| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Francis Morrison (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Keven Frazier (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Henson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Govan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Roach (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Kenneth Chapman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Floyd Morgan (fresh) SF - James Petrillo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Balogh (fresh) 6 reb. C - James West (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Robert Henson inbounds the ball | 40-19 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Ohio State | Francis Morrison is fouled in the backcourt by James Balogh - foul #2 on James Balogh, team foul #1 | 40-19 |
| 19:43 | Ohio State | Robert Govan hits a wide open turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Francis Morrison | 42-19 |
| 19:38 | Long Beach State | James Petrillo misses the runner from the baseline | 42-19 |
| 19:37 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to James Petrillo | 42-19 |
| 19:24 | Long Beach State | James Petrillo buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Chapman | 42-21 |
| 19:01 | Ohio State | Jeremy Roach lays it up and in set up by Francis Morrison | 44-21 |
| 18:55 | Long Beach State | Francis Morrison steals the ball from James West | 44-21 |
| 18:52 | Ohio State | Robert Henson misses the easy layup | 44-21 |
| 18:50 | Ohio State | Robert Govan tips it in | 46-21 |
| 18:42 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Chapman makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-23 |
| 18:13 | Ohio State | James Balogh steals the ball from Jeremy Roach | 46-23 |
| 18:06 | Long Beach State | Robert Henson steals it from Floyd Morgan | 46-23 |
| 18:03 | Ohio State | Robert Govan lays it up and in set up by Robert Henson | 48-23 |
| 17:51 | Long Beach State | James Petrillo hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-25 |
| 17:48 | Ohio State | Floyd Morgan takes the ball from Francis Morrison in the backcourt | 48-25 |
| 17:31 | Long Beach State | James Petrillo is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on James Petrillo, team foul #2 | 48-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wayne Newbill (PG), Reginald Meyer (SG), Brian Larios (SF), Anthony Ratcliff (PF) Francis Morrison, Keven Frazier, Robert Henson, Robert Govan | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jonathan Milbrandt (PG), Earl Williams (SG), Tim Straka (SF), Howard Debellis (PF), Terry Maag (C) Kenneth Chapman, Floyd Morgan, James Petrillo, James Balogh, James West | |
| 17:08 | Ohio State | Wayne Newbill is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-25 |
| 16:55 | Long Beach State | Howard Debellis clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-25 |
| 16:53 | Ohio State | Jeremy Roach grabs the board | 51-25 |
| 16:48 | Ohio State | Howard Debellis is called for the reach on Reginald Meyer - foul #2 on Howard Debellis, team foul #3 | 51-25 |
| 16:33 | Ohio State | Brian Larios misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Jonathan Milbrandt - foul #2 on Jonathan Milbrandt, team foul #4 | 51-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Keven Frazier (SG) Reginald Meyer | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 16:33 | Ohio State | Brian Larios makes the 1st free throw | 52-25 |
| 16:33 | Ohio State | Brian Larios misses the 2nd free throw | 52-25 |
| 16:33 | Long Beach State | Howard Debellis gets the rebound | 52-25 |
| 16:22 | Long Beach State | Howard Debellis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-25 |
| 16:20 | Long Beach State | Terry Maag tips it but misses | 52-25 |
| 16:19 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Maag | 52-25 |
| 16:12 | Long Beach State | Howard Debellis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Howard Debellis, team foul #5 | 52-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reginald Meyer (SF) Brian Larios | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenneth Chapman (PG), Floyd Morgan (SG), James Balogh (PF), James West (C) Jonathan Milbrandt, Tim Straka, Howard Debellis, Terry Maag | |
| 16:10 | Ohio State | James Balogh picks off the pass by Anthony Ratcliff in the backcourt | 52-25 |
| 16:02 | Long Beach State | Anthony Ratcliff steps in front of the Earl Williams pass | 52-25 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Wayne Newbill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keven Frazier (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Reginald Meyer (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Anthony Ratcliff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Roach (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Kenneth Chapman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Morgan (fairly fresh) SF - Earl Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Balogh (fresh) 6 reb. 3 stl. C - James West (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Ohio State | Jeremy Roach misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 52-25 |
| 15:43 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Floyd Morgan | 52-25 |
| 15:33 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Chapman misses the easy layup | 52-25 |
| 15:31 | Long Beach State | Floyd Morgan tips it back up and in | 52-27 |
| 15:14 | Ohio State | Keven Frazier is open and scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Wayne Newbill | 54-27 |
| 15:05 | Long Beach State | James West's pass is intercepted by Keven Frazier | 54-27 |
| 14:47 | Ohio State | Reginald Meyer connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Keven Frazier | 56-27 |
| 14:43 | Long Beach State | Earl Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 56-27 |
| 14:42 | Ohio State | Anthony Ratcliff grabs the defensive rebound | 56-27 |
| 14:37 | Ohio State | James Balogh steals it from Keven Frazier | 56-27 |
| 14:27 | Long Beach State | Earl Williams misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-27 |
| 14:25 | Ohio State | Reginald Meyer snags the defensive board | 56-27 |
| 14:10 | Ohio State | James West is called for the reach on Keven Frazier - foul #2 on James West, team foul #6 | 56-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Francis Morrison (PG), Robert Henson (SF), Brian Larios (PF) Wayne Newbill, Reginald Meyer, Anthony Ratcliff | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clinton Drinnon (PG), Tim Straka (SG), James Petrillo (SF), Howard Debellis (PF), Terry Maag (C) Kenneth Chapman, Floyd Morgan, Earl Williams, James Balogh, James West | |
| 13:59 | Ohio State | Jeremy Roach can't finish the layup | 56-27 |
| 13:58 | Long Beach State | James Petrillo pulls down the rebound | 56-27 |
| 13:38 | Long Beach State | James Petrillo clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-27 |
| 13:37 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Debellis | 56-27 |
| 13:24 | Long Beach State | Jeremy Roach steals it from Clinton Drinnon | 56-27 |
| 13:05 | Ohio State | Robert Henson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-27 |
| 13:04 | Ohio State | Jeremy Roach pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-27 |
| 12:50 | Ohio State | Brian Larios hits a wide open fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Jeremy Roach | 58-27 |
| 12:44 | Long Beach State | Tim Straka misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-27 |
| 12:43 | Long Beach State | Terry Maag tips it but misses | 58-27 |
| 12:42 | Ohio State | Keven Frazier snags the defensive board | 58-27 |
| 12:20 | Ohio State | Keven Frazier scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Francis Morrison | 61-27 |
| 12:12 | Long Beach State | Tim Straka is whistled for traveling | 61-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reginald Meyer (SG), Robert Govan (PF) Keven Frazier, Brian Larios | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jonathan Milbrandt (PG), Floyd Morgan (SG), James Balogh (PF) Clinton Drinnon, Tim Straka, Howard Debellis | |
| 11:55 | Ohio State | Jeremy Roach misses badly on the uncontested runner from the baseline | 61-27 |
| 11:54 | Ohio State | Jeremy Roach grabs the offensive board | 61-27 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Francis Morrison (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Reginald Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Henson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Govan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Roach (tiring) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jonathan Milbrandt (fresh) SG - Floyd Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Petrillo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Balogh (fresh) 6 reb. 4 stl. C - Terry Maag (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Ohio State | Jeremy Roach blows the layup but he's hacked by Terry Maag - foul #2 on Terry Maag, team foul #7 | 61-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Earl Williams (SG), Tim Straka (SF), Andre Downard (PF) Floyd Morgan, James Petrillo, James Balogh | |
| 11:45 | Ohio State | Jeremy Roach makes the 1st free throw | 62-27 |
| 11:45 | Ohio State | Jeremy Roach makes the 2nd free throw | 63-27 |
| 11:28 | Long Beach State | Earl Williams misses the shot from the right wing | 63-27 |
| 11:26 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robert Govan | 63-27 |
| 11:24 | Ohio State | Earl Williams steals the ball from Robert Henson in the backcourt | 63-27 |
| 11:22 | Long Beach State | Jonathan Milbrandt can't finish the layup | 63-27 |
| 11:20 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robert Govan | 63-27 |
| 11:14 | Ohio State | Robert Henson misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jonathan Milbrandt - foul #3 on Jonathan Milbrandt, team foul #8 | 63-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wayne Newbill (PG), Anthony Ratcliff (C) Francis Morrison, Jeremy Roach | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clinton Drinnon (SG) Tim Straka | |
| 11:14 | Ohio State | Robert Henson makes the 1st free throw | 64-27 |
| 11:14 | Ohio State | Robert Henson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-27 |
| 10:58 | Long Beach State | Terry Maag is hacked by Anthony Ratcliff - foul #1 on Anthony Ratcliff, team foul #1 | 65-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Tim Straka (SF) Jonathan Milbrandt | |
| 10:51 | Long Beach State | Clinton Drinnon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-27 |
| 10:50 | Ohio State | Robert Henson gets the rebound | 65-27 |
| 10:46 | Ohio State | Reginald Meyer is hacked by Clinton Drinnon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clinton Drinnon, team foul #9 | 65-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jonathan Milbrandt (PG) Clinton Drinnon | |
| 10:46 | Ohio State | Reginald Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 66-27 |
| 10:46 | Ohio State | Reginald Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 67-27 |
| 10:36 | Long Beach State | Terry Maag comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-27 |
| 10:34 | Ohio State | Robert Govan grabs the board | 67-27 |
| 10:30 | Ohio State | Wayne Newbill is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Milbrandt - foul #4 on Jonathan Milbrandt, team foul #10 | 67-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Keven Frazier (SG) Reginald Meyer | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Howard Debellis (SF) Jonathan Milbrandt | |
| 10:30 | Ohio State | Wayne Newbill makes the 1st free throw | 68-27 |
| 10:30 | Ohio State | Wayne Newbill misses the 2nd free throw | 68-27 |
| 10:30 | Ohio State | Anthony Ratcliff grabs the offensive rebound | 68-27 |
| 10:20 | Ohio State | Robert Henson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-27 |
| 10:18 | Long Beach State | Terry Maag pulls down the rebound | 68-27 |
| 10:14 | Long Beach State | Earl Williams buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Andre Downard | 68-30 |
| 10:10 | Ohio State | Wayne Newbill is hacked by Terry Maag in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Maag, team foul #11 | 68-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brian Larios (SF), Jeremy Roach (C) Robert Henson, Anthony Ratcliff | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 10:10 | Ohio State | Wayne Newbill misses the 1st free throw | 68-30 |
| 10:10 | Ohio State | Wayne Newbill makes the 2nd free throw | 69-30 |
| 09:57 | Long Beach State | Tim Straka clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 69-30 |
| 09:56 | Ohio State | Jeremy Roach pulls down the rebound | 69-30 |
| 09:42 | Ohio State | Brian Larios is hacked by Tim Straka - foul #1 on Tim Straka, team foul #12 | 69-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Francis Morrison (PG), Reginald Meyer (SG) Wayne Newbill, Keven Frazier | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 09:42 | Ohio State | Brian Larios makes the 1st free throw | 70-30 |
| 09:42 | Ohio State | Brian Larios misses the 2nd free throw | 70-30 |
| 09:42 | Long Beach State | Terry Maag pulls down the rebound | 70-30 |
| 09:30 | Long Beach State | Howard Debellis misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeremy Roach - foul #2 on Jeremy Roach, team foul #2 | 70-30 |
| 09:30 | Long Beach State | Howard Debellis makes the 1st free throw | 70-31 |
| 09:30 | Long Beach State | Howard Debellis makes the 2nd free throw | 70-32 |
| 09:12 | Ohio State | Brian Larios misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 70-32 |
| 09:10 | Ohio State | Robert Govan grabs the offensive board | 70-32 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Jeremy Roach connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Francis Morrison | 72-32 |
| 08:32 | Long Beach State | Andre Downard misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 72-32 |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | Reginald Meyer gets the rebound | 72-32 |
| 08:08 | Ohio State | Reginald Meyer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brian Larios and the foul's on Tim Straka - foul #2 on Tim Straka, team foul #13 | 74-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Keven Frazier (SG), Robert Henson (SF), Anthony Ratcliff (PF) Francis Morrison, Brian Larios, Robert Govan | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 08:08 | Ohio State | Reginald Meyer makes the free throw | 75-32 |
| 07:41 | Long Beach State | Terry Maag throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wayne Newbill (PG) Reginald Meyer | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jonathan Milbrandt (PG), Clinton Drinnon (SG) Andre Downard, Terry Maag | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Wayne Newbill (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keven Frazier (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Henson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Ratcliff (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Roach (tired) 20 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jonathan Milbrandt (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Clinton Drinnon (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Earl Williams (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Howard Debellis (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Tim Straka (tiring) | |
| 07:39 | Ohio State | Clinton Drinnon takes the ball from Keven Frazier in the backcourt | 75-32 |
| 07:29 | Long Beach State | Jonathan Milbrandt misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 75-32 |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | Jeremy Roach grabs the defensive rebound | 75-32 |
| 07:10 | Ohio State | Robert Henson misses the easy layup | 75-32 |
| 07:08 | Ohio State | Robert Henson gets the offensive rebound | 75-32 |
| 06:59 | Ohio State | Jeremy Roach connects on the open driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Wayne Newbill | 77-32 |
| 06:48 | Long Beach State | The pull-up jumper by Howard Debellis is blocked by Anthony Ratcliff | 77-32 |
| 06:47 | Ohio State | Robert Henson gets the rebound | 77-32 |
| 06:42 | Ohio State | Clinton Drinnon is called for the reach on Keven Frazier in the backcourt - foul #5 on Clinton Drinnon, team foul #14 | 77-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Govan (PF) Jeremy Roach | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Terry Maag (C) Clinton Drinnon | |
| 06:42 | Ohio State | Keven Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 78-32 |
| 06:42 | Ohio State | Keven Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 79-32 |
| 06:32 | Long Beach State | Tim Straka misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Henson - foul #1 on Robert Henson, team foul #3 | 79-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Francis Morrison (PG) Wayne Newbill | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 06:32 | Long Beach State | Tim Straka makes the 1st free throw | 79-33 |
| 06:32 | Long Beach State | Tim Straka misses the 2nd free throw | 79-33 |
| 06:32 | Ohio State | Anthony Ratcliff grabs the defensive rebound | 79-33 |
| 06:23 | Ohio State | Keven Frazier can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 79-33 |
| 06:21 | Long Beach State | Jonathan Milbrandt snags the defensive board | 79-33 |
| 06:06 | Long Beach State | Jonathan Milbrandt is hacked by Robert Henson - foul #2 on Robert Henson, team foul #4 | 79-33 |
| 05:54 | Long Beach State | Howard Debellis drills a fadeaway from the right side | 79-35 |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | Robert Govan blows the wide open layup | 79-35 |
| 05:33 | Long Beach State | Howard Debellis grabs the defensive rebound | 79-35 |
| 05:26 | Long Beach State | Jonathan Milbrandt's pass is intercepted by Keven Frazier | 79-35 |
| 05:14 | Ohio State | Keven Frazier connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Robert Govan | 81-35 |
| 05:00 | Long Beach State | 3 seconds is called on Terry Maag | 81-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wayne Newbill (PG), Reginald Meyer (SG), Brian Larios (SF), Jeremy Roach (C) Francis Morrison, Keven Frazier, Robert Henson, Anthony Ratcliff | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Andre Downard (PF) Tim Straka | |
| 04:58 | Ohio State | Jonathan Milbrandt picks off the pass by Reginald Meyer in the backcourt | 81-35 |
| 04:53 | Long Beach State | Earl Williams is hacked by Jeremy Roach - foul #3 on Jeremy Roach, team foul #5 | 81-35 |
| 04:45 | Long Beach State | Howard Debellis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 81-35 |
| 04:44 | Ohio State | Brian Larios grabs the board | 81-35 |
| 04:40 | Ohio State | Howard Debellis is called for the reach on Brian Larios in the backcourt - foul #4 on Howard Debellis, team foul #15 | 81-35 |
| 04:40 | Ohio State | Brian Larios misses the 1st free throw | 81-35 |
| 04:40 | Ohio State | Brian Larios misses the 2nd free throw | 81-35 |
| 04:40 | Long Beach State | Andre Downard grabs the defensive rebound | 81-35 |
| 04:27 | Long Beach State | Terry Maag's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Govan | 81-35 |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | Reginald Meyer pulls down the rebound | 81-35 |
| 04:05 | Ohio State | Reginald Meyer clanks a jump hook in the paint | 81-35 |
| 04:03 | Long Beach State | Andre Downard grabs the board | 81-35 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:48 | Long Beach State | Jonathan Milbrandt travels with the ball | 81-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Anthony Ratcliff (PF) Robert Govan | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Tim Straka (C) Terry Maag | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Ohio State | Howard Debellis is called for the reach on Brian Larios in the backcourt - foul #5 on Howard Debellis, team foul #16 | 81-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Terry Maag (C) Howard Debellis | |
| 03:46 | Ohio State | Brian Larios makes the 1st free throw | 82-35 |
| 03:46 | Ohio State | Brian Larios makes the 2nd free throw | 83-35 |
| 03:29 | Long Beach State | Tim Straka hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jonathan Milbrandt | 83-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Wayne Newbill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Reginald Meyer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Larios (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Ratcliff (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeremy Roach (tired) 22 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jonathan Milbrandt (tiring) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Earl Williams (very tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Straka (tired) 4 pts. PF - Andre Downard (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Maag (very tired) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Ohio State | Reginald Meyer banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Anthony Ratcliff | 85-38 |
| 03:04 | Long Beach State | Tim Straka can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 85-38 |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Anthony Ratcliff | 85-38 |
| 02:34 | Ohio State | Brian Larios hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Reginald Meyer | 87-38 |
| 02:26 | Long Beach State | Earl Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 87-38 |
| 02:24 | Ohio State | Brian Larios gets the rebound | 87-38 |
| 02:03 | Ohio State | Anthony Ratcliff hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from close range | 87-38 |
| 02:02 | Long Beach State | Terry Maag grabs the defensive rebound | 87-38 |
| 01:57 | Long Beach State | Earl Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 87-38 |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Anthony Ratcliff pulls down the rebound | 87-38 |
| 01:39 | Ohio State | Brian Larios is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Brian Larios, team foul #6 | 87-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Francis Morrison (PG), Keven Frazier (SG), Robert Henson (SF), Robert Govan (PF) Wayne Newbill, Reginald Meyer, Brian Larios, Anthony Ratcliff | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 01:27 | Long Beach State | Andre Downard's pass is intercepted by Keven Frazier | 87-38 |
| 01:24 | Ohio State | Robert Henson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Keven Frazier | 89-38 |
| 01:08 | Long Beach State | Terry Maag misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 89-38 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Francis Morrison snags the defensive board | 89-38 |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | Keven Frazier can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left side | 89-38 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Robert Henson tips it back up and in | 91-38 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Long Beach State | Earl Williams hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 91-40 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Jonathan Milbrandt is called for the reach on Francis Morrison in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jonathan Milbrandt, team foul #17 | 91-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Floyd Morgan (SG) Jonathan Milbrandt | |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Francis Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 92-40 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Francis Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 93-40 |
| 00:29 | Long Beach State | Tim Straka comes up short on the floater from the left side | 93-40 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Robert Henson pulls down the rebound | 93-40 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Francis Morrison runs out the clock | 93-40 |