| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Miller (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Carl Chicoine (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Dalton (fresh) SF - Earl Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Langenfeld (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Herman Grice (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UL-Lafayette | Earl Elliott inbounds the ball | 30-23 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | UL-Lafayette | Charles Langenfeld drills a jumper from close range | 30-25 |
| 19:21 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine's pass is intercepted by Patrick Dalton | 30-25 |
| 19:06 | UL-Lafayette | Earl Elliott banks in the layup set up by Carl Chicoine | 30-27 |
| 18:53 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eugene Boyes | 32-27 |
| 18:37 | UL-Lafayette | Patrick Dalton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-27 |
| 18:36 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Larry Lapine | 32-27 |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eugene Boyes | 34-27 |
| 18:20 | UL-Lafayette | Earl Elliott hits a wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 34-29 |
| 18:03 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 18:02 | UL-Lafayette | Earl Elliott gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 17:33 | UL-Lafayette | Eugene Boyes steals it from Patrick Dalton | 34-29 |
| 17:28 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes is hacked by Charles Langenfeld - foul #1 on Charles Langenfeld, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Randy Correll (C) Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | John Brown (PF) Charles Langenfeld | |
| 17:12 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-29 |
| 17:11 | UL-Lafayette | Earl Elliott snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 16:55 | UL-Lafayette | Carl Chicoine is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 16:53 | Ohio State | Randy Correll grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 16:30 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman is hacked by Carl Chicoine - foul #3 on Carl Chicoine, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson (SG), Floyd Wallace (SF), Walter Harper (PF) Eugene Boyes, Kevin Leland, Larry Lapine | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Melvin Wansley (PG), Dikembe Abdelaziz (SF), Ronald Pegram (PF), Albert Sheedy (C) Carl Chicoine, Patrick Dalton, Earl Elliott, Herman Grice | |
| 16:18 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-29 |
| 15:49 | UL-Lafayette | Randy Correll steps in front of the John Brown pass | 37-29 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Wilkerson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Floyd Wallace (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Walter Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Correll (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Melvin Wansley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Pegram (fresh) 6 reb. C - Albert Sheedy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 37-29 |
| 15:29 | UL-Lafayette | Melvin Wansley grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 15:17 | UL-Lafayette | Randy Correll blocks the jumper by Albert Sheedy | 37-29 |
| 15:15 | Ohio State | Randy Correll gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 14:56 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdelaziz steps in front of the Kenneth Wilkerson pass | 37-29 |
| 14:34 | UL-Lafayette | John Brown loses the dribble to Edward Stockman | 37-29 |
| 14:29 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman hits the finger roll | 39-29 |
| 14:20 | UL-Lafayette | Floyd Wallace picks off the pass by Dikembe Abdelaziz | 39-29 |
| 14:08 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 13:53 | UL-Lafayette | Melvin Wansley clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-29 |
| 13:51 | UL-Lafayette | Ronald Pegram grabs the offensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 13:38 | UL-Lafayette | John Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Eugene Boyes (SG), Kevin Leland (SF), Larry Lapine (PF), Thomas Miller (C) Edward Stockman, Kenneth Wilkerson, Floyd Wallace, Walter Harper, Randy Correll | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Carl Chicoine (PG), Patrick Dalton (SG), Earl Elliott (SF), Charles Langenfeld (PF), Herman Grice (C) Melvin Wansley, John Brown, Dikembe Abdelaziz, Ronald Pegram, Albert Sheedy | |
| 13:16 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine is hacked by Charles Langenfeld - foul #2 on Charles Langenfeld, team foul #3 | 42-29 |
| 13:04 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-29 |
| 13:03 | UL-Lafayette | Herman Grice grabs the defensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 12:44 | UL-Lafayette | Earl Elliott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-29 |
| 12:42 | UL-Lafayette | Patrick Dalton hits the follow up shot | 42-31 |
| 12:19 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Carl Chicoine - foul #4 on Carl Chicoine, team foul #4 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Melvin Wansley (PG) Carl Chicoine | |
| 12:19 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 12:19 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 12:00 | UL-Lafayette | Earl Elliott misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-31 |
| 11:59 | UL-Lafayette | Melvin Wansley snags the offensive board | 44-31 |
| 11:45 | UL-Lafayette | Earl Elliott loses the ball out of bounds | 44-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG) Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Melvin Wansley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Dalton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Earl Elliott (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Langenfeld (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Herman Grice (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman drills a 3 from the right wing | 47-31 |
| 11:06 | UL-Lafayette | Patrick Dalton is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-34 |
| 10:54 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-34 |
| 10:53 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland can't tip it in | 47-34 |
| 10:51 | UL-Lafayette | The rebound goes to Patrick Dalton | 47-34 |
| 10:33 | UL-Lafayette | Charles Langenfeld misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Larry Lapine - foul #2 on Larry Lapine, team foul #1 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson (SG), Floyd Wallace (SF), Walter Harper (PF), Randy Correll (C) Eugene Boyes, Kevin Leland, Larry Lapine, Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | John Brown (SG), Ronald Pegram (C) Patrick Dalton, Herman Grice | |
| 10:33 | UL-Lafayette | Charles Langenfeld makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 10:33 | UL-Lafayette | Charles Langenfeld makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 10:21 | Ohio State | Walter Harper buries a jumper from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 10:08 | UL-Lafayette | John Brown hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-39 |
| 09:54 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-39 |
| 09:53 | UL-Lafayette | Charles Langenfeld grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 09:41 | UL-Lafayette | Melvin Wansley misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 09:23 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 09:21 | UL-Lafayette | The rebound goes to John Brown | 49-39 |
| 09:05 | UL-Lafayette | Melvin Wansley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 09:03 | Ohio State | Walter Harper pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 08:46 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman can't connect on a shot from the left side | 49-39 |
| 08:44 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman grabs the offensive board | 49-39 |
| 08:25 | Ohio State | John Brown steps in front of the Edward Stockman pass | 49-39 |
| 08:11 | UL-Lafayette | Charles Langenfeld clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Kenneth Wilkerson - foul #1 on Kenneth Wilkerson, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Eugene Boyes (SG), Kevin Leland (SF), Larry Lapine (PF), Thomas Miller (C) Edward Stockman, Kenneth Wilkerson, Floyd Wallace, Walter Harper, Randy Correll | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Patrick Dalton (SG), Herman Grice (C) Melvin Wansley, Earl Elliott, Ronald Pegram | |
| 08:11 | UL-Lafayette | Charles Langenfeld misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 08:11 | UL-Lafayette | Charles Langenfeld misses the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 08:11 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 07:49 | Ohio State | Charles Langenfeld is called for the reach on Larry Lapine - foul #3 on Charles Langenfeld, team foul #5 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Carl Chicoine (PG), Albert Sheedy (PF) John Brown, Charles Langenfeld | |
| 07:34 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Taylor | 52-39 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gary Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Carl Chicoine (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Patrick Dalton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Albert Sheedy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Grice (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | UL-Lafayette | Carl Chicoine travels with the ball | 52-39 |
| 06:59 | Ohio State | Albert Sheedy steals the ball from Eugene Boyes | 52-39 |
| 06:34 | UL-Lafayette | Patrick Dalton clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Eugene Boyes - foul #1 on Eugene Boyes, team foul #3 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG) Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | John Brown (SF), Ronald Pegram (PF) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Albert Sheedy | |
| 06:34 | UL-Lafayette | Patrick Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 06:34 | UL-Lafayette | Patrick Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 06:16 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses the lay-in but the foul's on Carl Chicoine - foul #5 on Carl Chicoine, team foul #6 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Earl Elliott (SF) Carl Chicoine | |
| 06:16 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 06:16 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 06:00 | UL-Lafayette | Earl Elliott's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Lapine | 54-41 |
| 05:59 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| 05:38 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland double dribbles | 54-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Randy Correll (C) Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Melvin Wansley (PG) Ronald Pegram | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:21 | UL-Lafayette | Earl Elliott hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 54-41 |
| 05:20 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Larry Lapine | 54-41 |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Eugene Boyes | 56-41 |
| 04:56 | UL-Lafayette | Earl Elliott is by himself and knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Melvin Wansley | 56-43 |
| 04:42 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman is hacked by Earl Elliott - foul #3 on Earl Elliott, team foul #7 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson (SG), Floyd Wallace (SF), Walter Harper (PF) Eugene Boyes, Kevin Leland, Larry Lapine | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Dikembe Abdelaziz (SG), Ronald Pegram (PF), Albert Sheedy (C) Patrick Dalton, John Brown, Herman Grice | |
| 04:42 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 04:42 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 04:34 | UL-Lafayette | Albert Sheedy loses the ball out of bounds | 58-43 |
| 04:24 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Miller (C) Randy Correll | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| 04:12 | UL-Lafayette | Earl Elliott is fouled on the floor by Floyd Wallace - foul #1 on Floyd Wallace, team foul #4 | 58-43 |
| 04:03 | UL-Lafayette | Earl Elliott misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Floyd Wallace - foul #2 on Floyd Wallace, team foul #5 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Randy Correll (C) Edward Stockman, Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| 04:03 | UL-Lafayette | Earl Elliott misses the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 04:03 | UL-Lafayette | Earl Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 03:48 | Ohio State | Walter Harper misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 58-44 |
| 03:46 | Ohio State | Walter Harper tips it home | 60-44 |
| 03:33 | UL-Lafayette | Earl Elliott buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-47 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gary Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Wilkerson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Floyd Wallace (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Walter Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Correll (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Melvin Wansley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Earl Elliott (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Pegram (fresh) 7 reb. C - Albert Sheedy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-47 |
| 03:08 | UL-Lafayette | Earl Elliott can't finish the layup | 63-47 |
| 03:06 | Ohio State | Randy Correll grabs the board | 63-47 |
| 03:00 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | John Brown (SG), James Pope (C) Earl Elliott, Ronald Pegram | |
| 02:50 | UL-Lafayette | John Brown misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kenneth Wilkerson - foul #2 on Kenneth Wilkerson, team foul #6 | 63-47 |
| 02:50 | UL-Lafayette | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 02:50 | UL-Lafayette | John Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Randy Correll | 63-48 |
| 02:44 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Floyd Wallace | 66-48 |
| 02:26 | UL-Lafayette | Albert Sheedy comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 66-48 |
| 02:24 | Ohio State | Walter Harper snags the defensive board | 66-48 |
| 02:01 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Taylor | 69-48 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:55 | UL-Lafayette | John Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-48 |
| 01:53 | UL-Lafayette | Albert Sheedy tips it home | 69-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:24 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Randy Correll | 72-50 |
| 01:11 | UL-Lafayette | Albert Sheedy drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Melvin Wansley and he's fouled by Randy Correll - foul #2 on Randy Correll, team foul #7 | 72-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Ronald Pegram (C) James Pope | |
| 01:11 | UL-Lafayette | Albert Sheedy misses the free throw | 72-52 |
| 01:11 | Ohio State | Walter Harper snags the defensive board | 72-52 |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor loses the dribble to Melvin Wansley | 72-52 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | UL-Lafayette | John Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 72-52 |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 72-52 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson lays it in | 74-52 |
| 00:09 | UL-Lafayette | Floyd Wallace steals it from Albert Sheedy | 74-52 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor runs out the clock | 74-52 |