| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joseph Slinkard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Randy Cunningham (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Pinette (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Butts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Chester Yother (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ross Florkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benjamin Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Schultz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Molden (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Donald Pinette inbounds the ball | 23-27 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:32 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 19:30 | Notre Dame | Joseph Slinkard grabs the offensive board | 23-27 |
| 19:15 | Notre Dame | Chester Yother misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 19:13 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 19:01 | Ohio State | Donald Pinette is called for the reach on Richard Schultz - foul #2 on Donald Pinette, team foul #1 | 23-27 |
| 18:50 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-27 |
| 18:48 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 18:26 | Notre Dame | Donald Pinette banks in the layup | 25-27 |
| 18:06 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Richard Schultz is denied by Chester Yother | 25-27 |
| 18:04 | Notre Dame | Chester Yother snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 17:39 | Notre Dame | Donald Pinette connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Butts and he's hacked by Patrick Molden - foul #3 on Patrick Molden, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 17:39 | Notre Dame | Donald Pinette makes the free throw | 28-27 |
| 17:22 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Richard Schultz is denied by Anthony Butts | 28-27 |
| 17:21 | Notre Dame | Joseph Slinkard pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 17:02 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham clanks a shot from the free throw line | 28-27 |
| 17:00 | Notre Dame | Chester Yother hits the follow up shot | 30-27 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly is hacked by Donald Pinette - foul #3 on Donald Pinette, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kim Seale (SF), Christopher Dunbar (C) Donald Pinette, Chester Yother | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (SG), Stephen Bourque (SF), Chester Cain (PF), James Hale (C) Mark Kelly, Benjamin Murphy, Richard Schultz, Patrick Molden | |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Chester Cain is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Chester Cain, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Wadley (PG) Joseph Slinkard | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 15:58 | Notre Dame | James Wadley misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 30-27 |
| 15:56 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Chester Cain | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Wadley (fresh) SG - Randy Cunningham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kim Seale (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Anthony Butts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Dunbar (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ross Florkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - Stephen Bourque (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chester Cain (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Chester Cain | 30-29 |
| 15:20 | Notre Dame | Christopher Dunbar misses long on a jumper from the left block | 30-29 |
| 15:19 | Ohio State | Chester Cain snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 15:14 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Wadley - foul #2 on James Wadley, team foul #3 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Slinkard (PG), Chester Yother (C) James Wadley, Christopher Dunbar | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Kelly (SG), Benjamin Murphy (SF), Patrick Molden (PF) James Brown, Stephen Bourque, Chester Cain | |
| 15:14 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 15:14 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 15:14 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Chester Yother | 30-30 |
| 14:59 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Kelly - foul #1 on Mark Kelly, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Pinette (SF) Kim Seale | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (SG) Ross Florkowski | |
| 14:59 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 14:59 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 14:41 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-30 |
| 14:39 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly misses the tip | 32-30 |
| 14:37 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy can't tip it in | 32-30 |
| 14:35 | Notre Dame | Donald Pinette grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 14:06 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts travels with the ball | 32-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Christopher Dunbar (PF) Anthony Butts | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Schultz (PF) James Hale | |
| 13:45 | Ohio State | Christopher Dunbar is called for the reach on Richard Schultz - foul #2 on Christopher Dunbar, team foul #4 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski (PG) James Brown | |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-32 |
| 13:15 | Notre Dame | Mark Kelly is called for the reach on Randy Cunningham - foul #2 on Mark Kelly, team foul #4 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kim Seale (SF) Donald Pinette | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Bourque (SF) Benjamin Murphy | |
| 12:55 | Notre Dame | Kim Seale comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 12:54 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 12:32 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kim Seale - foul #1 on Kim Seale, team foul #5 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Wadley (PG), Anthony Butts (PF) Joseph Slinkard, Chester Yother | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:32 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 12:32 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 12:28 | Notre Dame | James Wadley is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 32-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Hale (C) Patrick Molden | |
| 12:14 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 12:12 | Notre Dame | Christopher Dunbar snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 11:44 | Notre Dame | Mark Kelly is called for the reach on Randy Cunningham - foul #3 on Mark Kelly, team foul #5 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Slinkard (PG), Donald Pinette (SF) James Wadley, Randy Cunningham | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (SG), Benjamin Murphy (SF), Chester Cain (PF) Mark Kelly, Stephen Bourque, Richard Schultz | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joseph Slinkard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SG - Anthony Butts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. SF - Donald Pinette (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Dunbar (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Kim Seale (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ross Florkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - Benjamin Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Cain (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts misses short on a shot from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 11:27 | Ohio State | Chester Cain pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 11:15 | Ohio State | Chester Cain can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 11:13 | Notre Dame | Joseph Slinkard pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 10:51 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #6 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham (SG), Chester Yother (C) Christopher Dunbar, Kim Seale | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Augustine (PG), Patrick Molden (PF) Ross Florkowski, Chester Cain | |
| 10:51 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 10:51 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 10:30 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden drills a jump hook from the right block | 34-35 |
| 10:12 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-35 |
| 10:05 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Patrick Molden is blocked by Chester Yother | 36-35 |
| 10:03 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 09:39 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts makes the contested runner from close range | 38-35 |
| 09:29 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 09:28 | Notre Dame | Joseph Slinkard snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 09:05 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Randy Cunningham is denied by Patrick Molden | 38-35 |
| 09:03 | Ohio State | James Brown grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 08:43 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Randy Cunningham - foul #2 on Randy Cunningham, team foul #6 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Wadley (PG), Kim Seale (SF), Christopher Dunbar (PF) Joseph Slinkard, Donald Pinette, Anthony Butts | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski (PG), Mark Kelly (SG), Richard Schultz (PF) Gary Augustine, James Brown, James Hale | |
| 08:43 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 08:43 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 08:18 | Notre Dame | Chester Yother connects on the fadeaway from close range | 40-36 |
| 08:01 | Ohio State | Richard Schultz lays it in | 40-38 |
| 07:33 | Notre Dame | Kim Seale is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Murphy - foul #1 on Benjamin Murphy, team foul #7 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Slinkard (PG), Edward Williams (C) James Wadley, Chester Yother | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Bourque (SF), George Buono (C) Benjamin Murphy, Patrick Molden | |
| 07:33 | Notre Dame | Kim Seale misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 07:33 | Ohio State | Richard Schultz snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joseph Slinkard (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. SG - Randy Cunningham (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kim Seale (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Christopher Dunbar (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ross Florkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Bourque (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Schultz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - George Buono (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Ohio State | George Buono is whistled for a carry | 40-38 |
| 06:41 | Notre Dame | Kim Seale clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-38 |
| 06:39 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham hits the follow up shot | 42-38 |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly is fouled on the floor by Randy Cunningham - foul #3 on Randy Cunningham, team foul #7 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Pinette (SF) Kim Seale | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Molden (C) George Buono | |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 06:13 | Notre Dame | Richard Schultz steps in front of the Randy Cunningham pass | 42-40 |
| 05:55 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 05:53 | Notre Dame | Christopher Dunbar pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 05:34 | Notre Dame | Christopher Dunbar comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 05:32 | Notre Dame | Joseph Slinkard pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 05:15 | Notre Dame | Donald Pinette misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 05:14 | Ohio State | Richard Schultz grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 04:50 | Ohio State | Richard Schultz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Wadley (PG), Anthony Butts (SG), Kim Seale (PF), Chester Yother (C) Joseph Slinkard, Randy Cunningham, Christopher Dunbar, Edward Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (SG), Benjamin Murphy (SF), James Hale (C) Mark Kelly, Stephen Bourque, Richard Schultz | |
| 04:25 | Notre Dame | Kim Seale buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Anthony Butts | 45-40 |
| 03:56 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Ross Florkowski | 45-42 |
| 03:36 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 03:34 | Notre Dame | Donald Pinette gets the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 03:14 | Notre Dame | Kim Seale's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Murphy | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Wadley (fresh) SG - Anthony Butts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. SF - Donald Pinette (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kim Seale (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Chester Yother (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ross Florkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - Benjamin Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Molden (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Ohio State | James Wadley takes the ball from Benjamin Murphy | 45-42 |
| 02:55 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Slinkard (PG), Randy Cunningham (SG) James Wadley, Kim Seale | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Kelly (SG), Richard Schultz (PF) James Brown, James Hale | |
| 02:34 | Notre Dame | Richard Schultz is called for the reach on Joseph Slinkard - foul #4 on Richard Schultz, team foul #8 | 45-42 |
| 02:34 | Notre Dame | Joseph Slinkard makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 02:34 | Notre Dame | Joseph Slinkard makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy misses the floater from the left block | 47-42 |
| 02:08 | Notre Dame | Joseph Slinkard snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 01:45 | Notre Dame | Donald Pinette jams it on a nice dish by Joseph Slinkard | 49-42 |
| 01:29 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy lays it up and in set up by Richard Schultz | 49-44 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 01:28 | Notre Dame | Mark Kelly is called for the reach on Randy Cunningham in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Kelly, team foul #9 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Wadley (PG) Joseph Slinkard | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:28 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 01:28 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 51-44 |
| 01:07 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden tips it in | 51-46 |
| 01:04 | Notre Dame | Ross Florkowski is called for the reach on James Wadley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ross Florkowski, team foul #10 | 51-46 |
| 01:04 | Notre Dame | James Wadley makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 01:04 | Notre Dame | James Wadley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-46 |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:46 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts is hacked by Ross Florkowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ross Florkowski, team foul #11 | 53-46 |
| 00:46 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:46 | Notre Dame | Anthony Butts makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:39 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-46 |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Kelly - foul #5 on Mark Kelly, team foul #12 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (SG) Mark Kelly | |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Schultz | 56-48 |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham is hacked by James Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #13 | 56-48 |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden's pass is intercepted by James Wadley | 57-48 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Randy Cunningham lays it up and in set up by James Wadley | 59-48 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy loses the ball out of bounds | 59-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kim Seale (SF), Christopher Dunbar (PF), Edward Williams (C) Donald Pinette, Anthony Butts, Chester Yother | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Augustine (PG), Stephen Bourque (SF), Chester Cain (PF), James Hale (C) Ross Florkowski, Benjamin Murphy, Richard Schultz, Patrick Molden | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | James Wadley runs out the clock | 59-48 |