| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Peter Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bradley White (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Josef Kalenkoski (fresh) PF - Willie Misner (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Derek Frisina (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Dudley Bliss (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Darwin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matt Leone (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Boyer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Angel Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-29 |
| 19:49 | Ohio State | Angel Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 19:29 | Ohio State | Angel Greco buries a runner in the lane set up by Dudley Bliss and he's fouled by Derek Frisina - foul #1 on Derek Frisina, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| 19:29 | Ohio State | Angel Greco misses the free throw | 26-31 |
| 19:29 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 19:23 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski is whistled for traveling | 26-31 |
| 19:00 | Ohio State | Timothy Darwin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-31 |
| 18:58 | Virginia Tech | Derek Frisina grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 18:54 | Virginia Tech | Dudley Bliss steals it from Willie Misner | 26-31 |
| 18:35 | Ohio State | Angel Greco buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Dudley Bliss | 26-33 |
| 18:16 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-33 |
| 18:15 | Ohio State | Jason Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 17:51 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-33 |
| 17:49 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski snags the defensive board | 26-33 |
| 17:44 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 26-33 |
| 17:43 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White tips it but misses | 26-33 |
| 17:42 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 17:23 | Ohio State | Angel Greco hits a shot in the lane | 26-35 |
| 17:09 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Josef Kalenkoski | 29-35 |
| 16:46 | Ohio State | Matt Leone hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Darwin | 29-38 |
| 16:39 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner is hacked by Timothy Darwin - foul #1 on Timothy Darwin, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch (PG), Michael Dutton (SF), Paul Burgess (PF), Damon Bascom (C) Peter Bailey, Josef Kalenkoski, Willie Misner, Derek Frisina | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary McCarson (SF) Matt Leone | |
| 16:31 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-38 |
| 16:04 | Ohio State | Paul Burgess swats the shot by Timothy Darwin | 29-38 |
| 16:02 | Ohio State | Jason Boyer grabs the offensive board | 29-38 |
| 15:39 | Ohio State | Angel Greco makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-40 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gene Finch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Bradley White (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Dutton (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Burgess (fresh) C - Damon Bascom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Dudley Bliss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Darwin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary McCarson (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Jason Boyer (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Angel Greco (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Virginia Tech | Timothy Darwin is called for the reach on Paul Burgess - foul #2 on Timothy Darwin, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner (PF), Derek Frisina (C) Bradley White, Paul Burgess | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matt Leone (SF) Gary McCarson | |
| 15:16 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 15:14 | Ohio State | Jason Boyer pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 14:45 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 14:44 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 14:37 | Virginia Tech | Jason Boyer swats the short shot by Damon Bascom | 29-40 |
| 14:35 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Dutton | 29-40 |
| 14:13 | Virginia Tech | Derek Frisina's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-40 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey (PG), Josef Kalenkoski (SF) Gene Finch, Damon Bascom | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:52 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-40 |
| 13:51 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| 13:46 | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-40 |
| 13:45 | Ohio State | Jason Boyer grabs the board | 29-40 |
| 13:24 | Ohio State | Angel Greco is denied on a layup by Willie Misner | 29-40 |
| 13:23 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski grabs the board | 29-40 |
| 13:19 | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dudley Bliss - foul #3 on Dudley Bliss, team foul #3 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Bradley White (SG), Damon Bascom (PF), Gene Finch (C) Michael Dutton, Willie Misner, Derek Frisina | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary McCarson (SF), Arthur Morris (C) Matt Leone, Angel Greco | |
| 13:19 | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 13:19 | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 12:57 | Ohio State | Josef Kalenkoski is called for the reach on Arthur Morris - foul #1 on Josef Kalenkoski, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steven Cox (SG) Dudley Bliss | |
| 12:35 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Timothy Darwin | 31-42 |
| 12:18 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 12:16 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White gets the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 12:00 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Jason Boyer - foul #3 on Jason Boyer, team foul #4 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner (PF), Derek Frisina (C) Josef Kalenkoski, Gene Finch | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matt Leone (SF), Angel Greco (C) Gary McCarson, Arthur Morris | |
| 12:00 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 12:00 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom misses the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 12:00 | Ohio State | Angel Greco snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| 11:38 | Ohio State | Angel Greco clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 32-42 |
| 11:37 | Ohio State | Jason Boyer tips it in | 32-44 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Peter Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bradley White (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Damon Bascom (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Willie Misner (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Derek Frisina (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Timothy Darwin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Cox (fresh) SF - Matt Leone (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jason Boyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Angel Greco (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-44 |
| 11:18 | Ohio State | Steven Cox grabs the board | 32-44 |
| 10:49 | Ohio State | Timothy Darwin knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Cox | 32-46 |
| 10:30 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-46 |
| 10:29 | Virginia Tech | Derek Frisina hits the follow up shot | 34-46 |
| 10:00 | Ohio State | Steven Cox makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Darwin | 34-49 |
| 09:49 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner's pass is intercepted by Matt Leone | 34-49 |
| 09:30 | Ohio State | Steven Cox misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 34-49 |
| 09:29 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom snags the defensive board | 34-49 |
| 09:24 | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-49 |
| 08:58 | Ohio State | Steven Cox misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 37-49 |
| 08:57 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Damon Bascom | 37-49 |
| 08:53 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White banks in the layup on a nice dish by Peter Bailey | 39-49 |
| 08:24 | Ohio State | Timothy Darwin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-49 |
| 08:22 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 08:16 | Virginia Tech | Derek Frisina dunks the ball set up by Peter Bailey and the foul's on Matt Leone - foul #3 on Matt Leone, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton (PG), Gene Finch (SG), Josef Kalenkoski (SF), Paul Burgess (PF) Peter Bailey, Bradley White, Damon Bascom, Willie Misner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss (PG), Gary McCarson (SF), Arthur Morris (PF) Timothy Darwin, Matt Leone, Jason Boyer | |
| 08:16 | Virginia Tech | Derek Frisina misses the free throw | 41-49 |
| 08:16 | Ohio State | Angel Greco grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 07:54 | Ohio State | Steven Cox makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 07:36 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 07:35 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Angel Greco | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Dutton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - Gene Finch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Josef Kalenkoski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Burgess (fresh) C - Derek Frisina (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Dudley Bliss (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Cox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary McCarson (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Arthur Morris (fresh) 3 reb. C - Angel Greco (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Ohio State | Steven Cox misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | Arthur Morris pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 07:18 | Ohio State | Paul Burgess is called for the reach on Gary McCarson - foul #1 on Paul Burgess, team foul #3 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner (PF) Derek Frisina | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:55 | Ohio State | Josef Kalenkoski picks off the pass by Gary McCarson | 41-52 |
| 06:42 | Virginia Tech | Dudley Bliss takes the ball from Josef Kalenkoski | 41-52 |
| 06:38 | Ohio State | Steven Cox lays it up and in set up by Dudley Bliss | 41-54 |
| 06:18 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner knocks in the jumper near the basket and the foul's on Arthur Morris - foul #2 on Arthur Morris, team foul #6 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Boyer (C) Angel Greco | |
| 06:18 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner makes the free throw | 44-54 |
| 06:00 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Burgess - foul #2 on Paul Burgess, team foul #4 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Bradley White (SG) Willie Misner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matt Leone (SF) Gary McCarson | |
| 06:00 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 06:00 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss misses the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 06:00 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss misses the 3rd free throw | 44-55 |
| 06:00 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| 05:44 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch comes up short on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Steven Cox - foul #1 on Steven Cox, team foul #7 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom (C) Paul Burgess | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Darwin (SG) Steven Cox | |
| 05:44 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 05:44 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 05:34 | Ohio State | The jumper by Matt Leone is denied by Michael Dutton | 46-55 |
| 05:33 | Ohio State | Arthur Morris pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 05:09 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Matt Leone | 46-58 |
| 04:50 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-58 |
| 04:25 | Ohio State | Timothy Darwin buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Matt Leone | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:16 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Boyer | 48-61 |
| 04:15 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski gets the offensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 04:00 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 48-61 |
| 03:59 | Ohio State | Matt Leone snags the defensive board | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:51 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss misses long on a jumper from the right side | 48-61 |
| 03:49 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 03:49 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-61 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey (PG), Willie Misner (PF), Derek Frisina (C) Gene Finch, Michael Dutton, Damon Bascom | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 03:26 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-61 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton (SF) Josef Kalenkoski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Peter Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley White (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. SF - Michael Dutton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willie Misner (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Derek Frisina (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Dudley Bliss (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Darwin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matt Leone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jason Boyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Arthur Morris (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 02:55 | Ohio State | Arthur Morris misses the tip | 48-61 |
| 02:54 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 02:37 | Virginia Tech | The jump hook by Willie Misner is blocked by Arthur Morris | 48-61 |
| 02:35 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton tips it back up and in | 50-61 |
| 02:09 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-64 |
| 01:55 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner makes the jumper from the left block | 52-64 |
| 01:33 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss loses the ball out of bounds | 52-64 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch (SG), Damon Bascom (SF), Paul Burgess (PF) Peter Bailey, Bradley White, Willie Misner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steven Cox (PG), Melvin Isbell (SG), Gary McCarson (SF), Albert Doty (C) Dudley Bliss, Timothy Darwin, Matt Leone, Jason Boyer | |
| 01:25 | Virginia Tech | Melvin Isbell is called for the reach on Gene Finch - foul #1 on Melvin Isbell, team foul #8 | 52-64 |
| 01:25 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 01:25 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell is hacked by Michael Dutton - foul #1 on Michael Dutton, team foul #5 | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson is hacked by Damon Bascom - foul #3 on Damon Bascom, team foul #6 | 54-64 |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Damon Bascom is called for the reach on Gary McCarson - foul #4 on Damon Bascom, team foul #7 | 54-64 |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:47 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-66 |
| 00:24 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-66 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Steven Cox runs out the clock | 54-66 |