| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Dunlap (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Shives (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jordan McAllister (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Juan Torres (fresh) 7 pts. C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kevin Leland (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Neff (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Miller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | James Neff inbounds the ball | 35-24 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Matthew Shives - foul #2 on Matthew Shives, team foul #1 | 35-24 |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes misses the 3rd free throw | 35-26 |
| 19:36 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 19:10 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-26 |
| 18:44 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jerry Dunlap - foul #3 on Jerry Dunlap, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| 18:44 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 18:44 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:16 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Miller - foul #1 on Thomas Miller, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 18:16 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 18:16 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik misses the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 18:16 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 18:10 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland hits the finger roll against a doubleteam | 36-30 |
| 17:41 | Dayton | Juan Torres misses the open dunk | 36-30 |
| 17:39 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Thomas Miller | 36-30 |
| 17:23 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-30 |
| 17:21 | Dayton | Juan Torres pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 16:54 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Kenneth Wilkerson (SF), Walter Harper (PF), Randy Correll (C) Kevin Leland, James Neff, Larry Lapine, Thomas Miller | |
| 16:37 | Ohio State | Randy Correll's layup is rejected by Jordan McAllister | 36-30 |
| 16:35 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 16:12 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 16:11 | Ohio State | Randy Correll snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 15:49 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Correll | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Dunlap (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Shives (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jordan McAllister (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Juan Torres (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Szczesny Zubik (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gary Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Boyes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Wilkerson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Walter Harper (fresh) C - Randy Correll (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Dayton | Walter Harper is called for the reach on Juan Torres - foul #1 on Walter Harper, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Walter Chase (SG), Mensah Accomando (C) Matthew Shives, Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Leland (PG), James Neff (SF), Larry Lapine (PF) Gary Taylor, Eugene Boyes, Walter Harper | |
| 15:05 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-33 |
| 15:04 | Ohio State | Randy Correll gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 14:40 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland is fouled on the floor by Mensah Accomando as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Mensah Accomando, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Miller (C) Randy Correll | |
| 14:34 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson is fouled on the floor by Mensah Accomando - foul #3 on Mensah Accomando, team foul #4 | 36-33 |
| 14:20 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 14:02 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Neff - foul #3 on James Neff, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SG), Szczesny Zubik (C) Walter Chase, Mensah Accomando | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (SG) Kenneth Wilkerson | |
| 14:02 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 14:02 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 13:38 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-35 |
| 13:36 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 13:12 | Dayton | Juan Torres knocks in the shot in the paint and the foul's on James Neff - foul #4 on James Neff, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Leroy Pearce (SF) Jordan McAllister | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes (SG) Gary Taylor | |
| 13:12 | Dayton | Juan Torres makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| 12:56 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-35 |
| 12:54 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller hits the follow up shot | 41-37 |
| 12:30 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik throws it down despite the doubleteam | 43-37 |
| 12:25 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Jerry Dunlap - foul #4 on Jerry Dunlap, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mensah Accomando (PF) Juan Torres | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Kenneth Wilkerson (SF), Walter Harper (PF), Randy Correll (C) Kevin Leland, James Neff, Larry Lapine, Thomas Miller | |
| 12:25 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:25 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes misses the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:25 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 12:06 | Dayton | Kenneth Wilkerson steps in front of the Leroy Pearce pass | 43-38 |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Walter Chase (SG), Jordan McAllister (SF) Matthew Shives, Leroy Pearce | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:44 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 11:42 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando can't tip it in | 43-38 |
| 11:40 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Dunlap (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Walter Chase (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jordan McAllister (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mensah Accomando (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gary Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Wilkerson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Walter Harper (fresh) C - Randy Correll (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Ohio State | Walter Harper misses the dunk attempt | 43-38 |
| 11:19 | Ohio State | Walter Harper snags the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 11:06 | Ohio State | Randy Correll hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 11:04 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 10:38 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 10:37 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 10:17 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-38 |
| 10:16 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes grabs the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 10:05 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 10:04 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 09:35 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 09:33 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik gets the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 09:17 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 43-38 |
| 09:15 | Ohio State | Randy Correll pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 09:00 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 08:39 | Dayton | Walter Chase is hacked by Eugene Boyes - foul #2 on Eugene Boyes, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Radman Zollner (PG), Matthew Shives (SG), Leroy Pearce (SF), Juan Torres (PF) Jerry Dunlap, Walter Chase, Jordan McAllister, Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Leland (PG), James Neff (SF), Larry Lapine (PF), Thomas Miller (C) Gary Taylor, Kenneth Wilkerson, Walter Harper, Randy Correll | |
| 08:21 | Dayton | Juan Torres misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 08:19 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 08:03 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine travels with the ball | 43-41 |
| 07:46 | Dayton | Juan Torres misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 07:45 | Ohio State | James Neff snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 07:17 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller knocks in the runner in the lane and he's fouled by Juan Torres - foul #1 on Juan Torres, team foul #6 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik (C) Mensah Accomando | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (SG) Eugene Boyes | |
| 07:17 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller misses the free throw | 43-43 |
| 07:17 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Radman Zollner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Shives (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Pearce (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Juan Torres (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kevin Leland (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Neff (fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:53 | Dayton | Radman Zollner is hacked by Thomas Miller - foul #2 on Thomas Miller, team foul #6 | 43-43 |
| 06:36 | Dayton | Matthew Shives's floater is tipped away by James Neff | 43-43 |
| 06:35 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce gets the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 06:18 | Dayton | Matthew Shives is hacked by James Neff - foul #5 on James Neff, team foul #7 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap (PG), Jordan McAllister (SF), Mensah Accomando (C) Radman Zollner, Leroy Pearce, Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson (SF) James Neff | |
| 06:18 | Dayton | Matthew Shives misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 06:18 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 05:58 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 05:56 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland tips it in | 43-45 |
| 05:27 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 05:25 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller tips it home | 43-47 |
| 05:10 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Juan Torres | 46-47 |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 46-47 |
| 04:42 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson tips it but misses | 46-47 |
| 04:40 | Dayton | Matthew Shives pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 04:18 | Dayton | Matthew Shives misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gary Taylor - foul #1 on Gary Taylor, team foul #8 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik (C) Juan Torres | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes (SG), Walter Harper (PF), Randy Correll (C) Gary Taylor, Larry Lapine, Thomas Miller | |
| 04:18 | Dayton | Matthew Shives makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 04:18 | Dayton | Matthew Shives makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 03:59 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 03:34 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Szczesny Zubik | 51-47 |
| 03:18 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eugene Boyes | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Dunlap (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Matthew Shives (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jordan McAllister (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mensah Accomando (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kevin Leland (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Wilkerson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Walter Harper (fresh) C - Randy Correll (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Mensah Accomando | 53-49 |
| 02:57 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Juan Torres (PF) Mensah Accomando | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Larry Lapine (PF), Thomas Miller (C) Walter Harper, Randy Correll | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:41 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Kevin Leland | 53-51 |
| 02:26 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Larry Lapine - foul #3 on Larry Lapine, team foul #9 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Walter Chase (SG) Matthew Shives | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG) Kevin Leland | |
| 02:26 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 02:26 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 02:26 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 02:26 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-51 |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 02:08 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 01:55 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson is hacked by Szczesny Zubik - foul #1 on Szczesny Zubik, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SG) Walter Chase | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Leland (PG) Gary Taylor | |
| 01:55 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 01:55 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Matthew Shives | 54-51 |
| 01:34 | Dayton | Larry Lapine takes the ball from Matthew Shives | 54-51 |
| 01:15 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 54-51 |
| 01:13 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 00:55 | Dayton | Matthew Shives makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland makes the jumper from the left wing | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 57-53 |
| 00:22 | Dayton | Matthew Shives gets the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Matthew Shives is fouled on the floor by Eugene Boyes - foul #3 on Eugene Boyes, team foul #10 | 57-53 |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Matthew Shives misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Matthew Shives makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine gets the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Matthew Shives is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Boyes - foul #4 on Eugene Boyes, team foul #11 | 58-56 |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Matthew Shives makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Matthew Shives makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik is hacked by Kevin Leland in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Leland, team foul #12 | 60-59 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes misses the halfcourt shot | 62-59 |