| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Matthew Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Foxx (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Stam (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Blom (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Peek (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ryan Tardiff (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Victor Wheatley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Sam Rowe (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns scores on a shot in the lane and he's hacked by Timothy Stam - foul #1 on Timothy Stam, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| 19:37 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns misses the free throw | 27-39 |
| 19:37 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Peek grabs the defensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 19:25 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Peek is alone and drills a turnaround in the paint | 29-39 |
| 19:15 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff clanks a shot from the right side | 29-39 |
| 19:14 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to George Foxx | 29-39 |
| 18:55 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington makes the floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Stephen Burns - foul #1 on Stephen Burns, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Tew (PF), Michael Niven (C) Victor Wheatley, Sam Rowe | |
| 18:55 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington makes the free throw | 32-39 |
| 18:38 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns hits a jumper from the baseline and the foul's on John Blom - foul #3 on John Blom, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams (PF), Micah Wallace (C) John Blom, Richard Peek | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (PG), Ryan Dodgen (SG) Ryan Tardiff, Charles Wallace | |
| 18:38 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns makes the free throw | 32-42 |
| 18:18 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Matthew Washington | 34-42 |
| 18:12 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns is hacked by Timothy Stam - foul #2 on Timothy Stam, team foul #3 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Wesley Ruch (PG), David Weber (SG), Franklin Dash (SF) Matthew Washington, George Foxx, Timothy Stam | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Spann (SF) Stephen Burns | |
| 17:56 | Ohio State | John Spann buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Ryan Dodgen | 34-44 |
| 17:45 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams blows the layup | 34-44 |
| 17:43 | Ohio State | Michael Niven grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 17:30 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 17:29 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 17:09 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Niven steps in front of the Wesley Ruch pass | 34-44 |
| 16:55 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen misses the easy layup | 34-44 |
| 16:53 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to John Nelson | 34-44 |
| 16:48 | Ohio State | Wesley Ruch picks off the pass by John Spann | 34-44 |
| 16:45 | Detroit Mercy | Wesley Ruch lays it up and in | 36-44 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen hits the finger roll set up by John Spann | 36-46 |
| 16:20 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Ryan Dodgen - foul #2 on Ryan Dodgen, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington (PG), George Foxx (SG), Timothy Stam (SF), Richard Peek (C) Wesley Ruch, David Weber, Franklin Dash, Micah Wallace | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Charles Wallace (SG), Jeffrey McInnes (SF), Victor Wheatley (PF), Sam Rowe (C) John Nelson, Ryan Dodgen, John Spann, Thomas Tew, Michael Niven | |
| 16:20 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 16:20 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 16:06 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-46 |
| 16:05 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Richard Peek | 38-46 |
| 15:51 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Peek makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by George Foxx and he's fouled by Jeffrey McInnes - foul #1 on Jeffrey McInnes, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad (SF), John Blom (PF) Timothy Stam, Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Burns (SF) Jeffrey McInnes | |
| 15:51 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Peek misses the free throw | 40-46 |
| 15:51 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Matthew Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Foxx (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garry Goad (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Blom (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Richard Peek (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ryan Tardiff (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Burns (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Victor Wheatley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Sam Rowe (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Ohio State | John Blom swats the shot by Stephen Burns | 40-46 |
| 15:36 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Peek pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 15:33 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-46 |
| 15:28 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley is hacked by George Foxx - foul #2 on George Foxx, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| 15:19 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-46 |
| 15:17 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Tardiff - foul #4 on Ryan Tardiff, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey McInnes (PG) Ryan Tardiff | |
| 14:58 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Peek hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 14:56 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom tips it in | 42-46 |
| 14:47 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-46 |
| 14:45 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 14:37 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace misses the lay-in | 42-46 |
| 14:35 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 14:14 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Peek hits a driving attempt from close range | 44-46 |
| 14:01 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey McInnes | 44-49 |
| 13:51 | Detroit Mercy | George Foxx is called for 10 seconds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Weber (PG), Franklin Dash (SG), Timothy Stam (SF), Micah Wallace (C) Matthew Washington, George Foxx, Garry Goad, Richard Peek | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (PG), Ryan Dodgen (SG), John Spann (SF), Michael Niven (C) Jeffrey McInnes, Charles Wallace, Stephen Burns, Sam Rowe | |
| 13:42 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-49 |
| 13:40 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen tips it home | 44-51 |
| 13:36 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Dash is hacked by Victor Wheatley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Victor Wheatley, team foul #5 | 44-51 |
| 13:16 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 13:14 | Ohio State | John Spann snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 13:09 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Nelson | 44-53 |
| 12:47 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Niven - foul #1 on Michael Niven, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Peek (C) Micah Wallace | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Charles Wallace (SG), Thomas Tew (PF), Sam Rowe (C) John Nelson, Ryan Dodgen, Victor Wheatley, Michael Niven | |
| 12:47 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 12:47 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 12:27 | Ohio State | John Spann clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Timothy Stam - foul #3 on Timothy Stam, team foul #5 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Wesley Ruch (PG), George Foxx (SG) David Weber, Franklin Dash | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:27 | Ohio State | John Spann misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 12:27 | Ohio State | John Spann makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 12:07 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam is hacked by Charles Wallace - foul #3 on Charles Wallace, team foul #7 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace (PF) John Blom | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Burns (SF), Michael Niven (C) John Spann, Sam Rowe | |
| 12:07 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 12:07 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 11:56 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-54 |
| 11:55 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Peek grabs the board | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Wesley Ruch (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Foxx (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Stam (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Micah Wallace (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Peek (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ryan Tardiff (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Wallace (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Burns (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Tew (fairly fresh) C - Michael Niven (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Detroit Mercy | George Foxx knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Stam | 51-54 |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff is called for 5 seconds | 51-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Weber (SG), Franklin Dash (SF), Walter Williams (PF) George Foxx, Timothy Stam, Micah Wallace | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey McInnes (SG), Victor Wheatley (PF) Charles Wallace, Thomas Tew | |
| 11:07 | Detroit Mercy | Wesley Ruch buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Franklin Dash | 53-54 |
| 10:45 | Ohio State | David Weber is called for the reach on Stephen Burns - foul #3 on David Weber, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington (PG), Garry Goad (SF), Micah Wallace (C) Wesley Ruch, Franklin Dash, Richard Peek | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (PG), Ryan Dodgen (SG), John Spann (SF), Sam Rowe (C) Ryan Tardiff, Jeffrey McInnes, Stephen Burns, Michael Niven | |
| 10:32 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Ryan Dodgen, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | George Foxx (SG), John Blom (PF) David Weber, Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:30 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington is fouled in the backcourt by John Nelson - foul #1 on John Nelson, team foul #9 | 53-54 |
| 10:30 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 10:30 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 10:13 | Ohio State | John Spann misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 10:11 | Ohio State | John Spann can't tip it in | 55-54 |
| 10:10 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Garry Goad | 55-54 |
| 10:05 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Garry Goad | 57-54 |
| 09:47 | Ohio State | John Spann drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ryan Dodgen | 57-56 |
| 09:40 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 09:35 | Ohio State | John Nelson misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Matthew Washington - foul #2 on Matthew Washington, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Weber (PG), Franklin Dash (SG), Timothy Stam (C) Matthew Washington, George Foxx, Micah Wallace | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Wallace (SG), Jeffrey McInnes (SF), Thomas Tew (PF), Michael Niven (C) Ryan Dodgen, John Spann, Victor Wheatley, Sam Rowe | |
| 09:35 | Ohio State | John Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 09:35 | Ohio State | John Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 09:11 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from David Weber | 59-57 |
| 08:55 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew is fouled on the floor by John Blom - foul #4 on John Blom, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams (PF), Richard Peek (C) Garry Goad, John Blom | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Stephen Burns (SF) John Nelson, Jeffrey McInnes | |
| 08:55 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 08:55 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 08:41 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Peek hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 08:23 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Thomas Tew | 62-61 |
| 08:05 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Peek comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Ryan Tardiff - foul #5 on Ryan Tardiff, team foul #10 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington (PG), Wesley Ruch (SG), Garry Goad (SF), Micah Wallace (PF) David Weber, Franklin Dash, Timothy Stam, Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (PG), Ryan Dodgen (SG), John Spann (SF), Victor Wheatley (PF), Sam Rowe (C) Ryan Tardiff, Charles Wallace, Stephen Burns, Thomas Tew, Michael Niven | |
| 08:05 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Peek makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 08:05 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Peek makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 07:48 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Micah Wallace - foul #2 on Micah Wallace, team foul #9 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | George Foxx (SG) Wesley Ruch | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 07:48 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 07:48 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Matthew Washington (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Foxx (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garry Goad (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Micah Wallace (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Peek (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - John Nelson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Dodgen (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Spann (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Victor Wheatley (tired) 5 reb. C - Sam Rowe (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Peek misses the jumper from the right side | 64-63 |
| 07:33 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Peek misses the tip | 64-63 |
| 07:31 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington tips it home | 66-63 |
| 07:24 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley jams it on a nice dish by Ryan Dodgen and the foul's on George Foxx - foul #3 on George Foxx, team foul #10 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Blom (PF) Richard Peek | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey McInnes (PG) John Nelson | |
| 07:24 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley makes the free throw | 66-66 |
| 07:22 | Detroit Mercy | John Spann steals the ball from John Blom in the backcourt | 66-66 |
| 07:15 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen misses the dunk | 66-66 |
| 07:14 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe misses the tip | 66-66 |
| 07:12 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 06:59 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen drills a jump hook near the basket | 66-68 |
| 06:46 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace hits a wide open floater from the left block | 68-68 |
| 06:41 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 68-68 |
| 06:39 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Garry Goad | 68-68 |
| 06:24 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 68-68 |
| 06:23 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace gets the offensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 06:04 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace misses the jumper in the paint | 68-68 |
| 06:02 | Detroit Mercy | George Foxx tips it back up and in | 70-68 |
| 05:45 | Ohio State | John Blom swats the short shot by Ryan Dodgen | 70-68 |
| 05:43 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe misses the tip | 70-68 |
| 05:42 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad grabs the board | 70-68 |
| 05:16 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew Washington | 72-68 |
| 04:57 | Ohio State | Matthew Washington steps in front of the Jeffrey McInnes pass | 72-68 |
| 04:54 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington lays it up and in | 74-68 |
| 04:41 | Ohio State | John Spann blows the layup | 74-68 |
| 04:40 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-68 |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | John Spann's floater is knocked away by Micah Wallace | 74-68 |
| 04:27 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen grabs the offensive board | 74-68 |
| 04:18 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen is fouled on the floor by Garry Goad - foul #4 on Garry Goad, team foul #11 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Weber (PG), Franklin Dash (SG), Timothy Stam (SF), Walter Williams (PF), Richard Peek (C) Matthew Washington, George Foxx, Garry Goad, John Blom, Micah Wallace | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (PG), Stephen Burns (SF), Thomas Tew (PF), Michael Niven (C) Jeffrey McInnes, John Spann, Victor Wheatley, Sam Rowe | |
| 04:18 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 04:18 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 03:53 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Dash buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Richard Peek | 76-70 |
| 03:44 | Ohio State | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Tew is blocked by Walter Williams | 76-70 |
| 03:43 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams snags the defensive board | 76-70 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - David Weber (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Franklin Dash (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Stam (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Peek (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - John Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Dodgen (tiring) 21 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Burns (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Tew (tiring) 2 pts. C - Michael Niven (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Dash's pass is intercepted by Stephen Burns in the backcourt | 76-70 |
| 03:40 | Ohio State | John Nelson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stephen Burns | 76-72 |
| 03:21 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam misses the lay-in | 76-72 |
| 03:20 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew grabs the board | 76-72 |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-72 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Wallace (SG) Ryan Dodgen | |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-72 |
| 03:02 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Richard Peek | 76-72 |
| 02:58 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-72 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | George Foxx (SG) Franklin Dash | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Spann (PF) Thomas Tew | |
| 02:52 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Peek is alone and drills a floater from the free throw line | 78-72 |
| 02:38 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 78-72 |
| 02:37 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam grabs the defensive rebound | 78-72 |
| 02:32 | Detroit Mercy | George Foxx loses the ball out of bounds | 78-72 |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | David Weber is called for the reach on Charles Wallace - foul #4 on David Weber, team foul #12 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington (PG) Richard Peek | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 01:59 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 78-74 |
| 01:58 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:47 | Detroit Mercy | John Spann steals the ball from David Weber | 78-74 |
| 01:31 | Ohio State | John Spann makes the jumper from the left block set up by John Nelson | 78-76 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:04 | Detroit Mercy | George Foxx misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 78-76 |
| 01:03 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to John Spann | 78-76 |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner but the foul's on Timothy Stam - foul #4 on Timothy Stam, team foul #13 | 78-76 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad (SF), John Blom (PF), Richard Peek (C) David Weber, Walter Williams, Timothy Stam | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley (PF), Sam Rowe (C) John Spann, Michael Niven | |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 78-78 |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace makes the 3rd free throw | 78-79 |
| 00:37 | Detroit Mercy | George Foxx buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Washington | 80-79 |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 80-79 |
| 00:22 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom pulls down the rebound | 80-79 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom is hacked by John Nelson in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Nelson, team foul #11 | 80-79 |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom makes the 1st free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom misses the 2nd free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe gets the rebound | 81-79 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 81-81 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | George Foxx tips it in | 83-81 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | John Nelson can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 83-81 |