| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ryan Walters (fresh) SG - Anthony Patel (fresh) SF - Darrell Womack (fresh) PF - Mitchell Woods (fresh) C - David Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) PF - William McHalffey (fresh) C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | William McHalffey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:36 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Minnesota | David Thompson misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Carreras - foul #1 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Minnesota | David Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:21 | Minnesota | David Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:21 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:59 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 1-0 |
| 18:57 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:50 | Minnesota | Dikembe Abdelal steals the ball from Anthony Patel | 1-0 |
| 18:38 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 18:36 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to David Thompson | 1-0 |
| 18:15 | Minnesota | David Thompson buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Darrell Womack | 3-0 |
| 18:12 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal double dribbles in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 17:47 | Minnesota | David Thompson connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ryan Walters | 5-0 |
| 17:28 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Franjo Zenor | 5-3 |
| 17:23 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Darrell Womack | 7-3 |
| 17:08 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg drills a 3 from straight away | 7-6 |
| 16:52 | Minnesota | William McHalffey swats the layup by David Thompson | 7-6 |
| 16:51 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:43 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal drills a shot near the basket | 7-8 |
| 16:32 | Minnesota | David Thompson is whistled for traveling | 7-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (PG), Karl Chilson (SG), Jason Hall (SF), James Newberger (PF), Lawerence Brady (C) Ryan Walters, Anthony Patel, Darrell Womack, Mitchell Woods, David Thompson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Tyler Hess (SG), Walter Riggle (C) Franjo Zenor, Andrew Gregg, Kevin Carreras | |
| 16:28 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal is fouled in the backcourt by Lawerence Brady - foul #1 on Lawerence Brady, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| 16:06 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses the shot from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 16:04 | Minnesota | Karl Chilson pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:48 | Minnesota | John Hess makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Newberger | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Hess (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Karl Chilson (fresh) SF - Jason Hall (fresh) PF - James Newberger (fresh) C - Lawerence Brady (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Marijan Kiedrowski (fresh) SG - Tyler Hess (fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) C - Walter Riggle (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal can't finish the layup | 10-8 |
| 15:34 | Penn State | Walter Riggle pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 15:20 | Penn State | James Newberger steals the ball from Marijan Kiedrowski | 10-8 |
| 14:58 | Minnesota | John Hess is whistled for a carry | 10-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ryan Walters (PG), Ernest Kruckenberg (SG), Mitchell Woods (PF), David Thompson (C) John Hess, Karl Chilson, James Newberger, Lawerence Brady | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG), Michael Lee (SF) Marijan Kiedrowski, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 14:38 | Penn State | Tyler Hess clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 14:37 | Penn State | William McHalffey tips it but misses | 10-8 |
| 14:35 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:09 | Minnesota | William McHalffey swats the short shot by Mitchell Woods | 10-8 |
| 14:08 | Penn State | Michael Lee snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 14:02 | Penn State | Michael Lee is hacked by Ryan Walters - foul #1 on Ryan Walters, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Patel (SG), Darrell Womack (SF), Lawerence Brady (C) Ernest Kruckenberg, Jason Hall, Mitchell Woods | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG), Kevin Carreras (C) Tyler Hess, William McHalffey | |
| 13:52 | Penn State | Michael Lee dunks the ball | 10-10 |
| 13:31 | Minnesota | David Thompson drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Patel | 12-10 |
| 13:06 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg clanks a 3 from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 13:04 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:50 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Franjo Zenor | 12-12 |
| 12:29 | Minnesota | David Thompson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-12 |
| 12:28 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to David Thompson | 12-12 |
| 12:12 | Minnesota | Ryan Walters buries a 3 from the right corner set up by David Thompson | 15-12 |
| 11:47 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor hits a wide open turnaround from close range on a great pass from Michael Lee | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ryan Walters (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Patel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darrell Womack (fairly fresh) PF - David Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawerence Brady (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Riggle (tiring) C - Kevin Carreras (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Minnesota | David Thompson can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 15-14 |
| 11:38 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 11:33 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 11:31 | Minnesota | David Thompson gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 11:11 | Minnesota | David Thompson is hacked by Walter Riggle - foul #1 on Walter Riggle, team foul #2 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (PG), Karl Chilson (SG), Jason Hall (SF), Mitchell Woods (PF), James Newberger (C) Ryan Walters, Anthony Patel, Darrell Womack, David Thompson, Lawerence Brady | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Tyler Hess (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), William McHalffey (PF), Phillip Jones (C) Franjo Zenor, Andrew Gregg, Michael Lee, Walter Riggle, Kevin Carreras | |
| 11:02 | Minnesota | Jason Hall misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 11:00 | Minnesota | John Hess tips it home | 17-14 |
| 10:37 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski is hacked by Karl Chilson - foul #1 on Karl Chilson, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| 10:14 | Penn State | William McHalffey hits the finger roll | 17-16 |
| 10:02 | Minnesota | John Hess comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 10:00 | Minnesota | Karl Chilson tips it but misses | 17-16 |
| 09:58 | Penn State | William McHalffey gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:39 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Tyler Hess | 17-18 |
| 09:22 | Minnesota | James Newberger is called for traveling | 17-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ernest Kruckenberg (SG), David Thompson (C) Karl Chilson, James Newberger | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:02 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal hits a shot from the left side | 17-20 |
| 08:57 | Minnesota | Jason Hall misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 17-20 |
| 08:55 | Penn State | Phillip Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 08:40 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Jason Hall - foul #1 on Jason Hall, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ryan Walters (PG), Anthony Patel (SG), Darrell Womack (SF) John Hess, Ernest Kruckenberg, Jason Hall | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG), Michael Lee (SG), Kevin Carreras (C) Marijan Kiedrowski, Tyler Hess, Phillip Jones | |
| 08:40 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:40 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 08:33 | Minnesota | David Thompson drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Anthony Patel | 19-22 |
| 08:11 | Penn State | William McHalffey clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Mitchell Woods - foul #1 on Mitchell Woods, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady (C) David Thompson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 08:11 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 08:11 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 08:11 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 07:44 | Minnesota | Andrew Gregg is called for the reach on Anthony Patel - foul #1 on Andrew Gregg, team foul #3 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (PG), Karl Chilson (SG), James Newberger (PF) Ryan Walters, Anthony Patel, Mitchell Woods | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Hess (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Karl Chilson (fresh) SF - Darrell Womack (fairly fresh) PF - James Newberger (fresh) C - Lawerence Brady (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-23 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Hall (SF) Darrell Womack | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Phillip Jones (PF) Franjo Zenor, William McHalffey | |
| 07:16 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras misses long on a shot from close range | 19-23 |
| 07:15 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg misses the tip | 19-23 |
| 07:13 | Minnesota | Karl Chilson gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 07:00 | Minnesota | James Newberger blows the layup | 19-23 |
| 06:59 | Penn State | Michael Lee pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 06:57 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 19-23 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Walter Riggle (PF) Michael Lee, Phillip Jones | |
| 06:47 | Minnesota | John Hess misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-23 |
| 06:46 | Minnesota | James Newberger tips it in | 21-23 |
| 06:26 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the shot from close range set up by Marijan Kiedrowski | 21-25 |
| 06:14 | Minnesota | John Hess misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #4 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Patel (SG), Darrell Womack (SF), Mitchell Woods (PF), David Thompson (C) Karl Chilson, Jason Hall, James Newberger, Lawerence Brady | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG), Tyler Hess (SG), William McHalffey (PF) Marijan Kiedrowski, Andrew Gregg, Kevin Carreras | |
| 06:14 | Minnesota | John Hess makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:14 | Minnesota | John Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:14 | Minnesota | John Hess misses the 3rd free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:14 | Penn State | Walter Riggle grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 06:12 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-25 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ryan Walters (PG) John Hess | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 05:54 | Minnesota | David Thompson misses the jumpshot from the right side | 23-25 |
| 05:52 | Minnesota | David Thompson tips it back up and in | 25-25 |
| 05:46 | Penn State | William McHalffey can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 25-25 |
| 05:45 | Minnesota | David Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 05:37 | Minnesota | Dikembe Abdelal is called for the reach on Darrell Womack - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #5 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lee (SF), Phillip Jones (C) Dikembe Abdelal, Walter Riggle | |
| 05:19 | Minnesota | David Thompson hits a floater in the paint and he's hacked by Phillip Jones - foul #1 on Phillip Jones, team foul #6 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Hall (SF) Darrell Womack | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 05:19 | Minnesota | David Thompson makes the free throw | 28-25 |
| 05:17 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is hacked by Ryan Walters in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ryan Walters, team foul #6 | 28-25 |
| 05:04 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 05:02 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 04:51 | Minnesota | Jason Hall is fouled on the floor by Michael Lee - foul #1 on Michael Lee, team foul #7 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (PG), Karl Chilson (SG) Ryan Walters, Anthony Patel | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Carreras (C) Phillip Jones | |
| 04:51 | Minnesota | Jason Hall misses the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 04:51 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William McHalffey | 28-25 |
| 04:31 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Thompson - foul #1 on David Thompson, team foul #7 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Newberger (PF), Lawerence Brady (C) Mitchell Woods, David Thompson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG) Tyler Hess | |
| 04:31 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:31 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:10 | Minnesota | James Newberger banks in the layup on a great pass from John Hess and the foul's on William McHalffey - foul #1 on William McHalffey, team foul #8 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Darrell Womack (SF) Jason Hall | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Phillip Jones (PF) Franjo Zenor, William McHalffey | |
| 04:10 | Minnesota | James Newberger makes the free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Michael Lee is hacked by Lawerence Brady - foul #2 on Lawerence Brady, team foul #8 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ryan Walters (PG), Ernest Kruckenberg (SG) John Hess, Karl Chilson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Riggle (C) Kevin Carreras | |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Michael Lee misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:51 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to James Newberger | 31-27 |
| 03:27 | Minnesota | James Newberger comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 31-27 |
| 03:25 | Penn State | Phillip Jones grabs the board | 31-27 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ryan Walters (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Kruckenberg (fresh) SF - Darrell Womack (fairly fresh) PF - James Newberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawerence Brady (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Marijan Kiedrowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Lee (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Jones (fresh) 2 reb. C - Walter Riggle (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Penn State | James Newberger is called for the reach on Marijan Kiedrowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Newberger, team foul #9 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Patel (SG), Mitchell Woods (PF), David Thompson (C) Ernest Kruckenberg, James Newberger, Lawerence Brady | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Michael Lee | |
| 03:23 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 03:23 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 03:09 | Minnesota | Ryan Walters is hacked by Marijan Kiedrowski - foul #1 on Marijan Kiedrowski, team foul #9 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Hall (SF) Darrell Womack | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG), Tyler Hess (SG), William McHalffey (PF) Marijan Kiedrowski, Andrew Gregg, Phillip Jones | |
| 03:09 | Minnesota | Ryan Walters makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 03:09 | Minnesota | Ryan Walters misses the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 03:09 | Penn State | Walter Riggle grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 02:48 | Penn State | Tyler Hess scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Franjo Zenor | 32-32 |
| 02:37 | Minnesota | Ryan Walters is fouled on the floor by Franjo Zenor - foul #1 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #10 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Carreras (C) Walter Riggle | |
| 02:37 | Minnesota | Ryan Walters misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 02:37 | Minnesota | Ryan Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:22 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras is called for traveling | 33-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (PG), Lawerence Brady (C) Ryan Walters, David Thompson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:02 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Lawerence Brady, team foul #10 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Karl Chilson (SG), Darrell Womack (SF), James Newberger (PF), David Thompson (C) Anthony Patel, Jason Hall, Mitchell Woods, Lawerence Brady | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG) Tyler Hess | |
| 01:42 | Penn State | William McHalffey loses the dribble to David Thompson | 33-32 |
| 01:21 | Minnesota | David Thompson can't finish the layup | 33-32 |
| 01:19 | Minnesota | David Thompson tips it in | 35-32 |
| 01:05 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 01:04 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Darrell Womack | 35-32 |
| 00:48 | Minnesota | David Thompson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 00:46 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Darrell Womack steals it from Andrew Gregg in the backcourt | 35-32 |
| 00:28 | Minnesota | David Thompson scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from John Hess | 37-32 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the baseline | 37-32 |