| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronnie Krinsky (fresh) SG - Thomas Ramsay (fresh) SF - Robert Cobb (fresh) PF - Leroy Duvall (fresh) C - Timothy Heidenreich (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Pavone (fresh) SG - Howard Redding (fresh) SF - Ivan Zitzow (fresh) PF - William Ford (fresh) C - Melvin Copland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | William Ford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Minnesota | Ronnie Krinsky is called for the reach on Melvin Copland - foul #1 on Ronnie Krinsky, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Minnesota | Melvin Copland misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Robert Cobb - foul #1 on Robert Cobb, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Minnesota | Melvin Copland misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Minnesota | Melvin Copland misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Leroy Duvall pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Michigan State | Robert Cobb's pass is intercepted by Ivan Zitzow | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Minnesota | Howard Redding misses short on a jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Michigan State | Timothy Heidenreich grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Michigan State | Ronnie Krinsky hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Ramsay | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | Minnesota | Melvin Copland is fouled on the floor by Timothy Heidenreich - foul #1 on Timothy Heidenreich, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| 18:34 | Minnesota | Howard Redding hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:33 | Michigan State | Robert Cobb pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:15 | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay loses the dribble to Howard Redding | 3-0 |
| 18:03 | Minnesota | Howard Redding comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 18:02 | Minnesota | Melvin Copland pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:46 | Minnesota | Melvin Copland knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 3-2 |
| 17:34 | Michigan State | Leroy Duvall scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:31 | Minnesota | William Ford is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Casner (SG), Christopher Brassard (SF), Richard Hotaling (PF), Steve Johnson (C) Thomas Ramsay, Robert Cobb, Leroy Duvall, Timothy Heidenreich | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo (PG), Jeremy Carlson (SG), Edward Wilson (SF), David Moore (PF), Christopher Hughes (C) James Pavone, Howard Redding, Ivan Zitzow, William Ford, Melvin Copland | |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 5-2 |
| 17:20 | Minnesota | Christopher Hughes grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 17:08 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo misses the turnaround in the paint | 5-2 |
| 17:07 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:58 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Alleruzzo and he's hacked by Ronnie Krinsky - foul #2 on Ronnie Krinsky, team foul #4 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerald Gossage (PG) Ronnie Krinsky | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:58 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:41 | Michigan State | Steve Johnson misses the 3 from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 16:40 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 16:33 | Minnesota | David Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Cobb (SF) Gerald Gossage | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:04 | Michigan State | Richard Hotaling hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Rex Casner | 7-5 |
| 16:00 | Minnesota | Jeremy Carlson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerald Gossage (PG), Thomas Ramsay (SG), Leroy Duvall (PF), Timothy Heidenreich (C) Rex Casner, Christopher Brassard, Richard Hotaling, Steve Johnson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Pavone (PG), Howard Redding (SG), William Ford (PF) Jeremy Carlson, Edward Wilson, Christopher Hughes | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Gerald Gossage (fresh) SG - Thomas Ramsay (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Cobb (fresh) PF - Leroy Duvall (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Heidenreich (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Pavone (fresh) SG - Howard Redding (fresh) SF - Dikembe Alleruzzo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Ford (fresh) C - David Moore (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Michigan State | Gerald Gossage makes the 3 from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 15:34 | Minnesota | William Ford knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Pavone | 10-8 |
| 15:17 | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay makes the floater from the free throw line | 12-8 |
| 14:53 | Minnesota | Gerald Gossage steals the ball from James Pavone | 12-8 |
| 14:37 | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 14:36 | Minnesota | James Pavone pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 14:23 | Minnesota | David Moore clanks a runner near the basket | 12-8 |
| 14:21 | Michigan State | Timothy Heidenreich pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 14:15 | Michigan State | Robert Cobb is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Alleruzzo - foul #1 on Dikembe Alleruzzo, team foul #1 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Casner (PG), Christopher Brassard (SF), Richard Hotaling (PF), Steve Johnson (C) Gerald Gossage, Robert Cobb, Leroy Duvall, Timothy Heidenreich | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeremy Carlson (PG), Justin Porter (SG), Ivan Zitzow (SF), Edward Wilson (PF), Melvin Copland (C) James Pavone, Howard Redding, Dikembe Alleruzzo, William Ford, David Moore | |
| 14:02 | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 12-8 |
| 14:01 | Minnesota | Justin Porter grabs the board | 12-8 |
| 13:44 | Minnesota | Jeremy Carlson makes the wide open shot from the left side set up by Ivan Zitzow | 12-10 |
| 13:30 | Michigan State | Richard Hotaling can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 12-10 |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 13:21 | Michigan State | Richard Hotaling misses the easy layup | 12-10 |
| 13:20 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 13:15 | Minnesota | Jeremy Carlson is alone and drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Ivan Zitzow | 12-12 |
| 12:57 | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-12 |
| 12:56 | Minnesota | Ivan Zitzow grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 12:38 | Minnesota | Melvin Copland is hacked by Steve Johnson - foul #1 on Steve Johnson, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerald Gossage (PG), Robert Cobb (SF), Lowell Cummings (PF), Timothy Heidenreich (C) Thomas Ramsay, Christopher Brassard, Richard Hotaling, Steve Johnson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Pavone (PG), Howard Redding (SG), William Ford (PF), Christopher Hughes (C) Jeremy Carlson, Justin Porter, Edward Wilson, Melvin Copland | |
| 12:28 | Minnesota | Christopher Hughes misses the fadeaway from close range | 12-12 |
| 12:26 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Cobb | 12-12 |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | Rex Casner misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-12 |
| 12:19 | Michigan State | Timothy Heidenreich tips it home | 14-12 |
| 12:03 | Minnesota | Howard Redding clanks a 3 from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 12:01 | Minnesota | Christopher Hughes grabs the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 11:49 | Minnesota | Ivan Zitzow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo (SF) Ivan Zitzow | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Gerald Gossage (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rex Casner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Cobb (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lowell Cummings (fresh) C - Timothy Heidenreich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Pavone (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Howard Redding (fairly fresh) SF - Dikembe Alleruzzo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Ford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Michigan State | Timothy Heidenreich misses short on a 3 from straight away | 14-12 |
| 11:29 | Michigan State | Robert Cobb can't tip it in | 14-12 |
| 11:27 | Minnesota | Howard Redding grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 11:13 | Minnesota | James Pavone can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Timothy Heidenreich - foul #2 on Timothy Heidenreich, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay (SG), Christopher Brassard (SF), Leroy Duvall (PF), Steve Johnson (C) Gerald Gossage, Robert Cobb, Lowell Cummings, Timothy Heidenreich | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeremy Carlson (SG), David Moore (PF), Edward Wilson (C) Howard Redding, William Ford, Christopher Hughes | |
| 11:13 | Minnesota | James Pavone misses the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:13 | Minnesota | James Pavone misses the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:13 | Michigan State | Leroy Duvall gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 10:58 | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-12 |
| 10:56 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 10:40 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson makes the runner in the paint | 14-14 |
| 10:36 | Michigan State | Dikembe Alleruzzo steals it from Christopher Brassard | 14-14 |
| 10:14 | Minnesota | Jeremy Carlson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 14-14 |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Christopher Brassard | 14-14 |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard hits a 3 from the left corner | 17-14 |
| 10:05 | Minnesota | Jeremy Carlson is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Ramsay - foul #1 on Thomas Ramsay, team foul #7 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerald Gossage (PG), Robert Cobb (SF) Rex Casner, Christopher Brassard | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Justin Porter (SG), Christopher Hughes (SF), Melvin Copland (C) James Pavone, Dikembe Alleruzzo, Edward Wilson | |
| 10:05 | Minnesota | Jeremy Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | Steve Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 09:59 | Michigan State | Gerald Gossage comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 17-14 |
| 09:58 | Minnesota | Christopher Hughes pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 09:56 | Minnesota | Gerald Gossage takes the ball from Jeremy Carlson in the backcourt | 17-14 |
| 09:39 | Michigan State | Gerald Gossage is hacked by Jeremy Carlson - foul #1 on Jeremy Carlson, team foul #2 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lowell Cummings (PF) Leroy Duvall | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Howard Redding (SG), William Ford (PF) Jeremy Carlson, David Moore | |
| 09:29 | Michigan State | Gerald Gossage hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-14 |
| 09:28 | Minnesota | Melvin Copland grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 09:12 | Minnesota | Christopher Hughes misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-14 |
| 09:10 | Minnesota | William Ford pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 08:57 | Minnesota | Christopher Hughes comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-14 |
| 08:55 | Michigan State | Lowell Cummings snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 08:51 | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Christopher Hughes - foul #1 on Christopher Hughes, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Casner (PG), Richard Hotaling (PF), Christopher Brassard (C) Gerald Gossage, Lowell Cummings, Steve Johnson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo (PG), Ivan Zitzow (SF), Edward Wilson (C) Howard Redding, Christopher Hughes, Melvin Copland | |
| 08:51 | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 08:51 | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 08:51 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson pulls down the rebound | 18-14 |
| 08:31 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-14 |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | Robert Cobb pulls down the rebound | 18-14 |
| 08:25 | Michigan State | Rex Casner scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Ramsay | 20-14 |
| 08:22 | Minnesota | Richard Hotaling is called for the reach on William Ford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Hotaling, team foul #8 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leroy Duvall (PF) Thomas Ramsay | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Howard Redding (SG), David Moore (C) Justin Porter, Edward Wilson | |
| 08:22 | Minnesota | William Ford makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:22 | Minnesota | William Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:22 | Michigan State | Leroy Duvall grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | Leroy Duvall clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-15 |
| 08:04 | Minnesota | Ivan Zitzow grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 07:39 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Rex Casner - foul #1 on Rex Casner, team foul #9 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerald Gossage (PG), Lowell Cummings (PF) Leroy Duvall, Richard Hotaling | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeremy Carlson (SG), Edward Wilson (SF), Christopher Hughes (C) Howard Redding, Ivan Zitzow, William Ford | |
| 07:39 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:39 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Gerald Gossage (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Rex Casner (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cobb (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Lowell Cummings (fresh) C - Christopher Brassard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dikembe Alleruzzo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Carlson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edward Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Moore (fresh) C - Christopher Hughes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard is hacked by Christopher Hughes - foul #2 on Christopher Hughes, team foul #4 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steve Johnson (C) Robert Cobb | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Pavone (PG), Ivan Zitzow (SF), Melvin Copland (C) Dikembe Alleruzzo, David Moore, Christopher Hughes | |
| 07:02 | Michigan State | Steve Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Melvin Copland - foul #1 on Melvin Copland, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| 07:02 | Michigan State | Steve Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:02 | Michigan State | Steve Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 06:39 | Minnesota | James Pavone is whistled for traveling | 21-17 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Cobb (SF), Leroy Duvall (PF) Rex Casner, Lowell Cummings | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Justin Porter (SG), William Ford (PF) James Pavone, Edward Wilson | |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Jeremy Carlson picks off the pass by Gerald Gossage in the backcourt | 21-17 |
| 06:17 | Minnesota | Justin Porter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-17 |
| 06:15 | Minnesota | William Ford tips it home | 21-19 |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | Jeremy Carlson steals it from Gerald Gossage | 21-19 |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | William Ford can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 21-19 |
| 05:35 | Minnesota | William Ford gets the offensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 05:18 | Minnesota | Justin Porter loses the ball out of bounds | 21-19 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Casner (PG), Thomas Ramsay (SG), Richard Hotaling (C) Gerald Gossage, Christopher Brassard, Steve Johnson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Pavone (PG), Howard Redding (SG), Dikembe Alleruzzo (SF), David Moore (PF), Edward Wilson (C) Jeremy Carlson, Justin Porter, Ivan Zitzow, William Ford, Melvin Copland | |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | Leroy Duvall can't finish the layup | 21-19 |
| 04:52 | Minnesota | James Pavone gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 04:50 | Minnesota | Howard Redding's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-19 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lowell Cummings (PF) Leroy Duvall | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | Richard Hotaling is whistled for a carry | 21-19 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard (SF) Robert Cobb | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 04:24 | Minnesota | Thomas Ramsay is called for the reach on Dikembe Alleruzzo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Ramsay, team foul #10 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerald Gossage (PG) Thomas Ramsay | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 04:24 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 04:24 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:10 | Michigan State | Rex Casner connects on the jumper from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 04:03 | Minnesota | James Pavone is hacked by Christopher Brassard - foul #1 on Christopher Brassard, team foul #11 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leroy Duvall (PF) Lowell Cummings | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Ford (PF) Edward Wilson | |
| 04:03 | Minnesota | James Pavone makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:03 | Minnesota | James Pavone misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Leroy Duvall grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | Leroy Duvall misses long on a floater near the basket | 23-22 |
| 03:46 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to William Ford | 23-22 |
| 03:42 | Minnesota | James Pavone is hacked by Gerald Gossage in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Gossage, team foul #12 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Krinsky (PG), Thomas Ramsay (SG), Timothy Heidenreich (C) Gerald Gossage, Rex Casner, Richard Hotaling | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Justin Porter (SG), Christopher Hughes (C) Howard Redding, David Moore | |
| 03:42 | Minnesota | James Pavone makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 03:42 | Minnesota | James Pavone misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Timothy Heidenreich | 23-23 |
| 03:28 | Michigan State | Ronnie Krinsky clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 03:26 | Michigan State | Leroy Duvall grabs the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronnie Krinsky (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Ramsay (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Brassard (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Leroy Duvall (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Heidenreich (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Pavone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Porter (fresh) SF - Dikembe Alleruzzo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Ford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Hughes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Ronnie Krinsky can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 03:05 | Minnesota | Christopher Hughes snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 02:57 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 23-23 |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Christopher Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 02:45 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo hits a 3 from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-26 |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | Timothy Heidenreich hits the follow up shot | 25-26 |
| 02:10 | Minnesota | James Pavone is open and buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Dikembe Alleruzzo | 25-28 |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | Ronnie Krinsky comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-28 |
| 02:03 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Dikembe Alleruzzo | 25-28 |
| 01:41 | Minnesota | William Ford double dribbles | 25-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Casner (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), Lowell Cummings (PF) Thomas Ramsay, Christopher Brassard, Leroy Duvall | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeremy Carlson (PG), Howard Redding (SG), Ivan Zitzow (SF), David Moore (PF), Edward Wilson (C) James Pavone, Justin Porter, Dikembe Alleruzzo, William Ford, Christopher Hughes | |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | Timothy Heidenreich knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 27-28 |
| 01:14 | Minnesota | David Moore misses long on a shot from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Rex Casner | 27-28 |
| 01:08 | Michigan State | Rex Casner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 01:06 | Minnesota | David Moore snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 00:56 | Minnesota | Jeremy Carlson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jeremy Carlson, team foul #6 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Hotaling (PF) Lowell Cummings | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | Timothy Heidenreich's floater is tipped away by Edward Wilson | 27-28 |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Timothy Heidenreich misses the tip | 27-28 |
| 00:42 | Minnesota | David Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Melvin Copland (C) Ivan Zitzow | |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Robert Cobb misses badly on a floater in the paint | 27-28 |
| 00:16 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Howard Redding is hacked by Rex Casner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rex Casner, team foul #13 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerald Gossage (SF), Lowell Cummings (PF) Robert Cobb, Richard Hotaling | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ivan Zitzow (SF) Edward Wilson | |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Howard Redding misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Howard Redding misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Timothy Heidenreich gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Rex Casner misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 27-28 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Timothy Heidenreich grabs the offensive board | 27-28 |