| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Kepley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Anderson (fresh) PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | George Kepley inbounds the ball | 22-30 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Penn State | George Kepley scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Bertrand | 25-30 |
| 19:27 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson is hacked by George Kepley - foul #1 on George Kepley, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| 19:06 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson lays it in set up by Walter Sullivan and he's fouled by David Bertrand - foul #1 on David Bertrand, team foul #2 | 25-32 |
| 19:06 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the free throw | 25-33 |
| 18:54 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #3 | 25-33 |
| 18:38 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 25-35 |
| 18:23 | Penn State | Thomas Heald denies the turnaround by Leonard Lechuga | 25-35 |
| 18:21 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt pulls down the rebound | 25-35 |
| 18:00 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 17:59 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga grabs the board | 25-35 |
| 17:55 | Penn State | George Kepley misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 17:54 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Walter Sullivan | 25-35 |
| 17:34 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 25-35 |
| 17:33 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger grabs the board | 25-35 |
| 17:17 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from David Bertrand | 27-35 |
| 16:54 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Lawrence Thompson | 27-37 |
| 16:32 | Penn State | George Kepley is whistled for a carry | 27-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis (SF) Dale Anderson | |
| 16:10 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan loses the ball out of bounds | 27-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Miles (PF) Thomas Heald | |
| 16:01 | Penn State | Dwayne Danis is called for the reach on George Kepley - foul #1 on Dwayne Danis, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner (C) Gregory Burkhardt | |
| 15:41 | Penn State | George Kepley connects on the floater from the left side | 29-37 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Kepley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) C - Leonard Lechuga (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwayne Danis (fresh) PF - Stanley Miles (fresh) C - Edgar Eichner (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson is denied on a layup by Wayne Flickinger | 29-37 |
| 15:24 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles grabs the offensive board | 29-37 |
| 15:13 | Minnesota | Paul Cordova steals it from Lawrence Thompson | 29-37 |
| 14:57 | Penn State | Paul Cordova is hacked by Dwayne Danis - foul #2 on Dwayne Danis, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (SG), Dale Anderson (SF), Thomas Heald (PF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Walter Sullivan, Dwayne Danis, Stanley Miles, Edgar Eichner | |
| 14:32 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses the lay-in | 29-37 |
| 14:31 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga grabs the offensive board | 29-37 |
| 14:20 | Penn State | George Kepley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-37 |
| 14:19 | Penn State | George Kepley gets the offensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 14:03 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Cordova and he's fouled by Thomas Heald - foul #1 on Thomas Heald, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Gross (PG) David Bertrand | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG) Lawrence Thompson | |
| 14:03 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 13:41 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Glenn Cummings | 32-39 |
| 13:27 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga scores on a floater in the paint | 34-39 |
| 12:58 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 34-39 |
| 12:56 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 12:31 | Penn State | Harry Gross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG) Harry Gross | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG), Walter Sullivan (SG), Dwayne Danis (SF), Stanley Miles (PF) Arthur Bower, Glenn Cummings, Dale Anderson, Thomas Heald | |
| 12:13 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Leonard Lechuga - foul #2 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner (C) Gregory Burkhardt | |
| 12:13 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 12:13 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 12:13 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 11:46 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger loses the dribble to Walter Sullivan | 34-40 |
| 11:42 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan lays it in | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Leonard Lechuga (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwayne Danis (fresh) PF - Stanley Miles (fresh) C - Edgar Eichner (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Penn State | Paul Cordova throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Heald (PF) Stanley Miles | |
| 11:25 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 34-42 |
| 11:24 | Penn State | George Kepley pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 11:10 | Penn State | Thomas Heald denies the turnaround by Leonard Lechuga | 34-42 |
| 11:09 | Penn State | George Kepley pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 10:55 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga is hacked by Edgar Eichner - foul #1 on Edgar Eichner, team foul #4 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dale Anderson (SF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Dwayne Danis, Edgar Eichner | |
| 10:34 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Cordova | 36-42 |
| 10:11 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 10:10 | Penn State | Paul Cordova snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 10:06 | Penn State | George Kepley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 10:04 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 09:36 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Walter Sullivan | 36-44 |
| 09:23 | Penn State | Paul Cordova clanks a 3 from straight away | 36-44 |
| 09:21 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 08:53 | Minnesota | David Bertrand steals it from Walter Sullivan | 36-44 |
| 08:37 | Penn State | David Bertrand lays it in on a great pass from Leonard Lechuga and he's hacked by Dale Anderson - foul #2 on Dale Anderson, team foul #5 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie (SF) George Kepley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Miles (PF) Thomas Heald | |
| 08:37 | Penn State | David Bertrand misses the free throw | 38-44 |
| 08:37 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 08:12 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles buries a jumper near the basket | 38-46 |
| 07:55 | Penn State | Gregory Burkhardt steals it from Leonard Lechuga | 38-46 |
| 07:32 | Minnesota | Mark McMurtrie picks off the pass by Lawrence Thompson | 38-46 |
| 07:29 | Penn State | David Bertrand hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark McMurtrie | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark McMurtrie (fresh) PF - Wayne Flickinger (tiring) 5 pts. C - Leonard Lechuga (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Sullivan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dale Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stanley Miles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-46 |
| 07:01 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 06:43 | Penn State | David Bertrand's layup is rejected by Dale Anderson | 40-46 |
| 06:42 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 06:14 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the fadeaway in the paint | 40-48 |
| 05:46 | Penn State | Paul Cordova comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 05:44 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger tips it but misses | 40-48 |
| 05:42 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Dale Anderson | 40-48 |
| 05:19 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan is hacked by Wayne Flickinger - foul #3 on Wayne Flickinger, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Gross (PG), George Kepley (SF) David Bertrand, Mark McMurtrie | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Glenn Cummings (SG), Dwayne Danis (SF), Thomas Heald (PF), Edgar Eichner (C) Lawrence Thompson, Walter Sullivan, Dale Anderson, Stanley Miles, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| 05:02 | Minnesota | Arthur Bower is hacked by Harry Gross - foul #1 on Harry Gross, team foul #6 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jamie Smith (C) Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 04:46 | Minnesota | Wayne Flickinger denies the turnaround by Glenn Cummings | 40-48 |
| 04:45 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner tips it back up and in | 40-50 |
| 04:39 | Penn State | George Kepley double dribbles | 40-50 |
| 04:27 | Minnesota | Arthur Bower is whistled for traveling | 40-50 |
| 04:15 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-50 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | George Kepley can't tip it in | 40-50 |
| 04:13 | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| 03:51 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald is fouled on the floor by Harry Gross - foul #2 on Harry Gross, team foul #7 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG), Mark McMurtrie (SF), Leonard Lechuga (C) Harry Gross, Paul Cordova, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG) Arthur Bower | |
| 03:51 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 03:51 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 03:48 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson is called for the reach on David Bertrand in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #6 | 40-52 |
| 03:37 | Penn State | George Kepley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:27 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Leonard Lechuga - foul #3 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #8 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt (C) Edgar Eichner | |
| 03:27 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 03:27 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 03:27 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger grabs the defensive rebound | 40-53 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Kepley (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. SF - Mark McMurtrie (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Leonard Lechuga (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Glenn Cummings (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Danis (fresh) PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Gregory Burkhardt - foul #2 on Gregory Burkhardt, team foul #7 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan (SG) Glenn Cummings | |
| 03:14 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 03:14 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 02:45 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 42-53 |
| 02:44 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie grabs the board | 42-53 |
| 02:31 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by David Bertrand | 44-53 |
| 02:08 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 01:55 | Penn State | George Kepley misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Lawrence Thompson - foul #4 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #8 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Cordova (SG) Mark McMurtrie | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dale Anderson (SF) Dwayne Danis | |
| 01:55 | Penn State | George Kepley makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 01:55 | Penn State | George Kepley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:52 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson is hacked by Paul Cordova in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Cordova, team foul #9 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis (SF), Michael Yang (C) Dale Anderson, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| 01:52 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 01:52 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:39 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga can't finish the layup | 46-57 |
| 01:38 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 01:36 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan is hacked by Paul Cordova in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Cordova, team foul #10 | 46-57 |
| 01:36 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 01:36 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 01:36 | Penn State | George Kepley gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 01:32 | Penn State | Dwayne Danis steals it from Leonard Lechuga in the backcourt | 46-57 |
| 01:31 | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis misses the lay-in | 46-57 |
| 01:29 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald snags the offensive board | 46-57 |
| 01:28 | Minnesota | Wayne Flickinger is called for the reach on Thomas Heald - foul #4 on Wayne Flickinger, team foul #11 | 46-57 |
| 01:28 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 01:28 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 01:11 | Penn State | George Kepley is called for traveling | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:48 | Minnesota | Michael Yang is fouled on the floor by Leonard Lechuga - foul #4 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #12 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt (C) Dwayne Danis | |
| 00:48 | Minnesota | Michael Yang misses the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 00:48 | Minnesota | Michael Yang makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Paul Cordova can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-59 |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Michael Yang | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:16 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-61 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Paul Cordova scores on a 3 from the left corner | 49-61 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson runs out the clock | 49-61 |