| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alvin Betton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kyle Puente (fresh) PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Hereford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Chris Kim (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Chavez (fresh) SF - Claud Zahran (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Garf Wronski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran inbounds the ball | 28-18 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran is hacked by Jamie Hereford - foul #2 on Jamie Hereford, team foul #1 | 28-18 |
| 19:40 | Notre Dame | Chris Kim misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Kyle Puente - foul #2 on Kyle Puente, team foul #2 | 28-18 |
| 19:40 | Notre Dame | Chris Kim makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 19:40 | Notre Dame | Chris Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 19:18 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Alvin Betton | 30-20 |
| 19:05 | Notre Dame | Chris Kim connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 18:42 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joseph Hammond - foul #2 on Joseph Hammond, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| 18:42 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 18:42 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 18:28 | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-22 |
| 18:26 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente snags the defensive board | 32-22 |
| 18:08 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert is hacked by Antonio Chavez - foul #1 on Antonio Chavez, team foul #2 | 32-22 |
| 17:45 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 32-22 |
| 17:44 | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond grabs the board | 32-22 |
| 17:24 | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 17:05 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-24 |
| 17:03 | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran snags the defensive board | 32-24 |
| 16:49 | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jamie Hereford - foul #3 on Jamie Hereford, team foul #3 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roy Nixon (PG), Allan Biggs (SG), James Milligan (SF), Timothy Schweizer (PF), Daniel Gilbreath (C) Marc Tolbert, Alvin Betton, Kyle Puente, Aaron Mart, Jamie Hereford | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski (SG), Eugene Courtemanche (SF), Cesar Ricci (C) Antonio Chavez, Claud Zahran, Garf Wronski | |
| 16:49 | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 16:49 | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 16:28 | Ohio State | Roy Nixon makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Milligan | 35-26 |
| 16:16 | Notre Dame | Eugene Courtemanche misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-26 |
| 16:14 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 16:06 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Roy Nixon and the foul's on Bojan Kabacinski - foul #2 on Bojan Kabacinski, team foul #3 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran (SF), Goran Zsohar (C) Chris Kim, Joseph Hammond | |
| 16:06 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs makes the free throw | 38-26 |
| 15:47 | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran misses the floater from the left wing | 38-26 |
| 15:46 | Ohio State | Daniel Gilbreath pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Roy Nixon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allan Biggs (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Milligan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) 1 pts. C - Daniel Gilbreath (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Eugene Courtemanche (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bojan Kabacinski (fresh) SF - Claud Zahran (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cesar Ricci (fresh) 4 pts. C - Goran Zsohar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Ohio State | James Milligan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-26 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Chris Kim (PG), Antonio Chavez (SG) Eugene Courtemanche, Bojan Kabacinski | |
| 14:56 | Notre Dame | Antonio Chavez connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Chris Kim | 38-29 |
| 14:36 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Alvin Betton | 40-29 |
| 14:17 | Notre Dame | Antonio Chavez knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-31 |
| 13:58 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 13:56 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 13:37 | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 13:36 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Chavez | 40-31 |
| 13:19 | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Chris Kim | 40-34 |
| 13:03 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 13:02 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 12:48 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roy Nixon (PG), Allan Biggs (SG), Timothy Schweizer (PF), Daniel Gilbreath (C) Marc Tolbert, Alvin Betton, Aaron Mart, Jamie Hereford | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eugene Courtemanche (PG), Bojan Kabacinski (SF), Joseph Hammond (PF), Garf Wronski (C) Chris Kim, Claud Zahran, Cesar Ricci, Goran Zsohar | |
| 12:33 | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Kyle Puente - foul #3 on Kyle Puente, team foul #4 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Milligan (SF) Kyle Puente | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:33 | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 12:33 | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski misses the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 12:33 | Ohio State | Daniel Gilbreath pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 12:07 | Ohio State | Daniel Gilbreath clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-35 |
| 12:06 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Joseph Hammond | 40-35 |
| 11:50 | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-37 |
| 11:31 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Garf Wronski - foul #2 on Garf Wronski, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert (PG), Kyle Puente (SF), Jamie Hereford (C) Roy Nixon, James Milligan, Daniel Gilbreath | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Chris Kim (PG) Antonio Chavez | |
| 11:31 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 11:31 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 11:31 | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allan Biggs (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Kyle Puente (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jamie Hereford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Chris Kim (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bojan Kabacinski (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Eugene Courtemanche (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Garf Wronski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:04 | Notre Dame | Chris Kim misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 11:02 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hammond - foul #3 on Joseph Hammond, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alvin Betton (SG), Aaron Mart (PF) Allan Biggs, Timothy Schweizer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 10:16 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by Eugene Courtemanche - foul #1 on Eugene Courtemanche, team foul #6 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran (SF), Cesar Ricci (C) Eugene Courtemanche, Garf Wronski | |
| 10:16 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| 09:59 | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski can't throw it down | 44-37 |
| 09:57 | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski gets the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 09:46 | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Aaron Mart - foul #2 on Aaron Mart, team foul #5 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Chavez (SG), Goran Zsohar (C) Bojan Kabacinski, Joseph Hammond | |
| 09:46 | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran misses the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 09:46 | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran misses the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 09:46 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 09:27 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Marc Tolbert | 47-37 |
| 09:17 | Notre Dame | Marc Tolbert is called for the reach on Antonio Chavez - foul #1 on Marc Tolbert, team foul #6 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Allan Biggs (SG), James Milligan (SF), Daniel Gilbreath (C) Marc Tolbert, Kyle Puente, Jamie Hereford | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eugene Courtemanche (SG) Antonio Chavez | |
| 09:03 | Notre Dame | Allan Biggs is called for the reach on Eugene Courtemanche - foul #3 on Allan Biggs, team foul #7 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski (C) Goran Zsohar | |
| 09:03 | Notre Dame | Eugene Courtemanche makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 09:03 | Notre Dame | Eugene Courtemanche misses the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 09:03 | Ohio State | Daniel Gilbreath pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart is called for traveling | 47-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer (PF) Aaron Mart | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski (SG) Chris Kim | |
| 08:31 | Notre Dame | Alvin Betton takes the ball from Eugene Courtemanche in the backcourt | 47-38 |
| 08:07 | Ohio State | Cesar Ricci blocks the short jumper by James Milligan | 47-38 |
| 08:06 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 07:40 | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Garf Wronski | 47-41 |
| 07:21 | Ohio State | James Milligan blows the layup but he's fouled by Claud Zahran - foul #1 on Claud Zahran, team foul #7 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert (PG), Aaron Mart (PF), Jamie Hereford (C) Alvin Betton, Timothy Schweizer, Daniel Gilbreath | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Chris Kim (PG), Antonio Chavez (SG), Joseph Hammond (PF), Goran Zsohar (C) Eugene Courtemanche, Claud Zahran, Cesar Ricci, Garf Wronski | |
| 07:21 | Ohio State | James Milligan makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 07:21 | Ohio State | James Milligan makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allan Biggs (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Milligan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamie Hereford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Chris Kim (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antonio Chavez (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bojan Kabacinski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Goran Zsohar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Notre Dame | Chris Kim lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Hammond | 49-43 |
| 06:35 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert is fouled on the floor by Chris Kim - foul #3 on Chris Kim, team foul #8 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Puente (SF) James Milligan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran (SF) Bojan Kabacinski | |
| 06:35 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 06:35 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 06:12 | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond lays it in set up by Antonio Chavez | 51-45 |
| 05:46 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford misses the easy layup | 51-45 |
| 05:45 | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 05:40 | Notre Dame | Antonio Chavez buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Chris Kim | 51-47 |
| 05:13 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 05:11 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 04:53 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kyle Puente | 53-47 |
| 04:34 | Notre Dame | Aaron Mart steals it from Joseph Hammond | 53-47 |
| 04:18 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jamie Hereford | 55-47 |
| 04:06 | Notre Dame | Goran Zsohar knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 03:42 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:34 | Notre Dame | Jamie Hereford blocks the short jumper by Joseph Hammond | 58-50 |
| 03:32 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jamie Hereford | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 03:25 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Puente | 58-50 |
| 03:05 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kyle Puente | 61-50 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allan Biggs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kyle Puente (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Mart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jamie Hereford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Chris Kim (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Antonio Chavez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claud Zahran (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Hammond (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Goran Zsohar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Chris Kim | 61-52 |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roy Nixon (PG), Alvin Betton (SG), James Milligan (SF), Timothy Schweizer (PF), Daniel Gilbreath (C) Marc Tolbert, Allan Biggs, Kyle Puente, Aaron Mart, Jamie Hereford | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eugene Courtemanche (PG), Bojan Kabacinski (SF), Cesar Ricci (PF), Garf Wronski (C) Chris Kim, Claud Zahran, Joseph Hammond, Goran Zsohar | |
| 02:25 | Notre Dame | Roy Nixon takes the ball from Eugene Courtemanche in the backcourt | 61-52 |
| 02:25 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Chris Kim (PG) Antonio Chavez | |
| 02:06 | Ohio State | Roy Nixon's fadeaway is rejected by Cesar Ricci | 61-52 |
| 02:04 | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| 02:04 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert (PG), Kyle Puente (SF), Jamie Hereford (C) Roy Nixon, James Milligan, Daniel Gilbreath | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Chavez (SG), Joseph Hammond (PF) Eugene Courtemanche, Cesar Ricci | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:46 | Notre Dame | Antonio Chavez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-52 |
| 01:44 | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski snags the offensive board | 61-52 |
| 01:34 | Notre Dame | Antonio Chavez misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 61-52 |
| 01:33 | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski tips it back up and in | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente misses the lay-in | 61-54 |
| 01:04 | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski gets the rebound | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:59 | Notre Dame | Chris Kim hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert makes the shot near the basket | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Notre Dame | Jamie Hereford takes the ball from Chris Kim | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Kim - foul #4 on Chris Kim, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Claud Zahran (SF) Bojan Kabacinski | |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | Kyle Puente steals the ball from Claud Zahran | 65-57 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton lays it in set up by Kyle Puente | 67-57 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Antonio Chavez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-57 |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | Chris Kim tips it home | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert runs out the clock | 67-59 |