| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bert Lyon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Sean Basham (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Spurlin (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl McClure (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Jerome Morris (fresh) SG - Arthur McManus (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Hinkle (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Luis Carlisle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Sean Basham inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Ohio State | James Spurlin clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 34-25 |
| 19:41 | Texas A&M | Arthur McManus snags the defensive board | 34-25 |
| 19:36 | Texas A&M | John Hinkle double dribbles | 34-25 |
| 19:12 | Ohio State | James Spurlin connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 36-25 |
| 18:54 | Texas A&M | Jerome Morris is hacked by Sean Basham - foul #2 on Sean Basham, team foul #1 | 36-25 |
| 18:36 | Texas A&M | William Pierce can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 36-25 |
| 18:35 | Texas A&M | John Hinkle hits the follow up shot | 36-27 |
| 18:24 | Ohio State | James Spurlin misses the wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 18:23 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to John Hinkle | 36-27 |
| 18:17 | Texas A&M | Luis Carlisle banks in the layup on a great pass from Jerome Morris | 36-29 |
| 18:02 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 18:01 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon tips it home | 38-29 |
| 17:42 | Texas A&M | Luis Carlisle makes the runner from the right block and he's hacked by Herman Simmons - foul #2 on Herman Simmons, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| 17:42 | Texas A&M | Luis Carlisle makes the free throw | 38-32 |
| 17:21 | Ohio State | James Spurlin is open but misses the lay-in | 38-32 |
| 17:19 | Ohio State | Sean Basham can't tip it in | 38-32 |
| 17:18 | Texas A&M | John Hinkle grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 17:06 | Texas A&M | Luis Carlisle's floater is tipped away by James Spurlin | 38-32 |
| 17:04 | Texas A&M | John Hinkle gets the offensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 16:49 | Texas A&M | James Spurlin swats the shot by Arthur McManus | 38-32 |
| 16:47 | Ohio State | Carl McClure gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 16:18 | Ohio State | William Pierce is called for the reach on Carl McClure - foul #3 on William Pierce, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | James Johnson (C) William Pierce | |
| 16:05 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 15:56 | Texas A&M | John Hinkle misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-32 |
| 15:54 | Ohio State | Sean Basham pulls down the rebound | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bert Lyon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Simmons (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Sean Basham (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. PF - James Spurlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. C - Carl McClure (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Jerome Morris (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur McManus (tiring) 7 pts. SF - John Hinkle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Luis Carlisle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - James Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-32 |
| 15:33 | Ohio State | James Spurlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 15:12 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-32 |
| 14:55 | Texas A&M | James Johnson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-32 |
| 14:54 | Ohio State | James Spurlin gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 14:30 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Sikes (PF) James Spurlin | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | William Pierce (C) James Johnson | |
| 14:16 | Texas A&M | Luis Carlisle buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Jerome Morris | 44-34 |
| 14:07 | Ohio State | Carl McClure misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 44-34 |
| 14:06 | Texas A&M | William Pierce gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 13:59 | Texas A&M | Jerome Morris is hacked by Herman Simmons - foul #3 on Herman Simmons, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence (SG) Herman Simmons | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 13:50 | Texas A&M | Luis Carlisle is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Luis Carlisle, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| 13:29 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-34 |
| 13:28 | Texas A&M | William Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 13:22 | Texas A&M | Luis Carlisle clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rodney Sikes - foul #2 on Rodney Sikes, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| 13:22 | Texas A&M | Luis Carlisle misses the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 13:22 | Texas A&M | Luis Carlisle misses the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 13:22 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Carl McClure | 44-34 |
| 13:01 | Ohio State | Carl McClure scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Christian Lawrence and he's hacked by Luis Carlisle - foul #2 on Luis Carlisle, team foul #3 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathon McGlamery (SG) Bert Lyon | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 13:01 | Ohio State | Carl McClure makes the free throw | 47-34 |
| 12:47 | Texas A&M | Luis Carlisle hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 12:45 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Sean Basham | 47-34 |
| 12:16 | Ohio State | Carl McClure drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Christian Lawrence | 49-34 |
| 12:10 | Texas A&M | Luis Carlisle makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jerome Morris | 49-36 |
| 11:44 | Ohio State | Sean Basham is hacked by Jerome Morris - foul #3 on Jerome Morris, team foul #4 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bert Lyon (PG), Herman Simmons (SG), James Spurlin (PF) Christian Lawrence, Sean Basham, Rodney Sikes | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Ricardo Vargas (SG) Arthur McManus | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bert Lyon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Simmons (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jonathon McGlamery (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Spurlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Carl McClure (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Jerome Morris (tiring) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ricardo Vargas (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Hinkle (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Luis Carlisle (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - William Pierce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Ohio State | James Spurlin buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Bert Lyon and he's hacked by John Hinkle - foul #1 on John Hinkle, team foul #5 | 51-36 |
| 11:23 | Ohio State | James Spurlin makes the free throw | 52-36 |
| 11:06 | Texas A&M | Luis Carlisle is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Luis Carlisle, team foul #6 | 52-36 |
| 10:37 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-36 |
| 10:36 | Texas A&M | John Hinkle snags the defensive board | 52-36 |
| 10:27 | Texas A&M | Ricardo Vargas misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 52-36 |
| 10:26 | Ohio State | James Spurlin grabs the board | 52-36 |
| 10:13 | Ohio State | Carl McClure knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from James Spurlin | 54-36 |
| 09:55 | Texas A&M | Ricardo Vargas buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Jerome Morris | 54-38 |
| 09:42 | Ohio State | Jonathon McGlamery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sean Basham (SF), Rodney Sikes (PF) Jonathon McGlamery, Carl McClure | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Gilberto Prieto (SG) John Hinkle | |
| 09:30 | Texas A&M | Gilberto Prieto is hacked by Herman Simmons - foul #4 on Herman Simmons, team foul #5 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence (PG) Bert Lyon | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 09:15 | Texas A&M | Jerome Morris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 54-38 |
| 09:14 | Ohio State | James Spurlin grabs the board | 54-38 |
| 08:45 | Ohio State | Gilberto Prieto steps in front of the James Spurlin pass | 54-38 |
| 08:38 | Texas A&M | Gilberto Prieto hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-38 |
| 08:37 | Texas A&M | Luis Carlisle misses the tip | 54-38 |
| 08:36 | Ohio State | Sean Basham grabs the defensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 08:17 | Ohio State | James Spurlin loses the dribble to Ricardo Vargas | 54-38 |
| 08:12 | Texas A&M | Ricardo Vargas misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 54-38 |
| 08:10 | Ohio State | James Spurlin grabs the defensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 08:04 | Ohio State | Sean Basham makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 56-38 |
| 07:49 | Texas A&M | Luis Carlisle misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 56-38 |
| 07:47 | Ohio State | Sean Basham pulls down the rebound | 56-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herman Simmons (tiring) 14 pts. 4 pf. SF - Sean Basham (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. PF - Rodney Sikes (fairly fresh) C - James Spurlin (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Jerome Morris (tiring) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gilberto Prieto (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ricardo Vargas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Luis Carlisle (tired) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Pierce (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Ohio State | Sean Basham is alone and drills a floater from the left wing | 58-38 |
| 07:09 | Texas A&M | Jerome Morris knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Ricardo Vargas and he's hacked by James Spurlin - foul #2 on James Spurlin, team foul #6 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bert Lyon (PG), Jonathon McGlamery (PF), Carl McClure (C) Herman Simmons, Rodney Sikes, James Spurlin | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Arthur McManus (SG), John Hinkle (SF), Qing-nan Zhou (PF) Gilberto Prieto, Ricardo Vargas, Luis Carlisle | |
| 07:09 | Texas A&M | Jerome Morris makes the free throw | 58-41 |
| 06:45 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Bert Lyon | 61-41 |
| 06:27 | Texas A&M | Qing-nan Zhou loses the dribble to Sean Basham | 61-41 |
| 05:59 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 61-41 |
| 05:58 | Ohio State | Sean Basham tips it home | 63-41 |
| 05:45 | Texas A&M | Qing-nan Zhou misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Jonathon McGlamery - foul #2 on Jonathon McGlamery, team foul #7 | 63-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Sikes (PF) Sean Basham | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Gilberto Prieto (PG), John Briggs (SG), Ricardo Vargas (SF), James Johnson (C) Jerome Morris, Arthur McManus, John Hinkle, William Pierce | |
| 05:45 | Texas A&M | Qing-nan Zhou makes the 1st free throw | 63-42 |
| 05:45 | Texas A&M | Qing-nan Zhou makes the 2nd free throw | 63-43 |
| 05:18 | Ohio State | Rodney Sikes is fouled on the floor by John Briggs - foul #2 on John Briggs, team foul #7 | 63-43 |
| 05:18 | Ohio State | Rodney Sikes makes the 1st free throw | 64-43 |
| 05:18 | Ohio State | Rodney Sikes misses the 2nd free throw | 64-43 |
| 05:18 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 64-43 |
| 05:00 | Texas A&M | Ricardo Vargas clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-43 |
| 04:59 | Texas A&M | James Johnson tips it in | 64-45 |
| 04:40 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon loses the dribble to John Briggs | 64-45 |
| 04:24 | Texas A&M | James Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Herman Simmons (SG), Sean Basham (C) Bert Lyon, Carl McClure | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 03:57 | Ohio State | Jonathon McGlamery is open but comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 64-45 |
| 03:55 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to Qing-nan Zhou | 64-45 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 03:51 | Texas A&M | Ricardo Vargas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-45 |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | Sean Basham pulls down the rebound | 64-45 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 64-45 |
| 03:24 | Texas A&M | Qing-nan Zhou gets the rebound | 64-45 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Lawrence (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herman Simmons (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jonathon McGlamery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodney Sikes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Sean Basham (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 14 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Gilberto Prieto (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Briggs (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ricardo Vargas (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Qing-nan Zhou (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Texas A&M | Ricardo Vargas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-45 |
| 03:05 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Christian Lawrence | 64-45 |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | John Briggs is called for the reach on Christian Lawrence - foul #3 on John Briggs, team foul #8 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bert Lyon (PG) Herman Simmons | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 66-45 |
| 02:31 | Texas A&M | Qing-nan Zhou misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 66-45 |
| 02:30 | Ohio State | Sean Basham gets the rebound | 66-45 |
| 02:09 | Ohio State | Sean Basham hits a runner in the paint set up by Jonathon McGlamery | 68-45 |
| 02:05 | Texas A&M | John Briggs makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gilberto Prieto | 68-48 |
| 01:51 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Spurlin (PF), Carl McClure (C) Bert Lyon, Sean Basham | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 01:33 | Texas A&M | Ricardo Vargas comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-48 |
| 01:31 | Texas A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Qing-nan Zhou | 68-48 |
| 01:12 | Texas A&M | Ricardo Vargas comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christian Lawrence - foul #1 on Christian Lawrence, team foul #8 | 68-48 |
| 01:12 | Texas A&M | Ricardo Vargas misses the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 01:12 | Texas A&M | Ricardo Vargas makes the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #9 | 68-49 |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 69-49 |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 70-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Texas A&M | John Briggs drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gilberto Prieto | 70-52 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Carl McClure throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-52 |
| 00:02 | Texas A&M | Qing-nan Zhou scores on a jumper from the baseline | 70-54 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence runs out the clock | 70-54 |