| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Vick (fresh) SG - John Swift (fresh) SF - Edward Woodman (fresh) PF - Michael Barr (fresh) C - Erick Delong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) SG - Sean Burton (fresh) SF - Orville Lange (fresh) PF - James Blair (fresh) C - Terry Fleming (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Erick Delong wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | John Swift picks off the pass by Sean Burton | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | David Vick banks in the layup on a great pass from John Swift | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Northwestern | John Swift is called for the reach on Terry Fleming - foul #1 on John Swift, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming knocks in the shot in the paint and he's fouled by Erick Delong - foul #1 on Erick Delong, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:18 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman misses the jumper from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:17 | Ohio State | Erick Delong tips it back up and in | 4-3 |
| 18:06 | Northwestern | Sean Burton can't connect on a floater in the lane | 4-3 |
| 18:04 | Ohio State | Michael Barr grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:43 | Ohio State | Michael Barr misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 4-3 |
| 17:41 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | Sean Burton is open and buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-5 |
| 17:08 | Ohio State | David Vick misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 17:06 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to David Vick | 4-5 |
| 16:50 | Ohio State | Erick Delong comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Terry Fleming - foul #1 on Terry Fleming, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch (SG), Terry Palmer (SF), Christopher Olson (PF) John Swift, Edward Woodman, Michael Barr | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Jeffery Brannen, Sean Burton, Orville Lange, James Blair, Terry Fleming | |
| 16:50 | Ohio State | Erick Delong makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:50 | Ohio State | Erick Delong makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:34 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams is hacked by Christopher Olson - foul #1 on Christopher Olson, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser (PF) Erick Delong | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:23 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 6-5 |
| 16:22 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs tips it home | 6-7 |
| 16:03 | Ohio State | David Vick can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 16:01 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Vick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gordon Vandenbosch (fresh) SF - Terry Palmer (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Keyser (fresh) C - Christopher Olson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Foster (fresh) SG - Chuck Moore (fresh) SF - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer misses the floater from close range | 6-7 |
| 15:39 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Christopher Olson | 6-7 |
| 15:19 | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch is whistled for a carry | 6-7 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Swift (PG), Michael Barr (PF) David Vick, Jeffrey Keyser | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (SF), James Blair (PF) Chuck Moore, Thomas Combs | |
| 15:04 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer jams it set up by Sean Burton and he's hacked by Gordon Vandenbosch - foul #1 on Gordon Vandenbosch, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Woodman (SF) Terry Palmer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), Chas Reimann (PF) Charles Foster, James Blair | |
| 15:04 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer misses the free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:04 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:43 | Ohio State | John Swift is called for traveling | 6-9 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), James Blair (PF) Chuck Moore, Chas Reimann | |
| 14:25 | Northwestern | Sean Burton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 14:24 | Ohio State | Michael Barr pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:10 | Ohio State | Michael Barr connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from John Swift | 8-9 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer makes the wide open floater from the right block on a great pass from James Blair | 8-11 |
| 13:36 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | James Blair connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Sean Burton | 10-13 |
| 12:57 | Ohio State | James Blair is called for the reach on Gordon Vandenbosch - foul #1 on James Blair, team foul #2 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vick (PG), Terry Palmer (SF), Jeffrey Keyser (PF), Erick Delong (C) Gordon Vandenbosch, Edward Woodman, Michael Barr, Christopher Olson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Chas Reimann (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Charles Foster, Sean Burton, James Blair, Timothy Williams | |
| 12:44 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser knocks in the jumper in the paint | 12-13 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | Terry Palmer steps in front of the Eugene Pfeiffer pass | 12-13 |
| 12:34 | Ohio State | John Swift blows the layup | 12-13 |
| 12:33 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-13 |
| 12:14 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming grabs the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 12:03 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming can't finish the layup | 12-13 |
| 12:02 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming tips it home | 12-15 |
| 11:48 | Ohio State | Erick Delong clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 12-15 |
| 11:47 | Ohio State | David Vick tips it home | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Vick (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Swift (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Terry Palmer (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Keyser (fresh) 2 pts. C - Erick Delong (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) SG - Chuck Moore (fresh) SF - Eugene Pfeiffer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann misses the lay-in | 14-15 |
| 11:28 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| 11:10 | Ohio State | A charge is called on Erick Delong - foul #2 on Erick Delong, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch (SG), Edward Woodman (SF), Christopher Olson (C) John Swift, Terry Palmer, Erick Delong | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Sean Burton (SG), James Blair (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Jeffery Brannen, Chuck Moore, Eugene Pfeiffer, Chas Reimann, Terry Fleming | |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | Christopher Olson is called for the reach on Charles Foster - foul #2 on Christopher Olson, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Barr (PF) Christopher Olson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Terry Fleming (C) Charles Foster, Thomas Combs | |
| 10:38 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming is wide open but clanks a jumper in the paint | 14-15 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams tips it in | 14-17 |
| 10:19 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser connects on the runner near the basket | 16-17 |
| 10:07 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Terry Palmer (PG) David Vick | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Orville Lange (SF) Jeffery Brannen, Terry Fleming | |
| 09:38 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | James Blair pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Keyser - foul #1 on Jeffrey Keyser, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vick (PG), John Swift (SG) Terry Palmer, Edward Woodman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Terry Fleming (C) Orville Lange, Timothy Williams | |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:52 | Ohio State | Michael Barr is denied on a layup by Sean Burton | 16-19 |
| 08:51 | Northwestern | James Blair pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming is hacked by Jeffrey Keyser - foul #2 on Jeffrey Keyser, team foul #8 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Terry Palmer (SF), Erick Delong (C) Gordon Vandenbosch, Jeffrey Keyser | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Orville Lange (SF), Timothy Williams (PF) Charles Foster, Eugene Pfeiffer, James Blair | |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:40 | Ohio State | Erick Delong grabs the board | 16-20 |
| 08:29 | Ohio State | David Vick loses the dribble to Sean Burton | 16-20 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | David Vick is called for the reach on Jeffery Brannen in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Vick, team foul #9 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Blair (SF), Thomas Combs (C) Orville Lange, Terry Fleming | |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen misses the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:24 | Ohio State | Michael Barr gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | Thomas Combs is called for the reach on Erick Delong - foul #1 on Thomas Combs, team foul #3 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), Orville Lange (SF) Jeffery Brannen, Thomas Combs | |
| 07:48 | Ohio State | Erick Delong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Chas Reimann (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Sean Burton, Chuck Moore, Orville Lange, Timothy Williams | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Vick (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Swift (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Terry Palmer (fresh) PF - Michael Barr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Erick Delong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Foster (fresh) SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Blair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Barr - foul #1 on Michael Barr, team foul #10 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch (SG), Edward Woodman (SF) David Vick, John Swift | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Sean Burton (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Timothy Williams (C) Charles Foster, Eugene Pfeiffer, James Blair, Terry Fleming | |
| 07:25 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:25 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 06:58 | Ohio State | Sean Burton is called for the reach on Gordon Vandenbosch - foul #1 on Sean Burton, team foul #4 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Olson (C) Erick Delong | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), James Blair (SF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Orville Lange, Timothy Williams | |
| 06:35 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 16-23 |
| 06:33 | Ohio State | Terry Palmer tips it in | 18-23 |
| 06:15 | Northwestern | Christopher Olson takes the ball from Terry Fleming | 18-23 |
| 05:49 | Ohio State | Chuck Moore is called for the reach on Gordon Vandenbosch - foul #1 on Chuck Moore, team foul #5 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vick (PG), John Swift (SG), Erick Delong (C) Terry Palmer, Edward Woodman, Michael Barr | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Sean Burton, Chuck Moore, James Blair, Chas Reimann, Terry Fleming | |
| 05:20 | Ohio State | David Vick throws it down set up by Erick Delong and he's hacked by Charles Foster - foul #1 on Charles Foster, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Woodman (SF) Gordon Vandenbosch | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Sean Burton (SF), James Blair (PF) Charles Foster, Orville Lange, Thomas Combs | |
| 05:20 | Ohio State | David Vick makes the free throw | 21-23 |
| 04:57 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer is hacked by David Vick - foul #2 on David Vick, team foul #11 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch (SG) David Vick | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Fleming (C) Sean Burton | |
| 04:57 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer misses the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 04:57 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 04:28 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Timothy Williams - foul #1 on Timothy Williams, team foul #7 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Sean Burton (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Chas Reimann (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Jeffery Brannen, Eugene Pfeiffer, James Blair, Timothy Williams, Terry Fleming | |
| 04:28 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:28 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:03 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann is fouled on the floor by Christopher Olson - foul #3 on Christopher Olson, team foul #12 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Terry Palmer (PG), Michael Barr (PF) Gordon Vandenbosch, Christopher Olson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), James Blair (SF), Timothy Williams (C) Charles Foster, Sean Burton, Orville Lange, Thomas Combs | |
| 04:03 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:03 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:03 | Ohio State | Erick Delong snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 03:37 | Ohio State | John Swift clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-24 |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | James Blair snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Terry Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Swift (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Woodman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Barr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Erick Delong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Blair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann misses long on a shot from the left side | 23-24 |
| 03:22 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Erick Delong | 23-24 |
| 02:59 | Ohio State | Jeffery Brannen steals it from Michael Barr | 23-24 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer hits the finger roll set up by Timothy Williams | 23-26 |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | John Swift clanks a shot from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 02:04 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround in the lane | 23-26 |
| 02:03 | Ohio State | John Swift grabs the board | 23-26 |
| 01:58 | Ohio State | John Swift double dribbles | 23-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch (SG), Jeffrey Keyser (PF) John Swift, Michael Barr | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Sean Burton (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Eugene Pfeiffer, James Blair, Timothy Williams | |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | Sean Burton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-26 |
| 01:43 | Northwestern | Sean Burton grabs the offensive board | 23-26 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Sean Burton | 23-28 |
| 01:03 | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 23-28 |
| 01:01 | Ohio State | Erick Delong tips it but misses | 23-28 |
| 00:59 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 23-30 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Erick Delong dunks the ball and the foul's on Sean Burton - foul #2 on Sean Burton, team foul #8 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Swift (PG) Terry Palmer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SF), James Blair (PF) Charles Foster, Orville Lange, Chas Reimann | |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Erick Delong makes the free throw | 26-30 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Sean Burton | 26-32 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman misses the halfcourt shot | 26-32 |