| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Centeno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie McIlwraith (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Benjamin Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Molden (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gene Gwyn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Bryant (fresh) PF - Emery Kasper (fresh) C - Jeffery Bluford (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | John Bryant inbounds the ball | 41-31 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Dayton | Robert Jackson clanks a 3 from straight away | 41-31 |
| 19:43 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford hits the follow up shot | 41-33 |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Patrick Molden is denied by Jeffery Bluford | 41-33 |
| 19:30 | Dayton | Robert Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 19:09 | Dayton | Emery Kasper misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 19:08 | Ohio State | Walter Centeno grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 18:45 | Ohio State | Walter Centeno is fouled on the floor by Gene Gwyn - foul #1 on Gene Gwyn, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Smith (SG), Ryan Ducharme (PF) Gene Gwyn, Emery Kasper | |
| 18:36 | Ohio State | Willie McIlwraith drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Patrick Molden and he's fouled by Robert Jackson - foul #3 on Robert Jackson, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Pedro Colon (PG) Robert Jackson | |
| 18:36 | Ohio State | Willie McIlwraith makes the free throw | 44-33 |
| 18:18 | Dayton | Pedro Colon is called for traveling | 44-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gene Gwyn (SG) Pedro Colon | |
| 17:58 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-33 |
| 17:57 | Dayton | Ryan Ducharme pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 17:37 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Walter Centeno - foul #1 on Walter Centeno, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Pedro Colon (PG), Dennis Goforth (PF) Gene Gwyn, Ryan Ducharme | |
| 17:37 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 17:37 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 17:23 | Ohio State | Walter Centeno is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Walter Centeno, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| 17:03 | Dayton | Walter Centeno is called for the reach on John Bryant - foul #3 on Walter Centeno, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Earl Corbin (C) Patrick Molden | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gene Gwyn (SG), Ryan Ducharme (PF) Pedro Colon, Dennis Goforth | |
| 16:51 | Dayton | Gene Gwyn is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Murphy - foul #2 on Benjamin Murphy, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski (PG), Clarence Krahn (SF) Walter Centeno, Willie McIlwraith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Pedro Colon (PG), Emery Kasper (PF) Gene Gwyn, Jeffery Bluford | |
| 16:28 | Dayton | John Bryant buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-37 |
| 16:16 | Ohio State | Billy Harris drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ross Florkowski | 47-37 |
| 15:51 | Dayton | Ryan Ducharme connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Richard Smith | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ross Florkowski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Krahn (fresh) PF - Benjamin Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Earl Corbin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Pedro Colon (fresh) SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Emery Kasper (fresh) C - Ryan Ducharme (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Ohio State | Billy Harris misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 15:43 | Dayton | John Bryant gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 15:31 | Dayton | John Bryant works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-39 |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | Billy Harris snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 15:13 | Ohio State | Clarence Krahn misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Emery Kasper - foul #2 on Emery Kasper, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Centeno (PG), Patrick Molden (C) Billy Harris, Earl Corbin | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Jackson (PG), Gene Gwyn (SG), Alberto Esposito (SF), Dennis Goforth (PF), Jeffery Bluford (C) Pedro Colon, Richard Smith, John Bryant, Emery Kasper, Ryan Ducharme | |
| 15:13 | Ohio State | Clarence Krahn makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 15:13 | Ohio State | Clarence Krahn misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 15:13 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 14:54 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford misses long on a jumper from the right side | 48-39 |
| 14:52 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ross Florkowski | 48-39 |
| 14:33 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 48-39 |
| 14:31 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden tips it back up and in | 50-39 |
| 14:08 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford is hacked by Walter Centeno - foul #4 on Walter Centeno, team foul #5 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Billy Harris (SG), Willie McIlwraith (SF), Earl Corbin (C) Walter Centeno, Clarence Krahn, Benjamin Murphy | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Smith (SG), John Bryant (SF), Ryan Ducharme (PF) Gene Gwyn, Alberto Esposito, Dennis Goforth | |
| 13:51 | Dayton | Robert Jackson clanks a 3 from straight away | 50-39 |
| 13:50 | Dayton | Ryan Ducharme gets the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 13:28 | Dayton | Ryan Ducharme misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Earl Corbin - foul #2 on Earl Corbin, team foul #6 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gene Gwyn (SG) Richard Smith | |
| 13:28 | Dayton | Ryan Ducharme makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 13:28 | Dayton | Ryan Ducharme misses the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 13:28 | Ohio State | Earl Corbin pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| 13:16 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden knocks in the shot from the baseline | 52-40 |
| 12:50 | Dayton | Ross Florkowski steals it from Ryan Ducharme | 52-40 |
| 12:28 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden's layup is rejected by Jeffery Bluford | 52-40 |
| 12:27 | Dayton | The rebound goes to John Bryant | 52-40 |
| 12:05 | Dayton | Ryan Ducharme scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Jackson | 52-42 |
| 11:47 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden is hacked by Ryan Ducharme - foul #3 on Ryan Ducharme, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Centeno (PG), Benjamin Murphy (PF) Ross Florkowski, Patrick Molden | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Smith (SG), Dennis Goforth (SF), Emery Kasper (PF) Gene Gwyn, John Bryant, Ryan Ducharme | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Centeno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Billy Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie McIlwraith (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Benjamin Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Earl Corbin (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Goforth (fresh) PF - Emery Kasper (fresh) C - Jeffery Bluford (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Ohio State | Walter Centeno misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 11:25 | Dayton | Emery Kasper grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 11:12 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 52-42 |
| 11:10 | Ohio State | Earl Corbin snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 10:57 | Ohio State | Walter Centeno drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Benjamin Murphy | 55-42 |
| 10:31 | Dayton | Dennis Goforth clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-42 |
| 10:30 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Richard Smith - foul #3 on Richard Smith, team foul #5 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clarence Krahn (SF), Patrick Molden (C) Willie McIlwraith, Earl Corbin | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gene Gwyn (SG), John Bryant (SF) Richard Smith, Dennis Goforth | |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 09:49 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Jackson | 56-44 |
| 09:40 | Ohio State | Walter Centeno is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Bluford - foul #3 on Jeffery Bluford, team foul #6 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski (SG) Billy Harris | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ryan Ducharme (PF) Emery Kasper | |
| 09:23 | Ohio State | Ryan Ducharme swats the short shot by Clarence Krahn | 56-44 |
| 09:21 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jeffery Bluford | 56-44 |
| 09:06 | Dayton | Ryan Ducharme is open but comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 56-44 |
| 09:05 | Dayton | Gene Gwyn hits the follow up shot | 56-46 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Ross Florkowski | 58-46 |
| 08:30 | Dayton | Gene Gwyn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Billy Harris (SG), Willie McIlwraith (SF), Earl Corbin (C) Walter Centeno, Clarence Krahn, Benjamin Murphy | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Smith (SG), Alberto Esposito (SF), Emery Kasper (PF) Gene Gwyn, John Bryant, Ryan Ducharme | |
| 08:04 | Ohio State | Willie McIlwraith can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 58-46 |
| 08:02 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden can't tip it in | 58-46 |
| 08:00 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford grabs the board | 58-46 |
| 07:31 | Dayton | Richard Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-46 |
| 07:29 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Patrick Molden | 58-46 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ross Florkowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie McIlwraith (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Patrick Molden (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Corbin (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alberto Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Emery Kasper (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffery Bluford (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Ohio State | Billy Harris misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Smith - foul #4 on Richard Smith, team foul #7 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Centeno (PG), James Hoehn (PF) Ross Florkowski, Patrick Molden | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gene Gwyn (SG), John Bryant (SF), Ryan Ducharme (PF) Richard Smith, Alberto Esposito, Emery Kasper | |
| 07:24 | Ohio State | Billy Harris makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 07:24 | Ohio State | Billy Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 07:01 | Dayton | John Bryant works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Hoehn - foul #2 on James Hoehn, team foul #7 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dennis Goforth (PF) Jeffery Bluford | |
| 07:01 | Dayton | John Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 07:01 | Dayton | John Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 06:49 | Ohio State | Earl Corbin can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 60-47 |
| 06:47 | Dayton | John Bryant pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| 06:24 | Dayton | Robert Jackson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 60-47 |
| 06:22 | Dayton | Ryan Ducharme tips it but misses | 60-47 |
| 06:21 | Ohio State | Walter Centeno snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| 05:55 | Ohio State | Billy Harris misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 05:53 | Dayton | Dennis Goforth gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| 05:34 | Dayton | Gene Gwyn loses the ball out of bounds | 60-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski (PG), Clarence Krahn (SF), Benjamin Murphy (PF), Patrick Molden (C) Walter Centeno, Willie McIlwraith, James Hoehn, Earl Corbin | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Smith (SG), Emery Kasper (PF), Jeffery Bluford (C) Gene Gwyn, Dennis Goforth, Ryan Ducharme | |
| 05:12 | Ohio State | Clarence Krahn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-47 |
| 04:43 | Dayton | Emery Kasper clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-47 |
| 04:41 | Dayton | John Bryant hits the follow up shot | 60-49 |
| 04:28 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Ross Florkowski | 62-49 |
| 04:05 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right block | 62-49 |
| 04:03 | Dayton | Richard Smith tips it home | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:34 | Ohio State | Billy Harris knocks in the shot from the left side | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:15 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by John Bryant | 64-53 |
| 03:15 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Centeno (PG), Willie McIlwraith (SF) Ross Florkowski, Clarence Krahn | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gene Gwyn (SG), Alberto Esposito (SF), Ryan Ducharme (PF) Richard Smith, John Bryant, Emery Kasper | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Centeno (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Billy Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie McIlwraith (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Benjamin Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Molden (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gene Gwyn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alberto Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Ducharme (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffery Bluford (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:48 | Ohio State | Jeffery Bluford picks off the pass by Billy Harris | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:37 | Dayton | Ryan Ducharme can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 64-53 |
| 02:36 | Ohio State | Billy Harris grabs the board | 64-53 |
| 02:07 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Alberto Esposito - foul #1 on Alberto Esposito, team foul #8 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Pedro Colon (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Dennis Goforth (SF), Boris Cylkowski (C) Robert Jackson, Gene Gwyn, Alberto Esposito, Jeffery Bluford | |
| 02:07 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden misses the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 02:07 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 01:53 | Dayton | Ryan Ducharme's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-53 |
| 01:24 | Ohio State | Billy Harris makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Benjamin Murphy | 67-53 |
| 01:08 | Dayton | Willie McIlwraith steals it from Dennis Goforth | 67-53 |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden misses the lay-in | 67-53 |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Willie McIlwraith | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Pedro Colon steals it from Willie McIlwraith | 67-53 |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Pedro Colon jams it | 67-55 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Walter Centeno runs out the clock | 67-55 |