| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Travis Cowling (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - Tony McMaster (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thad Goodlow (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Brase (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - John Cuellar (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Haliburton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Childers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Craig (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Wilde (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Childers inbounds the ball | 39-22 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Western Kentucky | John Cuellar hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 39-22 |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow grabs the defensive rebound | 39-22 |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-22 |
| 19:30 | Ohio State | Craig Brase tips it in | 41-22 |
| 19:14 | Western Kentucky | Milton Haliburton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-22 |
| 19:13 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow pulls down the rebound | 41-22 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:07 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 41-22 |
| 19:05 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow tips it in | 43-22 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 18:51 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Wilde's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-22 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 18:34 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling is called for a charge - foul #1 on Travis Cowling, team foul #1 | 43-22 |
| 18:18 | Western Kentucky | Craig Brase denies the turnaround by Anthony Childers | 43-22 |
| 18:17 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster grabs the defensive rebound | 43-22 |
| 18:06 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by William Craig - foul #2 on William Craig, team foul #1 | 43-22 |
| 18:06 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow makes the 1st free throw | 44-22 |
| 18:06 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow makes the 2nd free throw | 45-22 |
| 17:47 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Wilde throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-22 |
| 17:33 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow scores on a floater from the right block set up by Travis Cowling and he's hacked by William Craig - foul #3 on William Craig, team foul #2 | 47-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg (PG), John Barnes (SF) Travis Cowling, Tony McMaster | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Flanders (PF) William Craig | |
| 17:33 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow makes the free throw | 48-22 |
| 17:18 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Childers hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Milton Haliburton | 48-25 |
| 16:59 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 48-25 |
| 16:57 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Childers grabs the defensive rebound | 48-25 |
| 16:50 | Western Kentucky | John Cuellar misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 48-25 |
| 16:49 | Western Kentucky | John Flanders gets the offensive rebound | 48-25 |
| 16:35 | Western Kentucky | Milton Haliburton can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-25 |
| 16:33 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow grabs the board | 48-25 |
| 16:05 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Zuckerberg and the foul's on Milton Haliburton - foul #1 on Milton Haliburton, team foul #3 | 50-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Cowling (PG), Tony McMaster (SF), Frederick Hilton (PF), Marcus Young (C) Robert Zuckerberg, John Barnes, Thad Goodlow, Craig Brase | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Todd Beauregard (PG), Jason Zbranek (SG), Johnny Ludwick (SF), Joel Coleman (C) John Cuellar, Milton Haliburton, Anthony Childers, Ralph Wilde | |
| 16:05 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes makes the free throw | 51-25 |
| 15:58 | Western Kentucky | Todd Beauregard drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-28 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Travis Cowling (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steve Hayes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - Tony McMaster (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frederick Hilton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marcus Young (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Todd Beauregard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Zbranek (fresh) SF - Johnny Ludwick (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Flanders (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joel Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster banks in the layup on a nice dish by Travis Cowling | 53-28 |
| 15:27 | Western Kentucky | Joel Coleman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-28 |
| 15:26 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster snags the defensive board | 53-28 |
| 15:07 | Ohio State | Marcus Young comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Joel Coleman - foul #1 on Joel Coleman, team foul #4 | 53-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | William Craig (PF) Jason Zbranek | |
| 15:07 | Ohio State | Marcus Young makes the 1st free throw | 54-28 |
| 15:07 | Ohio State | Marcus Young misses the 2nd free throw | 54-28 |
| 15:07 | Western Kentucky | William Craig gets the rebound | 54-28 |
| 14:51 | Western Kentucky | Travis Cowling steps in front of the John Flanders pass | 54-28 |
| 14:46 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes blows the layup | 54-28 |
| 14:44 | Western Kentucky | John Flanders gets the rebound | 54-28 |
| 14:38 | Western Kentucky | John Flanders drills a shot in the paint set up by Todd Beauregard | 54-30 |
| 14:13 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster is fouled on the floor by Todd Beauregard - foul #3 on Todd Beauregard, team foul #5 | 54-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg (PG), Joe Carneal (SG), John Barnes (SF), Thad Goodlow (PF) Travis Cowling, Steve Hayes, Tony McMaster, Frederick Hilton | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Cuellar (PG), Milton Haliburton (SG), Anthony Childers (SF), Ralph Wilde (C) Todd Beauregard, Johnny Ludwick, Joel Coleman, John Flanders | |
| 13:57 | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-30 |
| 13:55 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow grabs the offensive rebound | 54-30 |
| 13:34 | Ohio State | John Cuellar is called for the reach on Robert Zuckerberg - foul #1 on John Cuellar, team foul #6 | 54-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Craig Brase (C) Marcus Young | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 13:21 | Ohio State | Craig Brase clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 54-30 |
| 13:19 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Wilde grabs the defensive rebound | 54-30 |
| 13:11 | Western Kentucky | John Barnes picks off the pass by Anthony Childers | 54-30 |
| 12:51 | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg is called for traveling | 54-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Cowling (PG), Tony McMaster (SF) Robert Zuckerberg, John Barnes | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 12:48 | Western Kentucky | John Cuellar's pass is intercepted by Joe Carneal in the backcourt | 54-30 |
| 12:28 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow is hacked by Anthony Childers - foul #1 on Anthony Childers, team foul #7 | 54-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Hayes (SG) Joe Carneal | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Flanders (PF), Joel Coleman (C) William Craig, Ralph Wilde | |
| 12:28 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow misses the 1st free throw | 54-30 |
| 12:28 | Western Kentucky | John Flanders gets the rebound | 54-30 |
| 12:12 | Western Kentucky | Milton Haliburton misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-30 |
| 12:10 | Western Kentucky | Joel Coleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-30 |
| 11:51 | Western Kentucky | John Cuellar buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-32 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Travis Cowling (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steve Hayes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - Tony McMaster (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thad Goodlow (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Craig Brase (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - John Cuellar (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Haliburton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Childers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Flanders (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Joel Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes is fouled on the floor by John Flanders - foul #3 on John Flanders, team foul #8 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton (PF), Marcus Young (C) Thad Goodlow, Craig Brase | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 55-32 |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | Steve Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 55-32 |
| 11:30 | Western Kentucky | Joel Coleman snags the defensive board | 55-32 |
| 11:05 | Western Kentucky | John Cuellar misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-32 |
| 11:03 | Western Kentucky | Joel Coleman grabs the offensive board | 55-32 |
| 10:55 | Western Kentucky | John Cuellar clanks a shot from the left side | 55-32 |
| 10:54 | Western Kentucky | Joel Coleman tips it back up and in | 55-34 |
| 10:35 | Ohio State | Marcus Young hits the finger roll on a great pass from Frederick Hilton | 57-34 |
| 10:24 | Western Kentucky | Milton Haliburton is fouled on the floor by Marcus Young - foul #1 on Marcus Young, team foul #2 | 57-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg (PG), Joe Carneal (SG), John Barnes (SF), Craig Brase (C) Travis Cowling, Steve Hayes, Tony McMaster, Marcus Young | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Todd Beauregard (PG), Johnny Ludwick (SG), William Craig (PF), Ralph Wilde (C) John Cuellar, Milton Haliburton, Anthony Childers, John Flanders | |
| 10:07 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Wilde comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 57-34 |
| 10:05 | Western Kentucky | Johnny Ludwick misses the tip | 57-34 |
| 10:04 | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg pulls down the rebound | 57-34 |
| 09:40 | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 59-34 |
| 09:24 | Western Kentucky | Joe Carneal is called for the reach on Ralph Wilde - foul #2 on Joe Carneal, team foul #3 | 59-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow (PF) Frederick Hilton | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Cuellar (PG), Milton Haliburton (SG) Todd Beauregard, Joel Coleman | |
| 09:09 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Wilde connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Johnny Ludwick | 59-36 |
| 08:42 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Robert Zuckerberg | 61-36 |
| 08:25 | Western Kentucky | Milton Haliburton misses the shot from the right block but he's fouled by John Barnes - foul #3 on John Barnes, team foul #4 | 61-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Cowling (PG), Tony McMaster (SF), Marcus Young (C) Robert Zuckerberg, John Barnes, Craig Brase | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Childers (SF) Johnny Ludwick | |
| 08:25 | Western Kentucky | Milton Haliburton makes the 1st free throw | 61-37 |
| 08:25 | Western Kentucky | Milton Haliburton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-38 |
| 08:11 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Cuellar - foul #2 on John Cuellar, team foul #9 | 61-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Hayes (SG) Joe Carneal | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Flanders (PF) William Craig | |
| 08:11 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling makes the 1st free throw | 62-38 |
| 08:11 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling makes the 2nd free throw | 63-38 |
| 07:55 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Wilde's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Travis Cowling (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steve Hayes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - Tony McMaster (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thad Goodlow (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. C - Marcus Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - John Cuellar (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Haliburton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Childers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Flanders (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ralph Wilde (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Ohio State | Marcus Young scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Tony McMaster | 65-38 |
| 07:19 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Childers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 65-38 |
| 07:18 | Ohio State | Marcus Young snags the defensive board | 65-38 |
| 06:56 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 65-38 |
| 06:54 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster can't tip it in | 65-38 |
| 06:52 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling tips it back up and in | 67-38 |
| 06:36 | Western Kentucky | John Cuellar comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 67-38 |
| 06:34 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow grabs the defensive rebound | 67-38 |
| 06:11 | Ohio State | Marcus Young misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 67-38 |
| 06:09 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling can't tip it in | 67-38 |
| 06:07 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling hits the follow up shot | 69-38 |
| 05:49 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Childers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg (PG), Joe Carneal (SG), John Barnes (SF), Frederick Hilton (PF), Craig Brase (C) Travis Cowling, Steve Hayes, Tony McMaster, Thad Goodlow, Marcus Young | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Todd Beauregard (PG), Jason Zbranek (SG), Johnny Ludwick (SF), Joel Coleman (C) John Cuellar, Milton Haliburton, Anthony Childers, Ralph Wilde | |
| 05:20 | Ohio State | Craig Brase makes the jump hook from close range set up by Robert Zuckerberg | 71-38 |
| 04:55 | Western Kentucky | Johnny Ludwick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-38 |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | Craig Brase snags the defensive board | 71-38 |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-38 |
| 04:36 | Western Kentucky | John Flanders grabs the defensive rebound | 71-38 |
| 04:31 | Western Kentucky | Todd Beauregard buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by John Barnes - foul #4 on John Barnes, team foul #5 | 71-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | William Bissette (PF) John Flanders | |
| 04:31 | Western Kentucky | Todd Beauregard misses the free throw | 71-40 |
| 04:31 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton snags the defensive board | 71-40 |
| 04:05 | Ohio State | John Barnes is fouled on the floor by Johnny Ludwick - foul #1 on Johnny Ludwick, team foul #10 | 71-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Cowling (PG), Thad Goodlow (PF) Robert Zuckerberg, Frederick Hilton | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 04:05 | Ohio State | John Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 72-40 |
| 04:05 | Ohio State | John Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 73-40 |
| 03:46 | Western Kentucky | The jump hook by Jason Zbranek is blocked by Craig Brase | 73-40 |
| 03:45 | Western Kentucky | William Bissette tips it back up and in | 73-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Travis Cowling (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joe Carneal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Thad Goodlow (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. C - Craig Brase (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Todd Beauregard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Zbranek (fresh) SF - Johnny Ludwick (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Bissette (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joel Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Ohio State | Johnny Ludwick is called for the reach on John Barnes - foul #2 on Johnny Ludwick, team foul #11 | 73-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Hayes (SG) Joe Carneal | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 03:40 | Ohio State | John Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 74-42 |
| 03:40 | Ohio State | John Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 74-42 |
| 03:40 | Western Kentucky | Joel Coleman pulls down the rebound | 74-42 |
| 03:31 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by William Bissette | 74-45 |
| 03:06 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling can't finish the layup | 74-45 |
| 03:04 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek grabs the board | 74-45 |
| 02:46 | Western Kentucky | Johnny Ludwick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-45 |
| 02:45 | Ohio State | John Barnes grabs the board | 74-45 |
| 02:27 | Ohio State | John Barnes is hacked by Jason Zbranek - foul #1 on Jason Zbranek, team foul #12 | 74-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg (PG), Frederick Hilton (PF), Marcus Young (C) Travis Cowling, Thad Goodlow, Craig Brase | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Flanders (C) Joel Coleman | |
| 02:27 | Ohio State | John Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 74-45 |
| 02:27 | Ohio State | John Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 75-45 |
| 02:19 | Western Kentucky | John Flanders is called for traveling | 75-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joe Carneal (SG), Tony McMaster (SF) Steve Hayes, John Barnes | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 02:05 | Ohio State | Todd Beauregard steals the ball from Marcus Young | 75-45 |
| 02:02 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek hits the finger roll on a great pass from Todd Beauregard | 75-47 |
| 01:33 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton is hacked by William Bissette - foul #1 on William Bissette, team foul #13 | 75-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Cowling (PG), Steve Hayes (SG), Craig Brase (C) Robert Zuckerberg, Joe Carneal, Marcus Young | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joel Coleman (C) William Bissette | |
| 01:33 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 76-47 |
| 01:33 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton misses the 2nd free throw | 76-47 |
| 01:33 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek grabs the defensive rebound | 76-47 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:19 | Western Kentucky | John Flanders hits a runner from close range | 76-49 |
| 01:03 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Frederick Hilton | 78-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Western Kentucky | Todd Beauregard misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 78-49 |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | Tony McMaster grabs the defensive rebound | 78-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 78-49 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton grabs the offensive rebound | 78-49 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Travis Cowling runs out the clock | 78-49 |