| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Denker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Crossley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffrey Addison (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hale (fresh) 6 reb. C - Francis Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Shaffer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Rosendo Yazzie (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | James Shaffer inbounds the ball | 24-34 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Ohio State | Frank Myers buries a shot from the left wing set up by Rodney Hawkins out of the doubleteam | 24-36 |
| 19:33 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Addison throws it down | 26-36 |
| 19:09 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins is fouled on the floor by Francis Lewis - foul #3 on Francis Lewis, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Yul Tang (C) Francis Lewis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), Robert Flack (C) Jeffery Collins, Rosendo Yazzie | |
| 18:46 | Ohio State | Frank Myers knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 26-38 |
| 18:23 | Minnesota | Matthew Crossley misses the jumper near the basket | 26-38 |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Frank Myers | 26-38 |
| 18:06 | Ohio State | James Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), Rosendo Yazzie (C) James Clark, Robert Flack | |
| 17:48 | Minnesota | Jeffery Collins is called for the reach on Daniel Denker - foul #1 on Jeffery Collins, team foul #1 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (SG), Robert Flack (C) Rodney Hawkins, Rosendo Yazzie | |
| 17:36 | Minnesota | Thomas Hale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG), Rosendo Yazzie (C) James Clark, Robert Flack | |
| 17:15 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Yul Tang - foul #1 on Yul Tang, team foul #2 | 26-38 |
| 17:15 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie misses the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 17:15 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie misses the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 17:15 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Addison grabs the board | 26-38 |
| 17:04 | Minnesota | Yul Tang is whistled for traveling | 26-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Flack (C) Rosendo Yazzie | |
| 16:36 | Ohio State | Frank Myers loses the ball out of bounds | 26-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (SG), Rosendo Yazzie (C) Rodney Hawkins, Robert Flack | |
| 16:09 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Addison double dribbles | 26-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG) James Clark | |
| 15:40 | Ohio State | James Shaffer misses the lay-in | 26-38 |
| 15:39 | Minnesota | Matthew Crossley grabs the defensive rebound | 26-38 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Denker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Crossley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffrey Addison (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Hale (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Yul Tang (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Shaffer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Myers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Rosendo Yazzie (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:28 | Minnesota | Matthew Crossley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 26-38 |
| 15:27 | Ohio State | Frank Myers snags the defensive board | 26-38 |
| 15:05 | Ohio State | James Shaffer buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeffery Collins | 26-40 |
| 14:48 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Addison comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 26-40 |
| 14:46 | Minnesota | Thomas Hale can't tip it in | 26-40 |
| 14:44 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Crossley | 26-40 |
| 14:35 | Minnesota | Thomas Hale scores on a runner from the right block set up by Daniel Denker and he's fouled by Frank Myers - foul #1 on Frank Myers, team foul #2 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Oleg Kulinski (PG), Miro Golebiowski (SG), Francis Lewis (C) Daniel Denker, Matthew Crossley, Yul Tang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), Robert Flack (C) Jeffery Collins, Rosendo Yazzie | |
| 14:35 | Minnesota | Thomas Hale makes the free throw | 29-40 |
| 14:13 | Ohio State | James Shaffer scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Frank Myers and the foul's on Jeffrey Addison - foul #1 on Jeffrey Addison, team foul #3 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG) Rodney Hawkins | |
| 14:13 | Ohio State | James Shaffer makes the free throw | 29-43 |
| 13:57 | Minnesota | Francis Lewis makes the floater from close range | 31-43 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | James Shaffer lays it in set up by Frank Myers | 31-45 |
| 13:24 | Minnesota | Oleg Kulinski loses the ball out of bounds | 31-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Denker (PG), Matthew Crossley (SG) Oleg Kulinski, Miro Golebiowski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG), Rosendo Yazzie (C) Jeffery Collins, Frank Myers | |
| 13:01 | Ohio State | James Shaffer evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left block | 31-45 |
| 13:00 | Minnesota | Thomas Hale gets the rebound | 31-45 |
| 12:46 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Addison double dribbles | 31-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dwayne Locklin (SF), Isaac Culp (PF) Jeffrey Addison, Thomas Hale | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), Frank Myers (PF) James Clark, Robert Flack | |
| 12:28 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Flack (C) Rosendo Yazzie | |
| 12:06 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-45 |
| 12:05 | Minnesota | Francis Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 11:59 | Minnesota | Francis Lewis is called for traveling | 31-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie (C) Robert Flack | |
| 11:34 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-45 |
| 11:32 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins hits the follow up shot | 31-47 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Denker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matthew Crossley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dwayne Locklin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Isaac Culp (fresh) C - Francis Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Shaffer (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Myers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Rosendo Yazzie (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:16 | Minnesota | Francis Lewis is fouled on the floor by James Shaffer - foul #3 on James Shaffer, team foul #3 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Addison (SF), Thomas Hale (PF) Dwayne Locklin, Isaac Culp | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Flack (PF) Frank Myers | |
| 11:11 | Minnesota | Rosendo Yazzie steps in front of the Thomas Hale pass | 31-47 |
| 10:51 | Ohio State | James Shaffer is hacked by Francis Lewis during a doubleteam - foul #4 on Francis Lewis, team foul #4 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Miro Golebiowski (SG), Yul Tang (C) Matthew Crossley, Francis Lewis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (SG), Robert Segundo (SF), Frank Myers (PF) Rodney Hawkins, James Shaffer, Rosendo Yazzie | |
| 10:37 | Ohio State | Frank Myers lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Segundo | 31-49 |
| 10:28 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Addison buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Daniel Denker | 33-49 |
| 10:08 | Ohio State | James Clark is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Clark, team foul #4 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Crossley (SG) Miro Golebiowski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG), James Shaffer (SF), Rosendo Yazzie (C) Jeffery Collins, Robert Segundo, Robert Flack | |
| 09:48 | Minnesota | Thomas Hale misses the shot from the left wing | 33-49 |
| 09:46 | Minnesota | Yul Tang hits the follow up shot | 35-49 |
| 09:23 | Ohio State | Frank Myers hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by a doubleteamed James Shaffer | 35-51 |
| 09:11 | Minnesota | James Shaffer steals the ball from Yul Tang | 35-51 |
| 08:43 | Ohio State | Frank Myers misses long on a floater from close range | 35-51 |
| 08:42 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie misses the tip | 35-51 |
| 08:40 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Addison | 35-51 |
| 08:35 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker is hacked by James Shaffer - foul #4 on James Shaffer, team foul #5 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Oleg Kulinski (PG), Dwayne Locklin (SF), Isaac Culp (PF) Daniel Denker, Jeffrey Addison, Thomas Hale | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), Robert Flack (PF) James Clark, Frank Myers | |
| 08:28 | Minnesota | Dwayne Locklin scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Yul Tang | 38-51 |
| 08:05 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-51 |
| 08:04 | Minnesota | Yul Tang snags the defensive board | 38-51 |
| 08:00 | Minnesota | James Shaffer takes the ball from Yul Tang | 38-51 |
| 07:56 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Shaffer | 38-53 |
| 07:42 | Minnesota | Matthew Crossley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Oleg Kulinski | 41-53 |
| 07:13 | Ohio State | James Shaffer misses the layup against the doubleteam | 41-53 |
| 07:11 | Minnesota | Oleg Kulinski grabs the board | 41-53 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Oleg Kulinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Crossley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dwayne Locklin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Isaac Culp (fresh) C - Yul Tang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Shaffer (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Robert Flack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rosendo Yazzie (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:01 | Minnesota | Dwayne Locklin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 07:00 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Rodney Hawkins | 41-53 |
| 06:51 | Ohio State | Robert Flack misses badly on a floater in the lane | 41-53 |
| 06:49 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Yul Tang | 41-53 |
| 06:43 | Minnesota | Oleg Kulinski misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-53 |
| 06:42 | Ohio State | Robert Flack grabs the defensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 06:20 | Ohio State | James Shaffer is called for a charge - foul #5 on James Shaffer, team foul #6 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Denker (PG), Miro Golebiowski (SG), Jeffrey Addison (SF), Thomas Hale (PF), Francis Lewis (C) Oleg Kulinski, Matthew Crossley, Dwayne Locklin, Isaac Culp, Yul Tang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (SG), Robert Segundo (SF), Frank Myers (PF) Rodney Hawkins, James Shaffer, Rosendo Yazzie | |
| 06:04 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Addison banks in the layup set up by Miro Golebiowski | 43-53 |
| 05:37 | Ohio State | Robert Flack is fouled on the floor by Francis Lewis - foul #5 on Francis Lewis, team foul #5 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dwayne Locklin (PF) Francis Lewis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG) James Clark | |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | Thomas Hale takes the ball from Jeffery Collins | 43-53 |
| 05:02 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Addison and he's hacked by Jeffery Collins - foul #2 on Jeffery Collins, team foul #7 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Crossley (SG) Miro Golebiowski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:02 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker makes the free throw | 46-53 |
| 04:44 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 04:42 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Addison grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 04:33 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 46-53 |
| 04:31 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Addison pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 04:18 | Minnesota | Dwayne Locklin misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 04:16 | Ohio State | Frank Myers gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | A charge is called on Robert Flack - foul #3 on Robert Flack, team foul #8 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Yul Tang (C) Dwayne Locklin | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (SG), Rosendo Yazzie (SF) Rodney Hawkins, Robert Segundo | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:38 | Minnesota | Yul Tang connects on the runner from close range set up by Daniel Denker | 48-53 |
| 03:21 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Jeffery Collins | 48-55 |
| 03:02 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Addison misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Robert Flack - foul #4 on Robert Flack, team foul #9 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dwayne Locklin (PF) Thomas Hale | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG) Jeffery Collins | |
| 03:02 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Addison makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 03:02 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Addison makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Denker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Crossley (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeffrey Addison (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dwayne Locklin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. C - Yul Tang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rosendo Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Frank Myers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert Flack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:43 | Ohio State | Matthew Crossley is called for the reach on Rosendo Yazzie - foul #3 on Matthew Crossley, team foul #6 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Miro Golebiowski (SG), Isaac Culp (PF) Matthew Crossley, Jeffrey Addison | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG) James Clark | |
| 02:23 | Ohio State | Frank Myers is open but comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 50-55 |
| 02:22 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins tips it in | 50-57 |
| 02:22 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Crossley (SG), Jeffrey Addison (SF), Thomas Hale (PF) Miro Golebiowski, Dwayne Locklin, Isaac Culp | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:04 | Minnesota | Yul Tang hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 02:02 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Hale | 50-57 |
| 01:49 | Minnesota | Thomas Hale makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 52-57 |
| 01:28 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Hale | 52-57 |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | Robert Flack tips it back up and in | 52-59 |
| 01:14 | Minnesota | Daniel Denker hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | Frank Myers clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-59 |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins can't tip it in | 54-59 |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | Robert Flack snags the offensive board | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:45 | Ohio State | Robert Flack is hacked by Thomas Hale - foul #3 on Thomas Hale, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Segundo (SF) Frank Myers | |
| 00:45 | Ohio State | Robert Flack makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:45 | Ohio State | Robert Flack makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | Thomas Hale is fouled on the floor by Robert Flack - foul #5 on Robert Flack, team foul #10 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frank Myers (PF) Robert Flack | |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | Thomas Hale makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | Thomas Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Matthew Crossley is called for the reach on Robert Segundo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Crossley, team foul #8 | 56-61 |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Robert Segundo makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Robert Segundo makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:30 | Minnesota | Matthew Crossley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-63 |
| 00:29 | Minnesota | Thomas Hale gets the offensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 00:27 | Minnesota | Matthew Crossley hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-63 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins is hacked by Daniel Denker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Denker, team foul #9 | 59-63 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:26 | Minnesota | Thomas Hale snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:21 | Minnesota | Matthew Crossley can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 59-64 |
| 00:19 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Addison | 59-64 |
| 00:16 | Minnesota | Thomas Hale is whistled for a carry | 59-64 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins is hacked by Daniel Denker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Denker, team foul #10 | 59-64 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | Matthew Crossley is hacked by Rodney Hawkins - foul #3 on Rodney Hawkins, team foul #11 | 59-65 |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | Matthew Crossley makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | Matthew Crossley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins is hacked by Matthew Crossley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Matthew Crossley, team foul #11 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Miro Golebiowski (SG) Matthew Crossley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:05 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-67 |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | Miro Golebiowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-67 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Addison grabs the offensive board | 61-67 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | The clock runs out | 61-67 |