| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ray Warren (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brandon Green (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ryan Whitacre (fresh) 3 reb. C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Ford (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dan McDeavitt (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Brian Celestin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Woody (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green inbounds the ball | 32-38 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 19:45 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 19:24 | Ohio State | Joshua Ford is whistled for a carry | 32-38 |
| 19:10 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren is denied on a layup by Roger Woody | 32-38 |
| 19:08 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 18:49 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt misses long on a floater from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 18:48 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 18:27 | Notre Dame | Leonard Sargent steals the ball from Ryan Whitacre | 32-38 |
| 18:23 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joshua Ford | 32-40 |
| 18:05 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 18:04 | Ohio State | Roger Woody pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 17:37 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joshua Ford | 32-43 |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Brian Celestin - foul #2 on Brian Celestin, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg (SF) Brandon Green | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 17:01 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent is hacked by Ray Warren - foul #2 on Ray Warren, team foul #1 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Veiga (PF) Ryan Whitacre | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Forney (C) Roger Woody | |
| 16:32 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent misses long on a runner from close range | 33-43 |
| 16:31 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| 16:17 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 15:52 | Ohio State | Joshua Ford hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-43 |
| 15:50 | Ohio State | Brian Celestin tips it in | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ray Warren (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Felix Vanvalkenburg (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Veiga (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Ford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dan McDeavitt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Celestin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Forney (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 15:29 | Ohio State | Brian Celestin pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| 15:13 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-45 |
| 15:11 | Ohio State | Joshua Ford gets the offensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 14:45 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent clanks a 3 from straight away | 35-45 |
| 14:43 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg grabs the board | 35-45 |
| 14:17 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg can't connect on a floater from the right side | 35-45 |
| 14:15 | Notre Dame | David Veiga tips it but misses | 35-45 |
| 14:14 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson tips it in | 37-45 |
| 13:47 | Ohio State | Brian Celestin misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on David Veiga - foul #3 on David Veiga, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson (PG), Michael Menzel (SG), Brandon Green (SF), Ryan Whitacre (PF), David Webre (C) Ray Warren, Ivan Radlinski, Felix Vanvalkenburg, David Veiga, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Richards (PG), Charles Payson (SG), Roger Woody (C) Leonard Sargent, Joshua Ford, Michael Forney | |
| 13:47 | Ohio State | Brian Celestin makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 13:47 | Ohio State | Brian Celestin misses the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 13:47 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to David Webre | 37-46 |
| 13:26 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Dan McDeavitt - foul #3 on Dan McDeavitt, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo (PF) Brian Celestin | |
| 13:26 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 13:26 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 13:03 | Ohio State | Roger Woody scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Dan McDeavitt | 39-48 |
| 12:39 | Notre Dame | Michael Menzel buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Johnson | 42-48 |
| 12:16 | Ohio State | Charles Payson clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Menzel - foul #2 on Michael Menzel, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Veiga (C) David Webre | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent (PG) Dan McDeavitt | |
| 12:16 | Ohio State | Charles Payson makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 12:16 | Ohio State | Charles Payson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 11:57 | Notre Dame | Leonard Sargent picks off the pass by Andrew Johnson | 42-50 |
| 11:54 | Ohio State | Charles Payson banks in the layup on a great pass from Leonard Sargent | 42-52 |
| 11:32 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Johnson | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Menzel (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brandon Green (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ryan Whitacre (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Veiga (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gregory Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Payson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Virgilio Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Roger Woody (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:04 | Ohio State | Roger Woody is hacked by Ryan Whitacre - foul #2 on Ryan Whitacre, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ray Warren (PG), Ivan Radlinski (SG), Felix Vanvalkenburg (SF) Andrew Johnson, Michael Menzel, Brandon Green | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Ford (SG), Brian Celestin (PF) Leonard Sargent, Virgilio Gallo | |
| 10:45 | Ohio State | Joshua Ford's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Whitacre | 45-52 |
| 10:44 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 10:22 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 10:21 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Roger Woody | 45-52 |
| 10:05 | Ohio State | Roger Woody misses short on a shot near the basket | 45-52 |
| 10:04 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 09:49 | Notre Dame | David Veiga clanks a floater from the baseline | 45-52 |
| 09:48 | Notre Dame | David Veiga grabs the offensive board | 45-52 |
| 09:37 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-52 |
| 09:35 | Ohio State | Brian Celestin snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 09:17 | Ohio State | Charles Payson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 09:16 | Notre Dame | David Veiga grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 09:01 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon Green (SF), David Webre (PF), Timothy Johnson (C) Felix Vanvalkenburg, Ryan Whitacre, David Veiga | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent (PG), Dan McDeavitt (SF), Virgilio Gallo (PF), Michael Forney (C) Gregory Richards, Charles Payson, Brian Celestin, Roger Woody | |
| 08:32 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Joshua Ford | 45-54 |
| 08:10 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 08:08 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 07:57 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-54 |
| 07:55 | Ohio State | Michael Forney gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by David Webre - foul #1 on David Webre, team foul #5 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson (PG), David Veiga (PF) Ray Warren, David Webre | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Richards (SG) Joshua Ford | |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brandon Green (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Veiga (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gregory Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dan McDeavitt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Virgilio Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Forney (fresh) | |
| 07:07 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-55 |
| 07:06 | Ohio State | Michael Forney gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| 06:45 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent is fouled on the floor by David Veiga - foul #4 on David Veiga, team foul #6 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Menzel (SG) Ivan Radlinski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brian Celestin (PF), Roger Woody (C) Virgilio Gallo, Michael Forney | |
| 06:25 | Ohio State | David Veiga denies the turnaround by Brian Celestin | 45-55 |
| 06:24 | Notre Dame | Michael Menzel snags the defensive board | 45-55 |
| 06:15 | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson clanks a floater from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 06:13 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| 05:44 | Ohio State | Roger Woody is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Roger Woody, team foul #3 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ray Warren (PG), Ivan Radlinski (SG), Felix Vanvalkenburg (SF), Ryan Whitacre (PF) Andrew Johnson, Michael Menzel, Brandon Green, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:33 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-55 |
| 05:07 | Ohio State | Roger Woody hits a shot from close range set up by Dan McDeavitt | 45-57 |
| 04:47 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by David Veiga is blocked by Roger Woody | 45-57 |
| 04:45 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Leonard Sargent | 45-57 |
| 04:24 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Richards | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:10 | Notre Dame | David Veiga drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-60 |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Woody | 48-62 |
| 03:43 | Notre Dame | David Veiga is hacked by Roger Woody - foul #3 on Roger Woody, team foul #4 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon Green (SF), Timothy Johnson (C) Felix Vanvalkenburg, David Veiga | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Payson (PG), Joshua Ford (SG), Michael Forney (C) Leonard Sargent, Gregory Richards, Roger Woody | |
| 03:31 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Ray Warren is denied by Michael Forney | 48-62 |
| 03:29 | Ohio State | Joshua Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ray Warren (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brandon Green (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ryan Whitacre (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Charles Payson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dan McDeavitt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Celestin (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Forney (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:00 | Ohio State | Charles Payson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Brandon Green - foul #1 on Brandon Green, team foul #7 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson (PG), Michael Menzel (SG), Felix Vanvalkenburg (SF), David Webre (PF), David Veiga (C) Ray Warren, Ivan Radlinski, Brandon Green, Ryan Whitacre, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Richards (PG), Virgilio Gallo (PF) Dan McDeavitt, Brian Celestin | |
| 03:00 | Ohio State | Charles Payson makes the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 03:00 | Ohio State | Charles Payson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 03:00 | Ohio State | Michael Forney grabs the offensive rebound | 48-63 |
| 02:47 | Ohio State | David Webre steals the ball from Virgilio Gallo | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:21 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-63 |
| 02:20 | Ohio State | Michael Forney snags the defensive board | 48-63 |
| 01:51 | Ohio State | Joshua Ford scores on a jumper from the right side | 48-65 |
| 01:35 | Notre Dame | Joshua Ford is called for the reach on Michael Menzel - foul #3 on Joshua Ford, team foul #5 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt (SF) Joshua Ford | |
| 01:28 | Notre Dame | David Webre's dunk attempt is rejected by Virgilio Gallo | 48-65 |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | Michael Forney grabs the defensive rebound | 48-65 |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo is hacked by Andrew Johnson - foul #2 on Andrew Johnson, team foul #8 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Karam (C) Dan McDeavitt | |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 48-66 |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| 00:58 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-67 |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to David Veiga | 48-67 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg is called for traveling | 48-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt (SF) Donald Karam | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards loses the dribble to Andrew Johnson | 48-67 |
| 00:25 | Notre Dame | Dan McDeavitt is called for the reach on Felix Vanvalkenburg - foul #4 on Dan McDeavitt, team foul #6 | 48-67 |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-67 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Forney | 48-67 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards runs out the clock | 48-67 |