| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jody Natal (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brian Doyle (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kyle Evans (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Luther Myatt (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hayes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Robert Sullivan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Spencer Wangberg (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Gibbons (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | John Welch inbounds the ball | 20-33 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Ohio State | John Welch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-33 |
| 19:30 | Missouri State | James Hayes scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Jody Natal and he's fouled by Robert Sullivan - foul #3 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #1 | 22-33 |
| 19:30 | Missouri State | James Hayes makes the free throw | 23-33 |
| 19:06 | Ohio State | Eric Finley connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Sullivan | 23-35 |
| 18:53 | Missouri State | Jody Natal hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Hayes | 25-35 |
| 18:32 | Ohio State | James Hayes is called for the reach on Spencer Wangberg - foul #1 on James Hayes, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dan Elliott (PF), Reuben Croft (C) Spencer Wangberg, Robert Gibbons | |
| 18:08 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eric Finley | 25-37 |
| 17:45 | Missouri State | Luther Myatt hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Kyle Evans | 27-37 |
| 17:23 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft loses the dribble to Jody Natal | 27-37 |
| 17:12 | Missouri State | Brian Doyle is hacked by Robert Sullivan - foul #4 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Curtis Murphree (PG), Joe Lemons (SG), Carl Ayers (SF), Andrew Alexander (PF), Philip Weddle (C) Jody Natal, Brian Doyle, Kyle Evans, Luther Myatt, James Hayes | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Augustine Romano (PG), Rodney Price (SG), Robert Gibbons (C) Eric Finley, Robert Sullivan, Dan Elliott | |
| 16:57 | Missouri State | Joe Lemons is fouled on the floor by Rodney Price - foul #1 on Rodney Price, team foul #3 | 27-37 |
| 16:50 | Missouri State | Philip Weddle misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 16:48 | Missouri State | Philip Weddle hits the follow up shot | 29-37 |
| 16:21 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons is fouled on the floor by Curtis Murphree - foul #2 on Curtis Murphree, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg (PF) Reuben Croft | |
| 16:10 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons misses the easy layup | 29-37 |
| 16:09 | Missouri State | Philip Weddle grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 16:05 | Missouri State | Rodney Price steals the ball from Joe Lemons in the backcourt | 29-37 |
| 16:03 | Ohio State | John Welch lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rodney Price | 29-39 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Curtis Murphree (fresh) SG - Joe Lemons (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carl Ayers (fresh) PF - Andrew Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip Weddle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Augustine Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Price (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Welch (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Spencer Wangberg (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Gibbons (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Missouri State | Andrew Alexander connects on the shot in the paint | 31-39 |
| 15:24 | Ohio State | John Welch clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-39 |
| 15:22 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Joe Lemons | 31-39 |
| 15:18 | Missouri State | John Welch steals it from Carl Ayers in the backcourt | 31-39 |
| 14:57 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg misses the easy layup | 31-39 |
| 14:56 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano snags the offensive board | 31-39 |
| 14:32 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-39 |
| 14:31 | Missouri State | Carl Ayers gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 14:19 | Missouri State | Andrew Alexander throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jody Natal (PG), Brian Doyle (SG), Kyle Evans (SF), Luther Myatt (PF), James Hayes (C) Curtis Murphree, Joe Lemons, Carl Ayers, Andrew Alexander, Philip Weddle | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Reuben Croft (SF), Dan Elliott (C) Augustine Romano, John Welch, Robert Gibbons | |
| 13:57 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott is fouled on the floor by James Hayes - foul #2 on James Hayes, team foul #3 | 31-39 |
| 13:38 | Ohio State | Rodney Price connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Eric Finley and he's fouled by Kyle Evans - foul #2 on Kyle Evans, team foul #4 | 31-41 |
| 13:38 | Ohio State | Rodney Price misses the free throw | 31-41 |
| 13:38 | Missouri State | James Hayes gets the rebound | 31-41 |
| 13:17 | Missouri State | Luther Myatt hits a shot in the paint and the foul's on Spencer Wangberg - foul #2 on Spencer Wangberg, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan (SG), Robert Gibbons (C) Rodney Price, Spencer Wangberg | |
| 13:17 | Missouri State | Luther Myatt misses the free throw | 33-41 |
| 13:17 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 12:59 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft is fouled on the floor by Kyle Evans - foul #3 on Kyle Evans, team foul #5 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Welch (SF) Robert Gibbons | |
| 12:44 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Sullivan | 33-43 |
| 12:42 | Missouri State | Jody Natal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons (C) Reuben Croft | |
| 12:13 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Curtis Murphree (PG), Joe Lemons (SG), Trenton Petty (SF) Jody Natal, Brian Doyle, Kyle Evans | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg (PF) Dan Elliott | |
| 12:11 | Missouri State | Eric Finley is called for the reach on Curtis Murphree in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Finley, team foul #5 | 33-43 |
| 11:48 | Missouri State | Joe Lemons misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 11:47 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Eric Finley | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Curtis Murphree (fresh) SG - Joe Lemons (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Trenton Petty (fresh) PF - Luther Myatt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hayes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Sullivan (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Welch (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Spencer Wangberg (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Gibbons (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons makes the jumper near the basket set up by Spencer Wangberg and the foul's on James Hayes - foul #3 on James Hayes, team foul #6 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Ayers (SF) Trenton Petty | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Augustine Romano (PG), Reuben Croft (SF) Eric Finley, John Welch | |
| 11:32 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons makes the free throw | 33-46 |
| 11:24 | Missouri State | Luther Myatt clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-46 |
| 11:22 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg grabs the defensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 11:00 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jody Natal (PG), Brian Doyle (SG), Kyle Evans (SF), Andrew Alexander (PF), Philip Weddle (C) Curtis Murphree, Joe Lemons, Carl Ayers, Luther Myatt, James Hayes | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dan Elliott (C) Robert Gibbons | |
| 10:39 | Missouri State | Andrew Alexander can't finish the layup but the foul's on Spencer Wangberg - foul #3 on Spencer Wangberg, team foul #6 | 33-46 |
| 10:39 | Missouri State | Andrew Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 10:39 | Missouri State | Andrew Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 10:39 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 10:15 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Augustine Romano | 34-48 |
| 09:48 | Missouri State | Brian Doyle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-48 |
| 09:47 | Missouri State | Jody Natal gets the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 09:28 | Missouri State | Brian Doyle knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jody Natal | 36-48 |
| 09:12 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-48 |
| 09:10 | Missouri State | Philip Weddle pulls down the rebound | 36-48 |
| 08:49 | Missouri State | Brian Doyle makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jody Natal | 39-48 |
| 08:36 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft is hacked by Kyle Evans - foul #4 on Kyle Evans, team foul #7 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Curtis Murphree (PG), Joe Lemons (SG), Carl Ayers (SF), Luther Myatt (PF), James Hayes (C) Jody Natal, Brian Doyle, Kyle Evans, Andrew Alexander, Philip Weddle | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Rodney Price (SG), John Welch (PF), Robert Gibbons (C) Augustine Romano, Robert Sullivan, Spencer Wangberg, Dan Elliott | |
| 08:36 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft misses the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 08:36 | Missouri State | Carl Ayers snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 08:34 | Missouri State | Curtis Murphree is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Finley - foul #4 on Eric Finley, team foul #7 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dan Elliott (PF) Reuben Croft | |
| 08:34 | Missouri State | Curtis Murphree makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 08:34 | Missouri State | Curtis Murphree makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 08:12 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rodney Price | 41-50 |
| 07:51 | Missouri State | James Hayes misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 07:50 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Curtis Murphree (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joe Lemons (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carl Ayers (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Luther Myatt (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rodney Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Welch (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Dan Elliott (tiring) 2 pts. C - Robert Gibbons (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Ohio State | Rodney Price hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 07:23 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons tips it back up and in | 41-52 |
| 07:02 | Missouri State | Dan Elliott swats the short shot by Carl Ayers | 41-52 |
| 07:01 | Missouri State | Luther Myatt pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 06:46 | Missouri State | Luther Myatt knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Carl Ayers | 43-52 |
| 06:30 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott misses the jump hook from the baseline | 43-52 |
| 06:29 | Missouri State | Luther Myatt grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 06:27 | Missouri State | John Welch steals it from Carl Ayers in the backcourt | 43-52 |
| 06:10 | Ohio State | John Welch drills a shot from the left side set up by Rodney Price and he's fouled by Carl Ayers - foul #2 on Carl Ayers, team foul #8 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jody Natal (PG), Brian Doyle (SG), Kyle Evans (SF) Curtis Murphree, Joe Lemons, Carl Ayers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan (SG), Spencer Wangberg (PF) Rodney Price, Dan Elliott | |
| 06:10 | Ohio State | John Welch misses the free throw | 43-54 |
| 06:10 | Missouri State | Luther Myatt snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| 05:56 | Missouri State | Brian Doyle misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-54 |
| 05:55 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robert Gibbons | 43-54 |
| 05:34 | Ohio State | Eric Finley hits the finger roll | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:17 | Missouri State | Brian Doyle is whistled for traveling | 43-56 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 43-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Andrew Alexander (PF) Luther Myatt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Augustine Romano (SF), Reuben Croft (PF) John Welch, Spencer Wangberg | |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Eric Finley is hacked by Andrew Alexander - foul #2 on Andrew Alexander, team foul #9 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Philip Weddle (C) James Hayes | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Eric Finley makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Eric Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 04:33 | Missouri State | Brian Doyle buries a floater from the right wing | 45-58 |
| 04:08 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg (PF), Dan Elliott (C) Eric Finley, Robert Gibbons | |
| 04:06 | Missouri State | Andrew Alexander is hacked by Robert Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #8 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (SG) Robert Sullivan | |
| 04:06 | Missouri State | Andrew Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 04:06 | Missouri State | Andrew Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 03:38 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott clanks a floater in the lane | 47-58 |
| 03:36 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Andrew Alexander | 47-58 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jody Natal (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Doyle (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Kyle Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Andrew Alexander (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Philip Weddle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Augustine Romano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Price (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reuben Croft (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Spencer Wangberg (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Dan Elliott (tiring) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:34 | Missouri State | Brian Doyle is fouled in the backcourt by Augustine Romano - foul #1 on Augustine Romano, team foul #9 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joe Lemons (SF), Luther Myatt (PF), James Hayes (C) Kyle Evans, Andrew Alexander, Philip Weddle | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), John Welch (SF) Augustine Romano, Reuben Croft | |
| 03:34 | Missouri State | Brian Doyle misses the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 03:34 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:07 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Curtis Murphree (PG), Carl Ayers (SF) Jody Natal, Brian Doyle | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons (C) Dan Elliott | |
| 03:05 | Missouri State | John Welch is called for the reach on Joe Lemons in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Welch, team foul #10 | 47-58 |
| 03:05 | Missouri State | Joe Lemons misses the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 03:05 | Missouri State | Joe Lemons misses the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 03:05 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 02:57 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Eric Finley | 47-60 |
| 02:39 | Missouri State | James Hayes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-60 |
| 02:38 | Ohio State | Eric Finley gets the rebound | 47-60 |
| 02:15 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg buries a jumper from the left block set up by Rodney Price | 47-62 |
| 02:03 | Missouri State | Curtis Murphree double dribbles | 47-62 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Andrew Alexander (PF), Philip Weddle (C) Luther Myatt, James Hayes | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Augustine Romano (PG), Reuben Croft (SF), Dan Elliott (PF) Eric Finley, John Welch, Spencer Wangberg | |
| 01:39 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Reuben Croft | 47-65 |
| 01:35 | Missouri State | Curtis Murphree is called for traveling in the backcourt | 47-65 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), John Welch (SF), Spencer Wangberg (PF) Augustine Romano, Reuben Croft, Dan Elliott | |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | Eric Finley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-65 |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons gets the offensive rebound | 47-65 |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | Eric Finley scores on a 3 from the left wing | 47-68 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Missouri State | Philip Weddle misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 47-68 |
| 00:41 | Missouri State | Andrew Alexander tips it back up and in | 49-68 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Carl Ayers swats the dunk try by Robert Gibbons | 49-68 |
| 00:15 | Missouri State | Philip Weddle snags the defensive board | 49-68 |
| 00:07 | Missouri State | Curtis Murphree misses long on a jumper from the right side | 49-68 |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | Rodney Price grabs the board | 49-68 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Eric Finley runs out the clock | 49-68 |