| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Button (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Patton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Craig Wolfe (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson inbounds the ball | 37-42 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:44 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson blows the layup but the foul's on Timothy Sullivan - foul #2 on Timothy Sullivan, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| 19:44 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 19:44 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 19:44 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-42 |
| 18:47 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Craig Wolfe - foul #2 on Craig Wolfe, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| 18:47 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 18:47 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 18:39 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Manuel Button - foul #1 on Manuel Button, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| 18:39 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 18:39 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 18:17 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson scores on a turnaround from close range | 42-44 |
| 17:59 | Purdue | James Anderson misses the lay-in | 42-44 |
| 17:57 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 17:31 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson misses the lay-in | 42-44 |
| 17:30 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 17:23 | Purdue | Troy Stovall buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Robert Hawkins and he's hacked by Jose Hernandez - foul #1 on Jose Hernandez, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oscar White (PG), Drazen Zenz (SG), Ian Hermann (SF), Charles Hutton (PF), Raymond Pardee (C) Jose Hernandez, Manuel Button, Owen Thompson, Eugene Greenberger, Charles Patton | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:23 | Purdue | Troy Stovall makes the free throw | 42-47 |
| 16:58 | Ohio State | Troy Stovall steps in front of the Drazen Zenz pass | 42-47 |
| 16:50 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 16:49 | Purdue | James Anderson tips it home | 42-49 |
| 16:20 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz double dribbles | 42-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Eugene Greenberger (PF), Charles Patton (C) Drazen Zenz, Charles Hutton, Raymond Pardee | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG) Troy Stovall | |
| 16:04 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 16:02 | Ohio State | Charles Patton snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Oscar White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ian Hermann (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Patton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Bluhm (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Hawkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Sullivan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Craig Wolfe (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 15:21 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins is hacked by Ian Hermann - foul #3 on Ian Hermann, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Button (SG), Owen Thompson (SF) Oscar White, Ian Hermann | |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), John Smith (PF) Robert Bluhm, Craig Wolfe | |
| 15:04 | Purdue | John Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Eugene Greenberger | 45-49 |
| 15:03 | Purdue | John Smith misses the tip | 45-49 |
| 15:02 | Ohio State | Charles Patton snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 14:38 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Manuel Button | 48-49 |
| 14:23 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 14:22 | Ohio State | Charles Patton grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 13:53 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 13:52 | Purdue | James Anderson snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 13:39 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins is fouled on the floor by Jose Hernandez - foul #2 on Jose Hernandez, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oscar White (PG), Ian Hermann (SF), Charles Hutton (PF), Raymond Pardee (C) Jose Hernandez, Owen Thompson, Eugene Greenberger, Charles Patton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG), Rafael Anderson (SF), Craig Wolfe (C) Troy Stovall, Timothy Sullivan, James Anderson | |
| 13:30 | Purdue | John Smith scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Hawkins | 48-51 |
| 13:01 | Ohio State | Charles Hutton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-51 |
| 12:50 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 48-51 |
| 12:48 | Purdue | John Smith tips it back up and in | 48-53 |
| 12:43 | Ohio State | Oscar White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (SG) Manuel Button | |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), Timothy Sullivan (SF) Robert Bluhm, Robert Hawkins | |
| 12:33 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan drills a floater from the baseline set up by Rafael Anderson | 48-55 |
| 12:11 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 12:03 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-57 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Oscar White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Drazen Zenz (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ian Hermann (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Hutton (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Pardee (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rafael Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Sullivan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Craig Wolfe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Ohio State | Oscar White scores on a 3 from straight away | 54-57 |
| 11:26 | Purdue | John Smith knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Timothy Sullivan | 54-59 |
| 11:01 | Ohio State | Craig Wolfe denies the turnaround by Charles Hutton | 54-59 |
| 10:59 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Smith | 54-59 |
| 10:53 | Purdue | John Smith clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 54-59 |
| 10:52 | Ohio State | Charles Hutton grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 10:23 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann makes the turnaround from the left block | 56-59 |
| 10:10 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-59 |
| 10:08 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 09:46 | Ohio State | Oscar White knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Drazen Zenz | 59-59 |
| 09:32 | Purdue | Ian Hermann is called for the reach on Rafael Anderson - foul #4 on Ian Hermann, team foul #5 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Manuel Button (SG), Owen Thompson (SF), Eugene Greenberger (PF), Charles Patton (C) Oscar White, Drazen Zenz, Ian Hermann, Charles Hutton, Raymond Pardee | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG), Robert Hawkins (SG), James Anderson (C) Troy Stovall, Timothy Sullivan, Craig Wolfe | |
| 09:17 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Smith | 59-61 |
| 09:00 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Bluhm - foul #2 on Robert Bluhm, team foul #3 | 59-61 |
| 09:00 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 09:00 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 09:00 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger gets the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 08:42 | Ohio State | John Smith steps in front of the Eugene Greenberger pass | 60-61 |
| 08:31 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-61 |
| 08:13 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-61 |
| 08:12 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Robert Hawkins | 60-61 |
| 08:00 | Purdue | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 60-61 |
| 07:59 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Button (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Patton (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Bluhm (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rafael Anderson (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Smith (tiring) 21 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - James Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:44 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Owen Thompson | 63-61 |
| 07:29 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Bluhm | 63-63 |
| 07:02 | Ohio State | Manuel Button connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Owen Thompson and he's hacked by Rafael Anderson - foul #1 on Rafael Anderson, team foul #4 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ian Hermann (SF) Owen Thompson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), Timothy Sullivan (SF), Craig Wolfe (C) Robert Bluhm, Rafael Anderson, John Smith | |
| 07:02 | Ohio State | Manuel Button makes the free throw | 66-63 |
| 06:54 | Purdue | James Anderson lays it in on a nice dish by Troy Stovall and the foul's on Jose Hernandez - foul #3 on Jose Hernandez, team foul #6 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oscar White (SG) Manuel Button | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 06:54 | Purdue | James Anderson makes the free throw | 66-66 |
| 06:25 | Ohio State | Oscar White can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-66 |
| 06:24 | Ohio State | Charles Patton grabs the offensive board | 66-66 |
| 06:04 | Ohio State | Oscar White can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-66 |
| 06:03 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger grabs the offensive board | 66-66 |
| 05:34 | Ohio State | Troy Stovall is called for the reach on Ian Hermann - foul #2 on Troy Stovall, team foul #5 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Button (SG), Charles Hutton (PF), Raymond Pardee (C) Jose Hernandez, Eugene Greenberger, Charles Patton | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Smith (PF) Craig Wolfe | |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | Oscar White misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-66 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 66-66 |
| 05:09 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Manuel Button - foul #2 on Manuel Button, team foul #7 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Owen Thompson (SF) Ian Hermann | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:09 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 05:09 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 04:40 | Ohio State | Charles Hutton is hacked by John Smith - foul #4 on John Smith, team foul #6 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rafael Anderson (SF) Timothy Sullivan | |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | Oscar White connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Manuel Button | 69-68 |
| 03:56 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 69-68 |
| 03:54 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee snags the defensive board | 69-68 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Oscar White (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Button (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Hutton (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Pardee (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Hawkins (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rafael Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. C - James Anderson (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:33 | Ohio State | Oscar White hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Owen Thompson | 72-68 |
| 03:19 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-68 |
| 03:18 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee grabs the defensive rebound | 72-68 |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson misses short on a floater from the left wing | 72-68 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Pardee | 72-68 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Eugene Greenberger (PF), Charles Patton (C) Oscar White, Charles Hutton, Raymond Pardee | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan (SF), Craig Wolfe (C) Rafael Anderson, James Anderson | |
| 02:34 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson drills a shot from the free throw line | 74-68 |
| 02:21 | Purdue | John Smith clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Eugene Greenberger - foul #3 on Eugene Greenberger, team foul #8 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ian Hermann (SF) Owen Thompson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:21 | Purdue | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 02:21 | Purdue | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Charles Patton misses short on a runner from the left block | 74-70 |
| 01:54 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 74-70 |
| 01:48 | Purdue | John Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 74-70 |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | Manuel Button grabs the defensive rebound | 74-70 |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #5 on John Smith, team foul #7 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Owen Thompson (SF) Ian Hermann | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Anderson (PF) John Smith | |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:18 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins travels with the ball | 76-70 |
| 00:55 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Troy Stovall - foul #3 on Troy Stovall, team foul #8 | 76-70 |
| 00:55 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:55 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-70 |
| 00:49 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan snags the offensive board | 78-70 |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 78-70 |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger snags the defensive board | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Stovall - foul #4 on Troy Stovall, team foul #9 | 78-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ian Hermann (SF) Owen Thompson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:36 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 80-70 |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Eugene Greenberger | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eugene Greenberger | 82-70 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 82-70 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan grabs the offensive board | 82-70 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | The clock runs out | 82-70 |