| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Joe Aultman (fresh) SG - Kenneth Horton (fresh) SF - Vance Henderson (fresh) PF - Hassan Clark (fresh) C - Clarence Moyer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fresh) SG - Joshua Ford (fresh) SF - Dan McDeavitt (fresh) PF - Brian Celestin (fresh) C - Roger Woody (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Washington | Hassan Clark wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Eastern Washington | Kenneth Horton is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent misses the layup against the doubleteam | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Eastern Washington | Clarence Moyer gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Eastern Washington | Kenneth Horton scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:32 | Ohio State | Vance Henderson is called for the reach on Roger Woody - foul #1 on Vance Henderson, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:18 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Brian Celestin | 3-3 |
| 17:58 | Eastern Washington | Kenneth Horton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Joe Aultman | 6-3 |
| 17:38 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 6-3 |
| 17:17 | Eastern Washington | Kenneth Horton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-3 |
| 17:16 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Brian Celestin | 6-3 |
| 16:54 | Ohio State | Roger Woody comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 6-3 |
| 16:53 | Eastern Washington | Vance Henderson grabs the board | 6-3 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Washington | Vance Henderson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Roger Woody - foul #1 on Roger Woody, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Washington | Vance Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Washington | Vance Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:04 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-3 |
| 16:02 | Eastern Washington | Clarence Moyer grabs the board | 8-3 |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Joe Aultman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Horton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Vance Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hassan Clark (fresh) C - Clarence Moyer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Ford (fresh) SF - Dan McDeavitt (fresh) PF - Brian Celestin (fresh) C - Roger Woody (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Eastern Washington | Hassan Clark buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Vance Henderson | 10-3 |
| 15:26 | Ohio State | Joshua Ford double dribbles | 10-3 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Michael Ward (SG), John Haar (SF), Steve Kruger (PF), Daniel Gross (C) Kenneth Horton, Vance Henderson, Hassan Clark, Clarence Moyer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 15:02 | Eastern Washington | John Haar drills a jumper from the right side | 12-3 |
| 14:40 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-3 |
| 14:38 | Ohio State | Brian Celestin snags the offensive board | 12-3 |
| 14:21 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Joe Aultman - foul #1 on Joe Aultman, team foul #2 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Kenneth Horton (SG) Joe Aultman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Richards (SG), Charles Payson (SF), Virgilio Gallo (PF), Michael Forney (C) Joshua Ford, Dan McDeavitt, Brian Celestin, Roger Woody | |
| 14:21 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent makes the free throw | 12-6 |
| 14:00 | Eastern Washington | Kenneth Horton is fouled on the floor by Virgilio Gallo - foul #1 on Virgilio Gallo, team foul #2 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Vance Henderson (SF), Hassan Clark (PF), Clarence Moyer (C) Michael Ward, Steve Kruger, Daniel Gross | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:38 | Eastern Washington | Kenneth Horton clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-6 |
| 13:36 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo grabs the board | 12-6 |
| 13:14 | Ohio State | Hassan Clark picks off the pass by Charles Payson | 12-6 |
| 12:54 | Eastern Washington | Kenneth Horton misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-6 |
| 12:53 | Eastern Washington | The offensive rebound goes to Hassan Clark | 12-6 |
| 12:34 | Eastern Washington | Hassan Clark is hacked by Leonard Sargent - foul #1 on Leonard Sargent, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Joe Aultman (PG) John Haar | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Ford (SG), Dan McDeavitt (SF), Brian Celestin (PF), Roger Woody (C) Leonard Sargent, Charles Payson, Virgilio Gallo, Michael Forney | |
| 12:11 | Eastern Washington | Kenneth Horton buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-6 |
| 11:50 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-9 |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Joe Aultman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Horton (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Vance Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hassan Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clarence Moyer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gregory Richards (fresh) SG - Joshua Ford (fresh) SF - Dan McDeavitt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Celestin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roger Woody (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Eastern Washington | Kenneth Horton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-9 |
| 11:31 | Eastern Washington | Hassan Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 11:12 | Eastern Washington | Clarence Moyer clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Roger Woody - foul #2 on Roger Woody, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Michael Ward (SG), John Haar (SF) Kenneth Horton, Vance Henderson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Forney (C) Roger Woody | |
| 11:12 | Eastern Washington | Clarence Moyer makes the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 11:12 | Eastern Washington | Clarence Moyer makes the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 10:50 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Joshua Ford is denied by Clarence Moyer | 17-9 |
| 10:48 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards hits the follow up shot | 17-11 |
| 10:22 | Eastern Washington | Michael Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-11 |
| 10:21 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Forney | 17-11 |
| 10:02 | Ohio State | Clarence Moyer is called for the reach on Brian Celestin - foul #1 on Clarence Moyer, team foul #3 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Kenneth Horton (SG), Steve Kruger (PF), Daniel Gross (C) Michael Ward, Hassan Clark, Clarence Moyer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent (PG) Gregory Richards | |
| 09:41 | Ohio State | Joe Aultman picks off the pass by Michael Forney | 17-11 |
| 09:37 | Eastern Washington | Joe Aultman misses the lay-in | 17-11 |
| 09:35 | Ohio State | Michael Forney gets the rebound | 17-11 |
| 09:15 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-11 |
| 09:13 | Eastern Washington | John Haar pulls down the rebound | 17-11 |
| 08:44 | Eastern Washington | Joe Aultman is fouled on the floor by Leonard Sargent - foul #2 on Leonard Sargent, team foul #5 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Vance Henderson (SF) Joe Aultman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Richards (PG), Charles Payson (SG) Leonard Sargent, Joshua Ford | |
| 08:20 | Eastern Washington | John Haar misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-11 |
| 08:18 | Eastern Washington | Vance Henderson hits the follow up shot | 19-11 |
| 07:56 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-11 |
| 07:54 | Ohio State | Michael Forney tips it home | 19-13 |
| 07:50 | Eastern Washington | Charles Payson steps in front of the John Haar pass | 19-13 |
| 07:47 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Payson | 19-15 |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - John Haar (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Horton (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Vance Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Kruger (fresh) C - Daniel Gross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gregory Richards (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles Payson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dan McDeavitt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Celestin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Forney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Eastern Washington | John Haar connects on the floater from the baseline | 21-15 |
| 07:10 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt travels with the ball | 21-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Joe Aultman (PG), Hassan Clark (PF), Clarence Moyer (C) John Haar, Steve Kruger, Daniel Gross | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Ford (SG), Virgilio Gallo (PF), Donald Karam (C) Dan McDeavitt, Brian Celestin, Michael Forney | |
| 06:45 | Eastern Washington | Kenneth Horton drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Joe Aultman | 23-15 |
| 06:17 | Ohio State | Clarence Moyer takes the ball from Donald Karam | 23-15 |
| 05:50 | Eastern Washington | Vance Henderson can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 23-15 |
| 05:49 | Eastern Washington | Vance Henderson grabs the offensive board | 23-15 |
| 05:32 | Eastern Washington | Joe Aultman is called for traveling | 23-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Michael Ward (SG) Kenneth Horton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent (PG), Dan McDeavitt (SF), Brian Celestin (PF), Roger Woody (C) Gregory Richards, Charles Payson, Virgilio Gallo, Donald Karam | |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt misses short on a 3 from straight away | 23-15 |
| 05:14 | Eastern Washington | The rebound goes to Clarence Moyer | 23-15 |
| 04:59 | Eastern Washington | Clarence Moyer buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joe Aultman | 25-15 |
| 04:35 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 25-15 |
| 04:34 | Ohio State | Joshua Ford hits the follow up shot | 25-17 |
| 04:13 | Eastern Washington | Michael Ward misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-17 |
| 04:12 | Ohio State | Brian Celestin pulls down the rebound | 25-17 |
| 03:54 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-17 |
| 03:53 | Eastern Washington | Vance Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 03:31 | Eastern Washington | Michael Ward buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joe Aultman | 28-17 |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Joe Aultman (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Ward (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vance Henderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hassan Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Moyer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joshua Ford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dan McDeavitt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Celestin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roger Woody (fresh) | |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-17 |
| 03:01 | Eastern Washington | Clarence Moyer pulls down the rebound | 28-17 |
| 02:32 | Eastern Washington | Michael Ward makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Clarence Moyer | 31-17 |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | Roger Woody comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-17 |
| 02:11 | Eastern Washington | Hassan Clark snags the defensive board | 31-17 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Washington | Brian Celestin is called for the reach on Hassan Clark - foul #1 on Brian Celestin, team foul #6 | 31-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | John Haar (PG), Kenneth Horton (SG), Steve Kruger (PF), Daniel Gross (C) Joe Aultman, Vance Henderson, Hassan Clark, Clarence Moyer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Richards (SG), Charles Payson (SF), Virgilio Gallo (PF), Michael Forney (C) Joshua Ford, Dan McDeavitt, Brian Celestin, Roger Woody | |
| 01:39 | Eastern Washington | Kenneth Horton misses the jumper from the right wing | 31-17 |
| 01:37 | Eastern Washington | Steve Kruger hits the follow up shot | 33-17 |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | Michael Forney hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Daniel Gross - foul #1 on Daniel Gross, team foul #4 | 33-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Joe Aultman (PG) Michael Ward | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt (SF) Leonard Sargent | |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | Michael Forney makes the 1st free throw | 33-18 |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | Michael Forney misses the 2nd free throw | 33-18 |
| 01:10 | Eastern Washington | John Haar pulls down the rebound | 33-18 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Washington | John Haar clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Charles Payson - foul #1 on Charles Payson, team foul #7 | 33-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roger Woody (C) Virgilio Gallo | |
| 00:52 | Eastern Washington | John Haar misses the 1st free throw | 33-18 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Washington | John Haar misses the 2nd free throw | 33-18 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Washington | Daniel Gross pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-18 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Washington | Michael Forney denies the turnaround by John Haar | 33-18 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Roger Woody gets the rebound | 33-18 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-18 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Washington | The rebound goes to Steve Kruger | 33-18 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Washington | Steve Kruger can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 33-18 |