| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Lucien Costa (fresh) SG - Giovanni Costa (fresh) SF - Donald Witt (fresh) PF - Christopher Sapp (fresh) C - Edwin Kerns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Burton (fresh) SG - David Hammond (fresh) SF - Brandon Raynor (fresh) PF - John Hill (fresh) C - Darrel Ary (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drexel | Christopher Sapp wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Drexel | Christopher Sapp misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Darrel Ary | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Ohio State | Edwin Kerns swats the short shot by Darrel Ary | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Drexel | Lucien Costa gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Drexel | Lucien Costa connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Giovanni Costa | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Drexel | Giovanni Costa snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Drexel | Christopher Sapp connects on the open shot from close range on a nice dish by Lucien Costa | 4-0 |
| 18:53 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by David Hammond and he's hacked by Lucien Costa - foul #1 on Lucien Costa, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:53 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary misses the free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:53 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Christopher Sapp | 4-2 |
| 18:39 | Drexel | Lucien Costa's layup is rejected by Brandon Raynor | 4-2 |
| 18:37 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:19 | Ohio State | Christopher Sapp steps in front of the Brandon Raynor pass | 4-2 |
| 17:58 | Drexel | Donald Witt is fouled on the floor by Brandon Raynor - foul #1 on Brandon Raynor, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Drexel | Rene Yazzie (PG), Jose Ramirez (SG), Jonathan Rogers (SF), Walter Pauli (PF) Lucien Costa, Giovanni Costa, Donald Witt, Christopher Sapp | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (PG), Ronald Horstman (SF), Bryant Smartt (PF), David Vera (C) Walter Burton, Brandon Raynor, John Hill, Darrel Ary | |
| 17:45 | Drexel | Walter Pauli misses short on a runner from close range | 4-2 |
| 17:44 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:15 | Ohio State | David Hammond is hacked by Jonathan Rogers - foul #1 on Jonathan Rogers, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (SG) David Hammond | |
| 16:56 | Ohio State | David Vera misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 16:54 | Drexel | Walter Pauli gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:40 | Drexel | Edwin Kerns misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Vera - foul #1 on David Vera, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Drexel | Lucien Costa (PG), Giovanni Costa (SG) Rene Yazzie, Jose Ramirez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor (SF), John Hill (PF) Ronald Horstman, David Vera | |
| 16:40 | Drexel | Edwin Kerns makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:40 | Drexel | Edwin Kerns makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 16:21 | Ohio State | John Hill can't connect on a runner from the left block | 6-2 |
| 16:19 | Drexel | Giovanni Costa pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:14 | Drexel | Lucien Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-2 |
| 16:12 | Drexel | Edwin Kerns snags the offensive board | 6-2 |
| 16:07 | Drexel | Brandon Raynor steals it from Giovanni Costa | 6-2 |
| 16:04 | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor hits the finger roll | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Lucien Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Giovanni Costa (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Rogers (fresh) PF - Walter Pauli (fresh) C - Edwin Kerns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremiah Chase (fairly fresh) SG - Cecil Middlebrook (fresh) SF - Brandon Raynor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hill (fresh) C - Bryant Smartt (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Drexel | John Hill picks off the pass by Lucien Costa | 6-4 |
| 15:19 | Ohio State | John Hill misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Walter Pauli - foul #1 on Walter Pauli, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Drexel | Donald Witt (SF), Christopher Sapp (PF) Jonathan Rogers, Walter Pauli | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Burton (PG), David Hammond (SG), Darrel Ary (C) Jeremiah Chase, Cecil Middlebrook, Bryant Smartt | |
| 15:19 | Ohio State | John Hill misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:19 | Ohio State | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:01 | Drexel | Lucien Costa misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-5 |
| 15:00 | Drexel | Giovanni Costa tips it but misses | 6-5 |
| 14:58 | Ohio State | Walter Burton snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 14:29 | Ohio State | Walter Burton is hacked by Giovanni Costa - foul #1 on Giovanni Costa, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Drexel | Rene Yazzie (PG), Walter Pauli (C) Lucien Costa, Edwin Kerns | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Horstman (SF), David Vera (PF) Brandon Raynor, John Hill | |
| 14:17 | Ohio State | Giovanni Costa steps in front of the David Hammond pass | 6-5 |
| 14:02 | Drexel | Christopher Sapp is hacked by David Vera - foul #2 on David Vera, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Hill (PF) David Vera | |
| 13:52 | Drexel | Donald Witt scores on a floater from the left side set up by Rene Yazzie and the foul's on Ronald Horstman - foul #1 on Ronald Horstman, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| 13:52 | Drexel | Donald Witt misses the free throw | 8-5 |
| 13:52 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to John Hill | 8-5 |
| 13:36 | Ohio State | Walter Burton is whistled for traveling | 8-5 |
| Subs | Drexel | Lucien Costa (PG), Jose Ramirez (SG) Rene Yazzie, Giovanni Costa | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:10 | Drexel | Donald Witt is fouled on the floor by Darrel Ary - foul #1 on Darrel Ary, team foul #5 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Drexel | Jonathan Rogers (SF) Donald Witt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (PG), Brandon Raynor (SF), Bryant Smartt (C) Walter Burton, Ronald Horstman, Darrel Ary | |
| 12:59 | Drexel | Walter Pauli makes the wide open jump hook in the lane set up by Jose Ramirez | 10-5 |
| 12:30 | Ohio State | Walter Pauli steals it from John Hill | 10-5 |
| 12:13 | Drexel | Christopher Sapp hits a wide open jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by John Hill - foul #1 on John Hill, team foul #6 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Drexel | Giovanni Costa (SG), Edwin Kerns (C) Jose Ramirez, Walter Pauli | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (PG) Cecil Middlebrook | |
| 12:13 | Drexel | Christopher Sapp makes the free throw | 13-5 |
| 11:49 | Ohio State | David Hammond connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Jeremiah Chase | 13-7 |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Lucien Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Giovanni Costa (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Rogers (fresh) PF - Christopher Sapp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Edwin Kerns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremiah Chase (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Hammond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Raynor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hill (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Bryant Smartt (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Drexel | Christopher Sapp blows the layup | 13-7 |
| 11:29 | Drexel | Giovanni Costa can't tip it in | 13-7 |
| 11:28 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt grabs the board | 13-7 |
| 11:11 | Ohio State | John Hill connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Jeremiah Chase | 13-9 |
| 11:04 | Drexel | Giovanni Costa travels with the ball | 13-9 |
| Subs | Drexel | Rene Yazzie (PG), Donald Witt (SF), Walter Pauli (C) Lucien Costa, Christopher Sapp, Edwin Kerns | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Burton (PG), Ronald Horstman (SF), Darrel Ary (C) David Hammond, Brandon Raynor, Bryant Smartt | |
| 10:45 | Ohio State | John Hill slams it home on a great pass from Darrel Ary | 13-11 |
| 10:26 | Drexel | Walter Pauli scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Jonathan Rogers | 15-11 |
| 10:00 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase travels with the ball | 15-11 |
| Subs | Drexel | Edwin Kerns (C) Jonathan Rogers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Hammond (SG), Brandon Raynor (SF) Jeremiah Chase, Ronald Horstman | |
| 09:41 | Drexel | Edwin Kerns can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 15-11 |
| 09:39 | Drexel | Giovanni Costa grabs the offensive board | 15-11 |
| 09:24 | Drexel | Donald Witt can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 15-11 |
| 09:22 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary gets the rebound | 15-11 |
| 09:03 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary banks in the layup | 15-13 |
| 08:49 | Drexel | Giovanni Costa's floater is knocked away by Darrel Ary | 15-13 |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to David Hammond | 15-13 |
| 08:20 | Ohio State | David Hammond misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 15-13 |
| 08:18 | Ohio State | John Hill hits the follow up shot | 15-15 |
| 08:09 | Drexel | Walter Pauli hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Walter Burton - foul #1 on Walter Burton, team foul #7 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Drexel | Lucien Costa (PG), Jose Ramirez (SG), Jonathan Rogers (SF), Christopher Sapp (PF) Rene Yazzie, Giovanni Costa, Donald Witt, Edwin Kerns | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (PG), Ronald Horstman (SF), Bryant Smartt (PF) Walter Burton, Brandon Raynor, John Hill | |
| 08:09 | Drexel | Walter Pauli makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:09 | Drexel | Walter Pauli misses the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:09 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 07:52 | Ohio State | David Hammond comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 07:51 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary grabs the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | David Hammond connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Bryant Smartt | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Lucien Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jose Ramirez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Rogers (fresh) PF - Christopher Sapp (fresh) 5 pts. C - Walter Pauli (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremiah Chase (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Hammond (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Horstman (fresh) PF - Bryant Smartt (fresh) 3 reb. C - Darrel Ary (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Drexel | Ronald Horstman denies the turnaround by Christopher Sapp | 16-18 |
| 07:11 | Drexel | Walter Pauli tips it back up and in | 18-18 |
| 06:50 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Lucien Costa - foul #2 on Lucien Costa, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Drexel | Giovanni Costa (SG), Edwin Kerns (C) Lucien Costa, Walter Pauli | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (SG), Brandon Raynor (SF), John Hill (PF) David Hammond, Ronald Horstman, Darrel Ary | |
| 06:50 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 06:50 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 06:36 | Drexel | Edwin Kerns scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Giovanni Costa | 20-19 |
| 06:10 | Ohio State | John Hill blows the layup but he's hacked by Christopher Sapp - foul #1 on Christopher Sapp, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Drexel | Rene Yazzie (PG), Donald Witt (SF) Jose Ramirez, Christopher Sapp | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Burton (PG) Jeremiah Chase | |
| 06:10 | Ohio State | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:10 | Ohio State | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:54 | Drexel | Jonathan Rogers misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on John Hill - foul #2 on John Hill, team foul #8 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darrel Ary (C) John Hill | |
| 05:54 | Drexel | Jonathan Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 05:54 | Drexel | Jonathan Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 05:32 | Ohio State | A charge is called on Brandon Raynor - foul #2 on Brandon Raynor, team foul #9 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Drexel | Christopher Sapp (PF) Jonathan Rogers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Hammond (SG), Ronald Horstman (SF) Cecil Middlebrook, Brandon Raynor | |
| 05:15 | Drexel | Giovanni Costa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-21 |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | Walter Burton misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Rene Yazzie - foul #1 on Rene Yazzie, team foul #7 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Drexel | Jose Ramirez (PG) Rene Yazzie | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | Walter Burton makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | Walter Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:40 | Drexel | Edwin Kerns is whistled for a carry | 22-23 |
| Subs | Drexel | Kyle Eubank (SG) Giovanni Costa | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (PG) Walter Burton | |
| 04:22 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 22-23 |
| 04:20 | Ohio State | Ronald Horstman gets the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | David Hammond hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-25 |
| 03:36 | Drexel | Ronald Horstman steps in front of the Donald Witt pass | 22-25 |
| 03:21 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from David Hammond | 22-27 |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Jose Ramirez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kyle Eubank (fresh) SF - Donald Witt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Sapp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Edwin Kerns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cecil Middlebrook (fresh) SG - David Hammond (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Horstman (fresh) PF - Bryant Smartt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrel Ary (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Drexel | Christopher Sapp loses the dribble to Ronald Horstman | 22-27 |
| 03:02 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronald Horstman | 22-29 |
| 02:53 | Drexel | Jose Ramirez buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Donald Witt | 25-29 |
| 02:24 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt is whistled for traveling | 25-29 |
| Subs | Drexel | Lucien Costa (PG), Giovanni Costa (SG), Jonathan Rogers (SF), Walter Pauli (C) Jose Ramirez, Kyle Eubank, Donald Witt, Edwin Kerns | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Burton (PG), Jeremiah Chase (SG), Brandon Raynor (SF), John Hill (PF), David Vera (C) Cecil Middlebrook, David Hammond, Ronald Horstman, Bryant Smartt, Darrel Ary | |
| 02:04 | Drexel | Christopher Sapp clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Vera - foul #3 on David Vera, team foul #10 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt (C) David Vera | |
| 02:04 | Drexel | Christopher Sapp misses the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:04 | Drexel | Christopher Sapp makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 01:41 | Ohio State | Jonathan Rogers blocks the jumper by John Hill | 26-29 |
| 01:40 | Drexel | Giovanni Costa gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 01:22 | Drexel | Lucien Costa makes the 3 from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 01:00 | Ohio State | Lucien Costa steals the ball from John Hill | 29-29 |
| 00:55 | Drexel | Jonathan Rogers lays it up and in set up by Lucien Costa | 31-29 |
| 00:39 | Ohio State | John Hill drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Walter Burton | 31-31 |
| 00:26 | Drexel | Giovanni Costa is fouled on the floor by Walter Burton - foul #2 on Walter Burton, team foul #11 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Drexel | Edwin Kerns (C) Christopher Sapp | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Hammond (SG), Darrel Ary (C) Jeremiah Chase, Bryant Smartt | |
| 00:26 | Drexel | Giovanni Costa makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 00:26 | Drexel | Giovanni Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | John Hill hits the finger roll set up by Walter Burton | 33-33 |
| 00:00 | Drexel | Jonathan Rogers misses short on a halfcourt shot | 33-33 |