| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Appleton (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jerry Horvath (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Douglas Sherwood (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Flemming (fresh) 5 pts. C - Willie Kearse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Donald Holt inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:36 | NC State | Joseph Crow drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Lester Gibbons | 33-34 |
| 19:25 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 19:08 | NC State | Joseph Crow is hacked by Jerry Horvath - foul #3 on Jerry Horvath, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield (SG) Jerry Horvath | |
| 18:39 | NC State | Donald Holt is fouled on the floor by Travis Wingfield - foul #1 on Travis Wingfield, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| 18:20 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 33-37 |
| 18:19 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:55 | Minnesota | James Appleton misses the lay-in | 33-37 |
| 17:53 | NC State | Joseph Crow pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:36 | NC State | Joseph Crow drills a shot from close range set up by Lester Gibbons | 35-37 |
| 17:08 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming hits a driving attempt near the basket | 35-39 |
| 16:39 | NC State | Samuel Anderson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 35-39 |
| 16:38 | Minnesota | James Appleton pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 16:36 | Minnesota | James Appleton is hacked by Joseph Crow in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Crow, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Lofgren (SF), Adam Ayers (PF), John Saunders (C) Donald Holt, Dennis Walker, Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG), Gerald Lizotte (PF), Ted Smith (C) James Appleton, Jimmy Flemming, Willie Kearse | |
| 16:28 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero blows the layup but he's fouled by Adam Ayers - foul #1 on Adam Ayers, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG) Joseph Crow | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:28 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero misses the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:28 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 16:15 | NC State | Lester Gibbons is whistled for traveling | 35-40 |
| 16:07 | Minnesota | Lester Gibbons steals the ball from Douglas Sherwood | 35-40 |
| 16:02 | NC State | Lester Gibbons dunks the ball | 37-40 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Garner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mark Lofgren (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Ayers (fresh) C - John Saunders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Ferrero (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Wingfield (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Sherwood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Lizotte (fresh) C - Ted Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 15:53 | NC State | Mark Lofgren snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 15:31 | NC State | Patrick Garner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 15:29 | NC State | Mark Lofgren tips it but misses | 37-40 |
| 15:28 | NC State | John Saunders pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 15:11 | NC State | Patrick Garner splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left side | 37-40 |
| 15:09 | Minnesota | Ted Smith grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 14:54 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood connects on the shot from close range set up by Anthony Ferrero | 37-42 |
| 14:33 | NC State | Patrick Garner splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 14:28 | Minnesota | John Saunders is called for the reach on Gerald Lizotte - foul #3 on John Saunders, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (PG), Donald Holt (SF), Dennis Walker (PF), Samuel Anderson (C) Lester Gibbons, Mark Lofgren, Adam Ayers, John Saunders | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Appleton (PG), Jerry Horvath (SG) Anthony Ferrero, Travis Wingfield | |
| 14:10 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Appleton | 40-44 |
| 13:57 | NC State | Samuel Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG) Patrick Garner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming (PF), Willie Kearse (C) Gerald Lizotte, Ted Smith | |
| 13:42 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 13:41 | Minnesota | James Appleton grabs the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 13:27 | Minnesota | James Appleton can't finish the layup | 40-44 |
| 13:26 | NC State | Donald Holt grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 13:04 | NC State | Joseph Crow lays it in | 42-44 |
| 12:50 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Dennis Walker - foul #1 on Dennis Walker, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Blaylock (SF) Douglas Sherwood | |
| 12:50 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming misses the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 12:50 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming misses the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 12:50 | NC State | Samuel Anderson grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 12:21 | NC State | Samuel Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 42-44 |
| 12:19 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 12:01 | Minnesota | Dennis Walker steps in front of the Jerry Horvath pass | 42-44 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Appleton (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Horvath (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Blaylock (fresh) PF - Jimmy Flemming (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Kearse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Jerry Horvath - foul #4 on Jerry Horvath, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), John Saunders (C) Lester Gibbons, Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield (SG), Gerald Lizotte (PF), Ted Smith (C) Jerry Horvath, Jimmy Flemming, Willie Kearse | |
| 11:34 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 11:34 | NC State | Joseph Crow makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:16 | Minnesota | David Blaylock comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 11:15 | NC State | Dennis Walker gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 10:51 | NC State | Dennis Walker scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-44 |
| 10:34 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte banks in the layup set up by James Appleton | 45-46 |
| 10:17 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on James Appleton - foul #2 on James Appleton, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Lofgren (SF), Samuel Anderson (C) Donald Holt, Dennis Walker | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG), Douglas Sherwood (SF) James Appleton, David Blaylock | |
| 10:17 | NC State | Joseph Crow makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 10:17 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 10:17 | Minnesota | Ted Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 10:03 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte knocks in the driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Patrick Garner - foul #4 on Patrick Garner, team foul #5 | 46-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG) Joseph Crow | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 10:03 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 09:40 | NC State | Patrick Garner works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Lester Gibbons | 49-49 |
| 09:17 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 09:15 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood misses the tip | 49-49 |
| 09:13 | Minnesota | Ted Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 09:08 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 09:07 | NC State | Samuel Anderson grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 08:49 | NC State | Mark Lofgren loses the dribble to Gerald Lizotte | 49-49 |
| 08:32 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 08:03 | NC State | Gerald Lizotte steps in front of the Samuel Anderson pass | 49-52 |
| 07:43 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero is hacked by Lester Gibbons - foul #3 on Lester Gibbons, team foul #6 | 49-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (SG), Donald Holt (SF), Adam Ayers (PF), Dennis Walker (C) Patrick Garner, Mark Lofgren, John Saunders, Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Appleton (PG), Jerry Horvath (SG), Jimmy Flemming (PF), Willie Kearse (C) Anthony Ferrero, Travis Wingfield, Gerald Lizotte, Ted Smith | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Adam Ayers (fresh) C - Dennis Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Appleton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Horvath (fresh) 13 pts. 4 pf. SF - Douglas Sherwood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jimmy Flemming (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Kearse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming misses badly on a floater from close range | 49-52 |
| 07:26 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath tips it home | 49-54 |
| 07:06 | NC State | Adam Ayers misses badly on a shot from the right block | 49-54 |
| 07:05 | Minnesota | Willie Kearse pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 06:46 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-54 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Blaylock (SF) Douglas Sherwood | |
| 06:26 | NC State | Joseph Crow loses the ball out of bounds | 49-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Anderson (C) Adam Ayers | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 06:07 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 06:05 | Minnesota | James Appleton can't tip it in | 49-54 |
| 06:04 | Minnesota | Willie Kearse tips it home | 49-56 |
| 05:36 | NC State | Samuel Anderson slams it home set up by Lester Gibbons | 51-56 |
| 05:13 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Willie Kearse | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:55 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Willie Kearse - foul #1 on Willie Kearse, team foul #5 | 51-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG) Lester Gibbons | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood (SF), Gerald Lizotte (PF), Ted Smith (C) David Blaylock, Jimmy Flemming, Willie Kearse | |
| 04:55 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 04:55 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 04:34 | Minnesota | James Appleton drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 04:20 | NC State | Joseph Crow knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Samuel Anderson | 56-61 |
| 03:55 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-61 |
| 03:53 | NC State | Samuel Anderson pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| 03:36 | NC State | Patrick Garner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-61 |
| 03:34 | Minnesota | Ted Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 56-61 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Crow (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Garner (fresh) 14 pts. 4 pf. SF - Donald Holt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dennis Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Anderson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Appleton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Horvath (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 pf. SF - Douglas Sherwood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerald Lizotte (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Ted Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-61 |
| 03:28 | NC State | Samuel Anderson snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| 03:21 | NC State | Donald Holt misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 03:19 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| 03:05 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Samuel Anderson - foul #1 on Samuel Anderson, team foul #7 | 56-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG), Clyde Bunch (SG), Mark Lofgren (SF), Adam Ayers (PF), John Saunders (C) Joseph Crow, Patrick Garner, Donald Holt, Dennis Walker, Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG), Willie Kearse (C) James Appleton, Ted Smith | |
| 03:05 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 03:05 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 02:50 | NC State | Adam Ayers misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-63 |
| 02:49 | Minnesota | Willie Kearse gets the rebound | 56-63 |
| 02:49 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-63 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (SG), Dennis Walker (PF) Clyde Bunch, Adam Ayers | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Appleton (PG), Jimmy Flemming (PF) Anthony Ferrero, Gerald Lizotte | |
| 02:35 | Minnesota | Joseph Crow is called for the reach on Willie Kearse - foul #4 on Joseph Crow, team foul #8 | 56-63 |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Holt (SF) Mark Lofgren | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield (SG) Jerry Horvath | |
| 02:35 | Minnesota | Willie Kearse makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 02:35 | Minnesota | Willie Kearse makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 02:22 | NC State | Dennis Walker misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 56-65 |
| 02:21 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood pulls down the rebound | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:00 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-65 |
| 01:58 | NC State | The rebound goes to Lester Gibbons | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:40 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 56-65 |
| 01:39 | NC State | John Saunders grabs the offensive board | 56-65 |
| 01:23 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 01:22 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming grabs the defensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 01:02 | Minnesota | Willie Kearse travels with the ball | 56-65 |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Anderson (C) John Saunders | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath (SG) Travis Wingfield | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:55 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 56-65 |
| 00:54 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to James Appleton | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Minnesota | James Appleton is hacked by Lester Gibbons in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lester Gibbons, team foul #9 | 56-65 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Blaylock (SF), Gerald Lizotte (PF) Douglas Sherwood, Jimmy Flemming | |
| 00:52 | Minnesota | James Appleton makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:52 | Minnesota | James Appleton misses the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:52 | NC State | Donald Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 00:46 | NC State | Samuel Anderson clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Willie Kearse - foul #2 on Willie Kearse, team foul #6 | 56-66 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG), Travis Wingfield (SG), Ted Smith (C) James Appleton, Jerry Horvath, Willie Kearse | |
| 00:46 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:46 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Gibbons - foul #5 on Lester Gibbons, team foul #10 | 58-66 |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG) Lester Gibbons | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath (SG), Willie Kearse (C) Travis Wingfield, Ted Smith | |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero misses the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:35 | NC State | Jerry Horvath takes the ball from Patrick Garner | 58-67 |
| 00:35 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| 00:34 | Minnesota | Patrick Garner is called for the reach on Gerald Lizotte in the backcourt - foul #5 on Patrick Garner, team foul #11 | 58-67 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Lofgren (SF) Patrick Garner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:34 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte misses the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:34 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:29 | NC State | Mark Lofgren clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 58-68 |
| 00:28 | NC State | Samuel Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 58-68 |
| 00:25 | NC State | Samuel Anderson's floater is tipped away by Gerald Lizotte | 58-68 |
| 00:23 | NC State | Samuel Anderson tips it but misses | 58-68 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Dennis Walker snags the offensive board | 58-68 |
| 00:18 | NC State | Joseph Crow clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-68 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Samuel Anderson tips it back up and in | 60-68 |
| 00:17 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-68 |
| 00:16 | Minnesota | David Blaylock is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Crow - foul #5 on Joseph Crow, team foul #12 | 60-68 |
| Subs | NC State | Clyde Bunch (SG) Joseph Crow | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:16 | Minnesota | David Blaylock makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:16 | Minnesota | David Blaylock misses the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:16 | NC State | Dennis Walker pulls down the rebound | 60-69 |
| 00:16 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-69 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Clyde Bunch knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Lofgren | 63-69 |
| 00:06 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath is fouled in the backcourt by Clyde Bunch - foul #2 on Clyde Bunch, team foul #13 | 63-69 |
| 00:06 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:06 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath misses the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:06 | NC State | The rebound goes to Samuel Anderson | 63-70 |
| 00:06 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-70 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Mark Lofgren scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-70 |