| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Pat McElhany (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Passmore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Thomas Reda (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Losiewski (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Darin Krueger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ian Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | Frank Losiewski inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Nevada | Frank Losiewski can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 19:42 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 19:25 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore is hacked by Ian Stewart - foul #3 on Ian Stewart, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Thomas Kopp (C) Ian Stewart | |
| 19:18 | Ohio State | Don Richardson travels with the ball | 32-36 |
| 19:05 | Nevada | The jumper by Darin Krueger is denied by Tyler Moorer | 32-36 |
| 19:03 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Losiewski | 32-36 |
| 18:49 | Nevada | Frank Losiewski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 18:47 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 18:38 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Tyler Moorer | 34-36 |
| 18:23 | Nevada | Frank Losiewski misses long on a floater from the left block | 34-36 |
| 18:21 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Don Richardson | 34-36 |
| 17:56 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore misses the easy layup | 34-36 |
| 17:55 | Ohio State | Don Richardson tips it back up and in | 36-36 |
| 17:42 | Nevada | Don Richardson steals it from Thomas Kopp | 36-36 |
| 17:29 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-36 |
| 17:28 | Nevada | Thomas Kopp pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:12 | Nevada | Darin Krueger makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 16:53 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 16:51 | Ohio State | Don Richardson tips it back up and in | 38-38 |
| 16:48 | Nevada | Thomas Reda throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Smalls (PG), Michael Anderson (SG) Don Richardson, Patrick Jones | |
| Subs | Nevada | Timothy Gilmour (PG), Trevor Webb (SG), Leland Capetillo (SF), Andy Toliver (C) Thomas Reda, William Kelly, Frank Losiewski, Darin Krueger | |
| 16:36 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore's pass is intercepted by Leland Capetillo | 38-38 |
| 16:33 | Nevada | Leland Capetillo lays it in | 38-40 |
| 16:18 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 16:17 | Nevada | Thomas Kopp gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 15:54 | Nevada | Andy Toliver misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Passmore - foul #2 on Joseph Passmore, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG) James Smalls | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ian Stewart (C) Thomas Kopp | |
| 15:54 | Nevada | Andy Toliver makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 15:54 | Nevada | Andy Toliver misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 15:54 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany grabs the board | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Pat McElhany (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Passmore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Timothy Gilmour (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Trevor Webb (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leland Capetillo (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Andy Toliver (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ian Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:36 | Ohio State | Trevor Webb picks off the pass by Michael Anderson | 38-41 |
| 15:29 | Nevada | Leland Capetillo misses the jumpshot from the left side | 38-41 |
| 15:27 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 15:09 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer's pass is intercepted by Timothy Gilmour | 38-41 |
| 14:43 | Nevada | Leland Capetillo is hacked by Michael Anderson - foul #2 on Michael Anderson, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG) Michael Anderson | |
| Subs | Nevada | Thomas Reda (PG), William Kelly (SG), Frank Losiewski (SF), Darin Krueger (PF) Timothy Gilmour, Trevor Webb, Leland Capetillo, Andy Toliver | |
| 14:34 | Nevada | Darin Krueger misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-41 |
| 14:32 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 14:22 | Ohio State | Darin Krueger denies the turnaround by Pat McElhany | 38-41 |
| 14:21 | Nevada | The rebound goes to William Kelly | 38-41 |
| 14:10 | Nevada | Joseph Passmore picks off the pass by William Kelly | 38-41 |
| 13:50 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-41 |
| 13:39 | Nevada | Darin Krueger is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Darin Krueger, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Anderson (SG), James Stamey (C) Don Richardson, Joseph Passmore | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 13:21 | Ohio State | Darin Krueger swats the layup by Pat McElhany | 40-41 |
| 13:20 | Nevada | William Kelly gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:00 | Nevada | Patrick Jones takes the ball from Ian Stewart | 40-41 |
| 12:57 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer lays it up and in set up by Patrick Jones | 42-41 |
| 12:40 | Nevada | Frank Losiewski loses the dribble to Michael Anderson | 42-41 |
| 12:22 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones clanks a jumper from the baseline | 42-41 |
| 12:21 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Darin Krueger | 42-41 |
| 12:09 | Nevada | Frank Losiewski scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 42-43 |
| 12:05 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 11:50 | Nevada | Frank Losiewski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 11:48 | Nevada | Darin Krueger tips it back up and in | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Patrick Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (tiring) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pat McElhany (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - James Stamey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Thomas Reda (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Losiewski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darin Krueger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ian Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Anderson and the foul's on Ian Stewart - foul #4 on Ian Stewart, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), John Fountain (SG), Conrad Heideman (PF), Joseph Passmore (C) Patrick Jones, Michael Anderson, Pat McElhany, James Stamey | |
| Subs | Nevada | Timothy Gilmour (PG), Trevor Webb (SG), Leland Capetillo (SF), Thomas Kopp (PF), Andy Toliver (C) Thomas Reda, William Kelly, Frank Losiewski, Darin Krueger, Ian Stewart | |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer makes the free throw | 48-45 |
| 11:03 | Nevada | Leland Capetillo clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 11:01 | Nevada | Andy Toliver grabs the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 10:49 | Nevada | Thomas Kopp hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 48-45 |
| 10:47 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 10:42 | Ohio State | Don Richardson drills a runner in the lane and the foul's on Timothy Gilmour - foul #1 on Timothy Gilmour, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ira Casson (SF) Tyler Moorer | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 10:42 | Ohio State | Don Richardson makes the free throw | 51-45 |
| 10:21 | Nevada | Thomas Kopp is hacked by Conrad Heideman - foul #1 on Conrad Heideman, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| 10:11 | Nevada | Andy Toliver hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Fountain - foul #1 on John Fountain, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG) John Fountain | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 10:11 | Nevada | Andy Toliver misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 10:11 | Nevada | Andy Toliver makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 09:54 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Conrad Heideman and he's hacked by Timothy Gilmour - foul #2 on Timothy Gilmour, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Thomas Reda (PG), Frank Losiewski (SF) Timothy Gilmour, Leland Capetillo | |
| 09:54 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones makes the free throw | 54-46 |
| 09:42 | Nevada | Thomas Reda hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 09:41 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Patrick Jones | 54-46 |
| 09:24 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore lays it up and in on a nice dish by Patrick Jones | 56-46 |
| 09:07 | Nevada | Frank Losiewski misses the easy layup | 56-46 |
| 09:06 | Nevada | Andy Toliver can't tip it in | 56-46 |
| 09:05 | Nevada | Andy Toliver misses the tip | 56-46 |
| 09:03 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| 08:55 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 56-46 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman tips it home | 58-46 |
| 08:37 | Nevada | Don Richardson takes the ball from Thomas Kopp | 58-46 |
| 08:15 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Don Richardson | 60-46 |
| 07:58 | Nevada | Thomas Reda buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 07:32 | Ohio State | Thomas Kopp is called for the reach on Don Richardson - foul #1 on Thomas Kopp, team foul #6 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Smalls (PG), Michael Anderson (SG), Tyler Moorer (SF), Pat McElhany (PF), James Stamey (C) Don Richardson, Patrick Jones, Ira Casson, Conrad Heideman, Joseph Passmore | |
| Subs | Nevada | Timothy Gilmour (PG), William Kelly (SG), Leland Capetillo (SF), Darin Krueger (PF), Ian Stewart (C) Thomas Reda, Trevor Webb, Frank Losiewski, Thomas Kopp, Andy Toliver | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Smalls (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pat McElhany (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - James Stamey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Timothy Gilmour (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leland Capetillo (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Darin Krueger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ian Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:09 | Ohio State | James Smalls drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:01 | Nevada | Leland Capetillo misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 63-49 |
| 06:59 | Nevada | William Kelly snags the offensive board | 63-49 |
| 06:54 | Nevada | Leland Capetillo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-49 |
| 06:52 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Pat McElhany | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 63-49 |
| 06:25 | Nevada | Darin Krueger snags the defensive board | 63-49 |
| 06:13 | Nevada | Leland Capetillo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-49 |
| 06:12 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany snags the defensive board | 63-49 |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-49 |
| 05:47 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Timothy Gilmour | 63-49 |
| 05:41 | Nevada | Pat McElhany blocks the short jumper by Ian Stewart | 63-49 |
| 05:40 | Ohio State | James Smalls grabs the defensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 63-49 |
| 05:14 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer tips it back up and in | 65-49 |
| 05:01 | Nevada | Timothy Gilmour scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Leland Capetillo | 65-52 |
| 05:01 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), Patrick Jones (SG), Joseph Passmore (C) James Smalls, Michael Anderson, James Stamey | |
| Subs | Nevada | Thomas Reda (PG), Frank Losiewski (SF) Timothy Gilmour, Leland Capetillo | |
| 04:39 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones misses the shot from the free throw line | 65-52 |
| 04:38 | Nevada | Ian Stewart snags the defensive board | 65-52 |
| 04:30 | Nevada | Thomas Reda buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Kelly | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ian Stewart - foul #5 on Ian Stewart, team foul #7 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Thomas Kopp (C) Ian Stewart | |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore misses the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 04:11 | Nevada | Darin Krueger grabs the defensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 03:54 | Nevada | Thomas Reda's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Passmore | 66-54 |
| 03:52 | Ohio State | Don Richardson pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer blows the dunk | 66-54 |
| 03:24 | Nevada | Frank Losiewski grabs the board | 66-54 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pat McElhany (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Joseph Passmore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Thomas Reda (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Losiewski (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darin Krueger (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Kopp (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Nevada | Thomas Reda misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-54 |
| 03:18 | Nevada | Thomas Kopp tips it in | 66-56 |
| 02:54 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Don Richardson | 68-56 |
| 02:39 | Nevada | Thomas Reda is whistled for traveling | 68-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Smalls (PG), Michael Anderson (SG), Ira Casson (SF), Conrad Heideman (PF), James Stamey (C) Don Richardson, Patrick Jones, Tyler Moorer, Pat McElhany, Joseph Passmore | |
| Subs | Nevada | Timothy Gilmour (PG), Trevor Webb (SG), Leland Capetillo (SF), Andy Toliver (C) Thomas Reda, William Kelly, Frank Losiewski, Darin Krueger | |
| 02:18 | Ohio State | James Smalls misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-56 |
| 02:16 | Nevada | Timothy Gilmour gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| 02:03 | Nevada | James Smalls steals the ball from Andy Toliver | 68-56 |
| 01:41 | Ohio State | James Stamey makes the jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Andy Toliver - foul #1 on Andy Toliver, team foul #8 | 70-56 |
| 01:41 | Ohio State | James Stamey misses the free throw | 70-56 |
| 01:41 | Nevada | Andy Toliver grabs the board | 70-56 |
| 01:30 | Nevada | Leland Capetillo is hacked by Conrad Heideman - foul #2 on Conrad Heideman, team foul #5 | 70-56 |
| 01:17 | Nevada | Timothy Gilmour misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-56 |
| 01:15 | Nevada | Andy Toliver hits the follow up shot | 70-58 |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman misses the easy layup | 70-58 |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | James Smalls tips it back up and in | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Nevada | Leland Capetillo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-58 |
| 00:39 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman gets the rebound | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | James Smalls clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 72-58 |
| 00:09 | Nevada | Andy Toliver grabs the board | 72-58 |
| 00:04 | Nevada | Trevor Webb double dribbles | 72-58 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | James Smalls runs out the clock | 72-58 |