| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) SG - George Graves (fresh) SF - Thomas Lanski (fresh) PF - James Willson (fresh) C - William Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Corson (fresh) SG - David Woodard (fresh) SF - Lucien Costa (fresh) PF - Andrew Costello (fresh) C - Zlatko Huminski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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) | |
| 19:45 | Notre Dame | William Corson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to William Williams | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:11 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Woodard | 3-2 |
| 18:42 | Ohio State | George Graves makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from William Williams | 6-2 |
| 18:27 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from William Corson | 6-4 |
| 18:04 | Ohio State | George Graves buries a 3 from the left wing | 9-4 |
| 17:59 | Notre Dame | David Woodard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-4 |
| 17:34 | Ohio State | William Williams connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Leroy Wheat | 11-4 |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | David Woodard connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by William Corson | 11-6 |
| 17:15 | Ohio State | David Woodard takes the ball from William Williams | 11-6 |
| 16:52 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (SG), Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF), Louis Jackson (PF), Javier Torres (C) David Woodard, Lucien Costa, Andrew Costello, Zlatko Huminski | |
| 16:28 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ivan Zuehlsdorff - foul #1 on Ivan Zuehlsdorff, team foul #1 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Owens (PF) James Willson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:28 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 16:28 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski makes the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 16:14 | Notre Dame | William Corson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 13-6 |
| 16:12 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat grabs the board | 13-6 |
| 16:07 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat misses the shot from the free throw line | 13-6 |
| 16:05 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski tips it in | 15-6 |
| 15:45 | Notre Dame | William Corson makes the contested jumper from the right wing | 15-8 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Graves (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Owens (fresh) C - William Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Corson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) PF - Louis Jackson (fresh) C - Javier Torres (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-8 |
| 15:22 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses the tip | 15-8 |
| 15:21 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski tips it but misses | 15-8 |
| 15:20 | Notre Dame | Louis Jackson gets the rebound | 15-8 |
| 15:01 | Notre Dame | William Corson loses the ball out of bounds | 15-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG), James Willson (PF) Leroy Wheat, William Williams | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Woodard (PG), Lucien Costa (SF), Andrew Costello (PF), Zlatko Huminski (C) William Corson, Antonio Rodriguez, Louis Jackson, Javier Torres | |
| 14:32 | Ohio State | James Willson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 15-8 |
| 14:31 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello pulls down the rebound | 15-8 |
| 14:06 | Notre Dame | David Woodard clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-8 |
| 14:05 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa hits the follow up shot | 15-10 |
| 13:39 | Ohio State | Zlatko Huminski is called for the reach on George Graves - foul #1 on Zlatko Huminski, team foul #2 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Allen (PF), Richard Austin (C) James Willson, Charles Owens | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Corson (PG), Louis Jackson (PF) Ivan Zuehlsdorff, Lucien Costa | |
| 13:23 | Ohio State | David Allen is called for traveling | 15-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG) Wesley Boyd | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 13:03 | Notre Dame | Richard Austin is called for the reach on Zlatko Huminski - foul #1 on Richard Austin, team foul #1 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Williams (C) Richard Austin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:52 | Notre Dame | David Allen steps in front of the Louis Jackson pass | 15-10 |
| 12:33 | Ohio State | George Graves misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 12:31 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 12:13 | Notre Dame | David Allen swats the shot by David Woodard | 15-10 |
| 12:11 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Leroy Wheat | 15-10 |
| 11:45 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 15-10 |
| 11:44 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello grabs the defensive rebound | 15-10 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Graves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Lanski (tiring) 7 pts. PF - David Allen (fresh) C - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Corson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Woodard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Costello (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Louis Jackson (fresh) C - Zlatko Huminski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Notre Dame | William Corson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 11:35 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski grabs the offensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 11:21 | Notre Dame | David Woodard clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 11:19 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski gets the offensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 11:09 | Notre Dame | William Corson makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Costello | 15-13 |
| 10:40 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 15-13 |
| 10:39 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 10:33 | Notre Dame | David Woodard is hacked by Thomas Lanski - foul #1 on Thomas Lanski, team foul #2 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG), Richard Austin (SF), James Willson (PF), Charles Owens (C) Leroy Wheat, Thomas Lanski, David Allen, William Williams | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SG), Lucien Costa (SF), Javier Torres (PF) David Woodard, Andrew Costello, Louis Jackson | |
| 10:25 | Notre Dame | William Corson is hacked by Wesley Boyd - foul #1 on Wesley Boyd, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| 10:13 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Willson - foul #1 on James Willson, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| 10:13 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski misses the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:13 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski misses the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:13 | Ohio State | James Willson grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 09:59 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses long on a shot near the basket | 15-13 |
| 09:58 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 09:44 | Notre Dame | James Willson swats the layup by William Corson | 15-13 |
| 09:42 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to William Corson | 15-13 |
| 09:31 | Notre Dame | William Corson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Austin - foul #2 on Richard Austin, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Williams (C) Richard Austin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Louis Jackson (PF) Zlatko Huminski | |
| 09:31 | Notre Dame | William Corson makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:31 | Notre Dame | William Corson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:07 | Ohio State | James Willson misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 15-15 |
| 09:06 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 08:51 | Notre Dame | William Corson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Willson | 15-15 |
| 08:45 | Ohio State | William Corson steps in front of the Wesley Boyd pass in the backcourt | 15-15 |
| 08:33 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG), Thomas Lanski (SF) George Graves, William Williams | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Woodard (PG) William Corson | |
| 08:33 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:33 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 08:04 | Ohio State | Charles Owens drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Leroy Wheat | 17-16 |
| 07:49 | Notre Dame | David Woodard clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Lanski - foul #2 on Thomas Lanski, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Allen (PF), William Williams (C) Thomas Lanski, James Willson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Corson (PG), Andrew Costello (PF) Lucien Costa, Javier Torres | |
| 07:49 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 07:49 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 07:34 | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd buries a floater from the left side set up by Leroy Wheat | 19-18 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Wesley Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Owens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Allen (fresh) C - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Corson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Woodard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) PF - Andrew Costello (fresh) 3 reb. C - Louis Jackson (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Notre Dame | David Woodard is alone and drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from William Corson out of a doubleteam | 19-20 |
| 06:54 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses the fadeaway from the left side | 19-20 |
| 06:52 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Louis Jackson | 19-20 |
| 06:46 | Notre Dame | William Corson is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to William Williams | 19-20 |
| 06:25 | Ohio State | Charles Owens drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leroy Wheat and he's hacked by Ivan Zuehlsdorff - foul #2 on Ivan Zuehlsdorff, team foul #3 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Graves (SG), Thomas Lanski (SF), James Willson (PF) Wesley Boyd, David Allen, William Williams | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (SG), Lucien Costa (SF), Zlatko Huminski (C) David Woodard, Ivan Zuehlsdorff, Louis Jackson | |
| 06:25 | Ohio State | Charles Owens makes the free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:08 | Notre Dame | William Corson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-23 |
| 05:46 | Ohio State | George Graves hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-23 |
| 05:44 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 05:24 | Notre Dame | James Willson is called for the reach on Antonio Rodriguez - foul #2 on James Willson, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Austin (C) Charles Owens | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Woodard (PG), Javier Torres (PF) William Corson, Andrew Costello | |
| 05:24 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:24 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 05:07 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski is hacked by Lucien Costa - foul #1 on Lucien Costa, team foul #4 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG), David Allen (PF), William Williams (C) Leroy Wheat, James Willson, Richard Austin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Corson (PG) Antonio Rodriguez | |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on Lucien Costa - foul #2 on Lucien Costa, team foul #5 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello (SF), Louis Jackson (PF) Lucien Costa, Javier Torres | |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:51 | Notre Dame | Louis Jackson grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 04:35 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Corson | 23-25 |
| 04:10 | Ohio State | George Graves misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-25 |
| 04:09 | Ohio State | David Allen gets the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski blows the layup | 23-25 |
| 03:59 | Notre Dame | William Corson grabs the board | 23-25 |
| 03:50 | Notre Dame | David Woodard double dribbles | 23-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG), James Willson (PF) Wesley Boyd, David Allen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SG), Lucien Costa (SF) David Woodard, Andrew Costello | |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | George Graves double dribbles | 23-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Austin (C) William Williams | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) 4 ast. SG - George Graves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Willson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Austin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Corson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) SF - Lucien Costa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Zlatko Huminski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Notre Dame | William Corson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 23-25 |
| 03:08 | Notre Dame | Louis Jackson tips it in | 23-27 |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | Louis Jackson is called for the reach on Thomas Lanski - foul #1 on Louis Jackson, team foul #6 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Owens (C) Thomas Lanski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Woodard (PG), Andrew Costello (PF), Javier Torres (C) William Corson, Louis Jackson, Zlatko Huminski | |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | James Willson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 02:01 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres misses the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by George Graves - foul #1 on George Graves, team foul #9 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Allen (PF), William Williams (C) Richard Austin, James Willson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Corson (PG) Lucien Costa | |
| 02:01 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:01 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 01:40 | Ohio State | George Graves hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Leroy Wheat | 28-29 |
| 01:15 | Notre Dame | David Woodard misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 28-29 |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | David Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 00:47 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Javier Torres | 28-29 |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | William Corson hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Ivan Zuehlsdorff and he's fouled by David Allen - foul #1 on David Allen, team foul #10 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (PG), Wesley Boyd (SG), James Willson (PF) Leroy Wheat, George Graves, David Allen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (SG), Lucien Costa (SF), Louis Jackson (PF), Zlatko Huminski (C) David Woodard, Ivan Zuehlsdorff, Andrew Costello, Javier Torres | |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | William Corson misses the free throw | 28-31 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | William Williams gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | James Willson scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Wesley Boyd and he's fouled by Louis Jackson - foul #2 on Louis Jackson, team foul #7 | 30-31 |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | James Willson makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | William Corson splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Charles Owens clanks a fullcourt shot | 31-34 |