| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Chris Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Beaver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mladen Zafar (fresh) PF - William Marchetti (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Sam Durgin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ryan Tardiff (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Victor Wheatley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sam Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:45 | Ohio State | William Marchetti picks off the pass by Ryan Tardiff | 31-31 |
| 19:19 | Indiana | William Marchetti misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Victor Wheatley - foul #1 on Victor Wheatley, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 19:19 | Indiana | William Marchetti makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 19:19 | Indiana | William Marchetti makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:54 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 18:25 | Indiana | Robert Beaver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 18:24 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:19 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 33-33 |
| 18:18 | Indiana | Robert Beaver gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:16 | Indiana | Robert Beaver throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-33 |
| Subs | Indiana | Merle Calloway (C) Sam Durgin | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (PG), John Spann (SF), Thomas Tew (PF), Michael Niven (C) Ryan Tardiff, Stephen Burns, Victor Wheatley, Sam Rowe | |
| 18:05 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 18:03 | Indiana | William Marchetti pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:01 | Indiana | John Nelson is called for the reach on Chris Nichols in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Nelson, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Indiana | Jim Jackson (SG), Robert Myers (SF) Robert Beaver, Mladen Zafar | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:49 | Indiana | Merle Calloway is open and scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 35-33 |
| 17:44 | Ohio State | John Spann misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Robert Myers - foul #2 on Robert Myers, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Indiana | Roy Jones (PF) William Marchetti | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:44 | Ohio State | John Spann makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:44 | Ohio State | John Spann misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:44 | Indiana | Merle Calloway pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 17:21 | Indiana | Jim Jackson scores on a jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Thomas Tew - foul #1 on Thomas Tew, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG) John Nelson | |
| 17:21 | Indiana | Jim Jackson makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 17:06 | Ohio State | John Spann can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 38-34 |
| 17:04 | Indiana | Merle Calloway grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 16:58 | Indiana | Roy Jones knocks in the runner from the left block | 40-34 |
| 16:47 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew is hacked by Chris Nichols - foul #1 on Chris Nichols, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Beaver (SG), Mladen Zafar (SF), William Marchetti (PF), Sam Durgin (C) Jim Jackson, Robert Myers, Roy Jones, Merle Calloway | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Burns (SF) Thomas Tew | |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | John Spann clanks a jump hook near the basket | 40-34 |
| 16:37 | Indiana | Robert Beaver grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 16:30 | Indiana | Sam Durgin is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 40-34 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (PG), Sam Rowe (C) Ryan Tardiff, Michael Niven | |
| 16:25 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 16:24 | Indiana | William Marchetti pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 16:02 | Indiana | William Marchetti slams it home on a nice dish by Mladen Zafar | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Chris Nichols (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Beaver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mladen Zafar (fresh) PF - William Marchetti (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Sam Durgin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - John Nelson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Wallace (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Spann (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Sam Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:52 | Ohio State | John Spann connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from John Nelson | 42-36 |
| 15:29 | Indiana | William Marchetti misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 42-36 |
| 15:28 | Indiana | Sam Durgin tips it in | 44-36 |
| 15:14 | Ohio State | John Spann misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 15:13 | Ohio State | John Spann snags the offensive board | 44-36 |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 44-36 |
| 15:07 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe snags the offensive board | 44-36 |
| 14:54 | Ohio State | John Spann misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Chris Nichols - foul #2 on Chris Nichols, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Watts (PG), Jim Jackson (SG), Robert Myers (SF), Roy Jones (PF), Merle Calloway (C) Chris Nichols, Robert Beaver, Mladen Zafar, William Marchetti, Sam Durgin | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Victor Wheatley (PF), Michael Niven (C) John Nelson, Stephen Burns, Sam Rowe | |
| 14:54 | Ohio State | John Spann makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 14:54 | Ohio State | John Spann makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 14:49 | Indiana | Don Watts is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Tardiff - foul #2 on Ryan Tardiff, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey McInnes (SF) John Spann | |
| 14:33 | Indiana | Roy Jones misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 44-38 |
| 14:31 | Ohio State | Michael Niven grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 14:11 | Ohio State | Don Watts is called for the reach on Charles Wallace - foul #4 on Don Watts, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Indiana | Chris Nichols (PG), Sam Durgin (C) Don Watts, Merle Calloway | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:58 | Ohio State | Jim Jackson steps in front of the Charles Wallace pass | 44-38 |
| 13:53 | Indiana | Ryan Tardiff is called for the reach on Chris Nichols in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ryan Tardiff, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| 13:32 | Indiana | Sam Durgin scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 46-38 |
| 13:14 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff misses long on a floater from the right block | 46-38 |
| 13:13 | Indiana | Robert Myers grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 12:48 | Indiana | Ryan Tardiff is called for the reach on Chris Nichols - foul #4 on Ryan Tardiff, team foul #6 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Beaver (SG), Mladen Zafar (SF), William Marchetti (PF), Merle Calloway (C) Jim Jackson, Robert Myers, Roy Jones, Sam Durgin | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (PG), Ryan Dodgen (SG), Stephen Burns (SF), Thomas Tew (PF), Sam Rowe (C) Ryan Tardiff, Charles Wallace, Jeffrey McInnes, Victor Wheatley, Michael Niven | |
| 12:19 | Indiana | Robert Beaver knocks in the floater from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 12:06 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns buries a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Mladen Zafar - foul #1 on Mladen Zafar, team foul #5 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Indiana | Sam Durgin (C) Merle Calloway | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Spann (C) Sam Rowe | |
| 12:06 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns makes the free throw | 48-41 |
| 11:42 | Indiana | Robert Beaver makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mladen Zafar | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Chris Nichols (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Robert Beaver (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mladen Zafar (fresh) PF - William Marchetti (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Sam Durgin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - John Nelson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ryan Dodgen (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen Burns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Tew (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Spann (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Ohio State | William Marchetti denies the turnaround by Thomas Tew | 51-41 |
| 11:31 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 11:07 | Indiana | William Marchetti can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 51-41 |
| 11:05 | Indiana | William Marchetti tips it but misses | 51-41 |
| 11:04 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Thomas Tew | 51-41 |
| 10:53 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ryan Dodgen | 51-43 |
| 10:33 | Indiana | Robert Beaver scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Sam Durgin | 54-43 |
| 10:26 | Ohio State | William Marchetti swats the layup by John Spann | 54-43 |
| 10:24 | Indiana | The rebound goes to William Marchetti | 54-43 |
| 09:59 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar misses short on a jumper from the right side | 54-43 |
| 09:57 | Ohio State | John Spann pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 09:38 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew misses the floater from the free throw line | 54-43 |
| 09:36 | Indiana | William Marchetti pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 09:13 | Indiana | Sam Durgin is called for traveling | 54-43 |
| Subs | Indiana | Jim Jackson (SG), Robert Myers (SF), Roy Jones (PF), Merle Calloway (C) Robert Beaver, Mladen Zafar, William Marchetti, Sam Durgin | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Charles Wallace (SG), Jeffrey McInnes (SF), Victor Wheatley (PF), Sam Rowe (C) John Nelson, Ryan Dodgen, Stephen Burns, Thomas Tew, John Spann | |
| 08:56 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-43 |
| 08:54 | Indiana | Robert Myers gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 08:46 | Indiana | Jim Jackson clanks a floater from the left block | 54-43 |
| 08:45 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 08:39 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff lays it in on a great pass from Jeffrey McInnes | 54-45 |
| 08:14 | Indiana | Merle Calloway comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-45 |
| 08:12 | Indiana | Merle Calloway gets the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 07:55 | Indiana | Merle Calloway can't finish the layup | 54-45 |
| 07:54 | Indiana | Robert Myers tips it in | 56-45 |
| 07:37 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jim Jackson - foul #2 on Jim Jackson, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Watts (PG) Chris Nichols | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Burns (SF), Michael Niven (C) Jeffrey McInnes, Sam Rowe | |
| 07:37 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 07:37 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Don Watts (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jim Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roy Jones (fresh) 6 pts. C - Merle Calloway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ryan Tardiff (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Wallace (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Burns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Victor Wheatley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Niven (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Indiana | Robert Myers double dribbles in the backcourt | 56-47 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Beaver (SG), William Marchetti (PF) Jim Jackson, Roy Jones | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Spann (SF) Stephen Burns | |
| 07:22 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-49 |
| 07:00 | Indiana | William Marchetti misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Niven - foul #3 on Michael Niven, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Indiana | Mladen Zafar (SF), Sam Durgin (C) Robert Myers, Merle Calloway | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 07:00 | Indiana | William Marchetti misses the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 07:00 | Indiana | William Marchetti makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 06:39 | Ohio State | John Spann drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Charles Wallace | 57-51 |
| 06:36 | Indiana | Don Watts is hacked by Ryan Tardiff in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ryan Tardiff, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Indiana | Jim Jackson (SG) Robert Beaver | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (PG) Ryan Tardiff | |
| 06:36 | Indiana | Don Watts misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 06:36 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 06:17 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace clanks a 3 from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 06:16 | Indiana | William Marchetti gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 06:14 | Indiana | Don Watts is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 57-51 |
| Subs | Indiana | Roy Jones (PF) William Marchetti | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Burns (SF) John Spann | |
| 06:02 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-51 |
| 06:01 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Roy Jones | 57-51 |
| 05:45 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar comes up short on the shot from the right side | 57-51 |
| 05:44 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Jones | 57-51 |
| 05:16 | Indiana | Sam Durgin buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Mladen Zafar | 59-51 |
| 05:05 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 05:03 | Indiana | Victor Wheatley steals it from Don Watts in the backcourt | 59-54 |
| 04:56 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Charles Wallace, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Beaver (SG), Robert Myers (SF), William Marchetti (PF), Merle Calloway (C) Jim Jackson, Mladen Zafar, Roy Jones, Sam Durgin | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey McInnes (PG), Ryan Dodgen (SG), John Spann (SF), Thomas Tew (PF), Sam Rowe (C) John Nelson, Charles Wallace, Stephen Burns, Victor Wheatley, Michael Niven | |
| 04:37 | Indiana | Don Watts lays it in | 61-54 |
| 04:18 | Ohio State | John Spann misses badly on a shot from the left side | 61-54 |
| 04:17 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 03:54 | Ohio State | John Spann can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Merle Calloway - foul #2 on Merle Calloway, team foul #7 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley (PF) Thomas Tew | |
| 03:54 | Ohio State | John Spann makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 03:54 | Ohio State | John Spann makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 03:33 | Indiana | William Marchetti lays it in on a great pass from Don Watts and the foul's on Victor Wheatley - foul #2 on Victor Wheatley, team foul #10 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Indiana | Mladen Zafar (SF) Merle Calloway | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (PG), Stephen Burns (SF) Jeffrey McInnes, John Spann | |
| 03:33 | Indiana | William Marchetti makes the free throw | 64-56 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Don Watts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Beaver (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mladen Zafar (fairly fresh) PF - William Marchetti (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - John Nelson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ryan Dodgen (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen Burns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Victor Wheatley (tiring) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Sam Rowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ryan Dodgen, team foul #11 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Indiana | Roy Jones (PF), Sam Durgin (C) William Marchetti, Robert Myers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Wallace (SG) Ryan Dodgen | |
| 03:04 | Indiana | Sam Durgin can't finish the layup | 64-56 |
| 03:02 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe grabs the board | 64-56 |
| 02:41 | Ohio State | Roy Jones denies the turnaround by Stephen Burns | 64-56 |
| 02:40 | Indiana | Roy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 02:15 | Indiana | Don Watts can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left side | 64-56 |
| 02:13 | Indiana | Roy Jones grabs the offensive board | 64-56 |
| 01:48 | Indiana | John Nelson steals it from Robert Beaver | 64-56 |
| 01:45 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns can't finish the layup | 64-56 |
| 01:43 | Indiana | Sam Durgin gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:41 | Indiana | Sam Durgin is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Wallace - foul #5 on Charles Wallace, team foul #12 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Myers (SF), William Marchetti (PF) Mladen Zafar, Roy Jones | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen (SG) Charles Wallace | |
| 01:41 | Indiana | Sam Durgin makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 01:41 | Indiana | Sam Durgin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns misses long on a floater from the baseline | 66-56 |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley tips it back up and in | 66-58 |
| 01:24 | Indiana | Don Watts is hacked by John Nelson in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Nelson, team foul #13 | 66-58 |
| 01:24 | Indiana | Don Watts misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 01:24 | Indiana | Don Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 01:03 | Ohio State | William Marchetti steals it from John Nelson | 67-58 |
| 01:02 | Indiana | John Nelson is called for the reach on Don Watts in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Nelson, team foul #14 | 67-58 |
| 01:02 | Indiana | Don Watts makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 01:02 | Indiana | Don Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe's layup is rejected by William Marchetti | 69-58 |
| 00:52 | Indiana | William Marchetti snags the defensive board | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Indiana | William Marchetti misses short on a shot from close range | 69-58 |
| 00:24 | Indiana | Don Watts gets the offensive rebound | 69-58 |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Don Watts runs out the clock | 69-58 |