| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Hart (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 7 pts. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Pugsley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Beyers (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joshua Pugsley | 34-39 |
| 19:41 | Purdue | Gerard Bower scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Cesar Rizzo | 37-39 |
| 19:24 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Mark Fincher and the foul's on Michael Hart - foul #2 on Michael Hart, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| 19:24 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley makes the free throw | 37-42 |
| 19:07 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 19:05 | Purdue | Gerard Bower tips it home | 39-42 |
| 19:00 | Ohio State | Gerard Bower is called for the reach on Eric Lowder - foul #2 on Gerard Bower, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| 18:54 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-42 |
| 18:52 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Cesar Rizzo | 39-42 |
| 18:46 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Joshua Barnes | 41-42 |
| 18:34 | Ohio State | Dikembe Ali swats the shot by Michael Hart | 41-42 |
| 18:32 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers grabs the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 18:20 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 18:18 | Purdue | Michael Hart grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 17:57 | Purdue | Michael Hart evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 17:55 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Hart | 41-42 |
| 17:49 | Ohio State | Joshua Barnes is called for the reach on Eric Lowder - foul #1 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett (SF) Joshua Pugsley | |
| 17:27 | Ohio State | Gerard Bower picks off the pass by Mark Fincher | 41-42 |
| 17:14 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-42 |
| 17:12 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo gets the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 16:52 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses the easy layup | 41-42 |
| 16:50 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali tips it back up and in | 43-42 |
| 16:30 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-42 |
| 16:28 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 16:04 | Purdue | Michael Hart can't throw it down against a doubleteam | 43-42 |
| 16:03 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 15:56 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder travels in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (SG), Nenad Smolski (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Joshua Barnes, Dikembe Ali, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck (PG), Gerald Best (SG), Joshua Pugsley (SF), Jason Holsinger (C) Eric Lowder, Mark Fincher, Michael Hart, Matthew Beyers | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Otto Konopka (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Floyd Hauck (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Best (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Pugsley (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kenneth Bennett (fresh) C - Jason Holsinger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Purdue | Jason Holsinger steals it from Nenad Smolski | 43-42 |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Rodney Penaflor - foul #2 on Rodney Penaflor, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers (C) Kenneth Bennett | |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 15:35 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Nenad Smolski | 43-43 |
| 15:19 | Purdue | Michael Hart clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 43-43 |
| 15:17 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 15:03 | Ohio State | Otto Konopka steals it from Joshua Pugsley | 43-43 |
| 14:46 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski is denied on a layup by Joshua Pugsley | 43-43 |
| 14:44 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 14:22 | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 14:21 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 14:04 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor banks in the layup | 45-43 |
| 13:55 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger drills a turnaround from the baseline | 45-45 |
| 13:39 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 13:38 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Penaflor | 45-45 |
| 13:26 | Purdue | Michael Hart splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 45-45 |
| 13:24 | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 13:03 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Floyd Hauck | 45-47 |
| 12:56 | Purdue | Gerard Bower hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Rodney Penaflor and he's hacked by Gerald Best - foul #2 on Gerald Best, team foul #1 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SG), Dikembe Aziz (SF), Dikembe Ali (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Otto Konopka, Michael Hart, Nenad Smolski, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG), Mark Fincher (SG), Kenneth Bennett (SF), Michael Hart (PF) Floyd Hauck, Gerald Best, Joshua Pugsley, Jason Holsinger | |
| 12:56 | Purdue | Gerard Bower makes the free throw | 48-47 |
| 12:37 | Ohio State | Dikembe Aziz steals the ball from Eric Lowder | 48-47 |
| 12:33 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 12:31 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes tips it back up and in | 50-47 |
| 12:16 | Ohio State | Cesar Rizzo steals it from Kenneth Bennett | 50-47 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | Gerard Bower misses the floater from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 11:55 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali can't tip it in | 50-47 |
| 11:54 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Hart | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dikembe Aziz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fresh) PF - Michael Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Beyers (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Ohio State | Michael Hart misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-47 |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Fincher | 50-47 |
| 11:14 | Ohio State | Michael Hart comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 11:13 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder grabs the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 11:05 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-47 |
| 11:04 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 10:49 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 10:47 | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz tips it back up and in | 52-47 |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher is fouled on the floor by Joshua Barnes - foul #2 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (PG), Michael Hart (SF) Gerard Bower, Dikembe Aziz | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley (SF), Jason Holsinger (C) Kenneth Bennett, Matthew Beyers | |
| 10:31 | Ohio State | Michael Hart banks in the layup on a great pass from Joshua Pugsley | 52-49 |
| 10:09 | Purdue | Otto Konopka loses the ball out of bounds | 52-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Nenad Smolski (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Joshua Barnes, Dikembe Ali, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck (PG), Gerald Best (SG) Eric Lowder, Mark Fincher | |
| 09:47 | Ohio State | Michael Hart is hacked by Nenad Smolski - foul #3 on Nenad Smolski, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| 09:41 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-49 |
| 09:19 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski is hacked by Michael Hart - foul #2 on Michael Hart, team foul #2 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SG) Michael Swinney | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett (PF) Michael Hart | |
| 09:08 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Bennett - foul #3 on Kenneth Bennett, team foul #3 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG), Mark Fincher (SG) Floyd Hauck, Gerald Best | |
| 08:56 | Purdue | Joshua Pugsley steps in front of the Michael Hart pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 52-49 |
| 08:51 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger is hacked by Nenad Smolski - foul #4 on Nenad Smolski, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Ali (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Nenad Smolski, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gerald Best (SF) Joshua Pugsley | |
| 08:51 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 08:51 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 08:37 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Bennett - foul #4 on Kenneth Bennett, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hart (PF) Kenneth Bennett | |
| 08:20 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes connects on the jumper from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 08:15 | Ohio State | Gerald Best throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG) Otto Konopka | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:06 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo can't connect on a floater from the left side | 54-49 |
| 08:05 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 07:54 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Gerald Best | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Best (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Holsinger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-51 |
| 07:47 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 07:22 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Holsinger and he's hacked by Michael Hart - foul #3 on Michael Hart, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (SG), Dikembe Aziz (SF) Joshua Barnes, Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck (PG), Joshua Pugsley (SF), Kenneth Bennett (PF), Matthew Beyers (C) Eric Lowder, Gerald Best, Michael Hart, Jason Holsinger | |
| 07:22 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher makes the free throw | 54-54 |
| 07:07 | Purdue | Joshua Pugsley steals it from Dikembe Aziz | 54-54 |
| 06:45 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 06:32 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Nenad Smolski (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Gerard Bower, Dikembe Ali, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gerald Best (SG) Mark Fincher | |
| 06:14 | Ohio State | Gerald Best hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Floyd Hauck | 54-59 |
| 06:02 | Purdue | The jump hook by Nenad Smolski is blocked by Joshua Pugsley | 54-59 |
| 06:01 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor gets the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 05:36 | Purdue | Michael Swinney's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Bennett | 54-59 |
| 05:18 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett double dribbles | 54-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Joshua Barnes (SG), Michael Hart (SF) Otto Konopka, Michael Swinney, Dikembe Aziz | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG), Paul Alvardo (SG), Michael Hart (PF), Jason Holsinger (C) Floyd Hauck, Gerald Best, Joshua Pugsley, Matthew Beyers | |
| 05:05 | Purdue | Gerard Bower comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 05:03 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 04:39 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Michael Hart hits the follow up shot | 54-61 |
| 04:15 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-61 |
| 04:13 | Ohio State | Paul Alvardo gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| 04:07 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder is fouled on the floor by Michael Hart - foul #4 on Michael Hart, team foul #9 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Ali (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Nenad Smolski, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Fincher (SG), Gerald Best (SF) Paul Alvardo, Kenneth Bennett | |
| 04:07 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 04:07 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| 03:39 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses long on a shot from the left side | 54-61 |
| 03:38 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger pulls down the rebound | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Best (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Holsinger (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 03:23 | Purdue | Michael Hart gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| 03:18 | Purdue | Gerard Bower misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-61 |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Michael Hart blows the layup but he's hacked by Dikembe Ali - foul #2 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #10 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (PG) Gerard Bower | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley (SF), Matthew Beyers (C) Gerald Best, Jason Holsinger | |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Michael Hart makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Michael Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 02:56 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali grabs the defensive rebound | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:36 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo is hacked by Matthew Beyers - foul #3 on Matthew Beyers, team foul #5 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck (PG) Eric Lowder | |
| 02:16 | Purdue | Mark Fincher steps in front of the Cesar Rizzo pass | 54-62 |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Fincher | 54-64 |
| 02:02 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Beyers | 54-64 |
| 02:00 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo hits the follow up shot | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:35 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Mark Fincher, team foul #6 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG) Otto Konopka | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG) Floyd Hauck | |
| 01:16 | Purdue | Gerard Bower clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | Michael Hart pulls down the rebound | 56-64 |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-64 |
| 00:49 | Purdue | Michael Hart pulls down the rebound | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Mark Fincher takes the ball from Joshua Barnes | 56-64 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley lays it up and in set up by Mark Fincher | 56-66 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Gerard Bower can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 56-66 |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher gets the rebound | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 56-66 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Michael Hart snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Michael Hart buries a halfcourt shot | 59-66 |