| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Melville (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Bell (fresh) PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Harn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Kevin Buchanan (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Hans Stagowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Tabarez (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | John Watson inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Minnesota | Kevin Buchanan hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Hans Stagowski | 31-31 |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | Frank Harn misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley hits the follow up shot | 33-31 |
| 18:49 | Minnesota | Kevin Buchanan misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 18:47 | Minnesota | Hans Stagowski misses the tip | 33-31 |
| 18:46 | Michigan State | Frank Harn snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 18:21 | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Melville | 35-31 |
| 17:52 | Minnesota | William Johnson is fouled on the floor by Frank Harn - foul #1 on Frank Harn, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito (SG), Marshall Bleau (SF), Jeffrey Boykins (C) Donald Melville, Lawrence Bell, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:41 | Minnesota | John Watson hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Buchanan | 35-33 |
| 17:19 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 17:18 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Raymond Tabarez | 35-33 |
| 17:04 | Minnesota | John Watson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-33 |
| 17:03 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Boykins | 35-33 |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Hans Stagowski - foul #2 on Hans Stagowski, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Melville (SG), Frank Harn (C) Rocky Esposito, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rogelio Costa (SF), Steven Lister (C) John Watson, William Johnson | |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 16:38 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 16:09 | Minnesota | Hans Stagowski is fouled on the floor by Reginald Smith - foul #3 on Reginald Smith, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito (SG), Jeffrey Boykins (C) Reginald Smith, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 15:58 | Minnesota | Kevin Buchanan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 15:57 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Melville (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rocky Esposito (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Marshall Bleau (fresh) PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Boykins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Kevin Buchanan (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hans Stagowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rogelio Costa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Tabarez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Lister (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Michigan State | Marshall Bleau is fouled on the floor by Rogelio Costa - foul #1 on Rogelio Costa, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG), Lawrence Bell (SF), Frank Harn (C) Donald Melville, Marshall Bleau, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Vernon Boynton (PG), John Fast (SG), Gerald Coleman (PF) Kevin Buchanan, Hans Stagowski, Raymond Tabarez | |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | Frank Harn connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Reginald Smith and he's hacked by Gerald Coleman - foul #1 on Gerald Coleman, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Melville (SG) Rocky Esposito | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Watson (SF), William Johnson (C) Rogelio Costa, Steven Lister | |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | Frank Harn misses the free throw | 38-33 |
| 15:14 | Minnesota | Gerald Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 14:47 | Minnesota | William Johnson misses badly on a floater from the left side | 38-33 |
| 14:45 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Lewis Whitley | 38-33 |
| 14:23 | Michigan State | John Watson takes the ball from Lewis Whitley | 38-33 |
| 13:59 | Minnesota | Vernon Boynton comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Reginald Smith - foul #4 on Reginald Smith, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito (SG), Marshall Bleau (SF), Jeffrey Boykins (C) Reginald Smith, Lawrence Bell, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Hans Stagowski (SG), Raymond Tabarez (PF) John Fast, Gerald Coleman | |
| 13:59 | Minnesota | Vernon Boynton makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 13:59 | Minnesota | Vernon Boynton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Rocky Esposito | 40-35 |
| 13:16 | Minnesota | John Watson drills a shot from the right wing set up by Hans Stagowski | 40-37 |
| 12:55 | Michigan State | Donald Melville clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Watson - foul #3 on John Watson, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Harn (C) Jeffrey Boykins | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Kevin Buchanan (PG), Rogelio Costa (SF), Steven Lister (C) Vernon Boynton, John Watson, William Johnson | |
| 12:55 | Michigan State | Donald Melville misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:55 | Michigan State | Donald Melville misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:55 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Raymond Tabarez | 40-37 |
| 12:26 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Kevin Buchanan and he's hacked by Rocky Esposito - foul #1 on Rocky Esposito, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell (SF) Marshall Bleau | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:26 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez misses the free throw | 40-39 |
| 12:26 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | Raymond Tabarez blocks the short jumper by Frank Harn | 40-39 |
| 11:55 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Melville (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rocky Esposito (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Bell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lewis Whitley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Harn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Kevin Buchanan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hans Stagowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rogelio Costa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Tabarez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Lister (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Minnesota | Lawrence Bell takes the ball from Hans Stagowski | 40-39 |
| 11:34 | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell lays it in | 42-39 |
| 11:12 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Buchanan | 42-41 |
| 10:47 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 10:23 | Minnesota | Hans Stagowski knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kevin Buchanan | 44-43 |
| 10:00 | Michigan State | Donald Melville connects on the driving attempt from close range and he's fouled by Hans Stagowski - foul #3 on Hans Stagowski, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marshall Bleau (SF), Jeffrey Boykins (C) Lawrence Bell, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Watson (SF), William Johnson (C) Rogelio Costa, Steven Lister | |
| 10:00 | Michigan State | Donald Melville makes the free throw | 47-43 |
| 09:38 | Minnesota | Hans Stagowski hits a floater from the right wing set up by William Johnson | 47-45 |
| 09:16 | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 09:14 | Minnesota | Kevin Buchanan grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 08:46 | Minnesota | Lewis Whitley denies the turnaround by Raymond Tabarez | 47-45 |
| 08:45 | Minnesota | Kevin Buchanan grabs the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 08:23 | Minnesota | Hans Stagowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 08:21 | Minnesota | William Johnson tips it home | 47-47 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Tabarez | 47-47 |
| 08:05 | Minnesota | John Watson snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 07:42 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez is hacked by Lewis Whitley - foul #3 on Lewis Whitley, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG), Lawrence Bell (SG), Calvin Saldana (PF), Frank Harn (C) Donald Melville, Rocky Esposito, Lewis Whitley, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Vernon Boynton (PG), John Fast (SG), Gerald Coleman (PF) Kevin Buchanan, Hans Stagowski, Raymond Tabarez | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lawrence Bell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marshall Bleau (fresh) PF - Calvin Saldana (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Harn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Vernon Boynton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Fast (fresh) SF - John Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gerald Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Minnesota | John Watson hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-50 |
| 06:46 | Michigan State | Frank Harn lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lawrence Bell | 49-50 |
| 06:25 | Minnesota | Frank Harn steals it from John Watson | 49-50 |
| 06:10 | Michigan State | Frank Harn lays it in on a great pass from Reginald Smith | 51-50 |
| 05:52 | Minnesota | William Johnson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-50 |
| 05:51 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to William Johnson | 51-50 |
| 05:51 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito (SG), Lewis Whitley (PF) Marshall Bleau, Calvin Saldana | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Kevin Buchanan (PG), Hans Stagowski (SG), Raymond Tabarez (PF) Vernon Boynton, John Fast, Gerald Coleman | |
| 05:22 | Minnesota | Kevin Buchanan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-50 |
| 05:21 | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 05:03 | Michigan State | Frank Harn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-50 |
| 05:02 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith hits the follow up shot | 53-50 |
| 04:46 | Minnesota | The pull-up jumper by Raymond Tabarez is blocked by Lewis Whitley | 53-50 |
| 04:45 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Frank Harn | 53-50 |
| 04:17 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William Johnson - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Melville (SG), Marshall Bleau (SF), Calvin Saldana (PF) Rocky Esposito, Lawrence Bell, Lewis Whitley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rogelio Costa (SF), Steven Lister (C) John Watson, William Johnson | |
| 04:17 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 04:17 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 04:17 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Steven Lister | 54-50 |
| 03:48 | Minnesota | Donald Melville steals it from Steven Lister | 54-50 |
| 03:26 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Donald Melville grabs the offensive board | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Donald Melville (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marshall Bleau (fresh) PF - Calvin Saldana (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Harn (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Kevin Buchanan (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hans Stagowski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rogelio Costa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Tabarez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Lister (fresh) | |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 54-50 |
| 03:00 | Minnesota | Steven Lister pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 03:00 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito (SG), Lawrence Bell (SF), Lewis Whitley (PF), Jeffrey Boykins (C) Donald Melville, Marshall Bleau, Calvin Saldana, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Watson (SF), William Johnson (C) Rogelio Costa, Steven Lister | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:49 | Minnesota | William Johnson is hacked by Rocky Esposito - foul #2 on Rocky Esposito, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marshall Bleau (SF), Frank Harn (C) Lawrence Bell, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:43 | Minnesota | William Johnson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Kevin Buchanan | 54-52 |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | Frank Harn knocks in the fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by John Watson - foul #4 on John Watson, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Melville (SG), Lawrence Bell (SF) Rocky Esposito, Marshall Bleau | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | Frank Harn makes the free throw | 57-52 |
| 01:54 | Minnesota | John Watson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Reginald Smith | 57-52 |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley buries a runner from the baseline | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:34 | Minnesota | Lawrence Bell is called for the reach on Hans Stagowski - foul #1 on Lawrence Bell, team foul #7 | 59-52 |
| 01:34 | Minnesota | Hans Stagowski makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 01:34 | Minnesota | Hans Stagowski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on William Johnson - foul #2 on William Johnson, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 01:05 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | William Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Lewis Whitley | 59-54 |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Donald Melville snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Donald Melville is hacked by Hans Stagowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Hans Stagowski, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Donald Melville misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:36 | Minnesota | John Watson snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Minnesota | Donald Melville steals it from William Johnson | 59-54 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Kevin Buchanan is called for the reach on Reginald Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Buchanan, team foul #10 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito (SG) Donald Melville | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Minnesota | Kevin Buchanan is fouled on the floor by Frank Harn - foul #2 on Frank Harn, team foul #8 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Melville (SG) Rocky Esposito | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:21 | Minnesota | Kevin Buchanan misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Frank Harn snags the defensive board | 61-54 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Frank Harn is fouled in the backcourt by Hans Stagowski - foul #5 on Hans Stagowski, team foul #11 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Fast (SG) Hans Stagowski | |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Frank Harn makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Frank Harn misses the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:19 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Kevin Buchanan drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Fast | 62-57 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Buchanan - foul #3 on Kevin Buchanan, team foul #12 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito (SG) Donald Melville | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Minnesota | Kevin Buchanan knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Watson | 63-60 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith is hacked by John Fast in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Fast, team foul #13 | 63-60 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | John Watson drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-63 |