| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Broderick Worley (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Kendrick (fresh) SF - Christopher Harris (fresh) PF - Andrew Peiffer (fresh) C - Leroy Hunter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ryan Holder (fresh) SG - Don Rhodes (fresh) SF - David Rucker (fresh) PF - Robert Gray (fresh) C - Michael Hargrove (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Leroy Hunter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:57 | Ohio State | Broderick Worley is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Holder - foul #1 on Ryan Holder, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Ohio State | Michael Hargrove denies the turnaround by Andrew Peiffer | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | Broderick Worley can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Evansville | David Rucker snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Evansville | Ryan Holder clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Evansville | Robert Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Evansville | Michael Hargrove hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Ohio State | Leroy Hunter gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Ohio State | Christopher Harris comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Evansville | David Rucker grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Evansville | David Rucker comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Evansville | Michael Hargrove snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:17 | Evansville | Robert Gray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:08 | Ohio State | Andrew Peiffer misses short on a floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:07 | Evansville | Michael Hargrove snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:49 | Evansville | David Rucker drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Don Rhodes | 0-2 |
| 17:32 | Ohio State | Ryan Holder is called for the reach on Broderick Worley - foul #2 on Ryan Holder, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Webb (PG) Ryan Holder | |
| 17:14 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 16:45 | Evansville | Don Rhodes lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Webb | 0-4 |
| 16:22 | Ohio State | Andrew Peiffer misses short on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Webb - foul #1 on Thomas Webb, team foul #3 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson (SF) Christopher Harris | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 16:22 | Ohio State | Andrew Peiffer misses the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 16:22 | Ohio State | Andrew Peiffer makes the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 16:04 | Evansville | Leroy Hunter blocks the short jumper by Robert Gray | 1-4 |
| 16:02 | Evansville | Robert Gray grabs the offensive board | 1-4 |
| 15:54 | Evansville | Don Rhodes connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Rucker | 1-6 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Broderick Worley (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Kendrick (fresh) SF - Stephen Hutcheson (fresh) PF - Andrew Peiffer (fresh) 1 pts. C - Leroy Hunter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Webb (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Don Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Rucker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Gray (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Hargrove (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Ohio State | A charge is called on Andrew Peiffer - foul #1 on Andrew Peiffer, team foul #1 | 1-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira (SG), George Cangelosi (SF), Norbert Lisk (PF) Broderick Worley, Jeffrey Kendrick, Andrew Peiffer | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 15:19 | Evansville | Stephen Hutcheson is called for the reach on Don Rhodes - foul #1 on Stephen Hutcheson, team foul #2 | 1-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Harris (SF) George Cangelosi | |
| Subs | Evansville | Tony Kahle (SF) David Rucker | |
| 15:01 | Evansville | The jump hook by Michael Hargrove is blocked by Norbert Lisk | 1-6 |
| 15:00 | Ohio State | Norbert Lisk grabs the board | 1-6 |
| 14:56 | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 1-6 |
| 14:54 | Ohio State | Norbert Lisk hits the follow up shot | 3-6 |
| 14:29 | Evansville | Robert Gray misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 14:28 | Ohio State | Christopher Harris gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 14:01 | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-6 |
| 13:59 | Evansville | Michael Hargrove grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 13:54 | Evansville | Thomas Webb lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Hargrove | 3-8 |
| 13:32 | Ohio State | Leroy Hunter misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 3-8 |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Norbert Lisk snags the offensive board | 3-8 |
| 13:26 | Ohio State | Leroy Hunter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Gray - foul #1 on Robert Gray, team foul #4 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Broderick Worley (PG), Jeffrey Kendrick (SG), Andrew Peiffer (PF) Stephen Hutcheson, Eli Oliveira, Norbert Lisk | |
| Subs | Evansville | Chester Swett (SG), David Rucker (SF), Christopher Renfro (PF), James Lewis (C) Thomas Webb, Don Rhodes, Robert Gray, Michael Hargrove | |
| 13:26 | Ohio State | Leroy Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 13:26 | Ohio State | Leroy Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 13:08 | Evansville | Chester Swett can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Christopher Harris - foul #1 on Christopher Harris, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Cangelosi (SF), Morris Demarco (C) Christopher Harris, Leroy Hunter | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 13:08 | Evansville | Chester Swett makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 13:08 | Evansville | Chester Swett makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 12:42 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by James Lewis - foul #1 on James Lewis, team foul #5 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson (SF) George Cangelosi | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 12:42 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 12:42 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco misses the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 12:42 | Evansville | James Lewis gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 12:25 | Evansville | Christopher Renfro is fouled on the floor by Andrew Peiffer - foul #2 on Andrew Peiffer, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Norbert Lisk (PF) Andrew Peiffer | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Webb (PG) Chester Swett | |
| 12:09 | Evansville | David Rucker drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Webb | 6-13 |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson buries a shot from close range and he's hacked by David Rucker - foul #1 on David Rucker, team foul #6 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Harris (SF), Leroy Hunter (C) Broderick Worley, Morris Demarco | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson makes the free throw | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Stephen Hutcheson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffrey Kendrick (fresh) SF - Christopher Harris (fresh) PF - Norbert Lisk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Kahle (fresh) SF - David Rucker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Renfro (fresh) C - James Lewis (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Evansville | David Rucker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Broderick Worley (PG) Stephen Hutcheson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Don Rhodes (SG), Robert Gray (PF), Michael Hargrove (C) Tony Kahle, Christopher Renfro, James Lewis | |
| 11:09 | Ohio State | Thomas Webb steps in front of the Christopher Harris pass | 9-13 |
| 11:01 | Evansville | Robert Gray hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Webb | 9-15 |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | Broderick Worley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-15 |
| 10:46 | Evansville | Robert Gray hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-15 |
| 10:45 | Ohio State | Leroy Hunter pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| 10:19 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick makes the jump hook in the lane | 11-15 |
| 10:07 | Evansville | Don Rhodes is fouled on the floor by Broderick Worley - foul #1 on Broderick Worley, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Morris Demarco (PF) Norbert Lisk | |
| Subs | Evansville | Tony Kahle (PG), Christopher Renfro (SF) Thomas Webb, David Rucker | |
| 09:57 | Evansville | Michael Hargrove clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 09:55 | Evansville | Don Rhodes snags the offensive board | 11-15 |
| 09:43 | Evansville | Christopher Renfro hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Broderick Worley - foul #2 on Broderick Worley, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson (PG), Eli Oliveira (SG), George Cangelosi (SF) Broderick Worley, Jeffrey Kendrick, Christopher Harris | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gregory Frazier (PG), Chester Swett (SG) Don Rhodes, Michael Hargrove | |
| 09:43 | Evansville | Christopher Renfro misses the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 09:43 | Evansville | Christopher Renfro misses the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 09:43 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 09:27 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 09:25 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Robert Gray | 11-15 |
| 09:08 | Evansville | Robert Gray is hacked by Eli Oliveira - foul #1 on Eli Oliveira, team foul #7 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Herbert Boyer (C) Leroy Hunter | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Webb (PG) Gregory Frazier | |
| 09:08 | Evansville | Robert Gray makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 09:08 | Evansville | Robert Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | Herbert Boyer gets the rebound | 11-16 |
| 08:51 | Ohio State | Herbert Boyer misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Christopher Renfro - foul #1 on Christopher Renfro, team foul #7 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick (SG) George Cangelosi | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Lewis (C) Robert Gray | |
| 08:51 | Ohio State | Herbert Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 08:51 | Ohio State | Herbert Boyer misses the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 08:51 | Evansville | James Lewis snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 08:34 | Evansville | Tony Kahle misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-16 |
| 08:32 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 08:19 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-16 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Harris (SF), Norbert Lisk (PF), Leroy Hunter (C) Eli Oliveira, Herbert Boyer, Morris Demarco | |
| Subs | Evansville | Don Rhodes (SG), David Rucker (SF), Michael Hargrove (C) Chester Swett, Tony Kahle, James Lewis | |
| 08:00 | Evansville | Christopher Renfro connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Don Rhodes | 12-18 |
| 07:45 | Ohio State | Leroy Hunter drills a jumper near the basket set up by Stephen Hutcheson | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Stephen Hutcheson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Kendrick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Harris (fresh) PF - Norbert Lisk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Don Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Rucker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Renfro (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Hargrove (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Evansville | Michael Hargrove knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by David Rucker and the foul's on Stephen Hutcheson - foul #2 on Stephen Hutcheson, team foul #8 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira (PG) Stephen Hutcheson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Tony Kahle (PG), Robert Gray (PF) Thomas Webb, Christopher Renfro | |
| 07:26 | Evansville | Michael Hargrove misses the free throw | 14-20 |
| 07:26 | Ohio State | Norbert Lisk pulls down the rebound | 14-20 |
| 07:22 | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 07:06 | Evansville | Don Rhodes is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Don Rhodes, team foul #8 | 17-20 |
| 06:51 | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira travels with the ball | 17-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arnold Smith (SG) Jeffrey Kendrick | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gregory Frazier (PG) David Rucker | |
| 06:36 | Evansville | Tony Kahle comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 17-20 |
| 06:35 | Evansville | Tony Kahle pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 06:21 | Evansville | Robert Gray misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Norbert Lisk - foul #1 on Norbert Lisk, team foul #9 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Morris Demarco (PF), Herbert Boyer (C) Norbert Lisk, Leroy Hunter | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Webb (PG) Gregory Frazier | |
| 06:21 | Evansville | Robert Gray makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 06:21 | Evansville | Robert Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:10 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 17-22 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | Herbert Boyer snags the offensive board | 17-22 |
| 06:02 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 17-22 |
| 06:01 | Evansville | Tony Kahle grabs the board | 17-22 |
| 05:45 | Evansville | Robert Gray connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Webb | 17-25 |
| 05:37 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 17-25 |
| 05:36 | Evansville | Tony Kahle snags the defensive board | 17-25 |
| 05:29 | Evansville | Tony Kahle drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Don Rhodes | 17-28 |
| 05:10 | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-28 |
| 05:09 | Evansville | Don Rhodes gets the rebound | 17-28 |
| 04:56 | Evansville | Christopher Harris is called for the reach on Thomas Webb - foul #2 on Christopher Harris, team foul #10 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick (SG), George Cangelosi (SF), Leroy Hunter (C) Eli Oliveira, Christopher Harris, Herbert Boyer | |
| Subs | Evansville | David Rucker (SF), Christopher Renfro (PF), James Lewis (C) Don Rhodes, Robert Gray, Michael Hargrove | |
| 04:56 | Evansville | Thomas Webb misses the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 04:56 | Evansville | Thomas Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 17-29 |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Norbert Lisk (PF) Morris Demarco | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 04:34 | Evansville | Leroy Hunter swats the short shot by Thomas Webb | 17-29 |
| 04:33 | Ohio State | Norbert Lisk grabs the defensive rebound | 17-29 |
| 04:23 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 17-29 |
| 04:21 | Evansville | Christopher Renfro gets the rebound | 17-29 |
| 03:52 | Evansville | Christopher Renfro loses the dribble to Jeffrey Kendrick | 17-29 |
| 03:35 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith is whistled for traveling | 17-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Broderick Worley (PG), Stephen Hutcheson (SF), Andrew Peiffer (PF) Arnold Smith, George Cangelosi, Norbert Lisk | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ryan Holder (PG), Chester Swett (SG) Thomas Webb, Tony Kahle | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Broderick Worley (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Kendrick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Hutcheson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Peiffer (fresh) 1 pts. C - Leroy Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ryan Holder (fresh) SG - Chester Swett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Rucker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Renfro (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Evansville | David Rucker misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stephen Hutcheson - foul #3 on Stephen Hutcheson, team foul #11 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Harris (SF) Stephen Hutcheson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Gray (PF) James Lewis | |
| 03:10 | Evansville | David Rucker makes the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 03:10 | Evansville | David Rucker misses the 2nd free throw | 17-30 |
| 03:10 | Ohio State | Andrew Peiffer pulls down the rebound | 17-30 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Ryan Holder - foul #3 on Ryan Holder, team foul #9 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gregory Frazier (PG), Don Rhodes (SG), Michael Hargrove (C) Ryan Holder, Chester Swett, Christopher Renfro | |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick makes the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick misses the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 02:46 | Evansville | The rebound goes to David Rucker | 18-30 |
| 02:31 | Evansville | Don Rhodes misses long on a shot from the left wing | 18-30 |
| 02:29 | Ohio State | Leroy Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 18-30 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Christopher Harris buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Broderick Worley | 20-30 |
| 01:43 | Evansville | Don Rhodes clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Leroy Hunter - foul #1 on Leroy Hunter, team foul #12 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira (SG), George Cangelosi (SF) Jeffrey Kendrick, Christopher Harris | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Webb (PG), Tony Kahle (SF) Gregory Frazier, David Rucker | |
| 01:43 | Evansville | Don Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 01:43 | Evansville | Don Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 01:24 | Ohio State | Broderick Worley scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Eli Oliveira | 22-32 |
| 01:14 | Evansville | Michael Hargrove buries a runner from the left block set up by Thomas Webb | 22-34 |
| 01:07 | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 22-34 |
| 01:06 | Evansville | Thomas Webb gets the rebound | 22-34 |
| 00:38 | Evansville | Robert Gray hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Hargrove | 22-36 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 22-36 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Leroy Hunter grabs the offensive rebound | 22-36 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Andrew Peiffer is fouled on the floor by Michael Hargrove - foul #1 on Michael Hargrove, team foul #10 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick (SG), Christopher Harris (SF), Norbert Lisk (C) Broderick Worley, George Cangelosi, Leroy Hunter | |
| Subs | Evansville | Chester Swett (SG), Christopher Renfro (PF), James Lewis (C) Don Rhodes, Robert Gray, Michael Hargrove | |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Andrew Peiffer makes the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Andrew Peiffer makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Tony Kahle misses short on a halfcourt shot | 24-36 |