| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harrison Poole (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan McDeavitt (fresh) PF - James Tyler (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Roberto Rodriquez (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) SF - Calvin Enos (fresh) PF - George Mayo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt inbounds the ball | 36-23 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | James Tyler misses the wide open driving attempt in the paint | 36-23 |
| 19:33 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Kenneth Henderson | 36-23 |
| 19:05 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Parkinson | 36-26 |
| 18:50 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-26 |
| 18:24 | Northwestern | Harrison Poole is called for the reach on Kenneth Henderson - foul #3 on Harrison Poole, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| 18:17 | Northwestern | George Mayo hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Wilbur Honeycutt | 36-28 |
| 17:48 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harrison Poole | 38-28 |
| 17:24 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Henderson | 38-31 |
| 17:02 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-31 |
| 16:43 | Northwestern | James Tyler blocks the short jumper by George Mayo | 41-31 |
| 16:42 | Ohio State | Roberto Rodriquez grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 16:20 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent is hacked by Kenneth Henderson - foul #3 on Kenneth Henderson, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt (PG), Gregory Richards (SG), Virgilio Gallo (PF), Michael Forney (C) Leonard Sargent, Harrison Poole, James Tyler, Roberto Rodriquez | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Frank Dixon (SG), Allen Misner (PF), Terry Wilkerson (C) Wilbur Honeycutt, Kenneth Henderson, George Mayo, Dennis Parkinson | |
| 15:52 | Ohio State | The pull-up jumper by Michael Forney is blocked by Terry Wilkerson | 41-31 |
| 15:51 | Northwestern | Terry Wilkerson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Manuel Twedt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Richards (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dan McDeavitt (fairly fresh) PF - Virgilio Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Forney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Bancroft (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frank Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) PF - Allen Misner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Wilkerson (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Northwestern | James Bancroft loses the dribble to Gregory Richards | 41-31 |
| 15:10 | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 41-31 |
| 15:09 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 14:56 | Northwestern | Terry Wilkerson is hacked by Michael Forney - foul #2 on Michael Forney, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent (PG), Harrison Poole (SG), Roberto Rodriquez (SF), James Tyler (PF) Manuel Twedt, Gregory Richards, Dan McDeavitt, Virgilio Gallo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Dennis Parkinson (C) James Bancroft, Frank Dixon, Terry Wilkerson | |
| 14:27 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Harrison Poole - foul #4 on Harrison Poole, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt (SG) Harrison Poole | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Mayo (PF) Allen Misner | |
| 14:27 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 14:27 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 14:16 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-33 |
| 14:00 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-33 |
| 13:59 | Ohio State | Roberto Rodriquez gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 13:40 | Ohio State | Michael Forney clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Dennis Parkinson - foul #1 on Dennis Parkinson, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Taylor (SF) Calvin Enos | |
| 13:40 | Ohio State | Michael Forney makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 13:40 | Ohio State | Michael Forney makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 13:28 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson is fouled on the floor by Roberto Rodriquez - foul #2 on Roberto Rodriquez, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Richards (SG) Michael Forney | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:20 | Northwestern | Richard Taylor connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Wilbur Honeycutt | 43-36 |
| 12:59 | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Tyler | 45-36 |
| 12:48 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-36 |
| 12:46 | Ohio State | Roberto Rodriquez pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 12:33 | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 12:07 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 12:05 | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt grabs the defensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 12:00 | Ohio State | James Tyler is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Henderson - foul #4 on Kenneth Henderson, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harrison Poole (SG), Dan McDeavitt (SF), Virgilio Gallo (PF), Michael Forney (C) Leonard Sargent, Gregory Richards, James Tyler, Roberto Rodriquez | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Frank Dixon (SG), Calvin Enos (SF), Allen Misner (PF), Terry Wilkerson (C) Wilbur Honeycutt, Kenneth Henderson, Richard Taylor, George Mayo, Dennis Parkinson | |
| 11:44 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Manuel Twedt (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harrison Poole (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dan McDeavitt (fresh) PF - Virgilio Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Forney (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Bancroft (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frank Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) PF - Allen Misner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Wilkerson (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | Michael Forney swats the short shot by Frank Dixon | 48-36 |
| 11:26 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt grabs the defensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 10:58 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt can't tip it in | 48-36 |
| 10:56 | Northwestern | Allen Misner grabs the defensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 10:38 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 48-36 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 10:17 | Northwestern | Dan McDeavitt swats the short shot by Allen Misner | 48-36 |
| 10:16 | Ohio State | Michael Forney pulls down the rebound | 48-36 |
| 09:52 | Ohio State | Harrison Poole works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-36 |
| 09:51 | Ohio State | Michael Forney tips it but misses | 48-36 |
| 09:50 | Northwestern | Allen Misner pulls down the rebound | 48-36 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | James Bancroft misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-36 |
| 09:25 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo pulls down the rebound | 48-36 |
| 09:06 | Ohio State | Harrison Poole splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Frank Dixon - foul #1 on Frank Dixon, team foul #4 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent (PG), James Tyler (PF), Roberto Rodriquez (C) Manuel Twedt, Virgilio Gallo, Michael Forney | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Richard Taylor (SF), George Mayo (PF), Dennis Parkinson (C) James Bancroft, Frank Dixon, Calvin Enos, Allen Misner, Terry Wilkerson | |
| 09:06 | Ohio State | Harrison Poole misses the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 09:06 | Ohio State | Harrison Poole misses the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson grabs the board | 48-36 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 48-36 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson tips it in | 48-38 |
| 08:21 | Ohio State | James Tyler connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Leonard Sargent | 50-38 |
| 07:58 | Northwestern | George Mayo misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-38 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson misses the tip | 50-38 |
| 07:55 | Ohio State | James Tyler pulls down the rebound | 50-38 |
| 07:31 | Ohio State | James Tyler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Richards (SG) Harrison Poole | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Richards (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dan McDeavitt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Tyler (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Roberto Rodriquez (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Mayo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson is fouled on the floor by Gregory Richards - foul #2 on Gregory Richards, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | The short jumper by George Mayo is denied by Roberto Rodriquez | 50-38 |
| 07:00 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards pulls down the rebound | 50-38 |
| 06:40 | Ohio State | The jumper by Leonard Sargent is denied by George Mayo | 50-38 |
| 06:39 | Northwestern | Richard Taylor pulls down the rebound | 50-38 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | Richard Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 06:33 | Ohio State | James Tyler grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 06:16 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Leonard Sargent is blocked by Dennis Parkinson | 50-38 |
| 06:15 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson pulls down the rebound | 50-38 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson loses the ball out of bounds | 50-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harrison Poole (SG), Michael Forney (C) Gregory Richards, Dan McDeavitt | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Calvin Enos (SF), Allen Misner (PF) Richard Taylor, George Mayo | |
| 05:49 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Calvin Enos - foul #1 on Calvin Enos, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt (SF), Virgilio Gallo (PF) Roberto Rodriquez, James Tyler | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Frank Dixon (SG) Kenneth Henderson | |
| 05:49 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 05:49 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:40 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 05:38 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | Wilbur Honeycutt steals the ball from Michael Forney | 52-38 |
| 05:05 | Northwestern | Allen Misner drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Frank Dixon | 52-40 |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Allen Misner steps in front of the Manuel Twedt pass | 52-40 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt's floater is tipped away by Virgilio Gallo | 52-40 |
| 04:18 | Ohio State | Michael Forney grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 03:57 | Ohio State | Harrison Poole can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-40 |
| 03:55 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos tips it but misses | 52-40 |
| 03:44 | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| 03:44 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roberto Rodriquez (SF), James Tyler (PF) Manuel Twedt, Virgilio Gallo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG), George Mayo (PF) Frank Dixon, Allen Misner | |
| 03:21 | Ohio State | Michael Forney loses the dribble to Dennis Parkinson | 52-40 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harrison Poole (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Roberto Rodriquez (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. PF - James Tyler (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Forney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - George Mayo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:03 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson misses short on a runner from close range | 52-40 |
| 03:02 | Ohio State | Michael Forney grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 02:41 | Ohio State | Roberto Rodriquez hits a jumper from the left wing | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | George Mayo connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Henderson | 54-42 |
| 01:55 | Ohio State | Calvin Enos is called for the reach on Roberto Rodriquez - foul #2 on Calvin Enos, team foul #6 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Richards (PG), Charles Payson (SG), Manuel Twedt (SF), Virgilio Gallo (PF) Leonard Sargent, Harrison Poole, Roberto Rodriquez, James Tyler | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:37 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards misses the shot from the right side | 54-42 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | George Mayo pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 01:19 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Dennis Parkinson, team foul #7 | 54-42 |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | George Mayo hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Calvin Enos | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Dennis Parkinson steals it from Virgilio Gallo | 56-44 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Gregory Richards steps in front of the Calvin Enos pass | 56-44 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards lays it up and in | 58-44 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | George Mayo hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Wilbur Honeycutt | 58-46 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards runs out the clock | 58-46 |