| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fresh) SG - Carl Deason (fresh) SF - Steven Cowen (fresh) PF - Brian Anderson (fresh) C - Eric Wilkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) SG - John Brown (fresh) SF - Leland Bopp (fresh) PF - Matthew Foret (fresh) C - James Gregory (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson is fouled on the floor by Leland Bopp - foul #1 on Leland Bopp, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Northwestern | James Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brian Anderson - foul #1 on Brian Anderson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:18 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson loses the ball out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses the lay-in | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano is whistled for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | John Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonas Richardson | 0-5 |
| 18:09 | Ohio State | Carl Deason comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 18:07 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson tips it back up and in | 2-5 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern | John Brown scores on a shot from the left wing | 2-7 |
| 17:23 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right side | 2-7 |
| 17:21 | Northwestern | James Gregory grabs the board | 2-7 |
| 17:06 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 2-7 |
| 17:05 | Ohio State | Carl Deason pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:00 | Ohio State | Carl Deason is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Carl Deason, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | James Gregory is hacked by Eric Wilkins - foul #1 on Eric Wilkins, team foul #3 | 2-7 |
| 16:29 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-7 |
| 16:03 | Ohio State | Leland Bopp swats the layup by Eric Wilkins | 2-7 |
| 16:01 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen hits the follow up shot | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fairly fresh) SG - Carl Deason (fresh) SF - Steven Cowen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Wilkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Foret (fresh) C - James Gregory (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret tips it home | 4-9 |
| 15:16 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Douglas Pagano | 6-9 |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | James Gregory drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Brown | 6-11 |
| 14:46 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 6-11 |
| 14:45 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 14:31 | Northwestern | John Brown connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jonas Richardson | 6-14 |
| 14:17 | Ohio State | Carl Deason scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-14 |
| 14:06 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson hits a 3 from the left wing | 9-17 |
| 13:43 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-17 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | James Gregory hits a jumper from the left side set up by Jonas Richardson | 12-19 |
| 12:51 | Ohio State | Leland Bopp steps in front of the Eric Wilkins pass | 12-19 |
| 12:34 | Northwestern | James Gregory misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Eric Wilkins - foul #2 on Eric Wilkins, team foul #4 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Hart (C) Eric Wilkins | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Alphonso Valdez (PF) Jonas Richardson, Leland Bopp, Matthew Foret | |
| 12:34 | Northwestern | James Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 12:34 | Northwestern | James Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 12:10 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Cowen and he's fouled by Darryl Daniels - foul #1 on Darryl Daniels, team foul #2 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Patino (SF) Steven Cowen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carter (C) James Gregory | |
| 12:10 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano makes the free throw | 15-21 |
| 11:52 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft can't finish the layup | 15-21 |
| 11:51 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-21 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Deason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Patino (fresh) PF - Brian Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Hart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) SG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) PF - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) C - James Carter (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Ohio State | William Patino clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by George Hutchcraft - foul #1 on George Hutchcraft, team foul #3 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (PG), Kevin Thompson (C) Douglas Pagano, Brian Anderson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:46 | Ohio State | William Patino makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 11:46 | Ohio State | William Patino misses the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 11:40 | Northwestern | James Carter is denied on a layup by Kevin Thompson | 16-21 |
| 11:38 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez tips it but misses | 16-21 |
| 11:37 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez gets the offensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | John Brown drills a shot from the baseline set up by George Hutchcraft and the foul's on Carl Deason - foul #2 on Carl Deason, team foul #5 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clark Look (SG), Steven Cowen (SF) Carl Deason, William Patino | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (SF) George Hutchcraft | |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | John Brown misses the free throw | 16-23 |
| 11:19 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart gets the rebound | 16-23 |
| 11:06 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 18-23 |
| 10:52 | Northwestern | James Carter banks in the layup on a nice dish by Darryl Daniels and the foul's on Kevin Thompson - foul #1 on Kevin Thompson, team foul #6 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brian Anderson (PF) Kevin Thompson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:52 | Northwestern | James Carter makes the free throw | 18-26 |
| 10:23 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen blows the layup | 18-26 |
| 10:21 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez grabs the board | 18-26 |
| 10:03 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Clark Look - foul #1 on Clark Look, team foul #7 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG) Stanley Hubbert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), Lyle Carr (SG) Darryl Daniels, John Brown | |
| 10:03 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 10:03 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 09:53 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-28 |
| 09:52 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson snags the defensive board | 18-28 |
| 09:50 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF), Matthew Foret (PF), James Gregory (C) Leland Bopp, Alphonso Valdez, James Carter | |
| 09:44 | Ohio State | Clark Look knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on George Hutchcraft - foul #2 on George Hutchcraft, team foul #4 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Patino (SF) Steven Cowen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Price (SF) George Hutchcraft | |
| 09:44 | Ohio State | Clark Look misses the free throw | 20-28 |
| 09:44 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson snags the offensive board | 20-28 |
| 09:30 | Ohio State | William Patino hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 20-28 |
| 09:29 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano tips it back up and in | 22-28 |
| 09:13 | Northwestern | Clark Look is called for the reach on Jonas Richardson - foul #2 on Clark Look, team foul #8 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Erik Brown (SG) Clark Look | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:13 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 09:13 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 09:02 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart is fouled on the floor by Raymond Price - foul #1 on Raymond Price, team foul #5 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Thompson (C) Brian Anderson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:56 | Ohio State | William Patino double dribbles | 22-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steven Cowen (SF) William Patino | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (SG) Lyle Carr | |
| 08:34 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Jonas Richardson and he's hacked by Douglas Pagano - foul #1 on Douglas Pagano, team foul #9 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (SF) Raymond Price | |
| 08:34 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the free throw | 22-33 |
| 08:08 | Ohio State | Erik Brown scores on a floater from the right side | 24-33 |
| 07:52 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brian Anderson (PF) Kevin Thompson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carter (C) James Gregory | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Cowen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Hart (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Carter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:45 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Erik Brown is denied by Leland Bopp | 24-33 |
| 07:44 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret snags the defensive board | 24-33 |
| 07:31 | Northwestern | Erik Brown steals the ball from Jonas Richardson | 24-33 |
| 07:12 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano misses the easy layup | 24-33 |
| 07:11 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jonas Richardson | 24-33 |
| 06:51 | Northwestern | James Carter misses the lay-in | 24-33 |
| 06:49 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson snags the defensive board | 24-33 |
| 06:23 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart loses the dribble to John Brown | 24-33 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern | Steven Cowen steps in front of the Jonas Richardson pass | 24-33 |
| 05:59 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen dunks the ball | 26-33 |
| 05:37 | Northwestern | John Brown is hacked by Erik Brown - foul #1 on Erik Brown, team foul #10 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (PG), Carl Deason (SG), William Patino (SF), Kevin Thompson (PF), Eric Wilkins (C) Douglas Pagano, Erik Brown, Steven Cowen, Brian Anderson, Joseph Hart | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Alphonso Valdez (PF), James Gregory (C) Jonas Richardson, Leland Bopp, Matthew Foret, James Carter | |
| 05:37 | Northwestern | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 05:37 | Northwestern | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 05:22 | Ohio State | William Patino misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-35 |
| 05:20 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | John Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-35 |
| 05:12 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft tips it back up and in | 26-37 |
| 05:05 | Ohio State | William Patino hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Gregory - foul #1 on James Gregory, team foul #6 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lyle Carr (SG) John Brown | |
| 05:05 | Ohio State | William Patino misses the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 05:05 | Ohio State | William Patino misses the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 05:05 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez snags the defensive board | 26-37 |
| 04:46 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels is fouled on the floor by Stanley Hubbert - foul #1 on Stanley Hubbert, team foul #11 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brian Anderson (PF) Kevin Thompson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:46 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 04:46 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 04:39 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert is hacked by Alphonso Valdez - foul #1 on Alphonso Valdez, team foul #7 | 26-39 |
| 04:39 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 04:39 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert misses the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 04:39 | Northwestern | James Gregory gets the rebound | 27-39 |
| 04:15 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-39 |
| 04:13 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins snags the defensive board | 27-39 |
| 04:08 | Ohio State | William Patino misses the easy layup | 27-39 |
| 04:07 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson tips it in | 29-39 |
| 03:55 | Northwestern | James Gregory misses badly on a shot from the right block | 29-39 |
| 03:54 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson pulls down the rebound | 29-39 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Stanley Hubbert (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Carl Deason (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Patino (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Brian Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Wilkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lyle Carr (fresh) SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Gregory (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:47 | Ohio State | William Patino knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Stanley Hubbert | 31-39 |
| 03:26 | Northwestern | Brian Anderson denies the turnaround by James Gregory | 31-39 |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | William Patino grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 03:19 | Ohio State | William Patino hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Stanley Hubbert | 33-39 |
| 02:51 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 33-39 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 02:29 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 33-39 |
| 02:27 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Lyle Carr | 33-39 |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Darryl Daniels | 33-42 |
| 01:45 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins can't connect on a shot near the basket | 33-42 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | James Gregory clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-42 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | James Gregory tips it in | 33-44 |
| 01:18 | Ohio State | Darryl Daniels knocks away the 3 by Carl Deason | 33-44 |
| 01:16 | Ohio State | William Patino grabs the offensive board | 33-44 |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | James Gregory swats the shot by Eric Wilkins | 33-44 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | James Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Brian Anderson takes the ball from James Gregory | 33-44 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson drills a jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Alphonso Valdez - foul #2 on Alphonso Valdez, team foul #8 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Steven Cowen (SF) Stanley Hubbert, William Patino | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), John Brown (SG), Leland Bopp (SF), Matthew Foret (PF), James Carter (C) Darryl Daniels, Lyle Carr, George Hutchcraft, Alphonso Valdez, James Gregory | |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson misses the free throw | 35-44 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | John Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 35-47 |