| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ryan Tardiff (fresh) SG - Stephen Burns (fresh) SF - Reuben Croft (fresh) PF - Victor Wheatley (fresh) C - Robert Gibbons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Antonio Arvizu (fresh) SG - Myles Hudson (fresh) SF - Casey Merrill (fresh) PF - Charles Brooks (fresh) C - George Edgell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns is hacked by Casey Merrill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Casey Merrill, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff is fouled on the floor by Antonio Arvizu - foul #1 on Antonio Arvizu, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Antonio Arvizu pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Merrill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft is open and scores on a runner from close range | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Antonio Arvizu misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Ryan Tardiff - foul #1 on Ryan Tardiff, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Antonio Arvizu makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Antonio Arvizu makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley is hacked by Antonio Arvizu in the backcourt - foul #2 on Antonio Arvizu, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Schaufelberge (PG) Antonio Arvizu | |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft banks in the layup on a great pass from Stephen Burns and he's fouled by George Edgell - foul #1 on George Edgell, team foul #4 | 4-2 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft misses the free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | George Edgell pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | The jumper by Wayne Schaufelberge is denied by Robert Gibbons | 4-2 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Brooks | 4-2 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | George Edgell hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:11 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:09 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff double dribbles in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Myles Hudson misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 4-2 |
| 17:49 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:29 | Ohio State | George Edgell swats the short shot by Ryan Tardiff | 4-2 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Merrill drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Wayne Schaufelberge | 4-4 |
| 17:14 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns is open and scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Ryan Tardiff | 6-4 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Reuben Croft picks off the pass by Myles Hudson in the backcourt | 6-4 |
| 16:55 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Stephen Burns and he's hacked by Charles Brooks - foul #1 on Charles Brooks, team foul #5 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Augustine Romano (SG), Robert Sullivan (SF), Dan Elliott (C) Ryan Tardiff, Stephen Burns, Reuben Croft, Robert Gibbons | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Shane Kass (PG), Lee Wells (SG), William Thomas (SF), Steven Loughran (PF), Mark Vick (C) Wayne Schaufelberge, Myles Hudson, Casey Merrill, Charles Brooks, George Edgell | |
| 16:55 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley makes the free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Victor Wheatley is called for the reach on Shane Kass in the backcourt - foul #1 on Victor Wheatley, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sam Rowe (PF) Victor Wheatley | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 16:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Augustine Romano blocks the jumper by Mark Vick | 9-4 |
| 16:40 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott grabs the board | 9-4 |
| 16:20 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Sullivan | 11-4 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lee Wells comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-4 |
| 16:14 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe pulls down the rebound | 11-4 |
| 16:10 | Ohio State | Eric Finley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-4 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Vick grabs the board | 11-4 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lee Wells loses the dribble to Eric Finley in the backcourt | 11-4 |
| 15:43 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano double dribbles | 11-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Stephen Burns (SG), Thomas Tew (SF), Victor Wheatley (PF) Eric Finley, Augustine Romano, Robert Sullivan, Sam Rowe | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Schaufelberge (PG), Myles Hudson (SG), Casey Merrill (SF), Charles Brooks (PF), Joseph Thurston (C) Shane Kass, Lee Wells, William Thomas, Steven Loughran, Mark Vick | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ryan Tardiff (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Tew (fresh) PF - Victor Wheatley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Dan Elliott (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Wayne Schaufelberge (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Myles Hudson (fairly fresh) SF - Casey Merrill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Thurston (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Merrill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-4 |
| 15:23 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott pulls down the rebound | 11-4 |
| 15:03 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 11-4 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Myles Hudson snags the defensive board | 11-4 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Merrill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Reuben Croft (SF), Sam Rowe (PF), Robert Gibbons (C) Ryan Tardiff, Thomas Tew, Victor Wheatley, Dan Elliott | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lee Wells (SG), Steven Loughran (PF), George Edgell (C) Myles Hudson, Charles Brooks, Joseph Thurston | |
| 14:30 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft loses the ball out of bounds | 11-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Thomas (SF) Casey Merrill | |
| 14:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Schaufelberge throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-4 |
| 14:16 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft is fouled on the floor by William Thomas - foul #1 on William Thomas, team foul #6 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Augustine Romano (SG), Robert Sullivan (SF), Victor Wheatley (PF) Eric Finley, Stephen Burns, Reuben Croft, Sam Rowe | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 14:08 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley travels with the ball | 11-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Brooks (PF), Mark Vick (C) Steven Loughran, George Edgell | |
| 13:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Vick is whistled for a carry | 11-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Shane Kass (PG) Wayne Schaufelberge | |
| 13:39 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff misses badly on the uncontested jump hook in the lane | 11-4 |
| 13:38 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley tips it home | 13-4 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lee Wells is hacked by Augustine Romano in the backcourt - foul #1 on Augustine Romano, team foul #3 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Stephen Burns (SG), Reuben Croft (SF), Sam Rowe (PF), Dan Elliott (C) Ryan Tardiff, Augustine Romano, Robert Sullivan, Victor Wheatley, Robert Gibbons | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Myles Hudson (SG), Casey Merrill (SF), Steven Loughran (PF) Lee Wells, William Thomas, Charles Brooks | |
| 13:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shane Kass throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Schaufelberge (PG), Joseph Thurston (C) Shane Kass, Mark Vick | |
| 13:01 | Ohio State | Eric Finley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stephen Burns | 15-4 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Loughran misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 15-4 |
| 12:45 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Stephen Burns | 15-4 |
| 12:28 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe can't finish the layup but the foul's on Steven Loughran - foul #1 on Steven Loughran, team foul #7 | 15-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Augustine Romano (SG), Robert Sullivan (SF), Thomas Tew (C) Eric Finley, Stephen Burns, Reuben Croft, Dan Elliott | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Shane Kass (PG), Lee Wells (SG), William Thomas (SF), Charles Brooks (PF), George Edgell (C) Wayne Schaufelberge, Myles Hudson, Casey Merrill, Steven Loughran, Joseph Thurston | |
| 12:28 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 16-4 |
| 12:28 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 17-4 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Tew is called for the reach on George Edgell - foul #1 on Thomas Tew, team foul #4 | 17-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley (PF) Sam Rowe | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 11:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | George Edgell hits the finger roll set up by Lee Wells | 17-6 |
| 11:48 | Ohio State | George Edgell is called for the reach on Thomas Tew in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Edgell, team foul #8 | 17-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Burns (SG) Augustine Romano | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Vick (C) George Edgell | |
| 11:48 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew makes the 1st free throw | 18-6 |
| 11:48 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew misses the 2nd free throw | 18-6 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Vick snags the defensive board | 18-6 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Sullivan is called for the reach on William Thomas - foul #1 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #5 | 18-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons (C) Thomas Tew | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Schaufelberge (PG) Shane Kass | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ryan Tardiff (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Burns (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Sullivan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Victor Wheatley (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Gibbons (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Wayne Schaufelberge (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lee Wells (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Thomas (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Brooks (tiring) 2 reb. C - Mark Vick (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Vick misses the runner from the baseline | 18-6 |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley snags the defensive board | 18-6 |
| 11:04 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons's layup is rejected by William Thomas | 18-6 |
| 11:02 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons gets the offensive rebound | 18-6 |
| 10:50 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff is fouled on the floor by Wayne Schaufelberge - foul #1 on Wayne Schaufelberge, team foul #9 | 18-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Augustine Romano (SG), Reuben Croft (SF) Stephen Burns, Robert Sullivan | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Shane Kass (PG), Myles Hudson (SG), Casey Merrill (SF), Steven Loughran (PF) Wayne Schaufelberge, Lee Wells, William Thomas, Charles Brooks | |
| 10:50 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff makes the 1st free throw | 19-6 |
| 10:50 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff makes the 2nd free throw | 20-6 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Merrill comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-6 |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff grabs the board | 20-6 |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Dan Elliott (C) Ryan Tardiff, Robert Gibbons | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Joseph Thurston (C) Mark Vick | |
| 10:31 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Reuben Croft, team foul #6 | 20-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Tew (C) Dan Elliott | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 10:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Merrill misses the shot from the left wing | 20-6 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joseph Thurston gets the offensive rebound | 20-6 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Myles Hudson hits a floater from the right wing set up by Shane Kass | 20-8 |
| 09:27 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft clanks a runner from the left block | 20-8 |
| 09:25 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano can't tip it in | 20-8 |
| 09:24 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-8 |
| 09:14 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 20-8 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Loughran pulls down the rebound | 20-8 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Myles Hudson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Burns (SG), Robert Sullivan (SF), Sam Rowe (PF), Dan Elliott (C) Augustine Romano, Reuben Croft, Victor Wheatley, Thomas Tew | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Schaufelberge (PG), Lee Wells (SG), William Thomas (SF), Mark Vick (C) Shane Kass, Myles Hudson, Casey Merrill, Joseph Thurston | |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-8 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dan Elliott swats the layup by Steven Loughran | 23-8 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Schaufelberge snags the offensive board | 23-8 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Thomas makes the 3 from the left wing | 23-11 |
| 08:28 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan travels with the ball | 23-11 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG) Eric Finley | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Brooks (PF) Steven Loughran | |
| 08:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Thomas misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-11 |
| 08:08 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff grabs the defensive rebound | 23-11 |
| 07:45 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Sam Rowe | 26-11 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lee Wells misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-11 |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe grabs the board | 26-11 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ryan Tardiff (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Burns (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Sullivan (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sam Rowe (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dan Elliott (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Wayne Schaufelberge (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Lee Wells (tiring) 1 ast. SF - William Thomas (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Charles Brooks (tiring) 2 reb. C - Mark Vick (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns misses the shot from the right side | 26-11 |
| 07:08 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott snags the offensive board | 26-11 |
| 06:54 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ryan Tardiff | 29-11 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Sam Rowe steals the ball from Mark Vick | 29-11 |
| 06:22 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott hits a wide open jumper from the baseline | 31-11 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Schaufelberge's fadeaway is rejected by Dan Elliott | 31-11 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Thomas hits the follow up shot | 31-13 |
| 05:45 | Ohio State | Lee Wells steals the ball from Dan Elliott | 31-13 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 31-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Augustine Romano (SG), Thomas Tew (SF), Victor Wheatley (PF), Robert Gibbons (C) Ryan Tardiff, Stephen Burns, Robert Sullivan, Sam Rowe, Dan Elliott | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Antonio Arvizu (PG), Shane Kass (SG), Casey Merrill (SF), Joseph Thurston (PF), George Edgell (C) Wayne Schaufelberge, Lee Wells, William Thomas, Charles Brooks, Mark Vick | |
| 05:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Antonio Arvizu double dribbles in the backcourt | 31-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Loughran (PF) Joseph Thurston | |
| 05:24 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley knocks in the floater in the paint | 33-13 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Antonio Arvizu is hacked by Eric Finley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Finley, team foul #7 | 33-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reuben Croft (SF) Victor Wheatley | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 05:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Antonio Arvizu makes the 1st free throw | 33-14 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Antonio Arvizu makes the 2nd free throw | 33-15 |
| 05:00 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano makes the fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by George Edgell - foul #3 on George Edgell, team foul #10 | 35-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley (PF) Thomas Tew | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Joseph Thurston (C) George Edgell | |
| 05:00 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano makes the free throw | 36-15 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Antonio Arvizu slams it home on a great pass from Steven Loughran and he's hacked by Robert Gibbons - foul #1 on Robert Gibbons, team foul #8 | 36-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Myles Hudson (SG) Shane Kass | |
| 04:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Antonio Arvizu makes the free throw | 36-18 |
| 04:39 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Augustine Romano | 38-18 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Loughran throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Burns (SG) Augustine Romano | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Myles Hudson - foul #1 on Myles Hudson, team foul #11 | 38-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Shane Kass (SF) Casey Merrill | |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons misses the 1st free throw | 38-18 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons misses the 2nd free throw | 38-18 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Loughran pulls down the rebound | 38-18 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Myles Hudson is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Burns - foul #1 on Stephen Burns, team foul #9 | 38-18 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Myles Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 38-19 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Myles Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-20 |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-20 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Antonio Arvizu is alone and drills a shot from the right side | 38-22 |
| 03:35 | Ohio State | Myles Hudson steals the ball from Robert Gibbons | 38-22 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shane Kass misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-22 |
| 03:23 | Ohio State | Eric Finley grabs the board | 38-22 |
| 03:23 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 38-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Augustine Romano (SG), Thomas Tew (C) Eric Finley, Stephen Burns, Robert Gibbons | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Schaufelberge (PG), Casey Merrill (SF), Mark Vick (C) Antonio Arvizu, Myles Hudson, Joseph Thurston | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ryan Tardiff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Augustine Romano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reuben Croft (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Victor Wheatley (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Tew (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Wayne Schaufelberge (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shane Kass (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Casey Merrill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Loughran (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Vick (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano is open and buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Ryan Tardiff | 40-22 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Schaufelberge knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on Victor Wheatley - foul #2 on Victor Wheatley, team foul #10 | 40-24 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Schaufelberge makes the free throw | 40-25 |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-25 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Merrill misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Tew - foul #2 on Thomas Tew, team foul #11 | 43-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Burns (SG), Robert Sullivan (SF), Sam Rowe (PF) Augustine Romano, Reuben Croft, Victor Wheatley | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Antonio Arvizu (PG), Lee Wells (SG), Charles Brooks (PF), Joseph Thurston (C) Wayne Schaufelberge, Shane Kass, Steven Loughran, Mark Vick | |
| 02:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Merrill makes the 1st free throw | 43-26 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Merrill makes the 2nd free throw | 43-27 |
| 02:27 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-27 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joseph Thurston pulls down the rebound | 43-27 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Brooks hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lee Wells | 43-29 |
| 02:18 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns is fouled in the backcourt by Lee Wells - foul #1 on Lee Wells, team foul #12 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Robert Gibbons (C) Ryan Tardiff, Thomas Tew | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Thomas (SF) Casey Merrill | |
| 02:18 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns makes the 1st free throw | 44-29 |
| 02:18 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Thomas is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-29 |
| 01:52 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons gets the rebound | 45-29 |
| 01:28 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lee Wells - foul #2 on Lee Wells, team foul #13 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reuben Croft (SF), Victor Wheatley (PF), Dan Elliott (C) Robert Sullivan, Sam Rowe, Robert Gibbons | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Schaufelberge (PG), Myles Hudson (SG), Shane Kass (SF), Steven Loughran (PF), Mark Vick (C) Antonio Arvizu, Lee Wells, William Thomas, Charles Brooks, Joseph Thurston | |
| 01:28 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns misses the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 01:28 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 46-29 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Schaufelberge is hacked by Eric Finley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Finley, team foul #12 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Augustine Romano (SG) Stephen Burns | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 01:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Schaufelberge makes the 1st free throw | 46-30 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Schaufelberge makes the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 01:16 | Ohio State | Eric Finley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-31 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Vick grabs the defensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Victor Wheatley is called for the reach on Steven Loughran in the backcourt - foul #3 on Victor Wheatley, team foul #13 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Thomas Tew (PF) Eric Finley, Victor Wheatley | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 01:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Loughran misses the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Loughran makes the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 00:55 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Augustine Romano and he's fouled by Mark Vick - foul #1 on Mark Vick, team foul #14 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Merrill (SF) Shane Kass | |
| 00:55 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft makes the free throw | 49-32 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Vick banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Myles Hudson | 49-34 |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Stephen Burns (SG), Robert Sullivan (SF), Sam Rowe (PF), Robert Gibbons (C) Ryan Tardiff, Augustine Romano, Reuben Croft, Thomas Tew, Dan Elliott | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lee Wells (SG) Myles Hudson | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Burns picks off the pass by Lee Wells in the backcourt | 49-34 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns throws it down | 51-34 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Loughran makes the jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Eric Finley - foul #3 on Eric Finley, team foul #14 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG) Eric Finley | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Thomas (SF) Casey Merrill | |
| 00:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Loughran misses the free throw | 51-36 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe snags the defensive board | 51-36 |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons is called for traveling | 51-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Antonio Arvizu (PG) Wayne Schaufelberge | |
| 00:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Vick connects on the runner from the right block | 51-38 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 51-38 |