| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Rodney Price (fresh) SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) SF - Maurice Mattson (fresh) PF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) C - Spencer Wangberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - John Jones (fresh) SG - Derrick Angel (fresh) SF - Justin Sturgeon (fresh) PF - Kenneth Sumlin (fresh) C - Jeffrey Creech (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas-Arlington | Kenneth Sumlin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:49 | Texas-Arlington | Derrick Angel connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:22 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 19:10 | Texas-Arlington | Derrick Angel clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 19:08 | Texas-Arlington | John Jones gets the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:49 | Texas-Arlington | Jeffrey Creech misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 3-3 |
| 18:48 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 18:23 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lindsey Hamilton | 5-3 |
| 18:16 | Texas-Arlington | Jeffrey Creech comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 5-3 |
| 18:14 | Texas-Arlington | Kenneth Sumlin gets the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 18:03 | Texas-Arlington | Kenneth Sumlin drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 17:35 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 17:33 | Texas-Arlington | Jeffrey Creech pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:28 | Texas-Arlington | Justin Sturgeon clanks a shot from the right side | 5-5 |
| 17:26 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 16:59 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton misses short on a shot from the right side | 5-5 |
| 16:58 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg tips it back up and in | 7-5 |
| 16:51 | Texas-Arlington | Jeffrey Creech is hacked by Spencer Wangberg - foul #1 on Spencer Wangberg, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| 16:35 | Texas-Arlington | Derrick Angel loses the ball out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | David Barker (SF) Justin Sturgeon | |
| 16:13 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 7-5 |
| 16:11 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton tips it back up and in | 9-5 |
| 15:48 | Texas-Arlington | Lindsey Hamilton swats the layup by Jeffrey Creech | 9-5 |
| 15:46 | Texas-Arlington | David Barker grabs the offensive board | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Rodney Price (fresh) SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Maurice Mattson (fresh) PF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. C - Spencer Wangberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - John Jones (fairly fresh) SG - Derrick Angel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Barker (fresh) PF - Kenneth Sumlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Creech (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Texas-Arlington | David Barker connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Jones | 9-8 |
| 15:10 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg is hacked by John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #1 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon (SF), Ashley Rich (C) Maurice Mattson, Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Ricky McKenzie (PG), Justin Sturgeon (SF), Frank Lieu (PF), Patrick Mellott (C) John Jones, Derrick Angel, Kenneth Sumlin, Jeffrey Creech | |
| 15:02 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 9-8 |
| 15:01 | Texas-Arlington | Patrick Mellott snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 14:56 | Texas-Arlington | Justin Sturgeon makes the turnaround in the paint | 9-10 |
| 14:27 | Ohio State | Patrick Mellott picks off the pass by Bradley Mixon | 9-10 |
| 14:14 | Texas-Arlington | Patrick Mellott misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Rodney Price - foul #1 on Rodney Price, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt (PG) Rodney Price | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 14:14 | Texas-Arlington | Patrick Mellott makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:14 | Texas-Arlington | Patrick Mellott makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:59 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson lays it up and in | 11-12 |
| 13:50 | Texas-Arlington | The short jumper by Frank Lieu is denied by Ashley Rich | 11-12 |
| 13:49 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Johnson | 11-12 |
| 13:22 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-12 |
| 13:20 | Texas-Arlington | Patrick Mellott snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 13:02 | Texas-Arlington | David Barker misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-12 |
| 13:00 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:32 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon is hacked by Patrick Mellott - foul #1 on Patrick Mellott, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (PG), Maurice Mattson (SF), Spencer Wangberg (C) Harry Honeycutt, Michael Johnson, Lindsey Hamilton | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | John Jones (PG), Derrick Angel (SG), Kenneth Sumlin (PF), Jeffrey Creech (C) Ricky McKenzie, Justin Sturgeon, Frank Lieu, Patrick Mellott | |
| 12:10 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Jeffrey Creech - foul #1 on Jeffrey Creech, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Justin Sturgeon (SF) David Barker | |
| 12:10 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:10 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:55 | Texas-Arlington | Derrick Angel clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 11:53 | Texas-Arlington | Justin Sturgeon grabs the offensive board | 12-12 |
| 11:42 | Texas-Arlington | Kenneth Sumlin is fouled on the floor by Ashley Rich - foul #1 on Ashley Rich, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Rodney Price (fresh) SG - Bradley Mixon (fresh) SF - Maurice Mattson (fresh) PF - Ashley Rich (fresh) C - Spencer Wangberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - John Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derrick Angel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Justin Sturgeon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Sumlin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Creech (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Texas-Arlington | Justin Sturgeon clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-12 |
| 11:31 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 11:02 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Rodney Price | 14-12 |
| 10:54 | Texas-Arlington | Kenneth Sumlin knocks in the runner from the baseline | 14-14 |
| 10:30 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-14 |
| 10:28 | Texas-Arlington | Kenneth Sumlin gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 10:10 | Texas-Arlington | Jeffrey Creech drills a shot in the paint and he's hacked by Maurice Mattson - foul #1 on Maurice Mattson, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnson (SG), Lindsey Hamilton (PF) Bradley Mixon, Ashley Rich | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | David Barker (SF) Justin Sturgeon | |
| 10:10 | Texas-Arlington | Jeffrey Creech misses the free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:10 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Maurice Mattson | 14-16 |
| 09:45 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 14-16 |
| 09:44 | Texas-Arlington | Jeffrey Creech snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 09:42 | Texas-Arlington | John Jones's pass is intercepted by Rodney Price in the backcourt | 14-16 |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson misses long on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 14-16 |
| 09:20 | Texas-Arlington | Jeffrey Creech gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 08:57 | Texas-Arlington | John Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-16 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon (SF), Timothy Ott (C) Maurice Mattson, Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Ricky McKenzie (SF), Frank Lieu (PF), Patrick Mellott (C) Derrick Angel, Kenneth Sumlin, Jeffrey Creech | |
| 08:38 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 14-16 |
| 08:36 | Texas-Arlington | Frank Lieu grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 08:31 | Texas-Arlington | David Barker misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-16 |
| 08:30 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 08:10 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott is hacked by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt (PG), Ashley Rich (C) Rodney Price, Timothy Ott | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Justin Sturgeon (SF) John Jones | |
| 07:48 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton blows the dunk | 14-16 |
| 07:47 | Texas-Arlington | Frank Lieu grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 07:29 | Texas-Arlington | David Barker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-19 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Harry Honeycutt (fresh) SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bradley Mixon (fresh) PF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ashley Rich (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Ricky McKenzie (fresh) SG - David Barker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Justin Sturgeon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Lieu (fresh) 2 reb. C - Patrick Mellott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Michael Johnson, team foul #5 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (PG), Maurice Mattson (SF), Spencer Wangberg (C) Harry Honeycutt, Bradley Mixon, Ashley Rich | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Derrick Angel (SG), Kenneth Sumlin (PF), Jeffrey Creech (C) David Barker, Frank Lieu, Patrick Mellott | |
| 06:53 | Texas-Arlington | Spencer Wangberg steps in front of the Derrick Angel pass | 14-19 |
| 06:38 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Maurice Mattson | 17-19 |
| 06:30 | Texas-Arlington | Derrick Angel misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 06:29 | Texas-Arlington | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Creech | 17-19 |
| 06:15 | Texas-Arlington | Derrick Angel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-19 |
| 06:13 | Ohio State | Rodney Price snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 06:06 | Ohio State | Rodney Price is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Maurice Mattson | 19-19 |
| 05:47 | Texas-Arlington | Ricky McKenzie drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Derrick Angel | 19-22 |
| 05:18 | Ohio State | Rodney Price misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-22 |
| 05:16 | Texas-Arlington | Jeffrey Creech snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 05:03 | Texas-Arlington | Kenneth Sumlin misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Spencer Wangberg - foul #2 on Spencer Wangberg, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt (PG), Bradley Mixon (SG), Ashley Rich (PF) Rodney Price, Michael Johnson, Lindsey Hamilton | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | David Barker (SF) Justin Sturgeon | |
| 05:03 | Texas-Arlington | Kenneth Sumlin makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:03 | Texas-Arlington | Kenneth Sumlin makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 04:34 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-24 |
| 04:33 | Texas-Arlington | Kenneth Sumlin gets the rebound | 19-24 |
| 04:31 | Texas-Arlington | Ricky McKenzie throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnson (SG) Maurice Mattson | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 04:08 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson's layup is rejected by Jeffrey Creech | 19-24 |
| 04:07 | Texas-Arlington | Ricky McKenzie snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 04:02 | Texas-Arlington | David Barker misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-24 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Spencer Wangberg | 19-24 |
| 03:37 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Creech | 19-24 |
| 03:35 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich gets the offensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 03:10 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-24 |
| 03:08 | Texas-Arlington | Jeffrey Creech snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Harry Honeycutt (fresh) SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bradley Mixon (fresh) PF - Ashley Rich (fresh) 2 pts. C - Spencer Wangberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Ricky McKenzie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Derrick Angel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Barker (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Sumlin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Creech (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:02 | Texas-Arlington | A charge is called on Jeffrey Creech - foul #2 on Jeffrey Creech, team foul #5 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (PG), Maurice Mattson (SF), Lindsey Hamilton (PF) Harry Honeycutt, Michael Johnson, Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | John Jones (PG), Justin Sturgeon (SF), Frank Lieu (PF), Patrick Mellott (C) Ricky McKenzie, Derrick Angel, Kenneth Sumlin, Jeffrey Creech | |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton hits a floater from the right block set up by Rodney Price and the foul's on David Barker - foul #1 on David Barker, team foul #6 | 21-24 |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton makes the free throw | 22-24 |
| 02:25 | Texas-Arlington | David Barker is hacked by Rodney Price - foul #2 on Rodney Price, team foul #7 | 22-24 |
| 02:25 | Texas-Arlington | David Barker makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 02:25 | Texas-Arlington | David Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 02:04 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton makes the jump hook in the paint | 24-26 |
| 01:49 | Texas-Arlington | Frank Lieu double dribbles | 24-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnson (SG), Timothy Ott (C) Bradley Mixon, Ashley Rich | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 01:36 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by David Barker - foul #2 on David Barker, team foul #7 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Derrick Angel (SG), Kenneth Sumlin (PF) David Barker, Frank Lieu | |
| 01:36 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton makes the free throw | 27-26 |
| 01:29 | Texas-Arlington | Patrick Mellott misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Timothy Ott - foul #1 on Timothy Ott, team foul #8 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg (C) Timothy Ott | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 01:29 | Texas-Arlington | Patrick Mellott makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:29 | Texas-Arlington | Patrick Mellott misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:29 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 01:01 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-27 |
| 01:00 | Texas-Arlington | Patrick Mellott grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 00:33 | Texas-Arlington | Derrick Angel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 00:31 | Texas-Arlington | Kenneth Sumlin grabs the offensive board | 27-27 |
| 00:24 | Texas-Arlington | John Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 00:23 | Texas-Arlington | Patrick Mellott tips it in | 27-29 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Rodney Price loses the dribble to John Jones in the backcourt | 27-29 |
| 00:20 | Texas-Arlington | Justin Sturgeon banks in the layup set up by John Jones | 27-31 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg drills a jumper in the paint | 29-31 |
| 00:00 | Texas-Arlington | Justin Sturgeon misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 29-31 |