| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Vaughn Lewis (fresh) SG - Daniel Weeks (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Fairbank (fresh) PF - Trey Redington (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Alva Milewski (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Adrian Avalos (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Brown (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lawrence Llanes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Joseph Fairbank inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | Joseph Fairbank knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Daniel Weeks | 35-35 |
| 19:33 | Ohio State | Daniel Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 35-35 |
| 19:08 | Northwestern | Joseph Fairbank knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 37-35 |
| 18:46 | Ohio State | Adrian Avalos connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Llanes | 37-37 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Alva Milewski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Adrian Avalos - foul #3 on Adrian Avalos, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Brewer (PF) Trey Redington | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mitchel Grenier (PG) Adrian Avalos | |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Alva Milewski misses the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Alva Milewski misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 18:36 | Ohio State | Daniel Moore grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 18:17 | Ohio State | Mitchel Grenier lays it up and in on a great pass from Lawrence Llanes | 37-39 |
| 18:01 | Northwestern | Joseph Fairbank's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Llanes | 37-39 |
| 17:42 | Ohio State | Mitchel Grenier is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Mitchel Grenier, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sterling Smith (PG), Charles McCarren (SF), Trey Redington (PF), Arturo Salinas (C) Vaughn Lewis, Daniel Weeks, Joseph Fairbank, Alva Milewski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David James (SG), Joshua Ventura (SF), Richard Scott (PF), Timothy Woods (C) Edward Brown, John Stephens, Lawrence Llanes, Daniel Moore | |
| 17:25 | Northwestern | Joshua Ventura picks off the pass by Arturo Salinas | 37-39 |
| 17:10 | Ohio State | Timothy Woods hits the finger roll | 37-41 |
| 16:43 | Northwestern | Timothy Woods is called for the reach on Sterling Smith - foul #2 on Timothy Woods, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Weeks (SG) William Brewer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Hamilton (PG), John Stephens (SF) Mitchel Grenier, Joshua Ventura | |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Arturo Salinas misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Timothy Woods - foul #3 on Timothy Woods, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Fairbank (SF) Charles McCarren | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Brown (SG) Timothy Woods | |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Arturo Salinas misses the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Arturo Salinas makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 16:13 | Ohio State | David James is whistled for a carry | 38-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vaughn Lewis (PG), Carmen King (C) Sterling Smith, Arturo Salinas | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lawrence Llanes (PF), Sergio Lopez (C) David James, Richard Scott | |
| 15:54 | Northwestern | Daniel Weeks hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-41 |
| 15:53 | Ohio State | John Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Vaughn Lewis (fresh) SG - Daniel Weeks (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Fairbank (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Trey Redington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Carmen King (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Brown (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Llanes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Sergio Lopez (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Ohio State | Robert Hamilton hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 15:25 | Northwestern | Carmen King lays it in on a great pass from Daniel Weeks | 40-44 |
| 15:00 | Ohio State | Daniel Weeks is called for the reach on Edward Brown - foul #3 on Daniel Weeks, team foul #1 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Anderson (PG), Sterling Smith (SG), Charles McCarren (SF), William Brewer (PF), Alva Milewski (C) Vaughn Lewis, Daniel Weeks, Joseph Fairbank, Trey Redington, Carmen King | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Adrian Avalos (PG), Mitchel Grenier (SG), Joshua Ventura (SF), Richard Scott (PF), Daniel Moore (C) Robert Hamilton, Edward Brown, John Stephens, Lawrence Llanes, Sergio Lopez | |
| 14:47 | Ohio State | Mitchel Grenier scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Scott | 40-46 |
| 14:22 | Northwestern | Sterling Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 14:20 | Ohio State | Sterling Smith steals it from Adrian Avalos in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| 14:18 | Northwestern | Charles McCarren banks in the layup on a nice dish by Sterling Smith | 45-46 |
| 13:59 | Ohio State | Mitchel Grenier comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Alva Milewski | 45-46 |
| 13:53 | Northwestern | Sterling Smith misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 45-46 |
| 13:51 | Northwestern | Charles McCarren snags the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 13:27 | Northwestern | William Brewer is hacked by Richard Scott - foul #1 on Richard Scott, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vaughn Lewis (PG), Daniel Weeks (SG), Joseph Fairbank (SF), Arturo Salinas (C) Anthony Anderson, Sterling Smith, Charles McCarren, Alva Milewski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Brown (SG), John Stephens (SF), Lawrence Llanes (PF), Timothy Woods (C) Mitchel Grenier, Joshua Ventura, Richard Scott, Daniel Moore | |
| 13:05 | Northwestern | Vaughn Lewis can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 13:04 | Ohio State | Timothy Woods grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 12:41 | Ohio State | Lawrence Llanes double dribbles | 45-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Trey Redington (PF) William Brewer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Hamilton (PG) Adrian Avalos | |
| 12:23 | Northwestern | Daniel Weeks knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 12:10 | Ohio State | Joseph Fairbank is called for the reach on John Stephens - foul #3 on Joseph Fairbank, team foul #2 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alva Milewski (C) Arturo Salinas | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mitchel Grenier (PG), David James (PF) Robert Hamilton, Lawrence Llanes | |
| 11:51 | Ohio State | David James misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 11:50 | Northwestern | Trey Redington pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Vaughn Lewis (fairly fresh) SG - Daniel Weeks (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Fairbank (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Trey Redington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Alva Milewski (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Mitchel Grenier (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Brown (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David James (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Woods (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Northwestern | Trey Redington is hacked by David James - foul #1 on David James, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Anderson (PG) Vaughn Lewis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Adrian Avalos (PG), Richard Scott (PF), Daniel Moore (C) Mitchel Grenier, Edward Brown, Timothy Woods | |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Anthony Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sterling Smith (SG), William Brewer (PF), Carmen King (C) Daniel Weeks, Trey Redington, Alva Milewski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | Adrian Avalos can't connect on an uncontested turnaround in the paint | 48-46 |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | Carmen King pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 10:56 | Northwestern | Joseph Fairbank knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Brewer | 50-46 |
| 10:34 | Ohio State | David James is hacked by Carmen King - foul #1 on Carmen King, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Weeks (SG), Charles McCarren (SF), Arturo Salinas (C) Sterling Smith, Joseph Fairbank, Carmen King | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Brown (SG), Joshua Ventura (SF), Lawrence Llanes (PF) David James, John Stephens, Richard Scott | |
| 10:27 | Ohio State | Adrian Avalos makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Moore | 50-48 |
| 10:03 | Northwestern | Arturo Salinas misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| 10:01 | Ohio State | Lawrence Llanes snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 09:56 | Ohio State | Edward Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 09:55 | Ohio State | Daniel Moore tips it but misses | 50-48 |
| 09:54 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to William Brewer | 50-48 |
| 09:50 | Northwestern | Adrian Avalos is called for the reach on Daniel Weeks - foul #4 on Adrian Avalos, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vaughn Lewis (PG), Alva Milewski (C) Anthony Anderson, William Brewer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mitchel Grenier (PG), Timothy Woods (C) Adrian Avalos, Daniel Moore | |
| 09:50 | Northwestern | Daniel Weeks makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 09:50 | Northwestern | Daniel Weeks makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 09:24 | Ohio State | Lawrence Llanes hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Arturo Salinas - foul #2 on Arturo Salinas, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sterling Smith (SG), Joseph Fairbank (SF), Trey Redington (PF) Daniel Weeks, Charles McCarren, Arturo Salinas | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Hamilton (SG), John Stephens (SF), Richard Scott (C) Edward Brown, Joshua Ventura, Timothy Woods | |
| 09:24 | Ohio State | Lawrence Llanes misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 09:24 | Ohio State | Lawrence Llanes makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | Joseph Fairbank is hacked by John Stephens - foul #1 on John Stephens, team foul #8 | 52-49 |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | Joseph Fairbank makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | Joseph Fairbank makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | Richard Scott scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Mitchel Grenier | 54-52 |
| 08:39 | Northwestern | Robert Hamilton picks off the pass by Trey Redington | 54-52 |
| 08:37 | Ohio State | Sterling Smith is called for the reach on John Stephens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sterling Smith, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Anderson (PG), Daniel Weeks (SG), William Brewer (PF), Carmen King (C) Vaughn Lewis, Sterling Smith, Trey Redington, Alva Milewski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David James (SG), Timothy Woods (C) Robert Hamilton, Lawrence Llanes | |
| 08:18 | Ohio State | John Stephens misses the easy layup | 54-52 |
| 08:16 | Northwestern | Joseph Fairbank grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 08:11 | Northwestern | Daniel Weeks comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 08:10 | Ohio State | Richard Scott gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | John Stephens is hacked by William Brewer in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Brewer, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Hamilton (PG), Edward Brown (SG), Joshua Ventura (SF) Mitchel Grenier, John Stephens, Richard Scott | |
| 07:51 | Ohio State | Timothy Woods misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Carmen King - foul #2 on Carmen King, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vaughn Lewis (PG), Arturo Salinas (C) Joseph Fairbank, Carmen King | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Adrian Avalos (PG), Daniel Moore (C) Robert Hamilton, Joshua Ventura | |
| 07:51 | Ohio State | Timothy Woods misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 07:51 | Ohio State | Timothy Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Vaughn Lewis (fresh) SG - Daniel Weeks (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Anderson (fresh) 3 pf. PF - William Brewer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Arturo Salinas (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Adrian Avalos (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Edward Brown (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Timothy Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David James (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Northwestern | Anthony Anderson travels with the ball | 54-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles McCarren (SF), Alva Milewski (C) Anthony Anderson, William Brewer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Ventura (SF), Lawrence Llanes (PF) Timothy Woods, David James | |
| 07:02 | Ohio State | Vaughn Lewis steps in front of the Joshua Ventura pass | 54-53 |
| 06:38 | Northwestern | Daniel Weeks clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 06:37 | Ohio State | Joshua Ventura grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 06:12 | Ohio State | Adrian Avalos can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Vaughn Lewis | 54-53 |
| 06:05 | Northwestern | Daniel Weeks knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Charles McCarren | 56-53 |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | Adrian Avalos can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | Charles McCarren snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 05:49 | Northwestern | Daniel Weeks can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-53 |
| 05:47 | Ohio State | Lawrence Llanes gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 05:34 | Ohio State | Edward Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 05:32 | Northwestern | Charles McCarren grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Alva Milewski's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Moore | 56-53 |
| 05:25 | Ohio State | Lawrence Llanes grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 05:23 | Ohio State | Edward Brown is called for traveling in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Anderson (PG), William Brewer (SG), Joseph Fairbank (SF), Trey Redington (PF), Carmen King (C) Vaughn Lewis, Daniel Weeks, Charles McCarren, Arturo Salinas, Alva Milewski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mitchel Grenier (PG), David James (SG), John Stephens (SF), Richard Scott (PF), Timothy Woods (C) Adrian Avalos, Edward Brown, Joshua Ventura, Lawrence Llanes, Daniel Moore | |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | Anthony Anderson comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 56-53 |
| 05:01 | Ohio State | David James snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 04:42 | Ohio State | Timothy Woods connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Mitchel Grenier | 56-55 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | Joseph Fairbank can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Scott - foul #2 on Richard Scott, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sterling Smith (SG) Trey Redington | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Adrian Avalos (PG) David James | |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | Joseph Fairbank misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | Joseph Fairbank makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | Timothy Woods can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-55 |
| 03:59 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to John Stephens | 57-55 |
| 03:46 | Ohio State | Richard Scott misses badly on a floater near the basket | 57-55 |
| 03:45 | Ohio State | John Stephens misses the tip | 57-55 |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Sterling Smith pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Anderson (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Sterling Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Fairbank (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Brewer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Carmen King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Adrian Avalos (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Mitchel Grenier (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Woods (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | Joseph Fairbank hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 03:35 | Ohio State | Timothy Woods snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 03:12 | Ohio State | John Stephens is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-57 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Anthony Anderson is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Anthony Anderson, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vaughn Lewis (PG), Daniel Weeks (SG), Trey Redington (PF), Alva Milewski (C) Anthony Anderson, Sterling Smith, William Brewer, Carmen King | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Hamilton (PG), Edward Brown (SG), David James (SF), Lawrence Llanes (PF), Sergio Lopez (C) Adrian Avalos, Mitchel Grenier, John Stephens, Richard Scott, Timothy Woods | |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Adrian Avalos (PG), John Stephens (SF), Daniel Moore (C) Robert Hamilton, David James, Sergio Lopez | |
| 02:42 | Ohio State | Edward Brown can't finish the layup but the foul's on Alva Milewski - foul #1 on Alva Milewski, team foul #9 | 57-57 |
| 02:42 | Ohio State | Edward Brown makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 02:42 | Ohio State | Edward Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Daniel Moore swats the short shot by Joseph Fairbank | 57-59 |
| 02:18 | Ohio State | John Stephens pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Edward Brown's pass is intercepted by Alva Milewski | 57-59 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | Trey Redington drills a runner from close range and he's hacked by Lawrence Llanes - foul #1 on Lawrence Llanes, team foul #10 | 59-59 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | Trey Redington makes the free throw | 60-59 |
| 01:12 | Ohio State | John Stephens is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on John Stephens, team foul #11 | 60-59 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Vaughn Lewis's pass is intercepted by Adrian Avalos in the backcourt | 60-59 |
| 01:09 | Ohio State | John Stephens jams it set up by Adrian Avalos | 60-61 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | Vaughn Lewis's pass is intercepted by Adrian Avalos in the backcourt | 60-61 |
| 01:04 | Ohio State | Edward Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by Adrian Avalos | 60-63 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Trey Redington can't finish the layup | 60-63 |
| 00:34 | Ohio State | Adrian Avalos gets the rebound | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Adrian Avalos is hacked by Vaughn Lewis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vaughn Lewis, team foul #10 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David James (SF) John Stephens | |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Adrian Avalos makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Adrian Avalos makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Alva Milewski can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 60-65 |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Edward Brown pulls down the rebound | 60-65 |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Edward Brown is hacked by Vaughn Lewis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Vaughn Lewis, team foul #11 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Stephens (SF) David James | |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Edward Brown makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Edward Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Trey Redington pulls down the rebound | 60-66 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Daniel Weeks misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-66 |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Llanes | 60-66 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Lawrence Llanes is fouled in the backcourt by Vaughn Lewis - foul #5 on Vaughn Lewis, team foul #12 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Anderson (PG) Vaughn Lewis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Lawrence Llanes misses the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Lawrence Llanes makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern | Joseph Fairbank buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Anderson | 63-67 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Anthony Anderson is called for the reach on Adrian Avalos in the backcourt - foul #5 on Anthony Anderson, team foul #13 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sterling Smith (PG) Anthony Anderson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David James (SF) John Stephens | |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Adrian Avalos makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Adrian Avalos misses the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Alva Milewski snags the defensive board | 63-68 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Alva Milewski buries a halfcourt shot | 66-68 |