| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - John Schwanbeck (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clay Wolverton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Duane Battiste (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Willie Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Cespedes (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Flack (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes inbounds the ball | 39-44 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Ohio State | Robert Flack is hacked by Alan Grant - foul #2 on Alan Grant, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), James Shaffer (SF), Frank Myers (PF) Jeffery Collins, Ralph Cespedes, Robert Flack | |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-44 |
| 19:34 | Arkansas State | Clay Wolverton snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 19:29 | Arkansas State | Clay Wolverton drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Alan Grant | 42-44 |
| 19:15 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 19:14 | Arkansas State | John Schwanbeck snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 19:04 | Arkansas State | Duane Battiste misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 19:02 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Duane Battiste | 42-44 |
| 18:53 | Arkansas State | James Clark steals it from John Schwanbeck | 42-44 |
| 18:49 | Ohio State | James Clark lays it in | 42-46 |
| 18:35 | Arkansas State | Frank Myers denies the turnaround by Clay Wolverton | 42-46 |
| 18:33 | Ohio State | James Smith gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | John Schwanbeck is called for the reach on James Clark in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Schwanbeck, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Willie Beadle (PG), David Pierce (SG), David Cahill (PF), Sheng Huang (C) John Schwanbeck, Clay Wolverton, Alan Grant, Willie Taylor | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), Ralph Cespedes (SF) James Clark, James Shaffer | |
| 18:25 | Ohio State | James Smith hits a wide open jump hook from close range | 42-48 |
| 18:11 | Arkansas State | Willie Beadle misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-48 |
| 18:09 | Arkansas State | Sheng Huang tips it but misses | 42-48 |
| 18:08 | Ohio State | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 17:53 | Ohio State | Frank Myers misses the easy layup | 42-48 |
| 17:51 | Arkansas State | Willie Beadle pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 17:44 | Arkansas State | Ralph Cespedes steps in front of the David Pierce pass | 42-48 |
| 17:42 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes is fouled in the backcourt by Duane Battiste - foul #3 on Duane Battiste, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Clay Wolverton (SG) Duane Battiste | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:35 | Ohio State | James Smith can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 42-48 |
| 17:34 | Arkansas State | Sheng Huang gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| 17:29 | Arkansas State | Clay Wolverton comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeffery Collins - foul #2 on Jeffery Collins, team foul #1 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Alan Grant (PF), Willie Taylor (C) David Cahill, Sheng Huang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:29 | Arkansas State | Clay Wolverton makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 17:29 | Arkansas State | Clay Wolverton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 17:27 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-48 |
| 17:21 | Arkansas State | Clay Wolverton knocks in the runner in the paint | 46-48 |
| 16:53 | Ohio State | James Smith jams it | 46-50 |
| 16:31 | Arkansas State | David Pierce comes up short on the floater in the paint | 46-50 |
| 16:30 | Ohio State | James Smith grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 16:10 | Ohio State | James Smith makes the jumper in the paint and the foul's on David Pierce - foul #2 on David Pierce, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Walter Wilson (PG), Eric Davis (SF), Sheng Huang (C) Willie Beadle, David Pierce, Willie Taylor | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), James Shaffer (PF) Jeffery Collins, Frank Myers | |
| 16:10 | Ohio State | James Smith makes the free throw | 46-53 |
| 16:00 | Arkansas State | Alan Grant can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 15:58 | Ohio State | James Shaffer pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Walter Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clay Wolverton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Davis (fresh) PF - Alan Grant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Sheng Huang (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Rodney Hawkins (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Cespedes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Shaffer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Smith (tiring) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:44 | Ohio State | James Clark is hacked by Clay Wolverton - foul #2 on Clay Wolverton, team foul #5 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Schwanbeck (PG), Duane Battiste (SF), David Cahill (PF), Daniel Volpe (C) Walter Wilson, Clay Wolverton, Alan Grant, Sheng Huang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), Frank Myers (PF) James Clark, Ralph Cespedes | |
| 15:39 | Ohio State | James Smith clanks a runner from the left block | 46-53 |
| 15:37 | Arkansas State | Duane Battiste pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 15:24 | Arkansas State | Daniel Volpe hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 15:23 | Arkansas State | Daniel Volpe tips it home | 48-53 |
| 15:21 | Ohio State | John Schwanbeck picks off the pass by Jeffery Collins in the backcourt | 48-53 |
| 15:10 | Arkansas State | Frank Myers is called for the reach on Duane Battiste - foul #4 on Frank Myers, team foul #2 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Alan Grant (PF) David Cahill | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Segundo (PG), Ralph Cespedes (SF) Jeffery Collins, Frank Myers | |
| 14:57 | Arkansas State | Eric Davis is fouled on the floor by Rodney Hawkins - foul #3 on Rodney Hawkins, team foul #3 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Clay Wolverton (SG) Eric Davis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG) Robert Segundo | |
| 14:45 | Arkansas State | Daniel Volpe clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-53 |
| 14:43 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 14:40 | Ohio State | Duane Battiste is called for the reach on James Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Duane Battiste, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David Pierce (SF) Duane Battiste | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG) Jeffery Collins | |
| 14:28 | Ohio State | James Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Walter Wilson (PG) John Schwanbeck | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), Robert Flack (PF) James Clark, James Shaffer | |
| 14:10 | Arkansas State | Clay Wolverton is hacked by Rodney Hawkins - foul #4 on Rodney Hawkins, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Sheng Huang (C) Daniel Volpe | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), James Shaffer (SG), Ivan Zeanah (PF) Jeffery Collins, Rodney Hawkins, Robert Flack | |
| 13:56 | Arkansas State | Ivan Zeanah steps in front of the Clay Wolverton pass | 48-53 |
| 13:46 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Willie Beadle (PG), Eric Davis (SF), David Cahill (PF) Walter Wilson, David Pierce, Alan Grant | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), Robert Flack (PF) James Clark, James Smith | |
| 13:28 | Arkansas State | David Cahill hits a fadeaway near the basket | 50-53 |
| 13:24 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 50-53 |
| 13:23 | Arkansas State | Clay Wolverton grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 13:15 | Arkansas State | Clay Wolverton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 13:14 | Arkansas State | Sheng Huang tips it in | 52-53 |
| 12:55 | Ohio State | James Shaffer is alone and drills a floater from the left block set up by Ivan Zeanah | 52-55 |
| 12:53 | Arkansas State | Willie Beadle is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Beadle, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Schwanbeck (PG), David Pierce (SF), Willie Taylor (PF), Daniel Volpe (C) Willie Beadle, Eric Davis, David Cahill, Sheng Huang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Segundo (PG), Frank Myers (PF), James Smith (C) Jeffery Collins, Robert Flack, Ivan Zeanah | |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes misses long on an open fadeaway from close range | 52-55 |
| 12:35 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Daniel Volpe | 52-55 |
| 12:24 | Arkansas State | Clay Wolverton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-55 |
| 12:23 | Arkansas State | Clay Wolverton tips it home | 54-55 |
| 12:08 | Ohio State | Willie Taylor takes the ball from Ralph Cespedes | 54-55 |
| 11:52 | Arkansas State | Daniel Volpe lays it in set up by Clay Wolverton | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - John Schwanbeck (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Clay Wolverton (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Pierce (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willie Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Volpe (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Robert Segundo (fresh) SG - James Shaffer (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ralph Cespedes (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Myers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - James Smith (tired) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:48 | Ohio State | Robert Segundo is called for traveling in the backcourt | 56-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Willie Beadle (SG), Alan Grant (PF) Clay Wolverton, Willie Taylor | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), James Clark (SG) Robert Segundo, James Shaffer | |
| 11:36 | Arkansas State | Alan Grant's floater is tipped away by James Smith | 56-55 |
| 11:35 | Arkansas State | Daniel Volpe can't tip it in | 56-55 |
| 11:33 | Arkansas State | Alan Grant snags the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 11:24 | Arkansas State | David Pierce knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-55 |
| 11:05 | Ohio State | James Smith knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 58-57 |
| 10:44 | Arkansas State | David Pierce blows the dunk | 58-57 |
| 10:43 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 10:26 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 10:25 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins tips it back up and in | 58-59 |
| 10:14 | Arkansas State | Daniel Volpe clanks a shot from close range | 58-59 |
| 10:13 | Arkansas State | Alan Grant tips it in | 60-59 |
| 10:04 | Ohio State | Daniel Volpe denies the turnaround by James Smith | 60-59 |
| 10:02 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Alan Grant | 60-59 |
| 09:57 | Arkansas State | John Schwanbeck is called for a charge - foul #4 on John Schwanbeck, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Walter Wilson (PG), Clay Wolverton (SG), Eric Davis (SF), David Cahill (PF), Sheng Huang (C) John Schwanbeck, Willie Beadle, David Pierce, Alan Grant, Daniel Volpe | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Shaffer (SG) James Clark | |
| 09:48 | Ohio State | James Shaffer clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-59 |
| 09:47 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Sheng Huang | 60-59 |
| 09:35 | Arkansas State | Clay Wolverton scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Eric Davis | 62-59 |
| 09:28 | Ohio State | Eric Davis steals it from James Shaffer | 62-59 |
| 09:12 | Arkansas State | David Cahill clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 62-59 |
| 09:10 | Arkansas State | David Cahill gets the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 08:55 | Arkansas State | Clay Wolverton connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Walter Wilson | 65-59 |
| 08:49 | Ohio State | Sheng Huang swats the shot by Ralph Cespedes | 65-59 |
| 08:47 | Arkansas State | David Cahill grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 08:32 | Arkansas State | David Cahill can't finish the layup | 65-59 |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | Frank Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 08:13 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins is hacked by David Cahill - foul #3 on David Cahill, team foul #9 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Willie Beadle (PG), David Pierce (SF), Willie Taylor (PF), Daniel Volpe (C) Walter Wilson, Eric Davis, David Cahill, Sheng Huang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Flack (PF), Ivan Zeanah (C) Frank Myers, James Smith | |
| 08:13 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 08:13 | Arkansas State | Willie Taylor grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 08:04 | Arkansas State | Willie Beadle is whistled for a carry | 65-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Segundo (PG) Jeffery Collins | |
| 07:51 | Ohio State | David Pierce blocks the short jumper by Robert Segundo | 65-59 |
| 07:49 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to David Pierce | 65-59 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Willie Beadle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clay Wolverton (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Pierce (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Willie Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Volpe (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Robert Segundo (fresh) SG - James Shaffer (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ralph Cespedes (very tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Flack (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ivan Zeanah (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Arkansas State | Clay Wolverton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-59 |
| 07:42 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ivan Zeanah | 65-59 |
| 07:35 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes connects on the jumper from close range set up by James Shaffer | 65-61 |
| 07:29 | Arkansas State | Daniel Volpe misses the shot in the paint | 65-61 |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ralph Cespedes | 65-61 |
| 07:08 | Ohio State | James Shaffer hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Segundo | 65-63 |
| 06:52 | Arkansas State | Willie Beadle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 06:51 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah gets the rebound | 65-63 |
| 06:47 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes connects on the 3 from the right wing | 65-66 |
| 06:34 | Arkansas State | Clay Wolverton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-66 |
| 06:33 | Arkansas State | Daniel Volpe tips it home | 67-66 |
| 06:12 | Ohio State | James Shaffer hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Clay Wolverton - foul #3 on Clay Wolverton, team foul #10 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Schwanbeck (PG), Eric Davis (SG), Duane Battiste (SF), Alan Grant (PF) Willie Beadle, Clay Wolverton, David Pierce, Willie Taylor | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), Rodney Hawkins (SG), Frank Myers (PF), James Smith (C) Robert Segundo, Ralph Cespedes, Robert Flack, Ivan Zeanah | |
| 06:12 | Ohio State | James Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 06:12 | Ohio State | James Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 06:00 | Arkansas State | Daniel Volpe connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by John Schwanbeck | 69-68 |
| 05:38 | Ohio State | Alan Grant takes the ball from Frank Myers | 69-68 |
| 05:14 | Arkansas State | John Schwanbeck hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Eric Davis | 71-68 |
| 05:00 | Ohio State | James Smith is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #5 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Clay Wolverton (SG), Sheng Huang (C) Eric Davis, Daniel Volpe | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes (SF) James Shaffer | |
| 04:44 | Arkansas State | Clay Wolverton scores on a floater from the right side set up by John Schwanbeck | 73-68 |
| 04:31 | Ohio State | Clay Wolverton is called for the reach on Rodney Hawkins - foul #4 on Clay Wolverton, team foul #11 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Walter Wilson (PG), David Cahill (PF) John Schwanbeck, Alan Grant | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG) Jeffery Collins | |
| 04:31 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 04:31 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 04:18 | Arkansas State | Rodney Hawkins steals it from Clay Wolverton | 73-70 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | Frank Myers hits a wide open runner from the left block set up by James Clark | 73-72 |
| 03:43 | Arkansas State | Sheng Huang hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 73-72 |
| 03:41 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Rodney Hawkins | 73-72 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Walter Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clay Wolverton (tired) 16 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Duane Battiste (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Cahill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Sheng Huang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ralph Cespedes (very tired) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frank Myers (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - James Smith (very tired) 18 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:37 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes double dribbles in the backcourt | 73-72 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Willie Beadle (SG), Willie Taylor (PF), Daniel Volpe (C) Clay Wolverton, David Cahill, Sheng Huang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG) James Clark | |
| 03:14 | Arkansas State | Daniel Volpe connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Willie Beadle | 75-72 |
| 02:54 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins loses the dribble to Duane Battiste | 75-72 |
| 02:50 | Arkansas State | Walter Wilson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Duane Battiste | 77-72 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-72 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Schwanbeck (PG), Eric Davis (SF), David Cahill (PF), Sheng Huang (C) Walter Wilson, Duane Battiste, Willie Taylor, Daniel Volpe | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Flack (PF) Frank Myers | |
| 02:48 | Ohio State | Eric Davis is called for the reach on Rodney Hawkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Davis, team foul #12 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frank Myers (PF) Robert Flack | |
| 02:48 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 02:48 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 02:48 | Arkansas State | Sheng Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 77-73 |
| 02:48 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-73 |
| 02:34 | Arkansas State | Willie Beadle buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by David Cahill | 80-73 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-73 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas State | Sheng Huang gets the rebound | 80-73 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-73 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David Pierce (SG), Duane Battiste (SF), Daniel Volpe (C) Willie Beadle, Eric Davis, Sheng Huang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Shaffer (SF), Robert Flack (PF) Ralph Cespedes, Frank Myers | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:03 | Arkansas State | Duane Battiste comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 80-73 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins snags the defensive board | 80-73 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | James Smith can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the baseline | 80-73 |
| 01:43 | Arkansas State | David Cahill gets the rebound | 80-73 |
| 01:43 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 80-73 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Clay Wolverton (SG), Alan Grant (PF) David Pierce, David Cahill | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes (SF) James Shaffer | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:42 | Arkansas State | Duane Battiste is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Hawkins - foul #5 on Rodney Hawkins, team foul #6 | 80-73 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Willie Taylor (PF) Alan Grant | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Shaffer (SG) Rodney Hawkins | |
| 01:40 | Arkansas State | Duane Battiste is hacked by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #7 | 80-73 |
| 01:40 | Arkansas State | Duane Battiste makes the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 01:40 | Arkansas State | Duane Battiste makes the 2nd free throw | 82-73 |
| 01:17 | Ohio State | James Shaffer misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 82-73 |
| 01:15 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins snags the offensive board | 82-73 |
| 01:01 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 82-73 |
| 01:00 | Arkansas State | Willie Taylor snags the defensive board | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:59 | Arkansas State | Willie Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by James Shaffer - foul #2 on James Shaffer, team foul #8 | 82-73 |
| 00:59 | Arkansas State | Willie Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:59 | Arkansas State | Willie Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | Robert Flack grabs the board | 83-73 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | James Shaffer banks in the layup | 83-75 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas State | Clay Wolverton is hacked by James Shaffer in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Shaffer, team foul #9 | 83-75 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas State | Clay Wolverton makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas State | Clay Wolverton makes the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Volpe - foul #4 on Daniel Volpe, team foul #13 | 85-75 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Willie Beadle (PG), David Pierce (SG), David Cahill (SF), Sheng Huang (C) John Schwanbeck, Clay Wolverton, Duane Battiste, Daniel Volpe | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), Frank Myers (PF), Ivan Zeanah (C) Jeffery Collins, Robert Flack, James Smith | |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes misses the 1st free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes makes the 2nd free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:44 | Arkansas State | James Clark is called for the reach on David Pierce in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Clark, team foul #10 | 85-76 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Schwanbeck (PG), Clay Wolverton (SG), Daniel Volpe (C) Willie Beadle, David Cahill, Sheng Huang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), Robert Flack (PF), James Smith (C) James Clark, Frank Myers, Ivan Zeanah | |
| 00:44 | Arkansas State | David Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:44 | Arkansas State | David Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 87-76 |
| 00:36 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 87-76 |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | Robert Flack misses the tip | 87-76 |
| 00:33 | Arkansas State | David Pierce pulls down the rebound | 87-76 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Arkansas State | Clay Wolverton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 87-76 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Willie Beadle (PG), David Cahill (SF), Sheng Huang (C) John Schwanbeck, Clay Wolverton, Daniel Volpe | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Segundo (PG), James Clark (SG), Frank Myers (PF), Ivan Zeanah (C) Jeffery Collins, Ralph Cespedes, Robert Flack, James Smith | |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Sheng Huang swats the dunk try by James Shaffer | 87-76 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Sheng Huang snags the defensive board | 87-76 |