| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Oscar Croteau (fresh) SG - Warren Thompson (fresh) SF - Donald Payne (fresh) PF - Joe Lane (fresh) C - Walter Underwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Warren Adams (fresh) SG - Rudolph Haywood (fresh) SF - Pavel Zurin (fresh) PF - Eddie Pavone (fresh) C - Ralph Totten (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Eddie Pavone wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Ohio | Rudolph Haywood misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Ohio | Ralph Totten pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Ohio | Rudolph Haywood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau is open but comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Ohio | Eddie Pavone grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Ohio | Eddie Pavone is fouled on the floor by Donald Payne - foul #1 on Donald Payne, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Ohio | Rudolph Haywood drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Warren Adams | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | Northwestern | Donald Payne misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Pavel Zurin - foul #1 on Pavel Zurin, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | Northwestern | Donald Payne misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | Northwestern | Donald Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | Ohio | Eddie Pavone snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:19 | Ohio | Rudolph Haywood connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Warren Adams | 0-6 |
| 17:55 | Northwestern | Walter Underwood is hacked by Eddie Pavone - foul #1 on Eddie Pavone, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kang Chiu (PG), Toni Zebel (SG), Garf Alenichev (SF), Terry Cleland (PF), Gabriel O'Donald (C) Warren Adams, Rudolph Haywood, Pavel Zurin, Eddie Pavone, Ralph Totten | |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | Joe Lane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-6 |
| 17:32 | Ohio | Toni Zebel pulls down the rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:27 | Ohio | Toni Zebel banks in the wide open layup set up by Kang Chiu | 0-8 |
| 17:22 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-8 |
| 17:20 | Ohio | Terry Cleland pulls down the rebound | 0-8 |
| 17:17 | Ohio | Gabriel O'Donald throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Lawson (PG), Thomas Alexander (SG), Randolph Cheesman (SF), Troy Edwards (PF), Oliver Smith (C) Oscar Croteau, Warren Thompson, Donald Payne, Joe Lane, Walter Underwood | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 17:03 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-8 |
| 17:01 | Ohio | Toni Zebel grabs the board | 0-8 |
| 16:41 | Ohio | Oliver Smith steals it from Kang Chiu | 0-8 |
| 16:35 | Northwestern | Garf Alenichev steals the ball from Randolph Cheesman in the backcourt | 0-8 |
| 16:33 | Ohio | Garf Alenichev hits the finger roll | 0-10 |
| 16:31 | Northwestern | Randolph Cheesman is fouled in the backcourt by Toni Zebel - foul #1 on Toni Zebel, team foul #3 | 0-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Warren Adams (PG), Rudolph Haywood (SG), Pavel Zurin (SF), Eddie Pavone (PF), Ralph Totten (C) Kang Chiu, Toni Zebel, Garf Alenichev, Terry Cleland, Gabriel O'Donald | |
| 16:14 | Northwestern | Oliver Smith can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Ralph Totten - foul #1 on Ralph Totten, team foul #4 | 0-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau (PG), Allan Graham (PF) David Lawson, Randolph Cheesman | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 16:14 | Northwestern | Oliver Smith makes the 1st free throw | 1-10 |
| 16:14 | Northwestern | Oliver Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 2-10 |
| 16:12 | Ohio | Rudolph Haywood is hacked by Oscar Croteau in the backcourt - foul #1 on Oscar Croteau, team foul #2 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Walter Underwood (C) Oliver Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 16:01 | Ohio | Ralph Totten clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Allan Graham - foul #1 on Allan Graham, team foul #3 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Payne (SF) Troy Edwards | |
| Subs | Ohio | Duncan Byington (PF) Eddie Pavone | |
| 16:01 | Ohio | Ralph Totten misses the 1st free throw | 2-10 |
| 16:01 | Ohio | Ralph Totten makes the 2nd free throw | 2-11 |
| 15:59 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-11 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Oscar Croteau (fresh) SG - Thomas Alexander (fresh) SF - Donald Payne (fresh) PF - Allan Graham (fresh) C - Walter Underwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Warren Adams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rudolph Haywood (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Pavel Zurin (fairly fresh) PF - Duncan Byington (fresh) C - Ralph Totten (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Ohio | Duncan Byington buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Rudolph Haywood | 2-13 |
| 15:34 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau scores on a 3 from the right corner | 5-13 |
| 15:05 | Ohio | Pavel Zurin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-13 |
| 15:03 | Northwestern | Walter Underwood grabs the defensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 14:57 | Northwestern | Allan Graham comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 5-13 |
| 14:55 | Northwestern | Walter Underwood snags the offensive board | 5-13 |
| 14:37 | Northwestern | Donald Payne hits a runner from close range set up by Thomas Alexander | 7-13 |
| 14:23 | Ohio | Thomas Alexander steals the ball from Duncan Byington | 7-13 |
| 14:20 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander lays it in | 9-13 |
| 14:01 | Ohio | Rudolph Haywood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-13 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Lawson (PG), Warren Thompson (SG), Randolph Cheesman (SF), Joe Lane (PF), Troy Edwards (C) Oscar Croteau, Thomas Alexander, Donald Payne, Allan Graham, Walter Underwood | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kang Chiu (PG), Toni Zebel (SG), Garf Alenichev (SF), Eddie Pavone (PF), Terry Cleland (C) Warren Adams, Rudolph Haywood, Pavel Zurin, Duncan Byington, Ralph Totten | |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | David Lawson is fouled in the backcourt by Kang Chiu - foul #1 on Kang Chiu, team foul #5 | 9-13 |
| 13:37 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Thompson | 9-13 |
| 13:19 | Northwestern | Warren Thompson hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Joe Lane | 12-13 |
| 13:10 | Ohio | Garf Alenichev misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Warren Thompson - foul #1 on Warren Thompson, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Pegues (SF), Oliver Smith (C) Randolph Cheesman, Joe Lane | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gabriel O'Donald (C) Terry Cleland | |
| 13:10 | Ohio | Garf Alenichev misses the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:10 | Ohio | Garf Alenichev makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:50 | Northwestern | David Lawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau (PG), Joe Lane (PF) David Lawson, Troy Edwards | |
| Subs | Ohio | Rudolph Haywood (SG) Garf Alenichev | |
| 12:47 | Ohio | Toni Zebel is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 12-14 |
| 12:35 | Northwestern | James Pegues misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Toni Zebel - foul #2 on Toni Zebel, team foul #6 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Warren Adams (PG), Pavel Zurin (SF), Terry Cleland (C) Kang Chiu, Toni Zebel, Gabriel O'Donald | |
| 12:35 | Northwestern | James Pegues makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:35 | Northwestern | James Pegues makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:16 | Ohio | Rudolph Haywood misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 12:14 | Northwestern | James Pegues pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 12:08 | Northwestern | James Pegues misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Warren Adams - foul #1 on Warren Adams, team foul #7 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander (PG), Walter Underwood (C) Oscar Croteau, Oliver Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ralph Totten (C) Terry Cleland | |
| 12:08 | Northwestern | James Pegues makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 12:08 | Northwestern | James Pegues misses the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 12:08 | Ohio | Eddie Pavone grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 12:00 | Ohio | Warren Adams hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-17 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Thompson (tiring) 3 pts. SF - James Pegues (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joe Lane (fairly fresh) C - Walter Underwood (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Warren Adams (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rudolph Haywood (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pavel Zurin (tiring) PF - Eddie Pavone (tiring) 3 reb. C - Ralph Totten (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Northwestern | Joe Lane buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Alexander | 17-17 |
| 11:16 | Ohio | Rudolph Haywood can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 11:14 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Pegues | 17-17 |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | Warren Thompson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-17 |
| 11:08 | Ohio | Ralph Totten grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 11:05 | Ohio | Pavel Zurin is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 17-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Lawson (PG), Donald Payne (SF), Randolph Cheesman (PF), Troy Edwards (C) Warren Thompson, James Pegues, Joe Lane, Walter Underwood | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kang Chiu (PG), Garf Alenichev (SG), Terry Cleland (PF) Warren Adams, Rudolph Haywood, Eddie Pavone | |
| 10:47 | Northwestern | Donald Payne hits a jumper in the lane set up by Randolph Cheesman | 19-17 |
| 10:45 | Ohio | Garf Alenichev is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Alexander - foul #1 on Thomas Alexander, team foul #5 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gabriel O'Donald (C) Ralph Totten | |
| 10:38 | Ohio | Pavel Zurin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 19-17 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Donald Payne snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 10:19 | Northwestern | Donald Payne misses short on a runner in the paint | 19-17 |
| 10:18 | Ohio | Terry Cleland grabs the board | 19-17 |
| 10:04 | Ohio | Terry Cleland scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 09:59 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards's pass is intercepted by Garf Alenichev | 19-20 |
| 09:56 | Ohio | Kang Chiu lays it in set up by Garf Alenichev | 19-22 |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | Donald Payne throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau (PG), Warren Thompson (SG), Joe Lane (PF), Oliver Smith (C) David Lawson, Thomas Alexander, Randolph Cheesman, Troy Edwards | |
| Subs | Ohio | Rudolph Haywood (SG), Eddie Pavone (PF), Ralph Totten (C) Pavel Zurin, Terry Cleland, Gabriel O'Donald | |
| 09:47 | Ohio | Ralph Totten hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 19-22 |
| 09:46 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Pavone | 19-22 |
| 09:36 | Ohio | The jump hook by Ralph Totten is blocked by Oliver Smith | 19-22 |
| 09:35 | Northwestern | Donald Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | Oliver Smith drills a floater from close range | 21-22 |
| 09:02 | Ohio | Rudolph Haywood misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-22 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | Joe Lane grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 08:55 | Northwestern | Donald Payne is hacked by Rudolph Haywood - foul #1 on Rudolph Haywood, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander (SG), Randolph Cheesman (PF), Walter Underwood (C) Warren Thompson, Joe Lane, Oliver Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio | Warren Adams (PG), Pavel Zurin (SF), Duncan Byington (C) Kang Chiu, Garf Alenichev, Ralph Totten | |
| 08:55 | Northwestern | Donald Payne makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:55 | Northwestern | Donald Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 08:47 | Ohio | Donald Payne picks off the pass by Warren Adams | 23-22 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | Rudolph Haywood is called for the reach on Thomas Alexander in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rudolph Haywood, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Troy Edwards (SF) Donald Payne | |
| Subs | Ohio | Garf Alenichev (SG), Terry Cleland (C) Rudolph Haywood, Eddie Pavone | |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 08:42 | Ohio | Oscar Croteau steals the ball from Warren Adams in the backcourt | 25-22 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-22 |
| 08:22 | Northwestern | Walter Underwood grabs the offensive board | 25-22 |
| 08:06 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Troy Edwards | 27-22 |
| 07:53 | Ohio | Duncan Byington knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Warren Adams | 27-24 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Oscar Croteau (tired) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Alexander (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Edwards (fairly fresh) PF - Randolph Cheesman (tiring) C - Walter Underwood (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Warren Adams (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Garf Alenichev (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Pavel Zurin (tired) PF - Duncan Byington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Terry Cleland (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Northwestern | Randolph Cheesman comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 27-24 |
| 07:43 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards gets the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 07:32 | Northwestern | Walter Underwood scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Alexander | 29-24 |
| 07:26 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 29-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Lawson (PG), Warren Thompson (SG), James Pegues (SF), Allan Graham (PF) Oscar Croteau, Thomas Alexander, Troy Edwards, Randolph Cheesman | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kang Chiu (SG), Eddie Pavone (PF), Gabriel O'Donald (C) Garf Alenichev, Duncan Byington, Terry Cleland | |
| 07:06 | Ohio | Pavel Zurin is open and buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kang Chiu | 29-26 |
| 06:56 | Northwestern | David Lawson misses the easy open layup | 29-26 |
| 06:54 | Ohio | Kang Chiu grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 06:38 | Ohio | Walter Underwood swats the shot by Kang Chiu | 29-26 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | Allan Graham pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | David Lawson is hacked by Eddie Pavone in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eddie Pavone, team foul #10 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander (SG), Donald Payne (SF), Joe Lane (PF), Oliver Smith (C) Warren Thompson, James Pegues, Allan Graham, Walter Underwood | |
| Subs | Ohio | Garf Alenichev (SF), Terry Cleland (PF), Ralph Totten (C) Pavel Zurin, Eddie Pavone, Gabriel O'Donald | |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | David Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | David Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 06:14 | Ohio | The pull-up jumper by Terry Cleland is blocked by Donald Payne | 30-26 |
| 06:13 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Joe Lane | 30-26 |
| 06:07 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-26 |
| 06:06 | Ohio | Garf Alenichev grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 05:45 | Ohio | Kang Chiu comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 05:43 | Northwestern | Donald Payne snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 05:40 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander is fouled in the backcourt by Kang Chiu - foul #2 on Kang Chiu, team foul #11 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau (PG), Troy Edwards (C) David Lawson, Oliver Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio | Pavel Zurin (SF), Duncan Byington (PF) Kang Chiu, Terry Cleland | |
| 05:40 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 05:40 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 05:19 | Ohio | The jump hook by Ralph Totten is blocked by Joe Lane | 32-26 |
| 05:18 | Ohio | Pavel Zurin tips it but misses | 32-26 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 05:10 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Garf Alenichev - foul #1 on Garf Alenichev, team foul #12 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Thompson (SG), Randolph Cheesman (PF), Walter Underwood (C) Thomas Alexander, Donald Payne, Joe Lane | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 05:10 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 05:10 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 04:46 | Ohio | Ralph Totten banks in the layup | 34-28 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards is hacked by Pavel Zurin - foul #2 on Pavel Zurin, team foul #13 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander (PG), James Pegues (SF), Allan Graham (PF) Oscar Croteau, Randolph Cheesman, Walter Underwood | |
| Subs | Ohio | Terry Cleland (SF), Gabriel O'Donald (C) Pavel Zurin, Ralph Totten | |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 04:00 | Ohio | Terry Cleland misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 35-28 |
| 03:59 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 03:53 | Northwestern | Allan Graham can't finish the uncontested layup | 35-28 |
| 03:51 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards snags the offensive board | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Alexander (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Warren Thompson (tired) 3 pts. SF - James Pegues (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allan Graham (fairly fresh) C - Troy Edwards (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Warren Adams (very tired) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Garf Alenichev (very tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Cleland (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Duncan Byington (tiring) 4 pts. C - Gabriel O'Donald (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Allan Graham drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Troy Edwards and he's fouled by Duncan Byington - foul #1 on Duncan Byington, team foul #14 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Lawson (PG), Donald Payne (SF), Walter Underwood (C) Warren Thompson, James Pegues, Troy Edwards | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kang Chiu (PG), Rudolph Haywood (SG), Toni Zebel (SF), Eddie Pavone (PF) Warren Adams, Garf Alenichev, Terry Cleland, Duncan Byington | |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Allan Graham makes the free throw | 38-28 |
| 03:28 | Ohio | David Lawson picks off the pass by Kang Chiu in the backcourt | 38-28 |
| 03:27 | Northwestern | David Lawson lays it up and in | 40-28 |
| 03:09 | Ohio | Kang Chiu misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-28 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Donald Payne pulls down the rebound | 40-28 |
| 02:51 | Northwestern | Walter Underwood clanks a driving attempt from close range | 40-28 |
| 02:49 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Toni Zebel | 40-28 |
| 02:25 | Ohio | Eddie Pavone lays it in | 40-30 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | David Lawson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Eddie Pavone - foul #3 on Eddie Pavone, team foul #15 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randolph Cheesman (SF), Joe Lane (PF), Oliver Smith (C) Donald Payne, Allan Graham, Walter Underwood | |
| Subs | Ohio | Terry Cleland (PF), Ralph Totten (C) Eddie Pavone, Gabriel O'Donald | |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | David Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | David Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 01:46 | Ohio | Toni Zebel misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side | 42-30 |
| 01:44 | Ohio | Toni Zebel tips it back up and in | 42-32 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 01:10 | Ohio | Toni Zebel is hacked by David Lawson - foul #1 on David Lawson, team foul #6 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau (PG), Warren Thompson (SG), James Pegues (SF), Troy Edwards (C) David Lawson, Thomas Alexander, Randolph Cheesman, Oliver Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:57 | Ohio | James Pegues steals the ball from Kang Chiu | 45-32 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | James Pegues connects on the open driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Warren Thompson | 47-32 |
| 00:29 | Ohio | Warren Thompson is called for the reach on Rudolph Haywood in the backcourt - foul #2 on Warren Thompson, team foul #7 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Payne (SF), Walter Underwood (C) James Pegues, Joe Lane | |
| Subs | Ohio | Warren Adams (PG), Duncan Byington (PF) Kang Chiu, Terry Cleland | |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-32 |
| 00:29 | Ohio | Rudolph Haywood makes the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 00:29 | Ohio | Rudolph Haywood makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Warren Adams steps in front of the Oscar Croteau pass in the backcourt | 47-34 |
| 00:04 | Ohio | Ralph Totten is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-34 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Walter Underwood gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Walter Underwood misses long on a fullcourt shot | 47-34 |