| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Brandon Doner (fresh) SG - Michael Roland (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Jordan Coons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bradley Pooley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bob Stoneking (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rodney Sanders (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Levi Clark (fresh) PF - Randy Brucker (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Jordan Coons inbounds the ball | 33-38 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | UTEP | Michael Roland loses the dribble to Rodney Sanders in the backcourt | 33-38 |
| 19:39 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones clanks a jump hook from close range | 33-38 |
| 19:37 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones tips it home | 33-40 |
| 19:32 | UTEP | Brandon Doner can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Levi Clark grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 19:26 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 19:25 | UTEP | Bradley Pooley grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 19:17 | UTEP | Brandon Doner makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael Roland | 36-40 |
| 18:57 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Jones | 36-42 |
| 18:48 | UTEP | Darryl Wesson steals it from Michael Roland | 36-42 |
| 18:34 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Roland - foul #2 on Michael Roland, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG), Ronnie Harshbarger (SG), Sean Mershon (SF), Brent Scates (PF), Edward Hofman (C) Brandon Doner, Michael Roland, Jordan Coons, Bradley Pooley, Bob Stoneking | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Seidman (PG) Darryl Wesson | |
| 18:34 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 18:34 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 18:34 | UTEP | Brent Scates grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 18:14 | UTEP | Sean Mershon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 18:12 | UTEP | Brent Scates tips it but misses | 36-43 |
| 18:11 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 17:51 | Ohio State | Charles Seidman misses the 3 from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 17:50 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Jones | 36-43 |
| 17:32 | Ohio State | Charles Seidman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 17:30 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Edward Hofman | 36-43 |
| 17:26 | UTEP | Joseph Firth hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Sean Mershon and he's fouled by Levi Clark - foul #2 on Levi Clark, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Roland (SG), Jordan Coons (SF), Bradley Pooley (PF), Sean Jeffries (C) Ronnie Harshbarger, Sean Mershon, Brent Scates, Edward Hofman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harvey Vita (SG), Mark Gelb (SF), Raymond Becker (PF), Otto Rose (C) Rodney Sanders, Levi Clark, Randy Brucker, Christopher Jones | |
| 17:26 | UTEP | Joseph Firth makes the free throw | 39-43 |
| 17:21 | Ohio State | Michael Roland is called for the reach on Harvey Vita in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Roland, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Cedric Boots (PG), Ronnie Harshbarger (SG) Joseph Firth, Michael Roland | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:14 | Ohio State | Charles Seidman buries a 3 from straight away set up by Harvey Vita | 39-46 |
| 16:51 | UTEP | Sean Jeffries clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 16:49 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 16:44 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Pooley - foul #1 on Bradley Pooley, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brandon Doner (PG), Bob Stoneking (C) Cedric Boots, Sean Jeffries | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Navas (C) Otto Rose | |
| 16:26 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb is hacked by Jordan Coons - foul #1 on Jordan Coons, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Scates (PF) Bradley Pooley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Smith (PG), Christopher Jones (C) Charles Seidman, Raymond Becker | |
| 16:21 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 16:19 | UTEP | Ronnie Harshbarger gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 16:06 | UTEP | Brandon Doner knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jordan Coons | 41-46 |
| 16:01 | Ohio State | William Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Cedric Boots (PG), Sean Mershon (SG) Brandon Doner, Ronnie Harshbarger | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Randy Brucker (PF) Robert Navas | |
| 15:47 | UTEP | Jordan Coons misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 15:46 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones grabs the board | 41-46 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Cedric Boots (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Mershon (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jordan Coons (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brent Scates (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Bob Stoneking (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey Vita (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Gelb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Brucker (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Ohio State | Harvey Vita is fouled in the backcourt by Cedric Boots - foul #1 on Cedric Boots, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG), Michael Roland (SG), Bradley Pooley (PF) Cedric Boots, Sean Mershon, Jordan Coons | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), Otto Rose (C) Harvey Vita, Christopher Jones | |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | William Smith can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Bradley Pooley - foul #2 on Bradley Pooley, team foul #6 | 41-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Hofman (PF), Sean Jeffries (C) Bradley Pooley, Bob Stoneking | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | William Smith misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 15:21 | UTEP | Brent Scates buries a jumpshot from the left side | 43-47 |
| 15:16 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Smith | 43-50 |
| 15:00 | UTEP | Edward Hofman blows the layup | 43-50 |
| 14:59 | Ohio State | Otto Rose snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 14:53 | Ohio State | Michael Roland is called for the reach on William Smith - foul #4 on Michael Roland, team foul #7 | 43-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brandon Doner (PG), Sean Mershon (SG), Jordan Coons (SF), Bradley Pooley (PF), Bob Stoneking (C) Joseph Firth, Michael Roland, Brent Scates, Edward Hofman, Sean Jeffries | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Seidman (PG), Rodney Sanders (SG), Raymond Becker (PF), Christopher Jones (C) Darryl Wesson, Mark Gelb, Randy Brucker, Otto Rose | |
| 14:53 | Ohio State | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 14:53 | Ohio State | William Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 14:53 | UTEP | Bob Stoneking grabs the board | 43-51 |
| 14:34 | UTEP | Bradley Pooley makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Brandon Doner | 46-51 |
| 14:21 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders is open and buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Seidman | 46-53 |
| 14:05 | UTEP | Sean Mershon is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #2 | 46-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Cedric Boots (PG), Ronnie Harshbarger (SG), Brent Scates (SF) Brandon Doner, Sean Mershon, Jordan Coons | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), Harvey Vita (SG), Levi Clark (SF), Robert Navas (C) Charles Seidman, Rodney Sanders, William Smith, Christopher Jones | |
| 13:46 | UTEP | Bradley Pooley misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 13:45 | UTEP | Brent Scates can't tip it in | 46-53 |
| 13:44 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 13:23 | Ohio State | Harvey Vita comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Bradley Pooley - foul #3 on Bradley Pooley, team foul #8 | 46-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brandon Doner (PG), Edward Hofman (PF) Cedric Boots, Bradley Pooley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Randy Brucker (PF), Christopher Jones (C) Raymond Becker, Robert Navas | |
| 13:23 | Ohio State | Harvey Vita makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 13:23 | Ohio State | Harvey Vita makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 12:58 | UTEP | Bob Stoneking hits a jumper from the right side set up by Ronnie Harshbarger | 48-55 |
| 12:45 | Ohio State | Randy Brucker hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Levi Clark | 48-57 |
| 12:26 | UTEP | The jump hook by Brent Scates is blocked by Christopher Jones | 48-57 |
| 12:24 | UTEP | Edward Hofman tips it back up and in | 50-57 |
| 12:18 | Ohio State | Edward Hofman blocks the jumper by Harvey Vita | 50-57 |
| 12:17 | UTEP | Edward Hofman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 12:14 | UTEP | Levi Clark picks off the pass by Ronnie Harshbarger in the backcourt | 50-57 |
| 12:00 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson buries a jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Bob Stoneking - foul #1 on Bob Stoneking, team foul #9 | 50-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG), Sean Mershon (SG), Jordan Coons (SF), Bradley Pooley (PF), Sean Jeffries (C) Brandon Doner, Ronnie Harshbarger, Brent Scates, Edward Hofman, Bob Stoneking | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders (SG), Mark Gelb (SF), Raymond Becker (PF), Otto Rose (C) Harvey Vita, Levi Clark, Randy Brucker, Christopher Jones | |
| 12:00 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson makes the free throw | 50-60 |
| 11:38 | UTEP | Sean Jeffries scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Sean Mershon and he's hacked by Otto Rose - foul #1 on Otto Rose, team foul #3 | 52-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Seidman (PG) Darryl Wesson | |
| 11:38 | UTEP | Sean Jeffries makes the free throw | 53-60 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Sean Mershon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jordan Coons (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bradley Pooley (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Sean Jeffries (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Charles Seidman (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Sanders (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Gelb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Becker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Otto Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-60 |
| 11:21 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb grabs the offensive board | 53-60 |
| 11:07 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders makes the floater from the right side set up by Charles Seidman | 53-62 |
| 11:03 | UTEP | Rodney Sanders steals the ball from Sean Mershon in the backcourt | 53-62 |
| 11:02 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders banks in the layup | 53-64 |
| 10:43 | UTEP | Sean Jeffries misses long on a jumper in the paint | 53-64 |
| 10:41 | Ohio State | Charles Seidman gets the rebound | 53-64 |
| 10:39 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Cedric Boots (PG), Brent Scates (PF), Edward Hofman (C) Joseph Firth, Bradley Pooley, Sean Jeffries | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Smith (SF), Robert Navas (PF), Christopher Jones (C) Mark Gelb, Raymond Becker, Otto Rose | |
| 10:24 | UTEP | Sean Mershon is whistled for traveling | 53-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronnie Harshbarger (SG) Sean Mershon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | William Smith can't finish the layup | 53-64 |
| 10:11 | UTEP | Brent Scates pulls down the rebound | 53-64 |
| 10:09 | UTEP | William Smith is called for the reach on Cedric Boots in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #4 | 53-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bob Stoneking (C) Jordan Coons | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Levi Clark (SF), Raymond Becker (PF) Rodney Sanders, Robert Navas | |
| 09:52 | UTEP | Charles Seidman picks off the pass by Brent Scates | 53-64 |
| 09:49 | Ohio State | William Smith lays it up and in set up by Charles Seidman | 53-66 |
| 09:32 | UTEP | Edward Hofman hits a wide open shot near the basket | 55-66 |
| 09:28 | Ohio State | Charles Seidman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brandon Doner (PG), Sean Mershon (SG), Jordan Coons (SF), Bradley Pooley (PF) Cedric Boots, Ronnie Harshbarger, Brent Scates, Edward Hofman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders (SG), Mark Gelb (SF), Randy Brucker (PF), Otto Rose (C) William Smith, Levi Clark, Raymond Becker, Christopher Jones | |
| 09:14 | UTEP | Jordan Coons connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Bradley Pooley | 57-66 |
| 09:12 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb is called for traveling in the backcourt | 57-66 |
| 08:51 | UTEP | Brandon Doner is hacked by Charles Seidman - foul #2 on Charles Seidman, team foul #5 | 57-66 |
| 08:51 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronnie Harshbarger (SG), Brent Scates (PF), Sean Jeffries (C) Jordan Coons, Bradley Pooley, Bob Stoneking | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), Raymond Becker (PF), Robert Navas (C) Charles Seidman, Randy Brucker, Otto Rose | |
| 08:35 | UTEP | Ronnie Harshbarger misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-66 |
| 08:33 | UTEP | Sean Mershon hits the follow up shot | 59-66 |
| 08:26 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Darryl Wesson | 59-69 |
| 08:07 | UTEP | Brent Scates drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Ronnie Harshbarger | 61-69 |
| 08:04 | Ohio State | Sean Mershon takes the ball from Rodney Sanders in the backcourt | 61-69 |
| 08:02 | UTEP | Ronnie Harshbarger lays it in on a nice dish by Sean Mershon | 63-69 |
| 08:00 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders is hacked by Sean Mershon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sean Mershon, team foul #10 | 63-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Roland (SG), Jordan Coons (SF), Edward Hofman (PF), Bob Stoneking (C) Ronnie Harshbarger, Sean Mershon, Brent Scates, Sean Jeffries | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Smith (PG), Levi Clark (SF), Randy Brucker (PF), Otto Rose (C) Darryl Wesson, Mark Gelb, Raymond Becker, Robert Navas | |
| 08:00 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 08:00 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 07:39 | UTEP | Randy Brucker is called for the reach on Edward Hofman - foul #4 on Randy Brucker, team foul #6 | 63-71 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG) Brandon Doner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harvey Vita (SG), Christopher Jones (C) Rodney Sanders, Otto Rose | |
| 07:26 | UTEP | Jordan Coons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-71 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bradley Pooley (PF) Edward Hofman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Seidman (PG) William Smith | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Michael Roland (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Jordan Coons (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bradley Pooley (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Bob Stoneking (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Charles Seidman (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harvey Vita (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Levi Clark (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Randy Brucker (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Christopher Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:06 | Ohio State | Harvey Vita comes up short on the floater from the left side | 63-71 |
| 07:05 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones tips it home | 63-73 |
| 07:02 | UTEP | Harvey Vita is called for the reach on Joseph Firth in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harvey Vita, team foul #7 | 63-73 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Scates (SF), Edward Hofman (C) Jordan Coons, Bob Stoneking | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymond Becker (PF) Randy Brucker | |
| 07:02 | UTEP | Joseph Firth makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 07:02 | UTEP | Joseph Firth makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 06:38 | Ohio State | Levi Clark makes the shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Bradley Pooley - foul #4 on Bradley Pooley, team foul #11 | 65-75 |
| Subs | UTEP | Cedric Boots (PG), Sean Jeffries (C) Joseph Firth, Bradley Pooley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Otto Rose (C) Christopher Jones | |
| 06:38 | Ohio State | Levi Clark misses the free throw | 65-75 |
| 06:38 | UTEP | Sean Jeffries snags the defensive board | 65-75 |
| 06:31 | UTEP | Cedric Boots misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-75 |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker gets the rebound | 65-75 |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | Michael Roland is called for the reach on Charles Seidman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Roland, team foul #12 | 65-75 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brandon Doner (PG), Ronnie Harshbarger (SG), Sean Mershon (SF) Cedric Boots, Michael Roland, Edward Hofman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Gelb (SF) Levi Clark | |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | Charles Seidman makes the 1st free throw | 65-76 |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | Charles Seidman misses the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 06:27 | UTEP | Brent Scates pulls down the rebound | 65-76 |
| 06:14 | UTEP | Sean Jeffries's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Becker | 65-76 |
| 06:12 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Brent Scates | 65-76 |
| 05:54 | UTEP | Sean Mershon misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 65-76 |
| 05:53 | Ohio State | Harvey Vita grabs the defensive rebound | 65-76 |
| 05:47 | Ohio State | Harvey Vita connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Otto Rose | 65-78 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:44 | UTEP | Brandon Doner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-78 |
| Subs | UTEP | Cedric Boots (PG), Jordan Coons (SF), Bradley Pooley (PF), Bob Stoneking (C) Brandon Doner, Sean Mershon, Brent Scates, Sean Jeffries | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), William Smith (SG), Robert Navas (PF), Christopher Jones (C) Charles Seidman, Harvey Vita, Raymond Becker, Otto Rose | |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb travels with the ball | 65-78 |
| 05:21 | UTEP | Jordan Coons misses the runner from the left block | 65-78 |
| 05:20 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones pulls down the rebound | 65-78 |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb is fouled in the backcourt by Jordan Coons - foul #2 on Jordan Coons, team foul #13 | 65-78 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG), Edward Hofman (PF) Cedric Boots, Bradley Pooley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders (SG), Randy Brucker (PF) Darryl Wesson, Robert Navas | |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb makes the 1st free throw | 65-79 |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb makes the 2nd free throw | 65-80 |
| 05:02 | UTEP | Ronnie Harshbarger makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jordan Coons | 68-80 |
| 05:02 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-80 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brandon Doner (PG), Sean Mershon (SG) Joseph Firth, Ronnie Harshbarger | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Levi Clark (SF) Mark Gelb | |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Levi Clark loses the dribble to Sean Mershon | 68-80 |
| 04:19 | UTEP | Jordan Coons is open and buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Brandon Doner | 70-80 |
| 04:17 | Ohio State | William Smith is hacked by Sean Mershon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sean Mershon, team foul #14 | 70-80 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronnie Harshbarger (SG), Brent Scates (SF), Bradley Pooley (PF) Sean Mershon, Jordan Coons, Edward Hofman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), Mark Gelb (SF), Raymond Becker (PF), Robert Navas (C) Rodney Sanders, Levi Clark, Randy Brucker, Christopher Jones | |
| 04:17 | Ohio State | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 70-81 |
| 04:17 | Ohio State | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 70-82 |
| 04:05 | UTEP | Bradley Pooley misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-82 |
| 04:04 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Doner | 70-82 |
| 03:48 | UTEP | Bob Stoneking makes the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brent Scates | 72-82 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:35 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-82 |
| 03:34 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Bob Stoneking | 72-82 |
| 03:26 | UTEP | Brandon Doner misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-82 |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Bradley Pooley grabs the offensive board | 72-82 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Brandon Doner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Harshbarger (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brent Scates (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bradley Pooley (tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Bob Stoneking (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Smith (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Gelb (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Becker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Navas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | UTEP | Brent Scates misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-82 |
| 03:13 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker grabs the board | 72-82 |
| 03:08 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Darryl Wesson | 72-84 |
| 03:05 | UTEP | Ronnie Harshbarger is fouled in the backcourt by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #8 | 72-84 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG), Sean Mershon (SF), Sean Jeffries (PF), Edward Hofman (C) Brandon Doner, Brent Scates, Bradley Pooley, Bob Stoneking | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Seidman (PG), Rodney Sanders (SG), Levi Clark (SF), Otto Rose (C) Darryl Wesson, William Smith, Mark Gelb, Robert Navas | |
| 03:05 | UTEP | Ronnie Harshbarger makes the 1st free throw | 73-84 |
| 03:05 | UTEP | Ronnie Harshbarger misses the 2nd free throw | 73-84 |
| 03:05 | Ohio State | Otto Rose grabs the board | 73-84 |
| 03:01 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-84 |
| 03:00 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-84 |
| 02:42 | Ohio State | Charles Seidman scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Rodney Sanders | 73-87 |
| 02:42 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-87 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Scates (SF) Ronnie Harshbarger | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harvey Vita (SG), Randy Brucker (PF) Rodney Sanders, Raymond Becker | |
| 02:33 | UTEP | Edward Hofman dunks the ball | 75-87 |
| 02:31 | Ohio State | Charles Seidman is hacked by Joseph Firth in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Firth, team foul #15 | 75-87 |
| 02:31 | Ohio State | Charles Seidman makes the 1st free throw | 75-88 |
| 02:31 | Ohio State | Charles Seidman misses the 2nd free throw | 75-88 |
| 02:31 | UTEP | Edward Hofman gets the rebound | 75-88 |
| 02:22 | UTEP | Sean Mershon scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Edward Hofman | 77-88 |
| 02:01 | Ohio State | Charles Seidman can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-88 |
| 01:59 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Brent Scates | 77-88 |
| 01:59 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 77-88 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brandon Doner (PG), Ronnie Harshbarger (SG), Jordan Coons (SF), Bradley Pooley (PF), Bob Stoneking (C) Joseph Firth, Sean Mershon, Brent Scates, Sean Jeffries, Edward Hofman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), Rodney Sanders (SG), Christopher Jones (C) Charles Seidman, Harvey Vita, Otto Rose | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:55 | UTEP | Ronnie Harshbarger is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronnie Harshbarger, team foul #16 | 77-88 |
| 01:38 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders makes the wide open shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Levi Clark | 77-90 |
| 01:17 | UTEP | Jordan Coons connects on the floater in the paint and he's hacked by Randy Brucker - foul #5 on Randy Brucker, team foul #9 | 79-90 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Mershon (SG), Brent Scates (PF), Edward Hofman (C) Brandon Doner, Bradley Pooley, Bob Stoneking | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Seidman (PG), Harvey Vita (SG), Mark Gelb (SF), Raymond Becker (PF), Otto Rose (C) Darryl Wesson, Rodney Sanders, Levi Clark, Randy Brucker, Christopher Jones | |
| 01:17 | UTEP | Jordan Coons misses the free throw | 79-90 |
| 01:17 | Ohio State | Otto Rose snags the defensive board | 79-90 |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | Jordan Coons takes the ball from Otto Rose in the backcourt | 79-90 |
| 01:13 | UTEP | Ronnie Harshbarger lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jordan Coons | 81-90 |
| 01:09 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 81-93 |
| 01:00 | UTEP | Jordan Coons can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 81-93 |
| 00:58 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb grabs the board | 81-93 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb misses the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 81-93 |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Otto Rose grabs the offensive rebound | 81-93 |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Ronnie Harshbarger is called for the reach on Charles Seidman - foul #2 on Ronnie Harshbarger, team foul #17 | 81-93 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG) Jordan Coons | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Charles Seidman misses the 1st free throw | 81-93 |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Charles Seidman misses the 2nd free throw | 81-93 |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Edward Hofman gets the rebound | 81-93 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:24 | UTEP | Ronnie Harshbarger throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-93 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Charles Seidman runs out the clock | 81-93 |