| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Wild (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Quinton Majors (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Shannon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Haun (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Henry Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Spurlock (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sergei Zien (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Santos Estrada (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Dennis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Sergei Zien inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Sergei Zien | 29-36 |
| 19:20 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Jason Wright | 31-36 |
| 18:58 | Ohio State | Henry Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Wild - foul #3 on David Wild, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Lewis (SG) David Wild | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:58 | Ohio State | Henry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 18:58 | Ohio State | Henry Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 31-38 |
| 18:42 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Haun - foul #1 on Robert Haun, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 18:10 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Lewis | 33-39 |
| 17:56 | Ohio State | Santos Estrada hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 33-39 |
| 17:55 | Ohio State | Santos Estrada hits the follow up shot | 33-41 |
| 17:30 | Cincinnati | George Lewis is fouled on the floor by Sergei Zien - foul #2 on Sergei Zien, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Bullock (C) Robert Haun | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Sharp (C) Christopher Dennis | |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors is hacked by David Sharp - foul #3 on David Sharp, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregory Long (PF) Robert Shannon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roberto Costa (PF), Christopher Dennis (C) Santos Estrada, David Sharp | |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Bullock connects on the shot in the lane set up by Quinton Majors | 35-41 |
| 16:53 | Ohio State | Sergei Zien scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Christopher Dennis | 35-43 |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 16:36 | Cincinnati | Gregory Long tips it but misses | 35-43 |
| 16:35 | Ohio State | Henry Williams gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 16:27 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Sergei Zien | 35-46 |
| 16:05 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 16:03 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 15:34 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Henry Williams is denied by Nicholas Bullock | 35-46 |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | Gregory Long pulls down the rebound | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Quinton Majors (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Long (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Bullock (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Henry Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Spurlock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sergei Zien (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Roberto Costa (fresh) C - Christopher Dennis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:09 | Cincinnati | Gregory Long steps out of bounds on the sideline | 35-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Wild (PG), Thad Bernoski (SF), Robert Shannon (PF), Martin Nussbaum (C) George Lewis, Jason Wright, Gregory Long, Nicholas Bullock | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), David McHorse (SG), Santos Estrada (PF), David Sharp (C) Henry Williams, Adam Spurlock, Roberto Costa, Christopher Dennis | |
| 14:49 | Ohio State | Santos Estrada makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Sergei Zien | 35-48 |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum is whistled for a carry | 35-48 |
| 14:17 | Ohio State | David Sharp is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on David Sharp, team foul #3 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roberto Costa (C) David Sharp | |
| 14:04 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon's floater is tipped away by Santos Estrada | 35-48 |
| 14:03 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum hits the follow up shot | 37-48 |
| 13:54 | Ohio State | Sergei Zien is whistled for a carry | 37-48 |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by David McHorse - foul #2 on David McHorse, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock (SF) Sergei Zien | |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors misses the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 13:20 | Ohio State | Roberto Costa knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 38-50 |
| 13:00 | Cincinnati | Adam Spurlock steals the ball from Quinton Majors | 38-50 |
| 12:53 | Ohio State | Roberto Costa is fouled on the floor by Martin Nussbaum - foul #4 on Martin Nussbaum, team foul #3 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Lewis (SG), Jason Wright (SF), Robert Haun (C) Quinton Majors, Thad Bernoski, Martin Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Henry Williams (PG) Dikembe Abdulmateen | |
| 12:34 | Ohio State | Santos Estrada misses the lay-in | 38-50 |
| 12:33 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | George Lewis hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | Santos Estrada misses the lay-in | 41-50 |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | David Wild grabs the board | 41-50 |
| 11:55 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams steps in front of the David Wild pass | 41-50 |
| 11:50 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 11:34 | Cincinnati | George Lewis buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by David Wild | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Wild (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Shannon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Haun (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Henry Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David McHorse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Adam Spurlock (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Santos Estrada (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Roberto Costa (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:11 | Ohio State | Santos Estrada hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-53 |
| 11:09 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to David Wild | 44-53 |
| 10:57 | Cincinnati | David Wild lays it in set up by Robert Haun | 46-53 |
| 10:37 | Ohio State | Henry Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | George Lewis grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun misses long on a shot from the right block | 46-53 |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon hits the follow up shot | 48-53 |
| 10:01 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock is hacked by Jason Wright - foul #2 on Jason Wright, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), Quinton Majors (SG), Thad Bernoski (SF), Gregory Long (PF), Nicholas Bullock (C) David Wild, George Lewis, Jason Wright, Robert Shannon, Robert Haun | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Sergei Zien (SF), Christopher Dennis (C) Henry Williams, David McHorse, Roberto Costa | |
| 09:41 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 09:40 | Cincinnati | Thad Bernoski snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors's layup is rejected by Christopher Dennis | 48-53 |
| 09:11 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 08:53 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 08:51 | Cincinnati | Thad Bernoski gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 08:31 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Freddy Hensen | 51-53 |
| 08:11 | Ohio State | Santos Estrada buries a floater from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 07:54 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 51-55 |
| 07:53 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdulmateen gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dikembe Abdulmateen | 51-58 |
| 07:17 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 07:15 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Sergei Zien | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Freddy Hensen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Quinton Majors (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thad Bernoski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gregory Long (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Bullock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Spurlock (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sergei Zien (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Santos Estrada (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Dennis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:02 | Ohio State | Sergei Zien is hacked by Thad Bernoski - foul #2 on Thad Bernoski, team foul #5 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Wild (PG), George Lewis (SG), Jason Wright (SF), Robert Shannon (PF), Martin Nussbaum (C) Freddy Hensen, Quinton Majors, Thad Bernoski, Gregory Long, Nicholas Bullock | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Henry Williams (PG), David McHorse (SG), Roberto Costa (PF), David Sharp (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Adam Spurlock, Santos Estrada, Christopher Dennis | |
| 06:42 | Ohio State | Henry Williams lays it in | 51-60 |
| 06:14 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon misses long on a shot from the left block | 51-60 |
| 06:12 | Ohio State | Roberto Costa pulls down the rebound | 51-60 |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | Roberto Costa can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 05:53 | Ohio State | Henry Williams grabs the offensive board | 51-60 |
| 05:34 | Ohio State | David McHorse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Sergei Zien - foul #3 on Sergei Zien, team foul #5 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdulmateen (SG) David McHorse | |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright misses the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdulmateen clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by George Lewis - foul #2 on George Lewis, team foul #6 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis (C) David Sharp | |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdulmateen makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdulmateen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 04:44 | Cincinnati | George Lewis is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdulmateen - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdulmateen, team foul #6 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors (SG), Robert Haun (PF) George Lewis, Robert Shannon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:31 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Henry Williams | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:28 | Ohio State | Quinton Majors steps in front of the Henry Williams pass in the backcourt | 52-62 |
| 04:25 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors misses the lay-in | 52-62 |
| 04:23 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum snags the offensive board | 52-62 |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Haun | 54-62 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | Roberto Costa comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Martin Nussbaum - foul #5 on Martin Nussbaum, team foul #7 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Lewis (SG), Thad Bernoski (SF), Nicholas Bullock (C) David Wild, Jason Wright, Martin Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David McHorse (SG), Adam Spurlock (SF) Henry Williams, Sergei Zien | |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | Roberto Costa makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | Roberto Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-64 |
| 03:46 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis gets the rebound | 54-64 |
| 03:33 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 54-64 |
| 03:32 | Ohio State | David McHorse tips it in | 54-66 |
| 03:07 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Bullock travels with the ball | 54-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), Jason Wright (SF), Robert Shannon (PF) Quinton Majors, Thad Bernoski, Nicholas Bullock | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Henry Williams (PG), Santos Estrada (PF), David Sharp (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Roberto Costa, Christopher Dennis | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Freddy Hensen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Shannon (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Haun (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Henry Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David McHorse (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Adam Spurlock (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Santos Estrada (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - David Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:44 | Ohio State | Robert Haun swats the short shot by Adam Spurlock | 54-66 |
| 02:42 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Shannon | 54-66 |
| 02:35 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun is open and buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Freddy Hensen | 56-66 |
| 02:35 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Wild (PG), Quinton Majors (SG) Freddy Hensen, George Lewis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sergei Zien (SF), Christopher Dennis (C) David McHorse, David Sharp | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 02:16 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 56-68 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun is hacked by Christopher Dennis - foul #2 on Christopher Dennis, team foul #7 | 56-68 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun misses the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Shannon | 56-68 |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-68 |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon grabs the offensive rebound | 56-68 |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Santos Estrada - foul #2 on Santos Estrada, team foul #8 | 56-68 |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | Sergei Zien clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jason Wright - foul #3 on Jason Wright, team foul #8 | 58-68 |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | Sergei Zien misses the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | Sergei Zien makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 01:08 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon is whistled for a carry | 58-69 |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | Henry Williams connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Adam Spurlock | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Santos Estrada takes the ball from Jason Wright | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 58-71 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Sergei Zien pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-71 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Henry Williams runs out the clock | 58-71 |