| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Carneal (fresh) PF - James Moss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Pew (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Daniel Shannon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Trimm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Porter Lamm (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Keith Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Danny Trimm inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Daniel Shannon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-30 |
| 19:14 | Ohio State | James Moss misses long on a floater from the baseline | 29-30 |
| 19:13 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Pew | 29-30 |
| 18:53 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Carneal | 32-30 |
| 18:27 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Barnes steps in front of the Keith Bennett pass | 32-30 |
| 18:03 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Barnes | 35-30 |
| 17:46 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Daniel Shannon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 17:44 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Joe Carneal | 35-30 |
| 17:19 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 17:18 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Keith Bennett grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 17:00 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Keith Bennett knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Danny Trimm | 35-32 |
| 16:31 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 16:29 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Danny Trimm grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 16:23 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Daniel Shannon can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-32 |
| 16:21 | Ohio State | John Barnes pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 16:06 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda is hacked by Justin Douglas - foul #1 on Justin Douglas, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (SG), Christopher Gibbs (SF), Kurt Nestor (PF), Freddie Mosley (C) John Barnes, Joe Carneal, James Moss, Paul Pew | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Joseph Payne (SG), James Winter (SF), Paul Lewis (PF) Justin Douglas, Danny Trimm, Porter Lamm | |
| 15:56 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda clanks a 3 from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 15:54 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Keith Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Roberts (fresh) SF - Christopher Gibbs (fresh) PF - Kurt Nestor (fresh) C - Freddie Mosley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Daniel Shannon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Payne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Winter (fresh) PF - Paul Lewis (fresh) C - Keith Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Keith Bennett comes up short on the shot from close range | 35-32 |
| 15:38 | Ohio State | Freddie Mosley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 15:14 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 15:12 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The rebound goes to Joseph Payne | 35-32 |
| 15:00 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Keith Bennett scores on a jump hook in the paint | 35-34 |
| 14:40 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-34 |
| 14:39 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Paul Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 14:20 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Joseph Payne misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-34 |
| 14:19 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Winter tips it in | 35-36 |
| 14:05 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 35-36 |
| 14:03 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Keith Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 13:49 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Winter misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-36 |
| 13:47 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Winter tips it but misses | 35-36 |
| 13:46 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Daniel Shannon misses the tip | 35-36 |
| 13:45 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Paul Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 13:27 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Joseph Payne knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Shannon | 35-38 |
| 13:02 | Ohio State | Paul Lewis steals it from Hank Sauceda | 35-38 |
| 12:49 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Daniel Shannon misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 12:47 | Ohio State | Freddie Mosley snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 12:23 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Edwin Roberts | 38-38 |
| 12:07 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Keith Bennett misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 38-38 |
| 12:06 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Paul Lewis tips it home | 38-40 |
| 11:56 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Gibbs | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (fairly fresh) 29 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Roberts (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Gibbs (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kurt Nestor (fresh) C - Freddie Mosley (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Daniel Shannon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Payne (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Winter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Bennett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Freddie Mosley is called for the reach on Joseph Payne - foul #2 on Freddie Mosley, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SG), Joe Carneal (SF), James Moss (PF), Paul Pew (C) Edwin Roberts, Christopher Gibbs, Kurt Nestor, Freddie Mosley | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Justin Douglas (SG), Danny Trimm (SF), Porter Lamm (PF), Peter Longoria (C) Daniel Shannon, James Winter, Paul Lewis, Keith Bennett | |
| 11:26 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Porter Lamm misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 11:24 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Paul Pew | 41-40 |
| 11:07 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 11:05 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Porter Lamm pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 11:03 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Joseph Payne is called for traveling in the backcourt | 41-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Scott Wiese (PG) Joseph Payne | |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Barnes | 44-40 |
| 10:16 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Danny Trimm misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 10:15 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 10:13 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (PG) Hank Sauceda | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Joseph Payne (PG) Scott Wiese | |
| 10:00 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Danny Trimm loses the dribble to James Moss | 44-40 |
| 09:36 | Ohio State | John Barnes clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Porter Lamm - foul #2 on Porter Lamm, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Paul Lewis (C) Peter Longoria | |
| 09:36 | Ohio State | John Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 09:36 | Ohio State | John Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 09:17 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Porter Lamm misses the turnaround in the lane | 46-40 |
| 09:16 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Justin Douglas pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 09:05 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Justin Douglas can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Edwin Roberts - foul #3 on Edwin Roberts, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Daniel Shannon (PG) Joseph Payne | |
| 09:05 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Justin Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:05 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Justin Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 08:36 | Ohio State | James Moss knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 08:14 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Porter Lamm misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 49-42 |
| 08:13 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Porter Lamm snags the offensive board | 49-42 |
| 08:02 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Daniel Shannon is fouled on the floor by Edwin Roberts - foul #4 on Edwin Roberts, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (PG), Kurt Nestor (PF), Freddie Mosley (C) Edwin Roberts, James Moss, Paul Pew | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Joseph Payne (SG), Keith Bennett (C) Justin Douglas, Porter Lamm | |
| 07:48 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Paul Lewis knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Payne and he's fouled by Joe Carneal - foul #2 on Joe Carneal, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Ridinger (SG), Christopher Gibbs (SF) John Barnes, Joe Carneal | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Winter (SF) Danny Trimm | |
| 07:48 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Paul Lewis misses the free throw | 49-44 |
| 07:48 | Ohio State | Freddie Mosley grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (fresh) 32 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ridinger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Gibbs (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kurt Nestor (fresh) C - Freddie Mosley (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Daniel Shannon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Payne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Winter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Bennett (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-44 |
| 07:26 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Joseph Payne's pass is intercepted by Hank Sauceda | 52-44 |
| 07:00 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 06:59 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Joseph Payne snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 06:47 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Joseph Payne is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Joseph Payne, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (PG), John Barnes (SG), Joe Carneal (SF) Hank Sauceda, Robert Ridinger, Christopher Gibbs | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Justin Douglas (SG), Danny Trimm (SF), Porter Lamm (PF) Joseph Payne, James Winter, Paul Lewis | |
| 06:30 | Ohio State | John Barnes can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 06:28 | Ohio State | John Barnes hits the follow up shot | 54-44 |
| 06:16 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Danny Trimm buries a shot from the right wing and he's fouled by Edwin Roberts - foul #5 on Edwin Roberts, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (PG), James Moss (PF), Paul Pew (C) Edwin Roberts, Kurt Nestor, Freddie Mosley | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Joseph Payne (PG) Daniel Shannon | |
| 06:16 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Danny Trimm makes the free throw | 54-47 |
| 05:57 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Joe Carneal | 57-47 |
| 05:39 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Joseph Payne is fouled on the floor by James Moss - foul #2 on James Moss, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| 05:19 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Porter Lamm can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | Paul Pew pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 04:48 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda double dribbles | 57-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Ridinger (SG), Christopher Gibbs (SF) John Barnes, Joe Carneal | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Daniel Shannon (PG) Justin Douglas | |
| 04:34 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Joseph Payne connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Danny Trimm and he's fouled by Robert Ridinger - foul #2 on Robert Ridinger, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Winter (SF), Paul Lewis (PF) Danny Trimm, Porter Lamm | |
| 04:34 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Joseph Payne makes the free throw | 57-50 |
| 04:12 | Ohio State | James Moss hits a floater from the left block set up by Robert Ridinger and he's hacked by Daniel Shannon - foul #3 on Daniel Shannon, team foul #4 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Peter Longoria (C) Keith Bennett | |
| 04:12 | Ohio State | James Moss makes the free throw | 60-50 |
| 03:47 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Daniel Shannon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-50 |
| 03:45 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Hank Sauceda | 60-50 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (fairly fresh) 38 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ridinger (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Gibbs (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Moss (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Pew (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Daniel Shannon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Payne (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Winter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Longoria (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda makes the 3 from the right wing | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Daniel Shannon can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 63-50 |
| 03:15 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Peter Longoria tips it but misses | 63-50 |
| 03:13 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Paul Pew | 63-50 |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-50 |
| 02:49 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Peter Longoria snags the defensive board | 63-50 |
| 02:31 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Joseph Payne misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 63-50 |
| 02:29 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Paul Lewis can't tip it in | 63-50 |
| 02:27 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Winter tips it in | 63-52 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Paul Pew buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Hank Sauceda and the foul's on Joseph Payne - foul #2 on Joseph Payne, team foul #5 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Barnes (SG), Joe Carneal (SF), Kurt Nestor (PF) Robert Ridinger, Christopher Gibbs, James Moss | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | David Schultz (SG) Daniel Shannon | |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Paul Pew makes the free throw | 66-52 |
| 01:46 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Winter misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joe Carneal - foul #3 on Joe Carneal, team foul #8 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Moss (PF) Kurt Nestor | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| 01:46 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Winter makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 01:46 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Winter makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 01:19 | Ohio State | John Barnes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 66-54 |
| 01:17 | Ohio State | Paul Pew hits the follow up shot | 68-54 |
| 00:56 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Peter Longoria misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 68-54 |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | Paul Pew pulls down the rebound | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Joe Carneal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Arkansas, Little Rock | David Schultz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 68-54 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda grabs the board | 68-54 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda runs out the clock | 68-54 |