| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Sullivan (fresh) SG - Mike Raybon (fresh) SF - David Warne (fresh) PF - James Valley (fresh) C - Donald Mattia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ernest Hall (fresh) SG - Joseph Alcazar (fresh) SF - John Yarbro (fresh) PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) C - Joseph Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Willie Sullivan picks off the pass by Joseph Alcazar | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Purdue | Mike Raybon's floater is knocked away by Joseph Alcazar | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Purdue | James Valley pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by David Warne | 3-0 |
| 18:17 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Jones | 3-3 |
| 17:57 | Purdue | David Warne hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 17:55 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:33 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Warne - foul #1 on David Warne, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 17:33 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel misses the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:33 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:33 | Purdue | James Valley pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:21 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan connects on the jumper from the right side set up by David Warne | 5-3 |
| 17:03 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar clanks a runner near the basket | 5-3 |
| 17:02 | Purdue | Mike Raybon snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 16:37 | Purdue | Mike Raybon's pass is intercepted by Joseph Alcazar | 5-3 |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Mike Raybon - foul #1 on Mike Raybon, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Henry Giannini (SF) John Yarbro | |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:13 | Purdue | Joseph Alcazar is called for the reach on Willie Sullivan - foul #1 on Joseph Alcazar, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey (SG) Joseph Alcazar | |
| 16:05 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 15:46 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 8-5 |
| 15:45 | Purdue | James Valley grabs the board | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Mike Raybon (fresh) SF - David Warne (fairly fresh) PF - James Valley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Mattia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ernest Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Bailey (fresh) SF - Henry Giannini (fresh) PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) C - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Purdue | Mike Raybon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-5 |
| 15:40 | Purdue | Donald Mattia tips it back up and in | 10-5 |
| 15:19 | Ohio State | Mike Raybon is called for the reach on Ernest Hall - foul #2 on Mike Raybon, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo (PG), Billy Whitchurch (SG), Michael Smith (SF), Merlin Sears (PF), Micheal Poirier (C) Willie Sullivan, Mike Raybon, David Warne, James Valley, Donald Mattia | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar (SG), Warren Carnegie (PF), Jared Potter (C) Ernest Hall, Larry Frankel, Joseph Jones | |
| 14:52 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 14:51 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar gets the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 14:26 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Yarbro (SF), Larry Frankel (PF) Henry Giannini, Jared Potter | |
| 14:02 | Purdue | Billy Whitchurch loses the ball out of bounds | 10-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Sullivan (PG), Donald Mattia (C) Billy Whitchurch, Merlin Sears | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (PG), Joseph Jones (C) Gregory Bailey, Warren Carnegie | |
| 13:38 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones misses the easy layup | 10-5 |
| 13:36 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones can't tip it in | 10-5 |
| 13:34 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Jones | 10-5 |
| 13:16 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar is fouled on the floor by Marcos Arroyo - foul #1 on Marcos Arroyo, team foul #4 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Warne (SF), James Valley (PF) Michael Smith, Micheal Poirier | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey (SG) Joseph Alcazar | |
| 12:59 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Yarbro | 10-8 |
| 12:38 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 12:17 | Ohio State | John Yarbro can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 10-8 |
| 12:15 | Purdue | David Warne pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:10 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 12:09 | Ohio State | John Yarbro grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 11:43 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 10-8 |
| 11:41 | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Marcos Arroyo (fairly fresh) SF - David Warne (fresh) PF - James Valley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Mattia (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ernest Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Yarbro (fresh) PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) C - Joseph Jones (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Jones - foul #1 on Joseph Jones, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy Whitchurch (SG), Micheal Poirier (C) Willie Sullivan, Donald Mattia | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar (SG), Henry Giannini (SF) Ernest Hall, John Yarbro | |
| 11:36 | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 11:36 | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo misses the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 11:36 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| 11:13 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Frankel and he's hacked by Marcos Arroyo - foul #2 on Marcos Arroyo, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Leo Holmes (SG) Marcos Arroyo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie (C) Joseph Jones | |
| 11:13 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey misses the free throw | 11-10 |
| 11:13 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 10:55 | Purdue | Henry Giannini picks off the pass by James Valley | 11-10 |
| 10:27 | Ohio State | Billy Whitchurch is called for the reach on Gregory Bailey - foul #1 on Billy Whitchurch, team foul #6 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Sullivan (PG), Michael Smith (SF), Donald Mattia (C) Leo Holmes, David Warne, James Valley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (PG), John Yarbro (SF), Joseph Jones (C) Gregory Bailey, Henry Giannini, Larry Frankel | |
| 10:08 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Joseph Alcazar and the foul's on Billy Whitchurch - foul #2 on Billy Whitchurch, team foul #7 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Purdue | Leo Holmes (SG) Billy Whitchurch | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:08 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Donald Mattia misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Yarbro - foul #1 on John Yarbro, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Donald Mattia misses the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Donald Mattia makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 09:29 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 12-13 |
| 09:28 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones snags the offensive board | 12-13 |
| 09:03 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones's pass is intercepted by Michael Smith | 12-13 |
| 08:37 | Purdue | Donald Mattia drills a 3 from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 08:08 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones can't tip it in | 15-13 |
| 08:05 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Willie Sullivan | 15-13 |
| 07:51 | Purdue | Michael Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-13 |
| 07:50 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Joseph Jones | 15-13 |
| 07:21 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Yarbro | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Sullivan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Leo Holmes (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Smith (fresh) PF - Micheal Poirier (fairly fresh) C - Donald Mattia (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ernest Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Alcazar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Yarbro (fairly fresh) PF - Warren Carnegie (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-16 |
| 06:58 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier tips it in | 17-16 |
| 06:31 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Warren Carnegie | 17-19 |
| 06:26 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan buries a jumper from the baseline | 19-19 |
| 06:01 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Yarbro and he's fouled by Leo Holmes - foul #1 on Leo Holmes, team foul #8 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Warne (SF), James Valley (PF) Michael Smith, Micheal Poirier | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey (PG), Henry Giannini (SF), Larry Frankel (PF), Jared Potter (C) Ernest Hall, John Yarbro, Warren Carnegie, Joseph Jones | |
| 06:01 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar makes the free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:48 | Purdue | Leo Holmes is fouled on the floor by Joseph Alcazar - foul #2 on Joseph Alcazar, team foul #4 | 19-22 |
| 05:30 | Purdue | James Valley can't finish the layup | 19-22 |
| 05:29 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jared Potter | 19-22 |
| 05:07 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey misses the floater from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 05:05 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel gets the offensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 04:50 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Alcazar | 19-25 |
| 04:42 | Purdue | Donald Mattia loses the ball out of bounds | 19-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (PG) Joseph Alcazar | |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Jones (C) Jared Potter | |
| 04:03 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Smith (C) Donald Mattia | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:38 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel's pass is intercepted by Michael Smith | 19-25 |
| 03:27 | Purdue | Michael Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo (PG), Mike Raybon (SG), Micheal Poirier (C) Willie Sullivan, Leo Holmes, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:06 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey is hacked by James Valley - foul #1 on James Valley, team foul #9 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Yarbro (SF) Ernest Hall | |
| 03:06 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 03:06 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones gets the offensive rebound | 19-25 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Marcos Arroyo (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Mike Raybon (fresh) SF - David Warne (fresh) PF - James Valley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Micheal Poirier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gregory Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Henry Giannini (fresh) SF - John Yarbro (fresh) PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:44 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Gregory Bailey | 19-28 |
| 02:33 | Purdue | Mike Raybon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Henry Giannini - foul #1 on Henry Giannini, team foul #5 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Smith (SF), Merlin Sears (PF) David Warne, James Valley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar (SG) Henry Giannini | |
| 02:33 | Purdue | Mike Raybon makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 02:33 | Purdue | Mike Raybon makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 02:16 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-28 |
| 02:15 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Michael Smith | 21-28 |
| 02:09 | Purdue | Mike Raybon makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Merlin Sears | 23-28 |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel is hacked by Merlin Sears - foul #1 on Merlin Sears, team foul #10 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (PG), Warren Carnegie (C) Gregory Bailey, Joseph Jones | |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 01:44 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 01:30 | Purdue | Michael Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 23-28 |
| 01:28 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier gets the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 01:04 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Mike Raybon | 25-28 |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar hits a floater from the right side set up by Ernest Hall | 25-30 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Mike Raybon clanks a shot from the free throw line | 25-30 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Joseph Alcazar is called for the reach on Mike Raybon - foul #3 on Joseph Alcazar, team foul #6 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Sullivan (PG), David Warne (SF), James Valley (PF), Donald Mattia (C) Marcos Arroyo, Michael Smith, Merlin Sears, Micheal Poirier | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey (SG), Henry Giannini (SF), Joseph Jones (C) Joseph Alcazar, John Yarbro, Larry Frankel | |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-30 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 25-30 |