| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Colby Darden (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Larios (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Jamison (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Pina (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jeremy Roach (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Frank Swilley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Royce Rausch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harry Swann (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Travis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Matthew Jamison inbounds the ball | 44-28 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Ohio State | Colby Darden misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-28 |
| 19:40 | UC Santa Barbara | David Willis gets the rebound | 44-28 |
| 19:28 | UC Santa Barbara | David Willis is called for traveling | 44-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reginald Meyer (SG), Jeffrey Fraizer (PF), John Koch (C) Brian Larios, Joseph Pina, Jeremy Roach | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 19:18 | Ohio State | Reginald Meyer misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Frank Swilley - foul #3 on Frank Swilley, team foul #1 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Pina (SF) Matthew Jamison | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Terrence Hillman (PG) Frank Swilley | |
| 19:18 | Ohio State | Reginald Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 19:18 | Ohio State | Reginald Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 45-28 |
| 19:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Travis pulls down the rebound | 45-28 |
| 18:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Royce Rausch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-28 |
| 18:58 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Fraizer gets the rebound | 45-28 |
| 18:38 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Fraizer is hacked by David Willis - foul #3 on David Willis, team foul #2 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Sweet (PG), Phillip Carroll (SG), Matthew Jamison (SF), Howard Bill (PF), Jeremy Roach (C) Colby Darden, Reginald Meyer, Joseph Pina, Jeffrey Fraizer, John Koch | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Clay Richards (SG), David Botts (SF), Roger Bilger (PF), Anthony Murray (C) David Willis, Royce Rausch, Harry Swann, Donald Travis | |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | David Botts steals the ball from Matthew Jamison | 45-28 |
| 18:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Terrence Hillman travels with the ball | 45-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Colby Darden (PG), Brian Larios (SG), Joseph Pina (SF), Jeffrey Fraizer (PF), John Koch (C) Patrick Sweet, Phillip Carroll, Matthew Jamison, Howard Bill, Jeremy Roach | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Ligon (SG) Terrence Hillman | |
| 17:47 | Ohio State | Colby Darden misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-28 |
| 17:46 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Fraizer tips it but misses | 45-28 |
| 17:44 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Fraizer tips it home | 47-28 |
| 17:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Bilger loses the ball out of bounds | 47-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reginald Meyer (SG), Matthew Jamison (SF), Jeremy Roach (C) Brian Larios, Jeffrey Fraizer, John Koch | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Royce Rausch (SF), Harry Swann (PF) David Botts, Anthony Murray | |
| 17:12 | Ohio State | Reginald Meyer is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 47-28 |
| 17:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Clay Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 47-28 |
| 17:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Harry Swann lays it up and in set up by Clay Richards and he's fouled by Matthew Jamison - foul #1 on Matthew Jamison, team foul #1 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Phillip Carroll (SG), Jeffrey Fraizer (PF), John Koch (C) Reginald Meyer, Matthew Jamison, Jeremy Roach | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Terrence Hillman (PG), Donald Travis (C) Clay Richards, Roger Bilger | |
| 17:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Harry Swann misses the free throw | 47-30 |
| 17:01 | Ohio State | Joseph Pina gets the rebound | 47-30 |
| 16:43 | Ohio State | Colby Darden can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donald Travis - foul #1 on Donald Travis, team foul #3 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brian Larios (SG), Matthew Jamison (SF), Howard Bill (PF), Jeremy Roach (C) Phillip Carroll, Joseph Pina, Jeffrey Fraizer, John Koch | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Preston Bell (PG), David Botts (PF) Royce Rausch, Harry Swann | |
| 16:43 | Ohio State | Colby Darden makes the 1st free throw | 48-30 |
| 16:43 | Ohio State | Colby Darden makes the 2nd free throw | 49-30 |
| 16:35 | UC Santa Barbara | David Botts is called for traveling | 49-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Sweet (PG), Reginald Meyer (SG), Joseph Pina (SF) Colby Darden, Brian Larios, Matthew Jamison | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Harry Swann (PF) William Ligon | |
| 16:18 | Ohio State | Reginald Meyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Colby Darden (PG), Brian Larios (SG), Matthew Jamison (SF), Jeffrey Fraizer (PF), John Koch (C) Patrick Sweet, Reginald Meyer, Joseph Pina, Howard Bill, Jeremy Roach | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Murray (C) Donald Travis | |
| 15:59 | UC Santa Barbara | David Botts comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 49-30 |
| 15:58 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to John Koch | 49-30 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Colby Darden (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Larios (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Jamison (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Fraizer (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - John Koch (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Preston Bell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Terrence Hillman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Botts (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harry Swann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Fraizer misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the right block | 49-30 |
| 15:38 | Ohio State | Brian Larios grabs the offensive rebound | 49-30 |
| 15:25 | Ohio State | Colby Darden hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Brian Larios | 51-30 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 15:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Harry Swann is called for traveling | 51-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Sweet (PG), Phillip Carroll (SG), Joseph Pina (SF), Howard Bill (PF), Jeremy Roach (C) Colby Darden, Brian Larios, Matthew Jamison, Jeffrey Fraizer, John Koch | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Swilley (PG), David Willis (SG), Royce Rausch (SF), Roger Bilger (PF), Donald Travis (C) Preston Bell, Terrence Hillman, David Botts, Harry Swann, Anthony Murray | |
| 14:58 | Ohio State | Howard Bill is hacked by Royce Rausch - foul #2 on Royce Rausch, team foul #4 | 51-30 |
| 14:42 | Ohio State | Roger Bilger blocks the short jumper by Jeremy Roach | 51-30 |
| 14:40 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Carroll | 51-30 |
| 14:21 | Ohio State | Patrick Sweet is hacked by Frank Swilley - foul #4 on Frank Swilley, team foul #5 | 51-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Colby Darden (PG), Reginald Meyer (SG), Jeffrey Fraizer (PF) Patrick Sweet, Phillip Carroll, Howard Bill | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Clay Richards (PG) Frank Swilley | |
| 14:08 | Ohio State | Colby Darden's pass is intercepted by David Willis | 51-30 |
| 14:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Royce Rausch lays it up and in set up by David Willis | 51-32 |
| 13:52 | Ohio State | Colby Darden is open and buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Reginald Meyer | 53-32 |
| 13:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Travis clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Jeremy Roach - foul #1 on Jeremy Roach, team foul #2 | 53-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Phillip Carroll (SG), Matthew Jamison (SF), John Koch (C) Reginald Meyer, Jeffrey Fraizer, Jeremy Roach | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Preston Bell (PG), William Ligon (SG), David Botts (PF) David Willis, Royce Rausch, Roger Bilger | |
| 13:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Travis makes the 1st free throw | 53-33 |
| 13:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Travis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-34 |
| 13:15 | Ohio State | Colby Darden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Sweet (PG), Brian Larios (SG), Jeffrey Fraizer (PF), Jeremy Roach (C) Colby Darden, Phillip Carroll, Matthew Jamison, John Koch | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 12:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Preston Bell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-34 |
| 12:52 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Fraizer grabs the board | 53-34 |
| 12:23 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Fraizer is hacked by Donald Travis - foul #2 on Donald Travis, team foul #6 | 53-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Colby Darden (PG), Reginald Meyer (SG), Matthew Jamison (SF), Howard Bill (PF), John Koch (C) Patrick Sweet, Brian Larios, Joseph Pina, Jeffrey Fraizer, Jeremy Roach | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David Willis (SG), Roger Bilger (PF), Anthony Murray (C) Clay Richards, David Botts, Donald Travis | |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | Colby Darden misses the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 53-34 |
| 12:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Bilger grabs the board | 53-34 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Colby Darden (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reginald Meyer (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Jamison (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Howard Bill (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Koch (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Preston Bell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Ligon (fairly fresh) PF - Roger Bilger (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | UC Santa Barbara | David Willis scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-37 |
| 11:35 | Ohio State | Howard Bill misses the wide open driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Roger Bilger - foul #1 on Roger Bilger, team foul #7 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Phillip Carroll (SG), Joseph Pina (SF), Jeremy Roach (C) Reginald Meyer, Matthew Jamison, John Koch | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Terrence Hillman (PG), Royce Rausch (SF), Harry Swann (PF) Preston Bell, William Ligon, Anthony Murray | |
| 11:35 | Ohio State | Howard Bill makes the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 11:35 | Ohio State | Howard Bill makes the 2nd free throw | 55-37 |
| 11:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Royce Rausch scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Terrence Hillman | 55-40 |
| 11:06 | Ohio State | Jeremy Roach lays it up and in and he's fouled by Roger Bilger - foul #2 on Roger Bilger, team foul #8 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey Fraizer (PF) Howard Bill | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David Botts (C) Roger Bilger | |
| 11:06 | Ohio State | Jeremy Roach misses the free throw | 57-40 |
| 11:06 | Ohio State | Joseph Pina gets the offensive rebound | 57-40 |
| 10:49 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Fraizer blows the wide open layup | 57-40 |
| 10:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Harry Swann gets the rebound | 57-40 |
| 10:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Fraizer denies the turnaround by Terrence Hillman | 57-40 |
| 10:34 | UC Santa Barbara | David Willis grabs the offensive board | 57-40 |
| 10:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Royce Rausch can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-40 |
| 10:16 | Ohio State | Jeremy Roach pulls down the rebound | 57-40 |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | Joseph Pina hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-40 |
| 10:11 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Fraizer tips it back up and in | 59-40 |
| 10:04 | UC Santa Barbara | David Willis's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Fraizer | 59-40 |
| 10:03 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Fraizer grabs the defensive rebound | 59-40 |
| 09:58 | Ohio State | Colby Darden makes the wide open shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Fraizer | 61-40 |
| 09:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Harry Swann misses the easy layup | 61-40 |
| 09:45 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Joseph Pina | 61-40 |
| 09:20 | Ohio State | Jeremy Roach is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 63-40 |
| 09:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Terrence Hillman is hacked by Colby Darden - foul #2 on Colby Darden, team foul #3 | 63-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Sweet (PG), Brian Larios (SG), Matthew Jamison (SF), Howard Bill (PF), John Koch (C) Colby Darden, Phillip Carroll, Joseph Pina, Jeffrey Fraizer, Jeremy Roach | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Preston Bell (PG), William Ligon (SG), Clay Richards (SF), Roger Bilger (PF), Anthony Murray (C) Terrence Hillman, David Willis, Royce Rausch, Harry Swann, David Botts | |
| 08:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Howard Bill swats the layup by Anthony Murray | 63-40 |
| 08:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Bilger snags the offensive board | 63-40 |
| 08:37 | UC Santa Barbara | The pull-up jumper by William Ligon is blocked by John Koch | 63-40 |
| 08:35 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Patrick Sweet | 63-40 |
| 08:17 | Ohio State | Howard Bill misses long on a floater in the paint | 63-40 |
| 08:15 | UC Santa Barbara | William Ligon snags the defensive board | 63-40 |
| 07:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Murray can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Patrick Sweet - foul #2 on Patrick Sweet, team foul #4 | 63-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Colby Darden (PG), Reginald Meyer (SG), Joseph Pina (PF) Patrick Sweet, Brian Larios, Howard Bill | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Swilley (PG) Preston Bell | |
| 07:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Murray makes the 1st free throw | 63-41 |
| 07:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 63-42 |
| 07:54 | Ohio State | Reginald Meyer is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Swilley - foul #5 on Frank Swilley, team foul #9 | 63-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David Willis (SG), Donald Travis (C) Frank Swilley, Anthony Murray | |
| 07:54 | Ohio State | Reginald Meyer misses the 1st free throw | 63-42 |
| 07:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Bilger pulls down the rebound | 63-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Colby Darden (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reginald Meyer (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Jamison (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Pina (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Koch (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Clay Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Willis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Ligon (fresh) PF - Roger Bilger (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Donald Travis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Clay Richards can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-42 |
| 07:34 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Matthew Jamison | 63-42 |
| 07:13 | Ohio State | Colby Darden is open but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 63-42 |
| 07:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Bilger grabs the defensive rebound | 63-42 |
| 07:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Clay Richards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brian Larios (SG), Jeffrey Fraizer (PF) Reginald Meyer, Matthew Jamison | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Preston Bell (PG), David Botts (SF), Harry Swann (PF) Clay Richards, William Ligon, Roger Bilger | |
| 06:45 | Ohio State | Joseph Pina misses the jump hook near the basket | 63-42 |
| 06:44 | UC Santa Barbara | David Botts grabs the defensive rebound | 63-42 |
| 06:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Preston Bell is hacked by Colby Darden - foul #3 on Colby Darden, team foul #5 | 63-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Sweet (PG), Reginald Meyer (SG), Matthew Jamison (SF), Jeremy Roach (C) Colby Darden, Brian Larios, Joseph Pina, John Koch | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Murray (C) Donald Travis | |
| 06:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Harry Swann drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-45 |
| 05:51 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Fraizer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Colby Darden (PG), Brian Larios (SG), Joseph Pina (SF), John Koch (C) Patrick Sweet, Reginald Meyer, Matthew Jamison, Jeremy Roach | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Terrence Hillman (SG), Royce Rausch (SF) David Willis, Harry Swann | |
| 05:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Terrence Hillman misses the jumper from the free throw line | 63-45 |
| 05:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Royce Rausch tips it in | 63-47 |
| 05:31 | Ohio State | John Koch travels in the backcourt | 63-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reginald Meyer (SG), Matthew Jamison (SF), Jeremy Roach (C) Brian Larios, Jeffrey Fraizer, John Koch | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Clay Richards (SG), Harry Swann (PF), Roger Bilger (C) Preston Bell, David Botts, Anthony Murray | |
| 05:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Royce Rausch makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Clay Richards | 63-49 |
| 05:04 | Ohio State | Colby Darden makes the wide open jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeremy Roach | 65-49 |
| 04:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Clay Richards scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Terrence Hillman | 65-51 |
| 04:40 | Ohio State | Colby Darden hits a jump hook from close range set up by Reginald Meyer and he's hacked by Harry Swann - foul #2 on Harry Swann, team foul #10 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Phillip Carroll (SG), Jeffrey Fraizer (PF), John Koch (C) Reginald Meyer, Matthew Jamison, Jeremy Roach | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Ligon (SG), Donald Travis (C) Clay Richards, Harry Swann | |
| 04:40 | Ohio State | Colby Darden makes the free throw | 68-51 |
| 04:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Royce Rausch misses short on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Colby Darden - foul #4 on Colby Darden, team foul #6 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Sweet (PG), Brian Larios (SG) Colby Darden, Phillip Carroll | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Preston Bell (PG), David Botts (PF) Terrence Hillman, Roger Bilger | |
| 04:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Royce Rausch makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 04:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Royce Rausch makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 04:05 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Fraizer misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 68-53 |
| 04:04 | Ohio State | Brian Larios misses the tip | 68-53 |
| 04:02 | UC Santa Barbara | William Ligon snags the defensive board | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:56 | UC Santa Barbara | David Botts misses the driving attempt from close range | 68-53 |
| 03:55 | UC Santa Barbara | The offensive rebound goes to David Botts | 68-53 |
| 03:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Royce Rausch lays it up and in on a great pass from Preston Bell | 68-55 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Patrick Sweet (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Larios (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Pina (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Fraizer (tiring) 17 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - John Koch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Preston Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ligon (fresh) SF - Royce Rausch (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - David Botts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Travis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Ohio State | John Koch clanks a 3 from the left corner | 68-55 |
| 03:27 | UC Santa Barbara | David Botts pulls down the rebound | 68-55 |
| 03:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Preston Bell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 68-57 |
| 03:01 | Ohio State | Patrick Sweet travels in the backcourt | 68-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Colby Darden (PG), Phillip Carroll (SG), Matthew Jamison (SF), Howard Bill (PF), Jeremy Roach (C) Patrick Sweet, Brian Larios, Joseph Pina, Jeffrey Fraizer, John Koch | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Terrence Hillman (PG), David Willis (SG), Clay Richards (SF), Roger Bilger (PF), Anthony Murray (C) Preston Bell, William Ligon, Royce Rausch, David Botts, Donald Travis | |
| 02:52 | UC Santa Barbara | David Willis clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-57 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Matthew Jamison grabs the defensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 02:27 | Ohio State | Matthew Jamison drills a 3 from the right corner | 71-57 |
| 02:17 | UC Santa Barbara | David Willis hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Terrence Hillman | 71-60 |
| 02:15 | Ohio State | David Willis is called for the reach on Phillip Carroll in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Willis, team foul #11 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Pina (SF), Jeffrey Fraizer (PF) Matthew Jamison, Howard Bill | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Ligon (SG) David Willis | |
| 02:15 | Ohio State | Phillip Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 02:15 | Ohio State | Phillip Carroll misses the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 02:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 72-60 |
| 02:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Terrence Hillman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Phillip Carroll - foul #1 on Phillip Carroll, team foul #7 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reginald Meyer (SG), Matthew Jamison (SF), Howard Bill (PF) Phillip Carroll, Joseph Pina, Jeffrey Fraizer | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 02:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Terrence Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 02:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Terrence Hillman makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 01:48 | Ohio State | Colby Darden connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Reginald Meyer | 74-62 |
| 01:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Murray connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Terrence Hillman | 74-64 |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | Reginald Meyer loses the dribble to Terrence Hillman in the backcourt | 74-64 |
| 01:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Terrence Hillman connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Ligon | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | Colby Darden clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 74-67 |
| 00:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Bilger snags the defensive board | 74-67 |
| 00:58 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brian Larios (SG), Joseph Pina (PF) Reginald Meyer, Howard Bill | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David Willis (SG), Royce Rausch (SF), Harry Swann (PF), Donald Travis (C) William Ligon, Clay Richards, Roger Bilger, Anthony Murray | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Royce Rausch hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-67 |
| 00:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Harry Swann tips it back up and in | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Ohio State | Terrence Hillman is called for the reach on Matthew Jamison in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terrence Hillman, team foul #12 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Sweet (PG), Jeffrey Fraizer (PF) Colby Darden, Joseph Pina | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:39 | Ohio State | Matthew Jamison misses the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:39 | Ohio State | Matthew Jamison makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Brian Larios takes the ball from Terrence Hillman | 75-69 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Patrick Sweet is fouled in the backcourt by Terrence Hillman - foul #2 on Terrence Hillman, team foul #13 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Phillip Carroll (SG) Brian Larios | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Patrick Sweet misses the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Patrick Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Terrence Hillman misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 76-69 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Roach | 76-69 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Jeremy Roach is hacked by Terrence Hillman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terrence Hillman, team foul #14 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brian Larios (SG) Phillip Carroll | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Jeremy Roach makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Jeremy Roach misses the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Travis grabs the defensive rebound | 77-69 |
| 00:15 | UC Santa Barbara | David Willis buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Royce Rausch | 77-72 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Terrence Hillman is called for the reach on Matthew Jamison in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terrence Hillman, team foul #15 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Phillip Carroll (SG) Brian Larios | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Matthew Jamison misses the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Matthew Jamison makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:06 | UC Santa Barbara | David Willis comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 78-72 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Fraizer pulls down the rebound | 78-72 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Terrence Hillman is called for the reach on Jeffrey Fraizer in the backcourt - foul #5 on Terrence Hillman, team foul #16 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Clay Richards (PG) Terrence Hillman | |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Fraizer makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Fraizer makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:00 | UC Santa Barbara | David Willis comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 80-72 |