| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Lanski (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Charles Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Champion (fresh) PF - David Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Baade (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Justin Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Heston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Miller (fresh) PF - Jason Wrobleski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Placencia (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Miller inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Placencia is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Placencia, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| 19:13 | Ohio State | Joseph Champion can't connect on a runner from the left block | 24-29 |
| 19:11 | Ohio State | Richard Baade tips it back up and in | 26-29 |
| 18:58 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Lanski takes the ball from Bryan Heston | 26-29 |
| 18:54 | Ohio State | Joseph Champion can't finish the layup | 26-29 |
| 18:53 | Ohio State | Richard Baade gets the offensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski blows the dunk but he's fouled by Justin Brewer - foul #2 on Justin Brewer, team foul #2 | 26-29 |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 18:31 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 18:16 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Heston comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 18:15 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Placencia pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 18:08 | Louisiana Tech | David Allen steps in front of the Bryan Heston pass | 27-29 |
| 17:48 | Ohio State | David Allen misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Bryan Heston - foul #2 on Bryan Heston, team foul #3 | 27-29 |
| 17:48 | Ohio State | David Allen makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 17:48 | Ohio State | David Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 17:48 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 17:27 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer is hacked by Charles Owens - foul #2 on Charles Owens, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Austin (SF) Joseph Champion | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 17:07 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski connects on the jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Thomas Lanski - foul #1 on Thomas Lanski, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Olin Osmanski (PF) David Allen | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donald Watson (SG), Thomas Lenox (SF) Bryan Heston, Lawrence Miller | |
| 17:07 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski makes the free throw | 28-32 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Richard Austin scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Lanski | 31-32 |
| 16:22 | Louisiana Tech | Olin Osmanski swats the layup by Jason Wrobleski | 31-32 |
| 16:20 | Ohio State | Richard Austin pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 15:56 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses badly on a floater from the right side | 31-32 |
| 15:55 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Placencia gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Owens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Olin Osmanski (fresh) C - Richard Baade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Justin Brewer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Lenox (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jason Wrobleski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Placencia (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Lenox can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 15:47 | Ohio State | Richard Baade gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 15:27 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-32 |
| 15:13 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski banks in the layup | 33-34 |
| 14:46 | Ohio State | Olin Osmanski is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Olin Osmanski, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Champion (SF), David Allen (PF) Richard Austin, Olin Osmanski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Heston (SG), Lawrence Miller (SF), Robert Carr (PF), Nicholas Cummings (C) Justin Brewer, Thomas Lenox, Jason Wrobleski, Michael Placencia | |
| 14:31 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Heston's pass is intercepted by David Allen | 33-34 |
| 14:10 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 14:08 | Ohio State | Charles Owens tips it home | 35-34 |
| 13:46 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Carr misses the 3 from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 13:44 | Ohio State | David Allen pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 13:22 | Ohio State | Charles Owens buries a fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Bryan Heston - foul #3 on Bryan Heston, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Williams (C) Richard Baade | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Lenox (PG) Donald Watson | |
| 13:22 | Ohio State | Charles Owens makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 13:05 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Miller misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Champion - foul #1 on Joseph Champion, team foul #4 | 38-34 |
| 13:05 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Miller makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 13:05 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 12:49 | Ohio State | Charles Owens banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Champion | 40-36 |
| 12:33 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Carr misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Allen - foul #2 on David Allen, team foul #5 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer (PG), Michael Placencia (C) Thomas Lenox, Nicholas Cummings | |
| 12:33 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Carr makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:33 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 12:09 | Ohio State | Charles Owens knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Allen | 42-38 |
| 12:02 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Valeri Evanoski (SG), Richard Austin (SF) Thomas Lanski, Joseph Champion | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Lenox (SG), Donald Newton (SF), Jason Wrobleski (PF) Bryan Heston, Lawrence Miller, Robert Carr | |
| 11:44 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses the floater from the left side | 42-38 |
| 11:43 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Placencia gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Charles Owens (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Valeri Evanoski (fresh) SF - Richard Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Justin Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Lenox (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Newton (fresh) PF - Jason Wrobleski (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Placencia (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 11:28 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Placencia tips it in | 42-40 |
| 11:10 | Ohio State | Thomas Lenox steps in front of the Charles Owens pass | 42-40 |
| 10:48 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 10:46 | Ohio State | David Allen gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 10:25 | Ohio State | Charles Owens is fouled on the floor by Justin Brewer - foul #3 on Justin Brewer, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (PG), Joseph Champion (SF), Olin Osmanski (PF), Richard Baade (C) Charles Owens, Richard Austin, David Allen, William Williams | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Heston (SG), Lawrence Miller (SF), Robert Carr (PF) Thomas Lenox, Donald Newton, Jason Wrobleski | |
| 10:04 | Ohio State | The jumper by Olin Osmanski is denied by Michael Placencia | 42-40 |
| 10:02 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Placencia grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 09:51 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Champion picks off the pass by Justin Brewer | 42-40 |
| 09:48 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 42-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donald Watson (PG), Nicholas Cummings (C) Justin Brewer, Michael Placencia | |
| 09:30 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Carr knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 09:10 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 09:09 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Miller gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 08:54 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Heston is hacked by Valeri Evanoski - foul #1 on Valeri Evanoski, team foul #6 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Owens (SG), Richard Austin (SF), William Williams (C) Valeri Evanoski, Joseph Champion, Richard Baade | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski (PF) Nicholas Cummings | |
| 08:38 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Miller knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 08:14 | Ohio State | Charles Owens is hacked by Robert Carr - foul #1 on Robert Carr, team foul #6 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Allen (PF) Olin Osmanski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer (PG), Thomas Lenox (SF), Michael Placencia (C) Donald Watson, Lawrence Miller, Robert Carr | |
| 07:56 | Ohio State | David Allen is whistled for traveling | 42-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donald Watson (SG) Bryan Heston | |
| 07:42 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 07:40 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Placencia grabs the offensive board | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Owens (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Justin Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Lenox (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jason Wrobleski (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Placencia (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Watson is fouled on the floor by Charles Owens - foul #3 on Charles Owens, team foul #7 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Valeri Evanoski (SG), Joseph Champion (SF) Thomas Lanski, Richard Austin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 07:30 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Watson makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 07:30 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 07:10 | Ohio State | William Williams knocks in the runner from the right block and the foul's on Jason Wrobleski - foul #2 on Jason Wrobleski, team foul #7 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Miller (SF) Thomas Lenox | |
| 07:10 | Ohio State | William Williams makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 06:50 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Watson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 06:48 | Ohio State | Charles Owens gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 06:21 | Ohio State | Valeri Evanoski is hacked by Donald Watson - foul #1 on Donald Watson, team foul #8 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (PG), Olin Osmanski (PF), Richard Baade (C) Charles Owens, David Allen, William Williams | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Heston (SG), Robert Carr (PF) Donald Watson, Jason Wrobleski | |
| 06:21 | Ohio State | Valeri Evanoski makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 06:21 | Ohio State | Valeri Evanoski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 05:56 | Louisiana Tech | Olin Osmanski swats the layup by Michael Placencia | 47-45 |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Richard Baade | 47-45 |
| 05:25 | Ohio State | Olin Osmanski misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Carr - foul #2 on Robert Carr, team foul #9 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Owens (SG), Richard Austin (SF) Valeri Evanoski, Joseph Champion | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donald Watson (PG), Thomas Lenox (SF), Nicholas Cummings (C) Justin Brewer, Lawrence Miller, Michael Placencia | |
| 05:25 | Ohio State | Olin Osmanski makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 05:25 | Ohio State | Olin Osmanski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 05:06 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Heston knocks in the floater from close range | 49-47 |
| 04:42 | Ohio State | Charles Owens makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Austin | 52-47 |
| 04:20 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Lenox buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Carr | 52-50 |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski scores on a jumper from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 03:40 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Cummings connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Bryan Heston | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Lanski (tiring) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Owens (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Olin Osmanski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Richard Baade (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Donald Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryan Heston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Lenox (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-52 |
| 03:25 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Carr grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 03:25 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Champion (SF), David Allen (PF), William Williams (C) Richard Austin, Olin Osmanski, Richard Baade | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer (PG), Lawrence Miller (SF), Jason Wrobleski (PF), Michael Placencia (C) Donald Watson, Thomas Lenox, Robert Carr, Nicholas Cummings | |
| 03:03 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer is hacked by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| 03:03 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:03 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:34 | Ohio State | David Allen knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by William Williams | 56-54 |
| 02:17 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Bryan Heston | 56-56 |
| 01:51 | Ohio State | Charles Owens drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-56 |
| 01:39 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Owens takes the ball from Jason Wrobleski | 58-56 |
| 01:35 | Ohio State | David Allen lays it up and in set up by Charles Owens | 60-56 |
| 01:20 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 01:04 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 01:02 | Ohio State | William Williams snags the offensive board | 60-59 |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | David Allen connects on the jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Jason Wrobleski - foul #3 on Jason Wrobleski, team foul #10 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Baade (C) William Williams | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | David Allen makes the free throw | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:42 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Owens steals the ball from Lawrence Miller | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Charles Owens is hacked by Bryan Heston in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bryan Heston, team foul #11 | 63-59 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:40 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 00:33 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Bryan Heston is called for the reach on Charles Owens in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bryan Heston, team foul #12 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donald Watson (SG) Bryan Heston | |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Charles Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:07 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Lanski - foul #2 on Thomas Lanski, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| 00:07 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:07 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Charles Owens knocks in the runner from the baseline | 66-64 |