| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Louis Rose (fresh) SG - Samuel Gabaldon (fresh) SF - Jeremy Savage (fresh) PF - Byron Clement (fresh) C - Ismael Dorton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ronald Dillow (fresh) SG - Jerry Anderson (fresh) SF - Tim Aleman (fresh) PF - Scott Wimberly (fresh) C - Willie Augustine (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Willie Augustine wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Dillow | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement misses short on a floater from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Ohio State | Willie Augustine grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Willie Augustine | 0-4 |
| 19:03 | Notre Dame | Ronald Dillow picks off the pass by Louis Rose in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 19:02 | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow banks in the layup | 0-6 |
| 18:39 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon's pass is intercepted by Jerry Anderson | 0-6 |
| 18:35 | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson throws it down | 0-8 |
| 18:23 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-8 |
| 18:21 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman grabs the defensive rebound | 0-8 |
| 18:06 | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson is fouled on the floor by Louis Rose - foul #1 on Louis Rose, team foul #1 | 0-8 |
| 17:39 | Ohio State | Scott Wimberly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-8 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski (SG), David Rhodes (PF), Eugene Grange (C) Jerry Anderson, Scott Wimberly, Willie Augustine | |
| 17:25 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-8 |
| 17:24 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement hits the follow up shot | 2-8 |
| 17:10 | Ohio State | Eugene Grange misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 17:08 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Louis Rose | 2-8 |
| 16:53 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-8 |
| 16:51 | Notre Dame | Louis Rose grabs the offensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:31 | Notre Dame | Louis Rose clanks a 3 from straight away | 2-8 |
| 16:30 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman pulls down the rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:07 | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow is fouled on the floor by Louis Rose - foul #2 on Louis Rose, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine (PG), Michael Hall (SG), Jeff Stratton (SF), Lawrence Cline (PF), Michael Carbaugh (C) Louis Rose, Samuel Gabaldon, Jeremy Savage, Byron Clement, Ismael Dorton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson (SG), Scott Wimberly (PF), Willie Augustine (C) Ronald Dillow, Tim Aleman, Eugene Grange | |
| 16:01 | Ohio State | David Rhodes is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Cline - foul #1 on Lawrence Cline, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| 15:37 | Ohio State | David Rhodes misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-8 |
| 15:36 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Lemoine (fresh) SG - Michael Hall (fresh) SF - Jeff Stratton (fresh) PF - Lawrence Cline (fresh) C - Michael Carbaugh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hans Brezenski (fresh) SG - Jerry Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Rhodes (fresh) PF - Scott Wimberly (fresh) C - Willie Augustine (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 15:07 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 14:53 | Notre Dame | Hans Brezenski is called for the reach on Michael Lemoine - foul #1 on Hans Brezenski, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton (C) Michael Carbaugh | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bruce Whittington (PG), Jason Waters (SF) Hans Brezenski, David Rhodes | |
| 14:38 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Michael Hall, team foul #4 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage (SF) Jeff Stratton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:19 | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-8 |
| 14:17 | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 14:03 | Ohio State | Jason Waters hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 4-8 |
| 14:02 | Ohio State | Willie Augustine tips it home | 4-10 |
| 13:38 | Notre Dame | Jason Waters picks off the pass by Ismael Dorton | 4-10 |
| 13:18 | Ohio State | Willie Augustine knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Jerry Anderson | 4-12 |
| 13:04 | Notre Dame | Jason Waters steals it from Jeremy Savage | 4-12 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeremy Savage - foul #1 on Jeremy Savage, team foul #5 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury (PG), Samuel Gabaldon (SG), Jeff Stratton (SF), Byron Clement (PF) Michael Lemoine, Michael Hall, Jeremy Savage, Lawrence Cline | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow (PG), Tim Aleman (SF), Eugene Grange (PF), Hans Brezenski (C) Bruce Whittington, Jason Waters, Scott Wimberly, Willie Augustine | |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 4-13 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-14 |
| 12:25 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement lays it up and in | 6-14 |
| 12:14 | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Samuel Gabaldon - foul #1 on Samuel Gabaldon, team foul #6 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh (C) Ismael Dorton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:14 | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 12:14 | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-15 |
| 11:58 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-15 |
| 11:56 | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-15 |
| 11:43 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement scores on a jump hook in the paint | 8-15 |
| 11:34 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman throws it down on a nice dish by Ronald Dillow | 8-17 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Marbury (fresh) SG - Samuel Gabaldon (fresh) SF - Jeff Stratton (fresh) PF - Byron Clement (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Carbaugh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ronald Dillow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Aleman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Grange (fresh) C - Hans Brezenski (fresh) | |
| 11:12 | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-17 |
| 11:11 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski pulls down the rebound | 8-17 |
| 10:50 | Ohio State | Jeff Stratton is called for the reach on Ronald Dillow - foul #1 on Jeff Stratton, team foul #7 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine (PG), Jeremy Savage (SF), Ismael Dorton (C) Michael Marbury, Jeff Stratton, Michael Carbaugh | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Scott Wimberly (PF) Jerry Anderson | |
| 10:50 | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow makes the 1st free throw | 8-18 |
| 10:50 | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow makes the 2nd free throw | 8-19 |
| 10:23 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine is called for a backcourt violation | 8-19 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Hall (SG) Samuel Gabaldon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:03 | Ohio State | Eugene Grange lays it up and in set up by Hans Brezenski | 8-21 |
| 09:49 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jeremy Savage | 10-21 |
| 09:33 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ismael Dorton - foul #1 on Ismael Dorton, team foul #8 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline (PF) Byron Clement | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bruce Whittington (PG), David Rhodes (SG), Willie Augustine (C) Ronald Dillow, Hans Brezenski, Eugene Grange | |
| 09:33 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman misses the 1st free throw | 10-21 |
| 09:33 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman makes the 2nd free throw | 10-22 |
| 09:18 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-22 |
| 09:17 | Ohio State | Willie Augustine pulls down the rebound | 10-22 |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | Bruce Whittington scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 10-24 |
| 08:30 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-24 |
| 08:29 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton tips it back up and in | 12-24 |
| 08:10 | Ohio State | Scott Wimberly is denied on a dunk by Lawrence Cline | 12-24 |
| 08:09 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine snags the defensive board | 12-24 |
| 07:44 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Rhodes - foul #1 on David Rhodes, team foul #2 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury (PG), Samuel Gabaldon (SG), Byron Clement (PF) Michael Lemoine, Michael Hall, Ismael Dorton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow (PG), Hans Brezenski (SG), Eugene Grange (PF) Bruce Whittington, Tim Aleman, Scott Wimberly | |
| 07:44 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage makes the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 07:44 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage misses the 2nd free throw | 13-24 |
| 07:44 | Ohio State | Willie Augustine pulls down the rebound | 13-24 |
| 07:29 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lawrence Cline - foul #2 on Lawrence Cline, team foul #9 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton (SF), Michael Carbaugh (C) Jeremy Savage, Lawrence Cline | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson (SG) David Rhodes | |
| 07:29 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski makes the 1st free throw | 13-25 |
| 07:29 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski misses the 2nd free throw | 13-25 |
| 07:29 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh snags the defensive board | 13-25 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Marbury (fresh) SG - Samuel Gabaldon (fresh) SF - Jeff Stratton (fresh) PF - Byron Clement (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Carbaugh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ronald Dillow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hans Brezenski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eugene Grange (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willie Augustine (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-25 |
| 07:10 | Ohio State | Eugene Grange grabs the defensive rebound | 13-25 |
| 06:53 | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow double dribbles | 13-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton (C) Michael Carbaugh | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:35 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Eugene Grange - foul #1 on Eugene Grange, team foul #3 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Rhodes (PF) Willie Augustine | |
| 06:35 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement makes the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 06:35 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement misses the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 06:35 | Ohio State | Eugene Grange snags the defensive board | 14-25 |
| 06:15 | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-25 |
| 06:13 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement gets the rebound | 14-25 |
| 05:51 | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 14-25 |
| 05:49 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski gets the rebound | 14-25 |
| 05:37 | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-28 |
| 05:27 | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton misses the jump hook from the right block | 14-28 |
| 05:26 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement misses the tip | 14-28 |
| 05:25 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski snags the defensive board | 14-28 |
| 05:19 | Ohio State | Eugene Grange drills a shot from the left wing set up by Hans Brezenski | 14-30 |
| 05:06 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 14-30 |
| 05:04 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton tips it back up and in | 16-30 |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-30 |
| 04:41 | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury gets the rebound | 16-30 |
| 04:24 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton scores on a shot near the basket | 18-30 |
| 04:07 | Ohio State | David Rhodes's floater is tipped away by Byron Clement | 18-30 |
| 04:05 | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury snags the defensive board | 18-30 |
| 03:51 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 18-30 |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | David Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 18-30 |
| 03:35 | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Byron Clement - foul #1 on Byron Clement, team foul #10 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Louis Rose (PG), Michael Lemoine (SG), Jeremy Savage (SF), Lawrence Cline (PF), Michael Carbaugh (C) Michael Marbury, Samuel Gabaldon, Jeff Stratton, Byron Clement, Ismael Dorton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bruce Whittington (SG), Tim Aleman (SF), Scott Wimberly (PF), Willie Augustine (C) Jerry Anderson, Hans Brezenski, David Rhodes, Eugene Grange | |
| 03:35 | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 03:35 | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow misses the 2nd free throw | 18-31 |
| 03:35 | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow makes the 3rd free throw | 18-32 |
| 03:24 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline buries a jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Willie Augustine - foul #1 on Willie Augustine, team foul #4 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Claude Coleman (PG) Ronald Dillow | |
| 03:24 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline makes the free throw | 21-32 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Louis Rose (fresh) SG - Michael Lemoine (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Savage (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lawrence Cline (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Carbaugh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Claude Coleman (fresh) SG - Bruce Whittington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tim Aleman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Wimberly (fresh) C - Willie Augustine (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | Willie Augustine comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Carbaugh - foul #1 on Michael Carbaugh, team foul #11 | 21-32 |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | Willie Augustine misses the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | Willie Augustine makes the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 02:45 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline clanks a 3 from the left wing | 21-33 |
| 02:43 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline grabs the offensive rebound | 21-33 |
| 02:28 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine is fouled on the floor by Willie Augustine - foul #2 on Willie Augustine, team foul #5 | 21-33 |
| 02:10 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Claude Coleman - foul #1 on Claude Coleman, team foul #6 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton (C) Michael Carbaugh | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:10 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 02:10 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | Willie Augustine is fouled on the floor by Ismael Dorton - foul #2 on Ismael Dorton, team foul #12 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski (PG) Claude Coleman | |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | Willie Augustine makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | Willie Augustine misses the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 01:47 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 01:38 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-34 |
| 01:37 | Ohio State | Bruce Whittington gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 01:23 | Ohio State | Bruce Whittington connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-37 |
| 01:14 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton loses the ball out of bounds | 23-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh (PF) Lawrence Cline | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow (PG) Bruce Whittington | |
| 01:01 | Ohio State | Michael Carbaugh is called for the reach on Scott Wimberly - foul #2 on Michael Carbaugh, team foul #13 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Hall (SG) Michael Lemoine | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson (SG) Willie Augustine | |
| 01:01 | Ohio State | Scott Wimberly makes the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 01:01 | Ohio State | Scott Wimberly makes the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 00:47 | Notre Dame | Louis Rose scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Savage | 26-39 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Dillow | 26-42 |
| 00:24 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-42 |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Louis Rose misses the tip | 26-42 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman snags the defensive board | 26-42 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Dillow | 26-45 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Louis Rose hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 26-45 |