| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jamie Marquis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Karl Portillo (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Willie Birch (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Sontag (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Willie Birch inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | UConn | John Douglas buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Satsky | 26-34 |
| 19:27 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Karl Portillo | 29-34 |
| 19:03 | UConn | Gene Mackey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-34 |
| 19:02 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:53 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot in the paint | 29-34 |
| 18:51 | UConn | The rebound goes to Gene Mackey | 29-34 |
| 18:31 | UConn | Gene Mackey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Satsky | 29-36 |
| 18:15 | Ohio State | Gene Mackey steals it from Vincent Kirby | 29-36 |
| 17:56 | UConn | Willie Birch can't connect on a floater near the basket | 29-36 |
| 17:54 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 17:39 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-36 |
| 17:38 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby hits the follow up shot | 31-36 |
| 17:15 | UConn | James Sontag is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on James Sontag, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| 16:56 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jamie Marquis | 34-36 |
| 16:32 | UConn | Willie Birch misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Vincent Kirby - foul #2 on Vincent Kirby, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SG) Jamie Marquis | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG), Kyle Rohn (PF), Maurice Short (C) John Douglas, Gene Mackey, James Sontag | |
| 16:32 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:32 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 16:16 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby scores on a jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Maurice Short - foul #1 on Maurice Short, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| 16:16 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| 15:56 | UConn | Willie Birch blows the layup | 37-38 |
| 15:54 | UConn | Paul Satsky pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - William McCurty (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Karl Portillo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vincent Kirby (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. C - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jamie Farrar (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Birch (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) 4 pts. C - Maurice Short (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | UConn | Kyle Rohn can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-38 |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Karl Portillo | 40-38 |
| 15:09 | UConn | Kyle Rohn connects on the runner from close range | 40-40 |
| 15:00 | Ohio State | William McCurty loses the dribble to Willie Birch | 40-40 |
| 14:46 | UConn | Paul Satsky hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 40-40 |
| 14:44 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 14:30 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-40 |
| 14:28 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Kirby | 40-40 |
| 14:17 | Ohio State | Willie Birch steals the ball from Joseph Jones | 40-40 |
| 13:51 | UConn | Vincent Kirby denies the turnaround by Paul Satsky | 40-40 |
| 13:50 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Joseph Jones | 40-40 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 13:31 | UConn | Willie Birch snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 13:03 | UConn | Kyle Rohn misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 40-40 |
| 13:02 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 12:56 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Satsky - foul #3 on Paul Satsky, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis (SG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Larry Frankel (PF) William McCurty, Karl Portillo, Vincent Kirby | |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (PG), Robert Charles (SG), Gene Mackey (PF), James Sontag (C) Jamie Farrar, Paul Satsky, Kyle Rohn, Maurice Short | |
| 12:56 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 12:56 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 12:56 | UConn | The rebound goes to Willie Birch | 40-40 |
| 12:30 | UConn | Joseph Jones is called for the reach on Robert Charles - foul #2 on Joseph Jones, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie (C) Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:14 | UConn | Willie Birch misses long on a jumper from the left side | 40-40 |
| 12:13 | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 12:01 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis can't connect on a floater from the left side | 40-40 |
| 12:00 | UConn | Gene Mackey grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 11:31 | UConn | John Douglas can't finish the layup | 40-40 |
| 11:30 | UConn | Robert Charles snags the offensive board | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (tiring) 13 pts. SG - Jamie Marquis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Alcazar (fresh) PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) C - Warren Carnegie (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Charles (fresh) SF - Willie Birch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - James Sontag (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:07 | UConn | Gene Mackey is fouled on the floor by Joseph Alcazar - foul #1 on Joseph Alcazar, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SG), Karl Portillo (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF) Cameron Fry, Joseph Alcazar, Larry Frankel | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Satsky (SG), Kyle Rohn (SF) Robert Charles, Willie Birch | |
| 10:45 | UConn | Paul Satsky buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Douglas | 40-43 |
| 10:36 | Ohio State | William McCurty scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 10:13 | UConn | Paul Satsky scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Douglas | 43-45 |
| 09:46 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby is called for traveling | 43-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), Joseph Jones (C) Jamie Marquis, Warren Carnegie | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG), Maurice Short (C) John Douglas, James Sontag | |
| 09:29 | UConn | Cameron Fry steps in front of the Jamie Farrar pass | 43-45 |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Gene Mackey - foul #1 on Gene Mackey, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Willie Birch (SF) Gene Mackey | |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 08:44 | UConn | Kyle Rohn misses the 3 from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 08:42 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 08:26 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 08:25 | UConn | The rebound goes to Maurice Short | 45-45 |
| 08:06 | UConn | Maurice Short's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Jones | 45-45 |
| 08:05 | UConn | Jamie Farrar hits the follow up shot | 45-47 |
| 07:39 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 45-47 |
| 07:38 | UConn | Maurice Short grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 07:32 | UConn | Kyle Rohn knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Satsky | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - William McCurty (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Karl Portillo (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vincent Kirby (tiring) 19 pts. 10 reb. C - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jamie Farrar (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Satsky (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willie Birch (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kyle Rohn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Maurice Short (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Ohio State | Kyle Rohn picks off the pass by Karl Portillo | 45-50 |
| 07:06 | UConn | William McCurty steals the ball from Jamie Farrar | 45-50 |
| 06:52 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses short on a floater from close range | 45-50 |
| 06:51 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby hits the follow up shot | 47-50 |
| 06:28 | UConn | Willie Birch drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Jamie Farrar | 47-52 |
| 06:22 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Cameron Fry | 49-52 |
| 06:17 | UConn | Vincent Kirby is called for the reach on Kyle Rohn - foul #3 on Vincent Kirby, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis (PG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Larry Frankel (PF), Warren Carnegie (C) Cameron Fry, Karl Portillo, Vincent Kirby, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (PG), Robert Charles (SG), Gene Mackey (PF), James Sontag (C) Jamie Farrar, Paul Satsky, Kyle Rohn, Maurice Short | |
| 05:50 | UConn | Gene Mackey hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Willie Birch | 49-55 |
| 05:41 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 05:40 | UConn | Gene Mackey grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 05:11 | UConn | William McCurty steals it from James Sontag | 49-55 |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 04:50 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel tips it home | 51-55 |
| 04:28 | UConn | John Douglas clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 04:18 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel misses the dunk attempt | 51-55 |
| 04:17 | UConn | Gene Mackey grabs the board | 51-55 |
| 03:56 | UConn | Gene Mackey scores on a 3 from the left corner | 51-58 |
| 03:56 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), Karl Portillo (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF), Joseph Jones (C) William McCurty, Joseph Alcazar, Larry Frankel, Warren Carnegie | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Satsky (SG) Robert Charles | |
| 03:43 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Willie Birch - foul #2 on Willie Birch, team foul #5 | 51-58 |
| 03:43 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 03:43 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 03:24 | UConn | Paul Satsky misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-58 |
| 03:23 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Karl Portillo | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jamie Marquis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Karl Portillo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 23 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willie Birch (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - James Sontag (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 03:16 | UConn | The rebound goes to Willie Birch | 53-58 |
| 02:55 | UConn | Paul Satsky hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Douglas | 53-61 |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the left side | 55-61 |
| 02:15 | UConn | James Sontag is fouled on the floor by Vincent Kirby - foul #4 on Vincent Kirby, team foul #5 | 55-61 |
| 01:55 | UConn | Paul Satsky is fouled on the floor by Joseph Jones - foul #3 on Joseph Jones, team foul #6 | 55-61 |
| 01:31 | UConn | Willie Birch slams it home on a great pass from John Douglas | 55-63 |
| 01:18 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Karl Portillo | 57-63 |
| 01:00 | UConn | Gene Mackey drills a floater near the basket set up by John Douglas | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-65 |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo gets the offensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:48 | UConn | Paul Satsky is fouled in the backcourt by Cameron Fry - foul #2 on Cameron Fry, team foul #7 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Kyle Rohn (SF) Willie Birch | |
| 00:48 | UConn | Paul Satsky makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:48 | UConn | Paul Satsky makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by Gene Mackey - foul #2 on Gene Mackey, team foul #6 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Willie Birch (SF) Kyle Rohn | |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby misses the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:42 | UConn | Gene Mackey pulls down the rebound | 61-67 |
| 00:41 | UConn | Gene Mackey is fouled in the backcourt by Cameron Fry - foul #3 on Cameron Fry, team foul #8 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Kyle Rohn (SF) Willie Birch | |
| 00:41 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-67 |
| 00:31 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Sontag | 61-67 |
| 00:28 | UConn | James Sontag is hacked by Cameron Fry in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cameron Fry, team foul #9 | 61-67 |
| 00:28 | UConn | James Sontag misses the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:28 | UConn | James Sontag pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 00:26 | UConn | James Sontag is hacked by Karl Portillo - foul #4 on Karl Portillo, team foul #10 | 61-67 |
| 00:26 | UConn | James Sontag makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:26 | UConn | James Sontag makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-69 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby gets the offensive rebound | 61-69 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jamie Marquis | 64-69 |
| 00:14 | UConn | Paul Satsky is hacked by Jamie Marquis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jamie Marquis, team foul #11 | 64-69 |
| 00:14 | UConn | Paul Satsky makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:14 | UConn | Paul Satsky misses the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby gets the rebound | 64-70 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry is hacked by Kyle Rohn - foul #1 on Kyle Rohn, team foul #7 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Willie Birch (SF) Kyle Rohn | |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Cameron Fry is called for the reach on Paul Satsky in the backcourt - foul #5 on Cameron Fry, team foul #12 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SG) Cameron Fry | |
| Subs | UConn | Kyle Rohn (SF) Willie Birch | |
| 00:07 | UConn | Paul Satsky makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Paul Satsky misses the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Joseph Jones | 66-71 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses the 3 from the right corner | 66-71 |
| 00:01 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Sontag | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | James Sontag runs out the clock | 66-71 |