| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Nace (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Campbell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Hannah (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robbie Grant (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Devin Christian (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Rob Hoose (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ira Eastman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Mathews (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Goulet (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Ronald Mathews inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | Robbie Grant picks off the pass by Kevin Goulet | 35-28 |
| 19:02 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah is open and buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Robbie Grant | 37-28 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern | Albert Moore drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Rob Hoose | 37-31 |
| 18:24 | Ohio State | Michael Nace is alone and throws it down on a nice dish by William Campbell | 39-31 |
| 18:07 | Northwestern | Ronald Mathews is hacked by William Campbell - foul #1 on William Campbell, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs (PG), Dustin Lauzon (SG), Milton Merideth (SF), Paul Zachter (PF), Byron Holmes (C) Michael Nace, William Campbell, Aaron Hannah, Robbie Grant, Devin Christian | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlton Tillman (PG), Jason Felton (SG), Shaun Roy (SF), Ronnie Ramsey (PF), Harry Thompson (C) Rob Hoose, Ira Eastman, Ronald Mathews, Albert Moore, Kevin Goulet | |
| 17:53 | Northwestern | Byron Holmes picks off the pass by Harry Thompson | 39-31 |
| 17:51 | Ohio State | Dustin Lauzon travels in the backcourt | 39-31 |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | Shaun Roy clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 39-31 |
| 17:32 | Ohio State | Dustin Lauzon grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 17:15 | Ohio State | Paul Zachter misses the wide open floater from the right side | 39-31 |
| 17:13 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Byron Holmes | 39-31 |
| 16:55 | Ohio State | Paul Zachter is called for traveling | 39-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Nace (PG), William Campbell (SG) Joseph Briggs, Dustin Lauzon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rob Hoose (PG), Ira Eastman (SG), Ronald Mathews (SF), Kevin Goulet (C) Carlton Tillman, Jason Felton, Shaun Roy, Harry Thompson | |
| 16:43 | Northwestern | Kevin Goulet misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 39-31 |
| 16:42 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 16:22 | Ohio State | Michael Nace makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Campbell | 41-31 |
| 16:08 | Northwestern | Ira Eastman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-31 |
| 16:07 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 16:04 | Ohio State | Rob Hoose is called for the reach on Milton Merideth in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rob Hoose, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah (SF), Robbie Grant (PF), Devin Christian (C) Milton Merideth, Paul Zachter, Byron Holmes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Albert Moore (PF) Ronnie Ramsey | |
| 15:45 | Ohio State | Michael Nace scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Devin Christian | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Nace (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Campbell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Aaron Hannah (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robbie Grant (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Devin Christian (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Rob Hoose (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ira Eastman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Mathews (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Goulet (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Northwestern | William Campbell is called for the reach on Ira Eastman - foul #2 on William Campbell, team foul #2 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs (PG), Dustin Lauzon (SG) Michael Nace, William Campbell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlton Tillman (PG), Jason Felton (SG), Shaun Roy (SF), Ronnie Hamilton (PF), Harry Thompson (C) Rob Hoose, Ira Eastman, Ronald Mathews, Albert Moore, Kevin Goulet | |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | Shaun Roy travels with the ball | 44-31 |
| 14:33 | Ohio State | Devin Christian connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-31 |
| 14:13 | Northwestern | Shaun Roy can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 46-31 |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | Jason Felton snags the offensive board | 46-31 |
| 13:55 | Northwestern | Harry Thompson hits the finger roll | 46-33 |
| 13:53 | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs is fouled in the backcourt by Carlton Tillman - foul #4 on Carlton Tillman, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Nace (PG), William Campbell (SG), Paul Zachter (PF), Byron Holmes (C) Joseph Briggs, Dustin Lauzon, Robbie Grant, Devin Christian | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Burney (PG), Ira Eastman (SG), Ronald Mathews (SF), Albert Moore (PF), Kevin Goulet (C) Carlton Tillman, Jason Felton, Shaun Roy, Ronnie Hamilton, Harry Thompson | |
| 13:39 | Ohio State | William Burney is called for the reach on Michael Nace - foul #1 on William Burney, team foul #3 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Milton Merideth (SF) Aaron Hannah | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rob Hoose (PG) William Burney | |
| 13:22 | Ohio State | Michael Nace buries a runner near the basket | 48-33 |
| 13:05 | Northwestern | Albert Moore connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Rob Hoose and the foul's on Paul Zachter - foul #3 on Paul Zachter, team foul #3 | 48-35 |
| 13:05 | Northwestern | Albert Moore makes the free throw | 48-36 |
| 12:38 | Ohio State | Rob Hoose is called for the reach on William Campbell - foul #3 on Rob Hoose, team foul #4 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs (PG), Dustin Lauzon (SG), Aaron Hannah (SF), Robbie Grant (PF), Devin Christian (C) Michael Nace, William Campbell, Milton Merideth, Paul Zachter, Byron Holmes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlton Tillman (PG), Jason Felton (SG), Shaun Roy (SF), Ronnie Ramsey (PF) Rob Hoose, Ira Eastman, Ronald Mathews, Albert Moore | |
| 12:23 | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 48-36 |
| 12:21 | Northwestern | Carlton Tillman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | Carlton Tillman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-36 |
| 11:55 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah drills a shot from the left wing set up by Joseph Briggs | 50-36 |
| 11:35 | Northwestern | Shaun Roy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-36 |
| 11:34 | Northwestern | Kevin Goulet hits the follow up shot | 50-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Joseph Briggs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dustin Lauzon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Aaron Hannah (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robbie Grant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Devin Christian (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Carlton Tillman (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Jason Felton (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Shaun Roy (fresh) PF - Ronnie Ramsey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Goulet (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah is hacked by Ronnie Ramsey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronnie Ramsey, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Nace (PG), William Campbell (SG), Paul Zachter (PF), Byron Holmes (C) Joseph Briggs, Dustin Lauzon, Robbie Grant, Devin Christian | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rob Hoose (PG), Ira Eastman (SG), Ronald Mathews (SF), Ronnie Hamilton (C) Carlton Tillman, Jason Felton, Shaun Roy, Kevin Goulet | |
| 11:08 | Ohio State | Michael Nace is open but can't throw it down | 50-38 |
| 11:06 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ronnie Ramsey | 50-38 |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | Ira Eastman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-38 |
| 11:00 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 10:31 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Hamilton - foul #1 on Ronnie Hamilton, team foul #6 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Milton Merideth (SF), Robbie Grant (PF), Devin Christian (C) Aaron Hannah, Paul Zachter, Byron Holmes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Albert Moore (PF), Harry Thompson (C) Ronnie Ramsey, Ronnie Hamilton | |
| 10:07 | Ohio State | Devin Christian loses the dribble to Ronald Mathews | 50-38 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | Rob Hoose misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 09:46 | Ohio State | Devin Christian pulls down the rebound | 50-38 |
| 09:17 | Ohio State | Michael Nace connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Devin Christian | 53-38 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | Ronald Mathews loses the dribble to Devin Christian | 53-38 |
| 08:47 | Ohio State | Devin Christian clanks a shot from the right block | 53-38 |
| 08:45 | Ohio State | Devin Christian tips it in | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 08:34 | Northwestern | Albert Moore loses the dribble to Michael Nace | 55-38 |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | Michael Nace can't finish the layup | 55-38 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Ronald Mathews snags the defensive board | 55-38 |
| 08:26 | Northwestern | Ira Eastman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs (PG), Dustin Lauzon (SG), Aaron Hannah (SF), Paul Zachter (PF), Byron Holmes (C) Michael Nace, William Campbell, Milton Merideth, Robbie Grant, Devin Christian | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlton Tillman (PG), Jason Felton (SG), Shaun Roy (SF), Ronnie Ramsey (PF), Kevin Goulet (C) Rob Hoose, Ira Eastman, Ronald Mathews, Albert Moore, Harry Thompson | |
| 08:07 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah clanks a shot from the left wing | 55-38 |
| 08:06 | Northwestern | Ronnie Ramsey gets the rebound | 55-38 |
| 08:00 | Northwestern | Jason Felton misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Dustin Lauzon - foul #2 on Dustin Lauzon, team foul #4 | 55-38 |
| 08:00 | Northwestern | Jason Felton makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 08:00 | Northwestern | Jason Felton misses the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 08:00 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Paul Zachter | 55-39 |
| 07:55 | Ohio State | Carlton Tillman steals it from Aaron Hannah in the backcourt | 55-39 |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | Ronnie Ramsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-39 |
| 07:20 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah misses the wide open jumper from the right block | 55-39 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Shaun Roy grabs the defensive rebound | 55-39 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Joseph Briggs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dustin Lauzon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Aaron Hannah (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Zachter (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Byron Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Carlton Tillman (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Jason Felton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Shaun Roy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Ramsey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Goulet (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Northwestern | Jason Felton clanks a 3 from the right corner | 55-39 |
| 07:11 | Ohio State | Dustin Lauzon grabs the defensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 06:48 | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-39 |
| 06:46 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Lauzon | 55-39 |
| 06:22 | Ohio State | Carlton Tillman is called for the reach on Joseph Briggs - foul #5 on Carlton Tillman, team foul #7 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Campbell (SG), Devin Christian (C) Dustin Lauzon, Byron Holmes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Burney (PG), Ira Eastman (SG), Ronnie Hamilton (SF), Albert Moore (PF) Carlton Tillman, Jason Felton, Shaun Roy, Ronnie Ramsey | |
| 06:22 | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs makes the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 06:22 | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 06:06 | Northwestern | William Burney is hacked by Joseph Briggs - foul #1 on Joseph Briggs, team foul #5 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Nace (PG), Milton Merideth (SF), Robbie Grant (PF) Joseph Briggs, Aaron Hannah, Paul Zachter | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Mathews (SF) Kevin Goulet | |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Ronald Mathews misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-39 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern | Ira Eastman tips it in | 57-41 |
| 05:40 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rob Hoose (PG) Ira Eastman | |
| 05:32 | Northwestern | Ronald Mathews hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 57-41 |
| 05:30 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to William Burney | 57-41 |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | Albert Moore connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from William Burney | 57-44 |
| 04:52 | Ohio State | Albert Moore steals it from Devin Christian | 57-44 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern | Rob Hoose is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Rob Hoose, team foul #8 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dustin Lauzon (SG), Aaron Hannah (SF), Paul Zachter (PF), Byron Holmes (C) William Campbell, Milton Merideth, Robbie Grant, Devin Christian | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Felton (PG), Ira Eastman (SG), Shaun Roy (SF), Harry Thompson (PF), Kevin Goulet (C) Rob Hoose, William Burney, Ronald Mathews, Albert Moore, Ronnie Hamilton | |
| 04:41 | Ohio State | Ira Eastman picks off the pass by Michael Nace in the backcourt | 57-44 |
| 04:39 | Northwestern | Jason Felton lays it in on a great pass from Ira Eastman | 57-46 |
| 04:20 | Ohio State | Michael Nace clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-46 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | Kevin Goulet gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | Ira Eastman misses long on a floater near the basket | 57-46 |
| 04:13 | Ohio State | Paul Zachter gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 03:48 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | Harry Thompson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 03:34 | Ohio State | Dustin Lauzon pulls down the rebound | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Ohio State | Michael Nace makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dustin Lauzon | 61-46 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Nace (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dustin Lauzon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Hannah (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Zachter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Byron Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jason Felton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ira Eastman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shaun Roy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harry Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Goulet (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Northwestern | Jason Felton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah gets the rebound | 61-46 |
| 02:47 | Ohio State | Michael Nace comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Paul Zachter grabs the offensive board | 61-46 |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jason Felton - foul #4 on Jason Felton, team foul #9 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs (PG), William Campbell (SG), Robbie Grant (PF), Devin Christian (C) Michael Nace, Dustin Lauzon, Paul Zachter, Byron Holmes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rob Hoose (PG), William Burney (SG), Ronald Mathews (SF), Ronnie Ramsey (PF), Ronnie Hamilton (C) Jason Felton, Ira Eastman, Shaun Roy, Harry Thompson, Kevin Goulet | |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 02:09 | Northwestern | Ronald Mathews knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Ronnie Hamilton | 63-48 |
| 01:40 | Ohio State | Devin Christian throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Nace (PG) Joseph Briggs | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ira Eastman (SG), Albert Moore (PF), Kevin Goulet (C) William Burney, Ronnie Ramsey, Ronnie Hamilton | |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | Kevin Goulet knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Ira Eastman | 63-50 |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from William Campbell | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Albert Moore buries a driving attempt near the basket | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | William Campbell misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 65-52 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Robbie Grant tips it but misses | 65-52 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Albert Moore grabs the board | 65-52 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Rob Hoose misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-52 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Devin Christian grabs the defensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Michael Nace runs out the clock | 65-52 |