| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Vick (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Swift (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Woodman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Barr (fresh) 2 pts. C - Erick Delong (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Corey Crane (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) SF - Bart Brown (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Ohio State | Michael Barr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-30 |
| 19:21 | Houston | Corey Crane misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-30 |
| 19:20 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Griffin | 29-30 |
| 19:06 | Houston | Kyle Bell misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 29-30 |
| 19:04 | Ohio State | Michael Barr gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 18:45 | Ohio State | John Swift is called for traveling | 29-30 |
| 18:28 | Houston | Harold Griffin clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 18:27 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Edward Woodman | 29-30 |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | John Swift comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 29-30 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Bart Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 17:58 | Houston | The short jumper by Donald Giardina is denied by Michael Barr | 29-30 |
| 17:57 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Erick Delong | 29-30 |
| 17:40 | Ohio State | Michael Barr connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Edward Woodman | 31-30 |
| 17:35 | Houston | Corey Crane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 17:34 | Houston | Kyle Bell snags the offensive board | 31-30 |
| 17:15 | Houston | Kyle Bell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Giardina | 31-32 |
| 16:56 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-32 |
| 16:54 | Houston | Harold Griffin grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 16:34 | Houston | Donald Giardina buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 16:21 | Ohio State | Erick Delong is fouled on the floor by Corey Crane - foul #1 on Corey Crane, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch (SG), Terry Palmer (SF), Christopher Olson (PF), Jeffrey Keyser (C) John Swift, Edward Woodman, Michael Barr, Erick Delong | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Silver (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Darrell Kuhn (PF), John Rouleau (C) Donald Giardina, Bart Brown, Harold Griffin, Kyle Bell | |
| 15:58 | Ohio State | Corey Crane takes the ball from Gordon Vandenbosch | 31-35 |
| 15:54 | Houston | Corey Crane slams it home | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Vick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gordon Vandenbosch (fresh) SF - Terry Palmer (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Christopher Olson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Keyser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Corey Crane (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Silver (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Kuhn (fresh) C - John Rouleau (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | Terry Palmer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 31-37 |
| 15:34 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson hits the follow up shot | 33-37 |
| 15:19 | Houston | John Rouleau misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 15:17 | Houston | Corey Crane grabs the offensive board | 33-37 |
| 15:05 | Houston | John Rouleau knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Corey Crane | 33-40 |
| 14:43 | Ohio State | David Vick knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gordon Vandenbosch | 35-40 |
| 14:26 | Houston | Charles Silver comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-40 |
| 14:25 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 14:08 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson misses the lay-in | 35-40 |
| 14:07 | Houston | Kevin Tyler gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 13:48 | Houston | John Rouleau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Swift (PG), Edward Woodman (SF), Michael Barr (PF) David Vick, Terry Palmer, Jeffrey Keyser | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG), Bart Brown (SF), Harold Griffin (PF), Kyle Bell (C) Corey Crane, Kevin Tyler, Darrell Kuhn, John Rouleau | |
| 13:26 | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch is fouled on the floor by Charles Silver - foul #1 on Charles Silver, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| 13:07 | Ohio State | Kyle Bell takes the ball from Christopher Olson | 35-40 |
| 12:46 | Houston | Kyle Bell misses the wide open fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Christopher Olson - foul #2 on Christopher Olson, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Terry Palmer (PG), Erick Delong (C) Gordon Vandenbosch, Christopher Olson | |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG) Charles Silver | |
| 12:46 | Houston | Kyle Bell makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 12:46 | Houston | Kyle Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 12:46 | Ohio State | Michael Barr gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 12:25 | Ohio State | John Swift misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 12:23 | Ohio State | Michael Barr hits the follow up shot | 37-41 |
| 12:10 | Houston | Donald Giardina hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Bart Brown | 37-43 |
| 11:53 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-43 |
| 11:52 | Houston | Donald Giardina pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Terry Palmer (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Swift (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Woodman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Barr (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Erick Delong (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fresh) SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bart Brown (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Houston | Kyle Bell banks in the layup | 37-45 |
| 11:09 | Ohio State | John Swift buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 10:54 | Houston | Bart Brown knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Larry Mahoney | 40-47 |
| 10:31 | Ohio State | Michael Barr clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 10:29 | Houston | Harold Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 10:15 | Houston | Donald Giardina hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kyle Bell | 40-49 |
| 09:50 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 09:48 | Houston | Harold Griffin pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 09:25 | Houston | Bart Brown connects on the open fadeaway from close range set up by Harold Griffin | 40-51 |
| 08:56 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman makes the shot in the lane | 42-51 |
| 08:37 | Houston | Kyle Bell misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 42-51 |
| 08:36 | Ohio State | Michael Barr grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 08:07 | Ohio State | John Swift knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Terry Palmer | 44-51 |
| 07:43 | Houston | Kyle Bell buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Harold Griffin | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Terry Palmer (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Swift (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Woodman (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Barr (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Erick Delong (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bart Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Harold Griffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Kyle Bell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 44-53 |
| 07:23 | Houston | Bart Brown pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| 07:18 | Houston | Larry Mahoney misses long on a jumper from the left side | 44-53 |
| 07:16 | Houston | Kyle Bell grabs the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 07:07 | Houston | Donald Giardina scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Griffin | 44-56 |
| 06:43 | Ohio State | Terry Palmer hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Erick Delong | 46-56 |
| 06:21 | Houston | Kyle Bell is fouled on the floor by Terry Palmer - foul #1 on Terry Palmer, team foul #2 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vick (PG), Gordon Vandenbosch (SG), Christopher Olson (PF), Jeffrey Keyser (C) Terry Palmer, John Swift, Michael Barr, Erick Delong | |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG), Charles Silver (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Darrell Kuhn (PF), John Rouleau (C) Larry Mahoney, Donald Giardina, Bart Brown, Harold Griffin, Kyle Bell | |
| 06:11 | Houston | Kevin Tyler comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-56 |
| 06:10 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 05:41 | Ohio State | David Vick drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Olson | 48-56 |
| 05:25 | Houston | John Rouleau misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-56 |
| 05:24 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Tyler | 48-56 |
| 05:11 | Houston | John Rouleau misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-56 |
| 05:09 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn hits the follow up shot | 48-58 |
| 04:40 | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by David Vick | 50-58 |
| 04:35 | Houston | Edward Woodman picks off the pass by Corey Crane | 50-58 |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | David Vick can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-58 |
| 04:18 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Keyser | 50-58 |
| 04:01 | Ohio State | David Vick hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 50-58 |
| 04:00 | Houston | Kevin Tyler pulls down the rebound | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Houston | Charles Silver makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Corey Crane | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Vick (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gordon Vandenbosch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Woodman (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Olson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Keyser (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Corey Crane (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Silver (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kevin Tyler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Darrell Kuhn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Rouleau (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:13 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-61 |
| 03:12 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser grabs the offensive board | 50-61 |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | David Vick misses long on a shot from the left side | 50-61 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Keyser | 50-61 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Swift (SG) Edward Woodman | |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Brown (SF), Harold Griffin (PF), Kyle Bell (C) Kevin Tyler, Darrell Kuhn, John Rouleau | |
| 02:31 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by David Vick | 52-61 |
| 02:10 | Houston | David Vick takes the ball from Harold Griffin | 52-61 |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Barr (PF) Jeffrey Keyser | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG) Charles Silver | |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | John Swift drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:46 | Houston | Kyle Bell is hacked by John Swift in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Swift, team foul #3 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Woodman (SF), Erick Delong (C) Gordon Vandenbosch, Christopher Olson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:44 | Houston | Corey Crane is fouled on the floor by David Vick - foul #3 on David Vick, team foul #4 | 54-61 |
| 01:41 | Houston | Bart Brown is hacked by Erick Delong - foul #2 on Erick Delong, team foul #5 | 54-61 |
| 01:40 | Houston | Corey Crane is fouled on the floor by David Vick - foul #4 on David Vick, team foul #6 | 54-61 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Edward Woodman is called for the reach on Corey Crane - foul #3 on Edward Woodman, team foul #7 | 54-61 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Corey Crane makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Corey Crane misses the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 01:37 | Ohio State | Erick Delong grabs the board | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | Erick Delong misses the easy layup | 54-62 |
| 01:25 | Houston | Harold Griffin snags the defensive board | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:22 | Houston | Harold Griffin is fouled in the backcourt by David Vick - foul #5 on David Vick, team foul #8 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch (SG) David Vick | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:22 | Houston | Harold Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 01:22 | Houston | Harold Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | Erick Delong drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by John Swift | 56-64 |
| 01:12 | Houston | Bart Brown is hacked by Gordon Vandenbosch in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gordon Vandenbosch, team foul #9 | 56-64 |
| 01:12 | Houston | Bart Brown makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 01:12 | Houston | Bart Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | John Swift drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Woodman | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Houston | John Swift is called for the reach on Corey Crane in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Swift, team foul #10 | 59-66 |
| 00:49 | Houston | Corey Crane misses the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:49 | Houston | Corey Crane makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch is whistled for a carry | 59-67 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Bart Brown is hacked by John Swift in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Swift, team foul #11 | 59-67 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Bart Brown misses the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Bart Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:34 | Ohio State | John Swift clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-68 |
| 00:33 | Houston | Harold Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 59-68 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Harold Griffin is fouled in the backcourt by John Swift - foul #4 on John Swift, team foul #12 | 59-68 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Harold Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Harold Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Erick Delong | 59-69 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Gordon Vandenbosch | 62-69 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Corey Crane is fouled in the backcourt by John Swift - foul #5 on John Swift, team foul #13 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Terry Palmer (PG) John Swift | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:26 | Houston | Corey Crane misses the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Corey Crane makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-70 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Michael Barr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-70 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Kyle Bell is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Palmer - foul #2 on Terry Palmer, team foul #14 | 62-70 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Kyle Bell makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Kyle Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Erick Delong hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 62-72 |
| 00:08 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bart Brown | 62-72 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Corey Crane runs out the clock | 62-72 |