| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Rich Washington (fresh) SG - Ronald Croom (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Garrett Rauch (fresh) 7 pts. C - Wayne Nedd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Arturo Medrano (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lorenzo Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Otha Tomaszewski (fresh) PF - Quentin Scott (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Ellis (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks inbounds the ball | 18-35 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Western Carolina | Rich Washington buries a floater from the right wing and the foul's on Otha Tomaszewski - foul #2 on Otha Tomaszewski, team foul #1 | 20-35 |
| 19:43 | Western Carolina | Rich Washington makes the free throw | 21-35 |
| 19:28 | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Rich Washington - foul #3 on Rich Washington, team foul #1 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Groves (PG) Rich Washington | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 19:28 | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano makes the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 19:28 | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano makes the 2nd free throw | 21-37 |
| 19:18 | Western Carolina | Ronald Croom is whistled for a carry | 21-37 |
| 18:53 | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Arturo Medrano, team foul #2 | 21-37 |
| 18:36 | Western Carolina | Wayne Nedd clanks a shot from the right wing | 21-37 |
| 18:34 | Minnesota | Otha Tomaszewski grabs the board | 21-37 |
| 18:05 | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lorenzo Patterson | 21-39 |
| 17:49 | Western Carolina | Robert Groves drills a 3 from the right corner | 24-39 |
| 17:43 | Minnesota | Ronald Croom picks off the pass by Otha Tomaszewski | 24-39 |
| 17:18 | Western Carolina | Wayne Nedd is hacked by Quentin Scott - foul #2 on Quentin Scott, team foul #3 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Adolfo Romano (C) Wayne Nedd | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Allen (SG), Sheldon Berg (SF) Lorenzo Patterson, Otha Tomaszewski | |
| 17:01 | Western Carolina | Adolfo Romano can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-39 |
| 16:59 | Minnesota | Quentin Scott pulls down the rebound | 24-39 |
| 16:45 | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Quentin Scott | 24-41 |
| 16:25 | Western Carolina | Robert Groves is called for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Groves, team foul #2 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Alan Dillard (PG), Matthew Schirmer (SF), William Hassen (PF) Robert Groves, Phillip Brooks, Garrett Rauch | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Ulibarri (PF), Carl Larson (C) Quentin Scott, Thomas Ellis | |
| 16:05 | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Sheldon Berg | 24-44 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:55 | Western Carolina | Adolfo Romano hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Paul Ulibarri - foul #1 on Paul Ulibarri, team foul #4 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rich Washington (PG), Wayne Nedd (PF), Matthew Fountain (C) Alan Dillard, Ronald Croom, Matthew Schirmer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Holman (SG), Otha Tomaszewski (SF) Arturo Medrano, Sheldon Berg | |
| 15:55 | Western Carolina | Adolfo Romano makes the 1st free throw | 25-44 |
| 15:55 | Western Carolina | Adolfo Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 25-44 |
| 15:55 | Minnesota | Carl Larson pulls down the rebound | 25-44 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Rich Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Hassen (fresh) SF - Adolfo Romano (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Wayne Nedd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Fountain (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Keith Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Holman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Otha Tomaszewski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Ulibarri (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Larson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Minnesota | James Holman loses the dribble to Matthew Fountain | 25-44 |
| 15:28 | Western Carolina | Matthew Fountain comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-44 |
| 15:26 | Minnesota | Paul Ulibarri grabs the defensive rebound | 25-44 |
| 15:09 | Minnesota | Paul Ulibarri misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-44 |
| 15:07 | Western Carolina | Wayne Nedd snags the defensive board | 25-44 |
| 15:02 | Western Carolina | Rich Washington scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-44 |
| 14:49 | Minnesota | Carl Larson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Holman | 28-47 |
| 14:38 | Western Carolina | Wayne Nedd clanks a jumper from the left side | 28-47 |
| 14:36 | Minnesota | Carl Larson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:07 | Minnesota | Carl Larson double dribbles | 28-47 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ronald Croom (SG), Phillip Brooks (SF), Garrett Rauch (PF) William Hassen, Adolfo Romano, Wayne Nedd | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano (PG), Lorenzo Patterson (SG), Sheldon Berg (SF), Quentin Scott (PF), Thomas Ellis (C) Keith Allen, James Holman, Otha Tomaszewski, Paul Ulibarri, Carl Larson | |
| 13:52 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks's pass is intercepted by Thomas Ellis | 28-47 |
| 13:30 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Patterson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Ellis | 28-50 |
| 13:19 | Western Carolina | Rich Washington hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 28-50 |
| 13:18 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Patterson snags the defensive board | 28-50 |
| 12:56 | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Rich Washington - foul #4 on Rich Washington, team foul #3 | 28-50 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Groves (PG), William Hassen (C) Rich Washington, Matthew Fountain | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Otha Tomaszewski (SF) Sheldon Berg | |
| 12:56 | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano misses the 1st free throw | 28-50 |
| 12:56 | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano makes the 2nd free throw | 28-51 |
| 12:38 | Western Carolina | Robert Groves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-51 |
| 12:23 | Minnesota | Thomas Ellis is called for traveling | 28-51 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Wayne Nedd (C) William Hassen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:08 | Western Carolina | Wayne Nedd misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 28-51 |
| 12:07 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks tips it in | 30-51 |
| 11:52 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Patterson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-51 |
| 11:50 | Western Carolina | Garrett Rauch gets the rebound | 30-51 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Robert Groves (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Croom (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Phillip Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Garrett Rauch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Nedd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Arturo Medrano (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lorenzo Patterson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Otha Tomaszewski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Quentin Scott (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Ellis (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:44 | Western Carolina | Wayne Nedd misses the jumper from close range | 30-51 |
| 11:42 | Minnesota | Thomas Ellis gets the rebound | 30-51 |
| 11:17 | Minnesota | Quentin Scott scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 30-53 |
| 10:55 | Western Carolina | Wayne Nedd misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Thomas Ellis - foul #1 on Thomas Ellis, team foul #5 | 30-53 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Hassen (SF), Matthew Fountain (C) Phillip Brooks, Garrett Rauch | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Holman (SG), Sheldon Berg (SF), Paul Ulibarri (PF), Carl Larson (C) Lorenzo Patterson, Otha Tomaszewski, Quentin Scott, Thomas Ellis | |
| 10:55 | Western Carolina | Wayne Nedd misses the 1st free throw | 30-53 |
| 10:55 | Western Carolina | Wayne Nedd misses the 2nd free throw | 30-53 |
| 10:55 | Minnesota | Paul Ulibarri gets the rebound | 30-53 |
| 10:35 | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Carl Larson | 30-56 |
| 10:17 | Western Carolina | Wayne Nedd's layup is rejected by Carl Larson | 30-56 |
| 10:15 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Paul Ulibarri | 30-56 |
| 09:46 | Minnesota | Sheldon Berg is fouled on the floor by Robert Groves - foul #3 on Robert Groves, team foul #4 | 30-56 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Matthew Schirmer (PG), Phillip Brooks (SF), Adolfo Romano (PF) Robert Groves, Ronald Croom, Wayne Nedd | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Allen (PG) Arturo Medrano | |
| 09:29 | Minnesota | Paul Ulibarri misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-56 |
| 09:27 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks snags the defensive board | 30-56 |
| 09:22 | Western Carolina | James Holman steals it from Matthew Fountain | 30-56 |
| 08:58 | Minnesota | Keith Allen buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Sheldon Berg | 30-58 |
| 08:39 | Western Carolina | Matthew Schirmer steps out of bounds on the sideline | 30-58 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Alan Dillard (PG), James Cutler (SG) Phillip Brooks, Matthew Fountain | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Gibson (C) Carl Larson | |
| 08:30 | Minnesota | James Holman comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 30-58 |
| 08:29 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Alan Dillard | 30-58 |
| 08:25 | Western Carolina | Matthew Schirmer hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Alan Dillard | 33-58 |
| 08:06 | Minnesota | Eugene Gibson can't connect on a jumper from close range | 33-58 |
| 08:04 | Western Carolina | Adolfo Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 33-58 |
| 07:58 | Western Carolina | Adolfo Romano can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-58 |
| 07:56 | Minnesota | Keith Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 33-58 |
| 07:41 | Minnesota | James Holman loses the ball out of bounds | 33-58 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Groves (PG) Alan Dillard | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Efren Prondzinski (SF) Sheldon Berg | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Robert Groves (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Cutler (fresh) SF - Matthew Schirmer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Hassen (fairly fresh) C - Adolfo Romano (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Keith Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Holman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Efren Prondzinski (fresh) PF - Eugene Gibson (fresh) C - Paul Ulibarri (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Western Carolina | James Cutler buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Matthew Schirmer | 36-58 |
| 07:11 | Minnesota | William Hassen takes the ball from Keith Allen | 36-58 |
| 07:02 | Western Carolina | Matthew Schirmer knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-58 |
| 06:45 | Minnesota | Efren Prondzinski clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Groves - foul #4 on Robert Groves, team foul #5 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rich Washington (PG), Ronald Croom (SG), Phillip Brooks (SF), Garrett Rauch (PF), Matthew Fountain (C) Robert Groves, James Cutler, Matthew Schirmer, William Hassen, Adolfo Romano | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano (PG), Lorenzo Patterson (SG), Quentin Scott (PF), Thomas Ellis (C) Keith Allen, James Holman, Eugene Gibson, Paul Ulibarri | |
| 06:45 | Minnesota | Efren Prondzinski makes the 1st free throw | 39-59 |
| 06:45 | Minnesota | Efren Prondzinski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-60 |
| 06:28 | Western Carolina | Rich Washington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-60 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Otha Tomaszewski (SF) Efren Prondzinski | |
| 06:08 | Minnesota | Otha Tomaszewski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-60 |
| 06:06 | Western Carolina | Ronald Croom gets the rebound | 39-60 |
| 05:51 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Croom and the foul's on Arturo Medrano - foul #3 on Arturo Medrano, team foul #6 | 41-60 |
| 05:51 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks makes the free throw | 42-60 |
| 05:22 | Minnesota | Quentin Scott misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-60 |
| 05:20 | Minnesota | Thomas Ellis snags the offensive board | 42-60 |
| 05:05 | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-60 |
| 05:03 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks snags the defensive board | 42-60 |
| 04:54 | Western Carolina | Otha Tomaszewski steals it from Ronald Croom | 42-60 |
| 04:51 | Minnesota | Otha Tomaszewski lays it up and in | 42-62 |
| 04:35 | Western Carolina | Rich Washington makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Ronald Croom | 44-62 |
| 04:10 | Minnesota | Ronald Croom steps in front of the Arturo Medrano pass | 44-62 |
| 04:03 | Western Carolina | Thomas Ellis swats the shot by Matthew Fountain | 44-62 |
| 04:01 | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano pulls down the rebound | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:32 | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano clanks a jumper from the right wing | 44-62 |
| 03:30 | Western Carolina | Garrett Rauch gets the rebound | 44-62 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Rich Washington (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Croom (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Phillip Brooks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Garrett Rauch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Fountain (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Arturo Medrano (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lorenzo Patterson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Otha Tomaszewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Quentin Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Thomas Ellis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Western Carolina | Rich Washington clanks a 3 from the right corner | 44-62 |
| 03:12 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks hits the follow up shot | 46-62 |
| 02:56 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Patterson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Otha Tomaszewski and the foul's on Ronald Croom - foul #2 on Ronald Croom, team foul #6 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Groves (PG), William Hassen (SG), Matthew Schirmer (SF), Wayne Nedd (PF), Adolfo Romano (C) Rich Washington, Ronald Croom, Phillip Brooks, Garrett Rauch, Matthew Fountain | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Allen (PG), Sheldon Berg (SF), Paul Ulibarri (PF), Carl Larson (C) Arturo Medrano, Otha Tomaszewski, Quentin Scott, Thomas Ellis | |
| 02:56 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Patterson makes the free throw | 46-65 |
| 02:42 | Western Carolina | William Hassen misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-65 |
| 02:40 | Western Carolina | Wayne Nedd pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-65 |
| 02:29 | Western Carolina | Wayne Nedd is called for traveling | 46-65 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Holman (SG) Lorenzo Patterson | |
| 02:01 | Minnesota | James Holman misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-65 |
| 01:59 | Minnesota | Paul Ulibarri misses the tip | 46-65 |
| 01:58 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Adolfo Romano | 46-65 |
| 01:38 | Western Carolina | Adolfo Romano knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Hassen | 48-65 |
| 01:20 | Minnesota | James Holman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-65 |
| 01:18 | Minnesota | Paul Ulibarri tips it home | 48-67 |
| 01:08 | Western Carolina | Paul Ulibarri denies the turnaround by Adolfo Romano | 48-67 |
| 01:06 | Western Carolina | William Hassen hits the follow up shot | 50-67 |
| 00:41 | Minnesota | Paul Ulibarri can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Wayne Nedd - foul #1 on Wayne Nedd, team foul #7 | 50-67 |
| 00:41 | Minnesota | Paul Ulibarri misses the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 00:41 | Minnesota | Paul Ulibarri makes the 2nd free throw | 50-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Western Carolina | Adolfo Romano misses short on a floater from close range | 50-68 |
| 00:36 | Minnesota | Sheldon Berg pulls down the rebound | 50-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Minnesota | Paul Ulibarri connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from James Holman | 50-70 |
| 00:08 | Western Carolina | Robert Groves misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-70 |
| 00:07 | Minnesota | Sheldon Berg gets the rebound | 50-70 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Keith Allen runs out the clock | 50-70 |