| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Muhlestein (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Becker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Moy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Otto Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Van Isler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Curtis (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Sullivan (fresh) PF - George Carlino (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-36 |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | Antonio Moy snags the offensive board | 30-36 |
| 19:23 | Ohio State | Otto Rose drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Darryl Wesson | 32-36 |
| 19:01 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander is open and scores on a shot from the left block set up by George Carlino | 32-38 |
| 18:46 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson is hacked by Michael Curtis - foul #3 on Michael Curtis, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Navas (SG), Delbert Rosenthal (PF) Donald Muhlestein, Antonio Moy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming (SG) Michael Curtis | |
| 18:36 | Ohio State | Delbert Rosenthal scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Darryl Wesson | 34-38 |
| 18:15 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 18:13 | Ohio State | Robert Navas snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 18:08 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 34-38 |
| 18:06 | Cincinnati | George Carlino snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Van Isler misses short on a jumper from the right side | 34-38 |
| 17:44 | Ohio State | Delbert Rosenthal gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 17:42 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson loses the dribble to Van Isler in the backcourt | 34-38 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | George Carlino is fouled on the floor by Delbert Rosenthal - foul #1 on Delbert Rosenthal, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), William Patino (SF), Eric Wilkins (C) Darryl Wesson, Raymond Becker, Otto Rose | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (PG), Darren McGann (SF), Darrell Gerken (PF), Warren Witherspoon (C) Van Isler, James Sullivan, George Carlino, Michael Alexander | |
| 17:28 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Jason Fleming | 34-40 |
| 17:08 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins blows the layup | 34-40 |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jason Fleming | 34-40 |
| 16:48 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave is fouled on the floor by Douglas Pagano - foul #1 on Douglas Pagano, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein (SG), Antonio Moy (PF) Robert Navas, Delbert Rosenthal | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:40 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann is open and buries a floater from the right side | 34-42 |
| 16:33 | Ohio State | Antonio Moy connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Patino | 36-42 |
| 16:31 | Cincinnati | Douglas Pagano is called for the reach on Colin Musgrave in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Pagano, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brian Anderson (C) Eric Wilkins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Van Isler (PG) Jason Fleming | |
| 16:23 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 36-42 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken can't tip it in | 36-42 |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Antonio Moy | 36-42 |
| 16:15 | Ohio State | Antonio Moy hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Douglas Pagano and the foul's on Darrell Gerken - foul #1 on Darrell Gerken, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (PG) Douglas Pagano | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming (SG), Harvey Sellers (PF) Colin Musgrave, Warren Witherspoon | |
| 16:15 | Ohio State | Antonio Moy makes the free throw | 39-42 |
| 15:55 | Cincinnati | Harvey Sellers lays it up and in on a great pass from Van Isler | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Carl Deason (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Muhlestein (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Patino (fairly fresh) PF - Antonio Moy (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Van Isler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Fleming (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darren McGann (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harvey Sellers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darrell Gerken (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson misses the easy layup | 39-44 |
| 15:40 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Van Isler | 39-44 |
| 15:19 | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming clanks a jumper from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 15:18 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 15:14 | Ohio State | Carl Deason misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 15:12 | Cincinnati | Van Isler grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 14:58 | Cincinnati | Van Isler knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Harvey Sellers | 39-47 |
| 14:40 | Ohio State | Carl Deason makes the jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Darrell Gerken - foul #2 on Darrell Gerken, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), Raymond Becker (SF), Eric Wilkins (PF), Otto Rose (C) Donald Muhlestein, William Patino, Antonio Moy, Brian Anderson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (PG), Michael Curtis (SG), James Sullivan (SF), George Carlino (PF), Michael Alexander (C) Van Isler, Jason Fleming, Darren McGann, Harvey Sellers, Darrell Gerken | |
| 14:40 | Ohio State | Carl Deason makes the free throw | 42-47 |
| 14:38 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis is hacked by Carl Deason in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Deason, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Navas (SG) Carl Deason | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis misses the dunk | 42-47 |
| 14:20 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 14:17 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Delbert Rosenthal (PF) Eric Wilkins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:58 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 42-47 |
| 13:57 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Delbert Rosenthal | 42-47 |
| 13:50 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker misses short on a jumper from close range | 42-47 |
| 13:48 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 13:44 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis double dribbles in the backcourt | 42-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins (C) Otto Rose | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Van Isler (PG), Warren Witherspoon (C) Colin Musgrave, Michael Alexander | |
| 13:30 | Ohio State | Robert Navas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein (SG), Antonio Moy (PF) Robert Navas, Delbert Rosenthal | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:12 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Van Isler and the foul's on Donald Muhlestein - foul #2 on Donald Muhlestein, team foul #5 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Carl Deason (SG) Darryl Wesson, Donald Muhlestein | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:12 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis misses the free throw | 42-49 |
| 13:12 | Ohio State | Antonio Moy grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 12:56 | Ohio State | Carl Deason is hacked by James Sullivan - foul #3 on James Sullivan, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Otto Rose (C) Eric Wilkins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:43 | Ohio State | George Carlino swats the layup by Antonio Moy | 42-49 |
| 12:42 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Raymond Becker - foul #2 on Raymond Becker, team foul #6 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Delbert Rosenthal (PF) Antonio Moy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (PG), Jason Fleming (SG), Darren McGann (SF), Michael Alexander (C) Van Isler, Michael Curtis, James Sullivan, Warren Witherspoon | |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | George Carlino makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 12:25 | Ohio State | Otto Rose grabs the board | 42-50 |
| 12:04 | Ohio State | Delbert Rosenthal hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by George Carlino - foul #1 on George Carlino, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), Robert Navas (SG) Douglas Pagano, Carl Deason | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken (PF) George Carlino | |
| 12:04 | Ohio State | Delbert Rosenthal makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 12:04 | Ohio State | Delbert Rosenthal misses the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 12:04 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Michael Alexander | 43-50 |
| 11:52 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Colin Musgrave | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Navas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Becker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Delbert Rosenthal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Otto Rose (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Colin Musgrave (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darren McGann (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darrell Gerken (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Navas | 45-52 |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Otto Rose - foul #3 on Otto Rose, team foul #7 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Patino (SF), Brian Anderson (PF), Eric Wilkins (C) Raymond Becker, Delbert Rosenthal, Otto Rose | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Van Isler (PG), Michael Curtis (SG) Colin Musgrave, Darren McGann | |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 10:55 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins hits the finger roll on a great pass from Darryl Wesson | 47-54 |
| 10:46 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the right block | 47-54 |
| 10:44 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken tips it but misses | 47-54 |
| 10:42 | Ohio State | Robert Navas pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson misses the jumper from the right side | 47-54 |
| 10:36 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | Van Isler is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Van Isler, team foul #6 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Carl Deason (SG) Darryl Wesson, Robert Navas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (SF), Harvey Sellers (PF), Warren Witherspoon (C) Jason Fleming, Darrell Gerken, Michael Alexander | |
| 10:21 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Harvey Sellers - foul #1 on Harvey Sellers, team foul #7 | 47-54 |
| 10:21 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 10:21 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins misses the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 10:21 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan is hacked by William Patino - foul #2 on William Patino, team foul #8 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Antonio Moy (PF), Otto Rose (C) Brian Anderson, Eric Wilkins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (PG) Van Isler | |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 09:53 | Ohio State | Otto Rose can't connect on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Warren Witherspoon - foul #2 on Warren Witherspoon, team foul #8 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein (SG) William Patino | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:53 | Ohio State | Otto Rose makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 09:53 | Ohio State | Otto Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Antonio Moy - foul #3 on Antonio Moy, team foul #9 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymond Becker (SF) Carl Deason | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (PG) James Sullivan | |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 09:18 | Ohio State | Antonio Moy misses the fadeaway in the lane | 50-58 |
| 09:16 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis grabs the board | 50-58 |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Darren McGann | 50-60 |
| 08:59 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), Delbert Rosenthal (PF) Douglas Pagano, Antonio Moy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Van Isler (PG), Jason Fleming (SG), George Carlino (PF), Darrell Gerken (C) Michael Curtis, Darren McGann, Harvey Sellers, Warren Witherspoon | |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken is open but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 50-60 |
| 08:36 | Cincinnati | George Carlino grabs the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-60 |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | George Carlino snags the offensive board | 50-60 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Delbert Rosenthal - foul #2 on Delbert Rosenthal, team foul #10 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Navas (SG), William Patino (SF), Brian Anderson (PF), Eric Wilkins (C) Donald Muhlestein, Raymond Becker, Delbert Rosenthal, Otto Rose | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis (SG), Michael Alexander (C) Colin Musgrave, Darrell Gerken | |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | George Carlino makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 07:40 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson is hacked by Van Isler - foul #3 on Van Isler, team foul #9 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (PG) Van Isler | |
| 07:40 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 07:40 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Navas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - William Patino (fresh) PF - Brian Anderson (fresh) C - Eric Wilkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Darren McGann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Curtis (fresh) 19 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jason Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Carlino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Patino - foul #3 on William Patino, team foul #11 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG) Darryl Wesson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 07:03 | Ohio State | George Carlino denies the turnaround by Eric Wilkins | 52-63 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander gets the rebound | 52-63 |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Douglas Pagano - foul #3 on Douglas Pagano, team foul #12 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (PG), Antonio Moy (PF), Delbert Rosenthal (C) Douglas Pagano, Brian Anderson, Eric Wilkins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (SF), Darrell Gerken (C) Jason Fleming, Michael Alexander | |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | George Carlino makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 06:49 | Ohio State | Delbert Rosenthal grabs the board | 52-64 |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Antonio Moy can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 52-64 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 06:11 | Cincinnati | George Carlino can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-64 |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan gets the offensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | George Carlino is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 52-64 |
| 05:55 | Ohio State | Antonio Moy pulls down the rebound | 52-64 |
| 05:50 | Ohio State | Carl Deason clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-64 |
| 05:49 | Ohio State | Antonio Moy tips it in | 54-64 |
| 05:31 | Cincinnati | Antonio Moy steals it from Darrell Gerken | 54-64 |
| 05:09 | Ohio State | Darren McGann is called for the reach on Antonio Moy - foul #2 on Darren McGann, team foul #10 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), Donald Muhlestein (SG), Raymond Becker (SF), Brian Anderson (C) Carl Deason, Robert Navas, William Patino, Delbert Rosenthal | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Van Isler (PG), Jason Fleming (SG), Colin Musgrave (SF), Harvey Sellers (PF), Warren Witherspoon (C) Darren McGann, Michael Curtis, James Sullivan, George Carlino, Darrell Gerken | |
| 05:09 | Ohio State | Antonio Moy makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 05:09 | Ohio State | Antonio Moy makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 04:45 | Cincinnati | Van Isler drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Jason Fleming and he's fouled by Brian Anderson - foul #1 on Brian Anderson, team foul #13 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins (C) Antonio Moy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander (C) Warren Witherspoon | |
| 04:45 | Cincinnati | Van Isler misses the free throw | 56-66 |
| 04:45 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| 04:30 | Ohio State | Van Isler is called for the reach on Darryl Wesson - foul #4 on Van Isler, team foul #11 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Otto Rose (C) Brian Anderson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:30 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 04:30 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 04:18 | Cincinnati | Van Isler is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jason Fleming | 58-69 |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-69 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming pulls down the rebound | 58-69 |
| 04:10 | Cincinnati | Donald Muhlestein picks off the pass by Colin Musgrave in the backcourt | 58-69 |
| 04:08 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Muhlestein | 60-69 |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Van Isler scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Donald Muhlestein (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Raymond Becker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Wilkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Otto Rose (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Van Isler (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jason Fleming (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Colin Musgrave (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Harvey Sellers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson travels with the ball | 60-72 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Carl Deason (SG), Delbert Rosenthal (PF) Darryl Wesson, Donald Muhlestein, Eric Wilkins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis (SG), James Sullivan (SF), Darrell Gerken (PF), Warren Witherspoon (C) Jason Fleming, Colin Musgrave, Harvey Sellers, Michael Alexander | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | Van Isler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-72 |
| 03:13 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Carl Deason | 60-72 |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker can't finish the layup | 60-72 |
| 03:08 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Van Isler | 60-72 |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | Otto Rose steals it from Darrell Gerken | 60-72 |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Otto Rose misses short on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Warren Witherspoon - foul #3 on Warren Witherspoon, team foul #12 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), Donald Muhlestein (SG), Robert Navas (SF), Brian Anderson (PF) Douglas Pagano, Carl Deason, Raymond Becker, Delbert Rosenthal | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (PG), Jason Fleming (SF) Van Isler, James Sullivan | |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Otto Rose makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Otto Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Darrell Gerken | 61-72 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-72 |
| 02:14 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis connects on the open runner from the right block | 61-74 |
| 01:54 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson misses the shot from just outside the lane | 61-74 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis grabs the defensive rebound | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Curtis and he's hacked by Brian Anderson - foul #2 on Brian Anderson, team foul #14 | 61-76 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), William Patino (SF), Delbert Rosenthal (PF), Eric Wilkins (C) Darryl Wesson, Donald Muhlestein, Brian Anderson, Otto Rose | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (PG) Michael Curtis | |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming misses the free throw | 61-76 |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins gets the rebound | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:32 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Douglas Pagano | 63-76 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave is hacked by Douglas Pagano in the backcourt - foul #4 on Douglas Pagano, team foul #15 | 63-76 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave misses the 1st free throw | 63-76 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave makes the 2nd free throw | 63-77 |
| 01:19 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins misses the lay-in | 63-77 |
| 01:18 | Ohio State | William Patino pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-77 |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | Jason Fleming steps in front of the Delbert Rosenthal pass | 63-77 |
| 01:05 | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming hits the finger roll | 63-79 |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano is fouled on the floor by Darrell Gerken - foul #3 on Darrell Gerken, team foul #13 | 63-79 |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano misses the 1st free throw | 63-79 |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano makes the 2nd free throw | 64-79 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann is fouled on the floor by William Patino - foul #4 on William Patino, team foul #16 | 64-79 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the 1st free throw | 64-80 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann misses the 2nd free throw | 64-80 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Eric Wilkins | 64-80 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Delbert Rosenthal can't finish the layup | 64-80 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken grabs the defensive rebound | 64-80 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann runs out the clock | 64-80 |