| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Johnston (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shelby Cantrell (fresh) SF - Sidney Kaiser (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joshua Whitman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Hiller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Randall (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Randy Davis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ryan Dominy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser inbounds the ball | 19-25 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Whitman | 22-25 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from George Hondo and the foul's on Joshua Whitman - foul #1 on Joshua Whitman, team foul #1 | 22-27 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the free throw | 22-28 |
| 18:46 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Johnston | 25-28 |
| 18:26 | Northwestern | George Hondo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Johnston - foul #3 on Michael Johnston, team foul #2 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales (PG) Michael Johnston | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 18:26 | Northwestern | George Hondo makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 18:26 | Northwestern | George Hondo makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 18:11 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-30 |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 17:40 | Northwestern | George Hondo is fouled on the floor by Heriberto Gonzales - foul #2 on Heriberto Gonzales, team foul #3 | 25-30 |
| 17:21 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses the driving attempt from the left block | 25-30 |
| 17:19 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Joshua Whitman | 25-30 |
| 16:50 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller throws it down | 27-30 |
| 16:29 | Northwestern | Richard Randall misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-30 |
| 16:27 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 16:05 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Hamisi Asaro - foul #2 on Hamisi Asaro, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Marshall (PF) Joshua Whitman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ralph Couture (C) Ryan Dominy | |
| 16:05 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 16:05 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 15:49 | Northwestern | George Hondo knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Hamisi Asaro | 29-33 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Heriberto Gonzales (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Shelby Cantrell (fairly fresh) SF - Sidney Kaiser (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Marshall (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Hiller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Randall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Randy Davis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Couture (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | David Marshall pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnston (PG) Heriberto Gonzales | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Watson (PG) George Hondo | |
| 14:52 | Northwestern | Richard Randall misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 14:51 | Northwestern | Christopher Watson tips it in | 29-35 |
| 14:26 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser blows the layup | 29-35 |
| 14:24 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser tips it in | 31-35 |
| 14:06 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Christopher Watson | 31-37 |
| 13:48 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser is fouled on the floor by Christopher Watson - foul #1 on Christopher Watson, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman (PF) David Marshall | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (PG), Ryan Dominy (C) Christopher Watson, Ralph Couture | |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Randall - foul #2 on Richard Randall, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 13:05 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Randy Davis | 31-39 |
| 12:43 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 12:41 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ryan Dominy | 31-39 |
| 12:25 | Northwestern | Richard Randall misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 12:23 | Northwestern | Richard Randall tips it in | 31-41 |
| 11:55 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Michael Johnston | 33-41 |
| 11:38 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Randall | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Johnston (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shelby Cantrell (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Sidney Kaiser (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joshua Whitman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Hiller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Randall (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Davis (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ryan Dominy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Randy Davis - foul #1 on Randy Davis, team foul #4 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales (SG), John Watson (SF) Shelby Cantrell, Sidney Kaiser | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marvin Bender (SG), John Rines (SF) Richard Randall, Randy Davis | |
| 11:22 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 11:22 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro is fouled on the floor by Joshua Whitman - foul #2 on Joshua Whitman, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Marshall (C) Anthony Hiller | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | Marvin Bender hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 10:25 | Ohio State | David Marshall snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 10:18 | Ohio State | John Watson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 35-43 |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 10:10 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro is hacked by David Marshall - foul #1 on David Marshall, team foul #5 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser (SF), Ronald Lamoureux (C) Michael Johnston, Joshua Whitman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ralph Couture (C) Ryan Dominy | |
| 09:52 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro is hacked by John Watson - foul #1 on John Watson, team foul #6 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell (SG), Anthony Hiller (C) John Watson, Ronald Lamoureux | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ryan Dominy (C) Hamisi Asaro | |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | John Rines misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Anthony Hiller - foul #1 on Anthony Hiller, team foul #7 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Watson (PG), Richard Randall (SG), Randy Davis (C) George Hondo, Marvin Bender, Ryan Dominy | |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | John Rines makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | John Rines makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 09:22 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales is hacked by Christopher Watson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Watson, team foul #5 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ryan Dominy (C) John Rines | |
| 09:00 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Heriberto Gonzales | 37-45 |
| 08:38 | Northwestern | Shelby Cantrell steps in front of the Ryan Dominy pass | 37-45 |
| 08:25 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Ralph Couture snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 07:55 | Northwestern | Randy Davis is fouled on the floor by Sidney Kaiser - foul #3 on Sidney Kaiser, team foul #8 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnston (PG), John Watson (SF), Joshua Whitman (PF) Shelby Cantrell, Sidney Kaiser, David Marshall | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (PG), Hamisi Asaro (PF) Christopher Watson, Ryan Dominy | |
| 07:55 | Northwestern | Randy Davis makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 07:55 | Northwestern | Randy Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 07:35 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Johnston | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Johnston (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Heriberto Gonzales (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) PF - Joshua Whitman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Hiller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Randall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Davis (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Couture (fresh) | |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | Randy Davis is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 07:04 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 06:45 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-47 |
| 06:43 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman misses the tip | 40-47 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | George Hondo pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 40-47 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro hits the follow up shot | 40-49 |
| 06:06 | Ohio State | Hamisi Asaro picks off the pass by Joshua Whitman | 40-49 |
| 05:40 | Northwestern | Ralph Couture comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 40-49 |
| 05:39 | Northwestern | Richard Randall grabs the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | Heriberto Gonzales picks off the pass by Ralph Couture | 40-49 |
| 05:22 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales can't finish the layup | 40-49 |
| 05:21 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales snags the offensive board | 40-49 |
| 05:21 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell (SG), Sidney Kaiser (SF) Heriberto Gonzales, John Watson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marvin Bender (SG), John Rines (SF), Ryan Dominy (C) Richard Randall, Randy Davis, Ralph Couture | |
| 05:01 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser is hacked by Marvin Bender - foul #1 on Marvin Bender, team foul #6 | 40-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 42-49 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | John Rines misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-49 |
| 04:26 | Northwestern | John Rines grabs the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Joshua Whitman - foul #3 on Joshua Whitman, team foul #9 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Marshall (C) Anthony Hiller | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Randall (SG) Marvin Bender | |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 03:47 | Ohio State | Michael Johnston misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-51 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | Richard Randall hits a wide open jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from George Hondo | 42-53 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Johnston (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shelby Cantrell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Sidney Kaiser (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Whitman (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - David Marshall (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Randall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Rines (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ryan Dominy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman buries a shot from the left side | 44-53 |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | George Hondo is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-53 |
| 02:42 | Ohio State | David Marshall grabs the board | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:31 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser misses the 3 from the left corner | 44-53 |
| 02:30 | Ohio State | David Marshall can't tip it in | 44-53 |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Ryan Dominy grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 02:00 | Northwestern | Richard Randall lays it in on a great pass from Ryan Dominy and he's hacked by Michael Johnston - foul #4 on Michael Johnston, team foul #10 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller (C) David Marshall | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randy Davis (SF) John Rines | |
| 02:00 | Northwestern | Richard Randall makes the free throw | 44-56 |
| 01:40 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-56 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro gets the rebound | 44-56 |
| 01:13 | Northwestern | Randy Davis can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 44-56 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | Randy Davis tips it home | 44-58 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ryan Dominy - foul #3 on Ryan Dominy, team foul #7 | 44-58 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller misses the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Joshua Whitman swats the dunk try by Hamisi Asaro | 45-58 |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell snags the defensive board | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller connects on the jump hook from the left block | 47-58 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | George Hondo runs out the clock | 47-58 |