| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincenzo Lombardi (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Andrew Campana (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Philip Mance (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Gregory King (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Bobby Chacon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Rusk (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gerald Tse (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Branton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jim Stokes (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Gerald Tse inbounds the ball | 30-18 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:44 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk's floater is tipped away by Gregory King | 30-18 |
| 19:43 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Jim Stokes | 30-18 |
| 19:28 | Indiana | Donald Branton misses the easy layup | 30-18 |
| 19:27 | Indiana | Donald Branton hits the follow up shot | 30-20 |
| 19:23 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Andrew Campana | 33-20 |
| 19:06 | Indiana | Jim Stokes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dennis Rusk | 33-22 |
| 19:04 | Ohio State | Bobby Chacon is called for the reach on James Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bobby Chacon, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| 18:41 | Ohio State | Philip Mance's pass is intercepted by Donald Branton | 33-22 |
| 18:12 | Indiana | Jim Stokes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-22 |
| 18:11 | Ohio State | Gregory King grabs the board | 33-22 |
| 17:54 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jim Stokes - foul #2 on Jim Stokes, team foul #2 | 33-22 |
| 17:54 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana makes the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 17:54 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana makes the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 17:27 | Indiana | Gerald Tse knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Dennis Rusk | 35-24 |
| 17:08 | Ohio State | James Brown misses short on a jumper from the right side | 35-24 |
| 17:06 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi gets the offensive rebound | 35-24 |
| 16:44 | Ohio State | Gregory King knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Brown | 37-24 |
| 16:22 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Philip Mance - foul #4 on Philip Mance, team foul #1 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Proffitt (SF), Thomas Gordillo (PF), Robert Tandy (C) Andrew Campana, Philip Mance, Gregory King | |
| Subs | Indiana | Frank McCuan (SG), Brian Wille (SF), Ralph Jernigan (PF), Mark Foster (C) Dennis Rusk, Gerald Tse, Donald Branton, Jim Stokes | |
| 16:22 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon makes the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 16:22 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 16:07 | Ohio State | Mark Foster blocks the short jumper by Thomas Gordillo | 37-26 |
| 16:05 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 15:52 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-26 |
| 15:50 | Indiana | Mark Foster gets the rebound | 37-26 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincenzo Lombardi (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Proffitt (fresh) 5 ast. PF - Thomas Gordillo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Tandy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Bobby Chacon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank McCuan (fresh) SF - Brian Wille (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Jernigan (fresh) C - Mark Foster (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Indiana | Brian Wille's 3 pointer is rejected by Vincenzo Lombardi | 37-26 |
| 15:24 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy gets the rebound | 37-26 |
| 15:18 | Ohio State | Ralph Jernigan steals it from James Proffitt | 37-26 |
| 14:53 | Indiana | Ralph Jernigan is called for traveling | 37-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Andrew Campana (SF), Gregory King (C) Vincenzo Lombardi, Robert Tandy | |
| Subs | Indiana | Stuart Ford (PG), Dennis Rusk (SG), Gerald Tse (SF), Donald Branton (PF), Jim Stokes (C) Bobby Chacon, Frank McCuan, Brian Wille, Ralph Jernigan, Mark Foster | |
| 14:30 | Ohio State | James Proffitt connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Brown | 40-26 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 14:10 | Indiana | Jim Stokes misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-26 |
| 14:08 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Gregory King | 40-26 |
| 13:49 | Ohio State | James Brown is fouled on the floor by Stuart Ford - foul #2 on Stuart Ford, team foul #3 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi (SG) James Proffitt | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by James Brown | 42-26 |
| 13:18 | Indiana | Stuart Ford misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-26 |
| 13:17 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Gregory King | 42-26 |
| 12:48 | Ohio State | Donald Branton takes the ball from Gregory King | 42-26 |
| 12:28 | Indiana | James Brown is called for the reach on Dennis Rusk - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Proffitt (PG), Philip Mance (PF), Robert Tandy (C) James Brown, Thomas Gordillo, Gregory King | |
| Subs | Indiana | Bobby Chacon (PG), Frank McCuan (SG), Brian Wille (SF), Ralph Jernigan (PF) Stuart Ford, Dennis Rusk, Gerald Tse, Donald Branton | |
| 12:18 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frank McCuan | 42-28 |
| 12:01 | Ohio State | James Proffitt scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Campana | 45-28 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 11:42 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-31 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Proffitt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Vincenzo Lombardi (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Andrew Campana (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Philip Mance (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Robert Tandy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Bobby Chacon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank McCuan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Wille (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Jernigan (fresh) C - Jim Stokes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-31 |
| 11:19 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Ralph Jernigan | 45-31 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 10:58 | Indiana | Frank McCuan makes the jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Robert Tandy - foul #2 on Robert Tandy, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG), Thomas Gordillo (PF), Gregory King (C) Vincenzo Lombardi, Andrew Campana, Robert Tandy | |
| Subs | Indiana | Donald Branton (PF), Mark Foster (C) Ralph Jernigan, Jim Stokes | |
| 10:58 | Indiana | Frank McCuan makes the free throw | 45-34 |
| 10:40 | Ohio State | James Proffitt is called for traveling | 45-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dennis Rusk (SG), Gerald Tse (SF) Frank McCuan, Brian Wille | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 10:22 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk is hacked by Philip Mance - foul #5 on Philip Mance, team foul #4 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Andrew Campana (SF) Philip Mance | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 10:02 | Indiana | Donald Branton is hacked by Thomas Gordillo - foul #1 on Thomas Gordillo, team foul #5 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi (SG) Andrew Campana | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 09:46 | Indiana | Gerald Tse hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Bobby Chacon | 45-36 |
| 09:20 | Ohio State | Gregory King clanks a shot from the right side | 45-36 |
| 09:18 | Indiana | Donald Branton snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 08:49 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk lays it up and in | 45-38 |
| 08:26 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Andrew Campana (SF), Robert Tandy (C) James Brown, Gregory King | |
| Subs | Indiana | Stuart Ford (PG), Brian Wille (SF), Ralph Jernigan (PF), Jim Stokes (C) Bobby Chacon, Gerald Tse, Donald Branton, Mark Foster | |
| 08:13 | Indiana | Jim Stokes clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Robert Tandy - foul #3 on Robert Tandy, team foul #6 | 45-38 |
| 08:13 | Indiana | Jim Stokes misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 08:13 | Indiana | Jim Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 07:47 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 45-39 |
| 07:45 | Indiana | Ralph Jernigan snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Proffitt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Vincenzo Lombardi (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Andrew Campana (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Gordillo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Tandy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Stuart Ford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Rusk (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Wille (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Jernigan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jim Stokes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Indiana | Ralph Jernigan banks in the layup | 45-41 |
| 06:56 | Ohio State | James Proffitt's fadeaway is rejected by Ralph Jernigan | 45-41 |
| 06:55 | Indiana | Jim Stokes grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 06:37 | Indiana | Stuart Ford comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 06:36 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk hits the follow up shot | 45-43 |
| 06:13 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 06:12 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 05:56 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Proffitt | 47-43 |
| 05:56 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG), Gregory King (C) James Proffitt, Robert Tandy | |
| Subs | Indiana | Bobby Chacon (PG), Gerald Tse (SF), Donald Branton (PF) Stuart Ford, Brian Wille, Ralph Jernigan | |
| 05:41 | Indiana | Jim Stokes clanks a jumper from close range | 47-43 |
| 05:40 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Donald Branton - foul #3 on Donald Branton, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 05:15 | Indiana | Donald Branton grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 04:48 | Indiana | Jim Stokes's pass is intercepted by Thomas Gordillo | 48-43 |
| 04:24 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana's fadeaway is rejected by Gerald Tse | 48-43 |
| 04:22 | Indiana | Donald Branton snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 03:58 | Indiana | Thomas Gordillo swats the short shot by Jim Stokes | 48-43 |
| 03:56 | Ohio State | Gregory King grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 03:31 | Ohio State | Gregory King misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 03:30 | Ohio State | James Brown snags the offensive board | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vincenzo Lombardi (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Andrew Campana (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Gordillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregory King (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Bobby Chacon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Rusk (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Tse (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Branton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jim Stokes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Ohio State | Gregory King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Proffitt (SG), Robert Tandy (PF) Vincenzo Lombardi, Thomas Gordillo | |
| Subs | Indiana | Frank McCuan (SG) Dennis Rusk | |
| 02:52 | Indiana | Jim Stokes connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Bobby Chacon | 48-45 |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi (SG), Thomas Gordillo (PF) James Proffitt, Robert Tandy | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 02:32 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Gregory King | 50-45 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:15 | Indiana | Gerald Tse can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-45 |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:08 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana comes up short on the runner near the basket | 50-45 |
| 02:06 | Indiana | Gerald Tse gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 02:01 | Indiana | Frank McCuan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dennis Rusk (SG) Frank McCuan | |
| 01:37 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Gordillo | 52-45 |
| 01:20 | Indiana | Jim Stokes hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 52-45 |
| 01:19 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | Gregory King makes the floater from the right wing set up by Andrew Campana | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon buries a 3 from the left wing | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | James Brown is hacked by Dennis Rusk in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Rusk, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Proffitt (SG) Vincenzo Lombardi | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Dennis Rusk is called for the reach on Gregory King - foul #2 on Dennis Rusk, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | Jim Stokes is called for the reach on Gregory King - foul #3 on Jim Stokes, team foul #7 | 54-48 |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | Gregory King makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | Gregory King misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:46 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 00:40 | Indiana | Jim Stokes misses badly on a floater from the right side | 55-48 |
| 00:39 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 00:39 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-48 |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | Bobby Chacon is called for the reach on Andrew Campana in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bobby Chacon, team foul #8 | 55-48 |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:38 | Indiana | Donald Branton snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 00:34 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 00:32 | Indiana | Gerald Tse gets the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 00:30 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 00:28 | Indiana | Donald Branton pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 00:26 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi (SG) James Brown | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Bobby Chacon is called for the reach on James Proffitt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bobby Chacon, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | James Proffitt makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | James Proffitt makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:19 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana is hacked by Dennis Rusk in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Rusk, team foul #10 | 57-51 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:18 | Indiana | Donald Branton pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 00:11 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-51 |
| 00:09 | Indiana | Donald Branton grabs the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 00:07 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Gregory King grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 58-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG) Vincenzo Lombardi | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | James Brown runs out the clock | 58-51 |