| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) SG - Ye Tang (fresh) SF - David Wilkes (fresh) PF - Paul Pew (fresh) C - Willie Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Paul Joyner (fresh) SG - Robert Dudley (fresh) SF - Gregg Tirado (fresh) PF - Dale Seiler (fresh) C - Jack Lynch (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Paul Pew wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Willie Brown misses long on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Jack Lynch - foul #1 on Jack Lynch, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Willie Brown makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Willie Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Tulsa | Jack Lynch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Ohio State | Jack Lynch swats the short shot by Ye Tang | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Ohio State | Willie Brown misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Tulsa | Gregg Tirado pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Tulsa | Jack Lynch misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Wilkes - foul #1 on David Wilkes, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Tulsa | Jack Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:34 | Tulsa | Jack Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman is hacked by Paul Joyner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Joyner, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Ohio State | Paul Pew hits a runner from the right block | 4-2 |
| 17:58 | Tulsa | Paul Joyner hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 17:36 | Ohio State | Ye Tang can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Paul Joyner - foul #2 on Paul Joyner, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Corey Harris (PG) Paul Joyner | |
| 17:36 | Ohio State | Ye Tang makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:36 | Ohio State | Ye Tang misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:36 | Ohio State | Willie Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:31 | Ohio State | Paul Pew scores on a jump hook from the right block | 7-5 |
| 17:06 | Tulsa | Gregg Tirado misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Wilkes - foul #2 on David Wilkes, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Gibbs (SF) David Wilkes | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 17:06 | Tulsa | Gregg Tirado makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:06 | Tulsa | Gregg Tirado misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:06 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Paul Pew | 7-6 |
| 16:37 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 16:36 | Tulsa | Jack Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:31 | Tulsa | Corey Harris is fouled on the floor by Christian Timmerman - foul #1 on Christian Timmerman, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Moss (PF) Paul Pew | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 16:24 | Tulsa | Dale Seiler misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | Ye Tang gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | Jack Lynch steps in front of the Ye Tang pass | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) SG - Ye Tang (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Christopher Gibbs (fresh) PF - James Moss (fresh) C - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Corey Harris (fresh) SG - Robert Dudley (fresh) SF - Gregg Tirado (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dale Seiler (fresh) C - Jack Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Tulsa | The jump hook by Jack Lynch is blocked by Willie Brown | 7-6 |
| 15:43 | Ohio State | James Moss pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:23 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman is hacked by Dale Seiler - foul #1 on Dale Seiler, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (PG), James Pedersen (SG), Paul Pew (PF) Christian Timmerman, Ye Tang, Willie Brown | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Ward (SF), John Hoffman (PF) Gregg Tirado, Dale Seiler | |
| 15:05 | Ohio State | Paul Pew blows the layup but he's fouled by John Hoffman - foul #1 on John Hoffman, team foul #5 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Jefferson (SF) Robert Dudley | |
| 15:05 | Ohio State | Paul Pew makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:05 | Ohio State | Paul Pew makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:49 | Tulsa | John Hoffman misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 9-6 |
| 14:48 | Ohio State | James Moss grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 14:21 | Ohio State | Christopher Gibbs is fouled on the floor by Jack Lynch - foul #2 on Jack Lynch, team foul #6 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gregg Tirado (SF), John Alexander (C) David Jefferson, Jack Lynch | |
| 14:11 | Ohio State | James Moss misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Alexander - foul #1 on John Alexander, team foul #7 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (PG), Ye Tang (SG) Edwin Roberts, James Pedersen | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Dudley (SG) Robert Ward | |
| 14:11 | Ohio State | James Moss makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:11 | Ohio State | James Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 14:08 | Tulsa | Corey Harris loses the dribble to Christian Timmerman in the backcourt | 11-6 |
| 13:48 | Ohio State | Paul Pew can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 11-6 |
| 13:47 | Tulsa | John Hoffman grabs the board | 11-6 |
| 13:36 | Tulsa | Robert Dudley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Dudley, team foul #8 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Pedersen (SF), Willie Brown (C) Christopher Gibbs, Paul Pew | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Jefferson (PG), Dale Seiler (PF) Corey Harris, John Alexander | |
| 13:15 | Ohio State | Ye Tang buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Christian Timmerman | 13-6 |
| 13:00 | Tulsa | Gregg Tirado clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-6 |
| 12:58 | Tulsa | John Hoffman tips it back up and in | 13-8 |
| 12:40 | Ohio State | Ye Tang can't finish the layup | 13-8 |
| 12:38 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to John Hoffman | 13-8 |
| 12:30 | Tulsa | Dale Seiler connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Dudley | 13-10 |
| 12:05 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-10 |
| 12:03 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman snags the offensive board | 13-10 |
| 11:48 | Ohio State | Dale Seiler steps in front of the Ye Tang pass | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ye Tang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Pedersen (fresh) PF - James Moss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - David Jefferson (fresh) SG - Robert Dudley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregg Tirado (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dale Seiler (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Hoffman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Tulsa | David Jefferson misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 13-10 |
| 11:35 | Tulsa | Gregg Tirado tips it but misses | 13-10 |
| 11:34 | Ohio State | James Moss pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 11:09 | Ohio State | James Moss can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 11:07 | Tulsa | Gregg Tirado grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 10:56 | Tulsa | Christian Timmerman steals the ball from Gregg Tirado | 13-10 |
| 10:53 | Ohio State | Ye Tang misses the dunk | 13-10 |
| 10:51 | Tulsa | Gregg Tirado grabs the board | 13-10 |
| 10:39 | Tulsa | Gregg Tirado drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Dudley | 13-13 |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (PG), Christopher Gibbs (SF), Paul Pew (PF) Christian Timmerman, James Pedersen, James Moss | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Corey Harris (PG), Robert Ward (SF), John Alexander (PF), Donald Mathes (C) David Jefferson, Gregg Tirado, Dale Seiler, John Hoffman | |
| 10:13 | Tulsa | Robert Dudley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | Willie Brown grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 10:10 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-13 |
| 09:57 | Tulsa | Robert Dudley misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 13-13 |
| 09:56 | Tulsa | John Alexander misses the tip | 13-13 |
| 09:55 | Ohio State | Paul Pew snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 09:31 | Ohio State | Christopher Gibbs is fouled on the floor by Robert Ward - foul #1 on Robert Ward, team foul #9 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Pedersen (SG) Ye Tang | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gregg Tirado (SF) Robert Dudley | |
| 09:31 | Ohio State | Christopher Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 09:31 | Ohio State | Christopher Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 09:20 | Tulsa | Donald Mathes misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Christopher Gibbs - foul #1 on Christopher Gibbs, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Jefferson (SF) Gregg Tirado | |
| 09:20 | Tulsa | Donald Mathes makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:20 | Tulsa | Donald Mathes makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:07 | Ohio State | Paul Pew can't finish the layup | 15-15 |
| 09:06 | Tulsa | Donald Mathes pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 09:04 | Tulsa | Corey Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-15 |
| 08:51 | Ohio State | Paul Pew misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-15 |
| 08:49 | Ohio State | Christopher Gibbs can't tip it in | 15-15 |
| 08:47 | Ohio State | Willie Brown tips it back up and in | 17-15 |
| 08:30 | Tulsa | Robert Ward is hacked by Edwin Roberts - foul #1 on Edwin Roberts, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (PG) Edwin Roberts | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dale Seiler (PF), John Hoffman (C) John Alexander, Donald Mathes | |
| 08:22 | Tulsa | Corey Harris scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Jefferson | 17-18 |
| 08:17 | Ohio State | Corey Harris is called for the reach on Christian Timmerman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Corey Harris, team foul #10 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gregg Tirado (SF) David Jefferson | |
| 08:17 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:17 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman misses the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:17 | Tulsa | John Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 07:58 | Tulsa | Gregg Tirado misses the lay-in but the foul's on Christopher Gibbs - foul #2 on Christopher Gibbs, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ye Tang (SG) Christopher Gibbs | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 07:58 | Tulsa | Gregg Tirado makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:58 | Tulsa | Gregg Tirado makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:35 | Ohio State | Ye Tang is fouled on the floor by Robert Ward - foul #2 on Robert Ward, team foul #11 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Moss (C) Willie Brown | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Jefferson (PG), Robert Dudley (SG) Corey Harris, Robert Ward | |
| 07:35 | Ohio State | Ye Tang misses the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:35 | Ohio State | Ye Tang misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:35 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman gets the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ye Tang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Pedersen (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Pew (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Moss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - David Jefferson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Dudley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gregg Tirado (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dale Seiler (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Ohio State | Paul Pew misses the shot from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 07:13 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to John Hoffman | 18-20 |
| 07:02 | Tulsa | The pull-up jumper by Gregg Tirado is blocked by Paul Pew | 18-20 |
| 07:00 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman gets the rebound | 18-20 |
| 06:36 | Ohio State | James Moss comes up short on the floater from close range | 18-20 |
| 06:35 | Tulsa | Gregg Tirado grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 06:17 | Tulsa | John Hoffman buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from David Jefferson | 18-22 |
| 05:52 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Pew | 21-22 |
| 05:41 | Tulsa | Gregg Tirado drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Jefferson and he's hacked by Paul Pew - foul #1 on Paul Pew, team foul #7 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (PG), Willie Brown (C) Christian Timmerman, James Moss | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Paul Joyner (PG), Robert Ward (SG), John Alexander (PF), Jack Lynch (C) David Jefferson, Robert Dudley, Dale Seiler, John Hoffman | |
| 05:41 | Tulsa | Gregg Tirado misses the free throw | 21-24 |
| 05:41 | Ohio State | Paul Pew grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 05:14 | Ohio State | Paul Joyner steps in front of the James Pedersen pass | 21-24 |
| 05:09 | Tulsa | Paul Joyner banks in the layup | 21-26 |
| 04:44 | Ohio State | Willie Brown makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Ye Tang | 23-26 |
| 04:33 | Tulsa | Gregg Tirado misses the floater from the left side | 23-26 |
| 04:31 | Ohio State | Paul Pew grabs the board | 23-26 |
| 04:07 | Ohio State | Willie Brown misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 23-26 |
| 04:05 | Ohio State | Paul Pew tips it home | 25-26 |
| 03:56 | Tulsa | Jack Lynch misses long on a runner in the lane | 25-26 |
| 03:54 | Tulsa | Jack Lynch pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 03:49 | Tulsa | Gregg Tirado's floater is knocked away by Ye Tang | 25-26 |
| 03:48 | Ohio State | Paul Pew grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 03:23 | Ohio State | Willie Brown connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Robert Ward - foul #3 on Robert Ward, team foul #12 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (PG), David Wilkes (SF), James Moss (PF) Edwin Roberts, James Pedersen, Paul Pew | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Dudley (SG), Corey Harris (SF), Dale Seiler (PF) Robert Ward, Gregg Tirado, John Alexander | |
| 03:23 | Ohio State | Willie Brown makes the free throw | 28-26 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ye Tang (tiring) 3 pts. SF - David Wilkes (fresh) PF - James Moss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Paul Joyner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Dudley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Corey Harris (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dale Seiler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Tulsa | Robert Dudley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-26 |
| 02:47 | Ohio State | Ye Tang slams it home and he's hacked by Robert Dudley - foul #2 on Robert Dudley, team foul #13 | 30-26 |
| 02:47 | Ohio State | Ye Tang misses the free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:47 | Tulsa | Dale Seiler gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 02:28 | Tulsa | Jack Lynch is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Jack Lynch, team foul #14 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Hoffman (C) Jack Lynch | |
| 01:59 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 01:57 | Ohio State | James Moss grabs the offensive board | 30-26 |
| 01:36 | Ohio State | James Moss is fouled on the floor by Dale Seiler - foul #2 on Dale Seiler, team foul #15 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Pew (PF) Willie Brown | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Jefferson (SF) Paul Joyner | |
| 01:36 | Ohio State | James Moss misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:36 | Ohio State | James Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 01:18 | Tulsa | Corey Harris is fouled on the floor by Ye Tang - foul #1 on Ye Tang, team foul #8 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Alexander (C) Dale Seiler | |
| 01:18 | Tulsa | Corey Harris misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 01:18 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Paul Pew | 31-26 |
| 00:58 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from David Wilkes and he's fouled by Corey Harris - foul #2 on Corey Harris, team foul #16 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Pedersen (SG), Christopher Gibbs (SF) Ye Tang, David Wilkes | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 00:58 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman misses the free throw | 33-26 |
| 00:58 | Tulsa | John Alexander gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| 00:42 | Tulsa | Robert Dudley hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by James Moss - foul #1 on James Moss, team foul #9 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Paul Joyner (PG) David Jefferson | |
| 00:42 | Tulsa | Robert Dudley makes the free throw | 33-29 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Pew | 33-29 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | James Moss throws it down | 35-29 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Robert Dudley can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 35-29 |