| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Russell Cron (fresh) SG - Brian Spencer (fresh) SF - Nick Kaplan (fresh) PF - Simon McKouen (fresh) C - Kenneth Cruise (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) SG - George Graves (fresh) SF - Thomas Lanski (fresh) PF - James Willson (fresh) C - William Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | William Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Ohio State | James Willson can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Ohio State | George Graves tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Memphis | Kenneth Cruise clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Ohio State | William Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Ohio State | George Graves misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Memphis | Simon McKouen snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Memphis | Brian Spencer's pass is intercepted by James Willson | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | Ohio State | James Willson tips it back up and in | 0-4 |
| 18:01 | Memphis | Simon McKouen comes up short on the shot from the left block | 0-4 |
| 18:00 | Ohio State | William Williams gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:37 | Ohio State | George Graves misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 17:35 | Memphis | Simon McKouen gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:28 | Memphis | Simon McKouen buries a floater from the left block | 2-4 |
| 17:25 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat is hacked by Russell Cron in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russell Cron, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Allen (PF), Charles Owens (C) James Willson, William Williams | |
| 17:12 | Ohio State | Russell Cron steals the ball from Charles Owens | 2-4 |
| 16:46 | Memphis | Kenneth Cruise banks in the layup and he's hacked by David Allen - foul #1 on David Allen, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG) Leroy Wheat | |
| 16:46 | Memphis | Kenneth Cruise makes the free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:28 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by George Graves | 5-7 |
| 16:09 | Memphis | Wesley Boyd steals the ball from Simon McKouen | 5-7 |
| 16:06 | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd hits the finger roll | 5-9 |
| 15:50 | Memphis | Charles Owens steps in front of the Russell Cron pass | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Russell Cron (fairly fresh) SG - Brian Spencer (fairly fresh) SF - Nick Kaplan (fairly fresh) PF - Simon McKouen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Cruise (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Wesley Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Graves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Allen (fresh) C - Charles Owens (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 15:37 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Simon McKouen | 5-9 |
| 15:32 | Memphis | Russell Cron scores on a turnaround in the lane | 7-9 |
| 15:06 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from George Graves | 7-11 |
| 14:48 | Memphis | Russell Cron misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Wesley Boyd - foul #1 on Wesley Boyd, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Memphis | Russell Brown (PF), Gordon Yee (C) Simon McKouen, Kenneth Cruise | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG), Richard Austin (SF), James Willson (PF), William Williams (C) Wesley Boyd, Thomas Lanski, David Allen, Charles Owens | |
| 14:48 | Memphis | Russell Cron makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:48 | Memphis | Russell Cron makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:25 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from George Graves | 9-14 |
| 14:20 | Memphis | Russell Cron drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Spencer | 11-14 |
| 14:02 | Ohio State | George Graves scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Austin | 11-17 |
| 13:44 | Memphis | Russell Cron misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Austin - foul #1 on Richard Austin, team foul #3 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | Aaron Johnson (PF) Russell Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:44 | Memphis | Russell Cron makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 13:44 | Memphis | Russell Cron makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 13:20 | Ohio State | William Williams hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Leroy Wheat and the foul's on Brian Spencer - foul #1 on Brian Spencer, team foul #2 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Memphis | Joshua Gloria (PG), Simon McKouen (PF) Russell Cron, Gordon Yee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (SG), Thomas Lanski (SF) George Graves, Richard Austin | |
| 13:20 | Ohio State | William Williams misses the free throw | 13-19 |
| 13:20 | Memphis | Aaron Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 13:11 | Memphis | Joshua Gloria misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 13:10 | Memphis | Simon McKouen tips it in | 15-19 |
| 12:46 | Ohio State | James Willson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-19 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Graves (SG), Charles Owens (PF) Leroy Wheat, James Willson | |
| 12:26 | Memphis | Aaron Johnson can't connect on a runner from the left block | 15-19 |
| 12:24 | Ohio State | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| 12:01 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Wesley Boyd | 15-22 |
| 11:47 | Memphis | Charles Owens swats the dunk try by Aaron Johnson | 15-22 |
| 11:46 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski grabs the board | 15-22 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Joshua Gloria (fresh) SG - Brian Spencer (tired) 1 ast. SF - Nick Kaplan (tired) PF - Simon McKouen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Wesley Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Graves (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Lanski (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Charles Owens (fresh) C - William Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski's pass is intercepted by Brian Spencer in the backcourt | 15-22 |
| 11:28 | Memphis | Joshua Gloria is fouled on the floor by Wesley Boyd - foul #2 on Wesley Boyd, team foul #4 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Memphis | Kenneth Biesenthal (PG), Russell Brown (PF), Gordon Yee (C) Joshua Gloria, Simon McKouen, Aaron Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG), Richard Austin (SF), David Allen (PF) Wesley Boyd, Thomas Lanski, Charles Owens | |
| 11:19 | Memphis | Kenneth Biesenthal comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Austin - foul #2 on Richard Austin, team foul #5 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (SF) Richard Austin | |
| 11:19 | Memphis | Kenneth Biesenthal makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 11:19 | Memphis | Kenneth Biesenthal misses the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 11:19 | Ohio State | William Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski is wide open but clanks a runner from the left block | 16-22 |
| 10:58 | Ohio State | David Allen tips it home | 16-24 |
| 10:49 | Memphis | David Allen takes the ball from Nick Kaplan | 16-24 |
| 10:22 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | Russell Cron (PG), Kenneth Cruise (C) Kenneth Biesenthal, Russell Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Owens (C) William Williams | |
| 10:06 | Memphis | Nick Kaplan's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Owens | 16-24 |
| 10:05 | Ohio State | David Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 09:50 | Ohio State | David Allen can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 16-24 |
| 09:49 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Kenneth Cruise | 16-24 |
| 09:42 | Memphis | Nick Kaplan misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Lanski - foul #1 on Thomas Lanski, team foul #6 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | Simon McKouen (PF) Gordon Yee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Willson (PF) David Allen | |
| 09:42 | Memphis | Nick Kaplan makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 09:42 | Memphis | Nick Kaplan makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 09:40 | Ohio State | Russell Cron is called for the reach on Thomas Lanski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Cron, team foul #3 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | Joshua Gloria (PG) Russell Cron | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:26 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 09:24 | Memphis | Simon McKouen gets the rebound | 18-24 |
| 09:18 | Memphis | Brian Spencer comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Owens - foul #1 on Charles Owens, team foul #7 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Williams (C) Thomas Lanski | |
| 09:18 | Memphis | Brian Spencer misses the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 09:18 | Memphis | Brian Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 09:18 | Ohio State | James Willson grabs the board | 18-24 |
| 08:58 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-24 |
| 08:56 | Memphis | Joshua Gloria grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 08:51 | Memphis | Brian Spencer comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by George Graves - foul #1 on George Graves, team foul #8 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | Russell Brown (PF), Aaron Johnson (C) Simon McKouen, Kenneth Cruise | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:51 | Memphis | Brian Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 08:51 | Memphis | Brian Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 08:51 | Memphis | Aaron Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 08:44 | Memphis | Aaron Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (SF) Charles Owens | |
| 08:24 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat is fouled on the floor by Joshua Gloria - foul #1 on Joshua Gloria, team foul #4 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gordon Yee (C) Aaron Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:11 | Ohio State | James Willson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-24 |
| 08:10 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Wheat | 19-24 |
| 07:51 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 19-24 |
| 07:50 | Memphis | Gordon Yee gets the rebound | 19-24 |
| 07:21 | Memphis | Brian Spencer double dribbles | 19-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | Kenneth Biesenthal (PG), Simon McKouen (PF), Kenneth Cruise (C) Joshua Gloria, Russell Brown, Gordon Yee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Allen (PF), Charles Owens (C) James Willson, William Williams | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Kenneth Biesenthal (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Brian Spencer (very tired) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nick Kaplan (very tired) 2 pts. PF - Simon McKouen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Cruise (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Graves (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Lanski (tired) 8 pts. PF - David Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Owens (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-24 |
| 07:03 | Memphis | Nick Kaplan misses short on a floater from the right wing | 19-24 |
| 07:01 | Memphis | Kenneth Cruise tips it home | 21-24 |
| 06:39 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-24 |
| 06:38 | Ohio State | George Graves grabs the offensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 06:23 | Ohio State | George Graves connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Leroy Wheat | 21-27 |
| 06:06 | Memphis | Simon McKouen misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Thomas Lanski - foul #2 on Thomas Lanski, team foul #9 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Memphis | Russell Cron (PG), Gordon Yee (C) Kenneth Biesenthal, Kenneth Cruise | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG), Richard Austin (SF), James Willson (PF) Leroy Wheat, Thomas Lanski, David Allen | |
| 06:06 | Memphis | Simon McKouen misses the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 06:06 | Memphis | Simon McKouen makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:41 | Ohio State | George Graves misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Brian Spencer - foul #2 on Brian Spencer, team foul #5 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Memphis | Aaron Johnson (PF) Simon McKouen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Williams (C) Charles Owens | |
| 05:41 | Ohio State | George Graves misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:41 | Ohio State | George Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:41 | Ohio State | George Graves makes the 3rd free throw | 22-29 |
| 05:24 | Memphis | Russell Cron clanks a shot from the left side | 22-29 |
| 05:23 | Memphis | Aaron Johnson misses the tip | 22-29 |
| 05:21 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Richard Austin | 22-29 |
| 05:19 | Ohio State | George Graves is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Spencer - foul #3 on Brian Spencer, team foul #6 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | Barry Dean (SG), Simon McKouen (PF) Brian Spencer, Gordon Yee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG) George Graves | |
| 04:58 | Ohio State | Richard Austin makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Wesley Boyd | 22-31 |
| 04:42 | Memphis | Simon McKouen connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Russell Cron and the foul's on William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #10 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Owens (SF), David Allen (PF) Richard Austin, James Willson | |
| 04:42 | Memphis | Simon McKouen misses the free throw | 24-31 |
| 04:42 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to William Williams | 24-31 |
| 04:13 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Barry Dean - foul #1 on Barry Dean, team foul #7 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | Russell Brown (PF), Kenneth Cruise (C) Simon McKouen, Aaron Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Graves (SG), Thomas Lanski (SF) Leroy Wheat, William Williams | |
| 04:13 | Ohio State | Charles Owens makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 04:13 | Ohio State | Charles Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 03:54 | Memphis | Russell Cron lays it up and in | 26-33 |
| 03:52 | Ohio State | George Graves is hacked by Barry Dean in the backcourt - foul #2 on Barry Dean, team foul #8 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Memphis | Joshua Gloria (PG) Russell Cron | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:52 | Ohio State | George Graves misses the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 03:52 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Russell Brown | 26-33 |
| 03:45 | Memphis | Joshua Gloria clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 26-33 |
| 03:44 | Memphis | Barry Dean can't tip it in | 26-33 |
| 03:43 | Memphis | Russell Brown gets the offensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 03:25 | Memphis | Barry Dean is hacked by Charles Owens - foul #2 on Charles Owens, team foul #11 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG), Richard Austin (SF), James Willson (PF) Wesley Boyd, Thomas Lanski, David Allen | |
| 03:25 | Memphis | Barry Dean misses the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 03:25 | Memphis | Barry Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 03:25 | Ohio State | Richard Austin gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Joshua Gloria (fresh) SG - Barry Dean (fairly fresh) SF - Nick Kaplan (very tired) 2 pts. PF - Russell Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Cruise (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Graves (tired) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Willson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Owens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:08 | Ohio State | Richard Austin misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Nick Kaplan - foul #1 on Nick Kaplan, team foul #9 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Memphis | Kenneth Biesenthal (SG), Aaron Johnson (PF), Gordon Yee (C) Barry Dean, Russell Brown, Kenneth Cruise | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Williams (C) Charles Owens | |
| 03:08 | Ohio State | Richard Austin makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 03:08 | Ohio State | Richard Austin misses the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 03:08 | Ohio State | William Williams gets the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 02:49 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat's fadeaway is rejected by Gordon Yee | 26-34 |
| 02:48 | Memphis | Kenneth Biesenthal grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 02:23 | Memphis | Joshua Gloria is fouled on the floor by James Willson - foul #1 on James Willson, team foul #12 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Memphis | Simon McKouen (PF) Aaron Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (SF) Richard Austin | |
| 02:23 | Memphis | Joshua Gloria makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 02:23 | Memphis | Joshua Gloria misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 02:23 | Ohio State | James Willson grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 02:05 | Ohio State | George Graves hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-34 |
| 02:03 | Memphis | Gordon Yee gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| 01:59 | Memphis | Kenneth Biesenthal drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Gloria | 29-34 |
| 01:31 | Ohio State | James Willson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 01:29 | Memphis | Gordon Yee grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 01:06 | Memphis | Kenneth Biesenthal knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Simon McKouen | 31-34 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 31-34 |
| Subs | Memphis | Russell Cron (PG), Barry Dean (SG), Kenneth Cruise (C) Joshua Gloria, Kenneth Biesenthal, Gordon Yee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG), Richard Austin (SF), David Allen (PF), Charles Owens (C) Leroy Wheat, Thomas Lanski, James Willson, William Williams | |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | Charles Owens is denied on a layup by Kenneth Cruise | 31-34 |
| 00:36 | Ohio State | George Graves tips it home | 31-36 |
| 00:22 | Memphis | Kenneth Cruise is whistled for a carry | 31-36 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Charles Owens drills a turnaround from close range | 31-38 |