| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Nunes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fresh) SF - Kevin Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Price (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Bull (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Victor Fitzpatrick (fresh) 8 pts. C - Daniel Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Joe Bull inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Kevin Howard - foul #1 on Kevin Howard, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (SG) Matthew Macfarlane | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 19:37 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 19:37 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 19:15 | Penn State | Kevin Smith scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Kevin Howard | 25-30 |
| 18:57 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Thomas Price | 25-32 |
| 18:50 | Penn State | Harold Debellis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 18:49 | Minnesota | Joe Bull grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 18:32 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick misses short on a jump hook from close range | 25-32 |
| 18:31 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Williams | 25-32 |
| 18:07 | Penn State | Kevin Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-32 |
| 18:06 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 17:45 | Minnesota | Thomas Price misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-32 |
| 17:43 | Penn State | Kevin Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 17:21 | Penn State | Kevin Smith connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Harold Debellis | 27-32 |
| 17:05 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 17:03 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler tips it back up and in | 27-34 |
| 16:46 | Penn State | James Williams can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Daniel Butler - foul #2 on Daniel Butler, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Michael Norwood (SF), Joseph Pedro (PF) Harold Debellis, Kevin Howard, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs (SF), Scott Capone (PF), Ernest Schirmer (C) Joe Bull, Victor Fitzpatrick, Daniel Butler | |
| 16:46 | Penn State | James Williams misses the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 16:46 | Penn State | James Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 16:46 | Minnesota | Scott Capone snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 16:27 | Minnesota | James Williams steps in front of the Scott Capone pass | 27-34 |
| 16:18 | Penn State | Ernest Schirmer takes the ball from Matthew Macfarlane | 27-34 |
| 15:54 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs double dribbles | 27-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Howard (SF), Gregory Schrader (C) Michael Norwood, James Williams | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist (SF), Victor Fitzpatrick (PF) Peter Aikin, Thomas Price | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Nunes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fresh) SF - Kevin Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Pedro (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gregory Schrader (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Scott Capone (fresh) SG - Sonny Riggs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Emerson Lindquist (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Victor Fitzpatrick (fresh) 10 pts. C - Ernest Schirmer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:45 | Penn State | John Nunes misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 27-34 |
| 15:43 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 15:38 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on John Nunes - foul #3 on John Nunes, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Norwood (SF), Kevin Smith (PF) Kevin Howard, Joseph Pedro | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 15:38 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist misses the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 15:38 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 15:38 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist misses the 3rd free throw | 27-34 |
| 15:38 | Penn State | Michael Norwood gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| 15:09 | Penn State | Kevin Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-34 |
| 15:08 | Penn State | Gregory Schrader tips it in | 29-34 |
| 14:45 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Capone | 29-37 |
| 14:34 | Penn State | Kevin Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Victor Fitzpatrick - foul #2 on Victor Fitzpatrick, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Howard (SF) Michael Norwood | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Peter Aikin (PG), Thomas Price (SG), Joe Bull (SF), Daniel Butler (PF) Scott Capone, Sonny Riggs, Emerson Lindquist, Victor Fitzpatrick | |
| 14:34 | Penn State | Kevin Smith makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 14:15 | Minnesota | Joe Bull drills a turnaround in the paint | 32-39 |
| 14:00 | Penn State | Kevin Howard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 32-39 |
| 13:59 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Thomas Price | 32-39 |
| 13:42 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer buries a jump hook from the left block | 32-41 |
| 13:27 | Penn State | John Nunes clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-41 |
| 13:25 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 13:20 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin is hacked by Kevin Smith - foul #3 on Kevin Smith, team foul #3 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan (SG), Joseph Pedro (PF), James Williams (C) Matthew Macfarlane, Kevin Smith, Gregory Schrader | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Capone (PF) Ernest Schirmer | |
| 13:02 | Minnesota | Joe Bull misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 32-41 |
| 13:01 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Joseph Pedro | 32-41 |
| 12:37 | Penn State | Kevin Howard scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Pedro | 35-41 |
| 12:08 | Minnesota | Joe Bull knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-44 |
| 12:03 | Penn State | Kevin Howard loses the ball out of bounds | 35-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Michael Norwood (SF), Kevin Smith (PF), Gregory Schrader (C) Timothy Sullivan, Kevin Howard, Joseph Pedro, James Williams | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick (PF) Scott Capone | |
| 11:43 | Minnesota | Thomas Price is hacked by Gregory Schrader - foul #4 on Gregory Schrader, team foul #4 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Howard (SF), James Williams (C) Michael Norwood, Gregory Schrader | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs (SF) Joe Bull | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Nunes (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fresh) SF - Kevin Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Price (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sonny Riggs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Fitzpatrick (fresh) 10 pts. C - Daniel Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick misses the 3 from the left wing | 35-44 |
| 11:18 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Williams | 35-44 |
| 10:55 | Penn State | James Williams can't finish the layup | 35-44 |
| 10:54 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 10:30 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin knocks in the floater from close range | 35-46 |
| 10:12 | Penn State | Kevin Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-46 |
| 10:10 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 09:41 | Minnesota | Thomas Price misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-46 |
| 09:40 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kevin Howard | 35-46 |
| 09:35 | Penn State | John Nunes misses the jumper from the left side | 35-46 |
| 09:34 | Minnesota | Thomas Price grabs the board | 35-46 |
| 09:16 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by John Nunes - foul #4 on John Nunes, team foul #5 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan (PG), Michael Norwood (SF), Joseph Pedro (PF) John Nunes, Kevin Howard, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Capone (PG), Joe Bull (SF), Ernest Schirmer (C) Thomas Price, Sonny Riggs, Daniel Butler | |
| 09:16 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 09:16 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 08:52 | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 35-48 |
| 08:51 | Minnesota | Joe Bull snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 08:46 | Minnesota | Timothy Sullivan is called for the reach on Scott Capone - foul #1 on Timothy Sullivan, team foul #6 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (SG) Matthew Macfarlane | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Price (SG) Peter Aikin | |
| 08:23 | Minnesota | Joe Bull misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-48 |
| 08:22 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick grabs the offensive board | 35-48 |
| 08:05 | Minnesota | Joe Bull comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 08:04 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Harold Debellis | 35-48 |
| 07:45 | Penn State | Michael Norwood scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Sullivan | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Timothy Sullivan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Debellis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Norwood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joseph Pedro (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Scott Capone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Price (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Bull (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Victor Fitzpatrick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Schirmer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Thomas Price | 38-50 |
| 07:07 | Penn State | James Williams clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 38-50 |
| 07:06 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Pedro | 38-50 |
| 06:52 | Penn State | Michael Norwood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Nunes (PG), Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Kevin Howard (SF), Kevin Smith (PF), Gregory Schrader (C) Timothy Sullivan, Harold Debellis, Michael Norwood, Joseph Pedro, James Williams | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Peter Aikin (PG), Sonny Riggs (SG) Scott Capone, Thomas Price | |
| 06:31 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Kevin Smith - foul #4 on Kevin Smith, team foul #7 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist (SF), Daniel Butler (C) Joe Bull, Ernest Schirmer | |
| 06:31 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 06:31 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:10 | Penn State | Kevin Howard comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Daniel Butler - foul #3 on Daniel Butler, team foul #3 | 38-52 |
| 06:10 | Penn State | Kevin Howard makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 06:10 | Penn State | Kevin Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 05:49 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-55 |
| 05:37 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-55 |
| 05:36 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane can't tip it in | 40-55 |
| 05:35 | Penn State | Kevin Smith hits the follow up shot | 42-55 |
| 05:14 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joe Bull (PG), Thomas Price (SG), Scott Capone (PF) Peter Aikin, Emerson Lindquist, Victor Fitzpatrick | |
| 04:55 | Penn State | John Nunes clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 04:54 | Penn State | Gregory Schrader misses the tip | 42-55 |
| 04:53 | Minnesota | Thomas Price grabs the board | 42-55 |
| 04:32 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-58 |
| 04:15 | Penn State | John Nunes comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 42-58 |
| 04:14 | Minnesota | Thomas Price grabs the defensive rebound | 42-58 |
| 04:08 | Minnesota | Thomas Price misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-58 |
| 04:06 | Minnesota | Scott Capone gets the offensive rebound | 42-58 |
| 03:54 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-58 |
| 03:53 | Minnesota | Thomas Price misses the tip | 42-58 |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Kevin Howard pulls down the rebound | 42-58 |
| 03:36 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 42-58 |
| 03:35 | Penn State | Kevin Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 42-58 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Nunes (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fairly fresh) SF - Kevin Howard (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kevin Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Gregory Schrader (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joe Bull (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Price (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sonny Riggs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Capone (fresh) 1 ast. C - Daniel Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Penn State | Daniel Butler steals the ball from John Nunes | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:47 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler is fouled on the floor by Gregory Schrader - foul #5 on Gregory Schrader, team foul #8 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan (PG), Harold Debellis (SG), Adam Haines (SF), Joseph Pedro (PF), James Williams (C) John Nunes, Matthew Macfarlane, Kevin Howard, Kevin Smith, Gregory Schrader | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist (SF), Ernest Schirmer (C) Joe Bull, Thomas Price | |
| 02:47 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 02:47 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| 02:29 | Penn State | James Williams knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Harold Debellis | 44-60 |
| 02:11 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Williams - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #9 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Peter Aikin (PG) Daniel Butler | |
| 02:11 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer makes the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 02:11 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer misses the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| 02:11 | Penn State | Harold Debellis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-61 |
| 01:59 | Penn State | Sonny Riggs steals it from James Williams | 44-61 |
| 01:30 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-61 |
| 01:29 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer gets the offensive rebound | 44-61 |
| 01:06 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-61 |
| 01:05 | Penn State | James Williams pulls down the rebound | 44-61 |
| 01:01 | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan is hacked by Scott Capone - foul #1 on Scott Capone, team foul #4 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Norwood (SF) Adam Haines | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick (PF) Peter Aikin | |
| 00:49 | Penn State | Harold Debellis double dribbles | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 44-61 |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro pulls down the rebound | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Penn State | James Williams buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Joseph Pedro | 46-61 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Scott Capone runs out the clock | 46-61 |