| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Don Watts (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Beaver (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mladen Zafar (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Merle Calloway (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Burns (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reuben Croft (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Tew (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dan Elliott (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:47 | Indiana | Robert Beaver is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Mladen Zafar | 41-32 |
| 19:23 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft misses the easy layup | 41-32 |
| 19:22 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott hits the follow up shot | 41-34 |
| 19:02 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 19:00 | Indiana | Roy Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 18:49 | Indiana | Don Watts is hacked by Eric Finley - foul #4 on Eric Finley, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Michael Niven (PF), Sam Rowe (C) Eric Finley, Thomas Tew, Dan Elliott | |
| 18:35 | Indiana | Reuben Croft picks off the pass by Mladen Zafar | 41-34 |
| 18:32 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft lays it in | 41-36 |
| 18:22 | Indiana | Robert Beaver buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mladen Zafar and he's fouled by Sam Rowe - foul #1 on Sam Rowe, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Indiana | Vince Harding (C) Merle Calloway | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley (SF) Reuben Croft | |
| 18:22 | Indiana | Robert Beaver makes the free throw | 44-36 |
| 18:13 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe misses long on a jumper from close range | 44-36 |
| 18:12 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 17:50 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 44-36 |
| 17:48 | Indiana | Robert Beaver snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 17:43 | Indiana | Stephen Burns steals it from Mladen Zafar | 44-36 |
| 17:25 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff is hacked by Don Watts - foul #1 on Don Watts, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Indiana | Chris Nichols (PG), Jim Jackson (SG), Homer Mariano (SF), Robert Myers (PF) Don Watts, Robert Beaver, Mladen Zafar, Roy Jones | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Wallace (SG), Thomas Tew (PF), Dan Elliott (C) Stephen Burns, Michael Niven, Sam Rowe | |
| 17:05 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-36 |
| 17:03 | Indiana | Robert Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 17:01 | Indiana | Robert Myers is hacked by Thomas Tew in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Tew, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Niven (PF) Thomas Tew | |
| 16:46 | Indiana | Robert Myers hits a floater in the paint | 46-36 |
| 16:30 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-36 |
| Subs | Indiana | Merle Calloway (C) Vince Harding | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Burns (SG), Reuben Croft (SF) Ryan Tardiff, Victor Wheatley | |
| 16:15 | Indiana | Merle Calloway misses the jumper from the left block | 46-36 |
| 16:14 | Indiana | Homer Mariano grabs the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 16:00 | Indiana | Reuben Croft takes the ball from Chris Nichols | 46-36 |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft jams it | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Chris Nichols (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jim Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Homer Mariano (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Merle Calloway (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Charles Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stephen Burns (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reuben Croft (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Michael Niven (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Dan Elliott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Indiana | Jim Jackson's pass is intercepted by Reuben Croft | 46-38 |
| 15:16 | Ohio State | Merle Calloway picks off the pass by Dan Elliott | 46-38 |
| 15:09 | Indiana | Merle Calloway misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 46-38 |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 15:01 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Burns | 46-41 |
| 14:41 | Indiana | Jim Jackson is fouled on the floor by Stephen Burns - foul #3 on Stephen Burns, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Watts (PG), Robert Beaver (SG), Mladen Zafar (SF), Roy Jones (PF), Vince Harding (C) Chris Nichols, Jim Jackson, Homer Mariano, Robert Myers, Merle Calloway | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Victor Wheatley (SF), Sam Rowe (C) Charles Wallace, Reuben Croft, Dan Elliott | |
| 14:30 | Indiana | Roy Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-41 |
| 14:12 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe lays it in on a great pass from Victor Wheatley | 46-43 |
| 13:59 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar's fadeaway is rejected by Sam Rowe | 46-43 |
| 13:58 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 13:42 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Burns | 46-45 |
| 13:30 | Indiana | Vince Harding is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Don Watts | 48-45 |
| 13:14 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 13:12 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 13:02 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-47 |
| 12:51 | Indiana | Vince Harding clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 48-47 |
| 12:50 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 12:33 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-47 |
| 12:32 | Indiana | Roy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 12:30 | Indiana | Don Watts is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Wheatley - foul #2 on Victor Wheatley, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Indiana | Chris Nichols (PG), Jim Jackson (SF), Robert Myers (PF), Merle Calloway (C) Don Watts, Mladen Zafar, Roy Jones, Vince Harding | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Charles Wallace (SG), Reuben Croft (SF), Thomas Tew (PF), Dan Elliott (C) Ryan Tardiff, Stephen Burns, Victor Wheatley, Michael Niven, Sam Rowe | |
| 12:25 | Indiana | Merle Calloway clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on Dan Elliott - foul #1 on Dan Elliott, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| 12:25 | Indiana | Merle Calloway misses the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 12:25 | Indiana | Merle Calloway misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 12:25 | Indiana | Robert Myers pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 12:18 | Indiana | Robert Myers is hacked by Thomas Tew - foul #5 on Thomas Tew, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sam Rowe (PF) Thomas Tew | |
| 12:18 | Indiana | Robert Myers makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 12:18 | Indiana | Robert Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 12:04 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft's layup is rejected by Robert Myers | 50-47 |
| 12:03 | Indiana | Chris Nichols pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 11:47 | Indiana | Chris Nichols misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 11:45 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Chris Nichols (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Robert Beaver (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jim Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Merle Calloway (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Wallace (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Reuben Croft (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Sam Rowe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dan Elliott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Eric Finley | 50-50 |
| 11:21 | Indiana | Chris Nichols is fouled on the floor by Sam Rowe - foul #2 on Sam Rowe, team foul #8 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Watts (PG), Roy Jones (PF), Homer Mariano (C) Robert Beaver, Robert Myers, Merle Calloway | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Niven (PF) Sam Rowe | |
| 11:21 | Indiana | Chris Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 11:21 | Indiana | Chris Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 11:08 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 11:06 | Ohio State | Michael Niven pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 10:56 | Ohio State | Eric Finley misses the 3 from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 10:54 | Ohio State | Michael Niven tips it back up and in | 52-52 |
| 10:40 | Indiana | Roy Jones knocks in the shot from close range and he's fouled by Dan Elliott - foul #2 on Dan Elliott, team foul #9 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Indiana | Mladen Zafar (SF) Jim Jackson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Stephen Burns (SG) Eric Finley, Charles Wallace | |
| 10:40 | Indiana | Roy Jones makes the free throw | 55-52 |
| 10:28 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Ryan Tardiff | 55-54 |
| 10:13 | Indiana | Chris Nichols throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-54 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Beaver (SG), Robert Myers (PF), Merle Calloway (C) Chris Nichols, Roy Jones, Homer Mariano | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:52 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ryan Tardiff and he's fouled by Robert Myers - foul #3 on Robert Myers, team foul #2 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Indiana | Vince Harding (C) Merle Calloway | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley (PF), Sam Rowe (C) Michael Niven, Dan Elliott | |
| 09:52 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft misses the free throw | 55-56 |
| 09:52 | Indiana | Vince Harding snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 09:38 | Indiana | Vince Harding is whistled for a carry | 55-56 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Michael Niven (PF) Ryan Tardiff, Reuben Croft | |
| 09:23 | Ohio State | Michael Niven's dunk attempt is rejected by Vince Harding | 55-56 |
| 09:22 | Indiana | Don Watts gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 09:09 | Indiana | Victor Wheatley steps in front of the Robert Beaver pass | 55-56 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 55-56 |
| 08:52 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe grabs the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 08:38 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe misses badly on a runner from the left block | 55-56 |
| 08:37 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Robert Myers | 55-56 |
| 08:22 | Indiana | Robert Beaver drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 08:08 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Don Watts - foul #2 on Don Watts, team foul #3 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Indiana | Chris Nichols (PG), Jim Jackson (SG), Homer Mariano (SF), Roy Jones (PF), Merle Calloway (C) Don Watts, Robert Beaver, Mladen Zafar, Robert Myers, Vince Harding | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Charles Wallace (SG), Reuben Croft (SF), Dan Elliott (C) Eric Finley, Stephen Burns, Victor Wheatley, Michael Niven | |
| 08:08 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 08:08 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe misses the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 08:08 | Indiana | Merle Calloway snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 08:03 | Indiana | Dan Elliott takes the ball from Jim Jackson in the backcourt | 58-57 |
| 07:51 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe comes up short on the floater from the left block | 58-57 |
| 07:50 | Indiana | Jim Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 07:48 | Indiana | Ryan Tardiff steals it from Chris Nichols in the backcourt | 58-57 |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-57 |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott snags the offensive board | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Chris Nichols (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Jim Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Homer Mariano (fresh) PF - Roy Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Merle Calloway (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ryan Tardiff (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Wallace (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Reuben Croft (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Sam Rowe (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dan Elliott (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe loses the dribble to Homer Mariano | 58-57 |
| 07:06 | Indiana | Jim Jackson scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 60-57 |
| 06:50 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 06:48 | Indiana | Roy Jones gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 06:45 | Indiana | Charles Wallace picks off the pass by Jim Jackson in the backcourt | 60-57 |
| 06:31 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 06:30 | Indiana | Roy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 06:07 | Indiana | Chris Nichols connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Homer Mariano | 62-57 |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Dan Elliott is denied by Merle Calloway | 62-57 |
| 05:53 | Indiana | Chris Nichols gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 05:35 | Indiana | Roy Jones banks in the layup on a great pass from Chris Nichols | 64-57 |
| 05:12 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Reuben Croft, team foul #10 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Watts (PG), Robert Beaver (SG), Mladen Zafar (SF), Robert Myers (PF), Vince Harding (C) Chris Nichols, Jim Jackson, Homer Mariano, Roy Jones, Merle Calloway | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Stephen Burns (SG), Victor Wheatley (SF), Michael Niven (PF) Ryan Tardiff, Charles Wallace, Reuben Croft, Sam Rowe | |
| 04:53 | Indiana | Don Watts hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Vince Harding | 66-57 |
| 04:27 | Ohio State | Mladen Zafar steals the ball from Michael Niven | 66-57 |
| 04:11 | Indiana | Robert Beaver makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 68-57 |
| 04:09 | Ohio State | Eric Finley is fouled in the backcourt by Don Watts - foul #3 on Don Watts, team foul #4 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reuben Croft (SF) Dan Elliott | |
| 03:52 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Reuben Croft is blocked by Vince Harding | 68-57 |
| 03:50 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar snags the defensive board | 68-57 |
| 03:36 | Indiana | Robert Beaver misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-57 |
| 03:34 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley pulls down the rebound | 68-57 |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | Michael Niven drills a jump hook from the right block | 68-59 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Don Watts (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Beaver (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Mladen Zafar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Myers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Vince Harding (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stephen Burns (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Reuben Croft (tiring) 18 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Michael Niven (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor Wheatley (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Indiana | Robert Beaver misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 68-59 |
| 03:01 | Ohio State | Eric Finley pulls down the rebound | 68-59 |
| 02:48 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Don Watts - foul #4 on Don Watts, team foul #5 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Indiana | Chris Nichols (PG), Jim Jackson (SF), Roy Jones (PF), Merle Calloway (C) Don Watts, Mladen Zafar, Robert Myers, Vince Harding | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Charles Wallace (SG) Eric Finley, Stephen Burns | |
| 02:48 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 02:48 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 02:46 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Watts (PG) Chris Nichols | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sam Rowe (C) Reuben Croft | |
| 02:26 | Indiana | Merle Calloway blows the layup | 68-61 |
| 02:25 | Indiana | Roy Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 02:06 | Indiana | Robert Beaver hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 68-61 |
| 02:04 | Indiana | Robert Beaver can't tip it in | 68-61 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley snags the defensive board | 68-61 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Indiana | Mladen Zafar (SF), Vince Harding (C) Jim Jackson, Merle Calloway | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG) Ryan Tardiff | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 01:40 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Charles Wallace | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:37 | Indiana | Eric Finley is called for the reach on Don Watts in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eric Finley, team foul #11 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Indiana | Jim Jackson (SF) Mladen Zafar | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Stephen Burns (SG), Reuben Croft (SF), Dan Elliott (C) Eric Finley, Charles Wallace, Victor Wheatley, Sam Rowe | |
| 01:37 | Indiana | Don Watts makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 01:37 | Indiana | Don Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 01:09 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-66 |
| 01:09 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-66 |
| Subs | Indiana | Mladen Zafar (SF), Merle Calloway (C) Jim Jackson, Vince Harding | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Indiana | Robert Beaver misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-66 |
| 00:50 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar tips it in | 72-66 |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Ohio State | A charge is called on Ryan Tardiff - foul #2 on Ryan Tardiff, team foul #12 | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Indiana | Don Watts is hacked by Ryan Tardiff in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ryan Tardiff, team foul #13 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Indiana | Jim Jackson (SF), Vince Harding (C) Mladen Zafar, Merle Calloway | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:43 | Indiana | Don Watts misses the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:43 | Indiana | Don Watts misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott snags the defensive board | 72-66 |
| 00:36 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 72-66 |
| 00:34 | Indiana | Roy Jones pulls down the rebound | 72-66 |
| 00:34 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-66 |
| Subs | Indiana | Chris Nichols (PG), Robert Myers (PF) Don Watts, Roy Jones | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:33 | Indiana | Robert Myers is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Burns - foul #4 on Stephen Burns, team foul #14 | 72-66 |
| 00:33 | Indiana | Robert Myers makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:33 | Indiana | Robert Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-66 |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Watts (PG), Mladen Zafar (SF), Roy Jones (PF), Merle Calloway (C) Chris Nichols, Jim Jackson, Robert Myers, Vince Harding | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 74-66 |
| 00:24 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar snags the defensive board | 74-66 |
| 00:21 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Tardiff - foul #4 on Ryan Tardiff, team foul #15 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Indiana | Vince Harding (C) Merle Calloway | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:21 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:21 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar misses the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott gets the rebound | 75-66 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-66 |
| Subs | Indiana | Merle Calloway (C) Vince Harding | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Don Watts steals it from Stephen Burns | 75-66 |
| 00:13 | Indiana | Don Watts misses the easy layup | 75-66 |
| 00:12 | Indiana | Robert Beaver can't tip it in | 75-66 |
| 00:10 | Indiana | Merle Calloway grabs the offensive board | 75-66 |
| 00:07 | Indiana | Ryan Tardiff is called for the reach on Merle Calloway - foul #5 on Ryan Tardiff, team foul #16 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Indiana | Jim Jackson (SF) Mladen Zafar | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Wallace (PG) Ryan Tardiff | |
| 00:07 | Indiana | Merle Calloway makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:07 | Indiana | Merle Calloway makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Don Watts runs out the clock | 77-68 |