| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lambert (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Hedrick (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Fralick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jamie Marquis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Karl Portillo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo inbounds the ball | 21-23 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Vincent Kirby | 21-26 |
| 19:17 | Dayton | James Brown buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by John Lambert | 23-26 |
| 19:00 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-26 |
| 18:58 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo tips it back up and in | 23-28 |
| 18:38 | Dayton | David Hedrick knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Lambert | 26-28 |
| 18:13 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Jones | 26-31 |
| 17:44 | Dayton | Charles Fralick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey (PG), William McCurty (SG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Larry Frankel (PF), Warren Carnegie (C) Cameron Fry, Jamie Marquis, Karl Portillo, Vincent Kirby, Joseph Jones | |
| 17:19 | Ohio State | William McCurty can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Lambert - foul #3 on John Lambert, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Arthur Miller (SG), Scott Comacho (C) John Lambert, Charles Fralick | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby (PF) Joseph Alcazar | |
| 17:19 | Ohio State | William McCurty makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 17:19 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 17:19 | Dayton | Scott Comacho pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 16:57 | Dayton | James Brown connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Glenn Davidson | 28-32 |
| 16:28 | Ohio State | William McCurty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 16:26 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 15:58 | Dayton | David Hedrick clanks a shot from the baseline | 28-32 |
| 15:57 | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Miller (fresh) SF - David Hedrick (fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Comacho (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gregory Bailey (fresh) SG - William McCurty (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Frankel (fresh) PF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Warren Carnegie (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Ohio State | William McCurty knocks in the floater from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 15:19 | Dayton | Scott Comacho comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 28-34 |
| 15:18 | Dayton | David Hedrick hits the follow up shot | 30-34 |
| 14:49 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), John Lambert (SG), Richard Frese (SF), Calvin Balog (PF) Glenn Davidson, Arthur Miller, David Hedrick, James Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), Jamie Marquis (SG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Karl Portillo (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Gregory Bailey, William McCurty, Larry Frankel, Vincent Kirby, Warren Carnegie | |
| 14:28 | Dayton | Jamie Marquis is called for the reach on John Lambert - foul #1 on Jamie Marquis, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Fralick (C) Scott Comacho | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SG), Larry Frankel (PF) Jamie Marquis, Joseph Alcazar | |
| 14:07 | Dayton | Charles Fralick is whistled for traveling | 30-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis (SG), Joseph Alcazar (SF) William McCurty, Larry Frankel | |
| 13:39 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Charles Fralick - foul #1 on Charles Fralick, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | David Hedrick (SF) Richard Frese | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SG), Vincent Kirby (PF) Jamie Marquis, Joseph Alcazar | |
| 13:39 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 13:39 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 13:39 | Dayton | Charles Fralick grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 13:13 | Dayton | David Hedrick can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-35 |
| 13:11 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 12:57 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 12:55 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo grabs the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 12:26 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 12:25 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo tips it back up and in | 30-37 |
| 12:02 | Dayton | John Lambert scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Francisco Mendez | 33-37 |
| 11:46 | Ohio State | Calvin Balog blocks the short jumper by Vincent Kirby | 33-37 |
| 11:45 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo tips it but misses | 33-37 |
| 11:44 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez grabs the board | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Lambert (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Hedrick (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Calvin Balog (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Charles Fralick (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William McCurty (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Karl Portillo (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Vincent Kirby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Dayton | Vincent Kirby steals it from Charles Fralick | 33-37 |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 11:02 | Dayton | The rebound goes to David Hedrick | 33-37 |
| 10:37 | Dayton | David Hedrick misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-37 |
| 10:36 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Calvin Balog | 33-37 |
| 10:11 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from David Hedrick | 35-37 |
| 09:48 | Ohio State | Francisco Mendez steals it from Karl Portillo | 35-37 |
| 09:19 | Dayton | John Lambert clanks a floater from the right side | 35-37 |
| 09:18 | Dayton | John Lambert snags the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 08:51 | Dayton | Charles Fralick banks in the layup | 37-37 |
| 08:25 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on David Hedrick - foul #1 on David Hedrick, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), Arthur Miller (SG), Richard Frese (SF), James Brown (PF), Scott Comacho (C) Francisco Mendez, John Lambert, David Hedrick, Calvin Balog, Charles Fralick | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis (SG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Larry Frankel (PF) William McCurty, Karl Portillo, Vincent Kirby | |
| 08:25 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones misses the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 08:25 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 07:56 | Dayton | Jamie Marquis steals the ball from Richard Frese | 37-38 |
| 07:53 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis hits the finger roll | 37-40 |
| 07:25 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-40 |
| 07:23 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry grabs the board | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Miller (fresh) SF - Richard Frese (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Comacho (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jamie Marquis (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Alcazar (fresh) PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) C - Joseph Jones (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 06:57 | Dayton | James Brown gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 06:28 | Dayton | Scott Comacho's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Jones | 37-40 |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 06:04 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Cameron Fry | 37-43 |
| 05:43 | Dayton | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Larry Frankel - foul #2 on Larry Frankel, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lambert (SG), David Hedrick (SF), Calvin Balog (PF) Arthur Miller, Richard Frese, Scott Comacho | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey (PG), Karl Portillo (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF), Warren Carnegie (C) Cameron Fry, Joseph Alcazar, Larry Frankel, Joseph Jones | |
| 05:43 | Dayton | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 05:43 | Dayton | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 05:43 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby grabs the board | 37-43 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:29 | Ohio State | Glenn Davidson is called for the reach on Vincent Kirby - foul #2 on Glenn Davidson, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SG), Larry Frankel (PF) Gregory Bailey, Vincent Kirby | |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel double dribbles | 37-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby (PF) Larry Frankel | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:56 | Dayton | David Hedrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey (PG), Larry Frankel (PF) William McCurty, Vincent Kirby | |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Calvin Balog denies the turnaround by Karl Portillo | 37-43 |
| 04:35 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo snags the offensive board | 37-43 |
| 04:22 | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Gregory Bailey | 37-45 |
| 04:11 | Dayton | David Hedrick can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-45 |
| 04:09 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Karl Portillo | 37-45 |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Warren Carnegie | 37-48 |
| 03:40 | Dayton | John Lambert buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Hedrick | 40-48 |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-48 |
| 03:09 | Dayton | Calvin Balog grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Lambert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Hedrick (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Balog (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gregory Bailey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jamie Marquis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Karl Portillo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) C - Warren Carnegie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson makes the jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Warren Carnegie - foul #2 on Warren Carnegie, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Arthur Miller (SG), Scott Comacho (C) John Lambert, James Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), Vincent Kirby (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Gregory Bailey, Larry Frankel, Warren Carnegie | |
| 03:03 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson makes the free throw | 43-48 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:47 | Ohio State | Calvin Balog steals it from Vincent Kirby | 43-48 |
| 02:47 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lambert (SG) Arthur Miller | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:27 | Dayton | John Lambert clanks a 3 from straight away | 43-48 |
| 02:26 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 02:08 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Cameron Fry | 43-50 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:46 | Dayton | John Lambert clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-50 |
| 01:44 | Dayton | Scott Comacho grabs the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:34 | Dayton | Jamie Marquis steals it from Calvin Balog | 43-50 |
| 01:31 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis hits the finger roll | 43-52 |
| 01:15 | Dayton | Scott Comacho knocks in the shot in the paint set up by John Lambert and the foul's on Karl Portillo - foul #2 on Karl Portillo, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| 01:15 | Dayton | Scott Comacho misses the free throw | 45-52 |
| 01:15 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Vincent Kirby | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Dayton | David Hedrick buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Lambert | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry is hacked by Glenn Davidson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Glenn Davidson, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Brown (C) Scott Comacho | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SG), Larry Frankel (PF) Jamie Marquis, Vincent Kirby | |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry is fouled on the floor by Glenn Davidson - foul #4 on Glenn Davidson, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 00:37 | Dayton | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 00:30 | Dayton | John Lambert hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Glenn Davidson | 50-55 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | William McCurty is hacked by John Lambert in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Lambert, team foul #8 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar (SF) Larry Frankel | |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | William McCurty makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | William McCurty makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:24 | Dayton | John Lambert can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones is hacked by Glenn Davidson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Glenn Davidson, team foul #9 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG) Glenn Davidson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Larry Frankel (PF) Joseph Alcazar | |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones misses the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:19 | Dayton | David Hedrick grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | William McCurty pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | William McCurty is hacked by John Lambert in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Lambert, team foul #10 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Arthur Miller (SG) John Lambert | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | William McCurty makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | William McCurty makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:07 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis (SG), Vincent Kirby (PF) William McCurty, Larry Frankel | |
| 00:04 | Dayton | James Brown is hacked by Joseph Jones - foul #3 on Joseph Jones, team foul #5 | 50-59 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | David Hedrick misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | David Hedrick grabs the offensive board | 50-59 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | The clock runs out | 50-59 |