| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Giannini (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James English (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Basham (fresh) 6 reb. C - Francis Morton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Lefebvre (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Black (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Valley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Micheal Poirier (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | James English inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | James English hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Henry Giannini | 29-25 |
| 19:14 | Purdue | Henry Giannini takes the ball from James Valley | 29-25 |
| 19:00 | Ohio State | Lee Moore denies the turnaround by Francis Morton | 29-25 |
| 18:58 | Purdue | Michael Black pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 18:52 | Purdue | Michael Black misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-25 |
| 18:51 | Purdue | Michael Black tips it back up and in | 29-27 |
| 18:34 | Ohio State | Paul Jones drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 18:11 | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-27 |
| 17:56 | Ohio State | The jump hook by James English is blocked by Lee Moore | 32-27 |
| 17:55 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 17:41 | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Sean Basham - foul #3 on Sean Basham, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Noah Paez (SG), Michael Smith (SF) Michael Black, Lee Moore | |
| 17:41 | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 17:41 | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 17:20 | Ohio State | Paul Jones is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Paul Jones, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jared Potter (C) Francis Morton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Bogle (PG), Jason Evangelista (PF) Michael Lefebvre, James Valley | |
| 17:13 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier's fadeaway is rejected by Sean Basham | 32-29 |
| 17:12 | Ohio State | Sean Basham pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 17:06 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini is hacked by Noah Paez - foul #2 on Noah Paez, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Yarbro (SF) James English | |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Genao (C) Micheal Poirier | |
| 16:53 | Ohio State | Stephen Bogle is called for the reach on John Yarbro - foul #2 on Stephen Bogle, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathan Meacham (SG), Bert Lyon (SF) Paul Jones, Henry Giannini | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Jared Potter connects on the jump hook from the left block | 34-29 |
| 16:27 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 16:26 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jared Potter | 34-29 |
| 16:20 | Ohio State | Jared Potter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Edward Genao - foul #1 on Edward Genao, team foul #3 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Francis Morton (C) Sean Basham | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre (PG), Michael Black (SG), Lee Moore (SF), James Valley (PF) Stephen Bogle, Noah Paez, Jason Evangelista, Edward Genao | |
| 16:20 | Ohio State | Jared Potter makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 16:20 | Ohio State | Jared Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 15:51 | Purdue | Michael Smith clanks a shot from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 15:49 | Purdue | James Valley tips it in | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - John Yarbro (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jonathan Meacham (fresh) SF - Bert Lyon (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jared Potter (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis Morton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Lefebvre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Black (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - James Valley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Ohio State | Jared Potter hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bert Lyon | 38-31 |
| 15:09 | Purdue | Lee Moore is hacked by Francis Morton - foul #3 on Francis Morton, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Jones (PG), Henry Giannini (SG), James English (SF), Sean Basham (PF) John Yarbro, Jonathan Meacham, Bert Lyon, Jared Potter | |
| Subs | Purdue | Noah Paez (SG), Micheal Poirier (C) Michael Black, Michael Smith | |
| 14:56 | Purdue | Noah Paez knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-34 |
| 14:38 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-34 |
| 14:36 | Ohio State | Paul Jones hits the follow up shot | 40-34 |
| 14:20 | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 40-34 |
| 14:18 | Ohio State | Paul Jones snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 14:05 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-34 |
| 14:04 | Purdue | Noah Paez grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 13:51 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jared Potter (C) Francis Morton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Bogle (PG), Michael Black (SG), Michael Smith (SF), Jason Evangelista (PF) Michael Lefebvre, Noah Paez, Lee Moore, James Valley | |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | James English scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Henry Giannini | 42-34 |
| 13:10 | Purdue | Michael Black connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 13:03 | Ohio State | Paul Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 13:02 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Michael Black | 42-37 |
| 12:41 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier misses the lay-in | 42-37 |
| 12:40 | Ohio State | James English gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 12:17 | Ohio State | James English is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on James English, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Yarbro (SF), Francis Morton (C) James English, Sean Basham | |
| Subs | Purdue | Noah Paez (SG), Edward Genao (SF), James Valley (PF) Michael Black, Michael Smith, Micheal Poirier | |
| 12:06 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Genao | 42-39 |
| 11:48 | Ohio State | Jared Potter comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 11:47 | Purdue | Jason Evangelista grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Giannini (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Yarbro (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jared Potter (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis Morton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Bogle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Noah Paez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Edward Genao (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Valley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Evangelista (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Purdue | Noah Paez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathan Meacham (SG), Bert Lyon (SF) Paul Jones, Henry Giannini | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre (PG), Lee Moore (SF) Stephen Bogle, Edward Genao | |
| 11:28 | Ohio State | Jared Potter makes the fadeaway in the lane | 44-39 |
| 11:12 | Purdue | Lee Moore makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-42 |
| 10:52 | Ohio State | Jared Potter drills a jumper from the left side | 46-42 |
| 10:28 | Purdue | Jared Potter is called for the reach on Noah Paez - foul #1 on Jared Potter, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Jones (PG), Henry Giannini (SG), James English (SF), Sean Basham (PF) John Yarbro, Jonathan Meacham, Bert Lyon, Jared Potter | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Black (SG), Michael Smith (PF), Micheal Poirier (C) Noah Paez, James Valley, Jason Evangelista | |
| 10:14 | Purdue | Henry Giannini steps in front of the Micheal Poirier pass | 46-42 |
| 09:59 | Ohio State | Francis Morton can't throw it down | 46-42 |
| 09:57 | Purdue | Michael Smith grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 09:40 | Purdue | Sean Basham swats the layup by Lee Moore | 46-42 |
| 09:38 | Ohio State | James English snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 09:19 | Ohio State | James English drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Henry Giannini and he's fouled by Lee Moore - foul #2 on Lee Moore, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Bogle (PG), James Valley (PF) Michael Lefebvre, Lee Moore | |
| 09:19 | Ohio State | James English misses the free throw | 48-42 |
| 09:19 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 09:02 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-45 |
| 08:55 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Paul Jones and he's hacked by Michael Black - foul #3 on Michael Black, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jared Potter (C) Francis Morton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Noah Paez (SG) Michael Black | |
| 08:55 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini makes the free throw | 51-45 |
| 08:36 | Purdue | Paul Jones picks off the pass by Michael Smith | 51-45 |
| 08:12 | Ohio State | James English comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Valley - foul #2 on James Valley, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Yarbro (PG), Jonathan Meacham (SG) Paul Jones, Henry Giannini | |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Genao (SF) Michael Smith | |
| 08:12 | Ohio State | James English makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 08:12 | Ohio State | James English makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 08:02 | Purdue | Noah Paez misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 08:00 | Ohio State | Jared Potter grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 07:45 | Ohio State | James English can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-45 |
| 07:44 | Purdue | James Valley grabs the board | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - John Yarbro (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jonathan Meacham (fresh) SF - James English (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Basham (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jared Potter (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Bogle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Noah Paez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Edward Genao (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Valley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Micheal Poirier (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Purdue | James Valley misses the easy layup | 53-45 |
| 07:22 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James English | 53-45 |
| 07:07 | Ohio State | James Valley takes the ball from Jared Potter | 53-45 |
| 06:53 | Purdue | James Valley makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Noah Paez | 53-47 |
| 06:35 | Ohio State | Micheal Poirier picks off the pass by James English | 53-47 |
| 06:25 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 53-47 |
| 06:23 | Ohio State | Jared Potter grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 06:04 | Ohio State | Jared Potter's pass is intercepted by James Valley | 53-47 |
| 05:47 | Purdue | Edward Genao is whistled for traveling | 53-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Jones (PG), Henry Giannini (SG), Francis Morton (C) Jonathan Meacham, James English, Jared Potter | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre (PG), Michael Black (SG), Lee Moore (SF), Michael Smith (PF), Jason Evangelista (C) Stephen Bogle, Noah Paez, Edward Genao, James Valley, Micheal Poirier | |
| 05:25 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Jones | 55-47 |
| 05:05 | Purdue | Lee Moore misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-47 |
| 05:04 | Ohio State | Sean Basham grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 04:50 | Ohio State | Francis Morton makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Yarbro | 57-47 |
| 04:34 | Purdue | Jason Evangelista misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-47 |
| 04:32 | Ohio State | Francis Morton pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 04:18 | Ohio State | John Yarbro is whistled for a carry | 57-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bert Lyon (SF) John Yarbro | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:09 | Purdue | Jason Evangelista is hacked by Francis Morton - foul #4 on Francis Morton, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jared Potter (PF) Sean Basham | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:56 | Purdue | Bert Lyon takes the ball from Jason Evangelista | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Ohio State | Paul Jones clanks a 3 from the right corner | 57-47 |
| 03:31 | Ohio State | Jared Potter snags the offensive board | 57-47 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Giannini (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bert Lyon (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jared Potter (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Francis Morton (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Lefebvre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Black (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lee Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Michael Smith (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jason Evangelista (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini is fouled on the floor by Jason Evangelista - foul #3 on Jason Evangelista, team foul #7 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James English (SF) Bert Lyon | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Bogle (PG), Noah Paez (SG), Edward Genao (SF), James Valley (PF), Micheal Poirier (C) Michael Lefebvre, Michael Black, Lee Moore, Michael Smith, Jason Evangelista | |
| 03:15 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 03:15 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:01 | Purdue | Edward Genao clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-47 |
| 02:59 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 02:34 | Ohio State | James Valley is called for the reach on James English - foul #3 on James Valley, team foul #8 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Yarbro (PG), Jonathan Meacham (SG), Bert Lyon (SF) Paul Jones, Henry Giannini, Francis Morton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Anselmo (SG), Michael Smith (C) James Valley, Micheal Poirier | |
| 02:34 | Ohio State | James English makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 02:34 | Ohio State | James English makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 02:21 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle is hacked by John Yarbro - foul #1 on John Yarbro, team foul #7 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Bishop (PG) James English | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:21 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 02:21 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 02:00 | Ohio State | Jared Potter misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 61-49 |
| 01:58 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| 01:53 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-49 |
| 01:51 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon grabs the board | 61-49 |
| 01:22 | Ohio State | Jared Potter connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Yarbro | 63-49 |
| 01:05 | Purdue | Noah Paez misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-49 |
| 01:03 | Ohio State | Jonathan Meacham grabs the defensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Jared Potter makes the jump hook from the right block | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jonathan Meacham - foul #3 on Jonathan Meacham, team foul #8 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Evangelista (PF) Stephen Bogle | |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Jared Potter misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Edward Genao - foul #2 on Edward Genao, team foul #9 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Bogle (PG) Robert Anselmo | |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Jared Potter makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Jared Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Noah Paez lays it in and he's hacked by Jonathan Meacham - foul #4 on Jonathan Meacham, team foul #9 | 67-53 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Noah Paez makes the free throw | 67-54 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | John Bishop runs out the clock | 67-54 |