| Lineup | NC State | PG - William Gunn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brian Landowski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Chen Xue (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Sonntag (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joe Lahey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William McCurty (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Chen Xue inbounds the ball | 22-34 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | NC State | Justin Sonntag's floater is tipped away by Eugene Rice | 22-34 |
| 19:29 | NC State | Justin Sonntag tips it in | 24-34 |
| 19:09 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from William McCurty and he's hacked by Justin Sonntag - foul #1 on Justin Sonntag, team foul #1 | 24-36 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PG), Travis Rogosky (SG) Alan Barker, Cameron Fry | |
| 19:09 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby makes the free throw | 24-37 |
| 18:44 | NC State | William Gunn misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-37 |
| 18:42 | NC State | William Gunn tips it home | 26-37 |
| 18:19 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 26-37 |
| 18:17 | NC State | Joe Lahey grabs the board | 26-37 |
| 18:00 | NC State | Eugene Rice is called for the reach on Brian Landowski - foul #1 on Eugene Rice, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), Irvin Blandon (C) Travis Rogosky, Eugene Rice | |
| 17:42 | NC State | Chen Xue misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 17:41 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 17:27 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Byron Steele | 26-40 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:08 | NC State | Chen Xue clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-40 |
| 17:07 | NC State | Joe Lahey tips it back up and in | 28-40 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joe Lahey - foul #1 on Joe Lahey, team foul #2 | 28-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG), Bobby Rose (PF), Donald Fountain (C) Brian Landowski, Justin Sonntag, Joe Lahey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky (SF), Eugene Rice (C) William McCurty, Vincent Kirby | |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:20 | NC State | Eugene Francis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-41 |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice gets the rebound | 28-41 |
| 16:01 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Byron Steele | 28-44 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - William Gunn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eugene Francis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chen Xue (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Rose (fresh) C - Donald Fountain (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Byron Steele (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Rogosky (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Irvin Blandon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | NC State | Chen Xue makes the shot near the basket | 30-44 |
| 15:34 | Ohio State | Byron Steele connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 30-46 |
| 15:08 | NC State | Travis Rogosky is called for the reach on Chen Xue - foul #1 on Travis Rogosky, team foul #2 | 30-46 |
| Subs | NC State | William Johnson (SF), Joe Lahey (C) Chen Xue, Donald Fountain | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), William McCurty (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF) Cameron Fry, Travis Rogosky, Irvin Blandon | |
| 14:54 | NC State | William Gunn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-46 |
| 14:52 | Ohio State | William McCurty grabs the defensive rebound | 30-46 |
| 14:23 | Ohio State | Eugene Francis is called for the reach on Eugene Rice - foul #1 on Eugene Francis, team foul #3 | 30-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (SG) Eugene Francis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky (SG) Byron Steele | |
| 14:08 | Ohio State | Alan Barker comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-46 |
| 14:06 | NC State | Brian Landowski grabs the defensive rebound | 30-46 |
| 14:02 | NC State | William Gunn can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-46 |
| 14:01 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to William McCurty | 30-46 |
| 13:55 | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky is hacked by Bobby Rose - foul #2 on Bobby Rose, team foul #4 | 30-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Justin Sonntag (PF) Bobby Rose | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG), Irvin Blandon (C) Travis Rogosky, Eugene Rice | |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Joe Lahey - foul #2 on Joe Lahey, team foul #5 | 30-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Chen Xue (SF) William Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky (SG) Byron Steele | |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon makes the 1st free throw | 30-47 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon makes the 2nd free throw | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:17 | NC State | Chen Xue makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-48 |
| 13:12 | Ohio State | Alan Barker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-48 |
| 13:10 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon tips it back up and in | 33-50 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:59 | NC State | Chen Xue connects on the fadeaway from close range | 35-50 |
| 12:38 | Ohio State | Alan Barker misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by William Gunn - foul #1 on William Gunn, team foul #6 | 35-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Rose (PF), Donald Fountain (C) Justin Sonntag, Joe Lahey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG), Eugene Rice (C) Travis Rogosky, Irvin Blandon | |
| 12:38 | Ohio State | Alan Barker makes the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 12:38 | Ohio State | Alan Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 35-52 |
| 12:09 | NC State | William Gunn clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-52 |
| 12:08 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby snags the defensive board | 35-52 |
| 11:39 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Alan Barker | 35-54 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - William Gunn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brian Landowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Chen Xue (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Rose (fresh) C - Donald Fountain (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Byron Steele (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - William McCurty (fairly fresh) 4 ast. PF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:26 | NC State | William Gunn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-54 |
| 11:24 | NC State | Donald Fountain tips it home | 37-54 |
| 11:08 | Ohio State | Brian Landowski takes the ball from Byron Steele | 37-54 |
| 11:01 | NC State | Chen Xue clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by William McCurty - foul #2 on William McCurty, team foul #3 | 37-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG), Justin Sonntag (PF), Joe Lahey (C) Brian Landowski, Bobby Rose, Donald Fountain | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), Travis Rogosky (SF), Irvin Blandon (PF) Alan Barker, William McCurty, Vincent Kirby | |
| 11:01 | NC State | Chen Xue misses the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 11:01 | NC State | Chen Xue misses the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 11:01 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon pulls down the rebound | 37-54 |
| 10:32 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon buries a turnaround in the lane | 37-56 |
| 10:21 | NC State | Justin Sonntag's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-56 |
| Subs | NC State | William Johnson (SF) Chen Xue | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), William McCurty (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF) Byron Steele, Travis Rogosky, Irvin Blandon | |
| 09:59 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William McCurty | 37-59 |
| 09:44 | NC State | Justin Sonntag hits the finger roll | 39-59 |
| 09:24 | Ohio State | Eugene Francis is called for the reach on Vincent Kirby - foul #2 on Eugene Francis, team foul #7 | 39-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Rose (PF) Justin Sonntag | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PG), Travis Rogosky (SF), Irvin Blandon (C) Alan Barker, William McCurty, Eugene Rice | |
| 09:24 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby misses the 1st free throw | 39-59 |
| 09:24 | NC State | Joe Lahey gets the rebound | 39-59 |
| 09:18 | NC State | William Gunn drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Bobby Rose | 42-59 |
| 08:49 | Ohio State | The jumper by Cameron Fry is denied by William Johnson | 42-59 |
| 08:48 | NC State | Bobby Rose grabs the board | 42-59 |
| 08:35 | NC State | William Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (PG), Chen Xue (SF), Donald Fountain (C) William Gunn, William Johnson, Joe Lahey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), William McCurty (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Cameron Fry, Travis Rogosky, Vincent Kirby | |
| 08:15 | Ohio State | Alan Barker makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Byron Steele | 42-61 |
| 07:58 | NC State | Irvin Blandon takes the ball from Donald Fountain | 42-61 |
| 07:36 | Ohio State | Alan Barker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-61 |
| 07:35 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice tips it home | 42-63 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Landowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Francis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chen Xue (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Rose (fresh) C - Donald Fountain (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Byron Steele (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - William McCurty (fairly fresh) 5 ast. PF - Irvin Blandon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | NC State | Chen Xue hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-63 |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Eugene Rice | 42-63 |
| 07:07 | Ohio State | 3 seconds is called on Eugene Rice | 42-63 |
| Subs | NC State | William Gunn (PG), Joseph Riedel (SG), Justin Sonntag (PF), Joe Lahey (C) Brian Landowski, Eugene Francis, Bobby Rose, Donald Fountain | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), Travis Rogosky (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF) Byron Steele, William McCurty, Eugene Rice | |
| 06:46 | NC State | Vincent Kirby blocks the short jumper by William Gunn | 42-63 |
| 06:44 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby pulls down the rebound | 42-63 |
| 06:16 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Cameron Fry | 42-65 |
| 06:11 | NC State | William Gunn is hacked by Irvin Blandon - foul #1 on Irvin Blandon, team foul #4 | 42-65 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PG), William McCurty (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Alan Barker, Travis Rogosky, Irvin Blandon | |
| 05:59 | NC State | Chen Xue is hacked by Vincent Kirby - foul #1 on Vincent Kirby, team foul #5 | 42-65 |
| Subs | NC State | William Johnson (SF), Bobby Hunsicker (PF), Donald Fountain (C) Chen Xue, Justin Sonntag, Joe Lahey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Nathaniel Keen (SG), Travis Rogosky (SF), Robert Goodman (PF), Irvin Blandon (C) Cameron Fry, William McCurty, Vincent Kirby, Eugene Rice | |
| 05:52 | NC State | William Gunn misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 42-65 |
| 05:51 | NC State | Bobby Hunsicker gets the offensive rebound | 42-65 |
| 05:40 | NC State | William Johnson can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-65 |
| 05:38 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon grabs the defensive rebound | 42-65 |
| 05:13 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Nathaniel Keen and the foul's on Joseph Riedel - foul #1 on Joseph Riedel, team foul #8 | 42-67 |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG), Bobby Rose (PF) Joseph Riedel, Bobby Hunsicker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:13 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon misses the free throw | 42-67 |
| 05:13 | Ohio State | Robert Goodman snags the offensive board | 42-67 |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon misses the easy layup | 42-67 |
| 04:49 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon hits the follow up shot | 42-69 |
| 04:29 | NC State | William Gunn connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Eugene Francis | 45-69 |
| 04:06 | Ohio State | Byron Steele clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Gunn - foul #2 on William Gunn, team foul #9 | 45-69 |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (PG) William Gunn | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:06 | Ohio State | Byron Steele makes the 1st free throw | 45-70 |
| 04:06 | Ohio State | Byron Steele misses the 2nd free throw | 45-70 |
| 04:06 | NC State | Bobby Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 45-70 |
| 03:50 | NC State | William Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-70 |
| 03:48 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon gets the rebound | 45-70 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Ohio State | Bobby Rose denies the turnaround by Travis Rogosky | 45-70 |
| 03:24 | NC State | Bobby Rose gets the rebound | 45-70 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Landowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Francis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Johnson (fresh) PF - Bobby Rose (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Fountain (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Byron Steele (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Nathaniel Keen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Rogosky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Goodman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Irvin Blandon (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:14 | NC State | William Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-70 |
| 03:13 | NC State | Donald Fountain tips it back up and in | 47-70 |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on William Johnson - foul #2 on William Johnson, team foul #10 | 47-70 |
| Subs | NC State | William Gunn (PG), Joseph Riedel (SG), Bobby Hunsicker (C) Brian Landowski, Eugene Francis, Donald Fountain | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymond Collins (PF) Irvin Blandon | |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky makes the 1st free throw | 47-71 |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky makes the 2nd free throw | 47-72 |
| 02:41 | NC State | William Gunn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-72 |
| 02:40 | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky pulls down the rebound | 47-72 |
| 02:38 | Ohio State | Nathaniel Keen travels in the backcourt | 47-72 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon (C) Raymond Collins | |
| 02:33 | NC State | William Gunn can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 47-72 |
| 02:31 | Ohio State | Robert Goodman gets the rebound | 47-72 |
| 02:06 | Ohio State | Byron Steele knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Nathaniel Keen | 47-74 |
| 01:55 | NC State | Joseph Riedel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-74 |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon pulls down the rebound | 47-74 |
| 01:48 | Ohio State | Byron Steele clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-74 |
| 01:47 | NC State | William Gunn grabs the defensive rebound | 47-74 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:25 | NC State | William Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Gunn | 50-74 |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky is hacked by William Johnson - foul #3 on William Johnson, team foul #11 | 50-74 |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG), Donald Fountain (C) Joseph Riedel, Bobby Hunsicker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky makes the 1st free throw | 50-75 |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky makes the 2nd free throw | 50-76 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:52 | NC State | William Johnson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-76 |
| 00:51 | NC State | Donald Fountain snags the offensive board | 50-76 |
| 00:47 | NC State | Bobby Rose is whistled for a carry | 50-76 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by William Gunn - foul #3 on William Gunn, team foul #12 | 50-76 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky makes the 1st free throw | 50-77 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky makes the 2nd free throw | 50-78 |
| 00:11 | NC State | William Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-78 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Byron Steele runs out the clock | 53-78 |