| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Leland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Emery (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Bacote (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Freeman (fresh) SF - Chris Turner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Julius Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Akim Kuklinski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Chris Turner inbounds the ball | 29-18 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Santa Clara | Julius Johnson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Akim Kuklinski out of a doubleteam | 29-21 |
| 19:30 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland misses the jump hook in the lane | 29-21 |
| 19:29 | Santa Clara | Chris Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 19:20 | Santa Clara | Michael Wilson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Miller - foul #2 on Thomas Miller, team foul #1 | 29-21 |
| 19:20 | Santa Clara | Michael Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 19:20 | Santa Clara | Michael Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 18:51 | Ohio State | Mike Emery misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-23 |
| 18:49 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 18:32 | Santa Clara | Akim Kuklinski splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 18:30 | Ohio State | James Bacote grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Breazeale (SF), Anthony Kyle (PF) Chris Turner, Julius Johnson | |
| 18:22 | Santa Clara | Akim Kuklinski splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the free throw line | 29-25 |
| 17:55 | Ohio State | Anthony Kyle picks off the pass by Thomas Miller | 29-25 |
| 17:42 | Santa Clara | James Breazeale comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Kevin Leland - foul #2 on Kevin Leland, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Floyd Wallace (SG), Larry Lapine (PF) Edward Stockman, Kevin Leland, Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Ross (SG), Von Piotrowski (SF), Ed Oberle (C) Michael Wilson, Michael Freeman, Akim Kuklinski | |
| 17:42 | Santa Clara | James Breazeale makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 17:42 | Santa Clara | James Breazeale makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 17:15 | Ohio State | James Bacote misses the easy dunk attempt | 29-27 |
| 17:13 | Santa Clara | Anthony Kyle gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 16:49 | Santa Clara | Anthony Kyle comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-27 |
| 16:48 | Ohio State | James Bacote grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 16:20 | Ohio State | Ed Oberle picks off the pass by James Bacote | 29-27 |
| 15:57 | Santa Clara | Ed Oberle misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-27 |
| 15:56 | Santa Clara | Von Piotrowski hits the follow up shot | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gary Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Floyd Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Emery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Lapine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Bacote (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - James Breazeale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles Ross (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Von Piotrowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Kyle (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ed Oberle (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 15:31 | Santa Clara | Von Piotrowski pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 15:09 | Santa Clara | Von Piotrowski misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 15:07 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Ross | 29-29 |
| 14:59 | Santa Clara | Ed Oberle loses the ball out of bounds | 29-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG), Kevin Leland (SG), Thomas Miller (PF) Gary Taylor, Floyd Wallace, Larry Lapine | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Wilson (PG), Michael Freeman (SG), Chris Turner (SF), Julius Johnson (PF), Akim Kuklinski (C) James Breazeale, Charles Ross, Von Piotrowski, Anthony Kyle, Ed Oberle | |
| 14:34 | Ohio State | James Bacote lays it in on a nice dish by Mike Emery and the foul's on Akim Kuklinski - foul #1 on Akim Kuklinski, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 14:34 | Ohio State | James Bacote makes the free throw | 32-29 |
| 14:21 | Santa Clara | Julius Johnson drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Chris Turner | 32-32 |
| 13:58 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Wilson - foul #2 on Michael Wilson, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| 13:58 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 13:58 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 13:58 | Santa Clara | Akim Kuklinski grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 13:40 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 13:11 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-35 |
| 13:09 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 12:57 | Santa Clara | Akim Kuklinski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Thomas Miller - foul #3 on Thomas Miller, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (SG), Floyd Wallace (SF) Kevin Leland, Mike Emery | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Body (PG), Nelson Lagrone (SF), Ed Oberle (PF) Michael Wilson, Chris Turner, Julius Johnson | |
| 12:57 | Santa Clara | Akim Kuklinski makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 12:57 | Santa Clara | Akim Kuklinski misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 12:57 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 12:41 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor is whistled for traveling | 33-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Leland (SF) Edward Stockman | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Breazeale (SF) Akim Kuklinski | |
| 12:25 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 12:23 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 12:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Floyd Wallace | 35-36 |
| 11:43 | Santa Clara | Floyd Wallace picks off the pass by Michael Freeman out of a doubleteam | 35-36 |
| 11:39 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor blows the layup | 35-36 |
| 11:37 | Santa Clara | Nelson Lagrone pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gary Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Floyd Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Leland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Thomas Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - James Bacote (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Body (fresh) SG - Michael Freeman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Breazeale (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ed Oberle (fairly fresh) C - Nelson Lagrone (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Santa Clara | Floyd Wallace steals the ball from Nelson Lagrone | 35-36 |
| 11:18 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland is hacked by Michael Freeman - foul #3 on Michael Freeman, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG), Larry Lapine (PF) Kevin Leland, James Bacote | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Wilson (PG), Charles Ross (SG), Von Piotrowski (SF), Anthony Kyle (PF), Akim Kuklinski (C) Joseph Body, Michael Freeman, James Breazeale, Ed Oberle, Nelson Lagrone | |
| 10:53 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Floyd Wallace and the foul's on Michael Wilson - foul #3 on Michael Wilson, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Leland (SG), Mike Emery (SF) Gary Taylor, Floyd Wallace | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chris Turner (SF), Julius Johnson (PF) Von Piotrowski, Anthony Kyle | |
| 10:53 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the free throw | 38-36 |
| 10:35 | Santa Clara | Akim Kuklinski is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-36 |
| 10:06 | Ohio State | Mike Emery can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 10:04 | Santa Clara | Akim Kuklinski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 09:48 | Santa Clara | Mike Emery is called for the reach on Julius Johnson - foul #2 on Mike Emery, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (SG), James Bacote (C) Kevin Leland, Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Breazeale (PG), Michael Freeman (SG), Von Piotrowski (SF), Anthony Kyle (PF) Michael Wilson, Charles Ross, Chris Turner, Julius Johnson | |
| 09:28 | Santa Clara | Von Piotrowski is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Von Piotrowski, team foul #5 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace (SF) Mike Emery | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 09:26 | Ohio State | Akim Kuklinski is called for the reach on Edward Stockman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Akim Kuklinski, team foul #6 | 38-36 |
| 09:03 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Bacote | 41-36 |
| 08:53 | Santa Clara | Von Piotrowski misses short on a 3 from straight away | 41-36 |
| 08:52 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 08:47 | Ohio State | James Breazeale steps in front of the Edward Stockman pass in the backcourt | 41-36 |
| 08:41 | Santa Clara | Akim Kuklinski makes the contested driving attempt in the lane set up by James Breazeale | 41-38 |
| 08:16 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses long on a runner from the baseline | 41-38 |
| 08:14 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Stockman | 41-38 |
| 07:58 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-38 |
| 07:39 | Santa Clara | Von Piotrowski hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 07:36 | Ohio State | James Breazeale is called for the reach on Floyd Wallace in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Breazeale, team foul #7 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Leland (SF), Thomas Miller (PF) Gary Taylor, Larry Lapine | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Wilson (PG), Charles Ross (SG), Chris Turner (SF), Julius Johnson (PF), Ed Oberle (C) James Breazeale, Michael Freeman, Von Piotrowski, Anthony Kyle, Akim Kuklinski | |
| 07:36 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 07:36 | Santa Clara | Ed Oberle grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Wallace (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Thomas Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - James Bacote (tired) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Charles Ross (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chris Turner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Julius Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Ed Oberle (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Santa Clara | Julius Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-41 |
| 07:21 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Ross | 44-41 |
| 07:09 | Santa Clara | Michael Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mike Emery (SF) Floyd Wallace | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 06:45 | Ohio State | James Bacote hits a floater from the right block set up by Edward Stockman | 46-41 |
| 06:30 | Santa Clara | Charles Ross knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Michael Wilson | 46-44 |
| 06:07 | Ohio State | Mike Emery makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Stockman | 49-44 |
| 05:51 | Santa Clara | Charles Ross makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-47 |
| 05:30 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Floyd Wallace (SG), Larry Lapine (C) Edward Stockman, Kevin Leland, James Bacote | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Breazeale (PG), Michael Freeman (SG), Nelson Lagrone (SF), Anthony Kyle (PF), Akim Kuklinski (C) Michael Wilson, Charles Ross, Chris Turner, Julius Johnson, Ed Oberle | |
| 05:20 | Santa Clara | Anthony Kyle is called for a charge - foul #2 on Anthony Kyle, team foul #8 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Von Piotrowski (SF) Nelson Lagrone | |
| 05:18 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor is hacked by James Breazeale in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Breazeale, team foul #9 | 49-47 |
| 05:18 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 05:18 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 05:18 | Santa Clara | Anthony Kyle grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 04:57 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Floyd Wallace - foul #1 on Floyd Wallace, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| 04:57 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 04:57 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 04:36 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 04:34 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine can't tip it in | 50-49 |
| 04:32 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace hits the follow up shot | 52-49 |
| 04:27 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Akim Kuklinski | 52-51 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Von Piotrowski swats the short shot by Larry Lapine | 52-51 |
| 04:10 | Santa Clara | Von Piotrowski gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 03:47 | Santa Clara | Anthony Kyle clanks a jumper from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 03:46 | Ohio State | Mike Emery gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 03:27 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gary Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Wallace (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mike Emery (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Miller (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Lapine (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - James Breazeale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Michael Freeman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Von Piotrowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Kyle (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Akim Kuklinski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-53 |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | Akim Kuklinski is called for the reach on Floyd Wallace in the backcourt - foul #3 on Akim Kuklinski, team foul #10 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG), Kevin Leland (SF), James Bacote (C) Gary Taylor, Mike Emery, Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Wilson (PG), Chris Turner (SF), Julius Johnson (PF), Ed Oberle (C) James Breazeale, Von Piotrowski, Anthony Kyle, Akim Kuklinski | |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 02:44 | Santa Clara | Michael Wilson is fouled on the floor by Larry Lapine - foul #1 on Larry Lapine, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mike Emery (SF) Floyd Wallace | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 02:32 | Santa Clara | Michael Wilson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Chris Turner | 55-56 |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland is open and scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Edward Stockman | 57-56 |
| 01:59 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 01:57 | Santa Clara | Michael Wilson can't tip it in | 57-56 |
| 01:56 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Turner | 57-56 |
| 01:32 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 01:30 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 01:12 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-56 |
| 01:11 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 01:04 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman can't finish the layup | 57-56 |
| 01:02 | Santa Clara | Ed Oberle gets the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 00:51 | Santa Clara | Ed Oberle can't connect on a runner from the right block | 57-56 |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Miller (PF) Larry Lapine | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Akim Kuklinski (C) Ed Oberle | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Edward Stockman and the foul's on Michael Wilson - foul #4 on Michael Wilson, team foul #11 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace (SG) Kevin Leland | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller makes the free throw | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Santa Clara | Michael Wilson makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Freeman | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman is hacked by Michael Wilson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Wilson, team foul #12 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Leland (SG) Floyd Wallace | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Breazeale (PG) Michael Wilson | |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-59 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman is fouled in the backcourt by James Breazeale - foul #5 on James Breazeale, team foul #13 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace (SG) Kevin Leland | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Ross (PG) James Breazeale | |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Chris Turner misses short on a fullcourt shot | 64-59 |