| Lineup | Yale | PG - Ernest Eubanks (fresh) SG - Sherman Navarrette (fresh) SF - Jacob Spence (fresh) PF - Vernon Ware (fresh) C - Eric Hillery (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jordan Traynor (fresh) SG - Howard Redding (fresh) SF - Dikembe Alleruzzo (fresh) PF - William Ford (fresh) C - Terrance Watson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Eric Hillery wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Yale | Vernon Ware buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Sherman Navarrette | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Minnesota | Terrance Watson misses long on a jump hook from close range | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Yale | Vernon Ware gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | Yale | Sherman Navarrette hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | Yale | Jacob Spence tips it in | 5-0 |
| 18:57 | Minnesota | Terrance Watson hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Jordan Traynor | 5-2 |
| 18:38 | Yale | Vernon Ware hits the finger roll set up by Sherman Navarrette | 7-2 |
| 18:29 | Minnesota | Terrance Watson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Eric Hillery - foul #1 on Eric Hillery, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| 18:29 | Minnesota | Terrance Watson misses the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 18:29 | Minnesota | Terrance Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 18:11 | Yale | Jacob Spence misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 18:09 | Minnesota | William Ford gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| 17:49 | Minnesota | William Ford misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Eric Hillery - foul #2 on Eric Hillery, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Yale | Jamie Coder (C) Eric Hillery | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:49 | Minnesota | William Ford makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:49 | Minnesota | William Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:29 | Yale | Sherman Navarrette is fouled on the floor by Howard Redding - foul #1 on Howard Redding, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Yale | William Caldwell (SF) Jacob Spence | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:22 | Yale | William Caldwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-5 |
| 17:14 | Minnesota | Terrance Watson drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 16:55 | Yale | Sherman Navarrette can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 16:54 | Minnesota | Terrance Watson grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 16:48 | Minnesota | Jordan Traynor is fouled on the floor by Jamie Coder - foul #1 on Jamie Coder, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Yale | Jonathan Drews (PG), Paul Holliday (SG), Luther Wartenberg (C) Ernest Eubanks, Sherman Navarrette, Vernon Ware | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jesse Lawler (C) Terrance Watson | |
| 16:29 | Minnesota | Jordan Traynor misses the easy layup | 7-7 |
| 16:27 | Yale | Jonathan Drews pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:12 | Yale | Jordan Traynor picks off the pass by Paul Holliday | 7-7 |
| 16:09 | Minnesota | Jordan Traynor banks in the layup | 7-9 |
| 16:05 | Yale | Jonathan Drews hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jamie Coder | 10-9 |
| 15:58 | Minnesota | Jordan Traynor connects on the 3 from the right wing | 10-12 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jonathan Drews (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Holliday (fresh) SF - William Caldwell (fresh) PF - Jamie Coder (fresh) C - Luther Wartenberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jordan Traynor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Redding (fairly fresh) SF - Dikembe Alleruzzo (fresh) PF - William Ford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jesse Lawler (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Yale | Paul Holliday clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Jordan Traynor - foul #1 on Jordan Traynor, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Yale | Sherman Navarrette (SG), Jacob Spence (SF), Vernon Ware (PF) Jonathan Drews, William Caldwell, Luther Wartenberg | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Melvin Copland (PG), Jeremy Carlson (SG), Edward Wilson (SF), Terrance Watson (C) Jordan Traynor, Howard Redding, Dikembe Alleruzzo, William Ford | |
| 15:36 | Yale | Paul Holliday misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 15:36 | Yale | Paul Holliday misses the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 15:36 | Minnesota | Jesse Lawler grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 15:18 | Minnesota | Jeremy Carlson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | Yale | Ernest Eubanks (PG) Paul Holliday | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 15:01 | Yale | Vernon Ware throws it down on a nice dish by Ernest Eubanks | 12-12 |
| 14:44 | Minnesota | Melvin Copland buries a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Ernest Eubanks - foul #1 on Ernest Eubanks, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Yale | Luther Wartenberg (C) Jamie Coder | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 14:44 | Minnesota | Melvin Copland makes the free throw | 12-15 |
| 14:22 | Yale | Ernest Eubanks drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jacob Spence | 15-15 |
| 13:56 | Minnesota | Melvin Copland is fouled on the floor by Luther Wartenberg - foul #1 on Luther Wartenberg, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Yale | Paul Holliday (SG) Sherman Navarrette | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jordan Traynor (PG), Dikembe Alleruzzo (SF), William Ford (PF), David Moore (C) Melvin Copland, Edward Wilson, Jesse Lawler, Terrance Watson | |
| 13:42 | Minnesota | William Ford clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Vernon Ware - foul #1 on Vernon Ware, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Yale | Paul Smallwood (SF), William Caldwell (PF) Jacob Spence, Vernon Ware | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Howard Redding (SG) Jeremy Carlson | |
| 13:42 | Minnesota | William Ford makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 13:42 | Minnesota | William Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 13:18 | Yale | Paul Smallwood is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Alleruzzo - foul #1 on Dikembe Alleruzzo, team foul #3 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Yale | Jamie Coder (PF) Paul Smallwood | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:59 | Yale | Jamie Coder misses short on a jumper from the left side | 15-17 |
| 12:57 | Minnesota | David Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 12:34 | Minnesota | Howard Redding knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Ford | 15-19 |
| 12:15 | Yale | Luther Wartenberg misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 15-19 |
| 12:14 | Yale | Jamie Coder hits the follow up shot | 17-19 |
| 11:51 | Minnesota | Howard Redding misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jamie Coder - foul #2 on Jamie Coder, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Yale | Sherman Navarrette (SG), Jacob Spence (SF), Vernon Ware (PF) Ernest Eubanks, Jamie Coder, Luther Wartenberg | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jesse Lawler (PF), Terrance Watson (C) William Ford, David Moore | |
| 11:51 | Minnesota | Howard Redding makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 11:51 | Minnesota | Howard Redding makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Paul Holliday (fresh) SG - Sherman Navarrette (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jacob Spence (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vernon Ware (fresh) 7 pts. C - William Caldwell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jordan Traynor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Redding (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dikembe Alleruzzo (fresh) PF - Jesse Lawler (fresh) C - Terrance Watson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Yale | Jacob Spence misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 11:32 | Minnesota | Terrance Watson pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 11:12 | Minnesota | Terrance Watson is called for traveling | 17-21 |
| Subs | Yale | Jonathan Drews (PG), Luther Wartenberg (C) Paul Holliday, William Caldwell | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeremy Carlson (SG) Howard Redding | |
| 10:52 | Yale | Vernon Ware hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-21 |
| 10:50 | Minnesota | Jesse Lawler gets the rebound | 17-21 |
| 10:38 | Minnesota | Jeremy Carlson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 17-21 |
| 10:37 | Yale | Luther Wartenberg pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 10:27 | Yale | Jonathan Drews hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-21 |
| 10:26 | Yale | Vernon Ware pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 10:05 | Yale | Sherman Navarrette misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 17-21 |
| 10:03 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Dikembe Alleruzzo | 17-21 |
| 09:57 | Minnesota | Jonathan Drews steps in front of the Jesse Lawler pass | 17-21 |
| 09:46 | Yale | Jonathan Drews misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 17-21 |
| 09:45 | Yale | Vernon Ware snags the offensive board | 17-21 |
| 09:26 | Yale | Sherman Navarrette loses the dribble to Jeremy Carlson | 17-21 |
| 09:11 | Minnesota | Jordan Traynor travels with the ball | 17-21 |
| Subs | Yale | Ernest Eubanks (PG), Paul Smallwood (SF), William Caldwell (C) Jonathan Drews, Jacob Spence, Luther Wartenberg | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Howard Redding (SG), Edward Wilson (SF), William Ford (PF), David Moore (C) Jordan Traynor, Dikembe Alleruzzo, Jesse Lawler, Terrance Watson | |
| 08:57 | Yale | Vernon Ware clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-21 |
| 08:55 | Yale | William Caldwell misses the tip | 17-21 |
| 08:53 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to William Ford | 17-21 |
| 08:43 | Minnesota | Vernon Ware swats the short shot by David Moore | 17-21 |
| 08:42 | Yale | William Caldwell gets the rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:16 | Yale | William Caldwell hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Ernest Eubanks | 19-21 |
| 08:04 | Minnesota | David Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-21 |
| Subs | Yale | Paul Holliday (SG) Sherman Navarrette | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Melvin Copland (PG) Jeremy Carlson | |
| 07:46 | Yale | Ernest Eubanks misses the runner near the basket | 19-21 |
| 07:45 | Minnesota | Howard Redding pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Ernest Eubanks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Holliday (fresh) SF - Paul Smallwood (fresh) PF - Vernon Ware (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Melvin Copland (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Howard Redding (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edward Wilson (fresh) PF - William Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Moore (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Minnesota | Howard Redding scores on a 3 from the right wing and he's hacked by Paul Holliday - foul #1 on Paul Holliday, team foul #8 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Yale | Jacob Spence (SF) Paul Smallwood | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jordan Traynor (PG), Dikembe Alleruzzo (SF), Jesse Lawler (C) Melvin Copland, Edward Wilson, David Moore | |
| 07:21 | Minnesota | Howard Redding makes the free throw | 19-25 |
| 06:58 | Yale | Ernest Eubanks misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-25 |
| 06:56 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo pulls down the rebound | 19-25 |
| 06:43 | Minnesota | William Ford comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 19-25 |
| 06:41 | Minnesota | Jordan Traynor tips it home | 19-27 |
| 06:26 | Yale | Howard Redding steals it from Jacob Spence | 19-27 |
| 06:07 | Minnesota | Jordan Traynor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-27 |
| 06:06 | Yale | Jacob Spence grabs the defensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 05:45 | Yale | Vernon Ware misses long on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on William Ford - foul #1 on William Ford, team foul #4 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Yale | Sherman Navarrette (SG), Luther Wartenberg (C) Ernest Eubanks, William Caldwell | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeremy Carlson (SG), Edward Wilson (PF), Terrance Watson (C) Howard Redding, William Ford, Jesse Lawler | |
| 05:45 | Yale | Vernon Ware misses the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 05:45 | Yale | Vernon Ware makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 05:27 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Jordan Traynor and the foul's on Paul Holliday - foul #2 on Paul Holliday, team foul #9 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Yale | Jonathan Drews (PG), Paul Smallwood (SF) Paul Holliday, Jacob Spence | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rodney Cox (PF) Dikembe Alleruzzo | |
| 05:27 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson misses the free throw | 20-29 |
| 05:27 | Yale | Luther Wartenberg pulls down the rebound | 20-29 |
| 04:58 | Yale | Luther Wartenberg is called for traveling | 20-29 |
| 04:29 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson is fouled on the floor by Paul Smallwood - foul #1 on Paul Smallwood, team foul #10 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Yale | Ernest Eubanks (PG) Jonathan Drews | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo (SF), Jesse Lawler (PF) Jordan Traynor, Rodney Cox | |
| 04:29 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 04:29 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 04:29 | Yale | Vernon Ware gets the rebound | 20-30 |
| 04:17 | Yale | Sherman Navarrette scores on a shot from the left wing and the foul's on Edward Wilson - foul #1 on Edward Wilson, team foul #5 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Ford (PF) Edward Wilson | |
| 04:17 | Yale | Sherman Navarrette makes the free throw | 23-30 |
| 03:59 | Minnesota | Terrance Watson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 03:57 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Terrance Watson | 23-30 |
| 03:36 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jeremy Carlson | 23-33 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Ernest Eubanks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sherman Navarrette (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Smallwood (fresh) PF - Vernon Ware (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Luther Wartenberg (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeremy Carlson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Lawler (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Dikembe Alleruzzo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Terrance Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Yale | Ernest Eubanks clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-33 |
| 03:09 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Dikembe Alleruzzo | 23-33 |
| 02:48 | Minnesota | William Ford misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 23-33 |
| 02:47 | Minnesota | William Ford hits the follow up shot | 23-35 |
| 02:35 | Yale | Terrance Watson denies the turnaround by Vernon Ware | 23-35 |
| 02:34 | Minnesota | Jesse Lawler pulls down the rebound | 23-35 |
| 02:29 | Minnesota | Jeremy Carlson hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Dikembe Alleruzzo | 23-37 |
| 02:11 | Yale | Paul Smallwood is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Paul Smallwood, team foul #11 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Yale | Paul Holliday (PG), William Caldwell (SG), Jacob Spence (SF), Jamie Coder (PF), Eric Hillery (C) Ernest Eubanks, Sherman Navarrette, Paul Smallwood, Vernon Ware, Luther Wartenberg | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jordan Traynor (PG), Howard Redding (SG), Edward Wilson (SF), Rodney Cox (PF), David Moore (C) Jeremy Carlson, Jesse Lawler, Dikembe Alleruzzo, William Ford, Terrance Watson | |
| 01:47 | Minnesota | Rodney Cox comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 23-37 |
| 01:45 | Yale | Jacob Spence pulls down the rebound | 23-37 |
| 01:41 | Yale | Jacob Spence comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Edward Wilson - foul #2 on Edward Wilson, team foul #6 | 23-37 |
| 01:41 | Yale | Jacob Spence makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 01:41 | Yale | Jacob Spence makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 01:30 | Minnesota | Howard Redding hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Eric Hillery - foul #3 on Eric Hillery, team foul #12 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Yale | Jonathan Drews (PG) Eric Hillery | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 01:30 | Minnesota | Howard Redding makes the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 01:30 | Minnesota | Howard Redding misses the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 01:30 | Minnesota | David Moore gets the offensive rebound | 25-38 |
| 01:14 | Minnesota | Howard Redding comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 25-38 |
| 01:12 | Yale | Jamie Coder gets the rebound | 25-38 |
| 01:06 | Yale | Jacob Spence hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-38 |
| 01:04 | Minnesota | David Moore snags the defensive board | 25-38 |
| 00:57 | Minnesota | Rodney Cox's fadeaway is rejected by Jamie Coder | 25-38 |
| 00:55 | Yale | The rebound goes to William Caldwell | 25-38 |
| 00:49 | Yale | Paul Holliday knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jamie Coder | 28-38 |
| 00:32 | Minnesota | The jumper by Rodney Cox is denied by Jamie Coder | 28-38 |
| 00:30 | Minnesota | David Moore misses the tip | 28-38 |
| 00:29 | Minnesota | David Moore tips it in | 28-40 |
| 00:00 | Yale | Jamie Coder misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-40 |