| Lineup | Nebraska, Kearney | PG - Michael Ruckman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clarence Jester (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Parker (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Crookston | PG - Peter Harless (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Thomsen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Day (fresh) PF - William Prentiss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Ardis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota, Crookston | Charles Day inbounds the ball | 27-23 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska, Kearney | Nebraska, Kearney is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Crookston | Minnesota, Crookston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Minnesota, Crookston | Michael Ardis misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Ruckman - foul #1 on Michael Ruckman, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Crookston | James Bosserman (SF), Raymond Garney (PF) Charles Day, William Prentiss | |
| 19:45 | Minnesota, Crookston | Michael Ardis makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 19:45 | Minnesota, Crookston | Michael Ardis makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 19:27 | Nebraska, Kearney | Michael Ruckman is alone and drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Clarence Jester | 29-25 |
| 19:05 | Minnesota, Crookston | Jeffrey Bell is called for the reach on Steven Thomsen - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bell, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Crookston | Charles McQuire (PG), William Prentiss (PF) Steven Thomsen, James Bosserman | |
| 18:36 | Minnesota, Crookston | Raymond Garney evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 29-25 |
| 18:34 | Nebraska, Kearney | Clarence Jester pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 18:16 | Nebraska, Kearney | Michael Ardis takes the ball from John Parker | 29-25 |
| 18:01 | Minnesota, Crookston | Michael Ardis buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Charles McQuire | 29-27 |
| 17:42 | Nebraska, Kearney | Jeffrey Bell hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Ruckman | 32-27 |
| 17:25 | Minnesota, Crookston | Michael Ardis misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 32-27 |
| 17:24 | Nebraska, Kearney | Michael Ruckman grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 17:10 | Nebraska, Kearney | Jeffrey Bell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by Raymond Garney - foul #1 on Raymond Garney, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Crookston | Steven Thomsen (SG), Charles Day (SF), James Weiss (C) Peter Harless, Raymond Garney, Michael Ardis | |
| 17:10 | Nebraska, Kearney | Jeffrey Bell misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 17:10 | Nebraska, Kearney | Jeffrey Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 17:10 | Nebraska, Kearney | Jeffrey Bell makes the 3rd free throw | 34-27 |
| 16:49 | Minnesota, Crookston | William Prentiss is called for a charge - foul #2 on William Prentiss, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Robert Long (PF) Clarence Jester | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Crookston | Peter Harless (PG) Charles McQuire | |
| 16:32 | Nebraska, Kearney | Robert Long throws it down on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jeffrey Bell | 36-27 |
| 16:09 | Minnesota, Crookston | Steven Thomsen is fouled on the floor by Robert Long - foul #2 on Robert Long, team foul #3 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Patrick Hartzell (PG), John Wardle (SG), Javier Rodriguez (SF), Buck Roll (C) Michael Ruckman, Jeffrey Bell, Dikembe Akinyooye, John Parker | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Crookston | Charles McQuire (PG), James Bosserman (SF), Raymond Garney (PF), Michael Ardis (C) Peter Harless, Charles Day, William Prentiss, James Weiss | |
| 15:52 | Minnesota, Crookston | Raymond Garney splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Steven Thomsen | 36-30 |
| Lineup | Nebraska, Kearney | PG - Patrick Hartzell (fresh) SG - John Wardle (fresh) SF - Javier Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Robert Long (fresh) 6 pts. C - Buck Roll (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Crookston | PG - Charles McQuire (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven Thomsen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Bosserman (fresh) PF - Raymond Garney (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Ardis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Nebraska, Kearney | Javier Rodriguez misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 15:45 | Minnesota, Crookston | Michael Ardis snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 15:17 | Minnesota, Crookston | Michael Ardis hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by James Bosserman | 36-32 |
| 14:57 | Nebraska, Kearney | Buck Roll clanks a jumper from the left side | 36-32 |
| 14:55 | Minnesota, Crookston | Michael Ardis pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 14:32 | Minnesota, Crookston | Javier Rodriguez doubles Raymond Garney and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Javier Rodriguez, team foul #4 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Michael Ruckman (PG), Jeffrey Bell (SG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SF), Clarence Jester (PF), John Parker (C) Patrick Hartzell, John Wardle, Javier Rodriguez, Robert Long, Buck Roll | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Crookston | Peter Harless (PG), Charles Day (SF), William Prentiss (PF), James Weiss (C) Charles McQuire, James Bosserman, Raymond Garney, Michael Ardis | |
| 14:08 | Minnesota, Crookston | Steven Thomsen can't connect on a runner in the paint | 36-32 |
| 14:07 | Minnesota, Crookston | William Prentiss tips it back up and in | 36-34 |
| 13:51 | Nebraska, Kearney | Clarence Jester shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-34 |
| 13:50 | Minnesota, Crookston | Steven Thomsen gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 13:28 | Minnesota, Crookston | Steven Thomsen makes the shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Michael Ruckman - foul #2 on Michael Ruckman, team foul #5 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Crookston | James Bosserman (SF), Michael Ardis (C) Charles Day, James Weiss | |
| 13:28 | Minnesota, Crookston | Steven Thomsen makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 13:14 | Nebraska, Kearney | Jeffrey Bell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 12:52 | Minnesota, Crookston | Michael Ardis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 12:50 | Minnesota, Crookston | James Bosserman grabs the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 12:29 | Minnesota, Crookston | Peter Harless splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Ardis and he's hacked by Jeffrey Bell - foul #2 on Jeffrey Bell, team foul #6 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Crookston | Charles McQuire (PG), Raymond Garney (PF) Steven Thomsen, William Prentiss | |
| 12:29 | Minnesota, Crookston | Peter Harless makes the free throw | 39-40 |
| 12:17 | Nebraska, Kearney | John Parker buries a jumper near the basket set up by Michael Ruckman | 41-40 |
| 11:49 | Minnesota, Crookston | Charles McQuire misses the shot from the right side | 41-40 |
| 11:48 | Nebraska, Kearney | John Parker grabs the board | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Nebraska, Kearney | PG - Michael Ruckman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Bell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clarence Jester (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Crookston | PG - Charles McQuire (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Peter Harless (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Bosserman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Garney (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Ardis (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Nebraska, Kearney | Jeffrey Bell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 11:37 | Minnesota, Crookston | The rebound goes to Raymond Garney | 41-40 |
| 11:10 | Minnesota, Crookston | John Parker blocks the short jumper by Michael Ardis | 41-40 |
| 11:09 | Minnesota, Crookston | Michael Ardis hits the follow up shot | 41-42 |
| 10:52 | Nebraska, Kearney | Clarence Jester makes the contested fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Ruckman | 43-42 |
| 10:32 | Minnesota, Crookston | Raymond Garney is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Raymond Garney, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Patrick Hartzell (PG), John Wardle (SG), Javier Rodriguez (SF), Robert Long (PF), Buck Roll (C) Michael Ruckman, Jeffrey Bell, Dikembe Akinyooye, Clarence Jester, John Parker | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Crookston | Charles Day (SF), William Prentiss (PF), James Weiss (C) James Bosserman, Raymond Garney, Michael Ardis | |
| 10:09 | Nebraska, Kearney | Robert Long can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Prentiss - foul #3 on William Prentiss, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Crookston | Steven Thomsen (SG), Michael Ardis (C) Charles McQuire, James Weiss | |
| 10:09 | Nebraska, Kearney | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 10:09 | Nebraska, Kearney | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 09:40 | Minnesota, Crookston | Peter Harless's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Crookston | Charles McQuire (PG), James Bosserman (SF), James Weiss (C) Steven Thomsen, Charles Day, Michael Ardis | |
| 09:22 | Nebraska, Kearney | Buck Roll makes the jumper from close range | 47-42 |
| 08:56 | Minnesota, Crookston | Charles McQuire makes the wide open jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by James Bosserman and he's fouled by Patrick Hartzell - foul #2 on Patrick Hartzell, team foul #7 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Clarence Jester (PF), John Parker (C) Robert Long, Buck Roll | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Crookston | Steven Thomsen (SG), Raymond Garney (SF), Michael Ardis (C) Peter Harless, James Bosserman, James Weiss | |
| 08:56 | Minnesota, Crookston | Charles McQuire makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 08:34 | Nebraska, Kearney | Clarence Jester scores on a runner in the lane set up by Patrick Hartzell | 49-45 |
| 08:05 | Minnesota, Crookston | Charles McQuire can't connect on a floater from the right block | 49-45 |
| 08:04 | Nebraska, Kearney | The rebound goes to John Wardle | 49-45 |
| 07:51 | Nebraska, Kearney | John Parker misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 07:49 | Minnesota, Crookston | Michael Ardis snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Nebraska, Kearney | PG - Patrick Hartzell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Wardle (fresh) SF - Javier Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Clarence Jester (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Crookston | PG - Charles McQuire (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven Thomsen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Garney (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Prentiss (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Ardis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Minnesota, Crookston | Michael Ardis evades the doubleteam and hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Charles McQuire | 49-47 |
| 07:07 | Nebraska, Kearney | John Parker is fouled on the floor by Michael Ardis - foul #1 on Michael Ardis, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Michael Ruckman (PG), Jeffrey Bell (SG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SF), Robert Long (PF) Patrick Hartzell, John Wardle, Javier Rodriguez, Clarence Jester | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Crookston | Peter Harless (PG), Charles Day (SF), James Weiss (C) Charles McQuire, Raymond Garney, Michael Ardis | |
| 06:50 | Nebraska, Kearney | Michael Ruckman misses the 3 from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 06:49 | Minnesota, Crookston | James Weiss pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 06:20 | Minnesota, Crookston | James Weiss misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 06:18 | Nebraska, Kearney | The rebound goes to Dikembe Akinyooye | 49-47 |
| 06:07 | Nebraska, Kearney | Robert Long hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 49-47 |
| 06:05 | Nebraska, Kearney | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Akinyooye | 49-47 |
| 05:40 | Nebraska, Kearney | Robert Long comes up short on the floater near the basket | 49-47 |
| 05:39 | Minnesota, Crookston | The rebound goes to Charles Day | 49-47 |
| 05:10 | Minnesota, Crookston | James Weiss connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by William Prentiss | 49-49 |
| 04:49 | Nebraska, Kearney | Michael Ruckman is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jeffrey Bell out of the doubleteam | 52-49 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska, Kearney | Nebraska, Kearney is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Crookston | Minnesota, Crookston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 04:25 | Minnesota, Crookston | Robert Long blocks the short jumper by James Weiss | 52-49 |
| 04:23 | Minnesota, Crookston | Charles Day can't tip it in | 52-49 |
| 04:21 | Nebraska, Kearney | John Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 03:59 | Nebraska, Kearney | Dikembe Akinyooye is called for 3 seconds | 52-49 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Clarence Jester (PF) John Parker | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Crookston | Charles McQuire (PG), James Bosserman (SF), Raymond Garney (PF), Michael Ardis (C) Steven Thomsen, Charles Day, William Prentiss, James Weiss | |
| 03:30 | Minnesota, Crookston | Michael Ardis buries a shot from the right side | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Nebraska, Kearney | PG - Michael Ruckman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Bell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Clarence Jester (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Long (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Crookston | PG - Charles McQuire (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Peter Harless (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Bosserman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Garney (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Ardis (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Nebraska, Kearney | Robert Long knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Jeffrey Bell | 54-51 |
| 02:42 | Minnesota, Crookston | Michael Ardis misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 54-51 |
| 02:41 | Minnesota, Crookston | James Bosserman tips it in | 54-53 |
| 02:24 | Nebraska, Kearney | Charles McQuire is called for the reach on Michael Ruckman - foul #1 on Charles McQuire, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Patrick Hartzell (PG), John Wardle (SG), Javier Rodriguez (SF), Buck Roll (C) Michael Ruckman, Jeffrey Bell, Dikembe Akinyooye, Robert Long | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Crookston | William Prentiss (PF) James Bosserman | |
| 02:18 | Nebraska, Kearney | Clarence Jester banks in the layup over the doubleteam set up by Patrick Hartzell | 56-53 |
| 02:01 | Minnesota, Crookston | Raymond Garney drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles McQuire | 56-55 |
| 02:01 | Nebraska, Kearney | Nebraska, Kearney calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Jeffrey Bell (SG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SF), John Parker (C) John Wardle, Javier Rodriguez, Buck Roll | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Crookston | | |
| 01:43 | Nebraska, Kearney | Jeffrey Bell connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 01:16 | Minnesota, Crookston | Peter Harless scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Charles McQuire | 58-58 |
| 00:59 | Nebraska, Kearney | Clarence Jester misses the floater from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 00:57 | Nebraska, Kearney | Clarence Jester can't tip it in | 58-58 |
| 00:55 | Minnesota, Crookston | William Prentiss pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska, Kearney | Nebraska, Kearney is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Crookston | Minnesota, Crookston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Minnesota, Crookston | Charles McQuire comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 00:24 | Nebraska, Kearney | The rebound goes to Dikembe Akinyooye | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska, Kearney | Nebraska, Kearney is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Crookston | Minnesota, Crookston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Nebraska, Kearney | Jeffrey Bell loses the dribble to Raymond Garney | 58-58 |
| 00:05 | Minnesota, Crookston | Minnesota, Crookston calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Crookston | Steven Thomsen (SG), Charles Day (SF) Charles McQuire, Raymond Garney | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska, Kearney | Nebraska, Kearney is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Crookston | Minnesota, Crookston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska, Kearney | Nebraska, Kearney is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Crookston | Minnesota, Crookston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota, Crookston | Michael Ardis splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-60 |