| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Orange (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Goran Nuzenski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas George (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Wade (fresh) 2 reb. C - Freddie Kuhn (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Maxwell (fresh) PF - Angel Romano (fresh) 1 pts. C - Manuel Litchford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Thomas George inbounds the ball | 26-20 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Thomas George is denied by Thomas Maxwell | 26-20 |
| 19:37 | Minnesota | Michael Wade hits the follow up shot | 28-20 |
| 19:11 | Michigan State | Goran Nuzenski is called for the reach on Robert Wickersham - foul #3 on Goran Nuzenski, team foul #1 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Frye (SG) Goran Nuzenski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:52 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-20 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell hits the follow up shot | 28-22 |
| 18:29 | Minnesota | Michael Wade connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jason Frye | 30-22 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Angel Romano | 30-25 |
| 17:49 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Manuel Litchford - foul #1 on Manuel Litchford, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Jerrod Hadsell (PF) Daniel Orange, Michael Wade | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Nava (PG), Richard Corbin (SF), Ernest Burbank (PF) Don Walker, Thomas Maxwell, Angel Romano | |
| 17:49 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 17:49 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 17:13 | Minnesota | David Stahl hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Jerrod Hadsell | 34-28 |
| 17:11 | Michigan State | Brian Nava is fouled in the backcourt by David Stahl - foul #1 on David Stahl, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela (SG), John Honeycutt (SF), Dmitry Zhanel (C) Jason Frye, Thomas George, Freddie Kuhn | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Armstrong (SG), Angel Romano (PF) Robert Wickersham, Manuel Litchford | |
| 16:56 | Michigan State | Angel Romano comes up short on the runner near the basket | 34-28 |
| 16:55 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Dmitry Zhanel | 34-28 |
| 16:28 | Minnesota | David Stahl misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 16:26 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 15:58 | Michigan State | Brian Nava is hacked by David Stahl - foul #2 on David Stahl, team foul #3 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Goran Nuzenski (SG), Thomas George (SF), Michael Wade (PF) David Stahl, Lorenzo Valenzuela, John Honeycutt, Jerrod Hadsell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Robert Wickersham (SG), Thomas Maxwell (SF), Manuel Litchford (C) Michael Armstrong, Richard Corbin, Angel Romano, Ernest Burbank | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Orange (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Goran Nuzenski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas George (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Wade (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dmitry Zhanel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Brian Nava (fresh) C - Manuel Litchford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Michigan State | Don Walker hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 34-28 |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | Brian Nava grabs the offensive board | 34-28 |
| 15:17 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Don Walker and the foul's on Dmitry Zhanel - foul #1 on Dmitry Zhanel, team foul #4 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn (C) Dmitry Zhanel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Angel Romano (PF) Brian Nava | |
| 15:17 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford makes the free throw | 34-31 |
| 15:02 | Minnesota | Michael Wade's pass is intercepted by Robert Wickersham | 34-31 |
| 14:37 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-31 |
| 14:35 | Minnesota | Michael Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 14:17 | Minnesota | Michael Wade misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Manuel Litchford - foul #2 on Manuel Litchford, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), John Honeycutt (SF) Daniel Orange, Thomas George | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Armstrong (SG), Richard Corbin (SF), Ernest Burbank (PF) Robert Wickersham, Thomas Maxwell, Angel Romano | |
| 14:17 | Minnesota | Michael Wade makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 14:17 | Minnesota | Michael Wade misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Richard Corbin | 35-31 |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Honeycutt - foul #2 on John Honeycutt, team foul #5 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Frye (SG), Jerrod Hadsell (PF) Goran Nuzenski, Michael Wade | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Nava (SG) Michael Armstrong | |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 13:53 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 13:33 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 35-32 |
| 13:32 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | Brian Nava misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| 13:01 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 12:39 | Minnesota | Jason Frye loses the ball out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Goran Nuzenski (SG), Thomas George (SF), Michael Wade (PF), Dmitry Zhanel (C) David Stahl, Jason Frye, John Honeycutt, Jerrod Hadsell, Freddie Kuhn | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham (SG), Thomas Maxwell (SF), Angel Romano (PF) Don Walker, Richard Corbin, Ernest Burbank | |
| 12:37 | Michigan State | Angel Romano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Armstrong (PG) Brian Nava | |
| 12:14 | Minnesota | Thomas George can't finish the layup | 35-32 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham is hacked by Goran Nuzenski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Goran Nuzenski, team foul #6 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Frye (SG) Goran Nuzenski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:55 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford buries a jumper from the left wing | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Orange (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jason Frye (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas George (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Wade (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dmitry Zhanel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Armstrong (fresh) SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Angel Romano (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Manuel Litchford (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Minnesota | Thomas George scores on a runner from close range and the foul's on Angel Romano - foul #1 on Angel Romano, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Nava (PG), Ernest Burbank (C) Michael Armstrong, Manuel Litchford | |
| 11:38 | Minnesota | Thomas George makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Brian Nava buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-36 |
| 11:01 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange clanks a shot from the right side | 38-36 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Brian Nava grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 10:35 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank's pass is intercepted by Thomas George | 38-36 |
| 10:12 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange is called for traveling | 38-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Lorenzo Valenzuela (SG), John Honeycutt (SF), Jerrod Hadsell (PF), Freddie Kuhn (C) Daniel Orange, Jason Frye, Thomas George, Michael Wade, Dmitry Zhanel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Michael Armstrong (SF), Richard Corbin (C) Brian Nava, Thomas Maxwell, Ernest Burbank | |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | Don Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-36 |
| 09:44 | Minnesota | David Stahl knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham is fouled on the floor by Jerrod Hadsell - foul #3 on Jerrod Hadsell, team foul #7 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas George (SF) John Honeycutt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford (C) Angel Romano | |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 08:52 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Thomas George is denied by Richard Corbin | 41-38 |
| 08:51 | Minnesota | Thomas George tips it home | 43-38 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Don Walker scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Corbin | 43-40 |
| 07:54 | Minnesota | Thomas George hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 43-40 |
| 07:53 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela grabs the offensive board | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Stahl (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SG - Lorenzo Valenzuela (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas George (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerrod Hadsell (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Freddie Kuhn (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Wickersham (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Armstrong (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Corbin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Manuel Litchford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Minnesota | Thomas George loses the dribble to Don Walker | 43-40 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Don Walker misses the lay-in | 43-40 |
| 07:30 | Minnesota | Thomas George gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Thomas George blows the dunk but he's hacked by Don Walker - foul #1 on Don Walker, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Goran Nuzenski (SG), Michael Wade (PF), Dmitry Zhanel (C) David Stahl, Lorenzo Valenzuela, Jerrod Hadsell, Freddie Kuhn | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Nava (SG), Thomas Maxwell (SF), Angel Romano (PF), Ernest Burbank (C) Robert Wickersham, Michael Armstrong, Richard Corbin, Manuel Litchford | |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Thomas George makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Thomas George misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 07:14 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | Don Walker misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Wade - foul #2 on Michael Wade, team foul #8 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Honeycutt (SF) Thomas George | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | Don Walker misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | Don Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 06:49 | Minnesota | Michael Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 06:31 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel misses short on a floater from the right side | 44-40 |
| 06:29 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange grabs the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 06:11 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 06:10 | Michigan State | Brian Nava snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 05:43 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Don Walker | 44-42 |
| 05:23 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel misses the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Angel Romano - foul #2 on Angel Romano, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Thomas George (SF) Daniel Orange, John Honeycutt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham (SG), Manuel Litchford (C) Don Walker, Ernest Burbank | |
| 05:23 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 05:23 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | David Stahl is called for the reach on Brian Nava in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Stahl, team foul #9 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Frye (SG), Jerrod Hadsell (PF), Freddie Kuhn (C) Goran Nuzenski, Michael Wade, Dmitry Zhanel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | Brian Nava makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | Brian Nava makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 05:16 | Minnesota | David Stahl's pass is intercepted by Robert Wickersham in the backcourt | 44-44 |
| 04:55 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Nava | 44-46 |
| 04:28 | Minnesota | Thomas George lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Stahl | 46-46 |
| 04:07 | Michigan State | Brian Nava hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-46 |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Angel Romano tips it back up and in | 46-48 |
| 03:43 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Manuel Litchford - foul #3 on Manuel Litchford, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Goran Nuzenski (SG), John Honeycutt (SF), Michael Wade (PF) David Stahl, Jason Frye, Thomas George, Jerrod Hadsell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Armstrong (PG), Richard Corbin (SF), Ernest Burbank (PF) Brian Nava, Thomas Maxwell, Angel Romano | |
| 03:43 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 03:43 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Orange (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Goran Nuzenski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - John Honeycutt (fresh) PF - Michael Wade (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Freddie Kuhn (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Armstrong (fresh) SG - Robert Wickersham (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Corbin (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ernest Burbank (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Litchford (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Michael Armstrong is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 48-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel (C) Freddie Kuhn | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:13 | Minnesota | Michael Wade knocks in the jumper from the right block | 50-48 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank makes the runner near the basket set up by Robert Wickersham | 50-50 |
| 02:24 | Minnesota | Richard Corbin picks off the pass by Michael Wade | 50-50 |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas George (SF) John Honeycutt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Brian Nava (SG) Robert Wickersham, Manuel Litchford | |
| 02:00 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 50-50 |
| 01:58 | Minnesota | Thomas George gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 01:36 | Minnesota | Ernest Burbank is called for the reach on Goran Nuzenski - foul #1 on Ernest Burbank, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn (C) Dmitry Zhanel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham (SG), Thomas Maxwell (SF), Angel Romano (PF), Manuel Litchford (C) Brian Nava, Michael Armstrong, Ernest Burbank, Richard Corbin | |
| 01:36 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Angel Romano | 50-50 |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-50 |
| 01:16 | Michigan State | Angel Romano tips it in | 50-52 |
| 00:50 | Minnesota | Manuel Litchford is called for the reach on Thomas George - foul #4 on Manuel Litchford, team foul #8 | 50-52 |
| 00:50 | Minnesota | Thomas George makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 00:50 | Minnesota | Thomas George makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Angel Romano makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-54 |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | Michael Wade throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Angel Romano is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Orange - foul #2 on Daniel Orange, team foul #10 | 52-54 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Angel Romano misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Angel Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:06 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Angel Romano steals it from Goran Nuzenski | 52-55 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Angel Romano runs out the clock | 52-55 |