| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Richard Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Isham (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jason Norris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Martin Cline (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - David Murphy (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tyson Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Oliveira (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Arthur Pruett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Coates (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Aarons (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:48 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Samuel Isham - foul #1 on Samuel Isham, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 19:48 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 19:48 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 19:48 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | Richard Mason takes the ball from Arthur Pruett | 33-29 |
| 19:19 | Ohio State | Thomas Oliveira is called for the reach on David Murphy - foul #3 on Thomas Oliveira, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Keith Walls (SG) Thomas Oliveira | |
| 19:09 | Ohio State | Samuel Isham connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Richard Mason | 36-29 |
| 18:57 | Northwestern | Tim Coates is fouled on the floor by Martin Cline - foul #2 on Martin Cline, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons knocks in the shot from close range set up by Keith Walls | 36-31 |
| 18:23 | Ohio State | Samuel Isham hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 18:22 | Northwestern | Tim Coates snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 18:14 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-31 |
| 17:45 | Ohio State | Martin Cline misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Keith Walls - foul #2 on Keith Walls, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steven Stumbaugh (C) David Murphy | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:45 | Ohio State | Martin Cline makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 17:45 | Ohio State | Martin Cline makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 17:28 | Northwestern | Richard Mason steps in front of the Raymond Aarons pass | 38-31 |
| 17:00 | Ohio State | Samuel Isham clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 16:58 | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 16:40 | Northwestern | Keith Walls misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 16:39 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Richard Mason | 38-31 |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | Steven Stumbaugh is called for a charge - foul #3 on Steven Stumbaugh, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Linthicum (SF), David Murphy (C) Jason Norris, Steven Stumbaugh | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Compton (PG), Richard Glover (SF), Vincent Freitas (PF), Angel Rodriguez (C) Tyson Holmes, Arthur Pruett, Tim Coates, Raymond Aarons | |
| 16:15 | Northwestern | Robert Compton misses the shot from close range but the foul's on Martin Cline - foul #3 on Martin Cline, team foul #4 | 38-31 |
| 16:15 | Northwestern | Robert Compton makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 16:15 | Northwestern | Robert Compton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 15:48 | Ohio State | Samuel Isham connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Mason | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Richard Mason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Samuel Isham (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - John Linthicum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Martin Cline (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Murphy (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Compton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Walls (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Glover (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vincent Freitas (fresh) C - Angel Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Northwestern | Richard Glover misses long on a jumper from the left side | 41-33 |
| 15:31 | Ohio State | John Linthicum grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | Samuel Isham comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 15:07 | Ohio State | John Linthicum gets the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 14:44 | Ohio State | Samuel Isham loses the dribble to Vincent Freitas | 41-33 |
| 14:36 | Northwestern | Angel Rodriguez misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by David Murphy - foul #2 on David Murphy, team foul #5 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Norris (SF), Steven Stumbaugh (C) John Linthicum, David Murphy | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chase Holguin (PG), Thomas Oliveira (SG), Arthur Pruett (SF), Tim Coates (PF) Robert Compton, Keith Walls, Richard Glover, Vincent Freitas | |
| 14:36 | Northwestern | Angel Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:36 | Northwestern | Angel Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 14:23 | Ohio State | Martin Cline misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-35 |
| 14:22 | Northwestern | Tim Coates grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 14:05 | Northwestern | Jason Norris picks off the pass by Thomas Oliveira | 41-35 |
| 13:44 | Ohio State | Steven Stumbaugh is whistled for traveling | 41-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Todd Armentrout (PG), John Linthicum (SG) Richard Mason, Samuel Isham | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons (C) Angel Rodriguez | |
| 13:23 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | Tim Coates gets the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Tim Coates misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Martin Cline - foul #4 on Martin Cline, team foul #6 | 41-35 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Tim Coates makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Tim Coates makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 12:50 | Ohio State | Martin Cline's layup is rejected by Tim Coates | 41-37 |
| 12:48 | Ohio State | Martin Cline tips it but misses | 41-37 |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | Tim Coates grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 12:30 | Northwestern | Chase Holguin can't finish the layup | 41-37 |
| 12:29 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons gets the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Chase Holguin | 41-39 |
| 11:47 | Ohio State | Steven Stumbaugh hits a floater from the right wing | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Todd Armentrout (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Linthicum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jason Norris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Martin Cline (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Steven Stumbaugh (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Chase Holguin (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Oliveira (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Arthur Pruett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Coates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Aarons (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Chase Holguin and he's hacked by Martin Cline - foul #5 on Martin Cline, team foul #7 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Mason (PG), Samuel Isham (SG), David Murphy (C) Todd Armentrout, John Linthicum, Martin Cline | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes (PG), Keith Walls (SG), Richard Glover (PF) Chase Holguin, Thomas Oliveira, Tim Coates | |
| 11:38 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett misses the free throw | 43-41 |
| 11:38 | Ohio State | David Murphy snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 11:26 | Ohio State | Richard Mason drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Jason Norris | 45-41 |
| 11:20 | Northwestern | Richard Glover misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-41 |
| 11:18 | Ohio State | David Murphy grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | David Murphy's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Glover | 45-41 |
| 10:58 | Ohio State | Steven Stumbaugh misses the tip | 45-41 |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | Richard Glover gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | Richard Glover is called for traveling | 45-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chase Holguin (PG), Robert Compton (SG), Angel Rodriguez (C) Tyson Holmes, Arthur Pruett, Raymond Aarons | |
| 10:10 | Ohio State | Steven Stumbaugh is hacked by Richard Glover - foul #1 on Richard Glover, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Linthicum (SF) Jason Norris | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira (SG) Robert Compton | |
| 10:02 | Ohio State | Steven Stumbaugh comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Angel Rodriguez - foul #1 on Angel Rodriguez, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| 10:02 | Ohio State | Steven Stumbaugh makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 10:02 | Ohio State | Steven Stumbaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 09:40 | Northwestern | Richard Glover's layup is rejected by David Murphy | 47-41 |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | Steven Stumbaugh gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 09:25 | Ohio State | Steven Stumbaugh buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Mason | 49-41 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern | Keith Walls misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 09:01 | Ohio State | David Murphy gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 08:38 | Ohio State | David Murphy blows the layup | 49-41 |
| 08:37 | Northwestern | Richard Glover grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Keith Walls can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by John Linthicum - foul #2 on John Linthicum, team foul #8 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Todd Armentrout (PG), Jason Norris (SF) Richard Mason, John Linthicum | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes (PG), Arthur Pruett (SF), Tim Coates (PF), Raymond Aarons (C) Chase Holguin, Thomas Oliveira, Richard Glover, Angel Rodriguez | |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Keith Walls makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Keith Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 08:07 | Ohio State | Jason Norris is called for traveling | 49-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Compton (SG) Keith Walls | |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Samuel Isham - foul #2 on Samuel Isham, team foul #9 | 49-43 |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 07:24 | Ohio State | Jason Norris misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 07:23 | Ohio State | Samuel Isham pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Todd Armentrout (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Samuel Isham (tiring) 13 pts. SF - Jason Norris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Steven Stumbaugh (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tyson Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Compton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Pruett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Coates (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Aarons (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Ohio State | Jason Norris connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Todd Armentrout | 51-44 |
| 06:52 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Compton | 51-47 |
| 06:36 | Ohio State | David Murphy slams it home set up by Jason Norris | 53-47 |
| 06:27 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Tyson Holmes | 53-49 |
| 05:58 | Ohio State | Jason Norris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Mason (PG), John Linthicum (SF) Samuel Isham, Jason Norris | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chase Holguin (PG), Thomas Oliveira (SG), Keith Walls (SF), Richard Glover (PF) Tyson Holmes, Robert Compton, Arthur Pruett, Tim Coates | |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | Chase Holguin is whistled for traveling | 53-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Angel Rodriguez (C) Raymond Aarons | |
| 05:20 | Ohio State | David Murphy can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 53-49 |
| 05:19 | Ohio State | Steven Stumbaugh grabs the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 04:58 | Ohio State | David Murphy misses the shot from just outside the lane | 53-49 |
| 04:56 | Ohio State | David Murphy tips it but misses | 53-49 |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | John Linthicum tips it in | 55-49 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern | Keith Walls misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | Angel Rodriguez tips it home | 55-51 |
| 04:12 | Ohio State | Todd Armentrout is hacked by Angel Rodriguez - foul #2 on Angel Rodriguez, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Norris (SF) Todd Armentrout | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett (SF), Tim Coates (PF), Raymond Aarons (C) Keith Walls, Richard Glover, Angel Rodriguez | |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | Jason Norris misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 03:48 | Northwestern | Tim Coates grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 03:32 | Ohio State | Jason Norris grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 03:06 | Ohio State | David Murphy hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Mason | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Richard Mason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Linthicum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jason Norris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Steven Stumbaugh (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - David Murphy (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Chase Holguin (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Oliveira (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Arthur Pruett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Coates (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Aarons (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | John Linthicum is called for the reach on Thomas Oliveira - foul #3 on John Linthicum, team foul #10 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Samuel Isham (SG) John Linthicum | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes (PG) Chase Holguin | |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 02:29 | Ohio State | David Murphy is called for traveling | 58-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Todd Armentrout (PG) Richard Mason | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Keith Walls (SG) Thomas Oliveira | |
| 02:26 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chase Holguin (PG) Tyson Holmes | |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | Keith Walls misses long on a floater from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 02:20 | Ohio State | David Murphy snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 02:20 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Mason (PG) Todd Armentrout | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira (SG) Keith Walls | |
| 01:57 | Ohio State | Samuel Isham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Raymond Aarons | 58-53 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira clanks a shot from the left side | 58-53 |
| 01:31 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons misses the tip | 58-53 |
| 01:29 | Ohio State | Richard Mason grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | Richard Mason is fouled on the floor by Arthur Pruett - foul #2 on Arthur Pruett, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | David Murphy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 58-53 |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | Chase Holguin grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Chase Holguin drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Tim Coates | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Jason Norris misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Steven Stumbaugh pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Thomas Oliveira is called for the reach on Steven Stumbaugh in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Oliveira, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Todd Armentrout (PG) Richard Mason | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Steven Stumbaugh makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Steven Stumbaugh misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Pruett | 59-58 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Mason (PG) Todd Armentrout | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Samuel Isham is hacked by Chase Holguin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Chase Holguin, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Samuel Isham misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Tim Coates gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Tim Coates hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 59-58 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons tips it in | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Richard Mason misses short on a fullcourt shot | 59-60 |