| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Otto Hayek (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lukman Alvarenga (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. C - William Gravatt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reynaldo Rossi (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:45 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski's layup is rejected by James Hoffman | 31-31 |
| 19:43 | Dayton | Christopher Brown pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 19:17 | Dayton | William Gravatt banks in the wide open layup | 33-31 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 18:38 | Dayton | William Gravatt misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Cearley - foul #1 on Kenneth Cearley, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ramon Soto (PG), Chad Cumbie (SG), Richard Dorr (PF), Ronald Blanton (C) Kenneth Cearley, Reynaldo Rossi, Kenneth Nelson, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| 18:38 | Dayton | William Gravatt makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:38 | Dayton | William Gravatt makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 18:20 | Ohio State | Chad Cumbie grabs the offensive board | 35-34 |
| 18:03 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto is hacked by Otto Hayek - foul #1 on Otto Hayek, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 17:49 | Ohio State | Chad Cumbie clanks a jumper from the right side | 35-34 |
| 17:47 | Dayton | The rebound goes to William Gravatt | 35-34 |
| 17:23 | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Leeman (PG), Andrew Brooks (C) Christopher Brown, William Gravatt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:11 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 16:46 | Dayton | James Hoffman hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | Richard Dorr scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Dima Sedlacek | 38-39 |
| 15:59 | Dayton | Michael Leeman hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Otto Hayek | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Leeman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Otto Hayek (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lukman Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Hoffman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. C - Andrew Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ramon Soto (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Cumbie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dima Sedlacek (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Dorr (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Blanton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Ohio State | Richard Dorr comes up short on the floater from the left block | 41-39 |
| 15:33 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek gets the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 15:22 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 15:21 | Dayton | Andrew Brooks pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 14:59 | Dayton | Otto Hayek hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Michael Leeman | 44-39 |
| 14:40 | Ohio State | Otto Hayek steals it from Richard Dorr | 44-39 |
| 14:15 | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga's layup is rejected by Richard Dorr | 44-39 |
| 14:14 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-39 |
| 14:03 | Dayton | Andrew Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 13:42 | Dayton | James Hoffman loses the dribble to Ramon Soto | 44-39 |
| 13:38 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto banks in the layup | 44-41 |
| 13:12 | Dayton | Otto Hayek misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 13:10 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 13:03 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 12:34 | Dayton | James Hoffman blows the layup over the doubleteam | 44-44 |
| 12:32 | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga tips it home | 46-44 |
| 12:13 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton is whistled for a carry | 46-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Steven Blair (SG), Christopher Brown (SF), William Gravatt (PF) Otto Hayek, Lukman Alvarenga, James Hoffman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Robin Milan (SF), Kenneth Nelson (PF), Toni Przybyszewski (C) Chad Cumbie, Dima Sedlacek, Richard Dorr, Ronald Blanton | |
| 11:52 | Dayton | William Gravatt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Hoffman (PF) Andrew Brooks | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Leeman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Blair (fresh) SF - Christopher Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Hoffman (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. C - William Gravatt (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ramon Soto (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robin Milan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Ohio State | Robin Milan misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 11:37 | Dayton | James Hoffman snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 11:08 | Dayton | James Hoffman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right side | 46-44 |
| 11:06 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 10:51 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski is whistled for traveling | 46-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (SG) Ramon Soto | |
| 10:22 | Dayton | Michael Leeman hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Hoffman | 48-44 |
| 10:09 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 48-44 |
| 10:08 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski tips it back up and in | 48-46 |
| 09:43 | Dayton | William Gravatt clanks a jumper from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 09:42 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 09:27 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski is open and buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Cearley | 48-48 |
| 09:06 | Dayton | Kenneth Nelson blocks the jumper by Christopher Brown | 48-48 |
| 09:05 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robin Milan | 48-48 |
| 08:47 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley drills a floater from the baseline set up by Toni Przybyszewski | 48-50 |
| 08:25 | Dayton | William Gravatt misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 48-50 |
| 08:23 | Dayton | William Gravatt tips it but misses | 48-50 |
| 08:21 | Dayton | William Gravatt grabs the offensive board | 48-50 |
| 07:59 | Dayton | William Gravatt knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed James Hoffman and the foul's on Robin Milan - foul #2 on Robin Milan, team foul #2 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Otto Hayek (PG), Lukman Alvarenga (SG), Andrew Brooks (C) Michael Leeman, Steven Blair, James Hoffman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ramon Soto (SG), Dima Sedlacek (SF) Reynaldo Rossi, Robin Milan | |
| 07:59 | Dayton | William Gravatt makes the free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:47 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto hits a floater from the left side set up by Dima Sedlacek | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Otto Hayek (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lukman Alvarenga (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Gravatt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ramon Soto (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Kenneth Nelson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Toni Przybyszewski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Dayton | Otto Hayek misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 07:25 | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga tips it back up and in | 53-52 |
| 07:14 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 07:12 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Lukman Alvarenga | 53-52 |
| 06:59 | Dayton | Otto Hayek clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 06:58 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:51 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek dunks the ball | 53-54 |
| 06:32 | Dayton | Otto Hayek makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 06:23 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-54 |
| 06:21 | Dayton | Andrew Brooks snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 06:03 | Dayton | Otto Hayek hits a fadeaway from the left side | 58-54 |
| 05:44 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kenneth Cearley | 58-57 |
| 05:17 | Dayton | Ramon Soto is called for the reach on Lukman Alvarenga - foul #1 on Ramon Soto, team foul #3 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Leeman (PG), James Hoffman (PF) Lukman Alvarenga, William Gravatt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robin Milan (SF) Dima Sedlacek | |
| 05:01 | Dayton | James Hoffman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenneth Nelson - foul #2 on Kenneth Nelson, team foul #4 | 58-57 |
| 05:01 | Dayton | James Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:01 | Dayton | James Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:01 | Ohio State | Robin Milan snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 04:45 | Ohio State | James Hoffman is called for the reach on Toni Przybyszewski - foul #3 on James Hoffman, team foul #2 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (SG) Ramon Soto | |
| 04:35 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski jams it set up by Reynaldo Rossi and the foul's on Andrew Brooks - foul #1 on Andrew Brooks, team foul #3 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | Steven Blair (SG), Lukman Alvarenga (SF) Otto Hayek, Christopher Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ramon Soto (SG) Reynaldo Rossi | |
| 04:35 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski makes the free throw | 59-60 |
| 04:16 | Dayton | James Hoffman misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 59-60 |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 04:08 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 04:07 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson can't tip it in | 59-60 |
| 04:06 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto snags the offensive board | 59-60 |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | Robin Milan is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | Otto Hayek (SG), William Gravatt (C) Steven Blair, Andrew Brooks | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (SG), Dima Sedlacek (SF) Ramon Soto, Robin Milan | |
| 03:29 | Dayton | Otto Hayek comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Reynaldo Rossi - foul #2 on Reynaldo Rossi, team foul #5 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ramon Soto (SG) Kenneth Cearley | |
| 03:29 | Dayton | Otto Hayek makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:29 | Dayton | Otto Hayek makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Leeman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otto Hayek (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lukman Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Hoffman (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. C - William Gravatt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Reynaldo Rossi (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ramon Soto (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Kenneth Nelson (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Toni Przybyszewski (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek travels with the ball | 61-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Brown (SF) Lukman Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG) Reynaldo Rossi | |
| 02:55 | Dayton | Otto Hayek buries a shot from the left wing | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:34 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Nelson and the foul's on James Hoffman - foul #4 on James Hoffman, team foul #4 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Robin Milan (SF) Kenneth Cearley, Dima Sedlacek | |
| 02:34 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto misses the free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:34 | Dayton | William Gravatt pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 02:05 | Dayton | Otto Hayek can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 63-62 |
| 02:04 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:55 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Christopher Brown - foul #3 on Christopher Brown, team foul #5 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga (SG) Michael Leeman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Dima Sedlacek (SF) Ramon Soto, Robin Milan | |
| 01:55 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:55 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 01:32 | Dayton | Toni Przybyszewski steps in front of the Lukman Alvarenga pass | 63-63 |
| 01:28 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Brown - foul #4 on Christopher Brown, team foul #6 | 63-63 |
| 01:28 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:28 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 01:10 | Dayton | William Gravatt comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 63-65 |
| 01:09 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Nelson | 63-65 |
| 01:04 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-65 |
| 01:03 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson tips it back up and in | 63-67 |
| 00:36 | Dayton | James Hoffman connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by William Gravatt | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Otto Hayek is called for the reach on Kenneth Cearley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Otto Hayek, team foul #7 | 65-67 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Dayton | Kenneth Nelson steals it from Christopher Brown | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley is hacked by Otto Hayek in the backcourt - foul #3 on Otto Hayek, team foul #8 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robin Milan (SF) Dima Sedlacek | |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Otto Hayek scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley is hacked by Otto Hayek in the backcourt - foul #4 on Otto Hayek, team foul #9 | 68-71 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:08 | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-73 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi grabs the board | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi is hacked by Lukman Alvarenga in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lukman Alvarenga, team foul #10 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chad Cumbie (SF) Robin Milan | |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | James Hoffman grabs the board | 68-74 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | James Hoffman misses long on a halfcourt shot | 68-74 |