| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvin Betton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Puente (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamie Hereford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Luke Woodward (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Napoli (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Heitzman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Manuel Rickman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Edward Brown inbounds the ball | 30-23 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Western Illinois | Luke Woodward comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 19:46 | Western Illinois | James Napoli tips it home | 30-25 |
| 19:24 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 19:22 | Western Illinois | Edward Brown snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 19:09 | Western Illinois | Luke Woodward misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 19:07 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 19:00 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert misses the floater from just outside the lane | 30-25 |
| 18:58 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford grabs the offensive board | 30-25 |
| 18:47 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Ernest Heitzman - foul #1 on Ernest Heitzman, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| 18:47 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 18:47 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 18:47 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 18:27 | Western Illinois | Aaron Mart blocks the short jumper by Manuel Rickman | 31-25 |
| 18:26 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford grabs the board | 31-25 |
| 18:17 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-25 |
| 18:15 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Manuel Rickman | 31-25 |
| 18:12 | Western Illinois | Luke Woodward is hacked by Marc Tolbert in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marc Tolbert, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| 18:07 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-25 |
| 17:56 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-25 |
| 17:40 | Western Illinois | Kyle Puente picks off the pass by Ernest Heitzman | 31-25 |
| 17:28 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton is hacked by Manuel Rickman - foul #2 on Manuel Rickman, team foul #2 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer (PF) Aaron Mart | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 17:20 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford misses the lay-in | 31-25 |
| 17:18 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 16:54 | Western Illinois | James Napoli is hacked by Alvin Betton - foul #1 on Alvin Betton, team foul #2 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roy Nixon (PG), Allan Biggs (SG), James Milligan (SF), Daniel Gilbreath (C) Marc Tolbert, Alvin Betton, Kyle Puente, Jamie Hereford | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Phillips (SG), Leonard Wei (PF), Michael Phair (C) James Napoli, Ernest Heitzman, Manuel Rickman | |
| 16:32 | Western Illinois | Edward Brown knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Luke Woodward | 31-27 |
| 16:14 | Ohio State | James Milligan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 31-27 |
| 16:12 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Leonard Wei | 31-27 |
| 15:48 | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei blows the layup | 31-27 |
| 15:47 | Western Illinois | Robert Phillips tips it home | 31-29 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Roy Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Allan Biggs (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Milligan (fresh) PF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Gilbreath (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Luke Woodward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Edward Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leonard Wei (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Phair (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Ohio State | Robert Phillips steps in front of the James Milligan pass | 31-29 |
| 15:37 | Western Illinois | Edward Brown hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Phillips | 31-31 |
| 15:15 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 15:13 | Ohio State | Daniel Gilbreath pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | Luke Woodward steals the ball from James Milligan | 31-31 |
| 14:55 | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei comes up short on the floater from the left block | 31-31 |
| 14:53 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 14:33 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Daniel Gilbreath and he's hacked by Leonard Wei - foul #1 on Leonard Wei, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert (PG), Alvin Betton (SG), Kyle Puente (SF), Jamie Hereford (C) Roy Nixon, Allan Biggs, James Milligan, Daniel Gilbreath | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard (PG), James Napoli (SG), Ernest Heitzman (PF), Manuel Rickman (C) Luke Woodward, Edward Brown, Leonard Wei, Michael Phair | |
| 14:33 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer misses the free throw | 33-31 |
| 14:33 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 14:05 | Western Illinois | James Napoli is fouled on the floor by Timothy Schweizer - foul #3 on Timothy Schweizer, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Aaron Mart (PF) Timothy Schweizer | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 13:45 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 13:37 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart misses the easy layup | 33-33 |
| 13:36 | Western Illinois | James Napoli snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 13:32 | Western Illinois | Robert Phillips scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Napoli | 33-36 |
| 13:25 | Ohio State | Robert Phillips denies the turnaround by Kyle Puente | 33-36 |
| 13:23 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 13:06 | Western Illinois | Robert Phillips misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-36 |
| 13:05 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 12:37 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Marc Tolbert and the foul's on James Napoli - foul #3 on James Napoli, team foul #4 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Luke Woodward (PG), Edward Brown (SF) Hiram Collard, Robert Phillips | |
| 12:37 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 12:25 | Western Illinois | James Napoli drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Luke Woodward | 36-39 |
| 12:05 | Ohio State | The 3pt attempt by Marc Tolbert is denied by Manuel Rickman | 36-39 |
| 12:03 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford tips it in | 38-39 |
| 11:41 | Western Illinois | Luke Woodward scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing and the foul's on Alvin Betton - foul #2 on Alvin Betton, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roy Nixon (PG), Allan Biggs (SG), James Milligan (SF), Timothy Schweizer (PF), Daniel Gilbreath (C) Marc Tolbert, Alvin Betton, Kyle Puente, Aaron Mart, Jamie Hereford | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei (PF), Michael Phair (C) Ernest Heitzman, Manuel Rickman | |
| 11:41 | Western Illinois | Luke Woodward makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Roy Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Allan Biggs (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Milligan (fresh) PF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Gilbreath (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Luke Woodward (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Napoli (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Brown (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leonard Wei (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Phair (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Ohio State | Roy Nixon is denied on a dunk by Michael Phair | 38-43 |
| 11:21 | Western Illinois | James Napoli snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 11:09 | Western Illinois | Edward Brown misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on James Milligan - foul #1 on James Milligan, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Phillips (SG) James Napoli | |
| 11:09 | Western Illinois | Edward Brown misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 11:09 | Western Illinois | Edward Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 10:50 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-44 |
| 10:48 | Western Illinois | Edward Brown pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 10:33 | Western Illinois | Robert Phillips loses the ball out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert (PG), Alvin Betton (SG), Kyle Puente (SF), Aaron Mart (PF), Jamie Hereford (C) Roy Nixon, Allan Biggs, James Milligan, Timothy Schweizer, Daniel Gilbreath | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman (PF), Manuel Rickman (C) Edward Brown, Michael Phair | |
| 10:08 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Marc Tolbert | 40-44 |
| 09:47 | Western Illinois | Luke Woodward double dribbles | 40-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Napoli (SG) Leonard Wei | |
| 09:29 | Ohio State | James Napoli steals it from Alvin Betton | 40-44 |
| 09:26 | Western Illinois | James Napoli hits the finger roll | 40-46 |
| 09:18 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-46 |
| 09:16 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 09:11 | Western Illinois | Luke Woodward drills a driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Jamie Hereford - foul #3 on Jamie Hereford, team foul #6 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer (PF) Aaron Mart | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Edward Brown (SF), Leonard Wei (PF) Robert Phillips, Ernest Heitzman | |
| 09:11 | Western Illinois | Luke Woodward makes the free throw | 40-49 |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | Luke Woodward takes the ball from Jamie Hereford | 40-49 |
| 08:45 | Western Illinois | Edward Brown misses the easy layup | 40-49 |
| 08:44 | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei grabs the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 08:32 | Western Illinois | Edward Brown hits the finger roll | 40-51 |
| 08:19 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 08:18 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer snags the offensive board | 40-51 |
| 07:59 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Schweizer | 43-51 |
| 07:37 | Western Illinois | Edward Brown hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-54 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alvin Betton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Puente (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jamie Hereford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Luke Woodward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Napoli (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Wei (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Rickman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford misses short on a shot from the left wing | 43-54 |
| 07:15 | Western Illinois | Edward Brown pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 06:59 | Western Illinois | Edward Brown is fouled on the floor by Kyle Puente - foul #3 on Kyle Puente, team foul #7 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roy Nixon (PG), Allan Biggs (SG), James Milligan (SF), Aaron Mart (PF), Daniel Gilbreath (C) Marc Tolbert, Alvin Betton, Kyle Puente, Timothy Schweizer, Jamie Hereford | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard (PG), Robert Phillips (SG), Ernest Heitzman (PF), Michael Phair (C) Luke Woodward, James Napoli, Leonard Wei, Manuel Rickman | |
| 06:59 | Western Illinois | Edward Brown misses the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 06:59 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 06:44 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 06:21 | Western Illinois | Allan Biggs steps in front of the Edward Brown pass | 45-54 |
| 06:06 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Aaron Mart, team foul #8 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle (SF) Edward Brown | |
| 05:56 | Western Illinois | Robert Phillips misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-54 |
| 05:55 | Western Illinois | Robert Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 05:37 | Western Illinois | Robert Phillips is fouled on the floor by Aaron Mart - foul #3 on Aaron Mart, team foul #9 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Luke Woodward (PG), James Napoli (SG) Hiram Collard, Christopher Dunkle | |
| 05:37 | Western Illinois | Robert Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 05:37 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 05:27 | Ohio State | Luke Woodward steps in front of the Aaron Mart pass | 45-54 |
| 05:18 | Western Illinois | James Napoli can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | James Milligan gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | Roy Nixon is fouled on the floor by Luke Woodward - foul #2 on Luke Woodward, team foul #5 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Puente (SF) James Milligan | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Edward Brown (SF), Leonard Wei (C) Robert Phillips, Michael Phair | |
| 04:49 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs knocks in the shot from the left side | 47-54 |
| 04:40 | Western Illinois | James Napoli misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 47-54 |
| 04:38 | Western Illinois | Luke Woodward grabs the offensive board | 47-54 |
| 04:19 | Western Illinois | James Napoli is called for a backcourt violation | 47-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert (PG), Alvin Betton (SG), Timothy Schweizer (PF), Jamie Hereford (C) Roy Nixon, Allan Biggs, Aaron Mart, Daniel Gilbreath | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman (C) Ernest Heitzman | |
| 04:05 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Edward Brown - foul #3 on Edward Brown, team foul #6 | 47-54 |
| 04:05 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 04:05 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer misses the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 04:05 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 03:59 | Western Illinois | James Napoli clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-54 |
| 03:58 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Timothy Schweizer | 48-54 |
| 03:41 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-54 |
| 03:40 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Puente | 48-54 |
| 03:35 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Luke Woodward - foul #3 on Luke Woodward, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard (PG), Robert Phillips (SG) Luke Woodward, James Napoli | |
| 03:35 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 03:35 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert misses the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 03:35 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman grabs the board | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alvin Betton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Puente (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jamie Hereford (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Hiram Collard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Edward Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leonard Wei (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Rickman (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Western Illinois | Kyle Puente takes the ball from Hiram Collard | 49-54 |
| 03:07 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Timothy Schweizer | 51-54 |
| 02:54 | Western Illinois | Robert Phillips makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Marc Tolbert - foul #2 on Marc Tolbert, team foul #10 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Milligan (SF), Aaron Mart (PF) Kyle Puente, Timothy Schweizer | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Luke Woodward (PG), Ernest Heitzman (PF) Hiram Collard, Leonard Wei | |
| 02:54 | Western Illinois | Robert Phillips misses the free throw | 51-56 |
| 02:54 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 02:36 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Alvin Betton | 53-56 |
| 02:13 | Western Illinois | Luke Woodward comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Marc Tolbert - foul #3 on Marc Tolbert, team foul #11 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Allan Biggs (SG), Daniel Gilbreath (C) Alvin Betton, Jamie Hereford | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Napoli (SG), Michael Phair (C) Edward Brown, Manuel Rickman | |
| 02:13 | Western Illinois | Luke Woodward misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 02:13 | Western Illinois | Luke Woodward makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 02:11 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alvin Betton (SG), Kyle Puente (SF), Jamie Hereford (C) Allan Biggs, James Milligan, Daniel Gilbreath | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Edward Brown (SF), Manuel Rickman (C) Robert Phillips, Michael Phair | |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart connects on the floater from the left block set up by Marc Tolbert | 55-57 |
| 01:35 | Western Illinois | James Napoli misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Marc Tolbert - foul #4 on Marc Tolbert, team foul #12 | 55-57 |
| 01:35 | Western Illinois | James Napoli makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 01:35 | Western Illinois | James Napoli makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton hits a jumper in the paint | 57-59 |
| 01:02 | Western Illinois | James Napoli drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Luke Woodward | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert is fouled on the floor by Luke Woodward - foul #4 on Luke Woodward, team foul #8 | 57-61 |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:54 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman gets the rebound | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Western Illinois | Edward Brown misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 00:23 | Western Illinois | Luke Woodward grabs the offensive board | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Western Illinois | Kyle Puente is called for the reach on Luke Woodward - foul #4 on Kyle Puente, team foul #13 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei (PF) Ernest Heitzman | |
| 00:20 | Western Illinois | Luke Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:20 | Western Illinois | Luke Woodward misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 00:11 | Western Illinois | Edward Brown is hacked by Marc Tolbert in the backcourt - foul #5 on Marc Tolbert, team foul #14 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Allan Biggs (SG) Marc Tolbert | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman (PF) Leonard Wei | |
| 00:11 | Western Illinois | Edward Brown makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:11 | Western Illinois | Edward Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jamie Hereford | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kyle Puente | 63-63 |
| 00:07 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Western Illinois | Edward Brown misses short on a runner in the lane | 63-63 |
| 00:01 | Western Illinois | Luke Woodward tips it back up and in | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente misses long on a fullcourt shot | 63-65 |