| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Northrup (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bert Gray (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alberto Vargas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Richardson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Neil Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robin Milan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:31 | Purdue | Neil Thompson hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 19:29 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robin Milan | 25-29 |
| 19:02 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski misses the wide open shot from the free throw line | 25-29 |
| 19:00 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson gets the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 18:47 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alberto Vargas - foul #3 on Alberto Vargas, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dominic Romano (PG), William Brace (SG) Joseph Northrup, Alberto Vargas | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:47 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 18:47 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 18:20 | Purdue | William Brace clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing but the foul's on Robin Milan - foul #2 on Robin Milan, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ben Elton (C) David Richardson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:20 | Purdue | William Brace misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 18:20 | Purdue | William Brace makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 18:20 | Purdue | William Brace makes the 3rd free throw | 27-31 |
| 17:59 | Ohio State | Robin Milan hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 17:58 | Purdue | Ben Elton pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 17:54 | Purdue | William Brace knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-31 |
| 17:33 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski is whistled for a carry | 30-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (PG), David Richardson (PF) Dominic Romano, Ben Elton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:07 | Purdue | Bert Gray evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 16:37 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson tips it home | 33-33 |
| 16:19 | Purdue | William Brace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Loren Stout (PG), Ben Elton (C) Joseph Northrup, David Richardson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek (SG), Ronald Blanton (C) Robin Milan, Kenneth Nelson | |
| 15:50 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Ben Elton - foul #4 on Ben Elton, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (PG), Alberto Vargas (PF) Loren Stout, Neil Thompson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG) Kenneth Cearley | |
| 15:50 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 15:50 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Northrup (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Brace (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Bert Gray (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Alberto Vargas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Ben Elton (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Reynaldo Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) SF - Dikembe Chisom (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Blanton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 15:19 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 14:51 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Reynaldo Rossi | 33-37 |
| 14:22 | Purdue | Bert Gray is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dominic Romano (PG), David Richardson (PF), Neil Thompson (C) Joseph Northrup, William Brace, Ben Elton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Robin Milan (SF), Kenneth Nelson (C) Reynaldo Rossi, Dikembe Chisom, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| 13:53 | Ohio State | Robin Milan makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Nelson | 33-39 |
| 13:33 | Purdue | Bert Gray's layup is rejected by Ronald Blanton | 33-39 |
| 13:32 | Purdue | David Richardson gets the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 13:14 | Purdue | Kenneth Nelson is called for the reach on Dominic Romano - foul #2 on Kenneth Nelson, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (PG), Ben Elton (C) Dominic Romano, David Richardson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski (PF) Ronald Blanton | |
| 12:49 | Purdue | Neil Thompson is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Northrup | 35-39 |
| 12:26 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robin Milan and he's fouled by Neil Thompson - foul #2 on Neil Thompson, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SG) Ben Elton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom (PF) Toni Przybyszewski | |
| 12:26 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley makes the free throw | 35-42 |
| 12:05 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ben Elton (C) William Brace | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton (PF) Dima Sedlacek | |
| 11:37 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton misses the floater from the right side | 35-42 |
| 11:35 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley snags the offensive board | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Northrup (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bert Gray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Alberto Vargas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Neil Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Elton (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robin Milan (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Blanton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Cearley | 35-44 |
| 11:00 | Purdue | The jump hook by Ben Elton is blocked by Kenneth Nelson | 35-44 |
| 10:58 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Nelson | 35-44 |
| 10:40 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley is fouled on the floor by Alberto Vargas - foul #4 on Alberto Vargas, team foul #4 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dominic Romano (PG), William Brace (SG), David Richardson (PF) Joseph Northrup, Alberto Vargas, Ben Elton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek (SG), Toni Przybyszewski (PF) Robin Milan, Kenneth Nelson | |
| 10:26 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Cearley | 35-47 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 10:08 | Purdue | Bert Gray hits a runner from the left block | 37-47 |
| 09:45 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Neil Thompson - foul #3 on Neil Thompson, team foul #5 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (PG), Ben Elton (C) Dominic Romano, David Richardson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG) Kenneth Cearley | |
| 09:45 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton misses the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 09:45 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 09:24 | Purdue | William Brace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robin Milan (SF), Kenneth Nelson (C) Dikembe Chisom, Ronald Blanton | |
| 09:04 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-48 |
| 09:02 | Purdue | Bert Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 08:58 | Purdue | William Brace makes the 3 from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | Robin Milan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Robin Milan, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dominic Romano (PG), David Richardson (PF) Joseph Northrup, Neil Thompson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG) Reynaldo Rossi | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 08:13 | Purdue | Ben Elton hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-48 |
| 07:48 | Ohio State | David Richardson denies the turnaround by Toni Przybyszewski | 42-48 |
| 07:47 | Purdue | The rebound goes to David Richardson | 42-48 |
| 07:22 | Purdue | Ben Elton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-48 |
| 07:20 | Ohio State | Robin Milan grabs the board | 42-48 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Dominic Romano (fresh) SG - William Brace (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Bert Gray (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Richardson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ben Elton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robin Milan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 06:51 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley misses long on a floater from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 06:49 | Purdue | William Brace grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 06:26 | Purdue | Kenneth Nelson denies the turnaround by David Richardson | 42-48 |
| 06:25 | Ohio State | Robin Milan grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 05:59 | Ohio State | William Brace steps in front of the Kenneth Nelson pass | 42-48 |
| 05:59 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (PG), Alberto Vargas (SF), Neil Thompson (PF) Dominic Romano, William Brace, David Richardson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom (SF) Dima Sedlacek | |
| 05:45 | Purdue | Bert Gray works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Neil Thompson | 45-48 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski is open but comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 45-48 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley gets the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 05:01 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-48 |
| 05:00 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 04:33 | Purdue | Bert Gray comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-48 |
| 04:32 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 04:08 | Ohio State | Joseph Northrup is called for the reach on Robin Milan - foul #2 on Joseph Northrup, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek (SG), Ronald Blanton (PF) Robin Milan, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Kenneth Nelson | 45-51 |
| 03:35 | Purdue | Ronald Blanton is called for the reach on Joseph Northrup - foul #3 on Ronald Blanton, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski (PF) Kenneth Nelson | |
| 03:19 | Purdue | Bert Gray is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Bert Gray, team foul #7 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SG) Bert Gray | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Northrup (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Brace (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Alberto Vargas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Neil Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ben Elton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Blanton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-51 |
| 02:55 | Purdue | Ben Elton pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 02:27 | Purdue | Neil Thompson misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Ronald Blanton - foul #4 on Ronald Blanton, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bert Gray (SG) William Brace | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robin Milan (SG), Kenneth Nelson (C) Dima Sedlacek, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| 02:27 | Purdue | Neil Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 02:27 | Purdue | Neil Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 02:00 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley misses the shot from just outside the lane | 47-51 |
| 01:58 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton gets the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 01:32 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 47-51 |
| 01:31 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom tips it in | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:19 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup is fouled on the floor by Ronald Blanton - foul #5 on Ronald Blanton, team foul #6 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski (PF) Ronald Blanton | |
| 01:01 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 00:59 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:53 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup double dribbles | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Bert Gray is called for the reach on Kenneth Cearley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bert Gray, team foul #8 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek (SG) Toni Przybyszewski | |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue 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 (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Robin Milan steps in front of the Joseph Northrup pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 47-55 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek misses the lay-in | 47-55 |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Ben Elton grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 00:34 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-55 |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom is hacked by Joseph Northrup in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Northrup, team foul #9 | 47-55 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom misses the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Ben Elton grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Neil Thompson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-56 |
| 00:23 | Purdue | Bert Gray grabs the offensive board | 47-56 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-56 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Robin Milan gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Robin Milan is hacked by Joseph Northrup in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Northrup, team foul #10 | 47-56 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Robin Milan makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Robin Milan makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:11 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 47-58 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Nelson | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley runs out the clock | 47-58 |