| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Scales (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Irick (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Albert Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Moreland (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terence Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chris Gilmore (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Vides (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Streit (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Osborn (fresh) 7 pts. C - Olin Schimanski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Albert Bryant inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 19:39 | Ohio State | David Vides pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore clanks a 3 from the left corner | 24-31 |
| 19:15 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski gets the offensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 18:57 | Ohio State | Roger Streit drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Chris Gilmore | 24-33 |
| 18:40 | Purdue | Albert Bryant misses the dunk | 24-33 |
| 18:38 | Ohio State | David Vides grabs the board | 24-33 |
| 18:20 | Ohio State | David Vides knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-36 |
| 17:58 | Purdue | Robert Irick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-36 |
| 17:57 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Olin Schimanski | 24-36 |
| 17:44 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski can't finish the layup but the foul's on Terence Hawkins - foul #1 on Terence Hawkins, team foul #1 | 24-36 |
| 17:44 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 17:44 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 17:28 | Purdue | Albert Bryant drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Terence Hawkins | 26-38 |
| 17:20 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Rich (SG), Clayton Deluca (SF), Brian Brown (PF) Robert Irick, Albert Bryant, Charles Moreland | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:05 | Purdue | Lee Rich misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Chris Gilmore - foul #3 on Chris Gilmore, team foul #1 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Gries (PG), Tim Aleman (PF) Chris Gilmore, John Osborn | |
| 17:05 | Purdue | Lee Rich makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 17:05 | Purdue | Lee Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 16:49 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman (PG), Steve Scuderi (SF), Kevin Railsback (C) David Vides, Roger Streit, Olin Schimanski | |
| 16:29 | Purdue | Clayton Deluca misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 28-38 |
| 16:27 | Ohio State | Steve Scuderi gets the rebound | 28-38 |
| 16:07 | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman is fouled on the floor by Clayton Deluca - foul #1 on Clayton Deluca, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Irick (SG), Albert Bryant (SF), Charles Moreland (PF) William Scales, Clayton Deluca, Terence Hawkins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 15:59 | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Tim Aleman | 28-41 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Rich (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Irick (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Albert Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Moreland (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Brown (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chinua Suleiman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Gries (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steve Scuderi (fresh) PF - Tim Aleman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Railsback (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Purdue | Robert Irick misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 15:47 | Ohio State | Steve Scuderi pulls down the rebound | 28-41 |
| 15:43 | Ohio State | Steve Scuderi drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Chinua Suleiman | 28-44 |
| 15:20 | Purdue | Chinua Suleiman is called for the reach on Albert Bryant - foul #2 on Chinua Suleiman, team foul #2 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 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 | |
| 15:03 | Purdue | Brian Brown scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Lee Rich | 30-44 |
| 14:43 | Ohio State | John Osborn scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Chris Gilmore | 30-47 |
| 14:19 | Purdue | Albert Bryant can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-47 |
| 14:18 | Purdue | Charles Moreland gets the offensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 14:08 | Purdue | Albert Bryant loses the dribble to David Vides | 30-47 |
| 14:03 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore can't finish the layup | 30-47 |
| 14:01 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore grabs the offensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 13:51 | Ohio State | David Vides scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-50 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:30 | Purdue | Albert Bryant misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by John Osborn - foul #1 on John Osborn, team foul #3 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Scales (PG), Mark Trainer (SG), Clayton Deluca (PF), Terence Hawkins (C) Lee Rich, Robert Irick, Charles Moreland, Brian Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:30 | Purdue | Albert Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 31-50 |
| 13:30 | Purdue | Albert Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 32-50 |
| 13:20 | Ohio State | Roger Streit misses short on a floater from the right side | 32-50 |
| 13:18 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins grabs the board | 32-50 |
| 13:12 | Purdue | Albert Bryant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 32-50 |
| 13:11 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins tips it home | 34-50 |
| 12:48 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-50 |
| 12:47 | Purdue | Mark Trainer grabs the defensive rebound | 34-50 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:32 | Purdue | David Vides is called for the reach on Mark Trainer - foul #2 on David Vides, team foul #4 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Claude Macri (SF) Albert Bryant | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Gries (SF), Tim Aleman (PF) Roger Streit, John Osborn | |
| 12:23 | Purdue | Mark Trainer clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 34-50 |
| 12:21 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Chris Gilmore | 34-50 |
| 12:05 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries buries a shot from close range on a great pass from David Vides | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:54 | Purdue | Claude Macri misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-52 |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman pulls down the rebound | 34-52 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Scales (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark Trainer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Claude Macri (fresh) PF - Clayton Deluca (fresh) C - Terence Hawkins (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chris Gilmore (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Vides (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Gries (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tim Aleman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Olin Schimanski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle 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 (+2) | |
| 11:31 | Ohio State | David Vides loses the dribble to Clayton Deluca | 34-52 |
| 11:21 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Gries - foul #1 on Christopher Gries, team foul #5 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Irick (SG), Charles Moreland (PF) Mark Trainer, Claude Macri | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman (PG), Roger Streit (SF), Kevin Railsback (C) Chris Gilmore, David Vides, Olin Schimanski | |
| 11:21 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 35-52 |
| 11:21 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 36-52 |
| 11:01 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Terence Hawkins | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Robert Irick's floater is tipped away by Tim Aleman | 36-52 |
| 10:38 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins can't tip it in | 36-52 |
| 10:37 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman grabs the defensive rebound | 36-52 |
| 10:32 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Tim Aleman | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:23 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins makes the turnaround from the baseline | 38-54 |
| 10:17 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Chinua Suleiman and he's fouled by Robert Irick - foul #2 on Robert Irick, team foul #3 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Claude Macri (SF), Brian Brown (C) Clayton Deluca, Terence Hawkins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore (PG), John Osborn (PF) Chinua Suleiman, Tim Aleman | |
| 10:17 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries makes the free throw | 38-57 |
| 09:55 | Purdue | Robert Irick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Rich (PG), Albert Bryant (SF) William Scales, Claude Macri | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vides (SG), Olin Schimanski (C) Christopher Gries, Kevin Railsback | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle 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 (+2) | |
| 09:31 | Ohio State | Roger Streit misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 38-57 |
| 09:30 | Purdue | Brian Brown grabs the board | 38-57 |
| 09:24 | Purdue | Brian Brown's pass is intercepted by Chris Gilmore | 38-57 |
| 09:02 | Ohio State | David Vides comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-57 |
| 09:00 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski hits the follow up shot | 38-59 |
| 08:41 | Purdue | Robert Irick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-59 |
| 08:39 | Ohio State | John Osborn gets the rebound | 38-59 |
| 08:16 | Ohio State | Roger Streit hits a runner from the left block set up by John Osborn | 38-61 |
| 07:58 | Purdue | Lee Rich can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-61 |
| 07:57 | Ohio State | John Osborn grabs the defensive rebound | 38-61 |
| 07:34 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-61 |
| 07:33 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski grabs the offensive board | 38-61 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Rich (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Irick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Albert Bryant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Moreland (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Brown (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chris Gilmore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Vides (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Streit (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Osborn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Olin Schimanski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Ohio State | Lee Rich picks off the pass by David Vides | 38-61 |
| 07:01 | Purdue | Charles Moreland connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-61 |
| 06:32 | Ohio State | Roger Streit's floater is tipped away by Brian Brown | 40-61 |
| 06:31 | Purdue | Brian Brown pulls down the rebound | 40-61 |
| 06:18 | Purdue | Charles Moreland comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-61 |
| 06:16 | Purdue | Brian Brown grabs the offensive board | 40-61 |
| 06:02 | Purdue | Lee Rich is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Lee Rich, team foul #4 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Scales (PG), Mark Trainer (SG), Claude Macri (SF), Clayton Deluca (PF), Terence Hawkins (C) Lee Rich, Robert Irick, Albert Bryant, Charles Moreland, Brian Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman (PG), Christopher Gries (SG), Steve Scuderi (SF), Tim Aleman (PF), Kevin Railsback (C) Chris Gilmore, David Vides, Roger Streit, John Osborn, Olin Schimanski | |
| 05:33 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Chinua Suleiman | 40-63 |
| 05:13 | Purdue | Mark Trainer banks in the layup on a great pass from William Scales and he's hacked by Christopher Gries - foul #2 on Christopher Gries, team foul #6 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | Harold Nadeau (SF), Dwight Wright (C) William Scales, Terence Hawkins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:13 | Purdue | Mark Trainer makes the free throw | 43-63 |
| 04:48 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-63 |
| 04:46 | Purdue | Mark Trainer grabs the board | 43-63 |
| 04:35 | Purdue | Kevin Railsback steps in front of the Claude Macri pass | 43-63 |
| 04:16 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Harold Nadeau - foul #1 on Harold Nadeau, team foul #5 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Rich (PG), Brian Brown (C) Harold Nadeau, Dwight Wright | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:16 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback makes the 1st free throw | 43-64 |
| 04:16 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback makes the 2nd free throw | 43-65 |
| 04:08 | Purdue | Mark Trainer is whistled for a carry | 43-65 |
| 03:44 | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Gries | 43-67 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 03:34 | Purdue | Lee Rich buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-67 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle 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) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Rich (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Trainer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Macri (fresh) PF - Clayton Deluca (fresh) C - Brian Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chinua Suleiman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Gries (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Scuderi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tim Aleman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Railsback (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Chinua Suleiman | 46-70 |
| 03:09 | Purdue | Steve Scuderi steals it from Claude Macri | 46-70 |
| 03:04 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries lays it in set up by Steve Scuderi | 46-72 |
| 02:49 | Purdue | Claude Macri hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-72 |
| 02:48 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman pulls down the rebound | 46-72 |
| 02:27 | Ohio State | Steve Scuderi misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-72 |
| 02:26 | Purdue | Mark Trainer snags the defensive board | 46-72 |
| 02:12 | Purdue | Claude Macri scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Lee Rich | 49-72 |
| 01:43 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Steve Scuderi | 49-75 |
| 01:35 | Purdue | Clayton Deluca loses the dribble to Christopher Gries | 49-75 |
| 01:30 | Ohio State | Steve Scuderi lays it in on a nice dish by Christopher Gries | 49-77 |
| 01:21 | Purdue | Lee Rich misses long on a shot from the right side | 49-77 |
| 01:19 | Purdue | Brian Brown tips it in | 51-77 |
| 00:55 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman misses the 3 from the right corner | 51-77 |
| 00:54 | Purdue | Claude Macri gets the rebound | 51-77 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue 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) | |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Chinua Suleiman is called for the reach on Lee Rich - foul #3 on Chinua Suleiman, team foul #7 | 51-77 |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Lee Rich makes the 1st free throw | 52-77 |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Lee Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 53-77 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue 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) | |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries clanks a fadeaway from close range | 53-77 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Mark Trainer | 53-77 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Lee Rich misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-77 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman snags the defensive board | 53-77 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman runs out the clock | 53-77 |