| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Kenneth Cote (fresh) SG - Thomas Renner (fresh) SF - John Penn (fresh) PF - Thomas Dillard (fresh) C - Thomas Strong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fresh) SG - Carl Deason (fresh) SF - Steven Cowen (fresh) PF - Brian Anderson (fresh) C - Eric Wilkins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Renner | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Pagano | 2-3 |
| 19:13 | Baylor | John Penn drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-3 |
| 18:47 | Ohio State | Thomas Renner takes the ball from Steven Cowen | 4-3 |
| 18:44 | Baylor | Thomas Renner lays it in | 6-3 |
| 18:33 | Ohio State | Thomas Strong swats the short shot by Steven Cowen | 6-3 |
| 18:32 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson tips it home | 6-5 |
| 18:23 | Baylor | Kenneth Cote banks in the layup | 8-5 |
| 17:54 | Ohio State | Thomas Strong blocks the short jumper by Eric Wilkins | 8-5 |
| 17:52 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Thomas Strong | 8-5 |
| 17:23 | Baylor | Thomas Strong clanks a shot in the paint | 8-5 |
| 17:22 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:59 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 16:57 | Baylor | Thomas Strong gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:53 | Baylor | Kenneth Cote scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Renner | 10-5 |
| 16:30 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-5 |
| 16:29 | Ohio State | Carl Deason gets the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 16:05 | Ohio State | Thomas Dillard is called for the reach on Brian Anderson - foul #1 on Thomas Dillard, team foul #1 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Baylor | Donald Hughes (PG), Blake Loggins (SG), Harold Kirkland (SF), Henry Conroy (PF), Brady Frazier (C) Kenneth Cote, Thomas Renner, John Penn, Thomas Dillard, Thomas Strong | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 15:46 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen loses the dribble to Harold Kirkland | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Donald Hughes (fresh) SG - Blake Loggins (fresh) SF - Harold Kirkland (fresh) PF - Henry Conroy (fresh) C - Brady Frazier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Deason (fresh) SF - Steven Cowen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Wilkins (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Baylor | Eric Wilkins steals the ball from Henry Conroy | 10-5 |
| 15:13 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson misses the jump hook in the lane | 10-5 |
| 15:12 | Baylor | Brady Frazier gets the rebound | 10-5 |
| 14:57 | Baylor | Harold Kirkland loses the dribble to Brian Anderson | 10-5 |
| 14:45 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 10-5 |
| 14:43 | Baylor | Donald Hughes grabs the board | 10-5 |
| 14:21 | Baylor | Harold Kirkland scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Donald Hughes | 12-5 |
| 13:56 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Carl Deason | 12-7 |
| 13:32 | Baylor | Donald Hughes is fouled on the floor by Douglas Pagano - foul #1 on Douglas Pagano, team foul #1 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Baylor | Kenneth Cote (PG), Thomas Renner (SG), John Penn (SF), Thomas Dillard (PF), Thomas Strong (C) Donald Hughes, Blake Loggins, Harold Kirkland, Henry Conroy, Brady Frazier | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:09 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Brian Anderson - foul #1 on Brian Anderson, team foul #2 | 12-7 |
| 13:09 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard misses the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 13:09 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard misses the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 13:09 | Baylor | John Penn gets the offensive rebound | 12-7 |
| 12:53 | Baylor | Thomas Renner clanks a 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by Carl Deason - foul #1 on Carl Deason, team foul #3 | 12-7 |
| 12:53 | Baylor | Thomas Renner makes the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 12:53 | Baylor | Thomas Renner misses the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 12:53 | Baylor | Thomas Renner makes the 3rd free throw | 14-7 |
| 12:38 | Ohio State | Carl Deason misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-7 |
| 12:37 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard gets the rebound | 14-7 |
| 12:15 | Baylor | Thomas Renner misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-7 |
| 12:14 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard tips it back up and in | 16-7 |
| 11:48 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-7 |
| 11:46 | Baylor | Thomas Renner gets the rebound | 16-7 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Kenneth Cote (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Renner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Penn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Dillard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Strong (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Deason (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Cowen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Wilkins (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Baylor | Thomas Renner clanks a 3 from the left wing | 16-7 |
| 11:39 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen grabs the board | 16-7 |
| 11:16 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Douglas Pagano | 16-9 |
| 11:04 | Baylor | Thomas Renner buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kenneth Cote | 19-9 |
| 10:47 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano's pass is intercepted by John Penn | 19-9 |
| 10:28 | Baylor | Eric Wilkins picks off the pass by Thomas Dillard | 19-9 |
| 10:16 | Ohio State | Carl Deason hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 19-9 |
| 10:14 | Baylor | Thomas Renner snags the defensive board | 19-9 |
| 09:46 | Baylor | Steven Cowen is called for the reach on Thomas Strong - foul #1 on Steven Cowen, team foul #4 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Baylor | Donald Hughes (PG), Blake Loggins (SG), Harold Kirkland (SF), Henry Conroy (PF), Brady Frazier (C) Kenneth Cote, Thomas Renner, John Penn, Thomas Dillard, Thomas Strong | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (PG), Clark Look (SG), William Patino (SF), Joseph Hart (PF) Douglas Pagano, Carl Deason, Steven Cowen, Brian Anderson | |
| 09:34 | Baylor | Donald Hughes misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Joseph Hart - foul #1 on Joseph Hart, team foul #5 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Thompson (C) Eric Wilkins | |
| 09:34 | Baylor | Donald Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 20-9 |
| 09:34 | Baylor | Donald Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 21-9 |
| 09:23 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart buries a driving attempt from the right block | 21-11 |
| 09:03 | Baylor | Harold Kirkland scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-11 |
| 08:39 | Ohio State | William Patino throws it down | 24-13 |
| 08:32 | Baylor | Blake Loggins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-13 |
| Subs | Baylor | Kenneth Cote (PG), Thomas Renner (SG), Thomas Strong (C) Donald Hughes, Blake Loggins, Brady Frazier | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (SG), Eric Wilkins (C) Clark Look, Kevin Thompson | |
| 08:08 | Ohio State | Carl Deason misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-13 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | William Patino tips it in | 24-15 |
| 07:54 | Baylor | Thomas Renner loses the ball out of bounds | 24-15 |
| Subs | Baylor | John Penn (SF), Thomas Dillard (PF) Harold Kirkland, Henry Conroy | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Steven Cowen (SF), Brian Anderson (PF) Stanley Hubbert, William Patino, Joseph Hart | |
| 07:31 | Ohio State | Carl Deason's floater is tipped away by Thomas Dillard | 24-15 |
| 07:29 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Thomas Strong | 24-15 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Kenneth Cote (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Renner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Penn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Dillard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Strong (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carl Deason (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Cowen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Eric Wilkins (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 07:24 | Baylor | Kenneth Cote misses the driving attempt from the left block | 24-15 |
| 07:23 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen grabs the board | 24-15 |
| 07:00 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson is called for traveling | 24-15 |
| Subs | Baylor | Harold Kirkland (SG) Thomas Renner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:43 | Baylor | Brian Anderson takes the ball from Kenneth Cote | 24-15 |
| 06:20 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Strong - foul #1 on Thomas Strong, team foul #2 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Baylor | Donald Hughes (PG), Henry Conroy (SF), Brady Frazier (C) Kenneth Cote, John Penn, Thomas Strong | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:20 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 06:20 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen misses the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 06:20 | Baylor | Henry Conroy grabs the defensive rebound | 24-16 |
| 06:03 | Baylor | Donald Hughes jams it set up by Harold Kirkland | 26-16 |
| 05:43 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-16 |
| 05:42 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard pulls down the rebound | 26-16 |
| 05:23 | Baylor | Brady Frazier misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 26-16 |
| 05:21 | Baylor | Henry Conroy gets the offensive rebound | 26-16 |
| 05:09 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard is hacked by Steven Cowen - foul #2 on Steven Cowen, team foul #6 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Baylor | Kenneth Cote (PG), Thomas Renner (SG), John Penn (SF), Thomas Strong (C) Donald Hughes, Harold Kirkland, Thomas Dillard, Brady Frazier | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (PG), Clark Look (SG), William Patino (SF), Joseph Hart (C) Douglas Pagano, Carl Deason, Steven Cowen, Eric Wilkins | |
| 04:58 | Baylor | Kenneth Cote misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Brian Anderson - foul #2 on Brian Anderson, team foul #7 | 26-16 |
| 04:58 | Baylor | Kenneth Cote makes the 1st free throw | 27-16 |
| 04:58 | Baylor | Kenneth Cote misses the 2nd free throw | 27-16 |
| 04:58 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart gets the rebound | 27-16 |
| 04:39 | Ohio State | Clark Look misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 27-16 |
| 04:38 | Baylor | Henry Conroy snags the defensive board | 27-16 |
| 04:23 | Baylor | Thomas Renner misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Hart - foul #2 on Joseph Hart, team foul #8 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Thompson (C) Brian Anderson | |
| 04:23 | Baylor | Thomas Renner makes the 1st free throw | 28-16 |
| 04:23 | Baylor | Thomas Renner makes the 2nd free throw | 29-16 |
| 03:56 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart clanks a floater from the right wing | 29-16 |
| 03:54 | Baylor | Thomas Strong grabs the board | 29-16 |
| 03:40 | Baylor | Thomas Renner makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Cote | 32-16 |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cote is called for the reach on Stanley Hubbert - foul #1 on Kenneth Cote, team foul #3 | 32-16 |
| Subs | Baylor | Harold Kirkland (SF), Thomas Dillard (PF), Brady Frazier (C) John Penn, Henry Conroy, Thomas Strong | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Carl Deason (SG), Steven Cowen (SF), Brian Anderson (PF), Eric Wilkins (C) Stanley Hubbert, Clark Look, William Patino, Joseph Hart, Kevin Thompson | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Kenneth Cote (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Renner (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Kirkland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Dillard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brady Frazier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carl Deason (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Cowen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Eric Wilkins (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 03:05 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Brady Frazier - foul #1 on Brady Frazier, team foul #4 | 32-16 |
| Subs | Baylor | Donald Hughes (PG) Kenneth Cote | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:05 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 32-17 |
| 03:05 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 32-18 |
| 02:49 | Baylor | Brady Frazier loses the dribble to Carl Deason | 32-18 |
| 02:27 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson blows the layup but the foul's on Thomas Dillard - foul #2 on Thomas Dillard, team foul #5 | 32-18 |
| 02:27 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 32-19 |
| 02:27 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-20 |
| 02:04 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard is denied on a layup by Eric Wilkins | 32-20 |
| 02:03 | Baylor | Donald Hughes tips it back up and in | 34-20 |
| 01:57 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-20 |
| 01:55 | Baylor | Brady Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 34-20 |
| 01:35 | Baylor | Harold Kirkland scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Donald Hughes | 36-20 |
| 01:20 | Ohio State | Thomas Dillard steps in front of the Douglas Pagano pass | 36-20 |
| 01:08 | Baylor | Thomas Renner connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-20 |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | Carl Deason connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Pagano | 39-23 |
| 00:23 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Brian Anderson - foul #3 on Brian Anderson, team foul #9 | 39-23 |
| Subs | Baylor | Kenneth Cote (PG), John Penn (SF), Thomas Strong (C) Donald Hughes, Thomas Renner, Brady Frazier | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Patino (SF), Joseph Hart (PF) Steven Cowen, Brian Anderson | |
| 00:23 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard makes the 1st free throw | 40-23 |
| 00:23 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard misses the 2nd free throw | 40-23 |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins pulls down the rebound | 40-23 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-23 |
| 00:00 | Baylor | Kenneth Cote gets the rebound | 40-23 |