| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - George Price (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Hudnall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Longworth (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jay Wong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Downs (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Whitaker (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Oaks (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Sean Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth inbounds the ball | 18-22 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | West Virginia | Eric Downs loses the dribble to John Taylor | 18-22 |
| 19:21 | Minnesota | Ronald Oaks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-22 |
| 19:19 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Fred Longworth | 18-22 |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | Ronald Oaks swats the short shot by Eric Downs | 18-22 |
| 19:00 | Minnesota | John Taylor pulls down the rebound | 18-22 |
| 18:48 | Minnesota | James Whitaker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-22 |
| 18:46 | West Virginia | Eric Downs snags the defensive board | 18-22 |
| 18:23 | West Virginia | Eric Downs is hacked by Ronald Oaks - foul #3 on Ronald Oaks, team foul #1 | 18-22 |
| 17:56 | West Virginia | Todd Hudnall misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-22 |
| 17:54 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth grabs the offensive board | 18-22 |
| 17:29 | West Virginia | Jay Wong misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-22 |
| 17:27 | Minnesota | John Taylor gets the rebound | 18-22 |
| 17:16 | Minnesota | William Johnson connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Sean Henderson | 18-24 |
| 16:51 | West Virginia | Eric Downs hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Taylor - foul #1 on John Taylor, team foul #2 | 18-24 |
| 16:51 | West Virginia | Eric Downs makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 16:51 | West Virginia | Eric Downs makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 16:25 | Minnesota | John Taylor buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from James Whitaker | 20-26 |
| 15:59 | West Virginia | Jay Wong misses the easy layup | 20-26 |
| 15:58 | Minnesota | John Taylor pulls down the rebound | 20-26 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - George Price (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Hudnall (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Longworth (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jay Wong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Downs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Whitaker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Oaks (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Sean Henderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Minnesota | James Whitaker is hacked by Fred Longworth - foul #1 on Fred Longworth, team foul #1 | 20-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Fisher (SG), Charles Arthur (SF), Loren Lanham (PF), Frank Westfall (C) Todd Hudnall, Fred Longworth, Jay Wong, Eric Downs | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Armstrong (SG) William Johnson | |
| 15:24 | Minnesota | Ronald Oaks hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Whitaker | 20-29 |
| 15:01 | West Virginia | Loren Lanham drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Christopher Fisher and the foul's on Sean Henderson - foul #3 on Sean Henderson, team foul #3 | 22-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Zuchowski (PG), Eric Downs (C) George Price, Frank Westfall | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 15:01 | West Virginia | Loren Lanham makes the free throw | 23-29 |
| 14:45 | Minnesota | Sean Henderson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-29 |
| 14:44 | Minnesota | Sean Henderson gets the offensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 14:23 | Minnesota | Ronald Oaks travels with the ball | 23-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Todd Hudnall (SG), Fred Longworth (SF), Jay Wong (PF) Christopher Fisher, Charles Arthur, Loren Lanham | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Johnson (SG) James Whitaker | |
| 14:02 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jay Wong | 25-29 |
| 13:52 | Minnesota | The jump hook by William Johnson is blocked by Eric Downs | 25-29 |
| 13:50 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 13:32 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Price (PG) Charles Zuchowski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Whitaker (PG) John Armstrong | |
| 13:06 | Minnesota | William Johnson hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by James Whitaker and he's fouled by Todd Hudnall - foul #2 on Todd Hudnall, team foul #2 | 25-31 |
| 13:06 | Minnesota | William Johnson misses the free throw | 25-31 |
| 13:06 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Eric Downs | 25-31 |
| 12:44 | West Virginia | John Taylor is called for the reach on Jay Wong - foul #2 on John Taylor, team foul #4 | 25-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Westfall (C) Eric Downs | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Thoma (PF) Sean Henderson | |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | Frank Westfall misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Taylor - foul #3 on John Taylor, team foul #5 | 25-31 |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | Frank Westfall misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | Frank Westfall misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 12:21 | Minnesota | Ronald Oaks pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 11:52 | Minnesota | Ronald Oaks scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-34 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - George Price (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Hudnall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Longworth (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jay Wong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Westfall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Whitaker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Oaks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Thoma (fresh) C - John Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | West Virginia | George Price loses the dribble to John Taylor | 25-34 |
| 11:02 | Minnesota | James Thoma misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 11:01 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | Jay Wong can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 25-34 |
| 10:31 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to John Taylor | 25-34 |
| 10:15 | Minnesota | John Taylor comes up short on the shot from close range | 25-34 |
| 10:13 | Minnesota | James Whitaker pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 09:52 | Minnesota | James Whitaker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-34 |
| 09:51 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 09:47 | West Virginia | George Price hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-34 |
| 09:46 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to James Thoma | 25-34 |
| 09:34 | Minnesota | James Whitaker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-34 |
| 09:33 | West Virginia | Jay Wong snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 09:08 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-34 |
| 09:06 | West Virginia | Jay Wong tips it home | 27-34 |
| 08:44 | Minnesota | John Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-34 |
| 08:42 | Minnesota | James Thoma grabs the offensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 08:27 | Minnesota | James Whitaker connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 08:09 | West Virginia | George Price misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Whitaker - foul #2 on James Whitaker, team foul #6 | 27-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Fisher (SG), Charles Arthur (SF), Loren Lanham (PF), Eric Downs (C) Todd Hudnall, Fred Longworth, Jay Wong, Frank Westfall | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Armstrong (PG), William Pooler (SG), Hubert Quillen (SF), Sean Henderson (PF), Mason Kresge (C) James Whitaker, William Johnson, Ronald Oaks, James Thoma, John Taylor | |
| 08:09 | West Virginia | George Price misses the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 08:09 | West Virginia | George Price makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 07:40 | Minnesota | John Armstrong misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 07:38 | West Virginia | Charles Arthur grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - George Price (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Arthur (fresh) PF - Loren Lanham (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eric Downs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Pooler (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Hubert Quillen (fresh) PF - Sean Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Mason Kresge (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | West Virginia | Sean Henderson picks off the pass by Loren Lanham | 28-37 |
| 06:50 | Minnesota | Hubert Quillen buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by William Pooler and he's hacked by Christopher Fisher - foul #1 on Christopher Fisher, team foul #3 | 28-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Zuchowski (PG) George Price | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Whitaker (PG) William Pooler | |
| 06:50 | Minnesota | Hubert Quillen misses the free throw | 28-39 |
| 06:50 | West Virginia | Loren Lanham grabs the defensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 06:21 | West Virginia | Loren Lanham buries a fadeaway near the basket | 30-39 |
| 06:01 | Minnesota | John Armstrong loses the dribble to Eric Downs | 30-39 |
| 05:37 | West Virginia | James Whitaker picks off the pass by Christopher Fisher | 30-39 |
| 05:34 | Minnesota | Hubert Quillen lays it up and in on a great pass from James Whitaker | 30-41 |
| 05:18 | West Virginia | Eric Downs scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Charles Zuchowski | 32-41 |
| 05:01 | Minnesota | Mason Kresge can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Christopher Fisher - foul #2 on Christopher Fisher, team foul #4 | 32-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Todd Hudnall (SG), Fred Longworth (SF), Jay Wong (PF) Christopher Fisher, Charles Arthur, Loren Lanham | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Johnson (SG), Ronald Oaks (SF) John Armstrong, Hubert Quillen | |
| 05:01 | Minnesota | Mason Kresge makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 05:01 | Minnesota | Mason Kresge misses the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 05:01 | West Virginia | Eric Downs grabs the board | 32-42 |
| 04:39 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth scores on a 3 from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 04:21 | Minnesota | Ronald Oaks misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | Charles Zuchowski gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | Sean Henderson is called for the reach on Eric Downs - foul #4 on Sean Henderson, team foul #7 | 35-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Price (PG) Charles Zuchowski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Taylor (C) Mason Kresge | |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | Eric Downs makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | Eric Downs makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 03:44 | Minnesota | William Johnson knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by James Whitaker | 37-44 |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Oaks - foul #4 on Ronald Oaks, team foul #8 | 37-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Westfall (C) Eric Downs | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - George Price (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Hudnall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Longworth (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jay Wong (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Westfall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Whitaker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Oaks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Sean Henderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - John Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Minnesota | A charge is called on Sean Henderson - foul #5 on Sean Henderson, team foul #9 | 39-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Armstrong (PG), James Thoma (PF) James Whitaker, Sean Henderson | |
| 02:50 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Todd Hudnall | 41-44 |
| 02:50 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eric Downs (C) Frank Westfall | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Whitaker (PG) John Armstrong | |
| 02:29 | Minnesota | Todd Hudnall picks off the pass by John Taylor | 41-44 |
| 02:23 | West Virginia | Jay Wong can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on John Taylor - foul #4 on John Taylor, team foul #10 | 41-44 |
| 02:23 | West Virginia | Jay Wong makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 02:23 | West Virginia | Jay Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 01:54 | Minnesota | James Whitaker is fouled on the floor by Eric Downs - foul #2 on Eric Downs, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| 01:28 | Minnesota | James Thoma double dribbles | 43-44 |
| 01:03 | West Virginia | Todd Hudnall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-44 |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | John Taylor lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Oaks | 43-46 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-46 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Eric Downs tips it in | 45-46 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:13 | Minnesota | James Whitaker is fouled in the backcourt by George Price - foul #1 on George Price, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| 00:10 | Minnesota | John Taylor is fouled on the floor by Eric Downs - foul #3 on Eric Downs, team foul #7 | 45-46 |
| 00:10 | Minnesota | John Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 00:10 | Minnesota | John Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 45-48 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | William Johnson gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | William Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Hudnall - foul #3 on Todd Hudnall, team foul #8 | 45-48 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | William Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | William Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | John Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | The clock runs out | 45-49 |