| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Michael Skibisky (fresh) SG - Bill Trump (fresh) SF - Daniel Dube (fresh) PF - Dennis Harrison (fresh) C - Tobias Freeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) SF - Tyler Moorer (fresh) PF - Pat McElhany (fresh) C - Joseph Passmore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Arizona | Daniel Dube buries a runner in the lane set up by Michael Skibisky | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Ohio State | Don Richardson is hacked by Dennis Harrison - foul #1 on Dennis Harrison, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer buries a shot from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 18:31 | Arizona | Pat McElhany denies the turnaround by Daniel Dube | 2-4 |
| 18:29 | Arizona | Dennis Harrison tips it in | 4-4 |
| 18:19 | Ohio State | A charge is called on Tyler Moorer - foul #1 on Tyler Moorer, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:02 | Arizona | Daniel Dube's floater is knocked away by Joseph Passmore | 4-4 |
| 18:01 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:43 | Ohio State | The jumper by Patrick Jones is denied by Dennis Harrison | 4-4 |
| 17:42 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany tips it but misses | 4-4 |
| 17:41 | Arizona | Dennis Harrison gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:20 | Arizona | Bill Trump misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:19 | Arizona | Bill Trump tips it back up and in | 6-4 |
| 17:12 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer blows the dunk but he's fouled by Bill Trump - foul #1 on Bill Trump, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Sapp (SG), Larry Hare (SF), Charles Thrasher (PF), Dan Pilcher (C) Bill Trump, Daniel Dube, Dennis Harrison, Tobias Freeman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:12 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:12 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:58 | Arizona | Dan Pilcher misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 16:56 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 16:30 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones travels with the ball | 6-6 |
| Subs | Arizona | Bill Trump (SG) Michael Skibisky | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Anderson (SG), James Stamey (C) Patrick Jones, Joseph Passmore | |
| 16:13 | Arizona | Bill Trump's fadeaway is rejected by Tyler Moorer | 6-6 |
| 16:11 | Ohio State | James Stamey snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 16:05 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Don Richardson | 6-8 |
| 15:48 | Arizona | Charles Thrasher is whistled for traveling | 6-8 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Skibisky (PG) Bill Trump | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Smalls (PG) Don Richardson | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Michael Skibisky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Sapp (fresh) SF - Larry Hare (fresh) PF - Charles Thrasher (fresh) C - Dan Pilcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Smalls (fresh) SG - Michael Anderson (fresh) SF - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Pat McElhany (fairly fresh) C - James Stamey (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany slams it home | 6-10 |
| 15:13 | Arizona | Michael Sapp misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-10 |
| 15:11 | Arizona | Charles Thrasher tips it but misses | 6-10 |
| 15:10 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:57 | Ohio State | Dan Pilcher is called for the reach on Tyler Moorer - foul #1 on Dan Pilcher, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Arizona | Bill Trump (SG) Michael Skibisky | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (PG), Joseph Passmore (C) James Smalls, James Stamey | |
| 14:43 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore is whistled for traveling | 6-10 |
| Subs | Arizona | Daniel Dube (SG), Dennis Harrison (PF), Tobias Freeman (C) Bill Trump, Charles Thrasher, Dan Pilcher | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG) Michael Anderson | |
| 14:22 | Arizona | Patrick Jones takes the ball from Dennis Harrison | 6-10 |
| 14:18 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones hits the finger roll | 6-12 |
| 14:02 | Arizona | Michael Sapp can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 6-12 |
| 14:00 | Arizona | Larry Hare tips it home | 8-12 |
| 13:39 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 8-12 |
| 13:38 | Arizona | Tobias Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:20 | Arizona | Dennis Harrison hits the finger roll set up by Michael Sapp | 10-12 |
| 13:06 | Ohio State | Dennis Harrison is called for the reach on Tyler Moorer - foul #2 on Dennis Harrison, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Skibisky (PG), Bill Trump (SG), Kenneth Verdin (SF), Charles Thrasher (PF), Dan Pilcher (C) Michael Sapp, Daniel Dube, Larry Hare, Dennis Harrison, Tobias Freeman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Stamey (C) Joseph Passmore | |
| 12:51 | Ohio State | Don Richardson connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Patrick Jones | 10-14 |
| 12:22 | Arizona | Bill Trump scores on a shot from the left side | 12-14 |
| 11:57 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany jams it | 12-16 |
| 11:42 | Arizona | Bill Trump can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Patrick Jones - foul #1 on Patrick Jones, team foul #2 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Sapp (PG), Larry Hare (SF), Tobias Freeman (C) Michael Skibisky, Kenneth Verdin, Dan Pilcher | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Smalls (PG), Michael Anderson (SG), Ira Casson (SF), Conrad Heideman (PF), Joseph Passmore (C) Don Richardson, Patrick Jones, Tyler Moorer, Pat McElhany, James Stamey | |
| 11:42 | Arizona | Bill Trump misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 11:42 | Arizona | Bill Trump makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Michael Sapp (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bill Trump (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Hare (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Thrasher (fresh) C - Tobias Freeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Smalls (fresh) SG - Michael Anderson (fresh) SF - Ira Casson (fresh) PF - Conrad Heideman (fresh) C - Joseph Passmore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:16 | Ohio State | James Smalls loses the dribble to Charles Thrasher | 13-16 |
| 11:00 | Arizona | Bill Trump loses the ball out of bounds | 13-16 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Skibisky (PG), Dan Pilcher (C) Bill Trump, Tobias Freeman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:49 | Ohio State | Ira Casson hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Michael Anderson | 13-18 |
| 10:34 | Arizona | Michael Sapp hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 10:32 | Ohio State | Ira Casson gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 10:27 | Ohio State | James Smalls hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 10:26 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore snags the offensive board | 13-18 |
| 10:15 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Conrad Heideman | 13-20 |
| 09:50 | Arizona | Michael Sapp can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 13-20 |
| 09:48 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore grabs the defensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | Ira Casson's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Thrasher | 13-20 |
| 09:37 | Arizona | Michael Skibisky pulls down the rebound | 13-20 |
| 09:20 | Arizona | Michael Sapp is hacked by Joseph Passmore - foul #1 on Joseph Passmore, team foul #3 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Arizona | Bill Trump (SG), Daniel Dube (SF), Tobias Freeman (C) Michael Sapp, Larry Hare, Charles Thrasher | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), Patrick Jones (SG), Tyler Moorer (SF), Pat McElhany (PF), James Stamey (C) James Smalls, Michael Anderson, Ira Casson, Conrad Heideman, Joseph Passmore | |
| 09:09 | Arizona | The jump hook by Dan Pilcher is blocked by James Stamey | 13-20 |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Don Richardson | 13-20 |
| 08:57 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany is whistled for traveling | 13-20 |
| Subs | Arizona | Kenneth Verdin (SF) Daniel Dube | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:34 | Arizona | Pat McElhany steals it from Bill Trump | 13-20 |
| 08:17 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 13-20 |
| 08:15 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer can't tip it in | 13-20 |
| 08:13 | Arizona | Dan Pilcher grabs the defensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 07:54 | Arizona | Tobias Freeman drills a floater in the lane set up by Dan Pilcher and he's fouled by Pat McElhany - foul #1 on Pat McElhany, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Sapp (PG), Daniel Dube (SG), Larry Hare (SF), Charles Thrasher (PF) Michael Skibisky, Bill Trump, Kenneth Verdin, Dan Pilcher | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore (C) James Stamey | |
| 07:54 | Arizona | Tobias Freeman makes the free throw | 16-20 |
| 07:33 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Charles Thrasher - foul #1 on Charles Thrasher, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Arizona | Bill Trump (SG) Larry Hare | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 07:33 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 07:33 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Michael Sapp (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bill Trump (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Dube (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Thrasher (fresh) C - Tobias Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pat McElhany (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Passmore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Arizona | Bill Trump hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 16-22 |
| 07:12 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany grabs the board | 16-22 |
| 07:09 | Ohio State | Bill Trump steals it from Don Richardson in the backcourt | 16-22 |
| 07:08 | Arizona | Bill Trump banks in the layup | 18-22 |
| 06:49 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Bill Trump - foul #2 on Bill Trump, team foul #6 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Skibisky (PG), Larry Hare (SF), Dan Pilcher (C) Bill Trump, Daniel Dube, Tobias Freeman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ira Casson (SF), Conrad Heideman (PF) Tyler Moorer, Pat McElhany | |
| 06:49 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:49 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:35 | Arizona | Charles Thrasher comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 18-23 |
| 06:34 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman grabs the board | 18-23 |
| 06:19 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Dan Pilcher - foul #2 on Dan Pilcher, team foul #7 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Arizona | Bill Trump (SG), Dennis Harrison (PF), Tobias Freeman (C) Michael Sapp, Charles Thrasher, Dan Pilcher | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Smalls (PG), Michael Anderson (SG) Don Richardson, Patrick Jones | |
| 06:19 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 06:19 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:52 | Arizona | Bill Trump buries a shot in the lane | 20-25 |
| 05:31 | Ohio State | Michael Skibisky is called for the reach on James Smalls - foul #1 on Michael Skibisky, team foul #8 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Sapp (SG), Daniel Dube (SF), Dan Pilcher (C) Bill Trump, Larry Hare, Tobias Freeman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer (SF), Pat McElhany (PF), James Stamey (C) Ira Casson, Conrad Heideman, Joseph Passmore | |
| 05:31 | Ohio State | James Smalls makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 05:31 | Ohio State | James Smalls makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 05:02 | Arizona | Pat McElhany takes the ball from Dan Pilcher | 20-27 |
| 04:44 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany misses the dunk but he's fouled by Dennis Harrison - foul #3 on Dennis Harrison, team foul #9 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Arizona | Bill Trump (SG), Larry Hare (SF), Charles Thrasher (PF), Tobias Freeman (C) Michael Sapp, Daniel Dube, Dennis Harrison, Dan Pilcher | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), Patrick Jones (SG) James Smalls, Michael Anderson | |
| 04:44 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 04:44 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 04:32 | Arizona | Charles Thrasher misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 20-29 |
| 04:30 | Arizona | Tobias Freeman grabs the offensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 04:25 | Arizona | Patrick Jones is called for the reach on Bill Trump - foul #2 on Patrick Jones, team foul #5 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Sapp (PG), Daniel Dube (SF), Dan Pilcher (C) Michael Skibisky, Larry Hare, Tobias Freeman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Fountain (SG) Patrick Jones | |
| 04:17 | Arizona | Charles Thrasher banks in the layup set up by Bill Trump and he's hacked by Pat McElhany - foul #2 on Pat McElhany, team foul #6 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Arizona | Larry Hare (SF) Daniel Dube | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman (PF) Pat McElhany | |
| 04:17 | Arizona | Charles Thrasher misses the free throw | 22-29 |
| 04:17 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Stamey | 22-29 |
| 03:59 | Ohio State | Don Richardson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-29 |
| 03:57 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Charles Thrasher | 22-29 |
| 03:35 | Arizona | Bill Trump misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Stamey - foul #1 on James Stamey, team foul #7 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Skibisky (PG), Daniel Dube (SF), Tobias Freeman (C) Michael Sapp, Larry Hare, Dan Pilcher | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG), Pat McElhany (PF), Joseph Passmore (C) John Fountain, Conrad Heideman, James Stamey | |
| 03:35 | Arizona | Bill Trump makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 03:35 | Arizona | Bill Trump makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Michael Skibisky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bill Trump (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Dube (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Thrasher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tobias Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pat McElhany (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Passmore (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-29 |
| Subs | Arizona | Kenneth Verdin (SF) Bill Trump | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ira Casson (SF) Tyler Moorer | |
| 03:12 | Arizona | Michael Skibisky buries a turnaround from the baseline | 26-29 |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany misses the easy layup | 26-29 |
| 02:51 | Arizona | Daniel Dube pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 02:34 | Arizona | Charles Thrasher comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Pat McElhany - foul #3 on Pat McElhany, team foul #8 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Sapp (SG), Larry Hare (SF), Dan Pilcher (C) Daniel Dube, Kenneth Verdin, Tobias Freeman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman (PF) Pat McElhany | |
| 02:34 | Arizona | Charles Thrasher misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:34 | Arizona | Charles Thrasher makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:14 | Ohio State | Ira Casson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman grabs the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 01:58 | Ohio State | Don Richardson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Don Richardson, team foul #9 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Arizona | Bill Trump (SG), Tobias Freeman (C) Michael Skibisky, Charles Thrasher | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer (SF) Ira Casson | |
| 01:41 | Arizona | Michael Sapp buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Tobias Freeman | 30-29 |
| 01:16 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer misses the dunk | 30-29 |
| 01:14 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Tobias Freeman | 30-29 |
| 01:01 | Arizona | Tobias Freeman loses the dribble to Don Richardson | 30-29 |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | Don Richardson hits the finger roll | 30-31 |
| 00:46 | Arizona | Bill Trump lays it in on a nice dish by Larry Hare | 32-31 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman is whistled for a carry | 32-31 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Skibisky (PG), Daniel Dube (SG), Kenneth Verdin (SF), Charles Thrasher (PF) Michael Sapp, Bill Trump, Larry Hare, Dan Pilcher | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Smalls (PG), Michael Anderson (SG), George Predmore (PF), James Stamey (C) Don Richardson, Patrick Jones, Conrad Heideman, Joseph Passmore | |
| 00:05 | Arizona | Daniel Dube is hacked by Michael Anderson - foul #1 on Michael Anderson, team foul #10 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Arizona | Bill Trump (SG), Dan Pilcher (C) Kenneth Verdin, Tobias Freeman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:05 | Arizona | Daniel Dube misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 00:05 | Arizona | Daniel Dube makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer is hacked by Daniel Dube - foul #1 on Daniel Dube, team foul #10 | 33-31 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:00 | Arizona | Michael Skibisky clanks a fullcourt shot | 33-32 |