| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Poplawski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 1 ast. PF - George Degnan (fresh) C - Geoffrey Horton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robin Milan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 7 reb. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom inbounds the ball | 20-24 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Ohio State | Robin Milan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-24 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Horton | 20-24 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | James Poplawski is open but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 19:14 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 18:53 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Toni Przybyszewski | 20-26 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska misses the jumper from the free throw line | 20-26 |
| 18:33 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson gets the rebound | 20-26 |
| 18:18 | Ohio State | Robin Milan is hacked by George Degnan - foul #3 on George Degnan, team foul #1 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marion Merritt (PF) George Degnan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:03 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson misses the easy layup | 20-26 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | James Poplawski grabs the defensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | James Poplawski misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Dikembe Chisom - foul #1 on Dikembe Chisom, team foul #1 | 20-26 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | James Poplawski makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | James Poplawski misses the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 17:48 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski gets the rebound | 21-26 |
| 17:29 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 17:28 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom gets the offensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 17:10 | Ohio State | Robin Milan misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 17:09 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom grabs the offensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 16:50 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Chisom | 21-29 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 21-29 |
| 16:29 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom grabs the defensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 16:00 | Ohio State | Dallas Antone is called for the reach on Kenneth Cearley - foul #3 on Dallas Antone, team foul #2 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG), John Kelly (SG), Wesley Powell (SF), George Degnan (PF), Raymond Green (C) Dallas Antone, James Poplawski, Eugene Prochaska, Marion Merritt, Geoffrey Horton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Dima Sedlacek (SG), Ronald Blanton (C) Kenneth Cearley, Robin Milan, Kenneth Nelson | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Mendelsohn (fresh) SG - John Kelly (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Degnan (fresh) 3 pf. C - Raymond Green (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Reynaldo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) SF - Dikembe Chisom (fairly fresh) 10 reb. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Blanton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Ohio State | George Degnan is called for the reach on Dikembe Chisom - foul #4 on George Degnan, team foul #3 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marion Merritt (PF) George Degnan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 15:29 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-29 |
| 15:27 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom tips it in | 21-31 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Wesley Powell can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 21-31 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn tips it back up and in | 23-31 |
| 14:38 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom's pass is intercepted by Wesley Powell | 23-31 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Marion Merritt lays it in on a nice dish by Wesley Powell | 25-31 |
| 14:29 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), Eugene Prochaska (SF) Randall Mendelsohn, Marion Merritt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Robin Milan (SF), Kenneth Nelson (C) Reynaldo Rossi, Dikembe Chisom, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Dallas Antone | 27-31 |
| 13:41 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Kenneth Cearley | 27-33 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Raymond Green loses the ball out of bounds | 27-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poplawski (SG), Marion Merritt (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) John Kelly, Wesley Powell, Raymond Green | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:52 | Ohio State | Eugene Prochaska steps in front of the Robin Milan pass | 27-33 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | James Poplawski can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway near the basket | 27-33 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 12:09 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Marion Merritt - foul #3 on Marion Merritt, team foul #4 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Powell (SF) Eugene Prochaska | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom (SF), Toni Przybyszewski (PF) Robin Milan, Kenneth Nelson | |
| 12:09 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 12:09 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 27-34 |
| 11:42 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Poplawski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wesley Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Marion Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Geoffrey Horton (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dima Sedlacek (fairly fresh) SF - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 2 pts. 12 reb. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Blanton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Chisom | 27-37 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Dallas Antone misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 11:04 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 10:45 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley double dribbles | 27-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG), John Kelly (SG), Eugene Prochaska (SF), Raymond Green (C) Dallas Antone, James Poplawski, Marion Merritt, Geoffrey Horton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robin Milan (SG), Kenneth Nelson (C) Dima Sedlacek, Ronald Blanton | |
| 10:22 | Illinois | Wesley Powell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 10:21 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Nelson | 27-37 |
| 10:14 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson knocks in the runner from close range set up by Robin Milan | 27-39 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn is called for traveling | 27-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG) Kenneth Cearley | |
| 09:28 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski is whistled for a carry | 27-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), Geoffrey Horton (PF) Randall Mendelsohn, Wesley Powell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Geoffrey Horton and he's fouled by Toni Przybyszewski - foul #3 on Toni Przybyszewski, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poplawski (SG), Marion Merritt (PF) John Kelly, Raymond Green | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek (SG) Toni Przybyszewski | |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska makes the free throw | 30-39 |
| 08:47 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 08:46 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 08:28 | Ohio State | Dallas Antone steals it from Kenneth Nelson | 30-39 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Dallas Antone lays it in | 32-39 |
| 08:00 | Ohio State | Robin Milan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-39 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Marion Merritt snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Dallas Antone can't tip it in | 32-39 |
| 07:46 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robin Milan | 32-39 |
| 07:21 | Ohio State | Robin Milan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton pulls down the rebound | 32-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Poplawski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Marion Merritt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Geoffrey Horton (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Reynaldo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robin Milan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Chisom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 13 reb. C - Kenneth Nelson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Reynaldo Rossi - foul #1 on Reynaldo Rossi, team foul #3 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG), John Kelly (SG), George Degnan (PF), Raymond Green (C) Dallas Antone, James Poplawski, Marion Merritt, Geoffrey Horton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Toni Przybyszewski (PF), Ronald Blanton (C) Reynaldo Rossi, Robin Milan, Kenneth Nelson | |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska misses the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 06:44 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Cearley | 33-41 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Chisom - foul #2 on Dikembe Chisom, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Powell (SF) Eugene Prochaska | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Ronald Blanton steals the ball from Wesley Powell | 33-41 |
| 05:51 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dima Sedlacek | 33-43 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Wesley Powell connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Kelly | 36-43 |
| 05:10 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 36-43 |
| 05:08 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom gets the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 04:46 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski scores on a floater from close range | 36-45 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | George Degnan can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-45 |
| 04:31 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 04:17 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), James Poplawski (SG), Eugene Prochaska (SF), Geoffrey Horton (C) Randall Mendelsohn, John Kelly, Wesley Powell, Raymond Green | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robin Milan (SF), Kenneth Nelson (C) Dikembe Chisom, Ronald Blanton | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Poplawski | 39-48 |
| 03:47 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Nelson | 39-51 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | George Degnan is fouled on the floor by Toni Przybyszewski - foul #4 on Toni Przybyszewski, team foul #5 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG), John Kelly (SG), Wesley Powell (SF), Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) Dallas Antone, James Poplawski, Eugene Prochaska, George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Ronald Blanton (C) Kenneth Cearley, Kenneth Nelson | |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Marion Merritt is denied on a layup by Robin Milan | 39-51 |
| 03:18 | Ohio State | Robin Milan pulls down the rebound | 39-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Mendelsohn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wesley Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Marion Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Green (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Reynaldo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robin Milan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Ronald Blanton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | Robin Milan misses the tip | 39-51 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Marion Merritt grabs the board | 39-51 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | John Kelly splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 39-51 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Raymond Green snags the offensive board | 39-51 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Robin Milan is called for the reach on Wesley Powell - foul #2 on Robin Milan, team foul #6 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom (SF) Robin Milan | |
| 02:18 | Illinois | John Kelly works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 39-51 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Raymond Green tips it in | 41-51 |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Marion Merritt - foul #4 on Marion Merritt, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Marion Merritt misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Dima Sedlacek - foul #3 on Dima Sedlacek, team foul #7 | 41-53 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Marion Merritt misses the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Marion Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 01:20 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton lays it in | 42-55 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Wesley Powell is open but comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 01:02 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Chisom | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-55 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Raymond Green gets the rebound | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois 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 man to man (+3) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Wesley Powell makes the jumper from the right side | 44-55 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Marion Merritt denies the turnaround by Toni Przybyszewski | 44-55 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Wesley Powell gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | John Kelly splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-55 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski runs out the clock | 44-55 |