| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Centeno (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willie McIlwraith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Benjamin Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Patrick Molden (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gerald Young (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Robert Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Warner Inniss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Cope (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Dillman (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Warner Inniss inbounds the ball | 31-37 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:46 | DePaul | Robert Marshall misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-37 |
| 19:45 | Ohio State | Willie McIlwraith snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | Robert Marshall takes the ball from Willie McIlwraith | 31-37 |
| 19:15 | DePaul | Gerald Young misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-37 |
| 19:13 | Ohio State | Walter Centeno grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 19:04 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gerald Young - foul #2 on Gerald Young, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| 19:04 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 19:04 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:51 | DePaul | Gerald Young is hacked by James Hale - foul #3 on James Hale, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 18:41 | DePaul | Gerald Young shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Walter Centeno - foul #2 on Walter Centeno, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| 18:41 | DePaul | Gerald Young makes the free throw | 32-40 |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | Walter Centeno hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 18:06 | DePaul | Gerald Young is hacked by Walter Centeno during a doubleteam - foul #3 on Walter Centeno, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dave Fox (C) John Dillman | |
| 17:53 | DePaul | Gerald Young shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 17:52 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 17:38 | Ohio State | James Hale comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Dave Fox - foul #1 on Dave Fox, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski (PG), Clarence Krahn (SF) Walter Centeno, Benjamin Murphy | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mauro Ricci (PG), Elton Downing (SF), Telek Cipkowski (PF) Gerald Young, Warner Inniss, David Cope | |
| 17:38 | Ohio State | James Hale misses the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 17:38 | Ohio State | James Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 17:17 | DePaul | Robert Marshall misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 17:15 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Telek Cipkowski | 36-40 |
| 16:53 | DePaul | Ross Florkowski takes the ball from Robert Marshall | 36-40 |
| 16:50 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski banks in the layup | 38-40 |
| 16:33 | DePaul | Mauro Ricci connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 16:10 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Hale | 40-43 |
| 15:46 | DePaul | Mauro Ricci misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 15:44 | Ohio State | James Hale gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ross Florkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie McIlwraith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Clarence Krahn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Molden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - James Hale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Mauro Ricci (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Marshall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Elton Downing (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Telek Cipkowski (fresh) C - Dave Fox (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden makes the runner in the lane | 42-43 |
| 15:09 | DePaul | Robert Marshall can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Willie McIlwraith | 42-43 |
| 15:04 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mauro Ricci - foul #2 on Mauro Ricci, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter Daniels (SG), Benjamin Murphy (SF), James Hoehn (PF), Earl Corbin (C) Willie McIlwraith, Clarence Krahn, Patrick Molden, James Hale | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gerald Young (PG), Warner Inniss (SF), David Cope (PF), John Dillman (C) Mauro Ricci, Elton Downing, Telek Cipkowski, Dave Fox | |
| 15:04 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 15:04 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 14:50 | DePaul | Warner Inniss misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Benjamin Murphy - foul #1 on Benjamin Murphy, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Centeno (PG) Ross Florkowski | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 14:50 | DePaul | Warner Inniss makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 14:50 | DePaul | Warner Inniss makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 14:26 | Ohio State | Earl Corbin misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by John Dillman - foul #2 on John Dillman, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| 14:26 | Ohio State | Earl Corbin misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 14:26 | Ohio State | Earl Corbin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 14:18 | DePaul | Gerald Young splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 14:16 | Ohio State | Earl Corbin grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 13:59 | Ohio State | Earl Corbin is whistled for traveling | 45-45 |
| 13:40 | DePaul | David Cope misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-45 |
| 13:39 | Ohio State | Peter Daniels gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | Peter Daniels comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-45 |
| 13:34 | Ohio State | Earl Corbin gets the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 13:21 | Ohio State | James Hoehn steps out of bounds on the baseline | 45-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mauro Ricci (SG) Robert Marshall | |
| 13:07 | DePaul | Gerald Young comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 13:06 | DePaul | Warner Inniss misses the tip | 45-45 |
| 13:05 | DePaul | John Dillman tips it home | 45-47 |
| 12:45 | Ohio State | Peter Daniels throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clarence Krahn (SF), Richard Schultz (PF) Benjamin Murphy, James Hoehn | |
| Subs | DePaul | Elton Downing (SF), Telek Cipkowski (PF) Warner Inniss, David Cope | |
| 12:21 | DePaul | Gerald Young connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Dillman | 45-49 |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | Peter Daniels makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 11:32 | DePaul | Gerald Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski (PG), Willie McIlwraith (SG), Patrick Molden (PF), James Hoehn (C) Walter Centeno, Peter Daniels, Richard Schultz, Earl Corbin | |
| Subs | DePaul | Warner Inniss (SG), Dave Fox (C) Mauro Ricci, John Dillman | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ross Florkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie McIlwraith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Clarence Krahn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Molden (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Hoehn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gerald Young (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SG - Warner Inniss (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Elton Downing (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Telek Cipkowski (fresh) C - Dave Fox (fresh) | |
| 11:13 | Ohio State | James Hoehn hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 48-49 |
| 11:11 | DePaul | Dave Fox grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 10:48 | DePaul | Warner Inniss can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Patrick Molden - foul #3 on Patrick Molden, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy (SF), James Hale (C) Clarence Krahn, James Hoehn | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Marshall (SG), David Cope (PF) Gerald Young, Telek Cipkowski | |
| 10:48 | DePaul | Warner Inniss makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:48 | DePaul | Warner Inniss makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 10:26 | Ohio State | David Cope blocks the short jumper by Benjamin Murphy | 48-51 |
| 10:25 | DePaul | Dave Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 10:17 | DePaul | Robert Marshall clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 10:16 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Benjamin Murphy | 48-51 |
| 10:02 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Warner Inniss - foul #1 on Warner Inniss, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mauro Ricci (PG), Ratko Domanski (SF) Warner Inniss, Elton Downing | |
| 10:02 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 10:02 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 09:42 | DePaul | James Hale steals the ball from Mauro Ricci | 50-51 |
| 09:22 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by James Hale | 52-51 |
| 09:11 | DePaul | Mauro Ricci can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 09:09 | DePaul | Dave Fox hits the follow up shot | 52-53 |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden's fadeaway is rejected by Dave Fox | 52-53 |
| 08:49 | DePaul | Mauro Ricci pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 08:43 | DePaul | David Cope can't finish the layup | 52-53 |
| 08:42 | Ohio State | James Hale grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 08:36 | Ohio State | Willie McIlwraith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Centeno (PG), Peter Daniels (SG), Clarence Krahn (SF), James Hoehn (PF), Earl Corbin (C) Ross Florkowski, Willie McIlwraith, Benjamin Murphy, Patrick Molden, James Hale | |
| Subs | DePaul | Warner Inniss (SG), Elton Downing (SF), Telek Cipkowski (PF), John Dillman (C) Robert Marshall, Ratko Domanski, David Cope, Dave Fox | |
| 08:17 | DePaul | Mauro Ricci hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Elton Downing | 52-55 |
| 08:04 | Ohio State | Walter Centeno misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-55 |
| 08:02 | Ohio State | Earl Corbin tips it but misses | 52-55 |
| 08:01 | DePaul | Warner Inniss grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 07:51 | DePaul | Warner Inniss is called for traveling | 52-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gerald Young (PG) Mauro Ricci | |
| 07:29 | Ohio State | Earl Corbin hits a driving attempt in the lane | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Centeno (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Peter Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Krahn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Hoehn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Corbin (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gerald Young (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Warner Inniss (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Elton Downing (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Telek Cipkowski (fresh) C - John Dillman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | DePaul | Earl Corbin denies the turnaround by Warner Inniss | 54-55 |
| 07:17 | Ohio State | Peter Daniels grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 07:01 | Ohio State | Clarence Krahn can't connect on a jumper from close range | 54-55 |
| 07:00 | DePaul | Telek Cipkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 06:47 | DePaul | James Hoehn picks off the pass by Gerald Young | 54-55 |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | Walter Centeno hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 54-55 |
| 06:25 | DePaul | Elton Downing grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 06:12 | DePaul | John Dillman misses long on an open turnaround near the basket | 54-55 |
| 06:10 | Ohio State | Earl Corbin grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 05:52 | Ohio State | James Hoehn misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 54-55 |
| 05:51 | DePaul | John Dillman pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 05:47 | DePaul | Gerald Young misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 05:45 | Ohio State | Earl Corbin snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 05:45 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Willie McIlwraith (SG), Benjamin Murphy (SF), Patrick Molden (PF), James Hale (C) Peter Daniels, Clarence Krahn, James Hoehn, Earl Corbin | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mauro Ricci (PG), Robert Marshall (SG), Ratko Domanski (SF), David Cope (PF), Dave Fox (C) Gerald Young, Warner Inniss, Elton Downing, Telek Cipkowski, John Dillman | |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden buries a floater from the free throw line | 56-55 |
| 05:12 | DePaul | Ratko Domanski can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-55 |
| 05:11 | DePaul | Dave Fox gets the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 05:01 | DePaul | Mauro Ricci misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | Willie McIlwraith snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 04:30 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden is hacked by David Cope - foul #1 on David Cope, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski (PG) Walter Centeno | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gerald Young (PG), Warner Inniss (SF) Mauro Ricci, Ratko Domanski | |
| 04:17 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by David Cope - foul #2 on David Cope, team foul #7 | 56-55 |
| 04:17 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:17 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 04:05 | DePaul | Gerald Young shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Marshall | 58-58 |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden misses long on a shot in the paint | 58-58 |
| 03:54 | Ohio State | James Hale tips it back up and in | 60-58 |
| 03:45 | DePaul | Warner Inniss clanks a runner from the baseline | 60-58 |
| 03:44 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Benjamin Murphy | 60-58 |
| 03:39 | Ohio State | Willie McIlwraith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-58 |
| 03:38 | DePaul | David Cope grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 03:32 | DePaul | Gerald Young connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-61 |
| 03:25 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden's floater is tipped away by David Cope | 60-61 |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden tips it home | 62-61 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ross Florkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie McIlwraith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Benjamin Murphy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Molden (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Hale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gerald Young (fresh) 22 pts. SG - Robert Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Warner Inniss (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Cope (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Dave Fox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | DePaul | Gerald Young misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 62-61 |
| 03:07 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Hale | 62-61 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy jams it on a great pass from Ross Florkowski | 64-61 |
| 02:38 | DePaul | Robert Marshall is hacked by James Hale - foul #4 on James Hale, team foul #6 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Centeno (PG), Peter Daniels (SG), Clarence Krahn (SF), James Hoehn (PF), Earl Corbin (C) Ross Florkowski, Willie McIlwraith, Benjamin Murphy, Patrick Molden, James Hale | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mauro Ricci (PG), Elton Downing (SF), Telek Cipkowski (PF), John Dillman (C) Gerald Young, Warner Inniss, David Cope, Dave Fox | |
| 02:24 | DePaul | Elton Downing double dribbles | 64-61 |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Willie McIlwraith (SG), Patrick Molden (PF) Peter Daniels, James Hoehn | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gerald Young (PG), Warner Inniss (SF) Mauro Ricci, Elton Downing | |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Walter Centeno comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 64-61 |
| 01:55 | DePaul | Telek Cipkowski grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 01:45 | DePaul | Gerald Young is fouled on the floor by Patrick Molden - foul #4 on Patrick Molden, team foul #7 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy (SF), James Hale (C) Clarence Krahn, Earl Corbin | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Cope (PF) Telek Cipkowski | |
| 01:45 | DePaul | Gerald Young makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 01:45 | DePaul | Gerald Young misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 01:45 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Hale | 64-62 |
| 01:34 | Ohio State | James Hale misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-62 |
| 01:33 | DePaul | David Cope snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 01:10 | DePaul | David Cope drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Dillman | 64-64 |
| 00:55 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-64 |
| 00:53 | DePaul | Warner Inniss snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 00:37 | DePaul | Gerald Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Walter Centeno connects on the floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Warner Inniss - foul #2 on Warner Inniss, team foul #8 | 66-64 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Walter Centeno makes the free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:09 | DePaul | DePaul calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| 00:04 | DePaul | Gerald Young misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | James Hale gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | James Hale runs out the clock | 67-64 |