| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) SG - Shawn Riegel (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Petro (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. C - John Aldridge (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Merriweather (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Young (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Green (fresh) C - Jan Srnsky (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Ronald Young inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-31 |
| 19:50 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky grabs the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | William Green hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from close range | 28-31 |
| 19:33 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Aldridge | 28-31 |
| 19:08 | Purdue | Peter Taylor misses long on a shot from the baseline | 28-31 |
| 19:07 | Purdue | John Aldridge snags the offensive board | 28-31 |
| 18:46 | Purdue | David Petro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-31 |
| 18:35 | Ohio State | John Aldridge is called for the reach on Ronald Young - foul #1 on John Aldridge, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| 18:27 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather is hacked by Peter Taylor - foul #2 on Peter Taylor, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| 18:18 | Ohio State | David Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 28-31 |
| 18:17 | Purdue | John Aldridge gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 17:48 | Purdue | Peter Taylor buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Smith | 30-31 |
| 17:26 | Ohio State | David Johnson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-33 |
| 16:57 | Purdue | Steven Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 16:56 | Purdue | David Petro pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 16:33 | Purdue | Steven Smith's pass is intercepted by Jan Srnsky | 30-33 |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | David Johnson connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Young | 30-35 |
| 15:57 | Purdue | Peter Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Green - foul #3 on William Green, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Dawson (PG), Orji Akre (C) Steven Smith, John Aldridge | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon (PG), Jonathon Andersen (SG), John Knox (SF), Colin Alday (PF), Dikembe Abeyta (C) David Johnson, Edward Merriweather, Ronald Young, William Green, Jan Srnsky | |
| 15:57 | Purdue | Peter Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 15:57 | Purdue | Peter Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 15:57 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Dawson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Riegel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Petro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Taylor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. C - Orji Akre (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Mark Spurgeon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathon Andersen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Knox (fresh) PF - Colin Alday (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dikembe Abeyta (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Ohio State | Colin Alday scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jonathon Andersen and the foul's on Peter Taylor - foul #3 on Peter Taylor, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| 15:49 | Ohio State | Colin Alday makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 15:25 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Dawson | 34-38 |
| 15:17 | Ohio State | John Knox misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 15:16 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen grabs the offensive board | 34-38 |
| 15:09 | Ohio State | Colin Alday blows the layup over the doubleteam | 34-38 |
| 15:07 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Orji Akre | 34-38 |
| 14:48 | Purdue | David Petro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Young (SF), Jan Srnsky (C) John Knox, Dikembe Abeyta | |
| 14:33 | Ohio State | Orji Akre swats the short shot by Mark Spurgeon | 34-38 |
| 14:31 | Purdue | Peter Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 14:14 | Purdue | Jan Srnsky steps in front of the Orji Akre pass | 34-38 |
| 13:55 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky is whistled for a carry | 34-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Smith (PG), John Aldridge (C) Jason Dawson, Orji Akre | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Johnson (PG), Edward Merriweather (SG), William Green (PF) Mark Spurgeon, Jonathon Andersen, Colin Alday | |
| 13:27 | Purdue | Steven Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Petro | 37-38 |
| 13:14 | Ohio State | David Johnson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-38 |
| 13:12 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky tips it home | 37-40 |
| 12:53 | Purdue | John Aldridge is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Shawn Riegel out of a doubleteam | 39-40 |
| 12:35 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by John Aldridge - foul #2 on John Aldridge, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Orji Akre (PF) Peter Taylor | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:35 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 12:35 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | David Petro misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 12:05 | Purdue | John Aldridge tips it back up and in | 41-42 |
| 11:51 | Ohio State | Ronald Young misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 11:49 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Steven Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Riegel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Petro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Orji Akre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Aldridge (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Merriweather (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Young (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Green (fresh) 3 pf. C - Jan Srnsky (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:44 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 43-42 |
| 11:33 | Ohio State | David Petro steals it from William Green | 43-42 |
| 11:18 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 43-42 |
| 11:17 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jan Srnsky | 43-42 |
| 11:04 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Johnson | 43-44 |
| 10:35 | Purdue | Steven Smith misses the 3 from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | David Johnson gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 10:26 | Ohio State | Ronald Young banks in the layup over the doubleteam set up by William Green | 43-46 |
| 09:57 | Purdue | David Petro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 43-46 |
| 09:56 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 09:52 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from David Johnson and the foul's on Shawn Riegel - foul #3 on Shawn Riegel, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Dawson (PG), Ivan Trocinski (SG), Jan Allen (SF), Peter Taylor (PF) Steven Smith, Shawn Riegel, David Petro, John Aldridge | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon (PG), John Knox (SF), Colin Alday (PF), Dikembe Abeyta (C) David Johnson, Ronald Young, William Green, Jan Srnsky | |
| 09:52 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather makes the free throw | 43-49 |
| 09:24 | Purdue | Peter Taylor makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 09:09 | Ohio State | Colin Alday misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 09:07 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jan Allen | 45-49 |
| 08:51 | Purdue | Jason Dawson is hacked by Mark Spurgeon - foul #1 on Mark Spurgeon, team foul #2 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen (SG) Edward Merriweather | |
| 08:31 | Purdue | Ivan Trocinski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 08:29 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 08:16 | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Colin Alday out of a doubleteam | 45-51 |
| 08:02 | Purdue | Jonathon Andersen steals the ball from Peter Taylor | 45-51 |
| 07:46 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Knox | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Dawson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Trocinski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jan Allen (fresh) PF - Peter Taylor (tiring) 14 pts. 3 pf. C - Orji Akre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Mark Spurgeon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathon Andersen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Knox (fresh) PF - Colin Alday (fresh) 7 pts. C - Dikembe Abeyta (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Purdue | Colin Alday steps in front of the Ivan Trocinski pass | 45-53 |
| 07:07 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-53 |
| 07:06 | Ohio State | John Knox grabs the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 06:56 | Ohio State | Colin Alday hits the finger roll | 45-55 |
| 06:32 | Purdue | Ivan Trocinski is called for traveling | 45-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Smith (PG), Shawn Riegel (SG), David Petro (SF), John Aldridge (C) Jason Dawson, Ivan Trocinski, Jan Allen, Peter Taylor | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Johnson (PG), Edward Merriweather (SG), Ronald Young (SF), William Green (PF), Jan Srnsky (C) Mark Spurgeon, Jonathon Andersen, John Knox, Colin Alday, Dikembe Abeyta | |
| 06:17 | Ohio State | David Johnson is fouled on the floor by David Petro - foul #2 on David Petro, team foul #6 | 45-55 |
| 06:03 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky is called for traveling | 45-55 |
| 05:36 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 45-55 |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to David Johnson | 45-55 |
| 05:31 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right side | 45-55 |
| 05:30 | Purdue | Steven Smith gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| 05:04 | Purdue | David Petro scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Shawn Riegel | 47-55 |
| 04:58 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather misses short on an open fadeaway from close range | 47-55 |
| 04:57 | Purdue | David Petro pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 04:35 | Purdue | David Petro misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Ronald Young - foul #2 on Ronald Young, team foul #3 | 47-55 |
| 04:35 | Purdue | David Petro misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 04:35 | Purdue | David Petro makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 04:27 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather makes the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Johnson | 48-57 |
| 04:08 | Purdue | David Petro comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 48-57 |
| 04:07 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jan Srnsky | 48-57 |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | Steven Smith is called for the reach on David Johnson - foul #1 on Steven Smith, team foul #7 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Dawson (PG), Peter Taylor (PF) Steven Smith, Orji Akre | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen (SG) Edward Merriweather | |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | David Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Dawson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Riegel (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Petro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Peter Taylor (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. C - John Aldridge (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathon Andersen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Young (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Green (fresh) 3 pf. C - Jan Srnsky (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:28 | Purdue | Peter Taylor loses the dribble to Jonathon Andersen | 48-59 |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | David Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by Jonathon Andersen | 48-61 |
| 03:04 | Purdue | Peter Taylor misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by William Green - foul #4 on William Green, team foul #4 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jan Allen (C) John Aldridge | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon (PG), John Knox (SF), Colin Alday (PF), Dikembe Abeyta (C) David Johnson, Ronald Young, William Green, Jan Srnsky | |
| 03:04 | Purdue | Peter Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 03:04 | Purdue | Peter Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:00 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Smith (PG), John Aldridge (C) Jason Dawson, Jan Allen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Johnson (PG), Edward Merriweather (SG), Ronald Young (SF), William Green (PF), Jan Srnsky (C) Mark Spurgeon, Jonathon Andersen, John Knox, Colin Alday, Dikembe Abeyta | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | David Johnson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-61 |
| 02:44 | Purdue | John Aldridge grabs the defensive rebound | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:38 | Purdue | Steven Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-61 |
| 02:36 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel grabs the offensive board | 50-61 |
| 02:29 | Purdue | David Petro comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 02:27 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 02:22 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel misses the shot from the free throw line | 50-61 |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | David Johnson loses the dribble to Steven Smith in the backcourt | 50-61 |
| 02:16 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Steven Smith | 52-61 |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | Peter Taylor blocks the short jumper by Edward Merriweather | 52-61 |
| 01:45 | Purdue | David Petro pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 01:25 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Taylor | 54-61 |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | Ronald Young loses the dribble to Shawn Riegel | 54-61 |
| 00:55 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel misses the easy layup | 54-61 |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | Ronald Young grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | Steven Smith is called for the reach on Ronald Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Smith, team foul #8 | 54-61 |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | Ronald Young misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Peter Taylor | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Steven Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-61 |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | David Johnson gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | David Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Smith - foul #3 on Steven Smith, team foul #9 | 54-61 |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | David Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Shawn Riegel, team foul #10 | 54-63 |
| 00:34 | Ohio State | David Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Smith - foul #4 on Steven Smith, team foul #11 | 54-63 |
| 00:34 | Ohio State | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:34 | Ohio State | David Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Peter Taylor buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Shawn Riegel | 56-65 |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Shawn Riegel is called for the reach on Edward Merriweather in the backcourt - foul #5 on Shawn Riegel, team foul #12 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Dawson (SG) Shawn Riegel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Jason Dawson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-67 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Peter Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | William Green steps in front of the John Aldridge pass | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | David Johnson runs out the clock | 56-67 |