| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dean Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leopoldo Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Milner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jeff Myrick (fresh) SG - Jerry Starkey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Rydberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvatore Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Giles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 19:42 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 19:40 | Minnesota | Richard Rydberg steals the ball from Andrew Milner in the backcourt | 27-27 |
| 19:33 | Ohio | Dean Stewart steals the ball from Richard Rydberg | 27-27 |
| 19:29 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart hits the finger roll | 29-27 |
| 19:18 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino is whistled for traveling | 29-27 |
| 18:50 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Rydberg - foul #2 on Richard Rydberg, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 18:50 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 18:50 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 18:31 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-27 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Morgan (PF) Leopoldo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (PG), Jeremy Boyle (SG), Douglas Thomas (SF), William Marple (PF), Ronald Lymon (C) Jeff Myrick, Jerry Starkey, Richard Rydberg, Salvatore Marino, Charles Giles | |
| 18:10 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart loses the ball out of bounds | 31-27 |
| 17:56 | Ohio | Douglas Thomas buries a floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Andrew Milner - foul #2 on Andrew Milner, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Straker (PG), Ronald Ashworth (SG) Daniel Johnson, Dean Stewart | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 17:56 | Ohio | Douglas Thomas makes the free throw | 31-30 |
| 17:36 | Minnesota | John Morgan blows the layup | 31-30 |
| 17:35 | Minnesota | Ronald Ashworth tips it but misses | 31-30 |
| 17:34 | Minnesota | Robert White pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 17:16 | Minnesota | John Morgan buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert White | 33-30 |
| 17:05 | Ohio | Fernando Quintero is hacked by David Straker - foul #2 on David Straker, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leopoldo Yazzie (PF) John Morgan | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Myrick (PG), Jerry Starkey (SG), Richard Rydberg (SF), Salvatore Marino (PF), Charles Giles (C) Fernando Quintero, Jeremy Boyle, Douglas Thomas, William Marple, Ronald Lymon | |
| 16:51 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson (PG), Dean Stewart (SG) David Straker, Ronald Ashworth | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 16:22 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Johnson and he's fouled by Salvatore Marino - foul #2 on Salvatore Marino, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| 16:22 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner makes the free throw | 36-30 |
| 16:08 | Ohio | Dean Stewart takes the ball from Richard Rydberg | 36-30 |
| 15:46 | Minnesota | Leopoldo Yazzie clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Salvatore Marino - foul #3 on Salvatore Marino, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Will Ponte (C) Andrew Milner | |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (PG), Jeremy Boyle (SG), Douglas Thomas (SF), Ronald Lymon (PF), Stanley Sebastian (C) Jeff Myrick, Jerry Starkey, Richard Rydberg, Salvatore Marino, Charles Giles | |
| 15:46 | Minnesota | Leopoldo Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 15:46 | Minnesota | Leopoldo Yazzie misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 15:46 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dean Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leopoldo Yazzie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Will Ponte (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Fernando Quintero (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeremy Boyle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Lymon (fresh) 5 pts. C - Stanley Sebastian (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-30 |
| 15:27 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Leopoldo Yazzie | 37-30 |
| 15:09 | Minnesota | Leopoldo Yazzie knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Robert White | 39-30 |
| 15:04 | Ohio | Fernando Quintero can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 15:03 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 14:40 | Minnesota | Leopoldo Yazzie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Straker (PG), Ronald Ashworth (SG), Goran Lijewski (SF), John Morgan (PF) Daniel Johnson, Dean Stewart, Robert White, Leopoldo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Myrick (PG), Jerry Starkey (SG), William Marple (PF) Fernando Quintero, Jeremy Boyle, Stanley Sebastian | |
| 14:23 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Will Ponte - foul #2 on Will Ponte, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Rydberg (SF), Charles Giles (C) Douglas Thomas, Ronald Lymon | |
| 14:23 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 14:23 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 13:59 | Minnesota | Goran Lijewski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-32 |
| 13:57 | Minnesota | Goran Lijewski grabs the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 13:41 | Minnesota | John Morgan scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from David Straker | 41-32 |
| 13:22 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on David Straker - foul #3 on David Straker, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Andrew Milner (C) Will Ponte | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle (SG), Douglas Thomas (SF), Salvatore Marino (PF), Stanley Sebastian (C) Jerry Starkey, Richard Rydberg, William Marple, Charles Giles | |
| 13:22 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 13:22 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 12:53 | Minnesota | Goran Lijewski drills a shot from the baseline | 43-34 |
| 12:45 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 43-36 |
| 12:24 | Minnesota | David Straker connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Morgan | 46-36 |
| 12:13 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeremy Boyle | 46-38 |
| 11:51 | Minnesota | Salvatore Marino is called for the reach on Goran Lijewski - foul #4 on Salvatore Marino, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson (PG), Dean Stewart (SG), Robert White (SF), Mike Tarwater (PF) David Straker, Ronald Ashworth, Goran Lijewski, John Morgan | |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (PG), Jerry Starkey (SG), Richard Rydberg (SF), William Marple (PF), Ronald Lymon (C) Jeff Myrick, Jeremy Boyle, Douglas Thomas, Salvatore Marino, Stanley Sebastian | |
| 11:29 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 46-38 |
| 11:28 | Ohio | William Marple snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dean Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mike Tarwater (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Milner (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Fernando Quintero (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jerry Starkey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Rydberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Marple (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Lymon (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert White - foul #1 on Robert White, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leopoldo Yazzie (PF) Mike Tarwater | |
| Subs | Ohio | Charles Giles (C) Ronald Lymon | |
| 11:21 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey misses the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 11:21 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 10:56 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert White | 49-39 |
| 10:40 | Ohio | Charles Giles misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Andrew Milner - foul #3 on Andrew Milner, team foul #6 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Will Ponte (C) Andrew Milner | |
| Subs | Ohio | Douglas Thomas (SG), Ronald Lymon (PF) Jerry Starkey, William Marple | |
| 10:40 | Ohio | Charles Giles misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 10:40 | Ohio | Charles Giles makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 10:11 | Minnesota | Will Ponte misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left block | 49-40 |
| 10:10 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Will Ponte | 49-40 |
| 09:55 | Minnesota | Will Ponte connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Leopoldo Yazzie and the foul's on Richard Rydberg - foul #3 on Richard Rydberg, team foul #5 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mike Tarwater (PF) Leopoldo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Myrick (PG), Jerry Starkey (SG), Stanley Sebastian (C) Fernando Quintero, Richard Rydberg, Charles Giles | |
| 09:55 | Minnesota | Will Ponte makes the free throw | 52-40 |
| 09:41 | Ohio | A charge is called on Jeff Myrick - foul #3 on Jeff Myrick, team foul #6 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Straker (PG) Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle (PG) Jeff Myrick | |
| 09:19 | Minnesota | Robert White knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from David Straker | 54-40 |
| 09:03 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon misses the lay-in | 54-40 |
| 09:01 | Ohio | Stanley Sebastian grabs the offensive board | 54-40 |
| 08:50 | Ohio | Stanley Sebastian misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-40 |
| 08:48 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Robert White | 54-40 |
| 08:43 | Minnesota | Jeremy Boyle steals it from Mike Tarwater | 54-40 |
| 08:40 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon lays it in on a nice dish by Jeremy Boyle | 54-42 |
| 08:17 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-42 |
| 08:16 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 08:02 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey misses the shot from just outside the lane | 54-42 |
| 08:00 | Minnesota | Will Ponte pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 07:35 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart connects on the open 3pt shot from straight away set up by Mike Tarwater | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:21 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-42 |
| 07:19 | Minnesota | Will Ponte snags the defensive board | 57-42 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Straker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dean Stewart (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert White (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mike Tarwater (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Will Ponte (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jeremy Boyle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jerry Starkey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Douglas Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Lymon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Sebastian (fairly fresh) | |
| 06:55 | Minnesota | Robert White clanks a jumper from the right wing | 57-42 |
| 06:53 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Jeremy Boyle | 57-42 |
| 06:41 | Ohio | Douglas Thomas is hacked by David Straker - foul #4 on David Straker, team foul #7 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson (PG), Ronald Ashworth (SG), Goran Lijewski (SF), Leopoldo Yazzie (PF), Andrew Milner (C) David Straker, Dean Stewart, Robert White, Mike Tarwater, Will Ponte | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Myrick (PG), Richard Rydberg (SF), Salvatore Marino (PF), Charles Giles (C) Jeremy Boyle, Jerry Starkey, Ronald Lymon, Stanley Sebastian | |
| 06:41 | Ohio | Douglas Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 06:41 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Andrew Milner | 57-42 |
| 06:38 | Minnesota | Ronald Ashworth travels in the backcourt | 57-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (SG) Douglas Thomas | |
| 06:22 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Salvatore Marino | 57-44 |
| 05:58 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner can't finish the layup | 57-44 |
| 05:57 | Minnesota | Leopoldo Yazzie tips it in | 59-44 |
| 05:50 | Ohio | Andrew Milner is called for the reach on Charles Giles - foul #4 on Andrew Milner, team foul #8 | 59-44 |
| 05:50 | Ohio | Charles Giles makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 05:50 | Ohio | Charles Giles makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 05:29 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson misses the lay-in | 59-46 |
| 05:28 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Salvatore Marino | 59-46 |
| 05:11 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg misses the jumper from the left side | 59-46 |
| 05:10 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner snags the defensive board | 59-46 |
| 05:07 | Minnesota | Richard Rydberg takes the ball from Ronald Ashworth in the backcourt | 59-46 |
| 04:57 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino is fouled on the floor by Leopoldo Yazzie - foul #1 on Leopoldo Yazzie, team foul #9 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Straker (PG), John Morgan (PF) Ronald Ashworth, Leopoldo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jerry Starkey (SG), William Marple (C) Fernando Quintero, Charles Giles | |
| 04:57 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino misses the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 04:57 | Minnesota | Goran Lijewski grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 04:33 | Minnesota | David Straker clanks a 3 from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 04:31 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey gets the rebound | 59-46 |
| 04:09 | Ohio | William Marple misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-46 |
| 04:08 | Minnesota | Goran Lijewski pulls down the rebound | 59-46 |
| 03:39 | Minnesota | Goran Lijewski misses badly on a shot from close range | 59-46 |
| 03:38 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Minnesota | John Morgan misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by William Marple - foul #2 on William Marple, team foul #7 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Ashworth (SG), Mike Tarwater (SF), Will Ponte (C) Daniel Johnson, Goran Lijewski, Andrew Milner | |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (PG), Jeremy Boyle (SG), Douglas Thomas (SF), Ronald Lymon (PF) Jeff Myrick, Jerry Starkey, Richard Rydberg, Salvatore Marino | |
| 03:19 | Minnesota | John Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 03:19 | Minnesota | John Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Straker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Ashworth (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mike Tarwater (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Morgan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Will Ponte (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Fernando Quintero (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeremy Boyle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Douglas Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Lymon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Marple (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-46 |
| 02:58 | Minnesota | John Morgan grabs the board | 61-46 |
| 02:40 | Minnesota | Mike Tarwater is open but misses the lay-in | 61-46 |
| 02:39 | Ohio | William Marple pulls down the rebound | 61-46 |
| 02:18 | Ohio | William Marple drills a jump hook near the basket | 61-48 |
| 01:53 | Minnesota | David Straker misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 01:51 | Ohio | William Marple grabs the board | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:41 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 61-48 |
| 01:40 | Minnesota | Ronald Ashworth grabs the defensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 01:18 | Minnesota | Ronald Ashworth hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-48 |
| 01:16 | Ohio | William Marple grabs the defensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 01:06 | Ohio | Douglas Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 61-48 |
| 01:05 | Minnesota | Will Ponte gets the rebound | 61-48 |
| 00:45 | Minnesota | Will Ponte connects on the floater in the paint set up by Ronald Ashworth | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Ohio | William Marple is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on William Marple, team foul #8 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Goran Lijewski (SF) Mike Tarwater | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Minnesota | David Straker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-48 |
| 00:14 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-48 |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Goran Lijewski gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | David Straker runs out the clock | 63-48 |