| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Geoffrey Edgell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Ward (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Tyler Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Roy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Shade (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Steffen (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew McGraw (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Vincent Kuo (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willard Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Cash (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo inbounds the ball | 31-42 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 31-42 |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo grabs the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 19:37 | Ohio | The rebound goes to James Ward | 31-42 |
| 19:24 | Ohio | Kevin Shade connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 33-42 |
| 18:57 | Northwestern | Warren Cash shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 18:55 | Ohio | Kevin Shade gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 18:50 | Ohio | James Ward misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Warren Cash - foul #2 on Warren Cash, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| 18:50 | Ohio | James Ward makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 18:50 | Ohio | James Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 18:34 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-42 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo grabs the offensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 18:22 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo is hacked by Tyler Edwards - foul #2 on Tyler Edwards, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| 18:04 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Steffen | 35-45 |
| 17:51 | Ohio | James Ward loses the dribble to Anthony Steffen | 35-45 |
| 17:48 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen lays it up and in | 35-47 |
| 17:26 | Ohio | Kevin Shade hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Tyler Edwards | 37-47 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Anthony Steffen | 37-49 |
| 17:02 | Ohio | Tyler Edwards connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from James Ward | 39-49 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Warren Cash | 39-52 |
| 16:34 | Ohio | Kevin Shade misses long on a jumper from the right block | 39-52 |
| 16:33 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Vincent Kuo | 39-52 |
| 16:09 | Northwestern | Warren Cash can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but the foul's on Kevin Shade - foul #3 on Kevin Shade, team foul #2 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Ohio | Antonio George (SG), Joe Parker (SF), James Mitchell (PF), Willie Cessna (C) James Ward, Tyler Edwards, John Roy, Kevin Shade | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:09 | Northwestern | Warren Cash makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 16:09 | Northwestern | Warren Cash misses the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 16:09 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson gets the offensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-53 |
| 15:56 | Ohio | Willie Cessna grabs the defensive rebound | 39-53 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Geoffrey Edgell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Antonio George (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joe Parker (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Willie Cessna (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Steffen (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew McGraw (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Vincent Kuo (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. PF - Willard Davidson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Cash (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Ohio | Willie Cessna scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Geoffrey Edgell and he's fouled by Warren Cash - foul #3 on Warren Cash, team foul #2 | 41-53 |
| 15:47 | Ohio | Willie Cessna misses the free throw | 41-53 |
| 15:47 | Northwestern | Warren Cash grabs the board | 41-53 |
| 15:43 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo can't finish the layup | 41-53 |
| 15:42 | Ohio | Antonio George pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 15:19 | Ohio | Willard Davidson is called for the reach on Antonio George - foul #2 on Willard Davidson, team foul #3 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kevin Shade (C) Willie Cessna | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Carter (SF) Vincent Kuo | |
| 15:05 | Ohio | Antonio George is hacked by Matthew McGraw - foul #2 on Matthew McGraw, team foul #4 | 41-53 |
| 14:57 | Ohio | Antonio George misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 14:55 | Northwestern | Robert Carter pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 14:42 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-53 |
| 14:41 | Ohio | Antonio George grabs the defensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 14:27 | Ohio | Kevin Shade throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Ward (SG), Tyler Edwards (SF), John Roy (PF) Antonio George, Joe Parker, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Geoffrey Edgell picks off the pass by Robert Carter | 41-53 |
| 13:30 | Ohio | John Roy misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 41-53 |
| 13:28 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Shade | 41-53 |
| 13:16 | Ohio | John Roy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson (PG), Samuel Wright (SG), Vincent Kuo (SF), Matthew Teer (PF), Craig Maio (C) Anthony Steffen, Matthew McGraw, Robert Carter, Willard Davidson, Warren Cash | |
| 12:54 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Geoffrey Edgell - foul #1 on Geoffrey Edgell, team foul #3 | 41-53 |
| 12:54 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 12:54 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 12:30 | Ohio | James Ward buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Roy | 44-55 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo is fouled on the floor by Tyler Edwards - foul #3 on Tyler Edwards, team foul #4 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | Antonio George (SG), Joe Parker (SF), James Mitchell (PF), Willie Cessna (C) James Ward, Tyler Edwards, John Roy, Kevin Shade | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen (PG), Willard Davidson (PF), Warren Cash (C) Kevin Anderson, Matthew Teer, Craig Maio | |
| 12:02 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-55 |
| 12:00 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo snags the offensive board | 44-55 |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 11:48 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Willie Cessna | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Geoffrey Edgell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Antonio George (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joe Parker (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Willie Cessna (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Steffen (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Wright (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Vincent Kuo (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. PF - Willard Davidson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Cash (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Ohio | Willie Cessna misses badly on a shot from the left side | 44-55 |
| 11:35 | Ohio | Antonio George gets the offensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 11:22 | Ohio | Antonio George hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-55 |
| 11:20 | Northwestern | Warren Cash grabs the board | 44-55 |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo connects on the open 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-58 |
| 11:08 | Ohio | Anthony Steffen steals the ball from Geoffrey Edgell in the backcourt | 44-58 |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo is hacked by Joe Parker - foul #3 on Joe Parker, team foul #5 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Ward (SG), Tyler Edwards (SF), John Roy (PF), Kevin Shade (C) Geoffrey Edgell, Joe Parker, James Mitchell, Willie Cessna | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw (SG), Robert Carter (SF) Samuel Wright, Vincent Kuo | |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | Warren Cash knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Matthew McGraw | 44-60 |
| 10:34 | Ohio | James Ward drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Tyler Edwards | 47-60 |
| 10:28 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen's floater is tipped away by Kevin Shade | 47-60 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson snags the offensive board | 47-60 |
| 10:12 | Northwestern | Warren Cash works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-62 |
| 09:47 | Ohio | Tyler Edwards blows the layup | 47-62 |
| 09:46 | Northwestern | Warren Cash gets the rebound | 47-62 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | Warren Cash shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Willard Davidson | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 09:12 | Ohio | James Ward misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-64 |
| 09:10 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Matthew McGraw | 47-64 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen knocks in the jumper in the paint | 47-66 |
| 08:30 | Ohio | James Ward misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-66 |
| 08:29 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Shade | 47-66 |
| 08:24 | Ohio | Kevin Shade hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 47-66 |
| 08:22 | Northwestern | Robert Carter snags the defensive board | 47-66 |
| 08:17 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-66 |
| 08:16 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson tips it back up and in | 47-68 |
| 07:50 | Ohio | Tyler Edwards is open but can't throw it down but he's fouled by Warren Cash - foul #4 on Warren Cash, team foul #5 | 47-68 |
| Subs | Ohio | Geoffrey Edgell (PG), Anthony Childers (SG), James Mitchell (PF), Willie Cessna (C) Antonio George, James Ward, John Roy, Kevin Shade | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson (PG), Samuel Wright (SG), Vincent Kuo (SF), Matthew Teer (PF), Craig Maio (C) Anthony Steffen, Matthew McGraw, Robert Carter, Willard Davidson, Warren Cash | |
| 07:50 | Ohio | Tyler Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 07:50 | Ohio | Tyler Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 49-68 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Geoffrey Edgell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Childers (fresh) SF - Tyler Edwards (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Willie Cessna (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Kevin Anderson (fresh) SG - Samuel Wright (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Vincent Kuo (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 7 reb. PF - Matthew Teer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig Maio (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-68 |
| 07:25 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Edgell | 49-68 |
| 07:19 | Ohio | Tyler Edwards throws it down set up by Anthony Childers | 51-68 |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Willie Cessna - foul #2 on Willie Cessna, team foul #6 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Ohio | Joe Parker (SF) Tyler Edwards | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo misses the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 06:57 | Ohio | Joe Parker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 51-69 |
| 06:56 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo snags the defensive board | 51-69 |
| 06:36 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo hits the finger roll set up by Kevin Anderson | 51-71 |
| 06:19 | Ohio | Joe Parker can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 51-71 |
| 06:18 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Vincent Kuo | 51-71 |
| 06:15 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-71 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Ward (SG) Anthony Childers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:02 | Ohio | James Mitchell comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Samuel Wright - foul #2 on Samuel Wright, team foul #6 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw (SG) Samuel Wright | |
| 06:02 | Ohio | James Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 51-71 |
| 06:02 | Ohio | James Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 51-71 |
| 06:02 | Northwestern | Craig Maio pulls down the rebound | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-71 |
| 05:34 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson grabs the offensive board | 51-71 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Vincent Kuo, team foul #7 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Roy (PF), Kevin Shade (C) James Mitchell, Willie Cessna | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen (PG), Robert Carter (SF), Willard Davidson (PF) Kevin Anderson, Vincent Kuo, Matthew Teer | |
| 05:13 | Ohio | Joe Parker knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from James Ward and he's hacked by Robert Carter - foul #2 on Robert Carter, team foul #8 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Cash (C) Craig Maio | |
| 05:13 | Ohio | Joe Parker makes the free throw | 54-71 |
| 04:57 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-71 |
| 04:56 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Kevin Shade | 54-71 |
| 04:50 | Ohio | Joe Parker misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 54-71 |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | Warren Cash grabs the defensive rebound | 54-71 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen's pass is intercepted by Kevin Shade | 54-71 |
| 04:23 | Ohio | Warren Cash is called for the reach on John Roy - foul #5 on Warren Cash, team foul #9 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Ohio | Antonio George (SG), Tyler Edwards (SF) James Ward, Joe Parker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Samuel Wright (SG), Matthew Teer (PF), Craig Maio (C) Matthew McGraw, Willard Davidson, Warren Cash | |
| 04:23 | Ohio | John Roy misses the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern | Craig Maio pulls down the rebound | 54-71 |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | Matthew Teer connects on the open runner in the lane | 54-73 |
| 03:51 | Ohio | John Roy steps out of bounds on the sideline | 54-73 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Childers (SG), Joe Parker (SF), James Mitchell (PF), Willie Cessna (C) Geoffrey Edgell, Tyler Edwards, John Roy, Kevin Shade | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson (PG), Vincent Kuo (SF) Anthony Steffen, Robert Carter | |
| 03:49 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson is hacked by Antonio George in the backcourt - foul #2 on Antonio George, team foul #7 | 54-73 |
| 03:49 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 54-74 |
| 03:49 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-75 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Antonio George (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Childers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Parker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Willie Cessna (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Wright (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Vincent Kuo (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 9 reb. PF - Matthew Teer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Craig Maio (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Ohio | Antonio George misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-75 |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Matthew Teer snags the defensive board | 54-75 |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson makes the wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Matthew Teer | 54-78 |
| 03:16 | Ohio | Joe Parker misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Samuel Wright - foul #3 on Samuel Wright, team foul #10 | 54-78 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Willard Davidson (PF) Matthew Teer | |
| 03:16 | Ohio | Joe Parker makes the 1st free throw | 55-78 |
| 03:16 | Ohio | Joe Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 56-78 |
| 03:09 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 56-78 |
| 03:07 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Joe Parker | 56-78 |
| 02:58 | Ohio | Anthony Childers is fouled on the floor by Samuel Wright - foul #4 on Samuel Wright, team foul #11 | 56-78 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Carter (SF) Vincent Kuo | |
| 02:58 | Ohio | Anthony Childers misses the 1st free throw | 56-78 |
| 02:58 | Ohio | Anthony Childers makes the 2nd free throw | 57-78 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:29 | Northwestern | Craig Maio is whistled for a carry | 57-78 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen (PG), Matthew McGraw (SG) Kevin Anderson, Samuel Wright | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:11 | Ohio | Antonio George misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-78 |
| 02:09 | Northwestern | Robert Carter grabs the board | 57-78 |
| 01:43 | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw makes the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Steffen | 57-81 |
| 01:27 | Ohio | Antonio George connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Cessna | 60-81 |
| 01:08 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Willie Cessna - foul #3 on Willie Cessna, team foul #8 | 60-81 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo (SF) Robert Carter | |
| 01:08 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen misses the 1st free throw | 60-81 |
| 01:08 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen makes the 2nd free throw | 60-82 |
| 00:51 | Ohio | Joe Parker misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 60-82 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw snags the defensive board | 60-82 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Anthony Childers steps in front of the Vincent Kuo pass in the backcourt | 60-82 |
| 00:44 | Ohio | Anthony Childers lays it up and in | 62-82 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-82 |
| 00:21 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Willie Cessna | 62-82 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Ohio | Anthony Childers misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 62-82 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo grabs the defensive rebound | 62-82 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen runs out the clock | 62-82 |