| Lineup | Utah | PG - Dewey Dobbins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Rafael Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Robert (fresh) C - John Rosado (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Walter Smallwood (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Fonseca (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Mulligan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Benjamin Harden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Higa (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Utah | Rafael Brown inbounds the ball | 39-27 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Utah | Rafael Brown misses the lay-in | 39-27 |
| 19:42 | Utah | John Rosado grabs the offensive board | 39-27 |
| 19:29 | Utah | Michael Mulligan steals it from James Robert | 39-27 |
| 19:15 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-27 |
| 18:57 | Utah | Rafael Brown scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Dewey Dobbins | 42-27 |
| 18:54 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood is hacked by Dewey Dobbins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dewey Dobbins, team foul #1 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Utah | George Hopson (PG), Marc Fox (PF) Dewey Dobbins, James Robert | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 18:37 | Minnesota | Ronald Higa misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 42-27 |
| 18:35 | Utah | Rafael Brown snags the defensive board | 42-27 |
| 18:09 | Utah | Daniel Johnson's pass is intercepted by Walter Smallwood | 42-27 |
| 17:56 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 42-27 |
| 17:54 | Utah | John Rosado grabs the defensive rebound | 42-27 |
| 17:38 | Utah | Walter Smallwood takes the ball from Daniel Johnson | 42-27 |
| 17:09 | Minnesota | Ronald Higa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-27 |
| Subs | Utah | John Balcom (SF), James Robert (PF), Charles Surles (C) Rafael Brown, Marc Fox, John Rosado | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Edward Searcy (SG), Russell Chapa (PF), Terry Sais (C) Keith Fonseca, Benjamin Harden, Ronald Higa | |
| 16:46 | Utah | Daniel Johnson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-27 |
| 16:45 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood snags the defensive board | 42-27 |
| 16:38 | Minnesota | Michael Mulligan drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Edward Searcy and he's hacked by John Balcom - foul #3 on John Balcom, team foul #2 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Utah | Rafael Brown (SF) John Balcom | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:38 | Minnesota | Michael Mulligan makes the free throw | 42-30 |
| 16:21 | Utah | Terry Sais blocks the short jumper by Daniel Johnson | 42-30 |
| 16:20 | Utah | Charles Surles snags the offensive board | 42-30 |
| 16:09 | Utah | George Hopson travels with the ball | 42-30 |
| 16:01 | Minnesota | Terry Sais clanks a jumper from the right side | 42-30 |
| 15:59 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Chapa | 42-30 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - George Hopson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Rafael Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Robert (fairly fresh) C - Charles Surles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Walter Smallwood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Searcy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Mulligan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russell Chapa (fresh) 3 reb. C - Terry Sais (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Minnesota | Michael Mulligan clanks a fadeaway from close range | 42-30 |
| 15:42 | Utah | Charles Surles gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 15:24 | Utah | Daniel Johnson misses the lay-in | 42-30 |
| 15:22 | Minnesota | Russell Chapa snags the defensive board | 42-30 |
| 14:57 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood's layup is rejected by Charles Surles | 42-30 |
| 14:56 | Utah | James Robert gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 14:44 | Utah | George Hopson knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rafael Brown | 44-30 |
| 14:29 | Minnesota | Michael Mulligan makes the floater from the baseline | 44-32 |
| 14:11 | Utah | George Hopson is fouled on the floor by Edward Searcy - foul #3 on Edward Searcy, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Utah | Shawn Standish (PG), Dewey Dobbins (SG), John Balcom (SF), Marc Fox (PF), John Rosado (C) George Hopson, Daniel Johnson, Rafael Brown, James Robert, Charles Surles | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca (PG), Raymond Malek (SG), Benjamin Harden (SF), Matthew Sullivan (PF), Ronald Higa (C) Walter Smallwood, Edward Searcy, Michael Mulligan, Russell Chapa, Terry Sais | |
| 13:57 | Utah | John Balcom misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 13:56 | Minnesota | Raymond Malek gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 13:35 | Minnesota | John Rosado takes the ball from Matthew Sullivan | 44-32 |
| 13:27 | Utah | Keith Fonseca takes the ball from Dewey Dobbins | 44-32 |
| 13:15 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 13:13 | Minnesota | Ronald Higa tips it back up and in | 44-34 |
| 12:51 | Utah | John Rosado is whistled for traveling | 44-34 |
| Subs | Utah | Rafael Brown (SF) John Balcom | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Mulligan (SF) Matthew Sullivan | |
| 12:27 | Minnesota | Rafael Brown is called for the reach on Benjamin Harden - foul #3 on Rafael Brown, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Utah | James Robert (PF) Marc Fox | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood (PG), Robert Watt (C) Raymond Malek, Ronald Higa | |
| 12:16 | Minnesota | Michael Mulligan misses the easy open layup | 44-34 |
| 12:15 | Utah | Rafael Brown pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 12:10 | Utah | Rafael Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 12:08 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 11:43 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Keith Fonseca and he's fouled by Shawn Standish - foul #4 on Shawn Standish, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Utah | Daniel Johnson (SG), John Balcom (SF) Shawn Standish, Rafael Brown | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Edward Searcy (SG), Russell Chapa (PF), Terry Sais (C) Keith Fonseca, Michael Mulligan, Robert Watt | |
| 11:43 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Dewey Dobbins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Balcom (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Robert (tiring) 2 reb. C - John Rosado (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Walter Smallwood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Searcy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Benjamin Harden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Chapa (fresh) 4 reb. C - Terry Sais (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Utah | Dewey Dobbins clanks a 3 from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 11:23 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 11:04 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden blows the layup | 44-37 |
| 11:02 | Utah | James Robert snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 10:41 | Utah | Terry Sais picks off the pass by John Balcom | 44-37 |
| 10:26 | Minnesota | Russell Chapa is open and buries a turnaround in the paint | 44-39 |
| 10:19 | Utah | James Robert loses the dribble to Edward Searcy | 44-39 |
| 10:12 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by John Balcom - foul #4 on John Balcom, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Utah | George Hopson (PG), Rafael Brown (SF), Marc Fox (PF) Daniel Johnson, John Balcom, James Robert | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Raymond Malek (SG), Michael Mulligan (SF), Matthew Sullivan (PF), Ronald Higa (C) Edward Searcy, Benjamin Harden, Russell Chapa, Terry Sais | |
| 10:12 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 10:12 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 10:03 | Utah | Dewey Dobbins misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-41 |
| 10:01 | Minnesota | Ronald Higa pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 09:41 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood misses badly on a shot from the right side | 44-41 |
| 09:39 | Minnesota | Raymond Malek grabs the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 09:33 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood's fadeaway is rejected by Rafael Brown | 44-41 |
| 09:31 | Utah | George Hopson snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 09:23 | Utah | Dewey Dobbins misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Raymond Malek - foul #1 on Raymond Malek, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca (PG) Walter Smallwood | |
| 09:23 | Utah | Dewey Dobbins misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 09:23 | Utah | Dewey Dobbins makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 09:09 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Malek | 45-44 |
| 08:46 | Utah | Rafael Brown travels with the ball | 45-44 |
| Subs | Utah | Daniel Johnson (SG), Charles Surles (PF) Dewey Dobbins, John Rosado | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Edward Searcy (SG), Russell Chapa (PF), Terry Sais (C) Raymond Malek, Michael Mulligan, Matthew Sullivan | |
| 08:42 | Minnesota | Ronald Higa's pass is intercepted by Marc Fox in the backcourt | 45-44 |
| 08:33 | Utah | Terry Sais is called for the reach on Daniel Johnson - foul #1 on Terry Sais, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden (SF) Ronald Higa | |
| 08:16 | Utah | Daniel Johnson misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Benjamin Harden - foul #1 on Benjamin Harden, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| 08:16 | Utah | Daniel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 08:16 | Utah | Daniel Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 08:16 | Utah | Charles Surles snags the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 08:03 | Utah | Rafael Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 08:02 | Minnesota | Edward Searcy grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 07:47 | Minnesota | Edward Searcy clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 46-44 |
| 07:45 | Utah | Charles Surles snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - George Hopson (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Rafael Brown (tired) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Surles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Marc Fox (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Keith Fonseca (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Searcy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Benjamin Harden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Chapa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Sais (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Utah | Daniel Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | Utah | Shawn Standish (PG), John Balcom (SF), James Robert (PF), John Rosado (C) George Hopson, Rafael Brown, Charles Surles, Marc Fox | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood (PG), Michael Mulligan (SF), Ronald Higa (C) Edward Searcy, Russell Chapa, Terry Sais | |
| 07:07 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 07:06 | Minnesota | Ronald Higa tips it home | 46-46 |
| 06:51 | Utah | John Balcom drills a 3 from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 06:35 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood hits the finger roll | 49-48 |
| 06:26 | Utah | Ronald Higa takes the ball from John Rosado | 49-48 |
| 06:06 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson steps in front of the Ronald Higa pass | 49-48 |
| 06:03 | Utah | Shawn Standish misses the lay-in | 49-48 |
| 06:02 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 05:51 | Minnesota | Michael Mulligan buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Smallwood | 49-51 |
| 05:38 | Utah | John Balcom knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 51-51 |
| 05:16 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Walter Smallwood and he's fouled by Daniel Johnson - foul #1 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Utah | Dewey Dobbins (SG), Rafael Brown (SF), Charles Surles (PF), Marc Fox (C) Daniel Johnson, John Balcom, James Robert, John Rosado | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Edward Searcy (SG), Terry Sais (SF), Russell Chapa (PF), Matthew Sullivan (C) Walter Smallwood, Michael Mulligan, Benjamin Harden, Ronald Higa | |
| 05:16 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca makes the free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:56 | Utah | Shawn Standish misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Matthew Sullivan - foul #1 on Matthew Sullivan, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood (PG) Keith Fonseca | |
| 04:56 | Utah | Shawn Standish makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 04:56 | Utah | Shawn Standish makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:49 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood's pass is intercepted by Shawn Standish in the backcourt | 53-54 |
| 04:44 | Utah | Dewey Dobbins scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Rafael Brown | 55-54 |
| 04:26 | Minnesota | Matthew Sullivan misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Charles Surles - foul #2 on Charles Surles, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| 04:26 | Minnesota | Matthew Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 04:26 | Minnesota | Matthew Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:06 | Utah | Dewey Dobbins knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 03:49 | Minnesota | Matthew Sullivan clanks a runner near the basket | 58-56 |
| 03:48 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood snags the offensive board | 58-56 |
| 03:29 | Minnesota | Matthew Sullivan is called for 3 seconds | 58-56 |
| Subs | Utah | George Hopson (PG), Daniel Johnson (SG), John Rosado (C) Dewey Dobbins, Rafael Brown, Charles Surles | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Raymond Malek (SG), Michael Mulligan (SF), Robert Watt (C) Edward Searcy, Terry Sais, Matthew Sullivan | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - George Hopson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Shawn Standish (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Marc Fox (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Rosado (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Walter Smallwood (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Malek (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Mulligan (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Russell Chapa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Watt (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Utah | Shawn Standish misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 03:12 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 03:10 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood is called for traveling in the backcourt | 58-56 |
| 02:59 | Utah | Daniel Johnson hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marc Fox | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:40 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood clanks a jumper in the lane | 60-56 |
| 02:39 | Utah | Shawn Standish grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:19 | Utah | Shawn Standish misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-56 |
| 02:17 | Minnesota | Robert Watt grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 01:58 | Minnesota | Marc Fox steals it from Russell Chapa | 60-56 |
| 01:40 | Utah | Shawn Standish is whistled for a carry | 60-56 |
| Subs | Utah | Dewey Dobbins (SG), Rafael Brown (SF), James Robert (PF) George Hopson, Daniel Johnson, Marc Fox | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca (SG), Benjamin Harden (PF), Ronald Higa (C) Raymond Malek, Russell Chapa, Robert Watt | |
| 01:17 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Mulligan | 60-59 |
| 01:17 | Utah | Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:07 | Utah | Dewey Dobbins misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-59 |
| 01:06 | Minnesota | Ronald Higa pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood connects on the open turnaround in the paint set up by Michael Mulligan | 60-61 |
| 00:25 | Utah | Dewey Dobbins is hacked by Keith Fonseca - foul #1 on Keith Fonseca, team foul #6 | 60-61 |
| 00:19 | Utah | Rafael Brown misses the shot from the baseline | 60-61 |
| 00:18 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Minnesota | Dewey Dobbins is called for the reach on Benjamin Harden in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dewey Dobbins, team foul #8 | 60-61 |
| 00:15 | Utah | Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| 00:15 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:15 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:07 | Utah | Walter Smallwood steps in front of the James Robert pass | 60-63 |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood lays it up and in | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah 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 (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Utah | Dewey Dobbins misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 60-65 |