| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Taylor (fresh) SG - Christopher Gough (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Millican (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gregory Sams (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Larry Willis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jake Carpenter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sadiki Masudi (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Gore (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Braden (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Stanford | Sadiki Masudi inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Stanford | Sadiki Masudi misses the lay-in | 23-28 |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | Ronald Wilson snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | Larry Willis steals the ball from Gregory Sams | 23-28 |
| 18:55 | Stanford | Jake Carpenter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-28 |
| 18:44 | Ohio State | Ronald Wilson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 18:43 | Ohio State | Christopher Gough grabs the offensive board | 23-28 |
| 18:38 | Ohio State | Thomas Taylor clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 18:37 | Stanford | James Braden grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 18:17 | Stanford | Sadiki Masudi is called for traveling | 23-28 |
| 17:50 | Ohio State | William Gore steps in front of the Ronald Wilson pass | 23-28 |
| 17:28 | Stanford | James Braden misses the lay-in | 23-28 |
| 17:26 | Ohio State | Gregory Sams grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 17:09 | Ohio State | Gregory Sams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-28 |
| 17:08 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Larry Willis | 23-28 |
| 17:01 | Stanford | James Braden misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 16:59 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Gregory Sams | 23-28 |
| 16:30 | Ohio State | Robert Millican's floater is tipped away by William Gore | 23-28 |
| 16:28 | Ohio State | Ronald Wilson snags the offensive board | 23-28 |
| 16:10 | Ohio State | Christopher Gough comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Sadiki Masudi - foul #3 on Sadiki Masudi, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Smith (PG), Billy Lett (SF), Nelson Bennett (PF), Arthur Holman (C) Thomas Taylor, Robert Millican, Gregory Sams, Ronald Wilson | |
| Subs | Stanford | Stephen Smith (SG), Grant Spence (SF), Henry Pecoraro (PF), David Edington (C) Jake Carpenter, Sadiki Masudi, William Gore, James Braden | |
| 16:10 | Ohio State | Christopher Gough makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 16:10 | Ohio State | Christopher Gough misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 16:10 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Grant Spence | 24-28 |
| 15:54 | Stanford | Stephen Smith misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Nelson Bennett - foul #1 on Nelson Bennett, team foul #1 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Beil (PG) Christopher Gough | |
| Subs | Stanford | Carl Kenyon (SG) Larry Willis | |
| 15:54 | Stanford | Stephen Smith makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 15:54 | Stanford | Stephen Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 15:54 | Ohio State | William Smith gets the rebound | 24-29 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Stephen Beil (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Billy Lett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nelson Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Holman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Stephen Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Kenyon (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Grant Spence (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Pecoraro (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Edington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | Arthur Holman can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Henry Pecoraro - foul #1 on Henry Pecoraro, team foul #2 | 24-29 |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | Arthur Holman makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | Arthur Holman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 15:15 | Stanford | William Smith steals it from Grant Spence | 26-29 |
| 15:12 | Ohio State | Stephen Beil throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Millican (SF) Stephen Beil | |
| Subs | Stanford | Sadiki Masudi (SF) Grant Spence | |
| 14:55 | Stanford | Sadiki Masudi misses the turnaround from the baseline | 26-29 |
| 14:54 | Ohio State | Arthur Holman grabs the board | 26-29 |
| 14:43 | Ohio State | Robert Millican hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by William Smith | 28-29 |
| 14:24 | Stanford | Stephen Smith is fouled on the floor by Billy Lett - foul #1 on Billy Lett, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Taylor (PG), Christopher Gough (SG), Gregory Sams (PF), Ronald Wilson (C) William Smith, Billy Lett, Nelson Bennett, Arthur Holman | |
| Subs | Stanford | Larry Willis (PG), Jake Carpenter (SG), William Gore (PF) Carl Kenyon, Stephen Smith, David Edington | |
| 14:09 | Stanford | Jake Carpenter misses badly on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Taylor - foul #2 on Thomas Taylor, team foul #3 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Stanford | James Braden (C) Henry Pecoraro | |
| 14:09 | Stanford | Jake Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 14:09 | Stanford | Jake Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 14:09 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ronald Wilson | 28-30 |
| 13:49 | Ohio State | Christopher Gough is hacked by Jake Carpenter - foul #1 on Jake Carpenter, team foul #3 | 28-30 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Ronald Wilson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 13:04 | Stanford | Sadiki Masudi connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by William Gore | 31-32 |
| 12:57 | Ohio State | Christopher Gough misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-32 |
| 12:55 | Stanford | Sadiki Masudi pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 12:26 | Stanford | Larry Willis misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 31-32 |
| 12:24 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ronald Wilson | 31-32 |
| 12:10 | Ohio State | Christopher Gough buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 11:49 | Stanford | Sadiki Masudi's pass is intercepted by Robert Millican | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Taylor (fresh) SG - Christopher Gough (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Millican (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gregory Sams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Larry Willis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jake Carpenter (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sadiki Masudi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Gore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - James Braden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | Robert Millican's pass is intercepted by Jake Carpenter | 34-32 |
| 11:03 | Stanford | Sadiki Masudi hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Millican - foul #3 on Robert Millican, team foul #4 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Beil (PG), William Smith (SG), Billy Lett (SF), Nelson Bennett (PF), Arthur Holman (C) Thomas Taylor, Christopher Gough, Robert Millican, Gregory Sams, Ronald Wilson | |
| Subs | Stanford | Carl Kenyon (PG), Stephen Smith (SG), Henry Pecoraro (PF), David Edington (C) Larry Willis, Jake Carpenter, William Gore, James Braden | |
| 11:03 | Stanford | Sadiki Masudi makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 11:03 | Stanford | Sadiki Masudi misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | Nelson Bennett snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | Billy Lett hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 10:41 | Stanford | Stephen Smith is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #5 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Grant Spence (SF) Sadiki Masudi | |
| 10:26 | Stanford | Stephen Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 10:25 | Ohio State | Nelson Bennett grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 10:15 | Ohio State | Nelson Bennett misses the floater from close range but the foul's on Carl Kenyon - foul #4 on Carl Kenyon, team foul #4 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Larry Willis (PG) Carl Kenyon | |
| 10:15 | Ohio State | Nelson Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 10:15 | Ohio State | Nelson Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 09:55 | Stanford | Stephen Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-33 |
| 09:53 | Stanford | David Edington pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 09:37 | Stanford | Henry Pecoraro misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Nelson Bennett - foul #2 on Nelson Bennett, team foul #6 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Taylor (PG), Christopher Gough (SG), Ronald Wilson (C) Stephen Beil, William Smith, Arthur Holman | |
| Subs | Stanford | Jake Carpenter (SG) Stephen Smith | |
| 09:37 | Stanford | Henry Pecoraro makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 09:37 | Stanford | Henry Pecoraro makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | Christopher Gough hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Jake Carpenter - foul #2 on Jake Carpenter, team foul #5 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Millican (SF), Gregory Sams (PF) Billy Lett, Nelson Bennett | |
| Subs | Stanford | William Gore (PF) David Edington | |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | Christopher Gough makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | Christopher Gough makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 08:54 | Stanford | Grant Spence scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jake Carpenter | 40-38 |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | Robert Millican misses long on a floater from the baseline | 40-38 |
| 08:32 | Ohio State | Gregory Sams hits the follow up shot | 42-38 |
| 08:08 | Stanford | William Gore misses short on a shot from close range | 42-38 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | Thomas Taylor gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 07:47 | Ohio State | Christopher Gough is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Christopher Gough, team foul #7 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Nelson Bennett (C) Ronald Wilson | |
| Subs | Stanford | Carl Kenyon (PG), Sadiki Masudi (SF), James Braden (C) Larry Willis, Grant Spence, Henry Pecoraro | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Taylor (fresh) SG - Christopher Gough (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Millican (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Sams (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Nelson Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Carl Kenyon (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Jake Carpenter (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sadiki Masudi (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Gore (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - James Braden (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Stanford | James Braden connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Carl Kenyon | 42-41 |
| 07:12 | Ohio State | Christopher Gough hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Taylor | 45-41 |
| 07:07 | Stanford | Jake Carpenter misses the 3 from straight away | 45-41 |
| 07:06 | Ohio State | Gregory Sams snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 06:42 | Ohio State | Gregory Sams buries a floater from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 06:28 | Stanford | Jake Carpenter makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Sadiki Masudi | 47-44 |
| 06:14 | Ohio State | Gregory Sams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 06:13 | Ohio State | Thomas Taylor tips it back up and in | 49-44 |
| 05:54 | Stanford | William Gore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Beil (PG), William Smith (SG), Billy Lett (SF), Ronald Wilson (C) Thomas Taylor, Christopher Gough, Robert Millican, Gregory Sams | |
| Subs | Stanford | Larry Willis (PG), Henry Pecoraro (PF) Jake Carpenter, William Gore | |
| 05:38 | Ohio State | Ronald Wilson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 05:36 | Stanford | Sadiki Masudi pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 05:21 | Stanford | James Braden misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 05:19 | Ohio State | Ronald Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 05:04 | Ohio State | Billy Lett clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 05:03 | Stanford | James Braden grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 04:44 | Stanford | Larry Willis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 04:42 | Stanford | Carl Kenyon can't tip it in | 49-44 |
| 04:40 | Ohio State | Ronald Wilson gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 04:34 | Ohio State | Nelson Bennett blows the dunk | 49-44 |
| 04:33 | Ohio State | Ronald Wilson tips it home | 51-44 |
| 04:14 | Stanford | Carl Kenyon is fouled on the floor by Ronald Wilson - foul #2 on Ronald Wilson, team foul #8 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Taylor (PG), Robert Millican (SF), Gregory Sams (PF) Stephen Beil, Billy Lett, Nelson Bennett | |
| Subs | Stanford | Jake Carpenter (SG), Grant Spence (SF), David Edington (C) Larry Willis, Sadiki Masudi, James Braden | |
| 04:14 | Stanford | Carl Kenyon misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | Ronald Wilson pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 03:54 | Ohio State | Carl Kenyon steals the ball from Robert Millican | 51-44 |
| 03:45 | Stanford | Jake Carpenter hits a floater from the right wing | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Millican (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Sams (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Ronald Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Carl Kenyon (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jake Carpenter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Grant Spence (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Pecoraro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Edington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Ohio State | Henry Pecoraro steals the ball from Robert Millican | 51-46 |
| 03:15 | Stanford | Jake Carpenter clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-46 |
| 03:13 | Stanford | David Edington snags the offensive board | 51-46 |
| 03:01 | Stanford | Carl Kenyon scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Jake Carpenter | 51-48 |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | Ronald Wilson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-48 |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | Thomas Taylor hits the follow up shot | 53-48 |
| 02:37 | Stanford | Stanford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Gough (SG) William Smith | |
| Subs | Stanford | Larry Willis (PG), Sadiki Masudi (SF), William Gore (PF), James Braden (C) Carl Kenyon, Grant Spence, Henry Pecoraro, David Edington | |
| 02:23 | Stanford | Larry Willis connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Gore | 53-51 |
| 02:20 | Ohio State | Thomas Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| 02:04 | Stanford | Larry Willis misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Taylor - foul #3 on Thomas Taylor, team foul #9 | 53-51 |
| 02:04 | Stanford | Larry Willis makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 02:04 | Stanford | Larry Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 01:52 | Ohio State | Ronald Wilson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 01:51 | Stanford | William Gore grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 01:28 | Stanford | Jake Carpenter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 01:26 | Stanford | The offensive rebound goes to Sadiki Masudi | 53-53 |
| 01:05 | Stanford | Larry Willis buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from William Gore | 53-56 |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Ronald Wilson drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Millican | 56-56 |
| 00:45 | Stanford | Larry Willis loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-56 |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Christopher Gough scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Taylor | 58-56 |
| 00:14 | Stanford | Jake Carpenter misses the easy layup | 58-56 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Ronald Wilson grabs the board | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Ronald Wilson is hacked by Larry Willis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Willis, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Jake Carpenter is called for the reach on Christopher Gough - foul #3 on Jake Carpenter, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Christopher Gough makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Christopher Gough makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Stanford | Jake Carpenter buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Braden | 60-59 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Christopher Gough is fouled in the backcourt by Jake Carpenter - foul #4 on Jake Carpenter, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Christopher Gough makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Christopher Gough makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:02 | Stanford | Stanford calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| 00:00 | Stanford | Larry Willis comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 62-59 |