| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Lanski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Willson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Navarette (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Alfred McGilberry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edmund Stanton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Sean Deshields (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Palko (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Chapa (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | Sean Deshields inbounds the ball | 42-29 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:57 | UMKC | Leroy Wheat takes the ball from Alfred McGilberry in the backcourt | 42-29 |
| 19:40 | Ohio State | James Willson clanks a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Sean Deshields - foul #2 on Sean Deshields, team foul #1 | 42-29 |
| 19:40 | Ohio State | James Willson misses the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 19:40 | Ohio State | James Willson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 19:40 | UMKC | Steven Palko pulls down the rebound | 42-29 |
| 19:26 | UMKC | Sean Deshields makes the runner near the basket | 42-31 |
| 19:07 | Ohio State | Samuel Navarette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-31 |
| 18:45 | UMKC | Alfred McGilberry is fouled on the floor by Charles Owens - foul #2 on Charles Owens, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| 18:16 | UMKC | Sean Deshields misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Lanski - foul #2 on Thomas Lanski, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| 18:16 | UMKC | Sean Deshields makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 18:16 | UMKC | Sean Deshields misses the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 18:16 | Ohio State | James Willson grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 18:03 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-32 |
| 18:02 | UMKC | Bruce Chapa grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 17:37 | UMKC | Alfred McGilberry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Austin (SF), Carlos Simone (PF) Charles Owens, James Willson | |
| Subs | UMKC | James Reed (PG), Francis Bardin (SG), Elmer Kissee (PF), Steven Rossignol (C) Alfred McGilberry, Edmund Stanton, Steven Palko, Bruce Chapa | |
| 17:30 | Ohio State | Samuel Navarette buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-32 |
| 17:08 | UMKC | Francis Bardin drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from James Reed | 44-34 |
| 16:47 | Ohio State | Steven Rossignol blocks the jumper by Carlos Simone | 44-34 |
| 16:46 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski can't tip it in | 44-34 |
| 16:45 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Francis Bardin | 44-34 |
| 16:22 | UMKC | James Reed clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 16:20 | UMKC | Francis Bardin grabs the offensive board | 44-34 |
| 16:03 | UMKC | Francis Bardin comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Lanski - foul #3 on Thomas Lanski, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Owens (SF) Samuel Navarette | |
| Subs | UMKC | Alfred McGilberry (PG), Steven Palko (PF), Bruce Chapa (C) Sean Deshields, Elmer Kissee, Steven Rossignol | |
| 16:03 | UMKC | Francis Bardin makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 16:03 | UMKC | Francis Bardin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 15:42 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 15:40 | Ohio State | Charles Owens pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Charles Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Austin (fresh) 3 pf. C - Carlos Simone (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Alfred McGilberry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Bardin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - James Reed (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Palko (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Chapa (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Francis Bardin - foul #1 on Francis Bardin, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Willson (PF) Richard Austin | |
| Subs | UMKC | Edmund Stanton (SG) Francis Bardin | |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 15:17 | UMKC | James Willson picks off the pass by James Reed | 45-36 |
| 15:01 | Ohio State | James Willson misses short on a runner in the lane | 45-36 |
| 15:00 | UMKC | Bruce Chapa gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 14:49 | UMKC | Steven Palko drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edmund Stanton | 45-39 |
| 14:35 | Ohio State | James Willson is whistled for traveling | 45-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Graves (SG) Thomas Lanski | |
| Subs | UMKC | Elmer Kissee (SF) Alfred McGilberry | |
| 14:12 | UMKC | Elmer Kissee is hacked by Charles Owens - foul #3 on Charles Owens, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Austin (SF) Charles Owens | |
| Subs | UMKC | Alfred McGilberry (PG), Francis Bardin (PF), Steven Rossignol (C) James Reed, Steven Palko, Bruce Chapa | |
| 13:51 | UMKC | Elmer Kissee misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Leroy Wheat - foul #2 on Leroy Wheat, team foul #5 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG) Leroy Wheat | |
| Subs | UMKC | Sean Deshields (SF) Steven Rossignol | |
| 13:51 | UMKC | Elmer Kissee makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 13:51 | UMKC | Elmer Kissee makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Sean Deshields - foul #3 on Sean Deshields, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Samuel Navarette (C) James Willson | |
| Subs | UMKC | Steven Rossignol (C) Alfred McGilberry | |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:23 | UMKC | Francis Bardin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 13:21 | Ohio State | George Graves pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 12:56 | Ohio State | Samuel Navarette misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 46-41 |
| 12:54 | UMKC | Sean Deshields gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 12:36 | UMKC | Sean Deshields drills a jumper from the right side set up by Edmund Stanton | 46-43 |
| 12:23 | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by George Graves | 49-43 |
| 12:05 | UMKC | Francis Bardin connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Elmer Kissee | 49-45 |
| 11:49 | Ohio State | George Graves clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 11:48 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Sean Deshields | 49-45 |
| 11:44 | UMKC | Richard Austin denies the turnaround by Sean Deshields | 49-45 |
| 11:42 | Ohio State | Richard Austin snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Wesley Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Graves (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Austin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carlos Simone (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Navarette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Elmer Kissee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edmund Stanton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Sean Deshields (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Francis Bardin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Rossignol (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone lays it up and in on a nice dish by Wesley Boyd | 51-45 |
| 11:03 | UMKC | Sean Deshields hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-45 |
| 11:01 | Ohio State | Samuel Navarette snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 10:56 | Ohio State | Samuel Navarette throws it down set up by Wesley Boyd | 53-45 |
| 10:40 | UMKC | Samuel Navarette blocks the short jumper by Francis Bardin | 53-45 |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | Richard Austin pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 10:14 | Ohio State | Elmer Kissee is called for the reach on Wesley Boyd - foul #2 on Elmer Kissee, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG), Thomas Lanski (SG), Charles Owens (SF), James Willson (PF) Wesley Boyd, George Graves, Richard Austin, Carlos Simone | |
| Subs | UMKC | Alfred McGilberry (PG), James Reed (SF), Steven Palko (PF), Bruce Chapa (C) Elmer Kissee, Sean Deshields, Francis Bardin, Steven Rossignol | |
| 10:03 | Ohio State | James Willson hits a shot from the baseline | 55-45 |
| 09:55 | UMKC | Bruce Chapa can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Samuel Navarette - foul #1 on Samuel Navarette, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| 09:55 | UMKC | Bruce Chapa misses the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 09:55 | UMKC | Bruce Chapa misses the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 09:55 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Samuel Navarette | 55-45 |
| 09:36 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-45 |
| 09:34 | UMKC | Steven Palko pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 09:27 | UMKC | Samuel Navarette denies the turnaround by Bruce Chapa | 55-45 |
| 09:26 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 09:18 | Ohio State | Bruce Chapa is called for the reach on Samuel Navarette - foul #2 on Bruce Chapa, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carlos Simone (C) Samuel Navarette | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ronald May (SF) Edmund Stanton | |
| 09:05 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 09:03 | UMKC | Bruce Chapa gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 08:51 | UMKC | Bruce Chapa comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 55-45 |
| 08:50 | UMKC | Ronald May hits the follow up shot | 55-47 |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | Charles Owens is fouled on the floor by James Reed - foul #2 on James Reed, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | James Willson knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 57-47 |
| 07:51 | UMKC | Steven Palko hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Thomas Lanski - foul #4 on Thomas Lanski, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Graves (SF) Charles Owens | |
| Subs | UMKC | Edmund Stanton (SG), Sean Deshields (SF), Steven Rossignol (C) Alfred McGilberry, Ronald May, Bruce Chapa | |
| 07:51 | UMKC | Steven Palko makes the free throw | 57-50 |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski is fouled on the floor by Edmund Stanton - foul #2 on Edmund Stanton, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Samuel Navarette (C) Carlos Simone | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - George Graves (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Willson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Samuel Navarette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - James Reed (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edmund Stanton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Sean Deshields (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Palko (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Rossignol (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | UMKC | Steven Palko buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Edmund Stanton | 59-53 |
| 07:11 | Ohio State | George Graves can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 07:10 | Ohio State | Samuel Navarette tips it in | 61-53 |
| 06:49 | UMKC | James Reed banks in the layup on a great pass from Edmund Stanton | 61-55 |
| 06:26 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski double dribbles | 61-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Owens (SF), Richard Austin (PF), Carlos Simone (C) Thomas Lanski, James Willson, Samuel Navarette | |
| Subs | UMKC | Alfred McGilberry (PG), Francis Bardin (SG), Elmer Kissee (PF), Bruce Chapa (C) James Reed, Edmund Stanton, Steven Palko, Steven Rossignol | |
| 06:12 | UMKC | Sean Deshields scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 05:56 | Ohio State | George Graves is fouled on the floor by Elmer Kissee - foul #3 on Elmer Kissee, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Steven Palko (PF) Sean Deshields | |
| 05:56 | Ohio State | George Graves makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 05:56 | Ohio State | George Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:43 | UMKC | Bruce Chapa misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | Richard Austin gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| 05:23 | Ohio State | Charles Owens hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Leroy Wheat | 65-58 |
| 05:14 | UMKC | Charles Owens steals it from Francis Bardin | 65-58 |
| 04:55 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Palko | 65-58 |
| 04:54 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Bruce Chapa | 65-58 |
| 04:40 | UMKC | Steven Palko is whistled for a carry | 65-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG), Thomas Lanski (SG), James Willson (PF) Leroy Wheat, George Graves, Charles Owens | |
| Subs | UMKC | James Reed (PG), Edmund Stanton (SG), Sean Deshields (SF), Steven Rossignol (C) Alfred McGilberry, Francis Bardin, Steven Palko, Bruce Chapa | |
| 04:21 | Ohio State | James Willson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on James Willson, team foul #8 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Graves (SF) Richard Austin | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 03:55 | UMKC | James Reed loses the dribble to Wesley Boyd | 65-58 |
| 03:34 | Ohio State | The refs have stopped play. James Willson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 65-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Owens (PF), Samuel Navarette (C) James Willson, Carlos Simone | |
| Subs | UMKC | Steven Palko (PF), Bruce Chapa (C) Elmer Kissee, Steven Rossignol | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Wesley Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - George Graves (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Samuel Navarette (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - James Reed (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edmund Stanton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Sean Deshields (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Palko (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Bruce Chapa (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG) Wesley Boyd | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 03:12 | UMKC | Bruce Chapa misses badly on a shot in the paint | 65-58 |
| 03:10 | UMKC | James Reed can't tip it in | 65-58 |
| 03:08 | Ohio State | George Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | Steven Palko is called for the reach on Leroy Wheat - foul #2 on Steven Palko, team foul #9 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Austin (PF) Thomas Lanski | |
| Subs | UMKC | Alfred McGilberry (PG), Francis Bardin (SG) Edmund Stanton, Sean Deshields | |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat misses the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 03:03 | UMKC | Bruce Chapa grabs the board | 65-58 |
| 02:51 | UMKC | Alfred McGilberry misses badly on a shot from the left side | 65-58 |
| 02:49 | UMKC | Steven Palko tips it back up and in | 65-60 |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | George Graves scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:26 | UMKC | Charles Owens picks off the pass by Francis Bardin | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | Samuel Navarette comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Francis Bardin - foul #2 on Francis Bardin, team foul #10 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carlos Simone (PF) Charles Owens | |
| Subs | UMKC | Steven Rossignol (C) Bruce Chapa | |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | Samuel Navarette makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | Samuel Navarette misses the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 02:17 | UMKC | Steven Palko grabs the board | 69-60 |
| 02:17 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| 02:02 | UMKC | Francis Bardin is hacked by Carlos Simone - foul #1 on Carlos Simone, team foul #9 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (SG), Charles Owens (SF) George Graves, Samuel Navarette | |
| Subs | UMKC | Sean Deshields (SF), Bruce Chapa (C) Steven Palko, Steven Rossignol | |
| 02:02 | UMKC | Francis Bardin misses the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Richard Austin gets the rebound | 69-60 |
| 01:49 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Alfred McGilberry - foul #3 on Alfred McGilberry, team foul #11 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Samuel Navarette (C) Richard Austin | |
| Subs | UMKC | Edmund Stanton (SG), Steven Palko (PF) Francis Bardin, James Reed | |
| 01:49 | Ohio State | Charles Owens makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 01:49 | Ohio State | Charles Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:40 | UMKC | The jumper by Alfred McGilberry is denied by Samuel Navarette | 71-60 |
| 01:38 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone grabs the defensive rebound | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Samuel Navarette | 74-60 |
| 00:58 | UMKC | Carlos Simone swats the short shot by Steven Palko | 74-60 |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | Samuel Navarette grabs the defensive rebound | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone connects on the shot from the right side | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | UMKC | Alfred McGilberry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UMKC | James Reed (PG), Francis Bardin (SG), Ronald May (SF), Elmer Kissee (PF), Steven Rossignol (C) Alfred McGilberry, Edmund Stanton, Sean Deshields, Steven Palko, Bruce Chapa | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat runs out the clock | 76-60 |