| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Travis Cowling (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hank Sauceda (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tony McMaster (fresh) 7 pts. C - Craig Brase (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tyler Drewry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Lennon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kelvin Porter (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes inbounds the ball | 39-37 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:55 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling is hacked by Gregory Lawson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Lawson, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| 19:34 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Craig Brase | 42-37 |
| 19:22 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Travis Cowling - foul #1 on Travis Cowling, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| 19:22 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry misses the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 19:22 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 19:18 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Lawson - foul #2 on Gregory Lawson, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| 18:52 | Ohio State | Craig Brase throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-38 |
| 18:39 | UTEP | Hank Sauceda is called for the reach on Gregory Lawson - foul #1 on Hank Sauceda, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Lao (C) Kelvin Porter | |
| 18:10 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson loses the dribble to Hank Sauceda | 42-38 |
| 18:06 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling can't throw it down | 42-38 |
| 18:04 | UTEP | John Lennon snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 17:43 | UTEP | John Lennon can't connect on a shot from the left block | 42-38 |
| 17:42 | Ohio State | Craig Brase grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 17:39 | Ohio State | Tyler Drewry is called for the reach on Travis Cowling in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tyler Drewry, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SG), Joe Carneal (SF), Marcus Young (PF) Hank Sauceda, Steve Hayes, Tony McMaster | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), John Pavon (SG), Eli Haynes (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Tyler Drewry, Gregory Lawson, Russell Hughes, John Lennon | |
| 17:20 | Ohio State | Craig Brase lays it in | 44-38 |
| 16:55 | UTEP | Eli Haynes drills a 3 from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 16:30 | Ohio State | Joe Carneal is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Barnes | 47-41 |
| 16:22 | UTEP | Eli Haynes misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 16:20 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes snags the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 15:57 | UTEP | Eli Haynes misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by John Barnes - foul #1 on John Barnes, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (PG), Steve Hayes (SF), Tony McMaster (PF) Travis Cowling, Joe Carneal, Craig Brase | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG), Sean Pinedo (SG), Russell Hughes (SF), Kelvin Porter (C) Stephen Baynes, John Pavon, Richard Lao, Ronald Riggs | |
| 15:57 | UTEP | Eli Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 15:57 | UTEP | Eli Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Barnes (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Steve Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tony McMaster (fresh) 7 pts. C - Marcus Young (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tyler Drewry (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Pinedo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eli Haynes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kelvin Porter (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:54 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Hughes - foul #1 on Russell Hughes, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Raphael Mancini (PF) Eli Haynes | |
| 15:33 | Ohio State | John Barnes makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Hank Sauceda | 49-43 |
| 15:10 | UTEP | Raphael Mancini is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Raphael Mancini, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Cowling (PG), Craig Brase (C) John Barnes, Marcus Young | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Lawson (SG), John Lennon (PF) Sean Pinedo, Raphael Mancini | |
| 14:45 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joe Carneal (SF) Steve Hayes | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), John Pavon (SF) Tyler Drewry, Russell Hughes | |
| 14:38 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Hank Sauceda - foul #2 on Hank Sauceda, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| 14:38 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 14:38 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 14:15 | Ohio State | Joe Carneal clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 14:14 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 13:58 | UTEP | Hank Sauceda steals the ball from John Lennon | 49-44 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Craig Brase lays it up and in set up by Tony McMaster | 51-44 |
| 13:17 | UTEP | John Pavon makes the runner from the left block set up by Gregory Lawson | 51-46 |
| 12:55 | Ohio State | Craig Brase loses the ball out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SG), Steve Hayes (SF), Marcus Young (C) Travis Cowling, Joe Carneal, Craig Brase | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG), Sean Pinedo (SG), Richard Lao (SF), Eli Haynes (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Stephen Baynes, Gregory Lawson, John Pavon, John Lennon, Kelvin Porter | |
| 12:38 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 12:37 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 12:33 | Ohio State | Eli Haynes is called for the reach on Hank Sauceda in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eli Haynes, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Russell Hughes (SF) Eli Haynes | |
| 12:22 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster connects on the open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Steve Hayes | 54-46 |
| 11:56 | UTEP | Tony McMaster blocks the jumper by Richard Lao | 54-46 |
| 11:55 | UTEP | Russell Hughes hits the follow up shot | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tony McMaster (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Young (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tyler Drewry (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Pinedo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Lao (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Riggs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Ohio State | Russell Hughes picks off the pass by John Barnes in the backcourt | 54-48 |
| 11:38 | UTEP | Marcus Young steals it from Tyler Drewry | 54-48 |
| 11:16 | Ohio State | Marcus Young is fouled on the floor by Russell Hughes - foul #2 on Russell Hughes, team foul #7 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Cowling (PG), Joe Carneal (SF), Craig Brase (C) John Barnes, Steve Hayes, Tony McMaster | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), Eli Haynes (PF) Tyler Drewry, Russell Hughes | |
| 11:16 | Ohio State | Marcus Young misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 11:16 | Ohio State | Craig Brase pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 10:52 | Ohio State | Craig Brase misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Sean Pinedo - foul #2 on Sean Pinedo, team foul #8 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Pavon (SG), John Lennon (PF), Raphael Mancini (C) Sean Pinedo, Richard Lao, Ronald Riggs | |
| 10:52 | Ohio State | Craig Brase misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 10:52 | Ohio State | Craig Brase makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 10:40 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 55-48 |
| 10:39 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 10:26 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 10:25 | UTEP | Eli Haynes gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 10:02 | UTEP | John Lennon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-48 |
| 10:01 | Ohio State | Craig Brase snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 09:32 | Ohio State | Marcus Young lays it in on a great pass from Travis Cowling | 57-48 |
| 09:16 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-48 |
| 09:15 | UTEP | Eli Haynes pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 08:58 | UTEP | John Lennon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Lennon, team foul #9 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SG), Steve Hayes (SF), Tony McMaster (PF) Hank Sauceda, Joe Carneal, Marcus Young | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG), Gregory Lawson (SG), Russell Hughes (SF), Richard Lao (PF), Kelvin Porter (C) Stephen Baynes, John Pavon, Eli Haynes, John Lennon, Raphael Mancini | |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 08:46 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 08:41 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 08:40 | Ohio State | Craig Brase pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| 08:11 | Ohio State | John Barnes is hacked by Richard Lao - foul #3 on Richard Lao, team foul #10 | 57-48 |
| 08:11 | Ohio State | John Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 08:11 | Ohio State | John Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 07:47 | UTEP | Russell Hughes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-48 |
| 07:46 | Ohio State | Craig Brase grabs the defensive rebound | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Travis Cowling (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tony McMaster (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Brase (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tyler Drewry (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Lawson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Lao (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Kelvin Porter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Craig Brase | 60-48 |
| 06:57 | UTEP | Craig Brase takes the ball from Russell Hughes | 60-48 |
| 06:28 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling is fouled on the floor by Tyler Drewry - foul #2 on Tyler Drewry, team foul #11 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (SG), Joe Carneal (SF), Marcus Young (C) John Barnes, Steve Hayes, Craig Brase | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), John Pavon (SG), Eli Haynes (SF), John Lennon (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Tyler Drewry, Gregory Lawson, Russell Hughes, Richard Lao, Kelvin Porter | |
| 06:28 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling misses the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 06:28 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling misses the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 06:28 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Ronald Riggs | 60-48 |
| 06:12 | UTEP | John Pavon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SG) Travis Cowling | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 05:52 | Ohio State | Stephen Baynes is called for the reach on Hank Sauceda - foul #3 on Stephen Baynes, team foul #12 | 60-48 |
| 05:52 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 05:52 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:37 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs lays it in set up by Stephen Baynes | 62-50 |
| 05:08 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left side set up by John Barnes | 64-50 |
| 04:50 | UTEP | Eli Haynes is fouled on the floor by Joe Carneal - foul #3 on Joe Carneal, team foul #5 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Cowling (PG), Christopher Gibbs (SF), Steve Hayes (PF) John Barnes, Joe Carneal, Tony McMaster | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Pinedo (PG), Gregory Lawson (SG), Russell Hughes (SF), Raphael Mancini (PF) Stephen Baynes, John Pavon, Eli Haynes, John Lennon | |
| 04:43 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-50 |
| 04:41 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda grabs the defensive rebound | 64-50 |
| 04:18 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-50 |
| 04:17 | UTEP | Raphael Mancini gets the rebound | 64-50 |
| 04:02 | UTEP | Russell Hughes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-50 |
| 04:01 | UTEP | Raphael Mancini snags the offensive board | 64-50 |
| 03:39 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Gregory Lawson | 64-52 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Travis Cowling (tired) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hank Sauceda (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Christopher Gibbs (fresh) PF - Steve Hayes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Marcus Young (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Sean Pinedo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Lawson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Russell Hughes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Raphael Mancini (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Riggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-52 |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes grabs the offensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-52 |
| 02:33 | UTEP | Russell Hughes misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-52 |
| 02:32 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Steve Hayes | 67-52 |
| 02:05 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Gibbs | 69-52 |
| 01:51 | UTEP | Russell Hughes hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Christopher Gibbs - foul #1 on Christopher Gibbs, team foul #6 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tony McMaster (PF), Craig Brase (C) Christopher Gibbs, Marcus Young | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), John Pavon (SG), Richard Lao (PF) Sean Pinedo, Gregory Lawson, Raphael Mancini | |
| 01:51 | UTEP | Russell Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 01:51 | UTEP | Russell Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 01:29 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-53 |
| 01:28 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes snags the defensive board | 69-53 |
| 01:17 | UTEP | John Pavon connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Stephen Baynes | 69-55 |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | Craig Brase buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:50 | UTEP | Richard Lao is hacked by Tony McMaster - foul #3 on Tony McMaster, team foul #7 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eli Haynes (PF) Russell Hughes | |
| 00:50 | UTEP | Richard Lao makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 00:50 | UTEP | Richard Lao makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Steve Hayes | 73-57 |
| 00:15 | UTEP | Richard Lao is whistled for traveling | 73-57 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling runs out the clock | 73-57 |