| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Zachary Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony White (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Nunn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Guffey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Manuel Page (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Kleiner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alan Rix (fresh) 3 pts. C - Francis Bad (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner double dribbles | 37-31 |
| 19:27 | Nicholls State | Brandon Chapman misses the lay-in | 37-31 |
| 19:25 | Nicholls State | Anthony White hits the follow up shot | 39-31 |
| 19:04 | Ohio State | Francis Bad hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 39-31 |
| 19:02 | Nicholls State | James Lewis gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 18:48 | Nicholls State | The pull-up jumper by Brandon Chapman is blocked by Francis Bad | 39-31 |
| 18:47 | Ohio State | William Guffey grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-31 |
| 18:30 | Nicholls State | Anthony White grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 18:23 | Nicholls State | James Lewis clanks a jumper near the basket | 39-31 |
| 18:21 | Ohio State | Alan Rix grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 18:15 | Ohio State | William Guffey hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 17:52 | Nicholls State | John Nunn misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-33 |
| 17:51 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Alan Rix | 39-33 |
| 17:28 | Ohio State | Francis Bad is hacked by James Lewis - foul #1 on James Lewis, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Daniel Williams (SF), Richard Bailey (C) John Nunn, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Degnan (SF), Bruce Hetrick (PF), Tommy Archuleta (C) Kevin Kleiner, Alan Rix, Francis Bad | |
| 17:12 | Ohio State | William Guffey makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tommy Archuleta | 39-35 |
| 16:57 | Nicholls State | Bruce Hetrick is called for the reach on Brandon Chapman - foul #2 on Bruce Hetrick, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Blake Perkins (PG), Michael Shreve (SG), Richard Webb (PF) Zachary Moore, Anthony White, Brandon Chapman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Brown (SG) Manuel Page | |
| 16:37 | Nicholls State | Michael Shreve misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 16:36 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 16:21 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Bailey - foul #3 on Richard Bailey, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Nunn (SF) Richard Bailey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kim Cannella (PG) William Guffey | |
| 16:21 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:21 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:07 | Nicholls State | Michael Shreve loses the dribble to Kim Cannella | 39-37 |
| 15:50 | Ohio State | Richard Webb is called for the reach on Bruce Hetrick - foul #1 on Richard Webb, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Zachary Moore (PG), Anthony White (SG), Brandon Chapman (PF), Richard Bailey (C) Blake Perkins, Michael Shreve, Richard Webb, Daniel Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Page (SG), Alan Rix (PF) George Brown, Tommy Archuleta | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Zachary Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony White (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Nunn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kim Cannella (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Page (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Degnan (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Alan Rix (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Hetrick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | Manuel Page throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Lewis (C) Richard Bailey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Guffey (PG), Kevin Kleiner (SF), Francis Bad (C) Kim Cannella, James Degnan, Bruce Hetrick | |
| 15:08 | Nicholls State | James Lewis loses the dribble to Francis Bad | 39-37 |
| 14:50 | Ohio State | William Guffey scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Kleiner | 39-40 |
| 14:28 | Nicholls State | Manuel Page steals the ball from John Nunn | 39-40 |
| 14:13 | Ohio State | Manuel Page misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 14:11 | Nicholls State | James Lewis snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 13:47 | Nicholls State | Brandon Chapman is fouled on the floor by Kevin Kleiner - foul #3 on Kevin Kleiner, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Blake Perkins (PG), Daniel Williams (SF), Richard Webb (PF), Richard Bailey (C) Zachary Moore, John Nunn, Brandon Chapman, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Degnan (SF), Bruce Hetrick (PF), Tommy Archuleta (C) Kevin Kleiner, Alan Rix, Francis Bad | |
| 13:35 | Nicholls State | Manuel Page is called for the reach on Anthony White - foul #3 on Manuel Page, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Shreve (SG) Anthony White | |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Brown (SG) Manuel Page | |
| 13:26 | Nicholls State | Blake Perkins scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Richard Webb | 42-40 |
| 13:12 | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta connects on the jumper from the left block | 42-42 |
| 13:05 | Nicholls State | Richard Bailey makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Michael Shreve | 44-42 |
| 12:47 | Ohio State | James Degnan is fouled on the floor by Blake Perkins - foul #1 on Blake Perkins, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kim Cannella (PG) William Guffey | |
| 12:20 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella is fouled on the floor by Michael Shreve - foul #1 on Michael Shreve, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Zachary Moore (PG), Anthony White (SG), Brandon Chapman (PF) Blake Perkins, Michael Shreve, Richard Webb | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Page (SG) George Brown | |
| 11:59 | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Bruce Hetrick | 44-44 |
| 11:40 | Nicholls State | Brandon Chapman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Daniel Williams | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Zachary Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony White (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Williams (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Brandon Chapman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kim Cannella (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Page (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Degnan (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bruce Hetrick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy Archuleta (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Ohio State | Manuel Page misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Zachary Moore - foul #2 on Zachary Moore, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Nunn (SF), James Lewis (C) Daniel Williams, Richard Bailey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Guffey (PG), Kevin Kleiner (SF), Alan Rix (PF), Francis Bad (C) Kim Cannella, James Degnan, Bruce Hetrick, Tommy Archuleta | |
| 11:18 | Ohio State | Manuel Page misses the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 11:18 | Ohio State | Manuel Page makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 11:00 | Nicholls State | Anthony White comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Manuel Page - foul #4 on Manuel Page, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Brown (SG) Manuel Page | |
| 11:00 | Nicholls State | Anthony White makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 11:00 | Nicholls State | Anthony White makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 10:43 | Ohio State | Alan Rix can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 48-45 |
| 10:41 | Nicholls State | James Lewis gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 10:22 | Nicholls State | John Nunn misses short on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Kevin Kleiner - foul #4 on Kevin Kleiner, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Bailey (PF) Brandon Chapman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Degnan (SF) Kevin Kleiner | |
| 10:22 | Nicholls State | John Nunn makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 10:22 | Nicholls State | John Nunn makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 10:04 | Ohio State | William Guffey drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Francis Bad | 50-48 |
| 09:46 | Nicholls State | James Lewis drills a jump hook from the baseline | 52-48 |
| 09:25 | Ohio State | George Brown clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Anthony White - foul #1 on Anthony White, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Blake Perkins (PG), Michael Shreve (SG), Brandon Chapman (PF) Zachary Moore, Anthony White, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:25 | Ohio State | George Brown misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 09:25 | Ohio State | George Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:15 | Nicholls State | A charge is called on Richard Bailey - foul #4 on Richard Bailey, team foul #8 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Daniel Williams (SF), Richard Webb (C) John Nunn, Richard Bailey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick (PF) Alan Rix | |
| 08:46 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick scores on a jumper near the basket set up by George Brown | 52-51 |
| 08:21 | Nicholls State | William Guffey picks off the pass by Richard Webb | 52-51 |
| 08:18 | Ohio State | William Guffey throws it down | 52-53 |
| 07:57 | Nicholls State | Daniel Williams can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-53 |
| 07:55 | Ohio State | James Degnan grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 07:49 | Ohio State | Michael Shreve steals it from James Degnan | 52-53 |
| 07:42 | Nicholls State | Richard Webb hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Blake Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Shreve (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Williams (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Brandon Chapman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Webb (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Guffey (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Degnan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Bruce Hetrick (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis Bad (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick is hacked by Brandon Chapman - foul #2 on Brandon Chapman, team foul #9 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Zachary Moore (PG), Anthony White (SG), John Nunn (SF), Richard Bailey (PF), James Lewis (C) Blake Perkins, Michael Shreve, Daniel Williams, Brandon Chapman, Richard Webb | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kim Cannella (PG), Manuel Page (SG), Kevin Kleiner (SF), Alan Rix (PF) William Guffey, George Brown, James Degnan, Francis Bad | |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 07:28 | Nicholls State | Richard Bailey pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 07:10 | Nicholls State | James Lewis misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 55-53 |
| 07:09 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to John Nunn | 55-53 |
| 06:54 | Nicholls State | Alan Rix picks off the pass by Zachary Moore | 55-53 |
| 06:37 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-53 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Guffey (PG) Kim Cannella | |
| 06:17 | Nicholls State | Kevin Kleiner is called for the reach on Zachary Moore - foul #5 on Kevin Kleiner, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brandon Chapman (PF) Richard Bailey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta (SF), Francis Bad (C) Kevin Kleiner, Bruce Hetrick | |
| 05:57 | Nicholls State | Zachary Moore misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 55-53 |
| 05:56 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Francis Bad | 55-53 |
| 05:50 | Ohio State | Manuel Page knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Tommy Archuleta | 55-56 |
| 05:31 | Nicholls State | Zachary Moore clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-56 |
| 05:29 | Nicholls State | James Lewis grabs the offensive board | 55-56 |
| 05:10 | Nicholls State | Brandon Chapman can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 05:09 | Ohio State | Manuel Page grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 04:45 | Ohio State | Alan Rix drills a floater in the lane set up by Manuel Page | 55-58 |
| 04:27 | Nicholls State | Brandon Chapman is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Brandon Chapman, team foul #10 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Blake Perkins (PG), Daniel Williams (SF), Richard Webb (PF), Richard Bailey (C) Zachary Moore, John Nunn, Brandon Chapman, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Degnan (SF), Bruce Hetrick (PF) Alan Rix, Francis Bad | |
| 04:04 | Ohio State | James Degnan is called for 3 seconds | 55-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Shreve (SG) Anthony White | |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Brown (SG), Alan Rix (PF) Manuel Page, Tommy Archuleta | |
| 03:51 | Nicholls State | Richard Bailey clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by James Degnan - foul #2 on James Degnan, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kim Cannella (PG) William Guffey | |
| 03:51 | Nicholls State | Richard Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 03:51 | Nicholls State | Richard Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 03:32 | Ohio State | Alan Rix misses the jump hook in the lane | 57-58 |
| 03:30 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick grabs the offensive board | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Blake Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Shreve (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Williams (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Webb (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kim Cannella (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Degnan (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Alan Rix (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Hetrick (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Ohio State | George Brown is hacked by Richard Webb - foul #2 on Richard Webb, team foul #11 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Zachary Moore (PG), Anthony White (SG), Brandon Chapman (PF) Blake Perkins, Michael Shreve, Richard Webb | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Guffey (PG) Kim Cannella | |
| 03:06 | Ohio State | George Brown misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 03:06 | Ohio State | George Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 02:46 | Nicholls State | William Guffey is called for the reach on Daniel Williams - foul #1 on William Guffey, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Page (SG), Tommy Archuleta (C) George Brown, Alan Rix | |
| 02:46 | Nicholls State | Daniel Williams misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| 02:34 | Ohio State | James Degnan comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 02:32 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Brandon Chapman | 57-59 |
| 02:32 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Nunn (SF), James Lewis (C) Daniel Williams, Richard Bailey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Francis Bad (C) Tommy Archuleta | |
| 02:23 | Nicholls State | John Nunn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 02:21 | Nicholls State | James Lewis tips it home | 59-59 |
| 02:15 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Rix (PF) Bruce Hetrick | |
| 02:01 | Ohio State | William Guffey is whistled for a carry | 59-59 |
| 01:38 | Nicholls State | Zachary Moore lays it in set up by Anthony White and he's hacked by James Degnan - foul #3 on James Degnan, team foul #9 | 61-59 |
| 01:38 | Nicholls State | Zachary Moore makes the free throw | 62-59 |
| 01:17 | Ohio State | Francis Bad loses the ball out of bounds | 62-59 |
| 01:01 | Nicholls State | Anthony White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-59 |
| 00:45 | Ohio State | Zachary Moore steals the ball from Manuel Page | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Nicholls State | Brandon Chapman makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Zachary Moore and he's hacked by William Guffey - foul #2 on William Guffey, team foul #10 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Blake Perkins (SG) Anthony White | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:23 | Nicholls State | Brandon Chapman makes the free throw | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | John Nunn steps in front of the Manuel Page pass | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | Nicholls State | John Nunn is hacked by Manuel Page in the backcourt - foul #5 on Manuel Page, team foul #11 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Bailey (C) James Lewis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Brown (SG) Manuel Page | |
| 00:16 | Nicholls State | John Nunn makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:16 | Nicholls State | John Nunn makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Anthony White (SG), James Lewis (C) Blake Perkins, Richard Bailey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | George Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-59 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | James Degnan gets the offensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | William Guffey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-59 |
| 00:05 | Nicholls State | John Nunn gets the rebound | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Zachary Moore runs out the clock | 67-59 |