| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Sturgeon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Gale (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Felix Haas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank English (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Cox (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roy Brown (fresh) 16 pts. SF - David Davis (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Frank Stubbs (fresh) 8 pts. C - Perry Crum (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Felix Haas inbounds the ball | 35-37 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon makes the contested pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-37 |
| 19:30 | West Virginia | David Davis misses the easy layup | 37-37 |
| 19:29 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs tips it in | 37-39 |
| 19:23 | Ohio State | David Davis steals the ball from Anthony Cox | 37-39 |
| 19:00 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs double dribbles | 37-39 |
| 18:47 | Ohio State | The short jumper by James Sturgeon is denied by Perry Crum | 37-39 |
| 18:45 | West Virginia | David Davis pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 18:33 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Cox - foul #2 on Anthony Cox, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Neff (SG), Wade Foote (SF), Michael Beck (PF), Thomas Griffin (C) John Gale, Felix Haas, Frank English, Anthony Cox | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 18:33 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 18:33 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 18:33 | Ohio State | Thomas Griffin snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 18:16 | Ohio State | Thomas Griffin misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 18:15 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 17:52 | West Virginia | Roy Brown is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Perry Crum | 37-43 |
| 17:40 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 17:38 | West Virginia | Perry Crum pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | Michael Neff is called for the reach on Roy Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Neff, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Guyton (PG) James Sturgeon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:24 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis's pass is intercepted by Michael Beck | 37-43 |
| 17:09 | Ohio State | Wade Foote knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 16:48 | West Virginia | Perry Crum misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-43 |
| 16:47 | Ohio State | Wade Foote gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:42 | Ohio State | Thomas Francis takes the ball from Michael Beck | 40-43 |
| 16:38 | West Virginia | David Davis banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Francis | 40-45 |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | Thomas Griffin's fadeaway is rejected by Perry Crum | 40-45 |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | David Davis pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 16:19 | West Virginia | Timothy Guyton steps in front of the Roy Brown pass in the backcourt | 40-45 |
| 16:18 | Ohio State | Timothy Guyton misses the lay-in | 40-45 |
| 16:16 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Davis | 40-45 |
| 16:12 | West Virginia | Perry Crum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Sturgeon (PG), John Gale (SG), Felix Haas (SF), Frank English (PF), Anthony Cox (C) Timothy Guyton, Michael Neff, Wade Foote, Michael Beck, Thomas Griffin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Bellamy (SF), Louis Johnson (PF), William Mikell (C) David Davis, Frank Stubbs, Perry Crum | |
| 15:59 | Ohio State | John Gale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 15:57 | West Virginia | Louis Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Sturgeon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Gale (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Felix Haas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank English (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Cox (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roy Brown (fairly fresh) 19 pts. SF - Michael Bellamy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Mikell (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:42 | West Virginia | Roy Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-45 |
| 15:40 | West Virginia | William Mikell grabs the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Roy Brown misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 40-45 |
| 15:19 | Ohio State | Anthony Cox gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 15:01 | Ohio State | John Gale lays it up and in | 42-45 |
| 14:41 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis banks in the layup set up by Michael Bellamy | 42-47 |
| 14:36 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-47 |
| 14:10 | West Virginia | Michael Bellamy is open and buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Louis Johnson | 44-50 |
| 14:03 | Ohio State | John Gale is called for traveling | 44-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Guyton (PG), Donald Stacy (SG), Wade Foote (SF), Michael Beck (PF), Thomas Griffin (C) James Sturgeon, John Gale, Felix Haas, Frank English, Anthony Cox | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding (PG), David Davis (SF), Frank Stubbs (PF), Perry Crum (C) Thomas Francis, Roy Brown, Louis Johnson, William Mikell | |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs lays it up and in on a great pass from David Davis | 44-52 |
| 13:25 | Ohio State | Michael Beck comes up short on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Frank Stubbs - foul #3 on Frank Stubbs, team foul #1 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Neff (SG) Donald Stacy | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 13:25 | Ohio State | Michael Beck misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 13:25 | Ohio State | Michael Beck misses the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 13:25 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 12:58 | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding loses the dribble to Thomas Griffin | 44-52 |
| 12:49 | Ohio State | Wade Foote is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 44-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Krueger (C) Thomas Griffin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Louis Johnson (PF), William Mikell (C) Frank Stubbs, Perry Crum | |
| 12:23 | West Virginia | David Davis blows the wide open layup | 44-52 |
| 12:22 | Ohio State | William Krueger snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 12:14 | Ohio State | Timothy Guyton is whistled for a carry | 44-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Sturgeon (PG), Donald Stacy (SG), Felix Haas (SF), Anthony Cox (C) Timothy Guyton, Michael Neff, Wade Foote, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roy Brown (SG) Michael Bellamy | |
| 12:10 | West Virginia | Donald Stacy steals it from Clyde Gooding in the backcourt | 44-52 |
| 12:09 | Ohio State | Donald Stacy hits the finger roll | 46-52 |
| 11:44 | West Virginia | David Davis drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Clyde Gooding and he's hacked by Felix Haas - foul #2 on Felix Haas, team foul #3 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Gale (SG), Frank English (PF) Felix Haas, Anthony Cox | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Francis (PG), Frank Stubbs (PF) Roy Brown, Louis Johnson | |
| 11:44 | West Virginia | David Davis misses the free throw | 46-54 |
| 11:44 | Ohio State | Frank English grabs the board | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Sturgeon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Gale (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Stacy (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Frank English (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - William Krueger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Clyde Gooding (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Davis (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Stubbs (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Mikell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:21 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 46-54 |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | David Davis grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 11:17 | West Virginia | John Gale steps in front of the William Mikell pass in the backcourt | 46-54 |
| 11:15 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Gale | 48-54 |
| 10:57 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by William Mikell | 48-56 |
| 10:50 | Ohio State | John Gale misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-56 |
| 10:49 | West Virginia | William Mikell pulls down the rebound | 48-56 |
| 10:47 | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding is hacked by John Gale in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Gale, team foul #4 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Neff (SG), Wade Foote (SF), Michael Beck (PF), Thomas Griffin (C) James Sturgeon, John Gale, Frank English, William Krueger | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Louis Johnson (PF), Perry Crum (C) Frank Stubbs, William Mikell | |
| 10:28 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 48-56 |
| 10:27 | Ohio State | Thomas Griffin grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 10:22 | Ohio State | Donald Stacy misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 10:21 | West Virginia | Louis Johnson grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 10:17 | West Virginia | Perry Crum is hacked by Thomas Griffin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Griffin, team foul #5 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Guyton (PG) Donald Stacy | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roy Brown (SG), Michael Bellamy (SF) Clyde Gooding, David Davis | |
| 10:06 | West Virginia | Louis Johnson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Louis Johnson, team foul #2 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Felix Haas (SF) Wade Foote | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:47 | Ohio State | Timothy Guyton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-56 |
| 09:45 | Ohio State | Thomas Griffin tips it back up and in | 50-56 |
| 09:27 | West Virginia | Michael Bellamy makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-59 |
| 09:23 | Ohio State | Timothy Guyton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 09:22 | West Virginia | Roy Brown grabs the board | 50-59 |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | Roy Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-59 |
| 08:57 | West Virginia | Perry Crum tips it back up and in | 50-61 |
| 08:44 | Ohio State | Thomas Griffin makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Neff | 53-61 |
| 08:38 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Bellamy | 53-63 |
| 08:27 | Ohio State | Michael Neff is hacked by Louis Johnson - foul #3 on Louis Johnson, team foul #3 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Sturgeon (PG), John Gale (SG), Wade Foote (SF), William Krueger (PF), Anthony Cox (C) Timothy Guyton, Michael Neff, Felix Haas, Michael Beck, Thomas Griffin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding (PG), David Davis (SF), Frank Stubbs (PF), William Mikell (C) Thomas Francis, Michael Bellamy, Louis Johnson, Perry Crum | |
| 08:22 | Ohio State | John Gale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-63 |
| 08:20 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon tips it in | 55-63 |
| 08:01 | West Virginia | Roy Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 07:59 | West Virginia | William Mikell snags the offensive board | 55-63 |
| 07:36 | West Virginia | David Davis misses the jumpshot from the right side | 55-63 |
| 07:34 | West Virginia | William Mikell tips it in | 55-65 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Sturgeon (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Gale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Wade Foote (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Krueger (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Cox (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clyde Gooding (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Brown (tiring) 19 pts. SF - David Davis (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Stubbs (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Mikell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-65 |
| 07:29 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Frank Stubbs | 55-65 |
| 07:14 | West Virginia | David Davis misses badly on a shot from the right side | 55-65 |
| 07:12 | Ohio State | Anthony Cox pulls down the rebound | 55-65 |
| 07:08 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-65 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Stacy (SG), Frank English (PF) John Gale, William Krueger | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Francis (PG), Perry Crum (C) Clyde Gooding, William Mikell | |
| 07:03 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis loses the dribble to Wade Foote in the backcourt | 55-65 |
| 07:01 | Ohio State | Frank English banks in the layup set up by Wade Foote | 57-65 |
| 06:33 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Frank English - foul #2 on Frank English, team foul #6 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Felix Haas (SF), Michael Beck (C) Wade Foote, Anthony Cox | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Bellamy (SF), Louis Johnson (C) David Davis, Perry Crum | |
| 06:33 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 06:33 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 06:16 | Ohio State | Louis Johnson takes the ball from Michael Beck | 57-67 |
| 05:55 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-67 |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon grabs the defensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 05:50 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Thomas Francis - foul #2 on Thomas Francis, team foul #4 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Guyton (SF), Thomas Griffin (C) Felix Haas, Frank English | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding (PG), David Davis (SF), Perry Crum (C) Thomas Francis, Roy Brown, Frank Stubbs | |
| 05:50 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 05:50 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 05:28 | West Virginia | Michael Bellamy is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Michael Bellamy, team foul #5 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Neff (SG), Felix Haas (SF) James Sturgeon, Donald Stacy | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs (PF) Louis Johnson | |
| 05:10 | Ohio State | Michael Beck misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Bellamy - foul #3 on Michael Bellamy, team foul #6 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Gale (SG), Wade Foote (SF) Michael Neff, Felix Haas | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Mikell (C) Perry Crum | |
| 05:10 | Ohio State | Michael Beck misses the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 05:10 | Ohio State | Michael Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 04:50 | West Virginia | Michael Bellamy misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 60-67 |
| 04:48 | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding gets the offensive rebound | 60-67 |
| 04:28 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 60-67 |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | Timothy Guyton gets the rebound | 60-67 |
| 04:22 | Ohio State | John Gale can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 60-67 |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Frank Stubbs | 60-67 |
| 04:18 | West Virginia | David Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Wade Foote - foul #1 on Wade Foote, team foul #7 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Stacy (PG), Michael Neff (SG), Frank English (PF), William Krueger (C) Timothy Guyton, John Gale, Michael Beck, Thomas Griffin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Francis (PG), Roy Brown (SG), Louis Johnson (PF), Perry Crum (C) Clyde Gooding, Michael Bellamy, Frank Stubbs, William Mikell | |
| 04:18 | West Virginia | David Davis misses the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 04:18 | Ohio State | Frank English gets the rebound | 60-67 |
| 04:01 | Ohio State | Donald Stacy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-67 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | Michael Neff grabs the offensive board | 60-67 |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | Donald Stacy loses the ball out of bounds | 60-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Sturgeon (PG), Anthony Cox (C) Wade Foote, William Krueger | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:46 | West Virginia | Michael Neff steals the ball from Roy Brown in the backcourt | 60-67 |
| 03:37 | Ohio State | Roy Brown picks off the pass by Michael Neff | 60-67 |
| 03:34 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis banks in the layup on a great pass from Roy Brown | 60-69 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Sturgeon (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Neff (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Stacy (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Frank English (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Cox (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (tiring) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roy Brown (tiring) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Davis (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Louis Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Perry Crum (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:16 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon misses the floater from the right side | 60-69 |
| 03:14 | West Virginia | Perry Crum gets the rebound | 60-69 |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | Roy Brown can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 60-69 |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | Anthony Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 60-69 |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Gale (SG), Felix Haas (SF), Michael Beck (PF) Michael Neff, Donald Stacy, Frank English | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding (SG), Michael Bellamy (SF), William Mikell (C) Roy Brown, David Davis, Perry Crum | |
| 02:44 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-69 |
| 02:44 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frank English (PF) Michael Beck | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:27 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis misses the easy layup | 63-69 |
| 02:25 | Ohio State | Frank English pulls down the rebound | 63-69 |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Thomas Francis steals it from Anthony Cox | 63-69 |
| 02:07 | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding throws it down set up by Thomas Francis | 63-71 |
| 02:01 | Ohio State | William Mikell denies the turnaround by James Sturgeon | 63-71 |
| 01:59 | Ohio State | Frank English tips it back up and in | 65-71 |
| 01:59 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roy Brown (SG), David Davis (SF), Frank Stubbs (PF), Perry Crum (C) Clyde Gooding, Michael Bellamy, Louis Johnson, William Mikell | |
| 01:33 | West Virginia | John Gale steals the ball from Roy Brown | 65-71 |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon makes the contested fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Perry Crum - foul #2 on Perry Crum, team foul #7 | 67-71 |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon misses the free throw | 67-71 |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | Anthony Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 67-71 |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Felix Haas | 70-71 |
| 00:44 | West Virginia | Roy Brown makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 70-73 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-73 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis gets the rebound | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | James Sturgeon is called for the reach on Thomas Francis in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Sturgeon, team foul #8 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Bellamy (SF) David Davis | |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis misses the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Frank English grabs the board | 70-73 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-73 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Michael Bellamy gets the rebound | 70-73 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Michael Bellamy is hacked by James Sturgeon in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Sturgeon, team foul #9 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Guyton (PG) James Sturgeon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Michael Bellamy makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Michael Bellamy makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | John Gale misses short on a halfcourt shot | 70-75 |