| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Mwai Dare (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vincent Quincy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Sae (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Sargent (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffery Bush (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Peter Schiefelbein (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Boris Rutkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Myron Yamasaki (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nnamdi Aho (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Scott (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Robert Sae inbounds the ball | 43-35 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Tulsa | The short jumper by Vincent Quincy is denied by Nnamdi Aho | 43-35 |
| 19:46 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 19:24 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott clanks a jump hook from the right block | 43-35 |
| 19:23 | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki tips it but misses | 43-35 |
| 19:22 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Nnamdi Aho | 43-35 |
| 18:57 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein is fouled on the floor by Robert Sae - foul #3 on Robert Sae, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bao Chu (SF) Robert Sae | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:38 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski is whistled for a carry | 43-35 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ted Redd (PF), Dobromir Kalinski (C) Paul Sargent, Jeffery Bush | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah (SF) Myron Yamasaki | |
| 18:21 | Tulsa | Dobromir Kalinski misses the lay-in | 43-35 |
| 18:19 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 18:11 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Peter Schiefelbein | 43-37 |
| 17:46 | Tulsa | The jump hook by Vincent Quincy is blocked by Ryan Scott | 43-37 |
| 17:44 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 17:26 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah makes the shot from the left block set up by Ryan Scott | 43-39 |
| 17:09 | Tulsa | Dobromir Kalinski misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 43-39 |
| 17:07 | Tulsa | Ted Redd can't tip it in | 43-39 |
| 17:06 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 16:52 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 43-39 |
| 16:50 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Bao Chu | 43-39 |
| 16:35 | Tulsa | Bao Chu is whistled for a carry | 43-39 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ralph Anderson (PG), Salvador Rodriquez (SG), Thomas Deming (SF), Paul Sargent (PF), Jeffery Bush (C) Mwai Dare, Vincent Quincy, Bao Chu, Ted Redd, Dobromir Kalinski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez (PG), Justin Chidester (SG), Myron Yamasaki (SF), Jared Fields (PF), Steven Johnson (C) Peter Schiefelbein, Boris Rutkowski, Dikembe Abdallah, Nnamdi Aho, Ryan Scott | |
| 16:12 | Ohio State | Steven Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Jeffery Bush - foul #1 on Jeffery Bush, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| 16:12 | Ohio State | Steven Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 16:12 | Ohio State | Steven Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 16:12 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Paul Sargent | 43-40 |
| 16:00 | Tulsa | Salvador Rodriquez clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Justin Chidester - foul #1 on Justin Chidester, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Sae (SF) Thomas Deming | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 16:00 | Tulsa | Salvador Rodriquez makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 16:00 | Tulsa | Salvador Rodriquez makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Salvador Rodriquez (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Sae (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Sargent (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffery Bush (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jesus Valdez (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Justin Chidester (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Myron Yamasaki (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jared Fields (fresh) C - Steven Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-40 |
| 15:39 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Paul Sargent | 45-40 |
| 15:10 | Tulsa | Jeffery Bush misses short on a floater from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jared Fields | 45-40 |
| 14:58 | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez is called for 10 seconds | 45-40 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mwai Dare (PG), Bao Chu (SG), Julius Ingram (C) Ralph Anderson, Salvador Rodriquez, Jeffery Bush | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah (PG), Donald Hatcher (C) Jesus Valdez, Steven Johnson | |
| 14:51 | Tulsa | Paul Sargent comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-40 |
| 14:50 | Ohio State | Donald Hatcher pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 14:29 | Ohio State | Justin Chidester connects on the open 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jared Fields | 45-43 |
| 14:16 | Tulsa | Robert Sae comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 14:14 | Tulsa | Mwai Dare hits the follow up shot | 47-43 |
| 14:00 | Ohio State | Donald Hatcher comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Sae - foul #4 on Robert Sae, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ralph Anderson (PG), Salvador Rodriquez (SG), Dobromir Kalinski (SF), Ted Redd (PF) Mwai Dare, Bao Chu, Robert Sae, Paul Sargent | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein (PG), Boris Rutkowski (SG), Steven Johnson (PF) Justin Chidester, Myron Yamasaki, Jared Fields | |
| 14:00 | Ohio State | Donald Hatcher makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 14:00 | Ohio State | Donald Hatcher misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 14:00 | Tulsa | Julius Ingram grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 13:45 | Tulsa | Steven Johnson denies the turnaround by Ted Redd | 47-44 |
| 13:43 | Ohio State | Steven Johnson snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 13:25 | Ohio State | Steven Johnson drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Dikembe Abdallah | 47-46 |
| 13:08 | Tulsa | Donald Hatcher steals it from Julius Ingram | 47-46 |
| 13:06 | Ohio State | Steven Johnson loses the dribble to Dobromir Kalinski in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| 12:46 | Tulsa | Dobromir Kalinski buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ralph Anderson | 49-46 |
| 12:35 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-46 |
| 12:34 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Ted Redd | 49-46 |
| 12:11 | Tulsa | Salvador Rodriquez misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-46 |
| 12:10 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 11:58 | Ohio State | Salvador Rodriquez steps in front of the Peter Schiefelbein pass | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Ralph Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Salvador Rodriquez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dobromir Kalinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ted Redd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Julius Ingram (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Peter Schiefelbein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Rutkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdallah (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Steven Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Hatcher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Tulsa | Dobromir Kalinski lays it in on a nice dish by Ralph Anderson and he's fouled by Donald Hatcher - foul #2 on Donald Hatcher, team foul #2 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mwai Dare (PG), Vincent Quincy (SG), Bao Chu (SF), Jeffery Bush (C) Ralph Anderson, Salvador Rodriquez, Ted Redd, Julius Ingram | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez (PG), Justin Chidester (SG), Myron Yamasaki (SF), Nnamdi Aho (PF), Ryan Scott (C) Peter Schiefelbein, Boris Rutkowski, Dikembe Abdallah, Steven Johnson, Donald Hatcher | |
| 11:35 | Tulsa | Dobromir Kalinski makes the free throw | 52-46 |
| 11:32 | Ohio State | Bao Chu is called for the reach on Jesus Valdez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bao Chu, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Paul Sargent (PF) Dobromir Kalinski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:19 | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 11:17 | Tulsa | Vincent Quincy grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 11:12 | Tulsa | Mwai Dare hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 11:10 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jesus Valdez | 52-46 |
| 11:08 | Ohio State | Bao Chu steps in front of the Justin Chidester pass in the backcourt | 52-46 |
| 11:05 | Tulsa | Bao Chu misses the lay-in | 52-46 |
| 11:03 | Tulsa | Paul Sargent tips it back up and in | 54-46 |
| 10:45 | Ohio State | Nnamdi Aho connects on the open fadeaway in the lane set up by Justin Chidester | 54-48 |
| 10:24 | Tulsa | Paul Sargent misses the 3 from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 10:22 | Ohio State | Nnamdi Aho grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 10:17 | Ohio State | Justin Chidester's pass is intercepted by Vincent Quincy in the backcourt | 54-48 |
| 10:10 | Tulsa | Vincent Quincy hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Mwai Dare and the foul's on Jesus Valdez - foul #2 on Jesus Valdez, team foul #3 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski (SG) Myron Yamasaki | |
| 10:10 | Tulsa | Vincent Quincy makes the free throw | 57-48 |
| 10:07 | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez is fouled in the backcourt by Mwai Dare - foul #1 on Mwai Dare, team foul #5 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Deming (SG) Vincent Quincy | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein (PG) Jesus Valdez | |
| 09:53 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Sargent | 57-48 |
| 09:52 | Ohio State | Nnamdi Aho tips it but misses | 57-48 |
| 09:50 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski can't tip it in | 57-48 |
| 09:49 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott tips it in | 57-50 |
| 09:31 | Tulsa | Paul Sargent connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Deming | 59-50 |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | Mwai Dare is called for the reach on Peter Schiefelbein - foul #2 on Mwai Dare, team foul #6 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Vincent Quincy (SG) Bao Chu | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah (SF), Jared Fields (PF) Justin Chidester, Nnamdi Aho | |
| 08:57 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Boris Rutkowski | 59-52 |
| 08:48 | Tulsa | Vincent Quincy makes the driving attempt near the basket | 61-52 |
| 08:24 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 08:22 | Tulsa | Jeffery Bush grabs the board | 61-52 |
| 07:57 | Tulsa | Vincent Quincy connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Sargent | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Mwai Dare (tiring) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Vincent Quincy (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Deming (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Sargent (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Jeffery Bush (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Peter Schiefelbein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Rutkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Jared Fields (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ryan Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jared Fields | 63-54 |
| 07:25 | Tulsa | Thomas Deming's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-54 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Salvador Rodriquez (PG), Bao Chu (SG), Robert Sae (SF), Ted Redd (PF), Dobromir Kalinski (C) Mwai Dare, Vincent Quincy, Thomas Deming, Paul Sargent, Jeffery Bush | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez (PG), Justin Chidester (SG), Myron Yamasaki (SF), Steven Johnson (PF), Donald Hatcher (C) Peter Schiefelbein, Boris Rutkowski, Dikembe Abdallah, Jared Fields, Ryan Scott | |
| 07:15 | Ohio State | Donald Hatcher clanks a floater from close range | 63-54 |
| 07:14 | Tulsa | Dobromir Kalinski snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 06:50 | Tulsa | Bao Chu misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 06:48 | Tulsa | Ted Redd grabs the offensive board | 63-54 |
| 06:26 | Tulsa | Salvador Rodriquez misses the 3 from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 06:25 | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 06:20 | Ohio State | Justin Chidester hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 06:18 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Robert Sae | 63-54 |
| 06:05 | Tulsa | Ted Redd blows the layup but he's hacked by Donald Hatcher - foul #3 on Donald Hatcher, team foul #4 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ralph Anderson (PG), Julius Ingram (C) Bao Chu, Dobromir Kalinski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah (SG), Nnamdi Aho (PF), Jared Fields (C) Myron Yamasaki, Steven Johnson, Donald Hatcher | |
| 06:05 | Tulsa | Ted Redd makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 06:05 | Tulsa | Ted Redd makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 05:55 | Ohio State | Robert Sae is called for the reach on Jared Fields - foul #5 on Robert Sae, team foul #7 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Vincent Quincy (SG), Bao Chu (SF) Salvador Rodriquez, Robert Sae | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein (PG) Jesus Valdez | |
| 05:55 | Ohio State | Jared Fields makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 05:55 | Ohio State | Jared Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 05:55 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Ted Redd | 65-55 |
| 05:32 | Tulsa | Julius Ingram knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Ralph Anderson | 67-55 |
| 05:11 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Peter Schiefelbein | 67-58 |
| 04:48 | Tulsa | Bao Chu can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 67-58 |
| 04:47 | Ohio State | Nnamdi Aho grabs the defensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah is open and scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Justin Chidester | 67-60 |
| 04:00 | Tulsa | Ted Redd comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 67-60 |
| 03:59 | Tulsa | Ted Redd tips it back up and in | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | Jared Fields throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-60 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mwai Dare (PG), Salvador Rodriquez (SG), Dobromir Kalinski (SF), Paul Sargent (PF), Jeffery Bush (C) Ralph Anderson, Vincent Quincy, Bao Chu, Julius Ingram, Ted Redd | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez (PG), Boris Rutkowski (SG), Myron Yamasaki (SF), Steven Johnson (PF), Donald Hatcher (C) Peter Schiefelbein, Dikembe Abdallah, Justin Chidester, Nnamdi Aho, Jared Fields | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Mwai Dare (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Salvador Rodriquez (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dobromir Kalinski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Sargent (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Jeffery Bush (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jesus Valdez (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Boris Rutkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Myron Yamasaki (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Hatcher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Tulsa | Myron Yamasaki is called for the reach on Dobromir Kalinski - foul #3 on Myron Yamasaki, team foul #5 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Scott (C) Donald Hatcher | |
| 03:13 | Tulsa | Paul Sargent connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Mwai Dare and he's hacked by Myron Yamasaki - foul #4 on Myron Yamasaki, team foul #6 | 71-60 |
| 03:13 | Tulsa | Paul Sargent makes the free throw | 72-60 |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki is fouled in the backcourt by Dobromir Kalinski - foul #1 on Dobromir Kalinski, team foul #8 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Deming (SF) Jeffery Bush | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki misses the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott snags the offensive board | 72-60 |
| 03:02 | Ohio State | Paul Sargent is called for the reach on Ryan Scott - foul #2 on Paul Sargent, team foul #9 | 72-60 |
| 03:02 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott misses the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 03:02 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Dobromir Kalinski | 72-60 |
| 02:59 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-60 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Julius Ingram (C) Paul Sargent | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah (PG), Nnamdi Aho (PF) Jesus Valdez, Steven Johnson | |
| 02:36 | Tulsa | Dobromir Kalinski double dribbles | 72-60 |
| 02:23 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah is called for 5 seconds | 72-60 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ralph Anderson (PG) Mwai Dare | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez (PG), Justin Chidester (SF), Jared Fields (PF), Steven Johnson (C) Boris Rutkowski, Myron Yamasaki, Nnamdi Aho, Ryan Scott | |
| 01:54 | Tulsa | Thomas Deming scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Salvador Rodriquez | 74-60 |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | Justin Chidester makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-63 |
| 01:30 | Tulsa | Ralph Anderson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-63 |
| 01:09 | Ohio State | Justin Chidester misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-63 |
| 01:07 | Tulsa | Dobromir Kalinski pulls down the rebound | 77-63 |
| 00:43 | Tulsa | Ralph Anderson loses the dribble to Justin Chidester | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah lays it up and in set up by Justin Chidester and the foul's on Ralph Anderson - foul #3 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #10 | 77-65 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bao Chu (SF), Ted Redd (PF) Thomas Deming, Julius Ingram | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah makes the free throw | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Tulsa | Ralph Anderson clanks a floater from the left wing | 77-66 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Steven Johnson snags the defensive board | 77-66 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Steven Johnson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Steven Johnson, team foul #7 | 77-66 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Ralph Anderson runs out the clock | 77-66 |