| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Travis Cowling (fresh) SG - Hank Sauceda (fresh) SF - Steve Hayes (fresh) PF - Tony McMaster (fresh) C - Craig Brase (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Arthur Wells (fresh) SG - Joe Bever (fresh) SF - Kelly Jeanlouis (fresh) PF - John Clarke (fresh) C - Michael Harness (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Craig Brase wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:48 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes lays it in on a great pass from Travis Cowling | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | DePaul | John Clarke hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Harness | 2-2 |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 19:02 | DePaul | Michael Harness hits the finger roll | 5-4 |
| 18:39 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling double dribbles | 5-4 |
| 18:24 | DePaul | John Clarke lays it up and in on a nice dish by Arthur Wells | 5-6 |
| 18:19 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes loses the ball out of bounds | 5-6 |
| 18:00 | DePaul | Joe Bever loses the dribble to Steve Hayes | 5-6 |
| 17:46 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling is fouled on the floor by Michael Harness - foul #1 on Michael Harness, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joe Carneal (SF) Steve Hayes | |
| Subs | DePaul | Merlin Morris (PG), Charles Hunter (SG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SF), Steven Baum (PF), William Knight (C) Arthur Wells, Joe Bever, Kelly Jeanlouis, John Clarke, Michael Harness | |
| 17:33 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-6 |
| 17:32 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster hits the follow up shot | 7-6 |
| 17:03 | DePaul | William Knight scores on a floater in the lane set up by Charles Hunter | 7-8 |
| 16:44 | Ohio State | Craig Brase blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Dikembe Ahmadi - foul #1 on Dikembe Ahmadi, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Hayes (PG), Frederick Hilton (PF) Travis Cowling, Tony McMaster | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 16:44 | Ohio State | Craig Brase misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:44 | Ohio State | Craig Brase misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:44 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Hilton | 7-8 |
| 16:31 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 16:30 | DePaul | William Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:12 | DePaul | Charles Hunter is hacked by Joe Carneal - foul #1 on Joe Carneal, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marcus Young (C) Craig Brase | |
| Subs | DePaul | Arthur Wells (PG), Joe Bever (SG), John Clarke (C) Merlin Morris, Charles Hunter, William Knight | |
| 15:58 | DePaul | Steven Baum hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Arthur Wells and he's hacked by Marcus Young - foul #1 on Marcus Young, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis (SF), Frederick Perl (PF) Dikembe Ahmadi, John Clarke | |
| 15:58 | DePaul | Steven Baum misses the free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:58 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Steve Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Hank Sauceda (fairly fresh) SF - Joe Carneal (fresh) PF - Frederick Hilton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marcus Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Arthur Wells (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Bever (fresh) SF - Kelly Jeanlouis (fresh) PF - Frederick Perl (fresh) C - Steven Baum (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Frederick Perl - foul #1 on Frederick Perl, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dikembe Ahmadi (SF), John Clarke (C) Kelly Jeanlouis, Steven Baum | |
| 15:37 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:37 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:37 | DePaul | Frederick Perl pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 15:10 | DePaul | Steve Hayes steals it from John Clarke | 8-10 |
| 14:47 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes misses the dunk attempt | 8-10 |
| 14:45 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:39 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Marcus Young | 10-10 |
| 14:13 | DePaul | John Clarke misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 14:11 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:57 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton scores on a floater in the paint | 12-10 |
| 13:38 | DePaul | Steve Hayes picks off the pass by Dikembe Ahmadi | 12-10 |
| 13:12 | Ohio State | Marcus Young hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Steve Hayes and he's fouled by Dikembe Ahmadi - foul #2 on Dikembe Ahmadi, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Cowling (PG), John Barnes (SG), Tony McMaster (PF) Hank Sauceda, Joe Carneal, Frederick Hilton | |
| Subs | DePaul | Merlin Morris (PG), Charles Hunter (SG), Kelly Jeanlouis (SF), Steven Baum (PF), Michael Harness (C) Arthur Wells, Joe Bever, Dikembe Ahmadi, Frederick Perl, John Clarke | |
| 13:12 | Ohio State | Marcus Young makes the free throw | 15-10 |
| 12:59 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 15-10 |
| 12:57 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling grabs the board | 15-10 |
| 12:37 | Ohio State | Charles Hunter is called for the reach on John Barnes - foul #1 on Charles Hunter, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Craig Brase (C) Marcus Young | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 12:22 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes is hacked by Merlin Morris - foul #1 on Merlin Morris, team foul #6 | 15-10 |
| 12:10 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Steven Baum - foul #1 on Steven Baum, team foul #7 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (SG) John Barnes | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 12:10 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 12:10 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 11:56 | DePaul | Michael Harness lays it up and in | 17-12 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Travis Cowling (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hank Sauceda (fairly fresh) SF - Steve Hayes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Tony McMaster (fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig Brase (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Merlin Morris (fresh) SG - Charles Hunter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kelly Jeanlouis (fresh) PF - Steven Baum (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Harness (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Steven Baum - foul #2 on Steven Baum, team foul #8 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SF) Steve Hayes | |
| Subs | DePaul | Arthur Wells (PG), Joe Bever (SG), William Knight (PF) Merlin Morris, Charles Hunter, Steven Baum | |
| 11:38 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 11:38 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster makes the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 11:26 | DePaul | Hank Sauceda takes the ball from Michael Harness | 19-12 |
| 11:04 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling is called for a charge - foul #1 on Travis Cowling, team foul #3 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Clarke (PF) Michael Harness | |
| 10:38 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Bever | 19-14 |
| 10:17 | Ohio State | Craig Brase misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 19-14 |
| 10:16 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster misses the tip | 19-14 |
| 10:14 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Arthur Wells | 19-14 |
| 09:58 | DePaul | John Clarke hits a shot from the free throw line | 19-16 |
| 09:42 | Ohio State | Craig Brase can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 09:40 | DePaul | John Clarke grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 09:27 | DePaul | John Clarke knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 19-18 |
| 09:11 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda is fouled on the floor by Joe Bever - foul #1 on Joe Bever, team foul #9 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joe Carneal (SF), Frederick Hilton (PF), Marcus Young (C) Travis Cowling, Tony McMaster, Craig Brase | |
| Subs | DePaul | Merlin Morris (PG), Charles Hunter (SG), Michael Harness (C) Arthur Wells, Joe Bever, William Knight | |
| 09:11 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:11 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:48 | DePaul | John Clarke misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Frederick Hilton - foul #1 on Frederick Hilton, team foul #4 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Cowling (PG) John Barnes | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joe Bever (SF) Kelly Jeanlouis | |
| 08:48 | DePaul | John Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:48 | DePaul | John Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:40 | Ohio State | Marcus Young misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 21-20 |
| 08:39 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Marcus Young | 21-20 |
| 08:30 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Hank Sauceda | 23-20 |
| 08:18 | DePaul | Joe Bever's layup is rejected by Marcus Young | 23-20 |
| 08:16 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Marcus Young | 23-20 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling hits a floater from the right side and he's hacked by Michael Harness - foul #2 on Michael Harness, team foul #10 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Arthur Wells (PG), Kelly Jeanlouis (SF), Frederick Perl (PF), William Knight (C) Merlin Morris, Joe Bever, John Clarke, Michael Harness | |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling makes the free throw | 26-20 |
| 07:42 | DePaul | Hank Sauceda is called for the reach on Charles Hunter - foul #1 on Hank Sauceda, team foul #5 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Hayes (PG), John Barnes (SG), Craig Brase (C) Travis Cowling, Hank Sauceda, Marcus Young | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joe Bever (SF), John Clarke (PF) Kelly Jeanlouis, Frederick Perl | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Steve Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Barnes (fresh) SF - Joe Carneal (fresh) PF - Frederick Hilton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Brase (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Arthur Wells (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Hunter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Bever (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Clarke (fresh) 10 pts. C - William Knight (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:20 | DePaul | Joe Bever is called for traveling | 26-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Merlin Morris (PG), Kelly Jeanlouis (SF) Arthur Wells, Joe Bever | |
| 07:10 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Frederick Hilton | 28-20 |
| 06:43 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Merlin Morris | 28-23 |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Kelly Jeanlouis - foul #1 on Kelly Jeanlouis, team foul #11 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tony McMaster (PF) Joe Carneal | |
| Subs | DePaul | Arthur Wells (PG), Joe Bever (SG), Frederick Perl (PF) Merlin Morris, Kelly Jeanlouis, William Knight | |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 06:10 | DePaul | John Clarke hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 30-23 |
| 06:09 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster grabs the board | 30-23 |
| 06:05 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-23 |
| 06:03 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 05:49 | Ohio State | Craig Brase's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Cowling (PG), Hank Sauceda (SG) Frederick Hilton, John Barnes | |
| Subs | DePaul | William Knight (C) Frederick Perl | |
| 05:31 | DePaul | Joe Bever comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Hank Sauceda - foul #2 on Hank Sauceda, team foul #6 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SG), Marcus Young (C) Hank Sauceda, Craig Brase | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis (SF), Frederick Perl (PF) John Clarke, William Knight | |
| 05:31 | DePaul | Joe Bever misses the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 05:31 | DePaul | Joe Bever makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:19 | Ohio State | Frederick Perl is called for the reach on Travis Cowling - foul #2 on Frederick Perl, team foul #12 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joe Carneal (SF) Steve Hayes | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Clarke (PF), William Knight (C) Frederick Perl, Joe Bever | |
| 05:19 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 05:19 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 05:01 | DePaul | John Clarke can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 05:00 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis gets the offensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 04:42 | DePaul | John Clarke misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 04:41 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis tips it home | 32-26 |
| 04:25 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-26 |
| 04:03 | DePaul | John Clarke misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-26 |
| 04:02 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 03:48 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-26 |
| 03:46 | DePaul | Charles Hunter gets the rebound | 34-26 |
| 03:33 | DePaul | John Clarke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (SG), Steve Hayes (SF), Frederick Hilton (PF), Craig Brase (C) John Barnes, Joe Carneal, Tony McMaster, Marcus Young | |
| Subs | DePaul | Merlin Morris (PG), Joe Bever (SG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SF), Steven Baum (PF), Michael Harness (C) Arthur Wells, Charles Hunter, Kelly Jeanlouis, John Clarke, William Knight | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Travis Cowling (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hank Sauceda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Hayes (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Frederick Hilton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Brase (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Merlin Morris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Bever (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) PF - Steven Baum (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Harness (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Steven Baum - foul #3 on Steven Baum, team foul #13 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Frederick Perl (PF) Steven Baum | |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:54 | DePaul | Joe Bever comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 35-26 |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | Craig Brase gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Ahmadi | 35-26 |
| 02:27 | DePaul | Michael Harness misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Craig Brase - foul #1 on Craig Brase, team foul #7 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joe Carneal (SF) Travis Cowling | |
| Subs | DePaul | Arthur Wells (PG), John Clarke (PF) Merlin Morris, Frederick Perl | |
| 02:27 | DePaul | Michael Harness misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:27 | DePaul | Michael Harness makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 02:08 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes drills a fadeaway from the right block | 37-27 |
| 01:49 | DePaul | Michael Harness misses the lay-in | 37-27 |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 01:23 | Ohio State | Michael Harness is called for the reach on Craig Brase - foul #3 on Michael Harness, team foul #14 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SG), Tony McMaster (PF) Steve Hayes, Frederick Hilton | |
| Subs | DePaul | Merlin Morris (PG), Frederick Perl (PF), William Knight (C) Arthur Wells, John Clarke, Michael Harness | |
| 01:23 | Ohio State | Craig Brase misses the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 01:23 | Ohio State | Craig Brase misses the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 01:23 | DePaul | William Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 01:09 | DePaul | Merlin Morris is fouled on the floor by Hank Sauceda - foul #3 on Hank Sauceda, team foul #8 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Cowling (PG) Hank Sauceda | |
| Subs | DePaul | Arthur Wells (PG), Kelly Jeanlouis (SF), John Clarke (PF) Dikembe Ahmadi, Frederick Perl, William Knight | |
| 01:09 | DePaul | Merlin Morris misses the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 01:09 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 37-27 |
| 00:48 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| 00:37 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton (SG), Marcus Young (C) Joe Carneal, Craig Brase | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dikembe Ahmadi (SF), Frederick Perl (PF), William Knight (C) Arthur Wells, Kelly Jeanlouis, John Clarke | |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Marcus Young double dribbles | 37-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Arthur Wells (PG), Charles Hunter (SG), John Clarke (PF) Merlin Morris, Joe Bever, Frederick Perl | |
| 00:04 | DePaul | William Knight misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by John Barnes - foul #1 on John Barnes, team foul #9 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joe Bever (SG), Kelly Jeanlouis (SF) Charles Hunter, Dikembe Ahmadi | |
| 00:04 | DePaul | William Knight misses the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 00:04 | DePaul | William Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 37-28 |