| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Raymundo Torres (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Hubbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Cowen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Delvecchio (fresh) C - Joseph Hart (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steven Mayer (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Hawkins (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen inbounds the ball | 20-36 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-36 |
| 19:30 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart tips it back up and in | 22-36 |
| 19:14 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Steven Mayer | 22-39 |
| 18:54 | Ohio State | Thomas Hunt picks off the pass by Joseph Hart | 22-39 |
| 18:52 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-39 |
| 18:40 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 25-39 |
| 18:30 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 25-39 |
| 18:29 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-39 |
| 18:11 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joe Fields (PF), David Joseph (C) Robert Delvecchio, Joseph Hart | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carter (C) James Hawkins | |
| 17:49 | Ohio State | David Joseph's pass is intercepted by Steven Mayer | 25-39 |
| 17:45 | Northwestern | Stanley Hubbert is called for the reach on Darryl Daniels in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Hubbert, team foul #1 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), Lyle Carr (SG) Darryl Daniels, Jonas Richardson | |
| 17:32 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Mayer | 25-42 |
| 17:25 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres misses long on a turnaround from close range | 25-42 |
| 17:23 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer grabs the board | 25-42 |
| 17:19 | Northwestern | John Brown is by himself and knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Thomas Hunt | 25-44 |
| 17:03 | Ohio State | John Brown picks off the pass by David Joseph | 25-44 |
| 16:59 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr banks in the layup on a great pass from John Brown | 25-46 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:45 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert hits a fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Lyle Carr - foul #2 on Lyle Carr, team foul #1 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Smith (PF), Joseph Hart (C) Joe Fields, David Joseph | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Jonas Richardson (SG), Raymond Price (PF) John Brown, Lyle Carr, Thomas Hunt | |
| 16:45 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert makes the free throw | 28-46 |
| 16:24 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer misses the wide open floater from the right wing | 28-46 |
| 16:22 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 28-46 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:16 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-46 |
| 15:50 | Northwestern | Joseph Hart is called for the reach on Jonas Richardson - foul #4 on Joseph Hart, team foul #2 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clark Look (PG), Erik Brown (SG), Robert Delvecchio (PF), David Joseph (C) Raymundo Torres, Stanley Hubbert, Steven Cowen, Joseph Hart | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF), James Hawkins (C) Steven Mayer, James Carter | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Clark Look (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Erik Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Delvecchio (fresh) C - David Joseph (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 11 pts. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Hawkins (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-46 |
| 15:28 | Ohio State | Clark Look snags the defensive board | 31-46 |
| 15:14 | Ohio State | Erik Brown drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 15:04 | Northwestern | Erik Brown is called for the reach on Jonas Richardson - foul #2 on Erik Brown, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Derrick Judge (SG) Kyle Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), Lyle Carr (SG), Thomas Hunt (PF) Darryl Daniels, Jonas Richardson, Raymond Price | |
| 14:55 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-46 |
| 14:53 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft tips it home | 34-48 |
| 14:44 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge blows the layup but the foul's on Lyle Carr - foul #3 on Lyle Carr, team foul #2 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres (PG), Steven Cowen (SF), Joe Fields (C) Clark Look, Erik Brown, David Joseph | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Mayer (SF) George Hutchcraft | |
| 14:44 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 14:44 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge misses the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 14:44 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio grabs the offensive board | 35-48 |
| 14:33 | Ohio State | Joe Fields misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Hawkins - foul #2 on James Hawkins, team foul #3 | 35-48 |
| 14:33 | Ohio State | Joe Fields makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 14:33 | Ohio State | Joe Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern | James Hawkins snags the defensive board | 36-48 |
| 14:21 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Brown | 36-51 |
| 14:06 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-51 |
| 14:05 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Steven Mayer | 36-51 |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Lyle Carr | 36-53 |
| 13:37 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Derrick Judge | 38-53 |
| 13:20 | Northwestern | James Hawkins is alone and drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Mayer | 38-55 |
| 13:13 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge loses the ball out of bounds | 38-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clark Look (PG), Stanley Hubbert (SG), Erik Brown (SF), Kyle Smith (PF), Joseph Hart (C) Raymundo Torres, Derrick Judge, Steven Cowen, Robert Delvecchio, Joe Fields | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Jonas Richardson (SG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Raymond Price (PF), James Carter (C) John Brown, Lyle Carr, Steven Mayer, Thomas Hunt, James Hawkins | |
| 12:57 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-55 |
| 12:56 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart gets the rebound | 38-55 |
| 12:42 | Ohio State | Raymond Price steps in front of the Stanley Hubbert pass | 38-55 |
| 12:23 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels is hacked by Clark Look - foul #2 on Clark Look, team foul #4 | 38-55 |
| 12:10 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by George Hutchcraft | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:46 | Ohio State | Clark Look clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-57 |
| 11:45 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft pulls down the rebound | 38-57 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Clark Look (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stanley Hubbert (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Erik Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kyle Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Hart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 11 pts. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft double dribbles | 38-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres (PG), Steven Cowen (SF), Robert Delvecchio (PF), David Joseph (C) Clark Look, Stanley Hubbert, Kyle Smith, Joseph Hart | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Mayer (SF) George Hutchcraft | |
| 11:21 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio dunks the ball on a nice dish by Steven Cowen | 40-57 |
| 11:08 | Northwestern | James Carter can't finish the uncontested layup | 40-57 |
| 11:07 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer misses the tip | 40-57 |
| 11:05 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to David Joseph | 40-57 |
| 11:01 | Ohio State | Erik Brown's floater is tipped away by James Carter | 40-57 |
| 11:00 | Ohio State | David Joseph hits the follow up shot | 42-57 |
| 10:52 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-60 |
| 10:47 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres misses the fadeaway from the left side | 42-60 |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer gets the rebound | 42-60 |
| 10:21 | Northwestern | Raymond Price hits a jump hook from close range set up by Darryl Daniels | 42-62 |
| 10:10 | Ohio State | Erik Brown scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Delvecchio and he's hacked by Jonas Richardson - foul #3 on Jonas Richardson, team foul #4 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clark Look (PG), Stanley Hubbert (SG), Joe Fields (PF), Joseph Hart (C) Raymundo Torres, Steven Cowen, Robert Delvecchio, David Joseph | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), Lyle Carr (SG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Thomas Hunt (PF), James Hawkins (C) Darryl Daniels, Jonas Richardson, Steven Mayer, Raymond Price, James Carter | |
| 10:10 | Ohio State | Erik Brown misses the free throw | 44-62 |
| 10:10 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Thomas Hunt | 44-62 |
| 10:07 | Northwestern | John Brown is hacked by Joseph Hart in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Hart, team foul #5 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steven Cowen (SF), David Joseph (C) Erik Brown, Joseph Hart | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:47 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft can't finish the layup but the foul's on Steven Cowen - foul #2 on Steven Cowen, team foul #6 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Smith (SF) Steven Cowen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:47 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft makes the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 09:47 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft makes the 2nd free throw | 44-64 |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | Joe Fields connects on the jumper in the lane | 46-64 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Lyle Carr | 46-66 |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | Thomas Hunt is called for the reach on Joe Fields - foul #1 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #5 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres (PG), Derrick Judge (SG), Steven Cowen (SF) Clark Look, Stanley Hubbert, Joe Fields | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:57 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen misses the 3 from the right wing | 46-66 |
| 08:56 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt gets the rebound | 46-66 |
| 08:47 | Northwestern | John Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio (PF) Kyle Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (SG), Leland Bopp (SF) Lyle Carr, George Hutchcraft | |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio's pass is intercepted by James Hawkins | 46-66 |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp loses the ball out of bounds | 46-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Erik Brown (SF) Steven Cowen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Steven Mayer (SF) John Brown, Leland Bopp | |
| 07:52 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge is fouled on the floor by James Hawkins - foul #3 on James Hawkins, team foul #6 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clark Look (PG), Joe Fields (C) Raymundo Torres, David Joseph | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Price (PF), James Carter (C) Thomas Hunt, James Hawkins | |
| 07:42 | Ohio State | Joe Fields blows the layup but the foul's on James Carter - foul #1 on James Carter, team foul #7 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (SG) Derrick Judge | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lyle Carr (SG) Jonas Richardson | |
| 07:42 | Ohio State | Joe Fields misses the 1st free throw | 46-66 |
| 07:42 | Ohio State | Joe Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 46-66 |
| 07:42 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Raymond Price | 46-66 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Clark Look (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stanley Hubbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Erik Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Delvecchio (tiring) 2 pts. C - Joe Fields (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lyle Carr (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Mayer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels is fouled in the backcourt by Clark Look - foul #3 on Clark Look, team foul #7 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Smith (PF) Robert Delvecchio | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:38 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 46-67 |
| 07:38 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 46-68 |
| 07:21 | Ohio State | Raymond Price takes the ball from Clark Look | 46-68 |
| 07:13 | Northwestern | James Carter clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Joe Fields - foul #2 on Joe Fields, team foul #8 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres (PG), Steven Cowen (SF) Clark Look, Erik Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:13 | Northwestern | James Carter makes the 1st free throw | 46-69 |
| 07:13 | Northwestern | James Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 46-70 |
| 06:55 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Derrick Judge (SG), Robert Delvecchio (PF), David Joseph (C) Stanley Hubbert, Kyle Smith, Joe Fields | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (SG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Thomas Hunt (PF) Lyle Carr, Steven Mayer, Raymond Price | |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Darryl Daniels | 46-73 |
| 06:39 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge's pass is intercepted by George Hutchcraft | 46-73 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-73 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Hawkins (C) James Carter | |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres is hacked by Darryl Daniels - foul #1 on Darryl Daniels, team foul #8 | 46-73 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), Lyle Carr (SG), Raymond Price (PF), James Carter (C) Darryl Daniels, Jonas Richardson, Thomas Hunt, James Hawkins | |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres makes the 1st free throw | 47-73 |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres misses the 2nd free throw | 47-73 |
| 06:27 | Northwestern | Raymond Price snags the defensive board | 47-73 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Robert Delvecchio is called for the reach on John Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Delvecchio, team foul #9 | 47-73 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | John Brown misses the 1st free throw | 47-73 |
| 06:25 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio snags the defensive board | 47-73 |
| 06:10 | Ohio State | James Carter is called for the reach on Derrick Judge - foul #2 on James Carter, team foul #9 | 47-73 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clark Look (PG), Erik Brown (SF) Raymundo Torres, Steven Cowen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:10 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge misses the 1st free throw | 47-73 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Raymond Price gets the rebound | 47-73 |
| 05:56 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft can't finish the uncontested layup | 47-73 |
| 05:55 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to David Joseph | 47-73 |
| 05:50 | Ohio State | George Hutchcraft steals it from Erik Brown | 47-73 |
| 05:39 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by George Hutchcraft | 47-76 |
| 05:24 | Ohio State | Clark Look's floater is tipped away by Raymond Price | 47-76 |
| 05:22 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft snags the defensive board | 47-76 |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Price | 47-79 |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Erik Brown | 50-79 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | John Brown misses short on an open driving attempt near the basket | 50-79 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | James Carter tips it home | 50-81 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Clark Look misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-81 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | Raymond Price pulls down the rebound | 50-81 |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | Derrick Judge takes the ball from Lyle Carr in the backcourt | 50-81 |
| 04:06 | Ohio State | Erik Brown banks in the layup on a nice dish by Derrick Judge | 52-81 |
| 03:53 | Northwestern | James Carter misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 52-81 |
| 03:51 | Ohio State | David Joseph pulls down the rebound | 52-81 |
| 03:45 | Ohio State | Erik Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-81 |
| 03:44 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Carter | 52-81 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Clark Look (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Derrick Judge (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Erik Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Delvecchio (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Joseph (tired) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lyle Carr (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Hutchcraft (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Price (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Carter (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | James Carter scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by John Brown | 52-83 |
| 03:16 | Ohio State | Clark Look hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Erik Brown | 55-83 |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft makes the shot in the paint | 55-85 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | Erik Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-85 |
| 02:51 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Brown | 55-85 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | James Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-85 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres (PG), Stanley Hubbert (SG), Steven Cowen (SF), Kyle Smith (PF), Joe Fields (C) Clark Look, Derrick Judge, Erik Brown, Robert Delvecchio, David Joseph | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (SG), Leland Bopp (SF) Lyle Carr, George Hutchcraft | |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-85 |
| 01:48 | Northwestern | Raymond Price misses the turnaround in the paint | 58-85 |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | James Carter snags the offensive board | 58-85 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-85 |
| 01:24 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 58-85 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Leland Bopp steals the ball from Steven Cowen | 58-85 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | John Brown knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Malcolm Archer | 58-87 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by James Carter - foul #3 on James Carter, team foul #10 | 58-87 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio (PF), David Joseph (C) Kyle Smith, Joe Fields | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lyle Carr (SG), George Hutchcraft (SF) Malcolm Archer, Leland Bopp | |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres makes the 1st free throw | 59-87 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres misses the 2nd free throw | 59-87 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | James Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 59-87 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Lyle Carr | 59-89 |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-89 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | John Brown grabs the board | 59-89 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | John Brown runs out the clock | 59-89 |