| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kilbourne (fresh) SG - Michael Perkinson (fresh) SF - Daniel Kling (fresh) PF - Jarvis Farrell (fresh) C - Ian Decker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Hurd (fresh) SG - Michael Nace (fresh) SF - Milton Merideth (fresh) PF - Aaron Hannah (fresh) C - Ernest Gibbons (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell is denied on a layup by Aaron Hannah | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Purdue | Daniel Kling grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Purdue | Ian Decker makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Jarvis Farrell | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Ohio State | Michael Nace can't connect on a 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Ian Decker - foul #1 on Ian Decker, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Ohio State | Michael Nace misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Ohio State | Michael Nace makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:02 | Ohio State | Michael Nace makes the 3rd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:44 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:43 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:30 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-7 |
| 18:12 | Purdue | Ian Decker is fouled on the floor by Ernest Gibbons - foul #1 on Ernest Gibbons, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| 17:54 | Purdue | Ian Decker's layup is rejected by Aaron Hannah | 2-7 |
| 17:53 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:41 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons is fouled on the floor by Ian Decker - foul #2 on Ian Decker, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nelson Underwood (C) Ian Decker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Zachter (SF) Milton Merideth | |
| 17:33 | Ohio State | Michael Nace misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 2-7 |
| 17:32 | Purdue | Nelson Underwood pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:06 | Purdue | A charge is called on Daniel Kling - foul #1 on Daniel Kling, team foul #3 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bojan Sucharski (SG), Byron Holmes (PF), Devin Christian (C) Michael Nace, Aaron Hannah, Ernest Gibbons | |
| 16:44 | Ohio State | Paul Zachter misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 2-7 |
| 16:43 | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell grabs the board | 2-7 |
| 16:20 | Purdue | Donald Kilbourne makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 16:05 | Ohio State | Bojan Sucharski's fadeaway is rejected by Jarvis Farrell | 5-7 |
| 16:04 | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kilbourne (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Perkinson (fresh) SF - Daniel Kling (fresh) PF - Jarvis Farrell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nelson Underwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Hurd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bojan Sucharski (fresh) SF - Paul Zachter (fresh) PF - Byron Holmes (fresh) C - Devin Christian (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 5-7 |
| 15:45 | Purdue | Donald Kilbourne hits the follow up shot | 7-7 |
| 15:34 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Bojan Sucharski | 7-10 |
| 15:06 | Purdue | The jumper by Nelson Underwood is denied by Byron Holmes | 7-10 |
| 15:05 | Purdue | Daniel Kling tips it home | 9-10 |
| 14:52 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 14:50 | Ohio State | Paul Zachter can't tip it in | 9-10 |
| 14:49 | Ohio State | Devin Christian grabs the offensive board | 9-10 |
| 14:23 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 14:21 | Purdue | Nelson Underwood pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:01 | Purdue | Donald Kilbourne misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 14:00 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:46 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd loses the dribble to Jarvis Farrell | 9-10 |
| 13:22 | Purdue | Daniel Kling hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Devin Christian - foul #1 on Devin Christian, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Grady Adams (PG), Richard Wilkinson (SG), Mark Thompson (PF), James Caine (C) Donald Kilbourne, Michael Perkinson, Jarvis Farrell, Nelson Underwood | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs (PG), Michael Nace (SG), Milton Merideth (SF), Aaron Hannah (PF), Ernest Gibbons (C) Michael Hurd, Bojan Sucharski, Paul Zachter, Byron Holmes, Devin Christian | |
| 13:22 | Purdue | Daniel Kling misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:22 | Purdue | Daniel Kling misses the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:22 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:10 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons is fouled on the floor by James Caine - foul #1 on James Caine, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jonathan Mitchell (SF) Daniel Kling | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:00 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-10 |
| 12:59 | Purdue | Grady Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:55 | Purdue | Grady Adams is called for traveling | 9-10 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 9-10 |
| 12:34 | Purdue | James Caine grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 12:16 | Purdue | James Caine loses the dribble to Michael Nace | 9-10 |
| 12:06 | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 12:05 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah grabs the offensive board | 9-10 |
| 11:48 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons travels with the ball | 9-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell (PF) Mark Thompson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Grady Adams (fresh) SG - Richard Wilkinson (fresh) SF - Jonathan Mitchell (fresh) PF - Jarvis Farrell (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Caine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Joseph Briggs (fresh) SG - Michael Nace (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Milton Merideth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Hannah (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Gibbons (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Purdue | Jonathan Mitchell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 11:22 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 11:04 | Ohio State | Jonathan Mitchell steals it from Michael Nace | 9-10 |
| 10:41 | Purdue | Jonathan Mitchell knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-10 |
| 10:29 | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 10:28 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth tips it back up and in | 12-12 |
| 09:59 | Purdue | Richard Wilkinson is fouled on the floor by Michael Nace - foul #1 on Michael Nace, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kilbourne (PG), Michael Perkinson (SG), Daniel Kling (SF), Nelson Underwood (C) Grady Adams, Richard Wilkinson, Jonathan Mitchell, James Caine | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hurd (PG), Bojan Sucharski (SG), Paul Zachter (SF), Byron Holmes (PF), Devin Christian (C) Joseph Briggs, Michael Nace, Milton Merideth, Aaron Hannah, Ernest Gibbons | |
| 09:48 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson travels with the ball | 12-12 |
| 09:34 | Ohio State | Michael Perkinson is called for the reach on Byron Holmes - foul #1 on Michael Perkinson, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| 09:22 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Zachter | 12-15 |
| 08:56 | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell can't finish the layup | 12-15 |
| 08:55 | Ohio State | Devin Christian pulls down the rebound | 12-15 |
| 08:26 | Ohio State | Devin Christian misses the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Michael Perkinson - foul #2 on Michael Perkinson, team foul #6 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Wilkinson (SG) Michael Perkinson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Nace (SG), Aaron Hannah (PF) Bojan Sucharski, Byron Holmes | |
| 08:26 | Ohio State | Devin Christian makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 08:26 | Ohio State | Devin Christian misses the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 08:26 | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 08:01 | Purdue | Richard Wilkinson is hacked by Devin Christian - foul #2 on Devin Christian, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons (C) Devin Christian | |
| 07:42 | Purdue | Donald Kilbourne misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 07:41 | Ohio State | Paul Zachter grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kilbourne (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Wilkinson (fresh) SF - Daniel Kling (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jarvis Farrell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Nelson Underwood (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Hurd (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Michael Nace (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Zachter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Aaron Hannah (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Gibbons (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Ohio State | Michael Nace hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 07:22 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Gibbons | 12-16 |
| 07:05 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-16 |
| 07:03 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah gets the offensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 06:44 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-16 |
| 06:43 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jarvis Farrell | 12-16 |
| 06:14 | Purdue | Daniel Kling misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-16 |
| 06:12 | Purdue | Donald Kilbourne hits the follow up shot | 14-16 |
| 06:05 | Ohio State | Nelson Underwood is called for the reach on Ernest Gibbons - foul #1 on Nelson Underwood, team foul #7 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | Grady Adams (PG), Jonathan Mitchell (SF), Mark Thompson (PF), James Caine (C) Donald Kilbourne, Daniel Kling, Jarvis Farrell, Nelson Underwood | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs (PG), Bojan Sucharski (SG), Milton Merideth (SF), Byron Holmes (PF) Michael Hurd, Michael Nace, Paul Zachter, Aaron Hannah | |
| 06:05 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 06:05 | Purdue | Jonathan Mitchell snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Grady Adams misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Milton Merideth - foul #1 on Milton Merideth, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Grady Adams misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Grady Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-16 |
| 05:15 | Purdue | The rebound goes to James Caine | 15-16 |
| 04:57 | Purdue | Richard Wilkinson travels with the ball | 15-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kilbourne (PG), Daniel Kling (SF), Jarvis Farrell (PF) Grady Adams, Jonathan Mitchell, Mark Thompson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hurd (PG), Michael Nace (SG) Joseph Briggs, Bojan Sucharski | |
| 04:41 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 15-16 |
| 04:40 | Ohio State | Byron Holmes pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 04:28 | Ohio State | Michael Nace knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Hurd and the foul's on Donald Kilbourne - foul #1 on Donald Kilbourne, team foul #8 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah (PF) Ernest Gibbons | |
| 04:28 | Ohio State | Michael Nace makes the free throw | 15-19 |
| 04:02 | Purdue | James Caine drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Kilbourne | 17-19 |
| 03:37 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-19 |
| 03:36 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah hits the follow up shot | 17-21 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kilbourne (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Wilkinson (fairly fresh) SF - Daniel Kling (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jarvis Farrell (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Caine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Hurd (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Nace (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Milton Merideth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Hannah (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Byron Holmes (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Purdue | Richard Wilkinson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-21 |
| 03:12 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Byron Holmes | 17-21 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd is called for traveling | 17-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Perkinson (SG), Grady Adams (SF), Ian Decker (C) Richard Wilkinson, Daniel Kling, James Caine | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bojan Sucharski (SG), Paul Zachter (SF), Devin Christian (PF), Ernest Gibbons (C) Michael Nace, Milton Merideth, Aaron Hannah, Byron Holmes | |
| 02:32 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Donald Kilbourne | 19-21 |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | Ian Decker doubles Ernest Gibbons and is called for the reach - foul #3 on Ian Decker, team foul #9 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jonathan Mitchell (SF), Nelson Underwood (C) Donald Kilbourne, Ian Decker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons misses the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 02:13 | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 01:46 | Purdue | Grady Adams makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-21 |
| 01:34 | Ohio State | Bojan Sucharski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Kling (SF) Jonathan Mitchell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Nace (SG), Aaron Hannah (PF) Bojan Sucharski, Devin Christian | |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson is fouled on the floor by Ernest Gibbons - foul #2 on Ernest Gibbons, team foul #6 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kilbourne (PG), Mark Thompson (PF) Grady Adams, Jarvis Farrell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs (PG), Milton Merideth (SF), Devin Christian (C) Michael Hurd, Paul Zachter, Ernest Gibbons | |
| 00:59 | Purdue | Nelson Underwood misses the shot near the basket | 21-21 |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Michael Nace buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Milton Merideth | 21-23 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Aaron Hannah - foul #1 on Aaron Hannah, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell (PF) Mark Thompson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hurd (PG) Joseph Briggs | |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Nelson Underwood takes the ball from Devin Christian | 23-23 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Nelson Underwood hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 23-23 |