| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) SG - Frederick Zupfer (fresh) SF - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) PF - Henry Potter (fresh) C - Spencer Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Allan Biggs (fresh) SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) SF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) C - Robert Green (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Robert Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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) | |
| 19:34 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart misses long on a shot from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:15 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:14 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:52 | Ohio State | Henry Potter takes the ball from Jacob Surles | 0-3 |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Henry Potter | 2-3 |
| 17:24 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 2-3 |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:00 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Schweizer - foul #1 on Timothy Schweizer, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Robert Husky (SG), Cole Livingston (SF), Gregory Reason (C) Sterling Borges, Frederick Zupfer, Andrew Gaughan, Spencer Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:00 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:00 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:46 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 16:44 | Notre Dame | Gregory Reason grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:22 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky is whistled for traveling | 4-3 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Milligan (SF) Timothy Schweizer | |
| 16:01 | Ohio State | Robert Green is hacked by Henry Potter - foul #1 on Henry Potter, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan (SF) Cole Livingston | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 15:43 | Ohio State | James Milligan misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Dante Hill - foul #1 on Dante Hill, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer (SG) Andrew Gaughan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG) Allan Biggs | |
| 15:43 | Ohio State | James Milligan makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:43 | Ohio State | James Milligan misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:43 | Notre Dame | Gregory Reason snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Dante Hill (fresh) SG - Frederick Zupfer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Husky (fresh) PF - Henry Potter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Reason (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) SF - James Milligan (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Green (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill travels in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 15:16 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-4 |
| 15:14 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart gets the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 14:58 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles dunks the ball on a nice dish by James Milligan | 4-6 |
| 14:31 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 14:17 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 14:15 | Ohio State | Robert Green grabs the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:08 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles misses the 3 from straight away | 6-6 |
| 14:06 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 13:37 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 6-6 |
| 13:36 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 13:19 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jose Hernandez | 6-9 |
| 13:16 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill is hacked by Jose Hernandez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jose Hernandez, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Cole Livingston (SG), Andrew Gaughan (SF), Spencer Johnson (C) Dante Hill, Frederick Zupfer, Robert Husky, Gregory Reason | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Allan Biggs (PG), Timothy Schweizer (SF), Raymond Pardee (PF), Daniel Gilbreath (C) Jacob Surles, James Milligan, Aaron Mart, Robert Green | |
| 12:57 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 6-9 |
| 12:55 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 12:31 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 12:29 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter tips it in | 8-9 |
| 12:14 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez is hacked by Cole Livingston - foul #1 on Cole Livingston, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (SG) Cole Livingston | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oscar White (SG) Jose Hernandez | |
| 12:03 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs is fouled on the floor by Spencer Johnson - foul #1 on Spencer Johnson, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Aaron Mart (PF) Raymond Pardee | |
| 11:55 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart is whistled for a carry | 8-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer (SG) Dante Hill | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jacob Surles (SG) Oscar White | |
| 11:30 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges is hacked by Allan Biggs - foul #1 on Allan Biggs, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (SG) Frederick Zupfer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Green (C) Daniel Gilbreath | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) SG - Dante Hill (fresh) SF - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) PF - Henry Potter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Spencer Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Allan Biggs (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Green (fresh) | |
| 11:12 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Jacob Surles - foul #1 on Jacob Surles, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer (SG) Sterling Borges | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:12 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 11:12 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 10:58 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Henry Potter - foul #2 on Henry Potter, team foul #5 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Gregory Reason (PF) Dante Hill, Henry Potter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:58 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 10:58 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 10:41 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Frederick Zupfer | 13-11 |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer's pass is intercepted by Sterling Borges | 13-11 |
| 10:07 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer can't finish the layup | 13-11 |
| 10:06 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 09:50 | Ohio State | Robert Green blows the layup but he's hacked by Andrew Gaughan - foul #1 on Andrew Gaughan, team foul #6 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (SG), Cheslav Zucker (PF) Frederick Zupfer, Gregory Reason | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Milligan (SF) Timothy Schweizer | |
| 09:50 | Ohio State | Robert Green makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 09:50 | Ohio State | Robert Green makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 09:21 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 09:20 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Aaron Mart | 13-13 |
| 09:16 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles lays it in set up by Allan Biggs and he's fouled by Cheslav Zucker - foul #1 on Cheslav Zucker, team foul #7 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer (SG) Andrew Gaughan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Raymond Pardee (PF), Daniel Gilbreath (C) Allan Biggs, Aaron Mart, Robert Green | |
| 09:16 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles misses the free throw | 13-15 |
| 09:16 | Ohio State | Daniel Gilbreath pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 08:56 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 13-15 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to James Milligan | 13-15 |
| 08:49 | Ohio State | Daniel Gilbreath's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (SG), Andrew Gaughan (SF) Frederick Zupfer, Robert Husky | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oscar White (SG) Jacob Surles | |
| 08:24 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges is hacked by Oscar White - foul #1 on Oscar White, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer (SG) Dante Hill | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Allan Biggs (PG), Timothy Schweizer (SF), Aaron Mart (PF), Robert Green (C) Oscar White, James Milligan, Raymond Pardee, Daniel Gilbreath | |
| 08:03 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jose Hernandez - foul #2 on Jose Hernandez, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Robert Husky (SF), Gregory Reason (PF) Sterling Borges, Andrew Gaughan, Spencer Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oscar White (SG) Jose Hernandez | |
| 08:03 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 08:03 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 07:41 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Allan Biggs | 15-17 |
| 07:34 | Notre Dame | Cheslav Zucker banks in the layup on a great pass from Dante Hill | 17-17 |
| 07:20 | Ohio State | Robert Green is fouled on the floor by Robert Husky - foul #1 on Robert Husky, team foul #8 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Andrew Gaughan (SF), Spencer Johnson (C) Frederick Zupfer, Robert Husky, Gregory Reason | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jacob Surles (SG) Oscar White | |
| 07:20 | Ohio State | Robert Green makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 07:20 | Ohio State | Robert Green makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dante Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) PF - Cheslav Zucker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Spencer Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Allan Biggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Green (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 06:56 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges is called for traveling | 17-19 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer (SG) Dante Hill | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:31 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles misses the 3 from straight away | 17-19 |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart gets the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 06:05 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Sterling Borges - foul #1 on Sterling Borges, team foul #9 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (SG), Gregory Reason (PF) Frederick Zupfer, Cheslav Zucker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Milligan (SF), Daniel Gilbreath (C) Timothy Schweizer, Robert Green | |
| 06:05 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:05 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 05:40 | Notre Dame | Gregory Reason hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson hits the follow up shot | 19-21 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart loses the dribble to Robert Husky | 19-21 |
| 05:13 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky lays it up and in | 21-21 |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Husky - foul #2 on Robert Husky, team foul #10 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Frederick Zupfer (SG), Cheslav Zucker (PF) Sterling Borges, Robert Husky, Gregory Reason | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (PG), Raymond Pardee (PF), Robert Green (C) Allan Biggs, Aaron Mart, Daniel Gilbreath | |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles misses the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles misses the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 04:31 | Notre Dame | Cheslav Zucker can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Jacob Surles - foul #2 on Jacob Surles, team foul #7 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Gregory Reason (C) Andrew Gaughan, Spencer Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oscar White (SG), Timothy Schweizer (SF) Jacob Surles, James Milligan | |
| 04:31 | Notre Dame | Cheslav Zucker makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:31 | Notre Dame | Cheslav Zucker makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 04:20 | Ohio State | Oscar White can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer gets the offensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 04:05 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee banks in the layup on a nice dish by Timothy Schweizer | 23-23 |
| 03:40 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-23 |
| 03:39 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer lays it up and in on a nice dish by Oscar White | 23-25 |
| 03:18 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Raymond Pardee - foul #1 on Raymond Pardee, team foul #8 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (SG), Andrew Gaughan (SF), Henry Potter (PF), Spencer Johnson (C) Sterling Borges, Frederick Zupfer, Cheslav Zucker, Gregory Reason | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Allan Biggs (PG), Jacob Surles (SG), Aaron Mart (PF) Drazen Zenz, Oscar White, Raymond Pardee | |
| 03:18 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:18 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Dante Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Husky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) PF - Henry Potter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Spencer Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Allan Biggs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Green (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:59 | Ohio State | Robert Green misses the lay-in | 25-25 |
| 02:58 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 02:32 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 25-25 |
| 02:31 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 02:16 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles can't finish the layup | 25-25 |
| 02:14 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-25 |
| 01:49 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 01:34 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Frederick Zupfer (SG), Cheslav Zucker (C) Robert Husky, Andrew Gaughan, Spencer Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Milligan (SF), Daniel Gilbreath (C) Timothy Schweizer, Robert Green | |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart is hacked by Frederick Zupfer - foul #1 on Frederick Zupfer, team foul #11 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan (SF), Spencer Johnson (C) Dante Hill, Cheslav Zucker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 01:14 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 01:12 | Notre Dame | Allan Biggs picks off the pass by Sterling Borges in the backcourt | 25-26 |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs lays it up and in | 25-28 |
| 00:46 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer can't finish the layup | 25-28 |
| 00:45 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | 3 seconds is called on James Milligan | 25-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (SF), Gregory Reason (C) Andrew Gaughan, Spencer Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Robert Green (C) Allan Biggs, Daniel Gilbreath | |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 25-28 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter tips it in | 27-28 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez misses long on a fullcourt shot | 27-28 |