| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sean Burton (fresh) SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) SF - Orville Lange (fresh) PF - James Blair (fresh) C - Terry Fleming (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Vick (fresh) SG - John Swift (fresh) SF - Edward Woodman (fresh) PF - Christopher Olson (fresh) C - Erick Delong (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | James Blair misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Edward Woodman - foul #1 on Edward Woodman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | James Blair misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | James Blair misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Orville Lange - foul #1 on Orville Lange, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | James Blair is fouled on the floor by Erick Delong - foul #1 on Erick Delong, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern | Sean Burton's layup is rejected by Erick Delong | 0-1 |
| 18:45 | Ohio State | David Vick grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:18 | Ohio State | Terry Fleming picks off the pass by Erick Delong | 0-1 |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | Sean Burton is whistled for a carry | 0-1 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Chas Reimann (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Sean Burton, Eugene Pfeiffer, Orville Lange, James Blair, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:38 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-1 |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams is fouled on the floor by John Swift - foul #1 on John Swift, team foul #3 | 0-1 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Orville Lange (SF) Chuck Moore, Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 16:55 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Timothy Williams is blocked by Christopher Olson | 0-1 |
| 16:53 | Ohio State | Erick Delong snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 16:28 | Ohio State | Erick Delong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-1 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Blair (SF) Orville Lange | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Barr (C) Erick Delong | |
| 16:19 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffery Brannen and the foul's on Christopher Olson - foul #1 on Christopher Olson, team foul #4 | 2-1 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Sean Burton (SF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, James Blair, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 16:19 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams misses the free throw | 2-1 |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Michael Barr grabs the defensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 15:52 | Ohio State | John Swift connects on the floater from the right side | 2-3 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Foster (fresh) SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) SF - Sean Burton (fresh) PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Vick (fresh) SG - John Swift (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Woodman (fresh) PF - Christopher Olson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Barr (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | Charles Foster is fouled on the floor by Edward Woodman - foul #2 on Edward Woodman, team foul #5 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), James Blair (SF), Chas Reimann (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Charles Foster, Eugene Pfeiffer, Sean Burton, Timothy Williams, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch (SG), Terry Palmer (SF) John Swift, Edward Woodman | |
| 15:15 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from James Blair | 4-3 |
| 15:03 | Ohio State | Michael Barr misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Jeffery Brannen - foul #1 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG) Chuck Moore | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Erick Delong (C) Christopher Olson | |
| 15:03 | Ohio State | Michael Barr makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:03 | Ohio State | Michael Barr makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 14:35 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Michael Barr - foul #1 on Michael Barr, team foul #6 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Orville Lange (SF) Timothy Mayes, Jeffery Brannen, James Blair | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:35 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 14:35 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 14:09 | Ohio State | Erick Delong hits a shot from the left block set up by David Vick and the foul's on Thomas Combs - foul #1 on Thomas Combs, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), James Blair (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Sean Burton, Chas Reimann, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Swift (PG) David Vick | |
| 14:09 | Ohio State | Erick Delong makes the free throw | 5-8 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Blair | 7-8 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Michael Barr is denied on a layup by James Blair | 7-8 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Terry Fleming | 7-8 |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | James Blair drills a shot near the basket | 9-8 |
| 12:46 | Ohio State | Michael Barr clanks a shot in the lane | 9-8 |
| 12:45 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Erick Delong - foul #2 on Erick Delong, team foul #7 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Sean Burton (SF), Timothy Williams (PF) Jeffery Brannen, Eugene Pfeiffer, Orville Lange, James Blair | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vick (PG), Christopher Olson (PF), Jeffrey Keyser (C) Terry Palmer, Michael Barr, Erick Delong | |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 11:59 | Ohio State | John Swift comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Foster - foul #1 on Charles Foster, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Combs (C) Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:59 | Ohio State | John Swift makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 11:59 | Ohio State | John Swift makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 11:36 | Northwestern | Sean Burton buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Foster | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chuck Moore (fresh) SF - Sean Burton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Vick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Swift (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gordon Vandenbosch (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Olson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jeffrey Keyser (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Ohio State | David Vick throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), James Blair (SF) Charles Foster, Chuck Moore | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Terry Palmer (SF) Gordon Vandenbosch | |
| 11:13 | Northwestern | James Blair drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Timothy Mayes | 16-10 |
| 10:54 | Ohio State | Timothy Williams denies the turnaround by Christopher Olson | 16-10 |
| 10:52 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams gets the rebound | 16-10 |
| 10:46 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Keyser blocks the short jumper by Timothy Williams | 16-10 |
| 10:44 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser grabs the board | 16-10 |
| 10:23 | Ohio State | Terry Palmer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeffrey Keyser | 16-12 |
| 09:59 | Northwestern | Sean Burton clanks a shot from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Combs | 16-12 |
| 09:33 | Northwestern | Terry Palmer takes the ball from Sean Burton | 16-12 |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | John Swift buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 08:56 | Northwestern | Sean Burton is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Timothy Mayes | 19-15 |
| 08:41 | Ohio State | Thomas Combs denies the turnaround by Terry Palmer | 19-15 |
| 08:40 | Ohio State | Terry Palmer grabs the offensive board | 19-15 |
| 08:17 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Mayes - foul #1 on Timothy Mayes, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Chas Reimann (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Timothy Mayes, Sean Burton, James Blair, Timothy Williams, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch (SG), Michael Barr (C) Terry Palmer, Jeffrey Keyser | |
| 08:17 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson misses the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 08:17 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson misses the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 08:17 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Barr | 19-15 |
| 07:48 | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch connects on the shot from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming is fouled on the floor by Christopher Olson - foul #2 on Christopher Olson, team foul #8 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser (PF) Christopher Olson | |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Vick (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gordon Vandenbosch (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Swift (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Jeffrey Keyser (fairly fresh) C - Michael Barr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Ohio State | John Swift drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from David Vick | 21-20 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Jeffrey Keyser - foul #1 on Jeffrey Keyser, team foul #9 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG) Jeffery Brannen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Woodman (SF), Erick Delong (C) John Swift, Jeffrey Keyser | |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming misses the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:37 | Ohio State | Michael Barr gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 06:12 | Ohio State | Terry Fleming is called for the reach on Erick Delong - foul #1 on Terry Fleming, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG) Sean Burton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Terry Palmer (PG) David Vick | |
| 05:43 | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Foster | 22-20 |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | Erick Delong misses the tip | 22-20 |
| 05:40 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Gordon Vandenbosch | 22-20 |
| 05:13 | Ohio State | Terry Palmer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-20 |
| 05:11 | Northwestern | Orville Lange grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming double dribbles | 22-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG), Jeffery Brannen (SG), James Blair (PF) Charles Foster, Eugene Pfeiffer, Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vick (PG), Christopher Olson (PF) Gordon Vandenbosch, Michael Barr | |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-20 |
| 04:35 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Terry Fleming | 22-20 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | James Blair hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Terry Palmer - foul #1 on Terry Palmer, team foul #10 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Timothy Williams (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Jeffery Brannen, Orville Lange, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch (SG), Jeffrey Keyser (C) David Vick, Erick Delong | |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | James Blair makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | James Blair misses the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 04:09 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 03:40 | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch is called for a charge - foul #1 on Gordon Vandenbosch, team foul #11 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Orville Lange (SF), Chas Reimann (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Sean Burton, James Blair, Timothy Williams, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vick (PG) Terry Palmer | |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | Orville Lange knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Foster | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Foster (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Fleming (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Vick (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gordon Vandenbosch (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Woodman (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Olson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Keyser (fresh) | |
| 02:49 | Ohio State | Charles Foster steals the ball from Jeffrey Keyser | 25-20 |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | Orville Lange is fouled on the floor by Edward Woodman - foul #3 on Edward Woodman, team foul #12 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG), Jeffery Brannen (SG), Timothy Williams (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Charles Foster, Eugene Pfeiffer, Chas Reimann, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Swift (PG), Terry Palmer (SF), Erick Delong (C) David Vick, Edward Woodman, Jeffrey Keyser | |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | Orville Lange makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | Orville Lange makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 02:08 | Ohio State | Erick Delong misses long on a floater from close range | 27-20 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | Sean Burton pulls down the rebound | 27-20 |
| 01:48 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs misses short on a floater from the left side | 27-20 |
| 01:46 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs snags the offensive board | 27-20 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Orville Lange | 29-20 |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Terry Palmer | 29-22 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Sean Burton misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gordon Vandenbosch - foul #2 on Gordon Vandenbosch, team foul #13 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), James Blair (SF), Chas Reimann (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Orville Lange, Timothy Williams, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vick (PG), Jeffrey Keyser (PF), Michael Barr (C) Gordon Vandenbosch, Christopher Olson, Erick Delong | |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Sean Burton makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Sean Burton misses the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | Michael Barr grabs the board | 30-22 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | David Vick misses long on a 3 from straight away | 30-22 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer hits the finger roll | 32-22 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Terry Palmer misses the fullcourt shot | 32-22 |