| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) SF - Tim Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Raasch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Nieves (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Rodney Price (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Spencer Wangberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Ott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Tim Lynch inbounds the ball | 25-19 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:36 | Minnesota | William Raasch knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Tim Lynch | 27-19 |
| 19:22 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Givens (SF) Lindsey Hamilton | |
| 18:56 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves misses the lay-in | 27-19 |
| 18:54 | Minnesota | William Raasch gets the offensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 18:28 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher buries a runner from close range set up by Floyd Wilson | 29-19 |
| 18:09 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson is hacked by Tim Lynch - foul #1 on Tim Lynch, team foul #1 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon (PG), Lindsey Hamilton (SF), Eric Burney (C) Rodney Price, James Givens, Timothy Ott | |
| 17:49 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Spencer Wangberg, team foul #1 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lucas Hoagberg (SF), Timothy Ott (C) Spencer Wangberg, Eric Burney | |
| 17:34 | Minnesota | William Raasch can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-19 |
| 17:33 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves grabs the offensive board | 29-19 |
| 17:08 | Minnesota | Bradley Mixon steals it from Floyd Wilson | 29-19 |
| 16:50 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tim Lynch - foul #2 on Tim Lynch, team foul #2 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (PG), Harry Honeycutt (SG), Eric Burney (C) Bradley Mixon, Michael Johnson, Timothy Ott | |
| 16:50 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 16:50 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 16:31 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stephen Fletcher | 31-20 |
| 16:08 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Lindsey Hamilton | 31-23 |
| 15:45 | Minnesota | William Raasch loses the ball out of bounds | 31-23 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (PG), Joshua Cox (SG), Oleg Zolondek (SF), Fausto Romano (PF), Jack Harper (C) Stephen Fletcher, Floyd Wilson, Tim Lynch, William Raasch, Richard Nieves | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnson (SG), Spencer Wangberg (PF), Ashley Rich (C) Harry Honeycutt, Lucas Hoagberg, Eric Burney | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Thomas Gaunt (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joshua Cox (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oleg Zolondek (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Fausto Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Harper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Rodney Price (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Spencer Wangberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ashley Rich (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:21 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson is whistled for a carry | 31-23 |
| 15:00 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek dunks the ball on a nice dish by Joshua Cox | 33-23 |
| 14:31 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Rodney Price and he's hacked by Fausto Romano - foul #1 on Fausto Romano, team foul #3 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Raasch (SF), Richard Nieves (PF) Joshua Cox, Fausto Romano | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon (PG) Rodney Price | |
| 14:31 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich makes the free throw | 33-26 |
| 14:02 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 36-26 |
| 13:40 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Ashley Rich is blocked by Jack Harper | 36-26 |
| 13:39 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton tips it home | 36-28 |
| 13:19 | Minnesota | Michael Johnson blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Thomas Gaunt | 36-28 |
| 13:17 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 12:48 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Spencer Wangberg | 36-30 |
| 12:41 | Minnesota | Michael Johnson steals the ball from Oleg Zolondek | 36-30 |
| 12:37 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson misses the lay-in | 36-30 |
| 12:36 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 12:14 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves is whistled for a carry | 36-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Tim Lynch (SF), Fausto Romano (PF) Thomas Gaunt, Oleg Zolondek, William Raasch, Jack Harper | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (PG), Harry Honeycutt (SG), James Givens (SF), Timothy Ott (C) Bradley Mixon, Michael Johnson, Lindsey Hamilton, Spencer Wangberg | |
| 12:11 | Ohio State | Stephen Fletcher steals the ball from Rodney Price in the backcourt | 36-30 |
| 11:52 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 36-30 |
| 11:50 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tim Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fausto Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Nieves (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Rodney Price (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Honeycutt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Givens (fresh) PF - Ashley Rich (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Ott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Nieves | 36-30 |
| 11:30 | Minnesota | Tim Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 11:02 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by James Givens - foul #1 on James Givens, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Raasch (PF) Richard Nieves | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnson (SG), Lindsey Hamilton (SF), Spencer Wangberg (PF) Harry Honeycutt, James Givens, Timothy Ott | |
| 11:02 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 11:02 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 10:44 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson's pass is intercepted by William Raasch | 37-30 |
| 10:32 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher banks in the layup | 39-30 |
| 10:28 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-30 |
| 10:26 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 10:21 | Minnesota | William Raasch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jack Harper (C) Fausto Romano | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:04 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 10:03 | Minnesota | Tim Lynch pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 09:37 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson is hacked by Lindsey Hamilton - foul #1 on Lindsey Hamilton, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Nieves (C) Jack Harper | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt (SG) Michael Johnson | |
| 09:21 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 39-30 |
| 09:20 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher snags the offensive board | 39-30 |
| 09:01 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (PG), Oleg Zolondek (SF), Jack Harper (C) Stephen Fletcher, Tim Lynch, William Raasch | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnson (SG) Harry Honeycutt | |
| 08:32 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton drills a runner in the paint set up by Michael Johnson and the foul's on Jack Harper - foul #1 on Jack Harper, team foul #4 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Cox (SG) Floyd Wilson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:32 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton misses the free throw | 39-32 |
| 08:32 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 08:07 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 39-32 |
| 08:06 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Cox | 39-32 |
| 07:56 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-32 |
| 07:54 | Minnesota | Jack Harper pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 07:47 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Nieves | 42-32 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Thomas Gaunt (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Joshua Cox (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Oleg Zolondek (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Nieves (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Jack Harper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Rodney Price (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lindsey Hamilton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Spencer Wangberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ashley Rich (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson is hacked by Richard Nieves - foul #2 on Richard Nieves, team foul #5 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Tim Lynch (SF), William Raasch (PF) Thomas Gaunt, Joshua Cox, Oleg Zolondek, Richard Nieves | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon (PG), Harry Honeycutt (SG) Rodney Price, Michael Johnson | |
| 07:01 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich's layup is rejected by Tim Lynch | 42-32 |
| 07:00 | Minnesota | Jack Harper pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 06:37 | Minnesota | William Raasch hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:23 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich makes the fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Jack Harper - foul #2 on Jack Harper, team foul #6 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Nieves (C) Jack Harper | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (PG), Michael Johnson (SG), James Givens (SF), Timothy Ott (C) Bradley Mixon, Harry Honeycutt, Lindsey Hamilton, Spencer Wangberg | |
| 06:23 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich makes the free throw | 44-35 |
| 05:56 | Minnesota | William Raasch hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Floyd Wilson | 46-35 |
| 05:43 | Ohio State | Rodney Price misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-35 |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | James Givens snags the offensive board | 46-35 |
| 05:27 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson double dribbles | 46-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (SG) Floyd Wilson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton (SF), Spencer Wangberg (PF) James Givens, Timothy Ott | |
| 05:02 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Ashley Rich - foul #4 on Ashley Rich, team foul #4 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt (SG) Michael Johnson | |
| 05:02 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 05:02 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:55 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 48-35 |
| 04:54 | Minnesota | William Raasch snags the defensive board | 48-35 |
| 04:31 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher is hacked by Rodney Price - foul #2 on Rodney Price, team foul #5 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Cox (SG), Oleg Zolondek (SF), Jack Harper (C) Stephen Fletcher, Tim Lynch, William Raasch | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon (PG), Michael Johnson (SG) Rodney Price, Harry Honeycutt | |
| 04:13 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek makes the floater from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 03:57 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 03:56 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Richard Nieves | 50-35 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-35 |
| 03:32 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich grabs the board | 50-35 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Thomas Gaunt (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Joshua Cox (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Oleg Zolondek (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Nieves (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Jack Harper (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bradley Mixon (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lindsey Hamilton (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Spencer Wangberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ashley Rich (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away but he's hacked by Joshua Cox - foul #1 on Joshua Cox, team foul #7 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Tim Lynch (SF), William Raasch (PF) Thomas Gaunt, Joshua Cox, Oleg Zolondek, Richard Nieves | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt (SG), Eric Burney (PF), Timothy Ott (C) Michael Johnson, Spencer Wangberg, Ashley Rich | |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton makes the 3rd free throw | 50-37 |
| 02:51 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Tim Lynch | 52-37 |
| 02:43 | Ohio State | Eric Burney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Fausto Romano (C) Jack Harper | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lucas Hoagberg (SF) Lindsey Hamilton | |
| 02:23 | Minnesota | Tim Lynch is hacked by Timothy Ott - foul #1 on Timothy Ott, team foul #6 | 52-37 |
| 01:56 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Stephen Fletcher is denied by Timothy Ott | 52-37 |
| 01:55 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Wilson | 52-37 |
| 01:32 | Minnesota | William Raasch misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Eric Burney - foul #1 on Eric Burney, team foul #7 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Nieves (C) Fausto Romano | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Givens (SF) Lucas Hoagberg | |
| 01:32 | Minnesota | William Raasch misses the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 01:32 | Minnesota | William Raasch makes the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | The pull-up jumper by Harry Honeycutt is blocked by Richard Nieves | 53-37 |
| 01:11 | Ohio State | Eric Burney snags the offensive board | 53-37 |
| 01:00 | Ohio State | William Raasch steals the ball from Bradley Mixon | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves hits the finger roll set up by Stephen Fletcher | 55-37 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott is fouled on the floor by Richard Nieves - foul #3 on Richard Nieves, team foul #8 | 55-37 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott makes the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott misses the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 00:29 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves grabs the defensive rebound | 55-38 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher runs out the clock | 55-38 |