| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robin Milan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wallace Ahearn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Telford (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Otis Hodgkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Simpson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom inbounds the ball | 32-19 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski makes the floater from the right wing | 34-19 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:29 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson travels with the ball | 34-19 |
| 19:07 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by James Simpson - foul #1 on James Simpson, team foul #1 | 34-19 |
| 19:07 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 35-19 |
| 19:07 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-19 |
| 19:07 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Robin Milan | 35-19 |
| 18:41 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley is fouled on the floor by James Simpson - foul #2 on James Simpson, team foul #2 | 35-19 |
| 18:21 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom is whistled for traveling | 35-19 |
| 18:02 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson is fouled on the floor by Toni Przybyszewski as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Toni Przybyszewski, team foul #1 | 35-19 |
| 17:42 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Chisom is called for the reach on Wallace Ahearn - foul #1 on Dikembe Chisom, team foul #2 | 35-19 |
| 17:25 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 35-19 |
| 17:23 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski gets the rebound | 35-19 |
| 16:54 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Toni Przybyszewski, team foul #3 | 35-19 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza (C) James Simpson | |
| 16:37 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers makes the contested floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Wallace Ahearn | 35-21 |
| 16:17 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Chisom and he's hacked by Nathan Telford - foul #2 on Nathan Telford, team foul #3 | 37-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek (SG) Robin Milan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kirk Humphries (PG), Henry Wetmore (SF), Jonathan Rizzuto (PF) Wallace Ahearn, Nathan Telford, Otis Hodgkinson | |
| 16:17 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski makes the free throw | 38-21 |
| 16:00 | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza is whistled for traveling | 38-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton (C) Kenneth Nelson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Blanton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Kirk Humphries (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Myers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Wetmore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Rizzuto (fresh) C - Mashama Almarza (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 38-21 |
| 15:35 | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore grabs the defensive rebound | 38-21 |
| 15:10 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-21 |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-21 |
| 14:50 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Toni Przybyszewski | 40-21 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:37 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers slams it home over the doubleteam and he's fouled by Dima Sedlacek - foul #1 on Dima Sedlacek, team foul #4 | 40-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Robin Milan (SF), Kenneth Nelson (C) Kenneth Cearley, Dikembe Chisom, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn (PG), Nathan Telford (SF), Otis Hodgkinson (PF), James Simpson (C) Kirk Humphries, Henry Wetmore, Jonathan Rizzuto, Mashama Almarza | |
| 14:37 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers makes the free throw | 40-24 |
| 14:20 | Ohio State | Robin Milan hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-24 |
| 14:00 | Notre Dame | James Simpson hits the easy wide open finger roll | 43-26 |
| 13:41 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robin Milan | 46-26 |
| 13:23 | Notre Dame | Ronald Blanton takes the ball from Otis Hodgkinson | 46-26 |
| 13:16 | Ohio State | Nathan Telford is called for the reach on Robin Milan - foul #3 on Nathan Telford, team foul #4 | 46-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Dikembe Chisom (SF) Reynaldo Rossi, Dima Sedlacek | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:50 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-26 |
| 12:49 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom grabs the offensive board | 46-26 |
| 12:28 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley misses short on a floater from the left side | 46-26 |
| 12:26 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom can't tip it in | 46-26 |
| 12:25 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Chisom | 46-26 |
| 12:03 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson misses long on a shot from the right side | 46-26 |
| 12:01 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley grabs the offensive board | 46-26 |
| 11:39 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley is hacked by Otis Hodgkinson - foul #2 on Otis Hodgkinson, team foul #5 | 46-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski (PF) Ronald Blanton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kirk Humphries (PG), Henry Wetmore (SF), Jonathan Rizzuto (PF) Wallace Ahearn, Nathan Telford, Otis Hodgkinson | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robin Milan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Kirk Humphries (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Myers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Wetmore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Rizzuto (fresh) C - James Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski is whistled for a carry | 46-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek (SG) Robin Milan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza (C) James Simpson | |
| 11:04 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Dima Sedlacek - foul #2 on Dima Sedlacek, team foul #5 | 46-26 |
| 11:04 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers makes the 1st free throw | 46-27 |
| 11:04 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 46-28 |
| 10:46 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 46-28 |
| 10:44 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski gets the offensive rebound | 46-28 |
| 10:23 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mashama Almarza - foul #1 on Mashama Almarza, team foul #6 | 46-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robin Milan (SF) Dikembe Chisom | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn (PG), Nathan Telford (SF), Otis Hodgkinson (PF) Kirk Humphries, Henry Wetmore, Jonathan Rizzuto | |
| 10:23 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski makes the 1st free throw | 47-28 |
| 10:23 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-28 |
| 10:01 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-28 |
| 09:59 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski grabs the board | 48-28 |
| 09:30 | Ohio State | Otis Hodgkinson swats the short shot by Toni Przybyszewski | 48-28 |
| 09:29 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers snags the defensive board | 48-28 |
| 09:15 | Notre Dame | Nathan Telford clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-28 |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | Robin Milan grabs the defensive rebound | 48-28 |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | Robin Milan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Dikembe Chisom (SF), Ronald Blanton (C) Kenneth Cearley, Dima Sedlacek, Kenneth Nelson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Simpson (C) Mashama Almarza | |
| 08:35 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Otis Hodgkinson, team foul #7 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kirk Humphries (PG), Jonathan Rizzuto (PF) Wallace Ahearn, Otis Hodgkinson | |
| 08:07 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Robin Milan | 50-28 |
| 07:53 | Notre Dame | Ronald Blanton swats the layup by Harold Myers | 50-28 |
| 07:52 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 50-28 |
| 07:34 | Ohio State | Nathan Telford is called for the reach on Robin Milan - foul #4 on Nathan Telford, team foul #8 | 50-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek (SG) Toni Przybyszewski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harold Legendre (SG), Henry Wetmore (SF), Mashama Almarza (C) Harold Myers, Nathan Telford, James Simpson | |
| 07:34 | Ohio State | Robin Milan makes the 1st free throw | 51-28 |
| 07:34 | Ohio State | Robin Milan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-28 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Reynaldo Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robin Milan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Blanton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Kirk Humphries (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Legendre (fresh) SF - Henry Wetmore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Rizzuto (fresh) C - Mashama Almarza (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza lays it in | 52-30 |
| 06:59 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-30 |
| 06:58 | Notre Dame | Harold Legendre grabs the defensive rebound | 52-30 |
| 06:47 | Notre Dame | The pull-up jumper by Harold Legendre is blocked by Dikembe Chisom | 52-30 |
| 06:45 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ronald Blanton | 52-30 |
| 06:16 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi clanks a 3 from the left corner | 52-30 |
| 06:15 | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza snags the defensive board | 52-30 |
| 06:07 | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Reynaldo Rossi - foul #1 on Reynaldo Rossi, team foul #6 | 52-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski (PF) Robin Milan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 06:07 | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza makes the 1st free throw | 52-31 |
| 06:07 | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza makes the 2nd free throw | 52-32 |
| 05:53 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-32 |
| 05:41 | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 52-32 |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-32 |
| 05:31 | Notre Dame | Harold Legendre can't connect on a floater from the left side | 52-32 |
| 05:30 | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza tips it in | 52-34 |
| 05:03 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Kirk Humphries - foul #2 on Kirk Humphries, team foul #9 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG) Dikembe Chisom | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joaquin Martinez (PF) Jonathan Rizzuto | |
| 05:03 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski makes the 1st free throw | 53-34 |
| 05:03 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-34 |
| 04:48 | Notre Dame | Kirk Humphries can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 54-34 |
| 04:47 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton snags the defensive board | 54-34 |
| 04:25 | Ohio State | Kirk Humphries takes the ball from Dima Sedlacek | 54-34 |
| 04:22 | Notre Dame | Kirk Humphries blows the layup | 54-34 |
| 04:21 | Notre Dame | Joaquin Martinez hits the follow up shot | 54-36 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-36 |
| 03:43 | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza blows the layup | 56-36 |
| 03:42 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Dima Sedlacek | 56-36 |
| 03:21 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-36 |
| 03:19 | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore grabs the board | 56-36 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reynaldo Rossi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Blanton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Harold Legendre (fairly fresh) SG - Kirk Humphries (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Wetmore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joaquin Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mashama Almarza (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Notre Dame | Kirk Humphries clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-36 |
| 03:10 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ronald Blanton | 56-36 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Reynaldo Rossi | 58-36 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:33 | Notre Dame | Toni Przybyszewski picks off the pass by Mashama Almarza | 58-36 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:06 | Ohio State | Harold Legendre takes the ball from Reynaldo Rossi | 58-36 |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | Dima Sedlacek takes the ball from Mashama Almarza | 58-36 |
| 01:49 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley hits the finger roll set up by Dima Sedlacek | 60-36 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:31 | Notre Dame | Dima Sedlacek picks off the pass by Kirk Humphries | 60-36 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Harold Legendre - foul #1 on Harold Legendre, team foul #10 | 60-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom (SF) Kenneth Cearley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jonathan Rizzuto (PF) Joaquin Martinez | |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek makes the 1st free throw | 61-36 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek makes the 2nd free throw | 62-36 |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | Harold Legendre is called for traveling | 62-36 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-36 |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore grabs the defensive rebound | 62-36 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Kirk Humphries misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-36 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Dima Sedlacek | 62-36 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi runs out the clock | 62-36 |