| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Stanley Hubbert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sidney Kaiser (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kyle Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Hiller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Joseph (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Hondo (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leland Bopp (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp inbounds the ball | 24-32 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses badly on the uncontested floater from the baseline | 24-32 |
| 19:37 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Kyle Smith | 24-32 |
| 19:34 | Ohio State | George Hondo steals the ball from Stanley Hubbert in the backcourt | 24-32 |
| 19:05 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-32 |
| 18:39 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith misses the dunk attempt | 24-32 |
| 18:38 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer snags the defensive board | 24-32 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | George Hondo is fouled in the backcourt by Kyle Smith - foul #1 on Kyle Smith, team foul #1 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Derrick Judge (SG) Sidney Kaiser | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt (PF) Hamisi Asaro | |
| 18:10 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 24-32 |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt grabs the offensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Ed Kuklenski, team foul #1 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF), James Hawkins (C) Ed Kuklenski, Steven Mayer | |
| 17:28 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-32 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern | John Rines grabs the defensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 17:22 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by David Joseph - foul #1 on David Joseph, team foul #2 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser (SG) Derrick Judge | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro (PF) Thomas Hunt | |
| 17:22 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 17:22 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 17:22 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to David Joseph | 24-33 |
| 16:57 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 24-33 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | James Hawkins snags the defensive board | 24-33 |
| 16:34 | Northwestern | James Hawkins misses the easy layup | 24-33 |
| 16:32 | Ohio State | David Joseph pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| 16:09 | Ohio State | David Joseph comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Hawkins - foul #3 on James Hawkins, team foul #2 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter O'Dell (PG), Derrick Judge (SG), Robert Delvecchio (PF) Stanley Hubbert, Sidney Kaiser, Anthony Hiller | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (PG), Thomas Hunt (PF), Steven Mayer (C) John Rines, Hamisi Asaro, James Hawkins | |
| 16:09 | Ohio State | David Joseph misses the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 16:09 | Ohio State | David Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 15:46 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 25-33 |
| 15:44 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt hits the follow up shot | 25-35 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Peter O'Dell (fresh) SG - Derrick Judge (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kyle Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Delvecchio (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Joseph (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leland Bopp (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge misses the 3 from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 15:25 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer snags the defensive board | 25-35 |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski misses short on a runner from the baseline | 25-35 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer tips it but misses | 25-35 |
| 14:58 | Northwestern | George Hondo grabs the offensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 14:34 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer is hacked by David Joseph - foul #2 on David Joseph, team foul #3 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (PG), Sidney Kaiser (SG), Joshua Whitman (SF), Anthony Hiller (PF), Joe Fields (C) Peter O'Dell, Derrick Judge, Kyle Smith, Robert Delvecchio, David Joseph | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF) Leland Bopp | |
| 14:16 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt is open but comes up short on the shot from the left block | 25-35 |
| 14:15 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller gets the rebound | 25-35 |
| 14:10 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-35 |
| 14:09 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer gets the rebound | 25-35 |
| 14:07 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski is hacked by Sidney Kaiser in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sidney Kaiser, team foul #4 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro (PF) Thomas Hunt | |
| 13:46 | Northwestern | Anthony Hiller takes the ball from George Hondo | 25-35 |
| 13:30 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller's fadeaway is rejected by Hamisi Asaro | 25-35 |
| 13:29 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman snags the offensive board | 25-35 |
| 13:15 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-35 |
| 13:14 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Hamisi Asaro | 25-35 |
| 13:04 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski is called for 10 seconds | 25-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter O'Dell (PG), Derrick Judge (SG), Kyle Smith (SF), Robert Delvecchio (PF) Stanley Hubbert, Sidney Kaiser, Joshua Whitman, Anthony Hiller | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (SF), James Hawkins (C) John Rines, Steven Mayer | |
| 12:52 | Ohio State | Joe Fields's pass is intercepted by James Hawkins | 25-35 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the baseline | 25-35 |
| 12:37 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Joe Fields | 25-35 |
| 12:23 | Ohio State | Peter O'Dell buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Robert Delvecchio | 27-35 |
| 12:00 | Northwestern | George Hondo is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Leland Bopp | 27-38 |
| 11:47 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kyle Smith | 30-38 |
| 11:30 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Peter O'Dell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Derrick Judge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Delvecchio (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Joe Fields (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Hondo (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leland Bopp (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:13 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Kyle Smith - foul #2 on Kyle Smith, team foul #5 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (PG), Sidney Kaiser (SG), Joshua Whitman (SF), Anthony Hiller (PF), David Joseph (C) Peter O'Dell, Derrick Judge, Kyle Smith, Robert Delvecchio, Joe Fields | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF), Thomas Hunt (PF), Steven Mayer (C) Ed Kuklenski, Hamisi Asaro, James Hawkins | |
| 11:13 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 11:13 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 10:48 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert blows the layup but he's hacked by Leland Bopp - foul #4 on Leland Bopp, team foul #3 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (PG) Leland Bopp | |
| 10:48 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 10:48 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 10:21 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt blows the layup | 32-39 |
| 10:20 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer hits the follow up shot | 32-41 |
| 10:05 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 09:34 | Ohio State | David Joseph snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 09:10 | Ohio State | Steven Mayer takes the ball from Stanley Hubbert | 34-41 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern | Stanley Hubbert is called for the reach on Ed Kuklenski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stanley Hubbert, team foul #6 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter O'Dell (PG), Derrick Judge (SG), Kyle Smith (SF), Robert Delvecchio (PF), Joe Fields (C) Stanley Hubbert, Sidney Kaiser, Joshua Whitman, Anthony Hiller, David Joseph | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (SF), Hamisi Asaro (PF), James Hawkins (C) John Rines, Thomas Hunt, Steven Mayer | |
| 08:51 | Northwestern | Joe Fields steals the ball from Hamisi Asaro | 34-41 |
| 08:38 | Ohio State | James Hawkins denies the turnaround by Kyle Smith | 34-41 |
| 08:36 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 08:23 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio is hacked by George Hondo - foul #1 on George Hondo, team foul #4 | 34-41 |
| 08:05 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kyle Smith | 37-41 |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses long on an open floater from the baseline | 37-41 |
| 07:38 | Northwestern | James Hawkins hits the follow up shot | 37-43 |
| 07:19 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith drills a turnaround in the paint | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Peter O'Dell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Derrick Judge (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Delvecchio (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Joe Fields (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Hondo (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leland Bopp (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:04 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-43 |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | James Hawkins tips it but misses | 39-43 |
| 07:00 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Joe Fields | 39-43 |
| 06:47 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by George Hondo - foul #2 on George Hondo, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (PG), Sidney Kaiser (SG), Anthony Hiller (PF), David Joseph (C) Peter O'Dell, Derrick Judge, Robert Delvecchio, Joe Fields | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF), Thomas Hunt (PF), Steven Mayer (C) Ed Kuklenski, Hamisi Asaro, James Hawkins | |
| 06:47 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 06:47 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 06:43 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman (SF) Kyle Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:24 | Ohio State | David Joseph makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Stanley Hubbert and he's fouled by Steven Mayer - foul #2 on Steven Mayer, team foul #6 | 43-43 |
| 06:24 | Ohio State | David Joseph makes the free throw | 44-43 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern | Sidney Kaiser takes the ball from George Hondo | 44-43 |
| 06:01 | Ohio State | Leland Bopp is called for the reach on Stanley Hubbert in the backcourt - foul #5 on Leland Bopp, team foul #7 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (PG) Leland Bopp | |
| 06:01 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 06:01 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller grabs the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 05:41 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller hits the follow up shot | 46-43 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Mayer | 46-45 |
| 05:08 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on John Rines - foul #1 on John Rines, team foul #8 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter O'Dell (PG), Derrick Judge (SG), Kyle Smith (SF) Stanley Hubbert, Sidney Kaiser, Joshua Whitman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Hawkins (PF) George Hondo | |
| 05:08 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 05:08 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 04:39 | Northwestern | John Rines is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Mayer | 48-48 |
| 04:27 | Ohio State | David Joseph connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Peter O'Dell | 50-48 |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski can't finish the layup but the foul's on Peter O'Dell - foul #1 on Peter O'Dell, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio (PF) Anthony Hiller | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (SG), Hamisi Asaro (PF) Thomas Hunt, Steven Mayer | |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 03:47 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Peter O'Dell | 53-50 |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Derrick Judge steals the ball from John Rines in the backcourt | 53-50 |
| 03:20 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge is fouled on the floor by George Hondo - foul #3 on George Hondo, team foul #9 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (PG), Joshua Whitman (SF), Joe Fields (C) Peter O'Dell, Kyle Smith, David Joseph | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Mayer (C) James Hawkins | |
| 03:20 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 03:20 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Stanley Hubbert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derrick Judge (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Whitman (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Delvecchio (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Joe Fields (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Hondo (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Rines (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Derrick Judge is called for the reach on Hamisi Asaro - foul #3 on Derrick Judge, team foul #8 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser (SG), Anthony Hiller (PF) Derrick Judge, Robert Delvecchio | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:43 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Sidney Kaiser | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses badly on a shot in the lane | 58-52 |
| 02:26 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer tips it in | 58-54 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Hiller and he's fouled by John Rines - foul #2 on John Rines, team foul #10 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt (PF) Hamisi Asaro | |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman misses the free throw | 60-54 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | John Rines snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 02:16 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski loses the dribble to Joshua Whitman in the backcourt | 60-54 |
| 01:55 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Stanley Hubbert | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski double dribbles in the backcourt | 63-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Smith (SF), David Joseph (C) Joshua Whitman, Joe Fields | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro (PF) Thomas Hunt | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:37 | Ohio State | Ed Kuklenski takes the ball from Anthony Hiller | 63-54 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | George Hondo double dribbles | 63-54 |
| 00:58 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Rines - foul #3 on John Rines, team foul #11 | 63-54 |
| 00:58 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:58 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Hubbert - foul #3 on Stanley Hubbert, team foul #9 | 63-54 |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller is hacked by Ed Kuklenski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ed Kuklenski, team foul #12 | 63-54 |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller misses the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | John Rines is open and scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by George Hondo | 64-57 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert is hacked by Ed Kuklenski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ed Kuklenski, team foul #13 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio (PF) Anthony Hiller | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Hawkins (C) Ed Kuklenski | |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | George Hondo makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Mayer | 66-60 |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Mayer - foul #3 on Steven Mayer, team foul #14 | 66-60 |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | John Rines hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-60 |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | David Joseph gets the rebound | 68-60 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Steven Mayer is called for the reach on David Joseph in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Mayer, team foul #15 | 68-60 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | David Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | David Joseph misses the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro pulls down the rebound | 69-60 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | George Hondo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-60 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | John Rines grabs the offensive board | 69-60 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | George Hondo misses short on a 3 from straight away | 69-60 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | David Joseph snags the defensive board | 69-60 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Steven Mayer is called for the reach on David Joseph in the backcourt - foul #5 on Steven Mayer, team foul #16 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt (SG) Steven Mayer | |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | David Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | David Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Kyle Smith is called for the reach on John Rines in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kyle Smith, team foul #10 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller (PF) Robert Delvecchio | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | John Rines makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | John Rines makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert runs out the clock | 71-62 |