| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Raymond Keith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ned Ratcliff (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Dale (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Frederick Epps (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Button (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Patton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Manuel Button | 28-29 |
| 19:15 | Washington State | Raymond Keith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 19:14 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Manuel Button | 28-29 |
| 18:49 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez misses the 3 from straight away | 28-29 |
| 18:48 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Frederick Epps | 28-29 |
| 18:25 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Raymond Keith | 30-29 |
| 18:03 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson misses long on a shot from the right side | 30-29 |
| 18:02 | Ohio State | Manuel Button gets the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 17:36 | Ohio State | Manuel Button buries a jumper from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 17:11 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 30-31 |
| 17:09 | Ohio State | Manuel Button snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 16:58 | Ohio State | Charles Patton can't connect on a floater from the left block | 30-31 |
| 16:56 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 16:52 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 16:51 | Washington State | Raymond Keith pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 16:29 | Washington State | Raymond Keith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-31 |
| 16:27 | Washington State | Frederick Epps tips it back up and in | 32-31 |
| 15:58 | Ohio State | Manuel Button misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 15:57 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson hits the follow up shot | 32-33 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Raymond Keith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ned Ratcliff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Dale (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Frederick Epps (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Button (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Owen Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Patton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 15:41 | Ohio State | Manuel Button snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 15:16 | Ohio State | Manuel Button drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Owen Thompson | 32-36 |
| 14:50 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-36 |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG), Paul Vesey (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Enoch Truskowski (PF), William Reddy (C) Raymond Keith, Ned Ratcliff, Nelson Dale, Frederick Epps, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Littlefield (PG), Drazen Zenz (SG), Thomas Royall (SF), Ian Hermann (PF), Raymond Pardee (C) Jose Hernandez, Manuel Button, Owen Thompson, Eugene Greenberger, Charles Patton | |
| 14:28 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann misses the jumper from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 14:26 | Washington State | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 14:02 | Washington State | Merrill Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 14:00 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Robert Jones is called for the reach on Drazen Zenz - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Patton (C) Raymond Pardee | |
| 13:13 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Patton | 32-38 |
| 12:56 | Washington State | Merrill Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 12:40 | Ohio State | Thomas Royall can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 12:38 | Washington State | William Reddy gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 12:33 | Washington State | Merrill Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 12:32 | Washington State | Robert Jones tips it but misses | 35-38 |
| 12:31 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 12:04 | Ohio State | Charles Patton hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 35-38 |
| 12:02 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 11:37 | Washington State | Paul Vesey comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Drazen Zenz - foul #1 on Drazen Zenz, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Keith (PG), Nelson Dale (SF), Frederick Epps (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Merrill Smith, Robert Jones, Enoch Truskowski, William Reddy | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Manuel Button (SG), Owen Thompson (SF), Eugene Greenberger (PF) Gregory Littlefield, Drazen Zenz, Thomas Royall, Ian Hermann | |
| 11:37 | Washington State | Paul Vesey makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 11:37 | Washington State | Paul Vesey makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Raymond Keith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Vesey (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nelson Dale (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Frederick Epps (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Button (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Patton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:10 | Ohio State | Manuel Button is whistled for traveling | 37-38 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff (SG) Paul Vesey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:48 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali clanks a runner from the right block | 37-38 |
| 10:46 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 10:42 | Ohio State | Manuel Button is fouled on the floor by Ned Ratcliff - foul #1 on Ned Ratcliff, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee (C) Charles Patton | |
| 10:28 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Dikembe Ali - foul #3 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| 10:28 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 10:28 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 10:28 | Washington State | Nelson Dale grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 10:05 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Raymond Pardee - foul #1 on Raymond Pardee, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG) Raymond Keith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:05 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 10:05 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 09:42 | Ohio State | Manuel Button misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 09:40 | Washington State | Frederick Epps grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 09:17 | Washington State | Merrill Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 09:16 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 09:00 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez is fouled on the floor by Merrill Smith - foul #2 on Merrill Smith, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Keith (PG), Enoch Truskowski (C) Merrill Smith, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Royall (SF), Charles Patton (C) Owen Thompson, Raymond Pardee | |
| 08:37 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Keith - foul #3 on Raymond Keith, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| 08:37 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 08:37 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 08:37 | Washington State | Frederick Epps pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 08:12 | Washington State | Raymond Keith drills a jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Charles Patton - foul #3 on Charles Patton, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | Paul Vesey (SG), Robert Jones (SF), William Reddy (C) Ned Ratcliff, Nelson Dale, Frederick Epps | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Littlefield (PG), Drazen Zenz (SG), Ian Hermann (PF) Jose Hernandez, Manuel Button, Eugene Greenberger | |
| 08:12 | Washington State | Raymond Keith makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| 07:49 | Ohio State | Thomas Royall is hacked by Paul Vesey - foul #2 on Paul Vesey, team foul #6 | 42-39 |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | Charles Patton loses the dribble to Enoch Truskowski | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Raymond Keith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Vesey (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Enoch Truskowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - William Reddy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gregory Littlefield (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Drazen Zenz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Royall (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ian Hermann (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 06:59 | Washington State | Raymond Keith is called for traveling | 42-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG), Ned Ratcliff (SG), Nelson Dale (SF), Frederick Epps (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Raymond Keith, Paul Vesey, Robert Jones, Enoch Truskowski, William Reddy | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Manuel Button (SG), Owen Thompson (SF), Eugene Greenberger (PF) Gregory Littlefield, Drazen Zenz, Thomas Royall, Ian Hermann | |
| 06:32 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-39 |
| 06:09 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 42-39 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 05:39 | Ohio State | Dikembe Ali steals the ball from Charles Patton | 42-39 |
| 05:23 | Washington State | Jose Hernandez steals the ball from Dikembe Ali | 42-39 |
| 05:05 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 05:03 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 04:34 | Washington State | Jose Hernandez is called for the reach on Merrill Smith - foul #1 on Jose Hernandez, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Keith (PG), Paul Vesey (SG), Enoch Truskowski (PF), William Reddy (C) Merrill Smith, Ned Ratcliff, Frederick Epps, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Littlefield (PG), Drazen Zenz (SG), Thomas Royall (SF), Raymond Pardee (C) Jose Hernandez, Manuel Button, Owen Thompson, Charles Patton | |
| 04:16 | Washington State | Paul Vesey can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 42-39 |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 03:47 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger hits a jumper from close range set up by Gregory Littlefield | 42-41 |
| 03:32 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Eugene Greenberger - foul #1 on Eugene Greenberger, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Jones (SF), Frederick Epps (C) Nelson Dale, William Reddy | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Manuel Button (SG), Ian Hermann (PF), Charles Patton (C) Gregory Littlefield, Drazen Zenz, Eugene Greenberger, Raymond Pardee | |
| 03:32 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 03:32 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 03:08 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Ian Hermann | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Raymond Keith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Vesey (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Enoch Truskowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Frederick Epps (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Button (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Royall (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ian Hermann (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 02:49 | Washington State | Frederick Epps misses the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Ian Hermann - foul #2 on Ian Hermann, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff (SG), Dikembe Ali (C) Paul Vesey, Enoch Truskowski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Owen Thompson (SF) Thomas Royall | |
| 02:49 | Washington State | Frederick Epps makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 02:49 | Washington State | Frederick Epps makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Patton | 46-45 |
| 02:07 | Washington State | Robert Jones is hacked by Owen Thompson - foul #1 on Owen Thompson, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger (PF) Ian Hermann | |
| 02:07 | Washington State | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 02:07 | Washington State | Robert Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 02:07 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 01:50 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson is hacked by Robert Jones - foul #3 on Robert Jones, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Washington State | Nelson Dale (SF) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:50 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 01:50 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 01:31 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | Manuel Button can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 01:12 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 00:56 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Manuel Button - foul #2 on Manuel Button, team foul #8 | 49-47 |
| 00:56 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 00:56 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 00:56 | Washington State | Nelson Dale gets the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Washington State | A charge is called on Frederick Epps - foul #1 on Frederick Epps, team foul #8 | 50-47 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Nelson Dale - foul #2 on Nelson Dale, team foul #9 | 50-47 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | Washington State | Raymond Keith is hacked by Jose Hernandez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jose Hernandez, team foul #9 | 50-48 |
| 00:16 | Washington State | Raymond Keith misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Charles Patton grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | The pull-up jumper by Eugene Greenberger is blocked by Frederick Epps | 50-48 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Charles Patton grabs the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | The jumper by Owen Thompson is denied by Frederick Epps | 50-48 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ali | 50-48 |