| Lineup | TCU | PG - Joseph Covington (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Morrison (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Millican (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Regis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Marty Nebel (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kevin Leland (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Neff (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | James Neff inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Covington - foul #1 on Joseph Covington, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 19:20 | TCU | Larry Lapine steps in front of the John Regis pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 27-31 |
| 19:01 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 19:00 | TCU | The rebound goes to John Regis | 27-31 |
| 18:33 | TCU | James Morrison loses the dribble to Eugene Boyes | 27-31 |
| 18:18 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller travels with the ball | 27-31 |
| 17:59 | TCU | William Millican clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-31 |
| 17:58 | TCU | Marty Nebel misses the tip | 27-31 |
| 17:57 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Thomas Miller | 27-31 |
| 17:43 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 17:24 | TCU | William Millican misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-33 |
| 17:22 | TCU | James Morrison gets the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 17:00 | TCU | James Morrison misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-33 |
| 16:58 | TCU | James Morrison hits the follow up shot | 29-33 |
| 16:44 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine jams it | 29-35 |
| 16:24 | TCU | James Morrison is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-35 |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 16:11 | Ohio State | James Neff clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 16:09 | TCU | James Morrison snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 15:47 | TCU | William Millican buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-35 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Joseph Covington (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Morrison (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Millican (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Regis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Marty Nebel (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kevin Leland (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Boyes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Neff (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Larry Lapine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland clanks a shot from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 15:31 | TCU | John Regis pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 15:02 | TCU | James Morrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | TCU | Willie Cowart (PG), Jonathan Cook (SG), William Bailey (SF), Terry Maxfield (PF), Mike Umstead (C) Joseph Covington, James Morrison, William Millican, John Regis, Marty Nebel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Kenneth Wilkerson (SF), Walter Harper (PF), Randy Correll (C) Kevin Leland, James Neff, Larry Lapine, Thomas Miller | |
| 14:36 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 14:22 | TCU | Willie Cowart clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Randy Correll - foul #1 on Randy Correll, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| 14:22 | TCU | Willie Cowart misses the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 14:22 | TCU | Willie Cowart misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 14:22 | Ohio State | Randy Correll grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 14:13 | Ohio State | Randy Correll makes the floater from just outside the lane | 32-40 |
| 13:54 | TCU | Mike Umstead is fouled on the floor by Randy Correll - foul #2 on Randy Correll, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | TCU | Joseph Covington (PG), James Morrison (SG) Willie Cowart, Jonathan Cook | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Neff (SF) Eugene Boyes | |
| 13:31 | TCU | James Morrison shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 13:30 | Ohio State | Walter Harper grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 13:26 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 13:25 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson grabs the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 13:15 | Ohio State | Walter Harper buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from James Neff | 32-42 |
| 12:53 | TCU | James Morrison misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-42 |
| 12:51 | Ohio State | Randy Correll grabs the board | 32-42 |
| 12:31 | Ohio State | James Morrison steals the ball from Kenneth Wilkerson | 32-42 |
| 12:02 | TCU | Joseph Covington misses the jumper from the right side | 32-42 |
| 12:01 | Ohio State | Walter Harper snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| 11:48 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Taylor | 32-45 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Joseph Covington (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Morrison (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Bailey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Terry Maxfield (fairly fresh) C - Mike Umstead (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gary Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Wilkerson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Neff (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Walter Harper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Correll (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | TCU | Joseph Covington can't throw it down | 32-45 |
| 11:29 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson pulls down the rebound | 32-45 |
| 11:07 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Wilkerson | 32-48 |
| 10:50 | TCU | James Morrison shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Randy Correll - foul #3 on Randy Correll, team foul #3 | 32-48 |
| Subs | TCU | Willie Cowart (PG), William Millican (SF), John Regis (PF), Marty Nebel (C) Joseph Covington, William Bailey, Terry Maxfield, Mike Umstead | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Leland (PG), Eugene Boyes (SG), Larry Lapine (PF), Thomas Miller (C) Gary Taylor, Kenneth Wilkerson, Walter Harper, Randy Correll | |
| 10:50 | TCU | James Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 10:50 | TCU | James Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes can't connect on a 3 from straight away but he's hacked by James Morrison - foul #1 on James Morrison, team foul #2 | 34-48 |
| Subs | TCU | Jonathan Cook (SG) James Morrison | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes misses the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes makes the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes misses the 3rd free throw | 34-49 |
| 10:38 | TCU | John Regis snags the defensive board | 34-49 |
| 10:20 | TCU | Larry Lapine is called for the reach on Willie Cowart - foul #1 on Larry Lapine, team foul #4 | 34-49 |
| 10:12 | TCU | Willie Cowart can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-49 |
| 10:10 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller grabs the board | 34-49 |
| 09:45 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-49 |
| 09:43 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller hits the follow up shot | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:25 | TCU | William Millican is fouled on the floor by James Neff - foul #3 on James Neff, team foul #5 | 34-51 |
| Subs | TCU | Joseph Covington (PG), James Morrison (SG) Willie Cowart, Jonathan Cook | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:07 | TCU | Joseph Covington is hacked by James Neff - foul #4 on James Neff, team foul #6 | 34-51 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson (SF) James Neff | |
| 09:02 | TCU | John Regis can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 34-51 |
| 09:01 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland snags the defensive board | 34-51 |
| 08:38 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller lays it in | 34-53 |
| 08:22 | TCU | Kenneth Wilkerson steals it from William Millican | 34-53 |
| 08:10 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine loses the dribble to James Morrison | 34-53 |
| 08:07 | TCU | Joseph Covington lays it in on a great pass from James Morrison | 36-53 |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 36-53 |
| 07:36 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine can't tip it in | 36-53 |
| 07:34 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Miller | 36-53 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Joseph Covington (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Morrison (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Millican (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Regis (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Marty Nebel (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kevin Leland (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Wilkerson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Miller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller blows the layup | 36-53 |
| 07:15 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine hits the follow up shot | 36-55 |
| 07:11 | TCU | Joseph Covington double dribbles in the backcourt | 36-55 |
| Subs | TCU | Terry Maxfield (PF), Mike Umstead (C) John Regis, Marty Nebel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), James Neff (SF), Walter Harper (PF), Randy Correll (C) Kevin Leland, Kenneth Wilkerson, Larry Lapine, Thomas Miller | |
| 06:51 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Eugene Boyes | 36-58 |
| 06:39 | TCU | James Morrison connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Millican | 38-58 |
| 06:17 | Ohio State | James Neff misses the lay-in | 38-58 |
| 06:15 | TCU | Mike Umstead pulls down the rebound | 38-58 |
| 06:02 | TCU | James Morrison knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Joseph Covington | 40-58 |
| 05:46 | Ohio State | Randy Correll makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Taylor | 40-60 |
| 05:33 | TCU | Walter Harper steals it from James Morrison out of a doubleteam | 40-60 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 40-60 |
| 05:16 | TCU | James Morrison gets the rebound | 40-60 |
| 05:12 | TCU | William Millican hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joseph Covington | 43-60 |
| 05:12 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-60 |
| Subs | TCU | John Regis (PF), Marty Nebel (C) Terry Maxfield, Mike Umstead | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Leland (PG), Kenneth Wilkerson (SF), Larry Lapine (PF), Thomas Miller (C) Gary Taylor, James Neff, Walter Harper, Randy Correll | |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on John Regis - foul #4 on John Regis, team foul #3 | 43-62 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Walter Harper (PF), Randy Correll (C) Kevin Leland, Larry Lapine, Thomas Miller | |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes makes the free throw | 43-63 |
| 04:43 | TCU | John Regis evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from William Millican and he's fouled by Kenneth Wilkerson - foul #1 on Kenneth Wilkerson, team foul #7 | 45-63 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Leland (PG), Larry Lapine (PF), Thomas Miller (C) Gary Taylor, Walter Harper, Randy Correll | |
| 04:43 | TCU | John Regis makes the free throw | 46-63 |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine blows the layup | 46-63 |
| 04:24 | TCU | John Regis grabs the defensive rebound | 46-63 |
| 04:18 | TCU | John Regis works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Covington | 48-63 |
| 03:57 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 48-63 |
| 03:55 | TCU | John Regis grabs the defensive rebound | 48-63 |
| 03:35 | TCU | William Millican is alone and drills a 3 from the left corner set up by John Regis out of the doubleteam | 51-63 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Joseph Covington (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Morrison (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Millican (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Regis (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Marty Nebel (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kevin Leland (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Boyes (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Wilkerson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes connects on the 3 from straight away | 51-66 |
| 03:13 | TCU | Joseph Covington is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Leland - foul #2 on Kevin Leland, team foul #8 | 51-66 |
| Subs | TCU | William Bailey (SF) William Millican | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), James Neff (SF), Walter Harper (PF), Randy Correll (C) Kevin Leland, Eugene Boyes, Larry Lapine, Thomas Miller | |
| 03:13 | TCU | Joseph Covington makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 03:13 | TCU | Joseph Covington misses the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 03:13 | Ohio State | Randy Correll snags the defensive board | 52-66 |
| 03:04 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Neff | 52-69 |
| 02:52 | TCU | William Bailey is wide open but clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 52-69 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | James Neff grabs the board | 52-69 |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-69 |
| 02:38 | TCU | The rebound goes to John Regis | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:17 | TCU | John Regis misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's fouled by Gary Taylor - foul #1 on Gary Taylor, team foul #9 | 52-69 |
| Subs | TCU | Willie Cowart (PG), Mike Umstead (C) Joseph Covington, Marty Nebel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:17 | TCU | John Regis makes the 1st free throw | 53-69 |
| 02:17 | TCU | John Regis misses the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Randy Correll | 53-69 |
| 02:07 | Ohio State | Randy Correll connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Gary Taylor | 53-71 |
| 01:56 | TCU | James Morrison misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Randy Correll - foul #4 on Randy Correll, team foul #10 | 53-71 |
| Subs | TCU | Joseph Covington (PG), William Millican (SF), Marty Nebel (C) Willie Cowart, William Bailey, Mike Umstead | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:56 | TCU | James Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 01:56 | TCU | James Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:30 | Ohio State | Randy Correll double dribbles | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:14 | TCU | Marty Nebel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-71 |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor clanks a 3 from straight away | 54-71 |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | James Neff gets the offensive rebound | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Marty Nebel picks off the pass by Gary Taylor | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:26 | TCU | James Morrison misses the easy layup | 54-71 |
| 00:24 | TCU | John Regis tips it back up and in | 56-71 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor runs out the clock | 56-71 |