| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) SG - Kristopher Spier (fresh) SF - Robin Milan (fresh) PF - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) C - Chuck Wolfe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Dima Zook (fresh) SG - Tyler Jones (fresh) SF - Nicholas Aldrich (fresh) PF - Rene Marino (fresh) C - Kenneth Lacy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Tyler Jones steals the ball from Chuck Wolfe | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | UNLV | Tyler Jones splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Lacy | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | UNLV | The jump hook by Dima Zook is blocked by Kenneth Nelson | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Cearley | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier misses long on a runner in the paint | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | UNLV | Rene Marino snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | UNLV | Kristopher Spier blocks the jumper by Rene Marino | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:57 | Ohio State | Chuck Wolfe is alone and drills a jumper in the lane | 2-0 |
| 17:46 | UNLV | Kenneth Nelson is called for the reach on Rene Marino - foul #1 on Kenneth Nelson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:29 | UNLV | Rene Marino misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 17:27 | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:03 | Ohio State | Chuck Wolfe can't finish the layup | 2-0 |
| 17:01 | UNLV | Rene Marino pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:55 | UNLV | Tyler Jones evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 16:54 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 16:27 | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 16:21 | UNLV | Rene Marino is open but comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 5-0 |
| 16:20 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Lacy | 5-0 |
| 16:11 | UNLV | Kenneth Lacy clanks a jump hook from the left block | 5-0 |
| 16:10 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Aldrich | 5-0 |
| 15:58 | UNLV | Nicholas Aldrich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-0 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Perkowski (PG), Ramon Soto (SG), John Cronin (PF) Kenneth Cearley, Kristopher Spier, Kenneth Nelson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Smith (SG), Jerry Dillow (SF), Jack Baillargeon (C) Dima Zook, Nicholas Aldrich, Kenneth Lacy | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - John Perkowski (fresh) SG - Ramon Soto (fresh) SF - Robin Milan (fairly fresh) PF - John Cronin (fresh) C - Chuck Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Tyler Jones (fresh) SG - Todd Smith (fresh) SF - Jerry Dillow (fresh) PF - Rene Marino (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jack Baillargeon (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto's pass is intercepted by Tyler Jones in the backcourt | 5-0 |
| 15:52 | UNLV | Tyler Jones can't finish the layup | 5-0 |
| 15:51 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 15:29 | Ohio State | John Perkowski clanks a jumper from the right block | 5-0 |
| 15:28 | Ohio State | Robin Milan tips it in | 7-0 |
| 15:22 | UNLV | Jack Baillargeon hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Ramon Soto - foul #1 on Ramon Soto, team foul #2 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Bobby Weldon (SG), John Atkinson (PF) Tyler Jones, Rene Marino | |
| 15:22 | UNLV | Jack Baillargeon makes the 1st free throw | 7-1 |
| 15:22 | UNLV | Jack Baillargeon makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 15:01 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-2 |
| 15:00 | UNLV | The rebound goes to John Atkinson | 7-2 |
| 14:53 | UNLV | Todd Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-2 |
| 14:51 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Chuck Wolfe | 7-2 |
| 14:26 | Ohio State | Jack Baillargeon steals the ball from John Cronin | 7-2 |
| 14:23 | UNLV | Todd Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Ramon Soto - foul #2 on Ramon Soto, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier (SG), Chad Cumbie (SF), Kenneth Nelson (PF) Ramon Soto, Robin Milan, Chuck Wolfe | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dima Zook (PG), Tyler Jones (SG), Nicholas Aldrich (SF), Rene Marino (PF), Kenneth Lacy (C) Todd Smith, Bobby Weldon, Jerry Dillow, John Atkinson, Jack Baillargeon | |
| 14:18 | UNLV | Rene Marino connects on the open floater from the right wing on a great pass from Tyler Jones | 7-4 |
| 13:58 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 7-4 |
| 13:56 | UNLV | Rene Marino grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 13:41 | UNLV | Tyler Jones is fouled on the floor by John Perkowski - foul #1 on John Perkowski, team foul #4 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Chuck Wolfe (C) John Perkowski, John Cronin | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 13:31 | UNLV | Rene Marino banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dima Zook | 7-6 |
| 13:04 | Ohio State | Chuck Wolfe is hacked by Kenneth Lacy - foul #1 on Kenneth Lacy, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Fitzgerald (SG) Kristopher Spier | |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Smith (SG), John Atkinson (PF), Jack Baillargeon (C) Dima Zook, Rene Marino, Kenneth Lacy | |
| 12:37 | Ohio State | Chuck Wolfe scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mark Fitzgerald | 9-6 |
| 12:30 | UNLV | John Atkinson clanks a jumper from the right block | 9-6 |
| 12:29 | Ohio State | Chad Cumbie grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 12:26 | Ohio State | Tyler Jones picks off the pass by Mark Fitzgerald in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| 12:25 | UNLV | Tyler Jones banks in the layup | 9-8 |
| 12:06 | Ohio State | Chuck Wolfe lays it up and in set up by Mark Fitzgerald | 11-8 |
| 12:02 | UNLV | Nicholas Aldrich hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-11 |
| 11:35 | Ohio State | Jack Baillargeon swats the shot by Mark Fitzgerald | 11-11 |
| 11:33 | UNLV | Nicholas Aldrich pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fairly fresh) SG - Mark Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Chad Cumbie (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Nelson (tiring) C - Chuck Wolfe (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Tyler Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Todd Smith (fresh) SF - Nicholas Aldrich (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Atkinson (fresh) C - Jack Baillargeon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | UNLV | Nicholas Aldrich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Perkowski (PG), Kristopher Spier (SG), Robin Milan (SF), John Cronin (C) Kenneth Cearley, Mark Fitzgerald, Chad Cumbie, Chuck Wolfe | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dima Zook (PG), Bobby Weldon (SG), Jerry Dillow (SF), Rene Marino (PF), Kenneth Lacy (C) Tyler Jones, Todd Smith, Nicholas Aldrich, John Atkinson, Jack Baillargeon | |
| 11:02 | Ohio State | Robin Milan buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Kristopher Spier | 14-11 |
| 10:43 | UNLV | Kenneth Lacy misses the easy layup | 14-11 |
| 10:41 | Ohio State | Robin Milan gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 10:36 | Ohio State | Bobby Weldon picks off the pass by John Cronin in the backcourt | 14-11 |
| 10:35 | UNLV | Bobby Weldon dunks the ball | 14-13 |
| 10:31 | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier is hacked by Bobby Weldon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bobby Weldon, team foul #2 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Fitzgerald (SF), Chuck Wolfe (C) Robin Milan, Kenneth Nelson | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 10:09 | Ohio State | Mark Fitzgerald makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 16-13 |
| 10:03 | UNLV | Bobby Weldon is hacked by John Cronin - foul #1 on John Cronin, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Tyler Jones (PG), Todd Smith (SG), Peter Paladino (C) Dima Zook, Bobby Weldon, Kenneth Lacy | |
| 09:57 | UNLV | Jerry Dillow is alone and drills a floater from the free throw line | 16-15 |
| 09:51 | Ohio State | Mark Fitzgerald is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Smith - foul #1 on Todd Smith, team foul #3 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robin Milan (SF) John Perkowski | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Atkinson (PF) Jerry Dillow | |
| 09:30 | Ohio State | Mark Fitzgerald can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Peter Paladino - foul #1 on Peter Paladino, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG) Kristopher Spier | |
| Subs | UNLV | Nicholas Aldrich (SF), Jack Baillargeon (C) Rene Marino, Peter Paladino | |
| 09:30 | Ohio State | Mark Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:30 | Ohio State | Mark Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:21 | UNLV | Tyler Jones makes the contested 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-18 |
| 09:01 | Ohio State | John Cronin connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 20-18 |
| 08:52 | UNLV | Nicholas Aldrich drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Atkinson | 20-21 |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | Todd Smith steps in front of the John Cronin pass in the backcourt | 20-21 |
| 08:41 | UNLV | Tyler Jones is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 08:40 | UNLV | Todd Smith snags the offensive board | 20-21 |
| 08:27 | UNLV | Todd Smith drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Tyler Jones | 20-23 |
| 08:25 | Ohio State | John Atkinson takes the ball from Kenneth Cearley in the backcourt | 20-23 |
| 08:12 | UNLV | Kenneth Cearley steps in front of the Tyler Jones pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 20-23 |
| 07:52 | Ohio State | Robin Milan makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-23 |
| 07:44 | UNLV | Jack Baillargeon clanks a floater in the lane | 23-23 |
| 07:42 | Ohio State | John Cronin gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 07:18 | Ohio State | Todd Smith steals the ball from Mark Fitzgerald | 23-23 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fairly fresh) SG - Mark Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robin Milan (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Cronin (tiring) 2 pts. C - Chuck Wolfe (tired) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Tyler Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Todd Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Aldrich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Atkinson (fairly fresh) C - Jack Baillargeon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:09 | UNLV | John Atkinson's fadeaway is rejected by John Cronin | 23-23 |
| 07:07 | Ohio State | Mark Fitzgerald grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 06:48 | Ohio State | John Cronin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-23 |
| 06:47 | Ohio State | Chuck Wolfe grabs the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 06:33 | Ohio State | Chuck Wolfe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Perkowski (PG), Kristopher Spier (SG), Chad Cumbie (SF), Kenneth Nelson (PF) Kenneth Cearley, Mark Fitzgerald, Robin Milan, Chuck Wolfe | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dima Zook (PG), Bobby Weldon (SG), Jerry Dillow (SF), Rene Marino (PF), Kenneth Lacy (C) Tyler Jones, Todd Smith, Nicholas Aldrich, John Atkinson, Jack Baillargeon | |
| 06:20 | UNLV | Dima Zook evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround in the paint | 23-25 |
| 05:58 | Ohio State | John Cronin misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 23-25 |
| 05:57 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson is denied on a layup by Rene Marino | 23-25 |
| 05:27 | UNLV | Kenneth Lacy grabs the board | 23-25 |
| 05:12 | UNLV | Jerry Dillow clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 23-25 |
| 05:10 | Ohio State | John Cronin pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| 05:08 | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Weldon - foul #2 on Bobby Weldon, team foul #5 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chuck Wolfe (C) John Cronin | |
| Subs | UNLV | Keith Schaumberg (SG), Nicholas Aldrich (SF) Bobby Weldon, Jerry Dillow | |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Nicholas Aldrich picks off the pass by Chad Cumbie | 23-25 |
| 04:47 | UNLV | Keith Schaumberg knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Rene Marino | 23-27 |
| 04:28 | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier can't connect on an uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 23-27 |
| 04:26 | UNLV | Kenneth Lacy gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 04:20 | UNLV | Dima Zook loses the dribble to Chuck Wolfe | 23-27 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | Rene Marino denies the turnaround by Chuck Wolfe | 23-27 |
| 03:58 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lacy | 23-27 |
| 03:54 | UNLV | Nicholas Aldrich misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-27 |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 03:48 | Ohio State | Keith Schaumberg steals the ball from John Perkowski in the backcourt | 23-27 |
| 03:47 | UNLV | Keith Schaumberg hits the finger roll | 23-29 |
| 03:21 | Ohio State | Chad Cumbie clanks a floater from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 03:20 | UNLV | Rene Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - John Perkowski (fairly fresh) SG - Kristopher Spier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Cumbie (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Nelson (tired) 3 reb. C - Chuck Wolfe (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Dima Zook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Schaumberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nicholas Aldrich (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rene Marino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Lacy (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:15 | UNLV | Keith Schaumberg clanks a shot from the left wing | 23-29 |
| 03:14 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to John Perkowski | 23-29 |
| 02:58 | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier is hacked by Kenneth Lacy - foul #2 on Kenneth Lacy, team foul #6 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Ramon Soto (SG), Robin Milan (SF), John Cronin (C) John Perkowski, Kristopher Spier, Chad Cumbie, Chuck Wolfe | |
| Subs | UNLV | Tyler Jones (PG), Todd Smith (SG), Jerry Dillow (SF), Peter Paladino (C) Dima Zook, Keith Schaumberg, Nicholas Aldrich, Kenneth Lacy | |
| 02:35 | Ohio State | John Cronin can't connect on a runner from the right block | 23-29 |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto hits the follow up shot | 25-29 |
| 02:15 | UNLV | Todd Smith clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Cearley - foul #1 on Kenneth Cearley, team foul #6 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Fitzgerald (SF) Kenneth Nelson | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Atkinson (PF) Rene Marino | |
| 02:15 | UNLV | Todd Smith makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:15 | UNLV | Todd Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:15 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Mark Fitzgerald | 25-30 |
| 01:52 | Ohio State | Robin Milan clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 01:51 | Ohio State | John Cronin can't tip it in | 25-30 |
| 01:50 | Ohio State | Robin Milan pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 01:41 | Ohio State | Mark Fitzgerald misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Jerry Dillow - foul #1 on Jerry Dillow, team foul #7 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Bobby Weldon (SG), Jack Baillargeon (C) Todd Smith, Peter Paladino | |
| 01:41 | Ohio State | Mark Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 01:41 | Ohio State | Mark Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 01:30 | UNLV | Jack Baillargeon comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 27-30 |
| 01:28 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to John Cronin | 27-30 |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto is fouled on the floor by Bobby Weldon - foul #3 on Bobby Weldon, team foul #8 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson (PF), Chuck Wolfe (C) Robin Milan, John Cronin | |
| Subs | UNLV | Keith Schaumberg (PG), Nicholas Aldrich (SF), Rene Marino (PF) Bobby Weldon, Jerry Dillow, John Atkinson | |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 01:10 | UNLV | Nicholas Aldrich pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 01:01 | UNLV | Kenneth Nelson picks off the pass by Jack Baillargeon | 27-30 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson is hacked by Rene Marino - foul #1 on Rene Marino, team foul #9 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier (SG), Robin Milan (SF) Ramon Soto, Mark Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Paladino (C) Jack Baillargeon | |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 00:40 | UNLV | Rene Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Kristopher Spier picks off the pass by Tyler Jones | 28-30 |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier banks in the layup | 30-30 |
| 00:25 | UNLV | Rene Marino misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Chuck Wolfe - foul #1 on Chuck Wolfe, team foul #7 | 30-30 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 30-30 |
| 00:25 | UNLV | Rene Marino makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 00:25 | UNLV | Rene Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Cearley | 32-32 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Tyler Jones comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 32-32 |