| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Fred Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Heater (fresh) SF - Allen Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nathan Lee (fresh) 3 reb. C - Milton Maeda (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Allan Biggs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson inbounds the ball | 23-34 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Brown | 26-34 |
| 19:33 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-34 |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 19:18 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Allan Biggs | 26-36 |
| 19:01 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 19:00 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| 18:45 | Ohio State | Nathan Lee steals it from Timothy Schweizer | 26-36 |
| 18:18 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 18:16 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart snags the defensive board | 26-36 |
| 17:54 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer misses the lay-in | 26-36 |
| 17:53 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart tips it back up and in | 26-38 |
| 17:29 | Arkansas State | The jump hook by Allen Johnson is blocked by Timothy Schweizer | 26-38 |
| 17:28 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jacob Surles | 26-38 |
| 17:18 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Allan Biggs | 26-41 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:06 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 28-41 |
| 16:42 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Allan Biggs | 28-43 |
| 16:25 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown loses the dribble to Robert Green | 28-43 |
| 16:12 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 28-43 |
| 16:11 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Milton Maeda | 28-43 |
| 15:56 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-43 |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robert Green | 28-43 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Fred Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Heater (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Allen Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nathan Lee (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Milton Maeda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Allan Biggs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jacob Surles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Schweizer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Robert Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:39 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer is fouled on the floor by Allen Johnson - foul #3 on Allen Johnson, team foul #1 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Maris (PG), William Wolf (SG), James Frazier (SF), Martin Southwell (PF), Julian Johnson (C) Fred Brown, Eddie Heater, Allen Johnson, Nathan Lee, Milton Maeda | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Drazen Zenz (SG), James Milligan (SF), Raymond Pardee (PF), Daniel Gilbreath (C) Allan Biggs, Jacob Surles, Timothy Schweizer, Aaron Mart, Robert Green | |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | James Frazier is called for the reach on James Milligan - foul #1 on James Frazier, team foul #2 | 28-43 |
| 15:12 | Ohio State | William Wolf takes the ball from Drazen Zenz | 28-43 |
| 14:48 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 28-43 |
| 14:47 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Southwell | 28-43 |
| 14:31 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell banks in the layup set up by Richard Maris | 30-43 |
| 14:18 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-43 |
| 14:17 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson snags the defensive board | 30-43 |
| 14:08 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell misses the floater from the right wing | 30-43 |
| 14:07 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson hits the follow up shot | 32-43 |
| 13:49 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 32-43 |
| 13:47 | Arkansas State | James Frazier pulls down the rebound | 32-43 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:27 | Arkansas State | Daniel Gilbreath is called for the reach on Julian Johnson - foul #1 on Daniel Gilbreath, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater (SG), Allen Johnson (SF) William Wolf, James Frazier | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Allan Biggs (PG), Jacob Surles (SG), Aaron Mart (PF), Robert Green (C) Jose Hernandez, Drazen Zenz, Raymond Pardee, Daniel Gilbreath | |
| 13:07 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson misses the shot from the right side | 32-43 |
| 13:05 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson tips it in | 34-43 |
| 12:49 | Ohio State | Robert Green's floater is tipped away by Allen Johnson | 34-43 |
| 12:47 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Martin Southwell | 34-43 |
| 12:26 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by James Milligan - foul #1 on James Milligan, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Brown (PG), Milton Maeda (C) Richard Maris, Julian Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer (SF) James Milligan | |
| 12:26 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell misses the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 12:26 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 12:18 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart buries a driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Martin Southwell - foul #2 on Martin Southwell, team foul #3 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee (PF) Martin Southwell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:18 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart makes the free throw | 35-46 |
| 11:58 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-46 |
| 11:57 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart gets the rebound | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Fred Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Heater (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Allen Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nathan Lee (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Milton Maeda (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Allan Biggs (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Robert Green (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:39 | Ohio State | Robert Green blows the layup | 35-46 |
| 11:37 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda gets the rebound | 35-46 |
| 11:12 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Allen Johnson | 38-46 |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | Milton Maeda blocks the short jumper by Jacob Surles | 38-46 |
| 11:01 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles tips it home | 38-48 |
| 10:44 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 10:43 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robert Green | 38-48 |
| 10:19 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles is fouled on the floor by Eddie Heater - foul #3 on Eddie Heater, team foul #4 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Maris (PG), William Wolf (SG), James Frazier (SF), Martin Southwell (PF) Fred Brown, Eddie Heater, Allen Johnson, Nathan Lee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:01 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 09:59 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart tips it back up and in | 38-50 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:53 | Arkansas State | Allan Biggs is called for the reach on Richard Maris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Allan Biggs, team foul #3 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson (C) Milton Maeda | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Drazen Zenz (SG), James Milligan (SF), Daniel Gilbreath (C) Allan Biggs, Jacob Surles, Timothy Schweizer, Robert Green | |
| 09:33 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 09:31 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell grabs the offensive board | 38-50 |
| 09:16 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson can't finish the layup | 38-50 |
| 09:14 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-50 |
| 08:49 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 08:43 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson double dribbles | 38-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Brown (PG), Allen Johnson (SF), Nathan Lee (PF), Milton Maeda (C) Richard Maris, James Frazier, Martin Southwell, Julian Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Allan Biggs (PG), Jacob Surles (SG), Timothy Schweizer (SF), Raymond Pardee (PF), Robert Green (C) Jose Hernandez, Drazen Zenz, James Milligan, Aaron Mart, Daniel Gilbreath | |
| 08:27 | Ohio State | Milton Maeda swats the shot by Jacob Surles | 38-50 |
| 08:25 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 08:11 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles is hacked by William Wolf - foul #3 on William Wolf, team foul #5 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater (SG) William Wolf | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 07:54 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Timothy Schweizer | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Fred Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Heater (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Allen Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nathan Lee (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Milton Maeda (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Allan Biggs (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Pardee (fresh) C - Robert Green (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:34 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Nathan Lee | 41-53 |
| 07:16 | Ohio State | Allen Johnson picks off the pass by Raymond Pardee | 41-53 |
| 07:13 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson lays it up and in | 43-53 |
| 06:57 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles makes the wide open shot from the left side set up by Raymond Pardee | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:52 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eddie Heater | 45-55 |
| 06:39 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Timothy Schweizer | 45-58 |
| 06:16 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Green | 45-58 |
| 06:15 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee snags the defensive board | 45-58 |
| 05:47 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-58 |
| 05:46 | Ohio State | Robert Green gets the offensive rebound | 45-58 |
| 05:33 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 45-58 |
| 05:32 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Allen Johnson | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:20 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-58 |
| 05:18 | Ohio State | Robert Green pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| 05:01 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-58 |
| 05:00 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda grabs the board | 45-58 |
| 04:57 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Allan Biggs - foul #3 on Allan Biggs, team foul #4 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Maris (PG), William Wolf (SG), James Frazier (SF), Martin Southwell (PF), Julian Johnson (C) Fred Brown, Eddie Heater, Allen Johnson, Nathan Lee, Milton Maeda | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Drazen Zenz (SG), James Milligan (SF), Aaron Mart (PF), Daniel Gilbreath (C) Allan Biggs, Jacob Surles, Timothy Schweizer, Raymond Pardee, Robert Green | |
| 04:52 | Arkansas State | James Frazier buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-58 |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | James Milligan misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-58 |
| 04:42 | Ohio State | James Milligan tips it in | 48-60 |
| 04:19 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-60 |
| 04:17 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson can't tip it in | 48-60 |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart gets the rebound | 48-60 |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Aaron Mart, team foul #5 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jacob Surles (SG) Drazen Zenz | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Richard Maris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Wolf (fresh) 3 pf. SF - James Frazier (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Southwell (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Julian Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Milligan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 11 pts. 13 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Gilbreath (fresh) | |
| 03:41 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Milligan - foul #2 on James Milligan, team foul #6 | 48-60 |
| 03:41 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 03:41 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | James Frazier is called for the reach on Jacob Surles - foul #2 on James Frazier, team foul #6 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Green (C) Daniel Gilbreath | |
| 03:02 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles is fouled on the floor by Richard Maris - foul #2 on Richard Maris, team foul #7 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater (SG), Allen Johnson (SF) William Wolf, James Frazier | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Allan Biggs (PG) Jose Hernandez | |
| 03:02 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles misses the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 03:02 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Julian Johnson | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:55 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:32 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Aaron Mart | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:26 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Allen Johnson | 52-63 |
| 02:07 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-63 |
| 02:05 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart can't tip it in | 52-63 |
| 02:04 | Ohio State | James Milligan hits the follow up shot | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:44 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson hits a driving attempt from the left block | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:25 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Wolf (SG), James Frazier (SF) Eddie Heater, Allen Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer (SF) James Milligan | |
| 01:12 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 54-65 |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs gets the rebound | 54-65 |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | William Wolf is called for the reach on Timothy Schweizer - foul #4 on William Wolf, team foul #8 | 54-65 |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:41 | Arkansas State | James Frazier is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on James Frazier, team foul #9 | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Robert Green jams it on a great pass from Timothy Schweizer | 54-69 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas State | Robert Green is called for the reach on William Wolf - foul #1 on Robert Green, team foul #7 | 54-69 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas State | William Wolf misses the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robert Green | 54-69 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs runs out the clock | 54-69 |