| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Larry Camper (fresh) SG - Josh Davis (fresh) SF - Ralph Taube (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Barnett (fresh) C - Paul Miltenberger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - James Whittenburg (fresh) SG - Gregory Moldenhauer (fresh) SF - William Murry (fresh) PF - Jerald Messina (fresh) C - Christopher Grimes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Christopher Grimes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:43 | Indiana | Christopher Grimes banks in the layup on a great pass from William Murry and the foul's on Paul Miltenberger - foul #1 on Paul Miltenberger, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:43 | Indiana | Christopher Grimes makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Ohio State | Josh Davis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Jerald Messina | 0-3 |
| 18:51 | Indiana | William Murry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Barnett loses the dribble to Gregory Moldenhauer | 0-3 |
| 18:28 | Indiana | Christopher Grimes misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 18:27 | Indiana | Christopher Grimes tips it in | 0-5 |
| 18:25 | Ohio State | Gregory Moldenhauer steps in front of the Larry Camper pass in the backcourt | 0-5 |
| 18:05 | Indiana | William Murry misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 0-5 |
| 18:03 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:45 | Ohio State | Josh Davis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Miltenberger | 3-5 |
| 17:25 | Indiana | Gregory Moldenhauer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 17:23 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Grimes | 3-5 |
| 17:03 | Indiana | The short jumper by William Murry is denied by Paul Miltenberger | 3-5 |
| 17:02 | Ohio State | Josh Davis grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger hits a jump hook from the left block | 5-5 |
| 16:24 | Indiana | Christopher Grimes knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by William Murry | 5-7 |
| 16:13 | Ohio State | Josh Davis comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 16:12 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube gets the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:00 | Ohio State | Larry Camper is hacked by Jerald Messina - foul #1 on Jerald Messina, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Pitcher (SG), Jim Gutierres (SF), Ted Johnson (C) Josh Davis, Ralph Taube, Paul Miltenberger | |
| Subs | Indiana | Frank Vogt (PG), Roy Veale (SF), Winston Vitale (PF), Brad Higgins (C) James Whittenburg, William Murry, Jerald Messina, Christopher Grimes | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Larry Camper (fresh) SG - James Pitcher (fresh) SF - Jim Gutierres (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Barnett (fresh) C - Ted Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Frank Vogt (fresh) SG - Gregory Moldenhauer (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Roy Veale (fresh) PF - Winston Vitale (fresh) C - Brad Higgins (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Ohio State | Larry Camper clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Brad Higgins - foul #1 on Brad Higgins, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| 15:45 | Ohio State | Larry Camper makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:45 | Ohio State | Larry Camper makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:17 | Indiana | Brad Higgins knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Frank Vogt | 7-9 |
| 14:55 | Ohio State | A charge is called on Larry Camper - foul #1 on Larry Camper, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Koo (PG), Lloyd Crawford (PF) Larry Camper, Jeffrey Barnett | |
| Subs | Indiana | James Whittenburg (PG), William Murry (SF) Frank Vogt, Roy Veale | |
| 14:29 | Indiana | James Whittenburg misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 14:27 | Ohio State | William Koo grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:11 | Ohio State | Lloyd Crawford is fouled on the floor by Winston Vitale - foul #1 on Winston Vitale, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Larry Camper (PG), Josh Davis (SG), Ralph Taube (SF), Paul Miltenberger (C) William Koo, James Pitcher, Jim Gutierres, Ted Johnson | |
| Subs | Indiana | Roy Veale (SG) Gregory Moldenhauer | |
| 14:00 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Winston Vitale - foul #2 on Winston Vitale, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey Barnett (PF) Lloyd Crawford | |
| Subs | Indiana | Christopher Grimes (PF) Winston Vitale | |
| 14:00 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:00 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:00 | Indiana | Brad Higgins pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:35 | Indiana | Christopher Grimes's floater is knocked away by Jeffrey Barnett | 7-9 |
| 13:33 | Indiana | Christopher Grimes tips it in | 7-11 |
| 13:21 | Ohio State | Christopher Grimes takes the ball from Josh Davis after a doubleteam | 7-11 |
| 12:59 | Indiana | Christopher Grimes buries a shot from the free throw line set up by James Whittenburg and he's hacked by Ralph Taube - foul #1 on Ralph Taube, team foul #3 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Frank Vogt (SG), Jerald Messina (PF) James Whittenburg, Brad Higgins | |
| 12:59 | Indiana | Christopher Grimes makes the free throw | 7-14 |
| 12:39 | Ohio State | Josh Davis buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Camper | 9-14 |
| 12:10 | Indiana | Roy Veale misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Larry Camper - foul #2 on Larry Camper, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Koo (PG), James Pitcher (SG), Jim Gutierres (SF) Larry Camper, Josh Davis, Ralph Taube | |
| Subs | Indiana | James Whittenburg (PG), Gregory Moldenhauer (SG) Frank Vogt, William Murry | |
| 12:10 | Indiana | Roy Veale makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:10 | Indiana | Roy Veale makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 11:58 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Barnett misses the shot from just outside the lane | 9-16 |
| 11:57 | Indiana | James Whittenburg snags the defensive board | 9-16 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Koo (fresh) SG - James Pitcher (fresh) SF - Jim Gutierres (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Barnett (fresh) C - Paul Miltenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - James Whittenburg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Moldenhauer (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Roy Veale (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerald Messina (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Grimes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Indiana | Jerald Messina clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Barnett - foul #1 on Jeffrey Barnett, team foul #5 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lloyd Crawford (PF) Jeffrey Barnett | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 11:34 | Indiana | Jerald Messina misses the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 11:34 | Indiana | Jerald Messina misses the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 11:34 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jim Gutierres | 9-16 |
| 11:12 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 9-16 |
| 11:10 | Indiana | Christopher Grimes gets the rebound | 9-16 |
| 10:46 | Indiana | Christopher Grimes is hacked by Paul Miltenberger - foul #2 on Paul Miltenberger, team foul #6 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ralph Taube (SF), Ted Johnson (C) Jim Gutierres, Paul Miltenberger | |
| Subs | Indiana | William Murry (SF), Brad Higgins (C) Roy Veale, Christopher Grimes | |
| 10:27 | Indiana | Brad Higgins misses the lay-in | 9-16 |
| 10:25 | Ohio State | Ted Johnson grabs the board | 9-16 |
| 10:20 | Ohio State | Jerald Messina steps in front of the William Koo pass | 9-16 |
| 09:51 | Indiana | Jerald Messina's fadeaway is rejected by Lloyd Crawford | 9-16 |
| 09:49 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ralph Taube | 9-16 |
| 09:44 | Ohio State | William Koo works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-16 |
| 09:42 | Ohio State | Ted Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 09:19 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Brad Higgins - foul #2 on Brad Higgins, team foul #5 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Josh Davis (SG), Jeffrey Barnett (PF) James Pitcher, Lloyd Crawford | |
| Subs | Indiana | Roy Veale (PG), Frank Vogt (SG), Christopher Grimes (C) James Whittenburg, Gregory Moldenhauer, Brad Higgins | |
| 09:19 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube misses the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 09:19 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 08:51 | Indiana | Jerald Messina buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Roy Veale | 10-18 |
| 08:32 | Ohio State | William Koo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-18 |
| 08:30 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Barnett gets the offensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 08:18 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Barnett is alone and drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Josh Davis out of a doubleteam | 12-18 |
| 07:49 | Indiana | William Koo steps in front of the Frank Vogt pass | 12-18 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Koo (fairly fresh) SG - Josh Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Taube (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ted Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Roy Veale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Vogt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Murry (fresh) PF - Jerald Messina (tiring) 2 pts. C - Christopher Grimes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Ohio State | Josh Davis misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jerald Messina - foul #2 on Jerald Messina, team foul #6 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jim Gutierres (SF) Ralph Taube | |
| Subs | Indiana | James Whittenburg (PG), Gregory Moldenhauer (SG), Winston Vitale (C) Roy Veale, Frank Vogt, Jerald Messina | |
| 07:29 | Ohio State | Josh Davis misses the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 07:29 | Ohio State | Josh Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 07:14 | Indiana | Gregory Moldenhauer misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 13-18 |
| 07:13 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Barnett gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 06:44 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Barnett loses the dribble to Gregory Moldenhauer | 13-18 |
| 06:24 | Indiana | William Koo steals it from Christopher Grimes | 13-18 |
| 06:13 | Ohio State | William Koo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 13-18 |
| 06:11 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Christopher Grimes | 13-18 |
| 05:53 | Indiana | William Murry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Pitcher (SG) Josh Davis | |
| Subs | Indiana | Roy Veale (SF), Brad Higgins (C) William Murry, Christopher Grimes | |
| 05:40 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Barnett buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 05:15 | Indiana | Winston Vitale banks in the layup and the foul's on Jeffrey Barnett - foul #2 on Jeffrey Barnett, team foul #7 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ralph Taube (SF), Lloyd Crawford (PF) Jim Gutierres, Jeffrey Barnett | |
| Subs | Indiana | Frank Vogt (SG) Gregory Moldenhauer | |
| 05:15 | Indiana | Winston Vitale makes the free throw | 15-21 |
| 05:02 | Ohio State | Lloyd Crawford misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-21 |
| 05:00 | Ohio State | Ted Johnson tips it back up and in | 17-21 |
| 04:43 | Indiana | 3 seconds is called on Brad Higgins | 17-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | William Murry (SF) Frank Vogt | |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 17-21 |
| 04:18 | Indiana | William Murry grabs the board | 17-21 |
| 03:51 | Indiana | James Pitcher is called for the reach on Roy Veale - foul #1 on James Pitcher, team foul #8 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Larry Camper (PG), Josh Davis (SG), Jeffrey Barnett (PF), Paul Miltenberger (C) William Koo, James Pitcher, Lloyd Crawford, Ted Johnson | |
| Subs | Indiana | Gregory Moldenhauer (SG), Jerald Messina (PF) James Whittenburg, Winston Vitale | |
| 03:51 | Indiana | Roy Veale makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 03:51 | Indiana | Roy Veale misses the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 03:51 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Barnett grabs the board | 17-22 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Larry Camper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Josh Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Taube (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Barnett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Miltenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Roy Veale (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Moldenhauer (fairly fresh) 3 stl. SF - William Murry (fresh) PF - Jerald Messina (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Brad Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:39 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger hits a wide open runner in the lane on a nice dish by Josh Davis | 19-22 |
| 03:21 | Indiana | Larry Camper steals the ball from Roy Veale | 19-22 |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | Josh Davis misses the easy layup | 19-22 |
| 03:15 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger tips it home | 21-22 |
| 02:52 | Indiana | Gregory Moldenhauer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jim Gutierres (SF) Ralph Taube | |
| Subs | Indiana | James Whittenburg (PG), Christopher Grimes (C) Roy Veale, Brad Higgins | |
| 02:31 | Ohio State | Larry Camper shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-22 |
| 02:29 | Indiana | Christopher Grimes pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| 02:11 | Indiana | Gregory Moldenhauer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-22 |
| 02:10 | Indiana | William Murry tips it back up and in | 21-24 |
| 01:54 | Ohio State | Josh Davis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-24 |
| 01:52 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Barnett tips it home | 23-24 |
| 01:27 | Indiana | Christopher Grimes misses short on a shot in the paint | 23-24 |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | Jim Gutierres grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 01:17 | Ohio State | Josh Davis scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Barnett | 26-24 |
| 01:00 | Indiana | Gregory Moldenhauer's pass is intercepted by Paul Miltenberger | 26-24 |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | Josh Davis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 26-24 |
| 00:45 | Indiana | The rebound goes to William Murry | 26-24 |
| 00:19 | Indiana | Christopher Grimes misses badly on a shot from the left block | 26-24 |
| 00:17 | Indiana | William Murry gets the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 00:01 | Indiana | James Whittenburg is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Barnett - foul #3 on Jeffrey Barnett, team foul #9 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Pitcher (SG), Ralph Taube (SF), Lloyd Crawford (PF), Ted Johnson (C) Josh Davis, Jim Gutierres, Jeffrey Barnett, Paul Miltenberger | |
| Subs | Indiana | Frank Vogt (SG), Roy Veale (SF), Winston Vitale (PF), Brad Higgins (C) Gregory Moldenhauer, William Murry, Jerald Messina, Christopher Grimes | |
| 00:01 | Indiana | James Whittenburg makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 00:01 | Indiana | James Whittenburg misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 00:01 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Winston Vitale | 26-25 |
| 00:00 | Indiana | The clock runs out | 26-25 |