| Lineup | American U. | PG - James Sharpe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Prescott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Froelich (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Devita (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Travis Cowling (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hank Sauceda (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony McMaster (fresh) 6 pts. C - Craig Brase (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | James Sharpe takes the ball from Steve Hayes | 26-33 |
| 19:20 | American U. | Tony McMaster takes the ball from James Scott | 26-33 |
| 18:51 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster is fouled on the floor by James Scott - foul #2 on James Scott, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| 18:25 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Hank Sauceda | 26-35 |
| 18:04 | American U. | James Sharpe misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-35 |
| 18:03 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Travis Cowling | 26-35 |
| 17:46 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling drills a 3 from straight away set up by Steve Hayes | 26-38 |
| 17:36 | American U. | John Devita comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Travis Cowling - foul #1 on Travis Cowling, team foul #1 | 26-38 |
| 17:36 | American U. | John Devita makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 17:36 | American U. | John Devita makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 17:08 | Ohio State | William Froelich swats the short shot by Steve Hayes | 28-38 |
| 17:06 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Hayes | 28-38 |
| 16:45 | Ohio State | Craig Brase misses the jumper from close range but the foul's on John Devita - foul #2 on John Devita, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| Subs | American U. | Christopher Trojan (SG), Michael Nichols (SF) Jeffrey Prescott, James Scott | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joe Carneal (SF), Marcus Young (PF) Steve Hayes, Tony McMaster | |
| 16:45 | Ohio State | Craig Brase makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 16:45 | Ohio State | Craig Brase makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 16:27 | American U. | John Devita hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-40 |
| 16:25 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Travis Cowling | 28-40 |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Craig Brase scores on a runner from the left block set up by Travis Cowling | 28-42 |
| 16:02 | American U. | Michael Nichols clanks a floater in the lane | 28-42 |
| 16:00 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling snags the defensive board | 28-42 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - James Sharpe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Trojan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Froelich (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Devita (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Travis Cowling (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hank Sauceda (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Carneal (fresh) PF - Marcus Young (fresh) 3 pts. C - Craig Brase (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling can't connect on a shot from close range | 28-42 |
| 15:55 | American U. | Michael Nichols pulls down the rebound | 28-42 |
| 15:36 | American U. | Michael Nichols misses the lay-in | 28-42 |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | Marcus Young snags the defensive board | 28-42 |
| 15:29 | Ohio State | Marcus Young comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 28-42 |
| 15:27 | American U. | John Devita grabs the defensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 15:15 | American U. | Michael Nichols travels with the ball | 28-42 |
| Subs | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott (SG), James Scott (SF), Mark Chambers (C) James Sharpe, William Froelich, John Devita | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SG), Steve Hayes (SF), Tony McMaster (PF) Hank Sauceda, Joe Carneal, Craig Brase | |
| 14:49 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Travis Cowling, team foul #2 | 28-42 |
| 14:35 | American U. | Michael Nichols clanks a jumper from the right wing | 28-42 |
| 14:33 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes pulls down the rebound | 28-42 |
| 14:14 | Ohio State | John Barnes is whistled for traveling | 28-42 |
| 13:56 | American U. | Mark Chambers's pass is intercepted by Tony McMaster | 28-42 |
| 13:40 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Prescott - foul #1 on Jeffrey Prescott, team foul #3 | 28-42 |
| Subs | American U. | James Sharpe (PG), William Froelich (PF), John Devita (C) Christopher Trojan, Michael Nichols, Mark Chambers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (PG), Craig Brase (C) Travis Cowling, Marcus Young | |
| 13:26 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes connects on the shot from the left block set up by John Barnes and he's hacked by James Scott - foul #3 on James Scott, team foul #4 | 28-44 |
| 13:26 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes makes the free throw | 28-45 |
| 13:11 | American U. | James Sharpe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-45 |
| 12:55 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes can't finish the layup | 28-45 |
| 12:53 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes tips it in | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 12:49 | American U. | James Scott drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Sharpe | 31-47 |
| 12:31 | Ohio State | Craig Brase drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Steve Hayes | 31-49 |
| 12:14 | American U. | James Scott misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-49 |
| 12:13 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-49 |
| 12:04 | American U. | James Sharpe drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-49 |
| 11:54 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by William Froelich - foul #1 on William Froelich, team foul #5 | 33-49 |
| Subs | American U. | Christopher Trojan (SG), Michael Nichols (SF) Jeffrey Prescott, James Scott | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Cowling (PG), Joe Carneal (SF), Marcus Young (PF) John Barnes, Steve Hayes, Tony McMaster | |
| 11:54 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda makes the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 11:54 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda makes the 2nd free throw | 33-51 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - James Sharpe (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Trojan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Froelich (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Devita (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Travis Cowling (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hank Sauceda (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Carneal (fresh) PF - Marcus Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Brase (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | American U. | Christopher Trojan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-51 |
| 11:42 | American U. | William Froelich tips it but misses | 33-51 |
| 11:40 | Ohio State | Marcus Young pulls down the rebound | 33-51 |
| 11:19 | Ohio State | Craig Brase makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Marcus Young | 33-54 |
| 10:57 | American U. | Christopher Trojan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-54 |
| 10:56 | Ohio State | Marcus Young snags the defensive board | 33-54 |
| 10:36 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda makes the shot from the right wing and he's hacked by Christopher Trojan - foul #1 on Christopher Trojan, team foul #6 | 33-56 |
| Subs | American U. | Jason Massey (SG), Jared Kirwin (SF), Mark Chambers (C) James Sharpe, William Froelich, John Devita | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SG), Tony McMaster (PF) Travis Cowling, Craig Brase | |
| 10:36 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda misses the free throw | 33-56 |
| 10:36 | American U. | Mark Chambers gets the rebound | 33-56 |
| 10:20 | American U. | Marcus Young picks off the pass by Jason Massey | 33-56 |
| 09:55 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Marcus Young | 33-59 |
| 09:47 | American U. | Christopher Trojan connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Jared Kirwin | 35-59 |
| 09:22 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Barnes | 35-62 |
| 09:09 | American U. | Christopher Trojan comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 35-62 |
| 09:07 | Ohio State | Joe Carneal gets the rebound | 35-62 |
| 08:53 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Jared Kirwin - foul #1 on Jared Kirwin, team foul #7 | 35-62 |
| Subs | American U. | James Sharpe (PG), Jeffrey Prescott (SG), James Scott (SF), William Froelich (PF), John Devita (C) Christopher Trojan, Jason Massey, Jared Kirwin, Michael Nichols, Mark Chambers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Cowling (PG), Steve Hayes (SF), Craig Brase (C) Hank Sauceda, Joe Carneal, Marcus Young | |
| 08:53 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster makes the 1st free throw | 35-63 |
| 08:53 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster makes the 2nd free throw | 35-64 |
| 08:37 | American U. | James Scott comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-64 |
| 08:35 | Ohio State | John Barnes gets the rebound | 35-64 |
| 08:20 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-64 |
| 08:18 | Ohio State | John Barnes gets the offensive rebound | 35-64 |
| 07:55 | Ohio State | Craig Brase misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 35-64 |
| 07:53 | American U. | William Froelich gets the rebound | 35-64 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - James Sharpe (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Prescott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Froelich (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Devita (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Travis Cowling (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steve Hayes (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tony McMaster (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. C - Craig Brase (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | American U. | John Devita knocks in the runner from the baseline | 37-64 |
| 07:07 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes loses the dribble to John Devita | 37-64 |
| 06:51 | American U. | Travis Cowling steps in front of the William Froelich pass | 37-64 |
| 06:46 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes lays it up and in set up by Travis Cowling | 37-66 |
| 06:32 | American U. | Craig Brase is called for the reach on James Scott - foul #1 on Craig Brase, team foul #3 | 37-66 |
| Subs | American U. | Christopher Trojan (PG), Jason Massey (SG), Jared Kirwin (SF), Michael Nichols (PF), Mark Chambers (C) James Sharpe, Jeffrey Prescott, James Scott, William Froelich, John Devita | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (SG), Joe Carneal (SF), Marcus Young (C) John Barnes, Tony McMaster, Craig Brase | |
| 06:21 | American U. | Travis Cowling is called for the reach on Christopher Trojan - foul #3 on Travis Cowling, team foul #4 | 37-66 |
| 06:11 | American U. | Jared Kirwin connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-66 |
| 05:55 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-66 |
| 05:53 | American U. | Michael Nichols snags the defensive board | 39-66 |
| 05:42 | American U. | Christopher Trojan misses long on a floater from the right wing | 39-66 |
| 05:40 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling snags the defensive board | 39-66 |
| 05:11 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling is hacked by Jason Massey - foul #1 on Jason Massey, team foul #8 | 39-66 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Craig Brase (C) Steve Hayes | |
| 05:11 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling makes the 1st free throw | 39-67 |
| 05:11 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling makes the 2nd free throw | 39-68 |
| 04:57 | American U. | Craig Brase takes the ball from Jared Kirwin | 39-68 |
| 04:28 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-68 |
| 04:27 | Ohio State | Craig Brase snags the offensive board | 39-68 |
| 04:06 | Ohio State | Craig Brase blows the dunk but he's hacked by Mark Chambers - foul #1 on Mark Chambers, team foul #9 | 39-68 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SG) Hank Sauceda | |
| 04:06 | Ohio State | Craig Brase misses the 1st free throw | 39-68 |
| 04:06 | Ohio State | Craig Brase makes the 2nd free throw | 39-69 |
| 03:45 | American U. | Christopher Trojan drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-69 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Christopher Trojan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Massey (fresh) SF - Jared Kirwin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Chambers (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Travis Cowling (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joe Carneal (fresh) PF - Marcus Young (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Brase (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Ohio State | John Barnes can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 41-69 |
| 03:26 | American U. | Mark Chambers snags the defensive board | 41-69 |
| 03:21 | American U. | Jason Massey's layup is rejected by Craig Brase | 41-69 |
| 03:19 | Ohio State | Marcus Young pulls down the rebound | 41-69 |
| 03:08 | Ohio State | John Barnes drills a floater from the right wing and the foul's on Jared Kirwin - foul #2 on Jared Kirwin, team foul #10 | 41-71 |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Weed (PG), Johnny Tran (C) Jason Massey, Jared Kirwin | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (PG), Steve Hayes (SF), Tony McMaster (PF) Travis Cowling, Joe Carneal, Marcus Young | |
| 03:08 | Ohio State | John Barnes misses the free throw | 41-71 |
| 03:08 | Ohio State | Craig Brase gets the offensive rebound | 41-71 |
| 02:45 | Ohio State | Craig Brase misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-71 |
| 02:44 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes grabs the offensive board | 41-71 |
| 02:15 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster is hacked by Mark Chambers - foul #2 on Mark Chambers, team foul #11 | 41-71 |
| Subs | American U. | Jared Kirwin (SF) Mark Chambers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:15 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster makes the 1st free throw | 41-72 |
| 02:15 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster misses the 2nd free throw | 41-72 |
| 02:15 | American U. | The rebound goes to Johnny Tran | 41-72 |
| 01:56 | American U. | The short jumper by Johnny Tran is denied by Tony McMaster | 41-72 |
| 01:55 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Tony McMaster | 41-72 |
| 01:30 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-72 |
| 01:29 | American U. | Richard Weed gets the rebound | 41-72 |
| 01:21 | American U. | Johnny Tran buries a shot in the lane | 43-72 |
| 01:02 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Steve Hayes | 43-75 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:57 | American U. | Johnny Tran comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 43-75 |
| 00:55 | American U. | Christopher Trojan grabs the offensive rebound | 43-75 |
| 00:53 | American U. | Michael Nichols misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-75 |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Craig Brase pulls down the rebound | 43-75 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Craig Brase can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-75 |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster grabs the offensive board | 43-75 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda runs out the clock | 43-75 |