| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Pedersen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ye Tang (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Brown (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Moorefield (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Preston (fresh) PF - Harry Gilyard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Weaver (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | James Pedersen inbounds the ball | 25-35 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Willie Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 25-35 |
| 19:07 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ye Tang - foul #1 on Ye Tang, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| 19:07 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 19:07 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 18:38 | Ohio State | Ye Tang is fouled on the floor by Richard Preston - foul #3 on Richard Preston, team foul #1 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Johnson (C) Richard Preston | |
| 18:17 | Ohio State | Ye Tang is hacked by Harry Gilyard - foul #2 on Harry Gilyard, team foul #2 | 25-36 |
| 17:57 | Ohio State | Ye Tang is fouled on the floor by Paul Moorefield - foul #2 on Paul Moorefield, team foul #3 | 25-36 |
| 17:51 | Ohio State | Willie Brown hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Hank Sauceda | 27-36 |
| 17:22 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver misses the jumpshot from the right side | 27-36 |
| 17:20 | Ohio State | Willie Brown gets the rebound | 27-36 |
| 17:16 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda's pass is intercepted by Melvin Phillips in the backcourt | 27-36 |
| 17:14 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips blows the layup | 27-36 |
| 17:12 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ye Tang | 27-36 |
| 16:57 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 16:56 | West Virginia | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 16:36 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Moorefield | 27-38 |
| 16:17 | Ohio State | Melvin Phillips takes the ball from Hank Sauceda after a doubleteam | 27-38 |
| 15:51 | West Virginia | James Johnson scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Harry Gilyard | 27-40 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christian Timmerman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Pedersen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ye Tang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Moorefield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Weaver (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harry Gilyard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 27-40 |
| 15:25 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to James Pedersen | 27-40 |
| 15:00 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 27-40 |
| 14:58 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman misses the tip | 27-40 |
| 14:57 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 27-40 |
| 14:52 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-40 |
| 14:51 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver can't tip it in | 27-40 |
| 14:49 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard tips it in | 27-42 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:30 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda hits a jumper from the left wing set up by James Pedersen and he's hacked by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #4 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (SG), Christopher Gibbs (SF), James Moss (PF), Paul Pew (C) Christian Timmerman, James Pedersen, Ye Tang, Willie Brown | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG), Richard Preston (SF), Billy Bryant (PF) Paul Moorefield, Harry Gilyard, James Johnson | |
| 14:30 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda makes the free throw | 30-42 |
| 14:11 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence McClatcher | 30-45 |
| 13:55 | Ohio State | Richard Preston steals the ball from Hank Sauceda | 30-45 |
| 13:51 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Preston | 30-47 |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Edwin Roberts | 33-47 |
| 13:27 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Henry Weaver | 33-50 |
| 13:15 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Moss | 36-50 |
| 12:52 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Richard Preston | 36-53 |
| 12:48 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 36-53 |
| 12:46 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher grabs the board | 36-53 |
| 12:40 | West Virginia | Richard Preston is by himself and knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Melvin Phillips | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:20 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-55 |
| 12:19 | Ohio State | James Moss tips it in | 38-55 |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Lawrence McClatcher | 38-58 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Roberts (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Christopher Gibbs (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Moss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Pew (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Preston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Billy Bryant (fresh) C - Henry Weaver (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Ohio State | Paul Pew hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-58 |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 38-58 |
| 11:09 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-58 |
| 11:07 | Ohio State | Paul Pew gets the rebound | 38-58 |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | The pull-up jumper by Edwin Roberts is blocked by Henry Weaver | 38-58 |
| 10:58 | West Virginia | Richard Preston snags the defensive board | 38-58 |
| 10:37 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the contested fadeaway from the left wing set up by Lawrence McClatcher | 38-60 |
| 10:20 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-60 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Billy Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 38-60 |
| 09:50 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-60 |
| 09:48 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts snags the defensive board | 38-60 |
| 09:44 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Gibbs | 41-60 |
| 09:26 | West Virginia | Christopher Gibbs steps in front of the Henry Weaver pass | 41-60 |
| 09:23 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts banks in the layup set up by Christopher Gibbs | 43-60 |
| 09:17 | West Virginia | Christopher Gibbs is called for the reach on Richard Preston - foul #2 on Christopher Gibbs, team foul #2 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (SG), James Pedersen (SF), Ye Tang (PF), Willie Brown (C) Edwin Roberts, Christopher Gibbs, James Moss, Paul Pew | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield (SG), William Harned (SF), Harry Gilyard (PF), James Johnson (C) Lawrence McClatcher, Richard Preston, Billy Bryant, Henry Weaver | |
| 09:00 | West Virginia | James Johnson lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Melvin Phillips out of a doubleteam | 43-62 |
| 08:55 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-62 |
| 08:53 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard grabs the board | 43-62 |
| 08:38 | West Virginia | James Johnson's pass is intercepted by Christian Timmerman | 43-62 |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda blows the layup | 43-62 |
| 08:33 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield grabs the defensive rebound | 43-62 |
| 08:12 | West Virginia | James Johnson misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 43-62 |
| 08:10 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman pulls down the rebound | 43-62 |
| 07:52 | Ohio State | Willie Brown is fouled on the floor by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #5 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (PG) Melvin Phillips | |
| 07:31 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-62 |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | Ye Tang hits the follow up shot | 45-62 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (tiring) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Pedersen (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ye Tang (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Moorefield (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Harned (fresh) PF - Harry Gilyard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:08 | West Virginia | Christian Timmerman steps in front of the Lawrence McClatcher pass | 45-62 |
| 06:57 | Ohio State | Ye Tang misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 45-62 |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | William Harned gets the rebound | 45-62 |
| 06:37 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 45-62 |
| 06:36 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman grabs the defensive rebound | 45-62 |
| 06:16 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-62 |
| 06:14 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield grabs the board | 45-62 |
| 05:48 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-62 |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | William Harned hits the follow up shot | 45-64 |
| 05:34 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda can't connect on a floater from the left side | 45-64 |
| 05:33 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman can't tip it in | 45-64 |
| 05:32 | Ohio State | Willie Brown tips it back up and in | 47-64 |
| 05:32 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (SG) Hank Sauceda | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (PG), Richard Preston (SF), Henry Weaver (C) Lawrence McClatcher, William Harned, James Johnson | |
| 05:11 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Moorefield | 47-67 |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 47-67 |
| 04:49 | Ohio State | Willie Brown tips it but misses | 47-67 |
| 04:48 | Ohio State | Ye Tang tips it but misses | 47-67 |
| 04:46 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips snags the defensive board | 47-67 |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | Christian Timmerman is called for the reach on Melvin Phillips - foul #2 on Christian Timmerman, team foul #3 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Moss (SF) James Pedersen | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 04:15 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Harry Gilyard | 47-70 |
| 04:02 | Ohio State | Ye Tang makes the turnaround from close range set up by Edwin Roberts | 49-70 |
| 03:38 | West Virginia | Richard Preston is alone and drills a shot from the left wing | 49-72 |
| 03:25 | Ohio State | Richard Preston is called for the reach on Christian Timmerman - foul #4 on Richard Preston, team foul #6 | 49-72 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (PG), James Pedersen (SF), Paul Pew (C) Christian Timmerman, Ye Tang, Willie Brown | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG), James Johnson (C) Paul Moorefield, Harry Gilyard | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Pedersen (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Moss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Pew (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Preston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Henry Weaver (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - James Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-72 |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-72 |
| 02:47 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Paul Pew | 49-72 |
| 02:35 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-72 |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | James Pedersen grabs the offensive board | 49-72 |
| 02:24 | Ohio State | James Pedersen knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Pew | 51-72 |
| 02:00 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-72 |
| 01:58 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher grabs the offensive board | 51-72 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | Edwin Roberts steals it from James Johnson | 51-72 |
| 01:32 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda banks in the layup set up by Edwin Roberts | 53-72 |
| 01:07 | West Virginia | Richard Preston is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left corner | 53-72 |
| 01:06 | West Virginia | James Johnson tips it in | 53-74 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Preston - foul #5 on Richard Preston, team foul #7 | 53-74 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (SG), Ye Tang (PF), Willie Brown (C) Edwin Roberts, James Moss, Paul Pew | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield (SG), Harry Gilyard (PF) Lawrence McClatcher, Richard Preston | |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda misses the 1st free throw | 53-74 |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda makes the 2nd free throw | 54-74 |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda makes the 3rd free throw | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | James Johnson is denied on a dunk by Ye Tang | 55-74 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Willie Brown pulls down the rebound | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-74 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Willie Brown tips it home | 57-74 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips runs out the clock | 57-74 |