| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Ronald Pitcock (fresh) SG - Kevin Utecht (fresh) SF - Martin Allain (fresh) PF - Paul Pruskowski (fresh) C - John Armstrong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Nace (fresh) SG - William Campbell (fresh) SF - Aaron Hannah (fresh) PF - Robbie Grant (fresh) C - Devin Christian (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | John Armstrong wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Vanderbilt | Martin Allain clanks a shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Devin Christian | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Ohio State | John Armstrong steps in front of the Robbie Grant pass | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Pitcock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Ohio State | William Campbell hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Michael Nace | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Vanderbilt | John Armstrong misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Robbie Grant - foul #1 on Robbie Grant, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Vanderbilt | John Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:49 | Vanderbilt | John Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:49 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robbie Grant | 1-2 |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | William Campbell is fouled on the floor by John Armstrong - foul #1 on John Armstrong, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 18:17 | Ohio State | Devin Christian misses the floater from the left block | 1-2 |
| 18:16 | Ohio State | Michael Nace grabs the offensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:06 | Ohio State | Michael Nace clanks a 3 from the right corner | 1-2 |
| 18:04 | Vanderbilt | John Armstrong grabs the board | 1-2 |
| 17:40 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Pitcock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 1-2 |
| 17:39 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Aaron Hannah | 1-2 |
| 17:32 | Ohio State | Michael Nace works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by William Campbell | 1-4 |
| 17:03 | Vanderbilt | John Armstrong can't finish the layup | 1-4 |
| 17:01 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah pulls down the rebound | 1-4 |
| 16:55 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 1-4 |
| 16:53 | Ohio State | William Campbell hits the follow up shot | 1-6 |
| 16:31 | Vanderbilt | William Campbell picks off the pass by Ronald Pitcock out of a doubleteam | 1-6 |
| 16:22 | Ohio State | Michael Nace shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 1-6 |
| 16:20 | Vanderbilt | Paul Pruskowski grabs the defensive rebound | 1-6 |
| 16:16 | Vanderbilt | Devin Christian blocks the jumper by Kevin Utecht | 1-6 |
| 16:15 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robbie Grant | 1-6 |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-6 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Hail (PG), Robert Graves (SG), John Hall (SF), Bradford Colbert (PF), James Howard (C) Ronald Pitcock, Kevin Utecht, Martin Allain, Paul Pruskowski, John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs (PG), Dustin Lauzon (SG), Milton Merideth (SF), Paul Zachter (PF), Byron Holmes (C) Michael Nace, William Campbell, Aaron Hannah, Robbie Grant, Devin Christian | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Hail (fresh) SG - Robert Graves (fresh) SF - John Hall (fresh) PF - Bradford Colbert (fresh) C - James Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Joseph Briggs (fresh) SG - Dustin Lauzon (fresh) SF - Milton Merideth (fresh) PF - Paul Zachter (fresh) C - Byron Holmes (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Vanderbilt | James Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 1-6 |
| 15:04 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth comes up short on the shot from the left side | 1-6 |
| 15:02 | Vanderbilt | James Hail snags the defensive board | 1-6 |
| 14:50 | Vanderbilt | James Hail misses short on a 3 from straight away | 1-6 |
| 14:48 | Vanderbilt | James Howard hits the follow up shot | 3-6 |
| 14:32 | Ohio State | Byron Holmes is fouled on the floor by James Howard - foul #1 on James Howard, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Nace (PG), William Campbell (SG) Joseph Briggs, Dustin Lauzon | |
| 14:26 | Ohio State | Michael Nace makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Byron Holmes | 3-9 |
| 14:22 | Vanderbilt | James Hail loses the ball out of bounds | 3-9 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah (SF), Devin Christian (C) Milton Merideth, Byron Holmes | |
| 14:03 | Ohio State | William Campbell slams it home set up by Paul Zachter and he's fouled by Bradford Colbert - foul #1 on Bradford Colbert, team foul #3 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ronald Pitcock (PG), John Armstrong (C) James Hail, James Howard | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:03 | Ohio State | William Campbell misses the free throw | 3-11 |
| 14:03 | Vanderbilt | John Armstrong grabs the board | 3-11 |
| 13:45 | Vanderbilt | Robert Graves comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-11 |
| 13:43 | Vanderbilt | John Armstrong tips it but misses | 3-11 |
| 13:42 | Ohio State | Devin Christian pulls down the rebound | 3-11 |
| 13:28 | Ohio State | Michael Nace shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 3-11 |
| 13:26 | Vanderbilt | John Hall pulls down the rebound | 3-11 |
| 13:09 | Vanderbilt | Devin Christian denies the turnaround by Bradford Colbert | 3-11 |
| 13:07 | Vanderbilt | Bradford Colbert snags the offensive board | 3-11 |
| 12:41 | Vanderbilt | Robert Graves drills a 3 from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 12:20 | Ohio State | Bradford Colbert blocks the jumper by Paul Zachter | 6-11 |
| 12:19 | Vanderbilt | John Hall snags the defensive board | 6-11 |
| 11:55 | Vanderbilt | Robert Graves is called for traveling | 6-11 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Hail (PG), Kevin Utecht (SG), Martin Allain (SF), Paul Pruskowski (PF), James Howard (C) Ronald Pitcock, Robert Graves, John Hall, Bradford Colbert, John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs (PG), Dustin Lauzon (SG), Milton Merideth (SF), Robbie Grant (PF), Byron Holmes (C) Michael Nace, William Campbell, Aaron Hannah, Paul Zachter, Devin Christian | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Hail (fresh) SG - Kevin Utecht (fresh) SF - Martin Allain (fresh) PF - Paul Pruskowski (fresh) C - James Howard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Joseph Briggs (fresh) SG - Dustin Lauzon (fresh) SF - Milton Merideth (fresh) PF - Robbie Grant (fresh) 2 reb. C - Byron Holmes (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Ohio State | Robbie Grant misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-11 |
| 11:36 | Ohio State | Dustin Lauzon grabs the offensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 11:29 | Ohio State | Robbie Grant misses the floater from the right side | 6-11 |
| 11:28 | Vanderbilt | James Hail grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 11:08 | Vanderbilt | James Hail travels with the ball | 6-11 |
| 10:40 | Ohio State | Byron Holmes misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-11 |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Lauzon | 6-11 |
| 10:15 | Ohio State | Byron Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-11 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ronald Pitcock (PG), John Armstrong (C) James Hail, James Howard | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Nace (PG), William Campbell (SG) Joseph Briggs, Dustin Lauzon | |
| 09:46 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Utecht misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 6-11 |
| 09:44 | Vanderbilt | John Armstrong gets the offensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 09:25 | Vanderbilt | Martin Allain blows the layup | 6-11 |
| 09:24 | Ohio State | Byron Holmes pulls down the rebound | 6-11 |
| 09:05 | Ohio State | Michael Nace evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by William Campbell and he's fouled by Kevin Utecht - foul #1 on Kevin Utecht, team foul #4 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Graves (SG), John Hall (SF), Bradford Colbert (PF) Kevin Utecht, Martin Allain, Paul Pruskowski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah (SF), Paul Zachter (PF), Devin Christian (C) Milton Merideth, Robbie Grant, Byron Holmes | |
| 09:05 | Ohio State | Michael Nace makes the free throw | 6-14 |
| 08:36 | Vanderbilt | John Hall scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Graves | 8-14 |
| 08:26 | Ohio State | William Campbell is fouled on the floor by Robert Graves - foul #1 on Robert Graves, team foul #5 | 8-14 |
| 08:07 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah misses the floater near the basket | 8-14 |
| 08:05 | Ohio State | Michael Nace snags the offensive board | 8-14 |
| 07:49 | Ohio State | Michael Nace buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by William Campbell | 8-17 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Ronald Pitcock (fresh) SG - Robert Graves (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bradford Colbert (fresh) C - John Armstrong (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Nace (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Campbell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Aaron Hannah (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Zachter (fresh) C - Devin Christian (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:29 | Vanderbilt | John Hall hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-17 |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | Devin Christian grabs the defensive rebound | 8-17 |
| 07:18 | Ohio State | Devin Christian is fouled on the floor by John Armstrong - foul #2 on John Armstrong, team foul #6 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kevin Utecht (PG), Martin Allain (SF), Paul Pruskowski (PF) Ronald Pitcock, John Hall, John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs (PG), Dustin Lauzon (SG), Robbie Grant (PF) Michael Nace, William Campbell, Paul Zachter | |
| 07:00 | Ohio State | Devin Christian loses the dribble to Robert Graves | 8-17 |
| 06:57 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Utecht lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Graves | 10-17 |
| 06:38 | Ohio State | Devin Christian makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Joseph Briggs | 10-19 |
| 06:16 | Vanderbilt | Bradford Colbert scores on a floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Devin Christian - foul #1 on Devin Christian, team foul #2 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ronald Pitcock (PG) Robert Graves | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Nace (PG), Milton Merideth (SF), Byron Holmes (C) Joseph Briggs, Aaron Hannah, Devin Christian | |
| 06:16 | Vanderbilt | Bradford Colbert makes the free throw | 13-19 |
| 06:05 | Ohio State | Michael Nace splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Byron Holmes | 13-22 |
| 05:39 | Vanderbilt | Martin Allain misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 13-22 |
| 05:38 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Byron Holmes | 13-22 |
| 05:33 | Ohio State | Michael Nace misses short on a runner from close range | 13-22 |
| 05:32 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Pitcock grabs the defensive rebound | 13-22 |
| 05:15 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Pitcock knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-22 |
| 04:58 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Kevin Utecht - foul #2 on Kevin Utecht, team foul #7 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Graves (SG), John Hall (SF), James Howard (C) Kevin Utecht, Martin Allain, Bradford Colbert | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Campbell (SG), Paul Zachter (PF), Devin Christian (C) Dustin Lauzon, Robbie Grant, Byron Holmes | |
| 04:58 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth makes the free throw | 16-25 |
| 04:29 | Vanderbilt | John Hall connects on the open jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Pruskowski | 18-25 |
| 04:18 | Ohio State | William Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-25 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Hail (PG) Ronald Pitcock | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs (PG), Aaron Hannah (SF) Michael Nace, Milton Merideth | |
| 03:58 | Vanderbilt | James Howard is hacked by Devin Christian - foul #2 on Devin Christian, team foul #3 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Armstrong (C) Paul Pruskowski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:45 | Vanderbilt | Robert Graves can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-25 |
| 03:44 | Ohio State | Devin Christian pulls down the rebound | 18-25 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Hail (fresh) SG - Robert Graves (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Howard (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Armstrong (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Joseph Briggs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Aaron Hannah (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Zachter (fresh) C - Devin Christian (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:28 | Ohio State | Paul Zachter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-25 |
| 03:05 | Vanderbilt | James Hail makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Howard | 21-25 |
| 02:54 | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs is fouled on the floor by James Hail - foul #1 on James Hail, team foul #8 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ronald Pitcock (PG), Martin Allain (SF), Bradford Colbert (PF) James Hail, John Hall, James Howard | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Holmes (C) Devin Christian | |
| 02:54 | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs misses the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 02:54 | Vanderbilt | Bradford Colbert grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 02:27 | Vanderbilt | Robert Graves drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bradford Colbert | 24-25 |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | Paul Zachter misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 02:16 | Ohio State | Byron Holmes tips it back up and in | 24-27 |
| 01:47 | Vanderbilt | Martin Allain scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Ronald Pitcock | 27-27 |
| 01:30 | Ohio State | William Campbell buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-30 |
| 01:13 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Pitcock works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 01:12 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Byron Holmes | 27-30 |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Graves - foul #2 on Robert Graves, team foul #9 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kevin Utecht (SG), John Hall (SF), Paul Pruskowski (PF) Robert Graves, Martin Allain, Bradford Colbert | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Nace (PG), Dustin Lauzon (SG), Robbie Grant (PF), Devin Christian (C) Joseph Briggs, William Campbell, Paul Zachter, Byron Holmes | |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 00:39 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Utecht scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Pruskowski and he's hacked by Dustin Lauzon - foul #1 on Dustin Lauzon, team foul #4 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Howard (C) John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Milton Merideth (SF) Aaron Hannah | |
| 00:39 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Utecht makes the free throw | 30-31 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Robbie Grant drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Nace out of a doubleteam | 30-33 |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Utecht misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Michael Nace snags the defensive board | 30-33 |