| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Miller (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Abraham Machen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Todd Smith (fresh) SF - Alan Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Billy Hall (fresh) C - Christopher Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland inbounds the ball | 33-24 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller banks in the layup and the foul's on Todd Smith - foul #2 on Todd Smith, team foul #1 | 35-24 |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller makes the free throw | 36-24 |
| 19:04 | UTEP | Thomas Miller is called for the reach on Abraham Machen - foul #2 on Thomas Miller, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| 18:37 | UTEP | Abraham Machen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-24 |
| 18:36 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Hall | 36-24 |
| 18:31 | UTEP | Abraham Machen connects on the floater from the right side | 36-26 |
| 18:04 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses badly on a floater from the right side | 36-26 |
| 18:03 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller tips it home | 38-26 |
| 17:46 | UTEP | Christopher Green's floater is tipped away by Thomas Miller | 38-26 |
| 17:45 | UTEP | Billy Hall can't tip it in | 38-26 |
| 17:44 | UTEP | Billy Hall hits the follow up shot | 38-28 |
| 17:40 | Ohio State | Christopher Green is called for the reach on Edward Stockman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Green, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson (SG), Floyd Wallace (SF), Walter Harper (PF), Randy Correll (C) Eugene Boyes, Kevin Leland, Larry Lapine, Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez (PG), Tim Morrow (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Patrick Cannon (PF), Gregory Scott (C) Abraham Machen, Todd Smith, Alan Howard, Billy Hall, Christopher Green | |
| 17:19 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Randy Correll | 41-28 |
| 17:09 | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Gregory Scott | 41-30 |
| 16:44 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Wilkerson | 44-30 |
| 16:16 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Eugene Boyes (SG), Kevin Leland (SF), Larry Lapine (PF) Edward Stockman, Kenneth Wilkerson, Floyd Wallace, Walter Harper | |
| Subs | UTEP | Billy Hall (PF) Robert Smith | |
| 16:02 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland double dribbles | 44-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Miller (C) Randy Correll | |
| Subs | UTEP | Todd Smith (SG), Alan Howard (SF) Tim Morrow, Gregory Scott | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gary Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Alejandro Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Smith (fresh) SF - Alan Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Billy Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Cannon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 44-30 |
| 15:38 | UTEP | Todd Smith grabs the offensive board | 44-30 |
| 15:20 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-33 |
| 15:16 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor is hacked by Alejandro Hernandez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alejandro Hernandez, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Abraham Machen (PG), Christopher Green (C) Alejandro Hernandez, Patrick Cannon | |
| 15:02 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-33 |
| 15:01 | UTEP | Christopher Green gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| 14:38 | UTEP | Abraham Machen misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Eugene Boyes - foul #2 on Eugene Boyes, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG), Kenneth Wilkerson (SG), Walter Harper (PF), Randy Correll (C) Gary Taylor, Eugene Boyes, Larry Lapine, Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Todd (SG), Robert Smith (SF) Todd Smith, Alan Howard | |
| 14:38 | UTEP | Abraham Machen makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 14:38 | UTEP | Abraham Machen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 14:23 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman is open and buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Wilkerson | 46-35 |
| 14:00 | UTEP | Billy Hall knocks in the floater from the baseline and the foul's on Kenneth Wilkerson - foul #1 on Kenneth Wilkerson, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace (SF) Kevin Leland | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tim Morrow (SG), Patrick Cannon (SF) Abraham Machen, Robert Smith | |
| 14:00 | UTEP | Billy Hall makes the free throw | 46-38 |
| 13:39 | Ohio State | Walter Harper blows the wide open layup | 46-38 |
| 13:38 | UTEP | Billy Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 13:15 | UTEP | Walter Harper denies the turnaround by Patrick Cannon | 46-38 |
| 13:13 | UTEP | Christopher Green grabs the offensive board | 46-38 |
| 12:59 | UTEP | Christopher Green drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Patrick Cannon | 46-40 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 12:34 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses the tip | 46-40 |
| 12:33 | UTEP | Billy Hall gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 12:18 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 12:17 | Ohio State | Randy Correll snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 11:48 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Eugene Boyes (SG), Kevin Leland (SF), Larry Lapine (PF), Thomas Miller (C) Edward Stockman, Kenneth Wilkerson, Floyd Wallace, Walter Harper, Randy Correll | |
| Subs | UTEP | Abraham Machen (PG), Todd Smith (SG), Alan Howard (SF), Gregory Scott (PF), Robert Smith (C) Gary Todd, Tim Morrow, Patrick Cannon, Billy Hall, Christopher Green | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gary Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Abraham Machen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Smith (fresh) SF - Alan Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Gregory Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | UTEP | Alan Howard misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 46-40 |
| 11:19 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Gary Taylor | 46-40 |
| 10:55 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 46-40 |
| 10:54 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 10:34 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine misses the easy dunk attempt | 46-40 |
| 10:33 | UTEP | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 10:11 | UTEP | Kevin Leland blocks the short jumper by Alan Howard | 46-40 |
| 10:09 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 10:07 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor is hacked by Abraham Machen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Abraham Machen, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG) Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez (PG), Gary Todd (SG), Patrick Cannon (PF) Abraham Machen, Todd Smith, Gregory Scott | |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 46-40 |
| 09:38 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland gets the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 09:23 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Eugene Boyes | 48-40 |
| 09:10 | UTEP | Eugene Boyes is called for the reach on Gary Todd - foul #3 on Eugene Boyes, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson (SG), Floyd Wallace (SF), Walter Harper (PF) Eugene Boyes, Kevin Leland, Larry Lapine | |
| Subs | UTEP | Todd Smith (SG), Billy Hall (PF), Christopher Green (C) Gary Todd, Alan Howard, Robert Smith | |
| 08:55 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Todd Smith | 48-43 |
| 08:41 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Randy Correll (C) Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | UTEP | Abraham Machen (PG) Alejandro Hernandez | |
| 08:23 | UTEP | Todd Smith loses the dribble to Randy Correll | 48-43 |
| 08:18 | Ohio State | Walter Harper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Aaron Mace (SF) Patrick Cannon | |
| 07:59 | UTEP | Billy Hall misses the easy layup | 48-43 |
| 07:58 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 07:34 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner but the foul's on Abraham Machen - foul #3 on Abraham Machen, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes (SG), Larry Lapine (PF) Kenneth Wilkerson, Walter Harper | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez (PG), Gary Todd (SG) Abraham Machen, Todd Smith | |
| 07:34 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 07:34 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 07:34 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace misses the 3rd free throw | 50-43 |
| 07:34 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Christopher Green | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Floyd Wallace (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Correll (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Alejandro Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Todd (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Aaron Mace (fresh) PF - Billy Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Green (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | UTEP | Gary Todd knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-46 |
| 07:15 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace is hacked by Gary Todd in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Todd, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Kevin Leland (SF), Thomas Miller (C) Edward Stockman, Floyd Wallace, Randy Correll | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alan Howard (SF), Patrick Cannon (PF) Aaron Mace, Billy Hall | |
| 06:56 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine is open and buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Gary Taylor | 52-46 |
| 06:43 | UTEP | Alan Howard's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Lapine | 52-46 |
| 06:41 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Alejandro Hernandez | 52-46 |
| 06:24 | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez loses the dribble to Gary Taylor | 52-46 |
| 06:00 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kevin Leland | 55-46 |
| 05:43 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 05:41 | UTEP | Alan Howard snags the offensive board | 55-46 |
| 05:20 | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez misses short on a jumper from the right side | 55-46 |
| 05:18 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 05:01 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 05:01 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG), Walter Harper (PF), Randy Correll (C) Gary Taylor, Larry Lapine, Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | UTEP | Abraham Machen (PG), Todd Smith (SG), Billy Hall (PF), Gregory Scott (C) Alejandro Hernandez, Gary Todd, Alan Howard, Christopher Green | |
| 04:49 | UTEP | Billy Hall works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Abraham Machen | 57-48 |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | Walter Harper's floater is tipped away by Gregory Scott | 57-48 |
| 04:25 | UTEP | Gregory Scott gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 04:08 | UTEP | Billy Hall hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Walter Harper - foul #1 on Walter Harper, team foul #5 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson (SG) Eugene Boyes | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 04:08 | UTEP | Billy Hall makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 04:08 | UTEP | Billy Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 04:03 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman is fouled in the backcourt by Abraham Machen - foul #4 on Abraham Machen, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Larry Lapine (PF) Walter Harper | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alan Howard (SF) Patrick Cannon | |
| 04:03 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 04:03 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:41 | UTEP | Todd Smith throws it down despite the doubleteam | 59-52 |
| 03:20 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 59-52 |
| 03:18 | UTEP | Alan Howard gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Wilkerson (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Correll (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Abraham Machen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Todd Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Billy Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:56 | UTEP | Larry Lapine takes the ball from Todd Smith | 59-52 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes (SG), Thomas Miller (C) Kenneth Wilkerson, Randy Correll | |
| Subs | UTEP | Christopher Green (C) Gregory Scott | |
| 02:36 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Billy Hall - foul #1 on Billy Hall, team foul #8 | 59-52 |
| 02:36 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 02:36 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 02:36 | UTEP | Billy Hall grabs the board | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:18 | UTEP | The jumper by Todd Smith is denied by Edward Stockman | 60-52 |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland grabs the board | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Todd Smith steals the ball from Edward Stockman in the backcourt | 60-52 |
| 01:58 | UTEP | Billy Hall is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner in the paint | 60-52 |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 01:51 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Abraham Machen - foul #5 on Abraham Machen, team foul #9 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez (PG) Abraham Machen | |
| 01:51 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 01:51 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:36 | UTEP | Billy Hall comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-52 |
| 01:34 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Alejandro Hernandez | 61-52 |
| 01:18 | UTEP | Alan Howard makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Todd Smith | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-55 |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Billy Hall gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:43 | UTEP | Billy Hall splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Todd Smith | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Alan Howard is called for the reach on Kevin Leland - foul #1 on Alan Howard, team foul #10 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson (SG) Eugene Boyes | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Todd Smith evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Alejandro Hernandez | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman is fouled in the backcourt by Alejandro Hernandez - foul #3 on Alejandro Hernandez, team foul #11 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes (SG) Kenneth Wilkerson | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-61 |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland is hacked by Alejandro Hernandez in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alejandro Hernandez, team foul #12 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson (SG) Eugene Boyes | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Todd Smith misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 67-61 |