| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Shing Mang (fresh) SG - Jason Goodman (fresh) SF - Stanton Oxley (fresh) PF - Albert Lee (fresh) C - Joseph Price (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Coaxum (fresh) SG - Bruce Vreeland (fresh) SF - Steve Burress (fresh) PF - Edward Burch (fresh) C - Johnny Rayl (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Burch wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Louisiana Tech | John Coaxum can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Vreeland tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Minnesota | Shing Mang misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Burch grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Vreeland misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Minnesota | Albert Lee gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Minnesota | Joseph Price misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Louisiana Tech | Steve Burress grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Burch scores on a turnaround from the left block | 0-4 |
| 18:27 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Shing Mang | 2-4 |
| 18:07 | Louisiana Tech | Johnny Rayl misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 2-4 |
| 18:05 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Stanton Oxley | 2-4 |
| 17:47 | Minnesota | Joseph Price throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (PG), Charles Cohen (SG), Clay Armstrong (PF), Alexander Messer (C) Shing Mang, Jason Goodman, Albert Lee, Joseph Price | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lamar Bentz (SF), Don Mansour (C) Steve Burress, Johnny Rayl | |
| 17:26 | Louisiana Tech | John Coaxum scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-7 |
| 17:15 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley hits a jumper from the right side | 4-7 |
| 17:00 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Burch scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Lamar Bentz | 4-9 |
| 16:37 | Minnesota | John Coaxum steals it from Stanton Oxley | 4-9 |
| 16:33 | Louisiana Tech | Lamar Bentz slams it home on a nice dish by John Coaxum | 4-11 |
| 16:23 | Minnesota | Eugene Scott is fouled on the floor by John Coaxum - foul #1 on John Coaxum, team foul #1 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Shing Mang (PG), Joseph Price (C) Charles Cohen, Stanton Oxley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Malave (SG), Steve Burress (SF), Johnny Rayl (C) John Coaxum, Bruce Vreeland, Edward Burch | |
| 16:11 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 4-11 |
| 16:10 | Louisiana Tech | Don Mansour snags the defensive board | 4-11 |
| 15:54 | Louisiana Tech | David Malave's pass is intercepted by Shing Mang | 4-11 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Shing Mang (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Scott (fresh) SF - Clay Armstrong (fresh) PF - Alexander Messer (fresh) C - Joseph Price (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Lamar Bentz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Malave (fresh) SF - Steve Burress (fresh) PF - Don Mansour (fresh) C - Johnny Rayl (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Shing Mang and he's hacked by Johnny Rayl - foul #1 on Johnny Rayl, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Goodman (SG), Stanton Oxley (SF), Albert Lee (PF) Eugene Scott, Clay Armstrong, Joseph Price | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Adam Herrington (PF) Don Mansour | |
| 15:36 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer makes the free throw | 7-11 |
| 15:19 | Louisiana Tech | Adam Herrington hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 15:17 | Louisiana Tech | Johnny Rayl grabs the offensive board | 7-11 |
| 14:52 | Louisiana Tech | Lamar Bentz loses the dribble to Alexander Messer | 7-11 |
| 14:46 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Jason Goodman | 9-11 |
| 14:30 | Louisiana Tech | Steve Burress misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 14:28 | Minnesota | Albert Lee snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 14:04 | Minnesota | Shing Mang misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 9-11 |
| 14:02 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Lamar Bentz | 9-11 |
| 13:46 | Louisiana Tech | David Malave comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 9-11 |
| 13:45 | Minnesota | Albert Lee grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 13:34 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jason Goodman and the foul's on Steve Burress - foul #1 on Steve Burress, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (SG), Joseph Price (C) Jason Goodman, Albert Lee | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Coaxum (PG), Bruce Vreeland (SG), Don Mansour (SF), Edward Burch (PF) Lamar Bentz, David Malave, Steve Burress, Johnny Rayl | |
| 13:34 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley makes the free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:19 | Louisiana Tech | Stanton Oxley is called for the reach on Don Mansour - foul #1 on Stanton Oxley, team foul #1 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong (PF) Alexander Messer | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Hudson (SF) Adam Herrington | |
| 13:06 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Burch can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Clay Armstrong - foul #1 on Clay Armstrong, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alexander Messer (PF) Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 13:06 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Burch misses the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:06 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Burch misses the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:06 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:43 | Minnesota | Eugene Scott knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Alexander Messer and he's fouled by John Coaxum - foul #2 on John Coaxum, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George Bourdeau (PG) John Coaxum | |
| 12:43 | Minnesota | Eugene Scott makes the free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:20 | Louisiana Tech | Eugene Scott is called for the reach on Bruce Vreeland - foul #1 on Eugene Scott, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Goodman (SG), Clay Armstrong (PF) Eugene Scott, Alexander Messer | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Adam Herrington (C) David Hudson | |
| 12:03 | Louisiana Tech | Stanton Oxley steps in front of the Don Mansour pass | 15-11 |
| 11:49 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Don Mansour - foul #1 on Don Mansour, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (SG), Alexander Messer (C) Jason Goodman, Joseph Price | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 11:49 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:49 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Shing Mang (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eugene Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanton Oxley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Clay Armstrong (fresh) C - Alexander Messer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - George Bourdeau (fresh) SG - Bruce Vreeland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Don Mansour (fresh) PF - Edward Burch (fresh) 4 pts. C - Adam Herrington (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Louisiana Tech | Adam Herrington hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Eugene Scott - foul #2 on Eugene Scott, team foul #4 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Goodman (SG), Joseph Price (C) Eugene Scott, Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 11:29 | Louisiana Tech | Adam Herrington makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 11:29 | Louisiana Tech | Adam Herrington makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:08 | Minnesota | Jason Goodman misses the easy layup but the foul's on Edward Burch - foul #1 on Edward Burch, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Charles Cohen (PG), Clay Armstrong (PF) Shing Mang, Joseph Price | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lamar Bentz (SF) Don Mansour | |
| 11:08 | Minnesota | Jason Goodman makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 11:08 | Minnesota | Jason Goodman misses the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 11:08 | Louisiana Tech | Adam Herrington grabs the board | 18-13 |
| 10:51 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Vreeland clanks a 3 from the left corner | 18-13 |
| 10:50 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Burch hits the follow up shot | 18-15 |
| 10:29 | Minnesota | George Bourdeau is called for the reach on Charles Cohen - foul #1 on George Bourdeau, team foul #7 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Shing Mang (PG), Joseph Price (C) Jason Goodman, Alexander Messer | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Malave (SG), Steve Burress (SF), Johnny Rayl (C) George Bourdeau, Bruce Vreeland, Adam Herrington | |
| 10:29 | Minnesota | Charles Cohen makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:29 | Minnesota | Charles Cohen makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 10:20 | Louisiana Tech | Lamar Bentz misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-15 |
| 10:18 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong snags the defensive board | 20-15 |
| 10:10 | Minnesota | Shing Mang is called for traveling | 20-15 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Goodman (SG), Albert Lee (PF) Charles Cohen, Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Hudson (PF) Edward Burch | |
| 09:59 | Louisiana Tech | David Malave misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 20-15 |
| 09:58 | Minnesota | Albert Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 09:52 | Minnesota | Albert Lee knocks in the runner from the baseline and the foul's on David Hudson - foul #1 on David Hudson, team foul #8 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alexander Messer (C) Joseph Price | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Don Mansour (PF) David Hudson | |
| 09:52 | Minnesota | Albert Lee misses the free throw | 22-15 |
| 09:52 | Louisiana Tech | Johnny Rayl gets the rebound | 22-15 |
| 09:32 | Louisiana Tech | Lamar Bentz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-15 |
| 09:31 | Louisiana Tech | Johnny Rayl misses the tip | 22-15 |
| 09:29 | Minnesota | Albert Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 09:23 | Minnesota | Jason Goodman buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Shing Mang | 25-15 |
| 09:06 | Louisiana Tech | Don Mansour can't connect on a jumper from close range | 25-15 |
| 09:05 | Louisiana Tech | Don Mansour grabs the offensive board | 25-15 |
| 08:53 | Louisiana Tech | Stanton Oxley is called for the reach on Steve Burress - foul #2 on Stanton Oxley, team foul #5 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Charles Cohen (SG), Clay Armstrong (SF), Joseph Price (C) Jason Goodman, Stanton Oxley, Albert Lee | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George Bourdeau (PG), Bruce Vreeland (SG), Edward Burch (PF), Adam Herrington (C) Lamar Bentz, David Malave, Steve Burress, Johnny Rayl | |
| 08:31 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Vreeland hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-18 |
| 08:22 | Minnesota | Adam Herrington steals the ball from Shing Mang | 25-18 |
| 08:10 | Louisiana Tech | Shing Mang steals the ball from Edward Burch | 25-18 |
| 07:51 | Minnesota | Shing Mang blows the layup | 25-18 |
| 07:50 | Minnesota | Shing Mang grabs the offensive rebound | 25-18 |
| 07:31 | Minnesota | Shing Mang hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 25-18 |
| 07:30 | Minnesota | Joseph Price tips it in | 27-18 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Shing Mang (tiring) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Cohen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clay Armstrong (fresh) PF - Alexander Messer (tiring) 3 pts. C - Joseph Price (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - George Bourdeau (fresh) SG - Bruce Vreeland (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Don Mansour (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Burch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Herrington (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Louisiana Tech | Adam Herrington misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-18 |
| 07:11 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Don Mansour | 27-18 |
| 06:52 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Vreeland misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-18 |
| 06:51 | Minnesota | Joseph Price snags the defensive board | 27-18 |
| 06:30 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Cohen | 30-18 |
| 06:13 | Louisiana Tech | Adam Herrington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-18 |
| 06:11 | Minnesota | Joseph Price snags the defensive board | 30-18 |
| 06:06 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Edward Burch - foul #2 on Edward Burch, team foul #9 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Goodman (SG), Albert Lee (PF) Charles Cohen, Alexander Messer | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lamar Bentz (PG), Steve Burress (SF), David Hudson (PF), Johnny Rayl (C) George Bourdeau, Don Mansour, Edward Burch, Adam Herrington | |
| 06:06 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 31-18 |
| 06:06 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 31-18 |
| 06:06 | Louisiana Tech | Johnny Rayl snags the defensive board | 31-18 |
| 05:49 | Louisiana Tech | Lamar Bentz is fouled on the floor by Albert Lee - foul #1 on Albert Lee, team foul #6 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alexander Messer (PF) Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 05:37 | Louisiana Tech | Shing Mang steps in front of the Bruce Vreeland pass | 31-18 |
| 05:30 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Albert Lee | 34-18 |
| 05:15 | Louisiana Tech | Lamar Bentz travels with the ball | 34-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Malave (SG) Bruce Vreeland | |
| 04:54 | Minnesota | Joseph Price throws it down set up by Albert Lee | 36-18 |
| 04:40 | Louisiana Tech | Steve Burress misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-18 |
| 04:38 | Minnesota | Joseph Price pulls down the rebound | 36-18 |
| 04:16 | Minnesota | Shing Mang's floater is knocked away by Steve Burress | 36-18 |
| 04:15 | Minnesota | Joseph Price snags the offensive board | 36-18 |
| 03:55 | Minnesota | Albert Lee drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jason Goodman | 38-18 |
| 03:50 | Louisiana Tech | Lamar Bentz connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by David Malave | 38-20 |
| 03:35 | Minnesota | Jason Goodman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-20 |
| 03:34 | Minnesota | Joseph Price hits the follow up shot | 40-20 |
| 03:28 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Price steps in front of the Steve Burress pass | 40-20 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Shing Mang (tired) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jason Goodman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Albert Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alexander Messer (tired) 9 pts. C - Joseph Price (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Lamar Bentz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Malave (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steve Burress (fairly fresh) PF - David Hudson (fresh) C - Johnny Rayl (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Minnesota | Jason Goodman travels with the ball | 40-20 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (PG), Stanton Oxley (SF), Clay Armstrong (C) Shing Mang, Alexander Messer, Joseph Price | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Coaxum (PG), Bruce Vreeland (SG), Don Mansour (SF), Edward Burch (PF), Adam Herrington (C) Lamar Bentz, David Malave, Steve Burress, David Hudson, Johnny Rayl | |
| 02:47 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Burch misses the easy layup | 40-20 |
| 02:46 | Minnesota | Albert Lee pulls down the rebound | 40-20 |
| 02:32 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 40-20 |
| 02:30 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong grabs the offensive rebound | 40-20 |
| 02:24 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-20 |
| 02:23 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Vreeland gets the rebound | 40-20 |
| 01:56 | Louisiana Tech | Don Mansour is fouled on the floor by Clay Armstrong - foul #2 on Clay Armstrong, team foul #7 | 40-20 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Shing Mang (PG), Alexander Messer (C) Jason Goodman, Albert Lee | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 01:56 | Louisiana Tech | Don Mansour makes the 1st free throw | 40-21 |
| 01:56 | Louisiana Tech | Don Mansour makes the 2nd free throw | 40-22 |
| 01:31 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Shing Mang | 42-22 |
| 01:27 | Louisiana Tech | Don Mansour misses the easy layup | 42-22 |
| 01:26 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Stanton Oxley | 42-22 |
| 01:09 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-22 |
| 01:08 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Don Mansour | 42-22 |
| 00:54 | Louisiana Tech | John Coaxum misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 42-22 |
| 00:52 | Louisiana Tech | Don Mansour grabs the offensive rebound | 42-22 |
| 00:32 | Louisiana Tech | Alexander Messer blocks the short jumper by Edward Burch | 42-22 |
| 00:31 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley gets the rebound | 42-22 |
| 00:13 | Minnesota | Eugene Scott travels with the ball | 42-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Goodman (SG), Albert Lee (PF), Joseph Price (C) Shing Mang, Clay Armstrong, Alexander Messer | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lamar Bentz (PG), Steve Burress (SF), Johnny Rayl (C) John Coaxum, Don Mansour, Adam Herrington | |
| 00:03 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Burch hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 42-22 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley snags the defensive board | 42-22 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley misses short on a fullcourt shot | 42-22 |