| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bobby Fagan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lucio Colombo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Facer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Guffey (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Manuel Page (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Kleiner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alan Rix (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis Bad (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Lucio Colombo inbounds the ball | 34-44 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | Lucio Colombo is whistled for traveling | 34-44 |
| 19:37 | Ohio State | Arthur Facer picks off the pass by William Guffey in the backcourt | 34-44 |
| 19:23 | Northwestern | Michael Williams hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Bobby Fagan | 37-44 |
| 19:02 | Ohio State | Alan Rix is alone and drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Manuel Page and he's fouled by Lucio Colombo - foul #1 on Lucio Colombo, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| 19:02 | Ohio State | Alan Rix misses the free throw | 37-46 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Arthur Facer grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 18:54 | Northwestern | Timothy Johnson can't throw it down but the foul's on Kevin Kleiner - foul #1 on Kevin Kleiner, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Foote (SF) Lucio Colombo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:54 | Northwestern | Timothy Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 18:54 | Northwestern | Timothy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 18:52 | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner travels in the backcourt | 38-46 |
| 18:39 | Northwestern | Bobby Fagan hits the finger roll set up by Jeffery Foote | 40-46 |
| 18:19 | Ohio State | Alan Rix makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Kleiner and he's fouled by Michael Williams - foul #2 on Michael Williams, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Shabazz (PG), Wallace Bobbitt (SG), James Elizondo (C) Michael Williams, Bobby Fagan, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Degnan (SF), Bruce Hetrick (C) Kevin Kleiner, Francis Bad | |
| 18:19 | Ohio State | Alan Rix makes the free throw | 40-49 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | Bruce Hetrick blocks the jumper by Jeffery Foote | 40-49 |
| 18:01 | Ohio State | Alan Rix gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 17:58 | Ohio State | Wallace Bobbitt is called for the reach on James Degnan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wallace Bobbitt, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Seth Sanderson (SG) Wallace Bobbitt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Brown (SG), Tommy Archuleta (C) Manuel Page, Alan Rix | |
| 17:33 | Ohio State | James Degnan clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Jeffery Foote - foul #1 on Jeffery Foote, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lucio Colombo (SF), Timothy Johnson (C) Jeffery Foote, Arthur Facer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kim Cannella (PG) William Guffey | |
| 17:33 | Ohio State | James Degnan makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 17:33 | Ohio State | James Degnan makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 17:17 | Northwestern | Lucio Colombo misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 17:16 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick pulls down the rebound | 40-51 |
| 17:12 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-51 |
| 17:10 | Ohio State | George Brown tips it back up and in | 40-53 |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | Seth Sanderson misses long on a floater from the right side | 40-53 |
| 17:01 | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta gets the rebound | 40-53 |
| 16:37 | Ohio State | George Brown drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Tommy Archuleta | 40-56 |
| 16:16 | Northwestern | Tommy Archuleta is called for the reach on James Elizondo - foul #3 on Tommy Archuleta, team foul #2 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Williams (PG), Bobby Fagan (SG), Jeffery Foote (SF), Arthur Facer (PF) Terry Shabazz, Seth Sanderson, Lucio Colombo, James Elizondo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Guffey (PG), Manuel Page (SG), Kevin Kleiner (SF), Alan Rix (PF), Francis Bad (C) Kim Cannella, George Brown, James Degnan, Bruce Hetrick, Tommy Archuleta | |
| 16:00 | Northwestern | Michael Williams comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 40-56 |
| 15:58 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Foote | 40-56 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bobby Fagan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Foote (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Facer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Guffey (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Manuel Page (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Kleiner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alan Rix (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Francis Bad (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Northwestern | Michael Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-56 |
| 15:46 | Ohio State | Alan Rix pulls down the rebound | 40-56 |
| 15:34 | Ohio State | Francis Bad is whistled for traveling | 40-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Bryd (SF) Kevin Kleiner | |
| 15:16 | Northwestern | Jeffery Foote banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Williams | 42-56 |
| 15:02 | Ohio State | William Guffey hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Manuel Page | 42-59 |
| 14:56 | Northwestern | Edward Bryd is called for the reach on Arthur Facer - foul #1 on Edward Bryd, team foul #3 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wallace Bobbitt (PG), Daniel Jeffreys (SF), James Elizondo (C) Michael Williams, Jeffery Foote, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Degnan (SF), Bruce Hetrick (PF) Edward Bryd, Alan Rix | |
| 14:35 | Northwestern | Bruce Hetrick denies the turnaround by James Elizondo | 42-59 |
| 14:34 | Ohio State | Francis Bad grabs the board | 42-59 |
| 14:21 | Ohio State | Manuel Page connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 42-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:16 | Northwestern | Bobby Fagan connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Wallace Bobbitt | 45-61 |
| 13:50 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick misses short on a floater from the left side | 45-61 |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | Wallace Bobbitt grabs the defensive rebound | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:32 | Northwestern | Bobby Fagan hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-61 |
| 13:26 | Ohio State | Francis Bad misses the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 48-61 |
| 13:24 | Northwestern | James Elizondo pulls down the rebound | 48-61 |
| 13:18 | Northwestern | James Degnan takes the ball from Bobby Fagan | 48-61 |
| 13:05 | Ohio State | William Guffey drills a shot from the free throw line | 48-63 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | Bobby Fagan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-63 |
| 12:44 | Northwestern | Daniel Jeffreys misses the tip | 48-63 |
| 12:43 | Ohio State | Francis Bad grabs the defensive rebound | 48-63 |
| 12:28 | Ohio State | Manuel Page is fouled on the floor by Bobby Fagan - foul #3 on Bobby Fagan, team foul #5 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Williams (PG), Terry Shabazz (SG), Lucio Colombo (SF), Jeffery Foote (PF), Timothy Johnson (C) Wallace Bobbitt, Bobby Fagan, Daniel Jeffreys, Arthur Facer, James Elizondo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kim Cannella (PG), George Brown (SG), Kevin Kleiner (SF), Alan Rix (PF), Tommy Archuleta (C) William Guffey, Manuel Page, James Degnan, Bruce Hetrick, Francis Bad | |
| 12:13 | Ohio State | George Brown is fouled on the floor by Michael Williams - foul #3 on Michael Williams, team foul #6 | 48-63 |
| 12:01 | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Timothy Johnson - foul #2 on Timothy Johnson, team foul #7 | 48-63 |
| 12:01 | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 12:01 | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta misses the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 12:01 | Northwestern | Jeffery Foote grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Shabazz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lucio Colombo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffery Foote (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kim Cannella (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Kleiner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alan Rix (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Tommy Archuleta (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Timothy Johnson is called for a charge - foul #3 on Timothy Johnson, team foul #8 | 48-64 |
| 11:27 | Ohio State | Alan Rix drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from George Brown | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:11 | Northwestern | Lucio Colombo misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Kim Cannella - foul #3 on Kim Cannella, team foul #4 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Seth Sanderson (SG) Terry Shabazz | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Bryd (SF) Kevin Kleiner | |
| 11:11 | Northwestern | Lucio Colombo misses the 1st free throw | 48-66 |
| 11:11 | Northwestern | Lucio Colombo makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:51 | Ohio State | George Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-66 |
| 10:50 | Ohio State | Alan Rix tips it back up and in | 49-68 |
| 10:41 | Northwestern | George Brown steals the ball from Lucio Colombo | 49-68 |
| 10:15 | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by George Brown | 49-70 |
| 09:58 | Northwestern | Seth Sanderson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-70 |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | Timothy Johnson tips it in | 51-70 |
| 09:34 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Lucio Colombo - foul #2 on Lucio Colombo, team foul #9 | 51-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wallace Bobbitt (PG), Bobby Fagan (SG), Daniel Jeffreys (SF), Arthur Facer (PF), James Elizondo (C) Michael Williams, Seth Sanderson, Lucio Colombo, Jeffery Foote, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Page (SG), Kevin Kleiner (SF), Bruce Hetrick (PF), James Degnan (C) George Brown, Edward Bryd, Alan Rix, Tommy Archuleta | |
| 09:34 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella makes the 1st free throw | 51-71 |
| 09:34 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella makes the 2nd free throw | 51-72 |
| 09:23 | Northwestern | Arthur Facer is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Arthur Facer, team foul #10 | 51-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Shabazz (PG) Bobby Fagan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Guffey (PG) Kim Cannella | |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | Manuel Page is hacked by Wallace Bobbitt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wallace Bobbitt, team foul #11 | 51-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bobby Fagan (SG) Wallace Bobbitt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | Manuel Page makes the 1st free throw | 51-73 |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | Manuel Page makes the 2nd free throw | 51-74 |
| 09:08 | Northwestern | Terry Shabazz hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Elizondo | 54-74 |
| 08:42 | Ohio State | Manuel Page hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Kevin Kleiner | 54-77 |
| 08:28 | Northwestern | Terry Shabazz misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 54-77 |
| 08:27 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick snags the defensive board | 54-77 |
| 08:03 | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Manuel Page | 54-80 |
| 07:38 | Northwestern | Bobby Fagan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-80 |
| 07:37 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick pulls down the rebound | 54-80 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Terry Shabazz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Fagan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Jeffreys (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Facer (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Elizondo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Guffey (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Manuel Page (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kevin Kleiner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bruce Hetrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - James Degnan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick makes the wide open driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from William Guffey | 54-82 |
| 06:57 | Northwestern | Terry Shabazz connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 56-82 |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Manuel Page is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-82 |
| 06:27 | Northwestern | James Elizondo snags the defensive board | 56-82 |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | Bobby Fagan misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 56-82 |
| 06:22 | Ohio State | James Degnan grabs the defensive rebound | 56-82 |
| 06:02 | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Arthur Facer - foul #2 on Arthur Facer, team foul #12 | 56-82 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wallace Bobbitt (PG), Seth Sanderson (SG), Lucio Colombo (SF), Jeffery Foote (PF), Timothy Johnson (C) Terry Shabazz, Bobby Fagan, Daniel Jeffreys, Arthur Facer, James Elizondo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kim Cannella (PG), George Brown (SG), Tommy Archuleta (PF), Francis Bad (C) William Guffey, Manuel Page, Bruce Hetrick, James Degnan | |
| 06:02 | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner makes the 1st free throw | 56-83 |
| 06:02 | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner makes the 2nd free throw | 56-84 |
| 05:49 | Northwestern | Wallace Bobbitt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-84 |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Francis Bad | 56-84 |
| 05:44 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-84 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Williams (PG) Seth Sanderson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Rix (PF) Kevin Kleiner | |
| 05:37 | Northwestern | Wallace Bobbitt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-84 |
| 05:36 | Ohio State | Alan Rix snags the defensive board | 56-84 |
| 05:34 | Ohio State | George Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Lucio Colombo - foul #3 on Lucio Colombo, team foul #13 | 56-84 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Seth Sanderson (SG), Terry Shabazz (SF), James Elizondo (C) Michael Williams, Lucio Colombo, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Bryd (SF), Bruce Hetrick (C) Alan Rix, Francis Bad | |
| 05:34 | Ohio State | George Brown makes the 1st free throw | 56-85 |
| 05:34 | Ohio State | George Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 56-86 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | Bruce Hetrick swats the short shot by James Elizondo | 56-86 |
| 05:25 | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta pulls down the rebound | 56-86 |
| 05:23 | Ohio State | George Brown is hacked by Seth Sanderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Seth Sanderson, team foul #14 | 56-86 |
| 05:23 | Ohio State | George Brown misses the 1st free throw | 56-86 |
| 05:23 | Ohio State | George Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 56-87 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | Terry Shabazz is called for a charge - foul #2 on Terry Shabazz, team foul #15 | 56-87 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Degnan (C) Tommy Archuleta | |
| 04:40 | Ohio State | Seth Sanderson picks off the pass by Bruce Hetrick | 56-87 |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | Wallace Bobbitt lays it in on a nice dish by Seth Sanderson | 58-87 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | George Brown misses badly on a 3 from straight away but he's fouled by Seth Sanderson - foul #4 on Seth Sanderson, team foul #16 | 58-87 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Jeffreys (SF) Terry Shabazz | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta (C) Edward Bryd | |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | George Brown makes the 1st free throw | 58-88 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | George Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 58-89 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | George Brown misses the 3rd free throw | 58-89 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to James Degnan | 58-89 |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | George Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-89 |
| 03:48 | Northwestern | Wallace Bobbitt grabs the defensive rebound | 58-89 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Kim Cannella steps in front of the Daniel Jeffreys pass | 58-89 |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | George Brown blows the layup | 58-89 |
| 03:25 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick gets the offensive rebound | 58-89 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wallace Bobbitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Seth Sanderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Daniel Jeffreys (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Foote (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Elizondo (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kim Cannella (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Degnan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bruce Hetrick (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - Tommy Archuleta (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-89 |
| 03:09 | Northwestern | Seth Sanderson gets the rebound | 58-89 |
| 03:04 | Northwestern | Wallace Bobbitt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-89 |
| 03:02 | Ohio State | James Degnan snags the defensive board | 58-89 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-89 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Shabazz (SG) Seth Sanderson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Bryd (SF) Tommy Archuleta | |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Terry Shabazz misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-89 |
| 02:35 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella pulls down the rebound | 58-89 |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Edward Bryd drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-92 |
| 02:05 | Northwestern | Daniel Jeffreys can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-92 |
| 02:04 | Northwestern | Daniel Jeffreys pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-92 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Terry Shabazz knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Jeffreys | 61-92 |
| 01:52 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Shabazz - foul #3 on Terry Shabazz, team foul #17 | 61-92 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta (C) Edward Bryd | |
| 01:52 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella misses the 1st free throw | 61-92 |
| 01:52 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella makes the 2nd free throw | 61-93 |
| 01:48 | Northwestern | Terry Shabazz is fouled in the backcourt by Kim Cannella - foul #4 on Kim Cannella, team foul #5 | 61-93 |
| 01:31 | Northwestern | Terry Shabazz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-93 |
| 01:30 | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta grabs the board | 61-93 |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | George Brown misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Terry Shabazz - foul #4 on Terry Shabazz, team foul #18 | 61-93 |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | George Brown misses the 1st free throw | 61-93 |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | George Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 61-93 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | Jeffery Foote pulls down the rebound | 61-93 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | Bruce Hetrick swats the short shot by Wallace Bobbitt | 61-93 |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Bruce Hetrick | 61-93 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | James Degnan hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Kim Cannella | 61-95 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | James Elizondo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 61-95 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick snags the defensive board | 61-95 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella runs out the clock | 61-95 |