| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Vick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Swift (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Woodman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Erick Delong (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Howard Perry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Galaz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Joseph Crowe (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Howard Perry inbounds the ball | 28-41 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Howard Perry | 28-43 |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | David Vick is hacked by John Cooper - foul #2 on John Cooper, team foul #1 | 28-43 |
| 18:59 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-43 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Chris Galaz grabs the defensive rebound | 28-43 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Howard Perry makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Cooper | 28-45 |
| 18:35 | Ohio State | Erick Delong scores on a shot from the baseline | 30-45 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller is hacked by Christopher Olson - foul #4 on Christopher Olson, team foul #1 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser (PF), Michael Barr (C) Christopher Olson, Erick Delong | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Cooper | 30-48 |
| 17:41 | Ohio State | John Swift misses the jumper from the left wing | 30-48 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | John Cooper gets the rebound | 30-48 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Chris Galaz misses the easy layup | 30-48 |
| 17:15 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Barr | 30-48 |
| 16:58 | Ohio State | John Swift is fouled on the floor by Chris Galaz - foul #2 on Chris Galaz, team foul #2 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch (SG), Terry Palmer (SF) John Swift, Edward Woodman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddy Lovett (PG), Monte Fisher (SG), Douglas Claiborne (SF), Noel McClatchey (PF), Dennis Oliver (C) Arnold Mueller, John Cooper, Howard Perry, Chris Galaz, Joseph Crowe | |
| 16:46 | Ohio State | Terry Palmer is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Monte Fisher - foul #1 on Monte Fisher, team foul #3 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Erick Delong (C) Jeffrey Keyser | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:46 | Ohio State | Terry Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 30-48 |
| 16:46 | Ohio State | Terry Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 31-48 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 31-48 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Monte Fisher pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-48 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Monte Fisher hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dennis Oliver and the foul's on Terry Palmer - foul #2 on Terry Palmer, team foul #2 | 31-50 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Monte Fisher makes the free throw | 31-51 |
| 15:59 | Ohio State | Terry Palmer loses the ball out of bounds | 31-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser (PF) Michael Barr | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Vick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Vandenbosch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Keyser (fresh) C - Erick Delong (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eddy Lovett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Monte Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Claiborne (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Noel McClatchey (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Oliver (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Noel McClatchey scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Eddy Lovett and he's fouled by Jeffrey Keyser - foul #2 on Jeffrey Keyser, team foul #3 | 31-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Woodman (SF) David Vick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (PG), John Cooper (SG), Howard Perry (SF) Eddy Lovett, Monte Fisher, Douglas Claiborne | |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Noel McClatchey misses the free throw | 31-53 |
| 15:42 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Keyser | 31-53 |
| 15:27 | Ohio State | Terry Palmer can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 31-53 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Howard Perry pulls down the rebound | 31-53 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Erick Delong picks off the pass by Arnold Mueller | 31-53 |
| 14:44 | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Gordon Vandenbosch, team foul #4 | 31-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Swift (PG), Michael Barr (C) Edward Woodman, Erick Delong | |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Galaz (PF), Joseph Crowe (C) Noel McClatchey, Dennis Oliver | |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Howard Perry makes the jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Terry Palmer - foul #3 on Terry Palmer, team foul #5 | 31-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vick (PG), Erick Delong (C) Terry Palmer, Jeffrey Keyser | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Howard Perry makes the free throw | 31-56 |
| 14:20 | Ohio State | Michael Barr misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 31-56 |
| 14:19 | Ohio State | David Vick tips it back up and in | 33-56 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Howard Perry can't connect on a shot in the lane | 33-56 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe hits the follow up shot | 33-58 |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | David Vick splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-58 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Cooper | 33-58 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | John Cooper banks in the layup and he's hacked by Michael Barr - foul #1 on Michael Barr, team foul #6 | 33-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Terry Palmer (PG), Edward Woodman (SF), Jeffrey Keyser (PF) David Vick, Gordon Vandenbosch, Michael Barr | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddy Lovett (PG), Noel McClatchey (SF) Arnold Mueller, Howard Perry | |
| 13:21 | Illinois | John Cooper makes the free throw | 33-61 |
| 13:04 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser loses the ball out of bounds | 33-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Olson (PF) Erick Delong | |
| Subs | Illinois | Monte Fisher (SG), Dennis Oliver (C) John Cooper, Joseph Crowe | |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Noel McClatchey connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Eddy Lovett | 33-63 |
| 12:25 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Chris Galaz - foul #3 on Chris Galaz, team foul #4 | 33-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vick (PG) Edward Woodman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Claiborne (SF) Chris Galaz | |
| 12:25 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson makes the 1st free throw | 34-63 |
| 12:25 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-63 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Noel McClatchey grabs the defensive rebound | 34-63 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Terry Palmer is called for the reach on Douglas Claiborne - foul #4 on Terry Palmer, team foul #7 | 34-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Woodman (SF), Michael Barr (C) Terry Palmer, Jeffrey Keyser | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Crowe (C) Dennis Oliver | |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Douglas Claiborne misses the 1st free throw | 34-63 |
| 12:03 | Ohio State | Michael Barr grabs the defensive rebound | 34-63 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Vick (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Swift (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Woodman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Olson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Barr (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eddy Lovett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Monte Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Claiborne (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Noel McClatchey (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Crowe (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Ohio State | Michael Barr drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Christopher Olson | 36-63 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Noel McClatchey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 36-63 |
| 11:17 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson snags the defensive board | 36-63 |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | John Swift hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-63 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe snags the defensive board | 36-63 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Olson - foul #5 on Christopher Olson, team foul #8 | 36-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch (SG), Erick Delong (C) John Swift, Christopher Olson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (PG), John Cooper (SG), Howard Perry (SF), Chris Galaz (PF) Eddy Lovett, Monte Fisher, Douglas Claiborne, Noel McClatchey | |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 36-64 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 36-65 |
| 10:45 | Ohio State | Michael Barr's floater is tipped away by Joseph Crowe | 36-65 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Chris Galaz grabs the board | 36-65 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Howard Perry scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by John Cooper | 36-67 |
| 10:22 | Ohio State | John Cooper steals the ball from Michael Barr | 36-67 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Chris Galaz loses the dribble to Erick Delong | 36-67 |
| 09:36 | Ohio State | David Vick is fouled on the floor by Chris Galaz - foul #4 on Chris Galaz, team foul #5 | 36-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser (PF) Michael Barr | |
| Subs | Illinois | Noel McClatchey (PF), Dennis Oliver (C) Chris Galaz, Joseph Crowe | |
| 09:27 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman is fouled on the floor by Arnold Mueller - foul #3 on Arnold Mueller, team foul #6 | 36-67 |
| 09:12 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Erick Delong is blocked by Dennis Oliver | 36-67 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Arnold Mueller | 36-67 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Howard Perry is fouled on the floor by Edward Woodman - foul #2 on Edward Woodman, team foul #9 | 36-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Swift (SG) Edward Woodman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Monte Fisher (SG) John Cooper | |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Howard Perry makes the 1st free throw | 36-68 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Howard Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 36-68 |
| 08:47 | Ohio State | Erick Delong pulls down the rebound | 36-68 |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | Erick Delong misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dennis Oliver - foul #1 on Dennis Oliver, team foul #7 | 36-68 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Galaz (PF) Noel McClatchey | |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | Erick Delong misses the 1st free throw | 36-68 |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | Erick Delong makes the 2nd free throw | 37-68 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-68 |
| 08:18 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser pulls down the rebound | 37-68 |
| 08:01 | Ohio State | John Swift makes the jumper from the right side set up by Erick Delong | 39-68 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Vick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Swift (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Vandenbosch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeffrey Keyser (fresh) 3 reb. C - Erick Delong (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Mueller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Monte Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Perry (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Galaz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Dennis Oliver (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver slams it home | 39-70 |
| 07:29 | Ohio State | Erick Delong banks in the layup | 41-70 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Howard Perry clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-70 |
| 07:07 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser pulls down the rebound | 41-70 |
| 06:43 | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-70 |
| 06:41 | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch gets the offensive rebound | 41-70 |
| 06:24 | Ohio State | David Vick shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-70 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Jeffrey Keyser picks off the pass by Arnold Mueller | 44-70 |
| 05:59 | Ohio State | David Vick comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-70 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Howard Perry snags the defensive board | 44-70 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Monte Fisher misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Erick Delong - foul #3 on Erick Delong, team foul #10 | 44-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Terry Palmer (PG), Edward Woodman (SF), Michael Barr (PF) David Vick, Gordon Vandenbosch, Jeffrey Keyser | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddy Lovett (PG), Noel McClatchey (SF), John Cooper (PF), Joseph Crowe (C) Arnold Mueller, Howard Perry, Chris Galaz, Dennis Oliver | |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Monte Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 44-71 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Monte Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 44-71 |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | Erick Delong snags the defensive board | 44-71 |
| 05:32 | Ohio State | John Swift misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-71 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Noel McClatchey gets the rebound | 44-71 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Noel McClatchey comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 44-71 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe tips it in | 44-73 |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | John Swift drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-73 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Noel McClatchey misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-73 |
| 04:34 | Ohio State | John Swift pulls down the rebound | 46-73 |
| 04:27 | Ohio State | Michael Barr hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 46-73 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Noel McClatchey | 46-73 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | John Cooper clanks a shot in the lane | 46-73 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Eddy Lovett | 46-73 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Noel McClatchey is hacked by Edward Woodman - foul #3 on Edward Woodman, team foul #11 | 46-73 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vick (PG), Jeffrey Keyser (PF) John Swift, Erick Delong | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dennis Oliver (PF) Monte Fisher | |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Noel McClatchey misses the 1st free throw | 46-73 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Noel McClatchey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-74 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Vick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Edward Woodman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Keyser (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Barr (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eddy Lovett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Noel McClatchey (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. PF - Dennis Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Crowe (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | David Vick shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 46-74 |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | David Vick tips it back up and in | 48-74 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:19 | Illinois | John Cooper misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 48-74 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Noel McClatchey grabs the offensive board | 48-74 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Edward Woodman is called for the reach on John Cooper - foul #4 on Edward Woodman, team foul #12 | 48-74 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch (SG) Terry Palmer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Claiborne (PG), Chris Galaz (PF) Eddy Lovett, Joseph Crowe | |
| 03:08 | Illinois | John Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 48-74 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | John Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 48-75 |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gordon Vandenbosch | 51-75 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver can't throw it down | 51-75 |
| 02:25 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser grabs the defensive rebound | 51-75 |
| 02:11 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-75 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | John Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 51-75 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | John Cooper hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 51-75 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver gets the offensive rebound | 51-75 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:20 | Illinois | John Cooper is hacked by Edward Woodman - foul #5 on Edward Woodman, team foul #13 | 51-75 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Swift (SG), Erick Delong (C) Edward Woodman, Jeffrey Keyser | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (PG), Howard Perry (SF), Joseph Crowe (C) Douglas Claiborne, Noel McClatchey, Dennis Oliver | |
| 01:20 | Illinois | John Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 51-76 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | John Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 51-77 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:02 | Ohio State | Joseph Crowe blocks the short jumper by Michael Barr | 51-77 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | John Cooper gets the rebound | 51-77 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Erick Delong is called for the reach on Howard Perry - foul #4 on Erick Delong, team foul #14 | 51-77 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Howard Perry makes the 1st free throw | 51-78 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Howard Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 51-79 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Chris Galaz picks off the pass by Erick Delong | 51-79 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | John Cooper misses badly on the uncontested runner in the paint | 51-79 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Howard Perry hits the follow up shot | 51-81 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch misses the fullcourt shot | 51-81 |