| Lineup | Denver | PG - Roy Johnson (fresh) SG - Coleman Bothwell (fresh) SF - Don Dodson (fresh) PF - William Parker (fresh) C - Herbert Sears (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) SG - Ye Tang (fresh) SF - David Wilkes (fresh) PF - Paul Pew (fresh) C - Willie Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Herbert Sears wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Denver | Roy Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Christian Timmerman - foul #1 on Christian Timmerman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Denver | Roy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:44 | Denver | Roy Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:44 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Paul Pew | 1-0 |
| 19:24 | Ohio State | Herbert Sears takes the ball from David Wilkes | 1-0 |
| 19:07 | Denver | Don Dodson loses the ball out of bounds | 1-0 |
| 18:48 | Ohio State | A charge is called on Ye Tang - foul #1 on Ye Tang, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 18:34 | Denver | Don Dodson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 1-0 |
| 18:33 | Ohio State | Willie Brown grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 18:08 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman is fouled on the floor by Roy Johnson - foul #1 on Roy Johnson, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 17:59 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Paul Pew | 1-3 |
| 17:42 | Denver | Don Dodson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 1-3 |
| 17:40 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Paul Pew | 1-3 |
| 17:25 | Ohio State | Ye Tang banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Pew | 1-5 |
| 17:20 | Denver | Roy Johnson knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Don Dodson | 4-5 |
| 16:54 | Ohio State | Ye Tang clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by William Parker - foul #1 on William Parker, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Zahl (PG), Frank Dalton (SG), Brandon Curlee (SF), Robert Cook (C) Roy Johnson, Coleman Bothwell, Don Dodson, Herbert Sears | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 16:54 | Ohio State | Ye Tang makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:54 | Ohio State | Ye Tang misses the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:54 | Denver | William Parker gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:38 | Denver | William Parker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 16:36 | Ohio State | Ye Tang grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 16:09 | Ohio State | David Wilkes misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 16:07 | Ohio State | Willie Brown grabs the offensive board | 4-6 |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | Paul Pew makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Christopher Zahl (fresh) SG - Frank Dalton (fresh) SF - Brandon Curlee (fresh) PF - William Parker (fairly fresh) C - Robert Cook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ye Tang (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Wilkes (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Pew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Denver | Christopher Zahl comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-8 |
| 15:36 | Denver | William Parker grabs the offensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:22 | Denver | David Wilkes picks off the pass by Frank Dalton | 4-8 |
| 15:11 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman is hacked by Christopher Zahl - foul #1 on Christopher Zahl, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Denver | Roy Johnson (PG), Coleman Bothwell (SG), Herbert Sears (C) Christopher Zahl, Frank Dalton, William Parker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (PG), James Pedersen (SG), Christopher Gibbs (SF), James Moss (PF) Christian Timmerman, Ye Tang, David Wilkes, Paul Pew | |
| 15:01 | Ohio State | James Moss misses the dunk | 4-8 |
| 15:00 | Ohio State | James Moss tips it home | 4-10 |
| 14:50 | Denver | Herbert Sears scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 14:28 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Gibbs | 7-13 |
| 14:03 | Denver | Roy Johnson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 13:42 | Ohio State | James Moss can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Cook - foul #1 on Robert Cook, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Denver | Don Dodson (SF) Brandon Curlee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (PG), Ye Tang (SG), Paul Pew (PF) Edwin Roberts, James Pedersen, Willie Brown | |
| 13:42 | Ohio State | James Moss makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:42 | Ohio State | James Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 13:16 | Denver | Don Dodson can't connect on a floater from the right block | 9-15 |
| 13:14 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ye Tang | 9-15 |
| 12:56 | Ohio State | Paul Pew makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Ye Tang | 9-17 |
| 12:52 | Denver | Coleman Bothwell is whistled for traveling | 9-17 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Zahl (PG), Frank Dalton (SG), William Parker (PF) Roy Johnson, Coleman Bothwell, Robert Cook | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Wilkes (SF) Christopher Gibbs | |
| 12:34 | Ohio State | Paul Pew can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Frank Dalton - foul #1 on Frank Dalton, team foul #5 | 9-17 |
| 12:34 | Ohio State | Paul Pew makes the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 12:34 | Ohio State | Paul Pew misses the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 12:34 | Denver | William Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 9-18 |
| 12:16 | Denver | Christopher Zahl connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Herbert Sears | 12-18 |
| 12:04 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman blows the layup | 12-18 |
| 12:02 | Denver | The rebound goes to William Parker | 12-18 |
| 11:57 | Denver | Christopher Zahl buries a turnaround from the baseline | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Christopher Zahl (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frank Dalton (fresh) SF - Don Dodson (fresh) PF - William Parker (fresh) 4 reb. C - Herbert Sears (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ye Tang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Wilkes (fresh) PF - Paul Pew (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Moss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Paul Pew | 14-21 |
| 11:24 | Denver | Herbert Sears misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-21 |
| 11:23 | Ohio State | Ye Tang gets the rebound | 14-21 |
| 11:10 | Ohio State | David Wilkes scores on a jumper from close range | 14-23 |
| 10:57 | Denver | Don Dodson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Pew - foul #1 on Paul Pew, team foul #3 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Denver | Roy Johnson (PG), Coleman Bothwell (SG), Robert Cook (C) Christopher Zahl, Frank Dalton, Herbert Sears | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (PG), James Pedersen (SG), Christopher Gibbs (SF), Willie Brown (C) Christian Timmerman, Ye Tang, David Wilkes, James Moss | |
| 10:57 | Denver | Don Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 10:57 | Denver | Don Dodson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 10:42 | Ohio State | James Pedersen misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by William Parker - foul #2 on William Parker, team foul #6 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Denver | Brandon Curlee (SF), Blaine Hansen (C) Don Dodson, William Parker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:42 | Ohio State | James Pedersen misses the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 10:42 | Ohio State | James Pedersen makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 10:28 | Denver | Roy Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 16-24 |
| 10:26 | Ohio State | Paul Pew grabs the board | 16-24 |
| 10:14 | Ohio State | Willie Brown is called for traveling | 16-24 |
| 09:58 | Denver | Roy Johnson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 16-24 |
| 09:57 | Ohio State | Willie Brown pulls down the rebound | 16-24 |
| 09:52 | Ohio State | Brandon Curlee is called for the reach on James Pedersen - foul #1 on Brandon Curlee, team foul #7 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (PG) Edwin Roberts | |
| 09:52 | Ohio State | James Pedersen misses the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 09:52 | Denver | Blaine Hansen gets the rebound | 16-24 |
| 09:41 | Denver | Brandon Curlee scores on a shot from the left side set up by Roy Johnson | 18-24 |
| 09:19 | Ohio State | James Pedersen is hacked by Coleman Bothwell - foul #1 on Coleman Bothwell, team foul #8 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Denver | Herbert Sears (C) Blaine Hansen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:19 | Ohio State | James Pedersen misses the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 09:19 | Denver | Herbert Sears gets the rebound | 18-24 |
| 09:10 | Denver | Herbert Sears comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Christopher Gibbs - foul #1 on Christopher Gibbs, team foul #4 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Zahl (SG) Coleman Bothwell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ye Tang (SG), David Wilkes (SF), James Moss (PF) James Pedersen, Christopher Gibbs, Paul Pew | |
| 09:10 | Denver | Herbert Sears makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 09:10 | Denver | Herbert Sears misses the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 09:10 | Ohio State | James Moss snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 08:56 | Ohio State | David Wilkes can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-24 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman grabs the offensive board | 19-24 |
| 08:44 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Brandon Curlee - foul #2 on Brandon Curlee, team foul #9 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Denver | Don Dodson (SF) Brandon Curlee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:44 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 08:44 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 08:24 | Denver | Don Dodson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 19-26 |
| 08:23 | Ohio State | James Moss grabs the board | 19-26 |
| 08:02 | Ohio State | James Moss clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Don Dodson - foul #1 on Don Dodson, team foul #10 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Denver | Coleman Bothwell (SG) Roy Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (PG) Christian Timmerman | |
| 08:02 | Ohio State | James Moss makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 08:02 | Ohio State | James Moss misses the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 08:02 | Denver | Herbert Sears grabs the defensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 07:51 | Denver | Don Dodson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-27 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Christopher Zahl (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Coleman Bothwell (fresh) SF - Don Dodson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Cook (fresh) C - Herbert Sears (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edwin Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ye Tang (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Wilkes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Moss (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts is whistled for a carry | 22-27 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Jury (SF), Blaine Hansen (C) Don Dodson, Herbert Sears | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Gibbs (SF), Paul Pew (PF) David Wilkes, James Moss | |
| 07:20 | Denver | Christopher Zahl misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 22-27 |
| 07:18 | Denver | Robert Cook grabs the offensive board | 22-27 |
| 06:51 | Denver | Christopher Zahl misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 22-27 |
| 06:49 | Denver | Robert Jury misses the tip | 22-27 |
| 06:47 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | Ye Tang misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 22-27 |
| 06:25 | Denver | Robert Jury grabs the board | 22-27 |
| 06:21 | Denver | Edwin Roberts is called for the reach on Blaine Hansen - foul #1 on Edwin Roberts, team foul #5 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Denver | Roy Johnson (PG), Frank Dalton (SG), Anthony Wiggins (PF), Herbert Sears (C) Christopher Zahl, Coleman Bothwell, Robert Cook, Blaine Hansen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (PG), James Pedersen (SG) Edwin Roberts, Ye Tang | |
| 06:07 | Denver | Roy Johnson misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 22-27 |
| 06:05 | Ohio State | Paul Pew gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| 05:41 | Ohio State | James Pedersen loses the dribble to Robert Jury | 22-27 |
| 05:29 | Denver | Herbert Sears's pass is intercepted by Christopher Gibbs | 22-27 |
| 05:18 | Ohio State | Paul Pew lays it in on a great pass from Christian Timmerman | 22-29 |
| 04:58 | Denver | Christopher Gibbs picks off the pass by Anthony Wiggins | 22-29 |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | Christopher Gibbs is fouled on the floor by Robert Jury - foul #1 on Robert Jury, team foul #11 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Denver | Coleman Bothwell (SG), Don Dodson (SF), Robert Cook (PF), Blaine Hansen (C) Roy Johnson, Robert Jury, Anthony Wiggins, Herbert Sears | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ye Tang (SG), James Moss (PF) James Pedersen, Paul Pew | |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | Christopher Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | Christopher Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 04:07 | Denver | Coleman Bothwell is called for traveling | 22-31 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Zahl (PG) Frank Dalton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Wilkes (SF) Christopher Gibbs | |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | Ye Tang lays it in on a great pass from Christian Timmerman and he's fouled by Blaine Hansen - foul #1 on Blaine Hansen, team foul #12 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Denver | William Parker (PF) Blaine Hansen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | Ye Tang misses the free throw | 22-33 |
| 03:49 | Denver | Robert Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 22-33 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Christopher Zahl (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Coleman Bothwell (fresh) SF - Don Dodson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Parker (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Cook (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ye Tang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Wilkes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Moss (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Brown (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 03:45 | Denver | Christian Timmerman steps in front of the Christopher Zahl pass in the backcourt | 22-33 |
| 03:33 | Ohio State | Willie Brown misses the lay-in | 22-33 |
| 03:32 | Denver | Christopher Zahl gets the rebound | 22-33 |
| 03:03 | Denver | Don Dodson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-33 |
| 03:01 | Denver | Don Dodson grabs the offensive board | 22-33 |
| 02:46 | Denver | Christopher Zahl is fouled on the floor by James Moss - foul #1 on James Moss, team foul #6 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Denver | Roy Johnson (PG), Herbert Sears (C) Christopher Zahl, Robert Cook | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (PG), Paul Pew (PF) Christian Timmerman, Willie Brown | |
| 02:28 | Denver | Herbert Sears misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-33 |
| 02:27 | Ohio State | David Wilkes grabs the defensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 02:23 | Ohio State | David Wilkes scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Edwin Roberts | 22-36 |
| 02:07 | Denver | Roy Johnson makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Don Dodson | 24-36 |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | David Wilkes misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Don Dodson - foul #2 on Don Dodson, team foul #13 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Denver | Frank Dalton (SG), Brandon Curlee (SF) Coleman Bothwell, Don Dodson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | David Wilkes makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | David Wilkes makes the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 01:25 | Denver | William Parker buries a turnaround from the baseline | 26-38 |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | Paul Pew misses the easy layup | 26-38 |
| 01:07 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts tips it home | 26-40 |
| 00:58 | Denver | Brandon Curlee makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Frank Dalton | 28-40 |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | William Parker is called for the reach on Edwin Roberts - foul #3 on William Parker, team foul #14 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Zahl (PG), Robert Cook (PF) Roy Johnson, William Parker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Pedersen (SG), Christopher Gibbs (SF), Willie Brown (C) Ye Tang, David Wilkes, Paul Pew | |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 00:05 | Denver | Brandon Curlee is called for a charge - foul #3 on Brandon Curlee, team foul #15 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Jury (SF), Blaine Hansen (C) Brandon Curlee, Herbert Sears | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (PG) Edwin Roberts | |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | James Pedersen lays it up and in | 28-44 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Frank Dalton can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 28-44 |