| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Appleton (fresh) SG - Travis Wingfield (fresh) SF - Douglas Sherwood (fresh) PF - Jimmy Flemming (fresh) C - Willie Kearse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) C - William Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | William Mitchell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Michigan State | William Murray scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Jeffrey James | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Minnesota | James Appleton drills a turnaround near the basket | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Jimmy Flemming - foul #1 on Jimmy Flemming, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:56 | Minnesota | James Appleton can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:54 | Michigan State | William Murray gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:31 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from William Murray | 2-5 |
| 18:23 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Carlos Dodson - foul #1 on Carlos Dodson, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:23 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:23 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:12 | Michigan State | William Murray connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffrey James | 4-7 |
| 17:59 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Travis Wingfield, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Myles Smith (PF), Robert Brown (C) William Murray, Jeffrey James, Shawn Wright, Carlos Dodson, William Mitchell | |
| 17:44 | Michigan State | David Blankenship knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 17:19 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 4-10 |
| 17:18 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming tips it back up and in | 6-10 |
| 16:53 | Michigan State | David Blankenship misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-10 |
| 16:51 | Minnesota | Willie Kearse grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 16:43 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield is fouled on the floor by David Blankenship - foul #1 on David Blankenship, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte (PF), Ted Smith (C) Jimmy Flemming, Willie Kearse | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG) Joseph Touchette | |
| 16:37 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Douglas Sherwood, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| 16:15 | Michigan State | Robert Brown is fouled on the floor by Ted Smith - foul #1 on Ted Smith, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner (SG) Travis Wingfield | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG), William Mitchell (C) David Blankenship, Ronald Hamilton | |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | William Murray misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Stanley Steiner - foul #1 on Stanley Steiner, team foul #5 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG) James Appleton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF) Jeffrey James, William Mitchell | |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Ferrero (fresh) SG - Stanley Steiner (fresh) SF - Douglas Sherwood (fairly fresh) PF - Gerald Lizotte (fresh) C - Ted Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Blankenship (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) PF - Myles Smith (fresh) C - Robert Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Minnesota | David Blankenship is called for the reach on Anthony Ferrero - foul #2 on David Blankenship, team foul #3 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), Jeffrey James (SG), William Mitchell (C) William Murray, David Blankenship, Ronald Hamilton | |
| 15:21 | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 6-12 |
| 15:20 | Michigan State | Robert Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 15:03 | Michigan State | Myles Smith works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 6-14 |
| 14:44 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jeffrey James - foul #1 on Jeffrey James, team foul #4 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Appleton (PG), Travis Wingfield (SG), Willie Kearse (C) Anthony Ferrero, Stanley Steiner, Ted Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Shawn Wright (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF) Jeffrey James, Myles Smith, William Mitchell | |
| 14:44 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 14:44 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | Robert Brown makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Joseph Touchette | 8-16 |
| 14:05 | Minnesota | James Appleton is fouled on the floor by Carlos Dodson - foul #2 on Carlos Dodson, team foul #5 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming (PF) Gerald Lizotte | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Myles Smith (PF), William Mitchell (C) Joseph Touchette, Shawn Wright, Carlos Dodson, Robert Brown | |
| 13:50 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 8-16 |
| 13:48 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton gets the rebound | 8-16 |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | William Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Willie Kearse | 8-16 |
| 13:30 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronald Hamilton - foul #1 on Ronald Hamilton, team foul #6 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SF), Robert Brown (C) Ronald Hamilton, William Mitchell | |
| 13:30 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 13:30 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood misses the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 13:30 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Brown | 9-16 |
| 13:13 | Michigan State | Jimmy Flemming is called for the reach on William Murray - foul #2 on Jimmy Flemming, team foul #6 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte (PF) Jimmy Flemming | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF) Jeffrey James, Shawn Wright | |
| 12:54 | Michigan State | Myles Smith's layup is rejected by Willie Kearse | 9-16 |
| 12:52 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Travis Wingfield | 9-16 |
| 12:34 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-16 |
| 12:33 | Minnesota | Willie Kearse grabs the offensive board | 9-16 |
| 12:16 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 12:09 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette loses the dribble to Douglas Sherwood | 12-16 |
| 11:43 | Minnesota | James Appleton hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 14-16 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Appleton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Travis Wingfield (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Sherwood (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Gerald Lizotte (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willie Kearse (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) PF - Myles Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton loses the dribble to Willie Kearse | 14-16 |
| 11:13 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Myles Smith | 14-16 |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | Robert Brown drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Myles Smith and the foul's on Willie Kearse - foul #1 on Willie Kearse, team foul #7 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG), Stanley Steiner (SG), Jerry Horvath (SF), Ted Smith (C) James Appleton, Travis Wingfield, Douglas Sherwood, Willie Kearse | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), William Mitchell (C) William Murray, Joseph Touchette, Ronald Hamilton | |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | Robert Brown misses the free throw | 14-18 |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | William Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 10:43 | Michigan State | William Mitchell clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ted Smith - foul #2 on Ted Smith, team foul #8 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Willie Kearse (C) Ted Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG) Robert Brown | |
| 10:43 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 10:43 | Michigan State | William Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 10:18 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-19 |
| 10:17 | Michigan State | Myles Smith gets the rebound | 14-19 |
| 09:56 | Michigan State | William Murray is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the right block | 14-19 |
| 09:55 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath gets the rebound | 14-19 |
| 09:32 | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on William Murray - foul #1 on William Murray, team foul #7 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Appleton (PG) Anthony Ferrero | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), Robert Brown (PF) William Murray, Myles Smith | |
| 09:32 | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 09:32 | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Mitchell | 16-21 |
| 09:01 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 16-21 |
| 08:59 | Michigan State | Robert Brown grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 08:41 | Michigan State | Gerald Lizotte blocks the jumper by Joseph Touchette | 16-21 |
| 08:39 | Minnesota | Willie Kearse grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 08:34 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-21 |
| 08:33 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Kearse | 16-21 |
| 08:19 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-21 |
| 08:18 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright connects on the floater from the left block set up by Joseph Touchette and he's hacked by Willie Kearse - foul #2 on Willie Kearse, team foul #9 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield (SG), Douglas Sherwood (C) Stanley Steiner, Willie Kearse | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Myles Smith (PF) Joseph Touchette, Robert Brown | |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses the free throw | 16-23 |
| 08:13 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood grabs the board | 16-23 |
| 07:50 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 16-23 |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | William Mitchell gets the rebound | 16-23 |
| 07:43 | Michigan State | James Appleton is called for the reach on William Murray - foul #1 on James Appleton, team foul #10 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Blaylock (SF) Jerry Horvath | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton (SF), Robert Brown (C) Shawn Wright, William Mitchell | |
| 07:43 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 07:43 | Michigan State | William Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 07:43 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood snags the defensive board | 16-24 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Appleton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Travis Wingfield (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Blaylock (fresh) PF - Gerald Lizotte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Sherwood (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) PF - Myles Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-24 |
| 07:32 | Minnesota | James Appleton tips it back up and in | 18-24 |
| 07:16 | Michigan State | David Blaylock takes the ball from Myles Smith after a doubleteam | 18-24 |
| 07:13 | Minnesota | David Blaylock lays it in | 20-24 |
| 06:59 | Michigan State | Douglas Sherwood denies the turnaround by Ronald Hamilton | 20-24 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | Myles Smith hits the follow up shot | 20-26 |
| 06:38 | Minnesota | James Appleton misses the floater from the left wing | 20-26 |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Brown | 20-26 |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | Gerald Lizotte is called for the reach on Myles Smith - foul #1 on Gerald Lizotte, team foul #11 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG), Jerry Horvath (SF) James Appleton, David Blaylock | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF), William Mitchell (C) William Murray, Jeffrey James, Ronald Hamilton, Robert Brown | |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | Myles Smith misses the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | Myles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 06:11 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood is fouled on the floor by William Mitchell - foul #1 on William Mitchell, team foul #8 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG) Myles Smith | |
| 06:11 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood misses the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 06:11 | Michigan State | William Mitchell grabs the board | 20-27 |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 20-27 |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson tips it home | 20-29 |
| 05:42 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on William Mitchell - foul #2 on William Mitchell, team foul #9 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF) Joseph Touchette, Shawn Wright | |
| 05:42 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero misses the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 05:42 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 05:25 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson is called for 5 seconds | 21-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), Myles Smith (SF), Robert Brown (C) William Murray, Ronald Hamilton, William Mitchell | |
| 05:02 | Minnesota | Carlos Dodson takes the ball from Jerry Horvath after a doubleteam | 21-29 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Myles Smith | 21-31 |
| 04:29 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Carlos Dodson | 24-34 |
| 03:53 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-34 |
| 03:26 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Robert Brown tips it in | 26-36 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Ferrero (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Travis Wingfield (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Horvath (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerald Lizotte (tiring) 4 pts. C - Douglas Sherwood (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Myles Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Dodson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Ferrero | 29-36 |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | Myles Smith's floater is tipped away by Douglas Sherwood | 29-36 |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | Myles Smith grabs the offensive board | 29-36 |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | Jerry Horvath takes the ball from Jeffrey James | 29-36 |
| 02:38 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 29-36 |
| 02:36 | Michigan State | Robert Brown snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 02:16 | Michigan State | Robert Brown makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Carlos Dodson | 29-38 |
| 02:11 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 29-38 |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 01:48 | Michigan State | Robert Brown double dribbles | 29-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Appleton (PG), Stanley Steiner (SG), David Blaylock (SF), Jimmy Flemming (PF), Willie Kearse (C) Anthony Ferrero, Travis Wingfield, Jerry Horvath, Gerald Lizotte, Douglas Sherwood | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), William Mitchell (C) Joseph Touchette, Jeffrey James, Myles Smith, Robert Brown | |
| 01:25 | Minnesota | Carlos Dodson takes the ball from James Appleton | 29-38 |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 29-38 |
| 01:12 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 01:04 | Minnesota | James Appleton misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Shawn Wright - foul #1 on Shawn Wright, team foul #10 | 29-38 |
| 01:04 | Minnesota | James Appleton misses the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 01:04 | Minnesota | James Appleton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 00:18 | Minnesota | James Appleton makes the floater near the basket | 32-41 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | David Blankenship misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-41 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | James Appleton gets the rebound | 32-41 |