| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (fresh) SG - John Barnes (fresh) SF - Joe Carneal (fresh) PF - James Moss (fresh) C - Paul Pew (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Steven Noriega (fresh) SG - Robert Daniels (fresh) SF - Dante Hensley (fresh) PF - Kenneth Carstarphen (fresh) C - David Munz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Paul Pew wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Ohio State | James Moss knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Paul Pew | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Robert Daniels buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 19:25 | Ohio State | Joe Carneal is fouled in the backcourt by Dante Hensley - foul #1 on Dante Hensley, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 19:02 | Ohio State | Kenneth Carstarphen steals it from Hank Sauceda | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Kenneth Carstarphen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Ohio State | John Barnes pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | Ohio State | Paul Pew misses badly on a runner from the left block | 2-3 |
| 18:19 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Dante Hensley gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:08 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Hank Sauceda steps in front of the Steven Noriega pass | 2-3 |
| 18:05 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda hits the finger roll | 4-3 |
| 17:50 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Barnes steals it from Dante Hensley | 4-3 |
| 17:45 | Ohio State | John Barnes lays it up and in | 6-3 |
| 17:31 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Kenneth Carstarphen can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 6-3 |
| 17:29 | Ohio State | John Barnes gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:27 | Ohio State | Joe Carneal is hacked by Dante Hensley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dante Hensley, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (SG), Christopher Gibbs (SF), Kurt Nestor (PF) John Barnes, Joe Carneal, James Moss | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jack Kent (SG), Thomas Crawley (SF) Robert Daniels, Dante Hensley | |
| 17:09 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Gibbs | 9-3 |
| 16:59 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Kenneth Carstarphen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-3 |
| 16:57 | Ohio State | Paul Pew grabs the board | 9-3 |
| 16:55 | Ohio State | Steven Noriega steps in front of the Edwin Roberts pass in the backcourt | 9-3 |
| 16:48 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Thomas Crawley's floater is knocked away by Paul Pew | 9-3 |
| 16:46 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Kenneth Carstarphen gets the offensive rebound | 9-3 |
| 16:32 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Thomas Crawley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-3 |
| 16:30 | Ohio State | Paul Pew grabs the defensive rebound | 9-3 |
| 16:01 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-3 |
| 16:00 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jack Kent grabs the board | 9-3 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edwin Roberts (fresh) SF - Christopher Gibbs (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kurt Nestor (fresh) C - Paul Pew (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Steven Noriega (fairly fresh) SG - Jack Kent (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Crawley (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Carstarphen (fairly fresh) C - David Munz (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Kenneth Carstarphen clanks a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Kurt Nestor - foul #1 on Kurt Nestor, team foul #1 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SG), Joe Carneal (SF), James Moss (PF) Edwin Roberts, Christopher Gibbs, Paul Pew | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jeremy Davis (PG), Robert Daniels (SG), Dale Roberts (SF), George Carter (C) Steven Noriega, Jack Kent, Thomas Crawley, David Munz | |
| 15:47 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Kenneth Carstarphen makes the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 15:47 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Kenneth Carstarphen makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:27 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Carneal | 12-5 |
| 15:10 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Robert Daniels is whistled for a carry | 12-5 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Alvin Smith (SF) Kenneth Carstarphen | |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | James Moss double dribbles in the backcourt | 12-5 |
| 14:54 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jeremy Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Hank Sauceda - foul #1 on Hank Sauceda, team foul #2 | 12-5 |
| 14:54 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jeremy Davis makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 14:54 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jeremy Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 14:28 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-7 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (PG), Christopher Gibbs (SF), Paul Pew (C) Hank Sauceda, Joe Carneal, Kurt Nestor | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Munz (C) George Carter | |
| 14:11 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Robert Daniels drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Davis | 12-10 |
| 13:42 | Ohio State | Paul Pew drills a shot from the left block set up by Edwin Roberts | 14-10 |
| 13:19 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jeremy Davis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 13:18 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | The offensive rebound goes to David Munz | 14-10 |
| 13:09 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jeremy Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (PG), Joe Carneal (SF), Kurt Nestor (C) Edwin Roberts, Christopher Gibbs, Paul Pew | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Steven Noriega (PG), Jack Kent (SG), Thomas Crawley (SF), Kenneth Carstarphen (PF) Jeremy Davis, Robert Daniels, Alvin Smith, Dale Roberts | |
| 12:44 | Ohio State | Joe Carneal drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Barnes | 17-10 |
| 12:26 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jack Kent misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-10 |
| 12:25 | Ohio State | James Moss snags the defensive board | 17-10 |
| 12:04 | Ohio State | James Moss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (SG), Paul Pew (C) John Barnes, James Moss | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Robert Daniels (SG), George Carter (C) Jack Kent, David Munz | |
| 11:41 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Thomas Crawley misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 17-10 |
| 11:40 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Robert Daniels grabs the offensive board | 17-10 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Edwin Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Carneal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kurt Nestor (fairly fresh) C - Paul Pew (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Steven Noriega (fresh) SG - Robert Daniels (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Crawley (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Carstarphen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - George Carter (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Kenneth Carstarphen is fouled on the floor by Kurt Nestor - foul #2 on Kurt Nestor, team foul #3 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Gibbs (SF), James Moss (PF) Joe Carneal, Kurt Nestor | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | | |
| 11:12 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | James Moss steps in front of the Kenneth Carstarphen pass | 17-10 |
| 11:09 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts is hacked by Steven Noriega in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Noriega, team foul #3 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SG) Hank Sauceda | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Alvin Smith (SF) Thomas Crawley | |
| 10:47 | Ohio State | John Barnes knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Paul Pew | 19-10 |
| 10:27 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Kenneth Carstarphen buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-13 |
| 10:04 | Ohio State | Paul Pew misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Steven Noriega - foul #2 on Steven Noriega, team foul #4 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (PG), Joe Carneal (SF) Edwin Roberts, John Barnes | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jeremy Davis (PG), Jack Kent (SG), Thomas Crawley (SF), Dale Roberts (PF), David Munz (C) Steven Noriega, Robert Daniels, Alvin Smith, Kenneth Carstarphen, George Carter | |
| 10:04 | Ohio State | Paul Pew makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 10:04 | Ohio State | Paul Pew misses the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 10:04 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Dale Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 20-13 |
| 09:51 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Dale Roberts hits a runner in the lane | 20-15 |
| 09:23 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-15 |
| 09:22 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jack Kent pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 09:14 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Dale Roberts misses the jumper from the baseline | 20-15 |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | Paul Pew grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 08:52 | Ohio State | Thomas Crawley is called for the reach on Joe Carneal - foul #1 on Thomas Crawley, team foul #5 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SG) Christopher Gibbs | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Kenneth Carstarphen (PF) Thomas Crawley | |
| 08:26 | Ohio State | John Barnes is hacked by Kenneth Carstarphen - foul #1 on Kenneth Carstarphen, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (PG) Hank Sauceda | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Robert Daniels (SG), Alvin Smith (SF) Jack Kent, David Munz | |
| 08:03 | Ohio State | Joe Carneal misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-15 |
| 08:02 | Ohio State | John Barnes grabs the offensive board | 20-15 |
| 07:35 | Ohio State | James Moss loses the ball out of bounds | 20-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Munz (C) Dale Roberts | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edwin Roberts (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Barnes (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Carneal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Moss (tired) 2 pts. C - Paul Pew (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Jeremy Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Daniels (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alvin Smith (fresh) PF - Kenneth Carstarphen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - David Munz (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Alvin Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-15 |
| 07:23 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Kenneth Carstarphen pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 07:10 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Munz misses short on a floater from the left wing | 20-15 |
| 07:08 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jeremy Davis hits the follow up shot | 20-17 |
| 06:50 | Ohio State | John Barnes scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Joe Carneal and he's fouled by Alvin Smith - foul #1 on Alvin Smith, team foul #7 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (PG), Christopher Gibbs (SF) Edwin Roberts, Joe Carneal | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jack Kent (SG), Thomas Crawley (SF), George Carter (PF) Robert Daniels, Alvin Smith, Kenneth Carstarphen | |
| 06:50 | Ohio State | John Barnes makes the free throw | 23-17 |
| 06:40 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | George Carter knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jack Kent | 23-20 |
| 06:19 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda is fouled on the floor by George Carter - foul #1 on George Carter, team foul #8 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (SG) John Barnes | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | | |
| 06:19 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:19 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda misses the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:19 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jack Kent snags the defensive board | 24-20 |
| 06:10 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Thomas Crawley is whistled for a carry | 24-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Kenneth Carstarphen (PF) David Munz | |
| 05:47 | Ohio State | James Moss misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 24-20 |
| 05:45 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Thomas Crawley grabs the board | 24-20 |
| 05:23 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Kenneth Carstarphen is fouled on the floor by James Moss - foul #1 on James Moss, team foul #4 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joe Carneal (SF) Christopher Gibbs | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Robert Daniels (SG), Dale Roberts (C) Jack Kent, George Carter | |
| 05:15 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jeremy Davis can't connect on a floater from the right side | 24-20 |
| 05:14 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Dale Roberts tips it but misses | 24-20 |
| 05:13 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Dale Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 05:06 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Kenneth Carstarphen hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeremy Davis | 24-22 |
| 04:48 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 24-22 |
| 04:47 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Dale Roberts gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 04:43 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Robert Daniels misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-22 |
| 04:42 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jeremy Davis can't tip it in | 24-22 |
| 04:40 | Ohio State | Joe Carneal gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 04:38 | Ohio State | Joe Carneal is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Daniels - foul #1 on Robert Daniels, team foul #9 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SG) Edwin Roberts | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jack Kent (PG), Alvin Smith (SF), David Munz (C) Jeremy Davis, Thomas Crawley, Kenneth Carstarphen | |
| 04:38 | Ohio State | Joe Carneal makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:38 | Ohio State | Joe Carneal makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 04:27 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Barnes is called for the reach on Robert Daniels - foul #1 on John Barnes, team foul #5 | 26-22 |
| 04:15 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Robert Daniels misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-22 |
| 04:13 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | David Munz blocks the jumper by James Moss | 26-22 |
| 03:47 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Carneal | 26-22 |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-22 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (tiring) 12 pts. SG - John Barnes (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Carneal (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Moss (very tired) 2 pts. C - Paul Pew (very tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Jack Kent (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Daniels (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Alvin Smith (fresh) PF - Dale Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Munz (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Hank Sauceda steps in front of the Robert Daniels pass | 29-22 |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | Joe Carneal misses the lay-in | 29-22 |
| 03:16 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Dale Roberts gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 03:00 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Dale Roberts connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Munz | 29-25 |
| 02:34 | Ohio State | James Moss hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Alvin Smith - foul #2 on Alvin Smith, team foul #10 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (PG), Christopher Gibbs (SF), Kurt Nestor (C) Hank Sauceda, Joe Carneal, Paul Pew | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Steven Noriega (PG), Dante Hensley (SF), Kenneth Carstarphen (PF), George Carter (C) Jack Kent, Alvin Smith, Dale Roberts, David Munz | |
| 02:34 | Ohio State | James Moss makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:34 | Ohio State | James Moss misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:34 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Kenneth Carstarphen pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 02:15 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Steven Noriega's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-25 |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | Christopher Gibbs is fouled in the backcourt by Dante Hensley - foul #3 on Dante Hensley, team foul #11 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Thomas Crawley (SF) Dante Hensley | |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | Christopher Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | Christopher Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:12 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Kenneth Carstarphen snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 01:54 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Thomas Crawley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Noriega | 31-27 |
| 01:32 | Ohio State | James Moss's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Carstarphen | 31-27 |
| 01:30 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | George Carter gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 01:07 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Kenneth Carstarphen drills a floater near the basket | 31-29 |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | John Barnes misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Daniels - foul #2 on Robert Daniels, team foul #12 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (PG), Paul Pew (C) Edwin Roberts, James Moss | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jack Kent (SG), David Munz (C) Robert Daniels, George Carter | |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | John Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | John Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 00:35 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jack Kent misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Barnes - foul #2 on John Barnes, team foul #6 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (SG) John Barnes | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Alvin Smith (SF), Dale Roberts (PF) Thomas Crawley, Kenneth Carstarphen | |
| 00:35 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jack Kent makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 00:35 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jack Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Paul Pew throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-31 |
| 00:17 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Steven Noriega scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jack Kent | 33-34 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Paul Pew drills a fadeaway from close range | 35-34 |