| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Michael Parodi (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Moore (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Louis Perham (fresh) PF - Gilberto Conti (fresh) C - Antonio Slattery (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Cobos (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Durrett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Conrad Heideman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Stamey (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Gerald Durrett inbounds the ball | 16-28 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson hits a 3 from straight away | 16-31 |
| 19:14 | Minnesota | Michael Anderson is called for the reach on Michael Parodi - foul #2 on Michael Anderson, team foul #1 | 16-31 |
| 18:55 | Minnesota | Louis Perham drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Antonio Slattery | 18-31 |
| 18:34 | Ohio State | Ryan Cobos clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-31 |
| 18:33 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery grabs the board | 18-31 |
| 18:04 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Antonio Slattery is denied by James Stamey | 18-31 |
| 18:03 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman grabs the defensive rebound | 18-31 |
| 17:48 | Ohio State | Gerald Durrett scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Conrad Heideman | 18-34 |
| 17:31 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi's pass is intercepted by Gerald Durrett | 18-34 |
| 17:11 | Ohio State | James Stamey misses the easy layup | 18-34 |
| 17:09 | Ohio State | James Stamey grabs the offensive rebound | 18-34 |
| 16:55 | Ohio State | Gerald Durrett misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-34 |
| 16:53 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson tips it in | 18-36 |
| 16:32 | Minnesota | Micheal Moore makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Michael Parodi | 21-36 |
| 16:27 | Ohio State | Gerald Durrett connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Anderson | 21-39 |
| 16:05 | Minnesota | Ryan Cobos is called for the reach on Michael Parodi - foul #2 on Ryan Cobos, team foul #2 | 21-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mike Marsh (PG), Nathan Wakefield (SG), Leonard Dyer (SF), Dragan Dembroski (PF), John Templeman (C) Michael Parodi, Micheal Moore, Louis Perham, Gilberto Conti, Antonio Slattery | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 15:41 | Minnesota | Mike Marsh misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-39 |
| 15:39 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman snags the defensive board | 21-39 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mike Marsh (fresh) SG - Nathan Wakefield (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leonard Dyer (fresh) PF - Dragan Dembroski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Templeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Anderson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Cobos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Durrett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Conrad Heideman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Stamey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:14 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Gerald Durrett | 21-41 |
| 14:46 | Minnesota | Dragan Dembroski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Parodi (PG), Micheal Moore (SG), Antonio Slattery (C) Mike Marsh, Nathan Wakefield, John Templeman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:17 | Ohio State | Ryan Cobos clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-41 |
| 14:16 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi pulls down the rebound | 21-41 |
| 13:49 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi is denied on a dunk by James Stamey | 21-41 |
| 13:47 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Conrad Heideman | 21-41 |
| 13:26 | Ohio State | Ryan Cobos is fouled on the floor by Micheal Moore - foul #1 on Micheal Moore, team foul #1 | 21-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Louis Perham (SF), Gilberto Conti (PF) Leonard Dyer, Dragan Dembroski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Gardner (PF) Conrad Heideman | |
| 13:07 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-41 |
| 13:06 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery pulls down the rebound | 21-41 |
| 12:43 | Minnesota | Micheal Moore comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 21-41 |
| 12:42 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-41 |
| 12:26 | Minnesota | Louis Perham comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Gerald Durrett - foul #2 on Gerald Durrett, team foul #3 | 21-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mike Marsh (PG), John Templeman (C) Michael Parodi, Antonio Slattery | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ira Casson (SF) Gerald Durrett | |
| 12:26 | Minnesota | Louis Perham makes the 1st free throw | 22-41 |
| 12:26 | Minnesota | Louis Perham makes the 2nd free throw | 23-41 |
| 12:05 | Ohio State | James Stamey misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-41 |
| 12:04 | Ohio State | James Stamey pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-41 |
| 11:49 | Ohio State | Robert Gardner lays it in on a great pass from James Stamey | 23-43 |
| 11:23 | Minnesota | Ira Casson steals it from Micheal Moore | 23-43 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mike Marsh (fresh) SG - Micheal Moore (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Louis Perham (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gilberto Conti (fresh) C - John Templeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Anderson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Cobos (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ira Casson (fresh) PF - Robert Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Stamey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:01 | Ohio State | Ryan Cobos makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ira Casson | 23-46 |
| 10:45 | Minnesota | Louis Perham misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 23-46 |
| 10:43 | Ohio State | Robert Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 23-46 |
| 10:37 | Ohio State | Ira Casson misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Gilberto Conti - foul #2 on Gilberto Conti, team foul #2 | 23-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Parodi (PG), Nathan Wakefield (SG), Dragan Dembroski (PF), Antonio Slattery (C) Mike Marsh, Micheal Moore, Gilberto Conti, John Templeman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Boysen (SG), Conrad Heideman (PF) Ryan Cobos, James Stamey | |
| 10:37 | Ohio State | Ira Casson makes the 1st free throw | 23-47 |
| 10:37 | Ohio State | Ira Casson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-47 |
| 10:37 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery gets the rebound | 23-47 |
| 10:17 | Minnesota | Louis Perham misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 23-47 |
| 10:15 | Minnesota | Dragan Dembroski hits the follow up shot | 25-47 |
| 09:49 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman is fouled on the floor by Nathan Wakefield - foul #1 on Nathan Wakefield, team foul #3 | 25-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leonard Dyer (SF) Louis Perham | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Karl Robidoux (PG), Gerald Durrett (SF), George Predmore (C) Michael Anderson, Ira Casson, Robert Gardner | |
| 09:29 | Ohio State | Gerald Durrett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 25-47 |
| 09:27 | Minnesota | Nathan Wakefield grabs the defensive rebound | 25-47 |
| 09:14 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi clanks a jump hook from close range | 25-47 |
| 09:13 | Minnesota | Leonard Dyer snags the offensive board | 25-47 |
| 08:57 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi scores on a jump hook in the lane | 27-47 |
| 08:37 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Dragan Dembroski - foul #1 on Dragan Dembroski, team foul #4 | 27-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Micheal Moore (SG), Gilberto Conti (PF) Nathan Wakefield, Dragan Dembroski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Anderson (PG), Ryan Cobos (SG), James Stamey (C) Karl Robidoux, John Boysen, George Predmore | |
| 08:37 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman misses the 1st free throw | 27-47 |
| 08:37 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-48 |
| 08:14 | Minnesota | Micheal Moore misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-48 |
| 08:13 | Ohio State | James Stamey pulls down the rebound | 27-48 |
| 07:55 | Ohio State | James Stamey is whistled for a carry | 27-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mike Marsh (PG), Nathan Wakefield (SG), Dragan Dembroski (PF), John Templeman (C) Michael Parodi, Micheal Moore, Gilberto Conti, Antonio Slattery | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Karl Robidoux (PG), John Boysen (SG), Ira Casson (SF), George Predmore (PF), Robert Gardner (C) Michael Anderson, Ryan Cobos, Gerald Durrett, Conrad Heideman, James Stamey | |
| 07:34 | Minnesota | John Boysen steals it from Dragan Dembroski | 27-48 |
| 07:10 | Ohio State | Karl Robidoux is fouled on the floor by Mike Marsh - foul #1 on Mike Marsh, team foul #5 | 27-48 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mike Marsh (fresh) SG - Nathan Wakefield (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leonard Dyer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dragan Dembroski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Templeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Karl Robidoux (fresh) SG - John Boysen (fresh) SF - Ira Casson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - George Predmore (fresh) C - Robert Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:53 | Ohio State | Mike Marsh is called for the reach on Ira Casson - foul #2 on Mike Marsh, team foul #6 | 27-48 |
| 06:30 | Ohio State | John Boysen knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Karl Robidoux | 27-51 |
| 06:02 | Minnesota | Dragan Dembroski blows the layup but he's hacked by George Predmore - foul #1 on George Predmore, team foul #4 | 27-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Augustus Zettlemoyer (SG) Leonard Dyer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:02 | Minnesota | Dragan Dembroski misses the 1st free throw | 27-51 |
| 06:02 | Minnesota | Dragan Dembroski makes the 2nd free throw | 28-51 |
| 05:36 | Ohio State | George Predmore misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dragan Dembroski - foul #2 on Dragan Dembroski, team foul #7 | 28-51 |
| 05:36 | Ohio State | George Predmore makes the 1st free throw | 28-52 |
| 05:36 | Ohio State | George Predmore misses the 2nd free throw | 28-52 |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | John Templeman snags the defensive board | 28-52 |
| 05:14 | Minnesota | Nathan Wakefield misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-52 |
| 05:12 | Ohio State | John Boysen grabs the defensive rebound | 28-52 |
| 04:49 | Ohio State | Ira Casson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-52 |
| 04:48 | Ohio State | Robert Gardner misses the tip | 28-52 |
| 04:46 | Minnesota | Nathan Wakefield pulls down the rebound | 28-52 |
| 04:18 | Minnesota | John Boysen is called for the reach on Augustus Zettlemoyer - foul #1 on John Boysen, team foul #5 | 28-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leonard Dyer (SF), John Kouba (C) Nathan Wakefield, John Templeman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bobby Moore (SF) Ira Casson | |
| 04:02 | Minnesota | Robert Gardner denies the turnaround by Augustus Zettlemoyer | 28-52 |
| 04:01 | Ohio State | Karl Robidoux pulls down the rebound | 28-52 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle 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 (-2) | |
| 03:38 | Ohio State | John Boysen scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by George Predmore | 28-55 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:21 | Minnesota | Augustus Zettlemoyer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-55 |
| 03:20 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to John Boysen | 28-55 |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | John Kouba steals the ball from Karl Robidoux | 28-55 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mike Marsh (fairly fresh) SG - Augustus Zettlemoyer (fresh) SF - Leonard Dyer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dragan Dembroski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Kouba (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Karl Robidoux (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Boysen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bobby Moore (fresh) PF - George Predmore (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:27 | Minnesota | Mike Marsh misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Karl Robidoux - foul #1 on Karl Robidoux, team foul #6 | 28-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nathan Wakefield (SG), John Templeman (C) Augustus Zettlemoyer, John Kouba | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ira Casson (PF) George Predmore | |
| 02:27 | Minnesota | Mike Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 29-55 |
| 02:27 | Minnesota | Mike Marsh misses the 2nd free throw | 29-55 |
| 02:27 | Ohio State | Robert Gardner grabs the board | 29-55 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | John Boysen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-55 |
| 02:01 | Ohio State | Ira Casson tips it but misses | 29-55 |
| 02:00 | Ohio State | John Boysen grabs the offensive rebound | 29-55 |
| 01:45 | Ohio State | John Boysen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-55 |
| 01:44 | Minnesota | John Templeman gets the rebound | 29-55 |
| 01:39 | Minnesota | Nathan Wakefield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Predmore (PF) Bobby Moore | |
| 01:37 | Ohio State | Karl Robidoux throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-55 |
| 01:22 | Minnesota | Robert Gardner denies the turnaround by Nathan Wakefield | 29-55 |
| 01:21 | Ohio State | Karl Robidoux pulls down the rebound | 29-55 |
| 01:01 | Ohio State | Dragan Dembroski swats the short shot by Robert Gardner | 29-55 |
| 01:00 | Minnesota | John Templeman gets the rebound | 29-55 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Minnesota | Mike Marsh connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Nathan Wakefield | 31-55 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Nathan Wakefield is called for the reach on Robert Gardner - foul #2 on Nathan Wakefield, team foul #8 | 31-55 |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Robert Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 31-56 |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Robert Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 31-56 |
| 00:31 | Minnesota | Dragan Dembroski snags the defensive board | 31-56 |
| 00:24 | Minnesota | Nathan Wakefield knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Mike Marsh | 34-56 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Karl Robidoux runs out the clock | 34-56 |