| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Aaron Torbett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Fields (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bryant Enochs (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frederick Malbon (fresh) C - Neil Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Akim Mankoski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Millender (fresh) SF - Michael Annis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Chase (fresh) C - Mark Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs inbounds the ball | 35-19 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Northwestern | Johnny Millender picks off the pass by Bryant Enochs | 35-19 |
| 19:06 | Ohio State | Frederick Malbon takes the ball from Johnny Millender | 35-19 |
| 18:50 | Northwestern | Frederick Malbon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-19 |
| 18:48 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender is hacked by Lloyd Fields in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lloyd Fields, team foul #1 | 35-19 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | Mark Brown is whistled for traveling | 35-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Holm (C) Neil Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Varney (SG), Steven Furness (PF) Johnny Millender, Robert Chase | |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs hits a floater near the basket | 37-19 |
| 18:07 | Ohio State | Akim Mankoski can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 37-19 |
| 18:05 | Ohio State | Akim Mankoski grabs the offensive rebound | 37-19 |
| 17:55 | Ohio State | Akim Mankoski scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Steven Furness | 37-21 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs's floater is tipped away by Mark Brown | 37-21 |
| 17:48 | Northwestern | George Holm tips it back up and in | 39-21 |
| 17:26 | Ohio State | Mark Brown is fouled on the floor by Frederick Malbon - foul #2 on Frederick Malbon, team foul #2 | 39-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Philip Cooper (SG) Lloyd Fields | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Stewart (PG), Johnny Millender (SG), John Sanders (C) Akim Mankoski, Michael Annis, Mark Brown | |
| 17:16 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-21 |
| 17:14 | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs gets the rebound | 39-21 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 39-21 |
| 17:06 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to John Sanders | 39-21 |
| 16:40 | Ohio State | Steven Furness is hacked by Frederick Malbon - foul #3 on Frederick Malbon, team foul #3 | 39-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Neil Williams (C) George Holm | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Annis (SF), Robert Chase (PF) Charles Varney, Steven Furness | |
| 16:27 | Ohio State | James Stewart misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Philip Cooper - foul #2 on Philip Cooper, team foul #4 | 39-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Jones (SF), Judson Ables (PF) Bryant Enochs, Frederick Malbon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 16:27 | Ohio State | James Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 39-22 |
| 16:27 | Ohio State | James Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 39-23 |
| 16:09 | Northwestern | Robert Chase swats the short shot by Philip Cooper | 39-23 |
| 16:07 | Ohio State | Robert Chase snags the defensive board | 39-23 |
| 16:05 | Ohio State | Michael Annis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields (SG) Philip Cooper | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Akim Mankoski (PG) James Stewart | |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett is called for traveling | 39-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Albert Glover (PG) Aaron Torbett | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Albert Glover (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Fields (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Charles Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Judson Ables (fresh) 2 pts. C - Neil Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Akim Mankoski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Millender (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Annis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Chase (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Sanders (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Ohio State | Robert Chase comes up short on the floater from close range | 39-23 |
| 15:35 | Northwestern | Judson Ables gets the rebound | 39-23 |
| 15:30 | Northwestern | Judson Ables throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs (SF), Frederick Malbon (PF) Charles Jones, Neil Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Varney (SG), Mark Brown (C) Johnny Millender, John Sanders | |
| 15:10 | Ohio State | Robert Chase knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Varney | 39-26 |
| 15:03 | Northwestern | Mark Brown steals the ball from Frederick Malbon | 39-26 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:58 | Ohio State | Michael Annis misses the fadeaway from the left side | 39-26 |
| 14:56 | Northwestern | Frederick Malbon pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |
| 14:43 | Northwestern | Albert Glover is hacked by Robert Chase - foul #3 on Robert Chase, team foul #1 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett (PG), Philip Cooper (SG), Charles Jones (SF), Richard Lockett (PF), George Holm (C) Albert Glover, Lloyd Fields, Bryant Enochs, Frederick Malbon, Judson Ables | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Stewart (PG), Johnny Millender (SG), Steven Furness (PF) Akim Mankoski, Michael Annis, Robert Chase | |
| 14:30 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett lays it in | 41-26 |
| 14:22 | Ohio State | Mark Brown misses short on a floater from the left side | 41-26 |
| 14:20 | Northwestern | Richard Lockett gets the rebound | 41-26 |
| 14:16 | Northwestern | Philip Cooper misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 41-26 |
| 14:15 | Northwestern | Philip Cooper snags the offensive board | 41-26 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Charles Jones hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Lockett | 43-26 |
| 13:43 | Ohio State | Mark Brown clanks a runner near the basket | 43-26 |
| 13:41 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Brown | 43-26 |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-29 |
| 13:12 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett jams it set up by Charles Jones | 45-29 |
| 12:58 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-29 |
| 12:56 | Northwestern | Charles Jones gets the rebound | 45-29 |
| 12:51 | Northwestern | Charles Jones drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Richard Lockett | 47-29 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:31 | Ohio State | Mark Brown misses the jumper from the left wing | 47-29 |
| 12:29 | Ohio State | Mark Brown hits the follow up shot | 47-31 |
| 12:15 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Johnny Millender - foul #2 on Johnny Millender, team foul #2 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields (SG), Bryant Enochs (SF), Frederick Malbon (PF), Neil Williams (C) Philip Cooper, Charles Jones, Richard Lockett, George Holm | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Akim Mankoski (PG), Michael Annis (SF), Robert Chase (PF), John Sanders (C) James Stewart, Charles Varney, Steven Furness, Mark Brown | |
| 12:15 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett misses the 1st free throw | 47-31 |
| 12:15 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett makes the 2nd free throw | 48-31 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:57 | Ohio State | Michael Annis comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-31 |
| 11:55 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Chase | 48-31 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Aaron Torbett (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Fields (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bryant Enochs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frederick Malbon (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Neil Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Akim Mankoski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Millender (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Michael Annis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Chase (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Sanders (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:38 | Ohio State | Robert Chase is hacked by Frederick Malbon - foul #4 on Frederick Malbon, team foul #5 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Albert Glover (PG) Aaron Torbett | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Varney (SG) Johnny Millender | |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | Charles Varney buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Sanders | 48-33 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields misses long on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 48-33 |
| 11:18 | Ohio State | Charles Varney grabs the defensive rebound | 48-33 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:04 | Ohio State | Michael Annis clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Albert Glover - foul #1 on Albert Glover, team foul #6 | 48-33 |
| 11:04 | Ohio State | Michael Annis makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 11:04 | Ohio State | Michael Annis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 10:39 | Northwestern | Charles Varney is called for the reach on Lloyd Fields - foul #1 on Charles Varney, team foul #3 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Judson Ables (C) Neil Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Johnny Millender (SG), Mark Brown (C) Charles Varney, John Sanders | |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs travels with the ball | 48-35 |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | Akim Mankoski makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Millender | 48-38 |
| 09:51 | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Michael Annis - foul #1 on Michael Annis, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett (PG), Charles Jones (PF) Albert Glover, Frederick Malbon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Stewart (PG) Akim Mankoski | |
| 09:51 | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 09:51 | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs misses the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 09:51 | Ohio State | Mark Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:48 | Ohio State | Aaron Torbett steals the ball from Michael Annis in the backcourt | 49-38 |
| 09:35 | Northwestern | Mark Brown swats the short shot by Bryant Enochs | 49-38 |
| 09:33 | Ohio State | Mark Brown snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 09:29 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-38 |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | Judson Ables grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 09:23 | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Johnny Millender - foul #3 on Johnny Millender, team foul #5 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Lockett (C) Bryant Enochs | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Varney (SG), John Sanders (C) Johnny Millender, Mark Brown | |
| 09:23 | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields misses the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 09:23 | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | Aaron Torbett is called for the reach on James Stewart in the backcourt - foul #4 on Aaron Torbett, team foul #7 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steven Furness (PF) Robert Chase | |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | James Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Judson Ables grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 09:10 | Northwestern | Steven Furness swats the layup by Lloyd Fields | 50-38 |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Stewart | 50-38 |
| 08:51 | Ohio State | Charles Varney knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Annis and he's fouled by Judson Ables - foul #1 on Judson Ables, team foul #8 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Philip Cooper (PG), Albert Glover (SG), Neil Williams (C) Aaron Torbett, Lloyd Fields, Judson Ables | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:51 | Ohio State | Charles Varney misses the free throw | 50-40 |
| 08:51 | Northwestern | Richard Lockett pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| 08:31 | Northwestern | Charles Jones drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Lockett | 52-40 |
| 08:17 | Ohio State | Richard Lockett takes the ball from James Stewart | 52-40 |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | Charles Jones's pass is intercepted by James Stewart | 52-40 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Philip Cooper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Albert Glover (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Lockett (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Neil Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Varney (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Michael Annis (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Furness (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Sanders (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Ohio State | Michael Annis misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 52-40 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | Philip Cooper gets the rebound | 52-40 |
| 07:26 | Northwestern | Neil Williams is fouled on the floor by Steven Furness - foul #1 on Steven Furness, team foul #6 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett (PG), Lloyd Fields (SG), Bryant Enochs (SF), Frederick Malbon (PF), George Holm (C) Philip Cooper, Albert Glover, Charles Jones, Richard Lockett, Neil Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Akim Mankoski (PG), Johnny Millender (SG), Robert Chase (PF), Mark Brown (C) James Stewart, Charles Varney, Steven Furness, John Sanders | |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 52-40 |
| 07:06 | Ohio State | Robert Chase grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 07:04 | Ohio State | Aaron Torbett steals it from Michael Annis in the backcourt | 52-40 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | George Holm's layup is rejected by Robert Chase | 52-40 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | George Holm misses the tip | 52-40 |
| 06:44 | Ohio State | Mark Brown grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 06:42 | Ohio State | Michael Annis's pass is intercepted by Lloyd Fields in the backcourt | 52-40 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Frederick Malbon | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:19 | Ohio State | Mark Brown is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-43 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Johnny Millender - foul #4 on Johnny Millender, team foul #7 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Jones (SF), Judson Ables (C) Bryant Enochs, George Holm | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Varney (SF) Michael Annis | |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 05:58 | Ohio State | Lloyd Fields is called for the reach on Charles Varney in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lloyd Fields, team foul #9 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Albert Glover (SG) Lloyd Fields | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:58 | Ohio State | Charles Varney makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 05:58 | Ohio State | Charles Varney misses the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 05:58 | Northwestern | Judson Ables snags the defensive board | 57-44 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett clanks a 3 from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 05:52 | Northwestern | Charles Jones tips it home | 59-44 |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | Akim Mankoski is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Glover - foul #2 on Albert Glover, team foul #10 | 59-44 |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | Akim Mankoski makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | Akim Mankoski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | Judson Ables's pass is intercepted by Mark Brown | 59-46 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | Mark Brown misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 59-46 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | Charles Jones grabs the board | 59-46 |
| 05:08 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett misses the driving attempt in the lane | 59-46 |
| 05:07 | Ohio State | Robert Chase gets the rebound | 59-46 |
| 05:04 | Ohio State | Akim Mankoski travels in the backcourt | 59-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Philip Cooper (PG), Lloyd Fields (SG), Neil Williams (C) Aaron Torbett, Albert Glover, Frederick Malbon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Stewart (PG), Michael Annis (SF), Steven Furness (PF), John Sanders (C) Akim Mankoski, Johnny Millender, Robert Chase, Mark Brown | |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | Philip Cooper clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Steven Furness - foul #2 on Steven Furness, team foul #8 | 59-46 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | Philip Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | Philip Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Charles Varney double dribbles | 60-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs (SF), Richard Lockett (PF) Charles Jones, Judson Ables | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | Richard Lockett misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-46 |
| 04:07 | Ohio State | John Sanders gets the rebound | 60-46 |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | Michael Annis comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 60-46 |
| 03:51 | Northwestern | Richard Lockett grabs the defensive rebound | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Philip Cooper (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Lloyd Fields (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Bryant Enochs (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Lockett (fresh) 3 reb. C - Neil Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Varney (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Michael Annis (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Furness (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Philip Cooper misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 60-46 |
| 03:43 | Ohio State | Steven Furness gets the rebound | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Ohio State | Charles Varney misses the easy layup | 60-46 |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | Charles Varney snags the offensive board | 60-46 |
| 03:16 | Ohio State | John Sanders misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Lloyd Fields - foul #5 on Lloyd Fields, team foul #11 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett (PG), Albert Glover (SG), Charles Jones (SF), Judson Ables (PF), George Holm (C) Philip Cooper, Lloyd Fields, Bryant Enochs, Richard Lockett, Neil Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Johnny Millender (SG) Michael Annis | |
| 03:16 | Ohio State | John Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 03:16 | Ohio State | John Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Judson Ables is hacked by Charles Varney - foul #2 on Charles Varney, team foul #9 | 60-48 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Judson Ables makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Judson Ables makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 02:45 | Ohio State | Charles Varney makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Stewart | 62-51 |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Frederick Malbon (PF) Judson Ables | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Akim Mankoski (PG), Michael Annis (SF), Robert Chase (PF), Mark Brown (C) James Stewart, Charles Varney, Steven Furness, John Sanders | |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Charles Jones hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 62-51 |
| 02:18 | Northwestern | George Holm hits the follow up shot | 64-51 |
| 02:08 | Ohio State | Michael Annis buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Brown | 64-53 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Charles Jones can't finish the layup | 64-53 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Albert Glover tips it in | 66-53 |
| 01:33 | Ohio State | Aaron Torbett is called for the reach on Akim Mankoski - foul #5 on Aaron Torbett, team foul #12 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Philip Cooper (PG), Bryant Enochs (SF), Neil Williams (C) Aaron Torbett, Charles Jones, George Holm | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Stewart (PG), Charles Varney (SG), Steven Furness (PF), John Sanders (C) Johnny Millender, Michael Annis, Robert Chase, Mark Brown | |
| 01:33 | Ohio State | Akim Mankoski makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 01:33 | Ohio State | Akim Mankoski misses the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 01:33 | Ohio State | John Sanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 01:21 | Ohio State | Steven Furness is whistled for a carry | 66-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Annis (SF) Akim Mankoski | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 01:19 | Northwestern | Albert Glover is hacked by Charles Varney in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Varney, team foul #10 | 66-54 |
| 01:19 | Northwestern | Albert Glover misses the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 01:19 | Northwestern | Albert Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | Charles Varney is hacked by Philip Cooper - foul #3 on Philip Cooper, team foul #13 | 67-54 |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | Charles Varney misses the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | Charles Varney misses the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 01:08 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Neil Williams | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Albert Glover comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 67-54 |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | John Sanders pulls down the rebound | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Charles Varney clanks a jumper from the left side | 67-54 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Frederick Malbon grabs the board | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Neil Williams knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Bryant Enochs | 69-54 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Charles Varney connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Michael Annis | 69-56 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Philip Cooper runs out the clock | 69-56 |