| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) SG - Adrian Lee (fresh) SF - Jim Waid (fresh) PF - Kenneth Glade (fresh) C - George Novetsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Fletcher (fresh) SG - Thomas Gaunt (fresh) SF - Tim Lynch (fresh) PF - William Raasch (fresh) C - Richard Nieves (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by George Novetsky - foul #1 on George Novetsky, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:31 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade misses short on a runner from the left block | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher misses short on a floater from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Michigan State | William Raasch steps in front of the Adrian Lee pass | 0-2 |
| 18:11 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Jim Waid - foul #1 on Jim Waid, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:11 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:11 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | George Novetsky can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Tim Lynch - foul #1 on Tim Lynch, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | George Novetsky misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | George Novetsky makes the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 17:39 | Minnesota | George Novetsky steals the ball from William Raasch | 1-3 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Michael Jackson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Thomas Gaunt - foul #1 on Thomas Gaunt, team foul #2 | 1-3 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randall Backus (SG) Adrian Lee | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson (SG), Oleg Zolondek (SF) Stephen Fletcher, Tim Lynch | |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Michael Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Michael Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 16:58 | Minnesota | William Raasch misses long on a jumper from the left side | 2-3 |
| 16:56 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to George Novetsky | 2-3 |
| 16:33 | Michigan State | George Novetsky is open and scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Michael Jackson | 4-3 |
| 16:20 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Richard Nieves is denied by Jim Waid | 4-3 |
| 16:19 | Minnesota | William Raasch can't tip it in | 4-3 |
| 16:17 | Michigan State | George Novetsky snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 16:12 | Michigan State | Randall Backus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-3 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adrian Lee (SG), Rusty Nicolas (PF), Robert Gilbert (C) Jim Waid, Kenneth Glade, George Novetsky | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher (PG), Tim Lynch (SF), Fausto Romano (PF), Jack Harper (C) Thomas Gaunt, Oleg Zolondek, William Raasch, Richard Nieves | |
| 15:49 | Minnesota | Jack Harper hits a turnaround from the left block | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adrian Lee (fresh) SF - Randall Backus (fresh) PF - Rusty Nicolas (fresh) C - Robert Gilbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) SF - Tim Lynch (fresh) PF - Fausto Romano (fresh) C - Jack Harper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Randall Backus | 6-5 |
| 15:25 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Stephen Fletcher, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers (SF) Adrian Lee | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek (SG) Floyd Wilson | |
| 15:18 | Michigan State | Michael Jackson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 6-5 |
| 15:17 | Minnesota | Jack Harper snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 15:14 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek is fouled in the backcourt by Randall Backus - foul #1 on Randall Backus, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Cox (SG) Tim Lynch | |
| 14:56 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Michael Jackson - foul #1 on Michael Jackson, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| 14:56 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 14:56 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | Michael Jackson double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 6-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Preston (SG), Kenneth Glade (PF), George Novetsky (C) Randall Backus, Rusty Nicolas, Robert Gilbert | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (SG), Richard Nieves (PF) Stephen Fletcher, Jack Harper | |
| 14:13 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by George Novetsky - foul #2 on George Novetsky, team foul #5 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adrian Lee (SG), Kevin Tatham (PF) Michael Jackson, George Novetsky | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson (SG), William Raasch (PF) Joshua Cox, Fausto Romano | |
| 14:13 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:13 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves misses the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:13 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | Vernon Preston misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Nieves - foul #1 on Richard Nieves, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Waid (SF) Duane Bumpers | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Tim Lynch (SF) Oleg Zolondek | |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | Vernon Preston makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | Vernon Preston misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:05 | Minnesota | Tim Lynch pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:39 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tim Lynch | 7-11 |
| 13:33 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 7-11 |
| 13:31 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Richard Nieves | 7-11 |
| 13:24 | Minnesota | Tim Lynch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-11 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Jackson (PG), Randall Backus (SF), Rusty Nicolas (PF), Robert Gilbert (C) Vernon Preston, Jim Waid, Kevin Tatham, Kenneth Glade | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek (PG) Thomas Gaunt | |
| 13:06 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Jackson | 10-11 |
| 12:37 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek misses short on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Michael Jackson - foul #2 on Michael Jackson, team foul #6 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Preston (SG), Duane Bumpers (SF) Michael Jackson, Adrian Lee | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher (PG), Joshua Cox (SG), Fausto Romano (PF), Jack Harper (C) Floyd Wilson, Tim Lynch, William Raasch, Richard Nieves | |
| 12:37 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:37 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:30 | Michigan State | Joshua Cox is called for the reach on Vernon Preston - foul #1 on Joshua Cox, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| 12:15 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-13 |
| 12:13 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 12:07 | Minnesota | Vernon Preston is called for the reach on Stephen Fletcher - foul #1 on Vernon Preston, team foul #7 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Waid (SF), Kevin Tatham (PF), Kenneth Glade (C) Duane Bumpers, Rusty Nicolas, Robert Gilbert | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (SG) Joshua Cox | |
| 12:07 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:07 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 11:46 | Michigan State | Vernon Preston misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-13 |
| 11:44 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Randall Backus (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vernon Preston (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jim Waid (fresh) PF - Kevin Tatham (fresh) C - Kenneth Glade (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Gaunt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Oleg Zolondek (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fausto Romano (fresh) C - Jack Harper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-13 |
| 11:21 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano tips it home | 10-15 |
| 11:11 | Michigan State | Jim Waid is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jim Waid, team foul #8 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Pillar (PG), Adrian Lee (SG), Duane Bumpers (SF) Randall Backus, Vernon Preston, Jim Waid | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson (SG), Tim Lynch (SF), William Raasch (PF) Stephen Fletcher, Oleg Zolondek, Jack Harper | |
| 11:08 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Glade in the backcourt | 10-15 |
| 10:45 | Michigan State | Kevin Tatham drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 10:23 | Minnesota | William Raasch misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Kevin Tatham - foul #1 on Kevin Tatham, team foul #9 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randall Backus (PG), Rusty Nicolas (PF), Robert Gilbert (C) Adrian Lee, Kevin Tatham, Kenneth Glade | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Cox (PG), Richard Nieves (C) Thomas Gaunt, Fausto Romano | |
| 10:23 | Minnesota | William Raasch makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:23 | Minnesota | William Raasch makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:10 | Michigan State | Robert Pillar misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 10:08 | Michigan State | Robert Gilbert grabs the offensive board | 12-17 |
| 09:51 | Michigan State | William Raasch is called for the reach on Randall Backus - foul #1 on William Raasch, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Preston (SG) Robert Pillar | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher (PG), Oleg Zolondek (SF) Floyd Wilson, Tim Lynch | |
| 09:33 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 14-17 |
| 09:04 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher misses long on a runner from close range | 14-17 |
| 09:03 | Michigan State | Robert Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 08:51 | Michigan State | Robert Gilbert blows the layup | 14-17 |
| 08:50 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 08:47 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox's pass is intercepted by Vernon Preston in the backcourt | 14-17 |
| 08:46 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers slams it home set up by Vernon Preston | 16-17 |
| 08:23 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek misses the easy open layup | 16-17 |
| 08:21 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher can't tip it in | 16-17 |
| 08:19 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves tips it back up and in | 16-19 |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 07:54 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 07:44 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher is called for 10 seconds | 16-19 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Pillar (PG), Adrian Lee (SG), Kevin Tatham (PF), Kenneth Glade (C) Vernon Preston, Duane Bumpers, Rusty Nicolas, Robert Gilbert | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Tim Lynch (SF), Fausto Romano (PF), Jack Harper (C) Stephen Fletcher, Joshua Cox, Oleg Zolondek, William Raasch, Richard Nieves | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Pillar (fresh) SG - Adrian Lee (fresh) SF - Randall Backus (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kevin Tatham (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Glade (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Thomas Gaunt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) SF - Tim Lynch (fresh) PF - Fausto Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Harper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Michigan State | Kevin Tatham is called for traveling | 16-19 |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Floyd Wilson | 16-21 |
| 06:55 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee blows the wide open layup | 16-21 |
| 06:53 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| 06:47 | Minnesota | Robert Pillar picks off the pass by Thomas Gaunt in the backcourt | 16-21 |
| 06:38 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade buries a runner from the baseline set up by Randall Backus | 18-21 |
| 06:17 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Kevin Tatham - foul #2 on Kevin Tatham, team foul #10 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Jackson (PG), Jim Waid (SF), George Novetsky (C) Adrian Lee, Randall Backus, Kevin Tatham | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek (SF), William Raasch (PF) Tim Lynch, Jack Harper | |
| 06:17 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:17 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:58 | Michigan State | Michael Jackson splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Robert Pillar | 20-23 |
| 05:29 | Minnesota | William Raasch scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-26 |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | Thomas Gaunt takes the ball from George Novetsky | 20-26 |
| 05:16 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Gaunt | 20-28 |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Robert Pillar is hacked by Floyd Wilson - foul #1 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #7 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Preston (SG), Rusty Nicolas (PF) Jim Waid, Kenneth Glade | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher (PG), Joshua Cox (SG), Richard Nieves (PF), Jack Harper (C) Thomas Gaunt, Floyd Wilson, William Raasch, Fausto Romano | |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Robert Pillar makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Robert Pillar misses the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:00 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves gets the rebound | 21-28 |
| 04:36 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Oleg Zolondek | 21-30 |
| 04:29 | Michigan State | Vernon Preston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adrian Lee (SG), Duane Bumpers (SF), Robert Gilbert (C) Vernon Preston, Robert Pillar, George Novetsky | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Tim Lynch (SF) Oleg Zolondek | |
| 04:04 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-30 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Michael Jackson pulls down the rebound | 21-30 |
| 03:56 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Waid (SF), George Novetsky (C) Duane Bumpers, Rusty Nicolas | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Raasch (PF) Jack Harper | |
| 03:50 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves is hacked by George Novetsky in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Novetsky, team foul #11 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kevin Tatham (PF) George Novetsky | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 03:50 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves misses the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 03:50 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | Kevin Tatham double dribbles | 21-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adrian Lee (fresh) SF - Jim Waid (fresh) PF - Kevin Tatham (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Gilbert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Fletcher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joshua Cox (fresh) SF - Tim Lynch (fresh) PF - William Raasch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Nieves (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Joshua Cox | 21-33 |
| 03:09 | Michigan State | Kevin Tatham comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 21-33 |
| 03:08 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Jackson | 21-33 |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | Kevin Tatham connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jim Waid | 23-33 |
| 02:37 | Minnesota | William Raasch makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Tim Lynch | 23-36 |
| 02:11 | Michigan State | Robert Gilbert is whistled for a carry | 23-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randall Backus (PG), Vernon Preston (SG), Duane Bumpers (SF), Kenneth Glade (PF), Rusty Nicolas (C) Michael Jackson, Adrian Lee, Jim Waid, Kevin Tatham, Robert Gilbert | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Oleg Zolondek (SF), Fausto Romano (PF), Jack Harper (C) Stephen Fletcher, Joshua Cox, Tim Lynch, William Raasch, Richard Nieves | |
| 02:09 | Minnesota | Vernon Preston is called for the reach on Floyd Wilson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vernon Preston, team foul #12 | 23-36 |
| 02:09 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 02:09 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | Randall Backus shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Vernon Preston | 25-37 |
| 01:18 | Minnesota | Kenneth Glade blocks the short jumper by Oleg Zolondek | 25-37 |
| 01:16 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade snags the defensive board | 25-37 |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 25-37 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | Vernon Preston tips it but misses | 25-37 |
| 01:10 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano snags the defensive board | 25-37 |
| 00:46 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-37 |
| 00:44 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 25-37 |
| 00:31 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-40 |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade hits a 3 from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano can't finish the layup | 28-40 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade grabs the board | 28-40 |