| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Rhea (fresh) SG - Daniel Lever (fresh) SF - Joseph Sperry (fresh) PF - Glenn Wolfe (fresh) C - William Murakami (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kevin Leland (fresh) SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) SF - James Neff (fresh) PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) C - Thomas Miller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Ohio State | Glenn Wolfe steals the ball from Thomas Miller | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Xavier | David Rhea clanks a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland connects on the open jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Eugene Boyes | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry is open and scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Daniel Lever | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes is hacked by David Rhea in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Rhea, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from James Neff | 2-4 |
| 18:06 | Xavier | Daniel Lever splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by David Rhea | 5-4 |
| 17:44 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Eugene Boyes | 5-6 |
| 17:34 | Xavier | William Murakami connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by David Rhea | 7-6 |
| 17:28 | Ohio State | James Neff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), John Duke (SG), John Carrozza (SF), Joseph Connolly (PF), William Fleming (C) David Rhea, Daniel Lever, Joseph Sperry, Glenn Wolfe, William Murakami | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Kenneth Wilkerson (SF), Walter Harper (PF), Randy Correll (C) Kevin Leland, James Neff, Larry Lapine, Thomas Miller | |
| 17:14 | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll's floater is knocked away by Randy Correll | 7-6 |
| 17:12 | Xavier | John Carrozza pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 17:04 | Xavier | John Duke connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian O'Carroll | 9-6 |
| 16:43 | Ohio State | Walter Harper banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Eugene Boyes | 9-8 |
| 16:41 | Xavier | Gary Taylor takes the ball from Brian O'Carroll in the backcourt | 9-8 |
| 16:26 | Ohio State | John Duke is called for the reach on Eugene Boyes - foul #1 on John Duke, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Neff (SF) Eugene Boyes | |
| 16:08 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Neff | 9-10 |
| 16:01 | Xavier | John Duke is hacked by Walter Harper - foul #1 on Walter Harper, team foul #1 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe (PF) William Fleming | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Leland (PG), Larry Lapine (PF) Kenneth Wilkerson, Walter Harper | |
| 15:47 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe is called for a charge - foul #1 on Glenn Wolfe, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Sperry (SF), William Fleming (C) John Carrozza, Joseph Connolly | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes (SG), Damion Brown (C) Gary Taylor, Randy Correll | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brian O'Carroll (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Duke (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Sperry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Wolfe (fresh) C - William Fleming (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kevin Leland (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eugene Boyes (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Neff (fairly fresh) PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 2 pts. C - Damion Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Kevin Leland | 9-13 |
| 15:18 | Xavier | John Duke makes the floater from the left side set up by Brian O'Carroll | 11-13 |
| 14:52 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-15 |
| 14:31 | Xavier | John Duke misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 14:30 | Ohio State | Damion Brown pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 14:16 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 14:15 | Ohio State | Damion Brown hits the follow up shot | 11-17 |
| 13:51 | Xavier | John Duke is called for a charge - foul #2 on John Duke, team foul #4 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), John Carrozza (SF), William Murakami (PF), Joseph Connolly (C) Brian O'Carroll, John Duke, Joseph Sperry, Glenn Wolfe, William Fleming | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Kenneth Wilkerson (SF), Walter Harper (PF), Thomas Miller (C) Kevin Leland, James Neff, Larry Lapine, Damion Brown | |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Joseph Connolly swats the short shot by Walter Harper | 11-17 |
| 13:30 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Harper | 11-17 |
| 13:09 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor is hacked by Joseph Connolly - foul #1 on Joseph Connolly, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | Andrew Preece (SG) David Rhea | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Neff (SF) Eugene Boyes | |
| 12:57 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-17 |
| 12:55 | Xavier | The rebound goes to John Carrozza | 11-17 |
| 12:38 | Xavier | Daniel Lever loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 11-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), Joseph Sperry (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Andrew Preece, John Carrozza, Joseph Connolly | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:17 | Ohio State | James Neff misses badly on a shot in the lane | 11-17 |
| 12:15 | Xavier | William Murakami pulls down the rebound | 11-17 |
| 11:57 | Xavier | Daniel Lever misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-17 |
| 11:56 | Ohio State | Walter Harper gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| 11:35 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor makes the 3 from the right wing set up by James Neff | 11-20 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Rhea (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Lever (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sperry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Wolfe (fairly fresh) C - William Murakami (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gary Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Wilkerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Neff (tiring) PF - Walter Harper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Miller (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Xavier | Kenneth Wilkerson takes the ball from Glenn Wolfe | 11-20 |
| 11:18 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson hits the finger roll | 11-22 |
| 11:07 | Xavier | Daniel Lever misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-22 |
| 11:06 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe hits the follow up shot | 13-22 |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | James Neff is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Sperry - foul #1 on Joseph Sperry, team foul #6 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), Andrew Preece (SG), John Carrozza (SF), Joseph Connolly (PF), William Fleming (C) David Rhea, Daniel Lever, Joseph Sperry, Glenn Wolfe, William Murakami | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Leland (PG), Eugene Boyes (SG), Larry Lapine (PF), Randy Correll (C) Gary Taylor, James Neff, Walter Harper, Thomas Miller | |
| 10:47 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes's pass is intercepted by John Carrozza | 13-22 |
| 10:23 | Xavier | William Fleming misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 13-22 |
| 10:21 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine grabs the defensive rebound | 13-22 |
| 10:15 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson is fouled in the backcourt by William Fleming - foul #1 on William Fleming, team foul #7 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (PG), Joseph Sperry (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Brian O'Carroll, John Carrozza, William Fleming | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:15 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson makes the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 10:15 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-24 |
| 10:02 | Xavier | The short jumper by Joseph Sperry is denied by Randy Correll | 13-24 |
| 10:00 | Ohio State | Randy Correll snags the defensive board | 13-24 |
| 09:36 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-24 |
| 09:35 | Ohio State | Randy Correll gets the offensive rebound | 13-24 |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Andrew Preece - foul #1 on Andrew Preece, team foul #8 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), John Carrozza (SF), William Murakami (C) Daniel Lever, Joseph Sperry, Joseph Connolly | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (SG), James Neff (SF), Damion Brown (C) Eugene Boyes, Kenneth Wilkerson, Randy Correll | |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland makes the 1st free throw | 13-25 |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 13-26 |
| 08:56 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), William Fleming (C) Brian O'Carroll, Glenn Wolfe | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes (SG) Kevin Leland | |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-26 |
| 08:38 | Xavier | David Rhea comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 13-26 |
| 08:37 | Xavier | John Carrozza snags the offensive board | 13-26 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | Gary Taylor is called for the reach on John Carrozza - foul #1 on Gary Taylor, team foul #2 | 13-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), Joseph Sperry (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) David Rhea, Andrew Preece, John Carrozza, William Fleming | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Harper (PF), Thomas Miller (C) Larry Lapine, Damion Brown | |
| 08:17 | Xavier | James Neff is called for the reach on Glenn Wolfe - foul #1 on James Neff, team foul #3 | 13-26 |
| 08:00 | Xavier | Daniel Lever misses the lay-in | 13-26 |
| 07:58 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe tips it back up and in | 15-26 |
| 07:34 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 15-26 |
| 07:33 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry snags the defensive board | 15-26 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brian O'Carroll (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Lever (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sperry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Wolfe (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Murakami (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gary Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eugene Boyes (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Neff (tiring) PF - Walter Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Miller (fresh) | |
| 07:04 | Xavier | Daniel Lever splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 15-26 |
| 07:03 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Walter Harper | 15-26 |
| 06:39 | Ohio State | James Neff is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gary Taylor | 15-29 |
| 06:24 | Xavier | William Murakami loses the ball out of bounds | 15-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), Andrew Preece (SG), John Carrozza (SF), Joseph Connolly (PF), William Fleming (C) Brian O'Carroll, Daniel Lever, Joseph Sperry, Glenn Wolfe, William Murakami | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Leland (PG), Kenneth Wilkerson (SF), Larry Lapine (PF), Randy Correll (C) Gary Taylor, James Neff, Walter Harper, Thomas Miller | |
| 06:01 | Ohio State | Randy Correll comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 15-29 |
| 06:00 | Xavier | The rebound goes to William Fleming | 15-29 |
| 05:37 | Xavier | John Carrozza is whistled for traveling | 15-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe (PF) William Fleming | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 15-29 |
| 05:14 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Joseph Connolly | 15-29 |
| 04:54 | Xavier | David Rhea connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-29 |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by David Rhea - foul #2 on David Rhea, team foul #9 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), Joseph Sperry (SF), William Murakami (PF), William Fleming (C) David Rhea, Andrew Preece, John Carrozza, Glenn Wolfe, Joseph Connolly | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Neff (SF), Damion Brown (C) Eugene Boyes, Randy Correll | |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland makes the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 18-31 |
| 04:05 | Xavier | Daniel Lever's layup is rejected by Damion Brown | 18-31 |
| 04:03 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Larry Lapine | 18-31 |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | Damion Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), John Duke (SG), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Brian O'Carroll, Daniel Lever, William Murakami | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (SG), Walter Harper (PF), Thomas Miller (C) Kenneth Wilkerson, Larry Lapine, Damion Brown | |
| 03:36 | Xavier | John Duke misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 18-31 |
| 03:35 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland grabs the board | 18-31 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Rhea (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Duke (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Sperry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Wolfe (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Fleming (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kevin Leland (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Neff (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Walter Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Miller (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 18-31 |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Walter Harper pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-31 |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Leland | 18-34 |
| 02:53 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry lays it up and in and the foul's on James Neff - foul #2 on James Neff, team foul #4 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), William Murakami (PF), Joseph Connolly (C) David Rhea, John Duke, Glenn Wolfe, William Fleming | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes (SG), Randy Correll (C) Kevin Leland, Thomas Miller | |
| 02:53 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry makes the free throw | 21-34 |
| 02:36 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-34 |
| 02:35 | Xavier | William Murakami grabs the defensive rebound | 21-34 |
| 02:10 | Xavier | Daniel Lever is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 21-34 |
| 02:09 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor snags the defensive board | 21-34 |
| 01:46 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Gary Taylor | 21-37 |
| 01:21 | Xavier | Eugene Boyes steps in front of the Daniel Lever pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 21-37 |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-37 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry grabs the board | 21-37 |
| 00:38 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry travels with the ball | 21-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), John Duke (SG), John Carrozza (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF), William Fleming (C) Brian O'Carroll, Daniel Lever, Joseph Sperry, William Murakami, Joseph Connolly | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Leland (PG), Kenneth Wilkerson (SF), Larry Lapine (PF), Thomas Miller (C) Gary Taylor, James Neff, Walter Harper, Randy Correll | |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 21-37 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | William Fleming gets the rebound | 21-37 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | John Duke hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-37 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller snags the defensive board | 21-37 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller misses short on a fullcourt shot | 21-37 |