| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Byron Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wicklund (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua York (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Richie (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Ham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Brandy (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Walter Corpuz (fresh) PF - John Davy (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Lawrence Tyree (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Walter Corpuz inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Ohio State | Lawrence Tyree loses the dribble to Thomas Richie | 28-31 |
| 19:27 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons is hacked by Joseph Brandy - foul #1 on Joseph Brandy, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Joshua York is fouled on the floor by John Davy - foul #2 on John Davy, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| 19:08 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Thomas Simmons | 31-31 |
| 18:49 | Ohio State | Walter Corpuz drills a floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Joshua York - foul #1 on Joshua York, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 18:49 | Ohio State | Walter Corpuz makes the free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-34 |
| 18:13 | Ohio State | Walter Corpuz comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 33-34 |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:52 | Cincinnati | Joshua York hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Byron Harrison and he's hacked by Lawrence Tyree - foul #3 on Lawrence Tyree, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Lossett (C) Lawrence Tyree | |
| 17:52 | Cincinnati | Joshua York makes the free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:26 | Ohio State | Walter Corpuz hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Ham and the foul's on Robert Wicklund - foul #3 on Robert Wicklund, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cyril Little (SF) Robert Wicklund | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:26 | Ohio State | Walter Corpuz misses the free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:26 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:04 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison buries a shot from the baseline | 38-36 |
| 16:37 | Ohio State | John Davy is hacked by Thomas Richie - foul #1 on Thomas Richie, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Banda (PF) Joshua York | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 16:08 | Ohio State | Walter Corpuz's floater is tipped away by Cyril Little | 38-36 |
| 16:07 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 15:43 | Cincinnati | Cyril Little misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 15:42 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie tips it in | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Byron Harrison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cyril Little (fresh) PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Richie (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Ham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Brandy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Walter Corpuz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Davy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Joseph Lossett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Ohio State | Walter Corpuz makes the 3 from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 15:07 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie's layup is rejected by John Davy | 40-39 |
| 15:06 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Banda snags the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Joseph Brandy - foul #2 on Joseph Brandy, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam (PG), Robert Wicklund (SF), Joshua York (PF) Byron Harrison, Thomas Simmons, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Victor Bradley (PG), Orlando Flores (PF), Lawrence Tyree (C) Thomas Ham, Walter Corpuz, John Davy | |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 14:35 | Ohio State | Lawrence Tyree misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Wicklund - foul #4 on Robert Wicklund, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison (PG), Dikembe Banda (C) Robert Wicklund, Thomas Richie | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Corpuz (SF) Joseph Lossett | |
| 14:35 | Ohio State | Lawrence Tyree makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 14:35 | Ohio State | Lawrence Tyree misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | Joshua York snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-40 |
| 14:03 | Ohio State | Walter Corpuz drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Brandy | 42-42 |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | Joshua York can't finish the layup | 42-42 |
| 13:43 | Ohio State | Orlando Flores grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 13:21 | Ohio State | Joseph Brandy drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Victor Bradley | 42-45 |
| 13:02 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by Byron Harrison is blocked by Walter Corpuz | 42-45 |
| 13:00 | Ohio State | Lawrence Tyree grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 12:33 | Ohio State | Joseph Brandy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 12:31 | Ohio State | Joseph Brandy snags the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 12:15 | Ohio State | Walter Corpuz is whistled for traveling | 42-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons (SG), Thomas Richie (C) Cyril Little, Joshua York | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Ham (PG), Joseph Lossett (SF), John Davy (PF) Joseph Brandy, Walter Corpuz, Orlando Flores | |
| 12:02 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons is fouled on the floor by Victor Bradley - foul #2 on Victor Bradley, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| 11:49 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Byron Harrison | 44-45 |
| 11:22 | Ohio State | Thomas Richie blocks the short jumper by Lawrence Tyree | 44-45 |
| 11:21 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Beam (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Byron Harrison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Richie (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Ham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Bradley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Lossett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Davy (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Lawrence Tyree (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam is fouled on the floor by Thomas Ham - foul #1 on Thomas Ham, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua York (PF) Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Brandy (SG), Orlando Flores (C) Victor Bradley, Lawrence Tyree | |
| 10:56 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-45 |
| 10:54 | Cincinnati | Joshua York gets the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 10:40 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Orlando Flores - foul #1 on Orlando Flores, team foul #7 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cyril Little (SF) Byron Harrison | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:40 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 10:40 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 10:40 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to John Davy | 45-45 |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | John Davy clanks a shot from the baseline | 45-45 |
| 10:11 | Ohio State | Joseph Brandy tips it back up and in | 45-47 |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam is whistled for a carry | 45-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Banda (PF) Joshua York | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Corpuz (SG), Lawrence Tyree (C) Joseph Brandy, Orlando Flores | |
| 09:34 | Ohio State | Lawrence Tyree can't connect on a floater from the right block | 45-47 |
| 09:32 | Ohio State | Walter Corpuz grabs the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 09:17 | Ohio State | Cyril Little is called for the reach on Joseph Lossett - foul #1 on Cyril Little, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison (PG) Thomas Beam | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Walter Corpuz connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Davy | 45-49 |
| 08:42 | Cincinnati | Cyril Little misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 08:40 | Ohio State | Joseph Lossett grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 08:20 | Ohio State | Walter Corpuz buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Ham | 45-51 |
| 08:01 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Banda misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-51 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 07:51 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam (PG), Robert Wicklund (SF), Joshua York (PF) Byron Harrison, Cyril Little, Thomas Richie | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Victor Bradley (PG), Joseph Brandy (SG), Orlando Flores (PF), Robert Link (C) Thomas Ham, Joseph Lossett, John Davy, Lawrence Tyree | |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | Walter Corpuz misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Banda pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 07:10 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 07:09 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Walter Corpuz | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Beam (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Simmons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wicklund (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Joshua York (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Victor Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Brandy (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Corpuz (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Orlando Flores (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Link (fresh) | |
| 06:40 | Ohio State | Orlando Flores misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Joshua York - foul #2 on Joshua York, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cyril Little (SG), Thomas Richie (C) Thomas Simmons, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Ham (PG), Lawrence Tyree (C) Walter Corpuz, Robert Link | |
| 06:40 | Ohio State | Orlando Flores makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 06:40 | Ohio State | Orlando Flores makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 06:21 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie misses long on a shot in the lane | 45-53 |
| 06:20 | Ohio State | Orlando Flores grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 06:03 | Ohio State | A charge is called on Joseph Brandy - foul #3 on Joseph Brandy, team foul #8 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison (PG) Cyril Little | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Lossett (SF), John Davy (PF) Victor Bradley, Orlando Flores | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 05:43 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 05:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund tips it home | 47-53 |
| 05:12 | Ohio State | Joseph Brandy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 05:11 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison grabs the board | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 05:05 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie lays it in on a great pass from Byron Harrison | 49-53 |
| 04:49 | Ohio State | Joseph Brandy hits a 3 from straight away set up by Thomas Ham | 49-56 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Richie | 52-56 |
| 04:08 | Ohio State | Lawrence Tyree misses long on a shot from the right side | 52-56 |
| 04:06 | Ohio State | Lawrence Tyree grabs the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 03:51 | Ohio State | Lawrence Tyree hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Thomas Ham | 52-58 |
| 03:40 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison knocks in the shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Thomas Ham - foul #2 on Thomas Ham, team foul #9 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons (SG), Cyril Little (SF), Dikembe Banda (C) Thomas Beam, Robert Wicklund, Thomas Richie | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Victor Bradley (PG), Walter Corpuz (SF), Orlando Flores (C) Thomas Ham, Joseph Lossett, Lawrence Tyree | |
| 03:40 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison misses the free throw | 54-58 |
| 03:40 | Ohio State | John Davy pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 03:19 | Ohio State | Walter Corpuz clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 03:17 | Cincinnati | Joshua York pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 03:02 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Corpuz | 54-58 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Joshua York pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Byron Harrison (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cyril Little (fresh) PF - Joshua York (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Victor Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Brandy (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Corpuz (fresh) 14 pts. PF - John Davy (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Orlando Flores (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison's fadeaway is rejected by Orlando Flores | 54-58 |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | Joseph Brandy snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund (SF) Cyril Little | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Ham (PG), Lawrence Tyree (C) Victor Bradley, Orlando Flores | |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Lawrence Tyree scores on a jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Dikembe Banda - foul #3 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #7 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie (C) Joshua York | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Lawrence Tyree misses the free throw | 54-60 |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Banda grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 01:30 | Ohio State | Joseph Brandy misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | Lawrence Tyree grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | John Davy misses the lay-in | 57-60 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dikembe Banda | 57-60 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Dikembe Banda | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Thomas Ham is hacked by Byron Harrison in the backcourt - foul #1 on Byron Harrison, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua York (PF) Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Thomas Ham misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Joshua York | 59-60 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie loses the dribble to John Davy | 59-60 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Thomas Ham is hacked by Byron Harrison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Byron Harrison, team foul #9 | 59-60 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Thomas Ham misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Joshua York grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Joshua York makes the jumper from the right block | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Joseph Brandy misses the fullcourt shot | 61-60 |