| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Woodman (fresh) SG - John Swift (fresh) SF - Edward Briggs (fresh) PF - Michael Barr (fresh) C - Erick Delong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Timothy Mayes (fresh) SG - Gerald Bryant (fresh) SF - Orville Lange (fresh) PF - Steven Coulter (fresh) C - Felix Cole (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Erick Delong wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Ohio State | Erick Delong misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Gerald Bryant - foul #1 on Gerald Bryant, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Ohio State | Erick Delong misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Ohio State | Erick Delong makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:25 | Northwestern | Orville Lange hits a shot from the right wing | 1-2 |
| 19:15 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 1-2 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern | Orville Lange snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:56 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 1-5 |
| 18:52 | Ohio State | John Swift throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 1-5 |
| 18:38 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 1-5 |
| 18:37 | Ohio State | Erick Delong snags the defensive board | 1-5 |
| 18:33 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman misses short on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 1-5 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern | Felix Cole grabs the board | 1-5 |
| 18:27 | Northwestern | Edward Woodman steals it from Timothy Mayes | 1-5 |
| 18:13 | Ohio State | John Swift misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 1-5 |
| 18:12 | Ohio State | John Swift tips it home | 3-5 |
| 17:54 | Northwestern | Edward Woodman steps in front of the Steven Coulter pass | 3-5 |
| 17:31 | Ohio State | Michael Barr connects on the runner from the baseline | 5-5 |
| 17:11 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes is hacked by John Swift - foul #1 on John Swift, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Hammond (PG), John Hill (PF), Jeffrey Keyser (C) Edward Woodman, Michael Barr, Erick Delong | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rick Drury (PG), William Lamanna (SG), Joseph Bond (SF), Joseph Causey (PF), Robert Delany (C) Timothy Mayes, Gerald Bryant, Orville Lange, Steven Coulter, Felix Cole | |
| 16:55 | Northwestern | David Hammond takes the ball from Joseph Bond | 5-5 |
| 16:52 | Ohio State | David Hammond lays it in | 7-5 |
| 16:44 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond makes the jumper from the left block | 7-7 |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | Edward Briggs hits the easy wide open finger roll | 9-7 |
| 16:04 | Northwestern | Robert Delany is fouled on the floor by John Swift - foul #2 on John Swift, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Woodman (PG), David Vera (PF), Bryant Smartt (C) John Swift, Edward Briggs, Jeffrey Keyser | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Gerald Bryant (SG), Richard McGlew (SF), Steven Coulter (PF), Felix Cole (C) Rick Drury, William Lamanna, Joseph Bond, Joseph Causey, Robert Delany | |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-7 |
| 15:40 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Coulter | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Woodman (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SG - David Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Hill (fairly fresh) PF - David Vera (fresh) C - Bryant Smartt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Timothy Mayes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gerald Bryant (fairly fresh) SF - Richard McGlew (fresh) PF - Steven Coulter (fairly fresh) C - Felix Cole (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Bryant Smartt - foul #1 on Bryant Smartt, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Briggs (SF) John Hill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:28 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:28 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:28 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 15:25 | Ohio State | Edward Briggs is hacked by Steven Coulter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Coulter, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| 15:10 | Ohio State | David Hammond blows the layup | 9-8 |
| 15:08 | Northwestern | Richard McGlew pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | Felix Cole is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 9-8 |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | Felix Cole tips it in | 9-10 |
| 14:55 | Ohio State | Edward Briggs drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Woodman | 11-10 |
| 14:51 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Gerald Bryant | 11-13 |
| 14:34 | Ohio State | David Hammond is fouled on the floor by Richard McGlew - foul #1 on Richard McGlew, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Barr (PF), Jeffrey Keyser (C) David Vera, Bryant Smartt | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rick Drury (PG), Orville Lange (SF), Joseph Causey (PF), Robert Delany (C) Timothy Mayes, Richard McGlew, Steven Coulter, Felix Cole | |
| 14:18 | Ohio State | Michael Barr drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Edward Woodman | 13-13 |
| 14:02 | Northwestern | Orville Lange misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-13 |
| 14:01 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 13:59 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman is hacked by Rick Drury in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rick Drury, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Hill (SF) Edward Briggs | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG) Gerald Bryant | |
| 13:44 | Ohio State | John Hill can't finish the layup but the foul's on Orville Lange - foul #1 on Orville Lange, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Lamanna (SG), Joseph Bond (PF), Felix Cole (C) Rick Drury, Joseph Causey, Robert Delany | |
| 13:44 | Ohio State | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 13:44 | Ohio State | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 13:20 | Northwestern | Orville Lange hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Timothy Mayes | 15-15 |
| 13:10 | Ohio State | Joseph Bond denies the turnaround by Edward Woodman | 15-15 |
| 13:09 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Keyser | 15-15 |
| 12:55 | Ohio State | David Hammond misses long on a runner from the right block | 15-15 |
| 12:53 | Northwestern | Orville Lange snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 12:49 | Northwestern | John Hill is called for the reach on Orville Lange - foul #1 on John Hill, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Briggs (SF), David Vera (PF), Bryant Smartt (C) John Hill, Michael Barr, Jeffrey Keyser | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rick Drury (PG), Gerald Bryant (SG), Steven Coulter (PF), Robert Delany (C) Timothy Mayes, William Lamanna, Orville Lange, Felix Cole | |
| 12:29 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond drills a jump hook from the left block | 15-17 |
| 12:13 | Ohio State | David Vera is fouled on the floor by Joseph Bond - foul #1 on Joseph Bond, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Barr (PF) David Vera | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Orville Lange (SF), Joseph Causey (C) Joseph Bond, Robert Delany | |
| 12:07 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Causey - foul #1 on Joseph Causey, team foul #7 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Erick Delong (C) Bryant Smartt | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard McGlew (SF) Orville Lange | |
| 12:07 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 12:07 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 11:44 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey blows the layup but the foul's on Erick Delong - foul #1 on Erick Delong, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Hill (PF) Michael Barr | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Felix Cole (C) Rick Drury, Steven Coulter | |
| 11:44 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 11:44 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 11:44 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Erick Delong | 17-18 |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | John Hill misses the easy open layup | 17-18 |
| 11:28 | Ohio State | Edward Briggs snags the offensive board | 17-18 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Woodman (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Hammond (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Edward Briggs (tiring) 4 pts. PF - John Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Erick Delong (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Timothy Mayes (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Bryant (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Richard McGlew (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Causey (fresh) 1 pts. C - Felix Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Ohio State | Edward Briggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Orville Lange (SF), Steven Coulter (PF) Richard McGlew, Joseph Causey | |
| 11:05 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Felix Cole is denied by John Hill | 17-18 |
| 11:04 | Ohio State | Erick Delong snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 10:45 | Ohio State | Erick Delong can't finish the layup | 17-18 |
| 10:44 | Northwestern | Orville Lange pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 10:39 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-18 |
| 10:37 | Ohio State | David Hammond gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 10:32 | Northwestern | Orville Lange pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 10:26 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Edward Woodman - foul #1 on Edward Woodman, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser (PF), Bryant Smartt (C) Edward Briggs, Erick Delong | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rick Drury (SG), Robert Delany (C) Gerald Bryant, Felix Cole | |
| 10:26 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes misses the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 10:26 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:14 | Ohio State | John Hill misses long on a shot from the right side | 17-19 |
| 10:13 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser tips it but misses | 17-19 |
| 10:11 | Northwestern | Robert Delany gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| 10:07 | Northwestern | Rick Drury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-19 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Lamanna (PG), Joseph Bond (SF) Timothy Mayes, Orville Lange | |
| 09:48 | Ohio State | John Hill knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from David Hammond | 19-19 |
| 09:33 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-19 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Briggs (SF), David Vera (PF), Erick Delong (C) John Hill, Jeffrey Keyser, Bryant Smartt | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant (SG), Joseph Causey (PF) William Lamanna, Steven Coulter | |
| 09:18 | Ohio State | David Vera misses the fadeaway from the right block | 19-19 |
| 09:17 | Ohio State | David Vera tips it in | 21-19 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern | Rick Drury misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey hits the follow up shot | 21-21 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | David Vera can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from the left block | 21-21 |
| 08:53 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | Rick Drury hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Gerald Bryant | 21-24 |
| 08:33 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman misses short on an open runner from the right block | 21-24 |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | Robert Delany grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 08:13 | Northwestern | Robert Delany misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-24 |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey grabs the offensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 07:58 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-24 |
| 07:56 | Ohio State | Erick Delong snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 07:56 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Hill (SF), Michael Barr (PF), Jeffrey Keyser (C) Edward Woodman, David Vera, Erick Delong | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), William Lamanna (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Steven Coulter (PF), Felix Cole (C) Rick Drury, Gerald Bryant, Joseph Bond, Joseph Causey, Robert Delany | |
| 07:52 | Ohio State | Edward Briggs is fouled in the backcourt by William Lamanna - foul #1 on William Lamanna, team foul #8 | 21-24 |
| 07:52 | Ohio State | Edward Briggs makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:52 | Ohio State | Edward Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Orville Lange misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-24 |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | Michael Barr grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 07:33 | Ohio State | Edward Briggs's floater is tipped away by Steven Coulter | 23-24 |
| 07:32 | Northwestern | Felix Cole snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Lamanna | 23-26 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Hammond (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Briggs (tiring) 6 pts. SF - John Hill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Barr (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeffrey Keyser (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Timothy Mayes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Lamanna (fresh) SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Coulter (fresh) 1 pts. C - Felix Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Ohio State | Michael Barr misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Felix Cole - foul #1 on Felix Cole, team foul #9 | 23-26 |
| 07:19 | Ohio State | Michael Barr makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 07:19 | Ohio State | Michael Barr makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Keyser steps in front of the Orville Lange pass | 25-26 |
| 06:55 | Ohio State | Edward Briggs double dribbles | 25-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Woodman (PG) Edward Briggs | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant (SG) William Lamanna | |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | Orville Lange lays it up and in | 25-28 |
| 06:42 | Ohio State | Felix Cole is called for the reach on Jeffrey Keyser in the backcourt - foul #2 on Felix Cole, team foul #10 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt (C) Michael Barr | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard McGlew (SF), Robert Delany (C) Orville Lange, Felix Cole | |
| 06:42 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 06:42 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 06:42 | Northwestern | Robert Delany pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-28 |
| 06:33 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Timothy Mayes steps in front of the John Hill pass in the backcourt | 25-28 |
| 06:02 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Swift (SG), David Vera (PF) Edward Woodman, Jeffrey Keyser | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rick Drury (SG), Joseph Causey (C) Gerald Bryant, Robert Delany | |
| 06:00 | Ohio State | Richard McGlew picks off the pass by John Swift in the backcourt | 25-28 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes is hacked by David Vera - foul #1 on David Vera, team foul #7 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Orville Lange (SF) Richard McGlew | |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 05:39 | Ohio State | John Hill is fouled on the floor by Joseph Causey - foul #2 on Joseph Causey, team foul #11 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Briggs (SF), Michael Barr (PF) David Vera, Bryant Smartt | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Delany (C) Joseph Causey | |
| 05:39 | Ohio State | John Hill misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 05:39 | Ohio State | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | Orville Lange misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 05:14 | Ohio State | Michael Barr grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 05:11 | Ohio State | Rick Drury is called for the reach on John Swift in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rick Drury, team foul #12 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Erick Delong (C) John Hill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant (SG) Rick Drury | |
| 05:11 | Ohio State | John Swift makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 05:11 | Ohio State | John Swift makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:57 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Barr - foul #1 on Michael Barr, team foul #8 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Woodman (PG), David Vera (PF) David Hammond, Michael Barr | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Lamanna (PG) Timothy Mayes | |
| 04:57 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 04:57 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 04:53 | Ohio State | Robert Delany steals it from Edward Woodman in the backcourt | 28-32 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Vera - foul #2 on David Vera, team foul #9 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Barr (PF) David Vera | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Bond (PF) Steven Coulter | |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 04:17 | Ohio State | John Swift's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Hammond (PG), John Hill (SF), Bryant Smartt (C) Edward Woodman, Edward Briggs, Erick Delong | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Richard McGlew (SF) William Lamanna, Orville Lange | |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Robert Delany misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-34 |
| 03:59 | Ohio State | John Hill snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 03:54 | Ohio State | John Swift misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Gerald Bryant - foul #2 on Gerald Bryant, team foul #13 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vera (PF) Michael Barr | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rick Drury (SG), Joseph Causey (PF), Felix Cole (C) Gerald Bryant, Joseph Bond, Robert Delany | |
| 03:54 | Ohio State | John Swift makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 03:54 | Ohio State | John Swift makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 03:40 | Northwestern | Richard McGlew can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Felix Cole tips it home | 30-36 |
| 03:37 | Ohio State | David Hammond is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 30-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser (C) Bryant Smartt | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Orville Lange (SF) Richard McGlew | |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | David Vera is called for the reach on Timothy Mayes - foul #3 on David Vera, team foul #10 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Briggs (SF), Michael Barr (PF) John Hill, David Vera | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Hammond (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Swift (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Briggs (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Michael Barr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Keyser (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Timothy Mayes (tired) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rick Drury (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Causey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Felix Cole (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser is hacked by Felix Cole - foul #3 on Felix Cole, team foul #14 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Woodman (PG) David Hammond | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant (SG), Steven Coulter (PF) Timothy Mayes, Felix Cole | |
| 03:15 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 03:15 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter grabs the offensive board | 32-38 |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey can't throw it down | 32-38 |
| 02:45 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Jeffrey Keyser | 34-38 |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | John Swift steals it from Steven Coulter | 34-38 |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | Edward Briggs misses the lay-in | 34-38 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 01:48 | Northwestern | Orville Lange drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 01:22 | Ohio State | Michael Barr misses the shot in the lane | 34-41 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | Rick Drury snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Michael Barr picks off the pass by Orville Lange | 34-41 |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | Rick Drury picks off the pass by Edward Woodman in the backcourt | 34-41 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | Orville Lange clanks a floater from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 01:07 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 01:04 | Ohio State | John Swift is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Bryant - foul #3 on Gerald Bryant, team foul #15 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Hammond (PG), John Hill (SF), Bryant Smartt (C) Edward Woodman, Edward Briggs, Jeffrey Keyser | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), William Lamanna (SG), Richard McGlew (SF), Joseph Bond (PF), Robert Delany (C) Rick Drury, Gerald Bryant, Orville Lange, Steven Coulter, Joseph Causey | |
| 01:04 | Ohio State | John Swift misses the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 01:04 | Ohio State | John Swift makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Michael Barr blocks the short jumper by Richard McGlew | 35-41 |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Barr | 35-41 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Michael Barr hits a turnaround from the right block | 37-41 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-41 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to John Hill | 37-41 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | John Hill misses the fullcourt shot | 37-41 |