| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wesley Orr (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Franjo Rybinski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mike Peppers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Jaeger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Micheals (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Randy Carson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Byron Steele (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Stuart Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Mike Peppers inbounds the ball | 37-23 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski is whistled for traveling | 37-23 |
| 19:19 | Ohio State | Randy Carson knocks in the jumper from the left side | 37-25 |
| 19:05 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski misses the layup against the doubleteam | 37-25 |
| 19:04 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 37-25 |
| 18:40 | Ohio State | Franjo Rybinski steals it from Stuart Anderson | 37-25 |
| 18:36 | Purdue | Wesley Orr misses the easy layup | 37-25 |
| 18:34 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Randy Carson | 37-25 |
| 18:15 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-25 |
| 18:02 | Purdue | Randy Carson takes the ball from Anthony Jaeger | 37-25 |
| 17:58 | Ohio State | Alan Barker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Randy Carson | 37-27 |
| 17:33 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 17:31 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 17:24 | Purdue | Mike Peppers tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Mike Peppers, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lester Williams (PF), Emmanuel Shephard (C) Anthony Jaeger, Henry Micheals | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz (SF), Irvin Blandon (C) Alan Barker, Eugene Rice | |
| 17:04 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz is fouled on the floor by Wesley Orr - foul #3 on Wesley Orr, team foul #2 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Paul Jang (PG), Michael Ruffin (SG) Wesley Orr, Franjo Rybinski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner (SG) Byron Steele | |
| 16:44 | Ohio State | Randy Carson is hacked by Lester Williams - foul #3 on Lester Williams, team foul #3 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brown (SF), Omer Kotarski (C) Mike Peppers, Lester Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 16:20 | Ohio State | Randy Carson blows the dunk but he's fouled by William Brown - foul #3 on William Brown, team foul #4 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Quon Yin (SG), Henry Micheals (C) William Brown, Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (SG) Stuart Anderson | |
| 16:20 | Ohio State | Randy Carson makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 16:20 | Ohio State | Randy Carson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 16:20 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard pulls down the rebound | 37-28 |
| 15:56 | Purdue | Henry Micheals drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Quon Yin | 39-28 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Paul Jang (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Quon Yin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Ruffin (fresh) PF - Emmanuel Shephard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Micheals (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Randy Carson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Barker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Saltz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jamie Gagner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. C - Irvin Blandon (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Alan Barker | 39-30 |
| 15:14 | Purdue | Henry Micheals is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Henry Micheals, team foul #5 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wesley Orr (PG), Franjo Rybinski (SG), Mike Peppers (SF), Anthony Jaeger (PF) Paul Jang, Quon Yin, Michael Ruffin, Emmanuel Shephard | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Randy Carson, Irvin Blandon | |
| 14:45 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Bradley Saltz | 39-32 |
| 14:31 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-32 |
| 14:30 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 14:02 | Ohio State | Alan Barker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-32 |
| 14:01 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Mike Peppers | 39-32 |
| 13:57 | Purdue | Wesley Orr misses the lay-in | 39-32 |
| 13:55 | Purdue | Henry Micheals gets the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 13:41 | Purdue | Alan Barker is called for the reach on Wesley Orr - foul #2 on Alan Barker, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lester Williams (C) Henry Micheals | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Randy Carson (PG), Stuart Anderson (PF) Jamie Gagner, Bradley Saltz | |
| 13:25 | Purdue | Stuart Anderson is called for the reach on Franjo Rybinski - foul #2 on Stuart Anderson, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| 13:15 | Purdue | Mike Peppers connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Wesley Orr | 42-32 |
| 12:51 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson can't connect on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Anthony Jaeger - foul #1 on Anthony Jaeger, team foul #6 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon (C) Eugene Rice | |
| 12:51 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 12:51 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 12:38 | Purdue | Stuart Anderson steals the ball from Wesley Orr | 42-34 |
| 12:10 | Ohio State | Randy Carson drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Alan Barker | 42-36 |
| 11:51 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Mike Peppers | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wesley Orr (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Franjo Rybinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mike Peppers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Jaeger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lester Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Randy Carson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Barker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Byron Steele (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Stuart Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Irvin Blandon (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Ohio State | Alan Barker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Paul Jang (SG), Michael Ruffin (SF), Henry Micheals (C) Franjo Rybinski, Mike Peppers, Anthony Jaeger | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner (SG), Bradley Saltz (SF) Alan Barker, Byron Steele | |
| 11:25 | Purdue | Wesley Orr can't finish the layup | 45-36 |
| 11:24 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Irvin Blandon | 45-36 |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 11:01 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon can't tip it in | 45-36 |
| 11:00 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson tips it back up and in | 45-38 |
| 10:42 | Purdue | Bradley Saltz steals the ball from Paul Jang | 45-38 |
| 10:17 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Randy Carson | 45-40 |
| 10:09 | Purdue | Michael Ruffin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 10:07 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Irvin Blandon | 45-40 |
| 09:51 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-42 |
| 09:32 | Purdue | Wesley Orr is fouled on the floor by Randy Carson - foul #1 on Randy Carson, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski (SG), Mike Peppers (SF), Anthony Jaeger (PF), Emmanuel Shephard (C) Wesley Orr, Michael Ruffin, Lester Williams, Henry Micheals | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Stuart Anderson, Irvin Blandon | |
| 09:03 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger is called for 3 seconds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Quon Yin (PG) Paul Jang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (SG) Jamie Gagner | |
| 08:35 | Ohio State | Mike Peppers picks off the pass by Bradley Saltz | 45-42 |
| 08:27 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-42 |
| 08:26 | Ohio State | Byron Steele gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 08:20 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 08:19 | Purdue | Quon Yin pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 07:55 | Purdue | Mike Peppers splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Quon Yin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Franjo Rybinski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mike Peppers (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. PF - Anthony Jaeger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Emmanuel Shephard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Randy Carson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alan Barker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Byron Steele (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Bradley Saltz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Ohio State | Alan Barker comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 48-42 |
| 07:30 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 07:19 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Mike Peppers | 50-42 |
| 06:57 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Alan Barker | 50-44 |
| 06:32 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard loses the dribble to Byron Steele | 50-44 |
| 06:03 | Ohio State | Randy Carson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-44 |
| 06:01 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 05:58 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wesley Orr (PG), Lester Williams (PF), Henry Micheals (C) Quon Yin, Anthony Jaeger, Emmanuel Shephard | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner (PG), Stuart Anderson (PF) Randy Carson, Alan Barker | |
| 05:56 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Wesley Orr | 52-44 |
| 05:43 | Ohio State | Lester Williams is called for the reach on Jamie Gagner - foul #4 on Lester Williams, team foul #7 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (SG), Irvin Blandon (C) Bradley Saltz, Eugene Rice | |
| 05:43 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 05:43 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 05:43 | Purdue | Lester Williams pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Lester Williams misses the jumper in the paint | 52-45 |
| 05:18 | Purdue | Henry Micheals grabs the offensive board | 52-45 |
| 05:04 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 05:02 | Purdue | Wesley Orr tips it but misses | 52-45 |
| 05:01 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Byron Steele | 52-45 |
| 04:45 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon's pass is intercepted by Franjo Rybinski | 52-45 |
| 04:32 | Purdue | Mike Peppers knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Alan Barker misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Lester Williams - foul #5 on Lester Williams, team foul #8 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Paul Jang (SG), Anthony Jaeger (PF) Franjo Rybinski, Lester Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Randy Carson (PG), Bradley Saltz (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Jamie Gagner, Byron Steele, Irvin Blandon | |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Alan Barker makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Alan Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 03:54 | Purdue | Wesley Orr lays it in | 56-47 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | Alan Barker buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Bradley Saltz | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wesley Orr (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Jang (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Peppers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. PF - Anthony Jaeger (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Micheals (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Randy Carson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alan Barker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bradley Saltz (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stuart Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Purdue | Paul Jang misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 03:34 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Jaeger | 56-50 |
| 03:16 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Paul Jang | 58-50 |
| 03:04 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Bradley Saltz and he's hacked by Anthony Jaeger - foul #2 on Anthony Jaeger, team foul #9 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski (SG), Michael Ruffin (SF), Emmanuel Shephard (C) Paul Jang, Mike Peppers, Henry Micheals | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner (SG) Alan Barker | |
| 03:04 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson makes the free throw | 58-53 |
| 02:49 | Purdue | Michael Ruffin connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Wesley Orr | 61-53 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 02:45 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mike Peppers (SF), Henry Micheals (C) Michael Ruffin, Emmanuel Shephard | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG) Jamie Gagner | |
| 02:32 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Henry Micheals - foul #4 on Henry Micheals, team foul #10 | 61-53 |
| 02:32 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 02:32 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 02:32 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 02:16 | Purdue | Henry Micheals misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 02:14 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger tips it in | 63-54 |
| 01:54 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 01:52 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz tips it back up and in | 63-56 |
| 01:38 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Eugene Rice - foul #2 on Eugene Rice, team foul #4 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (SG) Bradley Saltz | |
| 01:38 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 01:38 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger misses the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 01:38 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | Randy Carson misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Franjo Rybinski - foul #1 on Franjo Rybinski, team foul #11 | 64-56 |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | Randy Carson makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | Randy Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 01:08 | Purdue | Eugene Rice denies the turnaround by Mike Peppers | 64-58 |
| 01:07 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Ohio State | Alan Barker scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Randy Carson | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Mike Peppers can't throw it down against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Eugene Rice - foul #3 on Eugene Rice, team foul #5 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Paul Jang (PG) Wesley Orr | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Mike Peppers misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Mike Peppers misses the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger grabs the offensive board | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger is fouled on the floor by Stuart Anderson - foul #3 on Stuart Anderson, team foul #6 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Ruffin (SF) Mike Peppers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski is fouled on the floor by Alan Barker - foul #3 on Alan Barker, team foul #7 | 64-60 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice grabs the board | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Alan Barker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Michael Ruffin gets the rebound | 64-60 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger is hacked by Alan Barker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alan Barker, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Alan Barker misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-60 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Michael Ruffin pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Michael Ruffin is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Barker - foul #5 on Alan Barker, team foul #9 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Omer Kotarski (C) Henry Micheals | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz (SF) Alan Barker | |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Michael Ruffin makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Michael Ruffin misses the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice pulls down the rebound | 66-60 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-63 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | Henry Micheals (C) Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Paul Jang runs out the clock | 66-63 |