| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio King (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelly Schellenberge (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - James Nickerson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bert Lyon (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herman Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sean Basham (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Spurlin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl McClure (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Sean Basham inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | James Spurlin misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Nickerson - foul #2 on James Nickerson, team foul #1 | 25-23 |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | James Spurlin makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | James Spurlin makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 19:08 | Notre Dame | Antonio King misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 19:07 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson gets the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 18:52 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-25 |
| 18:32 | Ohio State | Sean Basham connects on the shot from the left side set up by Bert Lyon | 25-27 |
| 18:03 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton clanks a turnaround from close range | 25-27 |
| 18:02 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge hits the follow up shot | 27-27 |
| 17:34 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Sean Basham out of the doubleteam | 27-30 |
| 17:07 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 17:05 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Carl McClure | 27-30 |
| 16:39 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon makes the jumper from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 16:13 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge clanks a jumper from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 16:12 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor tips it in | 29-32 |
| 15:50 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons travels with the ball | 29-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal (SG), Mark Berry (SF), Lawrence Brown (PF), Harold Wisner (C) Charles Hamilton, Kelly Schellenberge, Jerome Taylor, James Nickerson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio King (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Sinegal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Berry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Wisner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bert Lyon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herman Simmons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sean Basham (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Spurlin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl McClure (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Notre Dame | Harold Wisner misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Sean Basham - foul #3 on Sean Basham, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 15:21 | Notre Dame | Harold Wisner makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 15:21 | Notre Dame | Harold Wisner makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 14:52 | Ohio State | Sean Basham's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Brown | 31-32 |
| 14:31 | Notre Dame | Antonio King buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-32 |
| 14:11 | Ohio State | Sean Basham blows the layup over the doubleteam | 34-32 |
| 14:09 | Ohio State | Carl McClure tips it in | 34-34 |
| 13:49 | Notre Dame | Antonio King misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 13:47 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Herman Simmons | 34-34 |
| 13:19 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 13:18 | Ohio State | Sean Basham can't tip it in | 34-34 |
| 13:17 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Antonio King | 34-34 |
| 12:48 | Notre Dame | Mark Berry's floater is tipped away by Sean Basham | 34-34 |
| 12:47 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 12:28 | Ohio State | Carl McClure misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Mark Berry - foul #1 on Mark Berry, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton (SG), Kelly Schellenberge (SF), Jerome Taylor (PF), James Nickerson (C) Antonio King, Mark Berry, Harold Wisner, Lawrence Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:28 | Ohio State | Carl McClure misses the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 12:28 | Ohio State | Carl McClure misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 12:28 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 12:03 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | Carl McClure gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 11:37 | Ohio State | Carl McClure misses the jump hook from the right block | 34-34 |
| 11:36 | Ohio State | James Spurlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jeff Sinegal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelly Schellenberge (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Nickerson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bert Lyon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herman Simmons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sean Basham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Spurlin (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl McClure (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Ohio State | Carl McClure hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Nickerson - foul #3 on James Nickerson, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sydney Collins (PG) Jeff Sinegal | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Sikes (PF) James Spurlin | |
| 11:22 | Ohio State | Carl McClure makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 11:22 | Ohio State | Carl McClure misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 11:22 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 11:02 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Herman Simmons - foul #2 on Herman Simmons, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio King (PG) Sydney Collins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:02 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 11:02 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 10:36 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 10:17 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 10:15 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton tips it in | 37-38 |
| 09:50 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence (SG) Herman Simmons | |
| 09:29 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson scores on a floater in the paint set up by Kelly Schellenberge | 39-38 |
| 09:03 | Ohio State | Sean Basham shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Christian Lawrence | 39-40 |
| 08:42 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge blows the layup but he's hacked by Sean Basham - foul #4 on Sean Basham, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Brown (C) James Nickerson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathon McGlamery (SG), James Spurlin (C) Bert Lyon, Carl McClure | |
| 08:42 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 08:42 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 08:17 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Sean Basham is blocked by Kelly Schellenberge | 41-40 |
| 08:15 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Jerome Taylor | 41-40 |
| 07:46 | Notre Dame | Antonio King can't finish the layup | 41-40 |
| 07:45 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge tips it home | 43-40 |
| 07:26 | Ohio State | Jonathon McGlamery misses the floater from the left side | 43-40 |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Brown pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio King (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Hamilton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelly Schellenberge (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jerome Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Lawrence (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathon McGlamery (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sean Basham (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Rodney Sikes (fairly fresh) C - James Spurlin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge misses the shot in the lane | 43-40 |
| 06:56 | Ohio State | Sean Basham grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 06:50 | Ohio State | Kelly Schellenberge swats the shot by Christian Lawrence | 43-40 |
| 06:49 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Sikes | 43-40 |
| 06:28 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 06:26 | Ohio State | Rodney Sikes can't tip it in | 43-40 |
| 06:25 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Brown snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 06:20 | Notre Dame | Antonio King comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 06:19 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 05:55 | Notre Dame | Antonio King clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 05:53 | Ohio State | Sean Basham grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 05:53 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Nickerson (C) Jerome Taylor | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bert Lyon (PG), Herman Simmons (SG), Carl McClure (C) Christian Lawrence, Jonathon McGlamery, Rodney Sikes | |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Carl McClure buries a turnaround near the basket | 43-42 |
| 05:14 | Notre Dame | Antonio King buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Hamilton | 46-42 |
| 05:01 | Ohio State | Carl McClure can't finish the layup | 46-42 |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 04:55 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton misses the runner from close range | 46-42 |
| 04:53 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 04:33 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 04:31 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 04:03 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge misses the dunk attempt | 46-42 |
| 04:02 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Brown gets the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 03:51 | Notre Dame | Antonio King misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Carl McClure - foul #2 on Carl McClure, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal (SG), Mark Berry (SF), Jerome Taylor (PF) Charles Hamilton, Kelly Schellenberge, Lawrence Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Sikes (SF) Sean Basham | |
| 03:51 | Notre Dame | Antonio King makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 03:51 | Notre Dame | Antonio King makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 03:29 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 48-42 |
| 03:28 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 03:12 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor scores on a floater in the lane | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio King (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Sinegal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Berry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Nickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bert Lyon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herman Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Rodney Sikes (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Spurlin (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl McClure (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:43 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 02:42 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Carl McClure | 50-42 |
| 02:34 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Bert Lyon | 50-45 |
| 02:34 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton (SG), Kelly Schellenberge (SF) Jeff Sinegal, Mark Berry | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sean Basham (SF) Rodney Sikes | |
| 02:05 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor is hacked by James Spurlin - foul #2 on James Spurlin, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| 01:46 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge makes the runner from the baseline | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:30 | Ohio State | Carl McClure's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-45 |
| 01:02 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 52-45 |
| 01:01 | Ohio State | Carl McClure snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | James Spurlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton is fouled in the backcourt by Bert Lyon - foul #4 on Bert Lyon, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sydney Collins (PG) Antonio King | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Carl McClure - foul #3 on Carl McClure, team foul #7 | 52-45 |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | James Spurlin clanks a 3 from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons gets the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Bert Lyon | 54-48 |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Bert Lyon is called for the reach on Sydney Collins in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bert Lyon, team foul #8 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio King (PG), Lawrence Brown (PF) Kelly Schellenberge, Jerome Taylor | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence (PG) Bert Lyon | |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Sydney Collins misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | James Spurlin grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Sean Basham's pass is intercepted by Charles Hamilton | 54-48 |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-48 |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton is fouled in the backcourt by Herman Simmons - foul #3 on Herman Simmons, team foul #9 | 54-48 |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 00:08 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Brown grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 00:08 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge (SF), Jerome Taylor (PF) Antonio King, Lawrence Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Sydney Collins runs out the clock | 56-48 |