| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Button (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Royall (fresh) PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - William Adams (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Randy Witz (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Vickers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Lown (fresh) 6 pts. C - Emmanuel Cox (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | James Vickers inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:37 | Central Michigan | A charge is called on Randy Witz - foul #2 on Randy Witz, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 19:18 | Ohio State | Joseph Lown picks off the pass by Charles Patton | 32-34 |
| 18:57 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Royall - foul #1 on Thomas Royall, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon (SG) William Adams | |
| 18:57 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:57 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 18:49 | Ohio State | Manuel Button is hacked by Emmanuel Cox - foul #3 on Emmanuel Cox, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Adams (PG), Christopher Ross (C) Richard Dillon, Emmanuel Cox | |
| 18:40 | Ohio State | Manuel Button is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-36 |
| 18:39 | Central Michigan | James Vickers pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 18:10 | Central Michigan | Eugene Greenberger steps in front of the Joseph Lown pass | 32-36 |
| 17:57 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 17:56 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger tips it but misses | 32-36 |
| 17:55 | Central Michigan | William Adams pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 17:51 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz is denied on a dunk by Charles Patton | 32-36 |
| 17:50 | Ohio State | Charles Patton grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 17:35 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Charles Patton | 34-36 |
| 17:13 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown lays it up and in set up by Randy Witz and he's hacked by Charles Patton - foul #3 on Charles Patton, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ian Hermann (SF), Raymond Pardee (C) Thomas Royall, Charles Patton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon (PF) William Adams | |
| 17:13 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown misses the free throw | 34-38 |
| 17:13 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 16:52 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann is whistled for a carry | 34-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Littlefield (PG), Drazen Zenz (SG) Jose Hernandez, Manuel Button | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG) Richard Dillon | |
| 16:26 | Central Michigan | Drazen Zenz steals it from Christopher Ross | 34-38 |
| 16:04 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Randy Witz - foul #3 on Randy Witz, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Royall (SF) Eugene Greenberger | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Adams (PG), Richard Dillon (SF), Paul Herron (C) Antonio Fryman, James Vickers, Joseph Lown | |
| 16:04 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 16:04 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 16:04 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Paul Herron | 35-38 |
| 15:42 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz misses short on a jumper in the lane | 35-38 |
| 15:41 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gregory Littlefield (fresh) SG - Drazen Zenz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Royall (fresh) PF - Ian Hermann (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Pardee (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - William Adams (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Randy Witz (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 9 pts. C - Paul Herron (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 15:24 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 15:05 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 15:04 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 14:57 | Ohio State | Thomas Royall misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-38 |
| 14:55 | Ohio State | Gregory Littlefield can't tip it in | 35-38 |
| 14:54 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 14:28 | Central Michigan | William Adams misses the 3 from the left corner | 35-38 |
| 14:26 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ian Hermann | 35-38 |
| 14:21 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 13:58 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-38 |
| 13:57 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | Gregory Littlefield drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 13:13 | Central Michigan | Gregory Littlefield steals it from Christopher Ross | 41-38 |
| 12:52 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann hits the finger roll | 43-38 |
| 12:26 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 12:24 | Central Michigan | Paul Herron grabs the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 12:12 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 12:10 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 11:54 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann hits the finger roll and the foul's on Christopher Ross - foul #1 on Christopher Ross, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Manuel Button (SG), Owen Thompson (SF), Charles Patton (C) Gregory Littlefield, Drazen Zenz, Thomas Royall, Raymond Pardee | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (SG), James Vickers (SF), Joseph Lown (PF), Emmanuel Cox (C) Randy Witz, Richard Dillon, Christopher Ross, Paul Herron | |
| 11:54 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann makes the free throw | 46-38 |
| 11:35 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown dunks the ball over the doubleteam | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Button (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ian Hermann (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - William Adams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Antonio Fryman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Vickers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Lown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - Emmanuel Cox (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Ohio State | Manuel Button is whistled for a carry | 46-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger (PF) Ian Hermann | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 11:01 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Witz (SG) William Adams | |
| 10:48 | Ohio State | James Vickers steals the ball from Eugene Greenberger | 46-40 |
| 10:45 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz lays it in on a great pass from James Vickers | 46-42 |
| 10:31 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Emmanuel Cox - foul #4 on Emmanuel Cox, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross (C) Emmanuel Cox | |
| 10:31 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:31 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 10:08 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross is called for traveling | 48-42 |
| 09:58 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Christopher Ross - foul #2 on Christopher Ross, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| 09:58 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger misses the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 09:58 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 09:35 | Central Michigan | James Vickers misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-42 |
| 09:33 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Eugene Greenberger | 49-42 |
| 09:17 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jose Hernandez | 52-42 |
| 09:02 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 52-42 |
| 09:00 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Charles Patton misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-42 |
| 08:53 | Ohio State | Manuel Button tips it home | 54-42 |
| 08:24 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross misses the easy layup | 54-42 |
| 08:22 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross tips it home | 54-44 |
| 08:05 | Ohio State | Charles Patton can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right side | 54-44 |
| 08:04 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown grabs the defensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 07:40 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown blows the layup | 54-44 |
| 07:38 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz hits the follow up shot | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Manuel Button (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Owen Thompson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Patton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Antonio Fryman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Randy Witz (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Vickers (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joseph Lown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - Christopher Ross (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Ohio State | Manuel Button misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 07:18 | Central Michigan | James Vickers grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 06:53 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown misses the runner near the basket | 54-46 |
| 06:52 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz grabs the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 06:38 | Central Michigan | Owen Thompson denies the turnaround by Joseph Lown | 54-46 |
| 06:37 | Ohio State | Charles Patton pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 06:21 | Ohio State | Manuel Button misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's hacked by Christopher Ross - foul #3 on Christopher Ross, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Littlefield (PG), Thomas Royall (SF), Ian Hermann (PF), Raymond Pardee (C) Jose Hernandez, Owen Thompson, Eugene Greenberger, Charles Patton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Adams (PG), Richard Dillon (SF), Emmanuel Cox (C) Antonio Fryman, James Vickers, Christopher Ross | |
| 06:21 | Ohio State | Manuel Button makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 06:21 | Ohio State | Manuel Button makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 06:01 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-49 |
| 05:34 | Ohio State | Joseph Lown is called for the reach on Ian Hermann - foul #3 on Joseph Lown, team foul #8 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (SG) Manuel Button | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Vickers (SF) Joseph Lown | |
| 05:34 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann misses the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 05:34 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon is hacked by Ian Hermann - foul #1 on Ian Hermann, team foul #3 | 56-49 |
| 04:43 | Central Michigan | William Adams can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Drazen Zenz - foul #2 on Drazen Zenz, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Patton (C) Raymond Pardee | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (SG) Randy Witz | |
| 04:43 | Central Michigan | William Adams misses the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 04:43 | Central Michigan | William Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann's floater is tipped away by Richard Dillon | 56-50 |
| 04:28 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Dillon | 56-50 |
| 04:02 | Central Michigan | James Vickers misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ian Hermann - foul #2 on Ian Hermann, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Eugene Greenberger (PF) Gregory Littlefield, Ian Hermann | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:02 | Central Michigan | James Vickers misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 04:02 | Central Michigan | James Vickers misses the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 04:02 | Ohio State | Charles Patton gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 03:42 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Antonio Fryman - foul #4 on Antonio Fryman, team foul #9 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Owen Thompson (SF) Thomas Royall | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown (PF) Richard Dillon | |
| 03:42 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 03:42 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 03:17 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Drazen Zenz (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Owen Thompson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - William Adams (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Antonio Fryman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Vickers (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joseph Lown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Emmanuel Cox (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:58 | Ohio State | Antonio Fryman picks off the pass by Owen Thompson out of a doubleteam | 58-53 |
| 02:34 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Emmanuel Cox | 58-55 |
| 02:24 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 02:22 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger snags the offensive board | 58-55 |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | Charles Patton is whistled for traveling | 58-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Littlefield (PG), Manuel Button (SG), Thomas Royall (SF), Raymond Pardee (C) Jose Hernandez, Drazen Zenz, Owen Thompson, Charles Patton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Witz (SG), Richard Dillon (SF), Paul Herron (C) Antonio Fryman, James Vickers, Emmanuel Cox | |
| 01:46 | Central Michigan | Thomas Royall steps in front of the Randy Witz pass | 58-55 |
| 01:46 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Owen Thompson (SF), Charles Patton (C) Gregory Littlefield, Thomas Royall, Raymond Pardee | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Vickers (SF), Emmanuel Cox (C) Richard Dillon, Paul Herron | |
| 01:33 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 01:08 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Eugene Greenberger - foul #2 on Eugene Greenberger, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| 01:08 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 01:08 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | Emmanuel Cox swats the short shot by Owen Thompson | 58-57 |
| 00:58 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger makes the jump hook in the lane | 60-57 |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz misses short on a 3 from straight away | 60-57 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Charles Patton grabs the board | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Charles Patton is fouled in the backcourt by William Adams - foul #4 on William Adams, team foul #10 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Royall (SF), Ian Hermann (PF) Owen Thompson, Eugene Greenberger | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Charles Patton makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Charles Patton misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 61-57 |