| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Welch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dan Elliott (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Gibbons (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Brian Carini (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Authement (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Strobel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Conroy (fresh) 5 reb. C - Michael Holesovsky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | John Strobel inbounds the ball | 41-21 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Saint Louis | John Welch swats the layup by John Strobel | 41-21 |
| 19:43 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons grabs the defensive rebound | 41-21 |
| 19:15 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-21 |
| 19:13 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons tips it back up and in | 43-21 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:11 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini's pass is intercepted by John Welch in the backcourt | 43-21 |
| 19:09 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Welch | 45-21 |
| 19:02 | Saint Louis | Michael Holesovsky blows the layup | 45-21 |
| 19:01 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to John Strobel | 45-21 |
| 18:46 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini makes the jumpshot from the left side | 45-23 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | John Welch is called for traveling | 45-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reuben Croft (SF) John Welch | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates (PG), Robert Salmon (SG) Brian Carini, Michael Authement | |
| 18:16 | Saint Louis | Michael Holesovsky knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Tyler Gates | 45-25 |
| 17:51 | Ohio State | Eric Finley's pass is intercepted by Robert Salmon | 45-25 |
| 17:49 | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Sullivan - foul #3 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #1 | 45-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Augustine Romano (SF) Dan Elliott | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Brian Carini (PG) Tyler Gates | |
| 17:38 | Saint Louis | Joseph Conroy misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Augustine Romano - foul #1 on Augustine Romano, team foul #2 | 45-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (SG), Dan Elliott (PF) Eric Finley, Robert Sullivan | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Authement (SG) Robert Salmon | |
| 17:38 | Saint Louis | Joseph Conroy makes the 1st free throw | 45-26 |
| 17:38 | Saint Louis | Joseph Conroy misses the 2nd free throw | 45-26 |
| 17:38 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons grabs the defensive rebound | 45-26 |
| 17:21 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott is fouled on the floor by Michael Authement - foul #1 on Michael Authement, team foul #1 | 45-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon (SG), Stanley Taggart (PF) Michael Authement, Joseph Conroy | |
| 17:04 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 45-26 |
| 17:02 | Saint Louis | Michael Holesovsky grabs the defensive rebound | 45-26 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 16:56 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Price - foul #2 on Rodney Price, team foul #3 | 45-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), John Welch (SF) Augustine Romano, Dan Elliott | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates (PG), Michael Authement (SG), Joseph Conroy (PF) Brian Carini, Robert Salmon, Stanley Taggart | |
| 16:39 | Saint Louis | Rodney Price is called for the reach on Michael Authement - foul #3 on Rodney Price, team foul #4 | 45-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan (SG) Rodney Price | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Brian Carini (PG), Charles Hansen (PF) Tyler Gates, Joseph Conroy | |
| 16:25 | Saint Louis | Charles Hansen slams it home | 45-28 |
| 16:01 | Ohio State | Eric Finley makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Welch | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Welch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Reuben Croft (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Gibbons (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Brian Carini (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Authement (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Strobel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Holesovsky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-30 |
| 15:19 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 48-30 |
| 15:18 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement pulls down the rebound | 48-30 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 14:55 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-30 |
| 14:53 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to John Welch | 48-30 |
| 14:49 | Ohio State | Brian Carini is called for the reach on John Welch - foul #3 on Brian Carini, team foul #2 | 48-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Augustine Romano (PG), Rodney Price (SG), Spencer Wangberg (PF), Dan Elliott (C) Eric Finley, Robert Sullivan, Reuben Croft, Robert Gibbons | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates (PG), Robert Salmon (SG), Joseph Conroy (PF) Brian Carini, Michael Authement, Charles Hansen | |
| 14:28 | Ohio State | Joseph Conroy swats the short shot by Dan Elliott | 48-30 |
| 14:27 | Saint Louis | Joseph Conroy snags the defensive board | 48-30 |
| 14:22 | Saint Louis | Rodney Price is called for the reach on Robert Salmon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rodney Price, team foul #5 | 48-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan (SG) Rodney Price | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 14:05 | Saint Louis | Joseph Conroy hits a wide open fadeaway from the right block | 48-32 |
| 13:36 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-32 |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | John Welch tips it in | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 13:31 | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tyler Gates, team foul #3 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG) John Welch | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Brian Carini (PG), Michael Authement (SG) Tyler Gates, Robert Salmon | |
| 13:06 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan is whistled for traveling | 50-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons (C) Dan Elliott | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart (C) Michael Holesovsky | |
| 12:45 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini is fouled on the floor by Robert Gibbons - foul #2 on Robert Gibbons, team foul #6 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reuben Croft (SF) Augustine Romano | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Holesovsky (C) Stanley Taggart | |
| 12:27 | Saint Louis | Joseph Conroy drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Brian Carini and he's hacked by Spencer Wangberg - foul #4 on Spencer Wangberg, team foul #7 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dan Elliott (PF) Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart (C) Michael Holesovsky | |
| 12:27 | Saint Louis | Joseph Conroy makes the free throw | 50-35 |
| 12:08 | Ohio State | Eric Finley buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Sullivan | 52-35 |
| 12:02 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement misses the wide open shot from the right side | 52-35 |
| 12:01 | Ohio State | Eric Finley grabs the defensive rebound | 52-35 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Sullivan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Reuben Croft (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dan Elliott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Gibbons (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Brian Carini (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Authement (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Strobel (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Conroy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Stanley Taggart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stanley Taggart - foul #2 on Stanley Taggart, team foul #4 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Welch (SF) Reuben Croft | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates (PG), Robert Salmon (SG), Michael Holesovsky (C) Brian Carini, Michael Authement, Stanley Taggart | |
| 11:45 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons makes the 1st free throw | 53-35 |
| 11:45 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons misses the 2nd free throw | 53-35 |
| 11:45 | Saint Louis | Michael Holesovsky grabs the defensive rebound | 53-35 |
| 11:42 | Saint Louis | Joseph Conroy's pass is intercepted by Eric Finley in the backcourt | 53-35 |
| 11:31 | Ohio State | John Welch knocks in the fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by John Strobel - foul #3 on John Strobel, team foul #5 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Augustine Romano (PG) Eric Finley | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Brian Carini (PG), Michael Authement (SG) Tyler Gates, Robert Salmon | |
| 11:31 | Ohio State | John Welch makes the free throw | 56-35 |
| 11:06 | Saint Louis | Joseph Conroy blows the layup | 56-35 |
| 11:04 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan grabs the board | 56-35 |
| 10:40 | Ohio State | John Welch's layup is rejected by Michael Authement | 56-35 |
| 10:38 | Saint Louis | Joseph Conroy snags the defensive board | 56-35 |
| 10:28 | Saint Louis | Michael Holesovsky hits a shot near the basket | 56-37 |
| 10:09 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 56-37 |
| 10:07 | Saint Louis | Michael Holesovsky snags the defensive board | 56-37 |
| 10:02 | Saint Louis | John Strobel is by himself and knocks in the floater in the paint | 56-39 |
| 09:38 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Strobel - foul #4 on John Strobel, team foul #6 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Reuben Croft (SF) Augustine Romano, John Welch | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates (PG), Robert Salmon (SG), Charles Hansen (PF), Stanley Taggart (C) Brian Carini, Michael Authement, Joseph Conroy, Michael Holesovsky | |
| 09:38 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 09:38 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 09:38 | Saint Louis | Charles Hansen snags the defensive board | 57-39 |
| 09:15 | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Holesovsky (C) Charles Hansen | |
| 08:52 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Brian Carini (PG), Michael Authement (SG), Charles Hansen (PF) Tyler Gates, Robert Salmon, Michael Holesovsky | |
| 08:39 | Saint Louis | Charles Hansen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 57-39 |
| 08:38 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Reuben Croft | 57-39 |
| 08:14 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons scores on a floater from the free throw line | 59-39 |
| 07:53 | Saint Louis | Charles Hansen is hacked by Robert Sullivan - foul #4 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #8 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (SG), Spencer Wangberg (PF) Robert Sullivan, Dan Elliott | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates (PG), Robert Salmon (SG), Joseph Conroy (PF), Michael Holesovsky (C) Brian Carini, Michael Authement, John Strobel, Stanley Taggart | |
| 07:53 | Saint Louis | Charles Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 07:53 | Saint Louis | Charles Hansen misses the 2nd free throw | 59-40 |
| 07:53 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg grabs the board | 59-40 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rodney Price (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Reuben Croft (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Spencer Wangberg (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Robert Gibbons (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tyler Gates (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Salmon (fresh) SF - Charles Hansen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Conroy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Holesovsky (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg is hacked by Joseph Conroy - foul #2 on Joseph Conroy, team foul #7 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Augustine Romano (SF) Robert Gibbons | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Brian Carini (PG), Michael Authement (SG), John Strobel (SF) Tyler Gates, Robert Salmon, Charles Hansen | |
| 07:24 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg makes the 1st free throw | 60-40 |
| 07:24 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg makes the 2nd free throw | 61-40 |
| 07:08 | Saint Louis | Michael Holesovsky hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-40 |
| 07:07 | Saint Louis | Joseph Conroy snags the offensive board | 61-40 |
| 07:00 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement hits a floater from the free throw line | 61-42 |
| 06:34 | Ohio State | Michael Holesovsky takes the ball from Eric Finley | 61-42 |
| 06:22 | Saint Louis | Joseph Conroy misses the jump hook from the right block | 61-42 |
| 06:21 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft gets the rebound | 61-42 |
| 05:57 | Ohio State | Eric Finley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-42 |
| 05:55 | Saint Louis | Michael Holesovsky gets the rebound | 61-42 |
| 05:36 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-42 |
| 05:35 | Saint Louis | Michael Holesovsky tips it back up and in | 61-44 |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | Michael Authement steals the ball from Augustine Romano | 61-44 |
| 05:13 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Authement | 61-46 |
| 04:57 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-46 |
| 04:44 | Saint Louis | Michael Holesovsky misses the fadeaway from the right block | 64-46 |
| 04:42 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft grabs the defensive rebound | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:20 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Rodney Price | 67-46 |
| 04:09 | Saint Louis | Joseph Conroy clanks a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Spencer Wangberg - foul #5 on Spencer Wangberg, team foul #9 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan (SG), John Welch (SF), Dan Elliott (PF), Robert Gibbons (C) Rodney Price, Augustine Romano, Spencer Wangberg, Reuben Croft | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates (PG), Robert Salmon (SG), Charles Hansen (SF), Stanley Taggart (C) Brian Carini, Michael Authement, John Strobel, Michael Holesovsky | |
| 04:09 | Saint Louis | Joseph Conroy misses the 1st free throw | 67-46 |
| 04:09 | Saint Louis | Joseph Conroy makes the 2nd free throw | 67-47 |
| 03:45 | Ohio State | Tyler Gates steals the ball from Robert Gibbons | 67-47 |
| 03:42 | Saint Louis | Charles Hansen lays it up and in set up by Tyler Gates | 67-49 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Sullivan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Welch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dan Elliott (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Gibbons (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tyler Gates (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Salmon (fresh) SF - Charles Hansen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Conroy (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Stanley Taggart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan buries a 3 from straight away | 70-49 |
| 03:11 | Saint Louis | Charles Hansen misses badly on the uncontested jump hook in the lane | 70-49 |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott gets the rebound | 70-49 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Eric Finley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Brian Carini (PG), Michael Authement (SG), John Strobel (SF), Michael Holesovsky (C) Tyler Gates, Robert Salmon, Charles Hansen, Joseph Conroy | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:27 | Saint Louis | Michael Holesovsky drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Carini and he's fouled by Robert Gibbons - foul #3 on Robert Gibbons, team foul #10 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon (SG), Joseph Conroy (PF) Michael Authement, Stanley Taggart | |
| 02:27 | Saint Louis | Michael Holesovsky makes the free throw | 70-52 |
| 01:58 | Ohio State | Eric Finley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Sullivan | 73-52 |
| 01:38 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-55 |
| 01:16 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott lays it up and in set up by Eric Finley | 75-55 |
| 00:58 | Saint Louis | John Strobel scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:36 | Ohio State | Michael Holesovsky swats the shot by Robert Sullivan | 75-57 |
| 00:34 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon gets the rebound | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:29 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 75-57 |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | John Welch gets the rebound | 75-57 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Eric Finley runs out the clock | 75-57 |