| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Matt Leone (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dudley Bliss (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Cox (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary McCarson (fresh) 8 pts. C - Angel Greco (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Melvin Cobb (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Mena (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Darren Neveu (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Paul Mena inbounds the ball | 34-38 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Paul Mena grabs the offensive board | 34-38 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb is hacked by Dudley Bliss - foul #1 on Dudley Bliss, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Darren Neveu is fouled on the floor by Gary McCarson - foul #1 on Gary McCarson, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 18:40 | Ohio State | Steven Cox can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Dudley Bliss steals it from Melvin Cobb in the backcourt | 34-40 |
| 18:27 | Ohio State | Angel Greco drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Dudley Bliss | 36-40 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Paul Mena misses short on a 3 from straight away | 36-40 |
| 18:06 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 17:52 | Ohio State | Angel Greco drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Steven Cox | 38-40 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses the easy dunk attempt | 38-40 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb tips it back up and in | 38-42 |
| 17:21 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-42 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Darren Neveu pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Paul Mena can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 38-42 |
| 17:11 | Ohio State | Angel Greco pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 16:59 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Matt Leone | 41-42 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Angel Greco swats the layup by Anthony McMaken | 41-42 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Darren Neveu tips it in | 41-44 |
| 16:18 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson loses the dribble to Darren Neveu | 41-44 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 16:03 | Ohio State | Angel Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Matt Leone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dudley Bliss (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Cox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary McCarson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - Angel Greco (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Melvin Cobb (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Abbott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Mena (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darren Neveu (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony McMaken (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Ohio State | Steven Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Darren Neveu gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Darren Neveu misses the easy layup | 41-44 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Darren Neveu hits the follow up shot | 41-46 |
| 15:19 | Ohio State | Matt Leone drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Dudley Bliss | 44-46 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Angel Greco steals the ball from Paul Mena | 44-46 |
| 14:46 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson misses badly on the uncontested shot from close range | 44-46 |
| 14:45 | Ohio State | Steven Cox hits the follow up shot | 46-46 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Darwin (SG), Melvin Isbell (SF), Arthur Morris (PF), Lorenzo Turner (C) Dudley Bliss, Steven Cox, Gary McCarson, Angel Greco | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (PG), Bruce Devaughn (SF), James Nichols (PF), Jerry Young (C) Melvin Cobb, Paul Mena, Darren Neveu, Anthony McMaken | |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | Steven Abbott is called for the reach on Timothy Darwin - foul #1 on Steven Abbott, team foul #1 | 46-46 |
| 13:54 | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Nichols - foul #2 on James Nichols, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| 13:54 | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 13:54 | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jerry Young | 47-46 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | James Nichols hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Guerrera | 47-48 |
| 13:26 | Ohio State | Matt Leone is whistled for a carry | 47-48 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Guerrera | 47-51 |
| 12:52 | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-51 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Jerry Young lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Guerrera and he's fouled by Melvin Isbell - foul #4 on Melvin Isbell, team foul #3 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss (SG) Matt Leone | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Jerry Young misses the free throw | 47-53 |
| 12:39 | Ohio State | Lorenzo Turner grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 12:23 | Ohio State | Arthur Morris can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 47-53 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Jerry Young hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Steven Abbott | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Timothy Darwin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dudley Bliss (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Melvin Isbell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Arthur Morris (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Lorenzo Turner (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Steven Abbott (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bruce Devaughn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Young (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Ohio State | Timothy Darwin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 11:38 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss snags the offensive board | 47-55 |
| 11:33 | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Timothy Darwin out of the doubleteam | 49-55 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | James Nichols travels with the ball | 49-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matt Leone (PG), Steven Cox (SF), Matthew Watts (PF), Angel Greco (C) Timothy Darwin, Melvin Isbell, Arthur Morris, Lorenzo Turner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (PG), Paul Mena (SF), Darren Neveu (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Richard Guerrera, Bruce Devaughn, James Nichols, Jerry Young | |
| 10:56 | Ohio State | Steven Cox connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-55 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Steven Abbott, team foul #3 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony McMaken (C) Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 10:30 | Ohio State | Matt Leone is called for 5 seconds | 52-55 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken is hacked by Angel Greco - foul #3 on Angel Greco, team foul #4 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SG) Steven Abbott | |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Mena | 52-58 |
| 09:49 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Angel Greco is denied by Darren Neveu | 52-58 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Melvin Cobb | 52-60 |
| 09:17 | Ohio State | Angel Greco loses the dribble to Melvin Cobb | 52-60 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Paul Mena is hacked by Steven Cox - foul #1 on Steven Cox, team foul #5 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Darwin (SG), Melvin Isbell (SF), Gary McCarson (PF), Arthur Morris (C) Dudley Bliss, Steven Cox, Matthew Watts, Angel Greco | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (SG), James Nichols (PF), Jerry Young (C) Melvin Cobb, Darren Neveu, Anthony McMaken | |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Paul Mena scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Guerrera | 52-63 |
| 08:39 | Ohio State | Timothy Darwin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 52-63 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Nichols | 52-63 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | James Nichols misses the shot from close range | 52-63 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | James Nichols gets the offensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-63 |
| 08:08 | Ohio State | Arthur Morris pulls down the rebound | 52-63 |
| 07:50 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 52-63 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | James Nichols snags the defensive board | 52-63 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Matt Leone (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Darwin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Isbell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Gary McCarson (fresh) 11 pts. C - Arthur Morris (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Guerrera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. SG - Bruce Devaughn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Mena (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerry Young (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Guerrera and he's fouled by Matt Leone - foul #1 on Matt Leone, team foul #6 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss (SG), Steven Cox (SF) Matt Leone, Melvin Isbell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (PG), Steven Abbott (SG), Anthony McMaken (C) Richard Guerrera, Paul Mena, Jerry Young | |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn makes the free throw | 52-66 |
| 07:21 | Ohio State | Steven Cox misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 52-66 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | James Nichols pulls down the rebound | 52-66 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Steven Abbott can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-66 |
| 07:13 | Ohio State | Arthur Morris pulls down the rebound | 52-66 |
| 07:00 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Dudley Bliss | 54-66 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Arthur Morris is called for the reach on Steven Abbott - foul #1 on Arthur Morris, team foul #7 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matthew Watts (PF), Angel Greco (C) Gary McCarson, Arthur Morris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Mena (SF), Darren Neveu (PF) Bruce Devaughn, James Nichols | |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 06:43 | Ohio State | Angel Greco pulls down the rebound | 54-66 |
| 06:22 | Ohio State | Steven Cox hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-66 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Darren Neveu pulls down the rebound | 54-66 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Steven Abbott double dribbles | 54-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matt Leone (PG), Melvin Isbell (SG) Dudley Bliss, Timothy Darwin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SG), Jerry Young (C) Steven Abbott, Anthony McMaken | |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | Matt Leone can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-66 |
| 06:06 | Ohio State | Steven Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-66 |
| 05:58 | Ohio State | Steven Cox is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Steven Cox, team foul #8 | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Jerry Young hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Angel Greco - foul #4 on Angel Greco, team foul #9 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss (SG) Steven Cox | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (SG) Paul Mena | |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Jerry Young misses the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Jerry Young makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 05:20 | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-67 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Darren Neveu gets the rebound | 54-67 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Jerry Young blows the wide open dunk | 54-67 |
| 05:02 | Ohio State | Angel Greco snags the defensive board | 54-67 |
| 04:41 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-67 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Steven Abbott grabs the defensive rebound | 54-67 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 54-67 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Darren Neveu gets the offensive rebound | 54-67 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Darren Neveu misses the lay-in but the foul's on Angel Greco - foul #5 on Angel Greco, team foul #10 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Darwin (PG), Steven Cox (SF), Gary McCarson (PF), Arthur Morris (C) Matt Leone, Melvin Isbell, Matthew Watts, Angel Greco | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (SG), Paul Mena (SF), Anthony McMaken (C) Steven Abbott, Richard Guerrera, Jerry Young | |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Darren Neveu misses the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Darren Neveu makes the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 04:02 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-68 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Darren Neveu snags the defensive board | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 54-68 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Darren Neveu can't tip it in | 54-68 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken hits the follow up shot | 54-70 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Timothy Darwin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dudley Bliss (tiring) 4 ast. SF - Steven Cox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary McCarson (fresh) 13 pts. C - Arthur Morris (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Melvin Cobb (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Devaughn (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Mena (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darren Neveu (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Ohio State | Arthur Morris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell (SG), Lorenzo Turner (C) Dudley Bliss, Steven Cox | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Nichols (PF) Darren Neveu | |
| 02:55 | Illinois | James Nichols loses the dribble to Arthur Morris | 54-70 |
| 02:35 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson is fouled on the floor by Paul Mena - foul #3 on Paul Mena, team foul #4 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steven Cox (SF) Gary McCarson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (PG), Steven Abbott (SG), Jerry Young (C) Melvin Cobb, Bruce Devaughn, Anthony McMaken | |
| 02:29 | Ohio State | Richard Guerrera steals it from Steven Cox | 54-70 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Melvin Isbell is called for the reach on Paul Mena in the backcourt - foul #5 on Melvin Isbell, team foul #11 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matt Leone (PG) Melvin Isbell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Paul Mena misses the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Paul Mena makes the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 02:07 | Ohio State | Matt Leone buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Cox | 57-71 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Steven Cox steals it from Steven Abbott in the backcourt | 57-71 |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Timothy Darwin splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Matt Leone | 60-71 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Paul Mena misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-71 |
| 01:24 | Ohio State | Lorenzo Turner pulls down the rebound | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:04 | Ohio State | Steven Cox comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-71 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | James Nichols gets the rebound | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Lorenzo Turner is called for the reach on Jerry Young - foul #3 on Lorenzo Turner, team foul #12 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss (SG) Steven Cox | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (PG), Bruce Devaughn (SF), Anthony McMaken (C) Richard Guerrera, Steven Abbott, James Nichols | |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Jerry Young makes the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Jerry Young makes the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Matt Leone clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-73 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the defensive rebound | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Jerry Young misses the easy layup | 60-73 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Jerry Young hits the follow up shot | 60-75 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-75 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Lorenzo Turner tips it in | 62-75 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb runs out the clock | 62-75 |