| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Burton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Raynor (fresh) PF - John Hill (fresh) 6 pts. C - Darrel Ary (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor inbounds the ball | 25-22 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | John Hill misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 19:34 | Ohio State | John Hill snags the offensive board | 25-22 |
| 19:17 | Ohio State | John Hill misses the floater from the right side | 25-22 |
| 19:15 | Ohio State | John Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 19:01 | Ohio State | John Hill's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Dunneback | 25-22 |
| 18:59 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary tips it in | 27-22 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | David Hammond picks off the pass by Dean Canterbury | 27-22 |
| 18:23 | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-22 |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | David Hammond is called for the reach on Paul Daly - foul #3 on David Hammond, team foul #1 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (SG) David Hammond | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Daly | 27-25 |
| 17:30 | Ohio State | John Hill drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Walter Burton | 29-25 |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz travels with the ball | 29-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (SG), Bryant Smartt (C) Walter Burton, Darrel Ary | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Paul Dunneback | |
| 16:51 | Ohio State | Walter Bettis blocks the short jumper by John Hill | 29-25 |
| 16:49 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 16:31 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Walter Bettis | 29-28 |
| 16:08 | Ohio State | Dean Canterbury steps in front of the Brandon Raynor pass | 29-28 |
| 15:48 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz is fouled on the floor by Jeremiah Chase - foul #1 on Jeremiah Chase, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Burton (PG), David Hammond (SF), David Vera (C) Cecil Middlebrook, Brandon Raynor, John Hill | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly, Israel Zambrana, Dean Canterbury | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Burton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremiah Chase (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bryant Smartt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Vera (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) SG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Walter Bettis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 15:29 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback tips it in | 29-30 |
| 15:01 | Ohio State | Walter Burton knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-30 |
| 14:46 | Cincinnati | David Vera is called for the reach on Bojan Wolinski - foul #2 on David Vera, team foul #3 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Horstman (SF), Darrel Ary (C) Jeremiah Chase, Bryant Smartt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Dean Canterbury (C) Bojan Wolinski, Dikembe Abdullah, Walter Bettis | |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Darrel Ary - foul #2 on Darrel Ary, team foul #4 | 31-30 |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 14:32 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to David Vera | 31-31 |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | David Hammond hits a 3 from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | David Vera swats the shot by Paul Dunneback | 34-31 |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury tips it back up and in | 34-33 |
| 13:19 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Walter Burton and the foul's on Paul Dunneback - foul #1 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (PG), Brandon Raynor (SF), John Hill (PF) Walter Burton, Ronald Horstman, David Vera | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana (SF), Walter Bettis (PF) Maurice Lokken, Paul Dunneback | |
| 13:19 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary misses the free throw | 36-33 |
| 13:19 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Walter Bettis | 36-33 |
| 13:01 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly's layup is rejected by John Hill | 36-33 |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana grabs the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 12:42 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury hits a wide open shot in the paint | 36-35 |
| 12:20 | Ohio State | John Hill is fouled on the floor by Walter Bettis - foul #1 on Walter Bettis, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (PG), Bryant Smartt (C) Cecil Middlebrook, Darrel Ary | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Maurice Lokken (PF) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly, Dean Canterbury | |
| 12:00 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 11:59 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 11:43 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Bojan Wolinski and he's fouled by David Hammond - foul #4 on David Hammond, team foul #5 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Burton (PG) David Hammond | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Israel Zambrana | |
| 11:43 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Burton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremiah Chase (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Raynor (fresh) PF - John Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryant Smartt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Walter Bettis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Ohio State | Walter Burton comes up short on the shot from the left side | 36-38 |
| 11:12 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 11:07 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah scores on a floater in the lane | 36-40 |
| 11:02 | Ohio State | Walter Bettis denies the turnaround by Brandon Raynor | 36-40 |
| 11:00 | Ohio State | Walter Burton grabs the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 10:37 | Ohio State | John Hill is called for traveling | 36-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darrel Ary (C) Bryant Smartt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Bojan Wolinski, Dikembe Abdullah, Maurice Lokken, Walter Bettis | |
| 10:26 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is fouled on the floor by John Hill - foul #1 on John Hill, team foul #6 | 36-40 |
| 10:05 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Robert Zentz and he's hacked by Jeremiah Chase - foul #2 on Jeremiah Chase, team foul #7 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (SG), Ronald Horstman (SF), Bryant Smartt (PF) Jeremiah Chase, Brandon Raynor, John Hill | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:05 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly makes the free throw | 36-43 |
| 09:36 | Ohio State | Walter Burton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-43 |
| 09:35 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 09:19 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz buries a floater from the right block set up by Paul Daly | 36-45 |
| 08:52 | Ohio State | Robert Zentz steps in front of the Darrel Ary pass | 36-45 |
| 08:29 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the turnaround from close range set up by Robert Zentz and he's hacked by Bryant Smartt - foul #1 on Bryant Smartt, team foul #8 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (PG), Brandon Raynor (SF), John Hill (PF), David Vera (C) Walter Burton, Ronald Horstman, Bryant Smartt, Darrel Ary | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:29 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the free throw | 36-48 |
| 08:18 | Ohio State | John Hill can't finish the layup | 36-48 |
| 08:16 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Dunneback | 36-48 |
| 08:08 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to John Hill | 36-48 |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | The pull-up jumper by John Hill is blocked by Dean Canterbury | 36-48 |
| 07:36 | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor tips it home | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremiah Chase (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Middlebrook (fresh) SF - Brandon Raynor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Vera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:09 | Cincinnati | Brandon Raynor is called for the reach on Dean Canterbury - foul #3 on Brandon Raynor, team foul #9 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Hammond (SG), Bryant Smartt (C) Cecil Middlebrook, David Vera | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF), Walter Bettis (PF) Israel Zambrana, Paul Dunneback | |
| 07:09 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 07:09 | Ohio State | David Hammond gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 06:42 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Bryant Smartt is blocked by Dean Canterbury | 38-48 |
| 06:40 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Zentz | 38-50 |
| 06:04 | Ohio State | Paul Daly is called for the reach on David Hammond - foul #1 on Paul Daly, team foul #3 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Burton (PG), Darrel Ary (C) Jeremiah Chase, Bryant Smartt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly, Dean Canterbury | |
| 05:41 | Ohio State | David Hammond misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-50 |
| 05:40 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Israel Zambrana, team foul #4 | 38-50 |
| 05:05 | Ohio State | Walter Burton makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Hammond | 40-50 |
| 04:57 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses short on a shot from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 04:56 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary snags the defensive board | 40-50 |
| 04:31 | Ohio State | Walter Bettis blocks the jumper by Darrel Ary | 40-50 |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | John Hill tips it but misses | 40-50 |
| 04:27 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana snags the defensive board | 40-50 |
| 04:02 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Israel Zambrana | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:46 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary makes the floater from the left wing and the foul's on Walter Bettis - foul #2 on Walter Bettis, team foul #5 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (PG), Ronald Horstman (SF), Bryant Smartt (PF) Walter Burton, Brandon Raynor, John Hill | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Paul Dunneback (PF), Dean Canterbury (C) Bojan Wolinski, Dikembe Abdullah, Israel Zambrana, Walter Bettis | |
| 03:46 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary misses the free throw | 42-52 |
| 03:46 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Zentz | 42-54 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremiah Chase (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Hammond (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Horstman (fresh) PF - Bryant Smartt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrel Ary (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:00 | Ohio State | David Hammond clanks a jump hook from the left block | 42-54 |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Dunneback | 42-54 |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury is called for traveling | 42-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Burton (PG), David Vera (C) David Hammond, Darrel Ary | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Walter Bettis (PF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly, Paul Dunneback, Dean Canterbury | |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Walter Burton's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Abdullah | 42-54 |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Maurice Lokken | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:30 | Ohio State | Walter Burton misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-57 |
| 01:29 | Ohio State | David Vera grabs the offensive board | 42-57 |
| 01:22 | Ohio State | David Vera misses long on a shot from the left side | 42-57 |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski grabs the defensive rebound | 42-57 |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Bojan Wolinski | 42-60 |
| 00:55 | Ohio State | Walter Burton is hacked by Walter Bettis - foul #3 on Walter Bettis, team foul #6 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Hammond (SG), Brandon Raynor (SF), John Hill (PF), Darrel Ary (C) Jeremiah Chase, Ronald Horstman, Bryant Smartt, David Vera | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | The jump hook by John Hill is blocked by Wilfredo Molina | 42-60 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis gets the rebound | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Bojan Wolinski | 42-62 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Walter Burton is hacked by Bojan Wolinski - foul #1 on Bojan Wolinski, team foul #7 | 42-62 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Walter Burton makes the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Walter Burton misses the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Walter Bettis | 43-62 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski runs out the clock | 43-62 |