| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bert Lyon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Simmons (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Basham (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Spurlin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl McClure (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Bogle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Black (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lee Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Burcham (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ernest Mays (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Sean Basham inbounds the ball | 29-24 |
| 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 triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | James Spurlin buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Herman Simmons | 31-24 |
| 19:31 | Purdue | Lee Moore misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-24 |
| 19:30 | Ohio State | Carl McClure gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 19:10 | Ohio State | Carl McClure misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Lee Moore - foul #2 on Lee Moore, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| 19:10 | Ohio State | Carl McClure makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 19:10 | Ohio State | Carl McClure makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 18:58 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-24 |
| 18:57 | Ohio State | Sean Basham snags the defensive board | 33-24 |
| 18:32 | Ohio State | Carl McClure blows the layup | 33-24 |
| 18:31 | Purdue | Michael Black snags the defensive board | 33-24 |
| 18:27 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-24 |
| 18:03 | Ohio State | Sean Basham clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Ernest Mays - foul #2 on Ernest Mays, team foul #2 | 33-24 |
| 18:03 | Ohio State | Sean Basham makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 18:03 | Ohio State | Sean Basham makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 17:43 | Purdue | Bert Lyon is called for the reach on Lee Moore - foul #1 on Bert Lyon, team foul #1 | 35-24 |
| 17:38 | Purdue | Carl McClure denies the turnaround by Michael Black | 35-24 |
| 17:36 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle snags the offensive board | 35-24 |
| 17:20 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Bert Lyon - foul #2 on Bert Lyon, team foul #2 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronnie Steinberg (C) Ernest Mays | |
| 17:20 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle misses the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 17:20 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle misses the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 17:20 | Purdue | Ronnie Steinberg gets the offensive rebound | 35-24 |
| 17:06 | Purdue | Lee Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willis Marshall (PF) Kenneth Burcham | |
| 16:45 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-24 |
| 16:44 | Purdue | Ronnie Steinberg grabs the board | 35-24 |
| 16:26 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-26 |
| 15:57 | Ohio State | Michael Black is called for the reach on Herman Simmons - foul #2 on Michael Black, team foul #3 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre (PG), Robert Anselmo (SG), Kenneth Burcham (PF), Ernest Mays (C) Stephen Bogle, Michael Black, Lee Moore, Ronnie Steinberg | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bert Lyon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Simmons (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Basham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Spurlin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl McClure (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Lefebvre (fresh) SG - Robert Anselmo (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Willis Marshall (fresh) PF - Kenneth Burcham (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ernest Mays (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Ohio State | Sean Basham misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 35-26 |
| 15:35 | Purdue | Kenneth Burcham grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 15:30 | Purdue | Ernest Mays makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Burcham | 35-28 |
| 15:11 | Ohio State | Sean Basham hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from James Spurlin and the foul's on Willis Marshall - foul #1 on Willis Marshall, team foul #4 | 37-28 |
| 15:11 | Ohio State | Sean Basham makes the free throw | 38-28 |
| 14:57 | Purdue | Ernest Mays comes up short on the shot from close range | 38-28 |
| 14:56 | Ohio State | Sean Basham grabs the defensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 14:50 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon is fouled on the floor by Michael Lefebvre - foul #2 on Michael Lefebvre, team foul #5 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Bogle (PG) Michael Lefebvre | |
| 14:30 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Bert Lyon | 41-28 |
| 14:13 | Purdue | Herman Simmons is called for the reach on Ernest Mays - foul #2 on Herman Simmons, team foul #3 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Black (SG), Lee Moore (SF), Ronnie Steinberg (C) Robert Anselmo, Willis Marshall, Ernest Mays | |
| 14:06 | Purdue | Ronnie Steinberg misses the jumper from the free throw line | 41-28 |
| 14:05 | Ohio State | James Spurlin pulls down the rebound | 41-28 |
| 13:52 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Herman Simmons and the foul's on Stephen Bogle - foul #2 on Stephen Bogle, team foul #6 | 43-28 |
| 13:52 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon misses the free throw | 43-28 |
| 13:52 | Purdue | Ronnie Steinberg pulls down the rebound | 43-28 |
| 13:40 | Purdue | Herman Simmons takes the ball from Lee Moore | 43-28 |
| 13:24 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-28 |
| 13:22 | Ohio State | James Spurlin tips it back up and in | 45-28 |
| 13:13 | Purdue | Carl McClure takes the ball from Ronnie Steinberg | 45-28 |
| 12:54 | Ohio State | Carl McClure clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Stephen Bogle - foul #3 on Stephen Bogle, team foul #7 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Sikes (PF) James Spurlin | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre (PG), Ernest Mays (PF) Stephen Bogle, Kenneth Burcham | |
| 12:54 | Ohio State | Carl McClure makes the 1st free throw | 46-28 |
| 12:54 | Ohio State | Carl McClure makes the 2nd free throw | 47-28 |
| 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 triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 12:38 | Purdue | Rodney Sikes is called for the reach on Ernest Mays - foul #1 on Rodney Sikes, team foul #4 | 47-28 |
| 12:18 | Purdue | Ernest Mays misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-28 |
| 12:16 | Ohio State | Sean Basham grabs the defensive rebound | 47-28 |
| 12:01 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-28 |
| 11:59 | Ohio State | Sean Basham tips it back up and in | 49-28 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bert Lyon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herman Simmons (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sean Basham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Rodney Sikes (fresh) C - Carl McClure (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Lefebvre (fresh) SG - Michael Black (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lee Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Mays (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronnie Steinberg (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Purdue | Ronnie Steinberg can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Carl McClure - foul #4 on Carl McClure, team foul #5 | 49-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence (SG) Herman Simmons | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Bogle (PG), Robert Anselmo (SG), Willis Marshall (SF) Michael Lefebvre, Michael Black, Lee Moore | |
| 11:38 | Purdue | Ronnie Steinberg misses the 1st free throw | 49-28 |
| 11:38 | Purdue | Ronnie Steinberg makes the 2nd free throw | 49-29 |
| 11:16 | Ohio State | Sean Basham makes the fadeaway from the right block | 51-29 |
| 11:03 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle is hacked by Carl McClure - foul #5 on Carl McClure, team foul #6 | 51-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathon McGlamery (SG), James Spurlin (C) Bert Lyon, Carl McClure | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Burcham (PF), Joseph Wisner (C) Ernest Mays, Ronnie Steinberg | |
| 10:51 | Purdue | Joseph Wisner can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 51-29 |
| 10:49 | Purdue | Willis Marshall hits the follow up shot | 51-31 |
| 10:24 | Ohio State | Sean Basham buries a fadeaway from the left block | 53-31 |
| 10:14 | Purdue | Joseph Wisner comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Spurlin - foul #1 on James Spurlin, team foul #7 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Herman Simmons (SG), Floyd Charles (SF) Sean Basham, Rodney Sikes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Black (SG) Willis Marshall | |
| 10:14 | Purdue | Joseph Wisner makes the 1st free throw | 53-32 |
| 10:14 | Purdue | Joseph Wisner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-33 |
| 09:58 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stephen Bogle - foul #4 on Stephen Bogle, team foul #8 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre (PG), Lee Moore (SF) Stephen Bogle, Robert Anselmo | |
| 09:58 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 54-33 |
| 09:58 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 55-33 |
| 09:45 | Purdue | Michael Black can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Herman Simmons - foul #3 on Herman Simmons, team foul #8 | 55-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bert Lyon (PG) Christian Lawrence | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ernest Mays (C) Joseph Wisner | |
| 09:45 | Purdue | Michael Black makes the 1st free throw | 55-34 |
| 09:45 | Purdue | Michael Black misses the 2nd free throw | 55-34 |
| 09:45 | Ohio State | James Spurlin gets the rebound | 55-34 |
| 09:22 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons loses the ball out of bounds | 55-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sean Basham (SF) Floyd Charles | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:59 | Purdue | James Spurlin picks off the pass by Michael Lefebvre | 55-34 |
| 08:30 | Ohio State | Sean Basham drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Herman Simmons | 57-34 |
| 08:20 | Purdue | Lee Moore hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-36 |
| 07:53 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-36 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bert Lyon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herman Simmons (tiring) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sean Basham (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jonathon McGlamery (fresh) C - James Spurlin (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Lefebvre (fresh) SG - Michael Black (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lee Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Burcham (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ernest Mays (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Purdue | Ernest Mays banks in the layup set up by Michael Black | 60-38 |
| 07:16 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons is whistled for traveling | 60-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence (SG), Floyd Charles (SF), Rodney Sikes (PF) Herman Simmons, Sean Basham, Jonathon McGlamery | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Bogle (PG), Stephen Smith (SG), Robert Anselmo (SF), Willis Marshall (PF), Ronnie Steinberg (C) Michael Lefebvre, Michael Black, Lee Moore, Kenneth Burcham, Ernest Mays | |
| 06:57 | Purdue | Ronnie Steinberg makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-40 |
| 06:38 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-40 |
| 06:37 | Ohio State | Rodney Sikes grabs the offensive board | 60-40 |
| 06:16 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Bert Lyon | 63-40 |
| 06:03 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-40 |
| 06:02 | Purdue | Ronnie Steinberg grabs the offensive board | 63-40 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | Ronnie Steinberg misses the lay-in | 63-40 |
| 05:52 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo gets the offensive rebound | 63-40 |
| 05:43 | Purdue | Rodney Sikes takes the ball from Ronnie Steinberg | 63-40 |
| 05:18 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Bert Lyon | 65-40 |
| 05:10 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Stephen Bogle and he's hacked by Floyd Charles - foul #2 on Floyd Charles, team foul #9 | 65-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathon McGlamery (SG), Sean Basham (C) Bert Lyon, James Spurlin | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre (PG) Stephen Bogle | |
| 05:10 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo makes the free throw | 65-43 |
| 04:46 | Ohio State | Sean Basham blows the layup but he's fouled by Ronnie Steinberg - foul #3 on Ronnie Steinberg, team foul #9 | 65-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Wisner (C) Ronnie Steinberg | |
| 04:46 | Ohio State | Sean Basham makes the 1st free throw | 66-43 |
| 04:46 | Ohio State | Sean Basham makes the 2nd free throw | 67-43 |
| 04:17 | Purdue | Joseph Wisner is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Joseph Wisner, team foul #10 | 67-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Winkleman (SG) Stephen Smith | |
| 03:52 | Ohio State | Sean Basham buries a runner in the lane | 69-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Lawrence (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jonathon McGlamery (fresh) SF - Floyd Charles (fairly fresh) PF - Rodney Sikes (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Sean Basham (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Lefebvre (fresh) SG - Gary Winkleman (fresh) SF - Robert Anselmo (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Willis Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Wisner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:34 | Purdue | Joseph Wisner drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Michael Lefebvre | 69-45 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Ohio State | Sean Basham misses short on a runner from close range | 69-45 |
| 03:13 | Purdue | Gary Winkleman snags the defensive board | 69-45 |
| 02:59 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 69-45 |
| 02:57 | Ohio State | Jonathon McGlamery snags the defensive board | 69-45 |
| 02:40 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence hits a 3 from straight away set up by Rodney Sikes | 72-45 |
| 02:30 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-48 |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | Sean Basham throws it down on a nice dish by Christian Lawrence and he's hacked by Gary Winkleman - foul #1 on Gary Winkleman, team foul #11 | 74-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Smith (SG), Ronnie Steinberg (C) Gary Winkleman, Joseph Wisner | |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | Sean Basham misses the free throw | 74-48 |
| 02:13 | Purdue | Willis Marshall snags the defensive board | 74-48 |
| 01:56 | Purdue | Ronnie Steinberg buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 74-50 |
| 01:38 | Ohio State | Sean Basham misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Ronnie Steinberg - foul #4 on Ronnie Steinberg, team foul #12 | 74-50 |
| 01:38 | Ohio State | Sean Basham makes the 1st free throw | 75-50 |
| 01:38 | Ohio State | Sean Basham makes the 2nd free throw | 76-50 |
| 01:25 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 76-50 |
| 01:24 | Ohio State | Jonathon McGlamery pulls down the rebound | 76-50 |
| 00:58 | Ohio State | Rodney Sikes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Spurlin (C) Sean Basham | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre is fouled on the floor by Christian Lawrence - foul #1 on Christian Lawrence, team foul #10 | 76-50 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre makes the 1st free throw | 76-51 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre makes the 2nd free throw | 76-52 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence is fouled on the floor by Robert Anselmo - foul #1 on Robert Anselmo, team foul #13 | 76-52 |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence misses the 1st free throw | 76-52 |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 77-52 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Ronnie Steinberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-52 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence runs out the clock | 77-52 |