| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Anderson (fresh) SF - Pat McElhany (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Gardner (fresh) C - James Stamey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Louis Choe (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gus Duca (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Seth Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Mailloux (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany inbounds the ball | 24-22 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Ohio State | James Stamey travels with the ball | 24-22 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Gardner is called for the reach on Seth Watkins - foul #1 on Robert Gardner, team foul #1 | 24-22 |
| 18:49 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 24-22 |
| 18:48 | Ohio State | Don Richardson gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 18:19 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson is hacked by Jimmy Kifer - foul #3 on Jimmy Kifer, team foul #1 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner (SF) Jimmy Kifer | |
| 18:02 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany misses the easy layup | 24-22 |
| 18:01 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gus Duca | 24-22 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-22 |
| 17:54 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe gets the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Gardner is called for the reach on Seth Watkins - foul #2 on Robert Gardner, team foul #2 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Rory Porter (C) Lee Mailloux | |
| 17:06 | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner is hacked by Michael Anderson - foul #3 on Michael Anderson, team foul #3 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ira Casson (SG), George Predmore (PF) Michael Anderson, Robert Gardner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Gus Duca is blocked by James Stamey | 24-22 |
| 16:42 | Cincinnati | Rory Porter tips it back up and in | 24-24 |
| 16:16 | Ohio State | Don Richardson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 16:15 | Cincinnati | Rory Porter gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| 15:56 | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 24-24 |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | Don Richardson pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ira Casson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Pat McElhany (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Predmore (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Stamey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Louis Choe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gus Duca (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Curtis Werner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Seth Watkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Rory Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Ohio State | Don Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 15:47 | Ohio State | Don Richardson snags the offensive board | 24-24 |
| 15:27 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 24-24 |
| 15:25 | Ohio State | George Predmore tips it but misses | 24-24 |
| 15:24 | Ohio State | Don Richardson grabs the offensive board | 24-24 |
| 15:12 | Ohio State | James Stamey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-24 |
| 15:11 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany grabs the offensive board | 24-24 |
| 14:56 | Ohio State | Don Richardson scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 26-24 |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | Rory Porter is open and buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Gus Duca out of the doubleteam | 26-26 |
| 14:09 | Ohio State | Don Richardson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-26 |
| 14:08 | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Louis Choe | 26-28 |
| 13:30 | Ohio State | James Stamey blows the layup but the foul's on Rory Porter - foul #1 on Rory Porter, team foul #2 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Anderson (SG), Conrad Heideman (PF) Ira Casson, George Predmore | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SF), Lee Mailloux (C) Curtis Werner, Rory Porter | |
| 13:30 | Ohio State | James Stamey makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 13:30 | Ohio State | James Stamey misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 13:30 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 13:09 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Louis Choe | 27-31 |
| 12:44 | Ohio State | Seth Watkins blocks the short jumper by Pat McElhany | 27-31 |
| 12:43 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Don Richardson | 27-31 |
| 12:27 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Stamey | 30-31 |
| 12:08 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Louis Choe | 30-33 |
| 11:50 | Ohio State | Lee Mailloux is called for the reach on James Stamey - foul #2 on Lee Mailloux, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Gardner (C) James Stamey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Trump (PG), Rory Porter (PF) Louis Choe, Seth Watkins | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Pat McElhany (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Conrad Heideman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Gardner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Trump (fresh) SG - Gus Duca (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Rory Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Mailloux (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca clanks a floater from the right side | 33-33 |
| 11:05 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 10:36 | Ohio State | Jimmy Kifer picks off the pass by Don Richardson | 33-33 |
| 10:31 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer blows the layup | 33-33 |
| 10:30 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca hits the follow up shot | 33-35 |
| 10:04 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman is fouled on the floor by Rory Porter - foul #2 on Rory Porter, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Stamey (C) Robert Gardner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), Curtis Werner (SG), Seth Watkins (PF) John Trump, Gus Duca, Lee Mailloux | |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | Don Richardson misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Seth Watkins - foul #2 on Seth Watkins, team foul #5 | 33-35 |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | Don Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | Don Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer banks in the layup | 35-37 |
| 09:01 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 08:59 | Ohio State | James Stamey hits the follow up shot | 37-37 |
| 08:54 | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-37 |
| 08:53 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | Curtis Werner picks off the pass by Don Richardson in the backcourt | 37-37 |
| 08:29 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Louis Choe | 37-40 |
| 08:02 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman is whistled for traveling | 37-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG) Rory Porter | |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins loses the dribble to Pat McElhany | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Pat McElhany (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Conrad Heideman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Stamey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Louis Choe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Werner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Seth Watkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman clanks a shot in the paint | 37-40 |
| 07:20 | Ohio State | Don Richardson grabs the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 07:07 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany knocks in the shot from the left block | 39-40 |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 06:37 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe gets the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 06:20 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 06:19 | Ohio State | James Stamey pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 05:51 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman misses long on a shot from the left side | 39-40 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins lays it in on a nice dish by Gus Duca | 39-42 |
| 05:12 | Ohio State | Don Richardson hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Michael Anderson and the foul's on Jimmy Kifer - foul #4 on Jimmy Kifer, team foul #6 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ira Casson (SG), George Predmore (PF), Robert Gardner (C) Michael Anderson, Conrad Heideman, James Stamey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Trump (PG), Rory Porter (PF), Lee Mailloux (C) Louis Choe, Jimmy Kifer, Seth Watkins | |
| 05:12 | Ohio State | Don Richardson makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 04:57 | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Rory Porter | 42-45 |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Curtis Werner is called for the reach on Pat McElhany - foul #2 on Curtis Werner, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 04:18 | Cincinnati | Rory Porter is open and lays it up and in set up by Gus Duca out of the doubleteam | 44-47 |
| 04:09 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-47 |
| 04:08 | Cincinnati | Rory Porter pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 03:42 | Cincinnati | John Trump is hacked by Robert Gardner - foul #3 on Robert Gardner, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Anderson (SG) Ira Casson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), Daniel Davis (SF) John Trump, Gus Duca | |
| 03:17 | Cincinnati | Don Richardson is called for the reach on Rory Porter - foul #1 on Don Richardson, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Stamey (C) George Predmore | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SF) Daniel Davis | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Pat McElhany (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Gardner (fresh) 3 pf. C - James Stamey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Louis Choe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Curtis Werner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Rory Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Mailloux (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe is hacked by Don Richardson - foul #2 on Don Richardson, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Curtis Werner | 44-49 |
| 02:24 | Ohio State | Don Richardson comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 44-49 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman (PF) Robert Gardner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG), Seth Watkins (PF) Curtis Werner, Rory Porter | |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins blows the layup over the doubleteam | 44-49 |
| 02:01 | Ohio State | James Stamey pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 01:36 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Kifer - foul #5 on Jimmy Kifer, team foul #8 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner (SF) Jimmy Kifer | |
| 01:36 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 01:36 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the right block and the foul's on Pat McElhany - foul #1 on Pat McElhany, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses the free throw | 46-51 |
| 01:07 | Ohio State | James Stamey grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-51 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 46-51 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Don Richardson snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Curtis Werner steals the ball from Don Richardson | 46-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe is hacked by Don Richardson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Don Richardson, team foul #8 | 46-51 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-53 |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | James Stamey pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Don Richardson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe runs out the clock | 49-53 |