| Lineup | Montana | PG - Andreas Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Michael Ratliff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leland Fisher (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jacob Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Graves (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Lanski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - James Willson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 19:30 | Ohio State | James Willson grabs the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 19:11 | Ohio State | George Graves loses the dribble to Jacob Clark | 27-30 |
| 19:09 | Montana | Leroy Wheat is called for the reach on Andreas Russo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leroy Wheat, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 18:45 | Montana | William Williams swats the shot by Jacob Clark | 27-30 |
| 18:43 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 18:37 | Ohio State | George Graves works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Lanski | 27-33 |
| 18:13 | Montana | The refs have stopped play. Nicholas Wilson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 27-33 |
| Subs | Montana | Harry Haley (SG) Nicholas Wilson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:08 | Montana | Thomas Lanski steals it from Harry Haley | 27-33 |
| 17:42 | Ohio State | George Graves works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 27-33 |
| 17:41 | Ohio State | James Willson tips it home | 27-35 |
| 17:15 | Montana | Andreas Russo knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 29-35 |
| 16:48 | Ohio State | James Willson hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Thomas Lanski | 29-37 |
| 16:22 | Montana | Andreas Russo buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-37 |
| 15:54 | Ohio State | James Willson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Leland Fisher - foul #2 on Leland Fisher, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Montana | Nicholas Wilson (SG), John Kotowski (SF), Michael Golden (C) Andreas Russo, Michael Ratliff, Jacob Clark | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG), Charles Owens (C) Leroy Wheat, William Williams | |
| 15:54 | Ohio State | James Willson misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 15:54 | Ohio State | James Willson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Harry Haley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Kotowski (fresh) PF - Leland Fisher (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Golden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Wesley Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Graves (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. PF - James Willson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Owens (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Montana | John Kotowski travels with the ball | 32-38 |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Matte (PF) Leland Fisher | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Austin (C) James Willson | |
| 15:14 | Ohio State | George Graves scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Owens | 32-41 |
| 14:55 | Montana | Nicholas Wilson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 14:54 | Montana | Robert Matte snags the offensive board | 32-41 |
| 14:30 | Montana | Nicholas Wilson is fouled on the floor by George Graves - foul #1 on George Graves, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Montana | Andreas Russo (PG), Michael Ratliff (SF), Leland Fisher (PF) Harry Haley, John Kotowski, Robert Matte | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG), William Williams (C) Wesley Boyd, Richard Austin | |
| 14:19 | Montana | Nicholas Wilson hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Andreas Russo | 35-41 |
| 14:02 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat misses badly on a floater from close range | 35-41 |
| 14:01 | Montana | The rebound goes to Michael Golden | 35-41 |
| 13:41 | Montana | Michael Ratliff clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 13:40 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 13:18 | Ohio State | Charles Owens knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Lanski and he's fouled by Michael Golden - foul #2 on Michael Golden, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Jacob Clark (C) Michael Golden | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:18 | Ohio State | Charles Owens makes the free throw | 35-44 |
| 13:02 | Montana | Nicholas Wilson comes up short on the shot from the left side | 35-44 |
| 13:01 | Ohio State | Charles Owens grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 12:37 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Charles Owens | 35-46 |
| 12:11 | Montana | Nicholas Wilson is whistled for a carry | 35-46 |
| Subs | Montana | Harry Haley (SG), John Kotowski (SF) Nicholas Wilson, Michael Ratliff | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Willson (PF), Richard Austin (C) Charles Owens, William Williams | |
| 11:48 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by George Graves and he's hacked by Andreas Russo - foul #1 on Andreas Russo, team foul #3 | 35-48 |
| 11:48 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat makes the free throw | 35-49 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Andreas Russo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Haley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kotowski (fresh) PF - Leland Fisher (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jacob Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Graves (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. PF - James Willson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Austin (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 11:26 | Montana | Jacob Clark can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 35-49 |
| 11:24 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat gets the rebound | 35-49 |
| 10:55 | Ohio State | James Willson drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Leroy Wheat | 35-51 |
| 10:38 | Montana | John Kotowski misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 35-51 |
| 10:37 | Montana | Jacob Clark gets the offensive rebound | 35-51 |
| 10:29 | Montana | Leland Fisher is hacked by Thomas Lanski - foul #2 on Thomas Lanski, team foul #3 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Montana | Nicholas Wilson (SG), Michael Ratliff (SF), Robert Matte (PF), Michael Golden (C) Andreas Russo, John Kotowski, Leland Fisher, Jacob Clark | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG), Charles Owens (SF), William Williams (C) Leroy Wheat, Thomas Lanski, Richard Austin | |
| 10:09 | Montana | Wesley Boyd is called for the reach on Harry Haley - foul #1 on Wesley Boyd, team foul #4 | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 09:52 | Montana | Robert Matte connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Harry Haley | 37-51 |
| 09:32 | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from George Graves | 37-54 |
| 09:16 | Montana | Nicholas Wilson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-54 |
| 09:15 | Montana | Harry Haley tips it back up and in | 39-54 |
| 08:51 | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Harry Haley - foul #1 on Harry Haley, team foul #4 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Montana | Andreas Russo (PG), Leland Fisher (PF), Jacob Clark (C) Harry Haley, Robert Matte, Michael Golden | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (SF) James Willson | |
| 08:51 | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 08:51 | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 08:35 | Montana | Andreas Russo misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-56 |
| 08:34 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Leland Fisher | 39-56 |
| 08:24 | Montana | Andreas Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-56 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG) George Graves | |
| 08:09 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Lanski | 39-58 |
| 07:52 | Montana | Andreas Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-58 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Austin (C) William Williams | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Andreas Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Wilson (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Michael Ratliff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leland Fisher (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jacob Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wesley Boyd (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. PF - Charles Owens (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Austin (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Ohio State | Nicholas Wilson picks off the pass by Leroy Wheat | 39-58 |
| 07:26 | Montana | Nicholas Wilson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-58 |
| 07:25 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Richard Austin | 39-58 |
| 07:01 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat misses long on a floater from the right side | 39-58 |
| 06:59 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski tips it but misses | 39-58 |
| 06:57 | Montana | Jacob Clark pulls down the rebound | 39-58 |
| 06:39 | Montana | Michael Ratliff is fouled on the floor by Charles Owens - foul #1 on Charles Owens, team foul #5 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Montana | Harry Haley (SG), John Kotowski (SF) Nicholas Wilson, Michael Ratliff | |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Graves (SG), James Willson (PF), William Williams (C) Wesley Boyd, Thomas Lanski, Charles Owens | |
| 06:30 | Montana | Andreas Russo comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 39-58 |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | George Graves gets the rebound | 39-58 |
| 06:11 | Ohio State | James Willson misses the turnaround in the lane | 39-58 |
| 06:09 | Montana | The rebound goes to Andreas Russo | 39-58 |
| 06:05 | Montana | Leroy Wheat picks off the pass by Andreas Russo in the backcourt | 39-58 |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | James Willson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leroy Wheat | 39-60 |
| 05:43 | Montana | Andreas Russo misses short on a shot from the left wing | 39-60 |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | William Williams snags the defensive board | 39-60 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:37 | Ohio State | George Graves works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Willson | 39-63 |
| 05:32 | Montana | Andreas Russo can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-63 |
| 05:30 | Montana | Jacob Clark grabs the offensive board | 39-63 |
| 05:07 | Montana | James Willson is called for the reach on Jacob Clark - foul #1 on James Willson, team foul #6 | 39-63 |
| Subs | Montana | Nicholas Wilson (SG), Michael Ratliff (SF), Michael Golden (C) Andreas Russo, John Kotowski, Jacob Clark | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (SF) Richard Austin | |
| 05:02 | Montana | Nicholas Wilson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-63 |
| 05:00 | Ohio State | William Williams snags the defensive board | 39-63 |
| 04:45 | Ohio State | George Graves is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-63 |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski tips it back up and in | 39-65 |
| 04:30 | Montana | The jump hook by Michael Golden is blocked by William Williams | 39-65 |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski snags the defensive board | 39-65 |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | George Graves shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-65 |
| 04:12 | Montana | Michael Ratliff gets the rebound | 39-65 |
| 03:59 | Montana | Michael Ratliff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-65 |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Matte (PF) Leland Fisher | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG), Charles Owens (PF), Richard Austin (C) Leroy Wheat, James Willson, William Williams | |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | George Graves shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-65 |
| 03:47 | Montana | Nicholas Wilson grabs the board | 39-65 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Harry Haley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Wilson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Ratliff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Matte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Golden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Wesley Boyd (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Graves (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. PF - Charles Owens (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Austin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Montana | Michael Ratliff misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Thomas Lanski - foul #3 on Thomas Lanski, team foul #7 | 39-65 |
| 03:38 | Montana | Michael Ratliff makes the 1st free throw | 40-65 |
| 03:38 | Montana | Michael Ratliff makes the 2nd free throw | 41-65 |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Graves | 41-67 |
| 03:01 | Montana | Michael Golden's pass is intercepted by George Graves | 41-67 |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-67 |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | Richard Austin grabs the offensive rebound | 41-67 |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | Charles Owens scores on a jumper from the right side | 41-69 |
| 01:53 | Montana | Robert Matte hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Wesley Boyd - foul #2 on Wesley Boyd, team foul #8 | 41-69 |
| Subs | Montana | Andreas Russo (PG), Jacob Clark (C) Harry Haley, Michael Golden | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG), James Willson (PF), William Williams (C) Wesley Boyd, Charles Owens, Richard Austin | |
| 01:53 | Montana | Robert Matte makes the 1st free throw | 42-69 |
| 01:53 | Montana | Robert Matte makes the 2nd free throw | 43-69 |
| 01:37 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by George Graves | 43-72 |
| 01:18 | Montana | Jacob Clark blows the layup but he's hacked by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #9 | 43-72 |
| Subs | Montana | Leland Fisher (PF) Robert Matte | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:18 | Montana | Jacob Clark makes the 1st free throw | 44-72 |
| 01:18 | Montana | Jacob Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 45-72 |
| 01:04 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-72 |
| 01:02 | Montana | Andreas Russo pulls down the rebound | 45-72 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Montana | Michael Ratliff misses long on a shot from the right wing | 45-72 |
| 00:54 | Montana | Leland Fisher misses the tip | 45-72 |
| 00:53 | Montana | Leland Fisher snags the offensive board | 45-72 |
| 00:49 | Montana | Andreas Russo can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 45-72 |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | George Graves gets the rebound | 45-72 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Michael Ratliff picks off the pass by James Willson | 45-72 |
| 00:14 | Montana | William Williams steals the ball from Leland Fisher | 45-72 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat runs out the clock | 45-72 |