| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Charles Jensen (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Rodney Moore (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Pedro Flores (fresh) C - Osei Abdelwahed (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Harry Honeycutt (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Price (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Mattson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Spencer Wangberg (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Michael Barnes inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Dayton | Charles Jensen is hacked by Lindsey Hamilton - foul #1 on Lindsey Hamilton, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryant Mojica (PG), Herman Jansen (SG), Dominic Russo (SF), Gordon Hillis (PF), Donald Jackson (C) Charles Jensen, Rodney Moore, Michael Barnes, Pedro Flores, Osei Abdelwahed | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 19:13 | Dayton | Herman Jansen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-27 |
| 19:12 | Dayton | Herman Jansen snags the offensive board | 27-27 |
| 18:55 | Dayton | Herman Jansen drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Bryant Mojica | 29-27 |
| 18:34 | Ohio State | Herman Jansen steals the ball from Harry Honeycutt | 29-27 |
| 18:17 | Dayton | Bryant Mojica loses the dribble to Harry Honeycutt | 29-27 |
| 17:51 | Ohio State | Herman Jansen is called for the reach on Rodney Price - foul #3 on Herman Jansen, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Jensen (PG), Rodney Moore (SG), Michael Barnes (SF), Pedro Flores (PF), Osei Abdelwahed (C) Bryant Mojica, Herman Jansen, Dominic Russo, Gordon Hillis, Donald Jackson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:37 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney Price | 29-30 |
| 17:17 | Dayton | Rodney Moore misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-30 |
| 17:16 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Maurice Mattson | 29-30 |
| 17:12 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Maurice Mattson | 29-33 |
| 16:43 | Dayton | Rodney Moore drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Charles Jensen | 32-33 |
| 16:16 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 16:01 | Dayton | Pedro Flores throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryant Mojica (PG), Dominic Russo (SF), John Dudley (PF), Donald Jackson (C) Charles Jensen, Michael Barnes, Pedro Flores, Osei Abdelwahed | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon (SF), Ashley Rich (C) Maurice Mattson, Spencer Wangberg | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Bryant Mojica (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Moore (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Dominic Russo (fresh) PF - John Dudley (fresh) C - Donald Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Harry Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rodney Price (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Mixon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Ashley Rich (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-36 |
| 15:33 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Donald Jackson | 32-36 |
| 15:05 | Dayton | Rodney Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-36 |
| 15:04 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Lindsey Hamilton | 32-36 |
| 14:46 | Ohio State | Rodney Price misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 14:45 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Dominic Russo | 32-36 |
| 14:41 | Dayton | Rodney Price steals the ball from Bryant Mojica in the backcourt | 32-36 |
| 14:40 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt lays it up and in set up by Rodney Price | 32-38 |
| 14:11 | Dayton | Bradley Mixon picks off the pass by Bryant Mojica | 32-38 |
| 14:06 | Ohio State | Rodney Price jams it on a nice dish by Bradley Mixon | 32-40 |
| 13:54 | Dayton | Rodney Moore misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Rodney Price - foul #1 on Rodney Price, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Jensen (PG), Jack Kearns (SF), Pedro Flores (PF), Osei Abdelwahed (C) Bryant Mojica, Dominic Russo, John Dudley, Donald Jackson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnson (SG), Maurice Mattson (SF), Spencer Wangberg (C) Harry Honeycutt, Rodney Price, Lindsey Hamilton | |
| 13:54 | Dayton | Rodney Moore makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 13:54 | Dayton | Rodney Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 13:26 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson connects on the floater from the right block | 34-42 |
| 13:05 | Dayton | Charles Jensen is fouled on the floor by Maurice Mattson - foul #1 on Maurice Mattson, team foul #3 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Herman Jansen (SG), Michael Barnes (SF), Gordon Hillis (PF) Rodney Moore, Jack Kearns, Pedro Flores | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:47 | Dayton | Herman Jansen misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-42 |
| 12:46 | Dayton | Michael Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 12:30 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Barnes | 36-42 |
| 12:03 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 36-42 |
| 12:02 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 11:37 | Dayton | Herman Jansen misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 11:35 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich grabs the board | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Charles Jensen (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Herman Jansen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gordon Hillis (fresh) 7 pts. C - Osei Abdelwahed (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bradley Mixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Maurice Mattson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ashley Rich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Spencer Wangberg (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 11:13 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon grabs the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 10:50 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Johnson | 36-44 |
| 10:21 | Dayton | Herman Jansen scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Barnes | 39-44 |
| 09:56 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson lays it up and in | 39-46 |
| 09:37 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-46 |
| 09:36 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 09:17 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-46 |
| 09:16 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis grabs the board | 39-46 |
| 09:10 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis travels with the ball | 39-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryant Mojica (PG), Rodney Moore (SG), Jack Kearns (SF), Pedro Flores (PF), John Dudley (C) Charles Jensen, Herman Jansen, Michael Barnes, Gordon Hillis, Osei Abdelwahed | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt (PG), Rodney Price (SG), Lindsey Hamilton (PF), Timothy Ott (C) Bradley Mixon, Michael Johnson, Ashley Rich, Spencer Wangberg | |
| 08:53 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 08:51 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson grabs the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 08:33 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 08:32 | Dayton | Bryant Mojica pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 08:20 | Dayton | Rodney Moore drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Bryant Mojica | 42-46 |
| 07:51 | Ohio State | Rodney Moore is called for the reach on Rodney Price - foul #3 on Rodney Moore, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Herman Jansen (SG), Dominic Russo (SF), Donald Jackson (C) Rodney Moore, Jack Kearns, John Dudley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnson (SG) Maurice Mattson | |
| 07:33 | Ohio State | Rodney Price misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-46 |
| 07:31 | Dayton | Donald Jackson pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Bryant Mojica (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Herman Jansen (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dominic Russo (fresh) PF - Pedro Flores (fresh) C - Donald Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Harry Honeycutt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Price (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Ott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Dayton | Herman Jansen misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 07:08 | Dayton | Pedro Flores tips it in | 44-46 |
| 06:40 | Ohio State | Rodney Price can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 06:39 | Dayton | Pedro Flores snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 06:13 | Dayton | Herman Jansen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 44-46 |
| 06:12 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 05:46 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Rodney Price | 44-49 |
| 05:24 | Dayton | Bryant Mojica misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-49 |
| 05:22 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 05:00 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton drills a shot from the right block set up by Harry Honeycutt | 44-51 |
| 04:33 | Dayton | Michael Johnson steps in front of the Bryant Mojica pass | 44-51 |
| 04:28 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt banks in the layup set up by Michael Johnson | 44-53 |
| 04:00 | Dayton | Herman Jansen connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Bryant Mojica | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:32 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Harry Honeycutt | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Bryant Mojica (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Herman Jansen (fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dominic Russo (fairly fresh) PF - Pedro Flores (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Harry Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Price (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Lindsey Hamilton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Ott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Dayton | Michael Johnson takes the ball from Herman Jansen | 47-55 |
| 02:40 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 02:38 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott gets the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 02:38 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Jensen (PG), Rodney Moore (SG), Jack Kearns (SF), Gordon Hillis (PF), John Dudley (C) Bryant Mojica, Herman Jansen, Dominic Russo, Pedro Flores, Donald Jackson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson (SF), Spencer Wangberg (C) Harry Honeycutt, Timothy Ott | |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg blows the dunk | 47-55 |
| 02:08 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg tips it but misses | 47-55 |
| 02:07 | Dayton | John Dudley pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 01:50 | Dayton | Rodney Moore misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-55 |
| 01:49 | Ohio State | Rodney Price gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 01:20 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Rodney Price | 47-57 |
| 00:58 | Dayton | Jack Kearns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Barnes (SF), Pedro Flores (PF), Osei Abdelwahed (C) Jack Kearns, Gordon Hillis, John Dudley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon (SF), Ashley Rich (PF), Timothy Ott (C) Maurice Mattson, Lindsey Hamilton, Spencer Wangberg | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | Charles Jensen is called for the reach on Rodney Price in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Jensen, team foul #3 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt (PG) Michael Johnson | |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon is fouled on the floor by Charles Jensen - foul #2 on Charles Jensen, team foul #4 | 47-57 |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Rodney Price is fouled on the floor by Rodney Moore - foul #4 on Rodney Moore, team foul #5 | 47-57 |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Charles Jensen is called for the reach on Ashley Rich - foul #3 on Charles Jensen, team foul #6 | 47-57 |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | Rodney Price is fouled on the floor by Osei Abdelwahed - foul #1 on Osei Abdelwahed, team foul #7 | 47-57 |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | Rodney Price misses the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:50 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Pedro Flores | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Dayton | Rodney Moore drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Barnes | 50-57 |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg (C) Timothy Ott | |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | Rodney Price is hacked by Charles Jensen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Jensen, team foul #8 | 50-57 |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | Rodney Price makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | Rodney Price makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:35 | Dayton | Rodney Moore misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-59 |
| 00:34 | Dayton | Michael Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 00:32 | Dayton | Rodney Moore buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Charles Jensen | 53-59 |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Rodney Price is hacked by Charles Jensen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Jensen, team foul #9 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryant Mojica (PG) Charles Jensen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton (PF) Spencer Wangberg | |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Rodney Price makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Rodney Price makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Pedro Flores is fouled on the floor by Ashley Rich - foul #2 on Ashley Rich, team foul #4 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnson (SG), Maurice Mattson (SF), Spencer Wangberg (C) Rodney Price, Bradley Mixon, Ashley Rich | |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Spencer Wangberg steps in front of the Rodney Moore pass | 53-61 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Moore - foul #5 on Rodney Moore, team foul #10 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Herman Jansen (SG) Rodney Moore | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (SG), Bradley Mixon (SF), Ashley Rich (PF) Michael Johnson, Maurice Mattson, Lindsey Hamilton | |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Pedro Flores connects on the shot from close range | 55-63 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich is hacked by Bryant Mojica in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bryant Mojica, team foul #11 | 55-63 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich misses the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:09 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Osei Abdelwahed | 55-64 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Rodney Price is called for the reach on Herman Jansen - foul #2 on Rodney Price, team foul #5 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnson (SG), Maurice Mattson (SF), Lindsey Hamilton (PF) Rodney Price, Bradley Mixon, Ashley Rich | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Herman Jansen knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-64 |