| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ed Kuklenski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Rines (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Mayer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Price (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Raymundo Torres (fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. SG - Clark Look (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kyle Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Hiller (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | John Rines inbounds the ball | 48-33 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Northwestern | John Rines throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-33 |
| 19:45 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Mayer - foul #1 on Steven Mayer, team foul #1 | 48-33 |
| 19:45 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 19:45 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 19:27 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-35 |
| 19:26 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart snags the defensive board | 48-35 |
| 19:22 | Ohio State | Clark Look evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kyle Smith | 48-38 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 48-38 |
| 19:01 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 18:45 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller loses the dribble to Ed Kuklenski | 48-38 |
| 18:41 | Northwestern | John Brown's pass is intercepted by Raymundo Torres in the backcourt | 48-38 |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller hits a jump hook in the paint | 48-40 |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | Raymond Price blows the layup | 48-40 |
| 18:08 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Kyle Smith | 48-40 |
| 17:45 | Ohio State | John Rines is called for the reach on Kyle Smith - foul #1 on John Rines, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), George Hutchcraft (PF), James Hawkins (C) John Brown, Steven Mayer, Raymond Price | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (SG), Joshua Whitman (SF), Robert Delvecchio (PF), Joe Fields (C) Clark Look, Kyle Smith, Anthony Hiller, Joseph Hart | |
| 17:32 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert is whistled for traveling | 48-40 |
| 17:13 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 48-40 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Ed Kuklenski | 48-40 |
| 16:57 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels connects on the runner from the baseline set up by George Hutchcraft | 50-40 |
| 16:45 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymundo Torres and he's fouled by John Rines - foul #2 on John Rines, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (SG), Leland Bopp (SF) Ed Kuklenski, John Rines | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 16:45 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman misses the free throw | 50-42 |
| 16:45 | Northwestern | James Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 16:29 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels hits the finger roll on a great pass from Malcolm Archer | 52-42 |
| 16:09 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres banks in the layup and he's hacked by Leland Bopp - foul #2 on Leland Bopp, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), Steven Mayer (PF), Raymond Price (C) Darryl Daniels, George Hutchcraft, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Derrick Judge (SG), Kyle Smith (SF), David Joseph (PF), Joseph Hart (C) Stanley Hubbert, Joshua Whitman, Robert Delvecchio, Joe Fields | |
| 16:09 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres makes the free throw | 52-45 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern | John Brown is hacked by Raymundo Torres in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymundo Torres, team foul #1 | 52-45 |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Raymundo Torres - foul #4 on Raymundo Torres, team foul #2 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ramon Rodriguez (PG) Raymundo Torres | |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Malcolm Archer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Leland Bopp (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Steven Mayer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Price (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ramon Rodriguez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derrick Judge (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kyle Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Joseph (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Hart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge clanks a 3 from straight away | 54-45 |
| 15:24 | Ohio State | David Joseph snags the offensive board | 54-45 |
| 15:09 | Ohio State | Ramon Rodriguez can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Raymond Price - foul #1 on Raymond Price, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Ed Kuklenski (SG), George Hutchcraft (PF) Malcolm Archer, Leland Bopp, Steven Mayer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clark Look (SG), Anthony Hiller (PF) Derrick Judge, Joseph Hart | |
| 15:09 | Ohio State | Ramon Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 15:09 | Ohio State | Ramon Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 15:09 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Raymond Price | 54-45 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | John Brown is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right side | 54-45 |
| 14:53 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft snags the offensive board | 54-45 |
| 14:41 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Price | 57-45 |
| 14:29 | Ohio State | David Joseph loses the dribble to George Hutchcraft | 57-45 |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels is hacked by David Joseph - foul #1 on David Joseph, team foul #3 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF), Steven Mayer (PF), James Hawkins (C) John Brown, George Hutchcraft, Raymond Price | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (PG), Derrick Judge (SG), Joshua Whitman (SF), Robert Delvecchio (PF), Joseph Hart (C) Ramon Rodriguez, Clark Look, Kyle Smith, Anthony Hiller, David Joseph | |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | John Rines throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (SG) Ed Kuklenski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:39 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-45 |
| 13:38 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 13:27 | Ohio State | Malcolm Archer is called for the reach on Derrick Judge - foul #3 on Malcolm Archer, team foul #6 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joe Fields (C) Joseph Hart | |
| 13:03 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman clanks a jumper from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 13:02 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Malcolm Archer | 60-45 |
| 12:33 | Ohio State | Joe Fields drills a jump hook from close range set up by Robert Delvecchio | 60-47 |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | John Rines is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Whitman - foul #3 on Joshua Whitman, team foul #4 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), Ed Kuklenski (SG), Leland Bopp (SF), George Hutchcraft (PF), Raymond Price (C) Darryl Daniels, Malcolm Archer, John Rines, Steven Mayer, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres (PG), Clark Look (SG), Kyle Smith (SF), Anthony Hiller (PF), Joseph Hart (C) Stanley Hubbert, Derrick Judge, Joshua Whitman, Robert Delvecchio, Joe Fields | |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 60-47 |
| 12:16 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| 11:54 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Clark Look | 60-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ed Kuklenski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Leland Bopp (fresh) 10 pts. PF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Price (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Raymundo Torres (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Clark Look (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Hiller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Hart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-49 |
| 11:42 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Raymundo Torres | 60-49 |
| 11:27 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Anthony Hiller | 60-51 |
| 11:13 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Raymond Price | 62-51 |
| 10:58 | Ohio State | Clark Look is called for traveling | 62-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Malcolm Archer (SG), John Rines (SF), Steven Mayer (PF), Thomas Hunt (C) John Brown, Ed Kuklenski, Leland Bopp, George Hutchcraft, Raymond Price | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Derrick Judge (SG), David Joseph (C) Clark Look, Joseph Hart | |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | John Rines hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Darryl Daniels | 64-51 |
| 10:18 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith is called for a charge - foul #2 on Kyle Smith, team foul #5 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Hawkins (C) Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (SG), Joshua Whitman (SF), Joe Fields (C) Derrick Judge, Kyle Smith, Anthony Hiller | |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer lays it in on a great pass from Malcolm Archer | 66-51 |
| 09:54 | Ohio State | Malcolm Archer is called for the reach on Stanley Hubbert - foul #4 on Malcolm Archer, team foul #7 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (SF), George Hutchcraft (PF) John Rines, Steven Mayer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio (PF) David Joseph | |
| 09:54 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 09:54 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-53 |
| 09:23 | Ohio State | Joe Fields's layup is rejected by George Hutchcraft | 68-53 |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | John Brown gets the rebound | 68-53 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | Joe Fields is called for the reach on John Brown - foul #3 on Joe Fields, team foul #6 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (SG), Leland Bopp (SF), Raymond Price (C) Darryl Daniels, Malcolm Archer, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Derrick Judge (SG), Clark Look (SF), David Joseph (C) Stanley Hubbert, Joshua Whitman, Joe Fields | |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | Raymond Price can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 68-53 |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge grabs the board | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:43 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-53 |
| 08:41 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Leland Bopp | 68-53 |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | Raymond Price's pass is intercepted by David Joseph | 68-53 |
| 07:54 | Ohio State | Raymundo Torres works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-53 |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | Raymond Price grabs the defensive rebound | 68-53 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ed Kuklenski (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Leland Bopp (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Hutchcraft (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Price (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Raymundo Torres (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Derrick Judge (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clark Look (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Delvecchio (fairly fresh) C - David Joseph (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft is hacked by Raymundo Torres - foul #5 on Raymundo Torres, team foul #7 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Malcolm Archer (SG), John Rines (SF), James Hawkins (C) John Brown, Ed Kuklenski, Leland Bopp, Raymond Price | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (PG), Joshua Whitman (SF), Anthony Hiller (PF), Joseph Hart (C) Raymundo Torres, Clark Look, Robert Delvecchio, David Joseph | |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft misses the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 07:37 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 69-53 |
| 07:23 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 69-53 |
| 07:21 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller tips it home | 69-55 |
| 06:58 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer is fouled on the floor by Derrick Judge - foul #2 on Derrick Judge, team foul #8 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Mayer (PF) George Hutchcraft | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ramon Rodriguez (PG), Joe Fields (C) Derrick Judge, Joseph Hart | |
| 06:58 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer misses the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 06:58 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Anthony Hiller | 69-55 |
| 06:48 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-55 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | James Hawkins snags the defensive board | 69-55 |
| 06:42 | Northwestern | Ramon Rodriguez steps in front of the Darryl Daniels pass in the backcourt | 69-55 |
| 06:26 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Darryl Daniels - foul #1 on Darryl Daniels, team foul #8 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Price (C) James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clark Look (SG) Stanley Hubbert | |
| 06:26 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman misses the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 06:26 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 06:00 | Northwestern | John Rines throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), Leland Bopp (SF) Darryl Daniels, John Rines | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Smith (SF), Joseph Hart (C) Joshua Whitman, Joe Fields | |
| 05:47 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Leland Bopp - foul #3 on Leland Bopp, team foul #9 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio (PF) Anthony Hiller | |
| 05:47 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 05:47 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Raymond Price grabs the board | 69-57 |
| 05:40 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp hits a wide open jumper from the baseline on a great pass from John Brown | 71-57 |
| 05:22 | Ohio State | Raymond Price swats the short shot by Kyle Smith | 71-57 |
| 05:21 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Smith | 71-57 |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | Clark Look works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 71-57 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Leland Bopp | 71-57 |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp can't finish the layup | 71-57 |
| 04:56 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart pulls down the rebound | 71-57 |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Clark Look evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-57 |
| 04:49 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio grabs the offensive board | 71-57 |
| 04:33 | Ohio State | Clark Look can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-57 |
| 04:32 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp grabs the defensive rebound | 71-57 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 71-57 |
| 04:17 | Ohio State | Ramon Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 71-57 |
| 04:02 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio hits a wide open floater from the right side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Clark Look | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:53 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp hits the finger roll set up by John Brown | 73-59 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Malcolm Archer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Mayer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Price (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ramon Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clark Look (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Delvecchio (tiring) 2 pts. C - Joseph Hart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clark Look | 73-61 |
| 03:11 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer is open and scores on a shot from the left side set up by John Brown | 75-61 |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | Ramon Rodriguez is hacked by John Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #10 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Ed Kuklenski (SG), John Rines (SF), George Hutchcraft (PF), James Hawkins (C) John Brown, Malcolm Archer, Leland Bopp, Steven Mayer, Raymond Price | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (SG), Joshua Whitman (SF), David Joseph (PF), Joe Fields (C) Clark Look, Kyle Smith, Robert Delvecchio, Joseph Hart | |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | Ramon Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | Ramon Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by George Hutchcraft | 77-63 |
| 02:55 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Derrick Judge (SG) Ramon Rodriguez | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge is hacked by James Hawkins - foul #1 on James Hawkins, team foul #11 | 77-63 |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge makes the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge misses the 2nd free throw | 77-64 |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft grabs the defensive rebound | 77-64 |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels is hacked by Stanley Hubbert in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Hubbert, team foul #9 | 77-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Mayer (PF), Raymond Price (C) George Hutchcraft, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Smith (SF), Anthony Hiller (PF) Joshua Whitman, David Joseph | |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 78-64 |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels misses the 2nd free throw | 78-64 |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Joe Fields | 78-64 |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 78-64 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Raymond Price grabs the defensive rebound | 78-64 |
| 01:50 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG) Darryl Daniels | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clark Look (SG), Joseph Hart (C) Derrick Judge, Joe Fields | |
| 01:38 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart travels with the ball | 78-64 |
| 01:12 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski lays it up and in and he's fouled by Stanley Hubbert - foul #2 on Stanley Hubbert, team foul #10 | 80-64 |
| 01:12 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski makes the free throw | 81-64 |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 81-64 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer snags the defensive board | 81-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | John Rines double dribbles | 81-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart scores on a shot from close range | 81-66 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | John Brown runs out the clock | 81-66 |