| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Shawn Drozdowski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Danny Frank (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Nantz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Cottone (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Nestor Coursey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Peter Schiefelbein (fresh) SG - Boris Rutkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Myron Yamasaki (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Nnamdi Aho (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Scott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki inbounds the ball | 35-39 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak 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 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein hits a wide open floater from the right block | 35-41 |
| 19:23 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ryan Scott - foul #2 on Ryan Scott, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| 19:23 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 19:23 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 19:05 | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Ryan Scott | 36-43 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | Terry Cottone comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-43 |
| 18:50 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Myron Yamasaki | 36-43 |
| 18:30 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 18:28 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 18:22 | Northwestern | Terry Cottone is fouled on the floor by Boris Rutkowski - foul #1 on Boris Rutkowski, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Nassar (PG), Oscar Jones (SF), Clifford Watkins (PF), Christopher Marsala (C) Shawn Drozdowski, David Nantz, Terry Cottone, Nestor Coursey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah (SF), Jared Fields (PF), Steven Johnson (C) Myron Yamasaki, Nnamdi Aho, Ryan Scott | |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdallah steps in front of the Clifford Watkins pass | 36-43 |
| 17:54 | Ohio State | Jared Fields hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 17:52 | Ohio State | Jared Fields grabs the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 17:43 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah dunks the ball | 36-45 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern | Danny Frank hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 36-45 |
| 17:25 | Northwestern | Danny Frank hits the follow up shot | 38-45 |
| 17:21 | Ohio State | Jared Fields is hacked by Clifford Watkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clifford Watkins, team foul #1 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Nantz (SF), Terry Cottone (PF) Danny Frank, Clifford Watkins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez (PG), Justin Chidester (SF), Nnamdi Aho (PF), Ryan Scott (C) Peter Schiefelbein, Boris Rutkowski, Jared Fields, Steven Johnson | |
| 17:06 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-48 |
| 16:52 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar is hacked by Jesus Valdez - foul #2 on Jesus Valdez, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Danny Frank (SG), Nestor Coursey (C) Steven Nassar, Christopher Marsala | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki (SF) Jesus Valdez | |
| 16:42 | Northwestern | Myron Yamasaki is called for the reach on David Nantz - foul #2 on Myron Yamasaki, team foul #4 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG) Oscar Jones | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | Terry Cottone misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-48 |
| 16:26 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Drozdowski | 38-48 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | Danny Frank can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 16:09 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey misses the tip | 38-48 |
| 16:07 | Ohio State | Justin Chidester snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 16:02 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Justin Chidester | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Shawn Drozdowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Danny Frank (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Nantz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Cottone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Nestor Coursey (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Dikembe Abdallah (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Chidester (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Myron Yamasaki (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nnamdi Aho (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | Danny Frank is called for a charge - foul #1 on Danny Frank, team foul #2 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Nassar (PG), Clifford Watkins (SG), Oscar Jones (SF) Shawn Drozdowski, Danny Frank, David Nantz | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein (PG), Boris Rutkowski (SG), Jared Fields (PF), Steven Johnson (C) Dikembe Abdallah, Myron Yamasaki, Nnamdi Aho, Ryan Scott | |
| 15:32 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein lays it in set up by Jared Fields | 38-52 |
| 15:07 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-52 |
| 15:06 | Ohio State | Jared Fields snags the defensive board | 38-52 |
| 14:54 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski hits a fadeaway from the left side | 38-54 |
| 14:41 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 41-54 |
| 14:26 | Ohio State | Jared Fields drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Justin Chidester | 41-57 |
| 14:07 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-57 |
| 14:06 | Ohio State | Steven Johnson gets the rebound | 41-57 |
| 14:00 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Peter Schiefelbein and the foul's on Clifford Watkins - foul #4 on Clifford Watkins, team foul #3 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Danny Frank (SG), David Nantz (SF), Christopher Marsala (PF) Steven Nassar, Clifford Watkins, Oscar Jones, Terry Cottone | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah (PG), Myron Yamasaki (SF), Donald Hatcher (C) Peter Schiefelbein, Justin Chidester, Steven Johnson | |
| 14:00 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski makes the free throw | 41-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:47 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson misses the shot from the right side | 41-60 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | David Nantz hits the follow up shot | 43-60 |
| 13:30 | Ohio State | Christopher Marsala is called for the reach on Myron Yamasaki - foul #2 on Christopher Marsala, team foul #4 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG) Thomas Simpson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez (PG), Nnamdi Aho (PF), Ryan Scott (C) Boris Rutkowski, Jared Fields, Donald Hatcher | |
| 13:22 | Ohio State | Nnamdi Aho is fouled on the floor by Christopher Marsala - foul #3 on Christopher Marsala, team foul #5 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Cottone (PF) Nestor Coursey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:07 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah is open but misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Terry Cottone - foul #1 on Terry Cottone, team foul #6 | 43-60 |
| 13:07 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah makes the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 13:07 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | Danny Frank can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-62 |
| 12:44 | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki grabs the board | 43-62 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:23 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah lays it up and in on a great pass from Jesus Valdez | 43-64 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala is hacked by Myron Yamasaki - foul #3 on Myron Yamasaki, team foul #5 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Oscar Jones (PF), Nestor Coursey (C) Shawn Drozdowski, Terry Cottone, Christopher Marsala | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein (PG), Jared Fields (PF), Steven Johnson (C) Dikembe Abdallah, Nnamdi Aho, Ryan Scott | |
| 11:55 | Northwestern | David Nantz can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Myron Yamasaki - foul #4 on Myron Yamasaki, team foul #6 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski (SG), Justin Chidester (SF) Jesus Valdez, Myron Yamasaki | |
| 11:55 | Northwestern | David Nantz makes the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 11:55 | Northwestern | David Nantz makes the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Danny Frank (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Nantz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oscar Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. C - Nestor Coursey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Peter Schiefelbein (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Rutkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Justin Chidester (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jared Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-64 |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Steven Johnson - foul #1 on Steven Johnson, team foul #7 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Nassar (SG) Danny Frank | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey misses the 1st free throw | 45-64 |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-64 |
| 11:08 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Peter Schiefelbein | 46-66 |
| 10:46 | Northwestern | Jared Fields swats the layup by Oscar Jones | 46-66 |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | David Nantz grabs the offensive board | 46-66 |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Thomas Simpson | 48-66 |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | Jared Fields scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Peter Schiefelbein | 48-68 |
| 10:01 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-68 |
| 10:00 | Ohio State | Justin Chidester grabs the board | 48-68 |
| 09:55 | Ohio State | Justin Chidester misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-68 |
| 09:53 | Ohio State | Steven Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 48-68 |
| 09:36 | Ohio State | Jared Fields is called for traveling | 48-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG), Danny Frank (SG), Terry Cottone (PF), Christopher Marsala (C) Thomas Simpson, Steven Nassar, Oscar Jones, Nestor Coursey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez (PG), Dikembe Abdallah (SF), Nnamdi Aho (PF), Ryan Scott (C) Peter Schiefelbein, Justin Chidester, Jared Fields, Steven Johnson | |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | David Nantz is fouled on the floor by Jesus Valdez - foul #3 on Jesus Valdez, team foul #8 | 48-68 |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | David Nantz misses the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 09:17 | Ohio State | Nnamdi Aho pulls down the rebound | 48-68 |
| 09:12 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-68 |
| 09:11 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski grabs the offensive board | 48-68 |
| 08:59 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Nnamdi Aho | 48-70 |
| 08:47 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala hits a shot from the left wing | 50-70 |
| 08:27 | Ohio State | Nnamdi Aho buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Boris Rutkowski | 50-72 |
| 08:13 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Danny Frank | 52-72 |
| 07:55 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott lays it up and in set up by Jesus Valdez and he's fouled by Christopher Marsala - foul #4 on Christopher Marsala, team foul #7 | 52-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Jones (SF), Clifford Watkins (PF) David Nantz, Terry Cottone | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein (PG), Myron Yamasaki (SF), Justin Chidester (PF) Jesus Valdez, Boris Rutkowski, Nnamdi Aho | |
| 07:55 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott makes the free throw | 52-75 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Shawn Drozdowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Danny Frank (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clifford Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Christopher Marsala (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Peter Schiefelbein (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Myron Yamasaki (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Justin Chidester (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Danny Frank misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-75 |
| 07:45 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein grabs the defensive rebound | 52-75 |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-75 |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski pulls down the rebound | 52-75 |
| 07:31 | Northwestern | Danny Frank clanks a 3 from the right wing | 52-75 |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein pulls down the rebound | 52-75 |
| 07:10 | Ohio State | Justin Chidester connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Myron Yamasaki | 52-77 |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Myron Yamasaki - foul #5 on Myron Yamasaki, team foul #9 | 52-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Nassar (SG), Nestor Coursey (C) Danny Frank, Christopher Marsala | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steven Johnson (SF), Jared Fields (PF), Donald Hatcher (C) Dikembe Abdallah, Myron Yamasaki, Ryan Scott | |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones makes the 1st free throw | 53-77 |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 53-77 |
| 07:02 | Ohio State | Jared Fields gets the rebound | 53-77 |
| 06:44 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Shawn Drozdowski - foul #2 on Shawn Drozdowski, team foul #8 | 53-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Nantz (SF) Oscar Jones | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez (SG), Nnamdi Aho (PF) Justin Chidester, Donald Hatcher | |
| 06:44 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein makes the 1st free throw | 53-78 |
| 06:44 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein misses the 2nd free throw | 53-78 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey pulls down the rebound | 53-78 |
| 06:28 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-78 |
| 06:26 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jared Fields | 53-78 |
| 06:24 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski (SG) Peter Schiefelbein | |
| 06:09 | Northwestern | David Nantz knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-78 |
| 06:04 | Ohio State | Steven Johnson's pass is intercepted by Clifford Watkins in the backcourt | 56-78 |
| 05:56 | Northwestern | Nnamdi Aho takes the ball from Nestor Coursey | 56-78 |
| 05:37 | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez misses short on an open floater from the left side | 56-78 |
| 05:36 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey snags the defensive board | 56-78 |
| 05:32 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar is fouled on the floor by Boris Rutkowski - foul #2 on Boris Rutkowski, team foul #10 | 56-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Oscar Jones (SF) Shawn Drozdowski, David Nantz | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein (PG), Dikembe Abdallah (SG), Justin Chidester (SF), Donald Hatcher (C) Jesus Valdez, Boris Rutkowski, Steven Johnson, Nnamdi Aho | |
| 05:32 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar misses the 1st free throw | 56-78 |
| 05:32 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar makes the 2nd free throw | 57-78 |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Cottone (PF) Steven Nassar | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:12 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Nestor Coursey | 60-78 |
| 05:09 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala (C) Nestor Coursey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Nnamdi Aho (PF) Jared Fields | |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones slams it home on a nice dish by Clifford Watkins | 62-78 |
| 04:34 | Ohio State | Oscar Jones steals it from Donald Hatcher | 62-78 |
| 04:30 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala is fouled on the floor by Donald Hatcher - foul #1 on Donald Hatcher, team foul #11 | 62-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Nassar (PG), Danny Frank (SG), David Nantz (SF) Thomas Simpson, Oscar Jones, Terry Cottone | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steven Johnson (PF), Ryan Scott (C) Nnamdi Aho, Donald Hatcher | |
| 04:30 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala makes the 1st free throw | 63-78 |
| 04:30 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala misses the 2nd free throw | 63-78 |
| 04:30 | Ohio State | Steven Johnson snags the defensive board | 63-78 |
| 04:09 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Peter Schiefelbein | 63-80 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 63-80 |
| 04:03 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott snags the defensive board | 63-80 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:44 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-80 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Cottone (PF), Nestor Coursey (C) Clifford Watkins, Christopher Marsala | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez (PG), Boris Rutkowski (SG), Jared Fields (PF) Peter Schiefelbein, Dikembe Abdallah, Justin Chidester | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Steven Nassar (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Danny Frank (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Nantz (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Cottone (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Nestor Coursey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jesus Valdez (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Boris Rutkowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jared Fields (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Ryan Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey misses the lay-in | 63-80 |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski snags the defensive board | 63-80 |
| 03:08 | Ohio State | Steven Nassar is called for the reach on Ryan Scott - foul #1 on Steven Nassar, team foul #9 | 63-80 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Oscar Jones (SF), Clifford Watkins (PF), Christopher Marsala (C) Danny Frank, David Nantz, Terry Cottone, Nestor Coursey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah (SG), Justin Chidester (SF) Boris Rutkowski, Steven Johnson | |
| 03:08 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott makes the 1st free throw | 63-81 |
| 03:08 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 63-82 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Steven Nassar | 65-82 |
| 02:36 | Ohio State | Steven Nassar steps in front of the Dikembe Abdallah pass | 65-82 |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar lays it in | 67-82 |
| 02:11 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 67-82 |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Justin Chidester grabs the offensive rebound | 67-82 |
| 01:52 | Ohio State | Justin Chidester scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jared Fields | 67-85 |
| 01:46 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 67-85 |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez grabs the defensive rebound | 67-85 |
| 01:42 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Nassar - foul #2 on Steven Nassar, team foul #10 | 67-85 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steven Johnson (C) Ryan Scott | |
| 01:42 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah misses the 1st free throw | 67-85 |
| 01:42 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 67-86 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 67-86 |
| 01:31 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones gets the offensive rebound | 67-86 |
| 01:19 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-86 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala grabs the offensive rebound | 67-86 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones scores on a jumper from the left block | 69-86 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Steven Johnson misses short on a runner from the right block | 69-86 |
| 00:39 | Ohio State | Steven Johnson snags the offensive board | 69-86 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez is hacked by Christopher Marsala - foul #5 on Christopher Marsala, team foul #11 | 69-86 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey (C) Christopher Marsala | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez misses the 1st free throw | 69-86 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez misses the 2nd free throw | 69-86 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones snags the defensive board | 69-86 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey misses long on a runner from close range | 69-86 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Steven Johnson snags the defensive board | 69-86 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Steven Johnson runs out the clock | 69-86 |