| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Colin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charlie Ray (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Creager (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronny Evert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Chau (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Loren Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pete Munguia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Lawhorn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Merrick (fresh) C - Mark McGahee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Michael Creager inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Ohio | James Colin is fouled on the floor by Loren Allen - foul #3 on Loren Allen, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Southern | Loren Behrens (PG) Loren Allen | |
| 19:24 | Ohio | James Colin connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 19:19 | Southern | Loren Behrens can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 19:18 | Ohio | Michael Creager grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 18:52 | Ohio | James Colin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-32 |
| 18:51 | Ohio | Joseph Chau gets the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 18:46 | Ohio | Michael Creager misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-32 |
| 18:44 | Ohio | Ronny Evert tips it home | 38-32 |
| 18:19 | Southern | Matthew Merrick misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 38-32 |
| 18:18 | Ohio | James Colin grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 17:49 | Ohio | Charlie Ray can't connect on a shot from the left side | 38-32 |
| 17:48 | Southern | Mark McGahee grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 17:43 | Southern | Pete Munguia hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Loren Behrens | 38-35 |
| 17:20 | Ohio | Ronny Evert is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 38-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs (SG), Kenneth Ezell (PF), James King (C) Charlie Ray, Ronny Evert, Joseph Chau | |
| Subs | Southern | Harold Dill (PG), Jesse Johnson (PF) Loren Behrens, Matthew Merrick | |
| 17:17 | Southern | Carlos Hobbs picks off the pass by Harold Dill in the backcourt | 38-35 |
| 16:53 | Ohio | James King is fouled on the floor by Jesse Johnson - foul #2 on Jesse Johnson, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Leonard Allen (SF) Michael Creager | |
| Subs | Southern | Richard Eckman (C) Mark McGahee | |
| 16:30 | Ohio | James Colin misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 16:28 | Southern | Jesse Johnson snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 16:17 | Southern | Richard Eckman loses the ball out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Charlie Ray (SG), Joseph Chau (C) James Colin, James King | |
| Subs | Southern | Alan Stenson (SG) Pete Munguia | |
| 15:48 | Ohio | Charlie Ray misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Alan Stenson - foul #1 on Alan Stenson, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronny Evert (PF) Kenneth Ezell | |
| Subs | Southern | Loren Allen (PG), Matthew Merrick (PF), Mark McGahee (C) Jason Lawhorn, Jesse Johnson, Richard Eckman | |
| 15:48 | Ohio | Charlie Ray makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 15:48 | Ohio | Charlie Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Carlos Hobbs (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charlie Ray (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Leonard Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronny Evert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Chau (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Loren Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Dill (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alan Stenson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Merrick (fresh) C - Mark McGahee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Southern | Mark McGahee misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 15:27 | Ohio | Ronny Evert grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 15:05 | Ohio | Charlie Ray misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 40-35 |
| 15:03 | Southern | Mark McGahee pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 14:58 | Southern | Mark McGahee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Colin (PG), Michael Creager (SF) Charlie Ray, Leonard Allen | |
| Subs | Southern | Pete Munguia (SG), Jason Lawhorn (SF) Harold Dill, Alan Stenson | |
| 14:36 | Ohio | Michael Creager scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from James Colin | 42-35 |
| 14:21 | Southern | Jason Lawhorn hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 14:19 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 13:53 | Ohio | James Colin clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 13:51 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Chau | 42-35 |
| 13:32 | Ohio | Michael Creager comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-35 |
| 13:31 | Southern | Mark McGahee snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 13:25 | Southern | Loren Allen is hacked by James Colin - foul #1 on James Colin, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Charlie Ray (SG), Kenneth Ezell (PF), James King (C) Carlos Hobbs, Ronny Evert, Joseph Chau | |
| Subs | Southern | Jesse Johnson (PF), Richard Eckman (C) Matthew Merrick, Mark McGahee | |
| 13:12 | Southern | Charlie Ray steals it from Jesse Johnson | 42-35 |
| 13:08 | Ohio | Charlie Ray hits the finger roll | 44-35 |
| 12:47 | Southern | Loren Allen connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Richard Eckman | 44-38 |
| 12:18 | Ohio | Kenneth Ezell connects on the turnaround from the right block | 46-38 |
| 11:56 | Southern | Michael Creager steps in front of the Jesse Johnson pass | 46-38 |
| 11:41 | Ohio | James Colin scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by James King | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Colin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charlie Ray (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Michael Creager (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Ezell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James King (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Loren Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Pete Munguia (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Eckman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Southern | Loren Allen hits the finger roll | 48-40 |
| 11:06 | Ohio | Charlie Ray hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 11:01 | Southern | Pete Munguia can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 11:00 | Southern | Richard Eckman can't tip it in | 50-40 |
| 10:58 | Southern | Jesse Johnson grabs the offensive board | 50-40 |
| 10:40 | Southern | Jason Lawhorn's layup is rejected by Michael Creager | 50-40 |
| 10:39 | Ohio | Kenneth Ezell grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 10:14 | Ohio | James Colin connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Ezell | 53-40 |
| 10:02 | Southern | Jason Lawhorn misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-40 |
| 10:01 | Ohio | Michael Creager grabs the board | 53-40 |
| 09:32 | Ohio | Charlie Ray misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-40 |
| 09:30 | Southern | Jesse Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 09:24 | Southern | Loren Allen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James King - foul #2 on James King, team foul #2 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs (PG), Leonard Allen (SF), Ronny Evert (PF), Joseph Chau (C) James Colin, Michael Creager, Kenneth Ezell, James King | |
| Subs | Southern | Harold Dill (SG), Alan Stenson (SF), Matthew Merrick (PF), Mark McGahee (C) Pete Munguia, Jason Lawhorn, Jesse Johnson, Richard Eckman | |
| 09:24 | Southern | Loren Allen makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 09:24 | Southern | Loren Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 09:05 | Ohio | Leonard Allen is fouled on the floor by Alan Stenson - foul #2 on Alan Stenson, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Southern | Loren Behrens (PG) Loren Allen | |
| 08:50 | Ohio | Ronny Evert buries a turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Alan Stenson - foul #3 on Alan Stenson, team foul #5 | 55-42 |
| 08:50 | Ohio | Ronny Evert makes the free throw | 56-42 |
| 08:26 | Southern | Harold Dill knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Merrick | 56-45 |
| 07:58 | Ohio | Harold Dill takes the ball from Ronny Evert | 56-45 |
| 07:49 | Southern | Mark McGahee misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-45 |
| 07:48 | Ohio | Charlie Ray grabs the board | 56-45 |
| 07:34 | Ohio | Charlie Ray misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-45 |
| 07:32 | Ohio | Ronny Evert gets the offensive rebound | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Carlos Hobbs (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charlie Ray (tiring) 17 pts. SF - Leonard Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronny Evert (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Chau (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Loren Behrens (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Dill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Stenson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Merrick (fresh) C - Mark McGahee (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Ohio | Joseph Chau lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charlie Ray | 58-45 |
| 07:02 | Southern | Harold Dill comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-45 |
| 07:01 | Ohio | Ronny Evert gets the rebound | 58-45 |
| 06:37 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ronny Evert | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:32 | Southern | Harold Dill is hacked by Charlie Ray - foul #2 on Charlie Ray, team foul #3 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Colin (PG), Michael Creager (SF), Kenneth Ezell (PF), James King (C) Charlie Ray, Leonard Allen, Ronny Evert, Joseph Chau | |
| Subs | Southern | Loren Allen (PG), Pete Munguia (SG), Jason Lawhorn (SF) Loren Behrens, Harold Dill, Alan Stenson | |
| 06:26 | Southern | Matthew Merrick misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Kenneth Ezell - foul #1 on Kenneth Ezell, team foul #4 | 61-45 |
| 06:26 | Southern | Matthew Merrick makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 06:26 | Southern | Matthew Merrick makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 06:04 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 61-47 |
| 06:03 | Southern | Matthew Merrick snags the defensive board | 61-47 |
| 05:59 | Southern | Jason Lawhorn can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 61-47 |
| 05:58 | Southern | Loren Allen tips it in | 61-49 |
| 05:38 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-49 |
| 05:26 | Southern | Mark McGahee makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-51 |
| 05:04 | Ohio | Michael Creager's pass is intercepted by Matthew Merrick | 64-51 |
| 04:56 | Southern | Jason Lawhorn misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 64-51 |
| 04:55 | Southern | Mark McGahee tips it in | 64-53 |
| 04:32 | Ohio | James Colin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-53 |
| 04:30 | Ohio | James King tips it back up and in | 66-53 |
| 04:26 | Southern | Jason Lawhorn makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Matthew Merrick | 66-55 |
| 04:02 | Ohio | Michael Creager's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | Charlie Ray (SG), Leonard Allen (SF), Ronny Evert (PF), Joseph Chau (C) Carlos Hobbs, Michael Creager, Kenneth Ezell, James King | |
| Subs | Southern | Jesse Johnson (PF), Richard Eckman (C) Matthew Merrick, Mark McGahee | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:55 | Southern | Jason Lawhorn connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Ohio | James Colin misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-58 |
| 03:25 | Ohio | Joseph Chau tips it back up and in | 68-58 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Colin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charlie Ray (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Leonard Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronny Evert (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Chau (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Loren Allen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Pete Munguia (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Lawhorn (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Eckman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Southern | Pete Munguia knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:39 | Ohio | James Colin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-61 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Southern | Loren Behrens (PG), Harold Dill (SG) Loren Allen, Pete Munguia | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:37 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs (PG), Michael Creager (SF) James Colin, Charlie Ray | |
| Subs | Southern | Loren Allen (PG), Pete Munguia (SG), Mark McGahee (C) Loren Behrens, Harold Dill, Richard Eckman | |
| 02:25 | Southern | Jason Lawhorn comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Creager - foul #4 on Michael Creager, team foul #5 | 68-61 |
| 02:25 | Southern | Jason Lawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 02:25 | Southern | Jason Lawhorn misses the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 02:25 | Southern | Jesse Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 68-62 |
| 02:02 | Southern | Loren Allen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-62 |
| 02:00 | Ohio | Joseph Chau grabs the board | 68-62 |
| 02:00 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Colin (PG), Charlie Ray (SG) Carlos Hobbs, Leonard Allen | |
| Subs | Southern | Matthew Merrick (PF) Jesse Johnson | |
| 01:31 | Ohio | Loren Allen is called for the reach on James Colin - foul #4 on Loren Allen, team foul #6 | 68-62 |
| 01:16 | Ohio | Charlie Ray's pass is intercepted by Mark McGahee | 68-62 |
| 01:04 | Southern | Mark McGahee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-62 |
| 01:03 | Ohio | Joseph Chau grabs the board | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Ohio | Charlie Ray is fouled on the floor by Matthew Merrick - foul #1 on Matthew Merrick, team foul #7 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs (PG), Leonard Allen (SF) James Colin, Michael Creager | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 00:56 | Ohio | Charlie Ray makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:56 | Ohio | Charlie Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Southern | Loren Allen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-62 |
| 00:47 | Southern | Matthew Merrick gets the offensive rebound | 70-62 |
| 00:45 | Southern | Pete Munguia comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 70-62 |
| 00:44 | Southern | Jason Lawhorn gets the offensive rebound | 70-62 |
| 00:41 | Southern | Loren Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 70-62 |
| 00:39 | Southern | Pete Munguia snags the offensive board | 70-62 |
| 00:37 | Southern | Mark McGahee comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-62 |
| 00:35 | Southern | Matthew Merrick grabs the offensive rebound | 70-62 |
| 00:33 | Southern | Mark McGahee drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Loren Allen | 70-65 |
| 00:33 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| 00:32 | Ohio | Pete Munguia is called for the reach on Charlie Ray in the backcourt - foul #2 on Pete Munguia, team foul #8 | 70-65 |
| 00:32 | Ohio | Charlie Ray makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:32 | Ohio | Charlie Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:27 | Southern | Jason Lawhorn misses the 3 from the right corner | 72-65 |
| 00:26 | Ohio | Joseph Chau gets the rebound | 72-65 |
| 00:24 | Ohio | Joseph Chau is hacked by Loren Allen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Loren Allen, team foul #9 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Southern | Loren Behrens (PG) Loren Allen | |
| 00:24 | Ohio | Joseph Chau makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:24 | Ohio | Joseph Chau makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:19 | Southern | Jason Lawhorn misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-65 |
| 00:17 | Ohio | Ronny Evert grabs the board | 74-65 |
| 00:17 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs is hacked by Loren Behrens in the backcourt - foul #1 on Loren Behrens, team foul #10 | 74-65 |
| 00:15 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs misses the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:15 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:09 | Southern | Joseph Chau swats the layup by Matthew Merrick | 75-65 |
| 00:08 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Ronny Evert | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs runs out the clock | 75-65 |