| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Angel Flores (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Pedersen (fresh) PF - Ye Tang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Benjamin Buono (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Piercy (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Mallory (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Satter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | James Pedersen inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | James Pedersen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 19:33 | Cal | The rebound goes to Norman Taylor | 39-36 |
| 19:28 | Cal | Stanley Mallory drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Norman Taylor | 39-38 |
| 19:02 | Ohio State | Willie Brown can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 39-38 |
| 19:00 | Cal | Robert Satter grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 18:50 | Cal | Norman Taylor misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Pedersen - foul #2 on James Pedersen, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| 18:50 | Cal | Norman Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 18:50 | Cal | Norman Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 18:50 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Willie Brown | 39-38 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | Willie Brown can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Norman Taylor - foul #2 on Norman Taylor, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | Willie Brown makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | Willie Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 18:08 | Cal | Stanley Mallory can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 18:06 | Cal | Robert Satter tips it back up and in | 41-40 |
| 17:51 | Ohio State | Willie Brown can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-40 |
| 17:49 | Cal | Jessie Piercy grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 17:34 | Cal | Jessie Piercy knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Benjamin Buono | 41-42 |
| 17:19 | Ohio State | Norman Taylor picks off the pass by James Pedersen | 41-42 |
| 17:07 | Cal | Ye Tang picks off the pass by Stanley Mallory | 41-42 |
| 16:45 | Ohio State | Willie Brown is whistled for a carry | 41-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (PG), David Wilkes (SG), James Moss (C) Christian Timmerman, Angel Flores, Willie Brown | |
| Subs | Cal | Brady Renteria (SG), Gerald Roach (PF) Benjamin Buono, Robert Satter | |
| 16:33 | Cal | Jessie Piercy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 16:32 | Cal | Brady Renteria tips it back up and in | 41-44 |
| 16:18 | Ohio State | James Moss misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 16:17 | Cal | Stanley Mallory pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 16:08 | Cal | Jessie Piercy is hacked by David Wilkes - foul #2 on David Wilkes, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| 15:56 | Cal | Jessie Piercy is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-44 |
| 15:54 | Cal | Norman Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edwin Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Wilkes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Pedersen (fairly fresh) PF - Ye Tang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Moss (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jessie Piercy (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brady Renteria (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Mallory (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Roach (fresh) 1 pts. C - Norman Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Cal | James Pedersen steals it from Brady Renteria | 41-44 |
| 15:09 | Ohio State | David Wilkes misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 14:44 | Ohio State | David Wilkes is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on David Wilkes, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (PG), Angel Flores (SG), Chris Harris (SF), Willie Brown (C) Edwin Roberts, David Wilkes, James Pedersen, Ye Tang | |
| Subs | Cal | Benjamin Buono (PG), Robert Satter (PF) Brady Renteria, Gerald Roach | |
| 14:40 | Cal | Christian Timmerman steals the ball from Benjamin Buono in the backcourt | 41-44 |
| 14:30 | Ohio State | James Moss misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| 14:28 | Ohio State | James Moss tips it home | 43-44 |
| 14:05 | Cal | Norman Taylor misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-44 |
| 14:03 | Cal | Stanley Mallory tips it in | 43-46 |
| 13:48 | Ohio State | James Moss hits the finger roll | 45-46 |
| 13:29 | Cal | Jessie Piercy splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 13:27 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 13:13 | Ohio State | Angel Flores misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stanley Mallory - foul #3 on Stanley Mallory, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Wilkes (PF) James Moss | |
| Subs | Cal | Gerald Roach (PF) Robert Satter | |
| 13:13 | Ohio State | Angel Flores makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 13:13 | Ohio State | Angel Flores makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 13:03 | Cal | Jessie Piercy shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-46 |
| 13:01 | Ohio State | David Wilkes snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 12:33 | Ohio State | Willie Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (SG) Angel Flores | |
| Subs | Cal | Lyle Triche (C) Stanley Mallory | |
| 12:16 | Cal | Jessie Piercy buries a floater from the right side | 47-48 |
| 11:57 | Ohio State | David Wilkes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ye Tang (PF) Edwin Roberts | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Satter (PF) Gerald Roach | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Wilkes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Chris Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ye Tang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Benjamin Buono (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Piercy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Satter (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Lyle Triche (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Cal | Norman Taylor is fouled on the floor by Willie Brown - foul #1 on Willie Brown, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (PG), James Pedersen (SF), James Moss (C) Christian Timmerman, Chris Harris, Willie Brown | |
| Subs | Cal | Brady Renteria (SG), Stanley Mallory (SF) Benjamin Buono, Lyle Triche | |
| 11:35 | Cal | Jessie Piercy clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Edwin Roberts - foul #2 on Edwin Roberts, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| 11:35 | Cal | Jessie Piercy misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 11:35 | Cal | Jessie Piercy makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 11:14 | Ohio State | Ye Tang makes the contested jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Robert Satter - foul #2 on Robert Satter, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Angel Flores (SG) David Wilkes | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 11:14 | Ohio State | Ye Tang makes the free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:01 | Cal | Robert Satter misses the easy layup | 50-49 |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | Ye Tang gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 10:35 | Ohio State | Stanley Mallory takes the ball from James Moss | 50-49 |
| 10:32 | Cal | Jessie Piercy dunks the ball set up by Stanley Mallory | 50-51 |
| 10:10 | Ohio State | Ye Tang blows the layup over the doubleteam | 50-51 |
| 10:08 | Cal | Stanley Mallory gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 09:51 | Cal | Jessie Piercy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-51 |
| 09:50 | Ohio State | James Pedersen gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | Jessie Piercy picks off the pass by James Moss | 50-51 |
| 09:16 | Cal | Jessie Piercy lays it in | 50-53 |
| 08:52 | Ohio State | James Moss hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 50-53 |
| 08:51 | Cal | Stanley Mallory gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 08:45 | Cal | Stanley Mallory drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jessie Piercy | 50-56 |
| 08:28 | Ohio State | Robert Satter swats the layup by James Moss | 50-56 |
| 08:26 | Ohio State | Ye Tang tips it home | 52-56 |
| 08:11 | Cal | Jessie Piercy is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 08:09 | Cal | Norman Taylor can't tip it in | 52-56 |
| 08:07 | Ohio State | James Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 07:57 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts is called for 10 seconds | 52-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (PG), David Wilkes (SG), Chris Harris (SF), Willie Brown (C) Edwin Roberts, Angel Flores, James Pedersen, James Moss | |
| Subs | Cal | Benjamin Buono (PG), Amado Bruno (SG), James Key (SF), Gerald Roach (PF), Lyle Triche (C) Jessie Piercy, Brady Renteria, Stanley Mallory, Robert Satter, Norman Taylor | |
| 07:39 | Cal | Amado Bruno makes the 3 from the left wing | 52-59 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Wilkes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Chris Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ye Tang (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Benjamin Buono (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Amado Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Key (fresh) PF - Gerald Roach (fresh) 1 pts. C - Lyle Triche (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Ohio State | Chris Harris steps out of bounds on the baseline | 52-59 |
| 06:55 | Cal | Amado Bruno hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-59 |
| 06:53 | Ohio State | Ye Tang grabs the board | 52-59 |
| 06:51 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman travels in the backcourt | 52-59 |
| 06:41 | Cal | Benjamin Buono misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Christian Timmerman - foul #2 on Christian Timmerman, team foul #6 | 52-59 |
| 06:41 | Cal | Benjamin Buono makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 06:41 | Cal | Benjamin Buono misses the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 06:41 | Ohio State | Ye Tang pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| 06:16 | Ohio State | Ye Tang is denied on a layup by James Key | 52-60 |
| 06:14 | Cal | Gerald Roach snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| 05:59 | Cal | Willie Brown is called for the reach on Amado Bruno - foul #2 on Willie Brown, team foul #7 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (SG) Ye Tang | |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley Mallory (SF), Norman Taylor (C) James Key, Lyle Triche | |
| 05:59 | Cal | Amado Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 05:59 | Cal | Amado Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 05:59 | Ohio State | David Wilkes snags the defensive board | 52-61 |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | David Wilkes is called for traveling | 52-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Moss (PF) David Wilkes | |
| Subs | Cal | Jessie Piercy (SG) Amado Bruno | |
| 05:19 | Cal | Willie Brown swats the short shot by Norman Taylor | 52-61 |
| 05:18 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Chris Harris | 52-61 |
| 05:01 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-61 |
| 05:00 | Cal | Gerald Roach grabs the board | 52-61 |
| 04:55 | Cal | Jessie Piercy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Angel Flores (SG), James Pedersen (SF) Christian Timmerman, Chris Harris | |
| Subs | Cal | Brady Renteria (SG) Benjamin Buono | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:38 | Ohio State | Angel Flores misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-61 |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 04:20 | Ohio State | James Pedersen comes up short on the runner from the right block | 52-61 |
| 04:18 | Cal | Brady Renteria gets the rebound | 52-61 |
| 04:14 | Cal | Jessie Piercy misses badly on a floater from the left block | 52-61 |
| 04:12 | Cal | Jessie Piercy pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 04:07 | Cal | Jessie Piercy works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Stanley Mallory and he's hacked by James Moss - foul #2 on James Moss, team foul #8 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Wilkes (PF) Willie Brown | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Satter (PF), Lyle Triche (C) Stanley Mallory, Gerald Roach | |
| 04:07 | Cal | Jessie Piercy makes the free throw | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | James Moss blows the layup but he's hacked by Lyle Triche - foul #1 on Lyle Triche, team foul #4 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (PG) Edwin Roberts | |
| Subs | Cal | Benjamin Buono (PG) Brady Renteria | |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | James Moss misses the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | James Moss misses the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 03:49 | Cal | Jessie Piercy grabs the board | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Cal | Jessie Piercy splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Buono | 52-67 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Angel Flores (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Pedersen (fresh) 2 stl. PF - David Wilkes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Moss (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Benjamin Buono (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jessie Piercy (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Satter (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Lyle Triche (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:14 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 52-67 |
| 03:13 | Cal | The rebound goes to Lyle Triche | 52-67 |
| 02:47 | Cal | Jessie Piercy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-67 |
| 02:45 | Cal | Norman Taylor hits the follow up shot | 52-69 |
| 02:26 | Ohio State | James Moss hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 52-69 |
| 02:24 | Cal | Robert Satter pulls down the rebound | 52-69 |
| 02:01 | Cal | Norman Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 52-69 |
| 01:59 | Cal | Benjamin Buono tips it back up and in | 52-71 |
| 01:46 | Ohio State | James Moss hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christian Timmerman | 54-71 |
| 01:20 | Cal | Norman Taylor misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-71 |
| 01:19 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman gets the rebound | 54-71 |
| 01:15 | Ohio State | James Pedersen is hacked by Robert Satter - foul #3 on Robert Satter, team foul #5 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chris Harris (SF), Ye Tang (PF), Willie Brown (C) James Pedersen, David Wilkes, James Moss | |
| Subs | Cal | Luis Burruss (PG), Brady Renteria (SG), James Key (SF), Gerald Roach (PF) Benjamin Buono, Jessie Piercy, Norman Taylor, Robert Satter | |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | Brady Renteria is called for the reach on Angel Flores - foul #2 on Brady Renteria, team foul #6 | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 54-71 |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Brown | 54-71 |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | Angel Flores's pass is intercepted by Luis Burruss | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Cal | Gerald Roach is hacked by Ye Tang - foul #1 on Ye Tang, team foul #9 | 54-71 |
| 00:22 | Cal | Gerald Roach misses the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Ye Tang grabs the board | 54-71 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Willie Brown makes the floater near the basket set up by Angel Flores | 56-71 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Luis Burruss runs out the clock | 56-71 |