| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Randy Carson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Byron Steele (fresh) PF - Stuart Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wesley Orr (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franjo Rybinski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mike Peppers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Jaeger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Henry Micheals (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Byron Steele inbounds the ball | 22-24 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson is called for traveling | 22-24 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | Mike Peppers shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 22-24 |
| 19:15 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Peppers | 22-24 |
| 19:04 | Purdue | Mike Peppers misses short on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Eugene Rice - foul #3 on Eugene Rice, team foul #1 | 22-24 |
| 19:04 | Purdue | Mike Peppers makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 19:04 | Purdue | Mike Peppers makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 18:53 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice is hacked by Henry Micheals - foul #2 on Henry Micheals, team foul #1 | 22-26 |
| 18:35 | Ohio State | Alan Barker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-26 |
| 18:33 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson tips it but misses | 22-26 |
| 18:31 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 18:18 | Purdue | Mike Peppers drills a floater from the left side set up by Wesley Orr | 22-28 |
| 17:58 | Ohio State | Randy Carson hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Byron Steele and he's fouled by Franjo Rybinski - foul #2 on Franjo Rybinski, team foul #2 | 24-28 |
| 17:58 | Ohio State | Randy Carson makes the free throw | 25-28 |
| 17:30 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-28 |
| 17:28 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 17:01 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson dunks the ball and he's fouled by Anthony Jaeger - foul #2 on Anthony Jaeger, team foul #3 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon (C) Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:01 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson misses the free throw | 27-28 |
| 17:01 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Henry Micheals | 27-28 |
| 16:37 | Purdue | Henry Micheals misses short on a floater from the left block | 27-28 |
| 16:35 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger gets the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 16:17 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger is fouled on the floor by Irvin Blandon - foul #1 on Irvin Blandon, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner (SG), Bradley Saltz (SF) Alan Barker, Byron Steele | |
| Subs | Purdue | Paul Jang (SG), Michael Ruffin (SF), Lester Williams (PF), Emmanuel Shephard (C) Franjo Rybinski, Mike Peppers, Anthony Jaeger, Henry Micheals | |
| 16:00 | Purdue | Irvin Blandon picks off the pass by Michael Ruffin | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Randy Carson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Gagner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Saltz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stuart Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Irvin Blandon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wesley Orr (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Jang (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Ruffin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lester Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Emmanuel Shephard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 27-28 |
| 15:32 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 15:20 | Purdue | Michael Ruffin's pass is intercepted by Randy Carson | 27-28 |
| 15:17 | Ohio State | Randy Carson lays it up and in | 29-28 |
| 14:59 | Purdue | Lester Williams misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 14:58 | Purdue | Paul Jang snags the offensive board | 29-28 |
| 14:49 | Purdue | Wesley Orr clanks a jumper from the baseline | 29-28 |
| 14:47 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Irvin Blandon | 29-28 |
| 14:26 | Ohio State | Lester Williams takes the ball from Irvin Blandon | 29-28 |
| 14:05 | Purdue | Wesley Orr loses the dribble to Randy Carson | 29-28 |
| 13:52 | Ohio State | Randy Carson scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jamie Gagner | 31-28 |
| 13:33 | Purdue | Wesley Orr misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 13:26 | Ohio State | Randy Carson hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Jamie Gagner | 33-28 |
| 13:08 | Purdue | Wesley Orr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (SG), Byron Steele (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Jamie Gagner, Stuart Anderson, Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski (SG), Mike Peppers (SF), Anthony Jaeger (PF), Henry Micheals (C) Wesley Orr, Paul Jang, Lester Williams, Emmanuel Shephard | |
| 12:59 | Ohio State | Alan Barker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 12:57 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 12:34 | Purdue | Henry Micheals misses short on a jumper in the paint | 33-28 |
| 12:33 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Eugene Rice | 33-28 |
| 12:07 | Ohio State | Randy Carson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-28 |
| 12:06 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Mike Peppers | 33-28 |
| 11:42 | Purdue | Michael Ruffin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 11:40 | Purdue | Michael Ruffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Randy Carson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alan Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Byron Steele (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bradley Saltz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Ruffin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Franjo Rybinski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mike Peppers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Jaeger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Henry Micheals (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Purdue | Mike Peppers is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 11:32 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger grabs the offensive board | 33-28 |
| 11:24 | Purdue | Henry Micheals can't connect on a runner in the lane | 33-28 |
| 11:22 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz's pass is intercepted by Mike Peppers | 33-28 |
| 10:54 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski lays it in set up by Mike Peppers | 33-30 |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | Alan Barker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-30 |
| 10:31 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Anthony Jaeger | 33-30 |
| 10:27 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 10:26 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger snags the offensive board | 33-30 |
| 10:17 | Purdue | Henry Micheals's pass is intercepted by Alan Barker | 33-30 |
| 10:13 | Ohio State | Randy Carson blows the layup | 33-30 |
| 10:12 | Purdue | Henry Micheals grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 09:56 | Purdue | Michael Ruffin misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-30 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Henry Micheals snags the offensive board | 33-30 |
| 09:39 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski is hacked by Alan Barker - foul #2 on Alan Barker, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner (SG), Stuart Anderson (PF), Irvin Blandon (C) Alan Barker, Bradley Saltz, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wesley Orr (PG), Paul Jang (SG), Lester Williams (PF), Emmanuel Shephard (C) Michael Ruffin, Franjo Rybinski, Anthony Jaeger, Henry Micheals | |
| 09:26 | Purdue | Mike Peppers hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a great pass from Paul Jang | 33-32 |
| 08:58 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 08:57 | Purdue | Lester Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Byron Steele - foul #1 on Byron Steele, team foul #4 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (SG) Randy Carson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski (SG), William Brown (SF) Paul Jang, Mike Peppers | |
| 08:35 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 08:35 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Byron Steele | 35-32 |
| 07:58 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard hits a runner in the lane set up by Wesley Orr | 35-34 |
| 07:31 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 35-34 |
| 07:29 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jamie Gagner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alan Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Byron Steele (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Stuart Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Irvin Blandon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wesley Orr (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Franjo Rybinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Brown (fresh) PF - Emmanuel Shephard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Purdue | Byron Steele is called for the reach on William Brown - foul #2 on Byron Steele, team foul #5 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Randy Carson (PG), Bradley Saltz (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Alan Barker, Byron Steele, Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mike Peppers (SF), Anthony Jaeger (PF), Henry Micheals (C) William Brown, Emmanuel Shephard, Lester Williams | |
| 06:54 | Purdue | Henry Micheals hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 06:52 | Ohio State | Randy Carson pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 06:48 | Ohio State | Randy Carson is fouled on the floor by Wesley Orr - foul #3 on Wesley Orr, team foul #4 | 35-34 |
| 06:19 | Ohio State | Anthony Jaeger swats the layup by Stuart Anderson | 35-34 |
| 06:17 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 05:50 | Purdue | Mike Peppers evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Franjo Rybinski | 35-37 |
| 05:33 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 35-37 |
| 05:32 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Mike Peppers works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Bradley Saltz - foul #1 on Bradley Saltz, team foul #6 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (SG), Irvin Blandon (PF) Jamie Gagner, Stuart Anderson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Paul Jang (PG), Michael Ruffin (SG) Wesley Orr, Franjo Rybinski | |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Mike Peppers makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Mike Peppers misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 05:20 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 04:55 | Ohio State | Alan Barker misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Ruffin - foul #1 on Michael Ruffin, team foul #5 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brown (SF) Mike Peppers | |
| 04:55 | Ohio State | Alan Barker makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 04:55 | Ohio State | Alan Barker misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 04:55 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 04:34 | Purdue | Michael Ruffin is whistled for traveling | 36-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SF) Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wesley Orr (PG) William Brown | |
| 04:18 | Ohio State | Byron Steele's pass is intercepted by Michael Ruffin | 36-38 |
| 04:04 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 03:47 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon misses long on a runner from close range but the foul's on Anthony Jaeger - foul #3 on Anthony Jaeger, team foul #6 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Rice (C) Bradley Saltz | |
| Subs | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski (SG), Mike Peppers (SF), Lester Williams (PF), Emmanuel Shephard (C) Paul Jang, Michael Ruffin, Anthony Jaeger, Henry Micheals | |
| 03:47 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 03:47 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon misses the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 03:47 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 03:30 | Purdue | Lester Williams misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eugene Rice - foul #4 on Eugene Rice, team foul #7 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner (SG), Stuart Anderson (PF) Randy Carson, Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:30 | Purdue | Lester Williams makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 03:30 | Purdue | Lester Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 03:30 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Eugene Rice | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamie Gagner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Byron Steele (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Stuart Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wesley Orr (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Franjo Rybinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Peppers (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lester Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Emmanuel Shephard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Ohio State | Lester Williams denies the turnaround by Byron Steele | 36-42 |
| 03:09 | Purdue | Mike Peppers snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 03:01 | Purdue | Mike Peppers works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Wesley Orr | 36-44 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:59 | Ohio State | Wesley Orr steals it from Alan Barker in the backcourt | 36-44 |
| 02:58 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski lays it in set up by Wesley Orr | 36-46 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson comes up short on the jumper from close range | 36-46 |
| 02:31 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice tips it home | 38-46 |
| 02:31 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger (PF), Henry Micheals (C) Lester Williams, Emmanuel Shephard | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:02 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 02:00 | Purdue | Henry Micheals hits the follow up shot | 38-48 |
| 01:48 | Ohio State | Anthony Jaeger is called for the reach on Alan Barker - foul #4 on Anthony Jaeger, team foul #7 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Randy Carson (PG) Jamie Gagner | |
| Subs | Purdue | Paul Jang (PG), Michael Ruffin (SG), William Brown (SF), Lester Williams (PF), Emmanuel Shephard (C) Wesley Orr, Franjo Rybinski, Mike Peppers, Anthony Jaeger, Henry Micheals | |
| 01:48 | Ohio State | Alan Barker makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 01:48 | Ohio State | Alan Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:46 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 40-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wesley Orr (PG), Franjo Rybinski (SG), Mike Peppers (SF), Anthony Jaeger (PF), Henry Micheals (C) Paul Jang, Michael Ruffin, William Brown, Lester Williams, Emmanuel Shephard | |
| 01:22 | Purdue | Mike Peppers tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Mike Peppers, team foul #8 | 40-48 |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | Alan Barker is hacked by Anthony Jaeger - foul #5 on Anthony Jaeger, team foul #9 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lester Williams (PF) Anthony Jaeger | |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | Alan Barker makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | Alan Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Henry Micheals can't throw it down | 42-48 |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Randy Carson snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-48 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Mike Peppers grabs the board | 42-48 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Mike Peppers is hacked by Randy Carson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Carson, team foul #8 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Paul Jang (PG), Omer Kotarski (C) Wesley Orr, Henry Micheals | |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Mike Peppers misses the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Alan Barker drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Randy Carson | 45-48 |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 45-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Ruffin (SF), Emmanuel Shephard (PF), Henry Micheals (C) Mike Peppers, Lester Williams, Omer Kotarski | |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Paul Jang is hacked by Randy Carson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randy Carson, team foul #9 | 45-48 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Paul Jang misses the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Henry Micheals steps in front of the Stuart Anderson pass | 45-48 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 45-48 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski is hacked by Alan Barker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alan Barker, team foul #10 | 45-48 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | Byron Steele grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Alan Barker loses the dribble to Michael Ruffin | 45-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Michael Ruffin runs out the clock | 45-49 |