| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Joshua Pugsley (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Matthew Beyers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Crenshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) SG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley inbounds the ball | 45-25 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Lowder | 47-25 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-25 |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 47-25 |
| 19:35 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo jams it set up by Joshua Barnes | 47-27 |
| 19:09 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers drills a jump hook from the left block | 49-27 |
| 18:56 | Purdue | Gerard Bower hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Joshua Barnes | 49-29 |
| 18:29 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 49-29 |
| 18:28 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes snags the defensive board | 49-29 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:11 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 49-29 |
| 18:10 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski tips it home | 49-31 |
| 17:50 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher drills a 3 from the left wing | 52-31 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:23 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo is fouled on the floor by George Crenshaw - foul #3 on George Crenshaw, team foul #1 | 52-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett (SF), Michael Hart (PF), Jason Holsinger (C) Joshua Pugsley, Matthew Beyers, George Crenshaw | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (SG), Rodney Penaflor (PF), David Bragg (C) Kenneth Sainz, Nenad Smolski, Cesar Rizzo | |
| 17:12 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor banks in the layup on a great pass from Otto Konopka and the foul's on Jason Holsinger - foul #2 on Jason Holsinger, team foul #2 | 52-33 |
| 17:12 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor misses the free throw | 52-33 |
| 17:12 | Ohio State | Michael Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 52-33 |
| 16:50 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Eric Lowder | 55-33 |
| 16:34 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Rodney Penaflor, team foul #1 | 55-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck (PG), Gerald Best (SG) Eric Lowder, Mark Fincher | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Thomas Turner (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Gerard Bower, Joshua Barnes, David Bragg | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:07 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Floyd Hauck | 57-33 |
| 15:49 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Otto Konopka | 57-35 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Floyd Hauck (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Best (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Hart (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Holsinger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Otto Konopka (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) SF - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett clanks a turnaround in the lane | 57-35 |
| 15:34 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo gets the rebound | 57-35 |
| 15:28 | Purdue | Thomas Turner clanks a jumper from the right side | 57-35 |
| 15:27 | Ohio State | Michael Hart grabs the board | 57-35 |
| 15:05 | Ohio State | Michael Hart misses long on a shot from the right side | 57-35 |
| 15:04 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Thomas Turner | 57-35 |
| 14:59 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Swinney | 57-37 |
| 14:40 | Ohio State | Cesar Rizzo denies the turnaround by Floyd Hauck | 57-37 |
| 14:38 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo grabs the board | 57-37 |
| 14:23 | Purdue | Otto Konopka's pass is intercepted by Floyd Hauck | 57-37 |
| 14:08 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Gerald Best and the foul's on Thomas Turner - foul #2 on Thomas Turner, team foul #2 | 59-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG), Mark Fincher (SG), Matthew Beyers (PF), George Crenshaw (C) Floyd Hauck, Gerald Best, Michael Hart, Jason Holsinger | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Kenneth Sainz (SG), Joshua Barnes (SF), Nenad Smolski (PF), David Bragg (C) Otto Konopka, Michael Swinney, Rodney Penaflor, Thomas Turner, Cesar Rizzo | |
| 14:08 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett makes the free throw | 60-37 |
| 13:54 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski comes up short on the shot in the lane | 60-37 |
| 13:53 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw pulls down the rebound | 60-37 |
| 13:32 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Bennett and the foul's on Joshua Barnes - foul #3 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #3 | 62-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley (SF) Kenneth Bennett | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:32 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher makes the free throw | 63-37 |
| 13:21 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes is fouled on the floor by Eric Lowder - foul #2 on Eric Lowder, team foul #3 | 63-37 |
| 13:15 | Purdue | Gerard Bower is fouled on the floor by George Crenshaw - foul #4 on George Crenshaw, team foul #4 | 63-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger (C) George Crenshaw | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:01 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes is whistled for traveling | 63-37 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-37 |
| 12:34 | Purdue | David Bragg grabs the board | 63-37 |
| 12:18 | Purdue | Gerard Bower misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-37 |
| 12:16 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Matthew Beyers | 63-37 |
| 11:53 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-37 |
| 11:51 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder snags the offensive board | 63-37 |
| 11:35 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-37 |
| 11:34 | Purdue | David Bragg grabs the board | 63-37 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Pugsley (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Matthew Beyers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Holsinger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Sainz (fairly fresh) SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - David Bragg (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Purdue | Gerard Bower's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hart (PF) Matthew Beyers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (SG), Rodney Penaflor (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Kenneth Sainz, Nenad Smolski, David Bragg | |
| 11:04 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 63-37 |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger tips it in | 65-37 |
| 10:47 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 65-37 |
| 10:45 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher grabs the defensive rebound | 65-37 |
| 10:20 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Lowder | 67-37 |
| 10:08 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Eric Lowder - foul #3 on Eric Lowder, team foul #5 | 67-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck (PG), Gerald Best (SG), Kenneth Bennett (SF), Matthew Beyers (PF) Eric Lowder, Mark Fincher, Joshua Pugsley, Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (SG), Nenad Smolski (PF) Gerard Bower, Joshua Barnes | |
| 10:08 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 67-37 |
| 10:08 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 67-38 |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | Rodney Penaflor steals the ball from Jason Holsinger | 67-38 |
| 09:25 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-38 |
| 08:56 | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-38 |
| 08:55 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor pulls down the rebound | 67-38 |
| 08:51 | Purdue | Otto Konopka is called for traveling in the backcourt | 67-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG), Mark Fincher (SG), Michael Hart (PF) Floyd Hauck, Gerald Best, Matthew Beyers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Joshua Barnes (SF) Otto Konopka, Rodney Penaflor | |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher loses the dribble to Nenad Smolski | 67-38 |
| 08:16 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski blows the layup | 67-38 |
| 08:14 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder grabs the board | 67-38 |
| 07:59 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mark Fincher | 69-38 |
| 07:40 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses long on an open shot from the right block | 69-38 |
| 07:38 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo tips it back up and in | 69-40 |
| 07:17 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher clanks a floater from the right wing | 69-40 |
| 07:15 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger hits the follow up shot | 71-40 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Michael Hart (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jason Holsinger (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Sainz (fairly fresh) SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nenad Smolski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Purdue | Mark Fincher picks off the pass by Cesar Rizzo | 71-40 |
| 06:55 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher's layup is rejected by Cesar Rizzo | 71-40 |
| 06:53 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo grabs the board | 71-40 |
| 06:51 | Purdue | Gerard Bower is hacked by Eric Lowder in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Lowder, team foul #6 | 71-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck (PG), Gerald Best (SG), Joshua Pugsley (SF), Matthew Beyers (PF), George Crenshaw (C) Eric Lowder, Mark Fincher, Kenneth Bennett, Michael Hart, Jason Holsinger | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (PG), Michael Swinney (SG), Rodney Penaflor (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), David Bragg (C) Gerard Bower, Kenneth Sainz, Joshua Barnes, Nenad Smolski, Cesar Rizzo | |
| 06:40 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor misses short on a floater from the right block | 71-40 |
| 06:39 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers grabs the defensive rebound | 71-40 |
| 06:16 | Ohio State | Gerald Best clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 71-40 |
| 06:14 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw grabs the offensive rebound | 71-40 |
| 06:01 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-40 |
| 06:00 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Thomas Turner | 71-40 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:38 | Purdue | Thomas Turner misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Matthew Beyers - foul #2 on Matthew Beyers, team foul #7 | 71-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG), Mark Fincher (SG) Floyd Hauck, Gerald Best | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Joshua Barnes (SF) Michael Swinney, David Bragg | |
| 05:38 | Purdue | Thomas Turner makes the 1st free throw | 71-41 |
| 05:38 | Purdue | Thomas Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 71-42 |
| 05:13 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 71-42 |
| 05:11 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joshua Barnes | 71-42 |
| 04:54 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor connects on the floater from the right block | 71-44 |
| 04:50 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joshua Barnes - foul #4 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #4 | 71-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Nenad Smolski (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Otto Konopka, Thomas Turner | |
| 04:50 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher makes the 1st free throw | 72-44 |
| 04:50 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher makes the 2nd free throw | 73-44 |
| 04:32 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by George Crenshaw - foul #5 on George Crenshaw, team foul #8 | 73-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger (C) George Crenshaw | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (SG) Rodney Penaflor | |
| 04:32 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses the free throw | 73-46 |
| 04:32 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger pulls down the rebound | 73-46 |
| 04:17 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Nenad Smolski - foul #1 on Nenad Smolski, team foul #5 | 73-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett (SF), Michael Hart (PF) Joshua Pugsley, Matthew Beyers | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:17 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger misses the 1st free throw | 73-46 |
| 04:17 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger makes the 2nd free throw | 74-46 |
| 03:58 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski lays it in uncontested set up by Kenneth Sainz | 74-48 |
| 03:29 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett misses the jumper from the left wing | 74-48 |
| 03:28 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz grabs the defensive rebound | 74-48 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:06 | Purdue | Michael Hart swats the layup by Nenad Smolski | 74-48 |
| 03:05 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher grabs the defensive rebound | 74-48 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Michael Hart (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jason Holsinger (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Sainz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:36 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Sainz - foul #3 on Kenneth Sainz, team foul #6 | 74-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck (PG), Gerald Best (SG), Joshua Pugsley (SF), Matthew Beyers (PF) Eric Lowder, Mark Fincher, Kenneth Bennett, Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (PG), Michael Swinney (SG), Rodney Penaflor (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), David Bragg (C) Gerard Bower, Kenneth Sainz, Joshua Barnes, Nenad Smolski, Cesar Rizzo | |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Swinney - foul #2 on Michael Swinney, team foul #7 | 74-48 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger misses the 1st free throw | 74-48 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger makes the 2nd free throw | 75-48 |
| 02:02 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Matthew Beyers - foul #3 on Matthew Beyers, team foul #9 | 75-48 |
| 02:02 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the 1st free throw | 75-49 |
| 02:02 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor misses the 2nd free throw | 75-49 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger gets the rebound | 75-49 |
| 01:33 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers is hacked by Thomas Turner - foul #3 on Thomas Turner, team foul #8 | 75-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG), Mark Fincher (SG) Floyd Hauck, Gerald Best | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Kenneth Sainz (SG), Joshua Barnes (SF), Nenad Smolski (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Otto Konopka, Michael Swinney, Rodney Penaflor, Thomas Turner, David Bragg | |
| 01:33 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers misses the 1st free throw | 75-49 |
| 01:33 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo gets the rebound | 75-49 |
| 01:20 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 75-49 |
| 01:18 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo can't tip it in | 75-49 |
| 01:16 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Eric Lowder | 75-49 |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers buries a fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Cesar Rizzo - foul #1 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #9 | 77-49 |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers makes the free throw | 78-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Matthew Beyers - foul #4 on Matthew Beyers, team foul #10 | 78-49 |
| 00:40 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the 1st free throw | 78-50 |
| 00:40 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the 2nd free throw | 78-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers travels with the ball | 78-51 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gerard Bower | 78-53 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder runs out the clock | 78-53 |