| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Brennan (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Burris (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Christopher Brannum (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Peter Vezina (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Dietrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Nicholas Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Surrett (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Douglas Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Korte (fresh) C - Marlin Herald (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum inbounds the ball | 34-38 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | David Dietrick is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Bell - foul #1 on Nicholas Bell, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 34-38 |
| 19:30 | Minnesota | William Surrett grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 19:07 | Minnesota | William Surrett clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 19:05 | Minnesota | Andrew Korte tips it in | 34-40 |
| 18:58 | Michigan State | William Surrett picks off the pass by David Dietrick | 34-40 |
| 18:53 | Minnesota | William Surrett misses the easy layup | 34-40 |
| 18:52 | Michigan State | David Dietrick grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 18:44 | Michigan State | William Surrett steals it from Peter Vezina | 34-40 |
| 18:42 | Minnesota | Nicholas Bell is hacked by David Dietrick in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Dietrick, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Nagata (SG), James Hamby (PF), Marvin Snow (C) Matthew Burris, Peter Vezina, David Dietrick | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Powell (C) Marlin Herald | |
| 18:25 | Minnesota | Andrew Korte misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-40 |
| 18:24 | Michigan State | David Brennan snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 18:19 | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-40 |
| 18:17 | Minnesota | Andrew Korte grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 18:10 | Minnesota | Douglas Gray scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Powell | 34-42 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | William Surrett steals it from Walter Nagata | 34-42 |
| 18:03 | Minnesota | Nicholas Bell banks in the layup set up by William Surrett | 34-44 |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-44 |
| 17:34 | Michigan State | James Hamby grabs the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | Walter Nagata is fouled on the floor by William Surrett - foul #1 on William Surrett, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Miller (PG), Matthew Burris (SG), Carl Burgett (SF), Andre Palacio (PF), David Dietrick (C) David Brennan, Walter Nagata, Christopher Brannum, James Hamby, Marvin Snow | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leslie Rines (SG), Richard Beard (SF), Jack Nelson (PF), Marlin Herald (C) Nicholas Bell, William Surrett, Douglas Gray, Andrew Korte | |
| 17:05 | Michigan State | David Dietrick hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 34-44 |
| 17:03 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio grabs the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 16:44 | Michigan State | David Dietrick can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Leslie Rines - foul #1 on Leslie Rines, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Vezina (PF) Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nicholas Bell (PG) Thomas Powell | |
| 16:44 | Michigan State | David Dietrick makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 16:44 | Michigan State | David Dietrick misses the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 16:44 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Jack Nelson | 35-44 |
| 16:40 | Minnesota | Nicholas Bell is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Burgett - foul #2 on Carl Burgett, team foul #2 | 35-44 |
| 16:29 | Minnesota | Richard Beard comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 35-44 |
| 16:27 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Peter Vezina | 35-44 |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | Nicholas Bell steals it from David Dietrick | 35-44 |
| 16:14 | Minnesota | Matthew Burris is called for the reach on Leslie Rines in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Burris, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Caruthers (SG), Andre Palacio (C) Matthew Burris, David Dietrick | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Surrett (SG) Nicholas Bell | |
| 16:02 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Richard Beard is denied by Peter Vezina | 35-44 |
| 16:01 | Minnesota | William Surrett tips it home | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Miller (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Don Caruthers (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Carl Burgett (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Peter Vezina (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Andre Palacio (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Leslie Rines (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Surrett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Richard Beard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Marlin Herald (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:54 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Jack Nelson - foul #3 on Jack Nelson, team foul #4 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum (SF) Carl Burgett | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Bonds (PG), Thomas Powell (PF) William Surrett, Marlin Herald | |
| 15:54 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 15:54 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 15:43 | Minnesota | Leslie Rines's floater is tipped away by Andre Palacio | 37-46 |
| 15:41 | Minnesota | Jack Nelson misses the tip | 37-46 |
| 15:40 | Minnesota | Leslie Rines tips it home | 37-48 |
| 15:25 | Michigan State | David Miller misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 37-48 |
| 15:23 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Jack Nelson | 37-48 |
| 15:07 | Minnesota | Richard Beard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Brennan (PG), Matthew Burris (SG), James Hamby (SF), Marvin Snow (PF), David Dietrick (C) David Miller, Don Caruthers, Christopher Brannum, Peter Vezina, Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Surrett (SG), Scott Couch (PF), Rhett Polster (C) Leslie Rines, Richard Beard, Jack Nelson | |
| 14:49 | Michigan State | William Surrett takes the ball from David Brennan | 37-48 |
| 14:46 | Minnesota | William Surrett banks in the layup | 37-50 |
| 14:36 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow buries a 3 from the left corner | 40-50 |
| 14:27 | Minnesota | Scott Couch hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 40-50 |
| 14:26 | Michigan State | David Brennan pulls down the rebound | 40-50 |
| 14:21 | Michigan State | David Brennan hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Matthew Burris | 43-50 |
| 14:11 | Minnesota | Scott Couch clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 14:10 | Minnesota | Rhett Polster hits the follow up shot | 43-52 |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | David Brennan buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Marvin Snow and he's hacked by Thomas Powell - foul #2 on Thomas Powell, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Nagata (SG), Carl Burgett (SF), Peter Vezina (PF) Matthew Burris, James Hamby, Marvin Snow | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nicholas Bell (SG), Douglas Gray (SF), Andrew Korte (PF), Marlin Herald (C) William Surrett, Thomas Powell, Scott Couch, Rhett Polster | |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | David Brennan makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 13:47 | Minnesota | Brian Bonds hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Andrew Korte | 46-55 |
| 13:41 | Michigan State | Marlin Herald swats the shot by Walter Nagata | 46-55 |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 13:31 | Michigan State | Walter Nagata drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 13:21 | Minnesota | Douglas Gray lays it in set up by Brian Bonds | 49-57 |
| 13:07 | Michigan State | David Brennan misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-57 |
| 13:06 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Marlin Herald | 49-57 |
| 12:46 | Minnesota | Brian Bonds scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Douglas Gray | 49-60 |
| 12:25 | Michigan State | David Brennan hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 49-60 |
| 12:24 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina grabs the offensive board | 49-60 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Walter Nagata misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-60 |
| 12:11 | Minnesota | Andrew Korte grabs the board | 49-60 |
| 11:54 | Minnesota | Marlin Herald misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Dietrick - foul #2 on David Dietrick, team foul #4 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Miller (PG), Matthew Burris (SG), Christopher Brannum (SF), James Hamby (PF), Marvin Snow (C) David Brennan, Walter Nagata, Carl Burgett, Peter Vezina, David Dietrick | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Powell (PG), William Surrett (SG), Richard Beard (SF), Jack Nelson (PF) Brian Bonds, Nicholas Bell, Douglas Gray, Andrew Korte | |
| 11:54 | Minnesota | Marlin Herald makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 11:54 | Minnesota | Marlin Herald misses the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 11:54 | Minnesota | Jack Nelson grabs the offensive board | 49-61 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Miller (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Burris (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Brannum (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Hamby (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Marvin Snow (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Surrett (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. SF - Richard Beard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Marlin Herald (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Minnesota | Richard Beard knocks in the jumper from the right block | 49-63 |
| 11:16 | Michigan State | David Miller connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Christopher Brannum | 52-63 |
| 11:14 | Minnesota | David Miller steps in front of the Jack Nelson pass in the backcourt | 52-63 |
| 10:53 | Michigan State | David Miller misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-63 |
| 10:52 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Marlin Herald | 52-63 |
| 10:30 | Minnesota | Jack Nelson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Jack Nelson, team foul #6 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Caruthers (SG), Andre Palacio (PF) Matthew Burris, Marvin Snow | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leslie Rines (PG), Scott Couch (PF), Rhett Polster (C) Richard Beard, Jack Nelson, Marlin Herald | |
| 10:19 | Michigan State | James Hamby makes the floater from close range | 54-63 |
| 09:52 | Minnesota | Thomas Powell makes the floater from the right wing | 54-65 |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | James Hamby scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 56-65 |
| 09:35 | Minnesota | Thomas Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Burris (SG), David Dietrick (C) David Miller, James Hamby | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nicholas Bell (PG), Douglas Gray (SF) William Surrett, Thomas Powell | |
| 09:13 | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Leslie Rines - foul #2 on Leslie Rines, team foul #7 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Brennan (PG), Peter Vezina (PF) Don Caruthers, Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Beard (SG), Andrew Korte (PF), Thomas Powell (C) Leslie Rines, Scott Couch, Rhett Polster | |
| 09:13 | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 09:13 | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 08:58 | Minnesota | Richard Beard comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-65 |
| 08:57 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina pulls down the rebound | 58-65 |
| 08:52 | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-65 |
| 08:51 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina snags the offensive board | 58-65 |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 60-65 |
| 08:26 | Minnesota | Douglas Gray is hacked by David Brennan in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Brennan, team foul #5 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Nagata (SG), Carl Burgett (SF), Marvin Snow (PF), James Hamby (C) Matthew Burris, Christopher Brannum, Peter Vezina, David Dietrick | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Bonds (PG), Scott Couch (PF), Marlin Herald (C) Douglas Gray, Andrew Korte, Thomas Powell | |
| 08:08 | Minnesota | Richard Beard misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-65 |
| 08:07 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| 07:59 | Michigan State | Walter Nagata misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 60-65 |
| 07:58 | Minnesota | Marlin Herald pulls down the rebound | 60-65 |
| 07:54 | Minnesota | The jump hook by Brian Bonds is blocked by David Brennan | 60-65 |
| 07:53 | Michigan State | David Brennan gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Brennan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Nagata (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carl Burgett (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marvin Snow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hamby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Bonds (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Beard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Couch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marlin Herald (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | James Hamby comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-65 |
| 07:30 | Michigan State | James Hamby can't tip it in | 60-65 |
| 07:29 | Minnesota | Richard Beard snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| 07:11 | Minnesota | Richard Beard buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Brian Bonds and he's fouled by Carl Burgett - foul #3 on Carl Burgett, team foul #6 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Miller (PG), Don Caruthers (SG), Christopher Brannum (SF), Peter Vezina (PF), Andre Palacio (C) David Brennan, Walter Nagata, Carl Burgett, Marvin Snow, James Hamby | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Surrett (SG), Andrew Korte (PF), Thomas Powell (C) Nicholas Bell, Scott Couch, Marlin Herald | |
| 07:11 | Minnesota | Richard Beard makes the free throw | 60-68 |
| 06:46 | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-68 |
| 06:25 | Minnesota | Brian Bonds is hacked by Don Caruthers - foul #2 on Don Caruthers, team foul #7 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Burris (SG), David Dietrick (C) Don Caruthers, Peter Vezina | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Douglas Gray (SF) Richard Beard | |
| 06:25 | Minnesota | Brian Bonds misses the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 06:25 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Christopher Brannum | 62-68 |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | Thomas Powell denies the turnaround by Matthew Burris | 62-68 |
| 06:10 | Minnesota | Thomas Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 05:55 | Minnesota | Brian Bonds is fouled on the floor by David Miller - foul #2 on David Miller, team foul #8 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (PF) Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jack Nelson (PF), Rhett Polster (C) Andrew Korte, Thomas Powell | |
| 05:55 | Minnesota | Brian Bonds makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 05:55 | Minnesota | Brian Bonds makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | Matthew Burris misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-70 |
| 05:33 | Minnesota | Jack Nelson grabs the board | 62-70 |
| 05:31 | Minnesota | William Surrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-70 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Caruthers (PG), Carl Burgett (SF) David Miller, Christopher Brannum | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nicholas Bell (PG), Leslie Rines (SG) Brian Bonds, William Surrett | |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | Carl Burgett misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-70 |
| 05:21 | Minnesota | Rhett Polster grabs the board | 62-70 |
| 05:14 | Minnesota | Rhett Polster hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Nicholas Bell | 62-72 |
| 05:02 | Michigan State | Don Caruthers hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-72 |
| 05:01 | Minnesota | Douglas Gray grabs the board | 62-72 |
| 04:56 | Minnesota | Don Caruthers is called for the reach on Nicholas Bell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Don Caruthers, team foul #9 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Brennan (PG), Walter Nagata (SG), Peter Vezina (PF), James Hamby (C) Don Caruthers, Matthew Burris, Marvin Snow, David Dietrick | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Powell (SF) Douglas Gray | |
| 04:56 | Minnesota | Nicholas Bell makes the 1st free throw | 62-73 |
| 04:56 | Minnesota | Nicholas Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina hits a shot from the right block set up by David Brennan | 64-74 |
| 04:30 | Minnesota | Leslie Rines knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | James Hamby misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Rhett Polster - foul #1 on Rhett Polster, team foul #8 | 64-76 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum (SF) Carl Burgett | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Bonds (PG), William Surrett (SG), Douglas Gray (SF), Andrew Korte (PF) Nicholas Bell, Leslie Rines, Jack Nelson, Rhett Polster | |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | James Hamby makes the 1st free throw | 65-76 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | James Hamby makes the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 04:07 | Minnesota | Thomas Powell is fouled in the backcourt by James Hamby - foul #3 on James Hamby, team foul #10 | 66-76 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Miller (SG), Andre Palacio (PF) Walter Nagata, Peter Vezina | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 04:07 | Minnesota | Thomas Powell makes the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 04:07 | Minnesota | Thomas Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 66-78 |
| 03:58 | Michigan State | David Brennan connects on the fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Brian Bonds - foul #4 on Brian Bonds, team foul #9 | 68-78 |
| 03:58 | Michigan State | David Brennan makes the free throw | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Minnesota | William Surrett misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by David Miller - foul #3 on David Miller, team foul #11 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Caruthers (SG), Marvin Snow (C) David Brennan, James Hamby | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marlin Herald (C) Thomas Powell | |
| 03:37 | Minnesota | William Surrett makes the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 03:37 | Minnesota | William Surrett makes the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Don Caruthers (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Brannum (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andre Palacio (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marvin Snow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Bonds (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Surrett (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. SF - Douglas Gray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Korte (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Marlin Herald (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Don Caruthers's floater is tipped away by Douglas Gray | 69-80 |
| 03:28 | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum tips it back up and in | 71-80 |
| 03:05 | Minnesota | Douglas Gray can't connect on a floater from the left block | 71-80 |
| 03:03 | Minnesota | Andrew Korte tips it home | 71-82 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-82 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Brennan (PG), Matthew Burris (SG), Carl Burgett (SF) David Miller, Don Caruthers, Christopher Brannum | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Powell (SF), Jack Nelson (C) Douglas Gray, Marlin Herald | |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-82 |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | David Brennan tips it in | 73-82 |
| 02:56 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-82 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Douglas Gray (SF), Marlin Herald (C) Thomas Powell, Jack Nelson | |
| 02:35 | Minnesota | Brian Bonds clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 73-82 |
| 02:33 | Minnesota | Douglas Gray can't tip it in | 73-82 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Carl Burgett snags the defensive board | 73-82 |
| 02:26 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Brennan | 75-82 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:10 | Minnesota | Marlin Herald is alone and drills a runner in the lane set up by Brian Bonds | 75-84 |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-84 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum (SF), James Hamby (PF) Carl Burgett, Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum is called for 3 seconds | 75-84 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Vezina (PF), David Dietrick (C) James Hamby, Marvin Snow | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:23 | Minnesota | Christopher Brannum steals it from Marlin Herald | 75-84 |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 78-84 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Minnesota | Marlin Herald connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Brian Bonds | 78-86 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Matthew Burris | 81-86 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Minnesota | Andrew Korte's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 81-86 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 81-86 |
| 00:23 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Andrew Korte | 81-86 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Minnesota | Andrew Korte is fouled in the backcourt by David Brennan - foul #4 on David Brennan, team foul #12 | 81-86 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Powell (C) Marlin Herald | |
| 00:22 | Minnesota | Andrew Korte makes the 1st free throw | 81-87 |
| 00:22 | Minnesota | Andrew Korte makes the 2nd free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Matthew Burris's pass is intercepted by Brian Bonds | 81-88 |
| 00:13 | Minnesota | Brian Bonds is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Burris - foul #4 on Matthew Burris, team foul #13 | 81-88 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Beard (SF), Jack Nelson (C) Douglas Gray, Andrew Korte | |
| 00:13 | Minnesota | Brian Bonds misses the 1st free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:13 | Minnesota | Brian Bonds makes the 2nd free throw | 81-89 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 81-89 |
| 00:05 | Minnesota | Jack Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 81-89 |
| 00:05 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-89 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Brian Bonds runs out the clock | 81-89 |