| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Dikembe Aja (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene McClaughry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erick Eldred (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Hudak (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Wesley Barrett (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Betton (fresh) SF - Kyle Puente (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamie Hereford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente inbounds the ball | 33-20 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 33-20 |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart tips it home | 33-22 |
| 19:23 | Missouri | Troy Hudak is called for traveling | 33-22 |
| 19:09 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente is fouled on the floor by Troy Hudak - foul #1 on Troy Hudak, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| 19:04 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Kyle Puente | 33-25 |
| 18:49 | Missouri | Erick Eldred connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Dikembe Aja | 35-25 |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-25 |
| 18:22 | Missouri | Eugene McClaughry connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Dikembe Aja | 38-25 |
| 18:06 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dikembe Aja - foul #1 on Dikembe Aja, team foul #2 | 38-25 |
| 18:06 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente misses the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 18:06 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente makes the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 17:43 | Missouri | Dikembe Aja is called for a charge - foul #2 on Dikembe Aja, team foul #3 | 38-26 |
| 17:22 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton is fouled on the floor by Eugene McClaughry - foul #2 on Eugene McClaughry, team foul #4 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Missouri | Nicholas Nicholson (SG), Ivan Rudnitski (SF) Eugene McClaughry, Erick Eldred | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer (PF) Aaron Mart | |
| 17:09 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-26 |
| 17:08 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer tips it home | 38-28 |
| 17:01 | Missouri | Dikembe Aja clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 16:59 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer grabs the defensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 16:52 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford buries a floater from the left block | 38-30 |
| 16:31 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | Albert Meehan (SG), Albert Sine (PF), Jason Evans (C) Dikembe Aja, Troy Hudak, Wesley Barrett | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roy Nixon (PG), Allan Biggs (SG), James Milligan (SF), Daniel Gilbreath (C) Marc Tolbert, Alvin Betton, Kyle Puente, Jamie Hereford | |
| 16:11 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 16:10 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Ivan Rudnitski | 38-30 |
| 16:05 | Missouri | Nicholas Nicholson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 16:04 | Ohio State | Roy Nixon snags the defensive board | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Nicholas Nicholson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Meehan (fresh) SF - Ivan Rudnitski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Sine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Roy Nixon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allan Biggs (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Milligan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Gilbreath (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer can't finish the layup | 38-30 |
| 15:47 | Ohio State | Roy Nixon gets the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 15:31 | Ohio State | James Milligan knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Roy Nixon | 38-33 |
| 15:18 | Missouri | Albert Sine comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 15:17 | Missouri | Ivan Rudnitski hits the follow up shot | 40-33 |
| 15:15 | Ohio State | Roy Nixon is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 40-33 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dikembe Aja (PG), Eugene McClaughry (SG), Erick Eldred (SF) Nicholas Nicholson, Albert Meehan, Albert Sine | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert (PG), Alvin Betton (SG), Kyle Puente (SF), Aaron Mart (PF), Jamie Hereford (C) Roy Nixon, Allan Biggs, James Milligan, Timothy Schweizer, Daniel Gilbreath | |
| 14:55 | Missouri | Aaron Mart is called for the reach on Dikembe Aja - foul #3 on Aaron Mart, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Missouri | Troy Hudak (PF), Wesley Barrett (C) Ivan Rudnitski, Jason Evans | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:45 | Missouri | Alvin Betton steals the ball from Troy Hudak | 40-33 |
| 14:22 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 14:21 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart gets the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Kyle Puente | 40-36 |
| 13:43 | Missouri | Eugene McClaughry clanks a 3 from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 13:42 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 13:26 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Marc Tolbert | 40-39 |
| 13:15 | Missouri | Troy Hudak can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Alvin Betton - foul #3 on Alvin Betton, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Missouri | Ivan Rudnitski (SF), Jason Evans (C) Erick Eldred, Wesley Barrett | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roy Nixon (PG), Allan Biggs (SG), James Milligan (SF), Daniel Gilbreath (C) Marc Tolbert, Alvin Betton, Kyle Puente, Jamie Hereford | |
| 13:15 | Missouri | Troy Hudak makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 13:15 | Missouri | Troy Hudak misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 13:15 | Ohio State | Daniel Gilbreath snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 13:00 | Ohio State | Roy Nixon buries a shot from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 12:42 | Missouri | Troy Hudak misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 12:41 | Ohio State | James Milligan snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 12:29 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-43 |
| 12:13 | Missouri | Eugene McClaughry misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 41-43 |
| 12:12 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Aaron Mart | 41-43 |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | Daniel Gilbreath misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jason Evans - foul #1 on Jason Evans, team foul #5 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Missouri | Nicholas Nicholson (PG), Albert Meehan (SG), Erick Eldred (SF), Wesley Barrett (C) Dikembe Aja, Eugene McClaughry, Troy Hudak, Jason Evans | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert (PG), Alvin Betton (SG), Kyle Puente (SF), Timothy Schweizer (PF) Roy Nixon, Allan Biggs, James Milligan, Aaron Mart | |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | Daniel Gilbreath misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | Daniel Gilbreath makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Nicholas Nicholson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Meehan (fresh) SF - Erick Eldred (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Rudnitski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Barrett (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Betton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kyle Puente (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Gilbreath (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Missouri | Albert Meehan is fouled on the floor by Timothy Schweizer - foul #2 on Timothy Schweizer, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford (C) Daniel Gilbreath | |
| 11:13 | Missouri | Erick Eldred misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-44 |
| 11:12 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett tips it home | 43-44 |
| 11:01 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford banks in the layup set up by Marc Tolbert and he's hacked by Nicholas Nicholson - foul #1 on Nicholas Nicholson, team foul #6 | 43-46 |
| 11:01 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 10:39 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett loses the dribble to Marc Tolbert | 43-47 |
| 10:19 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton misses the 3pt shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Wesley Barrett - foul #2 on Wesley Barrett, team foul #7 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dikembe Aja (PG), Albert Sine (PF) Albert Meehan, Erick Eldred | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:19 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 10:19 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 10:19 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the 3rd free throw | 43-50 |
| 10:03 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett hits a jump hook in the lane | 45-50 |
| 09:43 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Jamie Hereford, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Missouri | Eugene McClaughry (SG), Albert Meehan (SF), Troy Hudak (PF), Jason Evans (C) Nicholas Nicholson, Ivan Rudnitski, Albert Sine, Wesley Barrett | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roy Nixon (PG), Allan Biggs (SG), Aaron Mart (PF) Marc Tolbert, Alvin Betton, Timothy Schweizer | |
| 09:29 | Missouri | Jason Evans clanks a shot from the left side | 45-50 |
| 09:28 | Missouri | Eugene McClaughry tips it home | 47-50 |
| 09:03 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Roy Nixon | 47-52 |
| 08:42 | Missouri | Troy Hudak connects on the floater from close range | 49-52 |
| 08:24 | Ohio State | Jason Evans blocks the short jumper by Jamie Hereford | 49-52 |
| 08:22 | Missouri | Jason Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 08:06 | Missouri | Kyle Puente steals it from Albert Meehan | 49-52 |
| 07:55 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-52 |
| Subs | Missouri | Nicholas Nicholson (PG), Erick Eldred (SF), Ivan Rudnitski (PF), Wesley Barrett (C) Dikembe Aja, Albert Meehan, Troy Hudak, Jason Evans | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert (PG), Alvin Betton (SG), James Milligan (SF), Timothy Schweizer (PF), Daniel Gilbreath (C) Roy Nixon, Allan Biggs, Kyle Puente, Aaron Mart, Jamie Hereford | |
| 07:39 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Wesley Barrett, team foul #8 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Missouri | Luka Zins (PG) Eugene McClaughry | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Luka Zins (fresh) SG - Nicholas Nicholson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erick Eldred (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Rudnitski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Barrett (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvin Betton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Milligan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Gilbreath (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Ohio State | Daniel Gilbreath is whistled for traveling | 49-52 |
| 06:52 | Missouri | Erick Eldred buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | James Milligan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-52 |
| 06:25 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Wesley Barrett | 52-52 |
| 06:15 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett misses the 3 from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 06:14 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 05:55 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 05:53 | Missouri | Ivan Rudnitski gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 05:53 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dikembe Aja (PG), Eugene McClaughry (SG), Troy Hudak (PF) Luka Zins, Nicholas Nicholson, Ivan Rudnitski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Puente (SF), Aaron Mart (PF), Jamie Hereford (C) James Milligan, Timothy Schweizer, Daniel Gilbreath | |
| 05:30 | Missouri | Troy Hudak misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 52-52 |
| 05:28 | Missouri | Troy Hudak tips it in | 54-52 |
| 05:11 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Troy Hudak - foul #2 on Troy Hudak, team foul #9 | 54-52 |
| 05:11 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 05:11 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:53 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Aja | 56-54 |
| 04:38 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Dikembe Aja - foul #3 on Dikembe Aja, team foul #10 | 56-54 |
| 04:38 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:38 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 04:22 | Missouri | Troy Hudak can't finish the layup | 56-56 |
| 04:21 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford can't finish the layup | 56-56 |
| 04:14 | Missouri | Troy Hudak gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 03:50 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Dikembe Aja | 58-56 |
| 03:33 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Aja - foul #4 on Dikembe Aja, team foul #11 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | Ivan Rudnitski (SF), Jason Evans (C) Erick Eldred, Wesley Barrett | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:33 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 03:33 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Dikembe Aja (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Eugene McClaughry (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Rudnitski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Troy Hudak (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvin Betton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kyle Puente (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Jamie Hereford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Missouri | Dikembe Aja travels with the ball | 58-58 |
| Subs | Missouri | Nicholas Nicholson (SG) Eugene McClaughry | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Allan Biggs (SG), Timothy Schweizer (PF) Marc Tolbert, Aaron Mart | |
| 02:59 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 02:57 | Missouri | Troy Hudak grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 02:57 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | Missouri | Eugene McClaughry (SG), Wesley Barrett (C) Nicholas Nicholson, Jason Evans | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert (PG), Aaron Mart (PF) Allan Biggs, Timothy Schweizer | |
| 02:35 | Missouri | Ivan Rudnitski loses the ball out of bounds | 58-58 |
| Subs | Missouri | Erick Eldred (SF) Ivan Rudnitski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 58-58 |
| 02:11 | Missouri | Troy Hudak grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 01:44 | Missouri | Dikembe Aja scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Erick Eldred | 60-58 |
| 01:22 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 01:20 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 01:18 | Missouri | Dikembe Aja loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Missouri | Troy Hudak banks in the layup on a great pass from Dikembe Aja | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Alvin Betton | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett is fouled in the backcourt by Marc Tolbert - foul #2 on Marc Tolbert, team foul #5 | 62-60 |
| 00:23 | Missouri | Troy Hudak is hacked by Aaron Mart - foul #4 on Aaron Mart, team foul #6 | 62-60 |
| 00:22 | Missouri | Troy Hudak is hacked by Marc Tolbert - foul #3 on Marc Tolbert, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| 00:22 | Missouri | Troy Hudak makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:22 | Missouri | Troy Hudak misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:22 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett grabs the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 00:21 | Missouri | Jamie Hereford is called for the reach on Wesley Barrett - foul #4 on Jamie Hereford, team foul #8 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Missouri | Ivan Rudnitski (PF) Troy Hudak | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:21 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:21 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Kyle Puente | 65-63 |
| 00:14 | Missouri | Marc Tolbert is called for the reach on Ivan Rudnitski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marc Tolbert, team foul #9 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Missouri | Troy Hudak (PF) Erick Eldred | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:14 | Missouri | Ivan Rudnitski misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-63 |
| 00:07 | Missouri | Troy Hudak pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| 00:05 | Missouri | Troy Hudak is hacked by Marc Tolbert in the backcourt - foul #5 on Marc Tolbert, team foul #10 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Missouri | Erick Eldred (SF) Ivan Rudnitski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Allan Biggs (SG) Marc Tolbert | |
| 00:05 | Missouri | Troy Hudak makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:05 | Missouri | Troy Hudak makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-63 |