| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) SG - Kevin Leland (fresh) SF - Mike Emery (fresh) PF - Thomas Miller (fresh) C - James Bacote (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Mile Zibert (fresh) SG - Ivan Zeiders (fresh) SF - Jesse Hunter (fresh) PF - Kevin Badillo (fresh) C - Robby Erazo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Appalachian State | Robby Erazo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:52 | Appalachian State | Jesse Hunter evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | James Bacote hits a jumper in the lane set up by Kevin Leland and the foul's on Robby Erazo - foul #1 on Robby Erazo, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | James Bacote makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:07 | Appalachian State | Kevin Badillo's floater is tipped away by Mike Emery | 3-0 |
| 19:06 | Appalachian State | Robby Erazo pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | Appalachian State | Mile Zibert's fadeaway is rejected by James Bacote | 3-0 |
| 18:50 | Appalachian State | Robby Erazo tips it but misses | 3-0 |
| 18:48 | Appalachian State | Robby Erazo tips it in | 3-2 |
| 18:30 | Ohio State | James Bacote misses short on a jump hook from close range | 3-2 |
| 18:29 | Appalachian State | Robby Erazo pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:11 | Appalachian State | Mile Zibert double dribbles | 3-2 |
| 17:46 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Bacote | 5-2 |
| 17:29 | Appalachian State | Kevin Badillo scores on a jumper from close range | 5-4 |
| 17:15 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman drills a floater from the left wing set up by Thomas Miller | 7-4 |
| 17:02 | Appalachian State | Robby Erazo's pass is intercepted by James Bacote | 7-4 |
| 16:40 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 7-4 |
| 16:39 | Appalachian State | Robby Erazo pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:22 | Appalachian State | Robby Erazo is denied on a layup by James Bacote | 7-4 |
| 16:20 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Edward Stockman | 7-4 |
| 16:01 | Ohio State | Mile Zibert steals the ball from Mike Emery | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Leland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Emery (fresh) PF - Thomas Miller (fairly fresh) C - James Bacote (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Mile Zibert (fairly fresh) SG - Ivan Zeiders (fairly fresh) SF - Jesse Hunter (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Badillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robby Erazo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Appalachian State | Jesse Hunter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 15:46 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:32 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mike Emery and he's hacked by Mile Zibert - foul #1 on Mile Zibert, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Floyd Wallace (SG), Larry Lapine (PF) Edward Stockman, Mike Emery, Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Diego Sandoval (PG), Emmett McIntosh (SG), Robert Barhorst (SF), Jerry White (PF), Frank Johnson (C) Mile Zibert, Ivan Zeiders, Jesse Hunter, Kevin Badillo, Robby Erazo | |
| 15:32 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland makes the free throw | 10-4 |
| 15:08 | Appalachian State | Emmett McIntosh misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 10-4 |
| 15:06 | Ohio State | James Bacote gets the rebound | 10-4 |
| 14:40 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Robert Barhorst - foul #1 on Robert Barhorst, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG) Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| 14:40 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland makes the 1st free throw | 11-4 |
| 14:40 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 12-4 |
| 14:30 | Appalachian State | Diego Sandoval loses the dribble to Floyd Wallace | 12-4 |
| 14:09 | Ohio State | James Bacote lays it up and in on a great pass from Kevin Leland | 14-4 |
| 13:55 | Appalachian State | Emmett McIntosh can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-4 |
| 13:53 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Kevin Leland | 14-4 |
| 13:30 | Ohio State | James Bacote buries a runner in the paint | 16-4 |
| 13:09 | Appalachian State | Emmett McIntosh misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 16-4 |
| 13:07 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace snags the defensive board | 16-4 |
| 12:44 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner but the foul's on Jerry White - foul #1 on Jerry White, team foul #4 | 16-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mike Emery (SF), Thomas Miller (PF) Kevin Leland, Larry Lapine | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| 12:44 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 17-4 |
| 12:44 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 17-4 |
| 12:44 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace misses the 3rd free throw | 17-4 |
| 12:44 | Appalachian State | Frank Johnson pulls down the rebound | 17-4 |
| 12:25 | Appalachian State | Emmett McIntosh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Kevin Leland (SG) Edward Stockman, Floyd Wallace | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| 12:08 | Ohio State | James Bacote misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 17-4 |
| 12:06 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Taylor | 17-4 |
| 11:43 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland is whistled for traveling | 17-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG) Kevin Leland | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Mile Zibert (PG), Jesse Hunter (SF), John Wood (PF) Diego Sandoval, Robert Barhorst, Jerry White | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Taylor (fresh) SF - Mike Emery (fresh) PF - Thomas Miller (fresh) C - James Bacote (tiring) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Mile Zibert (fresh) SG - Emmett McIntosh (fairly fresh) SF - Jesse Hunter (fresh) PF - John Wood (fresh) C - Frank Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Appalachian State | Jesse Hunter is fouled on the floor by Mike Emery - foul #1 on Mike Emery, team foul #1 | 17-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace (SG) Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jerry White (PF) Frank Johnson | |
| 11:11 | Appalachian State | Mile Zibert misses the easy layup | 17-4 |
| 11:09 | Ohio State | Mike Emery grabs the defensive rebound | 17-4 |
| 10:44 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 17-4 |
| 10:43 | Ohio State | Mike Emery grabs the offensive rebound | 17-4 |
| 10:23 | Ohio State | Mike Emery makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Floyd Wallace | 19-4 |
| 09:54 | Appalachian State | Jesse Hunter shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Mile Zibert | 19-7 |
| 09:36 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller is hacked by Jerry White - foul #2 on Jerry White, team foul #5 | 19-7 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Larry Lapine (PF) Edward Stockman, James Bacote | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Diego Sandoval (PG), Ivan Zeiders (SG), Robert Barhorst (SF), Kevin Badillo (PF), Frank Johnson (C) Mile Zibert, Emmett McIntosh, Jesse Hunter, Jerry White, John Wood | |
| 09:15 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Taylor | 22-7 |
| 08:51 | Appalachian State | Mike Emery steals the ball from Ivan Zeiders | 22-7 |
| 08:46 | Ohio State | Mike Emery blows the layup | 22-7 |
| 08:45 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller grabs the offensive board | 22-7 |
| 08:21 | Ohio State | Mike Emery scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Floyd Wallace | 25-7 |
| 07:58 | Appalachian State | Kevin Badillo makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Diego Sandoval | 25-9 |
| 07:45 | Ohio State | Mike Emery misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 25-9 |
| 07:43 | Appalachian State | Frank Johnson gets the rebound | 25-9 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gary Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Floyd Wallace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Emery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) C - Thomas Miller (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Diego Sandoval (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ivan Zeiders (fresh) SF - Robert Barhorst (fresh) PF - Kevin Badillo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Frank Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Appalachian State | Ivan Zeiders misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-9 |
| 07:25 | Appalachian State | Kevin Badillo gets the offensive rebound | 25-9 |
| 07:17 | Appalachian State | Thomas Miller steals it from Frank Johnson | 25-9 |
| 06:58 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Taylor | 27-9 |
| 06:42 | Appalachian State | Kevin Badillo is hacked by Thomas Miller - foul #1 on Thomas Miller, team foul #2 | 27-9 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG), Kevin Leland (SF), James Bacote (C) Floyd Wallace, Mike Emery, Larry Lapine | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Mile Zibert (PG), Emmett McIntosh (SG), Jesse Hunter (SF), John Wood (PF), Robby Erazo (C) Diego Sandoval, Ivan Zeiders, Robert Barhorst, Kevin Badillo, Frank Johnson | |
| 06:33 | Appalachian State | The pull-up jumper by Mile Zibert is blocked by James Bacote | 27-9 |
| 06:31 | Ohio State | James Bacote grabs the defensive rebound | 27-9 |
| 06:12 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland misses long on a floater from the right wing | 27-9 |
| 06:11 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-9 |
| 05:51 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-9 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mike Emery (SF) Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| 05:34 | Appalachian State | Emmett McIntosh scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Jesse Hunter and he's hacked by Kevin Leland - foul #1 on Kevin Leland, team foul #3 | 27-11 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Larry Lapine (PF) Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| 05:34 | Appalachian State | Emmett McIntosh misses the free throw | 27-11 |
| 05:34 | Ohio State | James Bacote gets the rebound | 27-11 |
| 05:10 | Ohio State | Emmett McIntosh is called for the reach on Kevin Leland - foul #1 on Emmett McIntosh, team foul #6 | 27-11 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Ivan Zeiders (SG) Emmett McIntosh | |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | Jesse Hunter is called for the reach on Mike Emery - foul #1 on Jesse Hunter, team foul #7 | 27-11 |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | Mike Emery misses the 1st free throw | 27-11 |
| 04:59 | Appalachian State | John Wood grabs the board | 27-11 |
| 04:39 | Appalachian State | Mile Zibert misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on James Bacote - foul #1 on James Bacote, team foul #4 | 27-11 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace (SG) Mike Emery | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Emmett McIntosh (SG) Ivan Zeiders | |
| 04:39 | Appalachian State | Mile Zibert makes the 1st free throw | 27-12 |
| 04:39 | Appalachian State | Mile Zibert makes the 2nd free throw | 27-13 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Floyd Wallace | 29-13 |
| 03:55 | Appalachian State | John Wood can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Larry Lapine - foul #1 on Larry Lapine, team foul #5 | 29-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Miller (PF) Larry Lapine | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Diego Sandoval (PG), Ivan Zeiders (SG), Robert Barhorst (SF), Jerry White (PF) Mile Zibert, Emmett McIntosh, Jesse Hunter, Robby Erazo | |
| 03:55 | Appalachian State | John Wood misses the 1st free throw | 29-13 |
| 03:55 | Appalachian State | John Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 29-13 |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland grabs the defensive rebound | 29-13 |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Barhorst - foul #2 on Robert Barhorst, team foul #8 | 29-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Mile Zibert (PG), Jesse Hunter (SF), Robby Erazo (C) Diego Sandoval, Robert Barhorst, John Wood | |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the 1st free throw | 30-13 |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses the 2nd free throw | 30-13 |
| 03:26 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Robby Erazo | 30-13 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Floyd Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Miller (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Bacote (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Mile Zibert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Zeiders (fresh) SF - Jesse Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry White (fresh) C - Robby Erazo (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Appalachian State | Ivan Zeiders misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-13 |
| 03:04 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland snags the defensive board | 30-13 |
| 02:35 | Ohio State | Jerry White steals the ball from Edward Stockman | 30-13 |
| 02:17 | Appalachian State | Ivan Zeiders drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Mile Zibert | 30-16 |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman is hacked by Robby Erazo - foul #2 on Robby Erazo, team foul #9 | 30-16 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (SG), Mike Emery (SF), Larry Lapine (PF) Floyd Wallace, Kevin Leland, Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Diego Sandoval (PG), Emmett McIntosh (SG), Robert Barhorst (SF), Kevin Badillo (PF), Frank Johnson (C) Mile Zibert, Ivan Zeiders, Jesse Hunter, Jerry White, Robby Erazo | |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses the 1st free throw | 30-16 |
| 01:53 | Appalachian State | Kevin Badillo gets the rebound | 30-16 |
| 01:30 | Appalachian State | Emmett McIntosh misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Gary Taylor - foul #1 on Gary Taylor, team foul #6 | 30-16 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Leland (SG) Edward Stockman | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| 01:30 | Appalachian State | Emmett McIntosh makes the 1st free throw | 30-17 |
| 01:30 | Appalachian State | Emmett McIntosh misses the 2nd free throw | 30-17 |
| 01:30 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine grabs the board | 30-17 |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | Diego Sandoval takes the ball from James Bacote | 30-17 |
| 00:56 | Appalachian State | Kevin Badillo travels with the ball | 30-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jesse Hunter (SF), Jerry White (PF) Robert Barhorst, Kevin Badillo | |
| 00:36 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-17 |
| 00:34 | Appalachian State | Jerry White gets the rebound | 30-17 |
| 00:10 | Appalachian State | Jesse Hunter splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-17 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine pulls down the rebound | 30-17 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | James Bacote misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 30-17 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Mike Emery tips it in | 32-17 |
| 00:00 | Appalachian State | Jesse Hunter hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 32-17 |