| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gregory Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Giannini (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Jones (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James English (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Anthony Nyquist (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stanley Mantz (fresh) SF - Eric Stalling (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Hardee (fresh) C - Marvin Staberg (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bucknell | Eric Stalling inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Bucknell | Marvin Staberg lays it up and in | 25-31 |
| 19:24 | Ohio State | James English comes up short on the shot from the right block | 25-31 |
| 19:22 | Ohio State | James English hits the follow up shot | 27-31 |
| 19:04 | Bucknell | Marvin Staberg hits a jump hook near the basket | 27-33 |
| 18:43 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey connects on the shot from the left side | 29-33 |
| 18:16 | Bucknell | Anthony Nyquist hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 18:15 | Ohio State | Paul Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 17:59 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Anthony Nyquist - foul #2 on Anthony Nyquist, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 17:59 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 17:59 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 17:41 | Bucknell | Marvin Staberg can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 30-33 |
| 17:40 | Bucknell | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Nyquist | 30-33 |
| 17:26 | Bucknell | Anthony Nyquist misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gregory Bailey - foul #2 on Gregory Bailey, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 17:26 | Bucknell | Anthony Nyquist makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 17:26 | Bucknell | Anthony Nyquist makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 17:02 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini is called for traveling | 30-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Yarbro (SF), Jared Potter (PF) Paul Jones, James English | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Willie Winkelman (SG), Russell Kelly (SF), Shane Johnson (PF), Albert Tierney (C) Stanley Mantz, Eric Stalling, Jonathan Hardee, Marvin Staberg | |
| 16:38 | Bucknell | Russell Kelly is called for traveling | 30-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathan Meacham (SF) Henry Giannini | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Roger Spivey (PG) Anthony Nyquist | |
| 16:17 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 16:16 | Bucknell | Albert Tierney snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 16:11 | Bucknell | Roger Spivey is fouled on the floor by Gregory Bailey - foul #3 on Gregory Bailey, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James English (PF), Carl McClure (C) Gregory Bailey, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 15:59 | Bucknell | Carl McClure is called for the reach on Russell Kelly - foul #2 on Carl McClure, team foul #3 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Jones (SF) Jonathan Meacham | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Jonathan Hardee (PF) Shane Johnson | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jared Potter (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SG - John Yarbro (fresh) SF - Paul Jones (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James English (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Carl McClure (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Roger Spivey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Winkelman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Hardee (fresh) C - Albert Tierney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Bucknell | Willie Winkelman is fouled on the floor by James English - foul #1 on James English, team foul #4 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Henry Giannini (PG) Carl McClure | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Anthony Nyquist (PG), Stanley Mantz (SG), Eric Stalling (SF), Marvin Staberg (C) Roger Spivey, Willie Winkelman, Russell Kelly, Albert Tierney | |
| 15:27 | Bucknell | Anthony Nyquist hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Marvin Staberg | 30-38 |
| 15:10 | Ohio State | Jared Potter misses short on a floater from the right block | 30-38 |
| 15:08 | Bucknell | Eric Stalling gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 14:46 | Bucknell | Stanley Mantz hits the finger roll set up by Anthony Nyquist | 30-40 |
| 14:20 | Ohio State | James English comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-40 |
| 14:18 | Bucknell | Eric Stalling pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| 13:58 | Bucknell | Eric Stalling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey (PG), Jonathan Meacham (SG), John Bishop (SF), Carl McClure (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Henry Giannini, John Yarbro, Paul Jones, James English, Jared Potter | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Russell Kelly (PF), Albert Tierney (C) Jonathan Hardee, Marvin Staberg | |
| 13:39 | Ohio State | John Bishop's pass is intercepted by Eric Stalling | 30-40 |
| 13:27 | Bucknell | Albert Tierney misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joseph Jones - foul #1 on Joseph Jones, team foul #5 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Roger Spivey (PG), Willie Winkelman (SG), Shane Johnson (PF) Anthony Nyquist, Stanley Mantz, Eric Stalling | |
| 13:27 | Bucknell | Albert Tierney makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 13:27 | Bucknell | Albert Tierney misses the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 13:27 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Joseph Jones | 30-41 |
| 13:00 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-41 |
| 12:59 | Bucknell | Russell Kelly pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 12:55 | Bucknell | Roger Spivey clanks a 3 from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 12:54 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Carl McClure | 30-41 |
| 12:48 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones comes up short on the shot in the paint | 30-41 |
| 12:47 | Ohio State | Carl McClure can't tip it in | 30-41 |
| 12:46 | Bucknell | Russell Kelly pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 12:37 | Bucknell | Roger Spivey is fouled on the floor by Gregory Bailey - foul #4 on Gregory Bailey, team foul #6 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Henry Giannini (SG), Paul Jones (SF), James English (PF) Jonathan Meacham, John Bishop, Carl McClure | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Anthony Nyquist (PG), Jonathan Hardee (PF), Marvin Staberg (C) Roger Spivey, Shane Johnson, Albert Tierney | |
| 12:24 | Bucknell | Marvin Staberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-41 |
| 12:06 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 30-41 |
| 12:04 | Bucknell | Russell Kelly pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 12:00 | Bucknell | Willie Winkelman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-41 |
| 11:59 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gregory Bailey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Henry Giannini (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Jones (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James English (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Anthony Nyquist (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Winkelman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jonathan Hardee (fresh) C - Marvin Staberg (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-41 |
| 11:20 | Bucknell | Anthony Nyquist clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 11:19 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 10:53 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Paul Jones | 35-41 |
| 10:30 | Bucknell | Marvin Staberg loses the ball out of bounds | 35-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Yarbro (SF), Jared Potter (PF) Paul Jones, James English | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Roger Spivey (PG), Stanley Mantz (SG), Eric Stalling (SF), Shane Johnson (PF), Albert Tierney (C) Anthony Nyquist, Willie Winkelman, Russell Kelly, Jonathan Hardee, Marvin Staberg | |
| 10:03 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey buries a jumper from the left side set up by Henry Giannini | 37-41 |
| 09:41 | Bucknell | Eric Stalling is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Eric Stalling, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathan Meacham (SF), Carl McClure (C) Henry Giannini, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 09:12 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-41 |
| 09:10 | Bucknell | Shane Johnson grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 08:41 | Bucknell | Shane Johnson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Yarbro - foul #2 on John Yarbro, team foul #7 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Jones (SF), James English (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Gregory Bailey, Jonathan Meacham, Carl McClure | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Anthony Nyquist (PG), Marvin Staberg (C) Roger Spivey, Albert Tierney | |
| 08:41 | Bucknell | Shane Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 08:41 | Bucknell | Shane Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 08:18 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones misses the jumper from the free throw line | 37-42 |
| 08:17 | Bucknell | Eric Stalling gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 08:10 | Bucknell | The jump hook by Anthony Nyquist is blocked by Joseph Jones | 37-42 |
| 08:09 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James English | 37-42 |
| 07:46 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones misses short on a floater from the left side | 37-42 |
| 07:45 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones tips it home | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jared Potter (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SG - John Yarbro (fresh) SF - Paul Jones (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James English (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Anthony Nyquist (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Mantz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Stalling (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Shane Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Marvin Staberg (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Bucknell | Paul Jones swats the layup by Marvin Staberg | 39-42 |
| 07:29 | Bucknell | Eric Stalling grabs the offensive board | 39-42 |
| 07:18 | Bucknell | Marvin Staberg misses the easy layup | 39-42 |
| 07:17 | Ohio State | James English pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 06:55 | Ohio State | James English comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Shane Johnson - foul #1 on Shane Johnson, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey (PG), Henry Giannini (SG) Jared Potter, John Yarbro | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Willie Winkelman (SG), Russell Kelly (SF), Jonathan Hardee (PF) Stanley Mantz, Eric Stalling, Shane Johnson | |
| 06:55 | Ohio State | James English makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 06:55 | Ohio State | James English misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 06:55 | Bucknell | Marvin Staberg gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 06:50 | Bucknell | Willie Winkelman double dribbles | 40-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl McClure (C) Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 06:32 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 06:14 | Bucknell | Carl McClure is called for the reach on Marvin Staberg - foul #3 on Carl McClure, team foul #8 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathan Meacham (SF) Paul Jones | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 06:14 | Bucknell | Marvin Staberg makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 06:14 | Bucknell | Marvin Staberg makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 05:49 | Ohio State | Willie Winkelman takes the ball from Jonathan Meacham | 43-44 |
| 05:32 | Bucknell | Willie Winkelman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 05:30 | Bucknell | Russell Kelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 05:13 | Bucknell | Anthony Nyquist hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 43-44 |
| 05:12 | Bucknell | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Hardee | 43-44 |
| 05:00 | Bucknell | Russell Kelly hits a shot near the basket set up by Jonathan Hardee | 43-46 |
| 04:44 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini's dunk attempt is rejected by Marvin Staberg | 43-46 |
| 04:43 | Bucknell | Willie Winkelman gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 04:25 | Bucknell | Willie Winkelman scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Nyquist | 43-49 |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Jones (SF), Joseph Jones (C) Jonathan Meacham, Carl McClure | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Stanley Mantz (SG), Eric Stalling (SF), Albert Tierney (C) Willie Winkelman, Russell Kelly, Marvin Staberg | |
| 04:03 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Jones | 46-49 |
| 03:46 | Bucknell | Eric Stalling hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 46-49 |
| 03:44 | Ohio State | James English pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gregory Bailey (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Henry Giannini (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Jones (fresh) 3 ast. PF - James English (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Anthony Nyquist (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Mantz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Stalling (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Hardee (fresh) 2 reb. C - Albert Tierney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Jones | 48-49 |
| 03:27 | Bucknell | Gregory Bailey is called for the reach on Anthony Nyquist - foul #5 on Gregory Bailey, team foul #9 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Yarbro (SG) Gregory Bailey | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 03:27 | Bucknell | Anthony Nyquist makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 03:27 | Bucknell | Anthony Nyquist makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 03:02 | Ohio State | James English is hacked by Stanley Mantz - foul #3 on Stanley Mantz, team foul #4 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jared Potter (PF) James English | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 02:40 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 48-51 |
| 02:38 | Bucknell | Eric Stalling grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 02:21 | Bucknell | Anthony Nyquist connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jonathan Hardee | 48-53 |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James English (PF) Jared Potter | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Marvin Staberg (C) Albert Tierney | |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Stanley Mantz - foul #4 on Stanley Mantz, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 01:41 | Bucknell | Marvin Staberg drills a shot near the basket | 49-55 |
| 01:22 | Ohio State | Paul Jones clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 01:20 | Ohio State | James English grabs the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 01:01 | Ohio State | James English comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones tips it home | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Bucknell | Marvin Staberg can't throw it down | 51-55 |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | James English pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 51-55 |
| 00:25 | Bucknell | Marvin Staberg gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Bucknell | Marvin Staberg is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Giannini - foul #1 on Henry Giannini, team foul #10 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Willie Winkelman (SG), Leo Anthony (SF), Russell Kelly (PF) Stanley Mantz, Eric Stalling, Jonathan Hardee | |
| 00:23 | Bucknell | Marvin Staberg makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:23 | Bucknell | Marvin Staberg makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | James English is hacked by Russell Kelly - foul #1 on Russell Kelly, team foul #6 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Stanley Mantz (SG), Eric Stalling (SF), Jonathan Hardee (PF) Willie Winkelman, Leo Anthony, Russell Kelly | |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Paul Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Willie Winkelman (SG), Leo Anthony (SF), Russell Kelly (PF) Stanley Mantz, Eric Stalling, Jonathan Hardee | |
| 00:12 | Bucknell | Henry Giannini is called for the reach on Leo Anthony in the backcourt - foul #2 on Henry Giannini, team foul #11 | 51-57 |
| 00:12 | Bucknell | Leo Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:12 | Bucknell | Leo Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini loses the ball out of bounds | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Bucknell | Anthony Nyquist runs out the clock | 51-59 |