| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brian Mule (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bowers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffery Campbell (fresh) PF - Kenneth Smiley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ian Ringer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Maurice Mattson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer inbounds the ball | 27-39 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Ohio State | Michael Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-39 |
| 19:25 | Belmont | Brian Mule scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 19:12 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 19:10 | Belmont | Brian Mule grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 18:52 | Belmont | Jeffery Campbell connects on the 3 from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 18:36 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer knocks in the shot near the basket and he's fouled by Brian Mule - foul #1 on Brian Mule, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| 18:36 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer makes the free throw | 33-42 |
| 18:14 | Belmont | Kenneth Smiley drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Brian Mule | 36-42 |
| 17:57 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-42 |
| 17:56 | Ohio State | Michael Davis can't tip it in | 36-42 |
| 17:54 | Belmont | Kenneth Smiley gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 17:34 | Belmont | Michael Skinner steals the ball from Brian Mule | 36-42 |
| 17:31 | Ohio State | Michael Skinner lays it up and in | 36-44 |
| 17:09 | Belmont | Joseph Bowers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Skinner - foul #2 on Michael Skinner, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Colvin (SF), Tyrone Bunger (PF), Thomas O'Leary (C) Jeffery Campbell, Kenneth Smiley, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Roberts (SG), Frederick West (PF), Earl Truong (C) James Scott, Maurice Mattson, Michael Davis | |
| 17:09 | Belmont | Joseph Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 17:09 | Belmont | Joseph Bowers misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 17:09 | Ohio State | Earl Truong pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 16:50 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Ian Ringer, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Zarrineh (PG), Robert Tobey (SG) Brian Mule, Joseph Bowers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 16:37 | Belmont | Robert Tobey clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Don Roberts - foul #2 on Don Roberts, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| 16:37 | Belmont | Robert Tobey misses the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 16:37 | Belmont | Robert Tobey misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 16:37 | Ohio State | Frederick West pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 16:27 | Ohio State | Don Roberts is hacked by Robert Tobey - foul #1 on Robert Tobey, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Scott (SG) Ian Ringer | |
| 16:13 | Ohio State | Frederick West misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-44 |
| 16:11 | Belmont | Thomas O'Leary snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 15:42 | Belmont | Thomas O'Leary clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Earl Truong - foul #1 on Earl Truong, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Brian Mule (PG), Joseph Bowers (SG), Jeffery Campbell (SF), Kenneth Smiley (PF) Charles Zarrineh, Robert Tobey, Charles Colvin, Tyrone Bunger | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson (PF), Michael Davis (C) James Scott, Earl Truong | |
| 15:42 | Belmont | Thomas O'Leary makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 15:42 | Belmont | Thomas O'Leary makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brian Mule (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Bowers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffery Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Smiley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas O'Leary (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Skinner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Don Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Frederick West (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Maurice Mattson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:28 | Ohio State | Michael Davis misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 39-44 |
| 15:26 | Belmont | Thomas O'Leary snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 15:17 | Belmont | Brian Mule connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 15:02 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Frederick West | 42-47 |
| 14:49 | Belmont | Kenneth Smiley misses the floater from the left side | 42-47 |
| 14:48 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas O'Leary | 42-47 |
| 14:27 | Belmont | Joseph Bowers misses the jumper from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 14:25 | Ohio State | Michael Davis gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 14:06 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | Frederick West grabs the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 13:55 | Ohio State | Michael Davis makes the jumper from the right side set up by Frederick West | 42-49 |
| 13:41 | Belmont | Thomas O'Leary lays it in on a great pass from Brian Mule | 44-49 |
| 13:23 | Ohio State | Michael Davis lays it up and in on a great pass from Maurice Mattson and he's hacked by Thomas O'Leary - foul #1 on Thomas O'Leary, team foul #3 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Zarrineh (PG), Robert Tobey (SG), Charles Colvin (SF), Tyrone Bunger (PF), Charles Brown (C) Brian Mule, Joseph Bowers, Jeffery Campbell, Kenneth Smiley, Thomas O'Leary | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Scott (SG), Ian Ringer (SF), Earl Truong (PF) Don Roberts, Frederick West, Maurice Mattson | |
| 13:23 | Ohio State | Michael Davis makes the free throw | 44-52 |
| 13:08 | Belmont | Robert Tobey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-52 |
| 13:06 | Ohio State | Michael Davis snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 12:57 | Ohio State | Michael Davis misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Brown - foul #2 on Charles Brown, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| 12:57 | Ohio State | Michael Davis makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 12:57 | Ohio State | Michael Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 12:45 | Belmont | Charles Brown is called for traveling | 44-54 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson (PF) Michael Davis | |
| 12:27 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson is fouled on the floor by Charles Brown - foul #3 on Charles Brown, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| 12:22 | Ohio State | Earl Truong comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 12:20 | Ohio State | Earl Truong gets the offensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 12:05 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer banks in the layup on a great pass from James Scott | 44-56 |
| 11:48 | Belmont | The short jumper by Tyrone Bunger is denied by Earl Truong | 44-56 |
| 11:46 | Ohio State | Earl Truong gets the rebound | 44-56 |
| 11:42 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 44-56 |
| 11:40 | Belmont | Tyrone Bunger snags the defensive board | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Charles Zarrineh (fresh) SG - Robert Tobey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Colvin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tyrone Bunger (fresh) 5 reb. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Skinner (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - James Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ian Ringer (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. PF - Maurice Mattson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Earl Truong (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Belmont | Charles Zarrineh clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-56 |
| 11:33 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson snags the defensive board | 44-56 |
| 11:27 | Ohio State | Michael Skinner is fouled on the floor by Tyrone Bunger - foul #2 on Tyrone Bunger, team foul #6 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Brian Mule (PG), Joseph Bowers (SG), Jeffery Campbell (SF), Kenneth Smiley (PF) Charles Zarrineh, Robert Tobey, Charles Colvin, Tyrone Bunger | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:19 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Scott | 44-59 |
| 10:51 | Belmont | Kenneth Smiley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-59 |
| 10:50 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Earl Truong | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:29 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Skinner | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:21 | Belmont | Kenneth Smiley comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 44-62 |
| 10:20 | Belmont | Jeffery Campbell hits the follow up shot | 46-62 |
| 10:05 | Ohio State | Jeffery Campbell steps in front of the Maurice Mattson pass | 46-62 |
| 09:48 | Belmont | Brian Mule clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Scott - foul #2 on James Scott, team foul #5 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas O'Leary (C) Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Roberts (SG), Frederick West (PF), Michael Davis (C) Michael Skinner, Maurice Mattson, Earl Truong | |
| 09:48 | Belmont | Brian Mule makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 09:48 | Belmont | Brian Mule makes the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 09:36 | Ohio State | Michael Davis makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Don Roberts | 48-64 |
| 09:25 | Belmont | Joseph Bowers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by James Scott - foul #3 on James Scott, team foul #6 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Belmont | Tyrone Bunger (PF) Kenneth Smiley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:25 | Belmont | Joseph Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 09:25 | Belmont | Joseph Bowers misses the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 09:25 | Ohio State | Frederick West snags the defensive board | 49-64 |
| 09:07 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer is hacked by Joseph Bowers - foul #2 on Joseph Bowers, team foul #7 | 49-64 |
| 09:07 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 09:07 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 08:55 | Belmont | Tyrone Bunger can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 49-66 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Michael Davis snags the defensive board | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | Don Roberts hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Bowers - foul #3 on Joseph Bowers, team foul #8 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Colvin (SF) Jeffery Campbell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | Don Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | Don Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| 08:43 | Belmont | Brian Mule misses the fadeaway from the left side | 49-67 |
| 08:42 | Ohio State | Frederick West grabs the defensive rebound | 49-67 |
| 08:17 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer buries a shot from the left side set up by Don Roberts | 49-69 |
| 08:01 | Belmont | Tyrone Bunger's pass is intercepted by Frederick West | 49-69 |
| 07:43 | Ohio State | Frederick West throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-69 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Tobey (PG), Jeffery Campbell (SF), Kenneth Smiley (PF) Brian Mule, Joseph Bowers, Tyrone Bunger | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Skinner (PG), Maurice Mattson (PF) Don Roberts, Frederick West | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Tobey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Colvin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffery Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Smiley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas O'Leary (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Skinner (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - James Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ian Ringer (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. PF - Maurice Mattson (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Davis (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Belmont | Kenneth Smiley can't connect on a shot in the paint | 49-69 |
| 07:31 | Ohio State | Michael Davis snags the defensive board | 49-69 |
| 07:12 | Ohio State | Michael Davis buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Ian Ringer | 49-71 |
| 06:51 | Belmont | Maurice Mattson steps in front of the Charles Colvin pass | 49-71 |
| 06:35 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson's pass is intercepted by Robert Tobey | 49-71 |
| 06:20 | Belmont | Charles Colvin's pass is intercepted by Ian Ringer | 49-71 |
| 05:56 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ian Ringer | 49-74 |
| 05:52 | Belmont | Charles Colvin drills a shot in the lane | 51-74 |
| 05:30 | Ohio State | Michael Davis misses badly on a runner in the lane | 51-74 |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Michael Davis snags the offensive board | 51-74 |
| 05:14 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson misses the 3 from the left corner | 51-74 |
| 05:13 | Belmont | Robert Tobey pulls down the rebound | 51-74 |
| 05:07 | Belmont | Charles Colvin is fouled on the floor by Michael Davis - foul #2 on Michael Davis, team foul #7 | 51-74 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Zarrineh (PG), Tyrone Bunger (PF), Michael Shoop (C) Jeffery Campbell, Kenneth Smiley, Thomas O'Leary | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Roberts (SG), Frederick West (PF), Earl Truong (C) James Scott, Maurice Mattson, Michael Davis | |
| 05:07 | Belmont | Charles Colvin makes the 1st free throw | 52-74 |
| 05:07 | Belmont | Charles Colvin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-74 |
| 04:46 | Ohio State | Frederick West can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 53-74 |
| 04:45 | Belmont | Charles Zarrineh gets the rebound | 53-74 |
| 04:45 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-74 |
| Subs | Belmont | Brian Mule (PG), Joseph Bowers (SG), Kenneth Smiley (PF), Charles Brown (C) Charles Zarrineh, Robert Tobey, Charles Colvin, Michael Shoop | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:25 | Belmont | Kenneth Smiley's pass is intercepted by Ian Ringer | 53-74 |
| 04:01 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer clanks a runner from the right block | 53-74 |
| 03:59 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Tyrone Bunger | 53-74 |
| 03:52 | Belmont | Joseph Bowers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-74 |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | Frederick West snags the defensive board | 53-74 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Charles Brown - foul #4 on Charles Brown, team foul #9 | 53-74 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Zarrineh (PG), Robert Tobey (SG), Joseph Guy (SF), Michael Shoop (C) Brian Mule, Joseph Bowers, Kenneth Smiley, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Davis (C) Michael Skinner | |
| 03:21 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer makes the 1st free throw | 53-75 |
| 03:21 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer misses the 2nd free throw | 53-75 |
| 03:21 | Belmont | Tyrone Bunger snags the defensive board | 53-75 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Charles Zarrineh (fresh) SG - Robert Tobey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Guy (fresh) PF - Tyrone Bunger (fresh) 7 reb. C - Michael Shoop (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ian Ringer (tiring) 24 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Frederick West (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Earl Truong (fresh) 5 reb. C - Michael Davis (fresh) 21 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:07 | Belmont | Joseph Guy is fouled on the floor by Frederick West - foul #3 on Frederick West, team foul #8 | 53-75 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Colvin (SF) Charles Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Scott (PG) Ian Ringer | |
| 03:07 | Belmont | Joseph Guy misses the 1st free throw | 53-75 |
| 03:07 | Ohio State | Frederick West snags the defensive board | 53-75 |
| 02:49 | Ohio State | Michael Davis drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Don Roberts | 53-77 |
| 02:36 | Belmont | Charles Colvin can't finish the layup | 53-77 |
| 02:34 | Ohio State | Frederick West grabs the defensive rebound | 53-77 |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | Frederick West is hacked by Michael Shoop - foul #1 on Michael Shoop, team foul #10 | 53-77 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Zarrineh (PG), Thomas O'Leary (PF) Joseph Guy, Tyrone Bunger | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | Frederick West makes the 1st free throw | 53-78 |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | Frederick West makes the 2nd free throw | 53-79 |
| 01:54 | Belmont | Charles Colvin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-79 |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Michael Davis pulls down the rebound | 53-79 |
| 01:35 | Ohio State | Frederick West's pass is intercepted by Charles Colvin | 53-79 |
| 01:16 | Belmont | Robert Tobey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-79 |
| 01:14 | Belmont | Thomas O'Leary hits the follow up shot | 55-79 |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Michael Davis misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 55-79 |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | Earl Truong grabs the offensive rebound | 55-79 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Frederick West misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 55-79 |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Truong | 55-79 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | James Scott runs out the clock | 55-79 |