| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reynaldo Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Dorsey (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerome Owen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Korte (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bao Ming (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robin Milan (SF) Dima Sedlacek | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Rudder (SF) Theodore Korte | |
| 19:43 | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 19:41 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Toni Przybyszewski | 36-32 |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson is whistled for a carry | 36-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ramon Soto (SG), Richard Dorr (PF) Reynaldo Rossi, Kenneth Nelson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte (SF), Carlos Kuhlmann (PF), Warren Haffner (C) Jerome Owen, Scott Sharp, Bao Ming | |
| 19:07 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Rudder | 36-35 |
| 18:51 | Ohio State | Richard Dorr misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 36-35 |
| 18:49 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Toni Przybyszewski | 36-35 |
| 18:44 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-35 |
| 18:26 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 18:08 | Ohio State | Richard Dorr loses the dribble to Kevin Rudder | 39-38 |
| 17:52 | New Mexico State | Warren Haffner lays it up and in | 39-40 |
| 17:37 | Ohio State | Carlos Kuhlmann picks off the pass by Richard Dorr | 39-40 |
| 17:17 | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte is hacked by Robin Milan - foul #1 on Robin Milan, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Chad Cumbie (SG), Dima Sedlacek (SF), Kenneth Nelson (PF), Ronald Blanton (C) Kenneth Cearley, Ramon Soto, Robin Milan, Richard Dorr, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Gough (PG), Jerome Owen (SG), Robert Sease (SF), Scott Sharp (PF), Bao Ming (C) Robert Dorsey, Kevin Rudder, Theodore Korte, Carlos Kuhlmann, Warren Haffner | |
| 17:09 | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 17:08 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 16:49 | Ohio State | Chad Cumbie can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Gough - foul #2 on George Gough, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski (C) Ronald Blanton | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 16:49 | Ohio State | Chad Cumbie makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 16:49 | Ohio State | Chad Cumbie makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 16:32 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot in the lane | 41-40 |
| 16:31 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Nelson | 41-40 |
| 16:25 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Reynaldo Rossi | 43-40 |
| 16:12 | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp loses the dribble to Reynaldo Rossi | 43-40 |
| 16:08 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek can't finish the layup | 43-40 |
| 16:06 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Bao Ming | 43-40 |
| 15:54 | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Dima Sedlacek - foul #1 on Dima Sedlacek, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Ramon Soto (SG), Ronald Blanton (C) Reynaldo Rossi, Chad Cumbie, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey (PG), Theodore Korte (SF) George Gough, Robert Sease | |
| 15:54 | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 15:54 | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ramon Soto (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Blanton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Dorsey (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerome Owen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Korte (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bao Ming (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Scott Sharp - foul #2 on Scott Sharp, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robin Milan (SF), Toni Przybyszewski (C) Dima Sedlacek, Ronald Blanton | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 15:30 | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 15:09 | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right side | 44-42 |
| 15:07 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 15:00 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson loses the dribble to Scott Sharp | 44-42 |
| 14:53 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 14:52 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 14:47 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-42 |
| 14:46 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto snags the offensive board | 44-42 |
| 14:38 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 14:36 | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 14:32 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-42 |
| 14:31 | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen tips it home | 44-44 |
| 14:19 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley misses short on a shot from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 14:18 | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 14:03 | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Robin Milan - foul #2 on Robin Milan, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Dima Sedlacek (SF), Ronald Blanton (C) Kenneth Cearley, Robin Milan, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Rudder (SF) Theodore Korte | |
| 14:03 | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen misses the free throw | 44-46 |
| 14:03 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ronald Blanton | 44-46 |
| 13:50 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi is called for traveling | 44-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Richard Dorr (PF) Ramon Soto, Kenneth Nelson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Gough (PG), Robert Sease (SF), Carlos Kuhlmann (PF) Robert Dorsey, Jerome Owen, Scott Sharp | |
| 13:35 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-46 |
| 13:34 | New Mexico State | Carlos Kuhlmann snags the offensive board | 44-46 |
| 13:14 | New Mexico State | The short jumper by Bao Ming is denied by Ronald Blanton | 44-46 |
| 13:13 | New Mexico State | Carlos Kuhlmann pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 13:03 | New Mexico State | Kevin Rudder makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Bao Ming | 44-48 |
| 12:58 | Ohio State | Richard Dorr misses short on a jumper from close range | 44-48 |
| 12:57 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Carlos Kuhlmann | 44-48 |
| 12:52 | New Mexico State | Robert Sease can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Dima Sedlacek - foul #2 on Dima Sedlacek, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ramon Soto (SG), Kenneth Nelson (PF), Toni Przybyszewski (C) Kenneth Cearley, Richard Dorr, Ronald Blanton | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey (PG), Scott Sharp (PF), Warren Haffner (C) George Gough, Carlos Kuhlmann, Bao Ming | |
| 12:52 | New Mexico State | Robert Sease makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 12:52 | New Mexico State | Robert Sease makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 12:41 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson drills a turnaround from close range | 46-50 |
| 12:25 | New Mexico State | Warren Haffner blows the layup but he's hacked by Toni Przybyszewski - foul #1 on Toni Przybyszewski, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Robin Milan (SF) Reynaldo Rossi, Dima Sedlacek | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen (SG), Theodore Korte (SF) Robert Sease, Kevin Rudder | |
| 12:25 | New Mexico State | Warren Haffner makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 12:25 | New Mexico State | Warren Haffner misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 12:25 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 12:10 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Robin Milan | 48-51 |
| 11:52 | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Dima Sedlacek (SF) Kenneth Cearley, Robin Milan | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Rudder (SG), Bao Ming (C) Jerome Owen, Warren Haffner | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Reynaldo Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ramon Soto (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Dorsey (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Rudder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Korte (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Sharp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bao Ming (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Toni Przybyszewski | 50-51 |
| 11:28 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 11:26 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming grabs the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 11:05 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 11:04 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Toni Przybyszewski | 50-51 |
| 10:50 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-51 |
| 10:30 | New Mexico State | Reynaldo Rossi steps in front of the Bao Ming pass | 53-51 |
| 10:19 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek is hacked by Theodore Korte - foul #2 on Theodore Korte, team foul #3 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Chad Cumbie (SG), Robin Milan (SF), Richard Dorr (PF), Ronald Blanton (C) Reynaldo Rossi, Ramon Soto, Dima Sedlacek, Kenneth Nelson, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Gough (PG), Jerome Owen (SG), Robert Sease (SF), Carlos Kuhlmann (PF) Robert Dorsey, Kevin Rudder, Theodore Korte, Scott Sharp | |
| 10:02 | Ohio State | Jerome Owen steals it from Richard Dorr | 53-51 |
| 09:59 | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen lays it in | 53-53 |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | Carlos Kuhlmann blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Cearley | 53-53 |
| 09:38 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 09:12 | New Mexico State | Chad Cumbie steals it from Jerome Owen out of a doubleteam | 53-53 |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | Chad Cumbie slams it home | 55-53 |
| 08:46 | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen can't connect on a shot from the left side | 55-53 |
| 08:45 | Ohio State | Richard Dorr grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 08:33 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Ronald Blanton is blocked by Bao Ming | 55-53 |
| 08:31 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 08:18 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 55-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ramon Soto (SG), Dima Sedlacek (SF), Kenneth Nelson (PF), Toni Przybyszewski (C) Chad Cumbie, Robin Milan, Richard Dorr, Ronald Blanton | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey (PG), Kevin Rudder (SG), Theodore Korte (SF), Scott Sharp (PF), Warren Haffner (C) George Gough, Jerome Owen, Robert Sease, Carlos Kuhlmann, Bao Ming | |
| 07:54 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-53 |
| 07:52 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ramon Soto (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Dorsey (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Rudder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Korte (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Haffner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dima Sedlacek | 58-53 |
| 07:22 | New Mexico State | Kevin Rudder misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ramon Soto - foul #2 on Ramon Soto, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG) Kenneth Cearley | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen (SG), Bao Ming (C) Theodore Korte, Warren Haffner | |
| 07:22 | New Mexico State | Kevin Rudder makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 07:22 | New Mexico State | Kevin Rudder makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 07:04 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG) Reynaldo Rossi | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte (SF) Kevin Rudder | |
| 06:48 | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-55 |
| 06:47 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 06:34 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski is hacked by Robert Dorsey - foul #2 on Robert Dorsey, team foul #4 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Robin Milan (SF) Kenneth Cearley, Dima Sedlacek | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Rudder (SF), Warren Haffner (C) Theodore Korte, Bao Ming | |
| 06:18 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson misses the shot in the lane | 58-55 |
| 06:16 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Ramon Soto | 58-55 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson makes the jump hook in the paint | 60-55 |
| 05:50 | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Robin Milan - foul #3 on Robin Milan, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Dima Sedlacek (SF) Reynaldo Rossi, Robin Milan | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte (SF), Bao Ming (C) Jerome Owen, Warren Haffner | |
| 05:50 | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 05:50 | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 05:29 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (SG), Ronald Blanton (C) Ramon Soto, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen (SG) Kevin Rudder | |
| 05:22 | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Dorsey | 60-59 |
| 05:18 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Dorsey - foul #3 on Robert Dorsey, team foul #5 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ramon Soto (SG), Robin Milan (SF), Toni Przybyszewski (C) Reynaldo Rossi, Dima Sedlacek, Ronald Blanton | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Rudder (SG) Jerome Owen | |
| 05:03 | Ohio State | Robin Milan misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-59 |
| 05:02 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Scott Sharp | 60-59 |
| 04:33 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Cearley steals it from Robert Dorsey | 60-59 |
| 04:06 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley's layup is rejected by Bao Ming | 60-59 |
| 04:05 | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 03:52 | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 60-59 |
| 03:50 | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ramon Soto (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robin Milan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Nelson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. C - Toni Przybyszewski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Dorsey (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Rudder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Korte (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Sharp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Bao Ming (tiring) 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:33 | New Mexico State | Kevin Rudder clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-59 |
| 03:31 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Sharp | 60-59 |
| 03:24 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 60-59 |
| 03:23 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 03:07 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Nelson | 63-59 |
| 02:54 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| 02:48 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Chad Cumbie (SG), Dima Sedlacek (SF), Richard Dorr (PF), Ronald Blanton (C) Kenneth Cearley, Ramon Soto, Robin Milan, Kenneth Nelson, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Gough (PG), Jerome Owen (SG), Robert Sease (SF), Carlos Kuhlmann (PF), Warren Haffner (C) Robert Dorsey, Kevin Rudder, Theodore Korte, Scott Sharp, Bao Ming | |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Richard Dorr lays it up and in on a great pass from Dima Sedlacek | 65-59 |
| 02:26 | New Mexico State | Carlos Kuhlmann connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from George Gough and the foul's on Richard Dorr - foul #1 on Richard Dorr, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG) Chad Cumbie | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 02:26 | New Mexico State | Carlos Kuhlmann makes the free throw | 65-62 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | George Gough picks off the pass by Ronald Blanton | 65-62 |
| 02:03 | New Mexico State | Warren Haffner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ramon Soto (SG) Kenneth Cearley | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey (PG), Bao Ming (C) George Gough, Warren Haffner | |
| 01:46 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 01:45 | New Mexico State | Robert Sease snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 01:17 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 01:04 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 01:03 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton hits the follow up shot | 67-65 |
| 00:37 | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 67-65 |
| 00:36 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming gets the offensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming travels with the ball | 67-65 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Kenneth Nelson (PF), Toni Przybyszewski (C) Ramon Soto, Richard Dorr, Ronald Blanton | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte (SF), Scott Sharp (PF) Robert Sease, Carlos Kuhlmann | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley is hacked by Robert Dorsey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Dorsey, team foul #6 | 67-65 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley is hacked by Robert Dorsey - foul #5 on Robert Dorsey, team foul #7 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Gough (PG) Robert Dorsey | |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp pulls down the rebound | 68-65 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Jerome Owen, team foul #8 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ramon Soto (SG), Robin Milan (SF) Reynaldo Rossi, Dima Sedlacek | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Robin Milan is fouled in the backcourt by George Gough - foul #3 on George Gough, team foul #9 | 68-65 |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Robin Milan makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Robin Milan makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-65 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto gets the rebound | 70-65 |