| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Kenneth Jolliff (fresh) SG - Gary Wheeler (fresh) 13 pts. SF - John Nolan (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Rick Adams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Adolph Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jackson Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Safford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Margarito Herrera (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Salvador Fuentes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Cota (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Birmingham-Southern | John Nolan inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Wheeler makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Nolan | 31-31 |
| 19:38 | Minnesota | Gary Wheeler is called for the reach on Tom Cota in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Wheeler, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marvin Downing (SF) Margarito Herrera | |
| 19:10 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 31-31 |
| 19:09 | Birmingham-Southern | Rick Adams pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:53 | Birmingham-Southern | Adolph Mitchell scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Kenneth Jolliff | 33-31 |
| 18:31 | Minnesota | Patrick Safford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Louis Orr (PF), Marco Romano (C) Rick Adams, Adolph Mitchell | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Monty Poarch (PG) Jackson Grant | |
| 18:08 | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Wheeler misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 18:06 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 17:47 | Minnesota | Monty Poarch misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 17:45 | Birmingham-Southern | The rebound goes to John Nolan | 33-31 |
| 17:40 | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Wheeler can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-31 |
| 17:39 | Minnesota | Patrick Safford grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 17:18 | Minnesota | Monty Poarch comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 17:16 | Birmingham-Southern | Marco Romano grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 17:00 | Birmingham-Southern | John Nolan comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-31 |
| 16:58 | Minnesota | Tom Cota gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 16:35 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes travels with the ball | 33-31 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Mario Flores (PG), Joseph Schnieders (SG), Brian Thomas (SF), Rick Adams (PF), Adolph Mitchell (C) Kenneth Jolliff, Gary Wheeler, John Nolan, Louis Orr, Marco Romano | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jackson Grant (PG), Margarito Herrera (SF), Mitchell Guay (C) Monty Poarch, Marvin Downing, Tom Cota | |
| 16:12 | Birmingham-Southern | Joseph Schnieders is whistled for a carry | 33-31 |
| 15:49 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes knocks in the runner in the paint | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Mario Flores (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Schnieders (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Thomas (fresh) PF - Rick Adams (fresh) 4 reb. C - Adolph Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jackson Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Safford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Margarito Herrera (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Salvador Fuentes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Mitchell Guay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Birmingham-Southern | Patrick Safford steals it from Brian Thomas | 33-33 |
| 15:26 | Minnesota | Patrick Safford lays it in | 33-35 |
| 15:06 | Birmingham-Southern | Mario Flores buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Thomas | 36-35 |
| 14:44 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Margarito Herrera | 36-38 |
| 14:23 | Birmingham-Southern | Adolph Mitchell jams it on a great pass from Mario Flores and he's fouled by Jackson Grant - foul #2 on Jackson Grant, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Kenny Delgadillo (PG), Gary Wheeler (SG), Marco Romano (SF), Louis Orr (PF) Mario Flores, Joseph Schnieders, Brian Thomas, Rick Adams | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Monty Poarch (PG), Rolf Ziegler (SG), Marvin Downing (PF), Tom Cota (C) Jackson Grant, Patrick Safford, Salvador Fuentes, Mitchell Guay | |
| 14:23 | Birmingham-Southern | Adolph Mitchell makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 14:06 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 39-38 |
| 14:05 | Birmingham-Southern | Louis Orr pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:59 | Birmingham-Southern | Louis Orr blows the layup but he's fouled by Marvin Downing - foul #1 on Marvin Downing, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Abel Neal (SF) Adolph Mitchell | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jackson Grant (PG) Monty Poarch | |
| 13:59 | Birmingham-Southern | Louis Orr misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:59 | Birmingham-Southern | Louis Orr misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:59 | Birmingham-Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Abel Neal | 39-38 |
| 13:47 | Birmingham-Southern | Louis Orr hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-38 |
| 13:45 | Minnesota | Tom Cota grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:41 | Minnesota | Kenny Delgadillo is called for the reach on Jackson Grant in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenny Delgadillo, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | John Nolan (SF) Abel Neal | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Monty Poarch (PG) Jackson Grant | |
| 13:19 | Minnesota | Monty Poarch is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Rolf Ziegler | 39-41 |
| 13:12 | Birmingham-Southern | Marco Romano comes up short on the floater from the right side | 39-41 |
| 13:11 | Minnesota | Rolf Ziegler snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 13:09 | Minnesota | Louis Orr is called for the reach on Margarito Herrera in the backcourt - foul #1 on Louis Orr, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Jolliff (PG), Rick Adams (PF) Gary Wheeler, Louis Orr | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jackson Grant (PG), Patrick Safford (SG), Mitchell Guay (C) Monty Poarch, Rolf Ziegler, Tom Cota | |
| 12:51 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera misses short on an open shot in the paint but the foul's on Kenny Delgadillo - foul #3 on Kenny Delgadillo, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Wheeler (SG), Abel Neal (SF), Adolph Mitchell (C) Kenny Delgadillo, John Nolan, Marco Romano | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rolf Ziegler (SG), Tom Cota (C) Patrick Safford, Mitchell Guay | |
| 12:51 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 12:51 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:32 | Birmingham-Southern | Adolph Mitchell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 12:31 | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Jolliff hits the follow up shot | 41-42 |
| 12:29 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera double dribbles in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Monty Poarch (PG), Patrick Safford (SG), Salvador Fuentes (PF), Mitchell Guay (C) Jackson Grant, Rolf Ziegler, Margarito Herrera, Tom Cota | |
| 12:03 | Birmingham-Southern | Salvador Fuentes takes the ball from Adolph Mitchell | 41-42 |
| 12:01 | Minnesota | Gary Wheeler steps in front of the Monty Poarch pass in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| 11:48 | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Wheeler makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Kenneth Jolliff | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Kenneth Jolliff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Wheeler (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. SF - Abel Neal (fresh) PF - Rick Adams (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Adolph Mitchell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Monty Poarch (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Safford (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Downing (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Salvador Fuentes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Mitchell Guay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Abel Neal - foul #2 on Abel Neal, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Joseph Schnieders (PG), Brian Thomas (SG), John Nolan (SF), Louis Orr (PF), Marco Romano (C) Kenneth Jolliff, Gary Wheeler, Abel Neal, Rick Adams, Adolph Mitchell | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jackson Grant (PG), Rolf Ziegler (SG), Margarito Herrera (SF), Tom Cota (C) Monty Poarch, Patrick Safford, Marvin Downing, Mitchell Guay | |
| 11:21 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 11:21 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:10 | Birmingham-Southern | Brian Thomas misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 11:08 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 10:43 | Minnesota | Louis Orr steps in front of the Jackson Grant pass | 43-44 |
| 10:21 | Birmingham-Southern | Marco Romano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Mario Flores (PG) Louis Orr | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Patrick Safford (SG), Marvin Downing (PF) Rolf Ziegler, Salvador Fuentes | |
| 09:54 | Minnesota | A charge is called on Jackson Grant - foul #3 on Jackson Grant, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Kenny Delgadillo (SG), Rick Adams (PF), Adolph Mitchell (C) Joseph Schnieders, Brian Thomas, Marco Romano | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Monty Poarch (PG), Rolf Ziegler (SG), Mitchell Guay (C) Jackson Grant, Patrick Safford, Tom Cota | |
| 09:31 | Birmingham-Southern | John Nolan buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Mario Flores | 46-44 |
| 09:05 | Minnesota | Monty Poarch misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 09:04 | Birmingham-Southern | Adolph Mitchell gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 08:59 | Birmingham-Southern | Mario Flores loses the dribble to Monty Poarch | 46-44 |
| 08:55 | Minnesota | Rolf Ziegler misses the lay-in | 46-44 |
| 08:53 | Minnesota | Mitchell Guay grabs the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 08:38 | Minnesota | Monty Poarch connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mitchell Guay | 46-47 |
| 08:24 | Birmingham-Southern | Adolph Mitchell can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 08:22 | Minnesota | Monty Poarch gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 08:02 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera lays it up and in | 46-49 |
| 07:55 | Birmingham-Southern | Mario Flores is fouled on the floor by Monty Poarch - foul #2 on Monty Poarch, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Jolliff (PG), Gary Wheeler (SG), Brian Thomas (SF), Louis Orr (PF), Marco Romano (C) Mario Flores, Kenny Delgadillo, John Nolan, Rick Adams, Adolph Mitchell | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jackson Grant (PG), Patrick Safford (SG), Salvador Fuentes (PF), Tom Cota (C) Monty Poarch, Rolf Ziegler, Margarito Herrera, Mitchell Guay | |
| 07:38 | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Jolliff hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jackson Grant - foul #4 on Jackson Grant, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera (SF) Marvin Downing | |
| 07:38 | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Jolliff makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 07:38 | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Jolliff makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Kenneth Jolliff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Wheeler (fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brian Thomas (fresh) PF - Louis Orr (fresh) 4 reb. C - Marco Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jackson Grant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Patrick Safford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Margarito Herrera (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvador Fuentes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Cota (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Minnesota | Patrick Safford loses the dribble to Gary Wheeler | 48-49 |
| 06:57 | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Wheeler clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 06:56 | Birmingham-Southern | Louis Orr pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 06:48 | Birmingham-Southern | Brian Thomas can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 06:47 | Minnesota | Patrick Safford gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 06:28 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera blows the layup | 48-49 |
| 06:26 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes tips it but misses | 48-49 |
| 06:24 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant grabs the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 06:04 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jackson Grant | 48-51 |
| 05:56 | Birmingham-Southern | Brian Thomas hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Gary Wheeler | 50-51 |
| 05:29 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 05:27 | Minnesota | Tom Cota snags the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 05:12 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera lays it up and in | 50-53 |
| 04:56 | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Jolliff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 04:54 | Birmingham-Southern | Marco Romano tips it in | 52-53 |
| 04:49 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Wheeler - foul #2 on Gary Wheeler, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Mario Flores (PG), Joseph Schnieders (SG), Abel Neal (SF), Rick Adams (PF), Adolph Mitchell (C) Kenneth Jolliff, Gary Wheeler, Brian Thomas, Louis Orr, Marco Romano | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Monty Poarch (PG), Rolf Ziegler (SG), Marvin Downing (SF), Mitchell Guay (C) Jackson Grant, Patrick Safford, Margarito Herrera, Tom Cota | |
| 04:40 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Monty Poarch and he's fouled by Mario Flores - foul #2 on Mario Flores, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| 04:40 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes misses the free throw | 52-55 |
| 04:40 | Birmingham-Southern | Rick Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 04:34 | Birmingham-Southern | Mario Flores makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Schnieders | 54-55 |
| 04:31 | Minnesota | Marvin Downing's pass is intercepted by Adolph Mitchell in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| 04:19 | Birmingham-Southern | Mario Flores is fouled on the floor by Marvin Downing - foul #2 on Marvin Downing, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | John Nolan (SF) Abel Neal | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Tom Cota (C) Mitchell Guay | |
| 04:11 | Birmingham-Southern | John Nolan buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Rick Adams and he's hacked by Marvin Downing - foul #3 on Marvin Downing, team foul #7 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mitchell Guay (C) Tom Cota | |
| 04:11 | Birmingham-Southern | John Nolan makes the free throw | 57-55 |
| 03:51 | Minnesota | Monty Poarch is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 03:49 | Birmingham-Southern | Adolph Mitchell gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 03:41 | Birmingham-Southern | Salvador Fuentes steps in front of the Mario Flores pass | 57-55 |
| 03:38 | Minnesota | Marvin Downing throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-55 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Kenny Delgadillo (SG) Mario Flores | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jackson Grant (PG), Patrick Safford (SG), Tom Cota (C) Monty Poarch, Rolf Ziegler, Mitchell Guay | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Joseph Schnieders (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenny Delgadillo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Nolan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Rick Adams (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Adolph Mitchell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jackson Grant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Patrick Safford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Downing (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Salvador Fuentes (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Tom Cota (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Birmingham-Southern | Adolph Mitchell misses the easy layup but the foul's on Patrick Safford - foul #3 on Patrick Safford, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Wheeler (SG), Abel Neal (SF) Joseph Schnieders, John Nolan | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 03:22 | Birmingham-Southern | Adolph Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 03:22 | Birmingham-Southern | Adolph Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 03:22 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 02:53 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Safford | 58-57 |
| 02:53 | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Jolliff (PG), John Nolan (SF) Kenny Delgadillo, Abel Neal | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Monty Poarch (PG), Rolf Ziegler (SG), Margarito Herrera (SF), Mitchell Guay (C) Jackson Grant, Patrick Safford, Salvador Fuentes, Tom Cota | |
| 02:30 | Birmingham-Southern | Adolph Mitchell misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 58-57 |
| 02:29 | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Wheeler grabs the offensive board | 58-57 |
| 02:19 | Birmingham-Southern | Monty Poarch picks off the pass by Gary Wheeler | 58-57 |
| 02:16 | Minnesota | Monty Poarch hits the finger roll | 58-59 |
| 02:07 | Birmingham-Southern | Rick Adams buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Gary Wheeler | 60-59 |
| 01:46 | Minnesota | Monty Poarch misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 01:44 | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Jolliff grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 01:38 | Birmingham-Southern | Adolph Mitchell's layup is rejected by Mitchell Guay | 60-59 |
| 01:37 | Minnesota | Monty Poarch snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 01:14 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 60-59 |
| 01:12 | Birmingham-Southern | Adolph Mitchell snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 00:51 | Birmingham-Southern | Margarito Herrera is called for the reach on Kenneth Jolliff - foul #1 on Margarito Herrera, team foul #9 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jackson Grant (PG), Patrick Safford (SG), Salvador Fuentes (PF), Tom Cota (C) Monty Poarch, Rolf Ziegler, Marvin Downing, Mitchell Guay | |
| 00:51 | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Jolliff misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:51 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 00:27 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Nolan - foul #2 on John Nolan, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| 00:27 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:27 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:27 | Birmingham-Southern | The rebound goes to Rick Adams | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Wheeler can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 60-60 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant gets the rebound | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant clanks a fullcourt shot | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Kenneth Jolliff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Wheeler (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Nolan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Rick Adams (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Adolph Mitchell (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jackson Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Patrick Safford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Margarito Herrera (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvador Fuentes (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Tom Cota (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Birmingham-Southern | Adolph Mitchell wins the tip | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:51 | Birmingham-Southern | Rick Adams is whistled for traveling | 60-60 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Joseph Schnieders (PG), Louis Orr (PF), Marco Romano (C) Kenneth Jolliff, Rick Adams, Adolph Mitchell | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marvin Downing (SF) Margarito Herrera | |
| 04:32 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Marco Romano - foul #1 on Marco Romano, team foul #9 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Brian Thomas (SF) John Nolan | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Monty Poarch (PG) Marvin Downing | |
| 04:32 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:32 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:32 | Birmingham-Southern | Brian Thomas pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| 04:17 | Birmingham-Southern | Joseph Schnieders misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 60-61 |
| 04:16 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 04:13 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant is hacked by Brian Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Thomas, team foul #10 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marvin Downing (PF) Salvador Fuentes | |
| 04:13 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant misses the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:13 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 04:04 | Birmingham-Southern | Brian Thomas scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Schnieders | 63-62 |
| 03:42 | Minnesota | Patrick Safford buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jackson Grant | 63-65 |
| 03:22 | Birmingham-Southern | Brian Thomas comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Marvin Downing - foul #4 on Marvin Downing, team foul #10 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Jolliff (PG), Kenny Delgadillo (SG), John Nolan (SF) Joseph Schnieders, Gary Wheeler, Marco Romano | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rolf Ziegler (SG), Salvador Fuentes (PF) Patrick Safford, Jackson Grant | |
| 03:22 | Birmingham-Southern | Brian Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 03:22 | Birmingham-Southern | Brian Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 03:22 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes snags the defensive board | 63-65 |
| 02:59 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 63-65 |
| 02:57 | Birmingham-Southern | John Nolan grabs the defensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 02:51 | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Jolliff is hacked by Monty Poarch - foul #3 on Monty Poarch, team foul #11 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Rick Adams (PF) Brian Thomas | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jackson Grant (PG), Patrick Safford (SG), Margarito Herrera (SF), Mitchell Guay (C) Monty Poarch, Rolf Ziegler, Marvin Downing, Tom Cota | |
| 02:51 | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Jolliff misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 02:51 | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Jolliff makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 02:47 | Minnesota | Kenneth Jolliff picks off the pass by Jackson Grant in the backcourt | 64-65 |
| 02:46 | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Jolliff lays it up and in | 66-65 |
| 02:44 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Jolliff - foul #3 on Kenneth Jolliff, team foul #11 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Adolph Mitchell (C) Louis Orr | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Monty Poarch (PG) Margarito Herrera | |
| 02:44 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:44 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 02:24 | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Jolliff is hacked by Monty Poarch - foul #4 on Monty Poarch, team foul #12 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Abel Neal (SF) John Nolan | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rolf Ziegler (SG), Margarito Herrera (SF), Tom Cota (C) Patrick Safford, Jackson Grant, Mitchell Guay | |
| 02:24 | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Jolliff makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:24 | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Jolliff makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:07 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes hits a shot near the basket and he's hacked by Kenneth Jolliff - foul #4 on Kenneth Jolliff, team foul #12 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Mario Flores (PG), Gary Wheeler (SG), Marco Romano (C) Kenneth Jolliff, Kenny Delgadillo, Adolph Mitchell | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jackson Grant (PG), Patrick Safford (SG), Marvin Downing (SF), Mitchell Guay (C) Monty Poarch, Rolf Ziegler, Margarito Herrera, Tom Cota | |
| 02:07 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes misses the free throw | 68-69 |
| 02:07 | Birmingham-Southern | Rick Adams gets the rebound | 68-69 |
| 02:07 | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| 01:44 | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Wheeler drills a floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Salvador Fuentes - foul #1 on Salvador Fuentes, team foul #13 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Jolliff (PG), John Nolan (SF), Adolph Mitchell (C) Mario Flores, Abel Neal, Marco Romano | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera (SF), Tom Cota (C) Marvin Downing, Mitchell Guay | |
| 01:44 | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Wheeler makes the free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:42 | Minnesota | John Nolan is called for the reach on Margarito Herrera in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Nolan, team foul #13 | 71-69 |
| 01:42 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:42 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera misses the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:42 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes snags the offensive board | 71-70 |
| 01:17 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 71-70 |
| 01:16 | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Jolliff pulls down the rebound | 71-70 |
| 01:01 | Birmingham-Southern | John Nolan banks in the layup | 73-70 |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Kenneth Jolliff (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary Wheeler (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Nolan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Rick Adams (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Adolph Mitchell (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jackson Grant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Patrick Safford (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Margarito Herrera (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvador Fuentes (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Tom Cota (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | John Nolan steals it from Salvador Fuentes | 73-70 |
| 00:40 | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Jolliff hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Nolan | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes misses the dunk but the foul's on Rick Adams - foul #1 on Rick Adams, team foul #14 | 75-70 |
| 00:33 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:33 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:32 | Birmingham-Southern | Patrick Safford is called for the reach on Gary Wheeler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Patrick Safford, team foul #14 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Brian Thomas (PF) Rick Adams | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:32 | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:32 | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:26 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes connects on the open shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jackson Grant | 77-74 |
| 00:25 | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Wheeler is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Safford - foul #5 on Patrick Safford, team foul #15 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rolf Ziegler (SG) Patrick Safford | |
| 00:25 | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:25 | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:21 | Minnesota | Rolf Ziegler hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 79-77 |
| 00:20 | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Jolliff is hacked by Jackson Grant in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jackson Grant, team foul #16 | 79-77 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Rick Adams (PF) Brian Thomas | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Monty Poarch (PG) Jackson Grant | |
| 00:20 | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Jolliff makes the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:20 | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Jolliff makes the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:15 | Minnesota | Monty Poarch misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 81-77 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes gets the offensive rebound | 81-77 |
| 00:10 | Minnesota | Monty Poarch makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 81-80 |
| 00:09 | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Wheeler is hacked by Monty Poarch in the backcourt - foul #5 on Monty Poarch, team foul #17 | 81-80 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marvin Downing (PG) Monty Poarch | |
| 00:09 | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 81-80 |
| 00:09 | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 82-80 |
| 00:09 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 82-80 |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Rick Adams - foul #2 on Rick Adams, team foul #15 | 82-80 |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes makes the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes misses the 2nd free throw | 82-81 |
| 00:04 | Birmingham-Southern | Adolph Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 82-81 |
| 00:01 | Birmingham-Southern | Adolph Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by Salvador Fuentes - foul #2 on Salvador Fuentes, team foul #18 | 82-81 |
| 00:01 | Birmingham-Southern | Adolph Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 00:01 | Birmingham-Southern | Adolph Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 83-81 |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Marvin Downing hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 83-81 |