| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) SF - Robert Whitman (fresh) PF - Filip Mrozinski (fresh) C - Michael Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Steve Young (fresh) SG - Joseph Biggs (fresh) SF - Jason Locke (fresh) PF - Justin Carrion (fresh) C - Phillip Graham (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Justin Carrion wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | Steve Young misses the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | Justin Carrion tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Ohio State | Steve Young misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot near the basket | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | Ohio State | Jason Locke grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Ohio State | Jason Locke is fouled on the floor by Robert Whitman - foul #1 on Robert Whitman, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard can't connect on a shot from the left block | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Northwestern | James Homes pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:45 | Northwestern | James Homes is whistled for traveling | 2-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Stephen Starks (SF), Oleg Makowski (PF), Phillip Marker (C) James Homes, Robert Whitman, Filip Mrozinski, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Lerch (PG), Raymond Hinkley (SG), Bernard Chan (SF), David Moore (PF), George Rhoads (C) Steve Young, Joseph Biggs, Jason Locke, Justin Carrion, Phillip Graham | |
| 17:30 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:28 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:21 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:20 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:07 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard hits a turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by George Rhoads - foul #1 on George Rhoads, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:07 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Phillip Marker - foul #1 on Phillip Marker, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Jarek Zanders (SG), Robert Whitman (SF), Michael Morgan (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Richard Bernhard, Stephen Starks, Phillip Marker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Young (PG), Justin Carrion (PF) Raymond Hinkley, David Moore | |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman's pass is intercepted by Bernard Chan in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| 16:22 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Timothy Lerch | 5-7 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | Bernard Chan steals the ball from James Homes in the backcourt | 5-7 |
| 15:58 | Ohio State | Steve Young hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Justin Carrion | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) SG - Jarek Zanders (fresh) SF - Robert Whitman (fresh) PF - Oleg Makowski (fairly fresh) C - Michael Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Steve Young (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bernard Chan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Lerch (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Justin Carrion (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Rhoads (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman is hacked by Timothy Lerch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Lerch, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Starks (SF), Filip Mrozinski (PF) Robert Whitman, Oleg Makowski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs (SG) Bernard Chan | |
| 15:40 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders connects on the jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Justin Carrion - foul #1 on Justin Carrion, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG) James Homes | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gerard Burke (SF) Steve Young | |
| 15:40 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders misses the free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:40 | Ohio State | Justin Carrion gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:34 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs is hacked by Guadalupe Espinoza in the backcourt - foul #1 on Guadalupe Espinoza, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya (SG) Jarek Zanders | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Moore (PF), Phillip Graham (C) Justin Carrion, George Rhoads | |
| 15:21 | Ohio State | Gerard Burke loses the ball out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Marker (C) Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:57 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker can't finish the layup | 7-9 |
| 14:55 | Ohio State | Timothy Lerch snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 14:53 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Richard Bernhard (SG), Robert Whitman (SF), Michael Morgan (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Gary Tafoya, Stephen Starks, Phillip Marker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Young (PG), Raymond Hinkley (SG), Jason Locke (SF), Justin Carrion (PF), George Rhoads (C) Timothy Lerch, Joseph Biggs, Gerard Burke, David Moore, Phillip Graham | |
| 14:42 | Northwestern | James Homes can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 14:41 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Bernhard | 9-9 |
| 14:29 | Ohio State | Raymond Hinkley is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Bernhard - foul #1 on Richard Bernhard, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| 14:08 | Ohio State | Steve Young misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 9-9 |
| 14:07 | Northwestern | James Homes grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 14:03 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman misses short on an open shot from the right block | 9-9 |
| 14:01 | Ohio State | George Rhoads grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 13:54 | Ohio State | Jason Locke hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Steve Young | 9-11 |
| 13:51 | Northwestern | James Homes is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Hinkley - foul #1 on Raymond Hinkley, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Jarek Zanders (SG), Oleg Makowski (C) James Homes, Richard Bernhard, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Lerch (PG), Joseph Biggs (SG), Bernard Chan (SF), Gerard Burke (PF), Phillip Graham (C) Steve Young, Raymond Hinkley, Jason Locke, Justin Carrion, George Rhoads | |
| 13:41 | Northwestern | Timothy Lerch steals it from Filip Mrozinski | 9-11 |
| 13:22 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 9-11 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:17 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 13:15 | Ohio State | Phillip Graham gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 12:47 | Ohio State | Robert Whitman is called for the reach on Bernard Chan - foul #2 on Robert Whitman, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Richard Bernhard (SG), Stephen Starks (SF), Phillip Marker (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Jarek Zanders, Robert Whitman, Filip Mrozinski, Oleg Makowski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Young (PG), Ted Wright (SG), Justin Carrion (PF), David Moore (C) Timothy Lerch, Joseph Biggs, Gerard Burke, Phillip Graham | |
| 12:30 | Ohio State | Steve Young misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Stephen Starks - foul #1 on Stephen Starks, team foul #6 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymond Hinkley (SG), Jason Locke (SF), George Rhoads (C) Ted Wright, Bernard Chan, David Moore | |
| 12:30 | Ohio State | Steve Young makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:30 | Ohio State | Steve Young misses the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:30 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Michael Morgan | 9-12 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Bernhard and he's fouled by Jason Locke - foul #1 on Jason Locke, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski (PF) Phillip Marker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks misses the free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:05 | Ohio State | George Rhoads snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 11:38 | Ohio State | Jason Locke can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-12 |
| 11:36 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Bernhard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Starks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oleg Makowski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Morgan (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Steve Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Hinkley (fairly fresh) SF - Jason Locke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Carrion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Rhoads (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard's pass is intercepted by George Rhoads in the backcourt | 11-12 |
| 11:14 | Ohio State | Steve Young banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Jason Locke | 11-14 |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-14 |
| 11:09 | Ohio State | Justin Carrion grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | Raymond Hinkley is whistled for a carry | 11-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Gary Tafoya (SG), Jarek Zanders (SF), Filip Mrozinski (PF) James Homes, Richard Bernhard, Stephen Starks, Oleg Makowski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Lerch (PG), Joseph Biggs (SG), Bernard Chan (SF), David Moore (PF), Phillip Graham (C) Steve Young, Raymond Hinkley, Jason Locke, Justin Carrion, George Rhoads | |
| 10:40 | Northwestern | Phillip Graham swats the layup by Filip Mrozinski | 11-14 |
| 10:39 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:16 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 10:14 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 10:08 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 10:07 | Ohio State | David Moore pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:03 | Ohio State | Timothy Lerch is fouled in the backcourt by Guadalupe Espinoza - foul #2 on Guadalupe Espinoza, team foul #7 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Richard Bernhard (SG), Stephen Starks (SF), Phillip Marker (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Gary Tafoya, Jarek Zanders, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ted Wright (SG), Gerard Burke (PF) Joseph Biggs, David Moore | |
| 10:03 | Ohio State | Timothy Lerch makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:03 | Ohio State | Timothy Lerch misses the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:03 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Phillip Marker | 11-15 |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard is fouled on the floor by Gerard Burke - foul #1 on Gerard Burke, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski (C) Filip Mrozinski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Young (PG), Justin Carrion (PF) Timothy Lerch, Bernard Chan | |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Starks | 14-15 |
| 08:57 | Ohio State | James Homes takes the ball from Phillip Graham | 14-15 |
| 08:53 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 14-15 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski gets the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 08:47 | Northwestern | James Homes misses the dunk attempt | 14-15 |
| 08:46 | Ohio State | Phillip Graham gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 08:17 | Ohio State | Steve Young can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Homes - foul #1 on James Homes, team foul #8 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya (SG), Jarek Zanders (SF), Filip Mrozinski (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Richard Bernhard, Stephen Starks, Phillip Marker, Oleg Makowski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs (SG), Bernard Chan (SF), David Moore (PF), George Rhoads (C) Ted Wright, Gerard Burke, Justin Carrion, Phillip Graham | |
| 08:17 | Ohio State | Steve Young makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 08:17 | Ohio State | Steve Young makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 08:15 | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 14-17 |
| 07:55 | Ohio State | David Moore misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-17 |
| 07:54 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan misses the tip | 14-17 |
| 07:52 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 07:45 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Homes | 17-17 |
| 07:22 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan is alone and drills a 3 from straight away set up by Joseph Biggs | 17-20 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Gary Tafoya (fairly fresh) SF - Jarek Zanders (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Filip Mrozinski (tiring) 3 reb. C - Michael Morgan (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Steve Young (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Biggs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bernard Chan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Moore (fairly fresh) C - George Rhoads (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-20 |
| 06:36 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 06:35 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs can't tip it in | 20-20 |
| 06:33 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan grabs the board | 20-20 |
| 06:33 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Stephen Starks (SF), Oleg Makowski (C) James Homes, Gary Tafoya, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Lerch (PG), Jason Locke (SF), Justin Carrion (PF), Phillip Graham (C) Steve Young, Bernard Chan, David Moore, George Rhoads | |
| 06:31 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-20 |
| 06:03 | Ohio State | Oleg Makowski steps in front of the Joseph Biggs pass | 20-20 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern | Jason Locke steps in front of the Jarek Zanders pass in the backcourt | 20-20 |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Locke | 20-23 |
| 05:30 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski banks in the layup | 22-23 |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs is fouled in the backcourt by Jarek Zanders - foul #1 on Jarek Zanders, team foul #9 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Phillip Marker (C) Jarek Zanders, Filip Mrozinski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bernard Chan (SF), George Rhoads (C) Jason Locke, Phillip Graham | |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs misses the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:28 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski grabs the defensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | James Homes is fouled in the backcourt by Bernard Chan - foul #1 on Bernard Chan, team foul #7 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymond Hinkley (SG) Joseph Biggs | |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | James Homes makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | James Homes misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:23 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to George Rhoads | 23-24 |
| 05:00 | Ohio State | Raymond Hinkley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-24 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 04:53 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Oleg Makowski, team foul #10 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya (SG), Michael Morgan (C) Richard Bernhard, Phillip Marker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gerard Burke (PF) Justin Carrion | |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan is hacked by Oleg Makowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oleg Makowski, team foul #11 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Marker (PF) Oleg Makowski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks banks in the layup | 25-26 |
| 04:12 | Ohio State | Phillip Marker steps in front of the Gerard Burke pass | 25-26 |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | James Homes misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-26 |
| 03:49 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks hits the follow up shot | 27-26 |
| 03:34 | Ohio State | Raymond Hinkley buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-29 |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Hinkley - foul #2 on Raymond Hinkley, team foul #8 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Robert Whitman (SF), Filip Mrozinski (PF), Oleg Makowski (C) James Homes, Stephen Starks, Phillip Marker, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Young (PG), Ted Wright (SG), Jason Locke (SF), Justin Carrion (PF), David Moore (C) Timothy Lerch, Raymond Hinkley, Bernard Chan, Gerard Burke, George Rhoads | |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Steve Young hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ted Wright | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Guadalupe Espinoza (fresh) SG - Gary Tafoya (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Whitman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Filip Mrozinski (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Oleg Makowski (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Steve Young (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Locke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Carrion (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Moore (fresh) | |
| 02:51 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Tafoya and he's fouled by Ted Wright - foul #1 on Ted Wright, team foul #9 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG) Gary Tafoya | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs (SG) Ted Wright | |
| 02:51 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 02:47 | Ohio State | Steve Young is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steve Young, team foul #10 | 32-31 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard double dribbles | 32-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders (PG), Michael Morgan (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Filip Mrozinski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Phillip Graham (C) David Moore | |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | Phillip Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-31 |
| 02:22 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-31 |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman tips it in | 34-31 |
| 02:16 | Ohio State | Richard Bernhard steps in front of the Steve Young pass in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Bernhard | 36-31 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Jason Locke misses short on an open shot from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 01:59 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard is hacked by Joseph Biggs in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Biggs, team foul #11 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Filip Mrozinski (PF) Jarek Zanders, Oleg Makowski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:59 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 01:59 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 01:30 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Locke | 38-34 |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Young - foul #2 on Steve Young, team foul #12 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski (C) Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ted Wright (SG), Bernard Chan (SF), Gerard Burke (PF), David Moore (C) Joseph Biggs, Jason Locke, Justin Carrion, Phillip Graham | |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 01:28 | Ohio State | David Moore pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan is fouled on the floor by Robert Whitman - foul #3 on Robert Whitman, team foul #12 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders (SF) Robert Whitman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard is wide open but clanks a turnaround from close range | 39-36 |
| 01:04 | Ohio State | Gerard Burke snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan double dribbles | 39-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Marker (PF) Filip Mrozinski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Lerch (PG), Joseph Biggs (SG), Justin Carrion (PF), George Rhoads (C) Steve Young, Ted Wright, Gerard Burke, David Moore | |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 00:34 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Justin Carrion | 39-36 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs clanks a 3 from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Justin Carrion tips it in | 39-38 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders can't connect on an uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | George Rhoads grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | George Rhoads can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 39-38 |