| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Barnes (fresh) SF - Joe Carneal (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Moss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Pew (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - James Sharpe (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Prescott (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Rose (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Boswell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Joe Carneal inbounds the ball | 28-38 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from John Barnes | 30-38 |
| 19:29 | American U. | James Scott's pass is intercepted by Joe Carneal | 30-38 |
| 19:07 | Ohio State | James Sharpe takes the ball from Hank Sauceda | 30-38 |
| 18:38 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 18:36 | Ohio State | James Moss snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 18:12 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-38 |
| 18:11 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott pulls down the rebound | 30-38 |
| 17:53 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Sharpe and he's fouled by James Moss - foul #2 on James Moss, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| 17:53 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott makes the free throw | 30-41 |
| 17:37 | Ohio State | James Moss connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Barnes | 33-41 |
| 17:13 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 33-41 |
| 17:12 | Ohio State | James Moss pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 16:49 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Pew | 35-41 |
| 16:34 | American U. | Stephen Rose misses the shot from the left side | 35-41 |
| 16:32 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 16:03 | Ohio State | Paul Pew hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by John Barnes and the foul's on Stephen Rose - foul #2 on Stephen Rose, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (SG), Christopher Gibbs (SF), Kurt Nestor (PF) John Barnes, Joe Carneal, James Moss | |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Weed (PG), Christopher Trojan (SG), Jason Massey (SF), Johnny Tran (PF), David McKain (C) James Sharpe, Jeffrey Prescott, James Scott, Stephen Rose, Joseph Boswell | |
| 16:03 | Ohio State | Paul Pew makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwin Roberts (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Gibbs (fresh) PF - Kurt Nestor (fresh) C - Paul Pew (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Richard Weed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Trojan (fresh) SF - Jason Massey (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Johnny Tran (fresh) 3 pts. C - David McKain (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | American U. | Christopher Trojan misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-41 |
| 15:49 | American U. | Richard Weed tips it in | 38-43 |
| 15:27 | Ohio State | Paul Pew hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Gibbs | 40-43 |
| 15:16 | American U. | Jason Massey misses the dunk | 40-43 |
| 15:15 | American U. | Johnny Tran gets the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 14:58 | American U. | Johnny Tran comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 14:57 | Ohio State | Paul Pew gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 14:28 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda is fouled on the floor by Richard Weed - foul #3 on Richard Weed, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SG), Joe Carneal (SF), James Moss (PF) Hank Sauceda, Christopher Gibbs, Paul Pew | |
| Subs | American U. | James Sharpe (PG), Jeffrey Prescott (SG), Stephen Rose (PF) Richard Weed, Christopher Trojan, David McKain | |
| 14:10 | Ohio State | James Moss clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Stephen Rose - foul #3 on Stephen Rose, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| 14:10 | Ohio State | James Moss makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 14:10 | Ohio State | James Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 13:46 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by James Sharpe | 42-45 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Stephen Rose takes the ball from Edwin Roberts | 42-45 |
| 13:10 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott clanks a shot from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 13:09 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to John Barnes | 42-45 |
| 12:49 | Ohio State | The short jumper by James Moss is denied by Johnny Tran | 42-45 |
| 12:47 | American U. | The rebound goes to James Sharpe | 42-45 |
| 12:30 | American U. | James Sharpe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 12:29 | Ohio State | James Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 12:12 | Ohio State | James Sharpe is called for the reach on Edwin Roberts - foul #1 on James Sharpe, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (PG), Christopher Gibbs (SF), Paul Pew (C) Edwin Roberts, Joe Carneal, Kurt Nestor | |
| Subs | American U. | James Scott (SF), Donald Anderson (PF), Joseph Boswell (C) Jason Massey, Stephen Rose, Johnny Tran | |
| 11:55 | Ohio State | Paul Pew hits the finger roll | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Christopher Gibbs (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Moss (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Pew (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - James Sharpe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Prescott (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Anderson (fresh) C - Joseph Boswell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott is hacked by John Barnes - foul #3 on John Barnes, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Weed (PG), Christopher Trojan (SG) James Sharpe, Jeffrey Prescott | |
| 11:22 | American U. | Richard Weed is hacked by Paul Pew - foul #2 on Paul Pew, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kurt Nestor (PF) James Moss | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 11:04 | American U. | Joseph Boswell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 11:03 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Anderson | 44-45 |
| 10:52 | American U. | Donald Anderson loses the ball out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joe Carneal (SF) John Barnes | |
| Subs | American U. | Jason Massey (SG), Stephen Rose (PF) Richard Weed, Donald Anderson | |
| 10:32 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda hits a jumper from the left side | 46-45 |
| 10:13 | American U. | James Scott jams it set up by Jason Massey | 46-47 |
| 09:51 | Ohio State | Kurt Nestor is hacked by Stephen Rose - foul #4 on Stephen Rose, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (SG), James Moss (PF) Christopher Gibbs, Paul Pew | |
| Subs | American U. | James Sharpe (PG), Jeffrey Prescott (SG) Christopher Trojan, Stephen Rose | |
| 09:34 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-47 |
| 09:33 | American U. | James Scott pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 09:10 | American U. | James Sharpe scores on a shot from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 08:42 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Edwin Roberts | 49-49 |
| 08:25 | American U. | Jason Massey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Sharpe and he's fouled by James Moss - foul #3 on James Moss, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SG), Christopher Gibbs (SF), Paul Pew (C) Hank Sauceda, Joe Carneal, Kurt Nestor | |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Weed (SF), Johnny Tran (C) James Scott, Joseph Boswell | |
| 08:25 | American U. | Jason Massey makes the free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:08 | Ohio State | John Barnes misses the easy layup | 49-52 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | Paul Pew hits the follow up shot | 51-52 |
| 07:44 | American U. | Richard Weed buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edwin Roberts (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Barnes (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Gibbs (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Moss (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Pew (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - James Sharpe (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Prescott (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Weed (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jason Massey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. C - Johnny Tran (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Ohio State | Paul Pew comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Johnny Tran - foul #1 on Johnny Tran, team foul #6 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | American U. | Stephen Rose (PF) Jason Massey | |
| 07:31 | Ohio State | Paul Pew misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:31 | Ohio State | Paul Pew makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:12 | American U. | Richard Weed clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 52-55 |
| 07:11 | American U. | Richard Weed grabs the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 06:57 | American U. | The jump hook by Johnny Tran is blocked by Paul Pew | 52-55 |
| 06:56 | Ohio State | Paul Pew gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 06:38 | Ohio State | Paul Pew is hacked by Jeffrey Prescott - foul #1 on Jeffrey Prescott, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (PG), Joe Carneal (SF), Kurt Nestor (PF) Edwin Roberts, Christopher Gibbs, James Moss | |
| Subs | American U. | James Scott (SF) Richard Weed | |
| 06:38 | Ohio State | Paul Pew makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 06:38 | Ohio State | Paul Pew makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 06:22 | American U. | John Barnes steals the ball from Johnny Tran | 54-55 |
| 06:09 | Ohio State | John Barnes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-55 |
| 06:08 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 05:44 | American U. | Paul Pew denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Prescott | 54-55 |
| 05:43 | American U. | James Sharpe tips it in | 54-57 |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 05:27 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda grabs the offensive board | 54-57 |
| 05:12 | Ohio State | Joe Carneal misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 05:11 | Ohio State | Paul Pew tips it but misses | 54-57 |
| 05:10 | American U. | James Scott grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 04:53 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott clanks a floater from the free throw line | 54-57 |
| 04:52 | American U. | James Scott tips it in | 54-59 |
| 04:27 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | John Barnes gets the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 04:03 | Ohio State | Joe Carneal clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 04:01 | American U. | James Scott grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 03:35 | American U. | Stephen Rose drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (fresh) 25 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joe Carneal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kurt Nestor (fresh) C - Paul Pew (tiring) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - James Sharpe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Prescott (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Stephen Rose (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Johnny Tran (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (SG), Christopher Gibbs (SF), James Moss (PF) John Barnes, Joe Carneal, Paul Pew | |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Weed (PG), Christopher Trojan (SG), Jason Massey (SF), Donald Anderson (PF), Joseph Boswell (C) James Sharpe, Jeffrey Prescott, James Scott, Stephen Rose, Johnny Tran | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:01 | American U. | Richard Weed can't connect on a shot from the left side | 54-62 |
| 02:59 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Moss | 54-62 |
| 02:59 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joe Carneal (SF) Christopher Gibbs | |
| Subs | American U. | Stephen Rose (PF) Donald Anderson | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:45 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda hits a shot from the right side set up by Edwin Roberts | 56-62 |
| 02:45 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SG) Edwin Roberts | |
| Subs | American U. | James Sharpe (PG), Jeffrey Prescott (SG), James Scott (SF) Richard Weed, Christopher Trojan, Jason Massey | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:24 | American U. | Hank Sauceda picks off the pass by James Sharpe | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:58 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-62 |
| 01:57 | American U. | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Prescott | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:41 | American U. | James Scott clanks a jumper from the left side | 56-62 |
| 01:39 | American U. | Joseph Boswell pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 01:20 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Pew (C) Kurt Nestor | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | James Moss scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Barnes and he's fouled by Stephen Rose - foul #5 on Stephen Rose, team foul #8 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | American U. | Jason Massey (PF) Stephen Rose | |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | James Moss makes the free throw | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | James Moss gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | John Barnes is hacked by Jeffrey Prescott - foul #2 on Jeffrey Prescott, team foul #9 | 59-62 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | John Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | John Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:25 | American U. | Jason Massey snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | American U. | Jason Massey is hacked by Hank Sauceda in the backcourt - foul #1 on Hank Sauceda, team foul #5 | 60-62 |
| 00:21 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott is fouled on the floor by Joe Carneal - foul #2 on Joe Carneal, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| 00:20 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott is hacked by Paul Pew - foul #3 on Paul Pew, team foul #7 | 60-62 |
| 00:20 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:20 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Paul Pew pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Joe Carneal clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 00:02 | American U. | Jason Massey grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Jason Massey runs out the clock | 60-63 |