| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Travis Cowling (fresh) SG - Hank Sauceda (fresh) SF - Steve Hayes (fresh) PF - Tony McMaster (fresh) C - Craig Brase (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Perry Ososki (fresh) SG - Justin Hanna (fresh) SF - Marion Deputy (fresh) PF - James Grinstead (fresh) C - Rodney Richard (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 | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | UMKC | Justin Hanna comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Tony McMaster | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster clanks a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Brase | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | UMKC | James Grinstead pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | UMKC | Justin Hanna connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Grinstead | 0-3 |
| 18:08 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster scores on a shot from the left side set up by Travis Cowling and he's fouled by Marion Deputy - foul #1 on Marion Deputy, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:08 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster misses the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:08 | UMKC | Marion Deputy snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:39 | UMKC | Marion Deputy can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 2-3 |
| 17:38 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:34 | Ohio State | Marion Deputy steals the ball from Travis Cowling | 2-3 |
| 17:31 | UMKC | Marion Deputy jams it | 2-5 |
| 17:05 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Hank Sauceda | 5-5 |
| 16:44 | UMKC | James Grinstead's floater is tipped away by Tony McMaster | 5-5 |
| 16:42 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 16:17 | Ohio State | Perry Ososki steps in front of the Steve Hayes pass | 5-5 |
| 16:12 | UMKC | Marion Deputy misses the lay-in | 5-5 |
| 16:10 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:48 | Ohio State | Craig Brase comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Rodney Richard - foul #1 on Rodney Richard, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SG), Joe Carneal (SF), Frederick Hilton (PF) Travis Cowling, Steve Hayes, Tony McMaster | |
| Subs | UMKC | Luis Moreno (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Angelo Trujillo (C) Marion Deputy, James Grinstead, Rodney Richard | |
| 15:48 | Ohio State | Craig Brase misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:48 | Ohio State | Craig Brase makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Barnes (fresh) SF - Joe Carneal (fresh) PF - Frederick Hilton (fresh) C - Craig Brase (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Perry Ososki (fresh) SG - Justin Hanna (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Luis Moreno (fresh) PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) C - Angelo Trujillo (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | UMKC | Perry Ososki misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 6-5 |
| 15:34 | UMKC | Luis Moreno can't tip it in | 6-5 |
| 15:32 | UMKC | Angelo Trujillo grabs the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:21 | UMKC | Angelo Trujillo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 15:20 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:14 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Craig Brase is denied by Angelo Trujillo | 6-5 |
| 15:13 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton can't tip it in | 6-5 |
| 15:12 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Angelo Trujillo | 6-5 |
| 14:49 | UMKC | Angelo Trujillo scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 6-7 |
| 14:30 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton is fouled on the floor by Perry Ososki - foul #1 on Perry Ososki, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marcus Young (C) Craig Brase | |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Rash (SG), Marion Deputy (SF), Rodney Richard (C) Perry Ososki, Justin Hanna, Angelo Trujillo | |
| 14:09 | Ohio State | Joe Carneal clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 14:08 | UMKC | Dikembe Banda grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 13:54 | UMKC | Marion Deputy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-7 |
| 13:52 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Marcus Young | 6-7 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton can't finish the layup | 6-7 |
| 13:31 | UMKC | Marion Deputy snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 13:18 | UMKC | Dikembe Banda misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 13:16 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Hank Sauceda | 6-7 |
| 12:58 | Ohio State | Marcus Young drills a shot from close range set up by Joe Carneal and the foul's on Dikembe Banda - foul #1 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Cowling (PG), Steve Hayes (SF), Tony McMaster (PF) Hank Sauceda, John Barnes, Joe Carneal | |
| Subs | UMKC | Perry Ososki (PG), Justin Hanna (SG), James Grinstead (PF) Luis Moreno, Richard Rash, Dikembe Banda | |
| 12:58 | Ohio State | Marcus Young misses the free throw | 8-7 |
| 12:58 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes gets the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 12:50 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster misses short on a 3 from straight away | 8-7 |
| 12:48 | UMKC | Perry Ososki pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 12:31 | UMKC | James Grinstead comes up short on the runner in the lane | 8-7 |
| 12:30 | UMKC | James Grinstead tips it but misses | 8-7 |
| 12:29 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 12:09 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes drills a runner from the left block and the foul's on James Grinstead - foul #1 on James Grinstead, team foul #5 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (SG) Frederick Hilton | |
| Subs | UMKC | Luis Moreno (SF), Angelo Trujillo (C) Marion Deputy, Rodney Richard | |
| 12:09 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes makes the free throw | 11-7 |
| 11:44 | UMKC | Angelo Trujillo drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Luis Moreno and he's hacked by Travis Cowling - foul #1 on Travis Cowling, team foul #1 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Craig Brase (C) Marcus Young | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 11:44 | UMKC | Angelo Trujillo makes the free throw | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Travis Cowling (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hank Sauceda (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steve Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tony McMaster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Brase (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Perry Ososki (fresh) SG - Justin Hanna (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Luis Moreno (fresh) PF - James Grinstead (fresh) 2 reb. C - Angelo Trujillo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Ohio State | Craig Brase misses short on a runner from the right block | 11-10 |
| 11:21 | Ohio State | Craig Brase tips it back up and in | 13-10 |
| 11:17 | UMKC | Justin Hanna comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 11:15 | UMKC | Perry Ososki tips it home | 13-12 |
| 11:12 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling is hacked by Justin Hanna in the backcourt - foul #1 on Justin Hanna, team foul #6 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Marion Deputy (SF), Dikembe Banda (C) Luis Moreno, Angelo Trujillo | |
| 10:52 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling loses the dribble to James Grinstead | 13-12 |
| 10:35 | UMKC | Justin Hanna misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 10:34 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster pulls down the rebound | 13-12 |
| 10:11 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 10:09 | UMKC | Dikembe Banda grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 09:50 | UMKC | James Grinstead scores on a driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Tony McMaster - foul #1 on Tony McMaster, team foul #2 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SG), Joe Carneal (SF), Frederick Hilton (PF), Marcus Young (C) Hank Sauceda, Steve Hayes, Tony McMaster, Craig Brase | |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Rash (SG), Rodney Richard (C) Justin Hanna, Dikembe Banda | |
| 09:50 | UMKC | James Grinstead makes the free throw | 13-15 |
| 09:35 | Ohio State | James Grinstead is called for the reach on Frederick Hilton - foul #2 on James Grinstead, team foul #7 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Luis Moreno (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF) Marion Deputy, James Grinstead | |
| 09:35 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:35 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:11 | UMKC | Luis Moreno loses the ball out of bounds | 15-15 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 08:53 | UMKC | Dikembe Banda snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 08:41 | UMKC | Dikembe Banda hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Perry Ososki | 15-18 |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | Luis Moreno is called for the reach on Joe Carneal - foul #1 on Luis Moreno, team foul #8 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Craig Brase (C) Marcus Young | |
| Subs | UMKC | Marion Deputy (SF) Perry Ososki | |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | Joe Carneal makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | Joe Carneal makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:16 | UMKC | Rodney Richard misses long on a floater in the lane | 17-18 |
| 08:15 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Frederick Hilton | 17-18 |
| 08:07 | Ohio State | John Barnes knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Joe Carneal | 19-18 |
| 07:45 | UMKC | Craig Brase picks off the pass by Luis Moreno | 19-18 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Travis Cowling (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Carneal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frederick Hilton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Brase (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Luis Moreno (fresh) SG - Richard Rash (fresh) SF - Marion Deputy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Richard (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Ohio State | Richard Rash steals it from Joe Carneal | 19-18 |
| 07:12 | UMKC | Richard Rash misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 07:11 | Ohio State | Craig Brase gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 06:46 | Ohio State | Dikembe Banda steals the ball from Craig Brase | 19-18 |
| 06:27 | UMKC | Dikembe Banda hits a jumper from the baseline | 19-20 |
| 06:10 | Ohio State | Luis Moreno steals it from Joe Carneal | 19-20 |
| 05:45 | UMKC | Joe Carneal is called for the reach on Marion Deputy - foul #1 on Joe Carneal, team foul #3 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (SG), Steve Hayes (SF), Tony McMaster (PF), Marcus Young (C) John Barnes, Joe Carneal, Frederick Hilton, Craig Brase | |
| Subs | UMKC | Perry Ososki (PG), Justin Hanna (SG), Angelo Trujillo (PF), Earl Reid (C) Richard Rash, Marion Deputy, Dikembe Banda, Rodney Richard | |
| 05:39 | UMKC | Justin Hanna drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Perry Ososki | 19-23 |
| 05:26 | Ohio State | Perry Ososki steals the ball from Tony McMaster | 19-23 |
| 05:23 | UMKC | Justin Hanna can't finish the layup | 19-23 |
| 05:22 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Hanna | 19-23 |
| 05:06 | UMKC | Perry Ososki misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Travis Cowling - foul #2 on Travis Cowling, team foul #4 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joe Carneal (SF) Travis Cowling | |
| Subs | UMKC | Marion Deputy (SF) Luis Moreno | |
| 05:06 | UMKC | Perry Ososki misses the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:06 | UMKC | Perry Ososki makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 04:46 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 21-24 |
| 04:32 | UMKC | Angelo Trujillo is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Angelo Trujillo, team foul #9 | 21-24 |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Joe Carneal comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes tips it in | 23-24 |
| 04:07 | UMKC | Perry Ososki misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-24 |
| 04:06 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 03:47 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Steve Hayes is blocked by Earl Reid | 23-24 |
| 03:46 | UMKC | Marion Deputy snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Steve Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Hank Sauceda (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Carneal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tony McMaster (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcus Young (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Perry Ososki (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Hanna (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Marion Deputy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Angelo Trujillo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Reid (fresh) | |
| 03:40 | UMKC | Justin Hanna is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Justin Hanna, team foul #10 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SF), Craig Brase (C) Joe Carneal, Marcus Young | |
| Subs | UMKC | Luis Moreno (SF), James Grinstead (PF), Rodney Richard (C) Marion Deputy, Angelo Trujillo, Earl Reid | |
| 03:18 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes can't finish the layup | 23-24 |
| 03:16 | Ohio State | John Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 02:55 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Justin Hanna - foul #3 on Justin Hanna, team foul #11 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Cowling (PG), Frederick Hilton (PF) Steve Hayes, Tony McMaster | |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Rash (SG) Justin Hanna | |
| 02:55 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 02:55 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 02:55 | UMKC | Rodney Richard pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| 02:51 | UMKC | Richard Rash is fouled on the floor by John Barnes - foul #1 on John Barnes, team foul #5 | 24-24 |
| 02:37 | UMKC | Richard Rash scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Grinstead | 24-26 |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | Craig Brase connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Travis Cowling and he's hacked by Perry Ososki - foul #2 on Perry Ososki, team foul #12 | 26-26 |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | Craig Brase misses the free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:21 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Rodney Richard | 26-26 |
| 01:59 | UMKC | Luis Moreno jams it set up by Richard Rash and the foul's on John Barnes - foul #2 on John Barnes, team foul #6 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Hayes (SF) John Barnes | |
| Subs | UMKC | Dikembe Banda (C) Rodney Richard | |
| 01:59 | UMKC | Luis Moreno misses the free throw | 26-28 |
| 01:59 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Luis Moreno picks off the pass by Craig Brase | 26-28 |
| 01:34 | UMKC | Hank Sauceda steps in front of the Dikembe Banda pass | 26-28 |
| 01:17 | Ohio State | James Grinstead is called for the reach on Steve Hayes - foul #3 on James Grinstead, team foul #13 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tony McMaster (PF), Marcus Young (C) Travis Cowling, Craig Brase | |
| Subs | UMKC | Marion Deputy (SF), Angelo Trujillo (C) Perry Ososki, James Grinstead | |
| 01:17 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 01:17 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 00:50 | UMKC | Angelo Trujillo misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 00:48 | UMKC | Dikembe Banda tips it back up and in | 28-30 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Hank Sauceda | 31-30 |
| 00:03 | UMKC | Richard Rash is whistled for traveling | 31-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Cowling (PG), John Barnes (SG), Joe Carneal (SF), Craig Brase (C) Hank Sauceda, Frederick Hilton, Steve Hayes, Marcus Young | |
| Subs | UMKC | Perry Ososki (PG), Rodney Richard (C) Richard Rash, Angelo Trujillo | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Joe Carneal comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 31-30 |