| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Frank Umstead (fresh) SG - James Nix (fresh) SF - Gordon Campbell (fresh) PF - Brady Hammes (fresh) C - Austin Abraham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Bobby Fowler (fresh) SG - Timothy Parish (fresh) SF - Sammie Armstrong (fresh) PF - James Shelton (fresh) C - Steven Carlisle (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Minnesota | Frank Umstead comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Chicago State | Steven Carlisle comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Frank Umstead | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Minnesota | Frank Umstead comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Chicago State | Sammie Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Chicago State | Sammie Armstrong misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | Minnesota | Austin Abraham grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Minnesota | Austin Abraham misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Timothy Parish - foul #1 on Timothy Parish, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Minnesota | Austin Abraham makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:10 | Minnesota | Austin Abraham makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:46 | Chicago State | Sammie Armstrong makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Parish | 4-3 |
| 17:25 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell comes up short on the floater from the right side | 4-3 |
| 17:24 | Chicago State | James Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:10 | Chicago State | Sammie Armstrong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-3 |
| 16:51 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 4-3 |
| 16:49 | Minnesota | Austin Abraham tips it home | 6-3 |
| 16:29 | Chicago State | Bobby Fowler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 16:28 | Chicago State | James Shelton tips it but misses | 6-3 |
| 16:27 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes grabs the board | 6-3 |
| 16:04 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 6-3 |
| 16:03 | Chicago State | Sammie Armstrong snags the defensive board | 6-3 |
| 15:45 | Chicago State | Bobby Fowler is hacked by Brady Hammes - foul #1 on Brady Hammes, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Minnesota | George Danner (SG), Jeffrey McFate (SF), Sherman Washington (PF), Richard Hack (C) James Nix, Gordon Campbell, Brady Hammes, Austin Abraham | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jeff Riviera (PG), David Brose (SF) Bobby Fowler, Sammie Armstrong | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Frank Umstead (fresh) SG - George Danner (fresh) SF - Jeffrey McFate (fresh) PF - Sherman Washington (fresh) C - Richard Hack (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Jeff Riviera (fresh) SG - Timothy Parish (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Brose (fresh) PF - James Shelton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Carlisle (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Chicago State | Steven Carlisle misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-3 |
| 15:38 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Sherman Washington | 6-3 |
| 15:20 | Minnesota | Frank Umstead is fouled on the floor by James Shelton - foul #1 on James Shelton, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Minch (C) Frank Umstead | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Luis Watkins (PF) James Shelton | |
| 15:11 | Minnesota | Sherman Washington double dribbles | 6-3 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Modesto Marino (C) Steven Carlisle | |
| 14:51 | Chicago State | Timothy Parish scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jeff Riviera | 6-6 |
| 14:33 | Minnesota | George Danner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jeff Riviera - foul #1 on Jeff Riviera, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Nix (SG), Gordon Campbell (SF), Brady Hammes (PF) Jeffrey McFate, Richard Hack, James Minch | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bobby Fowler (PG), Sammie Armstrong (SF) Timothy Parish, David Brose | |
| 14:33 | Minnesota | George Danner makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:33 | Minnesota | George Danner makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:16 | Chicago State | Bobby Fowler misses the shot from the free throw line | 8-6 |
| 14:15 | Chicago State | Luis Watkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:00 | Chicago State | Luis Watkins clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-6 |
| 13:58 | Chicago State | The offensive rebound goes to Sammie Armstrong | 8-6 |
| 13:42 | Chicago State | Modesto Marino hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 13:21 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell blows the layup but he's hacked by Modesto Marino - foul #1 on Modesto Marino, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Umstead (PG), Austin Abraham (C) George Danner, Sherman Washington | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Timothy Parish (SG), James Shelton (PF), Steven Carlisle (C) Jeff Riviera, Luis Watkins, Modesto Marino | |
| 13:21 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:21 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:01 | Chicago State | Frank Umstead steals it from Timothy Parish | 10-8 |
| 12:56 | Minnesota | James Nix can't finish the layup | 10-8 |
| 12:54 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Steven Carlisle | 10-8 |
| 12:30 | Chicago State | Sammie Armstrong's 3 pointer is rejected by Brady Hammes | 10-8 |
| 12:29 | Chicago State | James Shelton hits the follow up shot | 10-10 |
| 12:18 | Minnesota | Austin Abraham hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 10-10 |
| 12:16 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Steven Carlisle | 10-10 |
| 11:53 | Chicago State | Timothy Parish misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Nix - foul #1 on James Nix, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sherman Washington (SF), Richard Hack (PF) Gordon Campbell, Brady Hammes | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jeff Riviera (PG), David Brose (SF) Bobby Fowler, Sammie Armstrong | |
| 11:53 | Chicago State | Timothy Parish misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 11:53 | Chicago State | Timothy Parish makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 11:31 | Minnesota | Frank Umstead hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Sherman Washington | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Frank Umstead (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Nix (fairly fresh) SF - Sherman Washington (fresh) PF - Richard Hack (fresh) C - Austin Abraham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Jeff Riviera (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Parish (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Brose (fresh) PF - James Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Carlisle (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Chicago State | David Brose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | George Danner (SG) James Nix | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 10:59 | Minnesota | George Danner can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Timothy Parish - foul #2 on Timothy Parish, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Freddie Byron (SF) Timothy Parish | |
| 10:59 | Minnesota | George Danner makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 10:59 | Minnesota | George Danner makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 10:43 | Chicago State | James Shelton's pass is intercepted by Richard Hack | 15-11 |
| 10:33 | Minnesota | George Danner is fouled on the floor by Freddie Byron - foul #1 on Freddie Byron, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey McFate (SF) Austin Abraham | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 10:14 | Minnesota | James Shelton is called for the reach on Sherman Washington - foul #2 on James Shelton, team foul #7 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Nix (SG), Gordon Campbell (SF), Brady Hammes (PF) George Danner, Jeffrey McFate, Richard Hack | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Luis Watkins (PF) James Shelton | |
| 10:14 | Minnesota | Sherman Washington misses the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 10:14 | Chicago State | Steven Carlisle grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 09:58 | Chicago State | Steven Carlisle misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-11 |
| 09:57 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 09:36 | Minnesota | Sherman Washington clanks a floater from the left side | 15-11 |
| 09:34 | Chicago State | Steven Carlisle snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 09:14 | Chicago State | David Brose's floater is tipped away by Gordon Campbell | 15-11 |
| 09:13 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Brady Hammes | 15-11 |
| 09:05 | Minnesota | Luis Watkins steals it from Brady Hammes | 15-11 |
| 08:50 | Chicago State | Freddie Byron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | George Danner (PG), Austin Abraham (C) Frank Umstead, Sherman Washington | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bobby Fowler (PG), Sammie Armstrong (SF), Modesto Marino (C) David Brose, Freddie Byron, Steven Carlisle | |
| 08:31 | Minnesota | George Danner connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brady Hammes | 17-11 |
| 08:16 | Chicago State | Modesto Marino clanks a jumper from the left wing | 17-11 |
| 08:15 | Chicago State | Modesto Marino tips it home | 17-13 |
| 08:00 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Luis Watkins - foul #1 on Luis Watkins, team foul #8 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey McFate (SG), William Hahn (SF) James Nix, Gordon Campbell | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 08:00 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 08:00 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 07:44 | Chicago State | Jeff Riviera misses the 3 from the right wing | 19-13 |
| 07:42 | Chicago State | Modesto Marino tips it home | 19-15 |
| 07:24 | Minnesota | Austin Abraham lays it up and in set up by Jeffrey McFate | 21-15 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - George Danner (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeffrey McFate (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Hahn (fresh) PF - Brady Hammes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Austin Abraham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Bobby Fowler (fresh) SG - Jeff Riviera (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sammie Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luis Watkins (fairly fresh) C - Modesto Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Chicago State | Jeff Riviera is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey McFate - foul #1 on Jeffrey McFate, team foul #3 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Umstead (PG), Sherman Washington (SF), Richard Hack (PF) Jeffrey McFate, William Hahn, Brady Hammes | |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Brose (SG), Steven Carlisle (C) Jeff Riviera, Luis Watkins | |
| 06:57 | Chicago State | Sammie Armstrong buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 06:46 | Minnesota | George Danner scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Austin Abraham | 24-18 |
| 06:35 | Chicago State | David Brose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Nix (SG), Gordon Campbell (SF) George Danner, Richard Hack | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Freddie Byron (PF) Modesto Marino | |
| 06:17 | Minnesota | Sherman Washington hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Frank Umstead | 26-18 |
| 06:02 | Chicago State | Steven Carlisle misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 26-18 |
| 06:01 | Minnesota | Sherman Washington snags the defensive board | 26-18 |
| 05:56 | Minnesota | Frank Umstead hits a floater from the free throw line set up by James Nix | 28-18 |
| 05:47 | Chicago State | Sammie Armstrong misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Frank Umstead - foul #1 on Frank Umstead, team foul #4 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Hack (C) Austin Abraham | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Luis Watkins (PF) Freddie Byron | |
| 05:47 | Chicago State | Sammie Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 05:47 | Chicago State | Sammie Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 28-19 |
| 05:47 | Minnesota | Richard Hack snags the defensive board | 28-19 |
| 05:33 | Minnesota | 3 seconds is called on James Nix | 28-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Freddie Byron (SF) Sammie Armstrong | |
| 05:12 | Chicago State | Freddie Byron can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-19 |
| 05:11 | Minnesota | Frank Umstead grabs the defensive rebound | 28-19 |
| 04:58 | Minnesota | James Nix's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brady Hammes (PF) Sherman Washington | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jeff Riviera (PG), Modesto Marino (C) Bobby Fowler, Steven Carlisle | |
| 04:39 | Chicago State | Jeff Riviera can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 28-19 |
| 04:38 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes pulls down the rebound | 28-19 |
| 04:27 | Minnesota | Frank Umstead hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gordon Campbell | 31-19 |
| 04:14 | Chicago State | David Brose scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 31-21 |
| 03:45 | Minnesota | Jeff Riviera steals it from Frank Umstead | 31-21 |
| 03:26 | Chicago State | David Brose knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jeff Riviera | 31-24 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Frank Umstead (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Nix (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gordon Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brady Hammes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Hack (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Jeff Riviera (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Brose (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Freddie Byron (fairly fresh) PF - Luis Watkins (fairly fresh) C - Modesto Marino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Minnesota | Richard Hack drills a floater in the lane | 33-24 |
| 02:43 | Chicago State | Luis Watkins is called for 3 seconds | 33-24 |
| Subs | Minnesota | George Danner (PG), Jeffrey McFate (SG), Sherman Washington (SF), William Hahn (PF), Austin Abraham (C) Frank Umstead, James Nix, Gordon Campbell, Brady Hammes, Richard Hack | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Timothy Parish (SG), Sammie Armstrong (SF), James Shelton (PF), Steven Carlisle (C) David Brose, Freddie Byron, Luis Watkins, Modesto Marino | |
| 02:25 | Minnesota | Steven Carlisle steals the ball from Austin Abraham | 33-24 |
| 02:11 | Chicago State | James Shelton buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jeff Riviera | 33-26 |
| 01:49 | Minnesota | Jeffrey McFate misses the 3 from the right corner | 33-26 |
| 01:47 | Minnesota | Austin Abraham grabs the offensive board | 33-26 |
| 01:23 | Minnesota | Jeffrey McFate is hacked by James Shelton - foul #3 on James Shelton, team foul #9 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Umstead (PG), Brady Hammes (PF) George Danner, William Hahn | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bobby Fowler (PG), Luis Watkins (PF) Jeff Riviera, James Shelton | |
| 01:23 | Minnesota | Jeffrey McFate makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 01:23 | Minnesota | Jeffrey McFate makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 01:12 | Chicago State | Luis Watkins double dribbles | 35-26 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Nix (SG) Jeffrey McFate | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 00:59 | Minnesota | Sherman Washington loses the ball out of bounds | 35-26 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Freddie Byron (PF) Luis Watkins | |
| 00:45 | Chicago State | Timothy Parish knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Freddie Byron | 35-29 |
| 00:30 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-29 |
| 00:26 | Chicago State | James Nix is called for the reach on Timothy Parish - foul #2 on James Nix, team foul #5 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell (SF) Sherman Washington | |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Brose (SF), Modesto Marino (PF) Sammie Armstrong, Freddie Byron | |
| 00:00 | Chicago State | The jump hook by Bobby Fowler is blocked by Gordon Campbell | 38-29 |