| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Guerrier (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marko Stazenski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Orange (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Goran Nuzenski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Frye (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dmitry Zhanel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Freddie Kuhn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Jason Frye inbounds the ball | 25-21 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 19:38 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski can't throw it down | 25-21 |
| 19:36 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 19:30 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender lays it up and in | 27-21 |
| 19:09 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski slams it home on a great pass from Daniel Orange | 27-23 |
| 18:44 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender buries a shot in the paint set up by Robert Guerrier | 29-23 |
| 18:37 | Minnesota | Jason Frye knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Daniel Orange | 29-26 |
| 18:21 | Louisiana State | John Cornett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 18:20 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange grabs the board | 29-26 |
| 18:03 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Daniel Orange | 29-28 |
| 17:34 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 17:26 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange throws it down and the foul's on John Cornett - foul #2 on John Cornett, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG), Ivan Filipski (SF), Robert Bibler (PF) John Cornett, Robert Guerrier, Marko Stazenski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (SG), Gregory Murray (SF), Jerrod Hadsell (PF), Ronnie Seymour (C) Goran Nuzenski, Jason Frye, Dmitry Zhanel, Freddie Kuhn | |
| 17:26 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:04 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by David Stahl - foul #2 on David Stahl, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela (SG) Daniel Orange | |
| 17:04 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 17:04 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:51 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 16:49 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Ronnie Seymour | 34-31 |
| 16:39 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-31 |
| 16:38 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 16:33 | Louisiana State | Gregory Murray takes the ball from Robert Bibler in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| 16:21 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by David Stahl | 34-33 |
| 15:57 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 15:55 | Minnesota | Gregory Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - William Carter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ivan Filipski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Bibler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Bender (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Stahl (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lorenzo Valenzuela (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Murray (fresh) PF - Jerrod Hadsell (fairly fresh) C - Ronnie Seymour (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Minnesota | Gregory Murray's pass is intercepted by Robert Bibler | 34-33 |
| 15:04 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender loses the dribble to Gregory Murray | 34-33 |
| 14:46 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela drills a jumper near the basket | 34-35 |
| 14:20 | Louisiana State | William Carter is hacked by Gregory Murray - foul #1 on Gregory Murray, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Stanley Smith (SG), Robert Guerrier (SF), Marko Stazenski (PF) William Carter, Corey Howard, Ivan Filipski, Robert Bibler | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Goran Nuzenski (SG), Jason Frye (SF), Dmitry Zhanel (PF), Freddie Kuhn (C) David Stahl, Lorenzo Valenzuela, Gregory Murray, Jerrod Hadsell, Ronnie Seymour | |
| 14:02 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith loses the dribble to Daniel Orange | 34-35 |
| 13:58 | Minnesota | Thomas Bender swats the layup by Goran Nuzenski | 34-35 |
| 13:56 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 13:33 | Louisiana State | Dmitry Zhanel steals the ball from Marko Stazenski | 34-35 |
| 13:27 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Goran Nuzenski | 34-37 |
| 13:25 | Louisiana State | Freddie Kuhn steals it from Thomas Bender in the backcourt | 34-37 |
| 13:09 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-37 |
| 13:08 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn tips it in | 34-39 |
| 13:02 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler (C) Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bone (PF) Dmitry Zhanel | |
| 12:51 | Minnesota | Jason Frye misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 12:50 | Louisiana State | John Cornett gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 12:43 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 12:41 | Louisiana State | John Cornett gets the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 12:20 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (SG), Ivan Filipski (SF) Stanley Smith, Robert Guerrier | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Lorenzo Valenzuela (SG), Bobbie Strohl (C) Daniel Orange, Goran Nuzenski, Freddie Kuhn | |
| 12:03 | Minnesota | Jason Frye comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 12:02 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 12:00 | Louisiana State | John Cornett is hacked by Jason Frye in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Frye, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG) John Cornett | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel (PF), Ronnie Seymour (C) Jason Frye, Bobbie Strohl | |
| 11:34 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard hits a wide open 3 from straight away | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - William Carter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Ivan Filipski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marko Stazenski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Bibler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Stahl (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lorenzo Valenzuela (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffrey Bone (fresh) PF - Dmitry Zhanel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronnie Seymour (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Ronnie Seymour | 37-41 |
| 10:54 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Robert Guerrier (SF), Thomas Bender (C) William Carter, Ivan Filipski, Robert Bibler | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Goran Nuzenski (SG), Jason Frye (SF), Jerrod Hadsell (PF), Freddie Kuhn (C) David Stahl, Lorenzo Valenzuela, Jeffrey Bone, Dmitry Zhanel, Ronnie Seymour | |
| 10:42 | Minnesota | Jason Frye misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-41 |
| 10:40 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 10:36 | Louisiana State | John Cornett is hacked by Daniel Orange in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Orange, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| 10:11 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-41 |
| 10:10 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard grabs the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 09:52 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses the easy open layup | 37-41 |
| 09:51 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski tips it in | 39-41 |
| 09:26 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Marko Stazenski - foul #3 on Marko Stazenski, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG), Stanley Smith (SG), Ivan Filipski (PF), Robert Bibler (C) John Cornett, Corey Howard, Marko Stazenski, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Gregory Murray (SF), Jeffrey Bone (PF) Daniel Orange, Jason Frye, Jerrod Hadsell | |
| 09:26 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn makes the free throw | 39-44 |
| 08:58 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier misses the shot from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 08:56 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 08:40 | Minnesota | Robert Guerrier steps in front of the Gregory Murray pass | 39-44 |
| 08:38 | Louisiana State | Jeffrey Bone is called for the reach on Robert Guerrier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bone, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender (C) Robert Guerrier | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela (SG), Dmitry Zhanel (PF), Ronnie Seymour (C) Goran Nuzenski, Jeffrey Bone, Freddie Kuhn | |
| 08:17 | Louisiana State | Gregory Murray takes the ball from Ivan Filipski | 39-44 |
| 07:59 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Lorenzo Valenzuela, team foul #6 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Corey Howard (SG) William Carter, Ivan Filipski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Jason Frye (SF) Lorenzo Valenzuela, Gregory Murray | |
| 07:56 | Louisiana State | David Stahl is called for the reach on Corey Howard in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Stahl, team foul #7 | 39-44 |
| 07:56 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 07:56 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 07:37 | Minnesota | David Stahl misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 07:35 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Orange | 41-44 |
| 07:21 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange loses the dribble to Corey Howard | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Stanley Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Bibler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Bender (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Orange (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Stahl (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Frye (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dmitry Zhanel (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronnie Seymour (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:54 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 06:52 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 06:40 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 06:23 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Jason Frye - foul #3 on Jason Frye, team foul #8 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier (SF), Ivan Filipski (PF) Stanley Smith, Robert Bibler | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski (SG), Gregory Murray (SF), Jerrod Hadsell (PF), Freddie Kuhn (C) Daniel Orange, David Stahl, Dmitry Zhanel, Ronnie Seymour | |
| 06:23 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 06:23 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 05:59 | Minnesota | Jason Frye misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-47 |
| 05:57 | Minnesota | Gregory Murray grabs the offensive board | 43-47 |
| 05:39 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Goran Nuzenski | 43-49 |
| 05:25 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender hits a wide open floater from just outside the lane | 45-49 |
| 05:09 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn double dribbles | 45-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG), Marko Stazenski (PF) John Cornett, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Bobbie Strohl (C) Jason Frye, Freddie Kuhn | |
| 05:05 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski is hacked by Jerrod Hadsell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerrod Hadsell, team foul #9 | 45-49 |
| 05:05 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 05:05 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski misses the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 05:05 | Minnesota | Bobbie Strohl grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 04:50 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Carter - foul #1 on William Carter, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bone (PF), Ronnie Seymour (C) Jerrod Hadsell, Bobbie Strohl | |
| 04:50 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 04:50 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 04:33 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 04:32 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 04:07 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski loses the dribble to Robert Guerrier | 46-51 |
| 04:03 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard blows the layup | 46-51 |
| 04:01 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Filipski | 46-51 |
| 03:43 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ivan Filipski | 49-51 |
| 03:14 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange clanks a 3 from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 03:13 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bone tips it home | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - William Carter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Robert Guerrier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Marko Stazenski (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ivan Filipski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Orange (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Goran Nuzenski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Murray (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jeffrey Bone (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronnie Seymour (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier is hacked by Gregory Murray in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Murray, team foul #10 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Stanley Smith (SG), Robert Bibler (C) William Carter, Corey Howard, Ivan Filipski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Lorenzo Valenzuela (SG), Jason Frye (SF), Dmitry Zhanel (PF), Freddie Kuhn (C) Daniel Orange, Goran Nuzenski, Gregory Murray, Jeffrey Bone, Ronnie Seymour | |
| 03:10 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 03:10 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 02:53 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel misses badly on a floater from the left side | 50-53 |
| 02:51 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel tips it home | 50-55 |
| 02:23 | Louisiana State | John Cornett travels with the ball | 50-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender (C) Marko Stazenski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:21 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (SG) Robert Guerrier | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Goran Nuzenski (SG) David Stahl, Lorenzo Valenzuela | |
| 02:12 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 02:11 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 01:50 | Louisiana State | John Cornett is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 01:40 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange double dribbles | 53-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier (SF), Marko Stazenski (PF) Stanley Smith, Robert Bibler | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 01:18 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Corey Howard | 55-55 |
| 00:58 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dmitry Zhanel | 55-58 |
| 00:35 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Bender | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn misses the jumper from the left block | 58-58 |
| 00:13 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski gets the offensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel's floater is tipped away by Marko Stazenski | 58-58 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn tips it in | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 58-60 |