| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Richard McKearney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathaniel Doody (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alvin Fleck (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Ash (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Nathaniel Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Neff (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Correll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Nathaniel Doody inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:33 | Indiana | Travis Hill shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-29 |
| 19:22 | Ohio State | James Neff makes the contested shot from close range set up by Eugene Boyes and he's fouled by Nathaniel Doody - foul #3 on Nathaniel Doody, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| 19:22 | Ohio State | James Neff makes the free throw | 26-32 |
| 19:06 | Indiana | Nathaniel Doody evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-32 |
| 18:41 | Ohio State | Alvin Fleck is called for the reach on James Neff - foul #2 on Alvin Fleck, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| 18:20 | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 18:18 | Ohio State | Randy Correll grabs the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 17:59 | Ohio State | James Neff makes the 3 from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 17:33 | Indiana | Alvin Fleck buries a floater in the paint set up by Richard McKearney and the foul's on Larry Lapine - foul #1 on Larry Lapine, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 17:33 | Indiana | Alvin Fleck misses the free throw | 30-35 |
| 17:33 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 17:12 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine can't connect on an uncontested floater from the free throw line | 30-35 |
| 17:10 | Indiana | Alvin Fleck gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 17:05 | Indiana | Travis Hill knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard McKearney | 32-35 |
| 16:49 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine blows the layup | 32-35 |
| 16:47 | Indiana | Travis Hill grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 16:28 | Indiana | Nathaniel Doody double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 32-35 |
| Subs | Indiana | Paul Jones (SG), Roy Vaugh (SF), Moses Robin (PF), Mark Dabbs (C) Travis Hill, Nathaniel Doody, Alvin Fleck, Brian Ash | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson (SF), Walter Harper (PF), William Humphrey (C) James Neff, Larry Lapine, Randy Correll | |
| 16:04 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes is fouled on the floor by Moses Robin - foul #2 on Moses Robin, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lester Ingram (PG) Nathaniel Carter | |
| 15:47 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson makes the 3 from the right corner | 32-38 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Richard McKearney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Jones (fresh) SF - Roy Vaugh (fresh) PF - Moses Robin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Dabbs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Lester Ingram (fresh) SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Wilkerson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Walter Harper (fresh) C - William Humphrey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Indiana | Richard McKearney knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Roy Vaugh | 34-38 |
| 15:04 | Ohio State | Lester Ingram is fouled on the floor by Paul Jones - foul #1 on Paul Jones, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Indiana | William Kilgo (PG), Nathaniel Doody (SF), Alvin Fleck (PF) Richard McKearney, Roy Vaugh, Moses Robin | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter (PG), James Neff (SF), Larry Lapine (PF), Randy Correll (C) Lester Ingram, Eugene Boyes, Walter Harper, William Humphrey | |
| 14:45 | Ohio State | Mark Dabbs swats the layup by Larry Lapine | 34-38 |
| 14:44 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine gets the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 14:29 | Ohio State | James Neff evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from the left block | 34-38 |
| 14:28 | Indiana | Alvin Fleck pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 14:11 | Indiana | William Kilgo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Wilkerson - foul #3 on Kenneth Wilkerson, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Indiana | Travis Hill (SG), Brian Ash (C) Paul Jones, Mark Dabbs | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes (SG) Kenneth Wilkerson | |
| 14:11 | Indiana | William Kilgo misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 14:11 | Indiana | William Kilgo misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 14:11 | Indiana | William Kilgo misses the 3rd free throw | 34-38 |
| 14:11 | Indiana | Brian Ash grabs the offensive board | 34-38 |
| 14:02 | Indiana | Travis Hill is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 34-38 |
| Subs | Indiana | Richard McKearney (PG) William Kilgo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:43 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine misses short on a jumper from the left side | 34-38 |
| 13:42 | Indiana | Travis Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 13:32 | Indiana | Alvin Fleck scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Travis Hill | 36-38 |
| 13:08 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine makes the jumper from close range set up by Nathaniel Carter | 36-40 |
| 12:53 | Indiana | Travis Hill hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Richard McKearney | 39-40 |
| 12:24 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine is denied on a layup by Alvin Fleck | 39-40 |
| 12:22 | Indiana | Brian Ash gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 12:17 | Indiana | Richard McKearney misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 39-40 |
| 12:16 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | Richard McKearney picks off the pass by Nathaniel Carter | 39-40 |
| 11:36 | Indiana | Brian Ash misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 11:35 | Indiana | Nathaniel Doody hits the follow up shot | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Richard McKearney (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Travis Hill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathaniel Doody (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Alvin Fleck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Ash (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Nathaniel Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Boyes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Neff (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Lapine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Randy Correll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:06 | Ohio State | James Neff buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 10:49 | Indiana | Randy Correll is called for the reach on Brian Ash - foul #1 on Randy Correll, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Indiana | William Kilgo (PG), Paul Jones (SG), Roy Vaugh (SF), Moses Robin (PF), Mark Dabbs (C) Richard McKearney, Travis Hill, Nathaniel Doody, Alvin Fleck, Brian Ash | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lester Ingram (PG), Kenneth Wilkerson (SF), Walter Harper (PF), William Humphrey (C) Nathaniel Carter, James Neff, Larry Lapine, Randy Correll | |
| 10:35 | Indiana | William Kilgo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | Walter Harper grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 10:14 | Ohio State | Walter Harper loses the ball out of bounds | 41-43 |
| 09:57 | Indiana | Moses Robin misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-43 |
| 09:55 | Ohio State | Walter Harper pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 09:40 | Ohio State | Lester Ingram scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Walter Harper and the foul's on Paul Jones - foul #2 on Paul Jones, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Indiana | Richard McKearney (PG) William Kilgo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:40 | Ohio State | Lester Ingram makes the free throw | 41-46 |
| 09:29 | Indiana | Moses Robin makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Roy Vaugh | 43-46 |
| 09:05 | Ohio State | William Humphrey is fouled on the floor by Moses Robin - foul #3 on Moses Robin, team foul #6 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Indiana | Nathaniel Doody (SF), Brian Ash (C) Roy Vaugh, Mark Dabbs | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter (SG), Larry Lapine (PF), Randy Correll (C) Eugene Boyes, Walter Harper, William Humphrey | |
| 08:45 | Ohio State | Randy Correll buries a jump hook in the paint | 43-48 |
| 08:29 | Indiana | Moses Robin lays it up and in set up by Richard McKearney and the foul's on Larry Lapine - foul #2 on Larry Lapine, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Neff (SF) Lester Ingram | |
| 08:29 | Indiana | Moses Robin misses the free throw | 45-48 |
| 08:29 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 08:08 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-48 |
| 08:06 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Richard McKearney | 45-48 |
| 07:54 | Indiana | Randy Correll blocks the short jumper by Nathaniel Doody | 45-48 |
| 07:52 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | Randy Correll hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Richard McKearney - foul #1 on Richard McKearney, team foul #7 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Indiana | Travis Hill (SG), Alvin Fleck (PF) Paul Jones, Moses Robin | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes (SG) Kenneth Wilkerson | |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | Randy Correll makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | Randy Correll makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Richard McKearney (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Travis Hill (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathaniel Doody (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Alvin Fleck (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Ash (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Nathaniel Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Neff (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Randy Correll (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:13 | Indiana | Brian Ash misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Randy Correll - foul #2 on Randy Correll, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Indiana | Roy Vaugh (SF) Nathaniel Doody | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 07:13 | Indiana | Brian Ash makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 07:13 | Indiana | Brian Ash misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 07:13 | Ohio State | James Neff gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 06:52 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-50 |
| Subs | Indiana | William Kilgo (PG), Mark Dabbs (C) Richard McKearney, Brian Ash | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Harper (PF) Larry Lapine | |
| 06:31 | Indiana | Mark Dabbs misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-50 |
| 06:29 | Indiana | Alvin Fleck grabs the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 06:11 | Indiana | Roy Vaugh is hacked by Nathaniel Carter - foul #1 on Nathaniel Carter, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Indiana | Richard McKearney (PG), Nathaniel Doody (SF) William Kilgo, Roy Vaugh | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lester Ingram (PG), William Humphrey (C) Nathaniel Carter, Randy Correll | |
| 05:58 | Indiana | Mark Dabbs's pass is intercepted by Eugene Boyes | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:41 | Ohio State | Walter Harper is fouled on the floor by Alvin Fleck - foul #3 on Alvin Fleck, team foul #8 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Indiana | Brian Ash (C) Mark Dabbs | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson (SF) James Neff | |
| 05:41 | Ohio State | Walter Harper makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:41 | Ohio State | Walter Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:41 | Indiana | Alvin Fleck gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 05:23 | Indiana | Alvin Fleck is open and scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Travis Hill | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:00 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 04:59 | Indiana | Brian Ash pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 04:46 | Indiana | Eugene Boyes is called for the reach on Travis Hill - foul #4 on Eugene Boyes, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter (PG), James Neff (SF), Larry Lapine (PF), Randy Correll (C) Lester Ingram, Eugene Boyes, Walter Harper, William Humphrey | |
| 04:46 | Indiana | Travis Hill misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 04:46 | Ohio State | Randy Correll pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 04:23 | Ohio State | James Neff evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 04:21 | Ohio State | Randy Correll tips it in | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:12 | Indiana | Brian Ash misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-53 |
| 04:10 | Ohio State | Randy Correll grabs the board | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Neff | 48-55 |
| 03:28 | Indiana | Nathaniel Doody works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard McKearney | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Richard McKearney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Travis Hill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nathaniel Doody (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Alvin Fleck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Brian Ash (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Nathaniel Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Wilkerson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Neff (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Randy Correll (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:08 | Ohio State | James Neff evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-55 |
| 03:07 | Indiana | Alvin Fleck gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 02:56 | Indiana | Alvin Fleck comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Larry Lapine - foul #3 on Larry Lapine, team foul #8 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Indiana | William Kilgo (PG), Paul Jones (SG), Roy Vaugh (SF), Mark Dabbs (C) Richard McKearney, Travis Hill, Nathaniel Doody, Brian Ash | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes (SG) James Neff | |
| 02:56 | Indiana | Alvin Fleck misses the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 02:56 | Indiana | Alvin Fleck misses the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Randy Correll | 50-55 |
| 02:49 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-55 |
| Subs | Indiana | Moses Robin (PF) Alvin Fleck | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:45 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-55 |
| Subs | Indiana | Richard McKearney (PG) William Kilgo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Neff (SF) Kenneth Wilkerson | |
| 02:34 | Indiana | Moses Robin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Nathaniel Carter - foul #2 on Nathaniel Carter, team foul #9 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Indiana | Nathaniel Doody (SF) Roy Vaugh | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:34 | Indiana | Moses Robin makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 02:34 | Indiana | Moses Robin makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | Moses Robin denies the turnaround by Randy Correll | 52-55 |
| 02:16 | Indiana | Moses Robin grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:12 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| Subs | Indiana | Travis Hill (SG), Alvin Fleck (PF), Brian Ash (C) Paul Jones, Moses Robin, Mark Dabbs | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:00 | Indiana | Alvin Fleck connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard McKearney | 54-55 |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | James Neff clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 01:55 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Alvin Fleck | 54-55 |
| 01:37 | Indiana | Brian Ash double dribbles | 54-55 |
| 01:16 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Alvin Fleck - foul #4 on Alvin Fleck, team foul #9 | 54-55 |
| 01:16 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 01:16 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 01:06 | Indiana | Richard McKearney misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 01:05 | Indiana | Brian Ash tips it in | 56-57 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eugene Boyes | 56-59 |
| 00:24 | Indiana | Nathaniel Doody is hacked by Randy Correll - foul #3 on Randy Correll, team foul #10 | 56-59 |
| 00:24 | Indiana | Nathaniel Doody makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:24 | Indiana | Nathaniel Doody makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Richard McKearney is called for the reach on James Neff in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard McKearney, team foul #10 | 58-59 |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | James Neff misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | James Neff makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:10 | Indiana | Alvin Fleck connects on the jumper from the right block | 60-60 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | James Neff makes the contested fadeaway from the left wing | 60-62 |