| Lineup | American U. | PG - William Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joseph Tate (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leslie Orr (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Deforest (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Hubert Marston (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Paul Bellman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ashley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Kubiak (fresh) 10 pts. C - Jerry Branch (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Leslie Orr inbounds the ball | 26-44 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:32 | American U. | Joseph Deforest hits a driving attempt from the left block | 28-44 |
| 19:21 | Minnesota | Hubert Marston denies the turnaround by David Kubiak | 28-44 |
| 19:19 | American U. | Joseph Deforest gets the rebound | 28-44 |
| 19:05 | American U. | Joseph Tate can't throw it down | 28-44 |
| 19:03 | Minnesota | David Kubiak snags the defensive board | 28-44 |
| 18:52 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Ashley | 28-47 |
| 18:23 | American U. | William Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-47 |
| 18:21 | American U. | Hubert Marston tips it in | 30-47 |
| 18:05 | Minnesota | David Kubiak scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Paul Bellman | 30-49 |
| 17:59 | American U. | William Thomas clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-49 |
| 17:58 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Jerry Branch | 30-49 |
| 17:52 | Minnesota | Hubert Marston swats the short shot by David Kubiak | 30-49 |
| 17:50 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch tips it home | 30-51 |
| 17:30 | American U. | Joseph Deforest loses the dribble to Jeffrey Ashley | 30-51 |
| 17:10 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-51 |
| 17:09 | American U. | Leslie Orr pulls down the rebound | 30-51 |
| 16:49 | American U. | Joseph Tate lays it up and in | 32-51 |
| 16:25 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-54 |
| 16:01 | American U. | Joseph Tate misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-54 |
| 15:59 | Minnesota | David Kubiak grabs the board | 32-54 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - William Thomas (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Joseph Tate (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leslie Orr (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Deforest (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Hubert Marston (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Paul Bellman (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Wright (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ashley (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Kubiak (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Branch (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the right block | 32-54 |
| 15:37 | Minnesota | David Kubiak tips it home | 32-56 |
| 15:32 | American U. | Hubert Marston loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-56 |
| Subs | American U. | Daniel Ouellette (PG), John Bell (SG), Robert Combs (SF), Paul Bowens (PF), Okon Africa (C) William Thomas, Joseph Tate, Leslie Orr, Joseph Deforest, Hubert Marston | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey (PG), Richard Santamaria (SF), Raymond Wagner (PF), John Shirley (C) Paul Bellman, Jeffrey Ashley, David Kubiak, Jerry Branch | |
| 15:14 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 32-56 |
| 15:12 | American U. | Okon Africa gets the rebound | 32-56 |
| 14:45 | American U. | Daniel Ouellette comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-56 |
| 14:43 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to John Shirley | 32-56 |
| 14:30 | Minnesota | Robert Combs takes the ball from Ronald Wright after a doubleteam | 32-56 |
| 14:06 | American U. | Daniel Ouellette makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Combs and the foul's on John Shirley - foul #1 on John Shirley, team foul #1 | 34-56 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Parker (C) Okon Africa | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (PG), Jeffrey Ashley (SF), Charles Embry (PF), Jerry Branch (C) Daniel Helvey, Ronald Wright, Raymond Wagner, John Shirley | |
| 14:06 | American U. | Daniel Ouellette makes the free throw | 35-56 |
| 13:55 | Minnesota | Richard Santamaria is fouled on the floor by John Bell - foul #3 on John Bell, team foul #1 | 35-56 |
| Subs | American U. | Joseph Tate (SG) Paul Bowens | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 13:36 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffrey Ashley | 35-58 |
| 13:10 | American U. | Joseph Tate loses the ball out of bounds | 35-58 |
| Subs | American U. | Leslie Orr (SF), Joseph Deforest (PF) John Bell, Daniel Ouellette | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Wright (SG) Richard Santamaria | |
| 12:41 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Paul Bellman | 35-60 |
| 12:39 | American U. | Robert Combs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-60 |
| Subs | American U. | Paul Bowens (PF), Okon Africa (C) Joseph Deforest, Robert Parker | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey (PG), David Kubiak (SF), Raymond Wagner (PF) Paul Bellman, Jeffrey Ashley, Charles Embry | |
| 12:30 | Minnesota | A charge is called on Jerry Branch - foul #2 on Jerry Branch, team foul #2 | 35-60 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Abdul (C) Jerry Branch | |
| 12:07 | American U. | Joseph Tate connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Paul Bowens | 37-60 |
| 11:46 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-60 |
| 11:45 | American U. | The rebound goes to Okon Africa | 37-60 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Robert Combs (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Tate (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leslie Orr (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Bowens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Okon Africa (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Helvey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Wright (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Kubiak (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | American U. | Robert Combs double dribbles | 37-60 |
| Subs | American U. | Daniel Ouellette (PG), John Bell (SF), Robert Parker (PF), Hubert Marston (C) Robert Combs, Leslie Orr, Paul Bowens, Okon Africa | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (PG), Richard Santamaria (SG), Jeffrey Ashley (SF), John Shirley (PF), Jerry Branch (C) Daniel Helvey, Ronald Wright, David Kubiak, Raymond Wagner, Dikembe Abdul | |
| 10:57 | Minnesota | Hubert Marston blocks the short jumper by John Shirley | 37-60 |
| 10:55 | American U. | Robert Parker gets the rebound | 37-60 |
| 10:30 | American U. | Joseph Tate misses short on a shot from the right wing | 37-60 |
| 10:29 | American U. | Hubert Marston tips it back up and in | 39-60 |
| 10:14 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch hits a fadeaway from the right block | 39-62 |
| 10:12 | American U. | Richard Santamaria steps in front of the Daniel Ouellette pass in the backcourt | 39-62 |
| 09:59 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch throws it down on a great pass from John Shirley | 39-64 |
| 09:39 | American U. | Hubert Marston hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 39-64 |
| 09:37 | Minnesota | Richard Santamaria gets the rebound | 39-64 |
| 09:10 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-64 |
| 09:08 | American U. | Joseph Tate grabs the defensive rebound | 39-64 |
| 09:02 | American U. | Jeffrey Ashley is called for the reach on John Bell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Ashley, team foul #3 | 39-64 |
| Subs | American U. | William Thomas (PG), Joseph Deforest (SF), Paul Bowens (PF), Okon Africa (C) Daniel Ouellette, Joseph Tate, Robert Parker, Hubert Marston | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey (PG), Ronald Wright (SG), David Kubiak (SF), Raymond Wagner (PF), Dikembe Abdul (C) Paul Bellman, Richard Santamaria, Jeffrey Ashley, John Shirley, Jerry Branch | |
| 08:44 | American U. | Okon Africa comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdul - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdul, team foul #4 | 39-64 |
| 08:44 | American U. | Okon Africa makes the 1st free throw | 40-64 |
| 08:44 | American U. | Okon Africa misses the 2nd free throw | 40-64 |
| 08:44 | Minnesota | David Kubiak snags the defensive board | 40-64 |
| 08:22 | Minnesota | David Kubiak is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on David Kubiak, team foul #5 | 40-64 |
| Subs | American U. | Leslie Orr (SF) Paul Bowens | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 08:05 | American U. | John Bell is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdul - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdul, team foul #6 | 40-64 |
| Subs | American U. | Daniel Ouellette (SG), Hubert Marston (C) John Bell, Okon Africa | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Charles Embry (C) Dikembe Abdul | |
| 07:39 | American U. | Daniel Ouellette is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-64 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - William Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Daniel Ouellette (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leslie Orr (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Deforest (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Hubert Marston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Helvey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Wright (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Kubiak (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Wagner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Embry (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Minnesota | David Kubiak misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 43-64 |
| 07:18 | Minnesota | Charles Embry tips it but misses | 43-64 |
| 07:17 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright can't tip it in | 43-64 |
| 07:16 | American U. | Hubert Marston pulls down the rebound | 43-64 |
| 07:11 | American U. | Leslie Orr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-64 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Combs (PG), Paul Bowens (PF), Robert Parker (C) William Thomas, Joseph Deforest, Hubert Marston | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (PG), Richard Santamaria (SG), Jeffrey Ashley (SF), Jerry Branch (C) Daniel Helvey, Ronald Wright, David Kubiak, Raymond Wagner | |
| 06:50 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch misses the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Parker - foul #3 on Robert Parker, team foul #2 | 43-64 |
| Subs | American U. | Joseph Tate (SG) Daniel Ouellette | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 06:50 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch makes the 1st free throw | 43-65 |
| 06:50 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 43-66 |
| 06:33 | American U. | Joseph Tate misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-66 |
| 06:31 | American U. | Robert Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-66 |
| 06:17 | American U. | Joseph Tate misses the shot from just outside the lane | 43-66 |
| 06:15 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch pulls down the rebound | 43-66 |
| 06:08 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch misses the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Robert Parker - foul #4 on Robert Parker, team foul #3 | 43-66 |
| Subs | American U. | John Bell (SF), Okon Africa (C) Leslie Orr, Robert Parker | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Wright (SG), David Kubiak (PF) Richard Santamaria, Charles Embry | |
| 06:08 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch makes the 1st free throw | 43-67 |
| 06:08 | Minnesota | Jerry Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 43-68 |
| 05:41 | American U. | Paul Bowens hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 43-68 |
| 05:40 | Minnesota | David Kubiak grabs the defensive rebound | 43-68 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | David Kubiak misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Combs - foul #1 on Robert Combs, team foul #4 | 43-68 |
| Subs | American U. | Daniel Ouellette (PG), Robert Parker (PF) Joseph Tate, Paul Bowens | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey (PG), Richard Santamaria (SG), John Shirley (PF), Dikembe Abdul (C) Paul Bellman, Ronald Wright, Jeffrey Ashley, Jerry Branch | |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | David Kubiak makes the 1st free throw | 43-69 |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | David Kubiak makes the 2nd free throw | 43-70 |
| 05:09 | American U. | Daniel Ouellette buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Robert Combs | 45-70 |
| 05:00 | Minnesota | David Kubiak misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Combs - foul #2 on Robert Combs, team foul #5 | 45-70 |
| Subs | American U. | Leslie Orr (SF), Joseph Deforest (PF) Robert Combs, Okon Africa | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Raymond Wagner (PF) Dikembe Abdul | |
| 05:00 | Minnesota | David Kubiak makes the 1st free throw | 45-71 |
| 05:00 | Minnesota | David Kubiak makes the 2nd free throw | 45-72 |
| 04:58 | American U. | Richard Santamaria takes the ball from Daniel Ouellette in the backcourt | 45-72 |
| 04:52 | Minnesota | David Kubiak lays it up and in | 45-74 |
| 04:30 | American U. | John Bell misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-74 |
| 04:29 | Minnesota | John Shirley pulls down the rebound | 45-74 |
| 04:23 | Minnesota | Richard Santamaria is hacked by Leslie Orr - foul #3 on Leslie Orr, team foul #6 | 45-74 |
| Subs | American U. | William Thomas (PG), Joseph Tate (SG), Hubert Marston (C) Daniel Ouellette, John Bell, Robert Parker | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Wright (SG), Charles Embry (PF), Dikembe Abdul (C) David Kubiak, Raymond Wagner, John Shirley | |
| 04:08 | Minnesota | Richard Santamaria throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-74 |
| Subs | American U. | Paul Bowens (PF) Leslie Orr | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Bellman (SG) Ronald Wright | |
| 04:06 | American U. | William Thomas loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-74 |
| 03:47 | Minnesota | Richard Santamaria comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Deforest - foul #2 on Joseph Deforest, team foul #7 | 45-74 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Combs (SF) Joseph Deforest | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 03:47 | Minnesota | Richard Santamaria misses the 1st free throw | 45-74 |
| 03:47 | Minnesota | Richard Santamaria makes the 2nd free throw | 45-75 |
| 03:23 | American U. | William Thomas misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 45-75 |
| 03:21 | Minnesota | Dikembe Abdul gets the rebound | 45-75 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - William Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joseph Tate (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Combs (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Paul Bowens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Hubert Marston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Helvey (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Bellman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Santamaria (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Embry (fairly fresh) C - Dikembe Abdul (fairly fresh) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Minnesota | Richard Santamaria makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Bellman | 45-77 |
| 03:09 | American U. | Joseph Tate is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 45-77 |
| Subs | American U. | Daniel Ouellette (PG), John Bell (SG), Leslie Orr (SF), Robert Parker (PF), Okon Africa (C) William Thomas, Joseph Tate, Robert Combs, Paul Bowens, Hubert Marston | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Wright (SG), Raymond Wagner (PF), John Shirley (C) Paul Bellman, Charles Embry, Dikembe Abdul | |
| 02:59 | Minnesota | Daniel Ouellette is called for the reach on Daniel Helvey - foul #1 on Daniel Ouellette, team foul #8 | 45-77 |
| 02:59 | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey misses the 1st free throw | 45-77 |
| 02:59 | American U. | Robert Parker grabs the board | 45-77 |
| 02:52 | American U. | Leslie Orr is open and buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Okon Africa | 47-77 |
| 02:40 | Minnesota | Ronald Wright shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 47-77 |
| 02:39 | Minnesota | Raymond Wagner snags the offensive board | 47-77 |
| 02:34 | Minnesota | Raymond Wagner is hacked by John Bell - foul #4 on John Bell, team foul #9 | 47-77 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Charles Embry (PF) Ronald Wright | |
| 02:34 | Minnesota | Raymond Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 47-78 |
| 02:34 | Minnesota | Raymond Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 47-79 |
| 02:13 | American U. | John Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-79 |
| 02:11 | American U. | Okon Africa hits the follow up shot | 49-79 |
| 01:50 | Minnesota | Richard Santamaria blows the layup | 49-79 |
| 01:48 | American U. | Robert Parker grabs the board | 49-79 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:22 | American U. | John Bell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-79 |
| 01:16 | Minnesota | Raymond Wagner connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Helvey | 52-81 |
| 00:47 | American U. | Daniel Ouellette loses the dribble to Daniel Helvey | 52-81 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:22 | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-81 |
| Subs | American U. | William Thomas (PG), Joseph Tate (SG), Joseph Deforest (PF), Hubert Marston (C) Daniel Ouellette, John Bell, Robert Parker, Okon Africa | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Ashley (SF) Charles Embry | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:16 | American U. | William Thomas misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Daniel Helvey - foul #2 on Daniel Helvey, team foul #7 | 52-81 |
| 00:16 | American U. | William Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 53-81 |
| 00:16 | American U. | William Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 54-81 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Daniel Helvey runs out the clock | 54-81 |