| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Button (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Patton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jackson Grant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Safford (fresh) SF - Margarito Herrera (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Salvador Fuentes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Cota (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson inbounds the ball | 27-20 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:47 | Ohio State | Manuel Button can't finish the layup | 27-20 |
| 19:46 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger tips it in | 29-20 |
| 19:35 | Minnesota | Patrick Safford scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 19:12 | Ohio State | Tom Cota blocks the jumper by Eugene Greenberger | 29-23 |
| 19:10 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera snags the defensive board | 29-23 |
| 18:45 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 29-23 |
| 18:43 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 18:39 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson lays it in on a great pass from Jose Hernandez | 31-23 |
| 18:24 | Minnesota | Patrick Safford scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Jackson Grant | 31-25 |
| 18:07 | Ohio State | Margarito Herrera picks off the pass by Eugene Greenberger | 31-25 |
| 17:46 | Minnesota | Jose Hernandez steals the ball from Tom Cota | 31-25 |
| 17:43 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez lays it up and in | 33-25 |
| 17:18 | Minnesota | Charles Patton blocks the short jumper by Salvador Fuentes | 33-25 |
| 17:16 | Ohio State | Charles Patton snags the defensive board | 33-25 |
| 16:53 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson comes up short on the floater from the right block | 33-25 |
| 16:52 | Minnesota | Tom Cota pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 16:23 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 16:07 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-27 |
| 16:05 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger snags the offensive board | 33-27 |
| 15:51 | Ohio State | Manuel Button misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 15:50 | Minnesota | Tom Cota grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Button (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Owen Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Patton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jackson Grant (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Safford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Margarito Herrera (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Salvador Fuentes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Cota (fairly fresh) 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes's fadeaway is rejected by Owen Thompson | 33-27 |
| 15:42 | Ohio State | Charles Patton pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 15:25 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jose Hernandez | 35-27 |
| 15:05 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes scores on a turnaround from the right block | 35-29 |
| 14:47 | Ohio State | Charles Patton lays it up and in | 37-29 |
| 14:33 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Charles Patton - foul #1 on Charles Patton, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Littlefield (PG), Drazen Zenz (SG), Thomas Royall (SF), Ian Hermann (PF), Raymond Pardee (C) Jose Hernandez, Manuel Button, Owen Thompson, Eugene Greenberger, Charles Patton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Monty Poarch (PG), Rolf Ziegler (SG), Marvin Downing (SF), Mitchell Guay (C) Patrick Safford, Margarito Herrera, Salvador Fuentes, Tom Cota | |
| 14:33 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant misses the free throw | 37-31 |
| 14:33 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 14:12 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Gregory Littlefield | 39-31 |
| 13:43 | Minnesota | Monty Poarch scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 13:30 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 39-34 |
| 13:28 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee grabs the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 13:23 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Ian Hermann | 41-34 |
| 13:20 | Minnesota | Gregory Littlefield steals it from Monty Poarch in the backcourt | 41-34 |
| 13:04 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann misses the easy layup | 41-34 |
| 13:02 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee tips it home | 43-34 |
| 12:36 | Minnesota | Ian Hermann steals the ball from Marvin Downing | 43-34 |
| 12:12 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Gregory Littlefield | 45-34 |
| 11:48 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant loses the ball out of bounds | 45-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Manuel Button (SG), Eugene Greenberger (PF), Charles Patton (C) Gregory Littlefield, Drazen Zenz, Thomas Royall, Raymond Pardee | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes (PF) Jackson Grant | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Manuel Button (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ian Hermann (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Monty Poarch (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Rolf Ziegler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Downing (fairly fresh) PF - Salvador Fuentes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mitchell Guay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Ohio State | Salvador Fuentes steals the ball from Ian Hermann | 45-34 |
| 11:12 | Minnesota | Monty Poarch is hacked by Ian Hermann - foul #1 on Ian Hermann, team foul #2 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (SF) Ian Hermann | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 10:53 | Minnesota | Monty Poarch hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 10:46 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger loses the dribble to Mitchell Guay | 45-37 |
| 10:22 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes hits the finger roll | 45-39 |
| 10:07 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-39 |
| 10:05 | Ohio State | Charles Patton tips it back up and in | 47-39 |
| 09:47 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Eugene Greenberger - foul #3 on Eugene Greenberger, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Owen Thompson (SF) Manuel Button | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 09:47 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes misses the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 09:47 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes misses the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 09:47 | Ohio State | Charles Patton snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 09:24 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Mitchell Guay - foul #2 on Mitchell Guay, team foul #1 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Littlefield (PG), Thomas Royall (SF) Jose Hernandez, Drazen Zenz | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera (SF) Salvador Fuentes | |
| 09:24 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 09:24 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 09:07 | Minnesota | Monty Poarch clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 09:06 | Ohio State | Charles Patton snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 08:49 | Ohio State | Marvin Downing is called for the reach on Gregory Littlefield - foul #2 on Marvin Downing, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ian Hermann (PF) Eugene Greenberger | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Tom Cota (C) Mitchell Guay | |
| 08:36 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson is fouled on the floor by Rolf Ziegler - foul #1 on Rolf Ziegler, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (SG) Thomas Royall | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 08:19 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson is hacked by Margarito Herrera - foul #1 on Margarito Herrera, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Manuel Button (SG), Raymond Pardee (C) Gregory Littlefield, Drazen Zenz, Charles Patton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mitchell Guay (C) Tom Cota | |
| 08:04 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 08:03 | Minnesota | Rolf Ziegler pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 07:46 | Minnesota | Monty Poarch misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-39 |
| 07:45 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Manuel Button (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Owen Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. PF - Ian Hermann (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Raymond Pardee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Monty Poarch (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Rolf Ziegler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Margarito Herrera (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Marvin Downing (tiring) C - Mitchell Guay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez is fouled on the floor by Monty Poarch - foul #2 on Monty Poarch, team foul #5 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Royall (SF), Eugene Greenberger (PF) Owen Thompson, Ian Hermann | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Patrick Safford (SG), Salvador Fuentes (PF), Tom Cota (C) Rolf Ziegler, Margarito Herrera, Mitchell Guay | |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez is fouled on the floor by Marvin Downing - foul #3 on Marvin Downing, team foul #6 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Patton (C) Raymond Pardee | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera (SF) Salvador Fuentes | |
| 07:12 | Ohio State | Monty Poarch is called for the reach on Thomas Royall - foul #3 on Monty Poarch, team foul #7 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rolf Ziegler (SG), Salvador Fuentes (PF) Patrick Safford, Margarito Herrera | |
| 07:12 | Ohio State | Thomas Royall makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 07:12 | Ohio State | Thomas Royall misses the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 07:12 | Minnesota | Tom Cota pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:55 | Minnesota | Monty Poarch's pass is intercepted by Jose Hernandez | 50-39 |
| 06:51 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez can't finish the layup | 50-39 |
| 06:49 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 06:41 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 50-39 |
| 06:40 | Minnesota | Marvin Downing tips it home | 50-41 |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | Monty Poarch steals it from Thomas Royall | 50-41 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:10 | Minnesota | Tom Cota's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Littlefield (PG), Drazen Zenz (SG), Owen Thompson (SF) Jose Hernandez, Manuel Button, Thomas Royall | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Patrick Safford (SG), Margarito Herrera (SF), Mitchell Guay (C) Rolf Ziegler, Salvador Fuentes, Tom Cota | |
| 06:01 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the left block set up by Drazen Zenz | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:40 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera can't finish the layup | 52-41 |
| 05:39 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 05:18 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger misses the wide open jump hook from the right block | 52-41 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger tips it back up and in | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:04 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera lays it in on a great pass from Monty Poarch and he's hacked by Gregory Littlefield - foul #2 on Gregory Littlefield, team foul #4 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ian Hermann (PF), Raymond Pardee (C) Eugene Greenberger, Charles Patton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Tom Cota (C) Mitchell Guay | |
| 05:04 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera makes the free throw | 54-44 |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Drazen Zenz and the foul's on Marvin Downing - foul #4 on Marvin Downing, team foul #8 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Manuel Button (SG) Gregory Littlefield, Drazen Zenz | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rolf Ziegler (SG), Salvador Fuentes (PF) Patrick Safford, Margarito Herrera | |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson makes the free throw | 57-44 |
| 04:28 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes blows the layup | 57-44 |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee grabs the board | 57-44 |
| 04:21 | Ohio State | Manuel Button drills a floater from the right side set up by Jose Hernandez | 59-44 |
| 04:08 | Minnesota | Monty Poarch can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-44 |
| 04:06 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson snags the defensive board | 59-44 |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the baseline | 59-44 |
| 03:51 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee misses the tip | 59-44 |
| 03:50 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:43 | Minnesota | Monty Poarch drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Salvador Fuentes | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Button (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Owen Thompson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ian Hermann (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Raymond Pardee (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Monty Poarch (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rolf Ziegler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Downing (tired) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Salvador Fuentes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Tom Cota (fresh) 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:21 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann lays it in on a great pass from Owen Thompson and the foul's on Salvador Fuentes - foul #2 on Salvador Fuentes, team foul #9 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger (PF), Charles Patton (C) Owen Thompson, Raymond Pardee | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera (SF), Mitchell Guay (C) Salvador Fuentes, Tom Cota | |
| 03:21 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann makes the free throw | 62-47 |
| 03:00 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera hits a jumper from the baseline | 62-49 |
| 02:42 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger jams it on a great pass from Ian Hermann and the foul's on Marvin Downing - foul #5 on Marvin Downing, team foul #10 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (SG), Thomas Royall (SF) Manuel Button, Ian Hermann | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes (PF) Marvin Downing | |
| 02:42 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger makes the free throw | 65-49 |
| 02:23 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes hits a shot from just outside the lane | 65-51 |
| 02:07 | Ohio State | Monty Poarch is called for the reach on Charles Patton - foul #4 on Monty Poarch, team foul #11 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Littlefield (PG) Jose Hernandez | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:07 | Ohio State | Charles Patton makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 02:07 | Ohio State | Charles Patton misses the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 02:07 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes grabs the defensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 01:47 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera is fouled on the floor by Thomas Royall - foul #1 on Thomas Royall, team foul #5 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Manuel Button (SG), Owen Thompson (SF) Gregory Littlefield, Drazen Zenz, Thomas Royall | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:28 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes scores on a shot from the free throw line | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | Manuel Button comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Rolf Ziegler - foul #2 on Rolf Ziegler, team foul #12 | 66-53 |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | Manuel Button makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | Manuel Button makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 00:55 | Minnesota | Jose Hernandez takes the ball from Monty Poarch | 68-53 |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Manuel Button misses the lay-in | 68-53 |
| 00:50 | Minnesota | Mitchell Guay gets the rebound | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera knocks in the shot near the basket | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson loses the dribble to Salvador Fuentes | 68-55 |
| 00:11 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 68-55 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger pulls down the rebound | 68-55 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez runs out the clock | 68-55 |