| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Pedersen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ye Tang (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Brown (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Kyle Dollinger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael McCrady (fresh) SF - Alvin Perham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Edmondson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Alvin Perham inbounds the ball | 26-21 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | VMI | Michael McCrady lays it in and the foul's on Christian Timmerman - foul #2 on Christian Timmerman, team foul #1 | 26-23 |
| 19:45 | VMI | Michael McCrady makes the free throw | 26-24 |
| 19:22 | Ohio State | Willie Brown slams it home | 28-24 |
| 19:05 | VMI | Alvin Perham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 19:04 | Ohio State | Willie Brown grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 18:35 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda misses short on a shot from the left side | 28-24 |
| 18:34 | VMI | Jason Edmondson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 18:06 | VMI | Kyle Dollinger is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Kyle Dollinger, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| 18:04 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda is called for traveling in the backcourt | 28-24 |
| 17:47 | VMI | David Fox hits a jump hook from the baseline | 28-26 |
| 17:25 | Ohio State | Willie Brown scores on a runner in the lane set up by Ye Tang | 30-26 |
| 17:13 | VMI | Alvin Perham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-26 |
| 16:44 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 16:42 | VMI | Jason Edmondson gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 16:37 | VMI | Kyle Dollinger drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 16:14 | Ohio State | Ye Tang knocks in the jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Alvin Perham - foul #1 on Alvin Perham, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (SG), James Moss (SF), Paul Pew (C) Christian Timmerman, James Pedersen, Willie Brown | |
| Subs | VMI | James Steller (SG), Frederick Peeler (SF), Xing-Fu Chiou (C) Michael McCrady, Alvin Perham, Jason Edmondson | |
| 16:14 | Ohio State | Ye Tang makes the free throw | 33-29 |
| 15:51 | VMI | Kyle Dollinger can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 15:50 | Ohio State | Ye Tang pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Edwin Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Moss (fresh) PF - Ye Tang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Pew (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Kyle Dollinger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Steller (fresh) SF - Frederick Peeler (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Xing-Fu Chiou (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:29 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 33-29 |
| 15:27 | VMI | Frederick Peeler gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 15:06 | VMI | Frederick Peeler is fouled on the floor by James Moss - foul #1 on James Moss, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (PG), Willie Brown (C) Hank Sauceda, Ye Tang | |
| Subs | VMI | Ralph Kegley (SG), Jason Edmondson (C) James Steller, David Fox | |
| 14:55 | VMI | Frederick Peeler misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Christian Timmerman - foul #3 on Christian Timmerman, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Pedersen (SF) Paul Pew | |
| Subs | VMI | Daniel Brown (PG) Kyle Dollinger | |
| 14:55 | VMI | Frederick Peeler misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 14:55 | VMI | Frederick Peeler makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 14:40 | Ohio State | Willie Brown knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Edwin Roberts and he's fouled by Jason Edmondson - foul #3 on Jason Edmondson, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | VMI | Alvin Perham (SF) Frederick Peeler | |
| 14:40 | Ohio State | Willie Brown makes the free throw | 36-30 |
| 14:31 | VMI | Xing-Fu Chiou hits a floater from the right side | 36-32 |
| 14:02 | Ohio State | Willie Brown misses short on a jumper in the lane | 36-32 |
| 14:00 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 13:48 | Ohio State | Willie Brown connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by James Pedersen | 38-32 |
| 13:35 | VMI | Xing-Fu Chiou comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 38-32 |
| 13:34 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 13:11 | Ohio State | James Moss is called for 3 seconds | 38-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (PG), Christopher Gibbs (SF), Ye Tang (PF), Paul Pew (C) Edwin Roberts, James Pedersen, James Moss, Willie Brown | |
| Subs | VMI | Kyle Dollinger (PG), David Fox (PF) Daniel Brown, Xing-Fu Chiou | |
| 12:52 | VMI | Kyle Dollinger loses the dribble to Christopher Gibbs | 38-32 |
| 12:49 | Ohio State | Christopher Gibbs lays it in | 40-32 |
| 12:39 | VMI | Kyle Dollinger misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 12:37 | Ohio State | Paul Pew snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 12:15 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Christian Timmerman | 43-32 |
| 12:06 | VMI | Jason Edmondson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 12:05 | VMI | David Fox grabs the offensive board | 43-32 |
| 11:37 | VMI | Jason Edmondson is whistled for a carry | 43-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (SG), James Pedersen (SF), Willie Brown (C) Christian Timmerman, Christopher Gibbs, Paul Pew | |
| Subs | VMI | Michael McCrady (SG), Frederick Peeler (SF), Xing-Fu Chiou (C) Ralph Kegley, Alvin Perham, Jason Edmondson | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Edwin Roberts (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Pedersen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ye Tang (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Brown (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Kyle Dollinger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael McCrady (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frederick Peeler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Xing-Fu Chiou (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:08 | Ohio State | Willie Brown is fouled on the floor by Xing-Fu Chiou - foul #1 on Xing-Fu Chiou, team foul #4 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Moss (PF) Ye Tang | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 10:52 | Ohio State | James Pedersen travels with the ball | 43-32 |
| 10:35 | VMI | David Fox misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-32 |
| 10:34 | Ohio State | Willie Brown grabs the board | 43-32 |
| 10:05 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-32 |
| 10:03 | VMI | Frederick Peeler pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 09:46 | VMI | Kyle Dollinger can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Moss - foul #2 on James Moss, team foul #4 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (SG), Ye Tang (PF) Edwin Roberts, James Moss | |
| Subs | VMI | Alvin Perham (SF), Jason Edmondson (C) Frederick Peeler, Xing-Fu Chiou | |
| 09:46 | VMI | Kyle Dollinger makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 09:46 | VMI | Kyle Dollinger makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 09:28 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Kyle Dollinger - foul #3 on Kyle Dollinger, team foul #5 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | VMI | Ralph Kegley (SG) Michael McCrady | |
| 09:28 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 09:28 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 09:11 | VMI | David Fox comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 45-34 |
| 09:10 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Christian Timmerman | 45-34 |
| 08:43 | Ohio State | Willie Brown is hacked by Ralph Kegley - foul #4 on Ralph Kegley, team foul #6 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (SG), James Moss (SF), Paul Pew (C) Hank Sauceda, James Pedersen, Willie Brown | |
| Subs | VMI | Michael McCrady (SG), Xing-Fu Chiou (PF) Ralph Kegley, David Fox | |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | Ye Tang makes the runner from the baseline | 47-34 |
| 08:21 | VMI | Jason Edmondson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 08:19 | VMI | Jason Edmondson gets the offensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 07:59 | VMI | Kyle Dollinger makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-36 |
| 07:45 | Ohio State | Paul Pew scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by James Moss and he's hacked by Kyle Dollinger - foul #4 on Kyle Dollinger, team foul #7 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (PG) Edwin Roberts | |
| Subs | VMI | Daniel Brown (PG), Ralph Kegley (SG), David Fox (PF) Kyle Dollinger, Michael McCrady, Xing-Fu Chiou | |
| 07:45 | Ohio State | Paul Pew misses the free throw | 49-36 |
| 07:45 | VMI | Jason Edmondson gets the rebound | 49-36 |
| 07:28 | VMI | David Fox scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Brown | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (fresh) 18 pts. SG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Moss (fresh) PF - Ye Tang (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Pew (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Daniel Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ralph Kegley (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Alvin Perham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Fox (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Edmondson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:06 | Ohio State | Ye Tang connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Christian Timmerman | 51-39 |
| 06:52 | VMI | Daniel Brown misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 51-39 |
| 06:50 | VMI | David Fox can't tip it in | 51-39 |
| 06:49 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Moss | 51-39 |
| 06:30 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Moss | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:09 | VMI | Jason Edmondson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 06:07 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda pulls down the rebound | 53-39 |
| 05:47 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Moss | 56-39 |
| 05:35 | VMI | Paul Pew steals the ball from Daniel Brown | 56-39 |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Pedersen (SF), Willie Brown (C) James Moss, Paul Pew | |
| Subs | VMI | Kyle Dollinger (PG) Daniel Brown | |
| 05:06 | Ohio State | David Fox is called for the reach on Christian Timmerman - foul #2 on David Fox, team foul #8 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Moss (PF) Ye Tang | |
| Subs | VMI | Frederick Peeler (SF) Alvin Perham | |
| 05:06 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman makes the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 05:06 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman misses the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 05:06 | VMI | Jason Edmondson gets the rebound | 57-39 |
| 04:58 | VMI | David Fox comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 57-39 |
| 04:57 | VMI | Jason Edmondson tips it home | 57-41 |
| 04:32 | Ohio State | Kyle Dollinger is called for the reach on Christian Timmerman - foul #5 on Kyle Dollinger, team foul #9 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | VMI | Daniel Brown (PG), Michael McCrady (SG), Xing-Fu Chiou (PF), Michael Foster (C) Kyle Dollinger, Ralph Kegley, David Fox, Jason Edmondson | |
| 04:32 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman misses the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 04:32 | VMI | Michael Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 57-41 |
| 04:11 | VMI | Daniel Brown hits a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on James Pedersen - foul #2 on James Pedersen, team foul #5 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (SG), Ye Tang (PF) Christian Timmerman, James Moss | |
| Subs | VMI | David Fox (PF) Michael Foster | |
| 04:11 | VMI | Daniel Brown misses the free throw | 57-43 |
| 04:11 | VMI | Xing-Fu Chiou gets the offensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 04:05 | VMI | Willie Brown steps in front of the Xing-Fu Chiou pass | 57-43 |
| 03:40 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-43 |
| 03:39 | Ohio State | Ye Tang tips it in | 59-43 |
| 03:23 | VMI | Frederick Peeler travels with the ball | 59-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | VMI | Michael Foster (C) David Fox | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (fresh) 23 pts. SG - Edwin Roberts (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Pedersen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ye Tang (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Daniel Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael McCrady (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frederick Peeler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Xing-Fu Chiou (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Foster (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:59 | Ohio State | Willie Brown jams it | 61-43 |
| 02:45 | VMI | Michael McCrady comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-43 |
| 02:44 | Ohio State | Ye Tang pulls down the rebound | 61-43 |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | Ye Tang misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 61-43 |
| 02:26 | VMI | Frederick Peeler gets the rebound | 61-43 |
| 02:24 | VMI | Hank Sauceda is called for the reach on Daniel Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Hank Sauceda, team foul #6 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (SG), Christopher Gibbs (SF), James Moss (PF), Paul Pew (C) Edwin Roberts, James Pedersen, Ye Tang, Willie Brown | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 02:18 | VMI | Michael McCrady is fouled on the floor by Christian Timmerman - foul #4 on Christian Timmerman, team foul #7 | 61-43 |
| 02:18 | VMI | Michael McCrady misses the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 02:18 | Ohio State | James Moss snags the defensive board | 61-43 |
| 02:14 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Gibbs | 64-43 |
| 02:00 | VMI | Daniel Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael McCrady | 64-46 |
| 01:39 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-46 |
| 01:38 | VMI | Frederick Peeler grabs the board | 64-46 |
| 01:21 | VMI | Michael Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Pedersen (SF), Ye Tang (PF), Willie Brown (C) Christopher Gibbs, James Moss, Paul Pew | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda can't connect on a shot from the right block | 64-46 |
| 00:54 | VMI | Frederick Peeler grabs the defensive rebound | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | VMI | Daniel Brown misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-46 |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | James Pedersen grabs the board | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by James Pedersen and the foul's on Daniel Brown - foul #1 on Daniel Brown, team foul #10 | 66-46 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda makes the free throw | 67-46 |
| 00:18 | VMI | Xing-Fu Chiou misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by James Pedersen - foul #3 on James Pedersen, team foul #8 | 67-46 |
| 00:18 | VMI | Xing-Fu Chiou makes the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 00:18 | VMI | Xing-Fu Chiou makes the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda runs out the clock | 67-48 |