| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Mayer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Raymundo Torres (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Hubbert (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Cowen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Delvecchio (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen inbounds the ball | 42-21 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by James Hawkins - foul #1 on James Hawkins, team foul #1 | 42-21 |
| 19:39 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart makes the 1st free throw | 42-22 |
| 19:39 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 42-23 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | James Hawkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-23 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:06 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 42-23 |
| 19:04 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert tips it in | 42-25 |
| 18:43 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson travels with the ball | 42-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joe Fields (PF), David Joseph (C) Robert Delvecchio, Joseph Hart | |
| 18:20 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 42-25 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer pulls down the rebound | 42-25 |
| 18:13 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Fields - foul #1 on Joe Fields, team foul #1 | 42-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carter (C) James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:57 | Northwestern | Stanley Hubbert takes the ball from Steven Mayer | 42-25 |
| 17:40 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-25 |
| 17:39 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Thomas Hunt | 42-25 |
| 17:22 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 42-25 |
| 17:21 | Ohio State | David Joseph gets the rebound | 42-25 |
| 16:56 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-25 |
| 16:55 | Ohio State | David Joseph hits the follow up shot | 42-27 |
| 16:33 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-27 |
| 16:28 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), Lyle Carr (SG), Raymond Price (PF), James Hawkins (C) Darryl Daniels, Jonas Richardson, Thomas Hunt, James Carter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clark Look (SG), Robert Delvecchio (PF), Joseph Hart (C) Stanley Hubbert, Joe Fields, David Joseph | |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | John Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-27 |
| 16:10 | Northwestern | Raymond Price tips it in | 47-27 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 15:47 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-27 |
| 15:46 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer snags the defensive board | 47-27 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lyle Carr (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steven Mayer (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Raymundo Torres (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clark Look (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven Cowen (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Delvecchio (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Raymond Price knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Lyle Carr | 49-27 |
| 15:23 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres is called for traveling in the backcourt | 49-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF), James Carter (C) Steven Mayer, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Erik Brown (SG), Kyle Smith (SF) Raymundo Torres, Steven Cowen | |
| 15:03 | Northwestern | Erik Brown steals the ball from Lyle Carr | 49-27 |
| 14:58 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith misses the lay-in | 49-27 |
| 14:56 | Northwestern | James Carter grabs the board | 49-27 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Erik Brown is called for the reach on Lyle Carr in the backcourt - foul #3 on Erik Brown, team foul #2 | 49-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (SG), Thomas Hunt (PF) Lyle Carr, Raymond Price | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (SG) Clark Look | |
| 14:27 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft misses badly on the uncontested shot in the paint | 49-27 |
| 14:25 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart gets the rebound | 49-27 |
| 14:15 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-27 |
| 14:13 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio tips it in | 49-29 |
| 14:09 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson is hacked by Stanley Hubbert in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stanley Hubbert, team foul #3 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Raymond Price (PF), James Hawkins (C) John Brown, Thomas Hunt, James Carter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Derrick Judge (SG), David Joseph (C) Stanley Hubbert, Joseph Hart | |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-29 |
| 13:53 | Ohio State | David Joseph gets the rebound | 49-29 |
| 13:43 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-29 |
| 13:41 | Northwestern | James Hawkins snags the defensive board | 49-29 |
| 13:37 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels is fouled in the backcourt by Erik Brown - foul #4 on Erik Brown, team foul #4 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lyle Carr (SG), Steven Mayer (SF) Jonas Richardson, George Hutchcraft | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres (PG), Clark Look (SG), Steven Cowen (SF) Erik Brown, Derrick Judge, Kyle Smith | |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | Raymond Price hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Clark Look - foul #2 on Clark Look, team foul #5 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Hart (C) David Joseph | |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | Raymond Price makes the 1st free throw | 50-29 |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | Raymond Price misses the 2nd free throw | 50-29 |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-29 |
| 13:14 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Raymond Price is blocked by Joseph Hart | 50-29 |
| 13:12 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Steven Cowen | 50-29 |
| 12:54 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Raymundo Torres | 50-32 |
| 12:52 | Northwestern | Raymundo Torres steals it from Steven Mayer in the backcourt | 50-32 |
| 12:48 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres lays it in | 50-34 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels's pass is intercepted by Steven Cowen in the backcourt | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:37 | Ohio State | Clark Look misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-34 |
| 12:35 | Northwestern | Raymond Price pulls down the rebound | 50-34 |
| 12:25 | Northwestern | Raymond Price is alone and drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from James Hawkins | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:00 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres scores on a 3 from the left corner | 52-37 |
| 11:39 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by James Hawkins | 54-37 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lyle Carr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Mayer (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Price (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - James Hawkins (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Raymundo Torres (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clark Look (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven Cowen (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Delvecchio (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Hart (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-37 |
| 11:23 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio can't tip it in | 54-37 |
| 11:21 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels gets the rebound | 54-37 |
| 11:08 | Northwestern | Raymond Price is fouled on the floor by Robert Delvecchio - foul #3 on Robert Delvecchio, team foul #6 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), Jonas Richardson (SG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Thomas Hunt (PF), James Carter (C) Darryl Daniels, Lyle Carr, Steven Mayer, Raymond Price, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (SG), Kyle Smith (SF), Joe Fields (PF), David Joseph (C) Clark Look, Steven Cowen, Robert Delvecchio, Joseph Hart | |
| 10:52 | Northwestern | John Brown lays it up and in set up by George Hutchcraft | 56-37 |
| 10:36 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-40 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | James Carter lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by John Brown | 58-40 |
| 10:03 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith connects on the floater in the lane | 58-42 |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses long on an open floater from the right wing | 58-42 |
| 09:40 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert grabs the defensive rebound | 58-42 |
| 09:30 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Leland Bopp (SF) John Brown, George Hutchcraft | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steven Cowen (SF) Kyle Smith | |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | James Carter double dribbles | 58-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clark Look (PG), Joseph Hart (C) Raymundo Torres, David Joseph | |
| 08:56 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-42 |
| 08:55 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt gets the rebound | 58-42 |
| 08:37 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels blows the layup | 58-42 |
| 08:35 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert grabs the board | 58-42 |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lyle Carr (SG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Steven Mayer (C) Jonas Richardson, Leland Bopp, James Carter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Derrick Judge (SG), Robert Delvecchio (PF) Stanley Hubbert, Joe Fields | |
| 08:16 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels can't finish the layup | 58-42 |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft tips it in | 60-42 |
| 08:09 | Ohio State | Clark Look is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hunt - foul #2 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #2 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), Raymond Price (PF), James Hawkins (C) Darryl Daniels, George Hutchcraft, Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres (PG), Kyle Smith (PF), David Joseph (C) Clark Look, Robert Delvecchio, Joseph Hart | |
| 07:59 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-42 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr grabs the board | 60-42 |
| 07:55 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 60-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Erik Brown (PG) Raymundo Torres | |
| 07:32 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Erik Brown | 60-44 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lyle Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Mayer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - James Hawkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Erik Brown (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Derrick Judge (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Cowen (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kyle Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Joseph (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Price | 63-44 |
| 06:54 | Ohio State | David Joseph misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 63-44 |
| 06:53 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Smith | 63-44 |
| 06:42 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 63-46 |
| 06:39 | Northwestern | John Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Jonas Richardson (SG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Thomas Hunt (PF), James Carter (C) John Brown, Lyle Carr, Steven Mayer, Raymond Price, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (SG), Robert Delvecchio (PF), Joseph Hart (C) Derrick Judge, Kyle Smith, David Joseph | |
| 06:21 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Joseph Hart is denied by Thomas Hunt | 63-46 |
| 06:19 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft grabs the board | 63-46 |
| 06:12 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft misses long on a floater from the right side | 63-46 |
| 06:11 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen snags the defensive board | 63-46 |
| 05:58 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 63-46 |
| 05:56 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-46 |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 63-46 |
| 05:34 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft grabs the offensive rebound | 63-46 |
| 05:15 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-46 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern | James Carter tips it home | 65-46 |
| 04:52 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 65-48 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels is fouled in the backcourt by Erik Brown - foul #5 on Erik Brown, team foul #7 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (SF), Raymond Price (PF), James Hawkins (C) George Hutchcraft, Thomas Hunt, James Carter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clark Look (PG), Derrick Judge (SG), Kyle Smith (SF), Joe Fields (PF), David Joseph (C) Erik Brown, Stanley Hubbert, Steven Cowen, Robert Delvecchio, Joseph Hart | |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 04:30 | Ohio State | Jonas Richardson steps in front of the Derrick Judge pass | 67-48 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels's pass is intercepted by Kyle Smith in the backcourt | 67-48 |
| 04:22 | Ohio State | Clark Look is whistled for traveling | 67-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), Lyle Carr (SG), James Carter (C) Darryl Daniels, Jonas Richardson, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:01 | Northwestern | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-48 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to David Joseph | 67-48 |
| 03:54 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp is called for a backcourt violation | 67-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF) Leland Bopp | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres (PG) Clark Look | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lyle Carr (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Price (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - James Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Raymundo Torres (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derrick Judge (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kyle Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Fields (fairly fresh) C - David Joseph (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 67-51 |
| 03:22 | Ohio State | Joe Fields pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-51 |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | David Joseph's floater is tipped away by James Carter | 67-51 |
| 03:16 | Northwestern | Raymond Price pulls down the rebound | 67-51 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:41 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Raymond Price - foul #2 on Raymond Price, team foul #3 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (SF) George Hutchcraft | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (SG), Robert Delvecchio (PF), Joseph Hart (C) Derrick Judge, Joe Fields, David Joseph | |
| 02:41 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith makes the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 02:41 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | John Brown is whistled for a carry | 70-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (SG) Lyle Carr | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steven Cowen (SF) Kyle Smith | |
| 02:03 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio makes the driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on Malcolm Archer - foul #1 on Malcolm Archer, team foul #4 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clark Look (PG) Raymundo Torres | |
| 02:03 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio makes the free throw | 70-56 |
| 01:49 | Northwestern | Raymond Price misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 70-56 |
| 01:48 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp can't tip it in | 70-56 |
| 01:46 | Northwestern | Raymond Price can't tip it in | 70-56 |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | James Carter snags the offensive board | 70-56 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-56 |
| 01:33 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart gets the rebound | 70-56 |
| 01:28 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-59 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Raymond Price hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right wing | 70-59 |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio snags the defensive board | 70-59 |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Clark Look can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 70-59 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp grabs the board | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Malcolm Archer and he's fouled by Steven Cowen - foul #3 on Steven Cowen, team foul #8 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lyle Carr (SG) Malcolm Archer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres (PG) Clark Look | |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the free throw | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern 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 a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymundo Torres | 73-61 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | John Brown runs out the clock | 73-61 |