| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Travis Cowling (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hank Sauceda (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steve Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tony McMaster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Brase (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Oleg Swatloski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brice Stolinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Conlin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - William Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski inbounds the ball | 31-19 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Purdue | Craig Brase swats the short shot by Rodney Bell | 31-19 |
| 19:42 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Craig Brase | 31-19 |
| 19:25 | Ohio State | Daniel Conlin is called for the reach on Travis Cowling - foul #1 on Daniel Conlin, team foul #1 | 31-19 |
| 19:10 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes makes the jump hook from the baseline | 33-19 |
| 18:46 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 33-21 |
| 18:32 | Ohio State | William Duncan swats the short shot by Steve Hayes | 33-21 |
| 18:30 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster grabs the offensive board | 33-21 |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Craig Brase | 35-21 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 18:06 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski is hacked by Hank Sauceda - foul #3 on Hank Sauceda, team foul #1 | 35-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SG) Hank Sauceda | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:52 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-21 |
| 17:50 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Craig Brase | 35-21 |
| 17:31 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-21 |
| 17:30 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin snags the defensive board | 35-21 |
| 17:07 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Oleg Swatloski | 35-24 |
| 16:51 | Ohio State | John Barnes can't throw it down but he's hacked by Oleg Swatloski - foul #2 on Oleg Swatloski, team foul #2 | 35-24 |
| 16:51 | Ohio State | John Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 16:51 | Ohio State | John Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 16:32 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook from the baseline | 37-26 |
| 16:17 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Travis Cowling | 40-26 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 16:01 | Purdue | Craig Brase blocks the short jumper by Daniel Conlin | 40-26 |
| 16:00 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin tips it home | 40-28 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Travis Cowling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Hayes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tony McMaster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Brase (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Oleg Swatloski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brice Stolinski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Conlin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - William Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Ohio State | John Barnes comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 40-28 |
| 15:41 | Purdue | Rodney Bell snags the defensive board | 40-28 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 15:13 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Oleg Swatloski | 40-30 |
| 14:55 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Travis Cowling | 42-30 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Brice Stolinski | 42-33 |
| 14:01 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Oleg Swatloski - foul #3 on Oleg Swatloski, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (SG), Joe Carneal (SF), Frederick Hilton (PF), Marcus Young (C) John Barnes, Steve Hayes, Tony McMaster, Craig Brase | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG), Robert Parrish (SG), Joshua Bolin (PF) Rodney Bell, Oleg Swatloski, Daniel Conlin | |
| 14:01 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 14:01 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 13:35 | Purdue | Tim Johnson misses the shot from the left side | 44-33 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Marcus Young snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 13:15 | Ohio State | Joshua Bolin blocks the short jumper by Marcus Young | 44-33 |
| 13:14 | Ohio State | Marcus Young grabs the offensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 12:56 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling is fouled on the floor by Joshua Bolin - foul #1 on Joshua Bolin, team foul #4 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG) Tim Johnson | |
| 12:39 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Marcus Young | 47-33 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 12:11 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Parrish | 47-36 |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | Marcus Young travels with the ball | 47-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SG), Craig Brase (C) Travis Cowling, Marcus Young | |
| Subs | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski (SG) Robert Parrish | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Carneal (fresh) PF - Frederick Hilton (fresh) 5 pts. C - Craig Brase (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Oleg Swatloski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brice Stolinski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Bolin (fresh) C - William Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 11:32 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-36 |
| 11:30 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 11:06 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 10:45 | Ohio State | Craig Brase can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-39 |
| 10:44 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 10:27 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-39 |
| 10:25 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 10:09 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brice Stolinski - foul #3 on Brice Stolinski, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Hayes (PG), Tony McMaster (PF) Hank Sauceda, Joe Carneal | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG), Daniel Conlin (PF), Theodore Burleson (C) Rodney Bell, Joshua Bolin, William Duncan | |
| 10:09 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton misses the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 10:09 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 09:40 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski is whistled for traveling | 48-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Cowling (PG) Frederick Hilton | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:24 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 09:22 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster hits the follow up shot | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 09:05 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 09:03 | Ohio State | Craig Brase pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 08:52 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 08:51 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Theodore Burleson | 50-39 |
| 08:30 | Purdue | The jump hook by Daniel Conlin is blocked by Tony McMaster | 50-39 |
| 08:28 | Ohio State | Craig Brase gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 08:15 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Brice Stolinski - foul #4 on Brice Stolinski, team foul #6 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (SG), Joe Carneal (SF), Marcus Young (C) Travis Cowling, John Barnes, Craig Brase | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG), Jason Thompson (SF), William Duncan (C) Tim Johnson, Brice Stolinski, Theodore Burleson | |
| 08:15 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 08:15 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 07:58 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin blows the layup | 51-39 |
| 07:57 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes snags the defensive board | 51-39 |
| 07:43 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Joe Carneal | 54-39 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Steve Hayes (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hank Sauceda (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joe Carneal (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Tony McMaster (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Marcus Young (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Oleg Swatloski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Thompson (fresh) PF - Daniel Conlin (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. C - William Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 07:24 | Purdue | Steve Hayes steals the ball from William Duncan | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 07:02 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes makes the shot from the baseline | 56-39 |
| 06:49 | Purdue | Steve Hayes steals it from Oleg Swatloski | 56-39 |
| 06:26 | Ohio State | Daniel Conlin picks off the pass by Steve Hayes | 56-39 |
| 06:12 | Purdue | Tony McMaster picks off the pass by William Duncan | 56-39 |
| 05:43 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Cowling (PG), Frederick Hilton (PF), Craig Brase (C) Steve Hayes, Tony McMaster, Marcus Young | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Parrish (SG), Brice Stolinski (SF), Joshua Bolin (PF) Oleg Swatloski, Jason Thompson, Daniel Conlin | |
| 05:26 | Purdue | Rodney Bell is fouled on the floor by Frederick Hilton - foul #1 on Frederick Hilton, team foul #2 | 56-39 |
| 05:15 | Purdue | Joshua Bolin can't finish the layup | 56-39 |
| 05:14 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton pulls down the rebound | 56-39 |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Craig Brase throws it down on a great pass from Frederick Hilton | 58-39 |
| 04:35 | Purdue | Hank Sauceda steals it from Brice Stolinski out of a doubleteam | 58-39 |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 58-39 |
| 04:13 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda hits the follow up shot | 60-39 |
| 03:58 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Rodney Bell | 60-42 |
| 03:46 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling misses the turnaround in the paint | 60-42 |
| 03:45 | Purdue | William Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 60-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Travis Cowling (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Hank Sauceda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joe Carneal (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Frederick Hilton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Brase (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Parrish (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brice Stolinski (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joshua Bolin (fresh) C - William Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Purdue | Joshua Bolin is whistled for traveling | 60-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SG), Steve Hayes (SF), Tony McMaster (PF) Hank Sauceda, Joe Carneal, Frederick Hilton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG), Jason Thompson (SF), Theodore Burleson (C) Rodney Bell, Brice Stolinski, William Duncan | |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster misses short on a 3 from straight away | 60-42 |
| 03:01 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson gets the rebound | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:36 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 60-42 |
| 02:35 | Ohio State | John Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 60-42 |
| 02:16 | Ohio State | John Barnes travels with the ball | 60-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Poor (SG) Robert Parrish | |
| 01:57 | Purdue | Joshua Bolin scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Jason Thompson | 60-44 |
| 01:37 | Ohio State | Craig Brase misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 60-44 |
| 01:35 | Purdue | Joshua Bolin gets the rebound | 60-44 |
| 01:16 | Purdue | John Barnes is called for the reach on Joshua Bolin - foul #2 on John Barnes, team foul #3 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (SG) John Barnes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Parrish (SG) Joe Poor | |
| 01:03 | Purdue | Robert Parrish hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-44 |
| 01:02 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson tips it in | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Craig Brase is fouled on the floor by Jason Thompson - foul #1 on Jason Thompson, team foul #7 | 60-46 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Craig Brase makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Craig Brase misses the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Jason Thompson pulls down the rebound | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Tim Johnson travels with the ball | 61-46 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling runs out the clock | 61-46 |