| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) SF - James Dewar (fresh) PF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) C - Jerome Somalski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Lanski (fresh) SG - Charles Owens (fresh) SF - Joseph Champion (fresh) PF - David Allen (fresh) C - Richard Baade (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | James Dewar wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski misses short on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Ohio State | David Allen comes up short on the runner near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Ohio State | Richard Baade tips it home | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | Charles Owens snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Ohio State | Richard Baade misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Xavier | James Dewar grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Xavier | Richard Baade is called for the reach on Jerome Somalski - foul #1 on Richard Baade, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski hits a fadeaway from the left side | 4-2 |
| 17:46 | Ohio State | James Dewar picks off the pass by Thomas Lanski | 4-2 |
| 17:43 | Xavier | Robert Taylor misses the lay-in | 4-2 |
| 17:42 | Ohio State | Richard Baade pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:28 | Ohio State | Richard Baade drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Lanski | 4-4 |
| 17:13 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by David Allen - foul #1 on David Allen, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 17:13 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:13 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:56 | Ohio State | Charles Owens is hacked by Stjepan Politowski - foul #1 on Stjepan Politowski, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG), David Nock (C) Stjepan Politowski, Jerome Somalski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 16:33 | Ohio State | Richard Baade hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Nock - foul #1 on David Nock, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | Samuel Wolak (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF), Clifford Bryant (C) Robert Taylor, James Dewar, Timothy Gibbs | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Austin (SF) Joseph Champion | |
| 16:33 | Ohio State | Richard Baade makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:33 | Ohio State | Richard Baade makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:19 | Xavier | Richard Baade is called for the reach on Juan Sanchez - foul #2 on Richard Baade, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Williams (C) Richard Baade | |
| 16:07 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Olin Osmanski (PF) David Allen | |
| 15:44 | Ohio State | Richard Austin hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Olin Osmanski | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) SG - Samuel Wolak (fresh) SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) PF - David Nock (fresh) C - Clifford Bryant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Lanski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Owens (fresh) SF - Richard Austin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Olin Osmanski (fresh) C - William Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 5-9 |
| 15:33 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant grabs the offensive board | 5-9 |
| 15:18 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 15:17 | Ohio State | Olin Osmanski grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 15:03 | Ohio State | Charles Owens blows the layup but he's hacked by Samuel Wolak - foul #1 on Samuel Wolak, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), Stjepan Politowski (SG), James Dewar (SF), Timothy Gibbs (PF), Jerome Somalski (C) Juan Sanchez, Samuel Wolak, Dikembe Ali, David Nock, Clifford Bryant | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Champion (SF), David Allen (PF) Richard Austin, Olin Osmanski | |
| 15:03 | Ohio State | Charles Owens makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 15:03 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 15:03 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 14:42 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Dewar | 7-10 |
| 14:21 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Charles Owens | 7-12 |
| 14:05 | Xavier | Thomas Lanski steals the ball from James Dewar | 7-12 |
| 13:41 | Ohio State | Joseph Champion drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from David Allen | 7-14 |
| 13:22 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-14 |
| 13:20 | Ohio State | William Williams snags the defensive board | 7-14 |
| 12:51 | Ohio State | William Williams is denied on a layup by Jerome Somalski | 7-14 |
| 12:50 | Ohio State | William Williams tips it back up and in | 7-16 |
| 12:37 | Xavier | James Dewar misses the shot from close range | 7-16 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Charles Owens gets the rebound | 7-16 |
| 12:07 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 7-16 |
| 12:06 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs gets the rebound | 7-16 |
| 12:01 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski's pass is intercepted by Thomas Lanski | 7-16 |
| 11:32 | Ohio State | David Allen can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Timothy Gibbs - foul #1 on Timothy Gibbs, team foul #4 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (PG), Samuel Wolak (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF), David Nock (PF), Clifford Bryant (C) Robert Taylor, Stjepan Politowski, James Dewar, Timothy Gibbs, Jerome Somalski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Austin (SF), Olin Osmanski (C) Joseph Champion, William Williams | |
| 11:32 | Ohio State | David Allen makes the 1st free throw | 7-17 |
| 11:32 | Ohio State | David Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 7-18 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) SG - Samuel Wolak (fresh) SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) PF - David Nock (fresh) C - Clifford Bryant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Owens (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Austin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Olin Osmanski (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Olin Osmanski - foul #1 on Olin Osmanski, team foul #4 | 7-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Valeri Evanoski (SG) Thomas Lanski | |
| 11:17 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 8-18 |
| 11:17 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 11:01 | Ohio State | Charles Owens travels with the ball | 9-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Williams (C) David Allen | |
| 10:59 | Xavier | Charles Owens steals the ball from Juan Sanchez in the backcourt | 9-18 |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | William Williams's fadeaway is rejected by David Nock | 9-18 |
| 10:36 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ali | 9-18 |
| 10:18 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Dewar (SF), Timothy Gibbs (PF) Dikembe Ali, Clifford Bryant | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (PG) Charles Owens | |
| 09:55 | Ohio State | Richard Austin knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Valeri Evanoski | 9-20 |
| 09:40 | Xavier | William Williams swats the short shot by James Dewar | 9-20 |
| 09:38 | Ohio State | Richard Austin pulls down the rebound | 9-20 |
| 09:34 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), Stjepan Politowski (SG), Jerome Somalski (C) Juan Sanchez, Samuel Wolak, David Nock | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Allen (PF) William Williams | |
| 09:25 | Xavier | Olin Osmanski steps in front of the Robert Taylor pass | 9-20 |
| 09:19 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 9-20 |
| 09:18 | Xavier | James Dewar snags the defensive board | 9-20 |
| 08:59 | Xavier | James Dewar misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 9-20 |
| 08:58 | Ohio State | Olin Osmanski snags the defensive board | 9-20 |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Valeri Evanoski | 9-23 |
| 08:17 | Xavier | James Dewar misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 9-23 |
| 08:16 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski gets the rebound | 9-23 |
| 07:57 | Ohio State | Valeri Evanoski is hacked by Stjepan Politowski - foul #2 on Stjepan Politowski, team foul #5 | 9-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF), David Nock (PF) Stjepan Politowski, James Dewar, Timothy Gibbs | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Owens (SG), Joseph Champion (SF), William Williams (C) Valeri Evanoski, Richard Austin, Olin Osmanski | |
| 07:34 | Ohio State | Charles Owens lays it up and in set up by David Allen | 9-25 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) PF - David Nock (fresh) C - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Lanski (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Owens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Champion (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-25 |
| 07:16 | Xavier | Robert Taylor grabs the offensive board | 9-25 |
| 07:06 | Xavier | David Nock misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 9-25 |
| 07:05 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez hits the follow up shot | 11-25 |
| 06:40 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #6 | 11-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Samuel Wolak (SG), James Dewar (SF), Timothy Gibbs (PF) Robert Taylor, Dikembe Ali, Jerome Somalski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Baade (C) William Williams | |
| 06:40 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses the 1st free throw | 11-25 |
| 06:40 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski makes the 2nd free throw | 11-26 |
| 06:24 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 11-26 |
| 06:22 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Thomas Lanski | 11-26 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-26 |
| 06:06 | Ohio State | Richard Baade tips it home | 11-28 |
| 05:52 | Xavier | James Dewar drills a fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on Richard Baade - foul #3 on Richard Baade, team foul #5 | 13-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Valeri Evanoski (SG), Richard Austin (SF), Olin Osmanski (PF), William Williams (C) Thomas Lanski, Joseph Champion, David Allen, Richard Baade | |
| 05:52 | Xavier | James Dewar misses the free throw | 13-28 |
| 05:52 | Xavier | David Nock grabs the offensive rebound | 13-28 |
| 05:42 | Xavier | David Nock travels with the ball | 13-28 |
| 05:24 | Ohio State | Juan Sanchez is called for the reach on Charles Owens - foul #1 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #7 | 13-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Hawker (SG), Clifford Bryant (C) Juan Sanchez, David Nock | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:24 | Ohio State | Charles Owens makes the 1st free throw | 13-29 |
| 05:24 | Ohio State | Charles Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 13-30 |
| 05:00 | Xavier | William Williams denies the turnaround by Samuel Wolak | 13-30 |
| 04:58 | Ohio State | Charles Owens snags the defensive board | 13-30 |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | Charles Owens is fouled on the floor by Samuel Wolak - foul #2 on Samuel Wolak, team foul #8 | 13-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), Dikembe Ali (SF), Jerome Somalski (C) Samuel Wolak, James Dewar, Clifford Bryant | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Champion (SF) Richard Austin | |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | Charles Owens makes the 1st free throw | 13-31 |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | Charles Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 13-32 |
| 04:04 | Xavier | Robert Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 13-32 |
| 04:03 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs can't tip it in | 13-32 |
| 04:02 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Joseph Champion | 13-32 |
| 03:37 | Ohio State | Olin Osmanski double dribbles | 13-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), David Nock (PF) David Hawker, Timothy Gibbs | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (PG), David Allen (PF) Charles Owens, William Williams | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) PF - David Nock (fresh) C - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Valeri Evanoski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Champion (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Olin Osmanski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-32 |
| 03:17 | Xavier | David Nock grabs the offensive board | 13-32 |
| 02:54 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali dunks the ball | 15-32 |
| 02:30 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses short on a runner from the baseline | 15-32 |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski hits the follow up shot | 15-34 |
| 02:09 | Xavier | David Nock misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by David Allen - foul #2 on David Allen, team foul #6 | 15-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Dewar (SF), Timothy Gibbs (PF) Dikembe Ali, Jerome Somalski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Owens (SG), Richard Austin (SF), William Williams (C) Valeri Evanoski, Joseph Champion, Olin Osmanski | |
| 02:09 | Xavier | David Nock makes the 1st free throw | 16-34 |
| 02:09 | Xavier | David Nock misses the 2nd free throw | 16-34 |
| 02:09 | Ohio State | Charles Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 16-34 |
| 01:40 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski dunks the ball set up by Charles Owens | 16-36 |
| 01:16 | Xavier | Charles Owens is called for the reach on Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Charles Owens, team foul #7 | 16-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerome Somalski (C) David Nock | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:16 | Xavier | Robert Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 16-36 |
| 01:16 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-36 |
| 01:05 | Xavier | Thomas Lanski steps in front of the Robert Taylor pass | 16-36 |
| 01:01 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski lays it in | 16-38 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | William Williams takes the ball from Stjepan Politowski | 16-38 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski is fouled on the floor by Robert Taylor - foul #2 on Robert Taylor, team foul #9 | 16-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (PG), Samuel Wolak (SG) Robert Taylor, Stjepan Politowski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Olin Osmanski (PF) David Allen | |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski makes the 1st free throw | 16-39 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski makes the 2nd free throw | 16-40 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak connects on the 3 from the right corner | 19-40 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses long on a fullcourt shot | 19-40 |