| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - William Allen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Raymond Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clarence Gay (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tommy Jaramillo (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Tom Berry (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland inbounds the ball | 23-32 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:42 | Ohio State | Clarence Gay steals it from Eugene Boyes | 23-32 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern | William Allen clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-32 |
| 19:11 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Larry Lapine | 23-32 |
| 18:50 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman is fouled on the floor by Tommy Jaramillo - foul #1 on Tommy Jaramillo, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| 18:33 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Miller | 23-34 |
| 18:07 | Northwestern | William Allen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Stockman - foul #3 on Edward Stockman, team foul #1 | 23-34 |
| 18:07 | Northwestern | William Allen makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 18:07 | Northwestern | William Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 17:45 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Clarence Gay - foul #1 on Clarence Gay, team foul #2 | 25-34 |
| 17:45 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 17:45 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland misses the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 17:45 | Northwestern | Tom Berry gets the rebound | 25-35 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | William Allen knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Clarence Gay | 27-35 |
| 17:02 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller misses long on a turnaround from close range | 27-35 |
| 17:00 | Northwestern | William Allen gets the rebound | 27-35 |
| 16:42 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay is called for traveling | 27-35 |
| 16:14 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller lays it in on a nice dish by Edward Stockman | 27-37 |
| 15:50 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Larry Lapine - foul #1 on Larry Lapine, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson (SG) Raymond Kelly | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson (SG), Floyd Wallace (SF), Walter Harper (PF), Randy Correll (C) Eugene Boyes, Kevin Leland, Larry Lapine, Thomas Miller | |
| 15:50 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 15:50 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - William Allen (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Woodrow Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Gay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tommy Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Wilkerson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Walter Harper (fresh) C - Randy Correll (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Stockman | 29-39 |
| 15:05 | Northwestern | Tom Berry misses the dunk attempt | 29-39 |
| 15:03 | Northwestern | Tom Berry tips it but misses | 29-39 |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | Tom Berry pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | Tom Berry connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-39 |
| 14:29 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman hits a runner from close range set up by Walter Harper | 31-41 |
| 14:12 | Northwestern | William Allen can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 31-41 |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo gets the offensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from William Allen | 34-41 |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Floyd Wallace | 34-44 |
| 13:02 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-44 |
| 13:01 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo can't tip it in | 34-44 |
| 13:00 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Walter Harper | 34-44 |
| 12:37 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | William Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 12:15 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 11:54 | Northwestern | William Allen buries a 3 from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 11:33 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Clarence Gay - foul #2 on Clarence Gay, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Eugene Boyes (SG), Larry Lapine (PF), Thomas Miller (C) Edward Stockman, Kenneth Wilkerson, Walter Harper, Randy Correll | |
| 11:33 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 11:33 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | Tom Berry snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - William Allen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SG - Woodrow Carlson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Gay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tommy Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gary Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Floyd Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-45 |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | William Allen gets the offensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 10:58 | Northwestern | William Allen misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-45 |
| 10:56 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller throws it down on a great pass from Gary Taylor | 37-47 |
| 10:10 | Northwestern | William Allen hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Tom Berry | 39-47 |
| 09:47 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine hits a turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Tom Berry - foul #3 on Tom Berry, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly (SF), Edward Midgette (PF), Haywood Aponte (C) Clarence Gay, Tommy Jaramillo, Tom Berry | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG), Kevin Leland (SF) Gary Taylor, Floyd Wallace | |
| 09:47 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine makes the free throw | 39-50 |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Eugene Boyes - foul #3 on Eugene Boyes, team foul #3 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles (SF) William Allen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 09:01 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine is hacked by Edward Midgette - foul #2 on Edward Midgette, team foul #5 | 41-50 |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Stockman | 41-52 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 08:05 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes clanks a 3 from straight away | 44-52 |
| 08:04 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland snags the offensive board | 44-52 |
| 07:49 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Nathan Cowles - foul #1 on Nathan Cowles, team foul #6 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Allen (PG), Clarence Gay (SF), Tommy Jaramillo (PF), Tom Berry (C) Raymond Kelly, Nathan Cowles, Edward Midgette, Haywood Aponte | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Harper (PF), Randy Correll (C) Larry Lapine, Thomas Miller | |
| 07:49 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 07:49 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 07:35 | Northwestern | Tom Berry hits a wide open shot from just outside the lane | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - William Allen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SG - Woodrow Carlson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Gay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tommy Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Walter Harper (fresh) C - Randy Correll (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Edward Stockman | 46-56 |
| 07:03 | Northwestern | William Allen is fouled on the floor by Walter Harper - foul #1 on Walter Harper, team foul #4 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson (SG) Eugene Boyes | |
| 06:38 | Northwestern | Tom Berry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Larry Lapine (PF) Walter Harper | |
| 06:20 | Ohio State | Clarence Gay steals the ball from Kevin Leland | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | William Allen misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-56 |
| 06:15 | Ohio State | Randy Correll snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| 06:05 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 46-56 |
| 06:04 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Stockman | 46-56 |
| 05:36 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Tom Berry - foul #4 on Tom Berry, team foul #7 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes (SG), Thomas Miller (C) Kevin Leland, Randy Correll | |
| 05:36 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 05:36 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 05:36 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern | William Allen knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-56 |
| 05:00 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Larry Lapine | 49-58 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Woodrow Carlson | 51-58 |
| 04:30 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Stockman and he's fouled by Woodrow Carlson - foul #4 on Woodrow Carlson, team foul #8 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly (SG), Nathan Cowles (SF), Edward Midgette (PF), Haywood Aponte (C) Woodrow Carlson, Clarence Gay, Tommy Jaramillo, Tom Berry | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Kevin Leland (SF) Edward Stockman, Kenneth Wilkerson | |
| 04:30 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine misses the free throw | 51-60 |
| 04:30 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Haywood Aponte | 51-60 |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | William Allen misses the shot from the right side | 51-60 |
| 04:12 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller grabs the board | 51-60 |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Gary Taylor | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | William Allen knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 03:16 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor misses long on an open shot from the right side | 54-63 |
| 03:14 | Northwestern | Haywood Aponte snags the defensive board | 54-63 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - William Allen (tiring) 18 pts. 3 reb. SG - Raymond Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nathan Cowles (fresh) PF - Edward Midgette (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Haywood Aponte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gary Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Larry Lapine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Northwestern | William Allen is fouled on the floor by Gary Taylor - foul #3 on Gary Taylor, team foul #5 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson (SG), Clarence Gay (SF), Tommy Jaramillo (PF), Tom Berry (C) William Allen, Nathan Cowles, Edward Midgette, Haywood Aponte | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG), Walter Harper (PF) Gary Taylor, Larry Lapine | |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Tom Berry misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 54-63 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland grabs the defensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 02:31 | Ohio State | Walter Harper lays it in set up by Edward Stockman | 54-65 |
| 02:16 | Northwestern | The jumper by Clarence Gay is denied by Thomas Miller | 54-65 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-65 |
| 01:59 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman grabs the board | 54-65 |
| 01:38 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 54-65 |
| 01:37 | Northwestern | Tom Berry gets the rebound | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-65 |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland grabs the defensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Leland | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Tom Berry scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tommy Jaramillo out of a doubleteam | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Edward Stockman | 56-69 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-69 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Tom Berry pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-69 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay is whistled for traveling | 56-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Johnson (PG), Nathan Cowles (SF), Edward Midgette (PF), Haywood Aponte (C) Woodrow Carlson, Clarence Gay, Tommy Jaramillo, Tom Berry | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Kenneth Wilkerson (SG), Floyd Wallace (SF), Randy Correll (C) Edward Stockman, Eugene Boyes, Kevin Leland, Thomas Miller | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor runs out the clock | 56-69 |