| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (fresh) SG - Roy Brown (fresh) SF - David Roeder (fresh) PF - Frank Stubbs (fresh) C - Allen Lane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Timothy Guyton (fresh) SG - Donald Stacy (fresh) SF - Felix Haas (fresh) PF - Frank English (fresh) C - Anthony Cox (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Anthony Cox wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Ohio State | Donald Stacy misses long on a floater from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | West Virginia | Roy Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Ohio State | Timothy Guyton is fouled on the floor by Thomas Francis - foul #1 on Thomas Francis, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Ohio State | Donald Stacy comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | West Virginia | David Roeder pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Roy Brown | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Ohio State | Donald Stacy misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Ohio State | Frank English can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Ohio State | Felix Haas tips it but misses | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | West Virginia | Roy Brown snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs is alone and drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Francis | 4-0 |
| 17:57 | Ohio State | Donald Stacy misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Allen Lane - foul #1 on Allen Lane, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Sturgeon (PG), Jason West (SF), Michael Beck (PF), Thomas Griffin (C) Timothy Guyton, Felix Haas, Frank English, Anthony Cox | |
| 17:57 | Ohio State | Donald Stacy makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 17:57 | Ohio State | Donald Stacy misses the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 17:57 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs gets the rebound | 4-1 |
| 17:36 | West Virginia | Roy Brown is whistled for a carry | 4-1 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wade Foote (SG) Donald Stacy | |
| 17:22 | Ohio State | Thomas Francis steals the ball from Michael Beck | 4-1 |
| 17:20 | West Virginia | Wade Foote is called for the reach on David Roeder in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wade Foote, team foul #1 | 4-1 |
| 17:06 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 4-1 |
| 17:04 | Ohio State | Jason West grabs the defensive rebound | 4-1 |
| 17:00 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-1 |
| 16:42 | West Virginia | Allen Lane hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roy Brown | 6-1 |
| 16:17 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Beck | 6-4 |
| 15:53 | West Virginia | Jason West picks off the pass by Roy Brown | 6-4 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roy Brown (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Roeder (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Stubbs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Allen Lane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Sturgeon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wade Foote (fairly fresh) SF - Jason West (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Beck (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Griffin (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Ohio State | Wade Foote can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 6-4 |
| 15:45 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon grabs the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 15:24 | Ohio State | Roy Brown steps in front of the Michael Beck pass | 6-4 |
| 15:02 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 6-4 |
| 15:01 | West Virginia | Allen Lane tips it but misses | 6-4 |
| 15:00 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs tips it back up and in | 8-4 |
| 14:44 | Ohio State | Michael Beck travels with the ball | 8-4 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lester Mize (PG), David Davis (SG), Louis Johnson (PF), Perry Crum (C) Thomas Francis, Roy Brown, Frank Stubbs, Allen Lane | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Guyton (PG), Donald Stacy (SG), Felix Haas (SF), William Krueger (PF), Anthony Cox (C) James Sturgeon, Wade Foote, Jason West, Michael Beck, Thomas Griffin | |
| 14:20 | West Virginia | Lester Mize misses the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 8-4 |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Johnson | 8-4 |
| 14:03 | West Virginia | Lester Mize misses the shot from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 14:02 | Ohio State | William Krueger grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 13:56 | Ohio State | Donald Stacy misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on David Davis - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frank English (PF) William Krueger | |
| 13:56 | Ohio State | Donald Stacy makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 13:56 | Ohio State | Donald Stacy makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:34 | West Virginia | David Roeder clanks a floater in the paint | 8-6 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Anthony Cox gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:29 | Ohio State | David Roeder steals the ball from Donald Stacy | 8-6 |
| 13:06 | West Virginia | Lester Mize misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Timothy Guyton - foul #1 on Timothy Guyton, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roy Brown (SG), Allen Lane (C) David Roeder, Perry Crum | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Neff (SF), William Krueger (C) Felix Haas, Anthony Cox | |
| 13:06 | West Virginia | Lester Mize misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:06 | West Virginia | Lester Mize makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 12:45 | Ohio State | Donald Stacy misses the 3 from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 12:44 | West Virginia | David Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 12:26 | West Virginia | David Davis is open and buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Roy Brown | 11-6 |
| 12:14 | Ohio State | Louis Johnson steals it from William Krueger | 11-6 |
| 11:47 | West Virginia | David Davis misses short on a shot near the basket | 11-6 |
| 11:46 | West Virginia | Allen Lane tips it home | 13-6 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lester Mize (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Roy Brown (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Johnson (fairly fresh) C - Allen Lane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Timothy Guyton (fairly fresh) SG - Donald Stacy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Neff (fresh) PF - Frank English (fairly fresh) C - William Krueger (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Ohio State | Donald Stacy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-6 |
| 11:36 | West Virginia | Roy Brown snags the defensive board | 13-6 |
| 11:24 | West Virginia | Michael Neff is called for the reach on Roy Brown - foul #1 on Michael Neff, team foul #3 | 13-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Francis (PG), David Roeder (SF), Frank Stubbs (PF), Perry Crum (C) Lester Mize, David Davis, Louis Johnson, Allen Lane | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Sturgeon (PG), Wade Foote (SG), Felix Haas (SF), Michael Beck (PF), Anthony Cox (C) Timothy Guyton, Donald Stacy, Michael Neff, Frank English, William Krueger | |
| 10:56 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs is open and scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Roy Brown | 15-6 |
| 10:42 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Beck | 15-8 |
| 10:39 | West Virginia | David Roeder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lester Mize (SG) Roy Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason West (SF) Felix Haas | |
| 10:20 | Ohio State | Michael Beck drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Wade Foote | 15-10 |
| 10:18 | West Virginia | Perry Crum is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 15-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Lane (C) Perry Crum | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Griffin (C) Anthony Cox | |
| 10:11 | Ohio State | Michael Beck buries a jump hook from the right block set up by James Sturgeon and the foul's on Frank Stubbs - foul #1 on Frank Stubbs, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| 10:11 | Ohio State | Michael Beck makes the free throw | 15-13 |
| 09:50 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis misses the easy layup | 15-13 |
| 09:48 | Ohio State | Thomas Griffin gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 09:35 | Ohio State | Lester Mize is called for the reach on Wade Foote - foul #1 on Lester Mize, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Davis (SG), Louis Johnson (PF) Lester Mize, Frank Stubbs | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Neff (SG) Wade Foote | |
| 09:30 | Ohio State | Jason West misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 09:28 | Ohio State | Michael Beck tips it but misses | 15-13 |
| 09:27 | West Virginia | David Davis pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 09:01 | West Virginia | David Roeder comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 15-13 |
| 09:00 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Allen Lane | 15-13 |
| 08:45 | West Virginia | Allen Lane can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 15-13 |
| 08:44 | Ohio State | Thomas Griffin grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 08:41 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon is fouled in the backcourt by David Davis - foul #2 on David Davis, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roy Brown (SG), Perry Crum (C) David Davis, Allen Lane | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Stacy (SG), Felix Haas (SF), William Krueger (PF), Anthony Cox (C) James Sturgeon, Jason West, Michael Beck, Thomas Griffin | |
| 08:36 | Ohio State | Michael Neff misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 08:34 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Perry Crum | 15-13 |
| 08:06 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis is hacked by Michael Neff - foul #2 on Michael Neff, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lester Mize (SF), Frank Stubbs (PF) David Roeder, Louis Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Guyton (PG) Michael Neff | |
| 07:45 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs is fouled on the floor by William Krueger - foul #1 on William Krueger, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tom Brink (SF) Thomas Francis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wade Foote (SG) Donald Stacy | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lester Mize (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Roy Brown (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Tom Brink (fresh) PF - Frank Stubbs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Perry Crum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Timothy Guyton (fairly fresh) SG - Wade Foote (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Felix Haas (fairly fresh) PF - William Krueger (fresh) C - Anthony Cox (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | West Virginia | Lester Mize buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roy Brown | 17-13 |
| 07:12 | Ohio State | Wade Foote can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 17-13 |
| 07:10 | Ohio State | William Krueger misses the tip | 17-13 |
| 07:09 | West Virginia | Perry Crum grabs the defensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 06:51 | West Virginia | Roy Brown drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-13 |
| 06:44 | Ohio State | Wade Foote connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Guyton | 20-15 |
| 06:41 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Guyton - foul #2 on Timothy Guyton, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Francis (PG), Clyde Gooding (SG), David Roeder (SF), Louis Johnson (PF), Allen Lane (C) Lester Mize, Roy Brown, Tom Brink, Frank Stubbs, Perry Crum | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Sturgeon (PG), Donald Stacy (SG), Jason West (SF), Michael Beck (PF), Thomas Griffin (C) Timothy Guyton, Wade Foote, Felix Haas, William Krueger, Anthony Cox | |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis is fouled on the floor by Thomas Griffin - foul #1 on Thomas Griffin, team foul #7 | 20-15 |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 06:15 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Francis - foul #2 on Thomas Francis, team foul #7 | 22-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roy Brown (SG) Thomas Francis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:15 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon misses the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 06:15 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon misses the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 06:15 | West Virginia | Allen Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 05:50 | West Virginia | David Roeder scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 24-15 |
| 05:34 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon is fouled on the floor by Clyde Gooding - foul #1 on Clyde Gooding, team foul #8 | 24-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wade Foote (SG), Michael Neff (SF), Frank English (PF) Donald Stacy, Jason West, Michael Beck | |
| 05:34 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 05:34 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 05:16 | West Virginia | Roy Brown misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-17 |
| 05:15 | West Virginia | Louis Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 05:02 | West Virginia | David Roeder is whistled for traveling | 24-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs (PF) Louis Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Anthony Cox (C) Thomas Griffin | |
| 04:44 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 04:30 | West Virginia | Anthony Cox steals the ball from Allen Lane | 24-20 |
| 04:16 | Ohio State | Michael Neff misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-20 |
| 04:15 | West Virginia | David Roeder snags the defensive board | 24-20 |
| 04:05 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Sturgeon - foul #1 on James Sturgeon, team foul #8 | 24-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lester Mize (SG), Tom Brink (SF), Perry Crum (C) Roy Brown, David Roeder, Allen Lane | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Guyton (PG), Donald Stacy (SG), Jason West (SF), Michael Beck (PF), Thomas Griffin (C) James Sturgeon, Wade Foote, Michael Neff, Frank English, Anthony Cox | |
| 04:05 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 04:05 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 03:51 | Ohio State | Donald Stacy connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Beck | 26-23 |
| 03:29 | West Virginia | Lester Mize clanks a shot from the left wing | 26-23 |
| 03:28 | Ohio State | Michael Beck grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clyde Gooding (fairly fresh) SG - Lester Mize (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tom Brink (fresh) PF - Frank Stubbs (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Perry Crum (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Timothy Guyton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Stacy (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jason West (fresh) PF - Michael Beck (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Griffin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Ohio State | Donald Stacy splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Griffin | 26-25 |
| 03:03 | West Virginia | Thomas Griffin swats the short shot by Frank Stubbs | 26-25 |
| 03:01 | Ohio State | Jason West snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Timothy Guyton is fouled on the floor by Frank Stubbs - foul #2 on Frank Stubbs, team foul #9 | 26-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Francis (PG), David Roeder (SF), Louis Johnson (PF) Clyde Gooding, Tom Brink, Frank Stubbs | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Felix Haas (SF), William Krueger (C) Jason West, Thomas Griffin | |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Timothy Guyton makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Timothy Guyton makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:31 | West Virginia | Lester Mize connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-27 |
| 02:09 | Ohio State | Donald Stacy splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the left side | 28-29 |
| 01:49 | West Virginia | David Roeder buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Lester Mize | 31-29 |
| 01:31 | Ohio State | Lester Mize steals it from Michael Beck | 31-29 |
| 01:28 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis can't finish the layup | 31-29 |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | Michael Beck snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 01:19 | Ohio State | Michael Beck's layup is rejected by Perry Crum | 31-29 |
| 01:18 | West Virginia | Perry Crum pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 01:16 | West Virginia | Lester Mize is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Stacy - foul #1 on Donald Stacy, team foul #9 | 31-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roy Brown (SG), Allen Lane (C) Thomas Francis, Perry Crum | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Sturgeon (PG), Wade Foote (SG), Jason West (SF), Thomas Griffin (PF), Anthony Cox (C) Timothy Guyton, Donald Stacy, Felix Haas, Michael Beck, William Krueger | |
| 01:16 | West Virginia | Lester Mize makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 01:16 | West Virginia | Lester Mize misses the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 01:16 | Ohio State | Anthony Cox gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Griffin | 32-31 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Roy Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-31 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Allen Lane tips it home | 34-31 |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | Jason West drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Sturgeon | 34-34 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Roy Brown hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-34 |