| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerome Laird (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lance Williams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Francis Slama (fresh) C - Garland Hipps (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Nathaniel Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Swaney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Neff (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Harper (fresh) 8 pts. C - Randy Correll (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | James Neff inbounds the ball | 36-38 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:46 | Ohio State | Walter Harper hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-38 |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 19:17 | Cincinnati | Francis Slama makes the shot from the free throw line | 38-38 |
| 18:57 | Ohio State | Randy Correll makes the driving attempt from the left block | 38-40 |
| 18:43 | Cincinnati | Lance Williams drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Garland Hipps | 41-40 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | Jack Swaney misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 18:27 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 18:10 | Cincinnati | Lance Williams is denied on a layup by Randy Correll | 41-40 |
| 18:08 | Ohio State | James Neff gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 17:41 | Ohio State | Jack Swaney misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 17:40 | Ohio State | Jack Swaney gets the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 17:33 | Ohio State | Garland Hipps steps in front of the James Neff pass | 41-40 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Garland Hipps is blocked by Randy Correll | 41-40 |
| 17:17 | Ohio State | James Neff snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 17:04 | Ohio State | James Neff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 17:02 | Cincinnati | Francis Slama grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Francis Slama misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 41-40 |
| 16:33 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Neff | 41-40 |
| 16:27 | Ohio State | Randy Correll drills a runner from the baseline | 41-42 |
| 16:06 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerome Laird (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lance Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Francis Slama (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Garland Hipps (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Nathaniel Carter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Swaney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Neff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Harper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Randy Correll (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Ohio State | James Neff's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Johnson | 43-42 |
| 15:16 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps knocks in the shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Walter Harper - foul #1 on Walter Harper, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison (SG), Robert Boyer (SF), William Gray (PF) Lawrence Johnson, Lance Williams, Francis Slama | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lester Ingram (PG), Kenneth Wilkerson (SG), Eugene Boyes (SF), William Humphrey (PF), Genaro Ricci (C) Nathaniel Carter, Jack Swaney, James Neff, Walter Harper, Randy Correll | |
| 15:16 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps misses the free throw | 45-42 |
| 15:16 | Ohio State | William Humphrey grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 14:56 | Ohio State | Christopher Harrison steals the ball from Lester Ingram | 45-42 |
| 14:31 | Cincinnati | William Gray is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on William Gray, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lewis Frazier (C) Garland Hipps | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:20 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Lewis Frazier grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 14:08 | Cincinnati | William Gray is open but comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 45-42 |
| 14:06 | Cincinnati | William Gray grabs the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by William Humphrey - foul #3 on William Humphrey, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Johnson (SG) Jerome Laird | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 13:56 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Genaro Ricci | 46-42 |
| 13:39 | Ohio State | William Humphrey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 46-42 |
| 13:37 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson tips it in | 46-44 |
| 13:14 | Cincinnati | Lewis Frazier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter (PG), James Neff (SF), Randy Correll (C) Lester Ingram, Eugene Boyes, Genaro Ricci | |
| 12:54 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Lewis Frazier | 46-44 |
| 12:31 | Cincinnati | Randy Correll swats the layup by Lawrence Johnson | 46-44 |
| 12:30 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to William Humphrey | 46-44 |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | Randy Correll misses the lay-in | 46-44 |
| 12:01 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Johnson gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Harrison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SG - Lawrence Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Boyer (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Gray (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Lewis Frazier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Nathaniel Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Wilkerson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Neff (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Humphrey (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Correll (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:56 | Cincinnati | Randy Correll is called for the reach on Lewis Frazier - foul #3 on Randy Correll, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerome Laird (PG), Lance Williams (SF), Francis Slama (PF), Garland Hipps (C) Christopher Harrison, Robert Boyer, William Gray, Lewis Frazier | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jack Swaney (SG), Walter Harper (PF) Kenneth Wilkerson, William Humphrey | |
| 11:45 | Cincinnati | Lance Williams is open and buries a shot from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 11:21 | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Neff | 48-47 |
| 11:07 | Cincinnati | Jerome Laird scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-47 |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | Walter Harper scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 51-49 |
| 10:21 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Garland Hipps is denied by Randy Correll | 51-49 |
| 10:20 | Ohio State | Walter Harper pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 10:10 | Ohio State | James Neff comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Lance Williams - foul #2 on Lance Williams, team foul #2 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison (SG), Robert Boyer (SF), William Gray (PF) Lawrence Johnson, Lance Williams, Francis Slama | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lester Ingram (PG), William Humphrey (PF), Genaro Ricci (C) Nathaniel Carter, Walter Harper, Randy Correll | |
| 10:10 | Ohio State | James Neff makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:10 | Ohio State | James Neff makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps lays it up and in | 53-51 |
| 09:41 | Ohio State | Jack Swaney is fouled on the floor by William Gray - foul #4 on William Gray, team foul #3 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lewis Frazier (PF) William Gray | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes (SF) James Neff | |
| 09:30 | Ohio State | Robert Boyer is called for the reach on William Humphrey - foul #1 on Robert Boyer, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson (SG) Jack Swaney | |
| 09:17 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | Genaro Ricci swats the short shot by Garland Hipps | 53-54 |
| 08:54 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps misses the tip | 53-54 |
| 08:52 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Genaro Ricci | 53-54 |
| 08:36 | Ohio State | Lester Ingram comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 08:34 | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 08:18 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps banks in the layup over the doubleteam set up by Robert Boyer | 55-54 |
| 08:01 | Ohio State | Christopher Harrison takes the ball from Lester Ingram | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerome Laird (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Harrison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 stl. SF - Robert Boyer (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lewis Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Garland Hipps (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Lester Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Wilkerson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Humphrey (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Genaro Ricci (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps travels with the ball | 55-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Johnson (SG), Lance Williams (SF), William Gray (PF) Christopher Harrison, Robert Boyer, Lewis Frazier | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter (PG), Jack Swaney (SG), James Neff (SF), Walter Harper (PF), Randy Correll (C) Lester Ingram, Kenneth Wilkerson, Eugene Boyes, William Humphrey, Genaro Ricci | |
| 07:13 | Ohio State | Lawrence Johnson is called for the reach on Jack Swaney - foul #1 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #5 | 55-54 |
| 06:53 | Ohio State | Walter Harper is denied on a layup by Lance Williams | 55-54 |
| 06:51 | Cincinnati | William Gray pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps misses the dunk over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Jack Swaney - foul #3 on Jack Swaney, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Francis Slama (PF) William Gray | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:14 | Ohio State | Walter Harper blows the dunk but he's hacked by Garland Hipps - foul #3 on Garland Hipps, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lewis Frazier (C) Garland Hipps | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:14 | Ohio State | Walter Harper misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:14 | Ohio State | Walter Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 06:02 | Cincinnati | Lewis Frazier hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 57-55 |
| 06:00 | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 05:55 | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jerome Laird - foul #3 on Jerome Laird, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| 05:55 | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 05:55 | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 05:39 | Cincinnati | Walter Harper is called for the reach on Lance Williams - foul #2 on Walter Harper, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison (PG) Jerome Laird | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:20 | Cincinnati | Lance Williams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 05:19 | Ohio State | James Neff gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | Walter Harper hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Neff and the foul's on Francis Slama - foul #1 on Francis Slama, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer (PF) Francis Slama | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes (SF) James Neff | |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | Walter Harper makes the free throw | 57-60 |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Walter Harper takes the ball from Lewis Frazier | 57-60 |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Nathaniel Carter, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerome Laird (PG), William Gray (SF), Francis Slama (PF) Lawrence Johnson, Lance Williams, Lewis Frazier | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lester Ingram (PG), Kenneth Wilkerson (SG), James Neff (SF), William Humphrey (PF), Genaro Ricci (C) Nathaniel Carter, Jack Swaney, Eugene Boyes, Walter Harper, Randy Correll | |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | William Gray scores on a turnaround near the basket | 59-60 |
| 03:51 | Ohio State | James Neff misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-60 |
| 03:49 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerome Laird (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Harrison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 stl. SF - William Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Francis Slama (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Boyer (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Lester Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Wilkerson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Neff (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Humphrey (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Genaro Ricci (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Cincinnati | Francis Slama hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Genaro Ricci - foul #2 on Genaro Ricci, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Johnson (SG), Garland Hipps (C) Christopher Harrison, William Gray | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:43 | Cincinnati | Francis Slama makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:43 | Cincinnati | Francis Slama makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:28 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 03:27 | Ohio State | William Humphrey tips it in | 61-62 |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | James Neff blocks the short jumper by Garland Hipps | 61-62 |
| 03:13 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Johnson tips it home | 63-62 |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | James Neff misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Boyer - foul #2 on Robert Boyer, team foul #9 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lance Williams (SF), William Gray (PF) Robert Boyer, Francis Slama | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter (PG), Jack Swaney (SG), Randy Correll (C) Lester Ingram, Kenneth Wilkerson, Genaro Ricci | |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | James Neff misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | James Neff makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | Lance Williams can't connect on a shot from the left side | 63-63 |
| 02:43 | Ohio State | Randy Correll grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 02:31 | Ohio State | James Neff hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by William Humphrey | 63-65 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | William Gray blows the layup but he's fouled by William Humphrey - foul #4 on William Humphrey, team foul #8 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison (SG) Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes (SF), Walter Harper (PF) James Neff, William Humphrey | |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | William Gray misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | William Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 01:59 | Ohio State | Christopher Harrison steals it from Walter Harper | 64-65 |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Jerome Laird lays it in on a nice dish by Christopher Harrison | 66-65 |
| 01:43 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-65 |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | William Gray grabs the board | 66-65 |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-65 |
| 01:20 | Ohio State | Randy Correll gets the rebound | 66-65 |
| 01:04 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Nathaniel Carter | 66-68 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by William Gray and he's fouled by Randy Correll - foul #4 on Randy Correll, team foul #9 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Johnson (SG), Francis Slama (PF) Christopher Harrison, William Gray | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Neff (SF) Eugene Boyes | |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps makes the free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Randy Correll misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Jerome Laird - foul #4 on Jerome Laird, team foul #10 | 69-68 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Randy Correll misses the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Randy Correll makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 69-69 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Lance Williams tips it in | 71-69 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Jack Swaney misses long on a halfcourt shot | 71-69 |