| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Samuel Mee (fresh) SG - William Nelson (fresh) SF - Vincent Otani (fresh) PF - William Sutera (fresh) C - Anthony Tisdale (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) C - Thomas Miller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | William Sutera wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Ohio | William Sutera slams it home and he's fouled by Larry Lapine - foul #1 on Larry Lapine, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:46 | Ohio | William Sutera misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:46 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:44 | Ohio State | William Nelson steals it from Larry Lapine in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Ohio | Edward Stockman is called for the reach on Vincent Otani - foul #1 on Edward Stockman, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Ohio | Vincent Otani hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Miller | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Ohio | Vincent Otani is denied on a layup by Larry Lapine | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Samuel Mee - foul #1 on Samuel Mee, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:26 | Ohio | William Sutera makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Vincent Otani | 4-4 |
| 18:13 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Leland | 4-6 |
| 17:55 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale's pass is intercepted by Kevin Leland | 4-6 |
| 17:37 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Edward Stockman | 4-8 |
| 17:17 | Ohio | Vincent Otani misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-8 |
| 17:16 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 17:14 | Ohio State | Samuel Mee is called for the reach on Kevin Leland in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Mee, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Ohio | Hedeon Laskoski (PG), Reynaldo Lopez (SG), Vernon Ash (SF), Isaac Bodenhamer (PF), Franklin Ehrhardt (C) Samuel Mee, William Nelson, Vincent Otani, William Sutera, Anthony Tisdale | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Kenneth Wilkerson (SG), Floyd Wallace (SF), Walter Harper (PF), Randy Correll (C) Edward Stockman, Eugene Boyes, Kevin Leland, Larry Lapine, Thomas Miller | |
| 16:55 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 16:53 | Ohio State | Walter Harper grabs the offensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:36 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-8 |
| 16:35 | Ohio State | Walter Harper misses the tip | 4-8 |
| 16:34 | Ohio State | Randy Correll grabs the offensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:17 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-8 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Rotz (SG) Vernon Ash | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG) Gary Taylor | |
| 16:03 | Ohio | Hedeon Laskoski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 16:01 | Ohio State | Randy Correll gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Hedeon Laskoski (fresh) SG - Jeff Rotz (fresh) SF - Reynaldo Lopez (fairly fresh) PF - Isaac Bodenhamer (fairly fresh) C - Franklin Ehrhardt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Wilkerson (fresh) SF - Floyd Wallace (fresh) PF - Walter Harper (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randy Correll (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Ohio State | Franklin Ehrhardt is called for the reach on Floyd Wallace - foul #1 on Franklin Ehrhardt, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Ohio | Gustavo Costa (PG), William Sutera (PF), Anthony Tisdale (C) Hedeon Laskoski, Isaac Bodenhamer, Franklin Ehrhardt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 15:28 | Ohio State | Walter Harper misses the easy layup | 4-8 |
| 15:27 | Ohio State | Walter Harper pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:12 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Edward Stockman and he's fouled by Reynaldo Lopez - foul #1 on Reynaldo Lopez, team foul #4 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Ohio | Vincent Otani (SF) Reynaldo Lopez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Leland (SF), Larry Lapine (PF), Thomas Miller (C) Kenneth Wilkerson, Walter Harper, Randy Correll | |
| 15:12 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace misses the free throw | 4-10 |
| 15:12 | Ohio | William Sutera pulls down the rebound | 4-10 |
| 14:52 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Floyd Wallace - foul #1 on Floyd Wallace, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Ohio | William Nelson (SG), Vernon Ash (SF) Jeff Rotz, Vincent Otani | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Eugene Boyes (SG) Edward Stockman, Floyd Wallace | |
| 14:52 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 14:52 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:31 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine clanks a floater from close range but the foul's on William Sutera - foul #1 on William Sutera, team foul #5 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Ohio | Hedeon Laskoski (PG), Franklin Ehrhardt (C) Gustavo Costa, Anthony Tisdale | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:31 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 14:31 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine makes the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 14:23 | Ohio | William Nelson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by William Sutera | 9-12 |
| 13:59 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller misses the wide open fadeaway from the left block | 9-12 |
| 13:58 | Ohio | Hedeon Laskoski grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:38 | Ohio | William Sutera misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 13:36 | Ohio | Vernon Ash gets the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:22 | Ohio | William Sutera can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-12 |
| 13:20 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:16 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes is fouled in the backcourt by William Nelson - foul #1 on William Nelson, team foul #6 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Ohio | Gustavo Costa (PG), Jeff Rotz (SG), Vincent Otani (SF), Isaac Bodenhamer (PF), Anthony Tisdale (C) Hedeon Laskoski, William Nelson, Vernon Ash, William Sutera, Franklin Ehrhardt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG), Kenneth Wilkerson (SG), Floyd Wallace (SF), Walter Harper (PF), Randy Correll (C) Gary Taylor, Eugene Boyes, Kevin Leland, Larry Lapine, Thomas Miller | |
| 13:01 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kenneth Wilkerson | 9-15 |
| 12:47 | Ohio | Isaac Bodenhamer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-15 |
| 12:45 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 12:23 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Edward Stockman | 9-18 |
| 12:11 | Ohio | Gustavo Costa hits a 3 from the right wing | 12-18 |
| 12:01 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman is called for 10 seconds | 12-18 |
| Subs | Ohio | Hedeon Laskoski (PG), William Nelson (SG), Reynaldo Lopez (SF), William Sutera (PF) Gustavo Costa, Jeff Rotz, Vincent Otani, Anthony Tisdale | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Leland (SF), Thomas Miller (C) Floyd Wallace, Randy Correll | |
| 11:45 | Ohio | William Sutera buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Reynaldo Lopez | 15-18 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Hedeon Laskoski (fresh) SG - William Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Reynaldo Lopez (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Sutera (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Isaac Bodenhamer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Wilkerson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Walter Harper (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Ohio State | Walter Harper connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Stockman | 15-20 |
| 11:27 | Ohio | Reynaldo Lopez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-20 |
| 11:25 | Ohio | Isaac Bodenhamer hits the follow up shot | 17-20 |
| 11:12 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 17-20 |
| 11:10 | Ohio | Isaac Bodenhamer grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 10:47 | Ohio | William Sutera misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 10:45 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 10:43 | Ohio State | William Nelson takes the ball from Thomas Miller in the backcourt | 17-20 |
| 10:41 | Ohio | William Nelson hits the finger roll | 19-20 |
| 10:31 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 10:30 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Hedeon Laskoski | 19-20 |
| 10:23 | Ohio | Kenneth Wilkerson is called for the reach on William Nelson - foul #1 on Kenneth Wilkerson, team foul #4 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Ohio | Gustavo Costa (PG), Jeff Rotz (SG), Vincent Otani (SF), Franklin Ehrhardt (PF), Anthony Tisdale (C) Hedeon Laskoski, William Nelson, Reynaldo Lopez, William Sutera, Isaac Bodenhamer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Eugene Boyes (SG), Floyd Wallace (SF), Larry Lapine (PF), Randy Correll (C) Edward Stockman, Kenneth Wilkerson, Kevin Leland, Walter Harper, Thomas Miller | |
| 10:04 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-20 |
| Subs | Ohio | Vernon Ash (PF) Anthony Tisdale | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:48 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 19-20 |
| 09:47 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Wallace | 19-20 |
| 09:33 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Taylor | 19-22 |
| 09:28 | Ohio | Vincent Otani's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-22 |
| Subs | Ohio | Reynaldo Lopez (SG), Anthony Tisdale (C) Jeff Rotz, Vernon Ash | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG), Thomas Miller (C) Gary Taylor, Randy Correll | |
| 09:14 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace hits a wide open shot in the paint on a nice dish by Larry Lapine | 19-24 |
| 08:52 | Ohio | Franklin Ehrhardt's floater is tipped away by Thomas Miller | 19-24 |
| 08:51 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine pulls down the rebound | 19-24 |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | Gustavo Costa steals the ball from Thomas Miller | 19-24 |
| 08:13 | Ohio | Franklin Ehrhardt loses the ball out of bounds | 19-24 |
| Subs | Ohio | Hedeon Laskoski (PG), Jeff Rotz (SG), Vernon Ash (SF), William Sutera (PF), Isaac Bodenhamer (C) Gustavo Costa, Reynaldo Lopez, Vincent Otani, Franklin Ehrhardt, Anthony Tisdale | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Kenneth Wilkerson (SG), Kevin Leland (SF), Randy Correll (C) Edward Stockman, Eugene Boyes, Floyd Wallace, Thomas Miller | |
| 08:00 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor is hacked by Isaac Bodenhamer - foul #1 on Isaac Bodenhamer, team foul #7 | 19-24 |
| 08:00 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 08:00 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 07:36 | Ohio | A charge is called on William Sutera - foul #2 on William Sutera, team foul #8 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Ohio | Reynaldo Lopez (SF), Anthony Tisdale (C) Vernon Ash, William Sutera | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Harper (PF) Larry Lapine | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Hedeon Laskoski (fresh) SG - Jeff Rotz (fresh) SF - Reynaldo Lopez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Isaac Bodenhamer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Tisdale (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gary Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Wilkerson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Walter Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Correll (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor loses the dribble to Reynaldo Lopez in the backcourt | 19-26 |
| 07:17 | Ohio | Reynaldo Lopez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-26 |
| Subs | Ohio | William Nelson (SG) Jeff Rotz | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG), Eugene Boyes (SG) Gary Taylor, Kenneth Wilkerson | |
| 07:02 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 19-26 |
| 07:01 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale pulls down the rebound | 19-26 |
| 06:38 | Ohio | William Nelson misses the jumper from close range | 19-26 |
| 06:36 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Isaac Bodenhamer | 19-26 |
| 06:23 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-26 |
| 06:21 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland snags the defensive board | 19-26 |
| 06:13 | Ohio State | Hedeon Laskoski is called for the reach on Edward Stockman - foul #1 on Hedeon Laskoski, team foul #9 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Ohio | Gustavo Costa (PG), Vincent Otani (SF), Vernon Ash (PF), Franklin Ehrhardt (C) Hedeon Laskoski, Reynaldo Lopez, Isaac Bodenhamer, Anthony Tisdale | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace (SF), Larry Lapine (PF), Thomas Miller (C) Kevin Leland, Walter Harper, Randy Correll | |
| 06:13 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 06:13 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Franklin Ehrhardt | 19-26 |
| 05:57 | Ohio | Vincent Otani misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Larry Lapine - foul #2 on Larry Lapine, team foul #5 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Rotz (SG) William Nelson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:57 | Ohio | Vincent Otani misses the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 05:57 | Ohio | Vincent Otani makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller dunks the ball on a great pass from Edward Stockman | 20-28 |
| 05:30 | Ohio | Edward Stockman steps in front of the Franklin Ehrhardt pass | 20-28 |
| 05:27 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman banks in the layup | 20-30 |
| 05:10 | Ohio | Vincent Otani misses short on a floater from the left side | 20-30 |
| 05:09 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Edward Stockman | 20-30 |
| 05:07 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman is hacked by Franklin Ehrhardt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Franklin Ehrhardt, team foul #10 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Ohio | William Nelson (SG), Isaac Bodenhamer (PF), Anthony Tisdale (C) Jeff Rotz, Vernon Ash, Franklin Ehrhardt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson (SG), Kevin Leland (SF) Eugene Boyes, Floyd Wallace | |
| 05:07 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 05:07 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 05:07 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Anthony Tisdale | 20-30 |
| 04:47 | Ohio | Vincent Otani can't connect on a shot from the left side | 20-30 |
| 04:45 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller gets the rebound | 20-30 |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller is whistled for traveling | 20-30 |
| Subs | Ohio | Hedeon Laskoski (PG), Reynaldo Lopez (SF) Gustavo Costa, Vincent Otani | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Walter Harper (PF), Randy Correll (C) Edward Stockman, Larry Lapine, Thomas Miller | |
| 04:07 | Ohio | Hedeon Laskoski hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-30 |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Gary Taylor | 23-33 |
| 03:31 | Ohio | Reynaldo Lopez buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Hedeon Laskoski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Nelson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Reynaldo Lopez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Isaac Bodenhamer (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Tisdale (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gary Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Wilkerson (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Leland (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Walter Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Correll (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | Hedeon Laskoski is called for the reach on Gary Taylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hedeon Laskoski, team foul #11 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Ohio | Samuel Mee (PG), Jeff Rotz (SG), William Sutera (PF), Franklin Ehrhardt (C) Hedeon Laskoski, William Nelson, Isaac Bodenhamer, Anthony Tisdale | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes (SG), Floyd Wallace (SF), Larry Lapine (PF), Thomas Miller (C) Kenneth Wilkerson, Kevin Leland, Walter Harper, Randy Correll | |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 03:10 | Ohio | Samuel Mee loses the dribble to Larry Lapine | 26-35 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-35 |
| 02:44 | Ohio | Franklin Ehrhardt snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 02:40 | Ohio | Reynaldo Lopez misses short on a floater from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 02:38 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 02:30 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Samuel Mee - foul #3 on Samuel Mee, team foul #12 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Gustavo Costa (PG), Vernon Ash (SF) Samuel Mee, Reynaldo Lopez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG) Gary Taylor | |
| 02:30 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 02:30 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine misses the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 02:30 | Ohio | Franklin Ehrhardt gets the rebound | 26-36 |
| 02:12 | Ohio | Vernon Ash misses the 3 from the left corner | 26-36 |
| 02:11 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Edward Stockman | 26-36 |
| 01:51 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-36 |
| 01:49 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine snags the offensive board | 26-36 |
| 01:39 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Miller | 26-39 |
| 01:19 | Ohio | Jeff Rotz knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Vernon Ash | 29-39 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace can't finish the layup | 29-39 |
| 01:04 | Ohio | Gustavo Costa gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 00:45 | Ohio | Franklin Ehrhardt loses the dribble to Edward Stockman | 29-39 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | William Sutera picks off the pass by Eugene Boyes in the backcourt | 29-39 |
| 00:27 | Ohio | Gustavo Costa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-39 |
| Subs | Ohio | Hedeon Laskoski (PG), William Nelson (SG), Vincent Otani (SF), Isaac Bodenhamer (C) Gustavo Costa, Jeff Rotz, Vernon Ash, Franklin Ehrhardt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Kenneth Wilkerson (SG), Kevin Leland (SF), Walter Harper (PF), Randy Correll (C) Edward Stockman, Eugene Boyes, Floyd Wallace, Larry Lapine, Thomas Miller | |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-39 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | William Sutera snags the defensive board | 29-39 |