| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Sean Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ezekiel Brittain (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Cuellar (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Terry Zyla (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Keel (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Keifer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wesley Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Harrison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Victor Conklin (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Green (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | James Harrison inbounds the ball | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | Ohio State | James Harrison is called for traveling in the backcourt | 39-53 |
| 19:40 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar is fouled on the floor by James Harrison - foul #1 on James Harrison, team foul #1 | 39-53 |
| 19:22 | Purdue | Sean Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-53 |
| 19:20 | Ohio State | Clifford Green pulls down the rebound | 39-53 |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wesley Perry | 39-55 |
| 19:05 | Purdue | Sean Richardson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Cuellar | 42-55 |
| 18:40 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Wesley Perry and he's hacked by Ronald Keel - foul #2 on Ronald Keel, team foul #1 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard England (SG), Kenneth Barr (SF), Thomas Rife (C) Sean Richardson, Ezekiel Brittain, Ronald Keel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen (SG), John Spann (SF), Michael Niven (PF), Donald James (C) Wesley Perry, James Harrison, Victor Conklin, Clifford Green | |
| 18:40 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer makes the free throw | 42-58 |
| 18:26 | Purdue | Terry Zyla misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Eric Keifer - foul #2 on Eric Keifer, team foul #2 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Abel Reed (PG) Eric Keifer | |
| 18:26 | Purdue | Terry Zyla makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 18:26 | Purdue | Terry Zyla makes the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | Abel Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-58 |
| 18:06 | Purdue | Richard England comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-58 |
| 18:05 | Ohio State | John Spann pulls down the rebound | 44-58 |
| 17:46 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Donald James is denied by Thomas Rife | 44-58 |
| 17:45 | Purdue | Richard England gets the rebound | 44-58 |
| 17:26 | Purdue | Thomas Rife hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 44-58 |
| 17:24 | Ohio State | Donald James pulls down the rebound | 44-58 |
| 17:18 | Ohio State | Donald James can't throw it down | 44-58 |
| 17:16 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Richard England | 44-58 |
| 17:11 | Purdue | John Spann steals it from Kenneth Barr in the backcourt | 44-58 |
| 17:05 | Ohio State | Abel Reed misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-58 |
| 17:03 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr snags the defensive board | 44-58 |
| 16:40 | Purdue | Thomas Rife connects on the shot in the lane set up by Richard England | 46-58 |
| 16:18 | Ohio State | Donald James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (PG), Ezekiel Brittain (SG), Edward Conti (SF), Ronald Keel (C) Richard Cuellar, Richard England, Kenneth Barr, Thomas Rife | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Keifer (PG), Wesley Perry (SG), James Harrison (SF), Victor Conklin (PF), Clifford Green (C) Abel Reed, Ryan Dodgen, John Spann, Michael Niven, Donald James | |
| 16:14 | Purdue | Edward Conti is hacked by Eric Keifer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Keifer, team foul #3 | 46-58 |
| 16:04 | Purdue | Sean Richardson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-58 |
| 16:02 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain tips it but misses | 46-58 |
| 16:01 | Purdue | Edward Conti misses the tip | 46-58 |
| 16:00 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer gets the rebound | 46-58 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Sean Richardson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ezekiel Brittain (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Conti (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Keel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Terry Zyla (tired) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Keifer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wesley Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Harrison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Victor Conklin (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Green (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer is hacked by Sean Richardson - foul #3 on Sean Richardson, team foul #2 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Perkoski (PG), Richard Cuellar (SF), Jesse Pepin (PF) Sean Richardson, Edward Conti, Ronald Keel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (SG) Wesley Perry | |
| 15:37 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin hits a wide open jumper from the right block on a nice dish by James Harrison | 46-60 |
| 15:27 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 46-60 |
| 15:25 | Ohio State | Clifford Green grabs the board | 46-60 |
| 15:17 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin lays it up and in set up by John Nelson | 46-62 |
| 14:56 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-62 |
| 14:45 | Ohio State | James Harrison hits a wide open jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Keifer | 49-64 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-64 |
| 14:24 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 14:14 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin is hacked by John Nelson - foul #2 on John Nelson, team foul #4 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Conti (SF), Ronald Keel (C) Richard Cuellar, Terry Zyla | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Perry (SG), Jeffrey McInnes (SF) John Nelson, James Harrison | |
| 13:59 | Purdue | Jeffrey McInnes steals it from Jack Perkoski | 49-64 |
| 13:43 | Ohio State | Edward Conti swats the shot by Eric Keifer | 49-64 |
| 13:41 | Purdue | Edward Conti grabs the defensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 13:38 | Purdue | Edward Conti throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Barr (SF) Edward Conti | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Abel Reed (PG), Michael Niven (PF) Eric Keifer, Victor Conklin | |
| 13:26 | Ohio State | Abel Reed can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 49-64 |
| 13:24 | Ohio State | Michael Niven snags the offensive board | 49-64 |
| 13:08 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ezekiel Brittain - foul #2 on Ezekiel Brittain, team foul #3 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (SF) Kenneth Barr | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Harrison (SF), Donald James (C) Jeffrey McInnes, Clifford Green | |
| 13:08 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 13:08 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 13:02 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain is fouled in the backcourt by Abel Reed - foul #2 on Abel Reed, team foul #5 | 49-66 |
| 12:54 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Abel Reed - foul #3 on Abel Reed, team foul #6 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Zyla (C) Ronald Keel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:54 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-66 |
| 12:54 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin misses the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 12:54 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| 12:42 | Ohio State | Donald James misses the easy layup | 50-66 |
| 12:40 | Ohio State | James Harrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-66 |
| 12:22 | Ohio State | Abel Reed misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-66 |
| 12:20 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar pulls down the rebound | 50-66 |
| 12:15 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-66 |
| 12:14 | Ohio State | Michael Niven grabs the defensive rebound | 50-66 |
| 11:50 | Ohio State | James Harrison is fouled on the floor by Jesse Pepin - foul #4 on Jesse Pepin, team foul #4 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (PG), Richard England (SG), Edward Conti (SF), Ronald Keel (PF) Jack Perkoski, Ezekiel Brittain, Richard Cuellar, Jesse Pepin | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Spann (PG), Ryan Dodgen (SG), Jeffrey McInnes (SF), Victor Conklin (PF), Clifford Green (C) Abel Reed, Wesley Perry, James Harrison, Michael Niven, Donald James | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Sean Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Richard England (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Edward Conti (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ronald Keel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Terry Zyla (very tired) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - John Spann (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. SG - Ryan Dodgen (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jeffrey McInnes (fresh) PF - Victor Conklin (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Green (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Ohio State | Jeffrey McInnes is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-66 |
| 11:41 | Purdue | Terry Zyla gets the rebound | 50-66 |
| 11:15 | Purdue | Sean Richardson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 50-66 |
| 11:14 | Ohio State | John Spann grabs the defensive rebound | 50-66 |
| 10:58 | Ohio State | John Spann is hacked by Sean Richardson - foul #4 on Sean Richardson, team foul #5 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Perkoski (PG), Ezekiel Brittain (SG), Kenneth Barr (SF), Thomas Rife (PF) Sean Richardson, Richard England, Edward Conti, Terry Zyla | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Keifer (PG), John Nelson (SG), James Harrison (SF) John Spann, Ryan Dodgen, Jeffrey McInnes | |
| 10:51 | Ohio State | James Harrison misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Kenneth Barr - foul #1 on Kenneth Barr, team foul #6 | 50-66 |
| 10:51 | Ohio State | James Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 10:51 | Ohio State | James Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 10:51 | Purdue | Ronald Keel snags the defensive board | 50-67 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 10:41 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski is called for 10 seconds | 50-67 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Niven (PF) Victor Conklin | |
| 10:31 | Ohio State | James Harrison drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Clifford Green | 50-70 |
| 10:17 | Purdue | Michael Niven swats the layup by Ronald Keel | 50-70 |
| 10:15 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr misses the tip | 50-70 |
| 10:14 | Ohio State | James Harrison grabs the board | 50-70 |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | James Harrison is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Barr - foul #2 on Kenneth Barr, team foul #7 | 50-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Zyla (C) Ronald Keel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Perry (SG), Donald James (C) John Nelson, Clifford Green | |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | James Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 50-71 |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | James Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| 10:12 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Terry Zyla | 50-71 |
| 10:08 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-71 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (SF) Kenneth Barr | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:55 | Ohio State | James Harrison misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 50-71 |
| 09:53 | Ohio State | Donald James gets the offensive rebound | 50-71 |
| 09:38 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry is hacked by Terry Zyla - foul #3 on Terry Zyla, team foul #8 | 50-71 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard England (SG), Ronald Keel (C) Ezekiel Brittain, Thomas Rife | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Spann (PG), Ryan Dodgen (SF), Victor Conklin (PF), Clifford Green (C) Eric Keifer, James Harrison, Michael Niven, Donald James | |
| 09:38 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry makes the 1st free throw | 50-72 |
| 09:38 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 50-73 |
| 09:22 | Purdue | Ronald Keel clanks a runner from the baseline | 50-73 |
| 09:21 | Purdue | Terry Zyla snags the offensive board | 50-73 |
| 09:13 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 50-73 |
| 09:12 | Purdue | Terry Zyla tips it back up and in | 52-73 |
| 09:10 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin is hacked by Terry Zyla in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terry Zyla, team foul #9 | 52-73 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (SG), Edward Conti (SF), Thomas Rife (C) Richard England, Richard Cuellar, Terry Zyla | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Keifer (PG) Wesley Perry | |
| 09:10 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin misses the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 09:10 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain gets the rebound | 52-73 |
| 09:07 | Purdue | Eric Keifer steps in front of the Ezekiel Brittain pass in the backcourt | 52-73 |
| 08:51 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 52-73 |
| 08:49 | Purdue | Thomas Rife pulls down the rebound | 52-73 |
| 08:31 | Purdue | Edward Conti is hacked by Clifford Green - foul #3 on Clifford Green, team foul #7 | 52-73 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Barr (C) Ronald Keel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Abel Reed (PG), John Nelson (SG), Jeffrey McInnes (SF), Michael Niven (PF), Donald James (C) Eric Keifer, Ryan Dodgen, John Spann, Victor Conklin, Clifford Green | |
| 08:31 | Purdue | Edward Conti misses the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Niven | 52-73 |
| 08:23 | Ohio State | Donald James is open and buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Niven | 52-75 |
| 08:12 | Purdue | Thomas Rife misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-75 |
| 08:11 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain grabs the offensive board | 52-75 |
| 07:55 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain clanks a jumper from the left side | 52-75 |
| 07:53 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-75 |
| 07:31 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-75 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jack Perkoski (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ezekiel Brittain (tired) 9 pts. SF - Edward Conti (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Rife (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Barr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Abel Reed (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey McInnes (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Niven (tiring) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Donald James (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Ohio State | Abel Reed buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jeffrey McInnes | 55-78 |
| 07:09 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 55-78 |
| 07:07 | Purdue | Thomas Rife tips it home | 57-78 |
| 06:56 | Ohio State | Donald James misses the easy open layup | 57-78 |
| 06:55 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Kenneth Barr | 57-78 |
| 06:32 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-78 |
| 06:30 | Ohio State | Donald James gets the rebound | 57-78 |
| 06:26 | Ohio State | Jack Perkoski is called for the reach on Abel Reed in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jack Perkoski, team foul #10 | 57-78 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (PG), Richard England (SG), Richard Cuellar (SF), Jesse Pepin (PF), Terry Zyla (C) Jack Perkoski, Ezekiel Brittain, Edward Conti, Thomas Rife, Kenneth Barr | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Perry (SG), James Harrison (SF), Victor Conklin (PF), John Spann (C) John Nelson, Jeffrey McInnes, Michael Niven, Donald James | |
| 06:26 | Ohio State | Abel Reed makes the 1st free throw | 57-79 |
| 06:26 | Ohio State | Abel Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 57-79 |
| 06:26 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin grabs the defensive rebound | 57-79 |
| 06:04 | Purdue | Abel Reed is called for the reach on Richard Cuellar - foul #4 on Abel Reed, team foul #8 | 57-79 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Keifer (PG), Ryan Dodgen (SG) Abel Reed, Wesley Perry | |
| 06:04 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar makes the 1st free throw | 58-79 |
| 06:04 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar misses the 2nd free throw | 58-79 |
| 06:04 | Ohio State | James Harrison gets the rebound | 58-79 |
| 05:52 | Ohio State | James Harrison is open but comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 58-79 |
| 05:50 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin tips it home | 58-81 |
| 05:45 | Purdue | Sean Richardson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-81 |
| 05:41 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin makes the wide open shot in the paint | 61-83 |
| 05:38 | Purdue | James Harrison is called for the reach on Richard Cuellar in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Harrison, team foul #9 | 61-83 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clifford Green (C) John Spann | |
| 05:38 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar makes the 1st free throw | 62-83 |
| 05:38 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar misses the 2nd free throw | 62-83 |
| 05:38 | Ohio State | Clifford Green gets the rebound | 62-83 |
| 05:29 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin makes the wide open runner from the right block on a nice dish by Clifford Green and he's hacked by Richard England - foul #1 on Richard England, team foul #11 | 62-85 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Perry (SG) Ryan Dodgen | |
| 05:29 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin makes the free throw | 62-86 |
| 05:18 | Purdue | Victor Conklin swats the dunk try by Jesse Pepin | 62-86 |
| 05:16 | Purdue | Richard England tips it back up and in | 64-86 |
| 05:05 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin blows the wide open layup | 64-86 |
| 05:04 | Ohio State | Clifford Green grabs the offensive board | 64-86 |
| 04:49 | Ohio State | James Harrison misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-86 |
| 04:48 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry tips it but misses | 64-86 |
| 04:47 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer tips it home | 64-88 |
| 04:47 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-88 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (SG), Ronald Keel (C) Richard England, Terry Zyla | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen (SG), John Spann (PF) Wesley Perry, Victor Conklin | |
| 04:30 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Cuellar | 66-88 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:27 | Ohio State | Sean Richardson is called for the reach on Eric Keifer in the backcourt - foul #5 on Sean Richardson, team foul #12 | 66-88 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Perkoski (PG) Sean Richardson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:27 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer makes the 1st free throw | 66-89 |
| 04:27 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer makes the 2nd free throw | 66-90 |
| 04:14 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-90 |
| 04:12 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain grabs the offensive rebound | 66-90 |
| 04:02 | Purdue | Ronald Keel makes the jumper in the lane set up by Jesse Pepin | 68-90 |
| 03:58 | Ohio State | John Spann is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Perkoski - foul #5 on Jack Perkoski, team foul #13 | 68-90 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Barr (SF), Terry Zyla (C) Jack Perkoski, Ronald Keel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Perry (SG), Michael Niven (PF) Eric Keifer, Ryan Dodgen | |
| 03:58 | Ohio State | John Spann makes the 1st free throw | 68-91 |
| 03:58 | Ohio State | John Spann makes the 2nd free throw | 68-92 |
| 03:55 | Purdue | Wesley Perry takes the ball from Ezekiel Brittain in the backcourt | 68-92 |
| 03:41 | Ohio State | James Harrison loses the ball out of bounds | 68-92 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard England (SG), Ronald Keel (PF), Thomas Rife (C) Ezekiel Brittain, Jesse Pepin, Terry Zyla | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Keifer (PG) John Spann | |
| 03:30 | Purdue | Thomas Rife connects on the floater from close range set up by Richard England | 70-92 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Cuellar (tired) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard England (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. SF - Kenneth Barr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. PF - Ronald Keel (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Rife (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Keifer (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wesley Perry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Harrison (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Michael Niven (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Clifford Green (tired) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | James Harrison misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-92 |
| 03:01 | Ohio State | Clifford Green tips it but misses | 70-92 |
| 03:00 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer grabs the offensive rebound | 70-92 |
| 02:44 | Ohio State | James Harrison misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing | 70-92 |
| 02:42 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ronald Keel | 70-92 |
| 02:39 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar is hacked by Eric Keifer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Keifer, team foul #10 | 70-92 |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Conti (SF) Thomas Rife | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Abel Reed (PG), John Nelson (SG), Ryan Dodgen (SF), Victor Conklin (PF), Donald James (C) Eric Keifer, Wesley Perry, James Harrison, Michael Niven, Clifford Green | |
| 02:39 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar misses the 1st free throw | 70-92 |
| 02:39 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar makes the 2nd free throw | 71-92 |
| 02:27 | Ohio State | Richard England denies the turnaround by Abel Reed | 71-92 |
| 02:26 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Edward Conti | 71-92 |
| 02:12 | Purdue | Ronald Keel drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Cuellar | 73-92 |
| 01:55 | Ohio State | Donald James lays it up and in set up by Abel Reed | 73-94 |
| 01:48 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses the jumper from the left block | 73-94 |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | Donald James snags the defensive board | 73-94 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:43 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin is denied on a layup by Kenneth Barr | 73-94 |
| 01:42 | Ohio State | John Nelson tips it in | 73-96 |
| 01:40 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar's pass is intercepted by Abel Reed in the backcourt | 73-96 |
| 01:31 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin is wide open but clanks a shot from the free throw line | 73-96 |
| 01:30 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr snags the defensive board | 73-96 |
| 01:23 | Purdue | Ronald Keel is fouled on the floor by Victor Conklin - foul #2 on Victor Conklin, team foul #11 | 73-96 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Rife (PF) Richard Cuellar | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Keifer (PG), Wesley Perry (SG), James Harrison (SF), Clifford Green (C) Abel Reed, John Nelson, Ryan Dodgen, Donald James | |
| 01:23 | Purdue | Ronald Keel makes the 1st free throw | 74-96 |
| 01:23 | Purdue | Ronald Keel makes the 2nd free throw | 75-96 |
| 01:09 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer misses short on an open jumper from the left side | 75-96 |
| 01:08 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr grabs the defensive rebound | 75-96 |
| 00:43 | Purdue | Ronald Keel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-96 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG) Edward Conti | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry clanks a floater from the left block | 75-96 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Clifford Green | 75-96 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer runs out the clock | 75-96 |