| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Burton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremiah Chase (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hammond (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Bryant Smartt (fresh) 5 pts. C - Darrel Ary (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Bentley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kyle Whiddon (fresh) 2 stl. C - Johnny Bergeron (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Illinois | John Bentley misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-31 |
| 19:48 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon tips it back up and in | 29-33 |
| 19:29 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary hits a wide open turnaround from the left block set up by David Hammond out of the doubleteam | 31-33 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | John Bentley buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Bradly Carrion | 31-35 |
| 18:40 | Ohio State | Johnny Bergeron swats the short shot by Darrel Ary | 31-35 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen is whistled for a carry | 31-35 |
| 17:59 | Ohio State | Johnny Bergeron blocks the short jumper by Bryant Smartt | 31-35 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion is hacked by David Hammond - foul #1 on David Hammond, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Horstman (SF), David Vera (PF) Jeremiah Chase, Bryant Smartt | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-35 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Bergeron | 31-35 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | John Bentley travels with the ball | 31-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (PG) Walter Burton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Brown (SG), James Werner (PF), Lawrence Anthony (C) John Bentley, Kyle Whiddon, Johnny Bergeron | |
| 16:28 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary double dribbles | 31-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt (PF) Darrel Ary | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donnell Guarino (PF) Aaron Olsen | |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Lawrence Anthony can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on David Vera - foul #1 on David Vera, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (PG) Cecil Middlebrook | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Lawrence Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Lawrence Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 15:52 | Ohio State | David Vera is denied on a dunk by Donnell Guarino | 31-37 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | James Werner snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremiah Chase (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Hammond (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Horstman (fresh) PF - Bryant Smartt (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Vera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradly Carrion (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Werner (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Donnell Guarino (fresh) C - Lawrence Anthony (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Donnell Guarino misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-37 |
| 15:29 | Ohio State | Ronald Horstman pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 15:06 | Ohio State | David Hammond comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Brown - foul #2 on Thomas Brown, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Burton (PG), Brandon Raynor (SF), John Hill (PF), Darrel Ary (C) Jeremiah Chase, Ronald Horstman, Bryant Smartt, David Vera | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG), John Bentley (SG), Kyle Whiddon (PF), Johnny Bergeron (C) Bradly Carrion, Thomas Brown, Donnell Guarino, Lawrence Anthony | |
| 15:06 | Ohio State | David Hammond misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 15:06 | Ohio State | David Hammond misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon knocks in the turnaround from close range | 31-39 |
| 14:31 | Ohio State | Walter Burton misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kyle Whiddon - foul #2 on Kyle Whiddon, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (SG) David Hammond | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:31 | Ohio State | Walter Burton makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 14:31 | Ohio State | Walter Burton misses the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon's dunk attempt is rejected by Darrel Ary | 32-39 |
| 14:06 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Darrel Ary | 32-39 |
| 13:44 | Ohio State | John Hill shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 32-39 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron pulls down the rebound | 32-39 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | John Bentley misses long on a floater near the basket | 32-39 |
| 13:23 | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 13:18 | Ohio State | James Werner is called for the reach on John Hill - foul #2 on James Werner, team foul #3 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Hammond (SG), Bryant Smartt (C) Cecil Middlebrook, Darrel Ary | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradly Carrion (SF), Donnell Guarino (PF) James Werner, Kyle Whiddon | |
| 12:53 | Ohio State | John Hill can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 32-39 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Bentley | 32-39 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Bentley and the foul's on Brandon Raynor - foul #4 on Brandon Raynor, team foul #3 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (PG), Ronald Horstman (SF) Walter Burton, Brandon Raynor | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Anthony (C) Johnny Bergeron | |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen misses the free throw | 32-41 |
| 12:35 | Ohio State | John Hill gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 12:08 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 32-41 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | John Bentley jams the wide open dunk on a nice dish by Aaron Olsen | 32-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremiah Chase (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Hammond (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Horstman (fresh) PF - John Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Bryant Smartt (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bentley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donnell Guarino (fresh) C - Lawrence Anthony (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Ohio State | David Hammond is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 32-43 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Lawrence Anthony pulls down the rebound | 32-43 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion clanks a shot from the free throw line | 32-43 |
| 10:57 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt gets the rebound | 32-43 |
| 10:30 | Ohio State | David Hammond misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-43 |
| 10:28 | Illinois | John Bentley snags the defensive board | 32-43 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Burton (PG), David Vera (PF), Darrel Ary (C) David Hammond, John Hill, Bryant Smartt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Brown (SG), James Werner (SF), Kyle Whiddon (PF), Johnny Bergeron (C) Aaron Olsen, John Bentley, Donnell Guarino, Lawrence Anthony | |
| 10:06 | Ohio State | Walter Burton can't connect on a floater from the left side | 32-43 |
| 10:05 | Ohio State | Ronald Horstman pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 09:44 | Ohio State | Walter Burton misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 32-43 |
| 09:42 | Ohio State | Ronald Horstman snags the offensive board | 32-43 |
| 09:22 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-43 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon grabs the board | 32-43 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron loses the dribble to David Vera | 32-43 |
| 08:41 | Ohio State | Johnny Bergeron swats the short shot by David Vera | 32-43 |
| 08:39 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary grabs the offensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 08:10 | Ohio State | Ronald Horstman travels with the ball | 32-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (SG), David Hammond (SF), John Hill (PF), Bryant Smartt (C) Jeremiah Chase, Ronald Horstman, David Vera, Darrel Ary | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG), John Bentley (SG) Bradly Carrion, Thomas Brown | |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Werner | 32-46 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Burton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cecil Middlebrook (fresh) SF - David Hammond (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Bryant Smartt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bentley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Werner (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kyle Whiddon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Johnny Bergeron (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:29 | Ohio State | Aaron Olsen steps in front of the Bryant Smartt pass | 32-46 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | John Hill is called for the reach on John Bentley - foul #4 on John Hill, team foul #4 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor (SF) Walter Burton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Brown (SF), Donnell Guarino (PF), Lawrence Anthony (C) James Werner, Kyle Whiddon, Johnny Bergeron | |
| 06:41 | Illinois | John Bentley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-46 |
| 06:40 | Ohio State | John Hill gets the rebound | 32-46 |
| 06:18 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Lawrence Anthony - foul #2 on Lawrence Anthony, team foul #4 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradly Carrion (SF) Thomas Brown | |
| 06:18 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 06:18 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Brandon Raynor picks off the pass by Lawrence Anthony | 34-46 |
| 05:25 | Ohio State | John Hill misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Donnell Guarino - foul #1 on Donnell Guarino, team foul #5 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Burton (PG), Darrel Ary (C) Cecil Middlebrook, Bryant Smartt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Brown (SG), James Werner (SF), Kyle Whiddon (PF), Johnny Bergeron (C) Aaron Olsen, John Bentley, Donnell Guarino, Lawrence Anthony | |
| 05:25 | Ohio State | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 05:25 | Ohio State | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Brown and he's fouled by Darrel Ary - foul #3 on Darrel Ary, team foul #5 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vera (PF) John Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion misses the free throw | 36-49 |
| 05:02 | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor pulls down the rebound | 36-49 |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor comes up short on the shot from the left block | 36-49 |
| 04:35 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary can't tip it in | 36-49 |
| 04:34 | Ohio State | Walter Burton can't tip it in | 36-49 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | James Werner snags the defensive board | 36-49 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-49 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | The jumper by Bradly Carrion is denied by Darrel Ary | 36-49 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-49 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion snags the offensive board | 36-49 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Burton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Hammond (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Raynor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Vera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrel Ary (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Werner (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Kyle Whiddon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Johnny Bergeron (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Darrel Ary - foul #4 on Darrel Ary, team foul #6 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (PG), Cecil Middlebrook (SG), Ronald Horstman (SF), John Hill (PF), Bryant Smartt (C) Walter Burton, David Hammond, Brandon Raynor, David Vera, Darrel Ary | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG), John Bentley (SG), Lawrence Anthony (C) Thomas Brown, James Werner, Johnny Bergeron | |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon misses the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon misses the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | John Hill grabs the board | 36-49 |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | Ronald Horstman travels with the ball | 36-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donnell Guarino (PF) Kyle Whiddon | |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion is hacked by Cecil Middlebrook - foul #1 on Cecil Middlebrook, team foul #7 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Hammond (SG) Cecil Middlebrook | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion misses the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt grabs the defensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | David Hammond is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 36-49 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen pulls down the rebound | 36-49 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Bradly Carrion | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:43 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-51 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Donnell Guarino grabs the board | 36-51 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Bryant Smartt swats the layup by Aaron Olsen | 36-51 |
| 01:34 | Ohio State | John Hill gets the rebound | 36-51 |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | David Hammond is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on David Hammond, team foul #8 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Burton (PG), Brandon Raynor (SF), Darrel Ary (C) Jeremiah Chase, Ronald Horstman, Bryant Smartt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon (PF), Johnny Bergeron (C) Donnell Guarino, Lawrence Anthony | |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-51 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Bergeron | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion lays it in | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Walter Burton comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 36-53 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor grabs the offensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Walter Burton buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by John Hill out of the doubleteam | 38-53 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen runs out the clock | 38-53 |