| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Harrison Poole (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dan McDeavitt (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Tyler (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Roberto Rodriquez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Stacy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine Hackworth (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Job (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Woodley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Illinois | James Woodley is fouled on the floor by Harrison Poole - foul #3 on Harrison Poole, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | James Woodley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 26-27 |
| 19:14 | Ohio State | Roberto Rodriquez pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 18:55 | Ohio State | Roberto Rodriquez is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Harrison Poole | 28-27 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | James Woodley is fouled on the floor by Roberto Rodriquez - foul #1 on Roberto Rodriquez, team foul #2 | 28-27 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | John Stacy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 18:27 | Ohio State | James Tyler pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 18:03 | Ohio State | Harrison Poole tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Harrison Poole, team foul #3 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt (SG) Harrison Poole | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:41 | Illinois | John Stacy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | James Woodley gets the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | John Job blows the layup | 28-27 |
| 17:12 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Dan McDeavitt | 28-27 |
| 16:59 | Ohio State | John Job picks off the pass by Manuel Twedt | 28-27 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Manuel Twedt steps in front of the John Job pass | 28-27 |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | James Tyler evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Blaine Hackworth - foul #1 on Blaine Hackworth, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Richards (SG), Virgilio Gallo (C) Leonard Sargent, Roberto Rodriquez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (SG), George Hohl (SF), Kenneth Bane (PF), Jerry Behne (C) John Stacy, Blaine Hackworth, John Job, James Woodley | |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | James Tyler misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | James Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Brian Baker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Andrew Toney snags the offensive board | 29-27 |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Kenneth Bane lays it in on a nice dish by Brian Baker | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Manuel Twedt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Richards (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dan McDeavitt (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Tyler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Virgilio Gallo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Toney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Hohl (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Bane (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Behne (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards loses the dribble to Andrew Toney | 29-29 |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Andrew Toney misses the lay-in | 29-29 |
| 15:27 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 15:06 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dan McDeavitt | 31-29 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Brian Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent (PG), Roberto Rodriquez (SF), Michael Forney (C) Gregory Richards, Dan McDeavitt, James Tyler | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Stacy (SG), Blaine Hackworth (SF), John Job (PF), James Woodley (C) Brian Baker, George Hohl, Kenneth Bane, Jerry Behne | |
| 14:23 | Ohio State | Roberto Rodriquez makes the runner in the paint and he's fouled by Blaine Hackworth - foul #2 on Blaine Hackworth, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Richards (SG) Manuel Twedt | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:23 | Ohio State | Roberto Rodriquez makes the free throw | 34-29 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by John Stacy | 34-31 |
| 13:53 | Ohio State | Michael Forney misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on John Job - foul #3 on John Job, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| 13:53 | Ohio State | Michael Forney makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 13:53 | Ohio State | Michael Forney misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | John Job grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Andrew Toney is hacked by Virgilio Gallo - foul #3 on Virgilio Gallo, team foul #4 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Baker (PG) Andrew Toney | |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Brian Baker connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Stacy | 35-34 |
| 12:47 | Ohio State | John Stacy takes the ball from Gregory Richards | 35-34 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | John Stacy banks in the layup | 35-36 |
| 12:23 | Ohio State | Roberto Rodriquez misses the lay-in | 35-36 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | James Woodley grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from John Job | 35-38 |
| 11:43 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | James Woodley snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gregory Richards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roberto Rodriquez (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Virgilio Gallo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Forney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Stacy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Blaine Hackworth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Job (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Woodley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:23 | Illinois | John Job can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Virgilio Gallo - foul #4 on Virgilio Gallo, team foul #5 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt (PG), Harrison Poole (SG), Dan McDeavitt (SF), James Tyler (PF) Leonard Sargent, Gregory Richards, Virgilio Gallo, Michael Forney | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (SG), George Hohl (SF), Jerry Behne (C) John Stacy, Blaine Hackworth, James Woodley | |
| 11:23 | Illinois | John Job makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | John Job makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 10:58 | Ohio State | Roberto Rodriquez misses the dunk attempt | 35-40 |
| 10:56 | Ohio State | Harrison Poole can't tip it in | 35-40 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | George Hohl pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | George Hohl misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-40 |
| 10:37 | Ohio State | James Tyler snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 10:21 | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt clanks a 3 from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 10:19 | Ohio State | James Tyler misses the tip | 35-40 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | George Hohl gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Brian Baker knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-42 |
| 09:37 | Ohio State | James Tyler works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Harrison Poole | 37-42 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Brian Baker misses long on a shot from the left side | 37-42 |
| 09:14 | Ohio State | James Tyler grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 08:57 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt is fouled on the floor by George Hohl - foul #1 on George Hohl, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent (PG), Michael Forney (C) Manuel Twedt, Roberto Rodriquez | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Stacy (SG), Blaine Hackworth (SF), Kenneth Bane (PF) Brian Baker, George Hohl, John Job | |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | James Tyler works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 37-42 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | John Stacy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 08:13 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 08:00 | Ohio State | James Tyler's layup is rejected by Jerry Behne | 37-42 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Andrew Toney grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Andrew Toney makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Harrison Poole (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dan McDeavitt (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - James Tyler (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Forney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andrew Toney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Stacy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Blaine Hackworth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Bane (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Behne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:07 | Ohio State | James Tyler is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 37-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Richards (SG), Manuel Twedt (SF), Virgilio Gallo (PF) Harrison Poole, Dan McDeavitt, James Tyler | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Baker (PG), James Woodley (C) Andrew Toney, Jerry Behne | |
| 06:56 | Illinois | John Stacy connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brian Baker | 37-47 |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards double dribbles | 37-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roberto Rodriquez (SF) Gregory Richards | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:12 | Illinois | James Woodley connects on the fadeaway from close range | 37-49 |
| 05:44 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-49 |
| 05:43 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent snags the offensive board | 37-49 |
| 05:27 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Richards (PG), Harrison Poole (SG), James Tyler (PF) Leonard Sargent, Virgilio Gallo, Michael Forney | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (SG), George Hohl (SF) John Stacy, Blaine Hackworth | |
| 05:08 | Illinois | George Hohl hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-49 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Andrew Toney hits the follow up shot | 37-51 |
| 04:47 | Ohio State | Harrison Poole misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 04:46 | Ohio State | Roberto Rodriquez tips it in | 39-51 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Kenneth Bane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt (SF), Virgilio Gallo (C) Gregory Richards, Roberto Rodriquez | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Job (PF) Kenneth Bane | |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo connects on the open fadeaway in the paint set up by James Tyler out of the doubleteam | 41-51 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Andrew Toney connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Job | 41-54 |
| 03:33 | Ohio State | Andrew Toney steps in front of the Virgilio Gallo pass | 41-54 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Brian Baker lays it up and in set up by Andrew Toney | 41-56 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Manuel Twedt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Harrison Poole (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dan McDeavitt (fresh) 5 reb. PF - James Tyler (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Virgilio Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Baker (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Toney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Hohl (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Job (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Woodley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:02 | Ohio State | James Tyler's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Andrew Toney | 41-56 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Andrew Toney lays it in | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | James Tyler splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Dan McDeavitt and the foul's on John Job - foul #4 on John Job, team foul #5 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Richards (PG), Charles Payson (SG), Michael Forney (C) Harrison Poole, Dan McDeavitt, Virgilio Gallo | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Stacy (SG), Blaine Hackworth (SF), Jerry Behne (C) Andrew Toney, George Hohl, James Woodley | |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | James Tyler misses the free throw | 43-58 |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | Michael Forney grabs the offensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 02:34 | Ohio State | John Stacy steals it from Manuel Twedt | 43-58 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Brian Baker banks in the layup set up by John Stacy | 43-60 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Michael Forney misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Job - foul #5 on John Job, team foul #6 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo (PF) James Tyler | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Pope (PG), Kenneth Bane (PF) Brian Baker, John Job | |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Michael Forney misses the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Michael Forney misses the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Kenneth Bane pulls down the rebound | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Michael Forney blocks the jumper by Kenneth Bane | 43-60 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth snags the offensive board | 43-60 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Kenneth Bane drills a fadeaway from the right side | 43-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo hits the finger roll and the foul's on Kenneth Bane - foul #1 on Kenneth Bane, team foul #7 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Baker (PG), James Woodley (C) Robert Pope, Jerry Behne | |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo misses the free throw | 45-62 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Kenneth Bane pulls down the rebound | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | James Woodley is denied on a layup by Michael Forney | 45-62 |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Michael Forney grabs the defensive rebound | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo clanks a jump hook from the right block | 45-62 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth pulls down the rebound | 45-62 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Brian Baker runs out the clock | 45-62 |