| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ben Northup (fresh) SG - Richard Hogan (fresh) SF - Albert Holt (fresh) PF - Hilario Vega (fresh) C - Miguel Lopez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Kendrick (fresh) SF - George Cangelosi (fresh) PF - Herbert Boyer (fresh) C - Morris Demarco (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Miguel Lopez wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Saint Louis | Herbert Boyer is called for the reach on Hilario Vega - foul #1 on Herbert Boyer, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Saint Louis | Hilario Vega drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Richard Hogan and he's fouled by Herbert Boyer - foul #2 on Herbert Boyer, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe (PF) Herbert Boyer | |
| 19:26 | Saint Louis | Hilario Vega makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick makes the jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:45 | Saint Louis | Hilario Vega hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Saint Louis | Ben Northup tips it home | 5-2 |
| 18:23 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco misses the shot from the left side | 5-2 |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco snags the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:07 | Ohio State | Ben Northup steps in front of the George Cangelosi pass | 5-2 |
| 17:51 | Saint Louis | George Cangelosi steps in front of the Ben Northup pass | 5-2 |
| 17:24 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 17:23 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco tips it home | 5-4 |
| 17:02 | Saint Louis | Richard Hogan connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Albert Holt | 8-4 |
| 16:40 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 8-4 |
| 16:39 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco misses the tip | 8-4 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe tips it in | 8-6 |
| 16:23 | Saint Louis | Ben Northup is hacked by Morris Demarco - foul #1 on Morris Demarco, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Vincent Blocker (SF), David Stannard (PF), William Jefcoat (C) Albert Holt, Hilario Vega, Miguel Lopez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 16:17 | Saint Louis | William Jefcoat hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 8-6 |
| 16:16 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 16:04 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco hits the finger roll on a great pass from Arnold Smith and he's hacked by Ben Northup - foul #1 on Ben Northup, team foul #1 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Joseph Green (SF) Ben Northup | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 16:04 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco misses the free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:04 | Saint Louis | David Stannard snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 15:55 | Saint Louis | Richard Hogan knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Vincent Blocker | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Vincent Blocker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Hogan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Green (fresh) PF - David Stannard (fresh) C - William Jefcoat (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Kendrick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Cangelosi (fresh) PF - Johnny Gipe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Morris Demarco (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith's pass is intercepted by David Stannard | 10-8 |
| 15:19 | Saint Louis | Joseph Green misses short on a 3 from straight away | 10-8 |
| 15:17 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:59 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi hits a runner in the paint | 10-10 |
| 14:37 | Saint Louis | William Jefcoat is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on William Jefcoat, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ben Northup (PG), Albert Holt (SF), Hilario Vega (PF), Miguel Lopez (C) Richard Hogan, Joseph Green, David Stannard, William Jefcoat | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson (PG), Eli Oliveira (SF), Brandon Rumberger (PF) Arnold Smith, George Cangelosi, Johnny Gipe | |
| 14:24 | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-10 |
| 14:23 | Saint Louis | Miguel Lopez snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 13:54 | Saint Louis | Vincent Blocker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Kendrick - foul #1 on Jeffrey Kendrick, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| 13:54 | Saint Louis | Vincent Blocker makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:54 | Saint Louis | Vincent Blocker makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Kendrick | 12-13 |
| 13:17 | Saint Louis | Vincent Blocker makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 13:04 | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson is fouled on the floor by Hilario Vega - foul #1 on Hilario Vega, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Richard Hogan (SG), Joseph Green (SF) Vincent Blocker, Albert Holt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arnold Smith (PG), George Cangelosi (SF) Jeffrey Kendrick, Morris Demarco | |
| 12:54 | Ohio State | Brandon Rumberger comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 12:52 | Saint Louis | Miguel Lopez grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 12:29 | Saint Louis | Eli Oliveira steps in front of the Miguel Lopez pass | 15-13 |
| 12:15 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith is fouled on the floor by Hilario Vega - foul #2 on Hilario Vega, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Stannard (PF) Hilario Vega | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick (SG), Johnny Gipe (PF) Stephen Hutcheson, Eli Oliveira | |
| 12:10 | Ohio State | Brandon Rumberger is whistled for a carry | 15-13 |
| 11:56 | Saint Louis | Ben Northup can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-13 |
| 11:55 | Ohio State | Brandon Rumberger snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ben Northup (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Hogan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Green (fresh) PF - David Stannard (fresh) C - Miguel Lopez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Kendrick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Cangelosi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Gipe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Rumberger (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi misses the shot from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 11:43 | Saint Louis | Miguel Lopez gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 11:35 | Saint Louis | Richard Hogan makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ben Northup | 17-13 |
| 11:22 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-13 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Vincent Blocker (PG), Albert Holt (SF), William Jefcoat (C) Ben Northup, Richard Hogan, Miguel Lopez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira (C) Brandon Rumberger | |
| 10:59 | Saint Louis | David Stannard loses the dribble to Johnny Gipe | 17-13 |
| 10:47 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-13 |
| 10:45 | Saint Louis | Albert Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 10:37 | Saint Louis | David Stannard blows the layup but the foul's on Johnny Gipe - foul #1 on Johnny Gipe, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson (PG), Morris Demarco (C) Arnold Smith, George Cangelosi | |
| 10:37 | Saint Louis | David Stannard makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 10:37 | Saint Louis | David Stannard makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:26 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnny Gipe | 19-16 |
| 10:08 | Saint Louis | Vincent Blocker hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-16 |
| 09:49 | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-16 |
| 09:47 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco tips it back up and in | 22-18 |
| 09:34 | Saint Louis | Joseph Green misses the 3 from straight away | 22-18 |
| 09:33 | Saint Louis | William Jefcoat tips it in | 24-18 |
| 09:19 | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira is hacked by Albert Holt - foul #1 on Albert Holt, team foul #5 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ben Northup (PG), Richard Hogan (SG), Miguel Lopez (C) Vincent Blocker, Joseph Green, David Stannard | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arnold Smith (PG), George Cangelosi (SF), Brandon Rumberger (PF) Stephen Hutcheson, Eli Oliveira, Johnny Gipe | |
| 09:00 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 24-18 |
| 08:58 | Saint Louis | Miguel Lopez pulls down the rebound | 24-18 |
| 08:52 | Saint Louis | Richard Hogan drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ben Northup | 27-18 |
| 08:45 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-21 |
| 08:26 | Saint Louis | Richard Hogan scores on a runner from the right block set up by William Jefcoat | 29-21 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Arnold Smith | 29-23 |
| 07:41 | Saint Louis | Richard Hogan misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Kendrick - foul #2 on Jeffrey Kendrick, team foul #6 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Vincent Blocker (SF), David Stannard (PF) Albert Holt, William Jefcoat | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson (SG), Johnny Gipe (PF) Jeffrey Kendrick, Brandon Rumberger | |
| 07:41 | Saint Louis | Richard Hogan misses the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 07:41 | Saint Louis | Richard Hogan misses the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 07:41 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ben Northup (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Hogan (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Blocker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Stannard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Miguel Lopez (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Hutcheson (fresh) SF - George Cangelosi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Gipe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Morris Demarco (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe loses the ball out of bounds | 29-23 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Parker (SG), Eli Oliveira (SF) Arnold Smith, George Cangelosi | |
| 07:16 | Saint Louis | Vincent Blocker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-23 |
| 07:14 | Saint Louis | David Stannard can't tip it in | 29-23 |
| 07:13 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 07:09 | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-23 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Joseph Green (SF), Jerry Brown (C) Ben Northup, Miguel Lopez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:56 | Saint Louis | David Stannard is fouled on the floor by Stephen Hutcheson - foul #1 on Stephen Hutcheson, team foul #7 | 29-23 |
| 06:56 | Saint Louis | David Stannard makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 06:56 | Saint Louis | David Stannard makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 06:38 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe blows the layup | 31-23 |
| 06:36 | Saint Louis | Jerry Brown grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 06:24 | Saint Louis | Vincent Blocker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-23 |
| 06:22 | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 06:05 | Ohio State | David Parker can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 06:04 | Saint Louis | Jerry Brown gets the rebound | 31-23 |
| 05:51 | Saint Louis | Richard Hogan hits a jumper near the basket set up by Vincent Blocker | 33-23 |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | David Parker misses long on a jumper from the right side | 33-23 |
| 05:40 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Richard Hogan | 33-23 |
| 05:25 | Saint Louis | Stephen Hutcheson picks off the pass by Joseph Green | 33-23 |
| 05:21 | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Gipe | 33-26 |
| 05:07 | Saint Louis | Joseph Green is fouled on the floor by David Parker - foul #1 on David Parker, team foul #8 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ben Northup (PG), Albert Holt (SF), William Jefcoat (PF), Miguel Lopez (C) Vincent Blocker, Richard Hogan, David Stannard, Jerry Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arnold Smith (PG), George Cangelosi (SF), Brandon Rumberger (PF) David Parker, Eli Oliveira, Johnny Gipe | |
| 05:07 | Saint Louis | Joseph Green makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 05:07 | Saint Louis | Joseph Green makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 35-26 |
| 04:49 | Saint Louis | William Jefcoat grabs the board | 35-26 |
| 04:45 | Saint Louis | Joseph Green hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Ben Northup | 38-26 |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 38-26 |
| 04:24 | Ohio State | Brandon Rumberger snags the offensive board | 38-26 |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Brandon Rumberger | 38-28 |
| 04:00 | Saint Louis | Albert Holt travels with the ball | 38-28 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Richard Hogan (SG), Hilario Vega (PF) Joseph Green, William Jefcoat | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick (SG), Herbert Boyer (PF) Stephen Hutcheson, Morris Demarco | |
| 03:46 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Miguel Lopez - foul #1 on Miguel Lopez, team foul #6 | 38-28 |
| 03:46 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 03:46 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi misses the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 03:46 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Hilario Vega | 38-29 |
| 03:24 | Saint Louis | Hilario Vega drills a jumper in the lane set up by Miguel Lopez | 40-29 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ben Northup (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Hogan (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Holt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Hilario Vega (fresh) 5 pts. C - Miguel Lopez (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Kendrick (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Cangelosi (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Herbert Boyer (fresh) C - Brandon Rumberger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick buries a jumper from the baseline | 40-31 |
| 02:46 | Saint Louis | Ben Northup misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 02:44 | Ohio State | Herbert Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 02:23 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi misses the lay-in | 40-31 |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith snags the offensive board | 40-31 |
| 01:59 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi is whistled for traveling | 40-31 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Vincent Blocker (SG), Joseph Green (SF), David Stannard (C) Richard Hogan, Albert Holt, Miguel Lopez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson (PG), Eli Oliveira (SF), Johnny Gipe (C) Arnold Smith, George Cangelosi, Brandon Rumberger | |
| 01:36 | Saint Louis | Vincent Blocker is whistled for a carry | 40-31 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Jefcoat (C) Hilario Vega | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Kendrick | 40-33 |
| 01:11 | Saint Louis | Vincent Blocker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 01:09 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Herbert Boyer | 40-33 |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson is fouled on the floor by Ben Northup - foul #2 on Ben Northup, team foul #7 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Richard Hogan (SG) Ben Northup | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Morris Demarco (C) Johnny Gipe | |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 00:48 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to William Jefcoat | 40-33 |
| 00:28 | Saint Louis | William Jefcoat clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Morris Demarco - foul #2 on Morris Demarco, team foul #9 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Hilario Vega (PF) David Stannard | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arnold Smith (PG), George Cangelosi (SF) Stephen Hutcheson, Morris Demarco | |
| 00:28 | Saint Louis | William Jefcoat makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 00:28 | Saint Louis | William Jefcoat makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 42-33 |
| 00:01 | Saint Louis | Vincent Blocker gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Vincent Blocker misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 42-33 |