| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Lester Ingram (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Neff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) C - Randy Correll (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Dunlap (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jordan McAllister (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Juan Torres (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Vera (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Beaubien (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | James Neff inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Ohio State | James Neff misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Juan Torres - foul #1 on Juan Torres, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 19:41 | Ohio State | James Neff makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 19:41 | Ohio State | James Neff makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 19:16 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Jordan McAllister and he's hacked by Larry Lapine - foul #3 on Larry Lapine, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 19:16 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien makes the free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:54 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine misses the fadeaway in the lane | 34-31 |
| 18:52 | Ohio State | Randy Correll tips it back up and in | 36-31 |
| 18:31 | Dayton | Juan Torres buries a floater from close range set up by Jerry Dunlap | 36-33 |
| 18:14 | Ohio State | Randy Correll clanks a floater from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 18:12 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 17:53 | Dayton | Lester Ingram is called for the reach on Jerry Dunlap - foul #2 on Lester Ingram, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| 17:34 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Jerry Dunlap | 36-35 |
| 17:18 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 36-35 |
| 17:17 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 16:49 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Juan Torres | 36-38 |
| 16:29 | Ohio State | James Neff is denied on a layup by Christopher Beaubien | 36-38 |
| 16:28 | Dayton | James Vera grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 16:13 | Dayton | Juan Torres loses the dribble to Larry Lapine | 36-38 |
| 15:59 | Ohio State | James Vera is called for the reach on Randy Correll - foul #1 on James Vera, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter (PG), Kenneth Wilkerson (SF), Walter Harper (PF), William Humphrey (C) Lester Ingram, James Neff, Larry Lapine, Randy Correll | |
| Subs | Dayton | Radman Zollner (SG), Lawrence Stultz (C) Juan Torres, Christopher Beaubien | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Nathaniel Carter (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Kenneth Wilkerson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walter Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Humphrey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Dunlap (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Radman Zollner (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jordan McAllister (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Vera (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Stultz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 15:47 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 15:43 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 15:41 | Ohio State | Walter Harper snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 15:12 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 15:10 | Dayton | James Vera snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 14:50 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 14:48 | Ohio State | Walter Harper grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 14:24 | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Stultz - foul #1 on Lawrence Stultz, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lester Ingram (PG), James Neff (SF), Larry Lapine (PF), Randy Correll (C) Eugene Boyes, Kenneth Wilkerson, Walter Harper, William Humphrey | |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien (C) James Vera | |
| 14:05 | Ohio State | James Neff is hacked by Jerry Dunlap - foul #1 on Jerry Dunlap, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Juan Torres (SF) Radman Zollner | |
| 13:48 | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter clanks a 3 from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 13:46 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 13:30 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Randy Correll - foul #1 on Randy Correll, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| 13:30 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 13:30 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 13:03 | Ohio State | Randy Correll hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Lester Ingram and he's hacked by Christopher Beaubien - foul #2 on Christopher Beaubien, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes (SG) Nathaniel Carter | |
| Subs | Dayton | Radman Zollner (SG) Jordan McAllister | |
| 13:03 | Ohio State | Randy Correll makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 12:36 | Dayton | The short jumper by Lawrence Stultz is denied by Randy Correll | 39-39 |
| 12:35 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Neff | 39-39 |
| 12:17 | Ohio State | James Neff buries a jump hook in the lane | 41-39 |
| 12:00 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 11:58 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Lester Ingram (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Neff (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Lapine (fairly fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Randy Correll (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Dunlap (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Radman Zollner (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Juan Torres (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lawrence Stultz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Beaubien (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Ohio State | James Neff drills a floater from the right wing set up by Lester Ingram | 43-39 |
| 11:04 | Dayton | Radman Zollner misses the shot from the left side | 43-39 |
| 11:03 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien gets the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 10:41 | Dayton | Juan Torres buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Radman Zollner | 43-41 |
| 10:22 | Ohio State | James Neff can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 43-41 |
| 10:20 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Radman Zollner | 43-41 |
| 10:06 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 10:05 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien tips it in | 43-43 |
| 09:50 | Ohio State | Radman Zollner takes the ball from Lester Ingram | 43-43 |
| 09:40 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 09:38 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Randy Correll | 43-43 |
| 09:26 | Ohio State | Radman Zollner is called for the reach on Eugene Boyes - foul #1 on Radman Zollner, team foul #6 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter (PG), Kenneth Wilkerson (SF), Walter Harper (PF), William Humphrey (C) Lester Ingram, James Neff, Larry Lapine, Randy Correll | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jordan McAllister (SG), James Vera (PF) Radman Zollner, Lawrence Stultz | |
| 09:04 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 09:02 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson hits the follow up shot | 45-43 |
| 08:45 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 08:43 | Dayton | Juan Torres tips it in | 45-45 |
| 08:25 | Ohio State | Jerry Dunlap takes the ball from Eugene Boyes | 45-45 |
| 07:59 | Dayton | James Vera can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 45-45 |
| 07:58 | Ohio State | William Humphrey grabs the board | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Nathaniel Carter (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eugene Boyes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Kenneth Wilkerson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Walter Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - William Humphrey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Dunlap (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jordan McAllister (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. SF - Juan Torres (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Vera (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Beaubien (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Ohio State | Walter Harper scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Wilkerson | 47-45 |
| 07:23 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jordan McAllister | 47-48 |
| 07:08 | Ohio State | Walter Harper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lester Ingram (PG) Eugene Boyes | |
| Subs | Dayton | Radman Zollner (PG), Walter Chase (SG), Lawrence Stultz (C) Jerry Dunlap, Juan Torres, Christopher Beaubien | |
| 06:40 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 06:38 | Dayton | James Vera tips it in | 47-50 |
| 06:31 | Ohio State | Lester Ingram is whistled for traveling | 47-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Neff (SF), Larry Lapine (PF), Randy Correll (C) Kenneth Wilkerson, Walter Harper, William Humphrey | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 06:09 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 06:07 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Nathaniel Carter and he's fouled by James Vera - foul #2 on James Vera, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine makes the free throw | 50-50 |
| 05:26 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz is hacked by Randy Correll - foul #2 on Randy Correll, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Juan Torres (SF) Walter Chase | |
| 05:02 | Dayton | Juan Torres is fouled on the floor by Randy Correll - foul #3 on Randy Correll, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes (SG) Nathaniel Carter | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 04:48 | Dayton | Juan Torres can't connect on a floater from close range | 50-50 |
| 04:47 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 04:31 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Radman Zollner - foul #2 on Radman Zollner, team foul #8 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter (PG) Lester Ingram | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap (PG), Christopher Beaubien (C) Radman Zollner, Lawrence Stultz | |
| 04:31 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 04:31 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 04:08 | Dayton | James Vera hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 51-50 |
| 04:06 | Dayton | Juan Torres can't tip it in | 51-50 |
| 04:04 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 03:43 | Ohio State | James Neff shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Christopher Beaubien - foul #3 on Christopher Beaubien, team foul #9 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Harper (PF), William Humphrey (C) Larry Lapine, Randy Correll | |
| Subs | Dayton | Walter Chase (SG) Jordan McAllister | |
| 03:43 | Ohio State | James Neff misses the free throw | 53-50 |
| 03:43 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Nathaniel Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Neff (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Harper (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - William Humphrey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Dunlap (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Chase (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Juan Torres (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Vera (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Beaubien (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Dayton | William Humphrey is called for the reach on James Vera - foul #1 on William Humphrey, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lester Ingram (PG), Kenneth Wilkerson (SF) Nathaniel Carter, James Neff | |
| Subs | Dayton | Radman Zollner (SG), Lawrence Stultz (C) Walter Chase, Christopher Beaubien | |
| 02:53 | Dayton | James Vera's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Wilkerson | 53-50 |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Neff (SF), Larry Lapine (PF), Randy Correll (C) Kenneth Wilkerson, Walter Harper, William Humphrey | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jordan McAllister (SF) Juan Torres | |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Lawrence Stultz steals it from Eugene Boyes out of a doubleteam | 53-50 |
| 02:33 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-50 |
| 02:11 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-53 |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine is alone and drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by James Neff | 55-53 |
| 01:53 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Juan Torres (SF), Christopher Beaubien (C) Radman Zollner, Lawrence Stultz | |
| 01:35 | Dayton | James Vera is whistled for traveling | 55-53 |
| 01:16 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-53 |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 01:00 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by James Neff | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by James Vera | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by James Vera - foul #3 on James Vera, team foul #10 | 57-56 |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jerry Dunlap, team foul #11 | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Randy Correll is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Dunlap - foul #3 on Jerry Dunlap, team foul #12 | 58-56 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Randy Correll makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Randy Correll makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Jordan McAllister misses short on a halfcourt shot | 60-56 |