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