| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) SF - Richard Burns (fresh) PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) C - Gary Bradley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fresh) SG - Donald Muhlestein (fresh) SF - Steven Cowen (fresh) PF - Brian Anderson (fresh) C - Eric Wilkins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Ohio State | Edward Schrader picks off the pass by Donald Muhlestein | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Roger Maciel dunks the ball set up by Edward Schrader | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Roger Maciel - foul #1 on Roger Maciel, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-1 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Edward Schrader tips it in | 4-1 |
| 18:55 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson jams it | 4-3 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses badly on a floater from the right block | 4-3 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix hits the follow up shot | 6-3 |
| 18:21 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen is hacked by Richard Burns - foul #1 on Richard Burns, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| 18:07 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 18:05 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano gets the offensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:56 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 6-5 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Brian Anderson steals the ball from Gary Bradley | 6-5 |
| 17:14 | Ohio State | Gary Bradley is called for the reach on Eric Wilkins - foul #1 on Gary Bradley, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall (C) Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (SG) Donald Muhlestein | |
| 17:05 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 17:03 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson tips it back up and in | 6-7 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Brian Anderson steals it from Edward Schrader | 6-7 |
| 16:30 | Ohio State | Carl Deason hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Douglas Pagano | 6-10 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-10 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Edward Schrader grabs the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Roger Maciel knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Burns | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fairly fresh) PF - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Deason (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Cowen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Eric Wilkins (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson hits the finger roll | 9-12 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Douglas Pagano - foul #1 on Douglas Pagano, team foul #1 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Matthew Lane (SF), Gary Bradley (PF) Roger Maciel, Richard Burns, Raymond Haddix | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein (SG) Carl Deason | |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Edward Schrader makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Edward Schrader makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:56 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-12 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Bradley and he's hacked by Donald Muhlestein - foul #1 on Donald Muhlestein, team foul #2 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG) Edward Schrader | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel makes the free throw | 14-12 |
| 14:16 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins is whistled for traveling | 14-12 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Matthew Lane knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Roger Maciel | 17-12 |
| 13:51 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Cowen | 17-14 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Roger Maciel hits a 3 from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 13:14 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gary Bradley - foul #2 on Gary Bradley, team foul #4 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Richard Burns (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF) Kwabena Abdel, Gary Bradley, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clark Look (SF) Steven Cowen | |
| 13:14 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 13:14 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Matthew Lane can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Eric Wilkins - foul #1 on Eric Wilkins, team foul #3 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Erik Brown (PG), William Patino (PF) Douglas Pagano, Brian Anderson | |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Erik Brown | 22-18 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Donald Muhlestein takes the ball from Edward Schrader | 22-18 |
| 11:57 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins blows the layup | 22-18 |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Edward Schrader grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Erik Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Muhlestein (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clark Look (fresh) PF - William Patino (fresh) C - Eric Wilkins (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Edward Schrader hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-18 |
| 11:34 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 11:19 | Ohio State | William Patino can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 22-18 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Raymond Haddix | 22-18 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses the lay-in | 22-18 |
| 10:53 | Ohio State | Erik Brown pulls down the rebound | 22-18 |
| 10:41 | Ohio State | Erik Brown is fouled on the floor by Raymond Haddix - foul #1 on Raymond Haddix, team foul #5 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Jeffrey Hall (C) Roger Maciel, Matthew Lane | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Carl Deason (SG), Steven Cowen (SF), Brian Anderson (PF), Joseph Hart (C) Erik Brown, Donald Muhlestein, Clark Look, William Patino, Eric Wilkins | |
| 10:27 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson misses the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Kwabena Abdel - foul #1 on Kwabena Abdel, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| 10:27 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 10:27 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 22-19 |
| 09:57 | Ohio State | Carl Deason pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 09:36 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Hall takes the ball from Carl Deason | 22-19 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel misses short on a floater from the right wing | 22-19 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the offensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-19 |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen grabs the board | 22-19 |
| 08:43 | Ohio State | Carl Deason clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 22-19 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-19 |
| 08:25 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 08:17 | Ohio State | Carl Deason misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-19 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hall | 22-19 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 22-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Matthew Lane (SF), Clyde Pate (PF) Edward Schrader, Richard Burns, Raymond Haddix | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein (SG), Eric Wilkins (C) Carl Deason, Joseph Hart | |
| 07:59 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Roger Maciel pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall is fouled on the floor by Brian Anderson - foul #1 on Brian Anderson, team foul #4 | 22-19 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clyde Pate (fresh) C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Muhlestein (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Cowen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - Eric Wilkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 22-19 |
| 07:22 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 07:01 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen misses the fadeaway from the right side | 22-19 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Matthew Lane gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-19 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Matthew Lane tips it in | 24-19 |
| 06:28 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Clyde Pate - foul #1 on Clyde Pate, team foul #7 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Raymond Haddix (C) Kwabena Abdel, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Erik Brown (PG) Douglas Pagano | |
| 06:28 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 06:28 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Roger Maciel scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond Haddix | 27-20 |
| 06:00 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins lays it in on a great pass from Erik Brown | 27-22 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 27-22 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Matthew Lane pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Edward Schrader connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Roger Maciel | 30-22 |
| 04:58 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins loses the ball out of bounds | 30-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Matthew Lane, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Carl Deason (SG), Clark Look (SF), William Patino (PF) Erik Brown, Donald Muhlestein, Steven Cowen, Brian Anderson | |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Edward Schrader scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-22 |
| 04:27 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano loses the dribble to Raymond Haddix | 33-22 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Richard Burns hits a turnaround from close range | 35-22 |
| 03:45 | Ohio State | Clark Look clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Burns - foul #2 on Richard Burns, team foul #8 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG), Clyde Pate (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Edward Schrader, Raymond Haddix, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein (SG), Joseph Hart (C) Carl Deason, Eric Wilkins | |
| 03:45 | Ohio State | Clark Look makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 03:45 | Ohio State | Clark Look makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Gary Bradley is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hart - foul #1 on Joseph Hart, team foul #5 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG) Roger Maciel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steven Cowen (SF) Clark Look | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clyde Pate (fresh) C - Gary Bradley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Muhlestein (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Cowen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Patino (fresh) C - Joseph Hart (fresh) | |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-24 |
| 02:58 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart snags the defensive board | 35-24 |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | William Patino can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Gary Bradley - foul #3 on Gary Bradley, team foul #9 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Edward Schrader (SG), Raymond Haddix (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Kwabena Abdel, Matthew Lane, Clyde Pate, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | William Patino makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | William Patino makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Joseph Hart blocks the short jumper by Raymond Haddix | 35-26 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Richard Burns can't tip it in | 35-26 |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Douglas Pagano | 35-26 |
| 01:51 | Ohio State | Edward Schrader picks off the pass by Joseph Hart | 35-26 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses short on a 3 from straight away | 35-26 |
| 01:32 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Steven Cowen | 35-26 |
| 01:21 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Roger Maciel - foul #2 on Roger Maciel, team foul #10 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SF) Richard Burns | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Erik Brown (PG), Clark Look (SF), Brian Anderson (PF), Eric Wilkins (C) Douglas Pagano, Steven Cowen, William Patino, Joseph Hart | |
| 01:21 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 01:21 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-28 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix tips it but misses | 35-28 |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Hall - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hall, team foul #11 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clyde Pate (PF) Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Edward Schrader clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Matthew Lane tips it home | 37-30 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-30 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Clyde Pate pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Clyde Pate misses long on a halfcourt shot | 37-30 |