| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Christopher Belcher (fresh) SG - Kevin Crosson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Cluff (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert McManus (fresh) 2 reb. C - Warren Cain (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ryan Tardiff (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Stephen Burns (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Reuben Croft (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Victor Wheatley (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Gibbons (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft inbounds the ball | 25-48 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft loses the ball out of bounds | 25-48 |
| 19:28 | Purdue | James Cluff knocks in the jumper in the paint | 27-48 |
| 19:25 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 27-48 |
| 19:10 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Stephen Burns - foul #1 on Stephen Burns, team foul #1 | 27-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alex Upton (PF), Joshua Bowman (C) Robert McManus, Warren Cain | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan (SF), Dan Elliott (C) Reuben Croft, Robert Gibbons | |
| 19:10 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson misses the 1st free throw | 27-48 |
| 19:10 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-48 |
| 19:02 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan scores on a 3 from the right corner | 28-51 |
| 18:58 | Purdue | Alex Upton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Larson (PG) Christopher Belcher | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Augustine Romano (SG), Sam Rowe (PF) Ryan Tardiff, Stephen Burns, Victor Wheatley | |
| 18:45 | Ohio State | Eric Finley can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-51 |
| 18:43 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson snags the defensive board | 28-51 |
| 18:39 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-51 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | Eric Finley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-51 |
| 18:27 | Purdue | James Cluff snags the defensive board | 28-51 |
| 18:13 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson is fouled on the floor by Augustine Romano - foul #1 on Augustine Romano, team foul #2 | 28-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Belcher (PG), David Harris (SG), Warren Cain (C) Lee Larson, Alex Upton, Joshua Bowman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Burns (SG), Reuben Croft (SF), Victor Wheatley (PF), Thomas Tew (C) Augustine Romano, Robert Sullivan, Sam Rowe, Dan Elliott | |
| 17:59 | Purdue | David Harris scores on a 3 from the right wing | 31-51 |
| 17:56 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns is hacked by David Harris in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Harris, team foul #1 | 31-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert McManus (PF) David Harris | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG) Eric Finley | |
| 17:47 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Victor Wheatley | 31-53 |
| 17:45 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher is hacked by Ryan Tardiff in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ryan Tardiff, team foul #3 | 31-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons (C) Reuben Croft | |
| 17:29 | Purdue | James Cluff drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-53 |
| 17:14 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff loses the ball out of bounds | 34-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan (SF), Sam Rowe (PF) Thomas Tew, Victor Wheatley | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 17:03 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 34-53 |
| 17:02 | Purdue | James Cluff pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-53 |
| 16:46 | Purdue | Warren Cain can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-53 |
| 16:44 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan grabs the board | 34-53 |
| 16:42 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff is hacked by Kevin Crosson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Crosson, team foul #2 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Larson (PG), Alex Upton (PF), Joshua Bowman (C) Christopher Belcher, Robert McManus, Warren Cain | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Augustine Romano (SG), Reuben Croft (SF), Victor Wheatley (PF) Ryan Tardiff, Stephen Burns, Robert Sullivan, Sam Rowe | |
| 16:30 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons misses short on a floater from the right block | 34-53 |
| 16:28 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman gets the rebound | 34-53 |
| 16:15 | Purdue | Lee Larson misses the fadeaway from the left side | 34-53 |
| 16:14 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons pulls down the rebound | 34-53 |
| 16:11 | Ohio State | Lee Larson takes the ball from Victor Wheatley in the backcourt | 34-53 |
| 16:10 | Purdue | Lee Larson can't finish the layup | 34-53 |
| 16:09 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley snags the defensive board | 34-53 |
| 15:54 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Eric Finley | 34-56 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Larson (fairly fresh) 3 stl. SG - Kevin Crosson (tired) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Cluff (tired) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alex Upton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Joshua Bowman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Augustine Romano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reuben Croft (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Victor Wheatley (tiring) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Gibbons (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 15:40 | Purdue | Victor Wheatley steals it from James Cluff | 34-56 |
| 15:31 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft is whistled for a carry | 34-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Belcher (PG), David Harris (SG), William Thalman (SF), Warren Cain (C) Lee Larson, Kevin Crosson, Alex Upton, Joshua Bowman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Stephen Burns (SG), Robert Sullivan (SF), Sam Rowe (PF), Dan Elliott (C) Eric Finley, Augustine Romano, Reuben Croft, Victor Wheatley, Robert Gibbons | |
| 15:12 | Purdue | David Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-56 |
| 15:10 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe gets the rebound | 34-56 |
| 15:06 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan's pass is intercepted by Warren Cain | 34-56 |
| 15:02 | Purdue | Robert Sullivan steps in front of the James Cluff pass in the backcourt | 34-56 |
| 15:00 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan banks in the layup | 34-58 |
| 14:50 | Purdue | James Cluff makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-58 |
| 14:36 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Sullivan | 36-61 |
| 14:20 | Purdue | Ryan Tardiff steals it from David Harris | 36-61 |
| 14:06 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-61 |
| 14:04 | Purdue | Warren Cain pulls down the rebound | 36-61 |
| 13:52 | Purdue | The jump hook by James Cluff is blocked by Dan Elliott | 36-61 |
| 13:50 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Belcher | 36-61 |
| 13:37 | Purdue | James Cluff is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left block | 36-61 |
| 13:35 | Purdue | David Harris snags the offensive board | 36-61 |
| 13:27 | Purdue | James Cluff can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 36-61 |
| 13:25 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff snags the defensive board | 36-61 |
| 13:12 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff is fouled on the floor by Christopher Belcher - foul #3 on Christopher Belcher, team foul #3 | 36-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Crosson (SG), Robert McManus (PF), Joshua Bowman (C) David Harris, James Cluff, Warren Cain | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Augustine Romano (SG), Reuben Croft (SF), Victor Wheatley (PF), Thomas Tew (C) Ryan Tardiff, Stephen Burns, Robert Sullivan, Sam Rowe, Dan Elliott | |
| 13:02 | Ohio State | Kevin Crosson is called for the reach on Augustine Romano - foul #4 on Kevin Crosson, team foul #4 | 36-61 |
| 12:51 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Tew | 36-64 |
| 12:35 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Victor Wheatley - foul #2 on Victor Wheatley, team foul #4 | 36-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Larson (SF), Alex Upton (PF) William Thalman, Robert McManus | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:35 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher makes the 1st free throw | 37-64 |
| 12:35 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher makes the 2nd free throw | 38-64 |
| 12:27 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Thalman (SF) Christopher Belcher | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons (C) Thomas Tew | |
| 12:14 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson clanks a shot from the right side | 38-64 |
| 12:13 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to William Thalman | 38-64 |
| 12:00 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman blows the layup | 38-64 |
| 11:59 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley pulls down the rebound | 38-64 |
| 11:42 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Eric Finley | 38-66 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Larson (fairly fresh) 3 stl. SG - Kevin Crosson (tired) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - William Thalman (tired) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Alex Upton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Joshua Bowman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Augustine Romano (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reuben Croft (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Victor Wheatley (tiring) 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Robert Gibbons (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Purdue | Lee Larson is whistled for a carry | 38-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Belcher (PG), Robert McManus (PF), Warren Cain (C) Lee Larson, Alex Upton, Joshua Bowman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Stephen Burns (SG) Eric Finley, Augustine Romano | |
| 11:20 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns is hacked by William Thalman in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Thalman, team foul #5 | 38-66 |
| 11:20 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 38-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cluff (SF) William Thalman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Tew (C) Robert Gibbons | |
| 11:13 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff hits a floater from the left side set up by Stephen Burns and he's hacked by Christopher Belcher - foul #4 on Christopher Belcher, team foul #6 | 38-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Larson (PG) Christopher Belcher | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:13 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff misses the free throw | 38-68 |
| 11:13 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson gets the rebound | 38-68 |
| 10:51 | Purdue | Lee Larson's floater is tipped away by Victor Wheatley | 38-68 |
| 10:50 | Purdue | Robert McManus tips it but misses | 38-68 |
| 10:49 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley gets the rebound | 38-68 |
| 10:44 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns is open but misses the lay-in | 38-68 |
| 10:43 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley tips it in | 38-70 |
| 10:27 | Purdue | Lee Larson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 38-70 |
| 10:25 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Cain | 38-70 |
| 10:18 | Purdue | Robert McManus drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lee Larson and the foul's on Victor Wheatley - foul #3 on Victor Wheatley, team foul #5 | 40-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Bowman (C) Warren Cain | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Robert Sullivan (SF), Sam Rowe (PF), Dan Elliott (C) Ryan Tardiff, Reuben Croft, Victor Wheatley, Thomas Tew | |
| 10:18 | Purdue | Robert McManus makes the free throw | 41-70 |
| 10:14 | Ohio State | Eric Finley is hacked by Lee Larson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lee Larson, team foul #7 | 41-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alex Upton (PF) Robert McManus | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:14 | Ohio State | Eric Finley makes the 1st free throw | 41-71 |
| 10:14 | Ohio State | Eric Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-72 |
| 10:04 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Sullivan - foul #1 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #6 | 41-72 |
| 10:04 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson misses the 1st free throw | 41-72 |
| 10:04 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-72 |
| 09:46 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-72 |
| 09:44 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman gets the rebound | 42-72 |
| 09:24 | Purdue | Lee Larson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-72 |
| 09:16 | Ohio State | Lee Larson is called for the reach on Eric Finley - foul #3 on Lee Larson, team foul #8 | 45-72 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Harris (SG), Robert McManus (PF), Warren Cain (C) Lee Larson, Alex Upton, Joshua Bowman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Augustine Romano (SG), Robert Gibbons (C) Stephen Burns, Dan Elliott | |
| 09:16 | Ohio State | Eric Finley misses the 1st free throw | 45-72 |
| 09:16 | Purdue | Robert McManus grabs the defensive rebound | 45-72 |
| 09:09 | Purdue | Robert McManus misses short on a runner in the paint | 45-72 |
| 09:07 | Ohio State | Eric Finley snags the defensive board | 45-72 |
| 09:05 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan's pass is intercepted by Kevin Crosson in the backcourt | 45-72 |
| 08:52 | Purdue | The jump hook by James Cluff is blocked by Robert Sullivan | 45-72 |
| 08:51 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons gets the rebound | 45-72 |
| 08:39 | Ohio State | Robert McManus steals the ball from Sam Rowe | 45-72 |
| 08:28 | Purdue | Warren Cain loses the dribble to Sam Rowe | 45-72 |
| 08:12 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons comes up short on the shot from the left side | 45-72 |
| 08:11 | Purdue | James Cluff snags the defensive board | 45-72 |
| 08:07 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-72 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Larson (PG), Joshua Bowman (C) Kevin Crosson, Warren Cain | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Stephen Burns (SG), Reuben Croft (SF), Victor Wheatley (PF), Dan Elliott (C) Eric Finley, Augustine Romano, Robert Sullivan, Sam Rowe, Robert Gibbons | |
| 07:44 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns loses the dribble to Lee Larson | 45-72 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Larson (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Harris (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Cluff (very tired) 18 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert McManus (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Bowman (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ryan Tardiff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 5 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Burns (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reuben Croft (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Victor Wheatley (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Dan Elliott (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Purdue | Victor Wheatley denies the turnaround by James Cluff | 45-72 |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley snags the defensive board | 45-72 |
| 07:26 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns is hacked by Lee Larson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lee Larson, team foul #9 | 45-72 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Belcher (PG), William Thalman (SF), Alex Upton (PF) Lee Larson, David Harris, Robert McManus | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Tew (C) Dan Elliott | |
| 07:26 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns makes the 1st free throw | 45-73 |
| 07:26 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 45-74 |
| 07:07 | Purdue | James Cluff misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Stephen Burns - foul #2 on Stephen Burns, team foul #7 | 45-74 |
| Subs | Purdue | Warren Cain (C) Joshua Bowman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons (C) Reuben Croft | |
| 07:07 | Purdue | James Cluff misses the 1st free throw | 45-74 |
| 07:07 | Purdue | James Cluff makes the 2nd free throw | 46-74 |
| 06:51 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-74 |
| 06:50 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Christopher Belcher | 46-74 |
| 06:48 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-74 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reuben Croft (SF) Thomas Tew | |
| 06:28 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-77 |
| 06:17 | Purdue | James Cluff buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-77 |
| 06:13 | Ohio State | William Thalman is called for the reach on Reuben Croft - foul #5 on William Thalman, team foul #10 | 48-77 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Harris (SG), Lee Larson (SF), Joshua Bowman (C) James Cluff, William Thalman, Warren Cain | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Augustine Romano (SG), Sam Rowe (PF), Dan Elliott (C) Ryan Tardiff, Stephen Burns, Victor Wheatley, Robert Gibbons | |
| 06:13 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft makes the 1st free throw | 48-78 |
| 06:13 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft misses the 2nd free throw | 48-78 |
| 06:13 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joshua Bowman | 48-78 |
| 05:56 | Purdue | David Harris is fouled on the floor by Eric Finley - foul #2 on Eric Finley, team foul #8 | 48-78 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert McManus (PF) Alex Upton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan (SF) Reuben Croft | |
| 05:56 | Purdue | David Harris makes the 1st free throw | 49-78 |
| 05:56 | Purdue | David Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 50-78 |
| 05:47 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 50-78 |
| 05:45 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Dan Elliott | 50-78 |
| 05:31 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 50-78 |
| 05:30 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman snags the defensive board | 50-78 |
| 05:25 | Purdue | Lee Larson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-78 |
| 05:23 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Bowman | 50-78 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman misses badly on a runner in the lane | 50-78 |
| 05:13 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott pulls down the rebound | 50-78 |
| 05:06 | Ohio State | Eric Finley connects on the open fadeaway from the right wing set up by Robert Sullivan | 50-80 |
| 04:47 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman is hacked by Sam Rowe - foul #1 on Sam Rowe, team foul #9 | 50-80 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alex Upton (PF) Robert McManus | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Stephen Burns (SG), Thomas Tew (SF), Victor Wheatley (PF), Robert Gibbons (C) Eric Finley, Augustine Romano, Robert Sullivan, Sam Rowe, Dan Elliott | |
| 04:47 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 51-80 |
| 04:47 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 51-80 |
| 04:47 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons gets the rebound | 51-80 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:32 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on David Harris - foul #4 on David Harris, team foul #11 | 51-80 |
| 04:32 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns misses the 1st free throw | 51-80 |
| 04:32 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 51-81 |
| 04:15 | Purdue | David Harris can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-81 |
| 04:13 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew grabs the board | 51-81 |
| 04:07 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Ryan Tardiff | 51-83 |
| 04:05 | Purdue | Thomas Tew steps in front of the Christopher Belcher pass in the backcourt | 51-83 |
| 04:03 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew lays it in | 51-85 |
| 04:00 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-85 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cluff (SF) Christopher Belcher | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reuben Croft (SF) Robert Gibbons | |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Victor Wheatley | 51-87 |
| 03:32 | Purdue | Lee Larson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-87 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Larson (very tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - David Harris (tired) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Cluff (very tired) 21 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alex Upton (tiring) 1 pts. C - Joshua Bowman (tired) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ryan Tardiff (tiring) 10 pts. 6 ast. 5 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Burns (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reuben Croft (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Victor Wheatley (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Thomas Tew (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:30 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft is hacked by James Cluff in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Cluff, team foul #12 | 54-87 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert McManus (PF) Alex Upton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Robert Gibbons (C) Ryan Tardiff, Thomas Tew | |
| 03:30 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft makes the 1st free throw | 54-88 |
| 03:30 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft makes the 2nd free throw | 54-89 |
| 03:21 | Purdue | James Cluff loses the dribble to Stephen Burns | 54-89 |
| 03:16 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft blows the layup | 54-89 |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Robert McManus snags the defensive board | 54-89 |
| 03:11 | Purdue | Lee Larson is hacked by Stephen Burns - foul #3 on Stephen Burns, team foul #10 | 54-89 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Belcher (PG) James Cluff | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan (SF), Sam Rowe (PF), Dan Elliott (C) Reuben Croft, Victor Wheatley, Robert Gibbons | |
| 03:11 | Purdue | Lee Larson misses the 1st free throw | 54-89 |
| 03:11 | Purdue | Lee Larson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-89 |
| 03:11 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman snags the offensive board | 54-89 |
| 03:06 | Purdue | Robert McManus hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Eric Finley - foul #3 on Eric Finley, team foul #11 | 54-89 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alex Upton (PF) Christopher Belcher | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Augustine Romano (SG) Stephen Burns | |
| 03:06 | Purdue | Robert McManus misses the 1st free throw | 54-89 |
| 03:06 | Purdue | Robert McManus makes the 2nd free throw | 55-89 |
| 03:02 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano is fouled in the backcourt by David Harris - foul #5 on David Harris, team foul #13 | 55-89 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Belcher (PG), Kevin Crosson (SG) David Harris, Alex Upton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:02 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano misses the 1st free throw | 55-89 |
| 03:02 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 55-89 |
| 03:02 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe snags the offensive board | 55-89 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Eric Finley makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Dan Elliott | 55-92 |
| 02:38 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Christopher Belcher | 57-92 |
| 02:34 | Ohio State | Eric Finley is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Belcher - foul #5 on Christopher Belcher, team foul #14 | 57-92 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cluff (SF), Alex Upton (PF) Christopher Belcher, Robert McManus | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Burns (SG), Victor Wheatley (PF), Robert Gibbons (C) Augustine Romano, Sam Rowe, Dan Elliott | |
| 02:34 | Ohio State | Eric Finley makes the 1st free throw | 57-93 |
| 02:34 | Ohio State | Eric Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-94 |
| 02:22 | Purdue | James Cluff misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-94 |
| 02:20 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 57-94 |
| 02:16 | Ohio State | Eric Finley is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Stephen Burns | 57-96 |
| 01:59 | Purdue | The short jumper by Kevin Crosson is denied by Victor Wheatley | 57-96 |
| 01:58 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan grabs the board | 57-96 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:29 | Ohio State | Eric Finley misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 57-96 |
| 01:27 | Purdue | James Cluff snags the defensive board | 57-96 |
| 01:04 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-96 |
| 01:03 | Purdue | Alex Upton gets the offensive rebound | 57-96 |
| 00:55 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson drills a 3 from straight away | 60-96 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Eric Finley is called for traveling in the backcourt | 60-96 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert McManus (PF) Alex Upton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Reuben Croft (SF) Eric Finley, Robert Sullivan | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson knocks in the floater from the right wing | 62-96 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons is alone and drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Ryan Tardiff | 62-98 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 62-98 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft snags the defensive board | 62-98 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff runs out the clock | 62-98 |