| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Leland (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Mike Emery (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Thomas Miller (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Bacote (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Earnest Delima (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Benner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Yamada (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Carter (fresh) C - Justin Sharpe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | IPFW | Robert Yamada inbounds the ball | 41-18 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | IPFW | Mike Emery steps in front of the Aaron Carter pass | 41-18 |
| 19:41 | Ohio State | Mike Emery lays it in | 43-18 |
| 19:14 | IPFW | Justin Sharpe comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 43-18 |
| 19:12 | Ohio State | James Bacote grabs the board | 43-18 |
| 18:57 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses short on a shot from the left side | 43-18 |
| 18:55 | IPFW | Robert Yamada grabs the defensive rebound | 43-18 |
| 18:49 | IPFW | Earnest Delima buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Yamada and he's fouled by Kevin Leland - foul #1 on Kevin Leland, team foul #1 | 43-20 |
| 18:49 | IPFW | Earnest Delima makes the free throw | 43-21 |
| 18:32 | Ohio State | James Bacote scores on a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Justin Sharpe - foul #2 on Justin Sharpe, team foul #1 | 45-21 |
| 18:32 | Ohio State | James Bacote makes the free throw | 46-21 |
| 18:13 | IPFW | Earnest Delima is fouled on the floor by Mike Emery - foul #2 on Mike Emery, team foul #2 | 46-21 |
| 18:03 | IPFW | George Benner hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-24 |
| 17:40 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland knocks in the floater in the lane | 48-24 |
| 17:35 | IPFW | Earnest Delima's floater is knocked away by Thomas Miller | 48-24 |
| 17:33 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-24 |
| 17:31 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman is fouled in the backcourt by Earnest Delima - foul #2 on Earnest Delima, team foul #2 | 48-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Larry Lapine (PF) Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | IPFW | Scottie Patricio (PF), Pete Huggard (C) Aaron Carter, Justin Sharpe | |
| 17:20 | Ohio State | Mike Emery misses the runner from the baseline | 48-24 |
| 17:18 | Ohio State | Mike Emery grabs the offensive board | 48-24 |
| 16:58 | Ohio State | James Bacote lays it up and in | 50-24 |
| 16:44 | IPFW | Scottie Patricio misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-24 |
| 16:43 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman gets the rebound | 50-24 |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Earnest Delima is called for the reach on Kevin Leland - foul #3 on Earnest Delima, team foul #3 | 50-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Floyd Wallace (SG), Thomas Miller (PF) Edward Stockman, Kevin Leland, James Bacote | |
| Subs | IPFW | Eugene Mitchell (PG), Kent Golden (SG), Aaron Carter (PF) Earnest Delima, George Benner, Robert Yamada | |
| 16:02 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine is fouled on the floor by Pete Huggard - foul #3 on Pete Huggard, team foul #4 | 50-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Justin Sharpe (C) Pete Huggard | |
| 15:41 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine lays it up and in on a nice dish by Floyd Wallace | 52-24 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gary Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Emery (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Miller (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Lapine (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Eugene Mitchell (fresh) SG - Kent Golden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scottie Patricio (fresh) PF - Aaron Carter (fresh) C - Justin Sharpe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | IPFW | Justin Sharpe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-24 |
| 15:32 | IPFW | Kent Golden tips it but misses | 52-24 |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor gets the rebound | 52-24 |
| 15:10 | Ohio State | Mike Emery misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-24 |
| 15:09 | IPFW | Kent Golden snags the defensive board | 52-24 |
| 14:58 | IPFW | Eugene Mitchell makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Aaron Carter | 52-26 |
| 14:46 | Ohio State | Mike Emery is fouled on the floor by Scottie Patricio - foul #3 on Scottie Patricio, team foul #5 | 52-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG), Kevin Leland (SF), James Bacote (C) Gary Taylor, Mike Emery, Larry Lapine | |
| Subs | IPFW | Earnest Delima (PG), Pete Huggard (PF) Eugene Mitchell, Aaron Carter | |
| 14:18 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland can't throw it down | 52-26 |
| 14:17 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller grabs the offensive board | 52-26 |
| 14:06 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Thomas Miller is blocked by Justin Sharpe | 52-26 |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to James Bacote | 52-26 |
| 13:39 | Ohio State | James Bacote is fouled on the floor by Kent Golden - foul #3 on Kent Golden, team foul #6 | 52-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | IPFW | George Benner (SG), Robert Yamada (SF), Raymond Hoyle (C) Kent Golden, Scottie Patricio, Justin Sharpe | |
| 13:16 | Ohio State | James Bacote hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 52-26 |
| 13:14 | Ohio State | James Bacote tips it in | 54-26 |
| 13:04 | IPFW | Robert Yamada works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Earnest Delima | 54-28 |
| 12:37 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 54-28 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace hits the follow up shot | 56-28 |
| 12:28 | IPFW | Pete Huggard is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Pete Huggard, team foul #7 | 56-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mike Emery (SF), Larry Lapine (PF) Floyd Wallace, Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | IPFW | Kent Golden (PG), Aaron Carter (PF) Earnest Delima, Pete Huggard | |
| 12:01 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Mike Emery | 58-28 |
| 11:53 | IPFW | Kent Golden comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Lapine - foul #1 on Larry Lapine, team foul #3 | 58-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (SG) Kevin Leland | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 11:53 | IPFW | Kent Golden makes the 1st free throw | 58-29 |
| 11:53 | IPFW | Kent Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 58-30 |
| 11:24 | Ohio State | Mike Emery clanks a jumper from the left block | 58-30 |
| 11:22 | IPFW | Aaron Carter gets the rebound | 58-30 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Emery (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Bacote (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Kent Golden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Benner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Yamada (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Carter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Hoyle (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | IPFW | Kent Golden connects on the open 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Yamada out of the doubleteam | 58-33 |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor is fouled on the floor by Aaron Carter - foul #3 on Aaron Carter, team foul #8 | 58-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace (SG) Edward Stockman | |
| Subs | IPFW | Earnest Delima (PG), Justin Sharpe (C) Kent Golden, Raymond Hoyle | |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 59-33 |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 59-33 |
| 11:03 | IPFW | Aaron Carter grabs the board | 59-33 |
| 10:52 | IPFW | James Bacote is called for the reach on Justin Sharpe - foul #1 on James Bacote, team foul #4 | 59-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Leland (SG) Floyd Wallace | |
| Subs | IPFW | Eugene Mitchell (SG), Scottie Patricio (SF) George Benner, Robert Yamada | |
| 10:36 | IPFW | Earnest Delima is hacked by Gary Taylor - foul #2 on Gary Taylor, team foul #5 | 59-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Kent Golden (SG) Eugene Mitchell | |
| 10:31 | IPFW | Earnest Delima buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Kent Golden | 59-36 |
| 10:11 | Ohio State | James Bacote makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Taylor | 61-36 |
| 09:55 | IPFW | Aaron Carter misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 61-36 |
| 09:54 | Ohio State | James Bacote pulls down the rebound | 61-36 |
| 09:50 | Ohio State | Mike Emery lays it in on a nice dish by Gary Taylor and he's fouled by Scottie Patricio - foul #4 on Scottie Patricio, team foul #9 | 63-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG), Thomas Miller (PF) Gary Taylor, Larry Lapine | |
| Subs | IPFW | George Benner (SG), Robert Yamada (SF), Raymond Hoyle (PF) Kent Golden, Scottie Patricio, Aaron Carter | |
| 09:50 | Ohio State | Mike Emery misses the free throw | 63-36 |
| 09:50 | IPFW | Raymond Hoyle gets the rebound | 63-36 |
| 09:45 | IPFW | George Benner makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Earnest Delima | 63-38 |
| 09:19 | Ohio State | James Bacote buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Mike Emery | 65-38 |
| 09:07 | IPFW | Earnest Delima misses the wide open shot from the right wing | 65-38 |
| 09:05 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland snags the defensive board | 65-38 |
| 08:43 | Ohio State | Mike Emery clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 65-38 |
| 08:41 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman can't tip it in | 65-38 |
| 08:40 | IPFW | Robert Yamada gets the rebound | 65-38 |
| 08:36 | IPFW | George Benner hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 65-38 |
| 08:35 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman grabs the defensive rebound | 65-38 |
| 08:30 | Ohio State | Mike Emery misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 65-38 |
| 08:29 | Ohio State | Mike Emery pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-38 |
| 08:12 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller lays it in on a nice dish by Mike Emery | 67-38 |
| 08:01 | IPFW | George Benner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (SG), Floyd Wallace (SF), Larry Lapine (PF) Kevin Leland, Mike Emery, James Bacote | |
| Subs | IPFW | Michael Dineen (PG), Kent Golden (SG), Eugene Mitchell (SF), Terry Powell (C) Earnest Delima, George Benner, Robert Yamada, Justin Sharpe | |
| 07:43 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor is hacked by Kent Golden - foul #4 on Kent Golden, team foul #10 | 67-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Scottie Patricio (SF), Pete Huggard (PF) Michael Dineen, Raymond Hoyle | |
| 07:43 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 68-38 |
| 07:43 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 68-38 |
| 07:43 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Lapine | 68-38 |
| 07:25 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Bacote (C) Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 07:00 | IPFW | Terry Powell connects on the jumper from close range set up by Eugene Mitchell | 68-40 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Floyd Wallace (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Bacote (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Eugene Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kent Golden (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Scottie Patricio (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Pete Huggard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Terry Powell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:47 | Ohio State | James Bacote misses the lay-in | 68-40 |
| 06:46 | IPFW | Kent Golden grabs the board | 68-40 |
| 06:41 | IPFW | Eugene Mitchell is hacked by Edward Stockman - foul #2 on Edward Stockman, team foul #6 | 68-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mike Emery (SF) Edward Stockman | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 06:25 | IPFW | Mike Emery picks off the pass by Eugene Mitchell | 68-40 |
| 06:04 | Ohio State | Mike Emery connects on the shot from the left block set up by Gary Taylor | 70-40 |
| 05:50 | IPFW | Scottie Patricio throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Leland (SF), Thomas Miller (C) Mike Emery, James Bacote | |
| Subs | IPFW | Raymond Hoyle (C) Terry Powell | |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 70-40 |
| 05:27 | IPFW | Pete Huggard snags the defensive board | 70-40 |
| 05:19 | IPFW | Scottie Patricio comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-40 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace snags the defensive board | 70-40 |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Eugene Mitchell steals it from Gary Taylor | 70-40 |
| 04:48 | IPFW | Scottie Patricio hits the finger roll set up by Eugene Mitchell | 70-42 |
| 04:27 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace can't connect on a shot in the lane | 70-42 |
| 04:26 | IPFW | Eugene Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 70-42 |
| 04:04 | IPFW | Kent Golden misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-42 |
| 04:03 | IPFW | Eugene Mitchell tips it home | 70-44 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Pete Huggard - foul #5 on Pete Huggard, team foul #11 | 70-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mike Emery (SF), James Bacote (C) Kevin Leland, Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | IPFW | Michael Dineen (PG), Terry Powell (C) Eugene Mitchell, Pete Huggard | |
| 03:46 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine makes the 1st free throw | 71-44 |
| 03:46 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine makes the 2nd free throw | 72-44 |
| 03:23 | IPFW | Kent Golden misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-44 |
| 03:21 | IPFW | Terry Powell misses the tip | 72-44 |
| 03:19 | IPFW | Scottie Patricio gets the offensive rebound | 72-44 |
| 03:04 | IPFW | Kent Golden misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-44 |
| 03:02 | IPFW | Scottie Patricio can't tip it in | 72-44 |
| 03:00 | IPFW | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Powell | 72-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gary Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Floyd Wallace (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Emery (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Lapine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Bacote (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Michael Dineen (fresh) SG - Kent Golden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Scottie Patricio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Raymond Hoyle (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:42 | IPFW | Kent Golden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-44 |
| 02:26 | Ohio State | Terry Powell blocks the short jumper by Larry Lapine | 72-44 |
| 02:24 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Terry Powell | 72-44 |
| 02:12 | IPFW | Scottie Patricio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Eugene Mitchell (SF) Raymond Hoyle | |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-44 |
| 01:45 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace grabs the offensive rebound | 72-44 |
| 01:28 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 72-44 |
| 01:26 | IPFW | Terry Powell gets the rebound | 72-44 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:24 | IPFW | Michael Dineen is hacked by Gary Taylor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Taylor, team foul #7 | 72-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Raymond Hoyle (C) Terry Powell | |
| 01:24 | IPFW | Michael Dineen makes the 1st free throw | 72-45 |
| 01:24 | IPFW | Michael Dineen misses the 2nd free throw | 72-45 |
| 01:24 | Ohio State | Mike Emery snags the defensive board | 72-45 |
| 00:55 | Ohio State | Mike Emery misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-45 |
| 00:54 | IPFW | Scottie Patricio snags the defensive board | 72-45 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | IPFW | Raymond Hoyle buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Kent Golden | 72-47 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Raymond Hoyle - foul #1 on Raymond Hoyle, team foul #12 | 72-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Terry Powell (C) Michael Dineen | |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine makes the 1st free throw | 73-47 |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine makes the 2nd free throw | 74-47 |
| 00:17 | IPFW | Eugene Mitchell comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Larry Lapine - foul #2 on Larry Lapine, team foul #8 | 74-47 |
| 00:17 | IPFW | Eugene Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 74-48 |
| 00:17 | IPFW | Eugene Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 74-49 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor runs out the clock | 74-49 |