| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Arthur Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Maher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Rogers (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Erik James (fresh) C - Daniel McIntosh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Austin Dorman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Bellman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Willer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlos Truitt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Tawney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | John Willer inbounds the ball | 27-35 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-35 |
| 19:46 | Grambling State | Stephen Maher pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 19:23 | Grambling State | Robert Rogers is whistled for traveling | 27-35 |
| 19:08 | Ohio State | Austin Dorman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-38 |
| 18:53 | Grambling State | Arthur Cochran knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Rogers | 30-38 |
| 18:42 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt misses the lay-in | 30-38 |
| 18:41 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman hits the follow up shot | 30-40 |
| 18:32 | Grambling State | Erik James hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 30-40 |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman snags the defensive board | 30-40 |
| 18:11 | Ohio State | John Willer can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 30-40 |
| 18:09 | Grambling State | Daniel McIntosh snags the defensive board | 30-40 |
| 17:49 | Grambling State | Erik James knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Arthur Cochran | 33-40 |
| 17:22 | Ohio State | John Willer drills a fadeaway in the lane | 33-42 |
| 16:57 | Grambling State | Daniel McIntosh misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-42 |
| 16:56 | Ohio State | John Willer pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 16:43 | Ohio State | Larry Tawney blows the dunk | 33-42 |
| 16:41 | Grambling State | Daniel McIntosh grabs the board | 33-42 |
| 16:35 | Grambling State | Robert Rogers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 33-42 |
| 16:33 | Grambling State | Erik James tips it in | 35-42 |
| 16:20 | Ohio State | John Willer drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Austin Dorman | 35-44 |
| 16:07 | Grambling State | Robert Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-44 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Anthony Espinosa (PG), Terry Wright (SG), Oliver Pickering (SF), Gary Matis (PF), Michael Brown (C) Arthur Cochran, Stephen Maher, Robert Rogers, Erik James, Daniel McIntosh | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller (PG), Timothy Jones (SG), Roger Hamilton (SF), Joseph Ladouceur (PF), David Coleman (C) Austin Dorman, Kevin Bellman, John Willer, Carlos Truitt, Larry Tawney | |
| 15:38 | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller misses badly on a floater from the left side | 35-44 |
| 15:37 | Ohio State | David Coleman snags the offensive board | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Anthony Espinosa (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Wright (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oliver Pickering (fresh) PF - Gary Matis (fresh) C - Michael Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eddie Mueller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Hamilton (fresh) PF - Joseph Ladouceur (fresh) C - David Coleman (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | Joseph Ladouceur makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from David Coleman | 35-47 |
| 15:05 | Grambling State | Anthony Espinosa misses the easy layup but the foul's on Roger Hamilton - foul #1 on Roger Hamilton, team foul #1 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt (PF) Roger Hamilton | |
| 15:05 | Grambling State | Anthony Espinosa misses the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 15:05 | Grambling State | Anthony Espinosa misses the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 15:05 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt grabs the board | 35-47 |
| 14:41 | Ohio State | David Coleman travels with the ball | 35-47 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Arthur Cochran (PG), Robert Rogers (SF) Terry Wright, Oliver Pickering | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:19 | Grambling State | Robert Rogers misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 14:18 | Grambling State | Michael Brown tips it in | 37-47 |
| 13:59 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Eddie Mueller | 37-50 |
| 13:50 | Grambling State | Anthony Espinosa hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Brown | 39-50 |
| 13:29 | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Carlos Truitt | 39-52 |
| 13:22 | Grambling State | Robert Rogers buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-52 |
| 13:12 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-52 |
| 13:10 | Grambling State | Arthur Cochran gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 12:55 | Grambling State | Anthony Espinosa misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 41-52 |
| 12:54 | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 12:43 | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-52 |
| 12:41 | Ohio State | Joseph Ladouceur grabs the offensive board | 41-52 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Carlos Truitt | 41-55 |
| 12:16 | Grambling State | Anthony Espinosa loses the dribble to Eddie Mueller | 41-55 |
| 11:55 | Ohio State | David Coleman scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-57 |
| 11:40 | Grambling State | Arthur Cochran's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-57 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Terry Wright (PG), Stephen Maher (SG), Oliver Pickering (SF), Erik James (PF), Daniel McIntosh (C) Arthur Cochran, Anthony Espinosa, Robert Rogers, Gary Matis, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Austin Dorman (PG), Kevin Bellman (SG), John Willer (SF), Roger Hamilton (PF), Larry Tawney (C) Eddie Mueller, Timothy Jones, Joseph Ladouceur, Carlos Truitt, David Coleman | |
| 11:17 | Ohio State | Austin Dorman comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-57 |
| 11:16 | Ohio State | John Willer gets the offensive rebound | 41-57 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Terry Wright (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Maher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oliver Pickering (fresh) PF - Erik James (fresh) 5 pts. C - Daniel McIntosh (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Austin Dorman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Bellman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Willer (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roger Hamilton (fresh) C - Larry Tawney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 10:52 | Ohio State | Roger Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 41-57 |
| 10:50 | Ohio State | Larry Tawney can't tip it in | 41-57 |
| 10:49 | Ohio State | Roger Hamilton grabs the offensive rebound | 41-57 |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | John Willer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Austin Dorman | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:31 | Grambling State | Daniel McIntosh clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-59 |
| 10:30 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to John Willer | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:05 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman is fouled on the floor by Stephen Maher - foul #3 on Stephen Maher, team foul #1 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Anthony Espinosa (PG), Robert Rogers (SF) Terry Wright, Oliver Pickering | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt (PF) Roger Hamilton | |
| 09:53 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Austin Dorman | 41-61 |
| 09:39 | Grambling State | Carlos Truitt is called for the reach on Erik James - foul #3 on Carlos Truitt, team foul #2 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Arthur Cochran (PG) Anthony Espinosa | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:25 | Grambling State | Daniel McIntosh double dribbles | 41-61 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Anthony Espinosa (SG), Gary Matis (PF) Stephen Maher, Erik James | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bruce Costilla (C) Larry Tawney | |
| 08:58 | Ohio State | Austin Dorman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-61 |
| 08:57 | Grambling State | Gary Matis gets the rebound | 41-61 |
| 08:39 | Grambling State | Daniel McIntosh's fadeaway is rejected by John Willer | 41-61 |
| 08:38 | Ohio State | Bruce Costilla grabs the defensive rebound | 41-61 |
| 08:14 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Gary Matis - foul #1 on Gary Matis, team foul #2 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Stephen Maher (SG), Erik James (PF) Robert Rogers, Daniel McIntosh | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller (PG), Timothy Jones (SG), Joseph Ladouceur (SF), David Coleman (C) Austin Dorman, Kevin Bellman, John Willer, Bruce Costilla | |
| 08:14 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt makes the 1st free throw | 41-62 |
| 08:14 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt makes the 2nd free throw | 41-63 |
| 08:07 | Grambling State | Stephen Maher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-63 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Larry Tawney (C) David Coleman | |
| 07:45 | Ohio State | Timothy Jones is fouled on the floor by Anthony Espinosa - foul #2 on Anthony Espinosa, team foul #3 | 41-63 |
| 07:22 | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller is fouled on the floor by Anthony Espinosa - foul #3 on Anthony Espinosa, team foul #4 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Robert Rogers (SF) Arthur Cochran | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 07:05 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-63 |
| 07:04 | Ohio State | Joseph Ladouceur can't tip it in | 41-63 |
| 07:02 | Grambling State | Erik James grabs the defensive rebound | 41-63 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Anthony Espinosa (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Maher (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Rogers (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Erik James (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Matis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eddie Mueller (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Ladouceur (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlos Truitt (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Tawney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Grambling State | Stephen Maher misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Timothy Jones - foul #1 on Timothy Jones, team foul #3 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Michael Brown (PF), Michael Anderson (C) Erik James, Gary Matis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman (SG), David Coleman (C) Carlos Truitt, Larry Tawney | |
| 06:57 | Grambling State | Stephen Maher makes the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 06:57 | Grambling State | Stephen Maher makes the 2nd free throw | 43-63 |
| 06:55 | Ohio State | Timothy Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Espinosa - foul #4 on Anthony Espinosa, team foul #5 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Terry Wright (SG) Stephen Maher | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:35 | Ohio State | Joseph Ladouceur comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-63 |
| 06:34 | Grambling State | Robert Rogers snags the defensive board | 43-63 |
| 06:18 | Grambling State | Michael Brown misses badly on a runner in the lane | 43-63 |
| 06:17 | Ohio State | Timothy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 43-63 |
| 05:51 | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller misses the shot from the right side | 43-63 |
| 05:50 | Grambling State | Michael Brown gets the rebound | 43-63 |
| 05:45 | Grambling State | Terry Wright drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Brown | 46-63 |
| 05:24 | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Jones | 46-65 |
| 05:24 | Grambling State | Grambling State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-65 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Arthur Cochran (PG), Stephen Maher (SG), Erik James (PF), Daniel McIntosh (C) Anthony Espinosa, Terry Wright, Michael Brown, Michael Anderson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Austin Dorman (PG), John Willer (SF), Carlos Truitt (PF), Larry Tawney (C) Timothy Jones, Eddie Mueller, Joseph Ladouceur, David Coleman | |
| 05:13 | Grambling State | Arthur Cochran is hacked by Austin Dorman - foul #2 on Austin Dorman, team foul #4 | 46-65 |
| 05:08 | Grambling State | Stephen Maher scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Cochran | 49-65 |
| 04:44 | Ohio State | Larry Tawney buries a jumper from close range set up by Austin Dorman and he's fouled by Daniel McIntosh - foul #1 on Daniel McIntosh, team foul #6 | 49-67 |
| 04:44 | Ohio State | Larry Tawney makes the free throw | 49-68 |
| 04:40 | Grambling State | Arthur Cochran is fouled in the backcourt by Austin Dorman - foul #3 on Austin Dorman, team foul #5 | 49-68 |
| 04:19 | Grambling State | Erik James misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-68 |
| 04:18 | Grambling State | Daniel McIntosh can't tip it in | 49-68 |
| 04:16 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt grabs the defensive rebound | 49-68 |
| 04:12 | Ohio State | John Willer is whistled for traveling | 49-68 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Anthony Espinosa (PG), Terry Wright (SG), Oliver Pickering (SF), Gary Matis (PF), Michael Brown (C) Arthur Cochran, Stephen Maher, Robert Rogers, Erik James, Daniel McIntosh | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller (PG), Timothy Jones (SG), Roger Hamilton (SF), Joseph Ladouceur (PF), David Coleman (C) Austin Dorman, Kevin Bellman, John Willer, Carlos Truitt, Larry Tawney | |
| 03:57 | Grambling State | Gary Matis buries a jumper from the left wing | 51-68 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:32 | Ohio State | Roger Hamilton clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Oliver Pickering - foul #1 on Oliver Pickering, team foul #7 | 51-68 |
| 03:32 | Ohio State | Roger Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 03:32 | Ohio State | Roger Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-70 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Grambling State | Michael Brown misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 51-70 |
| 03:18 | Grambling State | Michael Brown snags the offensive board | 51-70 |
| 03:05 | Grambling State | David Coleman swats the short shot by Oliver Pickering | 51-70 |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | Joseph Ladouceur grabs the defensive rebound | 51-70 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Anthony Espinosa (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Terry Wright (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Oliver Pickering (fresh) PF - Gary Matis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eddie Mueller (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roger Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Ladouceur (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:57 | Ohio State | Joseph Ladouceur's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-70 |
| 02:36 | Grambling State | Oliver Pickering throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-70 |
| 02:20 | Ohio State | Timothy Jones is called for a backcourt violation | 51-70 |
| 02:05 | Grambling State | Michael Brown clanks a floater from the right block | 51-70 |
| 02:03 | Grambling State | Gary Matis tips it but misses | 51-70 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Roger Hamilton gets the rebound | 51-70 |
| 01:43 | Ohio State | Terry Wright is called for the reach on Timothy Jones - foul #3 on Terry Wright, team foul #8 | 51-70 |
| 01:43 | Ohio State | Timothy Jones misses the 1st free throw | 51-70 |
| 01:43 | Grambling State | Michael Brown gets the rebound | 51-70 |
| 01:34 | Grambling State | Anthony Espinosa lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Matis | 53-70 |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | Joseph Ladouceur misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-70 |
| 01:03 | Grambling State | Gary Matis snags the defensive board | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Grambling State | Gary Matis misses the shot from the right side | 53-70 |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | Joseph Ladouceur gets the rebound | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Timothy Jones is hacked by Anthony Espinosa - foul #5 on Anthony Espinosa, team foul #9 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Michael Anderson (PG) Anthony Espinosa | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Timothy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Timothy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 53-72 |
| 00:21 | Grambling State | Oliver Pickering clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-72 |
| 00:19 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to Oliver Pickering | 53-72 |
| 00:17 | Grambling State | Michael Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-72 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Roger Hamilton | 53-72 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Timothy Jones runs out the clock | 53-72 |