| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Johnston (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Heriberto Gonzales (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sidney Kaiser (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joshua Whitman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Hiller (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Allen Wallace (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Backman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gail Bradford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Reginald Cobb (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Richard Anderson picks off the pass by Michael Johnston | 30-35 |
| 19:28 | Hofstra | Richard Anderson banks in the layup | 30-37 |
| 19:05 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller tips it home | 32-37 |
| 18:40 | Hofstra | Reginald Cobb clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 32-37 |
| 18:39 | Hofstra | Richard Anderson snags the offensive board | 32-37 |
| 18:28 | Hofstra | Anthony Hiller steps in front of the Reginald Cobb pass | 32-37 |
| 18:03 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Gail Bradford - foul #2 on Gail Bradford, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 18:03 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 18:03 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 18:03 | Hofstra | Reginald Cobb grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 17:42 | Hofstra | Timothy Backman misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 17:40 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:17 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Timothy Backman - foul #2 on Timothy Backman, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Marshall (PF) Joshua Whitman | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Thomas Luo (SG), Charles Parker (C) Richard Anderson, Reginald Cobb | |
| 17:17 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:17 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:17 | Hofstra | Gail Bradford gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 16:58 | Hofstra | Charles Parker's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Anthony Hiller | 33-37 |
| 16:57 | Ohio State | David Marshall pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 16:41 | Ohio State | Gail Bradford swats the dunk try by Anthony Hiller | 33-37 |
| 16:39 | Hofstra | Gail Bradford grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 16:20 | Hofstra | Thomas Luo misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | David Marshall gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 16:05 | Ohio State | David Marshall misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 16:03 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Timothy Backman | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Heriberto Gonzales (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sidney Kaiser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Hiller (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Allen Wallace (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Luo (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Timothy Backman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gail Bradford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Hofstra | Charles Parker hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Hiller - foul #1 on Anthony Hiller, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell (SG), Joshua Whitman (PF) Heriberto Gonzales, David Marshall | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Richard Anderson (SG), Kenneth Hibbs (SF), Vernon Jerry (C) Allen Wallace, Timothy Backman, Gail Bradford | |
| 15:54 | Hofstra | Charles Parker misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 15:54 | Hofstra | Charles Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | Richard Anderson steals it from Anthony Hiller | 33-38 |
| 15:08 | Hofstra | Richard Anderson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 33-38 |
| 15:07 | Ohio State | Michael Johnston grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 14:45 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller hits the finger roll set up by Shelby Cantrell and the foul's on Vernon Jerry - foul #4 on Vernon Jerry, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales (PG) Michael Johnston | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Allen Wallace (PG), Gail Bradford (PF), Reginald Cobb (C) Thomas Luo, Charles Parker, Vernon Jerry | |
| 14:45 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| 14:28 | Hofstra | Gail Bradford loses the dribble to Anthony Hiller | 36-38 |
| 14:00 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman is hacked by Gail Bradford - foul #3 on Gail Bradford, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Timothy Backman (SF) Kenneth Hibbs | |
| 13:36 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-38 |
| 13:35 | Hofstra | Timothy Backman pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 13:17 | Hofstra | Allen Wallace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Watson (SF), David Marshall (PF) Sidney Kaiser, Joshua Whitman | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Thomas Luo (SG), Charles Parker (PF) Richard Anderson, Gail Bradford | |
| 12:53 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales is hacked by Thomas Luo - foul #1 on Thomas Luo, team foul #5 | 36-38 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | David Marshall can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-38 |
| 12:35 | Hofstra | Charles Parker pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 12:20 | Hofstra | Allen Wallace misses the lay-in | 36-38 |
| 12:18 | Hofstra | Allen Wallace snags the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 12:05 | Hofstra | Charles Parker knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Thomas Luo | 36-41 |
| 11:51 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller clanks a jumper from the left block | 36-41 |
| 11:49 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell grabs the offensive board | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Heriberto Gonzales (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shelby Cantrell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Hiller (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Allen Wallace (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Luo (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Timothy Backman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Parker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Reginald Cobb (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Ohio State | Allen Wallace steals it from David Marshall | 36-41 |
| 11:18 | Hofstra | Timothy Backman connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Allen Wallace | 36-43 |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Timothy Backman - foul #3 on Timothy Backman, team foul #6 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnston (PG), Sidney Kaiser (SF), Joshua Whitman (PF), Ronald Lamoureux (C) Heriberto Gonzales, John Watson, David Marshall, Anthony Hiller | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Richard Anderson (SG), Kenneth Hibbs (SF), Gail Bradford (PF) Allen Wallace, Timothy Backman, Charles Parker | |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 10:46 | Hofstra | Richard Anderson connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Thomas Luo | 38-45 |
| 10:17 | Ohio State | Michael Johnston makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Shelby Cantrell and he's fouled by Thomas Luo - foul #2 on Thomas Luo, team foul #7 | 40-45 |
| 10:17 | Ohio State | Michael Johnston makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 10:08 | Hofstra | Reginald Cobb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-45 |
| 09:46 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Shelby Cantrell | 44-45 |
| 09:28 | Hofstra | Kenneth Hibbs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 44-45 |
| 09:26 | Hofstra | Gail Bradford gets the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 09:05 | Hofstra | Gail Bradford blows the layup | 44-45 |
| 09:04 | Hofstra | Reginald Cobb snags the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 08:46 | Hofstra | Gail Bradford comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Joshua Whitman - foul #2 on Joshua Whitman, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales (SG), Anthony Hiller (C) Shelby Cantrell, Ronald Lamoureux | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Allen Wallace (PG), Timothy Backman (SF), Charles Parker (C) Thomas Luo, Kenneth Hibbs, Reginald Cobb | |
| 08:46 | Hofstra | Gail Bradford makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 08:46 | Hofstra | Gail Bradford makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 08:30 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Heriberto Gonzales, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| 08:15 | Hofstra | Richard Anderson is hacked by Heriberto Gonzales - foul #2 on Heriberto Gonzales, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Marshall (PF) Joshua Whitman | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Kenneth Hibbs (SG) Richard Anderson | |
| 08:03 | Hofstra | Charles Parker misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Marshall - foul #3 on David Marshall, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Watson (SG) Michael Johnston | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Winston Essary (SG) Gail Bradford | |
| 08:03 | Hofstra | Charles Parker makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 08:03 | Hofstra | Charles Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 07:44 | Ohio State | David Marshall hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Sidney Kaiser | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Heriberto Gonzales (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Kaiser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Hiller (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Allen Wallace (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Winston Essary (fresh) SF - Timothy Backman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Parker (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Hibbs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Hofstra | Timothy Backman is whistled for a carry | 46-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnston (PG) Sidney Kaiser | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Vernon Jerry (C) Winston Essary | |
| 07:02 | Ohio State | Michael Johnston is fouled on the floor by Allen Wallace - foul #2 on Allen Wallace, team foul #8 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell (SG), Joshua Whitman (PF) Heriberto Gonzales, David Marshall | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Richard Anderson (SG), Gail Bradford (PF) Kenneth Hibbs, Charles Parker | |
| 07:02 | Ohio State | Michael Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 07:02 | Ohio State | Michael Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 06:47 | Hofstra | Gail Bradford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 06:45 | Hofstra | Richard Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 06:33 | Hofstra | Allen Wallace is called for traveling | 48-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales (PG) Michael Johnston | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 06:09 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller blows the layup | 48-49 |
| 06:08 | Hofstra | Timothy Backman pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 05:53 | Hofstra | Timothy Backman connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Allen Wallace | 48-52 |
| 05:26 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joshua Whitman | 50-52 |
| 05:08 | Hofstra | Gail Bradford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-52 |
| 05:07 | Hofstra | Timothy Backman gets the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 04:46 | Hofstra | Allen Wallace can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 04:45 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 04:45 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnston (PG), Sidney Kaiser (SF) Heriberto Gonzales, John Watson | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 04:20 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 03:52 | Hofstra | Richard Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 52-52 |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 03:30 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Sidney Kaiser | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Johnston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shelby Cantrell (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sidney Kaiser (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Joshua Whitman (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Hiller (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Allen Wallace (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Backman (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gail Bradford (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Vernon Jerry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Hofstra | Gail Bradford hits a shot in the paint and he's fouled by Sidney Kaiser - foul #1 on Sidney Kaiser, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales (SG), David Marshall (PF), Ronald Lamoureux (C) Shelby Cantrell, Joshua Whitman, Anthony Hiller | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Thomas Luo (SG) Richard Anderson | |
| 03:16 | Hofstra | Gail Bradford makes the free throw | 55-55 |
| 02:58 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Marshall | 58-55 |
| 02:45 | Hofstra | Vernon Jerry lays it in | 58-57 |
| 02:45 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell (SG), Joshua Whitman (PF), Anthony Hiller (C) Heriberto Gonzales, David Marshall, Ronald Lamoureux | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Richard Anderson (SG) Thomas Luo | |
| 02:16 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-57 |
| 02:15 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Timothy Backman | 58-57 |
| 01:54 | Hofstra | Gail Bradford scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Allen Wallace | 58-59 |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | Vernon Jerry is called for the reach on Joshua Whitman - foul #5 on Vernon Jerry, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Reginald Cobb (C) Vernon Jerry | |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller snags the offensive board | 58-59 |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Johnston | 60-59 |
| 00:38 | Hofstra | Richard Anderson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-59 |
| 00:36 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Johnston | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | Michael Johnston is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Wallace - foul #3 on Allen Wallace, team foul #10 | 60-59 |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | Michael Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | Michael Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:17 | Hofstra | Allen Wallace misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-59 |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Wallace - foul #4 on Allen Wallace, team foul #11 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales (PG), John Watson (SG) Michael Johnston, Shelby Cantrell | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Hofstra | Richard Anderson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Allen Wallace | 64-62 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnston (PG), Shelby Cantrell (SG) Heriberto Gonzales, John Watson | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Anderson - foul #2 on Richard Anderson, team foul #12 | 64-62 |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman grabs the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Gail Bradford is called for the reach on Joshua Whitman - foul #4 on Gail Bradford, team foul #13 | 64-62 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:00 | Hofstra | Allen Wallace hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-62 |