| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kelly Hicks (fresh) SG - William Kyle (fresh) SF - Dominick Brian (fresh) PF - Jimmy Ware (fresh) C - William Cacho (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Craig Becton (fresh) SG - Joshua Hudson (fresh) SF - Omer Zahniser (fresh) PF - Richard Woodworth (fresh) C - Larry Tawney (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | William Cacho wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul 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) | |
| 19:39 | DePaul | Craig Becton steals it from Dominick Brian | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Ohio State | Richard Woodworth drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Joshua Hudson | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | DePaul | William Kyle misses the floater from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Joshua Hudson | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Ohio State | Richard Woodworth can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Kyle - foul #1 on William Kyle, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Ohio State | Richard Woodworth misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Ohio State | Richard Woodworth makes the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | DePaul | Dominick Brian clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:32 | Ohio State | Richard Woodworth gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:13 | Ohio State | Richard Woodworth misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 18:11 | Ohio State | Larry Tawney snags the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:57 | Ohio State | Omer Zahniser can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 0-3 |
| 17:56 | DePaul | Jimmy Ware snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:44 | DePaul | Dominick Brian misses the fadeaway from the right block | 0-3 |
| 17:42 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Richard Woodworth | 0-3 |
| 17:22 | Ohio State | Joshua Hudson connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Woodworth | 0-5 |
| 16:57 | DePaul | Kelly Hicks scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Dominick Brian | 2-5 |
| 16:28 | Ohio State | Richard Woodworth knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Omer Zahniser | 2-7 |
| 16:09 | DePaul | Craig Becton is called for the reach on Kelly Hicks - foul #1 on Craig Becton, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Burke (PG), Robert Burke (SG), Gregory Kimble (SF), Harley Barroso (PF), Andrew Begay (C) Kelly Hicks, William Kyle, Dominick Brian, Jimmy Ware, William Cacho | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Lowery (PG), John Willer (SF), Carlos Truitt (PF), Joseph Ladouceur (C) Craig Becton, Omer Zahniser, Richard Woodworth, Larry Tawney | |
| 15:54 | DePaul | Andrew Begay misses the easy layup | 2-7 |
| 15:52 | DePaul | Gregory Kimble pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-7 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - David Burke (fresh) SG - Robert Burke (fresh) SF - Gregory Kimble (fresh) PF - Harley Barroso (fresh) C - Andrew Begay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Lowery (fresh) SG - Joshua Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Willer (fresh) PF - Carlos Truitt (fresh) C - Joseph Ladouceur (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | DePaul | Andrew Begay lays it in | 4-7 |
| 15:28 | Ohio State | Joshua Hudson knocks in the floater from close range and the foul's on Robert Burke - foul #1 on Robert Burke, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| 15:28 | Ohio State | Joshua Hudson makes the free throw | 4-10 |
| 15:05 | DePaul | Robert Burke scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Burke | 6-10 |
| 14:55 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt is denied on a layup by Gregory Kimble | 6-10 |
| 14:54 | DePaul | Gregory Kimble grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:32 | DePaul | Gregory Kimble comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on John Willer - foul #1 on John Willer, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kelly Hicks (PG), Dominick Brian (SF) David Burke, Harley Barroso | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Craig Becton (PG), Omer Zahniser (SF), Richard Woodworth (PF) James Lowery, Joshua Hudson, Joseph Ladouceur | |
| 14:32 | DePaul | Gregory Kimble makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:32 | DePaul | Gregory Kimble misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:32 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:19 | Ohio State | John Willer comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Kelly Hicks - foul #1 on Kelly Hicks, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jimmy Ware (PF), William Cacho (C) Gregory Kimble, Andrew Begay | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:19 | Ohio State | John Willer misses the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:19 | Ohio State | John Willer makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:08 | DePaul | Robert Burke makes the shot near the basket set up by Dominick Brian | 9-11 |
| 13:42 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-11 |
| 13:40 | DePaul | Jimmy Ware grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 13:26 | DePaul | Robert Burke scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-11 |
| 13:16 | Ohio State | Omer Zahniser scores on a shot in the lane | 11-13 |
| 13:09 | DePaul | Jimmy Ware's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-13 |
| Subs | DePaul | William Kyle (SG) Robert Burke | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Hudson (SG), Larry Tawney (C) John Willer, Carlos Truitt | |
| 12:52 | Ohio State | Craig Becton is fouled on the floor by William Kyle - foul #2 on William Kyle, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Burke (SG), Andrew Begay (PF), Gregory Kimble (C) William Kyle, Jimmy Ware, William Cacho | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Lowery (PG) Craig Becton | |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Joshua Hudson is denied by Dominick Brian | 11-13 |
| 12:34 | Ohio State | Larry Tawney grabs the offensive board | 11-13 |
| 12:19 | Ohio State | Richard Woodworth hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 12:18 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Dominick Brian | 11-13 |
| 11:56 | DePaul | Dominick Brian misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 11:55 | Ohio State | James Lowery gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 11:44 | Ohio State | Richard Woodworth connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Joshua Hudson | 11-15 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kelly Hicks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Burke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dominick Brian (fairly fresh) PF - Andrew Begay (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Kimble (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Lowery (fresh) SG - Joshua Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Omer Zahniser (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Woodworth (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Tawney (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | DePaul | Dominick Brian throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Burke (SG), Jimmy Ware (PF), William Cacho (C) Kelly Hicks, Dominick Brian, Andrew Begay | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Craig Becton (PG), Carlos Truitt (PF) Omer Zahniser, Richard Woodworth | |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | Larry Tawney makes the 3 from the left corner set up by James Lowery | 11-18 |
| 11:03 | DePaul | Jimmy Ware buries a jumper near the basket | 13-18 |
| 10:50 | Ohio State | James Lowery misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 10:49 | Ohio State | Craig Becton tips it but misses | 13-18 |
| 10:47 | Ohio State | Craig Becton tips it back up and in | 13-20 |
| 10:28 | DePaul | David Burke misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 13-20 |
| 10:26 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Larry Tawney | 13-20 |
| 10:20 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Gregory Kimble - foul #1 on Gregory Kimble, team foul #5 | 13-20 |
| Subs | DePaul | Harley Barroso (SF) Gregory Kimble | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Omer Zahniser (SF), Joseph Ladouceur (C) James Lowery, Larry Tawney | |
| 10:20 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 10:20 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 10:07 | DePaul | Jimmy Ware knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 16-22 |
| 09:47 | Ohio State | Harley Barroso is called for the reach on Omer Zahniser - foul #1 on Harley Barroso, team foul #6 | 16-22 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kelly Hicks (PG), Dominick Brian (SF), Andrew Begay (C) David Burke, Jimmy Ware, William Cacho | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Austin Dorman (PG), John Willer (SG) Craig Becton, Joshua Hudson | |
| 09:42 | Ohio State | Dominick Brian steps in front of the Omer Zahniser pass | 16-22 |
| 09:21 | DePaul | Andrew Begay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-22 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Lowery (PG), Richard Woodworth (PF) Austin Dorman, Joseph Ladouceur | |
| 09:09 | Ohio State | Richard Woodworth drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-25 |
| 08:56 | DePaul | Kelly Hicks travels with the ball | 16-25 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gregory Kimble (C) Harley Barroso | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Hudson (SG) John Willer | |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | Joshua Hudson is fouled on the floor by Robert Burke - foul #2 on Robert Burke, team foul #7 | 16-25 |
| Subs | DePaul | Harley Barroso (SG), William Cacho (C) Robert Burke, Gregory Kimble | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | Joshua Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | Joshua Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| 08:26 | DePaul | William Cacho is hacked by Carlos Truitt - foul #1 on Carlos Truitt, team foul #3 | 16-27 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Burke (SG), Jimmy Ware (PF) Harley Barroso, Andrew Begay | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Willer (SF) Omer Zahniser | |
| 08:12 | DePaul | Dominick Brian misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 16-27 |
| 08:10 | DePaul | David Burke pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-27 |
| 07:48 | DePaul | William Cacho misses the turnaround near the basket | 16-27 |
| 07:47 | Ohio State | Joshua Hudson pulls down the rebound | 16-27 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kelly Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Burke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dominick Brian (fresh) PF - Jimmy Ware (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Cacho (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Lowery (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Hudson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Willer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Woodworth (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Truitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Ohio State | Richard Woodworth misses the jumper from the right wing | 16-27 |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | John Willer misses the tip | 16-27 |
| 07:26 | DePaul | The rebound goes to William Cacho | 16-27 |
| 07:20 | DePaul | Jimmy Ware hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 16-27 |
| 07:18 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt grabs the board | 16-27 |
| 07:01 | Ohio State | John Willer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 16-27 |
| 06:59 | DePaul | Jimmy Ware grabs the board | 16-27 |
| 06:39 | DePaul | James Lowery is called for the reach on Dominick Brian - foul #1 on James Lowery, team foul #4 | 16-27 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald Hollingsworth (PG), Harley Barroso (SG), Gregory Kimble (SF), Andrew Begay (C) Kelly Hicks, David Burke, Dominick Brian, William Cacho | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Craig Becton (PG), Austin Dorman (SG), Omer Zahniser (SF), Joseph Ladouceur (PF), Larry Tawney (C) James Lowery, Joshua Hudson, John Willer, Richard Woodworth, Carlos Truitt | |
| 06:28 | DePaul | Andrew Begay is whistled for a carry | 16-27 |
| 06:12 | Ohio State | Larry Tawney clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-27 |
| 06:11 | DePaul | Jimmy Ware grabs the board | 16-27 |
| 05:50 | DePaul | Harley Barroso misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 16-27 |
| 05:49 | DePaul | Andrew Begay hits the follow up shot | 18-27 |
| 05:44 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Craig Becton is blocked by Andrew Begay | 18-27 |
| 05:43 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Jimmy Ware | 18-27 |
| 05:29 | DePaul | Andrew Begay misses badly on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Ladouceur - foul #1 on Joseph Ladouceur, team foul #5 | 18-27 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Burke (PG), William Cacho (C) Ronald Hollingsworth, Jimmy Ware | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Hudson (SG) Austin Dorman | |
| 05:29 | DePaul | Andrew Begay misses the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 05:29 | DePaul | Andrew Begay misses the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 05:29 | Ohio State | Larry Tawney grabs the board | 18-27 |
| 05:14 | Ohio State | Craig Becton scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Joshua Hudson | 18-29 |
| 04:56 | DePaul | Joseph Ladouceur takes the ball from William Cacho | 18-29 |
| 04:36 | Ohio State | Gregory Kimble takes the ball from Joseph Ladouceur | 18-29 |
| 04:13 | DePaul | Gregory Kimble loses the ball out of bounds | 18-29 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kelly Hicks (PG), Dominick Brian (SF), Jimmy Ware (PF) Harley Barroso, Gregory Kimble, Andrew Begay | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Lowery (PG), Richard Woodworth (PF), Carlos Truitt (C) Craig Becton, Joseph Ladouceur, Larry Tawney | |
| 04:01 | Ohio State | Jimmy Ware takes the ball from Richard Woodworth | 18-29 |
| 03:37 | DePaul | Dominick Brian misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 18-29 |
| 03:36 | DePaul | William Cacho tips it in | 20-29 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kelly Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Burke (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dominick Brian (fresh) PF - Jimmy Ware (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Cacho (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Lowery (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Hudson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Omer Zahniser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Woodworth (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Truitt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Ohio State | Joshua Hudson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Carlos Truitt | 20-32 |
| 03:11 | DePaul | Kelly Hicks comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 20-32 |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt snags the defensive board | 20-32 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Richard Woodworth misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on William Cacho - foul #1 on William Cacho, team foul #8 | 20-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | William Kyle (SG), Andrew Begay (PF), Gregory Kimble (C) David Burke, Jimmy Ware, William Cacho | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Craig Becton (PG), John Willer (SF) Joshua Hudson, Omer Zahniser | |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Richard Woodworth makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Richard Woodworth misses the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 02:46 | DePaul | Gregory Kimble grabs the board | 20-33 |
| 02:35 | DePaul | Dominick Brian connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Kelly Hicks | 23-33 |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Craig Becton is fouled in the backcourt by Kelly Hicks - foul #2 on Kelly Hicks, team foul #9 | 23-33 |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Craig Becton makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Craig Becton makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 02:16 | DePaul | Dominick Brian can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Willer - foul #2 on John Willer, team foul #6 | 23-35 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Austin Dorman (SG), Larry Tawney (C) James Lowery, Richard Woodworth | |
| 02:16 | DePaul | Dominick Brian makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 02:16 | DePaul | Dominick Brian makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 02:03 | Ohio State | John Willer connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Craig Becton | 25-37 |
| 01:45 | DePaul | Gregory Kimble misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-37 |
| 01:43 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt gets the rebound | 25-37 |
| 01:18 | Ohio State | Austin Dorman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-37 |
| 01:17 | DePaul | Dominick Brian gets the rebound | 25-37 |
| 01:08 | DePaul | William Kyle is fouled on the floor by Austin Dorman - foul #1 on Austin Dorman, team foul #7 | 25-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Burke (PG), Harley Barroso (PF), William Cacho (C) Kelly Hicks, Dominick Brian, Andrew Begay | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Lowery (PG), Joshua Hudson (SG), Richard Woodworth (PF) Craig Becton, Austin Dorman, Larry Tawney | |
| 01:08 | DePaul | William Kyle makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 01:08 | DePaul | William Kyle makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 00:55 | Ohio State | John Willer misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-37 |
| 00:54 | DePaul | The rebound goes to William Cacho | 27-37 |
| 00:50 | DePaul | William Kyle hits a runner from the left block set up by Robert Burke | 29-37 |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | John Willer's pass is intercepted by Gregory Kimble | 29-37 |
| 00:29 | DePaul | Gregory Kimble blows the layup | 29-37 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Joshua Hudson buries a jumper from close range | 29-39 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Robert Burke comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 29-39 |