| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Cuellar (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Johns (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Rife (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Richard Rounds (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Zyla (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Johnny Millender (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Harrison (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Spann (fresh) 3 pf. C - Michael Scheffel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Thomas Rife inbounds the ball | 44-46 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Purdue | Thomas Rife misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-46 |
| 19:49 | Purdue | Richard Rounds hits the follow up shot | 46-46 |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Michael Scheffel, team foul #1 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Keel (C) Thomas Rife | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 19:10 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses the lay-in | 46-46 |
| 19:08 | Purdue | Ronald Keel snags the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 18:55 | Purdue | Ronald Keel makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Richard Cuellar | 48-46 |
| 18:51 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender is hacked by Jack Johns in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jack Johns, team foul #1 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (PG), Christopher Morton (SG), Jack Perkoski (SF) Richard Cuellar, Jack Johns, Richard Rounds | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Keifer (PG), Wesley Perry (SG), John Nelson (SF), Clifford Green (C) Johnny Millender, James Stewart, James Harrison, Michael Scheffel | |
| 18:45 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot near the basket | 48-46 |
| 18:44 | Ohio State | Clifford Green grabs the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 18:39 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry hits a floater from the free throw line set up by John Spann | 48-48 |
| 18:15 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 18:14 | Ohio State | Clifford Green snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 18:12 | Ohio State | Ronald Keel is called for the reach on Wesley Perry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Keel, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Rife (SF), Kenneth Barr (PF) Christopher Morton, Ronald Keel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey McInnes (SF), Victor Conklin (C) John Nelson, Clifford Green | |
| 18:07 | Ohio State | Terry Zyla swats the layup by Victor Conklin | 48-48 |
| 18:06 | Purdue | Thomas Rife pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 17:50 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-48 |
| 17:45 | Ohio State | Kenneth Barr blocks the jumper by Wesley Perry | 50-48 |
| 17:43 | Ohio State | John Spann tips it but misses | 50-48 |
| 17:41 | Ohio State | John Spann can't tip it in | 50-48 |
| 17:40 | Purdue | Thomas Rife grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 17:25 | Purdue | Thomas Rife knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ezekiel Brittain and the foul's on John Spann - foul #4 on John Spann, team foul #2 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG), Richard Rounds (PF) Ezekiel Brittain, Kenneth Barr | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Johnny Millender (PG), James Stewart (SG), James Harrison (SF), Michael Scheffel (C) Eric Keifer, Wesley Perry, Jeffrey McInnes, John Spann | |
| 17:25 | Purdue | Thomas Rife makes the free throw | 53-48 |
| 17:12 | Ohio State | James Harrison drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Victor Conklin | 53-50 |
| 17:09 | Purdue | Johnny Millender steals the ball from Jack Perkoski in the backcourt | 53-50 |
| 17:04 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Stewart | 53-53 |
| 16:48 | Purdue | Thomas Rife connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Jack Perkoski | 55-53 |
| 16:35 | Ohio State | James Harrison comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-53 |
| 16:33 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Thomas Rife | 55-53 |
| 16:30 | Purdue | Thomas Rife's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Morton (SG), Ronald Keel (C) Thomas Rife, Terry Zyla | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (SF), Clifford Green (PF) James Harrison, Victor Conklin | |
| 16:10 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel is wide open but clanks a jumper from the baseline | 55-53 |
| 16:09 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 15:53 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by John Nelson - foul #2 on John Nelson, team foul #3 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Johns (SG), Thomas Rife (SF), Bob Cole (PF) Christopher Morton, Jack Perkoski, Richard Rounds | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Harrison (SF), Victor Conklin (PF) John Nelson, Michael Scheffel | |
| 15:53 | Purdue | Ronald Keel makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 15:53 | Purdue | Ronald Keel makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Cuellar (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Johns (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Rife (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. PF - Bob Cole (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. C - Ronald Keel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Johnny Millender (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Stewart (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Harrison (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Victor Conklin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Clifford Green (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Ohio State | Jack Johns steps in front of the Johnny Millender pass in the backcourt | 57-53 |
| 15:37 | Purdue | Ronald Keel scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jack Johns | 59-53 |
| 15:22 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Barr (C) Ronald Keel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Keifer (PG), Wesley Perry (SG), Jeffrey McInnes (PF) Johnny Millender, James Stewart, Victor Conklin | |
| 15:18 | Purdue | Jack Johns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-53 |
| 15:11 | Ohio State | James Harrison misses short on a runner in the paint | 59-53 |
| 15:09 | Purdue | Bob Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 14:43 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Richard Cuellar, team foul #3 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (PG), Jack Perkoski (SF), Terry Zyla (C) Richard Cuellar, Thomas Rife, Kenneth Barr | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Victor Conklin (PF), Michael Scheffel (C) Jeffrey McInnes, Clifford Green | |
| 14:28 | Ohio State | Jack Johns is called for the reach on James Harrison - foul #4 on Jack Johns, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Morton (SG) Jack Johns | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Stewart (SG) Wesley Perry | |
| 14:20 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by James Stewart | 59-55 |
| 14:03 | Purdue | A charge is called on Christopher Morton - foul #2 on Christopher Morton, team foul #5 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG), Richard Rounds (SF) Ezekiel Brittain, Jack Perkoski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Johnny Millender (PG), John Nelson (SF) Eric Keifer, James Harrison | |
| 14:01 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-55 |
| 13:51 | Purdue | Terry Zyla is whistled for traveling | 59-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Keel (C) Terry Zyla | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Perry (SG), Jeffrey McInnes (PF) James Stewart, Victor Conklin | |
| 13:40 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clifford Green (C) Michael Scheffel | |
| 13:38 | Purdue | John Nelson is called for the reach on Richard Cuellar in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Nelson, team foul #4 | 59-55 |
| 13:27 | Purdue | Clifford Green blocks the short jumper by Ronald Keel | 59-55 |
| 13:25 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 13:09 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Cuellar - foul #4 on Richard Cuellar, team foul #6 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (PG), Jack Perkoski (SF), Kenneth Barr (C) Richard Cuellar, Richard Rounds, Ronald Keel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Stewart (SG), James Harrison (SF), John Spann (PF) Wesley Perry, John Nelson, Jeffrey McInnes | |
| 13:09 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 13:09 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 13:00 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-57 |
| 12:58 | Ohio State | Clifford Green snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 12:37 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender is fouled on the floor by Ezekiel Brittain - foul #3 on Ezekiel Brittain, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Rounds (SF), Terry Zyla (C) Christopher Morton, Kenneth Barr | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel (C) Clifford Green | |
| 12:37 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 12:37 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 12:34 | Purdue | James Harrison is called for the reach on Jack Perkoski in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Harrison, team foul #5 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Keifer (PG) Johnny Millender | |
| 12:29 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-59 |
| 12:24 | Ohio State | James Harrison misses short on an open shot from the baseline | 62-59 |
| 12:22 | Purdue | Bob Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 12:22 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Perry (SG) James Stewart | |
| 12:04 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Wesley Perry - foul #1 on Wesley Perry, team foul #6 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Rife (SF), Kenneth Barr (C) Richard Rounds, Terry Zyla | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:04 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 12:04 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 12:04 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski makes the 3rd free throw | 65-59 |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | James Harrison buries a jumper from the left side set up by Wesley Perry | 65-61 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Ezekiel Brittain (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jack Perkoski (tired) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Rife (tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. PF - Bob Cole (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Barr (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Keifer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wesley Perry (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Harrison (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Spann (tiring) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Scheffel (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Purdue | Thomas Rife misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-61 |
| 11:26 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 11:17 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 11:15 | Ohio State | Eric Keifer snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| 11:12 | Ohio State | Ezekiel Brittain picks off the pass by Eric Keifer in the backcourt | 65-61 |
| 10:58 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 10:56 | Ohio State | John Spann snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| 10:54 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Perkoski - foul #3 on Jack Perkoski, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Morton (SG), Richard Rounds (SF), Ronald Keel (C) Jack Perkoski, Thomas Rife, Kenneth Barr | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Johnny Millender (PG), John Nelson (SF), Jeffrey McInnes (C) Eric Keifer, James Harrison, Michael Scheffel | |
| 10:54 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 10:54 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 10:42 | Purdue | Johnny Millender steps in front of the Ezekiel Brittain pass | 65-63 |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender hits the finger roll | 65-65 |
| 10:24 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-65 |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-65 |
| 10:10 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain snags the defensive board | 68-65 |
| 10:06 | Purdue | John Nelson is called for the reach on Christopher Morton in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Nelson, team foul #7 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Perkoski (SG), Terry Zyla (SF) Ezekiel Brittain, Richard Rounds | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Stewart (SG), James Harrison (SF), Clifford Green (C) Wesley Perry, John Nelson, Jeffrey McInnes | |
| 10:06 | Purdue | Christopher Morton makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 10:06 | Purdue | Christopher Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 09:59 | Ohio State | James Harrison buries a runner from close range set up by Johnny Millender | 70-67 |
| 09:57 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-67 |
| 09:48 | Ohio State | Terry Zyla is called for the reach on James Harrison - foul #2 on Terry Zyla, team foul #9 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Rounds (SF) Ronald Keel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Keifer (PG) Johnny Millender | |
| 09:48 | Ohio State | James Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 09:48 | Ohio State | James Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 09:48 | Purdue | Terry Zyla grabs the defensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 09:46 | Purdue | Richard Rounds loses the dribble to James Harrison in the backcourt | 70-68 |
| 09:42 | Ohio State | James Stewart lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Harrison | 70-70 |
| 09:26 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-70 |
| 09:24 | Ohio State | Clifford Green grabs the defensive rebound | 70-70 |
| 09:16 | Ohio State | James Stewart is hacked by Terry Zyla - foul #3 on Terry Zyla, team foul #10 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (PG) Jack Perkoski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Johnny Millender (PG), John Nelson (SF), Victor Conklin (PF) Eric Keifer, James Harrison, John Spann | |
| 09:16 | Ohio State | James Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 09:16 | Ohio State | James Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 08:57 | Purdue | Victor Conklin takes the ball from Bob Cole | 70-72 |
| 08:46 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin makes the wide open jump hook from close range set up by John Nelson | 70-74 |
| 08:22 | Purdue | Richard Rounds can't connect on a runner from the right block | 70-74 |
| 08:21 | Ohio State | James Stewart gets the rebound | 70-74 |
| 08:21 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-74 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Perkoski (SG), Thomas Rife (SF), Kenneth Barr (PF), Ronald Keel (C) Christopher Morton, Richard Rounds, Bob Cole, Terry Zyla | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Keifer (PG), James Harrison (SF), John Spann (PF), Jeffrey McInnes (C) Johnny Millender, John Nelson, Victor Conklin, Clifford Green | |
| 08:02 | Ohio State | James Stewart is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 70-74 |
| 08:00 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr snags the defensive board | 70-74 |
| 07:48 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 70-74 |
| 07:46 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr can't tip it in | 70-74 |
| 07:45 | Purdue | Ronald Keel gets the offensive rebound | 70-74 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Ezekiel Brittain (tired) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jack Perkoski (very tired) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Rife (tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. PF - Kenneth Barr (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Keel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Keifer (tiring) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Stewart (tired) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Harrison (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Spann (tired) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Jeffrey McInnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Ronald Keel buries a jump hook from the baseline | 72-74 |
| 07:05 | Ohio State | James Harrison is wide open but clanks a shot near the basket | 72-74 |
| 07:03 | Ohio State | James Harrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-74 |
| 06:50 | Ohio State | James Stewart connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-77 |
| 06:43 | Purdue | John Spann is called for the reach on Ronald Keel - foul #5 on John Spann, team foul #8 | 72-77 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG), Jack Johns (SG), Richard Rounds (SF), Bob Cole (PF) Ezekiel Brittain, Jack Perkoski, Thomas Rife, Kenneth Barr | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Johnny Millender (PG), Wesley Perry (SG), John Nelson (SF), Victor Conklin (PF), Michael Scheffel (C) Eric Keifer, James Stewart, James Harrison, John Spann, Jeffrey McInnes | |
| 06:43 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 06:43 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel gets the rebound | 72-77 |
| 06:39 | Ohio State | Richard Rounds is called for the reach on John Nelson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Rounds, team foul #11 | 72-77 |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Zyla (C) Ronald Keel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:39 | Ohio State | John Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 06:39 | Ohio State | John Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 06:32 | Purdue | Bob Cole is denied on a layup by Victor Conklin | 72-78 |
| 06:31 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin grabs the defensive rebound | 72-78 |
| 06:25 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Nelson | 72-81 |
| 06:23 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-81 |
| 06:06 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin is hacked by Bob Cole - foul #4 on Bob Cole, team foul #12 | 72-81 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Harrison (SF) John Nelson | |
| 06:06 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin makes the 1st free throw | 72-82 |
| 06:06 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin makes the 2nd free throw | 72-83 |
| 05:50 | Purdue | The jumper by Bob Cole is denied by Wesley Perry | 72-83 |
| 05:49 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin gets the rebound | 72-83 |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin is fouled on the floor by Bob Cole - foul #5 on Bob Cole, team foul #13 | 72-83 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Keel (PF) Bob Cole | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clifford Green (C) Michael Scheffel | |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin misses the 1st free throw | 72-83 |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin misses the 2nd free throw | 72-83 |
| 05:42 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Terry Zyla | 72-83 |
| 05:34 | Purdue | Ronald Keel comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 72-83 |
| 05:32 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin snags the defensive board | 72-83 |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Clifford Green misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 72-83 |
| 05:26 | Purdue | Terry Zyla snags the defensive board | 72-83 |
| 05:21 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar connects on the jumper from close range | 74-83 |
| 04:56 | Ohio State | James Harrison buries a turnaround near the basket | 74-85 |
| 04:53 | Purdue | James Harrison steals it from Richard Cuellar in the backcourt | 74-85 |
| 04:52 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Harrison | 74-87 |
| 04:35 | Purdue | Ronald Keel clanks a floater from the left wing | 74-87 |
| 04:33 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin gets the rebound | 74-87 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:22 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry makes the fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Ronald Keel - foul #2 on Ronald Keel, team foul #14 | 74-89 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Rife (SF), Kenneth Barr (PF) Richard Rounds, Ronald Keel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Keifer (PG), John Nelson (SF), Jeffrey McInnes (PF), Michael Scheffel (C) Johnny Millender, James Harrison, Victor Conklin, Clifford Green | |
| 04:22 | Ohio State | Wesley Perry makes the free throw | 74-90 |
| 04:09 | Purdue | Thomas Rife dunks the ball on a nice dish by Jack Johns and he's fouled by Michael Scheffel - foul #3 on Michael Scheffel, team foul #9 | 76-90 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Stewart (SG) Wesley Perry | |
| 04:09 | Purdue | Thomas Rife misses the free throw | 76-90 |
| 04:09 | Ohio State | James Stewart gets the rebound | 76-90 |
| 04:06 | Ohio State | John Nelson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 76-90 |
| 03:57 | Purdue | Thomas Rife travels with the ball | 76-90 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Perkoski (SF) Thomas Rife | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:54 | Ohio State | James Stewart is hacked by Jack Perkoski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jack Perkoski, team foul #15 | 76-90 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Victor Conklin (PF) Jeffrey McInnes | |
| 03:54 | Ohio State | James Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 76-91 |
| 03:54 | Ohio State | James Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 76-92 |
| 03:50 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Barr, team foul #16 | 76-92 |
| 03:41 | Ohio State | Michael Scheffel's pass is intercepted by Jack Perkoski | 76-92 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Cuellar (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jack Johns (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Jack Perkoski (very tired) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Barr (tiring) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Zyla (very tired) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Keifer (tiring) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Stewart (tired) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Nelson (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Victor Conklin (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Scheffel (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Victor Conklin - foul #2 on Victor Conklin, team foul #10 | 76-92 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Keel (PF) Kenneth Barr | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Harrison (SF), Jeffrey McInnes (PF) John Nelson, Victor Conklin | |
| 03:24 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-92 |
| 03:24 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski makes the 1st free throw | 77-92 |
| 03:24 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski misses the 2nd free throw | 77-92 |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | Jeffrey McInnes grabs the defensive rebound | 77-92 |
| 03:19 | Ohio State | James Stewart scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Jeffrey McInnes | 77-95 |
| 03:06 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski is open and scores on a floater from the left side | 79-95 |
| 02:55 | Ohio State | James Stewart connects on the 3 from straight away | 79-98 |
| 02:42 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses short on a floater from the right block | 79-98 |
| 02:40 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar misses the tip | 79-98 |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | Jeffrey McInnes gets the rebound | 79-98 |
| 02:29 | Ohio State | James Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-98 |
| 02:27 | Purdue | Terry Zyla gets the rebound | 79-98 |
| 02:09 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski loses the dribble to James Harrison | 79-98 |
| 01:55 | Ohio State | James Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-98 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (PG), Christopher Morton (SG), Richard Rounds (PF) Richard Cuellar, Jack Johns, Terry Zyla | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Johnny Millender (PG), Victor Conklin (PF) Eric Keifer, Jeffrey McInnes | |
| 01:42 | Purdue | Ronald Keel knocks in the jumper from close range | 81-98 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:22 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Jack Perkoski - foul #5 on Jack Perkoski, team foul #17 | 81-98 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Barr (C) Jack Perkoski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:22 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin makes the 1st free throw | 81-99 |
| 01:22 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin makes the 2nd free throw | 81-100 |
| 01:04 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 83-100 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | The jumper by James Harrison is denied by Ronald Keel | 83-100 |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | Victor Conklin hits the follow up shot | 83-102 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:34 | Purdue | Ronald Keel is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 83-102 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr gets the offensive rebound | 83-102 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Christopher Morton double dribbles | 83-102 |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | Christopher Morton steps in front of the Victor Conklin pass | 83-102 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | James Harrison steals it from Christopher Morton in the backcourt | 83-102 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Johnny Millender runs out the clock | 83-102 |