| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Sturgeon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wade Foote (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Gale (fresh) PF - Michael Beck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Cox (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lindsay Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Duhart (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Steven Young (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jared Hagler (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | John Gale inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Ohio State | Wade Foote is fouled on the floor by Steven Young - foul #2 on Steven Young, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Wade Foote misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-35 |
| 19:29 | Ohio State | Anthony Cox grabs the offensive board | 30-35 |
| 19:21 | Ohio State | Michael Beck's floater is tipped away by Thomas Hensley | 30-35 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Steven Young grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | John Gale takes the ball from Jared Hagler in the backcourt | 30-35 |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | Wade Foote blows the layup | 30-35 |
| 19:14 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon grabs the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | James Duhart loses the dribble to James Sturgeon in the backcourt | 33-35 |
| 18:50 | Ohio State | Wade Foote double dribbles | 33-35 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | John Gale is called for the reach on Lindsay Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Gale, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frank English (C) Anthony Cox | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Steven Young misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Jared Hagler tips it home | 33-37 |
| 18:14 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon is called for 5 seconds | 33-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Guyton (PG), Donald Stacy (SG), Felix Haas (SF), Thomas Griffin (PF) James Sturgeon, Wade Foote, John Gale, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Brown (SG), Paul Langford (SF), Daniel Burke (PF) James Duhart, Steven Young, Thomas Hensley | |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Jared Hagler scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Lindsay Jones | 33-39 |
| 17:32 | Ohio State | Donald Stacy misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Jared Hagler grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Daniel Burke is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Burke, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Sturgeon (PG), Anthony Cox (C) Timothy Guyton, Frank English | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Young (SF), Randolph Wilson (C) Lindsay Jones, Jared Hagler | |
| 17:17 | Ohio State | Felix Haas can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Richard Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Daniel Burke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wade Foote (SG), Michael Beck (PF) Donald Stacy, Thomas Griffin | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Duhart (PG) Steven Young | |
| 17:05 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Burke - foul #2 on Daniel Burke, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| 17:05 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon misses the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 17:05 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | James Duhart misses the wide open jumper from the right block | 34-39 |
| 16:36 | Ohio State | Michael Beck snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 16:32 | Ohio State | James Duhart is called for the reach on James Sturgeon in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Duhart, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Gale (SF), William Krueger (C) Felix Haas, Anthony Cox | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lindsay Jones (PG), Steven Young (SF), Thomas Hensley (PF) Richard Brown, Paul Langford, Daniel Burke | |
| 16:18 | Ohio State | John Gale misses the 3 from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 16:16 | Ohio State | Michael Beck tips it back up and in | 36-39 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Steven Young connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Lindsay Jones | 36-42 |
| 16:00 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon clanks a floater from the free throw line | 36-42 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Randolph Wilson snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Sturgeon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wade Foote (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Gale (fresh) PF - Michael Beck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Krueger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lindsay Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Duhart (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Steven Young (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Randolph Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Illinois | James Sturgeon is called for the reach on James Duhart - foul #4 on James Sturgeon, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Guyton (PG), Donald Stacy (SG), Thomas Griffin (PF), Frank English (C) James Sturgeon, Wade Foote, John Gale, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jared Hagler (C) Randolph Wilson | |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Jared Hagler misses long on a shot from the left side | 36-42 |
| 15:26 | Ohio State | Thomas Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 15:22 | Ohio State | Donald Stacy knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Jared Hagler's layup is rejected by Thomas Griffin | 39-42 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Steven Young grabs the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Frank English swats the short shot by Jared Hagler | 39-42 |
| 14:55 | Ohio State | Frank English grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 14:49 | Ohio State | Steven Young steals it from Donald Stacy | 39-42 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Frank English is called for the reach on Lindsay Jones - foul #1 on Frank English, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Gale (SF), Michael Beck (PF), Anthony Cox (C) William Krueger, Thomas Griffin, Frank English | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Brown (SG), Paul Langford (SF), Daniel Burke (PF) James Duhart, Steven Young, Thomas Hensley | |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Jared Hagler clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 39-42 |
| 14:27 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Anthony Cox | 39-42 |
| 14:21 | Ohio State | Donald Stacy hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 39-42 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Daniel Burke grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Guyton - foul #4 on Timothy Guyton, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Neff (PG), Wade Foote (SG) Timothy Guyton, Donald Stacy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Thoreson (C) Jared Hagler | |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Langford | 39-44 |
| 13:41 | Ohio State | Michael Neff hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Daniel Burke grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | John Gale steals the ball from Lindsay Jones in the backcourt | 39-44 |
| 13:29 | Ohio State | Daniel Burke is called for the reach on Michael Beck - foul #3 on Daniel Burke, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Felix Haas (SF), Thomas Griffin (PF), Frank English (C) John Gale, Michael Beck, Anthony Cox | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Young (SF), Randolph Wilson (C) Paul Langford, Michael Thoreson | |
| 13:16 | Ohio State | Felix Haas misses the 3 from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 13:15 | Ohio State | Frank English misses the tip | 39-44 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Randolph Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Steven Young misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Randolph Wilson tips it home | 39-46 |
| 12:33 | Ohio State | Felix Haas drills a shot from the right wing set up by Michael Neff | 41-46 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Randolph Wilson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lindsay Jones | 41-48 |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | Thomas Griffin misses badly on a floater from the right side | 41-48 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Richard Brown pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Neff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wade Foote (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Felix Haas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Griffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank English (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lindsay Jones (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Young (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Burke (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Randolph Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Randolph Wilson | 41-50 |
| 11:24 | Ohio State | Wade Foote knocks in the shot from the right block and the foul's on Richard Brown - foul #1 on Richard Brown, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Sturgeon (PG), John Gale (SF), Michael Beck (PF), Anthony Cox (C) Michael Neff, Felix Haas, Thomas Griffin, Frank English | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Duhart (PG), Paul Langford (SG), Thomas Hensley (PF), Jared Hagler (C) Lindsay Jones, Richard Brown, Daniel Burke, Randolph Wilson | |
| 11:24 | Ohio State | Wade Foote makes the free throw | 44-50 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Steven Young is fouled in the backcourt by John Gale - foul #2 on John Gale, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Stacy (SG) Wade Foote | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Jared Hagler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-50 |
| 10:50 | Ohio State | Anthony Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-50 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | James Duhart hits a driving attempt in the lane | 44-52 |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | Michael Beck can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-52 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Young | 44-52 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Steven Young is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Steven Young, team foul #7 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Guyton (SF), William Krueger (C) John Gale, Anthony Cox | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lindsay Jones (PG), Michael Thoreson (C) Paul Langford, Steven Young | |
| 09:38 | Ohio State | Timothy Guyton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-52 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Thomas Hensley pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | James Duhart's pass is intercepted by Donald Stacy in the backcourt | 44-52 |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | Michael Beck hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 44-52 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | James Duhart grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | James Duhart loses the dribble to Michael Beck | 44-52 |
| 09:02 | Ohio State | Jared Hagler is called for the reach on James Sturgeon - foul #1 on Jared Hagler, team foul #8 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wade Foote (SG), Felix Haas (SF), Thomas Griffin (PF) Donald Stacy, Timothy Guyton, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Burke (PF) Jared Hagler | |
| 09:02 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 09:02 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 46-52 |
| 08:45 | Ohio State | William Krueger grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 08:40 | Ohio State | Wade Foote clanks a runner from the left block | 46-52 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Daniel Burke gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones's pass is intercepted by William Krueger in the backcourt | 46-52 |
| 08:24 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Burke | 46-52 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Thomas Griffin is called for the reach on Michael Thoreson - foul #1 on Thomas Griffin, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Guyton (PG), Michael Neff (SG), Frank English (C) James Sturgeon, Wade Foote, William Krueger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Brown (PG), Paul Langford (SF), Randolph Wilson (C) Lindsay Jones, Thomas Hensley, Michael Thoreson | |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Randolph Wilson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Frank English - foul #2 on Frank English, team foul #7 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Gale (SF), Anthony Cox (C) Felix Haas, Thomas Griffin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Young (SF) James Duhart | |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Randolph Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Randolph Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Timothy Guyton (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Neff (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Gale (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Frank English (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Langford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Young (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Burke (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Randolph Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Ohio State | Anthony Cox is called for 3 seconds | 46-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Stacy (SG), Michael Beck (PF) Michael Neff, Frank English | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jared Hagler (SF), Thomas Hensley (PF) Steven Young, Daniel Burke | |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Jared Hagler clanks a shot from the right side | 46-54 |
| 07:16 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to John Gale | 46-54 |
| 07:10 | Ohio State | Michael Beck connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Timothy Guyton | 48-54 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Jared Hagler makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Hensley | 48-56 |
| 06:31 | Ohio State | Donald Stacy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-56 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Jared Hagler pulls down the rebound | 48-56 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Paul Langford buries a turnaround from the left block | 48-58 |
| 05:47 | Ohio State | Donald Stacy misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-58 |
| 05:45 | Ohio State | Anthony Cox tips it back up and in | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Jared Hagler hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Brown | 50-60 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Sturgeon (PG), Wade Foote (SG), Felix Haas (SF), Thomas Griffin (PF), Frank English (C) Timothy Guyton, Donald Stacy, John Gale, Michael Beck, Anthony Cox | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lindsay Jones (PG), James Duhart (SG), Steven Young (SF), Daniel Burke (PF) Richard Brown, Paul Langford, Thomas Hensley, Randolph Wilson | |
| 05:09 | Ohio State | Lindsay Jones steals the ball from Thomas Griffin | 50-60 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | James Duhart lays it up and in on a great pass from Lindsay Jones | 50-62 |
| 05:00 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon comes up short on the floater from the left side | 50-62 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jared Hagler | 50-62 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jared Hagler | 50-65 |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Frank English is blocked by Jared Hagler | 50-65 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Jared Hagler grabs the board | 50-65 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Jared Hagler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-65 |
| 03:48 | Ohio State | Felix Haas gets the rebound | 50-65 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Sturgeon (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Wade Foote (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Felix Haas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Griffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank English (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lindsay Jones (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Duhart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Burke (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jared Hagler (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 50-65 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Daniel Burke grabs the board | 50-65 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-65 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | James Duhart pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-65 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Frank English takes the ball from Jared Hagler | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon's pass is intercepted by Lindsay Jones | 50-65 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Steven Young is hacked by James Sturgeon in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Sturgeon, team foul #8 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Neff (PG), Donald Stacy (SG), Timothy Guyton (SF), William Krueger (C) James Sturgeon, Wade Foote, Felix Haas, Frank English | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Brown (PG), Paul Langford (SG), Thomas Hensley (PF), Michael Thoreson (C) Lindsay Jones, James Duhart, Daniel Burke, Jared Hagler | |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Steven Young makes the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Steven Young makes the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 02:35 | Ohio State | Michael Neff hits a floater from the right side set up by Thomas Griffin | 52-67 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Richard Brown loses the dribble to Donald Stacy in the backcourt | 52-67 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Timothy Guyton misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Thoreson - foul #1 on Michael Thoreson, team foul #9 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lindsay Jones (PG), Randolph Wilson (C) Steven Young, Michael Thoreson | |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Timothy Guyton makes the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Timothy Guyton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Thomas Hensley hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Lindsay Jones | 54-69 |
| 01:50 | Ohio State | Lindsay Jones picks off the pass by Donald Stacy | 54-69 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones hits the finger roll | 54-71 |
| 01:40 | Ohio State | Donald Stacy misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-71 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Paul Langford gets the rebound | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Paul Langford is fouled in the backcourt by William Krueger - foul #1 on William Krueger, team foul #9 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Felix Haas (SF), Frank English (C) Michael Neff, William Krueger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Young (SF), Jared Hagler (C) Richard Brown, Randolph Wilson | |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Paul Langford makes the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Paul Langford makes the 2nd free throw | 54-73 |
| 01:23 | Ohio State | Timothy Guyton makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Thomas Griffin | 56-73 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones misses the lay-in | 56-73 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Jared Hagler can't tip it in | 56-73 |
| 01:03 | Ohio State | Timothy Guyton gets the rebound | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | Thomas Griffin comes up short on the floater from the right side | 56-73 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Steven Young pulls down the rebound | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Steven Young lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Thomas Hensley | 56-75 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Donald Stacy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-75 |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Thomas Griffin tips it in | 58-75 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones runs out the clock | 58-75 |