| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Guffey (fresh) SG - Manuel Page (fresh) SF - Kevin Kleiner (fresh) PF - Alan Rix (fresh) C - Francis Bad (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Williams (fresh) SG - Bobby Fagan (fresh) SF - Lucio Colombo (fresh) PF - Arthur Facer (fresh) C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Timothy Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | Arthur Facer lays it in | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Ohio State | William Guffey misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Ohio State | Alan Rix pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Ohio State | Alan Rix connects on the open 3 from straight away set up by William Guffey | 3-2 |
| 18:41 | Northwestern | Michael Williams buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lucio Colombo | 3-4 |
| 18:39 | Ohio State | Michael Williams steps in front of the Kevin Kleiner pass in the backcourt | 3-4 |
| 18:26 | Northwestern | Michael Williams clanks a 3 from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 18:24 | Northwestern | Arthur Facer tips it in | 3-6 |
| 18:13 | Ohio State | Francis Bad connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Alan Rix | 5-6 |
| 18:06 | Northwestern | Arthur Facer misses long on a floater from the right side | 5-6 |
| 18:04 | Northwestern | Michael Williams tips it back up and in | 5-8 |
| 17:48 | Ohio State | William Guffey scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kevin Kleiner | 8-8 |
| 17:25 | Northwestern | Timothy Johnson misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Manuel Page - foul #1 on Manuel Page, team foul #1 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Degnan (SF) Kevin Kleiner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Shabazz (PG), Wallace Bobbitt (SG), Jeffery Foote (SF), James Elizondo (PF) Michael Williams, Bobby Fagan, Lucio Colombo, Arthur Facer | |
| 17:25 | Northwestern | Timothy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 17:25 | Northwestern | Timothy Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 17:25 | Ohio State | Francis Bad snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 17:03 | Ohio State | James Degnan is hacked by Timothy Johnson - foul #1 on Timothy Johnson, team foul #1 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick (PF), Tommy Archuleta (C) Alan Rix, Francis Bad | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Arthur Facer (PF) Timothy Johnson | |
| 16:40 | Ohio State | Manuel Page's floater is tipped away by Jeffery Foote | 8-9 |
| 16:39 | Ohio State | James Degnan pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 16:27 | Ohio State | James Degnan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-9 |
| 16:25 | Northwestern | James Elizondo snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 16:19 | Northwestern | Arthur Facer misses long on a shot from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 16:17 | Ohio State | William Guffey gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 15:59 | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta misses the easy layup | 8-9 |
| 15:58 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Elizondo | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Guffey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Page (fairly fresh) SF - James Degnan (fresh) PF - Bruce Hetrick (fresh) C - Tommy Archuleta (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Terry Shabazz (fairly fresh) SG - Wallace Bobbitt (fresh) SF - Jeffery Foote (fresh) PF - Arthur Facer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Elizondo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Northwestern | Jeffery Foote lays it in on a great pass from Terry Shabazz | 8-11 |
| 15:34 | Ohio State | William Guffey connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | Wallace Bobbitt is fouled on the floor by Tommy Archuleta - foul #1 on Tommy Archuleta, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kim Cannella (PG), George Brown (SG), Kevin Kleiner (SF), Alan Rix (PF), Francis Bad (C) William Guffey, Manuel Page, James Degnan, Bruce Hetrick, Tommy Archuleta | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Williams (PG), Bobby Fagan (SG), Daniel Jeffreys (SF), Timothy Johnson (C) Terry Shabazz, Wallace Bobbitt, Jeffery Foote, James Elizondo | |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | Michael Williams's pass is intercepted by Alan Rix | 11-11 |
| 15:05 | Ohio State | Francis Bad misses the lay-in | 11-11 |
| 15:04 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Arthur Facer | 11-11 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | Bobby Fagan misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 14:58 | Ohio State | George Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 14:52 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Alan Rix | 14-11 |
| 14:27 | Northwestern | George Brown is called for the reach on Daniel Jeffreys - foul #1 on George Brown, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Guffey (PG), Bruce Hetrick (PF), James Degnan (C) Kim Cannella, Alan Rix, Francis Bad | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Seth Sanderson (PG), Lucio Colombo (SF) Michael Williams, Daniel Jeffreys | |
| 14:09 | Northwestern | Arthur Facer misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 14:08 | Ohio State | William Guffey gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | William Guffey misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing but the foul's on Seth Sanderson - foul #1 on Seth Sanderson, team foul #2 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta (C) Kevin Kleiner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Elizondo (PF), Jeffery Foote (C) Arthur Facer, Timothy Johnson | |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | William Guffey misses the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | William Guffey makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | William Guffey misses the 3rd free throw | 15-11 |
| 14:04 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Elizondo | 15-11 |
| 13:50 | Northwestern | Bobby Fagan hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Lucio Colombo | 15-14 |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Seth Sanderson picks off the pass by Tommy Archuleta | 15-14 |
| 13:16 | Northwestern | Lucio Colombo misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 15-14 |
| 13:15 | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 12:59 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Bobby Fagan - foul #1 on Bobby Fagan, team foul #3 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kim Cannella (PG), Manuel Page (SG), Edward Bryd (SF), Francis Bad (C) William Guffey, George Brown, James Degnan, Tommy Archuleta | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Williams (PG), Terry Shabazz (SG), Daniel Jeffreys (SF), Arthur Facer (PF), Timothy Johnson (C) Seth Sanderson, Bobby Fagan, Lucio Colombo, James Elizondo, Jeffery Foote | |
| 12:59 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick misses the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 12:59 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:30 | Northwestern | Arthur Facer's fadeaway is rejected by Francis Bad | 16-14 |
| 12:29 | Ohio State | Francis Bad grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 12:26 | Ohio State | Michael Williams steals it from Edward Bryd in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| 12:15 | Northwestern | Terry Shabazz buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 16-16 |
| 11:53 | Ohio State | Manuel Page misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 16-16 |
| 11:52 | Northwestern | Daniel Jeffreys grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kim Cannella (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Manuel Page (fresh) SF - Edward Bryd (fresh) PF - Bruce Hetrick (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Francis Bad (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Terry Shabazz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Jeffreys (fresh) PF - Arthur Facer (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | Michael Williams comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Edward Bryd - foul #1 on Edward Bryd, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Guffey (PG), Kevin Kleiner (SF), Alan Rix (PF), James Degnan (C) Kim Cannella, Edward Bryd, Bruce Hetrick, Francis Bad | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wallace Bobbitt (SG), James Elizondo (PF) Terry Shabazz, Arthur Facer | |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 11:43 | Ohio State | Alan Rix is called for traveling in the backcourt | 16-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Seth Sanderson (SG), Lucio Colombo (SF) Michael Williams, Daniel Jeffreys | |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | Timothy Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-18 |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | William Guffey grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 11:01 | Ohio State | James Degnan is fouled on the floor by Timothy Johnson - foul #2 on Timothy Johnson, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Brown (SG) Manuel Page | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Foote (SF), Arthur Facer (PF) Lucio Colombo, Timothy Johnson | |
| 10:49 | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-18 |
| 10:47 | Northwestern | James Elizondo grabs the board | 16-18 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | Wallace Bobbitt misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 10:41 | Northwestern | Arthur Facer gets the offensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 10:30 | Northwestern | Jeffery Foote misses the easy layup | 16-18 |
| 10:29 | Ohio State | Alan Rix grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 10:25 | Ohio State | Jeffery Foote is called for the reach on Kevin Kleiner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffery Foote, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta (SF), Francis Bad (C) Kevin Kleiner, James Degnan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Williams (PG), Bobby Fagan (SG), Daniel Jeffreys (SF) Wallace Bobbitt, Seth Sanderson, James Elizondo | |
| 09:56 | Ohio State | Alan Rix buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by William Guffey | 18-18 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | Arthur Facer is fouled on the floor by Alan Rix - foul #1 on Alan Rix, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Page (SG), Bruce Hetrick (PF) George Brown, Alan Rix | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Shabazz (PG), James Elizondo (C) Michael Williams, Jeffery Foote | |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | James Elizondo is fouled on the floor by Francis Bad - foul #1 on Francis Bad, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kim Cannella (PG), James Degnan (SF) William Guffey, Francis Bad | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lucio Colombo (SF) Daniel Jeffreys | |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | Bobby Fagan loses the ball out of bounds | 18-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wallace Bobbitt (SG) Bobby Fagan | |
| 08:58 | Ohio State | James Degnan makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kim Cannella | 20-18 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | Wallace Bobbitt misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 20-18 |
| 08:42 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Tommy Archuleta | 20-18 |
| 08:39 | Ohio State | Lucio Colombo is called for the reach on James Degnan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lucio Colombo, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner (SF) Tommy Archuleta | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Seth Sanderson (SG) Terry Shabazz | |
| 08:27 | Ohio State | Lucio Colombo is called for the reach on Manuel Page - foul #2 on Lucio Colombo, team foul #7 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Guffey (PG) Kim Cannella | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bobby Fagan (SG), Jeffery Foote (SF) Wallace Bobbitt, Lucio Colombo | |
| 08:27 | Ohio State | Manuel Page misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:27 | Northwestern | Arthur Facer pulls down the rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:13 | Northwestern | Seth Sanderson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 08:11 | Northwestern | Bobby Fagan tips it home | 20-20 |
| 07:53 | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 07:51 | Northwestern | Seth Sanderson gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Guffey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Page (fresh) SF - Kevin Kleiner (fairly fresh) PF - Bruce Hetrick (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Degnan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Seth Sanderson (fresh) SG - Bobby Fagan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffery Foote (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Facer (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Elizondo (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Seth Sanderson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 07:46 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Bruce Hetrick | 20-20 |
| 07:41 | Ohio State | William Guffey can't throw it down but he's fouled by Arthur Facer - foul #1 on Arthur Facer, team foul #8 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Brown (SG), Edward Bryd (SF), Alan Rix (PF), Francis Bad (C) Manuel Page, Kevin Kleiner, Bruce Hetrick, James Degnan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Williams (PG), Daniel Jeffreys (SF) Seth Sanderson, Arthur Facer | |
| 07:41 | Ohio State | William Guffey makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:41 | Ohio State | William Guffey makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:24 | Northwestern | Bobby Fagan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-20 |
| 07:22 | Ohio State | Alan Rix grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 07:20 | Ohio State | William Guffey is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Fagan - foul #2 on Bobby Fagan, team foul #9 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wallace Bobbitt (SG) Bobby Fagan | |
| 07:20 | Ohio State | William Guffey misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:20 | Northwestern | James Elizondo grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | Daniel Jeffreys makes the shot in the lane | 22-22 |
| 06:36 | Ohio State | Edward Bryd misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 22-22 |
| 06:35 | Ohio State | Alan Rix tips it back up and in | 24-22 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | Jeffery Foote hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on George Brown - foul #2 on George Brown, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kim Cannella (PG), Manuel Page (SG), Tommy Archuleta (SF), Bruce Hetrick (C) William Guffey, George Brown, Edward Bryd, Francis Bad | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Seth Sanderson (SG), Terry Shabazz (SF), Arthur Facer (PF) Wallace Bobbitt, Daniel Jeffreys, James Elizondo | |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | Jeffery Foote makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | Jeffery Foote misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:21 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | Arthur Facer is called for the reach on Alan Rix - foul #2 on Arthur Facer, team foul #10 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Degnan (SF) Tommy Archuleta | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Elizondo (C) Arthur Facer | |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | Alan Rix makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | Alan Rix misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:08 | Northwestern | James Elizondo grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | Seth Sanderson is fouled on the floor by Manuel Page - foul #2 on Manuel Page, team foul #8 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Guffey (PG), Kevin Kleiner (SF) Manuel Page, Alan Rix | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | Seth Sanderson misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:53 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 05:36 | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-23 |
| 05:18 | Northwestern | Terry Shabazz misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-23 |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner gets the rebound | 25-23 |
| 05:14 | Ohio State | William Guffey is hacked by Michael Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #11 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wallace Bobbitt (SG) Seth Sanderson | |
| 05:14 | Ohio State | William Guffey makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:14 | Ohio State | William Guffey makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | James Elizondo travels with the ball | 27-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Bryd (SG), Tommy Archuleta (SF), Francis Bad (C) William Guffey, Kevin Kleiner, James Degnan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:44 | Ohio State | Francis Bad scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Kim Cannella and the foul's on Wallace Bobbitt - foul #1 on Wallace Bobbitt, team foul #12 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Guffey (PG), Alan Rix (PF) Kim Cannella, Bruce Hetrick | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Jeffreys (SF) Terry Shabazz | |
| 04:44 | Ohio State | Francis Bad makes the free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | James Elizondo buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Michael Williams | 30-25 |
| 04:10 | Ohio State | William Guffey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-25 |
| 04:08 | Ohio State | Francis Bad pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 03:52 | Ohio State | William Guffey connects on the open shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Bryd | 32-25 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Guffey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Bryd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tommy Archuleta (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alan Rix (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Francis Bad (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Williams (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wallace Bobbitt (fairly fresh) SF - Daniel Jeffreys (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Elizondo (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffery Foote (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 03:40 | Northwestern | Daniel Jeffreys misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Daniel Jeffreys snags the offensive board | 32-25 |
| 03:26 | Northwestern | Daniel Jeffreys hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Edward Bryd - foul #2 on Edward Bryd, team foul #9 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kim Cannella (PG), Manuel Page (SG), Kevin Kleiner (SF), Bruce Hetrick (PF), James Degnan (C) William Guffey, Edward Bryd, Tommy Archuleta, Alan Rix, Francis Bad | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Seth Sanderson (PG), Bobby Fagan (SG), Arthur Facer (PF), Timothy Johnson (C) Michael Williams, Wallace Bobbitt, James Elizondo, Jeffery Foote | |
| 03:26 | Northwestern | Daniel Jeffreys makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 03:26 | Northwestern | Daniel Jeffreys makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 03:15 | Ohio State | Manuel Page lays it up and in set up by Kevin Kleiner and he's hacked by Bobby Fagan - foul #3 on Bobby Fagan, team foul #13 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Shabazz (SG), Lucio Colombo (SF) Bobby Fagan, Daniel Jeffreys | |
| 03:15 | Ohio State | Manuel Page makes the free throw | 35-27 |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | Lucio Colombo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-27 |
| 02:42 | Ohio State | Timothy Johnson takes the ball from Manuel Page | 35-27 |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Arthur Facer misses the lay-in but the foul's on Manuel Page - foul #3 on Manuel Page, team foul #10 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Guffey (PG), George Brown (SG), Francis Bad (C) Kim Cannella, Manuel Page, Kevin Kleiner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Arthur Facer makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Arthur Facer makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | James Degnan misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-29 |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | George Brown gets the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 01:50 | Ohio State | William Guffey misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Lucio Colombo - foul #3 on Lucio Colombo, team foul #14 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Bryd (SF), Alan Rix (PF), Tommy Archuleta (C) James Degnan, Bruce Hetrick, Francis Bad | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Williams (PG), Jeffery Foote (SF) Seth Sanderson, Lucio Colombo | |
| 01:50 | Ohio State | William Guffey makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 01:50 | Ohio State | William Guffey makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 01:37 | Northwestern | Jeffery Foote is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jeffery Foote, team foul #15 | 37-29 |
| 01:12 | Ohio State | George Brown scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Guffey and the foul's on Terry Shabazz - foul #1 on Terry Shabazz, team foul #16 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kim Cannella (PG) William Guffey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wallace Bobbitt (SG), Daniel Jeffreys (SF) Terry Shabazz, Jeffery Foote | |
| 01:12 | Ohio State | George Brown misses the free throw | 39-29 |
| 01:12 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Timothy Johnson | 39-29 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Michael Williams scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Wallace Bobbitt | 39-31 |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | Edward Bryd buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Kim Cannella | 42-31 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Michael Williams scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta can't connect on an uncontested runner from the baseline | 42-34 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Alan Rix snags the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | The clock runs out | 42-34 |