| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Mayo (fresh) C - Larry Horne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Twedt (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dan McDeavitt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Forney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Woody (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope inbounds the ball | 19-27 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 19-27 |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | Larry Horne misses the tip | 19-27 |
| 19:43 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt pulls down the rebound | 19-27 |
| 19:14 | Ohio State | Roger Woody can't throw it down | 19-27 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern | George Mayo snags the defensive board | 19-27 |
| 19:09 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-27 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Larry Horne hits the follow up shot | 21-27 |
| 18:43 | Ohio State | Larry Horne is called for the reach on Manuel Twedt - foul #3 on Larry Horne, team foul #1 | 21-27 |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 21-27 |
| 18:21 | Ohio State | Michael Forney grabs the offensive board | 21-27 |
| 18:02 | Ohio State | Michael Forney misses long on a jumper from the left side | 21-27 |
| 18:00 | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt tips it in | 21-29 |
| 17:31 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 21-29 |
| 17:30 | Northwestern | George Mayo tips it home | 23-29 |
| 17:04 | Ohio State | Wilbur Honeycutt steals the ball from Manuel Twedt | 23-29 |
| 16:49 | Northwestern | George Mayo connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Wilbur Honeycutt | 25-29 |
| 16:34 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Dan McDeavitt | 25-32 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-32 |
| 16:04 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope misses the tip | 25-32 |
| 16:02 | Ohio State | Michael Forney pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Stanhope (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Mayo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Horne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Twedt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dan McDeavitt (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Forney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Roger Woody (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent connects on the floater from close range set up by Michael Forney | 25-34 |
| 15:21 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by George Mayo | 28-34 |
| 14:59 | Ohio State | Roger Woody misses badly on a floater from the right block | 28-34 |
| 14:58 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 14:40 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 28-34 |
| 14:38 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Dan McDeavitt | 28-34 |
| 14:16 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Larry Horne - foul #4 on Larry Horne, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Allen Misner (PF), Dennis Parkinson (C) Wilbur Honeycutt, Richard Roberts, George Mayo, Larry Horne | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Richards (PG), Charles Payson (SG), Virgilio Gallo (PF), Brian Celestin (C) Leonard Sargent, Manuel Twedt, Michael Forney, Roger Woody | |
| 14:16 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 14:16 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt misses the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 14:16 | Northwestern | Allen Misner gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 14:00 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 28-35 |
| 13:58 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 13:34 | Northwestern | James Bancroft hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dwayne Stanhope | 31-35 |
| 13:10 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo is hacked by Allen Misner - foul #1 on Allen Misner, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Horne (C) Dennis Parkinson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:54 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt drills a jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Dwayne Stanhope - foul #2 on Dwayne Stanhope, team foul #4 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Roberts (SG) Kenneth Henderson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:54 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 12:34 | Northwestern | Allen Misner clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on Virgilio Gallo - foul #1 on Virgilio Gallo, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG) James Bancroft | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:34 | Northwestern | Allen Misner misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 12:34 | Northwestern | Allen Misner makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 12:15 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt lays it up and in on a great pass from Brian Celestin | 32-40 |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | Larry Horne loses the ball out of bounds | 32-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Calvin Enos (SF), George Mayo (PF) Dwayne Stanhope, Allen Misner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent (PG), Manuel Twedt (SG) Charles Payson, Dan McDeavitt | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Mayo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Horne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Twedt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Richards (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Virgilio Gallo (fresh) C - Brian Celestin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-40 |
| 11:19 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards grabs the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 11:06 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Manuel Twedt | 32-42 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by George Mayo | 35-42 |
| 10:25 | Ohio State | Brian Celestin clanks a floater from the free throw line | 35-42 |
| 10:24 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | George Mayo misses the shot from the free throw line | 35-42 |
| 10:03 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 09:41 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 35-42 |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | George Mayo gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 09:10 | Northwestern | Leonard Sargent steals the ball from Wilbur Honeycutt | 35-42 |
| 08:44 | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | George Mayo snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Wilbur Honeycutt | 38-42 |
| 07:50 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo lays it up and in | 38-44 |
| 07:26 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by George Mayo | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Roberts (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Mayo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Horne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Twedt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Richards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Virgilio Gallo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Celestin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt is whistled for a carry | 41-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Dwayne Stanhope (SF), Allen Misner (PF) Wilbur Honeycutt, Richard Roberts, Calvin Enos, George Mayo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Payson (PG), Dan McDeavitt (SF), Michael Forney (PF), Roger Woody (C) Leonard Sargent, Gregory Richards, Virgilio Gallo, Brian Celestin | |
| 06:59 | Northwestern | James Bancroft lays it in and he's hacked by Charles Payson - foul #1 on Charles Payson, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson (C) Larry Horne | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:59 | Northwestern | James Bancroft makes the free throw | 44-44 |
| 06:38 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt banks in the layup on a nice dish by Manuel Twedt | 44-46 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | James Bancroft shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-46 |
| 06:09 | Ohio State | Michael Forney gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | Roger Woody clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-46 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | James Bancroft works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-46 |
| 05:40 | Northwestern | Allen Misner pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Roger Woody is called for the reach on Dwayne Stanhope - foul #1 on Roger Woody, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Roberts (SG), Larry Horne (C) Kenneth Henderson, Dennis Parkinson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent (PG) Manuel Twedt | |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | Allen Misner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Forney - foul #2 on Michael Forney, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG) James Bancroft | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | Allen Misner makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | Allen Misner makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 04:48 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 04:47 | Ohio State | Michael Forney grabs the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 04:25 | Ohio State | Michael Forney misses the easy layup | 46-46 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 04:17 | Northwestern | Allen Misner knocks in the shot from the right block | 48-46 |
| 03:58 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-48 |
| 03:37 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-48 |
| 03:35 | Ohio State | Roger Woody snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 03:08 | Ohio State | Michael Forney can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 03:07 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Roberts (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Stanhope (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Allen Misner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Horne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Payson (fresh) SF - Dan McDeavitt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Forney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Roger Woody (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:41 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-48 |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | Michael Forney gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 02:34 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-51 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Michael Forney pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 01:59 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-51 |
| 01:57 | Ohio State | Roger Woody grabs the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 01:35 | Ohio State | Michael Forney can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Dwayne Stanhope - foul #3 on Dwayne Stanhope, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Mayo (PF) Allen Misner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt (SG) Charles Payson | |
| 01:35 | Ohio State | Michael Forney misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 01:35 | Ohio State | Michael Forney makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt is fouled on the floor by Michael Forney - foul #3 on Michael Forney, team foul #5 | 48-52 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Roberts | 51-52 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Dwayne Stanhope picks off the pass by Dan McDeavitt | 51-52 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | George Mayo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Forney - foul #4 on Michael Forney, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | George Mayo makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | George Mayo misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Roberts (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwayne Stanhope (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Mayo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Horne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Twedt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dan McDeavitt (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Forney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. C - Roger Woody (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Ohio State | Michael Forney wins the tip | 52-52 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:36 | Ohio State | Michael Forney knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Leonard Sargent | 52-54 |
| 04:16 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt misses the 3 from the right corner | 52-54 |
| 04:15 | Northwestern | George Mayo hits the follow up shot | 54-54 |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent is fouled on the floor by Richard Roberts - foul #2 on Richard Roberts, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Richards (PG), Charles Payson (SG), Virgilio Gallo (PF), Brian Celestin (C) Leonard Sargent, Dan McDeavitt, Michael Forney, Roger Woody | |
| 03:40 | Ohio State | Charles Payson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | George Mayo gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 03:11 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 03:10 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 02:49 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo's pass is intercepted by Wilbur Honeycutt | 54-54 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Roberts | 57-54 |
| 02:20 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent (PG), Dan McDeavitt (SF) Gregory Richards, Charles Payson | |
| 01:52 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 01:50 | Ohio State | Brian Celestin hits the follow up shot | 57-56 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 01:33 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Forney (PF), Roger Woody (C) Virgilio Gallo, Brian Celestin | |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | George Mayo throws it down on a nice dish by Wilbur Honeycutt | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Roberts (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Mayo (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Larry Horne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Twedt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dan McDeavitt (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Forney (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. C - Roger Woody (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt misses the easy open layup | 62-59 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | George Mayo gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | George Mayo is fouled in the backcourt by Manuel Twedt - foul #2 on Manuel Twedt, team foul #7 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Calvin Enos (SF) Wilbur Honeycutt, Dwayne Stanhope | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | George Mayo misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Leonard Sargent | 62-62 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Dwayne Stanhope (SF) James Bancroft, Calvin Enos | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Larry Horne throws it down | 64-62 |