| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ronald Gomer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rick Butts (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jamie Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Willard Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Rick Lindsey (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul Rehkop (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Beals (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bob Chisolm (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arnold Rarick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Craig Frey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Bob Chisolm inbounds the ball | 31-43 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Ohio State | Paul Rehkop is fouled in the backcourt by Rick Butts - foul #3 on Rick Butts, team foul #1 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Glenn Roberts (SF) Rick Butts | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 19:37 | Ohio State | Paul Rehkop can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | James Beals tips it home | 31-45 |
| 19:12 | Northwestern | Arnold Rarick blocks the short jumper by Willard Rogers | 31-45 |
| 19:11 | Ohio State | Paul Rehkop grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 19:09 | Ohio State | Paul Rehkop is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Rehkop, team foul #1 | 31-45 |
| 18:50 | Northwestern | Willard Rogers misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Bob Chisolm - foul #2 on Bob Chisolm, team foul #2 | 31-45 |
| 18:50 | Northwestern | Willard Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 18:50 | Northwestern | Willard Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 18:46 | Ohio State | Paul Rehkop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jordan Ruffin (PF) Willard Rogers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:30 | Northwestern | Ronald Gomer is fouled on the floor by Arnold Rarick - foul #2 on Arnold Rarick, team foul #3 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Todd Fontenot (PG), Benjamin Matthews (SG), Michael Hutson (SF), Patrick Welsh (C) Ronald Gomer, Jamie Rogers, Glenn Roberts, Rick Lindsey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tracy Fosberg (SF), John Smith (PF) Bob Chisolm, Arnold Rarick | |
| 18:24 | Northwestern | Jordan Ruffin comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-45 |
| 18:23 | Northwestern | Patrick Welsh grabs the offensive board | 33-45 |
| 18:11 | Northwestern | Patrick Welsh drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 17:55 | Ohio State | Craig Frey makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by John Smith and he's hacked by Patrick Welsh - foul #1 on Patrick Welsh, team foul #2 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Alvardo (PG), Fredrick Lagunas (SG) Paul Rehkop, James Beals | |
| 17:55 | Ohio State | Craig Frey makes the free throw | 36-48 |
| 17:36 | Northwestern | Benjamin Matthews hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-48 |
| 17:34 | Northwestern | Michael Hutson pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 17:24 | Northwestern | Craig Frey swats the short shot by Michael Hutson | 36-48 |
| 17:23 | Ohio State | Tracy Fosberg pulls down the rebound | 36-48 |
| 17:18 | Ohio State | Michael Hutson is called for the reach on Fredrick Lagunas - foul #2 on Michael Hutson, team foul #3 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Gomer (PG), Jamie Rogers (SG), Glenn Roberts (SF), Rick Lindsey (C) Todd Fontenot, Benjamin Matthews, Michael Hutson, Jordan Ruffin | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arnold Rarick (PF), Terry Smith (C) John Smith, Craig Frey | |
| 17:04 | Ohio State | Arnold Rarick misses short on an open turnaround from the left block | 36-48 |
| 17:03 | Ohio State | Terry Smith snags the offensive board | 36-48 |
| 16:52 | Ohio State | Fredrick Lagunas can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-48 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | Rick Lindsey grabs the board | 36-48 |
| 16:44 | Northwestern | Paul Alvardo steps in front of the Glenn Roberts pass | 36-48 |
| 16:41 | Ohio State | Fredrick Lagunas banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Alvardo | 36-50 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | Patrick Welsh misses long on a floater from the right side | 36-50 |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Arnold Rarick snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| 16:00 | Ohio State | Fredrick Lagunas hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Paul Alvardo | 36-53 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ronald Gomer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jamie Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Roberts (fairly fresh) PF - Patrick Welsh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Rick Lindsey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul Alvardo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fredrick Lagunas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tracy Fosberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arnold Rarick (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Terry Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | The jumper by Jamie Rogers is denied by Arnold Rarick | 36-53 |
| 15:51 | Northwestern | Rick Lindsey grabs the offensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 15:32 | Northwestern | Rick Lindsey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-53 |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | Tracy Fosberg grabs the defensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 15:26 | Ohio State | Fredrick Lagunas connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Terry Smith | 36-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:03 | Northwestern | Jamie Rogers misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-56 |
| 15:02 | Ohio State | Tracy Fosberg grabs the board | 36-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:33 | Ohio State | Fredrick Lagunas misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 36-56 |
| 14:32 | Ohio State | Tracy Fosberg tips it home | 36-58 |
| 14:27 | Northwestern | Jamie Rogers knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Gomer | 38-58 |
| 14:25 | Ohio State | Ronald Gomer picks off the pass by Tracy Fosberg in the backcourt | 38-58 |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | Rick Lindsey makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Gomer | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:50 | Ohio State | Arnold Rarick misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-58 |
| 13:49 | Ohio State | Paul Alvardo snags the offensive board | 40-58 |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Arnold Rarick hits the easy wide open finger roll | 40-60 |
| 13:06 | Northwestern | Rick Lindsey is hacked by Terry Smith - foul #1 on Terry Smith, team foul #4 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Todd Fontenot (PG), Rick Butts (SG), Paul Dotson (SF), Willard Rogers (PF), Jordan Ruffin (C) Ronald Gomer, Jamie Rogers, Glenn Roberts, Patrick Welsh, Rick Lindsey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Rehkop (PG), James Beals (SG), Bob Chisolm (SF), John Smith (PF), Craig Frey (C) Paul Alvardo, Fredrick Lagunas, Tracy Fosberg, Arnold Rarick, Terry Smith | |
| 12:58 | Northwestern | Paul Dotson makes the jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Bob Chisolm - foul #3 on Bob Chisolm, team foul #5 | 42-60 |
| 12:58 | Northwestern | Paul Dotson misses the free throw | 42-60 |
| 12:58 | Ohio State | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:37 | Ohio State | James Beals is wide open and dunks the ball set up by Paul Rehkop | 42-62 |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | James Beals picks off the pass by Willard Rogers | 42-62 |
| 12:13 | Ohio State | James Beals lays it up and in | 42-64 |
| 12:03 | Northwestern | Jordan Ruffin makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 44-64 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Todd Fontenot (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rick Butts (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Paul Dotson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Willard Rogers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jordan Ruffin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul Rehkop (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Beals (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bob Chisolm (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Craig Frey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Ohio State | Bob Chisolm clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-64 |
| 11:35 | Northwestern | Jordan Ruffin snags the defensive board | 44-64 |
| 11:18 | Northwestern | John Smith takes the ball from Paul Dotson | 44-64 |
| 10:56 | Ohio State | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Willard Rogers - foul #3 on Willard Rogers, team foul #4 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Benjamin Matthews (PG), Michael Hutson (C) Todd Fontenot, Jordan Ruffin | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Danny Baca (PF) John Smith | |
| 10:30 | Ohio State | Michael Hutson steals it from Bob Chisolm | 44-64 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | Michael Hutson misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Craig Frey - foul #3 on Craig Frey, team foul #6 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rick Lindsey (C) Willard Rogers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | Michael Hutson makes the 1st free throw | 45-64 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | Michael Hutson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 10:13 | Ohio State | Danny Baca grabs the board | 45-64 |
| 09:50 | Ohio State | Paul Rehkop is fouled on the floor by Michael Hutson - foul #3 on Michael Hutson, team foul #5 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Gomer (PG), Willard Rogers (PF) Rick Butts, Michael Hutson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:24 | Ohio State | Craig Frey is hacked by Rick Lindsey - foul #2 on Rick Lindsey, team foul #6 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rick Butts (SG) Benjamin Matthews | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arnold Rarick (PF) Danny Baca | |
| 09:19 | Ohio State | Paul Rehkop clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-64 |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | Rick Lindsey gets the rebound | 45-64 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | Rick Butts is whistled for a carry | 45-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jordan Ruffin (PF) Willard Rogers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:58 | Ohio State | Bob Chisolm clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-64 |
| 08:56 | Northwestern | Rick Lindsey grabs the defensive rebound | 45-64 |
| 08:50 | Northwestern | Rick Lindsey clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Craig Frey - foul #4 on Craig Frey, team foul #7 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Todd Fontenot (PG), Jamie Rogers (SF) Ronald Gomer, Paul Dotson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Terry Smith (C) Craig Frey | |
| 08:50 | Northwestern | Rick Lindsey misses the 1st free throw | 45-64 |
| 08:50 | Northwestern | Rick Lindsey misses the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | Terry Smith gets the rebound | 45-64 |
| 08:26 | Ohio State | Paul Rehkop loses the dribble to Rick Lindsey | 45-64 |
| 08:08 | Northwestern | Terry Smith swats the shot by Rick Lindsey | 45-64 |
| 08:07 | Ohio State | Terry Smith pulls down the rebound | 45-64 |
| 07:50 | Ohio State | Arnold Rarick knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Paul Rehkop and the foul's on Jordan Ruffin - foul #1 on Jordan Ruffin, team foul #7 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Gomer (PG), Benjamin Matthews (SG), Glenn Roberts (SF), Patrick Welsh (PF), Michael Hutson (C) Todd Fontenot, Rick Butts, Jamie Rogers, Jordan Ruffin, Rick Lindsey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Alvardo (PG), Tracy Fosberg (SF), Danny Baca (C) Paul Rehkop, Bob Chisolm, Terry Smith | |
| 07:50 | Ohio State | Arnold Rarick makes the free throw | 45-67 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ronald Gomer (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Benjamin Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Roberts (fresh) PF - Patrick Welsh (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Hutson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul Alvardo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Beals (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tracy Fosberg (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arnold Rarick (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Danny Baca (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Northwestern | Patrick Welsh can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-67 |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Glenn Roberts can't tip it in | 45-67 |
| 07:32 | Ohio State | Arnold Rarick snags the defensive board | 45-67 |
| 07:03 | Ohio State | Arnold Rarick connects on the open jumpshot from the left side | 45-69 |
| 06:43 | Northwestern | Ronald Gomer is fouled on the floor by Paul Alvardo - foul #1 on Paul Alvardo, team foul #8 | 45-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Paul Dotson (SF), Willard Rogers (PF), Rick Lindsey (C) Benjamin Matthews, Patrick Welsh, Michael Hutson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Rehkop (PG), Fredrick Lagunas (SG), John Smith (PF) Paul Alvardo, James Beals, Arnold Rarick | |
| 06:43 | Northwestern | Ronald Gomer misses the 1st free throw | 45-69 |
| 06:43 | Northwestern | Rick Lindsey snags the offensive board | 45-69 |
| 06:27 | Northwestern | Ronald Gomer drills a 3 from the right wing | 48-69 |
| 06:09 | Ohio State | Fredrick Lagunas scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Rehkop | 48-72 |
| 05:54 | Northwestern | Ronald Gomer loses the dribble to Paul Rehkop | 48-72 |
| 05:50 | Ohio State | Fredrick Lagunas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Todd Fontenot (PG), Rick Butts (SG), Jamie Rogers (SF), Jordan Ruffin (C) Ronald Gomer, Glenn Roberts, Paul Dotson, Rick Lindsey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bob Chisolm (SF), Terry Smith (C) Tracy Fosberg, Danny Baca | |
| 05:38 | Northwestern | Willard Rogers lays it up and in | 50-72 |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | Fredrick Lagunas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-72 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | Terry Smith tips it back up and in | 50-74 |
| 05:12 | Northwestern | Paul Rehkop is called for the reach on Todd Fontenot in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Rehkop, team foul #9 | 50-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Benjamin Matthews (SG), Patrick Welsh (PF), Michael Hutson (C) Rick Butts, Willard Rogers, Jordan Ruffin | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Alvardo (PG), James Beals (SG), Craig Frey (C) Paul Rehkop, Fredrick Lagunas, Terry Smith | |
| 05:12 | Northwestern | Todd Fontenot makes the 1st free throw | 51-74 |
| 05:12 | Northwestern | Todd Fontenot misses the 2nd free throw | 51-74 |
| 05:12 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Craig Frey | 51-74 |
| 05:10 | Ohio State | Craig Frey is hacked by Michael Hutson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Hutson, team foul #8 | 51-74 |
| 05:10 | Ohio State | Craig Frey misses the 1st free throw | 51-74 |
| 05:10 | Northwestern | Patrick Welsh pulls down the rebound | 51-74 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern | John Smith steps in front of the Jamie Rogers pass | 51-74 |
| 04:27 | Ohio State | Bob Chisolm is fouled on the floor by Michael Hutson - foul #5 on Michael Hutson, team foul #9 | 51-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Glenn Roberts (SF), Jordan Ruffin (C) Benjamin Matthews, Michael Hutson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arnold Rarick (PF) John Smith | |
| 04:27 | Ohio State | Bob Chisolm makes the 1st free throw | 51-75 |
| 04:27 | Ohio State | Bob Chisolm makes the 2nd free throw | 51-76 |
| 04:13 | Northwestern | Jamie Rogers comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 51-76 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Craig Frey snags the defensive board | 51-76 |
| 04:05 | Ohio State | James Beals is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-76 |
| 04:03 | Northwestern | Jordan Ruffin grabs the defensive rebound | 51-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Bob Chisolm takes the ball from Jordan Ruffin | 51-76 |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | Arnold Rarick throws it down set up by Bob Chisolm | 51-78 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Todd Fontenot (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Roberts (fairly fresh) PF - Patrick Welsh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jordan Ruffin (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul Alvardo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Beals (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bob Chisolm (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Arnold Rarick (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Craig Frey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Patrick Welsh drills a turnaround from close range | 53-78 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:22 | Ohio State | Paul Alvardo is hacked by Todd Fontenot - foul #1 on Todd Fontenot, team foul #10 | 53-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Benjamin Matthews (PG) Todd Fontenot | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Fredrick Lagunas (SG), Tracy Fosberg (SF), Danny Baca (PF), Terry Smith (C) James Beals, Bob Chisolm, Arnold Rarick, Craig Frey | |
| 03:22 | Ohio State | Paul Alvardo makes the 1st free throw | 53-79 |
| 03:22 | Ohio State | Paul Alvardo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-80 |
| 03:13 | Northwestern | Jamie Rogers is denied on a layup by Danny Baca | 53-80 |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Terry Smith snags the defensive board | 53-80 |
| 03:06 | Ohio State | Jamie Rogers steps in front of the Paul Alvardo pass in the backcourt | 53-80 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Jordan Ruffin clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-80 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Tracy Fosberg gets the rebound | 53-80 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Fredrick Lagunas is hacked by Jamie Rogers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jamie Rogers, team foul #11 | 53-80 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Todd Fontenot (PG) Glenn Roberts | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Rehkop (PG) Paul Alvardo | |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Fredrick Lagunas makes the 1st free throw | 53-81 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Fredrick Lagunas makes the 2nd free throw | 53-82 |
| 02:32 | Northwestern | Fredrick Lagunas is called for the reach on Benjamin Matthews - foul #2 on Fredrick Lagunas, team foul #10 | 53-82 |
| 02:32 | Northwestern | Benjamin Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 54-82 |
| 02:32 | Northwestern | Benjamin Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 55-82 |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Tracy Fosberg connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Fredrick Lagunas | 55-84 |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | Terry Smith swats the layup by Todd Fontenot | 55-84 |
| 02:04 | Northwestern | Jordan Ruffin can't tip it in | 55-84 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Tracy Fosberg pulls down the rebound | 55-84 |
| 01:37 | Ohio State | Danny Baca drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Paul Rehkop | 55-86 |
| 01:22 | Northwestern | Jamie Rogers scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Todd Fontenot | 57-86 |
| 01:02 | Ohio State | Tracy Fosberg clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-86 |
| 01:00 | Northwestern | Jamie Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 57-86 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Jamie Rogers scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Benjamin Matthews | 60-86 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Paul Rehkop is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Fontenot - foul #2 on Todd Fontenot, team foul #12 | 60-86 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Glenn Roberts (SF) Benjamin Matthews | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Beals (SG), Bob Chisolm (SF), Arnold Rarick (PF), Craig Frey (C) Fredrick Lagunas, Tracy Fosberg, Danny Baca, Terry Smith | |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Paul Rehkop makes the 1st free throw | 60-87 |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Paul Rehkop makes the 2nd free throw | 60-88 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Glenn Roberts hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bob Chisolm - foul #4 on Bob Chisolm, team foul #11 | 60-88 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Glenn Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 61-88 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Glenn Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 61-88 |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | Arnold Rarick grabs the defensive rebound | 61-88 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Craig Frey drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from James Beals | 61-90 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Glenn Roberts misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-90 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Arnold Rarick gets the rebound | 61-90 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Paul Rehkop runs out the clock | 61-90 |