| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Price (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sonny Riggs (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Victor Fitzpatrick (fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Butler (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Nunes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Smith (fresh) C - James Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs inbounds the ball | 25-18 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:41 | Minnesota | Thomas Price makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-18 |
| 19:29 | Penn State | Kevin Howard connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Matthew Macfarlane | 27-20 |
| 19:12 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-20 |
| 19:11 | Penn State | Kevin Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 19:06 | Penn State | Kevin Smith loses the dribble to Peter Aikin | 27-20 |
| 18:43 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-20 |
| 18:42 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Nunes | 27-20 |
| 18:17 | Penn State | John Nunes misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 27-20 |
| 18:16 | Penn State | Kevin Howard tips it in | 27-22 |
| 18:07 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 27-22 |
| 18:06 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler grabs the offensive board | 27-22 |
| 17:46 | Minnesota | 3 seconds is called on Daniel Butler | 27-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Timothy Sullivan (SG), Edward Dennison (SF), Joseph Pedro (C) John Nunes, Matthew Macfarlane, Kevin Howard, James Williams | |
| 17:25 | Penn State | Edward Dennison misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-22 |
| 17:24 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Smith | 27-22 |
| 17:08 | Penn State | Kevin Smith hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 27-22 |
| 17:06 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs grabs the defensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 16:42 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Sonny Riggs | 29-22 |
| 16:19 | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan loses the dribble to Peter Aikin | 29-22 |
| 15:52 | Minnesota | Edward Dennison takes the ball from Victor Fitzpatrick | 29-22 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Price (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sonny Riggs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Victor Fitzpatrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Daniel Butler (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Debellis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Sullivan (fresh) SF - Edward Dennison (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Pedro (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Penn State | Edward Dennison comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-22 |
| 15:26 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler pulls down the rebound | 29-22 |
| 15:07 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Smith - foul #2 on Kevin Smith, team foul #1 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Capone (PG), Gerald Hale (SG), Emerson Lindquist (SF), Ernest Schirmer (C) Peter Aikin, Thomas Price, Sonny Riggs, Daniel Butler | |
| Subs | Penn State | Bryant Hicks (PG), Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Kevin Howard (SF), Albert Marcellus (PF), James Williams (C) Harold Debellis, Timothy Sullivan, Edward Dennison, Kevin Smith, Joseph Pedro | |
| 15:07 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick misses the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 15:07 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick misses the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 15:07 | Penn State | James Williams grabs the board | 29-22 |
| 14:53 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks is whistled for traveling | 29-22 |
| 14:32 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer misses short on a shot from the right block | 29-22 |
| 14:30 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kevin Howard | 29-22 |
| 14:15 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-22 |
| 14:13 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 13:56 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus lays it up and in and he's hacked by Ernest Schirmer - foul #1 on Ernest Schirmer, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Peter Aikin (PG), Thomas Price (SG) Gerald Hale, Victor Fitzpatrick | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Nunes (PG), Joseph Pedro (C) Bryant Hicks, James Williams | |
| 13:56 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus makes the free throw | 29-25 |
| 13:38 | Minnesota | Thomas Price clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 13:36 | Penn State | John Nunes grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 13:20 | Penn State | Kevin Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-25 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Williams (C) Joseph Pedro | |
| 12:59 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist is whistled for a carry | 29-25 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs (SF) Emerson Lindquist | |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan (SG) Matthew Macfarlane | |
| 12:31 | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-25 |
| 12:30 | Penn State | James Williams tips it in | 29-27 |
| 12:05 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer loses the dribble to James Williams | 29-27 |
| 11:44 | Penn State | Kevin Howard hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Price (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sonny Riggs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Scott Capone (fairly fresh) C - Ernest Schirmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Nunes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Timothy Sullivan (fresh) SF - Kevin Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Albert Marcellus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - James Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on James Williams - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist (PG), Daniel Butler (PF) Peter Aikin, Scott Capone | |
| Subs | Penn State | Bryant Hicks (PG), Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Joseph Pedro (C) John Nunes, Timothy Sullivan, James Williams | |
| 11:15 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 11:15 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 11:15 | Penn State | Kevin Howard snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 11:01 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Casey Clayborne (SF), Victor Fitzpatrick (PF) Sonny Riggs, Ernest Schirmer | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 10:32 | Minnesota | Albert Marcellus steals it from Thomas Price | 30-29 |
| 10:07 | Penn State | Kevin Howard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Victor Fitzpatrick - foul #1 on Victor Fitzpatrick, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Peter Aikin (PG) Casey Clayborne | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Nunes (PG), James Williams (C) Bryant Hicks, Joseph Pedro | |
| 10:07 | Penn State | Kevin Howard makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 10:07 | Penn State | Kevin Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 09:38 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick hits a floater from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 09:11 | Penn State | James Williams scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Matthew Macfarlane | 32-33 |
| 08:47 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 08:45 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler hits the follow up shot | 34-33 |
| 08:29 | Penn State | John Nunes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-33 |
| 08:28 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Victor Fitzpatrick | 34-33 |
| 08:10 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 08:08 | Penn State | James Williams gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 07:51 | Penn State | John Nunes misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 07:50 | Minnesota | Thomas Price grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 07:21 | Minnesota | Thomas Price misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 07:19 | Penn State | James Williams gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Price (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emerson Lindquist (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Victor Fitzpatrick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Daniel Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Nunes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Howard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Albert Marcellus (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - James Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Williams | 34-36 |
| 06:59 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot near the basket | 34-36 |
| 06:58 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler can't tip it in | 34-36 |
| 06:56 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Williams | 34-36 |
| 06:29 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Emerson Lindquist - foul #1 on Emerson Lindquist, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Capone (PG), Gerald Hale (SG), Sonny Riggs (SF), Ernest Schirmer (C) Peter Aikin, Thomas Price, Emerson Lindquist, Daniel Butler | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Edward Dennison (SF), Kevin Smith (PF), Joseph Pedro (C) John Nunes, Kevin Howard, Albert Marcellus, James Williams | |
| 06:29 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 06:29 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 06:00 | Minnesota | 3 seconds is called on Victor Fitzpatrick | 34-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Bryant Hicks (SG) Matthew Macfarlane | |
| 05:46 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Gerald Hale - foul #1 on Gerald Hale, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| 05:46 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 05:46 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 05:28 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick buries a shot from the right block | 36-39 |
| 05:10 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ernest Schirmer - foul #2 on Ernest Schirmer, team foul #5 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Peter Aikin (PG), Emerson Lindquist (SF) Gerald Hale, Victor Fitzpatrick | |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan (SG) Harold Debellis | |
| 05:10 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 05:10 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 04:53 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 04:51 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Edward Dennison | 36-41 |
| 04:43 | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Ernest Schirmer - foul #3 on Ernest Schirmer, team foul #6 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Price (SG) Emerson Lindquist | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG) Bryant Hicks | |
| 04:43 | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 04:43 | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 04:22 | Minnesota | Thomas Price misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 04:20 | Penn State | Edward Dennison snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 04:15 | Penn State | Harold Debellis is fouled on the floor by Scott Capone - foul #2 on Scott Capone, team foul #7 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Butler (PF) Scott Capone | |
| Subs | Penn State | Bryant Hicks (SG), Kevin Howard (SF) Timothy Sullivan, Edward Dennison | |
| 04:15 | Penn State | Harold Debellis makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 04:15 | Penn State | Harold Debellis misses the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 04:15 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 03:57 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ernest Schirmer | 39-44 |
| 03:37 | Penn State | Kevin Howard makes the turnaround from the baseline | 39-46 |
| 03:18 | Minnesota | Thomas Price misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 03:17 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer gets the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Price (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sonny Riggs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Ernest Schirmer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Debellis (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryant Hicks (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Howard (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kevin Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Pedro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Minnesota | Thomas Price scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 02:44 | Penn State | Kevin Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Capone (PG), Emerson Lindquist (SF), Victor Fitzpatrick (PF) Peter Aikin, Sonny Riggs, Ernest Schirmer | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Nunes (PG), Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Edward Dennison (SF), Albert Marcellus (PF), James Williams (C) Harold Debellis, Bryant Hicks, Kevin Howard, Kevin Smith, Joseph Pedro | |
| 02:41 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Peter Aikin (PG) Scott Capone | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:32 | Minnesota | Albert Marcellus steals the ball from Peter Aikin | 42-46 |
| 02:08 | Penn State | Edward Dennison is fouled on the floor by Thomas Price - foul #3 on Thomas Price, team foul #8 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs (SF) Emerson Lindquist | |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan (SG), Kevin Smith (PF) Matthew Macfarlane, Albert Marcellus | |
| 02:08 | Penn State | Edward Dennison makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 02:08 | Penn State | Edward Dennison makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 02:01 | Minnesota | James Williams picks off the pass by Peter Aikin | 42-48 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:44 | Penn State | Thomas Price is called for the reach on Timothy Sullivan - foul #4 on Thomas Price, team foul #9 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Howard (SF) Edward Dennison | |
| 01:44 | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 01:44 | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 01:31 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-50 |
| 01:29 | Minnesota | Thomas Price gets the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 01:19 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs misses the 3 from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 01:18 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Williams | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:13 | Penn State | Kevin Howard misses short on a jumper in the lane | 42-50 |
| 01:12 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs grabs the board | 42-50 |
| 01:08 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick is fouled on the floor by Timothy Sullivan - foul #1 on Timothy Sullivan, team foul #3 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane (SG) Timothy Sullivan | |
| 00:54 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Sonny Riggs, team foul #10 | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Thomas Price is called for the reach on Matthew Macfarlane in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Price, team foul #11 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist (SF) Thomas Price | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG) John Nunes | |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-52 |
| 00:46 | Penn State | James Williams grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | James Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Aikin - foul #2 on Peter Aikin, team foul #12 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Hale (SG), Casey Clayborne (SF), Scott Capone (PF), Ernest Schirmer (C) Peter Aikin, Sonny Riggs, Victor Fitzpatrick, Daniel Butler | |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan (SG), Edward Dennison (SF), Albert Marcellus (PF) Matthew Macfarlane, Kevin Howard, Kevin Smith | |
| 00:45 | Penn State | James Williams misses the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | James Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer blows the wide open layup | 42-53 |
| 00:38 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer grabs the offensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 00:36 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 00:35 | Minnesota | Scott Capone tips it home | 44-53 |
| 00:34 | Penn State | Harold Debellis is hacked by Emerson Lindquist in the backcourt - foul #2 on Emerson Lindquist, team foul #13 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Peter Aikin (PG), Sonny Riggs (SG), Victor Fitzpatrick (PF), Daniel Butler (C) Gerald Hale, Casey Clayborne, Scott Capone, Ernest Schirmer | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Kevin Howard (SF), Kevin Smith (PF) Timothy Sullivan, Edward Dennison, Albert Marcellus | |
| 00:34 | Penn State | Harold Debellis makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 00:34 | Penn State | Harold Debellis misses the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 00:34 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Daniel Butler | 44-54 |
| 00:27 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-54 |
| 00:26 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler tips it back up and in | 46-54 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane is hacked by Sonny Riggs in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sonny Riggs, team foul #14 | 46-54 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane misses the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Kevin Howard snags the offensive board | 46-55 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Daniel Butler is called for the reach on Kevin Howard - foul #1 on Daniel Butler, team foul #15 | 46-55 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Kevin Howard makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Kevin Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:24 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 00:17 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-56 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Williams | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Harold Debellis runs out the clock | 46-56 |