| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Cespedes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Flack (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 15 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Denker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Crossley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Addison (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Hale (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Addison inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frank Myers (PF), Ivan Zeanah (C) Robert Flack, James Smith | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 19:09 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Wilson - foul #3 on Richard Wilson, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle (C) Richard Wilson | |
| 19:09 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah misses the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 19:09 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 18:40 | Minnesota | Thomas Hale misses long on a jumper from the right block | 33-26 |
| 18:38 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Frank Myers | 33-26 |
| 18:19 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Matthew Crossley - foul #1 on Matthew Crossley, team foul #2 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (SG), James Smith (C) Rodney Hawkins, Ivan Zeanah | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 18:19 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes misses the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 18:19 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes misses the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 18:19 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Derek Gravelle | 33-26 |
| 18:06 | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle is hacked by Jeffery Collins - foul #3 on Jeffery Collins, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Segundo (PG), Rodney Hawkins (SG), James Shaffer (SF) Jeffery Collins, James Clark, Ralph Cespedes | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:49 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker is called for a charge - foul #2 on Daniel Denker, team foul #3 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), Ralph Cespedes (SF) Rodney Hawkins, James Shaffer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:37 | Ohio State | Frank Myers misses the easy layup | 33-26 |
| 17:36 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Addison | 33-26 |
| 17:33 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker is hacked by Robert Segundo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Segundo, team foul #2 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG), Robert Flack (PF) James Clark, Frank Myers | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:21 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Addison makes the shot from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 17:03 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 17:01 | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 16:51 | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle's fadeaway is rejected by James Smith | 33-28 |
| 16:49 | Ohio State | Robert Flack snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 16:44 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-28 |
| 16:42 | Minnesota | Thomas Hale gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 16:24 | Minnesota | Thomas Hale hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Rodney Hawkins - foul #1 on Rodney Hawkins, team foul #3 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), James Shaffer (SF), Frank Myers (PF) Robert Segundo, Ralph Cespedes, Robert Flack | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dwayne Locklin (SG) Matthew Crossley | |
| 16:24 | Minnesota | Thomas Hale misses the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 16:24 | Minnesota | Thomas Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | James Shaffer misses the turnaround from the left block | 33-29 |
| 15:53 | Minnesota | Thomas Hale snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Clark (fresh) SG - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Shaffer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Denker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dwayne Locklin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Addison (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Hale (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Derek Gravelle (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker is hacked by James Clark - foul #1 on James Clark, team foul #4 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), Ralph Cespedes (SF) Rodney Hawkins, James Shaffer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Oleg Kulinski (PG), Francis Lewis (C) Daniel Denker, Derek Gravelle | |
| 15:19 | Minnesota | Francis Lewis misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-29 |
| 15:18 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 15:02 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins buries a floater from the free throw line | 35-29 |
| 14:37 | Minnesota | Francis Lewis comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 35-29 |
| 14:36 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 14:09 | Ohio State | Frank Myers misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-29 |
| 14:07 | Ohio State | James Smith tips it in | 37-29 |
| 14:01 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Addison misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Clark - foul #2 on James Clark, team foul #5 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG), Robert Flack (PF) James Clark, James Smith | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Denker (PG), Matthew Crossley (SG) Oleg Kulinski, Dwayne Locklin | |
| 14:01 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Addison misses the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 14:01 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Addison makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Frank Myers is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hale - foul #3 on Thomas Hale, team foul #4 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Shaffer (PF), James Smith (C) Robert Flack, Frank Myers | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle (SF) Jeffrey Addison | |
| 13:08 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-30 |
| 12:49 | Minnesota | Matthew Crossley misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 12:48 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 12:19 | Ohio State | James Smith's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Francis Lewis | 40-30 |
| 11:58 | Minnesota | Francis Lewis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-30 |
| 11:56 | Minnesota | Thomas Hale tips it but misses | 40-30 |
| 11:55 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Cespedes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Shaffer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Denker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Crossley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derek Gravelle (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Hale (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Francis Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Ohio State | James Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-30 |
| 11:30 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Francis Lewis | 40-30 |
| 11:19 | Minnesota | Francis Lewis's pass is intercepted by James Smith | 40-30 |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | James Shaffer clanks a runner near the basket | 40-30 |
| 10:58 | Ohio State | James Smith misses the tip | 40-30 |
| 10:57 | Minnesota | Thomas Hale grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 10:41 | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 40-30 |
| 10:39 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 10:17 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-30 |
| 10:02 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-30 |
| 10:01 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 43-30 |
| 09:36 | Ohio State | James Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Segundo (SG), Robert Flack (PF), Frank Myers (C) Rodney Hawkins, Ralph Cespedes, James Smith | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Oleg Kulinski (PG), Dwayne Locklin (SG), Jeffrey Addison (SF), Richard Wilson (PF) Daniel Denker, Matthew Crossley, Derek Gravelle, Thomas Hale | |
| 09:14 | Minnesota | Richard Wilson misses short on a shot from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | Robert Segundo gets the rebound | 43-30 |
| 08:51 | Ohio State | Frank Myers comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 08:49 | Minnesota | Oleg Kulinski grabs the board | 43-30 |
| 08:34 | Minnesota | Francis Lewis misses long on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Robert Flack - foul #2 on Robert Flack, team foul #6 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (SG), James Smith (C) Robert Segundo, Robert Flack | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Denker (PG) Oleg Kulinski | |
| 08:34 | Minnesota | Francis Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 08:34 | Minnesota | Francis Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Smith | 43-30 |
| 08:08 | Ohio State | James Clark can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-30 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | James Shaffer tips it home | 45-30 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:56 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 45-30 |
| 07:54 | Minnesota | Richard Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 07:38 | Minnesota | James Shaffer picks off the pass by Francis Lewis | 45-30 |
| 07:35 | Ohio State | James Clark lays it in on a nice dish by James Shaffer | 47-30 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Shaffer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Denker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dwayne Locklin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Addison (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Wilson (fresh) 3 pf. C - Francis Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Minnesota | Jeffery Collins steals the ball from Francis Lewis | 47-30 |
| 07:16 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins hits the finger roll | 49-30 |
| 07:10 | Minnesota | Dwayne Locklin is hacked by James Clark - foul #3 on James Clark, team foul #7 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG), Ralph Cespedes (SF), Robert Flack (PF) James Clark, James Shaffer, James Smith | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle (C) Francis Lewis | |
| 07:10 | Minnesota | Dwayne Locklin makes the 1st free throw | 49-31 |
| 07:10 | Minnesota | Dwayne Locklin misses the 2nd free throw | 49-31 |
| 07:10 | Ohio State | Frank Myers gets the rebound | 49-31 |
| 06:45 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-31 |
| 06:43 | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle gets the rebound | 49-31 |
| 06:35 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Addison is whistled for a carry | 49-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Smith (C) Robert Flack | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Crossley (SG), Thomas Hale (PF) Dwayne Locklin, Richard Wilson | |
| 06:06 | Ohio State | Frank Myers can't finish the layup | 49-31 |
| 06:05 | Ohio State | James Smith tips it back up and in | 51-31 |
| 05:52 | Minnesota | James Smith takes the ball from Derek Gravelle | 51-31 |
| 05:37 | Ohio State | James Smith is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 51-31 |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins tips it home | 53-31 |
| 05:25 | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle misses the fadeaway from the right side | 53-31 |
| 05:23 | Ohio State | Frank Myers snags the defensive board | 53-31 |
| 05:14 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-31 |
| 05:12 | Minnesota | Thomas Hale grabs the board | 53-31 |
| 04:59 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Addison misses badly on a floater in the paint | 53-31 |
| 04:57 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jeffery Collins | 53-31 |
| 04:34 | Ohio State | James Smith works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner from the right block | 55-31 |
| 04:24 | Minnesota | Thomas Hale makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Denker | 55-33 |
| 04:22 | Ohio State | Daniel Denker steals the ball from Jeffery Collins in the backcourt | 55-33 |
| 04:20 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker lays it in | 55-35 |
| 04:05 | Ohio State | James Smith works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Derek Gravelle - foul #3 on Derek Gravelle, team foul #5 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), Robert Segundo (SG), James Shaffer (SF) Jeffery Collins, Rodney Hawkins, Ralph Cespedes | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Oleg Kulinski (PG), Dwayne Locklin (SG), Miro Golebiowski (SF), Richard Wilson (PF) Daniel Denker, Matthew Crossley, Jeffrey Addison, Thomas Hale | |
| 04:05 | Ohio State | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-35 |
| 04:05 | Ohio State | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-35 |
| 03:58 | Minnesota | Dwayne Locklin misses the 3 from the left wing | 57-35 |
| 03:57 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Derek Gravelle | 57-35 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:32 | Minnesota | Miro Golebiowski lays it in set up by Oleg Kulinski | 57-37 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Segundo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Shaffer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Smith (tiring) 23 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Oleg Kulinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Locklin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Miro Golebiowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Wilson (fresh) 3 pf. C - Derek Gravelle (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:14 | Ohio State | James Clark's floater is knocked away by Derek Gravelle | 57-37 |
| 03:13 | Minnesota | Richard Wilson gets the rebound | 57-37 |
| 03:08 | Minnesota | Miro Golebiowski hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-39 |
| 02:45 | Ohio State | James Smith loses the dribble to Oleg Kulinski | 57-39 |
| 02:34 | Minnesota | Miro Golebiowski makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Oleg Kulinski | 57-41 |
| 02:14 | Ohio State | James Shaffer lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Segundo | 59-41 |
| 02:01 | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-41 |
| 01:59 | Ohio State | James Shaffer snags the defensive board | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 01:30 | Ohio State | James Shaffer is wide open but clanks a shot from the right wing | 59-41 |
| 01:29 | Ohio State | James Shaffer tips it in | 61-41 |
| 01:08 | Minnesota | Dwayne Locklin clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-41 |
| 01:07 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Smith | 61-41 |
| 01:04 | Ohio State | James Clark is hacked by Oleg Kulinski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Oleg Kulinski, team foul #6 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah (C) James Smith | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | James Clark hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-41 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Minnesota | Dwayne Locklin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 64-41 |
| 00:34 | Ohio State | James Shaffer grabs the board | 64-41 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | James Shaffer misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 64-41 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Frank Myers tips it in | 66-41 |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dwayne Locklin and he's fouled by Ivan Zeanah - foul #1 on Ivan Zeanah, team foul #8 | 66-43 |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | Derek Gravelle makes the free throw | 66-44 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | James Clark runs out the clock | 66-44 |