| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Scott Menke (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Orrell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Ruff (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Eugene Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Frazier (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - Victor Lovett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Llanos (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Yong Wang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randall Lauber (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Schwein (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Gerald Ruff inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Utah | Southern Utah is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Ohio State | Eugene Williams banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Orrell | 30-26 |
| 19:27 | Southern Utah | Kenneth Schwein misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on John Frazier - foul #2 on John Frazier, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 19:27 | Southern Utah | Kenneth Schwein makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 19:27 | Southern Utah | Kenneth Schwein makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 19:09 | Ohio State | John Frazier knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 32-28 |
| 18:40 | Southern Utah | John Llanos clanks a jump hook from the right block | 32-28 |
| 18:39 | Ohio State | John Frazier gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:15 | Ohio State | Gerald Ruff drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Scott Menke | 34-28 |
| 18:00 | Southern Utah | Kenneth Schwein misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 17:58 | Southern Utah | John Llanos snags the offensive board | 34-28 |
| 17:45 | Southern Utah | Victor Lovett drills a jumper from the left side | 34-30 |
| 17:16 | Ohio State | John Frazier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 34-30 |
| 17:14 | Southern Utah | Yong Wang pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 17:10 | Southern Utah | Victor Lovett is whistled for traveling | 34-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joe Charles (SG) Kenneth Orrell | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Barry Moore (PG), Mark Nyman (SG), James Ledbetter (PF), Cory Adorno (C) Victor Lovett, John Llanos, Randall Lauber, Kenneth Schwein | |
| 16:49 | Ohio State | Eugene Williams misses badly on a runner from the right block | 34-30 |
| 16:47 | Ohio State | Eugene Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 16:26 | Ohio State | Scott Menke hits a turnaround near the basket set up by John Frazier and he's hacked by Cory Adorno - foul #1 on Cory Adorno, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Daniel Pate (SF), Marijan Magalski (C) Gerald Ruff, John Frazier | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Randall Lauber (PF) Yong Wang | |
| 16:26 | Ohio State | Scott Menke misses the free throw | 36-30 |
| 16:26 | Southern Utah | Cory Adorno gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 16:08 | Southern Utah | Randall Lauber makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Barry Moore | 36-33 |
| 15:52 | Ohio State | Daniel Pate is fouled on the floor by James Ledbetter - foul #2 on James Ledbetter, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Orrell (SG) Scott Menke | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Charles Laux (PG), John Llanos (SG), Matthew Sanders (SF), Kenneth Schwein (C) Barry Moore, Mark Nyman, James Ledbetter, Cory Adorno | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Joe Charles (fresh) SG - Kenneth Orrell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Pate (fresh) PF - Eugene Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Marijan Magalski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - Charles Laux (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Llanos (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Sanders (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Randall Lauber (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Schwein (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Ohio State | Marijan Magalski misses short on a floater in the paint | 36-33 |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | Eugene Williams hits the follow up shot | 38-33 |
| 15:12 | Southern Utah | John Llanos clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joe Charles - foul #1 on Joe Charles, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gerald Ruff (SF), John Frazier (C) Eugene Williams, Marijan Magalski | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Yong Wang (PF) Randall Lauber | |
| 15:12 | Southern Utah | John Llanos makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:12 | Southern Utah | John Llanos makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 14:54 | Ohio State | Gerald Ruff is fouled on the floor by Matthew Sanders - foul #4 on Matthew Sanders, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | James Ledbetter (PF) Matthew Sanders | |
| 14:37 | Ohio State | John Frazier misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Yong Wang - foul #2 on Yong Wang, team foul #4 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Scott Menke (PG) Joe Charles | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | | |
| 14:37 | Ohio State | John Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:37 | Ohio State | John Frazier misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:37 | Southern Utah | James Ledbetter pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 14:23 | Southern Utah | Gerald Ruff takes the ball from John Llanos | 39-35 |
| 13:59 | Ohio State | Scott Menke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Victor Lovett (SG), Randall Lauber (PF) John Llanos, Kenneth Schwein | |
| 13:35 | Southern Utah | Victor Lovett can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 39-35 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | John Frazier grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 13:06 | Ohio State | John Frazier clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 13:05 | Southern Utah | The rebound goes to Randall Lauber | 39-35 |
| 13:00 | Southern Utah | Victor Lovett can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 12:58 | Southern Utah | James Ledbetter hits the follow up shot | 39-37 |
| 12:39 | Ohio State | Scott Menke is denied on a layup by James Ledbetter | 39-37 |
| 12:37 | Southern Utah | Randall Lauber snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 12:32 | Southern Utah | Victor Lovett misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-37 |
| 12:30 | Southern Utah | Charles Laux hits the follow up shot | 39-39 |
| 12:01 | Ohio State | Kenneth Orrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joe Charles (PG), Eugene Williams (PF), Marijan Magalski (C) Scott Menke, Daniel Pate, John Frazier | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | John Llanos (SG), Cory Adorno (PF), Kenneth Schwein (C) Charles Laux, Yong Wang, Randall Lauber | |
| 11:41 | Southern Utah | Cory Adorno can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 39-39 |
| 11:39 | Southern Utah | John Llanos grabs the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Joe Charles (fresh) SG - Kenneth Orrell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gerald Ruff (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Eugene Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Marijan Magalski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - Victor Lovett (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Llanos (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Ledbetter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cory Adorno (fresh) C - Kenneth Schwein (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Southern Utah | Kenneth Schwein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Mark Nyman (PG), Barry Moore (SF) Victor Lovett, James Ledbetter | |
| 10:55 | Ohio State | Eugene Williams can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Kenneth Schwein - foul #2 on Kenneth Schwein, team foul #5 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Charles Laux (PG) Mark Nyman | |
| 10:55 | Ohio State | Eugene Williams makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 10:55 | Ohio State | Eugene Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 10:47 | Southern Utah | Kenneth Orrell takes the ball from Barry Moore | 41-39 |
| 10:44 | Ohio State | Joe Charles hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kenneth Orrell | 43-39 |
| 10:28 | Southern Utah | Kenneth Schwein is called for traveling | 43-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Frazier (C) Marijan Magalski | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Randall Lauber (PF) Cory Adorno | |
| 10:07 | Ohio State | John Frazier can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by John Llanos - foul #1 on John Llanos, team foul #6 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Scott Menke (PG), Daniel Pate (SF) Kenneth Orrell, Gerald Ruff | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Yong Wang (SF) Barry Moore | |
| 10:07 | Ohio State | John Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 10:07 | Ohio State | John Frazier misses the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 10:07 | Southern Utah | Kenneth Schwein pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 09:43 | Southern Utah | Charles Laux buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Randall Lauber | 44-42 |
| 09:26 | Ohio State | John Frazier is called for a charge - foul #3 on John Frazier, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Orrell (SG) Joe Charles | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Victor Lovett (SG), James Ledbetter (C) John Llanos, Kenneth Schwein | |
| 09:11 | Southern Utah | Victor Lovett is hacked by Kenneth Orrell - foul #2 on Kenneth Orrell, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| 08:57 | Southern Utah | James Ledbetter is called for traveling | 44-42 |
| 08:38 | Ohio State | Eugene Williams knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 46-42 |
| 08:29 | Southern Utah | Randall Lauber can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Orrell - foul #3 on Kenneth Orrell, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marijan Magalski (C) John Frazier | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | | |
| 08:29 | Southern Utah | Randall Lauber misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 08:29 | Southern Utah | Randall Lauber makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:05 | Ohio State | Marijan Magalski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Ledbetter - foul #3 on James Ledbetter, team foul #7 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joe Charles (PG) Kenneth Orrell | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | John Llanos (SG), Cory Adorno (PF), Kenneth Schwein (C) Charles Laux, Yong Wang, Randall Lauber | |
| 08:05 | Ohio State | Marijan Magalski misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:05 | Ohio State | Marijan Magalski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 07:39 | Southern Utah | Kenneth Schwein clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | Daniel Pate snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Joe Charles (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Menke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Pate (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eugene Williams (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Marijan Magalski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - Victor Lovett (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Llanos (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Ledbetter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cory Adorno (fresh) C - Kenneth Schwein (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Ohio State | Marijan Magalski dunks the ball set up by Eugene Williams | 49-43 |
| 06:54 | Southern Utah | Joe Charles is called for the reach on Victor Lovett - foul #2 on Joe Charles, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Orrell (SG), Gerald Ruff (SF), John Frazier (C) Scott Menke, Daniel Pate, Marijan Magalski | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Charles Laux (PG), Matthew Sanders (SF), Yong Wang (PF) Victor Lovett, James Ledbetter, Cory Adorno | |
| 06:46 | Southern Utah | John Llanos misses long on a shot from the left side | 49-43 |
| 06:44 | Ohio State | Gerald Ruff gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 06:15 | Ohio State | John Frazier dunks the ball set up by Kenneth Orrell | 51-43 |
| 06:01 | Southern Utah | Joe Charles is called for the reach on Charles Laux - foul #3 on Joe Charles, team foul #7 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Scott Menke (PG) Joe Charles | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Mark Nyman (SG), Randall Lauber (PF) John Llanos, Kenneth Schwein | |
| 06:01 | Southern Utah | Charles Laux makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 06:01 | Southern Utah | Charles Laux makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 05:41 | Ohio State | Scott Menke knocks in the shot from the right side | 53-45 |
| 05:18 | Southern Utah | Randall Lauber scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Mark Nyman and he's hacked by Kenneth Orrell - foul #4 on Kenneth Orrell, team foul #8 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Daniel Pate (PF) Eugene Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Victor Lovett (SG) Mark Nyman | |
| 05:18 | Southern Utah | Randall Lauber makes the free throw | 53-48 |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | John Frazier misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-48 |
| 04:52 | Ohio State | Gerald Ruff grabs the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 04:41 | Ohio State | John Frazier scores on a floater in the paint | 55-48 |
| 04:24 | Southern Utah | Randall Lauber is fouled on the floor by Scott Menke - foul #1 on Scott Menke, team foul #9 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joe Charles (PG) Scott Menke | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | John Llanos (SG), James Ledbetter (SF), Kenneth Schwein (C) Victor Lovett, Matthew Sanders, Yong Wang | |
| 04:24 | Southern Utah | Randall Lauber makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 04:24 | Southern Utah | Randall Lauber misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 04:24 | Ohio State | Daniel Pate grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | Kenneth Schwein takes the ball from Joe Charles | 55-49 |
| 03:34 | Southern Utah | Randall Lauber clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 03:32 | Southern Utah | John Llanos grabs the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Joe Charles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Orrell (tiring) 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Gerald Ruff (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Pate (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Frazier (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - Charles Laux (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Llanos (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Ledbetter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randall Lauber (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Kenneth Schwein (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Southern Utah | Randall Lauber hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Laux and he's hacked by Kenneth Orrell - foul #5 on Kenneth Orrell, team foul #10 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Scott Menke (SG), Eugene Williams (PF), Marijan Magalski (C) Kenneth Orrell, Daniel Pate, John Frazier | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Victor Lovett (PG) Charles Laux | |
| 03:12 | Southern Utah | Randall Lauber makes the free throw | 55-52 |
| 02:54 | Ohio State | Gerald Ruff is called for traveling | 55-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Matthew Sanders (SF), Yong Wang (PF) Randall Lauber, Kenneth Schwein | |
| 02:50 | Southern Utah | Southern Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Frazier (C) Marijan Magalski | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Charles Laux (PG), Kenneth Schwein (C) Victor Lovett, James Ledbetter | |
| 02:41 | Southern Utah | Charles Laux misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-52 |
| 02:40 | Southern Utah | Kenneth Schwein can't tip it in | 55-52 |
| 02:39 | Southern Utah | Matthew Sanders tips it in | 55-54 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | John Frazier can't connect on a shot from the left block | 55-54 |
| 02:17 | Southern Utah | Kenneth Schwein grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 02:05 | Southern Utah | Matthew Sanders misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 55-54 |
| 02:04 | Ohio State | Eugene Williams pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 01:39 | Ohio State | John Frazier hits the finger roll on a great pass from Scott Menke | 57-54 |
| 01:18 | Southern Utah | Charles Laux can't finish the layup but the foul's on Joe Charles - foul #4 on Joe Charles, team foul #11 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Randall Lauber (PF) Yong Wang | |
| 01:18 | Southern Utah | Charles Laux makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 01:18 | Southern Utah | Charles Laux makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 01:04 | Ohio State | Eugene Williams misses the turnaround from the right block | 57-56 |
| 01:02 | Ohio State | John Frazier can't tip it in | 57-56 |
| 01:00 | Ohio State | Joe Charles misses the tip | 57-56 |
| 00:59 | Southern Utah | Randall Lauber pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 00:55 | Southern Utah | John Llanos slams it home | 57-58 |
| 00:36 | Ohio State | John Frazier is fouled on the floor by John Llanos - foul #2 on John Llanos, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| 00:36 | Ohio State | John Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:36 | Ohio State | John Frazier misses the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:36 | Ohio State | Gerald Ruff gets the offensive rebound | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Utah | Southern Utah is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Scott Menke drills a jumper from the left block | 60-58 |
| 00:08 | Southern Utah | Kenneth Schwein double dribbles | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Utah | Southern Utah is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Scott Menke is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Laux - foul #4 on Charles Laux, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Scott Menke makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Scott Menke misses the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:06 | Southern Utah | Matthew Sanders snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 00:06 | Southern Utah | Southern Utah calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| 00:01 | Southern Utah | Charles Laux comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 00:00 | Southern Utah | Charles Laux snags the offensive board | 61-58 |