| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lacefield (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ervin Frias (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenny Zien (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Tomasini (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bert Lyon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herman Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Sean Basham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Spurlin (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Carl McClure (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias inbounds the ball | 25-24 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 19:40 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 19:30 | Cincinnati | James Spurlin is called for the reach on James Lacefield - foul #2 on James Spurlin, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| 19:14 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien tips it home | 27-24 |
| 18:47 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 18:46 | Ohio State | Sean Basham tips it home | 27-26 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse double dribbles | 27-26 |
| 18:11 | Ohio State | Charles Tomasini picks off the pass by Bert Lyon | 27-26 |
| 17:42 | Cincinnati | Herman Simmons steals it from Ervin Frias | 27-26 |
| 17:18 | Ohio State | Sean Basham drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Bert Lyon | 27-28 |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Nathan Morse | 29-28 |
| 16:44 | Ohio State | Carl McClure scores on a shot in the paint | 29-30 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ervin Frias | 32-30 |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | Sean Basham misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-30 |
| 15:54 | Ohio State | Sean Basham tips it in | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lacefield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ervin Frias (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenny Zien (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Tomasini (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bert Lyon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Simmons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Sean Basham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Spurlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Carl McClure (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Herman Simmons - foul #1 on Herman Simmons, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster (PG), Everett Coulter (SG), Ralph Bradford (SF), William Schupp (C) Nathan Morse, James Lacefield, Ervin Frias, Charles Tomasini | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 15:04 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Bert Lyon | 34-35 |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | William Schupp knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 14:30 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | Sean Basham is called for the reach on Ralph Bradford - foul #1 on Sean Basham, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse (PG) Kenny Zien | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Sikes (PF) James Spurlin | |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | William Schupp knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Everett Coulter | 38-35 |
| 13:32 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons is called for 3 seconds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Lacefield (SG), Charles Tomasini (C) Everett Coulter, William Schupp | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield clanks a 3 from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | Ralph Bradford grabs the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 13:13 | Cincinnati | Rodney Sikes steals it from Thomas Fenster | 38-35 |
| 12:44 | Ohio State | Ralph Bradford picks off the pass by Rodney Sikes | 38-35 |
| 12:22 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Herman Simmons - foul #2 on Herman Simmons, team foul #4 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias (SF), William Schupp (C) Thomas Fenster, Ralph Bradford | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence (SG), James Spurlin (C) Herman Simmons, Carl McClure | |
| 12:22 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 12:22 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 11:55 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathon McGlamery (SG) Bert Lyon | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lacefield (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ervin Frias (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Tomasini (fresh) 7 reb. C - William Schupp (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Lawrence (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathon McGlamery (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sean Basham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rodney Sikes (fresh) C - James Spurlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 40-35 |
| 11:35 | Ohio State | Rodney Sikes grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 11:06 | Ohio State | Sean Basham misses long on a floater from close range | 40-35 |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 10:54 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 10:32 | Ohio State | James Spurlin connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 10:14 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias tips it in | 45-37 |
| 09:51 | Ohio State | James Spurlin drills a 3 from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias slams it home set up by Nathan Morse and the foul's on Sean Basham - foul #2 on Sean Basham, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster (PG), Everett Coulter (SG), Kenny Zien (PF), Ralph Bradford (C) Nathan Morse, James Lacefield, Charles Tomasini, William Schupp | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bert Lyon (PG), Herman Simmons (SG), Carl McClure (C) Christian Lawrence, Sean Basham, Rodney Sikes | |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias makes the free throw | 48-40 |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons is hacked by Ralph Bradford - foul #1 on Ralph Bradford, team foul #1 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse (PG) Ervin Frias | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons makes the contested 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bert Lyon | 48-43 |
| 08:33 | Cincinnati | Carl McClure steals it from Ralph Bradford | 48-43 |
| 08:14 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 08:13 | Cincinnati | Ralph Bradford gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Everett Coulter | 50-43 |
| 07:29 | Ohio State | Carl McClure makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Herman Simmons out of a doubleteam | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Everett Coulter (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Thomas Fenster (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kenny Zien (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Bradford (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bert Lyon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Herman Simmons (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathon McGlamery (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Spurlin (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Carl McClure (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Cincinnati | Bert Lyon steals the ball from Nathan Morse in the backcourt | 50-45 |
| 07:25 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon lays it in | 50-47 |
| 07:08 | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-47 |
| 07:06 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Carl McClure | 50-47 |
| 06:47 | Ohio State | Carl McClure's fadeaway is rejected by Kenny Zien | 50-47 |
| 06:45 | Ohio State | Jonathon McGlamery hits the follow up shot | 50-49 |
| 06:22 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Kenny Zien, team foul #2 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Lacefield (SG), Ervin Frias (SF), Charles Tomasini (PF), William Schupp (C) Everett Coulter, Thomas Fenster, Kenny Zien, Ralph Bradford | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sean Basham (SF), Rodney Sikes (PF) Jonathon McGlamery, James Spurlin | |
| 06:02 | Ohio State | Sean Basham hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Herman Simmons and he's fouled by Ervin Frias - foul #1 on Ervin Frias, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| 06:02 | Ohio State | Sean Basham makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| 05:43 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse travels with the ball | 50-52 |
| 05:24 | Ohio State | Sean Basham buries a jump hook from close range | 50-54 |
| 05:05 | Cincinnati | Rodney Sikes steals the ball from Charles Tomasini | 50-54 |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 04:42 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 04:13 | Cincinnati | Carl McClure is called for the reach on William Schupp - foul #2 on Carl McClure, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster (PG), Ralph Bradford (SF), Kenny Zien (PF) Nathan Morse, Ervin Frias, William Schupp | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence (PG), Jonathon McGlamery (SG), James Spurlin (PF) Bert Lyon, Herman Simmons, Rodney Sikes | |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | Sean Basham picks off the pass by James Lacefield | 50-54 |
| 03:30 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Fenster (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Lacefield (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ralph Bradford (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kenny Zien (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Tomasini (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathon McGlamery (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Basham (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Spurlin (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Carl McClure (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Cincinnati | Jonathon McGlamery is called for the reach on James Lacefield - foul #1 on Jonathon McGlamery, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Schupp (C) Charles Tomasini | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:23 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 03:23 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 02:54 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jonathon McGlamery | 52-59 |
| 02:54 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse (PG), Ervin Frias (SF), Charles Tomasini (C) Thomas Fenster, Ralph Bradford, William Schupp | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bert Lyon (PG), Herman Simmons (SG), Rodney Sikes (PF) Christian Lawrence, Jonathon McGlamery, James Spurlin | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Ervin Frias | 54-59 |
| 02:18 | Ohio State | James Lacefield takes the ball from Sean Basham | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:55 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Nathan Morse | 57-59 |
| 01:31 | Ohio State | Sean Basham makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Rodney Sikes | 57-61 |
| 01:08 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Herman Simmons - foul #3 on Herman Simmons, team foul #8 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Spurlin (PF) Rodney Sikes | |
| 01:08 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 01:08 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | Sean Basham's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Tomasini | 59-61 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | James Spurlin tips it home | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield's pass is intercepted by James Spurlin | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Morse - foul #1 on Nathan Morse, team foul #4 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence (PG) Bert Lyon | |
| 00:34 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence is fouled on the floor by Nathan Morse - foul #2 on Nathan Morse, team foul #5 | 59-63 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons is fouled on the floor by Nathan Morse - foul #3 on Nathan Morse, team foul #6 | 59-63 |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Nathan Morse is called for the reach on Christian Lawrence - foul #4 on Nathan Morse, team foul #7 | 59-63 |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Nathan Morse | 62-65 |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence is hacked by Nathan Morse in the backcourt - foul #5 on Nathan Morse, team foul #8 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster (PG) Nathan Morse | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien is hacked by Carl McClure - foul #3 on Carl McClure, team foul #9 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bert Lyon (PG) Christian Lawrence | |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon is hacked by Thomas Fenster in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Fenster, team foul #9 | 64-67 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Thomas Fenster | 67-69 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Thomas Fenster is called for the reach on Bert Lyon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Fenster, team foul #10 | 67-69 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon misses the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-70 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | James Spurlin grabs the defensive rebound | 67-70 |