| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Adam Spurlock (fresh) 8 pts. SG - David McHorse (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Gage (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brian Rushing (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Dennis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Russell Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Weldy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen Vargo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Brokaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Stiver (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Harold Gage inbounds the ball | 29-24 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 19:40 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Donald Stiver - foul #1 on Donald Stiver, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| 19:40 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 19:40 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 19:22 | New Mexico | Russell Anderson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 19:20 | New Mexico | George Brokaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 18:56 | New Mexico | David McHorse is called for the reach on Timothy Weldy - foul #1 on David McHorse, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| 18:47 | New Mexico | Brian Rushing steals it from Russell Anderson out of a doubleteam | 31-24 |
| 18:18 | Ohio State | Brian Rushing is open but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 31-24 |
| 18:16 | New Mexico | Donald Stiver grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 18:02 | New Mexico | Timothy Weldy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 18:00 | New Mexico | George Brokaw misses the tip | 31-24 |
| 17:59 | Ohio State | Harold Gage grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 17:35 | Ohio State | Brian Rushing misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Stiver - foul #2 on Donald Stiver, team foul #2 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mike Heater (C) Christopher Dennis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Fordyce (SG) Timothy Weldy | |
| 17:35 | Ohio State | Brian Rushing makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 17:35 | Ohio State | Brian Rushing makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 17:24 | New Mexico | Donald Stiver's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Rushing | 33-24 |
| 17:22 | Ohio State | David McHorse gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| 16:59 | Ohio State | David McHorse is fouled on the floor by Russell Anderson - foul #1 on Russell Anderson, team foul #3 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul White (PG), Benjamin Ball (SG), John Ross (SF), John Bell (PF) Adam Spurlock, David McHorse, Harold Gage, Brian Rushing | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Heuer (SG) Russell Anderson | |
| 16:39 | Ohio State | Benjamin Ball can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-24 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Paul White snags the offensive board | 33-24 |
| 16:25 | Ohio State | Tony Heuer takes the ball from Mike Heater | 33-24 |
| 15:56 | New Mexico | Edward Fordyce knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Allen Vargo | 33-27 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Ross (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Bell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mike Heater (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Edward Fordyce (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Tony Heuer (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Allen Vargo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Brokaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Stiver (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | Mike Heater misses the easy open layup | 33-27 |
| 15:34 | Ohio State | John Bell snags the offensive board | 33-27 |
| 15:19 | Ohio State | Mike Heater banks in the layup | 35-27 |
| 15:03 | New Mexico | Tony Heuer is hacked by John Ross - foul #2 on John Ross, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock (PG), David McHorse (SG), Harold Gage (SF), Brian Rushing (PF), Christopher Dennis (C) Paul White, Benjamin Ball, John Ross, John Bell, Mike Heater | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Anderson (PG), Timothy Weldy (SG) Edward Fordyce, Tony Heuer | |
| 14:53 | New Mexico | Russell Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jerry Marano (C) George Brokaw | |
| 14:29 | Ohio State | Harold Gage comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Allen Vargo - foul #1 on Allen Vargo, team foul #4 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Anthony Zwolinski (SF), George Brokaw (PF) Allen Vargo, Donald Stiver | |
| 14:29 | Ohio State | Harold Gage misses the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 14:29 | Ohio State | Harold Gage makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 14:21 | New Mexico | Russell Anderson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-27 |
| 14:19 | Ohio State | Harold Gage snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| 14:14 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-27 |
| 14:13 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis tips it in | 38-27 |
| 13:57 | New Mexico | George Brokaw hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-27 |
| 13:55 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock gets the rebound | 38-27 |
| 13:34 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 38-27 |
| 13:33 | New Mexico | George Brokaw pulls down the rebound | 38-27 |
| 13:12 | New Mexico | Russell Anderson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-27 |
| 13:11 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis snags the defensive board | 38-27 |
| 12:57 | Ohio State | Harold Gage is fouled on the floor by Jerry Marano - foul #3 on Jerry Marano, team foul #5 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Ross (SF) Harold Gage | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Allen Vargo (SF), Donald Stiver (PF) Anthony Zwolinski, George Brokaw | |
| 12:46 | Ohio State | David McHorse clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Donald Stiver - foul #3 on Donald Stiver, team foul #6 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mike Heater (C) Christopher Dennis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 12:46 | Ohio State | David McHorse makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 12:46 | Ohio State | David McHorse makes the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 12:25 | New Mexico | David McHorse is called for the reach on Timothy Weldy - foul #2 on David McHorse, team foul #3 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Benjamin Ball (SG) David McHorse | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Fordyce (SG), Anthony Zwolinski (SF) Timothy Weldy, Jerry Marano | |
| 12:09 | New Mexico | Edward Fordyce misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Benjamin Ball - foul #2 on Benjamin Ball, team foul #4 | 40-27 |
| 12:09 | New Mexico | Edward Fordyce misses the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 12:09 | New Mexico | Edward Fordyce misses the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 12:09 | Ohio State | Mike Heater grabs the defensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 11:40 | Ohio State | John Ross hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Rushing | 42-27 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Adam Spurlock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Ross (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Rushing (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Mike Heater (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Russell Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Fordyce (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Zwolinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Allen Vargo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Stiver (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | New Mexico | Allen Vargo hits the finger roll set up by Russell Anderson | 42-29 |
| 11:01 | Ohio State | Mike Heater comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Stiver - foul #4 on Donald Stiver, team foul #7 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul White (PG), David McHorse (SG), Harold Gage (SF), Christopher Dennis (C) Adam Spurlock, Benjamin Ball, John Ross, Brian Rushing | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Heuer (PG), Timothy Weldy (SG), George Brokaw (PF), Jerry Marano (C) Russell Anderson, Edward Fordyce, Allen Vargo, Donald Stiver | |
| 11:01 | Ohio State | Mike Heater makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 11:01 | Ohio State | Mike Heater makes the 2nd free throw | 44-29 |
| 10:41 | New Mexico | Tony Heuer drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Anthony Zwolinski | 44-31 |
| 10:16 | Ohio State | Harold Gage is called for traveling | 44-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Bell (PF) Mike Heater | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Mark Chamber (SF) Anthony Zwolinski | |
| 09:47 | New Mexico | Mark Chamber loses the dribble to Harold Gage | 44-31 |
| 09:28 | Ohio State | David McHorse is alone and drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Dennis | 46-31 |
| 09:07 | New Mexico | Christopher Dennis swats the shot by George Brokaw | 46-31 |
| 09:05 | New Mexico | Jerry Marano gets the offensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 08:53 | New Mexico | John Bell is called for the reach on George Brokaw - foul #2 on John Bell, team foul #5 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock (PG), Benjamin Ball (SG), Brian Rushing (PF), Mike Heater (C) Paul White, David McHorse, John Bell, Christopher Dennis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Anderson (PG), Edward Fordyce (SG), Anthony Zwolinski (SF), Allen Vargo (PF), Donald Stiver (C) Tony Heuer, Timothy Weldy, Mark Chamber, George Brokaw, Jerry Marano | |
| 08:39 | New Mexico | Anthony Zwolinski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-31 |
| 08:38 | Ohio State | Benjamin Ball pulls down the rebound | 46-31 |
| 08:23 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Mike Heater | 49-31 |
| 08:12 | New Mexico | Mike Heater swats the dunk try by Allen Vargo | 49-31 |
| 08:11 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock grabs the board | 49-31 |
| 07:59 | Ohio State | Harold Gage misses the easy dunk attempt | 49-31 |
| 07:58 | New Mexico | Anthony Zwolinski gets the rebound | 49-31 |
| 07:51 | New Mexico | Allen Vargo makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Russell Anderson | 49-33 |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | Mike Heater lays it up and in | 51-33 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Adam Spurlock (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Gage (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Rushing (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Mike Heater (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Russell Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Fordyce (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Zwolinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Allen Vargo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Stiver (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:19 | New Mexico | Allen Vargo misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Brian Rushing - foul #1 on Brian Rushing, team foul #6 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David McHorse (SG), John Ross (SF), Christopher Dennis (C) Benjamin Ball, Harold Gage, Mike Heater | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Timothy Weldy (SG), Jerry Marano (C) Edward Fordyce, Anthony Zwolinski | |
| 07:19 | New Mexico | Allen Vargo makes the 1st free throw | 51-34 |
| 07:19 | New Mexico | Allen Vargo makes the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 06:52 | Ohio State | Donald Stiver blocks the short jumper by David McHorse | 51-35 |
| 06:51 | New Mexico | Donald Stiver grabs the board | 51-35 |
| 06:46 | New Mexico | Allen Vargo misses short on an open jumper in the paint | 51-35 |
| 06:45 | New Mexico | Donald Stiver tips it home | 51-37 |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | John Ross misses the lay-in | 51-37 |
| 06:26 | New Mexico | Allen Vargo pulls down the rebound | 51-37 |
| 05:59 | New Mexico | Russell Anderson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-37 |
| 05:58 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Brian Rushing | 51-37 |
| 05:34 | Ohio State | David McHorse connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right side set up by John Ross | 53-37 |
| 05:17 | New Mexico | Donald Stiver scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Allen Vargo and the foul's on Adam Spurlock - foul #1 on Adam Spurlock, team foul #7 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul White (PG), Benjamin Ball (SG), Harold Gage (SF), John Bell (PF), Mike Heater (C) Adam Spurlock, David McHorse, John Ross, Brian Rushing, Christopher Dennis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Fordyce (PG), Anthony Zwolinski (SF), George Brokaw (PF) Russell Anderson, Allen Vargo, Jerry Marano | |
| 05:17 | New Mexico | Donald Stiver misses the free throw | 53-39 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | Benjamin Ball pulls down the rebound | 53-39 |
| 04:55 | Ohio State | Mike Heater can't connect on a shot from the left block | 53-39 |
| 04:54 | New Mexico | Edward Fordyce grabs the board | 53-39 |
| 04:49 | New Mexico | Timothy Weldy misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-39 |
| 04:48 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Harold Gage | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 04:42 | Ohio State | Paul White lays it in | 55-39 |
| 04:29 | New Mexico | George Brokaw makes the turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Mike Heater - foul #1 on Mike Heater, team foul #8 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Heuer (SG), Michael Parsons (C) Timothy Weldy, Donald Stiver | |
| 04:29 | New Mexico | George Brokaw makes the free throw | 55-42 |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | Benjamin Ball's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-42 |
| 04:17 | New Mexico | Edward Fordyce loses the dribble to Benjamin Ball | 55-42 |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Paul White throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David McHorse (SG) Benjamin Ball | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Anderson (PG) Tony Heuer | |
| 04:00 | New Mexico | Edward Fordyce hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-42 |
| 03:59 | Ohio State | Mike Heater grabs the defensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 03:33 | Ohio State | Paul White misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-42 |
| 03:32 | New Mexico | Edward Fordyce gets the rebound | 55-42 |
| 03:15 | New Mexico | Michael Parsons is fouled on the floor by Paul White - foul #2 on Paul White, team foul #9 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock (PG), Benjamin Ball (SG), John Ross (SF), Brian Rushing (PF), Christopher Dennis (C) Paul White, David McHorse, Harold Gage, John Bell, Mike Heater | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Heuer (PG), Mark Chamber (SF), Jerry Marano (PF) Russell Anderson, Anthony Zwolinski, George Brokaw | |
| 03:15 | New Mexico | Michael Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 03:15 | New Mexico | Michael Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 03:15 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Adam Spurlock (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Ross (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Rushing (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Christopher Dennis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Tony Heuer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Edward Fordyce (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mark Chamber (fresh) PF - Jerry Marano (fresh) 3 pf. C - Michael Parsons (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:13 | Ohio State | John Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-43 |
| 02:57 | New Mexico | Edward Fordyce buries a jumpshot from the right side | 55-45 |
| 02:57 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David McHorse (SG) Benjamin Ball | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Anderson (PG), Timothy Weldy (SG), Allen Vargo (SF), George Brokaw (PF) Tony Heuer, Edward Fordyce, Mark Chamber, Michael Parsons | |
| 02:38 | Ohio State | Brian Rushing lays it in | 57-45 |
| 02:19 | New Mexico | Jerry Marano buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Timothy Weldy | 57-47 |
| 01:50 | Ohio State | Brian Rushing misses the dunk | 57-47 |
| 01:48 | Ohio State | John Ross tips it in | 59-47 |
| 01:38 | New Mexico | Timothy Weldy hits a 3 from the right wing | 59-50 |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | Jerry Marano steals the ball from John Ross | 59-50 |
| 00:41 | New Mexico | Timothy Weldy misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-50 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock grabs the board | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Russell Anderson is called for the reach on Adam Spurlock in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Anderson, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harold Gage (SF), Mike Heater (C) John Ross, Christopher Dennis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Donald Stiver (C) Jerry Marano | |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock misses the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:37 | New Mexico | George Brokaw grabs the board | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:29 | New Mexico | Timothy Weldy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-50 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Harold Gage pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Russell Anderson is called for the reach on Harold Gage in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russell Anderson, team foul #9 | 59-50 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Harold Gage makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Harold Gage misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | George Brokaw grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 00:17 | New Mexico | Allen Vargo clanks a floater from the free throw line | 60-50 |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Harold Gage gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock runs out the clock | 60-50 |