| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Kim Govea (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Bacote (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Gaines (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brad Burks (fresh) C - Andrew Shah (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SG - Michael Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Pavelski (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Davies (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Elder (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pepperdine | Nathan Gaines inbounds the ball | 22-23 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine 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 (0) | |
| 19:42 | Pepperdine | Nathan Gaines misses the wide open runner from the left block | 22-23 |
| 19:41 | Pepperdine | Andrew Shah pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 19:19 | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Gary Elder - foul #2 on Gary Elder, team foul #1 | 22-23 |
| 19:19 | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 19:19 | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 19:19 | Ohio State | William Davies snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 18:57 | Ohio State | William Davies clanks a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Nathan Gaines - foul #2 on Nathan Gaines, team foul #1 | 23-23 |
| 18:57 | Ohio State | William Davies misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 18:57 | Ohio State | William Davies makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 18:32 | Pepperdine | Andrew Shah can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Brown - foul #3 on Robert Brown, team foul #2 | 23-24 |
| 18:32 | Pepperdine | Andrew Shah misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 18:32 | Pepperdine | Andrew Shah makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 18:16 | Ohio State | Robert Pavelski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-24 |
| 18:15 | Pepperdine | Nathan Gaines gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| 18:10 | Pepperdine | Nathan Gaines is hacked by Robert Pavelski - foul #4 on Robert Pavelski, team foul #3 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Yamasaki (SF) Robert Pavelski | |
| 18:05 | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Mark Yamasaki - foul #3 on Mark Yamasaki, team foul #4 | 24-24 |
| 18:05 | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 18:05 | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 17:39 | Ohio State | William Davies connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Robert Brown | 25-26 |
| 17:15 | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote clanks a 3 from the right corner | 25-26 |
| 17:14 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Mark Yamasaki | 25-26 |
| 17:04 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Gary Elder is blocked by Brad Burks | 25-26 |
| 17:02 | Pepperdine | Brad Burks grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 16:53 | Pepperdine | Brad Burks hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 16:52 | Ohio State | William Davies grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 16:28 | Ohio State | Gary Elder drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 16:09 | Pepperdine | Andrew Shah misses short on a jumper from the right block | 25-28 |
| 16:07 | Ohio State | Michael Fowler pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 15:43 | Ohio State | Gary Elder misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Nathan Gaines - foul #3 on Nathan Gaines, team foul #2 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch (PG), Marc Klarberg (SG), Melvin Kappel (SF), James Patton (PF), Steven Bedford (C) Kim Govea, Douglas Bacote, Nathan Gaines, Brad Burks, Andrew Shah | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brandon Begay (PG), James Benson (SG), Larry Schantz (PF) Robert Brown, Michael Fowler, William Davies | |
| 15:43 | Ohio State | Gary Elder makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 15:43 | Ohio State | Gary Elder misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 15:43 | Pepperdine | Steven Bedford gets the rebound | 25-29 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Henry Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marc Klarberg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Melvin Kappel (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Patton (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Bedford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Brandon Begay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Benson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Yamasaki (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Larry Schantz (fresh) C - Gary Elder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Pepperdine | The jump hook by James Patton is blocked by Larry Schantz | 25-29 |
| 15:22 | Pepperdine | Melvin Kappel snags the offensive board | 25-29 |
| 14:58 | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Marc Klarberg | 28-29 |
| 14:35 | Ohio State | Gary Elder misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 28-29 |
| 14:34 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Melvin Kappel | 28-29 |
| 14:28 | Pepperdine | Melvin Kappel misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 14:27 | Ohio State | Gary Elder grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 14:23 | Ohio State | James Benson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 14:09 | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-32 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kim Govea (PG), Douglas Bacote (SG), Nathan Gaines (SF), Andrew Shah (C) Henry Lynch, Marc Klarberg, Melvin Kappel, Steven Bedford | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Fowler (SG), Robert Brown (SF), William Davies (PF), Gary Purvis (C) James Benson, Mark Yamasaki, Larry Schantz, Gary Elder | |
| 13:55 | Ohio State | Robert Brown clanks a shot from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 13:54 | Ohio State | Robert Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 13:43 | Ohio State | Robert Brown makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by William Davies and he's hacked by Kim Govea - foul #1 on Kim Govea, team foul #3 | 28-34 |
| 13:43 | Ohio State | Robert Brown makes the free throw | 28-35 |
| 13:24 | Pepperdine | Kim Govea loses the ball out of bounds | 28-35 |
| 13:09 | Ohio State | Robert Brown scores on a 3 from the right corner | 28-38 |
| 12:50 | Pepperdine | Gary Purvis steps in front of the James Patton pass | 28-38 |
| 12:25 | Ohio State | Gary Purvis makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-40 |
| 12:08 | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Michael Fowler | 28-40 |
| 11:53 | Ohio State | William Davies hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brandon Begay | 28-42 |
| 11:24 | Pepperdine | Nathan Gaines hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-42 |
| 11:22 | Ohio State | Gary Purvis snags the defensive board | 28-42 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Kim Govea (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Bacote (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Gaines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Patton (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Shah (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Brandon Begay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Fowler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SF - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Davies (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Purvis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:02 | Ohio State | Brandon Begay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-42 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch (PG), Melvin Kappel (SF), Brad Burks (PF) Kim Govea, Nathan Gaines, James Patton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Booker (PG), James Benson (SG), Robert Pavelski (SF), Larry Schantz (PF), Gary Elder (C) Brandon Begay, Michael Fowler, Robert Brown, William Davies, Gary Purvis | |
| 10:50 | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-42 |
| 10:49 | Ohio State | Gary Elder grabs the defensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 10:31 | Ohio State | Gary Elder lays it in and he's hacked by Andrew Shah - foul #2 on Andrew Shah, team foul #4 | 28-44 |
| 10:31 | Ohio State | Gary Elder misses the free throw | 28-44 |
| 10:31 | Pepperdine | Andrew Shah grabs the board | 28-44 |
| 10:26 | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Andrew Shah | 31-44 |
| 10:15 | Ohio State | Gary Elder scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by James Benson | 31-46 |
| 09:48 | Pepperdine | Larry Schantz swats the shot by Andrew Shah | 31-46 |
| 09:47 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Benson | 31-46 |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | Henry Lynch steals it from James Benson | 31-46 |
| 09:04 | Pepperdine | Brad Burks is called for traveling | 31-46 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kim Govea (PG), Marc Klarberg (SG), Nathan Gaines (SF), James Patton (PF), Steven Bedford (C) Henry Lynch, Douglas Bacote, Melvin Kappel, Brad Burks, Andrew Shah | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Brown (PG), Michael Fowler (SG), William Davies (PF) Eric Booker, James Benson, Larry Schantz | |
| 08:38 | Ohio State | William Davies knocks in the floater from the right side | 31-48 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine 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 (0) | |
| 08:31 | Pepperdine | Nathan Gaines scores on a jumper in the lane | 33-48 |
| 08:11 | Ohio State | James Patton picks off the pass by Robert Brown | 33-48 |
| 07:53 | Pepperdine | James Patton lays it in on a great pass from Kim Govea | 35-48 |
| 07:40 | Ohio State | Michael Fowler misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-48 |
| 07:38 | Pepperdine | James Patton gets the rebound | 35-48 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine 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 (0) | |
| 07:20 | Pepperdine | Robert Brown steps in front of the James Patton pass | 35-48 |
| 07:17 | Ohio State | Robert Brown hits the finger roll | 35-50 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Kim Govea (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marc Klarberg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Gaines (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Bedford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SG - Michael Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SF - Robert Pavelski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. PF - William Davies (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Elder (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine 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 (0) | |
| 07:01 | Pepperdine | Marc Klarberg makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kim Govea | 37-50 |
| 06:41 | Ohio State | Robert Pavelski clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 37-50 |
| 06:39 | Ohio State | Michael Fowler grabs the offensive board | 37-50 |
| 06:24 | Ohio State | Michael Fowler can't throw it down | 37-50 |
| 06:23 | Ohio State | Robert Brown tips it but misses | 37-50 |
| 06:22 | Ohio State | Robert Pavelski gets the offensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 06:07 | Ohio State | Michael Fowler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Marc Klarberg - foul #1 on Marc Klarberg, team foul #5 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote (SG), Melvin Kappel (SF), Andrew Shah (C) Marc Klarberg, Nathan Gaines, Steven Bedford | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Yamasaki (SF), Gary Purvis (C) Robert Pavelski, Gary Elder | |
| 06:07 | Ohio State | Michael Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 06:07 | Ohio State | Michael Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 06:07 | Pepperdine | James Patton grabs the defensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 05:47 | Pepperdine | Kim Govea is fouled on the floor by Robert Brown - foul #4 on Robert Brown, team foul #5 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch (PG) Kim Govea | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brandon Begay (PG), James Benson (SG) Robert Brown, Michael Fowler | |
| 05:37 | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-51 |
| 05:35 | Pepperdine | Andrew Shah tips it home | 39-51 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | James Benson is hacked by Douglas Bacote - foul #1 on Douglas Bacote, team foul #6 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Brad Burks (PF) James Patton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Larry Schantz (PF) William Davies | |
| 04:56 | Ohio State | James Benson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-51 |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | Mark Yamasaki gets the offensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 04:41 | Ohio State | James Benson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-51 |
| 04:39 | Ohio State | Larry Schantz tips it but misses | 39-51 |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Gary Purvis tips it home | 39-53 |
| 04:23 | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote's floater is knocked away by Larry Schantz | 39-53 |
| 04:21 | Pepperdine | Melvin Kappel tips it but misses | 39-53 |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | Mark Yamasaki snags the defensive board | 39-53 |
| 03:59 | Ohio State | Brandon Begay misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 03:57 | Pepperdine | Melvin Kappel grabs the defensive rebound | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine 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 (+5) | |
| 03:53 | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Melvin Kappel | 41-53 |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-53 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kim Govea (PG), Nathan Gaines (SF), James Patton (PF) Henry Lynch, Melvin Kappel, Brad Burks | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Brown (PG), Michael Fowler (SG), Robert Pavelski (SF), William Davies (PF), Gary Elder (C) Brandon Begay, James Benson, Mark Yamasaki, Larry Schantz, Gary Purvis | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 03:35 | Ohio State | Robert Pavelski blows the layup | 41-53 |
| 03:34 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Douglas Bacote | 41-53 |
| 03:15 | Pepperdine | Andrew Shah hits a runner from the left block and he's fouled by Robert Pavelski - foul #5 on Robert Pavelski, team foul #6 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Yamasaki (SF) Robert Pavelski | |
| 03:15 | Pepperdine | Andrew Shah makes the free throw | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Kim Govea (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Bacote (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Gaines (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Shah (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. SG - Michael Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SF - Mark Yamasaki (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Davies (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Elder (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Ohio State | Gary Elder misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 44-53 |
| 02:52 | Pepperdine | Nathan Gaines grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:46 | Pepperdine | James Patton makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Douglas Bacote | 46-53 |
| 02:25 | Ohio State | William Davies is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on William Davies, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| 02:18 | Pepperdine | Kim Govea comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 02:17 | Pepperdine | James Patton misses the tip | 46-53 |
| 02:16 | Ohio State | William Davies snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 02:00 | Ohio State | William Davies hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 01:59 | Pepperdine | James Patton grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 01:39 | Pepperdine | Andrew Shah is fouled on the floor by Mark Yamasaki - foul #4 on Mark Yamasaki, team foul #8 | 46-53 |
| 01:39 | Pepperdine | Andrew Shah makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 01:39 | Pepperdine | Andrew Shah makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine 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 (0) | |
| 01:17 | Ohio State | William Davies hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 01:15 | Pepperdine | Andrew Shah gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 01:00 | Pepperdine | Andrew Shah buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-53 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Gary Elder misses badly on a shot from the left side | 50-53 |
| 00:39 | Pepperdine | Kim Govea grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 00:24 | Pepperdine | Nathan Gaines misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Brown - foul #5 on Robert Brown, team foul #9 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brandon Begay (PG) Robert Brown | |
| 00:24 | Pepperdine | Nathan Gaines misses the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 00:24 | Pepperdine | Nathan Gaines makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Brandon Begay is hacked by Kim Govea in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kim Govea, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Brandon Begay makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Brandon Begay makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Gary Elder grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Benson (SG) Mark Yamasaki | |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Douglas Bacote is called for the reach on Gary Elder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Bacote, team foul #8 | 51-55 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Gary Elder makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Gary Elder makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:06 | Pepperdine | Kim Govea scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Nathan Gaines | 54-57 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Kim Govea is called for the reach on Brandon Begay in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kim Govea, team foul #9 | 54-57 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Brandon Begay makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Brandon Begay makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | Kim Govea knocks in the halfcourt shot | 57-59 |