| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Vincent Corbett (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark Lilly (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Christopher Mireles (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jan Ralbovsky (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell Bloomfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hart (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Crenshaw (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Christopher Mireles inbounds the ball | 23-43 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Arkansas State | Jan Ralbovsky misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner but the foul's on Michael Hart - foul #2 on Michael Hart, team foul #1 | 23-43 |
| 19:35 | Arkansas State | Jan Ralbovsky misses the 1st free throw | 23-43 |
| 19:35 | Arkansas State | Jan Ralbovsky misses the 2nd free throw | 23-43 |
| 19:35 | Arkansas State | Jan Ralbovsky misses the 3rd free throw | 23-43 |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer grabs the board | 23-43 |
| 19:20 | Ohio State | Russell Bloomfield is called for the reach on George Crenshaw - foul #3 on Russell Bloomfield, team foul #1 | 23-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Gary Strayhorn (C) Russell Bloomfield | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 19:05 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Mark Fincher | 23-45 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:51 | Arkansas State | Gary Strayhorn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-45 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder is fouled on the floor by Jan Ralbovsky - foul #1 on Jan Ralbovsky, team foul #2 | 23-45 |
| 18:11 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Michael Hart | 23-47 |
| 17:57 | Arkansas State | Gary Strayhorn connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-47 |
| 17:40 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Vincent Corbett - foul #2 on Vincent Corbett, team foul #3 | 25-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Basil Matheny (C) Christopher Mireles | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley (SF), Jason Holsinger (C) Tyler Moorer, George Crenshaw | |
| 17:40 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder makes the 1st free throw | 25-48 |
| 17:40 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder misses the 2nd free throw | 25-48 |
| 17:40 | Arkansas State | Basil Matheny snags the defensive board | 25-48 |
| 17:29 | Arkansas State | Jan Ralbovsky misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-48 |
| 17:27 | Arkansas State | Mark Lilly pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-48 |
| 17:17 | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Strayhorn | 28-48 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:01 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder jams it set up by Michael Hart | 28-50 |
| 16:54 | Arkansas State | Basil Matheny hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-50 |
| 16:27 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-50 |
| 16:26 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger tips it in | 31-52 |
| 16:15 | Arkansas State | Basil Matheny is whistled for traveling | 31-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Strickland (PG), William Powell (SG), Christopher Mireles (SF) Vincent Corbett, Mark Lilly, Gary Strayhorn | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (PG), Gerald Best (SG), Tyler Moorer (SF), George Crenshaw (C) Eric Lowder, Mark Fincher, Joshua Pugsley, Jason Holsinger | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:57 | Ohio State | Gerald Best knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Patrick Jones | 31-54 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Donald Strickland (fresh) SG - William Powell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Mireles (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jan Ralbovsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Basil Matheny (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Best (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - George Crenshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Arkansas State | Donald Strickland is whistled for traveling | 31-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn (SF), Russell Bloomfield (C) Jan Ralbovsky, Basil Matheny | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers (PF) Michael Hart | |
| 15:21 | Ohio State | Russell Bloomfield is called for the reach on Tyler Moorer - foul #4 on Russell Bloomfield, team foul #4 | 31-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Gary Strayhorn (C) Russell Bloomfield | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Fincher (SG) Patrick Jones | |
| 14:57 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by George Crenshaw | 31-56 |
| 14:53 | Arkansas State | Donald Strickland's fadeaway is rejected by George Crenshaw | 31-56 |
| 14:52 | Ohio State | Gerald Best pulls down the rebound | 31-56 |
| 14:48 | Ohio State | Gerald Best is hacked by Donald Strickland in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Strickland, team foul #5 | 31-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett (PG), Mark Lilly (SG), Jan Ralbovsky (PF), Basil Matheny (C) Donald Strickland, William Powell, Christopher Mireles, Gary Strayhorn | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG) Gerald Best | |
| 14:32 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Eric Lowder | 31-58 |
| 14:21 | Arkansas State | Mark Lilly buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Vincent Corbett | 33-58 |
| 14:00 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers clanks a driving attempt from close range | 33-58 |
| 13:59 | Arkansas State | Basil Matheny grabs the board | 33-58 |
| 13:54 | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 33-58 |
| 13:52 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers gets the rebound | 33-58 |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer is fouled on the floor by Vincent Corbett - foul #3 on Vincent Corbett, team foul #6 | 33-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher Mireles (PF), Gary Strayhorn (C) Jan Ralbovsky, Basil Matheny | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley (SF), Jason Holsinger (C) Tyler Moorer, George Crenshaw | |
| 13:18 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley blows the layup but the foul's on Christopher Mireles - foul #1 on Christopher Mireles, team foul #7 | 33-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jan Ralbovsky (PF) Roderick Munn | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hart (PF) Matthew Beyers | |
| 13:18 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley makes the 1st free throw | 33-59 |
| 13:18 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley misses the 2nd free throw | 33-59 |
| 13:18 | Arkansas State | Christopher Mireles gets the rebound | 33-59 |
| 13:01 | Arkansas State | Mark Fincher is called for the reach on Christopher Mireles - foul #1 on Mark Fincher, team foul #2 | 33-59 |
| 12:39 | Arkansas State | Mark Lilly can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-59 |
| 12:38 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley gets the rebound | 33-59 |
| 12:34 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Lowder | 33-62 |
| 12:24 | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett buries a 3 from straight away | 36-62 |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | Mark Lilly is called for the reach on Mark Fincher - foul #2 on Mark Lilly, team foul #8 | 36-62 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Strickland (PG), William Powell (SG), Roderick Munn (SF), Basil Matheny (C) Vincent Corbett, Mark Lilly, Christopher Mireles, Gary Strayhorn | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gerald Best (PG), Matthew Beyers (PF) Eric Lowder, Michael Hart | |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher misses the 1st free throw | 36-62 |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Beyers | 36-62 |
| 11:51 | Ohio State | Gerald Best scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Fincher | 36-64 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Donald Strickland (fresh) 3 pf. SG - William Powell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roderick Munn (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jan Ralbovsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Basil Matheny (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gerald Best (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Fincher (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Pugsley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Beyers (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Holsinger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Arkansas State | Jan Ralbovsky misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-64 |
| 11:33 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger grabs the board | 36-64 |
| 11:28 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Best | 36-67 |
| 11:21 | Arkansas State | Donald Strickland misses the 3 from the left corner | 36-67 |
| 11:20 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley pulls down the rebound | 36-67 |
| 10:52 | Ohio State | Gerald Best connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-70 |
| 10:39 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn makes the floater from just outside the lane | 38-70 |
| 10:35 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-70 |
| 10:33 | Arkansas State | Basil Matheny grabs the board | 38-70 |
| 10:27 | Arkansas State | Donald Strickland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-70 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett (PG), Mark Lilly (SG), Christopher Mireles (SF), Gary Strayhorn (C) Donald Strickland, William Powell, Roderick Munn, Basil Matheny | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG), Tyler Moorer (SF), Michael Hart (PF), George Crenshaw (C) Mark Fincher, Joshua Pugsley, Matthew Beyers, Jason Holsinger | |
| 10:02 | Ohio State | Gerald Best misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Vincent Corbett - foul #4 on Vincent Corbett, team foul #9 | 38-70 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Strickland (PG), William Powell (SF) Vincent Corbett, Jan Ralbovsky | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:02 | Ohio State | Gerald Best makes the 1st free throw | 38-71 |
| 10:02 | Ohio State | Gerald Best makes the 2nd free throw | 38-72 |
| 09:42 | Arkansas State | Christopher Mireles misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-72 |
| 09:40 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 38-72 |
| 09:17 | Ohio State | Michael Hart comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 38-72 |
| 09:16 | Arkansas State | Donald Strickland grabs the board | 38-72 |
| 09:10 | Arkansas State | Eric Lowder steals the ball from Donald Strickland | 38-72 |
| 08:47 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gerald Best | 38-74 |
| 08:33 | Arkansas State | Christopher Mireles misses the easy layup | 38-74 |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer grabs the board | 38-74 |
| 08:11 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder misses the 3 from the left corner | 38-74 |
| 08:09 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw tips it home | 38-76 |
| 08:04 | Arkansas State | Donald Strickland comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-76 |
| 08:03 | Arkansas State | Mark Lilly tips it but misses | 38-76 |
| 08:02 | Ohio State | Michael Hart pulls down the rebound | 38-76 |
| 07:35 | Ohio State | Gerald Best's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-76 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine (PG), Basil Matheny (PF) Mark Lilly, William Powell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Fincher (SG), Joshua Pugsley (SF), Matthew Beyers (PF), Jason Holsinger (C) Gerald Best, Tyler Moorer, Michael Hart, George Crenshaw | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Theodore Levine (fresh) SG - Donald Strickland (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Christopher Mireles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Basil Matheny (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Strayhorn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Pugsley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Beyers (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Holsinger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Arkansas State | Christopher Mireles is called for traveling | 38-76 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (PG) Eric Lowder | |
| 06:57 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones is fouled on the floor by Christopher Mireles - foul #2 on Christopher Mireles, team foul #10 | 38-76 |
| 06:57 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones misses the 1st free throw | 38-76 |
| 06:57 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 38-76 |
| 06:57 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers grabs the offensive board | 38-76 |
| 06:44 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-76 |
| 06:43 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-76 |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Patrick Jones | 38-78 |
| 06:23 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Strickland | 41-78 |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-78 |
| 05:53 | Arkansas State | Gary Strayhorn grabs the board | 41-78 |
| 05:49 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-78 |
| 05:47 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley snags the defensive board | 41-78 |
| 05:27 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-78 |
| 05:26 | Arkansas State | Gary Strayhorn grabs the board | 41-78 |
| 05:20 | Arkansas State | Gary Strayhorn knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-78 |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Patrick Jones | 44-80 |
| 04:37 | Arkansas State | Gary Strayhorn slams it home set up by Basil Matheny | 46-80 |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley misses the turnaround from the right block | 46-80 |
| 04:13 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Jones | 46-80 |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Theodore Levine - foul #1 on Theodore Levine, team foul #11 | 46-80 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Powell (PG) Theodore Levine | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG), Gerald Best (SG), Tyler Moorer (SF), Michael Hart (PF) Patrick Jones, Mark Fincher, Joshua Pugsley, Matthew Beyers | |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger misses the 1st free throw | 46-80 |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger makes the 2nd free throw | 46-81 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Arkansas State | Donald Strickland scores on a floater from the free throw line | 48-81 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 48-81 |
| 03:22 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Lowder | 48-81 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - William Powell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Strickland (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Mireles (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Basil Matheny (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Strayhorn (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Best (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Hart (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jason Holsinger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Ohio State | Michael Hart knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Tyler Moorer | 48-83 |
| 03:00 | Arkansas State | Donald Strickland can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-83 |
| 02:58 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Hart | 48-83 |
| 02:35 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Eric Lowder, team foul #3 | 48-83 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Fincher (SG), George Crenshaw (C) Gerald Best, Jason Holsinger | |
| 02:19 | Arkansas State | William Powell's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Hart | 48-83 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas State | Donald Strickland grabs the offensive board | 48-83 |
| 02:11 | Arkansas State | Donald Strickland buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-83 |
| 01:45 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Eric Lowder | 51-85 |
| 01:39 | Arkansas State | William Powell's pass is intercepted by Mark Fincher | 51-85 |
| 01:20 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by William Powell - foul #1 on William Powell, team foul #12 | 51-85 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers (PF) Michael Hart | |
| 01:20 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder misses the 1st free throw | 51-85 |
| 01:20 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder misses the 2nd free throw | 51-85 |
| 01:20 | Arkansas State | Basil Matheny grabs the defensive rebound | 51-85 |
| 01:02 | Arkansas State | The jump hook by Christopher Mireles is blocked by Matthew Beyers | 51-85 |
| 01:01 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Tyler Moorer | 51-85 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-85 |
| 00:55 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Basil Matheny | 51-85 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Arkansas State | George Crenshaw blocks the short jumper by Gary Strayhorn | 51-85 |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers snags the defensive board | 51-85 |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-85 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas State | Gary Strayhorn grabs the board | 51-85 |
| 00:17 | Arkansas State | William Powell loses the dribble to Mark Fincher | 51-85 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder runs out the clock | 51-85 |