| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Claude Whitley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Stubbs (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clayton Moriarty (fresh) 4 reb. C - Luis Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Steve Young (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Biggs (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Sartori (fresh) PF - Justin Carrion (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Strong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori inbounds the ball | 33-20 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Clayton Moriarty swats the shot by Joseph Biggs | 33-20 |
| 19:29 | Liberty | Luis Sanchez grabs the defensive rebound | 33-20 |
| 19:07 | Liberty | Chad Stubbs clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Justin Carrion - foul #1 on Justin Carrion, team foul #1 | 33-20 |
| 19:07 | Liberty | Chad Stubbs makes the 1st free throw | 34-20 |
| 19:07 | Liberty | Chad Stubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 35-20 |
| 18:46 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs is whistled for traveling | 35-20 |
| 18:32 | Liberty | Clayton Moriarty misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-20 |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori snags the defensive board | 35-20 |
| 18:12 | Ohio State | Justin Carrion double dribbles | 35-20 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG), Jordan Spratt (SF), Timothy McCain (PF), Mark Reynolds (C) Steve Young, Joseph Biggs, Justin Carrion, Christopher Strong | |
| 17:49 | Liberty | James Thomas knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Claude Whitley | 37-20 |
| 17:27 | Ohio State | Jordan Spratt travels with the ball | 37-20 |
| Subs | Liberty | Cesar Gallo (PG), Jonathan Bittle (SG), Neil Romans (SF), Guillermo Cardenas (PF), Charles Swope (C) Claude Whitley, Chad Stubbs, James Thomas, Clayton Moriarty, Luis Sanchez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Curtis Luoma (SG) Thomas Sartori | |
| 17:07 | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-20 |
| 16:43 | Ohio State | Jordan Spratt misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Cesar Gallo - foul #2 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #1 | 40-20 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Young (PG), Joseph Biggs (SG) Jeremy Kuczynski, Curtis Luoma | |
| 16:43 | Ohio State | Jordan Spratt makes the 1st free throw | 40-21 |
| 16:43 | Ohio State | Jordan Spratt makes the 2nd free throw | 40-22 |
| 16:30 | Liberty | Guillermo Cardenas connects on the floater near the basket | 42-22 |
| 16:08 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain loses the dribble to Neil Romans | 42-22 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 16:04 | Liberty | Steve Young is called for the reach on Cesar Gallo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steve Young, team foul #2 | 42-22 |
| Subs | Liberty | Claude Whitley (PG), James Thomas (SF), Luis Sanchez (C) Cesar Gallo, Neil Romans, Charles Swope | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Curtis Luoma (SF), Justin Carrion (PF), Christopher Strong (C) Jordan Spratt, Timothy McCain, Mark Reynolds | |
| 15:45 | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Thomas | 45-22 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Claude Whitley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Bittle (fresh) 14 pts. SF - James Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Guillermo Cardenas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Luis Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Steve Young (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Biggs (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Curtis Luoma (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Justin Carrion (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Strong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs scores on a jumper from the right wing | 45-24 |
| 15:00 | Liberty | Claude Whitley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Steve Young - foul #2 on Steve Young, team foul #3 | 45-24 |
| Subs | Liberty | Chad Stubbs (SG), Clayton Moriarty (PF) Jonathan Bittle, Guillermo Cardenas | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG), Thomas Sartori (SF), Martin Hendricks (PF), Gary Sears (C) Steve Young, Joseph Biggs, Justin Carrion, Christopher Strong | |
| 15:00 | Liberty | Claude Whitley misses the 1st free throw | 45-24 |
| 15:00 | Liberty | Claude Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-24 |
| 15:00 | Liberty | Claude Whitley makes the 3rd free throw | 47-24 |
| 14:31 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-24 |
| 14:30 | Liberty | Clayton Moriarty grabs the defensive rebound | 47-24 |
| 14:20 | Liberty | Claude Whitley is called for 10 seconds | 47-24 |
| Subs | Liberty | Cesar Gallo (PG), Neil Romans (SF), Charles Swope (C) Claude Whitley, James Thomas, Luis Sanchez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs (SG), Timothy McCain (PF), Mark Reynolds (C) Curtis Luoma, Martin Hendricks, Gary Sears | |
| 13:55 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Joseph Biggs | 47-27 |
| 13:36 | Liberty | Clayton Moriarty is whistled for traveling | 47-27 |
| Subs | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle (SF) Neil Romans | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Young (PG), Jordan Spratt (SF), Justin Carrion (PF), Christopher Strong (C) Jeremy Kuczynski, Joseph Biggs, Timothy McCain, Mark Reynolds | |
| 13:20 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Strong | 47-30 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 13:18 | Liberty | Steve Young is called for the reach on Cesar Gallo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steve Young, team foul #4 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Liberty | Claude Whitley (PG), James Thomas (SF) Cesar Gallo, Jonathan Bittle | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:01 | Liberty | Claude Whitley misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-30 |
| 13:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori grabs the board | 47-30 |
| 12:31 | Ohio State | Jordan Spratt lays it up and in on a great pass from Steve Young | 47-32 |
| 12:13 | Liberty | Charles Swope hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Claude Whitley | 49-32 |
| 11:46 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori is hacked by Chad Stubbs - foul #2 on Chad Stubbs, team foul #2 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Liberty | Cesar Gallo (PG), Jonathan Bittle (SG), Neil Romans (SF), Guillermo Cardenas (PF), Luis Sanchez (C) Claude Whitley, Chad Stubbs, James Thomas, Clayton Moriarty, Charles Swope | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG), Joseph Biggs (SG), Timothy McCain (SF), Martin Hendricks (PF), Mark Reynolds (C) Steve Young, Thomas Sartori, Jordan Spratt, Justin Carrion, Christopher Strong | |
| 11:20 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Martin Hendricks, team foul #5 | 49-32 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Bittle (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Neil Romans (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Guillermo Cardenas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Luis Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremy Kuczynski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Biggs (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy McCain (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Martin Hendricks (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Reynolds (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 11:18 | Liberty | Jeremy Kuczynski steps in front of the Cesar Gallo pass in the backcourt | 49-32 |
| 11:17 | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski banks in the layup | 49-34 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 11:00 | Liberty | Timothy McCain is called for the reach on Neil Romans - foul #2 on Timothy McCain, team foul #6 | 49-34 |
| 10:48 | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle lays it in on a great pass from Neil Romans | 51-34 |
| 10:19 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs drills a jumpshot from the left side | 51-36 |
| 10:17 | Liberty | Martin Hendricks steps in front of the Cesar Gallo pass in the backcourt | 51-36 |
| 09:57 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-38 |
| 09:52 | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on Joseph Biggs - foul #2 on Joseph Biggs, team foul #7 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Liberty | Claude Whitley (PG), James Thomas (SF), Clayton Moriarty (PF) Cesar Gallo, Neil Romans, Guillermo Cardenas | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Young (PG), Curtis Luoma (SG), Jordan Spratt (SF), Justin Carrion (PF), Gary Sears (C) Jeremy Kuczynski, Joseph Biggs, Timothy McCain, Martin Hendricks, Mark Reynolds | |
| 09:52 | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle makes the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 09:52 | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle makes the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 09:30 | Ohio State | Jordan Spratt connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 53-40 |
| 09:10 | Liberty | James Thomas misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-40 |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Gary Sears | 53-40 |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Gary Sears is blocked by James Thomas | 53-40 |
| 08:46 | Liberty | Luis Sanchez grabs the board | 53-40 |
| 08:31 | Liberty | James Thomas double dribbles | 53-40 |
| Subs | Liberty | Chad Stubbs (SG), Guillermo Cardenas (C) Jonathan Bittle, Luis Sanchez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori (SF), Timothy McCain (PF), Christopher Strong (C) Jordan Spratt, Justin Carrion, Gary Sears | |
| 08:05 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 53-40 |
| 08:03 | Liberty | Clayton Moriarty snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| 07:44 | Liberty | Guillermo Cardenas comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Sartori - foul #3 on Thomas Sartori, team foul #8 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Liberty | Cesar Gallo (PG), Neil Romans (SF), Charles Swope (C) Claude Whitley, James Thomas, Clayton Moriarty | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG), Joseph Biggs (SG) Steve Young, Curtis Luoma | |
| 07:44 | Liberty | Guillermo Cardenas makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 07:44 | Liberty | Guillermo Cardenas misses the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 07:44 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain grabs the board | 54-40 |
| 07:20 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Joseph Biggs | 54-42 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Stubbs (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neil Romans (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Guillermo Cardenas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Swope (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremy Kuczynski (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Biggs (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Sartori (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy McCain (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Strong (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Liberty | Charles Swope misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Biggs - foul #3 on Joseph Biggs, team foul #9 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Liberty | Luis Sanchez (C) Guillermo Cardenas | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks (PF), Mark Reynolds (C) Timothy McCain, Christopher Strong | |
| 07:10 | Liberty | Charles Swope makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 07:10 | Liberty | Charles Swope makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 06:51 | Ohio State | Mark Reynolds scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Martin Hendricks | 56-45 |
| 06:32 | Liberty | Luis Sanchez comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Mark Reynolds - foul #2 on Mark Reynolds, team foul #10 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Liberty | Claude Whitley (PG), Jonathan Bittle (SG), James Thomas (SF), Clayton Moriarty (PF) Cesar Gallo, Chad Stubbs, Neil Romans, Charles Swope | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jordan Spratt (SF) Thomas Sartori | |
| 06:32 | Liberty | Luis Sanchez misses the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 06:32 | Liberty | Luis Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 06:04 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks makes the shot in the paint set up by Jeremy Kuczynski | 57-47 |
| 05:40 | Liberty | Clayton Moriarty misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-47 |
| 05:39 | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 05:25 | Liberty | Luis Sanchez banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Claude Whitley | 59-47 |
| 04:57 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Clayton Moriarty - foul #1 on Clayton Moriarty, team foul #3 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Liberty | Cesar Gallo (PG), Chad Stubbs (SG), Guillermo Cardenas (PF), Charles Swope (C) Claude Whitley, Jonathan Bittle, Clayton Moriarty, Luis Sanchez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Young (PG), Thomas Sartori (SG), Timothy McCain (SF), Christopher Strong (C) Jeremy Kuczynski, Joseph Biggs, Jordan Spratt, Mark Reynolds | |
| 04:57 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 04:57 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 04:48 | Liberty | Cesar Gallo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-48 |
| 04:47 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain grabs the board | 59-48 |
| 04:31 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-48 |
| 04:29 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Guillermo Cardenas | 59-48 |
| 04:25 | Liberty | Chad Stubbs clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-48 |
| 04:23 | Liberty | Guillermo Cardenas snags the offensive board | 59-48 |
| 04:07 | Liberty | Charles Swope throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-48 |
| Subs | Liberty | Claude Whitley (PG), Neil Romans (SF), Clayton Moriarty (PF) Cesar Gallo, James Thomas, Charles Swope | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Justin Carrion (PF) Martin Hendricks | |
| 03:47 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Steve Young | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:26 | Liberty | Steve Young picks off the pass by Guillermo Cardenas | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | Claude Whitley steals it from Thomas Sartori | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Claude Whitley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Chad Stubbs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neil Romans (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clayton Moriarty (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Guillermo Cardenas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Steve Young (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Sartori (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Timothy McCain (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Carrion (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Strong (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Liberty | Guillermo Cardenas connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Claude Whitley | 61-51 |
| 02:27 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 61-51 |
| 02:26 | Liberty | Guillermo Cardenas gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 02:04 | Liberty | Clayton Moriarty drills a 3 from the left wing | 64-51 |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-51 |
| 01:43 | Liberty | Clayton Moriarty pulls down the rebound | 64-51 |
| 01:39 | Liberty | Claude Whitley loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-51 |
| Subs | Liberty | Cesar Gallo (PG), Jonathan Bittle (SG), Charles Swope (C) Claude Whitley, Chad Stubbs, Clayton Moriarty | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs (SG) Timothy McCain | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-51 |
| 01:25 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 01:16 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jonathan Bittle - foul #2 on Jonathan Bittle, team foul #4 | 64-51 |
| 01:16 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 01:16 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:48 | Liberty | Christopher Strong steals it from Neil Romans | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-53 |
| 00:41 | Liberty | Neil Romans pulls down the rebound | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Liberty | Cesar Gallo misses the dunk attempt | 64-53 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Justin Carrion grabs the defensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Cesar Gallo is called for the reach on Thomas Sartori - foul #3 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #5 | 64-53 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 64-53 |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs gets the offensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-55 |
| 00:02 | Liberty | Liberty calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-55 |
| Subs | Liberty | Claude Whitley (PG), Chad Stubbs (SG), James Thomas (SF), Clayton Moriarty (PF), Luis Sanchez (C) Cesar Gallo, Jonathan Bittle, Neil Romans, Guillermo Cardenas, Charles Swope | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:00 | Liberty | Claude Whitley runs out the clock | 64-55 |