| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mark Beesley (fresh) SG - Daniel Maynard (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Drake (fresh) PF - Andrew Stocking (fresh) C - Huang Fang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bert Lyon (fresh) SG - Herman Simmons (fresh) SF - Sean Basham (fresh) PF - James Spurlin (fresh) C - Carl McClure (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | James Spurlin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:56 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon is hacked by Mark Beesley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Beesley, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Bert Lyon | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern | Daniel Maynard is called for 5 seconds | 0-3 |
| 18:44 | Ohio State | Sean Basham connects on the floater from the right block set up by Bert Lyon and he's fouled by Mark Beesley - foul #2 on Mark Beesley, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Calvin Engman (PG) Mark Beesley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:44 | Ohio State | Sean Basham makes the free throw | 0-6 |
| 18:28 | Northwestern | Daniel Maynard misses short on a shot from the left side | 0-6 |
| 18:26 | Ohio State | Carl McClure gets the rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:57 | Ohio State | Sean Basham is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Bert Lyon | 0-8 |
| 17:52 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-8 |
| 17:51 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons pulls down the rebound | 0-8 |
| 17:36 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Calvin Engman - foul #1 on Calvin Engman, team foul #3 | 0-8 |
| 17:36 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon makes the 1st free throw | 0-9 |
| 17:36 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon makes the 2nd free throw | 0-10 |
| 17:17 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman's fadeaway is rejected by Sean Basham | 0-10 |
| 17:15 | Ohio State | Sean Basham pulls down the rebound | 0-10 |
| 16:48 | Ohio State | Sean Basham hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the baseline | 0-10 |
| 16:46 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking gets the rebound | 0-10 |
| 16:42 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Daniel Maynard | 2-10 |
| 16:22 | Ohio State | Sean Basham hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-10 |
| 16:20 | Ohio State | Sean Basham tips it but misses | 2-10 |
| 16:19 | Northwestern | Huang Fang grabs the defensive rebound | 2-10 |
| 16:12 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 2-10 |
| 16:11 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Sean Basham | 2-10 |
| 16:06 | Ohio State | Sean Basham is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the right block | 2-10 |
| 16:05 | Ohio State | James Spurlin gets the offensive rebound | 2-10 |
| 15:51 | Ohio State | Carl McClure knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Herman Simmons | 2-12 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Calvin Engman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Maynard (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Drake (fairly fresh) PF - Andrew Stocking (fairly fresh) C - Huang Fang (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bert Lyon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Basham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Spurlin (fairly fresh) C - Carl McClure (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Andrew Stocking is denied by Bert Lyon | 2-12 |
| 15:46 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking tips it but misses | 2-12 |
| 15:45 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-12 |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman's pass is intercepted by Carl McClure | 2-12 |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | Carl McClure hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Bert Lyon and he's fouled by Daniel Maynard - foul #1 on Daniel Maynard, team foul #4 | 2-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla (PG), Jason Cary (SG), Oscar Villarreal (SF), William Renfroe (C) Calvin Engman, Daniel Maynard, Jeffrey Drake, Huang Fang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Sikes (PF) James Spurlin | |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | Carl McClure makes the free throw | 2-15 |
| 14:39 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-15 |
| 14:38 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking grabs the offensive board | 2-15 |
| 14:26 | Northwestern | William Renfroe drills a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Rodney Sikes - foul #1 on Rodney Sikes, team foul #1 | 4-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Huang Fang (C) Andrew Stocking | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence (PG), Jonathon McGlamery (SG) Bert Lyon, Herman Simmons | |
| 14:26 | Northwestern | William Renfroe makes the free throw | 5-15 |
| 13:57 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Sean Basham | 5-18 |
| 13:53 | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal misses the 3 from straight away | 5-18 |
| 13:51 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence grabs the board | 5-18 |
| 13:47 | Ohio State | Carl McClure's pass is intercepted by Jason Cary in the backcourt | 5-18 |
| 13:34 | Northwestern | William Renfroe can't connect on a shot in the lane | 5-18 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Christian Lawrence | 5-18 |
| 13:14 | Ohio State | Jonathon McGlamery is fouled on the floor by Olumoi Aujla - foul #1 on Olumoi Aujla, team foul #5 | 5-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Calvin Engman (PG), Daniel Maynard (SG), Jeffrey Drake (SF), Andrew Stocking (PF) Olumoi Aujla, Jason Cary, Oscar Villarreal, William Renfroe | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bert Lyon (PG), James Spurlin (PF) Sean Basham, Rodney Sikes | |
| 12:48 | Ohio State | Carl McClure misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 5-18 |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking snags the defensive board | 5-18 |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | Bert Lyon steps in front of the Jeffrey Drake pass | 5-18 |
| 12:40 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon loses the dribble to Jeffrey Drake in the backcourt | 5-18 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-18 |
| 12:25 | Ohio State | Carl McClure snags the defensive board | 5-18 |
| 12:19 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Carl McClure | 5-21 |
| 12:01 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake hits a jumpshot from the right side | 7-21 |
| 11:46 | Ohio State | Carl McClure banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Spurlin and he's fouled by Huang Fang - foul #1 on Huang Fang, team foul #6 | 7-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Herman Simmons (SG), Sean Basham (SF) Christian Lawrence, Jonathon McGlamery | |
| 11:46 | Ohio State | Carl McClure makes the free throw | 7-24 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Calvin Engman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Maynard (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Drake (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Stocking (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Huang Fang (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bert Lyon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herman Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Basham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Spurlin (tiring) C - Carl McClure (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Sean Basham - foul #1 on Sean Basham, team foul #2 | 7-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla (PG), William Renfroe (C) Calvin Engman, Huang Fang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence (PG), Rodney Sikes (PF) Bert Lyon, James Spurlin | |
| 11:26 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake makes the 1st free throw | 8-24 |
| 11:26 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake misses the 2nd free throw | 8-24 |
| 11:26 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Rodney Sikes | 8-24 |
| 11:23 | Ohio State | Sean Basham is hacked by Jeffrey Drake in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Drake, team foul #7 | 8-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal (SF) Jeffrey Drake | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:23 | Ohio State | Sean Basham misses the 1st free throw | 8-24 |
| 11:23 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking grabs the defensive rebound | 8-24 |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | Herman Simmons steals it from Andrew Stocking | 8-24 |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | Sean Basham lays it up and in on a nice dish by Herman Simmons | 8-26 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-26 |
| 10:41 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Herman Simmons | 8-26 |
| 10:16 | Ohio State | Olumoi Aujla is called for the reach on Christian Lawrence - foul #2 on Olumoi Aujla, team foul #8 | 8-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Calvin Engman (PG), Jason Cary (SG), Jeffrey Drake (SF), Huang Fang (C) Olumoi Aujla, Daniel Maynard, Oscar Villarreal, William Renfroe | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Charles (SF), Jonathon McGlamery (PF), James Spurlin (C) Sean Basham, Rodney Sikes, Carl McClure | |
| 10:16 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 8-27 |
| 10:16 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 8-28 |
| 10:07 | Northwestern | Christian Lawrence picks off the pass by Huang Fang | 8-28 |
| 09:43 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons hits a wide open 3 from the left wing | 8-31 |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | James Spurlin swats the short shot by Calvin Engman | 8-31 |
| 09:19 | Ohio State | James Spurlin pulls down the rebound | 8-31 |
| 08:56 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Maynard (SG), William Renfroe (PF) Jason Cary, Andrew Stocking | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bert Lyon (PG), Sean Basham (SF), Carl McClure (C) Christian Lawrence, Floyd Charles, Jonathon McGlamery | |
| 08:47 | Northwestern | William Renfroe comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-31 |
| 08:46 | Northwestern | William Renfroe snags the offensive board | 8-31 |
| 08:41 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-31 |
| 08:16 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-31 |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Huang Fang | 8-31 |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Calvin Engman | 11-31 |
| 07:41 | Ohio State | James Spurlin is open and scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Bert Lyon | 11-33 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Calvin Engman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Maynard (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Drake (tiring) 6 pts. PF - William Renfroe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Huang Fang (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bert Lyon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Herman Simmons (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Basham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Spurlin (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl McClure (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-33 |
| 07:14 | Ohio State | Sean Basham snags the defensive board | 11-33 |
| 06:45 | Ohio State | Huang Fang steals it from Sean Basham | 11-33 |
| 06:22 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 11-33 |
| 06:21 | Ohio State | Carl McClure pulls down the rebound | 11-33 |
| 06:17 | Ohio State | Calvin Engman is called for the reach on Bert Lyon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Calvin Engman, team foul #9 | 11-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Cary (PG), Oscar Villarreal (SF), Andrew Stocking (PF) Calvin Engman, Jeffrey Drake, William Renfroe | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence (SG), Jonathon McGlamery (SF), Rodney Sikes (PF) Herman Simmons, Sean Basham, James Spurlin | |
| 06:17 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon makes the 1st free throw | 11-34 |
| 06:17 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon misses the 2nd free throw | 11-34 |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking grabs the board | 11-34 |
| 05:58 | Northwestern | Huang Fang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-34 |
| 05:57 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Christian Lawrence | 11-34 |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-34 |
| 05:26 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathon McGlamery | 11-34 |
| 05:00 | Ohio State | Jonathon McGlamery clanks a floater from the left side | 11-34 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | Jason Cary pulls down the rebound | 11-34 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | Daniel Maynard drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 13-34 |
| 04:33 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-34 |
| 04:31 | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal pulls down the rebound | 13-34 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking is fouled on the floor by Jonathon McGlamery - foul #1 on Jonathon McGlamery, team foul #3 | 13-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake (SF), William Renfroe (C) Oscar Villarreal, Huang Fang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Charles (SG), Sean Basham (SF), James Spurlin (C) Christian Lawrence, Jonathon McGlamery, Carl McClure | |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-34 |
| 04:06 | Ohio State | Floyd Charles is hacked by Daniel Maynard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Maynard, team foul #10 | 15-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Beesley (PG) Daniel Maynard | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:06 | Ohio State | Floyd Charles makes the 1st free throw | 15-35 |
| 04:06 | Ohio State | Floyd Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 15-36 |
| 03:53 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking hits the finger roll and the foul's on Rodney Sikes - foul #2 on Rodney Sikes, team foul #4 | 17-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla (SG), Calvin Engman (C) Jeffrey Drake, William Renfroe | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:53 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking makes the free throw | 18-36 |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | Jason Cary is called for the reach on Sean Basham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Cary, team foul #11 | 18-36 |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | Sean Basham makes the 1st free throw | 18-37 |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | Sean Basham makes the 2nd free throw | 18-38 |
| 03:28 | Northwestern | Mark Beesley misses the jumpshot from the right side | 18-38 |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | Floyd Charles grabs the defensive rebound | 18-38 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mark Beesley (fresh) SG - Olumoi Aujla (fresh) SF - Jason Cary (tiring) PF - Andrew Stocking (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Calvin Engman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bert Lyon (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Floyd Charles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sean Basham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rodney Sikes (fairly fresh) C - James Spurlin (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Ohio State | Sean Basham knocks in the jumper from the left side | 18-40 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern | Mark Beesley can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 18-40 |
| 02:44 | Ohio State | Rodney Sikes grabs the board | 18-40 |
| 02:26 | Ohio State | James Spurlin buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Sean Basham | 18-42 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-42 |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-42 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Jason Cary misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-42 |
| 01:52 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking hits the follow up shot | 20-42 |
| 01:49 | Ohio State | Floyd Charles is hacked by Olumoi Aujla in the backcourt - foul #3 on Olumoi Aujla, team foul #12 | 20-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Maynard (SG), Oscar Villarreal (SF), William Renfroe (C) Olumoi Aujla, Jason Cary, Andrew Stocking | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence (PG), Herman Simmons (SG), Jonathon McGlamery (PF), Carl McClure (C) Bert Lyon, Sean Basham, Rodney Sikes, James Spurlin | |
| 01:49 | Ohio State | Floyd Charles makes the 1st free throw | 20-43 |
| 01:49 | Ohio State | Floyd Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 20-44 |
| 01:24 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Jonathon McGlamery - foul #2 on Jonathon McGlamery, team foul #5 | 20-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sean Basham (SF) Floyd Charles | |
| 01:24 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman makes the 1st free throw | 21-44 |
| 01:24 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-44 |
| 00:58 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Herman Simmons and the foul's on Mark Beesley - foul #3 on Mark Beesley, team foul #13 | 22-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking (PF) Mark Beesley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:58 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence makes the free throw | 22-47 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman buries a fadeaway from the left side | 24-47 |
| 00:36 | Ohio State | Daniel Maynard is called for the reach on Herman Simmons in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Maynard, team foul #14 | 24-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Cary (SG), Jeffrey Drake (SF) Daniel Maynard, Oscar Villarreal | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:36 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 24-47 |
| 00:36 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 24-47 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | William Renfroe gets the rebound | 24-47 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | William Renfroe loses the dribble to Sean Basham | 24-47 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Sean Basham lays it up and in | 24-49 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | William Renfroe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Huang Fang (C) William Renfroe | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons clanks a halfcourt shot | 24-49 |