| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Larry Blough (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tommy Schooler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ken Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mikel Bosancic (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Dulac (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Vincenzo Lombardi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Campana (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Philip Mance (fresh) C - Gregory King (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman inbounds the ball | 27-42 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Notre Dame | Gregory King steals the ball from Mikel Bosancic | 27-42 |
| 19:20 | Ohio State | Larry Blough is called for the reach on Philip Mance - foul #2 on Larry Blough, team foul #1 | 27-42 |
| 18:53 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-42 |
| 18:52 | Ohio State | Philip Mance grabs the offensive board | 27-42 |
| 18:33 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-42 |
| 18:31 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman gets the rebound | 27-42 |
| 18:19 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman is fouled on the floor by Philip Mance - foul #1 on Philip Mance, team foul #1 | 27-42 |
| 18:08 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac misses the dunk | 27-42 |
| 18:06 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic tips it in | 29-42 |
| 17:40 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Campana | 29-45 |
| 17:21 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 29-45 |
| 17:20 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana grabs the defensive rebound | 29-45 |
| 17:05 | Ohio State | Gregory King misses short on a jumper from close range | 29-45 |
| 17:04 | Ohio State | Gregory King tips it home | 29-47 |
| 16:46 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler is hacked by Vincenzo Lombardi - foul #1 on Vincenzo Lombardi, team foul #2 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Peter Green (SG), William Ducksworth (SF), Bernardo Costa (PF), Salvatore Esposito (C) Tommy Schooler, Ken Bowman, Mikel Bosancic, Robert Dulac | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo (PF), Robert Tandy (C) Andrew Campana, Gregory King | |
| 16:35 | Notre Dame | Peter Green clanks a floater from the free throw line | 29-47 |
| 16:33 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy grabs the defensive rebound | 29-47 |
| 16:11 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo can't connect on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Peter Green - foul #2 on Peter Green, team foul #2 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski (PG) Larry Blough | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Proffitt (SG) Vincenzo Lombardi | |
| 16:11 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo makes the 1st free throw | 29-48 |
| 16:11 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo makes the 2nd free throw | 29-49 |
| 15:55 | Notre Dame | Peter Green makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-49 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Igor Kosakowski (fresh) SG - Peter Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Ducksworth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bernardo Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Salvatore Esposito (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Proffitt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Philip Mance (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Gordillo (fresh) 17 pts. C - Robert Tandy (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Ohio State | Igor Kosakowski steals it from Robert Tandy | 31-49 |
| 15:29 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski lays it up and in | 33-49 |
| 15:00 | Ohio State | James Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (PG), Tommy Schooler (SG), Ken Bowman (SF), Mikel Bosancic (PF), Robert Dulac (C) Igor Kosakowski, Peter Green, William Ducksworth, Bernardo Costa, Salvatore Esposito | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi (SG), Andrew Campana (SF), Gregory King (C) James Proffitt, Thomas Gordillo, Robert Tandy | |
| 14:40 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler clanks a 3 from the left corner | 33-49 |
| 14:39 | Ohio State | Philip Mance grabs the board | 33-49 |
| 14:10 | Ohio State | James Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-49 |
| 14:09 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac grabs the board | 33-49 |
| 14:03 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 33-49 |
| 14:02 | Ohio State | Gregory King grabs the defensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi drills a shot from just outside the lane | 33-51 |
| 13:28 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Blough | 36-51 |
| 13:04 | Ohio State | Gregory King makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Brown | 36-53 |
| 12:49 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-53 |
| 12:28 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana is fouled on the floor by Tommy Schooler - foul #2 on Tommy Schooler, team foul #3 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth (SF), Bernardo Costa (PF), Salvatore Esposito (C) Ken Bowman, Mikel Bosancic, Robert Dulac | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Proffitt (PG), Thomas Gordillo (PF), Robert Tandy (C) James Brown, Philip Mance, Gregory King | |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo lays it up and in on a great pass from James Proffitt | 39-55 |
| 11:45 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-55 |
| 11:44 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth gets the offensive rebound | 39-55 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Larry Blough (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Tommy Schooler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - William Ducksworth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernardo Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Salvatore Esposito (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Proffitt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vincenzo Lombardi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Campana (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Gordillo (fresh) 19 pts. C - Robert Tandy (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-55 |
| 11:29 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana grabs the defensive rebound | 39-55 |
| 11:09 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-55 |
| 11:07 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth pulls down the rebound | 39-55 |
| 11:01 | Notre Dame | The jumper by Bernardo Costa is denied by Thomas Gordillo | 39-55 |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Thomas Gordillo | 39-55 |
| 10:43 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-55 |
| 10:41 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo tips it in | 39-57 |
| 10:26 | Notre Dame | Larry Blough buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Salvatore Esposito | 41-57 |
| 10:01 | Ohio State | James Proffitt misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-57 |
| 10:00 | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito snags the defensive board | 41-57 |
| 09:54 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler loses the dribble to Vincenzo Lombardi | 41-57 |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi is whistled for traveling | 41-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski (PG), Peter Green (SG), Ken Bowman (SF), Mikel Bosancic (PF), Robert Dulac (C) Larry Blough, Tommy Schooler, William Ducksworth, Bernardo Costa, Salvatore Esposito | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG), Philip Mance (SF), Gregory King (C) Vincenzo Lombardi, Andrew Campana, Robert Tandy | |
| 09:26 | Notre Dame | Gregory King steps in front of the Ken Bowman pass | 41-57 |
| 08:57 | Ohio State | Gregory King is fouled on the floor by Igor Kosakowski - foul #1 on Igor Kosakowski, team foul #4 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Andrew Campana (SF) Thomas Gordillo | |
| 08:45 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana blows the dunk | 41-57 |
| 08:43 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac grabs the defensive rebound | 41-57 |
| 08:28 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic clanks a floater in the lane | 41-57 |
| 08:26 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana grabs the board | 41-57 |
| 08:03 | Ohio State | Gregory King clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-57 |
| 08:01 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman gets the rebound | 41-57 |
| 07:55 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 41-57 |
| 07:53 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic tips it back up and in | 43-57 |
| 07:45 | Ohio State | Robert Dulac is called for the reach on Gregory King - foul #3 on Robert Dulac, team foul #5 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (PG) Igor Kosakowski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi (SG), Thomas Gordillo (PF) James Proffitt, Andrew Campana | |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 43-57 |
| 07:28 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman snags the defensive board | 43-57 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Larry Blough (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ken Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mikel Bosancic (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Dulac (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (tiring) 4 ast. SG - Vincenzo Lombardi (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SF - Philip Mance (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Gordillo (fresh) 21 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory King (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Notre Dame | James Brown is called for the reach on Larry Blough - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler (SG), William Ducksworth (C) Peter Green, Robert Dulac | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Andrew Campana (SF) Philip Mance | |
| 07:01 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 43-57 |
| 07:00 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Gregory King | 43-57 |
| 06:58 | Ohio State | James Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernardo Costa (PF), Salvatore Esposito (C) Ken Bowman, Mikel Bosancic | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Tandy (C) Gregory King | |
| 06:52 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Larry Blough | 46-57 |
| 06:23 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Andrew Campana is blocked by Bernardo Costa | 46-57 |
| 06:22 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Salvatore Esposito | 46-57 |
| 06:18 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-57 |
| 06:16 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth hits the follow up shot | 48-57 |
| 05:52 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by William Ducksworth - foul #1 on William Ducksworth, team foul #6 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic (PF), Robert Dulac (C) Bernardo Costa, Salvatore Esposito | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Proffitt (PG), Philip Mance (PF), Gregory King (C) James Brown, Thomas Gordillo, Robert Tandy | |
| 05:52 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 05:52 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 05:38 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-59 |
| 05:37 | Ohio State | Philip Mance pulls down the rebound | 48-59 |
| 05:14 | Ohio State | James Proffitt misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-59 |
| 05:12 | Ohio State | Philip Mance hits the follow up shot | 48-61 |
| 05:04 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic connects on the floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Philip Mance - foul #2 on Philip Mance, team foul #4 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski (PG), Peter Green (SG), Ken Bowman (SF) Larry Blough, Tommy Schooler, William Ducksworth | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo (PF) Andrew Campana | |
| 05:04 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic makes the free throw | 51-61 |
| 04:39 | Ohio State | Gregory King knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Gordillo | 51-63 |
| 04:23 | Notre Dame | Gregory King is called for the reach on Robert Dulac - foul #4 on Gregory King, team foul #5 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernardo Costa (PF), Salvatore Esposito (C) Mikel Bosancic, Robert Dulac | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Tandy (C) Gregory King | |
| 04:16 | Notre Dame | James Proffitt picks off the pass by Salvatore Esposito | 51-63 |
| 03:56 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (PG), William Ducksworth (PF) Igor Kosakowski, Bernardo Costa | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG) Vincenzo Lombardi | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:44 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Larry Blough | 53-63 |
| 03:30 | Ohio State | James Brown double dribbles | 53-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler (SG) Peter Green | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Andrew Campana (SF) Philip Mance | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Larry Blough (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Tommy Schooler (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Ken Bowman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Ducksworth (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Salvatore Esposito (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - James Proffitt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Andrew Campana (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Gordillo (fresh) 21 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Tandy (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 53-63 |
| 03:21 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Thomas Gordillo | 53-63 |
| 02:59 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 53-63 |
| 02:58 | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito pulls down the rebound | 53-63 |
| 02:58 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic (PF), Robert Dulac (C) William Ducksworth, Salvatore Esposito | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi (SG), Philip Mance (SF), Gregory King (C) James Proffitt, Andrew Campana, Robert Tandy | |
| 02:43 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Philip Mance - foul #3 on Philip Mance, team foul #6 | 53-63 |
| 02:43 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 02:43 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Mikel Bosancic - foul #2 on Mikel Bosancic, team foul #7 | 55-63 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo misses the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 02:19 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac grabs the board | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:07 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-64 |
| 01:43 | Ohio State | Robert Dulac is called for the reach on Gregory King - foul #4 on Robert Dulac, team foul #8 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Andrew Campana (SF) Thomas Gordillo | |
| 01:43 | Ohio State | Gregory King makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 01:43 | Ohio State | Gregory King makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 01:26 | Notre Dame | Vincenzo Lombardi picks off the pass by Tommy Schooler | 58-66 |
| 01:01 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-66 |
| 01:00 | Ohio State | Philip Mance grabs the offensive board | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | Mikel Bosancic is called for the reach on Philip Mance - foul #3 on Mikel Bosancic, team foul #9 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Proffitt (SG) Vincenzo Lombardi | |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | Philip Mance misses the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:59 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic pulls down the rebound | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:52 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-66 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Gregory King is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Blough - foul #3 on Larry Blough, team foul #10 | 58-66 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Gregory King makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Gregory King makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler is hacked by Andrew Campana - foul #1 on Andrew Campana, team foul #7 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi (SG) James Proffitt | |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler misses the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Philip Mance snags the defensive board | 59-68 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Philip Mance is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Blough - foul #4 on Larry Blough, team foul #11 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Proffitt (SG) Vincenzo Lombardi | |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Philip Mance misses the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Philip Mance makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 61-69 |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Blough - foul #5 on Larry Blough, team foul #12 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski (PG) Larry Blough | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic misses the dunk attempt | 61-71 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana snags the defensive board | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | James Brown runs out the clock | 61-71 |