| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Peter Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Casteel (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Trejo (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ricardo Quintana (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Gordon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Adam Spivey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donat Zapoticky (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilbert Reese (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Calvin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Teal (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Wilbert Reese inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Minnesota | Ricardo Quintana steals the ball from Adam Spivey | 32-39 |
| 19:38 | Michigan State | John Casteel knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Peter Ward | 35-39 |
| 19:23 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left wing but the foul's on Peter Ward - foul #3 on Peter Ward, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Maurice Jordan (PG) Peter Ward | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 19:23 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 19:23 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 19:02 | Michigan State | James Gordon makes the runner in the lane set up by Maurice Jordan | 37-41 |
| 18:59 | Minnesota | Adam Spivey is hacked by Maurice Jordan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Maurice Jordan, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| 18:48 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 18:41 | Michigan State | John Casteel drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Maurice Jordan | 40-43 |
| 18:25 | Minnesota | Wilbert Reese is hacked by Michael Trejo - foul #2 on Michael Trejo, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Waller (PG), Andrew Dent (SF), Anthony Butler (PF), Richard Kolodziej (C) John Casteel, Michael Trejo, Ricardo Quintana, James Gordon | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dennis Stoker (PG), James Dennis (SG), Charles Lareau (SF), Roy Sheen (PF) Adam Spivey, Donat Zapoticky, Wilbert Reese, Calvin Williams | |
| 18:11 | Minnesota | Dennis Stoker can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 40-43 |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | Richard Kolodziej pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 17:53 | Michigan State | James Waller is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Waller, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon (SF) Maurice Jordan | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ekon Abdullai (C) James Teal | |
| 17:41 | Minnesota | Charles Lareau comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 17:39 | Michigan State | Anthony Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 17:34 | Michigan State | James Waller hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 17:31 | Minnesota | James Dennis is hacked by Andrew Dent in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Dent, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky (SG) James Dennis | |
| 17:22 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Stoker | 43-46 |
| 17:01 | Michigan State | Roy Sheen picks off the pass by Andrew Dent | 43-46 |
| 16:46 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 16:44 | Michigan State | Anthony Butler pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by James Waller | 45-46 |
| 16:34 | Minnesota | Andrew Dent is called for the reach on Dennis Stoker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Dent, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Maurice Jordan (PG), John Casteel (SG), Michael Trejo (SF), Ricardo Quintana (PF), James Gordon (C) James Waller, Andrew Dent, Edmund Crittendon, Anthony Butler, Richard Kolodziej | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Adam Spivey (PG), Wilbert Reese (SF), Calvin Williams (PF) Donat Zapoticky, Charles Lareau, Roy Sheen | |
| 16:21 | Minnesota | Ekon Abdullai misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-46 |
| 16:19 | Minnesota | Calvin Williams snags the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 16:03 | Minnesota | Adam Spivey makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Dennis Stoker and the foul's on Maurice Jordan - foul #3 on Maurice Jordan, team foul #7 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Waller (PG) Maurice Jordan | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Dennis (SG), James Teal (C) Dennis Stoker, Ekon Abdullai | |
| 16:03 | Minnesota | Adam Spivey makes the free throw | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Waller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Casteel (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Michael Trejo (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ricardo Quintana (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Gordon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Adam Spivey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wilbert Reese (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Calvin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Teal (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Michigan State | Ricardo Quintana misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-49 |
| 15:50 | Minnesota | James Teal pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 15:47 | Minnesota | James Waller steals it from Adam Spivey in the backcourt | 45-49 |
| 15:37 | Michigan State | James Waller misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 15:35 | Minnesota | Wilbert Reese pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 15:33 | Minnesota | James Dennis is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Dennis, team foul #1 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Ward (PG), Maurice Jordan (SG) James Waller, John Casteel | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky (SG), Charles Yepez (SF) James Dennis, Wilbert Reese | |
| 15:13 | Michigan State | Peter Ward makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Maurice Jordan | 48-49 |
| 14:54 | Minnesota | Adam Spivey misses long on a floater in the paint | 48-49 |
| 14:53 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Gordon | 48-49 |
| 14:48 | Michigan State | Peter Ward buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Maurice Jordan | 51-49 |
| 14:42 | Minnesota | Maurice Jordan is called for the reach on Donat Zapoticky in the backcourt - foul #4 on Maurice Jordan, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Casteel (SG), Edmund Crittendon (SF) Maurice Jordan, Michael Trejo | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dennis Stoker (PG), Wilbert Reese (PF), Roy Sheen (C) Adam Spivey, Calvin Williams, James Teal | |
| 14:42 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 14:42 | Michigan State | James Gordon pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | James Gordon loses the ball out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Dent (SF), Anthony Butler (PF), Richard Kolodziej (C) Edmund Crittendon, Ricardo Quintana, James Gordon | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Dennis (SG) Donat Zapoticky | |
| 14:05 | Minnesota | Wilbert Reese is alone and drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Dennis Stoker | 51-51 |
| 13:50 | Michigan State | Anthony Butler is hacked by Dennis Stoker - foul #3 on Dennis Stoker, team foul #2 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon (SF) John Casteel | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Charles Lareau (SF), Ekon Abdullai (C) Charles Yepez, Wilbert Reese | |
| 13:38 | Michigan State | Roy Sheen takes the ball from Andrew Dent | 51-51 |
| 13:32 | Minnesota | Richard Kolodziej blocks the short jumper by Ekon Abdullai | 51-51 |
| 13:30 | Minnesota | Ekon Abdullai tips it home | 51-53 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 13:02 | Minnesota | Ekon Abdullai is hacked by Richard Kolodziej - foul #1 on Richard Kolodziej, team foul #9 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Waller (PG), John Casteel (SG), Michael Trejo (SF), Ricardo Quintana (PF), James Gordon (C) Peter Ward, Andrew Dent, Edmund Crittendon, Anthony Butler, Richard Kolodziej | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky (SG), James Teal (C) James Dennis, Roy Sheen | |
| 13:02 | Minnesota | Ekon Abdullai misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | Ricardo Quintana gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 12:55 | Michigan State | Michael Trejo clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 12:54 | Minnesota | James Teal gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 12:33 | Minnesota | Dennis Stoker misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 12:31 | Minnesota | Ekon Abdullai gets the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 12:15 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dennis Stoker | 54-55 |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | James Waller misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 11:56 | Minnesota | Ekon Abdullai snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Waller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Casteel (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Michael Trejo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ricardo Quintana (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Gordon (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dennis Stoker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donat Zapoticky (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Lareau (fairly fresh) PF - Ekon Abdullai (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Teal (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Minnesota | Dennis Stoker misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Ricardo Quintana - foul #2 on Ricardo Quintana, team foul #10 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Ward (PG), Roger Mastrangelo (SF), Anthony Butler (C) James Waller, Michael Trejo, James Gordon | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Adam Spivey (PG), Charles Yepez (SF), Calvin Williams (PF), Wilbert Reese (C) Donat Zapoticky, Charles Lareau, Ekon Abdullai, James Teal | |
| 11:29 | Minnesota | Dennis Stoker makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 11:29 | Minnesota | Dennis Stoker misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 11:29 | Michigan State | Ricardo Quintana grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 11:06 | Michigan State | Peter Ward hits a turnaround from the baseline | 56-56 |
| 10:46 | Minnesota | Adam Spivey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Dent (SG), Richard Kolodziej (PF), Edmund Crittendon (C) John Casteel, Ricardo Quintana, Anthony Butler | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Dennis (SG) Dennis Stoker | |
| 10:38 | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on James Dennis - foul #3 on James Dennis, team foul #3 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Teal (C) Wilbert Reese | |
| 10:38 | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 10:38 | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 10:38 | Minnesota | James Teal snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 10:36 | Minnesota | Adam Spivey is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Dent - foul #3 on Andrew Dent, team foul #11 | 57-56 |
| 10:36 | Minnesota | Adam Spivey misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 10:36 | Minnesota | Adam Spivey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 10:20 | Michigan State | Roger Mastrangelo knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Peter Ward and he's fouled by Charles Yepez - foul #4 on Charles Yepez, team foul #4 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wilbert Reese (SF) Charles Yepez | |
| 10:20 | Michigan State | Roger Mastrangelo makes the free throw | 60-57 |
| 10:02 | Minnesota | Adam Spivey hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Peter Ward - foul #4 on Peter Ward, team foul #12 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Waller (PG), John Casteel (SG) Peter Ward, Andrew Dent | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 10:02 | Minnesota | Adam Spivey makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 10:02 | Minnesota | Adam Spivey misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 10:02 | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 09:59 | Michigan State | James Waller is called for traveling in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Trejo (SF), Anthony Butler (C) Roger Mastrangelo, Richard Kolodziej | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky (SG), Roy Sheen (PF) Adam Spivey, Calvin Williams | |
| 09:50 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon makes the jumper from close range | 62-61 |
| 09:05 | Minnesota | Roy Sheen knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Donat Zapoticky | 62-63 |
| 08:42 | Michigan State | Wilbert Reese takes the ball from Anthony Butler | 62-63 |
| 08:34 | Minnesota | James Teal scores on a fadeaway from close range | 62-65 |
| 08:14 | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon's floater is knocked away by James Teal | 62-65 |
| 08:12 | Minnesota | Roy Sheen pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 07:44 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 07:42 | Minnesota | Wilbert Reese snags the offensive board | 62-65 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Waller (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Casteel (tiring) 17 pts. SF - Michael Trejo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Edmund Crittendon (tiring) 8 pts. C - Anthony Butler (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Dennis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donat Zapoticky (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wilbert Reese (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roy Sheen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - James Teal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Minnesota | Edmund Crittendon is called for the reach on Donat Zapoticky - foul #1 on Edmund Crittendon, team foul #13 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Ward (PG), Maurice Jordan (SG), Andrew Dent (SF), Richard Kolodziej (PF), James Gordon (C) James Waller, John Casteel, Michael Trejo, Edmund Crittendon, Anthony Butler | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Adam Spivey (PG), Charles Yepez (SF), Calvin Williams (PF), Ekon Abdullai (C) James Dennis, Wilbert Reese, Roy Sheen, James Teal | |
| 07:25 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 07:25 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 07:06 | Michigan State | James Gordon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-67 |
| 07:05 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky grabs the defensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 06:47 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky's floater is knocked away by Richard Kolodziej | 62-67 |
| 06:46 | Michigan State | James Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 06:28 | Michigan State | James Gordon is hacked by Ekon Abdullai - foul #3 on Ekon Abdullai, team foul #5 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ricardo Quintana (PF) James Gordon | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dennis Stoker (SG) Donat Zapoticky | |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | Peter Ward clanks a 3 from the left corner | 62-67 |
| 06:10 | Michigan State | Ricardo Quintana tips it in | 64-67 |
| 06:04 | Minnesota | Ekon Abdullai is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ekon Abdullai, team foul #6 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Roger Mastrangelo (SF), James Gordon (C) Andrew Dent, Richard Kolodziej | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 05:55 | Michigan State | Ricardo Quintana misses the dunk but the foul's on Dennis Stoker - foul #4 on Dennis Stoker, team foul #7 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Charles Lareau (SF) Charles Yepez | |
| 05:55 | Michigan State | Ricardo Quintana makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 05:55 | Michigan State | Ricardo Quintana misses the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 05:55 | Minnesota | Dennis Stoker snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 05:41 | Minnesota | Ekon Abdullai's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Teal (C) Ekon Abdullai | |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Charles Lareau is called for the reach on James Gordon - foul #1 on Charles Lareau, team foul #8 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Charles Yepez (SF) Adam Spivey | |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | James Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | James Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Roger Mastrangelo snags the offensive board | 66-67 |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | Roger Mastrangelo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-67 |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | James Gordon hits the follow up shot | 68-67 |
| 04:50 | Minnesota | James Teal misses long on a runner near the basket | 68-67 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Roger Mastrangelo gets the rebound | 68-67 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Peter Ward misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-67 |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | Ricardo Quintana snags the offensive board | 68-67 |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | James Gordon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ricardo Quintana | 70-67 |
| 04:24 | Minnesota | Charles Yepez is hacked by Peter Ward in the backcourt - foul #5 on Peter Ward, team foul #14 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Dent (SG), Michael Trejo (SF), Richard Kolodziej (C) Peter Ward, Roger Mastrangelo, James Gordon | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Dennis (SG), Roy Sheen (PF), Ekon Abdullai (C) Charles Lareau, Calvin Williams, James Teal | |
| 04:24 | Minnesota | Charles Yepez misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 04:24 | Minnesota | Charles Yepez makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | Andrew Dent buries a floater from the left side | 72-68 |
| 03:56 | Minnesota | Ekon Abdullai misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Richard Kolodziej - foul #2 on Richard Kolodziej, team foul #15 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Butler (C) Ricardo Quintana | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Adam Spivey (PG) Dennis Stoker | |
| 03:56 | Minnesota | Ekon Abdullai makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 03:56 | Minnesota | Ekon Abdullai makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | Maurice Jordan misses the jumpshot from the left side | 72-70 |
| 03:39 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Roy Sheen | 72-70 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Maurice Jordan (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Dent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Trejo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Kolodziej (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Anthony Butler (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Adam Spivey (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Yepez (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ekon Abdullai (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Roy Sheen (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:20 | Minnesota | James Dennis loses the dribble to Michael Trejo | 72-70 |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | Andrew Dent dunks the ball on a nice dish by Michael Trejo | 74-70 |
| 03:14 | Minnesota | Adam Spivey is hacked by Andrew Dent in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andrew Dent, team foul #16 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Waller (PG), John Casteel (SG), Roger Mastrangelo (SF), James Gordon (C) Maurice Jordan, Andrew Dent, Michael Trejo, Richard Kolodziej | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky (SG), Wilbert Reese (SF) James Dennis, Charles Yepez | |
| 03:14 | Minnesota | Adam Spivey misses the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 03:14 | Minnesota | Adam Spivey makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | James Gordon clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Adam Spivey - foul #2 on Adam Spivey, team foul #9 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ricardo Quintana (PF) Anthony Butler | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dennis Stoker (PG), Charles Lareau (SF) Adam Spivey, Ekon Abdullai | |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | James Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | James Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 02:47 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-71 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Dent (SG), Michael Trejo (SF), Richard Kolodziej (C) John Casteel, Roger Mastrangelo, James Gordon | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Calvin Williams (PF) Charles Lareau | |
| 02:34 | Minnesota | Dennis Stoker makes the wide open runner near the basket on a great pass from Calvin Williams | 75-73 |
| 02:34 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon (C) Ricardo Quintana | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Adam Spivey (PG), James Teal (C) Dennis Stoker, Roy Sheen | |
| 02:20 | Michigan State | Wilbert Reese denies the turnaround by Andrew Dent | 75-73 |
| 02:18 | Minnesota | Calvin Williams grabs the board | 75-73 |
| 02:16 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Dent - foul #5 on Andrew Dent, team foul #17 | 75-73 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Casteel (SG), Anthony Butler (PF) Andrew Dent, Edmund Crittendon | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:16 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 02:16 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 01:49 | Michigan State | Donat Zapoticky steps in front of the James Waller pass | 75-75 |
| 01:34 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Anthony Butler - foul #2 on Anthony Butler, team foul #18 | 75-75 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Maurice Jordan (PG), Ricardo Quintana (PF), James Gordon (C) James Waller, Anthony Butler, Richard Kolodziej | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Charles Yepez (SF) Wilbert Reese | |
| 01:34 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky misses the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 01:34 | Minnesota | Donat Zapoticky misses the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 01:34 | Michigan State | James Gordon pulls down the rebound | 75-75 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | John Casteel misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 75-75 |
| 01:27 | Minnesota | James Teal gets the rebound | 75-75 |
| 01:05 | Minnesota | Calvin Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-75 |
| 01:04 | Minnesota | Charles Yepez tips it back up and in | 75-77 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | James Teal is called for the reach on James Gordon - foul #1 on James Teal, team foul #10 | 75-77 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | James Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 76-77 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | James Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 77-77 |
| 00:41 | Minnesota | Adam Spivey connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 77-79 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | John Casteel clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-79 |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | Charles Yepez grabs the board | 77-79 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Minnesota | Maurice Jordan is called for the reach on Charles Yepez in the backcourt - foul #5 on Maurice Jordan, team foul #19 | 77-79 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Waller (PG) Maurice Jordan | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:19 | Minnesota | Charles Yepez misses the 1st free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:19 | Minnesota | Charles Yepez misses the 2nd free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Ricardo Quintana gets the rebound | 77-79 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | James Waller knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 80-79 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Adam Spivey hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 80-79 |