| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fresh) SG - Rodney Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Levi Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Brucker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Randy Dean (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Artrip (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Van Isler (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Randy Diehl (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Bill Becerra (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Levi Clark inbounds the ball | 28-36 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Darryl Wesson | 31-36 |
| 19:46 | Cincinnati | Levi Clark steps in front of the Randy Dean pass in the backcourt | 31-36 |
| 19:45 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson banks in the layup set up by Levi Clark | 33-36 |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | Van Isler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-36 |
| 19:24 | Ohio State | Levi Clark loses the dribble to Randy Diehl | 33-36 |
| 19:06 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Artrip | 33-39 |
| 18:56 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 18:54 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders snags the offensive board | 33-39 |
| 18:43 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Rodney Sanders and he's hacked by Randy Diehl - foul #2 on Randy Diehl, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Seidman (PG) Darryl Wesson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:43 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones makes the free throw | 36-39 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra lays it up and in on a nice dish by Randy Dean | 36-41 |
| 18:12 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Charles Seidman | 38-41 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Van Isler is hacked by Levi Clark - foul #2 on Levi Clark, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis (SG), Jeffrey Stanton (SF) Christopher Artrip, Van Isler | |
| 17:37 | Cincinnati | Charles Seidman takes the ball from Jeffrey Stanton | 38-41 |
| 17:33 | Ohio State | Randy Brucker misses the lay-in | 38-41 |
| 17:31 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 17:27 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean is hacked by Charles Seidman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Seidman, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Randy Diehl clanks a shot from the right side | 38-41 |
| 17:14 | Ohio State | Charles Seidman snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 17:10 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Rodney Sanders is denied by Bill Becerra | 38-41 |
| 17:08 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders hits the follow up shot | 40-41 |
| 16:39 | Cincinnati | Rodney Sanders is called for the reach on Bill Becerra - foul #2 on Rodney Sanders, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), Harvey Vita (SG), Mark Gelb (SF), Raymond Becker (PF), Otto Rose (C) Charles Seidman, Rodney Sanders, Levi Clark, Randy Brucker, Christopher Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill (PF), Leonard Drake (C) Randy Diehl, Bill Becerra | |
| 16:23 | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill hits a wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-43 |
| 16:14 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 40-43 |
| 16:13 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker hits the follow up shot | 42-43 |
| 15:58 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis is fouled on the floor by Harvey Vita - foul #3 on Harvey Vita, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip (SG), Van Isler (SF) Michael Curtis, Jeffrey Stanton | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey Vita (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Gelb (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Becker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Otto Rose (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Randy Dean (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Artrip (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Van Isler (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Mark Caudill (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Leonard Drake (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 15:43 | Cincinnati | Van Isler tips it home | 42-45 |
| 15:34 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson hits a jumpshot from the right side | 44-45 |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-45 |
| 15:24 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 15:18 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Van Isler - foul #2 on Van Isler, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Seidman (PG), Christopher Jones (C) Darryl Wesson, Otto Rose | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis (SF), Randy Diehl (PF) Randy Dean, Leonard Drake | |
| 15:18 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 15:18 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 15:02 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis misses the wide open driving attempt from close range | 45-45 |
| 15:01 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 14:57 | Ohio State | Harvey Vita throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Navas (PF) Raymond Becker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming (PG), Bill Becerra (C) Christopher Artrip, Mark Caudill | |
| 14:38 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-45 |
| 14:36 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 14:31 | Ohio State | Charles Seidman scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-45 |
| 14:29 | Cincinnati | Mark Gelb is called for the reach on Jason Fleming in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Gelb, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders (SG), Levi Clark (SF), Randy Brucker (PF) Harvey Vita, Mark Gelb, Christopher Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Stanton (SF), Mark Caudill (PF) Van Isler, Randy Diehl | |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis is open but misses the lay-in | 47-45 |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill hits the follow up shot | 47-47 |
| 13:57 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-47 |
| 13:55 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Mark Caudill | 47-47 |
| 13:53 | Cincinnati | Rodney Sanders steals the ball from Michael Curtis in the backcourt | 47-47 |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 13:10 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Caudill | 50-49 |
| 13:00 | Ohio State | Charles Seidman clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Stanton grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill lays it up and in and the foul's on Randy Brucker - foul #3 on Randy Brucker, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), Harvey Vita (SG), Mark Gelb (SF), Raymond Becker (PF), Christopher Jones (C) Charles Seidman, Rodney Sanders, Levi Clark, Randy Brucker, Robert Navas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Randy Dean (PG), Christopher Artrip (SG), Randy Diehl (PF) Jason Fleming, Jeffrey Stanton, Bill Becerra | |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| 12:26 | Ohio State | Harvey Vita hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Mark Caudill | 50-52 |
| 12:08 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 50-52 |
| 12:07 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 12:00 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones loses the dribble to Christopher Artrip | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey Vita (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Gelb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Becker (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Randy Dean (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Artrip (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Curtis (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Randy Diehl (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Caudill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip misses short on a jumper in the paint | 50-52 |
| 11:45 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 11:39 | Ohio State | Harvey Vita hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 11:38 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | Michael Curtis is called for the reach on Mark Gelb - foul #2 on Michael Curtis, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Seidman (PG), William Smith (SG), Randy Brucker (PF), Otto Rose (C) Darryl Wesson, Harvey Vita, Raymond Becker, Christopher Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Van Isler (SF), Wesley Schulman (PF), Leonard Drake (C) Michael Curtis, Randy Diehl, Mark Caudill | |
| 11:10 | Ohio State | Randy Dean steals it from Randy Brucker | 50-52 |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Van Isler is hacked by William Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Stanton (PF) Wesley Schulman | |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Van Isler makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Van Isler makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 10:52 | Ohio State | Randy Dean steals it from Mark Gelb | 50-54 |
| 10:27 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Randy Dean | 50-57 |
| 10:16 | Ohio State | Charles Seidman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-57 |
| 10:14 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Stanton grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 09:52 | Cincinnati | Van Isler scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Dean | 50-60 |
| 09:42 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-60 |
| 09:41 | Ohio State | Randy Brucker tips it in | 52-60 |
| 09:39 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Gelb - foul #2 on Mark Gelb, team foul #8 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), Rodney Sanders (SG), Levi Clark (SF), Raymond Becker (PF), Christopher Jones (C) Charles Seidman, William Smith, Mark Gelb, Randy Brucker, Otto Rose | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming (PG), Michael Curtis (SF), Randy Diehl (PF), Mark Caudill (C) Randy Dean, Van Isler, Jeffrey Stanton, Leonard Drake | |
| 09:39 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 09:39 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip misses the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Raymond Becker | 52-61 |
| 09:29 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders clanks a 3 from the left wing | 52-61 |
| 09:28 | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming gets the rebound | 52-61 |
| 09:07 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Michael Curtis, team foul #4 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Van Isler (SF), Bill Becerra (C) Christopher Artrip, Mark Caudill | |
| 08:55 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Randy Diehl - foul #3 on Randy Diehl, team foul #5 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Smith (PG) Darryl Wesson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:55 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 08:55 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Curtis | 54-63 |
| 08:26 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-63 |
| 08:24 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones tips it back up and in | 56-63 |
| 08:08 | Cincinnati | Van Isler scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jason Fleming | 56-66 |
| 07:47 | Ohio State | William Smith can't connect on a floater from the left block | 56-66 |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Randy Diehl | 56-66 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Sanders (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Levi Clark (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Becker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Christopher Jones (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jason Fleming (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Curtis (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Van Isler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Randy Diehl (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Bill Becerra (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:29 | Cincinnati | Van Isler is hacked by Christopher Jones - foul #2 on Christopher Jones, team foul #9 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), Harvey Vita (SG), Mark Gelb (SF), Robert Navas (PF) William Smith, Rodney Sanders, Levi Clark, Raymond Becker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Randy Dean (PG), Christopher Artrip (SG), Jeffrey Stanton (PF), Mark Caudill (C) Jason Fleming, Michael Curtis, Randy Diehl, Bill Becerra | |
| 07:29 | Cincinnati | Van Isler makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 07:29 | Cincinnati | Van Isler makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 07:17 | Ohio State | Van Isler steps in front of the Harvey Vita pass | 56-68 |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 56-68 |
| 07:10 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean tips it in | 56-70 |
| 07:02 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones can't connect on a runner near the basket | 56-70 |
| 07:01 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones misses the tip | 56-70 |
| 07:00 | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill pulls down the rebound | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | Van Isler misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-70 |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip tips it but misses | 56-70 |
| 06:37 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 56-70 |
| 06:31 | Ohio State | Harvey Vita buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Jones | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-70 |
| 06:09 | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill tips it in | 59-72 |
| 06:03 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Navas | 61-72 |
| 05:49 | Cincinnati | Van Isler misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 61-72 |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones snags the defensive board | 61-72 |
| 05:32 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-72 |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill snags the defensive board | 61-72 |
| 05:20 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-75 |
| 05:04 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson loses the dribble to Van Isler | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:45 | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill comes up short on the floater in the paint | 61-75 |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | Robert Navas gets the rebound | 61-75 |
| 04:38 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Randy Dean - foul #2 on Randy Dean, team foul #6 | 61-75 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders (SG), Levi Clark (SF), Randy Brucker (PF), Otto Rose (C) Harvey Vita, Mark Gelb, Robert Navas, Christopher Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis (SG), Jason Fleming (SF), Randy Diehl (PF), Bill Becerra (C) Christopher Artrip, Van Isler, Jeffrey Stanton, Mark Caudill | |
| 04:38 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson makes the 1st free throw | 62-75 |
| 04:38 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-75 |
| 04:23 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-75 |
| 04:21 | Ohio State | Levi Clark gets the rebound | 63-75 |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jason Fleming - foul #1 on Jason Fleming, team foul #7 | 63-75 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Seidman (PG) Darryl Wesson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 04:15 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Randy Diehl | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-75 |
| 03:46 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra snags the offensive board | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Randy Diehl clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Randy Brucker - foul #4 on Randy Brucker, team foul #10 | 64-75 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Smith (SF), Raymond Becker (PF) Levi Clark, Randy Brucker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill (C) Bill Becerra | |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Randy Diehl misses the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Randy Diehl makes the 2nd free throw | 64-76 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Charles Seidman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Sanders (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Becker (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Otto Rose (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Randy Dean (tiring) 15 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Curtis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Fleming (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Randy Diehl (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Caudill (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Ohio State | Michael Curtis is called for the reach on Rodney Sanders - foul #4 on Michael Curtis, team foul #8 | 64-76 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leonard Drake (C) Randy Diehl | |
| 03:10 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 65-76 |
| 03:10 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 03:07 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 66-76 |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | Charles Seidman knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-76 |
| 02:53 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-76 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Levi Clark (SF), Randy Brucker (PF) William Smith, Otto Rose | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Stanton (SF), Bill Becerra (C) Randy Dean, Leonard Drake | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:36 | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming is whistled for traveling | 69-76 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harvey Vita (SG) Rodney Sanders | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-76 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders (SG), Otto Rose (C) Harvey Vita, Raymond Becker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Randy Diehl (PF) Mark Caudill | |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-76 |
| 02:18 | Ohio State | Randy Brucker can't tip it in | 69-76 |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Stanton pulls down the rebound | 69-76 |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-76 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), Christopher Jones (C) Charles Seidman, Otto Rose | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Randy Dean (PG), Christopher Artrip (SG) Jason Fleming, Michael Curtis | |
| 01:58 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Artrip | 69-79 |
| 01:41 | Ohio State | Bill Becerra steps in front of the Rodney Sanders pass | 69-79 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:24 | Cincinnati | Levi Clark takes the ball from Randy Dean | 69-79 |
| 01:18 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-79 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming (PG), Michael Curtis (SG), Mark Caudill (PF), Leonard Drake (C) Randy Dean, Christopher Artrip, Randy Diehl, Bill Becerra | |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Jason Fleming | 69-81 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Harvey Vita | 71-81 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | Charles Seidman is called for the reach on Michael Curtis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Seidman, team foul #11 | 71-81 |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 71-82 |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 71-83 |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Harvey Vita | 73-83 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill is hacked by Harvey Vita in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harvey Vita, team foul #12 | 73-83 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill makes the 1st free throw | 73-84 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill makes the 2nd free throw | 73-85 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Seidman | 76-85 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-85 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), Rodney Sanders (SG), Levi Clark (SF), Randy Brucker (PF), Christopher Jones (C) Charles Seidman, Harvey Vita, Mark Gelb, Raymond Becker, Otto Rose | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Randy Dean (PG), Christopher Artrip (SG), Van Isler (SF), Bill Becerra (C) Jason Fleming, Michael Curtis, Jeffrey Stanton, Leonard Drake | |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean is hacked by Darryl Wesson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Darryl Wesson, team foul #13 | 76-85 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean makes the 1st free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 76-87 |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-87 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming (PG), Michael Curtis (SG), Jeffrey Stanton (SF), Leonard Drake (C) Randy Dean, Christopher Artrip, Van Isler, Bill Becerra | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-87 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Charles Seidman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-87 |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb gets the offensive rebound | 76-87 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Harvey Vita | 79-87 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 79-87 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), Rodney Sanders (SG), Levi Clark (SF), Randy Brucker (PF), Christopher Jones (C) Charles Seidman, Harvey Vita, Mark Gelb, Raymond Becker, Otto Rose | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Randy Dean (PG), Christopher Artrip (SG), Van Isler (SF), Randy Diehl (PF), Bill Becerra (C) Jason Fleming, Michael Curtis, Jeffrey Stanton, Mark Caudill, Leonard Drake | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Darryl Wesson is called for the reach on Van Isler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Darryl Wesson, team foul #14 | 79-87 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill (PF) Randy Diehl | |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Van Isler makes the 1st free throw | 79-88 |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Van Isler makes the 2nd free throw | 79-89 |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Bill Becerra is called for the reach on Christopher Jones - foul #1 on Bill Becerra, team foul #9 | 79-89 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Seidman (PG), Harvey Vita (SG), Mark Gelb (SF), Raymond Becker (PF) Darryl Wesson, Rodney Sanders, Levi Clark, Randy Brucker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming (PG), Michael Curtis (SG), Jeffrey Stanton (SF), Leonard Drake (C) Randy Dean, Christopher Artrip, Van Isler, Bill Becerra | |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones makes the 1st free throw | 80-89 |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 80-89 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis gets the rebound | 80-89 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Charles Seidman is called for the reach on Michael Curtis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Seidman, team foul #15 | 80-89 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), Rodney Sanders (SG), Levi Clark (SF), Randy Brucker (PF) Charles Seidman, Harvey Vita, Mark Gelb, Raymond Becker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Randy Dean (PG), Van Isler (SF), Bill Becerra (C) Jason Fleming, Jeffrey Stanton, Leonard Drake | |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 80-90 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 80-91 |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Levi Clark | 82-91 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 82-91 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip (SG) Michael Curtis | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean runs out the clock | 82-91 |