| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) SG - Christopher Matos (fresh) SF - Milton Swanson (fresh) PF - Jay Blazer (fresh) C - David Riley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Harry Honeycutt (fresh) SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) SF - Maurice Mattson (fresh) PF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) C - Spencer Wangberg (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg's layup is rejected by Milton Swanson | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas misses short on a jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Spencer Wangberg | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg misses short on an open fadeaway in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Northwestern | David Riley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jay Blazer | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Ohio State | Edward Thomas is called for the reach on Michael Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Thomas, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Harry Honeycutt and he's fouled by Jay Blazer - foul #1 on Jay Blazer, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:05 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer can't finish the layup | 2-3 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer gets the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:58 | Northwestern | Harry Honeycutt is called for the reach on Edward Thomas - foul #1 on Harry Honeycutt, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (PG), Bradley Mixon (SF), Ashley Rich (C) Harry Honeycutt, Maurice Mattson, Spencer Wangberg | |
| 17:47 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Rodney Price - foul #1 on Rodney Price, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Knight (SG) Christopher Matos | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:47 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:47 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:24 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Lindsey Hamilton is denied by Milton Swanson | 3-3 |
| 17:23 | Northwestern | David Riley grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 17:06 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | John Knight misses the tip | 3-3 |
| 17:02 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 17:00 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (PG), Drew Mathis (SF), Alfred Barrett (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Edward Thomas, Milton Swanson, Jay Blazer, David Riley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt (PG), Timothy Ott (C) Michael Johnson, Lindsey Hamilton | |
| 16:51 | Northwestern | John Knight scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Lawrence Ridley | 5-3 |
| 16:27 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-3 |
| 16:25 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich tips it but misses | 5-3 |
| 16:24 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Lawrence Ridley | 7-3 |
| 16:00 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon misses the fadeaway from the left side | 7-3 |
| 15:58 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott hits the follow up shot | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lawrence Ridley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Knight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Drew Mathis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfred Barrett (fresh) C - Herman Brewer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Harry Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Price (fairly fresh) SF - Bradley Mixon (fairly fresh) PF - Ashley Rich (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Ott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett makes the turnaround in the paint set up by John Knight | 9-5 |
| 15:27 | Ohio State | Rodney Price can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-5 |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | John Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 15:11 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer is hacked by Timothy Ott - foul #1 on Timothy Ott, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Christopher Matos (SG), Phillip Mangold (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), David Riley (C) Lawrence Ridley, John Knight, Drew Mathis, Alfred Barrett, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnson (SG), Maurice Mattson (SF), Lindsey Hamilton (PF), Spencer Wangberg (C) Rodney Price, Bradley Mixon, Ashley Rich, Timothy Ott | |
| 14:51 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas makes the shot from close range set up by Christopher Matos | 11-5 |
| 14:38 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton connects on the open shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harry Honeycutt | 11-7 |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | David Riley comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Spencer Wangberg - foul #1 on Spencer Wangberg, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Swanson (SF) Phillip Mangold | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | David Riley makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | David Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 14:13 | Ohio State | Jay Blazer picks off the pass by Michael Johnson in the backcourt | 13-7 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | Harry Honeycutt picks off the pass by Christopher Matos | 13-7 |
| 13:41 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-7 |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer grabs the board | 13-7 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern | Lindsey Hamilton steals the ball from David Riley | 13-7 |
| 13:07 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg double dribbles | 13-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (PG), Phillip Mangold (SG), Drew Mathis (SF), Alfred Barrett (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Edward Thomas, Christopher Matos, Milton Swanson, Jay Blazer, David Riley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (PG), Bradley Mixon (SF), Timothy Ott (C) Harry Honeycutt, Maurice Mattson, Spencer Wangberg | |
| 12:49 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis loses the dribble to Lindsey Hamilton | 13-7 |
| 12:47 | Ohio State | Rodney Price is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Ridley - foul #1 on Lawrence Ridley, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ashley Rich (PF) Lindsey Hamilton | |
| 12:25 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson is fouled on the floor by Phillip Mangold - foul #1 on Phillip Mangold, team foul #4 | 13-7 |
| 12:12 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott clanks a turnaround from the right block | 13-7 |
| 12:11 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett pulls down the rebound | 13-7 |
| 12:06 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley scores on a shot from the left wing | 15-7 |
| 11:42 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 15-7 |
| 11:40 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Mixon | 15-7 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lawrence Ridley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Mangold (fairly fresh) SF - Drew Mathis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfred Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Brewer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Rodney Price (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) SF - Bradley Mixon (fairly fresh) PF - Ashley Rich (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Ott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Ohio State | Rodney Price misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Lawrence Ridley - foul #2 on Lawrence Ridley, team foul #5 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), John Knight (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), David Riley (C) Lawrence Ridley, Phillip Mangold, Drew Mathis, Alfred Barrett, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson (SF), Lindsey Hamilton (PF), Spencer Wangberg (C) Bradley Mixon, Ashley Rich, Timothy Ott | |
| 11:23 | Ohio State | Rodney Price makes the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 11:23 | Ohio State | Rodney Price makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | John Knight misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-9 |
| 11:00 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton grabs the board | 15-9 |
| 10:37 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Maurice Mattson and he's fouled by Milton Swanson - foul #1 on Milton Swanson, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Matos (SG) John Knight | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt (PG) Rodney Price | |
| 10:37 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson makes the free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:22 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson buries a 3 from straight away set up by Edward Thomas | 18-12 |
| 09:58 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-12 |
| 09:57 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton tips it in | 18-14 |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Milton Swanson | 20-14 |
| 09:34 | Ohio State | Milton Swanson is called for the reach on Maurice Mattson - foul #2 on Milton Swanson, team foul #7 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Knight (SF), Alfred Barrett (PF) Milton Swanson, Jay Blazer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon (SG), Ashley Rich (PF), Timothy Ott (C) Michael Johnson, Lindsey Hamilton, Spencer Wangberg | |
| 09:34 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson misses the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett snags the defensive board | 20-14 |
| 09:08 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Alfred Barrett is denied by Timothy Ott | 20-14 |
| 09:07 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Timothy Ott | 20-14 |
| 08:41 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-14 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett pulls down the rebound | 20-14 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Christopher Matos | 22-14 |
| 08:14 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt is hacked by Edward Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Thomas, team foul #8 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Phillip Mangold (SG), Drew Mathis (SF), Herman Brewer (C) Edward Thomas, Christopher Matos, John Knight, David Riley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (SG), Lindsey Hamilton (PF), Spencer Wangberg (C) Maurice Mattson, Ashley Rich, Timothy Ott | |
| 08:14 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 08:14 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt misses the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis clanks a 3 from the left wing | 22-15 |
| 07:46 | Ohio State | Rodney Price pulls down the rebound | 22-15 |
| 07:43 | Ohio State | Rodney Price's pass is intercepted by Richard Phillips in the backcourt | 22-15 |
| 07:36 | Northwestern | Harry Honeycutt steals it from Herman Brewer | 22-15 |
| 07:33 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt hits the finger roll | 22-17 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Phillips (fresh) SG - Phillip Mangold (fresh) SF - Drew Mathis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfred Barrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Herman Brewer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Harry Honeycutt (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Price (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bradley Mixon (fairly fresh) PF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Spencer Wangberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Northwestern | Harry Honeycutt is called for the reach on Richard Phillips in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harry Honeycutt, team foul #5 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jay Blazer (PF) Alfred Barrett | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnson (SG) Harry Honeycutt | |
| 07:18 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis loses the ball out of bounds | 22-17 |
| 07:03 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg is open and scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Bradley Mixon | 22-19 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Matos (SG), John Knight (SF), Alfred Barrett (C) Phillip Mangold, Drew Mathis, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson (SF), Ashley Rich (C) Bradley Mixon, Spencer Wangberg | |
| 06:25 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton lays it up and in set up by Rodney Price | 22-21 |
| 06:18 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jay Blazer, team foul #9 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Riley (C) Jay Blazer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Ott (C) Lindsey Hamilton | |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon (SF) Maurice Mattson | |
| 05:29 | Northwestern | John Knight misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 22-21 |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 05:25 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Matos - foul #1 on Christopher Matos, team foul #10 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Drew Mathis (SF) John Knight | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton (PF) Ashley Rich | |
| 05:25 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:25 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | David Riley grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 05:07 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips drills a jumper from the right side set up by Alfred Barrett | 24-22 |
| 04:46 | Ohio State | Richard Phillips is called for the reach on Michael Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Phillips, team foul #11 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold (PG), Herman Brewer (PF) Richard Phillips, Alfred Barrett | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson (SF), Spencer Wangberg (C) Bradley Mixon, Timothy Ott | |
| 04:46 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 04:46 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-23 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 27-23 |
| 03:58 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Lindsey Hamilton | 27-23 |
| 03:41 | Ohio State | Herman Brewer is called for the reach on Lindsey Hamilton - foul #1 on Herman Brewer, team foul #12 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Lawrence Ridley (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), Alfred Barrett (C) Phillip Mangold, Christopher Matos, Drew Mathis, Herman Brewer, David Riley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt (PG), Bradley Mixon (SF), Ashley Rich (C) Rodney Price, Maurice Mattson, Spencer Wangberg | |
| 03:41 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:41 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:41 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| 03:14 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson is hacked by Michael Johnson - foul #1 on Michael Johnson, team foul #6 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg (C) Lindsey Hamilton | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Ridley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Milton Swanson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Jay Blazer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Barrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Harry Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Johnson (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Bradley Mixon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ashley Rich (fresh) 2 reb. C - Spencer Wangberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Ott (C) Spencer Wangberg | |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 27-26 |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer is hacked by Ashley Rich - foul #1 on Ashley Rich, team foul #7 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herman Brewer (C) Alfred Barrett | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (SG), Maurice Mattson (SF), Lindsey Hamilton (PF) Michael Johnson, Bradley Mixon, Ashley Rich | |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:00 | Ohio State | Rodney Price is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 01:59 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 29-26 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer grabs the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 01:39 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 29-26 |
| 01:38 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 01:15 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott loses the dribble to Herman Brewer | 29-26 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Harry Honeycutt - foul #3 on Harry Honeycutt, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Knight (SG), Phillip Mangold (SF), Drew Mathis (C) Lawrence Ridley, Milton Swanson, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnson (SG), Bradley Mixon (SF), Spencer Wangberg (C) Harry Honeycutt, Maurice Mattson, Timothy Ott | |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | Phillip Mangold is called for the reach on Bradley Mixon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Phillip Mangold, team foul #13 | 31-26 |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Lindsey Hamilton | 31-27 |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson misses short on an open jumpshot from the right side | 31-27 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-27 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | John Knight grabs the offensive board | 31-27 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-27 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton misses long on a fullcourt shot | 31-27 |