| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Terry Charland (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Espinosa (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derick Bruhn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Coy Palos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fresh) SG - Donald Muhlestein (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Cowen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Wilkins (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Douglas Pagano | 34-28 |
| 19:33 | Cleveland State | Eric Wilkins denies the turnaround by Justin Espinosa | 34-28 |
| 19:32 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Derick Bruhn | 34-28 |
| 19:06 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Douglas Pagano - foul #3 on Douglas Pagano, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 19:06 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 19:06 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa misses the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 19:06 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Eric Wilkins | 34-28 |
| 18:49 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson misses short on a jumper from the right block | 34-28 |
| 18:47 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 18:27 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland is fouled on the floor by Brian Anderson - foul #2 on Brian Anderson, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| 18:08 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Justin Espinosa | 36-28 |
| 17:46 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-28 |
| 17:44 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 17:21 | Cleveland State | Eric Wilkins steals the ball from Justin Espinosa | 36-28 |
| 17:01 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-28 |
| 17:00 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 16:41 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-28 |
| 16:21 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Eric Wilkins | 39-30 |
| 15:54 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 15:52 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Charland | 39-30 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Terry Charland (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Espinosa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derick Bruhn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Coy Palos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Muhlestein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Cowen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Wilkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 39-30 |
| 15:40 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 15:34 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Justin Espinosa - foul #1 on Justin Espinosa, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (PG), Craig Keen (SG), Robert White (SF), James O'Connor (PF), Andrew Hampton (C) Terry Charland, Justin Espinosa, Derick Bruhn, Coy Palos, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (SG) Donald Muhlestein | |
| 15:34 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 15:34 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 15:17 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-32 |
| 15:15 | Cleveland State | Robert White tips it home | 41-32 |
| 15:01 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Eric Wilkins | 41-34 |
| 14:38 | Cleveland State | Eric Wilkins picks off the pass by Craig Keen | 41-34 |
| 14:23 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins blows the layup | 41-34 |
| 14:21 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen misses the tip | 41-34 |
| 14:19 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 14:12 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from James O'Connor | 43-34 |
| 13:58 | Ohio State | James O'Connor is called for the reach on Eric Wilkins - foul #1 on James O'Connor, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Charland (PG) Craig Keen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:36 | Ohio State | Carl Deason is hacked by James O'Connor - foul #2 on James O'Connor, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa (SG) Mark Naylor | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein (SG) Carl Deason | |
| 13:20 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano is whistled for a carry | 43-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Jones (PF) James O'Connor | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:56 | Cleveland State | Robert White makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Terry Charland | 45-34 |
| 12:38 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson grabs the offensive board | 45-34 |
| 12:21 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-36 |
| 12:17 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Douglas Pagano - foul #4 on Douglas Pagano, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn (SF), Coy Palos (PF) Robert White, Andrew Hampton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Erik Brown (PG), Clark Look (SF), William Patino (PF), Joseph Hart (C) Douglas Pagano, Steven Cowen, Brian Anderson, Eric Wilkins | |
| 12:17 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 12:17 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart makes the runner in the paint | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Terry Charland (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Justin Espinosa (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derick Bruhn (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Coy Palos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Erik Brown (fresh) SG - Donald Muhlestein (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clark Look (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Patino (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn is hacked by Erik Brown - foul #3 on Erik Brown, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Walter Baine (C) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (SG) Donald Muhlestein | |
| 11:21 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn's pass is intercepted by Carl Deason | 47-38 |
| 11:05 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart can't throw it down but the foul's on Coy Palos - foul #3 on Coy Palos, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (PG), Craig Keen (SG) Terry Charland, Justin Espinosa | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG) Erik Brown | |
| 11:05 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 11:05 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 10:42 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 10:40 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 10:23 | Ohio State | Carl Deason double dribbles | 47-40 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton (C) Walter Baine | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein (SG), Steven Cowen (SF), Brian Anderson (PF), Eric Wilkins (C) Carl Deason, Clark Look, William Patino, Joseph Hart | |
| 10:09 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 10:08 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 09:47 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson clanks a jump hook in the lane | 47-40 |
| 09:46 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 09:25 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Craig Keen | 50-40 |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | Coy Palos is called for the reach on Brian Anderson - foul #4 on Coy Palos, team foul #5 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Charland (PG), Justin Espinosa (SG), Robert White (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Mark Naylor, Craig Keen, Derick Bruhn, Coy Palos | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Erik Brown (PG) Douglas Pagano | |
| 09:03 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Erik Brown | 50-43 |
| 08:46 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Erik Brown - foul #4 on Erik Brown, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Walter Baine (C) Andrew Hampton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:46 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa misses the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 08:46 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 08:39 | Ohio State | Erik Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-43 |
| 08:38 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein snags the offensive board | 51-43 |
| 08:32 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Brian Anderson, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (SG) Donald Muhlestein | |
| 08:21 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Erik Brown - foul #5 on Erik Brown, team foul #7 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clark Look (SG) Erik Brown | |
| 08:21 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 08:21 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 07:52 | Ohio State | Clark Look misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-43 |
| 07:50 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Terry Charland (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Justin Espinosa (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert White (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Baine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Carl Deason (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clark Look (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Cowen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Anderson (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Wilkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:46 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 07:44 | Cleveland State | Robert White grabs the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 07:31 | Cleveland State | Walter Baine misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-43 |
| 07:29 | Ohio State | Clark Look grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 07:09 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins misses the shot from the baseline | 53-43 |
| 07:07 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 06:46 | Cleveland State | Brian Anderson steps in front of the Justin Espinosa pass | 53-43 |
| 06:39 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn (SF), Coy Palos (PF), Andrew Hampton (C) Robert White, Robert Jones, Walter Baine | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Donald Muhlestein (SG), William Patino (PF), Joseph Hart (C) Carl Deason, Steven Cowen, Brian Anderson, Eric Wilkins | |
| 06:22 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa scores on a runner near the basket | 55-43 |
| 05:59 | Ohio State | Clark Look's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (SG) Justin Espinosa | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:51 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-43 |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Muhlestein | 55-45 |
| 05:19 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Craig Keen (SG) Terry Charland | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (SF), Eric Wilkins (C) Clark Look, Joseph Hart | |
| 04:58 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein is hacked by Craig Keen - foul #2 on Craig Keen, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa (SG) Craig Keen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:44 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Justin Espinosa - foul #2 on Justin Espinosa, team foul #7 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steven Cowen (SF) Carl Deason | |
| 04:44 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 04:44 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 04:27 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein pulls down the rebound | 55-47 |
| 04:03 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Justin Espinosa - foul #3 on Justin Espinosa, team foul #8 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Charland (PG), Robert Jones (PF), Robert White (C) Mark Naylor, Coy Palos, Andrew Hampton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brian Anderson (PF) William Patino | |
| 04:03 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 04:03 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 04:03 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 03:39 | Cleveland State | Robert White misses the fadeaway from the right side | 55-48 |
| 03:37 | Cleveland State | Robert White tips it home | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Terry Charland (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Justin Espinosa (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Derick Bruhn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert White (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Donald Muhlestein (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Cowen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Wilkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano double dribbles | 57-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Walter Baine (C) Derick Bruhn | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (SG), Joseph Hart (C) Donald Muhlestein, Eric Wilkins | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:55 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 02:55 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn (SF), Coy Palos (PF), Andrew Hampton (C) Robert White, Robert Jones, Walter Baine | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein (SG), Eric Wilkins (C) Carl Deason, Joseph Hart | |
| 02:31 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 02:30 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Terry Charland | 59-48 |
| 02:04 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn connects on the 3 from straight away | 62-48 |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein is hacked by Coy Palos - foul #5 on Coy Palos, team foul #9 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (PG), Craig Keen (SG), Robert White (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Walter Baine (C) Terry Charland, Justin Espinosa, Derick Bruhn, Coy Palos, Andrew Hampton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (PG), Clark Look (SF), William Patino (PF), Joseph Hart (C) Douglas Pagano, Steven Cowen, Brian Anderson, Eric Wilkins | |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:19 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones is fouled on the floor by William Patino - foul #1 on William Patino, team foul #8 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG) Donald Muhlestein | |
| 01:19 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 01:19 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | Robert White is called for the reach on Douglas Pagano - foul #1 on Robert White, team foul #10 | 64-50 |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 01:03 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-52 |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Clark Look buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Douglas Pagano | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor is hacked by Douglas Pagano in the backcourt - foul #5 on Douglas Pagano, team foul #9 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James O'Connor (SF) Robert White | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein (SG) Douglas Pagano | |
| 00:49 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:49 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | Carl Deason hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 00:41 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen grabs the defensive rebound | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones is called for traveling | 66-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert White (SF) James O'Connor | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein loses the ball out of bounds | 66-54 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor runs out the clock | 66-54 |