| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Graves (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Lanski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Willson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alphonso Luna (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gregory Bracamonte (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Augustine Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 19:18 | Ohio State | James Willson misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 31-31 |
| 19:17 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 19:07 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 18:41 | Ohio State | William Williams's layup is rejected by Alfredo Rossi | 31-34 |
| 18:40 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Alfredo Rossi | 31-34 |
| 18:22 | Purdue | William Williams swats the short shot by Augustine Russo | 31-34 |
| 18:21 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to William Williams | 31-34 |
| 18:06 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 18:04 | Ohio State | James Willson tips it in | 33-34 |
| 17:46 | Purdue | Augustine Russo connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Doering | 33-36 |
| 17:26 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 33-36 |
| 17:24 | Ohio State | James Willson tips it but misses | 33-36 |
| 17:22 | Ohio State | William Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:53 | Ohio State | Gregory Bracamonte steps in front of the Leroy Wheat pass | 33-36 |
| 16:50 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna lays it in on a nice dish by Gregory Bracamonte | 33-38 |
| 16:30 | Ohio State | Augustine Russo picks off the pass by Leroy Wheat | 33-38 |
| 16:17 | Purdue | Augustine Russo drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Gregory Bracamonte and the foul's on William Williams - foul #3 on William Williams, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG), David Allen (PF), Charles Owens (C) Leroy Wheat, James Willson, William Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | Orlando Mullen (SG), Andre Rizzo (SF), Eliseo Greco (PF) Alphonso Luna, Gregory Bracamonte, Alfredo Rossi | |
| 16:17 | Purdue | Augustine Russo makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 15:52 | Ohio State | David Allen can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Joseph Doering - foul #2 on Joseph Doering, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mile Kulikowski (C) Augustine Russo | |
| 15:52 | Ohio State | David Allen makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 15:52 | Ohio State | David Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Wesley Boyd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Graves (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Allen (fresh) 8 pts. C - Charles Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Orlando Mullen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eliseo Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mile Kulikowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Doering | 35-43 |
| 15:15 | Ohio State | David Allen is hacked by Mile Kulikowski - foul #2 on Mile Kulikowski, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| 14:54 | Ohio State | Orlando Mullen picks off the pass by Thomas Lanski | 35-43 |
| 14:38 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 14:15 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses the fadeaway in the lane | 35-46 |
| 14:14 | Ohio State | Charles Owens snags the offensive board | 35-46 |
| 13:54 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski makes the floater from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 13:47 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Doering | 37-49 |
| 13:28 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by George Graves | 39-49 |
| 13:16 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-49 |
| 13:15 | Purdue | Mile Kulikowski grabs the offensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 13:02 | Purdue | Joseph Doering knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Mile Kulikowski | 39-52 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:41 | Ohio State | Charles Owens's pass is intercepted by Orlando Mullen | 39-52 |
| 12:37 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen can't finish the layup | 39-52 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Charles Owens snags the defensive board | 39-52 |
| 12:29 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 39-52 |
| 12:27 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 12:12 | Purdue | Joseph Doering drills a shot from the left side | 39-54 |
| 11:56 | Ohio State | George Graves hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-54 |
| 11:55 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco pulls down the rebound | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:53 | Purdue | Joseph Doering double dribbles in the backcourt | 39-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG), Richard Austin (SF), James Willson (PF), William Williams (C) Wesley Boyd, Thomas Lanski, David Allen, Charles Owens | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy White (PG), Alphonso Luna (SG), Gregory Bracamonte (SF), Alfredo Rossi (PF), Augustine Russo (C) Joseph Doering, Orlando Mullen, Andre Rizzo, Eliseo Greco, Mile Kulikowski | |
| 11:43 | Ohio State | William Williams drills a jumper near the basket | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Graves (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Willson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Timothy White (fresh) SG - Alphonso Luna (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Gregory Bracamonte (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Augustine Russo (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:26 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-54 |
| 11:24 | Purdue | Augustine Russo can't tip it in | 41-54 |
| 11:22 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Willson | 41-54 |
| 11:17 | Ohio State | Augustine Russo swats the shot by Leroy Wheat | 41-54 |
| 11:15 | Purdue | Augustine Russo grabs the board | 41-54 |
| 10:58 | Purdue | Augustine Russo is fouled on the floor by William Williams - foul #4 on William Williams, team foul #2 | 41-54 |
| 10:46 | Purdue | Augustine Russo comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 41-54 |
| 10:45 | Purdue | Augustine Russo tips it in | 41-56 |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | George Graves clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Timothy White - foul #2 on Timothy White, team foul #3 | 41-56 |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | George Graves makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | George Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 10:19 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte is denied on a layup by William Williams | 43-56 |
| 10:17 | Ohio State | Richard Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 43-56 |
| 10:06 | Ohio State | Gregory Bracamonte picks off the pass by William Williams | 43-56 |
| 10:02 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi lays it up and in set up by Gregory Bracamonte | 43-58 |
| 09:44 | Ohio State | James Willson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-58 |
| 09:43 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna snags the defensive board | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:20 | Purdue | Richard Austin picks off the pass by Alfredo Rossi | 43-58 |
| 09:11 | Ohio State | George Graves is fouled on the floor by Alfredo Rossi - foul #1 on Alfredo Rossi, team foul #4 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (SG), Thomas Lanski (SF), David Allen (PF), Charles Owens (C) George Graves, Richard Austin, James Willson, William Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Doering (PG), Orlando Mullen (SG), Andre Rizzo (SF), Eliseo Greco (PF) Timothy White, Alphonso Luna, Gregory Bracamonte, Alfredo Rossi | |
| 08:51 | Ohio State | Eliseo Greco is called for the reach on David Allen - foul #1 on Eliseo Greco, team foul #5 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mile Kulikowski (C) Augustine Russo | |
| 08:36 | Ohio State | Charles Owens clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-58 |
| 08:34 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Eliseo Greco | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:05 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo makes the runner from the left block | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:46 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Mile Kulikowski - foul #3 on Mile Kulikowski, team foul #6 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Graves (SG), William Williams (C) Leroy Wheat, David Allen | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alphonso Luna (SG), Alfredo Rossi (PF), Augustine Russo (C) Orlando Mullen, Eliseo Greco, Mile Kulikowski | |
| 07:46 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski makes the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 07:46 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 07:43 | Purdue | Wesley Boyd steals it from Joseph Doering in the backcourt | 45-60 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Wesley Boyd (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Graves (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alphonso Luna (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Augustine Russo (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Ohio State | George Graves misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-60 |
| 07:30 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 45-60 |
| 07:08 | Purdue | Joseph Doering misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-60 |
| 07:06 | Ohio State | George Graves pulls down the rebound | 45-60 |
| 06:59 | Ohio State | George Graves misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-60 |
| 06:57 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses the tip | 45-60 |
| 06:55 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 45-60 |
| 06:29 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna loses the ball out of bounds | 45-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Willson (PF) Wesley Boyd | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte (SF) Andre Rizzo | |
| 06:15 | Ohio State | James Willson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG), Richard Austin (SF) Thomas Lanski, Charles Owens | |
| Subs | Purdue | Eliseo Greco (PF) Alfredo Rossi | |
| 05:56 | Purdue | Augustine Russo lays it up and in | 45-62 |
| 05:38 | Ohio State | James Willson hits a driving attempt from the right block | 47-62 |
| 05:26 | Purdue | Augustine Russo misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Williams - foul #5 on William Williams, team foul #3 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Allen (PF) William Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy White (PG), Orlando Mullen (SG) Joseph Doering, Alphonso Luna | |
| 05:26 | Purdue | Augustine Russo makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 05:26 | Purdue | Augustine Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 05:04 | Ohio State | James Willson hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Graves | 49-64 |
| 04:37 | Purdue | Augustine Russo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 49-64 |
| 04:35 | Ohio State | Richard Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 04:30 | Ohio State | Richard Austin scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Leroy Wheat | 51-64 |
| 04:14 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Timothy White and he's hacked by David Allen - foul #3 on David Allen, team foul #4 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (PG), Wesley Boyd (SG), Charles Owens (C) Leroy Wheat, George Graves, James Willson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Doering (PG), Alphonso Luna (SG), Andre Rizzo (SF), Mile Kulikowski (C) Timothy White, Orlando Mullen, Gregory Bracamonte, Augustine Russo | |
| 04:14 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco makes the free throw | 51-67 |
| 03:59 | Ohio State | Joseph Doering is called for the reach on Thomas Lanski - foul #3 on Joseph Doering, team foul #7 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi (PF) Eliseo Greco | |
| 03:59 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 03:59 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:30 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-67 |
| 03:28 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Thomas Lanski | 53-67 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Boyd (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Austin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Charles Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alphonso Luna (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Mile Kulikowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Owens | 56-67 |
| 03:01 | Purdue | Richard Austin steps in front of the Alfredo Rossi pass | 56-67 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Richard Austin lays it up and in | 58-67 |
| 02:56 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG), George Graves (SG), James Willson (PF) Wesley Boyd, Richard Austin, David Allen | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte (SF), Augustine Russo (C) Andre Rizzo, Mile Kulikowski | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:30 | Purdue | George Graves steals it from Joseph Doering | 58-67 |
| 02:25 | Ohio State | George Graves lays it in | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:12 | Purdue | Joseph Doering's pass is intercepted by Thomas Lanski | 60-67 |
| 02:09 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski lays it in | 62-67 |
| 01:47 | Purdue | Joseph Doering misses the 3 from the right corner | 62-67 |
| 01:46 | Ohio State | James Willson gets the rebound | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:21 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Doering - foul #4 on Joseph Doering, team foul #8 | 62-67 |
| 01:21 | Ohio State | Charles Owens makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 01:21 | Ohio State | Charles Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Lanski - foul #1 on Thomas Lanski, team foul #5 | 64-67 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Leroy Wheat | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Augustine Russo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 66-69 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Augustine Russo | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Purdue | Thomas Lanski is called for the reach on Augustine Russo - foul #2 on Thomas Lanski, team foul #6 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Andre Rizzo (SF) Alfredo Rossi | |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Augustine Russo is hacked by Thomas Lanski - foul #3 on Thomas Lanski, team foul #7 | 66-69 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Augustine Russo makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Augustine Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | George Graves hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 66-71 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Andre Rizzo | 66-71 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo is fouled in the backcourt by Leroy Wheat - foul #1 on Leroy Wheat, team foul #8 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy White (SF) Gregory Bracamonte | |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Willson | 66-72 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-72 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | George Graves grabs the offensive rebound | 66-72 |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | George Graves knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Leroy Wheat | 69-72 |
| 00:07 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-72 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte (PF) Timothy White | |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Augustine Russo is hacked by Leroy Wheat in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leroy Wheat, team foul #9 | 69-72 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Augustine Russo makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Augustine Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 69-74 |