| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Keith Nally (fresh) SG - Virgil Cooper (fresh) SF - Gregory Badillo (fresh) PF - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) C - Glenn Harmon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Raymundo Torres (fresh) SG - Clark Look (fresh) SF - Kyle Smith (fresh) PF - Anthony Hiller (fresh) C - Joseph Hart (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Ohio State | Clark Look clanks a jumper in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Hawaii | Keith Nally pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Virgil Cooper | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:21 | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:20 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Joseph Hart | 3-0 |
| 18:12 | Ohio State | Clark Look misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 18:11 | Hawaii | Keith Nally grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:06 | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo banks in the layup and he's fouled by Anthony Hiller - foul #1 on Anthony Hiller, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:06 | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo makes the free throw | 6-0 |
| 17:43 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 17:40 | Hawaii | Raymundo Torres is called for the reach on Keith Nally in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymundo Torres, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Stephen Thomas (SG), Kenneth Shane (C) Keith Nally, Virgil Cooper, Glenn Harmon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (SG), Joshua Whitman (SF), Robert Delvecchio (PF), Joe Fields (C) Clark Look, Kyle Smith, Anthony Hiller, Joseph Hart | |
| 17:20 | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 17:19 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:14 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 6-3 |
| 17:12 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio gets the offensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:59 | Ohio State | Joe Fields double dribbles | 6-3 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Charles Simek (SF), Valeri Florkowski (PF) Gregory Badillo, Dikembe Emanuel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 16:40 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-3 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Keith Nally (PG) Jeffrey Puente | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Joseph (C) Joe Fields | |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres blows the layup but he's hacked by Charles Simek - foul #1 on Charles Simek, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (SG), Glenn Harmon (C) Stephen Thomas, Kenneth Shane | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Derrick Judge (SG), Kyle Smith (SF), Joseph Hart (C) Stanley Hubbert, Joshua Whitman, Robert Delvecchio | |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres misses the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:19 | Hawaii | Charles Simek grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 15:52 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on David Joseph - foul #1 on David Joseph, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo (SF) Charles Simek | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ramon Rodriguez (PG) Raymundo Torres | |
| 15:52 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:52 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon misses the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:52 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski snags the offensive board | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Keith Nally (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) SF - Gregory Badillo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Valeri Florkowski (fresh) C - Glenn Harmon (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ramon Rodriguez (fresh) SG - Derrick Judge (fresh) SF - Kyle Smith (fairly fresh) PF - David Joseph (fresh) C - Joseph Hart (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Gregory Badillo | 9-4 |
| 15:07 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart is hacked by Glenn Harmon - foul #1 on Glenn Harmon, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper (SG), Charles Simek (SF), Dikembe Emanuel (PF), Kenneth Shane (C) Keith Nally, Jeffrey Puente, Valeri Florkowski, Glenn Harmon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (PG), Clark Look (SG), Joshua Whitman (SF), Anthony Hiller (PF), Joe Fields (C) Ramon Rodriguez, Derrick Judge, Kyle Smith, David Joseph, Joseph Hart | |
| 14:48 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Virgil Cooper - foul #1 on Virgil Cooper, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres (PG) Stanley Hubbert | |
| 14:48 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller misses the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 14:48 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 14:22 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Joe Fields - foul #1 on Joe Fields, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Keith Nally (PG) Gregory Badillo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio (PF) Anthony Hiller | |
| 14:22 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane misses the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 14:22 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 14:15 | Ohio State | Clark Look misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 14:14 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Clark Look | 10-5 |
| 13:54 | Ohio State | Clark Look knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Raymundo Torres | 10-8 |
| 13:29 | Hawaii | Keith Nally is hacked by Raymundo Torres - foul #2 on Raymundo Torres, team foul #5 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Stephen Thomas (SG), Gregory Badillo (SF), Glenn Harmon (C) Keith Nally, Virgil Cooper, Charles Simek, Kenneth Shane | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (PG), Derrick Judge (SG), Kyle Smith (SF), David Joseph (C) Raymundo Torres, Clark Look, Joshua Whitman, Joe Fields | |
| 13:05 | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 13:03 | Ohio State | David Joseph gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:50 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert is fouled on the floor by Stephen Thomas - foul #1 on Stephen Thomas, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski (PF) Dikembe Emanuel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Hart (C) Robert Delvecchio | |
| 12:28 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 12:26 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:15 | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffrey Puente | 12-8 |
| 12:00 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-8 |
| 11:59 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert grabs the offensive board | 12-8 |
| 11:48 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Valeri Florkowski - foul #1 on Valeri Florkowski, team foul #5 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Keith Nally (PG), Charles Simek (SF), Dikembe Emanuel (PF), Kenneth Shane (C) Jeffrey Puente, Gregory Badillo, Valeri Florkowski, Glenn Harmon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clark Look (SG), Anthony Hiller (PF) Derrick Judge, David Joseph | |
| 11:48 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart misses the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 11:48 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Keith Nally (fresh) SG - Stephen Thomas (fresh) SF - Charles Simek (fresh) PF - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) C - Kenneth Shane (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Stanley Hubbert (fresh) SG - Clark Look (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kyle Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Hiller (fresh) 1 pts. C - Joseph Hart (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:46 | Hawaii | Clark Look steps in front of the Stephen Thomas pass in the backcourt | 12-9 |
| 11:41 | Ohio State | Clark Look can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-9 |
| 11:40 | Hawaii | Charles Simek gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 11:33 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Hart - foul #1 on Joseph Hart, team foul #6 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper (SG) Stephen Thomas | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ramon Rodriguez (PG), Joshua Whitman (SF) Stanley Hubbert, Kyle Smith | |
| 11:33 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 11:33 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane misses the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 11:33 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 11:15 | Ohio State | Charles Simek denies the turnaround by Anthony Hiller | 13-9 |
| 11:13 | Ohio State | Clark Look misses the tip | 13-9 |
| 11:12 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 10:50 | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper is alone and drills a 3 from the left wing | 16-9 |
| 10:30 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ramon Rodriguez | 16-11 |
| 10:08 | Hawaii | Anthony Hiller blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Shane | 16-11 |
| 10:06 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman grabs the defensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 09:51 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Keith Nally - foul #1 on Keith Nally, team foul #6 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Stephen Thomas (SG), Gregory Badillo (SF), Valeri Florkowski (PF), Glenn Harmon (C) Keith Nally, Virgil Cooper, Charles Simek, Dikembe Emanuel, Kenneth Shane | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (PG), Derrick Judge (SG), Kyle Smith (SF), Robert Delvecchio (PF) Ramon Rodriguez, Clark Look, Joshua Whitman, Anthony Hiller | |
| 09:51 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 09:51 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 09:46 | Hawaii | Kyle Smith takes the ball from Gregory Badillo in the backcourt | 16-13 |
| 09:28 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart misses short on a shot from the left block | 16-13 |
| 09:26 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart hits the follow up shot | 16-15 |
| 09:09 | Hawaii | Derrick Judge steals it from Gregory Badillo | 16-15 |
| 09:00 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge is hacked by Stephen Thomas - foul #2 on Stephen Thomas, team foul #7 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper (SG) Stephen Thomas | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joe Fields (C) Joseph Hart | |
| 09:00 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:00 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:39 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 16-17 |
| 08:38 | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper hits the follow up shot | 18-17 |
| 08:12 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio comes up short on the shot from the left side | 18-17 |
| 08:11 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 07:53 | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 07:51 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski tips it in | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Jeffrey Puente (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Virgil Cooper (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Badillo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Valeri Florkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn Harmon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Stanley Hubbert (fairly fresh) SG - Derrick Judge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kyle Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Delvecchio (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Fields (fresh) | |
| 07:41 | Ohio State | Valeri Florkowski denies the turnaround by Kyle Smith | 20-17 |
| 07:39 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 07:24 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Jeffrey Puente | 22-17 |
| 07:00 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-17 |
| 06:58 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon snags the defensive board | 22-17 |
| 06:36 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 22-17 |
| 06:35 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| 06:17 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 05:55 | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper is fouled on the floor by Stanley Hubbert - foul #1 on Stanley Hubbert, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Keith Nally (PG), Charles Simek (SF), Dikembe Emanuel (PF), Kenneth Shane (C) Jeffrey Puente, Gregory Badillo, Valeri Florkowski, Glenn Harmon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres (PG), Clark Look (SG), Joshua Whitman (SF), Anthony Hiller (PF), David Joseph (C) Stanley Hubbert, Derrick Judge, Kyle Smith, Robert Delvecchio, Joe Fields | |
| 05:55 | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:55 | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:39 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 24-19 |
| 05:38 | Ohio State | David Joseph grabs the offensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 05:31 | Ohio State | David Joseph is fouled on the floor by Virgil Cooper - foul #2 on Virgil Cooper, team foul #8 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (SG) Virgil Cooper | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:31 | Ohio State | David Joseph misses the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:31 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane snags the defensive board | 24-19 |
| 05:27 | Hawaii | Keith Nally is hacked by Joshua Whitman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Whitman, team foul #8 | 24-19 |
| 05:27 | Hawaii | Keith Nally makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 05:27 | Hawaii | Keith Nally makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 05:09 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-19 |
| 05:07 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller tips it home | 26-21 |
| 05:05 | Hawaii | Keith Nally is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Keith Nally, team foul #9 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo (SG) Keith Nally | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:50 | Ohio State | Clark Look misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-21 |
| 04:49 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 04:44 | Hawaii | Clark Look picks off the pass by Jeffrey Puente in the backcourt | 26-21 |
| 04:39 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres is hacked by Gregory Badillo - foul #1 on Gregory Badillo, team foul #10 | 26-21 |
| 04:39 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 04:39 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 04:39 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Charles Simek | 26-22 |
| 04:37 | Hawaii | Charles Simek is fouled in the backcourt by David Joseph - foul #2 on David Joseph, team foul #9 | 26-22 |
| 04:37 | Hawaii | Charles Simek makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 04:37 | Hawaii | Charles Simek makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Puente takes the ball from Raymundo Torres | 28-22 |
| 03:47 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane clanks a floater from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 03:46 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane grabs the offensive rebound | 28-22 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Jeffrey Puente (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Gregory Badillo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Simek (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Emanuel (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Shane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Raymundo Torres (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clark Look (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Whitman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Hiller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - David Joseph (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt near the basket | 28-22 |
| 03:30 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane grabs the offensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 03:07 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane hits a floater from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Puente | 30-22 |
| 02:58 | Ohio State | Clark Look throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-22 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Keith Nally (PG), Stephen Thomas (SG), Glenn Harmon (C) Jeffrey Puente, Charles Simek, Kenneth Shane | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Derrick Judge (SG), Kyle Smith (SF), Joseph Hart (C) Clark Look, Joshua Whitman, David Joseph | |
| 02:41 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel makes the fadeaway from the right side | 32-22 |
| 02:34 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 32-24 |
| 02:14 | Hawaii | Keith Nally misses long on an open shot from close range | 32-24 |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart snags the defensive board | 32-24 |
| 02:08 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-24 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio (PF) Anthony Hiller | |
| 01:48 | Hawaii | Keith Nally comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 32-24 |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart makes the fadeaway from the right side | 32-26 |
| 00:59 | Hawaii | Keith Nally hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Thomas and he's hacked by Robert Delvecchio - foul #1 on Robert Delvecchio, team foul #10 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Charles Simek (SF), Valeri Florkowski (PF) Gregory Badillo, Dikembe Emanuel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ramon Rodriguez (PG), Stanley Hubbert (SG), Joshua Whitman (SF), Joe Fields (PF) Raymundo Torres, Derrick Judge, Kyle Smith, Robert Delvecchio | |
| 00:59 | Hawaii | Keith Nally makes the free throw | 35-26 |
| 00:39 | Ohio State | Joe Fields comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 35-26 |
| 00:38 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski pulls down the rebound | 35-26 |
| 00:15 | Hawaii | Keith Nally misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-26 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Joshua Whitman | 35-26 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart is denied on a layup by Glenn Harmon | 35-26 |
| 00:08 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon grabs the board | 35-26 |
| 00:00 | Hawaii | Keith Nally makes the wide open floater from close range | 37-26 |