| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Maurice Zagorac (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Ralph Buckner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Claypool (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - George Christian (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Washburn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dave Ranger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald White (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Turner (fresh) PF - Craig Hassett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wallace Wells (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Gregory Turner inbounds the ball | 29-20 |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Minnesota | Wallace Wells clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Dale Washburn - foul #1 on Dale Washburn, team foul #1 | 29-20 |
| 19:37 | Minnesota | Wallace Wells makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 19:37 | Minnesota | Wallace Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 19:16 | Delaware | Dale Washburn hits the finger roll | 31-22 |
| 19:01 | Minnesota | Ronald White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-22 |
| 18:46 | Delaware | Daniel Claypool misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-22 |
| 18:45 | Delaware | Dale Washburn tips it but misses | 31-22 |
| 18:44 | Minnesota | Craig Hassett gets the rebound | 31-22 |
| 18:25 | Minnesota | Dave Ranger loses the ball out of bounds | 31-22 |
| 17:56 | Delaware | Dale Washburn misses the easy layup | 31-22 |
| 17:54 | Delaware | Dale Washburn can't tip it in | 31-22 |
| 17:53 | Delaware | George Christian grabs the offensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 17:33 | Delaware | Ralph Buckner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-22 |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Shawn Kilburn (C) Wallace Wells | |
| 17:10 | Minnesota | Gregory Turner makes the shot from the left wing and the foul's on Daniel Claypool - foul #2 on Daniel Claypool, team foul #2 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Delaware | Michael Osborne (C) Dale Washburn | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:10 | Minnesota | Gregory Turner makes the free throw | 31-25 |
| 16:55 | Delaware | Ralph Buckner comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Craig Hassett - foul #3 on Craig Hassett, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Delaware | John Siebert (PF) George Christian | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Raymond Larson (SF) Gregory Turner | |
| 16:55 | Delaware | Ralph Buckner makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 16:55 | Delaware | Ralph Buckner makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 16:32 | Minnesota | Dave Ranger misses the shot from the free throw line | 33-25 |
| 16:31 | Minnesota | Shawn Kilburn grabs the offensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 16:08 | Minnesota | Raymond Larson is fouled on the floor by John Siebert - foul #2 on John Siebert, team foul #3 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Delaware | Troy Hodges (SG), Kevin Nichols (SF), Dale Washburn (C) Ralph Buckner, Daniel Claypool, Michael Osborne | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Miroslav Slusarski (PG), Arnold Nicola (SG), Wallace Wells (C) Dave Ranger, Ronald White, Craig Hassett | |
| 15:44 | Minnesota | Wallace Wells hits a floater from the right wing | 33-27 |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Maurice Zagorac (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Troy Hodges (fresh) SF - Kevin Nichols (fresh) PF - John Siebert (fresh) C - Dale Washburn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Miroslav Slusarski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arnold Nicola (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Larson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Shawn Kilburn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wallace Wells (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Delaware | Maurice Zagorac misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 15:22 | Minnesota | Shawn Kilburn snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 14:55 | Minnesota | Shawn Kilburn blows the layup | 33-27 |
| 14:54 | Delaware | John Siebert grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 14:34 | Delaware | Shawn Kilburn steps in front of the Troy Hodges pass | 33-27 |
| 14:10 | Minnesota | Arnold Nicola can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 14:08 | Delaware | The rebound goes to Kevin Nichols | 33-27 |
| 13:41 | Delaware | Dale Washburn knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Troy Hodges | 35-27 |
| 13:16 | Minnesota | Raymond Larson clanks a floater from the right block | 35-27 |
| 13:14 | Delaware | Dale Washburn gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 12:57 | Delaware | Maurice Zagorac misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-27 |
| 12:56 | Delaware | John Siebert tips it in | 37-27 |
| 12:31 | Minnesota | Wallace Wells drills a shot near the basket set up by Arnold Nicola and he's fouled by Dale Washburn - foul #2 on Dale Washburn, team foul #4 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Delaware | Ralph Buckner (SG), Daniel Claypool (SF), George Christian (PF), Michael Osborne (C) Troy Hodges, Kevin Nichols, John Siebert, Dale Washburn | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dave Ranger (PG), Ronald White (SG), Gregory Turner (SF), Craig Hassett (PF) Miroslav Slusarski, Arnold Nicola, Raymond Larson, Shawn Kilburn | |
| 12:31 | Minnesota | Wallace Wells makes the free throw | 37-30 |
| 12:14 | Delaware | George Christian hits a shot from the baseline | 39-30 |
| 11:59 | Minnesota | Ronald White misses the shot from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 11:58 | Minnesota | Ronald White hits the follow up shot | 39-32 |
| 11:34 | Delaware | Maurice Zagorac makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Maurice Zagorac (tiring) 12 pts. SG - Ralph Buckner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Claypool (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - George Christian (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Osborne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dave Ranger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald White (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Turner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Craig Hassett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Wallace Wells (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:05 | Minnesota | Dave Ranger misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by George Christian - foul #3 on George Christian, team foul #5 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Delaware | Davis Vroman (SG) Maurice Zagorac | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 11:05 | Minnesota | Dave Ranger makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 11:05 | Minnesota | Dave Ranger makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 10:50 | Delaware | Ralph Buckner makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Davis Vroman | 44-34 |
| 10:25 | Minnesota | Wallace Wells misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-34 |
| 10:24 | Minnesota | Gregory Turner tips it but misses | 44-34 |
| 10:22 | Delaware | Ralph Buckner grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 10:05 | Delaware | Davis Vroman's pass is intercepted by Dave Ranger | 44-34 |
| 10:01 | Minnesota | Gregory Turner misses the lay-in | 44-34 |
| 09:59 | Delaware | Michael Osborne gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 09:47 | Delaware | Davis Vroman makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ralph Buckner | 47-34 |
| 09:22 | Minnesota | Dave Ranger hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Turner | 47-36 |
| 08:58 | Delaware | Daniel Claypool clanks a 3 from straight away | 47-36 |
| 08:57 | Minnesota | Ronald White gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 08:45 | Minnesota | Dave Ranger hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gregory Turner | 47-38 |
| 08:26 | Delaware | Daniel Claypool connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ralph Buckner and he's hacked by Wallace Wells - foul #3 on Wallace Wells, team foul #2 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Delaware | Maurice Zagorac (PG), John Siebert (PF), Dale Washburn (C) Ralph Buckner, George Christian, Michael Osborne | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Miroslav Slusarski (PG), Arnold Nicola (SG), Raymond Larson (SF), Shawn Kilburn (C) Dave Ranger, Ronald White, Gregory Turner, Wallace Wells | |
| 08:26 | Delaware | Daniel Claypool makes the free throw | 50-38 |
| 08:04 | Minnesota | Raymond Larson misses the easy layup | 50-38 |
| 08:02 | Delaware | John Siebert snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 07:38 | Delaware | Shawn Kilburn blocks the short jumper by Dale Washburn | 50-38 |
| 07:37 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Raymond Larson | 50-38 |
| 07:15 | Minnesota | Raymond Larson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Arnold Nicola | 50-40 |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Maurice Zagorac (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Davis Vroman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Claypool (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Siebert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Washburn (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Miroslav Slusarski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arnold Nicola (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Larson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Craig Hassett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Shawn Kilburn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:48 | Delaware | Dale Washburn misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Arnold Nicola - foul #1 on Arnold Nicola, team foul #3 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Delaware | Ralph Buckner (SG), Kevin Nichols (SF), George Christian (PF) Davis Vroman, Daniel Claypool, John Siebert | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dave Ranger (PG), Ronald White (SG) Miroslav Slusarski, Arnold Nicola | |
| 06:48 | Delaware | Dale Washburn misses the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 06:48 | Delaware | Dale Washburn misses the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 06:48 | Minnesota | Shawn Kilburn grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 06:32 | Minnesota | Raymond Larson connects on the open jumpshot from the left wing set up by Ronald White | 50-42 |
| 06:14 | Delaware | Maurice Zagorac drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ralph Buckner | 53-42 |
| 05:54 | Minnesota | George Christian blocks the short jumper by Shawn Kilburn | 53-42 |
| 05:52 | Delaware | George Christian snags the defensive board | 53-42 |
| 05:36 | Delaware | Maurice Zagorac hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 05:34 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Shawn Kilburn | 53-42 |
| 05:10 | Minnesota | Shawn Kilburn buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Dave Ranger and the foul's on Ralph Buckner - foul #1 on Ralph Buckner, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Delaware | John Siebert (PF), Michael Osborne (C) George Christian, Dale Washburn | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Turner (SF), Wallace Wells (C) Raymond Larson, Craig Hassett | |
| 05:10 | Minnesota | Shawn Kilburn makes the free throw | 53-45 |
| 04:50 | Delaware | Ralph Buckner buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by John Siebert | 55-45 |
| 04:25 | Minnesota | Dave Ranger misses the easy layup | 55-45 |
| 04:24 | Delaware | Maurice Zagorac snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 03:57 | Delaware | Ralph Buckner misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 55-45 |
| 03:56 | Minnesota | Gregory Turner pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:50 | Minnesota | Dave Ranger misses short on a jumper from the left side | 55-45 |
| 03:48 | Minnesota | Shawn Kilburn grabs the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 03:30 | Minnesota | Ronald White hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:01 | Delaware | Ronald White takes the ball from Maurice Zagorac | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Maurice Zagorac (tiring) 15 pts. SG - Ralph Buckner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kevin Nichols (fairly fresh) PF - John Siebert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Osborne (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dave Ranger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald White (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Kilburn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Wallace Wells (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:46 | Minnesota | Shawn Kilburn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Subs | Delaware | Troy Hodges (PG), Davis Vroman (SG), Daniel Claypool (SF), George Christian (PF), Dale Washburn (C) Maurice Zagorac, Ralph Buckner, Kevin Nichols, John Siebert, Michael Osborne | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Miroslav Slusarski (PG), Arnold Nicola (SG), Craig Hassett (PF) Dave Ranger, Ronald White, Shawn Kilburn | |
| 02:42 | Delaware | Delaware calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-47 |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald White (SG) Arnold Nicola | |
| 02:25 | Delaware | Daniel Claypool misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 02:24 | Minnesota | Wallace Wells pulls down the rebound | 55-47 |
| 02:08 | Minnesota | Miroslav Slusarski hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald White | 55-49 |
| 02:08 | Delaware | Delaware calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-49 |
| Subs | Delaware | Maurice Zagorac (PG), Ralph Buckner (SG) Troy Hodges, Davis Vroman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dave Ranger (PG) Miroslav Slusarski | |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:41 | Delaware | Daniel Claypool misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 01:39 | Minnesota | Craig Hassett grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 01:23 | Minnesota | Ronald White hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-49 |
| 01:21 | Delaware | Dale Washburn grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 01:15 | Delaware | Dale Washburn makes the runner from the right block set up by Maurice Zagorac | 57-49 |
| 00:55 | Minnesota | Gregory Turner misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 00:54 | Delaware | Dale Washburn grabs the board | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Delaware | Dale Washburn is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald White - foul #2 on Ronald White, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| 00:49 | Delaware | Maurice Zagorac is fouled on the floor by Dave Ranger - foul #3 on Dave Ranger, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| 00:48 | Delaware | Dale Washburn is fouled on the floor by Wallace Wells - foul #4 on Wallace Wells, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| 00:47 | Delaware | Ralph Buckner is hacked by Gregory Turner - foul #2 on Gregory Turner, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| 00:47 | Delaware | Ralph Buckner makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:47 | Delaware | Ralph Buckner makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Minnesota | Ronald White connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-51 |
| 00:40 | Delaware | Daniel Claypool is fouled in the backcourt by Dave Ranger - foul #4 on Dave Ranger, team foul #8 | 59-51 |
| 00:40 | Delaware | Daniel Claypool makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:40 | Delaware | Daniel Claypool makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:34 | Minnesota | Daniel Claypool is called for the reach on Gregory Turner - foul #3 on Daniel Claypool, team foul #7 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Delaware | Troy Hodges (PG), Davis Vroman (SG), Kevin Nichols (SF), John Siebert (PF), Michael Osborne (C) Maurice Zagorac, Ralph Buckner, Daniel Claypool, George Christian, Dale Washburn | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:34 | Minnesota | Gregory Turner makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:34 | Minnesota | Gregory Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:32 | Delaware | Davis Vroman is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald White - foul #3 on Ronald White, team foul #9 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Delaware | Maurice Zagorac (PG), Daniel Claypool (SF), George Christian (PF), Dale Washburn (C) Troy Hodges, Kevin Nichols, John Siebert, Michael Osborne | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:32 | Delaware | Davis Vroman misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:32 | Minnesota | Craig Hassett grabs the board | 61-53 |
| 00:26 | Minnesota | Gregory Turner misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | Wallace Wells grabs the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 00:21 | Minnesota | Dave Ranger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-53 |
| Subs | Delaware | Ralph Buckner (SG) Davis Vroman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:18 | Delaware | Daniel Claypool is hacked by Dave Ranger in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dave Ranger, team foul #10 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Miroslav Slusarski (PG) Dave Ranger | |
| 00:18 | Delaware | Daniel Claypool makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:18 | Delaware | Daniel Claypool makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:13 | Minnesota | Gregory Turner misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Dale Washburn - foul #3 on Dale Washburn, team foul #8 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Delaware | Troy Hodges (PG), Davis Vroman (SG), Kevin Nichols (SF), John Siebert (PF), Michael Osborne (C) Maurice Zagorac, Ralph Buckner, Daniel Claypool, George Christian, Dale Washburn | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:13 | Minnesota | Gregory Turner misses the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:13 | Minnesota | Gregory Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:10 | Delaware | John Siebert is fouled in the backcourt by Miroslav Slusarski - foul #1 on Miroslav Slusarski, team foul #11 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Delaware | Maurice Zagorac (PG), Ralph Buckner (SG), Daniel Claypool (SF), Dale Washburn (C) Troy Hodges, Davis Vroman, Kevin Nichols, Michael Osborne | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:10 | Delaware | John Siebert makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:10 | Delaware | John Siebert misses the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:10 | Minnesota | Wallace Wells grabs the board | 64-54 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Craig Hassett makes the contested driving attempt from the left block | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Delaware | Maurice Zagorac runs out the clock | 64-56 |