| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Trammell (fresh) SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) SF - John Congdon (fresh) PF - Robert Cox (fresh) C - James Carter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fresh) SG - Donald Muhlestein (fresh) SF - Steven Cowen (fresh) PF - Raymond Becker (fresh) C - Otto Rose (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | John Congdon misses the 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Ohio State | Otto Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Northwestern | Robert Cox banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ernest Trammell | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Northwestern | James Carter pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Carter | 4-0 |
| 17:53 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 17:46 | Northwestern | Robert Cox knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jonas Richardson | 6-0 |
| 17:42 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Steven Cowen | 6-3 |
| 17:24 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell slams it home set up by Robert Cox | 8-3 |
| 17:01 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 8-3 |
| 16:59 | Ohio State | Otto Rose misses the tip | 8-3 |
| 16:58 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker snags the offensive board | 8-3 |
| 16:39 | Ohio State | James Carter denies the turnaround by Donald Muhlestein | 8-3 |
| 16:37 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ernest Trammell | 8-3 |
| 16:31 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson is hacked by Donald Muhlestein - foul #1 on Donald Muhlestein, team foul #1 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez (C) James Carter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (SG), Robert Navas (SF) Donald Muhlestein, Steven Cowen | |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | Robert Navas takes the ball from Robert Cox | 8-3 |
| 15:54 | Ohio State | Otto Rose misses the dunk over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Robert Cox - foul #1 on Robert Cox, team foul #1 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (PF) John Congdon, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 15:54 | Ohio State | Otto Rose makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:54 | Ohio State | Otto Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Trammell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) PF - James Gregory (fresh) C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fresh) SG - Carl Deason (fresh) SF - Robert Navas (fresh) PF - Raymond Becker (fairly fresh) C - Otto Rose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 15:32 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret hits the follow up shot | 10-5 |
| 15:04 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson connects on the open jumper from the left side | 10-7 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ernest Trammell | 13-7 |
| 14:34 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jonas Richardson - foul #1 on Jonas Richardson, team foul #2 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), James Claar (SG), John Congdon (SF), Robert Cox (PF), James Carter (C) Ernest Trammell, Jonas Richardson, Matthew Foret, James Gregory, Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein (SG), Steven Cowen (SF) Carl Deason, Robert Navas | |
| 14:34 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 14:34 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 14:34 | Northwestern | Robert Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 14:13 | Northwestern | John Congdon scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-8 |
| 13:52 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Darryl Wesson | 16-10 |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | James Claar makes the floater from the right side | 18-10 |
| 13:02 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Claar - foul #1 on James Claar, team foul #3 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell (PG), Jonas Richardson (SG) Mike Clark, James Claar | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:02 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker makes the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 13:02 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker misses the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 13:02 | Ohio State | Otto Rose snags the offensive board | 18-11 |
| 12:42 | Ohio State | Otto Rose is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Carter - foul #1 on James Carter, team foul #4 | 18-11 |
| 12:42 | Ohio State | Otto Rose misses the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 12:42 | Ohio State | Otto Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 12:20 | Northwestern | John Congdon's pass is intercepted by Donald Muhlestein | 18-12 |
| 11:56 | Ohio State | James Carter picks off the pass by Otto Rose | 18-12 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Trammell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Congdon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Cox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Carter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Muhlestein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Cowen (fresh) PF - Raymond Becker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Otto Rose (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 18-12 |
| 11:37 | Northwestern | John Congdon tips it in | 20-12 |
| 11:13 | Ohio State | The pull-up jumper by Otto Rose is blocked by Robert Cox | 20-12 |
| 11:11 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson grabs the offensive rebound | 20-12 |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson travels with the ball | 20-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) John Congdon, Robert Cox, James Carter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (SG), Robert Navas (SF), Brian Anderson (PF), Eric Wilkins (C) Donald Muhlestein, Steven Cowen, Raymond Becker, Otto Rose | |
| 10:42 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Darryl Wesson - foul #1 on Darryl Wesson, team foul #2 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Claar (SG) Jonas Richardson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:42 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell makes the 1st free throw | 21-12 |
| 10:42 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell makes the 2nd free throw | 22-12 |
| 10:23 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins's floater is knocked away by James Gregory | 22-12 |
| 10:22 | Northwestern | James Gregory pulls down the rebound | 22-12 |
| 10:07 | Northwestern | Eric Wilkins steals it from James Claar | 22-12 |
| 09:41 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson misses short on a jumper from the right side | 22-12 |
| 09:40 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret pulls down the rebound | 22-12 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 24-12 |
| 09:11 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-14 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 24-14 |
| 08:51 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robert Navas | 24-14 |
| 08:46 | Ohio State | Carl Deason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), Jonas Richardson (SG), John Congdon (SF), Robert Cox (PF), James Carter (C) Ernest Trammell, James Claar, Matthew Foret, James Gregory, Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Donald Muhlestein (SG), Steven Cowen (SF), Raymond Becker (PF), Otto Rose (C) Darryl Wesson, Carl Deason, Robert Navas, Brian Anderson, Eric Wilkins | |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-14 |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Steven Cowen | 24-14 |
| 08:09 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-14 |
| 08:07 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Mike Clark | 24-14 |
| 07:38 | Northwestern | John Congdon's pass is intercepted by Donald Muhlestein | 24-14 |
| 07:33 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein misses the easy layup | 24-14 |
| 07:32 | Northwestern | James Carter grabs the board | 24-14 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mike Clark (fresh) SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Congdon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Cox (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Carter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fresh) SG - Donald Muhlestein (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Steven Cowen (fresh) PF - Raymond Becker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Otto Rose (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Northwestern | Mike Clark clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's fouled by Donald Muhlestein - foul #2 on Donald Muhlestein, team foul #3 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), Carl Deason (SG) Douglas Pagano, Donald Muhlestein | |
| 07:16 | Northwestern | Mike Clark makes the 1st free throw | 25-14 |
| 07:16 | Northwestern | Mike Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 26-14 |
| 07:16 | Northwestern | Mike Clark misses the 3rd free throw | 26-14 |
| 07:16 | Ohio State | Otto Rose gets the rebound | 26-14 |
| 06:57 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-14 |
| 06:55 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson gets the rebound | 26-14 |
| 06:33 | Northwestern | John Congdon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-14 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern | James Carter can't tip it in | 26-14 |
| 06:31 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker gets the rebound | 26-14 |
| 06:11 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker is called for traveling | 26-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell (PG), James Gregory (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Mike Clark, Robert Cox, James Carter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein (SG), Eric Wilkins (C) Carl Deason, Otto Rose | |
| 05:50 | Northwestern | John Congdon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-14 |
| 05:49 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell tips it home | 28-14 |
| 05:25 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker knocks in the floater from the right block | 28-16 |
| 05:04 | Northwestern | John Congdon is fouled on the floor by Raymond Becker - foul #1 on Raymond Becker, team foul #4 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Claar (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), Robert Cox (PF) Jonas Richardson, John Congdon, James Gregory | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Navas (SF), Otto Rose (C) Steven Cowen, Eric Wilkins | |
| 04:35 | Northwestern | Robert Cox connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Matthew Foret and he's fouled by Robert Navas - foul #1 on Robert Navas, team foul #5 | 30-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carter (C) Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG) Darryl Wesson | |
| 04:35 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the free throw | 31-16 |
| 04:16 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker hits a floater from the left wing | 31-18 |
| 03:51 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Douglas Pagano - foul #1 on Douglas Pagano, team foul #6 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (SG) James Claar | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (SG), Brian Anderson (PF) Donald Muhlestein, Raymond Becker | |
| 03:51 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell misses the 1st free throw | 31-18 |
| 03:51 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell misses the 2nd free throw | 31-18 |
| 03:51 | Ohio State | Otto Rose gets the rebound | 31-18 |
| 03:22 | Ohio State | Otto Rose works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 31-18 |
| 03:21 | Northwestern | Robert Cox grabs the board | 31-18 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Trammell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Carter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fresh) SG - Carl Deason (fresh) SF - Robert Navas (fresh) PF - Brian Anderson (fresh) C - Otto Rose (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Northwestern | Robert Cox's layup is rejected by Otto Rose | 31-18 |
| 03:08 | Ohio State | Robert Navas grabs the defensive rebound | 31-18 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Otto Rose splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by James Carter - foul #2 on James Carter, team foul #5 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Congdon (SF), James Gregory (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Matthew Foret, Robert Cox, James Carter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), Steven Cowen (SF), Raymond Becker (PF) Douglas Pagano, Robert Navas, Brian Anderson | |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Otto Rose misses the 1st free throw | 31-18 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Otto Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| 02:30 | Northwestern | James Gregory comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 31-19 |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Otto Rose | 31-19 |
| 02:04 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Becker | 31-21 |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson is whistled for traveling | 31-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG) Ernest Trammell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein (SG), Eric Wilkins (C) Carl Deason, Otto Rose | |
| 01:22 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on James Gregory - foul #1 on James Gregory, team foul #6 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Claar (SG), Robert Cox (PF), James Carter (C) Jonas Richardson, James Gregory, Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:22 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 01:22 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | James Claar drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-23 |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 34-23 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Claar | 34-23 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Steven Cowen is called for the reach on Robert Cox - foul #1 on Steven Cowen, team foul #7 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell (PG), Jonas Richardson (SG) Mike Clark, James Claar | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brian Anderson (PF) Raymond Becker | |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins misses long on a shot in the paint | 36-23 |