| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Kim Govea (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Bacote (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Maples (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Salvador Villa (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cory Rockwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robby Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Dalrymple (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Pavelski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Elder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Dalrymple inbounds the ball | 28-36 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Ohio State | Gary Elder can't connect on a runner from close range | 28-36 |
| 19:45 | Ohio State | Robert Pavelski tips it back up and in | 28-38 |
| 19:22 | Pepperdine | Daniel Maples evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-38 |
| 19:20 | Ohio State | Gary Elder grabs the board | 28-38 |
| 19:01 | Ohio State | Gary Elder hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 28-38 |
| 19:00 | Pepperdine | Donald Jackson grabs the board | 28-38 |
| 18:38 | Pepperdine | Salvador Villa drills a jump hook near the basket | 30-38 |
| 18:10 | Ohio State | Thomas Dalrymple is denied on a layup by Donald Jackson | 30-38 |
| 18:08 | Pepperdine | Daniel Maples gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 17:44 | Pepperdine | Daniel Maples shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-38 |
| 17:43 | Pepperdine | Donald Jackson tips it back up and in | 32-38 |
| 17:41 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell's pass is intercepted by Kim Govea in the backcourt | 32-38 |
| 17:25 | Pepperdine | Gary Elder swats the short shot by Donald Jackson | 32-38 |
| 17:24 | Pepperdine | Daniel Maples gets the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 17:09 | Pepperdine | Salvador Villa hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Maples | 34-38 |
| 16:52 | Ohio State | Thomas Dalrymple comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 16:50 | Pepperdine | Donald Jackson gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 16:23 | Pepperdine | Donald Jackson misses the shot from the left side | 34-38 |
| 16:21 | Ohio State | Thomas Dalrymple snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 16:06 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robby Clark | 34-41 |
| 15:45 | Pepperdine | Kim Govea's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-41 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch (PG), Nathan Gaines (SF), William Shealey (PF), Andrew Shah (C) Kim Govea, Daniel Maples, Donald Jackson, Salvador Villa | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chester Rogers (SG), Michael Fowler (SF), William Davies (PF) Robby Clark, Thomas Dalrymple, Robert Pavelski | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Henry Lynch (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Douglas Bacote (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nathan Gaines (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Shealey (fresh) C - Andrew Shah (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cory Rockwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chester Rogers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Fowler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Davies (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Elder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:19 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-44 |
| 14:50 | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 14:48 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 14:28 | Ohio State | Gary Elder can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 34-44 |
| 14:27 | Pepperdine | Andrew Shah grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 14:03 | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch is hacked by Michael Fowler - foul #2 on Michael Fowler, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kim Govea (PG), Daniel Maples (SG), Donald Jackson (PF), Salvador Villa (C) Henry Lynch, Douglas Bacote, William Shealey, Andrew Shah | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Dalrymple (PG), Robby Clark (SG) Cory Rockwell, Chester Rogers | |
| 13:47 | Pepperdine | Daniel Maples throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-44 |
| 13:28 | Ohio State | William Davies scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Robby Clark | 34-46 |
| 13:09 | Pepperdine | Salvador Villa is denied on a layup by Gary Elder | 34-46 |
| 13:08 | Ohio State | Thomas Dalrymple grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 13:03 | Ohio State | Robby Clark misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Daniel Maples - foul #3 on Daniel Maples, team foul #1 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Pavelski (PF), Gary Purvis (C) William Davies, Gary Elder | |
| 13:03 | Ohio State | Robby Clark makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 13:03 | Ohio State | Robby Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 13:03 | Pepperdine | Donald Jackson pulls down the rebound | 34-47 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:44 | Pepperdine | Gary Purvis steals it from Kim Govea | 34-47 |
| 12:22 | Ohio State | Robby Clark knocks in the jumper from close range | 34-49 |
| 12:00 | Pepperdine | Daniel Maples hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 34-49 |
| 11:59 | Pepperdine | Salvador Villa hits the follow up shot | 36-49 |
| 11:35 | Ohio State | Gary Purvis's pass is intercepted by Daniel Maples | 36-49 |
| 11:31 | Pepperdine | Daniel Maples banks in the layup | 38-49 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Kim Govea (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Maples (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Gaines (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Salvador Villa (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Dalrymple (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robby Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Fowler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Pavelski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Purvis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Ohio State | Gary Purvis scores on a floater from close range | 38-51 |
| 10:50 | Pepperdine | Robby Clark steps in front of the Salvador Villa pass | 38-51 |
| 10:47 | Ohio State | Robby Clark blows the dunk | 38-51 |
| 10:45 | Pepperdine | Salvador Villa grabs the board | 38-51 |
| 10:28 | Pepperdine | Kim Govea is hacked by Michael Fowler - foul #3 on Michael Fowler, team foul #2 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch (PG), Douglas Bacote (SG), Melvin Kappel (SF), William Shealey (PF) Kim Govea, Daniel Maples, Nathan Gaines, Donald Jackson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell (PG), Chester Rogers (SG), David Hunter (SF), William Davies (PF), Gary Elder (C) Thomas Dalrymple, Robby Clark, Michael Fowler, Robert Pavelski, Gary Purvis | |
| 10:14 | Pepperdine | William Shealey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-51 |
| 10:13 | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote snags the offensive board | 38-51 |
| 09:56 | Pepperdine | Cory Rockwell steps in front of the William Shealey pass | 38-51 |
| 09:51 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell jams it | 38-53 |
| 09:38 | Pepperdine | Melvin Kappel blows the layup but he's fouled by David Hunter - foul #1 on David Hunter, team foul #3 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Andrew Shah (C) Salvador Villa | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:38 | Pepperdine | Melvin Kappel makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 09:38 | Pepperdine | Melvin Kappel makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 09:16 | Ohio State | William Shealey denies the turnaround by William Davies | 40-53 |
| 09:14 | Pepperdine | William Shealey grabs the board | 40-53 |
| 08:55 | Pepperdine | Gary Elder swats the short shot by Melvin Kappel | 40-53 |
| 08:53 | Ohio State | Chester Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | William Davies's floater is tipped away by Andrew Shah | 40-53 |
| 08:32 | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote pulls down the rebound | 40-53 |
| 08:15 | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch's pass is intercepted by Chester Rogers | 40-53 |
| 07:56 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell is hacked by William Shealey - foul #1 on William Shealey, team foul #2 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kim Govea (PG), Daniel Maples (SF), Donald Jackson (PF), Salvador Villa (C) Henry Lynch, Melvin Kappel, William Shealey, Andrew Shah | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robby Clark (SG), Thomas Dalrymple (SF), Robert Pavelski (PF) Chester Rogers, David Hunter, William Davies | |
| 07:39 | Ohio State | Gary Elder hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Kim Govea - foul #2 on Kim Govea, team foul #3 | 40-53 |
| 07:39 | Ohio State | Gary Elder makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 07:39 | Ohio State | Gary Elder misses the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 07:39 | Pepperdine | Salvador Villa pulls down the rebound | 40-54 |
| 07:20 | Pepperdine | Daniel Maples misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-54 |
| 07:19 | Ohio State | Robert Pavelski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-54 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Kim Govea (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Bacote (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Maples (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Salvador Villa (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cory Rockwell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robby Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Dalrymple (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Pavelski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Elder (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 5 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:02 | Ohio State | Gary Elder is hacked by Daniel Maples - foul #4 on Daniel Maples, team foul #4 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Purvis (C) Gary Elder | |
| 06:50 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-54 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathan Gaines (SF) Douglas Bacote | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Fowler (SF) Cory Rockwell | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:41 | Pepperdine | Nathan Gaines is fouled on the floor by Michael Fowler - foul #4 on Michael Fowler, team foul #4 | 40-54 |
| 06:32 | Pepperdine | Kim Govea double dribbles | 40-54 |
| 06:07 | Ohio State | Robert Pavelski is fouled on the floor by Donald Jackson - foul #2 on Donald Jackson, team foul #5 | 40-54 |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | Robby Clark misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 40-54 |
| 05:52 | Ohio State | Thomas Dalrymple hits the follow up shot | 40-56 |
| 05:28 | Pepperdine | Daniel Maples evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-56 |
| 05:27 | Pepperdine | Nathan Gaines grabs the offensive rebound | 40-56 |
| 05:11 | Pepperdine | Salvador Villa is fouled on the floor by Michael Fowler - foul #5 on Michael Fowler, team foul #5 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote (SG) Nathan Gaines | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell (PG), David Hunter (SF), William Davies (PF), Gary Elder (C) Thomas Dalrymple, Michael Fowler, Robert Pavelski, Gary Purvis | |
| 05:04 | Pepperdine | Daniel Maples works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-56 |
| 04:47 | Ohio State | Gary Elder lays it up and in set up by Cory Rockwell | 43-58 |
| 04:31 | Pepperdine | Kim Govea double dribbles | 43-58 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch (PG), Nathan Gaines (SF), William Shealey (PF), Andrew Shah (C) Kim Govea, Daniel Maples, Donald Jackson, Salvador Villa | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:17 | Ohio State | Gary Elder misses the lay-in | 43-58 |
| 04:16 | Ohio State | David Hunter snags the offensive board | 43-58 |
| 04:07 | Ohio State | Gary Elder misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Andrew Shah - foul #3 on Andrew Shah, team foul #6 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chester Rogers (SG), Thomas Dalrymple (SF) Robby Clark, David Hunter | |
| 04:07 | Ohio State | Gary Elder misses the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 04:07 | Ohio State | Gary Elder makes the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 03:48 | Pepperdine | William Shealey misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Chester Rogers - foul #1 on Chester Rogers, team foul #6 | 43-59 |
| 03:48 | Pepperdine | William Shealey makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 03:48 | Pepperdine | William Shealey makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:31 | Ohio State | William Davies knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 03:23 | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Chester Rogers - foul #2 on Chester Rogers, team foul #7 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Pavelski (PF) William Davies | |
| 03:23 | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 03:23 | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote misses the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 03:23 | Ohio State | Gary Elder gets the rebound | 46-61 |
| 03:05 | Ohio State | Robert Pavelski is hacked by Douglas Bacote - foul #2 on Douglas Bacote, team foul #7 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robby Clark (SG), Gary Purvis (C) Chester Rogers, Gary Elder | |
| 03:05 | Ohio State | Robert Pavelski makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 03:05 | Ohio State | Robert Pavelski misses the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| 03:05 | Pepperdine | William Shealey gets the rebound | 46-62 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Henry Lynch (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Douglas Bacote (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nathan Gaines (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Shealey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Shah (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cory Rockwell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robby Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Dalrymple (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Pavelski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Purvis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:38 | Pepperdine | The short jumper by Andrew Shah is denied by Robert Pavelski | 46-62 |
| 02:37 | Pepperdine | Andrew Shah tips it home | 48-62 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Andrew Shah - foul #4 on Andrew Shah, team foul #8 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Hunter (SF) Thomas Dalrymple | |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell makes the free throw | 48-65 |
| 02:08 | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote slams it home | 50-65 |
| 01:52 | Ohio State | Robert Pavelski is hacked by William Shealey - foul #2 on William Shealey, team foul #9 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Dalrymple (SF), Gary Elder (C) David Hunter, Gary Purvis | |
| 01:52 | Ohio State | Robert Pavelski makes the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 01:52 | Ohio State | Robert Pavelski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 01:43 | Pepperdine | Robert Pavelski picks off the pass by Nathan Gaines | 50-67 |
| 01:39 | Ohio State | Robby Clark makes the shot from the right side set up by Gary Elder | 50-69 |
| 01:35 | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Elder | 50-69 |
| 01:34 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell grabs the board | 50-69 |
| 01:17 | Ohio State | Nathan Gaines is called for the reach on Robby Clark - foul #1 on Nathan Gaines, team foul #10 | 50-69 |
| 01:17 | Ohio State | Robby Clark makes the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 01:17 | Ohio State | Robby Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| 00:59 | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Robby Clark - foul #1 on Robby Clark, team foul #8 | 50-71 |
| 00:59 | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote makes the 1st free throw | 51-71 |
| 00:59 | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote makes the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | Robert Pavelski is whistled for traveling | 52-71 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:31 | Pepperdine | William Shealey misses badly on a runner near the basket | 52-71 |
| 00:29 | Pepperdine | William Shealey grabs the offensive board | 52-71 |
| 00:25 | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 52-71 |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Thomas Dalrymple grabs the defensive rebound | 52-71 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell runs out the clock | 52-71 |