| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Logan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Walter Magner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas McCier (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Post (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joe Pickett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerald Stoney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Patel (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Marin Zellner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Holbert (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 29-26 |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Larry Logan grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 19:15 | West Virginia | Walter Magner connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Post | 32-26 |
| 19:01 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Anthony Patel | 32-28 |
| 18:32 | West Virginia | Larry Logan is open and buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Post | 34-28 |
| 18:16 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Gerald Stoney | 34-31 |
| 18:14 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer is hacked by Joe Pickett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joe Pickett, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Harbor (PF) Thomas McCier | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Bush (SG) Gerald Stoney | |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 17:20 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Bush | 36-33 |
| 17:18 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Evan Morris (SG), Benjamin Goss (C) Larry Logan, David Zollicoffer, Richard Post | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (PG), Gerald Stoney (SG), David Thompson (PF), Lawerence Brady (C) Joe Pickett, Thomas Bush, Marin Zellner, Wayne Holbert | |
| 17:01 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady is hacked by Benjamin Goss - foul #2 on Benjamin Goss, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Minard (SF) Walter Magner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:40 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 36-33 |
| 16:38 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady hits the follow up shot | 36-35 |
| 16:36 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 36-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas McCier (PF) Robert Harbor | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:24 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 16:02 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Manzi | 38-35 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Evan Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Minard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas McCier (fresh) 3 reb. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Hess (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Stoney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Patel (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawerence Brady (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney hits a shot from the left wing set up by David Thompson | 38-37 |
| 15:34 | West Virginia | John Minard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Logan (PG), David Zollicoffer (SG), Walter Magner (SF), Robert Harbor (PF), Richard Post (C) Robert Manzi, Evan Morris, John Minard, Thomas McCier, Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joe Pickett (PG), Thomas Bush (SG), Marin Zellner (PF), Wayne Holbert (C) John Hess, Gerald Stoney, David Thompson, Lawerence Brady | |
| 15:19 | Minnesota | Thomas Bush is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Thomas Bush, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| 14:50 | West Virginia | Walter Magner makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Logan | 41-37 |
| 14:22 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert jams it set up by Joe Pickett | 41-39 |
| 14:20 | West Virginia | Larry Logan is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Bush - foul #3 on Thomas Bush, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss (C) Richard Post | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 14:02 | West Virginia | Walter Magner misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 14:01 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Thomas Bush | 41-39 |
| 13:45 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel is whistled for traveling | 41-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas McCier (PF) Robert Harbor | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (PG), Gerald Stoney (SG), Jason Hall (SF), Lawerence Brady (C) Joe Pickett, Thomas Bush, Anthony Patel, Marin Zellner | |
| 13:25 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Post (C) Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Thompson (PF) Lawerence Brady | |
| 13:17 | Minnesota | David Zollicoffer is called for the reach on David Thompson - foul #2 on David Zollicoffer, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Newberger (C) Wayne Holbert | |
| 12:56 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 12:54 | Minnesota | David Thompson hits the follow up shot | 41-41 |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | Walter Magner misses the dunk attempt | 41-41 |
| 12:35 | West Virginia | Richard Post tips it home | 43-41 |
| 12:17 | Minnesota | David Thompson hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Richard Post - foul #2 on Richard Post, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Evan Morris (SG), John Minard (SF), Robert Harbor (PF), Benjamin Goss (C) Larry Logan, David Zollicoffer, Walter Magner, Thomas McCier, Richard Post | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joe Pickett (PG), Thomas Bush (SF), Wayne Holbert (C) John Hess, Jason Hall, James Newberger | |
| 12:17 | Minnesota | David Thompson makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:51 | West Virginia | John Minard hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Evan Morris | 45-44 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Evan Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Minard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Harbor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joe Pickett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Stoney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Bush (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Holbert (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Minnesota | Thomas Bush misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 11:34 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney hits the follow up shot | 45-46 |
| 11:13 | West Virginia | John Minard double dribbles | 45-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Logan (PG), Walter Magner (SF), Richard Post (C) Robert Manzi, John Minard, Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Patel (SF), Marin Zellner (PF) Thomas Bush, David Thompson | |
| 11:00 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner is called for a charge - foul #1 on Marin Zellner, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer (SG) Evan Morris | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 10:35 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-46 |
| 10:33 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 10:27 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert knocks in the jumper near the basket and the foul's on Richard Post - foul #3 on Richard Post, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas McCier (PF) Robert Harbor | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (PG), Jason Hall (SF) Joe Pickett, Gerald Stoney | |
| 10:27 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert makes the free throw | 45-49 |
| 10:03 | West Virginia | Walter Magner comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 45-49 |
| 10:02 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 09:58 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 45-49 |
| 09:57 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Marin Zellner | 45-49 |
| 09:44 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Marin Zellner is denied by Thomas McCier | 45-49 |
| 09:42 | West Virginia | Walter Magner pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 09:17 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 09:16 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to John Hess | 45-49 |
| 08:56 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert can't finish the layup | 45-49 |
| 08:55 | West Virginia | Thomas McCier snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 08:52 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer double dribbles in the backcourt | 45-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Evan Morris (SG), John Minard (SF), Robert Harbor (PF), Benjamin Goss (C) Larry Logan, David Zollicoffer, Walter Magner, Thomas McCier, Richard Post | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joe Pickett (PG), Thomas Bush (SG), Lawerence Brady (C) John Hess, Jason Hall, Wayne Holbert | |
| 08:35 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner lays it in set up by Thomas Bush | 45-51 |
| 08:14 | West Virginia | John Minard is denied on a layup by Lawerence Brady | 45-51 |
| 08:12 | Minnesota | Thomas Bush snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 08:07 | Minnesota | Thomas Bush comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 08:06 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Evan Morris | 47-51 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Evan Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Minard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Harbor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joe Pickett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Bush (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Patel (tired) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Marin Zellner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawerence Brady (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 47-51 |
| 07:34 | West Virginia | Evan Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 07:29 | West Virginia | Evan Morris is hacked by Joe Pickett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joe Pickett, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Logan (PG), David Zollicoffer (SG), Walter Magner (SF) Robert Manzi, Evan Morris, John Minard | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney (SG), David Thompson (PF), James Newberger (C) Anthony Patel, Marin Zellner, Lawerence Brady | |
| 07:10 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor's fadeaway is rejected by David Thompson | 47-51 |
| 07:08 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss tips it in | 49-51 |
| 06:47 | Minnesota | Larry Logan picks off the pass by David Thompson | 49-51 |
| 06:27 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor clanks a shot from the baseline | 49-51 |
| 06:26 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor tips it back up and in | 51-51 |
| 06:16 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Larry Logan - foul #3 on Larry Logan, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas McCier (PF), Richard Post (C) Robert Harbor, Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (PG), Jason Hall (SF), Wayne Holbert (PF), Lawerence Brady (C) Joe Pickett, Thomas Bush, David Thompson, James Newberger | |
| 06:16 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 06:16 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 06:02 | West Virginia | Walter Magner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 06:01 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 05:51 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 51-53 |
| 05:49 | West Virginia | Richard Post grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 05:29 | West Virginia | Richard Post misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Lawerence Brady - foul #1 on Lawerence Brady, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Evan Morris (SG) Larry Logan, David Zollicoffer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marin Zellner (PF) Lawerence Brady | |
| 05:29 | West Virginia | Richard Post makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 05:29 | West Virginia | Richard Post misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 05:29 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 05:12 | Minnesota | Walter Magner picks off the pass by Jason Hall | 52-53 |
| 04:44 | West Virginia | Marin Zellner swats the layup by Walter Magner | 52-53 |
| 04:42 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 04:28 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert is fouled on the floor by Walter Magner - foul #3 on Walter Magner, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Logan (PG), David Zollicoffer (SG), John Minard (SF), Robert Harbor (PF), Benjamin Goss (C) Robert Manzi, Evan Morris, Walter Magner, Thomas McCier, Richard Post | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joe Pickett (PG), Anthony Patel (SF) John Hess, Jason Hall | |
| 04:08 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 52-53 |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 03:42 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor hits a shot near the basket set up by Larry Logan and he's hacked by Anthony Patel - foul #4 on Anthony Patel, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Magner (SF) John Minard | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Bush (SG), David Thompson (PF), Lawerence Brady (C) Gerald Stoney, Marin Zellner, Wayne Holbert | |
| 03:42 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor misses the free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:42 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Lawerence Brady | 54-53 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Logan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Walter Magner (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Harbor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joe Pickett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Bush (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Patel (tired) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - David Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawerence Brady (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Minnesota | Joe Pickett hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Thomas Bush | 54-56 |
| 03:19 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor buries a runner from close range set up by Larry Logan | 56-56 |
| 02:57 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel's pass is intercepted by Walter Magner | 56-56 |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | Walter Magner banks in the layup | 58-56 |
| 02:54 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas McCier (PF), Richard Post (C) Robert Harbor, Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Hall (SF), Marin Zellner (PF), Wayne Holbert (C) Anthony Patel, David Thompson, Lawerence Brady | |
| 02:34 | Minnesota | Thomas Bush scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 02:09 | West Virginia | Marin Zellner swats the layup by Larry Logan | 58-59 |
| 02:07 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 01:41 | Minnesota | Jason Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney (SG), Anthony Patel (SF) Thomas Bush, Jason Hall | |
| 01:16 | West Virginia | Richard Post makes the wide open floater in the lane on a nice dish by Larry Logan | 60-59 |
| 00:54 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Post - foul #4 on Richard Post, team foul #7 | 60-59 |
| 00:54 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:54 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Richard Post grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Larry Logan throws it down on a nice dish by David Zollicoffer and he's hacked by Joe Pickett - foul #5 on Joe Pickett, team foul #8 | 62-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (PG) Joe Pickett | |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Larry Logan misses the free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:35 | Minnesota | Wayne Holbert snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 00:07 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney misses the lay-in | 62-60 |
| 00:05 | Minnesota | Marin Zellner can't tip it in | 62-60 |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Stoney | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Gerald Stoney misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-60 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer snags the defensive board | 62-60 |