| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Rodney Price (fresh) SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Spencer Wangberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Ott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Donald Hadley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dusty Beeler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Frederick Dicus (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton inbounds the ball | 19-35 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Lindsey Hamilton | 21-35 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Goncalves | 21-37 |
| 19:18 | Ohio State | Christopher Goncalves steps in front of the Timothy Ott pass | 21-37 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Charles Turner clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Lindsey Hamilton - foul #2 on Lindsey Hamilton, team foul #1 | 21-37 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Charles Turner makes the 1st free throw | 21-38 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Charles Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 21-39 |
| 18:39 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Michael Johnson | 23-39 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Charles Turner buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Dusty Beeler | 23-41 |
| 18:11 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 23-41 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus gets the rebound | 23-41 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Donald Hadley is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Dusty Beeler | 23-44 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:44 | Ohio State | Frederick Dicus is called for the reach on Rodney Price - foul #1 on Frederick Dicus, team foul #1 | 23-44 |
| 17:37 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton makes the jumper in the lane set up by Michael Johnson | 25-44 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Michael Johnson is called for the reach on Donald Hadley - foul #2 on Michael Johnson, team foul #2 | 25-44 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler connects on the open jumper from the right block set up by Christopher Goncalves | 25-46 |
| 17:09 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-46 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Charles Turner pulls down the rebound | 25-46 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Donald Hadley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 25-46 |
| 16:50 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg gets the rebound | 25-46 |
| 16:25 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott misses long on a shot from the baseline | 25-46 |
| 16:24 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Spencer Wangberg | 25-46 |
| 16:11 | Ohio State | Rodney Price hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-46 |
| 16:09 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson tips it home | 27-46 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves is hacked by Timothy Ott - foul #3 on Timothy Ott, team foul #3 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon (PG), Harry Honeycutt (SG), James Givens (SF), Ashley Rich (C) Rodney Price, Michael Johnson, Lindsey Hamilton, Timothy Ott | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (PG), Michael Jenson (SG), Reuben Thompson (SF), Ricky Winter (C) Christopher Goncalves, Donald Hadley, Charles Turner, Frederick Dicus | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bradley Mixon (fresh) SG - Harry Honeycutt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Givens (fresh) PF - Spencer Wangberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ashley Rich (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frank Steiner (fresh) SG - Michael Jenson (fresh) SF - Reuben Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dusty Beeler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Ricky Winter (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson comes up short on the floater in the paint | 27-46 |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich snags the defensive board | 27-46 |
| 15:25 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-46 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson gets the rebound | 27-46 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler double dribbles | 27-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Frederick Dicus (C) Michael Jenson, Dusty Beeler | |
| 14:36 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bradley Mixon | 29-46 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus misses badly on a runner from the right block | 29-46 |
| 14:21 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg gets the rebound | 29-46 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:02 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-46 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson snags the defensive board | 29-46 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ashley Rich - foul #1 on Ashley Rich, team foul #4 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (PG), Michael Johnson (SG), Lindsey Hamilton (SF), Timothy Ott (PF) Bradley Mixon, Harry Honeycutt, James Givens, Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Hadley (SG), Charles Turner (SF) Frank Steiner, Ricky Winter | |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus makes the 1st free throw | 29-47 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus makes the 2nd free throw | 29-48 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:23 | Ohio State | Frederick Dicus is called for the reach on Ashley Rich - foul #2 on Frederick Dicus, team foul #2 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dusty Beeler (PF) Frederick Dicus | |
| 13:17 | Ohio State | Charles Turner steps in front of the Lindsey Hamilton pass | 29-48 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Donald Hadley loses the dribble to Michael Johnson | 29-48 |
| 12:47 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 29-48 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Charles Turner gets the rebound | 29-48 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Charles Turner can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 29-48 |
| 12:20 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich grabs the board | 29-48 |
| 12:00 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Turner - foul #3 on Charles Turner, team foul #3 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg (PF) Ashley Rich | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (PG), Frederick Dicus (C) Christopher Goncalves, Reuben Thompson | |
| 12:00 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott misses the 1st free throw | 29-48 |
| 12:00 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott makes the 2nd free throw | 30-48 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Rodney Price (fresh) SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Spencer Wangberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Ott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frank Steiner (fresh) SG - Donald Hadley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dusty Beeler (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Frederick Dicus (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Burney (C) Timothy Ott | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:23 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-48 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler grabs the defensive rebound | 30-48 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Donald Hadley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-48 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler tips it in | 30-50 |
| 10:26 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg clanks a shot in the paint | 30-50 |
| 10:24 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg tips it in | 32-50 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-50 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-50 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Dusty Beeler | 32-52 |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | Rodney Price misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-52 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler grabs the board | 32-52 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Donald Hadley knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dusty Beeler | 32-55 |
| 08:39 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 32-55 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler snags the defensive board | 32-55 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-57 |
| 08:01 | Ohio State | Rodney Price is hacked by Dusty Beeler - foul #1 on Dusty Beeler, team foul #4 | 32-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon (PG), Harry Honeycutt (SG), James Givens (SF), Ashley Rich (PF) Rodney Price, Michael Johnson, Lindsey Hamilton, Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Michael Jenson (SG), Reuben Thompson (SF), Ricky Winter (PF) Donald Hadley, Charles Turner, Dusty Beeler, Frederick Dicus | |
| 07:53 | Ohio State | Reuben Thompson steals it from James Givens | 32-57 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bradley Mixon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harry Honeycutt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Givens (fresh) PF - Ashley Rich (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Burney (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Jenson (fresh) SF - Reuben Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) C - Frank Steiner (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Frank Steiner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-57 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Ricky Winter grabs the offensive board | 32-57 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Frank Steiner | 32-59 |
| 06:56 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ricky Winter - foul #2 on Ricky Winter, team foul #5 | 32-59 |
| 06:56 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich misses the 1st free throw | 32-59 |
| 06:56 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich misses the 2nd free throw | 32-59 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Frank Steiner | 32-59 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Michael Jenson is fouled on the floor by Harry Honeycutt - foul #2 on Harry Honeycutt, team foul #5 | 32-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Dicus (C) Christopher Goncalves | |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Michael Jenson is fouled on the floor by Eric Burney - foul #1 on Eric Burney, team foul #6 | 32-59 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson is hacked by Bradley Mixon - foul #2 on Bradley Mixon, team foul #7 | 32-59 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 32-60 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-60 |
| 05:47 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich gets the rebound | 32-60 |
| 05:40 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon loses the ball out of bounds | 32-60 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Harry Honeycutt steps in front of the Ricky Winter pass | 32-60 |
| 05:09 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-60 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's hacked by Eric Burney - foul #2 on Eric Burney, team foul #8 | 34-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lucas Hoagberg (SG) Harry Honeycutt | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus makes the 1st free throw | 34-61 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus makes the 2nd free throw | 34-62 |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | James Givens scores on a 3 from the left wing | 37-62 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Eric Burney - foul #3 on Eric Burney, team foul #9 | 37-62 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus makes the 1st free throw | 37-63 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus makes the 2nd free throw | 37-64 |
| 03:47 | Ohio State | Frank Steiner takes the ball from Bradley Mixon | 37-64 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bradley Mixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lucas Hoagberg (fresh) SF - James Givens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ashley Rich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Burney (tiring) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frank Steiner (tiring) SG - Michael Jenson (fairly fresh) SF - Reuben Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ricky Winter (fairly fresh) C - Frederick Dicus (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Lucas Hoagberg steps in front of the Frank Steiner pass | 37-64 |
| 03:15 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon lays it in on a nice dish by Lucas Hoagberg | 39-64 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the left block set up by Reuben Thompson and the foul's on Lucas Hoagberg - foul #1 on Lucas Hoagberg, team foul #10 | 39-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt (SG) James Givens | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus makes the free throw | 39-67 |
| 02:29 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Bradley Mixon | 42-67 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 42-67 |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich gets the rebound | 42-67 |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Lucas Hoagberg makes the floater from the left wing | 44-67 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus knocks in the fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Eric Burney - foul #4 on Eric Burney, team foul #11 | 44-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Givens (SF) Lucas Hoagberg | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus makes the free throw | 44-70 |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | Reuben Thompson takes the ball from Harry Honeycutt | 44-70 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Michael Jenson is hacked by Harry Honeycutt - foul #3 on Harry Honeycutt, team foul #12 | 44-70 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Michael Jenson makes the 1st free throw | 44-71 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Michael Jenson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-72 |
| 01:01 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 44-72 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Ricky Winter gets the rebound | 44-72 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson is alone and drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Frederick Dicus | 44-74 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-74 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Frederick Dicus | 44-74 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Michael Jenson runs out the clock | 44-74 |