| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Roy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Ventura (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willis Dailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Travis Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Halls (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Richard Coles (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Ellison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Cory Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Joshua Ventura inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Ohio State | Richard Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 36-29 |
| 19:16 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 19:14 | Ohio State | Robert Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 19:09 | Ohio State | Daniel Ellison is called for the reach on Adam Roy - foul #2 on Daniel Ellison, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| 18:49 | Ohio State | Robert Hamilton buries a shot from the left side | 38-29 |
| 18:35 | West Virginia | Travis Smith is whistled for traveling | 38-29 |
| 18:19 | Ohio State | Joshua Ventura can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 38-29 |
| 18:17 | Ohio State | Adam Roy grabs the offensive board | 38-29 |
| 17:57 | Ohio State | Robert Hamilton misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 17:56 | West Virginia | Cory Washington grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 17:52 | West Virginia | Charles Halls misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Scott - foul #1 on Richard Scott, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| 17:52 | West Virginia | Charles Halls misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 17:52 | West Virginia | Charles Halls misses the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 17:52 | Ohio State | Richard Scott grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 17:35 | Ohio State | Adam Roy connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 40-29 |
| 17:13 | West Virginia | Cory Washington drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Halls and he's fouled by Richard Scott - foul #2 on Richard Scott, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mitchel Grenier (PG), Timothy Woods (SF), James Rozier (PF), Sergio Lopez (C) Robert Hamilton, Joshua Ventura, Willis Dailey, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (PG), Steven Reed (SF), Richard Robinson (PF) Travis Smith, Richard Coles, Daniel Ellison | |
| 17:13 | West Virginia | Cory Washington makes the free throw | 40-32 |
| 16:52 | Ohio State | Mitchel Grenier is hacked by Gregory Brown - foul #3 on Gregory Brown, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Julian Clemens (SG) Adam Roy | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Millard (PG), Eric Gil (C) Gregory Brown, Cory Washington | |
| 16:32 | Ohio State | Mitchel Grenier makes the shot from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 16:12 | West Virginia | Larry Millard knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | Mitchel Grenier drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-35 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Mitchel Grenier (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julian Clemens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Rozier (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sergio Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Millard (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Halls (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Reed (fresh) PF - Richard Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Gil (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | West Virginia | Mitchel Grenier steals the ball from Richard Robinson | 45-35 |
| 15:36 | Ohio State | Timothy Woods lays it up and in set up by Mitchel Grenier | 47-35 |
| 15:12 | West Virginia | Steven Reed misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Mitchel Grenier - foul #2 on Mitchel Grenier, team foul #3 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Hamilton (PG), Adam Roy (SG), Joshua Ventura (SF), Willis Dailey (PF), Richard Scott (C) Mitchel Grenier, Julian Clemens, Timothy Woods, James Rozier, Sergio Lopez | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Travis Smith (PG), Richard Coles (SF), Daniel Ellison (PF), Cory Washington (C) Larry Millard, Charles Halls, Richard Robinson, Eric Gil | |
| 15:12 | West Virginia | Steven Reed makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 15:12 | West Virginia | Steven Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 14:54 | Ohio State | Richard Scott misses short on a shot from the baseline | 47-37 |
| 14:53 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Coles | 47-37 |
| 14:48 | West Virginia | Travis Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 14:47 | Ohio State | Robert Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 14:30 | Ohio State | Joshua Ventura comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 14:29 | West Virginia | Cory Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 14:24 | West Virginia | Richard Coles is fouled on the floor by Joshua Ventura - foul #3 on Joshua Ventura, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (SG) Steven Reed | |
| 14:08 | West Virginia | Cory Washington misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-37 |
| 14:06 | Ohio State | Willis Dailey grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 13:48 | Ohio State | Willis Dailey misses short on a floater in the paint | 47-37 |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | Richard Coles pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 13:41 | West Virginia | Richard Coles misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-37 |
| 13:39 | Ohio State | Robert Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | Adam Roy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-37 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Willis Dailey hits the follow up shot | 49-37 |
| 13:14 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Cory Washington | 49-40 |
| 13:07 | Ohio State | Robert Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Daniel Ellison - foul #3 on Daniel Ellison, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Woods (PF) Willis Dailey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Halls (SG), Richard Robinson (PF), Eric Gil (C) Gregory Brown, Daniel Ellison, Cory Washington | |
| 12:48 | Ohio State | Robert Hamilton's pass is intercepted by Travis Smith | 49-40 |
| 12:43 | West Virginia | Travis Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-40 |
| 12:42 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson hits the follow up shot | 49-42 |
| 12:23 | Ohio State | Timothy Woods can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 49-42 |
| 12:22 | Ohio State | Timothy Woods grabs the offensive board | 49-42 |
| 12:03 | Ohio State | Joshua Ventura is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Joshua Ventura, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mitchel Grenier (PG), Julian Clemens (SG), James Rozier (PF), Sergio Lopez (C) Robert Hamilton, Adam Roy, Joshua Ventura, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (PG), Steven Reed (SF) Travis Smith, Richard Coles | |
| 11:44 | West Virginia | Charles Halls hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 11:42 | Ohio State | Timothy Woods snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Mitchel Grenier (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Julian Clemens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Woods (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Rozier (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sergio Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Gregory Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Halls (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Reed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Gil (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Ohio State | Timothy Woods knocks in the floater from close range | 51-42 |
| 11:10 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson misses the easy layup | 51-42 |
| 11:09 | West Virginia | Charles Halls can't tip it in | 51-42 |
| 11:07 | Ohio State | Sergio Lopez grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 10:47 | Ohio State | Sergio Lopez misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 10:45 | West Virginia | Charles Halls snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 10:38 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 51-42 |
| 10:36 | Ohio State | Sergio Lopez pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 10:24 | Ohio State | Sergio Lopez is called for a backcourt violation | 51-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Hamilton (PG), Adam Roy (SG), David Bartley (SF), Willis Dailey (PF), Richard Scott (C) Mitchel Grenier, Julian Clemens, Timothy Woods, James Rozier, Sergio Lopez | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Travis Smith (PG), Richard Coles (SF), Daniel Ellison (PF), Cory Washington (C) Charles Halls, Steven Reed, Richard Robinson, Eric Gil | |
| 09:57 | West Virginia | Adam Roy steps in front of the Daniel Ellison pass | 51-42 |
| 09:53 | Ohio State | Robert Hamilton can't finish the layup | 51-42 |
| 09:52 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 09:31 | West Virginia | Cory Washington misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 09:30 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 09:16 | West Virginia | Richard Scott picks off the pass by Gregory Brown | 51-42 |
| 08:59 | Ohio State | Robert Hamilton scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Adam Roy | 54-42 |
| 08:40 | West Virginia | Travis Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Hamilton - foul #1 on Robert Hamilton, team foul #6 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Woods (SF) David Bartley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Halls (SG), Steven Reed (SF) Gregory Brown, Richard Coles | |
| 08:40 | West Virginia | Travis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 08:40 | West Virginia | Travis Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 08:40 | Ohio State | Richard Scott snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| 08:22 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Richard Scott is denied by Daniel Ellison | 54-43 |
| 08:20 | Ohio State | Willis Dailey hits the follow up shot | 56-43 |
| 08:03 | West Virginia | Cory Washington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mitchel Grenier (PG), James Rozier (PF), Sergio Lopez (C) Robert Hamilton, Willis Dailey, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Millard (PG) Travis Smith | |
| 07:51 | Ohio State | Mitchel Grenier misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 07:49 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison snags the defensive board | 56-43 |
| 07:44 | West Virginia | Larry Millard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 07:42 | Ohio State | James Rozier gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Mitchel Grenier (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Roy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Woods (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Rozier (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sergio Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Millard (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Halls (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Reed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Ellison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Cory Washington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | Steven Reed is called for the reach on Timothy Woods - foul #1 on Steven Reed, team foul #4 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Ventura (SF) James Rozier | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (PG), Richard Coles (SF), Richard Robinson (PF), Eric Gil (C) Larry Millard, Steven Reed, Daniel Ellison, Cory Washington | |
| 07:16 | Ohio State | Timothy Woods drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:56 | West Virginia | Timothy Woods blocks the jumper by Gregory Brown | 59-43 |
| 06:54 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown gets the offensive rebound | 59-43 |
| 06:45 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson connects on the runner from the baseline | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:24 | Ohio State | Mitchel Grenier comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-45 |
| 06:23 | West Virginia | Eric Gil grabs the board | 59-45 |
| 06:16 | West Virginia | Charles Halls hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 59-45 |
| 06:14 | Ohio State | Timothy Woods gets the rebound | 59-45 |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | Joshua Ventura hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-45 |
| 05:53 | West Virginia | Eric Gil gets the rebound | 59-45 |
| 05:35 | West Virginia | Sergio Lopez is called for the reach on Charles Halls - foul #2 on Sergio Lopez, team foul #7 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Hamilton (PG), Willis Dailey (PF), Richard Scott (C) Adam Roy, Timothy Woods, Sergio Lopez | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Travis Smith (PG), Steven Reed (SF), Daniel Ellison (PF), Cory Washington (C) Gregory Brown, Richard Coles, Richard Robinson, Eric Gil | |
| 05:35 | West Virginia | Charles Halls makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 05:35 | West Virginia | Charles Halls misses the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Richard Scott | 59-46 |
| 05:12 | Ohio State | Robert Hamilton misses the shot from just outside the lane | 59-46 |
| 05:11 | Ohio State | Willis Dailey tips it home | 61-46 |
| 04:51 | West Virginia | Cory Washington connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Travis Smith and he's fouled by Mitchel Grenier - foul #3 on Mitchel Grenier, team foul #8 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Julian Clemens (SG), David Bartley (SF) Mitchel Grenier, Joshua Ventura | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Millard (SG) Charles Halls | |
| 04:51 | West Virginia | Cory Washington makes the free throw | 61-49 |
| 04:35 | Ohio State | Daniel Ellison is called for the reach on Willis Dailey - foul #4 on Daniel Ellison, team foul #5 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (SG) Larry Millard | |
| 04:20 | Ohio State | Willis Dailey misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Daniel Ellison - foul #5 on Daniel Ellison, team foul #6 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Robinson (PF) Daniel Ellison | |
| 04:20 | Ohio State | Willis Dailey makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 04:20 | Ohio State | Willis Dailey misses the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Steven Reed | 62-49 |
| 04:15 | West Virginia | Steven Reed misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 04:14 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson tips it in | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:54 | Ohio State | Julian Clemens misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gregory Brown - foul #4 on Gregory Brown, team foul #7 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Adam Roy (SG), Timothy Woods (SF) Robert Hamilton, David Bartley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Coles (SF) Steven Reed | |
| 03:54 | Ohio State | Julian Clemens makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 03:54 | Ohio State | Julian Clemens makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:38 | West Virginia | Cory Washington misses the lay-in | 64-51 |
| 03:37 | Ohio State | Willis Dailey grabs the board | 64-51 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Julian Clemens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Roy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Woods (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Willis Dailey (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Travis Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Coles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Cory Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Ohio State | Richard Scott drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Adam Roy | 66-51 |
| 03:06 | West Virginia | Cory Washington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-51 |
| 03:05 | Ohio State | Adam Roy snags the defensive board | 66-51 |
| 02:40 | Ohio State | Richard Robinson is called for the reach on Timothy Woods - foul #1 on Richard Robinson, team foul #8 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mitchel Grenier (PG), James Rozier (PF), Sergio Lopez (C) Adam Roy, Willis Dailey, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Adrian Plascencia (PG), Larry Millard (SG), Steven Reed (SF), Eric Gil (C) Travis Smith, Gregory Brown, Richard Coles, Cory Washington | |
| 02:40 | Ohio State | Timothy Woods makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 02:40 | Ohio State | Timothy Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 02:22 | West Virginia | Julian Clemens steals the ball from Eric Gil | 68-51 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Mitchel Grenier banks in the layup set up by Julian Clemens | 70-51 |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | Steven Reed is fouled on the floor by Timothy Woods - foul #1 on Timothy Woods, team foul #9 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Pate (SG), David Bartley (SF) Julian Clemens, Timothy Woods | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Reger (SF) Richard Robinson | |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | Steven Reed makes the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | Steven Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 01:39 | Ohio State | Sergio Lopez scores on a 3 from the right corner | 73-53 |
| 01:17 | West Virginia | Jack Reger is hacked by Mitchel Grenier - foul #4 on Mitchel Grenier, team foul #10 | 73-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Julian Clemens (SG), Timothy Woods (SF) John Pate, David Bartley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (PG), Richard Robinson (PF) Adrian Plascencia, Steven Reed | |
| 01:17 | West Virginia | Jack Reger makes the 1st free throw | 73-54 |
| 01:17 | West Virginia | Jack Reger makes the 2nd free throw | 73-55 |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | Sergio Lopez clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 73-55 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson gets the rebound | 73-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Larry Millard is whistled for a carry | 73-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Reed (SF) Jack Reger | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Steven Reed is called for the reach on Julian Clemens - foul #2 on Steven Reed, team foul #9 | 73-55 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Julian Clemens makes the 1st free throw | 74-55 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Julian Clemens makes the 2nd free throw | 75-55 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | James Rozier is called for the reach on Larry Millard - foul #1 on James Rozier, team foul #11 | 75-55 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Larry Millard misses the 1st free throw | 75-55 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Larry Millard makes the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Mitchel Grenier runs out the clock | 75-56 |