| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Appleton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Horvath (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Sherwood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Flemming (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Kearse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vincenzo Lombardi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Campana (fresh) 18 pts. PF - Philip Mance (fresh) C - Gregory King (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana inbounds the ball | 36-38 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana is fouled on the floor by Douglas Sherwood - foul #2 on Douglas Sherwood, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 19:07 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 36-38 |
| 19:05 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 19:01 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-38 |
| 19:00 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 18:39 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 18:37 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 18:22 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming connects on the jumper near the basket | 38-38 |
| 17:53 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 38-40 |
| 17:37 | Minnesota | James Appleton hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Willie Kearse | 40-40 |
| 17:19 | Ohio State | Jerry Horvath is called for the reach on Vincenzo Lombardi - foul #1 on Jerry Horvath, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte (PF), Ted Smith (C) Jimmy Flemming, Willie Kearse | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:08 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Brown | 40-42 |
| 16:53 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 16:36 | Ohio State | Gregory King drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Brown | 43-44 |
| 16:31 | Minnesota | Ted Smith is fouled on the floor by Gregory King - foul #1 on Gregory King, team foul #1 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG), Stanley Steiner (SG) James Appleton, Jerry Horvath | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo (PF), Robert Tandy (C) Andrew Campana, Gregory King | |
| 16:13 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Vincenzo Lombardi - foul #2 on Vincenzo Lombardi, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Proffitt (SG) Vincenzo Lombardi | |
| 16:13 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 16:13 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 15:44 | Ohio State | Philip Mance's fadeaway is rejected by Gerald Lizotte | 45-44 |
| 15:42 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Ferrero (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Stanley Steiner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Sherwood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Lizotte (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ted Smith (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Proffitt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Mance (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Gordillo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Tandy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 15:37 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robert Tandy | 45-44 |
| 15:14 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo makes the floater from the baseline set up by Robert Tandy | 45-46 |
| 15:03 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte misses the dunk attempt | 45-46 |
| 15:01 | Ohio State | James Proffitt gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 14:38 | Ohio State | James Proffitt is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Proffitt, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Appleton (PG), Jerry Horvath (SG), Jimmy Flemming (PF), Willie Kearse (C) Anthony Ferrero, Stanley Steiner, Gerald Lizotte, Ted Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi (SG), Andrew Campana (SF), Gregory King (C) James Proffitt, Thomas Gordillo, Robert Tandy | |
| 14:18 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming double dribbles | 45-46 |
| 13:53 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 13:42 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 45-49 |
| 13:40 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 13:20 | Ohio State | Gregory King blows the dunk but the foul's on James Appleton - foul #2 on James Appleton, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield (SF) Douglas Sherwood | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Proffitt (PG) James Brown | |
| 13:20 | Ohio State | Gregory King misses the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 13:20 | Ohio State | Gregory King makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 13:11 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 13:09 | Ohio State | Philip Mance snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 12:43 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Vincenzo Lombardi | 45-53 |
| 12:29 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo (PF) Philip Mance | |
| 12:09 | Ohio State | James Proffitt scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Gordillo | 45-56 |
| 11:53 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 11:51 | Minnesota | Willie Kearse misses the tip | 45-56 |
| 11:50 | Ohio State | Gregory King gets the rebound | 45-56 |
| 11:22 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Travis Wingfield - foul #2 on Travis Wingfield, team foul #4 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG), Stanley Steiner (SG), Douglas Sherwood (SF), Gerald Lizotte (PF), Ted Smith (C) James Appleton, Jerry Horvath, Travis Wingfield, Jimmy Flemming, Willie Kearse | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG), Robert Tandy (C) James Proffitt, Gregory King | |
| 11:22 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 11:22 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana misses the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 11:22 | Minnesota | Ted Smith gets the rebound | 45-57 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Ferrero (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Stanley Steiner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Sherwood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Lizotte (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ted Smith (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Vincenzo Lombardi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Campana (fairly fresh) 26 pts. PF - Thomas Gordillo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Tandy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 45-57 |
| 11:09 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood can't tip it in | 45-57 |
| 11:08 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo gets the rebound | 45-57 |
| 10:47 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-57 |
| 10:46 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood grabs the board | 45-57 |
| 10:41 | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner is fouled on the floor by Vincenzo Lombardi - foul #3 on Vincenzo Lombardi, team foul #4 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Proffitt (SG), Philip Mance (SF) Vincenzo Lombardi, Andrew Campana | |
| 10:28 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte connects on the jumper from the right block | 47-57 |
| 10:07 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy can't finish the layup | 47-57 |
| 10:06 | Ohio State | Philip Mance grabs the offensive board | 47-57 |
| 09:44 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Brown | 47-59 |
| 09:36 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood blows the layup | 47-59 |
| 09:34 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood grabs the offensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 09:23 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Stanley Steiner | 49-59 |
| 09:04 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Douglas Sherwood - foul #3 on Douglas Sherwood, team foul #5 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Appleton (PG), Jerry Horvath (SG), Jimmy Flemming (PF), Willie Kearse (C) Anthony Ferrero, Stanley Steiner, Gerald Lizotte, Ted Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi (SG), Gregory King (C) James Proffitt, Robert Tandy | |
| 09:04 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo misses the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 09:04 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 08:49 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Willie Kearse | 51-60 |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-60 |
| 08:29 | Ohio State | Gregory King tips it back up and in | 51-62 |
| 08:06 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming scores on a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Thomas Gordillo - foul #3 on Thomas Gordillo, team foul #5 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield (SF) Douglas Sherwood | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Proffitt (PG), Andrew Campana (SF), Robert Tandy (PF) James Brown, Philip Mance, Thomas Gordillo | |
| 08:06 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming makes the free throw | 54-62 |
| 07:42 | Ohio State | Gregory King slams it home set up by Andrew Campana | 54-64 |
| 07:21 | Minnesota | James Appleton misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 54-64 |
| 07:20 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Wingfield | 54-64 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Appleton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Horvath (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Wingfield (fresh) PF - Jimmy Flemming (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Kearse (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Proffitt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincenzo Lombardi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Campana (fresh) 26 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Tandy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory King (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:11 | Minnesota | Robert Tandy steals it from James Appleton | 54-64 |
| 06:43 | Ohio State | James Proffitt misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-64 |
| 06:41 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Willie Kearse | 54-64 |
| 06:36 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-64 |
| 06:34 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy pulls down the rebound | 54-64 |
| 06:09 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by James Appleton - foul #3 on James Appleton, team foul #6 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood (SF), Gerald Lizotte (PF), Ted Smith (C) Travis Wingfield, Jimmy Flemming, Willie Kearse | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG), Philip Mance (PF) James Proffitt, Gregory King | |
| 06:09 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 06:09 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 05:57 | Minnesota | Ted Smith clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Vincenzo Lombardi - foul #4 on Vincenzo Lombardi, team foul #6 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner (SG) Jerry Horvath | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo (C) Robert Tandy | |
| 05:57 | Minnesota | Ted Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 05:57 | Minnesota | Ted Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Ted Smith swats the shot by James Brown | 56-66 |
| 05:26 | Ohio State | Philip Mance grabs the offensive board | 56-66 |
| 05:06 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana banks in the layup | 56-68 |
| 04:48 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Steiner and he's hacked by Thomas Gordillo - foul #4 on Thomas Gordillo, team foul #7 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG), Jerry Horvath (SG) James Appleton, Stanley Steiner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Proffitt (SG), Gregory King (C) Vincenzo Lombardi, Andrew Campana | |
| 04:48 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte misses the free throw | 58-68 |
| 04:48 | Ohio State | Gregory King grabs the board | 58-68 |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | James Proffitt is hacked by Douglas Sherwood - foul #4 on Douglas Sherwood, team foul #7 | 58-68 |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | James Proffitt makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | James Proffitt makes the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 04:06 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Ferrero | 60-70 |
| 03:45 | Ohio State | Philip Mance hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Anthony Ferrero - foul #1 on Anthony Ferrero, team foul #8 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi (SG) James Brown | |
| 03:45 | Ohio State | Philip Mance misses the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 03:45 | Ohio State | Philip Mance makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:37 | Minnesota | James Proffitt picks off the pass by Jerry Horvath | 60-71 |
| 03:34 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi throws it down on a nice dish by James Proffitt | 60-73 |
| 03:19 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath loses the dribble to Vincenzo Lombardi | 60-73 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Ferrero (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Horvath (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Sherwood (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Gerald Lizotte (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ted Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Proffitt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vincenzo Lombardi (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Philip Mance (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Gordillo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Gregory King (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | James Proffitt is fouled on the floor by Anthony Ferrero - foul #2 on Anthony Ferrero, team foul #9 | 60-73 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Appleton (PG), Stanley Steiner (SG), Travis Wingfield (SF), Jimmy Flemming (PF), Willie Kearse (C) Anthony Ferrero, Jerry Horvath, Douglas Sherwood, Gerald Lizotte, Ted Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Andrew Campana (SF), Robert Tandy (C) Philip Mance, Gregory King | |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | James Proffitt makes the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | James Proffitt makes the 2nd free throw | 60-75 |
| 02:37 | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Appleton | 63-75 |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-75 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath (SG), Douglas Sherwood (SF) Stanley Steiner, Travis Wingfield | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG), Gregory King (C) James Proffitt, Robert Tandy | |
| 02:09 | Ohio State | Gregory King can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 63-75 |
| 02:08 | Ohio State | Gregory King hits the follow up shot | 63-77 |
| 01:52 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-77 |
| 01:51 | Ohio State | Gregory King grabs the defensive rebound | 63-77 |
| 01:29 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 63-77 |
| 01:27 | Minnesota | James Appleton grabs the board | 63-77 |
| 01:09 | Minnesota | James Appleton's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory King | 63-77 |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo grabs the defensive rebound | 63-77 |
| 01:03 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Willie Kearse - foul #2 on Willie Kearse, team foul #10 | 63-77 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG), Stanley Steiner (SG), Travis Wingfield (SF), Gerald Lizotte (PF), Ted Smith (C) James Appleton, Jerry Horvath, Douglas Sherwood, Jimmy Flemming, Willie Kearse | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Mance (PF) Thomas Gordillo | |
| 01:03 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana misses the 1st free throw | 63-77 |
| 01:03 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana misses the 2nd free throw | 63-77 |
| 01:03 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte grabs the defensive rebound | 63-77 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Minnesota | James Brown is called for the reach on Stanley Steiner - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #8 | 63-77 |
| 00:56 | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner misses the 1st free throw | 63-77 |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | Gregory King snags the defensive board | 63-77 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 63-77 |
| 00:27 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte grabs the board | 63-77 |
| 00:22 | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-77 |
| 00:21 | Minnesota | Ted Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 63-77 |
| 00:18 | Minnesota | Ted Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-77 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | James Brown runs out the clock | 63-77 |