| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fresh) 13 pts. SG - David Appling (fresh) SF - Michael Foster (fresh) PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Stemple (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jamie Marquis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Karl Portillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Michael Foster inbounds the ball | 36-40 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by David Appling | 38-40 |
| 19:23 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 38-40 |
| 19:21 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry tips it in | 38-42 |
| 19:06 | Northwestern | Jamie Marquis steps in front of the David Appling pass | 38-42 |
| 19:02 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis banks in the layup | 38-44 |
| 18:44 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 18:43 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 18:14 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joseph Jones | 38-47 |
| 17:58 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by David Appling | 41-47 |
| 17:45 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 17:43 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 17:38 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 17:36 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 17:22 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis is hacked by Carl Richardson - foul #3 on Carl Richardson, team foul #1 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Patrick Webber (SG), James Carey (SF), William Carter (PF), Lee Merrick (C) Nicolas Koopman, David Appling, Michael Foster, Carl Richardson, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:09 | Ohio State | James Carey is called for the reach on Karl Portillo - foul #2 on James Carey, team foul #2 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie (C) Joseph Jones | |
| 16:50 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 16:49 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 16:37 | Northwestern | Robert Damron comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Karl Portillo - foul #4 on Karl Portillo, team foul #1 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar (SF) Karl Portillo | |
| 16:37 | Northwestern | Robert Damron makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 16:37 | Northwestern | Robert Damron makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 16:14 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 16:12 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby hits the follow up shot | 43-49 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | Robert Damron hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Warren Carnegie - foul #3 on Warren Carnegie, team foul #2 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (SG), Michael Foster (SF), Thomas Smith (PF), Peter Hines (C) Patrick Webber, James Carey, William Carter, Lee Merrick | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (PG), William McCurty (SG), Larry Frankel (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Jamie Marquis, Cameron Fry, Vincent Kirby, Warren Carnegie | |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | Robert Damron misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | Robert Damron makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Appling (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Foster (fresh) PF - Thomas Smith (fresh) C - Peter Hines (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ernest Hall (fresh) SG - William McCurty (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Alcazar (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG) Robert Damron | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 44-49 |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 15:19 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-49 |
| 15:17 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall tips it back up and in | 44-51 |
| 14:57 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-51 |
| 14:55 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 14:38 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses the jumper in the paint | 44-51 |
| 14:36 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones can't tip it in | 44-51 |
| 14:34 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 14:17 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Jones | 44-54 |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ernest Hall - foul #1 on Ernest Hall, team foul #3 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Webber (SG), James Carey (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), Lee Merrick (C) David Appling, Michael Foster, Thomas Smith, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis (PG), Cameron Fry (SG), Vincent Kirby (PF), Warren Carnegie (C) Ernest Hall, William McCurty, Larry Frankel, Joseph Jones | |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 13:52 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jamie Marquis | 46-57 |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Carey | 49-57 |
| 13:23 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-57 |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Carl Richardson | 52-57 |
| 13:00 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar banks in the layup on a great pass from Cameron Fry | 52-59 |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | Joseph Alcazar picks off the pass by Carl Richardson | 52-59 |
| 12:39 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby is hacked by Carl Richardson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Richardson, team foul #3 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), David Appling (SG), Michael Foster (SF), William Carter (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Nicolas Koopman, Patrick Webber, James Carey, Carl Richardson, Lee Merrick | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Karl Portillo (SF), Larry Frankel (PF) Joseph Alcazar, Vincent Kirby | |
| 12:26 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Karl Portillo | 52-61 |
| 12:11 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-61 |
| 12:10 | Northwestern | William Carter tips it home | 54-61 |
| 12:06 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis is fouled in the backcourt by David Appling - foul #3 on David Appling, team foul #4 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Webber (SG) David Appling | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (PG), William McCurty (SG) Jamie Marquis, Cameron Fry | |
| 11:48 | Ohio State | William McCurty can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-61 |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | Robert Damron snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Webber (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Michael Foster (fairly fresh) PF - William Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Stemple (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ernest Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William McCurty (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Karl Portillo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) 4 pts. C - Warren Carnegie (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Northwestern | Michael Foster scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Patrick Webber | 57-61 |
| 11:16 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 11:15 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo tips it back up and in | 57-63 |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), James Carey (SG), Thomas Smith (PF), Peter Hines (C) Robert Damron, Patrick Webber, William Carter, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Larry Frankel, Warren Carnegie | |
| 10:57 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Foster - foul #3 on Michael Foster, team foul #5 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Webber (SF) Michael Foster | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:36 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses badly on a floater from the left side | 57-63 |
| 10:34 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Karl Portillo | 57-63 |
| 10:26 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Carey - foul #3 on James Carey, team foul #6 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis (PG), Cameron Fry (SG) Ernest Hall, William McCurty | |
| 10:26 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby misses the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 10:26 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 10:26 | Northwestern | Peter Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 10:19 | Northwestern | James Carey is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on James Carey, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG) James Carey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:17 | Ohio State | Nicolas Koopman steals the ball from Vincent Kirby in the backcourt | 57-63 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber lays it in on a great pass from Nicolas Koopman | 59-63 |
| 10:07 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Cameron Fry | 59-65 |
| 09:58 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber knocks in the shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Cameron Fry - foul #1 on Cameron Fry, team foul #4 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (SG), Michael Foster (SF) Robert Damron, Nicolas Koopman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Larry Frankel (PF), Warren Carnegie (C) Vincent Kirby, Joseph Jones | |
| 09:58 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber makes the free throw | 62-65 |
| 09:56 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo is hacked by Patrick Webber in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Webber, team foul #8 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG) Patrick Webber | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:56 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 09:56 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 09:44 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from David Appling and the foul's on Larry Frankel - foul #1 on Larry Frankel, team foul #5 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lee Merrick (C) Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar (SF) Karl Portillo | |
| 09:44 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith makes the free throw | 65-67 |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis is hacked by Nicolas Koopman - foul #2 on Nicolas Koopman, team foul #9 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Carter (PF) Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis misses the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | William Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 09:11 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Stemple (C) Lee Merrick | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SG) Jamie Marquis | |
| 09:01 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-67 |
| 08:59 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 08:53 | Northwestern | David Appling is hacked by Joseph Alcazar - foul #3 on Joseph Alcazar, team foul #6 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (PG), Vincent Kirby (C) Cameron Fry, Warren Carnegie | |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses the shot from the free throw line | 65-67 |
| 08:39 | Northwestern | William Carter hits the follow up shot | 67-67 |
| 08:19 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-67 |
| 08:17 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby hits the follow up shot | 67-69 |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-69 |
| 07:47 | Ohio State | Michael Foster is called for the reach on William McCurty - foul #4 on Michael Foster, team foul #10 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), James Carey (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), Lee Merrick (C) Nicolas Koopman, David Appling, Michael Foster, William Carter, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis (PG), Karl Portillo (SF), Joseph Jones (C) Ernest Hall, Joseph Alcazar, Vincent Kirby | |
| 07:47 | Ohio State | William McCurty makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 07:47 | Ohio State | William McCurty makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Carey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Patrick Webber (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Lee Merrick (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jamie Marquis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William McCurty (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Karl Portillo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Larry Frankel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Northwestern | Robert Damron clanks a shot from the free throw line | 70-71 |
| 07:20 | Northwestern | Robert Damron grabs the offensive board | 70-71 |
| 07:13 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 70-71 |
| 07:12 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel grabs the board | 70-71 |
| 07:08 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo's pass is intercepted by Robert Damron in the backcourt | 70-71 |
| 07:03 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-71 |
| 07:02 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones grabs the board | 70-71 |
| 06:47 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-74 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson comes up short on the runner near the basket | 70-74 |
| 06:30 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones snags the defensive board | 70-74 |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | William McCurty is fouled in the backcourt by James Carey - foul #5 on James Carey, team foul #11 | 70-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), David Appling (SG), Thomas Smith (PF), Peter Hines (C) Robert Damron, James Carey, Carl Richardson, Lee Merrick | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF), Warren Carnegie (C) Karl Portillo, Larry Frankel, Joseph Jones | |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | William McCurty makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | William McCurty makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 06:15 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 70-76 |
| 06:14 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby pulls down the rebound | 70-76 |
| 05:59 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby drills a runner from the right block set up by Jamie Marquis | 70-78 |
| 05:55 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman's pass is intercepted by Jamie Marquis in the backcourt | 70-78 |
| 05:53 | Ohio State | William McCurty lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jamie Marquis | 70-80 |
| 05:37 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses long on a shot from the left wing | 70-80 |
| 05:36 | Ohio State | William McCurty grabs the defensive rebound | 70-80 |
| 05:32 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis's floater is knocked away by Thomas Smith | 70-80 |
| 05:31 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith pulls down the rebound | 70-80 |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-80 |
| 05:22 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby snags the defensive board | 70-80 |
| 05:18 | Ohio State | William McCurty scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-83 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Vincent Kirby picks off the pass by Nicolas Koopman | 70-83 |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | Patrick Webber is called for the reach on Ernest Hall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Webber, team foul #12 | 70-83 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Carl Richardson (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Nicolas Koopman, Thomas Smith, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), Karl Portillo (SF), Larry Frankel (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Jamie Marquis, William McCurty, Vincent Kirby, Warren Carnegie | |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall makes the 1st free throw | 70-84 |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 70-84 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple pulls down the rebound | 70-84 |
| 04:32 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses the 3 from straight away | 70-84 |
| 04:31 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel grabs the defensive rebound | 70-84 |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-87 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-87 |
| 03:44 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Karl Portillo | 73-89 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Appling (tired) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Webber (tired) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Scott Stemple (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ernest Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SF - Karl Portillo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Larry Frankel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Scott Stemple | 75-89 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:57 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Larry Frankel and he's hacked by David Appling - foul #4 on David Appling, team foul #13 | 75-91 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), Michael Foster (SF), William Carter (PF), Lee Merrick (C) Robert Damron, Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF), Warren Carnegie (C) Ernest Hall, Karl Portillo, Larry Frankel, Joseph Jones | |
| 02:57 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry makes the free throw | 75-92 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern | David Appling hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 75-92 |
| 02:44 | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie gets the rebound | 75-92 |
| 02:26 | Ohio State | William McCurty hits a wide open runner near the basket | 75-94 |
| 02:04 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-94 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey (PG), Larry Frankel (PF) Cameron Fry, Vincent Kirby | |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 75-94 |
| 01:42 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick grabs the defensive rebound | 75-94 |
| 01:37 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-94 |
| 01:36 | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie grabs the board | 75-94 |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | William McCurty buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-97 |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-97 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey is fouled in the backcourt by Nicolas Koopman - foul #3 on Nicolas Koopman, team foul #14 | 78-97 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carl Richardson (PF), Scott Stemple (C) William Carter, Lee Merrick | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 78-98 |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 78-99 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | David Appling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-99 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (PG) Gregory Bailey | |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | David Appling is called for the reach on William McCurty in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Appling, team foul #15 | 78-99 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Webber (SG) David Appling | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | William McCurty makes the 1st free throw | 78-100 |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | William McCurty makes the 2nd free throw | 78-101 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | William McCurty is called for the reach on Patrick Webber - foul #1 on William McCurty, team foul #7 | 78-101 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber makes the 1st free throw | 79-101 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber makes the 2nd free throw | 80-101 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | William McCurty can't connect on a runner from the right block | 80-101 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel grabs the offensive rebound | 80-101 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall runs out the clock | 80-101 |