| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Patrick Webber (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Carey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Stemple (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jamie Marquis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William McCurty (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Karl Portillo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | James Carey inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 28-35 |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 19:19 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Karl Portillo | 28-37 |
| 19:00 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-37 |
| 18:59 | Northwestern | William Carter tips it back up and in | 30-37 |
| 18:57 | Ohio State | William McCurty travels in the backcourt | 30-37 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 18:44 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 18:40 | Ohio State | William Carter steals it from Karl Portillo in the backcourt | 30-37 |
| 18:35 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | David Smith can't tip it in | 30-37 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses the tip | 30-37 |
| 18:29 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 18:26 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo loses the dribble to Patrick Webber in the backcourt | 30-37 |
| 18:16 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from James Carey | 32-37 |
| 17:59 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis is hacked by David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Foster (PG), David Appling (SG), Robert Damron (SF), Thomas Smith (PF), Peter Hines (C) David Smith, Patrick Webber, James Carey, William Carter, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:44 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 17:43 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel gets the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 17:22 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Karl Portillo | 32-39 |
| 17:05 | Northwestern | David Appling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-39 |
| 16:48 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Peter Hines hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 32-39 |
| 16:35 | Northwestern | Robert Damron hits the follow up shot | 34-39 |
| 16:16 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis loses the dribble to Thomas Smith | 34-39 |
| 16:01 | Northwestern | Peter Hines travels with the ball | 34-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (PG), Patrick Webber (SG), James Carey (SF), William Carter (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Michael Foster, David Appling, Robert Damron, Thomas Smith, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Patrick Webber (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Carey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Stemple (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jamie Marquis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William McCurty (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Karl Portillo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Frankel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Larry Frankel, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie (C) Joseph Jones | |
| 15:31 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from William Carter | 36-39 |
| 15:17 | Ohio State | Scott Stemple steps in front of the Jamie Marquis pass | 36-39 |
| 15:08 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber's pass is intercepted by Karl Portillo | 36-39 |
| 15:06 | Ohio State | William McCurty is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on William McCurty, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joe Zarate (PF) William Carter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey (PG), Ernest Hall (SF), Joseph Alcazar (PF) Jamie Marquis, Karl Portillo, Larry Frankel | |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | James Carey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 14:59 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Warren Carnegie | 36-39 |
| 14:44 | Ohio State | William McCurty is hacked by Patrick Webber - foul #3 on Patrick Webber, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Foster (PG) David Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Jones (C) Ernest Hall | |
| 14:32 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 36-39 |
| 14:31 | Northwestern | James Carey snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 14:17 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Foster | 38-39 |
| 13:55 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Alcazar | 38-41 |
| 13:42 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Foster | 40-41 |
| 13:25 | Ohio State | William McCurty buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Gregory Bailey | 40-43 |
| 13:17 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber lays it up and in | 42-43 |
| 12:55 | Ohio State | William McCurty clanks a 3 from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 12:54 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Michael Foster clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Jones - foul #1 on Joseph Jones, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (PG), David Appling (SF), William Carter (PF), Peter Hines (C) Patrick Webber, James Carey, Joe Zarate, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis (PG), Ernest Hall (SG), Karl Portillo (SF), Larry Frankel (PF) Gregory Bailey, William McCurty, Joseph Alcazar, Joseph Jones | |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Michael Foster makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Michael Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Hines - foul #2 on Peter Hines, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (SF) Michael Foster | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:15 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel is hacked by Peter Hines - foul #3 on Peter Hines, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| 11:53 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo can't connect on a runner near the basket | 44-43 |
| 11:51 | Northwestern | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Appling (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Damron (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Hines (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jamie Marquis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Hall (fresh) SF - Karl Portillo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Warren Carnegie (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Northwestern | Peter Hines makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by David Smith and he's fouled by Warren Carnegie - foul #1 on Warren Carnegie, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Jones (C) Warren Carnegie | |
| 11:35 | Northwestern | Peter Hines misses the free throw | 46-43 |
| 11:35 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Joseph Jones | 46-43 |
| 11:19 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo makes the jump hook from close range | 46-45 |
| 11:12 | Northwestern | William Carter misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 11:10 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 10:47 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones can't finish the uncontested layup | 46-45 |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to William Carter | 46-45 |
| 10:39 | Northwestern | David Appling connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Smith | 48-45 |
| 10:30 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Karl Portillo | 48-48 |
| 10:14 | Northwestern | Peter Hines clanks a jumper from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 09:43 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | William Carter gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | Peter Hines banks in the layup set up by David Appling | 50-48 |
| 09:26 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall is hacked by David Appling in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Appling, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Foster (PG), Patrick Webber (SG), James Carey (SF), Thomas Smith (PF), Scott Stemple (C) David Smith, David Appling, Robert Damron, William Carter, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey (PG), William McCurty (SG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Warren Carnegie (C) Jamie Marquis, Ernest Hall, Karl Portillo, Joseph Jones | |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| 09:06 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Frankel | 50-48 |
| 08:49 | Ohio State | William McCurty is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 08:33 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber is fouled on the floor by Joseph Alcazar - foul #1 on Joseph Alcazar, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SF) Larry Frankel | |
| 08:27 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 08:25 | Northwestern | Michael Foster tips it home | 52-48 |
| 07:56 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar knocks in the floater in the lane | 52-50 |
| 07:35 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-50 |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith tips it back up and in | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Foster (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Webber (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Carey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Stemple (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gregory Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William McCurty (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Hall (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Alcazar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - Warren Carnegie (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses short on a shot from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | Michael Foster pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Foster | 57-50 |
| 06:43 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Patrick Webber - foul #4 on Patrick Webber, team foul #6 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (PG), William Carter (PF), Joe Zarate (C) Michael Foster, Thomas Smith, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Karl Portillo (SF), Larry Frankel (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Ernest Hall, Joseph Alcazar, Warren Carnegie | |
| 06:43 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 06:43 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 06:43 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 06:33 | Northwestern | David Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 06:31 | Ohio State | William McCurty pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 06:14 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 06:00 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate gets the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 05:55 | Northwestern | William Carter misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Gregory Bailey - foul #2 on Gregory Bailey, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (SG), Robert Damron (SF), Peter Hines (C) Patrick Webber, James Carey, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis (PG) Gregory Bailey | |
| 05:55 | Northwestern | William Carter makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 05:55 | Northwestern | William Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 05:32 | Ohio State | William McCurty drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Frankel | 59-57 |
| 05:20 | Northwestern | David Smith loses the dribble to Karl Portillo | 59-57 |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Larry Frankel | 59-59 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | The jumper by David Smith is denied by Larry Frankel | 59-59 |
| 04:53 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones is fouled on the floor by David Smith - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #7 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Foster (SG), James Carey (SF), Joe Zarate (PF) David Appling, Robert Damron, William Carter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), Joseph Alcazar (PF) William McCurty, Larry Frankel | |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern | Peter Hines snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 04:20 | Northwestern | Michael Foster clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 59-60 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate snags the offensive board | 59-60 |
| 04:13 | Northwestern | David Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 59-60 |
| 04:12 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall is hacked by Michael Foster - foul #3 on Michael Foster, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Webber (SG), Thomas Smith (PF), Scott Stemple (C) David Smith, Joe Zarate, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Larry Frankel (PF), Warren Carnegie (C) Karl Portillo, Joseph Jones | |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith is called for a backcourt violation | 59-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (SF) James Carey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SG) Ernest Hall | |
| 03:34 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis's pass is intercepted by Michael Foster in the backcourt | 59-62 |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber lays it in set up by Michael Foster | 61-62 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Foster (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Webber (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - David Appling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Stemple (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jamie Marquis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - William McCurty (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Alcazar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Frankel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Warren Carnegie (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Ohio State | William McCurty is hacked by Thomas Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Smith, team foul #9 | 61-62 |
| 03:29 | Ohio State | William McCurty makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 03:29 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 03:06 | Northwestern | Warren Carnegie denies the turnaround by Scott Stemple | 61-63 |
| 03:05 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber tips it home | 63-63 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 02:54 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar tips it back up and in | 63-65 |
| 02:41 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple makes the 3 from the right corner | 66-65 |
| 02:41 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (SF), Peter Hines (C) Patrick Webber, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Karl Portillo (SF) Joseph Alcazar | |
| 02:26 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Karl Portillo | 66-68 |
| 02:26 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carey (SF), William Carter (PF) Robert Damron, Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Jones (C) Warren Carnegie | |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | David Appling misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-68 |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis snags the defensive board | 66-68 |
| 02:06 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-68 |
| 02:05 | Northwestern | Michael Foster snags the defensive board | 66-68 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | Michael Foster connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Appling | 68-68 |
| 01:49 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis is hacked by Michael Foster in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Foster, team foul #10 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (PG), Patrick Webber (SG), Scott Stemple (C) Michael Foster, David Appling, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:49 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 01:49 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joseph Jones - foul #2 on Joseph Jones, team foul #7 | 68-70 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 01:07 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones misses long on a jumper near the basket | 70-70 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | David Smith grabs the board | 70-70 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Karl Portillo steps in front of the Scott Stemple pass | 70-70 |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | Scott Stemple is called for the reach on William McCurty in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Stemple, team foul #11 | 70-70 |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | William McCurty makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | David Smith misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jamie Marquis - foul #1 on Jamie Marquis, team foul #8 | 70-71 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | David Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones is fouled in the backcourt by David Smith - foul #4 on David Smith, team foul #12 | 70-71 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones misses the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Karl Portillo swats the shot by James Carey | 70-72 |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Joseph Jones | 70-72 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones is fouled in the backcourt by David Smith - foul #5 on David Smith, team foul #13 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Foster (PG) David Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones misses the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | James Carey comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 70-73 |