| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Arthur Bower (fresh) SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Parodi (fresh) PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 3 stl. C - Stanley Miles (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 4 pts. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi inbounds the ball | 20-27 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Minnesota | William Hansen steals it from Michael Parodi | 20-27 |
| 19:22 | Michigan State | William Hansen misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 20-27 |
| 19:20 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald grabs the board | 20-27 |
| 19:03 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles makes the turnaround from the right block | 22-27 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 22-27 |
| 18:37 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam hits the follow up shot | 22-29 |
| 18:22 | Minnesota | Arthur Bower misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-29 |
| 18:20 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles tips it home | 24-29 |
| 17:55 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam double dribbles | 24-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (PG), Michael Fontaine (SG), Robert Hamm (SF), Dema Lamparski (C) William Hansen, Jing-Quo Sun, Zhuang Chu, Tyrone Adam | |
| 17:38 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-29 |
| 17:37 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens grabs the board | 24-29 |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 24-29 |
| 17:13 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan grabs the board | 24-29 |
| 16:50 | Minnesota | Arthur Bower misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 24-29 |
| 16:48 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine pulls down the rebound | 24-29 |
| 16:25 | Michigan State | Thomas Heald steps in front of the Cedric Owens pass | 24-29 |
| 16:08 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-29 |
| 16:07 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens pulls down the rebound | 24-29 |
| 15:54 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-29 |
| 15:52 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens grabs the offensive rebound | 24-29 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Arthur Bower (fairly fresh) SG - Walter Sullivan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Parodi (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Heald (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 stl. C - Stanley Miles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Daley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hamm (fresh) PF - Cedric Owens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Daley | 24-31 |
| 15:08 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Hamm - foul #1 on Robert Hamm, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (PG), Gregory Burkhardt (SF), Michael Yang (PF), Antonio Slattery (C) Arthur Bower, Michael Parodi, Thomas Heald, Stanley Miles | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Justin Rose (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Joseph Daley, Robert Hamm, Cedric Owens, Dema Lamparski | |
| 15:08 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 15:08 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 14:40 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 14:38 | Michigan State | Justin Rose pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Antonio Slattery - foul #1 on Antonio Slattery, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dale Anderson (SG) Walter Sullivan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Dema Lamparski (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Tyrone Adam | |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu misses the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 14:24 | Minnesota | Michael Yang pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 14:18 | Minnesota | Justin Rose blocks the short jumper by Antonio Slattery | 26-32 |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-32 |
| 13:51 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 13:47 | Minnesota | Michael Fontaine is called for the reach on Dale Anderson - foul #1 on Michael Fontaine, team foul #2 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Tyrone Adam (C) Michael Fontaine, Zhuang Chu, Dema Lamparski | |
| 13:34 | Minnesota | Michael Yang jams it set up by Gregory Burkhardt and he's fouled by Justin Rose - foul #1 on Justin Rose, team foul #3 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Cedric Owens (PF) William Hansen, Justin Rose | |
| 13:34 | Minnesota | Michael Yang makes the free throw | 29-32 |
| 13:15 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley is whistled for a carry | 29-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Heald (PF) Antonio Slattery | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF) Michael Fontaine, Joseph Daley | |
| 12:58 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dale Anderson | 32-32 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Heald - foul #1 on Thomas Heald, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan (SG), Stanley Miles (C) Dale Anderson, Michael Yang | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Dema Lamparski (C) William Hansen, Zhuang Chu, Tyrone Adam | |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 12:36 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Stanley Miles | 32-33 |
| 12:20 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles makes the driving attempt from close range | 34-33 |
| 12:03 | Michigan State | Walter Sullivan steals it from Michael Fontaine | 34-33 |
| 11:50 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt is whistled for traveling | 34-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Parodi (SF) Gregory Burkhardt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Justin Rose (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens, Dema Lamparski | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Glenn Cummings (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Parodi (fresh) PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. C - Stanley Miles (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Michael Fontaine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Rose (fresh) 3 reb. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Fontaine | 34-36 |
| 11:11 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles is denied on a layup by Justin Rose | 34-36 |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 10:42 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 10:40 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Michael Parodi | 34-36 |
| 10:18 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald drills a fadeaway in the paint | 36-36 |
| 09:55 | Michigan State | William Hansen knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 09:38 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 09:12 | Michigan State | William Hansen is whistled for traveling | 36-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Dale Anderson (SG), Gregory Burkhardt (SF), Michael Yang (PF), Antonio Slattery (C) Glenn Cummings, Walter Sullivan, Michael Parodi, Thomas Heald, Stanley Miles | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Joseph Daley (SF), Cedric Owens (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) William Hansen, Zhuang Chu, Justin Rose, Tyrone Adam | |
| 08:59 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson is fouled on the floor by Dema Lamparski - foul #1 on Dema Lamparski, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| 08:48 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Dema Lamparski - foul #2 on Dema Lamparski, team foul #5 | 36-39 |
| 08:48 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 08:48 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 08:48 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Yang | 36-39 |
| 08:36 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-39 |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 08:11 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Daley | 36-41 |
| 07:48 | Minnesota | Arthur Bower clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Jing-Quo Sun - foul #1 on Jing-Quo Sun, team foul #6 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan (SG), Michael Parodi (SF) Dale Anderson, Antonio Slattery | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF), Tyrone Adam (C) Michael Fontaine, Dema Lamparski | |
| 07:48 | Minnesota | Arthur Bower makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 07:48 | Minnesota | Arthur Bower misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Arthur Bower (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Parodi (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Yang (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Daley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu travels with the ball | 37-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (PG) Arthur Bower | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG) Joseph Daley | |
| 06:50 | Minnesota | Zhuang Chu steals it from Michael Parodi | 37-41 |
| 06:46 | Michigan State | William Hansen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Heald (PF), Stanley Miles (C) Gregory Burkhardt, Michael Yang | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG) William Hansen | |
| 06:35 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles's fadeaway is rejected by Zhuang Chu | 37-41 |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Fontaine | 37-43 |
| 05:52 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Fontaine - foul #2 on Michael Fontaine, team foul #7 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt (SF) Michael Parodi | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Joseph Daley (SF), Dema Lamparski (C) Michael Fontaine, Zhuang Chu, Tyrone Adam | |
| 05:52 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 05:52 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-43 |
| 05:26 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 05:08 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-43 |
| 05:07 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald tips it in | 40-43 |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-43 |
| 04:44 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 04:25 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 04:23 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan tips it in | 42-43 |
| 04:23 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Parodi (SF) Gregory Burkhardt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Justin Rose (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) William Hansen, Jing-Quo Sun, Cedric Owens, Dema Lamparski | |
| 04:04 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-46 |
| 03:52 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-46 |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam is hacked by Michael Parodi - foul #1 on Michael Parodi, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Cedric Owens (PF) Joseph Daley, Michael Fontaine, Justin Rose | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Glenn Cummings (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Michael Parodi (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. C - Stanley Miles (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Michigan State | Thomas Heald steals the ball from William Hansen | 44-46 |
| 02:52 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-46 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 02:26 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Parodi - foul #2 on Michael Parodi, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dale Anderson (SG), Gregory Burkhardt (PF), Michael Yang (C) Walter Sullivan, Thomas Heald, Stanley Miles | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG) William Hansen | |
| 02:26 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 02:26 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam misses the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 02:26 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Gregory Burkhardt | 44-47 |
| 02:26 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-47 |
| 02:05 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Dale Anderson | 46-47 |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Parodi - foul #3 on Michael Parodi, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan (SG), Thomas Heald (PF), Stanley Miles (C) Dale Anderson, Gregory Burkhardt, Michael Yang | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG) Michael Fontaine | |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 01:16 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the lay-in | 46-49 |
| 01:14 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jing-Quo Sun | 46-49 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Glenn Cummings steals the ball from Cedric Owens | 46-49 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:32 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Glenn Cummings | 49-49 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam's floater is tipped away by Stanley Miles | 49-49 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-49 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Glenn Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Michael Parodi (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 5 stl. C - Stanley Miles (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles wins the tip | 49-49 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:40 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Cedric Owens - foul #3 on Cedric Owens, team foul #8 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Justin Rose (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens, Tyrone Adam | |
| 04:40 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 04:40 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | Stanley Miles denies the turnaround by Justin Rose | 50-49 |
| 04:10 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Michael Parodi | 50-49 |
| 04:05 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-49 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 03:38 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 50-49 |
| 03:36 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 03:22 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings buries a 3 from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | Michael Parodi is called for the reach on William Hansen - foul #4 on Michael Parodi, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Cedric Owens (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) William Hansen, Joseph Daley, Justin Rose, Dema Lamparski | |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Fontaine | 53-51 |
| 02:39 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald is fouled on the floor by Cedric Owens - foul #4 on Cedric Owens, team foul #9 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (PG), Dema Lamparski (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Tyrone Adam | |
| 02:39 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 02:39 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens's floater is tipped away by Stanley Miles | 55-51 |
| 02:08 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens grabs the offensive board | 55-51 |
| 01:48 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Michael Parodi - foul #5 on Michael Parodi, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt (SF) Michael Parodi | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Tyrone Adam (C) Joseph Daley, Michael Fontaine, Dema Lamparski | |
| 01:48 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 01:48 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 01:37 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan misses the floater from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 01:35 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt gets the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 01:21 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Tyrone Adam - foul #2 on Tyrone Adam, team foul #10 | 55-53 |
| 01:21 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 01:21 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 01:21 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | William Hansen misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-53 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens grabs the offensive board | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Glenn Cummings (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Sullivan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Heald (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 5 stl. C - Stanley Miles (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | Thomas Heald is called for the reach on Zhuang Chu - foul #2 on Thomas Heald, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:41 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald is fouled on the floor by Tyrone Adam - foul #3 on Tyrone Adam, team foul #11 | 56-53 |
| 00:16 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:16 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 57-53 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to William Hansen | 57-53 |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by William Hansen | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Minnesota | Jing-Quo Sun is called for the reach on Thomas Heald in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jing-Quo Sun, team foul #12 | 57-56 |
| 00:05 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:05 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Glenn Cummings steals the ball from Zhuang Chu | 58-56 |