| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Alton Eaves (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Sowers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Sutera (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Clarence Stahr (fresh) 6 pts. C - Olufemi Abdul (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth O'Brien (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Beattie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derek Spier (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Thomas Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Tyler Bequette (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Joseph Sutera inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Minnesota | Curtis Sowers misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-31 |
| 19:48 | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 19:22 | Ohio State | Derek Spier misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-31 |
| 19:20 | Minnesota | Olufemi Abdul grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 19:07 | Minnesota | Joseph Sutera travels with the ball | 30-31 |
| 18:42 | Ohio State | Willie Beattie misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Curtis Sowers - foul #1 on Curtis Sowers, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| 18:42 | Ohio State | Willie Beattie misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:42 | Ohio State | Willie Beattie makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:18 | Minnesota | The jumper by Clarence Stahr is denied by Thomas Hopkins | 30-32 |
| 18:16 | Minnesota | Olufemi Abdul snags the offensive board | 30-32 |
| 17:59 | Minnesota | Alton Eaves clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 17:58 | Minnesota | Joseph Sutera can't tip it in | 30-32 |
| 17:56 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Willie Beattie | 30-32 |
| 17:33 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien makes the contested 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Hopkins | 30-35 |
| 17:15 | Minnesota | Derek Spier picks off the pass by Joseph Sutera | 30-35 |
| 16:52 | Ohio State | Willie Beattie is hacked by Joseph Sutera - foul #2 on Joseph Sutera, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dragan Ilic (PF) Clarence Stahr | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 16:25 | Ohio State | Tyler Bequette's floater is knocked away by Olufemi Abdul | 30-35 |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | Willie Beattie pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 16:05 | Ohio State | Derek Spier loses the dribble to Dragan Ilic | 30-35 |
| 15:46 | Minnesota | Joseph Sutera misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-35 |
| 15:45 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Alton Eaves (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Sowers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Sutera (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Dragan Ilic (fresh) C - Olufemi Abdul (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth O'Brien (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Beattie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derek Spier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Thomas Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Tyler Bequette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien misses short on a floater from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 15:14 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Joseph Sutera | 30-35 |
| 14:49 | Minnesota | Dragan Ilic misses the lay-in | 30-35 |
| 14:47 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Derek Spier | 30-35 |
| 14:26 | Ohio State | Willie Beattie connects on the shot from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 14:21 | Minnesota | Curtis Sowers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Edward Steen (SG), Rick Burger (SF), Clarence Stahr (PF), Vyacheslav Sieczkowski (C) Curtis Sowers, Joseph Sutera, Dragan Ilic, Olufemi Abdul | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Salem (SG), Herman Potter (SF), Garland Ceronsky (PF), Peter Wurster (C) Willie Beattie, Derek Spier, Thomas Hopkins, Tyler Bequette | |
| 13:58 | Ohio State | Eric Salem clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 13:57 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth O'Brien | 30-37 |
| 13:46 | Ohio State | Peter Wurster hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Eric Salem and he's hacked by Vyacheslav Sieczkowski - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Sieczkowski, team foul #3 | 30-39 |
| 13:46 | Ohio State | Peter Wurster misses the free throw | 30-39 |
| 13:46 | Minnesota | Vyacheslav Sieczkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 13:24 | Minnesota | Vyacheslav Sieczkowski makes the jumper from close range | 32-39 |
| 13:05 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-39 |
| 13:03 | Ohio State | Garland Ceronsky grabs the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 12:37 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien lays it up and in against a doubleteam set up by Eric Salem | 32-41 |
| 12:26 | Minnesota | Clarence Stahr can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 32-41 |
| 12:25 | Minnesota | Vyacheslav Sieczkowski tips it home | 34-41 |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | Herman Potter is whistled for traveling | 34-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Curtis Sowers (SG), Joseph Sutera (SF), Olufemi Abdul (C) Edward Steen, Rick Burger, Vyacheslav Sieczkowski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Willie Beattie (PG), Derek Spier (SF), Thomas Hopkins (PF), Tyler Bequette (C) Kenneth O'Brien, Herman Potter, Garland Ceronsky, Peter Wurster | |
| 11:47 | Minnesota | Thomas Hopkins steals it from Clarence Stahr | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Alton Eaves (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Sowers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Sutera (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Clarence Stahr (fresh) 6 pts. C - Olufemi Abdul (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Willie Beattie (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Salem (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Derek Spier (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Tyler Bequette (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Ohio State | Olufemi Abdul picks off the pass by Willie Beattie | 34-41 |
| 11:03 | Minnesota | Olufemi Abdul can't connect on a jumper from close range | 34-41 |
| 11:01 | Ohio State | Tyler Bequette grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | Olufemi Abdul blocks the short jumper by Tyler Bequette | 34-41 |
| 10:37 | Minnesota | Clarence Stahr pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 10:19 | Minnesota | Alton Eaves misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-41 |
| 10:17 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Tyler Bequette | 34-41 |
| 09:48 | Ohio State | Willie Beattie's dunk attempt is rejected by Clarence Stahr | 34-41 |
| 09:47 | Minnesota | Joseph Sutera gets the rebound | 34-41 |
| 09:32 | Minnesota | Joseph Sutera drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Curtis Sowers | 37-41 |
| 09:05 | Ohio State | Eric Salem can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Alton Eaves - foul #2 on Alton Eaves, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Waterman (PG), Dragan Ilic (PF), Vyacheslav Sieczkowski (C) Alton Eaves, Clarence Stahr, Olufemi Abdul | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien (PG), Herman Potter (SF) Willie Beattie, Derek Spier | |
| 09:05 | Ohio State | Eric Salem makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 09:05 | Ohio State | Eric Salem misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 09:05 | Minnesota | Dragan Ilic gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 08:41 | Minnesota | Joseph Sutera connects on the shot from the left block | 39-42 |
| 08:14 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Herman Potter | 39-45 |
| 07:56 | Minnesota | Anthony Waterman hits a jumper from the right block | 41-45 |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | Tyler Bequette slams it home and the foul's on Dragan Ilic - foul #3 on Dragan Ilic, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alton Eaves (PG), Edward Steen (SG), Rick Burger (SF), Olufemi Abdul (C) Anthony Waterman, Curtis Sowers, Joseph Sutera, Vyacheslav Sieczkowski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Willie Beattie (SG), Derek Spier (SF) Eric Salem, Herman Potter | |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | Tyler Bequette misses the free throw | 41-47 |
| 07:27 | Minnesota | Dragan Ilic gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Alton Eaves (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Steen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rick Burger (fresh) PF - Dragan Ilic (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Olufemi Abdul (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth O'Brien (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Beattie (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derek Spier (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Tyler Bequette (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Alton Eaves makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 06:48 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien is whistled for a carry | 44-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter Wurster (C) Tyler Bequette | |
| 06:46 | Minnesota | Willie Beattie takes the ball from Alton Eaves in the backcourt | 44-47 |
| 06:26 | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Dragan Ilic - foul #4 on Dragan Ilic, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Curtis Sowers (SG), Joseph Sutera (SF) Edward Steen, Rick Burger | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:26 | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 06:26 | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 06:26 | Minnesota | Olufemi Abdul snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 06:09 | Minnesota | Joseph Sutera misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Thomas Hopkins | 44-48 |
| 05:43 | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Peter Wurster | 44-50 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:28 | Minnesota | Alton Eaves misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 05:26 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Olufemi Abdul | 44-50 |
| 05:16 | Minnesota | Alton Eaves hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 05:14 | Ohio State | Peter Wurster pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Derek Spier clanks a jumper from the right block | 44-50 |
| 04:50 | Minnesota | Dragan Ilic snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 04:45 | Minnesota | Joseph Sutera is hacked by Peter Wurster - foul #1 on Peter Wurster, team foul #1 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clarence Stahr (PF) Dragan Ilic | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Salem (SG), Garland Ceronsky (PF), Tyler Bequette (C) Willie Beattie, Thomas Hopkins, Peter Wurster | |
| 04:36 | Minnesota | Joseph Sutera makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Curtis Sowers | 47-50 |
| 04:18 | Ohio State | Joseph Sutera is called for the reach on Kenneth O'Brien - foul #3 on Joseph Sutera, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Herman Potter (SF) Derek Spier | |
| 04:18 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 04:18 | Minnesota | Clarence Stahr grabs the board | 47-50 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:14 | Minnesota | Alton Eaves is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth O'Brien - foul #1 on Kenneth O'Brien, team foul #2 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rick Burger (SF), Vyacheslav Sieczkowski (C) Joseph Sutera, Olufemi Abdul | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:03 | Minnesota | Alton Eaves hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-50 |
| 03:47 | Ohio State | Herman Potter hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-50 |
| 03:46 | Ohio State | Tyler Bequette gets the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 03:22 | Ohio State | Tyler Bequette can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-50 |
| 03:20 | Ohio State | Tyler Bequette gets the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Alton Eaves (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Sowers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rick Burger (fresh) PF - Clarence Stahr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Vyacheslav Sieczkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth O'Brien (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Salem (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Herman Potter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Garland Ceronsky (fresh) 3 reb. C - Tyler Bequette (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 02:51 | Minnesota | Vyacheslav Sieczkowski snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 02:51 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joseph Sutera (SF), Olufemi Abdul (C) Rick Burger, Vyacheslav Sieczkowski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Willie Beattie (SG), Derek Spier (SF), Thomas Hopkins (PF) Eric Salem, Herman Potter, Garland Ceronsky | |
| 02:27 | Minnesota | Alton Eaves comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 02:26 | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 02:07 | Ohio State | Derek Spier misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Sutera - foul #4 on Joseph Sutera, team foul #8 | 49-50 |
| 02:07 | Ohio State | Derek Spier makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 02:07 | Ohio State | Derek Spier makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 02:00 | Minnesota | Tyler Bequette takes the ball from Olufemi Abdul | 49-52 |
| 01:34 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 01:32 | Minnesota | Olufemi Abdul snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 01:19 | Minnesota | Clarence Stahr is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hopkins - foul #2 on Thomas Hopkins, team foul #3 | 49-52 |
| 01:10 | Minnesota | Alton Eaves misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 01:09 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Derek Spier | 49-52 |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | Joseph Sutera picks off the pass by Thomas Hopkins | 49-52 |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | Curtis Sowers banks in the layup set up by Joseph Sutera | 51-52 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Clarence Stahr - foul #2 on Clarence Stahr, team foul #9 | 51-52 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:19 | Minnesota | Olufemi Abdul pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 00:10 | Minnesota | Thomas Hopkins steals it from Alton Eaves | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Derek Spier is hacked by Curtis Sowers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Curtis Sowers, team foul #10 | 51-53 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Derek Spier misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Derek Spier makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | Alton Eaves misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-54 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins runs out the clock | 51-54 |