| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Donald Hicks (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Paul Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Farr (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jesse Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Adam Spurlock (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Henry Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Santos Estrada (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Dennis (fresh) C - David Sharp (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Santos Estrada inbounds the ball | 21-16 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:33 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis makes the driving attempt from the left block | 21-18 |
| 19:08 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 21-18 |
| 19:06 | Ohio State | Henry Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 18:37 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis is fouled on the floor by Robert Campbell - foul #3 on Robert Campbell, team foul #1 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson (PF) Robert Campbell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:10 | Ohio State | Henry Williams misses long on a jumper from the right side | 21-18 |
| 18:09 | Ohio State | Santos Estrada grabs the offensive board | 21-18 |
| 17:40 | Ohio State | Jesse Smith picks off the pass by Henry Williams | 21-18 |
| 17:23 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-18 |
| 17:05 | Ohio State | David Sharp is fouled on the floor by Jesse Smith - foul #1 on Jesse Smith, team foul #2 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dennis Platz (C) Jesse Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Scott Koprowski (PF) Christopher Dennis | |
| 16:46 | Ohio State | Scott Koprowski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Murphy - foul #1 on Paul Murphy, team foul #3 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Dexter (SF) Andrew Farr | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mike Heater (C) David Sharp | |
| 16:46 | Ohio State | Scott Koprowski makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 16:46 | Ohio State | Scott Koprowski misses the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 16:46 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 16:33 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Henry Williams - foul #1 on Henry Williams, team foul #1 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Ross (SF) Santos Estrada | |
| 16:33 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 16:33 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 16:14 | Ohio State | Henry Williams is hacked by Richard Dexter - foul #1 on Richard Dexter, team foul #4 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee (SG) Paul Murphy | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 15:56 | Ohio State | John Ross comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 25-19 |
| 15:54 | Vanderbilt | Richard Dexter snags the defensive board | 25-19 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Donald Hicks (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Howard McClee (fresh) SF - Richard Dexter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alexander Sampson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Platz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Adam Spurlock (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Henry Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Ross (fresh) PF - Scott Koprowski (fresh) 1 pts. C - Mike Heater (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Vanderbilt | Richard Dexter clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by John Ross - foul #1 on John Ross, team foul #2 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (PG), Robert Campbell (PF), Jesse Smith (C) Donald Hicks, Alexander Sampson, Dennis Platz | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul White (PG), David McHorse (SG), Christopher Dennis (PF), David Sharp (C) Adam Spurlock, Henry Williams, Scott Koprowski, Mike Heater | |
| 15:35 | Vanderbilt | Richard Dexter misses the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 15:35 | Vanderbilt | Richard Dexter makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 15:07 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot in the paint | 26-21 |
| 14:48 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell is fouled on the floor by Paul White - foul #2 on Paul White, team foul #3 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy (SG), Andrew Farr (SF) Howard McClee, Richard Dexter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock (PG), Santos Estrada (SF) Paul White, John Ross | |
| 14:28 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David McHorse - foul #1 on David McHorse, team foul #4 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks (PG) David Garrison | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Henry Williams (SG) David McHorse | |
| 14:28 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 14:28 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 14:28 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith grabs the offensive board | 27-21 |
| 14:15 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy is called for traveling | 27-21 |
| 14:13 | Ohio State | Paul Murphy steals it from Adam Spurlock in the backcourt | 27-21 |
| 13:58 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 13:56 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock grabs the board | 27-21 |
| 13:34 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam | 27-21 |
| 13:32 | Ohio State | Santos Estrada misses the tip | 27-21 |
| 13:30 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 13:04 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Hicks | 29-21 |
| 12:35 | Ohio State | Henry Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Campbell - foul #4 on Robert Campbell, team foul #5 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson (PF), Dennis Platz (C) Robert Campbell, Jesse Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Scott Koprowski (PF), Mike Heater (C) Christopher Dennis, David Sharp | |
| 12:35 | Ohio State | Henry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 12:35 | Ohio State | Henry Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 12:35 | Ohio State | Scott Koprowski grabs the offensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 12:14 | Ohio State | Santos Estrada is alone and drills a jumper from the baseline | 29-24 |
| 11:51 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy is called for traveling | 29-24 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (PG), Richard Dexter (SF) Donald Hicks, Andrew Farr | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul White (PG), David McHorse (SG) Adam Spurlock, Henry Williams | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Garrison (fresh) SG - Paul Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Dexter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alexander Sampson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Platz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul White (fresh) SG - David McHorse (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Santos Estrada (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Koprowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Heater (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Ohio State | Mike Heater hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Paul White | 29-26 |
| 10:55 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-26 |
| 10:53 | Ohio State | Mike Heater pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 10:25 | Ohio State | David McHorse misses long on a floater from the right side | 29-26 |
| 10:23 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Platz pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 10:01 | Vanderbilt | Paul White is called for the reach on Paul Murphy - foul #3 on Paul White, team foul #5 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks (PG), Howard McClee (SG), Andrew Farr (SF), Jesse Smith (C) David Garrison, Paul Murphy, Richard Dexter, Dennis Platz | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock (PG), Henry Williams (SG), John Ross (SF), Christopher Dennis (PF), David Sharp (C) Paul White, David McHorse, Santos Estrada, Scott Koprowski, Mike Heater | |
| 09:41 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 09:39 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Farr | 29-26 |
| 09:23 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 09:22 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks grabs the offensive board | 29-26 |
| 09:10 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr is fouled on the floor by John Ross - foul #2 on John Ross, team foul #6 | 29-26 |
| 08:54 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 08:53 | Ohio State | David Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 08:49 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis tips it home | 29-28 |
| 08:21 | Vanderbilt | Adam Spurlock picks off the pass by Donald Hicks out of a doubleteam | 29-28 |
| 07:58 | Ohio State | Henry Williams makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Adam Spurlock | 29-30 |
| 07:32 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Donald Hicks (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard McClee (fresh) SF - Andrew Farr (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alexander Sampson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Adam Spurlock (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Ross (fresh) PF - Christopher Dennis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Sharp (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Ohio State | Donald Hicks takes the ball from Christopher Dennis | 29-30 |
| 07:11 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee lays it in set up by Donald Hicks | 31-30 |
| 06:52 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Andrew Farr - foul #1 on Andrew Farr, team foul #6 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy (SG), Richard Dexter (SF), Robert Campbell (PF), Dennis Platz (C) Howard McClee, Andrew Farr, Alexander Sampson, Jesse Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Santos Estrada (SF), Mike Heater (C) John Ross, David Sharp | |
| 06:52 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 06:52 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 06:52 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Platz grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 06:24 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Platz misses the lay-in | 31-31 |
| 06:22 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 06:01 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Mike Heater - foul #1 on Mike Heater, team foul #7 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Scott Koprowski (PF) Christopher Dennis | |
| 06:01 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 06:01 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 05:33 | Ohio State | Mike Heater hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Dennis Platz - foul #3 on Dennis Platz, team foul #7 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (PG), Andrew Farr (SF), Alexander Sampson (C) Donald Hicks, Richard Dexter, Dennis Platz | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David McHorse (SG), David Sharp (C) Henry Williams, Scott Koprowski | |
| 05:33 | Ohio State | Mike Heater misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 05:33 | Ohio State | Mike Heater makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 05:15 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 05:14 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr grabs the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 04:47 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy makes the contested 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 04:25 | Ohio State | Mike Heater is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Adam Spurlock | 36-34 |
| 03:59 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Santos Estrada - foul #2 on Santos Estrada, team foul #8 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith (C) Alexander Sampson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul White (PG), Henry Williams (SG), Scott Koprowski (PF) Adam Spurlock, David McHorse, Mike Heater | |
| 03:59 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 03:59 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 03:30 | Ohio State | Paul Murphy steals it from Henry Williams | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Garrison (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Paul Murphy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Farr (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Jesse Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul White (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Henry Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Santos Estrada (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Koprowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - David Sharp (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell is hacked by Scott Koprowski - foul #1 on Scott Koprowski, team foul #9 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks (PG), Howard McClee (SG), Alexander Sampson (C) David Garrison, Paul Murphy, Andrew Farr | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Ross (SF), Christopher Dennis (PF), Mike Heater (C) Santos Estrada, Scott Koprowski, David Sharp | |
| 03:01 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 03:01 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 02:57 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-34 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy (SG) Howard McClee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock (PG), Santos Estrada (SF), David Sharp (C) Paul White, John Ross, Mike Heater | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:41 | Ohio State | Henry Williams hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Adam Spurlock | 39-36 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:12 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 02:03 | Ohio State | Santos Estrada is open and buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Adam Spurlock out of a doubleteam | 39-38 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:36 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Donald Hicks | 41-38 |
| 01:19 | Ohio State | Henry Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr (SF) Alexander Sampson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:04 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 01:03 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | David Sharp is open but comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 41-38 |
| 00:47 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith is open and lays it up and in set up by Donald Hicks out of the doubleteam | 43-38 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-38 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Williams - foul #2 on Henry Williams, team foul #10 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson (C) Jesse Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:11 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 00:11 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis grabs the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-41 |