| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Shaffer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Rosendo Yazzie (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Weekes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Meserve (fresh) 4 reb. C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | John Weekes inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-22 |
| 19:32 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie snags the defensive board | 27-22 |
| 19:08 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins is hacked by Walter Meserve - foul #3 on Walter Meserve, team foul #1 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (SG), Robert Flack (C) Rodney Hawkins, Rosendo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 18:50 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-22 |
| 18:21 | Dayton | Walter Meserve hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Samuel Alexis | 29-24 |
| 18:02 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by James Clark | 31-24 |
| 17:33 | Dayton | Jerry Scott misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-24 |
| 17:31 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis misses the tip | 31-24 |
| 17:30 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Shaffer | 31-24 |
| 17:05 | Ohio State | James Shaffer misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 31-24 |
| 17:03 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 16:34 | Dayton | Jerry Scott is fouled on the floor by Robert Flack - foul #2 on Robert Flack, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG), Robert Segundo (SF), Rosendo Yazzie (C) Jeffery Collins, James Shaffer, Frank Myers | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 16:08 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Scott | 31-27 |
| 15:44 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Shaffer (SF) Robert Segundo | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gerald Wood (SF) John Weekes | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Shaffer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Flack (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rosendo Yazzie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Meserve (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker is hacked by Rosendo Yazzie - foul #1 on Rosendo Yazzie, team foul #2 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), Frank Myers (PF) James Clark, Robert Flack | |
| Subs | Dayton | Javier Rodriguez (PF) Walter Meserve | |
| 15:01 | Dayton | Jerry Scott hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 14:37 | Ohio State | James Shaffer is called for traveling | 31-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Edward Howard (SF), John Fox (C) Samuel Alexis, Eric Studebaker | |
| 14:08 | Dayton | Gerald Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-30 |
| 14:07 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 13:45 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 13:44 | Ohio State | James Shaffer tips it in | 33-30 |
| 13:21 | Dayton | Gerald Wood misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 13:20 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 13:14 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Edward Howard - foul #1 on Edward Howard, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), Robert Segundo (SF), Robert Flack (PF) Jeffery Collins, James Shaffer, Frank Myers | |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglas Reeves (PG), Samuel Alexis (SG), John Weekes (SF), Walter Meserve (PF), Eric Studebaker (C) Jerry Scott, Gerald Wood, Edward Howard, Javier Rodriguez, John Fox | |
| 13:14 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 13:14 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 12:53 | Dayton | John Weekes's pass is intercepted by Robert Segundo | 35-30 |
| 12:28 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie loses the dribble to John Weekes | 35-30 |
| 12:23 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis lays it up and in on a great pass from John Weekes | 35-32 |
| 12:06 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), James Shaffer (SF), Frank Myers (PF) James Clark, Robert Segundo, Rosendo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Scott (PG) Douglas Reeves | |
| 11:51 | Dayton | Jerry Scott misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Jeffery Collins - foul #2 on Jeffery Collins, team foul #3 | 35-32 |
| 11:51 | Dayton | Jerry Scott makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 11:51 | Dayton | Jerry Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 11:36 | Ohio State | James Shaffer's floater is tipped away by Walter Meserve | 35-34 |
| 11:34 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Eric Studebaker | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Shaffer (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frank Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Flack (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Scott (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Weekes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Meserve (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Dayton | Jerry Scott misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 35-34 |
| 11:19 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 11:06 | Ohio State | Robert Flack buries a floater from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 10:46 | Dayton | John Weekes is hacked by Jeffery Collins - foul #3 on Jeffery Collins, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie (C) Robert Flack | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 10:24 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 10:22 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 10:03 | Ohio State | James Shaffer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Frank Myers | 39-34 |
| 09:41 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rosendo Yazzie - foul #2 on Rosendo Yazzie, team foul #5 | 39-34 |
| 09:41 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 09:41 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 09:17 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 09:16 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 08:57 | Dayton | Walter Meserve travels with the ball | 39-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Flack (C) Rosendo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gerald Wood (SF), Javier Rodriguez (PF) John Weekes, Walter Meserve | |
| 08:35 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Frank Myers | 42-36 |
| 08:17 | Dayton | Gerald Wood misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by James Shaffer - foul #1 on James Shaffer, team foul #6 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (SG), Rosendo Yazzie (SF) Rodney Hawkins, James Shaffer | |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglas Reeves (PG), Edward Howard (SF), John Fox (C) Jerry Scott, Samuel Alexis, Eric Studebaker | |
| 08:17 | Dayton | Gerald Wood misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 08:17 | Dayton | Gerald Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 08:17 | Ohio State | Frank Myers grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 07:56 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie misses the easy layup | 42-36 |
| 07:54 | Ohio State | Robert Flack tips it in | 44-36 |
| 07:37 | Dayton | Edward Howard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Rosendo Yazzie - foul #3 on Rosendo Yazzie, team foul #7 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG), James Shaffer (SF) Jeffery Collins, Frank Myers | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Weekes (SF), Walter Meserve (PF) Douglas Reeves, John Fox | |
| 07:37 | Dayton | Edward Howard makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 07:37 | Dayton | Edward Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 07:37 | Dayton | Edward Howard makes the 3rd free throw | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Shaffer (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Flack (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Rosendo Yazzie (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Edward Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gerald Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Weekes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Meserve (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Javier Rodriguez (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 06:52 | Dayton | Gerald Wood is called for traveling | 47-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), Frank Myers (PF) James Clark, Rosendo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Scott (PG), Samuel Alexis (SG), Eric Studebaker (C) Edward Howard, Gerald Wood, Javier Rodriguez | |
| 06:38 | Ohio State | Samuel Alexis is called for the reach on Rodney Hawkins - foul #2 on Samuel Alexis, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie (C) Robert Flack | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 06:21 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 06:19 | Dayton | John Weekes grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 05:56 | Dayton | Jerry Scott clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 05:55 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker grabs the offensive board | 47-39 |
| 05:35 | Dayton | Jerry Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 05:33 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker grabs the offensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 05:16 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker dunks the ball set up by Jerry Scott | 47-41 |
| 05:02 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins is fouled on the floor by Jerry Scott - foul #3 on Jerry Scott, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (SG), Robert Flack (C) Rodney Hawkins, Rosendo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gerald Wood (SF) John Weekes | |
| 04:39 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Clark | 49-41 |
| 04:21 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker makes the floater near the basket set up by Gerald Wood | 49-43 |
| 03:52 | Ohio State | James Clark can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | Robert Flack tips it in | 51-43 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 03:28 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker grabs the offensive board | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Shaffer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frank Myers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Flack (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Scott (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Walter Meserve (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis is fouled on the floor by James Shaffer - foul #2 on James Shaffer, team foul #8 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG), Robert Segundo (SF), Rosendo Yazzie (C) Jeffery Collins, James Shaffer, Frank Myers | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Weekes (SF), Javier Rodriguez (PF) Gerald Wood, Walter Meserve | |
| 03:20 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 03:20 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 03:20 | Ohio State | Robert Flack grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 02:54 | Ohio State | Robert Flack misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Eric Studebaker - foul #1 on Eric Studebaker, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), Frank Myers (PF) James Clark, Robert Segundo | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:54 | Ohio State | Robert Flack makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 02:54 | Ohio State | Robert Flack makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 02:44 | Dayton | Rodney Hawkins is called for the reach on Jerry Scott - foul #1 on Rodney Hawkins, team foul #9 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Shaffer (SF) Robert Flack | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:44 | Dayton | Jerry Scott misses the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 02:44 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker grabs the offensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 02:35 | Dayton | Jerry Scott hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Samuel Alexis | 53-47 |
| 02:31 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 55-47 |
| 02:20 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-49 |
| 02:01 | Ohio State | James Shaffer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Weekes - foul #1 on John Weekes, team foul #6 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), Robert Flack (PF) Jeffery Collins, Frank Myers | |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglas Reeves (PG), Gerald Wood (SG), Walter Meserve (PF) Jerry Scott, Samuel Alexis, Eric Studebaker | |
| 02:01 | Ohio State | James Shaffer misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 02:01 | Ohio State | James Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:59 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), Frank Myers (PF) James Clark, Robert Flack | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Scott (PG), Samuel Alexis (SG), Eric Studebaker (C) Douglas Reeves, Gerald Wood, Javier Rodriguez | |
| 01:36 | Dayton | Jerry Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-49 |
| 01:11 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie's layup is rejected by Eric Studebaker | 56-49 |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | James Shaffer snags the offensive board | 56-49 |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | Frank Myers makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Shaffer | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Samuel Alexis, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | Samuel Alexis is called for the reach on Rodney Hawkins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Samuel Alexis, team foul #8 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Segundo (SF), Robert Flack (PF) James Shaffer, Frank Myers | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:48 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 00:40 | Dayton | Jerry Scott drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | Jerry Scott is called for the reach on Robert Segundo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jerry Scott, team foul #9 | 58-52 |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | Robert Segundo makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | Robert Segundo misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:38 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 00:31 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Weekes | 59-55 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins is hacked by Jerry Scott in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jerry Scott, team foul #10 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Shaffer (SF), Frank Myers (PF) Robert Segundo, Robert Flack | |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglas Reeves (PG) Jerry Scott | |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Jeffery Collins steals the ball from Douglas Reeves | 59-55 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins is hacked by Samuel Alexis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Samuel Alexis, team foul #11 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gerald Wood (SG) Samuel Alexis | |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:18 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-55 |
| 00:14 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-55 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Meserve | 61-55 |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Gerald Wood misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 00:07 | Dayton | John Weekes grabs the offensive board | 61-55 |
| 00:07 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-55 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gerald Wood | 61-58 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins runs out the clock | 61-58 |