| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Akim Mankoski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Millender (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Varney (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Chase (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Gilham (fresh) SF - James Burns (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Wimbish (fresh) C - William Roy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Charles Varney inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:37 | Ohio State | Akim Mankoski misses the 3 from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 19:18 | Cincinnati | James Burns is fouled on the floor by Charles Varney - foul #2 on Charles Varney, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish slams it home on a nice dish by David Jones | 30-31 |
| 18:42 | Ohio State | Akim Mankoski comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 30-31 |
| 18:40 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 18:28 | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 18:27 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish hits the follow up shot | 30-33 |
| 18:04 | Ohio State | Mark Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Roy - foul #1 on William Roy, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 18:04 | Ohio State | Mark Brown makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:04 | Ohio State | Mark Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:04 | Cincinnati | William Roy pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 17:35 | Cincinnati | David Jones scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Sean Gilham | 31-36 |
| 17:17 | Ohio State | Charles Varney misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Burns - foul #2 on James Burns, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Annis (SG), Steven Furness (PF) Johnny Millender, Robert Chase | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Johnson (SG) Sean Gilham | |
| 17:17 | Ohio State | Charles Varney makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 17:17 | Ohio State | Charles Varney makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 17:05 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish loses the dribble to Charles Varney | 33-36 |
| 16:41 | Ohio State | Mark Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 16:40 | Ohio State | Charles Varney hits the follow up shot | 35-36 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | David Jones hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Akim Mankoski - foul #3 on Akim Mankoski, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Stewart (PG), Johnny Millender (SG), John Sanders (C) Akim Mankoski, Charles Varney, Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Theodore Milton (PF), Christopher Maziarz (C) Edward Wimbish, William Roy | |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | David Jones makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | David Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 15:49 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender double dribbles | 35-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Chase (PF) Steven Furness | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham (SG) Everett Johnson | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Millender (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Annis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Chase (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Sanders (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Gilham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Burns (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Milton (fresh) C - Christopher Maziarz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Cincinnati | James Burns hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 35-38 |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | Christopher Maziarz tips it home | 35-40 |
| 15:21 | Ohio State | Michael Annis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Akim Mankoski (PG) James Stewart | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | James Burns misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 15:02 | Ohio State | Robert Chase snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 14:41 | Ohio State | Akim Mankoski misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-40 |
| 14:39 | Cincinnati | Christopher Maziarz pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | James Burns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 14:26 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 14:02 | Ohio State | John Sanders can't connect on a shot from the right side | 35-40 |
| 14:00 | Cincinnati | Theodore Milton gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 13:55 | Cincinnati | Akim Mankoski picks off the pass by Sean Gilham | 35-40 |
| 13:51 | Ohio State | Akim Mankoski lays it in | 37-40 |
| 13:37 | Cincinnati | David Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Johnny Millender | 37-40 |
| 13:06 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Robert Chase | 39-40 |
| 12:54 | Cincinnati | David Jones misses short on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by John Sanders - foul #1 on John Sanders, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Stewart (PG), Charles Varney (SF), Steven Furness (PF), Mark Brown (C) Akim Mankoski, Michael Annis, Robert Chase, John Sanders | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Johnson (SG), David Robinson (SF), Edward Wimbish (PF), William Roy (C) Sean Gilham, James Burns, Theodore Milton, Christopher Maziarz | |
| 12:54 | Cincinnati | David Jones makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 12:54 | Cincinnati | David Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:33 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender loses the dribble to Everett Johnson | 39-42 |
| 12:29 | Cincinnati | Everett Johnson hits the finger roll | 39-44 |
| 12:11 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-44 |
| 12:09 | Cincinnati | William Roy grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 12:03 | Cincinnati | Everett Johnson's pass is intercepted by Johnny Millender | 39-44 |
| 11:34 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Brown | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Millender (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Varney (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. PF - Steven Furness (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Jones (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Everett Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Wimbish (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Roy (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 11:16 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish grabs the offensive board | 42-44 |
| 11:04 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 42-44 |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish gets the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 10:51 | Cincinnati | David Robinson makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by William Roy | 42-46 |
| 10:34 | Ohio State | James Stewart hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 42-46 |
| 10:32 | Ohio State | Steven Furness pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 10:10 | Ohio State | Steven Furness's pass is intercepted by Everett Johnson | 42-46 |
| 10:03 | Cincinnati | David Robinson misses long on a shot in the paint | 42-46 |
| 10:01 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish grabs the offensive board | 42-46 |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | David Robinson is fouled on the floor by Charles Varney - foul #3 on Charles Varney, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Akim Mankoski (PG), Michael Annis (SG), Robert Chase (PF) James Stewart, Johnny Millender, Steven Furness | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham (SG), James Burns (SF), Theodore Milton (PF) David Jones, Everett Johnson, Edward Wimbish | |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by William Roy is denied by Robert Chase | 42-46 |
| 09:20 | Ohio State | Robert Chase gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 09:01 | Ohio State | Robert Chase misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | David Robinson snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 08:54 | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from David Robinson | 42-48 |
| 08:25 | Ohio State | Akim Mankoski misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 08:24 | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 08:19 | Cincinnati | James Burns banks in the layup set up by David Robinson | 42-50 |
| 07:59 | Ohio State | Mark Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 42-50 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Theodore Milton snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 07:43 | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Burns | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 07:31 | Ohio State | Charles Varney misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-53 |
| 07:29 | Ohio State | Akim Mankoski tips it in | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Akim Mankoski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Annis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Varney (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Chase (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sean Gilham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Burns (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Milton (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Roy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Cincinnati | David Robinson is fouled on the floor by Michael Annis - foul #2 on Michael Annis, team foul #5 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steven Furness (PF), John Sanders (C) Robert Chase, Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Jones (PG), Everett Johnson (SG), Edward Wimbish (PF), Christopher Maziarz (C) David Robinson, Sean Gilham, Theodore Milton, William Roy | |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | James Burns misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-53 |
| 06:56 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Everett Johnson | 44-53 |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | James Burns misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Charles Varney - foul #4 on Charles Varney, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | James Burns makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | James Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 06:44 | Ohio State | John Sanders grabs the board | 44-54 |
| 06:30 | Ohio State | James Burns swats the shot by Akim Mankoski | 44-54 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to David Jones | 44-54 |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | James Burns knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Wimbish | 44-57 |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | David Jones is called for the reach on Akim Mankoski - foul #1 on David Jones, team foul #3 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Stewart (PG), Johnny Millender (SG) Akim Mankoski, Michael Annis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham (SG), Eugene Lynde (SF) David Jones, James Burns | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 05:34 | Ohio State | Charles Varney misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish pulls down the rebound | 44-57 |
| 05:25 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Sean Gilham | 44-59 |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | Steven Furness hits a floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Christopher Maziarz - foul #1 on Christopher Maziarz, team foul #4 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Robinson (PG) Everett Johnson | |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | Steven Furness makes the free throw | 47-59 |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Christopher Maziarz misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 47-59 |
| 05:04 | Ohio State | Steven Furness snags the defensive board | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-59 |
| 04:41 | Cincinnati | Christopher Maziarz gets the rebound | 47-59 |
| 04:20 | Cincinnati | David Robinson is fouled on the floor by Charles Varney - foul #5 on Charles Varney, team foul #7 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Akim Mankoski (PG), Michael Annis (SF), Robert Chase (PF), Mark Brown (C) James Stewart, Charles Varney, Steven Furness, John Sanders | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Roy (C) Christopher Maziarz | |
| 04:20 | Cincinnati | David Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 04:20 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Mark Brown | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 03:57 | Ohio State | Robert Chase clanks a floater near the basket | 47-59 |
| 03:56 | Cincinnati | Eugene Lynde snags the defensive board | 47-59 |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | William Roy clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 47-59 |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | Eugene Lynde tips it back up and in | 47-61 |
| 03:25 | Ohio State | Akim Mankoski knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Robert Chase | 49-61 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Akim Mankoski (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Millender (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Annis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Chase (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sean Gilham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Lynde (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Wimbish (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - William Roy (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by David Robinson | 49-64 |
| 02:54 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-64 |
| 02:53 | Cincinnati | David Robinson grabs the board | 49-64 |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | William Roy is denied on a layup by Mark Brown | 49-64 |
| 02:28 | Cincinnati | William Roy hits the follow up shot | 49-66 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Akim Mankoski | 52-66 |
| 02:09 | Cincinnati | Akim Mankoski picks off the pass by David Robinson | 52-66 |
| 02:06 | Ohio State | Akim Mankoski misses the lay-in | 52-66 |
| 02:05 | Ohio State | Robert Chase tips it back up and in | 54-66 |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | William Roy misses the lay-in | 54-66 |
| 01:45 | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham snags the offensive board | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 01:44 | Cincinnati | Johnny Millender is called for the reach on Sean Gilham - foul #4 on Johnny Millender, team foul #8 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Stewart (PG), Steven Furness (PF), John Sanders (C) Akim Mankoski, Robert Chase, Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Henry Beaupre (SF), Theodore Milton (PF), David Turner (C) Eugene Lynde, Edward Wimbish, William Roy | |
| 01:44 | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 01:44 | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham misses the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Steven Furness snags the defensive board | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:31 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-67 |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | David Robinson pulls down the rebound | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:10 | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-67 |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to John Sanders | 54-67 |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | James Stewart misses the easy layup | 54-67 |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | James Stewart hits the follow up shot | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Henry Beaupre lays it in on a great pass from David Robinson | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-69 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Henry Beaupre snags the defensive board | 56-69 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | David Robinson runs out the clock | 56-69 |