| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Manuel Gariepy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Prichard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Riegel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Peter Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Fox (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Boswell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Merriweather (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Young (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jan Srnsky (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:31 | Purdue | The jump hook by Ronald Fox is blocked by Jan Srnsky | 29-32 |
| 19:30 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel tips it in | 31-32 |
| 19:18 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather hits the follow up shot | 31-34 |
| 18:57 | Purdue | John Prichard is fouled on the floor by Jan Srnsky - foul #3 on Jan Srnsky, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Colin Alday (C) Jan Srnsky | |
| 18:37 | Purdue | John Prichard buries a jumper from the free throw line | 33-34 |
| 18:16 | Ohio State | Ronald Young misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-34 |
| 18:14 | Purdue | Peter Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:45 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 17:43 | Ohio State | Colin Alday snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 17:32 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 17:30 | Purdue | Ronald Fox snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 17:06 | Purdue | Colin Alday is called for the reach on John Prichard - foul #2 on Colin Alday, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Petro (SF), Paul Brinson (PF), Andrew Escamilla (C) John Prichard, Peter Taylor, Ronald Fox | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen (SG), Mark Spurgeon (SF), John Knox (PF) David Johnson, Edward Merriweather, Ronald Young | |
| 16:46 | Purdue | David Petro hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Manuel Gariepy | 35-34 |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen is hacked by Shawn Riegel - foul #2 on Shawn Riegel, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Prichard (SG) Shawn Riegel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Johnson (PG) Manuel Boswell | |
| 16:11 | Ohio State | Colin Alday hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jonathon Andersen and the foul's on Paul Brinson - foul #3 on Paul Brinson, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Young (PF) John Knox | |
| 16:11 | Ohio State | Colin Alday makes the free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:48 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Manuel Gariepy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Prichard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Petro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Brinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Andrew Escamilla (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathon Andersen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Spurgeon (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Young (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Colin Alday (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Ohio State | Andrew Escamilla blocks the jumper by Mark Spurgeon | 37-37 |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen grabs the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 15:21 | Ohio State | David Johnson connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Jonathon Andersen | 37-39 |
| 15:09 | Purdue | John Prichard buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Manuel Gariepy | 40-39 |
| 14:46 | Ohio State | Manuel Gariepy steals it from Mark Spurgeon | 40-39 |
| 14:43 | Purdue | John Prichard jams it on a nice dish by Manuel Gariepy | 42-39 |
| 14:41 | Ohio State | David Johnson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Shawn Riegel (SF), Peter Taylor (PF), Ronald Fox (C) Manuel Gariepy, Paul Brinson, Andrew Escamilla | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell (PG), Edward Merriweather (SF), Jan Srnsky (C) David Johnson, Mark Spurgeon, Colin Alday | |
| 14:22 | Purdue | Ronald Fox scores on a runner from the right block | 44-39 |
| 14:09 | Ohio State | Peter Taylor is called for the reach on Ronald Young - foul #1 on Peter Taylor, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy (PG) David Petro | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Knox (PF) Ronald Young | |
| 14:02 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen lays it in on a great pass from Edward Merriweather | 44-41 |
| 13:40 | Purdue | Jan Srnsky swats the short shot by Ronald Fox | 44-41 |
| 13:39 | Purdue | John Prichard tips it back up and in | 46-41 |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky blows the dunk | 46-41 |
| 13:30 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather tips it but misses | 46-41 |
| 13:29 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Manuel Gariepy | 46-41 |
| 13:13 | Purdue | John Prichard lays it up and in on a great pass from Shawn Riegel | 48-41 |
| 13:02 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Petro (PG) Manuel Gariepy | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Johnson (PG), Ronald Young (PF) Jonathon Andersen, John Knox | |
| 12:35 | Purdue | John Prichard scores on a floater from the baseline | 50-41 |
| 12:18 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 12:16 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather gets the offensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 11:56 | Ohio State | David Petro is called for the reach on Jan Srnsky - foul #3 on David Petro, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Paul Brinson (PF), Andrew Escamilla (C) Peter Taylor, Ronald Fox | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen (SG), Mark Spurgeon (SF) Manuel Boswell, Edward Merriweather | |
| 11:45 | Ohio State | David Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 11:43 | Purdue | Andrew Escamilla pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Petro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - John Prichard (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Riegel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Brinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Andrew Escamilla (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathon Andersen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Spurgeon (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Young (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jan Srnsky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:19 | Purdue | Paul Brinson makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 11:10 | Ohio State | Shawn Riegel steps in front of the Jonathon Andersen pass | 52-41 |
| 11:05 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel banks in the layup | 54-41 |
| 10:54 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 54-41 |
| 10:53 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Jan Srnsky | 54-41 |
| 10:41 | Ohio State | David Johnson buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Mark Spurgeon and he's fouled by Andrew Escamilla - foul #2 on Andrew Escamilla, team foul #5 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy (PG), Ronald Fox (C) David Petro, Andrew Escamilla | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell (SG), Edward Merriweather (SF), John Knox (PF), Colin Alday (C) Jonathon Andersen, Mark Spurgeon, Ronald Young, Jan Srnsky | |
| 10:41 | Ohio State | David Johnson makes the free throw | 54-44 |
| 10:15 | Purdue | Ronald Fox jams it set up by Manuel Gariepy | 56-44 |
| 10:03 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather is fouled on the floor by Shawn Riegel - foul #3 on Shawn Riegel, team foul #6 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Peter Taylor (PF) Paul Brinson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen (SG) David Johnson | |
| 09:56 | Ohio State | Ronald Fox swats the dunk try by Colin Alday | 56-44 |
| 09:55 | Purdue | Peter Taylor snags the defensive board | 56-44 |
| 09:36 | Purdue | Ronald Fox misses badly on a jumper from close range | 56-44 |
| 09:35 | Ohio State | Colin Alday snags the defensive board | 56-44 |
| 09:29 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Manuel Boswell | 56-46 |
| 09:09 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-46 |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen is fouled on the floor by John Prichard - foul #1 on John Prichard, team foul #7 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Petro (SF), Paul Brinson (C) Shawn Riegel, Ronald Fox | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Young (PF), Jan Srnsky (C) John Knox, Colin Alday | |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 08:33 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 08:32 | Purdue | David Petro tips it home | 61-48 |
| 08:16 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Paul Brinson | 61-48 |
| 07:50 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy misses long on a shot from the left wing | 61-48 |
| 07:48 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ronald Young | 61-48 |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky comes up short on the runner from the left block | 61-48 |
| 07:37 | Purdue | David Petro snags the defensive board | 61-48 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Manuel Gariepy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Prichard (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - David Petro (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Brinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Manuel Boswell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathon Andersen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Merriweather (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Young (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jan Srnsky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Purdue | Paul Brinson comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 61-48 |
| 07:11 | Purdue | Paul Brinson snags the offensive board | 61-48 |
| 06:53 | Purdue | Peter Taylor connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from John Prichard | 63-48 |
| 06:35 | Ohio State | Peter Taylor takes the ball from Jan Srnsky | 63-48 |
| 06:06 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy buries a 3 from the left corner | 66-48 |
| 05:47 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-51 |
| 05:47 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Shawn Riegel (SF), Ronald Fox (C) John Prichard, Peter Taylor | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Johnson (PG), Mark Spurgeon (SF) Manuel Boswell, Edward Merriweather | |
| 05:18 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy is hacked by Jonathon Andersen - foul #1 on Jonathon Andersen, team foul #3 | 66-51 |
| 04:53 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-51 |
| 04:44 | Ohio State | Ronald Young hits the finger roll | 69-53 |
| 04:39 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Andrew Escamilla (PF) Paul Brinson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell (SG) Jonathon Andersen | |
| 04:21 | Ohio State | Ronald Young is denied on a layup by Shawn Riegel | 69-53 |
| 04:20 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Shawn Riegel | 69-53 |
| 04:02 | Purdue | Ronald Fox scores on a runner in the lane set up by Andrew Escamilla | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 03:48 | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon slams it home on a great pass from David Johnson and he's hacked by David Petro - foul #4 on David Petro, team foul #8 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Prichard (SG) David Petro | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Knox (PF), Colin Alday (C) Ronald Young, Jan Srnsky | |
| 03:48 | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon makes the free throw | 71-56 |
| 03:20 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel is fouled on the floor by Mark Spurgeon - foul #1 on Mark Spurgeon, team foul #4 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather (SF) Mark Spurgeon | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Manuel Gariepy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Prichard (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Riegel (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Escamilla (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronald Fox (fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Boswell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Merriweather (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Knox (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Colin Alday (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Purdue | Ronald Fox hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 71-56 |
| 02:54 | Purdue | Ronald Fox can't tip it in | 71-56 |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | Colin Alday pulls down the rebound | 71-56 |
| 02:38 | Ohio State | David Johnson is hacked by Andrew Escamilla - foul #3 on Andrew Escamilla, team foul #9 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Petro (PG), Peter Taylor (PF), Paul Brinson (C) Manuel Gariepy, Andrew Escamilla, Ronald Fox | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen (SG), Ronald Young (PF), Jan Srnsky (C) Manuel Boswell, John Knox, Colin Alday | |
| 02:38 | Ohio State | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 02:38 | Ohio State | David Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 02:38 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Paul Brinson | 71-57 |
| 02:15 | Purdue | John Prichard's layup is rejected by Jan Srnsky | 71-57 |
| 02:14 | Purdue | David Petro misses the tip | 71-57 |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky grabs the board | 71-57 |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | David Johnson drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Jonathon Andersen and the foul's on Shawn Riegel - foul #4 on Shawn Riegel, team foul #10 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy (PG), Ronald Fox (C) David Petro, Paul Brinson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell (SG) Jonathon Andersen | |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | David Johnson makes the free throw | 71-60 |
| 01:25 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-60 |
| 01:23 | Purdue | Ronald Fox tips it in | 73-60 |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | Ronald Young misses long on an open runner from close range | 73-60 |
| 01:03 | Ohio State | Ronald Young can't tip it in | 73-60 |
| 01:01 | Purdue | Ronald Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:56 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Manuel Gariepy | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | Ronald Young makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by David Johnson | 76-62 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Ronald Fox clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on Jan Srnsky - foul #4 on Jan Srnsky, team foul #5 | 76-62 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Ronald Fox makes the 1st free throw | 77-62 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Ronald Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 78-62 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Prichard - foul #2 on John Prichard, team foul #11 | 78-62 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell makes the 1st free throw | 78-63 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell makes the 2nd free throw | 78-64 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy runs out the clock | 78-64 |