| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Shing Mang (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Goodman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanton Oxley (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Lee (fresh) C - Joseph Price (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Johnston (fresh) SG - Shelby Cantrell (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Sidney Kaiser (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joshua Whitman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Hiller (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser inbounds the ball | 32-23 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller's pass is intercepted by Stanton Oxley | 32-23 |
| 19:22 | Minnesota | Joseph Price misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Anthony Hiller - foul #1 on Anthony Hiller, team foul #1 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (PG), Charles Cohen (SG) Shing Mang, Jason Goodman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 19:22 | Minnesota | Joseph Price makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 19:22 | Minnesota | Joseph Price misses the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 19:22 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller grabs the defensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 19:00 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Johnston | 33-26 |
| 18:37 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley misses the turnaround from the left block | 33-26 |
| 18:36 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 18:10 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Johnston | 33-29 |
| 17:50 | Minnesota | Eugene Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Shing Mang (PG), Alexander Messer (C) Charles Cohen, Joseph Price | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:32 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 17:31 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 17:13 | Minnesota | Albert Lee comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 33-29 |
| 17:11 | Minnesota | Shing Mang can't tip it in | 33-29 |
| 17:10 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 16:46 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Shelby Cantrell | 33-32 |
| 16:27 | Minnesota | Eugene Scott comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 16:25 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer misses the tip | 33-32 |
| 16:23 | Minnesota | Albert Lee hits the follow up shot | 35-32 |
| 16:08 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-32 |
| 16:06 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 15:45 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Shing Mang (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanton Oxley (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alexander Messer (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shelby Cantrell (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Sidney Kaiser (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joshua Whitman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Hiller (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Minnesota | Shing Mang hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-34 |
| 15:19 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 14:55 | Ohio State | Michael Johnston double dribbles | 35-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Goodman (SG), Clay Armstrong (PF) Eugene Scott, Albert Lee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales (PG), David Marshall (PF) Michael Johnston, Joshua Whitman | |
| 14:41 | Minnesota | Shelby Cantrell is called for the reach on Clay Armstrong - foul #2 on Shelby Cantrell, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| 14:32 | Minnesota | Jason Goodman can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Heriberto Gonzales - foul #2 on Heriberto Gonzales, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joseph Price (C) Alexander Messer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:32 | Minnesota | Jason Goodman makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 14:32 | Minnesota | Jason Goodman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 14:14 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 13:59 | Minnesota | Jason Goodman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 13:57 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 13:37 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Stanton Oxley - foul #2 on Stanton Oxley, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alexander Messer (C) Joseph Price | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:37 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 13:37 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 13:37 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 13:08 | Minnesota | Shing Mang misses the 3 from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 13:07 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 12:40 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-40 |
| 12:20 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Clay Armstrong | 39-40 |
| 11:58 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-40 |
| 11:57 | Ohio State | David Marshall pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 11:32 | Ohio State | David Marshall clanks a jumper from the right side | 39-40 |
| 11:31 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Shing Mang (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Goodman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanton Oxley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clay Armstrong (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Alexander Messer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Heriberto Gonzales (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shelby Cantrell (tiring) 4 ast. SF - Sidney Kaiser (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Marshall (fairly fresh) C - Anthony Hiller (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 39-40 |
| 11:23 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer tips it in | 41-40 |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | David Marshall misses long on a floater from the baseline | 41-40 |
| 10:57 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 10:30 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 10:28 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 10:02 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 41-40 |
| 10:01 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Heriberto Gonzales | 41-40 |
| 09:36 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller misses the dunk attempt | 41-40 |
| 09:34 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 09:28 | Minnesota | Sidney Kaiser steals the ball from Clay Armstrong | 41-40 |
| 09:11 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jason Goodman - foul #2 on Jason Goodman, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (PG), Charles Cohen (SG), Albert Lee (PF), Joseph Price (C) Shing Mang, Jason Goodman, Clay Armstrong, Alexander Messer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnston (PG), John Watson (SF), Joshua Whitman (PF), Ronald Lamoureux (C) Heriberto Gonzales, Sidney Kaiser, David Marshall, Anthony Hiller | |
| 09:11 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 09:11 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 08:47 | Minnesota | Joseph Price hits the finger roll set up by Stanton Oxley | 43-41 |
| 08:25 | Ohio State | John Watson's pass is intercepted by Eugene Scott | 43-41 |
| 08:21 | Minnesota | Charles Cohen lays it up and in set up by Eugene Scott | 45-41 |
| 08:03 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-43 |
| 07:45 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Watson - foul #1 on John Watson, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Shing Mang (PG), Alexander Messer (PF) Charles Cohen, Albert Lee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales (SG) Shelby Cantrell | |
| 07:45 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 07:45 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Shing Mang (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanton Oxley (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alexander Messer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Joseph Price (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Johnston (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Heriberto Gonzales (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Whitman (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Lamoureux (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Minnesota | Shing Mang misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 07:21 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 07:15 | Ohio State | Michael Johnston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Goodman (SG), Albert Lee (PF) Eugene Scott, Alexander Messer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:51 | Minnesota | Shing Mang hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Ronald Lamoureux - foul #1 on Ronald Lamoureux, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (SG), Alexander Messer (PF) Jason Goodman, Albert Lee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:51 | Minnesota | Shing Mang misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 06:51 | Minnesota | Shing Mang makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 06:26 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 06:25 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 06:05 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Stanton Oxley, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Goodman (SG), Albert Lee (PF) Eugene Scott, Alexander Messer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller (C) Ronald Lamoureux | |
| 05:47 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Joshua Whitman | 48-48 |
| 05:30 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jason Goodman | 50-48 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 05:14 | Minnesota | Joseph Price grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:07 | Minnesota | Heriberto Gonzales is called for the reach on Shing Mang - foul #3 on Heriberto Gonzales, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (PG), Alexander Messer (PF) Shing Mang, Albert Lee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell (SG), Sidney Kaiser (SF) Heriberto Gonzales, John Watson | |
| 04:53 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer is fouled on the floor by Joshua Whitman - foul #2 on Joshua Whitman, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Shing Mang (PG) Eugene Scott | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Marshall (PF) Joshua Whitman | |
| 04:53 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 04:53 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 52-48 |
| 04:36 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Joseph Price | 52-48 |
| 04:08 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer clanks a jump hook from the left block | 52-48 |
| 04:06 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to David Marshall | 52-48 |
| 03:40 | Ohio State | Stanton Oxley blocks the short jumper by Anthony Hiller | 52-48 |
| 03:39 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller snags the offensive board | 52-48 |
| 03:19 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser is fouled on the floor by Stanton Oxley - foul #4 on Stanton Oxley, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (PG), Charles Cohen (SG), Albert Lee (PF) Shing Mang, Jason Goodman, Joseph Price | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales (PG), John Watson (SG), Ronald Lamoureux (PF) Michael Johnston, Shelby Cantrell, David Marshall | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Eugene Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Cohen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanton Oxley (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Albert Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alexander Messer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Heriberto Gonzales (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Watson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sidney Kaiser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Lamoureux (fresh) C - Anthony Hiller (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | Ronald Lamoureux is fouled on the floor by Eugene Scott - foul #2 on Eugene Scott, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Shing Mang (PG) Charles Cohen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman (PF) Anthony Hiller | |
| 02:38 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 52-48 |
| 02:36 | Minnesota | Albert Lee snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 02:16 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley's fadeaway is rejected by Joshua Whitman | 52-48 |
| 02:14 | Ohio State | John Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 02:14 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong (PF), Joseph Price (C) Albert Lee, Alexander Messer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnston (PG), Anthony Hiller (C) John Watson, Ronald Lamoureux | |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 01:46 | Minnesota | Shing Mang pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 01:26 | Minnesota | Eugene Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 01:24 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-51 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 52-51 |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Johnston | 52-51 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Joshua Whitman | 52-53 |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Goodman (SG), Albert Lee (PF) Eugene Scott, Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Shing Mang comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 52-53 |