| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shelby Cantrell (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Sidney Kaiser (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Whitman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Hiller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Christopher Jamison (fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Matthew Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joe Foster (fresh) C - Edward Stage (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-28 |
| 19:32 | UMass | Brian Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 19:28 | UMass | Brian Foster misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Anthony Hiller - foul #3 on Anthony Hiller, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales (PG), John Watson (SF), Ronald Lamoureux (C) Michael Johnston, Sidney Kaiser, Anthony Hiller | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 19:28 | UMass | Brian Foster makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:28 | UMass | Brian Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:04 | Ohio State | John Watson's floater is tipped away by Edward Stage | 30-30 |
| 19:03 | UMass | Edward Stage pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:58 | UMass | Heriberto Gonzales steals it from Brian Foster | 30-30 |
| 18:53 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales blows the layup | 30-30 |
| 18:52 | UMass | Edward Stage grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:39 | UMass | Joe Foster makes the jumper from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 18:13 | Ohio State | Ronald Lamoureux can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 30-32 |
| 18:11 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Whitman | 30-32 |
| 18:06 | Ohio State | Joe Foster is called for the reach on Joshua Whitman - foul #2 on Joe Foster, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnston (PG) Shelby Cantrell | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:40 | Ohio State | John Watson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ronald Lamoureux | 33-32 |
| 17:36 | UMass | Brian Foster makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher Jamison | 33-34 |
| 17:11 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales misses badly on a floater from the right side | 33-34 |
| 17:10 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman snags the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 16:53 | Ohio State | John Watson drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Heriberto Gonzales | 36-34 |
| 16:37 | UMass | Brian Foster clanks a shot from the free throw line | 36-34 |
| 16:35 | UMass | Joe Foster tips it back up and in | 36-36 |
| 16:20 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Watson | 39-36 |
| 16:13 | UMass | John Watson steals it from Joe Foster | 39-36 |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | John Watson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 15:53 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Heriberto Gonzales | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Heriberto Gonzales (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joshua Whitman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Lamoureux (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Christopher Jamison (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Matthew Miller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joe Foster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Stage (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Ohio State | Ronald Lamoureux buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Heriberto Gonzales | 41-36 |
| 15:06 | UMass | Edward Stage misses the easy layup | 41-36 |
| 15:04 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 14:52 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-36 |
| 14:50 | Ohio State | John Watson grabs the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 14:44 | Ohio State | Ronald Lamoureux is called for traveling | 41-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell (SG), Sidney Kaiser (SF), David Marshall (PF), Anthony Hiller (C) Michael Johnston, John Watson, Joshua Whitman, Ronald Lamoureux | |
| Subs | UMass | Clarence Stricker (PG), Marshall Sarnowski (SG), Lee Quinn (SF), Michael Wyman (PF), Louis Osborne (C) Christopher Jamison, Matthew Miller, Brian Foster, Joe Foster, Edward Stage | |
| 14:26 | UMass | Marshall Sarnowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 14:24 | UMass | Louis Osborne snags the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 14:19 | UMass | Michael Wyman connects on the runner in the lane | 41-38 |
| 14:07 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-38 |
| 14:06 | UMass | The rebound goes to Michael Wyman | 41-38 |
| 14:02 | UMass | Marshall Sarnowski scores on a runner from the right block | 41-40 |
| 13:34 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser travels with the ball | 41-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnston (PG) Heriberto Gonzales | |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Jamison (PG) Marshall Sarnowski | |
| 13:15 | UMass | Christopher Jamison connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Clarence Stricker | 41-43 |
| 12:48 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Johnston | 44-43 |
| 12:23 | UMass | Clarence Stricker misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 12:22 | UMass | Christopher Jamison grabs the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 12:11 | UMass | Louis Osborne comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-43 |
| 12:09 | Ohio State | Michael Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 12:04 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Shelby Cantrell | 46-43 |
| 11:43 | UMass | Louis Osborne drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Christopher Jamison | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shelby Cantrell (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Sidney Kaiser (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Marshall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Hiller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Christopher Jamison (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clarence Stricker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Quinn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Wyman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Osborne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Michael Wyman - foul #1 on Michael Wyman, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales (PG), John Watson (SF), Joshua Whitman (PF) Michael Johnston, Sidney Kaiser, David Marshall | |
| Subs | UMass | Matthew Miller (SG), Ernest Hamilton (SF), Donald Fleming (PF), Edward Stage (C) Clarence Stricker, Lee Quinn, Michael Wyman, Louis Osborne | |
| 11:34 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 11:34 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 11:32 | UMass | Shelby Cantrell steals it from Christopher Jamison in the backcourt | 48-45 |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell lays it up and in | 50-45 |
| 11:23 | UMass | Matthew Miller can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-45 |
| 11:22 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 11:02 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales loses the dribble to Edward Stage | 50-45 |
| 10:45 | UMass | Matthew Miller comes up short on the floater from the left side | 50-45 |
| 10:44 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 10:29 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller blows the layup | 50-45 |
| 10:28 | UMass | Edward Stage pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 10:22 | UMass | Ernest Hamilton is fouled on the floor by John Watson - foul #2 on John Watson, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser (SF) Shelby Cantrell | |
| Subs | UMass | Clarence Stricker (PG), Brian Foster (SF), Joe Foster (PF), Michael Wyman (C) Christopher Jamison, Ernest Hamilton, Donald Fleming, Edward Stage | |
| 10:05 | UMass | Matthew Miller comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 10:03 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser is whistled for traveling | 50-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnston (PG), Shelby Cantrell (SG) Heriberto Gonzales, Sidney Kaiser | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 09:19 | UMass | Clarence Stricker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Michael Johnston - foul #2 on Michael Johnston, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser (SF) Shelby Cantrell | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 09:19 | UMass | Clarence Stricker misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 09:19 | UMass | Clarence Stricker makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser hits a turnaround in the paint | 52-46 |
| 08:48 | UMass | Brian Foster misses the jumper from the left side | 52-46 |
| 08:47 | UMass | Joe Foster snags the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 08:33 | UMass | Michael Wyman is fouled on the floor by Sidney Kaiser - foul #1 on Sidney Kaiser, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales (PG), Shelby Cantrell (SG) Michael Johnston, Sidney Kaiser | |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Jamison (PG), Lee Quinn (SF), Donald Fleming (PF), Louis Osborne (C) Matthew Miller, Brian Foster, Joe Foster, Michael Wyman | |
| 08:20 | UMass | Shelby Cantrell steps in front of the Louis Osborne pass | 52-46 |
| 07:57 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 52-46 |
| 07:55 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell tips it in | 54-46 |
| 07:38 | UMass | Clarence Stricker makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Fleming | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Heriberto Gonzales (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shelby Cantrell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Watson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joshua Whitman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Hiller (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Christopher Jamison (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clarence Stricker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Quinn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Fleming (fresh) C - Louis Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Anthony Hiller | 57-49 |
| 06:58 | UMass | Christopher Jamison is fouled on the floor by Shelby Cantrell - foul #1 on Shelby Cantrell, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnston (PG), Sidney Kaiser (SF) Heriberto Gonzales, Shelby Cantrell | |
| Subs | UMass | Matthew Miller (SG), Michael Wyman (PF), Edward Stage (C) Clarence Stricker, Donald Fleming, Louis Osborne | |
| 06:35 | UMass | Christopher Jamison knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Lee Quinn | 57-52 |
| 06:16 | Ohio State | Michael Johnston is fouled on the floor by Christopher Jamison - foul #2 on Christopher Jamison, team foul #3 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell (SG) John Watson | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Foster (SF), Joe Foster (PF) Lee Quinn, Michael Wyman | |
| 05:59 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Michael Johnston | 59-52 |
| 05:34 | UMass | Joe Foster hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brian Foster | 59-54 |
| 05:05 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Edward Stage - foul #2 on Edward Stage, team foul #4 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales (SG), John Watson (SF), David Marshall (PF) Shelby Cantrell, Sidney Kaiser, Joshua Whitman | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 05:05 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 05:05 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 04:39 | UMass | Christopher Jamison misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 04:37 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Foster | 60-54 |
| 04:29 | UMass | Brian Foster is hacked by David Marshall - foul #2 on David Marshall, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell (SG), Joshua Whitman (PF) Heriberto Gonzales, David Marshall | |
| Subs | UMass | Clarence Stricker (PG), Lee Quinn (SF), Michael Wyman (PF), Louis Osborne (C) Christopher Jamison, Brian Foster, Joe Foster, Edward Stage | |
| 04:08 | UMass | Clarence Stricker connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Matthew Miller | 60-56 |
| 03:48 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller is hacked by Clarence Stricker - foul #3 on Clarence Stricker, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales (PG), Sidney Kaiser (SF) Michael Johnston, Shelby Cantrell | |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Jamison (PG) Matthew Miller | |
| 03:27 | Ohio State | Lee Quinn takes the ball from Anthony Hiller | 60-56 |
| 03:24 | UMass | Lee Quinn lays it in | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Heriberto Gonzales (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Watson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sidney Kaiser (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Whitman (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Hiller (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Christopher Jamison (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clarence Stricker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lee Quinn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Wyman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Watson | 63-58 |
| 02:59 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnston (PG), Shelby Cantrell (SG) Heriberto Gonzales, John Watson | |
| Subs | UMass | Matthew Miller (SG), Brian Foster (SF), Joe Foster (PF), Edward Stage (C) Clarence Stricker, Lee Quinn, Michael Wyman, Louis Osborne | |
| 02:46 | UMass | Brian Foster scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Christopher Jamison | 63-60 |
| 02:18 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Shelby Cantrell | 66-60 |
| 02:03 | UMass | Matthew Miller drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-63 |
| 01:37 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Johnston | 68-63 |
| 01:18 | UMass | Joe Foster clanks a floater from close range but he's fouled by Joshua Whitman - foul #1 on Joshua Whitman, team foul #7 | 68-63 |
| 01:18 | UMass | Joe Foster misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 01:18 | UMass | Joe Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Sidney Kaiser and he's fouled by Christopher Jamison - foul #3 on Christopher Jamison, team foul #6 | 70-64 |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller misses the free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman gets the offensive rebound | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman is fouled on the floor by Joe Foster - foul #3 on Joe Foster, team foul #7 | 70-64 |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman misses the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:51 | UMass | The rebound goes to Edward Stage | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:45 | UMass | Anthony Hiller steps in front of the Matthew Miller pass | 71-64 |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Miller - foul #1 on Matthew Miller, team foul #8 | 71-64 |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell misses the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:44 | UMass | Edward Stage grabs the defensive rebound | 72-64 |
| 00:37 | UMass | Matthew Miller misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 72-64 |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman gets the rebound | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Matthew Miller is called for the reach on Joshua Whitman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Miller, team foul #9 | 72-64 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman misses the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:33 | UMass | The rebound goes to Joe Foster | 73-64 |
| 00:28 | UMass | Matthew Miller makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Jamison | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Christopher Jamison is called for the reach on Shelby Cantrell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Jamison, team foul #10 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales (PG) Michael Johnston | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:19 | UMass | Matthew Miller makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Jamison | 75-70 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell is hacked by Christopher Jamison in the backcourt - foul #5 on Christopher Jamison, team foul #11 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Clarence Stricker (PG) Christopher Jamison | |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell misses the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell misses the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:16 | UMass | Matthew Miller grabs the board | 75-70 |
| 00:11 | UMass | Matthew Miller scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Clarence Stricker | 75-73 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Miller - foul #3 on Matthew Miller, team foul #12 | 75-73 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnston (PG) Heriberto Gonzales | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Matthew Miller clanks a 3 from the left wing | 77-73 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman snags the defensive board | 77-73 |