| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Ashley Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jackson Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Safford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Margarito Herrera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvador Fuentes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Tom Cota (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 19:29 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 19:00 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 18:58 | Penn State | Ashley Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 18:35 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Monty Poarch (PG), Rolf Ziegler (SG), Marvin Downing (SF), Mitchell Guay (C) Jackson Grant, Patrick Safford, Margarito Herrera, Tom Cota | |
| 18:11 | Minnesota | Monty Poarch misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 18:09 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Ashley Peters | 33-32 |
| 17:45 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 17:43 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco grabs the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 17:15 | Penn State | Ashley Peters can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-32 |
| 17:14 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett tips it in | 35-32 |
| 16:51 | Minnesota | Garry Gearhart is called for the reach on Rolf Ziegler - foul #3 on Garry Gearhart, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mwai Abdur (SF) Garry Gearhart | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jackson Grant (PG), Patrick Safford (SG), Margarito Herrera (SF), Tom Cota (C) Monty Poarch, Rolf Ziegler, Salvador Fuentes, Mitchell Guay | |
| 16:23 | Minnesota | Marvin Downing's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Monty Poarch (PG), Rolf Ziegler (SG), Mitchell Guay (C) Jackson Grant, Patrick Safford, Tom Cota | |
| 16:05 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Ricco | 37-32 |
| 15:40 | Minnesota | Mitchell Guay misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 15:38 | Penn State | Ashley Peters grabs the board | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Mwai Abdur (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Ashley Peters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Monty Poarch (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Rolf Ziegler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Margarito Herrera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Downing (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mitchell Guay (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski's pass is intercepted by Rolf Ziegler | 37-32 |
| 15:19 | Minnesota | Marvin Downing hits the finger roll on a great pass from Rolf Ziegler | 37-34 |
| 14:50 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Monty Poarch - foul #1 on Monty Poarch, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Garry Gearhart (PF) Radomil Chudzinski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jackson Grant (PG), Patrick Safford (SG), Salvador Fuentes (PF), Tom Cota (C) Monty Poarch, Rolf Ziegler, Margarito Herrera, Mitchell Guay | |
| 14:50 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 14:50 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 14:50 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 14:29 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes's fadeaway is rejected by Garry Gearhart | 37-34 |
| 14:27 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 13:58 | Penn State | Salvador Fuentes is called for the reach on Garry Gearhart - foul #2 on Salvador Fuentes, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| 13:47 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Salvador Fuentes - foul #3 on Salvador Fuentes, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera (SF) Marvin Downing | |
| 13:47 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 13:47 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 13:20 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera is hacked by Mwai Abdur - foul #3 on Mwai Abdur, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski (SG) Ashley Peters | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Monty Poarch (PG), Rolf Ziegler (SG), Marvin Downing (SF) Jackson Grant, Patrick Safford, Margarito Herrera | |
| 12:57 | Minnesota | Rolf Ziegler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 12:55 | Minnesota | Monty Poarch grabs the offensive board | 38-34 |
| 12:38 | Minnesota | Monty Poarch is hacked by Gerald Ricco - foul #1 on Gerald Ricco, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ashley Peters (C) Mwai Abdur | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jackson Grant (PG), Patrick Safford (SG), Margarito Herrera (SF), Mitchell Guay (C) Monty Poarch, Rolf Ziegler, Salvador Fuentes, Tom Cota | |
| 12:12 | Minnesota | Marvin Downing can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Garry Gearhart - foul #4 on Garry Gearhart, team foul #4 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (SF) Garry Gearhart | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes (PF), Tom Cota (C) Margarito Herrera, Mitchell Guay | |
| 12:12 | Minnesota | Marvin Downing makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 12:12 | Minnesota | Marvin Downing misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 12:12 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 11:46 | Penn State | James Chiesa clanks a shot from the free throw line | 38-35 |
| 11:44 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 11:21 | Minnesota | Marvin Downing hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 38-35 |
| 11:20 | Minnesota | Marvin Downing tips it in | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fresh) 4 ast. SF - James Chiesa (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Ashley Peters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jackson Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Safford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Downing (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvador Fuentes (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Tom Cota (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 10:54 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mwai Abdur (SG) Radomil Chudzinski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Monty Poarch (PG), Rolf Ziegler (SG), Margarito Herrera (SF), Mitchell Guay (C) Jackson Grant, Patrick Safford, Marvin Downing, Tom Cota | |
| 10:26 | Minnesota | Rolf Ziegler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 38-37 |
| 10:24 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera tips it but misses | 38-37 |
| 10:22 | Penn State | James Chiesa gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 10:18 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-37 |
| 10:16 | Minnesota | Mitchell Guay grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 09:51 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes misses long on a shot from close range | 38-37 |
| 09:50 | Penn State | Ashley Peters gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 09:23 | Penn State | Mitchell Guay is called for the reach on James Chiesa - foul #1 on Mitchell Guay, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski (SG) Bruce Bennett | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jackson Grant (PG), Patrick Safford (SG), Marvin Downing (PF), Tom Cota (C) Monty Poarch, Rolf Ziegler, Salvador Fuentes, Mitchell Guay | |
| 09:00 | Penn State | Tom Cota steps in front of the Ashley Peters pass | 38-37 |
| 08:42 | Minnesota | Ashley Peters steps in front of the Margarito Herrera pass | 38-37 |
| 08:24 | Penn State | Patrick Safford picks off the pass by Radomil Chudzinski | 38-37 |
| 08:06 | Minnesota | Tom Cota misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-37 |
| 08:05 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 07:36 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Gerald Ricco | 40-37 |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Tom Cota blows the layup | 40-37 |
| 07:12 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Chiesa (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Mwai Abdur (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Ashley Peters (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jackson Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Safford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Margarito Herrera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marvin Downing (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Cota (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:47 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco blows the layup | 40-37 |
| 06:45 | Minnesota | Patrick Safford pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 06:27 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-40 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | James Chiesa misses the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Patrick Safford - foul #1 on Patrick Safford, team foul #5 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Bennett (SF), Garry Gearhart (PF) Gerald Ricco, Mwai Abdur | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Monty Poarch (PG), Rolf Ziegler (SG), Salvador Fuentes (PF), Mitchell Guay (C) Jackson Grant, Patrick Safford, Marvin Downing, Tom Cota | |
| 06:04 | Penn State | James Chiesa makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | James Chiesa makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 05:43 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Ashley Peters - foul #3 on Ashley Peters, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Aaron Simonds (PG) James Chiesa | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marvin Downing (SF) Margarito Herrera | |
| 05:43 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 05:43 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 05:18 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 42-42 |
| 05:17 | Minnesota | Monty Poarch snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 04:50 | Minnesota | Monty Poarch misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 04:48 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 04:25 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Radomil Chudzinski | 45-42 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:57 | Minnesota | Rolf Ziegler knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Monty Poarch | 45-44 |
| 03:32 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 03:30 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:08 | Minnesota | Rolf Ziegler knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Salvador Fuentes | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Aaron Simonds (fresh) SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Ashley Peters (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Monty Poarch (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rolf Ziegler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Downing (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvador Fuentes (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Mitchell Guay (fresh) | |
| 02:48 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett can't throw it down but he's hacked by Marvin Downing - foul #3 on Marvin Downing, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Ricco (PG), Mwai Abdur (SG), James Chiesa (SF) Aaron Simonds, Radomil Chudzinski, Ashley Peters | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jackson Grant (PG), Patrick Safford (SG), Margarito Herrera (SF), Tom Cota (C) Monty Poarch, Rolf Ziegler, Marvin Downing, Mitchell Guay | |
| 02:48 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 02:48 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 02:21 | Minnesota | Tom Cota is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Tom Cota, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| 02:04 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Garry Gearhart | 50-46 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:49 | Minnesota | Bruce Bennett is called for the reach on Jackson Grant - foul #1 on Bruce Bennett, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski (SG), Ashley Peters (C) Mwai Abdur, James Chiesa | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 01:28 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 01:04 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera misses the dunk but the foul's on Ashley Peters - foul #4 on Ashley Peters, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Ashley Peters misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Patrick Safford - foul #2 on Patrick Safford, team foul #8 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (PG), Mwai Abdur (SG) Gerald Ricco, Radomil Chudzinski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Ashley Peters makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Ashley Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Tom Cota grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:07 | Minnesota | Patrick Safford buries a 3 from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Ricco (PG), Radomil Chudzinski (SG) James Chiesa, Mwai Abdur | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco is fouled in the backcourt by Jackson Grant - foul #2 on Jackson Grant, team foul #9 | 53-52 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:06 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Patrick Safford is hacked by Radomil Chudzinski - foul #2 on Radomil Chudzinski, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Patrick Safford makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Patrick Safford makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |