| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Hall (fresh) SF - Joseph Alcazar (fresh) PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) 4 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Betz (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Patrick Webber (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Scott Stemple (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | Scott Stemple blocks the short jumper by Eugene Rice | 25-32 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 19:17 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses the easy layup | 25-32 |
| 19:16 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson tips it in | 25-34 |
| 18:48 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG), William McCurty (SF), Vincent Kirby (C) Ernest Hall, Joseph Alcazar, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 18:39 | Northwestern | Steve Betz knocks in the 3 from straight away | 25-37 |
| 18:26 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 25-37 |
| 18:25 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel tips it home | 27-37 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-40 |
| 18:12 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Webber - foul #1 on Patrick Webber, team foul #1 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Rice (C) William McCurty | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (SG), James Carey (SF), Lee Merrick (PF), William Carter (C) Steve Betz, Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson, Scott Stemple | |
| 17:47 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Byron Steele and the foul's on James Carey - foul #2 on James Carey, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG) Nicolas Koopman | |
| 17:47 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice makes the free throw | 30-40 |
| 17:30 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-40 |
| 17:29 | Ohio State | Byron Steele gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 17:11 | Ohio State | Byron Steele misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 17:10 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 16:41 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice lays it up and in on a nice dish by Byron Steele | 32-40 |
| 16:33 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar (SF) Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), Steve Betz (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), Peter Hines (C) Robert Damron, James Reed, James Carey, Lee Merrick, William Carter | |
| 16:08 | Ohio State | Byron Steele knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | Steve Betz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 15:53 | Ohio State | Byron Steele snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Byron Steele (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Alcazar (fresh) PF - Larry Frankel (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Vincent Kirby (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Betz (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Patrick Webber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Peter Hines (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Ohio State | Byron Steele loses the dribble to Nicolas Koopman in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| 15:44 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson knocks in the runner from the baseline | 35-42 |
| 15:20 | Ohio State | Byron Steele is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Cameron Fry | 38-42 |
| 14:58 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 14:56 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson can't tip it in | 38-42 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber tips it in | 38-44 |
| 14:25 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar buries a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Patrick Webber - foul #2 on Patrick Webber, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), Warren Carnegie (PF), Eugene Rice (C) Byron Steele, Larry Frankel, Vincent Kirby | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), James Reed (SG), James Carey (SF), Lee Merrick (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Nicolas Koopman, Steve Betz, Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson, Peter Hines | |
| 14:25 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar makes the free throw | 41-44 |
| 14:04 | Northwestern | Joseph Alcazar steps in front of the Scott Stemple pass | 41-44 |
| 13:38 | Ohio State | Lee Merrick steps in front of the Cameron Fry pass | 41-44 |
| 13:19 | Northwestern | Warren Carnegie steals the ball from Scott Stemple | 41-44 |
| 12:57 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry buries a 3 from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Warren Carnegie - foul #1 on Warren Carnegie, team foul #1 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG), William McCurty (SF), Larry Frankel (PF) Ernest Hall, Joseph Alcazar, Warren Carnegie | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), Steve Betz (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), Carl Richardson (PF) Robert Damron, James Reed, James Carey, Lee Merrick | |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 12:19 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Larry Frankel | 46-46 |
| 12:02 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 46-46 |
| 12:01 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple gets the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 11:48 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 11:47 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Webber | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Byron Steele (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William McCurty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Frankel (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Betz (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Patrick Webber (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Scott Stemple (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-46 |
| 11:36 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Larry Frankel | 46-46 |
| 11:10 | Ohio State | William McCurty is hacked by Patrick Webber - foul #3 on Patrick Webber, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), Vincent Kirby (PF) Byron Steele, Larry Frankel | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), James Reed (SG), James Carey (SF), Peter Hines (PF), William Carter (C) Nicolas Koopman, Steve Betz, Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson, Scott Stemple | |
| 10:50 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-46 |
| 10:26 | Northwestern | James Reed hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-46 |
| 10:24 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 09:56 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Eugene Rice | 51-46 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | James Carey is fouled on the floor by William McCurty - foul #1 on William McCurty, team foul #2 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Larry Frankel (PF) Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), Steve Betz (SG), Carl Richardson (PF) James Reed, James Carey, Peter Hines | |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Steve Betz | 51-48 |
| 09:14 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Damron | 51-48 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | William Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 08:57 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Steve Betz | 51-51 |
| 08:35 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby hits the finger roll | 53-51 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Steve Betz misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Cameron Fry - foul #4 on Cameron Fry, team foul #3 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Cameron Fry, William McCurty, Larry Frankel | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG), Patrick Webber (SF), Lee Merrick (C) Nicolas Koopman, Robert Damron, William Carter | |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Steve Betz misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Steve Betz makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 08:00 | Ohio State | Lee Merrick swats the short shot by Eugene Rice | 53-52 |
| 07:58 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | Steve Betz knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Reed | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Byron Steele (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Hall (tiring) SF - Joseph Alcazar (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vincent Kirby (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Betz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Patrick Webber (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Richardson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Lee Merrick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice is hacked by Lee Merrick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lee Merrick, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), William McCurty (SF), Larry Frankel (PF) Ernest Hall, Joseph Alcazar, Vincent Kirby | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carey (SG), Peter Hines (C) Steve Betz, Carl Richardson | |
| 07:11 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry hits a wide open shot from the left wing set up by Byron Steele | 55-55 |
| 07:04 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Reed | 55-58 |
| 06:44 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-58 |
| 06:42 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Carey | 55-58 |
| 06:29 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | Byron Steele gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 06:24 | Ohio State | James Carey picks off the pass by Larry Frankel in the backcourt | 55-58 |
| 06:06 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses long on a 3 from straight away | 55-58 |
| 06:04 | Ohio State | Byron Steele snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | Patrick Webber steals the ball from Cameron Fry | 55-58 |
| 05:30 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber can't throw it down | 55-58 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick tips it home | 55-60 |
| 05:29 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Vincent Kirby (C) Cameron Fry, William McCurty, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), Steve Betz (SG), Carl Richardson (PF), Scott Stemple (C) James Reed, Patrick Webber, Lee Merrick, Peter Hines | |
| 05:25 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ernest Hall, team foul #4 | 55-60 |
| 05:10 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson hits a driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Larry Frankel - foul #2 on Larry Frankel, team foul #5 | 55-62 |
| 05:10 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the free throw | 55-63 |
| 04:49 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Nicolas Koopman - foul #1 on Nicolas Koopman, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Rice (C) Larry Frankel | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (SF) James Carey | |
| 04:49 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 04:49 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple lays it in on a nice dish by Nicolas Koopman | 57-65 |
| 04:16 | Ohio State | Byron Steele can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-65 |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby grabs the offensive board | 57-65 |
| 03:52 | Ohio State | Byron Steele makes the wide open 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Alcazar | 60-65 |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple is denied on a layup by Eugene Rice | 60-65 |
| 03:29 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice pulls down the rebound | 60-65 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Byron Steele (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Hall (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Alcazar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent Kirby (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Eugene Rice (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Betz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Robert Damron (fresh) PF - Carl Richardson (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Scott Stemple (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby misses long on a shot in the paint | 60-65 |
| 03:13 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman pulls down the rebound | 60-65 |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | Steve Betz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-65 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Byron Steele gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-65 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), William McCurty (SF), Larry Frankel (PF) Byron Steele, Joseph Alcazar, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Webber (SF), William Carter (C) Robert Damron, Scott Stemple | |
| 02:27 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Larry Frankel | 62-65 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-65 |
| 02:11 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | William Carter blocks the short jumper by Vincent Kirby | 62-65 |
| 01:46 | Northwestern | William Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses long on a 3 from straight away | 62-65 |
| 01:39 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson snags the offensive board | 62-65 |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Patrick Webber, team foul #7 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar (SF), Eugene Rice (C) William McCurty, Vincent Kirby | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Stemple (C) William Carter | |
| 01:11 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman snags the defensive board | 62-65 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Cameron Fry is called for the reach on Steve Betz - foul #5 on Cameron Fry, team foul #6 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PG) Cameron Fry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman scores on a floater from the left wing | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Byron Steele misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-67 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Rice | 62-67 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Byron Steele buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson is hacked by Byron Steele in the backcourt - foul #4 on Byron Steele, team foul #7 | 65-67 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ernest Hall, team foul #8 | 65-68 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Ernest Hall is called for the reach on Steve Betz - foul #3 on Ernest Hall, team foul #9 | 65-68 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Steve Betz makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Steve Betz misses the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice snags the defensive board | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Byron Steele's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-69 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman is hacked by Larry Frankel - foul #3 on Larry Frankel, team foul #10 | 65-69 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice snags the defensive board | 65-70 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 65-70 |