| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Devin Kerley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Robertson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Woodall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrin Ploof (fresh) 6 pts. C - Harold Peaslee (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Calvin Gardin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Olson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Boyers (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. PF - Craig Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Daniels (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Stanley Boyers inbounds the ball | 35-26 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | Stanley Boyers misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Eric Woodall - foul #1 on Eric Woodall, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alfredo Yazzie (PG) Calvin Gardin | |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | Stanley Boyers makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | Stanley Boyers makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 19:12 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof is fouled on the floor by Craig Clark as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Craig Clark, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 18:54 | Dayton | Harold Peaslee misses the easy layup | 35-28 |
| 18:52 | Ohio State | Craig Clark gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 18:36 | Ohio State | David Daniels buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by John Olson | 35-30 |
| 18:11 | Dayton | Harold Peaslee lays it in uncontested | 37-30 |
| 17:49 | Ohio State | John Olson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Alfredo Yazzie | 37-33 |
| 17:20 | Dayton | Harold Peaslee hits a floater from the right block | 39-33 |
| 17:00 | Ohio State | Alfredo Yazzie misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-33 |
| 16:58 | Ohio State | Stanley Boyers gets the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Stanley Boyers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 16:36 | Dayton | Harold Peaslee grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 16:11 | Dayton | Devin Kerley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Cooper (PG), Justin Clarke (SG), Roger Reliford (SF), Henry Utz (PF), Kenneth Lunsford (C) Devin Kerley, John Robertson, Eric Woodall, Darrin Ploof, Harold Peaslee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Calvin Gardin (PG), Ramiro Herrera (SF), Paul Taylor (PF), Scott Kinsler (C) Alfredo Yazzie, Stanley Boyers, Craig Clark, David Daniels | |
| 15:45 | Ohio State | John Olson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 15:43 | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Kevin Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Clarke (fresh) SF - Roger Reliford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Utz (fresh) C - Kenneth Lunsford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Calvin Gardin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Olson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ramiro Herrera (fresh) PF - Paul Taylor (fresh) C - Scott Kinsler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Dayton | Kevin Cooper loses the ball out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Boyers (SF) John Olson | |
| 15:03 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Boyers | 39-35 |
| 14:40 | Dayton | Henry Utz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Devin Kerley (PG), John Robertson (SG) Kevin Cooper, Justin Clarke | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alfredo Yazzie (SG) Stanley Boyers | |
| 14:19 | Ohio State | Ramiro Herrera makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Calvin Gardin | 39-37 |
| 14:10 | Dayton | John Robertson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Devin Kerley | 42-37 |
| 13:47 | Ohio State | Calvin Gardin makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ramiro Herrera | 42-39 |
| 13:22 | Dayton | Henry Utz drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 13:04 | Ohio State | Calvin Gardin's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Lunsford | 44-39 |
| 13:03 | Ohio State | Alfredo Yazzie grabs the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 12:55 | Ohio State | Scott Kinsler clanks a floater from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 12:53 | Ohio State | Scott Kinsler tips it home | 44-41 |
| 12:36 | Dayton | John Robertson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Calvin Gardin - foul #1 on Calvin Gardin, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eric Woodall (SF), Darrin Ploof (PF), Harold Peaslee (C) Roger Reliford, Henry Utz, Kenneth Lunsford | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Olson (SG), Stanley Boyers (SF), Craig Clark (PF), David Daniels (C) Alfredo Yazzie, Ramiro Herrera, Paul Taylor, Scott Kinsler | |
| 12:36 | Dayton | John Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 12:36 | Dayton | John Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | David Daniels snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 12:09 | Ohio State | Calvin Gardin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 12:07 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 12:01 | Dayton | John Robertson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 12:00 | Ohio State | David Daniels pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 11:54 | Ohio State | Stanley Boyers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-41 |
| 11:53 | Dayton | Eric Woodall pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 11:30 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof is denied on a layup by David Daniels | 45-41 |
| 11:29 | Ohio State | Calvin Gardin gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Devin Kerley (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Robertson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Woodall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrin Ploof (fresh) 6 pts. C - Harold Peaslee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Calvin Gardin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Olson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Boyers (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Craig Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:01 | Ohio State | Stanley Boyers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-41 |
| 11:00 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 10:37 | Dayton | John Robertson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-41 |
| 10:35 | Dayton | Harold Peaslee hits the follow up shot | 47-41 |
| 10:07 | Ohio State | Calvin Gardin misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Devin Kerley - foul #1 on Devin Kerley, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Cooper (PG), Justin Clarke (SG) Devin Kerley, John Robertson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alfredo Yazzie (SG), Ramiro Herrera (SF), Paul Taylor (PF), Scott Kinsler (C) John Olson, Stanley Boyers, Craig Clark, David Daniels | |
| 10:07 | Ohio State | Calvin Gardin makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:07 | Ohio State | Calvin Gardin makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 09:54 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Kevin Cooper | 49-43 |
| 09:33 | Ohio State | Calvin Gardin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 09:31 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 09:12 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof double dribbles | 49-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Roger Reliford (SF), Henry Utz (PF), Kenneth Lunsford (C) Eric Woodall, Darrin Ploof, Harold Peaslee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Olson (SG), Stanley Boyers (SF) Alfredo Yazzie, Ramiro Herrera | |
| 09:00 | Ohio State | John Olson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Stanley Boyers | 49-46 |
| 08:42 | Dayton | Kevin Cooper can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 08:41 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 08:25 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Henry Utz - foul #2 on Henry Utz, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alfredo Yazzie (PG), David Daniels (C) Calvin Gardin, Scott Kinsler | |
| 08:25 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 08:25 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 08:01 | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford loses the dribble to Alfredo Yazzie | 49-47 |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | Roger Reliford steps in front of the Paul Taylor pass | 49-47 |
| 07:14 | Dayton | David Daniels is called for the reach on Kenneth Lunsford - foul #2 on David Daniels, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Devin Kerley (PG), John Robertson (SG), Eric Woodall (SF), Darrin Ploof (PF), Harold Peaslee (C) Kevin Cooper, Justin Clarke, Roger Reliford, Henry Utz, Kenneth Lunsford | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Calvin Gardin (PG), Ramiro Herrera (SF), Craig Clark (PF), Scott Kinsler (C) Alfredo Yazzie, Stanley Boyers, Paul Taylor, David Daniels | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Devin Kerley (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Robertson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Woodall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrin Ploof (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Peaslee (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Calvin Gardin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Olson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ramiro Herrera (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Craig Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Kinsler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right block | 49-47 |
| 07:00 | Dayton | Eric Woodall tips it back up and in | 51-47 |
| 06:38 | Ohio State | Ramiro Herrera is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Ramiro Herrera, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Boyers (SF), David Daniels (C) John Olson, Scott Kinsler | |
| 06:15 | Dayton | Harold Peaslee misses the easy layup | 51-47 |
| 06:13 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Calvin Gardin | 51-47 |
| 06:09 | Ohio State | Calvin Gardin misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 51-47 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | David Daniels hits the follow up shot | 51-49 |
| 05:41 | Dayton | John Robertson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 05:40 | Dayton | Harold Peaslee tips it but misses | 51-49 |
| 05:38 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Craig Clark | 51-49 |
| 05:10 | Ohio State | David Daniels buries a shot from close range set up by Craig Clark | 51-51 |
| 04:49 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Craig Clark - foul #3 on Craig Clark, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Roger Reliford (SF), Kenneth Lunsford (C) Eric Woodall, Harold Peaslee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alfredo Yazzie (PG), John Olson (SG), Paul Taylor (PF), Scott Kinsler (C) Calvin Gardin, Stanley Boyers, Craig Clark, David Daniels | |
| 04:49 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 04:49 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | John Olson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 04:28 | Ohio State | Alfredo Yazzie pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | John Olson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 04:13 | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 03:47 | Dayton | John Robertson is fouled on the floor by Paul Taylor - foul #1 on Paul Taylor, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Cooper (PG), Justin Clarke (SG), Henry Utz (PF) Devin Kerley, John Robertson, Darrin Ploof | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Boyers (SF), Craig Clark (PF) Ramiro Herrera, Paul Taylor | |
| 03:25 | Dayton | Kevin Cooper misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | Scott Kinsler gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 03:02 | Ohio State | Alfredo Yazzie is hacked by Kenneth Lunsford - foul #2 on Kenneth Lunsford, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eric Woodall (SF), Harold Peaslee (PF) Roger Reliford, Henry Utz | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Calvin Gardin (PG), David Daniels (C) Alfredo Yazzie, Scott Kinsler | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Kevin Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Clarke (fresh) SF - Eric Woodall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Peaslee (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Lunsford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Calvin Gardin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Olson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Boyers (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Craig Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Daniels (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:42 | Ohio State | Justin Clarke steals the ball from Stanley Boyers | 53-51 |
| 02:42 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Devin Kerley (PG), John Robertson (SG), Darrin Ploof (PF) Kevin Cooper, Justin Clarke, Kenneth Lunsford | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ramiro Herrera (SF), Paul Taylor (PF) Stanley Boyers, Craig Clark | |
| 02:23 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 53-51 |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | Ramiro Herrera pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 01:58 | Ohio State | Calvin Gardin's floater is knocked away by Harold Peaslee | 53-51 |
| 01:57 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 01:37 | Dayton | John Robertson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 01:36 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 01:15 | Ohio State | David Daniels is fouled on the floor by Harold Peaslee - foul #1 on Harold Peaslee, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Boyers (SF), Craig Clark (PF) Ramiro Herrera, Paul Taylor | |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | John Olson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Calvin Gardin | 53-53 |
| 00:34 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by John Robertson and he's fouled by Craig Clark - foul #4 on Craig Clark, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| 00:34 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof makes the free throw | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | John Olson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Eric Woodall snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Eric Woodall is hacked by John Olson in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Olson, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Henry Utz (PF) Darrin Ploof | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Eric Woodall makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Eric Woodall makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Stanley Boyers hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 58-53 |