| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Keith Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Redding (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joe Coleman (fresh) PF - William Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Terrance Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Elmer Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Rob Carlton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Scott (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jack Wald (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Cheeseman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Joe Coleman inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Minnesota | Keith Stevenson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-34 |
| 19:41 | Arizona State | Jack Wald snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 19:37 | Arizona State | Elmer Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-34 |
| 19:36 | Minnesota | William Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 19:17 | Minnesota | Joe Coleman can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Scott - foul #1 on David Scott, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| 19:17 | Minnesota | Joe Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 19:17 | Minnesota | Joe Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 19:17 | Arizona State | Joe Cheeseman gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 18:55 | Arizona State | David Scott is fouled on the floor by Joe Coleman - foul #1 on Joe Coleman, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| 18:39 | Arizona State | Elmer Wright connects on the shot from close range | 28-36 |
| 18:18 | Minnesota | Keith Stevenson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Howard Redding | 30-36 |
| 18:04 | Arizona State | Jack Wald misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Joe Coleman - foul #2 on Joe Coleman, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| 18:04 | Arizona State | Jack Wald misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 18:04 | Arizona State | Jack Wald makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 17:37 | Minnesota | Howard Redding misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rob Carlton - foul #1 on Rob Carlton, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jesse Lawler (C) Terrance Watson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Neth (PF) Jack Wald | |
| 17:37 | Minnesota | Howard Redding makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 17:37 | Minnesota | Howard Redding misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 17:37 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Rob Carlton | 31-37 |
| 17:20 | Arizona State | David Scott drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rob Carlton | 31-39 |
| 16:58 | Minnesota | William Ford misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Joe Cheeseman - foul #1 on Joe Cheeseman, team foul #3 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo (SG) Howard Redding | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Leonard Musto (SG), Wesley Bigler (SF), Sean Turner (C) Rob Carlton, David Scott, Joe Cheeseman | |
| 16:58 | Minnesota | William Ford makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 16:58 | Minnesota | William Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 16:58 | Arizona State | Robert Neth snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 16:30 | Arizona State | William Ford is called for the reach on Wesley Bigler - foul #2 on William Ford, team foul #3 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jordan Traynor (SG), Edward Wilson (SF), David Moore (C) Keith Stevenson, Joe Coleman, William Ford | |
| Subs | Arizona State | John Marshall (PG) Elmer Wright | |
| 16:19 | Arizona State | Leonard Musto hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Sean Turner | 32-42 |
| 15:57 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Jordan Traynor | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dikembe Alleruzzo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jordan Traynor (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Edward Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Lawler (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - John Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leonard Musto (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wesley Bigler (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Neth (fresh) 7 reb. C - Sean Turner (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Arizona State | Sean Turner lays it in | 34-44 |
| 15:46 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo is fouled in the backcourt by John Marshall - foul #2 on John Marshall, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Terrance Watson (C) David Moore | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Rob Carlton (SG), David Scott (SF), Jack Wald (PF) John Marshall, Wesley Bigler, Sean Turner | |
| 15:34 | Minnesota | Terrance Watson misses the dunk | 34-44 |
| 15:33 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Rob Carlton | 34-44 |
| 15:13 | Arizona State | Jack Wald travels with the ball | 34-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Stevenson (PG), Howard Redding (SG), Joe Coleman (SF) Dikembe Alleruzzo, Jordan Traynor, Edward Wilson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Elmer Wright (PG), Joe Cheeseman (C) Leonard Musto, Robert Neth | |
| 14:46 | Minnesota | Howard Redding scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Joe Coleman | 37-44 |
| 14:21 | Arizona State | Elmer Wright makes the shot from the baseline | 37-46 |
| 14:03 | Minnesota | Keith Stevenson loses the dribble to Elmer Wright | 37-46 |
| 13:51 | Arizona State | Rob Carlton can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 13:50 | Arizona State | David Scott misses the tip | 37-46 |
| 13:48 | Minnesota | Joe Coleman pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 13:38 | Minnesota | Jack Wald is called for the reach on Jesse Lawler - foul #2 on Jack Wald, team foul #5 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Ford (PF), David Moore (C) Jesse Lawler, Terrance Watson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Leonard Musto (SG), Wesley Bigler (SF), Robert Neth (PF) Rob Carlton, David Scott, Jack Wald | |
| 13:22 | Minnesota | William Ford is hacked by Leonard Musto - foul #1 on Leonard Musto, team foul #6 | 37-46 |
| 13:07 | Minnesota | Joe Coleman hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 12:53 | Arizona State | Elmer Wright connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 12:40 | Minnesota | Howard Redding is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Howard Redding, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo (PG), Jordan Traynor (SG), Edward Wilson (SF) Keith Stevenson, Howard Redding, Joe Coleman | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Sean Turner (C) Joe Cheeseman | |
| 12:17 | Arizona State | Wesley Bigler is fouled on the floor by Edward Wilson - foul #2 on Edward Wilson, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Rob Carlton (SG), David Scott (SF) Elmer Wright, Wesley Bigler | |
| 12:08 | Arizona State | Robert Neth is fouled on the floor by Edward Wilson - foul #3 on Edward Wilson, team foul #6 | 40-49 |
| 11:58 | Arizona State | David Moore is called for the reach on Rob Carlton - foul #1 on David Moore, team foul #7 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Terrance Watson (C) David Moore | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 11:58 | Arizona State | Rob Carlton makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 11:58 | Arizona State | Rob Carlton misses the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 11:58 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-50 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dikembe Alleruzzo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jordan Traynor (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Edward Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrance Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Leonard Musto (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rob Carlton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Neth (fresh) 7 reb. C - Sean Turner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on David Scott - foul #2 on David Scott, team foul #7 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Stevenson (PG) Jordan Traynor | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Elmer Wright (PG), Jack Wald (PF) Leonard Musto, Sean Turner | |
| 11:29 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 11:29 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 11:17 | Arizona State | Rob Carlton hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Elmer Wright | 42-53 |
| 10:57 | Minnesota | Rob Carlton is called for the reach on Dikembe Alleruzzo - foul #2 on Rob Carlton, team foul #8 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Howard Redding (SG), Joe Coleman (SF), Jesse Lawler (PF) Keith Stevenson, Edward Wilson, William Ford | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Joe Cheeseman (C) Robert Neth | |
| 10:57 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 10:57 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 10:35 | Arizona State | Joe Cheeseman misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Howard Redding - foul #3 on Howard Redding, team foul #8 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Stevenson (PG), David Moore (C) Dikembe Alleruzzo, Terrance Watson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Wesley Bigler (SF) David Scott | |
| 10:35 | Arizona State | Joe Cheeseman makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 10:35 | Arizona State | Joe Cheeseman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 10:09 | Minnesota | Rob Carlton takes the ball from David Moore | 44-55 |
| 09:48 | Arizona State | Elmer Wright misses the easy layup | 44-55 |
| 09:46 | Minnesota | Howard Redding grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 09:29 | Minnesota | Keith Stevenson misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 09:28 | Minnesota | Jesse Lawler tips it back up and in | 46-55 |
| 09:08 | Arizona State | Elmer Wright misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 46-55 |
| 09:07 | Minnesota | Jesse Lawler grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 08:43 | Minnesota | Keith Stevenson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 46-55 |
| 08:41 | Arizona State | Joe Cheeseman gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 08:30 | Arizona State | Elmer Wright comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 08:28 | Minnesota | David Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 08:23 | Minnesota | Joe Coleman is fouled on the floor by Jack Wald - foul #3 on Jack Wald, team foul #9 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo (PG), Jordan Traynor (SG), William Ford (PF), Terrance Watson (C) Keith Stevenson, Howard Redding, Jesse Lawler, David Moore | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Leonard Musto (PG), David Scott (SF), Robert Neth (PF), Sean Turner (C) Elmer Wright, Rob Carlton, Jack Wald, Joe Cheeseman | |
| 08:23 | Minnesota | Joe Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 08:23 | Minnesota | Joe Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 08:04 | Arizona State | Sean Turner is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Sean Turner, team foul #10 | 48-55 |
| 07:45 | Minnesota | William Ford makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Terrance Watson | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dikembe Alleruzzo (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jordan Traynor (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Joe Coleman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Ford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrance Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Leonard Musto (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wesley Bigler (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Neth (fresh) 7 reb. C - Sean Turner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Arizona State | Sean Turner travels with the ball | 50-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Stevenson (PG), Edward Wilson (SF) Jordan Traynor, Joe Coleman | |
| Subs | Arizona State | John Marshall (PG) Wesley Bigler | |
| 07:11 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo is hacked by John Marshall - foul #3 on John Marshall, team foul #11 | 50-55 |
| 07:11 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:11 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 06:46 | Arizona State | David Scott scores on a floater from the left side and the foul's on Edward Wilson - foul #4 on Edward Wilson, team foul #9 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Howard Redding (SG) Edward Wilson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Elmer Wright (PG), Joe Cheeseman (C) John Marshall, Sean Turner | |
| 06:46 | Arizona State | David Scott makes the free throw | 52-58 |
| 06:29 | Minnesota | William Ford knocks in the shot from the baseline | 54-58 |
| 06:16 | Arizona State | Elmer Wright misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 54-58 |
| 06:14 | Arizona State | Joe Cheeseman pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 06:06 | Arizona State | Howard Redding is called for the reach on Elmer Wright - foul #4 on Howard Redding, team foul #10 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joe Coleman (SF), Jesse Lawler (C) Dikembe Alleruzzo, Terrance Watson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Rob Carlton (SG) Leonard Musto | |
| 06:06 | Arizona State | Elmer Wright makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 06:06 | Arizona State | Elmer Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 05:46 | Minnesota | Keith Stevenson drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Howard Redding | 56-60 |
| 05:29 | Arizona State | Robert Neth double dribbles | 56-60 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo (PG), David Moore (C) Keith Stevenson, William Ford | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Wesley Bigler (SF), Jack Wald (PF) David Scott, Robert Neth | |
| 05:10 | Minnesota | Wesley Bigler steps in front of the Howard Redding pass | 56-60 |
| 05:06 | Arizona State | Rob Carlton throws it down on a nice dish by Wesley Bigler | 56-62 |
| 04:47 | Minnesota | David Moore's floater is knocked away by Joe Cheeseman | 56-62 |
| 04:45 | Arizona State | Wesley Bigler gets the rebound | 56-62 |
| 04:18 | Arizona State | Wesley Bigler is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Wesley Bigler, team foul #12 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Stevenson (PG), Terrance Watson (C) Howard Redding, David Moore | |
| Subs | Arizona State | David Scott (SF), Robert Neth (C) Wesley Bigler, Joe Cheeseman | |
| 03:58 | Minnesota | Jesse Lawler can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-62 |
| 03:56 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Terrance Watson | 56-62 |
| 03:41 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 56-62 |
| 03:40 | Arizona State | Jack Wald grabs the board | 56-62 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Keith Stevenson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Alleruzzo (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Coleman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jesse Lawler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Terrance Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Elmer Wright (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rob Carlton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Wald (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Neth (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Arizona State | Jack Wald hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Elmer Wright | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Minnesota | Keith Stevenson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-65 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jordan Traynor (SG), Edward Wilson (SF), William Ford (PF) Dikembe Alleruzzo, Joe Coleman, Jesse Lawler | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Leonard Musto (PG), Wesley Bigler (SG), Sean Turner (C) Elmer Wright, Rob Carlton, Jack Wald | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:50 | Arizona State | David Scott hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Wesley Bigler | 56-68 |
| 02:50 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-68 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Howard Redding (SG), Joe Coleman (SF) Jordan Traynor, Edward Wilson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Elmer Wright (PG), Rob Carlton (SG), Joe Cheeseman (C) Leonard Musto, Wesley Bigler, Sean Turner | |
| 02:28 | Minnesota | Joe Coleman hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Howard Redding | 58-68 |
| 02:11 | Arizona State | David Scott is hacked by William Ford - foul #3 on William Ford, team foul #11 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jack Wald (PF) Robert Neth | |
| 02:11 | Arizona State | David Scott makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 02:11 | Arizona State | David Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 02:02 | Minnesota | Joe Coleman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Keith Stevenson | 61-70 |
| 01:45 | Arizona State | Joe Cheeseman comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-70 |
| 01:43 | Arizona State | The offensive rebound goes to Elmer Wright | 61-70 |
| 01:28 | Arizona State | David Scott comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 61-70 |
| 01:26 | Minnesota | Joe Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 01:09 | Minnesota | Joe Cheeseman swats the layup by William Ford | 61-70 |
| 01:08 | Arizona State | David Scott grabs the board | 61-70 |
| 00:42 | Arizona State | Jack Wald buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Minnesota | Joe Coleman's pass is intercepted by Rob Carlton | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Arizona State | Joe Cheeseman buries a runner from close range on a great pass from David Scott | 61-74 |
| 00:09 | Minnesota | William Ford misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 61-74 |
| 00:07 | Arizona State | Joe Cheeseman pulls down the rebound | 61-74 |
| 00:00 | Arizona State | Elmer Wright runs out the clock | 61-74 |