| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremiah Chase (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Cespedes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Vera (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers inbounds the ball | 36-40 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:46 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina double dribbles | 36-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG) Jeremiah Chase | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:27 | Ohio State | David Vera misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Nelson - foul #2 on Joseph Nelson, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (PG), Cecil Middlebrook (SG) James Clark, Ralph Cespedes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:27 | Ohio State | David Vera makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 19:27 | Ohio State | David Vera makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 19:04 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | James Smith gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 18:34 | Ohio State | James Smith loses the dribble to Joseph Nelson | 38-40 |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Joseph Nelson | 38-43 |
| 17:46 | Ohio State | James Smith misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-43 |
| 17:45 | Ohio State | David Vera tips it but misses | 38-43 |
| 17:43 | Cincinnati | David Anderson pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 17:26 | Cincinnati | David Anderson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-43 |
| 17:25 | Ohio State | David Vera grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 17:09 | Ohio State | James Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Nelson | 38-43 |
| 17:08 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | David Anderson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Glenn Williams | 38-46 |
| 16:39 | Ohio State | Wilfredo Molina swats the layup by David Vera | 38-46 |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Glenn Williams | 38-46 |
| 16:25 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson slams it home on a nice dish by Glenn Williams | 38-48 |
| 16:06 | Ohio State | James Smith makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Jeremiah Chase | 40-48 |
| 15:51 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 15:49 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Cecil Middlebrook | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremiah Chase (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Middlebrook (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rodney Hawkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Vera (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Heath Somers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Nelson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. C - Wilfredo Molina (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:26 | Ohio State | David Vera comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-48 |
| 15:24 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 15:06 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-48 |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to David Anderson | 40-48 |
| 14:37 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Nelson | 40-50 |
| 14:17 | Ohio State | David Vera knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeremiah Chase | 42-50 |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson can't throw it down but he's hacked by Cecil Middlebrook - foul #1 on Cecil Middlebrook, team foul #1 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), Ralph Cespedes (SG), James Shaffer (SF), Lance Lamberth (C) Jeremiah Chase, Cecil Middlebrook, Rodney Hawkins, James Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Bryan Schultz (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Patrick Hake (C) Glenn Williams, David Anderson, Heath Somers, Wilfredo Molina | |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | James Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 42-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina (C) Joseph Nelson | |
| 13:16 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Israel Zambrana, team foul #2 | 42-52 |
| 12:50 | Ohio State | Wilfredo Molina picks off the pass by Ralph Cespedes | 42-52 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina is hacked by James Clark - foul #1 on James Clark, team foul #2 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (PG) James Clark | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Heath Somers (SF) Wilfredo Molina | |
| 12:37 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-52 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers grabs the offensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz is hacked by Lance Lamberth - foul #2 on Lance Lamberth, team foul #3 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams (PG), David Anderson (SF) Charles Simon, Heath Somers | |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Chase is called for the reach on Glenn Williams - foul #2 on Jeremiah Chase, team foul #4 | 42-52 |
| 12:02 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by David Vera - foul #3 on David Vera, team foul #5 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SF) James Shaffer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:02 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 12:02 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 11:43 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 11:41 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana grabs the board | 42-54 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremiah Chase (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Cespedes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Vera (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lance Lamberth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bryan Schultz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Hake (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-54 |
| 11:20 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Rodney Hawkins | 42-54 |
| 11:05 | Ohio State | David Vera's layup is rejected by Israel Zambrana | 42-54 |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes tips it back up and in | 44-54 |
| 10:47 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake banks in the layup on a nice dish by Glenn Williams | 44-56 |
| 10:37 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 44-56 |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana grabs the board | 44-56 |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 44-56 |
| 10:15 | Ohio State | Lance Lamberth grabs the defensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 09:52 | Ohio State | Lance Lamberth misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Bryan Schultz - foul #1 on Bryan Schultz, team foul #3 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), James Shaffer (SF), James Smith (C) Jeremiah Chase, Rodney Hawkins, David Vera | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Heath Somers (SF), Joseph Nelson (PF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Bryan Schultz, Patrick Hake, Israel Zambrana | |
| 09:52 | Ohio State | Lance Lamberth makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 09:52 | Ohio State | Lance Lamberth makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 09:23 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Glenn Williams | 46-58 |
| 09:02 | Ohio State | James Smith blows the layup but the foul's on Wilfredo Molina - foul #2 on Wilfredo Molina, team foul #4 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (PG), Rodney Hawkins (SF), David Vera (PF) James Clark, James Shaffer, Lance Lamberth | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG) Glenn Williams | |
| 09:02 | Ohio State | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 09:02 | Ohio State | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 09:02 | Cincinnati | David Anderson gets the rebound | 47-58 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | David Anderson misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on David Vera - foul #4 on David Vera, team foul #6 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah (PF) David Vera | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | David Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | David Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 08:47 | Ohio State | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 47-59 |
| 08:18 | Ohio State | James Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Wilfredo Molina - foul #3 on Wilfredo Molina, team foul #5 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Shaffer (SF) Rodney Hawkins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana (PF) Joseph Nelson | |
| 08:18 | Ohio State | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 08:18 | Ohio State | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 08:00 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-59 |
| 07:58 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-59 |
| 07:37 | Ohio State | James Smith grabs the offensive board | 49-59 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremiah Chase (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Cespedes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Shaffer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ivan Zeanah (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilfredo Molina (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Ohio State | James Smith hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from James Shaffer | 51-59 |
| 06:52 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ivan Zeanah - foul #1 on Ivan Zeanah, team foul #7 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SF), David Vera (PF) James Shaffer, Ivan Zeanah | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams (PG), Bryan Schultz (SG), Joseph Nelson (PF) Charles Simon, David Anderson, Heath Somers | |
| 06:52 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina misses the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 06:52 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina misses the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 06:52 | Ohio State | David Vera gets the rebound | 51-59 |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake (C) Wilfredo Molina | |
| 06:09 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 51-61 |
| 05:51 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 05:39 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-61 |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 05:19 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-61 |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Israel Zambrana | 54-61 |
| 05:09 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Israel Zambrana | 54-64 |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | David Vera clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-64 |
| 04:50 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana pulls down the rebound | 54-64 |
| 04:45 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-64 |
| 04:43 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake tips it in | 54-66 |
| 04:22 | Ohio State | David Vera is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 54-66 |
| 04:21 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Glenn Williams | 54-66 |
| 04:21 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), Ivan Zeanah (C) Jeremiah Chase, James Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Anderson (SG), Heath Somers (SF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Bryan Schultz, Israel Zambrana, Patrick Hake | |
| 04:06 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from David Anderson | 54-69 |
| 03:47 | Ohio State | David Vera shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 54-69 |
| 03:46 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina grabs the board | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:34 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson's floater is tipped away by David Vera | 54-69 |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Wilfredo Molina | 54-69 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Clark (fresh) SG - Ralph Cespedes (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Vera (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Ivan Zeanah (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 8 ast. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Nelson (fresh) 18 pts. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | David Anderson is hacked by James Clark - foul #2 on James Clark, team foul #8 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (SG), James Shaffer (SF), Lance Lamberth (PF) Ralph Cespedes, Rodney Hawkins, David Vera | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Bryan Schultz (SG), Israel Zambrana (PF), Patrick Hake (C) Glenn Williams, Heath Somers, Joseph Nelson, Wilfredo Molina | |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | David Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | David Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-70 |
| 03:21 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ivan Zeanah | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:57 | Ohio State | Israel Zambrana takes the ball from Cecil Middlebrook | 54-70 |
| 02:42 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Charles Simon | 54-72 |
| 02:22 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook connects on the shot from the left side set up by Lance Lamberth | 56-72 |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 56-72 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | James Shaffer pulls down the rebound | 56-72 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:43 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by James Clark | 58-72 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Anderson | 58-75 |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | Israel Zambrana takes the ball from Ivan Zeanah | 58-75 |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | David Anderson is fouled on the floor by Ivan Zeanah - foul #2 on Ivan Zeanah, team foul #9 | 58-75 |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | David Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 58-76 |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | David Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-77 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:45 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Israel Zambrana - foul #2 on Israel Zambrana, team foul #6 | 58-77 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina (C) David Anderson | |
| 00:45 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah misses the 1st free throw | 58-77 |
| 00:45 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah misses the 2nd free throw | 58-77 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Patrick Hake | 58-77 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Ivan Zeanah blocks the jumper by Patrick Hake | 58-77 |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah grabs the defensive rebound | 58-77 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Lance Lamberth misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-77 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana grabs the defensive rebound | 58-77 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon runs out the clock | 58-77 |