| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Omar Babcock (fresh) SG - Matt Leone (fresh) SF - Thomas Sartori (fresh) PF - Timothy McCain (fresh) C - Christopher Strong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Ryan Jernigan (fresh) SG - Tim Cheeks (fresh) SF - John Helton (fresh) PF - Rich Knight (fresh) C - Micheal Moulton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain's pass is intercepted by Micheal Moulton | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Indiana | John Helton hits a wide open runner from close range | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Ohio State | Matt Leone scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Strong | 3-2 |
| 18:52 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan is fouled in the backcourt by Omar Babcock - foul #1 on Omar Babcock, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:39 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 18:37 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:16 | Ohio State | Matt Leone makes the contested 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Omar Babcock | 6-2 |
| 18:14 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton loses the dribble to Thomas Sartori in the backcourt | 6-2 |
| 17:55 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-2 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matthew Watts (SF), Martin Hendricks (PF) Thomas Sartori, Timothy McCain | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 17:35 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tim Cheeks | 6-4 |
| 17:13 | Ohio State | Matt Leone loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 6-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG) Omar Babcock | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Howard (PF) Rich Knight | |
| 17:00 | Indiana | John Helton misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 6-4 |
| 16:58 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton tips it in | 6-6 |
| 16:36 | Ohio State | Matt Leone works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 16:34 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks grabs the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Howard - foul #1 on John Howard, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori (SF), Timothy McCain (PF) Matthew Watts, Christopher Strong | |
| Subs | Indiana | Earl Yates (PG), James Gleaton (SG), Michael Spadafora (SF), Greg Jenkins (C) Ryan Jernigan, Tim Cheeks, John Helton, Micheal Moulton | |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:23 | Indiana | John Howard pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:19 | Indiana | James Gleaton is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Michael Spadafora | 7-8 |
| 16:01 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 7-8 |
| 16:00 | Indiana | James Gleaton snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremy Kuczynski (fresh) SG - Matt Leone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Sartori (fresh) PF - Timothy McCain (fresh) C - Martin Hendricks (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Earl Yates (fresh) SG - James Gleaton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Spadafora (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Howard (fresh) C - Greg Jenkins (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Indiana | John Howard can't finish the uncontested layup | 7-8 |
| 15:32 | Indiana | Michael Spadafora grabs the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 15:25 | Indiana | John Howard hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Earl Yates and he's fouled by Timothy McCain - foul #1 on Timothy McCain, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Omar Babcock (PG), Jordan Spratt (SF), Gary Sears (C) Jeremy Kuczynski, Matt Leone, Martin Hendricks | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 15:25 | Indiana | John Howard makes the free throw | 7-11 |
| 15:05 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain is fouled on the floor by John Howard - foul #2 on John Howard, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matthew Watts (SF) Timothy McCain | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan (PG), Rich Knight (PF), Micheal Moulton (C) Earl Yates, John Howard, Greg Jenkins | |
| 14:43 | Ohio State | Micheal Moulton swats the layup by Omar Babcock | 7-11 |
| 14:42 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton grabs the board | 7-11 |
| 14:38 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Omar Babcock - foul #2 on Omar Babcock, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matt Leone (PG), Christopher Strong (C) Omar Babcock, Thomas Sartori | |
| Subs | Indiana | Tim Cheeks (SG), John Helton (SF) James Gleaton, Michael Spadafora | |
| 14:38 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:38 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:15 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-13 |
| 14:13 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 14:09 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Watts - foul #1 on Matthew Watts, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG) Matthew Watts | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 13:59 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton misses short on a jumper near the basket | 7-13 |
| 13:57 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 13:40 | Ohio State | Matt Leone shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-13 |
| 13:38 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 13:36 | Indiana | John Helton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Curtis Luoma (SF), Timothy McCain (PF) Jordan Spratt, Gary Sears | |
| Subs | Indiana | Earl Yates (PG), Hugh Blanche (PF), Greg Jenkins (C) Ryan Jernigan, Rich Knight, Micheal Moulton | |
| 13:17 | Ohio State | Matt Leone knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Jeremy Kuczynski and the foul's on Tim Cheeks - foul #1 on Tim Cheeks, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori (SG), Martin Hendricks (C) Jeremy Kuczynski, Christopher Strong | |
| Subs | Indiana | James Gleaton (SG) Tim Cheeks | |
| 13:17 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses the free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:17 | Indiana | Hugh Blanche grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 13:04 | Indiana | John Helton can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Timothy McCain - foul #2 on Timothy McCain, team foul #5 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matthew Watts (SF), Christopher Strong (C) Curtis Luoma, Timothy McCain | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 13:04 | Indiana | John Helton makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:04 | Indiana | John Helton makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:44 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 9-15 |
| 12:42 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks can't tip it in | 9-15 |
| 12:40 | Indiana | Greg Jenkins gets the rebound | 9-15 |
| 12:25 | Indiana | James Gleaton misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-15 |
| 12:24 | Indiana | Greg Jenkins hits the follow up shot | 9-17 |
| 11:55 | Ohio State | Greg Jenkins takes the ball from Matthew Watts | 9-17 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Matt Leone (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Thomas Sartori (fairly fresh) SF - Matthew Watts (fairly fresh) PF - Martin Hendricks (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Strong (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Earl Yates (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Gleaton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Helton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Hugh Blanche (fresh) C - Greg Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Indiana | Earl Yates is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Earl Yates, team foul #4 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG), Jordan Spratt (SF), Gary Sears (PF) Thomas Sartori, Matthew Watts, Martin Hendricks | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan (PG), Tim Cheeks (SG), Michael Spadafora (SF), Rich Knight (PF), Micheal Moulton (C) Earl Yates, James Gleaton, John Helton, Hugh Blanche, Greg Jenkins | |
| 11:38 | Ohio State | Matt Leone splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-17 |
| 11:36 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton grabs the defensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 11:26 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Curtis Luoma (SF) Christopher Strong | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 11:02 | Ohio State | Rich Knight is called for the reach on Jeremy Kuczynski - foul #1 on Rich Knight, team foul #5 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori (SG), Martin Hendricks (PF) Matt Leone, Jordan Spratt | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 10:43 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses the jumper from the left wing | 9-17 |
| 10:41 | Ohio State | Curtis Luoma pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 10:25 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks buries a floater from the right block | 11-17 |
| 10:23 | Indiana | Gary Sears is called for the reach on Tim Cheeks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Sears, team foul #6 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matthew Watts (SG), Christopher Strong (C) Thomas Sartori, Gary Sears | |
| Subs | Indiana | William Boyce (SG), Greg Jenkins (PF) Tim Cheeks, Rich Knight | |
| 10:04 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan's floater is tipped away by Martin Hendricks | 11-17 |
| 10:02 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong snags the defensive board | 11-17 |
| 09:43 | Ohio State | Curtis Luoma loses the dribble to Greg Jenkins | 11-17 |
| 09:26 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Curtis Luoma - foul #1 on Curtis Luoma, team foul #7 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matt Leone (PG), Thomas Sartori (SG), Jordan Spratt (SF) Jeremy Kuczynski, Matthew Watts, Curtis Luoma | |
| Subs | Indiana | Earl Yates (PG), Tim Cheeks (SG), John Helton (SF) Ryan Jernigan, William Boyce, Michael Spadafora | |
| 09:26 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton misses the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 09:26 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 09:05 | Ohio State | Matt Leone works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-18 |
| 09:03 | Indiana | Greg Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 08:46 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton slams it home on a nice dish by Earl Yates | 11-20 |
| 08:23 | Ohio State | Greg Jenkins picks off the pass by Jordan Spratt | 11-20 |
| 08:04 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton is open but comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 11-20 |
| 08:03 | Indiana | Greg Jenkins snags the offensive board | 11-20 |
| 07:46 | Indiana | John Helton hits the finger roll | 11-22 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Matt Leone (tired) 8 pts. SG - Thomas Sartori (fairly fresh) SF - Jordan Spratt (fairly fresh) PF - Martin Hendricks (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Strong (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Earl Yates (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tim Cheeks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Helton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Greg Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Micheal Moulton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 11-22 |
| 07:22 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks snags the offensive board | 11-22 |
| 07:11 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Tim Cheeks - foul #2 on Tim Cheeks, team foul #6 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG), Matthew Watts (SF), Gary Sears (PF) Matt Leone, Jordan Spratt, Christopher Strong | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan (PG), James Gleaton (SG), Michael Spadafora (SF), Rich Knight (PF), Hugh Blanche (C) Earl Yates, Tim Cheeks, John Helton, Greg Jenkins, Micheal Moulton | |
| 07:11 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 07:11 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 06:53 | Indiana | Martin Hendricks is called for the reach on Ryan Jernigan - foul #1 on Martin Hendricks, team foul #8 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Curtis Luoma (SF) Thomas Sartori | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 06:53 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan misses the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 06:53 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts pulls down the rebound | 13-22 |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks buries a jump hook from close range | 15-22 |
| 06:05 | Indiana | Michael Spadafora connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Gleaton and the foul's on Curtis Luoma - foul #2 on Curtis Luoma, team foul #9 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Omar Babcock (PG), Timothy McCain (PF) Jeremy Kuczynski, Martin Hendricks | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 06:05 | Indiana | Michael Spadafora makes the free throw | 15-26 |
| 05:44 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Omar Babcock | 17-26 |
| 05:30 | Indiana | James Gleaton misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-26 |
| 05:29 | Ohio State | Gary Sears pulls down the rebound | 17-26 |
| 05:23 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Timothy McCain is denied by Hugh Blanche | 17-26 |
| 05:22 | Indiana | Rich Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 17-26 |
| 05:09 | Indiana | James Gleaton is hacked by Curtis Luoma - foul #3 on Curtis Luoma, team foul #10 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matt Leone (SG), Thomas Sartori (SF) Matthew Watts, Curtis Luoma | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Helton (SF) Michael Spadafora | |
| 05:09 | Indiana | James Gleaton makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 05:09 | Indiana | James Gleaton makes the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 04:53 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Matt Leone | 19-28 |
| 04:29 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from John Helton | 19-30 |
| 04:06 | Ohio State | Gary Sears misses long on an open shot from the right block but he's fouled by Rich Knight - foul #2 on Rich Knight, team foul #7 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jordan Spratt (SF) Thomas Sartori | |
| Subs | Indiana | Earl Yates (PG), Tim Cheeks (SG), Greg Jenkins (C) Ryan Jernigan, James Gleaton, Hugh Blanche | |
| 04:06 | Ohio State | Gary Sears makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 04:06 | Ohio State | Gary Sears makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 03:52 | Indiana | Earl Yates is hacked by Matt Leone - foul #1 on Matt Leone, team foul #11 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Strong (C) Gary Sears | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Howard (PF), Micheal Moulton (C) Rich Knight, Greg Jenkins | |
| 03:52 | Indiana | Earl Yates makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 03:52 | Indiana | Earl Yates misses the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 03:52 | Ohio State | Jordan Spratt pulls down the rebound | 21-31 |
| 03:35 | Ohio State | Tim Cheeks steals it from Matt Leone | 21-31 |
| 03:32 | Indiana | John Helton slams it home on a great pass from Tim Cheeks | 21-33 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Omar Babcock (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matt Leone (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jordan Spratt (fresh) PF - Timothy McCain (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Strong (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Earl Yates (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tim Cheeks (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Helton (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Howard (fresh) 3 pts. C - Micheal Moulton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-33 |
| 03:15 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Earl Yates | 21-33 |
| 02:53 | Indiana | Tim Cheeks connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Earl Yates | 21-36 |
| 02:40 | Ohio State | Matt Leone clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tim Cheeks - foul #3 on Tim Cheeks, team foul #8 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG), Matthew Watts (SF), Martin Hendricks (C) Omar Babcock, Jordan Spratt, Christopher Strong | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan (PG), William Boyce (SG), Michael Spadafora (SF), Greg Jenkins (C) Earl Yates, Tim Cheeks, John Helton, Micheal Moulton | |
| 02:40 | Ohio State | Matt Leone makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 02:40 | Ohio State | Matt Leone makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 02:36 | Indiana | Michael Spadafora's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Kuczynski in the backcourt | 23-36 |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 25-36 |
| 01:54 | Indiana | Greg Jenkins lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Spadafora | 25-38 |
| 01:33 | Ohio State | Michael Spadafora takes the ball from Matthew Watts | 25-38 |
| 01:30 | Indiana | Michael Spadafora hits the finger roll | 25-40 |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | Matt Leone works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-40 |
| 01:08 | Indiana | John Howard pulls down the rebound | 25-40 |
| 00:54 | Indiana | Michael Spadafora misses short on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 25-40 |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks snags the defensive board | 25-40 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks misses the lay-in | 25-40 |
| 00:31 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan gets the rebound | 25-40 |
| 00:04 | Indiana | John Howard makes the wide open runner from close range on a nice dish by Michael Spadafora | 25-42 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses the halfcourt shot | 25-42 |