| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harrison Poole (fresh) 22 pts. 3 stl. SF - Dan McDeavitt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Tyler (fresh) 6 pts. C - Roberto Rodriquez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Thomas Plummer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Marshburn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott McCullock (fresh) PF - James Coffman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Seth Ruano (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Florida | Scott McCullock inbounds the ball | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:52 | South Florida | Robert Marshburn is hacked by Harrison Poole - foul #2 on Harrison Poole, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| 19:38 | South Florida | James Coffman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-26 |
| 19:37 | Ohio State | Roberto Rodriquez snags the defensive board | 38-26 |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | Harrison Poole is hacked by Thomas Plummer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Plummer, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | Harrison Poole is hacked by Thomas Plummer - foul #3 on Thomas Plummer, team foul #2 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | James Briley (PG) Thomas Plummer | |
| 18:51 | Ohio State | James Tyler is open and scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Roberto Rodriquez and he's fouled by James Coffman - foul #2 on James Coffman, team foul #3 | 40-26 |
| 18:51 | Ohio State | James Tyler makes the free throw | 41-26 |
| 18:27 | South Florida | Seth Ruano can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-26 |
| 18:25 | Ohio State | Roberto Rodriquez gets the rebound | 41-26 |
| 18:07 | Ohio State | James Tyler comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 41-26 |
| 18:06 | Ohio State | James Tyler tips it in | 43-26 |
| 17:54 | South Florida | James Coffman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Tyler - foul #3 on James Tyler, team foul #2 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Richards (PG), Manuel Twedt (SF), Virgilio Gallo (PF), Michael Forney (C) Leonard Sargent, Dan McDeavitt, James Tyler, Roberto Rodriquez | |
| Subs | South Florida | Paul Paige (PG), Jerry Aarons (C) Scott McCullock, Seth Ruano | |
| 17:54 | South Florida | James Coffman makes the 1st free throw | 43-27 |
| 17:54 | South Florida | James Coffman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 17:50 | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt is hacked by James Briley in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Briley, team foul #4 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Michael Wise (C) James Coffman | |
| 17:29 | Ohio State | James Briley takes the ball from Harrison Poole | 43-28 |
| 17:15 | South Florida | James Briley loses the dribble to Harrison Poole | 43-28 |
| 17:12 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo is hacked by Paul Paige in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Paige, team foul #5 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt (SF) Harrison Poole | |
| Subs | South Florida | Samuel Jones (SF) James Briley | |
| 16:50 | Ohio State | Robert Marshburn steals it from Virgilio Gallo | 43-28 |
| 16:47 | South Florida | Robert Marshburn lays it up and in | 43-30 |
| 16:35 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-30 |
| 16:19 | South Florida | Jerry Aarons misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 46-30 |
| 16:17 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards gets the rebound | 46-30 |
| 15:59 | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Gregory Richards | 48-30 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Manuel Twedt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Richards (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dan McDeavitt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Virgilio Gallo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Forney (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Paul Paige (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Marshburn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Aarons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Wise (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | South Florida | Robert Marshburn clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-30 |
| 15:44 | South Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Marshburn | 48-30 |
| 15:28 | South Florida | Jerry Aarons can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Forney - foul #2 on Michael Forney, team foul #3 | 48-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent (PG), Harrison Poole (SG), James Tyler (PF), Roberto Rodriquez (C) Manuel Twedt, Gregory Richards, Virgilio Gallo, Michael Forney | |
| Subs | South Florida | Thomas Plummer (PG), James Briley (SG), Scott McCullock (SF), Seth Ruano (C) Paul Paige, Robert Marshburn, Samuel Jones, Michael Wise | |
| 15:28 | South Florida | Jerry Aarons makes the 1st free throw | 48-31 |
| 15:28 | South Florida | Jerry Aarons misses the 2nd free throw | 48-31 |
| 15:28 | Ohio State | Roberto Rodriquez grabs the defensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 15:24 | Ohio State | Harrison Poole connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 15:09 | South Florida | Seth Ruano misses badly on a shot from the right side | 50-31 |
| 15:07 | Ohio State | James Tyler snags the defensive board | 50-31 |
| 14:44 | Ohio State | Scott McCullock blocks the short jumper by Roberto Rodriquez | 50-31 |
| 14:42 | South Florida | Jerry Aarons gets the rebound | 50-31 |
| 14:36 | South Florida | Dan McDeavitt is called for the reach on Scott McCullock - foul #3 on Dan McDeavitt, team foul #4 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Samuel Jones (SF), James Coffman (PF) Scott McCullock, Jerry Aarons | |
| 14:26 | South Florida | James Tyler swats the short shot by Seth Ruano | 50-31 |
| 14:25 | South Florida | Seth Ruano gets the offensive rebound | 50-31 |
| 14:17 | South Florida | Harrison Poole steps in front of the Seth Ruano pass | 50-31 |
| 14:15 | Ohio State | James Briley picks off the pass by Leonard Sargent in the backcourt | 50-31 |
| 14:12 | South Florida | James Briley lays it up and in | 50-33 |
| 13:49 | Ohio State | James Tyler banks in the layup on a nice dish by Leonard Sargent | 52-33 |
| 13:40 | South Florida | Seth Ruano misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-33 |
| 13:39 | Ohio State | James Tyler pulls down the rebound | 52-33 |
| 13:10 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-33 |
| 13:08 | South Florida | James Briley snags the defensive board | 52-33 |
| 13:00 | South Florida | Thomas Plummer is called for a charge - foul #4 on Thomas Plummer, team foul #6 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Richards (PG), Charles Payson (SG), Manuel Twedt (SF), Virgilio Gallo (PF), Michael Forney (C) Leonard Sargent, Harrison Poole, Dan McDeavitt, James Tyler, Roberto Rodriquez | |
| Subs | South Florida | Paul Paige (PG), Robert Marshburn (SG), Scott McCullock (SF), Michael Wise (PF), Jason Hitz (C) Thomas Plummer, James Briley, Samuel Jones, James Coffman, Seth Ruano | |
| 12:31 | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt hits a wide open jumper from the free throw line set up by Virgilio Gallo | 54-33 |
| 12:18 | South Florida | Scott McCullock can't connect on a floater from the right side | 54-33 |
| 12:16 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo gets the rebound | 54-33 |
| 11:58 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 54-33 |
| 11:56 | South Florida | Michael Wise snags the defensive board | 54-33 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gregory Richards (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Payson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Manuel Twedt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Virgilio Gallo (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Forney (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Paul Paige (fresh) SG - Robert Marshburn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott McCullock (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Wise (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Hitz (fresh) | |
| 11:49 | South Florida | The jumper by Jason Hitz is denied by Manuel Twedt | 54-33 |
| 11:48 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards snags the defensive board | 54-33 |
| 11:26 | Ohio State | Michael Forney makes the jumpshot from the right side | 56-33 |
| 11:15 | South Florida | Robert Marshburn hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott McCullock | 56-36 |
| 10:46 | Ohio State | Michael Forney misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 56-36 |
| 10:45 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-36 |
| 10:25 | Ohio State | Michael Forney knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gregory Richards | 58-36 |
| 10:04 | South Florida | Scott McCullock comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 58-36 |
| 10:03 | South Florida | Robert Marshburn grabs the offensive rebound | 58-36 |
| 09:51 | South Florida | Michael Wise misses the 3 from the left corner | 58-36 |
| 09:50 | South Florida | Paul Paige snags the offensive board | 58-36 |
| 09:35 | South Florida | Michael Wise lays it up and in on a great pass from Scott McCullock and the foul's on Virgilio Gallo - foul #1 on Virgilio Gallo, team foul #5 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent (PG), Harrison Poole (SG), Dan McDeavitt (SF), James Tyler (PF), Roberto Rodriquez (C) Gregory Richards, Charles Payson, Manuel Twedt, Virgilio Gallo, Michael Forney | |
| Subs | South Florida | James Briley (PG), Samuel Jones (SF), Seth Ruano (C) Paul Paige, Scott McCullock, Jason Hitz | |
| 09:35 | South Florida | Michael Wise makes the free throw | 58-39 |
| 09:18 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt is hacked by Samuel Jones - foul #1 on Samuel Jones, team foul #7 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | James Coffman (PF) Michael Wise | |
| 09:18 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt misses the 1st free throw | 58-39 |
| 09:18 | South Florida | James Coffman pulls down the rebound | 58-39 |
| 09:13 | South Florida | James Briley can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 58-39 |
| 09:11 | Ohio State | James Tyler snags the defensive board | 58-39 |
| 09:09 | Ohio State | Harrison Poole throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-39 |
| 08:52 | South Florida | James Coffman clanks a shot from the left side | 58-39 |
| 08:51 | Ohio State | James Tyler snags the defensive board | 58-39 |
| 08:35 | Ohio State | Harrison Poole misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-39 |
| 08:34 | South Florida | Seth Ruano snags the defensive board | 58-39 |
| 08:16 | South Florida | James Briley knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 58-41 |
| 07:59 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-41 |
| 07:58 | South Florida | Seth Ruano grabs the board | 58-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harrison Poole (fresh) 24 pts. 5 stl. SF - Dan McDeavitt (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Tyler (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Roberto Rodriquez (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - James Briley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Marshburn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Coffman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Seth Ruano (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:53 | South Florida | James Briley is fouled on the floor by Leonard Sargent - foul #1 on Leonard Sargent, team foul #6 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Thomas Plummer (PG), Jerry Aarons (C) Samuel Jones, Seth Ruano | |
| 07:45 | South Florida | Robert Marshburn misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 58-41 |
| 07:44 | South Florida | Robert Marshburn grabs the offensive rebound | 58-41 |
| 07:39 | South Florida | Roberto Rodriquez blocks the short jumper by James Coffman | 58-41 |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt snags the defensive board | 58-41 |
| 07:35 | Ohio State | Thomas Plummer steals it from Dan McDeavitt in the backcourt | 58-41 |
| 07:34 | South Florida | Robert Marshburn lays it up and in set up by Thomas Plummer | 58-43 |
| 07:10 | Ohio State | James Tyler banks in the layup on a nice dish by Harrison Poole | 60-43 |
| 06:56 | South Florida | Thomas Plummer misses short on a shot from the right side | 60-43 |
| 06:54 | Ohio State | Roberto Rodriquez snags the defensive board | 60-43 |
| 06:34 | Ohio State | James Tyler comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 60-43 |
| 06:33 | South Florida | Jerry Aarons grabs the defensive rebound | 60-43 |
| 06:11 | South Florida | James Briley misses the shot from the right block | 60-43 |
| 06:10 | Ohio State | Roberto Rodriquez snags the defensive board | 60-43 |
| 05:44 | Ohio State | Harrison Poole is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-43 |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | James Tyler pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-43 |
| 05:24 | Ohio State | James Briley picks off the pass by Roberto Rodriquez | 60-43 |
| 05:00 | South Florida | Thomas Plummer comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 60-43 |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | Roberto Rodriquez gets the rebound | 60-43 |
| 04:57 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Plummer - foul #5 on Thomas Plummer, team foul #8 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Richards (SG), Manuel Twedt (SF), Virgilio Gallo (PF), Michael Forney (C) Harrison Poole, Dan McDeavitt, James Tyler, Roberto Rodriquez | |
| Subs | South Florida | Paul Paige (PG), Scott McCullock (SF), Samuel Jones (PF), Seth Ruano (C) Thomas Plummer, James Briley, James Coffman, Jerry Aarons | |
| 04:57 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent misses the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 04:57 | South Florida | Seth Ruano gets the rebound | 60-43 |
| 04:39 | South Florida | Scott McCullock loses the ball out of bounds | 60-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Payson (SG) Leonard Sargent | |
| Subs | South Florida | James Briley (SG), Jerry Aarons (PF), Michael Wise (C) Robert Marshburn, Scott McCullock, Seth Ruano | |
| 04:18 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Virgilio Gallo | 62-43 |
| 04:08 | South Florida | Jerry Aarons hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Virgilio Gallo - foul #2 on Virgilio Gallo, team foul #7 | 62-43 |
| 04:08 | South Florida | Jerry Aarons makes the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 04:08 | South Florida | Jerry Aarons misses the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 04:08 | Ohio State | Michael Forney gets the rebound | 62-44 |
| 03:47 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards travels with the ball | 62-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Jason Hitz (C) Michael Wise | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gregory Richards (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Payson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Manuel Twedt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Virgilio Gallo (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Forney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Paul Paige (fresh) SG - James Briley (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Samuel Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Aarons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Jason Hitz (fresh) | |
| 03:39 | South Florida | James Briley can't finish the layup | 62-44 |
| 03:37 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Gregory Richards | 62-44 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-44 |
| 03:09 | South Florida | Jerry Aarons gets the rebound | 62-44 |
| 02:52 | South Florida | James Briley misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Gregory Richards - foul #3 on Gregory Richards, team foul #8 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Michael Wise (PF) Jerry Aarons | |
| 02:52 | South Florida | James Briley makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 02:52 | South Florida | James Briley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-46 |
| 02:31 | South Florida | Michael Wise snags the defensive board | 62-46 |
| 02:16 | South Florida | Virgilio Gallo swats the short shot by James Briley | 62-46 |
| 02:14 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo grabs the board | 62-46 |
| 02:09 | Ohio State | Charles Payson is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Jones - foul #2 on Samuel Jones, team foul #9 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Jerry Aarons (C) Jason Hitz | |
| 02:09 | Ohio State | Charles Payson makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 02:09 | Ohio State | Charles Payson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 02:02 | South Florida | James Briley double dribbles | 64-46 |
| 01:38 | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Payson and the foul's on Samuel Jones - foul #3 on Samuel Jones, team foul #10 | 66-46 |
| 01:38 | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt misses the free throw | 66-46 |
| 01:38 | South Florida | James Briley grabs the defensive rebound | 66-46 |
| 01:22 | South Florida | James Briley misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-46 |
| 01:20 | South Florida | Jerry Aarons pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-46 |
| 01:11 | South Florida | Jerry Aarons drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from James Briley | 66-48 |
| 01:07 | Ohio State | Samuel Jones steps in front of the Gregory Richards pass in the backcourt | 66-48 |
| 01:06 | South Florida | Paul Paige hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Samuel Jones | 66-50 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Michael Forney hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Michael Wise - foul #2 on Michael Wise, team foul #11 | 66-50 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Michael Forney misses the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Michael Forney misses the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 00:49 | South Florida | Samuel Jones gets the rebound | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:44 | South Florida | James Briley hits the finger roll set up by Jerry Aarons | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Charles Payson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-52 |
| 00:18 | South Florida | Jerry Aarons's floater is tipped away by Virgilio Gallo | 66-52 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Michael Forney grabs the board | 66-52 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards runs out the clock | 66-52 |