| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Phillip Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terrance Craver (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Robicheaux (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 1 pts. C - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Henry Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Spurlock (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sergei Zien (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Santos Estrada (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Dennis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | John Robicheaux inbounds the ball | 27-36 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Northwestern | Lawrence Jones is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Lawrence Jones, team foul #1 | 27-36 |
| 19:28 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock's pass is intercepted by Phillip Johnson | 27-36 |
| 19:09 | Northwestern | John Robicheaux double dribbles | 27-36 |
| 18:41 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis makes the wide open fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Sergei Zien | 27-38 |
| 18:26 | Northwestern | Terrance Craver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-38 |
| 18:24 | Ohio State | Santos Estrada pulls down the rebound | 27-38 |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | Henry Williams is hacked by Phillip Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Phillip Johnson, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rene Marino (PG), David Kelley (SG), Matthew Franks (SF), Randy Laws (PF), Glenn Render (C) Phillip Johnson, Terrance Craver, John Robicheaux, Robert Williams, Lawrence Jones | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Sharp (C) Christopher Dennis | |
| 18:00 | Ohio State | Sergei Zien makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-40 |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | Glenn Render knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Randy Laws | 30-40 |
| 17:11 | Ohio State | Santos Estrada clanks a shot from the left wing | 30-40 |
| 17:10 | Northwestern | Rene Marino grabs the board | 30-40 |
| 17:06 | Northwestern | Rene Marino double dribbles in the backcourt | 30-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Johnson (PG), Terrance Craver (SF), Robert Williams (PF), Lawrence Jones (C) Rene Marino, Matthew Franks, Randy Laws, Glenn Render | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), David McHorse (SG), Scott Koprowski (SF) Henry Williams, Adam Spurlock, Sergei Zien | |
| 16:47 | Ohio State | Scott Koprowski is wide open but clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 30-40 |
| 16:45 | Northwestern | Robert Williams grabs the board | 30-40 |
| 16:39 | Northwestern | Phillip Johnson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Dikembe Abdulmateen - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdulmateen, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Robicheaux (SF) David Kelley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis (C) David Sharp | |
| 16:39 | Northwestern | Phillip Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 16:39 | Northwestern | Phillip Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 16:10 | Ohio State | Santos Estrada buries a jumper from the free throw line | 32-42 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | Robert Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 32-42 |
| 15:56 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Phillip Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terrance Craver (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Robicheaux (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) SG - David McHorse (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Koprowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Santos Estrada (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Dennis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Ohio State | Santos Estrada misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Phillip Johnson - foul #3 on Phillip Johnson, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rene Marino (PG), Robert Kibbe (SG), Matthew Franks (SF), Randy Laws (PF), Glenn Render (C) Phillip Johnson, Terrance Craver, John Robicheaux, Robert Williams, Lawrence Jones | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock (SG), Sergei Zien (SF), Roberto Costa (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Scott Koprowski, Christopher Dennis | |
| 15:39 | Ohio State | Santos Estrada makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 15:39 | Ohio State | Santos Estrada makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 15:30 | Northwestern | Roberto Costa is called for the reach on Glenn Render - foul #4 on Roberto Costa, team foul #2 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis (C) Roberto Costa | |
| 15:14 | Northwestern | Adam Spurlock steals it from Robert Kibbe out of a doubleteam | 32-44 |
| 15:12 | Ohio State | Rene Marino is called for the reach on David McHorse in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rene Marino, team foul #4 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Henry Williams (PG), David Sharp (PF) David McHorse, Santos Estrada | |
| 14:50 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock blows the layup but he's fouled by Matthew Franks - foul #3 on Matthew Franks, team foul #5 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Kelley (PG) Rene Marino | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:50 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 14:50 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 14:40 | Northwestern | David Kelley connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Matthew Franks and he's hacked by David Sharp - foul #2 on David Sharp, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Santos Estrada (PF) Christopher Dennis | |
| 14:40 | Northwestern | David Kelley makes the free throw | 35-46 |
| 14:19 | Ohio State | David Sharp is whistled for a carry | 35-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terrance Craver (SF), Lawrence Jones (C) Matthew Franks, Glenn Render | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Scott Koprowski (SF), Christopher Dennis (C) Sergei Zien, David Sharp | |
| 14:03 | Northwestern | Terrance Craver misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 14:01 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock pulls down the rebound | 35-46 |
| 13:51 | Ohio State | Henry Williams is fouled on the floor by David Kelley - foul #3 on David Kelley, team foul #6 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Johnson (PG), John Robicheaux (SF), Robert Williams (PF) David Kelley, Robert Kibbe, Randy Laws | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), David McHorse (SG) Henry Williams, Adam Spurlock | |
| 13:22 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Lawrence Jones - foul #3 on Lawrence Jones, team foul #7 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sergei Zien (SF) Scott Koprowski | |
| 13:22 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis misses the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 13:22 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis misses the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | Robert Williams pulls down the rebound | 35-46 |
| 13:07 | Northwestern | Terrance Craver misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 13:05 | Northwestern | Phillip Johnson tips it back up and in | 37-46 |
| 13:00 | Ohio State | David McHorse is hacked by Terrance Craver in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terrance Craver, team foul #8 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Kibbe (SG), Glenn Render (C) Terrance Craver, Lawrence Jones | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Sharp (C) Christopher Dennis | |
| 13:00 | Ohio State | David McHorse makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 13:00 | Ohio State | David McHorse makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 12:41 | Northwestern | Robert Kibbe comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | Glenn Render pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 12:33 | Northwestern | Glenn Render is hacked by David Sharp - foul #3 on David Sharp, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Kelley (PG), Matthew Franks (SF), Randy Laws (PF) Phillip Johnson, John Robicheaux, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Henry Williams (PG), Adam Spurlock (SG) Dikembe Abdulmateen, David McHorse | |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | Robert Kibbe shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 12:09 | Ohio State | Henry Williams connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Santos Estrada | 40-50 |
| 11:57 | Northwestern | Robert Kibbe's pass is intercepted by Adam Spurlock | 40-50 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Kibbe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Franks (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Randy Laws (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Glenn Render (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Henry Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Spurlock (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sergei Zien (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Santos Estrada (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - David Sharp (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:53 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock misses short on a 3 from straight away | 40-50 |
| 11:52 | Northwestern | Matthew Franks snags the defensive board | 40-50 |
| 11:47 | Northwestern | David Kelley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-50 |
| 11:45 | Northwestern | Robert Kibbe snags the offensive board | 40-50 |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | Glenn Render is fouled on the floor by David Sharp - foul #4 on David Sharp, team foul #5 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rene Marino (PG), Terrance Craver (SG), John Robicheaux (SF), David Dougherty (PF), Lawrence Jones (C) David Kelley, Robert Kibbe, Matthew Franks, Randy Laws, Glenn Render | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Scott Koprowski (SF), Christopher Dennis (C) Sergei Zien, David Sharp | |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | Terrance Craver scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 42-50 |
| 10:45 | Ohio State | Henry Williams jams it on a nice dish by Adam Spurlock | 42-52 |
| 10:31 | Northwestern | Terrance Craver clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-52 |
| 10:30 | Ohio State | Scott Koprowski grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 10:01 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-52 |
| 09:59 | Ohio State | Scott Koprowski tips it home | 42-54 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern | Rene Marino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Johnson (PG), David Kelley (SG), Matthew Franks (SF), Robert Williams (PF), Glenn Render (C) Rene Marino, Terrance Craver, John Robicheaux, David Dougherty, Lawrence Jones | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), David McHorse (SG), Sergei Zien (SF) Henry Williams, Adam Spurlock, Scott Koprowski | |
| 09:43 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis drills a jumper from close range | 42-56 |
| 09:31 | Northwestern | Glenn Render's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-56 |
| 09:11 | Ohio State | Santos Estrada hits a wide open shot from the free throw line | 42-58 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern | Sergei Zien steals the ball from Glenn Render | 42-58 |
| 08:35 | Ohio State | Santos Estrada scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Sergei Zien | 42-60 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Phillip Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rene Marino (PG), Robert Kibbe (SG), Terrance Craver (SF), Randy Laws (PF), Lawrence Jones (C) Phillip Johnson, David Kelley, Matthew Franks, Robert Williams, Glenn Render | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock (SG), Scott Koprowski (SF) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Sergei Zien | |
| 08:22 | Ohio State | Terrance Craver steals the ball from Adam Spurlock in the backcourt | 42-60 |
| 08:21 | Northwestern | Terrance Craver misses the lay-in | 42-60 |
| 08:19 | Northwestern | Randy Laws tips it in | 44-60 |
| 07:55 | Ohio State | Santos Estrada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Robicheaux (SF) Rene Marino | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Henry Williams (PG), Roberto Costa (PF), David Sharp (C) David McHorse, Santos Estrada, Christopher Dennis | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Terrance Craver (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Kibbe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Robicheaux (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randy Laws (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Henry Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Spurlock (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Koprowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roberto Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - David Sharp (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | Robert Kibbe splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-60 |
| 07:44 | Ohio State | Scott Koprowski snags the defensive board | 44-60 |
| 07:41 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Adam Spurlock, team foul #6 | 44-60 |
| 07:35 | Northwestern | Terrance Craver comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-60 |
| 07:34 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to David Sharp | 44-60 |
| 07:05 | Ohio State | Scott Koprowski drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-62 |
| 06:55 | Northwestern | David Sharp swats the layup by Randy Laws | 44-62 |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | Terrance Craver tips it in | 46-62 |
| 06:32 | Ohio State | David Sharp misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Lawrence Jones - foul #4 on Lawrence Jones, team foul #9 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Johnson (PG), Matthew Franks (SF), Robert Williams (PF), Glenn Render (C) Terrance Craver, John Robicheaux, Randy Laws, Lawrence Jones | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), David McHorse (SG), Sergei Zien (SF) Henry Williams, Adam Spurlock, Scott Koprowski | |
| 06:32 | Ohio State | David Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 06:32 | Ohio State | David Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 06:13 | Northwestern | Phillip Johnson is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Matthew Franks | 48-63 |
| 05:47 | Ohio State | Roberto Costa misses the easy open layup | 48-63 |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Phillip Johnson | 48-63 |
| 05:40 | Northwestern | Robert Kibbe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-63 |
| 05:39 | Northwestern | Robert Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-63 |
| 05:22 | Northwestern | Phillip Johnson blows the layup | 48-63 |
| 05:20 | Ohio State | David Sharp pulls down the rebound | 48-63 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | Robert Kibbe steps in front of the Dikembe Abdulmateen pass in the backcourt | 48-63 |
| 05:04 | Northwestern | Robert Williams knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Phillip Johnson and he's hacked by Roberto Costa - foul #5 on Roberto Costa, team foul #7 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Kelley (PG), David Dougherty (SF), Randy Laws (C) Phillip Johnson, Matthew Franks, Glenn Render | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Henry Williams (PG), Adam Spurlock (SG), Christopher Dennis (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, David McHorse, Roberto Costa | |
| 05:04 | Northwestern | Robert Williams makes the free throw | 51-63 |
| 04:49 | Ohio State | David Sharp misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 51-63 |
| 04:47 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis can't tip it in | 51-63 |
| 04:45 | Ohio State | Henry Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis is called for traveling | 51-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terrance Craver (SG), John Robicheaux (SF), Lawrence Jones (C) Robert Kibbe, David Dougherty, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Scott Koprowski (SF), Santos Estrada (PF) Sergei Zien, David Sharp | |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | Terrance Craver misses the 3 from the left corner | 51-63 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | Randy Laws snags the offensive board | 51-63 |
| 03:52 | Northwestern | John Robicheaux hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Terrance Craver | 53-63 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terrance Craver (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Robicheaux (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randy Laws (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Henry Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Spurlock (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Scott Koprowski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Santos Estrada (tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Dennis (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern 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 (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-65 |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | David Kelley connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Robicheaux | 56-65 |
| 03:20 | Ohio State | Santos Estrada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Johnson (PG), Matthew Franks (SF), Glenn Render (PF) David Kelley, John Robicheaux, Randy Laws | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Sergei Zien (SF), David Sharp (C) Henry Williams, Scott Koprowski, Christopher Dennis | |
| 03:06 | Northwestern | Glenn Render misses the jump hook from the left block | 56-65 |
| 03:04 | Northwestern | Glenn Render can't tip it in | 56-65 |
| 03:02 | Ohio State | Santos Estrada gets the rebound | 56-65 |
| 02:40 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock drills a jumper in the paint set up by Sergei Zien | 56-67 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Robicheaux (SF), Robert Williams (PF) Matthew Franks, Glenn Render | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Henry Williams (PG) Dikembe Abdulmateen | |
| 02:22 | Northwestern | Lawrence Jones can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-67 |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock grabs the defensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 02:14 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock is fouled in the backcourt by Terrance Craver - foul #2 on Terrance Craver, team foul #10 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Kelley (PG), Matthew Franks (SF), Randy Laws (PF), Glenn Render (C) Phillip Johnson, Terrance Craver, Robert Williams, Lawrence Jones | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis (C) Santos Estrada | |
| 02:14 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 02:14 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 02:00 | Northwestern | David Kelley works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 58-69 |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock is hacked by John Robicheaux in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Robicheaux, team foul #11 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Santos Estrada (PF) David Sharp | |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock misses the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock makes the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | Matthew Franks is called for traveling | 58-70 |
| 01:34 | Ohio State | Randy Laws steals it from Adam Spurlock in the backcourt | 58-70 |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Adam Spurlock picks off the pass by Matthew Franks | 58-70 |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis lays it up and in on a great pass from Henry Williams | 58-72 |
| 01:03 | Northwestern | David Kelley shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-72 |
| 01:01 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock grabs the board | 58-72 |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | Glenn Render steps in front of the Sergei Zien pass in the backcourt | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | John Robicheaux is fouled on the floor by Santos Estrada - foul #3 on Santos Estrada, team foul #8 | 58-72 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | John Robicheaux misses the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 00:55 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis grabs the defensive rebound | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis misses long on a shot from the right side | 58-72 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Sergei Zien hits the follow up shot | 58-74 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Santos Estrada steals it from Glenn Render | 58-74 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Henry Williams runs out the clock | 58-74 |