| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Peter O'Dell (fresh) SG - Sidney Kaiser (fresh) SF - Kyle Smith (fresh) PF - David Joseph (fresh) C - Anthony Hiller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Sheng-li Ximines (fresh) SG - Bill Putney (fresh) SF - John Davison (fresh) PF - Larry Montgomery (fresh) C - Michael Kelly (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | Larry Montgomery wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | UMKC | Sheng-li Ximines is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Ohio State | David Joseph misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | UMKC | Michael Kelly grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | UMKC | Sheng-li Ximines is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser clanks a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | UMKC | Larry Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | UMKC | Bill Putney hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Davison | 0-3 |
| 18:42 | Ohio State | David Joseph hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-3 |
| 18:41 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Larry Montgomery | 0-3 |
| 18:22 | UMKC | Kyle Smith steals it from Bill Putney | 0-3 |
| 17:53 | Ohio State | David Joseph misses the lay-in but the foul's on Larry Montgomery - foul #1 on Larry Montgomery, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Derrick Judge (SG), Joshua Whitman (SF), Joe Fields (C) Sidney Kaiser, Kyle Smith, Anthony Hiller | |
| Subs | UMKC | Milton Jansen (PG), Milan Gallo (SG), Danny Edwards (SF), James Prince (PF), Vincent Reed (C) Sheng-li Ximines, Bill Putney, John Davison, Larry Montgomery, Michael Kelly | |
| 17:53 | Ohio State | David Joseph misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:53 | Ohio State | David Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 17:37 | UMKC | Danny Edwards comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 1-3 |
| 17:35 | UMKC | James Prince pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-3 |
| 17:14 | UMKC | James Prince is fouled on the floor by Peter O'Dell - foul #1 on Peter O'Dell, team foul #1 | 1-3 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales (PG) Peter O'Dell | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 16:57 | UMKC | Danny Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 1-3 |
| 16:55 | Ohio State | Joe Fields snags the defensive board | 1-3 |
| 16:36 | Ohio State | Joe Fields misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 1-3 |
| 16:34 | UMKC | Danny Edwards pulls down the rebound | 1-3 |
| 16:23 | UMKC | Heriberto Gonzales steals it from Danny Edwards | 1-3 |
| 15:57 | Ohio State | Milton Jansen is called for the reach on Joshua Whitman - foul #1 on Milton Jansen, team foul #2 | 1-3 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser (SG), John Watson (SF), Kyle Smith (PF), Anthony Hiller (C) Derrick Judge, Joshua Whitman, David Joseph, Joe Fields | |
| Subs | UMKC | Sheng-li Ximines (PG), Bill Putney (SG), John Davison (SF), Larry Montgomery (PF), Michael Kelly (C) Milton Jansen, Milan Gallo, Danny Edwards, James Prince, Vincent Reed | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Heriberto Gonzales (fresh) SG - Sidney Kaiser (fresh) SF - John Watson (fresh) PF - Kyle Smith (fresh) C - Anthony Hiller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Sheng-li Ximines (fresh) SG - Bill Putney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Davison (fresh) PF - Larry Montgomery (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Kelly (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller misses the easy layup | 1-3 |
| 15:36 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith tips it in | 3-3 |
| 15:16 | UMKC | Sheng-li Ximines misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 15:15 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 14:52 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Sheng-li Ximines - foul #1 on Sheng-li Ximines, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter O'Dell (PG) Heriberto Gonzales | |
| Subs | UMKC | James Prince (PF) Larry Montgomery | |
| 14:52 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 14:52 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 14:29 | UMKC | Bill Putney loses the dribble to Sidney Kaiser | 5-3 |
| 14:03 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller is called for traveling | 5-3 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Derrick Judge (SG), Joe Fields (PF) Sidney Kaiser, John Watson | |
| Subs | UMKC | Milton Jansen (PG), Milan Gallo (SG), Danny Edwards (SF), Vincent Reed (C) Sheng-li Ximines, Bill Putney, John Davison, Michael Kelly | |
| 14:01 | UMKC | James Prince double dribbles in the backcourt | 5-3 |
| 13:53 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge loses the dribble to Milton Jansen | 5-3 |
| 13:32 | UMKC | Vincent Reed misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Joe Fields pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 13:13 | Ohio State | Peter O'Dell makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kyle Smith | 7-3 |
| 12:54 | UMKC | Anthony Hiller is called for the reach on Milan Gallo - foul #1 on Anthony Hiller, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales (PG), Joshua Whitman (SF), David Joseph (PF) Peter O'Dell, Kyle Smith, Joe Fields | |
| Subs | UMKC | Bill Putney (SG), Larry Montgomery (PF), Michael Kelly (C) Milan Gallo, James Prince, Vincent Reed | |
| 12:43 | UMKC | Bill Putney misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 12:41 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 12:12 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-3 |
| 12:10 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Danny Edwards | 7-3 |
| 11:53 | UMKC | Bill Putney clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 11:51 | UMKC | Michael Kelly misses the tip | 7-3 |
| 11:49 | UMKC | Danny Edwards grabs the offensive rebound | 7-3 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Heriberto Gonzales (fresh) SG - Derrick Judge (fairly fresh) SF - Joshua Whitman (fresh) PF - David Joseph (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Anthony Hiller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Milton Jansen (fairly fresh) SG - Bill Putney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Danny Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Larry Montgomery (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Kelly (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | UMKC | Michael Kelly comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 11:34 | Ohio State | David Joseph grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 11:05 | Ohio State | Michael Kelly steals it from Derrick Judge | 7-3 |
| 10:53 | UMKC | Bill Putney hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Kelly | 7-5 |
| 10:28 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Heriberto Gonzales and he's fouled by Milton Jansen - foul #2 on Milton Jansen, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter O'Dell (PG), Sidney Kaiser (SG), Kyle Smith (PF), Joe Fields (C) Heriberto Gonzales, Derrick Judge, David Joseph, Anthony Hiller | |
| Subs | UMKC | Sheng-li Ximines (PG), Milan Gallo (SG), John Davison (SF), James Prince (PF), Vincent Reed (C) Milton Jansen, Bill Putney, Danny Edwards, Larry Montgomery, Michael Kelly | |
| 10:28 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman misses the free throw | 9-5 |
| 10:28 | UMKC | James Prince snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 10:13 | UMKC | John Davison hits a fadeaway from the left side | 9-7 |
| 09:52 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith drills a floater near the basket | 11-7 |
| 09:34 | UMKC | Sheng-li Ximines scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 11-9 |
| 09:15 | Ohio State | Peter O'Dell drills a jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by James Prince - foul #1 on James Prince, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Watson (SF) Joshua Whitman | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 09:15 | Ohio State | Peter O'Dell makes the free throw | 14-9 |
| 09:11 | UMKC | Peter O'Dell is called for the reach on Milan Gallo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter O'Dell, team foul #3 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales (PG) Peter O'Dell | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 09:05 | UMKC | Vincent Reed misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-9 |
| 09:04 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Joe Fields | 14-9 |
| 08:35 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-9 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Derrick Judge (SG), David Joseph (PF), Anthony Hiller (C) Sidney Kaiser, Kyle Smith, Joe Fields | |
| Subs | UMKC | Phillip Deason (PG), Frank Fields (SG), Larry Montgomery (PF), Michael Kelly (C) Sheng-li Ximines, Milan Gallo, James Prince, Vincent Reed | |
| 08:20 | UMKC | Michael Kelly makes the floater from the baseline | 14-11 |
| 08:09 | Ohio State | David Joseph hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Heriberto Gonzales and the foul's on Larry Montgomery - foul #2 on Larry Montgomery, team foul #6 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Bill Putney (SG), James Prince (PF) Frank Fields, Larry Montgomery | |
| 08:09 | Ohio State | David Joseph makes the free throw | 17-11 |
| 07:54 | UMKC | Phillip Deason can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-11 |
| 07:53 | UMKC | Bill Putney tips it in | 17-13 |
| 07:25 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by John Davison - foul #1 on John Davison, team foul #7 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser (SG), Kyle Smith (SF) Derrick Judge, John Watson | |
| Subs | UMKC | Sheng-li Ximines (PG), Danny Edwards (SF), Vincent Reed (PF) Phillip Deason, John Davison, James Prince | |
| 07:25 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller misses the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 07:25 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Heriberto Gonzales (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sidney Kaiser (fresh) SF - Kyle Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Joseph (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Hiller (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Sheng-li Ximines (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bill Putney (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Danny Edwards (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Vincent Reed (fresh) C - Michael Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | UMKC | Bill Putney is hacked by Sidney Kaiser in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sidney Kaiser, team foul #4 | 18-13 |
| 07:14 | UMKC | Sheng-li Ximines is fouled on the floor by Heriberto Gonzales - foul #1 on Heriberto Gonzales, team foul #5 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joe Fields (C) Anthony Hiller | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 06:55 | UMKC | Sheng-li Ximines comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-13 |
| 06:54 | UMKC | Vincent Reed grabs the offensive board | 18-13 |
| 06:42 | UMKC | Sheng-li Ximines travels with the ball | 18-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Milan Gallo (SG) Bill Putney | |
| 06:22 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales's pass is intercepted by Danny Edwards | 18-13 |
| 06:01 | UMKC | Sheng-li Ximines lays it up and in set up by Danny Edwards | 18-15 |
| 05:43 | Ohio State | Michael Kelly steps in front of the Sidney Kaiser pass | 18-15 |
| 05:29 | UMKC | Michael Kelly comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 18-15 |
| 05:27 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 05:19 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser is hacked by Sheng-li Ximines - foul #2 on Sheng-li Ximines, team foul #8 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter O'Dell (PG), John Watson (SF), Joshua Whitman (PF), Anthony Hiller (C) Heriberto Gonzales, Kyle Smith, David Joseph, Joe Fields | |
| Subs | UMKC | Bill Putney (SG), John Davison (SF), James Prince (PF) Sheng-li Ximines, Danny Edwards, Vincent Reed | |
| 05:19 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 05:19 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 04:56 | UMKC | Milan Gallo clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-15 |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser is hacked by James Prince - foul #2 on James Prince, team foul #9 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Phillip Deason (PG), Danny Edwards (PF) Milan Gallo, James Prince | |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser misses the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 04:29 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Danny Edwards | 21-15 |
| 04:10 | UMKC | John Davison misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-15 |
| 04:08 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller gets the rebound | 21-15 |
| 03:46 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-15 |
| 03:45 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller tips it back up and in | 23-15 |
| 03:21 | UMKC | John Davison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Derrick Judge (SG), Kyle Smith (SF), David Joseph (PF) Sidney Kaiser, John Watson, Joshua Whitman | |
| Subs | UMKC | Sheng-li Ximines (PG), Milton Jansen (SG), Larry Montgomery (PF), James Prince (C) Phillip Deason, Bill Putney, Danny Edwards, Michael Kelly | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Peter O'Dell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Derrick Judge (fresh) SF - Kyle Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Joseph (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Hiller (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Sheng-li Ximines (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Milton Jansen (fresh) SF - John Davison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Montgomery (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Prince (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-15 |
| 02:34 | UMKC | Larry Montgomery makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-18 |
| 02:15 | Ohio State | Milton Jansen picks off the pass by Kyle Smith | 26-18 |
| 02:12 | UMKC | Sheng-li Ximines lays it in on a great pass from Milton Jansen | 26-20 |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 26-20 |
| 01:45 | UMKC | John Davison grabs the defensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 01:26 | UMKC | Larry Montgomery is whistled for traveling | 26-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales (PG), John Watson (SG), Joe Fields (C) Peter O'Dell, Derrick Judge, Anthony Hiller | |
| Subs | UMKC | Milan Gallo (PG), Bill Putney (SG), Vincent Reed (C) Sheng-li Ximines, John Davison, James Prince | |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | Joe Fields loses the dribble to Larry Montgomery | 26-20 |
| 00:55 | UMKC | Bill Putney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman (SF) David Joseph | |
| Subs | UMKC | Danny Edwards (SF) Milton Jansen | |
| 00:34 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-20 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman gets the offensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Milan Gallo - foul #1 on Milan Gallo, team foul #10 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Derrick Judge (SG) John Watson | |
| Subs | UMKC | James Prince (PF) Larry Montgomery | |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 00:08 | UMKC | Bill Putney is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Whitman - foul #1 on Joshua Whitman, team foul #6 | 28-20 |
| 00:01 | UMKC | Vincent Reed clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-20 |
| 00:00 | UMKC | James Prince grabs the offensive rebound | 28-20 |