| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Hurd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Nace (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Milton Merideth (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Aaron Hannah (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Ernest Gibbons (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - William Lamarche (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Fordham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Terry (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bucknell | George Johnson inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Bucknell | William Lamarche misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 23-29 |
| 19:30 | Bucknell | George Johnson tips it but misses | 23-29 |
| 19:29 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Hurd | 23-29 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | Michael Nace misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-29 |
| 19:01 | Bucknell | David Lee snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| 18:34 | Bucknell | Aaron Hannah is called for the reach on George Johnson - foul #1 on Aaron Hannah, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| 18:11 | Bucknell | Robert Terry misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Hurd - foul #2 on Michael Hurd, team foul #2 | 23-29 |
| 18:11 | Bucknell | Robert Terry makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 18:11 | Bucknell | Robert Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 17:56 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-31 |
| 17:33 | Bucknell | Robert Fordham misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-31 |
| 17:31 | Ohio State | Michael Nace pulls down the rebound | 23-31 |
| 17:04 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd is hacked by William Lamarche - foul #1 on William Lamarche, team foul #1 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bojan Sucharski (SG), Paul Zachter (SF), Byron Holmes (PF), Devin Christian (C) Michael Nace, Milton Merideth, Aaron Hannah, Ernest Gibbons | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Mitchell Owens (SG), David Laverriere (C) Robert Fordham, Robert Terry | |
| 16:44 | Ohio State | Byron Holmes can't connect on a shot from close range | 23-31 |
| 16:42 | Ohio State | Paul Zachter gets the offensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 16:26 | Ohio State | Byron Holmes comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 23-31 |
| 16:25 | Ohio State | Byron Holmes snags the offensive board | 23-31 |
| 16:03 | Ohio State | Bojan Sucharski is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Owens - foul #1 on Mitchell Owens, team foul #2 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs (PG), Michael Nace (SG) Michael Hurd, Bojan Sucharski | |
| Subs | Bucknell | James Mitten (PG), John Quesada (SF) William Lamarche, George Johnson | |
| 15:50 | Ohio State | Mitchell Owens is called for the reach on Michael Nace - foul #2 on Mitchell Owens, team foul #3 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah (PF), Ernest Gibbons (C) Byron Holmes, Devin Christian | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Robert Fordham (SG), Randall Goodrich (SF), Robert Terry (C) Mitchell Owens, John Quesada, David Lee | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Joseph Briggs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Nace (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Zachter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Hannah (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Ernest Gibbons (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - James Mitten (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Fordham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Goodrich (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Laverriere (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Terry (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Ohio State | Michael Nace misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 23-31 |
| 15:32 | Bucknell | Robert Terry snags the defensive board | 23-31 |
| 15:06 | Bucknell | Robert Terry misses long on a jumper from the left block | 23-31 |
| 15:05 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Aaron Hannah | 23-31 |
| 14:48 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-31 |
| 14:34 | Bucknell | Robert Fordham hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Aaron Hannah - foul #2 on Aaron Hannah, team foul #3 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hurd (PG), Milton Merideth (SF) Joseph Briggs, Paul Zachter | |
| Subs | Bucknell | William Lamarche (PG), George Johnson (SF) James Mitten, Randall Goodrich | |
| 14:34 | Bucknell | Robert Fordham makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 14:34 | Bucknell | Robert Fordham makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 14:13 | Ohio State | Michael Nace connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Michael Hurd | 28-33 |
| 14:08 | Bucknell | Robert Fordham drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Lamarche | 28-35 |
| 13:55 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons is fouled on the floor by Robert Terry - foul #1 on Robert Terry, team foul #4 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bojan Sucharski (SG), Byron Holmes (PF), Devin Christian (C) Michael Nace, Aaron Hannah, Ernest Gibbons | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Mitchell Owens (SG), David Lee (PF) Robert Fordham, David Laverriere | |
| 13:43 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-35 |
| 13:42 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to William Lamarche | 28-35 |
| 13:13 | Bucknell | Robert Terry knocks in the turnaround from close range | 28-37 |
| 12:58 | Ohio State | Devin Christian scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Bojan Sucharski | 30-37 |
| 12:36 | Bucknell | Bojan Sucharski is called for the reach on Mitchell Owens - foul #2 on Bojan Sucharski, team foul #4 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Nace (SG), Aaron Hannah (PF), Ernest Gibbons (C) Bojan Sucharski, Byron Holmes, Devin Christian | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Robert Fordham (SG), David Laverriere (C) Mitchell Owens, Robert Terry | |
| 12:12 | Bucknell | David Laverriere's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Zachter (SF) Milton Merideth | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Randall Goodrich (SF) George Johnson | |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | David Laverriere blocks the short jumper by Michael Hurd | 30-37 |
| 11:50 | Bucknell | David Laverriere gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Hurd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Nace (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Paul Zachter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Hannah (fresh) 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Ernest Gibbons (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - William Lamarche (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Fordham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Goodrich (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - David Laverriere (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Bucknell | Robert Fordham hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from William Lamarche | 30-40 |
| 11:11 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Michael Hurd and the foul's on David Laverriere - foul #1 on David Laverriere, team foul #5 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | James Mitten (PG), George Johnson (PF) William Lamarche, David Lee | |
| 11:11 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons makes the free throw | 33-40 |
| 10:57 | Bucknell | David Laverriere double dribbles | 33-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Milton Merideth (SF) Paul Zachter | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 10:39 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons clanks a jumper from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 10:37 | Bucknell | George Johnson gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 10:32 | Bucknell | James Mitten connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 33-42 |
| 10:11 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd comes up short on the shot from the right side | 33-42 |
| 10:10 | Ohio State | Michael Nace snags the offensive board | 33-42 |
| 10:00 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Nace | 36-42 |
| 09:37 | Bucknell | Robert Fordham misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 09:35 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 09:18 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth double dribbles | 36-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs (PG), Bojan Sucharski (SG), Paul Zachter (SF), Byron Holmes (PF), Devin Christian (C) Michael Hurd, Michael Nace, Milton Merideth, Aaron Hannah, Ernest Gibbons | |
| Subs | Bucknell | William Lamarche (PG), Mitchell Owens (SG), David Lee (PF), Robert Terry (C) James Mitten, Robert Fordham, Randall Goodrich, David Laverriere | |
| 08:49 | Bucknell | Robert Terry drills a shot from the right block set up by David Lee | 36-44 |
| 08:22 | Ohio State | Devin Christian misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mitchell Owens - foul #3 on Mitchell Owens, team foul #6 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | John Quesada (SF) George Johnson | |
| 08:22 | Ohio State | Devin Christian makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 08:22 | Ohio State | Devin Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 07:53 | Bucknell | A charge is called on Robert Terry - foul #2 on Robert Terry, team foul #7 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hurd (PG), Milton Merideth (SF) Joseph Briggs, Paul Zachter | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Randall Goodrich (SF) John Quesada | |
| 07:39 | Ohio State | Byron Holmes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by David Lee - foul #3 on David Lee, team foul #8 | 38-44 |
| 07:39 | Ohio State | Byron Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 07:39 | Ohio State | Byron Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Hurd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bojan Sucharski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Milton Merideth (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Byron Holmes (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Devin Christian (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - William Lamarche (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mitchell Owens (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Randall Goodrich (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Terry (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Bucknell | David Lee loses the dribble to Devin Christian | 39-44 |
| 07:16 | Ohio State | Mitchell Owens steals it from Michael Hurd in the backcourt | 39-44 |
| 06:54 | Bucknell | David Lee hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 39-44 |
| 06:52 | Bucknell | Mitchell Owens grabs the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 06:39 | Bucknell | Byron Holmes denies the turnaround by Robert Terry | 39-44 |
| 06:38 | Ohio State | Byron Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 06:25 | Ohio State | Bojan Sucharski is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Owens - foul #4 on Mitchell Owens, team foul #9 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Zachter (SF), Aaron Hannah (PF), Ernest Gibbons (C) Milton Merideth, Byron Holmes, Devin Christian | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Robert Fordham (SG), George Johnson (SF), David Laverriere (C) Mitchell Owens, Randall Goodrich, Robert Terry | |
| 06:25 | Ohio State | Bojan Sucharski makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 06:25 | Ohio State | Bojan Sucharski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 06:03 | Bucknell | William Lamarche makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Zachter | 43-47 |
| 05:30 | Bucknell | William Lamarche clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 05:09 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 05:07 | Bucknell | David Laverriere gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 05:03 | Bucknell | Aaron Hannah steals it from Robert Fordham | 43-47 |
| 04:44 | Ohio State | Bojan Sucharski is hacked by Robert Fordham - foul #2 on Robert Fordham, team foul #10 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs (PG), Milton Merideth (SF) Michael Hurd, Paul Zachter | |
| Subs | Bucknell | James Mitten (PG), Robert Terry (C) William Lamarche, David Lee | |
| 04:44 | Ohio State | Bojan Sucharski makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 04:44 | Ohio State | Bojan Sucharski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 04:17 | Bucknell | Robert Fordham misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's hacked by Ernest Gibbons - foul #2 on Ernest Gibbons, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Nace (SG) Bojan Sucharski | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 04:17 | Bucknell | Robert Fordham makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 04:17 | Bucknell | Robert Fordham makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 04:17 | Bucknell | Robert Fordham makes the 3rd free throw | 45-50 |
| 03:58 | Ohio State | Michael Nace hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 03:35 | Bucknell | Robert Terry clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 48-50 |
| 03:34 | Bucknell | The offensive rebound goes to David Laverriere | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Joseph Briggs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Nace (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Merideth (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Aaron Hannah (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 4 stl. C - Ernest Gibbons (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - James Mitten (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Fordham (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Laverriere (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Terry (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Bucknell | Robert Terry misses the jump hook from the left block | 48-50 |
| 03:16 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ernest Gibbons | 48-50 |
| 03:00 | Ohio State | Michael Nace comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by George Johnson - foul #1 on George Johnson, team foul #11 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hurd (PG), Byron Holmes (PF), Devin Christian (C) Joseph Briggs, Aaron Hannah, Ernest Gibbons | |
| Subs | Bucknell | William Lamarche (PG), Mitchell Owens (SG), Randall Goodrich (SF), David Lee (PF) James Mitten, Robert Fordham, George Johnson, David Laverriere | |
| 03:00 | Ohio State | Michael Nace makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 03:00 | Ohio State | Michael Nace makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 02:53 | Bucknell | Bucknell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons (C) Devin Christian | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Robert Fordham (SG), George Johnson (SF) Mitchell Owens, Randall Goodrich | |
| 02:38 | Bucknell | Ernest Gibbons is called for the reach on Robert Terry - foul #3 on Ernest Gibbons, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah (PF) Byron Holmes | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 02:24 | Bucknell | David Lee throws it down on a nice dish by Robert Fordham | 50-52 |
| 02:05 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 01:44 | Bucknell | George Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 01:43 | Bucknell | David Lee snags the offensive board | 52-52 |
| 01:23 | Bucknell | William Lamarche is whistled for a carry | 52-52 |
| 01:15 | Ohio State | David Lee takes the ball from Michael Nace | 52-52 |
| 00:53 | Bucknell | Michael Hurd steps in front of the David Lee pass | 52-52 |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ernest Gibbons | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Bucknell | David Lee scores on a turnaround in the paint | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Robert Fordham is called for the reach on Michael Nace in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Fordham, team foul #12 | 55-54 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Michael Nace makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Michael Nace misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:13 | Bucknell | Robert Terry pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 00:01 | Bucknell | William Lamarche can't connect on a runner in the lane | 56-54 |
| 00:00 | Bucknell | The clock runs out | 56-54 |