| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Denker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Chapman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Palko (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Frazier (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Jorden (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Ardoin (fresh) SF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mitchell Mena (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonny Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | David Palko inbounds the ball | 29-19 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:46 | Minnesota | John Jorden connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Larry Chapman | 31-19 |
| 19:29 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Denker - foul #2 on Daniel Denker, team foul #1 | 31-19 |
| 19:29 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena makes the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 19:29 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena makes the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 19:00 | Minnesota | David Palko makes the jumpshot from the right side | 33-21 |
| 18:48 | Penn State | Jonny Russell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-21 |
| 18:47 | Penn State | John Howard tips it home | 33-23 |
| 18:18 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nathan Frazier and he's hacked by Mitchell Mena - foul #3 on Mitchell Mena, team foul #1 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Adam Knorr (PF) Mitchell Mena | |
| 18:18 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker makes the free throw | 36-23 |
| 17:53 | Penn State | Adam Knorr clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-23 |
| 17:51 | Minnesota | David Palko grabs the defensive rebound | 36-23 |
| 17:24 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Jones | 36-23 |
| 17:23 | Minnesota | David Palko hits the follow up shot | 38-23 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 17:20 | Penn State | Daniel Denker steals it from John Howard in the backcourt | 38-23 |
| 17:01 | Minnesota | John Jorden is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Jonny Russell - foul #2 on Jonny Russell, team foul #2 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin (PF) Nathan Frazier | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (PG), Mark Welch (C) John Howard, Jonny Russell | |
| 17:01 | Minnesota | John Jorden makes the 1st free throw | 39-23 |
| 17:01 | Minnesota | John Jorden makes the 2nd free throw | 40-23 |
| 16:53 | Penn State | Kevin Jones connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Joseph King | 40-25 |
| 16:37 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-25 |
| 16:36 | Minnesota | David Palko tips it in | 42-25 |
| 16:14 | Penn State | Mark Welch dunks the ball | 42-27 |
| 15:55 | Minnesota | John Jorden misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 42-27 |
| 15:53 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Adam Knorr | 42-27 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Denker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Chapman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Palko (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Giblin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Jorden (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph King (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jesse Ardoin (fairly fresh) SF - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Adam Knorr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Welch (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Penn State | Adam Knorr misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-27 |
| 15:37 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin gets the rebound | 42-27 |
| 15:31 | Minnesota | David Palko banks in the layup | 44-27 |
| 15:24 | Penn State | Adam Knorr hits a turnaround from close range | 44-29 |
| 15:10 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin misses long on a turnaround from close range | 44-29 |
| 15:09 | Penn State | Mark Welch grabs the board | 44-29 |
| 15:03 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-29 |
| 15:01 | Penn State | Joseph King tips it home | 44-31 |
| 14:46 | Minnesota | David Palko comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Jones - foul #1 on Kevin Jones, team foul #3 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Oleg Kulinski (PG), Nathan Frazier (PF) Daniel Denker, Thomas Giblin | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Fred Harrison (SG), Seth Bronson (SF), Mitchell Mena (PF), Jonny Russell (C) Joseph King, Jesse Ardoin, Kevin Jones, Adam Knorr, Mark Welch | |
| 14:46 | Minnesota | David Palko makes the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 14:46 | Minnesota | David Palko makes the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 14:31 | Penn State | Jonny Russell misses long on a floater from the left side | 46-31 |
| 14:29 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 14:11 | Minnesota | John Jorden scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Oleg Kulinski | 48-31 |
| 13:52 | Penn State | Jonny Russell is denied on a layup by John Jorden | 48-31 |
| 13:50 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman gets the rebound | 48-31 |
| 13:25 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Oleg Kulinski | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 13:13 | Penn State | Fred Harrison misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-31 |
| 13:11 | Penn State | Jonny Russell tips it home | 51-33 |
| 12:54 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman is fouled on the floor by Fred Harrison - foul #3 on Fred Harrison, team foul #4 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Denker (PG), Stanley Metzinger (C) Oleg Kulinski, John Jorden | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:39 | Minnesota | David Palko can't finish the layup | 51-33 |
| 12:37 | Penn State | John Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 51-33 |
| 12:25 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 51-33 |
| 12:23 | Minnesota | David Palko grabs the defensive rebound | 51-33 |
| 12:05 | Minnesota | David Palko misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Seth Bronson - foul #2 on Seth Bronson, team foul #5 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin (PF) Nathan Frazier | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (PG), Jesse Ardoin (SG), Kevin Jones (SF), Adam Knorr (PF), Mark Welch (C) John Howard, Fred Harrison, Seth Bronson, Mitchell Mena, Jonny Russell | |
| 12:05 | Minnesota | David Palko makes the 1st free throw | 52-33 |
| 12:05 | Minnesota | David Palko makes the 2nd free throw | 53-33 |
| 11:51 | Penn State | Kevin Jones can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-33 |
| 11:49 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger snags the defensive board | 53-33 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Denker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Chapman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Palko (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Giblin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Metzinger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Ardoin (fresh) SF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Adam Knorr (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Welch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Minnesota | David Palko loses the dribble to Kevin Jones | 53-33 |
| 11:14 | Penn State | Mark Welch blows the layup but the foul's on Stanley Metzinger - foul #2 on Stanley Metzinger, team foul #2 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Miro Golebiowski (SG), John Jorden (C) Larry Chapman, Stanley Metzinger | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:14 | Penn State | Mark Welch misses the 1st free throw | 53-33 |
| 11:14 | Penn State | Mark Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 53-34 |
| 10:52 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Mark Welch - foul #1 on Mark Welch, team foul #6 | 53-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle (SF) David Palko | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Jonny Russell (C) Joseph King, Mark Welch | |
| 10:52 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin misses the 1st free throw | 53-34 |
| 10:52 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-34 |
| 10:42 | Penn State | Jonny Russell makes the contested runner in the paint set up by Jesse Ardoin | 54-36 |
| 10:19 | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle is hacked by Kevin Jones - foul #2 on Kevin Jones, team foul #7 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Oleg Kulinski (PG), Larry Chapman (SG), Nathan Frazier (PF) Daniel Denker, Miro Golebiowski, Thomas Giblin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mitchell Mena (PF) Adam Knorr | |
| 10:19 | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle misses the 1st free throw | 54-36 |
| 10:19 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena grabs the defensive rebound | 54-36 |
| 10:01 | Penn State | Jonny Russell is fouled on the floor by Larry Chapman - foul #1 on Larry Chapman, team foul #3 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Palko (SF) Derek Gravelle | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:50 | Penn State | Jonny Russell misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-36 |
| 09:48 | Minnesota | John Jorden gets the rebound | 54-36 |
| 09:22 | Minnesota | The jump hook by David Palko is blocked by Kevin Jones | 54-36 |
| 09:20 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin pulls down the rebound | 54-36 |
| 09:07 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-36 |
| 09:05 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman grabs the board | 54-36 |
| 09:01 | Minnesota | John Jorden blows the layup | 54-36 |
| 08:59 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier hits the follow up shot | 56-36 |
| 08:49 | Penn State | Jonny Russell is fouled on the floor by John Jorden - foul #3 on John Jorden, team foul #4 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Denker (PG), Stanley Metzinger (C) Oleg Kulinski, John Jorden | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (PG), Fred Harrison (SG), Seth Bronson (SF), Adam Knorr (C) John Howard, Jesse Ardoin, Kevin Jones, Jonny Russell | |
| 08:32 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena knocks in the shot near the basket | 56-38 |
| 08:03 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier dunks the ball on a great pass from David Palko | 58-38 |
| 07:49 | Penn State | Joseph King hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 58-38 |
| 07:47 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger grabs the defensive rebound | 58-38 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Denker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Chapman (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Palko (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nathan Frazier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Metzinger (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Seth Bronson (fresh) PF - Mitchell Mena (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Adam Knorr (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Minnesota | Joseph King steals it from Stanley Metzinger | 58-38 |
| 07:11 | Penn State | Seth Bronson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by Nathan Frazier - foul #1 on Nathan Frazier, team foul #5 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Miro Golebiowski (SG), Derek Gravelle (SF), Thomas Giblin (PF), John Jorden (C) Larry Chapman, David Palko, Nathan Frazier, Stanley Metzinger | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Kevin Jones (SF), Jonny Russell (C) Joseph King, Fred Harrison, Mitchell Mena | |
| 07:11 | Penn State | Seth Bronson misses the 1st free throw | 58-38 |
| 07:11 | Penn State | Seth Bronson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-39 |
| 07:11 | Penn State | Seth Bronson makes the 3rd free throw | 58-40 |
| 07:09 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker is fouled in the backcourt by John Howard - foul #2 on John Howard, team foul #8 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin (SG) Seth Bronson | |
| 07:09 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker misses the 1st free throw | 58-40 |
| 07:09 | Penn State | Adam Knorr grabs the defensive rebound | 58-40 |
| 06:55 | Penn State | Jonny Russell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 58-40 |
| 06:53 | Minnesota | John Jorden grabs the board | 58-40 |
| 06:30 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-40 |
| 06:28 | Minnesota | Miro Golebiowski tips it back up and in | 60-40 |
| 06:12 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Miro Golebiowski - foul #1 on Miro Golebiowski, team foul #6 | 60-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Palko (SF) Derek Gravelle | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Welch (PF) Adam Knorr | |
| 06:12 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin makes the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 06:12 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin misses the 2nd free throw | 60-41 |
| 06:12 | Minnesota | John Jorden snags the defensive board | 60-41 |
| 05:49 | Minnesota | David Palko comes up short on the shot from the left side | 60-41 |
| 05:47 | Penn State | Kevin Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 60-41 |
| 05:39 | Penn State | Kevin Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-41 |
| 05:37 | Minnesota | John Jorden gets the rebound | 60-41 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:16 | Minnesota | David Palko banks in the layup | 62-41 |
| 05:05 | Penn State | Kevin Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Oleg Kulinski (PG), Derek Gravelle (SF), Stanley Metzinger (C) Daniel Denker, David Palko, John Jorden | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (PG), Mitchell Mena (PF) John Howard, Jonny Russell | |
| 04:48 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger is fouled on the floor by Kevin Jones - foul #3 on Kevin Jones, team foul #9 | 62-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Seth Bronson (SF) Kevin Jones | |
| 04:48 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger misses the 1st free throw | 62-41 |
| 04:48 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena grabs the board | 62-41 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:42 | Penn State | Seth Bronson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-41 |
| 04:40 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Derek Gravelle | 62-41 |
| 04:23 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 62-41 |
| 04:21 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin tips it home | 64-41 |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Mark Welch's floater is tipped away by Thomas Giblin | 64-41 |
| 03:57 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin pulls down the rebound | 64-41 |
| 03:29 | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle is denied on a layup by Mitchell Mena | 64-41 |
| 03:27 | Penn State | Mark Welch pulls down the rebound | 64-41 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Oleg Kulinski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Miro Golebiowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Derek Gravelle (fresh) PF - Thomas Giblin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Stanley Metzinger (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Ardoin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Seth Bronson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mitchell Mena (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Penn State | Seth Bronson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-41 |
| 03:13 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Thomas Giblin | 64-41 |
| 02:50 | Minnesota | Miro Golebiowski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-41 |
| 02:30 | Penn State | Seth Bronson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jesse Ardoin | 67-44 |
| 02:08 | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Giblin | 69-44 |
| 01:51 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 69-44 |
| 01:49 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin snags the offensive board | 69-44 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:29 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Giblin - foul #2 on Thomas Giblin, team foul #7 | 69-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Kevin Jones (SF), Jonny Russell (C) Joseph King, Seth Bronson, Mark Welch | |
| 01:29 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena makes the 1st free throw | 69-45 |
| 01:29 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena makes the 2nd free throw | 69-46 |
| 01:06 | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle double dribbles | 69-46 |
| 00:46 | Penn State | Derek Gravelle steals it from Jesse Ardoin | 69-46 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | Miro Golebiowski steps out of bounds on the baseline | 69-46 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Howard | 69-49 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Oleg Kulinski runs out the clock | 69-49 |