| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Elmer Cookson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Munroe (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Newsome (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Tillery (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Flawiusz Moscovic (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Charles Hemby (fresh) SG - Maurice Stuck (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Donald (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alex Knowles (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Lujan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Anthony Donald inbounds the ball | 31-18 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Ohio State | Charles Hemby double dribbles | 31-18 |
| 19:18 | Gonzaga | Elmer Cookson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-18 |
| 19:08 | Ohio State | Steven Lujan misses the lay-in but the foul's on Flawiusz Moscovic - foul #2 on Flawiusz Moscovic, team foul #1 | 34-18 |
| 19:08 | Ohio State | Steven Lujan misses the 1st free throw | 34-18 |
| 19:08 | Ohio State | Steven Lujan makes the 2nd free throw | 34-19 |
| 18:44 | Gonzaga | Elmer Cookson loses the dribble to Charles Hemby | 34-19 |
| 18:40 | Ohio State | Anthony Donald hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Hemby | 34-21 |
| 18:19 | Gonzaga | Elmer Cookson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-21 |
| 18:18 | Gonzaga | Elmer Cookson tips it back up and in | 36-21 |
| 17:57 | Ohio State | Maurice Stuck misses the fadeaway from the right side | 36-21 |
| 17:56 | Ohio State | Steven Lujan hits the follow up shot | 36-23 |
| 17:36 | Gonzaga | Maurice Stuck is called for the reach on Henry Newsome - foul #1 on Maurice Stuck, team foul #1 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bruce Gurganus (PF), Edward Macdonald (C) Alex Knowles, Steven Lujan | |
| 17:13 | Gonzaga | Henry Newsome is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 36-23 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | David Germain (PG), Richard Jackson (SF), Michael McKnight (C) Elmer Cookson, Henry Newsome, Flawiusz Moscovic | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Lawson (PG), Ervin Depue (SG), Matthew Haynes (SF) Charles Hemby, Maurice Stuck, Anthony Donald | |
| 16:56 | Ohio State | Arthur Tillery blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Edward Macdonald | 36-23 |
| 16:55 | Gonzaga | Michael McKnight grabs the defensive rebound | 36-23 |
| 16:41 | Gonzaga | Arthur Tillery is fouled on the floor by Ervin Depue - foul #1 on Ervin Depue, team foul #2 | 36-23 |
| 16:32 | Gonzaga | David Germain hits a shot from close range and the foul's on James Lawson - foul #1 on James Lawson, team foul #3 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Flawiusz Moscovic (C) Arthur Tillery | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alex Knowles (PF) Edward Macdonald | |
| 16:32 | Gonzaga | David Germain misses the free throw | 38-23 |
| 16:32 | Ohio State | Bruce Gurganus pulls down the rebound | 38-23 |
| 16:21 | Ohio State | David Germain picks off the pass by Bruce Gurganus | 38-23 |
| 16:18 | Gonzaga | David Germain can't finish the layup | 38-23 |
| 16:17 | Ohio State | Alex Knowles snags the defensive board | 38-23 |
| 16:13 | Ohio State | Donald Munroe is called for the reach on Ervin Depue - foul #2 on Donald Munroe, team foul #2 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Henry Newsome (SF) Donald Munroe | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Anthony Donald (SF) Matthew Haynes | |
| 15:59 | Ohio State | Anthony Donald comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by David Germain - foul #3 on David Germain, team foul #3 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Elmer Cookson (PG), Clifford Howard (SF) Richard Jackson, Michael McKnight | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Hemby (PG), Robert Gambill (SG), Steven Lujan (C) James Lawson, Ervin Depue, Bruce Gurganus | |
| 15:59 | Ohio State | Anthony Donald makes the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 15:59 | Ohio State | Anthony Donald makes the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Elmer Cookson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Germain (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Clifford Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Henry Newsome (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Flawiusz Moscovic (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Charles Hemby (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Gambill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Donald (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alex Knowles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Lujan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Gonzaga | Elmer Cookson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-25 |
| 15:33 | Ohio State | Steven Lujan drills a driving attempt from the right block | 38-27 |
| 15:12 | Gonzaga | Alex Knowles takes the ball from Henry Newsome | 38-27 |
| 14:48 | Ohio State | Charles Hemby is called for traveling | 38-27 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Donald Munroe (SG), Arthur Tillery (PF) David Germain, Flawiusz Moscovic | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bruce Gurganus (PF) Alex Knowles | |
| 14:31 | Gonzaga | Elmer Cookson misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Robert Gambill - foul #4 on Robert Gambill, team foul #4 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Michael McKnight (C) Henry Newsome | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Maurice Stuck (PG), James Lawson (SG), Matthew Haynes (SF), Edward Macdonald (C) Charles Hemby, Robert Gambill, Anthony Donald, Steven Lujan | |
| 14:31 | Gonzaga | Elmer Cookson makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 14:31 | Gonzaga | Elmer Cookson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 14:10 | Ohio State | James Lawson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-27 |
| 14:08 | Gonzaga | Arthur Tillery snags the defensive board | 40-27 |
| 13:54 | Gonzaga | Elmer Cookson slams it home on a nice dish by Arthur Tillery | 42-27 |
| 13:26 | Ohio State | Matthew Haynes lays it up and in set up by Bruce Gurganus | 42-29 |
| 13:08 | Gonzaga | Michael McKnight knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Clifford Howard | 45-29 |
| 12:51 | Ohio State | Edward Macdonald buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-32 |
| 12:33 | Gonzaga | Elmer Cookson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-32 |
| 12:31 | Ohio State | Bruce Gurganus grabs the board | 45-32 |
| 12:24 | Ohio State | Matthew Haynes drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-35 |
| 12:07 | Gonzaga | Elmer Cookson hits a floater from the baseline set up by Arthur Tillery | 47-35 |
| 11:55 | Ohio State | Bruce Gurganus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-35 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | David Germain (PG), Richard Jackson (SG), Henry Newsome (SF), Flawiusz Moscovic (C) Elmer Cookson, Donald Munroe, Clifford Howard, Michael McKnight | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Hemby (PG), Anthony Donald (SF), Alex Knowles (PF), Steven Lujan (C) Maurice Stuck, Matthew Haynes, Bruce Gurganus, Edward Macdonald | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - David Germain (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Richard Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Henry Newsome (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Tillery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Flawiusz Moscovic (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Charles Hemby (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Lawson (fresh) SF - Anthony Donald (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alex Knowles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Lujan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Gonzaga | Richard Jackson double dribbles | 47-35 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ervin Depue (SG) James Lawson | |
| 11:12 | Ohio State | David Germain picks off the pass by Steven Lujan | 47-35 |
| 10:46 | Gonzaga | Charles Hemby steals the ball from Richard Jackson | 47-35 |
| 10:26 | Ohio State | Steven Lujan comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-35 |
| 10:24 | Gonzaga | Henry Newsome snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 10:02 | Gonzaga | Henry Newsome misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Anthony Donald - foul #2 on Anthony Donald, team foul #5 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Donald Munroe (SG), Michael McKnight (PF) Richard Jackson, Arthur Tillery | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Maurice Stuck (SG) Ervin Depue | |
| 10:02 | Gonzaga | Henry Newsome makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 10:02 | Gonzaga | Henry Newsome makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 09:47 | Ohio State | Steven Lujan clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-35 |
| 09:45 | Ohio State | Steven Lujan tips it back up and in | 49-37 |
| 09:25 | Gonzaga | Henry Newsome clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-37 |
| 09:24 | Gonzaga | Donald Munroe snags the offensive board | 49-37 |
| 09:01 | Gonzaga | Flawiusz Moscovic is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Flawiusz Moscovic, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Elmer Cookson (PG), Clifford Howard (SF), Richard Jackson (C) David Germain, Henry Newsome, Flawiusz Moscovic | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Lawson (SG), Matthew Haynes (SF), Bruce Gurganus (PF), Edward Macdonald (C) Charles Hemby, Anthony Donald, Alex Knowles, Steven Lujan | |
| 08:42 | Ohio State | Matthew Haynes is fouled on the floor by Richard Jackson - foul #3 on Richard Jackson, team foul #5 | 49-37 |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | Bruce Gurganus is denied on a layup by Clifford Howard | 49-37 |
| 08:32 | Ohio State | Matthew Haynes gets the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 08:16 | Ohio State | Matthew Haynes is hacked by Michael McKnight - foul #1 on Michael McKnight, team foul #6 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Flawiusz Moscovic (C) Michael McKnight | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | James Lawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-37 |
| 07:40 | Gonzaga | Donald Munroe misses the 3 from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | Bruce Gurganus grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Elmer Cookson (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Munroe (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clifford Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Flawiusz Moscovic (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Maurice Stuck (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Lawson (fresh) SF - Matthew Haynes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Gurganus (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Macdonald (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Ohio State | James Lawson is fouled on the floor by Clifford Howard - foul #4 on Clifford Howard, team foul #7 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | David Germain (PG), Arthur Tillery (PF), Henry Newsome (C) Elmer Cookson, Richard Jackson, Flawiusz Moscovic | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Gambill (SG), Anthony Donald (SF), Alex Knowles (PF) Maurice Stuck, Matthew Haynes, Edward Macdonald | |
| 07:20 | Ohio State | James Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 07:20 | Gonzaga | Henry Newsome pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| 07:01 | Gonzaga | Arthur Tillery is hacked by Robert Gambill - foul #5 on Robert Gambill, team foul #6 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Michael McKnight (C) Donald Munroe | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Hemby (PG), Steven Lujan (C) Robert Gambill, Bruce Gurganus | |
| 06:48 | Gonzaga | Arthur Tillery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-37 |
| 06:47 | Ohio State | Alex Knowles pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| 06:36 | Ohio State | Charles Hemby misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-37 |
| 06:34 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Alex Knowles | 49-37 |
| 06:21 | Ohio State | Anthony Donald misses the turnaround from the right block | 49-37 |
| 06:20 | Gonzaga | Arthur Tillery gets the rebound | 49-37 |
| 06:04 | Gonzaga | Henry Newsome makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Clifford Howard | 51-37 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:45 | Ohio State | Anthony Donald buries a jump hook from close range | 51-39 |
| 05:19 | Gonzaga | Arthur Tillery scores on a runner in the paint | 53-39 |
| 04:57 | Ohio State | Alex Knowles clanks a jumper from the right side | 53-39 |
| 04:55 | Gonzaga | Michael McKnight snags the defensive board | 53-39 |
| 04:55 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-39 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Elmer Cookson (PG), Donald Munroe (SG), Flawiusz Moscovic (C) David Germain, Henry Newsome, Michael McKnight | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Maurice Stuck (SG) James Lawson | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:35 | Gonzaga | Arthur Tillery lays it in set up by Elmer Cookson and he's hacked by Alex Knowles - foul #1 on Alex Knowles, team foul #7 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | David Germain (PG), Richard Jackson (SG), Henry Newsome (SF), Michael McKnight (C) Elmer Cookson, Donald Munroe, Clifford Howard, Flawiusz Moscovic | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Lawson (SG), Matthew Haynes (SF), Bruce Gurganus (PF), Edward Macdonald (C) Charles Hemby, Anthony Donald, Alex Knowles, Steven Lujan | |
| 04:35 | Gonzaga | Arthur Tillery makes the free throw | 56-39 |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | Maurice Stuck misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Henry Newsome - foul #1 on Henry Newsome, team foul #8 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Flawiusz Moscovic (C) Arthur Tillery | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | Maurice Stuck misses the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | Maurice Stuck misses the 2nd free throw | 56-39 |
| 04:19 | Gonzaga | Henry Newsome snags the defensive board | 56-39 |
| 03:54 | Gonzaga | The jump hook by Flawiusz Moscovic is blocked by Bruce Gurganus | 56-39 |
| 03:52 | Gonzaga | David Germain snags the offensive board | 56-39 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Gonzaga | Henry Newsome hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 56-39 |
| 03:36 | Ohio State | James Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-39 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - David Germain (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Henry Newsome (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael McKnight (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Flawiusz Moscovic (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Maurice Stuck (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Lawson (fresh) SF - Matthew Haynes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Gurganus (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Macdonald (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | James Lawson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Maurice Stuck | 56-42 |
| 02:50 | Gonzaga | Richard Jackson misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 56-42 |
| 02:48 | Gonzaga | Flawiusz Moscovic grabs the offensive board | 56-42 |
| 02:25 | Gonzaga | Maurice Stuck steals it from David Germain | 56-42 |
| 02:22 | Ohio State | Matthew Haynes misses the lay-in | 56-42 |
| 02:21 | Gonzaga | Henry Newsome grabs the board | 56-42 |
| 02:05 | Gonzaga | Henry Newsome clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 56-42 |
| 02:04 | Gonzaga | David Germain grabs the offensive board | 56-42 |
| 01:43 | Gonzaga | Michael McKnight double dribbles | 56-42 |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | Edward Macdonald buries a jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Flawiusz Moscovic - foul #4 on Flawiusz Moscovic, team foul #9 | 56-44 |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | Edward Macdonald makes the free throw | 56-45 |
| 01:03 | Gonzaga | David Germain misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 56-45 |
| 01:01 | Gonzaga | Henry Newsome tips it back up and in | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | Maurice Stuck scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Macdonald | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Gonzaga | David Germain is hacked by Maurice Stuck in the backcourt - foul #2 on Maurice Stuck, team foul #8 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Donald Munroe (SG) Flawiusz Moscovic | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:53 | Gonzaga | David Germain makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:53 | Gonzaga | David Germain makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | Matthew Haynes misses short on a shot from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 00:46 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Michael McKnight | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Gonzaga | Donald Munroe lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Jackson | 62-48 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Edward Macdonald double dribbles | 62-48 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Flawiusz Moscovic (C) Donald Munroe | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | David Germain runs out the clock | 62-48 |