| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cory Rockwell (fresh) SG - Thomas Dalrymple (fresh) SF - Jason Smith (fresh) PF - Michael Snyder (fresh) C - Gary Purvis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Elmer Lee (fresh) SG - Morgan Douglas (fresh) SF - Gary Hutto (fresh) PF - Kenneth Lassiter (fresh) C - Jerald Lampman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Ohio State | Thomas Dalrymple comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Morgan Douglas - foul #1 on Morgan Douglas, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Ohio State | Thomas Dalrymple makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:41 | Ohio State | Thomas Dalrymple misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:41 | Ohio State | Gary Purvis gets the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:30 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Purvis | 4-0 |
| 19:19 | Purdue | Gary Hutto misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 19:17 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Cory Rockwell | 4-0 |
| 19:11 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder can't throw it down | 4-0 |
| 19:09 | Purdue | Gary Hutto pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:55 | Purdue | Kenneth Lassiter is wide open but clanks a runner in the lane | 4-0 |
| 18:53 | Purdue | Kenneth Lassiter gets the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:44 | Purdue | Gary Hutto blows the layup over the doubleteam | 4-0 |
| 18:43 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:38 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder is hacked by Kenneth Lassiter - foul #1 on Kenneth Lassiter, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 18:25 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder's layup is rejected by Gary Hutto | 4-0 |
| 18:23 | Purdue | Jerald Lampman snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:19 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 18:17 | Purdue | Kenneth Lassiter snags the offensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:06 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 17:55 | Ohio State | Gary Purvis misses the runner from the baseline | 4-3 |
| 17:53 | Purdue | Kenneth Lassiter grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:49 | Purdue | Gary Hutto makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-6 |
| 17:33 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell is fouled on the floor by Elmer Lee - foul #1 on Elmer Lee, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| 17:22 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder double dribbles | 4-6 |
| 17:06 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Elmer Lee | 4-8 |
| 16:48 | Ohio State | Jason Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 16:47 | Purdue | Jerald Lampman pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:36 | Purdue | Thomas Dalrymple is called for the reach on Gary Hutto - foul #1 on Thomas Dalrymple, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robby Clark (SG), Chester Rogers (SF), Russell Robinson (PF), William Davies (C) Thomas Dalrymple, Jason Smith, Michael Snyder, Gary Purvis | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:25 | Purdue | Gary Hutto evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Elmer Lee | 4-10 |
| 15:59 | Ohio State | Chester Rogers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-10 |
| 15:57 | Ohio State | Russell Robinson can't tip it in | 4-10 |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | Chester Rogers snags the offensive board | 4-10 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cory Rockwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robby Clark (fresh) SF - Chester Rogers (fresh) PF - Russell Robinson (fresh) C - William Davies (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Elmer Lee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Morgan Douglas (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Hutto (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Lassiter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jerald Lampman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Ohio State | Robby Clark comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 4-10 |
| 15:36 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell gets the offensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 15:27 | Ohio State | William Davies makes the jumper in the paint set up by Russell Robinson | 6-10 |
| 15:11 | Purdue | William Davies is called for the reach on Jerald Lampman - foul #1 on William Davies, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Fowler (PG), Thomas Dalrymple (SG), Jason Smith (SF), Michael Snyder (PF) Cory Rockwell, Robby Clark, Chester Rogers, Russell Robinson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Howard (SG), Peter Hazelwood (SF), Joseph Bassham (PF), Vincente Gallo (C) Morgan Douglas, Gary Hutto, Kenneth Lassiter, Jerald Lampman | |
| 14:53 | Purdue | Michael Snyder swats the short shot by Joseph Bassham | 6-10 |
| 14:51 | Ohio State | William Davies pulls down the rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:26 | Ohio State | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Dalrymple is blocked by Peter Hazelwood | 6-10 |
| 14:25 | Purdue | Vincente Gallo gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:17 | Purdue | Thomas Dalrymple picks off the pass by Joseph Bassham | 6-10 |
| 13:56 | Ohio State | Jason Smith makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Dalrymple | 8-10 |
| 13:47 | Purdue | Elmer Lee misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Michael Fowler - foul #1 on Michael Fowler, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell (PG), Gary Purvis (C) Michael Fowler, William Davies | |
| Subs | Purdue | Morgan Douglas (SG) Mark Howard | |
| 13:47 | Purdue | Elmer Lee misses the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:47 | Purdue | Elmer Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:23 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-11 |
| 13:21 | Ohio State | Gary Purvis grabs the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:09 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell misses badly on a floater in the lane | 8-11 |
| 13:07 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joseph Bassham | 8-11 |
| 13:02 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-11 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robby Clark (SF), Russell Robinson (PF) Thomas Dalrymple, Michael Snyder | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Hutto (SF), Kenneth Lassiter (PF), Jerald Lampman (C) Peter Hazelwood, Joseph Bassham, Vincente Gallo | |
| 12:49 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 12:48 | Purdue | Jerald Lampman gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 12:44 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Jason Smith - foul #1 on Jason Smith, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| 12:44 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 12:44 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:35 | Ohio State | Jason Smith misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Elmer Lee - foul #2 on Elmer Lee, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood (PG) Elmer Lee | |
| 12:35 | Ohio State | Jason Smith misses the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:35 | Ohio State | Jason Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:27 | Purdue | Kenneth Lassiter misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 9-13 |
| 12:26 | Purdue | Jerald Lampman grabs the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-13 |
| 12:06 | Ohio State | Russell Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 11:58 | Ohio State | Robby Clark misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas pulls down the rebound | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cory Rockwell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robby Clark (fresh) PF - Russell Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Purvis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Peter Hazelwood (fresh) SG - Morgan Douglas (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gary Hutto (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Lassiter (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jerald Lampman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 9-13 |
| 11:50 | Ohio State | Robby Clark gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 11:26 | Ohio State | Jason Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Jerald Lampman - foul #1 on Jerald Lampman, team foul #5 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Fowler (PG), Thomas Dalrymple (SG), Michael Snyder (PF), William Davies (C) Cory Rockwell, Robby Clark, Russell Robinson, Gary Purvis | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 11:26 | Ohio State | Jason Smith makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:26 | Ohio State | Jason Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:26 | Purdue | Jerald Lampman grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 11:09 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Morgan Douglas | 10-15 |
| 10:54 | Ohio State | Michael Fowler hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 10-15 |
| 10:52 | Purdue | Gary Hutto gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 10:38 | Purdue | Gary Hutto makes the contested jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Morgan Douglas | 10-17 |
| 10:29 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder misses the shot from the left wing | 10-17 |
| 10:27 | Ohio State | Thomas Dalrymple pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 10:16 | Ohio State | Michael Fowler can't connect on a floater from the right side | 10-17 |
| 10:15 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood gets the rebound | 10-17 |
| 09:59 | Purdue | Gary Hutto hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Davies - foul #2 on William Davies, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell (PG), Robby Clark (SF), Gary Purvis (C) Michael Fowler, Jason Smith, William Davies | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Howard (SG), Joseph Bassham (PF), Vincente Gallo (C) Morgan Douglas, Kenneth Lassiter, Jerald Lampman | |
| 09:59 | Purdue | Gary Hutto misses the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 09:59 | Purdue | Gary Hutto makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 09:38 | Ohio State | Vincente Gallo denies the turnaround by Gary Purvis | 10-18 |
| 09:37 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Vincente Gallo | 10-18 |
| 09:20 | Purdue | Mark Howard travels with the ball | 10-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chester Rogers (SF), Russell Robinson (PF) Thomas Dalrymple, Michael Snyder | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gilberto Russo (SF) Gary Hutto | |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | Robby Clark is fouled on the floor by Mark Howard - foul #1 on Mark Howard, team foul #6 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Morgan Douglas (SG) Gilberto Russo | |
| 08:51 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 10-18 |
| 08:49 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas snags the defensive board | 10-18 |
| 08:38 | Purdue | Vincente Gallo loses the ball out of bounds | 10-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Lassiter (PF) Joseph Bassham | |
| 08:36 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-18 |
| 08:23 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-18 |
| 08:21 | Purdue | Kenneth Lassiter can't tip it in | 10-18 |
| 08:19 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Gary Purvis | 10-18 |
| 08:03 | Ohio State | Gary Purvis knocks in the turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Vincente Gallo - foul #1 on Vincente Gallo, team foul #7 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Dalrymple (SG), Michael Snyder (PF) Chester Rogers, Russell Robinson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jerald Lampman (C) Vincente Gallo | |
| 08:03 | Ohio State | Gary Purvis misses the free throw | 12-18 |
| 08:03 | Purdue | Jerald Lampman gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 07:57 | Purdue | Mark Howard drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Lassiter | 12-21 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cory Rockwell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Dalrymple (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robby Clark (fresh) PF - Michael Snyder (fresh) C - Gary Purvis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Peter Hazelwood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Morgan Douglas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Howard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Lassiter (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jerald Lampman (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder banks in the layup set up by Cory Rockwell and he's fouled by Kenneth Lassiter - foul #2 on Kenneth Lassiter, team foul #8 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Fowler (PG), Jason Smith (SF), Russell Robinson (PF) Cory Rockwell, Robby Clark, Gary Purvis | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Hutto (SF), Joseph Bassham (PF) Mark Howard, Kenneth Lassiter | |
| 07:29 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder misses the free throw | 14-21 |
| 07:29 | Purdue | Joseph Bassham grabs the board | 14-21 |
| 07:19 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-21 |
| 07:17 | Ohio State | Michael Fowler gets the rebound | 14-21 |
| 06:56 | Ohio State | Thomas Dalrymple knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Michael Snyder | 16-21 |
| 06:47 | Purdue | Gary Hutto is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Gary Hutto, team foul #9 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Howard (SG) Morgan Douglas | |
| 06:30 | Ohio State | Thomas Dalrymple's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell (PG), Robby Clark (SF), William Davies (C) Michael Fowler, Thomas Dalrymple, Michael Snyder | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 06:14 | Purdue | Mark Howard buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-23 |
| 06:09 | Ohio State | Jason Smith is whistled for traveling | 16-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Vincente Gallo (C) Jerald Lampman | |
| 06:02 | Purdue | Joseph Bassham connects on the jump hook from close range | 16-25 |
| 05:52 | Ohio State | Jason Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 16-25 |
| 05:50 | Ohio State | Robby Clark tips it back up and in | 18-25 |
| 05:43 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 18-25 |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | Russell Robinson gets the rebound | 18-25 |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Jason Smith drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Russell Robinson | 20-25 |
| 05:12 | Purdue | Joseph Bassham can't throw it down but he's hacked by Russell Robinson - foul #1 on Russell Robinson, team foul #6 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Dalrymple (SG), Michael Snyder (PF), Gary Purvis (C) Jason Smith, Russell Robinson, William Davies | |
| Subs | Purdue | Morgan Douglas (SG), Gilberto Russo (SF) Mark Howard, Gary Hutto | |
| 05:12 | Purdue | Joseph Bassham makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 05:12 | Purdue | Joseph Bassham misses the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 05:12 | Ohio State | Gary Purvis gets the rebound | 20-26 |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder comes up short on the floater near the basket | 20-26 |
| 04:50 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder tips it home | 22-26 |
| 04:26 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas is hacked by Thomas Dalrymple - foul #2 on Thomas Dalrymple, team foul #7 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Fowler (PG), Chester Rogers (SF) Cory Rockwell, Robby Clark | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jerald Lampman (C) Joseph Bassham | |
| 04:26 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:26 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder hits a jumper from close range | 24-27 |
| 03:54 | Purdue | Chester Rogers steps in front of the Peter Hazelwood pass | 24-27 |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | Chester Rogers lays it in | 26-27 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Fowler (fresh) SG - Thomas Dalrymple (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chester Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Snyder (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Purvis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Peter Hazelwood (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Morgan Douglas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gilberto Russo (fresh) PF - Vincente Gallo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerald Lampman (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Peter Hazelwood | 26-30 |
| 03:23 | Ohio State | Gary Purvis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell (PG), Jason Smith (SG), Robby Clark (SF), Russell Robinson (PF), William Davies (C) Michael Fowler, Thomas Dalrymple, Chester Rogers, Michael Snyder, Gary Purvis | |
| Subs | Purdue | Elmer Lee (PG), Gary Hutto (SF), Kenneth Lassiter (PF) Peter Hazelwood, Gilberto Russo, Vincente Gallo | |
| 03:13 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Cory Rockwell - foul #1 on Cory Rockwell, team foul #8 | 26-30 |
| 03:13 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:13 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 02:54 | Ohio State | Jason Smith misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Morgan Douglas - foul #2 on Morgan Douglas, team foul #10 | 26-32 |
| 02:54 | Ohio State | Jason Smith makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:54 | Ohio State | Jason Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 02:36 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-32 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Robby Clark's pass is intercepted by Elmer Lee | 28-32 |
| 02:16 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas hits the finger roll on a great pass from Elmer Lee | 28-34 |
| 01:58 | Ohio State | Russell Robinson makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Kenneth Lassiter - foul #3 on Kenneth Lassiter, team foul #11 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Dalrymple (SG), Gary Purvis (C) Robby Clark, William Davies | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Howard (SG), Joseph Bassham (PF) Morgan Douglas, Kenneth Lassiter | |
| 01:58 | Ohio State | Russell Robinson makes the free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:45 | Purdue | Gary Hutto is denied on a layup by Russell Robinson | 31-34 |
| 01:44 | Purdue | Gary Hutto tips it home | 31-36 |
| 01:30 | Ohio State | Thomas Dalrymple knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Jason Smith and he's hacked by Jerald Lampman - foul #2 on Jerald Lampman, team foul #12 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Fowler (PG), Chester Rogers (SF), Michael Snyder (PF) Cory Rockwell, Jason Smith, Russell Robinson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gilberto Russo (SF), Vincente Gallo (C) Gary Hutto, Jerald Lampman | |
| 01:30 | Ohio State | Thomas Dalrymple makes the free throw | 34-36 |
| 01:14 | Purdue | Mark Howard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 01:12 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Gary Purvis | 34-36 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Gary Purvis knocks in the runner from the left block | 36-36 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Joseph Bassham drills a runner near the basket | 36-38 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Joseph Bassham is called for the reach on Michael Fowler - foul #1 on Joseph Bassham, team foul #13 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Smith (SG), Robby Clark (SF), William Davies (C) Thomas Dalrymple, Chester Rogers, Gary Purvis | |
| Subs | Purdue | Morgan Douglas (SG), Gary Hutto (SF) Mark Howard, Gilberto Russo | |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Michael Fowler misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Michael Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Joseph Bassham hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater in the lane | 37-38 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Gary Hutto grabs the offensive rebound | 37-38 |