| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brian Lillie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Goudeau (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Casey Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ryan Tardiff (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Burns (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Victor Wheatley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sam Rowe (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Thomas Goudeau inbounds the ball | 46-41 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Missouri State | Thomas Goudeau hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 19:44 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 19:39 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff is denied on a layup by Joshua Sanders | 46-41 |
| 19:38 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 19:34 | Missouri State | Thomas Goudeau hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Casey Gray | 48-41 |
| 19:26 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 19:25 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Michael Lewis | 48-41 |
| 19:23 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Burns - foul #2 on Stephen Burns, team foul #1 | 48-41 |
| 19:09 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders is open and buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Goudeau | 50-41 |
| 18:56 | Ohio State | Thomas Goudeau steals it from Ryan Tardiff | 50-41 |
| 18:54 | Missouri State | Casey Gray is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Tardiff - foul #1 on Ryan Tardiff, team foul #2 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Tew (PF), Michael Niven (C) Victor Wheatley, Sam Rowe | |
| 18:36 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Thomas Goudeau | 52-41 |
| 18:29 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joshua Sanders - foul #2 on Joshua Sanders, team foul #1 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ed Thrower (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Michael Pearson (C) Brian Lillie, Michael Lewis, Joshua Sanders | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen (SG), John Spann (SF) Charles Wallace, Stephen Burns | |
| 18:29 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 18:29 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 18:27 | Missouri State | Ryan Tardiff steps in front of the Robert Brown pass in the backcourt | 52-43 |
| 18:26 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff hits the finger roll | 52-45 |
| 18:22 | Missouri State | Thomas Goudeau throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Floyd Lunt (PF) Casey Gray | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (PG) Ryan Tardiff | |
| 18:10 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 52-45 |
| 18:09 | Ohio State | John Nelson gets the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 17:57 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 52-45 |
| 17:55 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 17:51 | Missouri State | John Spann steals the ball from Michael Pearson in the backcourt | 52-45 |
| 17:35 | Ohio State | Michael Niven is hacked by Michael Pearson - foul #2 on Michael Pearson, team foul #2 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eric Hill (SF) Thomas Goudeau | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley (PF), Sam Rowe (C) Thomas Tew, Michael Niven | |
| 17:23 | Ohio State | John Nelson is fouled on the floor by Ed Thrower - foul #1 on Ed Thrower, team foul #3 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Lillie (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), Casey Gray (PF) Ed Thrower, Robert Brown, Floyd Lunt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:11 | Ohio State | John Spann is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-45 |
| 17:09 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 16:59 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley is called for traveling | 52-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders (C) Michael Pearson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Charles Wallace (SG), Stephen Burns (SF) John Nelson, Ryan Dodgen, John Spann | |
| 16:45 | Missouri State | Eric Hill knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Sam Rowe - foul #2 on Sam Rowe, team foul #3 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Niven (C) Sam Rowe | |
| 16:45 | Missouri State | Eric Hill makes the free throw | 55-45 |
| 16:35 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 55-45 |
| 16:34 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 16:22 | Missouri State | Casey Gray comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-45 |
| 16:21 | Missouri State | Eric Hill gets the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 16:11 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders misses the dunk but he's hacked by Michael Niven - foul #3 on Michael Niven, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ed Thrower (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Thomas Goudeau (SF), Floyd Lunt (PF) Brian Lillie, Michael Lewis, Eric Hill, Casey Gray | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Spann (SF) Stephen Burns | |
| 16:11 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 16:11 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 16:11 | Ohio State | John Spann grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 15:57 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | Michael Niven grabs the offensive board | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Ed Thrower (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Goudeau (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Floyd Lunt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Sanders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ryan Tardiff (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wallace (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Spann (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Victor Wheatley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Niven (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:50 | Ohio State | Floyd Lunt picks off the pass by Charles Wallace | 55-45 |
| 15:34 | Missouri State | Thomas Goudeau misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Wallace - foul #3 on Charles Wallace, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Pearson (C) Joshua Sanders | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (PG), Ryan Dodgen (SG), Thomas Tew (PF), Sam Rowe (C) Ryan Tardiff, Charles Wallace, Victor Wheatley, Michael Niven | |
| 15:34 | Missouri State | Thomas Goudeau misses the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 15:34 | Missouri State | Thomas Goudeau makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 15:15 | Ohio State | John Spann splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Goudeau - foul #2 on Thomas Goudeau, team foul #4 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Shelton Harvey (PF) Floyd Lunt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 15:15 | Ohio State | John Spann makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 15:15 | Ohio State | John Spann makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 14:52 | Missouri State | Ryan Dodgen steals the ball from Thomas Goudeau | 56-47 |
| 14:49 | Ohio State | John Spann hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ryan Dodgen | 56-49 |
| 14:24 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson clanks a shot from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 14:23 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to John Spann | 56-49 |
| 14:16 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by John Spann | 56-51 |
| 14:11 | Missouri State | Thomas Goudeau is called for traveling | 56-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Lillie (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), Eric Hill (SF), Casey Gray (PF) Ed Thrower, Robert Brown, Thomas Goudeau, Michael Pearson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey McInnes (PG), Charles Wallace (SG), Stephen Burns (SF), Victor Wheatley (PF), Michael Niven (C) John Nelson, Ryan Dodgen, John Spann, Thomas Tew, Sam Rowe | |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | Michael Lewis picks off the pass by Charles Wallace | 56-51 |
| 13:42 | Missouri State | Shelton Harvey can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 56-51 |
| 13:40 | Ohio State | Michael Niven grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 13:28 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Casey Gray - foul #2 on Casey Gray, team foul #5 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders (C) Shelton Harvey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG) Charles Wallace | |
| 13:28 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 13:28 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 13:08 | Missouri State | Casey Gray hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 56-53 |
| 13:06 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders gets the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 12:49 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders misses the turnaround in the lane | 56-53 |
| 12:48 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders misses the tip | 56-53 |
| 12:47 | Missouri State | Casey Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 12:28 | Missouri State | Casey Gray's pass is intercepted by Ryan Tardiff | 56-53 |
| 12:13 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 56-55 |
| 11:55 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Stephen Burns - foul #3 on Stephen Burns, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ed Thrower (PG), Thomas Goudeau (SF), Floyd Lunt (PF), Michael Pearson (C) Brian Lillie, Eric Hill, Casey Gray, Joshua Sanders | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (PG), Charles Wallace (SG), John Spann (SF), Thomas Tew (PF), Sam Rowe (C) Ryan Tardiff, Jeffrey McInnes, Stephen Burns, Victor Wheatley, Michael Niven | |
| 11:55 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 11:55 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Ed Thrower (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Goudeau (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Floyd Lunt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Pearson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - John Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Spann (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Tew (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Sam Rowe (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew misses the dunk attempt | 57-55 |
| 11:38 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 11:33 | Missouri State | Thomas Tew swats the short shot by Michael Pearson | 57-55 |
| 11:31 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Goudeau | 57-55 |
| 11:14 | Missouri State | Thomas Goudeau hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 11:12 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | Michael Lewis steps in front of the Charles Wallace pass | 57-55 |
| 10:37 | Missouri State | Sam Rowe swats the short shot by Michael Pearson | 57-55 |
| 10:36 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 10:18 | Ohio State | Michael Lewis picks off the pass by John Spann out of a doubleteam | 57-55 |
| 10:04 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 10:02 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower tips it back up and in | 59-55 |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace makes the 3 from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 09:18 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis loses the ball out of bounds | 59-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Lillie (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Eric Hill (SF), Casey Gray (PF), Joshua Sanders (C) Ed Thrower, Michael Lewis, Thomas Goudeau, Floyd Lunt, Michael Pearson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Ryan Dodgen (SG), Stephen Burns (SF), Victor Wheatley (PF), Michael Niven (C) John Nelson, Charles Wallace, John Spann, Thomas Tew, Sam Rowe | |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns is hacked by Casey Gray - foul #3 on Casey Gray, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| 08:45 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Michael Niven | 59-60 |
| 08:39 | Missouri State | Eric Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey McInnes (SF) Stephen Burns | |
| 08:22 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Ryan Tardiff | 59-62 |
| 08:18 | Missouri State | Eric Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-62 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Shelton Harvey (C) Joshua Sanders | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:03 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen buries a runner near the basket and the foul's on Robert Brown - foul #3 on Robert Brown, team foul #7 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Burns (SF) Jeffrey McInnes | |
| 08:03 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen misses the free throw | 59-64 |
| 08:03 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Niven | 59-64 |
| 07:46 | Ohio State | Brian Lillie picks off the pass by Stephen Burns | 59-64 |
| 07:42 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie can't throw it down | 59-64 |
| 07:41 | Missouri State | Eric Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 59-64 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brian Lillie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Casey Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Shelton Harvey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ryan Tardiff (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Dodgen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Stephen Burns (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Victor Wheatley (tiring) 2 pts. C - Michael Niven (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Missouri State | Shelton Harvey misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Stephen Burns - foul #4 on Stephen Burns, team foul #7 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Goudeau (SF), Joshua Sanders (C) Eric Hill, Casey Gray | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Wallace (SG), Sam Rowe (C) Ryan Dodgen, Victor Wheatley | |
| 07:23 | Missouri State | Shelton Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 07:23 | Missouri State | Shelton Harvey misses the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 07:23 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| 07:02 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 07:00 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Shelton Harvey | 60-64 |
| 06:40 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders misses long on a shot in the lane | 60-64 |
| 06:38 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff grabs the defensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 06:33 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Brown - foul #4 on Robert Brown, team foul #8 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ed Thrower (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), Casey Gray (PF) Brian Lillie, Robert Brown, Shelton Harvey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey McInnes (SG), John Spann (SF), Thomas Tew (PF) Charles Wallace, Stephen Burns, Michael Niven | |
| 06:33 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff misses the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 06:33 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 06:22 | Missouri State | Thomas Goudeau hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-65 |
| 06:10 | Ohio State | John Spann banks in the layup set up by Thomas Tew | 63-67 |
| 06:02 | Missouri State | Jeffrey McInnes is called for the reach on Michael Lewis - foul #4 on Jeffrey McInnes, team foul #8 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (PG) Ryan Tardiff | |
| 06:02 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 06:02 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 05:49 | Ohio State | John Spann works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 05:47 | Missouri State | Casey Gray snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 05:37 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower's fadeaway is rejected by John Spann | 65-67 |
| 05:36 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower tips it back up and in | 67-67 |
| 05:19 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffrey McInnes and he's hacked by Ed Thrower - foul #2 on Ed Thrower, team foul #9 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Brown (SG), Eric Hill (SF), Floyd Lunt (PF), Michael Pearson (C) Michael Lewis, Thomas Goudeau, Casey Gray, Joshua Sanders | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen (SG), Michael Niven (C) Jeffrey McInnes, Sam Rowe | |
| 05:19 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew misses the free throw | 67-69 |
| 05:19 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Floyd Lunt | 67-69 |
| 05:17 | Missouri State | Robert Brown loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-69 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Burns (SF), Victor Wheatley (PF) John Spann, Thomas Tew | |
| 05:09 | Ohio State | Ed Thrower steals the ball from Victor Wheatley | 67-69 |
| 04:53 | Missouri State | Floyd Lunt connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Brown | 69-69 |
| 04:35 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Pearson - foul #3 on Michael Pearson, team foul #10 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Lillie (PG) Ed Thrower | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG) John Nelson | |
| 04:35 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns misses the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 04:35 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 04:35 | Missouri State | Floyd Lunt grabs the defensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 04:33 | Missouri State | Ryan Tardiff takes the ball from Eric Hill in the backcourt | 69-69 |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff clanks a shot from the left side | 69-69 |
| 04:25 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff grabs the offensive board | 69-69 |
| 04:20 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 69-69 |
| 04:18 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Floyd Lunt | 69-69 |
| 04:12 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson misses the shot from the left side | 69-69 |
| 04:10 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson tips it home | 71-69 |
| 03:57 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 71-71 |
| 03:40 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-71 |
| 03:38 | Ohio State | Michael Niven pulls down the rebound | 71-71 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brian Lillie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eric Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Floyd Lunt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Pearson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ryan Tardiff (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ryan Dodgen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Stephen Burns (tiring) 11 pts. 4 pf. PF - Victor Wheatley (tired) 2 pts. C - Michael Niven (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Ohio State | Eric Hill steals the ball from Victor Wheatley | 71-71 |
| 03:24 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Hill | 73-71 |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 73-71 |
| 03:02 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Tardiff | 73-71 |
| 02:54 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Brian Lillie - foul #1 on Brian Lillie, team foul #11 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ed Thrower (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), Thomas Goudeau (SF), Casey Gray (PF), Shelton Harvey (C) Brian Lillie, Robert Brown, Eric Hill, Floyd Lunt, Michael Pearson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Wallace (SG), Jeffrey McInnes (SF), John Spann (PF), Sam Rowe (C) Ryan Dodgen, Stephen Burns, Victor Wheatley, Michael Niven | |
| 02:54 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 02:54 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff makes the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 02:30 | Missouri State | Jeffrey McInnes denies the turnaround by Michael Lewis | 73-73 |
| 02:28 | Missouri State | Casey Gray pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 02:28 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders (C) Shelton Harvey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (PG) Ryan Tardiff | |
| 02:05 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-73 |
| 02:03 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe gets the rebound | 73-73 |
| 01:48 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-73 |
| 01:46 | Missouri State | Thomas Goudeau gets the rebound | 73-73 |
| 01:32 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Ed Thrower | 75-73 |
| 01:32 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Lillie (PG) Ed Thrower | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Stephen Burns (SF), Victor Wheatley (PF) John Nelson, Jeffrey McInnes, John Spann | |
| 01:22 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff banks in the layup | 75-75 |
| 01:05 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 75-75 |
| 01:03 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Charles Wallace | 75-75 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Brian Lillie - foul #2 on Brian Lillie, team foul #12 | 75-75 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff makes the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:45 | Missouri State | Sam Rowe is called for the reach on Joshua Sanders in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sam Rowe, team foul #9 | 75-77 |
| 00:45 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 76-77 |
| 00:45 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 76-77 |
| 00:45 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe gets the rebound | 76-77 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff loses the ball out of bounds | 76-77 |
| 00:10 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis is hacked by Victor Wheatley - foul #1 on Victor Wheatley, team foul #10 | 76-77 |
| 00:10 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 00:10 | Missouri State | Michael Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns blows the layup | 78-77 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Thomas Goudeau | 78-77 |