| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Burton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Raynor (fresh) PF - John Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Darrel Ary (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Franklin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Chapman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Palko (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Chad McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Metzinger (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor inbounds the ball | 21-29 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary can't throw it down | 21-29 |
| 19:29 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman gets the rebound | 21-29 |
| 19:06 | Minnesota | John Franklin hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Larry Chapman | 21-31 |
| 18:39 | Ohio State | Walter Burton misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-31 |
| 18:37 | Ohio State | David Hammond grabs the offensive rebound | 21-31 |
| 18:16 | Ohio State | David Hammond is fouled on the floor by Stanley Metzinger - foul #2 on Stanley Metzinger, team foul #1 | 21-31 |
| 17:57 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by David Palko - foul #1 on David Palko, team foul #2 | 21-31 |
| 17:57 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary misses the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 17:57 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary misses the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 17:57 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Chad McDonald | 21-31 |
| 17:44 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from John Franklin | 21-33 |
| 17:18 | Ohio State | John Hill makes the fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by Chad McDonald - foul #3 on Chad McDonald, team foul #3 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (PG), Bryant Smartt (C) Walter Burton, Darrel Ary | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier (PF), Thomas Giblin (C) Chad McDonald, Stanley Metzinger | |
| 17:18 | Ohio State | John Hill makes the free throw | 24-33 |
| 17:02 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-33 |
| 17:01 | Minnesota | David Palko tips it in | 24-35 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | John Hill misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 24-35 |
| 16:37 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier grabs the board | 24-35 |
| 16:26 | Minnesota | David Palko comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 24-35 |
| 16:24 | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor grabs the defensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 16:09 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Giblin - foul #1 on Thomas Giblin, team foul #4 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Burton (PG), David Vera (C) Brandon Raynor, John Hill | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Shelley (SF) David Palko | |
| 16:09 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 16:09 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 15:58 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin comes up short on the shot from the right side | 26-35 |
| 15:56 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Burton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeremiah Chase (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bryant Smartt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Vera (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Franklin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Chapman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Shelley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nathan Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Giblin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Ohio State | Walter Burton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Horstman (SF), Darrel Ary (C) David Hammond, David Vera | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Chad McDonald (PF), Stanley Metzinger (C) Nathan Frazier, Thomas Giblin | |
| 15:12 | Minnesota | John Franklin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 15:11 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger gets the offensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 14:51 | Minnesota | James Shelley hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left side | 26-35 |
| 14:50 | Ohio State | Walter Burton grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 14:45 | Ohio State | Walter Burton misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Shelley - foul #1 on James Shelley, team foul #5 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (SG), Brandon Raynor (SF), John Hill (PF) Jeremiah Chase, Ronald Horstman, Bryant Smartt | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Palko (SF) James Shelley | |
| 14:45 | Ohio State | Walter Burton misses the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 14:45 | Ohio State | Walter Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 14:30 | Minnesota | John Franklin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 27-35 |
| 14:29 | Ohio State | John Hill grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 14:10 | Ohio State | Walter Burton makes the fadeaway from the right side | 29-35 |
| 13:55 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Franklin | 29-38 |
| 13:26 | Ohio State | Walter Burton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-38 |
| 13:25 | Minnesota | John Franklin grabs the defensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 13:05 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman is hacked by Cecil Middlebrook - foul #2 on Cecil Middlebrook, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (PG), David Hammond (SG), Ronald Horstman (SF), Bryant Smartt (PF), David Vera (C) Walter Burton, Cecil Middlebrook, Brandon Raynor, John Hill, Darrel Ary | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Shelley (SF), Thomas Giblin (C) David Palko, Stanley Metzinger | |
| 12:41 | Minnesota | Ronald Horstman steals it from Chad McDonald | 29-38 |
| 12:23 | Ohio State | David Vera blows the layup | 29-38 |
| 12:22 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Chad McDonald | 29-38 |
| 12:14 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald blows the dunk but the foul's on Bryant Smartt - foul #1 on Bryant Smartt, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor (SF) Ronald Horstman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel (PG) John Franklin | |
| 12:14 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 12:14 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 11:47 | Ohio State | David Vera connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by David Hammond | 31-40 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremiah Chase (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brandon Raynor (fresh) PF - Bryant Smartt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Vera (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Larry Chapman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Shelley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chad McDonald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Giblin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dikembe Emanuel | 31-42 |
| 11:11 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt clanks a jumper from the right block | 31-42 |
| 11:09 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman gets the rebound | 31-42 |
| 11:03 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-42 |
| 11:02 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman gets the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 10:47 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 31-42 |
| 10:45 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt gets the rebound | 31-42 |
| 10:18 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-42 |
| 10:16 | Minnesota | James Shelley snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 09:54 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-45 |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Jeremiah Chase | 33-45 |
| 09:20 | Minnesota | Bryant Smartt is called for the reach on Thomas Giblin - foul #2 on Bryant Smartt, team foul #3 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Burton (PG), Ronald Horstman (SF), John Hill (PF), Darrel Ary (C) Jeremiah Chase, Brandon Raynor, Bryant Smartt, David Vera | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Franklin (PG), Scott Paulsen (SG), David Palko (SF), Nathan Frazier (PF), Stanley Metzinger (C) Dikembe Emanuel, Larry Chapman, James Shelley, Chad McDonald, Thomas Giblin | |
| 08:59 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 33-45 |
| 08:58 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier hits the follow up shot | 33-47 |
| 08:43 | Ohio State | Ronald Horstman comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 33-47 |
| 08:42 | Ohio State | Walter Burton grabs the offensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 08:23 | Ohio State | David Hammond works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Walter Burton | 36-47 |
| 08:08 | Minnesota | John Hill is called for the reach on John Franklin - foul #2 on John Hill, team foul #4 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (SG) David Hammond | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Chad McDonald (PF) Nathan Frazier | |
| 07:55 | Minnesota | David Palko scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by John Franklin | 36-49 |
| 07:34 | Ohio State | Walter Burton is fouled on the floor by John Franklin - foul #2 on John Franklin, team foul #6 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor (SF) Ronald Horstman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Larry Chapman (SG) Scott Paulsen | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Burton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Middlebrook (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brandon Raynor (fresh) PF - John Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Darrel Ary (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Franklin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Larry Chapman (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Palko (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad McDonald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanley Metzinger (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Ohio State | Walter Burton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-49 |
| 07:10 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger grabs the board | 36-49 |
| 06:48 | Minnesota | Chad McDonald banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by David Palko | 36-51 |
| 06:31 | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-51 |
| 06:30 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Raynor | 36-51 |
| 06:15 | Ohio State | Walter Burton comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 36-51 |
| 06:14 | Minnesota | Stanley Metzinger pulls down the rebound | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 05:55 | Minnesota | Larry Chapman scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Chad McDonald | 36-53 |
| 05:45 | Ohio State | Walter Burton makes the fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on John Franklin - foul #3 on John Franklin, team foul #7 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Hammond (SG), Bryant Smartt (PF), David Vera (C) Cecil Middlebrook, John Hill, Darrel Ary | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen (SG), James Shelley (SF), Nathan Frazier (PF), Thomas Giblin (C) Larry Chapman, David Palko, Chad McDonald, Stanley Metzinger | |
| 05:45 | Ohio State | Walter Burton misses the free throw | 38-53 |
| 05:45 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Thomas Giblin | 38-53 |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | John Franklin can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by David Vera - foul #2 on David Vera, team foul #5 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (PG), Ronald Horstman (SF) Walter Burton, Brandon Raynor | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | John Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 38-54 |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | John Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| 05:14 | Ohio State | David Vera knocks in the shot from the left side | 40-55 |
| 04:52 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier is hacked by Bryant Smartt - foul #3 on Bryant Smartt, team foul #6 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Larry Chapman (SG) Scott Paulsen | |
| 04:32 | Minnesota | James Shelley's pass is intercepted by David Vera | 40-55 |
| 04:10 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Giblin - foul #2 on Thomas Giblin, team foul #8 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor (SF), John Hill (PF) Ronald Horstman, David Vera | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel (PG), Scott Paulsen (SG) John Franklin, Larry Chapman | |
| 04:10 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt misses the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 04:10 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt misses the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 04:10 | Ohio State | John Hill grabs the offensive board | 40-55 |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt misses badly on a shot from the right side | 40-55 |
| 03:52 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Nathan Frazier | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 03:30 | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen is fouled on the floor by David Hammond - foul #2 on David Hammond, team foul #7 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Burton (PG), David Vera (C) Jeremiah Chase, Bryant Smartt | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 03:30 | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 03:30 | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen misses the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 03:30 | Ohio State | John Hill grabs the board | 40-56 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Burton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hammond (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brandon Raynor (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Vera (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Paulsen (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Shelley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nathan Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Giblin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Ohio State | Walter Burton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-56 |
| 03:18 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel pulls down the rebound | 40-56 |
| 03:05 | Minnesota | James Shelley hits a wide open driving attempt from close range set up by Scott Paulsen | 40-58 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | John Hill misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-58 |
| 02:44 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Nathan Frazier | 40-58 |
| 02:36 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier connects on the driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on David Vera - foul #3 on David Vera, team foul #8 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darrel Ary (C) David Vera | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mauricio Greco (SF) James Shelley | |
| 02:36 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier misses the free throw | 40-60 |
| 02:36 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to John Hill | 40-60 |
| 02:16 | Ohio State | John Hill buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Burton | 42-60 |
| 01:51 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier misses the shot from the free throw line | 42-60 |
| 01:50 | Ohio State | David Hammond snags the defensive board | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:45 | Ohio State | Walter Burton drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Brandon Raynor | 44-60 |
| 01:20 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-60 |
| 01:18 | Ohio State | Walter Burton pulls down the rebound | 44-60 |
| 00:58 | Ohio State | David Hammond works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-60 |
| 00:57 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Mauricio Greco | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:31 | Minnesota | Thomas Giblin buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-62 |
| 00:23 | Minnesota | Nathan Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 44-62 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel runs out the clock | 44-62 |