| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) SG - Eli Oliveira (fresh) SF - George Cangelosi (fresh) PF - Herbert Boyer (fresh) C - Morris Demarco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Danny Salowitz (fresh) SG - Vincent Roper (fresh) SF - Von Weber (fresh) PF - David White (fresh) C - Russell Cope (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Indiana | Vincent Roper grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Indiana | Von Weber comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on George Cangelosi - foul #1 on George Cangelosi, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Indiana | Von Weber makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:31 | Indiana | Von Weber misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco pulls down the rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:17 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Von Weber - foul #1 on Von Weber, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 19:17 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi makes the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 19:17 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi misses the 2nd free throw | 1-1 |
| 19:17 | Indiana | David White pulls down the rebound | 1-1 |
| 19:04 | Indiana | Danny Salowitz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 1-1 |
| 19:02 | Indiana | David White tips it back up and in | 1-3 |
| 18:41 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on George Cangelosi, team foul #2 | 1-3 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe (SF) George Cangelosi | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 18:18 | Indiana | David White hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Danny Salowitz | 1-5 |
| 18:09 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 1-5 |
| 18:08 | Indiana | Russell Cope grabs the board | 1-5 |
| 17:54 | Indiana | Arnold Smith steals the ball from Russell Cope | 1-5 |
| 17:38 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco is hacked by Von Weber - foul #2 on Von Weber, team foul #2 | 1-5 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frank Boatman (SG), Brandon Rumberger (C) Eli Oliveira, Morris Demarco | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Aldaco (SF) Von Weber | |
| 17:20 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 1-5 |
| 17:18 | Ohio State | Brandon Rumberger tips it back up and in | 3-5 |
| 17:02 | Indiana | David White connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 3-7 |
| 16:41 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith is hacked by Russell Cope - foul #1 on Russell Cope, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Parker (SG), Jimmy Brown (SF) Arnold Smith, Herbert Boyer | |
| Subs | Indiana | Tim Tinney (PG) Danny Salowitz | |
| 16:28 | Ohio State | Jimmy Brown scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Frank Boatman | 5-7 |
| 16:08 | Indiana | John Aldaco misses the driving attempt from the left block | 5-7 |
| 16:07 | Indiana | Vincent Roper tips it home | 5-9 |
| 15:51 | Ohio State | Brandon Rumberger comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 5-9 |
| 15:50 | Indiana | David White grabs the board | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Frank Boatman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Parker (fresh) SF - Jimmy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Gipe (fairly fresh) C - Brandon Rumberger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Tim Tinney (fresh) SG - Vincent Roper (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Aldaco (fresh) PF - David White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Cope (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Indiana | Vincent Roper is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Vincent Roper, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arnold Smith (PG), Eli Oliveira (SG), Herbert Boyer (PF), Morris Demarco (C) Frank Boatman, David Parker, Johnny Gipe, Brandon Rumberger | |
| Subs | Indiana | Gary Pierce (PF), Percy Johnson (C) David White, Russell Cope | |
| 15:15 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Morris Demarco | 8-9 |
| 14:59 | Indiana | Morris Demarco picks off the pass by Percy Johnson | 8-9 |
| 14:49 | Ohio State | Herbert Boyer loses the dribble to Tim Tinney | 8-9 |
| 14:32 | Indiana | Vincent Roper knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Tim Tinney | 8-11 |
| 14:13 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 14:11 | Indiana | Vincent Roper snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 13:59 | Indiana | Gary Pierce misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-11 |
| 13:57 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 13:51 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith misses short on a jumper from the right side | 8-11 |
| 13:49 | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira grabs the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:40 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco banks in the layup | 10-11 |
| 13:22 | Indiana | Arnold Smith picks off the pass by Vincent Roper | 10-11 |
| 13:18 | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira slams it home on a nice dish by Arnold Smith | 12-11 |
| 12:53 | Indiana | John Aldaco can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Eli Oliveira - foul #1 on Eli Oliveira, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frank Boatman (PG), David Parker (SG), Johnny Gipe (SF), Brandon Rumberger (PF), Daniel Nix (C) Arnold Smith, Eli Oliveira, Jimmy Brown, Herbert Boyer, Morris Demarco | |
| Subs | Indiana | Danny Salowitz (PG), Brian Prescott (SG), David White (PF), Russell Cope (C) Tim Tinney, Vincent Roper, Gary Pierce, Percy Johnson | |
| 12:53 | Indiana | John Aldaco makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:53 | Indiana | John Aldaco makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:46 | Ohio State | David Parker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 12-13 |
| 12:45 | Ohio State | Daniel Nix hits the follow up shot | 14-13 |
| 12:31 | Indiana | Russell Cope is fouled on the floor by Daniel Nix - foul #1 on Daniel Nix, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Timothy Rigby (SF) John Aldaco | |
| 12:11 | Indiana | Timothy Rigby knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Danny Salowitz and he's hacked by David Parker - foul #1 on David Parker, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| 12:11 | Indiana | Timothy Rigby makes the free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:50 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Russell Cope - foul #2 on Russell Cope, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Aldaco (C) Russell Cope | |
| 11:50 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 11:50 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Frank Boatman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Parker (fresh) SF - Johnny Gipe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Rumberger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Nix (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Danny Salowitz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Prescott (fresh) SF - Timothy Rigby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David White (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Aldaco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Indiana | Brian Prescott misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 11:30 | Indiana | David White tips it back up and in | 16-18 |
| 11:12 | Ohio State | Frank Boatman can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 16-18 |
| 11:11 | Indiana | David White snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 10:49 | Indiana | John Aldaco can't finish the layup | 16-18 |
| 10:48 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 10:44 | Ohio State | David Parker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-18 |
| 10:43 | Indiana | The rebound goes to David White | 16-18 |
| 10:33 | Indiana | Danny Salowitz connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-21 |
| 10:21 | Ohio State | Daniel Nix hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 10:19 | Indiana | David White gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| 10:00 | Indiana | John Aldaco misses the floater from the right side | 16-21 |
| 09:59 | Ohio State | Frank Boatman grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 09:45 | Ohio State | Daniel Nix misses the 3 from the left wing | 16-21 |
| 09:43 | Indiana | David White snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 09:14 | Indiana | Danny Salowitz comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 16-21 |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | Daniel Nix grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 09:04 | Ohio State | Daniel Nix misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 16-21 |
| 09:03 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe grabs the offensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 08:45 | Ohio State | David Parker hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frank Boatman and he's hacked by Danny Salowitz - foul #1 on Danny Salowitz, team foul #6 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arnold Smith (PG), Jimmy Brown (SF), Herbert Boyer (PF), Morris Demarco (C) Frank Boatman, Johnny Gipe, Brandon Rumberger, Daniel Nix | |
| Subs | Indiana | Tim Tinney (PG), Vincent Roper (SG), Gary Pierce (SF), Percy Johnson (C) Danny Salowitz, Brian Prescott, Timothy Rigby, John Aldaco | |
| 08:45 | Ohio State | David Parker misses the free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:45 | Indiana | Percy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 18-21 |
| 08:22 | Indiana | Gary Pierce clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 08:20 | Indiana | Gary Pierce hits the follow up shot | 18-23 |
| 08:02 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Morris Demarco | 20-23 |
| 07:48 | Indiana | David White's fadeaway is rejected by Herbert Boyer | 20-23 |
| 07:47 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jimmy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herbert Boyer (fresh) C - Morris Demarco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Tim Tinney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vincent Roper (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Percy Johnson (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | Tim Tinney is called for the reach on Arnold Smith - foul #1 on Tim Tinney, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira (SG) David Parker | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 07:16 | Indiana | Tim Tinney comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Arnold Smith - foul #1 on Arnold Smith, team foul #6 | 22-23 |
| 07:16 | Indiana | Tim Tinney makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:16 | Indiana | Tim Tinney misses the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:16 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| 06:54 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Arnold Smith | 24-24 |
| 06:40 | Indiana | Gary Pierce is whistled for traveling | 24-24 |
| 06:21 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco blows the layup | 24-24 |
| 06:20 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith can't tip it in | 24-24 |
| 06:19 | Indiana | David White gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| 06:03 | Indiana | Morris Demarco is called for the reach on Percy Johnson - foul #1 on Morris Demarco, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frank Boatman (PG), Johnny Gipe (SF), Brandon Rumberger (PF), Daniel Nix (C) Arnold Smith, Jimmy Brown, Herbert Boyer, Morris Demarco | |
| Subs | Indiana | Danny Salowitz (PG), Timothy Rigby (SF) Tim Tinney, Gary Pierce | |
| 06:03 | Indiana | Percy Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 06:03 | Indiana | David White grabs the offensive board | 24-24 |
| 05:49 | Indiana | David White scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Vincent Roper | 24-26 |
| 05:36 | Ohio State | Brandon Rumberger can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 05:35 | Indiana | David White snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 05:23 | Indiana | Danny Salowitz misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 05:22 | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | Vincent Roper steps in front of the Frank Boatman pass | 24-26 |
| 04:53 | Indiana | Timothy Rigby knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Vincent Roper | 24-28 |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | Daniel Nix is whistled for traveling | 24-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arnold Smith (PG), Jimmy Brown (SF), Herbert Boyer (PF) Eli Oliveira, Johnny Gipe, Daniel Nix | |
| Subs | Indiana | Tim Tinney (PG), Brian Prescott (SG), John Aldaco (SF), Gary Pierce (C) Danny Salowitz, Vincent Roper, Timothy Rigby, Percy Johnson | |
| 04:33 | Indiana | David White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-28 |
| 04:18 | Ohio State | Frank Boatman's pass is intercepted by John Aldaco | 24-28 |
| 04:15 | Indiana | John Aldaco lays it up and in | 24-30 |
| 03:57 | Ohio State | Herbert Boyer lays it up and in on a great pass from Arnold Smith | 26-30 |
| 03:29 | Indiana | John Aldaco comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Brandon Rumberger - foul #1 on Brandon Rumberger, team foul #8 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Cangelosi (SF), Morris Demarco (C) Jimmy Brown, Brandon Rumberger | |
| Subs | Indiana | Danny Salowitz (PG), Vincent Roper (SG), Von Weber (SF), Russell Cope (C) Tim Tinney, Brian Prescott, David White, Gary Pierce | |
| 03:29 | Indiana | John Aldaco makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:29 | Indiana | John Aldaco makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Boatman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Cangelosi (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Herbert Boyer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Morris Demarco (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Danny Salowitz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Roper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Von Weber (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Aldaco (fresh) 6 pts. C - Russell Cope (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Ohio State | Danny Salowitz is called for the reach on Arnold Smith - foul #2 on Danny Salowitz, team foul #8 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Parker (SG) Frank Boatman | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 03:12 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:12 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Russell Cope | 26-32 |
| 02:58 | Indiana | John Aldaco travels with the ball | 26-32 |
| 02:36 | Ohio State | David Parker is hacked by Danny Salowitz - foul #3 on Danny Salowitz, team foul #9 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira (SG), Johnny Gipe (PF) Arnold Smith, Herbert Boyer | |
| Subs | Indiana | Tim Tinney (PG) Danny Salowitz | |
| 02:36 | Ohio State | David Parker misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 02:36 | Indiana | Russell Cope grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 02:31 | Indiana | Vincent Roper hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 02:29 | Indiana | Russell Cope snags the offensive board | 26-32 |
| 02:17 | Indiana | Vincent Roper knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Tim Tinney and the foul's on David Parker - foul #2 on David Parker, team foul #9 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frank Boatman (PG) David Parker | |
| Subs | Indiana | Gary Pierce (PF) John Aldaco | |
| 02:17 | Indiana | Vincent Roper makes the free throw | 26-35 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 02:01 | Indiana | Gary Pierce grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 01:41 | Indiana | Vincent Roper comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 01:40 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Johnny Gipe | 26-35 |
| 01:35 | Ohio State | Frank Boatman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 01:34 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi grabs the offensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 01:18 | Ohio State | Frank Boatman scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by George Cangelosi | 29-35 |
| 00:55 | Indiana | Tim Tinney is fouled on the floor by Morris Demarco - foul #2 on Morris Demarco, team foul #10 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arnold Smith (PG), Herbert Boyer (PF), Brandon Rumberger (C) Eli Oliveira, George Cangelosi, Morris Demarco | |
| Subs | Indiana | Timothy Rigby (SF), John Aldaco (PF), Percy Johnson (C) Von Weber, Gary Pierce, Russell Cope | |
| 00:55 | Indiana | Tim Tinney makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 00:55 | Indiana | Tim Tinney misses the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 00:55 | Ohio State | Brandon Rumberger grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Timothy Rigby takes the ball from Arnold Smith | 29-36 |
| 00:22 | Indiana | Percy Johnson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 00:20 | Indiana | John Aldaco hits the follow up shot | 29-38 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Herbert Boyer | 31-38 |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Tim Tinney comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 31-38 |