| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dennis Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ivan Zatarain (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gabriel Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Crabill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Alcazar (fresh) PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) 6 pts. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Gabriel Bruno inbounds the ball | 36-26 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Minnesota | Dennis Lewis is fouled on the floor by Cameron Fry - foul #3 on Cameron Fry, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PG), William McCurty (SG), Vincent Kirby (PF) Cameron Fry, Ernest Hall, Larry Frankel | |
| 19:27 | Minnesota | Eugene Rice blocks the short jumper by Dennis Lewis | 36-26 |
| 19:26 | Ohio State | William McCurty grabs the defensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 18:59 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Raymond Crabill - foul #1 on Raymond Crabill, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG) William McCurty | |
| 18:59 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice misses the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 18:59 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 18:37 | Minnesota | Raymond Crabill misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Eugene Rice - foul #2 on Eugene Rice, team foul #2 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Summers (PF) Frank Wilson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Larry Frankel (PF) Vincent Kirby | |
| 18:37 | Minnesota | Raymond Crabill misses the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 18:37 | Minnesota | Raymond Crabill makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 18:35 | Ohio State | Ivan Zatarain steps in front of the Joseph Alcazar pass in the backcourt | 37-27 |
| 18:33 | Minnesota | Dennis Lewis hits the finger roll set up by Ivan Zatarain | 39-27 |
| 18:13 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry's pass is intercepted by Dennis Lewis | 39-27 |
| 17:56 | Minnesota | Gabriel Bruno can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 39-27 |
| 17:54 | Minnesota | Ivan Zatarain grabs the offensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 17:41 | Minnesota | Thomas Summers is fouled on the floor by Byron Steele - foul #1 on Byron Steele, team foul #3 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sean Walters (PG), Aaron Towler (SG), Noah Lowe (SF), William Stuart (C) Dennis Lewis, Ivan Zatarain, Gabriel Bruno, Raymond Crabill | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), William McCurty (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF) Cameron Fry, Joseph Alcazar, Larry Frankel | |
| 17:25 | Minnesota | Thomas Summers knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Aaron Towler | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:06 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice makes the driving attempt in the paint | 41-29 |
| 16:45 | Minnesota | Noah Lowe is hacked by Vincent Kirby - foul #1 on Vincent Kirby, team foul #4 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dennis Lewis (PG), Frank Wilson (PF) Sean Walters, Thomas Summers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Larry Frankel (PF) Ernest Hall, William McCurty, Vincent Kirby | |
| 16:16 | Minnesota | Aaron Towler misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 41-29 |
| 16:14 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to William Stuart | 41-29 |
| 15:59 | Minnesota | Frank Wilson misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 41-29 |
| 15:58 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Larry Frankel | 41-29 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dennis Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Aaron Towler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Noah Lowe (fresh) PF - Frank Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Stuart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Byron Steele (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Alcazar (fairly fresh) PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Eugene Rice | 41-32 |
| 15:11 | Minnesota | William Stuart misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Eugene Rice - foul #3 on Eugene Rice, team foul #5 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Garry Zogopoulos (PG), Ivan Zatarain (SG), Gabriel Bruno (SF), Thomas Summers (PF) Dennis Lewis, Aaron Towler, Noah Lowe, Frank Wilson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), William McCurty (SF), Vincent Kirby (C) Cameron Fry, Joseph Alcazar, Eugene Rice | |
| 15:11 | Minnesota | William Stuart makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 15:11 | Minnesota | William Stuart makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 15:09 | Ohio State | Ivan Zatarain is called for the reach on Byron Steele in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ivan Zatarain, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Raymond Crabill (C) William Stuart | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:55 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-32 |
| 14:53 | Minnesota | Gabriel Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 14:28 | Minnesota | Larry Frankel picks off the pass by Garry Zogopoulos | 43-32 |
| 14:02 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby lays it in on a nice dish by Byron Steele and the foul's on Gabriel Bruno - foul #2 on Gabriel Bruno, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Aaron Towler (SF) Gabriel Bruno | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Byron Steele, William McCurty, Larry Frankel | |
| 14:02 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby makes the free throw | 43-35 |
| 13:33 | Minnesota | Thomas Summers can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-35 |
| 13:32 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 13:10 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Vincent Kirby | 43-37 |
| 12:53 | Minnesota | Aaron Towler knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Ivan Zatarain and the foul's on Ernest Hall - foul #2 on Ernest Hall, team foul #6 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dennis Lewis (PG), Noah Lowe (SF), Frank Wilson (PF), William Stuart (C) Garry Zogopoulos, Ivan Zatarain, Thomas Summers, Raymond Crabill | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PG), William McCurty (SF), Larry Frankel (PF) Cameron Fry, Joseph Alcazar, Vincent Kirby | |
| 12:53 | Minnesota | Aaron Towler misses the free throw | 45-37 |
| 12:53 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Eugene Rice | 45-37 |
| 12:28 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Byron Steele | 45-39 |
| 12:06 | Minnesota | Aaron Towler scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dennis Lewis | 48-39 |
| 12:04 | Ohio State | Noah Lowe picks off the pass by William McCurty in the backcourt | 48-39 |
| 12:02 | Minnesota | Dennis Lewis misses the dunk | 48-39 |
| 12:00 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to William McCurty | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dennis Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Towler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Noah Lowe (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Frank Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Stuart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Byron Steele (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William McCurty (fresh) PF - Larry Frankel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Rice (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Ohio State | William McCurty hits a fadeaway from the left side | 48-41 |
| 11:14 | Minnesota | Aaron Towler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Garry Zogopoulos (PG), Ivan Zatarain (SG), Gabriel Bruno (SF), Raymond Crabill (C) Dennis Lewis, Aaron Towler, Frank Wilson, William Stuart | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Vincent Kirby (C) Ernest Hall, William McCurty, Eugene Rice | |
| 10:51 | Ohio State | Raymond Crabill swats the short shot by Vincent Kirby | 48-41 |
| 10:49 | Minnesota | Noah Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 10:29 | Minnesota | Ivan Zatarain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Summers (PF) Noah Lowe | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), Eugene Rice (C) Byron Steele, Larry Frankel | |
| 10:05 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar is open and buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-43 |
| 09:45 | Minnesota | Thomas Summers misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Eugene Rice - foul #4 on Eugene Rice, team foul #7 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dennis Lewis (SG), Sean Walters (SF), William Stuart (C) Ivan Zatarain, Gabriel Bruno, Raymond Crabill | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG), William McCurty (SF), Larry Frankel (PF) Ernest Hall, Joseph Alcazar, Eugene Rice | |
| 09:45 | Minnesota | Thomas Summers misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 09:45 | Minnesota | Thomas Summers misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 09:45 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 09:43 | Ohio State | Byron Steele is hacked by Dennis Lewis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Lewis, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar (SF) William McCurty | |
| 09:30 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby hits a floater near the basket set up by Byron Steele | 48-45 |
| 09:04 | Minnesota | Thomas Summers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 48-45 |
| 09:02 | Minnesota | Thomas Summers tips it in | 50-45 |
| 08:46 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 08:44 | Minnesota | Sean Walters snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 08:19 | Minnesota | Dennis Lewis misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 08:17 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 07:50 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Byron Steele | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Garry Zogopoulos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Walters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Summers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Stuart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Byron Steele (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joseph Alcazar (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Larry Frankel (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Kirby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Minnesota | William Stuart buries a jumper from the baseline | 52-47 |
| 07:22 | Ohio State | Byron Steele is hacked by Garry Zogopoulos in the backcourt - foul #4 on Garry Zogopoulos, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ivan Zatarain (SG), Gabriel Bruno (SF), Frank Wilson (PF), Noah Lowe (C) Dennis Lewis, Sean Walters, Thomas Summers, William Stuart | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), William McCurty (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Cameron Fry, Joseph Alcazar, Larry Frankel | |
| 06:58 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby is hacked by Frank Wilson - foul #3 on Frank Wilson, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG) Byron Steele | |
| 06:30 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses long on an open runner in the lane | 52-47 |
| 06:28 | Minnesota | Ivan Zatarain snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 06:15 | Minnesota | Gabriel Bruno can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 06:13 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 05:46 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 05:44 | Minnesota | Garry Zogopoulos pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 05:23 | Minnesota | Gabriel Bruno can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 05:21 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 04:58 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice misses the shot from the right block | 52-47 |
| 04:56 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice grabs the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 04:42 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-47 |
| 04:40 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice tips it in | 52-49 |
| 04:24 | Minnesota | Noah Lowe misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-49 |
| 04:23 | Minnesota | Ivan Zatarain tips it in | 54-49 |
| 04:07 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Ernest Hall | 54-51 |
| 03:49 | Minnesota | William McCurty steps in front of the Garry Zogopoulos pass | 54-51 |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dennis Lewis (PG), Aaron Towler (SG), Sean Walters (SF), Thomas Summers (PF), Raymond Crabill (C) Garry Zogopoulos, Ivan Zatarain, Gabriel Bruno, Frank Wilson, Noah Lowe | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Larry Frankel (PF) Cameron Fry, William McCurty, Vincent Kirby | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dennis Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Towler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Sean Walters (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Summers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Crabill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Byron Steele (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ernest Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Alcazar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Raymond Crabill - foul #2 on Raymond Crabill, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| 03:32 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 03:32 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 03:32 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Raymond Crabill | 54-52 |
| 03:12 | Minnesota | Aaron Towler buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-52 |
| 02:45 | Minnesota | Sean Walters pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 02:45 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ivan Zatarain (SG) Sean Walters | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby (C) Eugene Rice | |
| 02:21 | Minnesota | Raymond Crabill misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 57-52 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | Byron Steele misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 02:11 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Raymond Crabill | 57-52 |
| 02:11 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gabriel Bruno (SF), Frank Wilson (PF) Aaron Towler, Thomas Summers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), Eugene Rice (C) Ernest Hall, Vincent Kirby | |
| 01:48 | Minnesota | Ivan Zatarain is called for traveling | 57-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Garry Zogopoulos (PG) Dennis Lewis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG) Byron Steele | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 01:06 | Minnesota | Garry Zogopoulos hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Raymond Crabill - foul #3 on Raymond Crabill, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:51 | Minnesota | Raymond Crabill snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Minnesota | Raymond Crabill is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Hall - foul #3 on Ernest Hall, team foul #8 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Noah Lowe (SF) Gabriel Bruno | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:49 | Minnesota | Raymond Crabill misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 00:22 | Minnesota | Raymond Crabill snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| 00:19 | Minnesota | Raymond Crabill is hacked by Ernest Hall in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ernest Hall, team foul #9 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sean Walters (SF) Frank Wilson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:19 | Minnesota | Raymond Crabill makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:19 | Minnesota | Raymond Crabill makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-55 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Wilson (PF), Thomas Summers (C) Sean Walters, Raymond Crabill | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Garry Zogopoulos runs out the clock | 62-55 |