| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ryan Tardiff (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Burns (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reuben Croft (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Victor Wheatley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Gibbons (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeff Burnett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Gaunt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Oleg Zolondek (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Bond (fresh) C - Fausto Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft inbounds the ball | 40-26 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Ryan Tardiff and he's hacked by Oleg Zolondek - foul #2 on Oleg Zolondek, team foul #1 | 42-26 |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft makes the free throw | 43-26 |
| 19:13 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 43-26 |
| 19:11 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns pulls down the rebound | 43-26 |
| 19:07 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft can't finish the layup | 43-26 |
| 19:06 | Minnesota | Michael Bond snags the defensive board | 43-26 |
| 18:45 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano loses the dribble to Reuben Croft | 43-26 |
| 18:42 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft slams it home | 45-26 |
| 18:32 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett is called for 10 seconds | 45-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan (SF), Dan Elliott (C) Reuben Croft, Robert Gibbons | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 18:19 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Ryan Tardiff | 47-26 |
| 18:01 | Minnesota | The jump hook by Jeff Burnett is blocked by Victor Wheatley | 47-26 |
| 17:59 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano misses the tip | 47-26 |
| 17:58 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Dan Elliott | 47-26 |
| 17:51 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns makes the turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Oleg Zolondek - foul #3 on Oleg Zolondek, team foul #2 | 49-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Sam Rowe (PF) Ryan Tardiff, Victor Wheatley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bennie Frost (SG), Jeffery Bell (SF), Evan Dauphin (PF), Jimmie Brown (C) Thomas Gaunt, Oleg Zolondek, Michael Bond, Fausto Romano | |
| 17:51 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns misses the free throw | 49-26 |
| 17:51 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Evan Dauphin | 49-26 |
| 17:32 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost is alone and drills a jumper from the left block | 49-28 |
| 17:23 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Sullivan | 51-28 |
| 17:00 | Minnesota | Jimmie Brown knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Evan Dauphin and he's hacked by Dan Elliott - foul #2 on Dan Elliott, team foul #1 | 51-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Augustine Romano (SG), Reuben Croft (SF), Thomas Tew (C) Stephen Burns, Robert Sullivan, Dan Elliott | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (SG) Jeff Burnett | |
| 17:00 | Minnesota | Jimmie Brown misses the free throw | 51-30 |
| 17:00 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe snags the defensive board | 51-30 |
| 16:51 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-30 |
| 16:49 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe tips it home | 53-30 |
| 16:20 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin scores on a runner in the lane | 53-32 |
| 15:59 | Ohio State | Eric Finley is hacked by Bennie Frost - foul #1 on Bennie Frost, team foul #3 | 53-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Victor Wheatley (PF), Robert Gibbons (C) Eric Finley, Sam Rowe, Thomas Tew | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett (PG), Oleg Zolondek (SF), Michael Bond (PF), Fausto Romano (C) Bennie Frost, Jeffery Bell, Evan Dauphin, Jimmie Brown | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ryan Tardiff (fresh) 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Augustine Romano (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Reuben Croft (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Victor Wheatley (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Gibbons (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeff Burnett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Gaunt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Oleg Zolondek (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Bond (fresh) 2 reb. C - Fausto Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-32 |
| 15:42 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano grabs the offensive board | 53-32 |
| 15:25 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 53-32 |
| 15:24 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff tips it back up and in | 55-32 |
| 15:21 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt is hacked by Augustine Romano in the backcourt - foul #1 on Augustine Romano, team foul #2 | 55-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Burns (SG), Robert Sullivan (SF) Augustine Romano, Reuben Croft | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 15:07 | Minnesota | Michael Bond connects on the shot from the left wing | 55-34 |
| 14:46 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Oleg Zolondek - foul #4 on Oleg Zolondek, team foul #4 | 55-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dan Elliott (PF) Victor Wheatley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin (SF) Oleg Zolondek | |
| 14:46 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons misses the 1st free throw | 55-34 |
| 14:46 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons makes the 2nd free throw | 56-34 |
| 14:22 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Dan Elliott - foul #3 on Dan Elliott, team foul #3 | 56-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Thomas Tew (PF) Ryan Tardiff, Robert Gibbons | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bennie Frost (PG), Jeffery Bell (SG), Jimmie Brown (C) Jeff Burnett, Thomas Gaunt, Fausto Romano | |
| 14:22 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin makes the 1st free throw | 56-35 |
| 14:22 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin misses the 2nd free throw | 56-35 |
| 14:22 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott snags the defensive board | 56-35 |
| 13:54 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott misses long on a floater in the lane | 56-35 |
| 13:52 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Michael Bond | 56-35 |
| 13:29 | Minnesota | Jeffery Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Augustine Romano (SG), Reuben Croft (SF), Victor Wheatley (PF), Sam Rowe (C) Eric Finley, Stephen Burns, Robert Sullivan, Thomas Tew, Dan Elliott | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett (PG), Fausto Romano (C) Evan Dauphin, Jimmie Brown | |
| 13:11 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Sam Rowe is denied by Jeffery Bell | 56-35 |
| 13:10 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 56-35 |
| 12:52 | Minnesota | Jeffery Bell clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Sam Rowe - foul #2 on Sam Rowe, team foul #4 | 56-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek (SF) Bennie Frost | |
| 12:52 | Minnesota | Jeffery Bell misses the 1st free throw | 56-35 |
| 12:52 | Minnesota | Jeffery Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-36 |
| 12:37 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft hits a jump hook in the paint | 58-36 |
| 12:25 | Minnesota | Jeffery Bell lays it in | 58-38 |
| 12:17 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Victor Wheatley | 60-38 |
| 12:15 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Robert Sullivan (SG), Thomas Tew (SF), Robert Gibbons (C) Ryan Tardiff, Augustine Romano, Reuben Croft, Victor Wheatley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (SG), Evan Dauphin (PF), Jimmie Brown (C) Jeffery Bell, Michael Bond, Fausto Romano | |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe drills a driving attempt near the basket | 62-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Sullivan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Tew (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sam Rowe (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Gibbons (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeff Burnett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Gaunt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Oleg Zolondek (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Evan Dauphin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmie Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett drills a 3 from the left wing | 62-41 |
| 11:15 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Robert Sullivan | 64-41 |
| 10:53 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-41 |
| 10:52 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe grabs the board | 64-41 |
| 10:35 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 64-41 |
| 10:33 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin pulls down the rebound | 64-41 |
| 10:11 | Minnesota | Jimmie Brown misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Gibbons - foul #1 on Robert Gibbons, team foul #5 | 64-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Stephen Burns (SG), Reuben Croft (SF), Victor Wheatley (PF), Dan Elliott (C) Eric Finley, Robert Sullivan, Thomas Tew, Sam Rowe, Robert Gibbons | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bennie Frost (PG), Jeffery Bell (SG), Fausto Romano (PF) Jeff Burnett, Thomas Gaunt, Evan Dauphin | |
| 10:11 | Minnesota | Jimmie Brown makes the 1st free throw | 64-42 |
| 10:11 | Minnesota | Jimmie Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 64-43 |
| 09:50 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft's fadeaway is rejected by Jimmie Brown | 64-43 |
| 09:48 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 64-43 |
| 09:19 | Minnesota | Jeffery Bell's fadeaway is rejected by Dan Elliott | 64-43 |
| 09:17 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns pulls down the rebound | 64-43 |
| 09:06 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns is whistled for a carry | 64-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (SG), Michael Bond (PF) Jeffery Bell, Jimmie Brown | |
| 09:04 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Tardiff - foul #3 on Ryan Tardiff, team foul #6 | 64-43 |
| 08:41 | Minnesota | Ryan Tardiff steps in front of the Oleg Zolondek pass | 64-43 |
| 08:38 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff banks in the layup | 66-43 |
| 08:09 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt is hacked by Victor Wheatley - foul #1 on Victor Wheatley, team foul #7 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Augustine Romano (SG), Robert Sullivan (SF), Robert Gibbons (C) Ryan Tardiff, Stephen Burns, Reuben Croft, Dan Elliott | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett (PG), Evan Dauphin (SF) Bennie Frost, Oleg Zolondek | |
| 08:09 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt makes the 1st free throw | 66-44 |
| 08:09 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt makes the 2nd free throw | 66-45 |
| 07:56 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 66-45 |
| 07:55 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Fausto Romano | 66-45 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Augustine Romano (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Sullivan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Victor Wheatley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Gibbons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeff Burnett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Gaunt (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Evan Dauphin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Bond (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Fausto Romano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-45 |
| 07:37 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons grabs the defensive rebound | 66-45 |
| 07:14 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano is hacked by Fausto Romano - foul #2 on Fausto Romano, team foul #5 | 66-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Burns (SG), Reuben Croft (SF) Augustine Romano, Robert Sullivan | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffery Bell (SG) Thomas Gaunt | |
| 07:04 | Ohio State | Eric Finley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-45 |
| 07:03 | Minnesota | Michael Bond gets the rebound | 66-45 |
| 07:01 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 66-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG) Reuben Croft | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 06:54 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons comes up short on the jumper from close range | 66-45 |
| 06:53 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin grabs the board | 66-45 |
| 06:36 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Eric Finley - foul #4 on Eric Finley, team foul #8 | 66-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sam Rowe (PF), Thomas Tew (C) Victor Wheatley, Robert Gibbons | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bennie Frost (PG) Jeff Burnett | |
| 06:36 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin makes the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 06:36 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin misses the 2nd free throw | 66-46 |
| 06:36 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe grabs the defensive rebound | 66-46 |
| 06:24 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Fausto Romano - foul #3 on Fausto Romano, team foul #6 | 66-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan (SF) Eric Finley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek (SF) Evan Dauphin | |
| 06:24 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 67-46 |
| 06:24 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe misses the 2nd free throw | 67-46 |
| 06:24 | Minnesota | Michael Bond snags the defensive board | 67-46 |
| 06:22 | Minnesota | Jeffery Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-46 |
| 05:58 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-46 |
| 05:57 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-46 |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 67-46 |
| 05:46 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 67-46 |
| 05:44 | Minnesota | Robert Sullivan is called for the reach on Oleg Zolondek in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #9 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Augustine Romano (PG), Reuben Croft (SF), Victor Wheatley (PF), Dan Elliott (C) Ryan Tardiff, Stephen Burns, Sam Rowe, Thomas Tew | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jimmie Brown (C) Fausto Romano | |
| 05:44 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek misses the 1st free throw | 67-46 |
| 05:44 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft gets the rebound | 67-46 |
| 05:40 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano is fouled on the floor by Oleg Zolondek - foul #5 on Oleg Zolondek, team foul #7 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett (PG), Thomas Gaunt (SG) Bennie Frost, Oleg Zolondek | |
| 05:40 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano makes the 1st free throw | 68-46 |
| 05:40 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 68-46 |
| 05:40 | Minnesota | Jimmie Brown snags the defensive board | 68-46 |
| 05:38 | Minnesota | Augustine Romano is called for the reach on Jeff Burnett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Augustine Romano, team foul #10 | 68-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG) Robert Sullivan | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 05:38 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 05:38 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 05:20 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Gaunt - foul #2 on Thomas Gaunt, team foul #8 | 68-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin (PF) Michael Bond | |
| 05:20 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft makes the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 05:20 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft misses the 2nd free throw | 69-48 |
| 05:20 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Wheatley | 69-48 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | Eric Finley connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Reuben Croft | 71-48 |
| 04:46 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt is hacked by Augustine Romano - foul #3 on Augustine Romano, team foul #11 | 71-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan (SG), Sam Rowe (PF), Robert Gibbons (C) Eric Finley, Victor Wheatley, Dan Elliott | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bennie Frost (PG) Jeff Burnett | |
| 04:46 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt makes the 1st free throw | 71-49 |
| 04:46 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt makes the 2nd free throw | 71-50 |
| 04:34 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-50 |
| 04:33 | Minnesota | Jimmie Brown snags the defensive board | 71-50 |
| 04:07 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 71-50 |
| 04:06 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt grabs the offensive board | 71-50 |
| 03:39 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-53 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Augustine Romano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Sullivan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reuben Croft (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sam Rowe (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Gibbons (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Bennie Frost (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Thomas Gaunt (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Jeffery Bell (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Evan Dauphin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jimmie Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft blows the layup but he's hacked by Jeffery Bell - foul #2 on Jeffery Bell, team foul #9 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Stephen Burns (SG), Victor Wheatley (PF), Thomas Tew (C) Augustine Romano, Robert Sullivan, Sam Rowe, Robert Gibbons | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett (PG), Michael Bond (PF), Fausto Romano (C) Bennie Frost, Evan Dauphin, Jimmie Brown | |
| 03:30 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft makes the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 03:30 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft misses the 2nd free throw | 72-53 |
| 03:30 | Minnesota | Michael Bond pulls down the rebound | 72-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:27 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (SF) Reuben Croft | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 03:12 | Ohio State | Eric Finley misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 72-53 |
| 03:11 | Minnesota | Michael Bond grabs the defensive rebound | 72-53 |
| 03:09 | Minnesota | Ryan Tardiff steals it from Jeff Burnett in the backcourt | 72-53 |
| 03:07 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns blows the layup | 72-53 |
| 03:05 | Ohio State | Eric Finley misses the tip | 72-53 |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley misses the tip | 72-53 |
| 03:01 | Minnesota | Michael Bond gets the rebound | 72-53 |
| 02:45 | Minnesota | Jeffery Bell misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ryan Tardiff - foul #4 on Ryan Tardiff, team foul #12 | 72-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dan Elliott (C) Eric Finley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bennie Frost (SG) Thomas Gaunt | |
| 02:45 | Minnesota | Jeffery Bell misses the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 02:45 | Minnesota | Jeffery Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 72-53 |
| 02:45 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott gets the rebound | 72-53 |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott blows the layup but the foul's on Fausto Romano - foul #4 on Fausto Romano, team foul #10 | 72-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin (SF) Jeffery Bell | |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 73-53 |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| 02:37 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano snags the defensive board | 73-53 |
| 02:28 | Minnesota | Dan Elliott is called for the reach on Fausto Romano - foul #4 on Dan Elliott, team foul #13 | 73-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (SF) Victor Wheatley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:28 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano makes the 1st free throw | 73-54 |
| 02:28 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 73-55 |
| 02:20 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff loses the dribble to Evan Dauphin | 73-55 |
| 02:16 | Minnesota | Stephen Burns is called for the reach on Bennie Frost in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Burns, team foul #14 | 73-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan (SF), Sam Rowe (PF) Eric Finley, Thomas Tew | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:16 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost makes the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 02:16 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost makes the 2nd free throw | 73-57 |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff double dribbles in the backcourt | 73-57 |
| 02:00 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-57 |
| 01:59 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Sam Rowe | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:30 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Burns | 76-57 |
| 01:25 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Bennie Frost is denied by Sam Rowe | 76-57 |
| 01:24 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Sam Rowe | 76-57 |
| 01:04 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Sam Rowe | 78-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost is denied on a layup by Sam Rowe | 78-57 |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott gets the rebound | 78-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Ryan Tardiff | 80-57 |
| 00:27 | Minnesota | Michael Bond misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Sullivan - foul #3 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #15 | 80-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reuben Croft (SF), Victor Wheatley (PF), Robert Gibbons (C) Robert Sullivan, Sam Rowe, Dan Elliott | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (SG), Jeffery Bell (SF) Bennie Frost, Evan Dauphin | |
| 00:27 | Minnesota | Michael Bond makes the 1st free throw | 80-58 |
| 00:27 | Minnesota | Michael Bond makes the 2nd free throw | 80-59 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff runs out the clock | 80-59 |