| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robin Milan (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Herbert Burkhart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Harold Vincent (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Matthew Jeans (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Marshall (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent inbounds the ball | 34-20 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins can't throw it down against a doubleteam | 34-20 |
| 19:40 | Ohio State | Robin Milan grabs the board | 34-20 |
| 19:20 | Ohio State | Herbert Burkhart is called for the reach on Kenneth Cearley - foul #3 on Herbert Burkhart, team foul #1 | 34-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Burr (PG) Herbert Burkhart | |
| 18:56 | Ohio State | Matthew Jeans steals the ball from Kenneth Nelson | 34-20 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-20 |
| 18:30 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Marshall tips it back up and in | 34-22 |
| 18:01 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson misses the 3 from straight away | 34-22 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins grabs the board | 34-22 |
| 17:40 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-22 |
| 17:38 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom pulls down the rebound | 34-22 |
| 17:33 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kenneth Nelson | 37-22 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 17:09 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Nelson | 37-22 |
| 16:40 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Mark Burr - foul #2 on Mark Burr, team foul #2 | 37-22 |
| 16:40 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley makes the 1st free throw | 38-22 |
| 16:40 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-22 |
| 16:22 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roger Jackson (PF), Johnnie Brown (C) Matthew Jeans, Jeffrey Marshall | |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Robin Milan and the foul's on Roger Jackson - foul #2 on Roger Jackson, team foul #3 | 41-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek (SG) Robin Milan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart (PG) Mark Burr | |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson makes the free throw | 42-22 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Herbert Burkhart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Perkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Harold Vincent (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Roger Jackson (fresh) C - Johnnie Brown (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Johnnie Brown | 42-25 |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-25 |
| 15:07 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown grabs the board | 42-25 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent loses the ball out of bounds | 42-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Ronald Blanton (C) Kenneth Cearley, Kenneth Nelson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Jeans (PF), Jeffrey Marshall (C) Roger Jackson, Johnnie Brown | |
| 14:32 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-25 |
| 14:31 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom gets the offensive rebound | 42-25 |
| 14:13 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski loses the ball out of bounds | 42-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Robin Milan (SF) Reynaldo Rossi, Dikembe Chisom | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:46 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-25 |
| 13:44 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Marshall pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-25 |
| 13:16 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-25 |
| 13:14 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley gets the rebound | 42-25 |
| 13:00 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Cearley | 44-25 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 12:41 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-25 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-25 |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 44-25 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Matthew Jeans hits the follow up shot | 44-27 |
| 11:55 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley's 3 pointer is rejected by Matthew Jeans | 44-27 |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jack Perkins | 44-27 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robin Milan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Blanton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Herbert Burkhart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Perkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Harold Vincent (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Matthew Jeans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-27 |
| 11:46 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski gets the rebound | 44-27 |
| 11:20 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Marshall - foul #2 on Jeffrey Marshall, team foul #4 | 44-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Dikembe Chisom (PF), Kenneth Nelson (C) Kenneth Cearley, Toni Przybyszewski, Ronald Blanton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roger Jackson (PF), Johnnie Brown (C) Matthew Jeans, Jeffrey Marshall | |
| 11:20 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek makes the 1st free throw | 45-27 |
| 11:20 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek makes the 2nd free throw | 46-27 |
| 11:00 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-27 |
| 10:59 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent grabs the offensive board | 46-27 |
| 10:47 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski (PF) Dima Sedlacek | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Sasse (SG) Jack Perkins | |
| 10:27 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robin Milan | 48-27 |
| 10:12 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Johnnie Brown and the foul's on Toni Przybyszewski - foul #1 on Toni Przybyszewski, team foul #1 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Ronald Blanton (PF) Robin Milan, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:12 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson misses the free throw | 48-29 |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton grabs the defensive rebound | 48-29 |
| 09:48 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson jams it set up by Kenneth Cearley | 50-29 |
| 09:32 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-31 |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 50-31 |
| 09:06 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton can't tip it in | 50-31 |
| 09:04 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley misses the tip | 50-31 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown gets the rebound | 50-31 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent connects on the 3 from straight away | 50-34 |
| 08:22 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson is hacked by Herbert Burkhart - foul #4 on Herbert Burkhart, team foul #5 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robin Milan (SG) Reynaldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Burr (PG), Jack Perkins (SG), Matthew Jeans (PF), Jeffrey Marshall (C) Herbert Burkhart, Donald Sasse, Harold Vincent, Johnnie Brown | |
| 08:10 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton misses the fadeaway from the left side | 50-34 |
| 08:08 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson tips it home | 52-34 |
| 07:59 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dikembe Chisom - foul #1 on Dikembe Chisom, team foul #2 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski (PF) Ronald Blanton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart (PG) Mark Burr | |
| 07:59 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 52-35 |
| 07:59 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Robin Milan | 54-36 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robin Milan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Herbert Burkhart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jack Perkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Jeans (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson hits a jumpshot from the left side | 54-38 |
| 07:09 | Ohio State | Robin Milan misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-38 |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart snags the defensive board | 54-38 |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by Dikembe Chisom | 54-38 |
| 07:01 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Chisom | 54-38 |
| 06:48 | Ohio State | Herbert Burkhart picks off the pass by Dikembe Chisom | 54-38 |
| 06:43 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-38 |
| 06:41 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom grabs the defensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 06:19 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Toni Przybyszewski | 57-38 |
| 05:52 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart makes the wide open jumper from the left side set up by Roger Jackson out of the doubleteam | 57-40 |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Chisom | 59-40 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Roger Jackson | 59-43 |
| 04:42 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-43 |
| 04:40 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson tips it home | 61-43 |
| 04:29 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-43 |
| 04:27 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson grabs the board | 61-43 |
| 04:04 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Jack Perkins - foul #2 on Jack Perkins, team foul #6 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (SG), Dima Sedlacek (SF), Ronald Blanton (C) Robin Milan, Dikembe Chisom, Kenneth Nelson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Burr (PG), Donald Sasse (SG), Johnnie Brown (PF), Phillip White (C) Herbert Burkhart, Jack Perkins, Matthew Jeans, Jeffrey Marshall | |
| 04:04 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley makes the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 04:04 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley makes the 2nd free throw | 63-43 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown's floater is tipped away by Toni Przybyszewski | 63-43 |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton snags the defensive board | 63-43 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley is hacked by Mark Burr - foul #3 on Mark Burr, team foul #7 | 63-43 |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley makes the 1st free throw | 64-43 |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 6 ast. SG - Reynaldo Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Blanton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mark Burr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Sasse (fresh) SF - Roger Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Johnnie Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - Phillip White (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | Mark Burr is hacked by Reynaldo Rossi - foul #1 on Reynaldo Rossi, team foul #3 | 65-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom (SF) Kenneth Cearley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:01 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown knocks in the runner in the paint and the foul's on Ronald Blanton - foul #1 on Ronald Blanton, team foul #4 | 65-45 |
| 03:01 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown makes the free throw | 65-46 |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-46 |
| 02:31 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse gets the rebound | 65-46 |
| 02:10 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 65-46 |
| 02:08 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton snags the defensive board | 65-46 |
| 01:39 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton is by himself and knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Reynaldo Rossi | 67-46 |
| 01:24 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Burr | 67-48 |
| 01:07 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom comes up short on the floater from close range | 67-48 |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi tips it in | 69-48 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Dikembe Chisom steps in front of the Johnnie Brown pass | 69-48 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom hits the finger roll | 71-48 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 71-48 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Mark Burr tips it home | 71-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi is called for a backcourt violation | 71-50 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Roger Jackson | 71-53 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi runs out the clock | 71-53 |