| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Aleksandar Zukowski (fresh) SG - Manuel Boswell (fresh) SF - Christopher McCreary (fresh) PF - Jeffery Burson (fresh) C - Michael Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - James Lima (fresh) SG - Geoffrey Bolinger (fresh) SF - Steven Sarris (fresh) PF - Donald Smith (fresh) C - Kenneth Bowen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Winthrop | Geoffrey Bolinger is fouled on the floor by Christopher McCreary - foul #1 on Christopher McCreary, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Winthrop | Steven Sarris comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Aleksandar Zukowski | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Bowen | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski buries a jump hook from close range | 4-0 |
| 18:20 | Winthrop | Donald Smith misses the lay-in | 4-0 |
| 18:18 | Winthrop | The offensive rebound goes to Geoffrey Bolinger | 4-0 |
| 18:05 | Winthrop | Steven Sarris is hacked by Christopher McCreary - foul #2 on Christopher McCreary, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brad Tillery (SF) Christopher McCreary | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 17:43 | Winthrop | Geoffrey Bolinger misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 4-0 |
| 17:41 | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 17:27 | Ohio State | Geoffrey Bolinger steals it from Aleksandar Zukowski | 4-0 |
| 17:07 | Winthrop | James Lima hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Smith | 4-2 |
| 16:46 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell travels with the ball | 4-2 |
| 16:21 | Winthrop | Kenneth Bowen buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 16:06 | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-5 |
| 15:48 | Winthrop | Geoffrey Bolinger comes up short on the jumper from close range | 6-5 |
| 15:47 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson grabs the board | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Aleksandar Zukowski (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Manuel Boswell (fresh) SF - Brad Tillery (fresh) PF - Jeffery Burson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - James Lima (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Geoffrey Bolinger (fresh) SF - Steven Sarris (fresh) PF - Donald Smith (fresh) C - Kenneth Bowen (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-5 |
| 15:06 | Winthrop | Geoffrey Bolinger misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Manuel Boswell - foul #1 on Manuel Boswell, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Lee (SG) Manuel Boswell | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 15:06 | Winthrop | Geoffrey Bolinger misses the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:06 | Winthrop | Geoffrey Bolinger makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:46 | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Lee | 11-6 |
| 14:37 | Winthrop | Kenneth Bowen misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 11-6 |
| 14:36 | Winthrop | Donald Smith tips it but misses | 11-6 |
| 14:34 | Winthrop | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Bowen | 11-6 |
| 14:14 | Winthrop | Brad Tillery blocks the short jumper by Steven Sarris | 11-6 |
| 14:13 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to John Lee | 11-6 |
| 14:05 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Smith - foul #1 on Donald Smith, team foul #1 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Verrett (C) Michael Anderson | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ronald Pigford (SG), Michael Mercier (PF), George Morton (C) Geoffrey Bolinger, Donald Smith, Kenneth Bowen | |
| 14:05 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 14:05 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 13:49 | Winthrop | Michael Mercier makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Sarris | 13-8 |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | George Morton picks off the pass by Brad Tillery | 13-8 |
| 13:03 | Winthrop | Michael Mercier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell (SG), Norman Tedford (C) Aleksandar Zukowski, Jeffery Burson | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Benito Santana (SG), Kenneth Bowen (C) James Lima, Steven Sarris | |
| 12:48 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell buries a turnaround from the left block set up by John Lee | 15-8 |
| 12:28 | Winthrop | Benito Santana knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-10 |
| 12:20 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell can't connect on a floater in the lane | 15-10 |
| 12:18 | Ohio State | Norman Tedford tips it home | 17-10 |
| 11:59 | Winthrop | Benito Santana clanks a 3 from the right wing | 17-10 |
| 11:58 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Norman Tedford | 17-10 |
| 11:51 | Ohio State | Robert Verrett lays it in on a great pass from John Lee | 19-10 |
| 11:28 | Winthrop | Kenneth Bowen lays it up and in set up by George Morton | 19-12 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - John Lee (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Manuel Boswell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brad Tillery (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Verrett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Norman Tedford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Ronald Pigford (fresh) SG - Benito Santana (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Morton (fresh) PF - Michael Mercier (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Bowen (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:00 | Ohio State | John Lee clanks a 3 from the right wing | 19-12 |
| 10:59 | Winthrop | Kenneth Bowen grabs the board | 19-12 |
| 10:42 | Winthrop | Ronald Pigford misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 19-12 |
| 10:41 | Ohio State | Norman Tedford pulls down the rebound | 19-12 |
| 10:14 | Ohio State | John Lee connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-12 |
| 09:51 | Winthrop | Benito Santana hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 22-12 |
| 09:50 | Ohio State | Robert Verrett snags the defensive board | 22-12 |
| 09:31 | Ohio State | Brad Tillery can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 22-12 |
| 09:29 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell grabs the offensive board | 22-12 |
| 09:16 | Ohio State | John Lee comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-12 |
| 09:14 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to George Morton | 22-12 |
| 09:08 | Winthrop | Benito Santana travels with the ball | 22-12 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski (PG), Jing China (SG), Jeffery Burson (PF), Michael Anderson (C) John Lee, Manuel Boswell, Robert Verrett, Norman Tedford | |
| Subs | Winthrop | James Lima (PG), Geoffrey Bolinger (SG), Steven Sarris (SF), Donald Smith (PF), Domenic Esposito (C) Ronald Pigford, Benito Santana, George Morton, Michael Mercier, Kenneth Bowen | |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski makes the runner from the right block set up by Brad Tillery and he's fouled by James Lima - foul #1 on James Lima, team foul #2 | 24-12 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski misses the free throw | 24-12 |
| 08:54 | Winthrop | Domenic Esposito gets the rebound | 24-12 |
| 08:37 | Winthrop | Steven Sarris connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Lima | 24-15 |
| 08:10 | Ohio State | Steven Sarris picks off the pass by Jeffery Burson | 24-15 |
| 07:52 | Winthrop | James Lima misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 24-15 |
| 07:50 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-15 |
| 07:37 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-15 |
| 07:35 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Domenic Esposito | 24-15 |
| 07:29 | Winthrop | Geoffrey Bolinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell (SG) Jing China | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Aleksandar Zukowski (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Manuel Boswell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brad Tillery (tiring) PF - Jeffery Burson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - James Lima (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Geoffrey Bolinger (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Steven Sarris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) C - Domenic Esposito (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 24-15 |
| 07:08 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to James Lima | 24-15 |
| 07:00 | Winthrop | Steven Sarris misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-15 |
| 06:59 | Winthrop | Donald Smith tips it but misses | 24-15 |
| 06:57 | Winthrop | Geoffrey Bolinger grabs the offensive rebound | 24-15 |
| 06:42 | Winthrop | Steven Sarris is whistled for a carry | 24-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Norman Tedford (C) Brad Tillery | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Kenneth Bowen (C) Domenic Esposito | |
| 06:23 | Ohio State | Norman Tedford is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Bowen - foul #1 on Kenneth Bowen, team foul #3 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Verrett (PF) Norman Tedford | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 06:01 | Ohio State | Geoffrey Bolinger is called for the reach on Manuel Boswell - foul #1 on Geoffrey Bolinger, team foul #4 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ronald Pigford (SG), Michael Mercier (PF) Geoffrey Bolinger, Donald Smith | |
| 05:50 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-15 |
| 05:48 | Winthrop | Steven Sarris grabs the board | 24-15 |
| 05:38 | Winthrop | Steven Sarris is hacked by Michael Anderson - foul #1 on Michael Anderson, team foul #4 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Lee (SG), Norman Tedford (C) Manuel Boswell, Michael Anderson | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Benito Santana (SG), George Morton (SF) James Lima, Steven Sarris | |
| 05:18 | Winthrop | George Morton misses short on a floater from the right wing | 24-15 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | Norman Tedford grabs the defensive rebound | 24-15 |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson loses the ball out of bounds | 24-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brad Tillery (SF) Jeffery Burson | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 04:45 | Winthrop | George Morton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-15 |
| 04:43 | Winthrop | Michael Mercier hits the follow up shot | 24-17 |
| 04:24 | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski misses the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Ronald Pigford - foul #1 on Ronald Pigford, team foul #5 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell (SG), Jeffery Burson (PF), Michael Anderson (C) John Lee, Robert Verrett, Norman Tedford | |
| Subs | Winthrop | James Lima (PG), Geoffrey Bolinger (SG), Steven Sarris (SF), Donald Smith (PF) Ronald Pigford, Benito Santana, George Morton, Kenneth Bowen | |
| 04:24 | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 04:24 | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski misses the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 04:24 | Winthrop | Donald Smith pulls down the rebound | 25-17 |
| 04:07 | Winthrop | James Lima misses badly on a shot from the right side | 25-17 |
| 04:06 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson grabs the board | 25-17 |
| 04:02 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-17 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | Brad Tillery pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | Steven Sarris takes the ball from Michael Anderson | 25-17 |
| 03:46 | Winthrop | Steven Sarris misses the lay-in | 25-17 |
| 03:44 | Winthrop | James Lima tips it in | 25-19 |
| 03:23 | Ohio State | James Lima takes the ball from Brad Tillery | 25-19 |
| 03:20 | Winthrop | Geoffrey Bolinger banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Lima | 25-21 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Aleksandar Zukowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Manuel Boswell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brad Tillery (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffery Burson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - James Lima (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Geoffrey Bolinger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Sarris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Mercier (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell drills a driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Geoffrey Bolinger - foul #2 on Geoffrey Bolinger, team foul #6 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Lee (PG), Christopher McCreary (SF), Robert Verrett (PF) Aleksandar Zukowski, Brad Tillery, Jeffery Burson | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Kenneth Bowen (C) Michael Mercier | |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell makes the free throw | 28-21 |
| 02:30 | Winthrop | Steven Sarris misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-21 |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson gets the rebound | 28-21 |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | Donald Smith is called for the reach on Christopher McCreary - foul #2 on Donald Smith, team foul #7 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jing China (SG) Manuel Boswell | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | Christopher McCreary makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | Christopher McCreary makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 02:00 | Winthrop | Geoffrey Bolinger misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-21 |
| 01:59 | Ohio State | Robert Verrett snags the defensive board | 30-21 |
| 01:42 | Ohio State | Christopher McCreary hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-21 |
| 01:40 | Winthrop | Donald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 01:18 | Winthrop | Geoffrey Bolinger scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Lima | 30-24 |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | John Lee is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Lee, team foul #5 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski (PG), Manuel Boswell (SG), Jeffery Burson (PF), Norman Tedford (C) John Lee, Jing China, Robert Verrett, Michael Anderson | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ronald Pigford (PG), Benito Santana (SG), George Morton (SF), Michael Mercier (PF) James Lima, Geoffrey Bolinger, Steven Sarris, Donald Smith | |
| 00:48 | Winthrop | Michael Mercier comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 00:47 | Winthrop | Michael Mercier pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 00:36 | Winthrop | Kenneth Bowen's pass is intercepted by Manuel Boswell | 30-24 |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski lays it in on a nice dish by Manuel Boswell | 32-24 |
| 00:12 | Winthrop | Kenneth Bowen misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 00:11 | Winthrop | Benito Santana hits the follow up shot | 32-26 |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell is hacked by George Morton - foul #1 on George Morton, team foul #8 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Domenic Esposito (C) Kenneth Bowen | |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell misses the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | Norman Tedford pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Aleksandar Zukowski can't finish the layup | 33-26 |
| 00:00 | Winthrop | Michael Mercier snags the defensive board | 33-26 |