| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leland Bopp (fresh) C - James Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Deason (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Cowen (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Brian Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Wilkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex 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) | |
| 19:51 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 35-29 |
| 19:49 | Northwestern | James Gregory grabs the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 19:35 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses long on a shot from the left block | 35-29 |
| 19:33 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Carl Deason | 35-29 |
| 19:05 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 35-29 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano grabs the offensive board | 35-29 |
| 18:45 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Jonas Richardson - foul #2 on Jonas Richardson, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 18:45 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen misses the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 18:45 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:40 | Northwestern | John Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-30 |
| 18:29 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson connects on the jump hook from the right block | 35-32 |
| 18:07 | Northwestern | James Gregory hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 18:05 | Northwestern | James Gregory tips it back up and in | 37-32 |
| 17:46 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano lays it up and in on a great pass from Eric Wilkins | 37-34 |
| 17:31 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 17:29 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 17:11 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 17:10 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins grabs the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 16:42 | Ohio State | Matthew Foret swats the layup by Eric Wilkins | 37-34 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 16:25 | Northwestern | John Brown is fouled on the floor by Brian Anderson - foul #1 on Brian Anderson, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF), James Carter (C) Matthew Foret, James Gregory | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 16:13 | Northwestern | James Carter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Carl Deason - foul #3 on Carl Deason, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lyle Carr (SG) Jonas Richardson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 16:13 | Northwestern | James Carter makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 16:13 | Northwestern | James Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 15:44 | Ohio State | Leland Bopp is called for the reach on Carl Deason - foul #2 on Leland Bopp, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lyle Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) C - James Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Deason (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Cowen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brian Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Wilkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:29 | Ohio State | Carl Deason misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | James Carter grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 15:06 | Northwestern | John Brown is hacked by Douglas Pagano - foul #3 on Douglas Pagano, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (C) Lyle Carr, George Hutchcraft, James Carter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:51 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 14:50 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 14:31 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-34 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | James Gregory snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 14:09 | Northwestern | Eric Wilkins is called for the reach on Matthew Foret - foul #2 on Eric Wilkins, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| 14:01 | Northwestern | James Gregory scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Matthew Foret and he's fouled by Steven Cowen - foul #4 on Steven Cowen, team foul #5 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Patino (SF) Steven Cowen | |
| 14:01 | Northwestern | James Gregory makes the free throw | 42-34 |
| 13:41 | Ohio State | John Brown steps in front of the Carl Deason pass | 42-34 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp lays it in on a nice dish by Matthew Foret | 44-34 |
| 13:09 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-34 |
| 13:07 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Brown | 44-34 |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 12:41 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 12:19 | Ohio State | Carl Deason hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 11:54 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret clanks a floater from the left block | 44-34 |
| 11:52 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 11:36 | Northwestern | John Brown banks in the layup set up by Jonas Richardson | 46-34 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonas Richardson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Matthew Foret (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leland Bopp (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Gregory (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Deason (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Patino (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Wilkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:16 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins can't finish the layup | 46-34 |
| 11:14 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 10:59 | Northwestern | John Brown hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by James Gregory and he's hacked by William Patino - foul #2 on William Patino, team foul #6 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lyle Carr (SG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Alphonso Valdez (PF), James Carter (C) Jonas Richardson, Matthew Foret, Leland Bopp, James Gregory | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (PG), Steven Cowen (SF), Joseph Hart (PF) Douglas Pagano, William Patino, Brian Anderson | |
| 10:59 | Northwestern | John Brown makes the free throw | 49-34 |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert travels with the ball | 49-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG) John Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clark Look (SG) Carl Deason | |
| 10:18 | Northwestern | James Carter double dribbles | 49-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Thompson (C) Eric Wilkins | |
| 09:53 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Clark Look | 49-37 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | James Carter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-37 |
| 09:35 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 09:09 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-37 |
| 09:07 | Ohio State | Kevin Thompson tips it in | 49-39 |
| 08:55 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez tips it home | 51-39 |
| 08:25 | Ohio State | Darryl Daniels steps in front of the Joseph Hart pass | 51-39 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels blows the layup | 51-39 |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft lays it in on a nice dish by Lyle Carr | 53-39 |
| 07:24 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Lyle Carr - foul #3 on Lyle Carr, team foul #3 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), Jonas Richardson (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), Leland Bopp (PF), James Gregory (C) Darryl Daniels, Lyle Carr, George Hutchcraft, Alphonso Valdez, James Carter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Carl Deason (SG), Eric Wilkins (C) Stanley Hubbert, Clark Look, Kevin Thompson | |
| 07:24 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 07:24 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 07:24 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp grabs the board | 53-40 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Gregory (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Deason (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Cowen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Hart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Wilkins (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:12 | Northwestern | John Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 07:11 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| 06:55 | Ohio State | Carl Deason hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 53-42 |
| 06:32 | Ohio State | Carl Deason grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 06:15 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins is open and scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Pagano | 53-44 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 05:50 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 05:21 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart makes the runner in the lane and he's hacked by Jonas Richardson - foul #3 on Jonas Richardson, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| 05:21 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart makes the free throw | 53-47 |
| 05:05 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Jonas Richardson and he's hacked by Joseph Hart - foul #2 on Joseph Hart, team foul #7 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez (PF) Leland Bopp | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brian Anderson (PF) Joseph Hart | |
| 05:05 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses the free throw | 55-47 |
| 05:05 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 04:41 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins clanks a jumper from the right side | 55-47 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | James Gregory pulls down the rebound | 55-47 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson hits a 3 from the right corner | 58-47 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jonas Richardson - foul #4 on Jonas Richardson, team foul #5 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF) Matthew Foret | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | James Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft misses the lay-in | 58-47 |
| 03:42 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| 03:13 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Eric Wilkins and he's hacked by Alphonso Valdez - foul #3 on Alphonso Valdez, team foul #6 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lyle Carr (SG), Leland Bopp (PF), James Carter (C) Jonas Richardson, Alphonso Valdez, James Gregory | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:13 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson misses the free throw | 58-49 |
| 03:13 | Northwestern | James Carter grabs the board | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lyle Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Deason (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Cowen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Brian Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Wilkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:59 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Lyle Carr, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Foret (SF) George Hutchcraft | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:43 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 58-49 |
| 02:42 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Carter | 58-49 |
| 02:42 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (SG), James Gregory (C) Lyle Carr, James Carter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp hits the follow up shot | 60-49 |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | Jonas Richardson picks off the pass by Douglas Pagano in the backcourt | 60-49 |
| 02:08 | Northwestern | Steven Cowen swats the dunk try by John Brown | 60-49 |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | James Gregory grabs the offensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson is fouled on the floor by Carl Deason - foul #4 on Carl Deason, team foul #8 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Alphonso Valdez (PF), James Carter (C) John Brown, Matthew Foret, Leland Bopp, James Gregory | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (PG), Clark Look (SG), William Patino (SF), Joseph Hart (PF), Kevin Thompson (C) Douglas Pagano, Carl Deason, Steven Cowen, Brian Anderson, Eric Wilkins | |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:33 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert buries a jumper from the right wing | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:12 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Darryl Daniels | 64-51 |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 64-51 |
| 01:03 | Northwestern | James Carter grabs the board | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on Jonas Richardson, team foul #8 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lyle Carr (SG) Jonas Richardson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | William Patino's layup is rejected by James Carter | 64-51 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | James Carter snags the defensive board | 64-51 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels runs out the clock | 64-51 |