| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steve Betz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Patrick Webber (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Stemple (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Alcazar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PG), William McCurty (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Cameron Fry, Joseph Alcazar, Larry Frankel | |
| 19:24 | Northwestern | William McCurty takes the ball from Patrick Webber | 33-36 |
| 19:21 | Ohio State | William McCurty lays it in | 33-38 |
| 19:00 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG) Ernest Hall | |
| 18:36 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Byron Steele | 33-40 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Vincent Kirby - foul #1 on Vincent Kirby, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (SG), James Carey (SF), William Carter (C) Steve Betz, Patrick Webber, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie (PF) Vincent Kirby | |
| 18:19 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 18:13 | Ohio State | Byron Steele's pass is intercepted by Carl Richardson in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-40 |
| 17:58 | Northwestern | James Carey tips it back up and in | 37-40 |
| 17:37 | Ohio State | William McCurty is fouled on the floor by William Carter - foul #2 on William Carter, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Betz (SG), Lee Merrick (PF) Nicolas Koopman, Carl Richardson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF) Cameron Fry, William McCurty, Warren Carnegie | |
| 17:13 | Ohio State | Byron Steele is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ernest Hall | 37-43 |
| 17:07 | Northwestern | Steve Betz misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 17:05 | Northwestern | James Carey grabs the offensive board | 37-43 |
| 16:55 | Northwestern | Eugene Rice steals the ball from Lee Merrick | 37-43 |
| 16:53 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar is fouled in the backcourt by James Carey - foul #3 on James Carey, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), Patrick Webber (SF), Peter Hines (C) James Reed, James Carey, William Carter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), William McCurty (SF), Larry Frankel (PF) Ernest Hall, Joseph Alcazar, Vincent Kirby | |
| 16:32 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 37-43 |
| 16:31 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 16:22 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | Peter Hines tips it home | 39-43 |
| 15:54 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | Steve Betz gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steve Betz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Patrick Webber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lee Merrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Peter Hines (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Byron Steele (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - William McCurty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Eugene Rice (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | Steve Betz is fouled on the floor by Byron Steele - foul #1 on Byron Steele, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), James Reed (SG), James Carey (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Nicolas Koopman, Steve Betz, Patrick Webber, Lee Merrick, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF) Cameron Fry, William McCurty, Larry Frankel | |
| 15:28 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson clanks a shot in the lane | 39-43 |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple tips it in | 41-43 |
| 15:06 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 41-43 |
| 15:04 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | Robert Damron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Betz (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), William Carter (PF) James Reed, James Carey, Carl Richardson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), William McCurty (SF) Ernest Hall, Joseph Alcazar | |
| 14:17 | Ohio State | Scott Stemple picks off the pass by William McCurty | 41-43 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Steve Betz knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Robert Damron | 43-43 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby hits a shot in the lane set up by Cameron Fry | 43-45 |
| 13:17 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-45 |
| 13:16 | Northwestern | William Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 13:06 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-45 |
| 13:05 | Northwestern | William Carter gets the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 12:57 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple scores on a floater near the basket | 45-45 |
| 12:42 | Ohio State | Byron Steele drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Cameron Fry | 45-47 |
| 12:23 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 45-47 |
| 12:21 | Ohio State | William McCurty grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 11:51 | Northwestern | William Carter snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steve Betz (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Patrick Webber (tiring) 5 pts. PF - William Carter (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Scott Stemple (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Byron Steele (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - William McCurty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Vincent Kirby (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Rice (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Northwestern | Steve Betz loses the ball out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), James Reed (SG), James Carey (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), Lee Merrick (C) Robert Damron, Steve Betz, Patrick Webber, William Carter, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Larry Frankel (PF) Cameron Fry, William McCurty, Vincent Kirby | |
| 11:32 | Ohio State | Nicolas Koopman takes the ball from Byron Steele | 45-47 |
| 11:29 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman lays it in | 47-47 |
| 11:27 | Ohio State | James Reed takes the ball from Byron Steele in the backcourt | 47-47 |
| 11:17 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses the 3 from straight away | 47-47 |
| 11:15 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 11:10 | Ohio State | Byron Steele throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-47 |
| 10:52 | Northwestern | James Carey hits the finger roll set up by Nicolas Koopman | 49-47 |
| 10:34 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Peter Hines (C) Lee Merrick | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:21 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman is whistled for traveling | 49-47 |
| 09:54 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Peter Hines - foul #1 on Peter Hines, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Betz (SG), Patrick Webber (SF) James Reed, James Carey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG) Byron Steele | |
| 09:54 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 09:54 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Cameron Fry - foul #3 on Cameron Fry, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lee Merrick (PF) Carl Richardson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PG), Vincent Kirby (PF) Cameron Fry, Larry Frankel | |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 09:09 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-49 |
| 09:07 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice tips it but misses | 50-49 |
| 09:06 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar misses the tip | 50-49 |
| 09:04 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar tips it home | 50-51 |
| 08:47 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman is hacked by Byron Steele - foul #2 on Byron Steele, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (SG), James Carey (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), William Carter (C) Steve Betz, Patrick Webber, Lee Merrick, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), William McCurty (SF), Larry Frankel (PF) Ernest Hall, Joseph Alcazar, Vincent Kirby | |
| 08:38 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Carl Richardson | 53-51 |
| 08:09 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-51 |
| 08:07 | Northwestern | James Carey snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Nicolas Koopman | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - James Reed (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Carey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Richardson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - William Carter (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Byron Steele (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - William McCurty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Larry Frankel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Eugene Rice (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 07:24 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Carey | 57-51 |
| 07:06 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice makes the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 57-53 |
| 06:56 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman drills a fadeaway from the left side | 59-53 |
| 06:53 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eugene Rice, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Steve Betz (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), Lee Merrick (PF), Peter Hines (C) Nicolas Koopman, James Reed, James Carey, Carl Richardson, William Carter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF) Cameron Fry, William McCurty, Larry Frankel | |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | Steve Betz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 06:39 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 06:36 | Ohio State | Patrick Webber takes the ball from Joseph Alcazar in the backcourt | 59-53 |
| 06:24 | Northwestern | Steve Betz hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 06:00 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar loses the ball out of bounds | 62-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Stemple (C) Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG) Byron Steele | |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | The refs have stopped play. Lee Merrick is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 62-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carl Richardson (PF) Lee Merrick | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:31 | Northwestern | Steve Betz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-53 |
| 05:30 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| 05:11 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 62-53 |
| 05:10 | Northwestern | Steve Betz grabs the board | 62-53 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Eugene Rice - foul #4 on Eugene Rice, team foul #6 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), James Reed (SG), James Carey (SF), Peter Hines (PF) Robert Damron, Steve Betz, Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG), William McCurty (SF), Larry Frankel (PF) Ernest Hall, Joseph Alcazar, Eugene Rice | |
| 04:51 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple misses the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), Joseph Alcazar (SF) Cameron Fry, William McCurty | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:26 | Northwestern | Byron Steele picks off the pass by Nicolas Koopman | 63-53 |
| 04:23 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel lays it in set up by Byron Steele | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-55 |
| 04:10 | Ohio State | Byron Steele misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-55 |
| 04:09 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall snags the offensive board | 66-55 |
| 03:51 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall loses the dribble to Nicolas Koopman | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - James Reed (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Carey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Hines (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Stemple (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Byron Steele (tired) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ernest Hall (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Alcazar (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Frankel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Vincent Kirby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Northwestern | Larry Frankel is called for the reach on Peter Hines - foul #2 on Larry Frankel, team foul #7 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Betz (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), William Carter (C) James Reed, James Carey, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), William McCurty (SF), Warren Carnegie (PF), Eugene Rice (C) Ernest Hall, Joseph Alcazar, Larry Frankel, Vincent Kirby | |
| 03:27 | Northwestern | Peter Hines makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 03:27 | Northwestern | Peter Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Ohio State | William McCurty lays it in set up by Cameron Fry | 68-57 |
| 02:50 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 68-57 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Steve Betz tips it in | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:30 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-60 |
| 02:04 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber travels with the ball | 70-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), James Carey (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Nicolas Koopman, Patrick Webber, Peter Hines, William Carter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Goodman (SF) Cameron Fry | |
| 01:42 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice hits the finger roll set up by William McCurty | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:13 | Northwestern | Robert Damron is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 70-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), Patrick Webber (SF) Robert Damron, James Carey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), Ernest Hall (SG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Larry Frankel (PF), Vincent Kirby (C) Byron Steele, William McCurty, Robert Goodman, Warren Carnegie, Eugene Rice | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ernest Hall | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Hall - foul #3 on Ernest Hall, team foul #8 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (SF) Patrick Webber | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 72-65 |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel hits the follow up shot | 72-67 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Cameron Fry is called for the reach on James Reed in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cameron Fry, team foul #9 | 72-67 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | James Reed makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | James Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar is fouled on the floor by Scott Stemple - foul #2 on Scott Stemple, team foul #4 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Webber (SF) James Reed | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-67 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson grabs the board | 74-67 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson is hacked by Cameron Fry in the backcourt - foul #5 on Cameron Fry, team foul #10 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (SF) Patrick Webber | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PG) Cameron Fry | |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall is hacked by Nicolas Koopman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicolas Koopman, team foul #5 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Webber (SF) James Reed | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-67 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple grabs the defensive rebound | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple is hacked by Ernest Hall in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ernest Hall, team foul #11 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (SF) Patrick Webber | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Larry Frankel | 78-69 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | James Reed is fouled in the backcourt by Byron Steele - foul #3 on Byron Steele, team foul #12 | 78-69 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | James Reed makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | James Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Scott Stemple is called for the reach on Ernest Hall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Stemple, team foul #6 | 80-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Webber (SF) James Reed | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SG), Robert Goodman (SF), Warren Carnegie (PF), Eugene Rice (C) Ernest Hall, Joseph Alcazar, Larry Frankel, Vincent Kirby | |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Byron Steele clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Carl Richardson - foul #1 on Carl Richardson, team foul #7 | 80-69 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Byron Steele misses the 1st free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Byron Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman runs out the clock | 80-70 |