| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Beyers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Crenshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer inbounds the ball | 40-19 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Lowder | 43-19 |
| 19:35 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 43-19 |
| 19:33 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor grabs the offensive board | 43-19 |
| 19:18 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski double dribbles | 43-19 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:59 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-19 |
| 18:57 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski snags the defensive board | 43-19 |
| 18:49 | Purdue | George Crenshaw is called for the reach on Kenneth Sainz - foul #2 on George Crenshaw, team foul #1 | 43-19 |
| 18:42 | Purdue | Michael Swinney connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Rodney Penaflor | 43-21 |
| 18:13 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 43-21 |
| 18:11 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Nenad Smolski | 43-21 |
| 18:05 | Purdue | Eric Lowder steps in front of the Joshua Barnes pass | 43-21 |
| 17:36 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Swinney - foul #2 on Michael Swinney, team foul #1 | 43-21 |
| 17:36 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer makes the 1st free throw | 44-21 |
| 17:36 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer makes the 2nd free throw | 45-21 |
| 17:23 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Mark Fincher - foul #1 on Mark Fincher, team foul #2 | 45-21 |
| 17:23 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the 1st free throw | 45-22 |
| 17:23 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses the 2nd free throw | 45-22 |
| 17:23 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers grabs the defensive rebound | 45-22 |
| 17:19 | Ohio State | Kenneth Sainz steals the ball from Eric Lowder in the backcourt | 45-22 |
| 17:11 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Matthew Beyers - foul #2 on Matthew Beyers, team foul #3 | 45-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley (SF), Michael Hart (PF), Jason Holsinger (C) Tyler Moorer, Matthew Beyers, George Crenshaw | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:11 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses the 1st free throw | 45-22 |
| 17:11 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-23 |
| 16:44 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Mark Fincher | 47-23 |
| 16:31 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski clanks a jumper from the right wing | 47-23 |
| 16:30 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Nenad Smolski | 47-23 |
| 16:25 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Mark Fincher - foul #2 on Mark Fincher, team foul #4 | 47-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Charles Urbano (SG), Thomas Turner (PF) Kenneth Sainz, Michael Swinney, Nenad Smolski | |
| 16:25 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the 1st free throw | 47-24 |
| 16:25 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the 2nd free throw | 47-25 |
| 16:05 | Ohio State | Michael Hart makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Eric Lowder | 49-25 |
| 15:56 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses the jumper from the left wing | 49-25 |
| 15:55 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor tips it in | 49-27 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joshua Pugsley (fresh) PF - Michael Hart (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Holsinger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Maynor (fresh) SG - Charles Urbano (fresh) SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodney Penaflor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric Lowder | 52-27 |
| 15:27 | Purdue | Charles Urbano is whistled for traveling | 52-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (PG), Gerald Best (SG), Tyler Moorer (SF), Matthew Beyers (PF), George Crenshaw (C) Eric Lowder, Mark Fincher, Joshua Pugsley, Michael Hart, Jason Holsinger | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), Nenad Smolski (PF), Donald Polanski (C) Joe Maynor, Joshua Barnes, Thomas Turner, Rodney Penaflor | |
| 15:00 | Ohio State | Donald Polanski is called for the reach on George Crenshaw - foul #2 on Donald Polanski, team foul #2 | 52-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG) Charles Urbano | |
| 14:37 | Ohio State | Gerald Best drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Tyler Moorer | 55-27 |
| 14:19 | Purdue | Patrick Jones steps in front of the Nenad Smolski pass | 55-27 |
| 13:59 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Polanski | 55-27 |
| 13:57 | Purdue | Donald Polanski grabs the board | 55-27 |
| 13:51 | Purdue | Donald Polanski loses the dribble to Patrick Jones | 55-27 |
| 13:34 | Ohio State | Gerald Best misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-27 |
| 13:32 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones tips it in | 57-27 |
| 13:15 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Michael Swinney | 57-29 |
| 12:51 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 59-29 |
| 12:42 | Purdue | Michael Swinney misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-29 |
| 12:41 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Matthew Beyers | 59-29 |
| 12:18 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers can't finish the layup but the foul's on Donald Polanski - foul #3 on Donald Polanski, team foul #3 | 59-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG), Mark Fincher (SG), Joshua Pugsley (SF), Jason Holsinger (C) Patrick Jones, Gerald Best, Tyler Moorer, George Crenshaw | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Charles Urbano (SG), Joshua Barnes (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Kenneth Sainz, Michael Swinney, Thomas Trinh, Nenad Smolski, Donald Polanski | |
| 12:18 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers makes the 1st free throw | 60-29 |
| 12:18 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers misses the 2nd free throw | 60-29 |
| 12:18 | Purdue | Thomas Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 60-29 |
| 12:16 | Purdue | Joe Maynor is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 60-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hart (PF) Matthew Beyers | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 11:55 | Ohio State | Michael Hart banks in the wide open layup set up by Joshua Pugsley and he's hacked by Thomas Turner - foul #2 on Thomas Turner, team foul #4 | 62-29 |
| 11:55 | Ohio State | Michael Hart makes the free throw | 63-29 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joshua Pugsley (fresh) PF - Michael Hart (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jason Holsinger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Maynor (fresh) SG - Charles Urbano (fresh) SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Purdue | Joshua Pugsley steals it from Rodney Penaflor | 63-29 |
| 11:11 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 63-29 |
| 11:09 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley gets the offensive rebound | 63-29 |
| 10:49 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder is hacked by Rodney Penaflor - foul #1 on Rodney Penaflor, team foul #5 | 63-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Crenshaw (C) Jason Holsinger | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Trinh (SF), Donald Polanski (C) Joshua Barnes, Rodney Penaflor | |
| 10:40 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-29 |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Thomas Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 63-29 |
| 10:35 | Purdue | Joe Maynor is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Lowder - foul #1 on Eric Lowder, team foul #5 | 63-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer (SF), Matthew Beyers (PF) Joshua Pugsley, Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:20 | Purdue | Charles Urbano clanks a jumper from the left side | 63-29 |
| 10:19 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 63-29 |
| 09:51 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Lowder | 65-29 |
| 09:37 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh is fouled on the floor by Tyler Moorer - foul #2 on Tyler Moorer, team foul #6 | 65-29 |
| 09:23 | Purdue | Donald Polanski is denied on a dunk by Matthew Beyers | 65-29 |
| 09:22 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer snags the defensive board | 65-29 |
| 09:09 | Ohio State | Thomas Turner steals it from Tyler Moorer | 65-29 |
| 08:54 | Purdue | Thomas Turner misses badly on a shot from the right side | 65-29 |
| 08:52 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to George Crenshaw | 65-29 |
| 08:28 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Matthew Beyers is denied by Thomas Turner | 65-29 |
| 08:26 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Beyers | 65-29 |
| 08:11 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Thomas Turner - foul #3 on Thomas Turner, team foul #6 | 65-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gerald Best (SG), Joshua Pugsley (SF), Michael Hart (PF), Jason Holsinger (C) Mark Fincher, Tyler Moorer, Matthew Beyers, George Crenshaw | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Bragg (PF) Thomas Turner | |
| 08:11 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder makes the 1st free throw | 66-29 |
| 08:11 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder misses the 2nd free throw | 66-29 |
| 08:11 | Purdue | David Bragg pulls down the rebound | 66-29 |
| 08:05 | Purdue | Charles Urbano misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-29 |
| 08:03 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger gets the rebound | 66-29 |
| 07:42 | Ohio State | Gerald Best makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Hart | 68-29 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gerald Best (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Pugsley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Hart (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jason Holsinger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Maynor (fairly fresh) SG - Charles Urbano (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Trinh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Bragg (fresh) C - Donald Polanski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Purdue | Donald Polanski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 68-29 |
| 07:23 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh hits the follow up shot | 68-31 |
| 07:04 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger loses the ball out of bounds | 68-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Fincher (SG) Eric Lowder | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Turner (PF) Donald Polanski | |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Thomas Turner misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Hart - foul #1 on Michael Hart, team foul #7 | 68-31 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Thomas Turner makes the 1st free throw | 68-32 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Thomas Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 68-33 |
| 06:20 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Hart | 71-33 |
| 05:55 | Purdue | Michael Hart steps in front of the Joe Maynor pass | 71-33 |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Michael Hart buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Best and he's hacked by Thomas Turner - foul #4 on Thomas Turner, team foul #7 | 73-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG), Tyler Moorer (SF), George Crenshaw (C) Gerald Best, Joshua Pugsley, Jason Holsinger | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Polanski (C) David Bragg | |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Michael Hart misses the free throw | 73-33 |
| 05:28 | Purdue | Thomas Turner gets the rebound | 73-33 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | Michael Hart is called for the reach on Joe Maynor - foul #2 on Michael Hart, team foul #8 | 73-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers (PF) Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:14 | Purdue | Joe Maynor makes the 1st free throw | 73-34 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | Joe Maynor makes the 2nd free throw | 73-35 |
| 04:48 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by George Crenshaw | 76-35 |
| 04:33 | Purdue | Joe Maynor hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Urbano | 76-37 |
| 04:18 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Mark Fincher | 78-37 |
| 04:06 | Purdue | Donald Polanski can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by George Crenshaw - foul #3 on George Crenshaw, team foul #9 | 78-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Bragg (PF) Thomas Turner | |
| 04:06 | Purdue | Donald Polanski makes the 1st free throw | 78-38 |
| 04:06 | Purdue | Donald Polanski makes the 2nd free throw | 78-39 |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Mark Fincher | 80-39 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:32 | Purdue | Donald Polanski is fouled on the floor by Tyler Moorer - foul #3 on Tyler Moorer, team foul #10 | 80-39 |
| 03:32 | Purdue | Donald Polanski makes the 1st free throw | 80-40 |
| 03:32 | Purdue | Donald Polanski makes the 2nd free throw | 80-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 17 pts. 7 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Beyers (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - George Crenshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Maynor (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Charles Urbano (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Trinh (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Bragg (fresh) C - Donald Polanski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder is fouled on the floor by Charles Urbano - foul #1 on Charles Urbano, team foul #8 | 80-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gerald Best (SG) Mark Fincher | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder misses the 1st free throw | 80-41 |
| 03:11 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Donald Polanski | 80-41 |
| 03:02 | Purdue | David Bragg hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 80-41 |
| 03:00 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Matthew Beyers | 80-41 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:32 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder is hacked by Charles Urbano - foul #2 on Charles Urbano, team foul #9 | 80-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley (SF), Michael Hart (PF), Jason Holsinger (C) Tyler Moorer, Matthew Beyers, George Crenshaw | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Turner (PF) Donald Polanski | |
| 02:32 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder makes the 1st free throw | 81-41 |
| 02:32 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder makes the 2nd free throw | 82-41 |
| 02:23 | Purdue | Charles Urbano can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Hart - foul #3 on Michael Hart, team foul #11 | 82-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Fincher (SG) Eric Lowder | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Polanski (C) David Bragg | |
| 02:23 | Purdue | Charles Urbano makes the 1st free throw | 82-42 |
| 02:23 | Purdue | Charles Urbano misses the 2nd free throw | 82-42 |
| 02:23 | Purdue | Donald Polanski snags the offensive board | 82-42 |
| 02:07 | Purdue | Donald Polanski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 82-42 |
| 02:06 | Ohio State | Gerald Best gets the rebound | 82-42 |
| 01:59 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Gerald Best | 84-42 |
| 01:42 | Purdue | Joe Maynor is fouled on the floor by Gerald Best - foul #1 on Gerald Best, team foul #12 | 84-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG), Tyler Moorer (SF), Matthew Beyers (PF), George Crenshaw (C) Gerald Best, Joshua Pugsley, Michael Hart, Jason Holsinger | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:42 | Purdue | Joe Maynor misses the 1st free throw | 84-42 |
| 01:42 | Purdue | Joe Maynor makes the 2nd free throw | 84-43 |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder is fouled on the floor by Joe Maynor - foul #2 on Joe Maynor, team foul #10 | 84-43 |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder makes the 1st free throw | 85-43 |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder makes the 2nd free throw | 86-43 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Charles Urbano drills a jumper from the free throw line | 86-45 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Charles Urbano - foul #3 on Charles Urbano, team foul #11 | 86-45 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers makes the 1st free throw | 87-45 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers misses the 2nd free throw | 87-45 |
| 00:30 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Donald Polanski | 87-45 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Charles Urbano comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 87-45 |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers grabs the defensive rebound | 87-45 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder runs out the clock | 87-45 |