| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Baugher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) PF - Alvin Haas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeffrey Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Raminez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darrell Womack (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mitchell Woods (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carl Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe inbounds the ball | 22-30 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:38 | West Virginia | Darrell Womack steps in front of the Christopher Lipe pass | 22-30 |
| 19:25 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-30 |
| 19:24 | Minnesota | Carl Smith snags the offensive board | 22-30 |
| 19:05 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack misses the easy layup | 22-30 |
| 19:03 | Minnesota | Carl Smith tips it back up and in | 22-32 |
| 18:36 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Woods - foul #1 on Mitchell Woods, team foul #1 | 22-32 |
| 18:12 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas misses the easy layup | 22-32 |
| 18:11 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas tips it home | 24-32 |
| 18:06 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Edwards (PG), Marvin Kardos (SF), James Jackson (PF), Donald Haley (C) Jeffrey Bennett, Darrell Womack, Mitchell Woods, Carl Smith | |
| 17:44 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 17:33 | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Christopher Lipe - foul #2 on Christopher Lipe, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (SG), Carl Stewart (SF) Allen Baugher, Christopher Lipe | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:33 | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 17:33 | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 17:06 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas is open and buries a runner from the right block | 29-33 |
| 16:51 | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos misses the floater from the free throw line | 29-33 |
| 16:50 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Carl Dunmire | 29-33 |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass travels with the ball | 29-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SG), Christopher Lipe (SF) Carl Dunmire, Carl Stewart | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett (PG), Darrell Womack (SF), Mitchell Woods (PF), Carl Smith (C) Anthony Edwards, Marvin Kardos, James Jackson, Donald Haley | |
| 16:03 | Minnesota | Carl Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-33 |
| 16:01 | West Virginia | Michael Smith grabs the board | 29-33 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Douglass (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allen Baugher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) PF - Alvin Haas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeffrey Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Raminez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darrell Womack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mitchell Woods (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carl Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:53 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas blows the layup | 29-33 |
| 15:51 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 15:34 | Minnesota | Christopher Lipe steals it from Mitchell Woods | 29-33 |
| 15:16 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher can't connect on a shot from the right block | 29-33 |
| 15:14 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas tips it home | 31-33 |
| 14:56 | Minnesota | Christopher Lipe picks off the pass by Carl Smith | 31-33 |
| 14:27 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-33 |
| 14:25 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 14:11 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett loses the dribble to Allen Baugher | 31-33 |
| 14:07 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher misses the dunk | 31-33 |
| 14:06 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 13:59 | Minnesota | Allen Baugher steals it from Mitchell Woods | 31-33 |
| 13:57 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas loses the dribble to Darrell Womack in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| 13:42 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack is hacked by Joshua Douglass - foul #3 on Joshua Douglass, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (PG), Carl Stewart (SF) Joshua Douglass, Christopher Lipe | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Edwards (PG), Mark Hulbert (SG), Marvin Kardos (SF), James Jackson (PF), Donald Haley (C) Jeffrey Bennett, Fred Raminez, Darrell Womack, Mitchell Woods, Carl Smith | |
| 13:29 | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Edwards and the foul's on Carl Stewart - foul #1 on Carl Stewart, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| 13:29 | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos makes the free throw | 31-36 |
| 13:00 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-36 |
| 12:59 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to James Jackson | 31-36 |
| 12:39 | Minnesota | Anthony Edwards misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 31-36 |
| 12:37 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 12:13 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Michael Smith | 34-36 |
| 12:00 | Minnesota | Anthony Edwards makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Haley | 34-38 |
| 11:33 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 11:31 | West Virginia | Michael Smith grabs the offensive board | 34-38 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Baugher (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - Carl Stewart (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alvin Haas (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Smith (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Edwards (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hulbert (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marvin Kardos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Haley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:11 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-38 |
| 11:09 | Minnesota | James Jackson pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 10:53 | Minnesota | Anthony Edwards can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Carl Stewart - foul #2 on Carl Stewart, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (SG), Christopher Lipe (SF) Allen Baugher, Carl Stewart | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Fred Raminez (SG), Darrell Womack (SF), Mitchell Woods (PF), Carl Smith (C) Mark Hulbert, Marvin Kardos, James Jackson, Donald Haley | |
| 10:53 | Minnesota | Anthony Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 10:53 | Minnesota | Anthony Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 10:53 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Alvin Haas | 34-39 |
| 10:37 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-39 |
| 10:36 | Minnesota | Anthony Edwards grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 10:29 | Minnesota | Carl Dunmire picks off the pass by Fred Raminez | 34-39 |
| 10:25 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire jams it | 36-39 |
| 10:02 | Minnesota | Alvin Haas is called for the reach on Darrell Womack - foul #4 on Alvin Haas, team foul #5 | 36-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett (PG), Karl Chilson (SG) Anthony Edwards, Fred Raminez | |
| 09:44 | Minnesota | Carl Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-39 |
| 09:43 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 09:41 | West Virginia | Michael Smith loses the dribble to Jeffrey Bennett in the backcourt | 36-39 |
| 09:40 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett slams it home | 36-41 |
| 09:16 | West Virginia | Mitchell Woods blocks the short jumper by Alvin Haas | 36-41 |
| 09:14 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe tips it in | 38-41 |
| 09:01 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Smith | 38-44 |
| 08:56 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 08:54 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 08:33 | Minnesota | Carl Smith hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 08:14 | West Virginia | Karl Chilson steals it from Michael Smith | 38-46 |
| 08:07 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Alvin Haas - foul #5 on Alvin Haas, team foul #6 | 38-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SG), Carl Stewart (SF) Joshua Douglass, Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ryan Walters (PG), Fred Raminez (SG), Marvin Kardos (SF) Jeffrey Bennett, Karl Chilson, Darrell Womack | |
| 08:07 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods misses the free throw | 38-48 |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 08:04 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire is hacked by Ryan Walters in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ryan Walters, team foul #2 | 38-48 |
| 07:49 | West Virginia | Marvin Kardos denies the turnaround by Michael Smith | 38-48 |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe can't tip it in | 38-48 |
| 07:46 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 07:29 | Minnesota | Ryan Walters connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Marvin Kardos | 38-51 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Dunmire (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allen Baugher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. SF - Carl Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Christopher Lipe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Smith (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ryan Walters (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Fred Raminez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Marvin Kardos (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mitchell Woods (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | Michael Smith's floater is knocked away by Carl Smith | 38-51 |
| 07:12 | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos pulls down the rebound | 38-51 |
| 07:05 | Minnesota | Christopher Lipe steals the ball from Marvin Kardos | 38-51 |
| 06:38 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Carl Stewart | 40-51 |
| 06:19 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 06:17 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| 06:01 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-51 |
| 06:00 | West Virginia | Michael Smith grabs the offensive board | 40-51 |
| 05:33 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-51 |
| 05:32 | Minnesota | Carl Smith gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| 05:18 | Minnesota | Carl Smith drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Ryan Walters | 40-53 |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire hits a shot from the left side set up by Carl Stewart | 42-53 |
| 04:45 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ryan Walters and he's fouled by Allen Baugher - foul #2 on Allen Baugher, team foul #7 | 42-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (PG) Carl Dunmire | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett (PG), Mark Hulbert (SG), Darrell Womack (SF), Donald Haley (C) Ryan Walters, Fred Raminez, Marvin Kardos, Carl Smith | |
| 04:45 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods makes the free throw | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:37 | West Virginia | Darrell Womack denies the turnaround by Michael Smith | 42-56 |
| 04:35 | Minnesota | Donald Haley grabs the board | 42-56 |
| 04:25 | Minnesota | Donald Haley is fouled on the floor by Christopher Lipe - foul #3 on Christopher Lipe, team foul #8 | 42-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Jackson (PF) Mitchell Woods | |
| 04:25 | Minnesota | Donald Haley misses the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 04:25 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe pulls down the rebound | 42-56 |
| 04:10 | West Virginia | Michael Smith is open but comes up short on the floater from the left block | 42-56 |
| 04:08 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett snags the defensive board | 42-56 |
| 03:50 | Minnesota | Joshua Douglass is called for the reach on Mark Hulbert - foul #4 on Joshua Douglass, team foul #9 | 42-56 |
| 03:50 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert misses the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 03:50 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe grabs the defensive rebound | 42-56 |
| 03:42 | West Virginia | Michael Smith is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Allen Baugher | 44-56 |
| 03:29 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 44-56 |
| 03:27 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher gets the rebound | 44-56 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Douglass (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Allen Baugher (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. SF - Carl Stewart (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Christopher Lipe (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Michael Smith (very tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeffrey Bennett (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hulbert (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darrell Womack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Haley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass is hacked by Jeffrey Bennett - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bennett, team foul #3 | 44-56 |
| 03:08 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher is open and buries a jumper from the right block | 46-56 |
| 02:44 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-56 |
| 02:42 | Minnesota | Donald Haley can't tip it in | 46-56 |
| 02:40 | Minnesota | James Jackson tips it back up and in | 46-58 |
| 02:23 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Allen Baugher and he's hacked by Donald Haley - foul #2 on Donald Haley, team foul #4 | 48-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (PG) Allen Baugher | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Edwards (PG), Karl Chilson (SG), Marvin Kardos (SF), Carl Smith (C) Jeffrey Bennett, Mark Hulbert, Darrell Womack, Donald Haley | |
| 02:23 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass makes the free throw | 49-58 |
| 02:19 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Fred Raminez (SG), Mitchell Woods (PF) Karl Chilson, James Jackson | |
| 02:02 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Carl Smith | 49-61 |
| 01:58 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Edwards - foul #1 on Anthony Edwards, team foul #5 | 49-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SG) Joshua Douglass | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett (PG), Darrell Womack (SF) Anthony Edwards, Marvin Kardos | |
| 01:42 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-61 |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe snags the offensive board | 49-61 |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher misses the jump hook from the right block | 49-61 |
| 01:18 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 01:02 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez is hacked by Christopher Lipe - foul #4 on Christopher Lipe, team foul #10 | 49-61 |
| 01:02 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez makes the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 01:02 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez makes the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | Darrell Womack is called for the reach on Carl Stewart in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darrell Womack, team foul #6 | 49-63 |
| 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 motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire loses the dribble to Fred Raminez | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Jeffrey Bennett | 49-65 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher is hacked by Fred Raminez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Raminez, team foul #7 | 49-65 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher misses the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 00:29 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods pulls down the rebound | 49-65 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett runs out the clock | 49-65 |