| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Ferrero (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Appleton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marc Menard (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Douglas Sherwood (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jimmy Flemming (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Shawn Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Marc Menard inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Minnesota | James Appleton misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 32-33 |
| 19:41 | Minnesota | Marc Menard hits the follow up shot | 34-33 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William Murray | 34-36 |
| 18:53 | Minnesota | Carlos Dodson steals the ball from Anthony Ferrero | 34-36 |
| 18:27 | Michigan State | William Murray misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Douglas Sherwood - foul #3 on Douglas Sherwood, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Willie Kearse (PF) Douglas Sherwood | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:27 | Michigan State | William Murray misses the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 18:27 | Michigan State | William Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 18:27 | Michigan State | William Murray grabs the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Jimmy Flemming is called for the reach on William Mitchell - foul #1 on Jimmy Flemming, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | William Mitchell is hacked by Jimmy Flemming - foul #2 on Jimmy Flemming, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| 17:35 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-36 |
| 17:33 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson tips it in | 34-38 |
| 17:14 | Minnesota | James Appleton misses long on a floater near the basket | 34-38 |
| 17:12 | Michigan State | William Murray grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 17:07 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 16:54 | Minnesota | Shawn Wright steals the ball from Anthony Ferrero | 34-38 |
| 16:40 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath (PG), Michael Chapman (C) Anthony Ferrero, Jimmy Flemming | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG), Frank McCuan (SF), Daniel Perin (PF) Shawn Wright, Ronald Hamilton, Carlos Dodson | |
| 16:24 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath misses the 3 from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 16:22 | Minnesota | Michael Chapman grabs the offensive board | 34-38 |
| 16:09 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath misses short on a shot from the right side | 34-38 |
| 16:07 | Minnesota | Michael Chapman tips it back up and in | 36-38 |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Appleton - foul #1 on James Appleton, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG), Travis Wingfield (SG), Douglas Sherwood (PF) Jerry Horvath, James Appleton, Willie Kearse | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF) William Murray, Frank McCuan | |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 15:41 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Douglas Sherwood | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Ferrero (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Wingfield (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marc Menard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Douglas Sherwood (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Shawn Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Daniel Perin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:27 | Minnesota | Ronald Hamilton is called for the reach on Travis Wingfield - foul #4 on Ronald Hamilton, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank McCuan (SF) Ronald Hamilton | |
| 15:13 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 15:11 | Michigan State | Frank McCuan grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 14:47 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin clanks a jump hook from the right block | 36-39 |
| 14:46 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 14:33 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 36-39 |
| 14:31 | Michigan State | William Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 14:10 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 14:09 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 13:56 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield steps out of bounds on the baseline | 36-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Appleton (SG), Ted Smith (SF), Jimmy Flemming (C) Travis Wingfield, Marc Menard, Michael Chapman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Carlos Dodson (PF) Frank McCuan, William Mitchell | |
| 13:41 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin is whistled for a carry | 36-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath (PG) Anthony Ferrero | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Mitchell (C) Daniel Perin | |
| 13:23 | Minnesota | Ted Smith buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 12:57 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 38-41 |
| 12:47 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood buries a jump hook from close range | 40-41 |
| 12:19 | Michigan State | William Mitchell throws it down set up by Shawn Wright | 40-43 |
| 12:08 | Minnesota | Shawn Wright denies the turnaround by James Appleton | 40-43 |
| 12:06 | Michigan State | William Murray grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 11:55 | Michigan State | Ted Smith blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Jeffrey James | 40-43 |
| 11:53 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 11:40 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 11:39 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jerry Horvath (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Appleton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ted Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Sherwood (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Jimmy Flemming (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Shawn Wright (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:16 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James is fouled on the floor by Ted Smith - foul #2 on Ted Smith, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG), Marc Menard (SF), Willie Kearse (PF) Jerry Horvath, Ted Smith, Douglas Sherwood | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank McCuan (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Daniel Perin (PF) Jeffrey James, Shawn Wright, William Mitchell | |
| 10:56 | Michigan State | James Appleton steals the ball from Ronald Hamilton | 40-43 |
| 10:44 | Minnesota | James Appleton misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Frank McCuan - foul #2 on Frank McCuan, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Chapman (C) Jimmy Flemming | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:44 | Minnesota | James Appleton makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 10:44 | Minnesota | James Appleton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield (SG) James Appleton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Mitchell (C) Carlos Dodson | |
| 10:13 | Minnesota | Daniel Perin picks off the pass by Michael Chapman | 42-43 |
| 09:53 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Frank McCuan | 42-45 |
| 09:50 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero is fouled in the backcourt by William Murray - foul #2 on William Murray, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (PG) William Murray | |
| 09:39 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield is hacked by Frank McCuan - foul #3 on Frank McCuan, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood (PF) Willie Kearse | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:27 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 42-45 |
| 09:25 | Minnesota | Michael Chapman grabs the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 09:08 | Minnesota | Daniel Perin steps in front of the Anthony Ferrero pass | 42-45 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 08:46 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 08:36 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood drills a jumper from the right block | 44-45 |
| 08:26 | Michigan State | Frank McCuan comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Douglas Sherwood - foul #4 on Douglas Sherwood, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Appleton (SG), Ted Smith (SF), Willie Kearse (PF), Jimmy Flemming (C) Travis Wingfield, Marc Menard, Douglas Sherwood, Michael Chapman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Carlos Dodson (PF) Jeffrey James, William Mitchell | |
| 08:26 | Michigan State | Frank McCuan misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 08:26 | Michigan State | Frank McCuan misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 08:26 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 08:14 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero misses the shot from just outside the lane | 44-45 |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Carlos Dodson | 44-45 |
| 07:43 | Michigan State | Frank McCuan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Murray | 44-47 |
| 07:34 | Minnesota | Ted Smith misses the easy layup | 44-47 |
| 07:33 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Ferrero (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Appleton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ted Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Kearse (fresh) C - Jimmy Flemming (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank McCuan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Perin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Ted Smith - foul #3 on Ted Smith, team foul #7 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath (PG), Douglas Sherwood (PF) Anthony Ferrero, Willie Kearse | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SG), William Mitchell (C) Frank McCuan, Daniel Perin | |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 06:46 | Minnesota | James Appleton hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-49 |
| 06:26 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-49 |
| 06:25 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 06:05 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | William Mitchell snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 05:44 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Flemming - foul #3 on Jimmy Flemming, team foul #8 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG), Marc Menard (SF) Jerry Horvath, Ted Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG) Ronald Hamilton | |
| 05:44 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 05:44 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:26 | Minnesota | Jeffrey James steals it from Marc Menard | 46-51 |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | William Mitchell loses the dribble to Anthony Ferrero | 46-51 |
| 05:01 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero misses the easy layup | 46-51 |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Jimmy Flemming - foul #4 on Jimmy Flemming, team foul #9 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield (SG), Michael Chapman (C) James Appleton, Jimmy Flemming | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank McCuan (SF), Daniel Perin (PF) William Murray, Carlos Dodson | |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | William Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 04:31 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 04:21 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by William Mitchell - foul #4 on William Mitchell, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| 04:21 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 04:21 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 04:21 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 46-52 |
| 03:59 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright grabs the offensive board | 46-52 |
| 03:44 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey James | 46-54 |
| 03:28 | Minnesota | William Mitchell swats the layup by Douglas Sherwood | 46-54 |
| 03:26 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood snags the offensive board | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Ferrero (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Wingfield (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marc Menard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Douglas Sherwood (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Wright (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SF - Frank McCuan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Perin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Mitchell (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero loses the dribble to Jeffrey James | 46-54 |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Wright | 46-57 |
| 02:37 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood can't finish the layup | 46-57 |
| 02:36 | Minnesota | Michael Chapman tips it home | 48-57 |
| 02:36 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Appleton (SG), Jimmy Flemming (C) Travis Wingfield, Michael Chapman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF) Jeffrey James, Frank McCuan, William Mitchell | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:16 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton misses the lay-in | 48-57 |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | William Murray grabs the offensive board | 48-57 |
| 02:00 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Jimmy Flemming | 48-57 |
| 01:53 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Ferrero | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:35 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton is hacked by Marc Menard - foul #1 on Marc Menard, team foul #10 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Mitchell (C) Daniel Perin | |
| 01:35 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 01:35 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 01:35 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Carlos Dodson | 50-61 |
| 01:01 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood misses the dunk | 50-61 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | William Murray grabs the board | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | Anthony Ferrero is called for the reach on William Murray in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Ferrero, team foul #11 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath (PG), Travis Wingfield (SG), Ted Smith (SF), Willie Kearse (PF), Michael Chapman (C) Anthony Ferrero, James Appleton, Marc Menard, Douglas Sherwood, Jimmy Flemming | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG), Frank McCuan (SF) Shawn Wright, Ronald Hamilton | |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:51 | Minnesota | Ted Smith misses the easy layup | 50-63 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | William Mitchell is hacked by Michael Chapman - foul #3 on Michael Chapman, team foul #12 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF) Jeffrey James, Frank McCuan | |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | William Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | William Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 00:23 | Minnesota | William Mitchell is called for the reach on Jerry Horvath - foul #5 on William Mitchell, team foul #6 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Perin (C) William Mitchell | |
| 00:21 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hamilton - foul #5 on Ronald Hamilton, team foul #7 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG) Ronald Hamilton | |
| 00:21 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 00:21 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | William Murray runs out the clock | 52-65 |