| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Hurd (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Nace (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Merideth (fresh) PF - Aaron Hannah (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Gibbons (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Mark Johnston (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leonard Prendergast (fresh) SF - Gary Felan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Mullane (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Lee Squires (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth inbounds the ball | 23-22 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:54 | Ohio State | Mark Johnston is called for the reach on Michael Hurd in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Johnston, team foul #1 | 23-22 |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | Michael Nace is called for traveling | 23-22 |
| 19:13 | Indiana | Gary Felan double dribbles | 23-22 |
| 18:53 | Ohio State | Leonard Prendergast steps in front of the Michael Nace pass | 23-22 |
| 18:33 | Indiana | Leonard Prendergast buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Johnston | 23-25 |
| 18:05 | Ohio State | Michael Nace misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 18:04 | Indiana | John Mullane grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 17:51 | Indiana | Lee Squires is fouled on the floor by Ernest Gibbons - foul #1 on Ernest Gibbons, team foul #1 | 23-25 |
| 17:32 | Indiana | Lee Squires's fadeaway is rejected by Ernest Gibbons | 23-25 |
| 17:30 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 17:04 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 17:02 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah gets the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 16:43 | Ohio State | Michael Nace scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Aaron Hannah | 26-25 |
| 16:24 | Indiana | Gary Felan hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Lee Squires | 26-28 |
| 15:56 | Ohio State | Michael Nace comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 26-28 |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth misses the tip | 26-28 |
| 15:53 | Indiana | Gary Felan grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Hurd (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Nace (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Merideth (fairly fresh) PF - Aaron Hannah (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Gibbons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Mark Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leonard Prendergast (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Felan (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Mullane (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Lee Squires (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Indiana | John Mullane misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left side | 26-28 |
| 15:30 | Indiana | Lee Squires tips it back up and in | 26-30 |
| 15:15 | Ohio State | Michael Nace misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Leonard Prendergast - foul #1 on Leonard Prendergast, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs (PG), Paul Zachter (SF), Byron Holmes (PF), Devin Christian (C) Michael Hurd, Milton Merideth, Aaron Hannah, Ernest Gibbons | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ricky Raney (PG), Norman Jones (SG), Robert Matthews (PF), Liang Chiu (C) Mark Johnston, Leonard Prendergast, John Mullane, Lee Squires | |
| 15:15 | Ohio State | Michael Nace makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 15:15 | Ohio State | Michael Nace makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 14:52 | Indiana | Liang Chiu misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 14:51 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Paul Zachter | 28-30 |
| 14:31 | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 28-30 |
| 14:30 | Indiana | Liang Chiu snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 14:10 | Indiana | Robert Matthews misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 28-30 |
| 14:09 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Jones | 28-30 |
| 13:48 | Indiana | Paul Zachter is called for the reach on Ricky Raney - foul #2 on Paul Zachter, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hurd (PG), Bojan Sucharski (SG) Joseph Briggs, Michael Nace | |
| Subs | Indiana | Leonard Prendergast (SF), Lee Squires (C) Gary Felan, Liang Chiu | |
| 13:22 | Indiana | Leonard Prendergast hits a turnaround from the baseline | 28-32 |
| 13:00 | Ohio State | Devin Christian misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Robert Matthews - foul #1 on Robert Matthews, team foul #3 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah (PF) Byron Holmes | |
| Subs | Indiana | Mark Johnston (PG), John Mullane (PF) Norman Jones, Robert Matthews | |
| 13:00 | Ohio State | Devin Christian misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 13:00 | Ohio State | Devin Christian misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 13:00 | Indiana | The rebound goes to John Mullane | 28-32 |
| 12:31 | Indiana | Leonard Prendergast scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 12:06 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 12:04 | Ohio State | Devin Christian grabs the offensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 11:51 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 11:50 | Ohio State | Bojan Sucharski grabs the offensive board | 28-34 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Hurd (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Bojan Sucharski (fresh) SF - Paul Zachter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Hannah (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Devin Christian (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Mark Johnston (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leonard Prendergast (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ricky Raney (fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Mullane (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Lee Squires (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Bojan Sucharski | 31-34 |
| 11:20 | Indiana | Devin Christian swats the short shot by Lee Squires | 31-34 |
| 11:19 | Ohio State | Paul Zachter gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 10:52 | Ohio State | Devin Christian is called for traveling | 31-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Nace (SG), Milton Merideth (SF), Ernest Gibbons (C) Bojan Sucharski, Paul Zachter, Devin Christian | |
| Subs | Indiana | Norman Jones (SG), Gary Felan (SF), Liang Chiu (C) Leonard Prendergast, Ricky Raney, Lee Squires | |
| 10:36 | Indiana | Liang Chiu is called for traveling | 31-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Holmes (PF) Aaron Hannah | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Matthews (PF) John Mullane | |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | Michael Nace loses the ball out of bounds | 31-34 |
| 09:59 | Indiana | Gary Felan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ernest Gibbons - foul #2 on Ernest Gibbons, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| 09:59 | Indiana | Gary Felan makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 09:59 | Indiana | Gary Felan misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 09:59 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 09:32 | Ohio State | Michael Nace misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 09:30 | Indiana | Liang Chiu gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 09:10 | Indiana | Liang Chiu travels with the ball | 31-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs (PG), Aaron Hannah (PF) Michael Hurd, Byron Holmes | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ricky Raney (PG), Leonard Prendergast (SG), John Mullane (PF), Lee Squires (C) Mark Johnston, Norman Jones, Robert Matthews, Liang Chiu | |
| 08:56 | Ohio State | Lee Squires denies the turnaround by Ernest Gibbons | 31-35 |
| 08:55 | Indiana | Leonard Prendergast pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 08:40 | Indiana | Gary Felan is fouled on the floor by Milton Merideth - foul #1 on Milton Merideth, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| 08:18 | Indiana | John Mullane comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Ernest Gibbons - foul #3 on Ernest Gibbons, team foul #5 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hurd (PG) Joseph Briggs | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 08:18 | Indiana | John Mullane makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 08:18 | Indiana | John Mullane misses the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 08:18 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 07:58 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 07:57 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah snags the offensive board | 31-36 |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah is hacked by John Mullane - foul #1 on John Mullane, team foul #4 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Zachter (SF) Milton Merideth | |
| Subs | Indiana | Mark Johnston (PG) Ricky Raney | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Hurd (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Michael Nace (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Zachter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Hannah (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ernest Gibbons (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Mark Johnston (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leonard Prendergast (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gary Felan (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Mullane (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Lee Squires (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Gary Felan - foul #1 on Gary Felan, team foul #5 | 31-36 |
| 07:26 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 07:26 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 06:58 | Indiana | Gary Felan double dribbles | 33-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bojan Sucharski (SG), Devin Christian (C) Michael Nace, Ernest Gibbons | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 06:38 | Ohio State | Leonard Prendergast takes the ball from Michael Hurd | 33-36 |
| 06:33 | Indiana | Leonard Prendergast dunks the ball | 33-38 |
| 06:14 | Ohio State | Paul Zachter connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Hurd and the foul's on Gary Felan - foul #2 on Gary Felan, team foul #6 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Holmes (PF) Aaron Hannah | |
| Subs | Indiana | Norman Jones (SG), Ricky Raney (SF), Robert Matthews (PF) Leonard Prendergast, Gary Felan, John Mullane | |
| 06:14 | Ohio State | Paul Zachter makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| 05:56 | Indiana | Bojan Sucharski steps in front of the Ricky Raney pass | 36-38 |
| 05:52 | Ohio State | Paul Zachter hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bojan Sucharski | 38-38 |
| 05:33 | Indiana | Ricky Raney's fadeaway is rejected by Byron Holmes | 38-38 |
| 05:31 | Ohio State | Paul Zachter grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 05:05 | Ohio State | Devin Christian misses the dunk attempt | 38-38 |
| 05:04 | Indiana | Lee Squires snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 04:45 | Indiana | Paul Zachter steals the ball from Mark Johnston | 38-38 |
| 04:45 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Nace (SG), Milton Merideth (SF), Aaron Hannah (PF), Ernest Gibbons (C) Bojan Sucharski, Paul Zachter, Byron Holmes, Devin Christian | |
| Subs | Indiana | Leonard Prendergast (SG), Gary Felan (SF), John Mullane (PF) Norman Jones, Ricky Raney, Robert Matthews | |
| 04:16 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth tips it back up and in | 40-38 |
| 03:54 | Indiana | Aaron Hannah swats the dunk try by John Mullane | 40-38 |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Nace | 40-38 |
| 03:40 | Ohio State | Lee Squires swats the dunk try by Ernest Gibbons | 40-38 |
| 03:38 | Indiana | Lee Squires snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Hurd (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Nace (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Merideth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Hannah (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ernest Gibbons (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Mark Johnston (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leonard Prendergast (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gary Felan (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Mullane (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Lee Squires (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Indiana | Leonard Prendergast's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Liang Chiu (C) Lee Squires | |
| 02:49 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 42-38 |
| 02:27 | Indiana | Gary Felan is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-38 |
| 02:25 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 02:01 | Ohio State | Liang Chiu is called for the reach on Michael Hurd - foul #1 on Liang Chiu, team foul #7 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ricky Raney (PG), Lee Squires (C) Mark Johnston, Liang Chiu | |
| 02:01 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 02:01 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:48 | Indiana | Gary Felan's floater is tipped away by Ernest Gibbons | 44-38 |
| 01:47 | Indiana | John Mullane gets the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 01:35 | Indiana | Gary Felan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 01:33 | Indiana | John Mullane tips it but misses | 44-38 |
| 01:32 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 01:13 | Indiana | Lee Squires grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 01:04 | Indiana | John Mullane is fouled on the floor by Aaron Hannah - foul #1 on Aaron Hannah, team foul #6 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Mark Johnston (PG) Ricky Raney | |
| 00:53 | Indiana | Gary Felan shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-41 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | John Mullane swats the dunk try by Ernest Gibbons | 44-41 |
| 00:29 | Indiana | The rebound goes to John Mullane | 44-41 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Indiana | Gary Felan is hacked by Milton Merideth - foul #2 on Milton Merideth, team foul #7 | 44-41 |
| 00:21 | Indiana | Gary Felan misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Leonard Prendergast is called for the reach on Ernest Gibbons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leonard Prendergast, team foul #8 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Holmes (PF) Aaron Hannah | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 00:20 | Indiana | Lee Squires grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 00:03 | Indiana | Leonard Prendergast is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Leonard Prendergast, team foul #9 | 44-41 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Mark Johnston is called for the reach on Michael Hurd in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Johnston, team foul #10 | 44-41 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 00:02 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Lee Squires | 45-41 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Lee Squires comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 45-41 |