| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ross Florkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benjamin Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Schultz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Patrick Molden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rubin Ashe (fresh) SG - Alberto Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Muse (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Blackshire (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Emery Kasper (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Schultz | 28-31 |
| 19:18 | Dayton | Emery Kasper is hacked by Ross Florkowski - foul #2 on Ross Florkowski, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Cesar Marino (PG), Ted Thornton (SG), Robert Erickson (C) Rubin Ashe, Alberto Esposito, Emery Kasper | |
| 18:57 | Dayton | Ted Thornton misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 28-31 |
| 18:56 | Ohio State | Richard Schultz pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 18:45 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Benjamin Murphy | 30-31 |
| 18:20 | Dayton | Ted Thornton loses the dribble to Richard Schultz | 30-31 |
| 18:05 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden lays it up and in | 32-31 |
| 17:44 | Dayton | Robert Erickson can't finish the layup | 32-31 |
| 17:43 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Muse | 32-31 |
| 17:26 | Dayton | Ted Thornton drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 17:08 | Ohio State | Richard Schultz hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 17:07 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy tips it home | 34-33 |
| 16:39 | Dayton | Robert Erickson is hacked by Patrick Molden - foul #2 on Patrick Molden, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Bourque (SF), James Hale (C) Benjamin Murphy, Richard Schultz | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rubin Ashe (PG), Alberto Esposito (SG), Boris Cylkowski (PF), Emery Kasper (C) Cesar Marino, Ted Thornton, Frederick Muse, Gregory Blackshire | |
| 16:15 | Dayton | Robert Erickson's pass is intercepted by Ross Florkowski | 34-33 |
| 16:12 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski lays it in | 36-33 |
| 15:45 | Dayton | Robert Erickson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ross Florkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Kelly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Bourque (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Patrick Molden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rubin Ashe (fresh) SG - Alberto Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Erickson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Boris Cylkowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Emery Kasper (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Ohio State | James Hale can't throw it down but he's fouled by Rubin Ashe - foul #1 on Rubin Ashe, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Augustine (PG), James Brown (SG), Benjamin Murphy (SF), Chester Cain (PF) Ross Florkowski, Mark Kelly, Stephen Bourque, Patrick Molden | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Brock (PG), Frederick Muse (SF) Rubin Ashe, Boris Cylkowski | |
| 15:21 | Ohio State | James Hale misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:21 | Ohio State | James Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 14:58 | Dayton | Frederick Muse misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-36 |
| 14:57 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito grabs the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 14:49 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-36 |
| 14:48 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 14:30 | Ohio State | Emery Kasper takes the ball from James Brown | 37-36 |
| 14:11 | Dayton | Robert Erickson connects on the floater from the right side | 37-38 |
| 13:53 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Frederick Muse - foul #1 on Frederick Muse, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski (PG), Mark Kelly (SG), Richard Schultz (PF), Patrick Molden (C) Gary Augustine, James Brown, Chester Cain, James Hale | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ted Thornton (SF), Gregory Blackshire (PF) Frederick Muse, Robert Erickson | |
| 13:53 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 13:53 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 13:37 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Brock | 38-41 |
| 13:12 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 38-41 |
| 13:11 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy grabs the offensive board | 38-41 |
| 12:47 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Kelly | 40-41 |
| 12:23 | Dayton | Joseph Brock connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 12:12 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden misses short on a shot from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 12:11 | Dayton | Ted Thornton grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 11:49 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-44 |
| 11:47 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ross Florkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Kelly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benjamin Murphy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Schultz (fresh) 3 reb. C - Patrick Molden (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Joseph Brock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alberto Esposito (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ted Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Blackshire (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Emery Kasper (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:40 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden makes the contested shot from the left side on a great pass from Ross Florkowski | 42-44 |
| 11:13 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-44 |
| 11:12 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 10:50 | Ohio State | Gregory Blackshire blocks the jumper by Patrick Molden | 42-44 |
| 10:49 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 10:28 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Brock | 42-46 |
| 10:09 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 10:07 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 09:43 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire misses badly on a shot from the left block | 42-46 |
| 09:42 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Mark Kelly | 42-46 |
| 09:29 | Ohio State | Joseph Brock is called for the reach on Patrick Molden - foul #1 on Joseph Brock, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (SG), Stephen Bourque (SF), Chester Cain (PF), James Hale (C) Mark Kelly, Benjamin Murphy, Richard Schultz, Patrick Molden | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rubin Ashe (PG), Cesar Marino (SG), Frederick Muse (SF), Robert Erickson (C) Joseph Brock, Alberto Esposito, Ted Thornton, Emery Kasper | |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Frederick Muse - foul #2 on Frederick Muse, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 08:52 | Dayton | Cesar Marino's pass is intercepted by Ross Florkowski | 43-46 |
| 08:49 | Ohio State | Stephen Bourque can't throw it down | 43-46 |
| 08:48 | Dayton | Robert Erickson grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 08:26 | Dayton | Frederick Muse misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 08:25 | Dayton | Cesar Marino gets the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 07:59 | Dayton | James Hale is called for the reach on Gregory Blackshire - foul #2 on James Hale, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Augustine (PG) Ross Florkowski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alberto Esposito (SG), Emery Kasper (C) Cesar Marino, Gregory Blackshire | |
| 07:36 | Dayton | Emery Kasper hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-46 |
| 07:34 | Ohio State | Stephen Bourque gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gary Augustine (fresh) SG - James Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Bourque (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Chester Cain (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hale (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rubin Ashe (fresh) SG - Alberto Esposito (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Muse (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Erickson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Emery Kasper (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:14 | Ohio State | James Hale travels with the ball | 43-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Kelly (PG), Patrick Molden (PF) Gary Augustine, Chester Cain | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire (PF) Emery Kasper | |
| 06:48 | Dayton | Frederick Muse misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 43-46 |
| 06:46 | Ohio State | James Hale grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 06:41 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden misses the dunk | 43-46 |
| 06:40 | Ohio State | James Hale hits the follow up shot | 45-46 |
| 06:20 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire clanks a 3 from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 06:18 | Dayton | Robert Erickson grabs the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 06:01 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire's fadeaway is rejected by James Hale | 45-46 |
| 05:59 | Ohio State | James Hale snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 05:59 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski (PG), Benjamin Murphy (SF), Richard Schultz (PF) James Brown, Stephen Bourque, James Hale | |
| Subs | Dayton | Cesar Marino (PG), Ted Thornton (SF), Emery Kasper (C) Rubin Ashe, Alberto Esposito, Gregory Blackshire | |
| 05:39 | Ohio State | Richard Schultz is called for traveling | 45-46 |
| 05:24 | Dayton | Emery Kasper misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Patrick Molden - foul #3 on Patrick Molden, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alberto Esposito (SG) Ted Thornton | |
| 05:24 | Dayton | Emery Kasper makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 05:24 | Dayton | Emery Kasper makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 05:09 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 05:07 | Dayton | Robert Erickson gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 04:45 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's hacked by Richard Schultz - foul #1 on Richard Schultz, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire (PF) Emery Kasper | |
| 04:45 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 04:45 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 04:45 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito makes the 3rd free throw | 45-50 |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | Richard Schultz hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Frederick Muse - foul #3 on Frederick Muse, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ted Thornton (SF), Emery Kasper (C) Alberto Esposito, Gregory Blackshire | |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | Richard Schultz makes the free throw | 48-50 |
| 04:03 | Dayton | Frederick Muse misses the shot from the right side | 48-50 |
| 04:01 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 03:37 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rubin Ashe (PG), Alberto Esposito (SG), Gregory Blackshire (PF) Cesar Marino, Ted Thornton, Emery Kasper | |
| 03:10 | Dayton | Robert Erickson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 03:08 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly grabs the board | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ross Florkowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benjamin Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Schultz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Molden (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rubin Ashe (fresh) SG - Alberto Esposito (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Muse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Blackshire (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Erickson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy hits a wide open shot from the right wing set up by Patrick Molden out of the doubleteam | 50-50 |
| 02:38 | Dayton | Rubin Ashe hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-53 |
| 02:23 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Mark Kelly | 52-53 |
| 01:57 | Dayton | Mark Kelly steals it from Robert Erickson | 52-53 |
| 01:49 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Kelly | 54-53 |
| 01:35 | Dayton | Frederick Muse comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 01:33 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire hits the follow up shot | 54-55 |
| 01:18 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski is whistled for a carry | 54-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Emery Kasper (C) Robert Erickson | |
| 00:52 | Dayton | Frederick Muse is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Rubin Ashe | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski misses long on a shot from the right side | 54-58 |
| 00:41 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito is hacked by Ross Florkowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ross Florkowski, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| 00:37 | Dayton | Benjamin Murphy is called for the reach on Gregory Blackshire - foul #1 on Benjamin Murphy, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| 00:37 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:37 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Rubin Ashe steals the ball from Mark Kelly | 54-60 |
| 00:28 | Dayton | Rubin Ashe blows the layup | 54-60 |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Richard Schultz | 54-60 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-60 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Molden | 54-60 |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-60 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Rubin Ashe grabs the board | 54-60 |
| 00:11 | Dayton | Rubin Ashe is hacked by Ross Florkowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ross Florkowski, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Erickson (C) Emery Kasper | |
| 00:11 | Dayton | Rubin Ashe makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:11 | Dayton | Rubin Ashe makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly connects on the open 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ross Florkowski | 57-62 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire is fouled in the backcourt by Ross Florkowski - foul #5 on Ross Florkowski, team foul #9 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (SG) Ross Florkowski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Cesar Marino (PG) Rubin Ashe | |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Gregory Blackshire misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy gets the rebound | 57-62 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 60-62 |