| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Muhlestein (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Cowen (fresh) PF - Raymond Becker (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. C - Otto Rose (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Bryan Schwanebeck (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andre Costa (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Casey (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Sidney Bollinger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen inbounds the ball | 34-41 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Otto Rose is denied by Nicholas Casey | 34-41 |
| 19:40 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 19:34 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 19:33 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger gets the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 19:19 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston loses the dribble to Otto Rose | 34-41 |
| 19:13 | Ohio State | Otto Rose connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Muhlestein and he's hacked by Sidney Bollinger - foul #3 on Sidney Bollinger, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nick Hunt (C) Sidney Bollinger | |
| 19:13 | Ohio State | Otto Rose makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 19:06 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-41 |
| 19:05 | Ohio State | Otto Rose grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 18:44 | Ohio State | Otto Rose makes the jumper in the lane | 39-41 |
| 18:32 | Ball State | Darryl Wesson is called for the reach on Bryan Schwanebeck - foul #2 on Darryl Wesson, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| 18:27 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey is denied on a layup by Raymond Becker | 39-41 |
| 18:25 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 18:11 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 17:46 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 41-41 |
| 17:45 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey tips it but misses | 41-41 |
| 17:44 | Ball State | Nick Hunt tips it in | 41-43 |
| 17:37 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 17:36 | Ohio State | Otto Rose grabs the offensive board | 41-43 |
| 17:24 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen is fouled on the floor by Andre Costa - foul #2 on Andre Costa, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (SG), Robert Navas (SF) Donald Muhlestein, Steven Cowen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joshua Osborne (SF), Robert Jones (C) Andre Costa, Nicholas Casey | |
| 17:13 | Ohio State | Otto Rose connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Darryl Wesson and the foul's on Nick Hunt - foul #3 on Nick Hunt, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nicholas Casey (PF) Nick Hunt | |
| 17:13 | Ohio State | Otto Rose misses the free throw | 43-43 |
| 17:13 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 16:57 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey buries a turnaround from the baseline | 43-45 |
| 16:39 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson misses the jumper from the right side | 43-45 |
| 16:37 | Ball State | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 16:19 | Ball State | Robert Jones hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Bryan Schwanebeck | 43-47 |
| 16:00 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Carl Deason (fresh) SF - Robert Navas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Becker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Otto Rose (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Bryan Schwanebeck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ross Eggleston (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Casey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 15:41 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne snags the offensive board | 45-47 |
| 15:36 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 15:35 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston grabs the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 15:26 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Osborne | 45-50 |
| 15:05 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker is called for traveling | 45-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein (SG), Steven Cowen (SF) Carl Deason, Robert Navas | |
| Subs | Ball State | Andre Costa (SF), Nick Hunt (PF), Sidney Bollinger (C) Joshua Osborne, Nicholas Casey, Robert Jones | |
| 14:49 | Ball State | Andre Costa knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ross Eggleston | 45-53 |
| 14:34 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson misses long on a shot from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 14:33 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 14:27 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-53 |
| 14:25 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 14:12 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Nick Hunt | 45-56 |
| 13:45 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Muhlestein and the foul's on Nick Hunt - foul #4 on Nick Hunt, team foul #4 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins (C) Otto Rose | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joshua Osborne (PF) Nick Hunt | |
| 13:45 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker makes the free throw | 48-56 |
| 13:30 | Ball State | Andre Costa is called for traveling | 48-56 |
| 13:14 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-56 |
| 13:12 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Muhlestein | 48-56 |
| 13:00 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Eric Wilkins, team foul #2 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brian Anderson (PF) Raymond Becker | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:44 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-56 |
| 12:42 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Brian Anderson | 48-56 |
| 12:30 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins clanks a jump hook from close range | 48-56 |
| 12:29 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson hits the follow up shot | 50-56 |
| 12:12 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Bryan Schwanebeck | 50-59 |
| 11:53 | Ohio State | Joshua Osborne swats the short shot by Eric Wilkins | 50-59 |
| 11:52 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Ross Eggleston | 50-59 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (tiring) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Donald Muhlestein (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Cowen (fairly fresh) PF - Brian Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Wilkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Bryan Schwanebeck (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ross Eggleston (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andre Costa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Sidney Bollinger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:48 | Ball State | Andre Costa drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Osborne | 50-62 |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | Andre Costa is called for the reach on Eric Wilkins - foul #3 on Andre Costa, team foul #5 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Carl Deason (SG), Robert Navas (SF), Raymond Becker (PF), Otto Rose (C) Darryl Wesson, Donald Muhlestein, Steven Cowen, Brian Anderson, Eric Wilkins | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jonathan Hill (PG), Peter Scott (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Nicholas Casey (PF) Bryan Schwanebeck, Ross Eggleston, Andre Costa, Joshua Osborne | |
| 11:16 | Ohio State | Otto Rose misses long on a jumper from the right side | 50-62 |
| 11:15 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 50-62 |
| 11:00 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 50-62 |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | Robert Navas pulls down the rebound | 50-62 |
| 10:48 | Ohio State | Otto Rose misses the jumpshot from the right side | 50-62 |
| 10:47 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Casey | 50-62 |
| 10:30 | Ball State | Otto Rose blocks the jumper by Robert Jones | 50-62 |
| 10:28 | Ohio State | Otto Rose gets the rebound | 50-62 |
| 10:21 | Ohio State | Robert Navas loses the ball out of bounds | 50-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG) Douglas Pagano | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ross Eggleston (SG), Joshua Osborne (SF) Peter Scott, Sidney Bollinger | |
| 10:10 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-62 |
| 10:09 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker gets the rebound | 50-62 |
| 09:49 | Ohio State | Otto Rose misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-62 |
| 09:48 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne snags the defensive board | 50-62 |
| 09:30 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-62 |
| 09:28 | Ohio State | Robert Navas pulls down the rebound | 50-62 |
| 09:15 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson misses short on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Jonathan Hill - foul #1 on Jonathan Hill, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steven Cowen (SF) Robert Navas | |
| Subs | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck (PG), Andre Costa (SF) Jonathan Hill, Joshua Osborne | |
| 09:15 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 09:15 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 09:08 | Ball State | Andre Costa is hacked by Raymond Becker - foul #2 on Raymond Becker, team foul #3 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein (SG) Carl Deason | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 08:53 | Ball State | Robert Jones comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 52-62 |
| 08:52 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson snags the defensive board | 52-62 |
| 08:40 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 52-62 |
| 08:38 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Andre Costa | 52-62 |
| 08:32 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-62 |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen pulls down the rebound | 52-62 |
| 08:16 | Ohio State | Otto Rose double dribbles | 52-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Brian Anderson (PF), Eric Wilkins (C) Darryl Wesson, Raymond Becker, Otto Rose | |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Scott (SG), Joshua Osborne (PF), Sidney Bollinger (C) Ross Eggleston, Nicholas Casey, Robert Jones | |
| 08:01 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger lays it up and in on a nice dish by Peter Scott | 52-64 |
| 07:40 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Andre Costa - foul #4 on Andre Costa, team foul #7 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (SG) Donald Muhlestein | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nick Hunt (PF) Joshua Osborne | |
| 07:40 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson makes the free throw | 55-64 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Deason (fresh) SF - Steven Cowen (fresh) PF - Brian Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Wilkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Bryan Schwanebeck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andre Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Nick Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Sidney Bollinger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Eric Wilkins - foul #2 on Eric Wilkins, team foul #4 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG) Douglas Pagano | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ross Eggleston (SG) Peter Scott | |
| 07:20 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 07:20 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger misses the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 07:20 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson gets the rebound | 55-65 |
| 06:57 | Ohio State | Andre Costa swats the shot by Darryl Wesson | 55-65 |
| 06:55 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger grabs the board | 55-65 |
| 06:46 | Ball State | Eric Wilkins takes the ball from Nick Hunt | 55-65 |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Bryan Schwanebeck - foul #3 on Bryan Schwanebeck, team foul #8 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Navas (SF), Raymond Becker (PF) Steven Cowen, Brian Anderson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joshua Osborne (SF), Nicholas Casey (PF) Andre Costa, Nick Hunt | |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins misses the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 06:10 | Ball State | Carl Deason steals it from Bryan Schwanebeck | 56-65 |
| 06:06 | Ohio State | Carl Deason dunks the ball | 58-65 |
| 05:44 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger's pass is intercepted by Eric Wilkins | 58-65 |
| 05:22 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Nicholas Casey - foul #3 on Nicholas Casey, team foul #9 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Donald Muhlestein (SG), Otto Rose (C) Darryl Wesson, Carl Deason, Eric Wilkins | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jonathan Hill (PG), Peter Scott (SG), Nick Hunt (C) Bryan Schwanebeck, Ross Eggleston, Sidney Bollinger | |
| 05:22 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 05:22 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 05:04 | Ball State | Nick Hunt is fouled on the floor by Otto Rose - foul #1 on Otto Rose, team foul #5 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steven Cowen (SF) Robert Navas | |
| Subs | Ball State | Andre Costa (SF) Joshua Osborne | |
| 04:49 | Ball State | Andre Costa can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-65 |
| 04:47 | Ball State | Peter Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 04:37 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Steven Cowen - foul #2 on Steven Cowen, team foul #6 | 60-65 |
| 04:37 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 04:37 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | Otto Rose blows the dunk but he's fouled by Nick Hunt - foul #5 on Nick Hunt, team foul #10 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG) Douglas Pagano | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ross Eggleston (SG), Joshua Osborne (PF), Robert Jones (C) Peter Scott, Nicholas Casey, Nick Hunt | |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | Otto Rose makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | Otto Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 04:10 | Ball State | Andre Costa misses short on a 3 from straight away | 62-67 |
| 04:09 | Ball State | Robert Jones tips it back up and in | 62-69 |
| 03:46 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker is fouled on the floor by Joshua Osborne - foul #1 on Joshua Osborne, team foul #11 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Navas (SF) Steven Cowen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck (PG), Sidney Bollinger (C) Jonathan Hill, Robert Jones | |
| 03:46 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 03:46 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 03:26 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Bryan Schwanebeck, team foul #12 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brian Anderson (PF) Raymond Becker | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nicholas Casey (PF) Andre Costa | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Donald Muhlestein (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Navas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Otto Rose (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Bryan Schwanebeck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ross Eggleston (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Casey (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Sidney Bollinger (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:14 | Ohio State | Otto Rose hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Darryl Wesson | 66-69 |
| 02:53 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-69 |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | Otto Rose gets the rebound | 66-69 |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steven Cowen (SF), Raymond Becker (PF) Robert Navas, Brian Anderson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Andre Costa (SF) Joshua Osborne | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | Otto Rose clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 66-69 |
| 02:35 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker hits the follow up shot | 68-69 |
| 02:19 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 68-69 |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | Otto Rose gets the rebound | 68-69 |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Donald Muhlestein | 70-69 |
| 01:48 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey is denied on a layup by Otto Rose | 70-69 |
| 01:47 | Ball State | Andre Costa misses the tip | 70-69 |
| 01:46 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen snags the defensive board | 70-69 |
| 01:40 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 70-69 |
| 01:39 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen grabs the offensive board | 70-69 |
| 01:29 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein drills a 3 from the left wing | 73-69 |
| 01:09 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-69 |
| 01:08 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey gets the offensive rebound | 73-69 |
| 01:00 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Nicholas Casey | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Darryl Wesson | 75-72 |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Bryan Schwanebeck misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-72 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Otto Rose snags the defensive board | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Otto Rose is fouled in the backcourt by Ross Eggleston - foul #1 on Ross Eggleston, team foul #13 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brian Anderson (PF) Raymond Becker | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Otto Rose makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Otto Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-75 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson is hacked by Bryan Schwanebeck in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bryan Schwanebeck, team foul #14 | 77-75 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymond Becker (PF) Brian Anderson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jonathan Hill (PG) Bryan Schwanebeck | |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson misses the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Sidney Bollinger gets the rebound | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Andre Costa misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-75 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein grabs the defensive rebound | 78-75 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Ross Eggleston is called for the reach on Donald Muhlestein in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ross Eggleston, team foul #15 | 78-75 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brian Anderson (PF) Raymond Becker | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Andre Costa makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 80-78 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Jonathan Hill is called for the reach on Darryl Wesson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jonathan Hill, team foul #16 | 80-78 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymond Becker (PF) Brian Anderson | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson misses the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson makes the 2nd free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:03 | Ball State | Ball State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 81-78 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston clanks a halfcourt shot | 81-78 |