| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Scott Menke (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kenneth Orrell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Ruff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eugene Williams (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Dziedzic (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alex Putnam (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. SF - Howard Richardson (fresh) PF - Terry Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Gaspar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Gerald Ruff inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 19:48 | Ohio State | Eugene Williams scores on a floater from close range | 27-32 |
| 19:27 | UNLV | Alex Putnam clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 27-32 |
| 19:25 | UNLV | Howard Richardson tips it home | 27-34 |
| 19:06 | Ohio State | Kenneth Orrell can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Alex Putnam - foul #1 on Alex Putnam, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| 19:06 | Ohio State | Kenneth Orrell makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 19:06 | Ohio State | Kenneth Orrell misses the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 19:06 | UNLV | Eric Gaspar grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 18:40 | UNLV | John Dziedzic misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-34 |
| 18:38 | Ohio State | John Frazier gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 18:33 | Ohio State | Gerald Ruff loses the dribble to Howard Richardson | 28-34 |
| 18:07 | UNLV | Eric Gaspar comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Eugene Williams - foul #1 on Eugene Williams, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| 18:07 | UNLV | Eric Gaspar makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 18:07 | UNLV | Eric Gaspar misses the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 18:07 | Ohio State | John Frazier gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 17:52 | Ohio State | John Frazier drills a fadeaway in the paint | 30-35 |
| 17:30 | UNLV | Eric Gaspar misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 17:28 | Ohio State | Scott Menke pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 17:16 | Ohio State | Scott Menke misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-35 |
| 17:14 | UNLV | Terry Henderson snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 16:54 | UNLV | Alex Putnam throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joe Charles (PG), Marijan Magalski (C) Scott Menke, John Frazier | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gerald Rea (PG), Robert Cormier (SF), Rick Thompson (PF), Nathan Herndon (C) John Dziedzic, Howard Richardson, Terry Henderson, Eric Gaspar | |
| 16:40 | Ohio State | Kenneth Orrell is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Kenneth Orrell, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Daniel Pate (SF) Gerald Ruff | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 16:11 | UNLV | Rick Thompson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 30-35 |
| 16:10 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Marijan Magalski | 30-35 |
| 15:52 | Ohio State | Gerald Rea steals it from Joe Charles | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Joe Charles (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Orrell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Pate (fresh) PF - Eugene Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Marijan Magalski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Gerald Rea (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alex Putnam (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Cormier (fresh) PF - Rick Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Nathan Herndon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | UNLV | The jump hook by Robert Cormier is blocked by Eugene Williams | 30-35 |
| 15:28 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Orrell | 30-35 |
| 15:14 | Ohio State | Marijan Magalski's fadeaway is rejected by Rick Thompson | 30-35 |
| 15:12 | UNLV | Nathan Herndon snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 14:51 | UNLV | Rick Thompson drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Nathan Herndon | 30-37 |
| 14:26 | Ohio State | Joe Charles misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gerald Rea - foul #3 on Gerald Rea, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Scott Menke (SG), Gerald Ruff (SF), John Frazier (C) Kenneth Orrell, Eugene Williams, Marijan Magalski | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Dziedzic (PG), Howard Richardson (SF), Terry Henderson (PF), Eric Gaspar (C) Gerald Rea, Robert Cormier, Rick Thompson, Nathan Herndon | |
| 14:26 | Ohio State | Joe Charles misses the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 14:26 | Ohio State | Joe Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 14:05 | UNLV | John Dziedzic misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 14:03 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Richardson | 31-37 |
| 13:44 | UNLV | Eric Gaspar hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-37 |
| 13:42 | UNLV | Howard Richardson snags the offensive board | 31-37 |
| 13:29 | UNLV | Alex Putnam makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 13:08 | Ohio State | John Frazier double dribbles | 31-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Orrell (SG), Eugene Williams (PF) Joe Charles, Daniel Pate | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 12:49 | UNLV | Eric Gaspar hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-39 |
| 12:48 | Ohio State | Gerald Ruff pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 12:35 | Ohio State | Terry Henderson is called for the reach on Eugene Williams - foul #1 on Terry Henderson, team foul #3 | 31-39 |
| 12:20 | Ohio State | Eric Gaspar blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Orrell | 31-39 |
| 12:19 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Alex Putnam | 31-39 |
| 11:56 | UNLV | Terry Henderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 11:54 | Ohio State | Gerald Ruff grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Scott Menke (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kenneth Orrell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Ruff (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - John Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Dziedzic (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alex Putnam (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. SF - Howard Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Gaspar (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:43 | Ohio State | Eric Gaspar is called for the reach on John Frazier - foul #1 on Eric Gaspar, team foul #4 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Daniel Pate (PF) Eugene Williams | |
| Subs | UNLV | Nathan Herndon (C) Eric Gaspar | |
| 11:36 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Daniel Pate is blocked by Nathan Herndon | 31-39 |
| 11:35 | UNLV | Nathan Herndon snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 11:13 | UNLV | Howard Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dennis Tipton (PG), Eugene Williams (PF), Marijan Magalski (C) Scott Menke, Gerald Ruff, John Frazier | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gerald Rea (PG), Robert Cormier (SF), Rick Thompson (PF) John Dziedzic, Howard Richardson, Terry Henderson | |
| 11:02 | Ohio State | Marijan Magalski is whistled for traveling | 31-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joe Charles (PG) Dennis Tipton | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 10:34 | UNLV | Nathan Herndon hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Gerald Rea | 31-41 |
| 10:19 | Ohio State | Joe Charles connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Eugene Williams | 33-41 |
| 09:55 | UNLV | Kenneth Orrell steals the ball from Rick Thompson | 33-41 |
| 09:52 | Ohio State | Joe Charles hits the finger roll set up by Kenneth Orrell | 35-41 |
| 09:24 | UNLV | Daniel Pate is called for the reach on Rick Thompson - foul #1 on Daniel Pate, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dennis Tipton (PG), Scott Menke (SG), Gerald Ruff (SF), John Frazier (C) Joe Charles, Kenneth Orrell, Daniel Pate, Marijan Magalski | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Dziedzic (PG), Howard Richardson (SF), Terry Henderson (PF), Eric Gaspar (C) Gerald Rea, Robert Cormier, Rick Thompson, Nathan Herndon | |
| 09:00 | UNLV | Terry Henderson is hacked by Eugene Williams - foul #2 on Eugene Williams, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jesse Abbott (SG) Alex Putnam | |
| 08:42 | UNLV | Terry Henderson hits a floater from the baseline | 35-43 |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Scott Menke is denied by Terry Henderson | 35-43 |
| 08:30 | Ohio State | Scott Menke snags the offensive board | 35-43 |
| 08:13 | Ohio State | John Frazier dunks the ball | 37-43 |
| 07:45 | UNLV | Jesse Abbott misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-43 |
| 07:44 | Ohio State | John Frazier pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Dennis Tipton (fresh) SG - Scott Menke (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gerald Ruff (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - John Frazier (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Dziedzic (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jesse Abbott (fresh) SF - Howard Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Gaspar (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Ohio State | Eric Gaspar picks off the pass by Dennis Tipton | 37-43 |
| 07:13 | UNLV | Jesse Abbott buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-46 |
| 07:04 | Ohio State | John Frazier can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-46 |
| 07:03 | UNLV | Eric Gaspar grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 06:35 | UNLV | Terry Henderson's fadeaway is rejected by Eugene Williams | 37-46 |
| 06:34 | UNLV | John Dziedzic tips it home | 37-48 |
| 06:24 | Ohio State | John Frazier loses the ball out of bounds | 37-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joe Charles (PG), Kenneth Orrell (SG), Daniel Pate (PF) Dennis Tipton, Scott Menke, Eugene Williams | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gerald Rea (PG), Alex Putnam (SG), Robert Cormier (SF), Nathan Herndon (C) John Dziedzic, Jesse Abbott, Howard Richardson, Eric Gaspar | |
| 06:06 | UNLV | Terry Henderson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-48 |
| 06:04 | UNLV | Terry Henderson tips it back up and in | 37-50 |
| 05:51 | Ohio State | John Frazier misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 37-50 |
| 05:50 | UNLV | Terry Henderson snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 05:28 | UNLV | Nathan Herndon comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by John Frazier - foul #2 on John Frazier, team foul #5 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Williams (PF), Marijan Magalski (C) Gerald Ruff, John Frazier | |
| Subs | UNLV | Rick Thompson (PF) Terry Henderson | |
| 05:28 | UNLV | Nathan Herndon makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 05:28 | UNLV | Nathan Herndon misses the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Marijan Magalski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 05:14 | Ohio State | Joe Charles hits a floater from just outside the lane | 39-51 |
| 04:53 | UNLV | Gerald Rea clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-51 |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Eugene Williams | 39-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 04:32 | Ohio State | Marijan Magalski makes the jumper in the paint | 41-51 |
| 04:11 | UNLV | Alex Putnam comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 41-51 |
| 04:09 | Ohio State | Marijan Magalski gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | Gerald Rea takes the ball from Daniel Pate | 41-51 |
| 03:53 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Scott Menke (PG), Gerald Ruff (SF), John Frazier (C) Kenneth Orrell, Eugene Williams, Marijan Magalski | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Dziedzic (PG), Howard Richardson (SF), Terry Henderson (PF), Eric Gaspar (C) Gerald Rea, Robert Cormier, Rick Thompson, Nathan Herndon | |
| 03:30 | UNLV | Eric Gaspar knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Alex Putnam | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Scott Menke (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Joe Charles (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Ruff (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Pate (fresh) C - John Frazier (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Dziedzic (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alex Putnam (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. SF - Howard Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Gaspar (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 03:15 | Ohio State | Daniel Pate hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 03:14 | UNLV | Eric Gaspar grabs the board | 41-54 |
| 02:45 | UNLV | Eric Gaspar misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-54 |
| 02:44 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Gaspar | 41-54 |
| 02:16 | UNLV | John Dziedzic clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-54 |
| 02:15 | Ohio State | Daniel Pate grabs the defensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Gerald Ruff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Orrell (SG) Joe Charles | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 01:44 | UNLV | Terry Henderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Pate - foul #2 on Daniel Pate, team foul #6 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Williams (PF) Daniel Pate | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 01:44 | UNLV | Terry Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 01:44 | UNLV | Terry Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 01:31 | Ohio State | Kenneth Orrell is fouled on the floor by John Dziedzic - foul #3 on John Dziedzic, team foul #5 | 41-56 |
| 01:22 | Ohio State | Scott Menke is fouled on the floor by Eric Gaspar - foul #2 on Eric Gaspar, team foul #6 | 41-56 |
| 01:12 | Ohio State | Eugene Williams drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Orrell | 43-56 |
| 00:52 | UNLV | Eric Gaspar is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Eric Gaspar, team foul #7 | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | John Frazier misses the floater near the basket | 43-56 |
| 00:45 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Terry Henderson | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Howard Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-56 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Scott Menke is fouled on the floor by John Dziedzic - foul #4 on John Dziedzic, team foul #8 | 43-56 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Scott Menke makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Scott Menke makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | John Dziedzic runs out the clock | 45-56 |