| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Homer Milne (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Critchfield (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernie Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Burton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremiah Chase (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Hill (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darrel Ary (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | John Hill inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase is hacked by Homer Milne - foul #1 on Homer Milne, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor (SG), David Vera (C) Jeremiah Chase, James Smith | |
| 19:15 | Ohio State | Walter Burton connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-32 |
| 18:58 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-32 |
| 18:57 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 18:31 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Benjamin Slick | 26-32 |
| 18:27 | Ohio State | John Hill banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Vera | 26-34 |
| 17:58 | Marquette | Homer Milne loses the ball out of bounds | 26-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Dotson (SG), Richard Johnson (SF) Homer Milne, James Critchfield | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (SG), James Smith (C) Brandon Raynor, David Vera | |
| 17:37 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 26-34 |
| 17:36 | Marquette | Michael Dotson snags the defensive board | 26-34 |
| 17:09 | Marquette | Richard Johnson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Benjamin Slick | 28-34 |
| 16:48 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary banks in the layup on a great pass from Walter Burton | 28-36 |
| 16:24 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick clanks a 3 from straight away | 28-36 |
| 16:22 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell grabs the offensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 15:56 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Walter Burton - foul #1 on Walter Burton, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Buchanon (PG), Homer Milne (SG), James Critchfield (SF), Joe Lawson (C) Benjamin Slick, Michael Dotson, Richard Johnson, Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (PG), Brandon Raynor (SG), Ronald Horstman (SF), Bryant Smartt (C) Walter Burton, Jeremiah Chase, John Hill, James Smith | |
| 15:56 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 15:56 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Buchanon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Homer Milne (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Critchfield (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nenad Denisov (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Lawson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cecil Middlebrook (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Raynor (fresh) SF - Ronald Horstman (fresh) PF - Darrel Ary (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Bryant Smartt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook's pass is intercepted by Donald Buchanon | 29-36 |
| 15:10 | Marquette | Homer Milne double dribbles | 29-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Dotson (PG), Andre Romano (PF) Donald Buchanon, Nenad Denisov | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Burton (PG), John Hill (SF), James Smith (C) Cecil Middlebrook, Ronald Horstman, Bryant Smartt | |
| 14:49 | Ohio State | Walter Burton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Homer Milne - foul #2 on Homer Milne, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (SG), David Vera (C) John Hill, James Smith | |
| 14:49 | Ohio State | Walter Burton makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 14:49 | Ohio State | Walter Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 14:29 | Marquette | Michael Dotson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-38 |
| 14:09 | Ohio State | David Vera is hacked by Andre Romano - foul #2 on Andre Romano, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Robert Sedgwick (SG), Ernie Cantrell (C) Michael Dotson, Homer Milne, Joe Lawson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Hill (SF), James Smith (C) Jeremiah Chase, David Vera | |
| 13:45 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary loses the ball out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Dotson (PG), Homer Milne (SG), Richard Johnson (SF) Benjamin Slick, Robert Sedgwick, James Critchfield | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (SG) Brandon Raynor | |
| 13:21 | Marquette | James Smith swats the short shot by Richard Johnson | 32-38 |
| 13:20 | Ohio State | John Hill gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 12:59 | Ohio State | James Smith lays it in and he's fouled by Homer Milne - foul #3 on Homer Milne, team foul #4 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Robert Sedgwick (SG), James Critchfield (SF), Nenad Denisov (PF), Joe Lawson (C) Michael Dotson, Homer Milne, Richard Johnson, Andre Romano, Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (PG), Brandon Raynor (SG) Walter Burton, Jeremiah Chase | |
| 12:59 | Ohio State | James Smith misses the free throw | 32-40 |
| 12:59 | Marquette | Joe Lawson snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 12:30 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Sedgwick | 35-40 |
| 12:12 | Ohio State | Nenad Denisov steals it from James Smith | 35-40 |
| 11:43 | Marquette | Robert Sedgwick is whistled for a carry | 35-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Buchanon (PG), Homer Milne (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Andre Romano (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Benjamin Slick, Robert Sedgwick, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov, Joe Lawson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Burton (PG), Jeremiah Chase (SG), Bryant Smartt (C) Cecil Middlebrook, Brandon Raynor, James Smith | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Buchanon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Homer Milne (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andre Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernie Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Burton (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeremiah Chase (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Hill (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darrel Ary (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Bryant Smartt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Ohio State | Walter Burton misses short on a shot from the left block | 35-40 |
| 11:21 | Ohio State | Walter Burton grabs the offensive board | 35-40 |
| 10:54 | Ohio State | John Hill blows the layup | 35-40 |
| 10:52 | Marquette | Homer Milne gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 10:28 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Bryant Smartt - foul #1 on Bryant Smartt, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Robert Sedgwick (SG), James Critchfield (SF), Nenad Denisov (PF) Donald Buchanon, Homer Milne, Richard Johnson, Andre Romano | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor (SF), David Vera (C) John Hill, Bryant Smartt | |
| 10:28 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell misses the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 10:28 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 10:28 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 10:05 | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Walter Burton | 35-42 |
| 09:58 | Marquette | Robert Sedgwick is fouled on the floor by Darrel Ary - foul #3 on Darrel Ary, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Homer Milne (SG), Andre Romano (PF), Joe Lawson (C) Robert Sedgwick, Nenad Denisov, Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Hill (SF), James Smith (C) Jeremiah Chase, David Vera | |
| 09:39 | Marquette | James Critchfield buries a shot from the right side | 37-42 |
| 09:16 | Ohio State | Benjamin Slick picks off the pass by Brandon Raynor | 37-42 |
| 08:54 | Marquette | James Critchfield misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-42 |
| 08:52 | Marquette | Andre Romano snags the offensive board | 37-42 |
| 08:31 | Marquette | James Critchfield misses the easy layup | 37-42 |
| 08:30 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Smith | 37-42 |
| 08:24 | Ohio State | John Hill hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on James Critchfield - foul #3 on James Critchfield, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Buchanon (PG), Robert Sedgwick (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Nenad Denisov (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Benjamin Slick, Homer Milne, James Critchfield, Andre Romano, Joe Lawson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (SG), David Vera (C) Brandon Raynor, James Smith | |
| 08:24 | Ohio State | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 08:24 | Ohio State | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 08:06 | Marquette | Robert Sedgwick loses the ball out of bounds | 37-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Horstman (SF) John Hill | |
| 07:45 | Ohio State | Ernie Cantrell denies the turnaround by David Vera | 37-44 |
| 07:43 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Buchanon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Sedgwick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ernie Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Burton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jeremiah Chase (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Horstman (fresh) PF - Darrel Ary (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - David Vera (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Marquette | Robert Sedgwick is called for traveling | 37-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), James Critchfield (SF), Joe Lawson (C) Donald Buchanon, Richard Johnson, Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Hill (SF), Bryant Smartt (C) Ronald Horstman, David Vera | |
| 07:02 | Ohio State | Robert Sedgwick steals the ball from John Hill | 37-44 |
| 06:35 | Marquette | Robert Sedgwick hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 37-44 |
| 06:33 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 06:15 | Ohio State | Robert Sedgwick is called for the reach on Jeremiah Chase - foul #1 on Robert Sedgwick, team foul #6 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Dotson (PG), Homer Milne (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Andre Romano (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Benjamin Slick, Robert Sedgwick, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov, Joe Lawson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (PG), Brandon Raynor (SG), James Smith (C) Walter Burton, Jeremiah Chase, Bryant Smartt | |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | John Hill makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Darrel Ary | 37-46 |
| 05:27 | Marquette | Michael Dotson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Homer Milne | 40-46 |
| 05:04 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary is hacked by Andre Romano - foul #3 on Andre Romano, team foul #7 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Robert Sedgwick (SG), James Critchfield (SF), Nenad Denisov (PF), Joe Lawson (C) Michael Dotson, Homer Milne, Richard Johnson, Andre Romano, Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Burton (PG), Jeremiah Chase (SG), David Vera (C) Cecil Middlebrook, Brandon Raynor, James Smith | |
| 05:04 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 05:04 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 05:04 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Joe Lawson | 40-47 |
| 04:36 | Marquette | Robert Sedgwick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 04:34 | Ohio State | John Hill grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 04:13 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 04:11 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Joe Lawson | 40-47 |
| 03:50 | Marquette | James Critchfield clanks a jump hook in the lane | 40-47 |
| 03:48 | Ohio State | Walter Burton grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 03:36 | Ohio State | Walter Burton connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Hill | 40-50 |
| 03:36 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Buchanon (PG), Homer Milne (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Andre Romano (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Benjamin Slick, Robert Sedgwick, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov, Joe Lawson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor (SG), Ronald Horstman (SF), James Smith (C) Jeremiah Chase, John Hill, David Vera | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Buchanon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Homer Milne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andre Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernie Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Burton (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brandon Raynor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Horstman (fresh) PF - Darrel Ary (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - James Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:11 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon loses the dribble to Brandon Raynor | 40-50 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 02:47 | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Walter Burton | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 02:36 | Marquette | Andre Romano jams it on a great pass from Homer Milne | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | James Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #8 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), James Critchfield (SF), Nenad Denisov (PF) Donald Buchanon, Richard Johnson, Andre Romano | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (PG), Bryant Smartt (PF) Walter Burton, Darrel Ary | |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 02:21 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 02:12 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell loses the ball out of bounds | 42-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vera (PF) James Smith | |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Ernie Cantrell is called for the reach on Cecil Middlebrook - foul #3 on Ernie Cantrell, team foul #9 | 42-52 |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 01:34 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 42-54 |
| 01:33 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov grabs the offensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 01:16 | Marquette | James Critchfield is hacked by Ronald Horstman - foul #1 on Ronald Horstman, team foul #4 | 42-54 |
| 00:59 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-54 |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt grabs the defensive rebound | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:25 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick drills a jump hook from close range | 44-56 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook runs out the clock | 44-56 |