| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Sliva (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Steve Young (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Biggs (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Bernard Chan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Carrion (fresh) 2 stl. C - Phillip Graham (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Robert Champagne inbounds the ball | 26-32 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:57 | Purdue | Robert Champagne loses the dribble to Bernard Chan in the backcourt | 26-32 |
| 19:46 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-35 |
| 19:17 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Willard Wittig | 28-35 |
| 19:01 | Ohio State | Steve Young hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-35 |
| 19:00 | Ohio State | Justin Carrion snags the offensive board | 28-35 |
| 18:46 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Willard Wittig - foul #2 on Willard Wittig, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 18:46 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:46 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 18:22 | Purdue | Willard Wittig clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 18:21 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 18:01 | Purdue | Willard Wittig clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-37 |
| 18:00 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake tips it in | 30-37 |
| 17:54 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Biggs | 30-39 |
| 17:27 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-39 |
| 17:25 | Ohio State | Phillip Graham pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 17:21 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs makes the shot from the left side | 30-41 |
| 17:19 | Purdue | Phillip Graham is called for the reach on Robert Champagne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Phillip Graham, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Ronald Estes (PF) Donald Kirkland, Robert Champagne, Orunjan Ake | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Lerch (PG), Raymond Hinkley (SG), Jason Locke (SF), David Moore (PF), George Rhoads (C) Steve Young, Joseph Biggs, Bernard Chan, Justin Carrion, Phillip Graham | |
| 16:59 | Purdue | Raymond Hinkley is called for the reach on Willard Wittig - foul #2 on Raymond Hinkley, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| 16:41 | Purdue | Willard Wittig drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Wooldridge and he's hacked by Jason Locke - foul #3 on Jason Locke, team foul #3 | 32-41 |
| 16:41 | Purdue | Willard Wittig makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 16:33 | Ohio State | William Stanford is called for the reach on Timothy Lerch - foul #1 on William Stanford, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG) Willard Wittig | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 16:28 | Ohio State | Raymond Hinkley is hacked by William Stanford - foul #2 on William Stanford, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| 16:13 | Ohio State | Raymond Hinkley misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ronald Estes - foul #1 on Ronald Estes, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Justin Carrion (PF) David Moore | |
| 16:13 | Ohio State | Raymond Hinkley misses the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 16:13 | Ohio State | Raymond Hinkley makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 15:52 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 33-42 |
| 15:50 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland hits the follow up shot | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Stanford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Estes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Sliva (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Timothy Lerch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Hinkley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Locke (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Justin Carrion (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - George Rhoads (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Ohio State | Raymond Hinkley clanks a 3 from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 15:34 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 15:31 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF) Terry Wooldridge, Ronald Estes | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Young (PG), Joseph Biggs (SG), Bernard Chan (SF) Timothy Lerch, Raymond Hinkley, Jason Locke | |
| 15:26 | Ohio State | Steve Young knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Biggs and the foul's on William Stanford - foul #3 on William Stanford, team foul #5 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG) William Stanford | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 15:26 | Ohio State | Steve Young makes the free throw | 35-45 |
| 15:03 | Purdue | Robert Sliva throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Moore (PF) Justin Carrion | |
| 14:47 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-45 |
| 14:45 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland gets the rebound | 35-45 |
| 14:41 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (C) Robert Sliva | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Phillip Graham (C) George Rhoads | |
| 14:32 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Joseph Biggs, team foul #4 | 35-45 |
| 14:03 | Purdue | Joseph Biggs takes the ball from Willard Wittig | 35-45 |
| 13:53 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-45 |
| 13:51 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Robert Champagne | 35-45 |
| 13:46 | Purdue | Willard Wittig hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Donald Kirkland | 38-45 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | The jumper by Bernard Chan is denied by Orunjan Ake | 38-45 |
| 13:32 | Purdue | Robert Champagne snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 13:30 | Purdue | Steve Young takes the ball from Willard Wittig in the backcourt | 38-45 |
| 13:07 | Ohio State | 3 seconds is called on David Moore | 38-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (PG), Ronald Estes (PF), Robert Sliva (C) Donald Kirkland, Orunjan Ake, William Stanford | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Lerch (PG), Raymond Hinkley (SG), Jason Locke (SF), Justin Carrion (PF), George Rhoads (C) Steve Young, Joseph Biggs, Bernard Chan, David Moore, Phillip Graham | |
| 12:42 | Purdue | Willard Wittig scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-45 |
| 12:35 | Ohio State | Raymond Hinkley knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Justin Carrion | 41-47 |
| 12:08 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-47 |
| 12:07 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Justin Carrion | 41-47 |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | Raymond Hinkley scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jason Locke | 41-50 |
| 11:39 | Purdue | Justin Carrion steps in front of the Robert Champagne pass | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Terry Wooldridge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Champagne (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Estes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Sliva (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Timothy Lerch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Hinkley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Locke (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Justin Carrion (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. C - George Rhoads (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | Ronald Estes steals it from Raymond Hinkley | 41-50 |
| 11:28 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge is hacked by Jason Locke in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jason Locke, team foul #5 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), William Stanford (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF) Terry Wooldridge, Robert Champagne, Ronald Estes | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Young (PG), Bernard Chan (SF) Timothy Lerch, Jason Locke | |
| 11:10 | Purdue | Willard Wittig connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Kirkland | 44-50 |
| 10:57 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-50 |
| 10:55 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 10:52 | Purdue | Willard Wittig is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 44-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs (SG), David Moore (PF), Phillip Graham (C) Raymond Hinkley, Justin Carrion, George Rhoads | |
| 10:41 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 10:40 | Ohio State | David Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 10:31 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Steve Young is blocked by Orunjan Ake | 44-50 |
| 10:30 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 10:26 | Purdue | Willard Wittig throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SF) Willard Wittig | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:10 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Steve Young | 44-53 |
| 09:57 | Purdue | Robert Champagne lays it up and in and the foul's on Bernard Chan - foul #3 on Bernard Chan, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (SG), Ronald Estes (PF) Orunjan Ake, Robert Sliva | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymond Hinkley (SF), Justin Carrion (PF) Bernard Chan, David Moore | |
| 09:57 | Purdue | Robert Champagne makes the free throw | 47-53 |
| 09:55 | Ohio State | Steve Young is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Kirkland - foul #2 on Donald Kirkland, team foul #6 | 47-53 |
| 09:31 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs misses the shot from the right side | 47-53 |
| 09:30 | Ohio State | Justin Carrion tips it but misses | 47-53 |
| 09:28 | Ohio State | Steve Young can't tip it in | 47-53 |
| 09:27 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 09:05 | Purdue | Steve Young is called for the reach on William Stanford - foul #2 on Steve Young, team foul #7 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Robert Sliva (C) Terry Wooldridge, Robert Champagne | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Lerch (PG), Bernard Chan (SF), George Rhoads (C) Steve Young, Joseph Biggs, Phillip Graham | |
| 09:05 | Purdue | William Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 09:05 | Purdue | William Stanford misses the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 09:05 | Ohio State | George Rhoads grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan scores on a shot from the left side | 48-55 |
| 08:19 | Purdue | Ronald Estes clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 48-55 |
| 08:18 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 08:13 | Ohio State | Willard Wittig is called for the reach on Justin Carrion - foul #3 on Willard Wittig, team foul #7 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Orunjan Ake (PF) Ronald Estes | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Locke (SG) Raymond Hinkley | |
| 08:13 | Ohio State | Justin Carrion misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 08:13 | Purdue | Robert Sliva snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 07:51 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Willard Wittig and he's fouled by Bernard Chan - foul #4 on Bernard Chan, team foul #8 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (PG), Robert Champagne (SF) Donald Kirkland, William Stanford | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ted Wright (SG), David Moore (PF) Bernard Chan, Justin Carrion | |
| 07:51 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake misses the free throw | 50-55 |
| 07:51 | Ohio State | George Rhoads grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 07:43 | Ohio State | David Moore's floater is tipped away by Orunjan Ake | 50-55 |
| 07:41 | Purdue | Robert Champagne snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 07:39 | Purdue | Willard Wittig is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Lerch - foul #2 on Timothy Lerch, team foul #9 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Young (PG), Joseph Biggs (SG) Timothy Lerch, Ted Wright | |
| 07:39 | Purdue | Willard Wittig makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:39 | Purdue | Willard Wittig makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (tiring) 20 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Champagne (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Orunjan Ake (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Robert Sliva (tired) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Steve Young (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Biggs (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Locke (fresh) 4 pf. PF - David Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - George Rhoads (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Ohio State | George Rhoads loses the ball out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (C) Robert Sliva | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Phillip Graham (C) George Rhoads | |
| 07:00 | Purdue | William Stanford lays it up and in on a nice dish by Willard Wittig | 54-55 |
| 06:54 | Ohio State | Jason Locke misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 54-55 |
| 06:53 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 06:25 | Purdue | Willard Wittig is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 54-55 |
| 06:24 | Ohio State | Phillip Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 06:10 | Ohio State | Jason Locke misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 54-55 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | Phillip Graham grabs the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | Robert Champagne is called for the reach on Steve Young - foul #3 on Robert Champagne, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), Ronald Estes (PF), Robert Sliva (C) Terry Wooldridge, Willard Wittig, Orunjan Ake | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymond Hinkley (SG), Bernard Chan (SF), Justin Carrion (PF), George Rhoads (C) Joseph Biggs, Jason Locke, David Moore, Phillip Graham | |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | Steve Young makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | Steve Young misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:54 | Purdue | Ronald Estes grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 05:52 | Purdue | William Stanford is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Hinkley - foul #3 on Raymond Hinkley, team foul #10 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Lerch (PG) Steve Young | |
| 05:52 | Purdue | William Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 05:52 | Purdue | William Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 05:34 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Timothy Lerch | 56-59 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | Robert Champagne hits the easy wide open finger roll | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:57 | Ohio State | Raymond Hinkley comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 04:55 | Purdue | Robert Sliva grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 04:32 | Purdue | Robert Champagne knocks in the jumper from the right block | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:13 | Ohio State | Bernard Chan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 04:12 | Purdue | Robert Sliva snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 03:57 | Purdue | Robert Champagne can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 60-59 |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | Justin Carrion pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 03:40 | Ohio State | Raymond Hinkley drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Justin Carrion | 60-62 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Stanford (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Champagne (tired) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Estes (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Sliva (tired) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Timothy Lerch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Hinkley (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Chan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. PF - Justin Carrion (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 stl. C - George Rhoads (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Purdue | Ronald Estes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF) William Stanford, Robert Champagne, Ronald Estes | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Young (PG), Joseph Biggs (SG), Gerard Burke (SF), David Moore (PF), Phillip Graham (C) Timothy Lerch, Raymond Hinkley, Bernard Chan, Justin Carrion, George Rhoads | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:45 | Ohio State | Steve Young buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Joseph Biggs | 60-64 |
| 02:28 | Purdue | Willard Wittig hits a 3 from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bernard Chan (SF), Justin Carrion (PF) Gerard Burke, David Moore | |
| 02:07 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 63-64 |
| 02:05 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Carrion | 63-64 |
| 01:50 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Steve Young is blocked by Orunjan Ake | 63-64 |
| 01:48 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 01:44 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SF) Terry Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | Justin Carrion misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Orunjan Ake - foul #2 on Orunjan Ake, team foul #9 | 63-64 |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | Justin Carrion misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | Justin Carrion makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:58 | Purdue | Phillip Graham takes the ball from Willard Wittig | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs is denied on a layup by Orunjan Ake | 63-65 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland snags the defensive board | 63-65 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Robert Champagne knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Orunjan Ake | 65-65 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs hits a shot from just outside the lane | 65-67 |