| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Kevin Mayhall (fresh) SG - Frank Frazier (fresh) SF - Patrick Burnett (fresh) PF - Brandon Olmsted (fresh) C - Adam Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Clifton Wagner (fresh) SG - Gordon Rink (fresh) SF - Christopher Taylor (fresh) PF - John Pitts (fresh) C - Lukman Chisom (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Minnesota | Clifton Wagner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Kansas | Brandon Olmsted pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Kansas | John Pitts steals it from Frank Frazier | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Minnesota | John Pitts comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Kansas | Patrick Burnett grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Kansas | Kevin Mayhall is fouled on the floor by Clifton Wagner - foul #1 on Clifton Wagner, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Kansas | Patrick Burnett is hacked by Christopher Taylor - foul #1 on Christopher Taylor, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Kansas | Adam Thompson lays it up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | Kansas | Adam Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:56 | Kansas | Adam Thompson blows the layup | 2-0 |
| 17:55 | Kansas | Frank Frazier gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:48 | Kansas | Frank Frazier misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lukman Chisom - foul #1 on Lukman Chisom, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Kansas | Clay Pinsky (SG), Raymond Kennedy (SF), Gary Stokley (PF), Robert Rose (C) Kevin Mayhall, Patrick Burnett, Brandon Olmsted, Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:48 | Kansas | Frank Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:48 | Kansas | Frank Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:32 | Minnesota | John Pitts can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 4-0 |
| 17:31 | Kansas | Gary Stokley grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 17:26 | Kansas | The short jumper by Clay Pinsky is denied by Lukman Chisom | 4-0 |
| 17:24 | Minnesota | John Pitts gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:02 | Minnesota | John Pitts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-0 |
| Subs | Kansas | Patrick Burnett (SF) Frank Frazier | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:53 | Kansas | Gary Stokley misses badly on a shot from the left side | 4-0 |
| 16:51 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 16:25 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Clifton Wagner | 4-3 |
| 16:09 | Kansas | Clay Pinsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-3 |
| Subs | Kansas | Brandon Olmsted (SF), Adam Thompson (C) Patrick Burnett, Robert Rose | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dennis Gingerich (C) Lukman Chisom | |
| 15:41 | Minnesota | Christopher Taylor misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 15:39 | Minnesota | Clifton Wagner grabs the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Raymond Kennedy (fresh) SG - Clay Pinsky (fresh) SF - Brandon Olmsted (fresh) PF - Gary Stokley (fresh) C - Adam Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Clifton Wagner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gordon Rink (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Taylor (fairly fresh) PF - John Pitts (fairly fresh) C - Dennis Gingerich (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Minnesota | Clifton Wagner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-3 |
| Subs | Kansas | Kevin Mayhall (PG), Patrick Burnett (SF) Raymond Kennedy, Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 15:09 | Kansas | John Pitts steps in front of the Gary Stokley pass | 4-3 |
| 14:47 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink buries a shot from the left side set up by Clifton Wagner | 4-5 |
| 14:39 | Kansas | Gary Stokley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-5 |
| 14:37 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 14:08 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Patrick Burnett - foul #1 on Patrick Burnett, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Kansas | Frank Frazier (SG), Raymond Kennedy (SF), Robert Rose (PF), Adam Thompson (C) Clay Pinsky, Patrick Burnett, Brandon Olmsted, Gary Stokley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom (C) Dennis Gingerich | |
| 14:08 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 14:08 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink misses the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 14:08 | Kansas | Robert Rose pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 13:56 | Kansas | John Pitts steals the ball from Robert Rose | 4-6 |
| 13:29 | Minnesota | Christopher Taylor makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Clifton Wagner | 4-9 |
| 13:20 | Kansas | Kevin Mayhall buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Frank Frazier | 7-9 |
| 12:54 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink is whistled for a carry | 7-9 |
| Subs | Kansas | Clay Pinsky (SG), Patrick Burnett (SF), Brandon Olmsted (PF), Gary Stokley (C) Kevin Mayhall, Frank Frazier, Robert Rose, Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Wilhoit (SF) Christopher Taylor | |
| 12:37 | Kansas | Gary Stokley hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Clay Pinsky | 9-9 |
| 12:20 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | Kansas | Frank Frazier (SG), Adam Thompson (C) Clay Pinsky, Gary Stokley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Iddings (PG) Clifton Wagner | |
| 12:17 | Kansas | Walter Iddings steals the ball from Raymond Kennedy in the backcourt | 9-9 |
| 12:02 | Minnesota | John Pitts misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 12:00 | Minnesota | Richard Wilhoit can't tip it in | 9-9 |
| 11:59 | Kansas | Patrick Burnett pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 11:48 | Kansas | Raymond Kennedy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 11:46 | Kansas | Brandon Olmsted hits the follow up shot | 11-9 |
| 11:17 | Minnesota | John Pitts misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 11-9 |
| 11:15 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink gets the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Raymond Kennedy (fairly fresh) SG - Frank Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Burnett (fresh) PF - Brandon Olmsted (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Walter Iddings (fresh) SG - Gordon Rink (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Richard Wilhoit (fresh) PF - John Pitts (fairly fresh) 3 stl. C - Lukman Chisom (fresh) | |
| 11:05 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Iddings | 11-12 |
| 10:50 | Kansas | Adam Thompson is fouled on the floor by Richard Wilhoit - foul #1 on Richard Wilhoit, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Kansas | Kevin Mayhall (PG), Clay Pinsky (SG), Gary Stokley (PF), Steven Packer (C) Raymond Kennedy, Frank Frazier, Brandon Olmsted, Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clifton Wagner (PG), Christopher Taylor (SF), Erasmo Greco (PF), Dennis Gingerich (C) Gordon Rink, Richard Wilhoit, John Pitts, Lukman Chisom | |
| 10:40 | Kansas | Gary Stokley is fouled on the floor by Erasmo Greco - foul #1 on Erasmo Greco, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Kansas | Brandon Olmsted (PF) Steven Packer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 10:30 | Kansas | Clay Pinsky misses the 3 from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 10:29 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Christopher Taylor | 11-12 |
| 10:11 | Minnesota | Christopher Taylor hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 11-12 |
| 10:10 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings can't tip it in | 11-12 |
| 10:08 | Kansas | Gary Stokley snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 09:44 | Kansas | Gary Stokley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Erasmo Greco - foul #2 on Erasmo Greco, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Rose (C) Patrick Burnett | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Pitts (PF), Lukman Chisom (C) Erasmo Greco, Dennis Gingerich | |
| 09:44 | Kansas | Gary Stokley makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 09:44 | Kansas | Gary Stokley makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 09:20 | Minnesota | Christopher Taylor is called for traveling | 13-12 |
| Subs | Kansas | Raymond Kennedy (PG), Frank Frazier (SG), Patrick Burnett (SF), Adam Thompson (C) Kevin Mayhall, Clay Pinsky, Brandon Olmsted, Robert Rose | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gordon Rink (SG) Walter Iddings | |
| 09:13 | Kansas | Frank Frazier's layup is rejected by Lukman Chisom | 13-12 |
| 09:11 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom snags the defensive board | 13-12 |
| 08:50 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom can't finish the layup but the foul's on Raymond Kennedy - foul #1 on Raymond Kennedy, team foul #2 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Kansas | Kevin Mayhall (PG), Clay Pinsky (SG), Brandon Olmsted (PF), Robert Rose (C) Raymond Kennedy, Frank Frazier, Gary Stokley, Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 08:50 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom misses the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 08:50 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 08:32 | Kansas | Patrick Burnett scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 15-13 |
| 08:03 | Minnesota | John Pitts buries a floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Robert Rose - foul #1 on Robert Rose, team foul #3 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Kansas | Frank Frazier (SG), Raymond Kennedy (SF), Gary Stokley (PF), Adam Thompson (C) Clay Pinsky, Patrick Burnett, Brandon Olmsted, Robert Rose | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Iddings (PG) Clifton Wagner | |
| 08:03 | Minnesota | John Pitts makes the free throw | 15-16 |
| 07:47 | Kansas | Frank Frazier comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 07:45 | Kansas | Adam Thompson tips it back up and in | 17-16 |
| 07:23 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings is fouled on the floor by Raymond Kennedy - foul #2 on Raymond Kennedy, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Kansas | Clay Pinsky (SG), Patrick Burnett (SF), Brandon Olmsted (PF) Kevin Mayhall, Raymond Kennedy, Gary Stokley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Phillip Allen (SG), Richard Wilhoit (SF), Dennis Gingerich (C) Gordon Rink, Christopher Taylor, Lukman Chisom | |
| 06:58 | Minnesota | John Pitts travels with the ball | 17-16 |
| Subs | Kansas | Kevin Mayhall (PG), Gary Stokley (PF) Frank Frazier, Patrick Burnett | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clifton Wagner (PG) Phillip Allen | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Kevin Mayhall (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clay Pinsky (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brandon Olmsted (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Stokley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Clifton Wagner (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Walter Iddings (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Wilhoit (fresh) PF - John Pitts (tiring) 3 pts. 3 stl. C - Dennis Gingerich (fresh) | |
| 06:45 | Kansas | Adam Thompson clanks a runner near the basket | 17-16 |
| 06:43 | Minnesota | Dennis Gingerich grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 06:21 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings misses the lay-in | 17-16 |
| 06:19 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Wilhoit | 17-16 |
| 06:02 | Minnesota | Richard Wilhoit connects on the shot from the left block and he's fouled by Brandon Olmsted - foul #1 on Brandon Olmsted, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Kansas | Frank Frazier (PG), David Condron (SG), Patrick Burnett (SF), Robert Rose (C) Kevin Mayhall, Clay Pinsky, Gary Stokley, Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gordon Rink (SG), Christopher Taylor (SF), Lukman Chisom (C) Walter Iddings, John Pitts, Dennis Gingerich | |
| 06:02 | Minnesota | Richard Wilhoit misses the free throw | 17-18 |
| 06:02 | Kansas | Brandon Olmsted grabs the board | 17-18 |
| 05:41 | Kansas | Brandon Olmsted is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Brandon Olmsted, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Kansas | Gary Stokley (PF), Steven Packer (C) Brandon Olmsted, Robert Rose | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 05:26 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-18 |
| 05:24 | Kansas | Steven Packer snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 05:09 | Kansas | Patrick Burnett misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 05:07 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 04:57 | Minnesota | Clifton Wagner is called for 10 seconds | 17-18 |
| Subs | Kansas | Kevin Mayhall (PG), Clay Pinsky (SG), Adam Thompson (C) Frank Frazier, David Condron, Gary Stokley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Pitts (PF) Richard Wilhoit | |
| 04:52 | Kansas | Clay Pinsky hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Adam Thompson | 20-18 |
| 04:26 | Minnesota | Patrick Burnett is called for the reach on Gordon Rink - foul #2 on Patrick Burnett, team foul #7 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Kansas | Frank Frazier (SG), Brandon Olmsted (SF), Gary Stokley (PF), Robert Rose (C) Clay Pinsky, Patrick Burnett, Steven Packer, Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Iddings (PG) Clifton Wagner | |
| 04:26 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 04:26 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 04:11 | Kansas | Gary Stokley misses long on a shot from the baseline | 20-20 |
| 04:10 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 03:41 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom can't finish the layup | 20-20 |
| 03:39 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Gary Stokley | 20-20 |
| 03:10 | Kansas | Lukman Chisom swats the short shot by Kevin Mayhall | 20-20 |
| 03:09 | Kansas | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Stokley | 20-20 |
| 02:51 | Kansas | Lukman Chisom blocks the short jumper by Gary Stokley | 20-20 |
| 02:50 | Kansas | Robert Rose hits the follow up shot | 22-20 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Kevin Mayhall (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frank Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Olmsted (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Stokley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Walter Iddings (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gordon Rink (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Christopher Taylor (tiring) 3 pts. PF - John Pitts (tiring) 3 pts. 3 stl. C - Lukman Chisom (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 02:24 | Minnesota | John Pitts scores on a runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Brandon Olmsted - foul #3 on Brandon Olmsted, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Kansas | Raymond Kennedy (PG), Clay Pinsky (SG), Patrick Burnett (SF), Steven Packer (PF), Adam Thompson (C) Kevin Mayhall, Frank Frazier, Brandon Olmsted, Gary Stokley, Robert Rose | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clifton Wagner (PG), Richard Wilhoit (SF), Dennis Gingerich (C) Gordon Rink, Christopher Taylor, Lukman Chisom | |
| 02:24 | Minnesota | John Pitts makes the free throw | 22-23 |
| 02:03 | Kansas | Raymond Kennedy misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 22-23 |
| 02:01 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Clifton Wagner | 22-23 |
| 01:46 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-23 |
| 01:45 | Minnesota | Clifton Wagner gets the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 01:22 | Minnesota | Clifton Wagner makes the shot from the right side | 22-25 |
| 01:12 | Kansas | Clay Pinsky drills a jump hook from close range | 24-25 |
| 00:47 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-25 |
| Subs | Kansas | Frank Frazier (SG), Gary Stokley (PF) Clay Pinsky, Steven Packer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gordon Rink (SG), Erasmo Greco (PF), Lukman Chisom (C) Walter Iddings, John Pitts, Dennis Gingerich | |
| 00:30 | Kansas | Frank Frazier is hacked by Richard Wilhoit - foul #2 on Richard Wilhoit, team foul #7 | 24-25 |
| 00:30 | Kansas | Frank Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 00:30 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Richard Wilhoit loses the dribble to Frank Frazier | 24-25 |