| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) SG - Ye Tang (fresh) SF - David Wilkes (fresh) PF - Paul Pew (fresh) C - Willie Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Arthur Conley (fresh) SG - Wayne Morris (fresh) SF - Wilson Joyce (fresh) PF - Donald Cox (fresh) C - Christopher Wood (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Paul Pew wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Ohio State | Paul Pew misses the lay-in but the foul's on Wayne Morris - foul #1 on Wayne Morris, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Ohio State | Paul Pew misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Ohio State | Paul Pew makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:18 | Georgia | Donald Cox clanks a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Willie Brown - foul #1 on Willie Brown, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 19:18 | Georgia | Donald Cox makes the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 19:18 | Georgia | Donald Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 1-1 |
| 19:18 | Ohio State | Paul Pew grabs the board | 1-1 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | David Wilkes makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 3-1 |
| 18:39 | Georgia | Donald Cox travels with the ball | 3-1 |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | Ye Tang's pass is intercepted by Christopher Wood | 3-1 |
| 18:04 | Georgia | Wayne Morris comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-1 |
| 18:03 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman snags the defensive board | 3-1 |
| 17:46 | Ohio State | Willie Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 3-1 |
| 17:45 | Georgia | Wilson Joyce gets the rebound | 3-1 |
| 17:20 | Georgia | Christopher Wood connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 3-3 |
| 16:56 | Ohio State | Willie Brown misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 16:55 | Ohio State | Ye Tang grabs the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Paul Pew misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Arthur Conley - foul #1 on Arthur Conley, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Gibbs (SF), James Moss (C) David Wilkes, Willie Brown | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Paul Pew misses the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Paul Pew misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:38 | Georgia | Wilson Joyce grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:20 | Georgia | Wilson Joyce misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 16:18 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Paul Pew | 3-3 |
| 16:04 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman is fouled on the floor by Arthur Conley - foul #2 on Arthur Conley, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (PG), James Pedersen (SG), Willie Brown (C) Christian Timmerman, Ye Tang, Paul Pew | |
| Subs | Georgia | Elias White (SG) Arthur Conley | |
| 15:59 | Ohio State | Donald Cox blocks the short jumper by James Pedersen | 3-3 |
| 15:58 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Elias White | 3-3 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edwin Roberts (fresh) SG - James Pedersen (fresh) SF - Christopher Gibbs (fresh) PF - James Moss (fresh) C - Willie Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Wayne Morris (fresh) SG - Elias White (fresh) SF - Wilson Joyce (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Cox (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Christopher Wood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Georgia | Elias White clanks a turnaround from close range | 3-3 |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 15:28 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts loses the dribble to Elias White in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 15:09 | Georgia | Wilson Joyce connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-6 |
| 14:52 | Ohio State | Willie Brown misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christopher Wood - foul #1 on Christopher Wood, team foul #4 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (PG), Ye Tang (SG), David Wilkes (SF) Edwin Roberts, James Pedersen, Christopher Gibbs | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 14:52 | Ohio State | Willie Brown makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 14:52 | Ohio State | Willie Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 14:39 | Georgia | Elias White is whistled for a carry | 5-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Pew (PF) Willie Brown | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 14:22 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman is fouled on the floor by Wayne Morris - foul #2 on Wayne Morris, team foul #5 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Arthur Conley (PG) Wayne Morris | |
| 14:17 | Ohio State | Paul Pew comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 14:16 | Ohio State | David Wilkes tips it in | 7-6 |
| 13:53 | Georgia | Elias White hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Arthur Conley out of a doubleteam | 7-9 |
| 13:38 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman misses long on a floater from the right side | 7-9 |
| 13:37 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Christopher Wood | 7-9 |
| 13:13 | Georgia | Christopher Wood misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on James Moss - foul #1 on James Moss, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Gibbs (SF), Willie Brown (C) David Wilkes, James Moss | |
| Subs | Georgia | Alfredo Cruz (C) Arthur Conley | |
| 13:13 | Georgia | Christopher Wood makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:13 | Georgia | Christopher Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:02 | Ohio State | Paul Pew hits a driving attempt from the right block | 9-11 |
| 12:41 | Georgia | Elias White misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 12:39 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 12:35 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 12:33 | Georgia | Elias White grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 12:12 | Georgia | Willie Brown takes the ball from Christopher Wood | 9-11 |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | Willie Brown clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Alfredo Cruz - foul #1 on Alfredo Cruz, team foul #6 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (PG), James Pedersen (SG) Christian Timmerman, Ye Tang | |
| Subs | Georgia | Arthur Conley (PG), Mario Hirt (SG) Donald Cox, Alfredo Cruz | |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | Willie Brown makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | Willie Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:02 | Georgia | Christopher Wood gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 11:39 | Georgia | Elias White misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Gibbs - foul #1 on Christopher Gibbs, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Wilkes (SF), James Moss (PF) Christopher Gibbs, Paul Pew | |
| Subs | Georgia | Donald Cox (PF) Arthur Conley | |
| 11:39 | Georgia | Elias White misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 11:39 | Georgia | Elias White makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 11:39 | Georgia | Elias White misses the 3rd free throw | 10-12 |
| 11:39 | Ohio State | James Pedersen grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edwin Roberts (fresh) SG - James Pedersen (fresh) SF - David Wilkes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Moss (fresh) C - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Elias White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Mario Hirt (fresh) SF - Wilson Joyce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Cox (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Christopher Wood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Ohio State | James Moss misses the floater from just outside the lane | 10-12 |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | James Pedersen gets the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 11:12 | Ohio State | David Wilkes is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on David Wilkes, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Arthur Conley (PG) Wilson Joyce | |
| 10:53 | Georgia | Elias White comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Moss - foul #2 on James Moss, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Pew (PF) James Moss | |
| Subs | Georgia | Wilson Joyce (SF) Arthur Conley | |
| 10:53 | Georgia | Elias White misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 10:53 | Georgia | Elias White makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 10:35 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts is fouled on the floor by Elias White - foul #1 on Elias White, team foul #7 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ye Tang (SG) James Pedersen | |
| Subs | Georgia | Arthur Conley (PG), Alfredo Cruz (C) Wilson Joyce, Christopher Wood | |
| 10:35 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:35 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 10:15 | Georgia | Elias White connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Donald Cox | 12-15 |
| 10:11 | Ohio State | Ye Tang buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Wilkes | 14-15 |
| 09:46 | Georgia | Mario Hirt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-15 |
| 09:44 | Georgia | Donald Cox grabs the offensive board | 14-15 |
| 09:24 | Georgia | Mario Hirt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 09:22 | Georgia | Alfredo Cruz tips it home | 14-17 |
| 09:11 | Ohio State | Willie Brown misses the jump hook from the baseline | 14-17 |
| 09:10 | Georgia | Elias White grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 08:45 | Georgia | Mario Hirt travels with the ball | 14-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (PG), James Pedersen (SG), Christopher Gibbs (SF) Edwin Roberts, Ye Tang, David Wilkes | |
| Subs | Georgia | Wilson Joyce (PF), Christopher Wood (C) Donald Cox, Alfredo Cruz | |
| 08:35 | Ohio State | Willie Brown hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Christian Timmerman | 16-17 |
| 08:16 | Georgia | Christopher Wood misses long on a floater from the right side | 16-17 |
| 08:14 | Ohio State | Paul Pew grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 07:52 | Ohio State | Willie Brown makes the jump hook in the paint | 18-17 |
| 07:29 | Georgia | Arthur Conley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | Christopher Gibbs grabs the board | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Pedersen (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Christopher Gibbs (fresh) PF - Paul Pew (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Brown (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Arthur Conley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mario Hirt (fairly fresh) SF - Elias White (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilson Joyce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Wood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Ohio State | James Pedersen misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 07:13 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Wilson Joyce | 18-17 |
| 07:08 | Georgia | Arthur Conley is hacked by Willie Brown during a doubleteam - foul #2 on Willie Brown, team foul #6 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ye Tang (SG), James Moss (C) James Pedersen, Willie Brown | |
| Subs | Georgia | Donald Cox (PF) Mario Hirt | |
| 06:50 | Georgia | Arthur Conley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-17 |
| 06:49 | Georgia | Donald Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 06:33 | Georgia | Elias White scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Wilson Joyce | 18-20 |
| 06:16 | Ohio State | James Moss misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Donald Cox - foul #1 on Donald Cox, team foul #8 | 18-20 |
| 06:16 | Ohio State | James Moss misses the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:16 | Ohio State | James Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 05:54 | Georgia | Wilson Joyce drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Christopher Wood and the foul's on Christopher Gibbs - foul #2 on Christopher Gibbs, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Wilkes (SF) Christopher Gibbs | |
| Subs | Georgia | Mario Hirt (SG) Elias White | |
| 05:54 | Georgia | Wilson Joyce makes the free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:32 | Ohio State | Ye Tang misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Mario Hirt - foul #1 on Mario Hirt, team foul #9 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (PG), James Pedersen (SG) Christian Timmerman, James Moss | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 05:32 | Ohio State | Ye Tang makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:32 | Ohio State | Ye Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 05:14 | Georgia | Donald Cox can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-23 |
| 05:13 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Pedersen | 21-23 |
| 04:55 | Ohio State | Paul Pew hits a jumper from the right wing set up by David Wilkes | 23-23 |
| 04:53 | Georgia | Arthur Conley is fouled in the backcourt by James Pedersen - foul #1 on James Pedersen, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Moss (C) James Pedersen | |
| Subs | Georgia | Alfredo Cruz (C) Christopher Wood | |
| 04:53 | Georgia | Arthur Conley misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:53 | Ohio State | James Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 04:44 | Ohio State | Ye Tang is hacked by Wilson Joyce - foul #1 on Wilson Joyce, team foul #10 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Pedersen (SG) James Moss | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 04:44 | Ohio State | Ye Tang misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:44 | Ohio State | Ye Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:18 | Georgia | Mario Hirt's pass is intercepted by Edwin Roberts | 24-23 |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts lays it in | 26-23 |
| 03:49 | Georgia | Wilson Joyce can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 03:48 | Georgia | Alfredo Cruz grabs the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 03:30 | Georgia | Wilson Joyce scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Arthur Conley | 26-26 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edwin Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Pedersen (fresh) 3 reb. SF - David Wilkes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Pew (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ye Tang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Arthur Conley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mario Hirt (fairly fresh) SF - Wilson Joyce (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Cox (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfredo Cruz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Ohio State | James Pedersen clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 03:17 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Wilson Joyce | 26-26 |
| 03:01 | Georgia | Arthur Conley drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Cox | 26-28 |
| 02:40 | Ohio State | Ye Tang knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by James Pedersen | 28-28 |
| 02:19 | Georgia | The short jumper by Alfredo Cruz is denied by Paul Pew | 28-28 |
| 02:18 | Georgia | Donald Cox can't tip it in | 28-28 |
| 02:16 | Ohio State | Paul Pew pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 01:48 | Ohio State | Paul Pew misses the easy layup | 28-28 |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts snags the offensive board | 28-28 |
| 01:33 | Ohio State | Ye Tang is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ye Tang, team foul #9 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (PG), Christopher Gibbs (SF), James Moss (PF), Willie Brown (C) Edwin Roberts, James Pedersen, David Wilkes, Paul Pew | |
| Subs | Georgia | Wayne Morris (SG), Elias White (SF), Christopher Wood (C) Mario Hirt, Wilson Joyce, Alfredo Cruz | |
| 01:07 | Georgia | The pull-up jumper by Wayne Morris is blocked by James Moss | 28-28 |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | James Moss pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Willie Brown | 30-28 |
| 00:28 | Georgia | Donald Cox's floater is tipped away by James Moss | 30-28 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Ye Tang gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Ye Tang can't connect on a shot near the basket | 30-28 |
| 00:02 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Christopher Wood | 30-28 |
| 00:00 | Georgia | Christopher Wood hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 30-28 |