| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Derrick Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Melgar (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) C - Jesse Brust (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Pat McElhany (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Beyers (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - George Crenshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Washington | James Clark inbounds the ball | 27-36 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Eastern Washington | Robert Smith misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 19:44 | Eastern Washington | Jesse Brust misses the tip | 27-36 |
| 19:43 | Eastern Washington | Jesse Brust tips it home | 29-36 |
| 19:29 | Ohio State | Don Richardson connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Tyler Moorer and he's fouled by Derrick Kelly - foul #1 on Derrick Kelly, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| 19:29 | Ohio State | Don Richardson makes the free throw | 29-39 |
| 19:16 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 29-39 |
| 19:15 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Pat McElhany | 29-39 |
| 19:10 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-39 |
| 19:08 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer snags the offensive board | 29-39 |
| 18:47 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 29-39 |
| 18:46 | Eastern Washington | James Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 18:39 | Eastern Washington | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 29-39 |
| 18:38 | Eastern Washington | Robert Smith snags the offensive board | 29-39 |
| 18:23 | Eastern Washington | Don Richardson picks off the pass by Jesse Brust | 29-39 |
| 17:57 | Ohio State | Jesse Brust swats the short shot by Matthew Beyers | 29-39 |
| 17:55 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer tips it home | 29-41 |
| 17:34 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-41 |
| 17:32 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Don Richardson | 29-41 |
| 17:23 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany is fouled on the floor by James Clark - foul #1 on James Clark, team foul #2 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG) Tyler Moorer | |
| 17:00 | Ohio State | Don Richardson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 29-41 |
| 16:59 | Eastern Washington | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 29-41 |
| 16:40 | Eastern Washington | Robert Smith clanks a 3 from straight away | 29-41 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Don Richardson pulls down the rebound | 29-41 |
| 16:09 | Ohio State | Don Richardson travels with the ball | 29-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Ivan Pruskowski (PG), Ronnie Medved (SG), Kevin Smith (SF), Charles Eliason (PF), Derek Durant (C) Derrick Kelly, Douglas Melgar, James Clark, Robert Smith, Jesse Brust | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Fountain (SG), Tyler Moorer (SF) Don Richardson, Pat McElhany | |
| 15:53 | Eastern Washington | Ronnie Medved misses long on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by John Fountain - foul #1 on John Fountain, team foul #1 | 29-41 |
| 15:53 | Eastern Washington | Ronnie Medved misses the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 15:53 | Eastern Washington | Ronnie Medved misses the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 15:53 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Ronnie Medved (fresh) SG - Ivan Pruskowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Smith (fresh) PF - Charles Eliason (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Derek Durant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Fountain (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Matthew Beyers (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - George Crenshaw (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers is hacked by Derek Durant - foul #1 on Derek Durant, team foul #3 | 29-41 |
| 15:04 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer is fouled on the floor by Ivan Pruskowski - foul #2 on Ivan Pruskowski, team foul #4 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Douglas Melgar (SG) Ronnie Medved | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:54 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer is fouled on the floor by Kevin Smith - foul #2 on Kevin Smith, team foul #5 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | James Clark (SF), Robert Smith (PF), Jesse Brust (C) Kevin Smith, Charles Eliason, Derek Durant | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:41 | Ohio State | John Fountain misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-41 |
| 14:40 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers tips it in | 29-43 |
| 14:21 | Eastern Washington | Jesse Brust drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Douglas Melgar | 31-43 |
| 13:59 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer throws it down on a great pass from Patrick Jones | 31-45 |
| 13:30 | Eastern Washington | Douglas Melgar connects on the jumper from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 13:11 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer buries a floater from the left wing set up by John Fountain | 33-47 |
| 13:06 | Eastern Washington | Douglas Melgar is hacked by John Fountain - foul #2 on John Fountain, team foul #2 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly (PG), Charles Eliason (C) Ivan Pruskowski, Jesse Brust | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), Pat McElhany (SF), Michael Hart (PF) Patrick Jones, John Fountain, Matthew Beyers | |
| 12:40 | Eastern Washington | Charles Eliason connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Derrick Kelly | 35-47 |
| 12:11 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Michael Hart | 35-49 |
| 11:45 | Eastern Washington | Pat McElhany steals the ball from Douglas Melgar | 35-49 |
| 11:42 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany misses the easy layup | 35-49 |
| 11:40 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-49 |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Derrick Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Melgar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Eliason (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. SF - Pat McElhany (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hart (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Crenshaw (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Ohio State | Charles Eliason swats the layup by Tyler Moorer | 35-49 |
| 11:15 | Eastern Washington | Charles Eliason pulls down the rebound | 35-49 |
| 11:11 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-49 |
| 11:10 | Ohio State | Michael Hart grabs the board | 35-49 |
| 10:45 | Ohio State | Douglas Melgar steals the ball from Don Richardson | 35-49 |
| 10:42 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly lays it up and in set up by Douglas Melgar | 37-49 |
| 10:18 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 37-49 |
| 10:17 | Eastern Washington | James Clark grabs the board | 37-49 |
| 09:56 | Eastern Washington | Charles Eliason clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-49 |
| 09:54 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer snags the defensive board | 37-49 |
| 09:48 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw makes the fadeaway near the basket | 37-51 |
| 09:30 | Eastern Washington | Douglas Melgar clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 09:29 | Eastern Washington | Robert Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 09:12 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Melgar | 40-51 |
| 08:51 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer misses long on a floater from the right side | 40-51 |
| 08:49 | Eastern Washington | James Clark gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| 08:39 | Eastern Washington | Robert Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Ivan Pruskowski (PG), Ronnie Medved (SG), Kevin Smith (SF), Derek Durant (PF), Jesse Brust (C) Derrick Kelly, Douglas Melgar, James Clark, Robert Smith, Charles Eliason | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (PG), John Fountain (SG), Matthew Beyers (PF) Don Richardson, Tyler Moorer, Michael Hart | |
| 08:11 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-51 |
| 08:10 | Eastern Washington | Kevin Smith snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| 07:55 | Eastern Washington | Ronnie Medved connects on the runner from the right block | 42-51 |
| 07:34 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw misses the dunk but he's fouled by Ronnie Medved - foul #1 on Ronnie Medved, team foul #6 | 42-51 |
| 07:34 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 07:34 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Ivan Pruskowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Medved (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Smith (fresh) PF - Derek Durant (fresh) C - Jesse Brust (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Fountain (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Pat McElhany (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Beyers (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - George Crenshaw (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Eastern Washington | Ivan Pruskowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hart (C) George Crenshaw | |
| 07:02 | Ohio State | Kevin Smith is called for the reach on Matthew Beyers - foul #3 on Kevin Smith, team foul #7 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly (PG) Ronnie Medved | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 07:02 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 07:02 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 06:51 | Eastern Washington | Jesse Brust hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 42-55 |
| 06:50 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers snags the defensive board | 42-55 |
| 06:30 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Smith - foul #4 on Kevin Smith, team foul #8 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Charles Eliason (PF) Derek Durant | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG) John Fountain | |
| 06:30 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 06:30 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:20 | Eastern Washington | Jesse Brust clanks a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Hart - foul #3 on Michael Hart, team foul #3 | 42-57 |
| 06:20 | Eastern Washington | Jesse Brust makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 06:20 | Eastern Washington | Jesse Brust makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 06:00 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones is hacked by Ivan Pruskowski - foul #3 on Ivan Pruskowski, team foul #9 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Douglas Melgar (SG), Ronnie Medved (SF) Ivan Pruskowski, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:00 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 06:00 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 05:52 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Medved | 47-59 |
| 05:46 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers banks in the layup on a nice dish by Patrick Jones | 47-61 |
| 05:41 | Eastern Washington | Jesse Brust misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 47-61 |
| 05:40 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Matthew Beyers | 47-61 |
| 05:14 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-61 |
| 05:12 | Eastern Washington | Ronnie Medved pulls down the rebound | 47-61 |
| 05:02 | Eastern Washington | Pat McElhany blocks the short jumper by Jesse Brust | 47-61 |
| 05:00 | Eastern Washington | Douglas Melgar grabs the offensive board | 47-61 |
| 05:00 | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | James Clark (SF), Robert Smith (PF) Ronnie Medved, Charles Eliason | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer (SF) Pat McElhany | |
| 04:49 | Eastern Washington | Jesse Brust hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-61 |
| 04:48 | Eastern Washington | Robert Smith snags the offensive board | 47-61 |
| 04:41 | Eastern Washington | James Clark knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-61 |
| 04:20 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones travels with the ball | 50-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Crenshaw (C) Michael Hart | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:54 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-61 |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to George Crenshaw | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | Don Richardson makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Patrick Jones | 50-64 |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Derrick Kelly (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Melgar (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jesse Brust (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Matthew Beyers (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 8 reb. C - George Crenshaw (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:15 | Eastern Washington | Douglas Melgar makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Derrick Kelly | 52-64 |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer is called for traveling | 52-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Ivan Pruskowski (PG), Ronnie Medved (SG), Kevin Smith (SF), Charles Eliason (PF), Derek Durant (C) Derrick Kelly, Douglas Melgar, James Clark, Robert Smith, Jesse Brust | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Fountain (SG), Pat McElhany (SF) Patrick Jones, Tyler Moorer | |
| 02:30 | Eastern Washington | Kevin Smith loses the dribble to Matthew Beyers | 52-64 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw is fouled on the floor by Ivan Pruskowski - foul #4 on Ivan Pruskowski, team foul #10 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Fowler (PG) Don Richardson | |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 01:47 | Eastern Washington | Kevin Smith misses long on a floater from the left wing | 52-66 |
| 01:46 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers gets the rebound | 52-66 |
| 01:19 | Ohio State | Kevin Fowler is hacked by Ivan Pruskowski - foul #5 on Ivan Pruskowski, team foul #11 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Thomas Nguyen (SG) Ivan Pruskowski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer (SG) John Fountain | |
| 01:19 | Ohio State | Kevin Fowler misses the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 01:19 | Ohio State | Kevin Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 01:01 | Eastern Washington | Kevin Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-67 |
| 01:00 | Eastern Washington | Charles Eliason pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Eastern Washington | Charles Eliason misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by George Crenshaw - foul #2 on George Crenshaw, team foul #4 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG) Kevin Fowler | |
| 00:58 | Eastern Washington | Charles Eliason makes the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 00:58 | Eastern Washington | Charles Eliason makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Don Richardson | 54-69 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Washington | Ronnie Medved misses the shot from the free throw line | 54-69 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw gets the rebound | 54-69 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Don Richardson runs out the clock | 54-69 |