| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Pavone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Howard Redding (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Zitzow (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Copland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Vincent Murphy (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Seth Negrin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Holliday (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joey Wittig (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roger Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Richard Holliday inbounds the ball | 30-18 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | South Carolina State | Joey Wittig's floater is tipped away by William Ford | 30-18 |
| 19:44 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Joey Wittig | 30-18 |
| 19:36 | South Carolina State | Seth Negrin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-18 |
| 19:34 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Joey Wittig | 30-18 |
| 19:24 | South Carolina State | Richard Holliday misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Ivan Zitzow - foul #3 on Ivan Zitzow, team foul #1 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo (SF) Ivan Zitzow | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 19:24 | South Carolina State | Richard Holliday makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 19:24 | South Carolina State | Richard Holliday makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 19:03 | Minnesota | William Ford connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Howard Redding | 33-20 |
| 18:54 | South Carolina State | Seth Negrin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-20 |
| 18:39 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 33-20 |
| 18:38 | South Carolina State | Richard Holliday grabs the defensive rebound | 33-20 |
| 18:29 | South Carolina State | Roger Coleman misses long on a floater in the paint | 33-20 |
| 18:28 | Minnesota | Melvin Copland grabs the defensive rebound | 33-20 |
| 18:07 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo lays it in and he's fouled by Richard Holliday - foul #2 on Richard Holliday, team foul #1 | 35-20 |
| 18:07 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo makes the free throw | 36-20 |
| 17:52 | South Carolina State | Richard Holliday buries a jump hook from the baseline | 36-22 |
| 17:35 | Minnesota | Howard Redding double dribbles | 36-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Edward Wilson (SF), David Moore (C) Howard Redding, Melvin Copland | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Otis Thompson (SF), Gerald Beckstead (PF) Richard Holliday, Joey Wittig | |
| 17:15 | South Carolina State | Roger Coleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeremy Carlson (SG), Christopher Hughes (C) James Pavone, William Ford | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | George Hamilton (C) Roger Coleman | |
| 17:05 | Minnesota | Seth Negrin is called for the reach on Jeremy Carlson - foul #2 on Seth Negrin, team foul #2 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Charles Johnson (PG), Shelby Routh (SG) Vincent Murphy, Seth Negrin | |
| 16:45 | Minnesota | Christopher Hughes lays it in set up by Jeremy Carlson and he's fouled by George Hamilton - foul #2 on George Hamilton, team foul #3 | 38-22 |
| 16:45 | Minnesota | Christopher Hughes makes the free throw | 39-22 |
| 16:18 | South Carolina State | Edward Wilson is called for the reach on Gerald Beckstead - foul #1 on Edward Wilson, team foul #2 | 39-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Howard Redding (SG), William Ford (PF) Dikembe Alleruzzo, Christopher Hughes | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Holliday (SF) Gerald Beckstead | |
| 15:54 | South Carolina State | Otis Thompson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-22 |
| 15:53 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson snags the defensive board | 39-22 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeremy Carlson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Howard Redding (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Moore (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shelby Routh (fresh) SF - Richard Holliday (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Otis Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Hamilton (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Minnesota | Jeremy Carlson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Howard Redding | 42-22 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:26 | South Carolina State | George Hamilton makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Johnson | 42-25 |
| 15:11 | Minnesota | David Moore hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Edward Wilson | 45-25 |
| 14:55 | South Carolina State | Charles Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 45-25 |
| 14:53 | South Carolina State | George Hamilton grabs the offensive rebound | 45-25 |
| 14:35 | South Carolina State | Shelby Routh travels with the ball | 45-25 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Pavone (PG), Dikembe Alleruzzo (SG), Ivan Zitzow (SF), Christopher Hughes (PF), Melvin Copland (C) Jeremy Carlson, Howard Redding, Edward Wilson, William Ford, David Moore | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Vincent Murphy (PG), Seth Negrin (SG), Gerald Beckstead (SF), Joey Wittig (PF), Roger Coleman (C) Charles Johnson, Shelby Routh, Richard Holliday, Otis Thompson, George Hamilton | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:09 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 45-25 |
| 14:08 | Minnesota | Melvin Copland tips it home | 47-25 |
| 13:53 | South Carolina State | Seth Negrin buries a shot from the left wing | 47-27 |
| 13:30 | Minnesota | Christopher Hughes's pass is intercepted by Joey Wittig | 47-27 |
| 13:16 | South Carolina State | Joey Wittig lays it up and in set up by Roger Coleman and the foul's on Christopher Hughes - foul #2 on Christopher Hughes, team foul #3 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Howard Redding (SG), William Ford (PF) Dikembe Alleruzzo, Christopher Hughes | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Holliday (SF) Gerald Beckstead | |
| 13:16 | South Carolina State | Joey Wittig makes the free throw | 47-30 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:01 | Minnesota | Ivan Zitzow scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-30 |
| 12:51 | South Carolina State | Richard Holliday misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 49-30 |
| 12:49 | South Carolina State | Seth Negrin grabs the offensive board | 49-30 |
| 12:43 | South Carolina State | Seth Negrin clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 49-30 |
| 12:41 | South Carolina State | Joey Wittig gets the offensive rebound | 49-30 |
| 12:32 | South Carolina State | Ivan Zitzow steps in front of the Vincent Murphy pass | 49-30 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:13 | Minnesota | James Pavone jams it on a great pass from Howard Redding | 51-30 |
| 11:59 | South Carolina State | Vincent Murphy knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-33 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Pavone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Howard Redding (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ivan Zitzow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Copland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Vincent Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Seth Negrin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Holliday (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joey Wittig (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Roger Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Minnesota | Howard Redding clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 51-33 |
| 11:34 | South Carolina State | Seth Negrin gets the rebound | 51-33 |
| 11:18 | South Carolina State | Roger Coleman can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 51-33 |
| 11:17 | Minnesota | James Pavone gets the rebound | 51-33 |
| 10:58 | Minnesota | William Ford makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from James Pavone | 53-33 |
| 10:43 | South Carolina State | Joey Wittig can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 53-33 |
| 10:41 | Minnesota | Melvin Copland snags the defensive board | 53-33 |
| 10:19 | Minnesota | Joey Wittig swats the dunk try by William Ford | 53-33 |
| 10:18 | South Carolina State | Joey Wittig grabs the defensive rebound | 53-33 |
| 10:01 | South Carolina State | Richard Holliday misses long on a jumper near the basket | 53-33 |
| 10:00 | Minnesota | Ivan Zitzow grabs the board | 53-33 |
| 09:31 | Minnesota | Ivan Zitzow clanks a 3 from the right wing | 53-33 |
| 09:30 | South Carolina State | Roger Coleman grabs the board | 53-33 |
| 09:13 | South Carolina State | Joey Wittig's floater is knocked away by William Ford | 53-33 |
| 09:12 | Minnesota | William Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 53-33 |
| 08:44 | Minnesota | Roger Coleman denies the turnaround by William Ford | 53-33 |
| 08:42 | Minnesota | Howard Redding pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-33 |
| 08:23 | Minnesota | James Pavone's pass is intercepted by Joey Wittig | 53-33 |
| 08:06 | South Carolina State | Roger Coleman misses short on a jumper from the left side | 53-33 |
| 08:04 | Minnesota | Ivan Zitzow gets the rebound | 53-33 |
| 07:41 | Minnesota | Howard Redding hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Joey Wittig - foul #2 on Joey Wittig, team foul #4 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeremy Carlson (PG), Dikembe Alleruzzo (SF), David Moore (PF), Edward Wilson (C) James Pavone, Ivan Zitzow, William Ford, Melvin Copland | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Charles Johnson (PG), Shelby Routh (SG), Otis Thompson (SF), Gerald Beckstead (PF), George Hamilton (C) Vincent Murphy, Seth Negrin, Richard Holliday, Joey Wittig, Roger Coleman | |
| 07:41 | Minnesota | Howard Redding misses the 1st free throw | 53-33 |
| 07:41 | Minnesota | Howard Redding makes the 2nd free throw | 54-33 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeremy Carlson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Redding (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dikembe Alleruzzo (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Shelby Routh (fresh) SF - Otis Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Beckstead (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | South Carolina State | Charles Johnson hits a 3 from the left wing | 54-36 |
| 07:08 | Minnesota | George Hamilton takes the ball from Dikembe Alleruzzo | 54-36 |
| 06:54 | South Carolina State | Shelby Routh is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Carlson - foul #1 on Jeremy Carlson, team foul #4 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Christopher Hughes (C) Howard Redding | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 06:41 | South Carolina State | Charles Johnson is fouled on the floor by Christopher Hughes - foul #3 on Christopher Hughes, team foul #5 | 54-36 |
| 06:36 | South Carolina State | Charles Johnson is hacked by Christopher Hughes - foul #4 on Christopher Hughes, team foul #6 | 54-36 |
| 06:22 | South Carolina State | Shelby Routh makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Johnson | 54-38 |
| 06:16 | Minnesota | David Moore misses the floater from the free throw line | 54-38 |
| 06:14 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo tips it home | 56-38 |
| 05:59 | South Carolina State | Gerald Beckstead drills a jump hook from the left block | 56-40 |
| 05:35 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Alleruzzo | 58-40 |
| 05:29 | South Carolina State | George Hamilton's layup is rejected by Edward Wilson | 58-40 |
| 05:28 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to George Hamilton | 58-40 |
| 05:09 | South Carolina State | Gerald Beckstead buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-43 |
| 04:49 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson jams it on a great pass from Dikembe Alleruzzo and the foul's on Otis Thompson - foul #2 on Otis Thompson, team foul #5 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Justin Porter (SG), William Ford (PF) Jeremy Carlson, David Moore | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Samuel Faucett (PG), Seth Negrin (SG), Eugene Smith (SF), Joey Wittig (PF), Roger Coleman (C) Charles Johnson, Shelby Routh, Otis Thompson, Gerald Beckstead, George Hamilton | |
| 04:49 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson makes the free throw | 61-43 |
| 04:39 | South Carolina State | Seth Negrin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-43 |
| 04:38 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson gets the rebound | 61-43 |
| 04:15 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson's floater is tipped away by Joey Wittig | 61-43 |
| 04:14 | Minnesota | William Ford gets the offensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 03:58 | Minnesota | Roger Coleman denies the turnaround by Christopher Hughes | 61-43 |
| 03:57 | South Carolina State | Joey Wittig pulls down the rebound | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:42 | South Carolina State | Roger Coleman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Dikembe Alleruzzo - foul #1 on Dikembe Alleruzzo, team foul #7 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeremy Carlson (PG), David Moore (PF) William Ford, Christopher Hughes | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Shelby Routh (PG), Gerald Beckstead (PF) Seth Negrin, Joey Wittig | |
| 03:42 | South Carolina State | Roger Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 03:42 | South Carolina State | Roger Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeremy Carlson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Porter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Alleruzzo (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Shelby Routh (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Samuel Faucett (fresh) SF - Eugene Smith (fresh) PF - Gerald Beckstead (fresh) 7 pts. C - Roger Coleman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:25 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo clanks a runner from the right block | 61-44 |
| 03:24 | South Carolina State | Eugene Smith snags the defensive board | 61-44 |
| 03:12 | South Carolina State | Samuel Faucett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Charles Johnson (PG), Otis Thompson (SF), George Hamilton (C) Samuel Faucett, Eugene Smith, Roger Coleman | |
| 02:46 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-44 |
| 02:26 | South Carolina State | George Hamilton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-44 |
| 02:25 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to David Moore | 61-44 |
| 02:03 | Minnesota | Jeremy Carlson is fouled on the floor by Charles Johnson - foul #1 on Charles Johnson, team foul #6 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Christopher Hughes (SF) Justin Porter | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Eugene Smith (SF) Gerald Beckstead | |
| 01:40 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eugene Smith - foul #1 on Eugene Smith, team foul #7 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Gerald Beckstead (PF) Eugene Smith | |
| 01:40 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 01:40 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 01:26 | South Carolina State | Gerald Beckstead misses badly on a shot from close range | 63-44 |
| 01:24 | Minnesota | Christopher Hughes grabs the board | 63-44 |
| 01:06 | Minnesota | Jeremy Carlson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Wilson | 66-44 |
| 00:54 | South Carolina State | Charles Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-44 |
| 00:53 | South Carolina State | Gerald Beckstead snags the offensive board | 66-44 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | South Carolina State | Otis Thompson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-44 |
| 00:48 | South Carolina State | Shelby Routh pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-44 |
| 00:46 | South Carolina State | George Hamilton misses the lay-in | 66-44 |
| 00:44 | South Carolina State | Gerald Beckstead gets the offensive rebound | 66-44 |
| 00:42 | South Carolina State | Charles Johnson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo is hacked by Charles Johnson - foul #2 on Charles Johnson, team foul #8 | 66-47 |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo makes the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo makes the 2nd free throw | 68-47 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina State | Charles Johnson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Otis Thompson | 68-50 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo runs out the clock | 68-50 |