| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Nair (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cyril Wilker (fresh) 5 pts. C - Hunter Stucker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Rodney Price (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Mattson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Spencer Wangberg (fresh) 12 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | John Smith inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Xavier | Dale Nair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-33 |
| 19:14 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 24-33 |
| 19:13 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 18:53 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-33 |
| 18:52 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker grabs the defensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 18:48 | Xavier | Lindsey Hamilton steals it from Hunter Stucker | 24-33 |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 18:30 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker grabs the defensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 18:22 | Xavier | Rodney Price steals the ball from Cyril Wilker | 24-33 |
| 18:00 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson's pass is intercepted by Peter McCarry | 24-33 |
| 17:40 | Xavier | John Smith lays it up and in against a doubleteam set up by Peter McCarry | 26-33 |
| 17:14 | Ohio State | Cyril Wilker swats the short shot by Maurice Mattson | 26-33 |
| 17:13 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg tips it but misses | 26-33 |
| 17:12 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 17:06 | Xavier | John Smith splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left side | 26-33 |
| 17:05 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker tips it in | 28-33 |
| 16:49 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 16:48 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Cyril Wilker | 28-33 |
| 16:25 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Peter McCarry and he's hacked by Lindsey Hamilton - foul #1 on Lindsey Hamilton, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood (PG), David Burnette (SG) Peter McCarry, Dale Nair | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt (PG), Bradley Mixon (SF), Ashley Rich (C) Rodney Price, Maurice Mattson, Spencer Wangberg | |
| 16:25 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker makes the free throw | 31-33 |
| 16:02 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich can't finish the layup | 31-33 |
| 16:01 | Xavier | John Smith snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gregory Greenwood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Burnette (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cyril Wilker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Hunter Stucker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Harry Honeycutt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bradley Mixon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ashley Rich (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Xavier | David Burnette comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 15:42 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker snags the offensive board | 31-33 |
| 15:21 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker misses short on an open turnaround from close range | 31-33 |
| 15:20 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker tips it in | 33-33 |
| 14:53 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-33 |
| 14:52 | Xavier | David Burnette pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 14:45 | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood is fouled on the floor by Michael Johnson - foul #1 on Michael Johnson, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Peter McCarry (PG), Dale Nair (SG) Gregory Greenwood, David Burnette | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (SG), Spencer Wangberg (C) Michael Johnson, Lindsey Hamilton | |
| 14:19 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround near the basket | 33-33 |
| 14:18 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Spencer Wangberg | 33-33 |
| 13:53 | Ohio State | Rodney Price knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-35 |
| 13:24 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 13:22 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker grabs the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 13:01 | Xavier | Dale Nair buries a 3 from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 12:38 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 36-35 |
| 12:37 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 12:18 | Xavier | Peter McCarry is hacked by Harry Honeycutt - foul #2 on Harry Honeycutt, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood (PG), David Burnette (SG), Louis Gomes (C) Peter McCarry, Dale Nair, Hunter Stucker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnson (SG), Maurice Mattson (SF), Lindsey Hamilton (PF), Timothy Ott (C) Harry Honeycutt, Bradley Mixon, Ashley Rich, Spencer Wangberg | |
| 12:01 | Xavier | Maurice Mattson picks off the pass by John Smith | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gregory Greenwood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Burnette (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cyril Wilker (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Louis Gomes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Rodney Price (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Mattson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Ott (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Louis Gomes - foul #2 on Louis Gomes, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 11:40 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 11:40 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 11:22 | Xavier | David Burnette makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Smith out of a doubleteam | 38-37 |
| 11:00 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 10:43 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 38-40 |
| 10:42 | Xavier | John Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 10:30 | Xavier | John Smith splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-40 |
| 10:28 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 09:59 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Louis Gomes - foul #3 on Louis Gomes, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Peter McCarry (PG), Dale Nair (SG), Hunter Stucker (C) Gregory Greenwood, John Smith, Cyril Wilker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt (PG) Rodney Price | |
| 09:59 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 09:59 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 09:59 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 09:33 | Xavier | Peter McCarry misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-41 |
| 09:32 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 09:14 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Harry Honeycutt | 38-43 |
| 08:52 | Xavier | Dale Nair can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Michael Johnson, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Smith (SF), Cyril Wilker (PF) David Burnette, Louis Gomes | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon (SF), Spencer Wangberg (C) Maurice Mattson, Timothy Ott | |
| 08:52 | Xavier | Dale Nair misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 08:52 | Xavier | Dale Nair makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 08:27 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 39-45 |
| 08:12 | Xavier | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Bradley Mixon - foul #1 on Bradley Mixon, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (SG), Ashley Rich (PF) Michael Johnson, Lindsey Hamilton | |
| 08:12 | Xavier | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 08:12 | Xavier | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 08:12 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to John Smith | 39-45 |
| 07:54 | Xavier | Peter McCarry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 07:53 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Cyril Wilker | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale Nair (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Cyril Wilker (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Hunter Stucker (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Harry Honeycutt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Price (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bradley Mixon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ashley Rich (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Spencer Wangberg (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Xavier | Peter McCarry scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dale Nair | 41-45 |
| 07:19 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg clanks a driving attempt from close range | 41-45 |
| 07:18 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 06:56 | Xavier | Peter McCarry hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Hunter Stucker | 43-45 |
| 06:37 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | John Smith connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Cyril Wilker | 45-47 |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Rodney Price | 45-49 |
| 05:30 | Xavier | Dale Nair misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Rodney Price - foul #3 on Rodney Price, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood (PG), David Burnette (SF), Louis Gomes (PF) Peter McCarry, John Smith, Cyril Wilker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnson (SG), Maurice Mattson (SF), Lindsey Hamilton (PF) Harry Honeycutt, Rodney Price, Spencer Wangberg | |
| 05:30 | Xavier | Dale Nair makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 05:30 | Xavier | Dale Nair makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 05:09 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton loses the ball out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Smith (SF) Dale Nair | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (PG) Bradley Mixon | |
| 04:45 | Xavier | David Burnette is fouled on the floor by Michael Johnson - foul #3 on Michael Johnson, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Cyril Wilker (PF) Hunter Stucker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Ott (C) Ashley Rich | |
| 04:45 | Xavier | David Burnette makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 04:45 | Xavier | David Burnette makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 04:32 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 49-51 |
| 04:08 | Xavier | David Burnette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon (PG), Spencer Wangberg (C) Rodney Price, Timothy Ott | |
| 04:06 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-51 |
| 03:46 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker is fouled on the floor by Lindsey Hamilton - foul #2 on Lindsey Hamilton, team foul #8 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Peter McCarry (PG) John Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt (PG) Bradley Mixon | |
| 03:46 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker misses the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 03:46 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Greenwood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Burnette (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cyril Wilker (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Louis Gomes (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Harry Honeycutt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Maurice Mattson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Spencer Wangberg (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton banks in the layup on a great pass from Spencer Wangberg | 49-53 |
| 02:54 | Xavier | David Burnette knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Peter McCarry | 52-53 |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 02:35 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson tips it back up and in | 52-55 |
| 02:35 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dale Nair (SG), John Smith (SF), Hunter Stucker (C) Gregory Greenwood, David Burnette, Cyril Wilker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (PG) Harry Honeycutt | |
| 02:12 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Johnson - foul #4 on Michael Johnson, team foul #9 | 52-55 |
| 02:12 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 02:12 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 01:43 | Ohio State | Rodney Price is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Rodney Price, team foul #10 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Cyril Wilker (PF) Louis Gomes | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:19 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-55 |
| 01:17 | Xavier | John Smith tips it back up and in | 54-55 |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | Rodney Price scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Lindsey Hamilton | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Xavier | Peter McCarry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt (PG) Rodney Price | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt is fouled in the backcourt by Peter McCarry - foul #2 on Peter McCarry, team foul #3 | 54-58 |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 54-58 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Dale Nair is called for the reach on Harry Honeycutt - foul #3 on Dale Nair, team foul #5 | 54-58 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson is hacked by John Smith - foul #4 on John Smith, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Dale Nair is called for the reach on Maurice Mattson - foul #4 on Dale Nair, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg gets the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg is fouled on the floor by Dale Nair - foul #5 on Dale Nair, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (SG) Dale Nair | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier 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) | |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Peter McCarry makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Burnette | 57-60 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt is fouled in the backcourt by Peter McCarry - foul #3 on Peter McCarry, team foul #9 | 57-60 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | David Burnette grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | David Burnette hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 57-61 |