| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Pelt (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Hailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Genaro Ricci (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Zachary Scalabrine (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antonio Rodriquez (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Purdue | John Pelt is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 19:41 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 19:33 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller tips it back up and in | 28-33 |
| 19:13 | Purdue | Rudolph Hailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Marin Zalazar (PG), Daniel Clark (SF), Bruce Ferris (PF) John Pelt, Genaro Ricci, Zachary Scalabrine | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Kenneth Wilkerson (SF), Walter Harper (PF), Randy Correll (C) Edward Stockman, Kevin Leland, Larry Lapine, Thomas Miller | |
| 18:56 | Ohio State | Marin Zalazar picks off the pass by Randy Correll | 28-33 |
| 18:53 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar misses the lay-in | 28-33 |
| 18:51 | Ohio State | Randy Correll snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 18:36 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-36 |
| 18:17 | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Rudolph Hailey | 30-36 |
| 18:02 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-36 |
| 18:01 | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 17:41 | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 17:37 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 17:36 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Boyes | 32-36 |
| 17:29 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-36 |
| 17:27 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 16:58 | Purdue | Daniel Clark hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Antonio Rodriquez out of a doubleteam | 34-36 |
| 16:39 | Ohio State | Walter Harper misses badly on a runner near the basket | 34-36 |
| 16:37 | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 16:10 | Purdue | Gary Taylor steals it from Bruce Ferris | 34-36 |
| 16:03 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Pelt (PG), Genaro Ricci (SF), Zachary Scalabrine (PF) Rudolph Hailey, Daniel Clark, Bruce Ferris | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG), Kevin Leland (SF), Larry Lapine (PF), Thomas Miller (C) Gary Taylor, Eugene Boyes, Walter Harper, Randy Correll | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Pelt (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marin Zalazar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Genaro Ricci (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Zachary Scalabrine (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antonio Rodriquez (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Wilkerson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez loses the dribble to Edward Stockman | 34-36 |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland slams it home on a nice dish by Edward Stockman | 34-38 |
| 15:16 | Purdue | Thomas Miller steps in front of the Genaro Ricci pass | 34-38 |
| 15:01 | Ohio State | Zachary Scalabrine is called for the reach on Edward Stockman - foul #1 on Zachary Scalabrine, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rudolph Hailey (SG), Daniel Clark (PF) Marin Zalazar, Antonio Rodriquez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes (SG), Randy Correll (C) Kevin Leland, Thomas Miller | |
| 14:39 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 14:38 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 14:13 | Purdue | Zachary Scalabrine misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Wilkerson - foul #1 on Kenneth Wilkerson, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Marin Zalazar (SG), Bruce Ferris (C) Rudolph Hailey, Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Leland (SF), Thomas Miller (C) Kenneth Wilkerson, Randy Correll | |
| 14:13 | Purdue | Zachary Scalabrine makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 14:13 | Purdue | Zachary Scalabrine makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 13:51 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine banks in the layup | 36-40 |
| 13:22 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rudolph Hailey (SG), Daniel Clark (SF), Antonio Rodriquez (C) Marin Zalazar, Genaro Ricci, Bruce Ferris | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson (SG), Floyd Wallace (SF), Walter Harper (PF), Randy Correll (C) Eugene Boyes, Kevin Leland, Larry Lapine, Thomas Miller | |
| 13:01 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 13:00 | Purdue | Zachary Scalabrine pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 12:40 | Purdue | Edward Stockman steals the ball from Daniel Clark | 36-40 |
| 12:35 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman lays it up and in | 36-42 |
| 12:20 | Purdue | Daniel Clark misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 12:19 | Purdue | Zachary Scalabrine can't tip it in | 36-42 |
| 12:18 | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez tips it but misses | 36-42 |
| 12:17 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Wilkerson | 36-42 |
| 12:06 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 12:04 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Antonio Rodriquez | 36-42 |
| 11:54 | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez travels with the ball | 36-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Marin Zalazar (SG), Genaro Ricci (SF) Rudolph Hailey, Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes (SG), Kevin Leland (SF), Larry Lapine (PF), Thomas Miller (C) Kenneth Wilkerson, Floyd Wallace, Walter Harper, Randy Correll | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Pelt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marin Zalazar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Genaro Ricci (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Zachary Scalabrine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Antonio Rodriquez (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Boyes (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Larry Lapine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes throws it down on a great pass from Edward Stockman | 36-44 |
| 11:25 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 11:05 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Kevin Leland | 39-46 |
| 10:49 | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 39-46 |
| 10:47 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 10:29 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine is whistled for a carry | 39-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rudolph Hailey (SG), Daniel Clark (PF), Bruce Ferris (C) Marin Zalazar, Zachary Scalabrine, Antonio Rodriquez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Kenneth Wilkerson (SF), Randy Correll (C) Edward Stockman, Kevin Leland, Thomas Miller | |
| 10:04 | Purdue | John Pelt is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on John Pelt, team foul #2 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez (C) Bruce Ferris | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG), Thomas Miller (C) Gary Taylor, Randy Correll | |
| 09:43 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 39-48 |
| 09:17 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 09:15 | Purdue | Rudolph Hailey grabs the offensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 08:56 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-48 |
| 08:55 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 08:33 | Ohio State | Eugene Boyes is fouled on the floor by Antonio Rodriquez - foul #3 on Antonio Rodriquez, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Marin Zalazar (SG), Zachary Scalabrine (PF), Bruce Ferris (C) Rudolph Hailey, Genaro Ricci, Antonio Rodriquez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Kevin Leland (SF), Walter Harper (PF), Randy Correll (C) Edward Stockman, Eugene Boyes, Larry Lapine, Thomas Miller | |
| 08:12 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-48 |
| 08:11 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 07:52 | Purdue | John Pelt comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 39-48 |
| 07:51 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Randy Correll | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Pelt (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marin Zalazar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Daniel Clark (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Zachary Scalabrine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Ferris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gary Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Wilkerson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Walter Harper (fresh) C - Randy Correll (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:41 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Randy Correll | 39-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:19 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Pelt and the foul's on Randy Correll - foul #4 on Randy Correll, team foul #2 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Genaro Ricci (SF), Antonio Rodriquez (C) Daniel Clark, Bruce Ferris | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG), Eugene Boyes (SG), Floyd Wallace (SF), Larry Lapine (PF), Thomas Miller (C) Gary Taylor, Kenneth Wilkerson, Kevin Leland, Walter Harper, Randy Correll | |
| 07:19 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar makes the free throw | 42-51 |
| 07:06 | Ohio State | Zachary Scalabrine is called for the reach on Thomas Miller - foul #2 on Zachary Scalabrine, team foul #4 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rudolph Hailey (SG) Marin Zalazar | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Harper (PF) Larry Lapine | |
| 06:52 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-54 |
| 06:31 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci is fouled on the floor by Thomas Miller - foul #2 on Thomas Miller, team foul #3 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson (SF), Larry Lapine (PF), Randy Correll (C) Floyd Wallace, Walter Harper, Thomas Miller | |
| 06:13 | Purdue | Rudolph Hailey comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-54 |
| 06:11 | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez hits the follow up shot | 44-54 |
| 05:50 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Randy Correll | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Pelt | 46-57 |
| 05:13 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-57 |
| 05:12 | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez grabs the board | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:04 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci can't connect on a shot from the left side | 46-57 |
| 05:03 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci tips it home | 48-57 |
| 04:45 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-57 |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine misses the tip | 48-57 |
| 04:41 | Purdue | Rudolph Hailey gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| 04:30 | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez lays it in on a nice dish by Zachary Scalabrine | 50-57 |
| 04:10 | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Stockman | 50-60 |
| 03:54 | Purdue | John Pelt is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 50-60 |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Randy Correll | 50-60 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Pelt (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rudolph Hailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Genaro Ricci (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachary Scalabrine (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Antonio Rodriquez (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Boyes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Wilkerson (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. PF - Larry Lapine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Correll (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:47 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Zachary Scalabrine - foul #3 on Zachary Scalabrine, team foul #5 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Marin Zalazar (SG), Daniel Clark (PF), Bruce Ferris (C) Rudolph Hailey, Zachary Scalabrine, Antonio Rodriquez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Kevin Leland (SF), Thomas Miller (C) Edward Stockman, Kenneth Wilkerson, Randy Correll | |
| 03:47 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 03:47 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:25 | Purdue | Daniel Clark knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Pelt | 52-62 |
| 03:00 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Eugene Boyes | 52-64 |
| 02:39 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar misses the easy layup | 52-64 |
| 02:38 | Ohio State | Larry Lapine grabs the board | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:36 | Ohio State | John Pelt is called for the reach on Gary Taylor in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Pelt, team foul #6 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rudolph Hailey (SG), Zachary Scalabrine (PF), Antonio Rodriquez (C) John Pelt, Genaro Ricci, Bruce Ferris | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Wilkerson (SG), Floyd Wallace (SF), Walter Harper (PF), Randy Correll (C) Eugene Boyes, Kevin Leland, Larry Lapine, Thomas Miller | |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Antonio Rodriquez steals it from Gary Taylor | 52-64 |
| 02:15 | Purdue | Rudolph Hailey is hacked by Kenneth Wilkerson - foul #2 on Kenneth Wilkerson, team foul #4 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Pelt (PG) Zachary Scalabrine | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:10 | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-64 |
| 02:09 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace pulls down the rebound | 52-64 |
| 02:04 | Ohio State | John Pelt is called for the reach on Gary Taylor in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Pelt, team foul #7 | 52-64 |
| 02:04 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 02:04 | Purdue | Daniel Clark snags the defensive board | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:39 | Purdue | John Pelt is fouled on the floor by Gary Taylor - foul #1 on Gary Taylor, team foul #5 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Genaro Ricci (SF), Zachary Scalabrine (PF) Daniel Clark, Marin Zalazar | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:30 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed John Pelt | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:29 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace is hacked by Rudolph Hailey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rudolph Hailey, team foul #8 | 54-64 |
| 01:29 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 01:29 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 01:08 | Purdue | Randy Correll blocks the short jumper by Genaro Ricci | 54-66 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Zachary Scalabrine pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-66 |
| 01:01 | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Antonio Rodriquez, team foul #9 | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue 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 (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on John Pelt - foul #5 on John Pelt, team foul #10 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | Marin Zalazar (SG) John Pelt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci grabs the defensive rebound | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue 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 (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar hits a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Kenneth Wilkerson - foul #3 on Kenneth Wilkerson, team foul #6 | 56-67 |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar misses the free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Walter Harper grabs the board | 56-67 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor runs out the clock | 56-67 |