| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Rafael Anderson (fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig Wolfe (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Button (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Hutton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Patton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson inbounds the ball | 32-21 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Purdue | John Smith misses the lay-in | 32-21 |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | Manuel Button pulls down the rebound | 32-21 |
| 19:13 | Ohio State | Charles Patton misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Rafael Anderson - foul #1 on Rafael Anderson, team foul #1 | 32-21 |
| 19:13 | Ohio State | Charles Patton misses the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 19:13 | Ohio State | Charles Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 18:57 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-22 |
| 18:56 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson gets the rebound | 32-22 |
| 18:51 | Ohio State | Manuel Button connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Charles Hutton | 32-25 |
| 18:39 | Purdue | Manuel Button steps in front of the Robert Hawkins pass | 32-25 |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 18:20 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe grabs the board | 32-25 |
| 18:09 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe loses the dribble to Owen Thompson | 32-25 |
| 17:50 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 32-25 |
| 17:48 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson tips it in | 32-27 |
| 17:42 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 17:41 | Ohio State | Charles Hutton grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 17:15 | Ohio State | Manuel Button buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 17:08 | Purdue | John Smith clanks a jumper in the lane | 32-30 |
| 17:07 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 16:58 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 32-30 |
| 16:57 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 16:43 | Purdue | John Smith connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Robert Hawkins | 34-30 |
| 16:20 | Ohio State | Charles Hutton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Anderson (C) Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oscar White (PG), Drazen Zenz (SG), Ian Hermann (SF), Raymond Pardee (C) Jose Hernandez, Manuel Button, Owen Thompson, Charles Patton | |
| 16:06 | Purdue | James Anderson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-30 |
| 16:05 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 15:41 | Ohio State | Charles Hutton is whistled for a carry | 34-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG), Timothy Sullivan (SF) Troy Stovall, Rafael Anderson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger (PF) Charles Hutton | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Bluhm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hawkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - James Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Oscar White (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Drazen Zenz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ian Hermann (fresh) PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Pardee (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Bluhm | 37-30 |
| 14:51 | Ohio State | Oscar White hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Drazen Zenz | 37-33 |
| 14:33 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-33 |
| 14:32 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 14:13 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger's fadeaway is rejected by James Anderson | 37-33 |
| 14:12 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 13:48 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 13:47 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 13:42 | Ohio State | Oscar White connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Drazen Zenz | 37-36 |
| 13:28 | Purdue | Raymond Pardee steals the ball from John Smith | 37-36 |
| 12:59 | Ohio State | Oscar White is whistled for a carry | 37-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), Craig Wolfe (C) Robert Bluhm, James Anderson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Manuel Button (SG), Owen Thompson (SF), Charles Patton (C) Oscar White, Drazen Zenz, Ian Hermann, Raymond Pardee | |
| 12:43 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 12:14 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez is hacked by Craig Wolfe - foul #3 on Craig Wolfe, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Hutton (PF) Eugene Greenberger | |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 12:00 | Ohio State | Manuel Button pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 11:46 | Ohio State | Charles Patton misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Hawkins - foul #1 on Robert Hawkins, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rafael Anderson (SG), James Anderson (PF) Robert Hawkins, John Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:46 | Ohio State | Charles Patton makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 11:46 | Ohio State | Charles Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 11:18 | Purdue | Charles Hutton is called for the reach on Craig Wolfe - foul #2 on Charles Hutton, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Anderson (fresh) SF - Timothy Sullivan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Wolfe (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Button (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Hutton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Patton (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:05 | Purdue | Charles Patton swats the short shot by James Anderson | 40-38 |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 10:34 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson is hacked by Troy Stovall - foul #2 on Troy Stovall, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hawkins (SG), John Smith (PF) Rafael Anderson, James Anderson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ian Hermann (SF), Eugene Greenberger (PF) Owen Thompson, Charles Hutton | |
| 10:21 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #5 | 40-38 |
| 10:21 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 10:21 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 10:11 | Purdue | Charles Patton steals the ball from Troy Stovall | 40-40 |
| 09:52 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger can't throw it down | 40-40 |
| 09:50 | Ohio State | Charles Patton tips it back up and in | 40-42 |
| 09:39 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Anderson (C) Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oscar White (PG), Drazen Zenz (SG), Raymond Pardee (C) Jose Hernandez, Manuel Button, Charles Patton | |
| 09:16 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee can't finish the layup | 40-42 |
| 09:14 | Purdue | James Anderson pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 09:10 | Purdue | Troy Stovall misses badly on a runner from the right block | 40-42 |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | Oscar White gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | Oscar White scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Drazen Zenz | 40-45 |
| 08:31 | Purdue | John Smith is hacked by Drazen Zenz - foul #1 on Drazen Zenz, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG), Craig Wolfe (C) Troy Stovall, James Anderson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Owen Thompson (SF), Charles Patton (C) Drazen Zenz, Ian Hermann, Raymond Pardee | |
| 08:07 | Purdue | Eugene Greenberger is called for the reach on Timothy Sullivan - foul #4 on Eugene Greenberger, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rafael Anderson (SF) Timothy Sullivan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Button (SG), Charles Hutton (PF) Oscar White, Eugene Greenberger | |
| 07:55 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-45 |
| 07:43 | Ohio State | Robert Bluhm takes the ball from Manuel Button | 40-45 |
| 07:17 | Purdue | John Smith blows the dunk | 40-45 |
| 07:16 | Purdue | John Smith misses the tip | 40-45 |
| 07:14 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Owen Thompson | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Bluhm (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hawkins (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Anderson (fresh) PF - John Smith (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Craig Wolfe (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Button (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Hutton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Patton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Ohio State | Charles Hutton can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Robert Bluhm - foul #1 on Robert Bluhm, team foul #6 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), Timothy Sullivan (SF), James Anderson (PF) Robert Bluhm, Robert Hawkins, John Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 07:08 | Ohio State | Charles Hutton misses the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 07:08 | Ohio State | Charles Hutton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 06:55 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan is called for traveling | 40-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger (PF) Charles Hutton | |
| 06:35 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson jams it on a nice dish by Jose Hernandez | 40-48 |
| 06:11 | Purdue | The jump hook by James Anderson is blocked by Owen Thompson | 40-48 |
| 06:10 | Ohio State | Charles Patton snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 05:46 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger throws it down on a nice dish by Manuel Button | 40-50 |
| 05:23 | Purdue | Troy Stovall is fouled on the floor by Jose Hernandez - foul #1 on Jose Hernandez, team foul #4 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hawkins (SG), John Smith (PF) Rafael Anderson, Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oscar White (PG), Drazen Zenz (SG), Ian Hermann (SF), Raymond Pardee (C) Jose Hernandez, Manuel Button, Owen Thompson, Charles Patton | |
| 05:12 | Purdue | John Smith is called for a backcourt violation | 40-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rafael Anderson (SF) Timothy Sullivan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:53 | Ohio State | Oscar White hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 40-50 |
| 04:51 | Purdue | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 40-50 |
| 04:37 | Purdue | John Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Eugene Greenberger - foul #5 on Eugene Greenberger, team foul #5 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Hutton (PF) Eugene Greenberger | |
| 04:37 | Purdue | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 04:37 | Purdue | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | Oscar White is hacked by Rafael Anderson - foul #2 on Rafael Anderson, team foul #7 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan (SF) Rafael Anderson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | Oscar White makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | Oscar White makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 04:02 | Purdue | John Smith misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Hutton - foul #3 on Charles Hutton, team foul #6 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG) Troy Stovall | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:02 | Purdue | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 04:02 | Purdue | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 03:33 | Ohio State | Charles Hutton misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 44-52 |
| 03:32 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann tips it home | 44-54 |
| 03:16 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 03:14 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee grabs the board | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Bluhm (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hawkins (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Sullivan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Oscar White (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Drazen Zenz (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Ian Hermann (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Hutton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Raymond Pardee (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Ohio State | Oscar White misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-54 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Charles Hutton pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), Craig Wolfe (C) Robert Bluhm, James Anderson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Manuel Button (SG), Owen Thompson (SF), Charles Patton (C) Oscar White, Drazen Zenz, Ian Hermann, Raymond Pardee | |
| 02:27 | Ohio State | Charles Patton connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Owen Thompson | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:11 | Purdue | John Smith knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Hawkins | 46-56 |
| 02:06 | Ohio State | Manuel Button clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-56 |
| 02:05 | Ohio State | Charles Patton tips it in | 46-58 |
| 01:45 | Purdue | Troy Stovall comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-58 |
| 01:44 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:24 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Robert Hawkins | 48-58 |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | Charles Hutton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG), Rafael Anderson (SG), Christopher Nee (SF), James Anderson (PF), Kurt Smith (C) Troy Stovall, Robert Hawkins, Timothy Sullivan, John Smith, Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Purdue | Jose Hernandez steals it from Robert Bluhm | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez is hacked by Rafael Anderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rafael Anderson, team foul #8 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ian Hermann (SF), Raymond Pardee (C) Owen Thompson, Charles Hutton | |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 00:43 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 00:41 | Purdue | James Anderson hits the follow up shot | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann is fouled on the floor by Christopher Nee - foul #1 on Christopher Nee, team foul #9 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Hutton (PF) Raymond Pardee | |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann misses the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Charles Patton grabs the offensive board | 50-60 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez runs out the clock | 50-60 |