| Lineup | Maryland | PG - John Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Len McGee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lars Zaidel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Read (fresh) 2 pts. C - Francis Webber (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Shaffer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Myers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rosendo Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | James Shaffer inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-32 |
| 19:43 | Maryland | Len McGee can't throw it down | 31-32 |
| 19:41 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 19:18 | Ohio State | Frank Myers can't finish the layup | 31-32 |
| 19:17 | Maryland | Francis Webber grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 18:57 | Maryland | Robert Read makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Len McGee | 33-32 |
| 18:39 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-32 |
| 18:38 | Maryland | Francis Webber gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 18:10 | Maryland | John Clarke misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-32 |
| 18:09 | Maryland | Lars Zaidel tips it back up and in | 35-32 |
| 17:49 | Ohio State | Frank Myers is hacked by Robert Read - foul #2 on Robert Read, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), Robert Flack (PF), Ivan Zeanah (C) Jeffery Collins, James Shaffer, Frank Myers | |
| 17:40 | Ohio State | James Clark misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Len McGee - foul #2 on Len McGee, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| 17:40 | Ohio State | James Clark makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:40 | Ohio State | James Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:17 | Maryland | Lars Zaidel comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 35-34 |
| 17:16 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 17:03 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Clark | 35-37 |
| 16:41 | Maryland | John Clarke scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Len McGee | 38-37 |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah can't finish the layup | 38-37 |
| 16:22 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Robert Read | 38-37 |
| 15:53 | Maryland | Ivan Zeanah swats the short shot by Robert Read | 38-37 |
| 15:52 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robert Flack | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - John Clarke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Len McGee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lars Zaidel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Read (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis Webber (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rosendo Yazzie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Flack (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Ivan Zeanah (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 15:29 | Maryland | Lars Zaidel gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 15:10 | Maryland | Francis Webber is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Francis Webber, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), James Shaffer (SF), Frank Myers (PF) Rodney Hawkins, Robert Flack, Ivan Zeanah | |
| 14:51 | Ohio State | James Shaffer is called for traveling | 38-37 |
| 14:28 | Maryland | Robert Read drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by John Clarke | 40-37 |
| 14:01 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins is fouled on the floor by Lars Zaidel - foul #4 on Lars Zaidel, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Maryland | Stanley Campbell (SF) Lars Zaidel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG) James Clark | |
| 13:51 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Rodney Hawkins | 40-40 |
| 13:33 | Maryland | Francis Webber drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stanley Campbell | 42-40 |
| 13:14 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins can't finish the layup | 42-40 |
| 13:12 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Francis Webber | 42-40 |
| 12:46 | Maryland | Robert Read can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 12:44 | Maryland | John Clarke can't tip it in | 42-40 |
| 12:42 | Ohio State | Frank Myers gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 12:38 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins is fouled on the floor by Len McGee - foul #3 on Len McGee, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Maryland | Laphonso Acri (SG), Lars Zaidel (SF), Gregory Pry (C) Len McGee, Robert Read, Francis Webber | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (SG), Robert Flack (C) Rodney Hawkins, James Shaffer | |
| 12:29 | Ohio State | James Clark makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jeffery Collins | 42-43 |
| 12:00 | Maryland | Stanley Campbell connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Clarke | 45-43 |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Clark | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - John Clarke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Laphonso Acri (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lars Zaidel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Stanley Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. C - Gregory Pry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rosendo Yazzie (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Frank Myers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Flack (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Maryland | Lars Zaidel is fouled on the floor by Robert Flack - foul #3 on Robert Flack, team foul #1 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Maryland | Len McGee (SG), Francis Webber (C) Laphonso Acri, Gregory Pry | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG), James Shaffer (SF) James Clark, Frank Myers | |
| 10:55 | Maryland | Lars Zaidel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-46 |
| 10:54 | Maryland | Francis Webber tips it back up and in | 47-46 |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie is whistled for traveling | 47-46 |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Read (PF) Stanley Campbell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (SG), Frank Myers (PF) Rodney Hawkins, Robert Flack | |
| 10:17 | Maryland | John Clarke misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-46 |
| 10:16 | Maryland | Len McGee tips it back up and in | 49-46 |
| 09:56 | Ohio State | James Clark misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-46 |
| 09:54 | Maryland | Francis Webber gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 09:26 | Maryland | Len McGee is hacked by James Shaffer - foul #3 on James Shaffer, team foul #2 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Maryland | Laphonso Acri (PG), Stanley Campbell (SF), Gregory Pry (C) John Clarke, Len McGee, Francis Webber | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG), Robert Flack (C) James Clark, James Shaffer | |
| 09:06 | Maryland | Robert Read banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stanley Campbell | 51-46 |
| 08:46 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 51-48 |
| 08:27 | Maryland | Stanley Campbell clanks a 3 from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 08:26 | Maryland | Laphonso Acri grabs the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 08:08 | Maryland | Stanley Campbell misses the floater from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 08:07 | Maryland | Gregory Pry tips it but misses | 51-48 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 07:56 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 07:54 | Ohio State | Robert Flack gets the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 07:43 | Ohio State | Stanley Campbell steps in front of the Rosendo Yazzie pass | 51-48 |
| 07:40 | Maryland | Stanley Campbell lays it up and in | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Laphonso Acri (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Lars Zaidel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Stanley Campbell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Read (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Pry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rosendo Yazzie (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Frank Myers (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Flack (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 07:14 | Maryland | Stanley Campbell grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 06:45 | Maryland | Laphonso Acri scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Gregory Pry | 55-48 |
| 06:25 | Ohio State | Gregory Pry picks off the pass by Robert Flack | 55-48 |
| 05:56 | Maryland | The jump hook by Robert Read is blocked by Robert Flack | 55-48 |
| 05:55 | Ohio State | Frank Myers pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-48 |
| 05:34 | Ohio State | Frank Myers grabs the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 05:19 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Jeffery Collins and the foul's on Lars Zaidel - foul #5 on Lars Zaidel, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Maryland | John Clarke (PG), Len McGee (SG), Edward Marshall (PF), Francis Webber (C) Laphonso Acri, Lars Zaidel, Robert Read, Gregory Pry | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), James Shaffer (SF), Ivan Zeanah (C) Jeffery Collins, Rosendo Yazzie, Robert Flack | |
| 05:19 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins makes the free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:53 | Maryland | Len McGee misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-52 |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 04:27 | Ohio State | James Shaffer misses long on a runner in the lane | 55-52 |
| 04:26 | Maryland | John Clarke pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 03:58 | Maryland | Len McGee makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Clarke | 57-52 |
| 03:39 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins is fouled on the floor by Edward Marshall - foul #1 on Edward Marshall, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Maryland | Gregory Pry (SF) Stanley Campbell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), Rosendo Yazzie (C) James Clark, Frank Myers | |
| 03:39 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 03:39 | Maryland | Edward Marshall gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - John Clarke (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Len McGee (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Pry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Marshall (fresh) 2 reb. C - Francis Webber (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Shaffer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ivan Zeanah (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Rosendo Yazzie (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Maryland | Gregory Pry steps out of bounds on the baseline | 57-52 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (SG), Robert Flack (C) Rodney Hawkins, Rosendo Yazzie | |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 57-52 |
| 02:49 | Maryland | Edward Marshall pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 02:49 | Maryland | Maryland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| Subs | Maryland | Stanley Campbell (SF), Robert Read (PF) Gregory Pry, Edward Marshall | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frank Myers (PF) Robert Flack | |
| 02:25 | Maryland | Francis Webber hits a floater in the lane | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:06 | Ohio State | Frank Myers hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from James Clark | 59-54 |
| 01:40 | Maryland | Robert Read connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Len McGee | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:16 | Ohio State | James Shaffer scores on a jumper from the right block and the foul's on Stanley Campbell - foul #1 on Stanley Campbell, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG), Rosendo Yazzie (C) James Clark, Ivan Zeanah | |
| 01:16 | Ohio State | James Shaffer makes the free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:51 | Maryland | Len McGee can't finish the layup but the foul's on Rosendo Yazzie - foul #4 on Rosendo Yazzie, team foul #3 | 61-57 |
| 00:51 | Maryland | Len McGee misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:51 | Maryland | Len McGee makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins's pass is intercepted by Stanley Campbell | 62-57 |
| 00:29 | Maryland | Len McGee can't throw it down | 62-57 |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie grabs the board | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) 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 (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Rodney Hawkins, team foul #4 | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland 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 (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Maryland | John Clarke is hacked by Jeffery Collins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffery Collins, team foul #5 | 62-57 |
| 00:18 | Maryland | Stanley Campbell is hacked by James Shaffer - foul #4 on James Shaffer, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| 00:15 | Maryland | Stanley Campbell is hacked by James Shaffer - foul #5 on James Shaffer, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Flack (C) James Shaffer | |
| 00:15 | Maryland | Stanley Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:15 | Maryland | Stanley Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-57 |
| 00:06 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Robert Read | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Maryland | John Clarke runs out the clock | 64-57 |