| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Louis Fain (fresh) SG - William Garner (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Harris (fresh) PF - James Miles (fresh) C - Joshua Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Raymundo Torres (fresh) SG - Stanley Hubbert (fresh) SF - Steven Cowen (fresh) PF - Robert Delvecchio (fresh) C - Joseph Hart (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Joshua Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Purdue | James Miles loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart slams it home | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Purdue | Steven Cowen is called for the reach on Jeffrey Harris - foul #1 on Steven Cowen, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Purdue | Joshua Brown's pass is intercepted by Raymundo Torres | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen lays it in on a great pass from Raymundo Torres | 0-4 |
| 18:41 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris comes up short on the shot from the left block | 0-4 |
| 18:40 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | James Miles is called for the reach on Raymundo Torres - foul #1 on James Miles, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:04 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:03 | Purdue | Louis Fain grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:48 | Purdue | Louis Fain misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 17:47 | Purdue | Louis Fain grabs the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:37 | Purdue | William Garner misses long on an open shot from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 17:35 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris gets the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:22 | Purdue | Louis Fain knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by William Garner | 2-4 |
| 17:05 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 17:04 | Purdue | Louis Fain grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 16:49 | Purdue | William Garner's floater is tipped away by Joseph Hart | 2-4 |
| 16:48 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 16:22 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart tips it back up and in | 2-6 |
| 16:20 | Purdue | William Garner is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (PG), Harry Howell (SG), Jack Parker (SF), Martin Chatfield (PF) Louis Fain, William Garner, Jeffrey Harris, James Miles | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joe Fields (PF), David Joseph (C) Robert Delvecchio, Joseph Hart | |
| 16:00 | Ohio State | Joshua Brown takes the ball from Stanley Hubbert | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Derick Baker (fresh) SG - Harry Howell (fresh) SF - Jack Parker (fresh) PF - Martin Chatfield (fresh) C - Joshua Brown (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Raymundo Torres (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanley Hubbert (fairly fresh) SF - Steven Cowen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Fields (fresh) C - David Joseph (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Purdue | Joshua Brown slams it home set up by Harry Howell | 4-6 |
| 15:40 | Ohio State | Joe Fields misses the lay-in | 4-6 |
| 15:39 | Purdue | Joshua Brown snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 15:20 | Purdue | Derick Baker knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-6 |
| 15:10 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres clanks a jumper from the left side | 6-6 |
| 15:09 | Purdue | Joshua Brown grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 15:01 | Purdue | Joshua Brown makes the jumper from the right side | 8-6 |
| 14:56 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres is hacked by Joshua Brown - foul #1 on Joshua Brown, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris (PF) Joshua Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clark Look (SG), Kyle Smith (PF) Stanley Hubbert, Joe Fields | |
| 14:40 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Cowen | 8-8 |
| 14:38 | Purdue | Kyle Smith steps in front of the Martin Chatfield pass in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| 14:27 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jack Parker | 8-8 |
| 14:21 | Purdue | Harry Howell misses the easy open layup | 8-8 |
| 14:19 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Steven Cowen | 8-8 |
| 14:08 | Ohio State | Clark Look hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 13:54 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 8-10 |
| 13:53 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Harris | 8-10 |
| 13:48 | Purdue | Harry Howell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 13:47 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:43 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Raymundo Torres, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Louis Fain (PG) Derick Baker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Erik Brown (SG), Robert Delvecchio (PF), Joseph Hart (C) Raymundo Torres, Steven Cowen, David Joseph | |
| 13:28 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-10 |
| 13:26 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 13:12 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith is hacked by Jack Parker - foul #1 on Jack Parker, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (SG), Joshua Brown (C) Harry Howell, Jeffrey Harris | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (SG), Steven Cowen (SF), Joe Fields (PF) Clark Look, Kyle Smith, Robert Delvecchio | |
| 12:54 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart knocks in the jumper from the right block | 8-12 |
| 12:39 | Purdue | Louis Fain scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by William Garner | 11-12 |
| 12:23 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joshua Brown - foul #2 on Joshua Brown, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (PG), Jeffrey Harris (PF), James Miles (C) William Garner, Martin Chatfield, Joshua Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres (PG), Robert Delvecchio (PF) Steven Cowen, Joe Fields | |
| 12:23 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:23 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:23 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio grabs the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:12 | Ohio State | Erik Brown misses long on a shot in the lane | 11-13 |
| 12:10 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio tips it home | 11-15 |
| 12:08 | Purdue | Joseph Hart steps in front of the Derick Baker pass in the backcourt | 11-15 |
| 11:50 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert is called for traveling | 11-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (SG), Joey Beverage (SF), Martin Chatfield (C) Louis Fain, Jack Parker, James Miles | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Derrick Judge (SG), Steven Cowen (SF) Stanley Hubbert, Erik Brown | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Derick Baker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Garner (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joey Beverage (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Harris (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Martin Chatfield (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Raymundo Torres (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Derrick Judge (fresh) SF - Steven Cowen (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Delvecchio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Hart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:45 | Purdue | William Garner is hacked by Steven Cowen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Cowen, team foul #3 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Smith (SF) Steven Cowen | |
| 11:30 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris makes the wide open runner from the right block on a great pass from Derick Baker | 13-15 |
| 11:11 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Kyle Smith | 13-18 |
| 11:04 | Purdue | Joey Beverage can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 10:36 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart is whistled for traveling | 13-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | Louis Fain (PG), Harry Howell (SG), Jack Parker (SF), James Miles (PF) Derick Baker, William Garner, Joey Beverage, Martin Chatfield | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clark Look (PG), Erik Brown (SF), Joe Fields (PF), David Joseph (C) Raymundo Torres, Kyle Smith, Robert Delvecchio, Joseph Hart | |
| 10:34 | Purdue | Harry Howell is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harry Howell, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| 10:23 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Derrick Judge, team foul #4 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | Martin Chatfield (C) Jeffrey Harris | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (SG) Derrick Judge | |
| 10:04 | Purdue | Jack Parker is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 10:02 | Ohio State | Joe Fields grabs the board | 13-18 |
| 09:40 | Ohio State | David Joseph knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 13-20 |
| 09:13 | Purdue | Joe Fields steals it from Harry Howell | 13-20 |
| 09:09 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert comes up short on the floater in the lane | 13-20 |
| 09:07 | Purdue | Louis Fain pulls down the rebound | 13-20 |
| 09:02 | Purdue | Jack Parker makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Harry Howell | 16-20 |
| 08:45 | Ohio State | Joe Fields misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by James Miles - foul #2 on James Miles, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (SG), Joey Beverage (SF), Jeffrey Harris (PF), Joshua Brown (C) Harry Howell, Jack Parker, James Miles, Martin Chatfield | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres (PG), Derrick Judge (SG), Kyle Smith (SF), Joseph Hart (C) Clark Look, Stanley Hubbert, Erik Brown, David Joseph | |
| 08:45 | Ohio State | Joe Fields makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:45 | Ohio State | Joe Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 08:27 | Purdue | William Garner makes the fadeaway from the left side | 18-22 |
| 08:17 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge misses short on a 3 from straight away | 18-22 |
| 08:15 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 07:56 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Joseph Hart is denied by Joshua Brown | 18-22 |
| 07:54 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart tips it back up and in | 18-24 |
| 07:40 | Purdue | Joshua Brown knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joey Beverage | 20-24 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Louis Fain (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Garner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joey Beverage (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Raymundo Torres (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Judge (fresh) SF - Kyle Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Fields (tiring) 2 pts. C - Joseph Hart (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Ohio State | Louis Fain picks off the pass by Raymundo Torres in the backcourt | 20-24 |
| 07:32 | Purdue | Louis Fain lays it in | 22-24 |
| 07:19 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 22-24 |
| 07:17 | Purdue | Joey Beverage pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 07:12 | Purdue | Joshua Brown is hacked by Joseph Hart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Hart, team foul #5 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (PG), Harry Howell (SG), Jack Parker (SF), Martin Chatfield (C) Louis Fain, William Garner, Joey Beverage, Joshua Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (SG), Erik Brown (SF), Robert Delvecchio (PF), David Joseph (C) Derrick Judge, Kyle Smith, Joe Fields, Joseph Hart | |
| 07:03 | Purdue | Stanley Hubbert is called for the reach on Harry Howell - foul #1 on Stanley Hubbert, team foul #6 | 22-24 |
| 06:54 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Harry Howell | 24-24 |
| 06:39 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-24 |
| 06:38 | Ohio State | David Joseph snags the offensive board | 24-24 |
| 06:23 | Ohio State | Erik Brown misses the fadeaway from the left side | 24-24 |
| 06:22 | Purdue | Harry Howell pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| 06:20 | Purdue | Harry Howell is hacked by Stanley Hubbert in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stanley Hubbert, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | Louis Fain (PG), William Garner (SG) Derick Baker, Martin Chatfield | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clark Look (PG), Steven Cowen (SF) Raymundo Torres, Stanley Hubbert | |
| 06:20 | Purdue | Harry Howell makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:20 | Purdue | Harry Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:05 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 06:03 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Harry Howell | 26-24 |
| 05:46 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris loses the ball out of bounds | 26-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (PG), Joey Beverage (SF), Martin Chatfield (C) Louis Fain, Jack Parker, Harry Howell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Derrick Judge (SG), Joseph Hart (C) Erik Brown, David Joseph | |
| 05:27 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio buries a turnaround from the baseline | 26-26 |
| 05:01 | Purdue | Derick Baker misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the right block | 26-26 |
| 05:00 | Ohio State | Clark Look grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 04:49 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Delvecchio, team foul #8 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | Louis Fain (SG), Jack Parker (SF), Joshua Brown (C) William Garner, Joey Beverage, Martin Chatfield | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres (PG), Kyle Smith (PF), David Joseph (C) Clark Look, Robert Delvecchio, Joseph Hart | |
| 04:38 | Purdue | Jack Parker connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joshua Brown | 29-26 |
| 04:22 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen loses the ball out of bounds | 29-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (SG) Derick Baker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Erik Brown (PG), Stanley Hubbert (SG) Raymundo Torres, Derrick Judge | |
| 04:20 | Purdue | Louis Fain is called for traveling in the backcourt | 29-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | Martin Chatfield (C) Joshua Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Erik Brown | 29-29 |
| 04:06 | Purdue | Jack Parker loses the dribble to Stanley Hubbert in the backcourt | 29-29 |
| 03:52 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 03:50 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jack Parker | 29-29 |
| 03:30 | Purdue | Jack Parker misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 03:28 | Purdue | Jack Parker tips it in | 31-29 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Louis Fain (tiring) 7 pts. SG - William Garner (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Parker (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Harris (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Chatfield (tired) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Erik Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanley Hubbert (tiring) SF - Steven Cowen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Joseph (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | Erik Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 03:22 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 03:05 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris is fouled on the floor by Kyle Smith - foul #1 on Kyle Smith, team foul #9 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Harry Howell (SG), James Miles (PF), Joshua Brown (C) William Garner, Jack Parker, Martin Chatfield | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clark Look (PG), Derrick Judge (SG), Robert Delvecchio (PF), Joseph Hart (C) Erik Brown, Stanley Hubbert, Kyle Smith, David Joseph | |
| 03:05 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 03:05 | Purdue | James Miles snags the offensive board | 31-29 |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Harry Howell hits a jump hook in the lane | 33-29 |
| 02:36 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Clark Look | 33-32 |
| 02:18 | Purdue | Louis Fain clanks a jumper from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 02:16 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Joseph Hart | 33-32 |
| 02:00 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Clark Look | 33-34 |
| 01:46 | Purdue | Harry Howell clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 01:28 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Miles - foul #3 on James Miles, team foul #7 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (PG), William Garner (SG), Jack Parker (SF) Louis Fain, Harry Howell, James Miles | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres (PG), Stanley Hubbert (SG), Erik Brown (SF), Joe Fields (PF) Clark Look, Derrick Judge, Steven Cowen, Robert Delvecchio | |
| 01:28 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 01:28 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 01:28 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Fields | 33-35 |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert loses the ball out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Martin Chatfield (PF) Jeffrey Harris | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Joseph (C) Joseph Hart | |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Raymundo Torres takes the ball from William Garner in the backcourt | 33-35 |
| 01:04 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert slams it home set up by Raymundo Torres | 33-37 |
| 00:52 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield is hacked by Joe Fields - foul #1 on Joe Fields, team foul #10 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Smith (PF) Joe Fields | |
| 00:52 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 00:52 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Jack Parker is called for the reach on Erik Brown - foul #2 on Jack Parker, team foul #8 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Louis Fain (SG), Jeffrey Harris (PF) William Garner, Martin Chatfield | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Erik Brown makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Erik Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris is whistled for a carry | 34-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steven Cowen (SF) Stanley Hubbert | |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Erik Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Derick Baker misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 34-42 |