| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ye Tang (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Wilkes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Pew (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Savory (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ivan Ciskowski (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kenneth Bowling (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jon Goodman (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William McElhinny (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | David Wilkes inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 19:49 | Ohio State | Ye Tang lays it in on a nice dish by Christian Timmerman | 35-36 |
| 19:33 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman travels with the ball | 35-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Moss (PF) Paul Pew | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 19:06 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman is fouled on the floor by Michael Savory - foul #2 on Michael Savory, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 18:41 | Ohio State | Ye Tang is alone and throws it down on a great pass from Christian Timmerman | 37-36 |
| 18:34 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-36 |
| 18:33 | Ohio State | Willie Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 18:04 | Ohio State | Willie Brown hits a wide open jumper near the basket on a great pass from Christian Timmerman | 39-36 |
| 17:52 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (PG), James Pedersen (SG), Paul Pew (PF) Christian Timmerman, Ye Tang, James Moss | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese (PG), Jason Gordon (SG), Wade Floyd (SF), Dale Gardner (PF), Mark Louis (C) Michael Savory, Ivan Ciskowski, Kenneth Bowling, Jon Goodman, William McElhinny | |
| 17:29 | Ohio State | Paul Pew lays it up and in set up by James Pedersen | 41-36 |
| 17:16 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis double dribbles | 41-36 |
| 16:47 | Ohio State | Willie Brown misses short on a jumper from the right block | 41-36 |
| 16:45 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 16:31 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis misses short on an open shot from the left side | 41-36 |
| 16:30 | Ohio State | David Wilkes snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 16:06 | Ohio State | James Pedersen is hacked by Dale Gardner - foul #1 on Dale Gardner, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (PG), Ye Tang (SG), Christopher Gibbs (SF), James Moss (C) Edwin Roberts, James Pedersen, David Wilkes, Willie Brown | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold (SG), Kenneth Bowling (SF), Jon Goodman (PF), William McElhinny (C) Jason Gordon, Wade Floyd, Dale Gardner, Mark Louis | |
| 15:45 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 15:43 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny grabs the board | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ye Tang (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. SF - Christopher Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Pew (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Moss (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Cortese (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Bowling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jon Goodman (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William McElhinny (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Christian Timmerman - foul #1 on Christian Timmerman, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski (SG) Robert Arnold | |
| 15:35 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 15:35 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:17 | Ohio State | James Moss can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jon Goodman - foul #2 on Jon Goodman, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Savory (PG), Dale Gardner (C) Joel Cortese, William McElhinny | |
| 15:17 | Ohio State | James Moss makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 15:17 | Ohio State | James Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 14:57 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman misses the jumper from the baseline | 43-38 |
| 14:55 | Ohio State | Ye Tang grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 14:35 | Ohio State | James Moss misses short on a runner in the paint | 43-38 |
| 14:33 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 14:21 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-38 |
| 14:20 | Ohio State | Paul Pew snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Dale Gardner - foul #2 on Dale Gardner, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Pedersen (SG), David Wilkes (SF), Willie Brown (C) Ye Tang, Christopher Gibbs, Paul Pew | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese (PG), Jason Gordon (SG), Wade Floyd (SF), Mark Louis (PF), William McElhinny (C) Michael Savory, Ivan Ciskowski, Kenneth Bowling, Jon Goodman, Dale Gardner | |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 13:56 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny is open and scores on a runner from the baseline | 44-40 |
| 13:51 | Ohio State | William McElhinny steps in front of the Willie Brown pass in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| 13:46 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon double dribbles | 44-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (PG) Christian Timmerman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 13:26 | Ohio State | James Moss clanks a turnaround from close range | 44-40 |
| 13:24 | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 13:01 | Notre Dame | James Pedersen is called for the reach on Mark Louis - foul #3 on James Pedersen, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Gibbs (SF), Paul Pew (PF) David Wilkes, James Moss | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Savory (PG), Jon Goodman (PF), Dale Gardner (C) Wade Floyd, Mark Louis, William McElhinny | |
| 12:56 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 12:54 | Ohio State | James Pedersen grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 12:52 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts is hacked by Jon Goodman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jon Goodman, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ye Tang (SG) James Pedersen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold (SG) Joel Cortese | |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Ye Tang's floater is tipped away by Dale Gardner | 44-40 |
| 12:34 | Ohio State | Ye Tang can't tip it in | 44-40 |
| 12:32 | Ohio State | Paul Pew grabs the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 12:14 | Ohio State | Willie Brown connects on the fadeaway from close range | 46-40 |
| 12:06 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 46-40 |
| 12:05 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman grabs the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 11:50 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 11:48 | Ohio State | Ye Tang is hacked by Robert Arnold in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Arnold, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (PG), James Pedersen (SG), David Wilkes (SF), James Moss (PF) Edwin Roberts, Ye Tang, Christopher Gibbs, Paul Pew | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese (PG), Ivan Ciskowski (SG), Kenneth Bowling (SF), Mark Louis (C) Michael Savory, Robert Arnold, Jason Gordon, Dale Gardner | |
| 11:19 | Ohio State | David Wilkes buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Pedersen | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Pedersen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Wilkes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Moss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Cortese (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Ciskowski (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kenneth Bowling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jon Goodman (tiring) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Mark Louis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 10:57 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 49-43 |
| 10:56 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to David Wilkes | 49-43 |
| 10:53 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christian Timmerman, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ye Tang (SG) David Wilkes | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd (SF), William McElhinny (C) Kenneth Bowling, Mark Louis | |
| 10:38 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Joel Cortese and he's fouled by James Pedersen - foul #4 on James Pedersen, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Gibbs (SF) James Pedersen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader (PG), Dale Gardner (SF) Ivan Ciskowski, Wade Floyd | |
| 10:38 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman makes the free throw | 49-46 |
| 10:36 | Ohio State | Dale Gardner is called for the reach on Ye Tang in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dale Gardner, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold (SG), Wade Floyd (SF) Israel Shrader, Jon Goodman | |
| 10:36 | Ohio State | Ye Tang makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 10:36 | Ohio State | Ye Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 10:24 | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 51-46 |
| 10:23 | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd gets the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 10:04 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny dunks the ball set up by Joel Cortese | 51-48 |
| 09:35 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Gibbs | 53-48 |
| 09:31 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-48 |
| 09:30 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Willie Brown | 53-48 |
| 09:14 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ye Tang | 56-48 |
| 08:52 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | Ye Tang grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 08:26 | Ohio State | Ye Tang misses the open dunk | 56-48 |
| 08:24 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 08:06 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-48 |
| 08:04 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Christian Timmerman | 56-48 |
| 07:42 | Ohio State | Ye Tang is open and buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by James Moss | 58-48 |
| 07:23 | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold connects on the 3 from straight away | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ye Tang (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. SF - Christopher Gibbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Moss (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Brown (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Cortese (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Arnold (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Wade Floyd (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dale Gardner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - William McElhinny (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Ohio State | Willie Brown is fouled on the floor by William McElhinny - foul #2 on William McElhinny, team foul #8 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (PG), James Pedersen (SG), David Wilkes (SF), Paul Pew (PF) Christian Timmerman, Ye Tang, Christopher Gibbs, James Moss | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Savory (PG), Ivan Ciskowski (SG), Kenneth Bowling (SF), Jason Gordon (PF), Mark Louis (C) Joel Cortese, Robert Arnold, Wade Floyd, Dale Gardner, William McElhinny | |
| 06:57 | Ohio State | Willie Brown misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 06:57 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 06:48 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 06:46 | Ohio State | Ivan Ciskowski is called for the reach on David Wilkes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ivan Ciskowski, team foul #9 | 58-54 |
| 06:46 | Ohio State | David Wilkes makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 06:46 | Ohio State | David Wilkes makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 06:37 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 60-54 |
| 06:35 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling tips it back up and in | 60-56 |
| 06:09 | Ohio State | Michael Savory steps in front of the David Wilkes pass | 60-56 |
| 06:04 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory throws it down | 60-58 |
| 06:02 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Moss (C) Willie Brown | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman (PF) Kenneth Bowling | |
| 05:46 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 60-58 |
| 05:45 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon tips it in | 60-60 |
| 05:23 | Ohio State | James Moss drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Pew | 62-60 |
| 05:11 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 05:10 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis grabs the offensive board | 62-60 |
| 04:56 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman misses short on an open turnaround from the baseline | 62-60 |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Edwin Roberts | 62-60 |
| 04:52 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts is hacked by Ivan Ciskowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ivan Ciskowski, team foul #10 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ye Tang (SG) James Pedersen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader (PG), Kenneth Bowling (SF), William McElhinny (C) Michael Savory, Jason Gordon, Mark Louis | |
| 04:52 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 04:52 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 04:41 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jon Goodman | 64-63 |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | David Wilkes is whistled for traveling | 64-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (PG), Willie Brown (C) Edwin Roberts, James Moss | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 04:10 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman's pass is intercepted by Paul Pew | 64-63 |
| 03:48 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 64-63 |
| 03:47 | Ohio State | David Wilkes grabs the offensive board | 64-63 |
| 03:21 | Ohio State | Ye Tang connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from David Wilkes | 66-63 |
| 03:03 | Notre Dame | The pull-up jumper by Israel Shrader is blocked by Paul Pew | 66-63 |
| 03:01 | Ohio State | David Wilkes gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ye Tang (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. SF - David Wilkes (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Pew (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Brown (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Israel Shrader (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Ciskowski (tiring) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Kenneth Bowling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jon Goodman (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - William McElhinny (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:32 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Ye Tang is denied by Jon Goodman | 66-63 |
| 02:30 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 02:12 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by David Wilkes - foul #1 on David Wilkes, team foul #5 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (PG), James Pedersen (SG), Christopher Gibbs (SF), James Moss (C) Christian Timmerman, Ye Tang, David Wilkes, Willie Brown | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Savory (PG), Joel Cortese (SG), Jason Gordon (PF), Dale Gardner (C) Israel Shrader, Ivan Ciskowski, Jon Goodman, William McElhinny | |
| 02:12 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:12 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling misses the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | James Moss gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| 02:07 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts is called for traveling in the backcourt | 66-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Louis (C) Kenneth Bowling | |
| 01:59 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Savory and he's fouled by Christopher Gibbs - foul #2 on Christopher Gibbs, team foul #6 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (PG), Ye Tang (SG), David Wilkes (SF), Willie Brown (C) Edwin Roberts, James Pedersen, Christopher Gibbs, James Moss | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski (SG), Kenneth Bowling (SF), Jon Goodman (PF) Joel Cortese, Jason Gordon, Dale Gardner | |
| 01:59 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis makes the free throw | 66-67 |
| 01:35 | Ohio State | Paul Pew knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from David Wilkes and the foul's on Mark Louis - foul #2 on Mark Louis, team foul #11 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William McElhinny (C) Mark Louis | |
| 01:35 | Ohio State | Paul Pew makes the free throw | 69-67 |
| 01:21 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling misses the shot from the left side | 69-67 |
| 01:19 | Ohio State | Paul Pew grabs the board | 69-67 |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | David Wilkes can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 69-67 |
| 00:56 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny blows the dunk but the foul's on Willie Brown - foul #3 on Willie Brown, team foul #7 | 69-67 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Ivan Ciskowski picks off the pass by Christian Timmerman in the backcourt | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-69 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman misses short on a halfcourt shot | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ye Tang (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. SF - David Wilkes (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Pew (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Brown (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Savory (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ivan Ciskowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Kenneth Bowling (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jon Goodman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - William McElhinny (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Ohio State | Paul Pew wins the tip | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 04:35 | Ohio State | Paul Pew drills a floater from close range | 71-69 |
| 04:25 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-69 |
| 04:23 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ye Tang | 71-69 |
| 04:03 | Ohio State | Paul Pew connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Willie Brown | 73-69 |
| 03:50 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-69 |
| 03:48 | Ohio State | Paul Pew pulls down the rebound | 73-69 |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | Willie Brown's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Bowling | 73-69 |
| 03:21 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling blows the dunk | 73-69 |
| 03:19 | Ohio State | David Wilkes grabs the board | 73-69 |
| 03:05 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-69 |
| 03:04 | Ohio State | Willie Brown hits the follow up shot | 75-69 |
| 02:43 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski loses the dribble to Ye Tang | 75-69 |
| 02:40 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ye Tang | 77-69 |
| 02:22 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny loses the dribble to Christian Timmerman | 77-69 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman blows the dunk | 77-69 |
| 02:17 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman gets the rebound | 77-69 |
| 02:03 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Savory | 77-71 |
| 02:03 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (PG), James Pedersen (SG), Christopher Gibbs (SF), James Moss (C) Christian Timmerman, Ye Tang, David Wilkes, Willie Brown | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese (PG), Jason Gordon (SG), Wade Floyd (SF), Dale Gardner (PF), Mark Louis (C) Michael Savory, Ivan Ciskowski, Kenneth Bowling, Jon Goodman, William McElhinny | |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts is called for 10 seconds | 77-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (PG), Ye Tang (SG), David Wilkes (SF), Willie Brown (C) Edwin Roberts, James Pedersen, Christopher Gibbs, James Moss | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Savory (PG), Ivan Ciskowski (SG), Kenneth Bowling (SF), Jon Goodman (PF), William McElhinny (C) Joel Cortese, Jason Gordon, Wade Floyd, Dale Gardner, Mark Louis | |
| 01:43 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 77-71 |
| 01:42 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Willie Brown | 77-71 |
| 01:30 | Ohio State | Paul Pew knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 79-71 |
| 01:10 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski scores on a 3 from the right corner | 79-74 |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-74 |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | Ye Tang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-74 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ye Tang (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SF - David Wilkes (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Paul Pew (tired) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Willie Brown (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Savory (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ivan Ciskowski (tiring) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Kenneth Bowling (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jon Goodman (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - William McElhinny (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-74 |
| 00:36 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman grabs the offensive board | 79-74 |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Savory | 79-77 |
| 00:34 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 79-77 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Savory - foul #3 on Michael Savory, team foul #12 | 79-77 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman misses the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 80-77 |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny tips it home | 80-79 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Paul Pew is hacked by Ivan Ciskowski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ivan Ciskowski, team foul #13 | 80-79 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon (SG) Ivan Ciskowski | |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Paul Pew makes the 1st free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Paul Pew makes the 2nd free throw | 82-79 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 82-79 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | David Wilkes grabs the defensive rebound | 82-79 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Michael Savory is called for the reach on David Wilkes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Savory, team foul #14 | 82-79 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Pedersen (SG), James Moss (PF) Ye Tang, Paul Pew | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | David Wilkes misses the 1st free throw | 82-79 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | David Wilkes makes the 2nd free throw | 83-79 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kenneth Bowling | 83-82 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Willie Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Savory - foul #5 on Michael Savory, team foul #15 | 83-82 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ye Tang (SG), Paul Pew (PF) James Pedersen, James Moss | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese (PG) Michael Savory | |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 83-82 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Willie Brown misses the 1st free throw | 83-82 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Willie Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 84-82 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 84-82 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese misses short on a halfcourt shot | 84-82 |