| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - William Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Housel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lust (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mike Emery (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - David Daniels (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Mike Emery inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Mike Emery and he's fouled by Michael Housel - foul #2 on Michael Housel, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor makes the free throw | 30-38 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | Mike Emery steps in front of the Robert Lust pass | 30-38 |
| 19:01 | Ohio State | Mike Emery is whistled for a carry | 30-38 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern | Robert Lust comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-38 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Lust | 30-38 |
| 18:40 | Northwestern | Robert Lust is hacked by Floyd Wallace - foul #2 on Floyd Wallace, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| 18:24 | Northwestern | James Taylor is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 18:23 | Northwestern | Michael Bell tips it back up and in | 32-38 |
| 18:02 | Ohio State | David Daniels misses long on a runner near the basket | 32-38 |
| 18:01 | Ohio State | Mike Emery grabs the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 17:45 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor buries a floater from just outside the lane | 32-40 |
| 17:20 | Northwestern | Robert Lust lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Bell | 34-40 |
| 17:03 | Ohio State | Mike Emery knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Edward Stockman | 34-42 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern | William Allen loses the dribble to Edward Stockman | 34-42 |
| 16:21 | Ohio State | David Daniels lays it up and in on a great pass from Mike Emery and he's fouled by Michael Bell - foul #3 on Michael Bell, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph White (SF) Michael Bell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Calvin Gardin (PG), Stanley Boyers (SF), James Bacote (PF) Edward Stockman, Mike Emery, Paul Taylor | |
| 16:21 | Ohio State | David Daniels makes the free throw | 34-45 |
| 16:02 | Northwestern | Michael Housel can't throw it down | 34-45 |
| 16:00 | Ohio State | James Bacote grabs the defensive rebound | 34-45 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - William Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph White (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Housel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lust (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Calvin Gardin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Floyd Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Boyers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Bacote (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Daniels (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Ohio State | David Daniels throws it down on a great pass from Floyd Wallace | 34-47 |
| 15:22 | Northwestern | Robert Lust banks in the layup set up by James Taylor | 36-47 |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | David Daniels can't finish the layup | 36-47 |
| 15:07 | Northwestern | Joseph White snags the defensive board | 36-47 |
| 15:00 | Northwestern | William Allen connects on the floater from the left side | 38-47 |
| 14:40 | Ohio State | Calvin Gardin drills a jump hook in the lane | 38-49 |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | William Allen misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Bacote - foul #2 on James Bacote, team foul #2 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Bell (SF) Joseph White | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG), Mike Emery (SF), Paul Taylor (PF), Scott Kinsler (C) Calvin Gardin, Floyd Wallace, James Bacote, David Daniels | |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | William Allen makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | William Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 13:53 | Ohio State | Mike Emery hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Stockman | 40-51 |
| 13:38 | Northwestern | Michael Housel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-51 |
| 13:25 | Ohio State | Mike Emery misses the jumpshot from the right side | 40-51 |
| 13:24 | Ohio State | Stanley Boyers gets the offensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 13:07 | Ohio State | Scott Kinsler drills a floater near the basket set up by Edward Stockman | 40-53 |
| 12:52 | Northwestern | Robert Lust misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Scott Kinsler - foul #3 on Scott Kinsler, team foul #3 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson (PG) William Allen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Calvin Gardin (SG) Stanley Boyers | |
| 12:52 | Northwestern | Robert Lust makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 12:52 | Northwestern | Robert Lust makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 12:32 | Ohio State | Calvin Gardin hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Edward Stockman and the foul's on James Taylor - foul #3 on James Taylor, team foul #3 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph White (C) Robert Lust | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:32 | Ohio State | Calvin Gardin makes the free throw | 42-56 |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | Paul Taylor swats the short shot by Michael Bell | 42-56 |
| 12:15 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Scott Kinsler | 42-56 |
| 11:51 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-56 |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Michael Housel snags the defensive board | 42-56 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Woodrow Carlson (fresh) SG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Bell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Housel (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph White (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Calvin Gardin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Emery (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Taylor (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Kinsler (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Northwestern | James Taylor is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-56 |
| 11:37 | Northwestern | Joseph White misses the tip | 42-56 |
| 11:36 | Ohio State | Scott Kinsler pulls down the rebound | 42-56 |
| 11:15 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor blows the dunk | 42-56 |
| 11:14 | Northwestern | Michael Housel grabs the defensive rebound | 42-56 |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Joseph White | 45-56 |
| 10:52 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor makes the shot in the lane set up by Calvin Gardin and he's hacked by Michael Housel - foul #3 on Michael Housel, team foul #4 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Allen (PG), Clarence Gay (SG), Robert Lust (C) Woodrow Carlson, James Taylor, Michael Housel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace (SG), Stanley Boyers (SF), James Bacote (C) Edward Stockman, Mike Emery, Scott Kinsler | |
| 10:52 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor makes the free throw | 45-59 |
| 10:28 | Northwestern | James Bacote steps in front of the Robert Lust pass | 45-59 |
| 10:25 | Ohio State | Calvin Gardin is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Gay - foul #1 on Clarence Gay, team foul #5 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Daniels (C) Paul Taylor | |
| 10:06 | Ohio State | William Allen steals the ball from James Bacote | 45-59 |
| 09:42 | Northwestern | Robert Lust misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 45-59 |
| 09:40 | Northwestern | William Allen snags the offensive board | 45-59 |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | William Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-59 |
| 09:27 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Bacote | 45-59 |
| 09:03 | Ohio State | Stanley Boyers hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay is whistled for a carry | 45-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Taylor (SG), Michael Housel (PF) Clarence Gay, Robert Lust | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG), Mike Emery (SF), Paul Taylor (PF) Calvin Gardin, Floyd Wallace, James Bacote | |
| 08:41 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor's floater is knocked away by Michael Housel | 45-62 |
| 08:39 | Northwestern | Michael Housel snags the defensive board | 45-62 |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | Mike Emery denies the turnaround by Michael Housel | 45-62 |
| 08:30 | Ohio State | David Daniels gets the rebound | 45-62 |
| 08:10 | Ohio State | Stanley Boyers connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-65 |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | William Allen connects on the open fadeaway from the right side | 47-65 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - William Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Bell (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Housel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Joseph White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Boyers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Emery (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Taylor (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - David Daniels (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Stanley Boyers | 47-67 |
| 07:22 | Northwestern | Joseph White travels with the ball | 47-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson (PG), Robert Lust (C) William Allen, Michael Bell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace (SG), Scott Kinsler (C) Stanley Boyers, David Daniels | |
| 07:05 | Ohio State | Mike Emery clanks a floater from the right side | 47-67 |
| 07:03 | Northwestern | Robert Lust grabs the defensive rebound | 47-67 |
| 06:59 | Northwestern | James Taylor evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Lust | 49-67 |
| 06:36 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-67 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | Michael Housel grabs the board | 49-67 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Michael Housel's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Kinsler | 49-67 |
| 06:23 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman pulls down the rebound | 49-67 |
| 06:07 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor misses long on a floater in the lane | 49-67 |
| 06:05 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman tips it back up and in | 49-69 |
| 06:00 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Taylor | 52-69 |
| 05:41 | Ohio State | Mike Emery misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-69 |
| 05:39 | Northwestern | Joseph White snags the defensive board | 52-69 |
| 05:28 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-69 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | Robert Lust tips it in | 54-69 |
| 05:07 | Ohio State | Mike Emery comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Housel - foul #4 on Michael Housel, team foul #6 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Allen (PG), Clarence Gay (SG), Michael Bell (SF), William Hensley (PF), Tommy Jaramillo (C) Woodrow Carlson, James Taylor, Joseph White, Michael Housel, Robert Lust | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Calvin Gardin (PG), Stanley Boyers (SG), James Bacote (PF), David Daniels (C) Edward Stockman, Floyd Wallace, Paul Taylor, Scott Kinsler | |
| 05:07 | Ohio State | Mike Emery makes the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 05:07 | Ohio State | Mike Emery makes the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-71 |
| 04:57 | Ohio State | David Daniels grabs the board | 54-71 |
| 04:35 | Ohio State | Michael Bell swats the short shot by David Daniels | 54-71 |
| 04:33 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo pulls down the rebound | 54-71 |
| 04:26 | Northwestern | William Allen misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 54-71 |
| 04:25 | Ohio State | David Daniels grabs the board | 54-71 |
| 04:21 | Ohio State | Calvin Gardin blows the layup but the foul's on Clarence Gay - foul #2 on Clarence Gay, team foul #7 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace (SG) Mike Emery | |
| 04:21 | Ohio State | Calvin Gardin misses the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 04:21 | Ohio State | Calvin Gardin misses the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 04:21 | Ohio State | David Daniels snags the offensive board | 54-71 |
| 04:05 | Ohio State | Tommy Jaramillo is called for the reach on Floyd Wallace - foul #3 on Tommy Jaramillo, team foul #8 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Taylor (SG), Robert Lust (C) Clarence Gay, Tommy Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Taylor (PF) James Bacote | |
| 04:05 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 04:05 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 54-73 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | David Daniels blocks the jumper by William Allen | 54-73 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Bell | 54-73 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - William Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Bell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - William Hensley (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lust (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Calvin Gardin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Floyd Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Boyers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Taylor (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. C - David Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Michael Bell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-73 |
| 03:30 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor gets the rebound | 54-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | Michael Bell steps in front of the Calvin Gardin pass | 54-73 |
| 03:03 | Northwestern | James Taylor misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-73 |
| 03:02 | Ohio State | David Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 54-73 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Stanley Boyers drills a shot in the lane and the foul's on Michael Bell - foul #4 on Michael Bell, team foul #9 | 54-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson (PG), Clarence Gay (SG), Joseph White (SF), Tommy Jaramillo (C) William Allen, James Taylor, Michael Bell, Robert Lust | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG), Scott Kinsler (C) Floyd Wallace, David Daniels | |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Stanley Boyers makes the free throw | 54-76 |
| 02:32 | Northwestern | William Hensley misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 54-76 |
| 02:31 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor snags the defensive board | 54-76 |
| 02:18 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-76 |
| 02:16 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo pulls down the rebound | 54-76 |
| 02:02 | Northwestern | William Hensley clanks a floater from the left block | 54-76 |
| 02:00 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson tips it but misses | 54-76 |
| 01:59 | Ohio State | Scott Kinsler gets the rebound | 54-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:54 | Ohio State | Calvin Gardin makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Stanley Boyers | 54-78 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | Joseph White hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 54-78 |
| 01:42 | Ohio State | Scott Kinsler gets the rebound | 54-78 |
| 01:40 | Ohio State | Woodrow Carlson is called for the reach on Edward Stockman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Woodrow Carlson, team foul #10 | 54-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace (SG), Mike Emery (SF), David Daniels (C) Calvin Gardin, Stanley Boyers, Scott Kinsler | |
| 01:40 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the 1st free throw | 54-79 |
| 01:40 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-80 |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | Paul Taylor picks off the pass by Tommy Jaramillo | 54-80 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Edward Stockman, team foul #4 | 54-80 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Joseph White is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Joseph White, team foul #11 | 54-80 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | David Daniels drills a shot near the basket and he's hacked by Joseph White - foul #2 on Joseph White, team foul #12 | 54-82 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | David Daniels misses the free throw | 54-82 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor snags the offensive board | 54-82 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman runs out the clock | 54-82 |