| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Kendrick (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Cangelosi (fresh) PF - Herbert Boyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Morris Demarco (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Elijah Kohl (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Howell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Drew Bershadsky (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Edwin Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | George Howell inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Notre Dame | Drew Bershadsky misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Morris Demarco - foul #2 on Morris Demarco, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 19:40 | Notre Dame | Drew Bershadsky makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 19:40 | Notre Dame | Drew Bershadsky makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 19:24 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 19:15 | Notre Dame | Drew Bershadsky hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 19:13 | Notre Dame | Edwin Cole can't tip it in | 33-34 |
| 19:11 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 18:56 | Ohio State | Herbert Boyer buries a 3 from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 18:46 | Notre Dame | George Howell hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Drew Bershadsky | 36-36 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi makes the shot from close range and the foul's on George Howell - foul #2 on George Howell, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 18:01 | Notre Dame | Edwin Cole hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Michael Tucker and the foul's on Morris Demarco - foul #3 on Morris Demarco, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe (C) Morris Demarco | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 18:01 | Notre Dame | Edwin Cole misses the free throw | 39-38 |
| 18:01 | Notre Dame | George Howell snags the offensive board | 39-38 |
| 17:41 | Notre Dame | Elijah Kohl can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 17:40 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 17:34 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-38 |
| 17:32 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe can't tip it in | 39-38 |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | Drew Bershadsky gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 17:09 | Notre Dame | Michael Tucker hits a shot in the lane set up by Edwin Cole | 39-40 |
| 16:57 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi travels with the ball | 39-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson (PG), Eli Oliveira (SF), Brandon Rumberger (C) Arnold Smith, George Cangelosi, Herbert Boyer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Garry Baldwin (PG), Robert Scannell (SG), Matthew Hawkins (SF), Roy Scott (PF), Jonathan Sauls (C) Michael Tucker, Elijah Kohl, George Howell, Drew Bershadsky, Edwin Cole | |
| 16:42 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Kendrick takes the ball from Robert Scannell | 39-40 |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick misses the easy layup | 39-40 |
| 16:21 | Notre Dame | Roy Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 16:16 | Notre Dame | Garry Baldwin scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Hawkins | 39-42 |
| 15:54 | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 15:52 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Stephen Hutcheson (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Kendrick (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Eli Oliveira (fresh) PF - Johnny Gipe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brandon Rumberger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Garry Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Scannell (fresh) SF - Matthew Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Scott (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Sauls (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Notre Dame | Garry Baldwin misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-42 |
| 15:33 | Ohio State | Brandon Rumberger pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 15:16 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-42 |
| 15:14 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 15:06 | Ohio State | Matthew Hawkins takes the ball from Jeffrey Kendrick | 39-42 |
| 14:45 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Robert Scannell | 39-44 |
| 14:29 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe's floater is tipped away by Jonathan Sauls | 39-44 |
| 14:27 | Notre Dame | Roy Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | Roy Scott misses the fadeaway from the right block | 39-44 |
| 14:09 | Notre Dame | Roy Scott can't tip it in | 39-44 |
| 14:07 | Notre Dame | Garry Baldwin tips it home | 39-46 |
| 13:38 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Stephen Hutcheson and he's hacked by Robert Scannell - foul #1 on Robert Scannell, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arnold Smith (PG), George Cangelosi (SF), Herbert Boyer (PF), Morris Demarco (C) Stephen Hutcheson, Eli Oliveira, Johnny Gipe, Brandon Rumberger | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Tucker (PG), Elijah Kohl (SG), George Howell (SF), Drew Bershadsky (PF), Edwin Cole (C) Garry Baldwin, Robert Scannell, Matthew Hawkins, Roy Scott, Jonathan Sauls | |
| 13:38 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick makes the free throw | 42-46 |
| 13:29 | Notre Dame | Michael Tucker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 13:28 | Ohio State | Herbert Boyer snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 13:08 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco blows the layup | 42-46 |
| 13:06 | Notre Dame | Michael Tucker gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 13:00 | Notre Dame | Drew Bershadsky banks in the layup set up by Michael Tucker | 42-48 |
| 12:32 | Ohio State | Herbert Boyer misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-48 |
| 12:30 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick snags the offensive board | 42-48 |
| 12:13 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi's pass is intercepted by Elijah Kohl | 42-48 |
| 12:08 | Notre Dame | Michael Tucker slams it home on a great pass from Elijah Kohl | 42-50 |
| 12:00 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-50 |
| 11:59 | Notre Dame | Edwin Cole gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 11:55 | Notre Dame | Michael Tucker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-50 |
| 11:54 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Kendrick (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - George Cangelosi (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Herbert Boyer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Morris Demarco (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Tucker (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Elijah Kohl (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Howell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Drew Bershadsky (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Edwin Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick's pass is intercepted by Michael Tucker | 42-50 |
| 11:24 | Notre Dame | Edwin Cole loses the dribble to Herbert Boyer | 42-50 |
| 11:18 | Ohio State | Michael Tucker knocks away the 3 by Herbert Boyer | 42-50 |
| 11:16 | Notre Dame | Edwin Cole snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 11:04 | Notre Dame | George Cangelosi takes the ball from Michael Tucker | 42-50 |
| 11:00 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick lays it up and in on a great pass from George Cangelosi | 44-50 |
| 10:45 | Notre Dame | George Howell buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Tucker | 44-52 |
| 10:32 | Ohio State | Michael Tucker steps in front of the Jeffrey Kendrick pass | 44-52 |
| 10:12 | Notre Dame | George Howell misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 44-52 |
| 10:10 | Notre Dame | Elijah Kohl grabs the offensive board | 44-52 |
| 10:04 | Notre Dame | Michael Tucker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-52 |
| 10:03 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 09:43 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick misses the easy layup | 44-52 |
| 09:42 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Drew Bershadsky | 44-52 |
| 09:13 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Kendrick steals the ball from Edwin Cole | 44-52 |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeffrey Kendrick | 46-52 |
| 08:49 | Notre Dame | Elijah Kohl can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 08:47 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 08:33 | Ohio State | The short jumper by George Cangelosi is denied by Edwin Cole | 46-52 |
| 08:32 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Drew Bershadsky | 46-52 |
| 08:19 | Notre Dame | Edwin Cole drills a turnaround in the lane | 46-54 |
| 07:57 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith connects on the floater from the right wing | 48-54 |
| 07:43 | Notre Dame | George Howell is fouled on the floor by Herbert Boyer - foul #2 on Herbert Boyer, team foul #3 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson (PG), David Parker (SG), Eli Oliveira (SF), Johnny Gipe (PF), Brandon Rumberger (C) Arnold Smith, Jeffrey Kendrick, George Cangelosi, Herbert Boyer, Morris Demarco | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Garry Baldwin (PG), Robert Scannell (SG), Matthew Hawkins (SF), Roy Scott (PF), Jonathan Sauls (C) Michael Tucker, Elijah Kohl, George Howell, Drew Bershadsky, Edwin Cole | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Stephen Hutcheson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Parker (fresh) SF - Eli Oliveira (fresh) PF - Johnny Gipe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brandon Rumberger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Garry Baldwin (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Scannell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Scott (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Sauls (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Sauls misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Johnny Gipe - foul #1 on Johnny Gipe, team foul #4 | 48-54 |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Sauls makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Sauls makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 07:03 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 48-56 |
| 07:02 | Notre Dame | Roy Scott gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 06:56 | Notre Dame | Stephen Hutcheson takes the ball from Roy Scott | 48-56 |
| 06:53 | Ohio State | David Parker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stephen Hutcheson | 50-56 |
| 06:38 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins misses the lay-in | 50-56 |
| 06:37 | Ohio State | Brandon Rumberger snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 06:31 | Ohio State | The refs have stopped play. Eli Oliveira is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 50-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Herbert Boyer (PF) Eli Oliveira | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Roy Scott picks off the pass by Brandon Rumberger | 50-56 |
| 06:09 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins hits a 3 from the right corner | 50-59 |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | Herbert Boyer misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-59 |
| 05:53 | Notre Dame | Garry Baldwin grabs the board | 50-59 |
| 05:33 | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 50-59 |
| 05:32 | Notre Dame | Roy Scott tips it in | 50-61 |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe is fouled on the floor by Matthew Hawkins - foul #1 on Matthew Hawkins, team foul #3 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Cangelosi (SF), Morris Demarco (C) Johnny Gipe, Brandon Rumberger | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Smith (SG), Drew Bershadsky (PF), Donald Kent (C) Robert Scannell, Roy Scott, Jonathan Sauls | |
| 05:11 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco lays it in set up by Stephen Hutcheson | 52-61 |
| 04:49 | Notre Dame | Herbert Boyer steps in front of the Garry Baldwin pass | 52-61 |
| 04:36 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-61 |
| 04:34 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent grabs the board | 52-61 |
| 04:18 | Notre Dame | Paul Smith makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Hawkins | 52-63 |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi banks in the layup set up by Herbert Boyer | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:30 | Notre Dame | Drew Bershadsky drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Paul Smith | 54-65 |
| 03:30 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-65 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arnold Smith (PG), Jeffrey Kendrick (SG), Eli Oliveira (SF), Johnny Gipe (PF), Brandon Rumberger (C) Stephen Hutcheson, David Parker, George Cangelosi, Herbert Boyer, Morris Demarco | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Tucker (PG), Elijah Kohl (SG), George Howell (SF), Edwin Cole (C) Garry Baldwin, Paul Smith, Matthew Hawkins, Donald Kent | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Kendrick (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Eli Oliveira (fresh) PF - Johnny Gipe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brandon Rumberger (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Tucker (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Elijah Kohl (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Howell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Drew Bershadsky (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Edwin Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-65 |
| 03:12 | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira gets the offensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 02:54 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Michael Tucker - foul #2 on Michael Tucker, team foul #4 | 54-65 |
| 02:54 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith misses the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 02:54 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 02:54 | Notre Dame | Edwin Cole pulls down the rebound | 54-65 |
| 02:26 | Notre Dame | George Howell is hacked by Brandon Rumberger - foul #2 on Brandon Rumberger, team foul #5 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson (PG), David Parker (SG) Arnold Smith, Jeffrey Kendrick | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Garry Baldwin (PG), Robert Scannell (SG), Matthew Hawkins (SF), Roy Scott (PF), Jonathan Sauls (C) Michael Tucker, Elijah Kohl, George Howell, Drew Bershadsky, Edwin Cole | |
| 02:03 | Notre Dame | Garry Baldwin knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Scannell | 54-67 |
| 01:59 | Ohio State | David Parker buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-67 |
| 01:38 | Notre Dame | Roy Scott hits a floater from close range set up by Garry Baldwin and he's fouled by Johnny Gipe - foul #2 on Johnny Gipe, team foul #6 | 56-69 |
| 01:38 | Notre Dame | Roy Scott makes the free throw | 56-70 |
| 01:30 | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-70 |
| 01:29 | Notre Dame | Roy Scott grabs the board | 56-70 |
| 01:06 | Notre Dame | Roy Scott buries a shot from close range set up by Matthew Hawkins | 56-72 |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | Brandon Rumberger makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Sauls comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Johnny Gipe - foul #3 on Johnny Gipe, team foul #7 | 59-72 |
| 00:30 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Sauls makes the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 00:30 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Sauls misses the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe grabs the board | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Roy Scott steals it from David Parker | 59-73 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Garry Baldwin runs out the clock | 59-73 |