| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Michael Skibisky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bill Trump (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Daniel Dube (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Zullig (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Cole (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pat McElhany (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Passmore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Daniel Dube inbounds the ball | 37-22 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Arizona | Thomas Cole buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Bill Trump | 39-22 |
| 19:28 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 39-22 |
| 19:27 | Arizona | Michael Skibisky gets the rebound | 39-22 |
| 19:22 | Arizona | Michael Skibisky banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Zullig | 41-22 |
| 19:12 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 41-22 |
| 19:11 | Arizona | Mark Zullig gets the rebound | 41-22 |
| 18:48 | Arizona | Thomas Cole buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Michael Skibisky | 43-22 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | Don Richardson knocks in the runner from close range and he's hacked by Mark Zullig - foul #2 on Mark Zullig, team foul #1 | 43-24 |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | Don Richardson makes the free throw | 43-25 |
| 18:21 | Arizona | Mark Zullig is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Mark Zullig, team foul #2 | 43-25 |
| Subs | Arizona | Charles Thrasher (PF) Mark Zullig | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 18:03 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany loses the ball out of bounds | 43-25 |
| 17:48 | Arizona | Thomas Cole's floater is tipped away by Pat McElhany | 43-25 |
| 17:47 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer pulls down the rebound | 43-25 |
| 17:25 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Thrasher - foul #3 on Charles Thrasher, team foul #3 | 43-25 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Sapp (SG), Timothy Alexander (SF), Tobias Freeman (C) Bill Trump, Daniel Dube, Thomas Cole | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Fountain (SG) Patrick Jones | |
| 17:25 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany makes the 1st free throw | 43-26 |
| 17:25 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany makes the 2nd free throw | 43-27 |
| 17:05 | Arizona | Michael Sapp connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Tobias Freeman | 45-27 |
| 16:45 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 45-27 |
| 16:44 | Arizona | Tobias Freeman pulls down the rebound | 45-27 |
| 16:25 | Arizona | Michael Sapp comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on John Fountain - foul #1 on John Fountain, team foul #1 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Arizona | William Rael (SG) Michael Skibisky | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG) John Fountain | |
| 16:25 | Arizona | Michael Sapp misses the 1st free throw | 45-27 |
| 16:25 | Arizona | Michael Sapp misses the 2nd free throw | 45-27 |
| 16:25 | Arizona | Tobias Freeman snags the offensive board | 45-27 |
| 16:16 | Arizona | Michael Sapp hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 45-27 |
| 16:14 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones snags the defensive board | 45-27 |
| 16:09 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 45-27 |
| 16:07 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Pat McElhany | 45-27 |
| 15:58 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Charles Thrasher - foul #4 on Charles Thrasher, team foul #4 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Arizona | Bill Trump (SG), Mark Zullig (PF), Thomas Cole (C) William Rael, Charles Thrasher, Tobias Freeman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 15:58 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones makes the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 15:58 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Michael Sapp (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Bill Trump (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Timothy Alexander (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Zullig (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Cole (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Pat McElhany (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Passmore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:41 | Arizona | Bill Trump misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Pat McElhany - foul #2 on Pat McElhany, team foul #2 | 45-29 |
| 15:41 | Arizona | Bill Trump misses the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 15:41 | Arizona | Bill Trump misses the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 15:41 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany gets the rebound | 45-29 |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Patrick Jones | 45-31 |
| 15:18 | Arizona | Bill Trump buries a driving attempt from close range | 47-31 |
| 15:14 | Ohio State | Mark Zullig picks off the pass by Patrick Jones | 47-31 |
| 14:55 | Arizona | Michael Sapp is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Michael Sapp, team foul #5 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Skibisky (PG), Daniel Dube (SF) Michael Sapp, Timothy Alexander | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Fountain (SG) Patrick Jones | |
| 14:34 | Ohio State | Don Richardson loses the dribble to Michael Skibisky | 47-31 |
| 14:27 | Arizona | Daniel Dube misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-31 |
| 14:26 | Arizona | Thomas Cole tips it but misses | 47-31 |
| 14:25 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany pulls down the rebound | 47-31 |
| 14:21 | Ohio State | Michael Skibisky picks off the pass by Don Richardson | 47-31 |
| 14:18 | Arizona | Michael Skibisky banks in the layup | 49-31 |
| 14:00 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Fountain | 49-34 |
| 13:31 | Arizona | Thomas Cole banks in the layup set up by Bill Trump | 51-34 |
| 13:16 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany banks in the layup and the foul's on Mark Zullig - foul #4 on Mark Zullig, team foul #6 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Sapp (PG), William Rael (SG), Timothy Alexander (SF), Charles Thrasher (PF), Tobias Freeman (C) Michael Skibisky, Bill Trump, Daniel Dube, Mark Zullig, Thomas Cole | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Smalls (PG), Patrick Jones (SG), Ira Casson (SF), James Stamey (C) Don Richardson, John Fountain, Tyler Moorer, Joseph Passmore | |
| 13:16 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany makes the free throw | 51-37 |
| 12:58 | Arizona | Charles Thrasher misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Pat McElhany - foul #3 on Pat McElhany, team foul #3 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Predmore (C) Pat McElhany | |
| 12:58 | Arizona | Charles Thrasher makes the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 12:58 | Arizona | Charles Thrasher makes the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 12:33 | Ohio State | Ira Casson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-37 |
| 12:31 | Arizona | Charles Thrasher grabs the defensive rebound | 53-37 |
| 12:25 | Arizona | Tobias Freeman makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Sapp and he's hacked by George Predmore - foul #2 on George Predmore, team foul #4 | 55-37 |
| 12:25 | Arizona | Tobias Freeman misses the free throw | 55-37 |
| 12:25 | Ohio State | James Stamey gets the rebound | 55-37 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 12:12 | Ohio State | Ira Casson makes the jumper near the basket | 55-39 |
| 11:55 | Arizona | Michael Sapp clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-39 |
| 11:54 | Ohio State | James Stamey snags the defensive board | 55-39 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Michael Sapp (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Rael (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Timothy Alexander (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Charles Thrasher (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Tobias Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Smalls (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ira Casson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Stamey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - George Predmore (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 11:32 | Ohio State | Michael Sapp is called for the reach on James Stamey - foul #2 on Michael Sapp, team foul #7 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Skibisky (PG), Daniel Dube (SF), Thomas Cole (C) Michael Sapp, Timothy Alexander, Tobias Freeman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), Tyler Moorer (SF), Joseph Passmore (C) James Smalls, Ira Casson, George Predmore | |
| 11:32 | Ohio State | James Stamey makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 11:32 | Ohio State | James Stamey makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 11:09 | Arizona | Thomas Cole misses the easy layup | 55-41 |
| 11:08 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Tyler Moorer | 55-41 |
| 10:51 | Ohio State | Don Richardson buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Patrick Jones | 55-43 |
| 10:40 | Arizona | Daniel Dube is called for traveling | 55-43 |
| Subs | Arizona | Bill Trump (SG), Tobias Freeman (PF) William Rael, Charles Thrasher | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Fountain (SG), Pat McElhany (PF) Patrick Jones, James Stamey | |
| 10:20 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany lays it in | 55-45 |
| 10:02 | Arizona | Thomas Cole is whistled for a carry | 55-45 |
| Subs | Arizona | Timothy Alexander (SF) Daniel Dube | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ira Casson (SF) Tyler Moorer | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 09:37 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 09:35 | Arizona | Tobias Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 09:17 | Arizona | Bill Trump is called for traveling | 55-45 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Sapp (PG), Charles Thrasher (PF) Michael Skibisky, Tobias Freeman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG), George Predmore (C) John Fountain, Joseph Passmore | |
| 08:56 | Ohio State | George Predmore is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on George Predmore, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Arizona | William Rael (SG) Bill Trump | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Smalls (PG), Tyler Moorer (SF), James Stamey (PF) Don Richardson, Ira Casson, Pat McElhany | |
| 08:38 | Arizona | Tyler Moorer picks off the pass by Michael Sapp | 55-45 |
| 08:35 | Ohio State | James Smalls banks in the layup set up by Tyler Moorer | 55-47 |
| 08:28 | Arizona | Charles Thrasher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-47 |
| 08:27 | Arizona | Thomas Cole grabs the offensive board | 55-47 |
| 08:16 | Arizona | Thomas Cole clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 55-47 |
| 08:14 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Stamey | 55-47 |
| 07:50 | Ohio State | James Smalls knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Michael Sapp (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Rael (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Timothy Alexander (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Charles Thrasher (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Cole (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Smalls (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Stamey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - George Predmore (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Arizona | Charles Thrasher misses short on a runner near the basket | 55-49 |
| 07:31 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 07:06 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-49 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Skibisky (PG), Bill Trump (SG), Daniel Dube (SF), Mark Zullig (PF), Tobias Freeman (C) Michael Sapp, William Rael, Timothy Alexander, Charles Thrasher, Thomas Cole | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), John Fountain (SG), Ira Casson (SF), Pat McElhany (PF), Joseph Passmore (C) James Smalls, Patrick Jones, Tyler Moorer, James Stamey, George Predmore | |
| 06:51 | Arizona | Bill Trump hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 55-49 |
| 06:49 | Arizona | Tobias Freeman misses the tip | 55-49 |
| 06:48 | Arizona | Tobias Freeman pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 06:35 | Arizona | Mark Zullig drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Tobias Freeman | 58-49 |
| 06:06 | Ohio State | Don Richardson is fouled on the floor by Tobias Freeman - foul #1 on Tobias Freeman, team foul #8 | 58-49 |
| 06:06 | Ohio State | Don Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 06:06 | Ohio State | Don Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 05:44 | Arizona | Bill Trump comes up short on the floater from the right side | 58-51 |
| 05:43 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 05:36 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Mark Zullig - foul #5 on Mark Zullig, team foul #9 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Arizona | Charles Thrasher (PF) Mark Zullig | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer (SF) Ira Casson | |
| 05:36 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 05:36 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 05:16 | Arizona | Michael Skibisky knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Bill Trump and the foul's on Pat McElhany - foul #4 on Pat McElhany, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG), James Stamey (PF) John Fountain, Pat McElhany | |
| 05:16 | Arizona | Michael Skibisky makes the free throw | 61-52 |
| 05:02 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Don Richardson | 61-54 |
| 04:42 | Arizona | Charles Thrasher hits a driving attempt in the paint | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:21 | Ohio State | Don Richardson is hacked by Michael Skibisky - foul #2 on Michael Skibisky, team foul #10 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Sapp (PG), William Rael (SG), Timothy Alexander (SF), Thomas Cole (C) Michael Skibisky, Bill Trump, Daniel Dube, Tobias Freeman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Predmore (C) Joseph Passmore | |
| 04:21 | Ohio State | Don Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 04:21 | Ohio State | Don Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 04:04 | Arizona | Tyler Moorer steals the ball from William Rael | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:59 | Ohio State | Don Richardson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 63-56 |
| 03:57 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 03:39 | Ohio State | James Stamey misses the floater near the basket | 63-56 |
| 03:38 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer tips it home | 63-58 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Michael Sapp (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Rael (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Timothy Alexander (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Charles Thrasher (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Cole (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Stamey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - George Predmore (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Arizona | Tyler Moorer takes the ball from Thomas Cole | 63-58 |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-58 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Skibisky (PG) William Rael | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Smalls (PG), John Fountain (SG), Ira Casson (SF), Pat McElhany (PF), Joseph Passmore (C) Don Richardson, Patrick Jones, Tyler Moorer, James Stamey, George Predmore | |
| 02:58 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | Arizona | Bill Trump (SG), Daniel Dube (SF) Michael Sapp, Timothy Alexander | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:39 | Arizona | James Smalls steals it from Thomas Cole | 63-58 |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), Patrick Jones (SG), Tyler Moorer (SF) James Smalls, John Fountain, Ira Casson | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:14 | Ohio State | Don Richardson drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Passmore | 63-60 |
| 01:51 | Arizona | Daniel Dube throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-60 |
| 01:31 | Ohio State | Don Richardson is hacked by Michael Skibisky - foul #3 on Michael Skibisky, team foul #11 | 63-60 |
| 01:31 | Ohio State | Don Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 01:31 | Ohio State | Don Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:13 | Arizona | Bill Trump throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:55 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany's floater is tipped away by Charles Thrasher | 63-62 |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Bill Trump steps in front of the Pat McElhany pass | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:29 | Arizona | Thomas Cole is fouled in the backcourt by Don Richardson - foul #2 on Don Richardson, team foul #7 | 63-62 |
| 00:29 | Arizona | Thomas Cole makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:29 | Arizona | Thomas Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Don Richardson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Tyler Moorer | 65-65 |
| 00:07 | Arizona | Arizona calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Arizona | Michael Skibisky misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Michael Skibisky (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bill Trump (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Daniel Dube (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Thrasher (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Cole (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Pat McElhany (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Passmore (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Arizona | Thomas Cole wins the tip | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:52 | Arizona | Thomas Cole misses the lay-in | 65-65 |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | Charles Thrasher is called for the reach on Tyler Moorer - foul #5 on Charles Thrasher, team foul #12 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Arizona | Tobias Freeman (PF) Charles Thrasher | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 04:04 | Arizona | Thomas Cole misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 65-67 |
| 04:02 | Arizona | Tobias Freeman hits the follow up shot | 67-67 |
| 03:56 | Ohio State | Daniel Dube is called for the reach on Don Richardson - foul #3 on Daniel Dube, team foul #13 | 67-67 |
| 03:56 | Ohio State | Don Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:56 | Ohio State | Don Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:56 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Thomas Cole | 67-67 |
| 03:31 | Arizona | Bill Trump clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 67-67 |
| 03:30 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-67 |
| 03:01 | Arizona | Thomas Cole pulls down the rebound | 67-67 |
| 02:35 | Arizona | Tobias Freeman comes up short on the floater from the right side | 67-67 |
| 02:33 | Arizona | Tobias Freeman tips it but misses | 67-67 |
| 02:31 | Arizona | Bill Trump gets the offensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 02:15 | Arizona | Thomas Cole throws it down on a nice dish by Michael Skibisky | 69-67 |
| 01:55 | Ohio State | Bill Trump steals the ball from Joseph Passmore | 69-67 |
| 01:42 | Arizona | Daniel Dube is hacked by Tyler Moorer - foul #2 on Tyler Moorer, team foul #8 | 69-67 |
| 01:42 | Arizona | Daniel Dube makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 01:42 | Arizona | Daniel Dube makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Don Richardson and the foul's on Thomas Cole - foul #2 on Thomas Cole, team foul #14 | 71-69 |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones makes the free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:55 | Arizona | Tobias Freeman is fouled on the floor by Joseph Passmore - foul #3 on Joseph Passmore, team foul #9 | 71-70 |
| 00:55 | Arizona | Tobias Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:55 | Arizona | Tobias Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Michael Skibisky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bill Trump (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Dube (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Tobias Freeman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. C - Thomas Cole (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - Patrick Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Pat McElhany (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Passmore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 00:34 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Tyler Moorer | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:32 | Arizona | Don Richardson is called for the reach on Daniel Dube in the backcourt - foul #3 on Don Richardson, team foul #10 | 73-72 |
| 00:32 | Arizona | Daniel Dube makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:32 | Arizona | Daniel Dube misses the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:32 | Arizona | Tobias Freeman pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-72 |
| 00:29 | Arizona | Tobias Freeman is hacked by Don Richardson - foul #4 on Don Richardson, team foul #11 | 74-72 |
| 00:29 | Arizona | Tobias Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:29 | Arizona | Tobias Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Don Richardson is hacked by Thomas Cole - foul #3 on Thomas Cole, team foul #15 | 76-72 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Don Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Don Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:21 | Arizona | Michael Skibisky is hacked by Don Richardson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Don Richardson, team foul #12 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Sapp (SG), Timothy Alexander (SF) Bill Trump, Daniel Dube | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Smalls (PG) Don Richardson | |
| 00:21 | Arizona | Michael Skibisky makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:21 | Arizona | Michael Skibisky makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | James Smalls misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-73 |
| 00:12 | Arizona | Tobias Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 78-73 |
| 00:09 | Arizona | Tobias Freeman is fouled in the backcourt by James Smalls - foul #1 on James Smalls, team foul #13 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Arizona | Bill Trump (SG) Michael Sapp | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:09 | Arizona | Tobias Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:09 | Arizona | Tobias Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Bill Trump steps in front of the James Smalls pass | 79-73 |
| 00:02 | Arizona | Timothy Alexander is fouled in the backcourt by James Smalls - foul #2 on James Smalls, team foul #14 | 79-73 |
| 00:02 | Arizona | Timothy Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:02 | Arizona | Timothy Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany grabs the board | 80-73 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 80-73 |