| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Stuart Hill (fresh) SG - Samuel Bender (fresh) SF - Robert Bennett (fresh) PF - Sam Cowan (fresh) C - Cruz Farley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth O'Brien (fresh) SG - Willie Beattie (fresh) SF - Derek Spier (fresh) PF - Thomas Hopkins (fresh) C - Tyler Bequette (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:53 | Ohio State | Tyler Bequette makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Kenneth O'Brien | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Bennett dunks the ball | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Ohio State | Willie Beattie is fouled on the floor by Cruz Farley - foul #1 on Cruz Farley, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Derek Spier | 2-4 |
| 18:30 | North Carolina A&T | Samuel Bender clanks a jumper from the left side | 2-4 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | Derek Spier grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:26 | Ohio State | Willie Beattie is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Bender - foul #1 on Samuel Bender, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 17:57 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Derek Spier | 2-6 |
| 17:51 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Bennett makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Stuart Hill | 5-6 |
| 17:34 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Willie Beattie | 5-8 |
| 17:19 | North Carolina A&T | Samuel Bender hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-8 |
| 17:18 | North Carolina A&T | Stuart Hill tips it home | 7-8 |
| 16:58 | Ohio State | Tyler Bequette can't finish the uncontested layup | 7-8 |
| 16:57 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Beattie | 7-8 |
| 16:31 | Ohio State | Derek Spier misses the jumper in the paint | 7-8 |
| 16:29 | Ohio State | Derek Spier grabs the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:24 | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins misses short on a floater from the right block | 7-8 |
| 16:23 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Cruz Farley | 7-8 |
| 16:21 | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth O'Brien steals the ball from Stuart Hill in the backcourt | 7-8 |
| 16:00 | Ohio State | Tyler Bequette misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 15:58 | North Carolina A&T | Samuel Bender grabs the board | 7-8 |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Stuart Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Bender (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sam Cowan (fairly fresh) C - Cruz Farley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth O'Brien (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Beattie (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Derek Spier (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hopkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Tyler Bequette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:52 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Milton Pruett (PG), Michael Solt (SG), Jeremy Graham (SF), Keith Leaman (C) Stuart Hill, Samuel Bender, Robert Bennett, Cruz Farley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Salem (SG), Herman Potter (SF), Garland Ceronsky (PF), Peter Wurster (C) Willie Beattie, Derek Spier, Thomas Hopkins, Tyler Bequette | |
| 15:49 | Ohio State | Milton Pruett steps in front of the Herman Potter pass in the backcourt | 7-8 |
| 15:37 | North Carolina A&T | Jeremy Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-8 |
| 15:15 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Salem | 7-11 |
| 15:07 | North Carolina A&T | Keith Leaman can't connect on a shot from the left block | 7-11 |
| 15:05 | Ohio State | Garland Ceronsky grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:40 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Salem | 7-14 |
| 14:19 | North Carolina A&T | Peter Wurster is called for the reach on Michael Solt - foul #1 on Peter Wurster, team foul #1 | 7-14 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Stuart Hill (PG), David Goheen (SG), Cruz Farley (C) Milton Pruett, Michael Solt, Keith Leaman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins (PF) Garland Ceronsky | |
| 14:00 | North Carolina A&T | Sam Cowan misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 7-14 |
| 13:58 | Ohio State | Peter Wurster snags the defensive board | 7-14 |
| 13:54 | Ohio State | Eric Salem's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-14 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Samuel Bender (SG), Paul Foster (SF) David Goheen, Jeremy Graham | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Willie Beattie (SG), Tyler Bequette (C) Eric Salem, Peter Wurster | |
| 13:40 | North Carolina A&T | Paul Foster comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 7-14 |
| 13:38 | North Carolina A&T | Paul Foster tips it but misses | 7-14 |
| 13:37 | Ohio State | Willie Beattie pulls down the rebound | 7-14 |
| 13:08 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-14 |
| 13:06 | Ohio State | Tyler Bequette tips it back up and in | 7-16 |
| 12:46 | North Carolina A&T | Herman Potter steals it from Sam Cowan | 7-16 |
| 12:44 | Ohio State | Willie Beattie is hacked by Samuel Bender in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Bender, team foul #3 | 7-16 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Milton Pruett (PG), Michael Solt (SG), Robert Bennett (SF), Jeremy Graham (PF), Keith Leaman (C) Stuart Hill, Samuel Bender, Paul Foster, Sam Cowan, Cruz Farley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Salem (SG), Derek Spier (SF) Willie Beattie, Herman Potter | |
| 12:19 | Ohio State | Derek Spier misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 7-16 |
| 12:18 | Ohio State | Tyler Bequette gets the offensive rebound | 7-16 |
| 11:57 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-16 |
| 11:56 | North Carolina A&T | Keith Leaman gets the rebound | 7-16 |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Milton Pruett (fresh) SG - Michael Solt (fresh) SF - Robert Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeremy Graham (fresh) C - Keith Leaman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth O'Brien (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Salem (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Derek Spier (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tyler Bequette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:50 | North Carolina A&T | Keith Leaman's layup is rejected by Tyler Bequette | 7-16 |
| 11:48 | Ohio State | Derek Spier grabs the board | 7-16 |
| 11:29 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Salem | 7-19 |
| 11:08 | North Carolina A&T | Jeremy Graham misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Derek Spier - foul #1 on Derek Spier, team foul #2 | 7-19 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Stuart Hill (PG), David Goheen (SG), Sam Cowan (PF), Cruz Farley (C) Milton Pruett, Michael Solt, Robert Bennett, Keith Leaman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Willie Beattie (SG), Herman Potter (SF), Garland Ceronsky (PF), Peter Wurster (C) Eric Salem, Derek Spier, Thomas Hopkins, Tyler Bequette | |
| 11:08 | North Carolina A&T | Jeremy Graham makes the 1st free throw | 8-19 |
| 11:08 | North Carolina A&T | Jeremy Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 8-19 |
| 11:08 | Ohio State | Peter Wurster gets the rebound | 8-19 |
| 10:51 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien misses the dunk | 8-19 |
| 10:49 | North Carolina A&T | Jeremy Graham grabs the board | 8-19 |
| 10:37 | North Carolina A&T | Sam Cowan scores on a shot from the right side and he's fouled by Garland Ceronsky - foul #1 on Garland Ceronsky, team foul #3 | 10-19 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Paul Foster (SF) Jeremy Graham | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:37 | North Carolina A&T | Sam Cowan misses the free throw | 10-19 |
| 10:37 | Ohio State | Garland Ceronsky snags the defensive board | 10-19 |
| 10:19 | Ohio State | Willie Beattie hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left corner | 10-19 |
| 10:17 | North Carolina A&T | Paul Foster grabs the board | 10-19 |
| 09:56 | North Carolina A&T | Herman Potter steals it from Sam Cowan | 10-19 |
| 09:41 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien misses long on a 3 from straight away | 10-19 |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | Willie Beattie tips it but misses | 10-19 |
| 09:38 | North Carolina A&T | Stuart Hill pulls down the rebound | 10-19 |
| 09:32 | North Carolina A&T | Herman Potter picks off the pass by David Goheen | 10-19 |
| 09:17 | Ohio State | Herman Potter is fouled on the floor by Sam Cowan - foul #1 on Sam Cowan, team foul #4 | 10-19 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Milton Pruett (PG), Michael Solt (SG), Robert Bennett (SF), Keith Leaman (C) Stuart Hill, David Goheen, Paul Foster, Cruz Farley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Salem (PG), Derek Spier (SF), Thomas Hopkins (PF), Tyler Bequette (C) Kenneth O'Brien, Herman Potter, Garland Ceronsky, Peter Wurster | |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | Tyler Bequette misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-19 |
| 09:07 | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins grabs the offensive rebound | 10-19 |
| 08:41 | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins misses short on a jump hook from close range | 10-19 |
| 08:40 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Keith Leaman | 10-19 |
| 08:35 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Bennett banks in the layup and he's fouled by Tyler Bequette - foul #1 on Tyler Bequette, team foul #4 | 12-19 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Jeremy Graham (PF) Sam Cowan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien (PG) Willie Beattie | |
| 08:35 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Bennett makes the free throw | 13-19 |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Leaman - foul #1 on Keith Leaman, team foul #5 | 13-19 |
| 08:07 | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Eric Salem and he's hacked by Keith Leaman - foul #2 on Keith Leaman, team foul #6 | 13-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Stuart Hill (PG), David Goheen (SG), Paul Foster (SF), Cruz Farley (C) Milton Pruett, Michael Solt, Robert Bennett, Keith Leaman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter Wurster (C) Tyler Bequette | |
| 08:07 | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins misses the free throw | 13-21 |
| 08:07 | North Carolina A&T | Paul Foster snags the defensive board | 13-21 |
| 07:55 | North Carolina A&T | Paul Foster lays it in on a nice dish by Stuart Hill | 15-21 |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Stuart Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Goheen (fresh) SF - Paul Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Graham (fresh) 1 pts. C - Cruz Farley (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth O'Brien (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Salem (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Derek Spier (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Hopkins (fresh) 4 pts. C - Peter Wurster (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Ohio State | David Goheen steals it from Thomas Hopkins | 15-21 |
| 07:24 | North Carolina A&T | Paul Foster blows the layup | 15-21 |
| 07:22 | Ohio State | Eric Salem grabs the board | 15-21 |
| 06:55 | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Graham - foul #1 on Jeremy Graham, team foul #7 | 15-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Milton Pruett (PG), Michael Solt (SG), Robert Bennett (SF), Sam Cowan (PF) Stuart Hill, David Goheen, Paul Foster, Jeremy Graham | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Willie Beattie (SG), Herman Potter (SF), Tyler Bequette (C) Eric Salem, Derek Spier, Peter Wurster | |
| 06:55 | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 06:55 | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 06:35 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Bennett misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 15-23 |
| 06:33 | North Carolina A&T | Sam Cowan hits the follow up shot | 17-23 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | Herman Potter misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-23 |
| 06:06 | Ohio State | Tyler Bequette tips it in | 17-25 |
| 05:54 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Bennett is hacked by Herman Potter - foul #1 on Herman Potter, team foul #5 | 17-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Stuart Hill (PG), David Goheen (SG) Milton Pruett, Michael Solt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Salem (SG), Garland Ceronsky (PF) Kenneth O'Brien, Thomas Hopkins | |
| 05:37 | North Carolina A&T | The jump hook by Robert Bennett is blocked by Garland Ceronsky | 17-25 |
| 05:36 | Ohio State | Garland Ceronsky grabs the defensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 05:13 | Ohio State | Willie Beattie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Paul Foster (SF), Jeremy Graham (C) Robert Bennett, Cruz Farley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Derek Spier (SF), Peter Wurster (C) Herman Potter, Tyler Bequette | |
| 04:59 | North Carolina A&T | Jeremy Graham connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 19-25 |
| 04:33 | Ohio State | Willie Beattie hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Derek Spier | 19-28 |
| 04:12 | North Carolina A&T | Sam Cowan comes up short on the shot in the lane | 19-28 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Garland Ceronsky gets the rebound | 19-28 |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | Sam Cowan is called for the reach on Willie Beattie - foul #2 on Sam Cowan, team foul #8 | 19-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Michael Solt (PG), Samuel Bender (SG), Robert Bennett (SF), Keith Leaman (C) Stuart Hill, David Goheen, Paul Foster, Sam Cowan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien (PG), Herman Potter (SF), Thomas Hopkins (PF), Tyler Bequette (C) Eric Salem, Derek Spier, Garland Ceronsky, Peter Wurster | |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | Willie Beattie makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | Willie Beattie makes the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Michael Solt (fresh) SG - Samuel Bender (fresh) SF - Robert Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jeremy Graham (fresh) 3 pts. C - Keith Leaman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth O'Brien (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Beattie (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herman Potter (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Thomas Hopkins (fresh) 6 pts. C - Tyler Bequette (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | North Carolina A&T | Tyler Bequette denies the turnaround by Robert Bennett | 19-30 |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 19-30 |
| 03:16 | Ohio State | Willie Beattie is called for 10 seconds | 19-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Sam Cowan (PF) Jeremy Graham | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Salem (SG) Willie Beattie | |
| 03:05 | North Carolina A&T | Eric Salem steals it from Samuel Bender | 19-30 |
| 03:02 | Ohio State | Herman Potter jams it on a great pass from Eric Salem | 19-32 |
| 02:41 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Bennett misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Herman Potter - foul #2 on Herman Potter, team foul #6 | 19-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Milton Pruett (PG) Michael Solt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Derek Spier (SF) Herman Potter | |
| 02:41 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 02:41 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 02:38 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth O'Brien, team foul #7 | 21-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Paul Foster (SF) Robert Bennett | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:23 | North Carolina A&T | Sam Cowan connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Samuel Bender | 23-32 |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien is fouled in the backcourt by Milton Pruett - foul #1 on Milton Pruett, team foul #9 | 23-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Stuart Hill (PG) Milton Pruett | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter Wurster (C) Tyler Bequette | |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien misses the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 02:21 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Keith Leaman | 23-32 |
| 02:09 | North Carolina A&T | Thomas Hopkins is called for the reach on Keith Leaman - foul #1 on Thomas Hopkins, team foul #8 | 23-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Cruz Farley (C) Sam Cowan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:09 | North Carolina A&T | Keith Leaman makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 02:09 | North Carolina A&T | Keith Leaman makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 02:06 | Ohio State | Derek Spier is hacked by Keith Leaman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Leaman, team foul #10 | 25-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Jeremy Graham (PF) Keith Leaman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:06 | Ohio State | Derek Spier misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 02:06 | Ohio State | Derek Spier makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 01:51 | North Carolina A&T | Samuel Bender clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-33 |
| 01:50 | North Carolina A&T | Jeremy Graham tips it home | 27-33 |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | Peter Wurster scores on a runner in the paint | 27-35 |
| 01:09 | North Carolina A&T | Stuart Hill loses the dribble to Kenneth O'Brien | 27-35 |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien hits the finger roll | 27-37 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina A&T | Samuel Bender is fouled on the floor by Eric Salem - foul #1 on Eric Salem, team foul #9 | 27-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Michael Solt (PG), Robert Bennett (SF), Sam Cowan (PF) Stuart Hill, Paul Foster, Jeremy Graham | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Willie Beattie (SG), Herman Potter (SF), Garland Ceronsky (PF), Tyler Bequette (C) Eric Salem, Derek Spier, Thomas Hopkins, Peter Wurster | |
| 00:53 | North Carolina A&T | Samuel Bender misses the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | Herman Potter gets the rebound | 27-37 |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Sam Cowan - foul #3 on Sam Cowan, team foul #11 | 27-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Milton Pruett (PG), Jeremy Graham (PF) Samuel Bender, Sam Cowan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien misses the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Tyler Bequette gets the offensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Willie Beattie misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-38 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Willie Beattie misses the tip | 27-38 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 00:07 | North Carolina A&T | Milton Pruett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-38 |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | Garland Ceronsky pulls down the rebound | 27-38 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Tyler Bequette knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 27-41 |