| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Steve Young (fresh) SG - Joseph Biggs (fresh) SF - Jason Locke (fresh) PF - Justin Carrion (fresh) C - Phillip Graham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) SG - Scott Zelkind (fresh) SF - Paul Weber (fresh) PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) C - Terry Bush (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Terry Bush wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is open and scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Scott Zelkind | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Ohio State | Jerry Hebert takes the ball from Justin Carrion | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Ohio State | Phillip Graham pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Ohio State | Justin Carrion loses the ball out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert loses the dribble to Phillip Graham in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Ohio State | Steve Young is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jerry Hebert | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Hebert | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Paul Weber and he's hacked by Steve Young - foul #1 on Steve Young, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:59 | Ohio State | Steve Young clanks a runner in the lane | 0-5 |
| 17:58 | Ohio State | Phillip Graham grabs the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:48 | Ohio State | Jason Locke misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-5 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Scott Zelkind gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Joseph Biggs is called for the reach on Scott Zelkind in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Biggs, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bernard Chan (SF), George Rhoads (C) Jason Locke, Phillip Graham | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), John Boyd (SG), Steve Collado (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF), Terrance Roberts (C) Lawrence Lamar, Scott Zelkind, Paul Weber, Jerry Hebert, Terry Bush | |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Steve Collado | 0-7 |
| 17:06 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs makes the contested 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Steve Young | 3-7 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | John Boyd buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Terrance Roberts | 3-9 |
| 16:37 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Steve Young | 6-9 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | John Boyd misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 6-9 |
| 16:29 | Ohio State | Justin Carrion grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 16:18 | Ohio State | Steve Young misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 16:16 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan misses the tip | 6-9 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Steve Collado grabs the board | 6-9 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Frederick Turner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-9 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber tips it home | 6-11 |
| 15:49 | Ohio State | Steve Young connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Steve Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Biggs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bernard Chan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Justin Carrion (fairly fresh) C - George Rhoads (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Turner (fairly fresh) SG - John Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steve Collado (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Scheiber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Terrance Roberts (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses badly on the uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 8-11 |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Frederick Turner and he's fouled by Joseph Biggs - foul #2 on Joseph Biggs, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Lerch (PG), Raymond Hinkley (SG), Jason Locke (SF), David Moore (PF), Phillip Graham (C) Steve Young, Joseph Biggs, Bernard Chan, Justin Carrion, George Rhoads | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Paul Weber (SF), Kurt Beard (C) John Boyd, Steve Collado, Terrance Roberts | |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the free throw | 8-14 |
| 15:10 | Ohio State | Jason Locke can't connect on a runner from the right block | 8-14 |
| 15:09 | Ohio State | David Moore snags the offensive board | 8-14 |
| 14:57 | Ohio State | Raymond Hinkley scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Locke | 11-14 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Kurt Beard misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right block | 11-14 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Frederick Turner snags the offensive board | 11-14 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber is hacked by David Moore - foul #1 on David Moore, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Hebert (PF), Terry Bush (C) Edward Scheiber, Kurt Beard | |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses long on an open shot from the left side | 11-14 |
| 14:17 | Ohio State | Phillip Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 13:57 | Ohio State | Timothy Lerch clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-14 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the wide open 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Hebert | 11-17 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Raymond Hinkley misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-17 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Terry Bush pulls down the rebound | 11-17 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by David Moore - foul #2 on David Moore, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ted Wright (SG), Bernard Chan (SF), Justin Carrion (PF), George Rhoads (C) Raymond Hinkley, Jason Locke, David Moore, Phillip Graham | |
| Subs | Illinois | Terrance Roberts (PF), Kurt Beard (C) Jerry Hebert, Terry Bush | |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 13:28 | Ohio State | Justin Carrion pulls down the rebound | 11-18 |
| 13:17 | Ohio State | Ted Wright steps out of bounds on the sideline | 11-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Young (PG) Ted Wright | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Frederick Turner hits the finger roll | 11-20 |
| 12:52 | Ohio State | Steve Young can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Frederick Turner - foul #1 on Frederick Turner, team foul #1 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG) Frederick Turner | |
| 12:52 | Ohio State | Steve Young makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 12:52 | Ohio State | Steve Young makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Kurt Beard loses the dribble to Bernard Chan in the backcourt | 13-20 |
| 12:43 | Ohio State | Steve Young is whistled for a carry | 13-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), Edward Scheiber (PF) Paul Weber, Terrance Roberts | |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Frederick Turner's pass is intercepted by Justin Carrion | 13-20 |
| 12:15 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-20 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the easy layup | 16-20 |
| 11:44 | Ohio State | Justin Carrion grabs the defensive rebound | 16-20 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Steve Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Chan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Lerch (tiring) PF - Justin Carrion (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - George Rhoads (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frederick Turner (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Scheiber (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Kurt Beard (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Kurt Beard - foul #1 on Kurt Beard, team foul #2 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymond Hinkley (SG), Phillip Graham (C) Timothy Lerch, Justin Carrion | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Collado (SG), Paul Weber (SF), Jerry Hebert (PF), Terry Bush (C) Lawrence Lamar, Frederick Turner, Edward Scheiber, Kurt Beard | |
| 11:40 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 11:40 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 11:40 | Ohio State | George Rhoads grabs the offensive board | 16-20 |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | Steve Young drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Raymond Hinkley | 18-20 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Paul Weber drills a runner from close range set up by John Boyd | 18-22 |
| 10:51 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan clanks a 3 from the right wing | 18-22 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert pulls down the rebound | 18-22 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Hebert | 18-24 |
| 10:27 | Ohio State | Steve Young misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | John Boyd misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by George Rhoads - foul #1 on George Rhoads, team foul #6 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Lerch (PG), Ted Wright (SG), Jason Locke (SF), Justin Carrion (PF) Steve Young, Raymond Hinkley, Bernard Chan, George Rhoads | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Frederick Turner (SG), Terrance Roberts (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Steve Collado, Paul Weber, Jerry Hebert, Terry Bush | |
| 10:13 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 09:51 | Ohio State | Jason Locke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF), Kurt Beard (C) John Boyd, Edward Scheiber | |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-26 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Kurt Beard tips it back up and in | 18-28 |
| 09:18 | Ohio State | Jason Locke comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-28 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Lawrence Lamar | 18-28 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Frederick Turner is hacked by Ted Wright in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ted Wright, team foul #7 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Scheiber (C) Kurt Beard | |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 08:57 | Ohio State | Jason Locke misses long on a 3 from straight away | 18-30 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber grabs the defensive rebound | 18-30 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Edward Scheiber | 18-32 |
| 08:22 | Ohio State | Jason Locke can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-32 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar snags the defensive board | 18-32 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Young (PG), Raymond Hinkley (SG), Gerard Burke (SF), George Rhoads (C) Timothy Lerch, Ted Wright, Jason Locke, Phillip Graham | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SF), Jerry Hebert (PF), Terry Bush (C) Paul Weber, Terrance Roberts, Edward Scheiber | |
| 08:14 | Ohio State | Steve Young misses long on a shot from the right side | 18-32 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Terry Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 18-32 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Gerard Burke is called for the reach on Lawrence Lamar in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerard Burke, team foul #8 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bernard Chan (SF) Justin Carrion | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 18-33 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the 2nd free throw | 18-33 |
| 08:11 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Gerard Burke | 18-33 |
| 08:01 | Ohio State | Terry Bush blocks the short jumper by Bernard Chan | 18-33 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Terry Bush pulls down the rebound | 18-33 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Steve Young is called for the reach on Lawrence Lamar - foul #2 on Steve Young, team foul #9 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Lerch (PG) Steve Young | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF), Terrance Roberts (C) Frederick Turner, Terry Bush | |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 18-34 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 18-35 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Timothy Lerch (tiring) SG - Raymond Hinkley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Chan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gerard Burke (fresh) C - George Rhoads (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - John Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) 5 reb. C - Terrance Roberts (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Ohio State | Timothy Lerch is hacked by Lawrence Lamar - foul #1 on Lawrence Lamar, team foul #3 | 18-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Justin Carrion (PF) Raymond Hinkley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), Terry Bush (C) Lawrence Lamar, Terrance Roberts | |
| 07:18 | Ohio State | Justin Carrion is hacked by Jerry Hebert - foul #1 on Jerry Hebert, team foul #4 | 18-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymond Hinkley (SG) Bernard Chan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Zelkind (SG), Edward Scheiber (C) Frederick Turner, Jerry Hebert | |
| 07:06 | Ohio State | Raymond Hinkley drills a floater from just outside the lane | 20-35 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Scott Zelkind is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Lerch - foul #1 on Timothy Lerch, team foul #10 | 20-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Locke (SF) Gerard Burke | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), Jerry Hebert (PF), Terrance Roberts (C) Paul Weber, Terry Bush, Edward Scheiber | |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Scott Zelkind misses the 1st free throw | 20-35 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Scott Zelkind makes the 2nd free throw | 20-36 |
| 06:53 | Ohio State | Raymond Hinkley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-36 |
| 06:52 | Ohio State | Justin Carrion tips it in | 22-36 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Scott Zelkind is hacked by Raymond Hinkley - foul #1 on Raymond Hinkley, team foul #11 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Phillip Graham (C) George Rhoads | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Paul Weber (SF), Terry Bush (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Frederick Turner, John Boyd, Jerry Hebert, Terrance Roberts | |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Scott Zelkind makes the 1st free throw | 22-37 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Scott Zelkind makes the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 06:26 | Ohio State | Paul Weber steps in front of the Timothy Lerch pass | 22-38 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Paul Weber can't finish the layup | 22-38 |
| 06:20 | Ohio State | Phillip Graham gets the rebound | 22-38 |
| 06:05 | Ohio State | Jason Locke comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-38 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar grabs the defensive rebound | 22-38 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Timothy Lerch - foul #2 on Timothy Lerch, team foul #12 | 22-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Young (PG), Joseph Biggs (SG), Bernard Chan (SF), Gerard Burke (PF), David Moore (C) Timothy Lerch, Raymond Hinkley, Jason Locke, Justin Carrion, Phillip Graham | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), John Boyd (SF), Jerry Hebert (PF), Terrance Roberts (C) Scott Zelkind, Paul Weber, Terry Bush, Edward Scheiber | |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 22-39 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the 2nd free throw | 22-39 |
| 05:52 | Ohio State | Gerard Burke grabs the defensive rebound | 22-39 |
| 05:39 | Ohio State | Steve Young makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Biggs | 24-39 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses badly on the uncontested 3 from straight away | 24-39 |
| 05:18 | Ohio State | David Moore snags the defensive board | 24-39 |
| 05:00 | Ohio State | Steve Young buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Biggs | 26-39 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | John Boyd drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Terrance Roberts and the foul's on Bernard Chan - foul #1 on Bernard Chan, team foul #13 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Rhoads (C) Gerard Burke | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF), Terry Bush (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Lawrence Lamar, Jerry Hebert, Terrance Roberts | |
| 04:49 | Illinois | John Boyd misses the free throw | 26-41 |
| 04:49 | Ohio State | David Moore pulls down the rebound | 26-41 |
| 04:31 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Weber - foul #1 on Paul Weber, team foul #5 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Justin Carrion (PF) David Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kurt Beard (C) Edward Scheiber | |
| 04:31 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan makes the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 04:31 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan misses the 2nd free throw | 27-41 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Kurt Beard grabs the defensive rebound | 27-41 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Paul Weber hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-41 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Justin Carrion snags the defensive board | 27-41 |
| 03:56 | Ohio State | Steve Young can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Frederick Turner - foul #2 on Frederick Turner, team foul #6 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ted Wright (SG), Jason Locke (SF), Phillip Graham (C) Joseph Biggs, Bernard Chan, George Rhoads | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Jerry Hebert (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Frederick Turner, Terry Bush, Kurt Beard | |
| 03:56 | Ohio State | Steve Young makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 03:56 | Ohio State | Steve Young makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is open and buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Scheiber | 29-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Steve Young (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ted Wright (fresh) SF - Jason Locke (fairly fresh) PF - Justin Carrion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Phillip Graham (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Weber (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Hebert (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Ohio State | Jerry Hebert swats the short shot by Steve Young | 29-43 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber gets the rebound | 29-43 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Paul Weber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gerard Burke (SF), David Moore (PF), George Rhoads (C) Jason Locke, Justin Carrion, Phillip Graham | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), Terrance Roberts (PF), Terry Bush (C) John Boyd, Jerry Hebert, Edward Scheiber | |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | Steve Young drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gerard Burke | 31-43 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | George Rhoads is called for the reach on Lawrence Lamar - foul #2 on George Rhoads, team foul #14 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs (SG), Bernard Chan (SF) Ted Wright, Gerard Burke | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SF), Kurt Beard (C) Paul Weber, Terry Bush | |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Steve Young double dribbles | 31-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gerard Burke (PF) George Rhoads | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF), Terry Bush (C) Lawrence Lamar, Kurt Beard | |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Frederick Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Phillip Graham (C) David Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Jerry Hebert (PF), Kurt Beard (C) John Boyd, Terrance Roberts, Terry Bush | |
| 01:59 | Ohio State | Steve Young misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-45 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jerry Hebert | 31-45 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Paul Weber is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-45 |
| 01:39 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs pulls down the rebound | 31-45 |
| 01:35 | Ohio State | Kurt Beard steals the ball from Bernard Chan | 31-45 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-45 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Paul Weber tips it home | 31-47 |
| 01:00 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 31-47 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kurt Beard | 31-47 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Paul Weber hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-47 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar snags the offensive board | 31-47 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is hacked by Phillip Graham - foul #1 on Phillip Graham, team foul #15 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Lerch (PG), Raymond Hinkley (SG), Jason Locke (SF), Justin Carrion (PF), George Rhoads (C) Steve Young, Joseph Biggs, Bernard Chan, Gerard Burke, Phillip Graham | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Zelkind (SG), John Boyd (SF), Terry Bush (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Frederick Turner, Paul Weber, Jerry Hebert, Kurt Beard | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 31-48 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Jason Locke makes the floater from the right side | 33-48 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 33-48 |