| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Bryan Silvernail (fresh) SG - Gerald Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Rieth (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Caplinger (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Farber (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chris Gilmore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Vides (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Streit (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Osborn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Olin Schimanski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Roger Streit inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Vides | 33-40 |
| 19:22 | Appalachian State | Sam Rieth misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 19:21 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 19:15 | Ohio State | David Vides comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 19:14 | Appalachian State | Ronald Caplinger pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 18:55 | Appalachian State | Sam Rieth misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 18:53 | Appalachian State | Ronald Caplinger tips it in | 35-40 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | Roger Streit can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Gerald Lewis - foul #1 on Gerald Lewis, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | Roger Streit makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | Roger Streit makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 18:14 | Appalachian State | Bryan Silvernail misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-42 |
| 18:12 | Appalachian State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Caplinger | 35-42 |
| 18:01 | Appalachian State | John Farber's floater is tipped away by John Osborn | 35-42 |
| 17:59 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 17:39 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 17:38 | Ohio State | David Vides tips it in | 35-44 |
| 17:27 | Appalachian State | Bryan Silvernail hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 17:06 | Ohio State | David Vides can't connect on a floater from close range but he's hacked by John Farber - foul #2 on John Farber, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Thomas White (PG), Corey Shannon (SG), Patrick Potter (SF), Brandon Larochelle (PF), Shawn Allred (C) Bryan Silvernail, Gerald Lewis, Sam Rieth, Ronald Caplinger, John Farber | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Gries (SF), Tim Aleman (PF), Kevin Railsback (C) Roger Streit, John Osborn, Olin Schimanski | |
| 17:06 | Ohio State | David Vides misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 17:06 | Ohio State | David Vides misses the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 17:06 | Appalachian State | Thomas White grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 16:54 | Appalachian State | Brandon Larochelle can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Vides - foul #2 on David Vides, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Scuderi (SF) David Vides | |
| 16:54 | Appalachian State | Brandon Larochelle makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 16:54 | Appalachian State | Brandon Larochelle misses the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 16:54 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 16:37 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Christopher Gries and he's fouled by Shawn Allred - foul #3 on Shawn Allred, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jeffrey Tucker (PG) Shawn Allred | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman (PG) Chris Gilmore | |
| 16:37 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback misses the free throw | 39-46 |
| 16:37 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Patrick Potter | 39-46 |
| 16:19 | Appalachian State | Patrick Potter's pass is intercepted by Steve Scuderi | 39-46 |
| 16:02 | Ohio State | Corey Shannon steals the ball from Kevin Railsback | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Jeffrey Tucker (fresh) SG - Thomas White (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Corey Shannon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Potter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Larochelle (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chinua Suleiman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Gries (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Scuderi (fresh) PF - Tim Aleman (fresh) C - Kevin Railsback (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Appalachian State | Corey Shannon hits a 3 from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 15:17 | Ohio State | Steve Scuderi misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 15:15 | Appalachian State | Patrick Potter gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 14:50 | Appalachian State | Thomas White loses the ball out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Bryan Silvernail (PG), Gerald Lewis (SG), Sam Rieth (SF), Ronald Caplinger (PF), John Farber (C) Jeffrey Tucker, Thomas White, Corey Shannon, Patrick Potter, Brandon Larochelle | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore (PG), David Vides (SG), Roger Streit (SF), John Osborn (PF), Olin Schimanski (C) Chinua Suleiman, Christopher Gries, Steve Scuderi, Tim Aleman, Kevin Railsback | |
| 14:27 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore is fouled on the floor by John Farber - foul #3 on John Farber, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| 14:10 | Ohio State | Roger Streit scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 13:51 | Appalachian State | Gerald Lewis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 13:50 | Ohio State | John Osborn grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 13:32 | Ohio State | Roger Streit's floater is tipped away by Ronald Caplinger | 42-48 |
| 13:31 | Appalachian State | Ronald Caplinger gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| 13:11 | Appalachian State | Ronald Caplinger dunks the ball | 44-48 |
| 12:51 | Ohio State | David Vides hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 12:38 | Appalachian State | John Farber lays it up and in on a nice dish by Sam Rieth | 46-51 |
| 12:17 | Ohio State | David Vides misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-51 |
| 12:16 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski grabs the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 12:00 | Ohio State | David Vides is fouled on the floor by John Farber - foul #4 on John Farber, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Thomas White (PG), Corey Shannon (SF), Brandon Larochelle (PF), Shawn Allred (C) Bryan Silvernail, Sam Rieth, Ronald Caplinger, John Farber | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Gries (SF), Tim Aleman (PF) Roger Streit, John Osborn | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Thomas White (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Corey Shannon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brandon Larochelle (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Allred (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chris Gilmore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Vides (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Gries (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tim Aleman (fresh) C - Olin Schimanski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:43 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Gerald Lewis - foul #2 on Gerald Lewis, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Patrick Potter (SF) Gerald Lewis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Scuderi (SF), Kevin Railsback (C) David Vides, Olin Schimanski | |
| 11:43 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 11:43 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 11:34 | Appalachian State | Brandon Larochelle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-53 |
| 11:16 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Brandon Larochelle - foul #1 on Brandon Larochelle, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman (PG) Chris Gilmore | |
| 11:16 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 11:16 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 11:09 | Appalachian State | Brandon Larochelle is hacked by Tim Aleman - foul #3 on Tim Aleman, team foul #2 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Sam Rieth (SF) Patrick Potter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:55 | Appalachian State | Brandon Larochelle is fouled on the floor by Chinua Suleiman - foul #1 on Chinua Suleiman, team foul #3 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Bryan Silvernail (PG), Ronald Caplinger (PF) Corey Shannon, Shawn Allred | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roger Streit (SF) Steve Scuderi | |
| 10:38 | Appalachian State | Ronald Caplinger misses badly on a floater in the paint | 46-55 |
| 10:36 | Appalachian State | Ronald Caplinger gets the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 10:10 | Appalachian State | Sam Rieth connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-55 |
| 09:58 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries scores on a jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Thomas White - foul #1 on Thomas White, team foul #8 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Gerald Lewis (SG) Thomas White | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vides (SG), John Osborn (PF), Olin Schimanski (C) Chinua Suleiman, Tim Aleman, Kevin Railsback | |
| 09:58 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries makes the free throw | 49-58 |
| 09:43 | Appalachian State | David Vides steals the ball from Ronald Caplinger | 49-58 |
| 09:14 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-58 |
| 09:12 | Appalachian State | Sam Rieth gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 09:05 | Appalachian State | Bryan Silvernail loses the dribble to David Vides | 49-58 |
| 08:39 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 08:37 | Appalachian State | Sam Rieth gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 08:20 | Appalachian State | Brandon Larochelle scores on a runner near the basket set up by Bryan Silvernail | 51-58 |
| 08:08 | Ohio State | David Vides connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Christopher Gries | 51-61 |
| 07:42 | Appalachian State | Bryan Silvernail makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Gerald Lewis | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Bryan Silvernail (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sam Rieth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Caplinger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Larochelle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christopher Gries (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Vides (fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - Roger Streit (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Osborn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Olin Schimanski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:29 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-61 |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski tips it back up and in | 54-63 |
| 07:06 | Appalachian State | Bryan Silvernail hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 54-63 |
| 07:05 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski pulls down the rebound | 54-63 |
| 06:50 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Olin Schimanski is blocked by Sam Rieth | 54-63 |
| 06:49 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski grabs the offensive board | 54-63 |
| 06:33 | Ohio State | Roger Streit scores on a fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Gerald Lewis - foul #3 on Gerald Lewis, team foul #9 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jeffrey Tucker (PG), Thomas White (SG), Corey Shannon (SF), Patrick Potter (PF), John Farber (C) Bryan Silvernail, Gerald Lewis, Sam Rieth, Ronald Caplinger, Brandon Larochelle | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore (PG), Steve Scuderi (SG), Tim Aleman (PF), Kevin Railsback (C) Christopher Gries, David Vides, John Osborn, Olin Schimanski | |
| 06:33 | Ohio State | Roger Streit misses the free throw | 54-65 |
| 06:33 | Appalachian State | Patrick Potter snags the defensive board | 54-65 |
| 06:10 | Appalachian State | Corey Shannon buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-65 |
| 05:52 | Ohio State | Roger Streit hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 57-65 |
| 05:51 | Appalachian State | John Farber grabs the board | 57-65 |
| 05:32 | Appalachian State | Corey Shannon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-65 |
| 05:31 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman grabs the board | 57-65 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | Steve Scuderi is whistled for traveling | 57-65 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Gerald Lewis (SG) Jeffrey Tucker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vides (SG), Olin Schimanski (C) Steve Scuderi, Roger Streit | |
| 04:54 | Appalachian State | Gerald Lewis is whistled for traveling | 57-65 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Osborn (PF) Kevin Railsback | |
| 04:31 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-68 |
| 04:13 | Appalachian State | Thomas White can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-68 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski grabs the board | 57-68 |
| 03:54 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman clanks a jumper from the right side | 57-68 |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski misses the tip | 57-68 |
| 03:51 | Appalachian State | Patrick Potter gets the rebound | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Appalachian State | Thomas White comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 57-68 |
| 03:43 | Appalachian State | Corey Shannon grabs the offensive board | 57-68 |
| 03:38 | Appalachian State | John Farber is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on John Farber, team foul #10 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Bryan Silvernail (PG), Sam Rieth (SF), Ronald Caplinger (PF), Shawn Allred (C) Thomas White, Corey Shannon, Patrick Potter, John Farber | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Gries (SF) Tim Aleman | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Bryan Silvernail (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sam Rieth (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Caplinger (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Allred (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chris Gilmore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Vides (fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - Christopher Gries (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Osborn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Olin Schimanski (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | John Osborn misses the shot from the right side | 57-68 |
| 03:15 | Ohio State | John Osborn gets the offensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries's pass is intercepted by Bryan Silvernail | 57-68 |
| 02:52 | Appalachian State | Gerald Lewis makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Caplinger | 60-68 |
| 02:30 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-68 |
| 02:29 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski gets the offensive rebound | 60-68 |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore is whistled for traveling | 60-68 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Thomas White (SG), Brandon Larochelle (C) Gerald Lewis, Shawn Allred | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman (PG), Steve Scuderi (SF), Tim Aleman (PF), Kevin Railsback (C) Chris Gilmore, David Vides, John Osborn, Olin Schimanski | |
| 02:13 | Appalachian State | Appalachian State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-68 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Gerald Lewis (SG) Thomas White | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore (PG), David Vides (SG), Roger Streit (SF), Olin Schimanski (C) Chinua Suleiman, Christopher Gries, Steve Scuderi, Kevin Railsback | |
| 02:08 | Appalachian State | Brandon Larochelle misses the jump hook in the lane | 60-68 |
| 02:06 | Appalachian State | Bryan Silvernail tips it but misses | 60-68 |
| 02:05 | Appalachian State | Brandon Larochelle tips it back up and in | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 62-68 |
| 01:51 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Ronald Caplinger | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:38 | Appalachian State | Gerald Lewis lays it up and in on a great pass from Sam Rieth | 64-68 |
| 01:16 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-68 |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | David Vides can't tip it in | 64-68 |
| 01:13 | Appalachian State | Bryan Silvernail snags the defensive board | 64-68 |
| 01:00 | Appalachian State | Sam Rieth is fouled on the floor by David Vides - foul #3 on David Vides, team foul #4 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Osborn (PF) Tim Aleman | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Appalachian State | Sam Rieth misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-68 |
| 00:48 | Appalachian State | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Silvernail | 64-68 |
| 00:37 | Appalachian State | Ronald Caplinger is hacked by John Osborn - foul #3 on John Osborn, team foul #5 | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Appalachian State | Ronald Caplinger's fadeaway is rejected by Roger Streit | 64-68 |
| 00:31 | Appalachian State | Brandon Larochelle pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 00:29 | Appalachian State | Gerald Lewis travels with the ball | 64-68 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Gries (SF) Roger Streit | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore is hacked by Bryan Silvernail in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bryan Silvernail, team foul #11 | 64-68 |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:21 | Appalachian State | Sam Rieth makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-70 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore is fouled in the backcourt by Bryan Silvernail - foul #2 on Bryan Silvernail, team foul #12 | 67-70 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore misses the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:19 | Appalachian State | Ronald Caplinger grabs the board | 67-71 |
| 00:14 | Appalachian State | Bryan Silvernail misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-71 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | John Osborn gets the rebound | 67-71 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Gerald Lewis is called for the reach on John Osborn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gerald Lewis, team foul #13 | 67-71 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | John Osborn misses the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | John Osborn makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:07 | Appalachian State | Gerald Lewis is whistled for a carry | 67-72 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Albert Evans (C) Olin Schimanski | |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Bryan Silvernail is called for the reach on Chris Gilmore in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bryan Silvernail, team foul #14 | 67-72 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore misses the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:00 | Appalachian State | Bryan Silvernail clanks a halfcourt shot | 67-73 |