| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jimmy Dennis (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Hunter (fresh) SF - Dustin Sensabaugh (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Whitaker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) SG - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Shaffer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Rosendo Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh inbounds the ball | 23-31 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Adams drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Jimmy Dennis | 25-31 |
| 19:30 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by James Hunter - foul #2 on James Hunter, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan (SG), Anthony Cotton (SF), Jason Littlefield (C) James Hunter, Dustin Sensabaugh, John Whitaker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (SG), Robert Segundo (SF), Robert Flack (PF) Rodney Hawkins, James Shaffer, Frank Myers | |
| 19:30 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 19:30 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 19:18 | Western Kentucky | Jason Littlefield lays it in | 27-33 |
| 18:54 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 18:53 | Ohio State | Robert Flack snags the offensive board | 27-33 |
| 18:39 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Segundo | 27-36 |
| 18:27 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Adams loses the dribble to Rosendo Yazzie | 27-36 |
| 18:24 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins is hacked by Jimmy Dennis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jimmy Dennis, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Hunter (PG) Jimmy Dennis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG), James Shaffer (SF), Frank Myers (PF) James Clark, Robert Segundo, Rosendo Yazzie | |
| 18:03 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 18:01 | Western Kentucky | Jason Littlefield gets the rebound | 27-36 |
| 17:52 | Western Kentucky | James Hunter can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 17:50 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins gets the rebound | 27-36 |
| 17:31 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-38 |
| 17:12 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Adams scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Hunter | 29-38 |
| 16:45 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 16:44 | Western Kentucky | James Hunter grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 16:33 | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-38 |
| 16:32 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Frank Myers | 29-38 |
| 16:05 | Ohio State | James Shaffer buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Rodney Hawkins | 29-40 |
| 16:00 | Western Kentucky | James Hunter connects on the jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Jeffery Collins - foul #3 on Jeffery Collins, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dennis (PG), Dustin Sensabaugh (SF), John Whitaker (C) Bryan Hennigan, Anthony Cotton, Jason Littlefield | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (SG), Rosendo Yazzie (C) Rodney Hawkins, Robert Flack | |
| 16:00 | Western Kentucky | James Hunter misses the free throw | 31-40 |
| 16:00 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jimmy Dennis (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Sensabaugh (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Adams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Whitaker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Clark (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Shaffer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Rosendo Yazzie (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 31-40 |
| 15:41 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker grabs the offensive board | 31-40 |
| 15:27 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Adams connects on the jump hook in the paint | 33-40 |
| 14:58 | Ohio State | James Hunter is called for the reach on James Clark - foul #3 on James Hunter, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan (SG) James Hunter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG) James Clark | |
| 14:35 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Jeffery Collins | 33-42 |
| 14:17 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Jimmy Dennis | 35-42 |
| 13:50 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Shaffer | 35-45 |
| 13:41 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Bryan Hennigan | 37-45 |
| 13:19 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 37-45 |
| 13:17 | Ohio State | Frank Myers misses the tip | 37-45 |
| 13:16 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| 12:49 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker is fouled on the floor by Rosendo Yazzie - foul #1 on Rosendo Yazzie, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Hunter (SG), Jason Littlefield (C) Bryan Hennigan, John Whitaker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (SG), Robert Segundo (SF), Robert Flack (C) Rodney Hawkins, James Shaffer, Rosendo Yazzie | |
| 12:31 | Western Kentucky | James Hunter loses the ball out of bounds | 37-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG), Rosendo Yazzie (C) James Clark, Frank Myers | |
| 12:11 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins can't connect on a shot from the right side | 37-45 |
| 12:10 | Ohio State | Robert Segundo grabs the offensive board | 37-45 |
| 11:56 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jimmy Dennis (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dustin Sensabaugh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Adams (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Littlefield (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Segundo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Flack (fresh) 4 pts. C - Rosendo Yazzie (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Adams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-48 |
| 11:36 | Ohio State | Robert Flack gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 11:18 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 11:17 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 10:55 | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dennis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-48 |
| 10:53 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie pulls down the rebound | 37-48 |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie makes the floater in the lane | 37-50 |
| 10:22 | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dennis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-50 |
| 10:20 | Ohio State | Robert Flack gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| 10:00 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins misses badly on a shot from the right side | 37-50 |
| 09:58 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 09:38 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Adams makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Dustin Sensabaugh | 39-50 |
| 09:09 | Ohio State | Robert Flack clanks a jump hook from the right block | 39-50 |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins grabs the offensive board | 39-50 |
| 08:43 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-50 |
| 08:42 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh snags the defensive board | 39-50 |
| 08:38 | Western Kentucky | James Hunter makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jimmy Dennis | 42-50 |
| 08:12 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie's floater is tipped away by Dustin Sensabaugh | 42-50 |
| 08:10 | Western Kentucky | James Hunter pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 07:53 | Western Kentucky | Jason Littlefield is whistled for a carry | 42-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan (SG), Anthony Cotton (SF), John Whitaker (C) Jimmy Dennis, Dustin Sensabaugh, Jason Littlefield | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (SG), James Shaffer (SF), Frank Myers (PF) Rodney Hawkins, Robert Segundo, Rosendo Yazzie | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Hunter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Hennigan (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Anthony Cotton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Adams (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - John Whitaker (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Clark (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Shaffer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Flack (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | Frank Myers clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by John Whitaker - foul #2 on John Whitaker, team foul #4 | 42-50 |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | Frank Myers makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | Frank Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 07:16 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Adams misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Frank Myers - foul #1 on Frank Myers, team foul #3 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dennis (PG) James Hunter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 07:16 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Adams makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 07:16 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 06:54 | Ohio State | James Shaffer misses the runner from close range | 44-52 |
| 06:53 | Ohio State | James Shaffer tips it back up and in | 44-54 |
| 06:34 | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dennis drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Bryan Hennigan | 47-54 |
| 06:10 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Shaffer | 47-57 |
| 05:55 | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dennis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-57 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Hunter (PG), Jason Littlefield (PF) Jimmy Dennis, Timothy Adams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG) James Clark | |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | James Shaffer hits a turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by James Hunter - foul #4 on James Hunter, team foul #5 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh (SF) Anthony Cotton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | James Shaffer makes the free throw | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:16 | Western Kentucky | James Hunter is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Collins - foul #4 on Jeffery Collins, team foul #4 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Cotton (SF) Dustin Sensabaugh | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:11 | Western Kentucky | Robert Flack steps in front of the Bryan Hennigan pass | 47-60 |
| 04:49 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins blows the layup | 47-60 |
| 04:48 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jason Littlefield | 47-60 |
| 04:31 | Western Kentucky | Jason Littlefield drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from James Hunter | 49-60 |
| 04:24 | Ohio State | James Shaffer is hacked by Jason Littlefield - foul #3 on Jason Littlefield, team foul #6 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dennis (PG), Dustin Sensabaugh (SF), Timothy Adams (PF) James Hunter, Anthony Cotton, Jason Littlefield | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie (C) Robert Flack | |
| 04:05 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-60 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Littlefield (PF) Timothy Adams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:44 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker is fouled on the floor by James Shaffer - foul #1 on James Shaffer, team foul #5 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Hunter (PG), Timothy Adams (PF) Jimmy Dennis, Jason Littlefield | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bryan Hennigan (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Dustin Sensabaugh (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Timothy Adams (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - John Whitaker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Shaffer (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Myers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Rosendo Yazzie (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:36 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Bryan Hennigan | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:07 | Ohio State | James Shaffer makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Rodney Hawkins | 51-62 |
| 02:51 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh clanks a floater from the right wing | 51-62 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 02:45 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie clanks a floater from the left wing | 51-62 |
| 02:43 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins snags the offensive board | 51-62 |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins is hacked by Timothy Adams - foul #3 on Timothy Adams, team foul #7 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dennis (PG), Anthony Cotton (SF), Jason Littlefield (PF) Bryan Hennigan, Dustin Sensabaugh, Timothy Adams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), Robert Segundo (SF), Robert Flack (PF), Ivan Zeanah (C) Jeffery Collins, James Shaffer, Frank Myers, Rosendo Yazzie | |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 02:07 | Western Kentucky | James Clark steals it from Jason Littlefield | 51-64 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | James Clark hits the finger roll | 51-66 |
| 01:59 | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dennis's pass is intercepted by James Clark in the backcourt | 51-66 |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | Robert Flack clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Anthony Cotton - foul #2 on Anthony Cotton, team foul #8 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh (SF), Timothy Adams (PF) Anthony Cotton, Jason Littlefield | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eliseo Rossi (SG) Rodney Hawkins | |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | Robert Flack makes the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | Robert Flack misses the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 01:47 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker pulls down the rebound | 51-67 |
| 01:39 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from James Hunter | 53-67 |
| 01:22 | Ohio State | Robert Flack's pass is intercepted by Dustin Sensabaugh | 53-67 |
| 01:06 | Western Kentucky | James Hunter is hacked by Ivan Zeanah - foul #1 on Ivan Zeanah, team foul #6 | 53-67 |
| 00:56 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Eliseo Rossi - foul #1 on Eliseo Rossi, team foul #7 | 53-67 |
| 00:56 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh misses the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 00:56 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh misses the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah snags the defensive board | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:34 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah banks in the layup | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:26 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Adams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-69 |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Eliseo Rossi grabs the board | 53-69 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | James Clark runs out the clock | 53-69 |