| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eugene Courtemanche (fresh) SF - Bojan Kabacinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Hammond (fresh) C - Garf Wronski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Betton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Surles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamie Hereford (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles inbounds the ball | 22-30 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Jacob Surles | 22-32 |
| 19:24 | Notre Dame | Jamie Hereford takes the ball from Eugene Courtemanche | 22-32 |
| 19:04 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton travels with the ball | 22-32 |
| 18:51 | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-32 |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alvin Betton | 22-34 |
| 18:01 | Notre Dame | Jamie Hereford blocks the short jumper by Garf Wronski | 22-34 |
| 18:00 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford pulls down the rebound | 22-34 |
| 17:53 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 22-34 |
| 17:52 | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond gets the rebound | 22-34 |
| 17:28 | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond scores on a jumper from the baseline | 24-34 |
| 17:06 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton loses the dribble to Joseph Hammond | 24-34 |
| 16:52 | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski knocks in the shot from the right block | 26-34 |
| 16:31 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert hits a floater from the left block set up by Jamie Hereford | 26-36 |
| 16:15 | Notre Dame | Eugene Courtemanche misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alvin Betton - foul #2 on Alvin Betton, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Henry Potter (SF), Cesar Ricci (PF), Spencer Johnson (C) Sterling Borges, Bojan Kabacinski, Joseph Hammond, Garf Wronski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Puente (SF), Timothy Schweizer (PF), Robert Green (C) Jacob Surles, Aaron Mart, Jamie Hereford | |
| 16:15 | Notre Dame | Eugene Courtemanche makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 16:15 | Notre Dame | Eugene Courtemanche misses the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 16:15 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton gets the rebound | 27-36 |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Cesar Ricci - foul #1 on Cesar Ricci, team foul #1 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan (SG) Eugene Courtemanche | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton misses the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 15:55 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Dante Hill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Potter (fresh) PF - Cesar Ricci (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Spencer Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Betton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kyle Puente (fresh) PF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Green (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-37 |
| 15:36 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 15:18 | Ohio State | Robert Green misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Spencer Johnson - foul #1 on Spencer Johnson, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Aaron Mart (PF) Timothy Schweizer | |
| 15:18 | Ohio State | Robert Green misses the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 15:18 | Ohio State | Robert Green makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 15:04 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill is called for traveling | 27-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Bojan Kabacinski (SF) Dante Hill, Henry Potter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:47 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 14:46 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Andrew Gaughan | 27-38 |
| 14:29 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-38 |
| 14:27 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci misses the tip | 27-38 |
| 14:25 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton grabs the defensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 14:03 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 27-38 |
| 14:02 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente can't tip it in | 27-38 |
| 14:01 | Ohio State | Robert Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 13:50 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-38 |
| 13:49 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Cesar Ricci | 27-38 |
| 13:34 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Aaron Mart - foul #2 on Aaron Mart, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond (PF), Garf Wronski (C) Cesar Ricci, Spencer Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jacob Surles (SG), Jamie Hereford (C) Alvin Betton, Robert Green | |
| 13:34 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan misses the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 13:34 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 13:08 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jacob Surles | 28-41 |
| 12:54 | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski is fouled on the floor by Jamie Hereford - foul #3 on Jamie Hereford, team foul #3 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Eugene Courtemanche (SG), Henry Potter (SF) Sterling Borges, Andrew Gaughan, Bojan Kabacinski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alvin Betton (SG), Timothy Schweizer (PF) Kyle Puente, Aaron Mart | |
| 12:40 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-41 |
| 12:39 | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond hits the follow up shot | 30-41 |
| 12:10 | Ohio State | Dante Hill is called for the reach on Jacob Surles - foul #1 on Dante Hill, team foul #3 | 30-41 |
| 11:48 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert's pass is intercepted by Henry Potter | 30-41 |
| 11:44 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill misses the lay-in | 30-41 |
| 11:42 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Dante Hill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eugene Courtemanche (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Henry Potter (fresh) PF - Joseph Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Garf Wronski (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Betton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jacob Surles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jamie Hereford (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Schweizer and the foul's on Eugene Courtemanche - foul #2 on Eugene Courtemanche, team foul #4 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Bojan Kabacinski (SF), Cesar Ricci (C) Dante Hill, Henry Potter, Garf Wronski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Puente (SF), Aaron Mart (PF) Alvin Betton, Timothy Schweizer | |
| 11:21 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert makes the free throw | 30-44 |
| 11:03 | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson (C) Joseph Hammond | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:45 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles is fouled on the floor by Eugene Courtemanche - foul #3 on Eugene Courtemanche, team foul #5 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan (SG) Eugene Courtemanche | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:25 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Spencer Johnson - foul #2 on Spencer Johnson, team foul #6 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alvin Betton (SG) Jacob Surles | |
| 10:25 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford makes the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 10:25 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford makes the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex 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) | |
| 10:17 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 30-46 |
| 10:15 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci tips it back up and in | 32-46 |
| 09:48 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Alvin Betton | 32-48 |
| 09:34 | Notre Dame | A charge is called on Spencer Johnson - foul #3 on Spencer Johnson, team foul #7 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eugene Courtemanche (SG), Joseph Hammond (PF), Garf Wronski (C) Andrew Gaughan, Cesar Ricci, Spencer Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Green (C) Jamie Hereford | |
| 09:18 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-48 |
| 09:17 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart tips it back up and in | 32-50 |
| 09:05 | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-50 |
| 09:03 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente pulls down the rebound | 32-50 |
| 08:39 | Ohio State | Joseph Hammond denies the turnaround by Robert Green | 32-50 |
| 08:38 | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski snags the defensive board | 32-50 |
| 08:30 | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski is fouled on the floor by Robert Green - foul #2 on Robert Green, team foul #4 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Henry Potter (SF) Sterling Borges, Bojan Kabacinski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jacob Surles (SG) Alvin Betton | |
| 08:16 | Notre Dame | Eugene Courtemanche is fouled on the floor by Marc Tolbert - foul #1 on Marc Tolbert, team foul #5 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alvin Betton (SG), Timothy Schweizer (PF) Kyle Puente, Aaron Mart | |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | Eugene Courtemanche's pass is intercepted by Timothy Schweizer | 32-50 |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-50 |
| 07:28 | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond grabs the board | 32-50 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Dante Hill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eugene Courtemanche (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Henry Potter (fresh) PF - Joseph Hammond (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Garf Wronski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Betton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jacob Surles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-50 |
| 07:13 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton snags the defensive board | 32-50 |
| 06:59 | Ohio State | Henry Potter steals the ball from Robert Green | 32-50 |
| 06:51 | Notre Dame | Eugene Courtemanche misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-50 |
| 06:49 | Ohio State | Robert Green gets the rebound | 32-50 |
| 06:34 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-52 |
| 06:16 | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond blows the layup but he's hacked by Timothy Schweizer - foul #1 on Timothy Schweizer, team foul #6 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan (SG), Cesar Ricci (C) Eugene Courtemanche, Garf Wronski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Puente (SF), Aaron Mart (PF), Jamie Hereford (C) Marc Tolbert, Timothy Schweizer, Robert Green | |
| 06:16 | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 33-52 |
| 06:16 | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 34-52 |
| 05:52 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 34-52 |
| 05:50 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci snags the defensive board | 34-52 |
| 05:36 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci can't throw it down | 34-52 |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart pulls down the rebound | 34-52 |
| 05:14 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente scores on a jump hook in the lane | 34-54 |
| 05:05 | Notre Dame | Alvin Betton steps in front of the Dante Hill pass | 34-54 |
| 05:01 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles lays it in on a nice dish by Alvin Betton | 34-56 |
| 04:41 | Notre Dame | Kyle Puente steals the ball from Joseph Hammond | 34-56 |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Alvin Betton | 34-59 |
| 04:00 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-59 |
| 03:59 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci misses the tip | 34-59 |
| 03:57 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton snags the defensive board | 34-59 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex 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 (0) | |
| 03:40 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-59 |
| 03:38 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente tips it home | 34-61 |
| 03:23 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Goran Zsohar (SF), Gregory Reason (PF), Spencer Johnson (C) Henry Potter, Joseph Hammond, Cesar Ricci | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert (PG), Timothy Schweizer (SF), Robert Green (C) Alvin Betton, Jacob Surles, Jamie Hereford | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Dante Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Goran Zsohar (fresh) PF - Gregory Reason (fresh) C - Spencer Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Puente (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer is fouled on the floor by Goran Zsohar - foul #1 on Goran Zsohar, team foul #8 | 34-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alvin Betton (SG), James Milligan (PF) Kyle Puente, Aaron Mart | |
| 02:58 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer makes the 1st free throw | 34-62 |
| 02:58 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer makes the 2nd free throw | 34-63 |
| 02:39 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-63 |
| 02:38 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer pulls down the rebound | 34-63 |
| 02:15 | Ohio State | Robert Green misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-63 |
| 02:14 | Ohio State | James Milligan hits the follow up shot | 34-65 |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-65 |
| 01:51 | Ohio State | Robert Green grabs the board | 34-65 |
| 01:22 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Alvin Betton | 34-68 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex 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 (+3) | |
| 01:04 | Notre Dame | Alvin Betton picks off the pass by Gregory Reason | 34-68 |
| 01:00 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert lays it in on a great pass from Alvin Betton | 34-70 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:52 | Notre Dame | Gregory Reason is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Gregory Reason, team foul #9 | 34-70 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Henry Potter (SF), Cesar Ricci (PF) Goran Zsohar, Gregory Reason | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jacob Surles (SF), Aaron Mart (PF), Jamie Hereford (C) Timothy Schweizer, James Milligan, Robert Green | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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 (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 34-70 |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci pulls down the rebound | 34-70 |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-70 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert runs out the clock | 37-70 |