| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Boysen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gerald Durrett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Conrad Heideman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Stamey (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Garofalo (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Linn (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Owens (fresh) 4 reb. C - Matthew Wise (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Anthony Linn inbounds the ball | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | UMass | Anthony Linn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-27 |
| 19:47 | Ohio State | John Boysen snags the defensive board | 41-27 |
| 19:43 | Ohio State | Matthew Wise blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Gerald Durrett | 41-27 |
| 19:41 | UMass | Robert Owens grabs the board | 41-27 |
| 19:35 | UMass | Matthew Wise misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on James Stamey - foul #2 on James Stamey, team foul #1 | 41-27 |
| 19:35 | UMass | Matthew Wise misses the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 19:35 | UMass | Matthew Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 19:20 | Ohio State | James Stamey misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 41-28 |
| 19:18 | UMass | Matthew Wise pulls down the rebound | 41-28 |
| 19:13 | UMass | William Garofalo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Gerald Durrett - foul #3 on Gerald Durrett, team foul #2 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ira Casson (SF) Gerald Durrett | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 19:13 | UMass | William Garofalo makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 19:13 | UMass | William Garofalo makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 18:55 | Ohio State | Ira Casson misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on John Hanson - foul #1 on John Hanson, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| 18:55 | Ohio State | Ira Casson misses the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 18:55 | Ohio State | Ira Casson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 18:29 | UMass | The jumper by William Garofalo is denied by Conrad Heideman | 42-30 |
| 18:27 | Ohio State | James Stamey grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 18:08 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-30 |
| 18:07 | UMass | Robert Owens snags the defensive board | 42-30 |
| 18:01 | UMass | Anthony Linn scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Owens | 42-32 |
| 17:46 | Ohio State | James Stamey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-32 |
| 17:44 | UMass | Matthew Wise snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 17:39 | UMass | Anthony Linn knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-34 |
| 17:17 | Ohio State | Ira Casson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Hanson - foul #2 on John Hanson, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Karl Robidoux (SG) John Boysen | |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez (SG), Jon Butler (PF), Troy Sorg (C) John Hanson, Robert Owens, Matthew Wise | |
| 17:17 | Ohio State | Ira Casson misses the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:17 | Ohio State | Ira Casson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:17 | Ohio State | James Stamey pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 17:00 | Ohio State | Troy Sorg is called for the reach on Michael Anderson - foul #1 on Troy Sorg, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Merrill King (SF), Milton Conger (C) William Garofalo, Anthony Linn | |
| 16:50 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson clanks a shot from the right side | 42-34 |
| 16:49 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to James Stamey | 42-34 |
| 16:42 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 42-34 |
| 16:41 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman snags the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 16:32 | Ohio State | James Stamey connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Anderson | 44-34 |
| 16:22 | UMass | Milton Conger loses the ball out of bounds | 44-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bobby Moore (SF) Ira Casson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 16:14 | Ohio State | Merrill King swats the shot by Conrad Heideman | 44-34 |
| 16:12 | UMass | Troy Sorg gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 15:56 | UMass | James Stamey denies the turnaround by Troy Sorg | 44-34 |
| 15:54 | Ohio State | James Stamey pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Karl Robidoux (fresh) SF - Bobby Moore (fresh) PF - Conrad Heideman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Stamey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Butler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Merrill King (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Troy Sorg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Milton Conger (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman hits the finger roll set up by Michael Anderson | 46-34 |
| 15:20 | UMass | Karl Robidoux denies the turnaround by Merrill King | 46-34 |
| 15:18 | Ohio State | James Stamey pulls down the rebound | 46-34 |
| 14:56 | Ohio State | Jon Butler is called for the reach on James Stamey - foul #1 on Jon Butler, team foul #4 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Cobos (SG), Gerald Durrett (SF), Robert Gardner (PF) Karl Robidoux, Bobby Moore, Conrad Heideman | |
| Subs | UMass | William Garofalo (PG), John Hanson (SG), Anthony Linn (SF), Robert Owens (PF), Matthew Wise (C) Oscar Gonzalez, Jon Butler, Merrill King, Troy Sorg, Milton Conger | |
| 14:37 | Ohio State | Robert Gardner banks in the layup | 48-34 |
| 14:33 | UMass | James Stamey blocks the jumper by John Hanson | 48-34 |
| 14:32 | UMass | Anthony Linn grabs the offensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 14:14 | UMass | Anthony Linn comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-34 |
| 14:12 | Ohio State | Robert Gardner gets the rebound | 48-34 |
| 13:55 | Ohio State | James Stamey misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-34 |
| 13:53 | UMass | Robert Owens snags the defensive board | 48-34 |
| 13:48 | UMass | William Garofalo knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by John Hanson and he's fouled by Ryan Cobos - foul #4 on Ryan Cobos, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Boysen (SG), George Predmore (PF) Ryan Cobos, James Stamey | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:48 | UMass | William Garofalo misses the free throw | 48-36 |
| 13:48 | Ohio State | George Predmore pulls down the rebound | 48-36 |
| 13:27 | Ohio State | George Predmore is hacked by William Garofalo - foul #2 on William Garofalo, team foul #5 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Troy Sorg (C) Matthew Wise | |
| 13:19 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Gardner | 51-36 |
| 12:53 | UMass | William Garofalo buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-38 |
| 12:49 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Boysen | 54-38 |
| 12:41 | UMass | George Predmore steals the ball from Troy Sorg | 54-38 |
| 12:18 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Gardner | 57-38 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:11 | UMass | Robert Owens misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-38 |
| 12:09 | UMass | William Garofalo gets the offensive rebound | 57-38 |
| 11:52 | UMass | Robert Owens makes the runner in the lane and he's hacked by George Predmore - foul #2 on George Predmore, team foul #4 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Karl Robidoux (PG), Conrad Heideman (PF), James Stamey (C) Michael Anderson, George Predmore, Robert Gardner | |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez (PG), Jon Butler (SG), Merrill King (SF), Matthew Wise (C) William Garofalo, John Hanson, Anthony Linn, Troy Sorg | |
| 11:52 | UMass | Robert Owens makes the free throw | 57-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Karl Robidoux (fresh) SG - John Boysen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Durrett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Conrad Heideman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Stamey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Butler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Merrill King (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Owens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Matthew Wise (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Ohio State | James Stamey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-41 |
| 11:22 | UMass | Matthew Wise grabs the board | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:17 | UMass | Jon Butler clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-41 |
| 11:15 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman snags the defensive board | 57-41 |
| 11:10 | Ohio State | John Boysen clanks a 3 from the right wing | 57-41 |
| 11:09 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman gets the offensive rebound | 57-41 |
| 10:47 | Ohio State | Gerald Durrett misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-41 |
| 10:45 | UMass | Robert Owens snags the defensive board | 57-41 |
| 10:37 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez travels with the ball | 57-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ira Casson (SF) John Boysen | |
| Subs | UMass | William Garofalo (PG), Anthony Linn (SF), Troy Sorg (C) Merrill King, Robert Owens, Matthew Wise | |
| 10:26 | Ohio State | Gerald Durrett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-41 |
| 10:24 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman tips it back up and in | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:59 | UMass | Jon Butler misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-41 |
| 09:58 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman grabs the board | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:30 | Ohio State | Gerald Durrett double dribbles | 59-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Anderson (PG), John Boysen (SG), Robert Gardner (PF) Karl Robidoux, Gerald Durrett, Conrad Heideman | |
| Subs | UMass | John Hanson (SG), Matthew Wise (C) Oscar Gonzalez, Jon Butler | |
| 09:16 | UMass | William Garofalo is hacked by Ira Casson - foul #1 on Ira Casson, team foul #5 | 59-41 |
| 09:11 | UMass | John Hanson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-41 |
| 09:09 | Ohio State | Robert Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 59-41 |
| 08:46 | Ohio State | John Boysen connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Gardner | 62-41 |
| 08:42 | UMass | William Garofalo is called for traveling in the backcourt | 62-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Predmore (PF) James Stamey | |
| Subs | UMass | Milton Conger (PF) Troy Sorg | |
| 08:25 | Ohio State | Ira Casson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-41 |
| 08:23 | UMass | Milton Conger gets the rebound | 62-41 |
| 08:01 | UMass | Anthony Linn comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-41 |
| 07:59 | UMass | Matthew Wise grabs the offensive rebound | 62-41 |
| 07:48 | UMass | John Hanson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Anderson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Boysen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ira Casson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - George Predmore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Garofalo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - John Hanson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Linn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Milton Conger (fresh) C - Matthew Wise (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | Robert Gardner drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from John Boysen | 64-44 |
| 07:08 | UMass | William Garofalo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-44 |
| 07:07 | Ohio State | Ira Casson grabs the board | 64-44 |
| 06:47 | Ohio State | John Hanson picks off the pass by Robert Gardner | 64-44 |
| 06:43 | UMass | John Hanson slams it home | 64-46 |
| 06:28 | Ohio State | Robert Gardner blows the layup but he's hacked by Matthew Wise - foul #1 on Matthew Wise, team foul #6 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Karl Robidoux (PG), Ryan Cobos (SG), Gerald Durrett (SF), James Stamey (C) Michael Anderson, John Boysen, Ira Casson, George Predmore | |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez (PG), Jon Butler (SG), Merrill King (SF), Robert Owens (PF), Troy Sorg (C) William Garofalo, John Hanson, Anthony Linn, Milton Conger, Matthew Wise | |
| 06:28 | Ohio State | Robert Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 06:28 | Ohio State | Robert Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 66-46 |
| 06:16 | UMass | Merrill King misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Karl Robidoux - foul #2 on Karl Robidoux, team foul #6 | 66-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman (PF) Robert Gardner | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 06:16 | UMass | Merrill King makes the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 06:16 | UMass | Merrill King misses the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 06:16 | Ohio State | James Stamey gets the rebound | 66-47 |
| 05:58 | Ohio State | James Stamey double dribbles | 66-47 |
| 05:46 | UMass | Jon Butler is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jon Butler, team foul #7 | 66-47 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | Ryan Cobos buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Stamey | 69-47 |
| 04:58 | UMass | Jon Butler misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ryan Cobos - foul #5 on Ryan Cobos, team foul #7 | 69-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Boysen (SG), Bobby Moore (SF), George Predmore (PF), Robert Gardner (C) Ryan Cobos, Gerald Durrett, Conrad Heideman, James Stamey | |
| Subs | UMass | Milton Conger (C) Robert Owens | |
| 04:58 | UMass | Jon Butler makes the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 04:58 | UMass | Jon Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 69-49 |
| 04:47 | Ohio State | John Boysen misses the 3 from the left wing | 69-49 |
| 04:46 | Ohio State | Robert Gardner tips it in | 71-49 |
| 04:32 | UMass | Merrill King drills a shot from close range | 71-51 |
| 04:10 | Ohio State | Karl Robidoux travels with the ball | 71-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ira Casson (SF) Bobby Moore | |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Wolff (PG) Troy Sorg | |
| 03:58 | UMass | Jon Butler can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 71-51 |
| 03:56 | UMass | Milton Conger pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:45 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez is hacked by John Boysen - foul #1 on John Boysen, team foul #8 | 71-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Troy Sorg (C) Merrill King | |
| 03:45 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 71-52 |
| 03:45 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 71-53 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Karl Robidoux (fairly fresh) SG - John Boysen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ira Casson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Predmore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Gardner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Wolff (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Milton Conger (fresh) 2 reb. C - Troy Sorg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | Robert Gardner misses the easy layup | 71-53 |
| 03:22 | Ohio State | George Predmore pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-53 |
| 03:00 | Ohio State | Robert Gardner is fouled on the floor by Oscar Gonzalez - foul #3 on Oscar Gonzalez, team foul #8 | 71-53 |
| 03:00 | Ohio State | Robert Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 03:00 | Ohio State | Robert Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| 02:50 | UMass | Gregory Wolff hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Gardner - foul #2 on Robert Gardner, team foul #9 | 73-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bobby Moore (SF) George Predmore | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:50 | UMass | Gregory Wolff makes the 1st free throw | 73-54 |
| 02:50 | UMass | Gregory Wolff makes the 2nd free throw | 73-55 |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | Robert Gardner buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by John Boysen and he's fouled by Troy Sorg - foul #2 on Troy Sorg, team foul #9 | 75-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Merrill King (SG) Milton Conger | |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | Robert Gardner misses the free throw | 75-55 |
| 02:28 | UMass | Troy Sorg pulls down the rebound | 75-55 |
| 02:16 | UMass | Merrill King is called for traveling | 75-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Predmore (PF) Ira Casson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Robert Gardner is blocked by Jon Butler | 75-55 |
| 01:55 | UMass | The rebound goes to Oscar Gonzalez | 75-55 |
| 01:49 | UMass | Merrill King knocks in the runner near the basket and he's hacked by John Boysen - foul #2 on John Boysen, team foul #10 | 75-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ira Casson (SF) Bobby Moore | |
| Subs | UMass | Milton Conger (C) Gregory Wolff | |
| 01:49 | UMass | Merrill King makes the free throw | 75-58 |
| 01:34 | Ohio State | George Predmore drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ira Casson | 77-58 |
| 01:14 | UMass | Ira Casson picks off the pass by Oscar Gonzalez | 77-58 |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | George Predmore is called for traveling | 77-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | UMass | Merrill King misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-58 |
| 00:39 | Ohio State | George Predmore grabs the board | 77-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Ira Casson is hacked by Milton Conger - foul #2 on Milton Conger, team foul #10 | 77-58 |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Ira Casson makes the 1st free throw | 78-58 |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Ira Casson makes the 2nd free throw | 79-58 |
| 00:10 | UMass | Jon Butler connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Oscar Gonzalez and he's hacked by John Boysen - foul #3 on John Boysen, team foul #11 | 79-60 |
| 00:10 | UMass | Jon Butler makes the free throw | 79-61 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Karl Robidoux runs out the clock | 79-61 |