| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Larry Camper (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Josh Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Taube (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Barnett (fresh) 5 pts. C - Paul Miltenberger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Horn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Fulton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Grimes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Alphonso Bianchi (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Terry Grimes inbounds the ball | 51-36 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | Terry Grimes clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 19:39 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube pulls down the rebound | 51-36 |
| 19:26 | Ohio State | Larry Camper is hacked by Michael Horn - foul #3 on Michael Horn, team foul #1 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Smith (PG) Michael Horn | |
| 19:05 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube loses the dribble to Alphonso Bianchi | 51-36 |
| 18:55 | Northwestern | Patrick Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-36 |
| 18:34 | Ohio State | Larry Camper comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-36 |
| 18:32 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger tips it home | 53-36 |
| 18:21 | Northwestern | Patrick Simmons misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-36 |
| 18:20 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Barnett gets the rebound | 53-36 |
| 18:14 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger loses the ball out of bounds | 53-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Pitcher (SG), Ralph Dittmar (SF), Lloyd Crawford (PF), Ted Johnson (C) Josh Davis, Ralph Taube, Jeffrey Barnett, Paul Miltenberger | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marshall Baker (PG), David Smith (SF), Robert McGavock (PF), Tyler Galaz (C) Lawrence Smith, Terry Grimes, Patrick Simmons, Alphonso Bianchi | |
| 17:49 | Northwestern | Robert McGavock clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 53-36 |
| 17:48 | Ohio State | Lloyd Crawford grabs the board | 53-36 |
| 17:43 | Ohio State | Larry Camper misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-36 |
| 17:41 | Ohio State | Ralph Dittmar tips it back up and in | 55-36 |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | Marshall Baker misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Larry Camper - foul #1 on Larry Camper, team foul #1 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Koo (PG) Larry Camper | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | Marshall Baker misses the 1st free throw | 55-36 |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | Marshall Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 55-37 |
| 17:34 | Ohio State | William Koo is hacked by David Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #2 | 55-37 |
| 17:25 | Ohio State | Lloyd Crawford scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from William Koo | 57-37 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 17:17 | Northwestern | Robert McGavock's layup is rejected by Lloyd Crawford | 57-37 |
| 17:15 | Northwestern | Robert McGavock pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-37 |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | Robert McGavock misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Lloyd Crawford - foul #2 on Lloyd Crawford, team foul #2 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ralph Taube (SF), Jeffrey Barnett (PF) Ralph Dittmar, Lloyd Crawford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Smith (PG), Terry Grimes (SF), Alphonso Bianchi (C) Marshall Baker, David Smith, Tyler Galaz | |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | Robert McGavock makes the 1st free throw | 57-38 |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | Robert McGavock makes the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 16:43 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube is hacked by Alphonso Bianchi - foul #2 on Alphonso Bianchi, team foul #3 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Josh Davis (SG), Paul Miltenberger (C) James Pitcher, Ted Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Simmons (PF) Robert McGavock | |
| 16:27 | Ohio State | William Koo is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Smith - foul #2 on Lawrence Smith, team foul #4 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Larry Camper (PG) William Koo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:14 | Ohio State | Josh Davis knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-39 |
| 15:59 | Northwestern | Mark Fulton double dribbles | 60-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jim Gutierres (SF) Ralph Taube | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Horn (PG), Marshall Baker (SF), Stephen Rossman (C) Mark Fulton, Terry Grimes, Alphonso Bianchi | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Larry Camper (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Josh Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jim Gutierres (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Barnett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Miltenberger (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Horn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marshall Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Rossman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger misses short on a jumper from the right block | 60-39 |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | Michael Horn snags the defensive board | 60-39 |
| 15:14 | Northwestern | Stephen Rossman is fouled on the floor by Paul Miltenberger - foul #2 on Paul Miltenberger, team foul #3 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Pitcher (SG), Lloyd Crawford (PF), Ted Johnson (C) Josh Davis, Jeffrey Barnett, Paul Miltenberger | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tyler Galaz (SF) Marshall Baker | |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | Michael Horn misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 60-39 |
| 14:59 | Ohio State | Lloyd Crawford pulls down the rebound | 60-39 |
| 14:41 | Ohio State | Larry Camper misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-39 |
| 14:40 | Ohio State | Lloyd Crawford hits the follow up shot | 62-39 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | Tyler Galaz can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jim Gutierres - foul #4 on Jim Gutierres, team foul #4 | 62-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Koo (PG), Ralph Dittmar (SF), Paul Miltenberger (C) Larry Camper, Jim Gutierres, Ted Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Fulton (SG), Robert McGavock (PF), Alphonso Bianchi (C) Lawrence Smith, Patrick Simmons, Stephen Rossman | |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | Tyler Galaz makes the 1st free throw | 62-40 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | Tyler Galaz makes the 2nd free throw | 62-41 |
| 14:09 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Tyler Galaz - foul #2 on Tyler Galaz, team foul #5 | 62-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Josh Davis (SG), Jeffrey Barnett (PF) James Pitcher, Lloyd Crawford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marshall Baker (SG), David Smith (SF) Mark Fulton, Tyler Galaz | |
| 14:09 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger makes the 1st free throw | 63-41 |
| 14:09 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger misses the 2nd free throw | 63-41 |
| 14:09 | Northwestern | Robert McGavock pulls down the rebound | 63-41 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Marshall Baker comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-41 |
| 13:53 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 63-41 |
| 13:48 | Ohio State | Josh Davis is alone and drills a floater from the free throw line set up by William Koo | 65-41 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern | David Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-41 |
| 13:32 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Paul Miltenberger | 65-41 |
| 13:22 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Barnett is called for 10 seconds | 65-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Larry Camper (PG), Ralph Taube (SF) William Koo, Ralph Dittmar | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Fulton (SG), Terry Grimes (SF), Patrick Simmons (PF), Stephen Rossman (C) Marshall Baker, David Smith, Robert McGavock, Alphonso Bianchi | |
| 13:16 | Northwestern | Terry Grimes can't finish the layup | 65-41 |
| 13:14 | Northwestern | Michael Horn snags the offensive board | 65-41 |
| 13:01 | Northwestern | The 3pt attempt by Patrick Simmons is denied by Paul Miltenberger | 65-41 |
| 13:00 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube pulls down the rebound | 65-41 |
| 12:38 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left block | 65-41 |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | Michael Horn pulls down the rebound | 65-41 |
| 12:32 | Northwestern | Mark Fulton clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-41 |
| 12:30 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Barnett pulls down the rebound | 65-41 |
| 12:28 | Ohio State | Larry Camper is hacked by Terry Grimes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Grimes, team foul #6 | 65-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Pitcher (SG), Ralph Dittmar (SF), Lloyd Crawford (PF), Ted Johnson (C) Josh Davis, Ralph Taube, Jeffrey Barnett, Paul Miltenberger | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marshall Baker (SG), David Smith (SF), Alphonso Bianchi (PF) Mark Fulton, Terry Grimes, Patrick Simmons | |
| 12:11 | Ohio State | Larry Camper is whistled for traveling | 65-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Koo (PG) Larry Camper | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Smith (SG), Robert McGavock (PF) Michael Horn, Stephen Rossman | |
| 11:57 | Northwestern | Marshall Baker's floater is knocked away by Ralph Dittmar | 65-41 |
| 11:56 | Ohio State | William Koo grabs the board | 65-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Koo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Pitcher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Dittmar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lloyd Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ted Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Marshall Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert McGavock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alphonso Bianchi (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Ohio State | James Pitcher clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-41 |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | Robert McGavock pulls down the rebound | 65-41 |
| 11:26 | Northwestern | Robert McGavock is called for traveling | 65-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Larry Camper (PG), Ralph Taube (SF), Jeffrey Barnett (PF) William Koo, Ralph Dittmar, Lloyd Crawford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tyler Galaz (PG), Mark Fulton (SG), Terry Grimes (SF), Patrick Simmons (PF), Stephen Rossman (C) Marshall Baker, Lawrence Smith, David Smith, Robert McGavock, Alphonso Bianchi | |
| 11:17 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube lays it in on a great pass from Larry Camper | 67-41 |
| 10:58 | Northwestern | Tyler Galaz travels with the ball | 67-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger (C) Ted Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:41 | Ohio State | Tyler Galaz picks off the pass by Ralph Taube | 67-41 |
| 10:25 | Northwestern | Tyler Galaz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Josh Davis (SG) James Pitcher | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Horn (PG), Lawrence Smith (SG), Robert McGavock (PF) Tyler Galaz, Mark Fulton, Patrick Simmons | |
| 09:58 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 67-41 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern | Stephen Rossman gets the rebound | 67-41 |
| 09:42 | Northwestern | Lawrence Smith double dribbles | 67-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Koo (PG), Ralph Dittmar (SF), Lloyd Crawford (PF), Ted Johnson (C) Larry Camper, Ralph Taube, Jeffrey Barnett, Paul Miltenberger | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marshall Baker (SF), Alphonso Bianchi (C) Terry Grimes, Stephen Rossman | |
| 09:37 | Ohio State | William Koo loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-41 |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | Michael Horn misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 67-41 |
| 09:27 | Ohio State | Josh Davis snags the defensive board | 67-41 |
| 09:04 | Ohio State | William Koo drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-41 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Lawrence Smith hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Michael Horn | 70-43 |
| 08:13 | Ohio State | William Koo misses long on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Marshall Baker - foul #2 on Marshall Baker, team foul #7 | 70-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Pitcher (SG), Ralph Taube (SF), Jeffrey Barnett (PF), Paul Miltenberger (C) Josh Davis, Ralph Dittmar, Lloyd Crawford, Ted Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tyler Galaz (PG), Mark Fulton (SG), David Smith (SF), Patrick Simmons (PF), Stephen Rossman (C) Michael Horn, Lawrence Smith, Marshall Baker, Robert McGavock, Alphonso Bianchi | |
| 08:13 | Ohio State | William Koo makes the 1st free throw | 71-43 |
| 08:13 | Ohio State | William Koo makes the 2nd free throw | 72-43 |
| 07:54 | Northwestern | David Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 72-43 |
| 07:53 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Barnett gets the rebound | 72-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Koo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Pitcher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Taube (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Barnett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Miltenberger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tyler Galaz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Mark Fulton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Rossman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | William Koo misses short on an open floater from the right side but the foul's on Tyler Galaz - foul #3 on Tyler Galaz, team foul #8 | 72-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jim Gutierres (SF) Ralph Taube | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Horn (PG) Tyler Galaz | |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | William Koo makes the 1st free throw | 73-43 |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | William Koo makes the 2nd free throw | 74-43 |
| 07:20 | Northwestern | David Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Larry Camper (PG) William Koo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Smith (PG), Marshall Baker (SG), Robert McGavock (PF), Alphonso Bianchi (C) Michael Horn, Mark Fulton, Patrick Simmons, Stephen Rossman | |
| 07:03 | Ohio State | Larry Camper misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lawrence Smith - foul #3 on Lawrence Smith, team foul #9 | 74-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tyler Galaz (SF) David Smith | |
| 07:03 | Ohio State | Larry Camper makes the 1st free throw | 75-43 |
| 07:03 | Ohio State | Larry Camper makes the 2nd free throw | 76-43 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | Marshall Baker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-43 |
| 06:44 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Barnett | 76-43 |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Jim Gutierres can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Tyler Galaz - foul #4 on Tyler Galaz, team foul #10 | 76-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ted Johnson (C) Paul Miltenberger | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Jim Gutierres makes the 1st free throw | 77-43 |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Jim Gutierres misses the 2nd free throw | 77-43 |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Barnett grabs the offensive board | 77-43 |
| 06:02 | Ohio State | Larry Camper hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ted Johnson | 80-43 |
| 05:42 | Northwestern | Robert McGavock scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Smith | 80-45 |
| 05:25 | Ohio State | Ted Johnson misses the turnaround from close range | 80-45 |
| 05:24 | Ohio State | Larry Camper hits the follow up shot | 82-45 |
| 05:18 | Northwestern | Marshall Baker connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert McGavock | 82-48 |
| 05:08 | Ohio State | Larry Camper is called for 10 seconds | 82-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Koo (PG), Josh Davis (SG), Ralph Dittmar (SF), Lloyd Crawford (PF), Paul Miltenberger (C) Larry Camper, James Pitcher, Jim Gutierres, Jeffrey Barnett, Ted Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (SF) Tyler Galaz | |
| 04:57 | Northwestern | Lawrence Smith is whistled for a carry | 82-48 |
| 04:31 | Ohio State | William Koo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 82-48 |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | Ralph Dittmar grabs the offensive board | 82-48 |
| 04:07 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger is alone and drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by William Koo | 84-48 |
| 03:42 | Northwestern | David Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 84-48 |
| 03:41 | Ohio State | Josh Davis gets the rebound | 84-48 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Koo (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Josh Davis (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Dittmar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lloyd Crawford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Miltenberger (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lawrence Smith (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marshall Baker (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert McGavock (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Alphonso Bianchi (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Ohio State | Josh Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 84-48 |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to David Smith | 84-48 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | Robert McGavock is called for traveling | 84-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Larry Camper (PG), James Pitcher (SG), Ralph Taube (SF), Jeffrey Barnett (PF), Ted Johnson (C) William Koo, Josh Davis, Ralph Dittmar, Lloyd Crawford, Paul Miltenberger | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tyler Galaz (PF) Robert McGavock | |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | Larry Camper hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 84-48 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Barnett tips it back up and in | 86-48 |
| 02:35 | Northwestern | Tyler Galaz buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Marshall Baker | 86-50 |
| 02:32 | Ohio State | Larry Camper is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Smith - foul #4 on Lawrence Smith, team foul #11 | 86-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert McGavock (PF) David Smith | |
| 02:32 | Ohio State | Larry Camper makes the 1st free throw | 87-50 |
| 02:32 | Ohio State | Larry Camper makes the 2nd free throw | 88-50 |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | Tyler Galaz loses the ball out of bounds | 88-50 |
| 02:09 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 88-50 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Barnett blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Lawrence Smith | 88-50 |
| 02:00 | Northwestern | Tyler Galaz pulls down the offensive rebound | 88-50 |
| 01:52 | Northwestern | Marshall Baker loses the dribble to Ralph Taube | 88-50 |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube banks in the layup | 90-50 |
| 01:41 | Northwestern | Marshall Baker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 90-50 |
| 01:39 | Ohio State | James Pitcher gets the rebound | 90-50 |
| 01:22 | Ohio State | Larry Camper buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Pitcher | 93-50 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Marshall Baker double dribbles | 93-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Josh Davis (SG), Paul Miltenberger (C) James Pitcher, Ted Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Barnett is hacked by Lawrence Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lawrence Smith, team foul #12 | 93-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (SF) Lawrence Smith | |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 94-50 |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 95-50 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Robert McGavock misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 95-50 |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger gets the rebound | 95-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Barnett hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert McGavock - foul #1 on Robert McGavock, team foul #13 | 95-50 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 96-50 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 97-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | David Smith misses short on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Josh Davis - foul #1 on Josh Davis, team foul #5 | 97-50 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 97-50 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 97-51 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Larry Camper runs out the clock | 97-51 |