| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Billy McGloin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Lamphere (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Ferry (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Renwick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Reginald Arent (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jimmy Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Cangelosi (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Johnny Gipe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Arnold Smith | 27-24 |
| 19:34 | Purdue | Reginald Arent misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 27-24 |
| 19:33 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Johnny Gipe | 27-24 |
| 19:23 | Ohio State | Chris Lamphere takes the ball from Johnny Gipe | 27-24 |
| 19:04 | Purdue | Arnold Smith is called for the reach on Joseph Renwick - foul #1 on Arnold Smith, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| 18:47 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Arnold Smith - foul #2 on Arnold Smith, team foul #2 | 27-24 |
| 18:47 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 18:47 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 18:30 | Ohio State | Ronald Wilson scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 28-26 |
| 18:08 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 18:06 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 17:57 | Purdue | Billy McGloin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 17:56 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 17:49 | Ohio State | Jimmy Brown buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Johnny Gipe | 28-28 |
| 17:37 | Purdue | Billy McGloin is hacked by Jimmy Brown - foul #2 on Jimmy Brown, team foul #3 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Bruce Mitchell (SG), Bobby Wilson (C) Billy McGloin, Chris Lamphere, Reginald Arent | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:19 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frank Boatman (SG), Daniel Nix (SF), Brandon Rumberger (PF), Nelson Bennett (C) Jimmy Brown, George Cangelosi, Johnny Gipe, Ronald Wilson | |
| 17:07 | Ohio State | Brandon Rumberger drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Nix | 28-30 |
| 16:47 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 28-30 |
| 16:46 | Ohio State | Daniel Nix snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 16:30 | Ohio State | Nelson Bennett comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Bobby Wilson - foul #1 on Bobby Wilson, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy McGloin (PG), Chris Lamphere (SG), Gary Goldberg (C) Wayne Kramer, Christopher Ferry, Joseph Renwick | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Parker (SG) Arnold Smith | |
| 16:30 | Ohio State | Nelson Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 16:30 | Ohio State | Nelson Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 16:30 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 16:01 | Purdue | Billy McGloin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-31 |
| 16:00 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell snags the offensive board | 28-31 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Billy McGloin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Lamphere (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bobby Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Goldberg (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Frank Boatman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Parker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Nix (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Nelson Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brandon Rumberger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 28-31 |
| 15:46 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson tips it home | 30-31 |
| 15:26 | Ohio State | Frank Boatman clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Chris Lamphere - foul #1 on Chris Lamphere, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Renwick (PF), Reginald Arent (C) Bruce Mitchell, Gary Goldberg | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jimmy Brown (SG), George Cangelosi (SF), Johnny Gipe (PF), Ronald Wilson (C) David Parker, Daniel Nix, Nelson Bennett, Brandon Rumberger | |
| 15:26 | Ohio State | Frank Boatman makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 15:26 | Ohio State | Frank Boatman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 15:08 | Purdue | Johnny Gipe steps in front of the Reginald Arent pass | 30-33 |
| 14:51 | Ohio State | Ronald Wilson is called for 5 seconds | 30-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Daniel (PG), Wayne Kramer (SG), Christopher Ferry (SF) Billy McGloin, Chris Lamphere, Bobby Wilson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arnold Smith (PG) Frank Boatman | |
| 14:41 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-33 |
| 14:39 | Ohio State | Ronald Wilson gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 14:27 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi misses long on a floater from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 14:26 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi hits the follow up shot | 30-35 |
| 14:04 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Ferry | 32-35 |
| 13:55 | Ohio State | Jimmy Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 13:54 | Purdue | Reginald Arent pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 13:40 | Purdue | James Daniel misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 13:38 | Purdue | Reginald Arent misses the tip | 32-35 |
| 13:36 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 13:13 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe buries a turnaround from close range | 32-37 |
| 12:57 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 12:55 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Renwick | 32-37 |
| 12:35 | Purdue | James Daniel clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 12:34 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 12:28 | Ohio State | Ronald Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-37 |
| 12:26 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi gets the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 12:07 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 12:06 | Ohio State | Johnny Gipe misses the tip | 32-37 |
| 12:05 | Ohio State | Jimmy Brown can't tip it in | 32-37 |
| 12:03 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Daniel (fairly fresh) SG - Wayne Kramer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Ferry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Renwick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Reginald Arent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Arnold Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jimmy Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - George Cangelosi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Johnny Gipe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Purdue | James Daniel is denied on a layup by Johnny Gipe | 32-37 |
| 11:48 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-37 |
| 11:29 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi grabs the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 11:12 | Ohio State | Wayne Kramer steps in front of the Jimmy Brown pass | 32-37 |
| 11:07 | Purdue | James Daniel is hacked by Jimmy Brown - foul #3 on Jimmy Brown, team foul #4 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy McGloin (PG), Chris Lamphere (SG), Bruce Mitchell (SF), Bobby Wilson (PF), Gary Goldberg (C) James Daniel, Wayne Kramer, Christopher Ferry, Joseph Renwick, Reginald Arent | |
| 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 | |
| 10:43 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Brandon Rumberger - foul #2 on Brandon Rumberger, team foul #5 | 32-37 |
| 10:43 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 10:43 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere misses the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 10:43 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Brandon Rumberger | 32-37 |
| 10:23 | Ohio State | David Parker misses long on a jumper from the right side | 32-37 |
| 10:21 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 09:56 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by David Parker - foul #1 on David Parker, team foul #6 | 32-37 |
| 09:56 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 09:56 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 09:36 | Ohio State | David Parker connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Frank Boatman and he's hacked by Chris Lamphere - foul #2 on Chris Lamphere, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Renwick (PF) Bruce Mitchell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arnold Smith (PG) Frank Boatman | |
| 09:36 | Ohio State | David Parker misses the free throw | 34-39 |
| 09:36 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Bobby Wilson | 34-39 |
| 09:15 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Nelson Bennett - foul #1 on Nelson Bennett, team foul #7 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Ferry (SF) Gary Goldberg | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frank Boatman (SG) David Parker | |
| 09:15 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 09:15 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 08:51 | Ohio State | Brandon Rumberger misses badly on a runner from the left block | 36-39 |
| 08:49 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 08:45 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-39 |
| 08:44 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick tips it back up and in | 38-39 |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | Chris Lamphere steals it from Frank Boatman | 38-39 |
| 08:16 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 08:15 | Ohio State | Frank Boatman grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 07:49 | Ohio State | Nelson Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Bruce Mitchell (SG), Reginald Arent (C) Billy McGloin, Chris Lamphere, Bobby Wilson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jimmy Brown (SG), George Cangelosi (SF), Johnny Gipe (PF), Ronald Wilson (C) Arnold Smith, Daniel Nix, Brandon Rumberger, Nelson Bennett | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wayne Kramer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Ferry (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Renwick (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Reginald Arent (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Frank Boatman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Cangelosi (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Johnny Gipe (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Ronald Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Purdue | The short jumper by Bruce Mitchell is denied by Johnny Gipe | 38-39 |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | Frank Boatman pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 07:11 | Ohio State | Frank Boatman misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 07:10 | Ohio State | Ronald Wilson grabs the offensive board | 38-39 |
| 06:58 | Ohio State | Jimmy Brown is fouled on the floor by Joseph Renwick - foul #2 on Joseph Renwick, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Daniel (PG), Gary Goldberg (PF) Christopher Ferry, Joseph Renwick | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:45 | Ohio State | Frank Boatman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 06:43 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Wayne Kramer | 38-39 |
| 06:37 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Daniel | 41-39 |
| 06:14 | Ohio State | Frank Boatman hits a shot from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 05:58 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell lays it in on a great pass from James Daniel and the foul's on Ronald Wilson - foul #3 on Ronald Wilson, team foul #8 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy McGloin (PG), Chris Lamphere (SG), Joseph Renwick (PF), Bobby Wilson (C) James Daniel, Wayne Kramer, Gary Goldberg, Reginald Arent | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arnold Smith (PG) Frank Boatman | |
| 05:58 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-41 |
| 05:46 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Bobby Wilson | 44-41 |
| 05:40 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Ferry (SF) Bruce Mitchell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:18 | Ohio State | Jimmy Brown comes up short on the shot from the left side | 44-41 |
| 05:16 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 05:00 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-41 |
| 04:59 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry grabs the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 04:31 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson loses the dribble to Johnny Gipe | 44-41 |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Jimmy Brown | 44-43 |
| 03:56 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Chris Lamphere and the foul's on George Cangelosi - foul #1 on George Cangelosi, team foul #9 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Bruce Mitchell (SG), Reginald Arent (C) Billy McGloin, Chris Lamphere, Bobby Wilson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frank Boatman (SG), Daniel Nix (SF), Brandon Rumberger (PF), Nelson Bennett (C) Jimmy Brown, George Cangelosi, Johnny Gipe, Ronald Wilson | |
| 03:56 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry misses the free throw | 46-43 |
| 03:56 | Ohio State | Nelson Bennett snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 03:41 | Ohio State | Christopher Ferry is called for the reach on Brandon Rumberger - foul #1 on Christopher Ferry, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Daniel (PG) Christopher Ferry | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Daniel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wayne Kramer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Renwick (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Reginald Arent (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Boatman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Nix (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Brandon Rumberger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nelson Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:30 | Ohio State | Wayne Kramer picks off the pass by Brandon Rumberger | 46-43 |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Nelson Bennett denies the turnaround by Joseph Renwick | 46-43 |
| 03:13 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Arnold Smith | 46-43 |
| 03:07 | Ohio State | Nelson Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bobby Wilson (SF), Gary Goldberg (PF) James Daniel, Joseph Renwick | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:41 | Purdue | Arnold Smith takes the ball from Gary Goldberg | 46-43 |
| 02:41 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy McGloin (PG), Chris Lamphere (SG), Christopher Ferry (SF), Joseph Renwick (PF) Wayne Kramer, Bruce Mitchell, Bobby Wilson, Gary Goldberg | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jimmy Brown (SG), George Cangelosi (SF), Johnny Gipe (PF), Ronald Wilson (C) Frank Boatman, Daniel Nix, Brandon Rumberger, Nelson Bennett | |
| 02:25 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-43 |
| 02:24 | Purdue | Reginald Arent grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 02:08 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 02:06 | Purdue | Reginald Arent tips it in | 48-43 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jimmy Brown | 48-46 |
| 01:44 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Chris Lamphere | 50-46 |
| 01:33 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi loses the ball out of bounds | 50-46 |
| 01:16 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 01:15 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ronald Wilson | 50-46 |
| 00:58 | Ohio State | Jimmy Brown can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | Ronald Wilson snags the offensive board | 50-46 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-49 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Reginald Arent misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Arnold Smith - foul #3 on Arnold Smith, team foul #10 | 50-49 |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Reginald Arent makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Reginald Arent makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Billy McGloin is called for the reach on Arnold Smith - foul #2 on Billy McGloin, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith misses long on a 3 from straight away | 52-49 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Reginald Arent gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Reginald Arent is fouled in the backcourt by Arnold Smith - foul #4 on Arnold Smith, team foul #11 | 52-49 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Reginald Arent misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Reginald Arent misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Ronald Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-49 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | George Cangelosi misses the halfcourt shot | 52-49 |