| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Predrag Brzuchalski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Sergei Sosinski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Thies (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Appleton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Wingfield (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Sherwood (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jimmy Flemming (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Willie Kearse (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski inbounds the ball | 32-22 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Penn State | Brian Thies clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-22 |
| 19:35 | Penn State | Darryl Colson gets the offensive rebound | 32-22 |
| 19:14 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-22 |
| 19:13 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming snags the defensive board | 32-22 |
| 19:06 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood connects on the floater from close range set up by James Appleton and he's fouled by Darryl Colson - foul #2 on Darryl Colson, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| 19:06 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood makes the free throw | 32-25 |
| 18:53 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 18:51 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield gets the rebound | 32-25 |
| 18:36 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 32-27 |
| 18:07 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski hits a jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Douglas Sherwood - foul #2 on Douglas Sherwood, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| 18:07 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski makes the free throw | 35-27 |
| 17:56 | Minnesota | Brian Thies denies the turnaround by Jimmy Flemming | 35-27 |
| 17:54 | Minnesota | Willie Kearse grabs the offensive board | 35-27 |
| 17:47 | Minnesota | The jump hook by Douglas Sherwood is blocked by Brian Thies | 35-27 |
| 17:46 | Penn State | Brian Thies gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 17:19 | Penn State | Douglas Sherwood swats the layup by Brian Thies | 35-27 |
| 17:17 | Minnesota | James Appleton gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 16:58 | Minnesota | Darryl Colson is called for the reach on James Appleton - foul #3 on Darryl Colson, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Billy Barr (SF), Thomas Michalec (PF) Sergei Sosinski, Darryl Colson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte (PF), Ted Smith (C) Jimmy Flemming, Willie Kearse | |
| 16:46 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood connects on the jumper from close range | 35-29 |
| 16:18 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec is called for traveling | 35-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Norman (C) Brian Thies | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner (SG) Travis Wingfield | |
| 16:03 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood clanks a floater in the paint | 35-29 |
| 16:02 | Penn State | Billy Barr grabs the board | 35-29 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Predrag Brzuchalski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Fuller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Billy Barr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Michalec (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Norman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Appleton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Steiner (fresh) SF - Douglas Sherwood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Gerald Lizotte (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ted Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Penn State | Billy Barr scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Predrag Brzuchalski and the foul's on Douglas Sherwood - foul #3 on Douglas Sherwood, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski (SF), Darryl Colson (PF) Thomas Fuller, Thomas Michalec | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG), Jimmy Flemming (PF), Willie Kearse (C) James Appleton, Gerald Lizotte, Ted Smith | |
| 15:35 | Penn State | Billy Barr misses the free throw | 37-29 |
| 15:35 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Jimmy Flemming | 37-29 |
| 15:08 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming can't throw it down | 37-29 |
| 15:07 | Penn State | Donald Norman gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 14:39 | Penn State | Donald Norman blows the layup | 37-29 |
| 14:38 | Penn State | Donald Norman tips it in | 39-29 |
| 14:31 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood is hacked by Billy Barr - foul #2 on Billy Barr, team foul #3 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Fuller (SG), Brian Thies (C) Billy Barr, Donald Norman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Appleton (PG), Travis Wingfield (SG) Anthony Ferrero, Stanley Steiner | |
| 14:10 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-29 |
| 14:09 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Predrag Brzuchalski | 39-29 |
| 13:52 | Penn State | Brian Thies makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Sergei Sosinski | 41-29 |
| 13:33 | Minnesota | Willie Kearse is whistled for a carry | 41-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte (PF), Ted Smith (C) Jimmy Flemming, Willie Kearse | |
| 13:06 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski is whistled for a carry | 41-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Billy Barr (SF) Sergei Sosinski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:40 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield drills a fadeaway from the right block | 41-31 |
| 12:12 | Penn State | Travis Wingfield picks off the pass by Darryl Colson | 41-31 |
| 12:09 | Minnesota | James Appleton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Travis Wingfield | 41-33 |
| 11:46 | Penn State | Darryl Colson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski (SF), Thomas Michalec (PF) Billy Barr, Darryl Colson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG), Jerry Horvath (SF), Jimmy Flemming (PF), Willie Kearse (C) James Appleton, Douglas Sherwood, Gerald Lizotte, Ted Smith | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Predrag Brzuchalski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Fuller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Sergei Sosinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Michalec (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Thies (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Ferrero (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Travis Wingfield (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Horvath (fresh) PF - Jimmy Flemming (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Willie Kearse (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-33 |
| 11:24 | Minnesota | Willie Kearse hits the follow up shot | 41-35 |
| 10:55 | Penn State | Brian Thies works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 10:54 | Minnesota | Willie Kearse pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 10:45 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 10:29 | Penn State | Jimmy Flemming swats the shot by Predrag Brzuchalski | 41-37 |
| 10:28 | Minnesota | Willie Kearse snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 10:17 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 10:15 | Penn State | Brian Thies pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 10:10 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 10:09 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 10:05 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 41-37 |
| 10:03 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 09:40 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 09:38 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec hits the follow up shot | 43-37 |
| 09:21 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Anthony Ferrero | 43-40 |
| 08:57 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski scores on a jumper in the lane | 45-40 |
| 08:42 | Minnesota | Thomas Michalec is called for the reach on Jimmy Flemming - foul #1 on Thomas Michalec, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG), Billy Barr (SF), Darryl Colson (PF), Donald Norman (C) Predrag Brzuchalski, Sergei Sosinski, Thomas Michalec, Brian Thies | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Appleton (PG), Stanley Steiner (SG), Douglas Sherwood (SF), Gerald Lizotte (PF), Ted Smith (C) Anthony Ferrero, Travis Wingfield, Jerry Horvath, Jimmy Flemming, Willie Kearse | |
| 08:36 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood misses long on a runner in the paint | 45-40 |
| 08:34 | Minnesota | James Appleton misses the tip | 45-40 |
| 08:33 | Penn State | Darryl Colson grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 08:10 | Penn State | Donald Norman connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 47-40 |
| 07:44 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Billy Barr - foul #3 on Billy Barr, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| 07:44 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 07:44 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Perry (fresh) SG - Thomas Fuller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Billy Barr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Norman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Appleton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Steiner (fresh) SF - Douglas Sherwood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gerald Lizotte (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ted Smith (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Penn State | Donald Norman misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Gerald Lizotte - foul #3 on Gerald Lizotte, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lionel Job (SF) Thomas Fuller | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 07:20 | Penn State | Donald Norman makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 07:20 | Penn State | Donald Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 07:11 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte's pass is intercepted by Lionel Job | 49-42 |
| 06:49 | Penn State | Donald Norman misses long on a shot from the right side | 49-42 |
| 06:48 | Minnesota | Ted Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 06:37 | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Gerald Lizotte | 49-45 |
| 06:21 | Penn State | Darryl Colson is hacked by Stanley Steiner - foul #1 on Stanley Steiner, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski (PG), Thomas Fuller (SG), Sergei Sosinski (SF), Brian Thies (C) John Perry, Billy Barr, Lionel Job, Donald Norman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield (SG), Jimmy Flemming (PF) Stanley Steiner, Gerald Lizotte | |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Jimmy Flemming swats the dunk try by Darryl Colson | 49-45 |
| 05:57 | Penn State | Brian Thies tips it in | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:42 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 05:40 | Penn State | Brian Thies snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 05:18 | Penn State | Brian Thies throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Michalec (PF) Darryl Colson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Willie Kearse (C) Ted Smith | |
| 05:00 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 04:59 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Wingfield | 51-45 |
| 04:48 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG) James Appleton | |
| 04:26 | Penn State | Brian Thies can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 04:25 | Penn State | Brian Thies gets the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 04:02 | Penn State | Travis Wingfield steals the ball from Sergei Sosinski | 51-45 |
| 03:39 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sergei Sosinski - foul #3 on Sergei Sosinski, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Billy Barr (SG), Lionel Job (SF), Darryl Colson (PF) Thomas Fuller, Sergei Sosinski, Thomas Michalec | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Appleton (PG), Stanley Steiner (SG), Gerald Lizotte (PF) Anthony Ferrero, Travis Wingfield, Jimmy Flemming | |
| 03:39 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 03:39 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Predrag Brzuchalski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Billy Barr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Lionel Job (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Thies (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Appleton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Steiner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Sherwood (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gerald Lizotte (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Willie Kearse (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Penn State | Billy Barr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 03:09 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Darryl Colson - foul #4 on Darryl Colson, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Norman (C) Brian Thies | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath (SF) Douglas Sherwood | |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 02:53 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Fuller (SG), Sergei Sosinski (SF), Brian Thies (C) Billy Barr, Lionel Job, Donald Norman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield (SG), Douglas Sherwood (SF), Jimmy Flemming (PF) Stanley Steiner, Jerry Horvath, Gerald Lizotte | |
| 02:35 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 02:33 | Penn State | Brian Thies tips it home | 53-49 |
| 02:24 | Minnesota | Predrag Brzuchalski is called for the reach on James Appleton - foul #2 on Predrag Brzuchalski, team foul #8 | 53-49 |
| 02:24 | Minnesota | James Appleton makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 02:24 | Minnesota | James Appleton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 01:55 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski throws it down on a great pass from Thomas Fuller and he's hacked by Douglas Sherwood - foul #4 on Douglas Sherwood, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| 01:55 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski makes the free throw | 56-51 |
| 01:41 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood banks in the layup | 56-53 |
| 01:20 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Appleton | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Brian Thies hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Fuller and he's hacked by Jimmy Flemming - foul #2 on Jimmy Flemming, team foul #6 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Billy Barr (SF) Sergei Sosinski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Brian Thies makes the free throw | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Appleton | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Penn State | James Appleton is called for the reach on Predrag Brzuchalski in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Appleton, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Darryl Colson pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Darryl Colson is hacked by Travis Wingfield in the backcourt - foul #1 on Travis Wingfield, team foul #8 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Norman (C) Brian Thies | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Darryl Colson makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Darryl Colson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Douglas Sherwood, team foul #9 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski (SF), Brian Thies (C) Billy Barr, Darryl Colson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath (SF) Douglas Sherwood | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski runs out the clock | 66-58 |