| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) SG - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) SF - James Shaffer (fresh) PF - Frank Myers (fresh) C - Rosendo Yazzie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Ronald Pilon (fresh) SG - Jason Gress (fresh) SF - Bill Lohr (fresh) PF - Ben Walter (fresh) C - Alexander Bryant (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Purdue | Alexander Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Purdue | Rosendo Yazzie steps in front of the Bill Lohr pass | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Ohio State | Frank Myers travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Purdue | Alexander Bryant misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Ohio State | James Shaffer grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:04 | Ohio State | Ronald Pilon picks off the pass by James Shaffer | 0-0 |
| 17:46 | Purdue | Jason Gress knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 17:28 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Shaffer | 3-3 |
| 17:11 | Purdue | Ben Walter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 3-3 |
| 17:09 | Purdue | Ben Walter tips it home | 3-5 |
| 16:47 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 16:45 | Ohio State | James Shaffer tips it home | 5-5 |
| 16:34 | Purdue | Jason Gress misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 16:32 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:03 | Ohio State | Ben Walter steals the ball from Rodney Hawkins | 5-5 |
| 15:44 | Purdue | Alexander Bryant misses short on a jumper near the basket | 5-5 |
| 15:42 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) SF - James Shaffer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Myers (fresh) C - Rosendo Yazzie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Ronald Pilon (fresh) SG - Jason Gress (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bill Lohr (fresh) PF - Ben Walter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alexander Bryant (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins is fouled on the floor by Bill Lohr - foul #1 on Bill Lohr, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), Robert Segundo (SG), Robert Flack (PF), Ivan Zeanah (C) Jeffery Collins, Rodney Hawkins, Frank Myers, Rosendo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reed (PG), Michael Reynolds (SF), Gary Moore (PF) Ronald Pilon, Bill Lohr, Ben Walter | |
| 15:07 | Ohio State | Robert Flack hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-5 |
| 15:05 | Purdue | Gary Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 14:58 | Purdue | Michael Reynolds is hacked by James Shaffer - foul #1 on James Shaffer, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG) James Shaffer | |
| Subs | Purdue | Fred Green (C) Alexander Bryant | |
| 14:41 | Purdue | Gary Moore lays it up and in | 5-7 |
| 14:23 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins is fouled on the floor by Brian Reed - foul #1 on Brian Reed, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG) Rodney Hawkins | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bill Lohr (SF) Michael Reynolds | |
| 14:17 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 14:16 | Ohio State | Robert Flack can't tip it in | 5-7 |
| 14:14 | Purdue | Fred Green gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 13:47 | Purdue | Fred Green misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-7 |
| 13:45 | Purdue | Bill Lohr tips it home | 5-9 |
| 13:16 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by James Clark | 7-9 |
| 13:12 | Purdue | Jason Gress misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 13:11 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 12:49 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Robert Flack is blocked by Fred Green | 7-9 |
| 12:47 | Ohio State | Robert Flack tips it home | 9-9 |
| 12:24 | Purdue | A charge is called on Jason Gress - foul #1 on Jason Gress, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG), James Shaffer (SF), Frank Myers (PF), Rosendo Yazzie (C) Jeffery Collins, Robert Segundo, Robert Flack, Ivan Zeanah | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Pilon (PG), William Rottman (SG), Michael Reynolds (SF), Ben Walter (PF), Alexander Bryant (C) Brian Reed, Jason Gress, Bill Lohr, Gary Moore, Fred Green | |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Frank Myers | 11-9 |
| 11:53 | Purdue | Michael Reynolds comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-9 |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | Frank Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 11:28 | Ohio State | James Shaffer is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Shaffer, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), Robert Flack (C) James Clark, James Shaffer | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rosendo Yazzie (fresh) PF - Frank Myers (fresh) C - Robert Flack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Ronald Pilon (fresh) SG - William Rottman (fresh) SF - Michael Reynolds (fresh) PF - Ben Walter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alexander Bryant (fresh) | |
| 11:12 | Purdue | William Rottman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-9 |
| 11:11 | Ohio State | Frank Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 10:44 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Myers | 14-9 |
| 10:36 | Purdue | Michael Reynolds misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Rodney Hawkins - foul #1 on Rodney Hawkins, team foul #3 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Segundo (SF) Rosendo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Gress (SG) William Rottman | |
| 10:36 | Purdue | Michael Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 10:36 | Purdue | Michael Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 10:21 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 14-10 |
| 10:19 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ben Walter | 14-10 |
| 10:17 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie (SF) Robert Segundo | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bill Lohr (SF) Michael Reynolds | |
| 09:56 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Alexander Bryant - foul #1 on Alexander Bryant, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Segundo (SF) Rosendo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:56 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 09:56 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 09:56 | Purdue | Ben Walter gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 09:42 | Purdue | Jason Gress misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 15-10 |
| 09:41 | Ohio State | Robert Segundo grabs the board | 15-10 |
| 09:18 | Ohio State | Robert Flack hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Ronald Pilon - foul #1 on Ronald Pilon, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), Rosendo Yazzie (SF) Jeffery Collins, Robert Segundo | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reed (PG), Gary Moore (PF), Fred Green (C) Ronald Pilon, Ben Walter, Alexander Bryant | |
| 09:18 | Ohio State | Robert Flack misses the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 09:18 | Ohio State | Robert Flack makes the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 09:02 | Purdue | Rosendo Yazzie blocks the short jumper by Gary Moore | 16-10 |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Fred Green tips it in | 16-12 |
| 08:57 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-12 |
| 08:56 | Purdue | Fred Green snags the defensive board | 16-12 |
| 08:31 | Purdue | Brian Reed's floater is knocked away by Robert Flack | 16-12 |
| 08:30 | Ohio State | Robert Flack pulls down the rebound | 16-12 |
| 08:15 | Ohio State | James Clark's floater is tipped away by Fred Green | 16-12 |
| 08:14 | Purdue | Gary Moore pulls down the rebound | 16-12 |
| 07:55 | Purdue | Gary Moore steps out of bounds on the sideline | 16-12 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), Robert Segundo (SF) James Clark, Rosendo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Pilon (PG), Ben Walter (PF), Alexander Bryant (C) Brian Reed, Gary Moore, Fred Green | |
| 07:39 | Ohio State | Frank Myers misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 16-12 |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins tips it in | 18-12 |
| 07:14 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 18-12 |
| 07:13 | Ohio State | Frank Myers gets the rebound | 18-12 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Segundo (fresh) PF - Frank Myers (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Flack (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Ronald Pilon (fresh) SG - Jason Gress (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bill Lohr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ben Walter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alexander Bryant (fresh) | |
| 07:06 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 18-12 |
| 07:04 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Hawkins | 18-12 |
| 06:47 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Robert Segundo and he's hacked by Ronald Pilon - foul #2 on Ronald Pilon, team foul #6 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (SG), Rosendo Yazzie (SF) Rodney Hawkins, Robert Segundo | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reed (PG), Michael Reynolds (SF) Ronald Pilon, Bill Lohr | |
| 06:47 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins makes the free throw | 21-12 |
| 06:20 | Purdue | Brian Reed can't finish the layup | 21-12 |
| 06:18 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Ben Walter | 21-12 |
| 06:07 | Purdue | Michael Reynolds can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-12 |
| 06:05 | Ohio State | Frank Myers pulls down the rebound | 21-12 |
| 06:00 | Ohio State | James Clark buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jeffery Collins | 23-12 |
| 05:46 | Purdue | Michael Reynolds drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Jason Gress | 23-14 |
| 05:19 | Ohio State | Ben Walter is called for the reach on Rosendo Yazzie - foul #1 on Ben Walter, team foul #7 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG), James Shaffer (SF) James Clark, Frank Myers | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Rottman (SG), Bill Lohr (SF), Gary Moore (PF), Fred Green (C) Jason Gress, Michael Reynolds, Ben Walter, Alexander Bryant | |
| 05:19 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie misses the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 05:19 | Purdue | Gary Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 23-14 |
| 04:57 | Purdue | William Rottman connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Bill Lohr | 23-17 |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | James Shaffer misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-17 |
| 04:35 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie misses the tip | 23-17 |
| 04:34 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Rosendo Yazzie | 23-17 |
| 04:24 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffery Collins | 25-17 |
| 03:58 | Purdue | William Rottman misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 25-17 |
| 03:56 | Purdue | Bill Lohr tips it home | 25-19 |
| 03:27 | Ohio State | Bill Lohr steals the ball from Rodney Hawkins | 25-19 |
| 03:10 | Purdue | Fred Green is fouled on the floor by Rosendo Yazzie - foul #1 on Rosendo Yazzie, team foul #4 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), Frank Myers (PF), Ivan Zeanah (C) Jeffery Collins, Robert Flack, Rosendo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Pilon (PG), Jason Gress (SG), Michael Reynolds (SF), Ben Walter (PF), Alexander Bryant (C) Brian Reed, William Rottman, Bill Lohr, Gary Moore, Fred Green | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Myers (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ivan Zeanah (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Ronald Pilon (fresh) SG - Jason Gress (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ben Walter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alexander Bryant (fresh) | |
| 02:58 | Purdue | James Clark is called for the reach on Michael Reynolds - foul #1 on James Clark, team foul #5 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), Robert Flack (C) James Clark, Ivan Zeanah | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:43 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Frank Myers - foul #1 on Frank Myers, team foul #6 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie (C) Robert Flack | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:43 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 02:43 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 02:24 | Ohio State | Ben Walter steps in front of the Jeffery Collins pass | 25-21 |
| 02:19 | Purdue | Jason Gress knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Frank Myers - foul #2 on Frank Myers, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), Robert Flack (C) Jeffery Collins, Rosendo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:19 | Purdue | Jason Gress misses the free throw | 25-23 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Robert Flack snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| 01:50 | Ohio State | James Shaffer hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Rodney Hawkins | 27-23 |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Ben Walter drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Pilon | 27-25 |
| 01:01 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins knocks in the floater from the right side set up by James Shaffer | 29-25 |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Jason Gress misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | James Shaffer pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | James Shaffer misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ben Walter - foul #2 on Ben Walter, team foul #8 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), Rosendo Yazzie (C) James Clark, Robert Flack | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bill Lohr (SF), Gary Moore (PF) Michael Reynolds, Ben Walter | |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | James Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | James Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Jeffery Collins takes the ball from Alexander Bryant | 31-25 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins can't throw it down | 31-25 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Bill Lohr grabs the board | 31-25 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Gary Moore is hacked by Rosendo Yazzie - foul #2 on Rosendo Yazzie, team foul #8 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reed (PG) Ronald Pilon | |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Gary Moore makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Gary Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Alexander Bryant snags the offensive board | 31-26 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Alexander Bryant misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-26 |