| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Walter Smallwood (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Keith Fonseca (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Kratzer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Steigerwald (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Sais (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Ivan Bartolome (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Lannon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boris Kukoc (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Trent Burdick (fresh) 2 stl. C - James Millar (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Michael Kratzer inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:47 | Minnesota | Richard Steigerwald loses the dribble to Ivan Bartolome | 30-27 |
| 19:24 | San Francisco | Trent Burdick buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-29 |
| 18:59 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-29 |
| 18:57 | San Francisco | The rebound goes to Trent Burdick | 30-29 |
| 18:28 | San Francisco | James Lannon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 18:27 | Minnesota | Terry Sais grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 18:13 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 18:11 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood snags the offensive board | 30-29 |
| 17:52 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-29 |
| 17:50 | San Francisco | James Millar grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 17:21 | San Francisco | James Millar is called for traveling | 30-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Sullivan (C) Richard Steigerwald | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Boris Zachter (C) Trent Burdick | |
| 17:02 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 17:01 | San Francisco | Boris Zachter pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 16:37 | San Francisco | Boris Zachter double dribbles | 30-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden (SG), Ronald Higa (SF), Russell Chapa (PF) Keith Fonseca, Michael Kratzer, Terry Sais | |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| 16:30 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood drills a shot from close range | 32-29 |
| 16:04 | San Francisco | James Lannon misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-29 |
| 16:02 | Minnesota | Russell Chapa snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Walter Smallwood (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Benjamin Harden (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ronald Higa (fresh) PF - Russell Chapa (fresh) C - Matthew Sullivan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Ivan Bartolome (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Lannon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boris Kukoc (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - James Millar (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Boris Zachter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Minnesota | Boris Zachter swats the short shot by Walter Smallwood | 32-29 |
| 15:55 | San Francisco | Boris Kukoc pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 15:30 | San Francisco | James Millar comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 15:29 | San Francisco | Boris Kukoc tips it home | 32-31 |
| 15:14 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden is whistled for a carry | 32-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Kratzer (SF), Richard Steigerwald (PF), Terry Sais (C) Ronald Higa, Russell Chapa, Matthew Sullivan | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Trent Burdick (PF) Boris Zachter | |
| 14:49 | San Francisco | Ivan Bartolome hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Boris Kukoc | 32-33 |
| 14:34 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden's pass is intercepted by Ivan Bartolome | 32-33 |
| 14:30 | San Francisco | Ivan Bartolome banks in the layup | 32-35 |
| 14:21 | Minnesota | Trent Burdick denies the turnaround by Richard Steigerwald | 32-35 |
| 14:19 | Minnesota | Richard Steigerwald pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 13:58 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-35 |
| 13:57 | San Francisco | Trent Burdick gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 13:30 | San Francisco | Trent Burdick blows the dunk but he's hacked by Terry Sais - foul #1 on Terry Sais, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca (SG) Benjamin Harden | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Boris Zachter (C) James Millar | |
| 13:30 | San Francisco | Trent Burdick misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 13:30 | San Francisco | Trent Burdick makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 13:08 | Minnesota | The jump hook by Walter Smallwood is blocked by Boris Kukoc | 32-36 |
| 13:07 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca tips it in | 34-36 |
| 12:56 | San Francisco | James Lannon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 12:54 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 12:41 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood misses the floater from the right side | 34-36 |
| 12:40 | San Francisco | James Lannon pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 12:11 | San Francisco | Trent Burdick hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 34-36 |
| 12:10 | San Francisco | Boris Kukoc pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 11:53 | San Francisco | Ivan Bartolome is fouled on the floor by Richard Steigerwald - foul #1 on Richard Steigerwald, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden (SF), Russell Chapa (PF), Matthew Sullivan (C) Michael Kratzer, Richard Steigerwald, Terry Sais | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Jimmy Decosta (PG), Alan Casner (SF), Thomas Barnett (PF) Ivan Bartolome, Boris Kukoc, Trent Burdick | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Walter Smallwood (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Keith Fonseca (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Benjamin Harden (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Russell Chapa (fresh) C - Matthew Sullivan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Jimmy Decosta (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Lannon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Casner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Barnett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Boris Zachter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | San Francisco | Benjamin Harden takes the ball from Alan Casner | 34-36 |
| 11:25 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden hits the finger roll | 36-36 |
| 11:01 | San Francisco | Thomas Barnett is fouled on the floor by Matthew Sullivan - foul #2 on Matthew Sullivan, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | James Millar (PF) Thomas Barnett | |
| 10:44 | San Francisco | James Lannon misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 10:43 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 10:23 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden is hacked by Alan Casner - foul #1 on Alan Casner, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Higa (SF), Terry Sais (PF) Keith Fonseca, Russell Chapa | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Ivan Bartolome (PG) James Lannon | |
| 10:00 | Minnesota | Ronald Higa makes the fadeaway from the right side | 38-36 |
| 09:37 | San Francisco | Alan Casner is fouled on the floor by Terry Sais - foul #2 on Terry Sais, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Kratzer (SF), Richard Steigerwald (PF) Ronald Higa, Matthew Sullivan | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Boris Kukoc (SF), Eusebio Bianchi (PF), Thomas Barnett (C) Alan Casner, James Millar, Boris Zachter | |
| 09:21 | San Francisco | Thomas Barnett misses the lay-in | 38-36 |
| 09:20 | Minnesota | Michael Kratzer snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 08:59 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 08:58 | Minnesota | Richard Steigerwald grabs the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 08:40 | Minnesota | Michael Kratzer travels with the ball | 38-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca (SG) Benjamin Harden | |
| Subs | San Francisco | James Lannon (SG), Trent Burdick (PF) Jimmy Decosta, Eusebio Bianchi | |
| 08:11 | San Francisco | Boris Kukoc is denied on a layup by Richard Steigerwald | 38-36 |
| 08:10 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Michael Kratzer | 38-36 |
| 08:00 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on James Lannon - foul #2 on James Lannon, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Sullivan (C) Richard Steigerwald | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Alan Casner (PG), James Millar (C) Ivan Bartolome, Thomas Barnett | |
| 08:00 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 08:00 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 07:38 | San Francisco | Terry Sais blocks the short jumper by James Millar | 40-36 |
| 07:37 | Minnesota | Terry Sais snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Walter Smallwood (tiring) 14 pts. SG - Keith Fonseca (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Kratzer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Sais (fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Sullivan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Alan Casner (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Lannon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boris Kukoc (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Trent Burdick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Millar (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Minnesota | James Millar is called for the reach on Matthew Sullivan - foul #3 on James Millar, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden (SG), Russell Chapa (PF) Walter Smallwood, Terry Sais | |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| 07:08 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 42-36 |
| 06:48 | San Francisco | Trent Burdick is fouled on the floor by Matthew Sullivan - foul #3 on Matthew Sullivan, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Ivan Bartolome (PG), Jimmy Decosta (SF) Alan Casner, Boris Kukoc | |
| 06:30 | San Francisco | Ivan Bartolome connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 06:12 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Michael Kratzer | 44-39 |
| 05:47 | San Francisco | Russell Chapa is called for the reach on Trent Burdick - foul #1 on Russell Chapa, team foul #6 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood (PG), Ronald Higa (SF), Richard Steigerwald (PF), Terry Sais (C) Keith Fonseca, Michael Kratzer, Russell Chapa, Matthew Sullivan | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Thomas Barnett (PF), Boris Zachter (C) Trent Burdick, James Millar | |
| 05:27 | San Francisco | Benjamin Harden steps in front of the Boris Zachter pass | 44-39 |
| 05:24 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden blows the layup | 44-39 |
| 05:22 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden hits the follow up shot | 46-39 |
| 05:01 | San Francisco | James Lannon misses short on a 3 from straight away | 46-39 |
| 04:59 | San Francisco | Thomas Barnett hits the follow up shot | 46-41 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:38 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden hits a runner from the left block | 48-41 |
| 04:10 | San Francisco | Walter Smallwood steals the ball from James Lannon | 48-41 |
| 04:05 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood banks in the layup | 50-41 |
| 03:43 | San Francisco | James Lannon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 03:41 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 03:25 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood hits a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Ivan Bartolome - foul #1 on Ivan Bartolome, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca (SG), Michael Kratzer (SF), Matthew Sullivan (C) Benjamin Harden, Ronald Higa, Richard Steigerwald | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Alan Casner (SG), Boris Kukoc (SF), Trent Burdick (PF), James Millar (C) James Lannon, Jimmy Decosta, Thomas Barnett, Boris Zachter | |
| 03:25 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood makes the free throw | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Walter Smallwood (tiring) 19 pts. SG - Keith Fonseca (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Kratzer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terry Sais (fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Sullivan (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Ivan Bartolome (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alan Casner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Boris Kukoc (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Trent Burdick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Millar (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:11 | San Francisco | Trent Burdick clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-41 |
| 03:10 | San Francisco | The offensive rebound goes to James Millar | 53-41 |
| 02:50 | San Francisco | Boris Kukoc misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Matthew Sullivan - foul #4 on Matthew Sullivan, team foul #7 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Russell Chapa (PF) Terry Sais | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Jimmy Decosta (SG), Eusebio Bianchi (PF), Boris Zachter (C) Ivan Bartolome, Trent Burdick, James Millar | |
| 02:50 | San Francisco | Boris Kukoc makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 02:50 | San Francisco | Boris Kukoc misses the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 02:50 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Matthew Sullivan | 53-42 |
| 02:21 | Minnesota | Russell Chapa lays it up and in | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:07 | San Francisco | Boris Kukoc comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-42 |
| 02:06 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood snags the defensive board | 55-42 |
| 01:41 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood comes up short on the shot in the paint | 55-42 |
| 01:39 | Minnesota | Matthew Sullivan tips it in | 57-42 |
| 01:23 | San Francisco | Boris Zachter scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Boris Kukoc | 57-44 |
| 00:59 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 00:58 | San Francisco | Boris Zachter gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:53 | San Francisco | Alan Casner can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 00:51 | San Francisco | Alan Casner snags the offensive board | 57-44 |
| 00:48 | San Francisco | Boris Kukoc misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 00:46 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca grabs the board | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Alan Casner - foul #2 on Alan Casner, team foul #5 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Steigerwald (PF), Terry Sais (C) Russell Chapa, Matthew Sullivan | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Thomas Barnett (PF) Eusebio Bianchi | |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 00:13 | San Francisco | Boris Kukoc lays it up and in | 59-46 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood runs out the clock | 59-46 |