| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (fresh) SG - Gary Magee (fresh) SF - Todd Antone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frederick Babinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Ibanez (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jason Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Mance (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Tandy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Philip Mance inbounds the ball | 20-21 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gary Magee - foul #2 on Gary Magee, team foul #1 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeremy Church (SG), Louis Brunson (SF) Gary Magee, Frederick Babinski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 19:42 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 19:42 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | The pull-up jumper by Todd Antone is blocked by Robert Tandy | 20-22 |
| 19:15 | Ohio State | Philip Mance gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 19:05 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by James Brown | 20-24 |
| 18:40 | Purdue | Todd Antone blows the layup but he's fouled by Jason Wallace - foul #1 on Jason Wallace, team foul #1 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Magee (SG), Frederick Babinski (C) Louis Brunson, Gary Ibanez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:40 | Purdue | Todd Antone misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 18:40 | Purdue | Todd Antone makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 18:15 | Ohio State | James Thompson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Philip Mance | 21-26 |
| 17:55 | Purdue | Todd Antone lays it up and in set up by Jeremy Church | 23-26 |
| 17:26 | Ohio State | Philip Mance evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Brown | 23-29 |
| 17:00 | Purdue | Jeremy Church clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-29 |
| 16:58 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jason Wallace | 23-29 |
| 16:49 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy misses the runner from close range | 23-29 |
| 16:47 | Ohio State | James Brown gets the offensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 16:25 | Ohio State | Philip Mance drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Brown | 23-32 |
| 15:59 | Purdue | Jeremy Church clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-32 |
| 15:57 | Ohio State | James Brown gets the rebound | 23-32 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (fairly fresh) SG - Gary Magee (fairly fresh) SF - Jeremy Church (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Todd Antone (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Frederick Babinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Wallace (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Mance (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Tandy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:36 | Ohio State | Philip Mance evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-32 |
| 15:35 | Purdue | Gary Magee gets the rebound | 23-32 |
| 15:29 | Purdue | Todd Antone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Jones (SG), Louis Brunson (SF), Arthur Davis (PF), Gary Ibanez (C) Mathew Kendrick, Gary Magee, Todd Antone, Frederick Babinski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Corson (SG) Jason Wallace | |
| 15:01 | Ohio State | Philip Mance evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 23-32 |
| 15:00 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez grabs the board | 23-32 |
| 14:33 | Purdue | Jeremy Church drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Louis Brunson | 25-32 |
| 14:13 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy blows the layup | 25-32 |
| 14:11 | Ohio State | James Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 13:48 | Ohio State | James Brown is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Church - foul #4 on Jeremy Church, team foul #2 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick (PG), Todd Antone (SF), Frederick Babinski (PF) Jeremy Church, Louis Brunson, Arthur Davis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:36 | Ohio State | James Thompson makes the turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Frederick Babinski - foul #1 on Frederick Babinski, team foul #3 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Arthur Davis (PF) Frederick Babinski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Wallace (SG) Philip Corson | |
| 13:36 | Ohio State | James Thompson makes the free throw | 25-35 |
| 13:12 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Robert Tandy - foul #4 on Robert Tandy, team foul #2 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Magee (SG), Frederick Babinski (PF) Philip Jones, Arthur Davis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:12 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick misses the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 13:12 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 12:49 | Ohio State | James Brown is hacked by Todd Antone - foul #2 on Todd Antone, team foul #4 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeremy Church (SG) Gary Magee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:34 | Ohio State | James Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-35 |
| 12:33 | Purdue | Frederick Babinski grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 12:13 | Purdue | Jeremy Church is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Jeremy Church, team foul #5 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Magee (SG), Arthur Davis (PF) Jeremy Church, Frederick Babinski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:46 | Ohio State | James Brown connects on the runner near the basket set up by Robert Tandy | 26-37 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gary Magee (fresh) SF - Todd Antone (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Ibanez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Wallace (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Mance (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Thompson (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Tandy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 26-37 |
| 11:24 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 11:01 | Ohio State | The jumper by Robert Tandy is denied by Gary Ibanez | 26-37 |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | James Thompson tips it home | 26-39 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:42 | Purdue | Todd Antone misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-39 |
| 10:41 | Purdue | Arthur Davis grabs the offensive board | 26-39 |
| 10:22 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-39 |
| 10:20 | Purdue | Arthur Davis tips it back up and in | 28-39 |
| 09:51 | Ohio State | James Brown's pass is intercepted by Mathew Kendrick | 28-39 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:35 | Purdue | Arthur Davis lays it up and in | 30-39 |
| 09:06 | Ohio State | Mathew Kendrick picks off the pass by Philip Mance out of a doubleteam | 30-39 |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick lays it up and in | 32-39 |
| 08:43 | Ohio State | Mathew Kendrick steals it from Robert Tandy | 32-39 |
| 08:40 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick lays it in | 34-39 |
| 08:18 | Ohio State | James Brown is fouled on the floor by Mathew Kendrick - foul #1 on Mathew Kendrick, team foul #6 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Jones (SG), Louis Brunson (SF), Frederick Babinski (PF) Gary Magee, Todd Antone, Gary Ibanez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Corson (SG), Patrick Ferrell (PF) Jason Wallace, James Thompson | |
| 07:53 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Arthur Davis - foul #4 on Arthur Davis, team foul #7 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Antone (SF) Louis Brunson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 07:53 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy misses the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 07:53 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 07:34 | Purdue | Philip Mance steals it from Frederick Babinski | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 stl. SG - Philip Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Todd Antone (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frederick Babinski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Philip Corson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Mance (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Ferrell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Tandy (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy hits a wide open fadeaway in the paint set up by Philip Mance out of the doubleteam | 34-42 |
| 07:03 | Purdue | Todd Antone loses the ball out of bounds | 34-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Louis Brunson (SF), Gary Ibanez (C) Todd Antone, Arthur Davis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Wallace (SG) James Brown | |
| 06:44 | Ohio State | Philip Corson is fouled on the floor by Mathew Kendrick - foul #2 on Mathew Kendrick, team foul #8 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Magee (SG), Todd Antone (SF) Mathew Kendrick, Louis Brunson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Thompson (PF) Robert Tandy | |
| 06:44 | Ohio State | Philip Corson misses the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 06:21 | Purdue | Todd Antone misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 34-42 |
| 06:20 | Purdue | Todd Antone tips it home | 36-42 |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | James Thompson misses the easy open layup | 36-42 |
| 05:53 | Ohio State | Philip Mance gets the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue 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 (0) | |
| 05:36 | Ohio State | Philip Mance evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the right side | 36-44 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue 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 (0) | |
| 05:28 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez drills a fadeaway from the left block | 38-44 |
| 05:11 | Ohio State | James Thompson comes up short on the shot from the left side | 38-44 |
| 05:09 | Ohio State | Philip Mance can't tip it in | 38-44 |
| 05:07 | Purdue | Todd Antone grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 05:02 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Todd Antone | 40-44 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:46 | Ohio State | James Thompson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-46 |
| 04:30 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez blows the layup but he's fouled by Patrick Ferrell - foul #1 on Patrick Ferrell, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick (PG), Louis Brunson (SF) Gary Magee, Todd Antone | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG), Robert Tandy (C) Philip Mance, Patrick Ferrell | |
| 04:30 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 04:30 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 04:07 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy drills a floater from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 03:52 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 03:23 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 03:22 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gary Ibanez | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 stl. SG - Philip Jones (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Louis Brunson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Frederick Babinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Ibanez (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Wallace (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Philip Corson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Thompson (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Tandy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:18 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Louis Brunson and he's hacked by Philip Corson - foul #1 on Philip Corson, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Antone (PF), Arthur Davis (C) Frederick Babinski, Gary Ibanez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Mance (SF) Jason Wallace | |
| 03:18 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick misses the free throw | 47-48 |
| 03:18 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 02:57 | Ohio State | James Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 02:56 | Purdue | Louis Brunson grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 02:40 | Purdue | Todd Antone comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | Philip Corson snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Philip Jones is called for the reach on James Brown - foul #1 on Philip Jones, team foul #9 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Magee (SG), Frederick Babinski (PF) Philip Jones, Louis Brunson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Wallace (SG), Patrick Ferrell (PF) Philip Corson, James Thompson | |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 02:05 | Purdue | Arthur Davis can't throw it down but he's hacked by Jason Wallace - foul #2 on Jason Wallace, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| 02:05 | Purdue | Arthur Davis makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 02:05 | Purdue | Arthur Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 01:49 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Ibanez (C) Arthur Davis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Thompson (PF) Patrick Ferrell | |
| 01:21 | Purdue | Robert Tandy blocks the short jumper by Todd Antone | 49-50 |
| 01:19 | Ohio State | James Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 01:01 | Ohio State | James Brown connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Philip Mance | 49-52 |
| 00:47 | Purdue | Todd Antone drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Mathew Kendrick and he's fouled by Philip Mance - foul #1 on Philip Mance, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| 00:47 | Purdue | Todd Antone makes the free throw | 52-52 |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-52 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Todd Antone hits a shot from the left side | 54-52 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | James Brown comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 54-52 |