| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Burton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremiah Chase (fresh) SF - John Hill (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darrel Ary (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryant Smartt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Bryant Smartt - foul #2 on Bryant Smartt, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor (SF) Bryant Smartt | |
| 19:52 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 19:52 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 19:52 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 19:26 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary blows the dunk | 29-28 |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Dunneback | 31-28 |
| 18:49 | Ohio State | John Hill misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 31-28 |
| 18:47 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-28 |
| 18:14 | Ohio State | Walter Burton knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Hill | 34-31 |
| 17:50 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Paul Dunneback | 37-31 |
| 17:21 | Ohio State | John Hill can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Simon - foul #3 on Charles Simon, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG) Charles Simon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (PG), David Vera (C) Walter Burton, Brandon Raynor | |
| 17:21 | Ohio State | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 17:21 | Ohio State | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the 3 from straight away | 37-33 |
| 17:05 | Ohio State | David Vera pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 16:46 | Ohio State | John Hill evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Darrel Ary | 37-35 |
| 16:26 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Cecil Middlebrook - foul #2 on Cecil Middlebrook, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina (C) Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Burton (PG), Brandon Raynor (SG), Ronald Horstman (SF), Bryant Smartt (C) Cecil Middlebrook, Jeremiah Chase, John Hill, David Vera | |
| 16:26 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski misses the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 16:26 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 16:14 | Ohio State | Israel Zambrana takes the ball from Darrel Ary | 38-35 |
| 16:10 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams blows the layup | 38-35 |
| 16:08 | Ohio State | Ronald Horstman grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 16:01 | Ohio State | Walter Burton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Anderson (SG), Robert Zentz (SF) Glenn Williams, Israel Zambrana | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (SG), John Hill (SF) Brandon Raynor, Ronald Horstman | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Anderson (fresh) SF - Robert Zentz (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Burton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremiah Chase (fresh) SF - John Hill (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darrel Ary (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryant Smartt (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Bojan Wolinski and he's fouled by Bryant Smartt - foul #3 on Bryant Smartt, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Heath Somers (SF) Bojan Wolinski, David Anderson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Smith (C) Bryant Smartt | |
| 15:53 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the free throw | 40-35 |
| 15:53 | Ohio State | John Hill snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 15:39 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Walter Burton | 40-37 |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 14:51 | Ohio State | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 43-37 |
| 14:50 | Ohio State | James Smith hits the follow up shot | 43-39 |
| 14:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz's floater is knocked away by Darrel Ary | 43-39 |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis tips it back up and in | 45-39 |
| 14:02 | Ohio State | The jumper by Darrel Ary is denied by Wilfredo Molina | 45-39 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-39 |
| 13:17 | Ohio State | John Hill is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 48-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams (SG), Paul Dunneback (C) Robert Zentz, Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (PG), Brandon Raynor (SG), Ronald Horstman (SF), Bryant Smartt (PF) Walter Burton, Jeremiah Chase, John Hill, Darrel Ary | |
| 12:58 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers clanks a 3 from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 12:57 | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 12:52 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-39 |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 12:29 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams is hacked by Brandon Raynor - foul #1 on Brandon Raynor, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Robert Zentz (SF), Israel Zambrana (PF) Charles Simon, Heath Somers, Wilfredo Molina | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Burton (PG), John Hill (SF), Darrel Ary (PF) Cecil Middlebrook, Ronald Horstman, Bryant Smartt | |
| 12:19 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Paul Dunneback | 51-39 |
| 11:53 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left side | 51-39 |
| 11:51 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Dunneback | 51-39 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Zentz (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Burton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brandon Raynor (fresh) 2 reb. SF - John Hill (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Darrel Ary (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-39 |
| 11:31 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz grabs the offensive board | 51-39 |
| 11:19 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback blows the layup | 51-39 |
| 11:17 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Smith | 51-39 |
| 10:50 | Ohio State | Paul Dunneback takes the ball from John Hill | 51-39 |
| 10:26 | Cincinnati | Darrel Ary is called for the reach on Robert Zentz - foul #2 on Darrel Ary, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Heath Somers (SF), Walter Bettis (PF) Bojan Wolinski, Robert Zentz, Israel Zambrana | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (SG), Bryant Smartt (PF) Brandon Raynor, Darrel Ary | |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-39 |
| 10:15 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 10:04 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-39 |
| 10:03 | Ohio State | John Hill grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 09:41 | Ohio State | John Hill splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner in the lane | 51-39 |
| 09:39 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon snags the defensive board | 51-39 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis buries a runner in the lane | 53-39 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Walter Bettis denies the turnaround by Walter Burton | 53-39 |
| 08:53 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt tips it back up and in | 53-41 |
| 08:41 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Heath Somers | 55-41 |
| 08:20 | Ohio State | Walter Burton drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by John Hill | 55-43 |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | John Hill picks off the pass by Glenn Williams | 55-43 |
| 07:49 | Ohio State | John Hill works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Walter Burton | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Glenn Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Heath Somers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Burton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremiah Chase (fresh) SF - John Hill (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bryant Smartt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback double dribbles | 55-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Glenn Williams, Heath Somers, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (PG), Brandon Raynor (SG), Ronald Horstman (SF), Darrel Ary (PF) Walter Burton, Jeremiah Chase, John Hill, Bryant Smartt | |
| 06:58 | Ohio State | A charge is called on Cecil Middlebrook - foul #3 on Cecil Middlebrook, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG) Charles Simon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 06:37 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Darrel Ary | 55-45 |
| 06:13 | Ohio State | Israel Zambrana steals the ball from James Smith | 55-45 |
| 06:09 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana jams it | 57-45 |
| 05:49 | Ohio State | Wilfredo Molina takes the ball from Brandon Raynor | 57-45 |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | James Smith is called for the reach on Wilfredo Molina - foul #4 on James Smith, team foul #7 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG) Bojan Wolinski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Burton (PG), John Hill (SF), David Vera (C) Cecil Middlebrook, Ronald Horstman, James Smith | |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina misses the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 05:36 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 05:23 | Ohio State | John Hill is fouled on the floor by Wilfredo Molina - foul #2 on Wilfredo Molina, team foul #2 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (C) Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:08 | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor can't finish the layup | 58-45 |
| 05:07 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Burton | 58-45 |
| 04:38 | Ohio State | Wilfredo Molina denies the turnaround by John Hill | 58-45 |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Walter Burton tips it in | 58-47 |
| 04:13 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina misses the dunk | 58-47 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | John Hill evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-47 |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Wilfredo Molina | 58-47 |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams (SG), Heath Somers (SF), Walter Bettis (PF) Robert Zentz, Israel Zambrana, Wilfredo Molina | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (SG), James Smith (C) Brandon Raynor, David Vera | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Burton (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremiah Chase (fresh) SF - John Hill (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Darrel Ary (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | James Smith swats the short shot by Walter Bettis | 58-47 |
| 03:31 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary grabs the board | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | Walter Burton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-47 |
| 03:25 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Jeremiah Chase - foul #1 on Jeremiah Chase, team foul #8 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina (C) Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 02:42 | Ohio State | John Hill blows the layup over the doubleteam | 60-47 |
| 02:40 | Ohio State | James Smith tips it home | 60-49 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), David Anderson (SG), Robert Zentz (SF), Israel Zambrana (PF) Charles Simon, Glenn Williams, Heath Somers, Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor (SF), David Vera (C) John Hill, James Smith | |
| 02:09 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 60-49 |
| 02:07 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase misses the tip | 60-49 |
| 02:05 | Ohio State | Walter Burton tips it in | 60-51 |
| 02:05 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Glenn Williams (SG), Heath Somers (SF), Walter Bettis (PF), Paul Dunneback (C) Bojan Wolinski, David Anderson, Robert Zentz, Israel Zambrana, Wilfredo Molina | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Hill (SF) Jeremiah Chase | |
| 01:54 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Glenn Williams and the foul's on Brandon Raynor - foul #2 on Brandon Raynor, team foul #9 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Robert Zentz (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Charles Simon, Glenn Williams, Heath Somers, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (SG), James Smith (C) Brandon Raynor, David Vera | |
| 01:54 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the free throw | 62-51 |
| 01:54 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina snags the offensive board | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina is fouled on the floor by James Smith - foul #5 on James Smith, team foul #10 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Anderson (SG) Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt (C) James Smith | |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:41 | Ohio State | Walter Burton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-51 |
| 01:40 | Ohio State | Walter Burton tips it but misses | 64-51 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz snags the defensive board | 64-51 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremiah Chase - foul #2 on Jeremiah Chase, team foul #11 | 64-51 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 01:18 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:05 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Robert Zentz | 68-53 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Wilfredo Molina - foul #3 on Wilfredo Molina, team foul #3 | 68-53 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt makes the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt makes the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | David Anderson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-55 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary gets the rebound | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right block | 68-55 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt misses the tip | 68-55 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz gets the rebound | 68-55 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski runs out the clock | 68-55 |