| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Charles Owens (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Thomas Lanski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Champion (fresh) PF - William Williams (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Baade (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Steffen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Vincent Kuo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Riddle (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Willard Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | Richard Baade steals the ball from Kevin Anderson | 26-30 |
| 19:20 | Ohio State | William Williams drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 28-30 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | John Riddle misses long on a runner from the baseline | 28-30 |
| 19:05 | Ohio State | William Williams snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 18:40 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski is alone and drills a jump hook in the lane | 30-30 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern | John Riddle's floater is knocked away by William Williams | 30-30 |
| 18:17 | Ohio State | Richard Baade gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 17:52 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 17:38 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo travels with the ball | 33-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Austin (SF) Joseph Champion | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:19 | Ohio State | Charles Owens is fouled on the floor by Anthony Steffen - foul #3 on Anthony Steffen, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw (PG) Anthony Steffen | |
| 16:54 | Ohio State | Charles Owens can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Vincent Kuo - foul #3 on Vincent Kuo, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Allen (PF) William Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Carter (SF) Vincent Kuo | |
| 16:54 | Ohio State | Charles Owens makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:54 | Ohio State | Charles Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 16:42 | Northwestern | John Riddle scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Robert Carter | 35-32 |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | Robert Carter is called for the reach on Thomas Lanski - foul #3 on Robert Carter, team foul #3 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Champion (SF) Richard Austin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo (SF) Robert Carter | |
| 16:01 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 15:59 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Owens | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Charles Owens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Champion (fresh) PF - David Allen (fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Baade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Matthew McGraw (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Anderson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Vincent Kuo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Riddle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Willard Davidson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Ohio State | David Allen is denied on a layup by John Riddle | 35-32 |
| 15:41 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses the tip | 35-32 |
| 15:39 | Ohio State | David Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 15:18 | Ohio State | Vincent Kuo picks off the pass by Richard Baade | 35-32 |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | John Riddle misses the easy layup | 35-32 |
| 14:59 | Ohio State | Richard Baade snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 14:37 | Ohio State | Charles Owens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Austin (SF), William Williams (PF), Olin Osmanski (C) Joseph Champion, David Allen, Richard Baade | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen (PG) Matthew McGraw | |
| 14:27 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 14:26 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson tips it in | 35-34 |
| 14:01 | Ohio State | Richard Austin hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Williams | 38-34 |
| 13:38 | Northwestern | William Williams steals the ball from John Riddle | 38-34 |
| 13:09 | Ohio State | Richard Austin scores on a 3 from the left corner | 41-34 |
| 12:49 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 12:48 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo grabs the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 12:28 | Northwestern | The pull-up jumper by Vincent Kuo is blocked by Richard Austin | 41-34 |
| 12:26 | Ohio State | Olin Osmanski pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 12:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 11:58 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Charles Owens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Thomas Lanski (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Austin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Olin Osmanski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Steffen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Anderson (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Vincent Kuo (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Riddle (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Willard Davidson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | William Williams snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 11:28 | Ohio State | Richard Austin misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Willard Davidson - foul #1 on Willard Davidson, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Valeri Evanoski (PG), Joseph Champion (SF), David Allen (PF), Richard Baade (C) Charles Owens, Thomas Lanski, William Williams, Olin Osmanski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alberto Costa (SG), Robert Carter (SF), Matthew Teer (PF), Warren Cash (C) Kevin Anderson, Vincent Kuo, John Riddle, Willard Davidson | |
| 11:28 | Ohio State | Richard Austin misses the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 11:28 | Ohio State | Richard Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | Warren Cash clanks a jump hook in the lane | 42-34 |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Cash | 42-34 |
| 10:39 | Northwestern | Richard Austin blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Anthony Steffen | 42-34 |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Richard Baade | 42-34 |
| 10:21 | Ohio State | Matthew Teer is called for the reach on Richard Austin - foul #1 on Matthew Teer, team foul #5 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Owens (PG) Richard Austin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:57 | Ohio State | Richard Baade misses the dunk attempt | 42-34 |
| 09:55 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Alberto Costa | 42-34 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern | Matthew Teer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (SG), William Williams (PF) Valeri Evanoski, David Allen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Riddle (PF) Matthew Teer | |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | Anthony Steffen steals the ball from Joseph Champion | 42-34 |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen misses the lay-in | 42-34 |
| 09:16 | Ohio State | Joseph Champion grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 08:52 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses the dunk attempt | 42-34 |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | Richard Baade tips it back up and in | 44-34 |
| 08:21 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Alberto Costa | 44-36 |
| 08:01 | Ohio State | Charles Owens can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 44-36 |
| 07:59 | Northwestern | Warren Cash snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Charles Owens (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Champion (fairly fresh) PF - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Richard Baade (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Steffen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Alberto Costa (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Riddle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Cash (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:52 | Northwestern | Warren Cash drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Riddle | 44-38 |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | Charles Owens comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 44-38 |
| 07:26 | Ohio State | Richard Baade pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 07:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 06:58 | Northwestern | John Riddle pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 06:39 | Northwestern | Warren Cash can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 44-38 |
| 06:38 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Cash | 44-38 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | John Riddle drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Anthony Steffen | 44-40 |
| 05:59 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Owens | 47-40 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Austin (SF), Olin Osmanski (C) Joseph Champion, Richard Baade | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson (SG), Vincent Kuo (SF), Willard Davidson (C) Alberto Costa, Robert Carter, Warren Cash | |
| 05:43 | Northwestern | John Riddle hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 47-40 |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | Richard Austin grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 05:27 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Willard Davidson | 47-40 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | John Riddle double dribbles | 47-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Valeri Evanoski (SG), David Allen (PF) Charles Owens, William Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw (PG), Matthew Teer (PF) Anthony Steffen, John Riddle | |
| 04:33 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Vincent Kuo - foul #4 on Vincent Kuo, team foul #6 | 47-40 |
| 04:33 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 04:33 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Anderson and he's fouled by Olin Osmanski - foul #3 on Olin Osmanski, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Owens (PG) Thomas Lanski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen (PG), John Riddle (PF) Matthew McGraw, Matthew Teer | |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson misses the free throw | 48-42 |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson is fouled on the floor by Olin Osmanski - foul #4 on Olin Osmanski, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Williams (PF) David Allen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Charles Owens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Valeri Evanoski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Austin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Olin Osmanski (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Steffen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Vincent Kuo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Riddle (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Willard Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:48 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo misses the dunk attempt | 48-42 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo tips it home | 48-44 |
| 03:25 | Ohio State | Charles Owens is hacked by Vincent Kuo - foul #5 on Vincent Kuo, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Champion (SF), Richard Baade (C) Richard Austin, Olin Osmanski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Carter (SF) Vincent Kuo | |
| 03:25 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 03:25 | Northwestern | John Riddle grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 03:13 | Northwestern | John Riddle hits the finger roll and the foul's on William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| 03:13 | Northwestern | John Riddle misses the free throw | 48-46 |
| 03:13 | Ohio State | Richard Baade grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | Richard Baade misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-46 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Robert Carter gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 02:32 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson scores on a 3 from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 02:07 | Ohio State | Joseph Champion can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Willard Davidson - foul #2 on Willard Davidson, team foul #8 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (PG), David Allen (PF), Olin Osmanski (C) Charles Owens, William Williams, Richard Baade | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw (PG), Matthew Teer (PF) Anthony Steffen, John Riddle | |
| 02:07 | Ohio State | Joseph Champion misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 02:07 | Ohio State | Joseph Champion misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-49 |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | Olin Osmanski steals the ball from Willard Davidson | 48-49 |
| 01:55 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Owens (PG), William Williams (PF), Richard Baade (C) Valeri Evanoski, David Allen, Olin Osmanski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen (PG), John Riddle (PF) Matthew McGraw, Matthew Teer | |
| 01:32 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski travels with the ball | 48-49 |
| 01:04 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson misses the dunk | 48-49 |
| 01:02 | Ohio State | William Williams grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | Charles Owens drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Lanski | 51-49 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | John Riddle misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Baade - foul #1 on Richard Baade, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | John Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | John Riddle misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Carter | 51-50 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | John Riddle misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | John Riddle clanks a jump hook in the paint | 51-50 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | John Riddle tips it in | 51-52 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses short on a fullcourt shot | 51-52 |