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:15 | Minnesota | John Terry knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Floyd Matthews | 9-2 |
| 16:09 | Northern Iowa | John Owens comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-2 |
| 16:08 | Minnesota | Lloyd Derouen gets the rebound | 9-2 |
| 15:54 | Minnesota | John Terry is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Terry, team foul #1 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Cody (PG), Kevin Ewen (SG), Larry Rainey (SF), Norman Whitney (PF), Charles Balling (C) John Wojtkowski, Floyd Matthews, Lloyd Derouen, John Terry, Tracy Puckett | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell (PG), Kamau Ali (SG), Dikembe Abdullah (SF), Robert Gipson (PF), Alfred Carmichael (C) Jonathan Morgan, John Owens, Brent Pisano, Scott Fewell, George Victorino | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Frank Cody (fresh) SG - Kevin Ewen (fresh) SF - Larry Rainey (fresh) PF - Norman Whitney (fresh) C - Charles Balling (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Manuel Mitchell (fresh) SG - Kamau Ali (fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) PF - Robert Gipson (fresh) C - Alfred Carmichael (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 9-2 |
| 15:33 | Minnesota | Norman Whitney pulls down the rebound | 9-2 |
| 15:26 | Minnesota | Norman Whitney is called for traveling | 9-2 |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael double dribbles | 9-2 |
| 14:56 | Minnesota | Norman Whitney clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 9-2 |
| 14:54 | Minnesota | Kevin Ewen grabs the offensive rebound | 9-2 |
| 14:35 | Minnesota | Frank Cody is hacked by Manuel Mitchell - foul #1 on Manuel Mitchell, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Floyd Matthews (PG), Lloyd Derouen (SF) Frank Cody, Charles Balling | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan (PG), John Owens (SG), George Victorino (C) Manuel Mitchell, Kamau Ali, Alfred Carmichael | |
| 14:30 | Minnesota | Larry Rainey clanks a jumper in the paint | 9-2 |
| 14:28 | Minnesota | Floyd Matthews grabs the offensive rebound | 9-2 |
| 14:16 | Minnesota | Kevin Ewen drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Floyd Matthews | 12-2 |
| 13:58 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-4 |
| 13:37 | Minnesota | Larry Rainey misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jonathan Morgan - foul #1 on Jonathan Morgan, team foul #3 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Wojtkowski (PG), John Terry (C) Kevin Ewen, Norman Whitney | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano (SF), Scott Fewell (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Robert Gipson | |
| 13:37 | Minnesota | Larry Rainey makes the 1st free throw | 13-4 |
| 13:37 | Minnesota | Larry Rainey makes the 2nd free throw | 14-4 |
| 13:21 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 14-4 |
| 13:20 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino can't tip it in | 14-4 |
| 13:18 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan can't tip it in | 14-4 |
| 13:17 | Minnesota | Lloyd Derouen snags the defensive board | 14-4 |
| 13:05 | Minnesota | Larry Rainey is fouled on the floor by John Owens - foul #1 on John Owens, team foul #4 | 14-4 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Charles Balling (C) Larry Rainey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:50 | Minnesota | John Terry scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Floyd Matthews | 16-4 |
| 12:32 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell clanks a shot near the basket | 16-4 |
| 12:30 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell gets the offensive rebound | 16-4 |
| 12:13 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino lays it up and in | 16-6 |
| 12:01 | Minnesota | Brent Pisano is called for the reach on John Terry - foul #2 on Brent Pisano, team foul #5 | 16-6 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Kevin Ewen (SG), Larry Rainey (SF), Tracy Puckett (C) Floyd Matthews, Lloyd Derouen, Charles Balling | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell (SG), Dikembe Abdullah (SF), Robert Gipson (C) John Owens, Brent Pisano, George Victorino | |
| 11:49 | Minnesota | Larry Rainey lays it in on a nice dish by John Terry | 18-6 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Wojtkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Ewen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Rainey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Terry (fresh) 4 pts. C - Tracy Puckett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jonathan Morgan (fresh) SG - Manuel Mitchell (fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Fewell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Gipson (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-6 |
| 11:41 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Gipson | 18-6 |
| 11:25 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-6 |
| 11:23 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan can't tip it in | 18-6 |
| 11:21 | Minnesota | Tracy Puckett pulls down the rebound | 18-6 |
| 11:12 | Minnesota | John Wojtkowski is called for traveling | 18-6 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Floyd Matthews (PG), Norman Whitney (PF) John Wojtkowski, John Terry | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Owens (SG), George Victorino (C) Jonathan Morgan, Robert Gipson | |
| 10:57 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell hits a fadeaway in the lane | 18-8 |
| 10:44 | Minnesota | Tracy Puckett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lloyd Derouen (SF) Tracy Puckett | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson (PF) Scott Fewell | |
| 10:34 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-8 |
| 10:33 | Minnesota | Larry Rainey grabs the defensive rebound | 18-8 |
| 10:16 | Minnesota | Floyd Matthews is called for traveling | 18-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Charles Balling (C) Larry Rainey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-8 |
| 09:59 | Northern Iowa | John Owens grabs the offensive rebound | 18-8 |
| 09:44 | Northern Iowa | Floyd Matthews takes the ball from Dikembe Abdullah | 18-8 |
| 09:27 | Minnesota | Floyd Matthews can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-8 |
| 09:26 | Northern Iowa | John Owens gets the rebound | 18-8 |
| 09:10 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson misses short on a floater near the basket | 18-8 |
| 09:09 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah gets the offensive rebound | 18-8 |
| 08:56 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Wojtkowski (PG), Frank Cody (SG), John Terry (PF), Tracy Puckett (C) Floyd Matthews, Kevin Ewen, Norman Whitney, Charles Balling | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan (PG), Kamau Ali (SF), Scott Fewell (PF), Alfred Carmichael (C) Manuel Mitchell, Dikembe Abdullah, Robert Gipson, George Victorino | |
| 08:44 | Minnesota | John Terry comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Kamau Ali - foul #1 on Kamau Ali, team foul #6 | 18-8 |
| 08:44 | Minnesota | John Terry misses the 1st free throw | 18-8 |
| 08:44 | Minnesota | John Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 19-8 |
| 08:26 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell is fouled on the floor by John Terry - foul #2 on John Terry, team foul #2 | 19-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Larry Rainey (SF), Charles Balling (PF) Lloyd Derouen, John Terry | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 08:13 | Northern Iowa | Tracy Puckett is called for the reach on John Owens - foul #1 on Tracy Puckett, team foul #3 | 19-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Norman Whitney (PF) Charles Balling | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 07:52 | Northern Iowa | Kamau Ali misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-8 |
| 07:50 | Minnesota | John Wojtkowski snags the defensive board | 19-8 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Wojtkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Cody (fresh) SF - Larry Rainey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Norman Whitney (fresh) C - Tracy Puckett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jonathan Morgan (fresh) SG - John Owens (fairly fresh) SF - Kamau Ali (fresh) PF - Scott Fewell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Carmichael (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Minnesota | John Wojtkowski connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Rainey | 22-8 |
| 07:25 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael connects on the turnaround from the right block | 22-10 |
| 07:16 | Minnesota | Norman Whitney misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 22-10 |
| 07:14 | Northern Iowa | Kamau Ali grabs the board | 22-10 |
| 07:09 | Northern Iowa | Norman Whitney steps in front of the Kamau Ali pass | 22-10 |
| 07:05 | Minnesota | Larry Rainey lays it in on a nice dish by Frank Cody and he's hacked by John Owens - foul #2 on John Owens, team foul #7 | 24-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Floyd Matthews (SG), Lloyd Derouen (SF) Frank Cody, Tracy Puckett | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell (SG), Dikembe Abdullah (SF), George Victorino (C) John Owens, Kamau Ali, Alfred Carmichael | |
| 07:05 | Minnesota | Larry Rainey makes the free throw | 25-10 |
| 06:52 | Northern Iowa | John Wojtkowski takes the ball from George Victorino | 25-10 |
| 06:39 | Minnesota | Larry Rainey is fouled on the floor by Scott Fewell - foul #1 on Scott Fewell, team foul #8 | 25-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Charles Balling (C) Norman Whitney | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 06:39 | Minnesota | Larry Rainey makes the 1st free throw | 26-10 |
| 06:39 | Minnesota | Larry Rainey makes the 2nd free throw | 27-10 |
| 06:28 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 27-10 |
| 06:27 | Minnesota | Larry Rainey snags the defensive board | 27-10 |
| 06:22 | Minnesota | John Wojtkowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-10 |
| 06:20 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah grabs the board | 27-10 |
| 06:07 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 27-12 |
| 05:51 | Minnesota | Larry Rainey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-12 |
| 05:42 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 29-12 |
| 05:41 | Minnesota | Charles Balling gets the rebound | 29-12 |
| 05:25 | Minnesota | Dikembe Abdullah is called for the reach on Floyd Matthews - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #9 | 29-12 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Kevin Ewen (SG), Norman Whitney (PF), Tracy Puckett (C) John Wojtkowski, Larry Rainey, Charles Balling | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kamau Ali (SG), Robert Gipson (PF) Jonathan Morgan, Scott Fewell | |
| 05:25 | Minnesota | Floyd Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 30-12 |
| 05:25 | Minnesota | Floyd Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 31-12 |
| 05:05 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-15 |
| 04:55 | Minnesota | Kevin Ewen knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 34-15 |
| 04:38 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on George Victorino, team foul #10 | 34-15 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael (PF) Dikembe Abdullah | |
| 04:20 | Minnesota | Floyd Matthews drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Lloyd Derouen | 37-15 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Kamau Ali can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 37-15 |
| 04:02 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Floyd Matthews | 37-15 |
| 03:52 | Minnesota | Floyd Matthews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-15 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Wojtkowski (PG), Larry Rainey (SF), John Terry (PF), Charles Balling (C) Floyd Matthews, Lloyd Derouen, Norman Whitney, Tracy Puckett | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan (PG), John Owens (SG), Brent Pisano (SF), Scott Fewell (PF) Manuel Mitchell, Kamau Ali, Alfred Carmichael, George Victorino | |
| 03:38 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Ewen steps in front of the John Owens pass | 37-15 |
| 03:33 | Minnesota | Kevin Ewen lays it up and in | 39-15 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Wojtkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Ewen (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Larry Rainey (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Terry (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Balling (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jonathan Morgan (fresh) SG - John Owens (fresh) SF - Brent Pisano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Fewell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Gipson (fresh) | |
| 03:06 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Charles Balling - foul #1 on Charles Balling, team foul #4 | 39-15 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Floyd Matthews (SG) Kevin Ewen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 03:06 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson makes the 1st free throw | 39-16 |
| 03:06 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-16 |
| 03:06 | Minnesota | John Terry gets the rebound | 39-16 |
| 02:54 | Minnesota | Robert Gipson is called for the reach on John Wojtkowski - foul #1 on Robert Gipson, team foul #11 | 39-16 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Norman Whitney (C) Charles Balling | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Victorino (C) Robert Gipson | |
| 02:54 | Minnesota | John Wojtkowski makes the 1st free throw | 40-16 |
| 02:54 | Minnesota | John Wojtkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-16 |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-19 |
| 02:16 | Minnesota | John Wojtkowski misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-19 |
| 02:15 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino grabs the board | 41-19 |
| 01:59 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan is fouled on the floor by Norman Whitney - foul #1 on Norman Whitney, team foul #5 | 41-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Kevin Ewen (SG), Lloyd Derouen (SF) John Wojtkowski, Larry Rainey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael (PF) Scott Fewell | |
| 01:47 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano is called for traveling | 41-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Tracy Puckett (C) Norman Whitney | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:37 | Minnesota | John Terry misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-19 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino grabs the defensive rebound | 41-19 |
| 01:30 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 41-19 |
| 01:28 | Minnesota | Kevin Ewen grabs the defensive rebound | 41-19 |
| 01:12 | Minnesota | Floyd Matthews can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-19 |
| 01:11 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan gets the rebound | 41-19 |
| 01:06 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano loses the dribble to Kevin Ewen | 41-19 |
| 00:51 | Minnesota | Floyd Matthews hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Ewen | 44-19 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Tracy Puckett - foul #2 on Tracy Puckett, team foul #6 | 44-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Cody (PG), Larry Rainey (PF), Norman Whitney (C) Floyd Matthews, John Terry, Tracy Puckett | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell (PG), Kamau Ali (SG), Dikembe Abdullah (SF), Scott Fewell (PF) Jonathan Morgan, John Owens, Brent Pisano, Alfred Carmichael | |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino makes the 1st free throw | 44-20 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino makes the 2nd free throw | 44-21 |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | Larry Rainey scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Frank Cody | 46-21 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-21 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Norman Whitney pulls down the rebound | 46-21 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Norman Whitney can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 46-21 |