| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ross Florkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Kelly (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Benjamin Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Molden (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Bruce Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Benson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Chartier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Chong Wang (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Bacote (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden can't tip it in | 31-33 |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | Richard Schultz snags the offensive board | 31-33 |
| 19:11 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Kelly | 33-33 |
| 18:48 | Florida A&M | Bruce Walker shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 18:46 | Ohio State | Richard Schultz pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:26 | Ohio State | Richard Schultz is whistled for a carry | 33-33 |
| 18:00 | Florida A&M | Chong Wang is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Bruce Walker | 33-36 |
| 17:50 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 17:49 | Florida A&M | Chong Wang grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 17:45 | Florida A&M | David Chartier loses the dribble to Mark Kelly | 33-36 |
| 17:29 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski is hacked by Bruce Walker - foul #1 on Bruce Walker, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Bourque (SF), James Hale (C) Benjamin Murphy, Richard Schultz | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Richard Cook (C) Jerry Bacote | |
| 17:13 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden blows the dunk but he's fouled by Charles Benson - foul #2 on Charles Benson, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Nick Charney (C) Chong Wang | |
| 17:13 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 17:13 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 16:57 | Florida A&M | Charles Benson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-36 |
| 16:55 | Ohio State | James Hale gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 16:35 | Ohio State | Stephen Bourque's fadeaway is rejected by Nick Charney | 34-36 |
| 16:34 | Florida A&M | Richard Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 16:20 | Florida A&M | Charles Benson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 16:10 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski is called for 10 seconds | 34-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Augustine (PG), James Brown (SG), Benjamin Murphy (SF), Chester Cain (PF) Ross Florkowski, Mark Kelly, Stephen Bourque, Patrick Molden | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Galen Clarke (PG), Robert Groner (SG), Francisco Mejia (SF), Chong Wang (PF), Jerry Bacote (C) Bruce Walker, Charles Benson, David Chartier, Richard Cook, Nick Charney | |
| 15:50 | Florida A&M | Robert Groner buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Galen Clarke | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gary Augustine (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chester Cain (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Hale (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Galen Clarke (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Groner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francisco Mejia (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chong Wang (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Bacote (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Francisco Mejia - foul #1 on Francisco Mejia, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Schultz (PF) Chester Cain | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 15:37 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 15:37 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 15:20 | Florida A&M | Francisco Mejia misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-41 |
| 15:18 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 14:57 | Ohio State | James Hale misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 14:55 | Florida A&M | Robert Groner gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 14:38 | Florida A&M | Chong Wang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski (PG), Mark Kelly (SG), Patrick Molden (C) Gary Augustine, James Brown, James Hale | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Bruce Walker (PG), Charles Benson (SG), David Chartier (SF), Richard Cook (C) Galen Clarke, Robert Groner, Francisco Mejia, Jerry Bacote | |
| 14:25 | Ohio State | Richard Schultz can't finish the layup | 36-41 |
| 14:23 | Florida A&M | Chong Wang snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 14:03 | Florida A&M | The jumper by David Chartier is denied by Patrick Molden | 36-41 |
| 14:02 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Benjamin Murphy | 36-41 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Cook | 36-41 |
| 13:32 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Molden | 36-41 |
| 13:05 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski misses short on a shot from the left side | 36-41 |
| 13:04 | Florida A&M | David Chartier pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 12:46 | Florida A&M | David Chartier misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Mark Kelly - foul #4 on Mark Kelly, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (SG), Stephen Bourque (SF), Chester Cain (PF), James Hale (C) Mark Kelly, Benjamin Murphy, Richard Schultz, Patrick Molden | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Galen Clarke (SG), Jerry Bacote (C) Charles Benson, Chong Wang | |
| 12:46 | Florida A&M | David Chartier makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 12:46 | Florida A&M | David Chartier makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | James Hale misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on David Chartier - foul #1 on David Chartier, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | James Hale misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | James Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 12:14 | Florida A&M | James Brown steps in front of the Richard Cook pass | 37-43 |
| 12:10 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Brown | 39-43 |
| 11:50 | Florida A&M | Galen Clarke can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-43 |
| 11:49 | Ohio State | Stephen Bourque snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ross Florkowski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Bourque (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Cain (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Hale (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Bruce Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Galen Clarke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Chartier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Richard Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Bacote (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | Chester Cain hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 39-43 |
| 11:29 | Florida A&M | Richard Cook pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 11:18 | Florida A&M | David Chartier is hacked by James Hale - foul #1 on James Hale, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Kelly (SG), Patrick Molden (C) James Brown, James Hale | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Charles Benson (SG), Francisco Mejia (SF), Kenneth Slawson (PF) Bruce Walker, David Chartier, Richard Cook | |
| 11:08 | Florida A&M | Galen Clarke's pass is intercepted by Patrick Molden | 39-43 |
| 10:47 | Ohio State | Chester Cain is whistled for traveling | 39-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (SG) Ross Florkowski | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Chong Wang (PF), Nick Charney (C) Kenneth Slawson, Jerry Bacote | |
| 10:28 | Florida A&M | Galen Clarke connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Benson | 39-45 |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | James Brown hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Mark Kelly | 42-45 |
| 09:56 | Florida A&M | Nick Charney clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 09:54 | Florida A&M | Galen Clarke snags the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 09:36 | Florida A&M | Charles Benson loses the dribble to Patrick Molden | 42-45 |
| 09:15 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly is fouled on the floor by Galen Clarke - foul #3 on Galen Clarke, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski (PG), Benjamin Murphy (SF), Richard Schultz (PF) James Brown, Stephen Bourque, Chester Cain | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Bruce Walker (PG), David Chartier (SF), Richard Cook (PF), Jerry Bacote (C) Galen Clarke, Francisco Mejia, Chong Wang, Nick Charney | |
| 09:10 | Ohio State | Jerry Bacote swats the layup by Benjamin Murphy | 42-45 |
| 09:08 | Florida A&M | Jerry Bacote snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 08:53 | Florida A&M | Bruce Walker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-45 |
| 08:52 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 08:46 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski clanks a 3 from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 08:44 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Richard Cook | 42-45 |
| 08:39 | Florida A&M | Charles Benson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 42-45 |
| 08:37 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 08:15 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 42-45 |
| 08:14 | Florida A&M | Richard Cook pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 07:58 | Florida A&M | Jerry Bacote is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Jerry Bacote, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (SG), James Hale (C) Mark Kelly, Patrick Molden | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Galen Clarke (SG), Chong Wang (PF) Charles Benson, Richard Cook | |
| 07:33 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Bruce Walker - foul #2 on Bruce Walker, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Richard Cook (C) Jerry Bacote | |
| 07:33 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 07:33 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ross Florkowski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benjamin Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hale (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Bruce Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Galen Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Chartier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Chong Wang (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Florida A&M | Chong Wang misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 07:16 | Florida A&M | Galen Clarke pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 07:00 | Florida A&M | Richard Cook buries a fadeaway near the basket | 44-47 |
| 06:41 | Ohio State | James Hale misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-47 |
| 06:39 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy hits the follow up shot | 46-47 |
| 06:23 | Florida A&M | Bruce Walker shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 46-47 |
| 06:21 | Florida A&M | Chong Wang misses the tip | 46-47 |
| 06:19 | Florida A&M | Chong Wang gets the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 05:54 | Florida A&M | Richard Cook is denied on a dunk by Richard Schultz | 46-47 |
| 05:52 | Florida A&M | David Chartier tips it in | 46-49 |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski is whistled for traveling | 46-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Kelly (SG), Stephen Bourque (SF), Patrick Molden (PF) James Brown, Benjamin Murphy, Richard Schultz | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Charles Benson (SG), Francisco Mejia (SF), Kenneth Slawson (PF), Jerry Bacote (C) Bruce Walker, David Chartier, Chong Wang, Richard Cook | |
| 05:34 | Florida A&M | Francisco Mejia drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Galen Clarke | 46-52 |
| 05:05 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Patrick Molden | 49-52 |
| 04:40 | Florida A&M | Charles Benson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 04:39 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 04:23 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden lays it up and in on a great pass from Ross Florkowski | 51-52 |
| 04:15 | Florida A&M | Francisco Mejia is hacked by Stephen Bourque - foul #2 on Stephen Bourque, team foul #3 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Augustine (PG), Chester Cain (PF) Ross Florkowski, James Hale | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Bruce Walker (PG), David Chartier (SF), Chong Wang (PF) Galen Clarke, Francisco Mejia, Kenneth Slawson | |
| 04:04 | Florida A&M | Mark Kelly is called for the reach on Charles Benson - foul #5 on Mark Kelly, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (SG), Benjamin Murphy (SF) Mark Kelly, Stephen Bourque | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Richard Cook (C) Jerry Bacote | |
| 03:50 | Florida A&M | Bruce Walker shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Benson and he's fouled by Gary Augustine - foul #2 on Gary Augustine, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| 03:50 | Florida A&M | Bruce Walker makes the free throw | 51-55 |
| 03:28 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Schultz (PF) Chester Cain | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gary Augustine (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benjamin Murphy (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Molden (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Bruce Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Benson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Chartier (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Chong Wang (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Florida A&M | Gary Augustine is called for the reach on Bruce Walker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Augustine, team foul #6 | 51-55 |
| 03:16 | Florida A&M | Richard Cook hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Richard Schultz - foul #2 on Richard Schultz, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| 03:16 | Florida A&M | Richard Cook makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 03:16 | Florida A&M | Richard Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 02:55 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Gary Augustine | 53-57 |
| 02:42 | Florida A&M | Bruce Walker shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 53-57 |
| 02:41 | Ohio State | Gary Augustine grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 02:41 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski (PG) Gary Augustine | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Jerry Bacote (C) Richard Cook | |
| 02:27 | Ohio State | Richard Schultz hits a shot from the right block set up by Ross Florkowski | 55-57 |
| 02:04 | Florida A&M | Charles Benson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Richard Schultz gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 01:48 | Ohio State | Richard Schultz drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Benjamin Murphy and he's fouled by Chong Wang - foul #3 on Chong Wang, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| 01:48 | Ohio State | Richard Schultz makes the free throw | 58-57 |
| 01:40 | Florida A&M | Jerry Bacote hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Bruce Walker | 58-59 |
| 01:21 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 58-59 |
| 01:19 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to James Brown | 58-59 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Jerry Bacote blocks the jumper by Benjamin Murphy | 58-59 |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | Richard Schultz tips it home | 60-59 |
| 00:54 | Florida A&M | David Chartier misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-59 |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | Richard Schultz grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy makes the floater from close range set up by Richard Schultz | 62-59 |
| 00:11 | Florida A&M | Chong Wang misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Patrick Molden | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden is hacked by Charles Benson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Benson, team foul #9 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Augustine (SG) James Brown | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Florida A&M | Bruce Walker connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-62 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski runs out the clock | 64-62 |