| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Atkinson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William McCurty (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | William McCurty inbounds the ball | 21-22 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry is fouled on the floor by Marlon Everhart - foul #2 on Marlon Everhart, team foul #1 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG), Travis Rogosky (SF) Cameron Fry, William McCurty | |
| 19:18 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 21-24 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Travis Rogosky is called for the reach on Marlon Everhart - foul #2 on Travis Rogosky, team foul #1 | 21-24 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier is whistled for traveling | 21-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon (C) Eugene Rice | |
| 18:27 | Ohio State | Byron Steele comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier makes the floater from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 18:03 | Ohio State | Alan Barker drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Travis Rogosky | 23-26 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Zachery Baker | 25-26 |
| 17:26 | Ohio State | Alan Barker clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-26 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Zachery Baker snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Zachery Baker makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Young | 28-26 |
| 16:46 | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 28-26 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Marlon Everhart | 28-26 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Travis Rogosky steals it from James Young | 28-26 |
| 16:08 | Ohio State | Alan Barker can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on James Young - foul #2 on James Young, team foul #2 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Mann (SF), Christopher Rossetti (PF), William Reid (C) Micheal Fortier, James Young, Craig Atkinson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), William McCurty (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Byron Steele, Travis Rogosky, Irvin Blandon | |
| 16:08 | Ohio State | Alan Barker makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 16:08 | Ohio State | Alan Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 15:43 | Illinois | David Mann comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 28-28 |
| 15:42 | Illinois | William Reid misses the tip | 28-28 |
| 15:40 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marlon Everhart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Mann (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Christopher Rossetti (fresh) C - William Reid (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William McCurty (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:28 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 28-28 |
| 15:27 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry grabs the offensive board | 28-28 |
| 15:01 | Ohio State | Alan Barker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-28 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Eugene Rice denies the turnaround by Marlon Everhart | 28-28 |
| 14:52 | Ohio State | Alan Barker grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 14:31 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice jams it set up by Vincent Kirby and he's hacked by William Reid - foul #1 on William Reid, team foul #3 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (SG), Micheal Fortier (SF), James Young (PF), Craig Atkinson (C) Zachery Baker, Marlon Everhart, Christopher Rossetti, William Reid | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG) Cameron Fry | |
| 14:31 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice misses the free throw | 28-30 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | James Young grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | James Young hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 28-30 |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | Alan Barker pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 14:00 | Ohio State | Alan Barker misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier is fouled on the floor by William McCurty - foul #1 on William McCurty, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (PG) David Mann | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), Robert Goodman (PF) Alan Barker, Vincent Kirby | |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-30 |
| 13:12 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 12:47 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Eugene Rice, team foul #3 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SG) Matthew McDonald | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), Vincent Kirby (PF) Cameron Fry, Robert Goodman | |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier dunks the ball set up by Zachery Baker | 30-30 |
| 12:07 | Ohio State | Alan Barker hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Byron Steele | 30-33 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Zachery Baker | 33-33 |
| 11:19 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice's fadeaway is rejected by Craig Atkinson | 33-33 |
| 11:18 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby tips it home | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Micheal Fortier (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Atkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Byron Steele (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William McCurty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vincent Kirby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Zachery Baker is hacked by Eugene Rice - foul #2 on Eugene Rice, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Mann (PG), Matthew McDonald (SG), William Reid (C) Zachery Baker, Micheal Fortier, Craig Atkinson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), Travis Rogosky (SF), Robert Goodman (PF), Irvin Blandon (C) Alan Barker, William McCurty, Vincent Kirby, Eugene Rice | |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Mann | 35-35 |
| 10:31 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-35 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 10:05 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robert Goodman | 35-35 |
| 09:44 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry's pass is intercepted by David Mann | 35-35 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Mann | 38-35 |
| 09:12 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Byron Steele | 38-37 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Robert Goodman picks off the pass by David Mann | 38-37 |
| 08:14 | Ohio State | Byron Steele throws it down on a nice dish by Travis Rogosky | 38-39 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | William Reid is fouled on the floor by Irvin Blandon - foul #3 on Irvin Blandon, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (PG), Micheal Fortier (SF), Craig Atkinson (C) David Mann, Marlon Everhart, James Young | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), William McCurty (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF), Eugene Rice (C) Byron Steele, Cameron Fry, Robert Goodman, Irvin Blandon | |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Zachery Baker clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Alan Barker - foul #2 on Alan Barker, team foul #6 | 38-39 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Zachery Baker makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Zachery Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 07:16 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 40-39 |
| 07:14 | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky grabs the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) SF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Reid (fresh) 4 reb. C - Craig Atkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Rogosky (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - William McCurty (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 06:46 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby is hacked by Craig Atkinson - foul #2 on Craig Atkinson, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Mann (SG), Christopher Rossetti (PF) Matthew McDonald, William Reid | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG) Travis Rogosky | |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Alan Barker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier blows the layup but the foul's on Vincent Kirby - foul #2 on Vincent Kirby, team foul #7 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SG) David Mann | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG) Byron Steele | |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 06:13 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 06:09 | Ohio State | Alan Barker misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Marlon Everhart | 41-39 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Micheal Fortier is blocked by Eugene Rice | 41-39 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti misses the tip | 41-39 |
| 05:41 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 05:23 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice comes up short on the floater in the paint | 41-39 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Vincent Kirby - foul #3 on Vincent Kirby, team foul #8 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG) Cameron Fry | |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 04:58 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 04:34 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 42-41 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Byron Steele steals it from Zachery Baker in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| 04:31 | Ohio State | Byron Steele banks in the layup | 42-43 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-43 |
| 04:17 | Ohio State | Byron Steele pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 03:48 | Ohio State | Alan Barker knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Byron Steele | 42-45 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart connects on the jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Alan Barker - foul #3 on Alan Barker, team foul #9 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Mann (PG), Matthew McDonald (SG), James Young (PF), William Reid (C) Zachery Baker, Micheal Fortier, Christopher Rossetti, Craig Atkinson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), Irvin Blandon (C) Alan Barker, Eugene Rice | |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Byron Steele's floater is knocked away by Marlon Everhart | 45-45 |
| 02:48 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon tips it in | 45-47 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (PG), Micheal Fortier (SF), Craig Atkinson (C) David Mann, Matthew McDonald, William Reid | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), Eugene Rice (C) Byron Steele, Vincent Kirby | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Atkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William McCurty (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Irvin Blandon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 45-47 |
| 02:22 | Ohio State | William McCurty gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 01:55 | Ohio State | Alan Barker scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart is fouled on the floor by Irvin Blandon - foul #4 on Irvin Blandon, team foul #10 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby (PF) Irvin Blandon | |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:30 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice is fouled on the floor by Craig Atkinson - foul #3 on Craig Atkinson, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| 01:03 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 45-50 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-50 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart tips it home | 47-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Micheal Fortier steals the ball from Alan Barker | 47-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Zachery Baker misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-50 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |