| Play by Play for Period 1 |
| Minnesota Golden Gophers | Time | Score | Minnesota State, Moorhead |
| In: Carter; Johnson; Sampson III; Westbrook; Nolen | 20:00 | | In: Novak; Olson; Vanhavermaet; Nelson; Ja Driscoll |
| Jump Ball | 20:00 | | |
| Turnover: Nolen (1) | 19:43 | | |
| | | | Steal: Nelson (1) |
| | 19:39 | | 2pt Miss: Nelson |
| Block: Carter (1) | | | |
| Defensive Rebound: Sampson III (1) | 19:36 | | |
| 2pt FG: (Layup) Westbrook (2) | 19:35 | 2-0 | |
| Assist: Carter (1) | | | |
| | 19:12 | | 2pt Miss: Olson |
| Defensive Rebound: Westbrook (1) | 19:10 | | |
| 2pt Miss: Westbrook | 19:07 | | |
| Offensive Rebound: Nolen (1) | 19:04 | | |
| | 18:55 | | Foul: Olson (P-1 T-1) |
| FT(two): Sampson III [1 0] (1) | | 3-0 | |
| | | | Defensive Rebound: Novak (1) |
| | 18:28 | | Turnover: Nelson (1) |
| 2pt Miss: Johnson | 17:59 | | |
| Offensive Rebound: Sampson III (1) | 17:56 | | |
| 2pt Miss: Sampson III | 17:55 | | |
| | 17:53 | | Defensive Rebound: Novak (2) |
| | 17:47 | | 3pt Miss: Ja Driscoll |
| Defensive Rebound: Carter (1) | 17:45 | | |
| 2pt FG: (Dunk) Sampson III (3) | 17:41 | 5-0 | |
| Assist: Nolen (1) | | | |
| | 17:14 | | Turnover: Ja Driscoll (1) |
| | 16:48 | | Out: Olson; In: Williamson |
| | 16:48 | | Foul: Olson (P-2 T-2) |
| FT(two): Johnson [0 0] (0) | | | |
| | | | Defensive Rebound: Novak (3) |
| Foul: Johnson (P-1 T-1) | 16:39 | | |
| | 16:28 | | 3pt Miss: Vanhavermaet |
| Defensive Rebound: Carter (2) | 16:26 | | |
| | 16:22 | | Foul: Ja Driscoll (P-1 T-3) |
| 3pt Miss: Westbrook | 16:19 | | |
| Offensive Rebound: Sampson III (2) | 16:16 | | |
| 2pt Miss: Sampson III | 16:15 | | |
| Offensive Rebound: Carter (1) | 16:14 | | |
| 2pt Miss: Carter | 16:11 | | |
| Offensive Rebound: Johnson (1) | 16:09 | | |
| Media Timeout | 15:55 | | Media Timeout |
| | 15:49 | | Foul: Nelson (P-1 T-4) |
| Turnover: Nolen (2) | 15:41 | | |
| | | | Steal: Nelson (2) |
| | 15:32 | | 2pt Miss: Vanhavermaet |
| Defensive Rebound: Carter (3) | 15:30 | | |
| | 15:26 | | Foul: Nelson (P-2 T-5) |
| | | | Out: Nelson; Vanhavermaet; In: C Thompson; Egan |
| Turnover: Johnson (1) | | | |
| | 15:11 | 5-2 | 2pt FG: (Jump) Williamson (2) |
| 3pt FG: Nolen (3) | 15:03 | 8-2 | |
| | 14:42 | | 2pt Miss: Ja Driscoll |
| Block: Sampson III (1) | | | |
| Defensive Rebound: Nolen (1) | 14:39 | | |
| 2pt Miss: Westbrook | 14:34 | | |
| | | | Block: Williamson (1) |
| Offensive Rebound: Sampson III (3) | 14:32 | | |
| 2pt FG: Sampson III (5) | 14:31 | 10-2 | |
| Out: Westbrook; Nolen; Sampson III; Johnson; Carter; In: Hoffarber; Joseph; Iverson; Williams; Cobbs | 14:12 | | Out: Ja Driscoll; In: May |
| | 14:07 | | 2pt Miss: Williamson |
| | 14:06 | | Offensive Rebound: Williamson (1) |
| | 14:05 | | Turnover: Williamson (1) |
| 3pt Miss: Williams | 13:47 | | |
| Offensive Rebound: Hoffarber (1) | 13:45 | | |
| 2pt Miss: Hoffarber | 13:44 | | |
| | | | Block: Williamson (2) |
| Offensive Rebound: Iverson (1) | 13:41 | | |
| 3pt Miss: Joseph | 13:39 | | |
| Offensive Rebound: Williams (1) | 13:36 | | |
| 2pt FG: (Layup) Williams (2) | 13:35 | 12-2 | |
| | 13:31 | | Time Out |
| | | | Out: Novak; In: Reed |
| | 13:18 | | Turnover: May (1) |
| Steal: Cobbs (1) | | | |
| 2pt FG: (Layup) Cobbs (2) | 13:16 | 14-2 | |
| Assist: Iverson (1) | | | |
| | 12:42 | | 2pt Miss: Reed |
| Defensive Rebound: Hoffarber (1) | 12:39 | | |
| | 12:35 | | Foul: Williamson (P-1 T-6) |
| FT(two): Iverson [1 1] (2) | | 16-2 | |
| | 12:20 | | Turnover: Williamson (2) |
| 3pt FG: Hoffarber (3) | 12:03 | 19-2 | |
| | 11:31 | | 3pt Miss: May |
| | 11:28 | | Offensive Rebound: Williamson (2) |
| | 11:22 | | 2pt Miss: Reed |
| Block: Williams (1) | | | |
| Defensive Rebound: Williams (1) | 11:19 | | |
| Turnover: Iverson (1) | 11:10 | | |
| | | | Steal: Egan (1) |
| | 11:05 | | 2pt Miss: Egan |
| Block: Cobbs (1) | | | |
| | 11:04 | | Offensive Rebound: Team (1) |
| Media Timeout | | | Media Timeout |
| Out: Williams; In: Carter | | | Out: Egan; C Thompson; Williamson; In: Vanhavermaet; Nelson; Novak |
| | 11:01 | | Turnover: Novak (1) |
| Steal: Carter (1) | | | |
| 2pt Miss: Cobbs | 10:59 | | |
| Offensive Rebound: Joseph (1) | 10:57 | | |
| Turnover: Joseph (1) | 10:54 | | |
| | 10:40 | | 3pt Miss: Vanhavermaet |
| Defensive Rebound: Joseph (1) | 10:37 | | |
| 2pt Miss: Hoffarber | 10:32 | | |
| | | | Block: Novak (1) |
| | 10:31 | | Defensive Rebound: Nelson (1) |
| | 10:18 | | Turnover: Novak (2) |
| Out: Cobbs; In: Nolen | | | |
| 3pt FG: Hoffarber (6) | 9:59 | 22-2 | |
| Assist: Joseph (1) | | | |
| | 9:35 | | Turnover: Novak (3) |
| Steal: Hoffarber (1) | | | |
| 2pt FG: (Layup) Joseph (2) | 9:33 | 24-2 | |
| Assist: Hoffarber (1) | | | |
| | | | Time Out |
| | | | Out: May; In: Ja Driscoll |
| | | | Foul: Reed (P-1 T-7) |
| FT(one): Joseph [1] (3) | | 25-2 | |
| | 9:18 | | 3pt Miss: Ja Driscoll |
| | 9:15 | | Offensive Rebound: Nelson (1) |
| | 9:14 | | 2pt Miss: Nelson |
| Defensive Rebound: Iverson (1) | 9:08 | | |
| Turnover: Iverson (2) | 9:07 | | |
| | | | Steal: Ja Driscoll (1) |
| | 9:04 | 25-4 | 2pt FG: (Layup) Ja Driscoll (2) |
| 2pt FG: (Layup) Hoffarber (8) | 8:58 | 27-4 | |
| Assist: Nolen (2) | | | |
| | 8:29 | | 3pt Miss: Vanhavermaet |
| | 8:26 | | Offensive Rebound: Vanhavermaet (1) |
| | 8:24 | 27-7 | 3pt FG: Nelson (3) |
| | | | Assist: Vanhavermaet (1) |
| Turnover: Joseph (2) | 8:17 | | |
| Out: Iverson; Joseph; Hoffarber; In: Sampson III; Johnson; Westbrook | | | Out: Reed; In: Williamson |
| | 8:04 | | 2pt Miss: Ja Driscoll |
| Defensive Rebound: Nolen (2) | 8:01 | | |
| | | | Out: Novak; Ja Driscoll; Reed; In: Reed; May; Hardy |
| | | | Foul: Reed (P-2 T-8) |
| FT(two): Johnson [1 1] (2) | | 29-7 | |
| | 7:59 | | Turnover: May (2) |
| Media Timeout | | | Media Timeout |
| 2pt Miss: Sampson III | 7:42 | | |
| | 7:40 | | Defensive Rebound: Vanhavermaet (1) |
| | 7:31 | | 2pt Miss: Nelson |
| Block: Westbrook (1) | | | |
| Defensive Rebound: Johnson (1) | 7:30 | | |
| Turnover: Johnson (2) | 7:26 | | |
| | 7:10 | | 2pt Miss: May |
| Block: Sampson III (2) | | | |
| | 7:09 | | Offensive Rebound: Team (2) |
| | 7:00 | 29-9 | 2pt FG: (Jump) May (2) |
| | | | Assist: Nelson (1) |
| 2pt FG: (Jump) Johnson (4) | 6:30 | 31-9 | |
| Assist: Nolen (3) | | | |
| | 6:07 | | Turnover: May (3) |
| Steal: Nolen (1) | | | |
| 2pt FG: (Dunk) Johnson (6) | 6:04 | 33-9 | |
| Assist: Nolen (4) | | | |
| | 5:35 | | 3pt Miss: Vanhavermaet |
| Defensive Rebound: Nolen (3) | 5:32 | | |
| 2pt FG: (Layup) Carter (2) | 5:27 | 35-9 | |
| Assist: Nolen (5) | | | |
| | 5:00 | 35-12 | 3pt FG: May (5) |
| | | | Assist: Nelson (2) |
| Turnover: Team (1) | 4:23 | | |
| Out: Carter; In: Williams | | | Out: Nelson; May; Hardy; In: C Thompson; Ja Driscoll; Novak |
| | 4:04 | | 3pt Miss: Ja Driscoll |
| | 4:02 | | Offensive Rebound: Novak (1) |
| | 3:46 | | Turnover: Williamson (3) |
| Steal: Nolen (2) | | | |
| Turnover: Nolen (3) | 3:42 | | |
| | | | Steal: Ja Driscoll (2) |
| | 3:38 | 35-14 | 2pt FG: (Dunk) Novak (2) |
| | | | Assist: Ja Driscoll (1) |
| 2pt Miss: Johnson | 3:28 | | |
| | | | Block: Novak (2) |
| | 3:24 | | Defensive Rebound: Novak (4) |
| | 3:23 | | 2pt Miss: Ja Driscoll |
| Block: Williams (2) | | | |
| | 3:19 | | Offensive Rebound: C Thompson (1) |
| Media Timeout | 3:15 | | Media Timeout |
| Out: Johnson; In: Carter | | | |
| Foul: Johnson (P-2 T-2) | | | |
| | | 35-16 | FT(two): Ja Driscoll [1 1] (4) |
| 3pt FG: Westbrook (5) | 2:48 | 38-16 | |
| Assist: Nolen (6) | | | |
| Foul: Westbrook (P-1 T-3) | 2:33 | | |
| Out: Williams; In: Joseph | | | |
| | 2:30 | 38-18 | 2pt FG: (Layup) Williamson (4) |
| | | | Assist: C Thompson (1) |
| 3pt Miss: Carter | 2:04 | | |
| Offensive Rebound: Carter (2) | 2:01 | | |
| 2pt Miss: Carter | 2:00 | | |
| | 1:56 | | Defensive Rebound: Team (1) |
| | 1:35 | | Turnover: Ja Driscoll (2) |
| Steal: Sampson III (1) | | | |
| 2pt FG: (Layup) Joseph (5) | 1:32 | 40-18 | |
| Assist: Sampson III (1) | | | |
| | 1:15 | | Turnover: C Thompson (1) |
| Steal: Westbrook (1) | | | |
| 2pt FG: (Dunk) Sampson III (7) | 1:12 | 42-18 | |
| Assist: Carter (2) | | | |
| | 0:48 | | 2pt Miss: Williamson |
| Block: Sampson III (3) | | | |
| Defensive Rebound: Nolen (4) | 0:45 | | |
| Turnover: Carter (1) | 0:38 | | |
| Out: Carter; In: Hoffarber | | | Out: C Thompson; In: May |
| | 0:07 | 42-20 | 2pt FG: (Jump) Williamson (6) |
| | | | Assist: Ja Driscoll (2) |
| 3pt Miss: Westbrook | 0:01 | | |
| Offensive Rebound: Team (1) | | | |