| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) SG - Shelby Hise (fresh) SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) C - Gene Amon (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 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise blows the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Ohio State | Don Richardson makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Patrick Jones | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Notre Dame | Don Richardson steps in front of the William Cook pass | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer can't throw it down | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer tips it back up and in | 0-4 |
| 18:54 | Notre Dame | Don Richardson takes the ball from William Cook in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 18:42 | Ohio State | Don Richardson drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Pat McElhany | 0-6 |
| 18:27 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon lays it in on a nice dish by Shelby Hise and he's hacked by Joseph Passmore - foul #1 on Joseph Passmore, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 18:27 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon misses the free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:27 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland grabs the offensive board | 2-6 |
| 18:18 | Notre Dame | William Cook hits a floater near the basket set up by Shelby Hise | 4-6 |
| 18:05 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore drills a jumper from close range set up by Patrick Jones | 4-8 |
| 17:45 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Gene Amon | 6-8 |
| 17:33 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Gary Barrientes - foul #1 on Gary Barrientes, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Dennis Mabry (SF), David Luman (PF), Dale Dancer (C) William Cook, Shelby Hise, Ronald Roland, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:33 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 17:33 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 17:09 | Notre Dame | Pat McElhany is called for the reach on Dennis Mabry - foul #1 on Pat McElhany, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| 17:03 | Notre Dame | Dennis Mabry loses the dribble to Joseph Passmore | 6-10 |
| 16:47 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 16:45 | Notre Dame | Mark Boren snags the defensive board | 6-10 |
| 16:39 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer misses the shot from the left block | 6-10 |
| 16:37 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 16:21 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer clanks a runner from close range | 6-10 |
| 16:20 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer snags the defensive board | 6-10 |
| 15:56 | Notre Dame | Don Richardson takes the ball from David Luman | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Boren (fresh) SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) SF - Dennis Mabry (fresh) PF - David Luman (fresh) C - Dale Dancer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SG - Patrick Jones (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pat McElhany (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Passmore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore is hacked by Sidney Gaither - foul #1 on Sidney Gaither, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Ronald Roland (SF), Gene Amon (C) Mark Boren, Dennis Mabry, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Smalls (PG), Michael Anderson (SG), Conrad Heideman (PF) Don Richardson, Patrick Jones, Pat McElhany | |
| 15:20 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 6-10 |
| 15:19 | Notre Dame | William Cook snags the defensive board | 6-10 |
| 15:02 | Notre Dame | Tyler Moorer takes the ball from Ronald Roland | 6-10 |
| 14:49 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by James Smalls | 6-12 |
| 14:35 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-12 |
| 14:34 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer snags the defensive board | 6-12 |
| 14:14 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 6-12 |
| 14:13 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:03 | Ohio State | James Smalls hits a wide open turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Passmore out of a doubleteam | 6-14 |
| 13:46 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-14 |
| 13:44 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Conrad Heideman | 6-14 |
| 13:23 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer slams it home over the doubleteam on a nice dish by James Smalls and he's hacked by William Cook - foul #1 on William Cook, team foul #3 | 6-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Shelby Hise (SG), Silas Pan (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF), Dale Dancer (C) William Cook, Sidney Gaither, Ronald Roland, David Luman, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), Patrick Jones (SG), Pat McElhany (PF), James Stamey (C) James Smalls, Michael Anderson, Conrad Heideman, Joseph Passmore | |
| 13:23 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer misses the free throw | 6-16 |
| 13:23 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise snags the defensive board | 6-16 |
| 13:12 | Notre Dame | Silas Pan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland (SF) Silas Pan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:50 | Ohio State | Don Richardson buries a turnaround from close range set up by Pat McElhany and he's fouled by Mark Boren - foul #1 on Mark Boren, team foul #4 | 6-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Dennis Mabry (SF), Gene Amon (C) Mark Boren, Ronald Roland, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ira Casson (SF) Tyler Moorer | |
| 12:50 | Ohio State | Don Richardson makes the free throw | 6-19 |
| 12:26 | Notre Dame | James Stamey swats the short shot by Gene Amon | 6-19 |
| 12:24 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes grabs the offensive rebound | 6-19 |
| 12:05 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gene Amon, team foul #5 | 6-19 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Ronald Roland (SF), Dale Dancer (C) William Cook, Dennis Mabry, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore (C) James Stamey | |
| 11:39 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Ira Casson and he's hacked by Shelby Hise - foul #1 on Shelby Hise, team foul #6 | 6-21 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Gene Amon (C) Mark Boren, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer (SF) Ira Casson | |
| 11:39 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore makes the free throw | 6-22 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shelby Hise (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) C - Gene Amon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pat McElhany (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Passmore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Cook | 8-22 |
| 11:09 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Don Richardson | 8-24 |
| 10:51 | Notre Dame | William Cook misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-24 |
| 10:49 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland tips it in | 10-24 |
| 10:31 | Ohio State | Gary Barrientes swats the layup by Tyler Moorer | 10-24 |
| 10:30 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer hits the follow up shot | 10-26 |
| 10:06 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from William Cook and he's fouled by Pat McElhany - foul #2 on Pat McElhany, team foul #3 | 12-26 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), David Luman (SF), Dale Dancer (C) William Cook, Shelby Hise, Ronald Roland, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Smalls (PG), Michael Anderson (SG), Ira Casson (SF), Conrad Heideman (PF), James Stamey (C) Don Richardson, Patrick Jones, Tyler Moorer, Pat McElhany, Joseph Passmore | |
| 10:06 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes misses the free throw | 12-26 |
| 10:06 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Conrad Heideman | 12-26 |
| 09:49 | Ohio State | James Smalls misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-26 |
| 09:47 | Ohio State | James Stamey tips it home | 12-28 |
| 09:26 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes blows the layup | 12-28 |
| 09:25 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman grabs the defensive rebound | 12-28 |
| 09:16 | Ohio State | James Smalls scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Ira Casson | 12-30 |
| 08:55 | Notre Dame | Ira Casson steps in front of the Mark Boren pass | 12-30 |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | James Stamey scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Anderson | 12-32 |
| 08:15 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither is whistled for traveling | 12-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Shelby Hise (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Gene Amon (C) Mark Boren, Sidney Gaither, Gary Barrientes, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), Patrick Jones (SG), Tyler Moorer (SF), George Predmore (PF), Joseph Passmore (C) James Smalls, Michael Anderson, Ira Casson, Conrad Heideman, James Stamey | |
| 07:55 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 12-32 |
| 07:53 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon snags the defensive board | 12-32 |
| 07:29 | Notre Dame | William Cook buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by David Luman | 14-32 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shelby Hise (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Luman (fairly fresh) C - Gene Amon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Predmore (fresh) C - Joseph Passmore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Ohio State | Don Richardson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on David Luman - foul #1 on David Luman, team foul #7 | 14-32 |
| 07:09 | Ohio State | Don Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 14-33 |
| 07:09 | Ohio State | Don Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-34 |
| 06:56 | Notre Dame | Joseph Passmore blocks the short jumper by Gene Amon | 14-34 |
| 06:54 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Amon | 14-34 |
| 06:44 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Patrick Jones - foul #1 on Patrick Jones, team foul #4 | 14-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes (PF) David Luman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman (PF) George Predmore | |
| 06:44 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise makes the 1st free throw | 15-34 |
| 06:44 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise makes the 2nd free throw | 16-34 |
| 06:23 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 16-34 |
| 06:21 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore hits the follow up shot | 16-36 |
| 06:00 | Notre Dame | The pull-up jumper by Ronald Roland is blocked by Joseph Passmore | 16-36 |
| 05:58 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore grabs the defensive rebound | 16-36 |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Gary Barrientes - foul #2 on Gary Barrientes, team foul #8 | 16-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), David Luman (PF), Dale Dancer (C) William Cook, Shelby Hise, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Anderson (SG), George Predmore (PF), James Stamey (C) Patrick Jones, Conrad Heideman, Joseph Passmore | |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer makes the 1st free throw | 16-37 |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer makes the 2nd free throw | 16-38 |
| 05:15 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland connects on the 3 from the right wing | 19-38 |
| 04:53 | Ohio State | George Predmore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Dennis Mabry (SF), Gene Amon (C) Mark Boren, Ronald Roland, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Smalls (PG), Ira Casson (SF) Don Richardson, Tyler Moorer | |
| 04:36 | Notre Dame | David Luman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-38 |
| 04:35 | Ohio State | James Smalls snags the defensive board | 19-38 |
| 04:12 | Ohio State | James Stamey is hacked by Sidney Gaither - foul #2 on Sidney Gaither, team foul #9 | 19-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (SG), Ronald Roland (SF) Sidney Gaither, David Luman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (PG), Conrad Heideman (PF) James Smalls, George Predmore | |
| 04:12 | Ohio State | James Stamey makes the 1st free throw | 19-39 |
| 04:12 | Ohio State | James Stamey makes the 2nd free throw | 19-40 |
| 03:55 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland is whistled for a carry | 19-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes (PF) Dennis Mabry | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), Pat McElhany (PF), Joseph Passmore (C) Michael Anderson, Conrad Heideman, James Stamey | |
| 03:41 | Ohio State | Don Richardson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 19-40 |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise snags the defensive board | 19-40 |
| 03:34 | Notre Dame | William Cook clanks a floater from the left wing | 19-40 |
| 03:33 | Ohio State | Don Richardson grabs the board | 19-40 |
| 03:23 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Don Richardson | 19-42 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shelby Hise (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Roland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gene Amon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ira Casson (fresh) PF - Pat McElhany (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Passmore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:08 | Notre Dame | William Cook misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Passmore - foul #2 on Joseph Passmore, team foul #5 | 19-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG), David Luman (PF), Dale Dancer (C) Shelby Hise, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer (SF) Ira Casson | |
| 03:08 | Notre Dame | William Cook makes the 1st free throw | 20-42 |
| 03:08 | Notre Dame | William Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 20-42 |
| 03:08 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones snags the defensive board | 20-42 |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Sidney Gaither - foul #3 on Sidney Gaither, team foul #10 | 20-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Shelby Hise (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF), Gene Amon (C) William Cook, Sidney Gaither, Ronald Roland, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones makes the 1st free throw | 20-43 |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 20-43 |
| 02:53 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes pulls down the rebound | 20-43 |
| 02:39 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Patrick Jones - foul #2 on Patrick Jones, team foul #6 | 20-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland (SF), Dale Dancer (C) Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Anderson (SG) Patrick Jones | |
| 02:39 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise misses the 1st free throw | 20-43 |
| 02:39 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise makes the 2nd free throw | 21-43 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Shelby Hise - foul #2 on Shelby Hise, team foul #11 | 21-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Gary Barrientes (PF), Gene Amon (C) Mark Boren, David Luman, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Smalls (PG) Don Richardson | |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 21-44 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-45 |
| 01:59 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by William Cook | 23-45 |
| 01:30 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 23-45 |
| 01:28 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes gets the rebound | 23-45 |
| 01:07 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Dennis Mabry (SF), David Luman (PF), Dale Dancer (C) William Cook, Ronald Roland, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), Patrick Jones (SG), Conrad Heideman (PF), James Stamey (C) James Smalls, Michael Anderson, Pat McElhany, Joseph Passmore | |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer is fouled on the floor by Dennis Mabry - foul #1 on Dennis Mabry, team foul #12 | 23-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes (PF) Shelby Hise | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer makes the 1st free throw | 23-46 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer makes the 2nd free throw | 23-47 |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | David Luman misses badly on a floater from the left side | 23-47 |
| 00:29 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer tips it back up and in | 25-47 |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer's pass is intercepted by Mark Boren | 25-47 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Gary Barrientes is blocked by Conrad Heideman | 25-47 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Tyler Moorer | 25-47 |