| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Hai Yen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Bergeron (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Hamblin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brian Lavalle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Hathaway (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Hurd (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Michael Nace (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Milton Merideth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Hannah (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Gibbons (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth loses the dribble to Paul Bergeron | 30-31 |
| 19:40 | Xavier | Hai Yen hits the finger roll set up by Paul Bergeron | 32-31 |
| 19:30 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Brian Lavalle - foul #1 on Brian Lavalle, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 19:30 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 19:30 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 19:04 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron is whistled for traveling | 32-33 |
| 18:47 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Aaron Hannah | 32-36 |
| 18:23 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle drills a fadeaway from close range | 34-36 |
| 18:16 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons knocks in the runner from close range | 34-38 |
| 17:53 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Paul Bergeron | 36-38 |
| 17:27 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons is hacked by Joseph Hathaway - foul #4 on Joseph Hathaway, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerry Hall (SF), Cornell Langlois (PF), Michael Joseph (C) Christopher Hamblin, Brian Lavalle, Joseph Hathaway | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Zachter (SF) Milton Merideth | |
| 17:11 | Ohio State | Paul Zachter clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Bergeron - foul #1 on Paul Bergeron, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bojan Sucharski (SG), Byron Holmes (PF), Devin Christian (C) Michael Nace, Aaron Hannah, Ernest Gibbons | |
| 17:11 | Ohio State | Paul Zachter makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 17:11 | Ohio State | Paul Zachter makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 16:50 | Xavier | Michael Joseph's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-40 |
| 16:36 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 16:35 | Xavier | Jerry Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 16:10 | Xavier | Hai Yen hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-40 |
| 15:51 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 15:49 | Ohio State | Devin Christian grabs the offensive board | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Hai Yen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Bergeron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Hall (fresh) PF - Cornell Langlois (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Joseph (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Hurd (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Bojan Sucharski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Zachter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - Byron Holmes (fresh) C - Devin Christian (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Ohio State | Byron Holmes knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-42 |
| 14:57 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 14:55 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Devin Christian | 38-42 |
| 14:37 | Ohio State | Paul Zachter is fouled on the floor by Jerry Hall - foul #1 on Jerry Hall, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jesse Desilva (PG), Robert West (SG), Christopher Hamblin (SF), Brian Lavalle (PF), Mladen Splonskowski (C) Hai Yen, Paul Bergeron, Jerry Hall, Cornell Langlois, Michael Joseph | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs (PG), Michael Nace (SG), Milton Merideth (SF), Aaron Hannah (PF), Ernest Gibbons (C) Michael Hurd, Bojan Sucharski, Paul Zachter, Byron Holmes, Devin Christian | |
| 14:22 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Briggs | 38-44 |
| 14:07 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jesse Desilva | 40-44 |
| 13:52 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Christopher Hamblin - foul #1 on Christopher Hamblin, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| 13:52 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 13:52 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 13:52 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth grabs the offensive board | 40-44 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Michael Nace can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-44 |
| 13:31 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Robert West | 40-44 |
| 13:06 | Xavier | Mladen Splonskowski is hacked by Ernest Gibbons - foul #1 on Ernest Gibbons, team foul #1 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway (C) Mladen Splonskowski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hurd (PG) Joseph Briggs | |
| 12:59 | Xavier | A charge is called on Brian Lavalle - foul #2 on Brian Lavalle, team foul #6 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Hai Yen (PG) Jesse Desilva | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons drills a shot from the baseline | 40-46 |
| 12:10 | Xavier | Hai Yen's floater is knocked away by Ernest Gibbons | 40-46 |
| 12:08 | Xavier | Hai Yen tips it back up and in | 42-46 |
| 11:45 | Ohio State | Michael Nace knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Michael Hurd | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Hai Yen (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert West (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Hamblin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Brian Lavalle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Hathaway (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Hurd (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Nace (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Milton Merideth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aaron Hannah (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Gibbons (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 42-49 |
| 11:38 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Hamblin | 42-49 |
| 11:16 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 11:14 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 11:08 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-49 |
| 11:07 | Ohio State | Michael Nace tips it back up and in | 42-51 |
| 10:41 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle hits a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Milton Merideth - foul #3 on Milton Merideth, team foul #2 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jesse Desilva (PG), Paul Bergeron (SG), Jerry Hall (SF) Hai Yen, Robert West, Christopher Hamblin | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs (PG), Bojan Sucharski (SG), Paul Zachter (SF), Byron Holmes (PF), Devin Christian (C) Michael Hurd, Michael Nace, Milton Merideth, Aaron Hannah, Ernest Gibbons | |
| 10:41 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle misses the free throw | 44-51 |
| 10:41 | Ohio State | Byron Holmes pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 10:32 | Ohio State | Devin Christian clanks a runner in the lane | 44-51 |
| 10:30 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 10:25 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Jesse Desilva | 47-51 |
| 10:05 | Ohio State | Jesse Desilva is called for the reach on Joseph Briggs - foul #1 on Jesse Desilva, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Cornell Langlois (PF), Michael Joseph (C) Brian Lavalle, Joseph Hathaway | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:05 | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 10:05 | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 09:47 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Jerry Hall | 49-53 |
| 09:26 | Ohio State | Byron Holmes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 49-53 |
| 09:25 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 09:04 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron loses the ball out of bounds | 49-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Hai Yen (PG) Jesse Desilva | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hurd (PG), Michael Nace (SG) Joseph Briggs, Bojan Sucharski | |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Hai Yen - foul #2 on Hai Yen, team foul #8 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway (C) Michael Joseph | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah (PF), Ernest Gibbons (C) Byron Holmes, Devin Christian | |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 08:28 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway loses the dribble to Ernest Gibbons | 49-55 |
| 08:07 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-55 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons grabs the offensive board | 49-55 |
| 07:52 | Ohio State | Cornell Langlois steals the ball from Michael Nace | 49-55 |
| 07:31 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron misses the 3 from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 07:29 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Hai Yen (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Bergeron (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Hall (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Cornell Langlois (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Hathaway (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Hurd (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Nace (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Zachter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - Aaron Hannah (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Gibbons (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:15 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah misses the runner from close range but the foul's on Cornell Langlois - foul #1 on Cornell Langlois, team foul #9 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert West (SG), Christopher Hamblin (SF), Brian Lavalle (PF) Paul Bergeron, Jerry Hall, Cornell Langlois | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bojan Sucharski (SG), Milton Merideth (SF) Michael Nace, Paul Zachter | |
| 07:15 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 07:15 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 07:00 | Xavier | Hai Yen makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Hamblin | 51-57 |
| 06:43 | Ohio State | Hai Yen takes the ball from Bojan Sucharski | 51-57 |
| 06:26 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Lavalle | 54-57 |
| 06:07 | Ohio State | The pull-up jumper by Michael Hurd is blocked by Robert West | 54-57 |
| 06:05 | Xavier | Robert West pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 05:42 | Xavier | The jump hook by Brian Lavalle is blocked by Aaron Hannah | 54-57 |
| 05:40 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ernest Gibbons | 54-57 |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | Christopher Hamblin is called for the reach on Michael Hurd - foul #2 on Christopher Hamblin, team foul #10 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jesse Desilva (PG), Paul Bergeron (SG), Mladen Splonskowski (PF), Michael Joseph (C) Hai Yen, Robert West, Brian Lavalle, Joseph Hathaway | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Nace (SG), Byron Holmes (PF), Devin Christian (C) Bojan Sucharski, Aaron Hannah, Ernest Gibbons | |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:56 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin is hacked by Milton Merideth during a doubleteam - foul #4 on Milton Merideth, team foul #3 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerry Hall (SF), Cornell Langlois (PF) Christopher Hamblin, Mladen Splonskowski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs (PG), Paul Zachter (SF) Michael Hurd, Milton Merideth | |
| 04:33 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva is hacked by Joseph Briggs - foul #1 on Joseph Briggs, team foul #4 | 54-59 |
| 04:12 | Xavier | Michael Joseph lays it in | 56-59 |
| 03:47 | Ohio State | Michael Nace buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Joseph Briggs | 56-62 |
| 03:28 | Xavier | Jerry Hall misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-62 |
| 03:27 | Ohio State | Paul Zachter gets the rebound | 56-62 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jesse Desilva (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Bergeron (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Hall (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Cornell Langlois (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Joseph Briggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Nace (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Zachter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - Byron Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Devin Christian (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Ohio State | Jesse Desilva steps in front of the Devin Christian pass | 56-62 |
| 02:59 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-62 |
| 02:57 | Xavier | Jerry Hall grabs the offensive board | 56-62 |
| 02:57 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | Hai Yen (PG), Christopher Hamblin (SF), Brian Lavalle (PF), Joseph Hathaway (C) Jesse Desilva, Jerry Hall, Cornell Langlois, Michael Joseph | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hurd (PG), Milton Merideth (SF), Aaron Hannah (PF), Ernest Gibbons (C) Joseph Briggs, Paul Zachter, Byron Holmes, Devin Christian | |
| 02:32 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway steps out of bounds on the sideline | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:06 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-62 |
| 02:05 | Xavier | Hai Yen grabs the board | 56-62 |
| 02:00 | Xavier | Hai Yen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-62 |
| 01:58 | Ohio State | Michael Nace grabs the board | 56-62 |
| 01:31 | Ohio State | Hai Yen steals it from Ernest Gibbons | 56-62 |
| 01:28 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron blows the layup | 56-62 |
| 01:27 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway snags the offensive board | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:15 | Xavier | Hai Yen makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Michael Nace is hacked by Paul Bergeron - foul #2 on Paul Bergeron, team foul #11 | 59-62 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Michael Nace makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Michael Nace makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:43 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 59-64 |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Bergeron - foul #3 on Paul Bergeron, team foul #12 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Zachter (SF) Milton Merideth | |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-66 |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-66 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Hai Yen is called for the reach on Paul Zachter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hai Yen, team foul #13 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Holmes (PF) Aaron Hannah | |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Paul Zachter makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Paul Zachter makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Paul Zachter takes the ball from Joseph Hathaway | 62-68 |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-68 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd is hacked by Hai Yen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Hai Yen, team foul #14 | 62-68 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:16 | Xavier | Paul Zachter is called for the reach on Christopher Hamblin - foul #2 on Paul Zachter, team foul #5 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Milton Merideth (SF), Aaron Hannah (PF) Paul Zachter, Byron Holmes | |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Hai Yen misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 62-70 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth pulls down the rebound | 62-70 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth is fouled in the backcourt by Hai Yen - foul #5 on Hai Yen, team foul #15 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jesse Desilva (PG) Hai Yen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Holmes (PF) Aaron Hannah | |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth misses the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Joseph Hathaway | 62-71 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-71 |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd grabs the board | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd runs out the clock | 62-71 |