| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ed Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Bellman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Willer (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joseph Ladouceur (fresh) 5 pts. C - Larry Tawney (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Caraballo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Cunningham (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Floyd Brown (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Lehmann (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gerard Schroeder (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | John Willer inbounds the ball | 40-36 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Ohio State | Ed Smith is fouled on the floor by Philip Cunningham - foul #3 on Philip Cunningham, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stanley Fine (SG) Philip Cunningham | |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Ed Smith clanks a floater from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 19:30 | Ohio State | Larry Tawney can't tip it in | 40-36 |
| 19:29 | Ohio State | Larry Tawney grabs the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 19:18 | Ohio State | John Willer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-36 |
| 19:17 | Purdue | William Caraballo grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 19:12 | Purdue | William Caraballo misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 19:11 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann misses the tip | 40-36 |
| 19:09 | Ohio State | Larry Tawney grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 18:47 | Ohio State | John Willer comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 40-36 |
| 18:45 | Ohio State | Joseph Ladouceur snags the offensive board | 40-36 |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman is whistled for a carry | 40-36 |
| 18:13 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by William Caraballo | 40-39 |
| 17:52 | Ohio State | John Willer misses badly on a floater in the paint | 40-39 |
| 17:51 | Purdue | William Caraballo grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 17:37 | Purdue | Stanley Fine misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-39 |
| 17:35 | Ohio State | John Willer grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 17:24 | Ohio State | Larry Tawney is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Larry Tawney, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller (PG), David Coleman (PF), Roger Hamilton (C) Ed Smith, Joseph Ladouceur, Larry Tawney | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charlie Furry (PG), Mike Spencer (SG), Carson Chappel (C) William Caraballo, Stanley Fine, Gerard Schroeder | |
| 17:11 | Purdue | Mike Spencer is fouled on the floor by David Coleman - foul #2 on David Coleman, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Austin Dorman (PG) John Willer | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:52 | Purdue | Charlie Furry is hacked by Roger Hamilton - foul #3 on Roger Hamilton, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Jones (SF), Bruce Costilla (C) Kevin Bellman, Roger Hamilton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Allen Douglas (SF) Floyd Brown | |
| 16:38 | Purdue | Mike Spencer is whistled for traveling | 40-39 |
| 16:13 | Ohio State | Austin Dorman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 16:11 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Allen Douglas | 40-39 |
| 15:57 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 15:56 | Purdue | Allen Douglas tips it back up and in | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eddie Mueller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Austin Dorman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Jones (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bruce Costilla (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Charlie Furry (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Mike Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Allen Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Lehmann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carson Chappel (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Ohio State | Austin Dorman clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 15:43 | Purdue | Charlie Furry gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 15:24 | Purdue | Mike Spencer buries a jumper in the paint | 40-43 |
| 15:06 | Ohio State | Austin Dorman makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Timothy Jones | 43-43 |
| 14:54 | Purdue | David Coleman blocks the short jumper by Charlie Furry | 43-43 |
| 14:52 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to David Coleman | 43-43 |
| 14:39 | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 14:37 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to David Coleman | 43-43 |
| 14:28 | Ohio State | David Coleman misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | Mike Spencer snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 14:19 | Purdue | Mike Spencer hits a floater from close range | 43-45 |
| 14:05 | Ohio State | Timothy Jones scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Austin Dorman | 45-45 |
| 13:51 | Purdue | Charlie Furry knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Charles Lehmann | 45-47 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller's layup is rejected by Charles Lehmann | 45-47 |
| 13:31 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Allen Douglas | 45-47 |
| 13:24 | Purdue | Carson Chappel banks in the layup and he's fouled by Bruce Costilla - foul #2 on Bruce Costilla, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ed Smith (PG), Kevin Bellman (SG), John Willer (SF), Joseph Ladouceur (PF), Larry Tawney (C) Eddie Mueller, Austin Dorman, Timothy Jones, David Coleman, Bruce Costilla | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Caraballo (PG), Philip Cunningham (SG), Floyd Brown (SF), Stanley Fine (PF) Charlie Furry, Mike Spencer, Allen Douglas, Charles Lehmann | |
| 13:24 | Purdue | Carson Chappel makes the free throw | 45-50 |
| 13:11 | Ohio State | Ed Smith knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Willer | 48-50 |
| 12:50 | Purdue | Philip Cunningham travels with the ball | 48-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder (C) Carson Chappel | |
| 12:26 | Ohio State | Joseph Ladouceur misses the turnaround from close range | 48-50 |
| 12:25 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Ladouceur | 48-50 |
| 12:06 | Ohio State | Joseph Ladouceur clanks a jumper from the left side | 48-50 |
| 12:05 | Purdue | Floyd Brown gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 11:41 | Purdue | Stanley Fine misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 11:40 | Ohio State | John Willer grabs the board | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ed Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Bellman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Willer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Ladouceur (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Tawney (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Caraballo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Philip Cunningham (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Floyd Brown (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stanley Fine (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gerard Schroeder (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Ohio State | Larry Tawney makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ed Smith | 51-50 |
| 11:19 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 51-50 |
| 11:18 | Purdue | Philip Cunningham tips it but misses | 51-50 |
| 11:16 | Purdue | Stanley Fine pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 11:09 | Purdue | Floyd Brown misses long on a jumper near the basket | 51-50 |
| 11:07 | Purdue | Stanley Fine tips it in | 51-52 |
| 10:54 | Ohio State | William Caraballo steals the ball from Ed Smith | 51-52 |
| 10:49 | Purdue | William Caraballo misses the easy layup | 51-52 |
| 10:47 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 10:34 | Purdue | Floyd Brown buries a turnaround from close range | 51-54 |
| 10:16 | Ohio State | Stanley Fine steals the ball from Joseph Ladouceur | 51-54 |
| 10:08 | Purdue | Joseph Ladouceur steals the ball from Gerard Schroeder | 51-54 |
| 09:50 | Ohio State | Ed Smith is hacked by William Caraballo - foul #2 on William Caraballo, team foul #2 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller (PG), Austin Dorman (SG), Roger Hamilton (SF), David Coleman (PF), Bruce Costilla (C) Ed Smith, Kevin Bellman, John Willer, Joseph Ladouceur, Larry Tawney | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charlie Furry (PG), Patrick Sweet (SG), Allen Douglas (SF), Charles Lehmann (PF), Mike Spencer (C) William Caraballo, Philip Cunningham, Floyd Brown, Stanley Fine, Gerard Schroeder | |
| 09:27 | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-54 |
| 09:25 | Purdue | Mike Spencer gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 09:19 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charlie Furry | 51-56 |
| 08:52 | Ohio State | Roger Hamilton drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Eddie Mueller | 53-56 |
| 08:32 | Purdue | Patrick Sweet misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 53-56 |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 08:17 | Ohio State | The jump hook by David Coleman is blocked by Mike Spencer | 53-56 |
| 08:15 | Purdue | Charlie Furry gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 07:58 | Purdue | Allen Douglas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman (SG), John Willer (SF) Austin Dorman, Bruce Costilla | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Cunningham (SG), Floyd Brown (SF), Gerard Schroeder (C) Charlie Furry, Allen Douglas, Mike Spencer | |
| 07:50 | Ohio State | John Willer can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 53-56 |
| 07:48 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 07:36 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 53-56 |
| 07:35 | Purdue | Patrick Sweet snags the offensive board | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eddie Mueller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Bellman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Willer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Roger Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Patrick Sweet (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Philip Cunningham (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Floyd Brown (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Lehmann (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerard Schroeder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Purdue | Patrick Sweet can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-56 |
| 07:18 | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 07:10 | Ohio State | Roger Hamilton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eddie Mueller | 55-56 |
| 06:46 | Purdue | Philip Cunningham makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-58 |
| 06:28 | Ohio State | John Willer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Coleman | 57-58 |
| 06:22 | Purdue | Floyd Brown misses short on a shot in the lane | 57-58 |
| 06:20 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 06:03 | Ohio State | John Willer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 06:01 | Purdue | Philip Cunningham gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 05:39 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 05:38 | Ohio State | David Coleman gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 05:38 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ed Smith (PG), Joseph Ladouceur (PF), Larry Tawney (C) Eddie Mueller, David Coleman, Roger Hamilton | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Caraballo (PG) Patrick Sweet | |
| 05:23 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Willer | 59-58 |
| 05:08 | Purdue | Philip Cunningham misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 05:06 | Ohio State | John Willer grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Willer | 61-58 |
| 04:41 | Purdue | Floyd Brown misses the fadeaway from close range | 61-58 |
| 04:40 | Ohio State | Joseph Ladouceur snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | Gerard Schroeder blocks the short jumper by Kevin Bellman | 61-58 |
| 04:24 | Ohio State | Ed Smith gets the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 04:10 | Ohio State | Larry Tawney's pass is intercepted by William Caraballo | 61-58 |
| 03:47 | Purdue | Philip Cunningham misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-58 |
| 03:46 | Ohio State | Larry Tawney grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 03:25 | Ohio State | Ed Smith hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by John Willer | 63-58 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ed Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Bellman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Willer (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Ladouceur (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Tawney (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Caraballo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Philip Cunningham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Floyd Brown (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Lehmann (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerard Schroeder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Purdue | William Caraballo misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-58 |
| 03:07 | Ohio State | John Willer gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| 03:02 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Philip Cunningham - foul #4 on Philip Cunningham, team foul #3 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Austin Dorman (PG), Eddie Mueller (SF), David Coleman (PF), Roger Hamilton (C) Ed Smith, John Willer, Joseph Ladouceur, Larry Tawney | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charlie Furry (PG), Patrick Sweet (SG), Allen Douglas (SF), Stanley Fine (PF), Mike Spencer (C) William Caraballo, Philip Cunningham, Floyd Brown, Charles Lehmann, Gerard Schroeder | |
| 03:02 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 03:02 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 02:56 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Willer (SF), Joseph Ladouceur (PF) Austin Dorman, Roger Hamilton | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Caraballo (PG), Floyd Brown (SF), Charles Lehmann (PF) Charlie Furry, Allen Douglas, Mike Spencer | |
| 02:39 | Purdue | William Caraballo misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Ladouceur - foul #2 on Joseph Ladouceur, team foul #5 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ed Smith (PG), Larry Tawney (C) Eddie Mueller, David Coleman | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:39 | Purdue | William Caraballo makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 02:39 | Purdue | William Caraballo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | John Willer drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Larry Tawney | 67-60 |
| 02:13 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Cunningham (SG), Gerard Schroeder (C) Patrick Sweet, Stanley Fine | |
| 01:51 | Purdue | Floyd Brown misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joseph Ladouceur - foul #3 on Joseph Ladouceur, team foul #6 | 67-60 |
| 01:51 | Purdue | Floyd Brown makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 01:51 | Purdue | Floyd Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 01:29 | Ohio State | Ed Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by William Caraballo - foul #3 on William Caraballo, team foul #4 | 67-62 |
| 01:29 | Ohio State | Ed Smith makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 01:29 | Ohio State | Ed Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 01:17 | Purdue | Philip Cunningham misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-62 |
| 01:15 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Brown | 69-62 |
| 00:58 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann hits a shot near the basket | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman lays it in on a nice dish by Ed Smith | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Purdue | John Willer is called for the reach on Floyd Brown - foul #2 on John Willer, team foul #7 | 71-64 |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Floyd Brown makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Floyd Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Ed Smith is fouled in the backcourt by William Caraballo - foul #4 on William Caraballo, team foul #5 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Austin Dorman (SG) Kevin Bellman | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Charles Lehmann is called for the reach on John Willer - foul #2 on Charles Lehmann, team foul #6 | 71-66 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | John Willer is hacked by William Caraballo - foul #5 on William Caraballo, team foul #7 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Patrick Sweet (PG) William Caraballo | |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | John Willer makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | John Willer makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Patrick Sweet and he's hacked by Ed Smith - foul #3 on Ed Smith, team foul #8 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman (SG) Austin Dorman | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann makes the free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Ed Smith is hacked by Patrick Sweet in the backcourt - foul #4 on Patrick Sweet, team foul #8 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller (SF) John Willer | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Ed Smith misses the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder snags the defensive board | 73-70 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Purdue calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Patrick Sweet misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-70 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Joseph Ladouceur grabs the defensive rebound | 73-70 |