| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Jerald Ingraham (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Bronsky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Holt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Dyer (fresh) C - Howard Pinder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) SF - Ralph Cespedes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Flack (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes inbounds the ball | 21-19 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-19 |
| 19:37 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Howard Pinder | 21-19 |
| 19:13 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt is hacked by Jeffery Collins - foul #1 on Jeffery Collins, team foul #1 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Segundo (PG), James Shaffer (SG), Frank Myers (PF) Jeffery Collins, Rodney Hawkins, Robert Flack | |
| 18:56 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky is hacked by James Shaffer - foul #1 on James Shaffer, team foul #2 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), Rodney Hawkins (SG) Robert Segundo, James Shaffer | |
| 18:39 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn Holt | 23-19 |
| 18:36 | Ohio State | Jerald Ingraham is called for the reach on Frank Myers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerald Ingraham, team foul #1 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Velazco (PG) Jerald Ingraham | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Segundo (PG) Jeffery Collins | |
| 18:11 | Ohio State | Frank Myers scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Smith and the foul's on James Dyer - foul #1 on James Dyer, team foul #2 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Roosevelt Mallery (PF) James Dyer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), James Shaffer (SG) Robert Segundo, Rodney Hawkins | |
| 18:11 | Ohio State | Frank Myers makes the free throw | 23-22 |
| 17:49 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #3 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Myles (PF) Shawn Holt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG) James Shaffer | |
| 17:49 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 17:49 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 17:26 | Ohio State | Frank Myers is hacked by Robert Myles - foul #2 on Robert Myles, team foul #3 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Caldwell (C) Howard Pinder | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), James Shaffer (SG) Jeffery Collins, Rodney Hawkins | |
| 17:03 | Ohio State | James Shaffer drills a jumper in the lane set up by James Clark | 25-24 |
| 16:46 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on James Shaffer - foul #2 on James Shaffer, team foul #4 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Dyer (PF) David Caldwell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), Rodney Hawkins (SG) James Clark, James Shaffer | |
| 16:46 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 16:46 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky misses the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 16:46 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 16:22 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 16:20 | Ohio State | Frank Myers grabs the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 16:01 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jeffery Collins | 26-27 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joseph Velazco (fairly fresh) SG - Dean Bronsky (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roosevelt Mallery (fairly fresh) PF - James Dyer (fresh) C - Robert Myles (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) SF - Ralph Cespedes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Myers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Nebraska | Robert Myles misses the turnaround near the basket | 26-27 |
| 15:37 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky tips it home | 28-27 |
| 15:16 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham (PG), Shawn Holt (SF), David Caldwell (PF), Howard Pinder (C) Joseph Velazco, Roosevelt Mallery, James Dyer, Robert Myles | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), James Shaffer (SG), Robert Flack (PF) Jeffery Collins, Rodney Hawkins, Frank Myers | |
| 14:55 | Nebraska | David Caldwell hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Dean Bronsky | 31-27 |
| 14:26 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes is whistled for a carry | 31-27 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), Rodney Hawkins (SG), Frank Myers (PF) James Clark, Ralph Cespedes, Robert Flack | |
| 13:57 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jerald Ingraham | 33-27 |
| 13:39 | Ohio State | James Smith drills a runner from the left block | 33-29 |
| 13:15 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Shaffer - foul #3 on James Shaffer, team foul #5 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Dyer (PF) David Caldwell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes (SF), Robert Flack (PF) James Shaffer, Frank Myers | |
| 13:15 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 13:15 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 12:56 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 35-29 |
| 12:55 | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 12:26 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-29 |
| 12:25 | Ohio State | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 12:01 | Ohio State | James Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-29 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Velazco (PG), Roosevelt Mallery (SF), Robert Myles (C) Jerald Ingraham, Shawn Holt, Howard Pinder | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), James Shaffer (SG), Frank Myers (PF), Ivan Zeanah (C) Jeffery Collins, Rodney Hawkins, Robert Flack, James Smith | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joseph Velazco (fresh) SG - Dean Bronsky (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roosevelt Mallery (fresh) PF - James Dyer (fresh) C - Robert Myles (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Clark (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Shaffer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Cespedes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Myers (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ivan Zeanah (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Nebraska | James Dyer connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-29 |
| 11:18 | Ohio State | James Shaffer hits a wide open floater from the right wing set up by James Clark | 38-31 |
| 10:49 | Nebraska | Robert Myles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham (PG), David Caldwell (C) Dean Bronsky, James Dyer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), Rodney Hawkins (SG), James Smith (C) James Clark, James Shaffer, Ivan Zeanah | |
| 10:46 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins is hacked by Joseph Velazco in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Velazco, team foul #4 | 38-31 |
| 10:24 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Frank Myers and the foul's on Roosevelt Mallery - foul #1 on Roosevelt Mallery, team foul #5 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Howard Pinder (C) David Caldwell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:24 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes misses the free throw | 38-33 |
| 10:24 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 10:00 | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 09:58 | Ohio State | Frank Myers pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 09:37 | Ohio State | Frank Myers hits the follow up shot | 38-35 |
| 09:21 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-35 |
| 09:19 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 09:03 | Ohio State | James Smith can't finish the layup but the foul's on Howard Pinder - foul #2 on Howard Pinder, team foul #6 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky (SG), Shawn Holt (SF), James Dyer (PF), David Caldwell (C) Joseph Velazco, Roosevelt Mallery, Robert Myles, Howard Pinder | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Segundo (PG), James Shaffer (SG), Robert Flack (PF) Jeffery Collins, Rodney Hawkins, Frank Myers | |
| 09:03 | Ohio State | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 09:03 | Ohio State | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 08:44 | Nebraska | James Dyer is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dean Bronsky | 41-37 |
| 08:17 | Ohio State | James Smith is fouled on the floor by James Dyer - foul #2 on James Dyer, team foul #7 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), Rodney Hawkins (SG), Frank Myers (PF) Robert Segundo, Ralph Cespedes, Robert Flack | |
| 08:17 | Ohio State | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 08:17 | Nebraska | David Caldwell grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 08:01 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 08:00 | Ohio State | Frank Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 07:58 | Ohio State | Dean Bronsky steps in front of the James Smith pass in the backcourt | 41-37 |
| 07:56 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky banks in the layup | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Jerald Ingraham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dean Bronsky (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shawn Holt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Dyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - David Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) SF - James Shaffer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Myers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - James Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-37 |
| 07:26 | Nebraska | James Dyer grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 07:01 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky misses the lay-in but the foul's on Rodney Hawkins - foul #2 on Rodney Hawkins, team foul #6 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Roosevelt Mallery (SF), Robert Myles (PF), Howard Pinder (C) Shawn Holt, James Dyer, David Caldwell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), Ralph Cespedes (SF), Robert Flack (PF) Jeffery Collins, Rodney Hawkins, Frank Myers | |
| 07:01 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 07:01 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 06:38 | Ohio State | James Shaffer can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 45-37 |
| 06:36 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 06:29 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder loses the dribble to James Clark | 45-37 |
| 06:26 | Ohio State | James Clark banks in the layup | 45-39 |
| 06:05 | Nebraska | Robert Flack is called for the reach on Howard Pinder - foul #2 on Robert Flack, team foul #7 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Velazco (PG) Jerald Ingraham | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), Rodney Hawkins (SG), Frank Myers (PF), Ivan Zeanah (C) James Clark, James Shaffer, Robert Flack, James Smith | |
| 06:05 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 06:05 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 05:45 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes is called for traveling | 47-39 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Shawn Holt (SF) Robert Myles | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Smith (C) Ivan Zeanah | |
| 05:31 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #8 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Caldwell (PF) Roosevelt Mallery | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:31 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder misses the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 05:31 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 05:10 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 05:08 | Nebraska | Joseph Velazco gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 04:42 | Nebraska | David Caldwell is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on David Caldwell, team foul #8 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Dyer (PF), Robert Myles (C) David Caldwell, Howard Pinder | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah (C) James Smith | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 04:23 | Ohio State | Shawn Holt takes the ball from Ralph Cespedes | 48-39 |
| 04:19 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt hits the finger roll | 50-39 |
| 04:09 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 04:07 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah misses the tip | 50-39 |
| 04:06 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 03:41 | Nebraska | Frank Myers steals it from Dean Bronsky out of a doubleteam | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joseph Velazco (fairly fresh) SG - Dean Bronsky (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shawn Holt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Dyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Myles (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fairly fresh) SF - Ralph Cespedes (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Myers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Ivan Zeanah (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins is hacked by Dean Bronsky in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dean Bronsky, team foul #9 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham (PG), Roosevelt Mallery (SF), Howard Pinder (C) Joseph Velazco, Shawn Holt, James Dyer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), Robert Flack (PF), James Smith (C) Jeffery Collins, Frank Myers, Ivan Zeanah | |
| 03:38 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 03:38 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 03:38 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a flex offense (slowdown) 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) | |
| 03:20 | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 03:19 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky hits the follow up shot | 52-40 |
| 03:01 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-40 |
| 02:59 | Nebraska | Roosevelt Mallery grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 02:38 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder can't connect on a jumper from close range | 52-40 |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins gets the rebound | 52-40 |
| 02:35 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins travels in the backcourt | 52-40 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Dyer (PF), David Caldwell (C) Robert Myles, Howard Pinder | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Segundo (PG), James Shaffer (SF), Frank Myers (PF), Ivan Zeanah (C) Rodney Hawkins, Ralph Cespedes, Robert Flack, James Smith | |
| 02:14 | Nebraska | Roosevelt Mallery hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-40 |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | Frank Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 02:09 | Ohio State | Frank Myers double dribbles in the backcourt | 52-40 |
| 01:46 | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham is hacked by James Clark - foul #1 on James Clark, team foul #9 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Shawn Holt (SF), Howard Pinder (C) Roosevelt Mallery, David Caldwell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:46 | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham misses the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 01:46 | Ohio State | Frank Myers gets the rebound | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:30 | Ohio State | Howard Pinder blocks the short jumper by Frank Myers | 52-40 |
| 01:28 | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:25 | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Segundo - foul #1 on Robert Segundo, team foul #10 | 52-40 |
| 01:25 | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham misses the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 01:25 | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 01:21 | Ohio State | Dean Bronsky is called for the reach on James Clark in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dean Bronsky, team foul #10 | 53-40 |
| 01:21 | Ohio State | James Clark makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 01:21 | Ohio State | James Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 01:19 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky is hacked by James Clark in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Clark, team foul #11 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Velazco (PG) Jerald Ingraham | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:19 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 01:19 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 01:17 | Ohio State | Joseph Velazco picks off the pass by James Clark in the backcourt | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder is fouled on the floor by Ivan Zeanah - foul #1 on Ivan Zeanah, team foul #12 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham (PG) Joseph Velazco | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:51 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder misses the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 00:51 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | Frank Myers misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 56-42 |
| 00:43 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Howard Pinder | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Nebraska | James Dyer makes the floater in the paint | 58-42 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah can't connect on an uncontested runner from the baseline | 58-42 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah tips it back up and in | 58-44 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham runs out the clock | 58-44 |