| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ronald Dillow (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hans Brezenski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Wimberly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Grange (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Arthur Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Olsen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Yandell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Molloy (fresh) 5 reb. C - Gregory Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Ohio State | Scott Wimberly travels with the ball | 36-31 |
| 19:17 | McNeese State | Charles Olsen drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Gregory Sanders | 36-33 |
| 18:55 | Ohio State | Eugene Grange slams it home | 38-33 |
| 18:35 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 18:33 | McNeese State | Leroy Molloy snags the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 18:24 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell hits a 3 from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 18:12 | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-36 |
| 17:50 | McNeese State | Eugene Grange is called for the reach on Gregory Sanders - foul #2 on Eugene Grange, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Rhodes (SF) Eugene Grange | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 17:37 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell blows the layup | 38-36 |
| 17:35 | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 17:16 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski connects on the shot from the left side set up by David Rhodes | 40-36 |
| 16:59 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Claude Coleman (PG), Bruce Whittington (SG), Eugene Grange (C) Ronald Dillow, Jerry Anderson, Hans Brezenski | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Nicholas Swan (PG), William Keller (PF), Ian Zirkle (C) Arthur Thompson, Leroy Molloy, Gregory Sanders | |
| 16:35 | Ohio State | Bruce Whittington misses the easy layup | 40-36 |
| 16:34 | McNeese State | William Keller grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 16:29 | McNeese State | Charles Olsen hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Swan | 40-38 |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | Nicholas Swan steals it from David Rhodes | 40-38 |
| 16:04 | McNeese State | Charles Olsen comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 16:03 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell grabs the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 15:52 | McNeese State | Charles Olsen's layup is rejected by Scott Wimberly | 40-38 |
| 15:51 | McNeese State | Charles Olsen gets the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Claude Coleman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce Whittington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Wimberly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Eugene Grange (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Nicholas Swan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Olsen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Yandell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Keller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ian Zirkle (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell is hacked by David Rhodes - foul #2 on David Rhodes, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow (PG), Jerry Anderson (SG), Tim Aleman (SF), Willie Augustine (C) Claude Coleman, Bruce Whittington, David Rhodes, Eugene Grange | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Arthur Thompson (PG), William Pope (SG), Leroy Molloy (PF), Gregory Sanders (C) Nicholas Swan, Charles Olsen, Arthur Yandell, Ian Zirkle | |
| 15:16 | McNeese State | Gregory Sanders misses short on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Willie Augustine - foul #4 on Willie Augustine, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski (C) Willie Augustine | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 15:16 | McNeese State | Gregory Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:16 | McNeese State | Gregory Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:01 | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-39 |
| 14:41 | McNeese State | William Keller connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 40-41 |
| 14:18 | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 14:16 | McNeese State | William Keller snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 13:55 | McNeese State | William Pope can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Hans Brezenski - foul #1 on Hans Brezenski, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bruce Whittington (SG), David Rhodes (PF) Jerry Anderson, Scott Wimberly | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell (SF) William Keller | |
| 13:55 | McNeese State | William Pope makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 13:55 | McNeese State | William Pope makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 13:34 | McNeese State | Leroy Molloy gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 13:20 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell is hacked by Hans Brezenski - foul #2 on Hans Brezenski, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Grange (C) Bruce Whittington | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Charles Olsen (SG) Leroy Molloy | |
| 13:05 | McNeese State | Gregory Sanders misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-43 |
| 13:03 | Ohio State | David Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 12:46 | Ohio State | David Rhodes knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Dillow | 43-43 |
| 12:29 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell misses short on a jumper from the right side | 43-43 |
| 12:28 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:11 | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 12:10 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski can't tip it in | 43-43 |
| 12:09 | Ohio State | David Rhodes pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 11:50 | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 11:49 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman tips it home | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ronald Dillow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hans Brezenski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tim Aleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Rhodes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Grange (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Arthur Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Olsen (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Yandell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Pope (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Gregory Sanders (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | McNeese State | William Pope misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 11:35 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 11:11 | Ohio State | David Rhodes's pass is intercepted by Charles Olsen | 45-43 |
| 11:08 | McNeese State | Charles Olsen lays it in | 45-45 |
| 11:08 | Ohio State | The refs have stopped play. Tim Aleman is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 45-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bruce Whittington (PG), Jerry Anderson (SG), Jason Waters (SF), Scott Wimberly (PF) Ronald Dillow, Hans Brezenski, Tim Aleman, David Rhodes | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Nicholas Swan (PG), William Keller (SF), Leroy Molloy (PF), Ian Zirkle (C) Arthur Thompson, Arthur Yandell, William Pope, Gregory Sanders | |
| 10:52 | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 10:50 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Waters | 45-45 |
| 10:34 | Ohio State | Jason Waters hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-45 |
| 10:32 | McNeese State | Ian Zirkle gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 10:25 | McNeese State | Charles Olsen misses the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Eugene Grange - foul #3 on Eugene Grange, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| 10:25 | McNeese State | Charles Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 10:25 | McNeese State | Charles Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:08 | Ohio State | Nicholas Swan is called for the reach on Bruce Whittington - foul #1 on Nicholas Swan, team foul #1 | 45-47 |
| 09:56 | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson scores on a jumper from the right side | 47-47 |
| 09:36 | McNeese State | Nicholas Swan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-47 |
| 09:34 | McNeese State | Leroy Molloy can't tip it in | 47-47 |
| 09:32 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Scott Wimberly | 47-47 |
| 09:25 | Ohio State | Eugene Grange is fouled on the floor by Ian Zirkle - foul #1 on Ian Zirkle, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | William Pope (SG), Arthur Yandell (SF) Charles Olsen, William Keller | |
| 09:10 | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Gregory Sanders (C) Ian Zirkle | |
| 08:41 | McNeese State | William Pope hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-47 |
| 08:40 | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 08:19 | Ohio State | Jason Waters knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Jerry Anderson | 49-47 |
| 07:58 | McNeese State | Leroy Molloy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 07:56 | McNeese State | Nicholas Swan pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 07:45 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Nicholas Swan | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bruce Whittington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Waters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Wimberly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Eugene Grange (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Nicholas Swan (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Pope (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Arthur Yandell (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leroy Molloy (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - Gregory Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Ohio State | William Pope steals the ball from Jason Waters | 49-49 |
| 07:16 | McNeese State | William Pope misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Scott Wimberly - foul #1 on Scott Wimberly, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow (PG), Hans Brezenski (SG), David Rhodes (SF), Willie Augustine (C) Bruce Whittington, Jerry Anderson, Jason Waters, Eugene Grange | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Arthur Thompson (PG), William Keller (PF), Ian Zirkle (C) Nicholas Swan, Leroy Molloy, Gregory Sanders | |
| 07:16 | McNeese State | William Pope misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 07:16 | McNeese State | William Pope makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 06:50 | Ohio State | Scott Wimberly's fadeaway is rejected by William Keller | 49-50 |
| 06:48 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 06:23 | McNeese State | Ian Zirkle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 06:22 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 06:09 | Ohio State | Arthur Yandell steals the ball from David Rhodes | 49-50 |
| 06:05 | McNeese State | Arthur Thompson hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by William Keller and he's hacked by Scott Wimberly - foul #2 on Scott Wimberly, team foul #8 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tim Aleman (SF) Scott Wimberly | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Charles Olsen (SG), Gregory Sanders (C) William Pope, Arthur Yandell | |
| 06:05 | McNeese State | Arthur Thompson makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:46 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Arthur Thompson - foul #3 on Arthur Thompson, team foul #3 | 49-53 |
| 05:46 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:46 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 05:29 | McNeese State | Gregory Sanders makes the runner near the basket set up by Charles Olsen | 50-55 |
| 05:10 | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Tim Aleman | 53-55 |
| 05:02 | McNeese State | Ian Zirkle misses the jumpshot from the right side | 53-55 |
| 05:01 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to David Rhodes | 53-55 |
| 04:56 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Dillow | 56-55 |
| 04:50 | McNeese State | Gregory Sanders clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Willie Augustine - foul #5 on Willie Augustine, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson (SG), Scott Wimberly (PF) David Rhodes, Willie Augustine | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell (SF), Leroy Molloy (PF) Ian Zirkle, William Keller | |
| 04:50 | McNeese State | Gregory Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 04:50 | McNeese State | Gregory Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 04:50 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Yandell | 56-56 |
| 04:34 | McNeese State | Charles Olsen misses the floater from the left side | 56-56 |
| 04:33 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell grabs the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 04:12 | McNeese State | Tim Aleman swats the layup by Charles Olsen | 56-56 |
| 04:10 | Ohio State | Scott Wimberly snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | Scott Wimberly misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Arthur Thompson - foul #4 on Arthur Thompson, team foul #4 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bruce Whittington (PG), Eugene Grange (C) Ronald Dillow, Hans Brezenski | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Nicholas Swan (PG), Bill Younts (C) Arthur Thompson, Gregory Sanders | |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | Scott Wimberly makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | Scott Wimberly makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:34 | McNeese State | Leroy Molloy clanks a 3 from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 03:32 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Bruce Whittington | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bruce Whittington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tim Aleman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Wimberly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Eugene Grange (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Nicholas Swan (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Olsen (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Arthur Yandell (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leroy Molloy (fresh) 8 reb. C - Bill Younts (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Ohio State | Leroy Molloy blocks the short jumper by Bruce Whittington | 58-56 |
| 03:11 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 02:55 | McNeese State | Leroy Molloy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 58-56 |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow (PG), David Rhodes (PF), Hans Brezenski (C) Bruce Whittington, Scott Wimberly, Eugene Grange | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Arthur Thompson (PG), Gregory Sanders (C) Nicholas Swan, Bill Younts | |
| 02:42 | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Arthur Thompson - foul #5 on Arthur Thompson, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Nicholas Swan (PG) Arthur Thompson | |
| 02:42 | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 02:42 | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 02:16 | McNeese State | Leroy Molloy scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Gregory Sanders and he's fouled by David Rhodes - foul #3 on David Rhodes, team foul #10 | 60-58 |
| 02:16 | McNeese State | Leroy Molloy makes the free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:14 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| 02:08 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman misses the 3 from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 02:07 | McNeese State | Leroy Molloy gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 01:49 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 60-59 |
| 01:48 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jerry Anderson | 60-59 |
| 01:37 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Nicholas Swan - foul #2 on Nicholas Swan, team foul #6 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Scott Wimberly (PF), Eugene Grange (C) Ronald Dillow, David Rhodes | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 01:37 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 01:37 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 01:15 | McNeese State | Leroy Molloy clanks a jumper from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Scott Wimberly | 62-59 |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow (PG) Hans Brezenski | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | Eugene Grange can't tip it in | 62-59 |
| 00:48 | McNeese State | Leroy Molloy grabs the defensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 00:43 | McNeese State | Tim Aleman steals it from Charles Olsen | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Scott Wimberly makes the runner from close range set up by Ronald Dillow | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell clanks a 3 from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Scott Wimberly snags the defensive board | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Nicholas Swan is called for the reach on Scott Wimberly in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nicholas Swan, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Scott Wimberly makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Scott Wimberly misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:04 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell snags the defensive board | 65-59 |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 65-59 |