| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lareau (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Wilkes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Willie Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Sage (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Oscar Cox (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Samowitz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Ver (fresh) PF - Oren Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Rogge (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | David Wilkes inbounds the ball | 39-30 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Michael Lareau misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-30 |
| 19:29 | Arizona | Richard Ver pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 19:25 | Arizona | Oscar Cox hits a fadeaway from the right side | 39-32 |
| 19:06 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 19:04 | Arizona | Richard Ver grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 18:39 | Arizona | Oscar Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 18:38 | Ohio State | Willie Brown grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 18:09 | Ohio State | David Wilkes is hacked by Richard Ver - foul #2 on Richard Ver, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Pedersen (SF), Chris Harris (C) David Wilkes, David Sage | |
| Subs | Arizona | Herman Stephens (SF), John Thompson (PF), Peter Claire (C) Richard Ver, Oren Price, Herbert Rogge | |
| 17:55 | Ohio State | James Pedersen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Virgil Wooldridge (SF) John Samowitz | |
| 17:36 | Arizona | John Thompson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on John Thompson, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| 17:14 | Ohio State | James Pedersen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-32 |
| 17:12 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Virgil Wooldridge | 39-32 |
| 16:52 | Arizona | Virgil Wooldridge scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Herman Stephens | 39-35 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Herman Stephens steals it from Chris Harris | 39-35 |
| 16:35 | Arizona | John Thompson misses the easy layup | 39-35 |
| 16:33 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 16:15 | Ohio State | Oscar Cox steals it from James Pedersen | 39-35 |
| 16:11 | Arizona | Oscar Cox lays it up and in | 39-37 |
| 15:53 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 15:51 | Arizona | Virgil Wooldridge snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lareau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Pedersen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Chris Harris (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Oscar Cox (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Herman Stephens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Virgil Wooldridge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Claire (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Arizona | Oscar Cox comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 15:45 | Ohio State | James Pedersen snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 15:21 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman lays it in uncontested on a great pass from James Pedersen | 41-37 |
| 15:06 | Arizona | Herman Stephens double dribbles | 41-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Angel Flores (SG), David Wilkes (SF), David Sage (C) Michael Lareau, James Pedersen, Chris Harris | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ronald Christensen (PG), John Samowitz (SG), Richard Ver (SF), Oren Price (PF), Herbert Rogge (C) Oscar Cox, Herman Stephens, Virgil Wooldridge, John Thompson, Peter Claire | |
| 15:04 | Ohio State | John Samowitz steps in front of the Angel Flores pass in the backcourt | 41-37 |
| 14:46 | Arizona | John Samowitz buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Christensen | 41-40 |
| 14:42 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman is hacked by Ronald Christensen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Christensen, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Oscar Cox (PG) Ronald Christensen | |
| 14:25 | Ohio State | Willie Brown misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 41-40 |
| 14:24 | Ohio State | Willie Brown hits the follow up shot | 43-40 |
| 14:09 | Arizona | Richard Ver misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by David Wilkes - foul #1 on David Wilkes, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chris Harris (PF) Willie Brown | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 14:09 | Arizona | Richard Ver makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 14:09 | Arizona | Richard Ver makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:40 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-42 |
| 13:38 | Ohio State | David Sage hits the follow up shot | 45-42 |
| 13:17 | Arizona | John Samowitz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Lareau (SG) Christian Timmerman | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ronald Christensen (PG), John Thompson (PF), Gerald Espana (C) Oscar Cox, Oren Price, Herbert Rogge | |
| 13:15 | Ohio State | Ronald Christensen steps in front of the Michael Lareau pass in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| 13:00 | Arizona | Ronald Christensen connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gerald Espana | 45-45 |
| 12:40 | Ohio State | Michael Lareau is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 12:38 | Ohio State | Chris Harris gets the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 12:23 | Ohio State | Michael Lareau comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 12:21 | Ohio State | Michael Lareau can't tip it in | 45-45 |
| 12:20 | Arizona | Ronald Christensen pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 12:14 | Arizona | Gerald Espana jams it | 45-47 |
| 11:46 | Ohio State | Michael Lareau misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-47 |
| 11:44 | Arizona | John Thompson snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Angel Flores (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Lareau (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Wilkes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chris Harris (fairly fresh) C - David Sage (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Ronald Christensen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Samowitz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Ver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald Espana (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:16 | Arizona | Ronald Christensen is hacked by David Wilkes - foul #2 on David Wilkes, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (PG), James Pedersen (SF), Willie Brown (PF) Angel Flores, David Wilkes, Chris Harris | |
| Subs | Arizona | Herman Stephens (PG), Virgil Wooldridge (SG), Oren Price (PF), Herbert Rogge (C) John Samowitz, Richard Ver, John Thompson, Gerald Espana | |
| 11:06 | Arizona | Virgil Wooldridge scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Herbert Rogge and he's hacked by Michael Lareau - foul #2 on Michael Lareau, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Oscar Cox (PG) Ronald Christensen | |
| 11:06 | Arizona | Virgil Wooldridge misses the free throw | 45-49 |
| 11:06 | Arizona | Oren Price pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 10:52 | Arizona | Herman Stephens makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Herbert Rogge | 45-52 |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | Willie Brown misses the wide open turnaround from close range | 45-52 |
| 10:31 | Ohio State | James Pedersen snags the offensive board | 45-52 |
| 10:10 | Ohio State | Oren Price swats the layup by David Sage | 45-52 |
| 10:09 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman tips it in | 47-52 |
| 09:51 | Arizona | Oscar Cox connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Herman Stephens | 47-55 |
| 09:35 | Ohio State | James Pedersen is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Christian Timmerman | 50-55 |
| 09:10 | Arizona | Oscar Cox misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-55 |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | James Pedersen gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 08:47 | Ohio State | The pull-up jumper by Christian Timmerman is blocked by Herbert Rogge | 50-55 |
| 08:46 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Virgil Wooldridge | 50-55 |
| 08:30 | Arizona | Willie Brown blocks the short jumper by Oren Price | 50-55 |
| 08:29 | Arizona | Virgil Wooldridge hits the follow up shot | 50-57 |
| 08:15 | Ohio State | James Pedersen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-57 |
| 08:13 | Arizona | Herbert Rogge snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| 07:59 | Arizona | Herman Stephens misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 50-57 |
| 07:58 | Ohio State | David Sage gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| 07:54 | Ohio State | Michael Lareau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Angel Flores (SG), David Wilkes (SF), Chris Harris (C) Michael Lareau, James Pedersen, David Sage | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ronald Christensen (PG), John Samowitz (SG), Richard Ver (SF), John Thompson (PF), Peter Claire (C) Oscar Cox, Virgil Wooldridge, Herman Stephens, Oren Price, Herbert Rogge | |
| 07:40 | Arizona | Peter Claire misses short on a shot from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 07:39 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to David Wilkes | 50-57 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (tiring) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Angel Flores (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Wilkes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Willie Brown (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Chris Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Ronald Christensen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Samowitz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Ver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Claire (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Ohio State | David Wilkes travels in the backcourt | 50-57 |
| 07:18 | Arizona | Richard Ver makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Christensen | 50-59 |
| 06:56 | Ohio State | Chris Harris buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Christian Timmerman | 52-59 |
| 06:45 | Arizona | Ronald Christensen hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by John Samowitz | 52-61 |
| 06:34 | Ohio State | Willie Brown travels with the ball | 52-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Pedersen (PF) Willie Brown | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 06:14 | Arizona | Ronald Christensen connects on the 3 from the left corner | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 06:11 | Ohio State | John Samowitz picks off the pass by James Pedersen in the backcourt | 52-64 |
| 05:58 | Arizona | John Samowitz is called for a backcourt violation | 52-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Oscar Cox (PG), Gerald Espana (C) Richard Ver, Peter Claire | |
| 05:53 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman loses the dribble to John Samowitz in the backcourt | 52-64 |
| 05:43 | Arizona | Oscar Cox double dribbles | 52-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Lareau (SG), David Sage (C) Christian Timmerman, James Pedersen | |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Ver (SF) Ronald Christensen | |
| 05:41 | Ohio State | John Samowitz picks off the pass by David Sage in the backcourt | 52-64 |
| 05:40 | Arizona | John Samowitz lays it in | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 05:22 | Ohio State | Angel Flores drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Wilkes | 55-66 |
| 05:04 | Arizona | Richard Ver hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 55-66 |
| 05:02 | Arizona | Oscar Cox hits the follow up shot | 55-68 |
| 04:47 | Ohio State | Gerald Espana steals it from Michael Lareau | 55-68 |
| 04:37 | Arizona | John Samowitz misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-68 |
| 04:35 | Ohio State | Chris Harris gets the rebound | 55-68 |
| 04:30 | Ohio State | Angel Flores knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Chris Harris | 57-68 |
| 04:21 | Arizona | John Samowitz connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-71 |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | Angel Flores is hacked by Oscar Cox in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oscar Cox, team foul #4 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (PG), James Pedersen (SF), Willie Brown (PF) Michael Lareau, David Wilkes, David Sage | |
| Subs | Arizona | Herman Stephens (PG), Virgil Wooldridge (SG), Ronald Christensen (SF), Peter Claire (C) Oscar Cox, John Samowitz, Richard Ver, Gerald Espana | |
| 03:58 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman makes the floater from just outside the lane | 59-71 |
| 03:38 | Arizona | Ronald Christensen scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-73 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (tiring) 21 pts. 4 ast. SG - Angel Flores (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Pedersen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Brown (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Chris Harris (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Herman Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Virgil Wooldridge (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Christensen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - John Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Claire (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-73 |
| 02:59 | Arizona | Christian Timmerman steals the ball from John Thompson | 62-73 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Virgil Wooldridge steps in front of the James Pedersen pass in the backcourt | 62-73 |
| 02:56 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-73 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Lareau (SG), David Wilkes (SF) Angel Flores, Willie Brown | |
| Subs | Arizona | Oren Price (PF), Herbert Rogge (C) John Thompson, Peter Claire | |
| 02:42 | Arizona | Herman Stephens knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Christensen | 62-75 |
| 02:22 | Ohio State | David Wilkes's pass is intercepted by Herman Stephens | 62-75 |
| 02:19 | Arizona | Herman Stephens banks in the layup | 62-77 |
| 02:04 | Ohio State | James Pedersen makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Chris Harris and he's hacked by Herbert Rogge - foul #1 on Herbert Rogge, team foul #5 | 64-77 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Sage (C) Chris Harris | |
| Subs | Arizona | Oscar Cox (PG), John Samowitz (SG) Herman Stephens, Virgil Wooldridge | |
| 02:04 | Ohio State | James Pedersen makes the free throw | 65-77 |
| 01:49 | Arizona | Ronald Christensen loses the dribble to Michael Lareau | 65-77 |
| 01:46 | Ohio State | David Wilkes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Lareau | 67-77 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:30 | Arizona | Oren Price loses the ball out of bounds | 67-77 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Willie Brown (PF) James Pedersen | |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Ver (SF) Ronald Christensen | |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | John Samowitz steals the ball from David Sage | 67-77 |
| 00:45 | Arizona | Oscar Cox misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-77 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | David Wilkes snags the defensive board | 67-77 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:39 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:37 | Arizona | Christian Timmerman is called for the reach on Oscar Cox in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christian Timmerman, team foul #4 | 69-77 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ronald Christensen (SG) John Samowitz | |
| 00:36 | Arizona | David Sage is called for the reach on Oscar Cox - foul #2 on David Sage, team foul #5 | 69-77 |
| 00:34 | Arizona | Michael Lareau is called for the reach on Ronald Christensen - foul #3 on Michael Lareau, team foul #6 | 69-77 |
| 00:33 | Arizona | Oscar Cox is hacked by Christian Timmerman - foul #3 on Christian Timmerman, team foul #7 | 69-77 |
| 00:33 | Arizona | Oscar Cox makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:33 | Arizona | Oscar Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Michael Lareau knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by David Wilkes | 72-79 |
| 00:26 | Arizona | Oscar Cox is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Lareau - foul #4 on Michael Lareau, team foul #8 | 72-79 |
| 00:26 | Arizona | Oscar Cox makes the 1st free throw | 72-80 |
| 00:26 | Arizona | Oscar Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | David Wilkes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-81 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman grabs the offensive rebound | 72-81 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | David Wilkes hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 75-81 |
| 00:15 | Arizona | Christian Timmerman is called for the reach on Oscar Cox in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christian Timmerman, team foul #9 | 75-81 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Arizona | John Samowitz (SG), John Thompson (PF) Richard Ver, Oren Price | |
| 00:15 | Arizona | Oscar Cox makes the 1st free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:15 | Arizona | Oscar Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 75-83 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Michael Lareau misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-83 |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-83 |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | Michael Lareau misses the 3 from the left wing | 75-83 |
| 00:04 | Arizona | Oscar Cox gets the rebound | 75-83 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Arizona | Oscar Cox runs out the clock | 75-83 |