| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Robert Henson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Laforce (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Govan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Willson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Garrison (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Oscar Pickering (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rusty Lucio (fresh) PF - Joe Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Anderson (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Robert Govan inbounds the ball | 45-30 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Ohio State | Robert Govan is fouled on the floor by Rusty Lucio - foul #1 on Rusty Lucio, team foul #1 | 45-30 |
| 19:29 | Ohio State | Justin Laforce buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-30 |
| 19:25 | Portland State | Dale Edwards misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 48-30 |
| 19:23 | Ohio State | Justin Laforce grabs the defensive rebound | 48-30 |
| 18:59 | Ohio State | Robert Govan misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-30 |
| 18:57 | Ohio State | James Willson tips it in | 50-30 |
| 18:41 | Portland State | Charles Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-30 |
| 18:39 | Ohio State | James Willson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-30 |
| 18:34 | Ohio State | Rusty Lucio steps in front of the Robert Govan pass | 50-30 |
| 18:31 | Portland State | Rusty Lucio banks in the layup | 50-32 |
| 18:19 | Ohio State | Oscar Pickering steals it from William Garrison | 50-32 |
| 18:15 | Portland State | Oscar Pickering hits the finger roll | 50-34 |
| 17:59 | Ohio State | Robert Govan can't finish the layup | 50-34 |
| 17:58 | Portland State | Rusty Lucio snags the defensive board | 50-34 |
| 17:51 | Portland State | Dale Edwards misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-34 |
| 17:50 | Portland State | Joe Brown tips it back up and in | 50-36 |
| 17:33 | Ohio State | Robert Henson misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-36 |
| 17:32 | Ohio State | Robert Govan tips it in | 52-36 |
| 17:27 | Portland State | Oscar Pickering hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Dale Edwards | 52-39 |
| 17:07 | Ohio State | William Garrison can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Oscar Pickering - foul #3 on Oscar Pickering, team foul #2 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Graves (SF), Anthony Ratcliff (PF) Robert Govan, James Willson | |
| Subs | Portland State | Howard Aceves (PG), John Middlebrook (SG), Sean Morris (SF), Ray Turner (PF), Dwight Holloway (C) Oscar Pickering, Dale Edwards, Rusty Lucio, Joe Brown, Charles Anderson | |
| 17:07 | Ohio State | William Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 17:07 | Ohio State | William Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 16:51 | Portland State | Ray Turner hits the finger roll and he's fouled by George Graves - foul #2 on George Graves, team foul #1 | 54-41 |
| 16:51 | Portland State | Ray Turner makes the free throw | 54-42 |
| 16:36 | Ohio State | William Garrison hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Justin Laforce | 56-42 |
| 16:30 | Portland State | Howard Aceves makes the floater from the left side set up by Sean Morris | 56-44 |
| 16:03 | Ohio State | Justin Laforce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Govan (SF) George Graves | |
| Subs | Portland State | Dale Edwards (SG) Sean Morris | |
| 15:50 | Portland State | Robert Henson is called for the reach on Howard Aceves - foul #2 on Robert Henson, team foul #2 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Oscar Pickering (PG) John Middlebrook | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Robert Henson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Laforce (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Govan (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Ratcliff (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Garrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Oscar Pickering (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dale Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Aceves (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ray Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwight Holloway (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Portland State | Dale Edwards is hacked by Justin Laforce - foul #1 on Justin Laforce, team foul #3 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Rusty Lucio (SF), Charles Anderson (C) Howard Aceves, Dwight Holloway | |
| 15:16 | Portland State | Oscar Pickering comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Garrison - foul #3 on William Garrison, team foul #4 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Joe Brown (PF) Ray Turner | |
| 15:16 | Portland State | Oscar Pickering makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 15:16 | Portland State | Oscar Pickering makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 14:50 | Ohio State | Anthony Ratcliff's floater is tipped away by Charles Anderson | 56-46 |
| 14:48 | Portland State | The rebound goes to Joe Brown | 56-46 |
| 14:27 | Portland State | Dale Edwards misses the dunk | 56-46 |
| 14:26 | Portland State | Charles Anderson misses the tip | 56-46 |
| 14:25 | Ohio State | Anthony Ratcliff grabs the defensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | Justin Laforce misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-46 |
| 14:02 | Ohio State | Robert Henson hits the follow up shot | 58-46 |
| 13:48 | Portland State | Oscar Pickering misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-46 |
| 13:46 | Ohio State | Anthony Ratcliff snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| 13:43 | Ohio State | Oscar Pickering is called for the reach on Robert Henson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Oscar Pickering, team foul #3 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG), George Graves (SG), James Willson (PF), Carlos Simone (C) Robert Henson, Justin Laforce, Anthony Ratcliff, William Garrison | |
| Subs | Portland State | Howard Aceves (PG), John Middlebrook (SG), Sean Morris (SF), Ray Turner (PF), Dwight Holloway (C) Oscar Pickering, Dale Edwards, Rusty Lucio, Joe Brown, Charles Anderson | |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Robert Govan misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Dwight Holloway - foul #3 on Dwight Holloway, team foul #4 | 58-46 |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Robert Govan makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Robert Govan makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 13:14 | Portland State | Ray Turner clanks a floater from the right side | 60-46 |
| 13:12 | Portland State | Sean Morris tips it back up and in | 60-48 |
| 12:55 | Ohio State | Robert Govan blows the layup | 60-48 |
| 12:53 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone tips it home | 62-48 |
| 12:35 | Portland State | Dwight Holloway can't finish the layup | 62-48 |
| 12:34 | Portland State | Ray Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 12:16 | Portland State | Dwight Holloway is called for a charge - foul #4 on Dwight Holloway, team foul #5 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Henson (PG) Robert Govan | |
| Subs | Portland State | Dale Edwards (SG), Joe Brown (PF), Charles Anderson (C) Sean Morris, Ray Turner, Dwight Holloway | |
| 11:59 | Ohio State | James Willson hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by George Graves | 64-48 |
| 11:34 | Portland State | Dale Edwards loses the dribble to Robert Henson | 64-48 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Robert Henson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wesley Boyd (fresh) SF - George Graves (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Willson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Carlos Simone (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Howard Aceves (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Dale Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Middlebrook (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joe Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Anderson (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:20 | Ohio State | James Willson makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Carlos Simone | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:05 | Portland State | John Middlebrook comes up short on the shot from the right side | 66-48 |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | Robert Henson pulls down the rebound | 66-48 |
| 10:56 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 66-48 |
| 10:54 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone tips it back up and in | 68-48 |
| 10:39 | Portland State | Charles Anderson drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Howard Aceves | 68-50 |
| 10:21 | Ohio State | James Willson loses the ball out of bounds | 68-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Justin Laforce (SG), Robert Govan (SF), Anthony Ratcliff (PF), William Garrison (C) Wesley Boyd, George Graves, James Willson, Carlos Simone | |
| Subs | Portland State | Johnathon Haugh (PG), Rusty Lucio (SF), Sean Morris (PF), Ray Turner (C) Howard Aceves, John Middlebrook, Joe Brown, Charles Anderson | |
| 10:10 | Portland State | Sean Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-50 |
| 09:57 | Ohio State | Robert Govan misses the jumper from the free throw line | 68-50 |
| 09:55 | Portland State | Ray Turner grabs the board | 68-50 |
| 09:50 | Portland State | Rusty Lucio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-50 |
| 09:48 | Portland State | Ray Turner grabs the offensive board | 68-50 |
| 09:43 | Portland State | Robert Govan swats the dunk try by Dale Edwards | 68-50 |
| 09:42 | Ohio State | Robert Govan snags the defensive board | 68-50 |
| 09:24 | Ohio State | Justin Laforce misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-50 |
| 09:22 | Portland State | The rebound goes to Johnathon Haugh | 68-50 |
| 09:18 | Portland State | Dale Edwards hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Johnathon Haugh | 68-52 |
| 09:05 | Ohio State | Anthony Ratcliff hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Sean Morris - foul #3 on Sean Morris, team foul #6 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Portland State | John Middlebrook (PG), Charles Anderson (C) Dale Edwards, Sean Morris | |
| 09:05 | Ohio State | Anthony Ratcliff makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 09:05 | Ohio State | Anthony Ratcliff makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 08:49 | Portland State | William Garrison steps in front of the Charles Anderson pass | 70-52 |
| 08:25 | Ohio State | Robert Govan hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Ratcliff | 72-52 |
| 08:10 | Portland State | Johnathon Haugh knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-55 |
| 07:48 | Ohio State | Robert Henson buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Govan | 74-55 |
| 07:42 | Portland State | Rusty Lucio scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Johnathon Haugh and he's fouled by Robert Govan - foul #1 on Robert Govan, team foul #5 | 74-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG), George Graves (SF), Carlos Simone (C) Robert Henson, Robert Govan, William Garrison | |
| Subs | Portland State | Oscar Pickering (PG), Howard Aceves (SG), Joe Brown (PF), Dwight Holloway (C) John Middlebrook, Johnathon Haugh, Ray Turner, Charles Anderson | |
| 07:42 | Portland State | Rusty Lucio misses the free throw | 74-57 |
| 07:42 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone pulls down the rebound | 74-57 |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | Joe Brown steals the ball from George Graves | 74-57 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Wesley Boyd (fresh) SG - Justin Laforce (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Graves (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Ratcliff (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Simone (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Oscar Pickering (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Howard Aceves (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rusty Lucio (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dwight Holloway (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Portland State | Oscar Pickering buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Rusty Lucio | 74-59 |
| 06:51 | Ohio State | Anthony Ratcliff misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Rusty Lucio - foul #2 on Rusty Lucio, team foul #7 | 74-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Govan (SF) Justin Laforce | |
| Subs | Portland State | Dale Edwards (SG) Rusty Lucio | |
| 06:51 | Ohio State | Anthony Ratcliff misses the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 06:51 | Ohio State | Anthony Ratcliff misses the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| 06:51 | Portland State | Dwight Holloway gets the rebound | 74-59 |
| 06:47 | Portland State | Howard Aceves misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-59 |
| 06:46 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Anthony Ratcliff | 74-59 |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dwight Holloway - foul #5 on Dwight Holloway, team foul #8 | 74-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Willson (PF) Anthony Ratcliff | |
| Subs | Portland State | Charles Anderson (C) Dwight Holloway | |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone misses the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone makes the 2nd free throw | 75-59 |
| 06:16 | Portland State | Charles Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Justin Laforce (SG), William Garrison (C) George Graves, Carlos Simone | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 06:03 | Ohio State | William Garrison is denied on a layup by Charles Anderson | 75-59 |
| 06:02 | Portland State | Joe Brown grabs the board | 75-59 |
| 05:57 | Portland State | Dale Edwards misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 75-59 |
| 05:56 | Portland State | Dale Edwards gets the offensive rebound | 75-59 |
| 05:43 | Portland State | Joe Brown buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Anderson | 75-61 |
| 05:27 | Ohio State | Justin Laforce clanks a 3 from the left wing | 75-61 |
| 05:25 | Ohio State | William Garrison misses the tip | 75-61 |
| 05:24 | Portland State | The rebound goes to Joe Brown | 75-61 |
| 05:10 | Portland State | Robert Govan is called for the reach on Howard Aceves - foul #2 on Robert Govan, team foul #6 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Henson (PG), George Graves (SG) Wesley Boyd, Justin Laforce | |
| Subs | Portland State | John Middlebrook (SF), Ray Turner (PF) Howard Aceves, Joe Brown | |
| 04:58 | Portland State | Dale Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-61 |
| 04:56 | Ohio State | Robert Govan grabs the defensive rebound | 75-61 |
| 04:36 | Ohio State | Robert Govan knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Robert Henson | 77-61 |
| 04:30 | Portland State | Dale Edwards lays it up and in and he's fouled by George Graves - foul #3 on George Graves, team foul #7 | 77-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Anthony Ratcliff (PF), Carlos Simone (C) James Willson, William Garrison | |
| Subs | Portland State | Rusty Lucio (SF), Sean Morris (PF) Oscar Pickering, Charles Anderson | |
| 04:30 | Portland State | Dale Edwards makes the free throw | 77-64 |
| 04:13 | Ohio State | Robert Henson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 77-64 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Robert Govan pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-64 |
| 03:58 | Ohio State | Anthony Ratcliff is fouled on the floor by Ray Turner - foul #3 on Ray Turner, team foul #9 | 77-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Justin Laforce (SG) George Graves | |
| Subs | Portland State | Johnathon Haugh (SG) Dale Edwards | |
| 03:58 | Ohio State | Anthony Ratcliff makes the 1st free throw | 78-64 |
| 03:58 | Ohio State | Anthony Ratcliff makes the 2nd free throw | 79-64 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:48 | Portland State | Rusty Lucio misses the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Robert Govan - foul #3 on Robert Govan, team foul #8 | 79-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Howard Aceves (PG), Charles Anderson (C) Johnathon Haugh, Ray Turner | |
| 03:48 | Portland State | Rusty Lucio misses the 1st free throw | 79-64 |
| 03:48 | Portland State | Rusty Lucio makes the 2nd free throw | 79-65 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Ohio State | Rusty Lucio steals the ball from Carlos Simone | 79-65 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Robert Henson (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Laforce (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Govan (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Ratcliff (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Carlos Simone (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Howard Aceves (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Middlebrook (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rusty Lucio (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sean Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Charles Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:08 | Portland State | Charles Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 79-65 |
| 03:07 | Portland State | Rusty Lucio tips it home | 79-67 |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Robert Henson | 81-67 |
| 02:51 | Portland State | Portland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Graves (SF), James Willson (PF), William Garrison (C) Robert Govan, Anthony Ratcliff, Carlos Simone | |
| Subs | Portland State | Oscar Pickering (PG), Dale Edwards (SG), Joe Brown (PF) Howard Aceves, John Middlebrook, Sean Morris | |
| 02:32 | Portland State | Dale Edwards drills a 3 from the right wing | 81-70 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Justin Laforce hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 81-70 |
| 02:17 | Portland State | Rusty Lucio snags the defensive board | 81-70 |
| 02:11 | Portland State | Oscar Pickering hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 81-70 |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | William Garrison gets the rebound | 81-70 |
| 01:45 | Ohio State | William Garrison lays it up and in on a great pass from Justin Laforce | 83-70 |
| 01:41 | Portland State | Rusty Lucio is whistled for a carry | 83-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Govan (SF) George Graves | |
| Subs | Portland State | Howard Aceves (PG), Johnathon Haugh (SG), John Middlebrook (SF), Sean Morris (PF), Ray Turner (C) Oscar Pickering, Dale Edwards, Rusty Lucio, Joe Brown, Charles Anderson | |
| 01:12 | Ohio State | Justin Laforce clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 83-70 |
| 01:11 | Ohio State | James Willson tips it home | 85-70 |
| 00:58 | Portland State | Justin Laforce picks off the pass by Johnathon Haugh | 85-70 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Justin Laforce makes the floater from the left side | 87-70 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Portland State | John Middlebrook misses long on a floater from the left wing | 87-70 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Justin Laforce snags the defensive board | 87-70 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Robert Henson runs out the clock | 87-70 |