| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Betton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Puente (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jamie Hereford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fresh) SG - Troy Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Navarrete (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Gaither (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente inbounds the ball | 22-28 |
| 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) | |
| 19:45 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-28 |
| 19:44 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart snags the offensive board | 22-28 |
| 19:25 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 22-28 |
| 19:24 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford tips it home | 24-28 |
| 18:55 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 18:30 | Ohio State | Philip Gagnon steps in front of the Jamie Hereford pass | 24-31 |
| 18:27 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon lays it in | 24-33 |
| 18:24 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert's pass is intercepted by Philip Gagnon in the backcourt | 24-33 |
| 18:03 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Aaron Mart - foul #3 on Aaron Mart, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer (PF) Aaron Mart | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:03 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 18:03 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 17:48 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alvin Betton | 26-35 |
| 17:23 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon is fouled on the floor by Timothy Schweizer - foul #1 on Timothy Schweizer, team foul #2 | 26-35 |
| 17:16 | Purdue | Troy Watkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-35 |
| 17:15 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 16:55 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 16:34 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 29-35 |
| 16:33 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 16:29 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Alvin Betton | 31-35 |
| 16:11 | Purdue | Barry Brown comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Alvin Betton - foul #1 on Alvin Betton, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roy Nixon (PG), Allan Biggs (SG), James Milligan (SF), Daniel Gilbreath (C) Marc Tolbert, Alvin Betton, Kyle Puente, Jamie Hereford | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:11 | Purdue | Barry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 16:11 | Purdue | Barry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 15:57 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-37 |
| 15:56 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Roy Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Allan Biggs (fresh) SF - James Milligan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) C - Daniel Gilbreath (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Troy Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Navarrete (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Gaither (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 15:42 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither grabs the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 15:20 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon misses the 3 from straight away | 31-37 |
| 15:18 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 15:03 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs loses the dribble to Troy Watkins | 31-37 |
| 14:38 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon double dribbles | 31-37 |
| 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 | Purdue | George Swick (SG) Troy Watkins | |
| 14:18 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Marc Tolbert | 34-37 |
| 14:06 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 13:46 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford drills a fadeaway in the lane | 36-37 |
| 13:23 | Purdue | Jamie Hereford denies the turnaround by George Swick | 36-37 |
| 13:22 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 13:07 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jamie Hereford | 39-37 |
| 12:49 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete misses the lay-in | 39-37 |
| 12:47 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 12:29 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert makes the contested shot from the left wing on a great pass from Alvin Betton and he's fouled by Philip Gagnon - foul #3 on Philip Gagnon, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Watkins (SG), Brett Burman (SF), David Davis (PF), Reynaldo Marino (C) George Swick, Barry Brown, Donald Navarrete, Daniel Gaither | |
| 12:29 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert makes the free throw | 42-37 |
| 12:03 | Purdue | Brett Burman is hacked by Kyle Puente - foul #1 on Kyle Puente, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roy Nixon (PG), Allan Biggs (SG), Daniel Gilbreath (C) Marc Tolbert, Alvin Betton, Jamie Hereford | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Bailey (PG) Philip Gagnon | |
| 11:48 | Purdue | Brett Burman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 11:47 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Daniel Gilbreath | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Roy Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Allan Biggs (fresh) SF - Kyle Puente (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Gilbreath (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alvin Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Troy Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brett Burman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Reynaldo Marino (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Ohio State | Roy Nixon clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 11:32 | Purdue | David Davis snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 11:11 | Purdue | Alvin Bailey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 11:09 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino can't tip it in | 42-37 |
| 11:08 | Purdue | Alvin Bailey tips it home | 42-39 |
| 10:51 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Alvin Bailey - foul #2 on Alvin Bailey, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert (PG), James Milligan (SF), Timothy Schweizer (PF), Jamie Hereford (C) Roy Nixon, Kyle Puente, Aaron Mart, Daniel Gilbreath | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), Barry Brown (SF), Donald Navarrete (PF), Daniel Gaither (C) Alvin Bailey, Brett Burman, David Davis, Reynaldo Marino | |
| 10:51 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 10:51 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 10:32 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete misses the easy layup | 44-39 |
| 10:30 | Ohio State | James Milligan gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs drills a 3 from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 09:44 | Purdue | Jamie Hereford steps in front of the Philip Gagnon pass | 47-39 |
| 09:24 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:05 | Purdue | Troy Watkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 09:03 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 08:58 | Ohio State | Daniel Gaither steals it from Marc Tolbert | 50-39 |
| 08:49 | Purdue | Allan Biggs takes the ball from Donald Navarrete | 50-39 |
| 08:28 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 08:27 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Donald Navarrete | 50-39 |
| 08:22 | Purdue | The jump hook by Barry Brown is blocked by Jamie Hereford | 50-39 |
| 08:20 | Purdue | Barry Brown tips it back up and in | 50-41 |
| 07:54 | Ohio State | James Milligan's pass is intercepted by Donald Navarrete | 50-41 |
| 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) | |
| 07:25 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 50-41 |
| 07:23 | Purdue | Barry Brown can't tip it in | 50-41 |
| 07:21 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allan Biggs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Milligan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Schweizer (fairly fresh) C - Jamie Hereford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Troy Watkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Brown (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Navarrete (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Gaither (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Ohio State | Donald Navarrete swats the short shot by Jamie Hereford | 50-41 |
| 07:04 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer grabs the offensive board | 50-41 |
| 06:49 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Marc Tolbert | 52-41 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:32 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither banks in the layup set up by Philip Gagnon | 52-43 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-43 |
| 05:51 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon drills a floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Allan Biggs - foul #1 on Allan Biggs, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roy Nixon (PG), Alvin Betton (SG), Kyle Puente (SF), Aaron Mart (PF), Daniel Gilbreath (C) Marc Tolbert, Allan Biggs, James Milligan, Timothy Schweizer, Jamie Hereford | |
| Subs | Purdue | George Swick (SG), Brett Burman (SF), David Davis (PF), Reynaldo Marino (C) Troy Watkins, Barry Brown, Donald Navarrete, Daniel Gaither | |
| 05:51 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon makes the free throw | 54-46 |
| 05:24 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 54-46 |
| 05:23 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Reynaldo Marino | 54-46 |
| 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) | |
| 05:19 | Purdue | Brett Burman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | Roy Nixon gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| 05:11 | Ohio State | Daniel Gilbreath is hacked by Reynaldo Marino - foul #1 on Reynaldo Marino, team foul #3 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Bailey (PG) Philip Gagnon | |
| 04:53 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Brett Burman | 54-46 |
| 04:52 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:28 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Watkins (SG) George Swick | |
| 04:08 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-46 |
| 04:04 | Purdue | Alvin Bailey travels in the backcourt | 54-46 |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | Roy Nixon comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Reynaldo Marino - foul #2 on Reynaldo Marino, team foul #4 | 54-46 |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | Roy Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | Roy Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 03:25 | Purdue | David Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 56-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert (PG) Roy Nixon | |
| Subs | Purdue | Barry Brown (SF), Jason Lamphere (C) Brett Burman, Reynaldo Marino | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvin Betton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kyle Puente (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Gilbreath (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alvin Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Troy Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Lamphere (fresh) | |
| 03:02 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marc Tolbert | 58-46 |
| 02:46 | Purdue | Barry Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Kyle Puente - foul #2 on Kyle Puente, team foul #6 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Allan Biggs (SG), Timothy Schweizer (PF), Jamie Hereford (C) Alvin Betton, Aaron Mart, Daniel Gilbreath | |
| Subs | Purdue | George Swick (SG), Brett Burman (SF) Troy Watkins, David Davis | |
| 02:46 | Purdue | Barry Brown misses the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 02:46 | Purdue | Barry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-47 |
| 02:31 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jason Lamphere | 58-47 |
| 02:02 | Purdue | Brett Burman scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by George Swick | 58-50 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alvin Betton (SG), Aaron Mart (PF) Allan Biggs, Timothy Schweizer | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), Troy Watkins (SG), Donald Navarrete (PF), Daniel Gaither (C) Alvin Bailey, George Swick, Brett Burman, Jason Lamphere | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:50 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Marc Tolbert | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:24 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Bailey (PG), George Swick (SG), Brett Burman (SF), David Davis (PF), Reynaldo Marino (C) Philip Gagnon, Troy Watkins, Barry Brown, Donald Navarrete, Daniel Gaither | |
| 01:12 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-50 |
| 00:54 | Purdue | Brett Burman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 00:52 | Purdue | George Swick tips it back up and in | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton is fouled in the backcourt by George Swick - foul #1 on George Swick, team foul #5 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), Troy Watkins (SG), Barry Brown (SF), Donald Navarrete (PF), Daniel Gaither (C) Alvin Bailey, George Swick, Brett Burman, David Davis, Reynaldo Marino | |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton is fouled on the floor by Donald Navarrete - foul #2 on Donald Navarrete, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton is fouled on the floor by Troy Watkins - foul #1 on Troy Watkins, team foul #7 | 60-52 |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Barry Brown grabs the offensive board | 60-52 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Philip Gagnon is called for the reach on Alvin Betton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Philip Gagnon, team foul #8 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer (PF) Aaron Mart | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-55 |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Gagnon - foul #5 on Philip Gagnon, team foul #9 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Aaron Mart (PF) Timothy Schweizer | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Bailey (PG) Philip Gagnon | |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Troy Watkins knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Troy Watkins is called for the reach on Alvin Betton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Troy Watkins, team foul #10 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer (PF) Aaron Mart | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Troy Watkins clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-58 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Kyle Puente | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert runs out the clock | 66-58 |