| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Lobdell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terrell Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Kidd (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) 3 ast. SG - George Graves (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Lanski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Willson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas inbounds the ball | 22-31 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Cincinnati | William Taylor clanks a shot from the baseline | 22-31 |
| 19:40 | Ohio State | James Willson snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| 19:29 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-31 |
| 19:27 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Thomas Kidd | 22-31 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | William Taylor misses badly on a floater from close range | 22-31 |
| 19:06 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski gets the rebound | 22-31 |
| 18:45 | Ohio State | George Graves shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Leroy Wheat | 22-34 |
| 18:23 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Thomas Kidd | 25-34 |
| 18:01 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leroy Wheat and he's hacked by Terrell Jones - foul #2 on Terrell Jones, team foul #1 | 25-36 |
| 18:01 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses the free throw | 25-36 |
| 18:01 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to William Taylor | 25-36 |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-36 |
| 17:37 | Ohio State | George Graves pulls down the rebound | 25-36 |
| 17:15 | Ohio State | James Willson drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Leroy Wheat | 25-38 |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | William Taylor knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 27-38 |
| 16:30 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-38 |
| 16:28 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones gets the rebound | 27-38 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 15:58 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat snags the defensive board | 27-38 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Lobdell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terrell Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Kidd (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - George Graves (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Willson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:29 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 27-38 |
| 15:28 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas grabs the board | 27-38 |
| 15:07 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Thomas | 30-38 |
| 14:38 | Ohio State | James Willson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from George Graves | 30-40 |
| 14:15 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Terrell Jones | 32-40 |
| 13:52 | Ohio State | James Willson is hacked by William Taylor - foul #1 on William Taylor, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Thomas Musso (SG), Casey Landis (SF), Gene Dycus (PF), Ray Niewieroski (C) Frank Lobdell, Terrell Jones, Stephen Thomas, William Taylor, Thomas Kidd | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG), David Allen (PF), Charles Owens (C) Leroy Wheat, James Willson, William Williams | |
| 13:41 | Ohio State | Charles Owens drills a jump hook near the basket | 32-42 |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski can't finish the layup | 32-42 |
| 13:21 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 13:07 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-42 |
| 13:05 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 12:42 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis loses the dribble to David Allen | 32-42 |
| 12:21 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski blows the dunk | 32-42 |
| 12:19 | Ohio State | Charles Owens hits the follow up shot | 32-44 |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski lays it in and the foul's on Wesley Boyd - foul #3 on Wesley Boyd, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell (PG), Terrell Jones (SG) Charles Ray, Thomas Musso | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Austin (SF) Thomas Lanski | |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski misses the free throw | 34-44 |
| 12:00 | Ohio State | Charles Owens pulls down the rebound | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Lobdell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terrell Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Casey Landis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gene Dycus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Niewieroski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Wesley Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Graves (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Austin (fresh) PF - David Allen (fresh) C - Charles Owens (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Ohio State | Gene Dycus is called for the reach on Wesley Boyd - foul #1 on Gene Dycus, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Taylor (PF) Gene Dycus | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG) Wesley Boyd | |
| 11:24 | Ohio State | Terrell Jones is called for the reach on George Graves - foul #3 on Terrell Jones, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd (C) Ray Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:07 | Ohio State | George Graves is whistled for traveling | 34-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Williams (C) Richard Austin | |
| 10:43 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-44 |
| 10:27 | Ohio State | Charles Owens's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Kidd | 37-44 |
| 10:25 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 10:05 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG) Frank Lobdell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (SF), Richard Austin (PF) Charles Owens, David Allen | |
| 10:05 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 10:05 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 09:44 | Ohio State | Richard Austin misses short on a runner in the paint | 39-44 |
| 09:43 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat grabs the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 09:29 | Ohio State | Richard Austin can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-44 |
| 09:28 | Ohio State | William Williams can't tip it in | 39-44 |
| 09:26 | Cincinnati | William Taylor grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 09:08 | Cincinnati | Richard Austin denies the turnaround by William Taylor | 39-44 |
| 09:06 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Leroy Wheat | 39-44 |
| 08:37 | Ohio State | George Graves scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 08:15 | Cincinnati | 3 seconds is called on Thomas Kidd | 39-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell (PG), Stephen Thomas (SF), Gene Dycus (PF), Ray Niewieroski (C) Charles Ray, Casey Landis, William Taylor, Thomas Kidd | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (SG), James Willson (PF), Charles Owens (C) Leroy Wheat, George Graves, William Williams | |
| 08:04 | Ohio State | James Willson misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Gene Dycus - foul #2 on Gene Dycus, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| 08:04 | Ohio State | James Willson makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 08:04 | Ohio State | James Willson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Terrell Jones | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Lobdell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terrell Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Dycus (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ray Niewieroski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Austin (fresh) PF - James Willson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Owens (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | James Willson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Stephen Thomas - foul #1 on Stephen Thomas, team foul #6 | 41-48 |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | James Willson misses the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | James Willson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 07:04 | Ohio State | Charles Owens gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 06:47 | Ohio State | James Willson clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-49 |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 06:22 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by James Willson - foul #1 on James Willson, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (SG), William Taylor (PF) Terrell Jones, Gene Dycus | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG), George Graves (SG), William Williams (C) Thomas Lanski, Wesley Boyd, Richard Austin | |
| 06:22 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 06:22 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 06:03 | Ohio State | James Willson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd (C) Ray Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:42 | Cincinnati | William Taylor misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by James Willson - foul #2 on James Willson, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| 05:42 | Cincinnati | William Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 05:42 | Cincinnati | William Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | William Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 05:26 | Ohio State | James Willson misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 44-49 |
| 05:25 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Stephen Thomas | 44-49 |
| 04:56 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-49 |
| 04:55 | Ohio State | George Graves grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 04:31 | Ohio State | William Williams steps out of bounds on the baseline | 44-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Terrell Jones (SG), Casey Landis (SF) Frank Lobdell, Thomas Musso, Stephen Thomas | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (SF), David Allen (PF) Charles Owens, James Willson | |
| 04:08 | Cincinnati | William Taylor connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Terrell Jones | 46-49 |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | George Graves splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 46-49 |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | William Williams hits the follow up shot | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (fresh) SG - Terrell Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Casey Landis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Kidd (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) 6 ast. SG - George Graves (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Allen (fresh) C - William Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 03:37 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd tips it in | 48-51 |
| 03:15 | Ohio State | Charles Ray is called for the reach on Leroy Wheat - foul #1 on Charles Ray, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell (PG), Gene Dycus (PF), Ray Niewieroski (C) Charles Ray, William Taylor, Thomas Kidd | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Owens (C) William Williams | |
| 03:15 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 03:15 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Lobdell | 50-53 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas (SF), William Taylor (PF), Thomas Kidd (C) Casey Landis, Gene Dycus, Ray Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Willson (PF), William Williams (C) David Allen, Charles Owens | |
| 02:26 | Ohio State | James Willson makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Lanski | 50-56 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 01:54 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | George Graves takes the ball from Frank Lobdell | 50-56 |
| 01:17 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski is fouled on the floor by Terrell Jones - foul #4 on Terrell Jones, team foul #8 | 50-56 |
| 01:17 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 01:17 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-58 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-58 |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to William Williams | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Frank Lobdell is called for the reach on William Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Lobdell, team foul #9 | 50-58 |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | William Williams misses the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | George Graves is fouled in the backcourt by Terrell Jones - foul #5 on Terrell Jones, team foul #10 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (SG) Terrell Jones | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | George Graves makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | George Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Thomas Kidd | 53-59 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to William Williams | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | William Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Musso - foul #1 on Thomas Musso, team foul #11 | 53-59 |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-61 |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | William Taylor snags the offensive board | 53-61 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-61 |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | George Graves is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Musso - foul #2 on Thomas Musso, team foul #12 | 53-61 |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | George Graves makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | George Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Leroy Wheat - foul #2 on Leroy Wheat, team foul #5 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Casey Landis (SF), Gene Dycus (PF), Ray Niewieroski (C) Frank Lobdell, Stephen Thomas, William Taylor, Thomas Kidd | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | George Graves is hacked by Thomas Musso in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Musso, team foul #13 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell (PG), Stephen Thomas (SF), William Taylor (PF), Thomas Kidd (C) Charles Ray, Casey Landis, Gene Dycus, Ray Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | George Graves makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | George Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | William Taylor misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 55-65 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | James Willson snags the defensive board | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat runs out the clock | 55-65 |