| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chris Jones (fresh) SG - Edward Merriweather (fresh) SF - Clarence Morrison (fresh) PF - William Green (fresh) C - Larry Jenkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Rex Stamper (fresh) SG - Mark Huntley (fresh) SF - David Jones (fresh) PF - Leonard Lew (fresh) C - Edward Reid (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Larry Jenkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:52 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather is alone and drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Clarence Morrison | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | St. Francis (NY) | Edward Reid's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Ohio State | William Green lays it up and in set up by Chris Jones | 4-0 |
| 19:03 | St. Francis (NY) | Mark Huntley drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-3 |
| 18:36 | Ohio State | Clarence Morrison misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 18:35 | Ohio State | William Green tips it home | 6-3 |
| 18:23 | St. Francis (NY) | Leonard Lew connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Huntley | 6-5 |
| 18:14 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 18:12 | Ohio State | Larry Jenkins grabs the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 18:01 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather is fouled on the floor by Mark Huntley - foul #1 on Mark Huntley, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| 17:54 | Ohio State | Chris Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 17:53 | St. Francis (NY) | Edward Reid grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 17:29 | St. Francis (NY) | William Green is called for the reach on Mark Huntley - foul #1 on William Green, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta (C) Larry Jenkins | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | | |
| 17:24 | St. Francis (NY) | Edward Reid misses long on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 17:23 | Ohio State | Chris Jones snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 17:14 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta's pass is intercepted by Edward Reid | 6-5 |
| 16:56 | St. Francis (NY) | Rex Stamper scores on a 3 from straight away | 6-8 |
| 16:41 | Ohio State | William Green splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Leonard Lew - foul #1 on Leonard Lew, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon (SG), Jeffery McGunnis (SF) Edward Merriweather, Clarence Morrison | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Edwin Law (SF) David Jones | |
| 16:41 | Ohio State | William Green misses the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:41 | Ohio State | William Green misses the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:41 | St. Francis (NY) | Edward Reid gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| 16:22 | St. Francis (NY) | Mark Huntley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 16:20 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abeyta | 6-8 |
| 16:09 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta banks in the layup on a nice dish by Chris Jones and he's fouled by Edward Reid - foul #1 on Edward Reid, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Knox (PF) William Green | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | | |
| 16:09 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta misses the free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:09 | St. Francis (NY) | Leonard Lew grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 15:49 | St. Francis (NY) | Edwin Law connects on the open turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Leonard Lew | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chris Jones (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Spurgeon (fresh) SF - Jeffery McGunnis (fresh) PF - John Knox (fresh) C - Dikembe Abeyta (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Rex Stamper (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Huntley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Law (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonard Lew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Reid (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Ohio State | John Knox connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Chris Jones | 10-10 |
| 15:23 | St. Francis (NY) | Edwin Law is hacked by Jeffery McGunnis - foul #1 on Jeffery McGunnis, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather (PG), Larry Jenkins (C) Chris Jones, Dikembe Abeyta | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | David Jones (SF) Edwin Law | |
| 15:10 | St. Francis (NY) | Rex Stamper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clarence Morrison (SF) Jeffery McGunnis | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | | |
| 14:50 | Ohio State | John Knox misses the dunk but he's hacked by Edward Reid - foul #2 on Edward Reid, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Green (PF) Mark Spurgeon | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Billy Cole (C) Edward Reid | |
| 14:50 | Ohio State | John Knox makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:50 | Ohio State | John Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 14:29 | St. Francis (NY) | Leonard Lew buries a fadeaway from the right side | 12-12 |
| 14:12 | Ohio State | Billy Cole is called for the reach on Edward Merriweather - foul #1 on Billy Cole, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon (SG) John Knox | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | | |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away | 15-12 |
| 13:42 | St. Francis (NY) | Rex Stamper misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-12 |
| 13:41 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 13:25 | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Edward Merriweather | 18-12 |
| 13:15 | St. Francis (NY) | Mark Huntley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-12 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chris Jones (PG), Jeffery McGunnis (SF) Edward Merriweather, Clarence Morrison | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Edwin Law (SF) David Jones | |
| 12:54 | Ohio State | William Green knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Spurgeon | 20-12 |
| 12:50 | St. Francis (NY) | Rex Stamper misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-12 |
| 12:49 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Mark Spurgeon | 20-12 |
| 12:44 | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-12 |
| 12:43 | St. Francis (NY) | The rebound goes to Leonard Lew | 20-12 |
| 12:38 | St. Francis (NY) | Rex Stamper misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-12 |
| 12:37 | St. Francis (NY) | Edwin Law gets the offensive rebound | 20-12 |
| 12:31 | St. Francis (NY) | Rex Stamper misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 20-12 |
| 12:30 | St. Francis (NY) | Billy Cole grabs the offensive board | 20-12 |
| 12:24 | St. Francis (NY) | Rex Stamper hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 20-12 |
| 12:23 | St. Francis (NY) | Leonard Lew grabs the offensive board | 20-12 |
| 12:02 | St. Francis (NY) | Leonard Lew works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Huntley | 20-14 |
| 11:55 | Ohio State | William Green misses short on a floater in the paint | 20-14 |
| 11:53 | Ohio State | Larry Jenkins gets the offensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 11:39 | Ohio State | Chris Jones buries a 3 from the left corner set up by William Green | 23-14 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chris Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Spurgeon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery McGunnis (fresh) PF - William Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Larry Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Rex Stamper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Huntley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Law (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonard Lew (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Cole (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | St. Francis (NY) | Jeffery McGunnis takes the ball from Leonard Lew after a doubleteam | 23-14 |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | Chris Jones can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 23-14 |
| 11:02 | St. Francis (NY) | Billy Cole gets the rebound | 23-14 |
| 10:47 | St. Francis (NY) | Rex Stamper clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeffery McGunnis - foul #2 on Jeffery McGunnis, team foul #3 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather (SG), Clarence Morrison (SF), John Knox (PF), Dikembe Abeyta (C) Mark Spurgeon, Jeffery McGunnis, William Green, Larry Jenkins | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | David Jones (SF), Eric Morgan (PF) Edwin Law, Leonard Lew | |
| 10:47 | St. Francis (NY) | Rex Stamper misses the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 10:47 | St. Francis (NY) | Rex Stamper misses the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| 10:47 | Ohio State | John Knox gets the rebound | 23-14 |
| 10:35 | Ohio State | Clarence Morrison misses the floater from the left wing | 23-14 |
| 10:33 | St. Francis (NY) | Mark Huntley grabs the board | 23-14 |
| 10:27 | St. Francis (NY) | Rex Stamper's pass is intercepted by Clarence Morrison | 23-14 |
| 10:11 | Ohio State | Clarence Morrison makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Chris Jones | 25-14 |
| 10:02 | St. Francis (NY) | Mark Huntley misses the 3 from the left wing | 25-14 |
| 10:01 | St. Francis (NY) | David Jones misses the tip | 25-14 |
| 09:59 | Ohio State | John Knox grabs the board | 25-14 |
| 09:54 | Ohio State | Eric Morgan takes the ball from Edward Merriweather | 25-14 |
| 09:44 | St. Francis (NY) | Rex Stamper can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 25-14 |
| 09:42 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta grabs the defensive rebound | 25-14 |
| 09:24 | Ohio State | John Knox is called for traveling | 25-14 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon (SG) Chris Jones | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Steve Donald (PG), David Vergara (SG), Leonard Lew (PF) Rex Stamper, Mark Huntley, Eric Morgan | |
| 09:14 | St. Francis (NY) | Steve Donald is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Vergara | 25-17 |
| 08:57 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta clanks a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Leonard Lew - foul #2 on Leonard Lew, team foul #6 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Eric Morgan (PF) Leonard Lew | |
| 08:57 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta makes the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 08:57 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta misses the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 08:57 | St. Francis (NY) | The rebound goes to Eric Morgan | 26-17 |
| 08:45 | St. Francis (NY) | Billy Cole knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by David Jones | 26-19 |
| 08:35 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta double dribbles | 26-19 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Green (PF) John Knox | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | | |
| 08:18 | St. Francis (NY) | Billy Cole dunks the ball and the foul's on Clarence Morrison - foul #1 on Clarence Morrison, team foul #4 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Mark Huntley (SG), Edwin Law (SF) David Vergara, David Jones | |
| 08:18 | St. Francis (NY) | Billy Cole misses the free throw | 26-21 |
| 08:18 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abeyta | 26-21 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-21 |
| 08:05 | St. Francis (NY) | The rebound goes to Edwin Law | 26-21 |
| 07:57 | St. Francis (NY) | Billy Cole comes up short on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Mark Spurgeon - foul #1 on Mark Spurgeon, team foul #5 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chris Jones (PG), Larry Jenkins (C) Edward Merriweather, Dikembe Abeyta | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | | |
| 07:57 | St. Francis (NY) | Billy Cole makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 07:57 | St. Francis (NY) | Billy Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 07:43 | Ohio State | Mark Huntley is called for the reach on William Green - foul #2 on Mark Huntley, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Knox (SG) Mark Spurgeon | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Rex Stamper (PG), David Vergara (SG) Steve Donald, Mark Huntley | |
| 07:43 | Ohio State | William Green makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 07:43 | Ohio State | William Green makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 07:34 | St. Francis (NY) | Rex Stamper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-23 |
| 07:33 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Larry Jenkins | 28-23 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chris Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Knox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Clarence Morrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Green (fresh) 8 pts. C - Larry Jenkins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Rex Stamper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Vergara (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edwin Law (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Morgan (fresh) C - Billy Cole (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Ohio State | John Knox is open but misses the lay-in | 28-23 |
| 07:21 | Ohio State | Clarence Morrison grabs the offensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 07:07 | Ohio State | William Green jams it against the doubleteam on a great pass from Chris Jones | 30-23 |
| 07:03 | St. Francis (NY) | Rex Stamper is hacked by Chris Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chris Jones, team foul #6 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather (SG) William Green | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | David Jones (SF), Jeffery Farley (C) Edwin Law, Billy Cole | |
| 06:56 | St. Francis (NY) | Jeffery Farley misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-23 |
| 06:54 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Edward Merriweather | 30-23 |
| 06:36 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather is hacked by Jeffery Farley - foul #1 on Jeffery Farley, team foul #8 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon (SG), Dikembe Abeyta (C) Chris Jones, Larry Jenkins | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | | |
| 06:36 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 06:36 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 06:19 | St. Francis (NY) | David Vergara comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-23 |
| 06:18 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta grabs the defensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 06:03 | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-23 |
| 06:01 | St. Francis (NY) | Eric Morgan snags the defensive board | 32-23 |
| 05:45 | St. Francis (NY) | David Vergara can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-23 |
| 05:44 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather grabs the board | 32-23 |
| 05:29 | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Merriweather | 35-23 |
| 05:12 | St. Francis (NY) | David Vergara clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Mark Spurgeon - foul #2 on Mark Spurgeon, team foul #7 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chris Jones (PG), William Green (PF), Larry Jenkins (C) Mark Spurgeon, John Knox, Dikembe Abeyta | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Steve Donald (PG), Edwin Law (SF), Billy Cole (C) Rex Stamper, David Jones, Eric Morgan | |
| 05:12 | St. Francis (NY) | David Vergara makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 05:12 | St. Francis (NY) | David Vergara makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 04:56 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Billy Cole - foul #2 on Billy Cole, team foul #9 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Eric Morgan (PF) Billy Cole | |
| 04:56 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 04:56 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather misses the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 04:56 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to William Green | 36-25 |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Chris Jones | 38-25 |
| 04:43 | St. Francis (NY) | David Vergara scores on a 3 from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 04:31 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-28 |
| 04:30 | St. Francis (NY) | David Vergara grabs the board | 38-28 |
| 04:15 | St. Francis (NY) | Steve Donald misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-28 |
| 04:13 | St. Francis (NY) | Jeffery Farley tips it back up and in | 38-30 |
| 03:59 | Ohio State | Larry Jenkins drills a floater from the right block set up by Chris Jones | 40-30 |
| 03:39 | St. Francis (NY) | Edwin Law misses long on a shot from the left side | 40-30 |
| 03:38 | St. Francis (NY) | Jeffery Farley grabs the offensive board | 40-30 |
| 03:30 | St. Francis (NY) | David Vergara misses the 3 from the right corner | 40-30 |
| 03:29 | St. Francis (NY) | Eric Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chris Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Edward Merriweather (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Morrison (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Green (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Steve Donald (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Vergara (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Law (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffery Farley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | St. Francis (NY) | Edwin Law knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Steve Donald | 40-32 |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | Clarence Morrison misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-32 |
| 03:01 | Ohio State | Chris Jones hits the follow up shot | 42-32 |
| 02:46 | St. Francis (NY) | Clarence Morrison is called for the reach on David Vergara - foul #2 on Clarence Morrison, team foul #8 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon (SG), Jeffery McGunnis (SF), Dikembe Abeyta (C) Edward Merriweather, Clarence Morrison, Larry Jenkins | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Rex Stamper (PG), David Jones (SF), Leonard Lew (PF), Edward Reid (C) Steve Donald, Edwin Law, Eric Morgan, Jeffery Farley | |
| 02:46 | St. Francis (NY) | David Vergara makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 02:46 | St. Francis (NY) | David Vergara makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 02:38 | Ohio State | Rex Stamper takes the ball from Jeffery McGunnis | 42-34 |
| 02:25 | St. Francis (NY) | Leonard Lew misses long on a floater from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 02:23 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abeyta | 42-34 |
| 02:15 | Ohio State | William Green evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by David Vergara - foul #1 on David Vergara, team foul #10 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Mark Huntley (SG) David Vergara | |
| 02:15 | Ohio State | William Green makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 02:15 | Ohio State | William Green makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 02:05 | St. Francis (NY) | David Jones misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 44-34 |
| 02:03 | St. Francis (NY) | Mark Huntley tips it in | 44-36 |
| 01:46 | Ohio State | Jeffery McGunnis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Knox (PF) William Green | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | | |
| 01:26 | St. Francis (NY) | Leonard Lew misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-36 |
| 01:24 | Ohio State | Jeffery McGunnis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 01:11 | Ohio State | Mark Huntley steals the ball from Mark Spurgeon | 44-36 |
| 01:06 | St. Francis (NY) | Edward Reid is called for traveling | 44-36 |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | John Knox drills a jump hook from close range | 46-36 |
| 00:37 | St. Francis (NY) | Rex Stamper knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 46-39 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Leonard Lew denies the turnaround by John Knox | 46-39 |
| 00:12 | St. Francis (NY) | Rex Stamper snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 00:06 | St. Francis (NY) | Mark Huntley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Chris Jones gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Chris Jones can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 46-39 |