| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dale Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Kepley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 4 pts. C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson inbounds the ball | 21-20 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:40 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 21-20 |
| 19:39 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 19:32 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-20 |
| 19:10 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson is fouled on the floor by Leonard Lechuga - foul #2 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #1 | 21-20 |
| 18:46 | Minnesota | George Kepley is called for the reach on Dale Anderson - foul #1 on George Kepley, team foul #2 | 21-20 |
| 18:23 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 21-20 |
| 18:22 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 18:07 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Gregory Burkhardt - foul #3 on Gregory Burkhardt, team foul #1 | 21-20 |
| 18:07 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 18:07 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 17:52 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Dale Anderson | 23-22 |
| 17:31 | Penn State | Paul Cordova drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from David Bertrand and he's hacked by Walter Sullivan - foul #1 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #2 | 23-24 |
| 17:31 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses the free throw | 23-24 |
| 17:31 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 17:03 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by David Bertrand - foul #2 on David Bertrand, team foul #3 | 23-24 |
| 17:03 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 17:03 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 16:42 | Penn State | David Bertrand is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Thompson - foul #2 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #3 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis (SF) Dale Anderson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:28 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga clanks a floater in the paint | 24-24 |
| 16:26 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger tips it back up and in | 24-26 |
| 16:07 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan is called for 5 seconds | 24-26 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Miles (PF) Thomas Heald | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 15:40 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-28 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dwayne Danis (fresh) PF - Stanley Miles (fresh) C - Gregory Burkhardt (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Kepley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the shot from the left side | 26-28 |
| 15:21 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson is called for the reach on David Bertrand in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #4 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (SG), Dale Anderson (SF), Edgar Eichner (C) Walter Sullivan, Dwayne Danis, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:55 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the floater from close range on a great pass from David Bertrand | 26-30 |
| 14:39 | Minnesota | Leonard Lechuga swats the short shot by Lawrence Thompson | 26-30 |
| 14:37 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Miles | 26-30 |
| 14:27 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 14:26 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson tips it home | 28-30 |
| 13:57 | Penn State | Paul Cordova comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 13:55 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 13:35 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 28-30 |
| 13:33 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner tips it in | 30-30 |
| 13:09 | Penn State | George Kepley is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on George Kepley, team foul #4 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Walter Sullivan (SG), Thomas Heald (PF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Lawrence Thompson, Glenn Cummings, Stanley Miles, Edgar Eichner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Gross (PG) David Bertrand | |
| 12:44 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald lays it in set up by Arthur Bower and he's hacked by Wayne Flickinger - foul #3 on Wayne Flickinger, team foul #5 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis (SF) Dale Anderson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:44 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the free throw | 32-30 |
| 12:44 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 12:15 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by Walter Sullivan - foul #2 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #5 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG) Arthur Bower | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:15 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 12:15 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 12:15 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 11:47 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Thompson | 35-30 |
| 11:19 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses the dunk attempt | 35-30 |
| 11:17 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dwayne Danis (fresh) PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harry Gross (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Leonard Lechuga (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 10:53 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses short on a shot from the right block | 35-30 |
| 10:51 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 10:22 | Penn State | George Kepley buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Paul Cordova | 35-33 |
| 10:20 | Minnesota | Harry Gross is called for the reach on Lawrence Thompson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harry Gross, team foul #6 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dale Anderson (SF) Dwayne Danis | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG) Harry Gross | |
| 09:56 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald travels with the ball | 35-33 |
| 09:27 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses short on a turnaround from close range | 35-33 |
| 09:25 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 09:00 | Minnesota | Leonard Lechuga denies the turnaround by Lawrence Thompson | 35-33 |
| 08:58 | Penn State | The rebound goes to David Bertrand | 35-33 |
| 08:36 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson is called for the reach on David Bertrand - foul #4 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #6 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Glenn Cummings (SG), Stanley Miles (PF), Edgar Eichner (C) Lawrence Thompson, Walter Sullivan, Thomas Heald, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie (SF) George Kepley | |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 08:11 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger snags the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 07:49 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Wayne Flickinger, team foul #7 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG) Arthur Bower | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 07:20 | Minnesota | Mark McMurtrie takes the ball from Lawrence Thompson | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Glenn Cummings (fresh) SF - Dale Anderson (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Stanley Miles (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edgar Eichner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark McMurtrie (fresh) PF - Wayne Flickinger (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Leonard Lechuga (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:00 | Penn State | Dale Anderson is called for the reach on Paul Cordova - foul #2 on Dale Anderson, team foul #7 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan (SG), Thomas Heald (PF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Glenn Cummings, Stanley Miles, Edgar Eichner | |
| Subs | Penn State | George Kepley (SF) Mark McMurtrie | |
| 07:00 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 07:00 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 06:38 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the floater from the right wing set up by Thomas Heald | 37-35 |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by David Bertrand | 37-37 |
| 05:54 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 05:53 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt can't tip it in | 37-37 |
| 05:52 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 05:27 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga travels with the ball | 37-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis (SF) Dale Anderson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 05:08 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Dwayne Danis | 39-37 |
| 04:47 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger is fouled on the floor by Thomas Heald - foul #2 on Thomas Heald, team foul #8 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Gross (PG) David Bertrand | |
| 04:47 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 04:47 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 04:18 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by George Kepley - foul #3 on George Kepley, team foul #8 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jamie Smith (C) Leonard Lechuga | |
| 04:18 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 04:18 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 03:49 | Penn State | George Kepley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dwayne Danis - foul #1 on Dwayne Danis, team foul #9 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Stanley Miles (PF) Lawrence Thompson, Thomas Heald | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG) Harry Gross | |
| 03:49 | Penn State | George Kepley makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 03:49 | Penn State | George Kepley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 03:28 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Stanley Miles | 43-41 |
| 03:00 | Penn State | David Bertrand is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Danis - foul #2 on Dwayne Danis, team foul #10 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG), Dale Anderson (SF), Edgar Eichner (C) Arthur Bower, Dwayne Danis, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie (SF), Leonard Lechuga (C) Paul Cordova, Jamie Smith | |
| 03:00 | Penn State | David Bertrand makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 03:00 | Penn State | David Bertrand makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 25 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dale Anderson (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Stanley Miles (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edgar Eichner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Mark McMurtrie (fresh) PF - Wayne Flickinger (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Leonard Lechuga (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:58 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Heald (PF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Stanley Miles, Edgar Eichner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Cordova (SG) Mark McMurtrie | |
| 02:35 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 02:34 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan tips it home | 45-43 |
| 02:13 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-43 |
| 01:50 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-43 |
| 01:35 | Penn State | David Bertrand clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-43 |
| 01:34 | Penn State | George Kepley tips it in | 45-45 |
| 01:07 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-45 |
| 01:06 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 00:44 | Penn State | George Kepley is whistled for traveling | 45-45 |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses short on a shot from the right block | 45-45 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga jams it | 45-47 |