| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Harry Honeycutt (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Maurice Mattson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Spencer Wangberg (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) C - John Leblanc (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jamie Morris inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-23 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | John Leblanc gets the offensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Jamie Morris makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Goncalves | 25-26 |
| 18:48 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Goncalves - foul #1 on Christopher Goncalves, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| 18:48 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 18:48 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves lays it up and in and he's hacked by Harry Honeycutt - foul #3 on Harry Honeycutt, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (PG) Harry Honeycutt | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses the free throw | 27-28 |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 18:05 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton is hacked by Ricky Winter - foul #2 on Ricky Winter, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| 17:39 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg misses the easy layup | 27-28 |
| 17:37 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson tips it in | 29-28 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Jamie Morris's pass is intercepted by Lindsey Hamilton | 29-28 |
| 16:50 | Ohio State | Frank Steiner takes the ball from Michael Johnson | 29-28 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves is hacked by Spencer Wangberg - foul #1 on Spencer Wangberg, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon (SF), Ashley Rich (C) Maurice Mattson, Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (SG), Bryan Pavlosky (SF), Richard Nash (PF), Louis Cochran (C) Frank Steiner, Jamie Morris, Ricky Winter, John Leblanc | |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-28 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Louis Cochran snags the offensive board | 29-28 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Dwain Landy hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Goncalves out of a doubleteam | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Rodney Price (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bradley Mixon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ashley Rich (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwain Landy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Nash (fresh) C - Louis Cochran (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Ohio State | Bryan Pavlosky steps in front of the Ashley Rich pass | 29-31 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Christopher Goncalves, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt (PG), Spencer Wangberg (C) Michael Johnson, Lindsey Hamilton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG), Jamie Morris (SF) Christopher Goncalves, Bryan Pavlosky | |
| 14:45 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Spencer Wangberg | 32-31 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses long on a floater from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 14:20 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 14:01 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg makes the floater from the left side | 34-31 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Frank Steiner scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Dwain Landy and he's fouled by Rodney Price - foul #1 on Rodney Price, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnson (SG), Maurice Mattson (SF), Lindsey Hamilton (PF) Rodney Price, Bradley Mixon, Ashley Rich | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Ricky Winter (PF), John Leblanc (C) Dwain Landy, Richard Nash, Louis Cochran | |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the free throw | 34-34 |
| 13:27 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg is hacked by John Leblanc - foul #3 on John Leblanc, team foul #4 | 34-34 |
| 13:11 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Jamie Morris - foul #1 on Jamie Morris, team foul #5 | 34-34 |
| 13:11 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg misses the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 13:11 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Frank Steiner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ashley Rich (C) Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (SF) Jamie Morris | |
| 12:18 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Lindsey Hamilton and he's fouled by Frank Steiner - foul #1 on Frank Steiner, team foul #6 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky (SF) Frank Steiner | |
| 12:18 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Harry Honeycutt - foul #4 on Harry Honeycutt, team foul #4 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (PG) Harry Honeycutt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Nash (C) John Leblanc | |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Rodney Price (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Maurice Mattson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ashley Rich (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwain Landy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) C - Richard Nash (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Rodney Price | 41-36 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Lindsey Hamilton swats the short shot by Christopher Goncalves | 41-36 |
| 11:14 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 10:45 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 41-36 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Dwain Landy | 41-38 |
| 10:15 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 41-38 |
| 10:14 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich tips it in | 43-38 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Dwain Landy | 43-40 |
| 09:33 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 43-40 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dwain Landy | 43-40 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 09:03 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ashley Rich | 43-40 |
| 08:43 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 08:42 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Ashley Rich | 43-40 |
| 08:22 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Dwain Landy snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-42 |
| 07:39 | Ohio State | Christopher Goncalves takes the ball from Ashley Rich | 43-42 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Dwain Landy hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Goncalves | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Rodney Price (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Maurice Mattson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lindsey Hamilton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ashley Rich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dwain Landy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bryan Pavlosky (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ricky Winter (fairly fresh) C - Richard Nash (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:11 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton misses the runner from close range but he's hacked by Ricky Winter - foul #3 on Ricky Winter, team foul #7 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt (PG), Bradley Mixon (SF), Spencer Wangberg (C) Rodney Price, Maurice Mattson, Ashley Rich | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Zeno (PG), Frank Steiner (SG), Jamie Morris (SF), Louis Cochran (PF), John Leblanc (C) Christopher Goncalves, Dwain Landy, Bryan Pavlosky, Ricky Winter, Richard Nash | |
| 07:11 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 07:11 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses long on a floater from the right block | 45-44 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Louis Cochran pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Louis Cochran throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Ott (PF) Lindsey Hamilton | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:16 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Johnson | 47-44 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Jamie Morris | 47-46 |
| 05:38 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Jamie Morris pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Jamie Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Frank Steiner grabs the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Joshua Zeno is hacked by Spencer Wangberg - foul #2 on Spencer Wangberg, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (SG), Ashley Rich (PF) Michael Johnson, Timothy Ott | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Richard Nash (PF) Joshua Zeno, Louis Cochran | |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Jamie Morris misses long on an open floater in the paint | 47-46 |
| 04:23 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg knocks in the runner near the basket | 49-46 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 49-46 |
| 03:47 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 03:18 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg misses the easy layup | 49-46 |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich tips it back up and in | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Harry Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rodney Price (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Mixon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ashley Rich (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Spencer Wangberg (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Steiner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jamie Morris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Nash (fresh) C - John Leblanc (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Jamie Morris is called for 3 seconds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson (SF), Lindsey Hamilton (PF) Bradley Mixon, Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (SG), Bryan Pavlosky (SF), Ricky Winter (PF) Frank Steiner, Jamie Morris, John Leblanc | |
| 02:49 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnson (SG) Rodney Price | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG) Bryan Pavlosky | |
| 02:32 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Maurice Mattson | 54-46 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg (C) Ashley Rich | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jamie Morris (SF), John Leblanc (C) Dwain Landy, Richard Nash | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Jamie Morris comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-46 |
| 02:18 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | John Leblanc is called for the reach on Harry Honeycutt - foul #4 on John Leblanc, team foul #8 | 54-46 |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Ricky Winter | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:32 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Frank Steiner snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Ricky Winter is fouled on the floor by Michael Johnson - foul #1 on Michael Johnson, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Lindsey Hamilton is called for the reach on Jamie Morris - foul #2 on Lindsey Hamilton, team foul #7 | 56-48 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Jamie Morris makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Jamie Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Leblanc - foul #5 on John Leblanc, team foul #9 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Nash (C) John Leblanc | |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Jamie Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-50 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Johnson | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Frank Steiner is called for the reach on Michael Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Steiner, team foul #10 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ashley Rich (C) Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Ricky Winter grabs the board | 59-50 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Jamie Morris buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Steiner | 59-53 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich is hacked by Frank Steiner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Steiner, team foul #11 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (SG) Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jamie Morris | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Jamie Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-53 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Goncalves - foul #3 on Christopher Goncalves, team foul #12 | 59-53 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Frank Steiner's pass is intercepted by Lindsey Hamilton | 60-53 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg (C) Lindsey Hamilton | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Christopher Goncalves is called for the reach on Spencer Wangberg in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Goncalves, team foul #13 | 60-53 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Jamie Morris makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Richard Nash | 62-56 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt is hacked by Christopher Goncalves in the backcourt - foul #5 on Christopher Goncalves, team foul #14 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton (PF) Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (PG) Christopher Goncalves | |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnson (SG), Spencer Wangberg (C) Rodney Price, Ashley Rich | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Jamie Morris misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-56 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Frank Steiner snags the offensive board | 63-56 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | The clock runs out | 63-56 |