| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fresh) SG - Willie Wilson (fresh) SF - Walter Adkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Spires (fresh) 6 pts. C - Johnny Malinoski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - William McCurty (fresh) PF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Walter Adkins inbounds the ball | 25-40 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | UNLV | Willie Wilson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Walter Adkins | 28-40 |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | Alan Barker hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Cameron Fry | 28-43 |
| 19:19 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks misses the easy layup | 28-43 |
| 19:18 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Vincent Kirby | 28-43 |
| 19:11 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 28-43 |
| 19:10 | UNLV | Walter Adkins pulls down the rebound | 28-43 |
| 18:43 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-43 |
| 18:42 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby snags the defensive board | 28-43 |
| 18:21 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 28-43 |
| 18:19 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby tips it back up and in | 28-45 |
| 18:06 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires clanks a floater in the lane | 28-45 |
| 18:05 | UNLV | Walter Adkins tips it in | 30-45 |
| 17:43 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 30-45 |
| 17:41 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires gets the rebound | 30-45 |
| 17:21 | UNLV | Walter Adkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-45 |
| 17:19 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires hits the follow up shot | 32-45 |
| 17:04 | Ohio State | Alan Barker buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-48 |
| 16:54 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires misses long on a shot from the right wing | 32-48 |
| 16:52 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-48 |
| 16:39 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-48 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 32-48 |
| 16:34 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Willie Wilson - foul #2 on Willie Wilson, team foul #1 | 32-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolph Singer (PG), Paul Duty (SG), Robert Scarborough (SF), Joe Denney (C) Kevin Weeks, Willie Wilson, Walter Adkins, Johnny Malinoski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PG), Travis Rogosky (SG), Irvin Blandon (C) Alan Barker, Cameron Fry, Eugene Rice | |
| 16:34 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby makes the 1st free throw | 32-49 |
| 16:34 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby makes the 2nd free throw | 32-50 |
| 16:13 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires's fadeaway is rejected by Vincent Kirby | 32-50 |
| 16:12 | UNLV | Robert Scarborough grabs the offensive board | 32-50 |
| 15:57 | UNLV | Joe Denney buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Paul Duty | 34-50 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adolph Singer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Duty (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Scarborough (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Spires (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Denney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Byron Steele (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Rogosky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William McCurty (fairly fresh) PF - Vincent Kirby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Irvin Blandon (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:36 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby's layup is rejected by Jeffrey Spires | 34-50 |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon hits the follow up shot | 34-52 |
| 15:09 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Vincent Kirby - foul #3 on Vincent Kirby, team foul #1 | 34-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Willie Wilson (SG) Paul Duty | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 15:09 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires makes the 1st free throw | 35-52 |
| 15:09 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires makes the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| 14:51 | Ohio State | Byron Steele is fouled on the floor by Adolph Singer - foul #3 on Adolph Singer, team foul #2 | 36-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG), Johnny Malinoski (C) Adolph Singer, Joe Denney | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG) Travis Rogosky | |
| 14:36 | Ohio State | Byron Steele makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William McCurty | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:29 | UNLV | Willie Wilson is fouled on the floor by Alan Barker - foul #1 on Alan Barker, team foul #2 | 36-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Walter Adkins (SF) Robert Scarborough | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG) Alan Barker | |
| 14:18 | UNLV | Walter Adkins hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Kevin Weeks | 38-55 |
| 13:58 | Ohio State | William McCurty clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-55 |
| 13:57 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks pulls down the rebound | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:42 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Irvin Blandon | 38-55 |
| 13:16 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Byron Steele | 38-58 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:01 | UNLV | Willie Wilson buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-58 |
| 12:48 | Ohio State | Walter Adkins steps in front of the Irvin Blandon pass | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:31 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks travels with the ball | 41-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolph Singer (PG), Paul Duty (SG), Robert Scarborough (SF), Frank McCoy (PF), Joe Denney (C) Kevin Weeks, Willie Wilson, Walter Adkins, Jeffrey Spires, Johnny Malinoski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), Eugene Rice (C) Cameron Fry, Irvin Blandon | |
| 12:10 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Alan Barker | 41-60 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:56 | UNLV | Adolph Singer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-60 |
| 11:55 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice snags the defensive board | 41-60 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adolph Singer (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Duty (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Scarborough (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank McCoy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Denney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Byron Steele (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William McCurty (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Vincent Kirby (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Byron Steele | 41-62 |
| 11:13 | UNLV | Paul Duty's pass is intercepted by William McCurty | 41-62 |
| 10:44 | Ohio State | Alan Barker double dribbles | 41-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG), Willie Wilson (SG), Walter Adkins (SF), Johnny Malinoski (C) Adolph Singer, Paul Duty, Robert Scarborough, Joe Denney | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon (PF) Vincent Kirby | |
| 10:24 | UNLV | Willie Wilson is hacked by Byron Steele - foul #1 on Byron Steele, team foul #3 | 41-62 |
| 10:09 | UNLV | Walter Adkins knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 43-62 |
| 09:49 | Ohio State | Alan Barker makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by William McCurty | 43-64 |
| 09:33 | UNLV | Frank McCoy is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Frank McCoy, team foul #3 | 43-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires (PF) Frank McCoy | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), Vincent Kirby (PF) Byron Steele, Irvin Blandon | |
| 09:15 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry is hacked by Willie Wilson - foul #3 on Willie Wilson, team foul #4 | 43-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Scarborough (SF) Walter Adkins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PG), Irvin Blandon (C) Alan Barker, Eugene Rice | |
| 08:57 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby is hacked by Kevin Weeks - foul #3 on Kevin Weeks, team foul #5 | 43-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolph Singer (PG), Joe Denney (C) Kevin Weeks, Johnny Malinoski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), Eugene Rice (C) Byron Steele, Irvin Blandon | |
| 08:40 | Ohio State | Alan Barker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-64 |
| 08:39 | UNLV | Joe Denney snags the defensive board | 43-64 |
| 08:34 | UNLV | Willie Wilson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-64 |
| 08:33 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice grabs the board | 43-64 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 43-64 |
| 08:04 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-64 |
| 07:43 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice is fouled on the floor by Robert Scarborough - foul #2 on Robert Scarborough, team foul #6 | 43-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG), Walter Adkins (SF), Johnny Malinoski (C) Willie Wilson, Robert Scarborough, Joe Denney | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG), Travis Rogosky (SF), Irvin Blandon (PF) Cameron Fry, William McCurty, Vincent Kirby | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Adolph Singer (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Adkins (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Spires (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnny Malinoski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Byron Steele (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Travis Rogosky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Irvin Blandon (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Eugene Rice (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Travis Rogosky and he's hacked by Jeffrey Spires - foul #2 on Jeffrey Spires, team foul #7 | 43-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | Frank McCoy (PF) Jeffrey Spires | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), Vincent Kirby (PF) Alan Barker, Eugene Rice | |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon makes the free throw | 43-67 |
| 07:13 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks is hacked by Byron Steele - foul #2 on Byron Steele, team foul #4 | 43-67 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), William McCurty (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Cameron Fry, Travis Rogosky, Vincent Kirby | |
| 07:07 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Kevin Weeks, team foul #8 | 43-67 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky (SF) William McCurty | |
| 06:59 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice lays it in | 43-69 |
| 06:36 | UNLV | Byron Steele takes the ball from Adolph Singer | 43-69 |
| 06:23 | Ohio State | Byron Steele misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-69 |
| 06:21 | UNLV | Walter Adkins gets the rebound | 43-69 |
| 06:01 | UNLV | Walter Adkins drills a shot near the basket | 45-69 |
| 05:43 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Byron Steele and he's fouled by Johnny Malinoski - foul #1 on Johnny Malinoski, team foul #9 | 45-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Duty (PG), Willie Wilson (SG), Robert Scarborough (SF), Jeffrey Spires (PF), Joe Denney (C) Kevin Weeks, Adolph Singer, Walter Adkins, Frank McCoy, Johnny Malinoski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Nathaniel Keen (SG), Robert Goodman (PF) Alan Barker, Irvin Blandon | |
| 05:43 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice misses the free throw | 45-71 |
| 05:43 | UNLV | Joe Denney gets the rebound | 45-71 |
| 05:26 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires is hacked by Byron Steele - foul #3 on Byron Steele, team foul #5 | 45-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon (C) Eugene Rice | |
| 05:17 | UNLV | Nathaniel Keen is called for the reach on Willie Wilson - foul #1 on Nathaniel Keen, team foul #6 | 45-71 |
| 05:02 | UNLV | Paul Duty misses the easy layup but the foul's on Byron Steele - foul #4 on Byron Steele, team foul #7 | 45-71 |
| 05:02 | UNLV | Paul Duty makes the 1st free throw | 46-71 |
| 05:02 | UNLV | Paul Duty makes the 2nd free throw | 47-71 |
| 04:49 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon is denied on a layup by Jeffrey Spires | 47-71 |
| 04:47 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Spires | 47-71 |
| 04:36 | UNLV | Joe Denney can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 47-71 |
| 04:34 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires tips it in | 49-71 |
| 04:21 | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-71 |
| 04:20 | UNLV | Robert Scarborough snags the defensive board | 49-71 |
| 04:14 | UNLV | Robert Scarborough makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Paul Duty | 51-71 |
| 03:59 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Spires denies the turnaround by Nathaniel Keen | 51-71 |
| 03:58 | UNLV | Willie Wilson pulls down the rebound | 51-71 |
| 03:44 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Robert Scarborough | 53-71 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Paul Duty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Scarborough (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Spires (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Joe Denney (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Byron Steele (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nathaniel Keen (fresh) SF - Travis Rogosky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Goodman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Irvin Blandon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon can't throw it down | 53-71 |
| 03:22 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires grabs the defensive rebound | 53-71 |
| 03:02 | UNLV | Travis Rogosky is called for the reach on Robert Scarborough - foul #1 on Travis Rogosky, team foul #8 | 53-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG), Frank McCoy (PF), Johnny Malinoski (C) Paul Duty, Jeffrey Spires, Joe Denney | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:02 | UNLV | Robert Scarborough makes the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 03:02 | UNLV | Robert Scarborough makes the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Robert Goodman is hacked by Frank McCoy - foul #2 on Frank McCoy, team foul #10 | 55-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolph Singer (SG), Walter Adkins (SF) Willie Wilson, Robert Scarborough | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Robert Goodman misses the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Robert Goodman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-72 |
| 02:26 | UNLV | Walter Adkins blows the layup | 55-72 |
| 02:24 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Byron Steele | 55-72 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Byron Steele scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Nathaniel Keen | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:45 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-74 |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky grabs the defensive rebound | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:16 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon comes up short on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Johnny Malinoski - foul #2 on Johnny Malinoski, team foul #11 | 55-74 |
| Subs | UNLV | Willie Wilson (SG), Jeffrey Spires (PF) Adolph Singer, Frank McCoy | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:16 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon makes the 1st free throw | 55-75 |
| 01:16 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon misses the 2nd free throw | 55-75 |
| 01:16 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires snags the defensive board | 55-75 |
| 01:00 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Goodman - foul #2 on Robert Goodman, team foul #9 | 55-75 |
| 01:00 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires makes the 1st free throw | 56-75 |
| 01:00 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires makes the 2nd free throw | 57-75 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:36 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-75 |
| 00:34 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Johnny Malinoski | 57-75 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:28 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski lays it up and in set up by Walter Adkins | 59-75 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Byron Steele runs out the clock | 59-75 |