| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Raymundo Torres (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Stanley Hubbert (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven Cowen (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Delvecchio (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Simmers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Rose (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Chill (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen inbounds the ball | 44-37 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Ohio State | Joseph Rose steals it from Stanley Hubbert in the backcourt | 44-37 |
| 19:42 | Villanova | Joseph Rose is whistled for traveling | 44-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Victor Crawford (SF) Jerry Sanders | |
| 19:26 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen connects on the shot from the left side | 46-37 |
| 19:24 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Smith (PF) Robert Delvecchio | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 19:18 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 19:17 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert snags the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 19:05 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Andrew Chill - foul #3 on Andrew Chill, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren (SG) Joseph Rose | |
| 19:05 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 19:05 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 18:41 | Villanova | Victor Crawford lays it in | 48-39 |
| 18:15 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 18:14 | Villanova | Andrew Chill snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 18:02 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 18:00 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 17:58 | Ohio State | Victor Crawford takes the ball from Steven Cowen in the backcourt | 48-39 |
| 17:38 | Villanova | Raymundo Torres is called for the reach on Christopher Sjogren - foul #1 on Raymundo Torres, team foul #1 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clark Look (PG), Derrick Judge (SG), Erik Brown (SF), Robert Delvecchio (PF), David Joseph (C) Raymundo Torres, Stanley Hubbert, Steven Cowen, Kyle Smith, Joseph Hart | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (SG), Jerry Sanders (SF) Christopher Sjogren, Victor Crawford | |
| 17:29 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Simmers | 48-42 |
| 17:15 | Ohio State | Gregory Simmers takes the ball from David Joseph | 48-42 |
| 17:02 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers buries a shot from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 16:50 | Ohio State | Clark Look clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 16:48 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio grabs the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 16:42 | Ohio State | David Joseph is fouled on the floor by Jerry Sanders - foul #2 on Jerry Sanders, team foul #2 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres (PG), Steven Cowen (SF), Joe Fields (PF) Clark Look, Derrick Judge, Robert Delvecchio | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:34 | Ohio State | Jerry Sanders denies the turnaround by Steven Cowen | 48-44 |
| 16:32 | Ohio State | Joe Fields grabs the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Joe Fields hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Andrew Chill - foul #4 on Andrew Chill, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (SG) Erik Brown | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Joe Fields makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Joe Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 16:19 | Villanova | William Anderson snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 16:03 | Villanova | Andrew Chill misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 16:02 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Raymundo Torres (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Stanley Hubbert (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Steven Cowen (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joe Fields (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - David Joseph (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Simmers (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Rose (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Sanders (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Anderson (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Chill (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 15:48 | Ohio State | Jerry Sanders picks off the pass by David Joseph | 49-44 |
| 15:34 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 15:33 | Ohio State | David Joseph pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 15:25 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Derrick Judge (SG), Robert Delvecchio (PF), Joseph Hart (C) Stanley Hubbert, Joe Fields, David Joseph | |
| Subs | Villanova | Victor Crawford (SF) Jerry Sanders | |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Victor Crawford is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Delvecchio - foul #1 on Robert Delvecchio, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clark Look (PG) Raymundo Torres | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren (SG) Joseph Rose | |
| 15:05 | Villanova | William Anderson loses the dribble to Derrick Judge | 49-44 |
| 14:43 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 14:39 | Villanova | Robert Delvecchio steals the ball from Christopher Sjogren in the backcourt | 52-44 |
| 14:30 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart lays it up and in | 54-44 |
| 14:16 | Villanova | Andrew Chill hits a wide open runner from the left block | 54-46 |
| 14:14 | Ohio State | Clark Look is hacked by Andrew Chill in the backcourt - foul #5 on Andrew Chill, team foul #4 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres (PG), Stanley Hubbert (SG), Erik Brown (SF) Clark Look, Derrick Judge, Steven Cowen | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (SG), Jerry Sanders (SF), Matt Gillett (C) Christopher Sjogren, Victor Crawford, Andrew Chill | |
| 13:59 | Ohio State | Joseph Rose is called for the reach on Stanley Hubbert - foul #1 on Joseph Rose, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Smith (SF), David Joseph (C) Raymundo Torres, Joseph Hart | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 13:49 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-46 |
| 13:44 | Villanova | Kyle Smith steals the ball from Joseph Rose in the backcourt | 56-46 |
| 13:15 | Ohio State | Erik Brown misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-46 |
| 13:13 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers snags the defensive board | 56-46 |
| 13:07 | Villanova | Joseph Rose knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 12:38 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert is open but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 56-49 |
| 12:37 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 12:27 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio loses the dribble to Jerry Sanders | 56-49 |
| 12:23 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders banks in the layup | 56-51 |
| 12:09 | Ohio State | David Joseph is open but can't throw it down | 56-51 |
| 12:08 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Gregory Simmers | 56-51 |
| 12:08 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres (PG), Clark Look (SG), Steven Cowen (SF), Joe Fields (PF), Joseph Hart (C) Erik Brown, Stanley Hubbert, Kyle Smith, Robert Delvecchio, David Joseph | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren (SG), Victor Crawford (SF), Alton Lucius (C) Joseph Rose, Jerry Sanders, Matt Gillett | |
| 11:58 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Raymundo Torres (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Clark Look (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Cowen (tiring) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joe Fields (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Hart (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Simmers (very tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Sjogren (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Crawford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Anderson (very tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Alton Lucius (fresh) | |
| 11:51 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-53 |
| 11:35 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-55 |
| 11:33 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen is hacked by Christopher Sjogren in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Sjogren, team foul #6 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Derrick Judge (SG) Raymundo Torres | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 11:21 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart is open but misses the lay-in | 59-55 |
| 11:19 | Ohio State | Joe Fields pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 11:07 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 59-55 |
| 11:05 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| 11:01 | Villanova | Steven Cowen is called for the reach on Victor Crawford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Cowen, team foul #3 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres (PG) Clark Look | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (SG), Matt Gillett (C) Christopher Sjogren, Alton Lucius | |
| 10:54 | Villanova | Joseph Rose can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Derrick Judge - foul #1 on Derrick Judge, team foul #4 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Erik Brown (SF) Steven Cowen | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren (SG) Matt Gillett | |
| 10:54 | Villanova | Joseph Rose makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 10:54 | Villanova | Joseph Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart blows the layup | 59-57 |
| 10:37 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Christopher Sjogren | 59-57 |
| 10:31 | Villanova | Raymundo Torres steals it from Christopher Sjogren | 59-57 |
| 10:20 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres clanks a shot from the left side | 59-57 |
| 10:18 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart grabs the offensive board | 59-57 |
| 10:13 | Ohio State | William Anderson blocks the short jumper by Joe Fields | 59-57 |
| 10:11 | Villanova | Victor Crawford grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 09:56 | Villanova | Raymundo Torres steals it from Gregory Simmers | 59-57 |
| 09:52 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Sjogren - foul #3 on Christopher Sjogren, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steven Cowen (SF), Kyle Smith (PF), David Joseph (C) Erik Brown, Joe Fields, Joseph Hart | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Sanders (SF), Matt Gillett (C) Christopher Sjogren, Victor Crawford | |
| 09:52 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 09:52 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 09:33 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 59-60 |
| 09:12 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jerry Sanders | 59-60 |
| 08:56 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders misses long on a shot from the baseline | 59-60 |
| 08:55 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 08:38 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 08:36 | Villanova | Matt Gillett grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 08:34 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clark Look (PG), Stanley Hubbert (SG), Robert Delvecchio (PF), Joseph Hart (C) Raymundo Torres, Derrick Judge, Kyle Smith, David Joseph | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren (SG), Victor Crawford (SF), Alton Lucius (C) Joseph Rose, Jerry Sanders, Matt Gillett | |
| 08:20 | Ohio State | Clark Look loses the dribble to Victor Crawford | 59-60 |
| 07:57 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren makes the turnaround from close range | 59-62 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Clark Look (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Hubbert (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Steven Cowen (tired) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Delvecchio (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Hart (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Simmers (very tired) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Sjogren (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Victor Crawford (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Anderson (very tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Alton Lucius (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart is whistled for a carry | 59-62 |
| 07:31 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Erik Brown (SF), Joe Fields (PF), David Joseph (C) Steven Cowen, Robert Delvecchio, Joseph Hart | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (SG), Matt Gillett (C) Christopher Sjogren, Alton Lucius | |
| 07:13 | Villanova | Joseph Rose misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 59-62 |
| 07:11 | Villanova | Joseph Rose tips it but misses | 59-62 |
| 07:09 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Joe Fields | 59-62 |
| 06:52 | Ohio State | David Joseph misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left wing | 59-62 |
| 06:50 | Ohio State | Joe Fields grabs the offensive board | 59-62 |
| 06:28 | Ohio State | Clark Look misses long on an open driving attempt in the paint | 59-62 |
| 06:27 | Villanova | William Anderson grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 06:25 | Villanova | Joseph Rose throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres (PG), Kyle Smith (SF), Robert Delvecchio (PF), Joseph Hart (C) Clark Look, Erik Brown, Joe Fields, David Joseph | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren (SG), Jerry Sanders (SF), Alton Lucius (C) Joseph Rose, Victor Crawford, Matt Gillett | |
| 06:12 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres is fouled on the floor by Gregory Simmers - foul #3 on Gregory Simmers, team foul #8 | 59-62 |
| 06:12 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 06:12 | Villanova | The rebound goes to William Anderson | 59-62 |
| 05:55 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joseph Hart - foul #4 on Joseph Hart, team foul #5 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Erik Brown (SG), Steven Cowen (SF) Stanley Hubbert, Robert Delvecchio | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (SG) Alton Lucius | |
| 05:55 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 05:55 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Jerry Sanders - foul #3 on Jerry Sanders, team foul #9 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Joseph (C) Joseph Hart | |
| Subs | Villanova | Matt Gillett (C) Joseph Rose | |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 05:33 | Villanova | Raymundo Torres is called for the reach on Gregory Simmers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymundo Torres, team foul #6 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Derrick Judge (SG) Erik Brown | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 05:22 | Villanova | Matt Gillett misses the driving attempt near the basket | 61-64 |
| 05:21 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Derrick Judge and he's hacked by Gregory Simmers - foul #4 on Gregory Simmers, team foul #10 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio (PF) Kyle Smith | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres misses the free throw | 63-64 |
| 05:17 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| 04:57 | Villanova | Gregory Simmers misses the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-64 |
| 04:55 | Ohio State | David Joseph grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 04:50 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio is fouled in the backcourt by William Anderson - foul #4 on William Anderson, team foul #11 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clark Look (SG) Derrick Judge | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (SG), Victor Crawford (SF) Christopher Sjogren, Jerry Sanders | |
| 04:50 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 63-64 |
| 04:50 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:50 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:48 | Villanova | Clark Look steals the ball from Matt Gillett in the backcourt | 65-64 |
| 04:40 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left corner | 65-64 |
| 04:38 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio hits the follow up shot | 67-64 |
| 04:09 | Villanova | Joseph Rose blows the dunk | 67-64 |
| 04:07 | Ohio State | David Joseph gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| 04:01 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Steven Cowen | 70-64 |
| 03:42 | Villanova | Clark Look is called for the reach on Victor Crawford - foul #2 on Clark Look, team foul #7 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Erik Brown (PG), Derrick Judge (SG), Kyle Smith (SF), Joe Fields (PF), Joseph Hart (C) Raymundo Torres, Clark Look, Steven Cowen, Robert Delvecchio, David Joseph | |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren (SG), Jerry Sanders (SF) Joseph Rose, Matt Gillett | |
| 03:42 | Villanova | Victor Crawford misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 03:42 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart snags the defensive board | 70-64 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Erik Brown (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Derrick Judge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Fields (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Hart (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gregory Simmers (very tired) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Sjogren (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Sanders (tired) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Anderson (very tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Victor Crawford (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 03:39 | Ohio State | Gregory Simmers is called for the reach on Joseph Hart in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gregory Simmers, team foul #12 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clark Look (SG) Derrick Judge | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Rose (PG), Alton Lucius (C) Gregory Simmers, Victor Crawford | |
| 03:39 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 03:39 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 03:39 | Villanova | Alton Lucius gets the rebound | 71-64 |
| 03:13 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Hart - foul #5 on Joseph Hart, team foul #8 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Derrick Judge (SG) Joseph Hart | |
| Subs | Villanova | Victor Crawford (SF) Alton Lucius | |
| 03:13 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 03:13 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 03:13 | Ohio State | Erik Brown pulls down the rebound | 71-65 |
| 03:10 | Ohio State | Erik Brown is hacked by Joseph Rose in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Rose, team foul #13 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres (PG) Derrick Judge | |
| Subs | Villanova | Alton Lucius (C) Victor Crawford | |
| 03:10 | Ohio State | Erik Brown makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 03:10 | Ohio State | Erik Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 03:10 | Villanova | Alton Lucius grabs the defensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 02:59 | Villanova | Joseph Rose clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-65 |
| 02:58 | Ohio State | Clark Look grabs the board | 72-65 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Clark Look is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Rose - foul #3 on Joseph Rose, team foul #14 | 72-65 |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 72-65 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Clark Look makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Clark Look makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 02:54 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren is fouled in the backcourt by Clark Look - foul #3 on Clark Look, team foul #9 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Derrick Judge (SG), Steven Cowen (SF) Raymundo Torres, Clark Look | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ira Kane (PG) Alton Lucius | |
| 02:54 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 02:54 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Rose - foul #4 on Joseph Rose, team foul #15 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres (PG), David Joseph (C) Derrick Judge, Steven Cowen | |
| Subs | Villanova | Alton Lucius (C) Ira Kane | |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith misses the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 02:45 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-67 |
| 02:44 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren grabs the offensive rebound | 75-67 |
| 02:26 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-67 |
| 02:24 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres grabs the board | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 02:23 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres is hacked by Joseph Rose in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Rose, team foul #16 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ira Kane (PG), Victor Crawford (SF) Joseph Rose, Jerry Sanders | |
| 02:23 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 02:23 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 02:03 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ira Kane | 77-69 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Christopher Sjogren is called for the reach on Erik Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Sjogren, team foul #17 | 77-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clark Look (SG) Raymundo Torres | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Erik Brown makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Erik Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 01:48 | Villanova | Kyle Smith picks off the pass by Christopher Sjogren | 79-69 |
| 01:46 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Ira Kane - foul #1 on Ira Kane, team foul #18 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres (PG) Erik Brown | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Sanders (SF), Matt Gillett (C) Victor Crawford, Alton Lucius | |
| 01:46 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith misses the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 01:46 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 01:46 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren grabs the board | 79-69 |
| 01:43 | Villanova | Ira Kane's pass is intercepted by Kyle Smith in the backcourt | 79-69 |
| 01:41 | Ohio State | Joe Fields is hacked by William Anderson - foul #5 on William Anderson, team foul #19 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Victor Crawford (PF) William Anderson | |
| 01:41 | Ohio State | Joe Fields misses the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 01:41 | Ohio State | Joe Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 01:32 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Victor Crawford | 80-72 |
| 01:32 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 80-72 |
| 01:30 | Ohio State | Joe Fields is hacked by Ira Kane in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ira Kane, team foul #20 | 80-72 |
| 01:30 | Ohio State | Joe Fields makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 01:30 | Ohio State | Joe Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 01:14 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Sjogren | 82-74 |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | Clark Look is fouled in the backcourt by Ira Kane - foul #3 on Ira Kane, team foul #21 | 82-74 |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | Clark Look makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | Clark Look makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 01:11 | Villanova | Clark Look is called for the reach on Christopher Sjogren in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clark Look, team foul #10 | 84-74 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (SG), Steven Cowen (SF), Robert Delvecchio (PF) Clark Look, Kyle Smith, Joe Fields | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:11 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 01:11 | Villanova | Christopher Sjogren makes the 2nd free throw | 84-76 |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | David Joseph is hacked by Ira Kane in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ira Kane, team foul #22 | 84-76 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clark Look (SG), Kyle Smith (SF), Joe Fields (PF) Stanley Hubbert, Steven Cowen, Robert Delvecchio | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | David Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | David Joseph misses the 2nd free throw | 85-76 |
| 01:08 | Villanova | Victor Crawford pulls down the rebound | 85-76 |
| 00:50 | Villanova | Ira Kane hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 85-79 |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 85-79 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith is hacked by Ira Kane in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ira Kane, team foul #23 | 85-79 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Lesher (PG) Ira Kane | |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith makes the 1st free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:47 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders gets the rebound | 86-79 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:41 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders makes the wide open runner in the lane | 86-81 |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | Christopher Sjogren is called for the reach on Clark Look in the backcourt - foul #5 on Christopher Sjogren, team foul #24 | 86-81 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Alton Lucius (PF) Christopher Sjogren | |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | Clark Look misses the 1st free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | Clark Look misses the 2nd free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:38 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Matt Gillett | 86-81 |
| 00:34 | Villanova | Jerry Sanders loses the dribble to Kyle Smith in the backcourt | 86-81 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Clint Lesher is called for the reach on Clark Look - foul #1 on Clint Lesher, team foul #25 | 86-81 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Erik Brown (SG), Steven Cowen (SF) Raymundo Torres, Joe Fields | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Clark Look makes the 1st free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Clark Look makes the 2nd free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:28 | Villanova | Clint Lesher clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 88-81 |
| 00:27 | Villanova | Victor Crawford grabs the offensive rebound | 88-81 |
| 00:25 | Villanova | Clint Lesher hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 88-81 |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith gets the rebound | 88-81 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Clint Lesher - foul #2 on Clint Lesher, team foul #26 | 88-81 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres (PG), Joe Fields (PF) Erik Brown, Steven Cowen | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 88-81 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith makes the 1st free throw | 89-81 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 90-81 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Clint Lesher hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Victor Crawford | 90-84 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Clint Lesher is called for the reach on Clark Look in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clint Lesher, team foul #27 | 90-84 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Erik Brown (SG), Steven Cowen (SF) Raymundo Torres, Joe Fields | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Clark Look makes the 1st free throw | 91-84 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Clark Look makes the 2nd free throw | 92-84 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Clint Lesher comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 92-84 |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen snags the defensive board | 92-84 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Clark Look runs out the clock | 92-84 |