| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Green (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Martin Craig (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Rader (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Witherspoon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eddie Sikorski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ira Collins (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:46 | Ohio State | Ira Collins steps in front of the Jose Hernandez pass | 32-24 |
| 19:44 | Arizona | Jose Hernandez steps in front of the Martin Craig pass in the backcourt | 32-24 |
| 19:28 | Ohio State | Robert Green blows the layup but the foul's on Peter Witherspoon - foul #1 on Peter Witherspoon, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| 19:28 | Ohio State | Robert Green makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 19:28 | Ohio State | Robert Green makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 19:04 | Arizona | Robert Green blocks the short jumper by Ira Collins | 34-24 |
| 19:03 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski can't tip it in | 34-24 |
| 19:01 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson snags the defensive board | 34-24 |
| 18:49 | Ohio State | Robert Green misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Peter Witherspoon - foul #2 on Peter Witherspoon, team foul #2 | 34-24 |
| 18:49 | Ohio State | Robert Green makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 18:49 | Ohio State | Robert Green makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 18:26 | Arizona | Peter Witherspoon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Peter Witherspoon, team foul #3 | 36-24 |
| 18:06 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-24 |
| 17:51 | Arizona | Eric Rader is fouled on the floor by Eugene Greenberger - foul #3 on Eugene Greenberger, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ian Hermann (PF) Eugene Greenberger | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 17:35 | Arizona | Peter Witherspoon loses the dribble to Ian Hermann | 36-24 |
| 17:16 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 36-24 |
| 17:15 | Arizona | Ira Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 36-24 |
| 16:55 | Arizona | Eric Rader misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Jose Hernandez - foul #2 on Jose Hernandez, team foul #2 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oscar White (SF) Owen Thompson | |
| Subs | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw (SF), Lucio Vasquez (C) Peter Witherspoon, Ira Collins | |
| 16:55 | Arizona | Eric Rader makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 16:55 | Arizona | Eric Rader misses the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 16:55 | Ohio State | Robert Green grabs the board | 36-25 |
| 16:33 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the right wing | 38-25 |
| 16:12 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 38-25 |
| 16:10 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez grabs the board | 38-25 |
| 15:53 | Ohio State | Eric Rader is called for the reach on Jacob Surles - foul #4 on Eric Rader, team foul #4 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (PG), Eugene Greenberger (PF), Raymond Pardee (C) Jose Hernandez, Ian Hermann, Robert Green | |
| Subs | Arizona | Peter Witherspoon (SF), Ira Collins (PF) Eric Rader, Eddie Sikorski | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Drazen Zenz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Oscar White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Raymond Pardee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Martin Craig (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Greenhaw (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Peter Witherspoon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ira Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Lucio Vasquez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-25 |
| 15:42 | Arizona | Ira Collins gets the rebound | 38-25 |
| 15:22 | Arizona | Ira Collins buries a turnaround in the paint | 38-27 |
| 15:11 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-27 |
| 15:09 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 14:49 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw lays it up and in on a nice dish by Peter Witherspoon and he's fouled by Oscar White - foul #2 on Oscar White, team foul #3 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Owen Thompson (SF), Robert Green (C) Jacob Surles, Raymond Pardee | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 14:49 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw makes the free throw | 38-30 |
| 14:23 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson is hacked by Gene Greenhaw - foul #3 on Gene Greenhaw, team foul #5 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG) Drazen Zenz | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 14:10 | Ohio State | Peter Witherspoon swats the layup by Eugene Greenberger | 38-30 |
| 14:09 | Arizona | Ira Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 13:40 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gene Greenhaw and he's hacked by Robert Green - foul #2 on Robert Green, team foul #4 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jacob Surles (SG) Oscar White | |
| Subs | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski (PF) Ira Collins | |
| 13:40 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez misses the free throw | 38-32 |
| 13:40 | Ohio State | Robert Green pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 13:21 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger is called for traveling | 38-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ira Collins (C) Lucio Vasquez | |
| 13:07 | Arizona | Martin Craig connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Gene Greenhaw | 38-34 |
| 12:58 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eugene Greenberger | 40-34 |
| 12:35 | Arizona | Peter Witherspoon can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Owen Thompson - foul #2 on Owen Thompson, team foul #5 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (PG), Oscar White (SF), Ian Hermann (PF), Raymond Pardee (C) Jose Hernandez, Owen Thompson, Eugene Greenberger, Robert Green | |
| Subs | Arizona | Eric Rader (SG) Gene Greenhaw | |
| 12:35 | Arizona | Peter Witherspoon misses the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 12:35 | Arizona | Peter Witherspoon misses the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 12:35 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 12:14 | Ohio State | Oscar White comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 12:13 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 12:06 | Arizona | Ira Collins makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Peter Witherspoon | 40-36 |
| 11:47 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz is fouled on the floor by Martin Craig - foul #1 on Martin Craig, team foul #6 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez (C) Ira Collins | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Drazen Zenz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Oscar White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ian Hermann (fresh) C - Raymond Pardee (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Martin Craig (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Rader (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Peter Witherspoon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eddie Sikorski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lucio Vasquez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Drazen Zenz and he's hacked by Eddie Sikorski - foul #1 on Eddie Sikorski, team foul #7 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Robert Green (C) Drazen Zenz, Raymond Pardee | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 11:41 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann makes the free throw | 43-36 |
| 11:17 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 43-36 |
| 11:16 | Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Craig | 43-36 |
| 10:56 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 43-36 |
| 10:55 | Ohio State | Oscar White grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 10:36 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jose Hernandez | 46-36 |
| 10:07 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez can't throw it down | 46-36 |
| 10:05 | Arizona | Peter Witherspoon tips it but misses | 46-36 |
| 10:04 | Ohio State | Robert Green grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 09:49 | Ohio State | Oscar White connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jose Hernandez | 49-36 |
| 09:21 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Jackson (PG), Drazen Zenz (SG), Owen Thompson (SF), Eugene Greenberger (PF), Raymond Pardee (C) Jose Hernandez, Jacob Surles, Oscar White, Ian Hermann, Robert Green | |
| Subs | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw (SF), Ira Collins (C) Peter Witherspoon, Lucio Vasquez | |
| 08:56 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson misses the shot from the left wing | 49-36 |
| 08:55 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger tips it but misses | 49-36 |
| 08:53 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger tips it but misses | 49-36 |
| 08:52 | Arizona | Ira Collins gets the rebound | 49-36 |
| 08:25 | Arizona | Ira Collins can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Owen Thompson - foul #3 on Owen Thompson, team foul #6 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jacob Surles (SG) Christopher Jackson | |
| Subs | Arizona | Peter Witherspoon (SF) Martin Craig | |
| 08:25 | Arizona | Ira Collins makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 08:25 | Arizona | Ira Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 08:03 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson is denied on a layup by Eddie Sikorski | 49-38 |
| 08:02 | Arizona | Peter Witherspoon snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 07:38 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 49-38 |
| 07:36 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Drazen Zenz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Pardee (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Gene Greenhaw (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Eric Rader (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Peter Witherspoon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eddie Sikorski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ira Collins (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:14 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 07:13 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee grabs the offensive board | 49-38 |
| 06:59 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Owen Thompson | 51-38 |
| 06:31 | Arizona | Ira Collins misses the dunk | 51-38 |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Eugene Greenberger | 51-38 |
| 06:17 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 51-38 |
| 06:15 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski grabs the board | 51-38 |
| 06:09 | Arizona | Eric Rader can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 06:07 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson grabs the board | 51-38 |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 51-38 |
| 05:47 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 05:47 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Robert Green (C) Drazen Zenz, Raymond Pardee | |
| Subs | Arizona | Martin Craig (PG), Lucio Vasquez (C) Peter Witherspoon, Eddie Sikorski | |
| 05:30 | Ohio State | Ira Collins is called for the reach on Jacob Surles - foul #1 on Ira Collins, team foul #8 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oscar White (SF) Owen Thompson | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 05:30 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles misses the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 05:30 | Arizona | Martin Craig gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| 05:01 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw is hacked by Oscar White - foul #3 on Oscar White, team foul #7 | 51-38 |
| 05:01 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 05:01 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 04:42 | Ohio State | Robert Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-40 |
| 04:16 | Arizona | Robert Green denies the turnaround by Eric Rader | 51-40 |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Oscar White grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 04:01 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 03:59 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger tips it home | 53-40 |
| 03:37 | Arizona | Ira Collins drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Gene Greenhaw | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Oscar White (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Green (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Martin Craig (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Rader (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gene Greenhaw (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ira Collins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Lucio Vasquez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Owen Thompson (SF), Ian Hermann (PF) Oscar White, Eugene Greenberger | |
| Subs | Arizona | Peter Witherspoon (SF), Eddie Sikorski (PF) Gene Greenhaw, Ira Collins | |
| 03:04 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez is whistled for traveling | 53-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ira Collins (C) Lucio Vasquez | |
| 02:48 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson misses the easy layup | 53-42 |
| 02:47 | Arizona | Peter Witherspoon grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 02:23 | Arizona | Ian Hermann steps in front of the Eddie Sikorski pass | 53-42 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann is hacked by Eric Rader - foul #5 on Eric Rader, team foul #9 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (PG), Raymond Pardee (C) Jose Hernandez, Robert Green | |
| Subs | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw (SG), Lucio Vasquez (C) Eric Rader, Ira Collins | |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:41 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Gene Greenhaw | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:16 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Gene Greenhaw - foul #4 on Gene Greenhaw, team foul #10 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Eugene Greenberger (PF), Robert Green (C) Drazen Zenz, Ian Hermann, Raymond Pardee | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ira Collins (C) Lucio Vasquez | |
| 01:16 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 01:16 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 01:09 | Arizona | Peter Witherspoon misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | Robert Green grabs the board | 57-44 |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | Eddie Sikorski is called for the reach on Jose Hernandez - foul #2 on Eddie Sikorski, team foul #11 | 57-44 |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 00:46 | Arizona | Ira Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:39 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-44 |
| 00:38 | Arizona | Peter Witherspoon gets the offensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 00:34 | Arizona | The jumper by Gene Greenhaw is denied by Owen Thompson | 58-44 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles grabs the defensive rebound | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger is hacked by Eddie Sikorski - foul #3 on Eddie Sikorski, team foul #12 | 58-44 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 00:00 | Arizona | Martin Craig misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 60-44 |