| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Pat McElhany (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Matthew Beyers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - George Crenshaw (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache inbounds the ball | 34-19 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | Matthew Beyers swats the dunk try by Jon Thomas | 34-19 |
| 19:30 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Pat McElhany | 34-19 |
| 19:25 | Ohio State | Wayne Willis is called for the reach on Tyler Moorer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wayne Willis, team foul #1 | 34-19 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from close range | 34-19 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas snags the defensive board | 34-19 |
| 18:57 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-19 |
| 18:56 | Ohio State | Don Richardson pulls down the rebound | 34-19 |
| 18:27 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers's pass is intercepted by Wayne Willis | 34-19 |
| 18:23 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis misses the easy layup | 34-19 |
| 18:21 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Matthew Beyers | 34-19 |
| 17:59 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Jon Thomas - foul #2 on Jon Thomas, team foul #2 | 34-19 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (PG), John Fountain (SG) Don Richardson, Tyler Moorer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SF), Joel Davey (PF), David Cork (C) Ronald Bastarache, Daniel Rhodes, Jon Thomas | |
| 17:59 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers makes the 1st free throw | 35-19 |
| 17:59 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers misses the 2nd free throw | 35-19 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | Joel Davey gets the rebound | 35-19 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | Pat McElhany steps in front of the Scott Drees pass | 35-19 |
| 17:47 | Ohio State | John Fountain throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-19 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG) Joshua Glover, Wayne Willis | |
| 17:35 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-19 |
| 17:33 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 35-19 |
| 17:20 | Ohio State | David Cork is called for the reach on George Crenshaw - foul #1 on David Cork, team foul #3 | 35-19 |
| 17:01 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Jones | 37-19 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern | George Crenshaw denies the turnaround by Joel Davey | 37-19 |
| 16:39 | Northwestern | David Cork tips it home | 37-21 |
| 16:18 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by John Fountain | 39-21 |
| 16:14 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung hits a shot from the free throw line | 39-23 |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 39-23 |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to David Cork | 39-23 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Patrick Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Fountain (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Pat McElhany (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Beyers (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - George Crenshaw (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Drees (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joel Davey (fairly fresh) C - David Cork (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 39-23 |
| 15:47 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones pulls down the rebound | 39-23 |
| 15:28 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany is open and buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from John Fountain | 41-23 |
| 15:22 | Northwestern | Joel Davey comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 41-23 |
| 15:21 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones gets the rebound | 41-23 |
| 15:03 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Patrick Jones | 43-23 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:48 | Northwestern | Pat McElhany steps in front of the Scott Drees pass | 43-23 |
| 14:45 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany lays it in | 45-23 |
| 14:34 | Northwestern | Matthew Beyers is called for the reach on Joel Davey - foul #3 on Matthew Beyers, team foul #1 | 45-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), Tyler Moorer (SG), Michael Hart (PF) Patrick Jones, John Fountain, Matthew Beyers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Wayne Willis (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Daniel Rhodes (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Leonard Chung, Ernest Thomas, Scott Drees, Joel Davey, David Cork | |
| 14:26 | Northwestern | Don Richardson is called for the reach on Joshua Glover - foul #3 on Don Richardson, team foul #2 | 45-23 |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-26 |
| 14:07 | Ohio State | Don Richardson is hacked by Wayne Willis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wayne Willis, team foul #4 | 45-26 |
| 13:52 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Don Richardson | 47-26 |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-26 |
| 13:47 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Hart | 47-26 |
| 13:26 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer is whistled for traveling | 47-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers (PF) George Crenshaw | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas banks in the layup and he's fouled by Michael Hart - foul #2 on Michael Hart, team foul #3 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG) Pat McElhany | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas makes the free throw | 47-29 |
| 12:58 | Ohio State | Michael Hart misses the dunk attempt | 47-29 |
| 12:57 | Ohio State | Don Richardson hits the follow up shot | 49-29 |
| 12:51 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-29 |
| 12:50 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Bastarache | 49-29 |
| 12:45 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Tyler Moorer - foul #2 on Tyler Moorer, team foul #4 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Fowler (PG) Don Richardson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Longwell (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Daniel Rhodes, Jon Thomas | |
| 12:45 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 1st free throw | 49-30 |
| 12:45 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses the 2nd free throw | 49-30 |
| 12:45 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers snags the defensive board | 49-30 |
| 12:21 | Ohio State | Joshua Glover picks off the pass by Tyler Moorer | 49-30 |
| 12:18 | Northwestern | John Longwell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joshua Glover | 49-32 |
| 11:55 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Kevin Fowler | 51-32 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kevin Fowler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Beyers (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wayne Willis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Longwell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Stalvey (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-35 |
| 11:26 | Ohio State | Michael Hart connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 53-35 |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis hits a 3 from straight away | 53-38 |
| 10:46 | Ohio State | Michael Hart is open and scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Tyler Moorer and he's hacked by Andrew Stalvey - foul #1 on Andrew Stalvey, team foul #5 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), John Fountain (SG), George Crenshaw (C) Kevin Fowler, Patrick Jones, Matthew Beyers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG), Scott Drees (SF), Daniel Rhodes (PF), Joel Davey (C) Joshua Glover, Wayne Willis, Ronald Bastarache, John Longwell, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 10:46 | Ohio State | Michael Hart misses the free throw | 55-38 |
| 10:46 | Northwestern | Joel Davey snags the defensive board | 55-38 |
| 10:26 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes blows the layup but he's hacked by George Crenshaw - foul #1 on George Crenshaw, team foul #5 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Pat McElhany (SF), Matthew Beyers (PF) Tyler Moorer, Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jon Thomas (C) Ernest Thomas | |
| 10:26 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 10:26 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 10:22 | Ohio State | Joel Davey picks off the pass by Pat McElhany in the backcourt | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | Joel Davey is hacked by Matthew Beyers - foul #4 on Matthew Beyers, team foul #6 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hart (PF) Matthew Beyers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | Scott Drees can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-40 |
| 09:54 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes gets the offensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 09:42 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung's floater is knocked away by George Crenshaw | 55-40 |
| 09:40 | Ohio State | John Fountain pulls down the rebound | 55-40 |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw connects on the open runner from the baseline on a great pass from Don Richardson | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:59 | Northwestern | Michael Hart denies the turnaround by Leonard Chung | 57-40 |
| 08:58 | Northwestern | Scott Drees tips it back up and in | 57-42 |
| 08:40 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left block | 57-42 |
| 08:38 | Ohio State | Don Richardson tips it in | 59-42 |
| 08:34 | Northwestern | Scott Drees is fouled on the floor by John Fountain - foul #1 on John Fountain, team foul #7 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Fowler (PG), Tyler Moorer (SG) Don Richardson, John Fountain | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Wayne Willis (SG), John Longwell (PF), David Cork (C) Leonard Chung, Joel Davey, Daniel Rhodes, Jon Thomas | |
| 08:34 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw gets the rebound | 59-42 |
| 08:10 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany hits a floater from the free throw line | 61-42 |
| 08:06 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by David Cork | 61-44 |
| 07:49 | Ohio State | Michael Hart misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-44 |
| 07:48 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer grabs the offensive board | 61-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kevin Fowler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Pat McElhany (tired) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Hart (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - George Crenshaw (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - Scott Drees (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Longwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Cork (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Ohio State | Kevin Fowler is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by George Crenshaw | 64-44 |
| 07:22 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Glover | 64-47 |
| 07:18 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer is hacked by Wayne Willis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wayne Willis, team foul #6 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), Patrick Jones (SG), Matthew Beyers (PF) Kevin Fowler, Pat McElhany, Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Daniel Rhodes (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Joshua Glover, Scott Drees, John Longwell, David Cork | |
| 06:49 | Ohio State | Don Richardson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-47 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Matthew Beyers - foul #5 on Matthew Beyers, team foul #8 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hart (PF) Matthew Beyers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Joel Davey (C) Wayne Willis, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 06:15 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-49 |
| 06:13 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache pulls down the rebound | 67-49 |
| 06:09 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Fountain (SG) Patrick Jones | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), David Cork (C) Leonard Chung, Daniel Rhodes | |
| 05:59 | Ohio State | John Fountain is called for 10 seconds | 67-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Willis (SG) Ronald Bastarache | |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-52 |
| 05:25 | Ohio State | Don Richardson can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 67-52 |
| 05:24 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-52 |
| 05:03 | Ohio State | Michael Hart misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joel Davey - foul #3 on Joel Davey, team foul #7 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Fowler (PG), Patrick Jones (SG), Pat McElhany (SF) Don Richardson, John Fountain, Tyler Moorer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF), Daniel Rhodes (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Ernest Thomas, Joel Davey, David Cork | |
| 05:03 | Ohio State | Michael Hart makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 05:03 | Ohio State | Michael Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 04:53 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Hart - foul #3 on Michael Hart, team foul #9 | 69-52 |
| 04:53 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 04:53 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 04:28 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw is fouled on the floor by Jon Thomas - foul #3 on Jon Thomas, team foul #8 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG) Joshua Glover | |
| 04:28 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw misses the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas snags the defensive board | 69-54 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ronald Bastarache | 69-57 |
| 04:05 | Ohio State | Michael Hart misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 69-57 |
| 04:03 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany tips it back up and in | 71-57 |
| 03:48 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-57 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Willis | 71-57 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kevin Fowler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SF - Pat McElhany (tired) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Hart (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - George Crenshaw (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Willis (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Rhodes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis is fouled on the floor by George Crenshaw - foul #2 on George Crenshaw, team foul #10 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), John Fountain (SG), Tyler Moorer (SF) Kevin Fowler, Patrick Jones, Pat McElhany | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), John Longwell (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Leonard Chung, Daniel Rhodes, Jon Thomas | |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 03:38 | Ohio State | Michael Hart snags the defensive board | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Ohio State | Andrew Stalvey swats the layup by George Crenshaw | 71-58 |
| 03:14 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer grabs the offensive board | 71-58 |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | Joshua Glover steals it from Michael Hart | 71-58 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover lays it in | 71-60 |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | Michael Hart drills a jump hook in the paint | 73-60 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis misses the shot from the free throw line | 73-60 |
| 02:18 | Northwestern | John Longwell tips it in | 73-62 |
| 02:16 | Ohio State | John Fountain is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Willis - foul #5 on Wayne Willis, team foul #9 | 73-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Pat McElhany (SF) Tyler Moorer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG), Scott Drees (SF), Daniel Rhodes (PF), Joel Davey (C) Joshua Glover, Wayne Willis, Ronald Bastarache, John Longwell, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 02:16 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-62 |
| 02:16 | Ohio State | John Fountain makes the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 02:16 | Ohio State | John Fountain makes the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| 02:04 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 75-62 |
| 02:03 | Ohio State | John Fountain pulls down the rebound | 75-62 |
| 01:40 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw buries a floater in the paint set up by Pat McElhany | 77-62 |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | Scott Drees makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-65 |
| 01:00 | Ohio State | Michael Hart lays it in on a great pass from Don Richardson | 79-65 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes's pass is intercepted by George Crenshaw | 79-65 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Scott Drees is called for the reach on Don Richardson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Drees, team foul #10 | 79-65 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer (SG) John Fountain | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Cork (C) Daniel Rhodes | |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Don Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 80-65 |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Don Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 81-65 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung is whistled for traveling | 81-65 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw's layup is rejected by David Cork | 81-65 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 81-65 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Joel Davey scores on a jump hook in the paint | 81-67 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Don Richardson runs out the clock | 81-67 |