| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Woodman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Swift (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Edward Briggs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Erick Delong (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) SG - David Wike (fresh) SF - David Partee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Laplant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Edward Briggs inbounds the ball | 26-23 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Ohio State | John Swift is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-23 |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | John Hill grabs the offensive board | 26-23 |
| 19:15 | Ohio State | Lonnie Nicholson is called for the reach on Edward Briggs - foul #2 on Lonnie Nicholson, team foul #1 | 26-23 |
| 18:57 | Ohio State | John Swift is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 18:56 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 18:54 | Notre Dame | Edward Woodman steals it from Gordon Guerrera in the backcourt | 26-23 |
| 18:44 | Ohio State | John Swift scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Woodman | 29-23 |
| 18:18 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-23 |
| 18:17 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 18:03 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 18:02 | Ohio State | John Hill gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 17:39 | Ohio State | John Swift shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 17:19 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 32-23 |
| 17:17 | Ohio State | John Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 16:55 | Ohio State | Lonnie Nicholson is called for the reach on Edward Woodman - foul #3 on Lonnie Nicholson, team foul #2 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Terry Palmer (PG), David Hammond (SF), Michael Barr (PF), Christopher Olson (C) Edward Woodman, Edward Briggs, John Hill, Erick Delong | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG), Joe Landin (SG), Samuel Graham (SF), Gabriel Bartels (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) Gordon Guerrera, David Wike, David Partee, Albert Laplant, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| 16:39 | Ohio State | Thomas Staggers is called for the reach on David Hammond - foul #2 on Thomas Staggers, team foul #3 | 32-23 |
| 16:27 | Ohio State | Terry Palmer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 32-23 |
| 16:25 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin pulls down the rebound | 32-23 |
| 16:13 | Notre Dame | Terry Palmer is called for the reach on Samuel Graham - foul #1 on Terry Palmer, team foul #1 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser (SF) John Swift | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 15:52 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 15:51 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels grabs the offensive board | 32-23 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Terry Palmer (fresh) 1 pts. SG - David Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Keyser (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Barr (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Olson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Landin (fresh) SF - Samuel Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gabriel Bartels (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham dunks the ball and he's fouled by Terry Palmer - foul #2 on Terry Palmer, team foul #2 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Woodman (PG), Edward Briggs (SF), John Hill (PF) Terry Palmer, Jeffrey Keyser, Christopher Olson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), David Wike (SG), Lonnie Nicholson (C) Rocco Ricci, Joe Landin, Thomas Staggers | |
| 15:30 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham misses the free throw | 32-25 |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | Edward Briggs snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 15:12 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Edward Briggs | 34-25 |
| 14:46 | Notre Dame | David Wike loses the dribble to Edward Briggs | 34-25 |
| 14:26 | Ohio State | Samuel Graham swats the layup by John Hill | 34-25 |
| 14:24 | Ohio State | John Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 14:11 | Ohio State | John Hill misses badly on a floater from the left block | 34-25 |
| 14:09 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels gets the rebound | 34-25 |
| 13:59 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 34-25 |
| 13:58 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson grabs the offensive board | 34-25 |
| 13:40 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson double dribbles | 34-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Terry Palmer (PG), John Swift (SG), Jeffrey Keyser (SF), Erick Delong (C) Edward Woodman, David Hammond, Edward Briggs, Michael Barr | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joe Landin (SG), David Partee (SF), Albert Laplant (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) David Wike, Samuel Graham, Gabriel Bartels, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| 13:30 | Ohio State | John Swift double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 34-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG) Gordon Guerrera | |
| 13:01 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 13:00 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant tips it back up and in | 34-27 |
| 12:48 | Ohio State | John Swift evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-27 |
| 12:47 | Ohio State | Erick Delong hits the follow up shot | 36-27 |
| 12:31 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joe Landin | 36-29 |
| 12:18 | Ohio State | John Hill can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 36-29 |
| 12:17 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 11:55 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant misses short on an open shot from the baseline but the foul's on Terry Palmer - foul #3 on Terry Palmer, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Woodman (PG), Edward Briggs (SF), Michael Barr (PF), Christopher Olson (C) Terry Palmer, Jeffrey Keyser, John Hill, Erick Delong | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), David Wike (SG), Lonnie Nicholson (C) Rocco Ricci, Joe Landin, Thomas Staggers | |
| 11:55 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 11:55 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 11:55 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 11:33 | Ohio State | John Swift shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 11:32 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Woodman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Swift (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Edward Briggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Barr (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Olson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) SG - David Wike (fresh) SF - David Partee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Laplant (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:12 | Notre Dame | David Partee misses the easy open layup | 36-30 |
| 11:11 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Edward Briggs | 36-30 |
| 11:04 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 10:42 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 10:41 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Barr | 39-30 |
| 10:24 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by a doubleteamed John Swift | 41-30 |
| 10:00 | Notre Dame | David Wike misses the shot from the free throw line | 41-30 |
| 09:58 | Ohio State | Edward Briggs snags the defensive board | 41-30 |
| 09:48 | Ohio State | John Swift evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Woodman | 44-30 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 09:30 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant is hacked by Michael Barr - foul #2 on Michael Barr, team foul #4 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Terry Palmer (PG), David Hammond (SG), John Hill (PF), Erick Delong (C) Edward Woodman, John Swift, Michael Barr, Christopher Olson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham (SF), Gabriel Bartels (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) David Partee, Albert Laplant, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| 09:19 | Notre Dame | David Wike is hacked by John Hill - foul #3 on John Hill, team foul #5 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser (SF) Edward Briggs | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG), Joe Landin (SG) Gordon Guerrera, David Wike | |
| 09:13 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-30 |
| 09:12 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers grabs the offensive board | 44-30 |
| 08:55 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Hill - foul #4 on John Hill, team foul #6 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Olson (PF) John Hill | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 08:55 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin makes the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 08:55 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 08:42 | Ohio State | David Hammond can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-32 |
| 08:40 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels snags the defensive board | 44-32 |
| 08:28 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin misses badly on the uncontested floater in the paint | 44-32 |
| 08:27 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin tips it in | 44-34 |
| 08:04 | Ohio State | David Hammond is called for a charge - foul #2 on David Hammond, team foul #7 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Woodman (PG), John Swift (SG), Edward Briggs (SF), Michael Barr (PF) Terry Palmer, David Hammond, Jeffrey Keyser, Erick Delong | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), David Wike (SG), Lonnie Nicholson (C) Rocco Ricci, Joe Landin, Thomas Staggers | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:45 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson clanks a jump hook from the right block | 44-34 |
| 07:44 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 07:25 | Ohio State | Edward Briggs misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Woodman (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Swift (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Edward Briggs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Barr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) SG - David Wike (fresh) SF - Samuel Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gabriel Bartels (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:59 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham is whistled for traveling | 44-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Hill (PF) Christopher Olson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Partee (SF), Albert Laplant (PF) Samuel Graham, Gabriel Bartels | |
| 06:36 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 06:34 | Ohio State | Edward Briggs tips it in | 46-34 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:17 | Notre Dame | David Partee is fouled on the floor by Michael Barr - foul #3 on Michael Barr, team foul #8 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Terry Palmer (PG), David Hammond (SF), Erick Delong (C) Edward Woodman, Edward Briggs, Michael Barr | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers (C) Lonnie Nicholson | |
| 06:17 | Notre Dame | David Partee misses the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 06:17 | Ohio State | Erick Delong snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 05:53 | Ohio State | John Swift misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-34 |
| 05:52 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gordon Guerrera | 46-34 |
| 05:38 | Notre Dame | David Partee misses short on a shot from the right block | 46-34 |
| 05:36 | Ohio State | John Swift grabs the board | 46-34 |
| 05:18 | Ohio State | John Swift is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-34 |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | Terry Palmer grabs the offensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | John Hill banks in the layup set up by John Swift | 48-34 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:50 | Notre Dame | David Partee misses the jumper from the free throw line | 48-34 |
| 04:48 | Notre Dame | David Partee misses the tip | 48-34 |
| 04:47 | Ohio State | Terry Palmer pulls down the rebound | 48-34 |
| 04:30 | Ohio State | John Swift connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by John Hill | 51-34 |
| 04:16 | Notre Dame | David Partee makes the wide open shot from the left block | 51-36 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | John Hill connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by John Swift | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:48 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers buries a shot from just outside the lane | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:31 | Ohio State | John Hill misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-38 |
| 03:30 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant grabs the board | 53-38 |
| 03:25 | Notre Dame | David Partee lays it in on a nice dish by Gordon Guerrera and he's fouled by David Hammond - foul #3 on David Hammond, team foul #9 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser (SF), Michael Barr (PF), Christopher Olson (C) John Swift, John Hill, Erick Delong | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG), Joe Landin (SG), Gabriel Bartels (PF) Gordon Guerrera, David Wike, Albert Laplant | |
| 03:25 | Notre Dame | David Partee makes the free throw | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Terry Palmer (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Keyser (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Barr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Landin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Partee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gabriel Bartels (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Terry Palmer is fouled on the floor by Rocco Ricci - foul #2 on Rocco Ricci, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham (SF) David Partee | |
| 02:38 | Ohio State | Michael Barr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-41 |
| 02:29 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci knocks in the floater from the left side | 53-43 |
| 02:05 | Ohio State | Terry Palmer is fouled on the floor by Rocco Ricci - foul #3 on Rocco Ricci, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| 01:42 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 53-43 |
| 01:40 | Ohio State | Michael Barr hits the follow up shot | 55-43 |
| 01:24 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Rocco Ricci | 55-45 |
| 00:55 | Ohio State | Michael Barr can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-45 |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | Michael Barr grabs the offensive board | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Michael Barr is hacked by Samuel Graham - foul #2 on Samuel Graham, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | Michael Barr is fouled on the floor by Gabriel Bartels - foul #2 on Gabriel Bartels, team foul #7 | 55-45 |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | Michael Barr misses the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 00:50 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin is fouled on the floor by David Hammond - foul #4 on David Hammond, team foul #10 | 55-45 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin misses the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin misses the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Gabriel Bartels | 55-45 |
| 00:42 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Thomas Staggers is blocked by Michael Barr | 55-45 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Thomas Staggers blocks the short jumper by David Hammond | 55-45 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | David Hammond steals the ball from Joe Landin | 55-45 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Terry Palmer runs out the clock | 55-45 |