| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Harry Honeycutt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Maurice Mattson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Spencer Wangberg (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) PF - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Darrell Hand (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence inbounds the ball | 23-18 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Spencer Wangberg - foul #1 on Spencer Wangberg, team foul #1 | 23-18 |
| 19:46 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 19:46 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand misses the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 19:46 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg grabs the board | 23-19 |
| 19:24 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Harry Honeycutt | 25-19 |
| 19:17 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 25-19 |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg grabs the defensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 18:58 | Ohio State | Dale Harbert is called for the reach on Harry Honeycutt - foul #1 on Dale Harbert, team foul #1 | 25-19 |
| 18:33 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Spencer Wangberg | 27-19 |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 27-21 |
| 17:56 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 29-21 |
| 17:33 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence is fouled on the floor by Maurice Mattson - foul #1 on Maurice Mattson, team foul #2 | 29-21 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence is fouled on the floor by Harry Honeycutt - foul #1 on Harry Honeycutt, team foul #3 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (SF) Maurice Mattson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:13 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel buries a runner from the right block set up by Cory Hondo | 29-23 |
| 17:07 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton is whistled for traveling | 29-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman (SF), Nicholas Rogers (PF) Claude Spence, Gregory Coronel | |
| 16:53 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-23 |
| 16:51 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 16:35 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson misses the shot from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 16:33 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 16:11 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson makes the floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Joseph Twyman - foul #1 on Joseph Twyman, team foul #2 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson (SF), Ashley Rich (PF), Timothy Ott (C) Harry Honeycutt, Lindsey Hamilton, Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Richard Canada (SG), John Johnson (C) Dale Harbert, Cory Hondo, Darrell Hand | |
| 16:11 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson misses the free throw | 31-23 |
| 16:11 | Cincinnati | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 31-23 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman is fouled on the floor by Maurice Mattson - foul #2 on Maurice Mattson, team foul #4 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon (SG) Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Claude Spence (SF), Gregory Coronel (PF) Joseph Twyman, John Johnson | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Rodney Price (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bradley Mixon (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Maurice Mattson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ashley Rich (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Ott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Canada (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) PF - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Gregory Coronel | 31-26 |
| 15:31 | Ohio State | Rodney Price comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-26 |
| 15:30 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 15:18 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-26 |
| 15:16 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers hits the follow up shot | 31-28 |
| 15:00 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 14:47 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton misses long on a floater from the right side | 33-28 |
| 14:46 | Ohio State | Rodney Price grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 14:37 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 14:16 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton double dribbles | 33-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt (PG), Michael Johnson (SG), Lindsey Hamilton (PF), Spencer Wangberg (C) Rodney Price, Maurice Mattson, Ashley Rich, Timothy Ott | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Cory Hondo (SG), Joseph Twyman (PF), Darrell Hand (C) Michael Hamilton, Claude Spence, Gregory Coronel, Nicholas Rogers | |
| 13:47 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 33-28 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 13:29 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Richard Canada | 33-31 |
| 13:03 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Twyman - foul #2 on Joseph Twyman, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel (PF) Richard Canada | |
| 13:03 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 13:03 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 13:03 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon grabs the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 12:47 | Ohio State | Cory Hondo steps in front of the Michael Johnson pass | 34-31 |
| 12:24 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo misses the jumpshot from the left side | 34-31 |
| 12:23 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 12:01 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Dale Harbert | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Harry Honeycutt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bradley Mixon (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Spencer Wangberg (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Twyman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Darrell Hand (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 11:39 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton tips it home | 36-34 |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo makes the contested shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Twyman | 36-36 |
| 10:51 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg scores on a shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Joseph Twyman - foul #3 on Joseph Twyman, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (PG), Maurice Mattson (SF) Harry Honeycutt, Bradley Mixon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Claude Spence (SF), Nicholas Rogers (PF), John Johnson (C) Dale Harbert, Joseph Twyman, Gregory Coronel, Darrell Hand | |
| 10:51 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 10:22 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Nicholas Rogers | 39-39 |
| 10:06 | Ohio State | Rodney Price clanks a shot from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 10:05 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Michael Hamilton | 39-39 |
| 09:36 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 39-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt (PG), Ashley Rich (PF), Timothy Ott (C) Michael Johnson, Lindsey Hamilton, Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Richard Canada (SG), Gregory Coronel (PF) Michael Hamilton, Cory Hondo, John Johnson | |
| 09:07 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich's fadeaway is rejected by Nicholas Rogers | 39-39 |
| 09:06 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 09:02 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand (C) Nicholas Rogers | |
| 08:59 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt is called for traveling in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand makes the shot from the right wing set up by Dale Harbert | 39-41 |
| 08:22 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Maurice Mattson | 41-41 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | Rodney Price takes the ball from Gregory Coronel | 41-41 |
| 07:56 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt slams it home set up by Rodney Price | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Harry Honeycutt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Price (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Mattson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ashley Rich (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Ott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Canada (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) PF - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Darrell Hand (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-41 |
| 07:31 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 07:24 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-41 |
| 07:23 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses the lay-in but the foul's on Rodney Price - foul #1 on Rodney Price, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnson (SG), Bradley Mixon (SF), Lindsey Hamilton (PF), Spencer Wangberg (C) Rodney Price, Maurice Mattson, Ashley Rich, Timothy Ott | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Cory Hondo (SG), Joseph Twyman (SF), Nicholas Rogers (C) Dale Harbert, Richard Canada, Claude Spence, Darrell Hand | |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 07:15 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 07:00 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 06:58 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 06:41 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Hamilton | 43-44 |
| 06:19 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-44 |
| 06:18 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg tips it home | 45-44 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Hamilton | 45-47 |
| 05:29 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Bradley Mixon | 47-47 |
| 05:15 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Spencer Wangberg - foul #2 on Spencer Wangberg, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (PG), Ashley Rich (C) Harry Honeycutt, Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Claude Spence (SF), Darrell Hand (C) Michael Hamilton, Gregory Coronel, Nicholas Rogers | |
| 05:15 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 05:15 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 04:53 | Ohio State | Rodney Price throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson (SF) Bradley Mixon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 04:36 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 04:16 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson's pass is intercepted by Joseph Twyman | 47-48 |
| 04:03 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman's pass is intercepted by Lindsey Hamilton | 47-48 |
| 03:35 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich scores on a floater in the paint | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Rodney Price (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Maurice Mattson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Ashley Rich (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) PF - Joseph Twyman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Darrell Hand (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand blows the layup | 49-48 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Cory Hondo | 49-48 |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Lindsey Hamilton steals the ball from Claude Spence | 49-48 |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt (PG), Spencer Wangberg (C) Rodney Price, Ashley Rich | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel (PF) Joseph Twyman | |
| 02:24 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-48 |
| 02:23 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg hits the follow up shot | 51-48 |
| 02:08 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence misses badly on a floater from the left block | 51-48 |
| 02:07 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo grabs the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-50 |
| 01:31 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg connects on the shot from the left block | 53-50 |
| 01:24 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses the easy layup | 53-50 |
| 01:22 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson lays it in | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence double dribbles | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson is hacked by Dale Harbert in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dale Harbert, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (SG), Ashley Rich (PF) Michael Johnson, Lindsey Hamilton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson is hacked by Claude Spence - foul #3 on Claude Spence, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| 00:36 | Ohio State | Rodney Price is fouled on the floor by Gregory Coronel - foul #1 on Gregory Coronel, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| 00:36 | Ohio State | Rodney Price makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:36 | Ohio State | Rodney Price makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Cory Hondo is called for the reach on Rodney Price in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cory Hondo, team foul #8 | 57-50 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Rodney Price makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Rodney Price makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Harry Honeycutt is called for the reach on Dale Harbert in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harry Honeycutt, team foul #7 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnson (SG), Lindsey Hamilton (PF) Rodney Price, Ashley Rich | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Dale Harbert is called for the reach on Harry Honeycutt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dale Harbert, team foul #9 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (SG), Ashley Rich (PF) Michael Johnson, Lindsey Hamilton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Cory Hondo | 61-55 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton (PF) Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Cory Hondo is called for the reach on Rodney Price in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cory Hondo, team foul #10 | 61-55 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Rodney Price makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Rodney Price makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 63-55 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell Hand | 63-55 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-55 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg (C) Lindsey Hamilton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt runs out the clock | 63-55 |