| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Graves (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Lanski (fresh) PF - James Willson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Early (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnny Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricardo Hernandez (fresh) 1 pts. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski inbounds the ball | 18-17 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | James Willson drills a runner in the lane and he's hacked by Raymond Marion - foul #2 on Raymond Marion, team foul #1 | 20-17 |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | James Willson makes the free throw | 21-17 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-17 |
| 18:45 | Ohio State | Ricardo Hernandez steals it from William Williams | 21-17 |
| 18:22 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-17 |
| 18:21 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson tips it back up and in | 21-19 |
| 17:55 | Ohio State | George Graves misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-19 |
| 17:54 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ricardo Hernandez | 21-19 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson lays it up and in set up by Brian Carlson | 21-21 |
| 17:07 | Ohio State | James Willson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Marion - foul #3 on Raymond Marion, team foul #2 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leo Agustin (SF) Johnny Johnson | |
| 17:07 | Ohio State | James Willson makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 17:07 | Ohio State | James Willson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 17:07 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez grabs the board | 22-21 |
| 16:44 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Early | 22-23 |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | William Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Allen (PF), Charles Owens (C) James Willson, William Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey (SG), Joshua Edgell (SF), Paul Marks (PF) Kenneth Early, Ricardo Hernandez, Raymond Marion | |
| 16:03 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 22-23 |
| 16:01 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey tips it back up and in | 22-25 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Graves (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) PF - David Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Owens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Ramey (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joshua Edgell (fresh) PF - Paul Marks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leo Agustin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Ohio State | Joshua Edgell is called for the reach on Leroy Wheat - foul #1 on Joshua Edgell, team foul #3 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG) Leroy Wheat | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson (SF) Joshua Edgell | |
| 15:07 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 24-25 |
| 14:45 | Kentucky | Paul Marks misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-25 |
| 14:43 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin grabs the offensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 14:28 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 24-25 |
| 14:27 | Ohio State | Charles Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 14:06 | Ohio State | Jimmy Ramey steals the ball from George Graves | 24-25 |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-28 |
| 13:15 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Wesley Boyd | 27-28 |
| 12:57 | Kentucky | George Graves takes the ball from Jimmy Ramey | 27-28 |
| 12:34 | Ohio State | George Graves drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Lanski | 30-28 |
| 12:22 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on George Graves - foul #3 on George Graves, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG), James Willson (PF), William Williams (C) Wesley Boyd, David Allen, Charles Owens | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (SG), Ricardo Hernandez (PF), Raymond Marion (C) Jimmy Ramey, Paul Marks, Leo Agustin | |
| 12:22 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 12:22 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 11:57 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Graves (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Willson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Early (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Johnny Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ricardo Hernandez (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:55 | Kentucky | Leroy Wheat steals the ball from Brian Carlson in the backcourt | 33-30 |
| 11:36 | Ohio State | James Willson knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-30 |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ricardo Hernandez, team foul #4 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Owens (SF) Thomas Lanski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell (SF) Johnny Johnson | |
| 10:49 | Ohio State | George Graves drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Leroy Wheat | 38-30 |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson is fouled on the floor by James Willson - foul #2 on James Willson, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey (PG), Leo Agustin (SF) Brian Carlson, Joshua Edgell | |
| 09:55 | Kentucky | Charles Owens takes the ball from Raymond Marion | 38-30 |
| 09:52 | Ohio State | George Graves banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Owens | 40-30 |
| 09:45 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-32 |
| 09:26 | Ohio State | George Graves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (SF), David Allen (PF) Charles Owens, James Willson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Carlson (PG) Kenneth Early | |
| 08:57 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-34 |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski hits a jumpshot from the right side | 42-34 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jimmy Ramey | 42-36 |
| 08:02 | Ohio State | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Lanski is blocked by Raymond Marion | 42-36 |
| 08:00 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Leo Agustin | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Graves (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Ramey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Leo Agustin (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Ricardo Hernandez (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Marion (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jimmy Ramey | 42-38 |
| 07:17 | Ohio State | George Graves hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 06:49 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Thomas Lanski - foul #3 on Thomas Lanski, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (SG), Richard Austin (SF), James Willson (PF), Charles Owens (C) Leroy Wheat, George Graves, David Allen, William Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (SG), Johnny Johnson (SF), Paul Marks (C) Jimmy Ramey, Leo Agustin, Raymond Marion | |
| 06:49 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson misses the free throw | 42-40 |
| 06:49 | Ohio State | James Willson grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 06:32 | Ohio State | James Willson makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Lanski | 44-40 |
| 06:19 | Kentucky | Wesley Boyd steals it from Ricardo Hernandez | 44-40 |
| 06:16 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski slams it home on a great pass from Wesley Boyd | 46-40 |
| 05:55 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Austin - foul #1 on Richard Austin, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Graves (SG) Thomas Lanski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey (PG) Brian Carlson | |
| 05:55 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 05:55 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 05:37 | Ohio State | Paul Marks blocks the short jumper by James Willson | 46-41 |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | James Willson tips it in | 48-41 |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 05:12 | Kentucky | Paul Marks grabs the offensive board | 48-41 |
| 04:55 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 48-41 |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | Charles Owens grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | George Graves scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Owens | 50-41 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Jimmy Ramey | 50-43 |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG), Thomas Lanski (SF), William Williams (C) Wesley Boyd, Richard Austin, Charles Owens | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Carlson (PG), Joshua Edgell (SF), Leo Agustin (C) Jimmy Ramey, Johnny Johnson, Ricardo Hernandez | |
| 04:08 | Kentucky | George Graves is called for the reach on Joshua Edgell - foul #4 on George Graves, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Allen (PF) James Willson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey (SG) Kenneth Early | |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Brian Carlson, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raymond Marion (C) Joshua Edgell | |
| 03:36 | Ohio State | George Graves comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-43 |
| 03:34 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Graves (tiring) 19 pts. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Ramey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Leo Agustin (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Paul Marks (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brian Carlson and the foul's on Thomas Lanski - foul #4 on Thomas Lanski, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (SG), Charles Owens (PF) George Graves, David Allen | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:28 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 03:04 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses the lay-in | 50-46 |
| 03:03 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Raymond Marion | 50-46 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Graves (SG), James Willson (PF) Wesley Boyd, Charles Owens | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (SG), Johnny Johnson (SF) Jimmy Ramey, Leo Agustin | |
| 02:42 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-46 |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Marks | 50-46 |
| 02:19 | Kentucky | Leroy Wheat steals it from Johnny Johnson | 50-46 |
| 02:16 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat misses the easy layup | 50-46 |
| 02:14 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 01:47 | Kentucky | Thomas Lanski is called for the reach on Paul Marks - foul #5 on Thomas Lanski, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Owens (SF) Thomas Lanski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:47 | Kentucky | Paul Marks makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 01:47 | Kentucky | Paul Marks misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | George Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 01:23 | Ohio State | George Graves misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-47 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | Paul Marks snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 01:16 | Ohio State | James Willson snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | George Graves comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on James Willson - foul #3 on James Willson, team foul #8 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez (PF) Paul Marks | |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Willson | 50-47 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | James Willson is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Carlson - foul #2 on Brian Carlson, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Johnny Johnson is called for the reach on Leroy Wheat - foul #1 on Johnny Johnson, team foul #7 | 50-47 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to William Williams | 52-47 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | William Williams is hacked by Brian Carlson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Carlson, team foul #8 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (SG) Charles Owens | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Johnson | 54-47 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Owens (SF) Wesley Boyd | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Kenneth Early is called for the reach on George Graves in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Early, team foul #9 | 54-47 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | George Graves makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | George Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 56-47 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Charles Owens | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat runs out the clock | 56-47 |