| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Chase Holguin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Oliveira (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Walls (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tim Coates (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Aarons (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Richard Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Norris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Samuel Isham (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Martin Cline (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - David Murphy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Samuel Isham inbounds the ball | 27-35 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | Richard Mason can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-35 |
| 19:36 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Tim Coates | 30-35 |
| 18:53 | Ohio State | Samuel Isham connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from David Murphy | 30-38 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 32-38 |
| 18:20 | Ohio State | Jason Norris clanks a 3 from straight away | 32-38 |
| 18:18 | Ohio State | Richard Mason grabs the offensive board | 32-38 |
| 17:56 | Ohio State | Martin Cline hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Chase Holguin - foul #1 on Chase Holguin, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| 17:56 | Ohio State | Martin Cline makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 17:56 | Ohio State | Martin Cline makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 17:45 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-40 |
| 17:44 | Northwestern | Tim Coates tips it in | 34-40 |
| 17:20 | Ohio State | Chase Holguin steals it from Martin Cline | 34-40 |
| 17:01 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Mason - foul #1 on Richard Mason, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes (PG), Robert Compton (SG), Richard Glover (SF), Vincent Freitas (PF) Chase Holguin, Thomas Oliveira, Keith Walls, Tim Coates | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Linthicum (SG), Steven Stumbaugh (C) Jason Norris, David Murphy | |
| 17:01 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 17:01 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 16:43 | Ohio State | Steven Stumbaugh blows the layup | 36-40 |
| 16:42 | Ohio State | Martin Cline gets the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 16:24 | Ohio State | Steven Stumbaugh hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 36-40 |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | Steven Stumbaugh grabs the offensive board | 36-40 |
| 16:11 | Ohio State | Robert Compton is called for the reach on John Linthicum - foul #2 on Robert Compton, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chase Holguin (PG), Keith Walls (SF), Angel Rodriguez (C) Tyson Holmes, Vincent Freitas, Raymond Aarons | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 15:51 | Ohio State | John Linthicum's layup is rejected by Keith Walls | 36-40 |
| 15:49 | Ohio State | Martin Cline tips it but misses | 36-40 |
| 15:48 | Ohio State | John Linthicum pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Chase Holguin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Compton (fresh) SF - Keith Walls (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Glover (fresh) 1 pts. C - Angel Rodriguez (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Richard Mason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Linthicum (fresh) SF - Samuel Isham (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - Martin Cline (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Stumbaugh (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Ohio State | Martin Cline can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-40 |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Keith Walls | 36-40 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | Chase Holguin is fouled on the floor by Richard Mason - foul #2 on Richard Mason, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira (SG), Arthur Pruett (SF), Tim Coates (PF) Robert Compton, Keith Walls, Angel Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Norris (SG) John Linthicum | |
| 15:06 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 14:43 | Ohio State | Steven Stumbaugh connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 14:30 | Northwestern | Jason Norris picks off the pass by Richard Glover | 39-42 |
| 14:26 | Ohio State | Martin Cline jams it set up by Jason Norris | 39-44 |
| 14:06 | Northwestern | Tim Coates's floater is tipped away by Martin Cline | 39-44 |
| 14:04 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira snags the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | Richard Mason is called for the reach on Chase Holguin - foul #3 on Richard Mason, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes (PG), Raymond Aarons (C) Chase Holguin, Richard Glover | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Murphy (C) Steven Stumbaugh | |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes is hacked by Samuel Isham - foul #3 on Samuel Isham, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | Martin Cline is called for the reach on Tim Coates - foul #2 on Martin Cline, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Todd Armentrout (PG) Richard Mason | |
| 13:32 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 39-44 |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | David Murphy pulls down the rebound | 39-44 |
| 13:13 | Ohio State | Martin Cline lays it in on a great pass from Jason Norris | 39-46 |
| 12:58 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-46 |
| 12:56 | Ohio State | Martin Cline grabs the board | 39-46 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Thomas Oliveira is called for the reach on Jason Norris - foul #1 on Thomas Oliveira, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chase Holguin (PG), Keith Walls (SG), Richard Glover (PF) Tyson Holmes, Thomas Oliveira, Tim Coates | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Mason (PG), John Linthicum (SF) Jason Norris, Samuel Isham | |
| 12:18 | Ohio State | John Linthicum can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 39-46 |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Arthur Pruett | 39-46 |
| 12:04 | Northwestern | David Murphy denies the turnaround by Richard Glover | 39-46 |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | Todd Armentrout pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 11:39 | Ohio State | Martin Cline connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Mason | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Chase Holguin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Walls (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Pruett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Glover (fresh) 1 pts. C - Raymond Aarons (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Richard Mason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Armentrout (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Linthicum (fresh) PF - Martin Cline (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - David Murphy (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Northwestern | Richard Glover misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Martin Cline - foul #3 on Martin Cline, team foul #6 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Compton (SG), Angel Rodriguez (C) Arthur Pruett, Raymond Aarons | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Norris (SG), Steven Stumbaugh (PF) Todd Armentrout, Martin Cline | |
| 11:25 | Northwestern | Richard Glover misses the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 11:25 | Northwestern | Richard Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 11:07 | Ohio State | Steven Stumbaugh clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 40-48 |
| 11:06 | Ohio State | Jason Norris tips it home | 40-50 |
| 10:46 | Northwestern | Angel Rodriguez is denied on a layup by Steven Stumbaugh | 40-50 |
| 10:44 | Ohio State | David Murphy pulls down the rebound | 40-50 |
| 10:19 | Ohio State | David Murphy hits the finger roll set up by Jason Norris and he's fouled by Angel Rodriguez - foul #1 on Angel Rodriguez, team foul #4 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes (PG), Thomas Oliveira (SG), Tim Coates (PF), Raymond Aarons (C) Chase Holguin, Robert Compton, Richard Glover, Angel Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Todd Armentrout (PG), Samuel Isham (SF), Martin Cline (PF) Richard Mason, John Linthicum, Steven Stumbaugh | |
| 10:19 | Ohio State | David Murphy makes the free throw | 40-53 |
| 10:11 | Northwestern | Martin Cline blocks the short jumper by Raymond Aarons | 40-53 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern | Martin Cline picks off the pass by Raymond Aarons | 40-53 |
| 09:32 | Ohio State | Tyson Holmes is called for the reach on Samuel Isham - foul #3 on Tyson Holmes, team foul #5 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett (SF) Keith Walls | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Linthicum (SG), Steven Stumbaugh (C) Jason Norris, David Murphy | |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | Tim Coates steals it from John Linthicum | 40-53 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 09:03 | Northwestern | Tim Coates tips it back up and in | 42-53 |
| 08:41 | Ohio State | Steven Stumbaugh misses the easy layup | 42-53 |
| 08:39 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| 08:33 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 42-53 |
| 08:31 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett grabs the offensive board | 42-53 |
| 08:22 | Northwestern | Martin Cline steals the ball from Arthur Pruett | 42-53 |
| 08:05 | Ohio State | Steven Stumbaugh hits a wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Todd Armentrout | 42-55 |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | Martin Cline is called for the reach on Arthur Pruett - foul #4 on Martin Cline, team foul #7 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chase Holguin (PG), Richard Glover (C) Tyson Holmes, Raymond Aarons | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Mason (PG), Jason Norris (SG) Todd Armentrout, John Linthicum | |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett misses the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 07:46 | Ohio State | Steven Stumbaugh grabs the board | 42-55 |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | Steven Stumbaugh drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Jason Norris | 42-57 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Chase Holguin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Oliveira (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Pruett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tim Coates (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Glover (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Richard Mason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Norris (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Isham (tiring) 16 pts. 3 pf. PF - Martin Cline (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Steven Stumbaugh (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Northwestern | Richard Glover loses the dribble to Steven Stumbaugh | 42-57 |
| 06:54 | Ohio State | Martin Cline hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Jason Norris | 42-59 |
| 06:43 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-59 |
| 06:41 | Ohio State | Martin Cline grabs the defensive rebound | 42-59 |
| 06:19 | Ohio State | Martin Cline misses short on a jumper in the paint | 42-59 |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | Richard Glover pulls down the rebound | 42-59 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Steven Stumbaugh steps in front of the Chase Holguin pass | 42-59 |
| 05:55 | Ohio State | Steven Stumbaugh scores on a fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Richard Glover - foul #2 on Richard Glover, team foul #6 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Compton (SG), Keith Walls (SF), Raymond Aarons (C) Thomas Oliveira, Arthur Pruett, Tim Coates | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Linthicum (SF), David Murphy (C) Samuel Isham, Martin Cline | |
| 05:55 | Ohio State | Steven Stumbaugh makes the free throw | 42-62 |
| 05:37 | Northwestern | Keith Walls is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Keith Walls, team foul #7 | 42-62 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | Steven Stumbaugh hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 42-62 |
| 05:15 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons snags the defensive board | 42-62 |
| 04:57 | Northwestern | Richard Glover makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Robert Compton | 44-62 |
| 04:36 | Ohio State | Robert Compton steals the ball from Richard Mason | 44-62 |
| 04:21 | Northwestern | Richard Glover misses short on a jumper in the paint | 44-62 |
| 04:20 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to David Murphy | 44-62 |
| 04:16 | Ohio State | Jason Norris is whistled for a carry | 44-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes (PG), Vincent Freitas (PF), Angel Rodriguez (C) Chase Holguin, Richard Glover, Raymond Aarons | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Todd Armentrout (PG), Samuel Isham (SF), Martin Cline (PF) Richard Mason, Jason Norris, David Murphy | |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Keith Walls's pass is intercepted by Samuel Isham | 44-62 |
| 03:45 | Ohio State | Todd Armentrout misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-62 |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Angel Rodriguez | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-62 |
| 03:38 | Ohio State | Steven Stumbaugh pulls down the rebound | 44-62 |
| 03:15 | Ohio State | Steven Stumbaugh lays it in | 44-64 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tyson Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Compton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Walls (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Vincent Freitas (fresh) C - Angel Rodriguez (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Todd Armentrout (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Linthicum (fairly fresh) SF - Samuel Isham (tiring) 16 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Martin Cline (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Steven Stumbaugh (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:09 | Northwestern | Keith Walls hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-64 |
| 03:07 | Ohio State | Todd Armentrout grabs the defensive rebound | 44-64 |
| 02:38 | Ohio State | Samuel Isham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Glover (SF) Robert Compton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Mason (PG), Jason Norris (SG), David Murphy (C) Todd Armentrout, John Linthicum, Steven Stumbaugh | |
| 02:29 | Northwestern | Keith Walls makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | David Murphy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-64 |
| 02:00 | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes pulls down the rebound | 47-64 |
| 01:39 | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 47-64 |
| 01:38 | Ohio State | Jason Norris grabs the defensive rebound | 47-64 |
| 01:23 | Ohio State | Jason Norris makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Mason | 47-66 |
| 01:07 | Northwestern | Richard Glover connects on the shot near the basket | 49-66 |
| 00:39 | Ohio State | Richard Mason blows the layup | 49-66 |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Keith Walls pulls down the rebound | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Richard Glover is fouled on the floor by Samuel Isham - foul #4 on Samuel Isham, team foul #8 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Compton (SG) Vincent Freitas | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Richard Glover makes the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Richard Glover misses the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | David Murphy grabs the board | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Richard Mason runs out the clock | 50-66 |