| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Brown (fresh) SF - George Cangelosi (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Gipe (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ronald Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Wilson Hancock (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Whisler (fresh) SF - Ferman Grado (fresh) PF - Bernard Duvall (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Vance (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Liberty | Ferman Grado inbounds the ball | 36-36 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Liberty | Jimmy Brown steps in front of the Joshua Whisler pass | 36-36 |
| 19:40 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Jimmy Brown | 38-36 |
| 19:22 | Liberty | Wilson Hancock hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 19:20 | Liberty | Joshua Whisler tips it in | 38-38 |
| 18:54 | Ohio State | Ronald Wilson banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Cangelosi | 40-38 |
| 18:43 | Liberty | Wilson Hancock can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 18:41 | Ohio State | Ronald Wilson pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 18:30 | Ohio State | Jimmy Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-38 |
| 18:17 | Liberty | Wilson Hancock hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 18:16 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 17:55 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 17:32 | Liberty | James Vance drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Ferman Grado and he's fouled by Ronald Wilson - foul #1 on Ronald Wilson, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brandon Rumberger (PF), Nelson Bennett (C) Johnny Gipe, Ronald Wilson | |
| Subs | Liberty | James Smith (SF), Ted Slawson (PF) Ferman Grado, Bernard Duvall | |
| 17:32 | Liberty | James Vance makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 17:23 | Ohio State | Wilson Hancock is called for the reach on Arnold Smith - foul #3 on Wilson Hancock, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frank Boatman (SG), Daniel Nix (SF) Jimmy Brown, George Cangelosi | |
| Subs | Liberty | Cornelius Tavares (PG), James Edwards (SG), Steven Geter (C) Wilson Hancock, Joshua Whisler, James Vance | |
| 17:08 | Ohio State | Daniel Nix loses the ball out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Parker (SG) Arnold Smith | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 16:46 | Liberty | Frank Boatman takes the ball from Cornelius Tavares | 43-41 |
| 16:35 | Ohio State | Ted Slawson takes the ball from Frank Boatman | 43-41 |
| 16:10 | Liberty | Nelson Bennett is called for the reach on Ted Slawson - foul #2 on Nelson Bennett, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arnold Smith (PG), Jimmy Brown (SG), George Cangelosi (SF), Johnny Gipe (PF), Ronald Wilson (C) Frank Boatman, David Parker, Daniel Nix, Brandon Rumberger, Nelson Bennett | |
| Subs | Liberty | Joshua Whisler (SG), Ferman Grado (SF), Bernard Duvall (PF) James Edwards, James Smith, Steven Geter | |
| 15:46 | Liberty | Joshua Whisler drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Brown (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Cangelosi (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Gipe (fresh) 8 pts. C - Ronald Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Cornelius Tavares (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Whisler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ferman Grado (fresh) PF - Bernard Duvall (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ted Slawson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Ohio State | The pull-up jumper by Johnny Gipe is blocked by Ted Slawson | 43-44 |
| 15:30 | Liberty | Ted Slawson grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 15:13 | Liberty | Ferman Grado makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-46 |
| 14:54 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Johnny Gipe | 45-46 |
| 14:25 | Liberty | Ted Slawson misses badly on a floater from close range | 45-46 |
| 14:24 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jimmy Brown | 45-46 |
| 14:10 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 14:08 | Liberty | Ted Slawson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 13:48 | Liberty | Bernard Duvall hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Ferman Grado | 45-48 |
| 13:21 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi misses long on a jumper from the right side | 45-48 |
| 13:19 | Liberty | Joshua Whisler gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 13:00 | Liberty | Joshua Whisler is fouled on the floor by Arnold Smith - foul #1 on Arnold Smith, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frank Boatman (PG), David Parker (SG), Daniel Nix (SF), Brandon Rumberger (PF), Nelson Bennett (C) Arnold Smith, Jimmy Brown, George Cangelosi, Johnny Gipe, Ronald Wilson | |
| Subs | Liberty | Wilson Hancock (PG), James Edwards (SG), James Smith (SF), Steven Geter (PF), James Vance (C) Cornelius Tavares, Joshua Whisler, Ferman Grado, Bernard Duvall, Ted Slawson | |
| 12:42 | Liberty | The short jumper by James Vance is denied by Brandon Rumberger | 45-48 |
| 12:41 | Liberty | Steven Geter snags the offensive board | 45-48 |
| 12:32 | Liberty | Steven Geter connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-51 |
| 12:09 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Nelson Bennett is denied by James Vance | 45-51 |
| 12:07 | Liberty | James Smith snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 11:55 | Liberty | James Vance can't finish the layup | 45-51 |
| 11:53 | Liberty | James Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 11:37 | Liberty | James Smith misses short on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Nelson Bennett - foul #3 on Nelson Bennett, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| 11:37 | Liberty | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 11:37 | Liberty | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Frank Boatman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Parker (fresh) SF - Daniel Nix (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brandon Rumberger (fresh) 3 reb. C - Nelson Bennett (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Wilson Hancock (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Geter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Vance (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Ohio State | David Parker knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Nelson Bennett | 48-53 |
| 11:11 | Liberty | James Smith blows the layup | 48-53 |
| 11:09 | Liberty | James Vance can't tip it in | 48-53 |
| 11:08 | Ohio State | Nelson Bennett gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 10:46 | Ohio State | James Smith swats the layup by Brandon Rumberger | 48-53 |
| 10:44 | Liberty | The rebound goes to James Smith | 48-53 |
| 10:32 | Liberty | Brandon Rumberger steps in front of the James Smith pass | 48-53 |
| 10:28 | Ohio State | Frank Boatman makes the turnaround from the right block | 50-53 |
| 10:16 | Liberty | Steven Geter misses the lay-in | 50-53 |
| 10:15 | Ohio State | Nelson Bennett gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 09:55 | Ohio State | Brandon Rumberger misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 09:54 | Ohio State | Frank Boatman gets the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 09:46 | Ohio State | Daniel Nix's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Geter | 50-53 |
| 09:45 | Liberty | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 09:24 | Liberty | James Vance misses short on a shot from close range | 50-53 |
| 09:23 | Liberty | James Vance grabs the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 09:06 | Liberty | Steven Geter drills a 3 from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 08:53 | Ohio State | James Smith is called for the reach on Frank Boatman - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #2 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arnold Smith (PG), Jimmy Brown (SG), George Cangelosi (SF), Johnny Gipe (PF), Ronald Wilson (C) Frank Boatman, David Parker, Daniel Nix, Brandon Rumberger, Nelson Bennett | |
| Subs | Liberty | Cornelius Tavares (PG), Joshua Whisler (SG), Ferman Grado (SF), Bernard Duvall (PF), Ted Slawson (C) Wilson Hancock, James Edwards, James Smith, Steven Geter, James Vance | |
| 08:37 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith hits a floater from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 08:20 | Liberty | Joshua Whisler connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ferman Grado and he's fouled by Jimmy Brown - foul #1 on Jimmy Brown, team foul #5 | 52-58 |
| 08:20 | Liberty | Joshua Whisler makes the free throw | 52-59 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | Ted Slawson takes the ball from Johnny Gipe | 52-59 |
| 07:49 | Liberty | Cornelius Tavares's layup is rejected by Johnny Gipe | 52-59 |
| 07:48 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe gets the rebound | 52-59 |
| 07:33 | Ohio State | Bernard Duvall is called for the reach on Jimmy Brown - foul #2 on Bernard Duvall, team foul #3 | 52-59 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Brown (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Cangelosi (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Gipe (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Cornelius Tavares (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Whisler (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ferman Grado (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bernard Duvall (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ted Slawson (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:05 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 06:45 | Liberty | Bernard Duvall scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Cornelius Tavares and the foul's on Johnny Gipe - foul #2 on Johnny Gipe, team foul #6 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Wilson Hancock (PG) Cornelius Tavares | |
| 06:45 | Liberty | Bernard Duvall makes the free throw | 54-62 |
| 06:28 | Ohio State | Jimmy Brown's floater is tipped away by Ted Slawson | 54-62 |
| 06:26 | Liberty | Ferman Grado gets the rebound | 54-62 |
| 06:11 | Liberty | Ferman Grado loses the ball out of bounds | 54-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frank Boatman (SG), Daniel Nix (SF), Brandon Rumberger (PF) Jimmy Brown, George Cangelosi, Johnny Gipe | |
| Subs | Liberty | James Edwards (SG), James Smith (SF), Steven Geter (PF), James Vance (C) Joshua Whisler, Ferman Grado, Bernard Duvall, Ted Slawson | |
| 05:53 | Ohio State | Ronald Wilson misses the fadeaway near the basket | 54-62 |
| 05:51 | Ohio State | Brandon Rumberger tips it home | 56-62 |
| 05:37 | Liberty | James Edwards misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-62 |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | Daniel Nix grabs the board | 56-62 |
| 05:20 | Ohio State | Brandon Rumberger is whistled for traveling | 56-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Parker (SG), Nelson Bennett (C) Arnold Smith, Ronald Wilson | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 05:02 | Liberty | James Smith drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Steven Geter | 56-65 |
| 04:53 | Ohio State | Nelson Bennett connects on the shot in the lane and the foul's on Wilson Hancock - foul #4 on Wilson Hancock, team foul #4 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jimmy Brown (SG), George Cangelosi (SF), Johnny Gipe (PF) David Parker, Daniel Nix, Brandon Rumberger | |
| Subs | Liberty | Joshua Whisler (SG), Ferman Grado (SF), Ted Slawson (PF) James Edwards, James Smith, Steven Geter | |
| 04:53 | Ohio State | Nelson Bennett misses the free throw | 58-65 |
| 04:53 | Liberty | James Vance gets the rebound | 58-65 |
| 04:36 | Liberty | James Vance knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 58-67 |
| 04:17 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Frank Boatman | 60-67 |
| 04:03 | Liberty | Ferman Grado misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-67 |
| 04:02 | Ohio State | Jimmy Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 60-67 |
| 03:57 | Ohio State | Frank Boatman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-67 |
| 03:55 | Liberty | Ted Slawson snags the defensive board | 60-67 |
| 03:36 | Liberty | Ferman Grado comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by George Cangelosi - foul #1 on George Cangelosi, team foul #7 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arnold Smith (PG), Ronald Wilson (C) Frank Boatman, Nelson Bennett | |
| Subs | Liberty | Cornelius Tavares (PG), Bernard Duvall (PF) Wilson Hancock, James Vance | |
| 03:36 | Liberty | Ferman Grado makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 03:36 | Liberty | Ferman Grado makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe is fouled on the floor by Bernard Duvall - foul #3 on Bernard Duvall, team foul #5 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Liberty | James Smith (SF) Ferman Grado | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Brown (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Cangelosi (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Gipe (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Cornelius Tavares (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Whisler (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bernard Duvall (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ted Slawson (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:16 | Ohio State | Ronald Wilson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Ronald Wilson, team foul #8 | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:50 | Liberty | James Smith is hacked by Ronald Wilson - foul #3 on Ronald Wilson, team foul #9 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frank Boatman (SG), Daniel Nix (SF), Brandon Rumberger (PF) Jimmy Brown, George Cangelosi, Johnny Gipe | |
| Subs | Liberty | James Edwards (SG), Steven Geter (C) Joshua Whisler, Ted Slawson | |
| 02:50 | Liberty | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 02:50 | Liberty | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jimmy Brown (SG), George Cangelosi (SF), Johnny Gipe (PF) Frank Boatman, Daniel Nix, Brandon Rumberger | |
| Subs | Liberty | Wilson Hancock (PG), Joshua Whisler (SG), Ferman Grado (SF), James Vance (C) Cornelius Tavares, James Edwards, James Smith, Steven Geter | |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-71 |
| 02:32 | Liberty | James Vance gets the rebound | 60-71 |
| 02:07 | Liberty | Ferman Grado misses the easy layup | 60-71 |
| 02:05 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe grabs the board | 60-71 |
| 01:57 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 62-71 |
| 01:39 | Liberty | James Vance makes the floater near the basket and he's hacked by George Cangelosi - foul #2 on George Cangelosi, team foul #10 | 62-73 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frank Boatman (PG), David Parker (SG), Daniel Nix (SF), Brandon Rumberger (PF), Nelson Bennett (C) Arnold Smith, Jimmy Brown, George Cangelosi, Johnny Gipe, Ronald Wilson | |
| Subs | Liberty | Cornelius Tavares (PG), James Edwards (SG), James Smith (SF), Ted Slawson (PF) Wilson Hancock, Joshua Whisler, Ferman Grado, Bernard Duvall | |
| 01:39 | Liberty | James Vance makes the free throw | 62-74 |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | David Parker is whistled for traveling | 62-74 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Steven Geter (C) James Vance | |
| 01:01 | Liberty | James Smith blows the layup | 62-74 |
| 01:00 | Ohio State | Brandon Rumberger grabs the board | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | Frank Boatman is fouled on the floor by Cornelius Tavares - foul #3 on Cornelius Tavares, team foul #6 | 62-74 |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Cornelius Tavares takes the ball from Nelson Bennett | 62-74 |
| 00:48 | Liberty | James Smith can't throw it down | 62-74 |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | Brandon Rumberger pulls down the rebound | 62-74 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Daniel Nix makes the jumper near the basket and he's fouled by James Smith - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #7 | 64-74 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Daniel Nix misses the free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:40 | Liberty | Ted Slawson gets the rebound | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Liberty | James Smith misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 64-74 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Frank Boatman | 64-74 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Daniel Nix misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Steven Geter - foul #1 on Steven Geter, team foul #8 | 64-74 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Daniel Nix makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Daniel Nix makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Liberty | Cornelius Tavares is hacked by David Parker in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Parker, team foul #11 | 66-74 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arnold Smith (PG), Jimmy Brown (SG), George Cangelosi (SF), Johnny Gipe (PF), Ronald Wilson (C) Frank Boatman, David Parker, Daniel Nix, Brandon Rumberger, Nelson Bennett | |
| Subs | Liberty | Joshua Whisler (SG), Bernard Duvall (PF), James Vance (C) James Edwards, Ted Slawson, Steven Geter | |
| 00:10 | Liberty | Cornelius Tavares makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:10 | Liberty | Cornelius Tavares makes the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on James Smith - foul #4 on James Smith, team foul #9 | 66-76 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frank Boatman (PG), David Parker (SG), Brandon Rumberger (PF), Nelson Bennett (C) Arnold Smith, Jimmy Brown, Johnny Gipe, Ronald Wilson | |
| Subs | Liberty | James Edwards (SG), Ted Slawson (PF), Steven Geter (C) Joshua Whisler, Bernard Duvall, James Vance | |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi misses the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi misses the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:04 | Liberty | Steven Geter snags the defensive board | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Liberty | Cornelius Tavares runs out the clock | 66-76 |