| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reynaldo Rossi (fresh) SF - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Herbert Burkhart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Johnnie Brown (fresh) C - John Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek inbounds the ball | 38-22 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson connects on the floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Jack Perkins - foul #1 on Jack Perkins, team foul #1 | 40-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ramon Soto (SG), Ronald Blanton (C) Reynaldo Rossi, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 19:40 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson makes the free throw | 41-22 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | John Parker is hacked by Dima Sedlacek - foul #1 on Dima Sedlacek, team foul #1 | 41-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Robin Milan (SF), Richard Dorr (PF), Toni Przybyszewski (C) Kenneth Cearley, Dima Sedlacek, Kenneth Nelson, Ronald Blanton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 18:57 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Herbert Burkhart | 41-24 |
| 18:37 | Ohio State | Richard Dorr clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Johnnie Brown - foul #1 on Johnnie Brown, team foul #2 | 41-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Chad Cumbie (SG), Dima Sedlacek (SF) Reynaldo Rossi, Ramon Soto, Robin Milan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 18:37 | Ohio State | Richard Dorr makes the 1st free throw | 42-24 |
| 18:37 | Ohio State | Richard Dorr makes the 2nd free throw | 43-24 |
| 18:25 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-24 |
| 18:23 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown can't tip it in | 43-24 |
| 18:21 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Perkins | 43-24 |
| 18:05 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Roger Jackson | 43-27 |
| 17:50 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski is fouled on the floor by John Parker - foul #2 on John Parker, team foul #3 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ramon Soto (SG), Robin Milan (SF), Kenneth Nelson (PF), Ronald Blanton (C) Chad Cumbie, Dima Sedlacek, Richard Dorr, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:38 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson banks in the layup on a great pass from Kenneth Cearley | 45-27 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-27 |
| 17:24 | Northwestern | John Parker hits the follow up shot | 45-29 |
| 17:06 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton hits a jumper from close range and he's hacked by Roger Jackson - foul #3 on Roger Jackson, team foul #4 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Dima Sedlacek (SF) Kenneth Cearley, Robin Milan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Vincent (SF) Roger Jackson | |
| 17:06 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton makes the free throw | 48-29 |
| 16:46 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from John Parker | 48-31 |
| 16:25 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Johnnie Brown - foul #2 on Johnnie Brown, team foul #5 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Robin Milan (SF), Toni Przybyszewski (C) Reynaldo Rossi, Dima Sedlacek, Ronald Blanton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:25 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 48-31 |
| 16:25 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-31 |
| 16:04 | Northwestern | John Parker double dribbles | 49-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chad Cumbie (SG), Dima Sedlacek (SF) Ramon Soto, Robin Milan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:47 | Ohio State | Chad Cumbie clanks a jumper in the lane | 49-31 |
| 15:46 | Northwestern | John Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 49-31 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Cumbie (fresh) SF - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Herbert Burkhart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Perkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Vincent (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnnie Brown (fairly fresh) C - John Parker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Northwestern | Kenneth Nelson denies the turnaround by Jack Perkins | 49-31 |
| 15:29 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek pulls down the rebound | 49-31 |
| 15:11 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 49-31 |
| 15:09 | Northwestern | John Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 49-31 |
| 15:04 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Herbert Burkhart | 49-34 |
| 14:47 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Cearley | 51-34 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 51-34 |
| 14:27 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 51-34 |
| 14:06 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Dima Sedlacek | 53-34 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harold Vincent | 53-36 |
| 13:25 | Ohio State | Chad Cumbie comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-36 |
| 13:23 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart pulls down the rebound | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 13:02 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Chad Cumbie - foul #2 on Chad Cumbie, team foul #2 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Ramon Soto (SG), Robin Milan (SF), Richard Dorr (PF), Ronald Blanton (C) Kenneth Cearley, Chad Cumbie, Dima Sedlacek, Kenneth Nelson, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roger Jackson (SF), Donald Sasse (PF) Herbert Burkhart, Johnnie Brown | |
| 13:02 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 13:02 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent misses the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 13:02 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton grabs the defensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 12:44 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 53-36 |
| 12:43 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi grabs the offensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 12:31 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton misses long on a shot near the basket | 53-36 |
| 12:30 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse gets the rebound | 53-36 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | John Parker loses the dribble to Richard Dorr | 53-36 |
| 12:01 | Ohio State | Roger Jackson takes the ball from Robin Milan | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | Ramon Soto steals the ball from Harold Vincent | 53-36 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Reynaldo Rossi (fresh) SG - Ramon Soto (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robin Milan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Dorr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Blanton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Harold Vincent (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Perkins (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Sasse (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Parker (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Ohio State | John Parker steps in front of the Ronald Blanton pass | 53-36 |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Robin Milan - foul #1 on Robin Milan, team foul #3 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Kenneth Nelson (PF), Toni Przybyszewski (C) Reynaldo Rossi, Richard Dorr, Ronald Blanton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart (PG), Johnnie Brown (C) Harold Vincent, John Parker | |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 11:01 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Toni Przybyszewski | 53-36 |
| 10:41 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 55-36 |
| 10:23 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Ramon Soto - foul #2 on Ramon Soto, team foul #4 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Dima Sedlacek (SF) Kenneth Cearley, Robin Milan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Vincent (SG) Jack Perkins | |
| 10:23 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 55-37 |
| 10:23 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 10:10 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Reynaldo Rossi | 57-38 |
| 09:54 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Robin Milan (SF) Reynaldo Rossi, Dima Sedlacek | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:41 | Ohio State | Robin Milan lays it in set up by Kenneth Cearley | 59-38 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | Toni Przybyszewski takes the ball from Herbert Burkhart | 59-38 |
| 09:18 | Ohio State | Johnnie Brown steps in front of the Kenneth Cearley pass | 59-38 |
| 09:11 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent makes the 3 from straight away set up by Donald Sasse | 59-41 |
| 08:52 | Ohio State | Robin Milan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-41 |
| 08:50 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown pulls down the rebound | 59-41 |
| 08:28 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse evades the doubleteam and hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Herbert Burkhart | 59-43 |
| 08:15 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ramon Soto | 62-43 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Johnnie Brown is blocked by Toni Przybyszewski | 62-43 |
| 07:48 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robin Milan | 62-43 |
| 07:44 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-43 |
| 07:43 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson snags the offensive board | 62-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ramon Soto (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robin Milan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Nelson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Herbert Burkhart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Vincent (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Sasse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Johnnie Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Ramon Soto | 64-43 |
| 07:17 | Northwestern | The jumper by Herbert Burkhart is denied by Kenneth Nelson | 64-43 |
| 07:15 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto gets the rebound | 64-43 |
| 07:02 | Ohio State | Donald Sasse steps in front of the Kenneth Cearley pass | 64-43 |
| 06:56 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart buries a 3 from the left corner | 64-46 |
| 06:38 | Ohio State | Robin Milan drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Cearley | 67-46 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 67-46 |
| 06:19 | Ohio State | Robin Milan pulls down the rebound | 67-46 |
| 06:09 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 67-46 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-46 |
| 06:02 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson's dunk attempt is rejected by Johnnie Brown | 67-46 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart pulls down the rebound | 67-46 |
| 05:58 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Chad Cumbie (SG), Dima Sedlacek (SF), Richard Dorr (PF), Ronald Blanton (C) Kenneth Cearley, Ramon Soto, Robin Milan, Kenneth Nelson, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jack Perkins (SG), John Parker (C) Harold Vincent, Johnnie Brown | |
| 05:55 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-46 |
| 05:53 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 67-46 |
| 05:29 | Ohio State | Richard Dorr buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Donald Sasse - foul #4 on Donald Sasse, team foul #6 | 69-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Burr (PG), Harold Vincent (SG), Willian Lang (SF), Lonny Lee (PF), Johnnie Brown (C) Herbert Burkhart, Jack Perkins, Roger Jackson, Donald Sasse, John Parker | |
| 05:29 | Ohio State | Richard Dorr makes the free throw | 70-46 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown misses long on a runner in the lane | 70-46 |
| 05:08 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown gets the offensive rebound | 70-46 |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | Willian Lang comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 70-46 |
| 04:56 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 70-46 |
| 04:28 | Ohio State | Chad Cumbie makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-46 |
| 04:13 | Northwestern | Willian Lang is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Willian Lang, team foul #7 | 73-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Toni Przybyszewski (C) Chad Cumbie, Ronald Blanton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dima Sedlacek | 76-46 |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Lonny Lee hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Reynaldo Rossi - foul #2 on Reynaldo Rossi, team foul #5 | 76-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ramon Soto (SG), Kenneth Nelson (PF) Reynaldo Rossi, Richard Dorr | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Lonny Lee misses the free throw | 76-48 |
| 03:43 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson grabs the board | 76-48 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 20 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ramon Soto (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mark Burr (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Vincent (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willian Lang (fresh) PF - Lonny Lee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnnie Brown (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:19 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Ramon Soto | 78-48 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Lonny Lee scores on a fadeaway from close range | 78-50 |
| 02:47 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Ramon Soto | 81-50 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Lonny Lee clanks a floater in the paint | 81-50 |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Cearley | 81-50 |
| 02:11 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley makes the wide open fadeaway from the right wing set up by Toni Przybyszewski | 83-50 |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | Willian Lang misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Dima Sedlacek - foul #2 on Dima Sedlacek, team foul #6 | 83-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (SG) Ramon Soto | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | Willian Lang misses the 1st free throw | 83-50 |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | Willian Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 83-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:43 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson can't finish the layup | 83-51 |
| 01:41 | Northwestern | Mark Burr pulls down the rebound | 83-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:29 | Northwestern | Lonny Lee connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Willian Lang | 83-54 |
| 01:11 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson is hacked by Harold Vincent - foul #2 on Harold Vincent, team foul #8 | 83-54 |
| 01:11 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 84-54 |
| 01:11 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 85-54 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown misses long on a shot from the left wing | 85-54 |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley pulls down the rebound | 85-54 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Johnnie Brown steals it from Kenneth Nelson | 85-54 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Willian Lang can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Nelson - foul #1 on Kenneth Nelson, team foul #7 | 85-54 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Willian Lang makes the 1st free throw | 85-55 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Willian Lang misses the 2nd free throw | 85-55 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson snags the defensive board | 85-55 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley runs out the clock | 85-55 |