| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Keifer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Dodgen (fresh) 2 reb. SF - James Harrison (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Victor Conklin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Scheffel (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jack Johns (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard England (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ezekiel Brittain (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Terry Zyla (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Barr (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain inbounds the ball | 42-31 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Richard England makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jack Johns | 42-34 |
| 19:22 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Kenneth Barr - foul #2 on Kenneth Barr, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| 19:22 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 19:22 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 19:06 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain is open and buries a shot from just outside the lane | 44-36 |
| 18:56 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel drills a floater from the right side | 46-36 |
| 18:31 | Purdue | Richard England is hacked by Michael Scheffel - foul #1 on Michael Scheffel, team foul #1 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Perry (PG), Jeffrey McInnes (SF), Donald James (PF), Clifford Green (C) Eric Keifer, James Harrison, Victor Conklin, Michael Scheffel | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (SG), Thomas Rife (SF), Edward Conti (C) Richard England, Ezekiel Brittain, Kenneth Barr | |
| 18:07 | Purdue | Terry Zyla buries a floater from the left side | 46-38 |
| 17:55 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 17:54 | Ohio State | Donald James grabs the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 17:47 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 17:45 | Purdue | Edward Conti pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 17:21 | Purdue | Thomas Rife makes the runner in the paint set up by Richard Cuellar and the foul's on Jeffrey McInnes - foul #2 on Jeffrey McInnes, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (PG), James Harrison (SF), Victor Conklin (PF), John Spann (C) Wesley Perry, Jeffrey McInnes, Donald James, Clifford Green | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard England (SG), Ezekiel Brittain (SF) Richard Cuellar, Edward Conti | |
| 17:21 | Purdue | Thomas Rife misses the free throw | 46-40 |
| 17:21 | Ohio State | John Spann grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 17:18 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen is hacked by Richard England in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard England, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Barr (C) Thomas Rife | |
| 17:06 | Ohio State | Terry Zyla swats the shot by Victor Conklin | 46-40 |
| 17:05 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 16:43 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Spann - foul #2 on John Spann, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Keifer (PG), Michael Scheffel (C) John Nelson, Victor Conklin | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:43 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 16:43 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 16:32 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Richard England - foul #3 on Richard England, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Abel Reed (SF) James Harrison | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (SG) Richard England | |
| 16:32 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 16:32 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 16:10 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Cuellar | 48-44 |
| 16:00 | Ohio State | John Spann is hacked by Terry Zyla - foul #3 on Terry Zyla, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Harrison (SF), Victor Conklin (PF) Ryan Dodgen, John Spann | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard England (SG), Jack Perkoski (SF), Ronald Keel (C) Richard Cuellar, Ezekiel Brittain, Kenneth Barr | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Keifer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Abel Reed (fresh) SF - James Harrison (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Victor Conklin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Scheffel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jack Johns (tiring) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard England (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jack Perkoski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Terry Zyla (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ronald Keel (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:46 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-44 |
| 15:44 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin hits the follow up shot | 50-44 |
| 15:28 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-44 |
| 15:26 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 15:22 | Ohio State | Jack Johns is called for the reach on Eric Keifer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jack Johns, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Perry (PG), John Nelson (SG), Donald James (PF), Clifford Green (C) Eric Keifer, Abel Reed, Victor Conklin, Michael Scheffel | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 15:15 | Ohio State | Richard England is called for the reach on John Nelson - foul #4 on Richard England, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey McInnes (SF) James Harrison | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (SF) Richard England | |
| 15:04 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry hits a floater from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 14:39 | Purdue | Ronald Keel drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Terry Zyla and the foul's on Clifford Green - foul #1 on Clifford Green, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen (SG), James Harrison (SF), Victor Conklin (PF) John Nelson, Jeffrey McInnes, Donald James | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG), Edward Conti (C) Jack Perkoski, Terry Zyla | |
| 14:39 | Purdue | Ronald Keel makes the free throw | 52-47 |
| 14:36 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Keifer (PG) Wesley Perry | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Rife (SF) Ezekiel Brittain | |
| 14:15 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses short on a shot from the baseline | 52-47 |
| 14:13 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 14:09 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen's pass is intercepted by Richard Cuellar in the backcourt | 52-47 |
| 13:46 | Purdue | Jack Johns loses the dribble to James Harrison | 52-47 |
| 13:42 | Ohio State | James Harrison buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Keifer | 54-47 |
| 13:22 | Purdue | Clifford Green denies the turnaround by Thomas Rife | 54-47 |
| 13:21 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 13:09 | Ohio State | Edward Conti swats the short shot by James Harrison | 54-47 |
| 13:07 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Edward Conti | 54-47 |
| 13:03 | Purdue | Jack Johns is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 54-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Perry (PG), John Nelson (SG), Jeffrey McInnes (SF), Donald James (PF), John Spann (C) Eric Keifer, Ryan Dodgen, James Harrison, Victor Conklin, Clifford Green | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Perkoski (SG), Ezekiel Brittain (SF), Kenneth Barr (PF) Richard Cuellar, Thomas Rife, Edward Conti | |
| 12:52 | Ohio State | John Spann is by himself and knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Nelson | 56-47 |
| 12:26 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 12:24 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski gets the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 12:05 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski loses the ball out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Abel Reed (PG), Ryan Dodgen (SG), James Harrison (SF), Michael Scheffel (C) Wesley Perry, John Nelson, Jeffrey McInnes, John Spann | |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Zyla (PF) Kenneth Barr | |
| 11:47 | Ohio State | James Harrison misses short on a shot from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 11:46 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ezekiel Brittain | 56-47 |
| 11:46 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Perry (PG), John Spann (PF) Ryan Dodgen, Donald James | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG) Jack Johns | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Wesley Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Abel Reed (fresh) SF - James Harrison (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Spann (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Scheffel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Cuellar (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Perkoski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ezekiel Brittain (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Terry Zyla (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ronald Keel (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 56-47 |
| 11:21 | Ohio State | John Spann pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| 11:06 | Ohio State | James Harrison misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-47 |
| 11:04 | Ohio State | John Spann hits the follow up shot | 58-47 |
| 11:00 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Keifer (PG), Ryan Dodgen (SG), Victor Conklin (PF) Wesley Perry, Abel Reed, John Spann | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Johns (SG), Kenneth Barr (C) Jack Perkoski, Ronald Keel | |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Michael Scheffel, team foul #5 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (SG), Jeffrey McInnes (SF) Ryan Dodgen, James Harrison | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Perkoski (SG) Richard Cuellar | |
| 10:17 | Purdue | Terry Zyla makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-49 |
| 10:06 | Ohio State | John Nelson makes the jumper from the left side set up by Jeffrey McInnes | 60-49 |
| 09:50 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain clanks a 3 from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 09:49 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr grabs the offensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 09:32 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain loses the dribble to Victor Conklin | 60-49 |
| 09:17 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel misses the driving attempt in the paint | 60-49 |
| 09:15 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 09:07 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 60-49 |
| 09:05 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin hits the follow up shot | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 08:53 | Purdue | Terry Zyla makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Ezekiel Brittain and he's hacked by Victor Conklin - foul #1 on Victor Conklin, team foul #6 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Perry (PG), Abel Reed (SG), James Harrison (SF), Donald James (PF), Clifford Green (C) Eric Keifer, John Nelson, Jeffrey McInnes, Victor Conklin, Michael Scheffel | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG), Thomas Rife (SF), Edward Conti (C) Jack Perkoski, Ezekiel Brittain, Kenneth Barr | |
| 08:53 | Purdue | Terry Zyla makes the free throw | 62-52 |
| 08:39 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Abel Reed | 65-52 |
| 08:37 | Purdue | Jack Johns travels in the backcourt | 65-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Keel (PF) Terry Zyla | |
| 08:19 | Ohio State | Thomas Rife picks off the pass by James Harrison | 65-52 |
| 08:05 | Purdue | Thomas Rife hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on James Harrison - foul #3 on James Harrison, team foul #7 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen (SG), John Spann (PF) Abel Reed, Donald James | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Perkoski (SG), Ezekiel Brittain (SF) Jack Johns, Edward Conti | |
| 08:05 | Purdue | Thomas Rife misses the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 08:05 | Purdue | Thomas Rife makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 07:46 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry double dribbles | 65-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard England (SG) Jack Perkoski | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Wesley Perry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Dodgen (tiring) 3 reb. SF - James Harrison (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Spann (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Clifford Green (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Cuellar (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard England (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ezekiel Brittain (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Rife (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Keel (tired) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Purdue | John Spann steals it from Thomas Rife | 65-53 |
| 07:04 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Wesley Perry is denied by Ronald Keel | 65-53 |
| 07:02 | Purdue | Thomas Rife pulls down the rebound | 65-53 |
| 07:00 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain is hacked by James Harrison in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Harrison, team foul #8 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Keifer (PG), Donald James (PF) Wesley Perry, John Spann | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Johns (PG), Kenneth Barr (PF), Edward Conti (C) Richard Cuellar, Thomas Rife, Ronald Keel | |
| 07:00 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain misses the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 07:00 | Purdue | Edward Conti gets the offensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 06:48 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 06:33 | Ohio State | James Harrison is alone and drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Eric Keifer | 67-56 |
| 06:14 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-56 |
| 06:12 | Ohio State | Clifford Green gets the rebound | 67-56 |
| 06:07 | Ohio State | Richard England is called for the reach on Donald James - foul #5 on Richard England, team foul #7 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Abel Reed (PG), Michael Scheffel (C) Eric Keifer, Clifford Green | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG), Jack Perkoski (SF), Terry Zyla (PF), Ronald Keel (C) Richard England, Ezekiel Brittain, Kenneth Barr, Edward Conti | |
| 06:07 | Ohio State | Donald James makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 06:07 | Ohio State | Donald James makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 05:55 | Purdue | Ronald Keel knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Richard Cuellar and he's hacked by James Harrison - foul #5 on James Harrison, team foul #9 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey McInnes (SF), Victor Conklin (PF) James Harrison, Donald James | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:55 | Purdue | Ronald Keel makes the free throw | 69-59 |
| 05:40 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Terry Zyla - foul #4 on Terry Zyla, team foul #8 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (SG), John Spann (C) Ryan Dodgen, Michael Scheffel | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:40 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin misses the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 05:40 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 05:22 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Cuellar | 70-62 |
| 05:18 | Ohio State | Abel Reed is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Cuellar - foul #2 on Richard Cuellar, team foul #9 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Keifer (PG), Donald James (PF) Jeffrey McInnes, Victor Conklin | |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Conti (C) Ronald Keel | |
| 05:18 | Ohio State | Abel Reed makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 05:18 | Ohio State | Abel Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 05:18 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Donald James | 71-62 |
| 05:10 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer is open and scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from John Nelson | 73-62 |
| 05:08 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Keifer - foul #1 on Eric Keifer, team foul #10 | 73-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey McInnes (SF), Michael Scheffel (C) Abel Reed, John Spann | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Barr (PF) Terry Zyla | |
| 05:08 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar misses the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 05:08 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 73-63 |
| 04:52 | Purdue | Jack Johns snags the defensive board | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 04:39 | Purdue | Donald James is called for the reach on Jack Perkoski - foul #2 on Donald James, team foul #11 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Perry (PG), Ryan Dodgen (SG), Victor Conklin (PF) Eric Keifer, John Nelson, Donald James | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Rife (SF) Richard Cuellar | |
| 04:39 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski misses the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 04:39 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 04:22 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ryan Dodgen | 76-64 |
| 04:02 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-64 |
| 04:00 | Purdue | Thomas Rife tips it home | 76-66 |
| 03:48 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Victor Conklin | 78-66 |
| 03:46 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 78-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Abel Reed (SF), John Spann (PF), Clifford Green (C) Jeffrey McInnes, Victor Conklin, Michael Scheffel | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (SG), Ezekiel Brittain (SF), Terry Zyla (PF), Ronald Keel (C) Jack Perkoski, Thomas Rife, Kenneth Barr, Edward Conti | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Wesley Perry (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Dodgen (tired) 3 reb. SF - Abel Reed (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Spann (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Clifford Green (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jack Johns (very tired) 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Cuellar (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ezekiel Brittain (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terry Zyla (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Ronald Keel (tired) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain is hacked by John Spann - foul #3 on John Spann, team foul #12 | 78-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Keifer (PG), John Nelson (SG) Wesley Perry, Ryan Dodgen | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:26 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain makes the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 03:26 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain misses the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | Clifford Green pulls down the rebound | 78-67 |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Nelson | 80-67 |
| 03:08 | Purdue | Jack Johns is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 80-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald James (PF) Clifford Green | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | John Nelson connects on the open jump hook from the right block set up by Eric Keifer | 82-67 |
| 02:52 | Purdue | Purdue calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 82-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen (SG) John Nelson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:49 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Dodgen - foul #3 on Ryan Dodgen, team foul #13 | 82-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Perry (SF) Abel Reed | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:49 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar makes the 1st free throw | 82-68 |
| 02:49 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar misses the 2nd free throw | 82-68 |
| 02:49 | Ohio State | Donald James pulls down the rebound | 82-68 |
| 02:45 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry is fouled in the backcourt by Ezekiel Brittain - foul #2 on Ezekiel Brittain, team foul #10 | 82-68 |
| 02:45 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry makes the 1st free throw | 83-68 |
| 02:45 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 83-68 |
| 02:45 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar pulls down the rebound | 83-68 |
| 02:38 | Purdue | Donald James swats the dunk try by Terry Zyla | 83-68 |
| 02:36 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry grabs the board | 83-68 |
| 02:30 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer misses short on an open floater from the left wing | 83-68 |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | Donald James can't tip it in | 83-68 |
| 02:27 | Purdue | Terry Zyla snags the defensive board | 83-68 |
| 02:14 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 83-70 |
| 02:00 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry misses the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 83-70 |
| 01:58 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry hits the follow up shot | 85-70 |
| 01:42 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar makes the driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Eric Keifer - foul #2 on Eric Keifer, team foul #14 | 85-72 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey McInnes (SF), Victor Conklin (PF), Michael Scheffel (C) Wesley Perry, Donald James, John Spann | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Perkoski (SG), Thomas Rife (SF), Kenneth Barr (PF), Edward Conti (C) Jack Johns, Ezekiel Brittain, Terry Zyla, Ronald Keel | |
| 01:42 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar makes the free throw | 85-73 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 01:16 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 87-73 |
| 01:08 | Purdue | Michael Scheffel denies the turnaround by Thomas Rife | 87-73 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin pulls down the rebound | 87-73 |
| 01:00 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer misses short on a runner in the paint | 87-73 |
| 00:58 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin misses the tip | 87-73 |
| 00:57 | Purdue | Edward Conti pulls down the rebound | 87-73 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:51 | Purdue | Edward Conti buries a shot in the lane | 87-75 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:45 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 87-75 |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Thomas Rife misses badly on the uncontested jumper in the paint | 87-75 |
| 00:40 | Purdue | Edward Conti tips it but misses | 87-75 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Edward Conti grabs the offensive board | 87-75 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar is hacked by Eric Keifer - foul #3 on Eric Keifer, team foul #15 | 87-75 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar makes the 1st free throw | 87-76 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar makes the 2nd free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Edward Conti steals it from Jeffrey McInnes | 87-77 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Thomas Rife can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 87-77 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr tips it in | 87-79 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 87-79 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Johns (PG), Ezekiel Brittain (SF), Terry Zyla (PF), Ronald Keel (C) Richard Cuellar, Thomas Rife, Kenneth Barr, Edward Conti | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer runs out the clock | 87-79 |