| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ray Warren (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Brandon Green (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ryan Whitacre (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Dan McDeavitt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Celestin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Woody (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| 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) | |
| 19:36 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Timothy Johnson, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | Roger Woody makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joshua Ford | 31-33 |
| 19:00 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 18:58 | Ohio State | Roger Woody pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 18:38 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 18:37 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent tips it home | 31-35 |
| 18:21 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre's pass is intercepted by Dan McDeavitt | 31-35 |
| 18:18 | Ohio State | Joshua Ford hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dan McDeavitt | 31-37 |
| 18:00 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ray Warren | 34-37 |
| 17:48 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-37 |
| 17:46 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent tips it home | 34-39 |
| 17:24 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski tips it in | 36-39 |
| 16:53 | Ohio State | Brian Celestin misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Timothy Johnson - foul #3 on Timothy Johnson, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg (SF), David Veiga (PF), David Webre (C) Brandon Green, Ryan Whitacre, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Forney (C) Roger Woody | |
| 16:53 | Ohio State | Brian Celestin makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 16:53 | Ohio State | Brian Celestin makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:42 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 16:41 | Ohio State | Brian Celestin snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 16:13 | Ohio State | Joshua Ford scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-43 |
| 15:56 | Notre Dame | David Webre is hacked by Michael Forney - foul #1 on Michael Forney, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson (PG), Michael Menzel (SG), Timothy Johnson (C) Ray Warren, Ivan Radlinski, David Webre | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Richards (PG), Charles Payson (SG), Virgilio Gallo (PF) Leonard Sargent, Joshua Ford, Brian Celestin | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Menzel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Felix Vanvalkenburg (fresh) PF - David Veiga (fresh) 3 reb. C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gregory Richards (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Payson (fresh) SF - Dan McDeavitt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Virgilio Gallo (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Forney (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson misses the driving attempt from the right block | 36-43 |
| 15:43 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg snags the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 15:25 | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Johnson | 39-43 |
| 14:57 | Ohio State | Michael Forney knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Dan McDeavitt | 39-45 |
| 14:35 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ray Warren (PG), Ivan Radlinski (SG), Brandon Green (SF), Ryan Whitacre (PF) Andrew Johnson, Michael Menzel, Felix Vanvalkenburg, David Veiga | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent (PG), Joshua Ford (SG), Brian Celestin (PF), Roger Woody (C) Gregory Richards, Dan McDeavitt, Virgilio Gallo, Michael Forney | |
| 14:09 | Ohio State | Brandon Green steals it from Brian Celestin | 39-45 |
| 13:56 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-45 |
| 13:54 | Ohio State | Roger Woody gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 13:28 | Ohio State | Joshua Ford drills a driving attempt near the basket | 39-47 |
| 13:12 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 39-47 |
| 13:11 | Ohio State | Brian Celestin grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 13:06 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent lays it up and in on a great pass from Joshua Ford | 39-49 |
| 12:53 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 39-49 |
| 12:52 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green can't tip it in | 39-49 |
| 12:50 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Brian Celestin | 39-49 |
| 12:29 | Ohio State | Roger Woody's floater is tipped away by Ryan Whitacre | 39-49 |
| 12:28 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 12:12 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson (PG), David Veiga (C) Ray Warren, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Richards (PG), Dan McDeavitt (SF) Leonard Sargent, Joshua Ford | |
| 11:59 | Ohio State | Roger Woody banks in the layup | 39-51 |
| 11:39 | Notre Dame | Gregory Richards steps in front of the Brandon Green pass | 39-51 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Brandon Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Whitacre (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Veiga (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gregory Richards (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Payson (fresh) SF - Dan McDeavitt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Celestin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Roger Woody (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Payson and the foul's on Brandon Green - foul #2 on Brandon Green, team foul #3 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Menzel (SG), Felix Vanvalkenburg (SF), David Webre (C) Ivan Radlinski, Brandon Green, Ryan Whitacre | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent (PG), Virgilio Gallo (PF), Michael Forney (C) Charles Payson, Brian Celestin, Roger Woody | |
| 11:18 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt makes the free throw | 39-54 |
| 11:16 | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson double dribbles in the backcourt | 39-54 |
| 10:48 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 39-54 |
| 10:47 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to David Veiga | 39-54 |
| 10:39 | Notre Dame | David Veiga hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 39-54 |
| 10:37 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| 10:09 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards clanks a shot from the left side | 39-54 |
| 10:08 | Notre Dame | Michael Menzel grabs the defensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 10:01 | Notre Dame | David Webre can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 39-54 |
| 10:00 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| 09:35 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards's pass is intercepted by Felix Vanvalkenburg | 39-54 |
| 09:14 | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-54 |
| 09:12 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to David Veiga | 39-54 |
| 08:51 | Notre Dame | David Veiga comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 39-54 |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 08:28 | Ohio State | Michael Forney makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Virgilio Gallo | 39-56 |
| 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) | |
| 08:13 | Notre Dame | David Veiga hits a shot near the basket and the foul's on Leonard Sargent - foul #1 on Leonard Sargent, team foul #2 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ray Warren (PG), Ivan Radlinski (SG), Brandon Green (SF), Timothy Johnson (C) Andrew Johnson, Michael Menzel, Felix Vanvalkenburg, David Webre | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Payson (PG), Joshua Ford (SG), Brian Celestin (PF), Roger Woody (C) Leonard Sargent, Gregory Richards, Virgilio Gallo, Michael Forney | |
| 08:13 | Notre Dame | David Veiga misses the free throw | 41-56 |
| 08:13 | Ohio State | Joshua Ford gets the rebound | 41-56 |
| 07:59 | Ohio State | Roger Woody misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on David Veiga - foul #3 on David Veiga, team foul #4 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre (PF) David Veiga | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 07:59 | Ohio State | Roger Woody misses the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 07:59 | Ohio State | Roger Woody misses the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 41-56 |
| 07:48 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-56 |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | Roger Woody lays it in set up by Charles Payson and the foul's on Ryan Whitacre - foul #3 on Ryan Whitacre, team foul #5 | 41-58 |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | Roger Woody misses the free throw | 41-58 |
| 07:28 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ryan Whitacre | 41-58 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ray Warren (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Brandon Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Whitacre (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Charles Payson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joshua Ford (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SF - Dan McDeavitt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Celestin (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Roger Woody (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Notre Dame | Charles Payson steps in front of the Ray Warren pass in the backcourt | 41-58 |
| 07:24 | Ohio State | Charles Payson lays it up and in | 41-60 |
| 07:17 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre's floater is tipped away by Brian Celestin | 41-60 |
| 07:16 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Green | 41-60 |
| 07:04 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-60 |
| 07:02 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt pulls down the rebound | 41-60 |
| 06:39 | Ohio State | The jumper by Joshua Ford is denied by Brandon Green | 41-60 |
| 06:38 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson snags the defensive board | 41-60 |
| 06:32 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Joshua Ford - foul #3 on Joshua Ford, team foul #3 | 41-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent (PG) Dan McDeavitt | |
| 06:32 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski makes the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 06:32 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| 06:10 | Ohio State | Ryan Whitacre steals the ball from Brian Celestin | 43-60 |
| 06:02 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Celestin | 43-60 |
| 06:01 | Ohio State | Brian Celestin grabs the board | 43-60 |
| 05:32 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 43-60 |
| 05:30 | Ohio State | Brian Celestin tips it back up and in | 43-62 |
| 05:16 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski is hacked by Joshua Ford - foul #4 on Joshua Ford, team foul #4 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg (SF), David Veiga (PF), David Webre (C) Brandon Green, Ryan Whitacre, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Forney (C) Roger Woody | |
| 05:10 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-62 |
| 05:09 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Joshua Ford | 43-62 |
| 05:04 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Joshua Ford | 43-65 |
| 04:50 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-65 |
| 04:48 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Charles Payson | 43-65 |
| 04:31 | Ohio State | Felix Vanvalkenburg is called for the reach on Charles Payson - foul #2 on Felix Vanvalkenburg, team foul #6 | 43-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson (PG), Michael Menzel (SG) Ray Warren, Ivan Radlinski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Richards (PG), Dan McDeavitt (SF), Virgilio Gallo (PF) Leonard Sargent, Joshua Ford, Brian Celestin | |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | Michael Forney misses short on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by David Webre - foul #2 on David Webre, team foul #7 | 43-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Karam (C) Dan McDeavitt | |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | Michael Forney makes the 1st free throw | 43-66 |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | Michael Forney misses the 2nd free throw | 43-66 |
| 04:26 | Notre Dame | David Veiga gets the rebound | 43-66 |
| 04:16 | Notre Dame | Gregory Richards picks off the pass by Michael Menzel | 43-66 |
| 03:59 | Ohio State | Donald Karam is called for traveling | 43-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt (SF) Donald Karam | |
| 03:33 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg is fouled on the floor by Dan McDeavitt - foul #2 on Dan McDeavitt, team foul #5 | 43-66 |
| 03:14 | Notre Dame | David Webre hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-66 |
| 03:13 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Virgilio Gallo | 43-66 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Menzel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Felix Vanvalkenburg (fresh) PF - David Veiga (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - David Webre (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gregory Richards (fresh) 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Charles Payson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dan McDeavitt (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Virgilio Gallo (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Forney (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 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) | |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo buries a jumper in the paint | 43-68 |
| 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) | |
| 02:47 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 45-68 |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | Charles Payson is fouled on the floor by David Veiga - foul #4 on David Veiga, team foul #8 | 45-68 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Karam (C) Michael Forney | |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | Charles Payson misses the 1st free throw | 45-68 |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo gets the offensive rebound | 45-68 |
| 02:22 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-68 |
| 02:20 | Notre Dame | David Veiga grabs the board | 45-68 |
| 02:08 | Notre Dame | Donald Karam takes the ball from Andrew Johnson | 45-68 |
| 01:48 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-68 |
| 01:46 | Notre Dame | David Veiga pulls down the rebound | 45-68 |
| 01:41 | Notre Dame | Gregory Richards is called for the reach on Michael Menzel - foul #2 on Gregory Richards, team foul #6 | 45-68 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Forney (C) Donald Karam | |
| 01:35 | Notre Dame | David Veiga clanks a 3 from straight away | 45-68 |
| 01:34 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Gregory Richards | 45-68 |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | Michael Forney loses the ball out of bounds | 45-68 |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | David Webre misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Forney - foul #2 on Michael Forney, team foul #7 | 45-68 |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | David Webre makes the 1st free throw | 46-68 |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | David Webre makes the 2nd free throw | 47-68 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo loses the ball out of bounds | 47-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:23 | Notre Dame | Michael Menzel misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 47-68 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Michael Forney grabs the board | 47-68 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards runs out the clock | 47-68 |