| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Guy Kuiper (fresh) SG - Timothy Hay (fresh) SF - Steven Baeza (fresh) PF - Dikembe Awai (fresh) C - Keith Little (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (fresh) SG - Stephen Burns (fresh) SF - Reuben Croft (fresh) PF - Thomas Tew (fresh) C - Sam Rowe (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:46 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Eric Finley and he's hacked by Dikembe Awai - foul #1 on Dikembe Awai, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:46 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:46 | Delaware | Dikembe Awai pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Delaware | Reuben Croft is called for the reach on Steven Baeza - foul #1 on Reuben Croft, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Delaware | Timothy Hay misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Reuben Croft | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Ohio State | Dikembe Awai steals the ball from Reuben Croft | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Delaware | Steven Baeza drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Guy Kuiper and he's hacked by Stephen Burns - foul #1 on Stephen Burns, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Delaware | Steven Baeza makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:13 | Ohio State | Eric Finley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 17:56 | Delaware | Timothy Hay makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Awai | 6-2 |
| 17:52 | Ohio State | Timothy Hay steps in front of the Eric Finley pass in the backcourt | 6-2 |
| 17:30 | Delaware | Timothy Hay misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 6-2 |
| 17:29 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:13 | Ohio State | Eric Finley misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-2 |
| 17:11 | Delaware | Steven Baeza snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 17:08 | Delaware | Steven Baeza is hacked by Sam Rowe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sam Rowe, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Delaware | Erik Goodridge (PF) Dikembe Awai | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Charles Wallace (SG), Victor Wheatley (SF), Michael Niven (PF), Dan Elliott (C) Eric Finley, Stephen Burns, Reuben Croft, Thomas Tew, Sam Rowe | |
| 16:44 | Delaware | Timothy Hay hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Guy Kuiper | 9-2 |
| 16:36 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-2 |
| 16:34 | Delaware | The rebound goes to Steven Baeza | 9-2 |
| 16:27 | Delaware | Erik Goodridge throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-2 |
| 16:15 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott is alone and drills a runner from the right block set up by Ryan Tardiff out of the doubleteam | 9-4 |
| 15:46 | Delaware | Guy Kuiper misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-4 |
| 15:45 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Guy Kuiper (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Hay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven Baeza (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Erik Goodridge (fresh) C - Keith Little (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ryan Tardiff (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Wallace (fresh) SF - Victor Wheatley (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Niven (fresh) C - Dan Elliott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff misses the floater near the basket | 9-4 |
| 15:31 | Delaware | Erik Goodridge pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| 15:25 | Delaware | Timothy Hay can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-4 |
| 15:24 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 15:20 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff is hacked by Guy Kuiper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Guy Kuiper, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Delaware | Dikembe Awai (PF) Erik Goodridge | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Stephen Burns (SG), Reuben Croft (SF), Thomas Tew (PF), Sam Rowe (C) Ryan Tardiff, Charles Wallace, Victor Wheatley, Michael Niven, Dan Elliott | |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft misses short on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Steven Baeza - foul #1 on Steven Baeza, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:41 | Delaware | Guy Kuiper connects on the 3 from the left corner | 12-6 |
| 14:34 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft clanks a runner in the paint | 12-6 |
| 14:33 | Delaware | The rebound goes to Dikembe Awai | 12-6 |
| 14:05 | Delaware | Keith Little misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Eric Finley - foul #1 on Eric Finley, team foul #4 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Delaware | Chad Snow (PG), Royce Jones (SF), Erik Goodridge (PF) Guy Kuiper, Steven Baeza, Dikembe Awai | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Michael Niven (PF) Eric Finley, Thomas Tew | |
| 14:05 | Delaware | Keith Little makes the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 14:05 | Delaware | Keith Little makes the 2nd free throw | 14-6 |
| 13:56 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe is called for traveling | 14-6 |
| Subs | Delaware | Steven Baeza (SF), Nicholas Nassar (C) Timothy Hay, Keith Little | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley (SF) Reuben Croft | |
| 13:30 | Delaware | Chad Snow is whistled for a carry | 14-6 |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Wallace (SG), Dan Elliott (C) Stephen Burns, Sam Rowe | |
| 13:22 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-6 |
| 13:21 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley tips it in | 14-8 |
| 13:08 | Delaware | Steven Baeza misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Ryan Tardiff - foul #1 on Ryan Tardiff, team foul #5 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Delaware | Timothy Hay (SG), Dikembe Awai (PF) Royce Jones, Erik Goodridge | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG) Ryan Tardiff | |
| 13:08 | Delaware | Steven Baeza makes the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 13:08 | Delaware | Steven Baeza makes the 2nd free throw | 16-8 |
| 12:59 | Ohio State | Nicholas Nassar is called for the reach on Charles Wallace - foul #1 on Nicholas Nassar, team foul #4 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Delaware | Royce Jones (SF) Steven Baeza | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reuben Croft (SF) Victor Wheatley | |
| 12:45 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 16-8 |
| 12:43 | Delaware | Dikembe Awai grabs the board | 16-8 |
| 12:41 | Delaware | Nicholas Nassar travels in the backcourt | 16-8 |
| Subs | Delaware | Steven Baeza (SF), Keith Little (C) Chad Snow, Nicholas Nassar | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sam Rowe (C) Dan Elliott | |
| 12:28 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-8 |
| 12:26 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft snags the offensive board | 16-8 |
| 12:14 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 16-8 |
| 12:12 | Delaware | Keith Little snags the defensive board | 16-8 |
| 11:44 | Delaware | Timothy Hay misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-8 |
| 11:43 | Delaware | Steven Baeza grabs the offensive board | 16-8 |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Royce Jones (fairly fresh) SG - Timothy Hay (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Steven Baeza (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Awai (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Keith Little (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Charles Wallace (fairly fresh) SF - Reuben Croft (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Niven (fairly fresh) C - Sam Rowe (tiring) | |
| 11:26 | Delaware | Steven Baeza can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 16-8 |
| 11:25 | Delaware | Timothy Hay gets the offensive rebound | 16-8 |
| 11:11 | Delaware | The jump hook by Steven Baeza is blocked by Sam Rowe | 16-8 |
| 11:10 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft pulls down the rebound | 16-8 |
| 10:48 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Eric Finley | 16-10 |
| 10:30 | Delaware | Michael Niven is called for the reach on Royce Jones - foul #1 on Michael Niven, team foul #6 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Delaware | Guy Kuiper (PG), Chad Snow (SF), Erik Goodridge (PF), Nicholas Nassar (C) Royce Jones, Steven Baeza, Dikembe Awai, Keith Little | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Stephen Burns (SG), Victor Wheatley (SF), Thomas Tew (PF), Dan Elliott (C) Eric Finley, Charles Wallace, Reuben Croft, Michael Niven, Sam Rowe | |
| 10:10 | Delaware | Guy Kuiper is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 16-10 |
| 10:09 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew gets the rebound | 16-10 |
| 09:56 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 16-10 |
| 09:54 | Delaware | The rebound goes to Erik Goodridge | 16-10 |
| 09:25 | Delaware | Timothy Hay comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-10 |
| 09:23 | Delaware | Erik Goodridge hits the follow up shot | 18-10 |
| 09:04 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 18-12 |
| 08:44 | Delaware | Guy Kuiper can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right side | 18-12 |
| 08:43 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott gets the rebound | 18-12 |
| 08:38 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns blows the layup | 18-12 |
| 08:36 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew hits the follow up shot | 18-14 |
| 08:32 | Delaware | Guy Kuiper is hacked by Stephen Burns in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Burns, team foul #7 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Delaware | Steven Baeza (SF), Dikembe Awai (PF), Keith Little (C) Chad Snow, Erik Goodridge, Nicholas Nassar | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Wallace (SG) Stephen Burns | |
| 08:32 | Delaware | Guy Kuiper makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 08:32 | Delaware | Guy Kuiper makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 08:08 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Ryan Tardiff, team foul #8 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Delaware | Royce Jones (SG) Timothy Hay | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Michael Niven (PF), Sam Rowe (C) Ryan Tardiff, Thomas Tew, Dan Elliott | |
| 08:06 | Delaware | Guy Kuiper is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Wheatley - foul #1 on Victor Wheatley, team foul #9 | 20-14 |
| 08:06 | Delaware | Guy Kuiper makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 08:06 | Delaware | Guy Kuiper makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 07:52 | Ohio State | Eric Finley travels with the ball | 22-14 |
| 07:27 | Delaware | Guy Kuiper misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-14 |
| 07:25 | Delaware | Keith Little hits the follow up shot | 24-14 |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Guy Kuiper (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Royce Jones (fresh) SF - Steven Baeza (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Awai (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Keith Little (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Charles Wallace (fairly fresh) SF - Victor Wheatley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Niven (fairly fresh) C - Sam Rowe (tiring) | |
| 07:17 | Ohio State | Eric Finley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-14 |
| 07:16 | Delaware | Dikembe Awai grabs the defensive rebound | 24-14 |
| 07:12 | Delaware | Michael Niven picks off the pass by Dikembe Awai | 24-14 |
| 06:55 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Eric Finley | 24-16 |
| 06:33 | Delaware | Dikembe Awai is fouled on the floor by Charles Wallace - foul #1 on Charles Wallace, team foul #10 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Delaware | Chad Snow (PG), Timothy Hay (SG), Erik Goodridge (C) Guy Kuiper, Royce Jones, Keith Little | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Stephen Burns (SG), Reuben Croft (SF), Thomas Tew (PF), Dan Elliott (C) Eric Finley, Charles Wallace, Victor Wheatley, Michael Niven, Sam Rowe | |
| 06:33 | Delaware | Dikembe Awai misses the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 06:33 | Delaware | Dikembe Awai makes the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 06:25 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-16 |
| Subs | Delaware | Nicholas Nassar (C) Dikembe Awai | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:20 | Delaware | Timothy Hay is hacked by Stephen Burns in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Burns, team foul #11 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Wallace (SG) Stephen Burns | |
| 06:20 | Delaware | Timothy Hay makes the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 06:20 | Delaware | Timothy Hay makes the 2nd free throw | 27-16 |
| 06:03 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft misses badly on a shot from the left side | 27-16 |
| 06:02 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew tips it in | 27-18 |
| 05:39 | Delaware | Erik Goodridge knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 29-18 |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ryan Tardiff out of a doubleteam | 29-20 |
| 05:26 | Delaware | Chad Snow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-20 |
| Subs | Delaware | Guy Kuiper (PG), Royce Jones (SG) Chad Snow, Timothy Hay | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Niven (PF), Sam Rowe (C) Thomas Tew, Dan Elliott | |
| 05:10 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe misses long on a shot from the right block | 29-20 |
| 05:08 | Delaware | Erik Goodridge pulls down the rebound | 29-20 |
| 04:44 | Delaware | Steven Baeza buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Guy Kuiper and the foul's on Reuben Croft - foul #2 on Reuben Croft, team foul #12 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Delaware | Dikembe Awai (PF), Keith Little (C) Erik Goodridge, Nicholas Nassar | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG) Charles Wallace | |
| 04:44 | Delaware | Steven Baeza misses the free throw | 31-20 |
| 04:44 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Niven | 31-20 |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe's pass is intercepted by Keith Little | 31-20 |
| 04:03 | Delaware | Guy Kuiper scores on a jumper from the right side | 33-20 |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | Eric Finley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-20 |
| 03:49 | Delaware | Steven Baeza snags the defensive board | 33-20 |
| 03:30 | Delaware | Steven Baeza knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Keith Little | 35-20 |
| 03:05 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-20 |
| Subs | Delaware | Chad Snow (PG), Timothy Hay (SG), Erik Goodridge (PF) Guy Kuiper, Royce Jones, Dikembe Awai | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Wallace (SG), Victor Wheatley (SF), Thomas Tew (PF), Dan Elliott (C) Ryan Tardiff, Reuben Croft, Michael Niven, Sam Rowe | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Chad Snow (fresh) SG - Timothy Hay (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steven Baeza (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Erik Goodridge (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Little (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Charles Wallace (tiring) SF - Victor Wheatley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Tew (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dan Elliott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:44 | Delaware | Timothy Hay connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Chad Snow | 38-20 |
| 02:30 | Ohio State | Eric Finley comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 38-20 |
| 02:29 | Delaware | Erik Goodridge gets the rebound | 38-20 |
| 02:26 | Delaware | Victor Wheatley is called for the reach on Timothy Hay in the backcourt - foul #2 on Victor Wheatley, team foul #13 | 38-20 |
| Subs | Delaware | Nicholas Nassar (C) Keith Little | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG) Eric Finley | |
| 02:26 | Delaware | Timothy Hay makes the 1st free throw | 39-20 |
| 02:26 | Delaware | Timothy Hay misses the 2nd free throw | 39-20 |
| 02:26 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott gets the rebound | 39-20 |
| 02:07 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace makes the contested 3 from the left corner | 39-23 |
| 01:38 | Delaware | Steven Baeza misses the floater from just outside the lane | 39-23 |
| 01:37 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley grabs the defensive rebound | 39-23 |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ryan Tardiff | 39-26 |
| 01:11 | Delaware | Timothy Hay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-26 |
| Subs | Delaware | Guy Kuiper (PG), Dikembe Awai (PF), Keith Little (C) Steven Baeza, Erik Goodridge, Nicholas Nassar | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Michael Niven (PF) Ryan Tardiff, Thomas Tew | |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-26 |
| 00:58 | Delaware | The rebound goes to Dikembe Awai | 39-26 |
| 00:29 | Delaware | Timothy Hay misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-26 |
| 00:28 | Delaware | Chad Snow pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 00:05 | Delaware | Dan Elliott steals the ball from Keith Little | 39-26 |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-26 |
| Subs | Delaware | Royce Jones (SG), Erik Goodridge (PF) Chad Snow, Dikembe Awai | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (SG), Reuben Croft (SF), Sam Rowe (C) Charles Wallace, Victor Wheatley, Dan Elliott | |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-26 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | The clock runs out | 39-26 |