| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jamie Umana (fresh) SG - Mitchell Burnett (fresh) SF - Rick Drury (fresh) PF - Joseph Bond (fresh) C - William Lamanna (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremiah Chase (fresh) SG - Ralph Cespedes (fresh) SF - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) PF - David Vera (fresh) C - James Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Northwestern | Rick Drury connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Ohio State | David Vera connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Jeremiah Chase | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Northwestern | William Lamanna throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Ohio State | William Lamanna steals it from David Vera | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana is called for 3 seconds | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Ohio State | David Vera is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 2-4 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond misses the easy layup | 2-4 |
| 17:50 | Ohio State | David Vera grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:44 | Ohio State | James Smith misses the floater near the basket | 2-4 |
| 17:43 | Northwestern | William Lamanna pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:39 | Northwestern | Rick Drury scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Mitchell Burnett | 4-4 |
| 17:16 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase hits a wide open shot from the right side | 4-6 |
| 17:07 | Northwestern | David Vera is called for the reach on Joseph Bond - foul #1 on David Vera, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (SG), Gerald Bryant (SF), Joseph Causey (PF), Robert Delany (C) Mitchell Burnett, Rick Drury, Joseph Bond, William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), Cecil Middlebrook (SG), James Shaffer (SF), Lance Lamberth (PF), Ivan Zeanah (C) Jeremiah Chase, Ralph Cespedes, Rodney Hawkins, David Vera, James Smith | |
| 16:49 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana misses short on a shot from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 16:48 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 16:46 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Robert Delany clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Lance Lamberth - foul #1 on Lance Lamberth, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Robert Delany makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Robert Delany misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:36 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 16:15 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Lance Lamberth | 5-9 |
| 15:49 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-9 |
| 15:47 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jamie Umana (fairly fresh) SG - Leonard Walker (fresh) SF - Gerald Bryant (fresh) PF - Robert Delany (fresh) 1 pts. C - Joseph Causey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Clark (fresh) SG - Cecil Middlebrook (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Shaffer (fresh) PF - Lance Lamberth (fresh) C - Ivan Zeanah (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Ohio State | James Clark clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 15:23 | Ohio State | James Shaffer snags the offensive board | 5-9 |
| 15:06 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook is hacked by Leonard Walker - foul #1 on Leonard Walker, team foul #1 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett (SG), Rick Drury (SF), Joseph Bond (PF), William Lamanna (C) Leonard Walker, Gerald Bryant, Robert Delany, Joseph Causey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (PG), Ralph Cespedes (SG), Rodney Hawkins (SF), David Vera (PF), James Smith (C) James Clark, Cecil Middlebrook, James Shaffer, Lance Lamberth, Ivan Zeanah | |
| 14:43 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins clanks a 3 from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 14:41 | Northwestern | Rick Drury snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 14:28 | Northwestern | Rick Drury knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Jamie Umana | 7-9 |
| 14:08 | Ohio State | James Smith can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 7-9 |
| 14:06 | Northwestern | Rick Drury gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:53 | Northwestern | William Lamanna misses long on a runner from the right block | 7-9 |
| 13:51 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:30 | Ohio State | Joseph Bond takes the ball from James Smith | 7-9 |
| 13:19 | Northwestern | William Lamanna lays it in | 9-9 |
| 12:57 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes is hacked by Mitchell Burnett - foul #1 on Mitchell Burnett, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (PG), Gerald Bryant (SG), Joseph Causey (PF), Robert Delany (C) Jamie Umana, Mitchell Burnett, Joseph Bond, William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (SG), James Shaffer (SF), Lance Lamberth (C) Ralph Cespedes, Rodney Hawkins, James Smith | |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Shaffer | 9-11 |
| 12:23 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-11 |
| 12:21 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Delany | 9-11 |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 12:11 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Shaffer | 9-11 |
| 11:57 | Ohio State | Gerald Bryant is called for the reach on David Vera - foul #1 on Gerald Bryant, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett (SG) Rick Drury | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes (SG), Rodney Hawkins (SF), James Smith (C) Cecil Middlebrook, James Shaffer, Lance Lamberth | |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Leonard Walker - foul #2 on Leonard Walker, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG), William Lamanna (C) Leonard Walker, Robert Delany | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jamie Umana (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Burnett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Bryant (fresh) PF - Joseph Causey (fresh) C - William Lamanna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremiah Chase (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Cespedes (fresh) SF - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) PF - David Vera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Smith (fresh) | |
| 11:13 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 9-13 |
| 11:11 | Northwestern | William Lamanna tips it home | 11-13 |
| 10:54 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 11-13 |
| 10:52 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes grabs the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 10:26 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes is alone and drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Rodney Hawkins | 11-15 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | William Lamanna connects on the shot in the lane and he's hacked by Rodney Hawkins - foul #1 on Rodney Hawkins, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rick Drury (SF), Robert Delany (PF) Gerald Bryant, Joseph Causey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Horstman (SF), Ivan Zeanah (C) Rodney Hawkins, James Smith | |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | William Lamanna makes the free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:08 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes is hacked by Mitchell Burnett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mitchell Burnett, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant (SG), Joseph Bond (PF) Mitchell Burnett, William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase clanks a shot from the free throw line | 14-15 |
| 09:37 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah gets the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 09:17 | Ohio State | David Vera's fadeaway is rejected by Rick Drury | 14-15 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Rick Drury snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Ivan Zeanah - foul #1 on Ivan Zeanah, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Lamanna (C) Robert Delany | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG), James Shaffer (SF), Lance Lamberth (PF), James Smith (C) Ralph Cespedes, Ronald Horstman, David Vera, Ivan Zeanah | |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:58 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase is hacked by Gerald Bryant in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Bryant, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (SG) Gerald Bryant | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (SG) James Shaffer | |
| 08:42 | Ohio State | William Lamanna picks off the pass by Lance Lamberth | 16-15 |
| 08:31 | Northwestern | Rick Drury misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Jeremiah Chase - foul #1 on Jeremiah Chase, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Shaffer (SF), David Vera (PF) Cecil Middlebrook, Lance Lamberth | |
| 08:31 | Northwestern | Rick Drury makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:31 | Northwestern | Rick Drury makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 08:28 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase is hacked by Jamie Umana in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jamie Umana, team foul #7 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Causey (C) William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:28 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:28 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:22 | Northwestern | Jeremiah Chase steps in front of the Jamie Umana pass in the backcourt | 18-17 |
| 08:20 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase blows the layup | 18-17 |
| 08:18 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins tips it home | 18-19 |
| 08:00 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey misses short on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by David Vera - foul #2 on David Vera, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Lamanna (C) Leonard Walker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes (SG), Ivan Zeanah (PF) James Shaffer, David Vera | |
| 08:00 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:00 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:31 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah can't throw it down | 19-19 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | Rick Drury grabs the board | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jamie Umana (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Causey (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Rick Drury (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Bond (fairly fresh) C - William Lamanna (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremiah Chase (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Cespedes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rodney Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ivan Zeanah (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jamie Umana | 21-19 |
| 07:11 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (SG), Robert Delany (PF) Joseph Causey, Joseph Bond | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (SG), Lance Lamberth (PF) Jeremiah Chase, Ivan Zeanah | |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | A charge is called on Leonard Walker - foul #3 on Leonard Walker, team foul #8 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett (SG) Leonard Walker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (PG), James Shaffer (SF) Cecil Middlebrook, Rodney Hawkins | |
| 06:31 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 06:29 | Northwestern | William Lamanna gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 06:09 | Northwestern | William Lamanna pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | Rick Drury buries a turnaround from the baseline | 23-19 |
| 05:51 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes loses the dribble to Rick Drury in the backcourt | 23-19 |
| 05:42 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Mitchell Burnett | 26-19 |
| 05:21 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Mitchell Burnett - foul #3 on Mitchell Burnett, team foul #9 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant (SG), Joseph Bond (PF), Joseph Causey (C) Mitchell Burnett, Robert Delany, William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (SG), Rodney Hawkins (SF), David Vera (PF), Ivan Zeanah (C) Jeremiah Chase, James Shaffer, Lance Lamberth, James Smith | |
| 05:21 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes misses the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 05:21 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes misses the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey gets the rebound | 26-19 |
| 05:15 | Northwestern | Ivan Zeanah denies the turnaround by Jamie Umana | 26-19 |
| 05:13 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah grabs the board | 26-19 |
| 04:53 | Ohio State | David Vera makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cecil Middlebrook | 26-21 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant is fouled on the floor by Cecil Middlebrook - foul #1 on Cecil Middlebrook, team foul #7 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (PG), James Smith (C) Ralph Cespedes, Ivan Zeanah | |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 04:18 | Ohio State | James Smith buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Jeremiah Chase and the foul's on Joseph Causey - foul #1 on Joseph Causey, team foul #10 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Horstman (SF) Cecil Middlebrook | |
| 04:18 | Ohio State | James Smith misses the free throw | 28-23 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Rick Drury throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-23 |
| 03:32 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins is open and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jeremiah Chase | 28-26 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jamie Umana (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rick Drury (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Bond (tiring) 2 pts. C - Joseph Causey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremiah Chase (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Horstman (fresh) PF - David Vera (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - James Smith (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Delany (PF), William Lamanna (C) Joseph Bond, Joseph Causey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes (SG), Ivan Zeanah (C) Ronald Horstman, James Smith | |
| 03:04 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 03:02 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Jeremiah Chase | 28-28 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Robert Delany throws it down | 30-28 |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from David Vera | 30-30 |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | Robert Delany hits a fadeaway from the left side | 32-30 |
| 01:42 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremiah Chase | 32-33 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | Rick Drury can't throw it down but the foul's on Rodney Hawkins - foul #2 on Rodney Hawkins, team foul #8 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Bond (PF), Joseph Causey (C) Robert Delany, William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), Cecil Middlebrook (SG), James Shaffer (SF), James Smith (C) Jeremiah Chase, Ralph Cespedes, Rodney Hawkins, Ivan Zeanah | |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | Rick Drury makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | Rick Drury misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 01:33 | Ohio State | David Vera snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 01:09 | Ohio State | James Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Clark | 33-35 |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana's pass is intercepted by James Shaffer | 33-35 |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Joseph Bond is called for the reach on Cecil Middlebrook in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Bond, team foul #11 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (PG), Rodney Hawkins (SF) James Clark, James Shaffer | |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Rick Drury blows the layup | 33-37 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Jamie Umana is called for the reach on Jeremiah Chase in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jamie Umana, team foul #12 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes (SG) Cecil Middlebrook | |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Rick Drury | 35-39 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes misses short on a halfcourt shot | 35-39 |