| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Jiles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Garfinkel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Joiner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dan Burkett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Rettig (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Mark Pollitt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Salem (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Herman Potter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brandon Topper (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Garland Ceronsky (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Steven Joiner inbounds the ball | 22-40 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Purdue | William Jiles comes up short on the shot from the left side | 22-40 |
| 19:50 | Ohio State | Brandon Topper snags the defensive board | 22-40 |
| 19:34 | Ohio State | Herman Potter is hacked by Dan Burkett - foul #2 on Dan Burkett, team foul #1 | 22-40 |
| 19:20 | Ohio State | Samuel Rettig steals it from Mark Pollitt | 22-40 |
| 19:07 | Purdue | Patrick Garfinkel can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 22-40 |
| 19:05 | Purdue | Dan Burkett grabs the offensive rebound | 22-40 |
| 18:57 | Purdue | Steven Joiner misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Herman Potter - foul #2 on Herman Potter, team foul #1 | 22-40 |
| 18:57 | Purdue | Steven Joiner misses the 1st free throw | 22-40 |
| 18:57 | Purdue | Steven Joiner makes the 2nd free throw | 23-40 |
| 18:40 | Ohio State | Herman Potter clanks a floater from the left wing | 23-40 |
| 18:38 | Purdue | Steven Joiner grabs the board | 23-40 |
| 18:26 | Purdue | William Jiles misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-40 |
| 18:25 | Ohio State | Brandon Topper gets the rebound | 23-40 |
| 18:14 | Ohio State | Eric Salem hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 23-40 |
| 18:13 | Purdue | The rebound goes to William Jiles | 23-40 |
| 17:52 | Purdue | Steven Joiner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Steven Joiner, team foul #2 | 23-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Carl Turner (SF) Steven Joiner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:35 | Ohio State | Brandon Topper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-40 |
| 17:17 | Purdue | Carl Turner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Herman Potter - foul #3 on Herman Potter, team foul #2 | 23-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jay Higbee (SF), Tomas Schank (PF) Herman Potter, Brandon Topper | |
| 17:17 | Purdue | Carl Turner misses the 1st free throw | 23-40 |
| 17:17 | Purdue | Carl Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 16:55 | Ohio State | Mark Pollitt scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Eric Salem | 24-43 |
| 16:46 | Purdue | William Jiles clanks a shot from the right wing | 24-43 |
| 16:45 | Purdue | Patrick Garfinkel tips it in | 26-43 |
| 16:21 | Ohio State | Tomas Schank misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dan Burkett - foul #3 on Dan Burkett, team foul #3 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Randy Walker (PG), Norman Maser (SG), Dennis Lambert (PF), Joe Spriggs (C) William Jiles, Patrick Garfinkel, Dan Burkett, Samuel Rettig | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arron Maddux (PG), Andrew Harrigan (C) Mark Pollitt, Garland Ceronsky | |
| 16:21 | Ohio State | Tomas Schank makes the 1st free throw | 26-44 |
| 16:21 | Ohio State | Tomas Schank makes the 2nd free throw | 26-45 |
| 16:05 | Purdue | Dennis Lambert buries a jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Andrew Harrigan - foul #1 on Andrew Harrigan, team foul #3 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brandon Topper (PF) Tomas Schank | |
| 16:05 | Purdue | Dennis Lambert makes the free throw | 29-45 |
| 15:48 | Ohio State | Jay Higbee hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Arron Maddux | 29-47 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Randy Walker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Norman Maser (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Turner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dennis Lambert (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joe Spriggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Arron Maddux (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Salem (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Higbee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brandon Topper (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Andrew Harrigan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Purdue | Joe Spriggs throws it down and he's fouled by Andrew Harrigan - foul #2 on Andrew Harrigan, team foul #4 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Joiner (SF) Carl Turner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincent Bengtson (SG), Herman Potter (SF) Eric Salem, Jay Higbee | |
| 15:36 | Purdue | Joe Spriggs misses the free throw | 31-47 |
| 15:36 | Ohio State | Brandon Topper grabs the defensive rebound | 31-47 |
| 15:18 | Ohio State | Vincent Bengtson is hacked by Joe Spriggs - foul #1 on Joe Spriggs, team foul #4 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Jiles (PG), Samuel Rettig (C) Norman Maser, Joe Spriggs | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 15:11 | Ohio State | Arron Maddux misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 31-47 |
| 15:09 | Ohio State | Herman Potter hits the follow up shot | 31-49 |
| 14:46 | Purdue | Samuel Rettig misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Andrew Harrigan - foul #3 on Andrew Harrigan, team foul #5 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Patrick Garfinkel (SG), Dan Burkett (PF) Randy Walker, Dennis Lambert | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Pollitt (PG), Eric Salem (SG), Tomas Schank (PF), Garland Ceronsky (C) Arron Maddux, Vincent Bengtson, Brandon Topper, Andrew Harrigan | |
| 14:46 | Purdue | Samuel Rettig makes the 1st free throw | 32-49 |
| 14:46 | Purdue | Samuel Rettig makes the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| 14:28 | Ohio State | Eric Salem can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Patrick Garfinkel - foul #2 on Patrick Garfinkel, team foul #5 | 33-49 |
| 14:28 | Ohio State | Eric Salem makes the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 14:28 | Ohio State | Eric Salem makes the 2nd free throw | 33-51 |
| 14:20 | Purdue | Dan Burkett comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 33-51 |
| 14:18 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Garland Ceronsky | 33-51 |
| 14:01 | Ohio State | Herman Potter is denied on a layup by Samuel Rettig | 33-51 |
| 14:00 | Ohio State | Tomas Schank snags the offensive board | 33-51 |
| 13:45 | Ohio State | Eric Salem misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-51 |
| 13:43 | Purdue | Steven Joiner snags the defensive board | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:32 | Purdue | Steven Joiner misses short on a 3 from straight away | 33-51 |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Garland Ceronsky grabs the defensive rebound | 33-51 |
| 13:09 | Ohio State | Garland Ceronsky misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-51 |
| 13:07 | Purdue | William Jiles grabs the board | 33-51 |
| 13:03 | Purdue | Eric Salem picks off the pass by William Jiles in the backcourt | 33-51 |
| 12:47 | Ohio State | Tomas Schank banks in the layup | 33-53 |
| 12:28 | Purdue | William Jiles misses the easy layup | 33-53 |
| 12:26 | Ohio State | Garland Ceronsky pulls down the rebound | 33-53 |
| 12:08 | Ohio State | Herman Potter buries a jumpshot from the left side | 33-55 |
| 12:01 | Purdue | William Jiles travels with the ball | 33-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Randy Walker (PG), Norman Maser (SG), Carl Turner (SF), Dennis Lambert (PF), Joe Spriggs (C) William Jiles, Patrick Garfinkel, Steven Joiner, Dan Burkett, Samuel Rettig | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arron Maddux (PG), Brandon Topper (PF), Andrew Harrigan (C) Mark Pollitt, Tomas Schank, Garland Ceronsky | |
| 11:40 | Ohio State | Brandon Topper misses the lay-in | 33-55 |
| 11:38 | Purdue | Carl Turner snags the defensive board | 33-55 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Randy Walker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Norman Maser (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Turner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dennis Lambert (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joe Spriggs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Arron Maddux (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Salem (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herman Potter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brandon Topper (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Andrew Harrigan (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Purdue | Joe Spriggs is fouled on the floor by Andrew Harrigan - foul #4 on Andrew Harrigan, team foul #6 | 33-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincent Bengtson (SG), Jay Higbee (SF), Garland Ceronsky (C) Eric Salem, Herman Potter, Andrew Harrigan | |
| 11:04 | Purdue | Carl Turner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-55 |
| 11:03 | Purdue | Dennis Lambert tips it but misses | 33-55 |
| 11:01 | Ohio State | Garland Ceronsky grabs the board | 33-55 |
| 10:40 | Ohio State | Arron Maddux scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Garland Ceronsky | 33-57 |
| 10:28 | Purdue | Randy Walker makes the floater from the left side | 35-57 |
| 10:08 | Ohio State | Arron Maddux lays it up and in on a great pass from Vincent Bengtson | 35-59 |
| 09:59 | Purdue | Arron Maddux takes the ball from Dennis Lambert | 35-59 |
| 09:42 | Ohio State | Garland Ceronsky is fouled on the floor by Dennis Lambert - foul #2 on Dennis Lambert, team foul #6 | 35-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Jiles (PG), Patrick Garfinkel (SG), Steven Joiner (SF), Dan Burkett (PF), Samuel Rettig (C) Randy Walker, Norman Maser, Carl Turner, Dennis Lambert, Joe Spriggs | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Pollitt (PG), Eric Salem (SG), Herman Potter (SF) Arron Maddux, Vincent Bengtson, Jay Higbee | |
| 09:29 | Ohio State | Steven Joiner picks off the pass by Eric Salem | 35-59 |
| 09:20 | Purdue | Dan Burkett clanks a turnaround from close range | 35-59 |
| 09:18 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Garland Ceronsky | 35-59 |
| 09:03 | Ohio State | Eric Salem hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Herman Potter | 35-62 |
| 08:47 | Purdue | William Jiles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-62 |
| 08:46 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Herman Potter | 35-62 |
| 08:25 | Ohio State | Mark Pollitt makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Herman Potter | 35-64 |
| 08:20 | Purdue | Patrick Garfinkel hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Joiner | 38-64 |
| 07:56 | Ohio State | Eric Salem misses the 3 from straight away | 38-64 |
| 07:55 | Ohio State | Brandon Topper tips it home | 38-66 |
| 07:34 | Purdue | Garland Ceronsky steals it from William Jiles | 38-66 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Jiles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Garfinkel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Joiner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dan Burkett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Rettig (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Mark Pollitt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Salem (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herman Potter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brandon Topper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. C - Garland Ceronsky (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:11 | Ohio State | Garland Ceronsky is hacked by Patrick Garfinkel - foul #3 on Patrick Garfinkel, team foul #7 | 38-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | Randy Walker (PG), Norman Maser (SG), Carl Turner (SF), Dennis Lambert (PF), Joe Spriggs (C) William Jiles, Patrick Garfinkel, Steven Joiner, Dan Burkett, Samuel Rettig | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tomas Schank (PF) Brandon Topper | |
| 07:11 | Ohio State | Garland Ceronsky makes the 1st free throw | 38-67 |
| 07:11 | Ohio State | Garland Ceronsky makes the 2nd free throw | 38-68 |
| 07:01 | Purdue | Norman Maser is fouled on the floor by Herman Potter - foul #4 on Herman Potter, team foul #7 | 38-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Andrew Harrigan (C) Garland Ceronsky | |
| 07:01 | Purdue | Norman Maser makes the 1st free throw | 39-68 |
| 07:01 | Purdue | Norman Maser makes the 2nd free throw | 40-68 |
| 06:50 | Ohio State | Herman Potter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-68 |
| 06:48 | Purdue | Randy Walker gets the rebound | 40-68 |
| 06:34 | Purdue | Randy Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arron Maddux (PG) Mark Pollitt | |
| 06:11 | Ohio State | Andrew Harrigan comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Joe Spriggs - foul #2 on Joe Spriggs, team foul #8 | 40-68 |
| 06:11 | Ohio State | Andrew Harrigan makes the 1st free throw | 40-69 |
| 06:11 | Ohio State | Andrew Harrigan makes the 2nd free throw | 40-70 |
| 05:49 | Purdue | Dennis Lambert comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 40-70 |
| 05:47 | Ohio State | Herman Potter gets the rebound | 40-70 |
| 05:29 | Ohio State | Dennis Lambert denies the turnaround by Andrew Harrigan | 40-70 |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Herman Potter gets the offensive rebound | 40-70 |
| 05:10 | Ohio State | Tomas Schank knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Arron Maddux | 40-73 |
| 05:01 | Purdue | Joe Spriggs's floater is tipped away by Tomas Schank | 40-73 |
| 05:00 | Purdue | Dennis Lambert tips it back up and in | 42-73 |
| 04:55 | Ohio State | Eric Salem makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Arron Maddux | 42-75 |
| 04:39 | Purdue | Randy Walker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-75 |
| 04:38 | Ohio State | Tomas Schank grabs the defensive rebound | 42-75 |
| 04:25 | Ohio State | Tomas Schank is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Tomas Schank, team foul #8 | 42-75 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ray Foster (SF) Joe Spriggs | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Pollitt (PG), Vincent Bengtson (SG), Jay Higbee (SF), Brandon Topper (PF), Garland Ceronsky (C) Arron Maddux, Eric Salem, Herman Potter, Tomas Schank, Andrew Harrigan | |
| 04:12 | Purdue | Dennis Lambert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-75 |
| 04:03 | Ohio State | Jay Higbee comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Ray Foster - foul #1 on Ray Foster, team foul #9 | 42-75 |
| 04:03 | Ohio State | Jay Higbee makes the 1st free throw | 42-76 |
| 04:03 | Ohio State | Jay Higbee misses the 2nd free throw | 42-76 |
| 04:03 | Ohio State | Garland Ceronsky grabs the offensive rebound | 42-76 |
| 03:58 | Ohio State | Dennis Lambert steps in front of the Garland Ceronsky pass | 42-76 |
| 03:46 | Purdue | Randy Walker misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-76 |
| 03:45 | Ohio State | Garland Ceronsky gets the rebound | 42-76 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:21 | Ohio State | Brandon Topper can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-76 |
| 03:19 | Ohio State | Brandon Topper tips it back up and in | 42-78 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Randy Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Maser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ray Foster (fresh) PF - Carl Turner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Dennis Lambert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Mark Pollitt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vincent Bengtson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Higbee (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brandon Topper (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 12 reb. C - Garland Ceronsky (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:07 | Purdue | Randy Walker buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-78 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Ray Foster steps in front of the Mark Pollitt pass | 44-78 |
| 02:34 | Purdue | Carl Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-78 |
| 02:32 | Ohio State | Jay Higbee grabs the board | 44-78 |
| 02:25 | Ohio State | Brandon Topper connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Mark Pollitt | 44-81 |
| 02:17 | Purdue | Carl Turner misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Jay Higbee - foul #1 on Jay Higbee, team foul #9 | 44-81 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Spriggs (C) Dennis Lambert | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Salem (SG), Herman Potter (SF), Tomas Schank (PF), Andrew Harrigan (C) Vincent Bengtson, Jay Higbee, Brandon Topper, Garland Ceronsky | |
| 02:17 | Purdue | Carl Turner misses the 1st free throw | 44-81 |
| 02:17 | Purdue | Carl Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 44-81 |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | Andrew Harrigan grabs the defensive rebound | 44-81 |
| 02:03 | Ohio State | Mark Pollitt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-81 |
| 02:02 | Purdue | Carl Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 44-81 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:49 | Purdue | Randy Walker can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mark Pollitt - foul #2 on Mark Pollitt, team foul #10 | 44-81 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dennis Lambert (PF) Ray Foster | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brandon Topper (PF), Garland Ceronsky (C) Tomas Schank, Andrew Harrigan | |
| 01:49 | Purdue | Randy Walker misses the 1st free throw | 44-81 |
| 01:49 | Purdue | Randy Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 44-81 |
| 01:49 | Ohio State | Brandon Topper snags the defensive board | 44-81 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle 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 (-1) | |
| 01:31 | Ohio State | Brandon Topper makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Eric Salem | 44-83 |
| 01:12 | Purdue | Norman Maser misses the shot from the left side | 44-83 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Dennis Lambert tips it back up and in | 46-83 |
| 00:45 | Ohio State | Eric Salem clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-83 |
| 00:44 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Dennis Lambert | 46-83 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Purdue | Randy Walker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-83 |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | Brandon Topper grabs the board | 46-83 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Herman Potter connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Mark Pollitt | 46-85 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Joe Spriggs is whistled for traveling | 46-85 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Mark Pollitt runs out the clock | 46-85 |