| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Raymundo Torres (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clark Look (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kyle Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Hiller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ed Kuklenski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Rines (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Mayer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Price (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith inbounds the ball | 29-38 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Rines - foul #1 on John Rines, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| 19:37 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 19:37 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Anthony Hiller - foul #2 on Anthony Hiller, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 19:11 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 18:53 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-39 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | Raymond Price pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer is open and buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Price | 31-41 |
| 18:32 | Ohio State | Clark Look's pass is intercepted by John Brown | 31-41 |
| 18:17 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (SG), Joshua Whitman (SF), Robert Delvecchio (PF), Joe Fields (C) Clark Look, Kyle Smith, Anthony Hiller, Joseph Hart | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (PF), James Hawkins (C) Steven Mayer, Raymond Price | |
| 17:53 | Ohio State | Joe Fields misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 31-41 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern | James Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | John Brown hits a jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Raymundo Torres - foul #1 on Raymundo Torres, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Price (C) James Hawkins | |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | John Brown makes the free throw | 31-44 |
| 17:02 | Ohio State | George Hutchcraft swats the layup by Robert Delvecchio | 31-44 |
| 17:01 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres grabs the offensive board | 31-44 |
| 16:45 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-44 |
| 16:44 | Ohio State | Joe Fields grabs the offensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 16:39 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Robert Delvecchio | 33-44 |
| 16:12 | Northwestern | Raymond Price is hacked by Robert Delvecchio - foul #1 on Robert Delvecchio, team foul #3 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clark Look (SG), Kyle Smith (SF), David Joseph (PF), Joseph Hart (C) Stanley Hubbert, Joshua Whitman, Robert Delvecchio, Joe Fields | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Malcolm Archer (SG), Leland Bopp (SF), Steven Mayer (PF), James Hawkins (C) John Brown, Ed Kuklenski, John Rines, George Hutchcraft, Raymond Price | |
| 16:01 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer misses the lay-in | 33-44 |
| 15:59 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to David Joseph | 33-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Raymundo Torres (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clark Look (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kyle Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Joseph (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Malcolm Archer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leland Bopp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Steven Mayer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hawkins (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Ohio State | Malcolm Archer steps in front of the Clark Look pass | 33-44 |
| 15:45 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp hits the finger roll on a great pass from Malcolm Archer | 33-46 |
| 15:31 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 15:30 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | James Hawkins's pass is intercepted by David Joseph in the backcourt | 33-46 |
| 15:09 | Ohio State | Clark Look clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-46 |
| 15:08 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 14:44 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Kyle Smith - foul #2 on Kyle Smith, team foul #4 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ramon Rodriguez (PG), Derrick Judge (SG), Anthony Hiller (PF) Raymundo Torres, Clark Look, David Joseph | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Price (C) James Hawkins | |
| 14:44 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 14:44 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 2nd free throw | 33-48 |
| 14:19 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-48 |
| 14:18 | Northwestern | Raymond Price gets the rebound | 33-48 |
| 13:52 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Kyle Smith - foul #3 on Kyle Smith, team foul #5 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (PG), Joshua Whitman (SF) Ramon Rodriguez, Kyle Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (SG), John Rines (SF), George Hutchcraft (PF) Malcolm Archer, Leland Bopp, Steven Mayer | |
| 13:52 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 13:52 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels misses the 2nd free throw | 33-48 |
| 13:52 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller snags the defensive board | 33-48 |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Darryl Daniels steals it from Anthony Hiller | 33-48 |
| 13:16 | Northwestern | Raymond Price connects on the open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-50 |
| 12:52 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart clanks a jumper from the left block | 33-50 |
| 12:50 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart hits the follow up shot | 35-50 |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | Anthony Hiller is called for the reach on George Hutchcraft - foul #3 on Anthony Hiller, team foul #6 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres (PG), Clark Look (SG), Kyle Smith (SF), Robert Delvecchio (PF), Joe Fields (C) Stanley Hubbert, Derrick Judge, Joshua Whitman, Anthony Hiller, Joseph Hart | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), Malcolm Archer (SG), James Hawkins (C) Darryl Daniels, Ed Kuklenski, Raymond Price | |
| 12:21 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from John Brown and the foul's on Kyle Smith - foul #4 on Kyle Smith, team foul #7 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Mayer (PF) John Rines | |
| 12:21 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer makes the free throw | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:04 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Joe Fields | 38-53 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Raymundo Torres (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clark Look (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kyle Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Delvecchio (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joe Fields (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Malcolm Archer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Hutchcraft (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Mayer (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - James Hawkins (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Malcolm Archer | 38-55 |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-55 |
| 11:23 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer grabs the board | 38-55 |
| 11:00 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer knocks in the shot near the basket set up by John Brown | 38-57 |
| 10:39 | Ohio State | Steven Mayer swats the short shot by Raymundo Torres | 38-57 |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 38-57 |
| 10:28 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith misses the shot from the left wing | 38-57 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer grabs the defensive rebound | 38-57 |
| 10:22 | Northwestern | John Brown connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-60 |
| 10:07 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio is hacked by James Hawkins - foul #1 on James Hawkins, team foul #2 | 38-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (PG), Derrick Judge (SG), Joshua Whitman (SF), Anthony Hiller (PF), David Joseph (C) Raymundo Torres, Clark Look, Kyle Smith, Robert Delvecchio, Joe Fields | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Ed Kuklenski (SG), Leland Bopp (SF), Thomas Hunt (PF), Raymond Price (C) John Brown, Malcolm Archer, George Hutchcraft, Steven Mayer, James Hawkins | |
| 09:58 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-60 |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp grabs the defensive rebound | 38-60 |
| 09:51 | Northwestern | Derrick Judge is called for the reach on Ed Kuklenski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Derrick Judge, team foul #8 | 38-60 |
| 09:51 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski makes the 1st free throw | 38-61 |
| 09:51 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski misses the 2nd free throw | 38-61 |
| 09:51 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller gets the rebound | 38-61 |
| 09:40 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller is hacked by Thomas Hunt - foul #2 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #3 | 38-61 |
| 09:35 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-61 |
| 09:33 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-61 |
| 09:23 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt misses short on a shot from the left block | 38-61 |
| 09:22 | Ohio State | David Joseph pulls down the rebound | 38-61 |
| 09:18 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-61 |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp pulls down the rebound | 38-61 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels hits a wide open jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Hunt | 38-63 |
| 08:44 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ed Kuklenski - foul #3 on Ed Kuklenski, team foul #4 | 38-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Smith (SF), Joseph Hart (C) Joshua Whitman, David Joseph | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), John Rines (SF), Steven Mayer (PF) Darryl Daniels, Leland Bopp, Thomas Hunt | |
| 08:44 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert makes the 1st free throw | 39-63 |
| 08:44 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert makes the 2nd free throw | 40-63 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Hart - foul #3 on Joseph Hart, team foul #9 | 40-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ramon Rodriguez (PG) Stanley Hubbert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski makes the 1st free throw | 40-64 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-65 |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | Ramon Rodriguez travels with the ball | 40-65 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres (PG) Derrick Judge | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:08 | Northwestern | Raymond Price makes the wide open fadeaway from the right side set up by John Rines | 40-67 |
| 07:51 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart's pass is intercepted by John Rines | 40-67 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Raymundo Torres (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ramon Rodriguez (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kyle Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Anthony Hiller (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Hart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ed Kuklenski (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Rines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Mayer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Price (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | John Brown misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 40-67 |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith gets the rebound | 40-67 |
| 07:22 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Raymundo Torres | 42-67 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski is fouled in the backcourt by Ramon Rodriguez - foul #2 on Ramon Rodriguez, team foul #10 | 42-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (PG), Clark Look (SG), Joshua Whitman (SF), David Joseph (PF) Raymundo Torres, Ramon Rodriguez, Kyle Smith, Anthony Hiller | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Leland Bopp (SF), Thomas Hunt (PF), James Hawkins (C) John Brown, John Rines, Steven Mayer, Raymond Price | |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski makes the 1st free throw | 42-68 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-69 |
| 07:04 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-69 |
| 07:03 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt grabs the board | 42-69 |
| 06:42 | Northwestern | Clark Look picks off the pass by Leland Bopp | 42-69 |
| 06:33 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart is called for traveling | 42-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio (PF) Joseph Hart | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (SG), George Hutchcraft (PF) Ed Kuklenski, James Hawkins | |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt double dribbles | 42-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres (PG), Derrick Judge (SG), Joe Fields (C) Stanley Hubbert, Clark Look, David Joseph | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Price (C) Thomas Hunt | |
| 06:00 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-69 |
| 05:58 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft pulls down the rebound | 42-69 |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | Raymond Price misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 42-69 |
| 05:43 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels tips it back up and in | 42-71 |
| 05:33 | Ohio State | Raymond Price is called for the reach on Joshua Whitman - foul #1 on Raymond Price, team foul #5 | 42-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Smith (SF), Joseph Hart (C) Joshua Whitman, Joe Fields | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), John Rines (SF) Darryl Daniels, Leland Bopp | |
| 05:23 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres makes the contested 3 from the right corner | 45-71 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | Raymundo Torres is called for the reach on John Brown - foul #2 on Raymundo Torres, team foul #11 | 45-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (PG), Clark Look (SG), Anthony Hiller (PF) Raymundo Torres, Derrick Judge, Robert Delvecchio | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Mayer (PF), James Hawkins (C) George Hutchcraft, Raymond Price | |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 45-72 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 45-73 |
| 04:45 | Ohio State | Steven Mayer picks off the pass by Kyle Smith | 45-73 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from John Brown | 45-75 |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Hawkins - foul #2 on James Hawkins, team foul #6 | 45-75 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ramon Rodriguez (PG), Derrick Judge (SG), David Joseph (PF) Stanley Hubbert, Kyle Smith, Anthony Hiller | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (SG) Malcolm Archer | |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart misses the 1st free throw | 45-75 |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 46-75 |
| 04:17 | Northwestern | John Brown is hacked by Ramon Rodriguez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ramon Rodriguez, team foul #12 | 46-75 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio (PF) Joseph Hart | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:17 | Northwestern | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 46-76 |
| 04:17 | Northwestern | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 46-77 |
| 03:54 | Ohio State | David Joseph's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-77 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres (PG), Joshua Whitman (SF) Ramon Rodriguez, Clark Look | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF), Thomas Hunt (C) John Rines, James Hawkins | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Raymundo Torres (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derrick Judge (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Whitman (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Delvecchio (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - David Joseph (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Mayer (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels blows the layup | 46-77 |
| 03:40 | Northwestern | John Brown tips it back up and in | 46-79 |
| 03:29 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Steven Mayer - foul #2 on Steven Mayer, team foul #7 | 48-79 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (SG), Leland Bopp (SF) John Brown, Steven Mayer | |
| 03:29 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio makes the free throw | 49-79 |
| 03:13 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Ed Kuklenski | 49-81 |
| 03:10 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres is hacked by Ed Kuklenski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ed Kuklenski, team foul #8 | 49-81 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (SG), Kyle Smith (SF), Anthony Hiller (PF), Joe Fields (C) Derrick Judge, Joshua Whitman, Robert Delvecchio, David Joseph | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (SG) Ed Kuklenski | |
| 03:10 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres makes the 1st free throw | 50-81 |
| 03:10 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres misses the 2nd free throw | 50-81 |
| 03:10 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 50-81 |
| 03:07 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer is hacked by Raymundo Torres in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymundo Torres, team foul #13 | 50-81 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Price (C) Thomas Hunt | |
| 03:07 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer makes the 1st free throw | 50-82 |
| 03:07 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer makes the 2nd free throw | 50-83 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith is fouled on the floor by George Hutchcraft - foul #1 on George Hutchcraft, team foul #9 | 50-83 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Mayer (PF) George Hutchcraft | |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith makes the 1st free throw | 51-83 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-83 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:29 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp throws it down set up by Steven Mayer | 52-85 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:20 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller misses the lay-in | 52-85 |
| 02:18 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels snags the defensive board | 52-85 |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer is wide open but clanks a shot from the right side | 52-85 |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | Raymond Price tips it in | 52-87 |
| 01:40 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left corner | 55-87 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-87 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer tips it home | 55-89 |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller makes the wide open shot from the left side on a great pass from Raymundo Torres out of a doubleteam | 57-89 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer hits a wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leland Bopp | 57-91 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 57-91 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Raymond Price | 57-91 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels runs out the clock | 57-91 |