| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Duval (fresh) SG - James Leland (fresh) SF - Cody Febus (fresh) PF - Otis Shuff (fresh) C - Harry Messina (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Boyce Kimbro (fresh) SG - Seth Beard (fresh) SF - Michael Ivey (fresh) PF - Bruce Yardley (fresh) C - Lance Jewell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Otis Shuff wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | NC State | Cody Febus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | NC State | The rebound goes to Cody Febus | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | NC State | Harry Messina hits the finger roll | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Minnesota | Lance Jewell loses the ball out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | NC State | James Leland misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:00 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Boyce Kimbro | 2-2 |
| 17:47 | NC State | Harry Messina can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:45 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | Minnesota | Lance Jewell's pass is intercepted by Michael Duval | 2-2 |
| 17:37 | NC State | Cody Febus banks in the layup set up by Michael Duval | 4-2 |
| 17:26 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Cody Febus - foul #1 on Cody Febus, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:26 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:26 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:09 | NC State | Michael Duval misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 17:08 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Bruce Yardley | 4-4 |
| 16:51 | Minnesota | Seth Beard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-4 |
| 16:49 | NC State | Cody Febus grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:31 | NC State | Harry Messina loses the dribble to Lance Jewell | 4-4 |
| 16:16 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Seth Beard | 4-6 |
| 16:10 | NC State | Harry Messina blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Ivey - foul #1 on Michael Ivey, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | NC State | Aaron Grimaldi (PG), Andrew Gay (SF), William Jenkins (C) Michael Duval, Cody Febus, Otis Shuff | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rodney May (C) Lance Jewell | |
| 16:10 | NC State | Harry Messina makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:10 | NC State | Harry Messina makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:48 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey is fouled on the floor by Andrew Gay - foul #1 on Andrew Gay, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | NC State | Arthur Wilmot (SG), Otis Shuff (PF) James Leland, Harry Messina | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler (PG), Frank Nall (SF) Boyce Kimbro, Michael Ivey | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Aaron Grimaldi (fresh) SG - Arthur Wilmot (fresh) SF - Andrew Gay (fresh) PF - Otis Shuff (fresh) C - William Jenkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Wheeler (fresh) SG - Seth Beard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Nall (fresh) PF - Bruce Yardley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney May (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley misses short on a runner in the lane | 6-6 |
| 15:36 | NC State | Otis Shuff pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:19 | NC State | William Jenkins's layup is rejected by Bruce Yardley | 6-6 |
| 15:18 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Rodney May | 6-6 |
| 15:13 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Seth Beard and he's hacked by Andrew Gay - foul #2 on Andrew Gay, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | NC State | Raymond Sherwood (SF) Andrew Gay | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore (SG) Seth Beard | |
| 15:13 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler makes the free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:59 | NC State | Aaron Grimaldi comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-9 |
| 14:57 | NC State | William Jenkins tips it back up and in | 8-9 |
| 14:37 | Minnesota | Rodney May is fouled on the floor by William Jenkins - foul #1 on William Jenkins, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Duval (PG), James Leland (SG) Aaron Grimaldi, Arthur Wilmot | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro (PG), Michael Ivey (SF), Lance Jewell (C) Gregory Wheeler, Frank Nall, Rodney May | |
| 14:24 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-9 |
| 14:23 | NC State | The rebound goes to Otis Shuff | 8-9 |
| 13:54 | NC State | Boyce Kimbro steals it from Otis Shuff | 8-9 |
| 13:49 | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore banks in the layup on a great pass from Boyce Kimbro | 8-11 |
| 13:31 | NC State | Lance Jewell blocks the short jumper by Michael Duval | 8-11 |
| 13:30 | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:10 | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 8-11 |
| 13:08 | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore grabs the offensive board | 8-11 |
| 12:57 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley loses the dribble to William Jenkins | 8-11 |
| 12:52 | NC State | Otis Shuff knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 10-11 |
| 12:30 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 10-11 |
| 12:28 | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore snags the offensive board | 10-11 |
| 12:20 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-11 |
| 12:19 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey grabs the offensive board | 10-11 |
| 12:11 | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 12:09 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley hits the follow up shot | 10-13 |
| 11:48 | NC State | Otis Shuff clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 10-13 |
| 11:46 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Duval (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Leland (fairly fresh) SF - Raymond Sherwood (fairly fresh) PF - Otis Shuff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Boyce Kimbro (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jean Bazemore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Ivey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bruce Yardley (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Lance Jewell (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jean Bazemore | 10-15 |
| 11:09 | NC State | James Leland is hacked by Jean Bazemore - foul #1 on Jean Bazemore, team foul #2 | 10-15 |
| Subs | NC State | Aaron Grimaldi (PG), Arthur Wilmot (SG), Cody Febus (SF), Harry Messina (C) Michael Duval, James Leland, Raymond Sherwood, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler (PG), Seth Beard (SG), Frank Nall (SF), Justin Hines (PF), Rodney May (C) Boyce Kimbro, Jean Bazemore, Michael Ivey, Bruce Yardley, Lance Jewell | |
| 11:00 | NC State | Otis Shuff banks in the layup set up by Harry Messina | 12-15 |
| 10:47 | Minnesota | Frank Nall hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 12-15 |
| 10:46 | Minnesota | Seth Beard pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 10:25 | Minnesota | Frank Nall misses the easy layup | 12-15 |
| 10:23 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler hits the follow up shot | 12-17 |
| 09:58 | NC State | Arthur Wilmot misses the floater from just outside the lane | 12-17 |
| 09:56 | NC State | Otis Shuff gets the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 09:36 | NC State | Cody Febus is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Cody Febus, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | NC State | James Leland (SG) Cody Febus | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro (PG) Gregory Wheeler | |
| 09:15 | Minnesota | Seth Beard makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Justin Hines | 12-20 |
| 08:58 | NC State | James Leland hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-20 |
| 08:45 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 14-20 |
| 08:43 | NC State | Harry Messina snags the defensive board | 14-20 |
| 08:37 | NC State | Otis Shuff misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 14-20 |
| 08:36 | NC State | Otis Shuff pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 08:19 | NC State | Harry Messina buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Otis Shuff | 16-20 |
| 07:59 | Minnesota | Seth Beard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-20 |
| 07:57 | Minnesota | Frank Nall grabs the offensive board | 16-20 |
| 07:44 | Minnesota | Otis Shuff is called for the reach on Frank Nall - foul #1 on Otis Shuff, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Duval (PG), Raymond Sherwood (SF), William Jenkins (PF) Aaron Grimaldi, Arthur Wilmot, Otis Shuff | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler (PG), Michael Ivey (PF), Lance Jewell (C) Boyce Kimbro, Justin Hines, Rodney May | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Duval (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Leland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Sherwood (fresh) PF - William Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harry Messina (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Seth Beard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Nall (fresh) PF - Michael Ivey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lance Jewell (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Minnesota | James Leland is called for the reach on Gregory Wheeler - foul #1 on James Leland, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore (SG), Bruce Yardley (PF) Seth Beard, Frank Nall | |
| 07:26 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 07:26 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:14 | NC State | Gregory Wheeler steps in front of the Raymond Sherwood pass | 16-22 |
| 06:58 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Ivey | 16-24 |
| 06:48 | NC State | Raymond Sherwood misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 16-24 |
| 06:46 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey snags the defensive board | 16-24 |
| 06:30 | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-24 |
| Subs | NC State | Otis Shuff (PF) Harry Messina | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro (PG), Seth Beard (SG), Frank Nall (SF) Gregory Wheeler, Jean Bazemore, Bruce Yardley | |
| 06:15 | NC State | William Jenkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-24 |
| 06:13 | Minnesota | Lance Jewell grabs the defensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 05:52 | Minnesota | Frank Nall knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Boyce Kimbro | 16-26 |
| 05:30 | NC State | William Jenkins can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 16-26 |
| 05:28 | Minnesota | Lance Jewell snags the defensive board | 16-26 |
| 05:08 | Minnesota | Frank Nall lays it in | 16-28 |
| 04:49 | NC State | James Leland clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-28 |
| 04:47 | NC State | Raymond Sherwood grabs the offensive rebound | 16-28 |
| 04:38 | NC State | James Leland knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-28 |
| 04:26 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro hits the finger roll set up by Seth Beard | 19-30 |
| 04:08 | NC State | William Jenkins misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Ivey - foul #2 on Michael Ivey, team foul #3 | 19-30 |
| Subs | NC State | Aaron Grimaldi (PG), Arthur Wilmot (SF), Harry Messina (C) Michael Duval, Raymond Sherwood, Otis Shuff | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore (SG), Gregory Wheeler (SF), Bruce Yardley (PF), Rodney May (C) Seth Beard, Frank Nall, Michael Ivey, Lance Jewell | |
| 04:08 | NC State | William Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 04:08 | NC State | William Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 04:08 | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore snags the defensive board | 19-30 |
| 04:01 | Minnesota | Rodney May scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 19-32 |
| 03:41 | NC State | James Leland hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-32 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Aaron Grimaldi (fresh) SG - James Leland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Arthur Wilmot (fresh) PF - William Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Harry Messina (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Boyce Kimbro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jean Bazemore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Wheeler (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Bruce Yardley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney May (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:29 | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Bruce Yardley | 22-35 |
| 03:16 | NC State | Gregory Wheeler steals the ball from Arthur Wilmot | 22-35 |
| 03:12 | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore hits the finger roll set up by Gregory Wheeler | 22-37 |
| 03:00 | NC State | Harry Messina's layup is rejected by Bruce Yardley | 22-37 |
| 02:58 | NC State | Harry Messina snags the offensive board | 22-37 |
| 02:50 | NC State | Arthur Wilmot drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from James Leland | 24-37 |
| 02:30 | Minnesota | William Jenkins steals it from Jean Bazemore | 24-37 |
| 02:14 | NC State | Aaron Grimaldi clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 24-37 |
| 02:12 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler grabs the board | 24-37 |
| 01:57 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro is fouled on the floor by Aaron Grimaldi - foul #1 on Aaron Grimaldi, team foul #8 | 24-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Duval (PG), Cody Febus (SF), Otis Shuff (PF), Andrew Gay (C) Aaron Grimaldi, James Leland, William Jenkins, Harry Messina | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Seth Beard (SG), Michael Ivey (SF), Justin Hines (PF), Lance Jewell (C) Jean Bazemore, Gregory Wheeler, Bruce Yardley, Rodney May | |
| 01:57 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 01:57 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro makes the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 01:34 | NC State | Arthur Wilmot drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-39 |
| 01:16 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Seth Beard | 27-42 |
| 00:56 | NC State | Cody Febus misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-42 |
| 00:54 | Minnesota | Justin Hines pulls down the rebound | 27-42 |
| 00:35 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-42 |
| 00:34 | NC State | Cody Febus snags the defensive board | 27-42 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Justin Hines is called for the reach on Otis Shuff - foul #1 on Justin Hines, team foul #4 | 27-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Messina (PF) Otis Shuff | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler (PG), Rodney May (C) Boyce Kimbro, Lance Jewell | |
| 00:02 | NC State | Michael Duval hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 30-42 |