| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Miller (fresh) 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Joseph Covington (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Morrison (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Edward Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Regis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Busby (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Edward Fisher inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:42 | TCU | Randy Busby shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 19:40 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 19:20 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine travels with the ball | 34-30 |
| 18:59 | TCU | Joseph Covington hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 18:58 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 18:42 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 18:40 | TCU | John Regis grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:22 | TCU | John Regis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-30 |
| 18:04 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine is called for traveling | 34-30 |
| 17:45 | TCU | Randy Busby works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 34-30 |
| 17:43 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 17:31 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Covington - foul #3 on Joseph Covington, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 17:31 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:31 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 17:12 | TCU | John Regis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson (SG), Walter Harper (PF), Randy Correll (C) Eugene Boyes, Larry Lapine, Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 16:51 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Randy Correll | 38-30 |
| 16:24 | TCU | James Morrison clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 16:23 | TCU | Randy Busby tips it home | 38-32 |
| 16:06 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 16:04 | TCU | Randy Busby grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 15:57 | TCU | Joseph Covington is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 15:55 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Busby | 38-32 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Wilkerson (fresh) SF - Kevin Leland (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Walter Harper (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randy Correll (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Joseph Covington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Morrison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Edward Fisher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Regis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Busby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:40 | TCU | Joseph Covington misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edward Stockman - foul #2 on Edward Stockman, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Eugene Boyes (SG), Larry Lapine (PF), Thomas Miller (C) Edward Stockman, Kevin Leland, Walter Harper, Randy Correll | |
| Subs | TCU | William Millican (SG), Jonathan Cook (SF), Marty Nebel (PF), Mike Umstead (C) James Morrison, Edward Fisher, John Regis, Randy Busby | |
| 15:40 | TCU | Joseph Covington makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 15:40 | TCU | Joseph Covington misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 15:40 | TCU | Marty Nebel snags the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 15:29 | TCU | Joseph Covington is hacked by Gary Taylor - foul #1 on Gary Taylor, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | TCU | Willie Cowart (PG) Joseph Covington | |
| 15:02 | TCU | William Millican connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jonathan Cook | 38-36 |
| 14:43 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 14:42 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Boyes | 38-36 |
| 14:36 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-36 |
| 14:34 | TCU | Marty Nebel grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:28 | TCU | A charge is called on Willie Cowart - foul #2 on Willie Cowart, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG) Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | TCU | James Morrison (SG), Edward Fisher (SF) William Millican, Jonathan Cook | |
| 14:14 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 14:12 | TCU | The rebound goes to Mike Umstead | 38-36 |
| 13:54 | TCU | Edward Fisher works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 38-36 |
| 13:52 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller double dribbles | 38-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Leland (SF), Randy Correll (C) Kenneth Wilkerson, Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | TCU | Joseph Covington (PG), John Regis (PF), Randy Busby (C) Willie Cowart, Marty Nebel, Mike Umstead | |
| 13:17 | TCU | Edward Fisher shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Covington | 38-38 |
| 12:48 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the shot from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 12:35 | TCU | Randy Busby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson (SG), Walter Harper (PF) Eugene Boyes, Larry Lapine | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 12:11 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 40-38 |
| 12:10 | TCU | Joseph Covington snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 11:57 | TCU | James Morrison loses the dribble to Edward Stockman | 40-38 |
| 11:54 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson dunks the ball on a great pass from Edward Stockman | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Wilkerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Walter Harper (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randy Correll (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Joseph Covington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Morrison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Edward Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Regis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Busby (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:33 | TCU | Kevin Leland steals the ball from Joseph Covington | 42-38 |
| 11:17 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Wilkerson | 44-38 |
| 10:57 | TCU | James Morrison scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Fisher out of a doubleteam | 44-41 |
| 10:35 | Ohio State | Walter Harper's pass is intercepted by Randy Busby | 44-41 |
| 10:28 | TCU | Randy Busby works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Randy Correll - foul #2 on Randy Correll, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Eugene Boyes (SG), Larry Lapine (PF), Thomas Miller (C) Edward Stockman, Kenneth Wilkerson, Walter Harper, Randy Correll | |
| Subs | TCU | Willie Cowart (PG), William Millican (SG), Jonathan Cook (SF), Marty Nebel (PF) Joseph Covington, James Morrison, Edward Fisher, John Regis | |
| 10:28 | TCU | Randy Busby makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 10:28 | TCU | Randy Busby makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 10:14 | Ohio State | Randy Busby takes the ball from Kevin Leland | 44-43 |
| 09:57 | TCU | Eugene Boyes takes the ball from Randy Busby after a doubleteam | 44-43 |
| 09:34 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 09:32 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine tips it in | 46-43 |
| 09:12 | TCU | Randy Busby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG), Kenneth Wilkerson (SF) Gary Taylor, Kevin Leland | |
| Subs | TCU | Edward Fisher (SF), John Regis (PF), Mike Umstead (C) Jonathan Cook, Marty Nebel, Randy Busby | |
| 08:56 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses the easy layup | 46-43 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine grabs the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 08:32 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine misses the tip | 46-43 |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller can't tip it in | 46-43 |
| 08:29 | TCU | Edward Fisher gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 08:25 | TCU | William Millican comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Eugene Boyes - foul #2 on Eugene Boyes, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | TCU | Joseph Covington (PG) Willie Cowart | |
| 08:25 | TCU | William Millican makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 08:25 | TCU | William Millican misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 08:25 | TCU | John Regis pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 08:11 | TCU | Joseph Covington scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by William Millican | 46-47 |
| 07:43 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Wilkerson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. C - Thomas Miller (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Joseph Covington (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Millican (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edward Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Regis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mike Umstead (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | TCU | Joseph Covington hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 49-47 |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 07:12 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 49-47 |
| 07:10 | TCU | The rebound goes to Mike Umstead | 49-47 |
| 06:52 | TCU | Joseph Covington is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Wilkerson - foul #2 on Kenneth Wilkerson, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace (SG), Kevin Leland (SF), Walter Harper (PF), Randy Correll (C) Eugene Boyes, Kenneth Wilkerson, Larry Lapine, Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | TCU | James Morrison (SG), Jonathan Cook (SF), Marty Nebel (PF), Randy Busby (C) William Millican, Edward Fisher, John Regis, Mike Umstead | |
| 06:37 | TCU | Joseph Covington is called for traveling | 49-47 |
| 06:20 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland lays it up and in set up by Walter Harper | 51-47 |
| 06:00 | TCU | Joseph Covington connects on the open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Randy Busby out of a doubleteam | 51-49 |
| 05:41 | Ohio State | Randy Busby blocks the short jumper by Randy Correll | 51-49 |
| 05:39 | Ohio State | Randy Correll grabs the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 05:25 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace is called for traveling | 51-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Eugene Boyes (SG) Edward Stockman, Floyd Wallace | |
| Subs | TCU | Willie Cowart (PG), Edward Fisher (SF), John Regis (PF) Joseph Covington, Jonathan Cook, Marty Nebel | |
| 05:15 | TCU | Randy Busby makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Edward Fisher | 51-51 |
| 05:03 | Ohio State | Walter Harper misses short on a shot from the right side | 51-51 |
| 05:01 | TCU | Edward Fisher snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 04:57 | TCU | Willie Cowart can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 04:55 | TCU | Randy Busby tips it home | 51-53 |
| 04:32 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland misses the floater near the basket | 51-53 |
| 04:31 | TCU | Edward Fisher grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 04:08 | TCU | Randy Busby is hacked by Randy Correll - foul #3 on Randy Correll, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG), Larry Lapine (PF), Thomas Miller (C) Gary Taylor, Walter Harper, Randy Correll | |
| Subs | TCU | Mike Umstead (C) Randy Busby | |
| 03:51 | TCU | John Regis is hacked by Eugene Boyes - foul #3 on Eugene Boyes, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | TCU | Joseph Covington (PG) Willie Cowart | |
| 03:51 | TCU | John Regis misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 03:51 | TCU | Edward Fisher grabs the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 03:40 | TCU | Joseph Covington can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-53 |
| 03:38 | TCU | James Morrison grabs the offensive board | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eugene Boyes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. C - Thomas Miller (fresh) 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Joseph Covington (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Morrison (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Edward Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - John Regis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mike Umstead (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | TCU | Edward Fisher works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot in the lane set up by Joseph Covington | 51-55 |
| 03:01 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland misses short on a jumper near the basket | 51-55 |
| 02:59 | TCU | Edward Fisher gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 02:43 | TCU | James Morrison knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Joseph Covington | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:25 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on John Regis - foul #2 on John Regis, team foul #3 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson (SG) Eugene Boyes | |
| Subs | TCU | William Millican (SG), Marty Nebel (PF), Randy Busby (C) James Morrison, John Regis, Mike Umstead | |
| 02:25 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 02:25 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 02:19 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | TCU | James Morrison (SG), John Regis (PF) William Millican, Marty Nebel | |
| 02:02 | TCU | James Morrison is wide open but clanks a shot from the right side | 53-57 |
| 02:01 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 01:48 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine can't throw it down | 53-57 |
| 01:46 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 01:32 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Edward Stockman, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes (SG) Kenneth Wilkerson | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 01:23 | TCU | Joseph Covington connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:02 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-60 |
| 01:00 | TCU | The rebound goes to Joseph Covington | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:58 | TCU | Edward Stockman is called for the reach on Joseph Covington in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Stockman, team foul #9 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | TCU | William Millican (SG), Jonathan Cook (PF) James Morrison, John Regis | |
| 00:58 | TCU | Joseph Covington makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:58 | TCU | Joseph Covington makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-62 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland snags the offensive board | 53-62 |
| 00:45 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-62 |
| 00:45 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| 00:42 | TCU | Joseph Covington is hacked by Edward Stockman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Edward Stockman, team foul #10 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG) Edward Stockman | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 00:42 | TCU | Joseph Covington makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:42 | TCU | Joseph Covington misses the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| 00:34 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-63 |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine grabs the offensive board | 56-63 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Kevin Leland | 59-63 |
| 00:30 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | TCU | James Morrison (SG), John Regis (PF) William Millican, Jonathan Cook | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | TCU | Gary Taylor is called for the reach on Joseph Covington in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Taylor, team foul #11 | 59-63 |
| 00:28 | TCU | Joseph Covington makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:28 | TCU | Joseph Covington makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-65 |
| 00:20 | TCU | John Regis pulls down the rebound | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | TCU | John Regis is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Taylor - foul #3 on Gary Taylor, team foul #12 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | TCU | William Millican (SG) James Morrison | |
| 00:19 | TCU | John Regis misses the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:19 | TCU | John Regis misses the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller grabs the board | 59-65 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-65 |
| 00:11 | TCU | John Regis snags the defensive board | 59-65 |
| 00:10 | TCU | Eugene Boyes is called for the reach on John Regis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eugene Boyes, team foul #13 | 59-65 |
| 00:10 | TCU | John Regis makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:10 | TCU | John Regis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes clanks a 3 from the right wing | 59-67 |
| 00:02 | TCU | Edward Fisher grabs the board | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | TCU | Edward Fisher runs out the clock | 59-67 |