| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Dawson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Riegel (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Petro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - John Aldridge (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Merriweather (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Young (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Green (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jan Srnsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | David Petro inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Purdue | David Petro misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 19:37 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 19:12 | Ohio State | David Johnson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-29 |
| 19:11 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 18:49 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jan Srnsky - foul #3 on Jan Srnsky, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta (C) Jan Srnsky | |
| 18:49 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:49 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel misses the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:49 | Ohio State | Ronald Young pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:35 | Ohio State | Ronald Young lays it in despite the doubleteam and the foul's on Jason Dawson - foul #2 on Jason Dawson, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 18:35 | Ohio State | Ronald Young misses the free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:35 | Purdue | Peter Taylor snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 18:32 | Purdue | Jason Dawson double dribbles in the backcourt | 32-31 |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | Ronald Young loses the dribble to Jason Dawson | 32-31 |
| 18:19 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel hits the finger roll set up by Jason Dawson | 34-31 |
| 18:06 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather is hacked by Shawn Riegel - foul #2 on Shawn Riegel, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| 17:52 | Ohio State | David Petro steals the ball from Ronald Young | 34-31 |
| 17:46 | Purdue | Jason Dawson buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from John Aldridge | 36-31 |
| 17:27 | Ohio State | Ronald Young is fouled on the floor by Peter Taylor - foul #2 on Peter Taylor, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| 17:08 | Ohio State | David Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by John Aldridge | 36-31 |
| 17:06 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Young | 36-31 |
| 16:54 | Ohio State | John Aldridge is called for the reach on Edward Merriweather - foul #3 on John Aldridge, team foul #4 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Orji Akre (C) John Aldridge | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon (PG), Jonathon Andersen (SG), Colin Alday (PF) David Johnson, Edward Merriweather, William Green | |
| 16:31 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta clanks a turnaround from close range | 36-31 |
| 16:29 | Ohio State | Ronald Young snags the offensive board | 36-31 |
| 16:22 | Ohio State | Ronald Young splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 36-31 |
| 16:20 | Purdue | Orji Akre snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 15:58 | Purdue | Colin Alday picks off the pass by Orji Akre | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Dawson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Riegel (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Petro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Peter Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Orji Akre (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Mark Spurgeon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathon Andersen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Colin Alday (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Abeyta (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Ohio State | Colin Alday scores on a shot from the left block | 36-33 |
| 15:39 | Purdue | Jason Dawson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 15:38 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 15:15 | Ohio State | Colin Alday splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 36-33 |
| 15:14 | Purdue | Orji Akre snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 14:55 | Purdue | Mark Spurgeon picks off the pass by Jason Dawson | 36-33 |
| 14:52 | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon lays it in | 36-35 |
| 14:34 | Purdue | Jason Dawson clanks a 3 from straight away | 36-35 |
| 14:32 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abeyta | 36-35 |
| 14:18 | Ohio State | Colin Alday misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by David Petro - foul #2 on David Petro, team foul #5 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Smith (PG), John Aldridge (C) Jason Dawson, Peter Taylor | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Johnson (PG), Edward Merriweather (SG), John Knox (SF), Jan Srnsky (C) Mark Spurgeon, Jonathon Andersen, Ronald Young, Dikembe Abeyta | |
| 14:18 | Ohio State | Colin Alday makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 14:18 | Ohio State | Colin Alday makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 13:52 | Purdue | Steven Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 13:51 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 13:30 | Ohio State | David Johnson is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Edward Merriweather | 36-39 |
| 13:05 | Purdue | Steven Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 13:04 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel grabs the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 12:39 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 12:38 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 12:34 | Ohio State | David Johnson buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Merriweather | 36-41 |
| 12:12 | Purdue | David Johnson takes the ball from Steven Smith | 36-41 |
| 12:03 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky is open and buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Merriweather | 36-43 |
| 11:39 | Purdue | Jan Srnsky denies the turnaround by Orji Akre | 36-43 |
| 11:38 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Shawn Riegel (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Petro (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Orji Akre (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Aldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Merriweather (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Knox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Colin Alday (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jan Srnsky (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Purdue | David Petro misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on John Knox - foul #1 on John Knox, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Dawson (PG), Peter Taylor (PF) Shawn Riegel, John Aldridge | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Young (SF), William Green (PF) John Knox, Colin Alday | |
| 11:26 | Purdue | David Petro misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 11:26 | Purdue | David Petro misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 11:26 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 11:22 | Ohio State | David Johnson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-43 |
| 11:21 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky tips it home | 36-45 |
| 11:03 | Purdue | Peter Taylor is whistled for traveling | 36-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jan Allen (SF) David Petro | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon (PG), Jonathon Andersen (SG), Dikembe Abeyta (C) David Johnson, Edward Merriweather, Jan Srnsky | |
| 10:55 | Ohio State | Orji Akre denies the turnaround by Ronald Young | 36-45 |
| 10:54 | Ohio State | Ronald Young gets the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Mark Spurgeon and the foul's on Steven Smith - foul #4 on Steven Smith, team foul #6 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ivan Trocinski (SG) Steven Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen misses the free throw | 36-47 |
| 10:33 | Purdue | Orji Akre grabs the defensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 10:11 | Purdue | Ivan Trocinski is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abeyta - foul #1 on Dikembe Abeyta, team foul #3 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Shawn Riegel (SG), John Aldridge (C) Ivan Trocinski, Orji Akre | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky (C) Dikembe Abeyta | |
| 10:00 | Purdue | Jason Dawson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 09:59 | Purdue | John Aldridge misses the tip | 36-47 |
| 09:58 | Purdue | Peter Taylor tips it back up and in | 38-47 |
| 09:40 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky loses the dribble to John Aldridge | 38-47 |
| 09:20 | Purdue | Jason Dawson travels with the ball | 38-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Petro (SF) Jan Allen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Johnson (PG), Edward Merriweather (SG) Mark Spurgeon, Jonathon Andersen | |
| 09:01 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on John Aldridge - foul #4 on John Aldridge, team foul #7 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Orji Akre (C) John Aldridge | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:01 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 09:01 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 08:41 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel is hacked by Edward Merriweather - foul #1 on Edward Merriweather, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ivan Trocinski (PG) Jason Dawson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:19 | Purdue | Peter Taylor scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Shawn Riegel | 40-49 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | Ronald Young splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Peter Taylor - foul #3 on Peter Taylor, team foul #8 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jan Allen (C) Peter Taylor | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Colin Alday (PF), Dikembe Abeyta (C) William Green, Jan Srnsky | |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | Ronald Young makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | Ronald Young misses the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 08:06 | Purdue | Jan Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 07:45 | Purdue | Orji Akre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Smith (PG), John Aldridge (C) Shawn Riegel, Jan Allen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Knox (SF) Ronald Young | |
| 07:32 | Ohio State | David Johnson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-50 |
| 07:30 | Purdue | David Petro pulls down the rebound | 40-50 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Ivan Trocinski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Petro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Orji Akre (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - John Aldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Merriweather (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Knox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Colin Alday (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Abeyta (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Purdue | David Petro connects on the runner near the basket | 42-50 |
| 06:47 | Ohio State | Colin Alday banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a nice dish by John Knox | 42-52 |
| 06:31 | Purdue | Orji Akre misses the lay-in | 42-52 |
| 06:30 | Ohio State | John Knox grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 06:22 | Ohio State | David Johnson buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Edward Merriweather | 42-54 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | David Petro misses the runner from the left block | 42-54 |
| 05:52 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta gets the rebound | 42-54 |
| 05:52 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Dawson (PG), Shawn Riegel (SG), Peter Taylor (PF) Steven Smith, Ivan Trocinski, Orji Akre | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Young (SF), William Green (PF), Jan Srnsky (C) John Knox, Colin Alday, Dikembe Abeyta | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 05:24 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right wing | 42-54 |
| 05:23 | Purdue | Peter Taylor snags the defensive board | 42-54 |
| 05:01 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-54 |
| 05:00 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky gets the rebound | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 04:40 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather loses the dribble to Jason Dawson | 42-54 |
| 04:20 | Purdue | Peter Taylor connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by John Aldridge and he's fouled by William Green - foul #1 on William Green, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Smith (SF) David Petro | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon (PG), Jonathon Andersen (SG) David Johnson, Edward Merriweather | |
| 04:20 | Purdue | Peter Taylor makes the free throw | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 04:04 | Ohio State | William Green hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Steven Smith - foul #5 on Steven Smith, team foul #9 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jan Allen (SF) Steven Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:04 | Ohio State | William Green misses the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 04:04 | Ohio State | William Green makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 03:38 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by John Aldridge | 47-55 |
| 03:22 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 03:20 | Purdue | Jason Dawson grabs the board | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Dawson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Shawn Riegel (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jan Allen (fresh) PF - Peter Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - John Aldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Mark Spurgeon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathon Andersen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Young (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Green (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jan Srnsky (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:51 | Purdue | Ronald Young takes the ball from John Aldridge | 47-55 |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Petro (SF) Jan Allen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Johnson (PG), Edward Merriweather (SG) Mark Spurgeon, Jonathon Andersen | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:32 | Ohio State | David Johnson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Green | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:27 | Purdue | Jason Dawson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronald Young - foul #2 on Ronald Young, team foul #6 | 47-57 |
| 02:27 | Purdue | Jason Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 02:27 | Purdue | Jason Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 01:58 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky misses short on a runner from the baseline | 49-57 |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | William Green snags the offensive board | 49-57 |
| 01:42 | Ohio State | Ronald Young splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-57 |
| 01:41 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| 01:21 | Purdue | Peter Taylor clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 49-57 |
| 01:19 | Ohio State | William Green gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather is open and scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by David Johnson out of the doubleteam | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:45 | Purdue | David Petro comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by William Green - foul #2 on William Green, team foul #7 | 49-59 |
| 00:45 | Purdue | David Petro misses the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:45 | Purdue | David Petro makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | Shawn Riegel is called for the reach on Edward Merriweather in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shawn Riegel, team foul #10 | 50-59 |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:36 | Purdue | The jump hook by Peter Taylor is blocked by Ronald Young | 50-61 |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | Ronald Young snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | David Johnson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 50-61 |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky misses the tip | 50-61 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Ronald Young tips it back up and in | 50-63 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Peter Taylor buries a jump hook in the lane | 52-63 |