| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Abraham Kilgo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Burke (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Minyard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herbert Renken (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Norton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Thomas Min (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Irvin Foster (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gabriel Lopes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anton Saunders (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - George Lorenzen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Gabriel Lopes inbounds the ball | 35-37 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Minnesota | Thomas Min connects on the 3 from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 19:41 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard is whistled for traveling | 35-40 |
| 19:24 | Minnesota | Gabriel Lopes misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by James Burke - foul #1 on James Burke, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| 19:24 | Minnesota | Gabriel Lopes makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 19:24 | Minnesota | Gabriel Lopes misses the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 19:24 | Northwestern | Herbert Renken gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 19:06 | Northwestern | Herbert Renken misses short on a jumper from the right side | 35-41 |
| 19:04 | Minnesota | Gabriel Lopes gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 19:01 | Minnesota | Thomas Min is fouled in the backcourt by Abraham Kilgo - foul #3 on Abraham Kilgo, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (PG) Abraham Kilgo | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 18:36 | Minnesota | Gabriel Lopes makes the jumper from the right block | 35-43 |
| 18:12 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 35-43 |
| 18:10 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Gabriel Lopes | 35-43 |
| 18:08 | Minnesota | Thomas Min throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray (SG), David Elizondo (SF), James Nichols (PF), Vernon Corey (C) James Burke, Willie Minyard, Herbert Renken, Gary Norton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lee Reed (PG), Eric Gardner (SF), Bruce Barber (PF), McKinley Offutt (C) Thomas Min, Gabriel Lopes, Anton Saunders, George Lorenzen | |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | David Elizondo drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey Gray | 37-43 |
| 17:34 | Minnesota | McKinley Offutt is open and buries a fadeaway from the left block | 37-45 |
| 17:19 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs misses the 3 from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 17:17 | Northwestern | David Elizondo grabs the offensive board | 37-45 |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Porter (PG), Laurence Wanner (SF) Martin Suggs, Vernon Corey | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Jones (C) Irvin Foster | |
| 16:41 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Gregory Jones | 37-48 |
| 16:37 | Northwestern | David Elizondo misses the easy layup but he's fouled by McKinley Offutt - foul #2 on McKinley Offutt, team foul #1 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Burke (SG), Herbert Renken (PF) Jeffrey Gray, James Nichols | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Miller (SG), Gabriel Lopes (SF), Anton Saunders (PF) Eric Gardner, Bruce Barber, McKinley Offutt | |
| 16:37 | Northwestern | David Elizondo makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 16:37 | Northwestern | David Elizondo misses the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 16:37 | Minnesota | Gabriel Lopes pulls down the rebound | 38-48 |
| 16:25 | Minnesota | Gabriel Lopes misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-48 |
| 16:24 | Northwestern | Herbert Renken grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-48 |
| 15:56 | Minnesota | Anton Saunders grabs the board | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Porter (fresh) SG - James Burke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Laurence Wanner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herbert Renken (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - David Elizondo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lee Reed (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matthew Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Gabriel Lopes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anton Saunders (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Jones (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Minnesota | James Burke is called for the reach on Matthew Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Burke, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (PG), Willie Minyard (SF), Vernon Corey (C) George Porter, Laurence Wanner, David Elizondo | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Min (PG) Lee Reed | |
| 15:41 | Minnesota | Thomas Min can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 15:40 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 15:33 | Northwestern | Herbert Renken can't connect on a shot in the paint | 38-48 |
| 15:32 | Northwestern | Herbert Renken grabs the offensive board | 38-48 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | James Burke comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Matthew Miller - foul #1 on Matthew Miller, team foul #2 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Norton (C) Vernon Corey | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Irvin Foster (SG), Bruce Barber (SF), McKinley Offutt (PF), George Lorenzen (C) Matthew Miller, Gabriel Lopes, Anton Saunders, Gregory Jones | |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | James Burke makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | James Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 15:12 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to McKinley Offutt | 39-48 |
| 15:10 | Minnesota | Thomas Min is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Norton - foul #3 on Gary Norton, team foul #4 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (SG) James Burke | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 14:51 | Minnesota | Irvin Foster misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 14:49 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber tips it in | 39-50 |
| 14:34 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 14:33 | Minnesota | George Lorenzen grabs the board | 39-50 |
| 14:31 | Minnesota | George Lorenzen is hacked by Martin Suggs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Martin Suggs, team foul #5 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray (SG), Laurence Wanner (SF), James Nichols (PF) Abraham Kilgo, Willie Minyard, Herbert Renken | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lee Reed (PG) Thomas Min | |
| 14:15 | Minnesota | Lee Reed hits a jumper from the right block and the foul's on James Nichols - foul #1 on James Nichols, team foul #6 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eric Gardner (SF) Bruce Barber | |
| 14:15 | Minnesota | Lee Reed misses the free throw | 39-52 |
| 14:15 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Gray | 39-52 |
| 14:04 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 39-52 |
| 14:02 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner gets the rebound | 39-52 |
| 13:58 | Minnesota | Lee Reed knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Eric Gardner | 39-54 |
| 13:38 | Northwestern | James Nichols steps out of bounds on the sideline | 39-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (PG), Vernon Corey (C) Martin Suggs, Gary Norton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gabriel Lopes (SF), Anton Saunders (PF) Eric Gardner, McKinley Offutt | |
| 13:17 | Minnesota | Lee Reed clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-54 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray pulls down the rebound | 39-54 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Laurence Wanner | 41-54 |
| 12:54 | Minnesota | Gabriel Lopes lays it in | 41-56 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo is fouled on the floor by Lee Reed - foul #3 on Lee Reed, team foul #3 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Porter (PG), James Burke (SG), Willie Minyard (SF), David Elizondo (PF), Gary Norton (C) Abraham Kilgo, Jeffrey Gray, Laurence Wanner, James Nichols, Vernon Corey | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Min (PG), Eric Gardner (SG), Melvin Gordon (SF), Bruce Barber (PF), Gregory Jones (C) Lee Reed, Irvin Foster, Gabriel Lopes, Anton Saunders, George Lorenzen | |
| 12:19 | Northwestern | George Porter can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-56 |
| 12:18 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber grabs the defensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 12:02 | Minnesota | Melvin Gordon misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-56 |
| 12:00 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Gary Norton | 41-56 |
| 11:55 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Porter | 43-56 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Porter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Burke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Minyard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Elizondo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Norton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Thomas Min (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bruce Barber (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Jones (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Minnesota | Thomas Min can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-56 |
| 11:39 | Northwestern | David Elizondo snags the defensive board | 43-56 |
| 11:34 | Northwestern | David Elizondo loses the dribble to Gregory Jones | 43-56 |
| 11:13 | Minnesota | Melvin Gordon drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Gardner | 43-59 |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | James Burke is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on James Burke, team foul #7 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (PG), Martin Suggs (SG), Herbert Renken (PF), Vernon Corey (C) George Porter, James Burke, David Elizondo, Gary Norton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lee Reed (PG), Irvin Foster (SG), Gabriel Lopes (SF), Anton Saunders (PF), McKinley Offutt (C) Thomas Min, Eric Gardner, Melvin Gordon, Bruce Barber, Gregory Jones | |
| 10:37 | Minnesota | Anton Saunders misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-59 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Herbert Renken gets the rebound | 43-59 |
| 10:32 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Abraham Kilgo | 46-59 |
| 10:18 | Minnesota | Abraham Kilgo steals it from Anton Saunders | 46-59 |
| 10:14 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo misses the easy layup | 46-59 |
| 10:12 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs grabs the offensive rebound | 46-59 |
| 09:51 | Northwestern | Herbert Renken can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-59 |
| 09:49 | Minnesota | McKinley Offutt grabs the board | 46-59 |
| 09:25 | Minnesota | Anton Saunders's fadeaway is rejected by Herbert Renken | 46-59 |
| 09:24 | Minnesota | Gabriel Lopes grabs the offensive rebound | 46-59 |
| 09:16 | Minnesota | Gabriel Lopes misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 46-59 |
| 09:14 | Minnesota | Irvin Foster misses the tip | 46-59 |
| 09:13 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey grabs the board | 46-59 |
| 09:08 | Northwestern | McKinley Offutt is called for the reach on Vernon Corey - foul #3 on McKinley Offutt, team foul #4 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Porter (PG), Jeffrey Gray (SG), Laurence Wanner (SF), David Elizondo (PF), James Nichols (C) Abraham Kilgo, Martin Suggs, Willie Minyard, Herbert Renken, Vernon Corey | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eric Gardner (PG), Matthew Miller (SG), Melvin Gordon (SF), George Lorenzen (C) Lee Reed, Irvin Foster, Gabriel Lopes, McKinley Offutt | |
| 08:55 | Northwestern | George Porter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-59 |
| 08:53 | Northwestern | James Nichols grabs the offensive board | 46-59 |
| 08:38 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Matthew Miller - foul #2 on Matthew Miller, team foul #5 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Min (PG), Bruce Barber (PF), Gregory Jones (C) Matthew Miller, Anton Saunders, George Lorenzen | |
| 08:38 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 08:38 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 08:10 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-59 |
| 08:08 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner grabs the board | 48-59 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | James Nichols hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jeffrey Gray | 51-59 |
| 07:54 | Minnesota | George Porter is called for the reach on Melvin Gordon in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Porter, team foul #8 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (PG), James Burke (SG), Herbert Renken (PF), Gary Norton (C) George Porter, Jeffrey Gray, Laurence Wanner, James Nichols | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Irvin Foster (SG), George Lorenzen (C) Eric Gardner, Bruce Barber | |
| 07:54 | Minnesota | Melvin Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 07:54 | Minnesota | Melvin Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Martin Suggs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Burke (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Elizondo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Herbert Renken (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Gary Norton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Thomas Min (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Irvin Foster (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Melvin Gordon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Gregory Jones (fresh) C - George Lorenzen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs buries a 3 from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 07:30 | Minnesota | George Lorenzen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (PG), Willie Minyard (SF) Martin Suggs, David Elizondo | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lee Reed (PG), Gabriel Lopes (SF), McKinley Offutt (PF) Thomas Min, Melvin Gordon, Gregory Jones | |
| 07:14 | Northwestern | Gary Norton blows the layup | 54-61 |
| 07:13 | Minnesota | George Lorenzen grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 07:10 | Minnesota | James Burke is called for the reach on Gabriel Lopes in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Burke, team foul #9 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (SG) James Burke | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anton Saunders (PF) George Lorenzen | |
| 07:10 | Minnesota | Gabriel Lopes makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 07:10 | Minnesota | Gabriel Lopes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 06:55 | Northwestern | Gary Norton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Martin Suggs | 57-63 |
| 06:51 | Minnesota | Gabriel Lopes loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner (SF), Jeffrey Gray (PF), James Nichols (C) Willie Minyard, Herbert Renken, Gary Norton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bruce Barber (C) McKinley Offutt | |
| 06:38 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 06:37 | Minnesota | Anton Saunders snags the defensive board | 57-63 |
| 06:31 | Minnesota | Anton Saunders lays it up and in set up by Lee Reed | 57-65 |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-65 |
| 06:16 | Minnesota | Anton Saunders pulls down the rebound | 57-65 |
| 06:01 | Minnesota | Gabriel Lopes misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-65 |
| 06:00 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray grabs the board | 57-65 |
| 05:54 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Martin Suggs, team foul #10 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Porter (PG), James Burke (SG), David Elizondo (SF), Herbert Renken (PF), Vernon Corey (C) Abraham Kilgo, Martin Suggs, Laurence Wanner, Jeffrey Gray, James Nichols | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Min (PG), Matthew Miller (SG), Eric Gardner (SF), McKinley Offutt (PF), Gregory Jones (C) Lee Reed, Irvin Foster, Gabriel Lopes, Anton Saunders, Bruce Barber | |
| 05:34 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner is fouled on the floor by David Elizondo - foul #1 on David Elizondo, team foul #11 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Melvin Gordon (SF) Matthew Miller | |
| 05:34 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 05:34 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 05:34 | Minnesota | McKinley Offutt snags the offensive board | 57-66 |
| 05:25 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner throws it down on a nice dish by Thomas Min | 57-68 |
| 05:20 | Northwestern | George Porter clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-68 |
| 05:18 | Minnesota | McKinley Offutt snags the defensive board | 57-68 |
| 05:04 | Minnesota | Melvin Gordon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-68 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey pulls down the rebound | 57-68 |
| 04:57 | Northwestern | David Elizondo misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-68 |
| 04:56 | Minnesota | McKinley Offutt gets the rebound | 57-68 |
| 04:38 | Minnesota | Melvin Gordon misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 57-68 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Herbert Renken | 57-68 |
| 04:31 | Northwestern | George Porter clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Min - foul #1 on Thomas Min, team foul #6 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (SG), Laurence Wanner (SF), Gary Norton (C) James Burke, David Elizondo, Vernon Corey | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lee Reed (PG), Irvin Foster (SG), Gabriel Lopes (SF), Anton Saunders (PF), George Lorenzen (C) Thomas Min, Eric Gardner, Melvin Gordon, McKinley Offutt, Gregory Jones | |
| 04:31 | Northwestern | George Porter makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 04:31 | Northwestern | George Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 04:12 | Minnesota | Lee Reed knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gabriel Lopes | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Herbert Renken misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 59-71 |
| 04:03 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner misses the tip | 59-71 |
| 04:02 | Minnesota | Lee Reed gets the rebound | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:58 | Minnesota | Irvin Foster is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 59-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (PG), Jeffrey Gray (PF), James Nichols (C) George Porter, Herbert Renken, Gary Norton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bruce Barber (PF) Anton Saunders | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-71 |
| 03:44 | Minnesota | Irvin Foster snags the defensive board | 59-71 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Abraham Kilgo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Martin Suggs (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Laurence Wanner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lee Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Irvin Foster (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gabriel Lopes (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Barber (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - George Lorenzen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Minnesota | Laurence Wanner takes the ball from Lee Reed in the backcourt | 59-71 |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs lays it up and in on a great pass from Abraham Kilgo and he's hacked by Lee Reed - foul #4 on Lee Reed, team foul #7 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Norton (C) Laurence Wanner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs makes the free throw | 62-71 |
| 03:07 | Minnesota | Irvin Foster makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Bruce Barber | 62-74 |
| 02:50 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs banks in the layup | 64-74 |
| 02:50 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Burke (SG), Willie Minyard (SF), David Elizondo (PF) Martin Suggs, Jeffrey Gray, James Nichols | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Min (PG), Anton Saunders (PF) Lee Reed, George Lorenzen | |
| 02:21 | Minnesota | Thomas Min buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-77 |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | James Burke hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 64-77 |
| 02:16 | Northwestern | Gary Norton can't tip it in | 64-77 |
| 02:15 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber grabs the defensive rebound | 64-77 |
| 01:51 | Minnesota | Gabriel Lopes misses the easy open layup | 64-77 |
| 01:50 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber snags the offensive board | 64-77 |
| 01:22 | Minnesota | Irvin Foster is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Anton Saunders | 64-79 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-79 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Gary Norton grabs the offensive board | 64-79 |
| 01:00 | Northwestern | Gary Norton's layup is rejected by Bruce Barber | 64-79 |
| 00:59 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Anton Saunders | 64-79 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Minnesota | Abraham Kilgo is called for the reach on Irvin Foster - foul #4 on Abraham Kilgo, team foul #12 | 64-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (PG), Jeffrey Gray (SG), James Nichols (PF), Vernon Corey (C) Abraham Kilgo, James Burke, Willie Minyard, Gary Norton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lee Reed (PG), Eric Gardner (SF), McKinley Offutt (C) Thomas Min, Gabriel Lopes, Anton Saunders | |
| 00:33 | Minnesota | Irvin Foster misses the 1st free throw | 64-79 |
| 00:33 | Minnesota | Irvin Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 64-79 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | David Elizondo gets the rebound | 64-79 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs is fouled in the backcourt by Lee Reed - foul #5 on Lee Reed, team foul #8 | 64-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Miller (SG), Gregory Jones (C) Lee Reed, Irvin Foster | |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 65-79 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 66-79 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner runs out the clock | 66-79 |