| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jamie Marquis (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Karl Portillo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Pledger (fresh) SF - James Young (fresh) PF - John Stich (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Sink (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Young inbounds the ball | 34-24 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Illinois | James Young hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew McDonald and the foul's on Karl Portillo - foul #3 on Karl Portillo, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | James Young misses the free throw | 34-26 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | John Stich pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Stich | 34-28 |
| 19:14 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby is fouled on the floor by Ronald Sink - foul #2 on Ronald Sink, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 19:09 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Jones | 37-28 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | John Pledger is fouled on the floor by Joseph Jones - foul #3 on Joseph Jones, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | James Young hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Pledger | 37-30 |
| 18:26 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater in the paint | 37-30 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Pledger | 37-30 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | John Stich connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Matthew McDonald | 37-32 |
| 18:00 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Young | 37-32 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | James Young misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 37-32 |
| 17:50 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Vincent Kirby | 37-32 |
| 17:47 | Ohio State | Matthew McDonald steps in front of the Jamie Marquis pass in the backcourt | 37-32 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald travels with the ball | 37-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Floyd Kent (C) Ronald Sink | |
| 17:13 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-32 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | John Stich grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | James Young's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Jones | 37-32 |
| 16:43 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 16:26 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry is hacked by John Pledger - foul #2 on John Pledger, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (PG), Robert Perham (SG), Larry Newell (SF) Matthew McDonald, John Pledger, James Young | |
| 16:05 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Jones | 40-32 |
| 15:43 | Illinois | John Stich clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-32 |
| 15:42 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jamie Marquis (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cameron Fry (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Karl Portillo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vincent Kirby (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Perham (fresh) SF - Larry Newell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Stich (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Karl Portillo | 42-32 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | John Stich knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-34 |
| 15:07 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Vincent Kirby out of the doubleteam | 45-34 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Floyd Kent's fadeaway is rejected by Vincent Kirby | 45-34 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | John Stich grabs the offensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Larry Newell drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Sebastian Jackson and he's hacked by Cameron Fry - foul #1 on Cameron Fry, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (PG), John Pledger (SG), James Young (PF), Ronald Sink (C) Sebastian Jackson, Robert Perham, John Stich, Floyd Kent | |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Larry Newell makes the free throw | 45-37 |
| 14:08 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones lays it up and in on a nice dish by Cameron Fry | 47-37 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | John Pledger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SF) Larry Newell | |
| 13:34 | Ohio State | John Pledger picks off the pass by Joseph Jones | 47-37 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | John Pledger clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Ronald Sink grabs the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | John Pledger drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 12:48 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar (SF), Warren Carnegie (C) Karl Portillo, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Floyd Kent (C) Sebastian Jackson | |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Floyd Kent blows the layup but the foul's on Warren Carnegie - foul #2 on Warren Carnegie, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Larry Frankel (PF) Vincent Kirby | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Floyd Kent makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Floyd Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 12:10 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Young | 47-42 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | John Pledger misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Alcazar - foul #1 on Joseph Alcazar, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SG) Jamie Marquis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SF), John Stich (PF) James Young, Ronald Sink | |
| 11:59 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 11:47 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Warren Carnegie | 50-44 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | John Stich connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - William McCurty (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Alcazar (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Warren Carnegie (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Pledger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Stich (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:10 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar is called for traveling | 50-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis (PG), Karl Portillo (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF) Cameron Fry, Joseph Alcazar, Larry Frankel | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Perham (SG), Larry Newell (SF) Matthew McDonald, John Pledger | |
| 10:43 | Illinois | John Stich misses the lay-in | 50-46 |
| 10:42 | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 10:32 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 10:31 | Ohio State | William McCurty grabs the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 10:16 | Ohio State | William McCurty makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Vincent Kirby out of the doubleteam | 53-46 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | John Stich can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on William McCurty - foul #2 on William McCurty, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), Joseph Jones (C) William McCurty, Warren Carnegie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (PG), John Pledger (SG), James Young (SF), Ronald Sink (C) Sebastian Jackson, Robert Perham, Larry Newell, Floyd Kent | |
| 09:47 | Illinois | John Stich misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | John Stich makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 09:32 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Ronald Sink pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses the shot from the free throw line | 53-47 |
| 09:24 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 09:06 | Ohio State | Ronald Sink takes the ball from Vincent Kirby | 53-47 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | John Stich drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Matthew McDonald and he's hacked by Vincent Kirby - foul #2 on Vincent Kirby, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Larry Frankel (PF) Jamie Marquis, Karl Portillo, Vincent Kirby | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:37 | Illinois | John Stich makes the free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:28 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | John Stich pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald is fouled on the floor by Cameron Fry - foul #2 on Cameron Fry, team foul #8 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Floyd Kent (C) John Stich | |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:23 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 08:14 | Ohio State | William McCurty hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Ronald Sink pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Ronald Sink is fouled on the floor by Joseph Alcazar - foul #2 on Joseph Alcazar, team foul #9 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG) John Pledger | |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 07:55 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Larry Frankel, team foul #10 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Stich (PF) Ronald Sink | |
| 07:33 | Illinois | John Stich knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by James Young | 53-52 |
| 07:18 | Ohio State | William McCurty dunks the ball | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - William McCurty (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joseph Alcazar (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Stich (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 06:49 | Illinois | John Stich blows the dunk | 55-52 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Floyd Kent tips it in | 55-54 |
| 06:30 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry is hacked by James Young - foul #3 on James Young, team foul #3 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis (PG), Karl Portillo (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF), Warren Carnegie (C) Cameron Fry, Joseph Alcazar, Larry Frankel, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (PG), Larry Newell (SF), Ronald Sink (PF) Matthew McDonald, James Young, John Stich | |
| 06:16 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Vincent Kirby is blocked by Ronald Sink | 55-54 |
| 06:14 | Ohio State | William McCurty grabs the offensive board | 55-54 |
| 05:59 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Karl Portillo | 57-54 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | John Pledger hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 57-54 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Larry Newell gets the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | John Pledger knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 05:09 | Ohio State | William McCurty can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 57-57 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson is fouled on the floor by William McCurty - foul #3 on William McCurty, team foul #11 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), Joseph Jones (C) William McCurty, Warren Carnegie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (PG), James Young (PF) Larry Newell, Floyd Kent | |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:40 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 04:39 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo grabs the offensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 04:20 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 57-58 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Pledger | 57-58 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald blows the dunk | 57-58 |
| 03:52 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 03:48 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-58 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | James Young pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Vincent Kirby is called for the reach on James Young - foul #3 on Vincent Kirby, team foul #12 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar (SF) Karl Portillo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Perham (SG), John Stich (PF), Floyd Kent (C) John Pledger, Sebastian Jackson, Ronald Sink | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | James Young makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | James Young makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jamie Marquis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cameron Fry (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Alcazar (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Vincent Kirby (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Perham (fresh) SF - James Young (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Stich (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Ohio State | Matthew McDonald steals it from Jamie Marquis in the backcourt | 57-60 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald hits the finger roll | 57-62 |
| 03:00 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald gets the rebound | 57-62 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Karl Portillo (SF) Joseph Alcazar | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (SG) Robert Perham | |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the jumper from the right block set up by John Pledger | 57-64 |
| 02:24 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-64 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | James Young misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jamie Marquis - foul #4 on Jamie Marquis, team foul #13 | 57-64 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | James Young makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | James Young makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 01:58 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by John Stich - foul #4 on John Stich, team foul #4 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Sink (C) Floyd Kent | |
| 01:58 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 01:58 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-66 |
| 01:41 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby gets the rebound | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:35 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo misses long on a shot from the left side | 58-66 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ronald Sink | 58-66 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | James Young is fouled on the floor by Karl Portillo - foul #4 on Karl Portillo, team foul #14 | 58-66 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | James Young makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | James Young makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:55 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-68 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | James Young pulls down the rebound | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Jamie Marquis is called for the reach on James Young in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jamie Marquis, team foul #15 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (PG), William McCurty (SG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Larry Frankel (PF), Warren Carnegie (C) Jamie Marquis, Cameron Fry, Karl Portillo, Vincent Kirby, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SF) John Stich | |
| 00:53 | Illinois | James Young makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | James Young makes the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-70 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | John Pledger is hacked by William McCurty in the backcourt - foul #4 on William McCurty, team foul #16 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Stich (PF) James Young | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | William McCurty's pass is intercepted by Matthew McDonald | 60-72 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald banks in the layup | 60-74 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar misses short on a floater from the left side | 60-74 |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Carnegie | 60-74 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | William McCurty connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Ernest Hall | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald runs out the clock | 63-74 |