| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) 10 pts. SG - David Wilkes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Chris Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ye Tang (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Willie Brown (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Booth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Wolf (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Shiver (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Alexander (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Chris Harris inbounds the ball | 43-31 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Ohio State | Danny Booth steps in front of the Christian Timmerman pass | 43-31 |
| 19:49 | Louisville | Danny Booth blows the layup | 43-31 |
| 19:47 | Louisville | Peter Alexander tips it in | 43-33 |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | Ye Tang connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Christian Timmerman | 45-33 |
| 19:21 | Louisville | Peter Alexander banks in the layup on a great pass from James Harper | 45-35 |
| 18:56 | Ohio State | Willie Brown misses long on a jumper from the left side | 45-35 |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Peter Alexander grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 18:37 | Louisville | William Shiver evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 45-35 |
| 18:36 | Ohio State | David Wilkes pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 18:16 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-35 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | James Harper can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on David Wilkes - foul #1 on David Wilkes, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | James Harper makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | James Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 17:43 | Ohio State | Ye Tang is hacked by William Shiver - foul #3 on William Shiver, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (SG) David Wilkes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chad Feather (C) William Shiver | |
| 17:24 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-37 |
| 17:22 | Louisville | Chad Feather grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 17:10 | Louisville | Peter Alexander misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 45-37 |
| 17:08 | Ohio State | Ye Tang snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 16:51 | Ohio State | Willie Brown connects on the jump hook near the basket | 47-37 |
| 16:31 | Louisville | James Harper misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-37 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Peter Alexander tips it in | 47-39 |
| 16:00 | Ohio State | Willie Brown drills a jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Chad Feather - foul #3 on Chad Feather, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Angel Flores (SG), James Moss (PF) Christian Timmerman, Ye Tang | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (PG), William Shiver (PF) Danny Booth, Chad Feather | |
| 16:00 | Ohio State | Willie Brown misses the free throw | 49-39 |
| 16:00 | Louisville | The rebound goes to John Wolf | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edwin Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Angel Flores (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chris Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Moss (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fred Butler (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Harper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Wolf (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Shiver (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Alexander (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Fred Butler hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 49-39 |
| 15:45 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Moss | 49-39 |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | Peter Alexander picks off the pass by Edwin Roberts | 49-39 |
| 15:09 | Louisville | Edwin Roberts steals it from William Shiver | 49-39 |
| 15:06 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts lays it in | 51-39 |
| 14:53 | Louisville | John Wolf can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-39 |
| 14:52 | Louisville | Fred Butler grabs the offensive board | 51-39 |
| 14:40 | Louisville | William Shiver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (PG), David Wilkes (PF) Edwin Roberts, Willie Brown | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:22 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Angel Flores and he's hacked by James Harper - foul #3 on James Harper, team foul #3 | 53-39 |
| 14:22 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman makes the free throw | 54-39 |
| 13:57 | Louisville | James Harper makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Fred Butler | 54-42 |
| 13:37 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | Angel Flores misses the tip | 54-42 |
| 13:34 | Ohio State | James Moss hits the follow up shot | 56-42 |
| 13:21 | Louisville | James Harper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (PG), James Pedersen (SF), Ye Tang (PF), Willie Brown (C) Christian Timmerman, Chris Harris, David Wilkes, James Moss | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chad Feather (C) Peter Alexander | |
| 13:08 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Angel Flores | 58-42 |
| 12:48 | Louisville | John Wolf misses long on a floater from the right wing | 58-42 |
| 12:47 | Ohio State | Willie Brown gets the rebound | 58-42 |
| 12:28 | Ohio State | Ye Tang is whistled for traveling | 58-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Moss (C) Willie Brown | |
| Subs | Louisville | Danny Booth (SG) James Harper | |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Fred Butler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-42 |
| 12:12 | Ohio State | Ye Tang gets the rebound | 58-42 |
| 11:54 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts is fouled on the floor by Fred Butler - foul #4 on Fred Butler, team foul #4 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (PG) Edwin Roberts | |
| Subs | Louisville | Terence Ikner (SG), Peter Alexander (SF) Fred Butler, John Wolf | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Angel Flores (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Pedersen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ye Tang (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - James Moss (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Danny Booth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terence Ikner (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Peter Alexander (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. PF - William Shiver (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Chad Feather (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-42 |
| 11:40 | Ohio State | Ye Tang grabs the offensive board | 58-42 |
| 11:15 | Ohio State | Angel Flores loses the dribble to Peter Alexander | 58-42 |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Peter Alexander hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 58-42 |
| 10:56 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman pulls down the rebound | 58-42 |
| 10:41 | Ohio State | Ye Tang can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on William Shiver - foul #4 on William Shiver, team foul #5 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chris Harris (SF), Willie Brown (C) James Pedersen, James Moss | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Harper (PG), John Wolf (SF) Terence Ikner, William Shiver | |
| 10:41 | Ohio State | Ye Tang makes the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 10:41 | Ohio State | Ye Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:29 | Louisville | Christian Timmerman steals it from Chad Feather | 60-42 |
| 10:26 | Ohio State | Chris Harris misses the lay-in | 60-42 |
| 10:25 | Louisville | James Harper grabs the board | 60-42 |
| 10:07 | Louisville | John Wolf misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-42 |
| 10:05 | Ohio State | Ye Tang grabs the defensive rebound | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:37 | Ohio State | Willie Brown drills a turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Chad Feather - foul #4 on Chad Feather, team foul #6 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (PG), David Wilkes (SG) Christian Timmerman, Angel Flores | |
| Subs | Louisville | Terence Ikner (SG) Chad Feather | |
| 09:37 | Ohio State | Willie Brown makes the free throw | 63-42 |
| 09:25 | Louisville | Terence Ikner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by David Wilkes - foul #2 on David Wilkes, team foul #2 | 63-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Moss (C) Willie Brown | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:25 | Louisville | Terence Ikner makes the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 09:25 | Louisville | Terence Ikner makes the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 08:59 | Ohio State | Ye Tang makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Edwin Roberts | 65-44 |
| 08:45 | Louisville | James Harper buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Danny Booth | 65-46 |
| 08:16 | Ohio State | Ye Tang scores on a jumper from the left block | 67-46 |
| 07:55 | Louisville | John Wolf misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-46 |
| 07:53 | Ohio State | Chris Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 67-46 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edwin Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Wilkes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Chris Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ye Tang (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - James Moss (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Terence Ikner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Danny Booth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Harper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Wolf (tiring) 8 pts. C - Peter Alexander (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:26 | Ohio State | Chris Harris can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 67-46 |
| 07:25 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts snags the offensive board | 67-46 |
| 07:03 | Ohio State | James Moss's fadeaway is rejected by John Wolf | 67-46 |
| 07:01 | Louisville | Danny Booth grabs the defensive rebound | 67-46 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | James Harper comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Chris Harris - foul #2 on Chris Harris, team foul #3 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (PG), Angel Flores (SG), James Pedersen (SF), Willie Brown (C) Edwin Roberts, David Wilkes, Chris Harris, James Moss | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (PG), William Shiver (PF), Chad Feather (C) Terence Ikner, John Wolf, Peter Alexander | |
| 06:50 | Louisville | James Harper makes the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | James Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 06:31 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman is hacked by William Shiver - foul #5 on William Shiver, team foul #7 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Wolf (SF), Peter Alexander (PF) James Harper, William Shiver | |
| 06:31 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman makes the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 06:31 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-48 |
| 06:24 | Louisville | John Wolf misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-48 |
| 06:22 | Ohio State | Angel Flores gets the rebound | 69-48 |
| 06:19 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 69-48 |
| 06:05 | Louisville | Peter Alexander makes the shot in the lane | 69-50 |
| 05:37 | Ohio State | Angel Flores is hacked by Danny Booth - foul #3 on Danny Booth, team foul #8 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Moss (PF) Ye Tang | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:37 | Ohio State | Angel Flores makes the 1st free throw | 70-50 |
| 05:37 | Ohio State | Angel Flores makes the 2nd free throw | 71-50 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | Peter Alexander comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 71-50 |
| 05:24 | Ohio State | Willie Brown snags the defensive board | 71-50 |
| 05:05 | Ohio State | Willie Brown's layup is rejected by Peter Alexander | 71-50 |
| 05:03 | Louisville | John Wolf grabs the defensive rebound | 71-50 |
| 04:58 | Louisville | Peter Alexander is hacked by James Moss - foul #1 on James Moss, team foul #4 | 71-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chris Harris (SF) James Pedersen | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Harper (SG) Danny Booth | |
| 04:51 | Louisville | Angel Flores takes the ball from James Harper | 71-50 |
| 04:32 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 71-50 |
| 04:30 | Louisville | John Wolf grabs the defensive rebound | 71-50 |
| 04:12 | Louisville | James Harper travels with the ball | 71-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Wilkes (PF) James Moss | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:44 | Ohio State | Angel Flores misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 71-50 |
| 03:42 | Louisville | Peter Alexander snags the defensive board | 71-50 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Angel Flores (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chris Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Wilkes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fred Butler (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Harper (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Wolf (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Alexander (tired) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Chad Feather (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Louisville | James Harper makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 71-52 |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | Fred Butler steps in front of the Angel Flores pass | 71-52 |
| 03:23 | Louisville | Peter Alexander hits the finger roll on a great pass from Fred Butler | 71-54 |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-54 |
| 03:02 | Louisville | Chad Feather pulls down the rebound | 71-54 |
| 02:59 | Louisville | Fred Butler double dribbles in the backcourt | 71-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (PG), James Pedersen (SF), James Moss (PF) Christian Timmerman, Angel Flores, Chris Harris | |
| Subs | Louisville | Danny Booth (SG) James Harper | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | Willie Brown comes up short on the shot from the left side | 71-54 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | James Moss can't tip it in | 71-54 |
| 02:49 | Ohio State | Willie Brown tips it in | 73-54 |
| 02:45 | Louisville | John Wolf can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-54 |
| 02:43 | Louisville | Peter Alexander snags the offensive board | 73-54 |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Peter Alexander is denied on a layup by Willie Brown | 73-54 |
| 02:36 | Louisville | Fred Butler pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-54 |
| 02:25 | Louisville | Danny Booth can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Edwin Roberts - foul #2 on Edwin Roberts, team foul #5 | 73-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ye Tang (PF) Willie Brown | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:25 | Louisville | Danny Booth makes the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 02:25 | Louisville | Danny Booth makes the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 02:06 | Ohio State | Ye Tang misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Peter Alexander - foul #3 on Peter Alexander, team foul #9 | 73-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Angel Flores (SG) David Wilkes | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:06 | Ohio State | Ye Tang misses the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 02:06 | Ohio State | Ye Tang misses the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Chad Feather | 73-56 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Peter Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (PG), Chris Harris (SF), Willie Brown (C) Edwin Roberts, James Pedersen, James Moss | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Harper (SG) Danny Booth | |
| 01:24 | Ohio State | Ye Tang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-56 |
| 01:16 | Louisville | John Wolf comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-56 |
| 01:15 | Ohio State | Angel Flores gets the rebound | 73-56 |
| 01:09 | Ohio State | Willie Brown connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 75-56 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | James Harper is fouled on the floor by Angel Flores - foul #4 on Angel Flores, team foul #6 | 75-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Fred Butler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-56 |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | Angel Flores pulls down the rebound | 75-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Ye Tang can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 75-56 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Ye Tang grabs the offensive rebound | 75-56 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman runs out the clock | 75-56 |