| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Collado (fresh) SG - Howard Speth (fresh) SF - Joseph Tate (fresh) PF - Robert Ganley (fresh) C - Jonathan Chandler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Travis Cowling (fresh) SG - Hank Sauceda (fresh) SF - Steve Hayes (fresh) PF - Tony McMaster (fresh) C - Craig Brase (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Travis Cowling | 0-3 |
| 19:15 | Belmont | David Collado misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler hits the follow up shot | 2-3 |
| 18:57 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Travis Cowling | 2-5 |
| 18:30 | Belmont | Robert Ganley misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 2-5 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | Craig Brase grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 18:00 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster misses the 3 from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 17:58 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:51 | Belmont | Howard Speth comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:50 | Belmont | Howard Speth tips it back up and in | 4-5 |
| 17:21 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Steve Hayes | 4-8 |
| 17:12 | Belmont | Robert Ganley is whistled for a carry | 4-8 |
| 17:10 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling is called for traveling in the backcourt | 4-8 |
| 16:50 | Belmont | Tony McMaster swats the layup by Jonathan Chandler | 4-8 |
| 16:48 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 16:42 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 4-8 |
| 16:41 | Ohio State | Craig Brase can't tip it in | 4-8 |
| 16:39 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes tips it back up and in | 4-10 |
| 16:18 | Belmont | Tony McMaster steals it from Howard Speth | 4-10 |
| 15:56 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 4-10 |
| 15:55 | Belmont | Joseph Tate grabs the defensive rebound | 4-10 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Collado (fairly fresh) SG - Howard Speth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Tate (fresh) PF - Robert Ganley (fairly fresh) C - Jonathan Chandler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Travis Cowling (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Hank Sauceda (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steve Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony McMaster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Craig Brase (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Belmont | David Collado makes the 3 from the left corner | 7-10 |
| 15:19 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Sabala (PG), Christopher Hinkle (SF), Timothy Aron (PF), Brian Jackson (C) David Collado, Joseph Tate, Robert Ganley, Jonathan Chandler | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SG), Joe Carneal (SF), Marcus Young (PF) Hank Sauceda, Steve Hayes, Tony McMaster | |
| 14:57 | Belmont | Jeffrey Sabala misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Joe Carneal - foul #1 on Joe Carneal, team foul #1 | 7-10 |
| 14:57 | Belmont | Jeffrey Sabala makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:57 | Belmont | Jeffrey Sabala misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:57 | Belmont | Timothy Aron grabs the offensive board | 8-10 |
| 14:45 | Belmont | Brian Jackson lays it in | 10-10 |
| 14:27 | Ohio State | Marcus Young is hacked by Timothy Aron - foul #1 on Timothy Aron, team foul #1 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tony McMaster (PF) Craig Brase | |
| 14:07 | Ohio State | Joe Carneal misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-10 |
| 14:05 | Belmont | Howard Speth gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:46 | Belmont | Timothy Aron double dribbles | 10-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Tate (SF) Howard Speth | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (PG), Steve Hayes (PF) Travis Cowling, Tony McMaster | |
| 13:24 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marcus Young and he's hacked by Brian Jackson - foul #1 on Brian Jackson, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler (C) Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:24 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes makes the free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:16 | Belmont | Timothy Aron can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-13 |
| 13:14 | Ohio State | John Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:45 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 12:44 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:29 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 10-16 |
| 12:12 | Belmont | Joseph Tate buries a driving attempt in the lane | 12-16 |
| 11:53 | Ohio State | Jonathan Chandler swats the short shot by Marcus Young | 12-16 |
| 11:51 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes tips it home | 12-18 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeffrey Sabala (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Christopher Hinkle (fresh) SF - Joseph Tate (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Aron (fairly fresh) C - Jonathan Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Barnes (fairly fresh) SF - Joe Carneal (fairly fresh) PF - Steve Hayes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Marcus Young (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Belmont | Joseph Tate lays it in and he's fouled by Joe Carneal - foul #2 on Joe Carneal, team foul #2 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Collado (PG), Howard Speth (SG), Robert Ganley (PF), Brian Jackson (C) Jeffrey Sabala, Christopher Hinkle, Timothy Aron, Jonathan Chandler | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Cowling (PG), Christopher Gibbs (SF), Tony McMaster (PF), Craig Brase (C) John Barnes, Joe Carneal, Steve Hayes, Marcus Young | |
| 11:37 | Belmont | Joseph Tate misses the free throw | 14-18 |
| 11:37 | Belmont | Brian Jackson snags the offensive board | 14-18 |
| 11:26 | Belmont | Robert Ganley's floater is tipped away by Craig Brase | 14-18 |
| 11:24 | Belmont | Brian Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 11:13 | Belmont | Robert Ganley throws it down on a great pass from David Collado | 16-18 |
| 10:48 | Ohio State | Craig Brase misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Brian Jackson - foul #2 on Brian Jackson, team foul #3 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | Willy Navarrete (C) Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:48 | Ohio State | Craig Brase misses the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 10:48 | Ohio State | Craig Brase makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 10:31 | Belmont | Robert Ganley misses the lay-in | 16-19 |
| 10:30 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 10:05 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 10:04 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Robert Ganley | 16-19 |
| 09:42 | Belmont | Willy Navarrete can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 09:40 | Belmont | Howard Speth pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 09:24 | Belmont | Robert Ganley can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 09:23 | Ohio State | Christopher Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 09:01 | Ohio State | Craig Brase makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Tony McMaster | 16-22 |
| 08:46 | Belmont | Joseph Tate loses the dribble to Tony McMaster | 16-22 |
| 08:22 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling is fouled on the floor by David Collado - foul #1 on David Collado, team foul #4 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Sabala (PG), Christopher Hinkle (SF), Timothy Aron (PF), Jonathan Chandler (C) David Collado, Joseph Tate, Robert Ganley, Willy Navarrete | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SG), Steve Hayes (SF), Marcus Young (PF) Hank Sauceda, Christopher Gibbs, Tony McMaster | |
| 08:08 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes can't finish the layup | 16-22 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling hits the follow up shot | 16-24 |
| 07:42 | Belmont | Howard Speth misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-24 |
| 07:41 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling grabs the defensive rebound | 16-24 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeffrey Sabala (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Howard Speth (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Hinkle (fresh) PF - Timothy Aron (fresh) C - Jonathan Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Travis Cowling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Barnes (fresh) SF - Steve Hayes (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marcus Young (fresh) C - Craig Brase (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Ohio State | Craig Brase is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Chandler - foul #1 on Jonathan Chandler, team foul #5 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | Willy Navarrete (SF) Howard Speth | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tony McMaster (PF) Craig Brase | |
| 07:03 | Ohio State | Christopher Hinkle steps in front of the John Barnes pass | 16-24 |
| 06:46 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler loses the dribble to Steve Hayes | 16-24 |
| 06:23 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Travis Cowling and he's fouled by Timothy Aron - foul #2 on Timothy Aron, team foul #6 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Collado (PG), Joseph Tate (SF), Robert Ganley (PF) Jeffrey Sabala, Willy Navarrete, Timothy Aron | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (PG) Travis Cowling | |
| 06:23 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster makes the free throw | 16-27 |
| 06:01 | Belmont | Joseph Tate is hacked by John Barnes - foul #1 on John Barnes, team foul #3 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Craig Brase (C) Marcus Young | |
| 05:45 | Belmont | Christopher Hinkle misses the 3 from straight away | 16-27 |
| 05:43 | Belmont | David Collado hits the follow up shot | 18-27 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes travels with the ball | 18-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marcus Young (PF) Tony McMaster | |
| 04:54 | Belmont | Marcus Young is called for the reach on Jonathan Chandler - foul #1 on Marcus Young, team foul #4 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Gibbs (SF) Steve Hayes | |
| 04:35 | Belmont | Joseph Tate makes the pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Christopher Gibbs - foul #1 on Christopher Gibbs, team foul #5 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | Willy Navarrete (C) Jonathan Chandler | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Cowling (PG) John Barnes | |
| 04:35 | Belmont | Joseph Tate makes the free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:08 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Travis Cowling | 21-30 |
| 03:46 | Belmont | Christopher Hinkle drills a 3 from the left corner | 24-30 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Collado (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Hinkle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Tate (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Ganley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willy Navarrete (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Travis Cowling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hank Sauceda (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Christopher Gibbs (fresh) PF - Marcus Young (fresh) C - Craig Brase (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | Willy Navarrete is called for the reach on Christopher Gibbs - foul #1 on Willy Navarrete, team foul #7 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Sabala (SG), Jonathan Chandler (C) Christopher Hinkle, Willy Navarrete | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SG), Tony McMaster (PF) Hank Sauceda, Craig Brase | |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | Christopher Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | Christopher Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 02:52 | Belmont | David Collado hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-32 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Marcus Young snags the defensive board | 24-32 |
| 02:48 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling is hacked by David Collado in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Collado, team foul #8 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Belmont | Howard Speth (SG), Timothy Aron (PF) David Collado, Robert Ganley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Hayes (SF), Craig Brase (C) Christopher Gibbs, Marcus Young | |
| 02:48 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling misses the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 02:48 | Ohio State | Craig Brase grabs the offensive board | 24-32 |
| 02:26 | Ohio State | Craig Brase hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Travis Cowling | 24-35 |
| 02:23 | Belmont | Jeffrey Sabala throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | Willy Navarrete (SF) Joseph Tate | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:05 | Ohio State | John Barnes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-35 |
| 02:04 | Belmont | Timothy Aron pulls down the rebound | 24-35 |
| 01:53 | Belmont | Willy Navarrete is whistled for a carry | 24-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | Christopher Hinkle (SF) Willy Navarrete | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (PG) Travis Cowling | |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-35 |
| 01:25 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-35 |
| 01:08 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler gets the rebound | 24-35 |
| 00:54 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Timothy Aron and he's hacked by Craig Brase - foul #1 on Craig Brase, team foul #6 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Collado (PG), Joseph Tate (SF), Robert Ganley (PF) Jeffrey Sabala, Christopher Hinkle, Timothy Aron | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Cowling (PG), Marcus Young (C) John Barnes, Craig Brase | |
| 00:54 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler misses the free throw | 26-35 |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster gets the rebound | 26-35 |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Tony McMaster | 26-37 |
| 00:13 | Belmont | David Collado clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Travis Cowling - foul #1 on Travis Cowling, team foul #7 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | Christopher Hinkle (SG), Timothy Aron (C) Howard Speth, Jonathan Chandler | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:13 | Belmont | David Collado makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 00:13 | Belmont | David Collado makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster hits a 3 from the left corner | 28-40 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Christopher Hinkle clanks a fullcourt shot | 28-40 |