| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Marcos Rodriquez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Rushing (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Sean Welsh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Jonas (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Philip Mance (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Tandy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Philip Mance inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | James Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 25-32 |
| 19:34 | St. Francis (NY) | Richard Rushing gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 19:29 | St. Francis (NY) | Marcos Rodriquez is called for traveling | 25-32 |
| 19:04 | Ohio State | Philip Mance is fouled on the floor by Gerald Jonas - foul #2 on Gerald Jonas, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| 18:42 | Ohio State | James Thompson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 18:41 | St. Francis (NY) | Gerald Jonas pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 18:12 | St. Francis (NY) | Gerald Jonas hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Tandy - foul #2 on Robert Tandy, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Ronald Curtis (PG), Robert Grant (SG), Lutalo Abdool (SF), Scott Ours (PF) Marcos Rodriquez, Richard Rushing, Sean Welsh, Charles Baker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Corson (SG) Jason Wallace | |
| 18:12 | St. Francis (NY) | Gerald Jonas makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 18:12 | St. Francis (NY) | Gerald Jonas misses the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 18:12 | St. Francis (NY) | Ronald Curtis grabs the offensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 17:52 | St. Francis (NY) | Scott Ours double dribbles | 26-32 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | James Roller (C) Gerald Jonas | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:29 | Ohio State | Philip Mance misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 17:27 | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Grant gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 17:19 | St. Francis (NY) | Ronald Curtis connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 16:56 | Ohio State | Philip Corson is hacked by James Roller - foul #2 on James Roller, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Shaiming Huang (PG), Richard Rushing (SG), Sean Welsh (SF) Ronald Curtis, Robert Grant, Lutalo Abdool | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Wallace (SG) Philip Corson | |
| 16:28 | Ohio State | Scott Ours blocks the jumper by James Thompson | 29-32 |
| 16:26 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Mance | 29-32 |
| 16:06 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace is fouled on the floor by Richard Rushing - foul #3 on Richard Rushing, team foul #3 | 29-32 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Marcos Rodriquez (PG), Robert Grant (SG), Charles Baker (PF), Lutalo Abdool (C) Shaiming Huang, Richard Rushing, Scott Ours, James Roller | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Ferrell (PF) James Thompson | |
| 15:43 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy is whistled for a carry | 29-32 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Gerald Jonas (C) Sean Welsh | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Corson (SG) Jason Wallace | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Marcos Rodriquez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lutalo Abdool (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Jonas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Corson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Philip Mance (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Ferrell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Tandy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | St. Francis (NY) | Marcos Rodriquez comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 15:24 | Ohio State | Patrick Ferrell gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 14:58 | Ohio State | James Brown comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-32 |
| 14:57 | St. Francis (NY) | Gerald Jonas grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 14:49 | St. Francis (NY) | Marcos Rodriquez is whistled for traveling | 29-32 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Richard Rushing (SG), Clark Davis (SF), James Roller (C) Robert Grant, Lutalo Abdool, Gerald Jonas | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Wallace (SG), Adam Croskey (SF), James Thompson (PF) James Brown, Philip Mance, Robert Tandy | |
| 14:42 | Ohio State | Philip Corson is hacked by Marcos Rodriquez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marcos Rodriquez, team foul #4 | 29-32 |
| 14:19 | Ohio State | James Thompson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 14:18 | Ohio State | Patrick Ferrell grabs the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 13:57 | Ohio State | James Thompson buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Jason Wallace and the foul's on James Roller - foul #3 on James Roller, team foul #5 | 29-34 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Ronald Curtis (PG), Sean Welsh (SF), Scott Ours (PF) Marcos Rodriquez, Clark Davis, Charles Baker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Tandy (C) Patrick Ferrell | |
| 13:57 | Ohio State | James Thompson makes the free throw | 29-35 |
| 13:36 | St. Francis (NY) | Sean Welsh clanks a 3 from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 13:18 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Adam Croskey | 29-37 |
| 13:04 | St. Francis (NY) | Ronald Curtis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Ronald Curtis, team foul #6 | 29-37 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Grant (SG), Gerald Jonas (C) Richard Rushing, James Roller | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG), Philip Mance (SF) Philip Corson, Adam Croskey | |
| 13:02 | Ohio State | Philip Mance is called for traveling in the backcourt | 29-37 |
| 12:52 | St. Francis (NY) | Sean Welsh buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Curtis | 32-37 |
| 12:23 | Ohio State | Philip Mance is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Thompson | 32-40 |
| 12:18 | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Grant is hacked by Jason Wallace - foul #2 on Jason Wallace, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Marcos Rodriquez (PG), Richard Rushing (SG), Lutalo Abdool (SF), Charles Baker (PF) Ronald Curtis, Robert Grant, Sean Welsh, Scott Ours | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:08 | St. Francis (NY) | Richard Rushing hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 12:06 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | James Thompson is hacked by Marcos Rodriquez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marcos Rodriquez, team foul #7 | 32-40 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Ferrell (C) Robert Tandy | |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | James Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 12:02 | St. Francis (NY) | Richard Rushing pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 11:33 | St. Francis (NY) | Richard Rushing can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-40 |
| 11:32 | St. Francis (NY) | Marcos Rodriquez gets the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Marcos Rodriquez (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Rushing (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Lutalo Abdool (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Jonas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Wallace (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Philip Mance (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Thompson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Ferrell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:21 | St. Francis (NY) | Charles Baker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 11:19 | St. Francis (NY) | Lutalo Abdool gets the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 11:04 | St. Francis (NY) | James Thompson blocks the jumper by Charles Baker | 32-40 |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | Philip Mance grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 10:58 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace is fouled in the backcourt by Marcos Rodriquez - foul #4 on Marcos Rodriquez, team foul #8 | 32-40 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Shaiming Huang (PG), Robert Grant (SG), Sean Welsh (SF), Scott Ours (PF), James Roller (C) Marcos Rodriquez, Richard Rushing, Lutalo Abdool, Charles Baker, Gerald Jonas | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Corson (PG), Adam Croskey (SF), Robert Tandy (C) James Brown, Philip Mance, James Thompson | |
| 10:58 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 10:58 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 10:36 | St. Francis (NY) | Shaiming Huang comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 10:35 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robert Tandy | 32-42 |
| 10:13 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by James Roller - foul #4 on James Roller, team foul #9 | 32-42 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Lutalo Abdool (PF) James Roller | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG), James Thompson (PF) Jason Wallace, Patrick Ferrell | |
| 10:13 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 10:13 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 09:49 | St. Francis (NY) | Sean Welsh misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 32-44 |
| 09:48 | Ohio State | James Thompson gets the rebound | 32-44 |
| 09:25 | Ohio State | James Thompson lays it up and in on a great pass from James Brown | 32-46 |
| 09:20 | St. Francis (NY) | Shaiming Huang connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Grant | 34-46 |
| 08:52 | Ohio State | Lutalo Abdool swats the layup by Robert Tandy | 34-46 |
| 08:51 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy tips it in | 34-48 |
| 08:31 | St. Francis (NY) | Lutalo Abdool knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 08:09 | Ohio State | James Brown is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 37-48 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Ronald Curtis (PG), Richard Rushing (SG), Clark Davis (SF), Charles Baker (PF), Gerald Jonas (C) Shaiming Huang, Robert Grant, Sean Welsh, Lutalo Abdool, Scott Ours | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Mance (SF), Patrick Ferrell (PF) Adam Croskey, James Thompson | |
| 07:55 | St. Francis (NY) | Gerald Jonas can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-48 |
| 07:53 | Ohio State | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 07:49 | Ohio State | James Brown is fouled on the floor by Clark Davis - foul #1 on Clark Davis, team foul #10 | 37-48 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Marcos Rodriquez (PG) Ronald Curtis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Wallace (SG) Philip Corson | |
| 07:49 | Ohio State | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 07:49 | Ohio State | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 07:49 | St. Francis (NY) | Gerald Jonas grabs the board | 37-48 |
| 07:25 | St. Francis (NY) | Marcos Rodriquez scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-48 |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Marcos Rodriquez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Rushing (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Clark Davis (fresh) PF - Charles Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Jonas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Wallace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Philip Mance (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Ferrell (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Tandy (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Ohio State | James Brown is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 40-50 |
| 06:43 | St. Francis (NY) | Clark Davis comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 06:41 | St. Francis (NY) | Charles Baker tips it but misses | 40-50 |
| 06:39 | St. Francis (NY) | Gerald Jonas misses the tip | 40-50 |
| 06:37 | Ohio State | Patrick Ferrell grabs the defensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | Philip Mance connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Wallace | 40-53 |
| 05:50 | St. Francis (NY) | Richard Rushing hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-53 |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | Clark Davis steals it from James Brown in the backcourt | 43-53 |
| 05:30 | St. Francis (NY) | Gerald Jonas misses the lay-in | 43-53 |
| 05:29 | Ohio State | Philip Mance gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 05:05 | Ohio State | The jump hook by James Brown is blocked by Gerald Jonas | 43-53 |
| 05:03 | St. Francis (NY) | Gerald Jonas grabs the defensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 04:48 | St. Francis (NY) | Richard Rushing misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Jason Wallace - foul #3 on Jason Wallace, team foul #4 | 43-53 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Ronald Curtis (PG), Sean Welsh (SF), Scott Ours (PF), James Roller (C) Marcos Rodriquez, Clark Davis, Charles Baker, Gerald Jonas | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Corson (PG), Adam Croskey (SF), James Thompson (PF) James Brown, Philip Mance, Patrick Ferrell | |
| 04:48 | St. Francis (NY) | Richard Rushing makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 04:48 | St. Francis (NY) | Richard Rushing makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 04:46 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 45-53 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Lutalo Abdool (SG) Richard Rushing | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:37 | St. Francis (NY) | James Roller scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Curtis | 47-53 |
| 04:33 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jason Wallace, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Grant (SG) Lutalo Abdool | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:16 | St. Francis (NY) | Scott Ours clanks a shot from the free throw line | 47-53 |
| 04:14 | St. Francis (NY) | Scott Ours pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 03:59 | St. Francis (NY) | James Roller hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Grant | 50-53 |
| 03:30 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from James Thompson | 50-55 |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Ronald Curtis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Grant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Sean Welsh (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Ours (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Roller (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Philip Corson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Wallace (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Adam Croskey (fresh) PF - James Thompson (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Tandy (tired) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:11 | St. Francis (NY) | Sean Welsh misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 50-55 |
| 03:09 | St. Francis (NY) | Ronald Curtis tips it in | 52-55 |
| 03:04 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace is hacked by Robert Grant in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Grant, team foul #11 | 52-55 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Shaiming Huang (PG), Richard Rushing (SG), Lutalo Abdool (PF), Gerald Jonas (C) Ronald Curtis, Robert Grant, Scott Ours, James Roller | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Mance (SF), Patrick Ferrell (C) Adam Croskey, Robert Tandy | |
| 03:04 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 03:04 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 02:49 | St. Francis (NY) | Lutalo Abdool misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Philip Corson - foul #1 on Philip Corson, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Charles Baker (PF) Sean Welsh | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG) Jason Wallace | |
| 02:49 | St. Francis (NY) | Lutalo Abdool makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 02:49 | St. Francis (NY) | Lutalo Abdool makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 02:47 | Ohio State | James Brown is hacked by Charles Baker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Baker, team foul #12 | 54-57 |
| 02:47 | Ohio State | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 02:47 | Ohio State | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 02:47 | St. Francis (NY) | Gerald Jonas grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 02:47 | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-58 |
| 02:36 | St. Francis (NY) | Richard Rushing is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Marcos Rodriquez (PG), James Roller (C) Shaiming Huang, Gerald Jonas | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Adam Croskey (SF) James Thompson | |
| 02:36 | St. Francis (NY) | Richard Rushing makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 02:36 | St. Francis (NY) | Richard Rushing misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 02:36 | Ohio State | Patrick Ferrell grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 02:18 | Ohio State | Philip Mance can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-58 |
| 02:17 | St. Francis (NY) | James Roller pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 02:17 | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Sean Welsh (SF), Scott Ours (PF), Gerald Jonas (C) Lutalo Abdool, Charles Baker, James Roller | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:01 | St. Francis (NY) | Sean Welsh can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Adam Croskey - foul #3 on Adam Croskey, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| 02:01 | St. Francis (NY) | Sean Welsh makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 02:01 | St. Francis (NY) | Sean Welsh makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:40 | Ohio State | James Brown lays it in on a great pass from Philip Corson and he's fouled by Richard Rushing - foul #4 on Richard Rushing, team foul #13 | 57-60 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Charles Baker (PF) Scott Ours | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Wallace (SG), James Thompson (PF), Robert Tandy (C) Philip Corson, Adam Croskey, Patrick Ferrell | |
| 01:40 | Ohio State | James Brown makes the free throw | 57-61 |
| 01:17 | St. Francis (NY) | Marcos Rodriquez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-61 |
| 01:15 | St. Francis (NY) | Marcos Rodriquez grabs the offensive board | 57-61 |
| 00:59 | St. Francis (NY) | Gerald Jonas makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Baker | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | James Brown is wide open but clanks a jumper from the baseline | 59-61 |
| 00:36 | St. Francis (NY) | The rebound goes to Charles Baker | 59-61 |
| 00:21 | St. Francis (NY) | Gerald Jonas drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Marcos Rodriquez and he's hacked by James Thompson - foul #1 on James Thompson, team foul #9 | 61-61 |
| 00:21 | St. Francis (NY) | Gerald Jonas makes the free throw | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Philip Mance makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Thompson | 62-63 |
| 00:07 | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| 00:01 | St. Francis (NY) | Charles Baker misses short on a floater in the paint | 62-63 |
| 00:00 | St. Francis (NY) | The clock runs out | 62-63 |