| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Gary Morgan (fresh) SG - Daniel Harris (fresh) SF - David Anderson (fresh) PF - George Lindahl (fresh) C - George Swink (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul Jones (fresh) SG - John Yarbro (fresh) SF - James English (fresh) PF - Jared Potter (fresh) C - Francis Morton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Francis Morton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso 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 (0) | |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | George Swink takes the ball from Paul Jones | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Morgan | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | Ohio State | Paul Jones drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Yarbro | 3-3 |
| 18:37 | Valparaiso | John Yarbro steps in front of the George Swink pass | 3-3 |
| 18:33 | Ohio State | John Yarbro can't finish the layup | 3-3 |
| 18:32 | Valparaiso | George Lindahl snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 18:28 | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris misses badly on a shot in the lane | 3-3 |
| 18:27 | Ohio State | Jared Potter gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:08 | Ohio State | James English can't connect on a runner from close range | 3-3 |
| 18:07 | Ohio State | Paul Jones tips it in | 3-5 |
| 17:53 | Valparaiso | Paul Jones takes the ball from George Swink | 3-5 |
| 17:33 | Ohio State | Francis Morton misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-5 |
| 17:32 | Valparaiso | George Swink snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 17:22 | Valparaiso | George Swink connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Harris | 5-5 |
| 17:10 | Ohio State | Francis Morton misses the shot in the paint | 5-5 |
| 17:09 | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:05 | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from David Anderson | 8-5 |
| 16:51 | Ohio State | Paul Jones works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 8-5 |
| 16:49 | Ohio State | James English tips it back up and in | 8-7 |
| 16:39 | Valparaiso | George Lindahl can't finish the layup | 8-7 |
| 16:37 | Ohio State | Jared Potter grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:16 | Ohio State | Jared Potter connects on the open shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Jones | 8-9 |
| 15:57 | Valparaiso | George Swink makes the turnaround from close range set up by Daniel Harris and he's fouled by Jared Potter - foul #1 on Jared Potter, team foul #1 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jason Burton (PG), Charles Anwar (SG), Robert Little (PF), Matt Underwood (C) Gary Morgan, Daniel Harris, David Anderson, George Lindahl | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Bishop (SG), Jonathan Meacham (SF), Sean Basham (PF), Carl McClure (C) John Yarbro, James English, Jared Potter, Francis Morton | |
| 15:57 | Valparaiso | George Swink makes the free throw | 11-9 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Jason Burton (fresh) SG - Charles Anwar (fresh) SF - George Swink (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Little (fresh) C - Matt Underwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bishop (fresh) SF - Jonathan Meacham (fresh) PF - Sean Basham (fresh) C - Carl McClure (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | Paul Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-9 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan (SG) George Swink | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 15:50 | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-9 |
| 15:49 | Valparaiso | Robert Little hits the follow up shot | 13-9 |
| 15:27 | Ohio State | John Bishop connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Paul Jones and he's fouled by Gary Morgan - foul #1 on Gary Morgan, team foul #1 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris (SF) Gary Morgan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 15:27 | Ohio State | John Bishop makes the free throw | 13-12 |
| 15:17 | Valparaiso | Robert Little knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Charles Anwar | 15-12 |
| 14:56 | Ohio State | Jonathan Meacham misses the floater from the right side | 15-12 |
| 14:55 | Ohio State | Sean Basham tips it but misses | 15-12 |
| 14:53 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 14:35 | Valparaiso | Robert Little lays it in | 17-12 |
| 14:31 | Ohio State | Paul Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-12 |
| 14:29 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 14:11 | Valparaiso | Charles Anwar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-12 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan (PG), George Swink (C) Daniel Harris, Matt Underwood | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Yarbro (PG), Jared Potter (PF), Francis Morton (C) Paul Jones, Sean Basham, Carl McClure | |
| 13:44 | Ohio State | Jared Potter travels with the ball | 17-12 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Jones (PG), James English (SF) John Bishop, Jonathan Meacham | |
| 13:24 | Valparaiso | George Swink buries a jumper from the right side | 19-12 |
| 12:57 | Ohio State | Paul Jones shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James English | 19-15 |
| 12:45 | Valparaiso | Robert Little is hacked by Francis Morton - foul #1 on Francis Morton, team foul #2 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris (SF) Jason Burton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Bishop (SG), Sean Basham (PF), Carl McClure (C) Paul Jones, Jared Potter, Francis Morton | |
| 12:30 | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 19-15 |
| 12:28 | Ohio State | Sean Basham grabs the board | 19-15 |
| 12:14 | Ohio State | James English misses badly on a floater near the basket | 19-15 |
| 12:12 | Ohio State | Carl McClure tips it home | 19-17 |
| 11:53 | Valparaiso | A charge is called on Gary Morgan - foul #2 on Gary Morgan, team foul #2 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jason Burton (PG) Gary Morgan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Jones (PG), Jonathan Meacham (SF) John Yarbro, James English | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Jason Burton (fairly fresh) SG - Charles Anwar (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Little (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - George Swink (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bishop (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Meacham (fresh) PF - Sean Basham (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl McClure (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Ohio State | John Bishop is fouled on the floor by George Swink - foul #1 on George Swink, team foul #3 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood (C) George Swink | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jared Potter (PF), Francis Morton (C) Sean Basham, Carl McClure | |
| 11:13 | Ohio State | Paul Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-17 |
| 11:12 | Ohio State | Jared Potter tips it back up and in | 19-19 |
| 10:58 | Valparaiso | Jason Burton buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Harris | 21-19 |
| 10:32 | Ohio State | Jared Potter is hacked by Robert Little - foul #1 on Robert Little, team foul #4 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Anderson (SF), George Swink (PF) Daniel Harris, Robert Little | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Yarbro (SG), James English (SF) Paul Jones, John Bishop | |
| 10:20 | Ohio State | James English banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jonathan Meacham and the foul's on Matt Underwood - foul #1 on Matt Underwood, team foul #5 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris (SF) David Anderson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:20 | Ohio State | James English makes the free throw | 21-22 |
| 10:08 | Valparaiso | George Swink misses the shot from the baseline | 21-22 |
| 10:06 | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris can't tip it in | 21-22 |
| 10:05 | Ohio State | Francis Morton grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 09:53 | Ohio State | Jonathan Meacham can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-22 |
| 09:52 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Charles Anwar | 21-22 |
| 09:33 | Valparaiso | Charles Anwar comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jonathan Meacham - foul #1 on Jonathan Meacham, team foul #3 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Anderson (SF), Robert Little (PF) Daniel Harris, Matt Underwood | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sean Basham (PF), Carl McClure (C) Jared Potter, Francis Morton | |
| 09:33 | Valparaiso | Charles Anwar makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 09:33 | Valparaiso | Charles Anwar misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 09:33 | Ohio State | Carl McClure gets the rebound | 22-22 |
| 09:17 | Ohio State | James English hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on George Swink - foul #2 on George Swink, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris (SG), Matt Underwood (C) Jason Burton, George Swink | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Bishop (SG) Jonathan Meacham | |
| 09:17 | Ohio State | James English makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 09:17 | Ohio State | James English makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 08:59 | Valparaiso | Charles Anwar drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-24 |
| 08:36 | Ohio State | David Anderson is called for the reach on Carl McClure - foul #1 on David Anderson, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jason Burton (PG) David Anderson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bert Lyon (SF) James English | |
| 08:36 | Ohio State | Carl McClure makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 08:36 | Ohio State | Carl McClure makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 08:17 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood loses the dribble to Sean Basham | 24-26 |
| 07:58 | Ohio State | Carl McClure misses the easy layup | 24-26 |
| 07:56 | Valparaiso | Charles Anwar gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 07:47 | Valparaiso | Jason Burton buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Jason Burton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Anwar (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Harris (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Little (tiring) 6 pts. C - Matt Underwood (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - John Yarbro (fairly fresh) SG - John Bishop (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bert Lyon (fresh) PF - Carl McClure (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Basham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Ohio State | John Bishop misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Anwar - foul #1 on Charles Anwar, team foul #8 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Anderson (SF), George Lindahl (PF), David Prescott (C) Charles Anwar, Robert Little, Matt Underwood | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Jones (PG), Jonathan Meacham (SF), Jared Potter (PF), Francis Morton (C) John Yarbro, Bert Lyon, Carl McClure, Sean Basham | |
| 07:25 | Ohio State | John Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 07:25 | Ohio State | John Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 07:16 | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Daniel Harris, team foul #9 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan (PG) Jason Burton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James English (SF) John Bishop | |
| 06:47 | Ohio State | Daniel Harris picks off the pass by James English | 27-28 |
| 06:26 | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 06:24 | Ohio State | Jonathan Meacham grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 06:01 | Ohio State | Francis Morton misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Anderson - foul #2 on David Anderson, team foul #10 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jason Burton (SG), Charles Anwar (SF), Robert Little (PF), George Swink (C) Daniel Harris, David Anderson, George Lindahl, David Prescott | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Yarbro (SG) James English | |
| 06:01 | Ohio State | Francis Morton makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 06:01 | Ohio State | Francis Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 05:46 | Valparaiso | Jared Potter takes the ball from Charles Anwar | 27-30 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | John Yarbro misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Little - foul #2 on Robert Little, team foul #11 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris (SF), Matt Underwood (C) Jason Burton, Robert Little | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | John Yarbro makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | John Yarbro makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 05:08 | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 05:07 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to John Yarbro | 27-32 |
| 05:02 | Ohio State | Daniel Harris picks off the pass by Jonathan Meacham | 27-32 |
| 04:51 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood is whistled for traveling | 27-32 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Bishop (SG), James English (SF), Sean Basham (PF), Carl McClure (C) Paul Jones, Jonathan Meacham, Jared Potter, Francis Morton | |
| 04:22 | Ohio State | Sean Basham clanks a shot from close range but he's hacked by George Swink - foul #3 on George Swink, team foul #12 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Prescott (C) George Swink | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:22 | Ohio State | Sean Basham makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 04:22 | Ohio State | Sean Basham makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 04:09 | Valparaiso | Charles Anwar misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 04:07 | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 04:02 | Valparaiso | Carl McClure is called for the reach on Gary Morgan - foul #1 on Carl McClure, team foul #4 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jason Burton (SG), George Lindahl (PF) Daniel Harris, Matt Underwood | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathan Meacham (PG) John Yarbro | |
| 03:53 | Valparaiso | Charles Anwar makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from George Lindahl | 30-34 |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | James English is fouled on the floor by Gary Morgan - foul #3 on Gary Morgan, team foul #13 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris (SG), David Anderson (SF), Robert Little (PF) Gary Morgan, Charles Anwar, George Lindahl | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Jones (PG), Jared Potter (PF), Francis Morton (C) Jonathan Meacham, Sean Basham, Carl McClure | |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | James English makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | James English makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Jason Burton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Harris (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - David Anderson (fresh) PF - Robert Little (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - David Prescott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bishop (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James English (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jared Potter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis Morton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Valparaiso | Robert Little clanks a jump hook from the left block | 30-36 |
| 03:10 | Ohio State | Francis Morton gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | Jared Potter scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by John Bishop | 30-38 |
| 02:37 | Valparaiso | Robert Little misses short on a shot from the left side | 30-38 |
| 02:35 | Ohio State | Francis Morton grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 02:06 | Ohio State | Paul Jones double dribbles | 30-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Charles Anwar (SG), Matt Underwood (C) David Anderson, David Prescott | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Yarbro (SG), Jonathan Meacham (SF) John Bishop, James English | |
| 01:48 | Valparaiso | Jared Potter is called for the reach on Robert Little - foul #2 on Jared Potter, team foul #5 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Anderson (SF) Jason Burton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:32 | Valparaiso | Robert Little is hacked by Jared Potter - foul #3 on Jared Potter, team foul #6 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jason Burton (PG) David Anderson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sean Basham (PF) Jared Potter | |
| 01:16 | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris misses the 3 from the left corner | 30-38 |
| 01:15 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Sean Basham | 30-38 |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | John Yarbro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Anderson (SF), George Lindahl (PF), David Prescott (C) Jason Burton, Robert Little, Matt Underwood | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl McClure (C) Francis Morton | |
| 00:51 | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-38 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Carl McClure grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 00:45 | Ohio State | Daniel Harris steals the ball from Paul Jones in the backcourt | 30-38 |
| 00:33 | Valparaiso | Charles Anwar misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Sean Basham snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | David Prescott is called for the reach on Carl McClure - foul #1 on David Prescott, team foul #14 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jason Burton (PG), Robert Little (PF), Matt Underwood (C) David Anderson, George Lindahl, David Prescott | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Bishop (SG), James English (SF), Francis Morton (C) Paul Jones, Jonathan Meacham, Sean Basham | |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Carl McClure misses the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Carl McClure misses the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 00:04 | Valparaiso | Charles Anwar gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Charles Anwar clanks a halfcourt shot | 30-38 |