| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William McCurty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Paul Waymire (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mikel Dzwonkowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnnie Minton (fresh) PF - Daryl Pair (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - George Dwight (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Johnnie Minton inbounds the ball | 22-28 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Washington State | Paul Waymire drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Daryl Pair | 22-31 |
| 19:08 | Ohio State | Paul Waymire steps in front of the Eugene Rice pass | 22-31 |
| 18:44 | Washington State | Vincent Kirby is called for the reach on George Dwight - foul #1 on Vincent Kirby, team foul #1 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG), Travis Rogosky (SF), Robert Goodman (PF), Irvin Blandon (C) Cameron Fry, William McCurty, Vincent Kirby, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 18:15 | Washington State | Paul Waymire is hacked by Irvin Blandon - foul #1 on Irvin Blandon, team foul #2 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF) Alan Barker, Robert Goodman | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 18:03 | Washington State | George Dwight clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by William McCurty - foul #1 on William McCurty, team foul #3 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG) William McCurty | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 18:03 | Washington State | George Dwight makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 18:03 | Washington State | George Dwight misses the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 18:03 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon snags the defensive board | 22-32 |
| 17:37 | Ohio State | Byron Steele drills a runner from the baseline | 24-32 |
| 17:15 | Washington State | Daryl Pair blows the dunk but he's hacked by Byron Steele - foul #2 on Byron Steele, team foul #4 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), William McCurty (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Cameron Fry, Travis Rogosky, Vincent Kirby | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 17:15 | Washington State | Daryl Pair misses the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 17:15 | Washington State | Daryl Pair misses the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 17:15 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon gets the rebound | 24-32 |
| 16:56 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Byron Steele | 26-32 |
| 16:39 | Washington State | George Dwight clanks a floater from the baseline | 26-32 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Byron Steele grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice's pass is intercepted by Johnnie Minton | 26-32 |
| 15:55 | Washington State | Byron Steele is called for the reach on Mikel Dzwonkowski - foul #3 on Byron Steele, team foul #5 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), Travis Rogosky (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF) Alan Barker, William McCurty, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Washington State | David Hauge (SG), Basil Edwards (SF), Scott Nelson (PF), Scott Bazile (C) Mikel Dzwonkowski, Johnnie Minton, Daryl Pair, George Dwight | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Byron Steele (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Travis Rogosky (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 4 pts. C - Irvin Blandon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Paul Waymire (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Hauge (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Basil Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Scott Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Scott Bazile (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Washington State | Basil Edwards misses the jumper from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 15:29 | Washington State | Scott Nelson snags the offensive board | 26-32 |
| 15:08 | Washington State | Paul Waymire can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 15:07 | Washington State | Scott Nelson gets the offensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 14:52 | Washington State | David Hauge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), William McCurty (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Cameron Fry, Travis Rogosky, Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 14:27 | Ohio State | Byron Steele is fouled on the floor by David Hauge - foul #1 on David Hauge, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Johnnie Minton (SF), Daryl Pair (PF), George Dwight (C) Paul Waymire, Scott Nelson, Scott Bazile | |
| 14:03 | Ohio State | Byron Steele scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 28-32 |
| 13:46 | Washington State | George Dwight is whistled for a carry | 28-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), Irvin Blandon (PF) Alan Barker, Vincent Kirby | |
| Subs | Washington State | Mikel Dzwonkowski (SG) Basil Edwards | |
| 13:23 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 13:22 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon tips it back up and in | 30-32 |
| 12:56 | Washington State | Eugene Rice blocks the short jumper by George Dwight | 30-32 |
| 12:54 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 12:30 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry is fouled on the floor by Daryl Pair - foul #4 on Daryl Pair, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), Travis Rogosky (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF) Cameron Fry, William McCurty, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Washington State | Paul Waymire (PG) David Hauge | |
| 12:06 | Ohio State | Paul Waymire takes the ball from Byron Steele | 30-32 |
| 12:03 | Washington State | Paul Waymire lays it up and in | 30-34 |
| 11:34 | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 11:32 | Washington State | Johnnie Minton gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Byron Steele (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Travis Rogosky (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 4 pts. C - Irvin Blandon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Paul Waymire (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mikel Dzwonkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnnie Minton (fairly fresh) PF - Daryl Pair (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - George Dwight (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Washington State | Mikel Dzwonkowski loses the dribble to Travis Rogosky | 30-34 |
| 11:23 | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky lays it in | 32-34 |
| 10:57 | Washington State | Paul Waymire misses short on a floater from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 10:55 | Ohio State | Byron Steele grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 10:28 | Ohio State | Paul Waymire steals the ball from Travis Rogosky | 32-34 |
| 10:21 | Washington State | Daryl Pair comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Vincent Kirby - foul #2 on Vincent Kirby, team foul #6 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), William McCurty (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Byron Steele, Travis Rogosky, Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | Washington State | David Hauge (SG), Basil Edwards (SF), Scott Nelson (C) Mikel Dzwonkowski, Johnnie Minton, George Dwight | |
| 10:21 | Washington State | Daryl Pair makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 10:21 | Washington State | Daryl Pair makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 10:04 | Ohio State | Alan Barker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 10:02 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry grabs the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 09:47 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice is hacked by Basil Edwards - foul #1 on Basil Edwards, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Scott Bazile (C) Daryl Pair | |
| 09:27 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice hits a shot from the right block and he's hacked by Basil Edwards - foul #2 on Basil Edwards, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| 09:27 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice misses the free throw | 34-36 |
| 09:27 | Washington State | Scott Nelson pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 09:07 | Washington State | David Hauge can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-36 |
| 09:05 | Washington State | Basil Edwards can't tip it in | 34-36 |
| 09:04 | Washington State | Scott Nelson tips it home | 34-38 |
| 08:46 | Ohio State | Alan Barker is hacked by Basil Edwards - foul #3 on Basil Edwards, team foul #5 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PG), Irvin Blandon (PF) Alan Barker, Vincent Kirby | |
| Subs | Washington State | George Dwight (C) Scott Bazile | |
| 08:23 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry hits a 3 from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 07:54 | Washington State | Paul Waymire hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-41 |
| 07:25 | Washington State | George Dwight grabs the board | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Byron Steele (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William McCurty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Irvin Blandon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Paul Waymire (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - David Hauge (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Basil Edwards (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Scott Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - George Dwight (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Washington State | Scott Nelson knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 37-43 |
| 06:40 | Ohio State | The jumper by Irvin Blandon is denied by George Dwight | 37-43 |
| 06:39 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Paul Waymire | 37-43 |
| 06:17 | Washington State | David Hauge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), Travis Rogosky (SG), Vincent Kirby (PF) Byron Steele, Cameron Fry, Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | Washington State | Mikel Dzwonkowski (SG), Johnnie Minton (SF), Daryl Pair (PF), Scott Bazile (C) David Hauge, Basil Edwards, Scott Nelson, George Dwight | |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby misses the jumper from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 05:46 | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky hits the follow up shot | 39-43 |
| 05:22 | Washington State | Johnnie Minton misses the lay-in | 39-43 |
| 05:20 | Washington State | Daryl Pair pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 04:57 | Washington State | Daryl Pair clanks a jumper in the paint | 39-43 |
| 04:56 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 04:39 | Ohio State | Alan Barker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-43 |
| 04:38 | Washington State | Daryl Pair snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 04:34 | Washington State | Paul Waymire misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-43 |
| 04:33 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 04:13 | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky is fouled on the floor by Scott Bazile - foul #1 on Scott Bazile, team foul #6 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG), Irvin Blandon (C) William McCurty, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Washington State | David Hauge (PG), George Dwight (C) Paul Waymire, Scott Bazile | |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Byron Steele and he's fouled by Johnnie Minton - foul #2 on Johnnie Minton, team foul #7 | 41-43 |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon misses the free throw | 41-43 |
| 03:53 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Daryl Pair | 41-43 |
| 03:34 | Washington State | Daryl Pair makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Byron Steele's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), Eugene Rice (C) Byron Steele, Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | Washington State | Basil Edwards (PG) Mikel Dzwonkowski | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Travis Rogosky (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eugene Rice (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Basil Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Hauge (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnnie Minton (fresh) PF - Daryl Pair (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - George Dwight (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:46 | Washington State | George Dwight loses the ball out of bounds | 41-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PG), William McCurty (SF) Alan Barker, Travis Rogosky | |
| Subs | Washington State | Paul Waymire (PG), Scott Nelson (PF) Johnnie Minton, Daryl Pair | |
| 02:26 | Ohio State | William McCurty knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 02:26 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), Travis Rogosky (SF), Irvin Blandon (C) Cameron Fry, William McCurty, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Washington State | Mikel Dzwonkowski (SG), Johnnie Minton (SF), Daryl Pair (PF) David Hauge, Basil Edwards, Scott Nelson | |
| 02:10 | Washington State | George Dwight drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Waymire | 44-47 |
| 01:54 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), William McCurty (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Byron Steele, Travis Rogosky, Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 01:40 | Washington State | Daryl Pair buries a floater from just outside the lane | 44-49 |
| 01:18 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 01:16 | Washington State | Paul Waymire grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 00:54 | Washington State | Vincent Kirby steps in front of the Paul Waymire pass | 44-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | Alan Barker is called for 10 seconds | 44-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Washington State | Johnnie Minton is hacked by Vincent Kirby - foul #3 on Vincent Kirby, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Basil Edwards (SG) Mikel Dzwonkowski | |
| 00:43 | Washington State | Johnnie Minton misses the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Ohio State | Alan Barker is fouled on the floor by Basil Edwards - foul #4 on Basil Edwards, team foul #8 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Mikel Dzwonkowski (SG) Basil Edwards | |
| 00:36 | Ohio State | Alan Barker makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 00:36 | Ohio State | Alan Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 00:35 | Washington State | George Dwight is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Barker - foul #2 on Alan Barker, team foul #8 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | David Hauge (SG), Basil Edwards (SF) Mikel Dzwonkowski, Johnnie Minton | |
| 00:35 | Washington State | George Dwight makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 00:35 | Washington State | George Dwight makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Alan Barker makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Cameron Fry | 48-51 |
| 00:28 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-51 |
| 00:26 | Washington State | George Dwight is hacked by Alan Barker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alan Barker, team foul #9 | 48-51 |
| 00:26 | Washington State | George Dwight makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 00:26 | Washington State | George Dwight makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses short on a 3 from straight away | 48-53 |
| 00:18 | Washington State | Daryl Pair pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 00:18 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 48-53 |
| 00:17 | Washington State | Alan Barker is called for the reach on Daryl Pair in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alan Barker, team foul #10 | 48-53 |
| 00:17 | Washington State | Daryl Pair makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:17 | Washington State | Daryl Pair makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Alan Barker | 51-55 |
| 00:12 | Washington State | Daryl Pair is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Barker - foul #5 on Alan Barker, team foul #11 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PG) Alan Barker | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 00:12 | Washington State | Daryl Pair makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:12 | Washington State | Daryl Pair makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-57 |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | William McCurty pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-57 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby grabs the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | The clock runs out | 51-57 |