| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Pugsley (fresh) PF - Michael Hart (fresh) 1 pts. C - Matthew Beyers (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Newton (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Paul Adams inbounds the ball | 41-35 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-35 |
| 19:34 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Hart | 44-35 |
| 19:08 | Missouri State | The jumper by Bert Warren is denied by Michael Hart | 44-35 |
| 19:07 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 18:50 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Heaney is called for the reach on Mark Fincher - foul #2 on Jeffrey Heaney, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Hart | 46-35 |
| 18:21 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Matthew Beyers - foul #1 on Matthew Beyers, team foul #1 | 46-35 |
| 18:21 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney misses the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 18:21 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 18:07 | Ohio State | Michael Hart makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Joshua Pugsley and he's fouled by Jeffrey Heaney - foul #3 on Jeffrey Heaney, team foul #2 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG) Jeffrey Heaney | |
| 18:07 | Ohio State | Michael Hart makes the free throw | 49-36 |
| 17:39 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Marcum | 49-38 |
| 17:20 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 17:19 | Ohio State | Michael Hart grabs the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 17:08 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 17:07 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Robert Marcum | 49-38 |
| 17:03 | Missouri State | Bert Warren misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-38 |
| 17:01 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 16:41 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Raymond Newton - foul #2 on Raymond Newton, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck (PG), Gerald Best (SG), Kenneth Bennett (SF), Jason Holsinger (PF) Eric Lowder, Mark Fincher, Joshua Pugsley, Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (SG), Larry McMurdo (SF), James Roberts (PF), Daniel Harter (C) Bert Warren, Paul Adams, Raymond Newton, Jimmy Dodson | |
| 16:41 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers misses the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 16:41 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers misses the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 16:41 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 16:20 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter misses the lay-in | 49-38 |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 16:12 | Ohio State | Gerald Best is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Gerald Best, team foul #2 | 49-38 |
| 15:51 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 15:49 | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Floyd Hauck (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Best (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Holsinger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Beyers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Marcum (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leroy Gilchrist (fresh) SF - Larry McMurdo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Harter (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck double dribbles | 49-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hart (PF) Matthew Beyers | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Paul Adams (SF) Robert Marcum, Larry McMurdo | |
| 15:15 | Missouri State | Gerald Best is called for the reach on Leroy Gilchrist - foul #2 on Gerald Best, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG), Mark Fincher (SG) Floyd Hauck, Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 15:06 | Missouri State | James Roberts can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-38 |
| 15:05 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 14:45 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Eric Lowder | 51-38 |
| 14:31 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter scores on a jumper from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 14:11 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger is fouled on the floor by Daniel Harter - foul #1 on Daniel Harter, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley (SF), Michael Hart (PF), Matthew Beyers (C) Gerald Best, Kenneth Bennett, Jason Holsinger | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bert Warren (SG), Raymond Newton (PF), Jimmy Dodson (C) Leroy Gilchrist, James Roberts, Daniel Harter | |
| 14:01 | Ohio State | Bert Warren takes the ball from Eric Lowder | 51-40 |
| 13:43 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-42 |
| 13:25 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Heaney - foul #4 on Jeffrey Heaney, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Alvardo (SG) Mark Fincher | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Leroy Gilchrist (SF) Jeffrey Heaney, Paul Adams | |
| 13:25 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder misses the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 13:25 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 13:06 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck (PG), Jason Holsinger (C) Eric Lowder, Matthew Beyers | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 12:45 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jimmy Dodson - foul #3 on Jimmy Dodson, team foul #6 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gerald Best (SG), Kenneth Bennett (PF) Paul Alvardo, Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 12:45 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 12:45 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger misses the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 12:45 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Raymond Newton | 53-42 |
| 12:27 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist is fouled on the floor by Joshua Pugsley - foul #2 on Joshua Pugsley, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hart (PF) Joshua Pugsley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Adams (SF), James Roberts (PF) Leroy Gilchrist, Raymond Newton | |
| 12:20 | Missouri State | James Roberts knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Paul Adams | 53-44 |
| 11:51 | Ohio State | Michael Hart dunks the ball | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Floyd Hauck (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Best (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jason Holsinger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Marcum (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Dodson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Missouri State | James Roberts misses the runner from the left block | 55-44 |
| 11:30 | Missouri State | Paul Adams tips it but misses | 55-44 |
| 11:29 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jason Holsinger | 55-44 |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck double dribbles in the backcourt | 55-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG), Mark Fincher (SG), Matthew Beyers (C) Floyd Hauck, Michael Hart, Jason Holsinger | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (SG), Raymond Newton (PF) Bert Warren, Jimmy Dodson | |
| 11:09 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Kenneth Bennett - foul #1 on Kenneth Bennett, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley (SF), Michael Hart (PF) Gerald Best, Kenneth Bennett | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Theodore Havens (PG) Robert Marcum | |
| 11:09 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 11:09 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 10:41 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by James Roberts - foul #2 on James Roberts, team foul #7 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo (SF), Daniel Harter (C) Paul Adams, James Roberts | |
| 10:41 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 10:41 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 10:23 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 57-46 |
| 10:21 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 10:03 | Ohio State | Michael Hart blows the layup | 57-46 |
| 10:02 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 09:42 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-46 |
| 09:41 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Joshua Pugsley | 57-46 |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-46 |
| 09:19 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley tips it home | 59-46 |
| 09:05 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-46 |
| 09:04 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley gets the rebound | 59-46 |
| 08:47 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher is hacked by Daniel Harter - foul #2 on Daniel Harter, team foul #8 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck (PG), Gerald Best (SF), Kenneth Bennett (PF), Jason Holsinger (C) Eric Lowder, Joshua Pugsley, Michael Hart, Matthew Beyers | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Bert Warren (SG), Paul Adams (SF), James Roberts (PF), Jimmy Dodson (C) Theodore Havens, Leroy Gilchrist, Larry McMurdo, Raymond Newton, Daniel Harter | |
| 08:47 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 08:47 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:36 | Missouri State | Floyd Hauck steps in front of the Paul Adams pass | 61-46 |
| 08:33 | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck misses the lay-in | 61-46 |
| 08:32 | Missouri State | Paul Adams snags the defensive board | 61-46 |
| 08:23 | Missouri State | Kenneth Bennett picks off the pass by Bert Warren | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:04 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 08:02 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Jimmy Dodson | 61-46 |
| 07:43 | Missouri State | Paul Adams connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Marcum | 61-49 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Floyd Hauck (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Fincher (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Best (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Holsinger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Marcum (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:41 | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck loses the dribble to Robert Marcum in the backcourt | 61-49 |
| 07:38 | Missouri State | Bert Warren misses the easy layup | 61-49 |
| 07:37 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson grabs the offensive rebound | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:25 | Missouri State | Paul Adams misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Jason Holsinger - foul #1 on Jason Holsinger, team foul #6 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG), Matthew Beyers (C) Floyd Hauck, Mark Fincher | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG) Robert Marcum | |
| 07:25 | Missouri State | Paul Adams makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 07:25 | Missouri State | Paul Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 07:06 | Ohio State | Paul Adams is called for the reach on Kenneth Bennett - foul #3 on Paul Adams, team foul #9 | 61-51 |
| 07:06 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 07:06 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 06:52 | Ohio State | Gerald Best comes up short on the floater near the basket | 61-51 |
| 06:50 | Missouri State | Paul Adams snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 06:35 | Missouri State | Paul Adams drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Heaney | 61-53 |
| 06:17 | Ohio State | James Roberts denies the turnaround by Matthew Beyers | 61-53 |
| 06:16 | Missouri State | James Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 05:48 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney is hacked by Eric Lowder - foul #1 on Eric Lowder, team foul #7 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck (PG), Paul Alvardo (SG), Joshua Pugsley (SF), Michael Hart (PF) Eric Lowder, Gerald Best, Kenneth Bennett, Jason Holsinger | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (SG), Larry McMurdo (SF), Raymond Newton (PF), Daniel Harter (C) Bert Warren, Paul Adams, James Roberts, Jimmy Dodson | |
| 05:48 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 05:48 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Matthew Beyers | 61-54 |
| 05:31 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 05:30 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist snags the defensive board | 61-54 |
| 05:09 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 05:08 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers snags the defensive board | 61-54 |
| 05:02 | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Matthew Beyers and he's fouled by Daniel Harter - foul #3 on Daniel Harter, team foul #10 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Fincher (SG) Paul Alvardo | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 05:02 | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck makes the free throw | 64-54 |
| 04:39 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney is hacked by Mark Fincher - foul #2 on Mark Fincher, team foul #8 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG) Floyd Hauck | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Adams (SF) Larry McMurdo | |
| 04:39 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 04:39 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 04:21 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers loses the dribble to Jeffrey Heaney | 64-56 |
| 04:05 | Missouri State | Paul Adams clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Matthew Beyers - foul #2 on Matthew Beyers, team foul #9 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett (PF), Jason Holsinger (C) Michael Hart, Matthew Beyers | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Bert Warren (SG), Jimmy Dodson (C) Jeffrey Heaney, Leroy Gilchrist, Daniel Harter | |
| 04:05 | Missouri State | Paul Adams misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 04:05 | Missouri State | Paul Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 03:48 | Ohio State | Raymond Newton is called for the reach on Kenneth Bennett - foul #3 on Raymond Newton, team foul #11 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Roberts (PF) Raymond Newton | |
| 03:48 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 03:48 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:34 | Missouri State | James Roberts misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Joshua Pugsley - foul #3 on Joshua Pugsley, team foul #10 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gerald Best (SF) Joshua Pugsley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 03:34 | Missouri State | James Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 03:34 | Missouri State | James Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Best (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Holsinger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Marcum (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Mark Fincher | 67-58 |
| 03:02 | Missouri State | Mark Fincher steals the ball from Robert Marcum | 67-58 |
| 02:58 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mark Fincher | 69-58 |
| 02:58 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley (SF), Michael Hart (PF) Gerald Best, Kenneth Bennett | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Raymond Newton (PF) Robert Marcum, James Roberts | |
| 02:43 | Missouri State | Bert Warren is hacked by Mark Fincher - foul #3 on Mark Fincher, team foul #11 | 69-58 |
| 02:43 | Missouri State | Bert Warren makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 02:43 | Missouri State | Bert Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:16 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-60 |
| 02:15 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Raymond Newton | 69-60 |
| 01:58 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-60 |
| 01:57 | Ohio State | Michael Hart grabs the board | 69-60 |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Michael Hart misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Raymond Newton - foul #4 on Raymond Newton, team foul #12 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers (C) Jason Holsinger | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Michael Hart makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Michael Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 01:44 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson grabs the board | 70-60 |
| 01:35 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 70-60 |
| 01:33 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers gets the rebound | 70-60 |
| 01:15 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-60 |
| 01:06 | Missouri State | Bert Warren misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 73-60 |
| 01:05 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton grabs the offensive rebound | 73-60 |
| 00:49 | Missouri State | Paul Adams blows the layup | 73-60 |
| 00:48 | Missouri State | Paul Adams tips it in | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Joshua Pugsley | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Bert Warren misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Mark Fincher - foul #4 on Mark Fincher, team foul #12 | 75-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Leroy Gilchrist (SF), James Roberts (PF), Daniel Harter (C) Jeffrey Heaney, Paul Adams, Raymond Newton, Jimmy Dodson | |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Bert Warren makes the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Bert Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Matthew Beyers | 75-63 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder runs out the clock | 75-63 |