| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Clinton Sova (fresh) SG - William Riley (fresh) SF - Brian Werner (fresh) PF - Daniel Upshaw (fresh) C - Ronald Pettit (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Aleksandar Zukowski (fresh) SG - Manuel Boswell (fresh) SF - Christopher McCreary (fresh) PF - Michael Anderson (fresh) C - Robert Verrett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Robert Verrett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Ohio State | Christopher McCreary misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Ball State | Daniel Upshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Ball State | Brian Werner's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Verrett | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Ohio State | Robert Verrett grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski drills a fadeaway in the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Ball State | Clinton Sova hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Ball State | Ronald Pettit pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Ball State | Michael Anderson picks off the pass by William Riley | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Ohio State | Christopher McCreary misses the easy layup | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Ohio State | Robert Verrett grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:02 | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski clanks a shot from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | Ohio State | Christopher McCreary grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:48 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:46 | Ball State | Brian Werner pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:27 | Ball State | Brian Werner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 17:26 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:22 | Ohio State | Robert Verrett is fouled on the floor by William Riley - foul #1 on William Riley, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:13 | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 17:11 | Ball State | Daniel Upshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:06 | Ball State | Clinton Sova misses badly on a runner from the right block | 0-2 |
| 17:05 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 16:45 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 16:31 | Ball State | Ronald Pettit double dribbles | 0-2 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Norman Tedford (C) Robert Verrett | |
| 16:22 | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Manuel Boswell and he's fouled by Clinton Sova - foul #1 on Clinton Sova, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jing China (SG) Manuel Boswell | |
| 16:22 | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 16:04 | Ball State | Brian Werner is whistled for a carry | 0-5 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson (PF) Michael Anderson | |
| 15:48 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Daniel Upshaw - foul #1 on Daniel Upshaw, team foul #3 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Pawlak (C) Ronald Pettit | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brad Tillery (SF) Christopher McCreary | |
| 15:48 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson makes the free throw | 0-8 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Clinton Sova (fresh) SG - William Riley (fresh) SF - Brian Werner (fresh) PF - Daniel Upshaw (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Pawlak (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Aleksandar Zukowski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jing China (fresh) SF - Brad Tillery (fresh) PF - Jeffery Burson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Norman Tedford (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Ball State | Daniel Upshaw connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Clinton Sova | 2-8 |
| 15:05 | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-10 |
| 14:51 | Ball State | The short jumper by Daniel Upshaw is denied by Jeffery Burson | 2-10 |
| 14:50 | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski gets the rebound | 2-10 |
| 14:38 | Ohio State | Brian Werner swats the short shot by Brad Tillery | 2-10 |
| 14:36 | Ball State | Daniel Upshaw gets the rebound | 2-10 |
| 14:18 | Ball State | Jeffery Burson steals the ball from Daniel Upshaw | 2-10 |
| 13:54 | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski misses the dunk attempt | 2-10 |
| 13:53 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Tedford | 2-10 |
| 13:42 | Ohio State | Paul Pawlak is called for the reach on Jeffery Burson - foul #1 on Paul Pawlak, team foul #4 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | Alan Hector (PG), John Gibby (SG), Michael Merida (SF), Ronald Pettit (C) Clinton Sova, William Riley, Brian Werner, Daniel Upshaw | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Lee (PG), Manuel Boswell (SG), Christopher McCreary (SF), Michael Anderson (PF), Robert Verrett (C) Aleksandar Zukowski, Jing China, Brad Tillery, Jeffery Burson, Norman Tedford | |
| 13:24 | Ohio State | John Lee comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-10 |
| 13:22 | Ohio State | Robert Verrett tips it in | 2-12 |
| 13:01 | Ball State | Paul Pawlak hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 2-12 |
| 13:00 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robert Verrett | 2-12 |
| 12:44 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Michael Anderson is blocked by Ronald Pettit | 2-12 |
| 12:43 | Ball State | Paul Pawlak grabs the defensive rebound | 2-12 |
| 12:18 | Ball State | Michael Merida lays it up and in | 4-12 |
| 12:01 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-12 |
| 11:59 | Ball State | Michael Merida gets the rebound | 4-12 |
| 11:39 | Ball State | Paul Pawlak can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 4-12 |
| 11:37 | Ball State | Alan Hector grabs the offensive rebound | 4-12 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Alan Hector (fresh) SG - John Gibby (fresh) SF - Michael Merida (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Pawlak (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Pettit (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - John Lee (fresh) SG - Manuel Boswell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher McCreary (fresh) PF - Michael Anderson (fresh) C - Robert Verrett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Ball State | Michael Anderson steals the ball from Paul Pawlak | 4-12 |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | John Lee slams it home on a great pass from Michael Anderson and the foul's on Alan Hector - foul #1 on Alan Hector, team foul #5 | 4-14 |
| Subs | Ball State | Clinton Sova (PG), William Riley (SG), Brian Werner (SF), Daniel Upshaw (PF) Alan Hector, John Gibby, Michael Merida, Paul Pawlak | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | John Lee makes the free throw | 4-15 |
| 10:41 | Ball State | Clinton Sova is hacked by Manuel Boswell - foul #1 on Manuel Boswell, team foul #1 | 4-15 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Ping (C) Ronald Pettit | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski (PG), Jing China (SG), Norman Tedford (C) John Lee, Manuel Boswell, Robert Verrett | |
| 10:33 | Ball State | William Riley hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-15 |
| 10:20 | Ohio State | Jing China misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-15 |
| 10:18 | Ball State | Clinton Sova grabs the board | 7-15 |
| 09:54 | Ball State | Clinton Sova misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-15 |
| 09:52 | Ohio State | Norman Tedford grabs the defensive rebound | 7-15 |
| 09:42 | Ohio State | Christopher McCreary is hacked by Brian Werner - foul #1 on Brian Werner, team foul #6 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell (SG), Brad Tillery (SF), Jeffery Burson (PF) Jing China, Christopher McCreary, Michael Anderson | |
| 09:33 | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jeffery Burson | 7-18 |
| 09:12 | Ball State | Clinton Sova knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by William Riley | 9-18 |
| 09:01 | Ohio State | Norman Tedford misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by John Ping - foul #1 on John Ping, team foul #7 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Pettit (C) John Ping | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:01 | Ohio State | Norman Tedford makes the 1st free throw | 9-19 |
| 09:01 | Ohio State | Norman Tedford makes the 2nd free throw | 9-20 |
| 08:49 | Ball State | Ronald Pettit misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-20 |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | Brad Tillery grabs the board | 9-20 |
| 08:24 | Ohio State | Norman Tedford lays it in on a great pass from Aleksandar Zukowski | 9-22 |
| 08:06 | Ball State | Daniel Upshaw misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Manuel Boswell - foul #2 on Manuel Boswell, team foul #2 | 9-22 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jing China (SG), Christopher McCreary (SF), Michael Anderson (PF), Robert Verrett (C) Manuel Boswell, Brad Tillery, Jeffery Burson, Norman Tedford | |
| 08:06 | Ball State | Daniel Upshaw makes the 1st free throw | 10-22 |
| 08:06 | Ball State | Daniel Upshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 11-22 |
| 07:48 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Clinton Sova - foul #2 on Clinton Sova, team foul #8 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Ball State | Alan Hector (PG), Paul Pawlak (PF) Clinton Sova, Daniel Upshaw | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 07:48 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 11-23 |
| 07:48 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-24 |
| 07:31 | Ball State | Ronald Pettit's layup is rejected by Robert Verrett | 11-24 |
| 07:29 | Ball State | Brian Werner snags the offensive board | 11-24 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Alan Hector (fresh) SG - William Riley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Werner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Pawlak (fresh) C - Ronald Pettit (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Aleksandar Zukowski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jing China (fresh) SF - Christopher McCreary (fresh) PF - Michael Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Verrett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:10 | Ball State | Alan Hector scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-24 |
| 06:49 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 14-24 |
| 06:47 | Ball State | Brian Werner gets the rebound | 14-24 |
| 06:33 | Ball State | Alan Hector drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by William Riley | 16-24 |
| 06:11 | Ohio State | Jing China buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-27 |
| 05:53 | Ball State | Brian Werner misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 16-27 |
| 05:52 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jing China | 16-27 |
| 05:30 | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski is fouled on the floor by Paul Pawlak - foul #2 on Paul Pawlak, team foul #9 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Gibby (SG), Michael Merida (SF), Daniel Upshaw (PF), John Ping (C) William Riley, Brian Werner, Paul Pawlak, Ronald Pettit | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:30 | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski makes the 1st free throw | 16-28 |
| 05:30 | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski makes the 2nd free throw | 16-29 |
| 05:13 | Ball State | Michael Merida misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 16-29 |
| 05:12 | Ohio State | Robert Verrett grabs the board | 16-29 |
| 05:04 | Ohio State | Alan Hector picks off the pass by Christopher McCreary | 16-29 |
| 04:47 | Ball State | Michael Merida misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-29 |
| 04:46 | Ball State | John Ping snags the offensive board | 16-29 |
| 04:21 | Ball State | Alan Hector is hacked by Aleksandar Zukowski - foul #1 on Aleksandar Zukowski, team foul #3 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Lee (PG), Brad Tillery (SF), Jeffery Burson (PF), Norman Tedford (C) Aleksandar Zukowski, Christopher McCreary, Michael Anderson, Robert Verrett | |
| 04:07 | Ball State | Daniel Upshaw scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-29 |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | John Gibby picks off the pass by John Lee | 19-29 |
| 03:40 | Ball State | Alan Hector misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-29 |
| 03:38 | Ball State | Michael Merida tips it but misses | 19-29 |
| 03:37 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson grabs the defensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 03:33 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Daniel Upshaw - foul #2 on Daniel Upshaw, team foul #10 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Ball State | Clinton Sova (PG), William Riley (SG), Brian Werner (SF), Ronald Pettit (C) Alan Hector, John Gibby, Michael Merida, John Ping | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell (SG) Jing China | |
| 03:33 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson makes the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 03:33 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Clinton Sova (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Riley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Werner (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Daniel Upshaw (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Pettit (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - John Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Manuel Boswell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brad Tillery (fresh) PF - Jeffery Burson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Norman Tedford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Ball State | William Riley misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Manuel Boswell - foul #3 on Manuel Boswell, team foul #4 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski (SG), Christopher McCreary (SF) Manuel Boswell, Brad Tillery | |
| 03:11 | Ball State | William Riley makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 03:11 | Ball State | William Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 02:55 | Ohio State | Christopher McCreary loses the ball out of bounds | 21-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Anderson (PF) Jeffery Burson | |
| 02:30 | Ball State | Brian Werner comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 21-31 |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Norman Tedford | 21-31 |
| 02:11 | Ohio State | John Lee double dribbles | 21-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Pawlak (PF) Daniel Upshaw | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Verrett (C) Norman Tedford | |
| 01:52 | Ball State | William Riley is called for a charge - foul #2 on William Riley, team foul #11 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Ping (C) Ronald Pettit | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:36 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 21-31 |
| 01:35 | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski hits the follow up shot | 21-33 |
| 01:15 | Ball State | Clinton Sova misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-33 |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | Robert Verrett snags the defensive board | 21-33 |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Robert Verrett and the foul's on Brian Werner - foul #2 on Brian Werner, team foul #12 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Merida (SF), Daniel Upshaw (PF) Brian Werner, John Ping | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jing China (SG), Brad Tillery (SF) John Lee, Christopher McCreary | |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson misses the free throw | 21-35 |
| 01:08 | Ball State | Daniel Upshaw snags the defensive board | 21-35 |
| 00:55 | Ball State | Paul Pawlak misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Jing China - foul #1 on Jing China, team foul #5 | 21-35 |
| 00:55 | Ball State | Paul Pawlak misses the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 00:55 | Ball State | Paul Pawlak misses the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 00:55 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson grabs the board | 21-35 |
| 00:36 | Ohio State | Jing China drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Verrett | 21-38 |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Michael Anderson steals it from Clinton Sova | 21-38 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Clinton Sova - foul #3 on Clinton Sova, team foul #13 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Alan Hector (PG), Ronald Pettit (C) Clinton Sova, Paul Pawlak | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson (PF) Michael Anderson | |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski makes the 1st free throw | 21-39 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-40 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | William Riley is called for traveling | 21-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Gibby (SG) William Riley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Lee (PG), Christopher McCreary (SF), Norman Tedford (C) Aleksandar Zukowski, Brad Tillery, Robert Verrett | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | John Lee misses long on a fullcourt shot | 21-40 |