| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Pugsley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Hart (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Crenshaw (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Zahl (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Waters (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Dustin Beresky (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Richard Boyd inbounds the ball | 37-26 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:42 | Indiana | Eric Lowder swats the shot by Richard Boyd | 37-26 |
| 19:41 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley snags the defensive board | 37-26 |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Lowder out of a doubleteam | 40-26 |
| 19:03 | Indiana | Richard Boyd buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Akre | 40-29 |
| 18:45 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Joshua Pugsley | 42-29 |
| 18:21 | Indiana | Richard Boyd misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-29 |
| 18:20 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre tips it but misses | 42-29 |
| 18:18 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw gets the rebound | 42-29 |
| 18:04 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Fincher | 45-29 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 17:52 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-29 |
| 17:51 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw grabs the board | 45-29 |
| 17:32 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-29 |
| 17:31 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Gary Waters | 45-29 |
| 17:02 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-29 |
| 17:01 | Indiana | Richard Boyd can't tip it in | 45-29 |
| 16:59 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 16:48 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-29 |
| 16:26 | Indiana | Gary Waters jams it and the foul's on George Crenshaw - foul #1 on George Crenshaw, team foul #1 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck (PG), Gerald Best (SG), Kenneth Bennett (SF), Jason Holsinger (C) Eric Lowder, Mark Fincher, Joshua Pugsley, George Crenshaw | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (PG), Daryl Mireles (SF), Glenn Nickerson (C) Dikembe Akre, Richard Boyd, Dustin Beresky | |
| 16:26 | Indiana | Gary Waters makes the free throw | 47-32 |
| 16:05 | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck clanks a 3 from the right corner | 47-32 |
| 16:04 | Ohio State | Michael Hart tips it home | 49-32 |
| 15:49 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson drills a runner in the paint | 49-34 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Floyd Hauck (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Best (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Holsinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Gilbert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ivan Zahl (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daryl Mireles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Waters (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Glenn Nickerson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Ohio State | Gerald Best misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-34 |
| 15:21 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 15:17 | Indiana | Daryl Mireles is called for traveling | 49-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG), Mark Fincher (SG), Matthew Beyers (PF) Floyd Hauck, Gerald Best, Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Akre (PG), Paul Stovall (PF) Ivan Zahl, Gary Waters | |
| 15:06 | Ohio State | Robert Gilbert takes the ball from Matthew Beyers | 49-34 |
| 14:43 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre's pass is intercepted by Matthew Beyers | 49-34 |
| 14:38 | Ohio State | Dikembe Akre steps in front of the Mark Fincher pass | 49-34 |
| 14:18 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-34 |
| 14:17 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson snags the offensive board | 49-34 |
| 14:02 | Indiana | Daryl Mireles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley (SF), George Crenshaw (C) Kenneth Bennett, Jason Holsinger | |
| Subs | Indiana | Richard Boyd (SG), Dustin Beresky (C) Dikembe Akre, Glenn Nickerson | |
| 13:44 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Richard Boyd | 49-34 |
| 13:37 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by George Crenshaw - foul #2 on George Crenshaw, team foul #2 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Akre (PG), Ivan Zahl (SG) Robert Gilbert, Daryl Mireles | |
| 13:37 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 13:37 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky misses the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 13:37 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers grabs the defensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 13:23 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw is hacked by Dustin Beresky - foul #3 on Dustin Beresky, team foul #1 | 49-35 |
| 13:08 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Eric Lowder and he's hacked by Paul Stovall - foul #1 on Paul Stovall, team foul #2 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck (PG) Eric Lowder | |
| Subs | Indiana | Gary Waters (PF) Paul Stovall | |
| 13:08 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers makes the free throw | 52-35 |
| 12:50 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky throws it down | 52-37 |
| 12:33 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-37 |
| 12:31 | Indiana | Gary Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 12:09 | Indiana | George Crenshaw swats the layup by Gary Waters | 52-37 |
| 12:07 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw grabs the board | 52-37 |
| 11:45 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Floyd Hauck | 55-37 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Floyd Hauck (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Fincher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Pugsley (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Matthew Beyers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - George Crenshaw (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Dikembe Akre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ivan Zahl (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Waters (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dustin Beresky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 11:27 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG), Gerald Best (SG), Kenneth Bennett (SF), Michael Hart (PF), Jason Holsinger (C) Floyd Hauck, Mark Fincher, Joshua Pugsley, Matthew Beyers, George Crenshaw | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (PG), Daryl Mireles (SF), Glenn Nickerson (C) Dikembe Akre, Richard Boyd, Dustin Beresky | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 10:58 | Ohio State | Michael Hart misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gary Waters - foul #1 on Gary Waters, team foul #3 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Paul Stovall (PF) Gary Waters | |
| 10:58 | Ohio State | Michael Hart makes the 1st free throw | 56-37 |
| 10:58 | Ohio State | Michael Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 57-37 |
| 10:40 | Indiana | Daryl Mireles buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-40 |
| 10:24 | Ohio State | Ivan Zahl steals it from Michael Hart | 57-40 |
| 10:19 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl jams it | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 10:05 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Hart | 60-42 |
| 09:55 | Indiana | Daryl Mireles can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-42 |
| 09:53 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger pulls down the rebound | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 09:31 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-42 |
| 09:30 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson grabs the board | 60-42 |
| 09:22 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 60-42 |
| 09:20 | Ohio State | Michael Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 60-42 |
| 09:01 | Ohio State | Michael Hart knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 62-42 |
| 08:42 | Indiana | Daryl Mireles is called for traveling | 62-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Fincher (SG), Joshua Pugsley (SF), Matthew Beyers (PF), George Crenshaw (C) Gerald Best, Kenneth Bennett, Michael Hart, Jason Holsinger | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Akre (PG), Richard Boyd (SF), Gary Waters (PF), Dustin Beresky (C) Robert Gilbert, Daryl Mireles, Paul Stovall, Glenn Nickerson | |
| 08:16 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher is hacked by Ivan Zahl - foul #2 on Ivan Zahl, team foul #4 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck (PG) Eric Lowder | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 08:00 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-42 |
| 07:59 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre snags the defensive board | 62-42 |
| 07:50 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dustin Beresky | 62-44 |
| 07:32 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-44 |
| 07:31 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky snags the defensive board | 62-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Floyd Hauck (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Pugsley (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Matthew Beyers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - George Crenshaw (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ivan Zahl (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Waters (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dustin Beresky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Indiana | Richard Boyd connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-46 |
| 07:03 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers makes the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 64-46 |
| 06:53 | Indiana | George Crenshaw steals the ball from Dikembe Akre | 64-46 |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Floyd Hauck | 66-46 |
| 06:14 | Indiana | Gary Waters scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 66-48 |
| 06:01 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 66-48 |
| 05:59 | Indiana | Gary Waters gets the rebound | 66-48 |
| 05:46 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-48 |
| 05:45 | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck gets the rebound | 66-48 |
| 05:21 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley is fouled on the floor by Richard Boyd - foul #3 on Richard Boyd, team foul #5 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG), Gerald Best (SG), Kenneth Bennett (SF), Michael Hart (PF), Jason Holsinger (C) Floyd Hauck, Mark Fincher, Joshua Pugsley, Matthew Beyers, George Crenshaw | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (SG), Daryl Mireles (SF), Paul Stovall (PF), Glenn Nickerson (C) Ivan Zahl, Richard Boyd, Gary Waters, Dustin Beresky | |
| 04:56 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 66-48 |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett hits the follow up shot | 68-48 |
| 04:36 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Daryl Mireles | 68-51 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Glenn Nickerson takes the ball from Jason Holsinger | 68-51 |
| 04:02 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Jason Holsinger - foul #2 on Jason Holsinger, team foul #3 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Fincher (SG) Gerald Best | |
| Subs | Indiana | Gary Waters (PF) Paul Stovall | |
| 04:02 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson misses the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 04:02 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 04:02 | Indiana | Gary Waters snags the offensive board | 68-51 |
| 03:45 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert is called for traveling | 68-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley (SF) Kenneth Bennett | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 03:22 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Eric Lowder | 71-51 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Pugsley (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Michael Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Holsinger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Dikembe Akre (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Gilbert (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daryl Mireles (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Waters (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Glenn Nickerson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:13 | Indiana | Gary Waters hits a runner from the baseline and the foul's on Mark Fincher - foul #1 on Mark Fincher, team foul #4 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers (PF) Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Indiana | Richard Boyd (SG) Dikembe Akre | |
| 03:13 | Indiana | Gary Waters makes the free throw | 71-54 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Gary Waters - foul #2 on Gary Waters, team foul #6 | 71-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Crenshaw (C) Jason Holsinger | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dustin Beresky (C) Glenn Nickerson | |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers makes the 1st free throw | 72-54 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers makes the 2nd free throw | 73-54 |
| 02:34 | Indiana | Gary Waters is hacked by Matthew Beyers - foul #4 on Matthew Beyers, team foul #5 | 73-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Akre (PG), Ivan Zahl (SG) Robert Gilbert, Daryl Mireles | |
| 02:29 | Indiana | Eric Lowder takes the ball from Dikembe Akre | 73-54 |
| 02:25 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley lays it in on a nice dish by Eric Lowder | 75-54 |
| 02:09 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 75-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 01:43 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher is fouled on the floor by Dustin Beresky - foul #4 on Dustin Beresky, team foul #7 | 75-56 |
| 01:43 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher makes the 1st free throw | 76-56 |
| 01:43 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher makes the 2nd free throw | 77-56 |
| 01:31 | Indiana | Richard Boyd blows the dunk | 77-56 |
| 01:29 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley snags the defensive board | 77-56 |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder's pass is intercepted by Gary Waters | 77-56 |
| 00:50 | Indiana | Gary Waters misses short on a jumper in the paint | 77-56 |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher gets the rebound | 77-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley is open and scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Eric Lowder out of a doubleteam | 79-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre double dribbles | 79-56 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder runs out the clock | 79-56 |