| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Schultz (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Patrick Hake (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwight Byrne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Cespedes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Flack (fresh) C - James Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-28 |
| 19:30 | Ohio State | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 19:01 | Ohio State | James Smith lays it in on a great pass from Jeffery Collins | 23-30 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Bryan Schultz | 25-30 |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | James Smith drills a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Dwight Byrne - foul #2 on Dwight Byrne, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Shaffer (SG), Frank Myers (PF) Rodney Hawkins, Robert Flack | |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | James Smith makes the free throw | 25-33 |
| 17:53 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 25-33 |
| 17:51 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake hits the follow up shot | 27-33 |
| 17:27 | Ohio State | James Shaffer lays it up and in set up by James Smith | 27-35 |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), Rodney Hawkins (SG), Ivan Zeanah (C) Jeffery Collins, Ralph Cespedes, James Smith | |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Heath Somers steals it from James Shaffer | 27-35 |
| 16:16 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 16:15 | Cincinnati | Dwight Byrne grabs the offensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 15:56 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by James Clark - foul #1 on James Clark, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan (PF) Dwight Byrne | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), Ralph Cespedes (SF), James Smith (C) James Clark, James Shaffer, Ivan Zeanah | |
| 15:56 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 15:56 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Schultz (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Patrick Hake (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Cespedes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins travels with the ball | 29-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Shaffer (PF) Frank Myers | |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Ralph Cespedes steals it from Bryan Schultz | 29-35 |
| 14:45 | Ohio State | James Smith can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 29-35 |
| 14:43 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Patrick Hake | 29-35 |
| 14:31 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 14:09 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-35 |
| 14:07 | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Charles Simon | 34-35 |
| 13:27 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins double dribbles | 34-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), Robert Flack (PF), Frank Myers (C) Jeffery Collins, James Shaffer, James Smith | |
| 13:05 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Simon | 37-35 |
| 12:42 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-35 |
| 12:41 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Patrick Hake | 37-35 |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 12:15 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Frank Myers | 37-35 |
| 11:48 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 11:46 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bryan Schultz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Heath Somers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Hake (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Clark (fresh) SG - Rodney Hawkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Cespedes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Flack (fresh) C - Frank Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Cincinnati | James Clark steals it from Charles Simon | 37-35 |
| 11:01 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Clark | 37-38 |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz scores on a floater from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 10:05 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 10:03 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins gets the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 09:37 | Ohio State | Frank Myers misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Patrick Hake - foul #1 on Patrick Hake, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dwight Byrne (C) Patrick Hake | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), James Shaffer (SG), James Smith (C) James Clark, Rodney Hawkins, Robert Flack | |
| 09:37 | Ohio State | Frank Myers makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 09:37 | Ohio State | Frank Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 09:17 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Charles Simon | 42-40 |
| 08:56 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Myers | 42-43 |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 42-43 |
| 08:36 | Ohio State | James Smith grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 08:20 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Ralph Cespedes and the foul's on Bryan Schultz - foul #3 on Bryan Schultz, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luis Hernandez (SG), Juan Gonzalez (SF) Bryan Schultz, Heath Somers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG) Ralph Cespedes | |
| 08:20 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins makes the free throw | 42-46 |
| 07:51 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Dwight Byrne is blocked by James Smith | 42-46 |
| 07:50 | Ohio State | James Smith grabs the board | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Luis Hernandez (fresh) SF - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) PF - Stephen Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dwight Byrne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Shaffer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Myers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Ohio State | James Smith misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 42-46 |
| 07:19 | Ohio State | Frank Myers pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 07:04 | Ohio State | James Smith drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Rodney Hawkins | 42-48 |
| 06:46 | Cincinnati | James Shaffer takes the ball from Dwight Byrne | 42-48 |
| 06:25 | Ohio State | James Shaffer buries a floater from the left block set up by James Smith | 42-50 |
| 05:58 | Cincinnati | James Smith steps in front of the Charles Simon pass | 42-50 |
| 05:34 | Ohio State | James Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Shaffer and he's fouled by Juan Gonzalez - foul #1 on Juan Gonzalez, team foul #4 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz (PG), Heath Somers (SF), Patrick Hake (C) Charles Simon, Juan Gonzalez, Dwight Byrne | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (SG), Ralph Cespedes (SF), Ivan Zeanah (PF) Rodney Hawkins, James Shaffer, Frank Myers | |
| 05:34 | Ohio State | James Smith makes the free throw | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan misses the floater from just outside the lane | 42-53 |
| 05:25 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Heath Somers | 42-53 |
| 05:15 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers is fouled on the floor by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #2 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Shaffer (SG) James Clark | |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | James Shaffer gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 04:36 | Ohio State | James Smith clanks a turnaround near the basket | 42-53 |
| 04:35 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Stephen Morgan | 42-53 |
| 04:21 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-53 |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | James Smith gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | James Smith misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Patrick Hake - foul #2 on Patrick Hake, team foul #5 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Dwight Byrne (C) Luis Hernandez, Stephen Morgan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (SG), Frank Myers (PF) James Shaffer, Ivan Zeanah | |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers comes up short on the shot from the left side | 42-54 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers tips it in | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bryan Schultz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Heath Somers (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Hake (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Dwight Byrne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Cespedes (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Myers (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:10 | Ohio State | James Clark is hacked by Bryan Schultz - foul #4 on Bryan Schultz, team foul #6 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG) James Clark | |
| 02:42 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake grabs the board | 44-54 |
| 02:32 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Simon | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins travels with the ball | 47-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan (PF) Dwight Byrne | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), James Shaffer (SG), Robert Flack (PF) Jeffery Collins, Rodney Hawkins, Frank Myers | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers can't finish the layup | 47-54 |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers snags the offensive board | 47-54 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 47-54 |
| 01:36 | Ohio State | Robert Flack grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 01:32 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes misses the 3 from straight away | 47-54 |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Ralph Cespedes steals it from Heath Somers | 47-54 |
| 01:22 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes lays it in | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 01:09 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Shaffer | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Bryan Schultz takes the ball from James Clark | 47-56 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers lays it in on a great pass from Bryan Schultz | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Charles Simon is called for the reach on Ralph Cespedes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Simon, team foul #7 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), Rodney Hawkins (SG) James Clark, James Shaffer | |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes misses the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Charles Simon | 52-57 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Simon - foul #4 on Charles Simon, team foul #8 | 52-57 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jeffery Collins | 52-59 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Simon - foul #5 on Charles Simon, team foul #9 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luis Hernandez (SG) Charles Simon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins misses the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake pulls down the rebound | 52-59 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Luis Hernandez is called for the reach on Rodney Hawkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Luis Hernandez, team foul #10 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frank Myers (PF) Robert Flack | |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Frank Myers is called for the reach on Patrick Hake - foul #3 on Frank Myers, team foul #3 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Flack (PF) Frank Myers | |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | James Smith snags the defensive board | 55-61 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Bryan Schultz is called for the reach on James Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bryan Schultz, team foul #11 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Juan Gonzalez (PG) Bryan Schultz | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-62 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins runs out the clock | 55-62 |