| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Hubert Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leo Bolt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Slane (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Scott Woodring (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Danny Sipp (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Boyce (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Frederick Hilton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thad Goodlow (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Hemenway (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Arthur Slane inbounds the ball | 36-20 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Cal Poly SLO | Arthur Slane is fouled on the floor by Danny Sipp - foul #1 on Danny Sipp, team foul #1 | 36-20 |
| 19:35 | Cal Poly SLO | Leo Bolt splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Hubert Montgomery | 39-20 |
| 19:13 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 39-20 |
| 19:12 | Cal Poly SLO | Hubert Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 39-20 |
| 18:58 | Cal Poly SLO | Leo Bolt comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-20 |
| 18:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Scott Woodring hits the follow up shot | 41-20 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 18:40 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Leo Bolt - foul #3 on Leo Bolt, team foul #1 | 41-20 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Hunter (SG) Leo Bolt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:40 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce misses the 1st free throw | 41-20 |
| 18:40 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 41-21 |
| 18:21 | Cal Poly SLO | Scott Woodring misses badly on a runner from the left block | 41-21 |
| 18:20 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce grabs the defensive rebound | 41-21 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 18:16 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Danny Sipp | 41-24 |
| 17:57 | Cal Poly SLO | Arthur Slane misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-24 |
| 17:56 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce grabs the board | 41-24 |
| 17:41 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce misses the runner from the baseline | 41-24 |
| 17:39 | Cal Poly SLO | Hubert Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 41-24 |
| 17:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Thad Goodlow is called for the reach on Hubert Montgomery - foul #1 on Thad Goodlow, team foul #2 | 41-24 |
| 17:02 | Cal Poly SLO | Thad Goodlow is called for the reach on Arthur Slane - foul #2 on Thad Goodlow, team foul #3 | 41-24 |
| 16:53 | Cal Poly SLO | Arthur Slane double dribbles | 41-24 |
| 16:32 | Ohio State | Arthur Slane is called for the reach on Danny Sipp - foul #1 on Arthur Slane, team foul #2 | 41-24 |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp lays it in on a great pass from Frederick Hilton | 41-26 |
| 16:02 | Cal Poly SLO | Arthur Boyce is called for the reach on Hubert Montgomery - foul #3 on Arthur Boyce, team foul #4 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg (SG) Arthur Boyce | |
| 15:41 | Cal Poly SLO | Hubert Montgomery blows the dunk | 41-26 |
| 15:39 | Cal Poly SLO | Arthur Slane snags the offensive board | 41-26 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Hubert Montgomery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Hunter (fresh) SF - Arthur Slane (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Scott Woodring (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Danny Sipp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Zuckerberg (fresh) SF - Frederick Hilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thad Goodlow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Hemenway (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Cal Poly SLO | Scott Woodring comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Wesley Hemenway - foul #2 on Wesley Hemenway, team foul #5 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Leo Bolt (SG), Richard Perkins (PF) John Hunter, John Lee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce (SG) Robert Zuckerberg | |
| 15:31 | Cal Poly SLO | Scott Woodring misses the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 15:31 | Cal Poly SLO | Scott Woodring makes the 2nd free throw | 42-26 |
| 15:11 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp is hacked by Richard Perkins - foul #3 on Richard Perkins, team foul #3 | 42-26 |
| 14:56 | Ohio State | Leo Bolt is called for the reach on Arthur Boyce - foul #4 on Leo Bolt, team foul #4 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Hunter (SG) Leo Bolt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:45 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow clanks a runner in the lane | 42-26 |
| 14:44 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow tips it in | 42-28 |
| 14:26 | Cal Poly SLO | Hubert Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-28 |
| 14:25 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway grabs the defensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 13:58 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 42-28 |
| 13:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Scott Woodring grabs the defensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 13:28 | Cal Poly SLO | Scott Woodring hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 13:27 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow grabs the defensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 13:13 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp misses the lay-in | 42-28 |
| 13:12 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce tips it but misses | 42-28 |
| 13:11 | Cal Poly SLO | John Hunter grabs the board | 42-28 |
| 12:55 | Cal Poly SLO | Hubert Montgomery makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Richard Perkins | 44-28 |
| 12:42 | Ohio State | John Hunter is called for the reach on Danny Sipp - foul #1 on John Hunter, team foul #5 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Charles Wolfson (SF), John Lee (PF), Joseph Williams (C) Arthur Slane, Richard Perkins, Scott Woodring | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg (SF) Frederick Hilton | |
| 12:26 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Arthur Boyce | 44-30 |
| 12:02 | Cal Poly SLO | Arthur Boyce steals it from Hubert Montgomery | 44-30 |
| 11:43 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce double dribbles | 44-30 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marvin Vanbuskirk (SF) Danny Sipp | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Hubert Montgomery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Hunter (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Wolfson (fresh) PF - John Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Joseph Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Robert Zuckerberg (fresh) SG - Arthur Boyce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Vanbuskirk (fresh) PF - Thad Goodlow (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Wesley Hemenway (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Cal Poly SLO | Hubert Montgomery buries a floater from the free throw line set up by John Hunter | 46-30 |
| 11:07 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-30 |
| 11:06 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce gets the offensive rebound | 46-30 |
| 10:52 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce banks in the layup | 46-32 |
| 10:37 | Cal Poly SLO | Hubert Montgomery misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-32 |
| 10:35 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway gets the rebound | 46-32 |
| 10:17 | Ohio State | Marvin Vanbuskirk is fouled on the floor by Charles Wolfson - foul #1 on Charles Wolfson, team foul #6 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Brian Thomas (PG), Arthur Slane (SF), Scott Woodring (C) Hubert Montgomery, Charles Wolfson, Joseph Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Danny Sipp (PG), Frederick Hilton (SF) Arthur Boyce, Marvin Vanbuskirk | |
| 10:03 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway lays it in despite the doubleteam | 46-34 |
| 09:44 | Cal Poly SLO | Brian Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-34 |
| 09:23 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp is hacked by John Lee - foul #1 on John Lee, team foul #7 | 46-34 |
| 09:23 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 09:23 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 09:09 | Cal Poly SLO | Brian Thomas is hacked by Danny Sipp - foul #2 on Danny Sipp, team foul #6 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Hubert Montgomery (PG) Brian Thomas | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:59 | Cal Poly SLO | Hubert Montgomery misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-36 |
| 08:58 | Cal Poly SLO | Scott Woodring tips it back up and in | 48-36 |
| 08:53 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 48-36 |
| 08:51 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway misses the tip | 48-36 |
| 08:49 | Cal Poly SLO | Hubert Montgomery snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| 08:31 | Cal Poly SLO | John Lee comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Thad Goodlow - foul #3 on Thad Goodlow, team foul #7 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce (SG) Danny Sipp | |
| 08:31 | Cal Poly SLO | John Lee makes the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 08:31 | Cal Poly SLO | John Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 08:04 | Ohio State | Arthur Slane takes the ball from Thad Goodlow | 50-36 |
| 08:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Arthur Slane hits the finger roll | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:54 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-36 |
| 07:53 | Cal Poly SLO | John Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 07:48 | Cal Poly SLO | Hubert Montgomery comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 52-36 |
| 07:47 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow pulls down the rebound | 52-36 |
| 07:31 | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Frederick Hilton | 52-39 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Hubert Montgomery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Hunter (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Slane (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Scott Woodring (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Robert Zuckerberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Arthur Boyce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. SF - Frederick Hilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thad Goodlow (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Wesley Hemenway (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Cal Poly SLO | Wesley Hemenway picks off the pass by Scott Woodring | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:51 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce is whistled for a carry | 52-39 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Brian Thomas (PG), Leo Bolt (SG), Charles Wolfson (SF), Richard Perkins (PF), Joseph Williams (C) Hubert Montgomery, John Hunter, Arthur Slane, John Lee, Scott Woodring | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Danny Sipp (PG) Thad Goodlow | |
| 06:30 | Cal Poly SLO | Leo Bolt works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Wolfson | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:25 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-39 |
| 06:23 | Cal Poly SLO | Leo Bolt gets the rebound | 55-39 |
| 06:05 | Cal Poly SLO | Leo Bolt evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 55-39 |
| 06:03 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp grabs the defensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 55-39 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Hubert Montgomery (PG), Arthur Slane (SF) Brian Thomas, Charles Wolfson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marvin Vanbuskirk (SF), Thad Goodlow (PF) Frederick Hilton, Arthur Boyce | |
| 05:19 | Cal Poly SLO | Richard Perkins misses badly on a floater in the paint | 55-39 |
| 05:17 | Cal Poly SLO | Richard Perkins hits the follow up shot | 57-39 |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow is open but misses the lay-in | 57-39 |
| 04:58 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway tips it home | 57-41 |
| 04:45 | Cal Poly SLO | Leo Bolt is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-41 |
| 04:43 | Cal Poly SLO | Richard Perkins tips it home | 59-41 |
| 04:33 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 59-41 |
| 04:31 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to Arthur Slane | 59-41 |
| 04:15 | Cal Poly SLO | Danny Sipp is called for the reach on Hubert Montgomery - foul #3 on Danny Sipp, team foul #8 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Hunter (SG), Charles Wolfson (SF) Leo Bolt, Arthur Slane | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce (SG), Frederick Hilton (SF) Robert Zuckerberg, Marvin Vanbuskirk | |
| 04:15 | Cal Poly SLO | Hubert Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 04:15 | Cal Poly SLO | Hubert Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow buries a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Richard Perkins - foul #4 on Richard Perkins, team foul #8 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Brian Thomas (PG) Hubert Montgomery | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow misses the free throw | 61-43 |
| 04:00 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to Richard Perkins | 61-43 |
| 03:50 | Cal Poly SLO | Brian Thomas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-43 |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Wesley Hemenway | 61-43 |
| 03:39 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-43 |
| 03:37 | Cal Poly SLO | Richard Perkins grabs the board | 61-43 |
| 03:19 | Cal Poly SLO | Brian Thomas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-43 |
| 03:17 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-43 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Brian Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Hunter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Wolfson (fresh) PF - Richard Perkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Danny Sipp (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arthur Boyce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. SF - Frederick Hilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thad Goodlow (tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Wesley Hemenway (tired) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Cal Poly SLO | John Hunter's pass is intercepted by Arthur Boyce | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:29 | Ohio State | John Hunter is called for the reach on Arthur Boyce - foul #2 on John Hunter, team foul #9 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marvin Vanbuskirk (SF) Frederick Hilton | |
| 02:29 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 02:29 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce misses the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 02:29 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow grabs the offensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 02:22 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Danny Sipp and he's fouled by Charles Wolfson - foul #2 on Charles Wolfson, team foul #10 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg (PG) Danny Sipp | |
| 02:22 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway misses the free throw | 61-46 |
| 02:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Richard Perkins grabs the board | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:56 | Cal Poly SLO | John Hunter is hacked by Thad Goodlow - foul #4 on Thad Goodlow, team foul #9 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Danny Sipp (PG), Frederick Hilton (SF) Robert Zuckerberg, Marvin Vanbuskirk | |
| 01:56 | Cal Poly SLO | John Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow pulls down the rebound | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:37 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Williams - foul #1 on Joseph Williams, team foul #11 | 61-46 |
| 01:37 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow misses the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 01:37 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow misses the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 01:37 | Cal Poly SLO | Richard Perkins pulls down the rebound | 61-46 |
| 01:12 | Cal Poly SLO | Richard Perkins misses the easy layup | 61-46 |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Arthur Boyce | 61-46 |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway is denied on a layup by Joseph Williams | 61-46 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow grabs the offensive rebound | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:18 | Cal Poly SLO | Brian Thomas connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-48 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Joseph Williams - foul #2 on Joseph Williams, team foul #12 | 64-48 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway misses the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 00:13 | Cal Poly SLO | Richard Perkins snags the defensive board | 64-49 |
| 00:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Brian Thomas runs out the clock | 64-49 |