| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Randy Carson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Alan Barker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Byron Steele (fresh) PF - Stuart Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Roger Counts (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Randal Paulson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Kruger (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kyle Dan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - James Ferreira (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Byron Steele inbounds the ball | 19-36 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:51 | Ohio State | Mark Kruger takes the ball from Randy Carson | 19-36 |
| 19:41 | TCU | Mark Kruger loses the ball out of bounds | 19-36 |
| 19:27 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson hits a jump hook from close range | 21-36 |
| 19:09 | TCU | James Ferreira makes the jumper from the right block | 21-38 |
| 18:58 | Ohio State | Randy Carson hits the finger roll set up by Stuart Anderson | 23-38 |
| 18:34 | TCU | Mark Kruger is called for a charge - foul #1 on Mark Kruger, team foul #1 | 23-38 |
| 18:21 | Ohio State | Alan Barker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-38 |
| 18:19 | TCU | James Ferreira pulls down the rebound | 23-38 |
| 18:06 | TCU | Randal Paulson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 23-38 |
| 18:04 | TCU | Randal Paulson grabs the offensive board | 23-38 |
| 17:42 | TCU | Randal Paulson is hacked by Alan Barker - foul #2 on Alan Barker, team foul #1 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon (C) Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 17:29 | TCU | Randal Paulson dunks the ball on a great pass from Roger Counts | 23-40 |
| 17:09 | Ohio State | Randy Carson clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Roger Counts - foul #1 on Roger Counts, team foul #2 | 23-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner (SG), Bradley Saltz (SF) Alan Barker, Byron Steele | |
| Subs | TCU | Jon Davis (SG) Randal Paulson | |
| 17:09 | Ohio State | Randy Carson makes the 1st free throw | 24-40 |
| 17:09 | Ohio State | Randy Carson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 17:09 | TCU | The rebound goes to James Ferreira | 24-40 |
| 16:48 | TCU | Roger Counts splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kyle Dan | 24-43 |
| 16:42 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Randy Carson and he's fouled by Mark Kruger - foul #2 on Mark Kruger, team foul #3 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | TCU | Vern Middleton (PG) Roger Counts | |
| 16:42 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner makes the free throw | 27-43 |
| 16:22 | TCU | James Ferreira misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Irvin Blandon - foul #1 on Irvin Blandon, team foul #2 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Rice (C) Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | TCU | William Kahl (PF) Kyle Dan | |
| 16:22 | TCU | James Ferreira makes the 1st free throw | 27-44 |
| 16:22 | TCU | James Ferreira makes the 2nd free throw | 27-45 |
| 15:56 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-45 |
| 15:54 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice snags the offensive board | 27-45 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Randy Carson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Gagner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Saltz (fresh) PF - Stuart Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Vern Middleton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jon Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Kruger (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Kahl (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Ferreira (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner can't connect on a shot from the left side | 27-45 |
| 15:41 | TCU | Mark Kruger pulls down the rebound | 27-45 |
| 15:33 | TCU | James Ferreira buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Mark Kruger out of the doubleteam | 27-47 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 15:19 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-47 |
| 15:18 | TCU | James Ferreira gets the rebound | 27-47 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 15:01 | TCU | Mark Kruger is called for traveling | 27-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (SG), Byron Steele (SF), Irvin Blandon (C) Randy Carson, Stuart Anderson, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | TCU | Roger Counts (PG), Randal Paulson (SG), Kyle Dan (PF) Jon Davis, Mark Kruger, James Ferreira | |
| 14:42 | Ohio State | Alan Barker misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 27-47 |
| 14:40 | TCU | Kyle Dan grabs the board | 27-47 |
| 14:26 | TCU | Bradley Saltz takes the ball from William Kahl | 27-47 |
| 14:12 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-47 |
| 14:11 | TCU | Vern Middleton snags the defensive board | 27-47 |
| 13:55 | TCU | Kyle Dan misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-47 |
| 13:54 | TCU | Kyle Dan tips it home | 27-49 |
| 13:37 | Ohio State | Roger Counts is called for the reach on Jamie Gagner - foul #2 on Roger Counts, team foul #4 | 27-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Randy Carson (PG), Stuart Anderson (PF), Eugene Rice (C) Jamie Gagner, Bradley Saltz, Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | TCU | Mark Kruger (SF), Beau Curtis (C) Vern Middleton, William Kahl | |
| 13:22 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson misses the shot in the paint | 27-49 |
| 13:21 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson hits the follow up shot | 29-49 |
| 12:55 | TCU | Kyle Dan can't finish the layup | 29-49 |
| 12:54 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 29-49 |
| 12:43 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice travels with the ball | 29-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | TCU | Jon Davis (PG), James Ferreira (C) Roger Counts, Beau Curtis | |
| 12:23 | TCU | Mark Kruger makes the runner in the lane set up by Jon Davis and he's hacked by Eugene Rice - foul #1 on Eugene Rice, team foul #3 | 29-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz (SF) Byron Steele | |
| Subs | TCU | Vern Middleton (PG) Randal Paulson | |
| 12:23 | TCU | Mark Kruger misses the free throw | 29-51 |
| 12:23 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz snags the defensive board | 29-51 |
| 12:14 | Ohio State | Vern Middleton steals the ball from Stuart Anderson | 29-51 |
| 11:45 | TCU | Vern Middleton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner (SG), Irvin Blandon (C) Alan Barker, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | TCU | Roger Counts (PG), William Kahl (PF) Vern Middleton, Kyle Dan | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Randy Carson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Gagner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Saltz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stuart Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Irvin Blandon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Roger Counts (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jon Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Kruger (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Kahl (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Ferreira (fresh) 19 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Ohio State | James Ferreira denies the turnaround by Jamie Gagner | 29-51 |
| 11:26 | TCU | The rebound goes to Mark Kruger | 29-51 |
| 11:02 | TCU | James Ferreira is fouled on the floor by Stuart Anderson - foul #3 on Stuart Anderson, team foul #4 | 29-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SF) Stuart Anderson | |
| Subs | TCU | Randal Paulson (SG) Jon Davis | |
| 10:43 | TCU | Mark Kruger works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by William Kahl | 29-53 |
| 10:36 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Randy Carson | 31-53 |
| 10:12 | TCU | James Ferreira misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Irvin Blandon - foul #2 on Irvin Blandon, team foul #5 | 31-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (SG), Stuart Anderson (PF) Randy Carson, Bradley Saltz | |
| Subs | TCU | Vern Middleton (PG), Stephen Price (SF), Kyle Dan (PF) Roger Counts, Mark Kruger, William Kahl | |
| 10:12 | TCU | James Ferreira misses the 1st free throw | 31-53 |
| 10:12 | TCU | James Ferreira misses the 2nd free throw | 31-53 |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon pulls down the rebound | 31-53 |
| 09:49 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kyle Dan - foul #2 on Kyle Dan, team foul #5 | 31-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Randy Carson (PG), Eugene Rice (C) Jamie Gagner, Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 09:49 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 31-53 |
| 09:49 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-53 |
| 09:20 | TCU | Kyle Dan misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Byron Steele - foul #3 on Byron Steele, team foul #6 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz (PF) Stuart Anderson | |
| Subs | TCU | Mark Kruger (SF), William Kahl (C) Stephen Price, James Ferreira | |
| 09:20 | TCU | Kyle Dan makes the 1st free throw | 32-54 |
| 09:20 | TCU | Kyle Dan makes the 2nd free throw | 32-55 |
| 09:02 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz loses the dribble to Kyle Dan | 32-55 |
| 08:58 | TCU | Mark Kruger is hacked by Byron Steele - foul #4 on Byron Steele, team foul #7 | 32-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson (PF) Byron Steele | |
| Subs | TCU | Roger Counts (PG), Jon Davis (SG) Vern Middleton, Randal Paulson | |
| 08:58 | TCU | Mark Kruger makes the 1st free throw | 32-56 |
| 08:58 | TCU | Mark Kruger misses the 2nd free throw | 32-56 |
| 08:58 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson snags the defensive board | 32-56 |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | Randy Carson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-56 |
| 08:33 | TCU | Kyle Dan grabs the board | 32-56 |
| 08:29 | TCU | Roger Counts's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner (PG), Irvin Blandon (C) Randy Carson, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | TCU | James Ferreira (C) William Kahl | |
| 08:21 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-56 |
| 08:20 | TCU | The rebound goes to Mark Kruger | 32-56 |
| 07:58 | TCU | James Ferreira misses the easy layup | 32-56 |
| 07:56 | TCU | Mark Kruger tips it in | 32-58 |
| 07:41 | Ohio State | Alan Barker can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jon Davis - foul #1 on Jon Davis, team foul #6 | 32-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SF) Stuart Anderson | |
| Subs | TCU | Randal Paulson (SG) Jon Davis | |
| 07:41 | Ohio State | Alan Barker makes the 1st free throw | 33-58 |
| 07:41 | Ohio State | Alan Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 34-58 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jamie Gagner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Barker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Byron Steele (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Bradley Saltz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Irvin Blandon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Roger Counts (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randal Paulson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Kruger (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. PF - Kyle Dan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - James Ferreira (fresh) 19 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:25 | TCU | Kyle Dan knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Roger Counts | 34-60 |
| 07:10 | Ohio State | Alan Barker knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jamie Gagner | 37-60 |
| 06:45 | TCU | Jamie Gagner is called for the reach on Roger Counts - foul #1 on Jamie Gagner, team foul #8 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Randy Carson (PG), Stuart Anderson (PF), Eugene Rice (C) Jamie Gagner, Bradley Saltz, Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | TCU | Vern Middleton (SF), William Kahl (PF), Beau Curtis (C) Mark Kruger, Kyle Dan, James Ferreira | |
| 06:45 | TCU | Roger Counts misses the 1st free throw | 37-60 |
| 06:45 | TCU | William Kahl snags the offensive board | 37-60 |
| 06:22 | TCU | Roger Counts hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-60 |
| 06:20 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-60 |
| 06:15 | Ohio State | Randy Carson can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-60 |
| 06:14 | TCU | Roger Counts snags the defensive board | 37-60 |
| 05:54 | TCU | Stuart Anderson denies the turnaround by William Kahl | 37-60 |
| 05:52 | TCU | Vern Middleton snags the offensive board | 37-60 |
| 05:35 | TCU | Roger Counts evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Beau Curtis | 37-62 |
| 05:27 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Randy Carson | 39-62 |
| 04:59 | TCU | Beau Curtis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner (SG), Bradley Saltz (SF), Irvin Blandon (C) Alan Barker, Byron Steele, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | TCU | Jon Davis (SG), Mark Kruger (SF), Kyle Dan (PF), James Ferreira (C) Roger Counts, Randal Paulson, William Kahl, Beau Curtis | |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 39-62 |
| 04:49 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon snags the offensive board | 39-62 |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Mark Kruger picks off the pass by Randy Carson | 39-62 |
| 04:08 | TCU | James Ferreira misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Irvin Blandon - foul #3 on Irvin Blandon, team foul #9 | 39-62 |
| 04:08 | TCU | James Ferreira makes the 1st free throw | 39-63 |
| 04:08 | TCU | James Ferreira makes the 2nd free throw | 39-64 |
| 03:56 | Ohio State | Vern Middleton steps in front of the Bradley Saltz pass | 39-64 |
| 03:51 | TCU | Vern Middleton jams it | 39-66 |
| 03:33 | Ohio State | Randy Carson is whistled for traveling | 39-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PF), Eugene Rice (C) Stuart Anderson, Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | TCU | Roger Counts (PG) Vern Middleton | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Randy Carson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jamie Gagner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Saltz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Byron Steele (fresh) 4 pf. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Roger Counts (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jon Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Kruger (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kyle Dan (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - James Ferreira (fresh) 21 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:15 | TCU | Mark Kruger's fadeaway is rejected by Bradley Saltz | 39-66 |
| 03:14 | Ohio State | Randy Carson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-66 |
| 03:04 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jon Davis - foul #2 on Jon Davis, team foul #7 | 39-66 |
| 03:04 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner misses the 1st free throw | 39-66 |
| 03:04 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner misses the 2nd free throw | 39-66 |
| 03:04 | TCU | James Ferreira gets the rebound | 39-66 |
| 02:45 | TCU | Kyle Dan is whistled for traveling | 39-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | TCU | Randal Paulson (SG) Roger Counts | |
| 02:32 | Ohio State | Randy Carson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-66 |
| 02:10 | TCU | Kyle Dan makes the wide open jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Jon Davis | 39-68 |
| 01:54 | Ohio State | Mark Kruger is called for the reach on Jamie Gagner - foul #3 on Mark Kruger, team foul #8 | 39-68 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (SG), Stuart Anderson (PF) Randy Carson, Bradley Saltz | |
| Subs | TCU | Roger Counts (PG) Jon Davis | |
| 01:54 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner makes the 1st free throw | 40-68 |
| 01:54 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-68 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:28 | TCU | Randal Paulson double dribbles | 41-68 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Randy Carson (PG) Jamie Gagner | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 01:19 | Ohio State | Alan Barker connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Randy Carson | 44-68 |
| 00:55 | TCU | Roger Counts splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Randal Paulson | 44-71 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson misses the dunk attempt | 44-71 |
| 00:45 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice gets the offensive rebound | 44-71 |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | Randy Carson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-71 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:19 | TCU | James Ferreira misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Byron Steele - foul #5 on Byron Steele, team foul #10 | 44-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz (SF) Byron Steele | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 00:19 | TCU | James Ferreira misses the 1st free throw | 44-71 |
| 00:19 | TCU | James Ferreira makes the 2nd free throw | 44-72 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Randy Carson knocks in the shot from the left side | 46-72 |
| 00:00 | TCU | Roger Counts runs out the clock | 46-72 |