| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Manuel Boswell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Merriweather (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Young (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jan Srnsky (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Colin Alday (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Park (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Marini (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Sedgwick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Fears (fresh) C - Thomas Scarborough (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Ronald Young inbounds the ball | 44-27 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Ohio State | Colin Alday connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Edward Merriweather | 46-27 |
| 19:29 | UAB | Michael Park clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-27 |
| 19:27 | Ohio State | Ronald Young gets the rebound | 46-27 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:12 | Ohio State | Ronald Young jams it | 48-27 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 18:54 | UAB | George Sedgwick comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 48-27 |
| 18:53 | Ohio State | Ronald Young grabs the defensive rebound | 48-27 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 18:48 | Ohio State | Ronald Young comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-27 |
| 18:46 | UAB | Thomas Scarborough snags the defensive board | 48-27 |
| 18:36 | UAB | Michael Park connects on the 3 from the left wing | 48-30 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 18:16 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Ronald Young | 50-30 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 17:58 | UAB | George Sedgwick is called for traveling | 50-30 |
| 17:37 | Ohio State | Ronald Young is hacked by George Sedgwick - foul #2 on George Sedgwick, team foul #1 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Merritt (C) Thomas Scarborough | |
| 17:20 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-30 |
| 17:18 | UAB | The rebound goes to Richard Merritt | 50-30 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 17:14 | UAB | George Sedgwick can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-30 |
| 17:13 | Ohio State | Ronald Young grabs the board | 50-30 |
| 16:49 | Ohio State | Ronald Young misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-30 |
| 16:47 | UAB | Richard Merritt gets the rebound | 50-30 |
| 16:27 | UAB | James Marini misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-30 |
| 16:25 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Fears | 50-30 |
| 16:15 | UAB | Richard Merritt double dribbles | 50-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Johnson (PG), Jonathon Andersen (SG), Mark Spurgeon (SF), John Knox (PF), Dikembe Abeyta (C) Manuel Boswell, Edward Merriweather, Ronald Young, Jan Srnsky, Colin Alday | |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Matthews (PG), Kevin Lanctot (SG), Billy Williams (SF), Thomas Scarborough (C) Michael Park, James Marini, George Sedgwick, Robert Fears | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 15:46 | Ohio State | Richard Merritt is called for the reach on Dikembe Abeyta - foul #1 on Richard Merritt, team foul #2 | 50-30 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jonathon Andersen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Spurgeon (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Knox (fresh) C - Dikembe Abeyta (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Richard Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kevin Lanctot (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Billy Williams (fresh) PF - Richard Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Scarborough (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Ohio State | David Johnson hits a floater from the right block | 52-30 |
| 15:21 | UAB | Thomas Scarborough connects on the runner from the baseline | 52-32 |
| 15:05 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by John Knox | 54-32 |
| 14:56 | UAB | Richard Merritt drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Billy Williams | 54-34 |
| 14:27 | Ohio State | David Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Spurgeon | 57-34 |
| 14:08 | UAB | Billy Williams misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-34 |
| 14:06 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta grabs the board | 57-34 |
| 13:42 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-34 |
| 13:40 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathon Andersen | 57-34 |
| 13:23 | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon knocks in the jumper from the left block | 59-34 |
| 13:14 | UAB | Billy Williams is fouled on the floor by David Johnson - foul #2 on David Johnson, team foul #1 | 59-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell (PG), Edward Merriweather (SG), Ronald Young (SF), Jan Srnsky (PF), Colin Alday (C) David Johnson, Jonathon Andersen, Mark Spurgeon, John Knox, Dikembe Abeyta | |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Park (PG), James Marini (SG), George Sedgwick (SF), Robert Fears (PF), Charles Degregorio (C) Richard Matthews, Kevin Lanctot, Billy Williams, Richard Merritt, Thomas Scarborough | |
| 13:05 | UAB | Michael Park misses the 3 from the left corner | 59-34 |
| 13:03 | Ohio State | Colin Alday grabs the defensive rebound | 59-34 |
| 12:43 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky misses the lay-in but he's hacked by George Sedgwick - foul #3 on George Sedgwick, team foul #3 | 59-34 |
| 12:43 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky makes the 1st free throw | 60-34 |
| 12:43 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky misses the 2nd free throw | 60-34 |
| 12:43 | Ohio State | Ronald Young snags the offensive board | 60-34 |
| 12:19 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Edward Merriweather and he's fouled by Michael Park - foul #3 on Michael Park, team foul #4 | 62-34 |
| 12:19 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell makes the free throw | 63-34 |
| 12:08 | UAB | Michael Park makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by George Sedgwick | 63-37 |
| 12:06 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell loses the dribble to Michael Park in the backcourt | 63-37 |
| 12:05 | UAB | Michael Park lays it up and in | 63-39 |
| 11:59 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-39 |
| 11:42 | UAB | Ronald Young takes the ball from James Marini | 63-39 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Manuel Boswell (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Merriweather (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - Ronald Young (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jan Srnsky (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Colin Alday (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Park (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Marini (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Sedgwick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Fears (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Degregorio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Ohio State | Colin Alday blows the layup but he's hacked by Charles Degregorio - foul #1 on Charles Degregorio, team foul #5 | 63-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Merritt (C) Charles Degregorio | |
| 11:20 | Ohio State | Colin Alday makes the 1st free throw | 64-39 |
| 11:20 | Ohio State | Colin Alday makes the 2nd free throw | 65-39 |
| 11:05 | UAB | George Sedgwick comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Young - foul #2 on Ronald Young, team foul #2 | 65-39 |
| 11:05 | UAB | George Sedgwick makes the 1st free throw | 65-40 |
| 11:05 | UAB | George Sedgwick makes the 2nd free throw | 65-41 |
| 10:42 | Ohio State | Ronald Young blows the layup but the foul's on George Sedgwick - foul #4 on George Sedgwick, team foul #6 | 65-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UAB | Kevin Lanctot (SF), Thomas Scarborough (C) George Sedgwick, Richard Merritt | |
| 10:42 | Ohio State | Ronald Young makes the 1st free throw | 66-41 |
| 10:42 | Ohio State | Ronald Young makes the 2nd free throw | 67-41 |
| 10:32 | UAB | Thomas Scarborough misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 67-41 |
| 10:30 | UAB | Thomas Scarborough hits the follow up shot | 67-43 |
| 10:06 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Manuel Boswell | 69-43 |
| 09:57 | UAB | Robert Fears hits the finger roll and the foul's on Jan Srnsky - foul #2 on Jan Srnsky, team foul #3 | 69-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Johnson (PG), Jonathon Andersen (SG), Mark Spurgeon (SF), John Knox (PF), Dikembe Abeyta (C) Manuel Boswell, Edward Merriweather, Ronald Young, Jan Srnsky, Colin Alday | |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Matthews (PG), Billy Williams (SF) Michael Park, James Marini | |
| 09:57 | UAB | Robert Fears misses the free throw | 69-45 |
| 09:57 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta grabs the board | 69-45 |
| 09:30 | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon is fouled on the floor by Kevin Lanctot - foul #2 on Kevin Lanctot, team foul #7 | 69-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Merritt (PF) Robert Fears | |
| 09:30 | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon makes the 1st free throw | 70-45 |
| 09:30 | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 71-45 |
| 09:10 | UAB | David Johnson takes the ball from Billy Williams | 71-45 |
| 09:07 | Ohio State | David Johnson misses the easy layup | 71-45 |
| 09:05 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta snags the offensive board | 71-45 |
| 08:46 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen can't connect on a runner from the left block | 71-45 |
| 08:45 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Spurgeon | 71-45 |
| 08:20 | Ohio State | David Johnson is fouled on the floor by Richard Merritt - foul #2 on Richard Merritt, team foul #8 | 71-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather (SG), Ronald Young (SF), Jan Srnsky (PF), Colin Alday (C) Jonathon Andersen, Mark Spurgeon, John Knox, Dikembe Abeyta | |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Park (PG), James Marini (SG), Charles Degregorio (C) Richard Matthews, Billy Williams, Thomas Scarborough | |
| 08:20 | Ohio State | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 72-45 |
| 08:20 | Ohio State | David Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-45 |
| 08:02 | UAB | James Marini connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-48 |
| 07:44 | Ohio State | Michael Park is called for the reach on David Johnson - foul #4 on Michael Park, team foul #9 | 73-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UAB | George Sedgwick (SF), Robert Fears (PF) Kevin Lanctot, Charles Degregorio | |
| 07:44 | Ohio State | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 74-48 |
| 07:44 | Ohio State | David Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 74-48 |
| 07:44 | UAB | Robert Fears grabs the board | 74-48 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Johnson (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Edward Merriweather (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - Ronald Young (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jan Srnsky (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Colin Alday (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Michael Park (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - James Marini (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Sedgwick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Fears (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Merritt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | UAB | Michael Park clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 74-48 |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Colin Alday | 74-48 |
| 07:11 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather connects on the 3 from straight away | 77-48 |
| 07:02 | UAB | James Marini misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-48 |
| 07:01 | UAB | Richard Merritt pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-48 |
| 06:49 | UAB | Michael Park makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-51 |
| 06:32 | Ohio State | Colin Alday blows the dunk | 77-51 |
| 06:30 | UAB | The rebound goes to Richard Merritt | 77-51 |
| 06:16 | UAB | Michael Park misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-51 |
| 06:15 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Fears | 77-51 |
| 06:10 | UAB | Richard Merritt hits the finger roll set up by Michael Park | 77-53 |
| 05:56 | Ohio State | David Johnson misses the fadeaway in the paint | 77-53 |
| 05:55 | UAB | Richard Merritt grabs the defensive rebound | 77-53 |
| 05:43 | UAB | Jan Srnsky is called for the reach on James Marini - foul #3 on Jan Srnsky, team foul #4 | 77-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell (PG), Jonathon Andersen (SG), Mark Spurgeon (SF), Dikembe Abeyta (C) David Johnson, Edward Merriweather, Ronald Young, Colin Alday | |
| Subs | UAB | Kevin Lanctot (PG), Billy Williams (SG), Charles Degregorio (PF), Thomas Scarborough (C) Michael Park, James Marini, Robert Fears, Richard Merritt | |
| 05:29 | UAB | Jan Srnsky denies the turnaround by George Sedgwick | 77-53 |
| 05:27 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jonathon Andersen | 77-53 |
| 05:04 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Degregorio - foul #2 on Charles Degregorio, team foul #10 | 77-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Matthews (PG), Anthony Cogdill (C) George Sedgwick, Thomas Scarborough | |
| 05:04 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky makes the 1st free throw | 78-53 |
| 05:04 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky makes the 2nd free throw | 79-53 |
| 04:48 | UAB | Jonathon Andersen steps in front of the Kevin Lanctot pass | 79-53 |
| 04:20 | Ohio State | Billy Williams picks off the pass by Dikembe Abeyta | 79-53 |
| 04:16 | UAB | Richard Matthews lays it up and in on a great pass from Billy Williams | 79-55 |
| 03:56 | Ohio State | Charles Degregorio steals it from Mark Spurgeon | 79-55 |
| 03:42 | UAB | Billy Williams hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Manuel Boswell (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathon Andersen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Spurgeon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jan Srnsky (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Abeyta (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Richard Matthews (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kevin Lanctot (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Billy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Degregorio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Cogdill (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon's pass is intercepted by Richard Matthews | 79-58 |
| 03:11 | UAB | Richard Matthews misses the lay-in | 79-58 |
| 03:10 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abeyta | 79-58 |
| 02:47 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Spurgeon | 81-58 |
| 02:32 | UAB | Billy Williams is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Billy Williams, team foul #11 | 81-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Johnson (PG), Edward Merriweather (SG), Ronald Young (SF), John Knox (PF), Colin Alday (C) Manuel Boswell, Jonathon Andersen, Mark Spurgeon, Jan Srnsky, Dikembe Abeyta | |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Merritt (PF) Anthony Cogdill | |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Billy Williams takes the ball from Edward Merriweather | 81-58 |
| 01:54 | UAB | Kevin Lanctot loses the dribble to Edward Merriweather | 81-58 |
| 01:51 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather lays it up and in | 83-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:29 | UAB | Charles Degregorio connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 83-60 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Colin Alday's pass is intercepted by Richard Merritt | 83-60 |
| 00:46 | UAB | Kevin Lanctot drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Edward Merriweather - foul #2 on Edward Merriweather, team foul #5 | 83-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell (PG), Jan Srnsky (PF) David Johnson, John Knox | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:46 | UAB | Kevin Lanctot makes the free throw | 83-63 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Colin Alday is hacked by Charles Degregorio - foul #3 on Charles Degregorio, team foul #12 | 83-63 |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Colin Alday misses the 1st free throw | 83-63 |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Colin Alday makes the 2nd free throw | 84-63 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | UAB | Kevin Lanctot hits a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Edward Merriweather - foul #3 on Edward Merriweather, team foul #6 | 84-65 |
| 00:17 | UAB | Kevin Lanctot misses the free throw | 84-65 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Colin Alday pulls down the rebound | 84-65 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell runs out the clock | 84-65 |