| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darren McGann (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Carlino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Muhlestein (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Steven Cowen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Becker (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Otto Rose (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:50 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-35 |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander is hacked by Donald Muhlestein - foul #4 on Donald Muhlestein, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (SG) Donald Muhlestein | |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan misses the fadeaway from the left side | 35-35 |
| 19:20 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander hits the follow up shot | 37-35 |
| 18:59 | Ohio State | Carl Deason buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Darryl Wesson | 37-37 |
| 18:36 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Becker | 37-37 |
| 18:34 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan grabs the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 18:16 | Cincinnati | George Carlino hits the finger roll | 39-37 |
| 17:58 | Ohio State | Carl Deason misses short on a floater from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 17:57 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 17:51 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from George Carlino | 41-37 |
| 17:44 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 17:42 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker tips it in | 41-39 |
| 17:23 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-39 |
| 17:22 | Ohio State | Otto Rose grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 16:55 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker comes up short on the shot from the left block | 41-39 |
| 16:54 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker tips it but misses | 41-39 |
| 16:53 | Ohio State | Otto Rose tips it home | 41-41 |
| 16:40 | Cincinnati | George Carlino is called for traveling | 41-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG), Felton Robillard (SF), Harvey Sellers (C) Darren McGann, Gary Tellez, Michael Alexander | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Patino (SG), Robert Navas (SF) Carl Deason, Steven Cowen | |
| 16:22 | Ohio State | Otto Rose misses the shot from the right side | 41-41 |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 16:08 | Cincinnati | Harvey Sellers slams it home | 43-41 |
| 15:51 | Ohio State | Otto Rose scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Colin Musgrave (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Felton Robillard (fresh) PF - George Carlino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Harvey Sellers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Patino (fresh) SF - Robert Navas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Becker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Otto Rose (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Cincinnati | George Carlino clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 43-43 |
| 15:29 | Ohio State | Otto Rose snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 15:02 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 43-43 |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Harvey Sellers snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-43 |
| 14:55 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 14:36 | Ohio State | Otto Rose misses the lay-in but the foul's on Harvey Sellers - foul #1 on Harvey Sellers, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (SG), Gary Tellez (SF), Michael Alexander (C) Colin Musgrave, Felton Robillard, Harvey Sellers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (SG), Steven Cowen (SF) William Patino, Robert Navas | |
| 14:36 | Ohio State | Otto Rose misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 14:36 | Ohio State | Otto Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 14:17 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan can't finish the layup | 43-43 |
| 14:15 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 14:10 | Ohio State | Darren McGann is called for the reach on Carl Deason - foul #2 on Darren McGann, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken (PF) George Carlino | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:53 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG) James Sullivan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 13:34 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez tips it back up and in | 45-43 |
| 13:18 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein (SG), Eric Wilkins (C) Carl Deason, Otto Rose | |
| 13:08 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez is hacked by Steven Cowen - foul #1 on Steven Cowen, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-43 |
| 12:31 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Gary Tellez - foul #2 on Gary Tellez, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), George Carlino (PF) Gary Tellez, Darrell Gerken | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brian Anderson (PF) Raymond Becker | |
| 12:31 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 12:31 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 12:31 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 12:26 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Steven Cowen - foul #2 on Steven Cowen, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| 12:26 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 12:26 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 12:26 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Eric Wilkins | 48-44 |
| 12:10 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson makes the shot from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan is fouled in the backcourt by Darryl Wesson - foul #2 on Darryl Wesson, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken (C) Michael Alexander | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Otto Rose (C) Eric Wilkins | |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Brian Anderson - foul #2 on Brian Anderson, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Navas (SF) Steven Cowen | |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 12:00 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Otto Rose | 48-46 |
| 11:46 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein clanks a jumper from the right side | 48-46 |
| 11:44 | Cincinnati | George Carlino gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darren McGann (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Colin Musgrave (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Carlino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Gerken (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Muhlestein (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Robert Navas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Otto Rose (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken clanks a shot from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 11:32 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave gets the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 11:23 | Cincinnati | George Carlino is fouled on the floor by Brian Anderson - foul #3 on Brian Anderson, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Raymond Becker (PF) Darryl Wesson, Brian Anderson | |
| 11:16 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-46 |
| 11:14 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 10:57 | Ohio State | George Carlino steps in front of the Douglas Pagano pass | 48-46 |
| 10:28 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Navas - foul #1 on Robert Navas, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (SG), Gary Tellez (SF), Michael Alexander (C) James Sullivan, Darren McGann, George Carlino | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), Carl Deason (SG), Steven Cowen (SF) Douglas Pagano, Donald Muhlestein, Robert Navas | |
| 10:28 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 10:28 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 10:28 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Otto Rose | 48-46 |
| 10:04 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker misses short on a floater from the baseline | 48-46 |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 09:49 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 09:47 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 09:23 | Ohio State | Otto Rose hits a shot from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 08:54 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Alexander | 50-48 |
| 08:26 | Ohio State | Otto Rose blows the layup | 50-48 |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Michael Alexander | 50-48 |
| 08:20 | Cincinnati | Carl Deason steps in front of the Michael Alexander pass | 50-48 |
| 08:16 | Ohio State | Carl Deason lays it up and in | 50-50 |
| 07:47 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Cowen | 50-50 |
| 07:46 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker grabs the board | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Colin Musgrave (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Felton Robillard (fresh) SF - Gary Tellez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Gerken (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Deason (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Cowen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Raymond Becker (tiring) 14 pts. 10 reb. C - Otto Rose (tiring) 16 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-50 |
| 07:39 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 07:25 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Darrell Gerken - foul #4 on Darrell Gerken, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Darren McGann (SG), Jesse Ortegon (SF), George Carlino (PF), Warren Witherspoon (C) Colin Musgrave, Felton Robillard, Gary Tellez, Darrell Gerken, Michael Alexander | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Donald Muhlestein (SG), Robert Navas (SF), Eric Wilkins (C) Darryl Wesson, Carl Deason, Steven Cowen, Otto Rose | |
| 07:25 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 07:25 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 07:10 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 06:44 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein knocks in the shot from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann clanks a turnaround in the lane | 53-53 |
| 06:31 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robert Navas | 53-53 |
| 06:25 | Ohio State | Warren Witherspoon blocks the short jumper by Raymond Becker | 53-53 |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to James Sullivan | 53-53 |
| 06:22 | Cincinnati | Douglas Pagano steps in front of the James Sullivan pass in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 06:19 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein banks in the layup on a nice dish by Douglas Pagano | 53-55 |
| 06:14 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 53-55 |
| 06:12 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 05:49 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker blows the layup | 53-55 |
| 05:48 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jesse Ortegon | 55-55 |
| 05:21 | Ohio State | Robert Navas misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 05:20 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | George Carlino scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jesse Ortegon | 57-55 |
| 05:01 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF), Michael Alexander (C) Jesse Ortegon, Warren Witherspoon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), Steven Cowen (SF), Brian Anderson (PF), Otto Rose (C) Douglas Pagano, Robert Navas, Raymond Becker, Eric Wilkins | |
| 04:50 | Ohio State | George Carlino steals the ball from Brian Anderson | 57-55 |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Darryl Wesson steals it from Michael Alexander | 57-55 |
| 04:34 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein banks in the layup on a great pass from Darryl Wesson | 57-57 |
| 04:16 | Cincinnati | Steven Cowen is called for the reach on James Sullivan - foul #3 on Steven Cowen, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| 04:16 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:16 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 03:56 | Ohio State | Otto Rose misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gary Tellez - foul #3 on Gary Tellez, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| 03:56 | Ohio State | Otto Rose misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 03:56 | Ohio State | Otto Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-58 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | George Carlino snags the offensive board | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darren McGann (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Carlino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Muhlestein (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Steven Cowen (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Brian Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Otto Rose (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann is fouled on the floor by Otto Rose - foul #2 on Otto Rose, team foul #9 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (SG), Raymond Becker (PF) Donald Muhlestein, Brian Anderson | |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 02:55 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 61-58 |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | Otto Rose gets the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 02:45 | Ohio State | Otto Rose can't finish the layup | 61-58 |
| 02:43 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Becker | 61-58 |
| 02:31 | Ohio State | Carl Deason misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by George Carlino - foul #3 on George Carlino, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SF) Gary Tellez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:31 | Ohio State | Carl Deason makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:31 | Ohio State | Carl Deason misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | George Carlino grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 02:08 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann comes up short on the floater from the left side | 61-59 |
| 02:06 | Ohio State | Otto Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 01:48 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Darryl Wesson | 61-61 |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander misses the runner from the baseline | 61-61 |
| 01:38 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 01:31 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson misses long on a jump hook from close range | 61-61 |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann grabs the board | 61-61 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 61-61 |
| 01:15 | Ohio State | Otto Rose grabs the board | 61-61 |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by James Sullivan - foul #2 on James Sullivan, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF) Colin Musgrave | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein (SG) Carl Deason | |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander misses the jumper from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 61-62 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses the fadeaway from the left side | 61-62 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein grabs the defensive rebound | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Darren McGann is called for the reach on Donald Muhlestein in the backcourt - foul #3 on Darren McGann, team foul #8 | 61-62 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brian Anderson (PF) Raymond Becker | |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson is hacked by James Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Sullivan, team foul #9 | 61-64 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson misses the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez gets the rebound | 61-64 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 61-64 |