| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Harry Honeycutt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Mixon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Spencer Wangberg (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Harold Cooke (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Baldwin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jay Estes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Gosnell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Jay Estes inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Auburn | Harold Cooke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 19:51 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 19:46 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 19:45 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson can't tip it in | 32-34 |
| 19:44 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Spencer Wangberg | 32-34 |
| 19:28 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 19:26 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson snags the offensive board | 32-34 |
| 19:06 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 18:54 | Auburn | Harold Cooke hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 18:52 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin tips it but misses | 35-34 |
| 18:50 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell snags the offensive board | 35-34 |
| 18:32 | Auburn | Harold Cooke knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 18:10 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 35-37 |
| 18:08 | Auburn | Jay Estes grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 17:55 | Auburn | The jump hook by Jay Estes is blocked by Lindsey Hamilton | 35-37 |
| 17:53 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Johnson | 35-37 |
| 17:40 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 35-37 |
| 17:38 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Harold Cooke | 35-37 |
| 17:25 | Auburn | Harold Cooke comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-37 |
| 17:24 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin grabs the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 17:13 | Auburn | Jay Estes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (PG), Ashley Rich (PF), Timothy Ott (C) Harry Honeycutt, Lindsey Hamilton, Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Riddick (PF), Paul Montejano (C) William Bowman, Michael Gosnell | |
| 17:09 | Ohio State | John Riddick takes the ball from Timothy Ott in the backcourt | 35-37 |
| 16:59 | Auburn | John Riddick travels with the ball | 35-37 |
| 16:41 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Rodney Price | 38-37 |
| 16:19 | Auburn | Paul Montejano's dunk attempt is rejected by Ashley Rich | 38-37 |
| 16:18 | Auburn | Jay Estes hits the follow up shot | 38-39 |
| 15:50 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Ashley Rich is denied by Paul Montejano | 38-39 |
| 15:49 | Auburn | Paul Montejano snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Rodney Price (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Mixon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ashley Rich (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Ott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Harold Cooke (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Baldwin (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Jay Estes (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Riddick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Montejano (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Auburn | Paul Montejano lays it in and he's fouled by Timothy Ott - foul #1 on Timothy Ott, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt (PG), Maurice Mattson (SF), Lindsey Hamilton (PF) Michael Johnson, Bradley Mixon, Timothy Ott | |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), Bradley Sweeney (SF), Bernardo Medina (PF) Harold Cooke, Kevin Baldwin, Jay Estes | |
| 15:42 | Auburn | Paul Montejano makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 15:24 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton lays it up and in and he's hacked by Bradley Sweeney - foul #2 on Bradley Sweeney, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg (C) Ashley Rich | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jay Estes (SF), William Bowman (PF) John Riddick, Paul Montejano | |
| 15:24 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| 15:11 | Auburn | William Bowman's pass is intercepted by Maurice Mattson | 41-42 |
| 15:09 | Ohio State | William Bowman is called for the reach on Harry Honeycutt in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Bowman, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnson (SG) Rodney Price | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 14:56 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 14:54 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton misses the tip | 41-42 |
| 14:52 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson hits the follow up shot | 43-42 |
| 14:48 | Auburn | Randy Casey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Gosnell (SF) Jay Estes | |
| 14:25 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 14:23 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 14:15 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Ott (C) Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG), John Riddick (SG), Jay Estes (SF) Randy Casey, Bradley Sweeney, Bernardo Medina | |
| 13:51 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton makes the fadeaway from the right side | 45-42 |
| 13:36 | Auburn | Harold Cooke's fadeaway is rejected by Maurice Mattson | 45-42 |
| 13:34 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 13:13 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Bowman - foul #4 on William Bowman, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (SG), Ashley Rich (C) Michael Johnson, Timothy Ott | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin (SG), Paul Montejano (C) John Riddick, William Bowman | |
| 13:13 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 13:13 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 13:13 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 13:03 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-44 |
| 13:00 | Ohio State | Kevin Baldwin is called for the reach on Rodney Price in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Baldwin, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg (C) Lindsey Hamilton | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bernardo Medina (PF) Jay Estes | |
| 12:41 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 12:40 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Paul Montejano | 46-44 |
| 12:36 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin dunks the ball set up by Harold Cooke | 46-46 |
| 12:32 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon (SF) Maurice Mattson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), Jay Estes (SF) Harold Cooke, Paul Montejano | |
| 12:19 | Auburn | Jay Estes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-46 |
| 12:18 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 11:49 | Ohio State | Jay Estes is called for the reach on Bradley Mixon - foul #2 on Jay Estes, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnson (SG), Timothy Ott (C) Harry Honeycutt, Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG), Bradley Sweeney (SF), John Riddick (PF) Randy Casey, Jay Estes, Bernardo Medina | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Rodney Price (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Mixon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ashley Rich (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Ott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Harold Cooke (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Baldwin (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bradley Sweeney (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Riddick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Gosnell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson's pass is intercepted by Bradley Sweeney | 46-46 |
| 11:07 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 11:06 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney snags the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 10:54 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 10:53 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Gosnell | 46-46 |
| 10:47 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 46-46 |
| 10:45 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 10:19 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Rodney Price | 49-46 |
| 10:10 | Auburn | Harold Cooke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt (PG), Maurice Mattson (SF), Lindsey Hamilton (PF), Spencer Wangberg (C) Rodney Price, Bradley Mixon, Ashley Rich, Timothy Ott | |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), Jay Estes (SF), Bernardo Medina (PF), Paul Montejano (C) Harold Cooke, Kevin Baldwin, Bradley Sweeney, Michael Gosnell | |
| 09:46 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Harry Honeycutt | 51-46 |
| 09:23 | Auburn | Jay Estes scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 08:59 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson double dribbles | 51-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (SG) Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG), Kevin Baldwin (SG), Michael Gosnell (PF) Randy Casey, John Riddick, Bernardo Medina | |
| 08:49 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-49 |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 08:26 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt clanks a 3 from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 08:24 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg tips it back up and in | 53-49 |
| 08:02 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell knocks in the shot in the lane | 53-51 |
| 07:47 | Ohio State | A charge is called on Rodney Price - foul #1 on Rodney Price, team foul #2 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnson (SG), Bradley Mixon (SF), Timothy Ott (C) Harry Honeycutt, Maurice Mattson, Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), John Riddick (SG), William Bowman (PF) Harold Cooke, Kevin Baldwin, Michael Gosnell | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Rodney Price (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Mixon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lindsey Hamilton (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Ott (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Randy Casey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Riddick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jay Estes (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Bowman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul Montejano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:36 | Auburn | Jay Estes scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-53 |
| 07:18 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson is called for a backcourt violation | 53-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ashley Rich (PF) Lindsey Hamilton | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney (SG), Bernardo Medina (C) Jay Estes, Paul Montejano | |
| 07:07 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney is fouled on the floor by Timothy Ott - foul #2 on Timothy Ott, team foul #3 | 53-53 |
| 06:54 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 06:52 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 06:48 | Ohio State | Bradley Sweeney picks off the pass by Rodney Price in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 06:37 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 06:35 | Auburn | William Bowman tips it in | 53-55 |
| 06:17 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson lays it up and in set up by Timothy Ott | 55-55 |
| 06:10 | Auburn | William Bowman misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Timothy Ott - foul #3 on Timothy Ott, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt (PG), Lindsey Hamilton (PF), Spencer Wangberg (C) Rodney Price, Ashley Rich, Timothy Ott | |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG), Kevin Baldwin (SG), Jay Estes (SF), Michael Gosnell (C) Randy Casey, Bradley Sweeney, John Riddick, Bernardo Medina | |
| 06:10 | Auburn | William Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 06:10 | Auburn | William Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 06:10 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Lindsey Hamilton | 55-56 |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg blows the wide open layup | 55-56 |
| 05:47 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon tips it but misses | 55-56 |
| 05:46 | Auburn | William Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 05:26 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 05:24 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 05:06 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lindsey Hamilton | 57-56 |
| 04:51 | Auburn | Lindsey Hamilton picks off the pass by Kevin Baldwin | 57-56 |
| 04:47 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt is hacked by Jay Estes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jay Estes, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (SG), Maurice Mattson (SF), Ashley Rich (PF), Timothy Ott (C) Michael Johnson, Bradley Mixon, Lindsey Hamilton, Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Riddick (SG), Paul Montejano (C) Kevin Baldwin, Jay Estes | |
| 04:27 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson is hacked by Michael Gosnell - foul #3 on Michael Gosnell, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney (SG), Bernardo Medina (C) Michael Gosnell, Paul Montejano | |
| 04:27 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 04:27 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 04:08 | Auburn | Harold Cooke misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 04:07 | Auburn | Bernardo Medina misses the tip | 59-56 |
| 04:05 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ashley Rich | 59-56 |
| 03:59 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson is open but comes up short on the runner near the basket | 59-56 |
| 03:58 | Auburn | The rebound goes to John Riddick | 59-56 |
| 03:47 | Auburn | Harold Cooke misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 03:45 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ashley Rich | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Harry Honeycutt (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rodney Price (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Maurice Mattson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ashley Rich (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Ott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Harold Cooke (tired) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Sweeney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - John Riddick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Bowman (tired) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Bernardo Medina (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 59-56 |
| 03:26 | Auburn | Harold Cooke snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 03:18 | Auburn | Rodney Price picks off the pass by Bernardo Medina | 59-56 |
| 03:14 | Ohio State | Rodney Price lays it up and in | 61-56 |
| 03:06 | Auburn | William Bowman drills a 3 from the right corner | 61-59 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Rodney Price | 64-59 |
| 02:40 | Auburn | John Riddick knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Harold Cooke | 64-61 |
| 02:40 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnson (SG), Bradley Mixon (SF), Lindsey Hamilton (PF), Spencer Wangberg (C) Harry Honeycutt, Maurice Mattson, Ashley Rich, Timothy Ott | |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), Kevin Baldwin (SG), Michael Gosnell (SF), Paul Montejano (C) Harold Cooke, Bradley Sweeney, John Riddick, William Bowman | |
| 02:14 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Kevin Baldwin - foul #4 on Kevin Baldwin, team foul #8 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jay Estes (SF) Bernardo Medina | |
| 02:14 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 02:14 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 02:05 | Auburn | Paul Montejano lays it up and in set up by Randy Casey | 66-63 |
| 01:46 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 66-63 |
| 01:44 | Auburn | Randy Casey snags the defensive board | 66-63 |
| 01:25 | Auburn | Jay Estes misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 66-63 |
| 01:23 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 01:02 | Ohio State | Jay Estes takes the ball from Spencer Wangberg | 66-63 |
| 00:59 | Auburn | Randy Casey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jay Estes | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Baldwin - foul #5 on Kevin Baldwin, team foul #9 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt (PG), Maurice Mattson (SF) Rodney Price, Bradley Mixon | |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG), John Riddick (SG), William Bowman (PF) Randy Casey, Kevin Baldwin, Paul Montejano | |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | John Riddick is hacked by Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Michael Johnson, team foul #5 | 68-65 |
| 00:05 | Auburn | Harold Cooke buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-68 |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Harry Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Mattson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Spencer Wangberg (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Harold Cooke (tiring) 18 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Riddick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jay Estes (tired) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Bowman (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Gosnell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg wins the tip | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:58 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson is hacked by William Bowman in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Bowman, team foul #10 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon (PG) Harry Honeycutt | |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), Bradley Sweeney (SF), Bernardo Medina (PF), Paul Montejano (C) Harold Cooke, Jay Estes, William Bowman, Michael Gosnell | |
| 04:58 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 04:58 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 04:48 | Auburn | Paul Montejano misses the easy layup | 70-68 |
| 04:46 | Auburn | Paul Montejano hits the follow up shot | 70-70 |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson connects on the open turnaround from close range set up by Maurice Mattson | 72-70 |
| 04:10 | Auburn | The jump hook by Paul Montejano is blocked by Bradley Mixon | 72-70 |
| 04:08 | Auburn | Randy Casey pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-70 |
| 03:54 | Auburn | Paul Montejano can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Maurice Mattson - foul #4 on Maurice Mattson, team foul #6 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt (PG), Ashley Rich (C) Maurice Mattson, Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG) Randy Casey | |
| 03:54 | Auburn | Paul Montejano misses the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 03:54 | Auburn | Paul Montejano misses the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 03:54 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich grabs the board | 72-70 |
| 03:27 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton lays it up and in set up by Michael Johnson | 74-70 |
| 03:19 | Auburn | Paul Montejano can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 74-70 |
| 03:18 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich snags the defensive board | 74-70 |
| 03:01 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bradley Sweeney - foul #3 on Bradley Sweeney, team foul #11 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (SG), Timothy Ott (C) Michael Johnson, Lindsey Hamilton | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jay Estes (SF), Michael Gosnell (PF) Bradley Sweeney, Bernardo Medina | |
| 03:01 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 03:01 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon misses the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 03:01 | Auburn | Jay Estes pulls down the rebound | 75-70 |
| 02:48 | Auburn | Jay Estes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson (SF) Bradley Mixon | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton (PF), Spencer Wangberg (C) Ashley Rich, Timothy Ott | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:27 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Harry Honeycutt | 77-70 |
| 02:27 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 77-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnson (SG) Rodney Price | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney (SF), Bernardo Medina (C) Jay Estes, Paul Montejano | |
| 02:10 | Auburn | John Riddick can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-70 |
| 02:08 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson gets the rebound | 77-70 |
| 01:43 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-70 |
| 01:42 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell grabs the defensive rebound | 77-70 |
| 01:42 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jay Estes (SF), Paul Montejano (C) Bradley Sweeney, Bernardo Medina | |
| 01:25 | Auburn | John Riddick comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-70 |
| 01:24 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson gets the rebound | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:23 | Ohio State | John Riddick is called for the reach on Michael Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Riddick, team foul #12 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ashley Rich (PF) Lindsey Hamilton | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:23 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 01:23 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 01:10 | Auburn | Harold Cooke comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-70 |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich grabs the defensive rebound | 79-70 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich is fouled in the backcourt by John Riddick - foul #3 on John Riddick, team foul #13 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (SG) Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich misses the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:52 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell's pass is intercepted by Ashley Rich | 80-70 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Harry Honeycutt (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Rodney Price (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Maurice Mattson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. PF - Ashley Rich (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Spencer Wangberg (fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Harold Cooke (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Riddick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Jay Estes (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Gosnell (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Montejano (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Rodney Price is hacked by John Riddick in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Riddick, team foul #14 | 80-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon (SF), Timothy Ott (C) Maurice Mattson, Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Rodney Price makes the 1st free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Rodney Price makes the 2nd free throw | 82-70 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:42 | Auburn | Harold Cooke travels with the ball | 82-70 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Harry Honeycutt | 84-70 |
| 00:10 | Auburn | Paul Montejano is hacked by Timothy Ott - foul #4 on Timothy Ott, team foul #7 | 84-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnson (SG) Harry Honeycutt | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:10 | Auburn | Paul Montejano makes the 1st free throw | 84-71 |
| 00:10 | Auburn | Paul Montejano makes the 2nd free throw | 84-72 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Rodney Price runs out the clock | 84-72 |