| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Matt Leone (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary McCarson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Watts (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Stephen Hidalgo (fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Doug Whitten (fresh) PF - Darren Neveu (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Doug Whitten inbounds the ball | 24-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Stephen Hidalgo - foul #2 on Stephen Hidalgo, team foul #1 | 24-51 |
| 19:48 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses the 1st free throw | 24-51 |
| 19:48 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 2nd free throw | 24-52 |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Matt Leone | 27-52 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Doug Whitten knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jan Tarver and the foul's on Stephen Hidalgo - foul #3 on Stephen Hidalgo, team foul #2 | 27-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Phillip Jorden (PF) Stephen Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Doug Whitten makes the free throw | 27-55 |
| 19:08 | Ohio State | Arthur Morris misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 27-55 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Steven Abbott grabs the defensive rebound | 27-55 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Steven Abbott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-55 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses the tip | 27-55 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Darren Neveu can't tip it in | 27-55 |
| 18:47 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts grabs the board | 27-55 |
| 18:37 | Ohio State | Arthur Morris knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Matt Leone out of the doubleteam | 29-55 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Darren Neveu comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 29-55 |
| 18:15 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Gary McCarson | 29-55 |
| 18:00 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Matt Leone | 32-55 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Doug Whitten hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 32-55 |
| 17:30 | Ohio State | Matt Leone pulls down the rebound | 32-55 |
| 17:04 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 32-55 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Darren Neveu | 32-55 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Doug Whitten | 32-57 |
| 16:20 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 32-57 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken gets the rebound | 32-57 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Steven Abbott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-57 |
| 16:11 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts gets the rebound | 32-57 |
| 16:02 | Ohio State | Arthur Morris hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Matt Leone | 34-57 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Matt Leone (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary McCarson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Watts (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Phillip Jorden (fairly fresh) C - Arthur Morris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Doug Whitten (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darren Neveu (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Steven Abbott connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Darren Neveu | 34-60 |
| 15:21 | Ohio State | Arthur Morris misses the dunk | 34-60 |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Steven Abbott grabs the board | 34-60 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Darren Neveu makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Steven Abbott | 34-62 |
| 14:41 | Ohio State | Jan Tarver takes the ball from Phillip Jorden | 34-62 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Matt Leone is called for the reach on Steven Abbott in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matt Leone, team foul #3 | 34-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Hidalgo (PF) Phillip Jorden | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (PG), Bruce Devaughn (SG), Richard Deady (SF), James Nichols (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Steven Abbott, Jan Tarver, Doug Whitten, Darren Neveu, Anthony McMaken | |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Matthew Watts - foul #4 on Matthew Watts, team foul #4 | 34-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kristofer Wilder (SF) Matthew Watts | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn makes the 1st free throw | 34-63 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 34-64 |
| 14:07 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-64 |
| 14:05 | Ohio State | Kristofer Wilder grabs the offensive rebound | 34-64 |
| 13:54 | Ohio State | Dennis Hazelwood steps in front of the Kristofer Wilder pass | 34-64 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn travels with the ball | 34-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell (SG), Phillip Jorden (SF) Gary McCarson, Kristofer Wilder | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:36 | Ohio State | Richard Guerrera steals it from Arthur Morris | 34-64 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | James Nichols clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-64 |
| 13:23 | Ohio State | Arthur Morris snags the defensive board | 34-64 |
| 13:07 | Ohio State | Richard Deady steps in front of the Phillip Jorden pass | 34-64 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | James Nichols travels with the ball | 34-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matthew Watts (SF) Arthur Morris | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:44 | Ohio State | Matt Leone is hacked by Richard Guerrera - foul #2 on Richard Guerrera, team foul #1 | 34-64 |
| 12:17 | Ohio State | Richard Guerrera takes the ball from Matt Leone after a doubleteam | 34-64 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Richard Guerrera | 34-67 |
| 11:49 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts misses the lay-in | 34-67 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn snags the defensive board | 34-67 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Matt Leone (tiring) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Melvin Isbell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Matthew Watts (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Stephen Hidalgo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Phillip Jorden (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Devaughn (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Richard Deady (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn misses the 3 from straight away | 34-67 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera tips it back up and in | 34-69 |
| 11:17 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Matt Leone out of a doubleteam | 36-69 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | James Nichols connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Richard Guerrera and he's fouled by Matt Leone - foul #3 on Matt Leone, team foul #5 | 36-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary McCarson (PG), Arthur Morris (C) Matt Leone, Phillip Jorden | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Jan Tarver (SG), Doug Whitten (SF), Anthony McMaken (C) Richard Guerrera, Bruce Devaughn, Richard Deady, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 11:04 | Illinois | James Nichols misses the free throw | 36-71 |
| 11:04 | Ohio State | Arthur Morris snags the defensive board | 36-71 |
| 10:42 | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gary McCarson | 39-71 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Jan Tarver buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-74 |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-74 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Arthur Morris - foul #2 on Arthur Morris, team foul #6 | 42-74 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kristofer Wilder (SF) Matthew Watts | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SG), Darren Neveu (PF) Jan Tarver, James Nichols | |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 1st free throw | 42-75 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 2nd free throw | 42-76 |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Anthony McMaken - foul #1 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #2 | 42-76 |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson misses the 1st free throw | 42-76 |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-76 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Darren Neveu is fouled on the floor by Stephen Hidalgo - foul #4 on Stephen Hidalgo, team foul #7 | 43-76 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vance Withers (PF) Stephen Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Darren Neveu makes the 1st free throw | 43-77 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Darren Neveu makes the 2nd free throw | 43-78 |
| 09:09 | Ohio State | Arthur Morris is called for traveling | 43-78 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (SG) Richard Guerrera | |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Darren Neveu misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 43-78 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Darren Neveu grabs the offensive rebound | 43-78 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Doug Whitten can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-78 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Darren Neveu hits the follow up shot | 43-80 |
| 08:11 | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-80 |
| 08:10 | Ohio State | Vance Withers can't tip it in | 43-80 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn gets the rebound | 43-80 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is fouled on the floor by Gary McCarson - foul #3 on Gary McCarson, team foul #8 | 43-80 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Goforth (SG), Phillip Jorden (PF) Gary McCarson, Arthur Morris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Richard Guerrera (SF), James Nichols (C) Bruce Devaughn, Doug Whitten, Anthony McMaken | |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses the 1st free throw | 43-80 |
| 08:02 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Vance Withers | 43-80 |
| 07:48 | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jan Tarver - foul #3 on Jan Tarver, team foul #3 | 43-80 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SF) Steven Abbott | |
| 07:48 | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell misses the 1st free throw | 43-80 |
| 07:48 | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-80 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Melvin Isbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Goforth (fresh) SF - Kristofer Wilder (fresh) PF - Phillip Jorden (fairly fresh) C - Vance Withers (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Deady (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Darren Neveu (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - James Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Illinois | William Goforth is called for the reach on Richard Guerrera - foul #1 on William Goforth, team foul #9 | 44-80 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (SF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Richard Deady, Darren Neveu | |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses the 1st free throw | 44-80 |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood snags the offensive board | 44-80 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Phillip Jorden takes the ball from Bruce Devaughn | 44-80 |
| 06:56 | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 44-80 |
| 06:54 | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell tips it in | 46-80 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | James Nichols drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Dennis Hazelwood | 46-82 |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Phillip Jorden makes the floater from the right block | 48-82 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Nichols | 48-85 |
| 05:49 | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kristofer Wilder | 50-85 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-85 |
| 05:30 | Ohio State | Phillip Jorden grabs the board | 50-85 |
| 05:24 | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-85 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood grabs the defensive rebound | 50-85 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood misses badly on the uncontested jump hook in the paint | 50-85 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | James Nichols hits the follow up shot | 50-87 |
| 04:53 | Ohio State | James Nichols steals it from Melvin Isbell | 50-87 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn misses the jumper from the left wing | 50-87 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood grabs the offensive rebound | 50-87 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Jan Tarver hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Bruce Devaughn | 50-90 |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 50-90 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | James Nichols gets the rebound | 50-90 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Phillip Jorden is called for the reach on Bruce Devaughn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Phillip Jorden, team foul #10 | 50-90 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Doug Whitten (SF), Darren Neveu (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Richard Guerrera, Jan Tarver, James Nichols, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn makes the 1st free throw | 50-91 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn misses the 2nd free throw | 50-91 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Phillip Jorden grabs the board | 50-91 |
| 03:56 | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-91 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken is open and scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Doug Whitten | 52-93 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Melvin Isbell (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Goforth (tiring) SF - Kristofer Wilder (tiring) PF - Phillip Jorden (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Vance Withers (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bruce Devaughn (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Doug Whitten (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Darren Neveu (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 23 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Ohio State | Vance Withers misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Steven Abbott - foul #2 on Steven Abbott, team foul #4 | 52-93 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SG) Bruce Devaughn | |
| 03:10 | Ohio State | Vance Withers makes the 1st free throw | 53-93 |
| 03:10 | Ohio State | Vance Withers makes the 2nd free throw | 54-93 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Darren Neveu hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Vance Withers - foul #1 on Vance Withers, team foul #11 | 54-93 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SG) Richard Deady | |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Darren Neveu misses the 1st free throw | 54-93 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Darren Neveu makes the 2nd free throw | 54-94 |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Phillip Jorden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-94 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Nichols (PF) Darren Neveu | |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Melvin Isbell is called for the reach on Doug Whitten in the backcourt - foul #3 on Melvin Isbell, team foul #12 | 54-94 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SG) Anthony McMaken | |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Doug Whitten misses the 1st free throw | 54-94 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Doug Whitten makes the 2nd free throw | 54-95 |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-95 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Nichols | 54-95 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Kristofer Wilder is called for the reach on Richard Guerrera - foul #2 on Kristofer Wilder, team foul #13 | 54-95 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Darren Neveu (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Steven Abbott, Richard Deady, James Nichols | |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 54-96 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses the 2nd free throw | 54-96 |
| 01:49 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Kristofer Wilder | 54-96 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:37 | Ohio State | Doug Whitten steals the ball from Vance Withers | 54-96 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Melvin Isbell is called for the reach on Richard Guerrera in the backcourt - foul #4 on Melvin Isbell, team foul #14 | 54-96 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses the 1st free throw | 54-96 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 2nd free throw | 54-97 |
| 01:15 | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-97 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Darren Neveu gets the rebound | 54-97 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken is hacked by Vance Withers - foul #2 on Vance Withers, team foul #15 | 54-97 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG) Richard Guerrera | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 1st free throw | 54-98 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 2nd free throw | 54-99 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:45 | Ohio State | Doug Whitten is called for the reach on Kristofer Wilder - foul #1 on Doug Whitten, team foul #5 | 54-99 |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-99 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Doug Whitten grabs the board | 54-99 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses the easy layup | 54-99 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Darren Neveu tips it in | 54-101 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-101 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Steven Abbott runs out the clock | 54-101 |