| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Christopher Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tim Andress (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Sakamoto (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Loren Carr (fresh) 2 reb. C - Karl Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Danny Sipp (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Boyce (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Frederick Hilton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thad Goodlow (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Hemenway (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton inbounds the ball | 21-29 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Danny Sipp | 21-31 |
| 19:27 | Arkansas State | Paul Sakamoto buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-31 |
| 19:02 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 24-31 |
| 19:01 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton tips it back up and in | 24-33 |
| 18:57 | Arkansas State | The jump hook by Christopher Anderson is blocked by Thad Goodlow | 24-33 |
| 18:56 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| 18:34 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce drills a floater in the paint set up by Danny Sipp | 24-35 |
| 18:16 | Arkansas State | Loren Carr misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-35 |
| 18:14 | Arkansas State | Karl Duncan snags the offensive board | 24-35 |
| 18:01 | Arkansas State | Christopher Anderson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-35 |
| 18:00 | Arkansas State | Paul Sakamoto tips it in | 26-35 |
| 17:44 | Ohio State | Paul Sakamoto swats the short shot by Arthur Boyce | 26-35 |
| 17:42 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Karl Duncan | 26-35 |
| 17:36 | Arkansas State | Paul Sakamoto's pass is intercepted by Wesley Hemenway | 26-35 |
| 17:08 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Arthur Boyce | 26-37 |
| 16:45 | Arkansas State | Christopher Anderson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 16:26 | Ohio State | Loren Carr denies the turnaround by Arthur Boyce | 29-37 |
| 16:24 | Arkansas State | Loren Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 16:17 | Arkansas State | Thad Goodlow steals it from Tim Andress | 29-37 |
| 15:56 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway clanks a runner in the paint | 29-37 |
| 15:54 | Arkansas State | Loren Carr gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Christopher Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tim Andress (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Sakamoto (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Loren Carr (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Karl Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Danny Sipp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Boyce (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Frederick Hilton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thad Goodlow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Wesley Hemenway (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Arkansas State | Paul Sakamoto is called for traveling | 29-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Gary Norton (PG), Thomas Brownell (SG), Darryl Jacobson (SF), Charles Coleman (PF) Christopher Anderson, Tim Andress, Paul Sakamoto, Loren Carr | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 15:28 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 29-37 |
| 15:27 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow hits the follow up shot | 29-39 |
| 15:10 | Arkansas State | Karl Duncan misses the jumper from the right side | 29-39 |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Wesley Hemenway | 29-39 |
| 14:43 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton misses badly on a runner near the basket | 29-39 |
| 14:41 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton can't tip it in | 29-39 |
| 14:39 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce snags the offensive board | 29-39 |
| 14:18 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow's floater is tipped away by Charles Coleman | 29-39 |
| 14:17 | Arkansas State | Darryl Jacobson snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 14:12 | Arkansas State | Thomas Brownell drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Karl Duncan | 31-39 |
| 13:56 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Wesley Hemenway | 31-41 |
| 13:37 | Arkansas State | Darryl Jacobson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-41 |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Norton - foul #2 on Gary Norton, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher Anderson (PG), Loren Carr (C) Thomas Brownell, Karl Duncan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg (SF) Frederick Hilton | |
| 13:11 | Ohio State | Christopher Anderson is called for the reach on Danny Sipp - foul #2 on Christopher Anderson, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Tim Andress (SG), Paul Sakamoto (SF) Gary Norton, Darryl Jacobson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:42 | Ohio State | Paul Sakamoto is called for the reach on Robert Zuckerberg - foul #2 on Paul Sakamoto, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton (SF) Danny Sipp | |
| 12:26 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tim Andress - foul #2 on Tim Andress, team foul #4 | 34-41 |
| 12:26 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce misses the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 12:26 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce misses the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 12:26 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Charles Coleman | 34-41 |
| 11:57 | Arkansas State | Tim Andress's floater is tipped away by Thad Goodlow | 34-41 |
| 11:55 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Wesley Hemenway | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Christopher Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tim Andress (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Sakamoto (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Coleman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Loren Carr (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Robert Zuckerberg (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arthur Boyce (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. SF - Frederick Hilton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thad Goodlow (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Wesley Hemenway (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce is hacked by Charles Coleman - foul #4 on Charles Coleman, team foul #5 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Gary Norton (SG), Darryl Jacobson (SF) Tim Andress, Charles Coleman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Danny Sipp (PG) Arthur Boyce | |
| 11:14 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Anderson - foul #3 on Christopher Anderson, team foul #6 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Karl Duncan (C) Paul Sakamoto | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:14 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway misses the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 11:14 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 11:01 | Arkansas State | Loren Carr knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Gary Norton | 36-42 |
| 10:35 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway travels with the ball | 36-42 |
| 10:22 | Arkansas State | Loren Carr misses long on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Thad Goodlow - foul #2 on Thad Goodlow, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| 10:22 | Arkansas State | Loren Carr misses the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 10:22 | Arkansas State | Loren Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 10:03 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow slams it home set up by Danny Sipp and he's fouled by Loren Carr - foul #1 on Loren Carr, team foul #7 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Tim Andress (SG), Paul Sakamoto (PF) Christopher Anderson, Loren Carr | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce (SG) Frederick Hilton | |
| 10:03 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow makes the free throw | 37-45 |
| 09:42 | Arkansas State | Robert Zuckerberg takes the ball from Darryl Jacobson | 37-45 |
| 09:37 | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg lays it in | 37-47 |
| 09:23 | Arkansas State | Tim Andress clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-47 |
| 09:22 | Arkansas State | Karl Duncan tips it back up and in | 39-47 |
| 08:53 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 08:52 | Arkansas State | Karl Duncan grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 08:46 | Arkansas State | Darryl Jacobson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-47 |
| 08:44 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Arthur Boyce | 39-47 |
| 08:18 | Ohio State | Tim Andress is called for the reach on Wesley Hemenway - foul #3 on Tim Andress, team foul #8 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher Anderson (PG), Thomas Brownell (SG), James Sack (SF), Loren Carr (PF) Gary Norton, Tim Andress, Darryl Jacobson, Paul Sakamoto | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton (SF) Danny Sipp | |
| 08:18 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 08:18 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway misses the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 08:18 | Arkansas State | Karl Duncan grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 08:13 | Arkansas State | Thomas Brownell comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 39-48 |
| 08:12 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 07:51 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Karl Duncan - foul #1 on Karl Duncan, team foul #9 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Coleman (PF) Karl Duncan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 07:51 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 07:51 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Christopher Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Brownell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Sack (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Coleman (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Loren Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Robert Zuckerberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Boyce (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. SF - Frederick Hilton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thad Goodlow (tired) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Wesley Hemenway (tired) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Arkansas State | Christopher Anderson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce grabs the defensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 07:07 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Zuckerberg | 39-52 |
| 06:58 | Arkansas State | Charles Coleman is called for traveling | 39-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Gary Norton (SG), Paul Sakamoto (SF) Thomas Brownell, James Sack | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Danny Sipp (PG) Robert Zuckerberg | |
| 06:41 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Frederick Hilton and he's fouled by Charles Coleman - foul #5 on Charles Coleman, team foul #10 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Tim Andress (SG), Darryl Jacobson (SF) Gary Norton, Charles Coleman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:41 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway makes the free throw | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 06:22 | Arkansas State | Tim Andress connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Loren Carr | 42-55 |
| 06:18 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton lays it in on a great pass from Danny Sipp | 42-57 |
| 06:06 | Arkansas State | Tim Andress comes up short on the floater from the left side | 42-57 |
| 06:05 | Arkansas State | Tim Andress snags the offensive board | 42-57 |
| 05:55 | Arkansas State | Darryl Jacobson's floater is knocked away by Wesley Hemenway | 42-57 |
| 05:53 | Arkansas State | Tim Andress pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-57 |
| 05:43 | Arkansas State | Darryl Jacobson can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Thad Goodlow - foul #3 on Thad Goodlow, team foul #2 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg (SG) Arthur Boyce | |
| 05:43 | Arkansas State | Darryl Jacobson misses the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 05:43 | Arkansas State | Darryl Jacobson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 05:43 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway snags the defensive board | 42-57 |
| 05:25 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway slams it home on a great pass from Danny Sipp | 42-59 |
| 05:10 | Arkansas State | Loren Carr misses the easy layup | 42-59 |
| 05:08 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp grabs the board | 42-59 |
| 04:49 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-59 |
| 04:47 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Darryl Jacobson | 42-59 |
| 04:34 | Arkansas State | Paul Sakamoto lays it up and in | 44-59 |
| 04:10 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Anderson - foul #4 on Christopher Anderson, team foul #11 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Gary Norton (PG), Thomas Brownell (SG), James Sack (SF), Karl Duncan (C) Christopher Anderson, Tim Andress, Darryl Jacobson, Paul Sakamoto | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce (SG) Robert Zuckerberg | |
| 04:10 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp makes the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 04:10 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp misses the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| 04:10 | Arkansas State | Loren Carr snags the defensive board | 44-60 |
| 03:58 | Arkansas State | Thomas Brownell is hacked by Arthur Boyce - foul #1 on Arthur Boyce, team foul #3 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Paul Sakamoto (C) Karl Duncan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:44 | Arkansas State | James Sack misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-60 |
| 03:43 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce grabs the board | 44-60 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Gary Norton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Brownell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Sack (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Loren Carr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Sakamoto (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Danny Sipp (tiring) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Arthur Boyce (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. SF - Frederick Hilton (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thad Goodlow (tired) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Wesley Hemenway (tired) 18 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Frederick Hilton | 44-62 |
| 03:16 | Arkansas State | Gary Norton misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 44-62 |
| 03:15 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway pulls down the rebound | 44-62 |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway clanks a jumper from close range | 44-62 |
| 02:50 | Arkansas State | Loren Carr snags the defensive board | 44-62 |
| 02:45 | Arkansas State | Thomas Brownell banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Norton | 46-62 |
| 02:27 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-62 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg (SF) Frederick Hilton | |
| 02:15 | Arkansas State | Loren Carr knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Brownell | 49-62 |
| 02:03 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce misses the floater in the paint | 49-62 |
| 02:01 | Arkansas State | James Sack gets the rebound | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:49 | Arkansas State | Loren Carr connects on the runner in the paint | 51-62 |
| 01:31 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Thomas Brownell - foul #2 on Thomas Brownell, team foul #12 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton (SF) Robert Zuckerberg | |
| 01:31 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp makes the free throw | 51-65 |
| 01:19 | Arkansas State | James Sack knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Loren Carr | 53-65 |
| 00:58 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp is hacked by James Sack - foul #1 on James Sack, team foul #13 | 53-65 |
| 00:58 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 00:58 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Arkansas State | Thomas Brownell connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Sack | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Thomas Brownell blocks the jumper by Wesley Hemenway | 55-67 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas State | James Sack snags the defensive board | 55-67 |
| 00:18 | Arkansas State | Frederick Hilton is called for the reach on James Sack - foul #3 on Frederick Hilton, team foul #4 | 55-67 |
| 00:16 | Arkansas State | Loren Carr misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thad Goodlow - foul #4 on Thad Goodlow, team foul #5 | 55-67 |
| 00:16 | Arkansas State | Loren Carr makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:16 | Arkansas State | Loren Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp runs out the clock | 57-67 |