| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) SG - Manuel Button (fresh) SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) C - Charles Patton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brendan Blakey (fresh) SG - Vernon Rice (fresh) SF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) C - Mike Leland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Vernon Rice | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Ohio State | Brendan Blakey picks off the pass by Charles Patton | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles Patton - foul #1 on Charles Patton, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 19:13 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:50 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson is hacked by Vernon Rice - foul #1 on Vernon Rice, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:45 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger blows the dunk | 0-5 |
| 18:43 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:21 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Vernon Rice | 0-8 |
| 18:01 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez is fouled on the floor by Brendan Blakey - foul #1 on Brendan Blakey, team foul #2 | 0-8 |
| 17:45 | Ohio State | Manuel Button's floater is tipped away by Mike Leland | 0-8 |
| 17:43 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner gets the rebound | 0-8 |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice is fouled on the floor by Eugene Greenberger - foul #1 on Eugene Greenberger, team foul #2 | 0-8 |
| 17:15 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-8 |
| 17:13 | Ohio State | Manuel Button grabs the defensive rebound | 0-8 |
| 17:03 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson clanks a shot in the lane | 0-8 |
| 17:02 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner grabs the defensive rebound | 0-8 |
| 16:42 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland clanks a turnaround in the paint | 0-8 |
| 16:41 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-8 |
| 16:25 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland is whistled for traveling | 0-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom (SG), Logan Morris (SF), John O'Donahue (PF), David Bakke (C) Vernon Rice, Joseph Harrison, Stephen Baumgartner, Mike Leland | |
| 15:59 | Ohio State | Charles Patton is whistled for traveling | 0-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Royall (SF) Owen Thompson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Horne (SG) Brendan Blakey | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) SG - Manuel Button (fresh) SF - Thomas Royall (fresh) PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) C - Charles Patton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Maxwell Prom (fresh) SG - Charles Horne (fresh) SF - Logan Morris (fresh) PF - John O'Donahue (fresh) C - David Bakke (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue's fadeaway is rejected by Eugene Greenberger | 0-8 |
| 15:33 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-8 |
| 15:16 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-8 |
| 15:15 | Ohio State | Manuel Button grabs the defensive rebound | 0-8 |
| 15:10 | Ohio State | Logan Morris picks off the pass by Manuel Button | 0-8 |
| 14:56 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris clanks a jumper from the right block | 0-8 |
| 14:54 | Ohio State | Charles Patton grabs the defensive rebound | 0-8 |
| 14:47 | Ohio State | Thomas Royall clanks a shot from the free throw line | 0-8 |
| 14:45 | Notre Dame | David Bakke grabs the board | 0-8 |
| 14:24 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Littlefield (PG), Drazen Zenz (SG), Owen Thompson (SF), Ian Hermann (PF), Raymond Pardee (C) Jose Hernandez, Manuel Button, Thomas Royall, Eugene Greenberger, Charles Patton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey (PG), Vernon Rice (SG), Joseph Harrison (SF), Stephen Baumgartner (PF), Mike Leland (C) Maxwell Prom, Charles Horne, Logan Morris, John O'Donahue, David Bakke | |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Gregory Littlefield and he's hacked by Joseph Harrison - foul #1 on Joseph Harrison, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz misses the free throw | 2-8 |
| 14:04 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner pulls down the rebound | 2-8 |
| 13:41 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-8 |
| 13:40 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 13:18 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson is called for traveling | 2-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Patton (C) Raymond Pardee | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 13:05 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 2-8 |
| 13:04 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner tips it in | 2-10 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Gregory Littlefield hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Owen Thompson | 5-10 |
| 12:20 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland makes the 3 from the right corner | 5-13 |
| 12:04 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson hits a floater from the baseline set up by Gregory Littlefield and he's fouled by Vernon Rice - foul #2 on Vernon Rice, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Manuel Button (SG), Eugene Greenberger (PF) Gregory Littlefield, Drazen Zenz, Ian Hermann | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom (SG) Vernon Rice | |
| 12:04 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson makes the free throw | 8-13 |
| 11:48 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Brendan Blakey | 8-16 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) SG - Manuel Button (fresh) SF - Owen Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) C - Charles Patton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brendan Blakey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maxwell Prom (fresh) SF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Mike Leland (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Ohio State | Manuel Button connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Owen Thompson | 10-16 |
| 11:17 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 10-16 |
| 11:15 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 11:04 | Ohio State | Manuel Button misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 10-16 |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez tips it but misses | 10-16 |
| 11:01 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger gets the offensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 10:47 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Stephen Baumgartner - foul #1 on Stephen Baumgartner, team foul #5 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Royall (SF), Raymond Pardee (C) Owen Thompson, Charles Patton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Logan Morris (SF), John O'Donahue (PF), David Bakke (C) Joseph Harrison, Stephen Baumgartner, Mike Leland | |
| 10:47 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:47 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:32 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by John O'Donahue is blocked by Eugene Greenberger | 12-16 |
| 10:31 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 10:27 | Ohio State | Manuel Button lays it in | 14-16 |
| 10:10 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Logan Morris, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Horne (SG) Brendan Blakey | |
| 09:46 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee is fouled on the floor by David Bakke - foul #1 on David Bakke, team foul #7 | 14-16 |
| 09:46 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:46 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:36 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris misses long on a shot from the left side | 16-16 |
| 09:34 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 09:27 | Ohio State | Manuel Button can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Horne - foul #1 on Charles Horne, team foul #8 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Patton (C) Raymond Pardee | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mike Leland (C) David Bakke | |
| 09:27 | Ohio State | Manuel Button misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:27 | Ohio State | Manuel Button makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:58 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris knocks in the turnaround from close range and the foul's on Thomas Royall - foul #1 on Thomas Royall, team foul #3 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Littlefield (PG), Drazen Zenz (SG), Ian Hermann (PF) Jose Hernandez, Manuel Button, Eugene Greenberger | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey (PG), Stephen Baumgartner (PF) Charles Horne, John O'Donahue | |
| 08:58 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris makes the free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:40 | Ohio State | Thomas Royall scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Ian Hermann | 19-19 |
| 08:25 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris drills a driving attempt in the lane | 19-21 |
| 08:01 | Ohio State | Gregory Littlefield is hacked by Brendan Blakey - foul #2 on Brendan Blakey, team foul #9 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Owen Thompson (SF), Eugene Greenberger (PF) Thomas Royall, Ian Hermann | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Horne (PG), Jonathan Pinner (SG), Joseph Harrison (SF) Brendan Blakey, Maxwell Prom, Mike Leland | |
| 08:01 | Ohio State | Gregory Littlefield makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:01 | Ohio State | Gregory Littlefield misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:01 | Ohio State | Charles Patton grabs the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 07:44 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger drills a runner from close range set up by Owen Thompson | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gregory Littlefield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Drazen Zenz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Patton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Charles Horne (fresh) SG - Jonathan Pinner (fresh) SF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Logan Morris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jonathan Pinner | 22-24 |
| 07:07 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gregory Littlefield | 24-24 |
| 06:48 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris misses long on a floater from close range | 24-24 |
| 06:47 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| 06:43 | Ohio State | Gregory Littlefield misses short on a shot near the basket | 24-24 |
| 06:42 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz hits the follow up shot | 26-24 |
| 06:29 | Notre Dame | Charles Patton blocks the short jumper by Jonathan Pinner | 26-24 |
| 06:27 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris tips it but misses | 26-24 |
| 06:25 | Ohio State | Charles Patton pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 06:02 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-24 |
| 06:00 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 05:48 | Notre Dame | Charles Horne drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jonathan Pinner | 26-26 |
| 05:23 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson makes the shot in the lane set up by Gregory Littlefield | 28-26 |
| 05:04 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison is hacked by Eugene Greenberger - foul #2 on Eugene Greenberger, team foul #4 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Manuel Button (SG), Thomas Royall (SF), Ian Hermann (PF), Raymond Pardee (C) Gregory Littlefield, Drazen Zenz, Owen Thompson, Eugene Greenberger, Charles Patton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom (PG), John O'Donahue (SF), David Bakke (PF), Mike Leland (C) Jonathan Pinner, Joseph Harrison, Stephen Baumgartner, Logan Morris | |
| 04:46 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-29 |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | Manuel Button scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Royall | 30-29 |
| 04:07 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 04:05 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to David Bakke | 30-29 |
| 03:58 | Notre Dame | Charles Horne scores on a jumper in the paint and the foul's on Thomas Royall - foul #2 on Thomas Royall, team foul #5 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice (SG) Maxwell Prom | |
| 03:58 | Notre Dame | Charles Horne makes the free throw | 30-32 |
| 03:34 | Ohio State | Mike Leland is called for the reach on Raymond Pardee - foul #1 on Mike Leland, team foul #10 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger (PF) Ian Hermann | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey (PG), Joseph Harrison (SF) Charles Horne, David Bakke | |
| 03:34 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 03:34 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) SG - Manuel Button (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Royall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Pardee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brendan Blakey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Rice (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John O'Donahue (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mike Leland (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Brendan Blakey | 31-35 |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | Manuel Button misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-35 |
| 02:49 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Royall | 31-35 |
| 02:31 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 02:30 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 02:25 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 02:23 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 02:07 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Littlefield (PG), Drazen Zenz (SG), Owen Thompson (SF), Charles Patton (C) Jose Hernandez, Manuel Button, Thomas Royall, Raymond Pardee | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner (PF), Logan Morris (C) John O'Donahue, Mike Leland | |
| 01:52 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 31-35 |
| 01:51 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 01:33 | Ohio State | Gregory Littlefield is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Gregory Littlefield, team foul #6 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ian Hermann (PF) Eugene Greenberger | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Bakke (C) Joseph Harrison | |
| 01:14 | Notre Dame | David Bakke misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 01:12 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 01:07 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz clanks a 3 from the right corner | 31-35 |
| 01:05 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 01:00 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Drazen Zenz - foul #1 on Drazen Zenz, team foul #7 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Manuel Button (SG) Gregory Littlefield, Drazen Zenz | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mike Leland (C) David Bakke | |
| 01:00 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice misses the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 01:00 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | Manuel Button's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom (SG) Vernon Rice | |
| 00:23 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland clanks a 3 from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Mike Leland | 31-36 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland makes the halfcourt shot | 31-39 |