| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bert Lyon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Herman Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Basham (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Spurlin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl McClure (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mark Beesley (fresh) SG - Daniel Maynard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Drake (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Stocking (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Huang Fang (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Sean Basham inbounds the ball | 33-18 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Ohio State | Carl McClure is fouled on the floor by Huang Fang - foul #2 on Huang Fang, team foul #1 | 33-18 |
| 19:13 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-18 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | Huang Fang grabs the defensive rebound | 33-18 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake is whistled for traveling | 33-18 |
| 18:41 | Ohio State | Carl McClure is fouled on the floor by Huang Fang - foul #3 on Huang Fang, team foul #2 | 33-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Calvin Engman (C) Huang Fang | |
| 18:26 | Ohio State | Carl McClure can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 33-18 |
| 18:25 | Ohio State | Sean Basham can't tip it in | 33-18 |
| 18:23 | Ohio State | James Spurlin tips it home | 35-18 |
| 18:15 | Northwestern | Mark Beesley double dribbles | 35-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla (PG), Jason Cary (SF), William Renfroe (C) Mark Beesley, Daniel Maynard, Jeffrey Drake | |
| 17:52 | Ohio State | Sean Basham scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Bert Lyon and the foul's on William Renfroe - foul #1 on William Renfroe, team foul #3 | 37-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal (SF) Andrew Stocking | |
| 17:52 | Ohio State | Sean Basham makes the free throw | 38-18 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 17:39 | Northwestern | Jason Cary clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-18 |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Olumoi Aujla | 38-18 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-18 |
| 17:02 | Ohio State | Sean Basham comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 38-18 |
| 17:01 | Ohio State | Carl McClure hits the follow up shot | 40-18 |
| 16:40 | Northwestern | Carl McClure picks off the pass by Oscar Villarreal | 40-18 |
| 16:37 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon is fouled in the backcourt by William Renfroe - foul #2 on William Renfroe, team foul #4 | 40-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Beesley (PG), Daniel Maynard (SG), Jeffrey Drake (SF), Andrew Stocking (PF) Olumoi Aujla, Jason Cary, Oscar Villarreal, William Renfroe | |
| 16:12 | Ohio State | Sean Basham banks in the layup on a great pass from Carl McClure | 42-18 |
| 15:54 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-21 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bert Lyon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Herman Simmons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Basham (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Spurlin (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl McClure (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mark Beesley (fresh) SG - Daniel Maynard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Drake (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Stocking (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Calvin Engman (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Ohio State | Sean Basham comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Calvin Engman - foul #1 on Calvin Engman, team foul #5 | 42-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Sikes (PF) James Spurlin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal (SF), Huang Fang (C) Jeffrey Drake, Calvin Engman | |
| 15:32 | Ohio State | Sean Basham makes the 1st free throw | 43-21 |
| 15:32 | Ohio State | Sean Basham makes the 2nd free throw | 44-21 |
| 15:20 | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Mark Beesley | 44-23 |
| 15:00 | Ohio State | Sean Basham hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Bert Lyon | 46-23 |
| 14:40 | Northwestern | Daniel Maynard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-23 |
| 14:39 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Herman Simmons | 46-23 |
| 14:24 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Daniel Maynard - foul #3 on Daniel Maynard, team foul #6 | 46-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence (SG) Herman Simmons | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla (PG), Jason Cary (SG), Jeffrey Drake (SF), William Renfroe (PF) Mark Beesley, Daniel Maynard, Oscar Villarreal, Andrew Stocking | |
| 14:24 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon makes the 1st free throw | 47-23 |
| 14:24 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon misses the 2nd free throw | 47-23 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | William Renfroe snags the defensive board | 47-23 |
| 14:06 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake is fouled on the floor by Bert Lyon - foul #1 on Bert Lyon, team foul #1 | 47-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathon McGlamery (SG), Floyd Charles (SF) Bert Lyon, Sean Basham | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | William Renfroe is hacked by Floyd Charles - foul #2 on Floyd Charles, team foul #2 | 47-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Spurlin (PF) Rodney Sikes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | Huang Fang misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-23 |
| 13:41 | Ohio State | Floyd Charles snags the defensive board | 47-23 |
| 13:23 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-23 |
| 13:12 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake is denied on a layup by James Spurlin | 50-23 |
| 13:10 | Ohio State | Floyd Charles grabs the defensive rebound | 50-23 |
| 12:44 | Ohio State | Carl McClure is fouled on the floor by Jason Cary - foul #2 on Jason Cary, team foul #7 | 50-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bert Lyon (PG), Herman Simmons (SG), Sean Basham (SF), Rodney Sikes (PF) Christian Lawrence, Jonathon McGlamery, Floyd Charles, James Spurlin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Beesley (PG), Daniel Maynard (SG), Oscar Villarreal (SF), Andrew Stocking (PF), Calvin Engman (C) Olumoi Aujla, Jason Cary, Jeffrey Drake, William Renfroe, Huang Fang | |
| 12:44 | Ohio State | Carl McClure makes the 1st free throw | 51-23 |
| 12:44 | Ohio State | Carl McClure misses the 2nd free throw | 51-23 |
| 12:44 | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal snags the defensive board | 51-23 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | Carl McClure picks off the pass by Oscar Villarreal | 51-23 |
| 12:00 | Ohio State | Sean Basham is hacked by Daniel Maynard - foul #4 on Daniel Maynard, team foul #8 | 51-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Huang Fang (C) Daniel Maynard | |
| 12:00 | Ohio State | Sean Basham makes the 1st free throw | 52-23 |
| 12:00 | Ohio State | Sean Basham makes the 2nd free throw | 53-23 |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking misses short on a shot from the left wing | 53-23 |
| 11:45 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Sean Basham | 53-23 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bert Lyon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Herman Simmons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Basham (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 8 reb. PF - Rodney Sikes (fresh) C - Carl McClure (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mark Beesley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Calvin Engman (fresh) SF - Oscar Villarreal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Stocking (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Huang Fang (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Ohio State | Andrew Stocking steals the ball from Carl McClure | 53-23 |
| 11:22 | Northwestern | Mark Beesley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-23 |
| 11:21 | Ohio State | Carl McClure gets the rebound | 53-23 |
| 11:01 | Ohio State | Sean Basham hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Herman Simmons | 55-23 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | Huang Fang hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-23 |
| 10:49 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons gets the rebound | 55-23 |
| 10:44 | Ohio State | Calvin Engman steals the ball from Sean Basham in the backcourt | 55-23 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Huang Fang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence (PG), Jonathon McGlamery (SG), Floyd Charles (SF), James Spurlin (C) Bert Lyon, Herman Simmons, Sean Basham, Carl McClure | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla (PG), Jason Cary (SG), William Renfroe (PF) Mark Beesley, Andrew Stocking, Huang Fang | |
| 10:19 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Spurlin | 58-23 |
| 10:07 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman is fouled on the floor by Christian Lawrence - foul #2 on Christian Lawrence, team foul #3 | 58-23 |
| 09:59 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman lays it up and in and he's hacked by Floyd Charles - foul #3 on Floyd Charles, team foul #4 | 58-25 |
| 09:59 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman makes the free throw | 58-26 |
| 09:30 | Ohio State | James Spurlin misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Renfroe - foul #3 on William Renfroe, team foul #9 | 58-26 |
| 09:30 | Ohio State | James Spurlin makes the 1st free throw | 59-26 |
| 09:30 | Ohio State | James Spurlin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-26 |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-26 |
| 09:16 | Northwestern | Jason Cary tips it but misses | 60-26 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla tips it back up and in | 60-28 |
| 09:12 | Ohio State | Floyd Charles is hacked by William Renfroe in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Renfroe, team foul #10 | 60-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sean Basham (C) James Spurlin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking (PF) William Renfroe | |
| 09:12 | Ohio State | Floyd Charles makes the 1st free throw | 61-28 |
| 09:12 | Ohio State | Floyd Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 62-28 |
| 09:03 | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-28 |
| 09:02 | Ohio State | Sean Basham gets the rebound | 62-28 |
| 08:36 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-28 |
| 08:34 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jason Cary | 62-28 |
| 08:28 | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Rodney Sikes - foul #1 on Rodney Sikes, team foul #5 | 62-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Beesley (PG) Andrew Stocking | |
| 08:28 | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal misses the 1st free throw | 62-28 |
| 08:28 | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal misses the 2nd free throw | 62-28 |
| 08:28 | Ohio State | Floyd Charles gets the rebound | 62-28 |
| 07:59 | Ohio State | Calvin Engman takes the ball from Christian Lawrence | 62-28 |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | Mark Beesley connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Olumoi Aujla | 62-31 |
| 07:32 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jonathon McGlamery | 65-31 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Lawrence (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Jonathon McGlamery (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Floyd Charles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rodney Sikes (tiring) C - Sean Basham (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mark Beesley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Olumoi Aujla (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Oscar Villarreal (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Engman (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Jason Cary (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman travels with the ball | 65-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Spurlin (C) Sean Basham | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Renfroe (PF) Mark Beesley | |
| 06:52 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Floyd Charles | 68-31 |
| 06:33 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman can't connect on a runner from the left block | 68-31 |
| 06:31 | Ohio State | James Spurlin pulls down the rebound | 68-31 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | Jonathon McGlamery is hacked by Olumoi Aujla - foul #2 on Olumoi Aujla, team foul #11 | 68-31 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | Jonathon McGlamery makes the 1st free throw | 69-31 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | Jonathon McGlamery makes the 2nd free throw | 70-31 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 70-33 |
| 05:56 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence is hacked by Olumoi Aujla in the backcourt - foul #3 on Olumoi Aujla, team foul #12 | 70-33 |
| 05:56 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 71-33 |
| 05:56 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 72-33 |
| 05:38 | Northwestern | William Renfroe jams it on a nice dish by Calvin Engman | 72-35 |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | Oscar Villarreal is called for the reach on Christian Lawrence in the backcourt - foul #1 on Oscar Villarreal, team foul #13 | 72-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl McClure (C) James Spurlin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence misses the 1st free throw | 72-35 |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 73-35 |
| 05:17 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Oscar Villarreal is blocked by Carl McClure | 73-35 |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | Rodney Sikes snags the defensive board | 73-35 |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | Jonathon McGlamery knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Christian Lawrence | 75-35 |
| 04:35 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Oscar Villarreal is denied by Rodney Sikes | 75-35 |
| 04:33 | Northwestern | William Renfroe grabs the offensive board | 75-35 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | Carl McClure picks off the pass by Oscar Villarreal | 75-35 |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | Jonathon McGlamery throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sean Basham (C) Carl McClure | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:17 | Northwestern | William Renfroe connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-38 |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | Sean Basham hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by William Renfroe - foul #5 on William Renfroe, team foul #14 | 75-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Spurlin (C) Floyd Charles | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake (SF), Andrew Stocking (PF) Oscar Villarreal, William Renfroe | |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | Sean Basham misses the 1st free throw | 75-38 |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | Sean Basham makes the 2nd free throw | 76-38 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman clanks a 3 from the right wing | 76-38 |
| 03:28 | Ohio State | Sean Basham pulls down the rebound | 76-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Lawrence (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathon McGlamery (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Basham (fresh) 24 pts. 10 reb. PF - Rodney Sikes (tired) 2 reb. C - James Spurlin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Olumoi Aujla (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Jason Cary (tired) 2 reb. SF - Jeffrey Drake (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Stocking (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Calvin Engman (tired) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:10 | Ohio State | James Spurlin buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Jonathon McGlamery | 78-38 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake loses the ball out of bounds | 78-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Charles (SF), Carl McClure (C) Sean Basham, James Spurlin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Huang Fang (C) Jeffrey Drake | |
| 02:43 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 78-38 |
| 02:42 | Northwestern | Huang Fang gets the rebound | 78-38 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Jason Cary hits the finger roll set up by Huang Fang | 78-40 |
| 02:15 | Ohio State | Carl McClure is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 78-40 |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | Huang Fang grabs the board | 78-40 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Jason Cary misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-40 |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Carl McClure gets the rebound | 78-40 |
| 01:37 | Ohio State | Carl McClure makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Christian Lawrence | 80-40 |
| 01:19 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 80-40 |
| 01:18 | Ohio State | Floyd Charles gets the rebound | 80-40 |
| 01:01 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 80-40 |
| 01:00 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Andrew Stocking | 80-40 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | Jason Cary misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 80-40 |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Carl McClure snags the defensive board | 80-40 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence lays it up and in on a nice dish by Floyd Charles | 82-40 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Huang Fang is fouled on the floor by Carl McClure - foul #1 on Carl McClure, team foul #6 | 82-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal (SF) Andrew Stocking | |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Huang Fang hits a jump hook from close range and the foul's on Christian Lawrence - foul #3 on Christian Lawrence, team foul #7 | 82-42 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Huang Fang makes the free throw | 82-43 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence runs out the clock | 82-43 |