| Play by Play for Period 1 |
| Minnesota Golden Gophers | Time | Score | Tennessee Tech |
| In: Carter; Johnson; Sampson III; Westbrook; Nolen | 20:00 | | In: Jones; Murphy; Inameti; Davis; Muhammad |
| Jump Ball | 20:00 | | |
| 3pt Miss: Johnson | 19:53 | | |
| | 19:48 | | Defensive Rebound: Inameti (1) |
| | 19:23 | | 3pt Miss: Murphy |
| | 19:21 | | Offensive Rebound: Muhammad (1) |
| | 19:17 | | Turnover: Muhammad (1) |
| Steal: Johnson (1) | | | |
| 3pt Miss: Westbrook | 19:03 | | |
| Offensive Rebound: Team (1) | 19:01 | | |
| 2pt FG: (Jump) Westbrook (2) | 18:54 | 2-0 | |
| Assist: Nolen (1) | | | |
| | 18:47 | | Turnover: Davis (1) |
| Steal: Nolen (1) | | | |
| Turnover: Westbrook (1) | 18:43 | | |
| | 18:18 | | 2pt Miss: Inameti |
| Defensive Rebound: Carter (1) | 18:16 | | |
| | 18:09 | | Foul: Inameti (P-1 T-1) |
| 2pt FG: (Dunk) Carter (2) | 17:59 | 4-0 | |
| Assist: Nolen (2) | | | |
| | 17:22 | | 3pt Miss: Muhammad |
| Defensive Rebound: Sampson III (1) | 17:20 | | |
| 3pt Miss: Carter | 17:01 | | |
| | 16:58 | | Defensive Rebound: Davis (1) |
| | 16:54 | | 2pt Miss: Muhammad |
| Block: Carter (1) | | | |
| Defensive Rebound: Westbrook (1) | 16:52 | | |
| Turnover: Johnson (1) | 16:48 | | |
| | 16:27 | 4-3 | 3pt FG: Murphy (3) |
| 2pt FG: (Jump) Westbrook (4) | 16:10 | 6-3 | |
| Out: Sampson III; In: Iverson | 16:01 | | Out: Inameti; Davis; In: T Barnes; Bailey |
| | 15:58 | | 2pt Miss: Murphy |
| | 15:55 | | Offensive Rebound: Jones (1) |
| | 15:52 | | 3pt Miss: Murphy |
| Defensive Rebound: Iverson (1) | 15:49 | | |
| 3pt Miss: Nolen | 15:43 | | |
| Offensive Rebound: Johnson (1) | 15:40 | | |
| 2pt Miss: Nolen | 15:37 | | |
| Offensive Rebound: Nolen (1) | 15:34 | | |
| Media Timeout | 15:31 | | Media Timeout |
| Out: Nolen; Carter; Westbrook; In: Joseph; Williams; Hoffarber | | | Out: Jones; Inameti; In: Inameti; Jones |
| | | | Foul: Jones (P-1 T-2) |
| FT(two): Johnson [0 1] (1) | | 7-3 | |
| Foul: Johnson (P-1 T-1) | 15:19 | | |
| Out: Johnson; In: Carter | | | |
| | 15:06 | 7-5 | 2pt FG: (Jump) Muhammad (2) |
| | 14:55 | | Foul: Bailey (P-1 T-3) |
| | | | Out: Jones; In: Pickens |
| 2pt Miss: Williams | 14:49 | | |
| | 14:47 | | Defensive Rebound: Murphy (1) |
| | 14:19 | | 2pt Miss: Muhammad |
| Defensive Rebound: Iverson (2) | 14:18 | | |
| | | | Foul: Pickens (P-1 T-4) |
| | | | Out: Muhammad; In: Davis |
| 2pt Miss: Carter | 13:52 | | |
| | 13:50 | | Defensive Rebound: Bailey (1) |
| | 13:45 | | Turnover: Bailey (1) |
| 2pt FG: (Jump) Joseph (2) | 13:39 | 9-5 | |
| Foul: Carter (P-1 T-2) | 13:28 | | |
| | | 9-7 | FT(two): Murphy [1 1] (5) |
| Out: Carter; In: Johnson | | | Out: Murphy; In: Dillard |
| Turnover: Joseph (1) | 13:10 | | |
| | | | Steal: Dillard (1) |
| | 13:06 | | Turnover: Dillard (1) |
| Steal: Johnson (2) | 13:05 | | |
| 2pt FG: (Dunk) Williams (2) | 13:01 | 11-7 | |
| Assist: Hoffarber (1) | | | |
| | 12:52 | | Turnover: Bailey (2) |
| Steal: Johnson (3) | | | |
| Out: Iverson; In: Sampson III | 12:51 | | Out: Pickens; In: Jones |
| | 12:51 | | Foul: Pickens (P-2 T-5) |
| FT(two): Johnson [1 0] (2) | | 12-7 | |
| Offensive Rebound: Joseph (1) | | | |
| 3pt Miss: Hoffarber | 12:45 | | |
| | 12:42 | | Defensive Rebound: Davis (2) |
| | 12:36 | | 2pt Miss: Davis |
| Block: Williams (1) | | | |
| | | | Offensive Rebound: Team (1) |
| | | | Out: T Barnes; In: Inameti |
| Foul: Williams (P-1 T-3) | 12:34 | | |
| | | | Out: Bailey; Dillard; In: Muhammad; Murphy |
| | 12:19 | | 2pt Miss: Murphy |
| Defensive Rebound: Sampson III (2) | 12:18 | | |
| Turnover: Joseph (2) | 12:16 | | |
| | 12:01 | | Turnover: Muhammad (2) |
| Steal: Johnson (4) | | | |
| 3pt FG: Williams (5) | 11:48 | 15-7 | |
| Assist: Joseph (1) | | | |
| Media Timeout | 11:45 | | Media Timeout |
| Out: Joseph; Hoffarber; In: Nolen; Westbrook | | | |
| | 11:31 | | Turnover: Muhammad (3) |
| Turnover: Westbrook (2) | 11:20 | | |
| | | | Steal: Jones (1) |
| | 11:05 | | Turnover: Murphy (1) |
| 3pt Miss: Williams | 10:47 | | |
| Offensive Rebound: Sampson III (1) | 10:46 | | |
| | 10:45 | | Foul: Davis (P-1 T-6) |
| 2pt Miss: Johnson | 10:33 | | |
| Offensive Rebound: Sampson III (2) | 10:30 | | |
| 2pt FG: Sampson III (2) | 10:27 | 17-7 | |
| | 10:22 | | Turnover: Murphy (2) |
| Steal: Williams (1) | | | |
| Out: Williams; In: Carter | | | Out: Inameti; Davis; In: T Barnes; Bailey |
| 2pt Miss: Johnson | 10:03 | | |
| | 10:00 | | Defensive Rebound: Jones (1) |
| | 9:50 | | Turnover: Murphy (3) |
| Steal: Johnson (5) | | | |
| Foul: Carter (P-2 T-4) | 9:47 | | |
| Turnover: Carter (1) | | | |
| | 9:23 | | Turnover: Bailey (3) |
| Steal: Nolen (2) | | | |
| 3pt Miss: Westbrook | 9:18 | | |
| Offensive Rebound: Carter (1) | 9:16 | | |
| 2pt FG: (Layup) Carter (4) | 9:15 | 19-7 | |
| | 9:11 | | Time Out |
| Out: Carter; In: Hoffarber | | | |
| | 8:52 | 19-9 | 2pt FG: (Jump) Murphy (7) |
| | | | Assist: Muhammad (1) |
| Turnover: Johnson (2) | 8:38 | | |
| | | | Steal: T Barnes (1) |
| | 8:24 | | Turnover: Muhammad (4) |
| | 8:12 | | Out: Muhammad; In: Davis |
| | 8:12 | | Foul: Muhammad (P-1 T-7) |
| FT(bonus): Nolen [1 0] (1) | | 20-9 | |
| | | | Defensive Rebound: Murphy (2) |
| | 7:57 | | Foul: T Barnes (P-1 T-8) |
| | | | Turnover: T Barnes (1) |
| Media Timeout | | | Media Timeout |
| Turnover: Sampson III (1) | 7:33 | | |
| | | | Steal: Bailey (1) |
| | 7:25 | 20-11 | 2pt FG: (Layup) Jones (2) |
| | | | Assist: Davis (1) |
| 2pt Miss: Westbrook | 7:11 | | |
| Offensive Rebound: Hoffarber (1) | 7:08 | | |
| Turnover: Westbrook (3) | 7:02 | | |
| Out: Westbrook; In: Joseph | | | |
| | 6:48 | 20-13 | 2pt FG: (Jump) Bailey (2) |
| 3pt Miss: Hoffarber | 6:35 | | |
| Offensive Rebound: Sampson III (3) | 6:32 | | |
| 2pt FG: (Jump) Sampson III (4) | 6:30 | 22-13 | |
| | 6:19 | 22-15 | 2pt FG: (Jump) Murphy (9) |
| | | | Assist: Bailey (1) |
| 3pt Miss: Joseph | 5:57 | | |
| | 5:54 | | Defensive Rebound: Bailey (2) |
| | 5:48 | | Turnover: Bailey (4) |
| Steal: Joseph (1) | | | |
| 2pt FG: (Jump) Sampson III (6) | 5:32 | 24-15 | |
| Assist: Hoffarber (2) | | | |
| | 5:21 | | 2pt Miss: Davis |
| Defensive Rebound: Nolen (1) | 5:17 | | |
| 3pt Miss: Joseph | 5:13 | | |
| | 5:12 | | Defensive Rebound: Team (1) |
| Foul: Hoffarber (P-1 T-5) | | | |
| Out: Sampson III; Hoffarber; Nolen; In: Iverson; Williams; Cobbs | | | Out: T Barnes; Davis; Bailey; In: Inameti; Dillard; Muhammad |
| | 5:04 | | Held Ball |
| | 4:51 | | Turnover: Muhammad (5) |
| Steal: Johnson (6) | | | |
| | 4:50 | | Out: Inameti; In: T Barnes |
| | 4:50 | | Foul: Inameti (P-2 T-9) |
| FT(bonus): Cobbs [0] (0) | | | |
| | | | Defensive Rebound: T Barnes (1) |
| | 4:44 | | Turnover: Jones (1) |
| Steal: Williams (2) | | | |
| 3pt Miss: Joseph | 4:28 | | |
| | 4:24 | | Defensive Rebound: Dillard (1) |
| | 4:20 | | 2pt Miss: Murphy |
| Defensive Rebound: Team (1) | 4:17 | | |
| 3pt Miss: Joseph | 3:54 | | |
| Offensive Rebound: Johnson (2) | 3:52 | | |
| 2pt Miss: Cobbs | 3:46 | | |
| | 3:43 | | Defensive Rebound: Jones (2) |
| Media Timeout | 3:27 | | Media Timeout |
| Out: Johnson; Cobbs; In: Sampson III; Nolen | | | |
| | 3:19 | | 2pt Miss: Muhammad |
| Block: Sampson III (1) | | | |
| Defensive Rebound: Nolen (2) | 3:16 | | |
| 2pt FG: (Dunk) Williams (7) | 3:14 | 26-15 | |
| Assist: Nolen (3) | | | |
| | 2:56 | | 2pt Miss: Muhammad |
| | 2:53 | | Offensive Rebound: Murphy (1) |
| | 2:49 | 26-18 | 3pt FG: Muhammad (5) |
| | | | Assist: Murphy (1) |
| 2pt FG: Iverson (2) | 2:27 | 28-18 | |
| Assist: Joseph (2) | | | |
| | 2:00 | | 2pt Miss: Murphy |
| | 1:58 | | Offensive Rebound: Team (2) |
| | | | Out: Dillard; Murphy; In: Davis; Bailey |
| Out: Williams; In: Johnson | 1:54 | | |
| Foul: Williams (P-2 T-6) | 1:54 | | |
| | | 28-21 | FT(three): Davis [1 1 1] (3) |
| | | | Out: Muhammad; In: Dillard |
| 2pt Miss: Joseph | 1:31 | | |
| | 1:30 | | Defensive Rebound: Jones (3) |
| | 1:29 | | Turnover: Jones (2) |
| 2pt FG: (Layup) Iverson (4) | 1:12 | 30-21 | |
| Assist: Nolen (4) | | | |
| | | | Foul: Jones (P-2 T-10) |
| FT(one): Iverson [1] (5) | | 31-21 | |
| | 1:01 | | 3pt Miss: Davis |
| Defensive Rebound: Team (2) | 0:59 | | |
| | | | Out: Davis; Jones; In: Muhammad; Murphy |
| Out: Iverson; In: Westbrook | 0:45 | | |
| | 0:45 | | Foul: Dillard (P-1 T-11) |
| FT(two): Nolen [1 0] (2) | | 32-21 | |
| | | | Defensive Rebound: Murphy (3) |
| | 0:21 | | 3pt Miss: Muhammad |
| Defensive Rebound: Sampson III (3) | 0:18 | | |
| 2pt FG: (Layup) Westbrook (6) | 0:14 | 34-21 | |
| Assist: Joseph (3) | | | |
| Foul: Nolen (P-1 T-7) | 0:06 | | |
| | | 34-22 | FT(two): Muhammad [1 0] (6) |
| Defensive Rebound: Team (3) | 0:04 | | |
| | | | Out: Muhammad; In: Newton |
| Time Out | | | |
| 3pt FG: Westbrook (9) | 0:01 | 37-22 | |
| Assist: Sampson III (1) | | | |