| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - George Patton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Felix Cabrera (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Hale (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Dalegowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Piper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Lanski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Valeri Evanoski (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Champion (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Baade (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lafayette | Daniel Hale inbounds the ball | 14-32 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Lafayette | George Patton is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 14-32 |
| 19:40 | Ohio State | David Allen comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by George Patton - foul #3 on George Patton, team foul #1 | 14-32 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Sepe (PG) George Patton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 19:40 | Ohio State | David Allen misses the 1st free throw | 14-32 |
| 19:40 | Ohio State | David Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 14-33 |
| 19:18 | Lafayette | Daniel Hale comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Joseph Champion - foul #3 on Joseph Champion, team foul #1 | 14-33 |
| 19:18 | Lafayette | Daniel Hale makes the 1st free throw | 15-33 |
| 19:18 | Lafayette | Daniel Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 16-33 |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | Joseph Champion's pass is intercepted by Daniel Hale in the backcourt | 16-33 |
| 19:14 | Lafayette | Robert Sepe banks in the layup on a great pass from Daniel Hale | 18-33 |
| 19:12 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski is hacked by Robert Sepe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Sepe, team foul #2 | 18-33 |
| 18:44 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski connects on the open 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Baade | 18-36 |
| 18:30 | Lafayette | Daniel Hale comes up short on the 3 from straight away but he's hacked by Joseph Champion - foul #4 on Joseph Champion, team foul #2 | 18-36 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Austin (SF) Joseph Champion | |
| 18:30 | Lafayette | Daniel Hale makes the 1st free throw | 19-36 |
| 18:30 | Lafayette | Daniel Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 19-36 |
| 18:30 | Lafayette | Daniel Hale makes the 3rd free throw | 20-36 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-36 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Richard Graham (C) John Piper | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:13 | Lafayette | Robert Sepe misses the 3 from straight away | 20-36 |
| 18:11 | Ohio State | Richard Baade gets the rebound | 20-36 |
| 17:55 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Richard Austin | 20-39 |
| 17:37 | Lafayette | Felix Cabrera clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-39 |
| 17:36 | Ohio State | David Allen snags the defensive board | 20-39 |
| 17:18 | Ohio State | Daniel Hale steps in front of the Richard Baade pass | 20-39 |
| 16:57 | Lafayette | Robert Sepe is whistled for a carry | 20-39 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Hugh Tilton (PG), William Luckey (SG), Joseph O'Connor (PF), John Piper (C) Robert Sepe, Felix Cabrera, Daniel Hale, Mark Dalegowski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Owens (SG), Olin Osmanski (PF) Valeri Evanoski, David Allen | |
| 16:52 | Ohio State | Richard Austin is called for traveling in the backcourt | 20-39 |
| 16:42 | Lafayette | Joseph O'Connor double dribbles | 20-39 |
| 16:40 | Ohio State | Hugh Tilton steals it from Richard Austin in the backcourt | 20-39 |
| 16:24 | Lafayette | Thomas Lanski is called for the reach on Hugh Tilton - foul #1 on Thomas Lanski, team foul #3 | 20-39 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Joseph Johnson (PF) Richard Graham | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Williams (C) Richard Baade | |
| 16:01 | Lafayette | Charles Owens picks off the pass by Joseph Johnson | 20-39 |
| 15:57 | Ohio State | Richard Austin throws it down on a great pass from Charles Owens | 20-41 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Hugh Tilton (fresh) SG - William Luckey (fresh) SF - Joseph O'Connor (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Piper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Owens (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Austin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Olin Osmanski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:51 | Lafayette | John Piper connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Hugh Tilton | 22-41 |
| 15:29 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 22-41 |
| 15:28 | Lafayette | John Piper grabs the board | 22-41 |
| 15:14 | Lafayette | William Luckey is hacked by Charles Owens - foul #1 on Charles Owens, team foul #4 | 22-41 |
| Subs | Lafayette | George Patton (PG), Robert Sepe (SG), Richard Graham (SF) Hugh Tilton, William Luckey, John Piper | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Valeri Evanoski (SG) Richard Austin | |
| 15:09 | Lafayette | Joseph O'Connor is denied on a layup by Charles Owens | 22-41 |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | William Williams gets the rebound | 22-41 |
| 14:39 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Valeri Evanoski | 22-44 |
| 14:21 | Lafayette | Robert Sepe misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-44 |
| 14:20 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Charles Owens | 22-44 |
| 14:18 | Ohio State | William Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Johnson - foul #1 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #3 | 22-44 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Felix Cabrera (SG), Daniel Hale (SF), Mark Dalegowski (PF) Robert Sepe, Joseph O'Connor, Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Allen (PF), Richard Baade (C) Olin Osmanski, William Williams | |
| 14:07 | Ohio State | Charles Owens is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Lanski | 22-47 |
| 14:00 | Lafayette | Mark Dalegowski makes the floater from the left side | 24-47 |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Charles Owens connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Valeri Evanoski | 24-50 |
| 13:14 | Lafayette | Richard Graham lays it in | 26-50 |
| 13:09 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 26-50 |
| 13:08 | Ohio State | Richard Baade snags the offensive board | 26-50 |
| 12:55 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-53 |
| 12:46 | Lafayette | Mark Dalegowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-53 |
| 12:44 | Ohio State | Richard Baade pulls down the rebound | 26-53 |
| 12:17 | Ohio State | Richard Baade misses the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on George Patton - foul #4 on George Patton, team foul #4 | 26-53 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Sepe (PG), Hugh Tilton (SG), William Luckey (SF), Joseph O'Connor (PF), John Piper (C) George Patton, Felix Cabrera, Daniel Hale, Mark Dalegowski, Richard Graham | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Austin (SG), Joseph Champion (SF), Olin Osmanski (PF) Thomas Lanski, Valeri Evanoski, David Allen | |
| 12:17 | Ohio State | Richard Baade makes the 1st free throw | 26-54 |
| 12:17 | Ohio State | Richard Baade makes the 2nd free throw | 26-55 |
| 12:08 | Lafayette | Hugh Tilton can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 26-55 |
| 12:06 | Ohio State | Olin Osmanski snags the defensive board | 26-55 |
| 12:04 | Ohio State | Joseph Champion is hacked by Robert Sepe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Sepe, team foul #5 | 26-55 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Williams (C) Richard Baade | |
| 11:50 | Ohio State | Charles Owens hits a driving attempt in the lane | 26-57 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Robert Sepe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Hugh Tilton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Luckey (fresh) PF - Joseph O'Connor (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Piper (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Charles Owens (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Austin (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joseph Champion (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Olin Osmanski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Lafayette | William Luckey comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #5 | 26-57 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (PG) Charles Owens | |
| 11:36 | Lafayette | William Luckey misses the 1st free throw | 26-57 |
| 11:36 | Lafayette | William Luckey makes the 2nd free throw | 27-57 |
| 11:09 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski connects on the 3 from straight away | 27-60 |
| 11:05 | Lafayette | Robert Sepe connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Luckey | 30-60 |
| 10:43 | Ohio State | Joseph Champion is hacked by Joseph O'Connor - foul #1 on Joseph O'Connor, team foul #6 | 30-60 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Felix Cabrera (SG), Mark Dalegowski (PF), Joseph Johnson (C) Hugh Tilton, Joseph O'Connor, John Piper | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Valeri Evanoski (SG), David Allen (PF) Richard Austin, Olin Osmanski | |
| 10:25 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Mark Dalegowski - foul #3 on Mark Dalegowski, team foul #7 | 30-60 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Chris Barnard (PG), Daniel Hale (SF) Robert Sepe, William Luckey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Owens (SG) Valeri Evanoski | |
| 10:25 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses the 1st free throw | 30-60 |
| 10:25 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses the 2nd free throw | 30-60 |
| 10:25 | Lafayette | Joseph Johnson grabs the board | 30-60 |
| 10:09 | Lafayette | Daniel Hale loses the dribble to Charles Owens | 30-60 |
| 09:48 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-60 |
| 09:47 | Lafayette | Joseph Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-60 |
| 09:21 | Lafayette | Felix Cabrera misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 30-60 |
| 09:19 | Lafayette | Daniel Hale snags the offensive board | 30-60 |
| 09:05 | Lafayette | Chris Barnard clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-60 |
| 09:04 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski pulls down the rebound | 30-60 |
| 08:35 | Ohio State | Charles Owens clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-60 |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | David Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 30-60 |
| 08:07 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses the fadeaway from the left block | 30-60 |
| 08:05 | Lafayette | Daniel Hale gets the rebound | 30-60 |
| 07:54 | Lafayette | Mark Dalegowski misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Allen - foul #2 on David Allen, team foul #6 | 30-60 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Sepe (PG), Hugh Tilton (SG), Joseph O'Connor (SF), Richard Graham (C) Chris Barnard, Felix Cabrera, Daniel Hale, Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Valeri Evanoski (SG), Richard Austin (SF), Olin Osmanski (PF), Richard Baade (C) Thomas Lanski, Joseph Champion, David Allen, William Williams | |
| 07:54 | Lafayette | Mark Dalegowski makes the 1st free throw | 31-60 |
| 07:54 | Lafayette | Mark Dalegowski misses the 2nd free throw | 31-60 |
| 07:54 | Ohio State | Richard Baade grabs the defensive rebound | 31-60 |
| 07:52 | Ohio State | Charles Owens loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-60 |
| Subs | Lafayette | William Luckey (SF) Mark Dalegowski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 07:43 | Lafayette | Richard Graham clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Baade - foul #1 on Richard Baade, team foul #7 | 31-60 |
| 07:43 | Lafayette | Richard Graham makes the 1st free throw | 32-60 |
| 07:43 | Lafayette | Richard Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 33-60 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Robert Sepe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Hugh Tilton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Luckey (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph O'Connor (fresh) 1 pts. C - Richard Graham (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Charles Owens (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Valeri Evanoski (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Austin (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Olin Osmanski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Baade (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Ohio State | Charles Owens is open and buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Valeri Evanoski | 33-62 |
| 07:06 | Lafayette | Joseph O'Connor scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Hugh Tilton and he's hacked by Olin Osmanski - foul #1 on Olin Osmanski, team foul #8 | 35-62 |
| 07:06 | Lafayette | Joseph O'Connor makes the free throw | 36-62 |
| 06:54 | Ohio State | Charles Owens is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Richard Austin | 36-64 |
| 06:40 | Lafayette | Joseph O'Connor knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Robert Sepe | 38-64 |
| 06:15 | Ohio State | Charles Owens comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-64 |
| 06:13 | Lafayette | Richard Graham gets the rebound | 38-64 |
| 06:00 | Lafayette | Robert Sepe scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Hugh Tilton | 41-64 |
| 05:33 | Ohio State | Richard Austin hits a wide open fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Valeri Evanoski | 41-66 |
| 05:18 | Lafayette | Robert Sepe knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Hugh Tilton | 43-66 |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | Charles Owens clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-66 |
| 04:57 | Ohio State | Richard Baade can't tip it in | 43-66 |
| 04:56 | Ohio State | Richard Austin hits the follow up shot | 43-68 |
| 04:43 | Lafayette | Hugh Tilton scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Robert Sepe | 45-68 |
| 04:41 | Ohio State | Valeri Evanoski is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Graham - foul #2 on Richard Graham, team foul #8 | 45-68 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Chris Barnard (PG), Joseph Johnson (C) Hugh Tilton, William Luckey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (PG), Joseph Champion (SF), David Allen (PF), William Williams (C) Charles Owens, Richard Austin, Olin Osmanski, Richard Baade | |
| 04:41 | Ohio State | Valeri Evanoski makes the 1st free throw | 45-69 |
| 04:41 | Ohio State | Valeri Evanoski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-70 |
| 04:30 | Lafayette | Joseph O'Connor buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Chris Barnard | 47-70 |
| 04:25 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 47-70 |
| 04:23 | Lafayette | Joseph Johnson grabs the board | 47-70 |
| 04:16 | Lafayette | Joseph O'Connor drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-70 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 50-70 |
| 04:02 | Lafayette | Joseph Johnson is fouled on the floor by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #9 | 50-70 |
| 04:02 | Lafayette | Joseph Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 04:02 | Ohio State | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 50-70 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:36 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski's pass is intercepted by Joseph O'Connor | 50-70 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Chris Barnard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Sepe (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Graham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph O'Connor (tiring) 11 pts. C - Joseph Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Lanski (tiring) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Valeri Evanoski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Champion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - David Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Williams (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:26 | Lafayette | Joseph O'Connor buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Sepe | 52-70 |
| 02:59 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 52-70 |
| 02:57 | Ohio State | William Williams tips it but misses | 52-70 |
| 02:55 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Lanski | 52-70 |
| 02:40 | Ohio State | David Allen can't finish the layup | 52-70 |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | William Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-70 |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from David Allen | 52-72 |
| 01:52 | Lafayette | Richard Graham can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-72 |
| 01:51 | Ohio State | David Allen gets the rebound | 52-72 |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | Joseph Johnson blocks the short jumper by Thomas Lanski | 52-72 |
| 01:46 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Joseph Johnson | 52-72 |
| 01:34 | Lafayette | Chris Barnard hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-72 |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by William Williams | 55-74 |
| 00:56 | Lafayette | Robert Sepe misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 55-74 |
| 00:54 | Lafayette | Richard Graham snags the offensive board | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Lafayette | Robert Sepe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-74 |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski banks in the wide open layup set up by David Allen | 55-76 |
| 00:21 | Lafayette | Richard Graham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-76 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Hugh Tilton (SG) Chris Barnard | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Baade (C) William Williams | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski runs out the clock | 55-76 |