| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cameron Beresky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Lindsey (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Hall (fresh) SF - Joseph Alcazar (fresh) PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Notre Dame | Cameron Fry steps in front of the Richard Rogers pass | 32-31 |
| 19:37 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall lays it in on a nice dish by Cameron Fry | 32-33 |
| 19:16 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 32-33 |
| 19:15 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 19:10 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 19:08 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 18:55 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky is hacked by Joseph Alcazar - foul #2 on Joseph Alcazar, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG), Warren Carnegie (PF), Eugene Rice (C) Ernest Hall, Larry Frankel, Vincent Kirby | |
| 18:41 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 18:40 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson tips it in | 34-33 |
| 18:18 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-33 |
| 17:49 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 17:44 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 37-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby (PF) Warren Carnegie | |
| 17:26 | Notre Dame | Eugene Rice swats the short shot by James Lindsey | 37-33 |
| 17:24 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey misses the tip | 37-33 |
| 17:23 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 17:19 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a nice dish by Cameron Fry | 37-35 |
| 16:57 | Notre Dame | Eugene Rice is called for the reach on James Lindsey - foul #3 on Eugene Rice, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Banton (SG), Raymond Davis (SF), Karl Woods (C) William Stewart, Cameron Beresky, Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SF) Joseph Alcazar | |
| 16:42 | Notre Dame | William Banton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 16:41 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis snags the offensive board | 37-35 |
| 16:27 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 37-35 |
| 16:26 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 16:02 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Cameron Fry | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Banton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Raymond Davis (fresh) PF - James Lindsey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Karl Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Byron Steele (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William McCurty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:50 | Notre Dame | Eugene Rice steals the ball from William Banton | 37-37 |
| 15:31 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Raymond Davis - foul #1 on Raymond Davis, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), Cameron Beresky (SF), Gerald Johnson (C) Richard Rogers, Raymond Davis, James Lindsey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Larry Frankel (PF) Byron Steele, William McCurty, Vincent Kirby | |
| 15:31 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 15:31 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 15:15 | Notre Dame | Eugene Rice steps in front of the William Stewart pass | 37-39 |
| 14:55 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-39 |
| 14:38 | Notre Dame | William Stewart hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Banton | 40-39 |
| 14:24 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice connects on the shot from the left block set up by Cameron Fry | 40-41 |
| 14:08 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 14:07 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 13:42 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-41 |
| 13:41 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice tips it back up and in | 40-43 |
| 13:23 | Notre Dame | William Banton misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-43 |
| 13:21 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 13:16 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar is fouled on the floor by Cameron Beresky - foul #1 on Cameron Beresky, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (SG), Raymond Davis (SF), James Lindsey (PF), Kent Whittenburg (C) William Banton, Cameron Beresky, Karl Woods, Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG), William McCurty (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF) Ernest Hall, Joseph Alcazar, Larry Frankel | |
| 12:50 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry can't connect on a shot from the left side | 40-43 |
| 12:49 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby gets the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 12:31 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Byron Steele | 40-45 |
| 12:19 | Notre Dame | Byron Steele is called for the reach on Richard Rogers - foul #1 on Byron Steele, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Banton (SG) William Stewart | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:08 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 12:07 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 11:48 | Ohio State | James Lindsey denies the turnaround by Byron Steele | 40-45 |
| 11:46 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Banton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Davis (fresh) PF - James Lindsey (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kent Whittenburg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Byron Steele (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William McCurty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis is whistled for traveling | 40-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky (SF), Gerald Johnson (C) Raymond Davis, Kent Whittenburg | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Larry Frankel (PF) Byron Steele, William McCurty, Vincent Kirby | |
| 10:58 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 40-45 |
| 10:56 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 10:52 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Cameron Beresky | 43-45 |
| 10:26 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 43-45 |
| 10:24 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 10:18 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson is called for traveling | 43-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG) William Banton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PG), William McCurty (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF) Cameron Fry, Joseph Alcazar, Larry Frankel | |
| 09:50 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Stewart - foul #1 on William Stewart, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Karl Woods (C) Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), Joseph Alcazar (SF) Ernest Hall, William McCurty | |
| 09:50 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 09:50 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 09:27 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods is called for a charge - foul #2 on Karl Woods, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis (SF), Kent Whittenburg (C) Cameron Beresky, James Lindsey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), William McCurty (SF) Cameron Fry, Joseph Alcazar | |
| 09:25 | Ohio State | Byron Steele loses the dribble to Richard Rogers in the backcourt | 43-47 |
| 09:24 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers slams it home | 45-47 |
| 09:00 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by William Stewart - foul #2 on William Stewart, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Banton (SG) Richard Rogers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), Joseph Alcazar (SF) Ernest Hall, William McCurty | |
| 09:00 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 09:00 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 09:00 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 08:35 | Notre Dame | William Stewart connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Raymond Davis | 47-47 |
| 08:11 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-47 |
| 08:10 | Notre Dame | William Banton pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 07:50 | Notre Dame | William Banton makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 07:35 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Cameron Fry | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Banton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Davis (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Karl Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kent Whittenburg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (tiring) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Byron Steele (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Alcazar (fresh) PF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Rice (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Cameron Fry - foul #2 on Cameron Fry, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (PG), Cameron Beresky (SF), Gerald Johnson (C) William Stewart, Raymond Davis, Karl Woods | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), William McCurty (SF), Larry Frankel (PF) Cameron Fry, Joseph Alcazar, Vincent Kirby | |
| 07:21 | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 07:21 | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 07:18 | Ohio State | Byron Steele throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lindsey (PF) Kent Whittenburg | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 07:00 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey's pass is intercepted by Eugene Rice | 52-49 |
| 06:38 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 52-51 |
| 06:20 | Notre Dame | William Banton misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Larry Frankel - foul #1 on Larry Frankel, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG) Byron Steele | |
| 06:20 | Notre Dame | William Banton makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 06:20 | Notre Dame | William Banton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 06:10 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice scores on a runner from the left block set up by Ernest Hall | 54-53 |
| 05:44 | Notre Dame | William Banton travels with the ball | 54-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG) William Banton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Warren Carnegie (PF) Ernest Hall, William McCurty, Larry Frankel | |
| 05:23 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice is fouled on the floor by James Lindsey - foul #2 on James Lindsey, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), William McCurty (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF) Cameron Fry, Joseph Alcazar, Warren Carnegie | |
| 05:08 | Ohio State | William McCurty connects on the open shot near the basket on a great pass from Vincent Kirby out of a doubleteam | 54-55 |
| 04:58 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 04:57 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Byron Steele | 54-55 |
| 04:34 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 04:33 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby misses the tip | 54-55 |
| 04:31 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 04:13 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-55 |
| 04:12 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis (SF), Karl Woods (C) Cameron Beresky, Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Larry Frankel (PF) Ernest Hall, William McCurty, Vincent Kirby | |
| 03:30 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers blows the layup but the foul's on Byron Steele - foul #2 on Byron Steele, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Banton (SG), Kent Whittenburg (C) William Stewart, James Lindsey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:30 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 03:30 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Rogers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Banton (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Davis (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Karl Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kent Whittenburg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Byron Steele (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Alcazar (fresh) PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Rice (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel's pass is intercepted by William Banton | 55-55 |
| 03:02 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods is fouled on the floor by Larry Frankel - foul #2 on Larry Frankel, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (PG) Richard Rogers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:02 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:02 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:02 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 02:55 | Ohio State | James Sae is called for the reach on Cameron Fry in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Sae, team foul #7 | 56-55 |
| 02:55 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 02:55 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:52 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), Richard Rogers (SG), Cameron Beresky (SF), James Lindsey (PF), Gerald Johnson (C) James Sae, William Banton, Raymond Davis, Karl Woods, Kent Whittenburg | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:34 | Notre Dame | William Stewart can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Alcazar - foul #3 on Joseph Alcazar, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), Vincent Kirby (PF) Byron Steele, Larry Frankel | |
| 02:34 | Notre Dame | William Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:34 | Notre Dame | William Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 02:14 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Kirby | 58-57 |
| 01:55 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 58-57 |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice tips it but misses | 58-57 |
| 01:52 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 01:47 | Notre Dame | Joseph Alcazar steals it from Cameron Beresky | 58-57 |
| 01:20 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-57 |
| 01:19 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Richard Rogers | 58-57 |
| 01:12 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-57 |
| 01:11 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ernest Hall | 58-57 |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-57 |
| 00:50 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 00:23 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey hits the follow up shot | 60-57 |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Cameron Fry, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Banton (SF), Karl Woods (PF) Cameron Beresky, James Lindsey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Larry Frankel (PF) Eugene Rice | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | William Banton is hacked by Cameron Fry in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cameron Fry, team foul #10 | 60-57 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | William Banton makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | William Banton misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-57 |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | William Banton pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Hall - foul #1 on Ernest Hall, team foul #11 | 61-57 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | William Stewart runs out the clock | 62-60 |