| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Johnnie Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clarence Hargraves (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Louis Canup (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) C - Jeff McCartha (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Henry Williams (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Adam Spurlock (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sergei Zien (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Santos Estrada (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Christopher Dennis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Sergei Zien inbounds the ball | 29-38 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:57 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis is fouled in the backcourt by Johnnie Johnson - foul #2 on Johnnie Johnson, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| 19:45 | Ohio State | Santos Estrada is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 29-40 |
| 19:24 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-40 |
| 19:23 | Ohio State | Santos Estrada gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| 19:18 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis's pass is intercepted by Jeff McCartha | 29-40 |
| 19:04 | West Virginia | Thomas Jones double dribbles | 29-40 |
| 18:35 | Ohio State | Clarence Hargraves takes the ball from Christopher Dennis | 29-40 |
| 18:32 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson misses the easy layup | 29-40 |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | Henry Williams snags the defensive board | 29-40 |
| 18:08 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 29-40 |
| 18:06 | Ohio State | Henry Williams tips it in | 29-42 |
| 17:46 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves is hacked by Santos Estrada during a doubleteam - foul #2 on Santos Estrada, team foul #1 | 29-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Oliver Rommel (PG), Luis Bailey (SG), Tommy Howard (SF), Bob Eubank (PF), Robert Sauls (C) Johnnie Johnson, Clarence Hargraves, Louis Canup, Thomas Jones, Jeff McCartha | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), David McHorse (SG), Roberto Costa (PF), David Sharp (C) Henry Williams, Adam Spurlock, Santos Estrada, Christopher Dennis | |
| 17:27 | West Virginia | Oliver Rommel connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Luis Bailey | 31-42 |
| 17:07 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdulmateen buries a floater from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 17:04 | West Virginia | Oliver Rommel is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Oliver Rommel, team foul #2 | 31-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson (PG) Oliver Rommel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 16:54 | Ohio State | David McHorse dunks the ball set up by Dikembe Abdulmateen | 31-46 |
| 16:45 | West Virginia | David Sharp is called for the reach on Johnnie Johnson - foul #2 on David Sharp, team foul #2 | 31-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha (C) Robert Sauls | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock (SF) Sergei Zien | |
| 16:34 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Luis Bailey | 34-46 |
| 16:15 | Ohio State | Jeff McCartha swats the layup by Roberto Costa | 34-46 |
| 16:14 | West Virginia | Tommy Howard gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| 16:08 | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha is whistled for traveling | 34-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves (SG), Louis Canup (SF), Thomas Jones (PF) Luis Bailey, Tommy Howard, Bob Eubank | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Henry Williams (PG), Sergei Zien (SF), Santos Estrada (PF) Dikembe Abdulmateen, David McHorse, David Sharp | |
| 15:44 | Ohio State | Santos Estrada connects on the runner near the basket and he's hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #3 on Thomas Jones, team foul #3 | 34-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Oliver Rommel (PG) Johnnie Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis (C) Roberto Costa | |
| 15:44 | Ohio State | Santos Estrada makes the free throw | 34-49 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Oliver Rommel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clarence Hargraves (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Louis Canup (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Jeff McCartha (fairly fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Henry Williams (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Adam Spurlock (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sergei Zien (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Santos Estrada (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Christopher Dennis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:30 | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha jams it | 36-49 |
| 15:06 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock is open and buries a floater from just outside the lane | 36-51 |
| 15:01 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-51 |
| 14:59 | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha tips it in | 38-51 |
| 14:44 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis can't connect on a floater in the lane | 38-51 |
| 14:42 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock grabs the offensive board | 38-51 |
| 14:21 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Santos Estrada | 38-54 |
| 14:04 | West Virginia | Oliver Rommel misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-54 |
| 14:02 | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha tips it but misses | 38-54 |
| 14:00 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Santos Estrada | 38-54 |
| 13:57 | Ohio State | Henry Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson (PG), Luis Bailey (SG), Tommy Howard (SF), Bob Eubank (PF), Robert Sauls (C) Oliver Rommel, Clarence Hargraves, Louis Canup, Thomas Jones, Jeff McCartha | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), David McHorse (SG), Roberto Costa (PF), David Sharp (C) Henry Williams, Adam Spurlock, Santos Estrada, Christopher Dennis | |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-54 |
| 13:29 | Ohio State | David Sharp banks in the layup set up by David McHorse | 41-56 |
| 13:10 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-56 |
| 13:09 | Ohio State | David McHorse grabs the board | 41-56 |
| 12:43 | Ohio State | David Sharp misses long on an open jump hook from close range | 41-56 |
| 12:41 | West Virginia | Robert Sauls grabs the defensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 12:37 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank comes up short on the runner from the left block | 41-56 |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank tips it in | 43-56 |
| 12:20 | Ohio State | David Sharp buries a runner from the baseline set up by Dikembe Abdulmateen and the foul's on Robert Sauls - foul #1 on Robert Sauls, team foul #4 | 43-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Oliver Rommel (PG), Clarence Hargraves (SG), William Kerr (SF), Jeff McCartha (C) Johnnie Johnson, Luis Bailey, Tommy Howard, Robert Sauls | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Henry Williams (PG), Adam Spurlock (SG) Dikembe Abdulmateen, David McHorse | |
| 12:20 | Ohio State | David Sharp makes the free throw | 43-59 |
| 12:11 | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha makes the wide open turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Oliver Rommel | 45-59 |
| 11:54 | Ohio State | Roberto Costa can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-59 |
| 11:52 | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha snags the defensive board | 45-59 |
| 11:47 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves banks in the layup over the doubleteam set up by Oliver Rommel | 47-59 |
| 11:24 | Ohio State | Henry Williams hits a wide open floater from the right side on a nice dish by Sergei Zien | 47-61 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Oliver Rommel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clarence Hargraves (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Kerr (fresh) PF - Bob Eubank (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff McCartha (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Henry Williams (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SG - Adam Spurlock (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sergei Zien (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Roberto Costa (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - David Sharp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | West Virginia | Oliver Rommel scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Clarence Hargraves | 50-61 |
| 10:48 | Ohio State | Henry Williams hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Oliver Rommel - foul #4 on Oliver Rommel, team foul #5 | 50-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson (PG), Luis Bailey (SG), Louis Canup (SF), Tommy Howard (PF) Oliver Rommel, Clarence Hargraves, William Kerr, Bob Eubank | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David McHorse (SG), Santos Estrada (PF), Christopher Dennis (C) Adam Spurlock, Roberto Costa, David Sharp | |
| 10:48 | Ohio State | Henry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 10:48 | Ohio State | Henry Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 10:24 | West Virginia | Louis Canup throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG) Henry Williams | |
| 10:17 | Ohio State | Sergei Zien's pass is intercepted by Jeff McCartha in the backcourt | 50-63 |
| 09:58 | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-63 |
| 09:57 | Ohio State | David McHorse gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| 09:55 | Ohio State | Sergei Zien throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Sauls (C) Jeff McCartha | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock (SF) Sergei Zien | |
| 09:47 | West Virginia | Tommy Howard can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Santos Estrada - foul #3 on Santos Estrada, team foul #3 | 50-63 |
| 09:47 | West Virginia | Tommy Howard makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 09:47 | West Virginia | Tommy Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 09:19 | Ohio State | Luis Bailey takes the ball from Christopher Dennis | 52-63 |
| 09:16 | West Virginia | Luis Bailey blows the layup | 52-63 |
| 09:14 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Adam Spurlock | 52-63 |
| 09:12 | Ohio State | David McHorse is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 52-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves (SG), Timothy Wilczynski (SF), Thomas Jones (PF), Jeff McCartha (C) Luis Bailey, Louis Canup, Tommy Howard, Robert Sauls | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Henry Williams (PG), Sergei Zien (SF) Dikembe Abdulmateen, David McHorse | |
| 08:55 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 52-63 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis pulls down the rebound | 52-63 |
| 08:26 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock is open and buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Dennis | 52-66 |
| 08:19 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-66 |
| 08:17 | Ohio State | Sergei Zien pulls down the rebound | 52-66 |
| 07:54 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Henry Williams | 52-69 |
| 07:49 | West Virginia | Christopher Dennis doubles Clarence Hargraves and is called for the reach - foul #3 on Christopher Dennis, team foul #4 | 52-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Oliver Rommel (PG), Luis Bailey (SG), Louis Canup (SF), Bob Eubank (PF), Robert Sauls (C) Johnnie Johnson, Clarence Hargraves, Timothy Wilczynski, Thomas Jones, Jeff McCartha | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David McHorse (SG), Roberto Costa (PF), David Sharp (C) Sergei Zien, Santos Estrada, Christopher Dennis | |
| 07:36 | West Virginia | A charge is called on Luis Bailey - foul #3 on Luis Bailey, team foul #6 | 52-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG) Henry Williams | |
| 07:26 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock clanks a 3 from the right wing | 52-69 |
| 07:25 | West Virginia | Oliver Rommel grabs the board | 52-69 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Oliver Rommel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Luis Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Louis Canup (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bob Eubank (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Sauls (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David McHorse (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Spurlock (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roberto Costa (fresh) 5 reb. C - David Sharp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | West Virginia | Dikembe Abdulmateen steals the ball from Oliver Rommel | 52-69 |
| 07:01 | Ohio State | David Sharp misses the easy layup | 52-69 |
| 06:59 | Ohio State | Roberto Costa tips it home | 52-71 |
| 06:41 | West Virginia | Louis Canup misses the jump hook in the lane | 52-71 |
| 06:39 | Ohio State | David McHorse grabs the board | 52-71 |
| 06:10 | Ohio State | David McHorse can't finish the layup | 52-71 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | Roberto Costa misses the tip | 52-71 |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | Robert Sauls gets the rebound | 52-71 |
| 05:48 | West Virginia | Luis Bailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson (PG), Clarence Hargraves (SG), William Kerr (SF), Tommy Howard (PF), Jeff McCartha (C) Oliver Rommel, Luis Bailey, Louis Canup, Bob Eubank, Robert Sauls | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Henry Williams (PG), Sergei Zien (SF), Santos Estrada (PF), Christopher Dennis (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, David McHorse, Roberto Costa, David Sharp | |
| 05:29 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-71 |
| 05:27 | Ohio State | Sergei Zien tips it but misses | 52-71 |
| 05:25 | Ohio State | Henry Williams gets the offensive rebound | 52-71 |
| 05:02 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock misses the easy layup | 52-71 |
| 05:01 | West Virginia | Tommy Howard snags the defensive board | 52-71 |
| 04:56 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-71 |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis gets the rebound | 52-71 |
| 04:31 | Ohio State | Henry Williams is fouled on the floor by Johnnie Johnson - foul #3 on Johnnie Johnson, team foul #7 | 52-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Oliver Rommel (PG), Thomas Jones (PF) Johnnie Johnson, William Kerr | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David McHorse (SG), Roberto Costa (C) Adam Spurlock, Christopher Dennis | |
| 04:31 | Ohio State | Henry Williams misses the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 04:31 | West Virginia | Thomas Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 52-71 |
| 04:16 | West Virginia | Oliver Rommel is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Jones | 55-71 |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | Oliver Rommel is called for the reach on David McHorse in the backcourt - foul #5 on Oliver Rommel, team foul #8 | 55-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson (PG), Luis Bailey (SG), Louis Canup (SF) Oliver Rommel, Clarence Hargraves, Tommy Howard | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | David McHorse makes the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | David McHorse misses the 2nd free throw | 55-72 |
| 04:14 | West Virginia | Thomas Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 55-72 |
| 04:04 | West Virginia | Santos Estrada is called for the reach on Thomas Jones - foul #4 on Santos Estrada, team foul #5 | 55-72 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Sharp (C) Santos Estrada | |
| 03:45 | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha misses the turnaround from the right block | 55-72 |
| 03:44 | Ohio State | Sergei Zien grabs the board | 55-72 |
| 03:21 | Ohio State | Sergei Zien misses short on a floater from the right side | 55-72 |
| 03:19 | Ohio State | David Sharp grabs the offensive board | 55-72 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Johnnie Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Luis Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Louis Canup (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeff McCartha (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Henry Williams (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - David McHorse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sergei Zien (tired) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Roberto Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - David Sharp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Ohio State | Henry Williams clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 55-72 |
| 02:53 | West Virginia | Thomas Jones pulls down the rebound | 55-72 |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson drills a 3 from straight away | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:45 | Ohio State | Henry Williams is hacked by Johnnie Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Johnnie Johnson, team foul #9 | 58-72 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Kerr (SF), Tommy Howard (PF), Bob Eubank (C) Louis Canup, Thomas Jones, Jeff McCartha | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdulmateen (SG), Santos Estrada (PF), Christopher Dennis (C) David McHorse, Roberto Costa, David Sharp | |
| 02:45 | Ohio State | Henry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 02:45 | Ohio State | Henry Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-74 |
| 02:27 | West Virginia | William Kerr misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Christopher Dennis - foul #4 on Christopher Dennis, team foul #6 | 58-74 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Sauls (C) Johnnie Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock (SG) Henry Williams | |
| 02:27 | West Virginia | William Kerr makes the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 02:27 | West Virginia | William Kerr makes the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Sauls - foul #2 on Robert Sauls, team foul #10 | 60-74 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves (PG) Robert Sauls | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis misses the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-75 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:50 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 60-75 |
| 01:48 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Christopher Dennis | 60-75 |
| 01:29 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 60-75 |
| 01:27 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Tommy Howard | 60-75 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | A charge is called on Clarence Hargraves - foul #1 on Clarence Hargraves, team foul #11 | 60-75 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson (PG), Robert Sauls (C) Clarence Hargraves, William Kerr | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Henry Williams (PG) Dikembe Abdulmateen | |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Sergei Zien is denied by Robert Sauls | 60-75 |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank grabs the defensive rebound | 60-75 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | Luis Bailey is fouled on the floor by Adam Spurlock - foul #2 on Adam Spurlock, team foul #7 | 60-75 |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | Luis Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 60-75 |
| 00:45 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis grabs the board | 60-75 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock misses the lay-in | 60-75 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank grabs the defensive rebound | 60-75 |
| 00:17 | West Virginia | Christopher Dennis steps in front of the Tommy Howard pass | 60-75 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Henry Williams runs out the clock | 60-75 |