| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robin Milan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 12 pts. C - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Walter Smallwood (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Keith Fonseca (fresh) SF - Michael Kratzer (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Richard Steigerwald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Sais (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom inbounds the ball | 35-20 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-20 |
| 19:38 | Minnesota | Richard Steigerwald grabs the board | 35-20 |
| 19:32 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Keith Fonseca | 35-22 |
| 19:14 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Robin Milan | 37-22 |
| 18:56 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-22 |
| 18:54 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-22 |
| 18:33 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski's pass is intercepted by Michael Kratzer | 37-22 |
| 18:19 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-22 |
| 18:17 | Minnesota | Richard Steigerwald snags the offensive board | 37-22 |
| 18:00 | Minnesota | Richard Steigerwald is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 37-22 |
| 17:43 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Dikembe Chisom | 39-22 |
| 17:28 | Minnesota | Richard Steigerwald splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Smallwood | 39-25 |
| 16:59 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Steigerwald - foul #1 on Richard Steigerwald, team foul #1 | 39-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek (SG), Ronald Blanton (C) Robin Milan, Kenneth Nelson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden (SG), Ronald Higa (SF), Matthew Sullivan (C) Keith Fonseca, Michael Kratzer, Richard Steigerwald | |
| 16:59 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski makes the 1st free throw | 40-25 |
| 16:59 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-25 |
| 16:38 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-25 |
| 16:37 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden tips it home | 41-27 |
| 16:11 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-27 |
| 15:57 | Minnesota | Ronald Blanton is called for the reach on Ronald Higa - foul #2 on Ronald Blanton, team foul #1 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Kenneth Nelson (C) Kenneth Cearley, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Kratzer (SF), Russell Chapa (PF) Ronald Higa, Terry Sais | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Reynaldo Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Blanton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Walter Smallwood (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benjamin Harden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Kratzer (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Russell Chapa (fresh) C - Matthew Sullivan (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood buries a fadeaway from the right side | 43-29 |
| 15:17 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson drills a shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Matthew Sullivan - foul #1 on Matthew Sullivan, team foul #2 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robin Milan (SF) Dikembe Chisom | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca (PG) Walter Smallwood | |
| 15:17 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson makes the free throw | 46-29 |
| 15:02 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Benjamin Harden | 46-32 |
| 14:40 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-32 |
| 14:38 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden grabs the defensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 14:22 | Minnesota | Ronald Blanton steps in front of the Benjamin Harden pass | 46-32 |
| 14:03 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Kenneth Nelson, team foul #2 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Toni Przybyszewski (PF) Reynaldo Rossi, Ronald Blanton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood (PG), Ronald Higa (SF), Richard Steigerwald (PF), Terry Sais (C) Benjamin Harden, Michael Kratzer, Russell Chapa, Matthew Sullivan | |
| 13:40 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Kenneth Cearley - foul #1 on Kenneth Cearley, team foul #3 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom (SF) Dima Sedlacek | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 13:40 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood makes the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 13:40 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 13:28 | Ohio State | Robin Milan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-34 |
| 13:26 | Minnesota | Richard Steigerwald gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 13:21 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood is whistled for traveling | 46-34 |
| 12:56 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Ronald Higa - foul #2 on Ronald Higa, team foul #3 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek (SG) Robin Milan | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden (SG), Michael Kratzer (SF) Keith Fonseca, Ronald Higa | |
| 12:56 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 12:56 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom misses the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 12:56 | Minnesota | Richard Steigerwald grabs the board | 47-34 |
| 12:41 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Terry Sais | 47-36 |
| 12:15 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek hits a 3 from the left wing | 50-36 |
| 11:57 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden is hacked by Kenneth Nelson - foul #4 on Kenneth Nelson, team foul #4 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robin Milan (SF), Ronald Blanton (C) Dikembe Chisom, Kenneth Nelson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robin Milan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 14 pts. C - Ronald Blanton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Walter Smallwood (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benjamin Harden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Kratzer (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Richard Steigerwald (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Sais (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Minnesota | Kenneth Cearley steals it from Walter Smallwood | 50-36 |
| 11:33 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-36 |
| 11:32 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| 11:26 | Minnesota | Terry Sais throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca (SG), Matthew Sullivan (C) Benjamin Harden, Richard Steigerwald | |
| 11:07 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-36 |
| 11:05 | Ohio State | Robin Milan can't tip it in | 50-36 |
| 11:03 | Minnesota | Matthew Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 50-36 |
| 10:53 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-36 |
| 10:52 | Minnesota | Matthew Sullivan tips it in | 50-38 |
| 10:31 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 10:30 | Ohio State | Robin Milan pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 10:11 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-38 |
| 10:09 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton tips it in | 52-38 |
| 09:54 | Minnesota | Terry Sais is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Terry Sais, team foul #4 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Dikembe Chisom (SF), Kenneth Nelson (C) Kenneth Cearley, Dima Sedlacek, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden (SG), Ronald Higa (SF), Richard Steigerwald (PF) Keith Fonseca, Michael Kratzer, Terry Sais | |
| 09:26 | Ohio State | Robin Milan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-38 |
| 09:25 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson gets the offensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Matthew Sullivan - foul #2 on Matthew Sullivan, team foul #5 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Watt (C) Matthew Sullivan | |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton misses the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 08:52 | Minnesota | Richard Steigerwald can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-38 |
| 08:51 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton snags the defensive board | 53-38 |
| 08:25 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi buries a shot from the right wing and the foul's on Ronald Higa - foul #3 on Ronald Higa, team foul #6 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek (SG), Toni Przybyszewski (PF) Robin Milan, Ronald Blanton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca (SG), Russell Chapa (PF), Terry Sais (C) Ronald Higa, Richard Steigerwald, Robert Watt | |
| 08:25 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi makes the free throw | 56-38 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:11 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 56-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG) Reynaldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Kratzer (SF) Walter Smallwood | |
| 07:42 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-38 |
| 07:41 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom gets the offensive rebound | 56-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 14 pts. C - Kenneth Nelson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Keith Fonseca (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Harden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Kratzer (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Russell Chapa (fresh) C - Terry Sais (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Ohio State | Michael Kratzer is called for the reach on Dikembe Chisom - foul #2 on Michael Kratzer, team foul #7 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Sullivan (C) Russell Chapa | |
| 07:26 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom makes the 1st free throw | 57-38 |
| 07:26 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom makes the 2nd free throw | 58-38 |
| 07:09 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-38 |
| 07:07 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden tips it but misses | 58-38 |
| 07:05 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson snags the defensive board | 58-38 |
| 06:38 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-38 |
| 06:37 | Minnesota | Michael Kratzer snags the defensive board | 58-38 |
| 06:19 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right wing | 58-38 |
| 06:18 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski grabs the board | 58-38 |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-38 |
| 05:53 | Minnesota | Michael Kratzer grabs the board | 58-38 |
| 05:48 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Kratzer | 58-41 |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-41 |
| 05:14 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Dima Sedlacek - foul #2 on Dima Sedlacek, team foul #5 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Robin Milan (SF), Ronald Blanton (C) Kenneth Cearley, Dikembe Chisom, Kenneth Nelson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood (PG), Ronald Higa (SF), Richard Steigerwald (PF), Robert Watt (C) Keith Fonseca, Michael Kratzer, Terry Sais, Matthew Sullivan | |
| 05:14 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden misses the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 05:14 | Minnesota | Benjamin Harden misses the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| 05:14 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 61-41 |
| 04:52 | Ohio State | Robin Milan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-41 |
| 04:50 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood gets the rebound | 61-41 |
| 04:38 | Minnesota | Ronald Higa comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Reynaldo Rossi - foul #2 on Reynaldo Rossi, team foul #6 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca (SG) Benjamin Harden | |
| 04:38 | Minnesota | Ronald Higa makes the 1st free throw | 61-42 |
| 04:38 | Minnesota | Ronald Higa misses the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 04:38 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton snags the defensive board | 61-42 |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Robin Milan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Watt - foul #2 on Robert Watt, team foul #8 | 61-42 |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Robin Milan makes the 1st free throw | 62-42 |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Robin Milan misses the 2nd free throw | 62-42 |
| 04:15 | Minnesota | Robert Watt snags the defensive board | 62-42 |
| 03:56 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca is fouled on the floor by Ronald Blanton - foul #3 on Ronald Blanton, team foul #7 | 62-42 |
| 03:56 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca makes the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 03:56 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 62-44 |
| 03:25 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Robert Watt | 62-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Reynaldo Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dima Sedlacek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robin Milan (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Blanton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Walter Smallwood (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Fonseca (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Higa (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Steigerwald (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Watt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Minnesota | The pull-up jumper by Walter Smallwood is blocked by Toni Przybyszewski | 62-44 |
| 03:10 | Ohio State | Robin Milan snags the defensive board | 62-44 |
| 02:47 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi misses the jumper from the right wing | 62-44 |
| 02:46 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca grabs the board | 62-44 |
| 02:32 | Minnesota | Ronald Higa misses the turnaround from the left block | 62-44 |
| 02:30 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton pulls down the rebound | 62-44 |
| 02:24 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Walter Smallwood - foul #2 on Walter Smallwood, team foul #9 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom (SF), Kenneth Nelson (C) Robin Milan, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Kratzer (SF), Terry Sais (PF), Matthew Sullivan (C) Ronald Higa, Richard Steigerwald, Robert Watt | |
| 02:24 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 02:24 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 02:24 | Minnesota | Terry Sais grabs the board | 62-44 |
| 02:07 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 62-44 |
| 02:06 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca gets the offensive rebound | 62-44 |
| 01:56 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dima Sedlacek - foul #3 on Dima Sedlacek, team foul #8 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski (PF) Kenneth Nelson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Steigerwald (PF) Matthew Sullivan | |
| 01:56 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 01:56 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca misses the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Toni Przybyszewski | 62-45 |
| 01:30 | Ohio State | Terry Sais picks off the pass by Reynaldo Rossi | 62-45 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:16 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Keith Fonseca | 62-47 |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi clanks a 3 from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 00:53 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood grabs the defensive rebound | 62-47 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Minnesota | Richard Steigerwald makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Keith Fonseca | 62-50 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 00:23 | Minnesota | Keith Fonseca grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 00:17 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Dikembe Chisom - foul #1 on Dikembe Chisom, team foul #9 | 62-50 |
| 00:17 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:17 | Minnesota | Walter Smallwood makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi runs out the clock | 62-52 |