| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Vick (fresh) SG - John Swift (fresh) SF - Edward Woodman (fresh) PF - Christopher Olson (fresh) C - Erick Delong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Rudy Green (fresh) SG - David Rains (fresh) SF - John Watts (fresh) PF - Luka Swatloski (fresh) C - Zachariah Lyles (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Ohio State | John Swift comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Indiana | Christopher Olson is called for the reach on David Rains - foul #1 on Christopher Olson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Indiana | Rudy Green misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Indiana | David Rains is hacked by Christopher Olson - foul #2 on Christopher Olson, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Barr (PF) Christopher Olson | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 18:28 | Indiana | Rudy Green is fouled on the floor by John Swift - foul #1 on John Swift, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| 18:05 | Indiana | John Watts is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Watts, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 17:48 | Ohio State | David Vick misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 17:47 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Rudy Green | 0-0 |
| 17:20 | Indiana | David Rains buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Rudy Green | 0-3 |
| 16:58 | Ohio State | John Swift can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 16:56 | Ohio State | Michael Barr snags the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 16:39 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman is hacked by Luka Swatloski - foul #1 on Luka Swatloski, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 16:16 | Ohio State | John Swift makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 15:58 | Indiana | Rudy Green splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 15:57 | Ohio State | Michael Barr grabs the board | 3-3 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Vick (fresh) SG - John Swift (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Woodman (fresh) PF - Michael Barr (fresh) 2 reb. C - Erick Delong (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Rudy Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Rains (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Watts (fresh) PF - Luka Swatloski (fresh) C - Zachariah Lyles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Ohio State | Erick Delong hits a floater near the basket | 5-3 |
| 15:09 | Indiana | Rudy Green is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to John Swift | 5-3 |
| 14:40 | Ohio State | John Swift misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 14:38 | Indiana | John Watts grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 14:19 | Indiana | Luka Swatloski is open and buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from John Watts | 5-5 |
| 14:01 | Ohio State | David Rains picks off the pass by David Vick | 5-5 |
| 13:34 | Indiana | Rudy Green throws it down despite the doubleteam on a great pass from Zachariah Lyles and the foul's on David Vick - foul #1 on David Vick, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch (SG), Terry Palmer (SF), Jeffrey Keyser (PF) John Swift, Edward Woodman, Michael Barr | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 13:34 | Indiana | Rudy Green misses the free throw | 5-7 |
| 13:34 | Ohio State | Erick Delong grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 13:22 | Ohio State | David Vick loses the ball out of bounds | 5-7 |
| 13:01 | Indiana | Luka Swatloski misses the easy layup | 5-7 |
| 12:59 | Indiana | John Watts tips it back up and in | 5-9 |
| 12:30 | Ohio State | David Vick misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-9 |
| 12:29 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 12:02 | Indiana | Luka Swatloski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rudy Green and he's fouled by Erick Delong - foul #1 on Erick Delong, team foul #5 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Swift (PG), Michael Barr (C) David Vick, Erick Delong | |
| Subs | Indiana | Gary Hughes (SF), Grover Sadler (C) John Watts, Zachariah Lyles | |
| 12:02 | Indiana | Luka Swatloski makes the free throw | 5-12 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - John Swift (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gordon Vandenbosch (fresh) SF - Terry Palmer (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Keyser (fresh) C - Michael Barr (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Rudy Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Rains (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Hughes (fresh) PF - Luka Swatloski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Grover Sadler (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Ohio State | David Rains picks off the pass by Michael Barr | 5-12 |
| 11:41 | Indiana | David Rains lays it in | 5-14 |
| 11:20 | Ohio State | Michael Barr's layup is rejected by Luka Swatloski | 5-14 |
| 11:18 | Ohio State | Michael Barr tips it back up and in | 7-14 |
| 10:56 | Indiana | Rudy Green splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-14 |
| 10:55 | Indiana | Grover Sadler misses the tip | 7-14 |
| 10:53 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser grabs the defensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 10:35 | Ohio State | Michael Barr hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 7-14 |
| 10:33 | Indiana | Luka Swatloski pulls down the rebound | 7-14 |
| 10:09 | Indiana | Rudy Green can't finish the layup | 7-14 |
| 10:08 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Keyser | 7-14 |
| 09:43 | Ohio State | Michael Barr drills a fadeaway in the lane | 9-14 |
| 09:24 | Indiana | Grover Sadler travels with the ball | 9-14 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vick (PG), Edward Woodman (SF), Erick Delong (C) Gordon Vandenbosch, Terry Palmer, Jeffrey Keyser | |
| Subs | Indiana | Peter Clevenger (PG), John Watts (SF), Zachariah Lyles (PF) Rudy Green, Gary Hughes, Luka Swatloski | |
| 09:04 | Ohio State | David Vick's fadeaway is rejected by Zachariah Lyles | 9-14 |
| 09:02 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger grabs the board | 9-14 |
| 08:47 | Indiana | John Watts throws it down on a great pass from David Rains and he's hacked by Edward Woodman - foul #1 on Edward Woodman, team foul #6 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Luka Swatloski (PF) Grover Sadler | |
| 08:47 | Indiana | John Watts makes the free throw | 9-17 |
| 08:24 | Ohio State | David Vick's pass is intercepted by Zachariah Lyles | 9-17 |
| 08:02 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Watts | 9-20 |
| 07:36 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-20 |
| 07:34 | Indiana | Luka Swatloski grabs the board | 9-20 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Vick (fresh) SG - John Swift (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Woodman (fresh) PF - Michael Barr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Erick Delong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Peter Clevenger (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Rains (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Watts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luka Swatloski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Zachariah Lyles (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Erick Delong - foul #2 on Erick Delong, team foul #7 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch (SG), Jeffrey Keyser (PF) John Swift, Erick Delong | |
| Subs | Indiana | Rudy Green (PG), Grover Sadler (C) David Rains, Luka Swatloski | |
| 07:26 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles makes the 1st free throw | 9-21 |
| 07:26 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles makes the 2nd free throw | 9-22 |
| 07:02 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by David Vick | 12-22 |
| 06:35 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Rudy Green | 12-24 |
| 06:18 | Ohio State | Grover Sadler picks off the pass by David Vick | 12-24 |
| 05:52 | Indiana | Rudy Green hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by John Watts and he's fouled by Gordon Vandenbosch - foul #1 on Gordon Vandenbosch, team foul #8 | 12-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Terry Palmer (SF), Christopher Olson (PF), Erick Delong (C) Edward Woodman, Jeffrey Keyser, Michael Barr | |
| Subs | Indiana | Luis Merritt (SG), Gary Hughes (SF), Luka Swatloski (PF) Peter Clevenger, John Watts, Grover Sadler | |
| 05:52 | Indiana | Rudy Green makes the free throw | 12-27 |
| 05:24 | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch loses the dribble to Luka Swatloski | 12-27 |
| 05:09 | Indiana | Luis Merritt is hacked by Terry Palmer - foul #1 on Terry Palmer, team foul #9 | 12-27 |
| 05:09 | Indiana | Luis Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 12-28 |
| 05:09 | Indiana | Luis Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 12-29 |
| 04:45 | Ohio State | David Vick misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gary Hughes - foul #1 on Gary Hughes, team foul #3 | 12-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Swift (SG), Jeffrey Keyser (C) Terry Palmer, Erick Delong | |
| Subs | Indiana | David Rains (SG), John Watts (SF), Grover Sadler (C) Luis Merritt, Gary Hughes, Zachariah Lyles | |
| 04:45 | Ohio State | David Vick makes the 1st free throw | 13-29 |
| 04:45 | Ohio State | David Vick makes the 2nd free throw | 14-29 |
| 04:30 | Indiana | Jeffrey Keyser is called for the reach on David Rains - foul #1 on Jeffrey Keyser, team foul #10 | 14-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Terry Palmer (SF) David Vick | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 04:30 | Indiana | David Rains makes the 1st free throw | 14-30 |
| 04:30 | Indiana | David Rains makes the 2nd free throw | 14-31 |
| 04:01 | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Swift | 17-31 |
| 03:37 | Indiana | Rudy Green works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 17-31 |
| 03:36 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser snags the defensive board | 17-31 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - John Swift (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Vandenbosch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Palmer (fresh) PF - Christopher Olson (fresh) C - Jeffrey Keyser (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Rudy Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Rains (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Watts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luka Swatloski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Grover Sadler (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-31 |
| 03:05 | Indiana | Grover Sadler pulls down the rebound | 17-31 |
| 02:43 | Indiana | Luka Swatloski is whistled for a carry | 17-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vick (PG), Edward Woodman (SF), Erick Delong (C) Gordon Vandenbosch, Terry Palmer, Jeffrey Keyser | |
| Subs | Indiana | Peter Clevenger (PG), Gary Hughes (SF), Zachariah Lyles (C) Rudy Green, John Watts, Grover Sadler | |
| 02:29 | Ohio State | Erick Delong is denied on a layup by Luka Swatloski | 17-31 |
| 02:27 | Ohio State | Erick Delong misses the tip | 17-31 |
| 02:25 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-31 |
| 02:11 | Ohio State | Erick Delong is whistled for a carry | 17-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Terry Palmer (SG) John Swift | |
| Subs | Indiana | Luis Merritt (SG) David Rains | |
| 01:51 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Peter Clevenger | 17-33 |
| 01:29 | Ohio State | Erick Delong misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Luis Merritt - foul #1 on Luis Merritt, team foul #4 | 17-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Barr (PF) Christopher Olson | |
| Subs | Indiana | Rudy Green (PG), John Watts (SF) Luis Merritt, Gary Hughes | |
| 01:29 | Ohio State | Erick Delong makes the 1st free throw | 18-33 |
| 01:29 | Ohio State | Erick Delong makes the 2nd free throw | 19-33 |
| 01:04 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles is fouled on the floor by Michael Barr - foul #1 on Michael Barr, team foul #11 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Swift (SG), Jeffrey Keyser (PF) Terry Palmer, Erick Delong | |
| Subs | Indiana | David Rains (SG), Grover Sadler (C) Peter Clevenger, Luka Swatloski | |
| 01:04 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles makes the 1st free throw | 19-34 |
| 01:04 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles makes the 2nd free throw | 19-35 |
| 01:00 | Ohio State | Rudy Green steals the ball from David Vick in the backcourt | 19-35 |
| 00:59 | Indiana | David Rains banks in the layup on a great pass from Rudy Green | 19-37 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | John Swift misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-37 |
| 00:29 | Indiana | Grover Sadler grabs the board | 19-37 |
| 00:25 | Indiana | Rudy Green makes the contested shot from the left side set up by David Rains | 19-39 |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from David Vick | 21-39 |
| 00:01 | Indiana | John Watts buries a shot from the baseline | 21-41 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | John Swift misses long on a fullcourt shot | 21-41 |