| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamison Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Brown (fresh) PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Denker (fresh) SG - Larry Chapman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Palko (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Giblin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Jorden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | David Palko inbounds the ball | 19-25 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:40 | Minnesota | John Jorden misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Jamison Mullins - foul #2 on Jamison Mullins, team foul #1 | 19-25 |
| 19:40 | Minnesota | John Jorden makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 19:40 | Minnesota | John Jorden makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 19:12 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins is hacked by David Palko - foul #3 on David Palko, team foul #1 | 19-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle (SF) David Palko | |
| 18:49 | West Virginia | James Brown buries a jumper from the left block set up by Harold Smith and he's fouled by Thomas Giblin - foul #2 on Thomas Giblin, team foul #2 | 21-27 |
| 18:49 | West Virginia | James Brown makes the free throw | 22-27 |
| 18:23 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-27 |
| 18:01 | West Virginia | James Fisher is hacked by Derek Gravelle during a doubleteam - foul #2 on Derek Gravelle, team foul #3 | 22-27 |
| 17:39 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Jorden - foul #1 on John Jorden, team foul #4 | 22-27 |
| 17:39 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 17:39 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 17:28 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-29 |
| 17:11 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins is open but misses the lay-in | 24-29 |
| 17:09 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Larry Chapman | 24-29 |
| 17:03 | Minnesota | Ronald Wood denies the turnaround by Larry Chapman | 24-29 |
| 17:02 | West Virginia | James Brown gets the rebound | 24-29 |
| 16:36 | West Virginia | James Fisher works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Harold Smith | 26-29 |
| 16:22 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Denker | 26-31 |
| 15:56 | West Virginia | John Jorden denies the turnaround by Ronald Wood | 26-31 |
| 15:55 | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle grabs the board | 26-31 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamison Mullins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harold Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Denker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Chapman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derek Gravelle (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Giblin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Jorden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Minnesota | John Jorden makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Denker | 26-33 |
| 15:19 | West Virginia | James Fisher travels with the ball | 26-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (PG), Anthony Ross (SG), James Aaron (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) James Fisher, Jamison Mullins, James Brown, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Oleg Kulinski (PG), David Palko (SF), Nathan Frazier (PF) Daniel Denker, Derek Gravelle, Thomas Giblin | |
| 15:04 | Minnesota | John Jorden's pass is intercepted by Edward Wages | 26-33 |
| 15:00 | West Virginia | James Aaron banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edward Wages | 28-33 |
| 14:41 | Minnesota | John Jorden banks in the layup | 28-35 |
| 14:24 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross is fouled on the floor by Nathan Frazier - foul #4 on Nathan Frazier, team foul #5 | 28-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Wilson (PF) Nathan Frazier | |
| 14:12 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Victor Woolford is denied by Richard Wilson | 28-35 |
| 14:10 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 13:54 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Oleg Kulinski | 28-38 |
| 13:29 | West Virginia | Edward Wages knocks in the shot from the right side | 30-38 |
| 13:10 | Minnesota | Richard Wilson double dribbles | 30-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG), James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) Edward Wages, James Aaron, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Denker (PG), Stanley Metzinger (C) Oleg Kulinski, John Jorden | |
| 12:42 | West Virginia | James Fisher buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald Wood | 32-38 |
| 12:38 | Minnesota | Anthony Ross takes the ball from Daniel Denker in the backcourt | 32-38 |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross hits the finger roll | 34-38 |
| 12:17 | Minnesota | David Palko comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Ronald Wood - foul #3 on Ronald Wood, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins (SG) Anthony Ross | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin (PF) Richard Wilson | |
| 12:17 | Minnesota | David Palko makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 12:17 | Minnesota | David Palko misses the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 12:17 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 12:00 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Jamison Mullins - foul #3 on Jamison Mullins, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Jorden (C) Stanley Metzinger | |
| 12:00 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 12:00 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Thomas Giblin picks off the pass by James Fisher | 34-41 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamison Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Denker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Chapman (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Palko (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Giblin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Jorden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Minnesota | Ronald Wood is called for the reach on Daniel Denker - foul #4 on Ronald Wood, team foul #4 | 34-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Victor Woolford (C) Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Miro Golebiowski (SG) Larry Chapman | |
| 11:13 | Minnesota | David Palko misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #5 | 34-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Ross (SG) Jamison Mullins | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 11:13 | Minnesota | David Palko makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 11:13 | Minnesota | David Palko makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 10:51 | West Virginia | James Fisher evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-43 |
| 10:50 | Minnesota | David Palko gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 10:46 | Minnesota | John Jorden can't finish the layup but the foul's on Anthony Ross - foul #4 on Anthony Ross, team foul #6 | 34-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins (SG), Mark Masters (PF) Anthony Ross, Harold Smith | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 10:46 | Minnesota | John Jorden makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 10:46 | Minnesota | John Jorden misses the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 10:46 | West Virginia | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 10:29 | West Virginia | James Fisher is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Daniel Denker - foul #2 on Daniel Denker, team foul #6 | 34-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Larry Chapman (SG) Miro Golebiowski | |
| 10:29 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 10:29 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 10:09 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-47 |
| 09:49 | West Virginia | James Brown is fouled on the floor by Thomas Giblin - foul #3 on Thomas Giblin, team foul #7 | 36-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Wilson (PF), Stanley Metzinger (C) Thomas Giblin, John Jorden | |
| 09:49 | West Virginia | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 09:49 | West Virginia | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 09:36 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Masters - foul #2 on Mark Masters, team foul #7 | 38-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (SF), Harold Smith (PF) James Brown, Mark Masters | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 09:36 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 09:36 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker misses the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 09:36 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Victor Woolford | 38-48 |
| 09:22 | West Virginia | Stanley Metzinger blocks the jumper by Jamison Mullins | 38-48 |
| 09:21 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Woolford | 38-48 |
| 09:00 | West Virginia | James Fisher is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-48 |
| 08:59 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman pulls down the rebound | 38-48 |
| 08:36 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-50 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 08:31 | West Virginia | James Fisher knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jamison Mullins | 40-50 |
| 08:13 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-50 |
| 08:12 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger grabs the offensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 08:04 | Minnesota | David Palko misses the easy layup | 40-50 |
| 08:03 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 07:43 | West Virginia | Harold Smith travels with the ball | 40-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Ross (SG), James Brown (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Ronald Wood (C) James Fisher, Jamison Mullins, Harold Smith, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Oleg Kulinski (PG), Miro Golebiowski (SG), Nathan Frazier (PF), John Jorden (C) Daniel Denker, Larry Chapman, Richard Wilson, Stanley Metzinger | |
| 07:25 | Minnesota | Miro Golebiowski loses the dribble to Mark Masters | 40-50 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Edward Wages (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Masters (fresh) 2 stl. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Oleg Kulinski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Miro Golebiowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Palko (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nathan Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - John Jorden (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:02 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Wood | 42-50 |
| 06:48 | Minnesota | John Jorden is fouled on the floor by Ronald Wood - foul #5 on Ronald Wood, team foul #8 | 42-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Smith (PF) Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Larry Chapman (SG) Miro Golebiowski | |
| 06:48 | Minnesota | John Jorden makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 06:48 | Minnesota | John Jorden makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 06:31 | West Virginia | Harold Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Jorden - foul #2 on John Jorden, team foul #8 | 42-52 |
| 06:31 | West Virginia | Harold Smith misses the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 06:31 | West Virginia | Harold Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 06:31 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Larry Chapman | 42-52 |
| 06:19 | Minnesota | John Jorden loses the ball out of bounds | 42-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG), Victor Woolford (C) Edward Wages, Mark Masters | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 05:57 | West Virginia | James Fisher evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Ross | 44-52 |
| 05:32 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 44-52 |
| 05:31 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Victor Woolford | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 05:12 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 05:05 | Minnesota | John Jorden clanks a floater in the paint | 47-52 |
| 05:03 | West Virginia | Harold Smith gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 04:40 | West Virginia | James Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Nathan Frazier | 47-52 |
| 04:39 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 04:15 | Minnesota | David Palko is hacked by Anthony Ross - foul #5 on Anthony Ross, team foul #9 | 47-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (PG), Jamison Mullins (SG), James Aaron (SF), Mark Masters (PF) James Fisher, Anthony Ross, James Brown, Harold Smith | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Denker (PG), Miro Golebiowski (SG), Thomas Giblin (PF), Stanley Metzinger (C) Oleg Kulinski, Larry Chapman, Nathan Frazier, John Jorden | |
| 04:15 | Minnesota | David Palko misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 04:15 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 03:50 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins scores on a jumper in the paint | 49-52 |
| 03:31 | Minnesota | Miro Golebiowski can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 49-52 |
| 03:29 | West Virginia | James Aaron grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 03:07 | West Virginia | Mark Masters is denied on a dunk by Stanley Metzinger | 49-52 |
| 03:05 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Thomas Giblin | 49-52 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Edward Wages (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamison Mullins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Aaron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Masters (fresh) 2 stl. C - Victor Woolford (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Denker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Miro Golebiowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Palko (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Giblin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanley Metzinger (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:54 | Minnesota | Mark Masters blocks the short jumper by Thomas Giblin | 49-52 |
| 02:52 | Minnesota | David Palko gets the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 02:52 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG), James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF) Edward Wages, James Aaron, Mark Masters | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Larry Chapman (SG), Nathan Frazier (PF), John Jorden (C) Miro Golebiowski, Thomas Giblin, Stanley Metzinger | |
| 02:44 | Minnesota | John Jorden knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Denker | 49-54 |
| 02:44 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-54 |
| 02:15 | West Virginia | James Fisher shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 02:14 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins snags the offensive board | 49-54 |
| 02:14 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-54 |
| 01:51 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by John Jorden - foul #3 on John Jorden, team foul #9 | 49-54 |
| 01:51 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 01:51 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 01:37 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Daniel Denker | 50-56 |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:15 | West Virginia | James Fisher comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-56 |
| 01:13 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Nathan Frazier | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:49 | Minnesota | David Palko misses short on a floater from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 00:47 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier tips it back up and in | 50-58 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Harold Smith comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 50-58 |
| 00:42 | Minnesota | John Jorden snags the defensive board | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia 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 man to man (-3) | |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | John Jorden is fouled in the backcourt by James Fisher - foul #1 on James Fisher, team foul #10 | 50-58 |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | John Jorden makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | John Jorden makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford buries a jumpshot from the right side | 52-60 |
| 00:32 | Minnesota | David Palko is fouled in the backcourt by James Fisher - foul #2 on James Fisher, team foul #11 | 52-60 |
| 00:32 | Minnesota | David Palko makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:32 | Minnesota | David Palko makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 52-62 |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman gets the rebound | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker runs out the clock | 52-62 |