| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jason Wallace (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Philip Mance (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Tandy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Antone (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Gary Magee (fresh) PF - Gary Ibanez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Frederick Babinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Gary Magee inbounds the ball | 19-23 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:43 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 19:42 | Ohio State | James Thompson snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 19:37 | Ohio State | James Brown knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Wallace | 21-23 |
| 19:09 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-23 |
| 19:07 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Thompson | 21-23 |
| 18:43 | Ohio State | James Thompson knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Jason Wallace and the foul's on Frederick Babinski - foul #3 on Frederick Babinski, team foul #1 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Arthur Davis (C) Frederick Babinski | |
| 18:43 | Ohio State | James Thompson misses the free throw | 23-23 |
| 18:43 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 18:14 | Purdue | Arthur Davis can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Tandy - foul #2 on Robert Tandy, team foul #1 | 23-23 |
| 18:14 | Purdue | Arthur Davis makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 18:14 | Purdue | Arthur Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 17:56 | Ohio State | Philip Mance misses short on a floater from the right side | 23-25 |
| 17:55 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 17:33 | Purdue | Arthur Davis is hacked by Robert Tandy - foul #3 on Robert Tandy, team foul #2 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeremy Church (SG) Arthur Davis | |
| 17:17 | Purdue | Jeremy Church can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 17:15 | Ohio State | James Thompson pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| 17:11 | Ohio State | Jeremy Church steps in front of the Jason Wallace pass | 23-25 |
| 16:53 | Purdue | Jeremy Church knocks in the 3 from straight away | 23-28 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | James Brown misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Mathew Kendrick - foul #1 on Mathew Kendrick, team foul #2 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Corson (SG) Jason Wallace | |
| Subs | Purdue | Arthur Davis (C) Jeremy Church | |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 16:18 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-28 |
| 16:16 | Purdue | Todd Antone tips it in | 25-30 |
| 15:56 | Ohio State | James Brown knocks in the jumper near the basket | 27-30 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Philip Corson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Mance (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Tandy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Antone (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. SF - Gary Magee (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Ibanez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Davis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Purdue | Arthur Davis misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 27-30 |
| 15:34 | Purdue | Arthur Davis tips it in | 27-32 |
| 15:06 | Ohio State | James Thompson misses long on a jumper from the left side | 27-32 |
| 15:04 | Purdue | Todd Antone grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 14:39 | Purdue | Todd Antone is fouled on the floor by James Thompson - foul #2 on James Thompson, team foul #3 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Wallace (SG) Philip Corson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeremy Church (PG), Frederick Babinski (C) Mathew Kendrick, Arthur Davis | |
| 14:20 | Purdue | Jason Wallace is called for the reach on Todd Antone - foul #2 on Jason Wallace, team foul #4 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick (PG) Todd Antone | |
| 14:06 | Purdue | Gary Magee is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Gary Magee, team foul #3 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Antone (SG) Mathew Kendrick | |
| 13:41 | Ohio State | James Brown misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 27-32 |
| 13:40 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy grabs the offensive board | 27-32 |
| 13:20 | Ohio State | Frederick Babinski takes the ball from Robert Tandy | 27-32 |
| 12:51 | Purdue | Jeremy Church can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 12:50 | Ohio State | James Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 12:33 | Ohio State | James Thompson is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Church - foul #2 on Jeremy Church, team foul #4 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick (PG), Philip Jones (SG) Todd Antone, Gary Magee | |
| 12:13 | Ohio State | Philip Mance scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from James Brown | 29-32 |
| 11:48 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mathew Kendrick and he's fouled by James Thompson - foul #3 on James Thompson, team foul #5 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Corson (PG), Patrick Ferrell (PF) James Brown, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Antone (SG), Gary Magee (SF) Philip Jones, Jeremy Church | |
| 11:48 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez makes the free throw | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Philip Corson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Wallace (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Mance (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Ferrell (fresh) C - Robert Tandy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Antone (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. SF - Gary Magee (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Gary Ibanez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Frederick Babinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:19 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-35 |
| 11:18 | Ohio State | Philip Corson grabs the offensive board | 29-35 |
| 10:55 | Ohio State | Philip Mance scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Todd Antone and he's hacked by Patrick Ferrell - foul #2 on Patrick Ferrell, team foul #6 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG), James Thompson (PF) Jason Wallace, Patrick Ferrell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeremy Church (SG) Gary Magee | |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez makes the free throw | 32-38 |
| 10:20 | Ohio State | James Brown loses the dribble to Todd Antone | 32-38 |
| 10:16 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick slams it home on a nice dish by Todd Antone | 32-40 |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | Jeremy Church steps in front of the James Brown pass in the backcourt | 32-40 |
| 09:49 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Church | 32-43 |
| 09:33 | Ohio State | Gary Ibanez swats the layup by Robert Tandy | 32-43 |
| 09:31 | Purdue | Todd Antone grabs the board | 32-43 |
| 09:09 | Purdue | Todd Antone is denied on a dunk by Robert Tandy | 32-43 |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | Philip Mance gets the rebound | 32-43 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 08:46 | Ohio State | James Brown's floater is tipped away by Frederick Babinski | 32-43 |
| 08:45 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez snags the defensive board | 32-43 |
| 08:20 | Purdue | The pull-up jumper by Gary Ibanez is blocked by James Thompson | 32-43 |
| 08:18 | Purdue | Todd Antone gets the offensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 07:56 | Purdue | Todd Antone hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 32-43 |
| 07:54 | Purdue | Todd Antone grabs the offensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 07:40 | Purdue | Jeremy Church buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Frederick Babinski | 32-46 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Corson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Mance (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Thompson (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Tandy (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Church (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Todd Antone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. PF - Gary Ibanez (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Frederick Babinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Ohio State | Philip Mance hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-46 |
| 07:15 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy snags the offensive board | 32-46 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 07:00 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-46 |
| 06:59 | Purdue | Todd Antone snags the defensive board | 32-46 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Jeremy Church comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Philip Corson - foul #1 on Philip Corson, team foul #7 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Wallace (SG), Patrick Ferrell (C) Philip Corson, Robert Tandy | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Magee (SF), Arthur Davis (PF) Todd Antone, Gary Ibanez | |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Jeremy Church misses the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Jeremy Church makes the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Jeremy Church makes the 3rd free throw | 32-48 |
| 06:25 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Jeremy Church - foul #3 on Jeremy Church, team foul #5 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Jones (SG) Jeremy Church | |
| 06:25 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 06:25 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 06:23 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick travels in the backcourt | 34-48 |
| 06:15 | Ohio State | Patrick Ferrell is open and buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Philip Mance | 36-48 |
| 05:50 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frederick Babinski | 36-50 |
| 05:45 | Ohio State | James Brown is fouled on the floor by Frederick Babinski - foul #4 on Frederick Babinski, team foul #6 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Antone (SG) Philip Jones | |
| 05:26 | Ohio State | James Brown scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Ferrell | 38-50 |
| 05:06 | Purdue | Todd Antone drills a runner from close range and the foul's on Jason Wallace - foul #3 on Jason Wallace, team foul #8 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Corson (SF), Robert Tandy (C) Philip Mance, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeremy Church (PG) Mathew Kendrick | |
| 05:06 | Purdue | Todd Antone makes the free throw | 38-53 |
| 04:49 | Ohio State | James Brown misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Gary Magee - foul #4 on Gary Magee, team foul #7 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick (PG), Gary Ibanez (PF) Todd Antone, Arthur Davis | |
| 04:49 | Ohio State | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 04:49 | Ohio State | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 04:32 | Purdue | Jeremy Church scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Frederick Babinski | 40-56 |
| 04:13 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-56 |
| 03:50 | Purdue | Jeremy Church comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-56 |
| 03:48 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy grabs the defensive rebound | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:20 | Ohio State | Philip Corson loses the dribble to Jeremy Church | 42-56 |
| 03:17 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick lays it up and in set up by Jeremy Church | 42-58 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Wallace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Philip Corson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Patrick Ferrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Tandy (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Church (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gary Magee (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Gary Ibanez (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Frederick Babinski (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Ohio State | James Brown shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 42-58 |
| 03:10 | Ohio State | Patrick Ferrell snags the offensive board | 42-58 |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | Gary Ibanez swats the short shot by Robert Tandy | 42-58 |
| 03:02 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez gets the rebound | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:34 | Purdue | Jeremy Church hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-61 |
| 02:26 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy misses the shot from the left wing | 42-61 |
| 02:24 | Purdue | Jeremy Church gets the rebound | 42-61 |
| 02:06 | Purdue | Jeremy Church makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-64 |
| 01:46 | Ohio State | James Brown works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 42-64 |
| 01:45 | Purdue | Frederick Babinski gets the rebound | 42-64 |
| 01:29 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-64 |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 42-64 |
| 01:11 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy is called for traveling | 42-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Mance (SF), James Thompson (PF) Philip Corson, Patrick Ferrell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Jones (PG), Louis Brunson (SG), Arthur Davis (PF) Mathew Kendrick, Gary Magee, Gary Ibanez | |
| 00:43 | Purdue | Jeremy Church throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-64 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Brown | 44-64 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Jeremy Church drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Philip Jones | 44-66 |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | James Thompson misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right side | 44-66 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Frederick Babinski | 44-66 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Philip Jones runs out the clock | 44-66 |