| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joshua Hatter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gabriel Lopes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bruce Barber (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - George Lorenzen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Huggins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Wittman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Gabriel Lopes inbounds the ball | 35-39 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber clanks a shot from the left side | 35-39 |
| 19:42 | Minnesota | Gabriel Lopes grabs the offensive board | 35-39 |
| 19:30 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber loses the dribble to Ronald Wittman | 35-39 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Patrick Pearce buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Hulett | 35-42 |
| 18:51 | Minnesota | George Lorenzen knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 18:26 | Houston | Joshua Hatter steals it from Patrick Pearce | 38-42 |
| 18:22 | Minnesota | Gabriel Lopes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joshua Hatter | 40-42 |
| 18:12 | Houston | Patrick Pearce can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 40-42 |
| 18:11 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 17:57 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner's pass is intercepted by Manuel Huggins | 40-42 |
| 17:35 | Houston | Eric Gardner steals the ball from Patrick Pearce | 40-42 |
| 17:18 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Eric Gardner | 42-42 |
| 16:53 | Houston | Ronald Wittman double dribbles | 42-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Melvin Gordon (SG), Matthew Miller (SF), Christopher Facer (PF), McKinley Offutt (C) Eric Gardner, Gabriel Lopes, Bruce Barber, George Lorenzen | |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Smith (PG), Fred Bynoe (SG), Ronald Mair (SF), Keith Bailey (PF), Irvin Haskell (C) Patrick Pearce, Manuel Huggins, Michael Hulett, Ronald Wittman, Jonathan Vincent | |
| 16:46 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ronald Mair - foul #2 on Ronald Mair, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| 16:46 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 16:46 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 16:27 | Houston | Joshua Hatter steals it from Keith Bailey | 43-42 |
| 16:08 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter buries a jump hook from the left block | 45-42 |
| 15:52 | Houston | Ronald Mair is whistled for traveling | 45-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lee Reed (PG), Eric Gardner (SG), Gabriel Lopes (SF) Joshua Hatter, Melvin Gordon, Matthew Miller | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Manuel Huggins (SG) Fred Bynoe, Keith Bailey | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lee Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gabriel Lopes (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Christopher Facer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - McKinley Offutt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Huggins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Mair (fresh) 4 pts. C - Irvin Haskell (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Minnesota | Lee Reed misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 15:30 | Minnesota | McKinley Offutt tips it home | 47-42 |
| 15:07 | Houston | Manuel Huggins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-42 |
| 15:06 | Minnesota | McKinley Offutt grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 14:49 | Minnesota | Gabriel Lopes connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Lee Reed | 49-42 |
| 14:31 | Houston | Ronald Mair makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 14:10 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer clanks a runner in the lane | 49-45 |
| 14:08 | Houston | Gregory Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 14:03 | Houston | Manuel Huggins misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-45 |
| 14:01 | Houston | Manuel Huggins grabs the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:50 | Houston | Manuel Huggins drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 13:36 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from McKinley Offutt | 51-48 |
| 13:20 | Houston | Manuel Huggins is hacked by Christopher Facer - foul #1 on Christopher Facer, team foul #1 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Melvin Gordon (SG), Matthew Miller (SF), Bruce Barber (PF), George Lorenzen (C) Eric Gardner, Gabriel Lopes, Christopher Facer, McKinley Offutt | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Bynoe (SG), Michael Hulett (SF), Ronald Wittman (PF), Jonathan Vincent (C) Manuel Huggins, Gregory Smith, Ronald Mair, Irvin Haskell | |
| 13:11 | Houston | Michael Hulett hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Pearce | 51-51 |
| 12:51 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Lee Reed | 53-51 |
| 12:24 | Houston | Michael Hulett connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Patrick Pearce | 53-53 |
| 12:08 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Vincent - foul #1 on Jonathan Vincent, team foul #2 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter (PG) Lee Reed | |
| Subs | Houston | Manuel Huggins (SG) Patrick Pearce | |
| 11:43 | Minnesota | Melvin Gordon drills a 3 from straight away set up by Joshua Hatter | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joshua Hatter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Melvin Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Miller (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Bruce Barber (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - George Lorenzen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fred Bynoe (fresh) SG - Manuel Huggins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Wittman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Houston | Michael Hulett is hacked by George Lorenzen - foul #2 on George Lorenzen, team foul #2 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eric Gardner (SG), Gabriel Lopes (SF) Melvin Gordon, Matthew Miller | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:31 | Houston | Manuel Huggins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 11:29 | Houston | Ronald Wittman tips it back up and in | 56-55 |
| 11:25 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Bruce Barber | 59-55 |
| 11:10 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent's pass is intercepted by Eric Gardner | 59-55 |
| 10:57 | Minnesota | George Lorenzen misses short on a shot from the baseline | 59-55 |
| 10:55 | Houston | Ronald Wittman gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 10:47 | Houston | Manuel Huggins drills a runner from the left block set up by Michael Hulett | 59-57 |
| 10:32 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 10:31 | Houston | Michael Hulett gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 10:18 | Houston | Manuel Huggins comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by George Lorenzen - foul #3 on George Lorenzen, team foul #3 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Christopher Facer (PF), McKinley Offutt (C) Bruce Barber, George Lorenzen | |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Smith (PG), Ronald Mair (SF), Keith Bailey (PF), Irvin Haskell (C) Fred Bynoe, Michael Hulett, Ronald Wittman, Jonathan Vincent | |
| 10:18 | Houston | Manuel Huggins makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 10:18 | Houston | Manuel Huggins makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 10:06 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Eric Gardner | 61-59 |
| 09:49 | Houston | Irvin Haskell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lee Reed (PG), Melvin Gordon (SG), Matthew Miller (SF) Joshua Hatter, Eric Gardner, Gabriel Lopes | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), John Lake (SG) Manuel Huggins, Keith Bailey | |
| 09:28 | Minnesota | Melvin Gordon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by Patrick Pearce - foul #3 on Patrick Pearce, team foul #3 | 61-59 |
| 09:28 | Minnesota | Melvin Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 09:28 | Minnesota | Melvin Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 09:28 | Minnesota | Melvin Gordon misses the 3rd free throw | 63-59 |
| 09:28 | Houston | Ronald Mair pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Irvin Haskell comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 63-59 |
| 09:11 | Minnesota | Lee Reed snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 08:50 | Minnesota | Melvin Gordon can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-59 |
| 08:48 | Houston | Gregory Smith gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 08:29 | Houston | Irvin Haskell connects on the jumper from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 08:09 | Minnesota | Melvin Gordon makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-61 |
| 07:50 | Houston | McKinley Offutt is called for the reach on John Lake - foul #1 on McKinley Offutt, team foul #4 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter (PG), Eric Gardner (SG), Gabriel Lopes (SF), Bruce Barber (PF), George Lorenzen (C) Lee Reed, Melvin Gordon, Matthew Miller, Christopher Facer, McKinley Offutt | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Bynoe (PG), Manuel Huggins (SG), Michael Hulett (SF), Ronald Wittman (PF), Jonathan Vincent (C) Patrick Pearce, John Lake, Gregory Smith, Ronald Mair, Irvin Haskell | |
| 07:31 | Houston | Fred Bynoe blows the layup | 66-61 |
| 07:29 | Minnesota | Gabriel Lopes grabs the board | 66-61 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joshua Hatter (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Gardner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gabriel Lopes (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bruce Barber (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - George Lorenzen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fred Bynoe (fresh) SG - Manuel Huggins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Wittman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Minnesota | Gabriel Lopes buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Eric Gardner and he's fouled by Michael Hulett - foul #2 on Michael Hulett, team foul #4 | 68-61 |
| 07:22 | Minnesota | Gabriel Lopes makes the free throw | 69-61 |
| 06:59 | Houston | Ronald Wittman drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Michael Hulett and he's fouled by Joshua Hatter - foul #1 on Joshua Hatter, team foul #5 | 69-63 |
| 06:59 | Houston | Ronald Wittman makes the free throw | 69-64 |
| 06:42 | Minnesota | George Lorenzen makes the jump hook from the right block | 71-64 |
| 06:27 | Houston | Manuel Huggins drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Fred Bynoe | 71-67 |
| 06:14 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 71-67 |
| 06:12 | Houston | Michael Hulett snags the defensive board | 71-67 |
| 05:51 | Houston | Fred Bynoe hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Manuel Huggins | 71-70 |
| 05:33 | Minnesota | Gabriel Lopes knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Hatter | 74-70 |
| 05:14 | Houston | Manuel Huggins's pass is intercepted by George Lorenzen | 74-70 |
| 04:59 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-70 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lee Reed (PG), Melvin Gordon (SG), Matthew Miller (SF), Christopher Facer (PF), McKinley Offutt (C) Joshua Hatter, Eric Gardner, Gabriel Lopes, Bruce Barber, George Lorenzen | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Gregory Smith (SF), Ronald Mair (PF), Irvin Haskell (C) Fred Bynoe, Michael Hulett, Ronald Wittman, Jonathan Vincent | |
| 04:45 | Houston | Gregory Smith clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 74-70 |
| 04:44 | Houston | Ronald Mair tips it home | 74-72 |
| 04:33 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-72 |
| 04:31 | Houston | Ronald Mair grabs the board | 74-72 |
| 04:26 | Houston | Manuel Huggins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 74-72 |
| 04:24 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Christopher Facer | 74-72 |
| 04:05 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer buries a shot from close range set up by Lee Reed | 76-72 |
| 03:44 | Houston | Patrick Pearce misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 76-72 |
| 03:42 | Minnesota | Lee Reed gets the rebound | 76-72 |
| 03:28 | Minnesota | Melvin Gordon is whistled for traveling | 76-72 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eric Gardner (SG), Gabriel Lopes (SF), Bruce Barber (PF) Melvin Gordon, Matthew Miller, McKinley Offutt | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Bynoe (SG), Michael Hulett (SF), Ronald Wittman (PF), Jonathan Vincent (C) Manuel Huggins, Gregory Smith, Ronald Mair, Irvin Haskell | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lee Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Gardner (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gabriel Lopes (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bruce Barber (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Facer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fred Bynoe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Wittman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Houston | Michael Hulett comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 76-72 |
| 03:10 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer pulls down the rebound | 76-72 |
| 02:52 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer is whistled for traveling | 76-72 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter (PG) Lee Reed | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:31 | Houston | Ronald Wittman comes up short on the jumper from close range | 76-72 |
| 02:30 | Houston | Ronald Wittman can't tip it in | 76-72 |
| 02:29 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter snags the defensive board | 76-72 |
| 02:12 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber hits a floater near the basket | 78-72 |
| 01:51 | Houston | Ronald Wittman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-72 |
| 01:49 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Joshua Hatter | 78-72 |
| 01:25 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner knocks in the floater from the right wing and the foul's on Fred Bynoe - foul #2 on Fred Bynoe, team foul #5 | 80-72 |
| Subs | Minnesota | George Lorenzen (C) Christopher Facer | |
| Subs | Houston | Manuel Huggins (SG) Fred Bynoe | |
| 01:25 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner makes the free throw | 81-72 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:03 | Houston | Manuel Huggins misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Eric Gardner - foul #3 on Eric Gardner, team foul #6 | 81-72 |
| 01:03 | Houston | Manuel Huggins makes the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 01:03 | Houston | Manuel Huggins misses the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| 01:03 | Minnesota | George Lorenzen grabs the board | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:59 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter is hacked by Jonathan Vincent - foul #2 on Jonathan Vincent, team foul #6 | 81-73 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lee Reed (SG), Gregory Jones (PF) Eric Gardner, Bruce Barber | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:57 | Minnesota | Gregory Jones is hacked by Jonathan Vincent - foul #3 on Jonathan Vincent, team foul #7 | 81-73 |
| 00:57 | Minnesota | Gregory Jones makes the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:57 | Minnesota | Gregory Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 83-73 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Houston | Gregory Jones is called for the reach on Ronald Wittman - foul #1 on Gregory Jones, team foul #7 | 83-73 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Melvin Gordon (SG), Matthew Miller (SF), Christopher Facer (PF), McKinley Offutt (C) Joshua Hatter, Gabriel Lopes, Gregory Jones, George Lorenzen | |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Smith (PG), Fred Bynoe (SG), Ronald Mair (SF), Irvin Haskell (C) Patrick Pearce, Manuel Huggins, Michael Hulett, Jonathan Vincent | |
| 00:51 | Houston | Ronald Wittman makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Ronald Wittman makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:49 | Minnesota | Gregory Smith is called for the reach on Matthew Miller in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Smith, team foul #8 | 83-75 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter (PG), Gregory Jones (PF), George Lorenzen (C) Melvin Gordon, Christopher Facer, McKinley Offutt | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Manuel Huggins (SG), Michael Hulett (SF), Jonathan Vincent (C) Gregory Smith, Fred Bynoe, Ronald Mair, Irvin Haskell | |
| 00:49 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller misses the 1st free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:49 | Minnesota | George Lorenzen grabs the offensive rebound | 83-75 |
| 00:49 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-75 |
| 00:47 | Minnesota | Ronald Wittman is called for the reach on George Lorenzen - foul #1 on Ronald Wittman, team foul #9 | 83-75 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gabriel Lopes (SF) Matthew Miller | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:47 | Minnesota | George Lorenzen makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:47 | Minnesota | George Lorenzen makes the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:42 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Lee Reed - foul #4 on Lee Reed, team foul #8 | 85-75 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Melvin Gordon (SG), Matthew Miller (SF), Christopher Facer (PF), McKinley Offutt (C) Joshua Hatter, Gabriel Lopes, Gregory Jones, George Lorenzen | |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Smith (PG), Fred Bynoe (SG), Ronald Mair (SF), Keith Bailey (PF) Patrick Pearce, Manuel Huggins, Michael Hulett, Ronald Wittman | |
| 00:42 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:42 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | Gregory Smith is called for the reach on Lee Reed in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gregory Smith, team foul #10 | 85-76 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter (PG), Gabriel Lopes (SF), Gregory Jones (PF), George Lorenzen (C) Melvin Gordon, Matthew Miller, Christopher Facer, McKinley Offutt | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Manuel Huggins (SG), Michael Hulett (SF), Ronald Wittman (PF) Gregory Smith, Fred Bynoe, Ronald Mair, Keith Bailey | |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | Lee Reed makes the 1st free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | Lee Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Ronald Wittman grabs the defensive rebound | 86-76 |
| 00:33 | Houston | Patrick Pearce misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 86-76 |
| 00:31 | Houston | Manuel Huggins tips it but misses | 86-76 |
| 00:29 | Minnesota | Gabriel Lopes snags the defensive board | 86-76 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter runs out the clock | 86-76 |