| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jacob Labrador (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Lester Lynn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Warwick (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eric Curtis (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Vern Chenier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Danny Sipp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Boyce (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frederick Hilton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thad Goodlow (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Wesley Hemenway (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | William Warwick inbounds the ball | 33-22 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:34 | Minnesota | Eric Curtis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Frederick Hilton - foul #2 on Frederick Hilton, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| 19:34 | Minnesota | Eric Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 19:34 | Minnesota | Eric Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 19:30 | Ohio State | Jacob Labrador is called for the reach on Danny Sipp in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jacob Labrador, team foul #1 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Yo Yen (PG) Jacob Labrador | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 19:11 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow misses short on a jumper from the right side | 35-22 |
| 19:10 | Minnesota | Lester Lynn grabs the defensive rebound | 35-22 |
| 18:48 | Minnesota | William Warwick double dribbles | 35-22 |
| 18:46 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-22 |
| 18:30 | Minnesota | Eric Curtis evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 35-22 |
| 18:28 | Minnesota | William Warwick grabs the offensive board | 35-22 |
| 18:05 | Minnesota | Lester Lynn drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by William Warwick | 38-22 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 17:48 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce lays it up and in set up by Danny Sipp | 38-24 |
| 17:30 | Minnesota | Lester Lynn makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Yo Yen | 40-24 |
| 17:28 | Ohio State | Lester Lynn is called for the reach on Arthur Boyce in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lester Lynn, team foul #2 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brad Perkins (SG), Brandon Gentry (SF), Dick Hammond (PF), Bill Stephens (C) Lester Lynn, William Warwick, Eric Curtis, Vern Chenier | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:21 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Wesley Hemenway | 40-26 |
| 16:52 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-26 |
| 16:51 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow grabs the board | 40-26 |
| 16:37 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce misses the jumper from the left side | 40-26 |
| 16:36 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce hits the follow up shot | 40-28 |
| 16:15 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-28 |
| 16:13 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond grabs the offensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 16:00 | Minnesota | Brad Perkins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-28 |
| 15:58 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp snags the defensive board | 40-28 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Yo Yen (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Brad Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Gentry (fresh) PF - Dick Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bill Stephens (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Danny Sipp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arthur Boyce (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Frederick Hilton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thad Goodlow (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Wesley Hemenway (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow hits a wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 15:07 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond buries a floater in the lane set up by Yo Yen and he's hacked by Frederick Hilton - foul #3 on Frederick Hilton, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lester Lynn (SG), William Warwick (SF), Vern Chenier (C) Brad Perkins, Brandon Gentry, Bill Stephens | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 15:07 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond makes the free throw | 43-30 |
| 14:43 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Danny Sipp | 43-32 |
| 14:23 | Minnesota | Vern Chenier drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Yo Yen | 45-32 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 14:21 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp is fouled in the backcourt by Dick Hammond - foul #2 on Dick Hammond, team foul #3 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eric Curtis (PF) Dick Hammond | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg (PG), Marvin Vanbuskirk (SF), Jerald Osorio (PF) Danny Sipp, Frederick Hilton, Thad Goodlow | |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | William Warwick steps in front of the Wesley Hemenway pass | 45-32 |
| 14:01 | Minnesota | Yo Yen can't finish the layup | 45-32 |
| 14:00 | Ohio State | Jerald Osorio grabs the defensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 13:41 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway is open but misses the lay-in | 45-32 |
| 13:40 | Minnesota | Eric Curtis gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| 13:36 | Minnesota | Lester Lynn misses long on a shot near the basket | 45-32 |
| 13:34 | Minnesota | Vern Chenier snags the offensive board | 45-32 |
| 13:12 | Minnesota | Eric Curtis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-32 |
| 13:10 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| 12:54 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway can't finish the layup | 45-32 |
| 12:53 | Minnesota | Lester Lynn pulls down the rebound | 45-32 |
| 12:29 | Minnesota | Marvin Vanbuskirk is called for the reach on Lester Lynn - foul #2 on Marvin Vanbuskirk, team foul #3 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jacob Labrador (PG), Brad Perkins (SG), Brandon Gentry (SF), Bill Stephens (C) Yo Yen, Lester Lynn, William Warwick, Vern Chenier | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Danny Sipp (PG), Frederick Hilton (SF), Thad Goodlow (C) Arthur Boyce, Marvin Vanbuskirk, Wesley Hemenway | |
| 12:08 | Minnesota | Eric Curtis evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the left side | 47-32 |
| 12:04 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Danny Sipp, team foul #4 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joseph Wilson (PF) Eric Curtis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway (C) Jerald Osorio | |
| 11:46 | Minnesota | Jacob Labrador is fouled on the floor by Wesley Hemenway - foul #3 on Wesley Hemenway, team foul #5 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dick Hammond (PF) Joseph Wilson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jacob Labrador (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Brad Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Gentry (fresh) PF - Dick Hammond (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Bill Stephens (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Danny Sipp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Zuckerberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Hilton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thad Goodlow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Wesley Hemenway (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Minnesota | Brad Perkins drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jacob Labrador | 49-32 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 11:16 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp is fouled in the backcourt by Jacob Labrador - foul #5 on Jacob Labrador, team foul #4 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lester Lynn (SG) Jacob Labrador | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:01 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 49-32 |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg snags the offensive board | 49-32 |
| 10:51 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 49-32 |
| 10:50 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens pulls down the rebound | 49-32 |
| 10:24 | Minnesota | Frederick Hilton steals it from Brad Perkins | 49-32 |
| 10:20 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 49-32 |
| 10:18 | Minnesota | Lester Lynn pulls down the rebound | 49-32 |
| 09:55 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens is hacked by Wesley Hemenway - foul #4 on Wesley Hemenway, team foul #6 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Yo Yen (PG), William Warwick (SF), Eric Curtis (PF), Vern Chenier (C) Brad Perkins, Brandon Gentry, Dick Hammond, Bill Stephens | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce (SG), Marvin Vanbuskirk (SF), Jerald Osorio (PF) Danny Sipp, Frederick Hilton, Wesley Hemenway | |
| 09:34 | Minnesota | Jerald Osorio picks off the pass by Yo Yen | 49-32 |
| 09:20 | Ohio State | Marvin Vanbuskirk loses the ball out of bounds | 49-32 |
| 09:00 | Minnesota | Lester Lynn hits a fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Arthur Boyce - foul #3 on Arthur Boyce, team foul #7 | 51-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Danny Sipp (PG) Robert Zuckerberg | |
| 09:00 | Minnesota | Lester Lynn makes the free throw | 52-32 |
| 08:57 | Ohio State | Marvin Vanbuskirk loses the dribble to Yo Yen in the backcourt | 52-32 |
| 08:51 | Minnesota | Eric Curtis travels with the ball | 52-32 |
| 08:30 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-32 |
| 08:29 | Minnesota | Vern Chenier gets the rebound | 52-32 |
| 08:07 | Minnesota | Eric Curtis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 52-32 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | Marvin Vanbuskirk gets the rebound | 52-32 |
| 08:03 | Ohio State | Yo Yen is called for the reach on Danny Sipp in the backcourt - foul #2 on Yo Yen, team foul #5 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brad Perkins (SG) Lester Lynn | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton (SF) Marvin Vanbuskirk | |
| 07:50 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Thad Goodlow is denied by Vern Chenier | 52-32 |
| 07:48 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Boyce | 52-32 |
| 07:41 | Ohio State | Jerald Osorio is fouled on the floor by Eric Curtis - foul #1 on Eric Curtis, team foul #6 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dick Hammond (PF), Bill Stephens (C) Eric Curtis, Vern Chenier | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg (SG), Wesley Hemenway (C) Arthur Boyce, Jerald Osorio | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Yo Yen (tiring) 6 ast. SG - Brad Perkins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Warwick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dick Hammond (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Bill Stephens (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Danny Sipp (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Zuckerberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Hilton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thad Goodlow (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Wesley Hemenway (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dick Hammond - foul #3 on Dick Hammond, team foul #7 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry (SF) William Warwick | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 07:36 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow makes the 1st free throw | 52-33 |
| 07:36 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow misses the 2nd free throw | 52-33 |
| 07:36 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond grabs the defensive rebound | 52-33 |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry is hacked by Wesley Hemenway - foul #5 on Wesley Hemenway, team foul #8 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jerald Osorio (PF) Wesley Hemenway | |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry makes the 1st free throw | 53-33 |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry misses the 2nd free throw | 53-33 |
| 07:14 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow grabs the defensive rebound | 53-33 |
| 06:51 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow travels with the ball | 53-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce (SG), Marvin Vanbuskirk (SF) Danny Sipp, Frederick Hilton | |
| 06:30 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Brad Perkins | 55-33 |
| 06:13 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Marvin Vanbuskirk | 55-35 |
| 05:48 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens misses badly on a runner in the lane | 55-35 |
| 05:47 | Minnesota | Yo Yen pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-35 |
| 05:30 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 55-35 |
| 05:28 | Minnesota | Brad Perkins tips it in | 57-35 |
| 05:24 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dick Hammond - foul #4 on Dick Hammond, team foul #8 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lester Lynn (SG), William Warwick (SF), Eric Curtis (PF), Vern Chenier (C) Brad Perkins, Brandon Gentry, Dick Hammond, Bill Stephens | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Danny Sipp (PG), Frederick Hilton (SF) Robert Zuckerberg, Marvin Vanbuskirk | |
| 05:24 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 57-36 |
| 05:24 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 57-37 |
| 05:03 | Minnesota | Vern Chenier misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-37 |
| 05:02 | Ohio State | Jerald Osorio pulls down the rebound | 57-37 |
| 04:50 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Danny Sipp and the foul's on Eric Curtis - foul #2 on Eric Curtis, team foul #9 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brad Perkins (SG) Yo Yen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:50 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow makes the free throw | 57-40 |
| 04:27 | Minnesota | Vern Chenier scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lester Lynn and he's fouled by Thad Goodlow - foul #3 on Thad Goodlow, team foul #9 | 59-40 |
| 04:27 | Minnesota | Vern Chenier makes the free throw | 60-40 |
| 04:17 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 60-42 |
| 04:02 | Minnesota | Lester Lynn misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Thad Goodlow - foul #4 on Thad Goodlow, team foul #10 | 60-42 |
| 04:02 | Minnesota | Lester Lynn makes the 1st free throw | 61-42 |
| 04:02 | Minnesota | Lester Lynn makes the 2nd free throw | 62-42 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | Brad Perkins is called for the reach on Thad Goodlow in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brad Perkins, team foul #10 | 62-42 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow makes the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 03:31 | Minnesota | Eric Curtis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brad Perkins and the foul's on Jerald Osorio - foul #2 on Jerald Osorio, team foul #11 | 64-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Yo Yen (PG), Joseph Wilson (C) Brad Perkins, Vern Chenier | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marvin Vanbuskirk (SF) Frederick Hilton | |
| 03:31 | Minnesota | Eric Curtis makes the free throw | 65-44 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Yo Yen (tiring) 6 ast. SG - Lester Lynn (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. SF - William Warwick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Curtis (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Danny Sipp (tiring) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Arthur Boyce (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Vanbuskirk (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jerald Osorio (tiring) 4 reb. C - Thad Goodlow (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dick Hammond (PF) Eric Curtis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg (SG) Arthur Boyce | |
| 03:04 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Danny Sipp - foul #2 on Danny Sipp, team foul #12 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bill Stephens (C) Joseph Wilson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:04 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 66-44 |
| 03:04 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 67-44 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg is fouled on the floor by Dick Hammond - foul #5 on Dick Hammond, team foul #11 | 67-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joseph Wilson (PF) Dick Hammond | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg makes the 1st free throw | 67-45 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg makes the 2nd free throw | 67-46 |
| 02:28 | Minnesota | Joseph Wilson misses badly on a shot near the basket | 67-46 |
| 02:27 | Minnesota | Lester Lynn tips it back up and in | 69-46 |
| 02:15 | Ohio State | Jerald Osorio misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-46 |
| 02:14 | Ohio State | Marvin Vanbuskirk pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-46 |
| 02:00 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Danny Sipp | 69-48 |
| 01:40 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens lays it up and in on a nice dish by Yo Yen | 71-48 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 01:23 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 71-48 |
| 01:22 | Ohio State | Jerald Osorio tips it home | 71-50 |
| 00:53 | Minnesota | Lester Lynn connects on the floater in the paint | 73-50 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp is fouled on the floor by Yo Yen - foul #3 on Yo Yen, team foul #12 | 73-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eric Curtis (PF), Vern Chenier (C) Joseph Wilson, Bill Stephens | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce (SG), Frederick Hilton (SF) Robert Zuckerberg, Marvin Vanbuskirk | |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp makes the 1st free throw | 73-51 |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp misses the 2nd free throw | 73-51 |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow grabs the offensive board | 73-51 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow hits a jumper from the right block | 73-53 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:21 | Minnesota | Vern Chenier makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Eric Curtis | 75-53 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 75-53 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Vern Chenier grabs the defensive rebound | 75-53 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Yo Yen runs out the clock | 75-53 |