| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Victor Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Townsend (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Floyd Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Lehmann (fresh) 10 pts. C - Gerard Schroeder (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Austin Dorman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Bellman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Willer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carlos Truitt (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Tawney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | John Willer inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Ohio State | Austin Dorman is hacked by Victor Johnson - foul #1 on Victor Johnson, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 19:23 | Ohio State | Larry Tawney misses short on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Gerard Schroeder - foul #1 on Gerard Schroeder, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| 19:23 | Ohio State | Larry Tawney makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 19:23 | Ohio State | Larry Tawney makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 19:09 | Purdue | Floyd Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 19:08 | Purdue | Adam Townsend tips it but misses | 36-34 |
| 19:07 | Purdue | Floyd Brown gets the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:48 | Purdue | Victor Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 18:46 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-34 |
| 18:16 | Purdue | Floyd Brown hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Adam Townsend | 38-34 |
| 18:00 | Ohio State | Larry Tawney hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Austin Dorman | 38-36 |
| 17:44 | Purdue | Adam Townsend makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Victor Johnson | 41-36 |
| 17:34 | Ohio State | Victor Johnson steals the ball from Carlos Truitt | 41-36 |
| 17:25 | Purdue | Victor Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 17:23 | Ohio State | John Willer grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 17:07 | Ohio State | Larry Tawney misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 17:06 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt tips it back up and in | 41-38 |
| 16:45 | Purdue | Carlos Truitt swats the layup by Floyd Brown | 41-38 |
| 16:44 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Lehmann | 41-38 |
| 16:31 | Purdue | Floyd Brown can't finish the layup but the foul's on Austin Dorman - foul #2 on Austin Dorman, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein (PG), William Caraballo (SG), Stanley Fine (PF), Mike Spencer (C) Victor Johnson, Adam Townsend, Charles Lehmann, Gerard Schroeder | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller (PG), Timothy Jones (SG), Joseph Ladouceur (SF), David Coleman (C) Austin Dorman, Kevin Bellman, John Willer, Larry Tawney | |
| 16:31 | Purdue | Floyd Brown makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 16:31 | Purdue | Floyd Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 16:22 | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 43-38 |
| 16:21 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt tips it home | 43-40 |
| 15:59 | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG) Floyd Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roger Hamilton (SF) Carlos Truitt | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Victor Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Bornstein (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Caraballo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stanley Fine (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mike Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eddie Mueller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Hamilton (fresh) PF - Joseph Ladouceur (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Ohio State | Joseph Ladouceur jams it | 43-42 |
| 15:36 | Purdue | Victor Johnson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-42 |
| 15:34 | Ohio State | David Coleman grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 15:11 | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller can't connect on a shot from the left side | 43-42 |
| 15:10 | Ohio State | David Coleman tips it home | 43-44 |
| 15:00 | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein is hacked by Timothy Jones - foul #2 on Timothy Jones, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Adam Townsend (SG), Charles Lehmann (PF) Victor Johnson, Mike Spencer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Austin Dorman (PG), Kevin Bellman (SG), Carlos Truitt (PF) Timothy Jones, Roger Hamilton, David Coleman | |
| 14:43 | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein makes the fadeaway from close range set up by William Caraballo | 45-44 |
| 14:32 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman lays it up and in | 45-46 |
| 14:23 | Purdue | Stanley Fine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Floyd Brown (SF), Gerard Schroeder (C) William Caraballo, Stanley Fine | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Willer (SF) Eddie Mueller | |
| 14:12 | Ohio State | Austin Dorman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 14:11 | Ohio State | John Willer tips it home | 45-48 |
| 13:54 | Purdue | Adam Townsend misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-48 |
| 13:52 | Purdue | Floyd Brown tips it back up and in | 47-48 |
| 13:36 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt misses the jumper from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 13:35 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 13:30 | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-48 |
| 13:08 | Ohio State | John Willer is hacked by Floyd Brown - foul #2 on Floyd Brown, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG), William Caraballo (SG) Thomas Bornstein, Adam Townsend | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller (PG), Larry Tawney (C) Austin Dorman, Joseph Ladouceur | |
| 12:55 | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-48 |
| 12:53 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gerard Schroeder | 50-48 |
| 12:48 | Purdue | William Caraballo hits the finger roll set up by Victor Johnson and the foul's on Eddie Mueller - foul #1 on Eddie Mueller, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Jones (SG) Kevin Bellman | |
| 12:48 | Purdue | William Caraballo makes the free throw | 53-48 |
| 12:27 | Ohio State | Victor Johnson picks off the pass by John Willer | 53-48 |
| 12:24 | Purdue | William Caraballo lays it in on a nice dish by Victor Johnson | 55-48 |
| 12:05 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt scores on a jump hook in the lane | 55-50 |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Victor Johnson is fouled on the floor by Eddie Mueller - foul #2 on Eddie Mueller, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Adam Townsend (SG), Stanley Fine (PF), Mike Spencer (C) Floyd Brown, Charles Lehmann, Gerard Schroeder | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Austin Dorman (PG), Kevin Bellman (SG), David Coleman (PF) Timothy Jones, John Willer, Carlos Truitt | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Victor Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Townsend (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Caraballo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stanley Fine (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mike Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Austin Dorman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Bellman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Mueller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Tawney (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Purdue | Kevin Bellman steals the ball from Victor Johnson | 55-50 |
| 11:08 | Ohio State | Larry Tawney hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Bellman | 55-52 |
| 10:51 | Purdue | William Caraballo misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-52 |
| 10:50 | Ohio State | Larry Tawney gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 10:29 | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Austin Dorman and the foul's on William Caraballo - foul #2 on William Caraballo, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein (PG), Floyd Brown (SF), Charles Lehmann (PF) Victor Johnson, William Caraballo, Mike Spencer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Willer (SF), Carlos Truitt (PF), Joseph Ladouceur (C) Austin Dorman, David Coleman, Larry Tawney | |
| 10:29 | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller misses the free throw | 55-54 |
| 10:29 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 10:18 | Purdue | Floyd Brown connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Stanley Fine | 57-54 |
| 09:58 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-54 |
| 09:56 | Purdue | Stanley Fine grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 09:39 | Purdue | Stanley Fine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG), Gerard Schroeder (C) Adam Townsend, Stanley Fine | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Austin Dorman (PG), Timothy Jones (SG) Eddie Mueller, Kevin Bellman | |
| 09:20 | Ohio State | Timothy Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 09:18 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Floyd Brown | 57-54 |
| 09:05 | Purdue | Joseph Ladouceur denies the turnaround by Charles Lehmann | 57-54 |
| 09:03 | Ohio State | Joseph Ladouceur grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | John Willer misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Lehmann - foul #2 on Charles Lehmann, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Larry Tawney (C) Joseph Ladouceur | |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | John Willer makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | John Willer makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 08:39 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder loses the dribble to John Willer | 57-56 |
| 08:21 | Ohio State | Austin Dorman makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Tawney | 57-59 |
| 08:02 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 08:01 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 07:39 | Ohio State | Austin Dorman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 07:37 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt hits the follow up shot | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Victor Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Bornstein (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Floyd Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Lehmann (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerard Schroeder (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Austin Dorman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Timothy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Willer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Truitt (fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. C - Larry Tawney (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Purdue | Austin Dorman is called for the reach on Victor Johnson - foul #3 on Austin Dorman, team foul #5 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Adam Townsend (SG), William Caraballo (SF), Stanley Fine (PF), Mike Spencer (C) Thomas Bornstein, Floyd Brown, Charles Lehmann, Gerard Schroeder | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman (SG), Eddie Mueller (SF), Joseph Ladouceur (PF), David Coleman (C) Austin Dorman, John Willer, Carlos Truitt, Larry Tawney | |
| 07:04 | Purdue | Victor Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Caraballo | 60-61 |
| 06:39 | Ohio State | Joseph Ladouceur misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-61 |
| 06:37 | Purdue | Stanley Fine grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 06:28 | Purdue | William Caraballo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| 06:22 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Stanley Fine - foul #2 on Stanley Fine, team foul #6 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein (PG) Victor Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt (PF) Timothy Jones | |
| 06:22 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman misses the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 06:22 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 06:04 | Purdue | Adam Townsend clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Kevin Bellman - foul #1 on Kevin Bellman, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Lehmann (PF) Mike Spencer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:04 | Purdue | Adam Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 06:04 | Purdue | Adam Townsend misses the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 06:04 | Purdue | Adam Townsend makes the 3rd free throw | 62-62 |
| 05:43 | Ohio State | Joseph Ladouceur scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from David Coleman and the foul's on Adam Townsend - foul #2 on Adam Townsend, team foul #7 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder (C) Stanley Fine | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Austin Dorman (PG) Eddie Mueller | |
| 05:43 | Ohio State | Joseph Ladouceur makes the free throw | 62-65 |
| 05:17 | Purdue | Adam Townsend clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on David Coleman - foul #2 on David Coleman, team foul #7 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | Floyd Brown (SF) William Caraballo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Larry Tawney (C) David Coleman | |
| 05:17 | Purdue | Adam Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 05:17 | Purdue | Adam Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | Joseph Ladouceur throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roger Hamilton (SF) Joseph Ladouceur | |
| 04:29 | Purdue | Kevin Bellman steals the ball from Adam Townsend | 64-65 |
| 04:07 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Austin Dorman | 64-67 |
| 03:48 | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein makes the shot from just outside the lane | 66-67 |
| 03:30 | Ohio State | Larry Tawney misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Gerard Schroeder - foul #2 on Gerard Schroeder, team foul #8 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG), William Caraballo (SF), Stanley Fine (PF), Mike Spencer (C) Thomas Bornstein, Floyd Brown, Charles Lehmann, Gerard Schroeder | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller (PG), Timothy Jones (SG), John Willer (SF), Joseph Ladouceur (PF) Austin Dorman, Kevin Bellman, Roger Hamilton, Carlos Truitt | |
| 03:30 | Ohio State | Larry Tawney misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 03:30 | Ohio State | Larry Tawney makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Victor Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Townsend (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Caraballo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Stanley Fine (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mike Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eddie Mueller (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Willer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Ladouceur (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Tawney (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Purdue | Victor Johnson's pass is intercepted by Eddie Mueller | 66-68 |
| 03:05 | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller dunks the ball | 66-70 |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Victor Johnson scores on a 3 from the right corner | 69-70 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein (SG), Floyd Brown (SF), Charles Lehmann (PF), Gerard Schroeder (C) Adam Townsend, William Caraballo, Stanley Fine, Mike Spencer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Austin Dorman (PG), Kevin Bellman (SG), Carlos Truitt (PF) Eddie Mueller, Timothy Jones, Joseph Ladouceur | |
| 02:32 | Ohio State | Larry Tawney scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Austin Dorman | 69-73 |
| 02:22 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder jams it set up by Floyd Brown and he's hacked by Austin Dorman - foul #4 on Austin Dorman, team foul #8 | 71-73 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Ladouceur (C) Larry Tawney | |
| 02:22 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder makes the free throw | 72-73 |
| 02:08 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Lehmann - foul #3 on Charles Lehmann, team foul #9 | 72-73 |
| 02:08 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 02:08 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 01:46 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann loses the ball out of bounds | 72-75 |
| Subs | Purdue | Adam Townsend (SG) Thomas Bornstein | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Larry Tawney (C) Joseph Ladouceur | |
| 01:31 | Ohio State | Larry Tawney clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 72-75 |
| 01:30 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder grabs the board | 72-75 |
| 01:13 | Purdue | Victor Johnson banks in the layup | 74-75 |
| 01:00 | Ohio State | John Willer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-75 |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Victor Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-75 |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Larry Tawney | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Austin Dorman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Bellman | 74-78 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Kevin Bellman is called for the reach on Adam Townsend - foul #2 on Kevin Bellman, team foul #9 | 74-78 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Adam Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | John Willer gets the rebound | 74-78 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | John Willer is hacked by Adam Townsend in the backcourt - foul #3 on Adam Townsend, team foul #10 | 74-78 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | John Willer misses the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | John Willer makes the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 77-79 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Austin Dorman runs out the clock | 77-79 |