| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Eric Timko (fresh) SG - Morris Nissen (fresh) SF - Duane Nelson (fresh) PF - Daniel Squires (fresh) C - Luis Brooke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Johnson (fresh) SG - Edward Merriweather (fresh) SF - Ronald Young (fresh) PF - Jan Srnsky (fresh) C - Colin Alday (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Daniel Squires wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:45 | South Carolina State | Ronald Young denies the turnaround by Luis Brooke | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather is fouled on the floor by Duane Nelson - foul #1 on Duane Nelson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Ohio State | David Johnson clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Morris Nissen - foul #1 on Morris Nissen, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Ohio State | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:14 | Ohio State | David Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | South Carolina State | Luis Brooke jams it | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Morris Nissen - foul #2 on Morris Nissen, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | William Bell (SG) Morris Nissen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:42 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:25 | South Carolina State | William Bell buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Timko and he's fouled by Colin Alday - foul #1 on Colin Alday, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:25 | South Carolina State | William Bell misses the free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:25 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 18:04 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky misses the dunk | 4-4 |
| 18:02 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Luis Brooke | 4-4 |
| 17:41 | South Carolina State | William Bell hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 17:39 | South Carolina State | Duane Nelson gets the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:34 | South Carolina State | Jan Srnsky picks off the pass by Duane Nelson | 4-4 |
| 17:26 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather connects on the shot from the left side set up by David Johnson | 4-6 |
| 17:12 | South Carolina State | Daniel Squires banks in the layup | 6-6 |
| 16:47 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Daniel Squires - foul #1 on Daniel Squires, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Books (PG), Thomas Brown (SF), Patrick Young (C) Eric Timko, Duane Nelson, Luis Brooke | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 16:47 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:47 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:29 | South Carolina State | Thomas Brown connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-7 |
| 16:09 | Ohio State | Ronald Young comes up short on the floater from the right block | 9-7 |
| 16:08 | Ohio State | Colin Alday tips it in | 9-9 |
| 15:57 | South Carolina State | Daniel Squires hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jan Srnsky | 9-9 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Richard Books (fresh) SG - William Bell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Squires (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Merriweather (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Young (fresh) PF - Jan Srnsky (fresh) 3 reb. C - Colin Alday (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by David Johnson | 9-11 |
| 15:16 | South Carolina State | Daniel Squires is called for traveling | 9-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Eric Timko (PG), Thomas Ruhl (SG), Luis Brooke (C) Richard Books, William Bell, Daniel Squires | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon (PG), Jonathon Andersen (SG), Dikembe Abeyta (C) David Johnson, Edward Merriweather, Colin Alday | |
| 15:07 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta blows the layup | 9-11 |
| 15:06 | South Carolina State | Luis Brooke grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 15:02 | South Carolina State | Patrick Young misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 15:01 | South Carolina State | Thomas Ruhl tips it home | 11-11 |
| 14:48 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta is fouled on the floor by Luis Brooke - foul #1 on Luis Brooke, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Duane Nelson (SF) Patrick Young | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Knox (SF), William Green (PF) Ronald Young, Jan Srnsky | |
| 14:33 | Ohio State | William Green buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Jonathon Andersen and he's hacked by Luis Brooke - foul #2 on Luis Brooke, team foul #6 | 11-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Patrick Young (C) Luis Brooke | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:33 | Ohio State | William Green makes the free throw | 11-14 |
| 14:18 | South Carolina State | Duane Nelson is denied on a layup by Dikembe Abeyta | 11-14 |
| 14:16 | Ohio State | John Knox gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 14:01 | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-14 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Daniel Squires (PF) Patrick Young | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Johnson (PG), Edward Merriweather (SG), Colin Alday (C) Mark Spurgeon, Jonathon Andersen, Dikembe Abeyta | |
| 13:44 | South Carolina State | Thomas Brown drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Eric Timko | 13-14 |
| 13:32 | Ohio State | Thomas Brown steps in front of the David Johnson pass | 13-14 |
| 13:25 | South Carolina State | The jumper by Daniel Squires is denied by William Green | 13-14 |
| 13:24 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 13:01 | Ohio State | David Johnson misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Eric Timko - foul #1 on Eric Timko, team foul #7 | 13-14 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | William Bell (SG), Patrick Young (SF), Theron Slavens (C) Thomas Ruhl, Duane Nelson, Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Young (SF), Jan Srnsky (PF) John Knox, William Green | |
| 13:01 | Ohio State | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 13:01 | Ohio State | David Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 13:01 | South Carolina State | Daniel Squires snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 12:50 | South Carolina State | William Bell can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Colin Alday - foul #2 on Colin Alday, team foul #2 | 13-15 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta (C) Colin Alday | |
| 12:50 | South Carolina State | William Bell misses the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 12:50 | South Carolina State | William Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 12:50 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jan Srnsky | 13-15 |
| 12:38 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather is fouled on the floor by Theron Slavens - foul #1 on Theron Slavens, team foul #8 | 13-15 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Books (PG) Eric Timko | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:38 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 12:38 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather misses the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 12:38 | South Carolina State | Daniel Squires grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 12:21 | South Carolina State | Theron Slavens knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Bell | 16-16 |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Daniel Squires - foul #2 on Daniel Squires, team foul #9 | 16-16 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Duane Nelson (SF) Daniel Squires | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon (PG), Jonathon Andersen (SG) David Johnson, Edward Merriweather | |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 11:45 | South Carolina State | Duane Nelson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 11:44 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abeyta | 16-18 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Richard Books (fresh) SG - William Bell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Duane Nelson (fresh) PF - Patrick Young (fresh) C - Theron Slavens (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Mark Spurgeon (fresh) SG - Jonathon Andersen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Young (fresh) PF - Jan Srnsky (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Abeyta (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Patrick Young - foul #1 on Patrick Young, team foul #10 | 16-18 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Eric Timko (PG), Thomas Brown (PF) Richard Books, Theron Slavens | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky misses the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 11:18 | South Carolina State | Patrick Young blows the dunk | 16-19 |
| 11:17 | Ohio State | Ronald Young grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 11:13 | Ohio State | Ronald Young hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Mark Spurgeon | 16-21 |
| 10:59 | South Carolina State | Eric Timko knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Duane Nelson | 18-21 |
| 10:49 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Spurgeon | 18-23 |
| 10:30 | South Carolina State | William Bell misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-23 |
| 10:28 | South Carolina State | Thomas Brown hits the follow up shot | 20-23 |
| 10:13 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ronald Young | 20-25 |
| 09:50 | South Carolina State | Eric Timko drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-25 |
| 09:28 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-25 |
| 09:27 | South Carolina State | Duane Nelson pulls down the rebound | 22-25 |
| 09:07 | South Carolina State | Eric Timko misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-25 |
| 09:06 | South Carolina State | Thomas Brown hits the follow up shot | 24-25 |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Spurgeon | 24-27 |
| 08:35 | South Carolina State | Eric Timko is hacked by Mark Spurgeon - foul #1 on Mark Spurgeon, team foul #3 | 24-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Books (PG), Thomas Ruhl (SG), Theron Slavens (PF) Eric Timko, William Bell, Patrick Young | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Johnson (PG), Edward Merriweather (SG), John Knox (SF), William Green (PF) Mark Spurgeon, Jonathon Andersen, Ronald Young, Jan Srnsky | |
| 08:07 | South Carolina State | Thomas Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-27 |
| 07:46 | Ohio State | The short jumper by William Green is denied by Thomas Brown | 24-27 |
| 07:45 | Ohio State | David Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 07:37 | Ohio State | John Knox hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 24-27 |
| 07:35 | South Carolina State | Thomas Ruhl grabs the defensive rebound | 24-27 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Richard Books (fresh) SG - Thomas Ruhl (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Duane Nelson (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Theron Slavens (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Merriweather (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Knox (fresh) PF - William Green (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dikembe Abeyta (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:15 | South Carolina State | Thomas Ruhl loses the ball out of bounds | 24-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Patrick Young (PF) Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 07:01 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Ruhl - foul #1 on Thomas Ruhl, team foul #11 | 24-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Eric Timko (PG) Richard Books | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Young (C) Dikembe Abeyta | |
| 07:01 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 07:01 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 06:41 | South Carolina State | Eric Timko is fouled on the floor by David Johnson - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #4 | 24-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Thomas Brown (C) Duane Nelson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky (PF) William Green | |
| 06:22 | South Carolina State | Patrick Young hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 24-29 |
| 06:21 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky snags the defensive board | 24-29 |
| 06:15 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky's pass is intercepted by Patrick Young | 24-29 |
| 05:52 | South Carolina State | Thomas Ruhl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-29 |
| 05:51 | South Carolina State | Patrick Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 05:31 | South Carolina State | Thomas Ruhl loses the ball out of bounds | 24-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Books (PG), William Bell (SG), Duane Nelson (SF) Eric Timko, Thomas Ruhl, Theron Slavens | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon (PG), Jonathon Andersen (SG), William Green (PF) David Johnson, Edward Merriweather, John Knox | |
| 05:12 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen is fouled on the floor by William Bell - foul #1 on William Bell, team foul #12 | 24-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta (C) Ronald Young | |
| 05:12 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 05:12 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 04:52 | South Carolina State | Thomas Brown misses the shot from the left side | 24-31 |
| 04:50 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky grabs the defensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 04:46 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen can't connect on a floater in the lane | 24-31 |
| 04:45 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Abeyta | 24-31 |
| 04:39 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Thomas Brown - foul #1 on Thomas Brown, team foul #13 | 24-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Eric Timko (PG), Theron Slavens (PF) Richard Books, Patrick Young | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:39 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 04:39 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 04:23 | South Carolina State | Theron Slavens misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-33 |
| 04:22 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jan Srnsky | 24-33 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky misses the shot in the lane | 24-33 |
| 03:58 | South Carolina State | Thomas Brown pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| 03:37 | South Carolina State | Thomas Brown misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Jonathon Andersen - foul #1 on Jonathon Andersen, team foul #5 | 24-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Morris Nissen (SG), Daniel Squires (PF), Luis Brooke (C) William Bell, Duane Nelson, Theron Slavens | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Johnson (PG), Edward Merriweather (SG), Ronald Young (SF), Colin Alday (C) Mark Spurgeon, Jonathon Andersen, Jan Srnsky, Dikembe Abeyta | |
| 03:37 | South Carolina State | Thomas Brown makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 03:37 | South Carolina State | Thomas Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 03:37 | Ohio State | William Green snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Eric Timko (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Nissen (fresh) SF - Thomas Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Squires (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Brooke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Merriweather (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Young (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Green (fresh) 3 pts. C - Colin Alday (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Ohio State | Ronald Young buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Edward Merriweather | 25-35 |
| 03:04 | South Carolina State | Thomas Brown misses short on a 3 from straight away | 25-35 |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to William Green | 25-35 |
| 02:43 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Johnson | 25-37 |
| 02:22 | South Carolina State | Eric Timko is whistled for a carry | 25-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Books (PG), Patrick Young (SF) Eric Timko, Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky (PF) William Green | |
| 02:09 | Ohio State | Luis Brooke steals it from Edward Merriweather | 25-37 |
| 01:57 | South Carolina State | Daniel Squires drills a jumper from the baseline | 27-37 |
| 01:36 | Ohio State | David Johnson drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Young and he's hacked by Morris Nissen - foul #3 on Morris Nissen, team foul #14 | 27-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | William Bell (SG) Morris Nissen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:36 | Ohio State | David Johnson misses the free throw | 27-39 |
| 01:36 | South Carolina State | Luis Brooke grabs the board | 27-39 |
| 01:12 | South Carolina State | Daniel Squires misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Jan Srnsky - foul #1 on Jan Srnsky, team foul #6 | 27-39 |
| 01:12 | South Carolina State | Daniel Squires misses the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 01:12 | South Carolina State | Daniel Squires makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 01:03 | Ohio State | Ronald Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Eric Timko (PG), Theron Slavens (C) Richard Books, Luis Brooke | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:41 | South Carolina State | William Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon (PG), Jonathon Andersen (SG), William Green (PF), Dikembe Abeyta (C) David Johnson, Edward Merriweather, Jan Srnsky, Colin Alday | |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Ronald Young is hacked by William Bell - foul #2 on William Bell, team foul #15 | 28-39 |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Ronald Young makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Ronald Young misses the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 00:31 | South Carolina State | Daniel Squires grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina State | Eric Timko buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Patrick Young | 31-40 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Ronald Young comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 31-40 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina State | William Bell pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | William Bell misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 31-40 |