| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Irvin Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 10 pts. PF - George Kramer (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Omar Babcock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matt Leone (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Sartori (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Timothy McCain (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Strong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Sam Edinger inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Sartori - foul #2 on Thomas Sartori, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 19:36 | Purdue | Sam Edinger makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 19:36 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 19:07 | Ohio State | Matt Leone can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 27-30 |
| 19:06 | Purdue | Sam Edinger pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 18:40 | Purdue | Mark Zinner lays it up and in on a great pass from Kevin Armstrong | 29-30 |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | Matt Leone travels with the ball | 29-30 |
| 17:58 | Purdue | Sam Edinger's floater is tipped away by Christopher Strong | 29-30 |
| 17:56 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 17:29 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong is called for traveling | 29-30 |
| 17:07 | Purdue | Mark Zinner comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 29-30 |
| 17:05 | Purdue | Sam Edinger gets the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 16:53 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 16:52 | Purdue | Mark Zinner grabs the offensive board | 29-30 |
| 16:43 | Purdue | Sam Edinger makes the shot from the right block set up by Kevin Armstrong | 31-30 |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Sam Edinger - foul #1 on Sam Edinger, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Burns (PF) George Kramer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks (PF) Timothy McCain | |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 16:19 | Purdue | Mark Zinner snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 16:03 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard loses the dribble to Omar Babcock | 31-30 |
| 15:38 | Ohio State | Irvin Shepard takes the ball from Thomas Sartori | 31-30 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Irvin Shepard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Burns (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Omar Babcock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matt Leone (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Sartori (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Martin Hendricks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Strong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Purdue | Mark Zinner scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin Armstrong | 33-30 |
| 14:53 | Ohio State | Matt Leone makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-33 |
| 14:33 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-33 |
| 14:32 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 14:11 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 14:10 | Purdue | Sam Edinger grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 13:42 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Irvin Shepard | 36-33 |
| 13:29 | Ohio State | Matt Leone clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 13:28 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Strong | 36-33 |
| 13:07 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori jams it on a nice dish by Omar Babcock | 36-35 |
| 13:03 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 13:02 | Ohio State | Omar Babcock pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 12:37 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 12:35 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 12:12 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses long on a 3 from straight away | 36-35 |
| 12:11 | Purdue | Stephen Burns gets the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 11:45 | Purdue | Thomas Sartori steps in front of the Sam Edinger pass | 36-35 |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | Matt Leone comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-35 |
| 11:23 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks grabs the offensive board | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Irvin Shepard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Sam Edinger (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Burns (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Omar Babcock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matt Leone (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Sartori (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Martin Hendricks (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Strong (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | Matt Leone drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 10:34 | Purdue | Mark Zinner clanks a runner from close range | 36-38 |
| 10:32 | Purdue | Stephen Burns grabs the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 10:08 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 10:06 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 09:47 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 09:46 | Purdue | Mark Zinner pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 09:23 | Purdue | The jumper by Kevin Armstrong is denied by Martin Hendricks | 36-38 |
| 09:22 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 09:17 | Ohio State | Matt Leone comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 09:16 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks misses the tip | 36-38 |
| 09:14 | Purdue | Mark Zinner grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 08:45 | Purdue | Sam Edinger lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kevin Armstrong and the foul's on Thomas Sartori - foul #3 on Thomas Sartori, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (PG), James Garner (SG), George Kramer (PF), Randolph Conner (C) Kevin Armstrong, Irvin Shepard, Stephen Burns, Mark Zinner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG), Matthew Watts (SG), Jordan Spratt (SF), Timothy McCain (PF), Gary Sears (C) Omar Babcock, Matt Leone, Thomas Sartori, Martin Hendricks, Christopher Strong | |
| 08:45 | Purdue | Sam Edinger makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 08:20 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts buries a jumper from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 07:54 | Purdue | James Garner misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 07:53 | Purdue | James Garner snags the offensive board | 39-40 |
| 07:33 | Purdue | Gary Sears takes the ball from Sam Edinger | 39-40 |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jeremy Kuczynski | 39-43 |
| 07:01 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-43 |
| 06:59 | Ohio State | Gary Sears snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tim Whatley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Garner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sam Edinger (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Kramer (fresh) 4 reb. C - Randolph Conner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremy Kuczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Watts (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jordan Spratt (fresh) PF - Timothy McCain (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Sears (fresh) | |
| 06:34 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-43 |
| 06:33 | Purdue | Randolph Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 06:11 | Purdue | Sam Edinger drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Garner | 42-43 |
| 05:49 | Ohio State | George Kramer picks off the pass by Matthew Watts | 42-43 |
| 05:22 | Purdue | Tim Whatley lays it in on a nice dish by Randolph Conner and he's hacked by Jeremy Kuczynski - foul #2 on Jeremy Kuczynski, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Madden (SG), Michael Dunklin (SF), Stephen Burns (PF) James Garner, Sam Edinger, George Kramer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Omar Babcock (PG), Matt Leone (SG), Martin Hendricks (C) Jeremy Kuczynski, Jordan Spratt, Gary Sears | |
| 05:22 | Purdue | Tim Whatley makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 04:53 | Ohio State | Matt Leone connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Matthew Watts | 45-45 |
| 04:29 | Purdue | Tim Whatley comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Omar Babcock - foul #1 on Omar Babcock, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Irvin Shepard (SG), Mark Zinner (C) John Madden, Randolph Conner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori (SF), Christopher Strong (C) Matthew Watts, Timothy McCain | |
| 04:29 | Purdue | Tim Whatley makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 04:29 | Purdue | Tim Whatley misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | Matt Leone is fouled on the floor by Irvin Shepard - foul #3 on Irvin Shepard, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), James Garner (SF) Tim Whatley, Michael Dunklin | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:59 | Ohio State | Matt Leone travels with the ball | 46-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | George Kramer (PF) Stephen Burns | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:32 | Purdue | James Garner connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Irvin Shepard | 49-45 |
| 03:06 | Ohio State | Matt Leone hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 02:43 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Irvin Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Garner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Kramer (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Omar Babcock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matt Leone (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Sartori (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Martin Hendricks (fresh) 6 reb. C - Christopher Strong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | Matt Leone double dribbles | 52-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Dunklin (SF), Stephen Burns (PF) Irvin Shepard, George Kramer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matthew Watts (SF), Timothy McCain (PF) Thomas Sartori, Christopher Strong | |
| 02:15 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Irvin Shepard (SG), Sam Edinger (SF), George Kramer (PF) James Garner, Michael Dunklin, Stephen Burns | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori (SF), Christopher Strong (C) Matthew Watts, Martin Hendricks | |
| 01:57 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 52-48 |
| 01:56 | Purdue | George Kramer grabs the offensive board | 52-48 |
| 01:47 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Christopher Strong - foul #1 on Christopher Strong, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| 01:47 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 01:47 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:36 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong is called for 5 seconds | 54-48 |
| 01:14 | Purdue | Mark Zinner hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Kevin Armstrong | 56-48 |
| 01:04 | Ohio State | Matt Leone can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 01:03 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 00:45 | Ohio State | Matt Leone connects on the 3 from the left wing | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Matt Leone is called for the reach on Mark Zinner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matt Leone, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Garner (SF), Stephen Burns (PF) Sam Edinger, George Kramer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:40 | Purdue | Thomas Sartori is called for the reach on James Garner - foul #4 on Thomas Sartori, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| 00:40 | Purdue | James Garner makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:40 | Purdue | James Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Matt Leone comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | James Garner snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-51 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong is fouled in the backcourt by Omar Babcock - foul #2 on Omar Babcock, team foul #8 | 58-51 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-51 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong gets the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-51 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | James Garner snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | James Garner is fouled in the backcourt by Matt Leone - foul #5 on Matt Leone, team foul #9 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matthew Watts (SF) Matt Leone | |
| 00:14 | Purdue | James Garner makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | James Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts buries a 3 from the right wing | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong runs out the clock | 61-54 |