| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Centeno (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willie McIlwraith (fresh) PF - Benjamin Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Molden (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Keith Charles (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Benjamin Settle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Garry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John McClellon (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Willie McIlwraith inbounds the ball | 39-30 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:52 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Billy Harris | 41-30 |
| 19:48 | Northwestern | Walter Rowe is hacked by Benjamin Murphy - foul #2 on Benjamin Murphy, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | John McClellon misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-30 |
| 19:29 | Ohio State | Willie McIlwraith snags the defensive board | 41-30 |
| 19:13 | Ohio State | Billy Harris scores on a shot from the left side | 43-30 |
| 18:50 | Northwestern | Benjamin Settle misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 18:48 | Northwestern | John McClellon tips it home | 43-32 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | Billy Harris is open and buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Willie McIlwraith | 45-32 |
| 18:23 | Northwestern | Bruce Garry dunks the ball | 45-34 |
| 18:11 | Ohio State | Willie McIlwraith buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Patrick Molden | 48-34 |
| 18:00 | Northwestern | Walter Rowe is open and buries a shot from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 17:57 | Ohio State | Benjamin Settle is called for the reach on Billy Harris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Benjamin Settle, team foul #1 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski (PG), James Hoehn (PF), Earl Corbin (C) Walter Centeno, Willie McIlwraith, Patrick Molden | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mack Luton (PG), George Green (SG), Steven Hall (SF), Henry Waterman (PF), Samuel Monaghan (C) Keith Charles, Benjamin Settle, Bruce Garry, Walter Rowe, John McClellon | |
| 17:29 | Ohio State | George Green is called for the reach on James Hoehn - foul #3 on George Green, team foul #2 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter Daniels (SG) Billy Harris | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Kwan (SG) George Green | |
| 17:15 | Ohio State | Peter Daniels misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 17:13 | Northwestern | Henry Waterman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern | Ross Florkowski steals the ball from James Kwan | 48-36 |
| 16:53 | Ohio State | James Hoehn can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right side | 48-36 |
| 16:52 | Northwestern | Steven Hall grabs the board | 48-36 |
| 16:45 | Northwestern | Samuel Monaghan loses the ball out of bounds | 48-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clarence Krahn (SF) Benjamin Murphy | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Sullivan (SF), Walter Rowe (PF) Steven Hall, Henry Waterman | |
| 16:30 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Sullivan - foul #1 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Billy Harris (SG), Benjamin Murphy (PF) Peter Daniels, James Hoehn | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Benjamin Settle (SG), John McClellon (C) Mack Luton, Samuel Monaghan | |
| 16:30 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski makes the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 16:30 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 16:15 | Northwestern | Walter Rowe comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 50-36 |
| 16:13 | Ohio State | Earl Corbin pulls down the rebound | 50-36 |
| 16:09 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski travels in the backcourt | 50-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Centeno (PG), Willie McIlwraith (SF), Patrick Molden (C) Ross Florkowski, Clarence Krahn, Earl Corbin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Keith Charles (PG) James Kwan | |
| 16:01 | Northwestern | John McClellon misses the shot from the left block | 50-36 |
| 15:59 | Northwestern | Walter Rowe tips it in | 50-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Centeno (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Willie McIlwraith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Murphy (tiring) 4 pts. C - Patrick Molden (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Keith Charles (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Benjamin Settle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Sullivan (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Walter Rowe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John McClellon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Ohio State | Billy Harris is hacked by Keith Charles - foul #2 on Keith Charles, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mack Luton (PG), George Green (SG), Bruce Garry (SF), Steven Hall (PF) Keith Charles, Benjamin Settle, Robert Sullivan, Walter Rowe | |
| 15:02 | Ohio State | Walter Centeno comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by George Green - foul #4 on George Green, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski (SG), Clarence Krahn (SF), James Hoehn (PF), Earl Corbin (C) Billy Harris, Willie McIlwraith, Benjamin Murphy, Patrick Molden | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Kwan (SG), Samuel Monaghan (C) George Green, John McClellon | |
| 15:02 | Ohio State | Walter Centeno makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 15:02 | Ohio State | Walter Centeno misses the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 15:02 | Ohio State | James Hoehn grabs the offensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 14:48 | Ohio State | Clarence Krahn buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-38 |
| 14:42 | Northwestern | Steven Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter Daniels (SG) Walter Centeno | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Henry Waterman (PF) Samuel Monaghan | |
| 14:38 | Ohio State | Mack Luton steps in front of the Ross Florkowski pass in the backcourt | 53-38 |
| 14:37 | Northwestern | Bruce Garry lays it up and in on a great pass from Mack Luton | 53-40 |
| 14:35 | Ohio State | James Kwan steals the ball from James Hoehn in the backcourt | 53-40 |
| 14:25 | Northwestern | Bruce Garry can't throw it down | 53-40 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | Henry Waterman pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 14:12 | Northwestern | Mack Luton is fouled on the floor by Earl Corbin - foul #3 on Earl Corbin, team foul #2 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Billy Harris (SG) Peter Daniels | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Keith Charles (PG), Benjamin Settle (SG), Robert Sullivan (SF), Samuel Monaghan (C) Mack Luton, James Kwan, Bruce Garry, Steven Hall | |
| 14:02 | Northwestern | James Hoehn picks off the pass by Henry Waterman | 53-40 |
| 13:48 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-40 |
| 13:46 | Ohio State | Clarence Krahn grabs the offensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | James Hoehn is alone and drills a floater from the left block | 55-40 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern | Samuel Monaghan hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Keith Charles | 55-42 |
| 13:06 | Ohio State | James Hoehn is hacked by Benjamin Settle - foul #2 on Benjamin Settle, team foul #6 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Willie McIlwraith (SF), Benjamin Murphy (PF), Patrick Molden (C) Clarence Krahn, James Hoehn, Earl Corbin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Kwan (SG), Bruce Garry (SF), Walter Rowe (PF), John McClellon (C) Benjamin Settle, Robert Sullivan, Henry Waterman, Samuel Monaghan | |
| 12:53 | Ohio State | Billy Harris hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on John McClellon - foul #3 on John McClellon, team foul #7 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mack Luton (PG) Keith Charles | |
| 12:53 | Ohio State | Billy Harris makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 12:53 | Ohio State | Billy Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 12:29 | Northwestern | Mack Luton scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Walter Rowe | 57-44 |
| 12:11 | Ohio State | Billy Harris connects on the jumper from the left block | 59-44 |
| 12:06 | Northwestern | John McClellon makes the wide open jumper near the basket on a great pass from Bruce Garry out of a doubleteam | 59-46 |
| 12:04 | Ohio State | Mack Luton steals the ball from Benjamin Murphy in the backcourt | 59-46 |
| 11:55 | Northwestern | Mack Luton lays it in | 59-48 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ross Florkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Harris (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Willie McIlwraith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Murphy (tiring) 4 pts. C - Patrick Molden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mack Luton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Kwan (fairly fresh) SF - Bruce Garry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Rowe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John McClellon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John McClellon - foul #4 on John McClellon, team foul #8 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Centeno (PG) Billy Harris | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Keith Charles (PG), Benjamin Settle (SG), Steven Hall (SF), Samuel Monaghan (C) Mack Luton, James Kwan, Bruce Garry, John McClellon | |
| 11:29 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden misses the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 11:29 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | Keith Charles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clarence Krahn (SF), James Hoehn (PF), Earl Corbin (C) Willie McIlwraith, Benjamin Murphy, Patrick Molden | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | Benjamin Settle is called for the reach on Ross Florkowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Benjamin Settle, team foul #9 | 60-48 |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski misses the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 10:59 | Northwestern | Samuel Monaghan snags the defensive board | 60-48 |
| 10:54 | Northwestern | Benjamin Settle misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-48 |
| 10:52 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ross Florkowski | 60-48 |
| 10:39 | Ohio State | James Hoehn misses short on a runner from close range | 60-48 |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | Walter Rowe grabs the defensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 10:35 | Northwestern | Keith Charles is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Centeno - foul #3 on Walter Centeno, team foul #3 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter Daniels (SG) Ross Florkowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:30 | Northwestern | Benjamin Settle comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Peter Daniels - foul #1 on Peter Daniels, team foul #4 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Sullivan (SF) Samuel Monaghan | |
| 10:30 | Northwestern | Benjamin Settle makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 10:30 | Northwestern | Benjamin Settle makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | Steven Hall picks off the pass by Walter Centeno | 60-50 |
| 09:54 | Northwestern | Walter Rowe splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 09:52 | Northwestern | Robert Sullivan gets the offensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | Robert Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 60-50 |
| 09:34 | Ohio State | Walter Centeno pulls down the rebound | 60-50 |
| 09:18 | Ohio State | Peter Daniels is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Walter Centeno | 63-50 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern | Benjamin Settle is hacked by Peter Daniels - foul #2 on Peter Daniels, team foul #5 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski (PG), Billy Harris (SG), Willie McIlwraith (SF), Benjamin Murphy (PF), Patrick Molden (C) Walter Centeno, Peter Daniels, Clarence Krahn, James Hoehn, Earl Corbin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mack Luton (PG), James Kwan (SG), Bruce Garry (SF), Henry Waterman (PF), Samuel Monaghan (C) Keith Charles, Benjamin Settle, Robert Sullivan, Walter Rowe, Steven Hall | |
| 08:53 | Northwestern | Samuel Monaghan misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Patrick Molden - foul #3 on Patrick Molden, team foul #6 | 63-50 |
| 08:53 | Northwestern | Samuel Monaghan makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 08:53 | Northwestern | Samuel Monaghan misses the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 08:53 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden grabs the defensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 08:36 | Ohio State | Willie McIlwraith is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ross Florkowski | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:16 | Northwestern | Mack Luton makes the contested pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Waterman | 66-53 |
| 07:59 | Ohio State | Willie McIlwraith drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ross Florkowski | 69-53 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ross Florkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Harris (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Willie McIlwraith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Murphy (tired) 4 pts. C - Patrick Molden (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mack Luton (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Kwan (fairly fresh) SF - Bruce Garry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Monaghan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Waterman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Bruce Garry hits the finger roll set up by Samuel Monaghan and the foul's on Willie McIlwraith - foul #2 on Willie McIlwraith, team foul #7 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Hoehn (PF), Earl Corbin (C) Benjamin Murphy, Patrick Molden | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Green (PG), Benjamin Settle (SG), Walter Rowe (PF), John McClellon (C) Mack Luton, James Kwan, Samuel Monaghan, Henry Waterman | |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Bruce Garry misses the free throw | 69-55 |
| 07:33 | Ohio State | Earl Corbin snags the defensive board | 69-55 |
| 07:10 | Ohio State | Earl Corbin misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-55 |
| 07:08 | Ohio State | Willie McIlwraith snags the offensive board | 69-55 |
| 06:53 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski misses long on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 69-55 |
| 06:51 | Northwestern | Walter Rowe grabs the defensive rebound | 69-55 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | Benjamin Settle hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from John McClellon | 69-57 |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | Billy Harris misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-57 |
| 06:25 | Ohio State | Earl Corbin tips it home | 71-57 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | George Green is called for traveling in the backcourt | 71-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Centeno (PG), Peter Daniels (SG), Clarence Krahn (SF), Benjamin Murphy (PF), Patrick Molden (C) Ross Florkowski, Billy Harris, Willie McIlwraith, James Hoehn, Earl Corbin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Keith Charles (PG), Mack Luton (SG), Robert Sullivan (SF) George Green, Benjamin Settle, Bruce Garry | |
| 06:07 | Ohio State | Walter Centeno misses short on an open floater from the left wing | 71-57 |
| 06:06 | Northwestern | John McClellon snags the defensive board | 71-57 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | Walter Rowe makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Keith Charles and he's hacked by Benjamin Murphy - foul #3 on Benjamin Murphy, team foul #8 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Kwan (SG), Steven Hall (SF), Samuel Monaghan (C) Keith Charles, Robert Sullivan, John McClellon | |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | Walter Rowe makes the free throw | 71-60 |
| 05:38 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 71-60 |
| 05:36 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy snags the offensive board | 71-60 |
| 05:20 | Ohio State | Peter Daniels is hacked by Mack Luton - foul #1 on Mack Luton, team foul #10 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Billy Harris (SG) Benjamin Murphy | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Green (SG), John McClellon (C) James Kwan, Walter Rowe | |
| 05:20 | Ohio State | Peter Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 05:20 | Ohio State | Peter Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Mack Luton blows the layup over the doubleteam but the foul's on Walter Centeno - foul #4 on Walter Centeno, team foul #9 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Willie McIlwraith (SF), James Hoehn (PF), Earl Corbin (C) Walter Centeno, Clarence Krahn, Patrick Molden | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Sullivan (SF) Samuel Monaghan | |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Mack Luton misses the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Mack Luton misses the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 04:56 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Hoehn | 73-60 |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Billy Harris hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 73-60 |
| 04:36 | Ohio State | Peter Daniels pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-60 |
| 04:23 | Ohio State | Peter Daniels is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-60 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | George Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-60 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Mack Luton gets the offensive rebound | 76-60 |
| 03:58 | Northwestern | Robert Sullivan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-60 |
| 03:57 | Ohio State | James Hoehn pulls down the rebound | 76-60 |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Peter Daniels (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Harris (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Willie McIlwraith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Hoehn (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl Corbin (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mack Luton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Robert Sullivan (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Steven Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John McClellon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Ohio State | Billy Harris is open and scores on a jumper from close range set up by James Hoehn | 78-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Northwestern | Billy Harris takes the ball from Steven Hall | 78-60 |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | Billy Harris misses the easy layup | 78-60 |
| 03:16 | Ohio State | Earl Corbin can't tip it in | 78-60 |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Mack Luton grabs the board | 78-60 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Robert Sullivan scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Mack Luton | 78-63 |
| 02:47 | Ohio State | Billy Harris misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mack Luton - foul #2 on Mack Luton, team foul #11 | 78-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Centeno (PG), Clarence Krahn (SF), Benjamin Murphy (PF), Patrick Molden (C) Peter Daniels, Willie McIlwraith, James Hoehn, Earl Corbin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Kwan (PG), Henry Waterman (PF), Samuel Monaghan (C) George Green, Robert Sullivan, John McClellon | |
| 02:47 | Ohio State | Billy Harris misses the 1st free throw | 78-63 |
| 02:47 | Ohio State | Billy Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 79-63 |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Steven Hall misses badly on a floater near the basket | 79-63 |
| 02:32 | Northwestern | Steven Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-63 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Henry Waterman's pass is intercepted by Walter Centeno | 79-63 |
| 02:15 | Ohio State | Clarence Krahn hits the finger roll on a great pass from Walter Centeno | 81-63 |
| 02:00 | Northwestern | Steven Hall misses badly on a floater from the right side | 81-63 |
| 01:59 | Northwestern | Steven Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 81-63 |
| 01:46 | Northwestern | Steven Hall makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Samuel Monaghan | 81-65 |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | Clarence Krahn misses the wide open fadeaway from close range | 81-65 |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | Henry Waterman pulls down the rebound | 81-65 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | James Kwan drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Henry Waterman | 81-67 |
| 01:19 | Ohio State | Steven Hall steps in front of the Walter Centeno pass in the backcourt | 81-67 |
| 01:04 | Northwestern | Henry Waterman lays it in | 81-69 |
| 00:45 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Benjamin Murphy | 83-69 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Mack Luton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 83-69 |
| 00:39 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Billy Harris | 83-69 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Clarence Krahn is hacked by Mack Luton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mack Luton, team foul #12 | 83-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Green (SG) James Kwan | |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Clarence Krahn makes the 1st free throw | 84-69 |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Clarence Krahn makes the 2nd free throw | 85-69 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Mack Luton misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 85-69 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Mack Luton misses the tip | 85-69 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Steven Hall gets the offensive rebound | 85-69 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Samuel Monaghan's floater is knocked away by Clarence Krahn | 85-69 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Henry Waterman tips it home | 85-71 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Walter Centeno runs out the clock | 85-71 |