| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Mark Fitzgerald (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kristopher Spier (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Chuck Wolfe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Derrick Jasmin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn McMakin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Carter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Antonio Cartwright (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Frank Taylor inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Ohio State | Chuck Wolfe throws it down on a nice dish by Kristopher Spier | 35-36 |
| 19:28 | Northwestern | Derrick Jasmin splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Shawn McMakin | 35-39 |
| 19:17 | Ohio State | Frank Taylor is hacked by Carl Stewart - foul #1 on Carl Stewart, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| 18:58 | Ohio State | Chuck Wolfe clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 18:57 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 18:29 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart is hacked by Sean Miller - foul #2 on Sean Miller, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| 18:17 | Northwestern | Shawn McMakin misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 18:16 | Ohio State | Sean Miller grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 18:09 | Ohio State | Frank Taylor is hacked by Derrick Jasmin - foul #2 on Derrick Jasmin, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| 17:48 | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Fitzgerald | 38-39 |
| 17:35 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart is called for a charge - foul #2 on Carl Stewart, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| 17:15 | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 17:13 | Northwestern | David Carter grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 17:06 | Northwestern | Frank Taylor steps in front of the Shawn McMakin pass | 38-39 |
| 17:03 | Ohio State | Mark Fitzgerald lays it in on a nice dish by Frank Taylor | 40-39 |
| 16:52 | Northwestern | Derrick Jasmin's pass is intercepted by Frank Taylor | 40-39 |
| 16:39 | Ohio State | Sean Miller misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Carter - foul #2 on David Carter, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ramon Soto (PG), Chad Cumbie (SG), John Cronin (C) Mark Fitzgerald, Kristopher Spier, Chuck Wolfe | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:39 | Ohio State | Sean Miller makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 16:39 | Ohio State | Sean Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 16:39 | Northwestern | Shawn McMakin grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | David Carter misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 16:17 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to John Cronin | 41-39 |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | Sean Miller dunks the ball on a great pass from Chad Cumbie | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ramon Soto (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chad Cumbie (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frank Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sean Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Cronin (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Derrick Jasmin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn McMakin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Stewart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Cartwright (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | Chad Cumbie steals the ball from Carl Stewart | 43-39 |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | Frank Taylor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-39 |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 15:07 | Northwestern | David Carter hits the finger roll set up by Derrick Jasmin | 43-41 |
| 14:43 | Ohio State | Chad Cumbie is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Chad Cumbie, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Fitzgerald (PG), Kristopher Spier (SG), Larry Hurley (PF), Chuck Wolfe (C) Ramon Soto, Frank Taylor, Sean Miller, John Cronin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:30 | Northwestern | Derrick Jasmin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 14:29 | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 14:08 | Ohio State | Mark Fitzgerald is hacked by David Carter - foul #3 on David Carter, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| 13:52 | Ohio State | Antonio Cartwright is called for the reach on Chuck Wolfe - foul #2 on Antonio Cartwright, team foul #6 | 43-41 |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Larry Hurley blows the layup but he's fouled by Carl Stewart - foul #3 on Carl Stewart, team foul #7 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frank Taylor (SF) Chad Cumbie | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Larry Hurley makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Larry Hurley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 13:20 | Northwestern | Shawn McMakin misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 13:18 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Frank Taylor | 45-41 |
| 13:08 | Ohio State | Chuck Wolfe knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 47-41 |
| 12:51 | Northwestern | Derrick Jasmin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-41 |
| 12:50 | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 12:34 | Ohio State | Larry Hurley can't finish the layup | 47-41 |
| 12:33 | Northwestern | David Carter pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | The jumper by Derrick Jasmin is denied by Kristopher Spier | 47-41 |
| 12:14 | Ohio State | Chuck Wolfe snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 12:05 | Ohio State | Larry Hurley is fouled on the floor by David Carter - foul #4 on David Carter, team foul #8 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Cronin (C) Chuck Wolfe | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Henry Darley (PG), Don Lane (SG), John Parker (PF), Eugene Vidal (C) Derrick Jasmin, Shawn McMakin, David Carter, Antonio Cartwright | |
| 12:05 | Ohio State | Larry Hurley makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 12:05 | Ohio State | Larry Hurley misses the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 12:05 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to John Cronin | 48-41 |
| 11:50 | Ohio State | Frank Taylor makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Kristopher Spier | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Mark Fitzgerald (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kristopher Spier (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frank Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Hurley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - John Cronin (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Henry Darley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Don Lane (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carl Stewart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Parker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eugene Vidal (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Northwestern | Kristopher Spier is called for the reach on Don Lane - foul #1 on Kristopher Spier, team foul #3 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ramon Soto (PG), Chad Cumbie (SG), Sean Miller (PF) Mark Fitzgerald, Kristopher Spier, Larry Hurley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lonny Lee (SG) Carl Stewart | |
| 11:13 | Northwestern | Henry Darley buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Lonny Lee | 50-43 |
| 10:57 | Ohio State | Frank Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Don Lane - foul #1 on Don Lane, team foul #9 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Derrick Jasmin (PG), Shawn McMakin (SG), Antonio Cartwright (C) Henry Darley, Lonny Lee, Eugene Vidal | |
| 10:57 | Ohio State | Frank Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 10:57 | Ohio State | Frank Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | John Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 10:35 | Northwestern | Don Lane is fouled on the floor by Ramon Soto - foul #2 on Ramon Soto, team foul #4 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Perkowski (PG), Chuck Wolfe (C) Frank Taylor, John Cronin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:24 | Northwestern | Derrick Jasmin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-43 |
| 10:23 | Ohio State | Chuck Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 10:01 | Ohio State | John Perkowski knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 53-43 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | Shawn McMakin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 09:33 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn McMakin | 53-43 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | John Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Fitzgerald (PG), Kristopher Spier (SG), Frank Taylor (SF), Larry Hurley (PF) John Perkowski, Ramon Soto, Chad Cumbie, Sean Miller | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Henry Darley (SG), Carl Stewart (SF), Eugene Vidal (PF) Shawn McMakin, Don Lane, John Parker | |
| 08:56 | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 08:55 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Mark Fitzgerald steps in front of the Derrick Jasmin pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 53-43 |
| 08:39 | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier lays it in set up by Mark Fitzgerald | 55-43 |
| 08:22 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Derrick Jasmin | 55-45 |
| 08:00 | Ohio State | The jumper by Chuck Wolfe is denied by Carl Stewart | 55-45 |
| 07:59 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 07:34 | Northwestern | Derrick Jasmin splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Mark Fitzgerald (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kristopher Spier (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frank Taylor (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Hurley (fresh) 5 pts. C - Chuck Wolfe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Derrick Jasmin (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Henry Darley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Stewart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Vidal (fresh) C - Antonio Cartwright (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier clanks a shot from the baseline | 55-48 |
| 07:16 | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier tips it but misses | 55-48 |
| 07:15 | Ohio State | Larry Hurley tips it home | 57-48 |
| 06:57 | Northwestern | Henry Darley is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Henry Darley, team foul #10 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sean Miller (PF), John Cronin (C) Larry Hurley, Chuck Wolfe | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn McMakin (SG), David Carter (PF) Derrick Jasmin, Antonio Cartwright | |
| 06:39 | Ohio State | John Cronin double dribbles | 57-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Parker (C) Eugene Vidal | |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | John Parker misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Cronin - foul #2 on John Cronin, team foul #5 | 57-48 |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | John Parker makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | John Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 06:16 | Ohio State | Sean Miller gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 06:06 | Ohio State | Sean Miller misses badly on a runner from close range | 57-49 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern | David Carter gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 05:43 | Northwestern | Henry Darley misses the 3 from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | Sean Miller pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | Frank Taylor misses long on a runner from close range | 57-49 |
| 05:34 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Henry Darley | 57-49 |
| 05:18 | Northwestern | Henry Darley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 05:17 | Northwestern | David Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | David Carter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | Sean Miller snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | Frank Taylor misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-49 |
| 04:42 | Ohio State | Sean Miller tips it in | 59-49 |
| 04:21 | Northwestern | David Carter scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Henry Darley | 59-51 |
| 04:12 | Ohio State | Frank Taylor drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Fitzgerald | 61-51 |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chuck Wolfe (C) John Cronin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Derrick Jasmin (PG), Antonio Cartwright (C) Henry Darley, John Parker | |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | Mark Fitzgerald steps in front of the Derrick Jasmin pass in the backcourt | 61-51 |
| 03:56 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Chuck Wolfe is denied by Antonio Cartwright | 61-51 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Derrick Jasmin pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Derrick Jasmin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ramon Soto (PG), Chad Cumbie (SG) Mark Fitzgerald, Kristopher Spier | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:36 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-51 |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | David Carter buries a shot from the left wing | 61-53 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ramon Soto (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chad Cumbie (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frank Taylor (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sean Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Chuck Wolfe (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Derrick Jasmin (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Shawn McMakin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Stewart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Carter (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Antonio Cartwright (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Ohio State | Chad Cumbie misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-53 |
| 02:58 | Ohio State | Chad Cumbie tips it in | 63-53 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Chad Cumbie - foul #2 on Chad Cumbie, team foul #6 | 63-53 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 02:49 | Ohio State | Sean Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 02:49 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| 02:36 | Ohio State | Chad Cumbie is fouled on the floor by Shawn McMakin - foul #3 on Shawn McMakin, team foul #11 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Fitzgerald (PG), Kristopher Spier (SG) Ramon Soto, Frank Taylor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:36 | Ohio State | Chad Cumbie makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 02:36 | Ohio State | Chad Cumbie makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | David Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Perkowski (PG), Ramon Soto (SG), Larry Hurley (PF), John Cronin (C) Mark Fitzgerald, Kristopher Spier, Sean Miller, Chuck Wolfe | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Henry Darley (PG), Lonny Lee (SG), Don Lane (SF), John Parker (PF), Eugene Vidal (C) Derrick Jasmin, Shawn McMakin, Carl Stewart, David Carter, Antonio Cartwright | |
| 02:15 | Ohio State | Larry Hurley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-54 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Henry Darley misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 65-54 |
| 01:59 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to John Cronin | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:32 | Ohio State | John Cronin is hacked by Don Lane - foul #2 on Don Lane, team foul #12 | 65-54 |
| 01:32 | Ohio State | John Cronin makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 01:32 | Ohio State | John Cronin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Eugene Vidal buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Henry Darley | 67-56 |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | John Cronin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-56 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Eugene Vidal grabs the board | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Don Lane misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-56 |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | Larry Hurley snags the defensive board | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Larry Hurley buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Ramon Soto | 69-56 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | John Parker misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 69-56 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | John Perkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 69-56 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | John Perkowski runs out the clock | 69-56 |