| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - William McConico (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rob Hoose (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Carlton Tillman (fresh) PF - Ronnie Ramsey (fresh) C - Kevin Goulet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Hurd (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Nace (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Merideth (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Aaron Hannah (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Gibbons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth inbounds the ball | 20-36 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Aaron Hannah | 20-39 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | Carlton Tillman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-39 |
| 19:10 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons pulls down the rebound | 20-39 |
| 19:08 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-39 |
| 18:49 | Northwestern | Kevin Goulet misses long on a jumper near the basket | 20-39 |
| 18:48 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth snags the defensive board | 20-39 |
| 18:27 | Ohio State | William McConico is called for the reach on Michael Hurd - foul #2 on William McConico, team foul #1 | 20-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ira Eastman (SG), Shaun Roy (PF) Rob Hoose, Ronnie Ramsey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Zachter (SF), Byron Holmes (PF), Devin Christian (C) Milton Merideth, Aaron Hannah, Ernest Gibbons | |
| 18:08 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Michael Nace | 20-41 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:44 | Northwestern | Ira Eastman buries a jumper from the left wing | 22-41 |
| 17:30 | Ohio State | Paul Zachter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rob Hoose (SG), Ronald Mathews (SF), Jay Miles (C) Ira Eastman, Carlton Tillman, Kevin Goulet | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs (PG), Bojan Sucharski (SG), Ernest Gibbons (C) Michael Hurd, Michael Nace, Devin Christian | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:15 | Northwestern | Shaun Roy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-41 |
| 17:13 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons grabs the defensive rebound | 22-41 |
| 16:53 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Bojan Sucharski | 22-43 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:39 | Northwestern | William McConico's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ira Eastman (SG), Ronnie Ramsey (PF) Rob Hoose, Shaun Roy | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Milton Merideth (SF), Aaron Hannah (PF), Devin Christian (C) Paul Zachter, Byron Holmes, Ernest Gibbons | |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | Devin Christian hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 22-43 |
| 16:22 | Northwestern | Jay Miles pulls down the rebound | 22-43 |
| 16:02 | Northwestern | Bojan Sucharski steals the ball from Ronald Mathews | 22-43 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - William McConico (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ira Eastman (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Mathews (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronnie Ramsey (fresh) C - Jay Miles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Joseph Briggs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bojan Sucharski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Milton Merideth (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Aaron Hannah (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Devin Christian (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs drills a fadeaway from the left side | 22-45 |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | A charge is called on Ira Eastman - foul #1 on Ira Eastman, team foul #2 | 22-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Coggin (PG), Rob Hoose (SG), Carlton Tillman (SF), Kevin Goulet (C) William McConico, Ira Eastman, Ronald Mathews, Jay Miles | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hurd (PG), Michael Nace (SG), Dustin Lauzon (SF), Ernest Gibbons (C) Joseph Briggs, Bojan Sucharski, Milton Merideth, Devin Christian | |
| 15:03 | Ohio State | Rob Hoose is called for the reach on Michael Nace - foul #4 on Rob Hoose, team foul #3 | 22-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ira Eastman (SG), Shaun Roy (PF) Rob Hoose, Ronnie Ramsey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Zachter (SF), Byron Holmes (PF) Dustin Lauzon, Aaron Hannah | |
| 14:44 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd makes the wide open jumper in the paint | 22-47 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | Shaun Roy makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-47 |
| 14:14 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd is fouled on the floor by Ira Eastman - foul #2 on Ira Eastman, team foul #4 | 25-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bojan Sucharski (SG), Devin Christian (C) Michael Nace, Ernest Gibbons | |
| 13:49 | Ohio State | Devin Christian connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Michael Hurd | 25-49 |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | Kevin Goulet scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 27-49 |
| 13:16 | Ohio State | Bojan Sucharski travels with the ball | 27-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William McConico (PG), Rob Hoose (SG), Ronald Mathews (SF), Ronnie Ramsey (PF), Jay Miles (C) Joseph Coggin, Ira Eastman, Carlton Tillman, Shaun Roy, Kevin Goulet | |
| 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 | |
| 13:14 | Northwestern | William McConico's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-49 |
| 12:58 | Ohio State | Michael Nace loses the ball out of bounds | 27-49 |
| 12:49 | Northwestern | Jay Miles is called for traveling | 27-49 |
| 12:47 | Ohio State | Michael Nace is called for traveling in the backcourt | 27-49 |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | Ronnie Ramsey is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Ronnie Ramsey, team foul #5 | 27-49 |
| 12:10 | Ohio State | Michael Nace drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Aaron Hannah | 27-52 |
| 11:45 | Northwestern | William McConico scores on a 3 from the left corner | 30-52 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - William McConico (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rob Hoose (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Ronald Mathews (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronnie Ramsey (fairly fresh) C - Jay Miles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Joseph Briggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Nace (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Milton Merideth (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Aaron Hannah (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Gibbons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:41 | Ohio State | Rob Hoose is called for the reach on Michael Nace in the backcourt - foul #5 on Rob Hoose, team foul #6 | 30-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Coggin (PG), Ira Eastman (SG), Carlton Tillman (SF), Shaun Roy (PF), Kevin Goulet (C) William McConico, Rob Hoose, Ronald Mathews, Ronnie Ramsey, Jay Miles | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hurd (PG), Bojan Sucharski (SG), Dustin Lauzon (SF), Devin Christian (C) Joseph Briggs, Michael Nace, Milton Merideth, Ernest Gibbons | |
| 11:24 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dustin Lauzon | 30-55 |
| 11:12 | Northwestern | Shaun Roy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Bojan Sucharski - foul #3 on Bojan Sucharski, team foul #1 | 30-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Zachter (SF) Dustin Lauzon | |
| 11:12 | Northwestern | Shaun Roy makes the 1st free throw | 31-55 |
| 11:12 | Northwestern | Shaun Roy makes the 2nd free throw | 32-55 |
| 10:51 | Ohio State | Paul Zachter can't connect on an uncontested runner in the lane | 32-55 |
| 10:49 | Ohio State | Devin Christian gets the offensive rebound | 32-55 |
| 10:29 | Ohio State | Bojan Sucharski is hacked by Ira Eastman - foul #3 on Ira Eastman, team foul #7 | 32-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William McConico (PG), Jason Felton (SG) Joseph Coggin, Ira Eastman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Holmes (PF), Ernest Gibbons (C) Aaron Hannah, Devin Christian | |
| 10:29 | Ohio State | Bojan Sucharski makes the 1st free throw | 32-56 |
| 10:29 | Ohio State | Bojan Sucharski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-57 |
| 10:19 | Northwestern | Shaun Roy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dustin Lauzon (SF) Paul Zachter | |
| 10:02 | Ohio State | Kevin Goulet is called for the reach on Michael Hurd - foul #2 on Kevin Goulet, team foul #8 | 32-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronnie Ramsey (PF) Shaun Roy | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Nace (SG) Bojan Sucharski | |
| 10:02 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd misses the 1st free throw | 32-57 |
| 10:02 | Ohio State | Byron Holmes gets the offensive rebound | 32-57 |
| 09:44 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons misses long on a floater from the baseline | 32-57 |
| 09:42 | Northwestern | Ronnie Ramsey grabs the board | 32-57 |
| 09:37 | Northwestern | William McConico misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Ernest Gibbons - foul #1 on Ernest Gibbons, team foul #2 | 32-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Mathews (SF), Jay Miles (C) Carlton Tillman, Kevin Goulet | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Milton Merideth (SF) Dustin Lauzon | |
| 09:37 | Northwestern | William McConico misses the 1st free throw | 32-57 |
| 09:37 | Northwestern | William McConico misses the 2nd free throw | 32-57 |
| 09:37 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons gets the rebound | 32-57 |
| 09:16 | Ohio State | Byron Holmes travels with the ball | 32-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Coggin (PG), Ira Eastman (SG), Shaun Roy (PF) William McConico, Jason Felton, Ronnie Ramsey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs (PG), Devin Christian (C) Michael Hurd, Ernest Gibbons | |
| 08:58 | Northwestern | Joseph Coggin knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-57 |
| 08:35 | Ohio State | Michael Nace comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-57 |
| 08:34 | Northwestern | Shaun Roy grabs the defensive rebound | 35-57 |
| 08:28 | Northwestern | Ronald Mathews hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ira Eastman | 38-57 |
| 08:09 | Ohio State | Michael Nace is wide open but clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 38-57 |
| 08:08 | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs snags the offensive board | 38-57 |
| 07:47 | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs is fouled on the floor by Shaun Roy - foul #1 on Shaun Roy, team foul #9 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William McConico (PG), Jason Felton (SG), Carlton Tillman (SF), Ronnie Ramsey (PF), Kevin Goulet (C) Joseph Coggin, Ira Eastman, Ronald Mathews, Shaun Roy, Jay Miles | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bojan Sucharski (SG), Paul Zachter (SF), Aaron Hannah (PF), Ernest Gibbons (C) Michael Nace, Milton Merideth, Byron Holmes, Devin Christian | |
| 07:47 | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs makes the 1st free throw | 38-58 |
| 07:47 | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs misses the 2nd free throw | 38-58 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Kevin Goulet | 38-58 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - William McConico (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Felton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carlton Tillman (fresh) PF - Ronnie Ramsey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Goulet (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Joseph Briggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bojan Sucharski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Paul Zachter (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Aaron Hannah (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Gibbons (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Northwestern | Carlton Tillman's layup is rejected by Aaron Hannah | 38-58 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | William McConico grabs the offensive rebound | 38-58 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Kevin Goulet misses badly on a floater from the right block | 38-58 |
| 07:17 | Northwestern | Ronnie Ramsey grabs the offensive board | 38-58 |
| 07:00 | Northwestern | Jason Felton is hacked by Bojan Sucharski - foul #4 on Bojan Sucharski, team foul #3 | 38-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hurd (PG) Joseph Briggs | |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | William McConico connects on the floater from close range | 40-58 |
| 06:46 | Ohio State | William McConico picks off the pass by Bojan Sucharski in the backcourt | 40-58 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | William McConico misses the easy layup | 40-58 |
| 06:43 | Ohio State | Bojan Sucharski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-58 |
| 06:23 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-58 |
| 06:22 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Kevin Goulet | 40-58 |
| 06:14 | Northwestern | Jason Felton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Coggin (PG), Ira Eastman (SG), Shaun Roy (PF) William McConico, Jason Felton, Ronnie Ramsey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dustin Lauzon (SF) Paul Zachter | |
| 06:11 | Ohio State | Carlton Tillman is called for the reach on Dustin Lauzon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carlton Tillman, team foul #10 | 40-58 |
| 06:11 | Ohio State | Dustin Lauzon misses the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 06:11 | Ohio State | Dustin Lauzon makes the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 05:50 | Northwestern | Joseph Coggin makes the contested jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carlton Tillman | 42-59 |
| 05:24 | Ohio State | Dustin Lauzon loses the ball out of bounds | 42-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Mathews (SF), Jay Miles (C) Carlton Tillman, Kevin Goulet | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Nace (SG), Devin Christian (C) Bojan Sucharski, Ernest Gibbons | |
| 05:08 | Northwestern | Jay Miles is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Jay Miles, team foul #11 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William McConico (PG) Joseph Coggin | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Zachter (SF) Dustin Lauzon | |
| 04:42 | Ohio State | Michael Nace connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Hurd | 42-62 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern | Ira Eastman is fouled on the floor by Aaron Hannah - foul #2 on Aaron Hannah, team foul #4 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Felton (SG), Ronnie Ramsey (PF) Ira Eastman, Shaun Roy | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs (PG), Milton Merideth (SF), Byron Holmes (PF) Michael Hurd, Paul Zachter, Aaron Hannah | |
| 04:21 | Northwestern | William McConico comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-62 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | Jay Miles tips it home | 44-62 |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth is hacked by Ronald Mathews in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Mathews, team foul #12 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlton Tillman (SF), Kevin Goulet (C) Ronald Mathews, Jay Miles | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons (C) Devin Christian | |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth misses the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth makes the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | Carlton Tillman double dribbles | 44-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Coggin (PG) William McConico | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bojan Sucharski (SG) Michael Nace | |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth is hacked by Carlton Tillman - foul #4 on Carlton Tillman, team foul #13 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hurd (PG) Joseph Briggs | |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth misses the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth misses the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| 03:49 | Northwestern | Carlton Tillman gets the rebound | 44-63 |
| 03:27 | Northwestern | Ronnie Ramsey hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Joseph Coggin | 46-63 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joseph Coggin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Felton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carlton Tillman (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Ronnie Ramsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Goulet (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Hurd (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bojan Sucharski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Milton Merideth (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Byron Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Gibbons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:01 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth is called for traveling | 46-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William McConico (PG), Ira Eastman (SG), Ronald Mathews (SF), Shaun Roy (PF), Jay Miles (C) Joseph Coggin, Jason Felton, Carlton Tillman, Ronnie Ramsey, Kevin Goulet | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Nace (SG), Paul Zachter (SF), Aaron Hannah (PF), Devin Christian (C) Bojan Sucharski, Milton Merideth, Byron Holmes, Ernest Gibbons | |
| 02:42 | Northwestern | William McConico knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Ira Eastman | 48-63 |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | Michael Nace is hacked by Ira Eastman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ira Eastman, team foul #14 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs (PG) Michael Hurd | |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | Michael Nace makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | Michael Nace makes the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Shaun Roy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-65 |
| 02:18 | Northwestern | Ronald Mathews pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-65 |
| 02:05 | Northwestern | Jay Miles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Goulet (C) Jay Miles | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:57 | Ohio State | Michael Nace hits a fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Shaun Roy - foul #2 on Shaun Roy, team foul #15 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlton Tillman (SF), Ronnie Ramsey (PF) Ronald Mathews, Shaun Roy | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hurd (PG), Milton Merideth (SF), Ernest Gibbons (C) Joseph Briggs, Paul Zachter, Devin Christian | |
| 01:57 | Ohio State | Michael Nace makes the free throw | 48-68 |
| 01:46 | Northwestern | Milton Merideth is called for the reach on Carlton Tillman - foul #2 on Milton Merideth, team foul #5 | 48-68 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern | Kevin Goulet lays it in set up by William McConico and the foul's on Aaron Hannah - foul #3 on Aaron Hannah, team foul #6 | 50-68 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern | Kevin Goulet misses the free throw | 50-68 |
| 01:32 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons snags the defensive board | 50-68 |
| 01:12 | Ohio State | Ronnie Ramsey is called for the reach on Ernest Gibbons - foul #3 on Ronnie Ramsey, team foul #16 | 50-68 |
| 01:12 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons makes the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 01:12 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons misses the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| 01:12 | Northwestern | Ira Eastman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-69 |
| 01:01 | Northwestern | Kevin Goulet is fouled on the floor by Ernest Gibbons - foul #2 on Ernest Gibbons, team foul #7 | 50-69 |
| 01:01 | Northwestern | Kevin Goulet misses the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 01:01 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Aaron Hannah | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | Michael Nace misses short on an open floater from the free throw line | 50-69 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Carlton Tillman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Ira Eastman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-69 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Kevin Goulet tips it home | 52-69 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd loses the dribble to William McConico in the backcourt | 52-69 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Ira Eastman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-69 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd runs out the clock | 52-69 |