| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Walter Smallwood (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Keith Fonseca (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Mulligan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Benjamin Harden (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Higa (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jacob Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Roseboro (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kevin Gaiter (fresh) C - Robert Wier (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro inbounds the ball | 36-26 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Evansville | Robert Wier is whistled for a carry | 36-26 |
| 19:25 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca misses the easy layup | 36-26 |
| 19:23 | Evansville | Jacob Thompson gets the rebound | 36-26 |
| 19:06 | Evansville | Nicholas King misses the floater in the paint | 36-26 |
| 19:05 | Evansville | Robert Wier tips it back up and in | 36-28 |
| 18:50 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Keith Fonseca | 38-28 |
| 18:34 | Evansville | Robert Wier comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-28 |
| 18:32 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden grabs the board | 38-28 |
| 18:21 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden makes the shot from the left block | 40-28 |
| 18:00 | Evansville | Nicholas King misses the floater from the free throw line | 40-28 |
| 17:59 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Ronald Higa | 40-28 |
| 17:54 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood's pass is intercepted by Nicholas King | 40-28 |
| 17:35 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Keith Fonseca - foul #1 on Keith Fonseca, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Edward Searcy (SG), Russell Chapa (PF), Terry Sais (C) Keith Fonseca, Benjamin Harden, Ronald Higa | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Isenberg (SG), Lowell Draper (SF) Nicholas King, Norris Roseboro | |
| 17:35 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 17:35 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 17:18 | Minnesota | Terry Sais is hacked by Robert Wier - foul #1 on Robert Wier, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Dallas Robinson (PF), Fang Xie (C) Kevin Gaiter, Robert Wier | |
| 17:13 | Minnesota | Terry Sais clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lowell Draper - foul #2 on Lowell Draper, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| 17:13 | Minnesota | Terry Sais makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 17:13 | Minnesota | Terry Sais makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 16:49 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dallas Robinson | 42-32 |
| 16:32 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Mulligan | 44-32 |
| 16:06 | Evansville | Dallas Robinson hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Isenberg | 44-34 |
| 15:56 | Minnesota | Michael Mulligan knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Walter Smallwood | 46-34 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Walter Smallwood (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Searcy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Mulligan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Russell Chapa (fresh) 3 pts. C - Terry Sais (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jacob Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Isenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lowell Draper (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dallas Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fang Xie (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Evansville | Fang Xie misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 46-34 |
| 15:40 | Minnesota | Edward Searcy gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 15:24 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-34 |
| 15:23 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 15:01 | Evansville | Jacob Thompson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 15:00 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Michael Mulligan | 46-34 |
| 14:43 | Minnesota | Russell Chapa's floater is tipped away by Fang Xie | 46-34 |
| 14:42 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Fang Xie | 46-34 |
| 14:31 | Evansville | Fang Xie misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Mulligan - foul #2 on Michael Mulligan, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca (SG), Benjamin Harden (SF), Matthew Sullivan (PF), Ronald Higa (C) Edward Searcy, Michael Mulligan, Russell Chapa, Terry Sais | |
| Subs | Evansville | Keneth Hanna (PG), Nicholas King (SG), Norris Roseboro (SF), Robert Bardsley (PF) Jacob Thompson, Robert Isenberg, Lowell Draper, Dallas Robinson | |
| 14:31 | Evansville | Fang Xie misses the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 14:31 | Evansville | Fang Xie makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 14:20 | Minnesota | Matthew Sullivan misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-35 |
| 14:19 | Evansville | Keneth Hanna grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 13:50 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 46-35 |
| 13:49 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| 13:28 | Minnesota | Ronald Higa is fouled on the floor by Keneth Hanna - foul #2 on Keneth Hanna, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Wier (C) Fang Xie | |
| 13:15 | Minnesota | Ronald Higa is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Ronald Higa, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Isenberg (PG) Keneth Hanna | |
| 12:57 | Evansville | Robert Wier misses short on a shot in the lane | 46-35 |
| 12:55 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood snags the defensive board | 46-35 |
| 12:51 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood is whistled for a carry | 46-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Edward Searcy (SG), Russell Chapa (PF) Walter Smallwood, Matthew Sullivan | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 12:33 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Nicholas King and the foul's on Edward Searcy - foul #3 on Edward Searcy, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Thompson (PG) Nicholas King | |
| 12:33 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley misses the free throw | 46-37 |
| 12:33 | Minnesota | Russell Chapa grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 12:20 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 46-37 |
| 12:19 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca grabs the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 12:08 | Minnesota | Russell Chapa scores on a shot from the right side set up by Keith Fonseca | 48-37 |
| 11:47 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood (PG), Michael Mulligan (SF), Terry Sais (C) Keith Fonseca, Benjamin Harden, Ronald Higa | |
| Subs | Evansville | Peter Uresti (SG), Lowell Draper (SF), Kevin Gaiter (PF) Robert Isenberg, Norris Roseboro, Robert Bardsley | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Walter Smallwood (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Searcy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Mulligan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Russell Chapa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Sais (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jacob Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Uresti (fresh) SF - Lowell Draper (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Gaiter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Wier (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Minnesota | Terry Sais lays it in on a nice dish by Walter Smallwood and the foul's on Robert Wier - foul #2 on Robert Wier, team foul #4 | 50-37 |
| 11:29 | Minnesota | Terry Sais makes the free throw | 51-37 |
| 11:14 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter drills a 3 from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 11:10 | Minnesota | Edward Searcy buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Terry Sais | 53-40 |
| 11:03 | Evansville | Peter Uresti travels with the ball | 53-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Raymond Malek (SG), Matthew Sullivan (PF) Edward Searcy, Russell Chapa | |
| Subs | Evansville | Nicholas King (SG) Peter Uresti | |
| 10:53 | Minnesota | Michael Mulligan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-40 |
| 10:51 | Evansville | Nicholas King snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| 10:39 | Evansville | Nicholas King misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-40 |
| 10:37 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood gets the rebound | 53-40 |
| 10:17 | Minnesota | Michael Mulligan lays it up and in set up by Raymond Malek | 55-40 |
| 10:08 | Evansville | Lowell Draper buries a shot from the right wing | 55-42 |
| 09:52 | Minnesota | Matthew Sullivan misses short on a shot from close range | 55-42 |
| 09:50 | Minnesota | Matthew Sullivan gets the offensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 09:34 | Minnesota | Terry Sais buries a floater in the paint | 57-42 |
| 09:19 | Evansville | Robert Wier drills a jumper near the basket and the foul's on Terry Sais - foul #2 on Terry Sais, team foul #5 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca (PG), Edward Searcy (SG), Benjamin Harden (SF), Russell Chapa (PF), Ronald Higa (C) Walter Smallwood, Raymond Malek, Michael Mulligan, Matthew Sullivan, Terry Sais | |
| Subs | Evansville | Keneth Hanna (PG), Robert Isenberg (SG), Norris Roseboro (SF), Robert Bardsley (PF) Jacob Thompson, Nicholas King, Lowell Draper, Kevin Gaiter | |
| 09:19 | Evansville | Robert Wier makes the free throw | 57-45 |
| 09:02 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 09:00 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden snags the offensive board | 57-45 |
| 08:47 | Minnesota | Russell Chapa is hacked by Robert Bardsley - foul #4 on Robert Bardsley, team foul #5 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Dallas Robinson (PF), Fang Xie (C) Robert Bardsley, Robert Wier | |
| 08:38 | Minnesota | Norris Roseboro steals the ball from Russell Chapa | 57-45 |
| 08:35 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro throws it down | 57-47 |
| 08:17 | Minnesota | Russell Chapa clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 08:16 | Minnesota | Ronald Higa tips it in | 59-47 |
| 08:00 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Fang Xie | 59-50 |
| 07:42 | Minnesota | Edward Searcy clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Fang Xie - foul #1 on Fang Xie, team foul #6 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Thompson (PG), Nicholas King (SG), Robert Bardsley (PF), Kevin Gaiter (C) Keneth Hanna, Robert Isenberg, Dallas Robinson, Fang Xie | |
| 07:42 | Minnesota | Edward Searcy misses the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 07:42 | Minnesota | Edward Searcy makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Keith Fonseca (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edward Searcy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Benjamin Harden (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell Chapa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Higa (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jacob Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norris Roseboro (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Robert Bardsley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Kevin Gaiter (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Evansville | Nicholas King makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 07:04 | Minnesota | Ronald Higa comes up short on the floater from close range | 60-52 |
| 07:02 | Minnesota | Ronald Higa grabs the offensive board | 60-52 |
| 06:54 | Minnesota | Edward Searcy is fouled on the floor by Kevin Gaiter - foul #3 on Kevin Gaiter, team foul #7 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood (PG), Michael Mulligan (SF), Matthew Sullivan (PF), Terry Sais (C) Keith Fonseca, Benjamin Harden, Russell Chapa, Ronald Higa | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lowell Draper (SF) Norris Roseboro | |
| 06:54 | Minnesota | Edward Searcy makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 06:54 | Minnesota | Edward Searcy makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 06:40 | Evansville | Lowell Draper hits a 3 from the right corner | 62-55 |
| 06:33 | Minnesota | Matthew Sullivan lays it in set up by Walter Smallwood and he's fouled by Jacob Thompson - foul #3 on Jacob Thompson, team foul #8 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Raymond Malek (SG) Edward Searcy | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Isenberg (SG), Robert Wier (C) Nicholas King, Robert Bardsley | |
| 06:33 | Minnesota | Matthew Sullivan makes the free throw | 65-55 |
| 06:18 | Evansville | Jacob Thompson is hacked by Michael Mulligan - foul #3 on Michael Mulligan, team foul #6 | 65-55 |
| 06:09 | Evansville | Lowell Draper blows the layup but he's fouled by Raymond Malek - foul #2 on Raymond Malek, team foul #7 | 65-55 |
| 06:09 | Evansville | Lowell Draper makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 06:09 | Evansville | Lowell Draper makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 06:02 | Minnesota | Jacob Thompson steps in front of the Terry Sais pass | 65-57 |
| 05:44 | Evansville | Matthew Sullivan is called for the reach on Kevin Gaiter - foul #1 on Matthew Sullivan, team foul #8 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca (SG), Benjamin Harden (PF), Ronald Higa (C) Raymond Malek, Matthew Sullivan, Terry Sais | |
| Subs | Evansville | Norris Roseboro (SF) Lowell Draper | |
| 05:44 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 05:44 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:27 | Minnesota | Robert Isenberg steals it from Keith Fonseca | 65-59 |
| 05:23 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg slams it home | 65-61 |
| 05:00 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 65-61 |
| 04:59 | Evansville | Robert Wier grabs the board | 65-61 |
| 04:46 | Evansville | Robert Wier clanks a shot from close range | 65-61 |
| 04:44 | Minnesota | Ronald Higa grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 04:15 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 03:57 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-61 |
| 03:56 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 03:35 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 03:34 | Minnesota | Ronald Higa pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Walter Smallwood (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Fonseca (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Mulligan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Benjamin Harden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Higa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jacob Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Isenberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norris Roseboro (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Kevin Gaiter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Wier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden is fouled on the floor by Robert Wier - foul #3 on Robert Wier, team foul #9 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Edward Searcy (SG), Russell Chapa (PF), Terry Sais (C) Keith Fonseca, Michael Mulligan, Ronald Higa | |
| Subs | Evansville | Keneth Hanna (PG), Nicholas King (SG), Lowell Draper (SF), Robert Bardsley (PF), Fang Xie (C) Jacob Thompson, Robert Isenberg, Norris Roseboro, Kevin Gaiter, Robert Wier | |
| 03:24 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 03:24 | Minnesota | Russell Chapa grabs the offensive board | 68-61 |
| 03:10 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Walter Smallwood | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:51 | Evansville | Fang Xie's floater is tipped away by Benjamin Harden | 70-61 |
| 02:49 | Minnesota | Terry Sais snags the defensive board | 70-61 |
| 02:49 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca (PG), Ronald Higa (C) Walter Smallwood, Terry Sais | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Thompson (PG), Norris Roseboro (SF) Keneth Hanna, Lowell Draper | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:26 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden misses the floater from the free throw line | 70-61 |
| 02:24 | Minnesota | Ronald Higa hits the follow up shot | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:00 | Evansville | Nicholas King misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-61 |
| 01:59 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro tips it but misses | 72-61 |
| 01:57 | Minnesota | Russell Chapa pulls down the rebound | 72-61 |
| 01:33 | Minnesota | Ronald Higa hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 74-61 |
| 01:08 | Evansville | Jacob Thompson misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Edward Searcy - foul #4 on Edward Searcy, team foul #9 | 74-61 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood (PG), Michael Mulligan (SF) Edward Searcy, Russell Chapa | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Isenberg (SG), Lowell Draper (SF), Kevin Gaiter (PF) Nicholas King, Norris Roseboro, Robert Bardsley | |
| 01:08 | Evansville | Jacob Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 01:08 | Evansville | Jacob Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | Fang Xie takes the ball from Walter Smallwood | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 74-63 |
| 00:33 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca grabs the defensive rebound | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden misses short on a floater near the basket | 74-63 |
| 00:06 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Fang Xie | 74-63 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Harden - foul #2 on Benjamin Harden, team foul #10 | 74-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Keneth Hanna (PG) Jacob Thompson | |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |