| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremy Kuczynski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Biggs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Sartori (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Justin Carrion (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Hendricks (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | John Boyd inbounds the ball | 47-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar loses the dribble to Martin Hendricks | 47-39 |
| 19:27 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 19:25 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 19:10 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 19:08 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori tips it in | 47-41 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Paul Weber clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | David Williams can't tip it in | 47-41 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber tips it but misses | 47-41 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar snags the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Justin Carrion blocks the short jumper by John Boyd | 47-41 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Boyd | 47-41 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | David Williams drills a driving attempt from close range | 49-41 |
| 17:30 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Joseph Biggs takes the ball from Paul Weber in the backcourt | 49-41 |
| 17:19 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | John Boyd's pass is intercepted by Thomas Sartori in the backcourt | 49-44 |
| 17:16 | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Sartori | 49-46 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by David Williams and he's fouled by Justin Carrion - foul #2 on Justin Carrion, team foul #1 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), Steve Collado (SF), Glen Fox (C) Paul Weber, John Boyd, David Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Young (PG), Raymond Hinkley (SG), Jordan Spratt (SF), Timothy McCain (PF), Gary Sears (C) Jeremy Kuczynski, Joseph Biggs, Thomas Sartori, Justin Carrion, Martin Hendricks | |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the free throw | 52-46 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Raymond Hinkley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Glen Fox pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Raymond Hinkley steps in front of the Frederick Turner pass in the backcourt | 52-46 |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | Gary Sears can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Glen Fox - foul #3 on Glen Fox, team foul #1 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terrance Roberts (PF) Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | Gary Sears misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | Gary Sears misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Steve Collado snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Jordan Spratt is called for the reach on Lawrence Lamar in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jordan Spratt, team foul #2 | 52-46 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Glen Fox connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Frederick Turner | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steve Collado (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Terrance Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glen Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Steve Young (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Hinkley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jordan Spratt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy McCain (fresh) C - Gary Sears (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | Jordan Spratt misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Glen Fox grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Frederick Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SF), David Williams (C) Lawrence Lamar, Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Curtis Luoma (SG), Thomas Sartori (SF) Raymond Hinkley, Jordan Spratt | |
| 15:09 | Ohio State | Gary Sears misses short on an open jumper from the baseline | 54-46 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Steve Collado pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Frederick Turner is hacked by Timothy McCain - foul #3 on Timothy McCain, team foul #3 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Paul Weber (SG) Frederick Turner, Steve Collado | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Lerch (PG), Justin Carrion (PF) Steve Young, Timothy McCain | |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Timothy Lerch - foul #1 on Timothy Lerch, team foul #4 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Scheiber (PF) Terrance Roberts | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 14:46 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Justin Carrion | 54-46 |
| 14:38 | Ohio State | Gary Sears misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Williams - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #2 | 54-46 |
| 14:38 | Ohio State | Gary Sears makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 14:38 | Ohio State | Gary Sears misses the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Scheiber | 54-47 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | David Williams misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Justin Carrion - foul #3 on Justin Carrion, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Fox (C) Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs (SG), Jordan Spratt (SF), Timothy McCain (PF), Martin Hendricks (C) Curtis Luoma, Thomas Sartori, Justin Carrion, Gary Sears | |
| 14:14 | Illinois | David Williams misses the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 13:55 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks's fadeaway is rejected by Glen Fox | 55-47 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Glen Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Paul Weber lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Lawrence Lamar | 57-47 |
| 13:08 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Lerch | 57-50 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 12:47 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 12:34 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks hits the finger roll against a doubleteam set up by Timothy Lerch | 57-52 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Glen Fox double dribbles | 57-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), Steve Collado (SF), Terrance Roberts (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Lawrence Lamar, John Boyd, David Williams, Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG), Raymond Hinkley (SG), Thomas Sartori (SF), Justin Carrion (PF), Gary Sears (C) Timothy Lerch, Joseph Biggs, Jordan Spratt, Timothy McCain, Martin Hendricks | |
| 12:11 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-54 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Steve Collado makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Terrance Roberts | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steve Collado (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terrance Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremy Kuczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Hinkley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Sartori (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Carrion (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Sears (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Ohio State | Gary Sears throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-54 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses short on a runner near the basket | 59-54 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber snags the offensive board | 59-54 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Steve Collado can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Raymond Hinkley - foul #2 on Raymond Hinkley, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SF) Paul Weber | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Young (PG), Curtis Luoma (SG), Timothy McCain (C) Jeremy Kuczynski, Raymond Hinkley, Gary Sears | |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Steve Collado makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Steve Collado misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 11:00 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 10:52 | Ohio State | Curtis Luoma connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 60-56 |
| 10:47 | Illinois | Frederick Turner is hacked by Steve Young in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steve Young, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| 10:47 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 10:47 | Ohio State | Justin Carrion grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 10:29 | Ohio State | Curtis Luoma is whistled for traveling | 60-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), David Williams (C) Steve Collado, Terrance Roberts | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs (SG), Jordan Spratt (SF), Martin Hendricks (C) Curtis Luoma, Thomas Sartori, Justin Carrion | |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the easy dunk attempt | 60-56 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar gets the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber drills a runner near the basket set up by Frederick Turner | 62-56 |
| 09:30 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks can't connect on a floater near the basket | 62-56 |
| 09:28 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain misses the tip | 62-56 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | David Williams buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Edward Scheiber | 64-56 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), Steve Collado (SF), Terrance Roberts (PF), Glen Fox (C) Frederick Turner, John Boyd, Edward Scheiber, David Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG), Raymond Hinkley (SG), Thomas Sartori (SF), Justin Carrion (PF), Gary Sears (C) Steve Young, Joseph Biggs, Jordan Spratt, Timothy McCain, Martin Hendricks | |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 66-56 |
| 08:23 | Ohio State | Gary Sears misses the turnaround near the basket | 66-56 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar grabs the defensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Glen Fox hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right block | 66-56 |
| 07:55 | Ohio State | Gary Sears gets the rebound | 66-56 |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski connects on the shot from the left block and he's fouled by Terrance Roberts - foul #3 on Terrance Roberts, team foul #3 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF) Paul Weber, Terrance Roberts | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Curtis Luoma (SG), Martin Hendricks (C) Raymond Hinkley, Gary Sears | |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski makes the free throw | 66-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (tiring) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Steve Collado (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Scheiber (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Glen Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremy Kuczynski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Luoma (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Sartori (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Carrion (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Martin Hendricks (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Jeremy Kuczynski steals the ball from Lawrence Lamar | 66-59 |
| 07:17 | Ohio State | Curtis Luoma jams it on a great pass from Jeremy Kuczynski | 66-61 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar can't finish the layup | 66-61 |
| 06:56 | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| 06:32 | Ohio State | Steve Collado steals the ball from Curtis Luoma | 66-61 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Steve Collado lays it in | 68-61 |
| 06:13 | Ohio State | Justin Carrion loses the ball out of bounds | 68-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), Paul Weber (SG), Terrance Roberts (PF), David Williams (C) Lawrence Lamar, Steve Collado, Edward Scheiber, Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Young (PG), Joseph Biggs (SG), Jordan Spratt (SF), Timothy McCain (PF), Gary Sears (C) Jeremy Kuczynski, Curtis Luoma, Thomas Sartori, Justin Carrion, Martin Hendricks | |
| 05:50 | Illinois | The jump hook by David Williams is blocked by Gary Sears | 68-61 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Paul Weber hits the follow up shot | 70-61 |
| 05:32 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-61 |
| 05:30 | Ohio State | Steve Young can't tip it in | 70-61 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the board | 70-61 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Jordan Spratt picks off the pass by John Boyd | 70-61 |
| 04:48 | Ohio State | Gary Sears lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Biggs | 70-63 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Gary Sears is called for the reach on Frederick Turner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Sears, team foul #8 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Scheiber (PF) Terrance Roberts | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymond Hinkley (SG), Thomas Sartori (SF), Martin Hendricks (C) Joseph Biggs, Jordan Spratt, Gary Sears | |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 04:38 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 72-63 |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks tips it home | 72-65 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber slams it home set up by Frederick Turner | 74-65 |
| 04:07 | Ohio State | Steve Young misses the fadeaway in the paint | 74-65 |
| 04:06 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Hendricks | 74-65 |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | Raymond Hinkley hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Martin Hendricks | 74-68 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber is wide open but clanks a runner from the right block | 74-68 |
| 03:37 | Ohio State | Steve Young snags the defensive board | 74-68 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Turner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Weber (tiring) 21 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Scheiber (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - David Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Steve Young (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Hinkley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Sartori (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy McCain (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Martin Hendricks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Raymond Hinkley | 74-71 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Paul Weber scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Frederick Turner | 76-71 |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Steve Young | 76-73 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Sartori - foul #3 on Thomas Sartori, team foul #9 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Steve Collado (SF), Terrance Roberts (PF), Glen Fox (C) Frederick Turner, John Boyd, Edward Scheiber, David Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG), Joseph Biggs (SG), Jordan Spratt (SF), Justin Carrion (PF) Steve Young, Raymond Hinkley, Thomas Sartori, Timothy McCain | |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 02:42 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs is hacked by Lawrence Lamar - foul #1 on Lawrence Lamar, team foul #4 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Sears (C) Martin Hendricks | |
| 02:36 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-76 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori (SF) Jordan Spratt | |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Glen Fox can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gary Sears - foul #2 on Gary Sears, team foul #10 | 77-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (C) Terrance Roberts | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Glen Fox misses the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Glen Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 02:05 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 78-76 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Weber | 78-76 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), John Boyd (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF) Paul Weber, Steve Collado, Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Frederick Turner is called for a charge - foul #1 on Frederick Turner, team foul #5 | 78-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG) Frederick Turner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks (C) Gary Sears | |
| 01:25 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Joseph Biggs, team foul #11 | 78-76 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | John Boyd is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 78-76 |
| 01:18 | Ohio State | David Williams is called for the reach on Joseph Biggs - foul #3 on David Williams, team foul #6 | 78-76 |
| 01:00 | Ohio State | David Williams steals it from Thomas Sartori | 78-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber is hacked by Thomas Sartori - foul #4 on Thomas Sartori, team foul #12 | 78-76 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Paul Weber steals the ball from Martin Hendricks | 79-76 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Paul Weber hits the finger roll | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 81-76 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Lawrence Lamar | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is hacked by Jeremy Kuczynski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremy Kuczynski, team foul #13 | 81-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), Terrance Roberts (PF), Glen Fox (C) John Boyd, Edward Scheiber, David Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 82-76 |