| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph King (fresh) SG - Gerald Costello (fresh) SF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Stukes (fresh) 4 reb. C - Johnny Pate (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Franklin (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Larry Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Palko (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad McDonald (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Stanley Metzinger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | David Palko inbounds the ball | 16-37 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger scores on a shot from the left side | 16-39 |
| 19:17 | Penn State | Gerald Costello throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-39 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:48 | Minnesota | David Palko is fouled on the floor by Robert Jackson - foul #2 on Robert Jackson, team foul #1 | 16-39 |
| 18:19 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by John Franklin | 16-41 |
| 18:10 | Penn State | Gerald Costello scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Johnny Pate out of the doubleteam | 19-41 |
| 17:45 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by John Franklin | 19-43 |
| 17:41 | Penn State | John Franklin picks off the pass by Joseph King in the backcourt | 19-43 |
| 17:38 | Minnesota | David Palko hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Franklin | 19-45 |
| 17:28 | Penn State | Robert Jackson's pass is intercepted by Larry Chapman | 19-45 |
| 17:11 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman is fouled on the floor by Gerald Costello - foul #3 on Gerald Costello, team foul #2 | 19-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Downard (SG), Lowell Hill (SF), Adam Knorr (PF), Jonny Russell (C) Gerald Costello, Robert Jackson, David Stukes, Johnny Pate | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin (C) Stanley Metzinger | |
| 16:48 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman's fadeaway is rejected by Adam Knorr | 19-45 |
| 16:47 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Adam Knorr | 19-45 |
| 16:37 | Penn State | Joseph King can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas Giblin - foul #2 on Thomas Giblin, team foul #1 | 19-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Shelley (SF) David Palko | |
| 16:37 | Penn State | Joseph King makes the 1st free throw | 20-45 |
| 16:37 | Penn State | Joseph King makes the 2nd free throw | 21-45 |
| 16:11 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 21-45 |
| 16:10 | Minnesota | James Shelley tips it home | 21-47 |
| 16:00 | Penn State | Michael Downard buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Lowell Hill | 24-47 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Downard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Hill (fresh) PF - Adam Knorr (fresh) C - Jonny Russell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Franklin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Chapman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Shelley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad McDonald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Giblin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Minnesota | Lowell Hill steals it from James Shelley | 24-47 |
| 15:27 | Penn State | Lowell Hill can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-47 |
| 15:25 | Minnesota | John Franklin snags the defensive board | 24-47 |
| 15:03 | Minnesota | James Shelley is denied on a layup by Jonny Russell | 24-47 |
| 15:01 | Minnesota | James Shelley tips it but misses | 24-47 |
| 14:59 | Penn State | Jonny Russell gets the rebound | 24-47 |
| 14:48 | Penn State | James Shelley swats the layup by Jonny Russell | 24-47 |
| 14:47 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Thomas Giblin | 24-47 |
| 14:40 | Minnesota | James Shelley comes up short on the shot from the right block | 24-47 |
| 14:39 | Penn State | Joseph King grabs the defensive rebound | 24-47 |
| 14:28 | Penn State | Lowell Hill's pass is intercepted by Chad McDonald | 24-47 |
| 13:59 | Minnesota | Lowell Hill picks off the pass by Larry Chapman | 24-47 |
| 13:48 | Penn State | Lowell Hill makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Downard | 27-47 |
| 13:20 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from John Franklin out of a doubleteam and the foul's on Lowell Hill - foul #1 on Lowell Hill, team foul #3 | 27-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Costello (SG), Robert Jackson (SF), David Stukes (PF), Johnny Pate (C) Michael Downard, Lowell Hill, Adam Knorr, Jonny Russell | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Palko (SF), Stanley Metzinger (C) James Shelley, Thomas Giblin | |
| 13:20 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald misses the free throw | 27-49 |
| 13:20 | Penn State | David Stukes gets the rebound | 27-49 |
| 13:01 | Penn State | The jump hook by Johnny Pate is blocked by Stanley Metzinger | 27-49 |
| 12:59 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman grabs the board | 27-49 |
| 12:38 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 27-49 |
| 12:36 | Minnesota | John Franklin pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-49 |
| 12:15 | Minnesota | John Franklin is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-49 |
| 12:13 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger tips it in | 27-51 |
| 11:48 | Penn State | David Stukes scores on a floater from the baseline | 29-51 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph King (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Costello (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Stukes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Pate (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Franklin (tiring) 10 pts. 10 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Chapman (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Palko (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad McDonald (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Stanley Metzinger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:29 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman is hacked by Joseph King - foul #3 on Joseph King, team foul #4 | 29-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Downard (SG) Joseph King | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel (PG), Scott Paulsen (SG), Nathan Frazier (PF) John Franklin, Larry Chapman, Chad McDonald | |
| 11:11 | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-54 |
| 10:55 | Penn State | Johnny Pate makes the contested shot from the left side on a nice dish by Gerald Costello and he's fouled by Stanley Metzinger - foul #1 on Stanley Metzinger, team foul #2 | 31-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lowell Hill (SF), Robert Slaugh (PF) Robert Jackson, David Stukes | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin (C) Stanley Metzinger | |
| 10:55 | Penn State | Johnny Pate makes the free throw | 32-54 |
| 10:33 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Scott Paulsen | 32-56 |
| 10:15 | Penn State | Johnny Pate makes the contested floater in the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Costello | 34-56 |
| 09:55 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 34-56 |
| 09:53 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-56 |
| 09:39 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Thomas Giblin, team foul #3 | 34-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Jackson (SG), David Stukes (PF), Jonny Russell (C) Gerald Costello, Robert Slaugh, Johnny Pate | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Franklin (PG), Larry Chapman (SG), James Shelley (SF), Stanley Metzinger (C) Dikembe Emanuel, Scott Paulsen, David Palko, Thomas Giblin | |
| 09:22 | Penn State | Robert Jackson buries a 3 from the right corner | 37-56 |
| 09:03 | Minnesota | James Shelley connects on the open jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Franklin | 37-58 |
| 08:44 | Penn State | Michael Downard comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 37-58 |
| 08:42 | Penn State | Lowell Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 37-58 |
| 08:29 | Penn State | Lowell Hill drills a floater from just outside the lane | 39-58 |
| 08:00 | Minnesota | James Shelley lays it up and in set up by John Franklin and the foul's on Lowell Hill - foul #2 on Lowell Hill, team foul #5 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (PG), Gerald Costello (SG), Adam Knorr (PF) Michael Downard, Lowell Hill, David Stukes | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Chad McDonald (PF), Thomas Giblin (C) Nathan Frazier, Stanley Metzinger | |
| 08:00 | Minnesota | James Shelley makes the free throw | 39-61 |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Robert Jackson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-61 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Costello (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Adam Knorr (fresh) C - Jonny Russell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Franklin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 12 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Chapman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Shelley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad McDonald (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Giblin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Minnesota | James Shelley is whistled for a carry | 42-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Slaugh (SF) Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel (PG), David Palko (SF) John Franklin, James Shelley | |
| 07:21 | Penn State | Gerald Costello scores on a 3 from straight away | 45-61 |
| 07:04 | Minnesota | David Palko makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Emanuel and the foul's on Joseph King - foul #4 on Joseph King, team foul #6 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Johnny Pate (C) Jonny Russell | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 07:04 | Minnesota | David Palko misses the free throw | 45-63 |
| 07:04 | Penn State | Johnny Pate grabs the defensive rebound | 45-63 |
| 06:54 | Penn State | Robert Slaugh hits the finger roll | 47-63 |
| 06:30 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 47-65 |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Adam Knorr is denied on a dunk by Thomas Giblin | 47-65 |
| 06:14 | Penn State | Johnny Pate can't tip it in | 47-65 |
| 06:13 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald grabs the defensive rebound | 47-65 |
| 05:46 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald banks in the layup | 47-67 |
| 05:39 | Penn State | Johnny Pate misses the jump hook from close range | 47-67 |
| 05:38 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin gets the rebound | 47-67 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:09 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-67 |
| 05:08 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Johnny Pate | 47-67 |
| 05:08 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-67 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Downard (SG), Robert Jackson (SF), David Stukes (PF) Joseph King, Robert Slaugh, Adam Knorr | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Franklin (PG), Stanley Metzinger (C) Dikembe Emanuel, Thomas Giblin | |
| 04:42 | Penn State | Robert Jackson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-67 |
| 04:40 | Penn State | Johnny Pate pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-67 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:21 | Penn State | Robert Jackson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-67 |
| 04:20 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman pulls down the rebound | 47-67 |
| 03:57 | Minnesota | David Stukes is called for the reach on Chad McDonald - foul #2 on David Stukes, team foul #7 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jonny Russell (C) Johnny Pate | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel (PG), Scott Paulsen (SG), James Shelley (SF), Thomas Giblin (C) John Franklin, Larry Chapman, David Palko, Stanley Metzinger | |
| 03:57 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 47-68 |
| 03:57 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 47-69 |
| 03:40 | Penn State | Jonny Russell misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Chad McDonald - foul #1 on Chad McDonald, team foul #4 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier (PF) Chad McDonald | |
| 03:40 | Penn State | Jonny Russell makes the 1st free throw | 48-69 |
| 03:40 | Penn State | Jonny Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Costello (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Downard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Stukes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonny Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Paulsen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Shelley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nathan Frazier (fresh) C - Thomas Giblin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Minnesota | Jonny Russell is called for the reach on Thomas Giblin - foul #1 on Jonny Russell, team foul #8 | 49-69 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (PG) Gerald Costello | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 03:15 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin misses the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 03:15 | Penn State | Jonny Russell snags the defensive board | 49-69 |
| 03:00 | Penn State | Robert Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-69 |
| 02:33 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel is whistled for traveling | 49-69 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lowell Hill (SF), Adam Knorr (PF) Robert Jackson, David Stukes | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:18 | Penn State | Lowell Hill knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-69 |
| 01:57 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-69 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Costello (SG), Robert Jackson (SF), David Stukes (PF), Johnny Pate (C) Michael Downard, Lowell Hill, Adam Knorr, Jonny Russell | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:42 | Penn State | David Stukes misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Scott Paulsen - foul #1 on Scott Paulsen, team foul #5 | 52-69 |
| 01:42 | Penn State | David Stukes makes the 1st free throw | 53-69 |
| 01:42 | Penn State | David Stukes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 01:14 | Minnesota | James Shelley knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 54-71 |
| 00:53 | Penn State | Johnny Pate is fouled on the floor by Thomas Giblin as he's doubleteamed - foul #4 on Thomas Giblin, team foul #6 | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Johnny Pate's floater is tipped away by Nathan Frazier | 54-71 |
| 00:49 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin gets the rebound | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:22 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joseph King - foul #5 on Joseph King, team foul #9 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Downard (SG) Joseph King | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:22 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 00:22 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 54-73 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Michael Downard misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-73 |
| 00:15 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier grabs the board | 54-73 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel runs out the clock | 54-73 |