| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Miller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - Troy Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ron Bergey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Sam Milan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland inbounds the ball | 23-22 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Ohio State | Troy Shaffer picks off the pass by Edward Stockman in the backcourt | 23-22 |
| 19:50 | Florida Atlantic | Ron Bergey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-22 |
| 19:21 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses the jump hook in the paint | 23-22 |
| 19:19 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman grabs the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 19:04 | Ohio State | Patrick Johnson is called for the reach on Edward Stockman - foul #3 on Patrick Johnson, team foul #1 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Spencer Phillips (PF) Patrick Johnson | |
| 18:49 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene Boyes | 26-22 |
| 18:28 | Florida Atlantic | Larry Lapine steals the ball from Sam Milan | 26-22 |
| 18:25 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Stockman, team foul #1 | 26-22 |
| 18:13 | Florida Atlantic | Sam Milan comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 26-22 |
| 18:11 | Florida Atlantic | Sam Milan grabs the offensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 17:52 | Florida Atlantic | Troy Shaffer is whistled for a carry | 26-22 |
| 17:29 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Troy Shaffer - foul #3 on Troy Shaffer, team foul #2 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Karl Rowland (PG) Troy Shaffer | |
| 17:29 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 17:29 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 17:29 | Florida Atlantic | Spencer Phillips pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 17:10 | Florida Atlantic | Karl Rowland is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 26-22 |
| 17:08 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 16:47 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller lays it up and in and the foul's on Sam Milan - foul #2 on Sam Milan, team foul #3 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Harper (PF) Larry Lapine | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Paul Caple (C) Sam Milan | |
| 16:47 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller makes the free throw | 29-22 |
| 16:26 | Florida Atlantic | Ron Bergey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Caple and he's hacked by Walter Harper - foul #4 on Walter Harper, team foul #2 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson (SG), Larry Lapine (PF), Randy Correll (C) Eugene Boyes, Walter Harper, Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | | |
| 16:26 | Florida Atlantic | Ron Bergey makes the free throw | 29-25 |
| 16:12 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 29-25 |
| 16:11 | Florida Atlantic | Paul Caple gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 15:56 | Florida Atlantic | Kenneth Wilkerson is called for the reach on Ron Bergey - foul #3 on Kenneth Wilkerson, team foul #3 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace (SF) Kevin Leland | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Troy Shaffer (PG), Patrick Johnson (PF) Ron Bergey, Spencer Phillips | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Wilkerson (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Floyd Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Randy Correll (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - Troy Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Karl Rowland (fresh) PF - Patrick Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Paul Caple (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 15:37 | Florida Atlantic | Floyd Wallace is called for the reach on Paul Caple - foul #1 on Floyd Wallace, team foul #4 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG) Edward Stockman | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | | |
| 15:21 | Florida Atlantic | Richard Smith works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-25 |
| 15:19 | Florida Atlantic | Patrick Johnson tips it home | 29-27 |
| 15:02 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-27 |
| 15:00 | Florida Atlantic | Patrick Johnson pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| 14:38 | Florida Atlantic | Patrick Johnson misses short on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 14:37 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 14:17 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-27 |
| 14:15 | Florida Atlantic | Patrick Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 13:56 | Florida Atlantic | Richard Smith is hacked by Kenneth Wilkerson - foul #4 on Kenneth Wilkerson, team foul #5 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG), Eugene Boyes (SG), Kevin Leland (SF), Thomas Miller (PF) Gary Taylor, Kenneth Wilkerson, Floyd Wallace, Larry Lapine | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Gregory Luoma (SG), Ron Bergey (SF), Sam Milan (C) Richard Smith, Karl Rowland, Paul Caple | |
| 13:39 | Florida Atlantic | Troy Shaffer is fouled on the floor by Eugene Boyes - foul #3 on Eugene Boyes, team foul #6 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Larry Lapine (PF) Randy Correll | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Jay Deleon (SG) Troy Shaffer | |
| 13:23 | Florida Atlantic | Gregory Luoma misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-27 |
| 13:21 | Florida Atlantic | Sam Milan snags the offensive board | 29-27 |
| 13:16 | Florida Atlantic | Gregory Luoma knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Patrick Johnson and he's hacked by Eugene Boyes - foul #4 on Eugene Boyes, team foul #7 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Harper (PF) Larry Lapine | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | | |
| 13:16 | Florida Atlantic | Gregory Luoma makes the free throw | 29-30 |
| 12:51 | Ohio State | Jay Deleon steals the ball from Thomas Miller | 29-30 |
| 12:47 | Florida Atlantic | Ron Bergey dunks the ball set up by Jay Deleon | 29-32 |
| 12:31 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Leland | 32-32 |
| 12:27 | Florida Atlantic | Eugene Boyes picks off the pass by Gregory Luoma in the backcourt | 32-32 |
| 12:11 | Ohio State | Walter Harper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Troy Shaffer (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Spencer Phillips (PF) Gregory Luoma, Jay Deleon, Patrick Johnson | |
| 11:53 | Florida Atlantic | Richard Smith is hacked by Eugene Boyes - foul #5 on Eugene Boyes, team foul #8 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson (SG) Eugene Boyes | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | | |
| 11:53 | Florida Atlantic | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 11:53 | Florida Atlantic | Richard Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 11:53 | Florida Atlantic | The offensive rebound goes to Spencer Phillips | 32-33 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Wilkerson (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Harper (fresh) 4 pf. C - Thomas Miller (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - Troy Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ron Bergey (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Spencer Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Sam Milan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Florida Atlantic | Richard Smith shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Sam Milan | 32-35 |
| 11:13 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-35 |
| 11:11 | Florida Atlantic | Spencer Phillips snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 10:52 | Florida Atlantic | Spencer Phillips buries a shot near the basket | 32-37 |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman is hacked by Ron Bergey - foul #1 on Ron Bergey, team foul #4 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Larry Lapine (PF), Randy Correll (C) Walter Harper, Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Patrick Johnson (PF) Sam Milan | |
| 10:10 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland can't finish the layup | 32-37 |
| 10:09 | Florida Atlantic | Richard Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 09:47 | Florida Atlantic | Larry Lapine steals the ball from Richard Smith | 32-37 |
| 09:18 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 09:17 | Ohio State | Randy Correll grabs the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 08:55 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland tips it home | 34-37 |
| 08:47 | Florida Atlantic | Spencer Phillips connects on the jumper in the lane and the foul's on Randy Correll - foul #1 on Randy Correll, team foul #9 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Floyd Wallace (SF), Thomas Miller (C) Edward Stockman, Kevin Leland, Randy Correll | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Karl Rowland (PG), Paul Caple (SF), Sam Milan (C) Troy Shaffer, Ron Bergey, Patrick Johnson | |
| 08:47 | Florida Atlantic | Spencer Phillips makes the free throw | 34-40 |
| 08:23 | Ohio State | Sam Milan picks off the pass by Gary Taylor | 34-40 |
| 08:10 | Florida Atlantic | Paul Caple misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-40 |
| 08:09 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 08:04 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Floyd Wallace | 37-40 |
| 07:49 | Florida Atlantic | Richard Smith is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 07:47 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gary Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Wilkerson (fairly fresh) 4 pf. SF - Floyd Wallace (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Thomas Miller (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - Karl Rowland (fresh) SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Caple (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Spencer Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Sam Milan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 07:21 | Florida Atlantic | Sam Milan gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 07:09 | Florida Atlantic | Richard Smith misses badly on a jumper from close range | 37-40 |
| 07:08 | Florida Atlantic | Richard Smith hits the follow up shot | 37-42 |
| 06:42 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 06:24 | Florida Atlantic | Karl Rowland is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 40-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG), Kevin Leland (SF), Walter Harper (PF), Randy Correll (C) Gary Taylor, Floyd Wallace, Larry Lapine, Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Gregory Luoma (SG), Ron Bergey (SF), Patrick Johnson (PF) Richard Smith, Paul Caple, Spencer Phillips | |
| 05:58 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Karl Rowland - foul #1 on Karl Rowland, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Troy Shaffer (PG) Gregory Luoma | |
| 05:58 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 05:58 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 05:58 | Florida Atlantic | Sam Milan pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 05:51 | Florida Atlantic | Karl Rowland is hacked by Randy Correll - foul #2 on Randy Correll, team foul #10 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace (SG) Kenneth Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | | |
| 05:51 | Florida Atlantic | Karl Rowland makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 05:51 | Florida Atlantic | Karl Rowland misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 05:51 | Florida Atlantic | Sam Milan grabs the offensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 05:45 | Florida Atlantic | Patrick Johnson misses short on a shot in the paint | 41-43 |
| 05:44 | Florida Atlantic | Troy Shaffer misses the tip | 41-43 |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 05:22 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 05:21 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace hits the follow up shot | 43-43 |
| 05:03 | Florida Atlantic | Patrick Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 05:01 | Ohio State | Randy Correll snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kevin Leland | 46-43 |
| 04:36 | Florida Atlantic | Ron Bergey hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 04:34 | Ohio State | Walter Harper pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 04:16 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman is hacked by Troy Shaffer - foul #4 on Troy Shaffer, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson (SG), Larry Lapine (PF), Thomas Miller (C) Floyd Wallace, Walter Harper, Randy Correll | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Gregory Luoma (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Paul Caple (C) Troy Shaffer, Karl Rowland, Sam Milan | |
| 03:57 | Ohio State | Patrick Johnson picks off the pass by Edward Stockman | 46-43 |
| 03:41 | Florida Atlantic | Kevin Leland steals the ball from Paul Caple | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Wilkerson (fairly fresh) 4 pf. SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Thomas Miller (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - Gregory Luoma (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ron Bergey (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Patrick Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Paul Caple (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 03:20 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Kevin Leland | 48-43 |
| 03:02 | Florida Atlantic | Gregory Luoma hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 48-43 |
| 03:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 02:31 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 02:29 | Florida Atlantic | Ron Bergey grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 02:29 | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Troy Shaffer (PG), Sam Milan (C) Gregory Luoma, Paul Caple | |
| 02:02 | Florida Atlantic | Troy Shaffer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-43 |
| 02:01 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 01:41 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller is fouled on the floor by Sam Milan - foul #3 on Sam Milan, team foul #7 | 48-43 |
| 01:41 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 01:41 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 01:41 | Florida Atlantic | Sam Milan gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:20 | Florida Atlantic | Ron Bergey is hacked by Kenneth Wilkerson - foul #5 on Kenneth Wilkerson, team foul #11 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace (SG) Kenneth Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | | |
| 01:20 | Florida Atlantic | Ron Bergey makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 01:20 | Florida Atlantic | Ron Bergey makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 00:55 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Stockman | 49-45 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Miller | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Florida Atlantic | Sam Milan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Troy Shaffer is called for the reach on Edward Stockman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Troy Shaffer, team foul #8 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Harper (PF) Larry Lapine | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Karl Rowland (PG) Troy Shaffer | |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 00:11 | Florida Atlantic | Ron Bergey is fouled on the floor by Edward Stockman - foul #2 on Edward Stockman, team foul #12 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Larry Lapine (PF) Walter Harper | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | | |
| 00:11 | Florida Atlantic | Ron Bergey makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:11 | Florida Atlantic | Ron Bergey makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace is hacked by Richard Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #9 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Harper (PF) Larry Lapine | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | | |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:08 | Florida Atlantic | Sam Milan snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 00:04 | Florida Atlantic | Karl Rowland misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 00:02 | Florida Atlantic | Ron Bergey grabs the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 00:00 | Florida Atlantic | The clock runs out | 53-47 |