| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (fresh) SG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - William McCurty (fresh) PF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Mann (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Reid (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig Atkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 28-34 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | David Mann hits the follow up shot | 28-36 |
| 19:25 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-36 |
| 19:24 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 19:04 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG), Robert Goodman (PF), Irvin Blandon (C) Cameron Fry, Vincent Kirby, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Zachery Baker blows the dunk but he's fouled by Byron Steele - foul #3 on Byron Steele, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), Vincent Kirby (PF) Alan Barker, Robert Goodman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Zachery Baker makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Zachery Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 18:19 | Ohio State | Byron Steele connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Cameron Fry | 30-38 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Zachery Baker scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by William Reid | 30-40 |
| 17:45 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry buries a 3 from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | William Reid misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Vincent Kirby - foul #3 on Vincent Kirby, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), Travis Rogosky (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Cameron Fry, William McCurty, Vincent Kirby | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:27 | Illinois | William Reid misses the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | William Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 16:58 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice connects on the jumper from the right block | 35-41 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier grabs the offensive board | 35-41 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | William Reid hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Irvin Blandon - foul #2 on Irvin Blandon, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SF) Travis Rogosky | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (SG), Marlon Everhart (SF), James Young (C) David Mann, Micheal Fortier, Craig Atkinson | |
| 16:28 | Illinois | William Reid makes the free throw | 35-44 |
| 15:59 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice connects on the floater in the paint set up by Alan Barker | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Byron Steele (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - William McCurty (fresh) PF - Irvin Blandon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Zachery Baker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Reid (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - James Young (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Zachery Baker lays it in on a nice dish by James Young | 37-46 |
| 15:21 | Ohio State | William McCurty is fouled on the floor by Marlon Everhart - foul #1 on Marlon Everhart, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), Vincent Kirby (PF) Alan Barker, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Mann (PG), Christopher Rossetti (C) Zachery Baker, William Reid | |
| 15:06 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-46 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | David Mann grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | James Young makes the shot in the lane set up by David Mann | 37-48 |
| 14:17 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 14:16 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon grabs the offensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 13:55 | Ohio State | Christopher Rossetti takes the ball from Irvin Blandon | 37-48 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart comes up short on the floater from the left block | 37-48 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti grabs the offensive board | 37-48 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Marlon Everhart and the foul's on Cameron Fry - foul #2 on Cameron Fry, team foul #4 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), Travis Rogosky (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Cameron Fry, William McCurty, Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (PG), Micheal Fortier (SF), William Reid (PF), Craig Atkinson (C) David Mann, Marlon Everhart, James Young, Christopher Rossetti | |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the free throw | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 12:51 | Ohio State | Byron Steele misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-51 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Reid | 37-51 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Vincent Kirby swats the dunk try by Micheal Fortier | 37-51 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Zachery Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson is fouled on the floor by Byron Steele - foul #4 on Byron Steele, team foul #5 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (PG) Matthew McDonald | |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Zachery Baker clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 12:11 | Ohio State | Byron Steele grabs the defensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 11:57 | Ohio State | Byron Steele's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), William McCurty (SF), Irvin Blandon (PF) Byron Steele, Travis Rogosky, Vincent Kirby | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Mann (PG) Marlon Everhart | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William McCurty (fresh) PF - Irvin Blandon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Mann (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Reid (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Craig Atkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | William Reid makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Micheal Fortier | 37-53 |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | Craig Atkinson denies the turnaround by Irvin Blandon | 37-53 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Zachery Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 37-53 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson is called for a backcourt violation | 37-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG), Travis Rogosky (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF) Cameron Fry, William McCurty, Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (PF) William Reid | |
| 10:42 | Ohio State | James Young denies the turnaround by Vincent Kirby | 37-53 |
| 10:40 | Ohio State | Byron Steele hits the follow up shot | 39-53 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Zachery Baker scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 09:54 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice makes the shot from the right wing | 41-56 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier is hacked by Travis Rogosky - foul #2 on Travis Rogosky, team foul #6 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), William McCurty (SF), Irvin Blandon (PF) Byron Steele, Travis Rogosky, Vincent Kirby | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SF), William Reid (PF) Micheal Fortier, Craig Atkinson | |
| 09:43 | Illinois | David Mann buries a shot from the left block | 41-58 |
| 09:33 | Ohio State | William McCurty is whistled for a carry | 41-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby (PF) Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (SG) David Mann | |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Alan Barker picks off the pass by Zachery Baker in the backcourt | 41-58 |
| 09:17 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice hits a jumper near the basket | 43-58 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | William Reid travels with the ball | 43-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PG), Irvin Blandon (PF) Alan Barker, Vincent Kirby | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (PG) Zachery Baker | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 08:44 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon is fouled on the floor by William Reid - foul #2 on William Reid, team foul #2 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), Vincent Kirby (PF) Cameron Fry, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Illinois | Craig Atkinson (C) James Young | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | Alan Barker loses the ball out of bounds | 43-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Rice (C) Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Mann (PG) Keith Zhanel | |
| 08:14 | Illinois | David Mann is hacked by Byron Steele - foul #5 on Byron Steele, team foul #7 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), Irvin Blandon (PF) Byron Steele, Vincent Kirby | |
| Subs | Illinois | Micheal Fortier (SF) Marlon Everhart | |
| 08:14 | Illinois | David Mann makes the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | David Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| 07:56 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by William Reid - foul #3 on William Reid, team foul #3 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby (PF) Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (SG) Matthew McDonald | |
| 07:56 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon makes the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 07:56 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William McCurty (fresh) PF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Irvin Blandon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Mann (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Reid (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Craig Atkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from David Mann | 45-63 |
| 07:17 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon's pass is intercepted by Zachery Baker | 45-63 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | David Mann banks in the layup on a nice dish by Zachery Baker | 45-65 |
| 07:05 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alan Barker | 47-65 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | William Reid can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 47-65 |
| 06:45 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby gets the rebound | 47-65 |
| 06:38 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry buries a floater from close range set up by Vincent Kirby | 49-65 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | William Reid hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Micheal Fortier | 49-67 |
| 06:05 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-67 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | David Mann grabs the defensive rebound | 49-67 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 49-69 |
| 05:44 | Ohio State | Alan Barker misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Reid - foul #4 on William Reid, team foul #4 | 49-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky (SF), Robert Goodman (PF), Eugene Rice (C) William McCurty, Vincent Kirby, Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (SG), Marlon Everhart (SF), James Young (PF), Christopher Rossetti (C) David Mann, Micheal Fortier, William Reid, Craig Atkinson | |
| 05:44 | Ohio State | Alan Barker misses the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 05:44 | Ohio State | Alan Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald is fouled on the floor by Eugene Rice - foul #1 on Eugene Rice, team foul #8 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SF) Cameron Fry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (PG) Zachery Baker | |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| 05:06 | Ohio State | Alan Barker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-71 |
| 05:04 | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky hits the follow up shot | 52-71 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Keith Zhanel | 52-74 |
| 04:41 | Ohio State | Alan Barker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-74 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Nathaniel Keen (SG), Raymond Collins (PF), Irvin Blandon (C) Alan Barker, William McCurty, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:23 | Illinois | James Young comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-74 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti gets the offensive rebound | 52-74 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-74 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Marlon Everhart | 52-74 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Young and the foul's on Nathaniel Keen - foul #1 on Nathaniel Keen, team foul #9 | 52-76 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Mann (PG), Zachery Baker (SG), Micheal Fortier (SF), Craig Atkinson (C) Keith Zhanel, Matthew McDonald, Marlon Everhart, James Young | |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti misses the free throw | 52-76 |
| 03:57 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon snags the defensive board | 52-76 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Travis Rogosky (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nathaniel Keen (fresh) SF - Robert Goodman (fresh) PF - Raymond Collins (fresh) C - Irvin Blandon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Mann (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Rossetti (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Craig Atkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:44 | Ohio State | Robert Goodman scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-76 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | David Mann misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Goodman - foul #1 on Robert Goodman, team foul #10 | 54-76 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Reid (PF) Christopher Rossetti | |
| 03:28 | Illinois | David Mann makes the 1st free throw | 54-77 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | David Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 54-78 |
| 03:14 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon's floater is tipped away by Craig Atkinson | 54-78 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Zachery Baker | 54-78 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Zachery Baker connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Micheal Fortier | 54-81 |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | Craig Atkinson steps in front of the Raymond Collins pass | 54-81 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 54-81 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | David Mann can't tip it in | 54-81 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | William Reid grabs the offensive rebound | 54-81 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | David Mann is fouled on the floor by Raymond Collins - foul #1 on Raymond Collins, team foul #11 | 54-81 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SF), James Young (C) Micheal Fortier, Craig Atkinson | |
| 02:11 | Illinois | David Mann makes the 1st free throw | 54-82 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | David Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 54-83 |
| 02:01 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Zachery Baker - foul #1 on Zachery Baker, team foul #5 | 54-83 |
| 02:01 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon makes the 1st free throw | 55-83 |
| 02:01 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon makes the 2nd free throw | 56-83 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Zachery Baker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-83 |
| 01:45 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Raymond Collins | 56-83 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:36 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 56-83 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | William Reid grabs the board | 56-83 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Zachery Baker can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 56-83 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Marlon Everhart | 56-83 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | William Reid buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from David Mann | 56-85 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 56-85 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky snags the offensive board | 56-85 |
| 00:36 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon scores on a shot from the left block | 58-85 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Illinois | William Reid misses the driving attempt from the left block | 58-85 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | James Young tips it back up and in | 58-87 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 58-87 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Marlon Everhart | 58-87 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart runs out the clock | 58-87 |