| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Pugsley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Beyers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Otto Konopka (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Ohio State | Michael Hart swats the layup by Joshua Pugsley | 34-33 |
| 19:45 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 19:21 | Purdue | Michael Hart is called for the reach on Joshua Barnes - foul #3 on Michael Hart, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger (PF) Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 19:01 | Purdue | Jason Holsinger steps in front of the Cesar Rizzo pass | 34-33 |
| 18:54 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 18:53 | Purdue | Michael Hart grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 18:33 | Purdue | Michael Hart throws it down despite the doubleteam set up by Otto Konopka | 34-35 |
| 18:17 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers clanks a runner from the baseline | 34-35 |
| 18:15 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger grabs the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 18:05 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 18:04 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger grabs the offensive board | 34-35 |
| 17:47 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-35 |
| 17:46 | Purdue | Michael Hart gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:25 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 34-35 |
| 17:24 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 17:18 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Matthew Beyers, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck (PG), Paul Alvardo (SG), Gerald Best (SF), Kenneth Bennett (PF) Eric Lowder, Mark Fincher, Joshua Pugsley, Matthew Beyers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (PG), Nenad Smolski (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Otto Konopka, Dikembe Ali, Cesar Rizzo | |
| 16:59 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses the lay-in | 34-35 |
| 16:57 | Ohio State | Paul Alvardo grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 16:53 | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck is hacked by Michael Swinney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Swinney, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Colbert (SG) Joshua Barnes | |
| 16:45 | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Paul Alvardo | 37-35 |
| 16:25 | Purdue | Gerald Best picks off the pass by Michael Swinney | 37-35 |
| 16:14 | Ohio State | Gerald Best is fouled on the floor by Nenad Smolski - foul #2 on Nenad Smolski, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG), Mark Fincher (SG) Floyd Hauck, Paul Alvardo | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (PG), Dikembe Ali (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Charles Colbert, Nenad Smolski, Rodney Penaflor | |
| 16:03 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett buries a shot from just outside the lane | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Best (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jason Holsinger (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Otto Konopka (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:58 | Purdue | Michael Hart works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 39-35 |
| 15:57 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 15:45 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett drills a fadeaway from the left block | 41-35 |
| 15:25 | Purdue | Michael Hart is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 41-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley (SF), Michael Hart (PF), Matthew Beyers (C) Gerald Best, Kenneth Bennett, Jason Holsinger | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Joshua Barnes (SG) Otto Konopka, Michael Swinney | |
| 15:00 | Ohio State | Michael Hart banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joshua Pugsley and the foul's on Gerard Bower - foul #4 on Gerard Bower, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (PG) Gerard Bower | |
| 15:00 | Ohio State | Michael Hart makes the free throw | 44-35 |
| 14:33 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 44-35 |
| 14:32 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo hits the follow up shot | 44-37 |
| 14:05 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck (PG), Gerald Best (SG) Eric Lowder, Mark Fincher | |
| Subs | Purdue | Nenad Smolski (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Dikembe Ali, Cesar Rizzo | |
| 13:53 | Purdue | Michael Hart is hacked by Matthew Beyers - foul #4 on Matthew Beyers, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger (C) Matthew Beyers | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:32 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Michael Hart grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 13:14 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 44-37 |
| 13:13 | Purdue | Otto Konopka snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 12:54 | Purdue | Otto Konopka is fouled on the floor by Floyd Hauck - foul #2 on Floyd Hauck, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG), Mark Fincher (SG), Kenneth Bennett (PF) Floyd Hauck, Joshua Pugsley, Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (PG), Dikembe Aziz (SF) Otto Konopka, Michael Hart | |
| 12:36 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes connects on the floater from close range | 44-39 |
| 12:22 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 12:13 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor is called for a charge - foul #3 on Rodney Penaflor, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Colbert (SG), Dikembe Ali (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Joshua Barnes, Nenad Smolski, Rodney Penaflor | |
| 11:55 | Ohio State | Gerald Best is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Aziz - foul #3 on Dikembe Aziz, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hart (PF) Gerald Best | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (PG) Charles Colbert | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Holsinger (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Otto Konopka (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Aziz (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 11:28 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 11:14 | Purdue | Kenneth Bennett is called for the reach on Otto Konopka - foul #3 on Kenneth Bennett, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck (PG), Paul Alvardo (SG) Eric Lowder, Mark Fincher | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Hart (SF) Dikembe Aziz | |
| 10:54 | Purdue | Michael Hart hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Bennett - foul #4 on Kenneth Bennett, team foul #6 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley (SF) Kenneth Bennett | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SG) Michael Swinney | |
| 10:54 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 10:54 | Purdue | Michael Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joshua Barnes - foul #2 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #6 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gerald Best (SG) Paul Alvardo | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 10:26 | Purdue | Michael Hart splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joshua Barnes | 49-43 |
| 10:01 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley is fouled on the floor by Cesar Rizzo - foul #1 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #7 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG), Mark Fincher (SG) Floyd Hauck, Gerald Best | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (PG), Rodney Penaflor (C) Otto Konopka, Cesar Rizzo | |
| 10:01 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 10:01 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 09:51 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor clanks a shot near the basket | 49-43 |
| 09:50 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 09:40 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley is hacked by Dikembe Ali - foul #1 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #8 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Nenad Smolski (PF) Dikembe Ali | |
| 09:40 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 09:40 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 09:25 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes is hacked by Mark Fincher - foul #3 on Mark Fincher, team foul #7 | 51-43 |
| 09:25 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 09:25 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 09:25 | Ohio State | Michael Hart gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 08:59 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 51-44 |
| 08:57 | Ohio State | Michael Hart tips it back up and in | 53-44 |
| 08:44 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor is hacked by Eric Lowder - foul #1 on Eric Lowder, team foul #8 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gerald Best (SF) Joshua Pugsley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (PG), Charles Colbert (SG), Dikembe Aziz (SF), Dikembe Ali (PF) Michael Swinney, Joshua Barnes, Michael Hart, Nenad Smolski | |
| 08:44 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor misses the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 08:44 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jason Holsinger | 53-44 |
| 08:32 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder misses the lay-in | 53-44 |
| 08:31 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor grabs the board | 53-44 |
| 08:26 | Purdue | Mark Fincher takes the ball from Dikembe Ali | 53-44 |
| 08:07 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Eric Lowder | 55-44 |
| 08:02 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-44 |
| 08:01 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| 07:40 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher misses short on a floater in the paint | 55-44 |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | Michael Hart can't tip it in | 55-44 |
| 07:36 | Ohio State | Michael Hart misses the tip | 55-44 |
| 07:35 | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Fincher (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Best (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Holsinger (tiring) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Otto Konopka (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Colbert (fresh) SF - Dikembe Aziz (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor hits a jump hook from the left block | 55-46 |
| 06:51 | Ohio State | Gerald Best misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 06:49 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 06:34 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-46 |
| 06:33 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali tips it back up and in | 55-48 |
| 06:13 | Ohio State | Gerald Best buries a shot from the left block | 57-48 |
| 05:46 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali drills a 3 from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 05:46 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck (PG), Joshua Pugsley (SF), Kenneth Bennett (PF), Matthew Beyers (C) Eric Lowder, Mark Fincher, Michael Hart, Jason Holsinger | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Joshua Barnes (SG), Michael Hart (SF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Otto Konopka, Charles Colbert, Dikembe Aziz, Rodney Penaflor | |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Floyd Hauck | 59-51 |
| 05:09 | Purdue | Kenneth Bennett picks off the pass by Joshua Barnes | 59-51 |
| 04:55 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Dikembe Ali - foul #2 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #9 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG), Mark Fincher (SG) Floyd Hauck, Gerald Best | |
| Subs | Purdue | Nenad Smolski (PF) Dikembe Ali | |
| 04:55 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 04:55 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 04:38 | Purdue | Kenneth Bennett is called for the reach on Michael Hart - foul #5 on Kenneth Bennett, team foul #9 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hart (PF) Kenneth Bennett | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:38 | Purdue | Michael Hart makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 04:38 | Purdue | Michael Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 04:25 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Hart | 63-53 |
| 04:12 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Hart | 63-56 |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:40 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joshua Barnes | 65-58 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Pugsley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Beyers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hart (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 6 pts. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Joshua Pugsley | 67-58 |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Joshua Pugsley steals it from Cesar Rizzo | 67-58 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley lays it in | 69-58 |
| 02:37 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski hits a wide open jump hook near the basket set up by Gerard Bower | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder is whistled for a carry | 69-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck (PG), Paul Alvardo (SG), Gerald Best (SF) Eric Lowder, Mark Fincher, Joshua Pugsley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (SG), Dikembe Ali (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Joshua Barnes, Nenad Smolski, Cesar Rizzo | |
| 02:17 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger (PF) Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SG) Otto Konopka | |
| 01:52 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 69-60 |
| 01:50 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger grabs the defensive rebound | 69-60 |
| 01:50 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG), Mark Fincher (SG), Joshua Pugsley (SF), Michael Hart (PF) Floyd Hauck, Paul Alvardo, Gerald Best, Jason Holsinger | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo (C) Rodney Penaflor | |
| 01:23 | Ohio State | Gerard Bower steals the ball from Mark Fincher | 69-60 |
| 01:11 | Purdue | Gerard Bower misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-60 |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers pulls down the rebound | 69-60 |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers drills a fadeaway near the basket | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali misses long on a shot from the right block | 71-60 |
| 00:36 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers gets the rebound | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley blows the dunk but he's hacked by Michael Hart - foul #1 on Michael Hart, team foul #10 | 71-60 |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley misses the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 00:11 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-60 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Gerard Bower tips it home | 72-62 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder runs out the clock | 72-62 |