| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Giannini (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James English (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Basham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis Morton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Henry Turk (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eric Depew (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joel Craig (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Haddock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | James English inbounds the ball | 42-30 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Ohio State | Paul Jones comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 42-30 |
| 19:44 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 19:21 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig is hacked by Sean Basham - foul #2 on Sean Basham, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| 19:03 | Notre Dame | Paul Jones takes the ball from Henry Turk | 42-30 |
| 18:59 | Ohio State | James English misses badly on a runner from the left block | 42-30 |
| 18:58 | Ohio State | Paul Jones tips it back up and in | 44-30 |
| 18:32 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig drills a runner in the lane | 44-32 |
| 18:03 | Ohio State | Francis Morton can't finish the layup | 44-32 |
| 18:02 | Notre Dame | Eric Depew grabs the defensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 17:51 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk is hacked by Paul Jones - foul #1 on Paul Jones, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig blows the layup but the foul's on Paul Jones - foul #2 on Paul Jones, team foul #3 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio King (PG), William Krolikowski (PF), Jerome Taylor (C) Eric Depew, Peter Clark, Shawn Haddock | |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig misses the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig misses the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 17:31 | Ohio State | Sean Basham gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 17:18 | Ohio State | Francis Morton slams it home | 46-32 |
| 17:02 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Sean Basham - foul #3 on Sean Basham, team foul #4 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Yarbro (PG), Jonathan Meacham (SG), Bert Lyon (SF), Jared Potter (C) Paul Jones, Henry Giannini, James English, Francis Morton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 17:02 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk makes the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 17:02 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 16:52 | Ohio State | Jared Potter misses short on a shot from the left side | 46-34 |
| 16:50 | Ohio State | John Yarbro tips it back up and in | 48-34 |
| 16:32 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-34 |
| 16:31 | Notre Dame | Antonio King tips it but misses | 48-34 |
| 16:30 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk tips it in | 48-36 |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Jared Potter misses badly on a runner in the paint | 48-36 |
| 16:17 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk grabs the board | 48-36 |
| 15:56 | Notre Dame | Antonio King is hacked by Sean Basham - foul #4 on Sean Basham, team foul #5 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Jones (PG), Henry Giannini (SG), James English (SF), Francis Morton (C) John Yarbro, Jonathan Meacham, Bert Lyon, Sean Basham | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker (SG), Peter Clark (PF), Shawn Haddock (C) Henry Turk, Joel Craig, Jerome Taylor | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Giannini (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James English (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jared Potter (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Francis Morton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio King (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gavin Stryker (fresh) 3 pf. SF - William Krolikowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Haddock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock scores on a jump hook near the basket | 48-38 |
| 15:29 | Ohio State | Jared Potter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-38 |
| 15:00 | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-38 |
| 14:59 | Ohio State | Francis Morton snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| 14:42 | Ohio State | Francis Morton misses the lay-in | 48-38 |
| 14:40 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Peter Clark | 48-38 |
| 14:20 | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski misses the floater from the right side | 48-38 |
| 14:18 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker tips it home | 48-40 |
| 14:00 | Ohio State | Paul Jones evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 48-40 |
| 13:58 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 13:46 | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski knocks in the jumper from the right side and he's hacked by James English - foul #3 on James English, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Yarbro (PG), Jonathan Meacham (SG), Bert Lyon (SF) Paul Jones, Henry Giannini, James English | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Henry Turk (PG), Joel Craig (SF), Jerome Taylor (C) Antonio King, Peter Clark, Shawn Haddock | |
| 13:46 | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski makes the free throw | 48-43 |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | Jared Potter lays it in despite the doubleteam set up by John Yarbro and he's hacked by Jerome Taylor - foul #3 on Jerome Taylor, team foul #1 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Peter Clark (PF) William Krolikowski | |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | Jared Potter makes the free throw | 51-43 |
| 13:19 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Meacham steals the ball from Henry Turk | 51-43 |
| 12:54 | Ohio State | Joel Craig takes the ball from Jonathan Meacham | 51-43 |
| 12:51 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker lays it up and in set up by Joel Craig | 51-45 |
| 12:38 | Ohio State | Jared Potter evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-45 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Jared Potter grabs the offensive board | 51-45 |
| 12:24 | Ohio State | Francis Morton is fouled on the floor by Jerome Taylor - foul #4 on Jerome Taylor, team foul #2 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Jones (PG), Henry Giannini (SG), James English (SF), Sean Basham (PF) John Yarbro, Jonathan Meacham, Bert Lyon, Jared Potter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eric Depew (SG), Shawn Haddock (C) Gavin Stryker, Jerome Taylor | |
| 12:15 | Ohio State | Paul Jones misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 12:13 | Ohio State | Paul Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 12:00 | Ohio State | Francis Morton knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Giannini (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James English (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sean Basham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Francis Morton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Henry Turk (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Eric Depew (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joel Craig (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Haddock (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Notre Dame | Sean Basham swats the short shot by Shawn Haddock | 53-45 |
| 11:41 | Ohio State | Francis Morton grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | Francis Morton connects on the open turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Jones | 55-45 |
| 11:25 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig is fouled on the floor by James English - foul #4 on James English, team foul #7 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker (SG), William Krolikowski (PF) Eric Depew, Peter Clark | |
| 11:25 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 11:25 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 11:06 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini is fouled on the floor by Joel Craig - foul #2 on Joel Craig, team foul #3 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio King (PG) Joel Craig | |
| 10:58 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James English | 58-47 |
| 10:37 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk drills a jumper from the right side | 58-49 |
| 10:24 | Ohio State | James English is fouled on the floor by Henry Turk - foul #1 on Henry Turk, team foul #4 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Yarbro (SF), Jared Potter (C) James English, Francis Morton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Craig (SF) Henry Turk | |
| 10:19 | Ohio State | Jared Potter double dribbles | 58-49 |
| 10:11 | Notre Dame | Antonio King hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 58-49 |
| 10:10 | Ohio State | Sean Basham grabs the board | 58-49 |
| 09:56 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 09:54 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 09:37 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Antonio King | 58-51 |
| 09:31 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-51 |
| 09:29 | Ohio State | Jared Potter tips it home | 60-51 |
| 09:11 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini loses the dribble to Gavin Stryker | 60-54 |
| 08:50 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Jared Potter - foul #3 on Jared Potter, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathan Meacham (SG), James English (SF), Francis Morton (C) Paul Jones, Henry Giannini, Jared Potter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Henry Turk (PG), Eric Depew (SG), Peter Clark (PF) Antonio King, Gavin Stryker, William Krolikowski | |
| 08:50 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 08:50 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | Sean Basham pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | Jonathan Meacham is fouled on the floor by Eric Depew - foul #2 on Eric Depew, team foul #5 | 60-55 |
| 08:20 | Ohio State | James English scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 08:04 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock banks in the layup | 62-57 |
| 07:50 | Ohio State | James English misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 62-57 |
| 07:49 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - John Yarbro (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Jonathan Meacham (fresh) 3 stl. SF - James English (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Sean Basham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Francis Morton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Henry Turk (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Eric Depew (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joel Craig (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Shawn Haddock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Notre Dame | Eric Depew misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Jonathan Meacham - foul #3 on Jonathan Meacham, team foul #9 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Jones (PG), Henry Giannini (SG), Jared Potter (C) Jonathan Meacham, Sean Basham, Francis Morton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker (SG), Jerome Taylor (C) Joel Craig, Shawn Haddock | |
| 07:31 | Notre Dame | Eric Depew makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 07:31 | Notre Dame | Eric Depew makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 07:14 | Ohio State | Paul Jones knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Henry Giannini | 64-59 |
| 06:51 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Peter Clark, team foul #6 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sean Basham (PF) John Yarbro | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio King (PG), William Krolikowski (PF) Eric Depew, Peter Clark | |
| 06:41 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Paul Jones | 66-59 |
| 06:29 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-62 |
| 06:15 | Ohio State | Antonio King is called for the reach on Paul Jones - foul #1 on Antonio King, team foul #7 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bert Lyon (SF) James English | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 06:15 | Ohio State | Paul Jones makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 06:15 | Ohio State | Paul Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 05:52 | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski scores on a floater from the right wing | 68-64 |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | Jared Potter blows the layup | 68-64 |
| 05:40 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk grabs the board | 68-64 |
| 05:14 | Notre Dame | Antonio King misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 68-64 |
| 05:12 | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski hits the follow up shot | 68-66 |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | Paul Jones misses the layup against the doubleteam but the foul's on Antonio King - foul #2 on Antonio King, team foul #8 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Yarbro (SG), James English (SF), Francis Morton (C) Henry Giannini, Bert Lyon, Jared Potter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Craig (SF), Peter Clark (PF), Shawn Haddock (C) Henry Turk, William Krolikowski, Jerome Taylor | |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | Paul Jones makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | Paul Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock grabs the defensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 04:41 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark hits a driving attempt in the lane | 69-68 |
| 04:30 | Ohio State | Sean Basham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-68 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathan Meacham (SG) Paul Jones | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eric Depew (SG) Gavin Stryker | |
| 04:17 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Antonio King | 69-70 |
| 04:02 | Ohio State | James English buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Jonathan Meacham | 71-70 |
| 03:48 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig misses badly on a jumper from close range | 71-70 |
| 03:47 | Ohio State | Francis Morton pulls down the rebound | 71-70 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - John Yarbro (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Jonathan Meacham (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - James English (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Sean Basham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Francis Morton (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio King (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Depew (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joel Craig (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Shawn Haddock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Ohio State | Francis Morton scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by John Yarbro | 73-70 |
| 03:23 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Yarbro - foul #2 on John Yarbro, team foul #10 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Henry Giannini (SG), Bert Lyon (SF), Jared Potter (PF) Jonathan Meacham, James English, Sean Basham | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Henry Turk (PG), Gavin Stryker (SG), William Krolikowski (PF) Antonio King, Eric Depew, Peter Clark | |
| 03:23 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 03:23 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 03:12 | Ohio State | Jared Potter comes up short on the floater from close range | 73-72 |
| 03:10 | Ohio State | Francis Morton tips it home | 75-72 |
| 02:52 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 75-72 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Jared Potter snags the defensive board | 75-72 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-72 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Jones (PG), James English (SF) John Yarbro, Bert Lyon | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Peter Clark (PF), Jerome Taylor (C) William Krolikowski, Shawn Haddock | |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Paul Jones works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 75-72 |
| 02:32 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Henry Turk | 75-72 |
| 02:28 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-72 |
| 02:27 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini gets the rebound | 75-72 |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | Francis Morton is fouled on the floor by Jerome Taylor - foul #5 on Jerome Taylor, team foul #9 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski (C) Jerome Taylor | |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | Francis Morton misses the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 02:21 | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski grabs the board | 75-72 |
| 02:00 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 75-72 |
| 01:59 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig tips it back up and in | 75-74 |
| 01:51 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 77-74 |
| 01:43 | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski clanks a floater from the right side | 77-74 |
| 01:42 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk grabs the offensive rebound | 77-74 |
| 01:22 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from William Krolikowski | 77-76 |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | James English's pass is intercepted by Peter Clark | 77-76 |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 77-76 |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini grabs the board | 77-76 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Henry Turk picks off the pass by Francis Morton | 77-76 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig's pass is intercepted by Henry Giannini | 77-76 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini is fouled in the backcourt by Gavin Stryker - foul #4 on Gavin Stryker, team foul #10 | 77-76 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sean Basham (PF) Jared Potter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock (C) William Krolikowski | |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini misses the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 78-76 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-76 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | James English grabs the board | 78-76 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | James English is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Turk - foul #2 on Henry Turk, team foul #11 | 78-76 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | James English makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | James English makes the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk misses the fullcourt shot | 80-76 |