| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Park (fresh) SF - Vincent Bridges (fresh) PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Lewis Basham (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Henry Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Spurlock (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sergei Zien (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Santos Estrada (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Dennis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges connects on the jumper in the lane | 27-31 |
| 19:23 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 27-31 |
| 19:21 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis tips it in | 27-33 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Lewis Basham is hacked by Christopher Dennis - foul #1 on Christopher Dennis, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Santos Estrada - foul #1 on Santos Estrada, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum misses the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 18:40 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock double dribbles | 28-33 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter hits a wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Keith Park | 30-33 |
| 17:49 | Ohio State | Henry Williams connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Santos Estrada | 30-35 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum blows the layup over the doubleteam | 30-35 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges tips it in | 32-35 |
| 17:03 | Ohio State | Santos Estrada connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Sergei Zien | 32-37 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum is denied on a layup by Santos Estrada | 32-37 |
| 16:32 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 16:13 | Ohio State | The jumper by Henry Williams is denied by Anthony Birnbaum | 32-37 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Keith Park snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Lewis Basham is whistled for traveling | 32-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (PG), James Keeler (SF), Floyd Gattis (PF), Larry Delatorre (C) Bradley Hunter, Vincent Bridges, Anthony Birnbaum, Lewis Basham | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), David McHorse (SG), Scott Koprowski (SF), Roberto Costa (PF), David Sharp (C) Henry Williams, Adam Spurlock, Sergei Zien, Santos Estrada, Christopher Dennis | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Heffron (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Park (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Keeler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Floyd Gattis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Delatorre (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David McHorse (fresh) SF - Scott Koprowski (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Roberto Costa (fresh) C - David Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | Scott Koprowski blows the layup | 32-37 |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Keith Park works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Floyd Gattis | 35-37 |
| 14:45 | Ohio State | Roberto Costa misses the jumper from the free throw line | 35-37 |
| 14:44 | Ohio State | David Sharp tips it in | 35-39 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | James Keeler scores on a jumper from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 13:55 | Ohio State | Scott Koprowski makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdulmateen | 37-41 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from David Heffron | 39-41 |
| 13:14 | Ohio State | Scott Koprowski misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | David Heffron makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 12:26 | Ohio State | Roberto Costa scores on a fadeaway from the left side and the foul's on David Heffron - foul #2 on David Heffron, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (PG), Vincent Bridges (SF), Anthony Birnbaum (PF), Lewis Basham (C) Keith Park, James Keeler, Floyd Gattis, Larry Delatorre | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Henry Williams (PG), Adam Spurlock (SG), Sergei Zien (SF), Christopher Dennis (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, David McHorse, Scott Koprowski, David Sharp | |
| 12:26 | Ohio State | Roberto Costa makes the free throw | 41-44 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter is hacked by Henry Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry Williams, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Santos Estrada (PF) Roberto Costa | |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Lewis Basham banks in the layup set up by Bradley Hunter | 43-44 |
| 11:37 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Bradley Hunter - foul #1 on Bradley Hunter, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Keeler (SG) David Heffron | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:37 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 11:37 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Keeler (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Vincent Bridges (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Lewis Basham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Henry Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Spurlock (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sergei Zien (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Santos Estrada (fresh) 6 pts. C - Christopher Dennis (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Vincent Bridges | 45-46 |
| 10:58 | Ohio State | Henry Williams clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Bradley Hunter - foul #2 on Bradley Hunter, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| 10:58 | Ohio State | Henry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:58 | Ohio State | Henry Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Lewis Basham misses short on a shot from the right side | 45-47 |
| 10:41 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 10:28 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis misses badly on a shot from the right block | 45-47 |
| 10:27 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis misses the tip | 45-47 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Lewis Basham misses the tip | 45-47 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter snags the offensive board | 45-47 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum's pass is intercepted by Sergei Zien | 45-47 |
| 09:33 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis lays it in and the foul's on Anthony Birnbaum - foul #2 on Anthony Birnbaum, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (PG), Keith Park (SG), Floyd Gattis (C) Bradley Hunter, James Keeler, Lewis Basham | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:33 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis makes the free throw | 45-50 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis misses short on an open runner near the basket | 45-50 |
| 09:06 | Ohio State | Santos Estrada gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 08:51 | Ohio State | Anthony Birnbaum picks off the pass by Adam Spurlock | 45-50 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | David Heffron is fouled on the floor by Santos Estrada - foul #2 on Santos Estrada, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Keeler (SF), Larry Delatorre (C) Vincent Bridges, Anthony Birnbaum | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Scott Koprowski (SF), Roberto Costa (PF), David Sharp (C) Henry Williams, Sergei Zien, Santos Estrada, Christopher Dennis | |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Keith Park evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but the foul's on Roberto Costa - foul #2 on Roberto Costa, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (PG) David Heffron | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David McHorse (SG) Adam Spurlock | |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Keith Park makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Keith Park makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Keith Park makes the 3rd free throw | 48-50 |
| 07:44 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdulmateen is hacked by Bradley Hunter - foul #3 on Bradley Hunter, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (SG) Keith Park | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 07:33 | Ohio State | David Sharp clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-50 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Larry Delatorre pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Heffron (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Keeler (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Floyd Gattis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Delatorre (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David McHorse (fresh) SF - Scott Koprowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Roberto Costa (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 07:11 | Ohio State | David Sharp grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 06:49 | Ohio State | Scott Koprowski clanks a floater from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Floyd Gattis | 48-50 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Park (SG), Vincent Bridges (SF), Anthony Birnbaum (PF), Lewis Basham (C) David Heffron, James Keeler, Floyd Gattis, Larry Delatorre | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Henry Williams (PG), Adam Spurlock (SG), Sergei Zien (SF), Santos Estrada (PF) Dikembe Abdulmateen, David McHorse, Scott Koprowski, Roberto Costa | |
| 06:14 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David Sharp | 48-53 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Sergei Zien - foul #2 on Sergei Zien, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (PG) Bradley Hunter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges misses the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to David Sharp | 49-53 |
| 05:36 | Ohio State | Lewis Basham steps in front of the Santos Estrada pass | 49-53 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum can't throw it down against a doubleteam but he's fouled by David Sharp - foul #2 on David Sharp, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis (C) David Sharp | |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 04:45 | Ohio State | Keith Park picks off the pass by Adam Spurlock | 51-53 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges can't throw it down | 51-53 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum tips it back up and in | 53-53 |
| 04:03 | Ohio State | Anthony Birnbaum picks off the pass by Henry Williams | 53-53 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Keith Park works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Heffron | 56-53 |
| 03:23 | Ohio State | Anthony Birnbaum denies the turnaround by Henry Williams | 56-53 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Lewis Basham snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Heffron (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Park (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Bridges (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Lewis Basham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Henry Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Spurlock (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sergei Zien (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Santos Estrada (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Christopher Dennis (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Illinois | David Heffron knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock is fouled on the floor by Keith Park - foul #1 on Keith Park, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (PG), James Keeler (SG), Floyd Gattis (PF), Larry Delatorre (C) David Heffron, Keith Park, Anthony Birnbaum, Lewis Basham | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Roberto Costa (PF), David Sharp (C) Henry Williams, Santos Estrada, Christopher Dennis | |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | Roberto Costa can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-53 |
| 02:36 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock hits the follow up shot | 58-55 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Park (SG), Anthony Birnbaum (PF) James Keeler, Larry Delatorre | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Henry Williams (PG), Santos Estrada (PF), Christopher Dennis (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Roberto Costa, David Sharp | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis is fouled on the floor by Santos Estrada - foul #3 on Santos Estrada, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 01:42 | Ohio State | Santos Estrada misses short on a jumper from the left side | 60-55 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony Birnbaum | 60-55 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Christopher Dennis swats the short shot by Anthony Birnbaum | 60-55 |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | Sergei Zien snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:01 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 60-55 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis is hacked by Henry Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Henry Williams, team foul #9 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (PG), James Keeler (SF) Bradley Hunter, Vincent Bridges | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-55 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Christopher Dennis is called for the reach on Anthony Birnbaum - foul #2 on Christopher Dennis, team foul #10 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lewis Basham (C) Floyd Gattis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock loses the dribble to David Heffron | 62-55 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Henry Williams is called for the reach on Anthony Birnbaum in the backcourt - foul #3 on Henry Williams, team foul #11 | 62-55 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum misses the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Lewis Basham grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Lewis Basham is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Williams - foul #4 on Henry Williams, team foul #12 | 63-55 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Lewis Basham makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Lewis Basham makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Adam Spurlock and the foul's on Keith Park - foul #2 on Keith Park, team foul #7 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (PG), Vincent Bridges (SF) David Heffron, James Keeler | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis misses the free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum grabs the board | 65-57 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Spurlock - foul #1 on Adam Spurlock, team foul #13 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (PG), James Keeler (SF) Bradley Hunter, Vincent Bridges | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum misses the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum misses the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock grabs the board | 65-57 |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Christopher Dennis snags the offensive board | 65-57 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Adam Spurlock is called for the reach on Keith Park in the backcourt - foul #2 on Adam Spurlock, team foul #14 | 65-60 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Keith Park misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Keith Park makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-60 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | James Keeler gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Adam Spurlock is called for the reach on James Keeler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Adam Spurlock, team foul #15 | 66-60 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | James Keeler misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | James Keeler makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Adam Spurlock shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-60 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum grabs the board | 67-60 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | David Heffron runs out the clock | 67-60 |