| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Nunn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) PF - Anthony Dillman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Wasson (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gerald Hale (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scott Capone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sonny Riggs (fresh) PF - Aaron Devine (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Schirmer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs inbounds the ball | 24-19 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Minnesota | Scott Capone double dribbles | 24-19 |
| 19:17 | West Virginia | David Nunn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-19 |
| 19:15 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine grabs the board | 24-19 |
| 19:00 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-19 |
| 18:58 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman grabs the defensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 18:40 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman loses the dribble to Gerald Hale | 24-19 |
| 18:21 | Minnesota | A charge is called on Aaron Devine - foul #1 on Aaron Devine, team foul #1 | 24-19 |
| 18:03 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Aaron Devine - foul #2 on Aaron Devine, team foul #2 | 24-19 |
| 18:03 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 18:03 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman misses the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 18:03 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer grabs the defensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 17:47 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Scott Capone | 25-21 |
| 17:20 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Aaron Devine - foul #3 on Aaron Devine, team foul #3 | 25-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Hardin (SF) Aaron Devine | |
| 17:20 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 17:20 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman misses the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 17:20 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer pulls down the rebound | 26-21 |
| 17:00 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer knocks in the floater from the left block | 26-23 |
| 16:43 | West Virginia | David Nunn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman grabs the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 16:27 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman travels with the ball | 26-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford (SF) Dewey Mills | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:06 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer is hacked by Joseph Wasson - foul #2 on Joseph Wasson, team foul #1 | 26-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jason Sisler (PF) Anthony Dillman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 15:58 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 26-23 |
| 15:56 | West Virginia | Jason Sisler pulls down the rebound | 26-23 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Bissett (fresh) SG - David Nunn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Sisler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Wasson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gerald Hale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scott Capone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Hardin (fresh) PF - Sonny Riggs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ernest Schirmer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:29 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Jason Sisler | 28-23 |
| 15:18 | Minnesota | Scott Capone is hacked by Norbert Shackelford - foul #1 on Norbert Shackelford, team foul #2 | 28-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Robert Boyle (SG) Jack Bissett, David Nunn | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (PG), Aaron Devine (PF) Gerald Hale, Brian Hardin | |
| 14:58 | Minnesota | Scott Capone misses the lay-in | 28-23 |
| 14:57 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 14:39 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Norbert Shackelford | 31-23 |
| 14:20 | Minnesota | Joseph Wasson steals the ball from Wayne Horton | 31-23 |
| 13:57 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Norbert Shackelford | 33-23 |
| 13:39 | Minnesota | Norbert Shackelford picks off the pass by Scott Capone | 33-23 |
| 13:36 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford lays it in | 35-23 |
| 13:20 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine blows the dunk | 35-23 |
| 13:19 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer tips it back up and in | 35-25 |
| 12:53 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-25 |
| 12:51 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs snags the defensive board | 35-25 |
| 12:43 | Minnesota | Scott Capone is hacked by Robert Boyle - foul #1 on Robert Boyle, team foul #3 | 35-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Bissett (PG), David Nunn (SG), Anthony Dillman (PF) Dewey Mills, Robert Boyle, Jason Sisler | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:24 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton is fouled on the floor by Jack Bissett - foul #1 on Jack Bissett, team foul #4 | 35-25 |
| 12:11 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 35-25 |
| 12:10 | Minnesota | Scott Capone pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 11:55 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Boyle (SF) Norbert Shackelford | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Bissett (fresh) SG - David Nunn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Boyle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Dillman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Wasson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Horton (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Capone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sonny Riggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Devine (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernest Schirmer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:32 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Robert Boyle, team foul #5 | 35-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jason Sisler (C) Joseph Wasson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Hale (SF) Scott Capone | |
| 11:28 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wayne Horton, team foul #4 | 35-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG) Robert Boyle | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Hardin (SF) Wayne Horton | |
| 11:16 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 35-25 |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman can't tip it in | 35-25 |
| 11:13 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Aaron Devine | 35-25 |
| 10:51 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Sonny Riggs | 35-27 |
| 10:25 | West Virginia | David Nunn is fouled on the floor by Ernest Schirmer - foul #2 on Ernest Schirmer, team foul #5 | 35-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson (C) Jason Sisler | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Capone (SG) Brian Hardin | |
| 10:02 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman buries a jumper from the baseline | 37-27 |
| 09:55 | Minnesota | Jack Bissett steals it from Scott Capone | 37-27 |
| 09:26 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 37-27 |
| 09:24 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson gets the offensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 09:00 | West Virginia | Ernest Schirmer picks off the pass by Joseph Wasson | 37-27 |
| 08:38 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs buries a 3 from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 08:21 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman is hacked by Scott Capone - foul #1 on Scott Capone, team foul #6 | 37-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Boyle (SG), Norbert Shackelford (SF), Jason Sisler (PF), Jeffrey Hostetter (C) Dewey Mills, Jack Bissett, Anthony Dillman, Joseph Wasson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Brian Hardin (SF) Scott Capone, Sonny Riggs | |
| 08:02 | West Virginia | David Nunn drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-30 |
| 07:36 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise misses badly on a shot from the left side | 40-30 |
| 07:34 | West Virginia | Jason Sisler gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Nunn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Boyle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jason Sisler (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Hostetter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Hale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Hardin (fresh) PF - Aaron Devine (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernest Schirmer (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:17 | West Virginia | Jason Sisler is whistled for traveling | 40-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Bissett (PG), Joseph Wasson (C) David Nunn, Jeffrey Hostetter | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (PG) Lionel Weise | |
| 07:00 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 06:58 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 06:39 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 06:38 | West Virginia | Jason Sisler hits the follow up shot | 42-30 |
| 06:16 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-30 |
| 06:14 | West Virginia | Jason Sisler grabs the board | 42-30 |
| 05:48 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 05:46 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin pulls down the rebound | 42-30 |
| 05:46 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), David Nunn (SG), Anthony Dillman (PF) Robert Boyle, Norbert Shackelford, Jason Sisler | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Capone (SG), Sonny Riggs (SF) Gerald Hale, Brian Hardin | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:28 | Minnesota | Anthony Dillman swats the layup by Ernest Schirmer | 42-30 |
| 05:27 | West Virginia | David Nunn grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 05:04 | West Virginia | David Nunn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-30 |
| 05:02 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs grabs the board | 42-30 |
| 04:38 | Minnesota | Dewey Mills picks off the pass by Sonny Riggs | 42-30 |
| 04:21 | West Virginia | David Nunn scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-30 |
| 04:06 | Minnesota | Scott Capone hits a runner in the paint set up by Wayne Horton and the foul's on David Nunn - foul #2 on David Nunn, team foul #6 | 45-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Boyle (SG), Norbert Shackelford (SF), Jason Sisler (PF), Jeffrey Hostetter (C) David Nunn, Jack Bissett, Anthony Dillman, Joseph Wasson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Gerald Hale (SG), Brian Hardin (SF) Wayne Horton, Aaron Devine, Ernest Schirmer | |
| 04:06 | Minnesota | Scott Capone makes the free throw | 45-33 |
| 03:40 | West Virginia | Lionel Weise is called for the reach on Norbert Shackelford - foul #1 on Lionel Weise, team foul #7 | 45-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tom Matthews (SF) Dewey Mills | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 03:40 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford misses the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 03:40 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Scott Capone | 45-33 |
| 03:17 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 03:15 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin grabs the offensive rebound | 45-33 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Boyle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Matthews (fresh) PF - Jason Sisler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Hostetter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Hale (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Hardin (fresh) PF - Sonny Riggs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. C - Scott Capone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:04 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-33 |
| 03:02 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs hits the follow up shot | 45-35 |
| 02:40 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 02:23 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-35 |
| 02:21 | West Virginia | Jason Sisler grabs the board | 48-35 |
| 02:03 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle knocks in the floater from the left side | 50-35 |
| 01:54 | Minnesota | Scott Capone misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 50-35 |
| 01:53 | West Virginia | Jason Sisler grabs the defensive rebound | 50-35 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:34 | West Virginia | Lionel Weise is called for the reach on Tom Matthews - foul #2 on Lionel Weise, team foul #8 | 50-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Aaron Devine (PF), Ernest Schirmer (C) Sonny Riggs, Scott Capone | |
| 01:34 | West Virginia | Tom Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 01:34 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Ernest Schirmer | 50-35 |
| 01:18 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG) Tom Matthews | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 01:07 | West Virginia | Lionel Weise steps in front of the Jason Sisler pass | 50-35 |
| 00:44 | Minnesota | Jason Sisler steals the ball from Ernest Schirmer | 50-35 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle's fadeaway is rejected by Ernest Schirmer | 50-35 |
| 00:19 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer snags the defensive board | 50-35 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer misses the easy layup | 50-35 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Hostetter grabs the defensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills runs out the clock | 50-35 |