| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) SG - Ye Tang (fresh) SF - David Wilkes (fresh) PF - Paul Pew (fresh) C - Willie Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Alfred Heckler (fresh) SG - Walter Brooks (fresh) SF - Rene Marino (fresh) PF - Richard Sanderson (fresh) C - Johnny Mosher (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 (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:46 | Ohio State | Willie Brown drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Paul Pew | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Indiana | Richard Sanderson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Ohio State | Paul Pew grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman is fouled on the floor by Richard Sanderson - foul #1 on Richard Sanderson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | Willie Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Indiana | Rene Marino snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Indiana | Johnny Mosher works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Indiana | Rene Marino gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Indiana | Walter Brooks is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Ohio State | Paul Pew pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:03 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:01 | Indiana | Alfred Heckler pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:35 | Indiana | Walter Brooks travels with the ball | 2-0 |
| 17:17 | Ohio State | Alfred Heckler steps in front of the David Wilkes pass | 2-0 |
| 17:12 | Indiana | Walter Brooks hits the finger roll set up by Alfred Heckler | 2-2 |
| 17:06 | Ohio State | Walter Brooks picks off the pass by Christian Timmerman | 2-2 |
| 16:48 | Indiana | Johnny Mosher misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 16:46 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:24 | Ohio State | A charge is called on Ye Tang - foul #1 on Ye Tang, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (PG), James Pedersen (SG), James Moss (PF) Christian Timmerman, Ye Tang, Paul Pew | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 16:02 | Indiana | Rene Marino scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Walter Brooks out of a doubleteam | 2-4 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edwin Roberts (fresh) SG - James Pedersen (fresh) SF - David Wilkes (fairly fresh) PF - James Moss (fresh) C - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Alfred Heckler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rene Marino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Sanderson (fresh) C - Johnny Mosher (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Ohio State | Willie Brown misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Rene Marino - foul #1 on Rene Marino, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Roy Smiley (SF), Loren Brown (C) Rene Marino, Johnny Mosher | |
| 15:51 | Ohio State | Willie Brown makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 15:51 | Ohio State | Willie Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:37 | Indiana | Walter Brooks is hacked by David Wilkes - foul #1 on David Wilkes, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Pew (PF) Willie Brown | |
| Subs | Indiana | Justin Hennis (PG) Alfred Heckler | |
| 15:21 | Indiana | Richard Sanderson misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by David Wilkes - foul #2 on David Wilkes, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (PG), Ye Tang (SG), Christopher Gibbs (SF) Edwin Roberts, James Pedersen, David Wilkes | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 15:21 | Indiana | Richard Sanderson makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:21 | Indiana | Richard Sanderson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:01 | Ohio State | Ye Tang comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 4-6 |
| 15:00 | Ohio State | Paul Pew hits the follow up shot | 6-6 |
| 14:31 | Indiana | Richard Sanderson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Richard Sanderson, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Alfred Heckler (PG), Rene Marino (SG), Johnny Mosher (C) Justin Hennis, Walter Brooks, Richard Sanderson | |
| 14:14 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman misses short on a shot from the left side | 6-6 |
| 14:13 | Ohio State | Ye Tang tips it home | 8-6 |
| 13:55 | Indiana | James Moss takes the ball from Johnny Mosher | 8-6 |
| 13:32 | Ohio State | Ye Tang makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Gibbs | 10-6 |
| 13:06 | Indiana | Loren Brown makes the runner from the left block and the foul's on Paul Pew - foul #1 on Paul Pew, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (PG), James Pedersen (SG), Willie Brown (C) Christian Timmerman, Ye Tang, James Moss | |
| Subs | Indiana | Walter Brooks (SG) Roy Smiley | |
| 13:06 | Indiana | Loren Brown makes the free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:46 | Ohio State | Johnny Mosher steals the ball from Willie Brown | 10-9 |
| 12:24 | Indiana | Walter Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-9 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Justin Hennis (PG), Roy Smiley (SF), William Crisp (PF), Fadey Napieralski (C) Alfred Heckler, Rene Marino, Loren Brown, Johnny Mosher | |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | Willie Brown clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 12:01 | Indiana | Justin Hennis grabs the board | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edwin Roberts (fresh) SG - James Pedersen (fresh) SF - Christopher Gibbs (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Pew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Brown (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Justin Hennis (fresh) SG - Walter Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Smiley (fresh) PF - William Crisp (fresh) C - Fadey Napieralski (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Indiana | Walter Brooks splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left block | 10-9 |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | Christopher Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 11:24 | Ohio State | Paul Pew throws it down | 12-9 |
| 10:58 | Indiana | A charge is called on William Crisp - foul #1 on William Crisp, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (PG), Ye Tang (SG), James Moss (PF) Edwin Roberts, Christopher Gibbs, Paul Pew | |
| Subs | Indiana | Alfred Heckler (PG), Rene Marino (SF), Loren Brown (PF), Johnny Mosher (C) Justin Hennis, Roy Smiley, William Crisp, Fadey Napieralski | |
| 10:43 | Ohio State | Johnny Mosher denies the turnaround by Ye Tang | 12-9 |
| 10:41 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman tips it but misses | 12-9 |
| 10:39 | Indiana | Johnny Mosher snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 10:11 | Indiana | Loren Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 12-9 |
| 10:09 | Indiana | Walter Brooks tips it back up and in | 12-11 |
| 09:52 | Ohio State | Ye Tang connects on the fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Johnny Mosher - foul #1 on Johnny Mosher, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Gibbs (SF) James Pedersen | |
| Subs | Indiana | Roy Smiley (SF) Walter Brooks | |
| 09:52 | Ohio State | Ye Tang makes the free throw | 15-11 |
| 09:23 | Indiana | Rene Marino misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | Willie Brown snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 09:12 | Ohio State | Willie Brown is hacked by Rene Marino - foul #2 on Rene Marino, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | William Crisp (SG) Rene Marino | |
| 09:06 | Ohio State | Christopher Gibbs loses the dribble to Johnny Mosher | 15-11 |
| 08:37 | Indiana | William Crisp clanks a 3 from the right corner | 15-11 |
| 08:36 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Moss | 15-11 |
| 08:23 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Roy Smiley - foul #1 on Roy Smiley, team foul #7 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Pedersen (SF) Christopher Gibbs | |
| Subs | Indiana | Justin Hennis (PG), Walter Brooks (SG), Fadey Napieralski (C) Alfred Heckler, Loren Brown, Johnny Mosher | |
| 08:23 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 08:23 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 07:58 | Indiana | Fadey Napieralski lays it in on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Walter Brooks | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ye Tang (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Pedersen (fresh) PF - James Moss (fairly fresh) C - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Justin Hennis (fresh) SG - Walter Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Smiley (fresh) PF - William Crisp (fresh) C - Fadey Napieralski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | James Moss hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Christian Timmerman | 20-13 |
| 07:18 | Indiana | William Crisp misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right side | 20-13 |
| 07:17 | Ohio State | Ye Tang grabs the board | 20-13 |
| 07:01 | Ohio State | James Moss comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Roy Smiley - foul #2 on Roy Smiley, team foul #8 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (PG), Christopher Gibbs (SF), Paul Pew (PF) Christian Timmerman, Ye Tang, Willie Brown | |
| Subs | Indiana | Alfred Heckler (PG), Loren Brown (PF) Justin Hennis, Roy Smiley | |
| 07:01 | Ohio State | James Moss makes the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 07:01 | Ohio State | James Moss misses the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 07:01 | Indiana | Fadey Napieralski pulls down the rebound | 21-13 |
| 06:40 | Indiana | Walter Brooks is fouled on the floor by Christopher Gibbs - foul #1 on Christopher Gibbs, team foul #5 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Willie Brown (C) James Moss | |
| Subs | Indiana | Johnny Mosher (C) Fadey Napieralski | |
| 06:17 | Indiana | Alfred Heckler connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Crisp | 21-16 |
| 06:14 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Alfred Heckler - foul #1 on Alfred Heckler, team foul #9 | 21-16 |
| 06:14 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 06:14 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 05:45 | Indiana | Walter Brooks evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-16 |
| 05:44 | Indiana | Loren Brown misses the tip | 23-16 |
| 05:43 | Ohio State | Willie Brown grabs the board | 23-16 |
| 05:33 | Ohio State | Willie Brown throws it down set up by Christopher Gibbs | 25-16 |
| 05:13 | Indiana | Alfred Heckler misses long on an open jumper from the left wing | 25-16 |
| 05:11 | Indiana | William Crisp tips it home | 25-18 |
| 04:48 | Ohio State | Paul Pew clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Loren Brown - foul #1 on Loren Brown, team foul #10 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (PG), Ye Tang (SG), James Moss (C) Edwin Roberts, James Pedersen, Willie Brown | |
| Subs | Indiana | Justin Hennis (PG), Kent Avelar (SG) Alfred Heckler, Walter Brooks | |
| 04:48 | Ohio State | Paul Pew makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 04:48 | Ohio State | Paul Pew makes the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 04:19 | Indiana | Johnny Mosher lays it in despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by Kent Avelar and he's hacked by James Moss - foul #1 on James Moss, team foul #6 | 27-20 |
| 04:19 | Indiana | Johnny Mosher misses the free throw | 27-20 |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | James Moss snags the defensive board | 27-20 |
| 04:05 | Ohio State | Ye Tang misses long on a runner in the lane | 27-20 |
| 04:04 | Indiana | Loren Brown pulls down the rebound | 27-20 |
| 03:58 | Indiana | Johnny Mosher buries a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Ye Tang - foul #2 on Ye Tang, team foul #7 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Wilkes (SF) Christopher Gibbs | |
| Subs | Indiana | Rene Marino (SG), Roy Smiley (SF), Richard Sanderson (PF) Kent Avelar, William Crisp, Loren Brown | |
| 03:58 | Indiana | Johnny Mosher makes the free throw | 27-23 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ye Tang (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Wilkes (fresh) PF - Paul Pew (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Moss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Justin Hennis (fresh) SG - Rene Marino (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roy Smiley (fresh) PF - Richard Sanderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnny Mosher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:41 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Pew | 29-23 |
| 03:16 | Indiana | Johnny Mosher connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Sanderson | 29-25 |
| 03:01 | Ohio State | Ye Tang can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rene Marino - foul #3 on Rene Marino, team foul #11 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Willie Brown (C) James Moss | |
| Subs | Indiana | Alfred Heckler (PG), Walter Brooks (SG), Fadey Napieralski (C) Justin Hennis, Rene Marino, Johnny Mosher | |
| 03:01 | Ohio State | Ye Tang makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 03:01 | Ohio State | Ye Tang misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 03:01 | Indiana | Richard Sanderson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 02:45 | Indiana | Richard Sanderson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 02:43 | Ohio State | David Wilkes gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 02:27 | Ohio State | David Wilkes misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-25 |
| 02:25 | Ohio State | Ye Tang gets the offensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 02:11 | Ohio State | Paul Pew clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Roy Smiley - foul #3 on Roy Smiley, team foul #12 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Loren Brown (PF) Roy Smiley | |
| 02:11 | Ohio State | Paul Pew makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:11 | Ohio State | Paul Pew makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 01:48 | Indiana | Walter Brooks evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 01:24 | Ohio State | Willie Brown's floater is tipped away by Loren Brown | 32-28 |
| 01:22 | Indiana | Loren Brown pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 01:01 | Indiana | Walter Brooks is fouled on the floor by Paul Pew - foul #2 on Paul Pew, team foul #8 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (PG), James Pedersen (SG), James Moss (PF) Christian Timmerman, Ye Tang, Paul Pew | |
| Subs | Indiana | William Crisp (SF) Fadey Napieralski | |
| 01:01 | Indiana | Walter Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 01:01 | Ohio State | David Wilkes snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | Willie Brown comes up short on the runner from close range | 32-28 |
| 00:47 | Indiana | Richard Sanderson gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 00:22 | Indiana | Alfred Heckler travels with the ball | 32-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Justin Hennis (PG), Kent Avelar (SG), Johnny Mosher (C) Alfred Heckler, Walter Brooks, Loren Brown | |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Willie Brown makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Moss | 34-28 |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Kent Avelar misses short on a halfcourt shot | 34-28 |