| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fresh) 14 pts. SG - James Richardson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Hart (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adolph Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Floyd Hauck (fresh) SG - Fredrick Lagunas (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Pugsley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bob Chisolm (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Craig Frey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Michael Hart inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 19:39 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Craig Frey | 30-31 |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | Fredrick Lagunas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-31 |
| 19:34 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 19:30 | Purdue | Thomas Younger loses the dribble to Fredrick Lagunas | 30-31 |
| 19:23 | Ohio State | James Richardson is called for the reach on Floyd Hauck - foul #3 on James Richardson, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SG) James Richardson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 19:10 | Ohio State | Cesar Rizzo steps in front of the Craig Frey pass | 30-31 |
| 18:57 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Adolph Jackson | 33-31 |
| 18:49 | Ohio State | Craig Frey drills a runner near the basket | 33-33 |
| 18:34 | Purdue | Michael Hart is whistled for traveling | 33-33 |
| 18:17 | Ohio State | Fredrick Lagunas misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 18:16 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:02 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-33 |
| 17:44 | Ohio State | Craig Frey misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Hart - foul #1 on Michael Hart, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett (SF) Joshua Pugsley | |
| 17:44 | Ohio State | Craig Frey makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:44 | Ohio State | Craig Frey makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:30 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Michael Hart | 35-35 |
| 17:17 | Ohio State | Craig Frey makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Floyd Hauck | 35-37 |
| 17:02 | Purdue | Michael Hart clanks a jumper from the right side | 35-37 |
| 17:00 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson misses the tip | 35-37 |
| 16:58 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes tips it in | 37-37 |
| 16:48 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett loses the dribble to Joshua Barnes | 37-37 |
| 16:34 | Purdue | Craig Frey blocks the jumper by Adolph Jackson | 37-37 |
| 16:33 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson can't tip it in | 37-37 |
| 16:31 | Ohio State | Craig Frey grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 16:20 | Ohio State | Bob Chisolm misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Adolph Jackson - foul #3 on Adolph Jackson, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (SG), Alan Nelson (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Joshua Barnes, Adolph Jackson, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Alvardo (PG), Mark Fincher (SG), Joshua Pugsley (SF), Jason Holsinger (C) Floyd Hauck, Fredrick Lagunas, Kenneth Bennett, Craig Frey | |
| 16:20 | Ohio State | Bob Chisolm misses the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 16:20 | Ohio State | Bob Chisolm makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 15:59 | Purdue | Otto Konopka is fouled on the floor by Mark Fincher - foul #2 on Mark Fincher, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Richardson (SG), Adolph Jackson (PF) Otto Konopka, Alan Nelson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Danny Baca (PF) Bob Chisolm | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - James Richardson (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adolph Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul Alvardo (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) SF - Joshua Pugsley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danny Baca (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Holsinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Purdue | Michael Hart makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 15:29 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 15:27 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Holsinger | 40-38 |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley is whistled for traveling | 40-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Craig Frey (C) Jason Holsinger | |
| 14:51 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses the driving attempt from close range | 40-38 |
| 14:50 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 14:30 | Ohio State | Thomas Younger is called for the reach on Paul Alvardo - foul #1 on Thomas Younger, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo (C) Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck (PG), Fredrick Lagunas (SG), Kenneth Bennett (SF) Paul Alvardo, Mark Fincher, Joshua Pugsley | |
| 14:18 | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 14:17 | Ohio State | Danny Baca hits the follow up shot | 40-40 |
| 14:01 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson scores on a jump hook from the right block | 42-40 |
| 13:37 | Ohio State | Cesar Rizzo picks off the pass by Floyd Hauck | 42-40 |
| 13:22 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Younger | 44-40 |
| 13:06 | Ohio State | Danny Baca is hacked by Michael Hart - foul #2 on Michael Hart, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Michael Hart, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bob Chisolm (PF), Jason Holsinger (C) Danny Baca, Craig Frey | |
| 12:50 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger steps out of bounds on the sideline | 44-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley (SF) Kenneth Bennett | |
| 12:31 | Purdue | Thomas Younger shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 12:13 | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-40 |
| 12:12 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Floyd Hauck - foul #3 on Floyd Hauck, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alan Nelson (PF) Adolph Jackson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Alvardo (PG), Mark Fincher (SG) Floyd Hauck, Fredrick Lagunas | |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 12:07 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 11:50 | Ohio State | Bob Chisolm lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Alvardo | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alan Nelson (fresh) 2 stl. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul Alvardo (fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) SF - Joshua Pugsley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bob Chisolm (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Holsinger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Purdue | Alan Nelson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Richardson | 51-42 |
| 11:16 | Ohio State | Paul Alvardo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 11:14 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 10:59 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 10:57 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 10:46 | Ohio State | James Richardson is called for the reach on Mark Fincher - foul #4 on James Richardson, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Michael Hart (SF), Adolph Jackson (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Thomas Younger, James Richardson, Alan Nelson, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck (PG), Fredrick Lagunas (SG), Kenneth Bennett (SF), Craig Frey (C) Paul Alvardo, Mark Fincher, Joshua Pugsley, Jason Holsinger | |
| 10:22 | Ohio State | Craig Frey misses the dunk | 51-42 |
| 10:21 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 10:14 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson travels with the ball | 51-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (SG) Joshua Barnes | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Danny Baca (PF) Bob Chisolm | |
| 09:52 | Ohio State | Gerard Bower steps in front of the Kenneth Bennett pass | 51-42 |
| 09:48 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson lays it up and in on a great pass from Gerard Bower | 53-42 |
| 09:32 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Michael Hart - foul #3 on Michael Hart, team foul #7 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Younger (PG) Gerard Bower | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:32 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 09:32 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 09:32 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett gets the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 09:25 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 53-45 |
| 09:15 | Purdue | Otto Konopka drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Thomas Younger | 55-45 |
| 08:55 | Ohio State | Craig Frey lays it in on a nice dish by Floyd Hauck | 55-47 |
| 08:37 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Thomas Younger and he's hacked by Fredrick Lagunas - foul #1 on Fredrick Lagunas, team foul #3 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SG) Otto Konopka | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Fincher (SG), Joshua Pugsley (SF), Bob Chisolm (PF) Fredrick Lagunas, Kenneth Bennett, Danny Baca | |
| 08:37 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson makes the free throw | 58-47 |
| 08:14 | Ohio State | Thomas Younger steals it from Bob Chisolm | 58-47 |
| 08:11 | Purdue | Thomas Younger hits the finger roll | 60-47 |
| 07:57 | Ohio State | Craig Frey knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Floyd Hauck | 60-49 |
| 07:33 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes's layup is rejected by Craig Frey | 60-49 |
| 07:31 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes tips it home | 62-49 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adolph Jackson (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Cesar Rizzo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Floyd Hauck (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) SF - Joshua Pugsley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bob Chisolm (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Craig Frey (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:06 | Ohio State | Bob Chisolm lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Fincher | 62-51 |
| 06:39 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-51 |
| 06:37 | Ohio State | Bob Chisolm grabs the defensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | Adolph Jackson blocks the short jumper by Bob Chisolm | 62-51 |
| 06:07 | Purdue | Thomas Younger snags the defensive board | 62-51 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Adolph Jackson | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:44 | Ohio State | Bob Chisolm misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Cesar Rizzo - foul #2 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #8 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), James Richardson (SG), Dikembe Aziz (SF), Alan Nelson (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Thomas Younger, Joshua Barnes, Michael Hart, Adolph Jackson, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Alvardo (PG), Fredrick Lagunas (SG), Kenneth Bennett (SF), Jason Holsinger (C) Floyd Hauck, Mark Fincher, Joshua Pugsley, Craig Frey | |
| 05:44 | Ohio State | Bob Chisolm makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 05:44 | Ohio State | Bob Chisolm misses the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 05:44 | Purdue | Alan Nelson pulls down the rebound | 64-52 |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz blows the layup but the foul's on Jason Holsinger - foul #2 on Jason Holsinger, team foul #4 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Danny Baca (PF) Bob Chisolm | |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 05:07 | Ohio State | Dikembe Aziz steals the ball from Danny Baca | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:49 | Purdue | Gerard Bower makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-52 |
| 04:45 | Ohio State | Paul Alvardo makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Fredrick Lagunas | 69-54 |
| 04:35 | Purdue | James Richardson is hacked by Fredrick Lagunas - foul #2 on Fredrick Lagunas, team foul #5 | 69-54 |
| 04:24 | Purdue | James Richardson is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Lagunas - foul #3 on Fredrick Lagunas, team foul #6 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Younger (PG), Joshua Barnes (SF) Gerard Bower, Dikembe Aziz | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:19 | Purdue | Thomas Younger shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-54 |
| 04:17 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger snags the defensive board | 69-54 |
| 04:01 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett is hacked by Alan Nelson - foul #1 on Alan Nelson, team foul #9 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Hart (SF) Joshua Barnes | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:01 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 04:01 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 03:58 | Purdue | Paul Alvardo picks off the pass by Thomas Younger in the backcourt | 69-56 |
| 03:57 | Ohio State | Paul Alvardo banks in the layup | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:35 | Purdue | Thomas Younger knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Alan Nelson | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Richardson (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alan Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul Alvardo (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Fredrick Lagunas (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Baca (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Holsinger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Ohio State | Fredrick Lagunas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-58 |
| 03:18 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett snags the offensive board | 72-58 |
| 03:05 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 72-58 |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | Danny Baca gets the offensive rebound | 72-58 |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Adolph Jackson (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Alan Nelson, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck (PG), Joshua Pugsley (SF), Bob Chisolm (PF), Craig Frey (C) Paul Alvardo, Kenneth Bennett, Danny Baca, Jason Holsinger | |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Craig Frey makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Fredrick Lagunas | 72-60 |
| 02:37 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 72-60 |
| 02:35 | Ohio State | Craig Frey grabs the board | 72-60 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Craig Frey clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Younger - foul #2 on Thomas Younger, team foul #10 | 72-60 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Craig Frey misses the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Craig Frey makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 02:00 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 72-61 |
| 01:58 | Ohio State | Craig Frey grabs the defensive rebound | 72-61 |
| 01:49 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley misses the lay-in | 72-61 |
| 01:47 | Purdue | James Richardson gets the rebound | 72-61 |
| 01:38 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Younger | 75-61 |
| 01:29 | Ohio State | Craig Frey clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Cesar Rizzo - foul #3 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #11 | 75-61 |
| 01:29 | Ohio State | Craig Frey misses the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 01:29 | Ohio State | Craig Frey makes the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Joshua Pugsley - foul #2 on Joshua Pugsley, team foul #7 | 75-62 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Michael Hart makes the 1st free throw | 76-62 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Michael Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 77-62 |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Bob Chisolm's pass is intercepted by Thomas Younger | 77-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 77-62 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Craig Frey grabs the defensive rebound | 77-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | James Richardson picks off the pass by Floyd Hauck | 77-62 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Thomas Younger runs out the clock | 77-62 |