| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Wells (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dennis Charles (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Omar Babcock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matt Leone (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Sartori (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Martin Hendricks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Strong (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori inbounds the ball | 22-18 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks is open but misses the lay-in | 22-18 |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong snags the offensive board | 22-18 |
| 19:18 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-18 |
| 19:16 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dennis Charles | 22-18 |
| 19:10 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons clanks a shot from close range | 22-18 |
| 19:09 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks snags the defensive board | 22-18 |
| 18:47 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Matt Leone | 22-21 |
| 18:33 | Notre Dame | Martin Hendricks steals it from Raymond Parsons | 22-21 |
| 18:14 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori is whistled for traveling | 22-21 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), David Sears (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Charles Tanner (C) Gary Wells, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dennis Charles, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:56 | Notre Dame | Omar Babcock is called for the reach on Dusty Grant - foul #2 on Omar Babcock, team foul #1 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SG) Raymond Parsons | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:44 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells is fouled on the floor by Matt Leone - foul #3 on Matt Leone, team foul #2 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick (SG) Gary Wells | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:26 | Notre Dame | David Sears clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-21 |
| 17:24 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Dusty Grant | 22-21 |
| 17:08 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner makes the jumper from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 16:43 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 24-21 |
| 16:42 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong tips it home | 24-23 |
| 16:24 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 26-23 |
| 16:01 | Ohio State | Matt Leone splits the doubleteam and buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Sartori and he's fouled by Robert Bostwick - foul #1 on Robert Bostwick, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Gary Wells (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Brad Smith, Robert Bostwick, David Sears, Charles Tanner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG), Matthew Watts (SF), Timothy McCain (PF) Omar Babcock, Thomas Sartori, Martin Hendricks | |
| 16:01 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses the free throw | 26-25 |
| 16:01 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Wells (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremy Kuczynski (fresh) SG - Matt Leone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Watts (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy McCain (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Strong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 26-25 |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Timothy McCain | 26-25 |
| 15:26 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-28 |
| 15:11 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Richard Peterson | 28-28 |
| 14:51 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong is open and buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Matt Leone out of a doubleteam | 28-30 |
| 14:26 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 14:02 | Ohio State | Matt Leone shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 31-30 |
| 14:00 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 13:46 | Notre Dame | Matthew Watts is called for the reach on Richard Peterson - foul #1 on Matthew Watts, team foul #3 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), David Sears (SF), Dennis Charles (PF) Raymond Parsons, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Omar Babcock (PG), Thomas Sartori (SF), Martin Hendricks (PF), Gary Sears (C) Jeremy Kuczynski, Matthew Watts, Timothy McCain, Christopher Strong | |
| 13:34 | Notre Dame | Gary Sears takes the ball from Richard Peterson | 31-30 |
| 13:32 | Ohio State | Omar Babcock is called for traveling in the backcourt | 31-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG) Gary Wells | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:16 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Gary Sears - foul #2 on Gary Sears, team foul #4 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SG) Brad Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:16 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 13:16 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 12:49 | Ohio State | Matt Leone is hacked by David Sears - foul #2 on David Sears, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Charles Tanner (C) Raymond Parsons, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:27 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 12:25 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 12:06 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-30 |
| 11:55 | Ohio State | Matt Leone makes the contested 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brad Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Wells (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Sears (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Charles (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Tanner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Omar Babcock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matt Leone (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Sartori (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Martin Hendricks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Sears (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 11:34 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Brad Smith | 36-33 |
| 11:06 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 11:04 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 10:43 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Matt Leone | 36-36 |
| 10:20 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-36 |
| 10:18 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 09:58 | Ohio State | Matt Leone works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 36-36 |
| 09:56 | Ohio State | Gary Sears snags the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 09:32 | Ohio State | Omar Babcock connects on the open shot from the right wing set up by Gary Sears | 36-38 |
| 09:16 | Notre Dame | David Sears is hacked by Thomas Sartori - foul #2 on Thomas Sartori, team foul #5 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Robert Bostwick (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Brad Smith, Gary Wells, David Sears, Dennis Charles, Charles Tanner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG), Matthew Watts (SG), Jordan Spratt (SF), Timothy McCain (PF), Christopher Strong (C) Omar Babcock, Matt Leone, Thomas Sartori, Martin Hendricks, Gary Sears | |
| 08:58 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-38 |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 08:33 | Ohio State | Jordan Spratt snags the offensive board | 39-38 |
| 08:05 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Bostwick - foul #2 on Robert Bostwick, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SG) Robert Bostwick | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Omar Babcock (PG) Jeremy Kuczynski | |
| 08:05 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 08:05 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 08:05 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 07:58 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert scores on a shot in the paint | 41-38 |
| 07:37 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts comes up short on the floater from the right side | 41-38 |
| 07:35 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson grabs the board | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Wells (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Omar Babcock (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Watts (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jordan Spratt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Timothy McCain (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Strong (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Notre Dame | Matthew Watts picks off the pass by Jeffrey Cuthbert | 41-38 |
| 07:00 | Ohio State | Jordan Spratt steps out of bounds on the baseline | 41-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG) Gary Wells | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matt Leone (SG), Thomas Sartori (SF), Martin Hendricks (PF) Matthew Watts, Jordan Spratt, Timothy McCain | |
| 06:34 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-38 |
| 06:32 | Ohio State | Omar Babcock pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 06:09 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeffrey Cuthbert - foul #1 on Jeffrey Cuthbert, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SG) Brad Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:09 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 06:09 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 05:44 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson hits a turnaround from close range | 43-40 |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Sartori is blocked by Dusty Grant | 43-40 |
| 05:14 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 04:57 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-40 |
| 04:39 | Ohio State | Matt Leone connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 04:13 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons loses the ball out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), Robert Bostwick (SF), Dennis Charles (PF) Gary Wells, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG), Matthew Watts (SF) Omar Babcock, Matt Leone | |
| 03:47 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks double dribbles | 46-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jordan Spratt (SF), Gary Sears (C) Thomas Sartori, Christopher Strong | |
| 03:33 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Raymond Parsons | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brad Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bostwick (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dennis Charles (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremy Kuczynski (fresh) SG - Matthew Watts (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jordan Spratt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Martin Hendricks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Sears (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 03:12 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 02:55 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 48-42 |
| 02:54 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 02:38 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles tips it in | 50-42 |
| 02:36 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SG), David Sears (SF), Dusty Grant (PF) Brad Smith, Robert Bostwick, Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Omar Babcock (PG), Matt Leone (SG), Thomas Sartori (SF), Christopher Strong (C) Jeremy Kuczynski, Matthew Watts, Jordan Spratt, Gary Sears | |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 50-42 |
| 02:09 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson pulls down the rebound | 50-42 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:43 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons drills a floater from the free throw line | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:34 | Ohio State | David Sears is called for the reach on Thomas Sartori - foul #3 on David Sears, team foul #5 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Robert Bostwick (SG), Charles Tanner (C) Raymond Parsons, Gary Wells, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:21 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-42 |
| 01:20 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong grabs the offensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 01:03 | Ohio State | Matt Leone clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 01:02 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner grabs the board | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Notre Dame | Christopher Strong is called for the reach on Robert Bostwick - foul #2 on Christopher Strong, team foul #6 | 52-42 |
| 00:56 | Notre Dame | Martin Hendricks is called for the reach on Dusty Grant - foul #1 on Martin Hendricks, team foul #7 | 52-42 |
| 00:56 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 00:56 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant grabs the board | 54-42 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith is fouled on the floor by Matt Leone - foul #4 on Matt Leone, team foul #8 | 54-42 |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 56-42 |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner gets the rebound | 56-42 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith runs out the clock | 56-42 |