| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Kiely (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jon Charles (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Rennick (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jacob Huber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roderick Melson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Peter Schiefelbein (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Boris Rutkowski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Myron Yamasaki (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nnamdi Aho (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki inbounds the ball | 31-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski clanks a 3 from the left corner | 31-45 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | James Kiely pulls down the rebound | 31-45 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Roderick Melson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-45 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Jacob Huber snags the offensive board | 31-45 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Jon Charles makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Roderick Melson | 33-45 |
| 18:59 | Ohio State | Scott Rennick steals the ball from Boris Rutkowski | 33-45 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Scott Rennick banks in the layup | 35-45 |
| 18:38 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski scores on a jumper from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Jon Charles scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 18:10 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Roderick Melson - foul #2 on Roderick Melson, team foul #1 | 38-47 |
| 18:10 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 18:10 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Roderick Melson is whistled for traveling | 38-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun (PF) Jacob Huber | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah (SF) Myron Yamasaki | |
| 17:33 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah can't connect on a shot in the paint | 38-49 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Scott Rennick snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Jon Charles | 40-49 |
| 16:57 | Ohio State | Nnamdi Aho double dribbles | 40-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roberto Greco (PG), Allan Brown (SG), John Allen (PF), Francisco Juarez (C) James Kiely, Jon Charles, Scott Rennick, Roderick Melson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez (PG), Justin Chidester (SF), Jared Fields (PF), Steven Johnson (C) Peter Schiefelbein, Boris Rutkowski, Nnamdi Aho, Ryan Scott | |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Roberto Greco clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-49 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 16:20 | Ohio State | John Allen steals it from Dikembe Abdallah | 40-49 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-49 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Francisco Juarez tips it home | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roberto Greco (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Allen (fresh) C - Francisco Juarez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jesus Valdez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Chidester (fresh) PF - Jared Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah loses the dribble to Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun | 42-49 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Roberto Greco's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Abdallah | 42-49 |
| 14:59 | Ohio State | Justin Chidester misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 14:57 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah tips it back up and in | 42-51 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 14:37 | Ohio State | Jared Fields gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 14:18 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-54 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Francisco Juarez scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-54 |
| 13:48 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah is called for traveling | 44-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Kiely (PG), Jon Charles (SG), Scott Rennick (SF), Jacob Huber (PF), Roderick Melson (C) Roberto Greco, Allan Brown, Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun, John Allen, Francisco Juarez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein (PG), Boris Rutkowski (SG), Myron Yamasaki (SF), Nnamdi Aho (PF), Ryan Scott (C) Jesus Valdez, Dikembe Abdallah, Justin Chidester, Jared Fields, Steven Johnson | |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Scott Rennick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-54 |
| 13:16 | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 13:15 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 13:00 | Ohio State | Nnamdi Aho banks in the layup on a nice dish by Peter Schiefelbein | 44-56 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | James Kiely comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-56 |
| 12:37 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein pulls down the rebound | 44-56 |
| 12:32 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 44-56 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Roderick Melson | 44-56 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | The jump hook by Scott Rennick is blocked by Nnamdi Aho | 44-56 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Roderick Melson tips it but misses | 44-56 |
| 12:15 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott gets the rebound | 44-56 |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki misses long on a shot from the right side | 44-56 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Rennick | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Kiely (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jon Charles (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Rennick (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jacob Huber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roderick Melson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Peter Schiefelbein (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Boris Rutkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Myron Yamasaki (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nnamdi Aho (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Jacob Huber knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Kiely | 47-56 |
| 11:21 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Roderick Melson - foul #3 on Roderick Melson, team foul #2 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roberto Greco (SF), John Allen (PF), Francisco Juarez (C) Scott Rennick, Jacob Huber, Roderick Melson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah (SF), Jared Fields (PF) Myron Yamasaki, Nnamdi Aho | |
| 11:21 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 11:21 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Ryan Scott swats the layup by James Kiely | 47-58 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Francisco Juarez tips it but misses | 47-58 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Francisco Juarez gets the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Jon Charles clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Boris Rutkowski - foul #3 on Boris Rutkowski, team foul #1 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Stewart (SF) James Kiely | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez (PG), Justin Chidester (SF), Steven Johnson (C) Peter Schiefelbein, Boris Rutkowski, Ryan Scott | |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Jon Charles makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Jon Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 10:31 | Ohio State | Justin Chidester hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jared Fields | 49-61 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Dallas Stewart clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 49-61 |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | Jared Fields gets the rebound | 49-61 |
| 09:50 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 49-61 |
| 09:49 | Ohio State | Steven Johnson tips it in | 49-63 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Jared Fields picks off the pass by Roberto Greco | 49-63 |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-63 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Allen | 49-63 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Francisco Juarez misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-63 |
| 08:53 | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez snags the defensive board | 49-63 |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez can't connect on a shot from close range | 49-63 |
| 08:32 | Ohio State | Steven Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-63 |
| 08:27 | Ohio State | Francisco Juarez takes the ball from Dikembe Abdallah | 49-63 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Dallas Stewart misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-63 |
| 08:07 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah snags the defensive board | 49-63 |
| 07:55 | Ohio State | Jared Fields blows the dunk | 49-63 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Dallas Stewart snags the defensive board | 49-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roberto Greco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Charles (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dallas Stewart (fairly fresh) PF - John Allen (fairly fresh) C - Francisco Juarez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jesus Valdez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdallah (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Chidester (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jared Fields (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Francisco Juarez hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-63 |
| 07:33 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jared Fields | 49-63 |
| 07:20 | Ohio State | Justin Chidester clanks a 3 from the left wing | 49-63 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | John Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion 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) | |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Jon Charles makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roberto Greco | 51-63 |
| 06:55 | Ohio State | Justin Chidester's pass is intercepted by Dallas Stewart | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Dallas Stewart scores on a jump hook from the left block | 53-63 |
| 06:18 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Jesus Valdez | 53-65 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Roberto Greco knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-65 |
| 05:59 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Kiely (PG), Scott Rennick (SF), Jacob Huber (PF), Roderick Melson (C) Jon Charles, Dallas Stewart, John Allen, Francisco Juarez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein (PG), Boris Rutkowski (SG), Myron Yamasaki (SF), Nnamdi Aho (PF), Ryan Scott (C) Jesus Valdez, Dikembe Abdallah, Justin Chidester, Jared Fields, Steven Johnson | |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski blows the layup but the foul's on Roderick Melson - foul #4 on Roderick Melson, team foul #3 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Allan Brown (SG) Roberto Greco | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski misses the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Scott Rennick gets the rebound | 55-65 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Jacob Huber connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Allan Brown | 57-65 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-65 |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott tips it in | 57-67 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Allan Brown hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Roderick Melson | 60-67 |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein is hacked by Jacob Huber - foul #3 on Jacob Huber, team foul #4 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roberto Greco (SG) Allan Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | Nnamdi Aho slams it home set up by Boris Rutkowski and he's fouled by Jacob Huber - foul #4 on Jacob Huber, team foul #5 | 60-69 |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | Nnamdi Aho makes the free throw | 60-70 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Roberto Greco misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 60-70 |
| 04:27 | Ohio State | Nnamdi Aho pulls down the rebound | 60-70 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Jacob Huber is called for the reach on Nnamdi Aho - foul #5 on Jacob Huber, team foul #6 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun (PF) Jacob Huber | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:56 | Ohio State | Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun denies the turnaround by Boris Rutkowski | 60-70 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Scott Rennick pulls down the rebound | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Kiely (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roberto Greco (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Rennick (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun (fresh) 3 pts. C - Roderick Melson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Peter Schiefelbein (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Boris Rutkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Myron Yamasaki (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nnamdi Aho (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-70 |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 63-70 |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Scott Rennick pulls down the rebound | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Boris Rutkowski takes the ball from Roderick Melson | 63-70 |
| 02:57 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein lays it in on a great pass from Boris Rutkowski | 63-72 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jon Charles (SG) Roberto Greco | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 63-72 |
| 02:41 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Nnamdi Aho | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion 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) | |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Boris Rutkowski | 63-74 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Scott Rennick clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 63-74 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Roderick Melson grabs the offensive rebound | 63-74 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Jon Charles comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-74 |
| 01:50 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott grabs the board | 63-74 |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 63-74 |
| 01:25 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Nnamdi Aho | 63-74 |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Peter Schiefelbein | 63-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois 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) | |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Nnamdi Aho is called for the reach on James Kiely - foul #2 on Nnamdi Aho, team foul #2 | 63-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roberto Greco (PG), Allan Brown (SG), John Allen (PF), Francisco Juarez (C) James Kiely, Jon Charles, Scott Rennick, Roderick Melson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez (PG), Dikembe Abdallah (SG), Justin Chidester (SF), Jared Fields (PF), Steven Johnson (C) Peter Schiefelbein, Boris Rutkowski, Myron Yamasaki, Nnamdi Aho, Ryan Scott | |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Francisco Juarez connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois 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 (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah is fouled in the backcourt by Roberto Greco - foul #1 on Roberto Greco, team foul #7 | 66-76 |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah makes the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah misses the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | John Allen grabs the board | 66-77 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Roberto Greco loses the dribble to Dikembe Abdallah in the backcourt | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois 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) | |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Steven Johnson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Steven Johnson, team foul #3 | 66-77 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Roberto Greco is fouled on the floor by Steven Johnson - foul #4 on Steven Johnson, team foul #4 | 66-77 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Roberto Greco hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-77 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Kiely (PG), Jon Charles (SG), Scott Rennick (SF), Roderick Melson (C) Roberto Greco, Allan Brown, John Allen, Francisco Juarez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein (PG), Boris Rutkowski (SG), Myron Yamasaki (SF), Nnamdi Aho (PF), Ryan Scott (C) Jesus Valdez, Dikembe Abdallah, Justin Chidester, Jared Fields, Steven Johnson | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois 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 (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein is fouled in the backcourt by James Kiely - foul #3 on James Kiely, team foul #8 | 69-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah (SF), Steven Johnson (C) Myron Yamasaki, Ryan Scott | |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | James Kiely misses the lay-in | 69-79 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein snags the defensive board | 69-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois 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) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein runs out the clock | 69-79 |