| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Lanski (fresh) SG - Valeri Evanoski (fresh) SF - Joseph Champion (fresh) PF - David Allen (fresh) C - Richard Baade (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - John Hughes (fresh) SG - William Sykes (fresh) SF - Morgan Waters (fresh) PF - Billy Higgins (fresh) C - Rickey Fleet (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Richard Baade wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Morgan Waters | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Prairie View A&M | John Hughes clanks a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Prairie View A&M | Billy Higgins hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Ohio State | David Allen hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Prairie View A&M | Billy Higgins knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Sykes | 2-5 |
| 18:26 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski hits a shot near the basket | 4-5 |
| 18:09 | Prairie View A&M | John Hughes can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 4-5 |
| 18:07 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Valeri Evanoski | 4-5 |
| 17:40 | Ohio State | David Allen blows the dunk | 4-5 |
| 17:38 | Prairie View A&M | Rickey Fleet gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:27 | Prairie View A&M | John Hughes is hacked by David Allen - foul #1 on David Allen, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Austin (SF) Joseph Champion | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 17:14 | Prairie View A&M | William Sykes misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 17:12 | Prairie View A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Higgins | 4-5 |
| 16:53 | Prairie View A&M | William Sykes misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Valeri Evanoski - foul #1 on Valeri Evanoski, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Owens (SG), Olin Osmanski (PF) Valeri Evanoski, David Allen | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 16:53 | Prairie View A&M | William Sykes makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:53 | Prairie View A&M | William Sykes misses the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:53 | Ohio State | Richard Baade gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:28 | Ohio State | Charles Owens is hacked by William Sykes - foul #1 on William Sykes, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 16:07 | Ohio State | Richard Baade can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Rickey Fleet - foul #1 on Rickey Fleet, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Champion (SF) Richard Austin | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Stephen Reitz (SG), Norman Skinner (PF), Willie Sawyer (C) William Sykes, Billy Higgins, Rickey Fleet | |
| 16:07 | Ohio State | Richard Baade makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:07 | Ohio State | Richard Baade makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:47 | Prairie View A&M | Willie Sawyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Valeri Evanoski (SG) Charles Owens | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Gerald Jones (PG) John Hughes | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Valeri Evanoski (fresh) SF - Joseph Champion (fresh) PF - Olin Osmanski (fresh) C - Richard Baade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Gerald Jones (fresh) SG - Stephen Reitz (fresh) SF - Morgan Waters (fresh) PF - Norman Skinner (fresh) C - Willie Sawyer (fresh) | |
| 15:18 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Olin Osmanski | 8-6 |
| 15:13 | Prairie View A&M | Gerald Jones misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-6 |
| 15:12 | Ohio State | Richard Baade grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 14:47 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Gerald Jones - foul #1 on Gerald Jones, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Allen (PF) Olin Osmanski | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | John Hughes (PG), William Sykes (SG), Billy Higgins (PF), Rickey Fleet (C) Gerald Jones, Stephen Reitz, Morgan Waters, Willie Sawyer | |
| 14:47 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:47 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:47 | Prairie View A&M | Rickey Fleet grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:34 | Prairie View A&M | Rickey Fleet hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-8 |
| 14:08 | Ohio State | Joseph Champion's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Higgins | 8-8 |
| 14:06 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Lanski | 8-8 |
| 13:42 | Ohio State | Richard Baade comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 13:40 | Prairie View A&M | Billy Higgins gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:21 | Prairie View A&M | John Hughes's pass is intercepted by Valeri Evanoski | 8-8 |
| 13:02 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski banks in the layup | 10-8 |
| 12:51 | Prairie View A&M | Rickey Fleet is whistled for a carry | 10-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Owens (SG), Richard Austin (SF), William Williams (C) Valeri Evanoski, Joseph Champion, Richard Baade | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Stephen Reitz (SG), Morgan Waters (SF) William Sykes, Norman Skinner | |
| 12:30 | Ohio State | David Allen misses long on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Rickey Fleet - foul #2 on Rickey Fleet, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Gerald Jones (PG), Willie Sawyer (PF), Roland Garney (C) John Hughes, Billy Higgins, Rickey Fleet | |
| 12:30 | Ohio State | David Allen misses the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 12:30 | Ohio State | David Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:13 | Prairie View A&M | Gerald Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Norman Skinner (PF) Roland Garney | |
| 12:13 | Prairie View A&M | Gerald Jones makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:13 | Prairie View A&M | Gerald Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 11:56 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses the jumper from the left side | 11-10 |
| 11:54 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Morgan Waters | 11-10 |
| 11:32 | Prairie View A&M | Norman Skinner blows the layup | 11-10 |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Lanski (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Charles Owens (fresh) SF - Richard Austin (fresh) PF - David Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - William Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Gerald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Reitz (fresh) SF - Morgan Waters (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Norman Skinner (fresh) C - Willie Sawyer (fresh) | |
| 11:08 | Ohio State | William Williams is fouled on the floor by Willie Sawyer - foul #1 on Willie Sawyer, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Valeri Evanoski (SG), Olin Osmanski (PF) Thomas Lanski, David Allen | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | John Hughes (PG), William Sykes (SG), Billy Higgins (PF) Gerald Jones, Stephen Reitz, Norman Skinner | |
| 10:51 | Ohio State | Charles Owens hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 11-10 |
| 10:50 | Ohio State | Charles Owens snags the offensive board | 11-10 |
| 10:30 | Ohio State | Charles Owens clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on John Hughes - foul #1 on John Hughes, team foul #6 | 11-10 |
| 10:30 | Ohio State | Charles Owens makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 10:30 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 10:30 | Prairie View A&M | William Sykes snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 10:16 | Prairie View A&M | William Sykes loses the dribble to William Williams | 12-10 |
| 09:48 | Ohio State | Olin Osmanski is called for 5 seconds | 12-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (PG), Joseph Champion (SF), David Allen (PF) Charles Owens, Richard Austin, William Williams | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 09:32 | Prairie View A&M | John Hughes scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Morgan Waters | 12-12 |
| 09:10 | Ohio State | Olin Osmanski knocks in the runner from the right block | 14-12 |
| 09:00 | Prairie View A&M | Morgan Waters drills a 3 from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 08:38 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 14-15 |
| 08:37 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Billy Higgins | 14-15 |
| 08:13 | Prairie View A&M | Morgan Waters throws it down | 14-17 |
| 07:54 | Ohio State | Joseph Champion drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Lanski | 16-17 |
| 07:37 | Prairie View A&M | Morgan Waters misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-17 |
| 07:36 | Ohio State | David Allen snags the defensive board | 16-17 |
| 07:23 | Ohio State | Valeri Evanoski is called for 3 seconds | 16-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Owens (SG), Richard Austin (SF), William Williams (PF), Richard Baade (C) Valeri Evanoski, Joseph Champion, David Allen, Olin Osmanski | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Gerald Jones (PG), Stephen Reitz (SG), Dion Bertrand (SF), Norman Skinner (PF), Roland Garney (C) John Hughes, William Sykes, Morgan Waters, Billy Higgins, Willie Sawyer | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Lanski (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Owens (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Richard Austin (fresh) PF - William Williams (fresh) C - Richard Baade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Gerald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Reitz (fresh) SF - Dion Bertrand (fresh) PF - Norman Skinner (fresh) C - Roland Garney (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Prairie View A&M | Gerald Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-17 |
| 07:10 | Ohio State | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 07:03 | Ohio State | Dion Bertrand steals it from Richard Baade | 16-17 |
| 06:47 | Prairie View A&M | The jump hook by Norman Skinner is blocked by Richard Baade | 16-17 |
| 06:45 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Richard Baade | 16-17 |
| 06:28 | Ohio State | Richard Baade is fouled on the floor by Roland Garney - foul #1 on Roland Garney, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| 06:28 | Ohio State | Richard Baade misses the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 06:28 | Ohio State | Richard Austin grabs the offensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 06:02 | Ohio State | Stephen Reitz is called for the reach on Charles Owens - foul #1 on Stephen Reitz, team foul #8 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Valeri Evanoski (SG), Olin Osmanski (PF) Thomas Lanski, William Williams | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 06:02 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 06:02 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Roland Garney | 16-17 |
| 05:48 | Prairie View A&M | Norman Skinner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 05:46 | Ohio State | Richard Baade gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 05:31 | Ohio State | Charles Owens is whistled for a carry | 16-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Champion (SF), David Allen (PF) Richard Austin, Olin Osmanski | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | John Hughes (PG), Morgan Waters (SF), Willie Sawyer (C) Gerald Jones, Dion Bertrand, Roland Garney | |
| 05:17 | Prairie View A&M | Valeri Evanoski is called for the reach on Stephen Reitz - foul #2 on Valeri Evanoski, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | William Sykes (SG), Billy Higgins (PF) Stephen Reitz, Norman Skinner | |
| 05:08 | Prairie View A&M | John Hughes misses the shot from just outside the lane | 16-17 |
| 05:06 | Ohio State | David Allen pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 04:42 | Ohio State | Charles Owens knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-17 |
| 04:24 | Prairie View A&M | Morgan Waters travels with the ball | 18-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (PG) Valeri Evanoski | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 04:05 | Ohio State | David Allen loses the dribble to Morgan Waters | 18-17 |
| 04:01 | Prairie View A&M | William Sykes slams it home on a nice dish by Morgan Waters | 18-19 |
| 03:58 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-19 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Austin (SF), William Williams (C) Joseph Champion, Richard Baade | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Rickey Fleet (C) Willie Sawyer | |
| 03:53 | Prairie View A&M | Richard Austin picks off the pass by William Sykes | 18-19 |
| 03:32 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski is hacked by Rickey Fleet - foul #3 on Rickey Fleet, team foul #9 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Gerald Jones (PG), Stephen Reitz (SG), Norman Skinner (PF), Roland Garney (C) John Hughes, William Sykes, Billy Higgins, Rickey Fleet | |
| 03:32 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 03:32 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 03:08 | Prairie View A&M | Gerald Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Olin Osmanski (PF) David Allen | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Willie Sawyer (PF) Morgan Waters | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Owens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Austin (fresh) PF - Olin Osmanski (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Gerald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Reitz (fresh) SF - Norman Skinner (fresh) PF - Willie Sawyer (fresh) C - Roland Garney (fresh) | |
| 02:45 | Ohio State | Richard Austin drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Williams | 22-19 |
| 02:34 | Prairie View A&M | Gerald Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-19 |
| 02:32 | Ohio State | Richard Austin pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 02:14 | Ohio State | Charles Owens knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Lanski and he's fouled by Gerald Jones - foul #2 on Gerald Jones, team foul #10 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Valeri Evanoski (SG), Joseph Champion (SF), Richard Baade (C) Thomas Lanski, Richard Austin, William Williams | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | John Hughes (PG), William Sykes (SG), Morgan Waters (SF), Billy Higgins (PF) Gerald Jones, Stephen Reitz, Norman Skinner, Roland Garney | |
| 02:14 | Ohio State | Charles Owens makes the free throw | 25-19 |
| 01:58 | Prairie View A&M | William Sykes can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-19 |
| 01:57 | Prairie View A&M | Willie Sawyer tips it back up and in | 25-21 |
| 01:38 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 25-21 |
| 01:37 | Prairie View A&M | Morgan Waters gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 01:14 | Prairie View A&M | Billy Higgins hits a turnaround near the basket | 25-23 |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | Richard Baade throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Allen (PF) Olin Osmanski | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Roland Garney (C) Willie Sawyer | |
| 00:41 | Prairie View A&M | Roland Garney misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 25-23 |
| 00:40 | Prairie View A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Roland Garney | 25-23 |
| 00:29 | Prairie View A&M | Richard Baade takes the ball from Billy Higgins | 25-23 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Charles Owens double dribbles | 25-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (PG), Richard Austin (SF), William Williams (C) Charles Owens, Joseph Champion, Richard Baade | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Gerald Jones (PG), Stephen Reitz (SG), Norman Skinner (SF), Willie Sawyer (PF) John Hughes, William Sykes, Morgan Waters, Billy Higgins | |
| 00:00 | Prairie View A&M | Gerald Jones hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 25-23 |