| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Boyce Kimbro (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Horvath (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Lizotte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ted Smith (fresh) C - Bruce Yardley (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Minnesota | Dennis Walker takes the ball from Boyce Kimbro | 27-28 |
| 19:30 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses short on a floater from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 19:28 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 19:07 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 19:05 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro grabs the offensive board | 27-28 |
| 18:46 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ted Smith | 30-28 |
| 18:26 | NC State | Samuel Anderson buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Lester Gibbons | 30-30 |
| 18:15 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Boyce Kimbro | 33-30 |
| 17:54 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 17:52 | NC State | Samuel Anderson tips it back up and in | 33-32 |
| 17:34 | Minnesota | Samuel Anderson picks off the pass by Jerry Horvath | 33-32 |
| 17:05 | NC State | Lester Gibbons is hacked by Bruce Yardley - foul #1 on Bruce Yardley, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner (SG), Michael Chapman (C) Jerry Horvath, Ted Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 16:50 | NC State | Lester Gibbons is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 33-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | NC State | John Saunders (C) Samuel Anderson | |
| 16:27 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro comes up short on the floater from the right side | 33-32 |
| 16:26 | NC State | Dennis Walker snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 16:10 | NC State | Donald Holt is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Donald Holt, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Blaylock (SF) Gerald Lizotte | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Lofgren (SF) Donald Holt | |
| 15:46 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Boyce Kimbro | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Boyce Kimbro (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Stanley Steiner (fresh) SF - David Blaylock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Yardley (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Chapman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Mark Lofgren (fresh) PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Saunders (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | NC State | Joseph Crow is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Joseph Crow, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG), Jerry Horvath (SG), Ted Smith (PF) Boyce Kimbro, Stanley Steiner, Michael Chapman | |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Adam Ayers (PF), Samuel Anderson (C) Joseph Crow, Dennis Walker, John Saunders | |
| 15:04 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-32 |
| 15:02 | NC State | Patrick Garner snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 14:34 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the lay-in | 35-32 |
| 14:32 | Minnesota | Ted Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 14:17 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath is whistled for a carry | 35-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro (PG), Gerald Lizotte (SF) Anthony Ferrero, David Blaylock | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (PG), Donald Holt (SF), Dennis Walker (PF) Lester Gibbons, Mark Lofgren, Adam Ayers | |
| 13:58 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Bruce Yardley - foul #2 on Bruce Yardley, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| 13:58 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 13:58 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 13:36 | Minnesota | Donald Holt steps in front of the Boyce Kimbro pass | 35-34 |
| 13:33 | NC State | Joseph Crow lays it in set up by Donald Holt | 35-36 |
| 13:17 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley lays it in on a nice dish by Ted Smith | 37-36 |
| 12:48 | NC State | Patrick Garner misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-36 |
| 12:47 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 12:20 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Gerald Lizotte and he's fouled by Patrick Garner - foul #3 on Patrick Garner, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner (SG), Michael Chapman (C) Jerry Horvath, Ted Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG), John Saunders (C) Patrick Garner, Samuel Anderson | |
| 12:20 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro makes the free throw | 40-36 |
| 12:00 | NC State | Michael Chapman picks off the pass by John Saunders | 40-36 |
| 11:48 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 11:47 | NC State | Dennis Walker pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Boyce Kimbro (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Stanley Steiner (fresh) SF - Gerald Lizotte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Yardley (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Chapman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Saunders (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 11:40 | NC State | Joseph Crow pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 11:33 | NC State | Joseph Crow buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lester Gibbons | 40-38 |
| 11:21 | Minnesota | Michael Chapman banks in the layup set up by Stanley Steiner and the foul's on Dennis Walker - foul #2 on Dennis Walker, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG) Boyce Kimbro | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Lofgren (SF), Adam Ayers (PF) Donald Holt, Dennis Walker | |
| 11:21 | Minnesota | Michael Chapman misses the free throw | 42-38 |
| 11:21 | NC State | Adam Ayers gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 10:52 | NC State | The pull-up jumper by Joseph Crow is blocked by Bruce Yardley | 42-38 |
| 10:51 | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 10:33 | Minnesota | Michael Chapman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 42-38 |
| 10:32 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte hits the follow up shot | 44-38 |
| 10:11 | NC State | Adam Ayers scores on a turnaround in the paint | 44-40 |
| 09:55 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 44-40 |
| 09:54 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley tips it back up and in | 46-40 |
| 09:32 | NC State | Joseph Crow hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Chapman - foul #1 on Michael Chapman, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro (PG), Jerry Horvath (SG), David Blaylock (SF), Ted Smith (PF) Anthony Ferrero, Stanley Steiner, Gerald Lizotte, Bruce Yardley | |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Holt (SF), Dennis Walker (PF), Samuel Anderson (C) Mark Lofgren, Adam Ayers, John Saunders | |
| 09:32 | NC State | Joseph Crow makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:32 | NC State | Joseph Crow makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 09:15 | Minnesota | Michael Chapman is whistled for a carry | 46-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley (C) Michael Chapman | |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG) Joseph Crow | |
| 08:51 | NC State | Donald Holt knocks in the jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by David Blaylock - foul #1 on David Blaylock, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| 08:51 | NC State | Donald Holt misses the free throw | 46-44 |
| 08:51 | Minnesota | Ted Smith grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 08:35 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 08:34 | NC State | Dennis Walker grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 08:12 | NC State | Samuel Anderson is whistled for traveling | 46-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte (SF) David Blaylock | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 07:59 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 46-44 |
| 07:57 | NC State | Samuel Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 07:29 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Garner | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Boyce Kimbro (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jerry Horvath (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Lizotte (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ted Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bruce Yardley (tiring) 20 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Garner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) 5 reb. C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley drills a driving attempt near the basket | 48-46 |
| 06:49 | NC State | Lester Gibbons misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 06:48 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 06:41 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Samuel Anderson - foul #2 on Samuel Anderson, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner (SG), Michael Chapman (C) Jerry Horvath, Ted Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (SG), Mark Lofgren (SF) Patrick Garner, Donald Holt | |
| 06:41 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 06:41 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:14 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses short on a floater from the left block | 50-46 |
| 06:12 | NC State | Dennis Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 05:51 | NC State | Samuel Anderson drills a jump hook from close range | 50-48 |
| 05:39 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro connects on the fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Samuel Anderson - foul #3 on Samuel Anderson, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Blaylock (SF), Ted Smith (PF) Gerald Lizotte, Bruce Yardley | |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Holt (SF), John Saunders (C) Mark Lofgren, Samuel Anderson | |
| 05:39 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro makes the free throw | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:31 | NC State | Donald Holt misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on David Blaylock - foul #2 on David Blaylock, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath (SG) Stanley Steiner | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 05:31 | NC State | Donald Holt makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 05:31 | NC State | Donald Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 05:10 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 05:08 | Minnesota | Ted Smith tips it home | 55-50 |
| 04:59 | NC State | Dennis Walker loses the ball out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG) Boyce Kimbro | |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Adam Ayers (PF) Lester Gibbons, Dennis Walker | |
| 04:35 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ted Smith | 58-50 |
| 04:14 | NC State | Joseph Crow can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-50 |
| 04:13 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to John Saunders | 58-50 |
| 04:08 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses the easy layup | 58-50 |
| 04:06 | Minnesota | Ted Smith snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| 04:00 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Anthony Ferrero | 61-50 |
| 03:52 | NC State | Adam Ayers misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 03:50 | NC State | Donald Holt snags the offensive board | 61-50 |
| 03:31 | NC State | John Saunders misses the lay-in | 61-50 |
| 03:29 | NC State | John Saunders misses the tip | 61-50 |
| 03:27 | Minnesota | Ted Smith snags the defensive board | 61-50 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Ferrero (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Horvath (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Blaylock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ted Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Chapman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Patrick Garner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Holt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Adam Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Saunders (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-50 |
| 03:02 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath gets the offensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 03:02 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro (PG), Gerald Lizotte (SF), Bruce Yardley (PF) Anthony Ferrero, David Blaylock, Ted Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG), Dennis Walker (PF), Samuel Anderson (C) Patrick Garner, Adam Ayers, John Saunders | |
| 02:48 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 61-50 |
| 02:46 | NC State | The rebound goes to Dennis Walker | 61-50 |
| 02:30 | NC State | Lester Gibbons drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Holt | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:11 | Minnesota | Lester Gibbons is called for the reach on Boyce Kimbro - foul #1 on Lester Gibbons, team foul #7 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner (SG), David Blaylock (SF) Jerry Horvath, Michael Chapman | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:11 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 02:11 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 02:01 | NC State | Lester Gibbons is hacked by David Blaylock - foul #3 on David Blaylock, team foul #6 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG), Michael Chapman (C) Boyce Kimbro, Gerald Lizotte | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:49 | NC State | Joseph Crow hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 01:49 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro (PG), Jerry Horvath (SG), Gerald Lizotte (SF), Ted Smith (PF) Anthony Ferrero, Stanley Steiner, David Blaylock, Michael Chapman | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:24 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Walker | 63-54 |
| 01:22 | Minnesota | Ted Smith hits the follow up shot | 65-54 |
| 01:11 | NC State | Samuel Anderson's fadeaway is rejected by Gerald Lizotte | 65-54 |
| 01:09 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:04 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-54 |
| 01:02 | NC State | Dennis Walker gets the rebound | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | NC State | Joseph Crow knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Gibbons - foul #2 on Lester Gibbons, team foul #8 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (SG) Jerry Horvath | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:53 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:53 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:47 | NC State | Samuel Anderson lays it up and in and the foul's on Anthony Ferrero - foul #1 on Anthony Ferrero, team foul #7 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath (SG) Anthony Ferrero | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:47 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:47 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte grabs the board | 67-58 |
| 00:46 | Minnesota | Lester Gibbons is called for the reach on Gerald Lizotte in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lester Gibbons, team foul #9 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (SG) Jerry Horvath | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:46 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:46 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:42 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the lay-in | 69-58 |
| 00:41 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley snags the defensive board | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 69-58 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Samuel Anderson pulls down the rebound | 69-58 |
| 00:08 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Lester Gibbons | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro runs out the clock | 69-60 |