| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Randy Carson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alan Barker (fresh) SF - Bradley Saltz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stuart Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Reid (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart inbounds the ball | 15-27 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Bradley Saltz steps in front of the Zachery Baker pass | 15-27 |
| 19:15 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-27 |
| 19:14 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-27 |
| 18:55 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 15-27 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart snags the defensive board | 15-27 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | William Reid can't throw it down | 15-27 |
| 18:24 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Bradley Saltz | 15-27 |
| 18:09 | Ohio State | Randy Carson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 15-27 |
| 18:07 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Carson | 15-27 |
| 17:50 | Ohio State | William Reid is called for the reach on Alan Barker - foul #3 on William Reid, team foul #1 | 15-27 |
| 17:27 | Ohio State | Randy Carson misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 15-27 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier grabs the board | 15-27 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | William Houston makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Marlon Everhart | 15-29 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 16:42 | Ohio State | Zachery Baker is called for the reach on Alan Barker - foul #2 on Zachery Baker, team foul #2 | 15-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon (C) Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (SF), Kevin Leonardo (C) Marlon Everhart, Micheal Fortier | |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Kevin Leonardo swats the short shot by Randy Carson | 15-29 |
| 16:17 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon tips it in | 17-29 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo lays it in on a nice dish by Keith Zhanel | 17-31 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Randy Carson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alan Barker (fairly fresh) SF - Bradley Saltz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stuart Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Irvin Blandon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zachery Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Zhanel (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Reid (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Kevin Leonardo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz misses the dunk attempt | 17-31 |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo pulls down the rebound | 17-31 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo loses the dribble to Bradley Saltz | 17-31 |
| 15:13 | Ohio State | Randy Carson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bradley Saltz | 19-31 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Irvin Blandon - foul #2 on Irvin Blandon, team foul #1 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner (SG), Byron Steele (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Alan Barker, Bradley Saltz, Stuart Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SF), Micheal Fortier (PF) Zachery Baker, William Reid | |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo makes the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo makes the 2nd free throw | 19-33 |
| 14:33 | Ohio State | Randy Carson misses the fadeaway in the paint | 19-33 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier grabs the defensive rebound | 19-33 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Keith Zhanel is fouled on the floor by Jamie Gagner - foul #2 on Jamie Gagner, team foul #2 | 19-33 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart is hacked by Byron Steele - foul #1 on Byron Steele, team foul #3 | 19-33 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo hits the finger roll | 19-35 |
| 13:14 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner's pass is intercepted by Micheal Fortier | 19-35 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Jamie Gagner takes the ball from Marlon Everhart | 19-35 |
| 12:48 | Ohio State | Randy Carson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jamie Gagner | 21-35 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | William Houston evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-35 |
| 12:32 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon grabs the board | 21-35 |
| 12:13 | Ohio State | Randy Carson loses the dribble to William Houston | 21-35 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier is denied on a layup by Eugene Rice | 21-35 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart can't tip it in | 21-35 |
| 11:50 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice snags the defensive board | 21-35 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Randy Carson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jamie Gagner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Byron Steele (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Irvin Blandon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Zhanel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Leonardo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:45 | Ohio State | Randy Carson scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jamie Gagner | 23-35 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Keith Zhanel misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-35 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo grabs the offensive board | 23-35 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | William Houston double dribbles | 23-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), Bradley Saltz (SF), Stuart Anderson (PF) Randy Carson, Jamie Gagner, Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (SG), Robert Hale (SF), William Reid (PF), Christopher Rossetti (C) Keith Zhanel, Marlon Everhart, Micheal Fortier, Kevin Leonardo | |
| 11:09 | Ohio State | Alan Barker loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-35 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | William Houston splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-35 |
| 10:51 | Ohio State | Alan Barker pulls down the rebound | 23-35 |
| 10:44 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-35 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | William Houston gets the rebound | 23-35 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Zachery Baker drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Houston | 23-38 |
| 09:59 | Ohio State | Alan Barker connects on the shot from the free throw line | 25-38 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | William Reid connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Zachery Baker and he's hacked by Stuart Anderson - foul #2 on Stuart Anderson, team foul #4 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner (SG) Byron Steele | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (SG), Marlon Everhart (SF), Micheal Fortier (PF) William Houston, Robert Hale, Christopher Rossetti | |
| 09:35 | Illinois | William Reid makes the free throw | 25-41 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 25-41 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier gets the rebound | 25-41 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Zachery Baker banks in the layup on a great pass from Marlon Everhart | 25-43 |
| 08:58 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-43 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 27-43 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | William Reid tips it in | 27-45 |
| 08:20 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Jamie Gagner, team foul #5 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Randy Carson (PG), Irvin Blandon (C) Jamie Gagner, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Zachery Baker drills a shot from close range set up by Micheal Fortier out of the doubleteam | 27-47 |
| 07:51 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 29-47 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Randy Carson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alan Barker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bradley Saltz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stuart Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Irvin Blandon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Zhanel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - William Reid (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Keith Zhanel clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-47 |
| 07:41 | Ohio State | Alan Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 29-47 |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | Alan Barker misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-47 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier gets the rebound | 29-47 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | William Reid hits the finger roll on a great pass from Micheal Fortier and he's fouled by Irvin Blandon - foul #3 on Irvin Blandon, team foul #6 | 29-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner (SG), Byron Steele (SF) Alan Barker, Bradley Saltz | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Houston (PG), Robert Hale (SF), Kevin Leonardo (C) Zachery Baker, Marlon Everhart, Micheal Fortier | |
| 07:00 | Illinois | William Reid misses the free throw | 29-49 |
| 07:00 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon grabs the board | 29-49 |
| 06:41 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SF) William Reid | |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo misses the dunk | 29-49 |
| 06:12 | Ohio State | Randy Carson snags the defensive board | 29-49 |
| 06:05 | Ohio State | Randy Carson comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 29-49 |
| 06:03 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Carson | 29-49 |
| 05:58 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner is whistled for a carry | 29-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Byron Steele, Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (SG) Keith Zhanel | |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Robert Hale drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Kevin Leonardo | 29-51 |
| 05:19 | Ohio State | Randy Carson comes up short on the shot from the left side | 29-51 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-51 |
| 05:04 | Ohio State | Randy Carson clanks a jumper from the right side | 29-51 |
| 05:02 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-51 |
| 04:57 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner clanks a jump hook in the paint | 29-51 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Houston | 29-51 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | William Houston misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Eugene Rice - foul #4 on Eugene Rice, team foul #7 | 29-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (SG), Irvin Blandon (PF) Stuart Anderson, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (SG), Micheal Fortier (PF), William Reid (C) Zachery Baker, Marlon Everhart, Kevin Leonardo | |
| 04:30 | Illinois | William Houston makes the 1st free throw | 29-52 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | William Houston makes the 2nd free throw | 29-53 |
| 04:13 | Ohio State | Alan Barker is fouled on the floor by Keith Zhanel - foul #1 on Keith Zhanel, team foul #3 | 29-53 |
| 04:03 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Randy Carson | 31-53 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | William Reid hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right side | 31-53 |
| 03:36 | Ohio State | Randy Carson snags the defensive board | 31-53 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Randy Carson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alan Barker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bradley Saltz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Irvin Blandon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jamie Gagner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Zhanel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - William Reid (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Reid - foul #4 on William Reid, team foul #4 | 31-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG), Eugene Rice (C) Randy Carson, Jamie Gagner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (SG) Robert Hale | |
| 03:31 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz makes the 1st free throw | 32-53 |
| 03:31 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz misses the 2nd free throw | 32-53 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | William Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 32-53 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | William Reid dunks the ball on a nice dish by Zachery Baker | 32-55 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Zachery Baker - foul #3 on Zachery Baker, team foul #5 | 32-55 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz misses the 1st free throw | 32-55 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz makes the 2nd free throw | 33-55 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | William Houston drills a shot from the right side set up by Zachery Baker | 33-57 |
| 02:27 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Randy Carson (PG), Jamie Gagner (SF), Stuart Anderson (PF) Byron Steele, Bradley Saltz, Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Hale (SF) William Houston | |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Robert Hale connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Zachery Baker | 33-59 |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | Randy Carson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Robert Hale knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 35-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:11 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Randy Carson and he's fouled by Robert Hale - foul #2 on Robert Hale, team foul #6 | 37-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz (SF) Alan Barker | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Houston (PG), Marlon Everhart (SF) Keith Zhanel, Robert Hale | |
| 01:11 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner misses the free throw | 37-62 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Micheal Fortier | 37-62 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Zachery Baker misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-62 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | William Houston misses the tip | 37-62 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | William Reid snags the offensive board | 37-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | William Reid's fadeaway is rejected by Eugene Rice | 37-62 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Randy Carson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Zachery Baker - foul #4 on Zachery Baker, team foul #7 | 37-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (SG) Jamie Gagner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Randy Carson misses the 1st free throw | 37-62 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Randy Carson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-62 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | William Reid gets the rebound | 37-62 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | William Houston runs out the clock | 37-62 |