| Lineup | Portland | PG - Bruce Poff (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Edward Rosen (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stanley Dennis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Melancon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Hai Kung (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Welch (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Spencer Wangberg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Gibbons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Portland | Stanley Dennis inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Portland | Stanley Dennis is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-28 |
| 19:26 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons is fouled on the floor by William Melancon - foul #2 on William Melancon, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reuben Croft (SF), Dan Elliott (PF) John Welch, Spencer Wangberg | |
| 19:10 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Reuben Croft, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Portland | Edison Steffes (PF) William Melancon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 19:07 | Portland | Robert Sullivan is called for the reach on Edward Rosen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| 18:49 | Portland | Bruce Poff is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 18:47 | Portland | Stanley Dennis snags the offensive board | 33-28 |
| 18:31 | Portland | Dan Elliott swats the layup by Hai Kung | 33-28 |
| 18:30 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 18:09 | Ohio State | Eric Finley connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Reuben Croft | 33-31 |
| 18:00 | Portland | Stanley Dennis drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 17:47 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Stanley Dennis - foul #3 on Stanley Dennis, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Portland | Brandon Romanowski (PG), Kenneth Wolfe (SG), Benjamin Hendricks (SF), William Melancon (PF), Raymond Cline (C) Bruce Poff, Edward Rosen, Stanley Dennis, Edison Steffes, Hai Kung | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Augustine Romano (PG), Rodney Price (SG), Spencer Wangberg (PF) Eric Finley, Robert Sullivan, Robert Gibbons | |
| 17:47 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:47 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:47 | Portland | William Melancon grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 17:31 | Portland | William Melancon misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 17:29 | Ohio State | Rodney Price gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 17:00 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott misses short on an open runner in the paint | 36-32 |
| 16:58 | Portland | Benjamin Hendricks gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 16:56 | Portland | Kenneth Wolfe is hacked by Rodney Price in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rodney Price, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Portland | Bruce Poff (PG), Robert Scharff (C) Kenneth Wolfe, William Melancon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Welch (SF), Robert Gibbons (C) Reuben Croft, Dan Elliott | |
| 16:39 | Portland | Bruce Poff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | Portland | Edward Rosen (SG), Edison Steffes (SF), Bob Boyd (PF) Brandon Romanowski, Benjamin Hendricks, Raymond Cline | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Robert Sullivan (SG) Augustine Romano, Rodney Price | |
| 16:16 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Finley | 36-34 |
| 15:53 | Portland | Robert Scharff connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Bruce Poff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Edward Rosen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edison Steffes (fairly fresh) PF - Bob Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Scharff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Sullivan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Welch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Spencer Wangberg (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Gibbons (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg can't connect on an uncontested turnaround in the paint | 38-34 |
| 15:34 | Ohio State | John Welch gets the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | Eric Finley makes the wide open jumper from the left side set up by Robert Sullivan | 38-36 |
| 15:06 | Portland | Spencer Wangberg is called for the reach on Bruce Poff in the backcourt - foul #1 on Spencer Wangberg, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Portland | Brandon Romanowski (PG), Kenneth Wolfe (SG), Benjamin Hendricks (SF), William Melancon (PF), Raymond Cline (C) Bruce Poff, Edward Rosen, Edison Steffes, Bob Boyd, Robert Scharff | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Augustine Romano (PG), Rodney Price (SG), Dan Elliott (C) Eric Finley, Robert Sullivan, Robert Gibbons | |
| 14:49 | Portland | William Melancon is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 14:47 | Portland | William Melancon gets the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:27 | Portland | Kenneth Wolfe misses the jumper from the left block | 38-36 |
| 14:26 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:05 | Ohio State | Rodney Price misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kenneth Wolfe - foul #2 on Kenneth Wolfe, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Portland | Edward Rosen (SG), Stanley Dennis (SF), Hai Kung (C) Kenneth Wolfe, Benjamin Hendricks, Raymond Cline | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Reuben Croft (SF), Robert Gibbons (C) Augustine Romano, John Welch, Spencer Wangberg | |
| 14:05 | Ohio State | Rodney Price makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 14:05 | Ohio State | Rodney Price misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 14:05 | Portland | Stanley Dennis pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 13:43 | Portland | William Melancon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 13:41 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 13:37 | Ohio State | Edward Rosen is called for the reach on Rodney Price in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Rosen, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Portland | Bruce Poff (PG) Brandon Romanowski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan (SG) Rodney Price | |
| 13:12 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by William Melancon - foul #3 on William Melancon, team foul #5 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Portland | Bob Boyd (PF) William Melancon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:12 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 13:12 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 13:12 | Portland | Hai Kung pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 13:09 | Portland | Bob Boyd double dribbles in the backcourt | 38-38 |
| 12:59 | Ohio State | Eric Finley drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Sullivan | 38-41 |
| 12:34 | Portland | Bob Boyd buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Edward Rosen | 40-41 |
| 12:16 | Ohio State | Eric Finley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 12:15 | Portland | Bruce Poff grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 11:54 | Portland | Bob Boyd double dribbles | 40-41 |
| Subs | Portland | Brandon Romanowski (PG), Kenneth Wolfe (SG), Benjamin Hendricks (SF), Raymond Cline (PF), Robert Scharff (C) Bruce Poff, Edward Rosen, Stanley Dennis, Bob Boyd, Hai Kung | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Augustine Romano (PG), John Welch (SF), Spencer Wangberg (PF) Eric Finley, Reuben Croft, Robert Gibbons | |
| 11:51 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wolfe takes the ball from Augustine Romano in the backcourt | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Brandon Romanowski (fresh) SG - Kenneth Wolfe (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Hendricks (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Raymond Cline (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Scharff (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Augustine Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Sullivan (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Welch (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Spencer Wangberg (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dan Elliott (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Portland | Robert Scharff can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 11:36 | Portland | Raymond Cline grabs the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 11:22 | Portland | Robert Scharff connects on the open floater in the paint | 42-41 |
| 11:04 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-41 |
| 11:02 | Portland | Raymond Cline pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 11:00 | Portland | Brandon Romanowski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| Subs | Portland | Stanley Dennis (SF), William Melancon (PF), Hai Kung (C) Kenneth Wolfe, Raymond Cline, Robert Scharff | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Rodney Price (SG), Reuben Croft (C) Robert Sullivan, John Welch, Dan Elliott | |
| 10:45 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Augustine Romano | 42-43 |
| 10:33 | Portland | Hai Kung can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left block | 42-43 |
| 10:31 | Portland | Brandon Romanowski tips it back up and in | 44-43 |
| 10:09 | Ohio State | William Melancon swats the layup by Spencer Wangberg | 44-43 |
| 10:08 | Portland | The rebound goes to Benjamin Hendricks | 44-43 |
| 09:43 | Portland | Benjamin Hendricks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 09:41 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | Stanley Dennis is called for the reach on Augustine Romano in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stanley Dennis, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Portland | Bruce Poff (PG), Kenneth Wolfe (SG), Edison Steffes (SF), Bob Boyd (PF), Raymond Cline (C) Benjamin Hendricks, Brandon Romanowski, Stanley Dennis, William Melancon, Hai Kung | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan (SG), John Welch (SF), Robert Gibbons (C) Rodney Price, Augustine Romano, Reuben Croft | |
| 09:18 | Ohio State | John Welch is hacked by Bruce Poff - foul #1 on Bruce Poff, team foul #7 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dan Elliott (PF) Spencer Wangberg | |
| 09:18 | Ohio State | John Welch misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 09:18 | Portland | Raymond Cline grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 09:07 | Portland | Kenneth Wolfe is hacked by Robert Sullivan - foul #2 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Portland | Edward Rosen (SG) Kenneth Wolfe | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:44 | Portland | Bruce Poff misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-43 |
| 08:42 | Portland | Bruce Poff tips it home | 46-43 |
| 08:42 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 46-43 |
| Subs | Portland | Kenneth Wolfe (PG), Robert Scharff (C) Bruce Poff, Bob Boyd | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (SG), Reuben Croft (SF) Robert Sullivan, John Welch | |
| 08:27 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons is open but comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 46-43 |
| 08:26 | Ohio State | Eric Finley grabs the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 08:04 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 46-43 |
| 08:02 | Portland | The rebound goes to Edward Rosen | 46-43 |
| 07:39 | Portland | Raymond Cline is fouled on the floor by Eric Finley - foul #1 on Eric Finley, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Portland | Bruce Poff (PG), Benjamin Hendricks (SG), Stanley Dennis (SF), Bob Boyd (PF), Hai Kung (C) Kenneth Wolfe, Edward Rosen, Edison Steffes, Raymond Cline, Robert Scharff | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Augustine Romano (PG), Robert Sullivan (SG), John Welch (SF), Spencer Wangberg (PF) Eric Finley, Rodney Price, Dan Elliott, Robert Gibbons | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Bruce Poff (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Benjamin Hendricks (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stanley Dennis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Bob Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Hai Kung (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Augustine Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Sullivan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Welch (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Spencer Wangberg (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Reuben Croft (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Portland | Benjamin Hendricks is fouled on the floor by John Welch - foul #1 on John Welch, team foul #7 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Portland | Brandon Romanowski (SG) Bruce Poff | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 07:28 | Portland | Benjamin Hendricks makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 07:28 | Portland | Benjamin Hendricks misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 07:28 | Portland | Hai Kung grabs the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 07:09 | Portland | Hai Kung hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 07:08 | Ohio State | John Welch pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 06:53 | Ohio State | John Welch's pass is intercepted by Bob Boyd | 47-43 |
| 06:26 | Portland | Reuben Croft steals the ball from Hai Kung | 47-43 |
| 06:24 | Ohio State | Stanley Dennis steps in front of the Augustine Romano pass in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| 06:22 | Portland | Brandon Romanowski hits the finger roll set up by Stanley Dennis | 49-43 |
| 05:56 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-46 |
| 05:35 | Portland | Hai Kung knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Stanley Dennis | 51-46 |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | John Welch misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 05:14 | Ohio State | John Welch pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 05:03 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano is fouled on the floor by Bob Boyd - foul #2 on Bob Boyd, team foul #8 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Portland | Bruce Poff (PG), Kenneth Wolfe (SG), Edison Steffes (SF), William Melancon (PF), Robert Scharff (C) Benjamin Hendricks, Brandon Romanowski, Stanley Dennis, Bob Boyd, Hai Kung | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Rodney Price (SG), Dan Elliott (PF), Robert Gibbons (C) Robert Sullivan, John Welch, Spencer Wangberg, Reuben Croft | |
| 05:03 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 05:03 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 04:58 | Portland | Kenneth Wolfe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | Eric Finley is fouled on the floor by Bruce Poff - foul #2 on Bruce Poff, team foul #9 | 51-48 |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | Eric Finley misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | Eric Finley grabs the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 04:17 | Ohio State | Bruce Poff steals it from Dan Elliott | 51-48 |
| 04:13 | Portland | Edison Steffes can't finish the layup | 51-48 |
| 04:12 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 04:10 | Ohio State | Eric Finley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| Subs | Portland | Edward Rosen (SG), Raymond Cline (PF) Kenneth Wolfe, William Melancon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reuben Croft (SF) Augustine Romano | |
| 03:45 | Portland | Raymond Cline misses long on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-48 |
| 03:43 | Portland | Raymond Cline misses the tip | 51-48 |
| 03:42 | Portland | Raymond Cline hits the follow up shot | 53-48 |
| 03:38 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| Subs | Portland | William Melancon (PF) Robert Scharff | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg (PF) Dan Elliott | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Bruce Poff (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SG - Edward Rosen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edison Steffes (fairly fresh) PF - William Melancon (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Cline (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (tiring) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Rodney Price (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Reuben Croft (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Spencer Wangberg (very tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Gibbons (very tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Portland | Bruce Poff hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edward Rosen and the foul's on Reuben Croft - foul #4 on Reuben Croft, team foul #8 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan (SG), John Welch (SF) Rodney Price, Reuben Croft | |
| 03:24 | Portland | Bruce Poff makes the free throw | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:55 | Ohio State | Edison Steffes steals it from John Welch | 56-48 |
| 02:52 | Portland | Edison Steffes can't finish the layup | 56-48 |
| 02:50 | Portland | The offensive rebound goes to Edison Steffes | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:32 | Portland | Eric Finley steals it from William Melancon | 56-48 |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | John Welch lays it in set up by Eric Finley | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:13 | Portland | Robert Gibbons is called for the reach on Raymond Cline - foul #2 on Robert Gibbons, team foul #9 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Portland | Kenneth Wolfe (SF) Edison Steffes | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (SG), Augustine Romano (SF), Dan Elliott (PF) Robert Sullivan, John Welch, Spencer Wangberg | |
| 02:13 | Portland | Raymond Cline makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 02:13 | Portland | Raymond Cline makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Eric Finley misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 01:43 | Portland | Raymond Cline snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:41 | Portland | Raymond Cline is hacked by Eric Finley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Finley, team foul #10 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Portland | Stanley Dennis (SF), Edison Steffes (PF) Kenneth Wolfe, William Melancon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan (SG), John Welch (SF), Spencer Wangberg (PF) Rodney Price, Augustine Romano, Dan Elliott | |
| 01:41 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 58-50 |
| 01:41 | Portland | Raymond Cline makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 01:41 | Portland | Raymond Cline misses the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 01:41 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:38 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan double dribbles in the backcourt | 59-50 |
| Subs | Portland | Hai Kung (C) Raymond Cline | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:37 | Portland | Edison Steffes is fouled on the floor by Robert Gibbons - foul #3 on Robert Gibbons, team foul #11 | 59-50 |
| 01:37 | Portland | Edison Steffes misses the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 01:37 | Portland | Edison Steffes misses the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 01:37 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robert Sullivan | 59-50 |
| 01:19 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 59-50 |
| 01:18 | Portland | Hai Kung gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| 01:15 | Portland | Eric Finley is called for the reach on Hai Kung in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Finley, team foul #12 | 59-50 |
| 01:15 | Portland | Hai Kung makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 01:15 | Portland | Hai Kung makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-50 |
| 01:04 | Portland | Stanley Dennis grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 01:01 | Portland | Robert Sullivan is called for the reach on Stanley Dennis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #13 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Portland | Brandon Romanowski (PG), Kenneth Wolfe (SG), Raymond Cline (C) Bruce Poff, Edward Rosen, Hai Kung | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:01 | Portland | Stanley Dennis misses the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 01:01 | Portland | Stanley Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | John Welch is denied on a layup by Edison Steffes | 62-50 |
| 00:52 | Portland | Kenneth Wolfe snags the defensive board | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Portland | Robert Sullivan steals the ball from Brandon Romanowski in the backcourt | 62-50 |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan lays it up and in | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Portland | Edison Steffes is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Sullivan - foul #4 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #14 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Portland | Robert Scharff (C) Stanley Dennis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:47 | Portland | Edison Steffes makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:47 | Portland | Edison Steffes makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Edison Steffes steps in front of the Robert Sullivan pass | 64-52 |
| 00:36 | Portland | Kenneth Wolfe jams it set up by Edison Steffes | 66-52 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | John Welch misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Brandon Romanowski - foul #2 on Brandon Romanowski, team foul #10 | 66-52 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | John Welch makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | John Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 00:28 | Portland | Raymond Cline gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Portland | Brandon Romanowski runs out the clock | 66-53 |