| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Boyce Kimbro (fresh) SG - Seth Beard (fresh) SF - Gerald Lizotte (fresh) PF - Michael Ivey (fresh) C - Jack Herring (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Kenneth Biesenthal (fresh) SG - Michael Duval (fresh) SF - Andrew Gay (fresh) PF - John Stigall (fresh) C - William Jenkins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | John Stigall wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | NC State | Michael Duval makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kenneth Biesenthal | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | Minnesota | Jack Herring's layup is rejected by William Jenkins | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | NC State | Andrew Gay pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | NC State | William Jenkins is hacked by Jack Herring - foul #1 on Jack Herring, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:30 | NC State | Gerald Lizotte takes the ball from Andrew Gay | 0-3 |
| 18:27 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro misses the easy layup | 0-3 |
| 18:26 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro grabs the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:11 | Minnesota | Seth Beard's 3 pointer is rejected by William Jenkins | 0-3 |
| 18:10 | NC State | Andrew Gay pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:41 | NC State | The jump hook by Andrew Gay is blocked by Jack Herring | 0-3 |
| 17:39 | Minnesota | Jack Herring grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 17:15 | Minnesota | Seth Beard misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 17:13 | Minnesota | Jack Herring grabs the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 16:56 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey misses the lay-in | 0-3 |
| 16:55 | NC State | William Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 16:42 | NC State | Andrew Gay comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 0-3 |
| 16:40 | Minnesota | Jack Herring snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 16:22 | Minnesota | Seth Beard hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Boyce Kimbro | 2-3 |
| 16:04 | NC State | Michael Duval misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 16:03 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Boyce Kimbro (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Seth Beard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Lizotte (fresh) PF - Michael Ivey (fresh) C - Jack Herring (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Kenneth Biesenthal (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Duval (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Gay (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Stigall (fresh) C - William Jenkins (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:54 | Minnesota | Seth Beard makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 15:30 | NC State | Michael Ivey swats the layup by William Jenkins | 5-3 |
| 15:29 | NC State | Michael Duval grabs the offensive board | 5-3 |
| 15:09 | NC State | Michael Duval can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 15:08 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 14:51 | Minnesota | Seth Beard drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-3 |
| 14:29 | NC State | Michael Duval connects on the jumper from the baseline | 8-5 |
| 14:02 | Minnesota | Andrew Gay steps in front of the Gerald Lizotte pass | 8-5 |
| 13:41 | NC State | William Jenkins misses long on a floater from the baseline | 8-5 |
| 13:39 | NC State | William Jenkins tips it home | 8-7 |
| 13:29 | Minnesota | Seth Beard is denied on a layup by John Stigall | 8-7 |
| 13:27 | Minnesota | Seth Beard gets the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:14 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Stigall - foul #1 on John Stigall, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Nall (SF) Gerald Lizotte | |
| Subs | NC State | Jean Elks (SG), Olin Osmanski (PF) Kenneth Biesenthal, John Stigall | |
| 13:14 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:14 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:14 | Minnesota | Frank Nall snags the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 13:01 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 12:59 | NC State | Andrew Gay pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 12:43 | NC State | Andrew Gay travels with the ball | 8-7 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner (PG), Jean Bazemore (SG), Bruce Yardley (PF) Boyce Kimbro, Seth Beard, Michael Ivey | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 12:22 | Minnesota | Frank Nall misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 8-7 |
| 12:20 | NC State | The rebound goes to Olin Osmanski | 8-7 |
| 12:05 | NC State | William Jenkins buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Jean Elks and he's fouled by Frank Nall - foul #1 on Frank Nall, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| 12:05 | NC State | William Jenkins makes the free throw | 8-10 |
| 11:47 | Minnesota | Jack Herring misses the lay-in | 8-10 |
| 11:45 | NC State | Jean Elks snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stanley Steiner (fresh) SG - Jean Bazemore (fresh) SF - Frank Nall (fresh) PF - Bruce Yardley (fresh) C - Jack Herring (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Duval (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jean Elks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Gay (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Olin Osmanski (fresh) C - William Jenkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | NC State | Michael Duval misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-10 |
| 11:30 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Frank Nall | 8-10 |
| 11:26 | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner is called for a charge - foul #1 on Stanley Steiner, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro (PG), Seth Beard (SG), Gerald Lizotte (SF) Stanley Steiner, Jean Bazemore, Frank Nall | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Biesenthal (PG) Jean Elks | |
| 11:00 | NC State | William Jenkins connects on the floater from the left block set up by Kenneth Biesenthal | 8-12 |
| 10:38 | Minnesota | Seth Beard drills a 3 from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 10:20 | NC State | Gerald Lizotte picks off the pass by Kenneth Biesenthal | 11-12 |
| 10:17 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro hits the finger roll set up by Gerald Lizotte | 13-12 |
| 09:49 | NC State | Andrew Gay misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 13-12 |
| 09:48 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 09:46 | Minnesota | Michael Duval steals the ball from Boyce Kimbro in the backcourt | 13-12 |
| 09:29 | NC State | Seth Beard takes the ball from Michael Duval | 13-12 |
| 09:26 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley throws it down on a great pass from Seth Beard | 15-12 |
| 09:08 | NC State | Michael Duval clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 09:06 | NC State | William Jenkins tips it home | 15-14 |
| 08:44 | Minnesota | Seth Beard travels with the ball | 15-14 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Nall (SF), Michael Ivey (PF), Rodney May (C) Gerald Lizotte, Bruce Yardley, Jack Herring | |
| Subs | NC State | Jean Elks (SG), John Stigall (PF), Joseph Chisholm (C) Michael Duval, Olin Osmanski, William Jenkins | |
| 08:29 | NC State | Kenneth Biesenthal connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Andrew Gay | 15-16 |
| 08:11 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro is hacked by Kenneth Biesenthal - foul #1 on Kenneth Biesenthal, team foul #2 | 15-16 |
| 07:53 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey loses the ball out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore (SG) Seth Beard | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 07:28 | NC State | Jean Bazemore is called for the reach on John Stigall - foul #1 on Jean Bazemore, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner (PG) Boyce Kimbro | |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pomeroy (SF), William Jenkins (C) Andrew Gay, Joseph Chisholm | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stanley Steiner (fresh) SG - Jean Bazemore (fresh) SF - Frank Nall (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Ivey (fresh) C - Rodney May (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Kenneth Biesenthal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jean Elks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jon Pomeroy (fresh) PF - John Stigall (fresh) C - William Jenkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:11 | NC State | Jon Pomeroy buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jean Elks | 15-19 |
| 06:54 | Minnesota | Rodney May misses the lay-in | 15-19 |
| 06:52 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey tips it in | 17-19 |
| 06:34 | NC State | Kenneth Biesenthal's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Ivey | 17-19 |
| 06:33 | NC State | William Jenkins misses the tip | 17-19 |
| 06:32 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 06:11 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey buries a 3 from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 05:51 | NC State | Jean Elks is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jean Elks, team foul #3 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro (PG), Seth Beard (SG), Gerald Lizotte (SF), Jack Herring (C) Stanley Steiner, Jean Bazemore, Frank Nall, Rodney May | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Duval (PG), Andrew Gay (SF) Kenneth Biesenthal, Jon Pomeroy | |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | William Jenkins is called for the reach on Boyce Kimbro - foul #1 on William Jenkins, team foul #4 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | NC State | Olin Osmanski (C) William Jenkins | |
| 05:19 | Minnesota | Seth Beard is hacked by Jean Elks - foul #2 on Jean Elks, team foul #5 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pomeroy (SG), Joseph Chisholm (C) Jean Elks, John Stigall | |
| 04:58 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro is fouled on the floor by Olin Osmanski - foul #1 on Olin Osmanski, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley (PF) Michael Ivey | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:42 | Minnesota | Seth Beard buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Boyce Kimbro | 22-19 |
| 04:14 | NC State | Joseph Chisholm misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Jack Herring - foul #2 on Jack Herring, team foul #5 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rodney May (C) Jack Herring | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Biesenthal (PG), William Jenkins (C) Jon Pomeroy, Olin Osmanski | |
| 04:14 | NC State | Joseph Chisholm makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 04:14 | NC State | Joseph Chisholm makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 03:57 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley misses long on a jumper from the right block | 22-21 |
| 03:55 | NC State | Joseph Chisholm grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 03:37 | NC State | Michael Duval misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 22-21 |
| 03:36 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 03:31 | Minnesota | Seth Beard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-21 |
| 03:29 | NC State | Joseph Chisholm grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Boyce Kimbro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Seth Beard (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Lizotte (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Bruce Yardley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodney May (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Kenneth Biesenthal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Duval (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andrew Gay (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Chisholm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Jenkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:05 | NC State | Seth Beard steps in front of the William Jenkins pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 22-21 |
| 03:01 | Minnesota | Seth Beard hits the finger roll | 24-21 |
| 02:36 | NC State | Andrew Gay hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 02:35 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Gay | 24-21 |
| 02:18 | NC State | Andrew Gay makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Biesenthal | 24-24 |
| 02:01 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Boyce Kimbro | 26-24 |
| 01:48 | NC State | Gerald Lizotte blocks the short jumper by William Jenkins | 26-24 |
| 01:46 | NC State | Michael Duval tips it home | 26-26 |
| 01:33 | Minnesota | Seth Beard comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Andrew Gay - foul #1 on Andrew Gay, team foul #7 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Nall (SF), Michael Ivey (PF), Jack Herring (C) Gerald Lizotte, Bruce Yardley, Rodney May | |
| Subs | NC State | Jean Elks (SG), John Stigall (PF) Michael Duval, Joseph Chisholm | |
| 01:33 | Minnesota | Seth Beard misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 01:33 | Minnesota | Seth Beard makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 01:09 | NC State | Jean Elks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-26 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner (PG), Jean Bazemore (SG) Boyce Kimbro, Seth Beard | |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pomeroy (SF), Olin Osmanski (C) Andrew Gay, William Jenkins | |
| 00:58 | Minnesota | Jack Herring lays it in and he's fouled by Olin Osmanski - foul #2 on Olin Osmanski, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| 00:58 | Minnesota | Jack Herring makes the free throw | 30-26 |
| 00:49 | NC State | Jean Elks misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 00:48 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Jon Pomeroy | 30-26 |
| 00:39 | NC State | Olin Osmanski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Frank Nall - foul #2 on Frank Nall, team foul #6 | 30-26 |
| 00:39 | NC State | Olin Osmanski misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 00:39 | NC State | Olin Osmanski misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | Jack Herring pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 00:19 | Minnesota | Jack Herring tips it in | 32-26 |
| 00:12 | NC State | Olin Osmanski slams it home | 32-28 |
| 00:06 | Minnesota | Jack Herring drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Frank Nall | 34-28 |
| 00:01 | NC State | Jack Herring swats the layup by Olin Osmanski | 34-28 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |