| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Keifer (fresh) SG - Ryan Dodgen (fresh) SF - James Harrison (fresh) PF - Victor Conklin (fresh) C - Michael Scheffel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Clinton Rauscher (fresh) SG - Caleb Carroll (fresh) SF - Carmen Sabatini (fresh) PF - William Marchetti (fresh) C - Tad Devereaux (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Ryan Dodgen | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Indiana | Carmen Sabatini can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer's fadeaway is rejected by Tad Devereaux | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Indiana | William Marchetti grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Indiana | Caleb Carroll clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Indiana | Carmen Sabatini tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Eric Keifer | 4-2 |
| 17:57 | Indiana | William Marchetti misses the floater in the paint | 4-2 |
| 17:55 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Scheffel | 4-2 |
| 17:49 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Carmen Sabatini - foul #1 on Carmen Sabatini, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Perry (PG), Clifford Green (C) Eric Keifer, Michael Scheffel | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 17:49 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:49 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:20 | Indiana | Caleb Carroll can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 17:19 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 17:13 | Ohio State | James Harrison misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-2 |
| 17:12 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Tad Devereaux | 6-2 |
| 16:47 | Indiana | Clifford Green is called for the reach on Caleb Carroll - foul #1 on Clifford Green, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Keifer (PG), Abel Reed (SF), Donald James (PF) Wesley Perry, James Harrison, Victor Conklin | |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Watts (PG), Matthew Fisher (SG), George Handley (C) Clinton Rauscher, Caleb Carroll, Tad Devereaux | |
| 16:30 | Indiana | Don Watts makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Carmen Sabatini | 6-4 |
| 16:14 | Ohio State | Abel Reed connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Eric Keifer | 8-4 |
| 16:12 | Indiana | William Marchetti is called for traveling in the backcourt | 8-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel (C) Clifford Green | |
| Subs | Indiana | Mladen Zafar (SF), Sam Durgin (PF) Carmen Sabatini, William Marchetti | |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | Sam Durgin takes the ball from Ryan Dodgen | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Keifer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Dodgen (fairly fresh) SF - Abel Reed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald James (fresh) C - Michael Scheffel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Don Watts (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Fisher (fresh) SF - Mladen Zafar (fresh) PF - Sam Durgin (fresh) C - George Handley (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Indiana | Matthew Fisher scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 8-6 |
| 15:23 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer misses short on a jumper from the right side | 8-6 |
| 15:22 | Indiana | Don Watts pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:09 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 15:08 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar gets the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:46 | Indiana | George Handley banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Matthew Fisher | 8-8 |
| 14:39 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Sam Durgin - foul #1 on Sam Durgin, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Harrison (SF), John Spann (PF), Clifford Green (C) Abel Reed, Donald James, Michael Scheffel | |
| Subs | Indiana | Clinton Rauscher (PG), Caleb Carroll (SG), Carmen Sabatini (SF), William Marchetti (PF), Tad Devereaux (C) Don Watts, Matthew Fisher, Mladen Zafar, Sam Durgin, George Handley | |
| 14:39 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:39 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:22 | Indiana | William Marchetti hits a wide open jumper in the lane set up by Clinton Rauscher | 10-10 |
| 14:12 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer is hacked by Caleb Carroll - foul #1 on Caleb Carroll, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Perry (PG), Victor Conklin (PF) Eric Keifer, John Spann | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 13:59 | Ohio State | James Harrison misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 10-10 |
| 13:58 | Indiana | Tad Devereaux grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:56 | Indiana | Clinton Rauscher is hacked by Wesley Perry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wesley Perry, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| 13:37 | Indiana | Caleb Carroll comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ryan Dodgen - foul #1 on Ryan Dodgen, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| 13:37 | Indiana | Caleb Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:37 | Indiana | Caleb Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:34 | Ohio State | Clinton Rauscher steals the ball from Wesley Perry in the backcourt | 10-12 |
| 13:16 | Indiana | William Marchetti connects on the open fadeaway from the right side | 10-14 |
| 12:57 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 10-14 |
| 12:56 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin misses the tip | 10-14 |
| 12:55 | Ohio State | Clifford Green tips it but misses | 10-14 |
| 12:54 | Indiana | Caleb Carroll gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 12:25 | Indiana | James Harrison is called for the reach on Carmen Sabatini - foul #1 on James Harrison, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (PG), Donald James (PF), Michael Scheffel (C) Wesley Perry, Victor Conklin, Clifford Green | |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Watts (PG), Matthew Fisher (SG), Mladen Zafar (SF), Sam Durgin (PF), George Handley (C) Clinton Rauscher, Caleb Carroll, Carmen Sabatini, William Marchetti, Tad Devereaux | |
| 12:11 | Indiana | Don Watts clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-14 |
| 12:09 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 11:56 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel misses the lay-in but the foul's on Don Watts - foul #1 on Don Watts, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Keifer (PG), Abel Reed (SF) Ryan Dodgen, James Harrison | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 11:56 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:56 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Keifer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Nelson (fresh) SF - Abel Reed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald James (fresh) C - Michael Scheffel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Don Watts (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mladen Zafar (fresh) PF - Sam Durgin (fresh) C - George Handley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar buries a floater from the left wing | 12-16 |
| 11:19 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 12-16 |
| 11:17 | Indiana | George Handley grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 10:56 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Don Watts | 12-19 |
| 10:48 | Ohio State | George Handley is called for the reach on Abel Reed - foul #1 on George Handley, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Harrison (SF), Victor Conklin (PF), Clifford Green (C) John Nelson, Donald James, Michael Scheffel | |
| Subs | Indiana | Clinton Rauscher (PG), Caleb Carroll (SG), Carmen Sabatini (SF), William Marchetti (PF), Tad Devereaux (C) Don Watts, Matthew Fisher, Mladen Zafar, Sam Durgin, George Handley | |
| 10:40 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-19 |
| 10:39 | Indiana | William Marchetti grabs the board | 12-19 |
| 10:12 | Indiana | William Marchetti connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Clinton Rauscher | 12-21 |
| 09:53 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 14-21 |
| 09:47 | Indiana | Eric Keifer is called for the reach on Clinton Rauscher in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Keifer, team foul #5 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Perry (PG), Ryan Dodgen (SG), John Spann (PF) Eric Keifer, Abel Reed, Victor Conklin | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 09:31 | Indiana | Caleb Carroll misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 14-21 |
| 09:30 | Indiana | William Marchetti grabs the offensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 09:16 | Indiana | Clinton Rauscher can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-21 |
| 09:14 | Indiana | Carmen Sabatini tips it back up and in | 14-23 |
| 08:52 | Ohio State | James Harrison buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Wesley Perry | 17-23 |
| 08:46 | Indiana | Clinton Rauscher is fouled in the backcourt by Wesley Perry - foul #2 on Wesley Perry, team foul #6 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (PG), Jeffrey McInnes (SF), Victor Conklin (PF), Michael Scheffel (C) Wesley Perry, James Harrison, John Spann, Clifford Green | |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Watts (PG), Matthew Fisher (SG), Mladen Zafar (SF), Sam Durgin (PF), George Handley (C) Clinton Rauscher, Caleb Carroll, Carmen Sabatini, William Marchetti, Tad Devereaux | |
| 08:31 | Indiana | Sam Durgin can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeffrey McInnes - foul #1 on Jeffrey McInnes, team foul #7 | 17-23 |
| 08:31 | Indiana | Sam Durgin makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 08:31 | Indiana | Sam Durgin misses the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel gets the rebound | 17-24 |
| 08:21 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel's pass is intercepted by Mladen Zafar | 17-24 |
| 08:18 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar is hacked by John Nelson in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Nelson, team foul #8 | 17-24 |
| 08:18 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 08:18 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar makes the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 08:09 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin loses the ball out of bounds | 17-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Keifer (PG) John Nelson | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 07:44 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey McInnes - foul #2 on Jeffrey McInnes, team foul #9 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (SG), James Harrison (SF), Donald James (PF) Ryan Dodgen, Jeffrey McInnes, Victor Conklin | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 07:44 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar misses the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 07:44 | Ohio State | Donald James grabs the board | 17-26 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Keifer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Nelson (fresh) SF - James Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald James (fresh) C - Michael Scheffel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Don Watts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mladen Zafar (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Sam Durgin (fresh) 1 pts. C - George Handley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel hits the finger roll | 19-26 |
| 07:27 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar double dribbles in the backcourt | 19-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Carmen Sabatini (SF), William Marchetti (PF) Mladen Zafar, Sam Durgin | |
| 07:12 | Ohio State | William Marchetti swats the layup by Michael Scheffel | 19-26 |
| 07:10 | Ohio State | Donald James can't tip it in | 19-26 |
| 07:09 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel snags the offensive board | 19-26 |
| 07:04 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer misses the lay-in | 19-26 |
| 07:03 | Indiana | Carmen Sabatini snags the defensive board | 19-26 |
| 06:36 | Indiana | Carmen Sabatini hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-26 |
| 06:35 | Indiana | George Handley tips it home | 19-28 |
| 06:16 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Michael Scheffel is blocked by Carmen Sabatini | 19-28 |
| 06:14 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel can't tip it in | 19-28 |
| 06:12 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Carmen Sabatini | 19-28 |
| 06:09 | Indiana | George Handley loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Perry (PG), Ryan Dodgen (SG), Victor Conklin (PF), Clifford Green (C) Eric Keifer, John Nelson, Donald James, Michael Scheffel | |
| Subs | Indiana | Clinton Rauscher (PG), Caleb Carroll (SG), Sam Durgin (PF), Tad Devereaux (C) Don Watts, Matthew Fisher, William Marchetti, George Handley | |
| 05:45 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin makes the runner from the left block set up by Wesley Perry and the foul's on Tad Devereaux - foul #1 on Tad Devereaux, team foul #6 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Abel Reed (SF) James Harrison | |
| Subs | Indiana | Mladen Zafar (SF) Carmen Sabatini | |
| 05:45 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin makes the free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:24 | Indiana | Clinton Rauscher misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Ryan Dodgen - foul #2 on Ryan Dodgen, team foul #10 | 22-28 |
| 05:24 | Indiana | Clinton Rauscher makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 05:24 | Indiana | Clinton Rauscher makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 05:11 | Ohio State | Abel Reed loses the dribble to Mladen Zafar | 22-30 |
| 04:49 | Indiana | Sam Durgin is called for traveling | 22-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Harrison (SF) Ryan Dodgen | |
| Subs | Indiana | William Marchetti (PF) Sam Durgin | |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-30 |
| 04:02 | Indiana | Caleb Carroll buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Marchetti | 24-32 |
| 03:46 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Wesley Perry | 26-32 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Wesley Perry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Abel Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Victor Conklin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifford Green (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Clinton Rauscher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Caleb Carroll (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mladen Zafar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Marchetti (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Tad Devereaux (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Indiana | Clinton Rauscher misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-32 |
| 03:33 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 03:21 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Wesley Perry, team foul #11 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Keifer (PG), Ryan Dodgen (SG), Jeffrey McInnes (SF), Donald James (PF), Michael Scheffel (C) Wesley Perry, Abel Reed, James Harrison, Victor Conklin, Clifford Green | |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Watts (PG), Matthew Fisher (SG), Carmen Sabatini (SF), George Handley (C) Clinton Rauscher, Caleb Carroll, Mladen Zafar, Tad Devereaux | |
| 03:19 | Indiana | Don Watts is called for traveling in the backcourt | 26-32 |
| 03:07 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Don Watts - foul #2 on Don Watts, team foul #7 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Sam Durgin (PF) William Marchetti | |
| 03:07 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:07 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:49 | Indiana | George Handley hits a wide open floater from the left side set up by Matthew Fisher | 27-34 |
| 02:43 | Ohio State | Jeffrey McInnes misses long on a floater from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 02:41 | Indiana | Carmen Sabatini gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| 02:21 | Indiana | Matthew Fisher drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-37 |
| 02:09 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer buries a turnaround from close range | 29-37 |
| 01:50 | Indiana | Michael Scheffel is called for the reach on Matthew Fisher - foul #1 on Michael Scheffel, team foul #12 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (SG), James Harrison (SF), John Spann (PF) Ryan Dodgen, Jeffrey McInnes, Donald James | |
| Subs | Indiana | William Marchetti (PF) Sam Durgin | |
| 01:50 | Indiana | Matthew Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 01:50 | Indiana | Matthew Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 01:42 | Ohio State | James Harrison misses the easy layup | 29-39 |
| 01:40 | Ohio State | John Spann misses the tip | 29-39 |
| 01:38 | Indiana | George Handley snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 01:19 | Indiana | Don Watts misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Nelson - foul #2 on John Nelson, team foul #13 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clifford Green (C) Michael Scheffel | |
| Subs | Indiana | Caleb Carroll (SG), Tad Devereaux (C) Matthew Fisher, George Handley | |
| 01:19 | Indiana | Don Watts misses the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 01:19 | Indiana | Don Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 01:04 | Ohio State | William Marchetti is called for the reach on John Nelson - foul #1 on William Marchetti, team foul #8 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Abel Reed (SG) Eric Keifer | |
| Subs | Indiana | Clinton Rauscher (PG), Mladen Zafar (SF) Don Watts, Carmen Sabatini | |
| 01:04 | Ohio State | John Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 01:04 | Ohio State | John Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 00:43 | Indiana | Caleb Carroll scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | James Harrison banks in the layup on a great pass from Clifford Green and he's hacked by William Marchetti - foul #2 on William Marchetti, team foul #9 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen (SG), Victor Conklin (PF) John Nelson, John Spann | |
| Subs | Indiana | Sam Durgin (PF) William Marchetti | |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | James Harrison makes the free throw | 34-43 |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Caleb Carroll is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-43 |