| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Burton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremiah Chase (fresh) SF - John Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darrel Ary (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Dale Caouette (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donovan Collin (fresh) 5 reb. C - Oliver Marquart (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | John Hill inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Ohio State | John Hill lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeremiah Chase | 31-25 |
| 19:22 | Portland State | Donovan Collin drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 19:17 | Ohio State | Dale Caouette is called for the reach on Walter Burton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dale Caouette, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt (C) James Smith | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 19:05 | Ohio State | Alex Reed steals the ball from John Hill | 31-28 |
| 19:01 | Portland State | Dale Caouette connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Daniel Brown | 31-30 |
| 18:40 | Ohio State | John Hill misses the driving attempt in the paint | 31-30 |
| 18:39 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt tips it in | 33-30 |
| 18:23 | Portland State | Alex Reed clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | Walter Burton gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 18:01 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary dunks the ball on a great pass from Walter Burton | 35-30 |
| 17:38 | Portland State | Darrel Ary is called for the reach on Donovan Collin - foul #2 on Darrel Ary, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (SG), Ronald Horstman (SF), James Smith (C) Jeremiah Chase, John Hill, Bryant Smartt | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 17:24 | Portland State | Dale Caouette comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-30 |
| 17:23 | Portland State | Oliver Marquart tips it but misses | 35-30 |
| 17:21 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 17:11 | Ohio State | The jumper by Walter Burton is denied by Donovan Collin | 35-30 |
| 17:10 | Portland State | Donovan Collin snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 17:04 | Portland State | Alex Reed misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Ronald Horstman - foul #1 on Ronald Horstman, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (SG), John Hill (SF), David Vera (PF) Cecil Middlebrook, Ronald Horstman, Darrel Ary | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 17:04 | Portland State | Alex Reed makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 17:04 | Portland State | Alex Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 17:04 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to David Vera | 35-31 |
| 16:39 | Ohio State | John Hill buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Jeremiah Chase | 37-31 |
| 16:25 | Portland State | Alex Reed can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 37-31 |
| 16:24 | Ohio State | David Vera pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 16:18 | Ohio State | Walter Burton hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Hill | 39-31 |
| 16:00 | Portland State | Donovan Collin misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 15:59 | Portland State | Oliver Marquart misses the tip | 39-31 |
| 15:57 | Portland State | The offensive rebound goes to Donovan Collin | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Burton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremiah Chase (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Vera (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Dale Caouette (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alex Reed (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donovan Collin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Oliver Marquart (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Portland State | Daniel Brown hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 15:23 | Ohio State | John Hill buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Walter Burton | 41-34 |
| 15:07 | Portland State | Daniel Brown connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Dale Caouette | 41-36 |
| 14:46 | Ohio State | David Vera drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Jeremiah Chase | 43-36 |
| 14:42 | Portland State | Daniel Brown comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 14:41 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Smith | 43-36 |
| 14:36 | Ohio State | Walter Burton is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (SG), Brandon Raynor (SF), Darrel Ary (PF), Bryant Smartt (C) Jeremiah Chase, John Hill, David Vera, James Smith | |
| Subs | Portland State | Arnold Miller (PG), Lewis Decker (SG), Nathaniel Mullins (SF), Peter Hermosillo (PF), Cheslav Zedaker (C) Dale Caouette, Daniel Brown, Alex Reed, Donovan Collin, Oliver Marquart | |
| 14:21 | Portland State | Darrel Ary denies the turnaround by Lewis Decker | 43-36 |
| 14:20 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 14:00 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt's pass is intercepted by Peter Hermosillo | 43-36 |
| 13:54 | Portland State | Arnold Miller hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | Cheslav Zedaker swats the short shot by Walter Burton | 43-39 |
| 13:34 | Portland State | Peter Hermosillo grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 13:14 | Portland State | Nathaniel Mullins clanks a 3 from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 13:13 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 12:46 | Ohio State | Peter Hermosillo is called for the reach on Walter Burton - foul #4 on Peter Hermosillo, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Hill (SF), James Smith (C) Cecil Middlebrook, Bryant Smartt | |
| Subs | Portland State | Daniel Brown (SG), Alex Reed (SF) Nathaniel Mullins, Peter Hermosillo | |
| 12:22 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Walter Burton | 45-39 |
| 12:18 | Portland State | John Hill denies the turnaround by Arnold Miller | 45-39 |
| 12:17 | Ohio State | Walter Burton gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 12:11 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 45-39 |
| 12:10 | Ohio State | John Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 11:41 | Ohio State | Arnold Miller steals the ball from James Smith | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Burton (tiring) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Raynor (fresh) 3 pf. SF - John Hill (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darrel Ary (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Arnold Miller (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Daniel Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alex Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cheslav Zedaker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Lewis Decker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Portland State | Arnold Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Dale Caouette (PG), Donovan Collin (PF), Oliver Marquart (C) Arnold Miller, Cheslav Zedaker, Lewis Decker | |
| 11:19 | Ohio State | Walter Burton buries a floater from the baseline set up by Brandon Raynor | 47-39 |
| 11:03 | Portland State | Darrel Ary denies the turnaround by Alex Reed | 47-39 |
| 11:01 | Portland State | Dale Caouette snags the offensive board | 47-39 |
| 10:43 | Portland State | Dale Caouette is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Dale Caouette, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (PG), Bryant Smartt (C) Walter Burton, James Smith | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 10:14 | Ohio State | John Hill is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Hill, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Burton (PG), James Smith (C) Jeremiah Chase, Bryant Smartt | |
| Subs | Portland State | Arnold Miller (SG), Nathaniel Mullins (SF) Daniel Brown, Alex Reed | |
| 10:04 | Portland State | Donovan Collin buries a driving attempt near the basket | 47-41 |
| 09:48 | Ohio State | Walter Burton lays it in on a great pass from James Smith | 49-41 |
| 09:43 | Portland State | Nathaniel Mullins misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-41 |
| 09:41 | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 09:12 | Ohio State | Walter Burton is hacked by Nathaniel Mullins - foul #3 on Nathaniel Mullins, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (SG), Bryant Smartt (C) John Hill, James Smith | |
| Subs | Portland State | Daniel Brown (SG), Alex Reed (SF) Arnold Miller, Nathaniel Mullins | |
| 08:44 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeremiah Chase | 51-41 |
| 08:21 | Portland State | Dale Caouette is denied on a layup by Bryant Smartt | 51-41 |
| 08:19 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 07:50 | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor connects on the fadeaway from close range | 53-41 |
| 07:30 | Portland State | Donovan Collin double dribbles | 53-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Hill (SF), James Smith (C) Jeremiah Chase, Bryant Smartt | |
| Subs | Portland State | Arnold Miller (PG), Peter Hermosillo (PF), Cheslav Zedaker (C) Dale Caouette, Donovan Collin, Oliver Marquart | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Burton (tiring) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Raynor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - John Hill (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darrel Ary (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Arnold Miller (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Daniel Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alex Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Hermosillo (fresh) 4 pf. C - Cheslav Zedaker (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:10 | Ohio State | Walter Burton misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 07:09 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Darrel Ary | 53-41 |
| 06:45 | Ohio State | James Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Hill and the foul's on Alex Reed - foul #2 on Alex Reed, team foul #5 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (PG), David Vera (PF) Walter Burton, Darrel Ary | |
| Subs | Portland State | Lewis Decker (SG), Nathaniel Mullins (SF) Daniel Brown, Alex Reed | |
| 06:45 | Ohio State | James Smith makes the free throw | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:32 | Portland State | Nathaniel Mullins misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-41 |
| 06:30 | Ohio State | David Vera grabs the board | 56-41 |
| 06:03 | Ohio State | John Hill comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Nathaniel Mullins - foul #4 on Nathaniel Mullins, team foul #6 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Burton (PG), Darrel Ary (PF) Jeremiah Chase, James Smith | |
| Subs | Portland State | Dale Caouette (PG), Donovan Collin (SF), Oliver Marquart (C) Lewis Decker, Nathaniel Mullins, Cheslav Zedaker | |
| 06:03 | Ohio State | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 06:03 | Ohio State | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 58-41 |
| 05:49 | Portland State | Peter Hermosillo misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 58-41 |
| 05:47 | Portland State | Oliver Marquart tips it back up and in | 58-43 |
| 05:26 | Ohio State | Donovan Collin swats the short shot by David Vera | 58-43 |
| 05:24 | Ohio State | David Vera hits the follow up shot | 60-43 |
| 05:06 | Portland State | Donovan Collin clanks a jump hook from the right block | 60-43 |
| 05:04 | Ohio State | John Hill gets the rebound | 60-43 |
| 04:47 | Ohio State | Walter Burton connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Hill | 62-43 |
| 04:30 | Portland State | Peter Hermosillo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (PG), Ronald Horstman (SF), Bryant Smartt (C) Walter Burton, John Hill, Darrel Ary | |
| Subs | Portland State | Lewis Decker (SG), Nathaniel Mullins (SF), Cheslav Zedaker (C) Dale Caouette, Peter Hermosillo, Oliver Marquart | |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | David Vera misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Nathaniel Mullins - foul #5 on Nathaniel Mullins, team foul #7 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Travis Bedoya (PG), William Granados (SF) Arnold Miller, Nathaniel Mullins | |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | David Vera makes the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | David Vera makes the 2nd free throw | 64-43 |
| 03:57 | Portland State | Donovan Collin misses the easy layup | 64-43 |
| 03:56 | Portland State | Travis Bedoya pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-43 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:46 | Portland State | Lewis Decker is called for traveling | 64-43 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 64-43 |
| 03:18 | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cecil Middlebrook (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brandon Raynor (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Horstman (fresh) PF - Bryant Smartt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Vera (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Travis Bedoya (fresh) SG - Lewis Decker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Granados (fresh) PF - Cheslav Zedaker (fresh) 1 pts. C - Donovan Collin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:55 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Horstman and he's hacked by Lewis Decker - foul #1 on Lewis Decker, team foul #8 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Arnold Miller (SG) Donovan Collin | |
| 02:55 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook makes the free throw | 67-43 |
| 02:34 | Portland State | William Granados scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Travis Bedoya | 67-45 |
| 02:15 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt loses the ball out of bounds | 67-45 |
| 02:08 | Portland State | Arnold Miller makes the 3 from the right corner | 67-48 |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Travis Bedoya is called for the reach on Cecil Middlebrook - foul #1 on Travis Bedoya, team foul #9 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Donovan Collin (SF) Travis Bedoya | |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook makes the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook makes the 2nd free throw | 69-48 |
| 01:27 | Portland State | Lewis Decker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-48 |
| 01:25 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt pulls down the rebound | 69-48 |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Arnold Miller - foul #1 on Arnold Miller, team foul #10 | 69-48 |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook misses the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook makes the 2nd free throw | 70-48 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Portland State | Lewis Decker connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Arnold Miller and he's fouled by Brandon Raynor - foul #4 on Brandon Raynor, team foul #4 | 70-50 |
| 00:55 | Portland State | Lewis Decker makes the free throw | 70-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor is fouled on the floor by Cheslav Zedaker - foul #2 on Cheslav Zedaker, team foul #11 | 70-51 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor makes the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor misses the 2nd free throw | 71-51 |
| 00:29 | Portland State | Donovan Collin pulls down the rebound | 71-51 |
| 00:21 | Portland State | Donovan Collin is fouled on the floor by Cecil Middlebrook - foul #3 on Cecil Middlebrook, team foul #5 | 71-51 |
| 00:18 | Portland State | Donovan Collin misses short on a jumper from the right side | 71-51 |
| 00:17 | Portland State | Donovan Collin grabs the offensive rebound | 71-51 |
| 00:13 | Portland State | William Granados can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-51 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor gets the rebound | 71-51 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook runs out the clock | 71-51 |