| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerry Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Patrick Webber (fresh) PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Carter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William McCurty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:53 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Cameron Fry - foul #1 on Cameron Fry, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PG), Travis Rogosky (SF) Alan Barker, William McCurty | |
| 19:53 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 19:53 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 19:53 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 19:26 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby misses the easy layup | 26-31 |
| 19:24 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Carl Richardson | 26-31 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern | James Reed is fouled on the floor by Byron Steele - foul #4 on Byron Steele, team foul #2 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), William McCurty (SF) Byron Steele, Cameron Fry | |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-31 |
| 19:10 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Webber | 26-31 |
| 19:01 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 26-31 |
| 19:00 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 18:44 | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky is fouled on the floor by Carl Richardson - foul #2 on Carl Richardson, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG) Alan Barker | |
| 18:30 | Ohio State | William McCurty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Just (PG), Steve Betz (SF), Lee Merrick (C) James Reed, Patrick Webber, William Carter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG) William McCurty | |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson drills a floater in the paint | 28-31 |
| 18:07 | Ohio State | Alan Barker is fouled in the backcourt by Dana Just - foul #1 on Dana Just, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (SG), Scott Stemple (C) Gerry Smith, Carl Richardson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SF) Cameron Fry | |
| 17:47 | Ohio State | Dana Just picks off the pass by William McCurty | 28-31 |
| 17:36 | Northwestern | Steve Betz is whistled for traveling | 28-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG) Dana Just | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG) Alan Barker | |
| 17:07 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry is fouled on the floor by Nicolas Koopman - foul #2 on Nicolas Koopman, team foul #3 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerry Smith (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), William Carter (C) Nicolas Koopman, Steve Betz, Lee Merrick | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), Robert Goodman (SF), Irvin Blandon (C) Cameron Fry, William McCurty, Eugene Rice | |
| 16:46 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon hits a wide open fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Alan Barker | 28-33 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Just (PG), Carl Richardson (PF) James Reed, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), William McCurty (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Alan Barker, Robert Goodman, Irvin Blandon | |
| 16:16 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 28-33 |
| 16:14 | Northwestern | Dana Just gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 16:08 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 15:41 | Ohio State | Patrick Webber steals it from Eugene Rice | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dana Just (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerry Smith (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Patrick Webber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - William Carter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Travis Rogosky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William McCurty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Vincent Kirby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Northwestern | William Carter is whistled for traveling | 31-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG), Nicolas Koopman (SG), Steve Betz (SF), Lee Merrick (C) Dana Just, Gerry Smith, Patrick Webber, William Carter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), Robert Goodman (SF), Irvin Blandon (C) Cameron Fry, William McCurty, Eugene Rice | |
| 15:15 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby is whistled for traveling | 31-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Stemple (C) Carl Richardson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SF) Robert Goodman | |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick is hacked by Irvin Blandon - foul #1 on Irvin Blandon, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), Eugene Rice (C) William McCurty, Irvin Blandon | |
| 14:44 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple misses long on a shot from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 14:42 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Eugene Rice | 31-33 |
| 14:13 | Ohio State | Alan Barker scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cameron Fry | 31-35 |
| 14:08 | Northwestern | Steve Betz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 14:07 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple tips it in | 33-35 |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky is fouled in the backcourt by Lee Merrick - foul #1 on Lee Merrick, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Just (PG), Gerry Smith (SG), Carl Richardson (PF), William Carter (C) James Reed, Nicolas Koopman, Lee Merrick, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SF), Irvin Blandon (C) Cameron Fry, Eugene Rice | |
| 13:44 | Ohio State | Dana Just is called for the reach on Alan Barker - foul #2 on Dana Just, team foul #5 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Webber (SF) Steve Betz | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Rice (C) Vincent Kirby | |
| 13:28 | Ohio State | Alan Barker knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by William McCurty | 33-38 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Dana Just | 35-38 |
| 12:44 | Ohio State | Alan Barker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-38 |
| 12:43 | Northwestern | William Carter gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith knocks in the jumper from the right block and he's hacked by William McCurty - foul #1 on William McCurty, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Betz (SF) Patrick Webber | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PG), Cameron Fry (SG), Vincent Kirby (PF) Alan Barker, William McCurty, Eugene Rice | |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 12:09 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-38 |
| 12:08 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 12:04 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 12:03 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Vincent Kirby | 38-38 |
| 11:34 | Ohio State | Byron Steele can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 38-38 |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | Dana Just grabs the board | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dana Just (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerry Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Betz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Richardson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - William Carter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Byron Steele (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Travis Rogosky (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent Kirby (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Irvin Blandon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson double dribbles | 38-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG), Nicolas Koopman (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), Lee Merrick (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Dana Just, Gerry Smith, Steve Betz, Carl Richardson, William Carter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), William McCurty (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Cameron Fry, Travis Rogosky, Irvin Blandon | |
| 11:24 | Ohio State | Byron Steele is hacked by Nicolas Koopman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nicolas Koopman, team foul #6 | 38-38 |
| 11:00 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Vincent Kirby | 38-40 |
| 10:42 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Reed | 41-40 |
| 10:19 | Ohio State | Byron Steele is open and buries a jumper from the left side set up by Vincent Kirby | 41-42 |
| 10:06 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 10:04 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick tips it back up and in | 43-42 |
| 10:01 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Betz (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), William Carter (C) Patrick Webber, Lee Merrick, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), Irvin Blandon (PF) Alan Barker, Vincent Kirby | |
| 09:51 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses long on a shot from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 09:50 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 09:31 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses the 3 from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | Steve Betz gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 09:25 | Northwestern | Steve Betz hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Reed | 45-42 |
| 09:23 | Ohio State | Byron Steele is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Betz - foul #1 on Steve Betz, team foul #7 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerry Smith (SG) Nicolas Koopman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), Travis Rogosky (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF) Cameron Fry, William McCurty, Eugene Rice | |
| 09:23 | Ohio State | Byron Steele makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 09:23 | Ohio State | Byron Steele misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 09:23 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | Steve Betz scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Reed | 48-43 |
| 08:44 | Ohio State | Alan Barker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-43 |
| 08:43 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby misses the tip | 48-43 |
| 08:41 | Northwestern | William Carter pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 08:22 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 48-43 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Steve Betz pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 08:09 | Northwestern | Steve Betz misses the 3 from straight away | 48-43 |
| 08:07 | Northwestern | William Carter tips it but misses | 48-43 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 07:44 | Ohio State | Byron Steele is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Vincent Kirby | 48-45 |
| 07:27 | Northwestern | Steve Betz makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Reed (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerry Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Betz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Richardson (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - William Carter (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Byron Steele (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Travis Rogosky (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent Kirby (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Irvin Blandon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Alan Barker and he's fouled by Carl Richardson - foul #3 on Carl Richardson, team foul #8 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Just (PG), Nicolas Koopman (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), Lee Merrick (PF), Scott Stemple (C) James Reed, Gerry Smith, Steve Betz, Carl Richardson, William Carter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), William McCurty (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Alan Barker, Travis Rogosky, Irvin Blandon | |
| 07:09 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 06:47 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Dana Just | 53-48 |
| 06:21 | Ohio State | Nicolas Koopman steals the ball from Eugene Rice | 53-48 |
| 06:08 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple throws it down on a nice dish by Dana Just | 55-48 |
| 05:50 | Ohio State | William McCurty makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Cameron Fry | 55-50 |
| 05:37 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 55-50 |
| 05:36 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Merrick | 55-50 |
| 05:18 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby is denied on a layup by Patrick Webber | 55-50 |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | Dana Just grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 04:42 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple gets the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Vincent Kirby swats the layup by Scott Stemple | 55-50 |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | William McCurty grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 04:03 | Ohio State | Patrick Webber steals it from Vincent Kirby | 55-50 |
| 03:52 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Dana Just | 57-50 |
| 03:23 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice misses the dunk attempt | 57-50 |
| 03:21 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dana Just (tiring) 5 ast. SG - Nicolas Koopman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Webber (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lee Merrick (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Stemple (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Byron Steele (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Cameron Fry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - William McCurty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Vincent Kirby (tired) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Eugene Rice (tiring) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Dana Just misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 03:06 | Ohio State | William McCurty snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 02:59 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Vincent Kirby is denied by Lee Merrick | 57-50 |
| 02:58 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry grabs the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:48 | Ohio State | Byron Steele connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by William McCurty and he's hacked by Dana Just - foul #3 on Dana Just, team foul #9 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG), Gerry Smith (SG), Steve Betz (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), William Carter (C) Dana Just, Nicolas Koopman, Patrick Webber, Lee Merrick, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), Travis Rogosky (SF), Irvin Blandon (PF) Cameron Fry, William McCurty, Vincent Kirby | |
| 02:48 | Ohio State | Byron Steele makes the free throw | 57-53 |
| 02:31 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Carl Richardson | 60-53 |
| 02:11 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon misses long on a floater from the left block | 60-53 |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice misses the tip | 60-53 |
| 02:09 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Gerry Smith | 60-53 |
| 02:00 | Northwestern | Steve Betz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 01:59 | Northwestern | James Reed grabs the offensive board | 60-53 |
| 01:50 | Northwestern | James Reed is hacked by Byron Steele - foul #5 on Byron Steele, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Webber (SF) Steve Betz | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), William McCurty (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF) Byron Steele, Travis Rogosky, Irvin Blandon | |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson tips it home | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:29 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry is called for traveling | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Reed | 65-53 |
| 01:02 | Ohio State | William McCurty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky (PG), Nathaniel Keen (SG), Robert Goodman (SF), Raymond Collins (PF), Irvin Blandon (C) Alan Barker, Cameron Fry, William McCurty, Vincent Kirby, Eugene Rice | |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky is hacked by Patrick Webber in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Webber, team foul #10 | 68-53 |
| 00:39 | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky misses the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 00:39 | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky misses the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | William Carter pulls down the rebound | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses short on a runner in the paint | 68-53 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Robert Goodman pulls down the rebound | 68-53 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 68-53 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber grabs the defensive rebound | 68-53 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber runs out the clock | 68-53 |