| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Arthur Allen (fresh) SG - Joseph Mueller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frankie Shepley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Gustavson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Medved (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ramon Soto (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Cumbie (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sean Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Chuck Wolfe (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Frank Taylor inbounds the ball | 15-35 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Ohio State | Chad Cumbie misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-35 |
| 19:39 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson gets the rebound | 15-35 |
| 19:18 | Missouri State | The pull-up jumper by Arthur Allen is blocked by Sean Miller | 15-35 |
| 19:16 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson grabs the offensive rebound | 15-35 |
| 19:08 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-35 |
| 18:44 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Robert Gustavson | 15-35 |
| 18:42 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Miller | 15-35 |
| 18:25 | Ohio State | Sean Miller clanks a floater from the left block | 15-35 |
| 18:23 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley pulls down the rebound | 15-35 |
| 18:04 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 15-35 |
| 18:03 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley snags the offensive board | 15-35 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:54 | Missouri State | Joseph Mueller drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-35 |
| 17:28 | Ohio State | Sean Miller is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Sean Miller, team foul #1 | 18-35 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:16 | Missouri State | Arthur Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ralph Inman (SG) Joseph Mueller | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 16:54 | Ohio State | Frank Taylor hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-35 |
| 16:53 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Frankie Shepley | 18-35 |
| 16:34 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-35 |
| 16:32 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto grabs the defensive rebound | 18-35 |
| 16:09 | Ohio State | Chad Cumbie's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Medved | 18-35 |
| 16:07 | Ohio State | Chuck Wolfe tips it in | 18-37 |
| 16:01 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ramon Soto - foul #3 on Ramon Soto, team foul #2 | 18-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty (PG), Joseph Mueller (SG), Long Wang (C) Arthur Allen, Frankie Shepley, Charles Medved | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier (SG), Larry Hurley (PF), John Cronin (C) Chad Cumbie, Sean Miller, Chuck Wolfe | |
| 16:01 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson makes the 1st free throw | 19-37 |
| 16:01 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-37 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Raymond Lafferty (fresh) SG - Joseph Mueller (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ralph Inman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Gustavson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Long Wang (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ramon Soto (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kristopher Spier (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Frank Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Hurley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Cronin (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Ohio State | John Cronin scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Ramon Soto and the foul's on Long Wang - foul #1 on Long Wang, team foul #1 | 20-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Brown (PF) Robert Gustavson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Perkowski (PG) Frank Taylor | |
| 15:39 | Ohio State | John Cronin misses the free throw | 20-39 |
| 15:39 | Missouri State | Ralph Inman pulls down the rebound | 20-39 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:19 | Missouri State | James Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 20-39 |
| 14:50 | Ohio State | John Cronin hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 20-39 |
| 14:49 | Missouri State | Long Wang gets the rebound | 20-39 |
| 14:35 | Missouri State | Ralph Inman can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 20-39 |
| 14:34 | Ohio State | Larry Hurley grabs the board | 20-39 |
| 14:05 | Ohio State | Ralph Inman takes the ball from John Cronin | 20-39 |
| 13:50 | Missouri State | Ralph Inman loses the ball out of bounds | 20-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Arthur Allen (PG), Frankie Shepley (SF), Charles Medved (C) Raymond Lafferty, Joseph Mueller, Long Wang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chad Cumbie (SG), Frank Taylor (SF), Sean Miller (PF), Chuck Wolfe (C) John Perkowski, Kristopher Spier, Larry Hurley, John Cronin | |
| 13:29 | Ohio State | Frank Taylor hits the finger roll set up by Sean Miller and he's hacked by Frankie Shepley - foul #1 on Frankie Shepley, team foul #2 | 20-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marco Trotter (SG) Ralph Inman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:29 | Ohio State | Frank Taylor makes the free throw | 20-42 |
| 13:12 | Missouri State | Marco Trotter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-42 |
| 13:10 | Missouri State | Marco Trotter gets the offensive rebound | 20-42 |
| 12:59 | Missouri State | Arthur Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-42 |
| 12:38 | Ohio State | James Brown is called for the reach on Chuck Wolfe - foul #4 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 20-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson (PF) James Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:17 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-42 |
| 12:15 | Missouri State | Charles Medved snags the defensive board | 20-42 |
| 12:10 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley is hacked by Chuck Wolfe - foul #2 on Chuck Wolfe, team foul #3 | 20-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joseph Mueller (SG) Marco Trotter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:05 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Mueller | 23-42 |
| 11:44 | Ohio State | The jumper by Sean Miller is denied by Robert Gustavson | 23-42 |
| 11:42 | Ohio State | Chuck Wolfe tips it home | 23-44 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Arthur Allen (fresh) SG - Joseph Mueller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Shepley (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Robert Gustavson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Medved (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ramon Soto (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chad Cumbie (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sean Miller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Chuck Wolfe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Missouri State | Charles Medved makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Arthur Allen | 25-44 |
| 10:54 | Ohio State | Chad Cumbie buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Frank Taylor | 25-47 |
| 10:48 | Missouri State | Arthur Allen is whistled for traveling | 25-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty (PG), Ralph Inman (SF) Arthur Allen, Frankie Shepley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier (SG), Larry Hurley (PF), John Cronin (C) Chad Cumbie, Sean Miller, Chuck Wolfe | |
| 10:29 | Ohio State | Larry Hurley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 25-47 |
| 10:28 | Missouri State | Charles Medved snags the defensive board | 25-47 |
| 10:21 | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty drills a 3 from the right wing | 28-47 |
| 10:04 | Ohio State | John Cronin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marco Trotter (SF), Long Wang (C) Joseph Mueller, Charles Medved | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:37 | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-47 |
| 09:36 | Ohio State | Larry Hurley grabs the board | 28-47 |
| 09:09 | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-47 |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | Frank Taylor snags the offensive board | 28-47 |
| 08:45 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-47 |
| 08:43 | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty grabs the defensive rebound | 28-47 |
| 08:34 | Missouri State | Ralph Inman is fouled on the floor by Larry Hurley - foul #1 on Larry Hurley, team foul #4 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Arthur Allen (PG), Frankie Shepley (SF), Charles Medved (C) Raymond Lafferty, Marco Trotter, Robert Gustavson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chad Cumbie (SG), Sean Miller (PF), Chuck Wolfe (C) Frank Taylor, Larry Hurley, John Cronin | |
| 08:28 | Missouri State | Long Wang comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 28-47 |
| 08:27 | Ohio State | Sean Miller grabs the board | 28-47 |
| 08:08 | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier scores on a fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Arthur Allen - foul #3 on Arthur Allen, team foul #4 | 28-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joseph Mueller (SG) Ralph Inman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Perkowski (PG) Ramon Soto | |
| 08:08 | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier makes the free throw | 28-50 |
| 07:52 | Missouri State | Joseph Mueller misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 28-50 |
| 07:50 | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier pulls down the rebound | 28-50 |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | John Perkowski is fouled on the floor by Frankie Shepley - foul #2 on Frankie Shepley, team foul #5 | 28-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty (PG), Ralph Inman (SG), Marco Trotter (SF), Ryan Lapp (PF), Patrick Mozee (C) Arthur Allen, Joseph Mueller, Frankie Shepley, Long Wang, Charles Medved | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frank Taylor (SF), Larry Hurley (PF), John Cronin (C) Chad Cumbie, Sean Miller, Chuck Wolfe | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Raymond Lafferty (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ralph Inman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SF - Marco Trotter (fresh) PF - Ryan Lapp (fresh) C - Patrick Mozee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - John Perkowski (fresh) SG - Kristopher Spier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Frank Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Hurley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Cronin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:13 | Ohio State | Patrick Mozee swats the short shot by Larry Hurley | 28-50 |
| 07:12 | Missouri State | Ryan Lapp gets the rebound | 28-50 |
| 07:08 | Missouri State | Ryan Lapp loses the dribble to Frank Taylor | 28-50 |
| 06:42 | Ohio State | Larry Hurley scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kristopher Spier and he's hacked by Ryan Lapp - foul #1 on Ryan Lapp, team foul #6 | 28-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson (PF) Patrick Mozee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:42 | Ohio State | Larry Hurley makes the free throw | 28-53 |
| 06:20 | Missouri State | Ralph Inman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-53 |
| 06:19 | Ohio State | Frank Taylor pulls down the rebound | 28-53 |
| 05:59 | Ohio State | Frank Taylor comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 28-53 |
| 05:58 | Ohio State | John Cronin tips it but misses | 28-53 |
| 05:56 | Ohio State | Frank Taylor tips it back up and in | 28-55 |
| 05:45 | Missouri State | Ralph Inman works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-55 |
| 05:23 | Ohio State | Frank Taylor's floater is tipped away by Robert Gustavson | 31-55 |
| 05:22 | Missouri State | Marco Trotter pulls down the rebound | 31-55 |
| 05:16 | Missouri State | Ralph Inman misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 31-55 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | Frank Taylor pulls down the rebound | 31-55 |
| 04:47 | Ohio State | Frank Taylor misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-55 |
| 04:46 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Kristopher Spier | 31-55 |
| 04:34 | Ohio State | Marco Trotter is called for the reach on Frank Taylor - foul #3 on Marco Trotter, team foul #7 | 31-55 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Long Wang (C) Ryan Lapp | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Fitzgerald (PG) John Perkowski | |
| 04:34 | Ohio State | Frank Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 31-55 |
| 04:34 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson grabs the board | 31-55 |
| 04:17 | Missouri State | Long Wang can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on John Cronin - foul #3 on John Cronin, team foul #5 | 31-55 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Patrick Mozee (C) Robert Gustavson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ramon Soto (SF) Frank Taylor | |
| 04:17 | Missouri State | Long Wang makes the 1st free throw | 32-55 |
| 04:17 | Missouri State | Long Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 33-55 |
| 03:52 | Ohio State | Ralph Inman takes the ball from Ramon Soto | 33-55 |
| 03:37 | Missouri State | Long Wang connects on the turnaround from close range | 35-55 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:14 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-55 |
| 03:12 | Ohio State | Larry Hurley can't tip it in | 35-55 |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier tips it but misses | 35-55 |
| 03:10 | Missouri State | Marco Trotter grabs the board | 35-55 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Raymond Lafferty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ralph Inman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 stl. SF - Marco Trotter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Long Wang (fresh) 6 pts. C - Patrick Mozee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Mark Fitzgerald (fresh) SG - Kristopher Spier (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramon Soto (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Larry Hurley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Cronin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 02:58 | Missouri State | Ralph Inman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-55 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Larry Hurley | 35-55 |
| 02:27 | Ohio State | Larry Hurley drills a shot from the left block | 35-57 |
| 02:20 | Missouri State | Long Wang misses the jump hook in the lane | 35-57 |
| 02:18 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto pulls down the rebound | 35-57 |
| 01:51 | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-57 |
| 01:49 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto tips it back up and in | 35-59 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:33 | Missouri State | Patrick Mozee knocks in the runner in the paint | 37-59 |
| 01:19 | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier drills a jumpshot from the right side | 37-61 |
| 01:03 | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty loses the ball out of bounds | 37-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson (PF) Patrick Mozee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Perkowski (PG), Frank Taylor (SF) Mark Fitzgerald, Ramon Soto | |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Frank Taylor misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 37-61 |
| 00:49 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson gets the rebound | 37-61 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-61 |
| 00:41 | Missouri State | Marco Trotter tips it home | 39-61 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | Raymond Lafferty is called for the reach on John Perkowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Lafferty, team foul #8 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Fitzgerald (PG) Frank Taylor | |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | John Perkowski makes the 1st free throw | 39-62 |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | John Perkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 39-62 |
| 00:38 | Missouri State | Long Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 39-62 |
| 00:30 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson knocks in the shot from the right side | 41-62 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Mark Fitzgerald runs out the clock | 41-62 |