| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donald Muhlestein (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Becker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Antonio Moy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Otto Rose (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Boris Pasinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Seabrook (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Matthew Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tom Currey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Rick Ellison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker inbounds the ball | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | Otto Rose scores on a shot from the baseline | 46-32 |
| 19:24 | Pepperdine | Tom Currey makes the floater from the right block set up by Gregory Seabrook | 46-34 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | Antonio Moy hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Muhlestein and he's hacked by Rick Ellison - foul #2 on Rick Ellison, team foul #1 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Robert Navas (SG), William Patino (SF), Delbert Rosenthal (C) Darryl Wesson, Donald Muhlestein, Raymond Becker, Otto Rose | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia (SG), Lawrence Wilson (SF), Brian Driscoll (PF), Williams Johnson (C) Gregory Seabrook, Matthew Griffin, Tom Currey, Rick Ellison | |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | Antonio Moy makes the free throw | 49-34 |
| 18:49 | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-34 |
| 18:47 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Antonio Moy | 49-34 |
| 18:41 | Ohio State | Delbert Rosenthal misses the easy layup | 49-34 |
| 18:39 | Ohio State | Delbert Rosenthal misses the tip | 49-34 |
| 18:37 | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia gets the rebound | 49-34 |
| 18:30 | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins (C) Antonio Moy | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | Delbert Rosenthal can't throw it down | 49-34 |
| 18:20 | Pepperdine | Brian Driscoll grabs the defensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 17:56 | Pepperdine | Lawrence Wilson hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Brian Driscoll | 49-36 |
| 17:51 | Ohio State | Robert Navas connects on the open jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Delbert Rosenthal | 51-36 |
| 17:22 | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Xing-Fu Chia | 51-39 |
| 17:18 | Ohio State | Delbert Rosenthal hits the finger roll set up by Robert Navas | 53-39 |
| 16:59 | Pepperdine | Brian Driscoll comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-39 |
| 16:57 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins grabs the board | 53-39 |
| 16:50 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), Carl Deason (SG), Raymond Becker (SF), Brian Anderson (PF), Otto Rose (C) Douglas Pagano, Robert Navas, William Patino, Delbert Rosenthal, Eric Wilkins | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gregory Seabrook (SG), Matthew Griffin (SF), Tom Currey (PF), Rick Ellison (C) Xing-Fu Chia, Lawrence Wilson, Brian Driscoll, Williams Johnson | |
| 16:33 | Pepperdine | Gregory Seabrook misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-39 |
| 16:32 | Ohio State | Otto Rose snags the defensive board | 53-39 |
| 16:26 | Ohio State | Otto Rose loses the dribble to Tom Currey | 53-39 |
| 16:09 | Pepperdine | Matthew Griffin connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Boris Pasinski | 53-41 |
| 16:05 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson is fouled in the backcourt by Boris Pasinski - foul #3 on Boris Pasinski, team foul #2 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein (SG), Antonio Moy (PF) Carl Deason, Brian Anderson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Lawrence Wilson (PG) Boris Pasinski | |
| 15:57 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Darryl Wesson is denied by Rick Ellison | 53-41 |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker tips it home | 55-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donald Muhlestein (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Becker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Antonio Moy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Otto Rose (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Lawrence Wilson (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Gregory Seabrook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Griffin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tom Currey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Rick Ellison (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Pepperdine | Antonio Moy steals the ball from Tom Currey in the backcourt | 55-41 |
| 15:42 | Ohio State | Otto Rose blows the dunk | 55-41 |
| 15:40 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Becker | 55-41 |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | Antonio Moy can't connect on a runner from the right block | 55-41 |
| 15:33 | Ohio State | Antonio Moy grabs the offensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 15:26 | Ohio State | Otto Rose is alone and drills a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Rick Ellison - foul #3 on Rick Ellison, team foul #3 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters (PG), Barry Schroeder (C) Lawrence Wilson, Rick Ellison | |
| 15:26 | Ohio State | Otto Rose misses the free throw | 57-41 |
| 15:26 | Pepperdine | Tom Currey snags the defensive board | 57-41 |
| 15:24 | Pepperdine | Tom Currey is hacked by Antonio Moy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Antonio Moy, team foul #1 | 57-41 |
| 15:01 | Pepperdine | Gregory Seabrook buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Tom Currey | 57-43 |
| 14:46 | Ohio State | Otto Rose clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Matthew Griffin - foul #1 on Matthew Griffin, team foul #4 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (PG) Darryl Wesson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 14:46 | Ohio State | Otto Rose misses the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 14:46 | Ohio State | Otto Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 14:42 | Pepperdine | Raymond Becker steps in front of the Matthew Griffin pass in the backcourt | 58-43 |
| 14:26 | Ohio State | Antonio Moy is hacked by Tom Currey - foul #2 on Tom Currey, team foul #5 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), Brian Anderson (PF) Donald Muhlestein, Antonio Moy | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Rick Ellison (C) Barry Schroeder | |
| 14:12 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carl Deason | 60-43 |
| 13:59 | Pepperdine | Raymond Becker is called for the reach on Matthew Griffin - foul #4 on Raymond Becker, team foul #2 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein (SG), Robert Navas (SF), Delbert Rosenthal (C) Carl Deason, Raymond Becker, Otto Rose | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski (PG), Xing-Fu Chia (SF) Gregory Seabrook, Matthew Griffin | |
| 13:50 | Pepperdine | Donald Muhlestein is called for the reach on Jeffery Winters - foul #1 on Donald Muhlestein, team foul #3 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Barry Schroeder (C) Rick Ellison | |
| 13:33 | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia makes the wide open floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffery Winters | 60-45 |
| 13:16 | Ohio State | Barry Schroeder steals it from Delbert Rosenthal | 60-45 |
| 12:57 | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski scores on a floater from the left side | 60-47 |
| 12:43 | Ohio State | Robert Navas can't connect on an uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 60-47 |
| 12:41 | Pepperdine | Barry Schroeder pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| 12:21 | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Darryl Wesson - foul #1 on Darryl Wesson, team foul #4 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Carl Deason (SG), William Patino (SF), Antonio Moy (PF), Otto Rose (C) Darryl Wesson, Donald Muhlestein, Robert Navas, Brian Anderson, Delbert Rosenthal | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Matthew Griffin (SF), Lawrence Wilson (PF), Rick Ellison (C) Jeffery Winters, Tom Currey, Barry Schroeder | |
| 12:21 | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 12:21 | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 12:07 | Ohio State | Antonio Moy hits the finger roll set up by Douglas Pagano | 62-49 |
| 12:02 | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-51 |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | Otto Rose comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Xing-Fu Chia - foul #3 on Xing-Fu Chia, team foul #6 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gregory Seabrook (SG) Xing-Fu Chia | |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | Otto Rose misses the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | Otto Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Moy | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Deason (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Patino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonio Moy (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Otto Rose (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Boris Pasinski (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Seabrook (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Griffin (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Lawrence Wilson (tiring) 7 pts. C - Rick Ellison (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Ohio State | Antonio Moy misses the fadeaway from the right block | 62-51 |
| 11:39 | Pepperdine | Matthew Griffin grabs the board | 62-51 |
| 11:17 | Pepperdine | Matthew Griffin connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Gregory Seabrook and he's hacked by William Patino - foul #3 on William Patino, team foul #5 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymond Becker (SF), Eric Wilkins (C) William Patino, Otto Rose | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters (PG), Brian Driscoll (PF) Boris Pasinski, Rick Ellison | |
| 11:17 | Pepperdine | Matthew Griffin makes the free throw | 62-54 |
| 11:09 | Ohio State | Carl Deason hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Lawrence Wilson - foul #3 on Lawrence Wilson, team foul #7 | 62-54 |
| 11:09 | Ohio State | Carl Deason makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 11:09 | Ohio State | Carl Deason makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 11:04 | Pepperdine | Douglas Pagano picks off the pass by Matthew Griffin in the backcourt | 64-54 |
| 11:02 | Ohio State | Carl Deason blows the layup | 64-54 |
| 11:00 | Pepperdine | Brian Driscoll grabs the board | 64-54 |
| 10:46 | Pepperdine | Gregory Seabrook scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jeffery Winters | 64-57 |
| 10:28 | Ohio State | Antonio Moy hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Douglas Pagano | 66-57 |
| 10:28 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), William Patino (SG), Delbert Rosenthal (PF) Douglas Pagano, Carl Deason, Antonio Moy | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski (PG), Xing-Fu Chia (SF), Williams Johnson (C) Jeffery Winters, Matthew Griffin, Lawrence Wilson | |
| 10:24 | Pepperdine | Williams Johnson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 66-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Tom Currey (PF) Brian Driscoll | |
| 10:18 | Ohio State | William Patino loses the ball out of bounds | 66-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Navas (SG) Raymond Becker | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 10:08 | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Seabrook | 66-60 |
| 10:04 | Ohio State | Boris Pasinski steals the ball from Darryl Wesson in the backcourt | 66-60 |
| 10:02 | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia slams it home on a nice dish by Boris Pasinski | 66-62 |
| 09:41 | Ohio State | Xing-Fu Chia takes the ball from Robert Navas | 66-62 |
| 09:37 | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski lays it in on a great pass from Xing-Fu Chia | 66-64 |
| 09:20 | Ohio State | Xing-Fu Chia steals it from Eric Wilkins | 66-64 |
| 09:16 | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia slams it home | 66-66 |
| 09:05 | Ohio State | Delbert Rosenthal hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Darryl Wesson | 68-66 |
| 08:42 | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia drills a fadeaway from close range | 68-68 |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Tom Currey - foul #3 on Tom Currey, team foul #8 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Donald Muhlestein (SG), Raymond Becker (SF), Otto Rose (C) Darryl Wesson, Robert Navas, William Patino, Delbert Rosenthal | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters (PG), Matthew Griffin (SF), Brian Driscoll (PF), Barry Schroeder (C) Boris Pasinski, Gregory Seabrook, Tom Currey, Williams Johnson | |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins misses the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 08:34 | Pepperdine | Barry Schroeder pulls down the rebound | 69-68 |
| 08:20 | Pepperdine | Barry Schroeder knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffery Winters | 69-71 |
| 08:15 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Matthew Griffin - foul #2 on Matthew Griffin, team foul #9 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brian Anderson (PF) Eric Wilkins | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Rick Ellison (C) Barry Schroeder | |
| 08:15 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker misses the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 08:15 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker misses the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 08:15 | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia gets the rebound | 69-71 |
| 08:00 | Pepperdine | Brian Driscoll can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 69-71 |
| 07:59 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker snags the defensive board | 69-71 |
| 07:56 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein is hacked by Xing-Fu Chia in the backcourt - foul #4 on Xing-Fu Chia, team foul #10 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski (PG), Barry Schroeder (PF) Xing-Fu Chia, Brian Driscoll | |
| 07:56 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 07:56 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Muhlestein (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Becker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Brian Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Otto Rose (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Boris Pasinski (tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jeffery Winters (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Griffin (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Barry Schroeder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Rick Ellison (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski double dribbles | 71-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (SG), Antonio Moy (PF) Donald Muhlestein, Brian Anderson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gregory Seabrook (SG), Lawrence Wilson (PF) Boris Pasinski, Rick Ellison | |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | Carl Deason is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Wilson - foul #4 on Lawrence Wilson, team foul #11 | 71-71 |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | Carl Deason makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | Carl Deason misses the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | Otto Rose gets the offensive rebound | 72-71 |
| 07:17 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker misses badly on a runner in the lane | 72-71 |
| 07:15 | Pepperdine | Lawrence Wilson gets the rebound | 72-71 |
| 07:05 | Pepperdine | Barry Schroeder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG) Douglas Pagano | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski (PG), Brian Driscoll (PF), Rick Ellison (C) Jeffery Winters, Matthew Griffin, Barry Schroeder | |
| 06:52 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker hits a floater from the left wing set up by Carl Deason | 74-71 |
| 06:34 | Pepperdine | Brian Driscoll misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Antonio Moy - foul #3 on Antonio Moy, team foul #6 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brian Anderson (PF) Antonio Moy | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia (SG), Matthew Griffin (SF), Barry Schroeder (C) Gregory Seabrook, Lawrence Wilson, Rick Ellison | |
| 06:34 | Pepperdine | Brian Driscoll misses the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 06:34 | Pepperdine | Brian Driscoll misses the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 06:34 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson pulls down the rebound | 74-71 |
| 06:24 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson is whistled for traveling | 74-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters (PG) Boris Pasinski | |
| 06:14 | Pepperdine | Matthew Griffin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 74-71 |
| 06:12 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson pulls down the rebound | 74-71 |
| 06:07 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker is hacked by Jeffery Winters - foul #4 on Jeffery Winters, team foul #12 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Robert Navas (SG) Darryl Wesson, Carl Deason | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Tom Currey (PF) Brian Driscoll | |
| 06:07 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 06:07 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 05:47 | Pepperdine | Otto Rose steps in front of the Xing-Fu Chia pass | 76-71 |
| 05:34 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano comes up short on the shot from the left side | 76-71 |
| 05:33 | Pepperdine | Barry Schroeder grabs the board | 76-71 |
| 05:14 | Pepperdine | Matthew Griffin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Douglas Pagano - foul #3 on Douglas Pagano, team foul #7 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (PG), Donald Muhlestein (SG), William Patino (SF), Antonio Moy (PF), Delbert Rosenthal (C) Douglas Pagano, Robert Navas, Raymond Becker, Brian Anderson, Otto Rose | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski (PG), Gregory Seabrook (SG), Lawrence Wilson (PF), Rick Ellison (C) Jeffery Winters, Xing-Fu Chia, Tom Currey, Barry Schroeder | |
| 05:14 | Pepperdine | Matthew Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 05:14 | Pepperdine | Matthew Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 05:05 | Ohio State | Delbert Rosenthal is alone and drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Carl Deason | 78-72 |
| 05:02 | Pepperdine | Donald Muhlestein is called for the reach on Lawrence Wilson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Muhlestein, team foul #8 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Brian Driscoll (PF) Matthew Griffin | |
| 05:02 | Pepperdine | Lawrence Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 05:02 | Pepperdine | Lawrence Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 05:02 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Delbert Rosenthal | 78-73 |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-73 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG) Carl Deason | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 04:47 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson banks in the wide open layup set up by Delbert Rosenthal | 80-73 |
| 04:24 | Pepperdine | Brian Driscoll is hacked by Antonio Moy - foul #4 on Antonio Moy, team foul #9 | 80-73 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (SG), Eric Wilkins (C) Donald Muhlestein, Antonio Moy | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia (SG), Williams Johnson (C) Gregory Seabrook, Rick Ellison | |
| 04:24 | Pepperdine | Brian Driscoll makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 04:24 | Pepperdine | Brian Driscoll misses the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 04:24 | Ohio State | Delbert Rosenthal grabs the defensive rebound | 80-74 |
| 04:20 | Ohio State | Carl Deason is fouled in the backcourt by Boris Pasinski - foul #4 on Boris Pasinski, team foul #13 | 80-74 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Tom Currey (PF) Brian Driscoll | |
| 04:20 | Ohio State | Carl Deason makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 04:20 | Ohio State | Carl Deason makes the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| 04:17 | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski's pass is intercepted by Darryl Wesson in the backcourt | 82-74 |
| 04:10 | Ohio State | Delbert Rosenthal is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Wilkins | 84-74 |
| 04:08 | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 84-74 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Navas (SG), Antonio Moy (PF) Darryl Wesson, Delbert Rosenthal | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | Lawrence Wilson picks off the pass by Robert Navas | 84-74 |
| 03:51 | Pepperdine | Lawrence Wilson hits the finger roll | 84-76 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Carl Deason (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Navas (tiring) 4 pts. SF - William Patino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Antonio Moy (tired) 13 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Eric Wilkins (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Boris Pasinski (tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Xing-Fu Chia (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Lawrence Wilson (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Tom Currey (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Williams Johnson (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Ohio State | Antonio Moy knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Eric Wilkins | 86-76 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Pepperdine | Lawrence Wilson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 86-76 |
| 03:14 | Ohio State | William Patino grabs the defensive rebound | 86-76 |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | Carl Deason scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Antonio Moy | 88-76 |
| 03:09 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 88-76 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Donald Muhlestein (SG), Raymond Becker (SF), Brian Anderson (PF), Otto Rose (C) Carl Deason, Robert Navas, William Patino, Antonio Moy, Eric Wilkins | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters (PG), Gregory Seabrook (SG), Matthew Griffin (SF), Brian Driscoll (PF), Barry Schroeder (C) Boris Pasinski, Xing-Fu Chia, Lawrence Wilson, Tom Currey, Williams Johnson | |
| 02:59 | Pepperdine | Gregory Seabrook clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 88-76 |
| 02:57 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano snags the defensive board | 88-76 |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 88-76 |
| 02:49 | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters grabs the board | 88-76 |
| 02:44 | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 88-76 |
| 02:42 | Pepperdine | Brian Driscoll snags the offensive board | 88-76 |
| 02:29 | Pepperdine | Brian Driscoll can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 88-76 |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Raymond Becker | 88-76 |
| 02:22 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 88-76 |
| 02:20 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker pulls down the offensive rebound | 88-76 |
| 02:15 | Ohio State | Otto Rose hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 90-76 |
| 02:12 | Pepperdine | Raymond Becker picks off the pass by Matthew Griffin in the backcourt | 90-76 |
| 02:07 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker jams the wide open dunk set up by Donald Muhlestein | 92-76 |
| 01:45 | Pepperdine | Brian Driscoll banks in the layup | 92-78 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:25 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson knocks in the floater from the left block | 94-78 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Pepperdine | Brian Driscoll hits a shot near the basket | 94-80 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 94-80 |
| 00:28 | Pepperdine | Barry Schroeder grabs the defensive rebound | 94-80 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Pepperdine | Matthew Griffin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 94-80 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Otto Rose grabs the board | 94-80 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano runs out the clock | 94-80 |