| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Shaffer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Myers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Rosendo Yazzie (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bryan Schultz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Huskey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Crisp (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Patrick Hake (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Tracy Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | James Shaffer inbounds the ball | 27-21 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Ohio State | James Shaffer is fouled on the floor by Tracy Wilson - foul #1 on Tracy Wilson, team foul #1 | 27-21 |
| 19:17 | Ohio State | Frank Myers is fouled on the floor by Tracy Wilson - foul #2 on Tracy Wilson, team foul #2 | 27-21 |
| 18:59 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake gets the rebound | 27-21 |
| 18:54 | Cincinnati | Adam Huskey misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-21 |
| 18:52 | Ohio State | Frank Myers gets the rebound | 27-21 |
| 18:40 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-21 |
| 18:21 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 30-23 |
| 17:53 | Ohio State | James Shaffer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-23 |
| 17:33 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 17:31 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake grabs the offensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 17:06 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tracy Wilson | 32-25 |
| 16:50 | Ohio State | Tracy Wilson swats the short shot by Rosendo Yazzie | 32-25 |
| 16:49 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie hits the follow up shot | 34-25 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-25 |
| 16:32 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Rodney Hawkins | 34-25 |
| 16:15 | Ohio State | Bryan Schultz steals it from Jeffery Collins | 34-25 |
| 16:12 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz misses the easy layup | 34-25 |
| 16:11 | Ohio State | Frank Myers snags the defensive board | 34-25 |
| 15:42 | Ohio State | Bryan Schultz is called for the reach on Jeffery Collins - foul #1 on Bryan Schultz, team foul #3 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (SG), Robert Flack (PF) Rodney Hawkins, Frank Myers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan (PF), Cecil Holt (C) Patrick Hake, Tracy Wilson | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Shaffer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Flack (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rosendo Yazzie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bryan Schultz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Huskey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Crisp (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Holt (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Ohio State | Robert Flack misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Russell Crisp - foul #3 on Russell Crisp, team foul #4 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bradley Dykema (SG), Luis Hernandez (SF) Adam Huskey, Russell Crisp | |
| 15:22 | Ohio State | Robert Flack makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 15:22 | Ohio State | Robert Flack makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 15:03 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Cecil Holt | 36-28 |
| 14:37 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Clark | 38-28 |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz loses the ball out of bounds | 38-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG), Frank Myers (PF) James Clark, Robert Flack | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Adam Huskey (SG), Russell Crisp (SF), Patrick Hake (PF), Tracy Wilson (C) Bradley Dykema, Luis Hernandez, Stephen Morgan, Cecil Holt | |
| 14:02 | Ohio State | James Shaffer's floater is tipped away by Tracy Wilson | 38-28 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake grabs the defensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz clanks a 3 from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 13:54 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 13:36 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins loses the ball out of bounds | 38-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Flack (C) Rosendo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:07 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Rodney Hawkins | 38-28 |
| 12:50 | Ohio State | James Shaffer loses the ball out of bounds | 38-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie (C) Robert Flack | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:27 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 38-28 |
| 12:25 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | Frank Myers comes up short on the shot near the basket | 38-28 |
| 12:00 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie tips it in | 40-28 |
| 11:36 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson can't finish the layup | 40-28 |
| 11:35 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Rodney Hawkins | 40-28 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Shaffer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Myers (fresh) 5 reb. C - Rosendo Yazzie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bryan Schultz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Huskey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Crisp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Hake (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Tracy Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:13 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-28 |
| 11:11 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Tracy Wilson | 40-28 |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-28 |
| 10:48 | Cincinnati | Russell Crisp gets the offensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 10:26 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake is fouled on the floor by Rosendo Yazzie - foul #2 on Rosendo Yazzie, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (SG), Robert Flack (C) Rodney Hawkins, Rosendo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bradley Dykema (SG), Luis Hernandez (SF), Stephen Morgan (PF), Cecil Holt (C) Adam Huskey, Russell Crisp, Patrick Hake, Tracy Wilson | |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan is whistled for traveling | 40-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie (C) Frank Myers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:49 | Ohio State | James Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG), Frank Myers (PF) James Clark, Rosendo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | Luis Hernandez scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Morgan | 40-31 |
| 09:04 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-31 |
| 09:03 | Ohio State | James Shaffer tips it in | 42-31 |
| 08:38 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-31 |
| 08:36 | Ohio State | Robert Flack gets the rebound | 42-31 |
| 08:12 | Ohio State | Frank Myers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-31 |
| 08:11 | Ohio State | James Shaffer tips it home | 44-31 |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Collins takes the ball from Cecil Holt | 44-31 |
| 07:24 | Ohio State | James Shaffer scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Rodney Hawkins | 46-31 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Shaffer (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Myers (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Flack (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bryan Schultz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Dykema (fresh) SF - Luis Hernandez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Holt (fresh) | |
| 07:04 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Morgan | 46-34 |
| 06:35 | Ohio State | James Shaffer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-34 |
| 06:34 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins tips it in | 48-34 |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 48-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (SG), Rosendo Yazzie (C) Rodney Hawkins, Frank Myers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Adam Huskey (SG), Russell Crisp (SF), Patrick Hake (PF), Tracy Wilson (C) Bradley Dykema, Luis Hernandez, Stephen Morgan, Cecil Holt | |
| 05:44 | Ohio State | James Shaffer misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tracy Wilson - foul #3 on Tracy Wilson, team foul #5 | 48-34 |
| 05:44 | Ohio State | James Shaffer misses the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 05:44 | Ohio State | James Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:35 | Cincinnati | Russell Crisp's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Collins | 49-34 |
| 05:31 | Ohio State | James Clark banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeffery Collins | 51-34 |
| 05:16 | Cincinnati | Russell Crisp misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeffery Collins - foul #3 on Jeffery Collins, team foul #2 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eliseo Rossi (SG), Robert Segundo (SF), Ivan Zeanah (C) Jeffery Collins, James Shaffer, Rosendo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:16 | Cincinnati | Russell Crisp misses the 1st free throw | 51-34 |
| 05:16 | Cincinnati | Russell Crisp makes the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 04:48 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Tracy Wilson - foul #4 on Tracy Wilson, team foul #6 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luis Hernandez (PG) Bryan Schultz | |
| 04:48 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah makes the 1st free throw | 52-35 |
| 04:48 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah makes the 2nd free throw | 53-35 |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-35 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Adam Huskey is called for the reach on Eliseo Rossi - foul #2 on Adam Huskey, team foul #7 | 53-35 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Eliseo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 54-35 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Eliseo Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 54-35 |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Patrick Hake | 54-35 |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Luis Hernandez knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-38 |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | James Clark misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Luis Hernandez - foul #1 on Luis Hernandez, team foul #8 | 54-38 |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | James Clark makes the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | James Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake hits a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Robert Flack - foul #2 on Robert Flack, team foul #3 | 56-40 |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake makes the free throw | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:12 | Ohio State | Russell Crisp steals the ball from Eliseo Rossi | 56-41 |
| 03:08 | Cincinnati | Adam Huskey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Russell Crisp | 56-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eliseo Rossi (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Segundo (fresh) PF - Robert Flack (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Zeanah (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Luis Hernandez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Adam Huskey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Russell Crisp (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Hake (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Tracy Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah comes up short on the shot in the lane | 56-43 |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-45 |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Robert Flack is whistled for traveling | 56-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz (PG) Luis Hernandez | |
| 01:45 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-45 |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robert Flack | 56-45 |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | Bryan Schultz is called for the reach on James Clark - foul #2 on Bryan Schultz, team foul #9 | 56-45 |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | James Clark makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | James Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 01:05 | Cincinnati | Russell Crisp misses long on a floater from the left wing | 58-45 |
| 01:04 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | James Clark is called for traveling | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Russell Crisp is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Bryan Schultz | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | James Clark makes the jumper from the left side set up by Robert Segundo | 60-47 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Russell Crisp misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah grabs the board | 60-47 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah runs out the clock | 60-47 |