| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremiah Chase (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Shaffer (fresh) PF - David Vera (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Bentley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Harris (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kyle Whiddon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Willems (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Gregory Harris inbounds the ball | 19-34 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Illinois | David Willems throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), Cecil Middlebrook (SG), Ronald Horstman (SF), Lance Lamberth (C) Jeremiah Chase, Rodney Hawkins, James Shaffer, James Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:15 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-34 |
| 19:13 | Ohio State | Lance Lamberth pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-34 |
| 18:51 | Ohio State | David Vera clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-34 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Gregory Harris gets the rebound | 19-34 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | John Bentley clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-34 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | David Willems tips it back up and in | 19-36 |
| 17:57 | Ohio State | Kyle Whiddon is called for the reach on David Vera - foul #2 on Kyle Whiddon, team foul #1 | 19-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (PG), Rodney Hawkins (SG), James Shaffer (SF), James Smith (C) James Clark, Cecil Middlebrook, Ronald Horstman, David Vera | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:31 | Ohio State | James Smith's floater is tipped away by David Willems | 19-36 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen snags the defensive board | 19-36 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen misses the easy layup | 19-36 |
| 17:10 | Ohio State | Lance Lamberth pulls down the rebound | 19-36 |
| 16:44 | Ohio State | James Shaffer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Horstman (SF), David Vera (PF) James Shaffer, Lance Lamberth | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:28 | Illinois | David Willems comes up short on the shot in the lane | 19-36 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon tips it in | 19-38 |
| 16:03 | Ohio State | David Vera hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 19-38 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon grabs the board | 19-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremiah Chase (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Horstman (fresh) PF - David Vera (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Bentley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Harris (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kyle Whiddon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - David Willems (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | David Willems hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Gregory Harris | 19-40 |
| 15:20 | Ohio State | David Willems is called for the reach on James Smith - foul #2 on David Willems, team foul #2 | 19-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes (SG) Ronald Horstman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachary Belcher (SG), Glen Malott (SF), James Werner (PF), Johnny Bergeron (C) John Bentley, Gregory Harris, Kyle Whiddon, David Willems | |
| 14:57 | Ohio State | David Vera's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Bergeron | 19-40 |
| 14:55 | Ohio State | David Vera tips it back up and in | 21-40 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Glen Malott banks in the layup on a great pass from Aaron Olsen | 21-42 |
| 14:15 | Ohio State | David Vera misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on James Werner - foul #1 on James Werner, team foul #3 | 21-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Shaffer (SF), Ivan Zeanah (C) Rodney Hawkins, James Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bentley (PG) Aaron Olsen | |
| 14:15 | Ohio State | David Vera misses the 1st free throw | 21-42 |
| 14:15 | Ohio State | David Vera makes the 2nd free throw | 22-42 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Ralph Cespedes takes the ball from John Bentley | 22-42 |
| 13:46 | Ohio State | James Shaffer can't finish the layup | 22-42 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Zachary Belcher snags the defensive board | 22-42 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron can't finish the layup | 22-42 |
| 13:26 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah pulls down the rebound | 22-42 |
| 12:57 | Ohio State | David Vera misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by James Werner - foul #2 on James Werner, team foul #4 | 22-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SF), James Smith (C) James Shaffer, Ivan Zeanah | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG), Gregory Harris (SF), Kyle Whiddon (PF), David Willems (C) Zachary Belcher, Glen Malott, James Werner, Johnny Bergeron | |
| 12:57 | Ohio State | David Vera makes the 1st free throw | 23-42 |
| 12:57 | Ohio State | David Vera makes the 2nd free throw | 24-42 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | John Bentley drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Aaron Olsen | 24-45 |
| 12:12 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lance Lamberth (PF) David Vera | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:44 | Illinois | David Willems buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Aaron Olsen | 24-47 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremiah Chase (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Cespedes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lance Lamberth (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Bentley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Harris (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kyle Whiddon (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - David Willems (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on David Willems - foul #3 on David Willems, team foul #5 | 26-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vera (PF) Lance Lamberth | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachary Belcher (SG) John Bentley | |
| 11:19 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase misses the free throw | 26-47 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kyle Whiddon | 26-47 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | David Vera picks off the pass by Zachary Belcher | 26-47 |
| 10:31 | Ohio State | David Vera throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Horstman (SF), Lance Lamberth (C) Rodney Hawkins, James Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Harris | 26-49 |
| 09:47 | Ohio State | Lance Lamberth misses long on a jumper from the right side | 26-49 |
| 09:46 | Ohio State | Lance Lamberth hits the follow up shot | 28-49 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | David Willems misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Ralph Cespedes - foul #4 on Ralph Cespedes, team foul #1 | 28-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), Cecil Middlebrook (SG), Rodney Hawkins (SF), James Smith (C) Jeremiah Chase, Ralph Cespedes, Ronald Horstman, Lance Lamberth | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bentley (SG) Zachary Belcher | |
| 09:28 | Illinois | David Willems makes the 1st free throw | 28-50 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | David Willems makes the 2nd free throw | 28-51 |
| 09:03 | Ohio State | David Vera's fadeaway is rejected by David Willems | 28-51 |
| 09:02 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook tips it in | 30-51 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | John Bentley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on James Clark - foul #1 on James Clark, team foul #2 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (PG), James Shaffer (SF) James Clark, Rodney Hawkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Malott (SF), James Werner (PF), Johnny Bergeron (C) Gregory Harris, Kyle Whiddon, David Willems | |
| 08:34 | Illinois | John Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 30-52 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | John Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-53 |
| 08:05 | Ohio State | James Smith buries a runner from close range | 32-53 |
| 07:36 | Illinois | John Bentley misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-53 |
| 07:34 | Ohio State | James Smith grabs the board | 32-53 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremiah Chase (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Middlebrook (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Shaffer (fresh) PF - David Vera (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Bentley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Glen Malott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Werner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnny Bergeron (fresh) 3 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 07:29 | Ohio State | James Shaffer is whistled for a carry | 32-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes (SG), Rodney Hawkins (SF), Ivan Zeanah (PF) Cecil Middlebrook, James Shaffer, David Vera | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachary Belcher (SG), Gregory Harris (SF) Aaron Olsen, Glen Malott | |
| 07:15 | Illinois | John Bentley knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Gregory Harris | 32-55 |
| 06:53 | Ohio State | James Smith makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Jeremiah Chase | 34-55 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Zachary Belcher can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 34-55 |
| 06:30 | Ohio State | James Smith grabs the board | 34-55 |
| 06:05 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 34-55 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron grabs the board | 34-55 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Zachary Belcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), Cecil Middlebrook (SG), James Shaffer (SF), Lance Lamberth (PF) Jeremiah Chase, Ralph Cespedes, Rodney Hawkins, James Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG), Kyle Whiddon (PF), David Willems (C) Zachary Belcher, James Werner, Johnny Bergeron | |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | James Shaffer buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-55 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by John Bentley | 36-57 |
| 04:45 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah travels with the ball | 36-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Horstman (SF) James Shaffer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachary Belcher (SG), Glen Malott (SF) John Bentley, Gregory Harris | |
| 04:24 | Illinois | David Willems knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 36-59 |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | James Clark makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Ronald Horstman picks off the pass by Kyle Whiddon | 39-59 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Cecil Middlebrook (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Horstman (fresh) PF - Ivan Zeanah (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Lance Lamberth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Zachary Belcher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Glen Malott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kyle Whiddon (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - David Willems (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:00 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah makes the jumper from the right side | 41-59 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-59 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon can't tip it in | 41-59 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Zachary Belcher tips it back up and in | 41-61 |
| 02:29 | Ohio State | James Clark hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Zachary Belcher - foul #1 on Zachary Belcher, team foul #6 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Shaffer (SF) Cecil Middlebrook | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bentley (SG), Gregory Harris (SF), James Werner (PF), Johnny Bergeron (C) Zachary Belcher, Glen Malott, Kyle Whiddon, David Willems | |
| 02:29 | Ohio State | James Clark misses the 1st free throw | 41-61 |
| 02:29 | Ohio State | James Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Gregory Harris scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Aaron Olsen | 42-64 |
| 01:42 | Ohio State | Aaron Olsen takes the ball from James Clark | 42-64 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen banks in the layup | 42-66 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:32 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah is called for traveling | 42-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (SG) Ronald Horstman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon (PF), David Willems (C) James Werner, Johnny Bergeron | |
| 01:12 | Illinois | John Bentley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-66 |
| 01:11 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah snags the defensive board | 42-66 |
| 01:02 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah is hacked by David Willems - foul #4 on David Willems, team foul #7 | 42-66 |
| 01:02 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah misses the 1st free throw | 42-66 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | David Willems snags the defensive board | 42-66 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon is hacked by Ivan Zeanah - foul #2 on Ivan Zeanah, team foul #3 | 42-66 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by John Bentley | 42-68 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | David Willems steals the ball from James Shaffer | 42-68 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | David Willems runs out the clock | 42-68 |