| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Cole (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Ambrose (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Adam Batchelder (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rod Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Cox (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Adam Spurlock (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Henry Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Dennis (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Sharp (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Adam Batchelder inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Villanova | Clarence Cox can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by John Ross - foul #1 on John Ross, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ted Camarillo (PG), Edgar Tallent (PF) David Cole, Rod Maxwell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 19:44 | Villanova | Clarence Cox makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 19:44 | Villanova | Clarence Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:23 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock lays it in on a nice dish by Henry Williams and the foul's on Ted Camarillo - foul #1 on Ted Camarillo, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Cole (PG) Ted Camarillo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 19:23 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:59 | Villanova | David Cole's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by David Sharp | 33-33 |
| 18:40 | Ohio State | Clarence Cox is called for the reach on Henry Williams - foul #3 on Clarence Cox, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ted Camarillo (PG), Rod Maxwell (PF) David Cole, Clarence Cox | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:27 | Ohio State | Rod Maxwell steals it from John Ross | 33-33 |
| 18:03 | Villanova | Edgar Tallent clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by John Ross - foul #2 on John Ross, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Cole (PG), Gregg Turco (SG), Don Bellamy (SF) Ted Camarillo, William Ambrose, Adam Batchelder | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:03 | Villanova | Edgar Tallent makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:03 | Villanova | Edgar Tallent makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:37 | Ohio State | John Ross buries a driving attempt in the paint | 35-35 |
| 17:15 | Villanova | Gregg Turco buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 16:51 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Williams | 38-38 |
| 16:36 | Villanova | Rod Maxwell buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by David Cole | 40-38 |
| 16:25 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Ross | 40-41 |
| 16:01 | Villanova | Don Bellamy is fouled on the floor by David Sharp - foul #2 on David Sharp, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ted Camarillo (PG), William Ambrose (SG), Adam Batchelder (SF) David Cole, Gregg Turco, Don Bellamy | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul White (PG), David McHorse (SG), Scott Koprowski (PF), Mike Heater (C) Adam Spurlock, Henry Williams, Christopher Dennis, David Sharp | |
| 15:40 | Villanova | Edgar Tallent is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Edgar Tallent, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clarence Cox (C) Rod Maxwell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Santos Estrada (SF) John Ross | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ted Camarillo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Ambrose (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Adam Batchelder (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edgar Tallent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Clarence Cox (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul White (fresh) SG - David McHorse (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Santos Estrada (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Scott Koprowski (fresh) C - Mike Heater (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Ohio State | Paul White loses the ball out of bounds | 40-41 |
| 15:06 | Villanova | Clarence Cox hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Ted Camarillo | 42-41 |
| 14:48 | Ohio State | Mike Heater misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 42-41 |
| 14:46 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Clarence Cox | 42-41 |
| 14:19 | Villanova | Clarence Cox knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 14:15 | Ohio State | David McHorse clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 44-41 |
| 14:13 | Villanova | Edgar Tallent gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 14:03 | Villanova | Edgar Tallent misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-41 |
| 14:02 | Ohio State | Mike Heater pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 13:56 | Ohio State | Paul White makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Edgar Tallent - foul #4 on Edgar Tallent, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Cole (PG), Rod Maxwell (PF) Ted Camarillo, Edgar Tallent | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Henry Williams (SG) David McHorse | |
| 13:56 | Ohio State | Paul White makes the free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:31 | Villanova | Adam Batchelder connects on the floater from the left block and he's hacked by Santos Estrada - foul #4 on Santos Estrada, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock (PG), John Ross (SF), David Sharp (C) Paul White, Santos Estrada, Mike Heater | |
| 13:31 | Villanova | Adam Batchelder misses the free throw | 46-44 |
| 13:31 | Villanova | Clarence Cox snags the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 13:13 | Villanova | Clarence Cox's floater is tipped away by Scott Koprowski | 46-44 |
| 13:11 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to John Ross | 46-44 |
| 12:55 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 12:53 | Ohio State | Henry Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 12:37 | Ohio State | Scott Koprowski connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-46 |
| 12:10 | Villanova | Rod Maxwell scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-46 |
| 11:50 | Ohio State | David Sharp's pass is intercepted by Clarence Cox | 48-46 |
| 11:21 | Villanova | David Cole works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 11:20 | Ohio State | Scott Koprowski pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ambrose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Adam Batchelder (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rod Maxwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Cox (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Adam Spurlock (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Ross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Koprowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Sharp (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:07 | Ohio State | Henry Williams knocks in the fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by David Cole - foul #1 on David Cole, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ted Camarillo (PG), Gregg Turco (SG), Don Bellamy (SF) David Cole, William Ambrose, Adam Batchelder | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis (PF), Mike Heater (C) Scott Koprowski, David Sharp | |
| 11:07 | Ohio State | Henry Williams makes the free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:42 | Villanova | Rod Maxwell's pass is intercepted by John Ross | 48-49 |
| 10:39 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis lays it up and in on a great pass from John Ross | 48-51 |
| 10:12 | Villanova | Ted Camarillo drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 09:55 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from John Ross | 51-53 |
| 09:36 | Villanova | Rod Maxwell misses the turnaround from the right block | 51-53 |
| 09:35 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 09:23 | Ohio State | Henry Williams can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Gregg Turco - foul #1 on Gregg Turco, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Cole (PG), William Ambrose (SG), Adam Batchelder (SF) Ted Camarillo, Gregg Turco, Don Bellamy | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul White (PG), David Sharp (C) Adam Spurlock, Mike Heater | |
| 09:23 | Ohio State | Henry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 09:23 | Ohio State | Henry Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 08:54 | Villanova | A charge is called on Clarence Cox - foul #4 on Clarence Cox, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edgar Tallent (C) Clarence Cox | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David McHorse (SG), Mike Heater (PF) Henry Williams, Christopher Dennis | |
| 08:37 | Ohio State | David McHorse loses the dribble to Edgar Tallent | 51-55 |
| 08:08 | Villanova | William Ambrose drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-55 |
| 07:45 | Ohio State | John Ross misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Adam Batchelder - foul #1 on Adam Batchelder, team foul #8 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clarence Cox (C) Rod Maxwell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock (PG), Christopher Dennis (PF) Paul White, David Sharp | |
| 07:45 | Ohio State | John Ross makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 07:45 | Ohio State | John Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 07:16 | Villanova | Christopher Dennis blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by David Cole | 53-57 |
| 07:14 | Ohio State | David McHorse gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ambrose (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Adam Batchelder (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edgar Tallent (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Clarence Cox (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Adam Spurlock (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - David McHorse (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Ross (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Dennis (fresh) 8 pts. C - Mike Heater (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:49 | Ohio State | Mike Heater comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 53-57 |
| 06:48 | Villanova | Adam Batchelder snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 06:22 | Villanova | David Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 06:20 | Villanova | Clarence Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 06:02 | Villanova | Adam Spurlock steals the ball from Adam Batchelder | 53-57 |
| 05:58 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ted Camarillo (PG), Gregg Turco (SG), Don Bellamy (SF) David Cole, William Ambrose, Adam Batchelder | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Henry Williams (SG), Santos Estrada (SF), David Sharp (C) David McHorse, John Ross, Mike Heater | |
| 05:41 | Ohio State | Clarence Cox is called for the reach on David Sharp - foul #5 on Clarence Cox, team foul #9 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Cole (PG), William Ambrose (SG), Adam Batchelder (SF), Rod Maxwell (PF) Ted Camarillo, Gregg Turco, Don Bellamy, Clarence Cox | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:41 | Ohio State | David Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 05:41 | Ohio State | David Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 05:18 | Villanova | David Cole clanks a 3 from the right corner | 53-59 |
| 05:16 | Villanova | Edgar Tallent gets the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 04:55 | Villanova | David Cole evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the left side | 53-59 |
| 04:53 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis grabs the defensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | David Cole blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Adam Spurlock | 53-59 |
| 04:28 | Villanova | Rod Maxwell gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 04:04 | Villanova | Rod Maxwell's fadeaway is rejected by David Sharp | 53-59 |
| 04:03 | Villanova | Edgar Tallent gets the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 03:46 | Villanova | David Cole connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Rod Maxwell | 56-59 |
| 03:21 | Ohio State | Henry Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 56-59 |
| 03:20 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis grabs the offensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 03:06 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Cole - foul #2 on David Cole, team foul #10 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ted Camarillo (PG), Gregg Turco (SG), Don Bellamy (SF) David Cole, William Ambrose, Adam Batchelder | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Scott Koprowski (PF), Mike Heater (C) Christopher Dennis, David Sharp | |
| 03:06 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 03:06 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 03:06 | Villanova | Rod Maxwell snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ted Camarillo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregg Turco (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Bellamy (fresh) PF - Rod Maxwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Edgar Tallent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Adam Spurlock (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Santos Estrada (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Scott Koprowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Mike Heater (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Villanova | Rod Maxwell misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Scott Koprowski - foul #2 on Scott Koprowski, team foul #5 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David McHorse (SG) Henry Williams | |
| 02:49 | Villanova | Rod Maxwell misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 02:49 | Villanova | Rod Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 02:47 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Henry Williams (SG), David Sharp (C) David McHorse, Mike Heater | |
| 02:35 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 02:34 | Villanova | Rod Maxwell pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 02:18 | Villanova | Gregg Turco comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 02:16 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to David Sharp | 57-60 |
| 02:03 | Ohio State | Scott Koprowski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-60 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Henry Williams tips it in | 57-62 |
| 01:34 | Villanova | Henry Williams picks off the pass by Gregg Turco | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion 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 (-1) | |
| 01:16 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Cole (PG), William Ambrose (SG), Adam Batchelder (SF) Ted Camarillo, Gregg Turco, Don Bellamy | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis (PF) Scott Koprowski | |
| 00:53 | Villanova | David Cole misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Santos Estrada - foul #5 on Santos Estrada, team foul #6 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Ross (SF) Santos Estrada | |
| 00:53 | Villanova | David Cole makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:53 | Villanova | David Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 59-62 |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock snags the offensive board | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | William Ambrose is called for the reach on Adam Spurlock - foul #3 on William Ambrose, team foul #11 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Scott Koprowski (PF) Christopher Dennis | |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:22 | Villanova | David Cole is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-64 |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Rod Maxwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 00:19 | Villanova | David Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-64 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David McHorse (SG), Mike Heater (PF) Henry Williams, Scott Koprowski | |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | David McHorse is fouled in the backcourt by David Cole - foul #3 on David Cole, team foul #12 | 59-64 |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | David McHorse misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | David McHorse makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | David Cole's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Adam Spurlock | 59-65 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock grabs the defensive rebound | 59-65 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 59-65 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | David Sharp is fouled in the backcourt by David Cole - foul #4 on David Cole, team foul #13 | 59-65 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | David Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | David Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | David Cole evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left corner | 62-67 |