| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mark Elsass (fresh) SG - Justin Young (fresh) SF - Philip Ridgeway (fresh) PF - James Steadman (fresh) C - James Harper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) SG - Joseph Haskins (fresh) SF - Dominic Bianchi (fresh) PF - Peter Vezina (fresh) C - Andre Palacio (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on James Harper - foul #1 on James Harper, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:33 | Minnesota | Mark Elsass travels with the ball | 0-1 |
| 19:18 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 0-1 |
| 19:17 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Philip Ridgeway | 0-1 |
| 18:56 | Minnesota | Justin Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-1 |
| 18:54 | Minnesota | James Steadman grabs the offensive board | 0-1 |
| 18:41 | Minnesota | Mark Elsass is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-1 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 18:25 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Ryan Roberts | 0-3 |
| 18:06 | Minnesota | Justin Young hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:04 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Andre Palacio | 0-3 |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 0-3 |
| 17:34 | Minnesota | James Steadman grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 17:32 | Minnesota | Philip Ridgeway is called for traveling in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Allee (SF), Scott Couch (PF), Erik Romo (C) Philip Ridgeway, James Steadman, James Harper | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (PG), Robert Linder (SG), James Hamby (SF), Ivan Popovic (PF), Kyle Heredia (C) Ryan Roberts, Joseph Haskins, Dominic Bianchi, Peter Vezina, Andre Palacio | |
| 17:20 | Michigan State | James Hamby misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-3 |
| 17:18 | Minnesota | Erik Romo grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 17:16 | Minnesota | Mark Elsass is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Linder - foul #1 on Robert Linder, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Christopher Kirwan (PG), Lawrence Baca (SG) Mark Elsass, Justin Young | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:11 | Minnesota | David Allee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 0-3 |
| 17:09 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:01 | Michigan State | James Hamby can't finish the layup | 0-3 |
| 17:00 | Minnesota | Christopher Kirwan pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 16:37 | Minnesota | Erik Romo connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 16:30 | Michigan State | Robert Linder misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 16:29 | Michigan State | James Hamby misses the tip | 3-3 |
| 16:28 | Michigan State | James Hamby pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | James Hamby misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on David Allee - foul #1 on David Allee, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mark Elsass (PG), Justin Young (SG), Philip Ridgeway (SF), James Steadman (PF) Christopher Kirwan, Lawrence Baca, David Allee, Erik Romo | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG), Joseph Haskins (SG), Dominic Bianchi (SF), Peter Vezina (PF) Marvin Snow, Robert Linder, Ivan Popovic, Kyle Heredia | |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | James Hamby makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | James Hamby makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 15:51 | Minnesota | Scott Couch comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 15:49 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mark Elsass (fresh) SG - Justin Young (fresh) SF - Philip Ridgeway (fresh) PF - James Steadman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Couch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Haskins (fairly fresh) SF - Dominic Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Vezina (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - James Hamby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins connects on the floater from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 15:39 | Minnesota | Dominic Bianchi steps in front of the Philip Ridgeway pass in the backcourt | 3-7 |
| 15:35 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts misses the easy layup | 3-7 |
| 15:33 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Philip Ridgeway | 3-7 |
| 15:29 | Minnesota | Mark Elsass misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 15:27 | Michigan State | James Hamby grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 15:22 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | James Hamby grabs the offensive board | 3-7 |
| 15:04 | Michigan State | Justin Young steals the ball from Joseph Haskins | 3-7 |
| 15:01 | Minnesota | Mark Elsass lays it up and in on a great pass from Justin Young | 5-7 |
| 14:42 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by James Hamby | 5-9 |
| 14:28 | Minnesota | Justin Young makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Philip Ridgeway | 7-9 |
| 14:14 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi loses the dribble to Scott Couch | 7-9 |
| 13:59 | Minnesota | Philip Ridgeway knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-9 |
| 13:35 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 10-9 |
| 13:33 | Minnesota | James Steadman grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 13:04 | Minnesota | Philip Ridgeway can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 13:03 | Minnesota | James Steadman pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:58 | Minnesota | Philip Ridgeway misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-9 |
| 12:57 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:50 | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 12:49 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Scott Couch | 10-9 |
| 12:33 | Minnesota | James Steadman buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mark Elsass and he's fouled by Peter Vezina - foul #1 on Peter Vezina, team foul #2 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Christopher Kirwan (PG), Lawrence Baca (SG), David Allee (SF), James Harper (C) Mark Elsass, Justin Young, Philip Ridgeway, Scott Couch | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (PG), Robert Linder (SG), Ivan Popovic (PF), Andre Palacio (C) Ryan Roberts, Joseph Haskins, Peter Vezina, James Hamby | |
| 12:33 | Minnesota | James Steadman makes the free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:17 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow banks in the layup on a great pass from Dominic Bianchi | 13-11 |
| 11:53 | Minnesota | Andre Palacio swats the layup by James Harper | 13-11 |
| 11:51 | Minnesota | James Harper tips it but misses | 13-11 |
| 11:49 | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Christopher Kirwan (fresh) SG - Lawrence Baca (fresh) SF - David Allee (fresh) PF - James Steadman (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Harper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Marvin Snow (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Linder (fresh) SF - Dominic Bianchi (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Ivan Popovic (fresh) C - Andre Palacio (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic's pass is intercepted by James Harper | 13-11 |
| 11:24 | Minnesota | Christopher Kirwan misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 13-11 |
| 11:23 | Minnesota | Lawrence Baca tips it back up and in | 15-11 |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | Robert Linder misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 15-11 |
| 11:09 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow tips it back up and in | 15-13 |
| 11:07 | Minnesota | James Steadman is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Steadman, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Carl Labarbera (PG), Erik Romo (PF), John Green (C) Christopher Kirwan, James Steadman, James Harper | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG), Peter Vezina (PF), Kyle Heredia (C) Robert Linder, Ivan Popovic, Andre Palacio | |
| 10:46 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Marvin Snow | 15-15 |
| 10:29 | Minnesota | John Green clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 15-15 |
| 10:28 | Minnesota | John Green grabs the offensive board | 15-15 |
| 10:05 | Minnesota | John Green hits a runner from the right block | 17-15 |
| 09:39 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia loses the ball out of bounds | 17-15 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Christopher Kirwan (PG), Philip Ridgeway (SF), Scott Couch (PF), James Harper (C) Lawrence Baca, David Allee, Erik Romo, John Green | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (SG), James Hamby (SF), Andre Palacio (C) Marvin Snow, Dominic Bianchi, Kyle Heredia | |
| 09:27 | Minnesota | Andre Palacio denies the turnaround by Scott Couch | 17-15 |
| 09:25 | Michigan State | Robert Linder grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 17-15 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | Robert Linder grabs the offensive board | 17-15 |
| 09:01 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Carl Labarbera - foul #1 on Carl Labarbera, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Justin Young (SG) Carl Labarbera | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic (SF) James Hamby | |
| 09:01 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:01 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:01 | Minnesota | Scott Couch grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 08:49 | Minnesota | Ivan Popovic steals it from Christopher Kirwan | 17-16 |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio loses the dribble to Philip Ridgeway | 17-16 |
| 08:24 | Minnesota | Philip Ridgeway misses the easy layup | 17-16 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:16 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina dunks the ball | 17-18 |
| 08:09 | Minnesota | Justin Young is hacked by Robert Linder - foul #2 on Robert Linder, team foul #3 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mark Elsass (PG), James Steadman (PF), John Green (C) Christopher Kirwan, Scott Couch, James Harper | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (PG), Joseph Haskins (SG), James Hamby (PF) Ryan Roberts, Robert Linder, Peter Vezina | |
| 08:00 | Minnesota | James Steadman can't connect on a floater from the left block | 17-18 |
| 07:59 | Michigan State | James Hamby gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 07:42 | Michigan State | James Steadman takes the ball from Marvin Snow | 17-18 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mark Elsass (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Ridgeway (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Steadman (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Green (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Marvin Snow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Joseph Haskins (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Ivan Popovic (fairly fresh) PF - James Hamby (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Andre Palacio (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Minnesota | James Steadman loses the ball out of bounds | 17-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Baca (SG), David Allee (SF), Erik Romo (PF) Justin Young, Philip Ridgeway, James Steadman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi (SF) Ivan Popovic | |
| 07:16 | Michigan State | James Hamby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG), Kyle Heredia (C) Marvin Snow, Andre Palacio | |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Lawrence Baca's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-18 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | Mark Elsass is called for the reach on Joseph Haskins - foul #1 on Mark Elsass, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Harper (C) John Green | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Vezina (PF) James Hamby | |
| 06:41 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina clanks a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Erik Romo - foul #1 on Erik Romo, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Carl Labarbera (PG) Mark Elsass | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (SG), Andre Palacio (C) Joseph Haskins, Kyle Heredia | |
| 06:41 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 06:41 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 06:41 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Lawrence Baca | 17-19 |
| 06:19 | Minnesota | David Allee clanks a floater from the left block | 17-19 |
| 06:17 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 06:02 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow is fouled on the floor by Carl Labarbera - foul #2 on Carl Labarbera, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Christopher Kirwan (PG), Justin Young (SG), Philip Ridgeway (SF), James Steadman (PF) Carl Labarbera, Lawrence Baca, David Allee, Erik Romo | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Hamby (PF) Peter Vezina | |
| 06:02 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 06:02 | Minnesota | James Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 05:46 | Minnesota | James Hamby steals it from Philip Ridgeway | 17-19 |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts travels with the ball | 17-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mark Elsass (PG), John Green (C) Justin Young, James Harper | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins (SG), Ivan Popovic (PF) Marvin Snow, Dominic Bianchi | |
| 05:20 | Minnesota | Christopher Kirwan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 05:14 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts is hacked by Mark Elsass - foul #2 on Mark Elsass, team foul #8 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Justin Young (SG), Scott Couch (PF) Mark Elsass, James Steadman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Vezina (PF), Kyle Heredia (C) James Hamby, Andre Palacio | |
| 05:14 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 05:14 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 04:57 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Philip Ridgeway is denied by Kyle Heredia | 17-21 |
| 04:55 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ryan Roberts | 17-21 |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | John Green is called for the reach on Ryan Roberts - foul #1 on John Green, team foul #9 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Baca (SG), David Allee (SF), James Harper (C) Justin Young, Philip Ridgeway, John Green | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (SG), Dominic Bianchi (SF) Joseph Haskins, Ivan Popovic | |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-21 |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 04:38 | Minnesota | James Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 04:36 | Minnesota | James Harper's pass is intercepted by Ryan Roberts in the backcourt | 17-21 |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by David Allee - foul #2 on David Allee, team foul #10 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Erik Romo (PF), John Green (C) David Allee, James Harper | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Hamby (PF) Peter Vezina | |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi misses the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 04:14 | Minnesota | John Green can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kyle Heredia - foul #1 on Kyle Heredia, team foul #4 | 17-22 |
| 04:14 | Minnesota | John Green makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 04:14 | Minnesota | John Green makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-22 |
| 03:50 | Minnesota | John Green snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 03:24 | Minnesota | Scott Couch can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the right block | 19-22 |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Christopher Kirwan (fairly fresh) SG - Lawrence Baca (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Couch (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Erik Romo (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ryan Roberts (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Snow (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dominic Bianchi (tired) 5 pts. PF - James Hamby (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Heredia (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-22 |
| 03:08 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia grabs the offensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-22 |
| 02:58 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Christopher Kirwan | 19-22 |
| 02:41 | Minnesota | Lawrence Baca clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | James Hamby grabs the defensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | James Hamby comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-22 |
| 02:31 | Minnesota | Scott Couch pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 02:29 | Minnesota | Dominic Bianchi is called for the reach on Christopher Kirwan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dominic Bianchi, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mark Elsass (PG), Justin Young (SG), David Allee (SF), James Steadman (PF), James Harper (C) Christopher Kirwan, Lawrence Baca, Scott Couch, Erik Romo, John Green | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (PG), Joseph Haskins (SG), Ivan Popovic (SF), Peter Vezina (PF), Andre Palacio (C) Ryan Roberts, Marvin Snow, Dominic Bianchi, James Hamby, Kyle Heredia | |
| 02:14 | Minnesota | David Allee hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Mark Elsass | 22-22 |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina buries a turnaround from close range | 22-24 |
| 01:46 | Minnesota | James Harper hits the finger roll | 24-24 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina loses the dribble to Mark Elsass | 24-24 |
| 01:38 | Minnesota | Robert Linder is called for the reach on Mark Elsass in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Linder, team foul #6 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (PG) Robert Linder | |
| 01:23 | Minnesota | Mark Elsass buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Justin Young | 27-24 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 27-24 |
| 01:02 | Minnesota | David Allee gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| 00:58 | Minnesota | David Allee is hacked by Ivan Popovic in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ivan Popovic, team foul #7 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Carl Labarbera (PG), Lawrence Baca (SG) Mark Elsass, Justin Young | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG), Dominic Bianchi (SF) Marvin Snow, Ivan Popovic | |
| 00:58 | Minnesota | David Allee makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 00:58 | Minnesota | David Allee makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins loses the dribble to Carl Labarbera | 29-24 |
| 00:34 | Minnesota | Lawrence Baca banks in the layup on a great pass from Carl Labarbera | 31-24 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-24 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts tips it back up and in | 31-26 |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | Andre Palacio blocks the short jumper by Carl Labarbera | 31-26 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ryan Roberts | 31-26 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts clanks a fullcourt shot | 31-26 |