| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Ferrero (fresh) SG - James Appleton (fresh) SF - Gerald Lizotte (fresh) PF - Jimmy Flemming (fresh) C - Willie Kearse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fresh) SG - Vincenzo Lombardi (fresh) SF - Andrew Campana (fresh) PF - Thomas Gordillo (fresh) C - Gregory King (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Vincenzo Lombardi - foul #1 on Vincenzo Lombardi, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:39 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:39 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Andrew Campana | 1-0 |
| 19:21 | Ohio State | Gregory King misses the jumper from the free throw line | 1-0 |
| 19:20 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Willie Kearse | 1-0 |
| 18:59 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Gordillo - foul #1 on Thomas Gordillo, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 18:59 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte makes the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:34 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Andrew Campana | 3-3 |
| 18:11 | Minnesota | James Appleton is fouled on the floor by Gregory King - foul #1 on Gregory King, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| 17:54 | Minnesota | James Appleton misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 3-3 |
| 17:53 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Andrew Campana | 3-3 |
| 17:47 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana misses the shot near the basket but the foul's on Gerald Lizotte - foul #1 on Gerald Lizotte, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 17:47 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:47 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:37 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte double dribbles | 3-5 |
| 17:20 | Ohio State | Gregory King is denied on a dunk by Willie Kearse | 3-5 |
| 17:18 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 17:05 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-5 |
| 17:04 | Minnesota | Willie Kearse gets the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:52 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Andrew Campana - foul #1 on Andrew Campana, team foul #4 | 3-5 |
| 16:52 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:52 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:31 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 5-5 |
| 16:29 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 16:21 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 16:20 | Ohio State | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:51 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from James Brown | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Ferrero (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Appleton (fresh) SF - Gerald Lizotte (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Flemming (fairly fresh) C - Willie Kearse (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vincenzo Lombardi (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Campana (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Gordillo (fresh) C - Gregory King (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner (PG), Travis Wingfield (SG), Jerry Horvath (SF), Douglas Sherwood (PF), Ted Smith (C) Anthony Ferrero, James Appleton, Gerald Lizotte, Jimmy Flemming, Willie Kearse | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Proffitt (PG), Robert Tandy (C) James Brown, Gregory King | |
| 15:13 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi is called for traveling | 5-7 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Mance (SF) Andrew Campana | |
| 14:49 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 14:47 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 14:42 | Ohio State | James Proffitt comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 14:40 | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 14:38 | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner is fouled in the backcourt by James Proffitt - foul #1 on James Proffitt, team foul #5 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG), James Appleton (SG), Gerald Lizotte (SF) Stanley Steiner, Travis Wingfield, Jerry Horvath | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG) Thomas Gordillo | |
| 14:20 | Minnesota | James Appleton hits a fadeaway in the paint | 7-7 |
| 13:53 | Ohio State | Philip Mance hits a 3 from the right corner | 7-10 |
| 13:38 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Proffitt - foul #2 on James Proffitt, team foul #6 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Andrew Campana (SG), Thomas Gordillo (PF), Gregory King (C) Vincenzo Lombardi, James Proffitt, Robert Tandy | |
| 13:38 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:38 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:25 | Ohio State | Gregory King makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Gordillo | 9-12 |
| 13:13 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 9-12 |
| 13:12 | Ohio State | Gregory King grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:52 | Ohio State | Gregory King double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 9-12 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner (PG), Jimmy Flemming (PF), Willie Kearse (C) Anthony Ferrero, Douglas Sherwood, Ted Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi (SG) James Brown | |
| 12:38 | Minnesota | Vincenzo Lombardi is called for the reach on Gerald Lizotte - foul #2 on Vincenzo Lombardi, team foul #7 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG) Vincenzo Lombardi | |
| 12:38 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:38 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:12 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana is fouled on the floor by James Appleton - foul #1 on James Appleton, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield (SG), Jerry Horvath (SF) James Appleton, Gerald Lizotte | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:44 | Ohio State | Gregory King misses the dunk over the doubleteam but the foul's on Willie Kearse - foul #1 on Willie Kearse, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG) Stanley Steiner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:44 | Ohio State | Gregory King makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:44 | Ohio State | Gregory King makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Ferrero (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Travis Wingfield (fresh) SF - Jerry Horvath (fresh) PF - Jimmy Flemming (fresh) C - Willie Kearse (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Campana (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Mance (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Gordillo (fresh) C - Gregory King (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Ferrero | 14-14 |
| 11:10 | Ohio State | Gregory King clanks a turnaround from the right block | 14-14 |
| 11:08 | Ohio State | Philip Mance tips it in | 14-16 |
| 10:51 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Travis Wingfield and he's hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #8 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Appleton (SG), Gerald Lizotte (SF), Ted Smith (C) Travis Wingfield, Jerry Horvath, Willie Kearse | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Tandy (PF) Thomas Gordillo | |
| 10:51 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero misses the free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:51 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy gets the rebound | 16-16 |
| 10:28 | Ohio State | Gregory King works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Brown and he's fouled by Ted Smith - foul #1 on Ted Smith, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood (PF) Jimmy Flemming | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:28 | Ohio State | Gregory King makes the free throw | 16-19 |
| 10:18 | Minnesota | James Appleton misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 16-19 |
| 10:17 | Minnesota | Ted Smith tips it back up and in | 18-19 |
| 09:48 | Ohio State | Gregory King evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from James Brown | 18-21 |
| 09:28 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte's pass is intercepted by Andrew Campana | 18-21 |
| 09:02 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 09:00 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 08:33 | Ohio State | Gregory King splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by James Appleton - foul #2 on James Appleton, team foul #5 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner (PG), Travis Wingfield (SG), Jimmy Flemming (PF), Willie Kearse (C) Anthony Ferrero, James Appleton, Douglas Sherwood, Ted Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo (PF) Robert Tandy | |
| 08:33 | Ohio State | Gregory King makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 08:33 | Ohio State | Gregory King makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:20 | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #9 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath (SF) Gerald Lizotte | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi (SG) James Brown | |
| 08:20 | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 08:20 | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:56 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jimmy Flemming - foul #1 on Jimmy Flemming, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Tandy (C) Gregory King | |
| 07:56 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 07:56 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 07:56 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 07:36 | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 07:35 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming misses the tip | 20-24 |
| 07:34 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy grabs the board | 20-24 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stanley Steiner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Travis Wingfield (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Horvath (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jimmy Flemming (fresh) 2 reb. C - Willie Kearse (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Andrew Campana (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincenzo Lombardi (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Philip Mance (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Gordillo (fresh) C - Robert Tandy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Philip Mance | 20-26 |
| 06:52 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-26 |
| 06:24 | Ohio State | Jimmy Flemming takes the ball from Andrew Campana after a doubleteam | 23-26 |
| 06:16 | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Tandy - foul #1 on Robert Tandy, team foul #10 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte (SF) Jerry Horvath | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Proffitt (PG) Philip Mance | |
| 06:16 | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 06:16 | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 06:16 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 06:14 | Ohio State | Stanley Steiner steals it from James Proffitt in the backcourt | 24-26 |
| 06:11 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield lays it in set up by Stanley Steiner | 26-26 |
| 05:46 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Jimmy Flemming - foul #2 on Jimmy Flemming, team foul #7 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG), Douglas Sherwood (PF), Ted Smith (C) Stanley Steiner, Jimmy Flemming, Willie Kearse | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory King (C) Robert Tandy | |
| 05:46 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 05:46 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 05:34 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 26-27 |
| 05:32 | Minnesota | Ted Smith tips it home | 28-27 |
| 05:13 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Andrew Campana is denied by Ted Smith | 28-27 |
| 05:12 | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 04:50 | Minnesota | Ted Smith misses the easy layup | 28-27 |
| 04:49 | Ohio State | Gregory King pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 04:22 | Ohio State | James Proffitt misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-27 |
| 04:21 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo hits the follow up shot | 28-29 |
| 04:09 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 28-29 |
| 04:07 | Ohio State | James Proffitt gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 03:41 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana is called for 5 seconds | 28-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Appleton (SG), Jimmy Flemming (PF), Willie Kearse (C) Travis Wingfield, Douglas Sherwood, Ted Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG), Robert Tandy (C) Andrew Campana, Gregory King | |
| 03:22 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Tandy - foul #2 on Robert Tandy, team foul #11 | 28-29 |
| 03:22 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 03:22 | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Ferrero (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Appleton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Lizotte (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Flemming (fresh) 2 reb. C - Willie Kearse (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Vincenzo Lombardi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Proffitt (fresh) PF - Thomas Gordillo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Tandy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 30-31 |
| 02:41 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming misses long on a floater from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 02:34 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi misses the shot from the baseline | 30-31 |
| 02:33 | Minnesota | Jimmy Flemming grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 02:31 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner (PG), Jerry Horvath (SF) Anthony Ferrero, Gerald Lizotte | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Mance (SF) Vincenzo Lombardi | |
| 02:15 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo is whistled for a carry | 30-31 |
| 01:59 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-31 |
| 01:58 | Ohio State | James Brown grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 01:36 | Ohio State | James Proffitt buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Brown | 30-33 |
| 01:18 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Philip Mance - foul #1 on Philip Mance, team foul #12 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero (PG), Douglas Sherwood (PF), Ted Smith (C) Stanley Steiner, Jimmy Flemming, Willie Kearse | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi (SG), Gregory King (C) James Proffitt, Thomas Gordillo | |
| 01:18 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:18 | Minnesota | Jerry Horvath makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi is open but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 00:54 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 00:45 | Minnesota | Douglas Sherwood hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 32-33 |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Gregory King's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte (SF) Jerry Horvath | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Proffitt (PG), Andrew Campana (SF), Thomas Gordillo (PF) James Brown, Philip Mance, Robert Tandy | |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | Vincenzo Lombardi is called for the reach on Anthony Ferrero - foul #3 on Vincenzo Lombardi, team foul #13 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Travis Wingfield (SG), Jimmy Flemming (PF) James Appleton, Douglas Sherwood | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG) Vincenzo Lombardi | |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | Anthony Ferrero makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 34-33 |