| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Robert Henson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Laforce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Govan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Willson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Garrison (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ivan Blazejewski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Kratzer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Sao (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dale Super (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Bueno (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Gregory Sao inbounds the ball | 29-21 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Northwestern | Robert Henson steps in front of the Ivan Blazejewski pass in the backcourt | 29-21 |
| 19:44 | Ohio State | Justin Laforce is hacked by Gregory Sao - foul #3 on Gregory Sao, team foul #1 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kurt Newton (SF) Gregory Sao | |
| 19:30 | Ohio State | Robert Henson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-21 |
| 19:28 | Northwestern | Dale Super pulls down the rebound | 29-21 |
| 19:04 | Northwestern | Kurt Newton misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Justin Laforce - foul #2 on Justin Laforce, team foul #1 | 29-21 |
| 19:04 | Northwestern | Kurt Newton makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 19:04 | Northwestern | Kurt Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 18:37 | Ohio State | William Garrison clanks a 3 from the left corner | 29-23 |
| 18:35 | Northwestern | Jack Kratzer snags the defensive board | 29-23 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | Kurt Newton clanks a floater in the paint | 29-23 |
| 18:19 | Ohio State | William Garrison grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 18:01 | Ohio State | William Garrison can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-23 |
| 17:59 | Ohio State | James Willson tips it home | 31-23 |
| 17:39 | Northwestern | Dale Super clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by James Willson - foul #1 on James Willson, team foul #2 | 31-23 |
| 17:39 | Northwestern | Dale Super misses the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 17:39 | Northwestern | Dale Super misses the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 17:39 | Ohio State | William Garrison gets the rebound | 31-23 |
| 17:29 | Ohio State | Jack Kratzer steals it from William Garrison | 31-23 |
| 17:05 | Northwestern | Kurt Newton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-23 |
| 17:04 | Ohio State | William Garrison gets the rebound | 31-23 |
| 16:46 | Ohio State | James Willson can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 31-23 |
| 16:44 | Northwestern | Jack Kratzer grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 16:25 | Northwestern | Louis Bueno is denied on a layup by James Willson | 31-23 |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robert Govan | 31-23 |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Robert Henson is fouled on the floor by Kurt Newton - foul #1 on Kurt Newton, team foul #2 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Anthony Ratcliff (PF) James Willson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Allen Wegner (PG) Ivan Blazejewski | |
| 16:08 | Ohio State | Robert Govan knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Henson | 33-23 |
| 15:44 | Northwestern | Anthony Ratcliff is called for the reach on Dale Super - foul #1 on Anthony Ratcliff, team foul #3 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Graves (SF) Robert Govan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gregory Sao (SF) Kurt Newton | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Robert Henson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Justin Laforce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Graves (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anthony Ratcliff (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Garrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Allen Wegner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Kratzer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - Gregory Sao (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dale Super (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Bueno (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Northwestern | Louis Bueno is fouled on the floor by Robert Henson - foul #1 on Robert Henson, team foul #4 | 33-23 |
| 15:06 | Northwestern | Gregory Sao drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-25 |
| 14:47 | Ohio State | Robert Henson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Justin Laforce | 36-25 |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | Anthony Ratcliff picks off the pass by Louis Bueno | 36-25 |
| 14:03 | Ohio State | Anthony Ratcliff scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 38-25 |
| 13:38 | Northwestern | Jack Kratzer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-25 |
| 13:37 | Northwestern | Louis Bueno grabs the offensive board | 38-25 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | Jack Kratzer hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Sao | 38-27 |
| 13:05 | Ohio State | Justin Laforce misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-27 |
| 13:04 | Ohio State | William Garrison can't tip it in | 38-27 |
| 13:03 | Northwestern | Dale Super pulls down the rebound | 38-27 |
| 12:40 | Northwestern | Louis Bueno is fouled on the floor by George Graves - foul #2 on George Graves, team foul #5 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (SG), Robert Govan (SF), James Willson (PF), Carlos Simone (C) Justin Laforce, George Graves, Anthony Ratcliff, William Garrison | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ivan Blazejewski (PG), Jesus Gonzalez (PF), Harley Berning (C) Allen Wegner, Dale Super, Louis Bueno | |
| 12:20 | Northwestern | Carlos Simone takes the ball from Ivan Blazejewski | 38-27 |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | James Willson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jesus Gonzalez - foul #2 on Jesus Gonzalez, team foul #3 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dario Olkowski (SG) Jack Kratzer | |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | James Willson makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | James Willson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 11:37 | Northwestern | Harley Berning buries a floater from the left side set up by Ivan Blazejewski | 40-29 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Robert Henson (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Wesley Boyd (fresh) SF - Robert Govan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Willson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Carlos Simone (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ivan Blazejewski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dario Olkowski (fresh) SF - Gregory Sao (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jesus Gonzalez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harley Berning (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:17 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Harley Berning - foul #1 on Harley Berning, team foul #4 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Justin Laforce (SG) Robert Henson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dale Super (PF), Louis Bueno (C) Jesus Gonzalez, Harley Berning | |
| 11:17 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 11:17 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | Louis Bueno banks in the layup on a great pass from Ivan Blazejewski | 42-31 |
| 10:43 | Ohio State | Robert Govan's pass is intercepted by Ivan Blazejewski | 42-31 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | Gregory Sao loses the dribble to Wesley Boyd | 42-31 |
| 10:24 | Ohio State | James Willson lays it up and in on a great pass from Wesley Boyd | 44-31 |
| 09:55 | Northwestern | Ivan Blazejewski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Carlos Simone - foul #2 on Carlos Simone, team foul #6 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Henson (PG), Anthony Ratcliff (PF), William Garrison (C) Wesley Boyd, James Willson, Carlos Simone | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jack Kratzer (SG) Dario Olkowski | |
| 09:55 | Northwestern | Ivan Blazejewski misses the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 09:55 | Northwestern | Ivan Blazejewski misses the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 09:55 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to William Garrison | 44-31 |
| 09:36 | Ohio State | William Garrison misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-31 |
| 09:34 | Ohio State | Robert Govan gets the offensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 09:25 | Ohio State | Robert Govan lays it in and the foul's on Louis Bueno - foul #2 on Louis Bueno, team foul #5 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Allen Wegner (PG), Jesus Gonzalez (PF) Ivan Blazejewski, Dale Super | |
| 09:25 | Ohio State | Robert Govan makes the free throw | 47-31 |
| 08:58 | Northwestern | Jesus Gonzalez is hacked by William Garrison - foul #2 on William Garrison, team foul #7 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Graves (SG) Justin Laforce | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harley Berning (C) Louis Bueno | |
| 08:58 | Northwestern | Jesus Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 08:58 | Northwestern | Jesus Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| 08:56 | Ohio State | Robert Henson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-33 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Jesus Gonzalez's layup is rejected by Anthony Ratcliff | 47-33 |
| 08:39 | Ohio State | Robert Govan pulls down the rebound | 47-33 |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | Harley Berning denies the turnaround by Anthony Ratcliff | 47-33 |
| 08:29 | Northwestern | Jack Kratzer snags the defensive board | 47-33 |
| 08:11 | Northwestern | Harley Berning buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-36 |
| 07:49 | Ohio State | George Graves's fadeaway is rejected by Harley Berning | 47-36 |
| 07:47 | Ohio State | Robert Henson snags the offensive board | 47-36 |
| 07:32 | Ohio State | Robert Henson is open and lays it up and in set up by Robert Govan | 49-36 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Robert Henson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Graves (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Govan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Ratcliff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - William Garrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Allen Wegner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Kratzer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. SF - Gregory Sao (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jesus Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harley Berning (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:03 | Northwestern | Jesus Gonzalez hits the finger roll | 49-38 |
| 06:42 | Ohio State | Anthony Ratcliff is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from George Graves and he's hacked by Harley Berning - foul #2 on Harley Berning, team foul #6 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG), Justin Laforce (SG) Robert Henson, Robert Govan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ivan Blazejewski (PG), Kurt Newton (SF), Dale Super (PF), Louis Bueno (C) Allen Wegner, Gregory Sao, Jesus Gonzalez, Harley Berning | |
| 06:42 | Ohio State | Anthony Ratcliff makes the free throw | 52-38 |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | Dale Super lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ivan Blazejewski | 52-40 |
| 05:58 | Ohio State | Dale Super is called for the reach on Anthony Ratcliff - foul #1 on Dale Super, team foul #7 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Govan (SF), Carlos Simone (C) George Graves, William Garrison | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:58 | Ohio State | Anthony Ratcliff misses the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 05:58 | Northwestern | Dale Super grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 05:38 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Kurt Newton is blocked by Robert Govan | 52-40 |
| 05:36 | Northwestern | Dale Super misses the tip | 52-40 |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | Ivan Blazejewski gets the offensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 05:15 | Northwestern | Kurt Newton connects on the shot from the free throw line | 52-42 |
| 04:55 | Ohio State | Justin Laforce can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-42 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | Ivan Blazejewski pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 04:32 | Northwestern | Ivan Blazejewski misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Wesley Boyd - foul #2 on Wesley Boyd, team foul #8 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Henson (PG), George Graves (SF), James Willson (PF), William Garrison (C) Wesley Boyd, Robert Govan, Anthony Ratcliff, Carlos Simone | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dario Olkowski (SG), Gregory Sao (SF) Jack Kratzer, Kurt Newton | |
| 04:32 | Northwestern | Ivan Blazejewski makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 04:32 | Northwestern | Ivan Blazejewski misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 04:32 | Ohio State | Justin Laforce grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 04:20 | Ohio State | Ivan Blazejewski steals the ball from Justin Laforce | 52-43 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Dario Olkowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 03:52 | Ohio State | William Garrison pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 03:36 | Ohio State | Robert Henson is fouled on the floor by Ivan Blazejewski - foul #1 on Ivan Blazejewski, team foul #8 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Allen Wegner (PG) Ivan Blazejewski | |
| 03:36 | Ohio State | Robert Henson misses the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Louis Bueno | 52-43 |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Robert Henson steals the ball from Dario Olkowski | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Robert Henson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Justin Laforce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Graves (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Willson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Garrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Allen Wegner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dario Olkowski (fresh) SF - Gregory Sao (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dale Super (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Louis Bueno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Ohio State | Robert Henson misses the easy open layup | 52-43 |
| 03:00 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Henson | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:49 | Ohio State | Robert Henson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | George Graves is called for the reach on Allen Wegner - foul #3 on George Graves, team foul #9 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (SG), Robert Govan (SF) Justin Laforce, George Graves | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kurt Newton (SF), Jesus Gonzalez (PF), Harley Berning (C) Gregory Sao, Dale Super, Louis Bueno | |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Allen Wegner makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Allen Wegner makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:08 | Ohio State | James Willson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Henson | 57-45 |
| 01:59 | Northwestern | Jesus Gonzalez is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Jesus Gonzalez, team foul #9 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Justin Laforce (SG) Wesley Boyd | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Robert Henson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-45 |
| 01:43 | Ohio State | James Willson tips it back up and in | 59-45 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | Dario Olkowski travels with the ball | 59-45 |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | William Garrison misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 59-45 |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | Robert Govan tips it home | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Robert Govan takes the ball from Kurt Newton | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Robert Govan misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 61-45 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Jesus Gonzalez pulls down the rebound | 61-45 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Dario Olkowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Jesus Gonzalez grabs the offensive board | 61-45 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Dario Olkowski knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Allen Wegner | 61-47 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Robert Henson runs out the clock | 61-47 |