| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul Jones (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Yarbro (fresh) SF - James English (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jared Potter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Francis Morton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Goodfellow (fresh) SF - Tyler Hazard (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) C - Louis Welcher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-25 |
| 19:32 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James English | 26-25 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | Paul Jones comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gregory Goodfellow - foul #3 on Gregory Goodfellow, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | Paul Jones misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | Paul Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | Robert Davis makes the floater in the paint set up by James Page and he's hacked by Jared Potter - foul #3 on Jared Potter, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | Robert Davis makes the free throw | 27-28 |
| 18:17 | Ohio State | Jared Potter misses the turnaround in the paint | 27-28 |
| 18:16 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Page | 27-28 |
| 17:47 | Kentucky | Robert Davis misses the jump hook from the left block | 27-28 |
| 17:45 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Welcher | 27-28 |
| 17:21 | Kentucky | James Page comes up short on the floater in the lane | 27-28 |
| 17:20 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James English | 27-28 |
| 17:14 | Ohio State | John Yarbro double dribbles in the backcourt | 27-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Bishop (SG), Jonathan Meacham (SF), Sean Basham (PF), Carl McClure (C) John Yarbro, James English, Jared Potter, Francis Morton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (PG), Dikembe Abdalla (SG), Thomas Mankowski (PF), Damek Zomer (C) James Page, Gregory Goodfellow, Robert Davis, Louis Welcher | |
| 16:45 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Dikembe Abdalla | 27-31 |
| 16:43 | Ohio State | Paul Jones is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 27-31 |
| 16:23 | Kentucky | Robert Peres makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Dikembe Abdalla | 27-33 |
| 16:06 | Ohio State | Jonathan Meacham misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Mankowski - foul #2 on Thomas Mankowski, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Yarbro (PG), Francis Morton (C) Paul Jones, Carl McClure | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG) Tyler Hazard | |
| 16:06 | Ohio State | Jonathan Meacham makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 16:06 | Ohio State | Jonathan Meacham makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdalla is fouled on the floor by John Yarbro - foul #1 on John Yarbro, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James English (SF), Jared Potter (PF) Jonathan Meacham, Sean Basham | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - John Yarbro (fresh) SG - John Bishop (fresh) 3 pf. SF - James English (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jared Potter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Francis Morton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdalla (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Peres (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Mankowski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Damek Zomer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Kentucky | Robert Peres misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 15:32 | Ohio State | James English snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 15:03 | Ohio State | Francis Morton clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Mankowski - foul #3 on Thomas Mankowski, team foul #3 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow (SG), Tyler Hazard (SF), Robert Davis (PF), Louis Welcher (C) Dikembe Abdalla, Robert Peres, Thomas Mankowski, Damek Zomer | |
| 15:03 | Ohio State | Francis Morton misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 15:03 | Ohio State | Francis Morton misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 15:03 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Louis Welcher | 29-33 |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-33 |
| 14:42 | Ohio State | James English grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 14:13 | Ohio State | Gregory Goodfellow is called for the reach on John Yarbro - foul #4 on Gregory Goodfellow, team foul #4 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Jones (PG), Bert Lyon (SG), Jonathan Meacham (SF), Sean Basham (PF), Carl McClure (C) John Yarbro, John Bishop, James English, Jared Potter, Francis Morton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (SG) Gregory Goodfellow | |
| 13:53 | Ohio State | Carl McClure throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damek Zomer (C) Louis Welcher | |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | Jonathan Meacham steps in front of the James Page pass | 29-33 |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon double dribbles in the backcourt | 29-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski (SF) Tyler Hazard | |
| 13:08 | Kentucky | James Page misses long on a jumper in the lane | 29-33 |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski hits the follow up shot | 29-35 |
| 12:45 | Ohio State | Paul Jones hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 12:44 | Kentucky | Robert Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | James Page misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | Damek Zomer grabs the offensive board | 29-35 |
| 11:52 | Kentucky | Robert Davis buries a fadeaway from the left side and he's fouled by Sean Basham - foul #2 on Sean Basham, team foul #3 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Yarbro (PG), John Bishop (SG), James English (SF), Jared Potter (PF), Francis Morton (C) Paul Jones, Bert Lyon, Jonathan Meacham, Sean Basham, Carl McClure | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow (SG), Tyler Hazard (SF), Louis Welcher (C) Robert Peres, Thomas Mankowski, Damek Zomer | |
| 11:52 | Kentucky | Robert Davis makes the free throw | 29-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - John Yarbro (fresh) SG - John Bishop (fresh) 3 pf. SF - James English (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jared Potter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Francis Morton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Goodfellow (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Tyler Hazard (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Welcher (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Ohio State | John Yarbro is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Welcher - foul #3 on Louis Welcher, team foul #5 | 29-38 |
| 11:26 | Ohio State | James English is hacked by Louis Welcher - foul #4 on Louis Welcher, team foul #6 | 29-38 |
| 11:14 | Ohio State | John Bishop comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-38 |
| 11:12 | Ohio State | Jared Potter tips it home | 31-38 |
| 11:03 | Kentucky | James Page misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James English - foul #1 on James English, team foul #4 | 31-38 |
| 11:03 | Kentucky | James Page makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 11:03 | Kentucky | James Page makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 10:34 | Ohio State | Francis Morton is whistled for a carry | 31-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Jones (PG) John Bishop | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (PG), Dikembe Abdalla (SG), Damek Zomer (PF) James Page, Gregory Goodfellow, Robert Davis | |
| 10:05 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-40 |
| 10:03 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Francis Morton | 31-40 |
| 09:42 | Ohio State | Paul Jones makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-40 |
| 09:15 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathan Meacham (SF), Sean Basham (PF), Carl McClure (C) James English, Jared Potter, Francis Morton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), Robert Davis (PF), Thomas Mankowski (C) Robert Peres, Damek Zomer, Louis Welcher | |
| 08:46 | Ohio State | Carl McClure's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Bishop (SG) John Yarbro | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow (SG) Dikembe Abdalla | |
| 08:23 | Kentucky | James Page knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Gregory Goodfellow | 34-42 |
| 07:57 | Ohio State | John Bishop's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Mankowski | 34-42 |
| 07:55 | Ohio State | Carl McClure tips it in | 36-42 |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | James Page hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 07:49 | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow gets the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul Jones (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - John Bishop (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Meacham (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Sean Basham (fresh) 4 reb. C - Carl McClure (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Goodfellow (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Tyler Hazard (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Mankowski (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Kentucky | Robert Davis makes the driving attempt near the basket | 36-44 |
| 07:15 | Ohio State | Sean Basham's pass is intercepted by James Page | 36-44 |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | James Page slams it home | 36-46 |
| 06:47 | Ohio State | Paul Jones hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-46 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | Robert Davis gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| 06:41 | Kentucky | James Page can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-46 |
| 06:39 | Kentucky | Robert Davis grabs the offensive board | 36-46 |
| 06:14 | Kentucky | James Page drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-48 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | John Bishop is hacked by Gregory Goodfellow - foul #5 on Gregory Goodfellow, team foul #7 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Yarbro (PG), James English (SF), Jared Potter (PF), Francis Morton (C) Paul Jones, Jonathan Meacham, Sean Basham, Carl McClure | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (PG), Dikembe Abdalla (SG), Damek Zomer (PF), Louis Welcher (C) James Page, Gregory Goodfellow, Robert Davis, Thomas Mankowski | |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | John Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | John Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-48 |
| 05:35 | Kentucky | Damek Zomer grabs the offensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 05:18 | Kentucky | Damek Zomer double dribbles | 38-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Jones (PG) John Bishop | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:01 | Ohio State | Francis Morton connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Jones | 40-48 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-48 |
| 04:34 | Ohio State | Paul Jones gets the rebound | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Jared Potter connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by John Yarbro and the foul's on Louis Welcher - foul #5 on Louis Welcher, team foul #8 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathan Meacham (PG) Paul Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), Robert Davis (PF) Dikembe Abdalla, Louis Welcher | |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Jared Potter misses the free throw | 42-48 |
| 04:11 | Kentucky | Damek Zomer pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Robert Davis is hacked by Jared Potter - foul #4 on Jared Potter, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Bishop (SG) James English | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski (C) Damek Zomer | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - John Yarbro (fresh) SG - John Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Meacham (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jared Potter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Francis Morton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Peres (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Hazard (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Mankowski (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard scores on a shot from the right side and he's fouled by Jonathan Meacham - foul #1 on Jonathan Meacham, team foul #6 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sean Basham (PF), Carl McClure (C) Jared Potter, Francis Morton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard makes the free throw | 42-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Ohio State | John Yarbro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Kentucky | Robert Peres hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 03:02 | Ohio State | Jonathan Meacham gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 02:58 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Jones (PG), James English (SF), Jared Potter (PF), Francis Morton (C) John Bishop, Jonathan Meacham, Sean Basham, Carl McClure | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdalla (SG), Damek Zomer (C) Tyler Hazard, Robert Davis | |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | Paul Jones misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-51 |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Damek Zomer snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-51 |
| 02:22 | Kentucky | James Page misses the dunk | 42-51 |
| 02:20 | Ohio State | Paul Jones grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | Francis Morton misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 42-51 |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Damek Zomer gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 42-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard (SF), Robert Davis (PF) James Page, Damek Zomer | |
| 01:47 | Kentucky | Paul Jones is called for the reach on Robert Peres - foul #2 on Paul Jones, team foul #7 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG) Dikembe Abdalla | |
| 01:47 | Kentucky | Robert Peres makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 01:47 | Kentucky | Robert Peres makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:31 | Ohio State | Paul Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-53 |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | James Page grabs the defensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | John Yarbro is called for the reach on Robert Peres - foul #2 on John Yarbro, team foul #8 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathan Meacham (PG), John Bishop (SG), Bert Lyon (SF), Sean Basham (PF), Carl McClure (C) Paul Jones, John Yarbro, James English, Jared Potter, Francis Morton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | Robert Peres misses the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | Sean Basham gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | John Bishop lays it in | 44-53 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 44-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Jones (PG), John Yarbro (SG), James English (SF), Jared Potter (PF), Francis Morton (C) Jonathan Meacham, John Bishop, Bert Lyon, Sean Basham, Carl McClure | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Paul Jones is called for the reach on James Page in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Jones, team foul #9 | 44-53 |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | James Page makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | James Page makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Jared Potter is denied by Tyler Hazard | 44-55 |
| 00:34 | Ohio State | James English grabs the offensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Jared Potter misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-55 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard snags the defensive board | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | James Page runs out the clock | 44-55 |