| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Gilbert (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Castro (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dustin Beresky (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Glenn Nickerson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Pat McElhany (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Beyers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - George Crenshaw (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Don Richardson can't finish the layup | 31-29 |
| 19:29 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 19:07 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky travels with the ball | 31-29 |
| 18:49 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Mario Castro - foul #2 on Mario Castro, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 18:49 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:49 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:30 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 18:29 | Indiana | Mario Castro grabs the offensive board | 31-31 |
| 18:16 | Indiana | Mario Castro misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 18:15 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson tips it home | 33-31 |
| 17:46 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer travels with the ball | 33-31 |
| 17:34 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 17:33 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Beresky | 33-31 |
| 17:14 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | Indiana | Alfred Macintyre (PF) Dustin Beresky | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG) Tyler Moorer | |
| 16:45 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany banks in the layup | 33-33 |
| 16:22 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson's floater is tipped away by George Crenshaw | 33-33 |
| 16:21 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 16:01 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Mario Castro - foul #3 on Mario Castro, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (PG), Curtis Grubb (SG), Dustin Beresky (PF) Robert Gilbert, Dikembe Akre, Glenn Nickerson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer (SG) Don Richardson | |
| 16:01 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 16:01 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 16:01 | Indiana | Alfred Macintyre grabs the board | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Ivan Zahl (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Curtis Grubb (fresh) SF - Mario Castro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dustin Beresky (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Alfred Macintyre (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Pat McElhany (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Matthew Beyers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - George Crenshaw (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Indiana | Tyler Moorer steps in front of the Mario Castro pass | 33-33 |
| 15:24 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones is fouled on the floor by Ivan Zahl - foul #2 on Ivan Zahl, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Fountain (SG) Pat McElhany | |
| 15:07 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right block | 33-33 |
| 15:05 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers tips it home | 33-35 |
| 14:45 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 14:21 | Ohio State | Ivan Zahl steals the ball from John Fountain | 35-35 |
| 14:18 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl hits the finger roll | 37-35 |
| 13:59 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 37-35 |
| 13:58 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer hits the follow up shot | 37-37 |
| 13:42 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 13:41 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 13:21 | Ohio State | John Fountain is hacked by Mario Castro - foul #4 on Mario Castro, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (PG), Dikembe Akre (SF), Paul Stovall (PF), Glenn Nickerson (C) Curtis Grubb, Mario Castro, Dustin Beresky, Alfred Macintyre | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), Pat McElhany (SF), Michael Hart (PF) Patrick Jones, Tyler Moorer, Matthew Beyers | |
| 13:00 | Ohio State | Glenn Nickerson is called for the reach on George Crenshaw - foul #1 on Glenn Nickerson, team foul #5 | 37-37 |
| 12:39 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Indiana | Mario Castro (SF) Ivan Zahl | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer (SG) John Fountain | |
| 12:21 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson loses the ball out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers (PF) George Crenshaw | |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | Michael Hart misses long on a jumper from close range | 37-37 |
| 12:01 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Dikembe Akre | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Gilbert (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Castro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Paul Stovall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Nickerson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Pat McElhany (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Matthew Beyers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Hart (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:55 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Gilbert | 39-37 |
| 11:28 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Don Richardson | 39-39 |
| 11:03 | Indiana | Tyler Moorer is called for the reach on Dikembe Akre - foul #2 on Tyler Moorer, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (SG), Dustin Beresky (PF) Mario Castro, Paul Stovall | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG), George Crenshaw (C) Tyler Moorer, Matthew Beyers | |
| 10:47 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Gilbert | 42-39 |
| 10:31 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw makes the floater from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 10:10 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ivan Zahl | 44-41 |
| 09:43 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 09:41 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany tips it in | 44-43 |
| 09:25 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 09:24 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 09:17 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Indiana | Curtis Grubb (SG), Mario Castro (SF), Alfred Macintyre (C) Robert Gilbert, Dikembe Akre, Glenn Nickerson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Fountain (SG), Matthew Beyers (PF) Don Richardson, Michael Hart | |
| 08:59 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky hits the finger roll | 46-43 |
| 08:32 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers is fouled on the floor by Dustin Beresky - foul #1 on Dustin Beresky, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Fowler (PG), Tyler Moorer (SF) Patrick Jones, Pat McElhany | |
| 08:18 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Fowler | 46-45 |
| 07:55 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Ivan Zahl (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Curtis Grubb (fresh) SF - Mario Castro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Dustin Beresky (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Alfred Macintyre (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kevin Fowler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Fountain (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Beyers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - George Crenshaw (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Ohio State | John Fountain is fouled on the floor by Curtis Grubb - foul #1 on Curtis Grubb, team foul #7 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (PG), Dikembe Akre (SG), Glenn Nickerson (C) Ivan Zahl, Curtis Grubb, Dustin Beresky | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), Michael Hart (C) Kevin Fowler, George Crenshaw | |
| 07:39 | Ohio State | John Fountain makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 07:39 | Ohio State | John Fountain misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 07:39 | Ohio State | Michael Hart gets the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 07:20 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 07:18 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Alfred Macintyre | 48-46 |
| 06:56 | Indiana | Mario Castro hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Gilbert | 51-46 |
| 06:31 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (SG), Paul Stovall (PF) Mario Castro, Alfred Macintyre | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG), Pat McElhany (SF) John Fountain, Tyler Moorer | |
| 06:19 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Gilbert | 54-46 |
| 06:03 | Ohio State | Michael Hart clanks a shot from the right side | 54-46 |
| 06:01 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 05:56 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany misses short on a runner in the lane | 54-46 |
| 05:33 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers tips it home | 54-48 |
| 05:12 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Hart | 54-48 |
| 05:10 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 04:44 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Pat McElhany, team foul #2 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Indiana | Mario Castro (SF), Dustin Beresky (PF), Alfred Macintyre (C) Robert Gilbert, Paul Stovall, Glenn Nickerson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Fountain (SG), Tyler Moorer (SF), George Crenshaw (C) Don Richardson, Pat McElhany, Matthew Beyers | |
| 04:36 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl double dribbles | 54-48 |
| 04:13 | Ohio State | Michael Hart scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from George Crenshaw | 54-50 |
| 03:53 | Indiana | Alfred Macintyre loses the dribble to Patrick Jones | 54-50 |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones hits the finger roll | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Ivan Zahl (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dikembe Akre (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Castro (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Dustin Beresky (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Alfred Macintyre (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Fountain (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - George Crenshaw (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ivan Zahl | 57-52 |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | Michael Hart hits a runner from close range and he's fouled by Dustin Beresky - foul #2 on Dustin Beresky, team foul #8 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (PG), Curtis Grubb (SG) Ivan Zahl, Dikembe Akre | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG) Patrick Jones | |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | Michael Hart makes the free throw | 57-55 |
| 02:55 | Indiana | Alfred Macintyre knocks in the runner from the right block | 59-55 |
| 02:55 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Akre (SG), Glenn Nickerson (C) Curtis Grubb, Alfred Macintyre | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG), Matthew Beyers (PF) John Fountain, Michael Hart | |
| 02:26 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers blows the dunk | 59-55 |
| 02:24 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer tips it home | 59-57 |
| 02:04 | Indiana | George Crenshaw denies the turnaround by Dustin Beresky | 59-57 |
| 02:03 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson misses the tip | 59-57 |
| 02:01 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 01:55 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 59-57 |
| 01:53 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Mario Castro | 59-57 |
| 01:35 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-57 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Pat McElhany (SF) Patrick Jones | |
| 01:11 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-57 |
| 01:09 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 00:51 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Tyler Moorer - foul #3 on Tyler Moorer, team foul #3 | 59-57 |
| 00:51 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:51 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers banks in the layup set up by George Crenshaw | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky is fouled in the backcourt by Don Richardson - foul #3 on Don Richardson, team foul #4 | 61-59 |
| 00:35 | Indiana | Tyler Moorer is called for the reach on Dikembe Akre - foul #4 on Tyler Moorer, team foul #5 | 61-59 |
| 00:34 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre is fouled on the floor by Pat McElhany - foul #3 on Pat McElhany, team foul #6 | 61-59 |
| 00:32 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky is hacked by Matthew Beyers - foul #2 on Matthew Beyers, team foul #7 | 61-59 |
| 00:32 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:32 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-59 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers hits the follow up shot | 63-61 |
| 00:25 | Indiana | Tyler Moorer is called for the reach on Dikembe Akre in the backcourt - foul #5 on Tyler Moorer, team foul #8 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG) Tyler Moorer | |
| 00:25 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:25 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Don Richardson travels with the ball | 65-61 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (PG) Robert Gilbert | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:19 | Indiana | Don Richardson is called for the reach on Dustin Beresky in the backcourt - foul #4 on Don Richardson, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| 00:19 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:19 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Don Richardson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 00:11 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson gets the rebound | 66-61 |
| 00:10 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson is fouled in the backcourt by Don Richardson - foul #5 on Don Richardson, team foul #10 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (PG) Mario Castro | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Fountain (SG) Don Richardson | |
| 00:10 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:10 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | John Fountain drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from George Crenshaw | 66-64 |
| 00:03 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre is hacked by Patrick Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Jones, team foul #11 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Indiana | Mario Castro (SF) Ivan Zahl | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:03 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:03 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | John Fountain misses the halfcourt shot | 68-64 |