| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Terry Alexander (fresh) SG - Mario Stott (fresh) SF - Marc Craft (fresh) PF - Robert Garney (fresh) C - Michael Tinker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Bradley Dykema (fresh) SG - Robert Guion (fresh) SF - Brian Sutton (fresh) PF - Daniel Otero (fresh) C - Yul Tang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Yul Tang wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Long Island | Michael Tinker grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Long Island | Mario Stott misses the 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Minnesota | Daniel Otero pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Minnesota | Brian Sutton loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Long Island | Marc Craft drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mario Stott | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Minnesota | Robert Guion is fouled on the floor by Mario Stott - foul #1 on Mario Stott, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Minnesota | Brian Sutton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Long Island | Mario Stott grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | Long Island | Terry Alexander comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Minnesota | Yul Tang snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:00 | Minnesota | Robert Guion hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 17:44 | Long Island | Robert Garney can't connect on a floater from the right side | 2-2 |
| 17:42 | Long Island | Mario Stott can't tip it in | 2-2 |
| 17:40 | Minnesota | Yul Tang pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:24 | Minnesota | Daniel Otero hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 2-2 |
| 17:22 | Long Island | Mario Stott pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:13 | Long Island | Michael Tinker misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Yul Tang - foul #1 on Yul Tang, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boris Zuver (PG), Jessie Anderson (SG), John Dennis (SF), Larry Grossman (PF), Wayne Kelly (C) Bradley Dykema, Robert Guion, Brian Sutton, Daniel Otero, Yul Tang | |
| 17:13 | Long Island | Michael Tinker makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:13 | Long Island | Michael Tinker makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:48 | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-2 |
| 16:47 | Minnesota | Larry Grossman grabs the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:35 | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson drills a jumper from close range set up by Wayne Kelly | 4-4 |
| 16:07 | Long Island | Robert Garney scores on a shot near the basket and the foul's on Larry Grossman - foul #1 on Larry Grossman, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Long Island | Paul Anderson (PG), Norman Williams (SG), Kevin Baldwin (SF), Earl Morrison (C) Terry Alexander, Mario Stott, Marc Craft, Michael Tinker | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema (PG), Yul Tang (C) Boris Zuver, Wayne Kelly | |
| 16:07 | Long Island | Robert Garney makes the free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:40 | Minnesota | Larry Grossman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-4 |
| 15:38 | Long Island | Robert Garney gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Paul Anderson (fresh) SG - Norman Williams (fresh) SF - Kevin Baldwin (fresh) PF - Robert Garney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Earl Morrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Bradley Dykema (fresh) SG - Jessie Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Dennis (fresh) PF - Larry Grossman (fresh) C - Yul Tang (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Long Island | Kevin Baldwin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Long Island | Christopher Stadler (C) Robert Garney | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Otero (PF) Larry Grossman | |
| 15:12 | Minnesota | John Dennis misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Kevin Baldwin - foul #1 on Kevin Baldwin, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Long Island | Terry Alexander (PG) Norman Williams | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 15:12 | Minnesota | John Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:12 | Minnesota | John Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:54 | Long Island | John Dennis takes the ball from Earl Morrison | 7-6 |
| 14:51 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema lays it up and in set up by John Dennis | 7-8 |
| 14:36 | Long Island | Earl Morrison can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Yul Tang - foul #2 on Yul Tang, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Long Island | Mario Stott (SG), Marc Craft (SF), Michael Tinker (C) Paul Anderson, Kevin Baldwin, Christopher Stadler | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Guion (SG), Brian Sutton (SF), Wayne Kelly (C) Jessie Anderson, John Dennis, Yul Tang | |
| 14:36 | Long Island | Earl Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:36 | Long Island | Earl Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:25 | Minnesota | Brian Sutton misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 14:24 | Long Island | Earl Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:00 | Long Island | Earl Morrison misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-8 |
| 13:59 | Minnesota | Daniel Otero gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:39 | Minnesota | Brian Sutton makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Bradley Dykema and the foul's on Michael Tinker - foul #1 on Michael Tinker, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Long Island | Robert Garney (PF) Earl Morrison | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boris Zuver (PG), Larry Grossman (PF) Bradley Dykema, Daniel Otero | |
| 13:39 | Minnesota | Brian Sutton makes the free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:23 | Long Island | Robert Garney is fouled on the floor by Larry Grossman - foul #2 on Larry Grossman, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Long Island | Paul Anderson (PG) Terry Alexander | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Dennis (SF), Daniel Otero (PF) Brian Sutton, Larry Grossman | |
| 13:03 | Long Island | Robert Garney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-11 |
| Subs | Long Island | Norman Williams (SG), Kevin Baldwin (SF), Christopher Stadler (C) Mario Stott, Marc Craft, Michael Tinker | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson (SG) Robert Guion | |
| 12:46 | Minnesota | Daniel Otero blows the layup but he's fouled by Norman Williams - foul #1 on Norman Williams, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Long Island | Earl Morrison (C) Christopher Stadler | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:46 | Minnesota | Daniel Otero misses the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 12:46 | Minnesota | Daniel Otero makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:28 | Long Island | Robert Garney works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Daniel Otero - foul #1 on Daniel Otero, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Long Island | Terry Alexander (PG) Norman Williams | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema (PG) Boris Zuver | |
| 12:28 | Long Island | Robert Garney makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:28 | Long Island | Robert Garney misses the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:28 | Minnesota | Daniel Otero snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 12:00 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Jessie Anderson is denied by Kevin Baldwin | 10-12 |
| 11:59 | Long Island | Earl Morrison snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 11:40 | Long Island | Terry Alexander misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Daniel Otero - foul #2 on Daniel Otero, team foul #6 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Long Island | Mario Stott (SG), Marc Craft (SF), Michael Tinker (C) Paul Anderson, Kevin Baldwin, Robert Garney | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Sutton (C) Daniel Otero | |
| 11:40 | Long Island | Terry Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 11:40 | Long Island | Terry Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Terry Alexander (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Mario Stott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marc Craft (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earl Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Tinker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Bradley Dykema (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Kelly (fairly fresh) C - Brian Sutton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Terry Alexander - foul #1 on Terry Alexander, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Guion (SG) Wayne Kelly | |
| 11:27 | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:27 | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:15 | Long Island | Mario Stott misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 11:14 | Long Island | Michael Tinker misses the tip | 11-14 |
| 11:12 | Long Island | Mario Stott snags the offensive board | 11-14 |
| 11:01 | Long Island | Michael Tinker is hacked by John Dennis - foul #1 on John Dennis, team foul #7 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Long Island | Kevin Baldwin (PF) Earl Morrison | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Raymond Johnson (SF), Wayne Kelly (PF) John Dennis, Jessie Anderson | |
| 11:01 | Long Island | Michael Tinker makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:01 | Long Island | Michael Tinker makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:48 | Minnesota | Raymond Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-14 |
| 10:46 | Minnesota | Wayne Kelly grabs the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:37 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 13-14 |
| 10:36 | Long Island | Marc Craft snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 10:19 | Long Island | Marc Craft scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Baldwin | 15-14 |
| 10:06 | Minnesota | Raymond Johnson is fouled on the floor by Mario Stott - foul #2 on Mario Stott, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Long Island | Paul Anderson (PG), Norman Williams (SG), Robert Garney (PF) Terry Alexander, Mario Stott, Kevin Baldwin | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boris Zuver (PG), Jessie Anderson (SG) Bradley Dykema, Robert Guion | |
| 09:53 | Minnesota | Boris Zuver is fouled on the floor by Michael Tinker - foul #2 on Michael Tinker, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Long Island | Earl Morrison (C) Michael Tinker | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Dennis (SF) Raymond Johnson | |
| 09:53 | Minnesota | Boris Zuver misses the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:53 | Long Island | Earl Morrison grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 09:32 | Long Island | Marc Craft connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Norman Williams | 17-14 |
| 09:18 | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 17-14 |
| 09:17 | Long Island | Marc Craft grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 09:10 | Long Island | Robert Garney scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Norman Williams | 20-14 |
| 09:05 | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Norman Williams - foul #2 on Norman Williams, team foul #8 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Long Island | Terry Alexander (PG), Kevin Baldwin (SF) Norman Williams, Marc Craft | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 09:05 | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:05 | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:05 | Minnesota | Wayne Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 08:49 | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-14 |
| 08:48 | Minnesota | John Dennis snags the offensive board | 20-14 |
| 08:33 | Minnesota | John Dennis travels with the ball | 20-14 |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema (PG), Robert Guion (SG) Boris Zuver, Jessie Anderson | |
| 08:17 | Long Island | Kevin Baldwin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-14 |
| 08:15 | Minnesota | Wayne Kelly grabs the board | 20-14 |
| 07:58 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Dennis | 20-17 |
| 07:49 | Long Island | Earl Morrison comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-17 |
| 07:48 | Minnesota | Robert Guion grabs the defensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 07:36 | Minnesota | John Dennis misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 20-17 |
| 07:34 | Long Island | Paul Anderson gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Terry Alexander (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Paul Anderson (fresh) SF - Kevin Baldwin (fresh) PF - Robert Garney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Earl Morrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Bradley Dykema (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Guion (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Dennis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Kelly (tiring) 3 reb. C - Brian Sutton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Long Island | Earl Morrison hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Anderson | 22-17 |
| 07:09 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-17 |
| Subs | Long Island | Bobby Horton (SG), Marc Craft (SF), Christopher Stadler (C) Paul Anderson, Robert Garney, Earl Morrison | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson (SG), Raymond Johnson (SF) Robert Guion, John Dennis | |
| 06:46 | Long Island | Christopher Stadler can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 22-17 |
| 06:44 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Bradley Dykema | 22-17 |
| 06:39 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-17 |
| 06:38 | Long Island | Marc Craft snags the defensive board | 22-17 |
| 06:23 | Long Island | Marc Craft clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Raymond Johnson - foul #1 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #8 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Long Island | Paul Anderson (SG), Robert Garney (PF) Terry Alexander, Kevin Baldwin | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 06:23 | Long Island | Marc Craft makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 06:23 | Long Island | Marc Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 06:08 | Minnesota | Brian Sutton loses the dribble to Marc Craft | 24-17 |
| 05:52 | Long Island | Christopher Stadler misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-17 |
| 05:50 | Long Island | Robert Garney snags the offensive board | 24-17 |
| 05:28 | Long Island | Paul Anderson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Marc Craft | 26-17 |
| 05:04 | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jessie Anderson, team foul #9 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Long Island | Terry Alexander (PG), Earl Morrison (C) Paul Anderson, Christopher Stadler | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boris Zuver (PG), Robert Guion (SG), John Dennis (SF) Bradley Dykema, Jessie Anderson, Raymond Johnson | |
| 04:46 | Long Island | Wayne Kelly steals the ball from Marc Craft | 26-17 |
| 04:31 | Minnesota | Wayne Kelly is hacked by Robert Garney - foul #1 on Robert Garney, team foul #9 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Long Island | Paul Anderson (SG), Kevin Baldwin (SF) Bobby Horton, Marc Craft | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 04:31 | Minnesota | Wayne Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 04:31 | Minnesota | Wayne Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 04:08 | Long Island | Kevin Baldwin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-19 |
| 04:06 | Long Island | Robert Garney can't tip it in | 26-19 |
| 04:05 | Long Island | Robert Garney pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 03:53 | Long Island | Terry Alexander is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Brian Sutton | 26-19 |
| 03:33 | Minnesota | Boris Zuver makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Dennis | 26-22 |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Terry Alexander (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Paul Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Baldwin (fresh) PF - Robert Garney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Boris Zuver (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Guion (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Kelly (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Sutton (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Long Island | Paul Anderson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Paul Anderson, team foul #10 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Long Island | Bobby Horton (PG), Mario Stott (SG), Marc Craft (SF), Michael Tinker (C) Terry Alexander, Paul Anderson, Kevin Baldwin, Robert Garney | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema (PG), Jessie Anderson (SG), Daniel Otero (PF), Yul Tang (C) Boris Zuver, Robert Guion, Wayne Kelly, Brian Sutton | |
| 03:07 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema is hacked by Bobby Horton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bobby Horton, team foul #11 | 26-22 |
| 03:07 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 03:07 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 02:48 | Long Island | Michael Tinker works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on John Dennis - foul #2 on John Dennis, team foul #10 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Long Island | Christopher Stadler (PF) Earl Morrison | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Larry Grossman (SF) John Dennis | |
| 02:48 | Long Island | Michael Tinker makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 02:48 | Long Island | Michael Tinker makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 02:34 | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 02:10 | Long Island | Michael Tinker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 02:08 | Long Island | Marc Craft tips it in | 30-27 |
| 01:54 | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 01:52 | Long Island | Michael Tinker grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 01:34 | Long Island | Christopher Stadler is fouled on the floor by Jessie Anderson - foul #2 on Jessie Anderson, team foul #11 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Long Island | Terry Alexander (PG) Bobby Horton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Guion (SG), John Dennis (SF) Jessie Anderson, Larry Grossman | |
| 01:34 | Long Island | Christopher Stadler makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:34 | Long Island | Christopher Stadler misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:34 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Daniel Otero | 31-27 |
| 01:31 | Minnesota | Terry Alexander steps in front of the Bradley Dykema pass in the backcourt | 31-27 |
| 01:10 | Long Island | Michael Tinker's floater is tipped away by Daniel Otero | 31-27 |
| 01:08 | Minnesota | Daniel Otero gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 00:54 | Minnesota | Daniel Otero throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-27 |
| Subs | Long Island | Kevin Baldwin (SF), Earl Morrison (PF) Marc Craft, Christopher Stadler | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:37 | Long Island | Mario Stott connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 00:15 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mario Stott - foul #3 on Mario Stott, team foul #12 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Long Island | Paul Anderson (SG), Robert Garney (PF) Mario Stott, Michael Tinker | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jessie Anderson (SG), Larry Grossman (PF) Robert Guion, Daniel Otero | |
| 00:15 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 00:15 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema misses the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 00:15 | Long Island | Robert Garney snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 00:04 | Long Island | Earl Morrison hits a wide open jump hook near the basket | 36-28 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Bradley Dykema clanks a halfcourt shot | 36-28 |