| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robin Milan (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Fred Bosarge (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Irvin Edmonds (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Hollman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrell Duff (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Nussbaum (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman inbounds the ball | 35-23 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-23 |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 19:13 | Ohio State | Robin Milan is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-23 |
| 18:50 | UC Riverside | Fred Bosarge can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-23 |
| 18:49 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley snags the defensive board | 38-23 |
| 18:25 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Irvin Edmonds - foul #2 on Irvin Edmonds, team foul #1 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski (PG), Johnny Baumann (SG), Jerome Williams (SF), Kristopher Owen (C) Fred Bosarge, Irvin Edmonds, Steven Hollman, John Nussbaum | |
| 18:25 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom misses the 1st free throw | 38-23 |
| 18:25 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom misses the 2nd free throw | 38-23 |
| 18:25 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff gets the rebound | 38-23 |
| 18:04 | UC Riverside | Kristopher Owen evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-23 |
| 18:03 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski pulls down the rebound | 38-23 |
| 17:56 | Ohio State | Thomas Orcholski is called for the reach on Kenneth Cearley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Orcholski, team foul #2 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek (SG), Ronald Blanton (C) Robin Milan, Kenneth Nelson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Santos Gutierrez (C) Darrell Duff | |
| 17:37 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Cearley | 40-23 |
| 17:22 | UC Riverside | Jerome Williams connects on the runner in the paint | 40-25 |
| 16:59 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 40-25 |
| 16:58 | UC Riverside | Santos Gutierrez pulls down the rebound | 40-25 |
| 16:37 | UC Riverside | Kristopher Owen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-25 |
| 16:36 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley grabs the defensive rebound | 40-25 |
| 16:21 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 40-25 |
| 16:19 | UC Riverside | Jerome Williams snags the defensive board | 40-25 |
| 16:00 | UC Riverside | Kristopher Owen shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Johnny Baumann | 40-27 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Blanton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Thomas Orcholski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Baumann (fairly fresh) SF - Jerome Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kristopher Owen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Santos Gutierrez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:57 | Ohio State | Santos Gutierrez steals the ball from Dikembe Chisom in the backcourt | 40-27 |
| 15:44 | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski travels with the ball | 40-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Robin Milan (SG), Kenneth Nelson (C) Kenneth Cearley, Dima Sedlacek, Ronald Blanton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Fred Bosarge (PG), Irvin Edmonds (SG), Steven Hollman (SF), Darrell Duff (PF), John Nussbaum (C) Thomas Orcholski, Johnny Baumann, Jerome Williams, Kristopher Owen, Santos Gutierrez | |
| 15:25 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson is fouled on the floor by John Nussbaum - foul #2 on John Nussbaum, team foul #3 | 40-27 |
| 15:04 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Reynaldo Rossi | 42-27 |
| 14:47 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Nelson takes the ball from John Nussbaum | 42-27 |
| 14:31 | Ohio State | Robin Milan connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Reynaldo Rossi | 44-27 |
| 14:11 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 44-27 |
| 14:10 | UC Riverside | Irvin Edmonds grabs the offensive rebound | 44-27 |
| 13:57 | UC Riverside | John Nussbaum misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-27 |
| 13:56 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Chisom | 44-27 |
| 13:32 | Ohio State | Robin Milan is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-27 |
| 13:30 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman snags the defensive board | 44-27 |
| 13:09 | UC Riverside | Robin Milan picks off the pass by Steven Hollman | 44-27 |
| 13:06 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi lays it up and in on a great pass from Robin Milan | 46-27 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:47 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman is hacked by Kenneth Nelson - foul #1 on Kenneth Nelson, team foul #1 | 46-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Dima Sedlacek (SG), Ronald Blanton (PF) Reynaldo Rossi, Dikembe Chisom, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski (PG), Johnny Baumann (SG), Jerome Williams (SF), Kristopher Owen (PF), Santos Gutierrez (C) Fred Bosarge, Irvin Edmonds, Steven Hollman, Darrell Duff, John Nussbaum | |
| 12:29 | UC Riverside | Jerome Williams makes the driving attempt from the right block | 46-29 |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | Robin Milan connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Dima Sedlacek | 49-29 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robin Milan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ronald Blanton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Nelson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Thomas Orcholski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Baumann (fresh) SF - Jerome Williams (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kristopher Owen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Santos Gutierrez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:48 | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-29 |
| 11:47 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton grabs the defensive rebound | 49-29 |
| 11:34 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-29 |
| 11:33 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton misses the tip | 49-29 |
| 11:32 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley tips it but misses | 49-29 |
| 11:30 | UC Riverside | Kristopher Owen grabs the board | 49-29 |
| 11:15 | UC Riverside | Johnny Baumann buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-32 |
| 10:53 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton hits the finger roll | 51-32 |
| 10:36 | UC Riverside | Kristopher Owen misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ronald Blanton - foul #2 on Ronald Blanton, team foul #2 | 51-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom (SF), Toni Przybyszewski (PF) Robin Milan, Ronald Blanton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Pohlman (PG), Irvin Edmonds (SG), Steven Hollman (SF), Darrell Duff (PF) Thomas Orcholski, Johnny Baumann, Jerome Williams, Santos Gutierrez | |
| 10:36 | UC Riverside | Kristopher Owen makes the 1st free throw | 51-33 |
| 10:36 | UC Riverside | Kristopher Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-34 |
| 10:34 | Ohio State | Lee Pohlman is called for the reach on Kenneth Cearley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lee Pohlman, team foul #4 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jason Stewart (C) Kristopher Owen | |
| 10:15 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-34 |
| 10:02 | UC Riverside | Dima Sedlacek takes the ball from Darrell Duff | 51-34 |
| 09:59 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek lays it up and in | 53-34 |
| 09:37 | UC Riverside | Jason Stewart makes the jumper near the basket | 53-36 |
| 09:34 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek is hacked by Lee Pohlman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lee Pohlman, team foul #5 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (SG), Ronald Blanton (C) Dima Sedlacek, Kenneth Nelson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Fred Bosarge (PG), John Nussbaum (C) Lee Pohlman, Jason Stewart | |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 53-36 |
| 09:20 | UC Riverside | John Nussbaum gets the rebound | 53-36 |
| 09:16 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Dikembe Chisom - foul #2 on Dikembe Chisom, team foul #3 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robin Milan (SG) Kenneth Cearley | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jerome Williams (SG) Irvin Edmonds | |
| 09:16 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 09:16 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 09:12 | Ohio State | Fred Bosarge is called for the reach on Reynaldo Rossi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fred Bosarge, team foul #6 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Irvin Edmonds (SG), Kristopher Owen (PF) Steven Hollman, Darrell Duff | |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Nussbaum - foul #3 on John Nussbaum, team foul #7 | 53-38 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 08:45 | UC Riverside | John Nussbaum lays it in on a nice dish by Irvin Edmonds and the foul's on Robin Milan - foul #1 on Robin Milan, team foul #4 | 55-40 |
| 08:45 | UC Riverside | John Nussbaum makes the free throw | 55-41 |
| 08:21 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski blows the layup but the foul's on John Nussbaum - foul #4 on John Nussbaum, team foul #8 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Kenneth Nelson (C) Reynaldo Rossi, Ronald Blanton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Pohlman (PG), Jason Stewart (C) Fred Bosarge, John Nussbaum | |
| 08:21 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 08:21 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 08:05 | UC Riverside | Irvin Edmonds comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 57-41 |
| 08:03 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson grabs the board | 57-41 |
| 07:39 | Ohio State | Robin Milan knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kenneth Cearley | 60-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robin Milan (tiring) 18 pts. 7 reb. SF - Dikembe Chisom (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Nelson (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Lee Pohlman (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Irvin Edmonds (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kristopher Owen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:28 | UC Riverside | Lee Pohlman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek (SG) Robin Milan | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Fred Bosarge (PG), Thomas Orcholski (SG), Johnny Baumann (SF), Darrell Duff (PF), Santos Gutierrez (C) Lee Pohlman, Irvin Edmonds, Jerome Williams, Kristopher Owen, Jason Stewart | |
| 06:59 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kenneth Nelson | 63-41 |
| 06:44 | UC Riverside | Fred Bosarge is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Cearley - foul #1 on Kenneth Cearley, team foul #5 | 63-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Ronald Blanton (C) Kenneth Cearley, Kenneth Nelson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman (SF), John Nussbaum (C) Fred Bosarge, Santos Gutierrez | |
| 06:27 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff lays it in on a nice dish by Johnny Baumann and he's fouled by Ronald Blanton - foul #3 on Ronald Blanton, team foul #6 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Fred Bosarge (PG) Johnny Baumann | |
| 06:27 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff makes the free throw | 63-44 |
| 06:02 | Ohio State | Steven Hollman steals it from Toni Przybyszewski | 63-44 |
| 05:59 | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski lays it up and in on a great pass from Steven Hollman | 63-46 |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 63-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robin Milan (SF), Kenneth Nelson (C) Dikembe Chisom, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Irvin Edmonds (SG) Thomas Orcholski | |
| 05:49 | UC Riverside | Irvin Edmonds knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Fred Bosarge | 63-49 |
| 05:27 | Ohio State | Robin Milan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-49 |
| 05:26 | UC Riverside | Fred Bosarge grabs the board | 63-49 |
| 05:17 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater near the basket | 63-51 |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | Robin Milan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG) Reynaldo Rossi | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Pohlman (PG), Johnny Baumann (SG), Jerome Williams (SF), Kristopher Owen (PF), Santos Gutierrez (C) Fred Bosarge, Irvin Edmonds, Steven Hollman, Darrell Duff, John Nussbaum | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:37 | UC Riverside | Kristopher Owen's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Nelson | 63-51 |
| 04:35 | UC Riverside | Johnny Baumann tips it home | 63-53 |
| 04:08 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 04:06 | UC Riverside | Johnny Baumann grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 04:02 | UC Riverside | Jerome Williams misses the wide open driving attempt from the baseline | 63-53 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | Robin Milan snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Ohio State | Robin Milan makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Cearley | 66-53 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dima Sedlacek (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robin Milan (tiring) 21 pts. 8 reb. PF - Ronald Blanton (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Nelson (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Lee Pohlman (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Johnny Baumann (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jerome Williams (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kristopher Owen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Santos Gutierrez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:25 | UC Riverside | Johnny Baumann misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-53 |
| 03:23 | Ohio State | Robin Milan grabs the defensive rebound | 66-53 |
| 03:01 | Ohio State | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Nelson is blocked by Jerome Williams | 66-53 |
| 03:00 | UC Riverside | Santos Gutierrez gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| 02:50 | UC Riverside | Ronald Blanton steps in front of the Lee Pohlman pass | 66-53 |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | Robin Milan hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-53 |
| 02:07 | UC Riverside | Johnny Baumann is called for traveling | 69-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (SG), Dikembe Chisom (SF), Toni Przybyszewski (PF) Dima Sedlacek, Robin Milan, Ronald Blanton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski (PG), Jason Stewart (C) Lee Pohlman, Santos Gutierrez | |
| 01:49 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kristopher Owen - foul #2 on Kristopher Owen, team foul #9 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robin Milan (SG) Reynaldo Rossi | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Santos Gutierrez (C) Jason Stewart | |
| 01:49 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski makes the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 01:49 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:35 | UC Riverside | Toni Przybyszewski denies the turnaround by Johnny Baumann | 71-53 |
| 01:34 | UC Riverside | Santos Gutierrez grabs the offensive rebound | 71-53 |
| 01:26 | UC Riverside | Johnny Baumann is whistled for a carry | 71-53 |
| 01:24 | Ohio State | Robin Milan is hacked by Johnny Baumann in the backcourt - foul #2 on Johnny Baumann, team foul #10 | 71-53 |
| 01:24 | Ohio State | Robin Milan makes the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 01:24 | Ohio State | Robin Milan misses the 2nd free throw | 72-53 |
| 01:24 | UC Riverside | Kristopher Owen pulls down the rebound | 72-53 |
| 01:14 | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 72-53 |
| 01:13 | UC Riverside | Santos Gutierrez grabs the offensive rebound | 72-53 |
| 01:08 | UC Riverside | Jerome Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-53 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Orcholski - foul #3 on Thomas Orcholski, team foul #11 | 72-53 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley misses the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley makes the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| 00:49 | UC Riverside | Kristopher Owen hits a floater near the basket | 73-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Robin Milan | 75-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:20 | UC Riverside | Johnny Baumann buries a turnaround in the paint | 75-57 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley runs out the clock | 75-57 |