| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Danny Sipp (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Boyce (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thad Goodlow (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frederick Hilton (fresh) C - Wesley Hemenway (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Randall Mendelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Dortch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brice Stolinski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Merle Singh (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - David Webster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow inbounds the ball | 20-23 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Wesley Hemenway is blocked by David Webster | 20-23 |
| 19:35 | Purdue | Merle Singh gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 19:13 | Purdue | Mark Dortch is open but misses the lay-in | 20-23 |
| 19:11 | Purdue | Merle Singh hits the follow up shot | 20-25 |
| 18:44 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Brice Stolinski - foul #2 on Brice Stolinski, team foul #1 | 20-25 |
| 18:44 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 18:44 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 18:23 | Purdue | Mark Dortch misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 22-25 |
| 18:21 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| 17:52 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Randall Mendelson - foul #2 on Randall Mendelson, team foul #2 | 22-25 |
| 17:52 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 17:52 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce misses the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 17:52 | Purdue | Merle Singh pulls down the rebound | 22-25 |
| 17:34 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Randall Mendelson | 22-28 |
| 17:12 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce loses the dribble to Mark Dortch | 22-28 |
| 17:08 | Purdue | Mark Dortch hits the finger roll | 22-30 |
| 16:39 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-30 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow tips it in | 24-30 |
| 16:15 | Purdue | Merle Singh drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Randall Mendelson | 24-33 |
| 16:13 | Ohio State | Mark Dortch steals the ball from Danny Sipp in the backcourt | 24-33 |
| 16:12 | Purdue | Mark Dortch blows the layup | 24-33 |
| 16:10 | Purdue | Merle Singh hits the follow up shot | 24-35 |
| 15:48 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway connects on the jump hook near the basket | 26-35 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Danny Sipp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Boyce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thad Goodlow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frederick Hilton (fairly fresh) C - Wesley Hemenway (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Randall Mendelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Dortch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brice Stolinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Merle Singh (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - David Webster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:19 | Purdue | Danny Sipp picks off the pass by Randall Mendelson | 26-35 |
| 15:16 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp jams it | 28-35 |
| 15:03 | Purdue | Merle Singh clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 15:01 | Purdue | Merle Singh snags the offensive board | 28-35 |
| 14:39 | Purdue | Mark Dortch is fouled on the floor by Thad Goodlow - foul #2 on Thad Goodlow, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Aponte (PG), Samuel Lumpkin (SG), Jarek Kuchinski (SF) Randall Mendelson, Mark Dortch, Brice Stolinski | |
| 14:26 | Purdue | Merle Singh connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Samuel Lumpkin and the foul's on Frederick Hilton - foul #3 on Frederick Hilton, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | Merle Singh makes the free throw | 28-38 |
| 14:05 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway makes the runner from the baseline set up by Arthur Boyce | 30-38 |
| 13:38 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski is hacked by Thad Goodlow - foul #3 on Thad Goodlow, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| 13:26 | Purdue | Merle Singh shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-38 |
| 13:25 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 13:01 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 13:00 | Purdue | Samuel Lumpkin pulls down the rebound | 30-38 |
| 12:31 | Purdue | Thad Goodlow is called for the reach on Jarek Kuchinski - foul #4 on Thad Goodlow, team foul #4 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marvin Vanbuskirk (SF) Thad Goodlow | |
| Subs | Purdue | Randall Mendelson (PG), Mark Dortch (SG) James Aponte, Jarek Kuchinski | |
| 12:17 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson is hacked by Marvin Vanbuskirk - foul #2 on Marvin Vanbuskirk, team foul #5 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brice Stolinski (SF) Samuel Lumpkin | |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Merle Singh knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | David Webster swats the short shot by Wesley Hemenway | 30-40 |
| 11:23 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce tips it back up and in | 32-40 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Danny Sipp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Boyce (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Marvin Vanbuskirk (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Frederick Hilton (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Wesley Hemenway (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Randall Mendelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Dortch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brice Stolinski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Merle Singh (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - David Webster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 10:54 | Purdue | Merle Singh works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper in the lane | 32-42 |
| 10:32 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by David Webster - foul #3 on David Webster, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg (PG), Jerald Osorio (PF) Danny Sipp, Frederick Hilton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski (C) David Webster | |
| 10:32 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway misses the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 10:32 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway misses the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 10:32 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| 10:08 | Purdue | Robert Zuckerberg steals the ball from Randall Mendelson | 32-42 |
| 10:05 | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg jams it | 34-42 |
| 10:00 | Purdue | Mark Dortch is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jarek Kuchinski | 34-44 |
| 09:36 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce's fadeaway is rejected by Jarek Kuchinski | 34-44 |
| 09:34 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Merle Singh | 34-44 |
| 09:16 | Purdue | Merle Singh buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Brice Stolinski | 34-46 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 08:56 | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Arthur Boyce | 37-46 |
| 08:31 | Purdue | Mark Dortch knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Randall Mendelson | 37-48 |
| 08:15 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jarek Kuchinski - foul #1 on Jarek Kuchinski, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Danny Sipp (PG), Frederick Hilton (PF) Arthur Boyce, Jerald Osorio | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Aponte (SG), Samuel Lumpkin (SF), David Webster (C) Mark Dortch, Brice Stolinski, Merle Singh | |
| 08:15 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway misses the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 08:15 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 07:46 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Marvin Vanbuskirk - foul #3 on Marvin Vanbuskirk, team foul #6 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow (SF) Marvin Vanbuskirk | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:46 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 07:46 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | David Webster picks off the pass by Thad Goodlow | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Danny Sipp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Zuckerberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thad Goodlow (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Frederick Hilton (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Wesley Hemenway (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Randall Mendelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Aponte (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Samuel Lumpkin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jarek Kuchinski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Webster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:03 | Purdue | David Webster hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 38-50 |
| 07:01 | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 06:41 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-50 |
| 06:40 | Purdue | David Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 06:22 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Randall Mendelson, team foul #5 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marvin Vanbuskirk (SF) Wesley Hemenway | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Dortch (SG), Merle Singh (PF) Randall Mendelson, Jarek Kuchinski | |
| 06:04 | Ohio State | James Aponte is called for the reach on Danny Sipp - foul #2 on James Aponte, team foul #6 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce (SG) Robert Zuckerberg | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:49 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 38-50 |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton snags the offensive board | 38-50 |
| 05:36 | Ohio State | Merle Singh steps in front of the Danny Sipp pass | 38-50 |
| 05:10 | Purdue | David Webster makes the jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Marvin Vanbuskirk - foul #4 on Marvin Vanbuskirk, team foul #7 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brice Stolinski (SF) Samuel Lumpkin | |
| 05:10 | Purdue | David Webster misses the free throw | 38-52 |
| 05:10 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski grabs the offensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 04:51 | Purdue | David Webster travels with the ball | 38-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jerald Osorio (PF) Frederick Hilton | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:36 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-52 |
| 04:16 | Purdue | Mark Dortch clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Arthur Boyce - foul #2 on Arthur Boyce, team foul #8 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg (SF) Marvin Vanbuskirk | |
| Subs | Purdue | Randall Mendelson (PG) James Aponte | |
| 04:16 | Purdue | Mark Dortch makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 04:16 | Purdue | Mark Dortch misses the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 04:16 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Thad Goodlow | 40-53 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Danny Sipp | 43-53 |
| 03:42 | Purdue | Merle Singh can't connect on a shot in the paint | 43-53 |
| 03:41 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:20 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce is hacked by Merle Singh - foul #2 on Merle Singh, team foul #7 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton (PF), Wesley Hemenway (C) Danny Sipp, Jerald Osorio | |
| Subs | Purdue | Samuel Lumpkin (SG), Jarek Kuchinski (C) Mark Dortch, David Webster | |
| 03:20 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 03:20 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Robert Zuckerberg (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Boyce (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thad Goodlow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. PF - Frederick Hilton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Wesley Hemenway (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Randall Mendelson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Lumpkin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Brice Stolinski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Merle Singh (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. C - Jarek Kuchinski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Merle Singh's pass is intercepted by Wesley Hemenway | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:42 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Thad Goodlow and he's fouled by Samuel Lumpkin - foul #2 on Samuel Lumpkin, team foul #8 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marvin Vanbuskirk (SF) Wesley Hemenway | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Aponte (SG), Daniel Conlin (C) Samuel Lumpkin, Merle Singh | |
| 02:42 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce makes the free throw | 48-53 |
| 02:40 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Danny Sipp (PG), Wesley Hemenway (C) Robert Zuckerberg, Marvin Vanbuskirk | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Dortch (SG), Merle Singh (PF), David Webster (C) James Aponte, Jarek Kuchinski, Daniel Conlin | |
| 02:20 | Purdue | David Webster connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Randall Mendelson | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway hits a floater in the lane | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:55 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski is hacked by Danny Sipp in the backcourt - foul #1 on Danny Sipp, team foul #9 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Aponte (SG), Jarek Kuchinski (C) Mark Dortch, David Webster | |
| 01:55 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 01:55 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:48 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway loses the ball out of bounds | 50-57 |
| 01:45 | Purdue | James Aponte is hacked by Arthur Boyce in the backcourt - foul #3 on Arthur Boyce, team foul #10 | 50-57 |
| 01:45 | Purdue | James Aponte makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 01:45 | Purdue | James Aponte makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 01:32 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton travels with the ball | 50-59 |
| 01:31 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson is hacked by Danny Sipp in the backcourt - foul #2 on Danny Sipp, team foul #11 | 50-59 |
| 01:31 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 01:31 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 01:31 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Wesley Hemenway | 50-60 |
| 01:12 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 50-60 |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce tips it but misses | 50-60 |
| 01:08 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| 01:05 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Sipp - foul #3 on Danny Sipp, team foul #12 | 50-60 |
| 01:05 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 01:05 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Brice Stolinski - foul #3 on Brice Stolinski, team foul #9 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Dortch (SG), David Webster (C) James Aponte, Jarek Kuchinski | |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 52-62 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson runs out the clock | 52-62 |