| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Donald Sapp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Gantz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Charles Carrier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carmelo Murillo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cory Rockwell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Dalrymple (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jason Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Snyder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Purvis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | James Thompson inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | Donald Sapp misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 19:43 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 19:25 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Thomas Dalrymple | 27-40 |
| 19:05 | Northwestern | James Thompson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-40 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell gets the rebound | 27-40 |
| 18:41 | Ohio State | Thomas Dalrymple hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 27-40 |
| 18:40 | Northwestern | James Thompson gets the rebound | 27-40 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | James Thompson makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Tyler Gantz and he's fouled by Jason Smith - foul #1 on Jason Smith, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Servais (PG), Frank Maltby (C) Donald Sapp, Carmelo Murillo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | James Thompson makes the free throw | 30-40 |
| 17:59 | Ohio State | Frank Maltby denies the turnaround by Cory Rockwell | 30-40 |
| 17:57 | Northwestern | Charles Carrier grabs the defensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern | Tyler Gantz connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 17:34 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder clanks a floater from close range | 33-40 |
| 17:33 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 17:11 | Ohio State | Charles Carrier blocks the short jumper by Jason Smith | 33-40 |
| 17:09 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Frank Maltby | 33-40 |
| 16:48 | Northwestern | Frank Maltby misses the easy layup | 33-40 |
| 16:47 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 16:21 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Sapp (PG), Carmelo Murillo (C) Robert Servais, Frank Maltby | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Fowler (PG), Robby Clark (SG), Chester Rogers (SF), Russell Robinson (PF), William Davies (C) Cory Rockwell, Thomas Dalrymple, Jason Smith, Michael Snyder, Gary Purvis | |
| 16:09 | Northwestern | Charles Carrier is fouled on the floor by Russell Robinson - foul #2 on Russell Robinson, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| 16:04 | Northwestern | James Thompson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 33-40 |
| 16:02 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Chester Rogers | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Donald Sapp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Gantz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Charles Carrier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Carmelo Murillo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Fowler (fresh) SG - Robby Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chester Rogers (fresh) PF - Russell Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Davies (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Ohio State | Robby Clark misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tyler Gantz - foul #2 on Tyler Gantz, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| 15:44 | Ohio State | Robby Clark misses the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 15:44 | Ohio State | Robby Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 15:44 | Northwestern | Carmelo Murillo grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 15:22 | Northwestern | Donald Sapp is fouled on the floor by Russell Robinson - foul #3 on Russell Robinson, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Frank Maltby (PF) James Thompson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell (PG) Michael Fowler | |
| 15:07 | Northwestern | Donald Sapp misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 33-40 |
| 15:06 | Northwestern | Frank Maltby grabs the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 14:53 | Northwestern | Charles Carrier is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Charles Carrier, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Thompson (SF) Frank Maltby | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Dalrymple (SG), Jason Smith (SF), Michael Snyder (PF) Robby Clark, Chester Rogers, Russell Robinson | |
| 14:38 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 33-40 |
| 14:37 | Northwestern | James Thompson snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | Charles Carrier misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Michael Snyder - foul #1 on Michael Snyder, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Frank Maltby (C) Carmelo Murillo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Purvis (C) William Davies | |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | Charles Carrier misses the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | Charles Carrier makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 13:51 | Ohio State | Thomas Dalrymple is fouled on the floor by Tyler Gantz - foul #3 on Tyler Gantz, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carmelo Murillo (C) Charles Carrier | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:46 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 34-40 |
| 13:45 | Ohio State | Gary Purvis gets the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 13:28 | Ohio State | Gary Purvis misses short on a shot from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 13:26 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder misses the tip | 34-40 |
| 13:25 | Ohio State | Gary Purvis gets the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 13:13 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 13:12 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 13:02 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-40 |
| 13:01 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder snags the offensive board | 34-40 |
| 12:44 | Ohio State | Frank Maltby steps in front of the Gary Purvis pass | 34-40 |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | James Thompson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Gary Purvis - foul #2 on Gary Purvis, team foul #5 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Servais (PG), Charles Carrier (PF) Donald Sapp, Carmelo Murillo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Fowler (PG), Robby Clark (SF), Russell Robinson (PF), William Davies (C) Cory Rockwell, Thomas Dalrymple, Michael Snyder, Gary Purvis | |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | James Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | James Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 12:03 | Ohio State | Robby Clark hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-43 |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | James Thompson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 36-43 |
| 11:52 | Northwestern | Charles Carrier gets the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Servais (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Gantz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Charles Carrier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Maltby (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Fowler (fresh) SG - Jason Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robby Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Russell Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - William Davies (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Northwestern | Charles Carrier lays it in on a great pass from Robert Servais | 38-43 |
| 11:17 | Ohio State | Charles Carrier takes the ball from William Davies | 38-43 |
| 11:04 | Northwestern | Tyler Gantz misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-43 |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | William Davies pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 10:45 | Ohio State | Russell Robinson makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 10:34 | Northwestern | Robert Servais drills a shot from the left block | 40-45 |
| 10:19 | Ohio State | Jason Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-45 |
| 10:17 | Ohio State | Jason Smith snags the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 10:06 | Ohio State | Michael Fowler comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 10:04 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Charles Carrier | 40-45 |
| 09:59 | Northwestern | William Davies picks off the pass by Robert Servais | 40-45 |
| 09:41 | Ohio State | Robby Clark buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-48 |
| 09:27 | Northwestern | Michael Fowler is called for the reach on Robert Servais - foul #2 on Michael Fowler, team foul #6 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Sapp (PG), Carmelo Murillo (C) Robert Servais, Frank Maltby | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell (PG), Thomas Dalrymple (SG), Michael Snyder (PF), Gary Purvis (C) Michael Fowler, Jason Smith, Russell Robinson, William Davies | |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | Donald Sapp travels with the ball | 40-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Servais (SG), Frank Maltby (PF) Tyler Gantz, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:47 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder is hacked by Frank Maltby - foul #1 on Frank Maltby, team foul #4 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tyler Gantz (SG), James Thompson (SF) Robert Servais, Frank Maltby | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chester Rogers (SF) Robby Clark | |
| 08:37 | Ohio State | Chester Rogers misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-48 |
| 08:36 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Donald Sapp | 40-48 |
| 08:19 | Northwestern | James Thompson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Charles Carrier | 43-48 |
| 07:59 | Ohio State | Gary Purvis buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Cory Rockwell | 43-50 |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Carmelo Murillo is blocked by Gary Purvis | 43-50 |
| 07:39 | Ohio State | Chester Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Donald Sapp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Gantz (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Thompson (tiring) 17 pts. PF - Charles Carrier (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Carmelo Murillo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cory Rockwell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Dalrymple (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chester Rogers (fresh) PF - Michael Snyder (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Purvis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder knocks in the jumper from the left block | 43-52 |
| 07:00 | Northwestern | Gary Purvis blocks the jumper by Charles Carrier | 43-52 |
| 06:58 | Ohio State | Chester Rogers gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 06:43 | Ohio State | Thomas Dalrymple makes the 3 from the left corner | 43-55 |
| 06:20 | Northwestern | Donald Sapp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-55 |
| 06:19 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder pulls down the rebound | 43-55 |
| 06:06 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Tyler Gantz - foul #4 on Tyler Gantz, team foul #5 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Servais (SG), Frank Maltby (PF) Tyler Gantz, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Smith (SG), Robby Clark (SF), William Davies (C) Thomas Dalrymple, Chester Rogers, Gary Purvis | |
| 06:06 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 06:06 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:59 | Northwestern | Donald Sapp connects on the floater from the right side | 45-57 |
| 05:39 | Ohio State | William Davies knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Cory Rockwell and he's hacked by Carmelo Murillo - foul #2 on Carmelo Murillo, team foul #6 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tyler Gantz (SG) Robert Servais | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Fowler (PG), Russell Robinson (PF) Cory Rockwell, Michael Snyder | |
| 05:39 | Ohio State | William Davies misses the free throw | 45-59 |
| 05:39 | Northwestern | Frank Maltby gets the rebound | 45-59 |
| 05:28 | Northwestern | Robby Clark steals it from Carmelo Murillo | 45-59 |
| 05:11 | Ohio State | Jason Smith drills a jump hook from the baseline | 45-61 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | Donald Sapp is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Donald Sapp, team foul #7 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Servais (SG), James Thompson (SF) Tyler Gantz, Charles Carrier | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:55 | Ohio State | Michael Fowler misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Donald Sapp - foul #4 on Donald Sapp, team foul #8 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tyler Gantz (SG) Robert Servais | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Dalrymple (SG) Robby Clark | |
| 04:55 | Ohio State | Michael Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 04:55 | Ohio State | Michael Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | Frank Maltby grabs the board | 45-62 |
| 04:35 | Northwestern | Frank Maltby clanks a floater from the left side | 45-62 |
| 04:34 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Fowler | 45-62 |
| 04:21 | Ohio State | William Davies connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Fowler | 45-64 |
| 04:01 | Northwestern | Donald Sapp buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Thompson | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:42 | Ohio State | Michael Fowler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Servais (PG), Charles Carrier (SF), Robert Widner (C) Tyler Gantz, James Thompson, Carmelo Murillo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robby Clark (SG), Chester Rogers (SF) Thomas Dalrymple, Jason Smith | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Servais (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Sapp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Charles Carrier (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Maltby (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Robert Widner (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Fowler (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robby Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chester Rogers (fresh) PF - Russell Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - William Davies (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Robert Widner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-64 |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Robert Widner grabs the offensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 03:21 | Northwestern | Donald Sapp drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Charles Carrier | 50-64 |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | Robby Clark jams it on a great pass from Chester Rogers | 50-66 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Charles Carrier comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-66 |
| 02:48 | Ohio State | William Davies grabs the defensive rebound | 50-66 |
| 02:30 | Ohio State | Michael Fowler clanks a runner in the lane | 50-66 |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Robert Widner grabs the defensive rebound | 50-66 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Donald Sapp evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Carrier | 53-66 |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | Michael Fowler drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Russell Robinson | 53-68 |
| 01:57 | Northwestern | Russell Robinson is called for the reach on Frank Maltby - foul #4 on Russell Robinson, team foul #7 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Thompson (SF), Michael Sauls (PF) Donald Sapp, Charles Carrier | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:57 | Northwestern | Frank Maltby makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 01:57 | Northwestern | Frank Maltby makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 01:40 | Ohio State | Michael Fowler is whistled for a carry | 55-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tyler Gantz (SG) Michael Sauls | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:19 | Northwestern | Robby Clark is called for the reach on Tyler Gantz - foul #1 on Robby Clark, team foul #8 | 55-68 |
| 01:19 | Northwestern | Tyler Gantz makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 01:19 | Northwestern | Tyler Gantz makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 01:01 | Ohio State | Chester Rogers makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Tyler Gantz travels with the ball | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | Robert Servais picks off the pass by Michael Fowler in the backcourt | 57-71 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Robert Servais banks in the layup | 59-71 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Russell Robinson can't throw it down but he's fouled by Tyler Gantz - foul #5 on Tyler Gantz, team foul #9 | 59-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Carrier (SF) Tyler Gantz | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Russell Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Russell Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | James Thompson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-73 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Robert Widner hits the follow up shot | 61-73 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Michael Fowler runs out the clock | 61-73 |