| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thomas Goggin (fresh) SG - Chester Marks (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Walter Hammonds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Day (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Das (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Kevin Buchanan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Czyzewski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eduardo Galindo (fresh) 4 reb. PF - William Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Eduardo Galindo inbounds the ball | 20-34 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:46 | Minnesota | Tommy Czyzewski double dribbles | 20-34 |
| 19:27 | Penn State | William Day knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 22-34 |
| 19:22 | Minnesota | Eduardo Galindo knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Randall Williams | 22-36 |
| 18:58 | Penn State | Chester Marks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-36 |
| 18:36 | Minnesota | Kevin Buchanan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Chester Marks - foul #1 on Chester Marks, team foul #1 | 22-36 |
| 18:36 | Minnesota | Kevin Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 22-37 |
| 18:36 | Minnesota | Kevin Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 18:15 | Penn State | Chester Marks buries a jumper from the left side and the foul's on Kevin Buchanan - foul #2 on Kevin Buchanan, team foul #1 | 24-38 |
| 18:15 | Penn State | Chester Marks makes the free throw | 25-38 |
| 17:47 | Minnesota | Tommy Czyzewski misses the jumper from the free throw line | 25-38 |
| 17:46 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin grabs the board | 25-38 |
| 17:27 | Penn State | William Johnson steals it from James Das | 25-38 |
| 17:13 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Tommy Czyzewski is denied by James Das | 25-38 |
| 17:11 | Minnesota | Eduardo Galindo snags the offensive board | 25-38 |
| 16:54 | Minnesota | Chester Marks steals it from Randall Williams | 25-38 |
| 16:25 | Penn State | James Das misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eduardo Galindo - foul #1 on Eduardo Galindo, team foul #2 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG), Bruce Porter (PF) Thomas Goggin, William Day | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez (PF), Lee Copeland (C) William Johnson, Randall Williams | |
| 16:25 | Penn State | James Das misses the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 16:25 | Penn State | James Das makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 16:10 | Minnesota | Tommy Czyzewski misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Chester Marks - foul #2 on Chester Marks, team foul #2 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Curtis Elias (C) James Das | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:10 | Minnesota | Tommy Czyzewski makes the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 16:10 | Minnesota | Tommy Czyzewski makes the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 15:43 | Penn State | Bruce Porter clanks a shot in the paint | 26-40 |
| 15:42 | Penn State | Bruce Porter tips it but misses | 26-40 |
| 15:40 | Penn State | Chester Marks hits the follow up shot | 28-40 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Chester Marks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Hammonds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Bruce Porter (fresh) 3 reb. C - Curtis Elias (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Kevin Buchanan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Czyzewski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eduardo Galindo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Tabarez (fresh) C - Lee Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:20 | Minnesota | Lee Copeland misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-40 |
| 15:18 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez hits the follow up shot | 28-42 |
| 14:52 | Penn State | Kevin Buchanan is called for the reach on Chester Marks - foul #3 on Kevin Buchanan, team foul #3 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Goggin (SG), William Day (SF) Chester Marks, Walter Hammonds | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Hans Stagowski (PG), Vernon Boynton (SG), John Watson (SF), William Johnson (PF), Randall Williams (C) Kevin Buchanan, Tommy Czyzewski, Eduardo Galindo, Raymond Tabarez, Lee Copeland | |
| 14:31 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Goggin | 30-42 |
| 14:19 | Minnesota | Randall Williams misses the shot from the left side | 30-42 |
| 14:17 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 14:11 | Penn State | A charge is called on Curtis Elias - foul #2 on Curtis Elias, team foul #3 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Das (C) Curtis Elias | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 13:50 | Minnesota | Vernon Boynton comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 30-42 |
| 13:48 | Minnesota | William Johnson snags the offensive board | 30-42 |
| 13:33 | Minnesota | William Johnson is hacked by William Day - foul #3 on William Day, team foul #4 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Kevin Buchanan (PG), Eduardo Galindo (SF) Hans Stagowski, John Watson | |
| 13:20 | Minnesota | Eduardo Galindo connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Randall Williams and the foul's on Szczesny Olshefski - foul #1 on Szczesny Olshefski, team foul #5 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Tommy Czyzewski (SG) Vernon Boynton | |
| 13:20 | Minnesota | Eduardo Galindo makes the free throw | 30-45 |
| 13:03 | Penn State | William Johnson swats the short shot by Bruce Porter | 30-45 |
| 13:01 | Minnesota | Tommy Czyzewski snags the defensive board | 30-45 |
| 12:55 | Minnesota | Eduardo Galindo makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Kevin Buchanan | 30-47 |
| 12:26 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-47 |
| 12:25 | Penn State | William Day grabs the offensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 12:07 | Penn State | Bruce Porter makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from James Das | 32-47 |
| 12:03 | Minnesota | Eduardo Galindo is hacked by Bruce Porter - foul #3 on Bruce Porter, team foul #6 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (SG), Walter Hammonds (SF), Curtis Elias (C) Thomas Goggin, William Day, Bruce Porter | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez (PF), Lee Copeland (C) William Johnson, Randall Williams | |
| 11:52 | Minnesota | Tommy Czyzewski hits a floater from the left block set up by Kevin Buchanan | 32-49 |
| 11:30 | Penn State | Chester Marks is fouled on the floor by Tommy Czyzewski - foul #1 on Tommy Czyzewski, team foul #4 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Day (PF) James Das | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Chester Marks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Hammonds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Day (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Curtis Elias (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Kevin Buchanan (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tommy Czyzewski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eduardo Galindo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Tabarez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:09 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski is whistled for a carry | 32-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Goggin (PG) Szczesny Olshefski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Vernon Boynton (SG) Tommy Czyzewski | |
| 10:52 | Minnesota | Kevin Buchanan makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Vernon Boynton | 32-51 |
| 10:47 | Penn State | Chester Marks drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-51 |
| 10:32 | Minnesota | Lee Copeland misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 34-51 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | William Day grabs the board | 34-51 |
| 10:02 | Penn State | William Day misses short on a shot from the right wing | 34-51 |
| 10:00 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Kevin Buchanan | 34-51 |
| 09:52 | Minnesota | Eduardo Galindo is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-53 |
| 09:26 | Penn State | William Day shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Goggin and the foul's on Raymond Tabarez - foul #1 on Raymond Tabarez, team foul #5 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG), James Das (C) Thomas Goggin, Curtis Elias | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Hans Stagowski (PG), Tommy Czyzewski (SG), William Johnson (PF), Randall Williams (C) Kevin Buchanan, Vernon Boynton, Raymond Tabarez, Lee Copeland | |
| 09:26 | Penn State | William Day misses the free throw | 36-53 |
| 09:26 | Minnesota | Eduardo Galindo grabs the defensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 09:08 | Minnesota | Eduardo Galindo hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Chester Marks - foul #3 on Chester Marks, team foul #7 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Porter (PF) William Day | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 09:08 | Minnesota | Eduardo Galindo makes the 1st free throw | 36-54 |
| 09:08 | Minnesota | Eduardo Galindo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-55 |
| 08:49 | Penn State | James Das is hacked by Eduardo Galindo - foul #2 on Eduardo Galindo, team foul #6 | 36-55 |
| 08:21 | Penn State | Chester Marks hits the finger roll on a great pass from Szczesny Olshefski and he's hacked by Randall Williams - foul #1 on Randall Williams, team foul #7 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Kevin Buchanan (PG), John Watson (SF) Hans Stagowski, Eduardo Galindo | |
| 08:21 | Penn State | Chester Marks misses the free throw | 38-55 |
| 08:21 | Minnesota | Randall Williams gets the rebound | 38-55 |
| 08:00 | Minnesota | Tommy Czyzewski is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-55 |
| 07:59 | Penn State | Walter Hammonds pulls down the rebound | 38-55 |
| 07:30 | Penn State | Walter Hammonds clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 38-55 |
| 07:29 | Minnesota | William Johnson grabs the board | 38-55 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chester Marks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Walter Hammonds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Bruce Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Das (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Kevin Buchanan (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tommy Czyzewski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Randall Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Minnesota | Tommy Czyzewski clanks a runner from close range | 38-55 |
| 07:16 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Chester Marks | 38-55 |
| 07:10 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski scores on a 3 from straight away set up by James Das | 41-55 |
| 06:55 | Minnesota | John Watson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-55 |
| 06:53 | Minnesota | William Johnson hits the follow up shot | 41-57 |
| 06:29 | Penn State | Bruce Porter is hacked by William Johnson - foul #2 on William Johnson, team foul #8 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Goggin (SG), William Day (SF), Curtis Elias (C) Chester Marks, Walter Hammonds, James Das | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eduardo Galindo (SF), Raymond Tabarez (PF) John Watson, William Johnson | |
| 06:29 | Penn State | Bruce Porter makes the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 06:29 | Penn State | Bruce Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 06:29 | Minnesota | Randall Williams gets the rebound | 42-57 |
| 06:23 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Bruce Porter - foul #4 on Bruce Porter, team foul #8 | 42-57 |
| 06:23 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 06:23 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez makes the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| 06:03 | Penn State | Curtis Elias misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-59 |
| 06:01 | Penn State | William Day tips it back up and in | 44-59 |
| 05:37 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Tommy Czyzewski | 44-61 |
| 05:09 | Penn State | Raymond Tabarez steals it from Curtis Elias | 44-61 |
| 04:46 | Minnesota | Randall Williams hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 44-61 |
| 04:44 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Bruce Porter | 44-61 |
| 04:22 | Penn State | Curtis Elias steps out of bounds on the baseline | 44-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (SG), Walter Hammonds (SF), James Das (C) Szczesny Olshefski, Bruce Porter, Curtis Elias | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Hans Stagowski (PG), Vernon Boynton (SG), John Watson (SF), Lee Copeland (C) Kevin Buchanan, Tommy Czyzewski, Eduardo Galindo, Randall Williams | |
| 04:08 | Minnesota | Vernon Boynton misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-61 |
| 04:07 | Penn State | James Das grabs the defensive rebound | 44-61 |
| 04:02 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin is whistled for traveling | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 03:40 | Minnesota | Hans Stagowski clanks a 3 from the right wing | 44-61 |
| 03:38 | Minnesota | Vernon Boynton grabs the offensive board | 44-61 |
| 03:24 | Minnesota | Walter Hammonds steals it from Raymond Tabarez | 44-61 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thomas Goggin (fresh) 3 reb. SG - Chester Marks (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Walter Hammonds (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Day (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - James Das (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Hans Stagowski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Vernon Boynton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Tabarez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:58 | Penn State | Chester Marks hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 44-61 |
| 02:57 | Minnesota | Lee Copeland snags the defensive board | 44-61 |
| 02:45 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez makes the floater from the right block set up by Vernon Boynton | 44-63 |
| 02:16 | Penn State | Chester Marks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG), Bruce Porter (PF) Thomas Goggin, William Day | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 01:56 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Bruce Porter - foul #5 on Bruce Porter, team foul #9 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Goggin (PG), William Day (PF) Szczesny Olshefski, Bruce Porter | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 01:56 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez makes the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 01:56 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez makes the 2nd free throw | 44-65 |
| 01:36 | Penn State | Raymond Tabarez steals the ball from Chester Marks | 44-65 |
| 01:07 | Minnesota | Vernon Boynton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-65 |
| 01:05 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Das | 44-65 |
| 00:42 | Penn State | William Day evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-65 |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | John Watson pulls down the rebound | 44-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Minnesota | Hans Stagowski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Penn State | Chester Marks clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-65 |
| 00:30 | Minnesota | Lee Copeland snags the defensive board | 44-65 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Hans Stagowski runs out the clock | 44-65 |