| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Hurd (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Nace (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Merideth (fresh) PF - Aaron Hannah (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ernest Gibbons (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kilbourne (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Perkinson (fresh) SF - Daniel Kling (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jarvis Farrell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ian Decker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons clanks a shot from the left block | 33-26 |
| 19:37 | Purdue | Ian Decker grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 19:09 | Purdue | Ian Decker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-26 |
| 19:08 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ernest Gibbons | 33-26 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | Michael Nace buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Hurd | 36-26 |
| 18:43 | Purdue | Daniel Kling knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Donald Kilbourne | 36-29 |
| 18:14 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons misses the layup against the doubleteam | 36-29 |
| 18:13 | Purdue | Ian Decker snags the defensive board | 36-29 |
| 17:44 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Kling | 36-31 |
| 17:24 | Ohio State | Michael Nace misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Perkinson - foul #2 on Michael Perkinson, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Zachter (SF), Byron Holmes (PF), Devin Christian (C) Milton Merideth, Aaron Hannah, Ernest Gibbons | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:24 | Ohio State | Michael Nace makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 17:24 | Ohio State | Michael Nace makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 16:55 | Purdue | Ian Decker scores on a runner in the lane set up by Donald Kilbourne and he's hacked by Devin Christian - foul #1 on Devin Christian, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bojan Sucharski (SG) Michael Nace | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Wilkinson (SG), Jonathan Mitchell (SF) Michael Perkinson, Daniel Kling | |
| 16:55 | Purdue | Ian Decker makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 16:30 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 16:28 | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 16:01 | Purdue | Jonathan Mitchell misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-34 |
| 15:59 | Purdue | Donald Kilbourne tips it back up and in | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Hurd (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bojan Sucharski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Zachter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Byron Holmes (fresh) C - Devin Christian (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kilbourne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Wilkinson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jonathan Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jarvis Farrell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ian Decker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Ohio State | Devin Christian hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 38-36 |
| 15:43 | Ohio State | Paul Zachter pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 15:28 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 15:27 | Purdue | Ian Decker grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 15:03 | Purdue | Jonathan Mitchell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 15:01 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Hurd | 38-36 |
| 14:45 | Ohio State | Jarvis Farrell swats the shot by Michael Hurd | 38-36 |
| 14:43 | Purdue | Richard Wilkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:25 | Purdue | The jump hook by Ian Decker is blocked by Devin Christian | 38-36 |
| 14:23 | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell can't tip it in | 38-36 |
| 14:22 | Purdue | Richard Wilkinson grabs the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:00 | Purdue | Ian Decker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Wilkinson | 38-38 |
| 13:39 | Ohio State | Devin Christian can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-38 |
| 13:37 | Ohio State | Byron Holmes tips it but misses | 38-38 |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | Devin Christian pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 13:24 | Ohio State | Byron Holmes hits a fadeaway near the basket | 40-38 |
| 13:03 | Purdue | A charge is called on Jarvis Farrell - foul #2 on Jarvis Farrell, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Purdue | Grady Adams (PG), Michael Perkinson (SG), Daniel Kling (SF), Mark Thompson (PF), Nelson Underwood (C) Donald Kilbourne, Richard Wilkinson, Jonathan Mitchell, Jarvis Farrell, Ian Decker | |
| 12:40 | Ohio State | Grady Adams picks off the pass by Joseph Briggs | 40-38 |
| 12:36 | Purdue | Grady Adams hits the finger roll | 40-40 |
| 12:25 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 12:24 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Briggs | 40-40 |
| 12:10 | Ohio State | Michael Nace hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ernest Gibbons out of the doubleteam | 43-40 |
| 11:46 | Purdue | Daniel Kling is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 11:44 | Purdue | Nelson Underwood tips it back up and in | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Joseph Briggs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Nace (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Merideth (fresh) PF - Aaron Hannah (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ernest Gibbons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Grady Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Perkinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Kling (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Thompson (fresh) C - Nelson Underwood (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Ohio State | Nelson Underwood steals the ball from Michael Nace | 43-42 |
| 11:11 | Purdue | Grady Adams is hacked by Ernest Gibbons - foul #3 on Ernest Gibbons, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell (PF) Mark Thompson | |
| 10:50 | Purdue | Nelson Underwood makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Grady Adams | 43-44 |
| 10:41 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah misses long on a floater from the right side | 43-44 |
| 10:40 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Gibbons | 43-44 |
| 10:21 | Ohio State | Michael Nace can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 10:20 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth hits the follow up shot | 45-44 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Ernest Gibbons is called for the reach on Nelson Underwood - foul #4 on Ernest Gibbons, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kilbourne (PG), Richard Wilkinson (SG), Jonathan Mitchell (SF), Ian Decker (C) Grady Adams, Michael Perkinson, Daniel Kling, Nelson Underwood | |
| 09:31 | Purdue | Jonathan Mitchell misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 09:29 | Purdue | Ian Decker can't tip it in | 45-44 |
| 09:28 | Ohio State | Byron Holmes gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 09:09 | Ohio State | Devin Christian loses the ball out of bounds | 45-44 |
| 08:42 | Purdue | Richard Wilkinson drills a floater from the left wing set up by Ian Decker | 45-46 |
| 08:25 | Ohio State | Devin Christian is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Devin Christian, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Nace (SG), Aaron Hannah (PF) Bojan Sucharski, Byron Holmes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Perkinson (SG), Daniel Kling (SF) Richard Wilkinson, Jonathan Mitchell | |
| 08:17 | Purdue | Daniel Kling misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-46 |
| 08:16 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Kilbourne | 45-46 |
| 07:52 | Purdue | Michael Nace takes the ball from Michael Perkinson | 45-46 |
| 07:36 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 07:35 | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell grabs the board | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Hurd (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Nace (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Zachter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aaron Hannah (fresh) 2 reb. C - Devin Christian (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kilbourne (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Perkinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Kling (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jarvis Farrell (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Ian Decker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Purdue | Donald Kilbourne clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 07:12 | Purdue | Daniel Kling tips it but misses | 45-46 |
| 07:10 | Ohio State | Devin Christian pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 06:41 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah loses the ball out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Milton Merideth (SF), Byron Holmes (PF), Ernest Gibbons (C) Paul Zachter, Aaron Hannah, Devin Christian | |
| Subs | Purdue | Grady Adams (PG), Mark Thompson (PF) Donald Kilbourne, Jarvis Farrell | |
| 06:21 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Grady Adams | 45-49 |
| 05:55 | Ohio State | Michael Nace connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Michael Hurd | 48-49 |
| 05:26 | Purdue | Michael Nace steps in front of the Ian Decker pass | 48-49 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | Michael Nace misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | Mark Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 05:00 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson hits a wide open 3 from straight away | 48-52 |
| 04:44 | Ohio State | Byron Holmes is open and buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Michael Nace | 50-52 |
| 04:44 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah (PF) Byron Holmes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kilbourne (PG), Jarvis Farrell (PF) Grady Adams, Mark Thompson | |
| 04:15 | Purdue | Daniel Kling is whistled for traveling | 50-52 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 50-52 |
| 03:58 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ian Decker | 50-52 |
| 03:29 | Purdue | The jump hook by Jarvis Farrell is blocked by Ernest Gibbons | 50-52 |
| 03:28 | Purdue | Donald Kilbourne hits the follow up shot | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Hurd (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Nace (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Milton Merideth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Hannah (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ernest Gibbons (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kilbourne (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Perkinson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Daniel Kling (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jarvis Farrell (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Ian Decker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Ian Decker steps in front of the Milton Merideth pass | 50-54 |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 02:49 | Purdue | Ian Decker tips it back up and in | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:36 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd clanks a 3 from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 02:35 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jarvis Farrell | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:06 | Purdue | The short jumper by Jarvis Farrell is denied by Ernest Gibbons | 50-56 |
| 02:05 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 01:58 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons is hacked by Ian Decker - foul #3 on Ian Decker, team foul #3 | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:48 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 50-56 |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd tips it home | 52-56 |
| 01:42 | Purdue | Donald Kilbourne connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Kling | 52-59 |
| 01:28 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd is whistled for a carry | 52-59 |
| 01:00 | Purdue | Ernest Gibbons steals it from Daniel Kling | 52-59 |
| 00:45 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Michael Hurd | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Purdue | Michael Hurd is called for the reach on Michael Perkinson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Hurd, team foul #5 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jonathan Mitchell (SF), Nelson Underwood (C) Daniel Kling, Ian Decker | |
| 00:40 | Purdue | Nelson Underwood is hacked by Ernest Gibbons - foul #5 on Ernest Gibbons, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Devin Christian (C) Ernest Gibbons | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Devin Christian is called for the reach on Jarvis Farrell - foul #3 on Devin Christian, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Jonathan Mitchell is called for the reach on Michael Hurd - foul #1 on Jonathan Mitchell, team foul #4 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Kling (SF), Ian Decker (C) Jonathan Mitchell, Nelson Underwood | |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Devin Christian grabs the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Devin Christian | 54-59 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Michael Nace misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-59 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Ian Decker gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Michael Nace is called for the reach on Ian Decker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Nace, team foul #8 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jonathan Mitchell (SF) Daniel Kling | |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Ian Decker misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Milton Merideth | 54-59 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Jarvis Farrell picks off the pass by Devin Christian | 54-59 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Nace - foul #3 on Michael Nace, team foul #9 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Nelson Underwood (C) Ian Decker | |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 54-59 |