| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Gordon (fresh) SG - Michael Young (fresh) SF - Evan Dauphin (fresh) PF - Andrew Fairchild (fresh) C - Bart Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ryan Tardiff (fresh) SG - Charles Wallace (fresh) SF - Stephen Burns (fresh) PF - Victor Wheatley (fresh) C - Sam Rowe (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Bart Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Minnesota | Andrew Fairchild misses the easy open layup | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff is fouled on the floor by Michael Young - foul #1 on Michael Young, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Minnesota | David Gordon is called for traveling in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff's pass is intercepted by David Gordon | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Minnesota | David Gordon is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Ryan Tardiff | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Minnesota | David Gordon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bart Green - foul #1 on Bart Green, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:26 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:05 | Minnesota | Michael Young misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Stephen Burns - foul #1 on Stephen Burns, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:05 | Minnesota | Michael Young makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:05 | Minnesota | Michael Young misses the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:05 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe gets the rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:48 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 1-4 |
| 17:46 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Andrew Fairchild | 1-4 |
| 17:17 | Minnesota | David Gordon misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 1-4 |
| 17:16 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff grabs the defensive rebound | 1-4 |
| 16:57 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Stephen Burns is blocked by Bart Green | 1-4 |
| 16:55 | Minnesota | David Gordon grabs the board | 1-4 |
| 16:38 | Minnesota | Michael Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-4 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Pomeroy (PG), Denver Brewer (SG), Russ Brown (SF), Jean Brown (PF), Allan Lanham (C) David Gordon, Michael Young, Evan Dauphin, Andrew Fairchild, Bart Green | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (PG), Ryan Dodgen (SG), John Spann (SF), Thomas Tew (PF), Michael Niven (C) Ryan Tardiff, Charles Wallace, Stephen Burns, Victor Wheatley, Sam Rowe | |
| 16:18 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew misses long on a floater from the right side | 1-4 |
| 16:16 | Ohio State | John Spann tips it back up and in | 1-6 |
| 16:01 | Minnesota | Allan Lanham is whistled for traveling | 1-6 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Thomas Pomeroy (fresh) SG - Denver Brewer (fresh) SF - Russ Brown (fresh) PF - Jean Brown (fresh) C - Allan Lanham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - John Nelson (fresh) SG - Ryan Dodgen (fresh) SF - John Spann (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Tew (fresh) C - Michael Niven (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew can't connect on a shot from the right side | 1-6 |
| 15:38 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-6 |
| 15:31 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen dunks the ball set up by John Nelson | 1-8 |
| 15:27 | Minnesota | Denver Brewer is hacked by John Nelson in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Nelson, team foul #2 | 1-8 |
| 15:19 | Minnesota | Thomas Pomeroy comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 1-8 |
| 15:17 | Ohio State | John Spann gets the rebound | 1-8 |
| 15:12 | Ohio State | John Spann drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Niven | 1-10 |
| 14:56 | Minnesota | Allan Lanham is fouled on the floor by Michael Niven - foul #1 on Michael Niven, team foul #3 | 1-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Gordon (PG), Michael Young (SG), Evan Dauphin (SF), Andrew Fairchild (PF) Thomas Pomeroy, Denver Brewer, Russ Brown, Jean Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey McInnes (PG), Charles Wallace (SG), Stephen Burns (SF), Victor Wheatley (PF), Sam Rowe (C) John Nelson, Ryan Dodgen, John Spann, Thomas Tew, Michael Niven | |
| 14:31 | Minnesota | David Gordon misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 1-10 |
| 14:29 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 1-10 |
| 14:17 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Charles Wallace, team foul #4 | 1-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bart Green (C) Allan Lanham | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:48 | Minnesota | Andrew Fairchild buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from David Gordon | 3-10 |
| 13:32 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Evan Dauphin - foul #1 on Evan Dauphin, team foul #3 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Pomeroy (PG), Denver Brewer (SG), Russ Brown (SF), Jean Brown (PF) David Gordon, Michael Young, Evan Dauphin, Andrew Fairchild | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Ryan Dodgen (SG), John Spann (PF), Michael Niven (C) Jeffrey McInnes, Charles Wallace, Victor Wheatley, Sam Rowe | |
| 13:32 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns misses the 1st free throw | 3-10 |
| 13:32 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 3-11 |
| 13:29 | Minnesota | Ryan Tardiff is called for the reach on Thomas Pomeroy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ryan Tardiff, team foul #5 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (SF) Stephen Burns | |
| 13:18 | Minnesota | Bart Green misses short on a floater near the basket | 3-11 |
| 13:16 | Minnesota | Jean Brown tips it back up and in | 5-11 |
| 13:03 | Ohio State | John Spann's pass is intercepted by Jean Brown | 5-11 |
| 12:59 | Minnesota | Ryan Tardiff steps in front of the Denver Brewer pass in the backcourt | 5-11 |
| 12:40 | Ohio State | Bart Green is called for the reach on Ryan Dodgen - foul #2 on Bart Green, team foul #4 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Andrew Fairchild (PF), Allan Lanham (C) Jean Brown, Bart Green | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Tew (PF) Ryan Dodgen | |
| 12:22 | Ohio State | John Spann comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 5-11 |
| 12:20 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Denver Brewer | 5-11 |
| 12:02 | Minnesota | Thomas Pomeroy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-11 |
| 12:00 | Minnesota | Andrew Fairchild grabs the offensive board | 5-11 |
| 11:52 | Minnesota | Thomas Pomeroy clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 5-11 |
| 11:50 | Minnesota | Allan Lanham misses the tip | 5-11 |
| 11:48 | Minnesota | Allan Lanham hits the follow up shot | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Thomas Pomeroy (fresh) SG - Denver Brewer (fairly fresh) SF - Russ Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Andrew Fairchild (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Allan Lanham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ryan Tardiff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Spann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Nelson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Tew (fairly fresh) C - Michael Niven (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Ohio State | John Spann buries a fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Denver Brewer - foul #1 on Denver Brewer, team foul #5 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Gordon (PG), Michael Young (SG), Evan Dauphin (SF), Jean Brown (PF) Thomas Pomeroy, Denver Brewer, Russ Brown, Andrew Fairchild | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey McInnes (PG), Ryan Dodgen (SG), Victor Wheatley (PF), Sam Rowe (C) Ryan Tardiff, John Nelson, Thomas Tew, Michael Niven | |
| 11:29 | Ohio State | John Spann makes the free throw | 7-14 |
| 11:23 | Minnesota | Sam Rowe is called for the reach on David Gordon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sam Rowe, team foul #6 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Burns (SF) John Spann | |
| 11:03 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from David Gordon and he's fouled by Stephen Burns - foul #2 on Stephen Burns, team foul #7 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Spann (SF) Stephen Burns | |
| 11:03 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin misses the free throw | 9-14 |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley gets the rebound | 9-14 |
| 10:51 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen blows the layup but the foul's on Michael Young - foul #2 on Michael Young, team foul #6 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Pomeroy (SG), Andrew Fairchild (PF) Michael Young, Allan Lanham | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:51 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 10:51 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen misses the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 10:51 | Minnesota | Jean Brown snags the defensive board | 9-15 |
| 10:24 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Sam Rowe - foul #2 on Sam Rowe, team foul #8 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Allan Lanham (C) Jean Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Charles Wallace (SG), Michael Niven (C) Jeffrey McInnes, Ryan Dodgen, Sam Rowe | |
| 10:24 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin misses the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 10:24 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 10:11 | Ohio State | Michael Niven loses the dribble to Allan Lanham | 10-15 |
| 09:49 | Minnesota | Andrew Fairchild is hacked by John Spann - foul #1 on John Spann, team foul #9 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Denver Brewer (SG), Russ Brown (SF) Thomas Pomeroy, Evan Dauphin | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Tew (PF) Victor Wheatley | |
| 09:49 | Minnesota | Andrew Fairchild makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 09:49 | Minnesota | Andrew Fairchild makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 09:28 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Andrew Fairchild - foul #1 on Andrew Fairchild, team foul #7 | 12-15 |
| 09:28 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 09:28 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 09:13 | Minnesota | Denver Brewer misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-17 |
| 09:11 | Minnesota | Allan Lanham snags the offensive board | 12-17 |
| 08:53 | Minnesota | David Gordon banks in the layup | 14-17 |
| 08:45 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Tew | 14-19 |
| 08:24 | Minnesota | Russ Brown clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Wallace - foul #2 on Charles Wallace, team foul #10 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Pomeroy (SG), Jean Brown (PF) Denver Brewer, Andrew Fairchild | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (PG), Ryan Dodgen (SG), Jeffrey McInnes (SF), Victor Wheatley (PF) Ryan Tardiff, Charles Wallace, John Spann, Thomas Tew | |
| 08:24 | Minnesota | Russ Brown makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:24 | Minnesota | Russ Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:16 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Niven | 16-21 |
| 08:13 | Minnesota | Russ Brown is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russ Brown, team foul #8 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin (SF) Russ Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 07:54 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley is whistled for traveling | 16-21 |
| 07:28 | Minnesota | Thomas Pomeroy drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Gordon | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Gordon (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Pomeroy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Evan Dauphin (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Jean Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Allan Lanham (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - John Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ryan Dodgen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey McInnes (fresh) PF - Victor Wheatley (tiring) 2 reb. C - Michael Niven (tiring) | |
| 07:17 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen loses the ball out of bounds | 18-21 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Denver Brewer (PG), Andrew Fairchild (PF) David Gordon, Allan Lanham | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Tew (PF) Victor Wheatley | |
| 07:15 | Minnesota | Denver Brewer is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Niven - foul #2 on Michael Niven, team foul #11 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley (PF) Michael Niven | |
| 07:15 | Minnesota | Denver Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:15 | Minnesota | Denver Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:55 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Pomeroy - foul #1 on Thomas Pomeroy, team foul #9 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Russ Brown (SF) Evan Dauphin | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), John Spann (SF) John Nelson, Jeffrey McInnes | |
| 06:55 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:55 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:34 | Minnesota | Denver Brewer is hacked by Ryan Tardiff - foul #2 on Ryan Tardiff, team foul #12 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Young (SG), Bart Green (C) Thomas Pomeroy, Andrew Fairchild | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Wallace (SG), Stephen Burns (SF), Sam Rowe (C) Ryan Dodgen, John Spann, Victor Wheatley | |
| 06:34 | Minnesota | Denver Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:34 | Minnesota | Denver Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:09 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff is hacked by Denver Brewer - foul #2 on Denver Brewer, team foul #10 | 22-22 |
| 06:09 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:09 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:51 | Minnesota | Denver Brewer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-24 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Gordon (PG), Andrew Fairchild (PF) Denver Brewer, Jean Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (PG) Ryan Tardiff | |
| 05:34 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew travels with the ball | 22-24 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin (SF) Russ Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley (PF) Thomas Tew | |
| 05:05 | Minnesota | Andrew Fairchild hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by David Gordon | 24-24 |
| 04:53 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Charles Wallace out of the doubleteam | 24-26 |
| 04:36 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Michael Young | 26-26 |
| 04:27 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Nelson | 26-29 |
| 04:22 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Pomeroy (PG), Denver Brewer (SG), Russ Brown (SF), Jean Brown (PF) David Gordon, Michael Young, Evan Dauphin, Andrew Fairchild | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey McInnes (PG), Ryan Dodgen (SG), John Spann (PF), Michael Niven (C) John Nelson, Charles Wallace, Victor Wheatley, Sam Rowe | |
| 04:16 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from John Spann | 26-31 |
| 04:06 | Minnesota | Bart Green knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Denver Brewer | 28-31 |
| 04:01 | Ohio State | John Spann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-31 |
| 03:37 | Minnesota | Denver Brewer is fouled on the floor by Ryan Dodgen - foul #1 on Ryan Dodgen, team foul #13 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG) Stephen Burns | |
| 03:37 | Minnesota | Denver Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 03:37 | Minnesota | Denver Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 03:18 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 03:17 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Bart Green | 30-31 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Denver Brewer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Pomeroy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russ Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jean Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bart Green (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ryan Tardiff (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Dodgen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey McInnes (fresh) PF - John Spann (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Niven (fairly fresh) | |
| 02:53 | Minnesota | Michael Niven steals it from Bart Green | 30-31 |
| 02:45 | Ohio State | John Spann drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-33 |
| 02:23 | Minnesota | Thomas Pomeroy knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Denver Brewer | 33-33 |
| 02:08 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 02:06 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen tips it but misses | 33-33 |
| 02:05 | Ohio State | John Spann hits the follow up shot | 33-35 |
| 01:38 | Minnesota | Thomas Pomeroy buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Denver Brewer | 36-35 |
| 01:34 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 36-35 |
| 01:33 | Minnesota | Bart Green grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 01:05 | Minnesota | Denver Brewer drills a 3 from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | Thomas Pomeroy picks off the pass by John Spann | 39-35 |
| 00:28 | Minnesota | Bart Green knocks in the shot in the paint and he's fouled by Ryan Dodgen - foul #2 on Ryan Dodgen, team foul #14 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Gordon (PG), Michael Young (SG), Evan Dauphin (SF), Allan Lanham (C) Denver Brewer, Thomas Pomeroy, Russ Brown, Jean Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (PG), Charles Wallace (SG), Stephen Burns (SF), Thomas Tew (PF), Sam Rowe (C) Ryan Tardiff, Ryan Dodgen, Jeffrey McInnes, John Spann, Michael Niven | |
| 00:28 | Minnesota | Bart Green makes the free throw | 42-35 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew is open and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-37 |