| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) SG - Joey Beverage (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Harris (fresh) PF - David Jackson (fresh) C - Seth Montford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fresh) SG - Donald Muhlestein (fresh) SF - Steven Cowen (fresh) PF - Brian Anderson (fresh) C - Eric Wilkins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Seth Montford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Purdue | Seth Montford gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Purdue | Seth Montford hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins's layup is rejected by David Jackson | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Purdue | The rebound goes to David Jackson | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris clanks a shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Purdue | Joey Beverage pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Purdue | Seth Montford makes the shot near the basket set up by Thomas Hamilton | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen makes the shot from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 17:40 | Purdue | David Jackson misses the easy layup | 2-2 |
| 17:38 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:21 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 17:04 | Purdue | David Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 17:02 | Purdue | Seth Montford gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:38 | Purdue | David Jackson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Thomas Hamilton | 4-2 |
| 16:16 | Ohio State | Joey Beverage is called for the reach on Donald Muhlestein - foul #1 on Joey Beverage, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (SG) Joey Beverage | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 16:00 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson buries a jumper in the lane | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Derick Baker (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Harris (fairly fresh) PF - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Seth Montford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fresh) SG - Donald Muhlestein (fresh) SF - Steven Cowen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Wilkins (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | Purdue | Seth Montford is hacked by Eric Wilkins - foul #1 on Eric Wilkins, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 15:47 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris misses long on a floater in the lane | 4-4 |
| 15:46 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton tips it home | 6-4 |
| 15:27 | Ohio State | Seth Montford swats the short shot by Brian Anderson | 6-4 |
| 15:26 | Purdue | David Jackson grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 15:09 | Purdue | The short jumper by Seth Montford is denied by Eric Wilkins | 6-4 |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 14:44 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein buries a floater from the right wing set up by Eric Wilkins | 6-6 |
| 14:24 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Hamilton | 8-6 |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Brian Anderson | 8-8 |
| 13:43 | Purdue | Brian Anderson steals it from Jeffrey Harris | 8-8 |
| 13:20 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein misses the lay-in | 8-8 |
| 13:19 | Purdue | David Jackson gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:02 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton is hacked by Brian Anderson - foul #1 on Brian Anderson, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joey Beverage (SG), Joe Hayner (C) Derick Baker, David Jackson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (SG) Donald Muhlestein | |
| 12:46 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris is hacked by Steven Cowen - foul #1 on Steven Cowen, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano (PF) Seth Montford | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:23 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-8 |
| 12:22 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Eric Wilkins | 8-8 |
| 11:53 | Ohio State | Carl Deason misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 11:51 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Anderson | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joey Beverage (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Harris (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) C - Joe Hayner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Deason (fresh) SF - Steven Cowen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Wilkins (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Carl Deason | 8-10 |
| 11:08 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 10-10 |
| 10:44 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen travels with the ball | 10-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Graf (SF), David Jackson (PF), Seth Montford (C) Jeffrey Harris, Salvatore Giordano, Joe Hayner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein (SG) Carl Deason | |
| 10:17 | Purdue | Seth Montford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Muhlestein - foul #1 on Donald Muhlestein, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| 10:17 | Purdue | Seth Montford makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 10:17 | Purdue | Seth Montford makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 10:01 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-10 |
| 09:59 | Purdue | Seth Montford snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 09:53 | Purdue | Joey Beverage's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (PG) Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Erik Brown (PG), Clark Look (SF), William Patino (PF) Douglas Pagano, Steven Cowen, Brian Anderson | |
| 09:24 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 12-10 |
| 09:23 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Graf | 12-10 |
| 09:11 | Purdue | Seth Montford jams it on a great pass from David Jackson | 14-10 |
| 08:52 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins is hacked by Derick Baker - foul #1 on Derick Baker, team foul #2 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG) Joey Beverage | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Steven Cowen (SF), Brian Anderson (PF), Joseph Hart (C) Erik Brown, Clark Look, William Patino, Eric Wilkins | |
| 08:28 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson misses the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by David Jackson - foul #1 on David Jackson, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris (SF) John Graf | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (SG) Donald Muhlestein | |
| 08:28 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 08:28 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 08:03 | Purdue | Seth Montford's layup is rejected by Joseph Hart | 14-11 |
| 08:02 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Steven Cowen | 14-11 |
| 07:44 | Ohio State | David Jackson steals it from Steven Cowen | 14-11 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Derick Baker (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Jackson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Seth Montford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Carl Deason (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Cowen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Hart (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Purdue | Derick Baker misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 07:23 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano buries a shot from the right wing set up by Joseph Hart | 14-13 |
| 07:12 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton knocks in the floater from the left side and he's fouled by Steven Cowen - foul #2 on Steven Cowen, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joey Beverage (SG), Joe Hayner (C) Derick Baker, David Jackson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein (SG), Clark Look (SF), Eric Wilkins (C) Carl Deason, Steven Cowen, Joseph Hart | |
| 07:12 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton makes the free throw | 17-13 |
| 06:52 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins is whistled for traveling | 17-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano (PF) Seth Montford | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:45 | Purdue | Joe Hayner comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 17-13 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Joe Hayner gets the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 06:28 | Purdue | Joey Beverage misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-13 |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Brian Anderson | 17-13 |
| 06:01 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 17-13 |
| 06:00 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein tips it in | 17-15 |
| 05:52 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Hamilton | 19-15 |
| 05:29 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson is called for traveling | 19-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (PG), John Graf (SF), David Jackson (PF), Seth Montford (C) Thomas Hamilton, Jeffrey Harris, Salvatore Giordano, Joe Hayner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Erik Brown (PG), Steven Cowen (SF), William Patino (PF) Douglas Pagano, Clark Look, Brian Anderson | |
| 05:12 | Purdue | David Jackson is whistled for a carry | 19-15 |
| 04:52 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins is hacked by Seth Montford - foul #1 on Seth Montford, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Parker (SG) Joey Beverage | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:42 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 19-15 |
| 04:41 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins gets the offensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 04:24 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on John Graf - foul #1 on John Graf, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG) Jack Parker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (SG) Donald Muhlestein | |
| 04:24 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 04:24 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 04:00 | Purdue | David Jackson knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Derick Baker and he's fouled by Carl Deason - foul #1 on Carl Deason, team foul #6 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris (SF) John Graf | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Brian Anderson (PF) Erik Brown, William Patino | |
| 04:00 | Purdue | David Jackson makes the free throw | 22-17 |
| 03:41 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Douglas Pagano | 22-19 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Derick Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Jackson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Seth Montford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Deason (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Cowen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Wilkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Purdue | Derick Baker misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 22-19 |
| 03:21 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano is fouled on the floor by Derick Baker - foul #2 on Derick Baker, team foul #6 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joey Beverage (SG), Salvatore Giordano (PF), Joe Hayner (C) Derick Baker, David Jackson, Seth Montford | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein (SG), Joseph Hart (C) Carl Deason, Eric Wilkins | |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Harris swats the short shot by Brian Anderson | 22-19 |
| 02:26 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 02:06 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 02:05 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Steven Cowen | 22-19 |
| 01:42 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson misses short on a floater from the left block | 22-19 |
| 01:40 | Purdue | Joe Hayner grabs the defensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Hart - foul #1 on Joseph Hart, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Seth Montford (PF) Salvatore Giordano | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Erik Brown (PG), William Patino (PF), Eric Wilkins (C) Douglas Pagano, Brian Anderson, Joseph Hart | |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Eric Wilkins | 23-19 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Harris is called for the reach on Steven Cowen - foul #1 on Jeffrey Harris, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (PG), John Graf (SF) Thomas Hamilton, Jeffrey Harris | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen misses the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 01:06 | Purdue | John Graf snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| 00:46 | Purdue | John Graf misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-20 |
| 00:45 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Eric Wilkins | 23-20 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein blows the layup but the foul's on Joey Beverage - foul #2 on Joey Beverage, team foul #8 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG), David Jackson (PF) Derick Baker, Joe Hayner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Clark Look (SF), Brian Anderson (PF) Erik Brown, Steven Cowen, William Patino | |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Seth Montford | 23-21 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | David Jackson hits a jump hook from close range set up by Joey Beverage | 25-21 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Clark Look can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 25-21 |