| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Virgil Dawson (fresh) SG - Harvey Gray (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Stanfield (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Albert Sotomayor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Koo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Josh Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ralph Taube (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lloyd Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Miltenberger (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube inbounds the ball | 29-37 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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 (0) | |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-39 |
| 19:22 | Notre Dame | Paul Miltenberger picks off the pass by Jeff Ward | 29-39 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeff Ward - foul #3 on Jeff Ward, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), Stefan Losh (SF), Cecil Wright (C) Harvey Gray, John Stanfield, Jeff Ward | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 18:51 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray (SG) Rafael Rice | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:27 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-41 |
| 18:25 | Notre Dame | Cecil Wright grabs the board | 29-41 |
| 18:08 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-41 |
| 18:07 | Ohio State | William Koo pulls down the rebound | 29-41 |
| 17:45 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger clanks a shot from the left side | 29-41 |
| 17:44 | Ohio State | Lloyd Crawford gets the offensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 17:19 | Ohio State | William Koo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), John Stanfield (SF), Thomas Williams (C) Harvey Gray, Stefan Losh, Albert Sotomayor | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gilbert Hitchcock (SG), Jim Gutierres (SF), Ralph Dittmar (PF), Ted Johnson (C) Josh Davis, Ralph Taube, Lloyd Crawford, Paul Miltenberger | |
| 17:06 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-41 |
| 17:05 | Ohio State | Gilbert Hitchcock snags the defensive board | 29-41 |
| 16:46 | Ohio State | Ralph Dittmar buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Gilbert Hitchcock and the foul's on Rafael Rice - foul #1 on Rafael Rice, team foul #2 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray (SG), Albert Sotomayor (PF) Rafael Rice, Thomas Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Pitcher (PG) William Koo | |
| 16:46 | Ohio State | Ralph Dittmar makes the free throw | 29-44 |
| 16:34 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Albert Sotomayor | 32-44 |
| 16:15 | Ohio State | Ralph Dittmar misses the lay-in | 32-44 |
| 16:14 | Notre Dame | John Stanfield grabs the board | 32-44 |
| 16:06 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor knocks in the shot in the lane set up by John Stanfield and the foul's on Jim Gutierres - foul #1 on Jim Gutierres, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh (SF) John Stanfield | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger (C) Ted Johnson | |
| 16:06 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor makes the free throw | 35-44 |
| 15:52 | Ohio State | Gilbert Hitchcock can't throw it down | 35-44 |
| 15:50 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger tips it but misses | 35-44 |
| 15:48 | Ohio State | Ralph Dittmar hits the follow up shot | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Virgil Dawson (fairly fresh) SG - Harvey Gray (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stefan Losh (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Albert Sotomayor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Cecil Wright (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Pitcher (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gilbert Hitchcock (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jim Gutierres (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Dittmar (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Paul Miltenberger (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 15:27 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger gets the rebound | 35-46 |
| 15:22 | Ohio State | Gilbert Hitchcock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), John Stanfield (SF), Darrell Ryals (PF), Jeff Ward (C) Harvey Gray, Stefan Losh, Albert Sotomayor, Cecil Wright | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Koo (PG), Josh Davis (SG), Ralph Taube (SF), Lloyd Crawford (PF) James Pitcher, Gilbert Hitchcock, Jim Gutierres, Ralph Dittmar | |
| 15:05 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Crawford denies the turnaround by Darrell Ryals | 35-46 |
| 15:03 | Ohio State | Josh Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 14:57 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 14:55 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 14:37 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray (SG), Stefan Losh (SF) Rafael Rice, John Stanfield | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ted Johnson (C) Paul Miltenberger | |
| 14:22 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Stefan Losh - foul #3 on Stefan Losh, team foul #3 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Stanfield (SF) Stefan Losh | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:22 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 14:22 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 14:04 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Harvey Gray and he's fouled by Josh Davis - foul #1 on Josh Davis, team foul #2 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh (SF) John Stanfield | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:04 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals misses the free throw | 37-48 |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | Lloyd Crawford grabs the board | 37-48 |
| 13:49 | Ohio State | Josh Davis is fouled on the floor by Harvey Gray - foul #1 on Harvey Gray, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Stanfield (SF) Stefan Losh | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ralph Dittmar (PF) Lloyd Crawford | |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 37-48 |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Ralph Dittmar misses the tip | 37-48 |
| 13:29 | Ohio State | Josh Davis tips it in | 37-50 |
| 13:09 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals is fouled on the floor by Josh Davis - foul #2 on Josh Davis, team foul #3 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh (SF), Albert Sotomayor (PF) John Stanfield, Darrell Ryals | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gilbert Hitchcock (SG), Jim Gutierres (SF), Paul Miltenberger (C) Josh Davis, Ralph Taube, Ted Johnson | |
| 12:53 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-50 |
| 12:52 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 12:38 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray is called for a charge - foul #2 on Harvey Gray, team foul #5 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Stanfield (SF) Stefan Losh | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Pitcher (PG) William Koo | |
| 12:21 | Ohio State | Gilbert Hitchcock is hacked by Jeff Ward - foul #4 on Jeff Ward, team foul #6 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), Stefan Losh (SF), Darrell Ryals (C) Harvey Gray, John Stanfield, Jeff Ward | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lloyd Crawford (PF) Ralph Dittmar | |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | Stefan Losh steps in front of the Jim Gutierres pass | 37-50 |
| 11:45 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Crawford swats the dunk try by Darrell Ryals | 37-50 |
| 11:44 | Ohio State | James Pitcher gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Virgil Dawson (tiring) SG - Rafael Rice (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stefan Losh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Albert Sotomayor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Ryals (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Pitcher (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gilbert Hitchcock (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jim Gutierres (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lloyd Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Miltenberger (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Ohio State | Albert Sotomayor is called for the reach on James Pitcher - foul #1 on Albert Sotomayor, team foul #7 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray (SG), John Stanfield (SF) Rafael Rice, Stefan Losh | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Josh Davis (SG), Ralph Taube (SF), Ted Johnson (C) Gilbert Hitchcock, Jim Gutierres, Paul Miltenberger | |
| 11:24 | Ohio State | James Pitcher makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 11:24 | Ohio State | James Pitcher makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 11:07 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-52 |
| 11:06 | Notre Dame | John Stanfield snags the offensive board | 37-52 |
| 10:50 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Harvey Gray | 39-52 |
| 10:29 | Ohio State | James Pitcher is called for a charge - foul #3 on James Pitcher, team foul #4 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cecil Wright (C) Albert Sotomayor | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Koo (PG), Ralph Dittmar (PF) James Pitcher, Lloyd Crawford | |
| 10:15 | Notre Dame | John Stanfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh (SF), Albert Sotomayor (PF) John Stanfield, Cecil Wright | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger (C) Ted Johnson | |
| 09:52 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger is fouled on the floor by Darrell Ryals - foul #4 on Darrell Ryals, team foul #8 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Stanfield (SF), Cecil Wright (C) Stefan Losh, Darrell Ryals | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jim Gutierres (SF) Ralph Taube | |
| 09:52 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 09:52 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger misses the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 09:52 | Notre Dame | Cecil Wright gets the rebound | 39-53 |
| 09:36 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-53 |
| 09:34 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger snags the defensive board | 39-53 |
| 09:29 | Ohio State | Josh Davis misses the easy layup | 39-53 |
| 09:28 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor gets the rebound | 39-53 |
| 09:11 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson loses the dribble to Josh Davis | 39-53 |
| 08:57 | Ohio State | Jim Gutierres is fouled on the floor by John Stanfield - foul #2 on John Stanfield, team foul #9 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh (SF) John Stanfield | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gilbert Hitchcock (SG), Ted Johnson (C) Josh Davis, Paul Miltenberger | |
| 08:57 | Ohio State | Jim Gutierres makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 08:57 | Ohio State | Jim Gutierres misses the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 08:57 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor grabs the defensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 08:37 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh misses the dunk but he's fouled by Jim Gutierres - foul #2 on Jim Gutierres, team foul #5 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ralph Taube (SF), Lloyd Crawford (PF) Jim Gutierres, Ralph Dittmar | |
| 08:37 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 08:37 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 08:18 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube is fouled on the floor by Stefan Losh - foul #4 on Stefan Losh, team foul #10 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Stanfield (SF), Thomas Williams (C) Stefan Losh, Albert Sotomayor | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:18 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube misses the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 08:18 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 08:03 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-55 |
| 08:02 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ralph Taube | 41-55 |
| 07:43 | Ohio State | William Koo clanks a jumper from the right wing | 41-55 |
| 07:42 | Notre Dame | John Stanfield grabs the defensive rebound | 41-55 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Virgil Dawson (tired) SG - Harvey Gray (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Stanfield (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Cecil Wright (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Koo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gilbert Hitchcock (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ralph Taube (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lloyd Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ted Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Notre Dame | John Stanfield is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Crawford - foul #1 on Lloyd Crawford, team foul #6 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), Stefan Losh (SF), Darrell Ryals (PF), Jeff Ward (C) Harvey Gray, John Stanfield, Cecil Wright, Thomas Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger (C) Ted Johnson | |
| 07:19 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Crawford is called for the reach on Rafael Rice - foul #2 on Lloyd Crawford, team foul #7 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Pitcher (PG) William Koo | |
| 07:19 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 07:19 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 07:02 | Ohio State | Lloyd Crawford misses long on a shot from the baseline | 43-55 |
| 07:01 | Notre Dame | Jeff Ward snags the defensive board | 43-55 |
| 06:51 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson makes the fadeaway from the right side | 45-55 |
| 06:31 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube misses short on a jumper from the right side | 45-55 |
| 06:29 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 06:10 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Paul Miltenberger - foul #3 on Paul Miltenberger, team foul #8 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray (SG), John Stanfield (SF) Rafael Rice, Stefan Losh | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Koo (PG), Josh Davis (SG), Jim Gutierres (SF), Ralph Dittmar (PF) James Pitcher, Gilbert Hitchcock, Ralph Taube, Lloyd Crawford | |
| 06:10 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals misses the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 06:10 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals misses the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 06:10 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 05:59 | Ohio State | William Koo clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Darrell Ryals - foul #5 on Darrell Ryals, team foul #11 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor (PF) Darrell Ryals | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:59 | Ohio State | William Koo makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 05:59 | Ohio State | William Koo makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 05:46 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-57 |
| 05:44 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Paul Miltenberger | 45-57 |
| 05:38 | Ohio State | Jim Gutierres banks in the layup on a great pass from Josh Davis and he's hacked by Virgil Dawson - foul #3 on Virgil Dawson, team foul #12 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ted Johnson (C) Paul Miltenberger | |
| 05:38 | Ohio State | Jim Gutierres makes the free throw | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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 (0) | |
| 05:16 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 04:53 | Ohio State | Ralph Dittmar misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 48-60 |
| 04:51 | Notre Dame | John Stanfield pulls down the rebound | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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 (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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 (0) | |
| 04:43 | Notre Dame | William Koo blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Virgil Dawson | 48-60 |
| 04:42 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray grabs the offensive board | 48-60 |
| 04:26 | Notre Dame | 3 seconds is called on Virgil Dawson | 48-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh (SF) John Stanfield | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger (C) Ted Johnson | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | Ralph Dittmar comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-60 |
| 03:59 | Notre Dame | Jeff Ward snags the defensive board | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:53 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 48-60 |
| 03:51 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger grabs the board | 48-60 |
| 03:29 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger double dribbles | 48-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Stanfield (SF) Stefan Losh | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Pitcher (PG), Gilbert Hitchcock (SG), Ralph Taube (SF), Lloyd Crawford (PF) William Koo, Josh Davis, Jim Gutierres, Ralph Dittmar | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Virgil Dawson (tired) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Harvey Gray (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Stanfield (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Albert Sotomayor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Ward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Pitcher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gilbert Hitchcock (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ralph Taube (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lloyd Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Miltenberger (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-60 |
| 03:14 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger gets the rebound | 48-60 |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-60 |
| 02:49 | Ohio State | Lloyd Crawford tips it back up and in | 48-62 |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor is fouled on the floor by Gilbert Hitchcock - foul #1 on Gilbert Hitchcock, team foul #9 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kevin Wiles (PG), Rafael Rice (SG), Stefan Losh (SF), Cecil Wright (C) Virgil Dawson, Harvey Gray, John Stanfield, Jeff Ward | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ted Johnson (C) Paul Miltenberger | |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor misses the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 02:36 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Lloyd Crawford | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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 (+2) | |
| 02:14 | Ohio State | Ted Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 48-62 |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | Lloyd Crawford grabs the offensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Pitcher | 48-64 |
| 01:39 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice is hacked by Gilbert Hitchcock - foul #2 on Gilbert Hitchcock, team foul #10 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Williams (C) Albert Sotomayor | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Koo (PG), Josh Davis (SG), Paul Miltenberger (C) James Pitcher, Gilbert Hitchcock, Ted Johnson | |
| 01:39 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 01:39 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | Josh Davis drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Paul Miltenberger and the foul's on Stefan Losh - foul #5 on Stefan Losh, team foul #13 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Rainwater (SF) Stefan Losh | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | Josh Davis makes the free throw | 50-67 |
| 01:01 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-67 |
| 01:00 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger gets the rebound | 50-67 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lloyd Crawford | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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 (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Williams | 53-69 |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger banks in the layup set up by William Koo | 53-71 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-71 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Rainwater snags the offensive board | 53-71 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Rainwater double dribbles | 53-71 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | William Koo runs out the clock | 53-71 |