| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joey Fink (fresh) SG - Robert Greene (fresh) SF - James Cook (fresh) PF - Dikembe Araki (fresh) C - George Vogt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Blue (fresh) SG - Jimmie Miller (fresh) SF - Craig Lacusky (fresh) PF - Andrew Dixon (fresh) C - Micheal Spencer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Micheal Spencer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Minnesota | Stephen Blue buries a 3 from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:14 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Minnesota | Craig Lacusky pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:11 | Minnesota | Craig Lacusky loses the dribble to Joey Fink in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 18:53 | Penn State | James Cook can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:52 | Penn State | Robert Greene misses the tip | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | Penn State | George Vogt snags the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | Penn State | Joey Fink clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | Minnesota | Andrew Dixon gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:12 | Minnesota | Robert Greene steals the ball from Stephen Blue | 0-3 |
| 18:07 | Penn State | Robert Greene hits the finger roll | 2-3 |
| 17:57 | Minnesota | Craig Lacusky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-3 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Timothy Rothman (PF) Andrew Dixon | |
| 17:35 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Timothy Rothman - foul #1 on Timothy Rothman, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Paugh (PG), Jeffrey Blankenship (SG), Norberto Yanez (SF), John Jones (PF) Stephen Blue, Jimmie Miller, Craig Lacusky, Micheal Spencer | |
| 17:35 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:35 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:35 | Minnesota | Timothy Rothman pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:20 | Minnesota | Thomas Paugh loses the ball out of bounds | 3-3 |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baker (SG), Hector Morales (SF) Robert Greene, James Cook | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:53 | Penn State | Hector Morales is called for traveling | 3-3 |
| Subs | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff (PG), Robert Greene (SG), Thomas Ladner (C) Joey Fink, Dikembe Araki, George Vogt | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:36 | Minnesota | Thomas Paugh is fouled on the floor by Vaughn Schaff - foul #1 on Vaughn Schaff, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Andrew Dixon (PF) John Jones | |
| 16:30 | Minnesota | Norberto Yanez is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew Dixon | 3-6 |
| 16:09 | Penn State | Samuel Baker comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-6 |
| 16:07 | Minnesota | Timothy Rothman pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:02 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Blankenship misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 16:01 | Minnesota | Thomas Paugh snags the offensive board | 3-6 |
| 15:46 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Blankenship makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Andrew Dixon | 3-8 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Vaughn Schaff (fresh) SG - Robert Greene (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hector Morales (fresh) PF - Samuel Baker (fresh) C - Thomas Ladner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Thomas Paugh (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Blankenship (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Norberto Yanez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Dixon (fresh) C - Timothy Rothman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Penn State | Robert Greene scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Vaughn Schaff | 5-8 |
| 15:32 | Minnesota | Norberto Yanez is hacked by Hector Morales in the backcourt - foul #1 on Hector Morales, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joey Fink (PG), James Cook (SF), Dikembe Araki (PF), George Vogt (C) Vaughn Schaff, Hector Morales, Samuel Baker, Thomas Ladner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Blue (PG), Jimmie Miller (SG), Craig Lacusky (SF), John Jones (PF), Micheal Spencer (C) Thomas Paugh, Jeffrey Blankenship, Norberto Yanez, Andrew Dixon, Timothy Rothman | |
| 15:03 | Minnesota | Stephen Blue hits a wide open jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Craig Lacusky | 5-10 |
| 14:35 | Penn State | Robert Greene is hacked by John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Hector Morales (SG) Robert Greene | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 14:16 | Penn State | Hector Morales misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-10 |
| 14:14 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 14:03 | Penn State | Joey Fink misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-10 |
| 14:01 | Minnesota | Stephen Blue grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 13:57 | Minnesota | Jimmie Miller lays it up and in set up by Stephen Blue | 5-12 |
| 13:29 | Penn State | James Cook comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 5-12 |
| 13:27 | Penn State | James Cook tips it in | 7-12 |
| 13:25 | Minnesota | James Cook is called for the reach on Stephen Blue in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Cook, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff (PG), Samuel Baker (PF), Thomas Ladner (C) Joey Fink, Dikembe Araki, George Vogt | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Paugh (PG), Jeffrey Blankenship (SG), Norberto Yanez (SF), Andrew Dixon (PF), Timothy Rothman (C) Stephen Blue, Jimmie Miller, Craig Lacusky, John Jones, Micheal Spencer | |
| 13:03 | Minnesota | Norberto Yanez scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Blankenship | 7-15 |
| 12:55 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff double dribbles | 7-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Greene (SG) Hector Morales | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:40 | Minnesota | Timothy Rothman comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Samuel Baker - foul #1 on Samuel Baker, team foul #4 | 7-15 |
| 12:40 | Minnesota | Timothy Rothman misses the 1st free throw | 7-15 |
| 12:40 | Minnesota | Timothy Rothman misses the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 12:40 | Penn State | James Cook pulls down the rebound | 7-15 |
| 12:22 | Penn State | Samuel Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-15 |
| 12:21 | Minnesota | Timothy Rothman snags the defensive board | 7-15 |
| 12:19 | Minnesota | Andrew Dixon is fouled in the backcourt by Vaughn Schaff - foul #2 on Vaughn Schaff, team foul #5 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joey Fink (PG) Vaughn Schaff | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Blue (PG), Jimmie Miller (SG), Craig Lacusky (SF), Micheal Spencer (C) Thomas Paugh, Jeffrey Blankenship, Norberto Yanez, Timothy Rothman | |
| 12:02 | Minnesota | Jimmie Miller drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Craig Lacusky | 7-18 |
| 11:47 | Penn State | Thomas Ladner comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 7-18 |
| 11:45 | Penn State | James Cook can't tip it in | 7-18 |
| 11:44 | Minnesota | Micheal Spencer pulls down the rebound | 7-18 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joey Fink (fresh) SG - Robert Greene (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Cook (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Baker (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Ladner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Blue (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmie Miller (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Craig Lacusky (fresh) PF - Andrew Dixon (fairly fresh) C - Micheal Spencer (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Minnesota | Craig Lacusky misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 7-18 |
| 11:24 | Minnesota | Micheal Spencer grabs the offensive rebound | 7-18 |
| 11:08 | Minnesota | Stephen Blue scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jimmie Miller | 7-20 |
| 10:47 | Penn State | Craig Lacusky is called for the reach on James Cook - foul #1 on Craig Lacusky, team foul #3 | 7-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | Hector Morales (SF), Dikembe Araki (PF), George Vogt (C) James Cook, Samuel Baker, Thomas Ladner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Paugh (PG), Jeffrey Blankenship (SG), Norberto Yanez (SF), John Jones (PF), Timothy Rothman (C) Stephen Blue, Jimmie Miller, Craig Lacusky, Andrew Dixon, Micheal Spencer | |
| 10:38 | Penn State | Timothy Rothman steals the ball from Joey Fink | 7-20 |
| 10:31 | Minnesota | Joey Fink steps in front of the Jeffrey Blankenship pass in the backcourt | 7-20 |
| 10:30 | Penn State | Hector Morales can't finish the layup | 7-20 |
| 10:29 | Penn State | George Vogt hits the follow up shot | 9-20 |
| 10:25 | Minnesota | Timothy Rothman loses the dribble to Robert Greene in the backcourt | 9-20 |
| 10:24 | Penn State | Hector Morales hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Greene | 11-20 |
| 10:00 | Minnesota | Dikembe Araki swats the layup by John Jones | 11-20 |
| 09:58 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Araki | 11-20 |
| 09:38 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-20 |
| 09:36 | Minnesota | Timothy Rothman gets the rebound | 11-20 |
| 09:21 | Minnesota | John Jones misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 11-20 |
| 09:20 | Penn State | The rebound goes to George Vogt | 11-20 |
| 09:07 | Penn State | George Vogt misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 11-20 |
| 09:06 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki tips it home | 13-20 |
| 08:47 | Minnesota | Norberto Yanez is fouled on the floor by Joey Fink - foul #1 on Joey Fink, team foul #6 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Cook (SF), Thomas Ladner (PF), James Collins (C) Hector Morales, Dikembe Araki, George Vogt | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Blue (PG), Jimmie Miller (SG), Craig Lacusky (SF), Robert Demko (PF), Micheal Spencer (C) Thomas Paugh, Jeffrey Blankenship, Norberto Yanez, John Jones, Timothy Rothman | |
| 08:20 | Minnesota | Robert Demko misses short on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on James Cook - foul #2 on James Cook, team foul #7 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baker (SF) James Cook | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 08:20 | Minnesota | Robert Demko makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 08:20 | Minnesota | Robert Demko makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 07:51 | Penn State | Samuel Baker misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-22 |
| 07:50 | Minnesota | Jimmie Miller pulls down the rebound | 13-22 |
| 07:29 | Minnesota | Micheal Spencer misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-22 |
| 07:28 | Penn State | Thomas Ladner snags the defensive board | 13-22 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joey Fink (tiring) 2 stl. SG - Robert Greene (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Baker (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Ladner (fairly fresh) C - James Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Blue (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmie Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Lacusky (fresh) PF - Robert Demko (fresh) 2 pts. C - Micheal Spencer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Penn State | Thomas Ladner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 13-22 |
| 07:14 | Penn State | Samuel Baker gets the offensive rebound | 13-22 |
| 06:46 | Penn State | Samuel Baker can't throw it down but he's hacked by Robert Demko - foul #1 on Robert Demko, team foul #4 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | Hector Morales (SF), Dikembe Araki (PF), George Vogt (C) Robert Greene, Thomas Ladner, James Collins | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marcus Wareham (PG), Thomas Paugh (SG), Norberto Yanez (SF), Andrew Dixon (PF), Timothy Rothman (C) Stephen Blue, Jimmie Miller, Craig Lacusky, Robert Demko, Micheal Spencer | |
| 06:46 | Penn State | Samuel Baker makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 06:46 | Penn State | Samuel Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 06:22 | Minnesota | Andrew Dixon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-22 |
| 06:20 | Penn State | Samuel Baker grabs the board | 15-22 |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Joey Fink is hacked by Marcus Wareham - foul #1 on Marcus Wareham, team foul #5 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Blankenship (SG) Marcus Wareham | |
| 06:00 | Penn State | Hector Morales is hacked by Andrew Dixon - foul #1 on Andrew Dixon, team foul #6 | 15-22 |
| 05:41 | Penn State | Joey Fink's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Greene (SG) Samuel Baker | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Blue (PG) Jeffrey Blankenship | |
| 05:15 | Minnesota | Andrew Dixon throws it down | 15-24 |
| 04:56 | Penn State | Robert Greene clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-24 |
| 04:54 | Minnesota | Andrew Dixon snags the defensive board | 15-24 |
| 04:35 | Minnesota | Norberto Yanez is wide open but clanks a shot from the free throw line | 15-24 |
| 04:34 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki grabs the board | 15-24 |
| 04:11 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki is fouled on the floor by Andrew Dixon - foul #2 on Andrew Dixon, team foul #7 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baker (SF), Thomas Ladner (C) Hector Morales, George Vogt | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marcus Wareham (PG), Jimmie Miller (SG), Craig Lacusky (SF), John Jones (PF), Micheal Spencer (C) Stephen Blue, Thomas Paugh, Norberto Yanez, Andrew Dixon, Timothy Rothman | |
| 04:11 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki misses the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 04:11 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to John Jones | 15-24 |
| 03:55 | Minnesota | John Jones scores on a shot from close range and the foul's on Dikembe Araki - foul #1 on Dikembe Araki, team foul #8 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff (PG), James Cook (SF), James Collins (C) Joey Fink, Robert Greene, Dikembe Araki | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 03:55 | Minnesota | John Jones makes the free throw | 15-27 |
| 03:42 | Penn State | Samuel Baker's fadeaway is rejected by Micheal Spencer | 15-27 |
| 03:41 | Minnesota | Marcus Wareham grabs the defensive rebound | 15-27 |
| 03:22 | Minnesota | Marcus Wareham knocks in the runner from the baseline | 15-29 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Vaughn Schaff (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Ladner (fresh) C - James Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Marcus Wareham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jimmie Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Lacusky (fresh) PF - John Jones (fresh) 3 pts. C - Micheal Spencer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Penn State | Thomas Ladner makes the shot from the left side set up by James Collins and the foul's on Marcus Wareham - foul #2 on Marcus Wareham, team foul #8 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Blue (PG) Marcus Wareham | |
| 03:06 | Penn State | Thomas Ladner makes the free throw | 18-29 |
| 02:51 | Minnesota | John Jones is open but comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 18-29 |
| 02:50 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Collins | 18-29 |
| 02:33 | Penn State | James Cook's pass is intercepted by Stephen Blue | 18-29 |
| 02:30 | Minnesota | Jimmie Miller lays it in on a nice dish by Stephen Blue | 18-31 |
| 02:14 | Penn State | James Collins loses the ball out of bounds | 18-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Hector Morales (SG), Dikembe Araki (PF), George Vogt (C) Samuel Baker, Thomas Ladner, James Collins | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Paugh (SG), Norberto Yanez (SF), Robert Demko (PF) Jimmie Miller, Craig Lacusky, John Jones | |
| 02:05 | Minnesota | Thomas Paugh scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Blue | 18-34 |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Thomas Paugh is called for the reach on Vaughn Schaff - foul #1 on Thomas Paugh, team foul #9 | 18-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Blankenship (SG), Timothy Rothman (PF) Stephen Blue, Micheal Spencer | |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff misses the 1st free throw | 18-34 |
| 01:58 | Minnesota | Timothy Rothman gets the rebound | 18-34 |
| 01:56 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Blankenship travels in the backcourt | 18-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joey Fink (PG) Vaughn Schaff | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 01:39 | Penn State | George Vogt blows the layup | 18-34 |
| 01:37 | Minnesota | Timothy Rothman grabs the board | 18-34 |
| 01:12 | Minnesota | Norberto Yanez misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Cook - foul #3 on James Cook, team foul #9 | 18-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Greene (SG), James Collins (C) James Cook, George Vogt | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jimmie Miller (SG), Craig Lacusky (SF), Andrew Dixon (PF) Thomas Paugh, Jeffrey Blankenship, Robert Demko | |
| 01:12 | Minnesota | Norberto Yanez makes the 1st free throw | 18-35 |
| 01:12 | Minnesota | Norberto Yanez makes the 2nd free throw | 18-36 |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Hector Morales makes the 3 from the right corner | 21-36 |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | Timothy Rothman comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 21-36 |
| 00:42 | Minnesota | Norberto Yanez tips it home | 21-38 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | James Collins loses the dribble to Timothy Rothman | 21-38 |
| 00:05 | Minnesota | Norberto Yanez connects on the open jumper from the right side | 21-40 |
| 00:01 | Penn State | Joey Fink makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-40 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Jimmie Miller misses the fullcourt shot | 24-40 |