| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) SG - Rubin Ashe (fresh) SF - Gregory Blackshire (fresh) PF - Emery Kasper (fresh) C - Jeffery Bluford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Centeno (fresh) SG - Willie McIlwraith (fresh) SF - Benjamin Murphy (fresh) PF - Patrick Molden (fresh) C - James Hale (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Dayton | The short jumper by Gregory Blackshire is denied by James Hale | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | James Hale gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Ohio State | James Hale lays it up and in on a great pass from Patrick Molden | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Willie McIlwraith | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy misses the easy layup | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Ohio State | Willie McIlwraith grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Ohio State | Rubin Ashe takes the ball from Willie McIlwraith | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | Dayton | Emery Kasper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | Dayton | Richard Smith hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 17:42 | Ohio State | Walter Centeno is called for a charge - foul #1 on Walter Centeno, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alberto Esposito (PG), Joseph Brock (SG), Ted Thornton (SF), Robert Erickson (PF), Boris Cylkowski (C) Richard Smith, Rubin Ashe, Gregory Blackshire, Emery Kasper, Jeffery Bluford | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:13 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Brock | 5-2 |
| 16:59 | Ohio State | Walter Centeno lays it up and in on a nice dish by Benjamin Murphy | 5-4 |
| 16:30 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Brock | 8-4 |
| 16:09 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden misses short on a jump hook from close range | 8-4 |
| 16:08 | Ohio State | Willie McIlwraith can't tip it in | 8-4 |
| 16:07 | Dayton | Robert Erickson grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 15:41 | Dayton | Joseph Brock misses the 3 from the right corner | 8-4 |
| 15:39 | Dayton | Boris Cylkowski hits the follow up shot | 10-4 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Alberto Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joseph Brock (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ted Thornton (fresh) PF - Robert Erickson (fresh) C - Boris Cylkowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Centeno (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Willie McIlwraith (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Benjamin Murphy (fresh) PF - Patrick Molden (fresh) C - James Hale (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden throws it down on a nice dish by Walter Centeno | 10-6 |
| 14:59 | Dayton | Benjamin Murphy picks off the pass by Robert Erickson | 10-6 |
| 14:44 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Willie McIlwraith and the foul's on Alberto Esposito - foul #1 on Alberto Esposito, team foul #1 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Smith (PG), Rubin Ashe (SG), Gregory Blackshire (SF), Emery Kasper (PF), Jeffery Bluford (C) Alberto Esposito, Joseph Brock, Ted Thornton, Robert Erickson, Boris Cylkowski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski (PG), Peter Daniels (SG), Clarence Krahn (SF), Earl Corbin (C) Walter Centeno, Willie McIlwraith, Benjamin Murphy, James Hale | |
| 14:44 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden makes the free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:34 | Dayton | Richard Smith is open and buries a shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Peter Daniels - foul #1 on Peter Daniels, team foul #2 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Hoehn (PF) Patrick Molden | |
| 14:34 | Dayton | Richard Smith misses the free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:34 | Ohio State | James Hoehn gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 14:13 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 12-9 |
| 14:12 | Dayton | Emery Kasper snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 13:44 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire double dribbles | 12-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Willie McIlwraith (SG) Peter Daniels | |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 13:30 | Ohio State | James Hoehn snags the offensive board | 12-9 |
| 13:09 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 13:08 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:46 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford is fouled on the floor by James Hoehn - foul #1 on James Hoehn, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Centeno (PG), Benjamin Murphy (SF), Patrick Molden (PF), James Hale (C) Ross Florkowski, Clarence Krahn, James Hoehn, Earl Corbin | |
| 12:35 | Dayton | Emery Kasper misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-9 |
| 12:34 | Dayton | Emery Kasper snags the offensive board | 12-9 |
| 12:15 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Benjamin Murphy - foul #1 on Benjamin Murphy, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| 12:15 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:15 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford makes the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 11:51 | Ohio State | James Hale hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Emery Kasper - foul #1 on Emery Kasper, team foul #2 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter Daniels (SG) Willie McIlwraith | |
| 11:51 | Ohio State | James Hale makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 11:51 | Ohio State | James Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 11:32 | Dayton | Rubin Ashe can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 14-11 |
| 11:31 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Rubin Ashe (fairly fresh) SF - Gregory Blackshire (fairly fresh) PF - Emery Kasper (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffery Bluford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Centeno (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Daniels (fresh) SF - Benjamin Murphy (fresh) PF - Patrick Molden (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Hale (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Patrick Molden is denied by Jeffery Bluford | 14-11 |
| 11:21 | Dayton | Emery Kasper pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 10:55 | Dayton | Richard Smith can't finish the layup | 14-11 |
| 10:53 | Ohio State | James Hale snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| 10:35 | Ohio State | James Hale is whistled for a carry | 14-11 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alberto Esposito (SG), Ted Thornton (SF), Robert Erickson (PF) Rubin Ashe, Gregory Blackshire, Emery Kasper | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Willie McIlwraith (SG), Clarence Krahn (SF), Earl Corbin (C) Peter Daniels, Benjamin Murphy, James Hale | |
| 10:20 | Dayton | Richard Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-11 |
| 10:18 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Earl Corbin | 14-11 |
| 09:56 | Ohio State | Willie McIlwraith scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Centeno | 14-14 |
| 09:33 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito's floater is knocked away by Willie McIlwraith | 14-14 |
| 09:31 | Dayton | Robert Erickson tips it back up and in | 16-14 |
| 09:19 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rubin Ashe (SG), Gregory Blackshire (SF), Emery Kasper (PF) Alberto Esposito, Ted Thornton, Robert Erickson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski (PG), Benjamin Murphy (SF), James Hoehn (PF), James Hale (C) Walter Centeno, Clarence Krahn, Patrick Molden, Earl Corbin | |
| 08:50 | Dayton | Richard Smith connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Rubin Ashe | 19-14 |
| 08:36 | Ohio State | Gregory Blackshire is called for the reach on Benjamin Murphy - foul #1 on Gregory Blackshire, team foul #3 | 19-14 |
| 08:20 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Willie McIlwraith | 19-16 |
| 08:16 | Dayton | Richard Smith's pass is intercepted by Ross Florkowski in the backcourt | 19-16 |
| 08:00 | Ohio State | Willie McIlwraith lays it in on a great pass from Ross Florkowski | 19-18 |
| 07:31 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-18 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Rubin Ashe (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Blackshire (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Emery Kasper (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffery Bluford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ross Florkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willie McIlwraith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Benjamin Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Hoehn (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Hale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Ohio State | James Hale is hacked by Emery Kasper - foul #2 on Emery Kasper, team foul #4 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alberto Esposito (SG), Ted Thornton (SF), Robert Erickson (PF) Rubin Ashe, Gregory Blackshire, Emery Kasper | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Centeno (PG), Peter Daniels (SG), Clarence Krahn (SF), Patrick Molden (PF), Earl Corbin (C) Ross Florkowski, Willie McIlwraith, Benjamin Murphy, James Hoehn, James Hale | |
| 06:57 | Ohio State | Clarence Krahn slams it home on a nice dish by Patrick Molden | 22-20 |
| 06:37 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 22-20 |
| 06:35 | Ohio State | Walter Centeno snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 06:21 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-20 |
| 06:20 | Dayton | Richard Smith snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 06:09 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Earl Corbin - foul #1 on Earl Corbin, team foul #5 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rubin Ashe (SG), Gregory Blackshire (SF) Alberto Esposito, Ted Thornton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:09 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:09 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:02 | Ohio State | Walter Centeno misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jeffery Bluford - foul #1 on Jeffery Bluford, team foul #5 | 24-20 |
| 06:02 | Ohio State | Walter Centeno makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:02 | Ohio State | Walter Centeno makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:37 | Dayton | Robert Erickson is whistled for traveling | 24-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Willie McIlwraith (SG), Benjamin Murphy (SF), James Hale (C) Peter Daniels, Clarence Krahn, Earl Corbin | |
| 05:27 | Ohio State | James Hale misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 24-22 |
| 05:25 | Ohio State | James Hale tips it in | 24-24 |
| 04:59 | Dayton | Richard Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-24 |
| 04:57 | Ohio State | Willie McIlwraith gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| 04:45 | Ohio State | Willie McIlwraith is hacked by Rubin Ashe - foul #1 on Rubin Ashe, team foul #6 | 24-24 |
| 04:25 | Ohio State | Willie McIlwraith is whistled for traveling | 24-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alberto Esposito (SG), Boris Cylkowski (C) Richard Smith, Jeffery Bluford | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:10 | Dayton | Boris Cylkowski is hacked by James Hale - foul #1 on James Hale, team foul #6 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Smith (PG), Jeffery Bluford (C) Alberto Esposito, Boris Cylkowski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:49 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Benjamin Murphy - foul #2 on Benjamin Murphy, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alberto Esposito (SG), Emery Kasper (PF) Rubin Ashe, Jeffery Bluford | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski (PG), Clarence Krahn (SF), James Hoehn (PF), Earl Corbin (C) Walter Centeno, Benjamin Murphy, Patrick Molden, James Hale | |
| 03:49 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 03:49 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:35 | Ohio State | Willie McIlwraith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 25-24 |
| 03:34 | Dayton | Emery Kasper snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 03:18 | Dayton | Richard Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-24 |
| 03:16 | Ohio State | James Hoehn gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Alberto Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gregory Blackshire (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Emery Kasper (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Erickson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ross Florkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willie McIlwraith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Clarence Krahn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Hoehn (fresh) 3 reb. C - Earl Corbin (fresh) | |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #7 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rubin Ashe (PG), Ted Thornton (SF), Jeffery Bluford (C) Richard Smith, Gregory Blackshire, Robert Erickson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter Daniels (SG) Willie McIlwraith | |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 02:48 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Earl Corbin - foul #2 on Earl Corbin, team foul #8 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Smith (PG), Gregory Blackshire (SF) Rubin Ashe, Ted Thornton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Molden (PF) James Hoehn | |
| 02:48 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:48 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Clarence Krahn drills a jumper in the lane set up by Peter Daniels | 27-27 |
| 02:08 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford makes the contested floater from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 02:06 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Smith - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #8 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rubin Ashe (SG), Ted Thornton (SF) Alberto Esposito, Gregory Blackshire | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Willie McIlwraith (SG), Benjamin Murphy (SF), James Hale (C) Peter Daniels, Clarence Krahn, Earl Corbin | |
| 02:06 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 02:06 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| 01:37 | Dayton | Rubin Ashe is whistled for a carry | 29-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire (SF) Ted Thornton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Centeno (PG) Ross Florkowski | |
| 01:18 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Walter Centeno | 29-29 |
| 01:02 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire blows the layup | 29-29 |
| 01:00 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden loses the dribble to Gregory Blackshire | 29-29 |
| 00:24 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire is whistled for a carry | 29-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alberto Esposito (SG), Ted Thornton (SF), Robert Erickson (C) Richard Smith, Gregory Blackshire, Jeffery Bluford | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Hoehn (PF) Patrick Molden | |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | James Hale misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Erickson - foul #1 on Robert Erickson, team foul #9 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Smith (PG), Jeffery Bluford (C) Alberto Esposito, Robert Erickson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter Daniels (SG) Willie McIlwraith | |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | James Hale misses the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | James Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Ted Thornton misses the halfcourt shot | 29-30 |